One shiny toy. One dangerous fire. One very big secret.
Max has always wanted to be a hero, but during a school tour of the fire station, he makes a choice that changes everything. Entranced by a polished brass nozzle, he takes it home as a souvenir-not realizing that by taking it, he has left the firefighters without their most important tool.
When thick, black smoke begins to pour from his neighbor Ruby's house, the neighborhood is thrown into chaos. As the fire engine sirens wail and the firefighters race to the scene, Max realizes the devastating truth: they don't have the nozzle they need to put out the flames.
Will Max find the courage to step forward and confess before it's too late? Join Max in this thrilling story of a boy, his friend, and the brave firefighters who show him what it really means to be a hero.