Nina Lacour

From bestselling, award-winning author Nina LaCour comes a sweeping family saga about self-discovery and love in all forms, inspired by the author's Creole roots New Orleans, 1944. Odette has always been one of the Honore sisters, glamorous and admired in their Creole community. But while Odette's older sisters are content to be wives and mothers, Odette has always wanted something else. It is only with her beloved cousin, Delphine, that Odette can tell her secret: she is in love with a woman, and she longs to be an artist. Delphine has a secret lover, too, a white man. In the hidden garden they've discovered, Odette and Delphine can dream of futures full of passion and freedom. But five years later, Odette's life is nothing like what she'd planned. She's a widowed mother, living in Los Angeles, and she and Delphine, who is passing as white, have spiraled away from each other. When Delphine reaches a breaking point, Odette must make a shattering choice to try to hold her family together. Profound and expansive, a story of love and longing, art and motherhood, friendship and desire, Meet Me in the Garden is a decades-spanning tour de force, inspired by the author's family and tracing the history of the Great Migration.

The third book in bestselling and Lambda Literary Award-winning author Nina LaCour's delightful chapter book series for young readers. "Readers will want to move in here and meet these folks."--Kirkus Reviews Ella Josephine is back And ready for more adventures with her wonderfully eclectic neighbors in their bright pink home on Poppy Hill. She has a secret surprise for Cleo that will make the opening day of Poppy Hill Records a smashing success, helps Jacques understand that art is everywhere, and discovers that even when a campout doesn't go as planned, it can still be perfect--especially on Poppy Hill. Highlighted by lively illustrations throughout, the Ella Josephine series celebrates community, friendship, family, and home. A fan favorite from the start, it's the first chapter book series from the acclaimed author of picture books, adult literary fiction, and YA novels, including We Are Okay, recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association, which is awarded annually to the best book written for young adults. EVERYONE LOVES ELLA JOSEPHINE: The Apartment House on Poppy Hill, the first book in the series, was celebrated for its charm, diversity, and heartwarming storylines. Winner of the 2024 Lambada Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Children's Literature A Junior Library Guild selection A Kids' Indie Next selection An Amazon Best Children's Books of the Year (Ages 6-8) A San Francisco Chronicle 10 Best Children's Books to Gift A We Are Teachers 60 Best Second Grade Books to Update Your Library CHAPTER BOOK READERS LOVE A SERIES: Newly independent and emerging readers love to immerse themselves in familiar characters and places. Ella is a strong protagonist that readers of all ages and genders will love. She is bighearted, curious, and just a tad mischievous. DIVERSE CAST OF CHARACTERS: Featuring many different family structures, this story is wonderfully diverse and inclusive. Any reader can imagine themselves living at 1106 Wildflower Place. The series combines the eccentric joy of Armistead Maupin's Tales of The City and the fun of Ivy + Bean. INSPIRED BY AUTHOR'S LIFE: The charming characters and their stories were conjured by LaCour and her young daughter during the long walks they took through San Francisco during the early days of Covid-19 and inspired by the people they encountered along the way. Perfect for: Parents, teachers, and librarians Readers who love Nina LaCour's books and such bestselling series as Ivy + Bean, Clementine, Judy Moody, and Junie B. Jones Gift-givers looking for entertaining chapter books for kids who enjoy stories full of humor and heart

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 into her charming world." ―Booklist Ella and her neighbors on Poppy Hill are back with more mischief and bighearted fun The apartment house on Poppy Hill is inhabited by residents who are as much family as they are neighbors. Luckily, nine-year-old Ella is there to help everyone through all their ups and downs. She knows about the glitchy lights, the nighttime noises, the secret spaces, and each neighbor's hopes and dreams. She even knows the mysterious Robinsons, who live on the top floor and are now her silent partners in making sure that the apartment house is the perfect place to live. Highlighted by lively illustrations throughout, the second book in the Ella Josephine series by bestselling author Nina LaCour celebrates community, friendship, family, and home. It is a place of noticing the small details that make a difference, keeping surprises secret, and making everyone feel welcome. Here, the eccentric joy of Armistead Maupin's Tales of The City merges seamlessly with the antic fun of Ivy + Bean, the family tenderness of The Penderwicks, and the madcap adventure of Eloise in an irresistible book that will leave readers eager for the next one CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES: The Apartment House on Poppy Hill, the first book in the series, got lots of love from readers and reviewers who celebrated its charm, diversity, and heartwarming storyline It was named an Amazon Best Book of the Month and one of the Top 20 Children's Books (Ages 6-8). AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: Nina LaCour is a highly acclaimed author of bestselling YA and adult novels. This is her first series for younger readers. The charming characters and their stories were conjured by LaCour and her young daughter during the long walks they took through San Francisco during the early days of Covid-19 and inspired by the people they encountered along the way. HILARIOUSLY UNIVERSAL: Ella is a strong protagonist that readers of all ages and genders will love. She is bighearted, curious, and just a tad mischievous. DIVERSE CAST OF CHARACTERS: Featuring many different family structures, this story is wonderfully diverse and inclusive. Any reader can imagine themselves living at 1106 Wildflower Place. Perfect for: Parents, teachers, and librarians Readers who love Nina LaCour's books and such bestselling series as Ivy + Bean, Clementine, Judy Moody, and Junie B. Jones Gift-givers looking for entertaining chapter books for kids who enjoy stories full of humor and heart

Marin brosila vse i sbezhala iz rodnogo goroda, ne objasniv prichin dazhe luchshej podruge Mejbl. Ona postupaet v Nju-Jorkskij kolledzh v tysjachakh kilometrov ot doma i pytaetsja nachat novuju zhizn. Odnako, kogda na novogodnie kanikuly k nej priezzhaet Mejbl, namerevajas vozobnovit obschenie, proshloe nastigaet Marin s novoj siloj, vynuzhdaja vzgljanut v litso odinochestvu i strakham. "My v porjadke" - roman ob utrachennoj ljubvi, prinjatii sebja, skorbi i semejnykh tajnakh. Perevodchik: Batij Dina Redaktor: Anastasjan Satenik

Posle smerti svoej luchshej podrugi Ingrid Kejtlin rasterjana i ne predstavljaet, kak perezhit bol utraty. Ona otgorodilas ot rodnykh i druzej i s trudom ponimaet, kak ej vozvraschatsja v shkolu v novom uchebnom godu. No odnazhdy Kejtlin nakhodit pod svoej krovatju tajnyj dnevnik Ingrid, v kotorom ta delilas perezhivanijami i chuvstvami v borbe s tjazheloj depressiej. Perevodchik: Davydova Marina

Kui Sara Foster kuueteistkümneaastaselt kodust jalga laseb, jääb temast maha tüdruk, kes ta kunagi oli, tüdruk, kes oli võimeline usaldama ja lähedust kogema. Aastaid hiljem on ta Los Angeleses hinnatud baaridaam, tuntud ühtviisi nii oma võrratute kokteilide kui ka endaga kaasas käiva salapära poolest. Teises linna otsas oleks Emilie Dubois' elu justkui seisma jäänud, ta ihaleb samasuguse ilu ja kogukonnatunde järele, nagu tema kreooli vanavanemad kunagi lõid, kuid ei suuda millelegi pühenduda. Ühel päeval aga asub ta eneselegi ootamatult tööle lillepoes, hakkab valmistama lilleseadeid Yerba Buena nimelisele restoranile ja tal tekib afäär restorani abielumehest omanikuga. Sel hommikul, kui Emilie ja Sara esimest korda kohtuvad, tunnevad nad otsekohe teineteisega sidet. Kuid mõlema naise taak ja tehtud valikud rebivad nad teineteisest ikka ja jälle lahku. Kui Sara minevik ta üles leiab ja ta elu pea peale pöörab ning Emilie samal ajal enda elule viimaks mõtte leiab, peavad naised otsustama, kas nende armastus on tugevam kui minevikuvarjud. "Yerba Buena" rabab oma inimlikkuse ja südamlikkusega, see on ühteaegu hõrk ja kaasakiskuv, peadpööritav lugu kahest naisest, kes püüavad luua endale kodu või leida see hoopiski teises inimeses.

Winner of the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Children's Literature A 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 visitor. So, please, come in Two new tenants have just arrived, and nine-year-old Ella is determined to help them settle in. Who better to teach them about the glitchy lights and the nighttime noises? After all, Ella knows all the neighbors. Well, almost all. No one has met the mysterious Robinsons who live on the top floor. Will a special neighborly celebration change all that? This bighearted chapter book by bestselling author Nina LaCour, highlighted by lively illustrations throughout, celebrates community, friendship, family, and home. It is a place of walking dogs that aren't yours, keeping surprises secret, and making everyone feel welcome. Here, the eccentric joy of Armistead Maupin's Tales of The City merges seamlessly with the antic fun of Ivy + Bean, the family tenderness of The Penderwicks, and the madcap adventure of Eloise in an irresistible story that will leave you eager for the next one BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: Nina LaCour is a highly acclaimed author of both YA and adult novels. This is her first novel for younger readers and a terrific introduction of a talented writer to the next generation. HILARIOUSLY UNIVERSAL: Ella is a strong protagonist that readers of all ages and genders will love. She is bighearted, curious, and just a tad mischievous. DIVERSE CAST OF CHARACTERS: Featuring many different family structures, this story is wonderfully diverse and inclusive. Any reader can imagine themselves living at 1106 Wildflower Place. DRAWN FROM AUTHOR'S PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: The charming characters and their stories were conjured by LaCour and her young daughter during the long walks they took through San Francisco during the early days of Covid-19 and inspired by the people they encountered along the way. Perfect for: Parents, teachers, and librarians Gift-givers looking for entertaining chapter books for kids who enjoy stories full of humor and heart Readers who love such bestselling book series as Ivy + Bean, Clementine, Judy Moody, and Junie B. Jones ​

NO HAY D NDE ESCAPAR SI TU ALMA EST ROTA. GANADORA DEL PREMIO MICHAEL L. PRINTZ 2018 POR MEJOR NOVELA YOUNG ADULT. Vas por la vida pensando que hay tantas cosas que necesitas tener...hasta que te quedas solo con tu tel fono, tu cartera y una foto de tu madre. Marin no ha vuelto a hablar con nadie de su antigua vida desde el d a que decidi dejar todo atr s. Nadie sabe la verdad. Ni siquiera su mejor amiga, Mabel. Pero incluso a miles de kil metros de la costa de California, en Nueva York, Marin todav a siente el peso de la tragedia de la que ha tratado de huir. Ahora, meses m s tarde, a solas en un dormitorio vac o, durante las vacaciones de invierno, Marin espera. Mabel est a punto de llegar, y con su llegada, Marin se ver forzada a enfrentar todo aquello que ha tratado de olvidar. Estamos okey? Un verano para recordar es Nina LaCour en su m ximo esplendor, con una representaci n del duelo magn ficamente elaborada y dolorosamente honesta. Imprescindible. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Nina LaCour's award-winning, achingly beautiful novel Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award "Short, poetic, and gorgeously written." -The New York Times Book Review You go through life thinking there's so much you need. . . . Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasn't spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not even her best friend, Mabel. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she's tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit, and Marin will be forced to face everything that's been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart. An intimate whisper that packs an indelible punch, We Are Okay is Nina LaCour at her finest. This gorgeously crafted and achingly honest portrayal of grief will leave you urgent to reach across any distance to reconnect with the people you love.

A little girl stays home with Mama when Mummy 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 Mummy. So when Mummy goes away on a work trip, it’s tricky to find a good place at the table. As the days go by, Mama brings her to the library, they watch films, and all of them talk on the phone, but she still misses Mummy as deep as the ocean and as high as an astronaut up in the stars. As they pass by a beautiful garden, the girl has an idea ... but when Mummy finally comes home, it takes a minute to shake off the empty feeling she felt all week before leaning in for a kiss. Michael L. Printz Award winner Nina LaCour thoughtfully renders a familiar, touching story of a child who misses a parent, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita, whose distinctive style brings charm and playfulness to this delightful family of three.

"A love story like no other" Gay Times"The book is a sensory feast, teeming with vivid detail: the smells of rain-soaked dirt and magnolia blossoms, the flavors of blistered corn and caramelized orange peel, the chill of a walk-in refrigerator." New York Times"Yerba Buena is at turns decadent and spare, intimate and elusive, as balanced, fragrant, and masterfully crafted as a fine cocktail in the hands of someone mysterious and beautiful. This book is a precious thing." - Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of One Last StopWhen Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, she leaves behind not only the losses that have shattered her world but 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 to her. Across the city, Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern. In her seventh year and fifth major as an undergraduate, she yearns for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but is unable to commit. On a whim, she takes a job arranging flowers at the glamorous restaurant Yerba Buena and embarks on an affair with the married owner.When Sara catches sight of Emilie one morning at Yerba Buena, their connection is immediate. But the damage both women carry, and the choices they have made, will pull them apart again and again. At once exquisite and expansive, astonishing in its humanity and heart, Yerba Buena is a love story about two women finding their way in the world.

FROM BESTSELLING AND PRINTZ-AWARD WINNING AUTHOR NINA LACOUR, PERFECT FOR READERS OF WRITERS AND LOVERS "A study of complex, modern love...Expertly illuminates the trauma that Sara and Emilie are both wrestling with, as well as their hope and healing...Lingers like a perfectly mixed cocktail." --San Francisco Chronicle"A Carol for our times." --Harper's Bazaar 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 to her. Across the city, Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern, yearning for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but unable to commit. On a whim, she takes a job arranging flowers at the glamorous restaurant Yerba Buena. The morning Emilie and Sara first meet at Yerba Buena, their connection is immediate. But soon Sara's old life catches up to her, upending everything she thought she wanted, just as Emilie has finally gained her own sense of purpose. Will their love be more powerful than their pasts? At once exquisite and expansive, astonishing in its humanity and heart, Yerba Buena is a testament to the healing qualities of a shared meal, a perfectly crafted drink, a space we claim for ourselves. Nina LaCour's adult debut novel is a love story for our time.

En lille pige får en flot, gul ballon, som hun kalder Balou. Det bliver begyndelsen på et helt særligt venskab. En smuk billedbog om at opleve alle livets farver.

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 parties in your room, Loonie makes each activity a little brighter, a little fuller of sunshine. But as one child discovers with sadness, when it's time for Loonie to float away home, the sunshine goes, too. It's not as fun to have a dance party alone. And while tending to the garden helps a little bit, the world outside the window is silent and gray. Until, one day, as flowers start to push up from the soil, big and full of hope, the memory of Loonie begins to emerge in unexpected places. With tender empathy, and charming and whimsical art by Ashling Lindsay, Printz Award winner Nina LaCour illuminates the childhood companions that bring a little magic to the world.