December 2007 Book Pick

December 2007

Title of the Book: Ender's Game
Author: Orson Scott Card
Publisher, year: Tor Books, 1985
Recommended by: Rob Gibbens

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Synopsis:

Ender Wiggin, the third in a family of child geniuses, is selected by international military forces to save the world from destruction. Before being chosen Ender wears a unique monitor that allows the heads of the military to see things as Ender does. Ender's brother Peter and his sister Valentine also wore this monitor, although neither was selected, nor did they have it for as long as Ender, and Peter will never forgive Ender for this. Peter hates Ender, and even when the monitor is taken out it does nothing to decrease Peter's anger. The same is true of Ender's schoolmates, and he is forced into brutally beating the leader of a gang of bullies in order to protect himself. Although Valentine tries to protect Ender from Peter, he is only saved from his brother when Colonel Graff of the International Fleet comes to take Ender away to Battle School. Ender leaves behind Valentine, who loves him, in order to help save the world from the buggers.

Source: www.sparknotes.com

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Calendar

December 2007
Sunday		Monday	Tuesday		Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Nov	25	26	27		28	29	30	Dec	1
					Finish and discuss The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, and start reading our book for December: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Be sure to have read the first 5 chapters (53 pages) of the book by our next meeting, Wed., Dec. 5th!
2		3	4		5	6	7	8
					Discuss what has happened so far in Ender's Game. Continue reading, chs. 6-8 (66 pages), by Wed., Dec. 12th.
9		10	11		12	13	14	15
					Discuss what has happened so far in Ender's Game. Finish the book, chs. 9-15 (186 pgs.) by Wed. Jan. 9th, 2008 (that's about 3 wks!)! HAPPY HOLIDAYS & HAVE A WONDERFUL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
16		17	18		19	20	21	22
					NO CLUB MEETING!! — Final Exams—Early Release You should be about done with chs. 9-11 of Ender's Game (80 pgs. total).
23		24	25		26	27	28	29
			MERRY CHRISTMAS!		NO CLUB MEETING! — Winter Break You should be about done with chs. 12-13 (55 pages) of Ender's Game.
30		31	Jan	1	2	3	4	5
			HAPPY NEW YEAR!		NO CLUB MEETING! — Winter Break You should be finishing up the last two chs. of the book (14-15, 50 pages) of Ender's Game. See you at our next meeting, Jan. 9, 2008!
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					Finish and discuss Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, and start our new book of the month, for January: Rosemary's Baby, by Ira Levin.