Ender's Game

Card, O. S. (1991). Ender's game (Rev. ed.). New York: Tor.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is a great modern fantasy chapter book. It would actually be an awesome book for 6th to 12th graders, and to be honest, as a 23 year old I LOVED IT!


Ender's Game has incredible themes built within the book, and yes I mean themes, because depending on the age level and the maturity of an individual there are many different ways to view this novel. It could easily be person vs. self, person vs. others, person vs. age.

Ender Wiggin is the third child in a world when it is only acceptable to have two children but his parents decided to have a third when the government persuaded them to do so when the other two were not fit for battle school. He faces tough decisions to leave his family when Graff, a commander, comes to speak with him about coming to battle school. He realizes though because he is a third of a family, he will always be looked at as different. Unfortunately, the battle school is not located on earth and Ender must get on a ship and blast off to an outer space element.

Ender becomes an acceptable child in battle school and moves quickly to higher ranks. Ender is prepared to be the next in line if the buggers (aliens that are trying to take over the world) come again. The school is preparing him to be lead in command if something should happen but then there is a twist and we find out that Peter (Ender's older brother who was not sufficient for battle school) has decided he will take over the world...What happens? You must READ it to find out!

The book is very engaging, very hard to put down, but very easy to read.