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luisaanne86 's review for:
The Wave
by Todd Strasser
"How could the Germans sit back with the Nazis slaughtered people all around them and say they didn't know about it? How could they even say that?"
Meet Ben Ross' high school history class, a group of "stable, middle class" all American kids, who just can't understand the holocaust. This sparks Mr Ross to start an "experiment" that goes wrong. He introduces a nazi style system into his class room he calls "The Wave". Calamity ensues.
The reason I've rated this book 2 star, instead of 1, is that the premise is interesting. If this actually happened, then it's a good lesson some ignorant kids needed to learn: if you lived in Germany before and during WW2, you'd have acted in the same way.
But the Francine Pascal/Ann M Martin style of writing really detracts from what could be an interesting story. Really, truly cheesy.
Meet Ben Ross' high school history class, a group of "stable, middle class" all American kids, who just can't understand the holocaust. This sparks Mr Ross to start an "experiment" that goes wrong. He introduces a nazi style system into his class room he calls "The Wave". Calamity ensues.
The reason I've rated this book 2 star, instead of 1, is that the premise is interesting. If this actually happened, then it's a good lesson some ignorant kids needed to learn: if you lived in Germany before and during WW2, you'd have acted in the same way.
But the Francine Pascal/Ann M Martin style of writing really detracts from what could be an interesting story. Really, truly cheesy.