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By Robin McKinley**
 * Title The Blue Sword

A young woman named Harry Crewe moves to the colony that borders Damar after her father’s death. Alone and afraid in this male dominated world she is kidnapped by the dashing desert king whose tells her that she is special. He gives her courage to accept her fate and embrace the magic that is dormant inside her to wield the blue sword. This material is for young adults. On the Harper website it mentions that this book won the Newberry Honor Book, ALA Notable Children’s Book and Horn Fanfare, ALA book for Young Adults, On the Amazon website the Booklist has a favorable quote and School Library Journal. In the Novelists is gives the popularity rating of 4 stars. As a child I read this novel and really enjoyed it. As I grew older this novel was a great book. This would be a great book to have in any library.
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By Robin McKinley and Illustrated by David M Johnson**
 * Title The Hero and the Crown

This is a prequel to the Blue Sword about the legendary heroine Aerin the only child of the king of Damar. She must gain her birthright as heir to the king and wield the blue sword to stop the rising tide of the Demon-Haunted North. This interest level should Young Adult On the Follett Destiny catalog stated that this was a notable Best Book From ALA and a Newberry Medal of Honor. Amazon reviews really did not help in determining to purchase this title. In the novel listed site this gave the popularity rating of four stars. I read both of these novels as a child. I felt that the author should have followed up with the Hero and the Crown with a sequel. Call Number FIC MCK
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By Orson Scott Card**
 * Title Ender’s Game

Ender a child genius that is being trained in the famous battle school to save humanity from an alien species called the Buggers. This was the Bugger War an alien species that planned on destroying the earth. Ender Game is the story of Ender and group of children training in stimulated war games to help battle the future alien menace. This is YA materials.
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This was a Notable Best Book from ALA and won the Nebula Award for best book on the Novel list site. Additionally, this site gave a four star rating. Also in the Novel List sites was favorable reviews from Booklist Review, Publisher Weekly Review, and Kirkus Review.
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By Orson Scot Card** Annotated Bibliography This is a parallel novel from the perspective of Bean who became Ender’s second in command at the Battle School. Thus the name Enders shadows. This goes into the life of Bean as homeless child trying to survive in a cruel world. This book goes into the aftermath of the Bugger War and the story of Bean and the rest of the Battle School veterans. This was aimed at adults but young adults will enjoy this part of the series.
 * Title Ender Shadow

The Novel List sites have favorable reviews from Booklist Review, Publisher Weekly Review, and Kirkus Review, which gives me inclination if this would be purchased by the library.
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By Orson Scott Card** Annotated B As another installment of Enders Shadow this goes into the aftermath of the Post Bugger world while the Battle children are sent home. Peter Wiggins (Ender’s Brother) and Bean realize that the nations of the world will use these children in the future war to come. Bean escapes the kidnappers and tries to help Peter in his rise to power to protect the world. This is aimed at young adult readers.
 * Title Shadow of the Hegemon

Book Review The Novel List sites has favorable reviews from Booklist Review, School Library Journal Review, Library Journal and Publisher Weekly Review, and Kirkus Review which gives me inclination if this would be purchased by the library.

By Orson Scott Card** Annotated Bibliography The last book is the installment of the rise of Bean and Peter Wiggins. This is consider the climax and after of the result of the Post Bugger world.
 * Title Shadow Puppets

Book Review This book has favorable reviews from Booklist Review, Publisher Weekly Review but Kirkus gave a negative review. I am not sure this title would be purchased.