Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline: A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life

"Discipline: A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life" by Nathaniel Conklin is a tale set in a time when society had firm ideas about how young women should act, and centers on Tessa Wadsworth as she experiences the highs and lows of first love with a fellow named Ralph Towne; she watches Ralph, happy just to be near him but saddened because her feelings don't seem to be returned, making her question both herself and the world around her as Ralph deals with his own mixed feelings. Tessa's journey is not just about romance, it is about the difficult path of growing up, figuring out who you are, and how to deal with expectations and letdowns.