Summer of 1960
"Elm Haven" (Brimfield), Illinois

Dan's novel SUMMER OF NIGHT sold well in the United States and has been translated into more than a dozen languages. Readers in Europe, Japan, and elsewhere seem to have the same fascination with "Elm Haven, Illinois" circa 1960 as American readers do: a time of relative innocence for kids, long summer days, and an almost forgotten freedom when kids could jump on their bikes in the morning and return after dark without anyone worrying.