Hold still

A YALSA Best Books for Young Adults • A William C. Morris Honor Book<BR><BR>“A beautifully written, gently moving account of a long good-bye that will resonate with anyone who has ever had to let go before they were ready.” —Sara Zarr, National Book Award Finalist and author of Gem & Dixie<BR><BR>“The book is written with honesty, revealing one's pain after the loss of a loved one.”—School Library Journal<BR><BR>Dear Caitlin, there are so many things that I want so badly to tell you but I just can’t.<BR><BR>That night Ingrid told Caitlin, I’ll go wherever you go. But by dawn Ingrid, and her promise, were gone. Ingrid’s suicide immobilizes Caitlin, leaving her unsure of her place in a new life she hardly recognizes. A life without the art, the laughter, the music, and the joy that she shared with her best friend. But Ingrid left something behind. In words and drawings, Ingrid documented a painful farewell in her journal. Journeying through Ingrid’s final days, Caitlin fights back through unspeakable loss to find renewed hope. <BR><BR>Hold Still is the stunning debut that launched Nina LaCour, the award-winning author of We Are Okay. LaCour’s breakthrough novel brings the changing seasons of Caitlin’s first year without Ingrid to the page with indelible emotion and honesty.

Nina LaCour's award-winning, achingly beautiful novel is now available in paperback!<BR><BR>-Includes a new foreword by Nicola Yoon, #1 bestselling author of The Sun is Also a Star and Everything, Everything-<BR><BR>Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award<BR><BR>"Short, poetic and gorgeously written." -The New York Times Book Review<BR>"A beautiful, devastating piece of art." -Bookpage<BR><BR>You go through life thinking there's so much you need. . . . Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasn't spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not even her best friend Mabel. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she's tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything that's been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart. <BR> <BR> An intimate whisper that packs an indelible punch, We Are Okay is Nina LaCour at her finest. This gorgeously crafted and achingly honest portrayal of grief will leave you urgent to reach across any distance to reconnect with the people you love.<BR><BR>Praise for We Are Okay <BR><BR>"Nina LaCour treats her emotions so beautifully and with such empathy." -Bustle<BR><BR>★ "Exquisite." -Kirkus<BR><BR>★ "LaCour paints a captivating depiction of loss, bewilderment, and emotional paralysis . . . raw and beautiful." -Booklist<BR><BR>★ "Beautifully crafted . . . . A quietly moving, potent novel." -SLJ<BR><BR>★ "A moving portrait of a girl struggling to rebound after everything she's known has been thrown into disarray." -Publishers Weekly<BR><BR>★"Bittersweet and hopeful . . . poetic and skillfully crafted." -Shelf Awareness<BR><BR>"So lonely and beautiful that I could hardly breathe. This is a perfect book." -Stephanie Perkins, bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss<BR><BR>"As beautiful as the best memories, as sad as the best songs, as hopeful as your best dreams."<BR>-Siobhan Vivian, bestselling author of The Last Boy and Girl in the World<BR><BR>"You can feel every peak and valley of Marin's emotional journey on your skin, in your gut. Beautifully written, heartfelt, and deeply real." -Adi Alsaid, author of Never Always Sometimes and Let's Get Lost

A little girl stays home with Mama when Mummy goes off on a work trip in this tender, inviting story that will resonate with every child who has missed a parent.<BR>For one little girl, there's no place she'd rather be than sitting between Mama and Mummy. So when Mummy goes away on a work trip, it's tricky to find a good place at the table. As the days go by, Mama brings her to the library, they watch films, and all of them talk on the phone, but she still misses Mummy as deep as the ocean and as high as an astronaut up in the stars. As they pass by a beautiful garden, the girl has an idea ... but when Mummy finally comes home, it takes a minute to shake off the empty feeling she felt all week before leaning in for a kiss. Michael L. Printz Award winner Nina LaCour thoughtfully renders a familiar, touching story of a child who misses a parent, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita, whose distinctive style brings charm and playfulness to this delightful family of three.

From the Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay comes a “gripping” (Kirkus Reviews) modern ghost story about an orphan who accepts a remote teaching job in order to try and find her place in the world.<BR><BR>“A painfully compelling gem from a masterful creator.”—Booklist, starred review <BR><BR>“Moving, unsettling, and full of atmospheric beauty.”—School Library Journal, starred review <BR> <BR>Mila is used to being alone. <BR><BR>Maybe that’s why she said yes. Yes to a second chance in this secluded place, among the flowers and the fog and the crash of waves far below. <BR><BR>But she hadn’t known about the ghosts. <BR><BR>Newly graduated from high school, Mila has aged out of the foster care system. So when she’s offered a teaching job and a place to live on an isolated part of the Northern California coast, she immediately accepts. Maybe she will finally find a new home—a real home. The farm is a refuge, but it’s also haunted by the past. And Mila’s own memories are starting to rise to the surface.

Von der Kraft menschlicher ZuneigungMarin hat alles hinter sich zurückgelassen, ist Tausende Kilometer geflohen vor ihrem alten Leben, vor dem Verlust ihres geliebten Großvaters. Doch eines Tages steht plötzlich ihre beste Freundin Mabel vor der Tür. Und mit ihr all die Erinnerungen an zu Hause, an Sommernächte am Strand. Mit ihrer Beharrlichkeit gelingt es Mabel, Marin aus ihrem Kokon der Einsamkeit zu befreien. Und Marin begreift, dass sie eine Wahl hat: weiter im Verdrängen zu verharren oder zu ihren Freunden und ins Leben zurückzukehren.

The award-winning author of Hold Still and We Are Okay presents a young adult novel about a group of friends who embark on a journey filled with music, romance, and self-discovery. <BR><BR>“Enchanting . . . this realistic novel will hit home.”—School Library Journal, starred review<BR><BR>“Astonishing.”—Booklist, starred review<BR><BR>Colby has a long-standing pact with his best friend, Bev: After graduation, he’ll serve as summer roadie to her all-girl band, and then the two of them will spend the rest of the year wandering around Europe. But moments after the tour kicks off, Bev makes a shocking announcement: She’s abandoning their gap-year plans to start college in the fall. Colby is heartbroken, but the show must go on. While The Disenchantments play their tour in small towns throughout the Pacific Northwest, Colby struggles to deal with Bev’s decision, his unrequited feelings for his increasingly distant best friend, and the most important question of all: What’s next?