The Wave is based on a nightmarish true episode in a Californian high school when a teacher wanted to demonstrate the dangers of propoganda and groupthink. It is one of The Originals from Penguin iconic outspoken first. Laurie isnt 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. Lauries classmates are changing from normal teenagers into chanting saluting fanatics. The Wave is sweeping through the school and it is out of control. Lauries friends scoff at her warnings but she knows she must make them see what they have become before its too late. The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. From political awakening war and unrequited love to addiction teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths. The collection includes The Outsiders S.E. Hinton I Capture the Castle Dodie Smith Postcards from No Mans Land Aidan Chambers After the First Death Robert Cormier Dear Nobody Berlie Doherty The Endless Steppe Esther Hautzig Buddy Nigel Hinton Across the Barricades Joan Lingard The Twelfth Day of July Joan Lingard No Turning Back Beverley Naidoo Z for Zachariah Richard C. OBrien The Wave Morton Rhue The Red Pony John Steinbeck The Pearl John Steinbeck Stone Cold Robert Swindells.