The Wave, written by Todd Strasser, takes place in Palo Alto, California at Gordon High School in 1969. The story begins in Mr. Ben Ross’s history class as he introduces it as a game. Soon Mr. Ross adds a chant, symbol, logo, and a name, The Wave. Students love The Wave and listen closely to Mr. Ross, often chanting their slogans, strength through discipline, strength through community, strength through action. A student in The Wave, Laurie Saunders, begins to become skeptical about the wave after talking to her mom. The students involved get membership cards that have an X if they are a monitor. As people get more involved in The Wave, new students join and fights break out about becoming members. Then Laurie publishes an article in the school
