Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card

Childhood favorite. Well, 8th grade maybe? I read it for a challenge to read your YA favorites and in anticipation of the movie coming out this year (still cautiously optimistic about it). I think it's a terrific tale about child geniuses and the horrors of war. Of the Game/Shadow series that I have read it is my second favorite with Ender's Shadow being my clear favorite though it would not be nearly as good without this book.