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The Departure

The Departure

AdventureYA Dystopian
Pages
159
Published
1998
Language
English

Synopsis

Cassie is exhausted by the constant war against the Yeerks and decides to walk away from the Animorphs for good. Her retirement is cut short when a human-Controller discovers her secret, forcing a tense confrontation in the woods. To survive, Cassie must face the moral consequences of her powers and make a choice that could change the war forever.

Prose complexity
4/10

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DarkTense
Coming of AgeSurvivalFound Family

Genres

Adventure YA Dystopian Juvenile Middle Grade Science Fiction Children's Books Body Horror

About the author

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Katherine Applegate

Katherine Alice Applegate is an American writer, best known as the author of the Animorphs, Remnants, Everworld and other book series (Animorphs was co-written with her husband, Michael Grant, under the joint pen name K.A. Applegate). She won the 2013 Newbery Medal for her children's novel The One and Only Ivan. Applegate's most popular books are science fiction, fantasy, and adventure novels. She won the Best New Children's Book Series Award in 1997 from Publishers Weekly. Her novel Home of the...

Characters

CassieProtagonist

A teenage Animorph who narrates this installment and grapples with the moral cost of war.

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