Books like Hold Still

Looking for books like Hold Still by Nina LaCour (Young Adult · grades 9–12)? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Hold Still

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Why each is a match

Me, the Missing, and the Deadgrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
The Everaftergrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
All the Noise at Oncegrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult) and overlapping grades (9–12).
Applegrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult) and overlapping grades (9–12).
Blood Water Paintgrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult) and overlapping grades (9–12).
Convictiongrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult) and overlapping grades (9–12).
Hearts Unbrokengrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult) and overlapping grades (9–12).
Hold Me Closer, Necromancergrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult) and overlapping grades (9–12).
House of Purple Cedargrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult) and overlapping grades (9–12).
If I Ever Get Out of Heregrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult) and overlapping grades (9–12).

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