Nonfiction for Middle School Students: Spooked
How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
In 1938, Orson Welles performed a radio version of H.G. Wells's science fiction novel The War of the Worlds — and inadvertently sparked panic among listeners who believed they were tuned in to a real news broadcast about an alien invasion. This award-winning book tells the story behind the broadcast and explores the effects of false information in the media.
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