Nina LaCour

• Oct-2009
• / General 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 l...

• Feb-2012
• / General Fiction
• 

Colby and Bev have a long-standing pact: graduate, hit the road with Bev's band, and then spend the year wandering around Europe. But moments after the tour kicks off, Bev makes a shocking announcement: she's abandoning their plans - and Colby - to s...

• May-2014
• / Contemporary Romance
• 

"I want you to do something with the place. Something epic." After being entrusted with her brother's Los Angeles apartment for the summer as a graduation gift, Emi Price isn't sure how to fulfill his one condition: that something great take plac...

• May-2016
• / Contemporary Romance
• 

Maybe it's the long, lazy days, or maybe it's the heat making everyone a little bit crazy. Whatever the reason, summer is the perfect time for love to bloom. Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories, written by twelve bestselling young a...

• Feb-2017
• / General Fiction
• 

Winner of the 2018 Michael L. Printz Award • An achingly beautiful novel about grief and the enduring power of friendship.“Short, poetic and gorgeously written.”  -- The New York Times Book Review“A beautiful, devastating piece of art." ...

• Sep-2020
• / General Fiction
• 

Nina LaCour delivers another emotional knockout with Watch Over Me, the much-anticipated follow-up to the Printz Award-winning We Are Okay. Mila is used to being alone. Maybe that’s why she said yes. Yes to a second chance in this remote pl...

• Jun-2021
• / Contemporary Romance
• 

A special edition of the critically acclaimed LGBTQ+ romance, now with bonus material from bestselling authors Nina LaCour and David Levithan.You Know Me Well is a deeply honest story about navigating the joys and heartaches of first love, one truth ...

• Apr-2022
• / General Fiction
• 

A little girl stays home with Mama when Mommy goes off on a work trip in this tender, inviting story that will resonate with every child who has missed a parent. For one little girl, there’s no place she’d rather be than sitting between Mama and ...

• Jun-2022
• / Literary
• 

Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, leaving behind the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. Years later, in Los Angeles, she is a sought-after bartender, renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that clings...

• Apr-2023
• / General Fiction
• 

A gentle story of connection and loss finds a promise in memories after a young child loses her constant companion.With a good friend like Loonie the yellow balloon, anything is possible. From neighborhood walks to reading aloud in bed to dance parti...

• Nov-2023
• / General Fiction
• 

Winner of the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Children's LiteratureA charming new chapter book by bestselling author Nina LaCour.  Welcome to 1106 Wildflower Place: It is no ordinary apartment house, but you, reader, are no ordinary v...

• Jun-2025
• / General Fiction
• 

The second book in bestselling author Nina LaCour’s delightful chapter book series for young readers.“LaCour’s … series is cozy and classic-feeling … Ella’s curiosity and gregariousness are infectious, and she’ll easily sweep readers in...

• Aug-2025
• / General Fiction
• 

An adorable and reassuring book for kids who are starting school for the first time, and a funny look at the similarities and differences between kindergarten and doggie daycareIt's the first day of kid school for Sammy and the first day of puppy sch...