Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
by Gail Jarrow
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2018
Word Count 24,091
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 199708, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Hoaxes in mass media
- Welles, Orson
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Media Studies
- War of the worlds (Radio program)
- Hoaxes in mass media--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Radio broadcasting--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Science fiction radio programs--Psychological aspects--Juvenile literature
- Social aspects
- War of the worlds (Radio program)--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--United States--History--20th Century
- Fake news
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Performing Arts--Television & Radio
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Performing Arts | Television & Radio
- Criticism and interpretation
- History
- United States
- Radio broadcasting--United States--History--20th century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Media Studies
- Radio broadcasting
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Gail Jarrow about Spooked!
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Gail Jarrow
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 8
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
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Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
![Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/105.png)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
![Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024](/images/awards/118.jpg)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Honor, 2019
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2019
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
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