Comments on: What was the name of the creepy book I read in 7th grade?

Question: What was the name of the creepy book I read in 7th grade?

odayoday — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:36:30 -0800

Bookfilter: I can't remember the name of a book I read in 7th grade (circa 1987). It's about a school in which a teacher starts a club to teach the kids about the power of groupthink. In the club the kids are divided into groups with armbands and symbols, and at some point things get out of control and the group becomes cult-like and disturbing. Does anyone have any idea what this book was called?

By: MonkeyToes

MonkeyToes — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:41:19 -0800

Was it "The Wave"? IIRC, there was also an after-school special. Let me have a look around...

By: annaramma

annaramma — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:41:34 -0800

Are you thinking of The Wave?

By: MonkeyToes

MonkeyToes — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:43:22 -0800

"The Wave" (summary of the book) and a website about the movie.

By: theichibun

theichibun — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:47:56 -0800

Nthing it being The Wave. Started off with some girl in a blue sweater asking how the Germans could just let all the happenings of the Nazi's happen?

At least that's the way it was in the movie.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:14:13 -0800

Here's another possibility - The War Between the Classes. Doesn't exactly match - it's an assignment for a whole class, not a club. But I did reread it recently and there were armbands and the experiment does get out of hand. If by some chance The Wave isn't it, maybe check this one out.

By: acoutu

acoutu — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:05:49 -0800

Sounds like The War Between the Classes to me, but I haven't read The Wave.

By: HotPatatta

HotPatatta — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:21:12 -0800

My memory of The Wave is foggy because I read it in junior high, but it sounds to me like it's the book you're thinking of.

By: lunasol

lunasol — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:40:25 -0800

It's definitely The Wave.

By: odayoday

odayoday — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:50:32 -0800

Oddly enough, what brought this up was a discussion about the book that my boyfriend and I were having. It turns out that The War Between The Classes was what I was thinking of, but The Wave was the one he had to read. So, you're all right! Thanks!

By: synecdoche

synecdoche — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:33:23 -0800

It may not matter by now, but I too thought of The Wave about halfway through your question.