Chapter 3

Chapter 3 starts with a conversation about Ender's sister, Valentine. The two people in the conversation are concerned that Ender won't want to leave his sister because he loves her so much. In the conversation it becomes clear that one of the two are going to have to get Ender, and it is very important that he does so. When the story returns to Ender, his family is having breakfast. A member of the International Fleet (F.I.) interrupts them and Ender's parents talk to him for a while. After a short period of time, they call Ender in. The F.I. officer asks Ender about his fight with Stilson, and Ender says that he just wanted to make sure he wouldn't bother him anymore. The F.I. officer reveals himself to be Colonel Graff, director of the Battle School. Graff offers Ender a chance to enter the school because he approves of the means Ender took with Stilson. Graff tells Ender that he won't be able to see his sister or parents for years. He explains how difficult the school will be, and that he wants Ender to go on his own will. Graff said that they need Ender because Peter was too harsh, and Valentine was too gentle. They needed him to be the middle ground, and he was.

Chapters 1+2

The book begins with two unknown characters having a conversation about a boy and his two siblings. The two characters determine that this boy is the one who will save them from the buggers (the aliens invading the planet). Although the two come to this conclusion, they still have their doubts. After this scene, the story moves to the removal of Ender's monitor, a device which allowed officials to view the world the way Ender saw it. Ender returns to class after the removal of his monitor. In class he finds all his material boring, and he already knows all the answers to every question. After school Ender finds himself being bullied by a boy by the name of Stilson and a few others. Ender convinces them to let him go, then kicks Stilson in the chest. To ensure that he won't be bullied again, he continues to kick Stilson in the stomach. Ender cries because he feels like he has become to violent, like his older brother Peter.
The next chapter begins with the first two characters, talking about how they approved of the way Ender dealt with Stilson. When Ender gets home, his brother is extremely angry with him because he had his monitor in for a year longer than he did. Peter decides to play buggers and astronauts with Ender, a common game. But instead of going about it playfully, Peter begins to physically injure Ender. Peter says that he could easily kill Ender and make it look like an accident. Their sister, Valentine, convinces Peter not to kill Ender because Peter wouldn't be able to get into politics. Peter laughs about it all and says he was just kidding. Later that night, Peter goes to Ender's room. Ender is initially afraid, buy Peter apologizes and tells him that he loves him. Peter goes to sleep, and Ender cries again.