Hold Still
Nina LaCour
An arresting story about starting over after a friends suicide, froma breakthrough new voice in YA fiction dear caitlin, there are so many things that i want so badly to tell you but i just cant. 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 friends suicide. With the help of family and newfound friends, Caitlin will encounter first love, broaden her horizons, and start to realize that true friendship didnt die with Ingrid. And the journal which once seemed only to chronicle Ingrids descent into depression, becomes the tool by which Caitlin once again reaches out to all those who loved Ingridand Caitlin herself
‘Caitlin’s lesbian friend Dylan who never falls into the stereotype that you would expect from the new-kid-at-school (neither that nor her sexual orientation ever become a real issue in this story – although some school-based homophobia is briefly hinted at). …Dylan’s friendship not only supports Caitlin, but also feeds certain key elements of the plot.’
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Details
| ISBN | 9780525421559 |
| Genre | YA Fiction (Young Adult) |
| Copyright Date | 2009 |
| Publication Date | 20-Oct-09 |
| Publisher | Dutton Juvenile |
| Format | Hardcover |
| No. of Pages | 304 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Subject | Friendship; Friendship/ Fiction; Grief/ Fiction; Interpersonal Relations/ Fiction; Psychological Fiction |
| BookID | 5437 |
