Oakland - Nina LaCour Book Launch Party for "Hold Still"
Diesel, Bookstore in Oakland is pumped to present former Diesel employee and local high school English teacher Nina LaCour in celebration of her first novel, Hold Still, on Friday, October 23rd, at 7 p.m.
Nina LaCour grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her first job was at fourteen in an independent bookstore, and she has since worked in two others. She has tutored and taught in various places, from a juvenile hall to a private college. She now teaches English at an independent high school, and lives in Oakland, California.
5433 College Ave.
Oakland, California 94618
Hold Still (Hardcover)
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Dutton Books, 10/01/2009
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.
Originally posted at http://www.dieselbookstore.com/event/oakland-nina-lacour-book-launch-party-hold-still-0
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