The Wave

This was a smooth easy book I could breeze on by. Finished it in one sitting it was that good. I loved the build up of the story and seeing how and where things shifted. Overall, it was an interesting book to read through and definitely would recommend.

Woah! Very neat experiment ran in a school. It’s about blind following a leader; peer pressure; consequences of joining a movement with no judgement, etc. Very good!

When Ben Ross decides to illustrate how Naziism came into being, he conducts a very dangerous experiment. He insists that the students in the high school history class he teaches stand and salute when responding; he teaches them the credo "Strength through discipline!" "Action through Discipline!" The students quickly respond and one boy who had previously neglected his stuides and personal grooming transformed into a serious... Read Full Review

I liked this book very much. I especially liked the mottos: Strength through Community! Strength Through Discipline! Strength through Action! My class read it and I liked it very much. I felt sorry for Robert Billings in the end. I wondered how Mr. Ross felt when he had to stop the wave. I mean, like, how would you feel like if you started something very sucessful and suddenly YOU HAD to stop it? I also felt sorry for the... Read Full Review

I'll start out by saying to adults out there that this is a book I would highly recommend...for your youngsters. First, it has characters that young adults like to read about--high schoolers, cheerleaders, football players, etc. Strasser also includes minor characters for break away from the action or for comic relief. I know my students enjoyed the characters, especially the girls who enjoyed the interaction between them... Read Full Review