The Wave
Jan 2013 · Ember
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This novel dramatizes an incident that took place in a California school in 1969. A teacher creates an experimental movement in his class to help students understand how people could have followed Hitler. The results are astounding. The highly disciplined group, modeled on the principles of the Hilter Youth, has its own salute, chants, and special ways of acting as a unit and sweeps beyond the class and throughout the school, evolving into a society willing to give up freedom for regimentation and blind obedience to their leader. All will learn a lesson that will never be forgotten.
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4.4
103 reviews
G (Silence Echoes)
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March 19, 2016
A good story loosely based on true events, the horror of "The Wave" is a bit overt but fits to show what the students are becoming. And how anyone can get swept up in a group mentality.
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O Jamison
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April 21, 2016
It is definitely short but the story is so good it keeps you immersed in this sad, amusing, and one of a kind story. I won't spoil anything but it is kinda scary this was based on a true story. But nevertheless a great novel with a great story.
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Jacob Gantt
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March 13, 2015
It was an amazing story. Of course I would like it because it related to WWII, but it had a good plot and good use of emotional language. And also, my Seventh grade class loved.
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About the author
Todd Strasser is the author of more than 120 novels for young adults and middle graders. He lives in a suburb of New York. Visit him online at www.toddstrasser.com.
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