Animorphs Book 1: The Invasion

During my super cheap book finding expedition last weekend, I stumbled across the first book in the Animorphs series by K.A. Applegate, The Invasion.  I remember when these books first came out.  My brother and I made weekly trips to the bookstore with my dad, and we gravitated towards the Animorphs series, and also the Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine.  (Interesting that both series are put out by Scholastic and have authors using initials instead of full names.  Coincidence?)  Since my brother and I both liked the same books, we would always fight over who got to read the newest book first.  Because I’m older, and typically the faster reader, I usually won.

When I came across The Invasion, I knew I had to buy it for old time’s sake.  The story follow five teenagers whose lives are changed when an alien arrives at Earth and gives them the power to change into any animal.  The gift is given by a fallen Andalite soldier, who asks that the kids fight against an insidious invasion by the Yeerks – slug-like parasites that crawl into humans and control their brains.  The book is fast paced and the hook pulled me in just the same as it did when I first read the book.  Applegate’s writing style is so fluid that you don’t get bogged down with learning the names of all the new creatures you encounter, and you feel the excitement and adrenaline along with the characters.  My only problem is now that I’ve read the first book, I want to continue with the rest of the series.  And now there are 54 books!

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