Stephen Satlow is an eight-year-old boy living in Brooklyn, New York, which means he only cares about one thing, the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. Steve and his father spend hours reading the sports pages and listening to games on the radio.

But 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 that this is wrong. His hero, Jackie Robinson, broke the color barrier in baseball just the year before.

Then it happens – Steve’s new neighbor is none other that 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?

– taken from the Scholastic book jacket

This book is written by Jackie Robinson’s daughter and is written from Steve’s perspective. It’s based on true events from the 1948 season when the Robinson family lived two doors down from the Statlows on Tilden Avenue in Brooklyn.

There are many online resources that can be used to supplement the discussion. Here are a few:

https://www.splyouth.org/post/hero-two-doors-down-online-book-club

https://wordmint.com/public_puzzles/157985

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Hero-Two-Doors-Down-Comprehension-Questions-and-More-3503331

10 Chapters plus Epilogue
12 Reading Days