Animorphs: The Encounter

Animorphs: The Encounter
K.A. Applegate
Scholastic Inc, 1996
Pages: 157
Reading level: 9-12
Genre: Science Fiction

Each of the Animorph books is narrated by one of the five children who are the animorphs. In this book, it is Tobias. Tobais is a Hawk, because in one of the previous books he didn't morph back to human in time and now is a hawk forever. While he is flying one day, he sees a shimmer in the air, and discovers that it is a huge yeerk ship. This ship is in a forest in the mountains sucking up water and oxygen to take up to it's main ship in space. The children decide that if they can get inside the ship and take out its cloaking device, that the world would see it and become aware of what was going on. They decide to go up the mountain as wolves, and nearly all get stuck in that form. They barely make it out in time. Then they morph into fish and let themselves get sucked up into the ship. They end up getting trapped inside! The Yeerks discover that Tobias is an animorph, and to keep from getting shot by a dracon beam, which would disinegrate him, he lands on the ship because he knows they wouldn't dare shoot and miss and hit the ship. Then he steals a gun and shoots a hole in the ship and takes out a helicopter and frees his friends. They all escape, and the Yeerks see a hawk who looks similar and they kill it, thinking it was Tobias. The animorphs are once again safe.

I would recommend this book to children who feel lonely. It proves that even if you are alone, you can be great.

This book could condone shooting.

My reaction: I liked this book. It is very creative

My rating: ****