{"product_id":"the-hero-two-doors-down-based-on-the-true-story-of-friendship-between-a-boy-and-a-baseball-legend-9780545804523","title":"The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling novel based on the true story of a boy in Brooklyn who became neighbors and friends with his hero, Jackie Robinson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Satlow is an eight-year-old boy living in Brooklyn, New York, which means he only cares about one thing-the Dodgers. Steve and his father spend hours reading the sports pages and listening to games on the radio. Aside from an occasional run-in with his teacher, life is pretty simple for Steve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then Steve hears a rumor that an African American family is moving to his all-Jewish neighborhood. It's 1948 and some of his neighbors are against it. Steve knows this is wrong. His hero, Jackie Robinson, broke the color barrier in baseball the year before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen it happens--Steve's new neighbor is none other than Jackie Robinson! Steve is beyond excited about living two doors down from the Robinson family. He can't wait to meet Jackie. This is going to be the best baseball season yet! How many kids ever get to become friends with their hero?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5410250\"\u003eSharon Robinson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780545804523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0545804523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV032010\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation | Baseball \u0026amp; Softball\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV039060\"\u003eSocial Themes | Friendship\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV016140\"\u003eHistorical | United States | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, is the author of many acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction. She has written several books about her father, including \u003ci\u003ePromises to Keep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTesting the Ice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hero Two Doors Down\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eChild of the Dream\u003c\/i\u003e and the picture book \u003ci\u003eUnder the Same Sun\u003c\/i\u003e about her family in Tanzania, as well as the middle-grade novels \u003ci\u003eSafe at Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlam Dunk!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48107866095853,"sku":"9780545804523","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_aeafcf51-b9c6-427b-8da1-ed647908db30.jpg?v=1747555623","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-hero-two-doors-down-based-on-the-true-story-of-friendship-between-a-boy-and-a-baseball-legend-9780545804523","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}