Todd Strasser's novel is gripping, feels very real, and makes the reader realize how easily people can be lured into joining a group, even if the effects are not good. However, I now want to know more about what really happened. Why didn't I ever get the details? I am not sure. Review: I had heard of the Wave (the real incident, not the book) for years, ever since I began teaching World History in the mid-1990s. But is history destined to repeat itself? Only two students, Laurie Saunders and David Collins, recognize the Wave for what it is and set out to stop it before it's too late. Strength Through Action." governs the entire school. Before the end of the week, the Wave motto "Strength Through Discipline. What begins in a single classroom quickly gathers momentum. Ross creates an experimental movement called the Wave. As they study World War II Ben Ross's students can't seem to understand how they German people could have followed Hitler and the Nazis. Ben Ross and his history class are about to learn a lesson they will never forget. Summary (from the back of the book): The Wave is based on an incident that took place in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California in 1969. FTC Disclosure: I borrowed this book from my school library
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