This was written by a great friend of mine who's got more guts and
determination than all the Animorphs combined. He's an aspiring writer, and
I Iook forward to enjoying his books (or screenplays!) someday soon.

Thanks, Scott, for all you've taught me.
-K.A. Applegate

"We can't tell you who we are. Or where we live. It's too risky, and we've got to be careful. Really careful. So we don't trust anyone. Because if they find us... well, we just won't let them find us. The thing you should know is that everyone is in really big trouble. Yeah. Even you."

I will miss reading Animorphs. I have been a fan since 1997 when the first Animorphs book, The Invasion, was published. What has kept me reading each and every book is how well Katherine Applegatemixes reality and fantasy, making them come together for one enjoyable read after another. When you are reading Animorphs it makes you think you are capable of doing the things the characters are doing to make the world a better place. SOme of the stoylines evolve around life messages like learning how to deal with the death and loss of a loved one and how a war can tear families apart.

There are four story lines that hit home with me: Firstly, all of the books that revolve around Tobias are very special in that they explore him trying to find himself again as a young person agter being trapped in a morph for such a long time and losing his sense of reality. What appeals to ame about these stories is his explanation of life from the perspective of a himan and as a red-tailed hawk.

Secondly, the David storyline that deals with the idea that things aren't always as they seem. Divid is really diabolical - a nice guy who has now lost his way.

Thirdly, (and this would be my top choice for the best life lesson) is the story line in the book The Other where Ax learns to treat people who have disabilities with respect. I think that is a good lesson for the readers to learn.

Last, but not least, is my favorite plot revolving around Marco's mother being the host for the leader of the Yeerk army, Visser One. It is a very unusual twiest to the story and interesting because you would never expect a boy's mother to be enslaved by and alien parasite who leads and army of space alierns who want to take over our planet!

So what does it mean to me to be an Animrophs fan? Every month I have looked forward to going to my local bookstore and picking up the next installment and sepnding as much time reading as I can! Every now and then a great series comes along that you can never forget. When Animorphs is finally finished as a series, I hope Katherine will write another series equallly as exciting and interesting for kids my age.

Scott Bremner
Canada
Reader since 1997