Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
By Gail Jarrow
Edition
2019 Golden Kite Award Honor, Non-Fiction for Older Readers
ALSC Notable Children's Books - 2019
CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Historical People, Places, and Events
ILA Children's Choices - 2019
MRLS Cream of the Crop - 2019
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth - 2018
School Library Journal Best Books - 2018
BCCB Blue Ribbons - 2018
Nonfiction Detectives Best Nonfiction - 2018
By Gail Jarrow
Hardcover edition
Publisher Boyds Mills Press Imprint Calkins Creek ISBN9781629797762
Awards and Honors 2019 Sibert Award Honor2019 Golden Kite Award Honor, Non-Fiction for Older Readers
ALSC Notable Children's Books - 2019
CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Historical People, Places, and Events
ILA Children's Choices - 2019
MRLS Cream of the Crop - 2019
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth - 2018
School Library Journal Best Books - 2018
BCCB Blue Ribbons - 2018
Nonfiction Detectives Best Nonfiction - 2018
Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
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On October 30, 1938, thousands of Americans heard H. G. Wells's infamous War of the Worlds broadcast and at first panicked, thinking that aliens had invaded Earth. The angry public’s reaction sparked a national discussion about fake news, propaganda, and the role of radio.
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