Hello! Today is Monday, and our assignment today is to write a few paragraphs about the book we are currently reading. Right now I am reading Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card. It counts for Reading Counts! points and is around 114,000 points. It's the second book in a sequel series to Ender's Game. Its preceder is Ender's Shadow. The first novel is centered mainly around protagonist Ender Wiggin and a former member of Ender's Battle School army, or jeesh, named Bean. This one does not physically feature Ender but instead focuses on Bean and the other members of Ender's jeesh and their endeavors in world affairs. I'm just over 200 pages in and right now Bean is negotiating war plans with Thai officials. I like Bean, but my favorite character is Peter. Despite being older than his brilliant space commander of a little brother, Peter is also a great writer and blogs like us! Only his blogging isn't for school. He dabbles in world affairs and hates being underestimated. Until a few chapters ago, in fact, he was afraid to tell his parents of his online whereabouts, but it turns out they already knew. Smart parents make smart children, I suppose. During Ender's time at Battle School, he and his younger sister, Valentine, wrote these blog entries together, but he has taken up the business as of her departure with Ender. Earlier in the story, another member of Ender's jeesh, Armenian Petra Arkanian was kidnapped and is now onboard a jet with a psychopath named Achilles. They are also involving themselves in the war. Peter has now been elected Hegemon (supreme ruler) of the Earth. Now the questions left hanging are... what's Ender got to say in this? When will the war start? What's up with Achilles? Why is a teenager running the world?
I'd say these hanging questions are the ones that led me to read this book. I liked Ender's Game and enjoyed reading about Ender's adventures, along with those of his jeesh. All of these novels depict intelligent children who do wonderful things, and it gives me hope about my future as a smart child. I also love Petra's storyline; she was surrounded by boys during all of her time at Battle School and often underestimated for being a female. Characters like Petra are proof that girls can do anything that boys can. Rule the world, even.
I'd say these hanging questions are the ones that led me to read this book. I liked Ender's Game and enjoyed reading about Ender's adventures, along with those of his jeesh. All of these novels depict intelligent children who do wonderful things, and it gives me hope about my future as a smart child. I also love Petra's storyline; she was surrounded by boys during all of her time at Battle School and often underestimated for being a female. Characters like Petra are proof that girls can do anything that boys can. Rule the world, even.
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