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Jarrow, Gail

Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and "The War of Worlds" Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America

142 pp. | Boyds/Calkins | August, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62979-776-2 $18.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-68437-143-3
(2) 4-6 In 1938, Orson Welles's War of the Worlds radio broadcast caused widespread panic and hysteria. Jarrow infuses her tightly plotted narrative with plenty of drama and suspense while weaving in sufficient background information, biographical vignettes, and play-by-play commentary to establish context. She concludes with a discussion of some subsequent hoaxes. Despite the book's somewhat stodgy design, it's an admirable feat of nonfiction storytelling. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2018

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