{"product_id":"the-chestnut-tree-mathew-tekulsky-9798822980778","title":"The Chestnut Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003cem\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/em\u003e, Mathew Tekulsky's \u003cem\u003eThe Chestnut Tree\u003c\/em\u003e is a coming-of-age novel about conscience and courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Chestnut Tree\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 Fletcher-a Catholic girl from a very different world-Adam is drawn into a complicated web of friendships, loyalties, and unspoken tensions within the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a sudden event brings Adam into Sally's family orbit, unexpected bonds begin to form, even as divisions linger just beneath the surface. At home and at school, Adam struggles to understand where he fits, guided in part by Gladys McKinley, a reclusive writer whose past holds its own quiet secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of a changing country, Adam's experiences unfold in small but meaningful moments-at school, in living rooms, on neighborhood streets-where questions of identity, belonging, and courage take on personal stakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once intimate and quietly expansive, \u003cem\u003eThe Chestnut Tree\u003c\/em\u003e captures a boy on the threshold of adulthood, discovering that the world is more complicated-and more connected-than he ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mathew Tekulsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798822980778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palmetto Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Mathew Tekulsky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001679028479,"sku":"9798822980778","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-chestnut-tree-mathew-tekulsky-9798822980778","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}