Its 1943 and World War II is raging. 15-year-old Robert Tourond is home in Calgary, but his three brothers are all ?ghting the Nazis.Robert follows the exploits of his favourite comic book heroes who also battle bad guys in the comics Robert spends his allowance on. When Robert ?nds a meteorite in Nose Hill Park near his home,in the same week that a meteorite features in his heroes stories,Robert is convinced that a magical link exists between them, and that the superheroes will protect his brothers.Robert has a nemesis of his own on the streets of Calgary a girl they call Crazy Charlie. When Robert gets a job delivering telegrams,Charlie does too, cutting into his profits. Then they discover exactly what news those telegrams theyre delivering have for the recipients.
