"Who was that masked man, anyway?"

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Label

"Who was that masked man, anyway?"

Statement of responsibility

by Avi

Creator

• Avi, 1937-
• true Unknown Label

Subject

• trueWorld War II home front
• trueWorld War II
• trueHistorical fiction
• trueUnited States
• trueSecond World War era (1939-1945) -- 1939 -- 1945
• Radio serials -- Fiction
• trueTeacher-student relationships
• trueSixth-grade boys
• trueRadio serials
• true1940s -- 1940 -- 1949
• Teacher-student relationships -- Fiction
• Imagination -- Fiction
• Radio programs -- Fiction
• World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Fiction
• trueImagination in boys

Genre

• Fiction
• trueHistorical 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

Pace

• trueFast-paced

Tone

• trueFunny

Writing style

• trueStylistically complex
• trueWell-crafted dialogue

Award

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

Literary form

fiction

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

• 4
• 6

Target audience

juvenile