Orson Scott Card

Chaos erupts at Battle School when a student places a gift in another student's shoe on Sinterklaaus Day, an act of rebellion that forces everyone to make a choice during the War over Santa Claus.

An Ender Story

A War of Gifts

Adam

Short story taking place in the cadet training area over Christmas. The idea fits in with the rest of the world -- removing all religious practices from the students there -- but still did not draw me in enough to appreciate the characters.

Michael Hessling

Sofia Kim

Jayson Rhynas

Asher Black

A standalone holiday story set during Ender's time at Battle School from the #1New York Times bestselling author, Orson Scott Card. At the Battle School, there is only one course of study: the strategy and tactics of war. Humanity is fighting an alien race, and we fight as one. Students are drawn from all nations, all races, all religions, taken from their families as children. There is no room for cultural differences, no room for religious observances, and there is certainly no room for Santa Claus. But the young warriors disagree. When Dink Meeker leaves a Sinterklaaus Day gift in another Dutch student's shoe, that quiet act of rebellion becomes the first shot in a war of wills that the staff of the Battle School never bargained for. Orson Scott Card's novelEnder's Gameis the basis of the hit movie of the same name.

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