by: Orson Scott Card

Review done by:

Sam Gray

Grade 6

Van Antwerp Middle School

Niskayuna, NY

One of the best books I ever read was Enders Game. Enders Game is written by Orson Scott Card.

Enders Game is about a young boy named Andrew Wiggin (nicknamed Ender by his sister Valentine). Ender is a genetic experiment that the government created after their first two failures: Enders brother Peter, and Enderís sister Valentine. The three of them were created to be the battle commander for the human fleet in the soon-to-be war. Peter was much too violent and hateful to be a good battle commander in the oncoming war with the alien race known as the Buggers. Enderís sister Valentine was too kind to be any good. But, Ender was right in between. He was usually nice, but could be driven in to fits of anger like Medieval beserkers, giving him great fighting abilitys.

One day, when Ender was six, he has a little machine removed from the back of his head just like Peter and Valentine had theirs removed when they were three. The little machine is a monitor that was implanted in Enderís head when he was born. One day after the monitor is removed a military man comes to Enders house, and asks to speak with Ender. His name is Colonel Graff, and he come to see if Ender would like to come to the battle school that trains future fleet commanders, and Admirals of the fleet. Ender excepts and begins the training that will teach him to do what he was born to do.

At the battle school Ender quickly advances through the ranks, (inst-

ead of grades) earning the respect and admiration of his fellow and the teachers alike. But with this respect and friends, comes hatred and enemies. He makes many of these and is confronted with many challenges, ,and gets into many fights.

When Ender is ten he graduates at the top of every class ever recor-

ded and is sent to command school, where only the best students go. There he starts a intriciut battle game called the simulator. The simulator is a three dimesual projection of a wide area of space, where small ships are controlled by Ender, against the computer, or people in simulated battles.

After about a year of this Ender starts playing against a legendary war hero named Mazer RackHam. To help him in beating these games he works with the best students that he knew from Battle School.

If you want a interesting science fiction, with great charachters, and description this is a book you will enjoy!