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Radio Girl
Contributor(s): Brendler, Carol (Author)
ISBN: 0823431924     ISBN-13: 9780823431922
Publisher: Holiday House
OUR PRICE:   $6.29  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2014
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Television & Radio
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 670
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.49" W x 8.5" (0.43 lbs) 202 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1930's
- Geographic Orientation - New Jersey
- Locality - Newark, N.J.
- Topical - Family
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 161587
Reading Level: 4.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Can a girl from a middle-class Irish Catholic family living in Newark, New Jersey, in 1938 find fame and fortune (or even a job) as a radio star?


Tune in to this unforgettable historical novel to find out. Poignant, often hilarious, it's the story of a family in crisis. Just as artful deception, smoke and mirrors characterize radio reality, so lies, secrets, and profound misunderstandings mark fourteen-year-old Cece Maloney's life: her secret job at a radio station, a cheating father, an aunt who may be romantically involved with the parish priest, a boy-crazed best friend, and a ham radio operator and would-be soldier both lying to their parents. The worlds collide on the night of Orson Welle's famous "The War of the Worlds" broadcast. As thousands flee in panic from the alleged Martian invasion, Cece must expose the truth about the radio hoax and confront the truth about her own and he family's dishonesty.

Contributor Bio(s): Brendler, Carol: -

CAROL BRENDLER is the author of Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer, a picture book illustrated by Ard Hoyt. She has a master's degree in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. This is her first novel. She lives in Illinois.