Amelia's Book Room: Animorphs

Someone's probably asked you at some point: if you could turn into any animal, what would you choose? Well, in K. A. Applegate's Animorphs series, for five kids--and one alien--the answer is part of their every-day life!

When Jake, Rachel, Marco, Kassie and Tobias are walking home one day, they witness something you don't see every day: an alien spaceship coming in for a landing in an abandoned construction site. A dying Andalite named Prince Elfangor tells them about the Yeerks, yucky parasitic slug-aliens that plan to take over Earth by crawling into human brains and taking control of them. This all might sound like a cheesy sci-fi TV movie, but trust me, it's good! Before being hunted down by the Yeerks, Elfangor gives the kids the power to fight them: the ability to morph!

Whatever animal they touch, they can turn into. But they have to be careful; if they stay in their animal forms for more than two hours, that animal becomes their primary form. This, unfortunately, is the fate of Tobias; he gets stuck in the form of a red-tail hawk.

With a variety of characters--my favorites are Tobias and Rachel, pictured on the cover above--there's something for everyone in this interesting series. It begins with The Invasion, continued in The Visitor, and on for a total of 54 books! There are several other side-series' as well.

All in all, some very enjoyable books for any sci-fi fan, or bookworm! So, if you could turn into any animal, what would it be? Happy reading!