false <![CDATA[Hold Still]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255760915m/6373717.jpg 6373717 3 An arresting story about starting over after a friend’s suicide, froma breakthrough new voice in YA fiction<p> <i>dear caitlin, there are so many things that i want so badly to tell you but i just can’t.</i><p> 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 6561348 book 15 10 2009 Hold Still total:98|5:41|4:44|3:10|2:3|1:0| 98 417 380 47 4 0 false false Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 18:41:01 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 18:41:18 -0800 2009
As far as angst goes, I w...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 00:16:58 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 00:24:27 -0800 2009 I know it's unkind but my own blood is much too dangerous ...

Had that song stuck in my head the whole time I was reading this. (Hold On, Hold On by Neko Case.)

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This book is about suicide. Caitlin's best friend, Ingrid, kills herself, and suddenly Caitlin doesn't know how to live anymore. She's frozen in time. The past is too painful to look back at, the future is too uncertain.

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It seems appropriate to quote my favorite singer when reviewing Nina LaCour's debut novel HOLD STILL because music plays a healing role in the novel and LaCour's writing--like music--is lyrical and haunting. T...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 14 11:39:27 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 07:36:58 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 14:38:47 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 15:58:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 19:00:47 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 17:46:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 15 21:36:23 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 12:38:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 11:23:11 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 11:27:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 16:37:30 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 16:18:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 20:46:34 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 20:48:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 18 20:39:38 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 20:51:49 -0800 2009
This book will break your heart to pieces and glue it back together again.

This book will make you laugh, cry, smile, or frown... sometimes all on the same page.

This book is about agony and despair--but it's also about love, hope, and forgivene...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 10:18:50 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 22:27:49 -0700 2009 Hold Still is a heartbreaking, beautiful novel about the touching story of Caitlyn and her struggle to deal with life after her best friend commits suicide. Hold Still was a book that simply comes alive. All the characters were so realistic. You hear their voices in your head as if they were s...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 14:46:37 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 12:37:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 10:50:22 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 20:30:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6373717