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