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It’s 1948 in Brooklyn, and eight-year-old Stephen Satlow lives and breathes baseball. He loves the Brooklyn Dodgers, and one player in particular has become his hero: Jackie Robinson, the man who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier just one year earlier.
Then Steve receives almost unbelievable news: Jackie Robinson and his family are moving into his neighborhood, just two doors down. Even better, Steve eventually gets the chance to know the man he has admired from afar. What begins as a young boy meeting his baseball hero grows into a meaningful friendship between Steve, Jackie, and their families.
But the story reaches far beyond baseball. Set during a period of enormous social change, it explores racism, religious differences, prejudice, acceptance, family, and what it really means to be a hero. Steve is Jewish and Jackie is Black, and the friendship between their families becomes a touching example of finding connection despite the divisions around them.
Warm, inspiring, and accessible for younger readers, The Hero Two Doors Down is ultimately about meeting your hero and discovering that the person behind the legend may be even more remarkable.
It’s 1948 in Brooklyn, and eight-year-old Stephen Satlow lives and breathes baseball. He loves the Brooklyn Dodgers, and one player in particular has become his hero: Jackie Robinson, the man who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier just one year earlier.
Then Steve receives almost unbelievable news: Jackie Robinson and his family are moving into his neighborhood, just two doors down. Even better, Steve eventually gets the chance to know the man he has admired from afar. What begins as a young boy meeting his baseball hero grows into a meaningful friendship between Steve, Jackie, and their families.
But the story reaches far beyond baseball. Set during a period of enormous social change, it explores racism, religious differences, prejudice, acceptance, family, and what it really means to be a hero. Steve is Jewish and Jackie is Black, and the friendship between their families becomes a touching example of finding connection despite the divisions around them.
Warm, inspiring, and accessible for younger readers, The Hero Two Doors Down is ultimately about meeting your hero and discovering that the person behind the legend may be even more remarkable.