This month is the 80th anniversary of the War of the World's broadcast by Orson Wells. This interesting nonfiction book discusses how the broadcast came about and its short term and long term consequences. Jarrow's writing is interesting and the text is illustrated with both artwork and archival photographs. Jarrow includes extensive end material including sources, a time line, and further reading. This book has gotten a lot of starred reviews and has made it onto the library's mock Newbery list for this year. I enjoyed reading it, but it is not, in my opinion, Newbery, or even Sibert material. I think the main reason it is getting a lot of attention is that Jarrow compares what happened in 1938 to the "fake" news of today. She urges young readers to be careful about what they read or watch online. Her warning is timely, but I don't see it as award worthy. (2018, 129 p.)
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Spooked! How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
This month is the 80th anniversary of the War of the World's broadcast by Orson Wells. This interesting nonfiction book discusses how the broadcast came about and its short term and long term consequences. Jarrow's writing is interesting and the text is illustrated with both artwork and archival photographs. Jarrow includes extensive end material including sources, a time line, and further reading. This book has gotten a lot of starred reviews and has made it onto the library's mock Newbery list for this year. I enjoyed reading it, but it is not, in my opinion, Newbery, or even Sibert material. I think the main reason it is getting a lot of attention is that Jarrow compares what happened in 1938 to the "fake" news of today. She urges young readers to be careful about what they read or watch online. Her warning is timely, but I don't see it as award worthy. (2018, 129 p.)
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