When twelve-year-old Frankie Viviana tells his best friend he wants to be a war hero, in no way does he suspect that within one week's time he will be in trouble with the police, the mob, and the Nazis-not to mention his mother. The book opens with Nazi U-Boats bombing supply ships on the eastern seaboard and planning to land spies on the east coast. This fast-paced, middle grade, historical novel gives insight into the sights, sounds, and sentiments of America at war.