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Old 02-10-2011, 11:56 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by bill_mchale View Post
Ok, I think there are a lot of really good YA books out there. That being said, Enders Game is not a Young Adult book.

While Young Adult Books usually feature younger characters (say between 13-20), that doesn't mean that every book that features a younger character is a young adult novel. Enders Game doesn't I think really fit in any of the usual tropes for YA literature. The main character is essentially turned into a monster by the people who hope to use him to save themselves.

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I was simply using that as a personal example of why I should have realized I wouldn't mind reading stories with children as the main characters.
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