Nina LaCour
Hardcover | Pages: 230 pages Rating: 3.99 | 20812 Users | 1879 Reviews
Identify Books As Hold Still
| Original Title: | Hold Still |
| ISBN: | 0525421556 (ISBN13: 9780525421559) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Caitlin Madison, Ingrid Bauer, Veena Delani, Dylan Schuster, Taylor Riley |
| Setting: | Los Cerros, California(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | William C. Morris YA Debut Award Nominee (2010), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2011), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2012) |
Narrative Concering Books Hold Still
An arresting story about starting over after a friend’s suicide, from a breakthrough new voice in YA fiction.dear caitlin, there are so many things that i want so badly to tell you but i just can’t.
Devastating, hopeful, hopeless, playful . . . in words and illustrations, Ingrid left behind a painful farewell in her journal for Caitlin. Now Caitlin is left alone, by loss and by choice, struggling to find renewed hope in the wake of her best friend’s suicide. With the help of family and newfound friends, Caitlin will encounter first love, broaden her horizons, and start to realize that true friendship didn’t die with Ingrid. And the journal which once seemed only to chronicle Ingrid’s descent into depression, becomes the tool by which Caitlin once again reaches out to all those who loved Ingrid—and Caitlin herself.
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| Title | : | Hold Still |
| Author | : | Nina LaCour |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 230 pages |
| Published | : | October 20th 2009 by Dutton Books for Young Readers (first published September 25th 2009) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Fiction. Health. Mental Health. Realistic Fiction |
Rating Out Of Books Hold Still
Ratings: 3.99 From 20812 Users | 1879 ReviewsRate Out Of Books Hold Still
I've suffered through the first 50 pages, bored out of my mind. Every page reads like the diary of someone with a very uneventful life. I get that the chick is having a hard time dealing with the suicide of her best friend, but she lacks any emotion. She's numb, but she's incredibly dull too. The book is a constant stream of 'I did this. I did that.' It's just dry and I can't get into it. I flipped through the rest of the book to see if maybe the writing got any better or more interesting, but*****For my full review, go to Darling & Co.*****Hold Still is the 5th book I am reading for Mental Health Awareness Month and is a captivating book about a girl, Caitlin, who is trying to survive the death of her best friend, Ingrid, who killed herself at the end of sophomore year. Although the books starts slow, and I was questioning if I would like Caitlin as a character, about a third in, it picks up speed as Caitlin comes to terms with the death of her friend, and learns that life moves
When I read Thirteen Reasons Why and complained about the believability of the story, several people came up to me and said, Read Hold Still instead. It took me a few years, but I never forgot about the book recommendation. Finally, here I am, Ive read the book, and I gladly join the group of people who tell you to read Hold Still instead.Whereas Thirteen Reasons Why lacked in depth for me, theres plenty of it in Hold Still. One evening, Caitlin and Ingrid are talking about their futures, and
I got this after reading oh-so-many stunning reviews. And it's one of my fave reads this year. I am most astounded with just how deeply I sunk into these pages. Nina LaCour knows teens and she's pitch prefect at capturing them.I personally not only related to Caitlin, but also to Ingrid (who, wow, she's dead from the outset, but her presence is so keenly felt throughout the pages). It's beautiful and hopeful and brave and captivating and I wish I could go back to my teen self and give her this
3.5 starsHold Still revolves around Caitlin, a high school junior whose best friend, Ingrid, dies by suicide. Ingrid leaves behind a journal filled with words and illustrations, and it forces Caitlin to reconsider what she thought she knew about her best friend. But with the help of her family and new friends, Caitlin moves on to embrace a new life consisting of self-discovery and hope. And with Ingrid's journal, Caitlin puts together the pieces of her friend's death, just enough so she herself
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