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Applegate was born in Michigan in 1956. Since then she has lived in Texas, Florida, California, Minnesota, Illinois, North Carolina, and after living in Pelago, Italy for a year, she has moved back to Southern California. She has an eleven year old son named Jake Mates, although she says the Animorph leader is not named after him. In 2003 she and her husband, Michael Grant, her co-author on many projects including Animorphs, adopted their daughter, Julia, in China.[citation needed] Following the end of Animorphs, Applegate took three years off. She is back at work and has written a picture book called "The Buffalo Storm," a middle reader novel called "Home of the Brave," and an early chapters series "Roscoe Riley Rules" with Harper Collins....more


Average rating: 3.85 · 144,353 ratings · 7,050 reviews · 213 distinct works · Similar authors
The One and Only Ivan
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4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 11,655 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions
The Invasion (Animorphs, #1)
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 4,412 ratings — published 1996 — 21 editions
The Visitor (Animorphs, #2)
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 3,319 ratings — published 1996 — 20 editions
The Encounter (Animorphs, #3)
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 3,079 ratings — published 1996 — 20 editions
The Message (Animorphs, #4)
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 2,926 ratings — published 1996 — 19 editions
The Capture (Animorphs, #6)
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 2,659 ratings — published 1997 — 13 editions
Beach Blondes: June Dreams,...
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 2,353 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
The Alien (Animorphs, #8)
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 2,586 ratings — published 1997 — 13 editions
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 2,495 ratings — published 1996 — 13 editions
The Stranger (Animorphs, #7)
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 2,446 ratings — published 1997 — 13 editions
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On vacation - Stella  ☢FAYZ☢ Chen Sad to hear about Ivan D:. I'm so glad you were able to write The One and Only Ivan.


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