The John J. Harvey fireboat was the largest, fastest, shiniest fireboat of its time, but by 1995, the city didn’t need old fireboats anymore. So the Harvey retired, until a group of friends decided to save it from the scrap heap. Then, one sunny September day in 2001, something so horrible happened that the whole world shook. And a call came from the fire department, asking if the Harvey could battle the roaring flames. In this inspiring true story, Maira Kalman brings a New York City icon to life and proves that old heroes never die. Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Nonfiction Award An ALA Notable Book A Child Magazine Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Horn Book Fanfare Title A Booklist Editors’ Choice A Booklist Top of the List Winner