This Train Is Being Held

Author(s): Ismee Williams

Graphic Novels

"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?


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781419734939
  • : Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
  • : Amulet Books
  • : 0.435449
  • : February 2020
  • : 1 Inches X 5.75 Inches X 8.5 Inches
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Ismee Williams
  • : Hardback
  • : 1904
  • : English
  • : [Fic]
  • : 336