A romantic and empowering book about bullying Noelle's life is all about survival. Even her best friend doesn't know how much she gets bullied, or the ways her mom neglects her. Noelle's kept so much about her life a secret for so long that when her longtime crush Julian Porter starts paying attention to her, she's terrified. Surely it's safer to stay hidden than to risk the pain of a broken heart. But when the antagonism of her classmates takes a dramatic turn, Noelle realizes it's time to stand up for herself--and for the love that keeps her holding on. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 230 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2013 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Susane Colasanti is the author of "When It Happens," "Take Me There," "Waiting for You," "Something Like Fate," and "So Much Closer. " Growing up in the country, Susane couldn't wait to start her real life in New York City, where she's lived for sixteen years. Susane's own experiences with bullying inspired her to write "Keep Holding On. "