[{"_1":2,"_3":-5,"_4":-5},"loaderData",{"_5":6,"_7":8},"actionData","errors","root",{"_254":255,"_256":-7,"_17":257,"_258":-5},"routes/tags.$tagId",{"_9":10,"_11":12,"_13":14,"_15":16,"_17":18},"tag",{"_122":244,"_33":245,"_246":247,"_19":-5,"_145":248,"_25":249,"_250":47,"_251":64,"_252":45,"_253":-5},"books",[117,118,119,120,121],"facets",[53,54,55,56,57,58],"meta",{"_34":-5,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":42,"_44":45,"_46":47,"_48":42,"_49":40,"_50":40},"seo",{"_19":20,"_21":22,"_23":24,"_25":26,"_27":28},"description","Discover Young Adult books written by Black authors.","title","Young Adult books by Black Authors","titleTemplate","%s | Blackauthored","url","https://blkath.blackauthored.com/tags/young-adult","jsonLd",{"_29":30,"_31":32,"_33":22},"@context","https://schema.org","@type","WebPage","name","request","options",{"_37":38,"_51":37,"_52":41,"_41":42,"_39":40},"limit",10,"count",5,"page",1,"last","offset",0,"in_range",true,"from","to","in","limit_key","page_key",{"_59":112,"_61":113,"_63":64,"_65":114},{"_59":105,"_61":106,"_63":64,"_65":107},{"_59":102,"_61":103,"_63":64,"_65":104},{"_59":95,"_61":96,"_63":64,"_65":97},{"_59":76,"_61":77,"_63":64,"_65":78},{"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66},"counts",[69,70],"field_name","formats","sampled",false,"stats",{"_67":68},"total_values",2,{"_39":74,"_71":75,"_73":75},{"_39":42,"_71":72,"_73":72},"highlighted","Paperback","value",4,"Hardcover",[87,88,89,90],"max_page_count",{"_79":80,"_81":82,"_83":84,"_85":86,"_67":74},"avg",348.8,"max",480,"min",272,"sum",1744,{"_39":68,"_71":94,"_73":94},{"_39":42,"_71":93,"_73":93},{"_39":42,"_71":92,"_73":92},{"_39":42,"_71":91,"_73":91},"336","384","480","272",[98,99,100,101],"min_page_count",{"_79":80,"_81":82,"_83":84,"_85":86,"_67":74},{"_39":68,"_71":94,"_73":94},{"_39":42,"_71":93,"_73":93},{"_39":42,"_71":92,"_73":92},{"_39":42,"_71":91,"_73":91},[],"spice_level",{"_67":45},[108,109],"authors",{"_67":68},{"_39":74,"_71":111,"_73":111},{"_39":42,"_71":110,"_73":110},"Tia Williams","Kristina Forest",[115],"standalone",{"_67":42},{"_39":40,"_71":116,"_73":116},"true",{"_122":229,"_19":230,"_125":-5,"_126":-5,"_127":-5,"_128":45,"_129":42,"_130":-5,"_131":64,"_132":231,"_106":232,"_21":233,"_136":234,"_138":-5,"_139":140,"_141":235,"_143":45,"_144":45,"_145":236,"_147":237,"_149":84,"_151":-5,"_152":238,"_154":239,"_156":240,"_158":-5,"_159":160,"_161":241,"_163":-5},{"_122":212,"_19":213,"_125":-5,"_126":-5,"_127":-5,"_128":45,"_129":42,"_130":-5,"_131":64,"_132":214,"_106":215,"_21":216,"_136":217,"_138":-5,"_139":218,"_141":219,"_143":45,"_144":45,"_145":220,"_147":221,"_149":82,"_151":-5,"_152":222,"_154":223,"_156":224,"_158":225,"_159":160,"_161":226,"_163":-5},{"_122":195,"_19":196,"_125":-5,"_126":-5,"_127":-5,"_128":45,"_129":42,"_130":-5,"_131":64,"_132":197,"_106":198,"_21":199,"_136":200,"_138":-5,"_139":201,"_141":202,"_143":45,"_144":45,"_145":203,"_147":204,"_149":205,"_151":-5,"_152":206,"_154":207,"_156":208,"_158":-5,"_159":160,"_161":209,"_163":-5},{"_122":176,"_19":177,"_125":-5,"_126":-5,"_127":-5,"_128":45,"_129":42,"_130":-5,"_131":64,"_132":178,"_106":179,"_21":180,"_136":181,"_138":-5,"_139":182,"_141":183,"_143":45,"_144":45,"_145":184,"_147":185,"_149":84,"_151":-5,"_152":186,"_154":187,"_156":188,"_158":-5,"_159":160,"_161":189,"_163":-5},{"_122":123,"_19":124,"_125":-5,"_126":-5,"_127":-5,"_128":45,"_129":42,"_130":-5,"_131":64,"_132":133,"_106":134,"_21":135,"_136":137,"_138":-5,"_139":140,"_141":142,"_143":45,"_144":45,"_145":146,"_147":148,"_149":150,"_151":-5,"_152":153,"_154":155,"_156":157,"_158":-5,"_159":160,"_161":162,"_163":-5},"id","5562e169-8ec1-4ed4-8e16-05823e73bb7e","This sweet, funny, electrifying romance stars sixteen-year-old Audre Mercy-Moore, first introduced in the NYT bestseller, Seven Days in June. Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Nicola Yoon!

MEET AUDRE. Junior class president. Debate team captain. Unofficial student therapist. Desperately in need of a good time.

MEET BASH. Mysterious new senior. Everybody’s crush. Tall, floppy, great taste in jewelry. King of having a good time.

It’s the last day of school at Cheshire Prep, Brooklyn’s elite academy—and Audre Mercy-Moore’s life is a mess. Her dad cancelled her annual summer visit to his Malibu beach house. Now? She’s stuck in a claustrophobic apartment with her mom, stepdad, and one-year-old sister (aka the Goblin Baby).

Under these conditions, she’ll never finish writing her self-help book—ie, the key to winning over Stanford’s admissions board.

Cut to Bash Henry! Audre hires him to be her “fun consultant.” His job? To help her complete the Experience Challenge—her list of five wild dares designed to give her juicy book material. She’ll get inspo; he’ll get paid. Everybody wins.

He isn’t boyfriend material. And she’s not looking for one. Can they stay professional despite their obvious connection?

SCORCHING-HOT SUMMER. SCORCHING-HOT CHEMISTRY. But Audre and Bash can’t forget—they’re just friends.
","spice","series_order","average_rating","reviews_count","editions_count","bookmarked","muted","contributors",[],[167],"Audre & Bash Are Just Friends","edition_id","d3382588-5a73-4871-b673-d54b5187df8d","series","year",2025,"first_published","May 2025","likes_count","collections_count","slug","19-audre-bash-are-just-friends","format",{"_122":68,"_33":75,"_164":165,"_166":64},"page_count",384,"duration","published_date","May 6, 2025","isbn","9780316511087","asin","0316511080","hex_code","language","English","cover","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/19i/d3382588-5a73-4871-b673-d54b5187df8d.jpg","user_review","type","print","audio",{"_122":168,"_33":110,"_145":169,"_170":-5,"_171":-5,"_172":40,"_173":174},"14371eb3-474c-4fd4-bbdf-802f13775839","3-tia-williams","biography","image","books_count","roles",[175],"author","f9e8edc8-204a-48d7-aa61-0b5873edaf5d","A debut young adult rom-com about an African American ballerina who finds love on the road to an audition.

When Chloe Pierce’s mom forbids her to apply for a spot at the dance conservatory of her dreams, she devises a secret plan to drive two hundred miles to the nearest audition. But Chloe hits her first speed bump when her annoying neighbor Eli insists upon hitching a ride, threatening to tell Chloe’s mom if she leaves him and his smelly dog, Geezer, behind. So now Chloe’s chasing her ballet dreams down the east coast—two unwanted (but kinda cute) passengers in her car, butterflies in her stomach, and a really dope playlist on repeat.

Filled with roadside hijinks, heart-stirring romance, and a few broken rules, Kristina Forest's I Wanna Be Where You Are is a YA debut perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon.",[],[190],"I Wanna Be Where You Are","af9800bd-9cee-4edd-8fc1-80e8b1376210",2019,"Jun 2019","31-i-wanna-be-where-you-are",{"_122":68,"_33":75,"_164":165,"_166":64},"June 4, 2019","9781250294883","1250294886","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/31i/af9800bd-9cee-4edd-8fc1-80e8b1376210.jpg",{"_122":191,"_33":111,"_145":192,"_170":-5,"_171":-5,"_172":193,"_173":194},"0a6f0beb-34c6-4acf-a9fe-c6823094a8a1","5-kristina-forest",8,[175],"29c690eb-e4c6-4a24-87aa-adf8b937f486","Now That I've Found You is a YA novel about searching for answers, love, and your eccentric grandma in all the wrong places.

Following in the footsteps of her überfamous grandma, eighteen-year-old Evie Jones is poised to be Hollywood’s next big star. That is until a close friend’s betrayal leads to her being blacklisted . . .

Fortunately, Evie knows just the thing to save her floundering career: a public appearance with America’s most beloved actress—her grandma Gigi, aka the Evelyn Conaway. The only problem? Gigi is a recluse who’s been out of the limelight for almost twenty years. Days before Evie plans to present her grandma with an honorary award in front of Hollywood’s elite, Gigi does the unthinkable: she disappears.

With time running out and her comeback on the line, Evie reluctantly enlists the help of the last person to see Gigi before she vanished: Milo Williams, a cute musician Evie isn’t sure she can trust. As Evie and Milo conduct a wild manhunt across New York City, romance and adventure abound while Evie makes some surprising discoveries about her grandma—and herself.",[],[210],"Now That I've Found You","25d88a2c-db12-4883-85d8-b6a4fe3a9f42",2020,"Aug 2020","32-now-that-ive-found-you",{"_122":68,"_33":75,"_164":165,"_166":64},336,"August 25, 2020","9781250295026","1250295025","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/32i/25d88a2c-db12-4883-85d8-b6a4fe3a9f42.jpg",{"_122":191,"_33":111,"_145":192,"_170":-5,"_171":-5,"_172":193,"_173":211},[175],"087302e9-6471-4ce0-a6f5-50a81b9e5861","A fresh new YA romance novel by Kristina Forest, Zyla & Kai is an epic star-crossed love story about first love and not just the will they, won’t they— but why can’t they?

While on a school trip to the Poconos Mountains (in the middle of a storm) high school seniors, Zyla Matthews and Kai Johnson, run away together leaving their friends and family confused. As far as everyone knows, Zyla and Kai have been broken up for months. And honestly? Their break up hadn’t surprised anyone. Zyla and Kai met while working together at an amusement park the previous summer, and they couldn’t have been more different.

Zyla was a cynic about love. She’d witnessed the dissolution of her parents’ marriage early in life, and it left an indelible impression. Her only aim was graduating and going to fashion school abroad. Until she met Kai.

Kai was a serial monogamist and a hopeless romantic. He’d put a temporary pause on his dating life before senior year to focus on school and getting into his dream HBCU. Until he met Zyla.

Alternating between the past and present, we see the love story unfold from Zyla and Kai’s perspectives: how they first became the unlikeliest of friends over the summer, how they fell in love during the school year, and why they ultimately broke up… Or did they?

Romantic, heart-stirring and a little mysterious, Zyla & Kai will keep readers guessing until the last chapter.",[],[227],"Zyla & Kai","be418d18-8402-4fd2-9c83-9c63e0db0c4c",2022,"Jun 2022","33-zyla-kai",{"_122":68,"_33":75,"_164":165,"_166":64},"June 7, 2022","9780593407240","0593407245","#d8a17d","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/33i/be418d18-8402-4fd2-9c83-9c63e0db0c4c.jpg",{"_122":191,"_33":111,"_145":192,"_170":-5,"_171":-5,"_172":193,"_173":228},[175],"8484d954-366f-452d-b5e0-c2119def781c","A sweet and fast-paced contemporary teen romance from USA Today bestselling author Kristina Forest

High school senior Margot Whitman is an intern at Healing Hearts Inc., the company that created the innovative pill that can erase a person’s heartbreak overnight. Every weekend, Margot witnesses patients get cured of their broken hearts. Meanwhile, she’s nursing a heartbreak of her own. With college on the horizon and their futures taking them in different directions, she and her ex Isaac recently called it quits. Margot has thought about taking a pill but erasing her love for Isaac doesn’t feel right. However, her heart breaks all over again when Isaac shows up to the Healing Hearts center, presumably seeking a pill to stop loving her.

As soon as Isaac Fisher walked through the Healing Hearts center doors, knew he’d made a mistake. Even though he’s struggling with heartbreak, he realized that doesn’t want to fall out of love with Margot. He’s surprised to see her working at the front desk, and of course she assumes he's there to get over her. It doesn’t seem like things could get much worse, but then Margot and Isaac accidentally overhear a terrible and harmful secret about the pill. When they’re caught eavesdropping and almost attacked by shady Healing Hearts executives and their guards, they have no choice but to flee. Now they have to work together to reveal the truth about the pill . . . and maybe, just maybe, repair each other’s hearts in the process.",[],[242],"Heartsick","f28443c0-022d-4a9c-b1e1-182a851801c6","Oct 2025","34-heartsick",{"_122":42,"_33":72,"_164":165,"_166":64},"October 7, 2025","9780593407288","0593407288","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/34i/f28443c0-022d-4a9c-b1e1-182a851801c6.jpg",{"_122":191,"_33":111,"_145":192,"_170":-5,"_171":-5,"_172":193,"_173":243},[175],26,"Young Adult","category","genre","young-adult","/genres/young-adult","selectable","sensitive","position","parent","isLoggedIn",["P",255],"result",{"_21":259,"_23":24,"_19":260,"_261":262,"_25":26,"_263":264,"_27":265},"user","Blackauthored","Blackauthored is a platform for authors to share their work.","handle","@shopify","robots",{"_283":64,"_284":64},{"_29":30,"_31":266,"_33":259,"_267":268,"_269":270,"_25":26,"_271":272},"Organization","logo","https://blackauthored.com/logo.png","sameAs",[278,279,280,281,282],"potentialAction",{"_31":273,"_274":275,"_276":277},"SearchAction","target","https://blkath.blackauthored.com/tags/young-adultsearch?q={search_term}","query","required name='search_term'","https://twitter.com/blackauthored","https://facebook.com/blackauthored","https://instagram.com/blackauthored","https://youtube.com/blackauthored","https://tiktok.com/@blackauthored","noIndex","noFollow"]