Special Event at the Historic Deerfield Store - Meet the Author! Appleseeds

Melissa M. Cybulski will share how she turned real history into historical fiction in this middle grade reader’s book set right here in Western Massachusetts about the childhood years of the real-life Johnny Appleseed.
Johnny Chapman will grow up to be a legend…but first he needs to climb down from that tree, find his little brother, learn perfect cursive, and remember to put his shoes on before he leaves the house! Appleseeds: A Boy Named Johnny Chapman imagines for the first time the story of the boy who grows up to become the famous orchardist, Johnny Appleseed. It is the summer of 1783. The Revolutionary War is finally over, families are rebuilding their lives, and Johnny Chapman’s town of Longmeadow, Massachusetts is planning a celebration. Johnny and his new friends, Nicholas and Eda, have a summer of learning and adventures waiting for them.