Things We Couldn't Say by Jay Coles
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 . . . and facing the return of the mother who abandoned his preacher family when he was nine.There's always been a hole in Gio's life. Not because he's into both guys and girls. Not because his father has some drinking issues. Not because his friends are always bringing him their drama. 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. For eight years, he never heard a word from her . . . and now, just as he's started to get his life together, she's back.
It's hard for Gio to know what to do. 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. Are they friends? More than friends? At first, Gio's not sure . . . especially because he's not sure what he wants from anyone right now.
There are no easy answers to love -- whether it's family love or friend love or romantic love. 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.
Jay Coles earned his bachelor's degree from Vincennes University and his master's degree from Ball State University. He advocates for varied books, teaches middle school kids, and composes for several music publishers when he is not authoring them. Tyler Johnson Was Here, his debut novel, is based on genuine events in his life and motivated by police violence in the United States. Jay Coles lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, and welcomes you to check out his website, jaycoleswrites.com.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781338734188 |
| ISBN 10 | 1338734180 |
| Title | Things We Couldn't Say |
| Author | Jay Coles |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Scholastic US |
| Year published | 2021-09-21 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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