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The Discovery

The Discovery

JuvenileMiddle Grade
Pages
152
Published
1998
Language
English

Synopsis

When a high school student named David discovers the blue box that grants the power to morph, he unknowingly becomes a target for the Yeerks. The Animorphs must race to recover the technology before the alien invasion force secures it. With his life in danger, David is forced to join the group, potentially becoming the first new member since the war began.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

TenseAdventurousDark
Secret IdentityFound FamilySurvivalReluctant Hero

Genres

Juvenile Middle Grade Science Fiction Children's Books Body Horror

About the author

K
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

DavidProtagonist
Aximili-Esgarrouth-IsthillProtagonist
Elfangor-Sirinial-ShamtulSupporting
All characters in The Discovery

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