Eddie Roe lives for baseball. Nothing seems as important. He finds his heroes in ballparks and on bubble gum cards, and he exists for bright summer days filled with baseballs and bats. When he is not playing the game, he tunes it in on the family radio. Yet while Eddie plays his games, his father is away from home fighting in the Second World War.

Then one day, a telegram, the words of his best friend, and a letter from his father put Eddie's entire life into new perspective.

Set during the dark days of World War II, Eddie Finds a Hero captures the spirit of a nation through the eyes of a little boy. With vivid descriptions of 1940s' childhood and family, this book teaches the meaning of one of this nation's most important holidays. Through heart-touching narrative and sensitive dialogue, this book shows readers the real meaning of the word "hero."

Eddie Finds a Hero is another in Louise Mandrell and Ace Collins' outstanding series of Holiday Adventure children's books.

From the dust jacket