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  • Jarrow, Gail, author.
     
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  • War of the worlds (Radio program) -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • Hoaxes in mass media -- Juvenile literature.
     
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    Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and The war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America / Gail Jarrow.
    by Jarrow, Gail, author.
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    Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]
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  • War of the worlds (Radio program) -- Juvenile literature.
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  • Science fiction radio programs -- Psychological aspects -- Juvenile literature.
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  • Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
  •  
  • Hoaxes in mass media -- Juvenile literature.
  • ISBN: 
    9781629797762 (hardcover) :
    1629797766 (hardcover)
    Description: 
    139 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
    Edition: 
    First edition.
    Contents: 
    Haunted on Halloween Eve -- Mercury rises -- Taking to the air -- Blood-red planet -- Plotting the invasion -- The final day -- The attack -- Panic -- "Wreckage" -- It's all over -- Extra! Extra! Read all about it! -- Dear Mr. Welles -- Fallout -- Dear FCC -- "Too darn realistic" -- Soft landing.
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    Summary: 
    Describes the panic induced when listeners believed Orson Welles' radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" to be news of an alien invasion, discussing the context in which the broadcast was aired and why it was so convincing.
    Awards: 
    Robert F. Sibert Informational Book honor book, 2019.
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    Hawaii State LibraryYA -- Nonfiction791.4472 JaChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Hilo Public LibraryJ -- Juvenile Nonfiction791.4472 JarrowChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Kapolei Public LibraryYA -- Nonfiction791.4472 JaChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Kihei Public LibraryYA -- Nonfiction791.4472 JaChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Mililani Public LibraryJ -- Juvenile Nonfiction791.4472 JaChecked InAdd Copy to MyList


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