num_pages: 121
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Wave
titlecomplete: The Wave
characters: David Collins, Laurie Saunders, Amy Smith, Ben Ross, Christy Ross, Robert Billings
genres: Fiction, Historical, Psychology, German Literature, School, Young Adult, Read For School, Classics, Contemporary, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 31944
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Preis der Leseratten des ZDF
publisher: Heinemann