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• ISBN13: 9780440993711
• Condition: New
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Todd Strasser | | Paperback:
| 144 pages | | Publisher:
| Laurel Leaf | | Publication Date:
| October 01, 1981 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0440993717 | | Product Length:
| 6.74 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.66 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.4 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.16 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 186 reviews |
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 JUDGE THIS BOOK BY ITS COVERJul 09, 2010
You can judge this book by its cover...but let me tell you...its cover ROCKS.
I read this book out of boredom. I was waiting for a few friends, saw it, picked it up, BAM, forget the friends because I was having fun reading about this wacky experiment. Based on a true story....well..lets just say some tricky stuff happens.
A lot of people are complaining because this book does not have a good character description piece like, say, harry potter, but I like that type of writing. I want to see the characters the way I want to see them. After all, even though the author wrote it, the images are different for everyone who read the book.
Wicked awesome book. It could be read my an elementary school student, but definitely can be enjoyed by someone in college.
5/5
Should be required readingMar 09, 2010
This book should be required reading in our schools.
It is a perfect answer to those that say, "It can't happen here."
all kids should read itDec 12, 2009
This book (and the movie, if I suggest it) should be read in every school;
it demonstrates how easy is manipulate people...
specially now that media have such a totalitary power.
Horrifying because it actually happened!Nov 26, 2009
In high school, everyone in my class said that they couldn't believe that so many German citizens went along with the atrocities of the Holocaust. They all claimed that if they'd been alive during that time, they'd have rebelled, they'd have saved Anne Frank... basically that they wouldn't have agreed to do it. It was around this same time that I picked up 'The Wave'. Knowing that it was real sent shivers down my spine. It still does to this day.
The book's plot surrounds a young teacher named Ben Ross who is trying to teach his students about the Nazi regime. He attempts to get them to understand better by creating a group called "The Wave". Initially it's all good fun as people start behaving better, becoming more respectful & seemingly becoming better students. Soon the ugly reality of the project comes to the front as the group is quick to lash out against any detractors & anyone who refuses to join the group. Pretty soon Ross realizes that what started as an attempt to teach the teens about Nazi Germany has spun out of his control & has the potential to turn even more powerful... and has the potential to cause irreparable harm to everyone it touches.
Seriously, this book gave me the chills when I read it because it was based on a real life experiment called "The Third Wave" that took place in the 60s. I'll admit that the writing of this book isn't the greatest, but the message that comes across is delivered wonderfully. Even when I re-read it today, I can still get the shivers from it. The most horrifying idea of this book is that so many students were drawn into it & that it was such a seductive presence to so many. Reading the book, I couldn't help but wonder what I would've done if I were present during that time.
Again, I will warn potential readers that the writing isn't the greatest. It's very obvious that this was a screen play novelization. It would be nice to see a non-screen play book version of this come out, but until it does, this book is sure to entertain, educate & horrify!
Excellent conditionOct 23, 2009
I purchased the book for my 13-year old and it arrived in great condition. I was very pleased with my purchase.
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