Hero! That’s what everyone called Jack Bailey the day he dove into flood waters to rescue twin toddlers. To Danny Timmons, Jack Bailey seems fearless - always brave and kind despite losing his mother at an early age and living with an abusive father. When Jack, beaten and injured, is taken in by Danny’s parents, he regales Danny with tales of Yonder - a land of peace and plenty where rainbow-colored jewel birds fill the sky. When Jack goes missing, Danny searches for answers, suspecting everyone from the town bully to Jack’s father and even the Town Sheriff of hiding the truth. With Jack gone and Danny’s father off to fight in World War II, Danny must find his own strength to face injustice – and to form his own opinions of what it means to be a hero.