Laurie isn't sure what to make of 'The Wave'. It had begun as a simple history experiment to liven up their World War II studies and had become a craze that was taking over their lives. Laurie's classmates were changing from normal teenagers into chanting, saluting fanatics. 'The Wave' was sweeping through the school - and it was out of control. Laurie's friends scoff at her warnings but she knows she must make them see what they have become before it's too late. Based on a nightmarish true episode in a Californian high school.
One of a series designed as an introduction to literature. It is graded into six levels, and each book contains an introduction and exercises. It is designed for students of English as a foreign or as a second language, and for reluctant readers.
Jake (19) wird als Kriegsheld gefeiert, weil er bei einem Guerilla-Angriff trotz schwerer Verletzungen Kameraden das Leben gerettet hat. Die traumatischen Fronterlebnisse jedoch lassen ihn an der Militärpropaganda und dem Sinn dieses Krieges zweifeln, für den er als "Werbeträger" dienen soll. Ab 14.
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