The Wave (New Windmills KS4) - Hardcover

Rhue, Morton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0435123785 ISBN 13: 9780435123789

Publisher: Heinemann, 1991

Synopsis

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools. When Ben shows his pupils a film about the Nazis' persecution of the Jews, they can't believe it could happen. So he introduces a new disciplinary system in an attempt to shown them how powerful group pressure can be. But things get out of hand.

About this title

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.

From the Inside Flap:

"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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0435123785
• ISBN 13: 9780435123789
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128