The Ellimist Chronicles (Animorphs) [Paperback]

K. A. Applegate (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2000 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

an addition to the Animorphs series by Katherine Applegate.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439217989
• ISBN-13: 978-0439217989
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,392 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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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! WOW! WOW!, October 23, 2000

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Alex - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ellimist Chronicles (Animorphs) (Paperback)

The Ellimist Chornicles. The second I saw it advertised in the backof one of the books I knew I had to have it! I've never read aChronicle I didn't love! It's so interesting to read about charactersand species The Animorphs know nothing about, therefore we're left inthe dark, filled with questions and wonderings. What IS theEllimist(s) anyways? How did it/they become what it/they are today?How great is their power? And how did it/they become involved with theCrayak? All these questions and more are answered in this book.

Itbegins with the Ellimist with one of the Animorphs, we never find outwhich one. The Animorph is dying, and I'm wondering if this will becarried on into the series, or if it's in the far future. But anyways,the Animorph asks questions about the fight, whether it's in vain, andwhen the Ellimist doesn't reply, s/he reacts in anger, raging aboutwho the Ellimist really is, and why he's controlling them. TheEllimist answers by telling his story, the story of his many lives,his 'death,' and how he became to be what he is today. A mightycreature stretching throughout the entirety of space, yet a tinycreature too small too see. You get to see him as a low-ranking,unimportant Ketran, to a machine-type creature 'fixing' theuniverse. You even witness the amazing battle that's been mentioned inprevious Animorphs, the battle with Crayak that ripped apart thegalaxy. It's an amazing book, and a defnite must-have for any Ani-fan!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ellimist Chronicles, October 20, 2000

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"shayamorph" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ellimist Chronicles (Animorphs) (Paperback)

Probably the most compicating book I've ever read , The Ellimist Chronicles deserves a six-star rating. The intrigue, the emotion, and the complex storyline together with the heart-stopping battles, are what contributed into making Ellimist Chronicles so good. A shocking epilogue will end off The Ellimist's story , or Toomin's story - with a paragraph so unbelievable that your eyes will be raised. It's a fabulous book and I give it six stars if I could.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Beautiful Story of a "Brilliant Loser", May 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ellimist Chronicles (Animorphs) (Paperback)

Before I begin my review, I'd like to say that I'm not very familiar with the Animorphs series--I've only read a couple other books besides this, and they don't show the TV series here so my knowledge of its background is quite limited. Thus, this little review is an outsider's thoughts upon reading this book.

This book is the story of the Ellimist, an enigmatic not-quite-human character who has lived billions of years and has a vast universe of experience behind him. Told from his point of view, he first speaks about his youth on an alien homeworld, his relationships with characters who play a more significant role in his life than he may have initially realized, his triumph and despair, his losses and learnings.

The only fault I found in this book is the technobabble--but maybe that has to do with my unfamiliarity with the Animorphs world. Undecipherable vocab aside, I found this to be a very good read, surprisingly deep and complex for a series targeted at children, and nicely written. I easily fell in love with Ellimist--he is the type of protagonist I love reading and learning about, although I don't see this type of character too often in books and movies. We follow his mental and emotional growth as the story progresses, we see how his perception of things changes as his level of experience grows wider. I find him a sweet and a strong-hearted character at the same time.

This book happens to be lacking in the romance department (there *is* a couple, but their relationship, while proving significant in essence, does not get too much attention), but it didn't really bother me, as I am not a fan of romance anyways. My favorite relationship in this book is that between Ellimist and Crayak--they define each other, through their opposing motives and drastically contrasting personalities, and I would imagine that the passion that charges their souls as they engage in their 'games' makes the eternity that stretches out before them less forlorn, less monotonous and spiritually draining. *mutters* (Of course, fellow yaoi fans might read more potential into their relationship...)

As for the story's ending, well, I wouldn't want to give away any spoilers, but let me just say that the assurance the Ellimist gives the person to whom he told his tale is an assurance we ourselves would wish to hear when our time's up. All in all, I would heartily recommend "The Ellimist Chronicles" --to both Animorphs fans and non-fans or to-be fans looking for a good read.