Новинки Тодда Штрассера

Тод Штрассер (род.1950) — американский писатель, журналист, автор более 120 произведений для детей и подростков. Всемирная известность пришла к автору после выхода его книги «Волна», которая произвела эффект разорвавшейся бомбы. Книга основана на реальных событиях, произошедших в 1967 году в одной из школ маленького калифорнийского городка. Учитель истории Бен Росс ставит социальный эксперимент, чтобы в игровой форме показать подросткам, что такое нацизм. Сначала все выглядело как непривычное и увлекательное приключение, игра в дисциплину и коллективизм. Однако спустя всего несколько дней Бен Росс осознает, что его ученики, по сути, превратились в образцовых граждан тоталитарного общества.

Drawing from his teenage years, Todd Strasser's novel revisits a tumultuous era and takes readers on a psychedelically tinged trip of a lifetime.

With his girlfriend, Robin, away in Canada, eighteen-year-old Lucas Baker's only plans for the summer are to mellow out with his friends, smoke weed, drop a tab or two, and head out in his microbus for a three-day happening called the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. But life veers dramatically off track when he suddenly finds himself in danger of being drafted and sent to fight in Vietnam. If that isn't heavy enough, there's also the free-loving (and undeniably alluring) Tinsley, who seems determined to test Lucas's resolve to stay faithful to Robin; a frighteningly bad trip at a Led Zeppelin concert; a run-in with an angry motorcycle gang; parents who appear headed for a divorce; and a friend on the front lines in 'Nam who's in mortal danger of not making it back. As the pressures grow, it's not long before Lucas finds himself knocked so far down, it's starting to look like up to him. When tuning in, turning on, and dropping out is no longer enough, what else is there?

From award-winning author Todd Strasser comes a gripping new novel that explores the struggles of war, the price paid by those who fight in them, and what it really means to be a hero.

Jake Liddell is a hero.

At least, that’s what everyone says he is. The military is even awarding him a Silver Star for his heroic achievements—a huge honor for the son of a military family. Now he’s home, recovering from an injury, but it seems the war has followed him back. He needs pills to get any sleep, a young woman is trying to persuade him into speaking out against military recruitment tactics, and his grandfather is already urging him back onto the battlefield. He doesn’t know what to do; nothing makes sense anymore.

There is only one thing that Jake knows for certain: he is no hero.

В одній із американських шкіл учитель історії Бен Росс розповідає учням, що таке нацизм. Він демонструє кадри кінохроніки, на яких показано "сталеву ходу" фашизму в Європі — з її вождями, концтаборами та мільйонами жертв. Тема неабияк зацікавила учнів: як таке могло статися? Чому мільйони німців повірили у фюрера? У школі під впливом уроку зароджується, як своєрідна гра, організація "Хвиля", що сповідує начебто благородні виховні цілі. Це дає попервах позитивні результати: покращується успішність та дисципліна. Але поступово ситуація в школі виходить із-під контролю…

В одній із американських шкіл учитель історії Бен Росс розповідає учням, що таке нацизм. Він демонструє кадри кінохроніки, на яких показано «сталеву ходу» фашизму в Європі — з її вождями, концтаборами та мільйонами жертв. Тема неабияк зацікавила учнів: як таке могло статися? Чому мільйони німців повірили у фюрера? У школі під впливом уроку зароджується, як своєрідна гра, організація «Хвиля», що сповідує начебто благородні виховні цілі. Це дає попервах позитивні результати: покращується успішність та дисципліна. Але поступово ситуація в школі виходить із-під контролю…

When seventeen-year-old Ishmael wakes up from stasis aboard the Pequod, he is amazed by how different this faraway planet is from the dirty, dying, Shroud-covered Earth he left behind. But Ishmael isn’t there to marvel at the fresh air, sunshine, and endless blue ocean. He’s there to work, risking his life to hunt down great ocean-dwelling beasts to harvest and send back to the resource-depleted Earth—and getting paid handsomely in exchange. Only it isn’t a life of luxury that Ishmael dreams of; it’s a way to get his foster parents safely off the crumbling Earth before it’s too late.

But though easy prey abounds, time and again the chase boat crews are ordered to ignore it in order to pursue an elusive monster—a beast so enormous and deadly that few who’ve seen it have lived to tell the tale. One who has is the ship’s captain, Ahab. It’s rumored that he lost his leg to the beast years ago and that he’s now consumed by revenge. But is there more to Captain Ahab’s obsession with the beast than a desire for vengeance?

Master storyteller Todd Strasser breathes new life into a great American classic—and takes readers on an epic adventure they won’t soon forget.

The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.

The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as Nazism are recreated in the classroom when history teacher Burt Ross introduces a "new" system to his students. And before long "The Wave," with its rules of "strength through discipline, community, and action, " sweeps from the classroom through the entire school. And as most of the students join the movement, Laurie Saunders and David Collins recognize the frightening momentum of "The Wave" and realize they must stop it before it's too late.

Тод Штрассер (род.1950) — американский писатель, журналист, автор более 120 произведений для детей и подростков. Всемирная известность пришла к автору после выхода его книги «Волна», которая произвела эффект разорвавшейся бомбы. Книга основана на реальных событиях, произошедших в 1967 году в одной из школ маленького калифорнийского городка. Учитель истории Бен Росс ставит социальный эксперимент, чтобы в игровой форме показать подросткам, что такое нацизм. Сначала все выглядело как непривычное и увлекательное приключение, игра в дисциплину и коллективизм. Однако спустя всего несколько дней Бен Росс осознает, что его ученики, по сути,…

What if the bomb had actually been dropped? What if your family was the only one with a shelter?

In the summer of 1962, the possibility of nuclear war is all anyone talks about. But Scott’s dad is the only one in the neighborhood who actually prepares for the worst. As the neighbors scoff, he builds a bomb shelter to hold his family and stocks it with just enough supplies to keep the four of them alive for two critical weeks. In the middle of the night in late October, when the unthinkable happens, those same neighbors force their way into the shelter before Scott’s dad can shut the door. With not enough room, not enough food, and not enough air, life inside the shelter is filthy, physically draining, and emotionally fraught. But even worse is the question of what will — and won’t — remain when the door is opened again. Internationally best-selling author Todd Strasser has written his most impressive and personal novel to date, ruthlessly yet sensitively exploring the terrifying what-ifs of one of the most explosive moments in human history.

What if the bomb had actually been dropped? What if your family was the only one with a shelter?

In the summer of 1962, the possibility of nuclear war is all anyone talks about. But Scott’s dad is the only one in the neighborhood who actually prepares for the worst. As the neighbors scoff, he builds a bomb shelter to hold his family and stocks it with just enough supplies to keep the four of them alive for two critical weeks. In the middle of the night in late October, when the unthinkable happens, those same neighbors force their way into the shelter before Scott’s dad can shut the door. With not enough room, not enough food, and not enough air, life inside the shelter is filthy, physically draining, and emotionally fraught. But even worse is the question of what will — and won’t — remain when the door is opened again. Internationally best-selling author Todd Strasser has written his most impressive and personal novel to date, ruthlessly yet sensitively exploring the terrifying what-ifs of one of the most explosive moments in human history.

This novel dramatizes an incident that took place in a California school in 1969. A teacher creates an experimental movement in his class to help students understand how people could have followed Hitler. The results are astounding. The highly disciplined group, modeled on the principles of the Hilter Youth, has its own salute, chants, and special ways of acting as a unit and sweeps beyond the class and throughout the school, evolving into a society willing to give up freedom for regimentation and blind obedience to their leader. All will learn a lesson that will never be forgotten.

Тод Штрассер - американский писатель, журналист, автор более 120 произведений для детей и подростков. Всемирная известность пришла к автору после выхода его книги "Волна", которая произвела эффект разорвавшейся бомбы. Книга основана на реальных событиях, произошедших в 1967 году в одной из школ маленького калифорнийского городка. Учитель истории Бен Росс ставит социальный эксперимент, чтобы в игровой форме показать подросткам, что такое нацизм. Сначала все выглядело как непривычное и увлекательное приключение, игра в дисциплину и коллективизм. Однако спустя всего несколько дней Бен Росс осознает, что его ученики, по сути, превратились в…

Callie is at an October keg party in the woods, when she notices that her friend Katherine has gone missing. The kids spread out to look for her and Callie finds her, lying on a path, with a big, bloody fake knife in her. She reaches for the knife and raises it, only to discover, to her horror, that it is real. At that moment, another of the search party stumbles on them, and takes a photo of Callie holding the bloody knife. Now she is the suspect in a grisly murder. How can she prove her innocence - and find the true murderer?

I'll begin with Lucy. She is definitely first on the list. You can't believe how it feels to be in the cafeteria and turn around and there she is staring at me like I'm some disgusting bug or vermin. Does she really think I WANT to be this way? I hate you, Lucy. I really hate you. You are my #1 pick. I wish you were dead.

The day after anonymous blogger Str-S-d wishes the popular girl would die, Lucy vanishes. The students of Soundview High are scared and worried. Especially frightened and wracked with guilt is Madison Archer, Lucy's friend and the last person to see her the night she disappeared. As days pass with no sign of the missing girl, even the attention of Tyler, an attractive new student, is not enough to distract Madison from her growing sense of foreboding. When two more popular students disappear after their names are mentioned on Str-S-d's blog, the residents of Soundview panic. Meanwhile, Madison receives anonymous notes warning that she could be next. Desperate to solve the mystery before anyone else disappears, Madison turns to Tyler, but can she trust him when it becomes clear that he knows more than he's sharing? The clock is ticking. Madison must uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearances . . . before her name appears in Str-S-d's blog.

In the spirit of stories like I Know What You Did Last Summer, Todd Strasser updates the teen thriller for the techno age with Wish You Were Dead.

When Callie Carson discovers ice queen Katherine Remington-Day sprawled on the ground one night, she bends down to help her. It’s only natural — the party’s been a bit wild, after all. And it’s only natural for her to pull out the fake knife she discovers, irritated at one more example of Katherine’s callous disregard of other people’s feelings. But the knife is real . . . and bloody. And then Callie hears the click of one cell phone, followed by another, and another. In minutes, images of her holding the bloody knife have gone viral. Now wanted for murder, Callie is on the run from the police. All the evidence points to her guilt,…

Events leading up to a night of terror at a high school dance are told from the point of view of various people involved.

I am a nine-year-old slave on the planet of Tatooine. I am owned by a creature named Watto. There's no way to escape. Then one day a Jedi appears. He says I am to be a Jedi, too. But first I must prove myself.

First I must survive.
My name is Anakin Skywalker. This is my story.

The Wave is based on an incident that took place in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California in 1969. Ben Ross and his history class are about to learn a lesson they will never forget. As they study World War II Ben Ross's students can't seem to understand how they German people could have followed Hitler and the Nazis. So Mr. Ross creates an experimental movement called the Wave. What begins in a single classroom quickly gathers momentum. Before the end of the week, the Wave motto "Strength Through Discipline. Strength Through Community. Strength Through Action." governs the entire school. Only two students, Laurie Saunders and David Collins, recognize the Wave for what it is and set out to stop it before it's too late. But is history destined to repeat itself?