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    Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?
    Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?
    Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?
    Audiobook3 hours

    Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?

    Written by Avi

    Narrated by Jeff Woodman

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A fast-paced, madcap adventure--with a fresh new cover treatment--from the always surprising raconteur, Avi! It's the spring of 1945 in Brooklyn, and while WWII rages in Europe, sixth grader Frankie Wattleson--inspired by the heroics of The Lone Ranger and other radio show idols--sets out to right the wrongs of the world. Frankie is so caught up in his superhero stories that he becomes convinced the tenant renting his brother's room is a mad scientist. Can Frankie and his trusty sidekick, Mario, save the world from an evil genius? Or will Frankie's mother pull the plug on their schemes before they can save the day? Told exclusively through dialogue and radio excerpts, this fast-paced story shows off Avi's versatility and incomparable storytelling skills.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMar 15, 2013
    ISBN9781470354169
    Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?
    Author

    Avi

    Avi is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing but the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. Visit him online at avi-writer.com.

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    • 3/5
      I loved this book when I was a kid (3rd grade I think) but it did teach me the phrase "what the hell?" which I then proceeded to use at school and get in trouble. Listen to the audio book if possible.
    • 2/5
      A young boy in WWII era small town America is obsessed with radio programs and radio heroes such as the Lone Ranger, Sky King, and Captain Midnight. Much to the detriment of his school work and family relations, he goes about calling himself Chet Barker and his friend Mario is his trusty sidekick. He narrates adventures for them to have, suspecting his family's boarder is an evil scientist and scheming to make him leave their house. His other plan involves getting his teacher to marry his brother who was wounded in the war. Although a reader closer to our protagonist in both age and gender may have different feelings, I find Frankie an annoying, self-centered brat whose antics could very well have hurt himself and others. He did not deserve to have things turn out as well as they did for him.I would have ranked this book only one star, except for the fact that it is written entirely in dialogue, as though it was a radio show itself, which I found an interesting writing style and a quite redeeming quality. It must have been incredibly difficult to convey the story without relying on descriptive paragraphs, phrases such as 'Tom said exasperatedly' or even the sound effects and recognizably different voices that make an audio drama work.
    • 5/5
      I love this book so much. One of my favorite things about it is the way Avi wrote it. Everything in it is dialouge. It's a bit confusing sometimes, but if you back up and read it through again, it makes perfect sense. The story is about a sixth grade radio entusiast, Frankie, during WWII. He lives next door to his best friend Mario, whose father was killed in the war.
    • 4/5
      I would recommend this book to kids from 11 onwards. Its unusual format makes it very easy to read and understand (there is no narration, only dialogues and conversations), and the young, adventure-loving hero keeps us fond of him and wanting to shake him by the shoulders at the same time.