The War of the Worlds
1998
First Published
3.35
Average Rating
80
Number of Pages
When four Martian spaceships land in England, masses of people flee the cities, driven by an overwhelming fear of the alien creatures with their devastating weapons of death and destruction. Excellently adapted by Bob Blaisdell for youngsters, this easy-to-read version of the 19th-century, science-fiction classic is enhanced with 6 original illustrations by John Green. Abridged.
Avg Rating
3.35
Number of Ratings
17
5 STARS
6%
4 STARS
41%
3 STARS
35%
2 STARS
18%
1 STARS
0%
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Author
Bob Blaisdell
Author · 32 books
Bob Blaisdell is a published adapter, author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. He teaches English in Brooklyn at Kingsborough Community College. He is a reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle and Christian Science Monitor and the editor of more than three dozen anthologies for Dover Publications. Email him at Robert.Blaisdell@Kingsborough.edu
