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On the day of the historic broadcast of The War of the Worlds by Orson Welles which triggered panic in many places it sounded so real, a family in the countryside fears for its life and also has to deal with strangers and neighbors coming in for help. The tension brings to the surface long suppressed emotions and conflicts and a violent reckoning in a dark stormy night.

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On the day of the historic broadcast of The War of the Worlds by Orson Welles which triggered panic in many places it sounded so real, a family in the countryside fears for its life and also has to deal with strangers and neighbors coming in for help. The tension brings to the surface long suppressed emotions and conflicts and a violent reckoning in a dark stormy night.

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Orson Welles's famous War of the Worlds radio program serves as the backdrop for a melodrama about star-crossed lovers, class warfare, and racial tensions in the Depression-era Midwest. Twenty-year-old Gavin wants to propose to his young love interest, Kimberly, but needs her stern father's approval to do so. Meanwhile his father, Dawson, plays benefactor to starving farmer Jacob, and a black stranger drifts into town. These diverse characters are thrown together by Welles's broadcast, which scares them into taking refuge in a storm cellar. Newcomer Hobbs works hard not to oversell the drama, using the radio program as a catalyst rather than the driver of the plot, focusing on the tensions within the group, which are only heightened when a pair of dead bodies are discovered, and Dawson does not return from a trip to gather firewood. Hobbs works hard to endow even his antagonists with a measure of sympathy. He largely succeeds, elevating melodrama into an intriguing character study of different personalities under pressure. Tuazon's (Elk's Run; Tumor) art is pleasant, relying on gray wash over sketchy ink lines to create expressive body language and a loose, impressionistic feel that adds to the ominous mood. (Nov.)
School Library Journal
Gr 10 Up—Orson Welles's "War of the Worlds" broadcast provides a spooky backdrop for this dramatic tale. During a storm, an Indiana town loses power, and the residents never find out that the alien invasion in New York and New Jersey is not real. In their efforts to survive the storm and the coming disaster, four of the town's families clash in unexpected ways. The characters are vivid and complex, and the writing and plotting are excellent: the author deftly cuts between different characters throughout the frantic night. The drawings are delicate and expressive, but appear unfinished. They are small and unclear, drawn with wavy, fine lines. At times it is hard to recognize characters, or to tell them apart. This is a gripping and original story, and it is unfortunate that the illustrations don't do more to support it.—Lisa Goldstein, Brooklyn Public Library, NY

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781561635900
  • Publisher: N B M Publishing Company
  • Publication date: 2/28/2011
  • Pages: 180
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.40 (d)

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