dear caitlin, there are so many things that i want so badly to tell you but i just cant.
"Starred Review. Ingrids secrets are excruciating to discover, but the ample evidence of her creative force makes it clear that her life had meaning. Ages 14+" - Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week
"LaCour strikes a new path through a familiar story, leading readers with her confident writing and savvy sense of prose. Ages 14+." - Kirkus Reviews
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Nina LaCour was born in Oakland, California, received her undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University, and returned to Oakland to receive an MFA in Creative Writing at Mills College. Her graduate thesis became her first novel, Hold Still, which received a William C. Morris honor from the American Library Association. Her other novels include, The Disenchantments, Everything Leads to You, and the Michael L. Printz Award-winner We Are Okay. She is also the coauthor, with David Levithan, of You Know Me Well.
Still firmly rooted in the Bay Area, Nina loves cooking, gardening, and daytripping through the ever-inspiring regions of Northern California with her wife and their daughter.

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