The Pretender
Someone's looking for Tobias. Someone who says she's his long-lost cousin. Tobias isn't sure the person is telling the truth. But she's really nice, and knows a lot about him. And what she tells Tobias definitely gets his attention. It seems a lawyer has discovered Tobias's father's last will and testament. So, Tobias needs to attend the reading. His 'cousin' even offers to go along. But something just doesn't feel quite right. That's when Tobias, the other Animorphs, and Ax decide to do a little checking on the 'cousin.' And what they discover will change the rest of Tobias's life.
K. A. Applegate
Katherine Alice Applegate (born 1956) is an American author. Applegate's most popular books are science fiction, fantasy, and adventure novels. She has won the Best New Children's Book Series Award in 1997 in Publishers Weekly.
She also writes books for young readers as Katherine Applegate.
Animorphs
Sometimes weird things happen to people. Ask Jake. He may tell you about the night he and his friends saw the strange light in the sky. He may even tell you about what happened when they realized the "light" was only a plane – from another planet.
Here's where Jake's story gets a little weird. He and his friends are told the human race is under attack, but they're given the chance to fight back.
Now Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias and Marco have the power to morph into any animal they choose. And they must use that power to outsmart an evil that is greater than anything the world has ever seen...
Animorphs consists of fifty-four primary books, and includes four additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Animorphs Series