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Ender's Game: Reviewed

Author:Orson Scott Card
Reading Level (Conceptual):Sophisticated readers
Reading Level (Vocabulary):Children 12 and up
Genre:Science fiction
Year of publication:1977

Story of a boy who is raised (some would say, manipulated) to use his gifts to save humanity, and the thanks he gets. Easy to read, but not appropriate for young readers.

Caution: Lots of violence, some racial stereotyping.

The only answer to bullying, per Orson Scott Card, is to beat the ringleader to a pulp, if not worse.

(It might not sound like it, but we did enjoy this book, when we were not wincing...)

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