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Nina LaCour

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Nina LaCouris an American author, primarily known for writing young adult literature with queer, romantic story lines.[1]Her novelWe Are Okaywon thePrintz Awardin 2017.[2]

Early life and education

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LaCour was born in 1983[1]in and raised in the San Francisco Bay area.[3]Her family instilled in her an appreciation for the arts and education: "her grandmother taught china painting classes; her father was a teacher and then school principal; and her mother taught high school photography[4]."[3]

She attendedCampolindo High Schooland graduated in 2000.[5]She received her bachelor's degree fromSan Francisco State Universityand amaster of fine artsin creative writing fromMills College.[3][6]

Career

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LaCour's first novel,Hold Still,was the result of her master's thesis while at Mills College.[3]Also while there, LaCour began teaching English composition to undergraduate students.[3]Following graduation, she taught atBerkeley City CollegeandMaybeck High Schoolbefore taking a few years off to care for her daughter.[3]

At present, LaCour teaches in the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults program atHamline University.[7]

Personal life

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LaCour currently lives in San Francisco with her wife and daughter.[3]

Selected works

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Hold Still(2009)

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Main article:Hold Still

Hold Stillis a young adult novel published October 20, 2009 byDutton Children's Books.

The book received the following accolades:

Everything Leads to You(2014)

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Main article:Everything Leads to You

Everything Leads to Youis a young adult novel published May 15, 2014Dutton Children's Books.

The book is aJunior Library Guildselection[11]and has received the following accolades:

We Are Okay(2017)

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Main article:We Are Okay

We Are Okayis a young adult novel published February 14, 2017, byDutton Children's Books.

TIMEadded the book to its "100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time" list,[15]andBustlenamed it one of the best books of the decade.[16]The Boston Globe,[17]Publishers Weekly,[18]andSeventeen[19]named it one of the best books of the year.

We Are Okayreceived various accolades, including the following:

Watch Over Me(2020)

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Main article:Watch Over Me (LaCour novel)

Watch Over Meis a young adult novel published September 15, 2020, byDutton Children's Books.

TheNew York Public Library,[23]Chicago Public Library,[24]Buzzfeed,[25]andKirkus[26]named it one of the best young adult books of the year.

The book received various accolades, including the following:

Yerba Buena (2022)

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Yerba Buenais LaCour's first book of adult fiction. The novel has "themes of drug and sexual abuse, death, abandonment, and purposelessness"[29]but is ultimately the story of "two star-crossed young women navigating trauma, family, and romance".[1]The New York Timesreviewed the book and called it a "sensory feast".[30]

The Apartment House on Poppy Hill(2023)

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LaCour's 2023 bookThe Apartment House on Poppy Hill,illustrated by Sonia Albert, was shortlisted for the 2024Lambda Literary Award for Children's Literature.[31]

Publications

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References

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  1. ^abcMcQuiston, Casey (June 13, 2022)."Nina LaCour On 'Yerba Buena,' Writing Queer Love Stories, & YA Vs. Adult Fiction".Bustle.RetrievedDecember 24,2022.
  2. ^abMorales, Macey (February 12, 2018)."'We Are Okay' wins 2018 Printz Award ".American Library Association.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  3. ^abcdefg"About Nina".Nina LaCour.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  4. ^"Hold Still" Nina LaCour
  5. ^McMahon, Regan (March 8, 2018)."Voice of youth: Author Nina LaCour honored for her YA fiction".San Francisco Chronicle.RetrievedJanuary 3,2023.
  6. ^Comerford, Lynda Brill (December 21, 2009)."Fall 2009 Flying Starts: Nina LaCour".Publishers Weekly.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  7. ^"Creative Writing Programs - Faculty and Staff -".Hamline University.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  8. ^"Hold Still | Awards & Grants".American Library Association.January 21, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  9. ^"YALSA's 2010 Literary Award Winners".Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).January 13, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  10. ^"hold still | Awards & Grants".American Library Association.January 18, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  11. ^"Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour".Junior Library Guild.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  12. ^"Everything Leads to You".Goodreads.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  13. ^ab"Everything Leads To You".YALSA Book Finder.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  14. ^"Everything Leads To You | Awards & Grants".American Library Association.December 20, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  15. ^"The 100 Best YA Books of All Time".Time.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  16. ^Colyard, K.W. (December 18, 2019)."The Best Books Of The 2010s, According To 30 Of The Decade's Debut Authors".Bustle.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  17. ^"Best children's and YA books of 2017".The Boston Globe.December 8, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  18. ^"Best Books 2017 Publishers Weekly".Publishers Weekly.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  19. ^Orenstein, Hannah (January 16, 2018)."28 of the Best YA Books of 2017".Seventeen.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  20. ^Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2017.January 1, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 1,2022– via Booklist.
  21. ^"We are okay | Awards & Grants".American Library Association.February 16, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  22. ^"2018 Rainbow List".Rainbow Book List.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  23. ^"Best Books for Teens 2020".The New York Public Library.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  24. ^"Best Teen Fiction of 2020".Chicago Public Library.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  25. ^Penn, Farrah."The Best YA Books Of 2020".BuzzFeed.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  26. ^"Best of 2020".Kirkus Reviews.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  27. ^"2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults".Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).January 4, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  28. ^"2021 Best Fiction for Young Adults".Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).January 14, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 2,2022.
  29. ^Hynek, Julia (June 11, 2022)."'Yerba Buena' Review: Understated, Bittersweet, Brilliant ".The Harvard Crimson.RetrievedDecember 24,2022.
  30. ^Harlan, Jennifer (May 31, 2022)."Love and Trauma in the Wilds of California".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedDecember 24,2022.
  31. ^"Announcing the Finalists for the 36th Annual Lambda Literary Awards".them.March 27, 2024.RetrievedApril 5,2024.
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