The Wave (Puffin Teenage Fiction)
 

The Wave (Puffin Teenage Fiction)

by Morton Rhue

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. (read review)

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Story based on a real experiment of a history teacher in Palo Alto. The book and movie are shocking.

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