This Train Is Being Held

By Ismée Amiel Williams

Book Overview

"A nuanced and tenderly pitched story." -Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author

"Ism e Williams has created an engaging urban romance that tackles difficult subjects such as mental health and racism, while celebrating poetry, dance, baseball, and the complexities of Latino families." -Margarita Engle, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Surrender Tree

Alex is a baseball player. A great one. His papi is pushing him to go pro, but Alex maybe wants to be a poet. Not that Papi would understand or allow that.

Isa is a dancer. She'd love to go pro, if only her Havana-born mom weren't dead set against it...just like she's dead set against her daughter falling for a Latino. And Isa's privileged private-school life--with her dad losing his job and her older brother struggling with mental illness--is falling apart. Not that she'd ever tell that to Alex.

Fate--and the New York City subway--bring Alex and Isa together. Is it enough to keep them together when they need each other most?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419734938
• ISBN13: 9781419734939
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12