The Unknown (Animorphs #14) [Paperback]

K. A. Applegate (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1998 | Age Level: 9 and up

There's a new rumor in town. Someone has discovered an item that proves life on other planets exists. And they've been hiding it on a base called Zone 91--the most secret place on earth. Cassie, the other Animorphs, and Ax already know about life on other planets. They realize that the Yeerks will try to access Zone 91 to find out if what's there will threaten their mission. So the Animorphs decide to pay Zone 91 and the Yeerks a little visit. But what they discover is not at all what they expect.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; First edition (January 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590494236
• ISBN-13: 978-0590494236
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,895 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Katherine Applegate's many books include the Roscoe Riley Rules chapter book series, the picture book The Buffalo Storm, and the award-winning novel Home of the Brave. With her husband, Michael Grant, she wrote the hugely popular series Animorphs, which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.

Katherine was inspired to write The One and Only Ivan after reading about the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, the Shopping Mall Gorilla. The real Ivan lived alone in a tiny cage for twenty-seven years at a shopping mall before being moved to Zoo Atlanta after a public outcry. He is now a beloved celebrity at the zoo, which houses the nation's largest collection of western lowland gorillas. Ivan is well known for his paintings, which he "signs" with a thumb-print.

Katherine lives in California with her husband and two children.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Humourous, December 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Unknown (Animorphs #14) (Paperback)

Well,actually i love all of them but this book is way cool.I've checked other fans website but they saidthis book wasn't that cool but i bought the book and hey what do you know,simply awesome.Wait till you read the part when Cassie turns into Minneapolis Max and you'll laugh like you have been sprayed by laughing gas .Excellent.Way recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars i liked this book a lot ! it was very good., April 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Unknown (Animorphs, No 14) (Turtleback)

This book is very good. I find it worth the money.It is about 5 kids that have the power to morph and a young Andalite.They saw a horse near zone 61 that dialed a pay phone!As the horse walked away, they saw a Yeerk come out of its ear. Then Cassie, Jake, Ax, Rachel,Marco and Tobias go to a race track and morph into horses.They go to zone 61 and follow a group of Yeerk horses...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reader Over 25, September 20, 2002

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"whuffie" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unknown (Animorphs (Sagebrush)) (School & Library Binding)

While this isn't the most gripping plot written for the Animorphs there's a great deal of tongue-in-cheek humor in it. The mission is to spy on horses which have been infested by Yeerks (see Animorphs 1: The Invasion). To what end, they can't imagine, but it obviously has something to do with "The Holy Grail of Conspiracy nuts" Zone 91. This spoof of Area 51 is a high security military base which is guarding The Most Secret Thing on Earth. Notice the importance stressed by every first letter being capitalized. Some of the other reviews mention what it is, but I'm not going to spoil the fun if you're about to read the book. It turns out to obviously be an alien artifact, and the Yeerks want it so they can wipe out any and all proof that humans might make a connection that there really is alien life in the universe. The Animorphs go through an interesting process of acquiring the DNA of race horses so they can morph into them and infiltrate the dreaded Zone 91, involving explaining Ax as a blue horse. "Someday all horses will be blue," they lamely explain as they're caught, are forced to scatter, and Cassie ends up on the race track. The plot isn't the strongest in this one, but the book is simply a lot of fun. Cassie gets a bit more development in the fact she simply is not the coolest person under fire, which leads to even more humor. Marco, as always is the witty one with the quick logic to make the insane suddenly wise. For people who may have enjoyed X-Files and similar programs, but don't take the Area 51 conspiracy theory too seriously, this is a great, quick read, full of good laughs.