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Wave, The Paperback – 1 October 2007

by Morton Rhue (Author)
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Laurie isn't sure what to make of 'The Wave'. It had begun as a simple history experiment to liven up their World War II studies and had become a craze that was taking over their lives. Laurie's classmates were changing from normal teenagers into chanting, saluting fanatics. 'The Wave' was sweeping through the school - and it was out of control. Laurie's friends scoff at her warnings but she knows she must make them see what they have become before it's too late.
Based on a nightmarish true episode in a Californian high school.
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  1. Reading age
    11 - 15 years
  2. Print length
    160 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Dimensions
    12.9 x 0.9 x 19.8 cm
  5. Publisher
    Puffin
  6. Publication date
    1 October 2007
  7. ISBN-10
    0141322608
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0141322605
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About the Author

Morton Rhue is the pen name of successful American children's writer Todd Strasser. Born in New York in 1950, Todd has had more than 140 children's and young adult books published. His most well-known book is The Wave which is a fictionalized account of a fascinating teaching experiment in a California high school in 1967. It was made into a film. Todd continues to live in New York state and has a grown-up family.%%%Morton Rhue is the pen-name of Todd Strasser. He was born in New York in 1950 and is the author of more than 120 novels for young adults and children.
The Wave was made into a film in 1984, and has been translated into many different languages.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puffin; 1st edition (1 October 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141322608
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141322605
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 11 - 15 years
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 0.9 x 19.8 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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    Todd Strasser is the author of more than 140 for middle graders, young adults, and adults. His YA novels including such award winners as The Wave, Price of Duty, No Place, If I Grow Up, Boot Camp, Can't Get There From Here, Give a Boy a Gun, Wish You Were Dead, The Good War.

    His books for middle graders include the best-selling 17-book Help! I'm Trapped in ... series, which began with Help! I'm Trapped in My Teacher's Body. Additional middle-grade novels include Fallout, which received a stellar review in the New York Times and was named a must-read middle school book by School Library Journal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Insights
Reviewed in Australia on 21 November 2020
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This book was prescribed at school so we bought one with 2 in the home studying it. 2 others of us also found it very interesting reading and it has great insights. Thought-provoking.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Livro em bom estado
Reviewed in Brazil on 15 February 2024
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Chegou rápido, o livro está em bom estado.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived very late!
Reviewed in Germany on 14 January 2024
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The media could not be loaded.
 But overall good for what it’s made for
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5.0 out of 5 stars Practico y el precio esta bien.
Reviewed in Spain on 27 January 2023
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Lo he comprado para mi nieto, se lo han pedido en el instituto . Todo perfecto, ademas es tamaño pequeño.
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Reviewed in Mexico on 20 September 2019
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5.0 out of 5 stars Shocking story.
Reviewed in the United States on 5 September 2018
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A quick and short book about the dangers of collective manipulation based on a true story that took place after a high school history teacher in Palo Alto, CA in 1969 took a World War II lesson about Nazi Germany way too far. The teacher turned the student's curiosity about how German citizens allowed holocaust atrocities to occur to a whole other level by conducting an experiment that ultimately brainwashed a majority of the kids to become a fascist group called the Wave, with the teacher as their leader. Now I am not sure how accurate the book is to the actual story but I can definitely picture this happening in modern day America given our current social and political situation. The book reminded me how easily history can repeat itself under the right circumstances, which something we should be very cognizant of.
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