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The Wave (Laurel Leaf Books)

by Todd Strasser

ISBN13: 9780440993711
ISBN10: 0440993717
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The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.

The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as Nazism are recreated in the classroom when history teacher Burt Ross introduces a "new" system to his students. And before long "The Wave," with its rules of "strength through discipline, community, and action, " sweeps from the classroom through the entire school. And as most of the students join the movement, Laurie Saunders and David Collins recognize the frightening momentum of "The Wave" and realize they must stop it before it's too late.

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"The Wave" is based on a true incident that occurred when a teacher conductedan experiment dealing with group pressure in his classes.

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: heimsothe, June 11, 2010 (view all comments by heimsothe)
"Strength through discipline, Strength through community, Strength through action." When a high school teacher is giving a lesson on Nazi Germany his kids start to wonder why and how the Germans didn't turn on Hitler. The Wave is all about the Third Wave Experiment and the effect of the Nazis. I felt that even though the book is short it is a great read. You need to be mature to read this book because it talks about a lot of sensitive topics that should be dealt with care. It is very descriptive and the details of the surroundings and situations is wonderful. There is no specific type of genre that you have to like to enjoy this book, but you need to enjoy historic lesson meaning in it. I thought that this book was a a great book and a perfect read for anyone.
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ISBN:: 9780440993711
Foreword:: Coffin, Harriet Harvey
Author:: Coffin, Harriet Harvey
Foreword by:: Coffin, Harriet Harvey
Foreword:: Coffin, Harriet Harvey
Author:: Strasser, Todd
Author:: Rhue, Morton
Publisher:: Laurel Leaf Library
Location:: New York, N.Y. :
Subject:: General
Subject:: Fiction
Subject:: World war, 1939-1945
Subject:: Social Situations - General
Subject:: Social Psychology
Subject:: Conduct of life
Subject:: Group psychotherapy
Subject:: Social Issues - General
Subject:: High school students -- Conduct of life.
Subject:: Situations / General
Subject:: Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction-General
Subject:: Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction
Edition Description:: Mass market paperback
Series:: Laurel-Leaf Books
Series Volume:: 19
Publication Date:: 19810931
Binding:: MASS MARKET
Grade Level:: from 7
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 144
Dimensions:: 6.74x4.66x.40 in. .16 lbs.
Age Level:: 12-17

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