Take Your Time

Fourteen-year-old Veridi Fontaine-Lekas has always known how to take care of herself.
New York City is loud, complicated, and far too big-but she's learned how to navigate it. With her twin sister Silvie beside her, Veridi is convinced she doesn't need much else.
Then a chance encounter changes everything.
Suddenly, the world Veridi has only ever watched from the audience feels dangerously close, and she finds herself surrounded by people she never expected to matter.
But family isn't always something you're born into.
Sometimes, it's something you find when you aren't looking.
And sometimes, learning how to belong means learning that you don't have to do everything alone.