Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Super-Sharks, Web Safety, and Instant Oatmeal (Animorphs 15-17)

The Escape by K.A. Applegate

The Warning by K.A. Applegate

The Underground by K.A. Applegate

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I skipped book 14 of the Animorphs because I heard it’s skippable and I need the grace period! I’m so behind! In The Escape (a Marco book), the kids learn that the Yeerks are attempting to infiltrate the Leerans, an aquatic psychic alien species. They hope to control Leerans to suss out enemies with said psychic powers. To aid this quest, they are creating a species of enhanced hammerhead sharks to act as their underwater muscle. This is the highest priority job for the Yeerks, […]

Animorphs Assemble!

Animorphs Graphic Novel Book One: The Invasion by K. A. Applegate & Michael Grant

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I could write a thesis on the importance and relevance of the Animorphs series for tweens, but it’s been done better many times by others. I read this series in primary school and continued throughout high school, until it was pointed out to me rather harshly that I was ‘too old’ to still be reading the series… So here I am, mid-thirties, thumbing my nose to that judgment and gleefully re-reading the beloved series, this time in graphic novel form. Part of me was curious […]



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