"Who was that masked man, anyway?"

Label

"Who was that masked man, anyway?"

Statement of responsibility

by Avi

Creator

• Avi, 1937-

Subject

• Radio serials -- Fiction
• Teacher-student relationships -- Fiction
• Imagination -- Fiction
• Radio programs -- Fiction
• World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Fiction

Genre

• Fiction

Language

eng

Summary

In the early forties when nearly everyone else is thinking about World War II, sixth-grader Frankie Wattleson gets in trouble at home and at school because of his preoccupation with his favorite radio programs

Subject

• World War II home front
• World War II
• Historical fiction
• United States
• Teacher-student relationships
• Sixth-grade boys
• Radio serials
• Imagination in boys

Genre

• Historical fiction

Pace

• Fast-paced

Tone

• Funny

Writing style

• Stylistically complex
• Well-crafted dialogue

Award

• Award/Notable book
• ALA Notable Children's Book, 1993

Cataloging source

DLC

Citation source

• Wilson's Junior High School
• School Library Journal starred
• Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.)

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 6.3
• 5-8
• 420

Intended audience source

• Follett Library Resources
• Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.A953

LC item number

Wk 1992

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420

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Target audience

juvenile