The Beginning

Where do you go when there’s no place to go? What do you do when there’s nothing to do? Who do you talk to when nobody will listen? If you’re a student at Ernest Norwell (“Nowhere”) High and you don’t quite fit in, you’re pretty much on your own. And that can get lonely.T.J. McAllister’s first day of his senior year at Nowhere High leaves him feeling like an outsider – no roots, no identity, no friends. But he’s not the only one. Caroline Buchanan is also on the outside looking in.A friendship develops between Caroline and T.J. as they hang out after school in an abandoned railroad station on the outskirts of town. Other kids start dropping by, and soon Split River Station becomes their place. It’s the beginning of new relationships, of shared experiences, and of a bond that holds them all together when everything seems to be falling apart….