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The Art of Holding on and Letting Go 10th Anniversary Edition
Paperback
Publisher Price: $18.00
ISBN13: 9781966883111
Publisher: Left Field Publishing
Published: Oct 20 2026
Pages: 366
Language: English
Not every loss comes with an ending. How do you hold on--and let go? JANDY NELSON meets JOHN GREEN grounded in a world of rock climbing. Competitive climber Cara Jenkins feels most at home high off the ground, clinging to a rock by her fingertips. Raised by mountaineering parents, she's grown up roaming the world, making the natural landscape her playground and the writings of Annie Dillard and Henry David Thoreau her guides. But when tragedy interrupts an expedition on an Ecuadorian mountaintop, Cara's nomadic life is abruptly upended. Sent to live with her grandparents in suburban Detroit, Cara begins a year of unexpected discovery, finding friendship, first love, humor, and moments of joy alongside grief. As she navigates what she may have lost, Cara learns that healing doesn't require certainty, and that love, connection, and even home can take shape in surprising ways, with moments of sparkle along the way. A lyrical, high-stakes coming-of-age novel about a teenage elite climber forced to confront the limits of control--on the rock, in competition, and in love, when the people she trusts most disappear. A story about courage that isn't just about strength, but about le
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