The story is about a resourceful young boy named Eddie. Thanks to his bowl of noodles and his desire to help, Eddie comes home a hero after he meets three neighbors with problems (a broken shoelace, a broken fishing rod, broken guitar strings), and he comes to their aid with his spaghetti. At the store, he stops a robber with the only thing left in his bowl, a meatball!
The author is a native of Connecticut and an advocate for promoting high quality children's literature in elementary schools.