Halfway to Somewhere is a snapshot of seventh-grader Ave’s experience moving from Mexicali (just south of the man-made border) to Lawrence, KS as their family divides amid their parents’ divorce.  They’re frustrated about moving, about their parents’ ideas about gender, about their struggle to learn English and make new friends, and they start taking long walks (and runs) to get to know their new home, recalling their last family trip—a desert hike—in Mexico.  Ave must learn how to connect with others in a new place while retaining their own cultural identity in this lovely story, which represents our town in beautiful detail.