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I loved Ender's Game so I wasn't sure what to expect from this book. I soon discovered that it is so much more than 'a parallel telling' of EG - it is simply the life story of Bean. We learn everything important about Bean from the age of two (and eventually even before, thanks to Sister Carlota). And we learn that what makes Bean so successful in Battle School isn't the training he gets there, but the life-on-the-streets training he received before he was selected for Battle School (again thank
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Oct 06, 2009
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I enjoyed this parallel book to Ender's Game. I didn't like it quite as much as Ender's Game, but I thought it did a nice job of picking up the same story and telling it from a very different perspective. This was perfect reading while I'm studying for the Bar Exam since it isn't too intellectually taxing and doesn't involve any law.
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Oct 12, 2009
Angela Randall
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Dec 01, 2009
Yz the Whyz
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Jan 16, 2010
Andrew
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May 08, 2010
Vesra (When She Reads)
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Jun 08, 2011
Lindsey
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Kate
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May 02, 2013
Lynai
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Brittany
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Feb 25, 2016
Cora
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Mar 14, 2016
Danielle
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