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HarperCollins
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2009
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English
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As civil war engulfs his West African country, Agu, a school-age child whose father had been killed by militants, is recruited into a unit of guerilla fighters. As the war rages on, he becomes more and more separated from the life he had known before that had been filled with friends, church services, and time with his family. Now, his relationship with his commander deepens and darkens, and his friendship with a fellow soldier lends a deceptive sense...
2) Ender's game
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In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut―young Ender is the Wiggin...
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The human race is at War with the "Buggers," an insect-like alien race. As Earth prepares to defend itself from total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable enemy, all focus is on the development of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win. The long distances of interstellar space have given hope to the defenders of Earth--they have time to train these future commanders up from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in the...
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