Her article also points out that the wave doesnt even work. The characters are well dressed and affluent white middle class. Todd strassers the wave is a novelization of a teleplay by johnny dawkins based on a short story by ron jones. As he watches his students leave on the first day of the experiment, ben ross notices that before him the class rose in what seemed like a single movement and rushed out into the hall 6. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. This is the last page of the free study guide for the wave by todd strasser. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook. Pdf the wave book by morton rhue free download 8 pages. And as most of the students join the movement, laurie saunders and david collins recognize the frightening momentum of the wave and realize they must stop it before its too late. Chapter 5 the next day the students drifted in slowly as usual. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china.
Read online wave pdf by sonali deraniyagala for free. His ya novels including such award winners as price of duty, no place, if i grow up, boot camp, cant get there from here, give a boy a gun, wish you were dead, blood on my hands, kill you last, the impact zone series, and the driftx series. Chapter 1 laurie saunders sat in the publications office at gordon high school chewing on the end of a bic pen. Apr 29, 2015 this is a full audio reading of the wave, by todd strasser. Todd strasser is the author of more than 120 novels for young adults.
She was a pretty girl with short lightbrown hair and an almost perpetual smile that only disappeared when she was upset or chewing on bic pens. Written by todd strasser, narrated by michael crouch. The wave is a 1981 young adult novel by todd strasser under the pen name morton rhue though it has been reprinted under todd strasser s real name. The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as nazism are recreated in the classroom when history teacher burt ross introduces a new system to his students. The book recounts a true incident that took place in a california high school in.
With his girlfriend, robin, away in canada, eighteenyearold lucas bakers only plans for the summer are to mellow out with his friends, smoke weed, drop a tab or two, and head out in his microbus. Rbdigital audio pub library adult bestseller collection. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Todd strasser is the author of more than 140 novels for children and teens, most notably the wave, which is taught in classrooms around the world. This is a cumulative quiz for after the reading of todd strasser s novel, the wave. Written by todd strasser, audiobook narrated by michael crouch. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Nov 19, 2008 for the best answers, search on this site well this is the basic plot, the setting of the book is gordon high school in 1969. Todd strasser audio books todd strasser is the author of more than 140 novels for children and teens, most notably the wave, which is taught in classrooms around the world. Stealing a small arsenal of guns from a neighbor, they take their classmates. Geoffrions world history podcast auntie and nephew. Sep 01, 1981 the wave is a 1981 young adult novel by todd strasser. Todd strasser was born in 1950 in america who wrote more than 140 youngadult novels and many short stories and works of nonfiction, some under the pen name morthon rhue and t.
For as long as they can remember, brendan and gary have been mercilessly teased and harassed by the jocks who rule middletown high. The plot of the book revolves around a history teacher mr. You cant expect anything different from todd strasser. The wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in palo alto, california, in 1969. Todd strasser audio books, best sellers, author bio. Paused youre listening to a sample of the audible audio edition. Listen to the wave audiobook by todd strasser and michael. Free download or read online the wave pdf epub book. This book was heartbreaking but surprisingly eyeopening.
Chapter 1 laurie saunders sat in the publications office at gordon high school chewing on the. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are david collins, laurie saunders. Todd strasser writes about a side of life that many people dont get to see, and the struggles and choices of a boy named deshawn. Todd strasser is the author of more than 140 novels for adults, yas and middle graders. Publication date 2005 topics fascism and youth, education, fascism and youth, education.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 8 pages and is available in paperback format. Published in 1981, todd strasser s the wave recounts a true incident that took place in a history class at a palo alto, california, high school in 1969. The article condemned the wave as a dangerous and mindless movement that suppressed free speech and thought and ran against everything the country was founded on. In the book, the story goes down a bit differently.
It is a novelization of a teleplay by johnny dawkins for the movie the wave, a fictionalized account of the third wave teaching experiment by ron jones that took place in an ellwood p. The wave audiobook by todd strasser 9781980062325 rakuten. Listen to give a boy a gun by todd strasser available from rakuten kobo. The quiz contains multiple choice questions, along with a few short answer questions. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is a full audio reading of the wave, by todd strasser. Todd strasser, audiobook narrated by michael crouch. Now if you ask me, this book is not very exciting, but, its what i had to work with. Oct 11, 2015 the wave by todd strasser in doc, fb3, txt download e book. Ben ross, his high school students, and an experiment he conducts in an attempt to teach them about how it may have been living in nazi germany.
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Browse todd strassers bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Todd strasser this book is based on an incident that took place in a high school history class in palo alto, california, in 1969. Listen to the wave by todd strasser,michael crouch for free with a 30 day free trial. Ben ross teacher, his wife christie, students robert, laurie, david, eric, deutsch a middle class, comfortable suburban community. Planet of the humans full documentary directed by jeff gibbs duration. Give a boy a gun audiobook by todd strasser 9781436188845. Where can i read the wave by todd strasser online for free. The complete study guide is currently available as a downloadable pdf, rtf, or ms word doc file from the pinkmonkey monkeynotes download store.
Drawing from his teenage years, todd strasser s novel revisits a tumultuous era and takes readers on a psychedelically tinged trip of a lifetime. The first edition of the novel was published in 1981, and was written by morton rhue. The wave by todd strasser adapted by paul stebbings and phil smith final rehearsal draft, september 2014 cast. Rbdigital audio pub library childrensyoung adult collection.