{"product_id":"unintended-hero-paperback","title":"Unintended Hero - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBecky Van Vleet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow Can You Be A Hero When Everything Inside Says You Can't?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the first bomb drops on Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941, Walter Troyan is a skinny seventeen-year-old California kid chock full of fear. But down deep he knows he must join the fight, so he drops out of high school and enlists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost overnight, Walter is submerged into a brutal training regime and schedule. He's homesick. Outmatched by all the other newbies. Knows he'll never live up to his heroic brothers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd his soul shudders every time an officer shouts, \"What are you made of!\" Because Walter knows. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then? Hope. He performs well on an aptitude test which sends him to Gunner's Mate School. Upon graduation, Walter is sent to the \u003cem\u003eUSS Denver\u003c\/em\u003e, docked in Philadelphia. He makes friends, gains a shred of courage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen his ship enters the Pacific Theater and Walter enters the crucible of his life. His body, spirit, and soul are forced to fight against emotions and circumstances he's never encountered, and he's faced with choices that will bring life or death to men he's come to love as brothers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't miss this epic tale-inspired by a true story-of a boy facing head on, the courage it takes to become a man. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 358\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460867735730,"sku":"9781649496928","price":33.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/375258c5d8c655889252051448aa7dfe.webp?v=1778934026","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/unintended-hero-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}