The Deception (Animorphs, 46) [Paperback]

Katherine A. Applegate (Author)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 118 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439115205
• ISBN-13: 978-0439115209
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,552 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

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, it's getting better and better, September 23, 2000

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gossymer (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Deception (Animorphs, 46) (Paperback)

Previously on Animorphs: (The Revelation, #45) Marco told his father the truth about the Animorphs and Yeerks. Visser One returned to Earth. The Animorphs were able to destroy the Yeerk, Edris 562 and free Marco's mother who was its host. She tells them that Visser One was sent to build the Anati defenses and to draw the Andalite fleet, which will be destroyed on arrival by Dracon beams located on all of the moons.

At Present: (The Deception, #46): The Animorphs manage to contact the Andalite world, to warn them. Now, Visser Two arrives on Earth, and he' not happy about the state of things. He decides the best way to take over Earth is to have humans destroy everything the Yeerks don't need. He decides to start World War III. The Animorphs have only two choices: Find a way to stop the war. Or, find a way to stop him...forever...

Next on Animorphs: (The Resistance, #47) The Animorphs have to make an important decision: Do they continue to fight the Yeerks in secret, or is it time to let the world know of the Yeerks and the Animorphs? And: Jake's beginning to really feel all the preasure. He's supposed to be strong, when he feels just the opposite. And if he starts to lose it, he know the Animorphs are done for...

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting and clever book, September 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Deception (Animorphs, 46) (Paperback)

The Animorphs and Ax have contacted the Andalite home world. But the battle is far from over. Visser Two has arrived to Earth, and he's not happy about the way thingsare going. He decides the best way to take over Earth is to have the humans destroy the people and the land the Yeerks don't need. He decides to start World War III.

Ax, Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco know that Visser Two means business and there will probably only be two ways to keep him from destroying everything they know: Find a way to stop the war. Or find a way to stop him...forever... This book has suspense and and a lot of humor. It's definitely a good book, but not one of the best Animorphs.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The mini-series picks up!, January 31, 2001

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"asktqa" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Deception (Animorphs, 46) (Paperback)

I was worried about what the ten-book mini-series was going to be like after reading no 45, which wasn't half as good as I expected it to be. But this book was a huge improvement. There was a lot of fighting, but somehow it seemed to return to the quality of the old Animorph books, even though it was short. Ax's previous books have made me dislike him slightly; he seemed more and more arrogant. This book has changed my mind about him, showing why he has always been so careful before to not interfere in human matters, and the terrible choice he had to make. The ending was brillant and echoed parts of the Hork-Bajir Chronicles, especially. The book didn't change so much from the-war-with-the-Yeeks point of view, but it changed Ax's friendship with the Animorphs completely. One of the best Ax books recently!