The Predator (Animorphs #5) by K.A. Applegate -- Starting November 1st 2024

[Jenn]

Marco never wanted to be an Animorph. He never wanted the ability to change into any animal he touches. He just wants to chill. Whatever happens, happens.

Jake, Rachel, Cassie, and Tobias know why Marco feels the way he does. He's worried about his dad—the only family Marco has left. And if anything happens to him, his father will be all alone.

But something is about to change Marco's mind. It seems the Yeerks have a little surprise waiting for him. And it's definitely not nice.

Now Marco has a reason to fight...

[Julianne]

I'll start this one tomorrow!

[Zach]

chapter 1
(view spoiler)[idk if im looking forward to a marco book tbh hes so annoying. i do think its pretty great that he fought off some gang members by turning into a gorilla though (hide spoiler)]

[Zach]

chapter 7

(view spoiler)[ i love the ax shenanigan's hes a good boy. i like when they asked if he was a boy or a girl and he said "i am an andalite" i love him getting used to being a person kind of (hide spoiler)]

[Zach]

like chapter 15

(view spoiler)[ lobster morph............ok guys whatever i guess. the ant stuff was horrible. i would not want to be an ant if thats their brains all the time. what a weird shock for these poor kids. ontop of that they have to escape getting torn apart by the colony. god. being a kid is rough sometimes (hide spoiler)]

[Zach]

chapter 22

[Zach]

finished

(view spoiler)[ they do be just kind of escaping at the last minute. this one was good. always kind of forget these are for kids. it seems like marco has more motivation to stay an animorph with his mom being controlled. the grave visit at the end was a bummer but im glad his dad is trying to get better. marco cant help but make jokes no matter what though. makes a bit more sense with his life :( (hide spoiler)]

[Julianne]

Chapter 2 (view spoiler)[ Marco wants to be Miles Morales SO BAD!!! Lets see if they are able to get Ax back home to the Andalite homeworld (hide spoiler)]

[Julianne]

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ not to pun too much but these (lobster) kids are COOKED!!!!

but ax in the mall was hilarious (hide spoiler)]

[Julianne]

Chapter 13 (view spoiler)[ okay the ant stuff is pretty wild since they're part of a hive but it also sounded really really gross to morph into!! (hide spoiler)]

[Julianne]

Chapter 20(view spoiler)[ VISSER ONE IS MARCOS MOM OMG (hide spoiler)]

[Julianne]

finished (view spoiler)[ Oh man! Just another saving at the very end, yay for alien politics?? but I really hope Marco's dad just wants to move on from his wife (not really) dying and that he's not being taken over by a Yeerk! (hide spoiler)]

[Julianne]

Zach wrote: "finished

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ yeah Marco immediately changed his mind about it being the last morph as soon as he saw his mom, but it makes me worry for him too because now he has the most to lose (hide spoiler)]

[Zach]

Julianne wrote: "Chapter 13 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[god it was a lot. scary nasty mind breaking ant stuff. poor kids... (hide spoiler)]

[Zach]

Julianne wrote: "Chapter 20[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ :) (hide spoiler)]

[Zach]

Julianne wrote: "finished [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ makes me dislike marco a littttle less but not really. we love sad animorphs stuff (hide spoiler)]