The In-Between Minutes

About this book

In a suburban Denver cul-de-sac, five twelve- and thirteen-year-olds navigate the quiet struggles of adolescence, familial pressure, and the looming closure of their community recreation center. Shifting through time between late 2022 and early 2025, the story pieces together their fragmented interactions—from a chaotic block party to an accidental overnight lock-in. Marisol catalogs sounds because words fail her; Diego memorizes transit routes to avoid the pain of permanence; Harper builds intricate miniatures from trash; Quinn deflects crushing parental expectations with biting sarcasm; and Levi finds peace tending a hidden sunflower patch. As the neighborhood splinters under the weight of overworked parents and isolation, these five youths discover that saving their shared spaces and themselves relies not on grand heroic gestures, but on the radical, daily act of simply showing up for one another.

Book details

Genres:

Slice Of Life, Contemporary Fiction, Coming of Age

Language:

en

Published:

2026-04-10

Content rating:

R