Nina LaCour

Nina LaCour is an American author. Her novel We Are Okay won the Printz Award in 2017.[1]

Personal life

LaCour was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area.[2] 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 art."[2]

She received her bachelor's degree from San Francisco State University and a master of fine arts in creative writing from Mills College.[2][3] Her first novel, Hold Still, was the result of her master's thesis.[2]

LaCour currently lives in San Francisco with her wife and daughter.[2]

Career

While attending Mills College, LaCour began teaching English composition to undergraduate students.[2] Following graduation, she taught at Berkeley City College and Maybeck High School before taking a few years off to care for her daughter.[2]

At present, LaCour teaches in the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Hamline University.[4]

Selected works

Hold Still (2009)
Main article: Hold Still

Hold Still is a young adult novel published October 20, 2009 by Dutton Children's Books.

The book received the following accolades:

Everything Leads to You (2014)
Main article: Everything Leads to You

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

The book is a Junior Library Guild selection[8] and has received the following accolades:

We Are Okay (2017)
Main article: We Are Okay

We Are Okay is a young adult novel published February 14, 2017, by Dutton Children's Books.

TIME added the book to its "100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time" list,[12] and Bustle named it one of the best books of the decade.[13] The Boston Globe,[14]Publishers Weekly,[15] and Seventeen[16] named it one of the best books of the year.

We Are Okay received various accolades, including the following:

Watch Over Me (2020)
Main article: Watch Over Me (LaCour novel)

Watch Over Me is a young adult novel published September 15, 2020, by Dutton Children's Books.

The New York Public Library,[20] Chicago Public Library,[21] Buzzfeed,[22] and Kirkus[23] named it one of the best young adult books of the year.

The book received various accolades, including the following:

Publications

References
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  2. "About Nina". Nina LaCour. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  3. Comerford, Lynda Brill (2009-12-21). "Fall 2009 Flying Starts: Nina LaCour". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Creative Writing Programs - Faculty and Staff -". Hamline University. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Hold Still | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "YALSA's 2010 Literary Award Winners". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  12. "The 100 Best YA Books of All Time". Time. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  13. Colyard, K.W. (2019-12-18). "The Best Books Of The 2010s, According To 30 Of The Decade's Debut Authors". Bustle. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Best children's and YA books of 2017". The Boston Globe. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Best Books 2017 Publishers Weekly". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. Orenstein, Hannah (2018-01-16). "28 of the Best YA Books of 2017". Seventeen. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2017". Booklist. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  19. "2018 Rainbow List". Rainbow Book List. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  20. "Best Books for Teens 2020". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  21. "Best Teen Fiction of 2020". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  22. Penn, Farrah. "The Best YA Books Of 2020". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  23. "Best of 2020". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  24. "2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. "2021 Best Fiction for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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