Animorphs #50: The Ultimate

by Katherine Applegate and K.A. Applegate

Book Overview

As the struggle against the Yeerks intensifies, the Animorphs must decide whether to seek allies to help them protect their families and the free Hork-Bajir and defeat the alien invaders. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439115248
• ISBN13: 9780439115247
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

The animorphs have over quadrupled in size!

This book was fantastic! Lately, the books have been going a bit downhill, but the recent ones are brilliant. This book is amazing. Jake is depressed and cannot cope with leadership anymore, and thier parents are no help at all. They need to increase thier numbers, but they remember what happened with David. They have several options, a hospital where they could let disabled children become free, or a blind childrens school, the army, or the general public. The book keeps you in suspense all the time, and its also very emotional.

The ultimate book in the Animorphs series

Fantastic, amazing, and thrilling all at once -- Animorphs #50: The Ultimate adds a new spark to the series that keeps getting better and better. The Animorphs and their parents are living in isolation in the Hork Bajir colony -- downtrodden and depressed, there no longer is a home they can go to , and as the Yeerks gain stronger and more powerful each day the battle is beginning to get worse then ever before. The only one who can come up with something is Cassie -- and as she dares to increase the numbers of the Animorphs, the others don't find it agreeable . But as they're left with no choice, they set out on an unforgettable adventure that Cassie can only hope for the best. With hope their only key, the Animorphs try Cassie's daring plan -- but will the outcome be as dark as they suspected? K.A. Applegate brings #50 The Ultimate to an ending that will shock everyone but admire Cassie's courage. It is a powerfully absorbing book, especially for a series -- and readers will be begging for more of the Animorphs series that has been turned so amazing -- and unforgettable.

Will they make the same mistake twice?

The Animorphs are falling apart. Jake is refusing to take responsibility and be the leader they need, and the 'rents aren't helping with their refusal to cope with reality. Rachel is constantly blowing up at her mom for not facing the truth, that this isn't some law case and that they are in a real war, while Cassie's parents can't seem to realize that the Hork-Bajir aren't just a bunch of animals in need of help. They have no way of getting information about the Yeerks and if they are attacked now, the Yeerks probably won't have a problem taking them down. So they figure there's only one way they can stand a chance against the Yeerks, the morphing cube. They need more people on their side, but everyone remembers what happened the last time they gave someone the morphing power. And if they do choose to do it how will they figure out who's a controller and who's not. Kimberly Morris, the ghostwriter who helped with this book, did a really great job. Cassie's usually not my favorite character, but I actually liked her in this book. This book that shows how much Cassie has changed due to the war. It has earned its place next to #49 on my bookshelf.

What do you do when you know the end is near?

The Ultimate is the best Animorphs book yet. When the Animorphs realize the war is not going there way they must make a decision that could mean the fate of Earth. On a scale of 1 to 10, this is an 11.With great plot twists and never-ending action, The Ultimate stears you on a ride that you will not expect.

There's nothing left to hide....

The secret is out. The Yeerks have discovered the truth - that the Animorphs are not renegade Andalites, but a group of human kids. Now, they're living in a refugee camp with their families and the free Hork-Bajir. But Jake, whose parents were captured by the Yeerks, is depressed - and he fears that they are starting to slip up. It's beginning to look more and more likely each day that the Animorphs are doomed to lose the war. With the freedom and lives of everyone on Earth at stake, they are forced to make a difficult choice - one that could have terrible consequences. They decide that the time has come to make more Animorphs. This, like the last few Animorphs books, was very tense and gripping - I read the whole thing through in an hour, unable to put it down. With only four more books left and a cliffhanger ending to this one, I eagerly await the conclusion to the series. If you're an Animorphs fan, you'll definitely want to read this one.