'Til Summer Comes: Seven Spoon River boys wanted fun, laughter, and adventure any day of the year. But the best would even get better

Any year always has a lot of touching memories. Those who are old enough now can recall both good times and bad in the middle of the last century.

In this book, from September of 1948 to August of 1949, a group of teenage girls and boys are on the brink of adolescence. Author David Chapman shares his most cherished memories of growing up in Bradford, Illinois, a prairie village in the years between the end of World War II and the dawn of television. From the excitement of a high school football game to lazy summer evenings, Chapman's fictionalized recollections of days gone by offer a nostalgic glimpse into America's rural past.