From one of the brightest and most acclaimed new lights in YA fiction, a fantastic new novel about a bi Black boy finding first love .
He resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, and invites you to visit his website at jaycoleswrites.com..
His debut novel Tyler Johnson Was Here is based on true events in his life and inspired by police brutality in America.
When he\'s not writing diverse books, he\'s advocating for them, teaching middle school students, and composing for various music publishers.
About author(s): Jay Coles is a graduate of Vincennes University and Ball State University.
In Things We Couldn\'t Say , Jay Coles , acclaimed author of Tyler Johnson Was Here , shows us a guy trying to navigate love in all its ambiguity -- hoping at the other end he\'ll be able to figure out who is and who he should be.
There are no easy answers to love -- whether it\'s family love or friend love or romantic love. especially because he\'s not sure what he wants from anyone right now. . .
Are they friends? More than friends? At first, Gio\'s not sure .
Can he forgive her like she wants to be forgiven? Or should he tell her she lost her chance to be in his life? Complicating Things further, Gio\'s started to hang out with David, a new guy on the basketball team.
It\'s hard for Gio to know what to do. and now, just as he\'s started to get his life together, she\'s back. . .
For eight years, he never heard a word from her .
No, the hole in Gio\'s life takes the shape of his birth mom, who left Gio, his brother, and his father when Gio was nine years old.
Not because his friends are always bringing him their drama.
Not because his father has some drinking issues.
Not because he\'s into both guys and girls.
There\'s always been a hole in Gio\'s life. and facing the return of the mother who abandoned his preacher family when he was nine. . .
From one of the brightest and most acclaimed new lights in YA fiction, a fantastic new novel about a bi Black boy finding first love
