num_pages: 208
description: In October of 1938, on their farm homestead in Ohio, a black family is caught up in the fear generated by the Orson Welles "Martians have landed" broadcast.
language: English
title: Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed
titlecomplete: Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed
characters: Bay Brother, Aunt Lu Wing, Honey Clay, Aunt Mattie Belle, Willie Bea Mills, Grand Wing, Donald Wing, Toughy Clay, Marva Mills, Leah Wing, Jason Mills, Bay Sister, Gramp Wing, Jimmy Wing, Avery Hollis, Big Wing, Newby Bishop, Little Wing, Hewitt Wing
genres: Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 27
places: Greene County, Ohio
publisher: Scholastic