Hold Still
An arresting story about starting over after a friend’s 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 can’t. Devastating, hopeful, hopeless, playful . . . in words and illustrations, Ingrid left behind a...
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An arresting story about starting over after a friend’s 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 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 herselfA Discussion Guide to Hold Still by Nina LaCour (Easy Print Version)
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780525421559 (0525421556)
Publish date: October 20th 2009
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Pages no: 230
Edition language: English
I actually finished this around last week, but I didn't have time to write a review until now. Even though it was a sad story, it had a good ending. I liked Caitlin's friendships with Dylan and Taylor, because it showed Caitlin moving on and accepting Ingrid's death. I appreciated that all the chara...
(If you'd like, you can read my pre-review post here on BL, which I'm not putting in the review on my blog. Too personal, too much backstory for why I felt the way I did with this book. But it's there in case you're interested. I think it did more for me than it will for anybody else, but that's oka...
What can I say? HOLD STILL was a book I purchased as a closeout awhile back. It’s been sitting on my shelf, collecting dust, forgotten behind a stack of newer releases. I’m already 4 books behind my goal for 2013 so I thought, “This one is short. I’ll give it a try.” Two hours of frantic reading in ...
While I’d read lots of positive reviews of Hold Still, it was actually the book trailer that convinced me to read it. I was in the mood for something depressing earlier this year and couldn’t track down my copy of Thirteen Reasons Why, and thinking this one might be similar, I picked it up instead....
If the breathtaking cover of Hold Still hasn’t already captured your attention, the beautiful writing inside certainly will. LaCour’s debut is an ambitious piece, taking on grief, confusion, and the swirling unknown of despair that leads to teenage suicide. While I can’t say that this is an easy rea...
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