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The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1967.

This novel dramatizes an incident that took place in a California school in 1967. 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... Read Full Overview

Parece ficci?n, pero es un hecho real. En 1969, en un instituto de California, un profesor puso en marcha el experimento educativo m?s controvertido de la Historia: cre? un movimiento entre sus alumnos, al que bautiz? La Ola, para ilustrar el auge del nazismo en Alemania y los... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

In an experiment about power and discipline, students form a group called The Wave which quickly turns into a nightmare, threatening students who refuse to join. Will anyone see how dangerous The Wave has become?