During the summer of 1956 Adam, who is fifteen years old, rescues his best friend, Neil, from drowning in a pond near their family farm in Wisconsin. Adam’s attempts to resuscitate Neil fail until he promises God to become a Catholic priest if Neil survives. His decision haunts him until he falls in love with a Jewish girl his age.
Naomi invites him to attend the Sabbath service at the synagogue with her family, followed by a picnic along Lake Michigan. The young lovers are forbidden to go steady by their parents, which only increases their desire to be together through secret meetings, resulting in agonizing separations upon being discovered.
The suspense increases when Adam and Neil explore an abandoned farm house on Cooper Road, leading to a neighbor reporting them to the police, which results in their being subpoenaed to appear in court for a murder trial.
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