The Chestnut Tree

In the tradition of To Kill a Mockingbird, Mathew Tekulsky's The Chestnut Tree is a coming-of-age novel about conscience and courage.

A twelve-year-old boy comes of age in the suburbs of 1960s New York, where first love, family, and quiet divisions in his community shape his understanding of who he is.

In The Chestnut Tree, twelve-year-old Adam Jacobs comes of age in the suburban town of Beachmont, New York, during the turbulent years of 1966-67. As he navigates his first crush on Sally Fletc...