The Illusion (Animorphs #33) [Paperback]

K. A. Applegate (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1999 | Age Level: 9 and up

The Yeerks possess a weapon that could be the biggest threat to the Animorphs yet. The anti-morphing ray transforms a person in a morph back to natural form. Unless they find and destroy the top-secret ray, the Animorphs could be expose for good.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; First edition (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439070333
• ISBN-13: 978-0439070331
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #754,065 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 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, December 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Illusion (Animorphs #33) (Paperback)

This book was just dead amazing. I'd say it was even better than all of the other Tobias books, all of which were also incredible. I saw someone accused K.A. of copying someone else because of a single fragment of dialogue. Sorry, but that was just really stupid. Yes, they were worded similarly. So what? It wasn't as if that was a major part of the story. I doubt K.A. ever did read that book. Even if she did, I doubt that the similar phrasing was intentional. She's definatly creative enough to say a certain thing a different way. Good grief! But that's besides the point. Basically all of the memories, all of the emotions, were just perfect. All in all, an amazing masterpiece.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Tobias books in existence, August 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Illusion (Animorphs #33) (Paperback)

K.A. Applegate has done it again. The Illusion is an incredible literary work. I have never been so caught up in an Animorphs book, not like this. Tobias is my favorite character, and if you asked me who my favorite Animorph was, I would answer "Tobias" without the slightest bit of hesitation or doubt in my mind. However, his books, as all of them, follow a distinct pattern: Every Tobias book comes ten books after the last. #3: The Encounter, #13: The Change, #23: The Pretender, #33:The Illusion. Because it takes so long and there are so few, I always look forward to the Tobias books and don't like to be disappointed. I have yet to be disappointed. This book delved deep into Tobias's inner feelings as he fades in and out of pain and pleasure, and the question of what he truly is is once again posed. However, the "answer" he finds is much more pleasing this time. Such vivid descriptions of his pain and emotions were made. There were brief glimpses of his past, his major past before he met the others. This book reached down into the complex structure that is the human mind and forced the reader to seperate life into two "categories" if you will, pleasure and pain. An incredible accomplishment, to say the very least. Loved the ending.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coolest one yet..., October 12, 1999

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Monica Marria ([e-mail]) (everywhere, yet nowhere...) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Illusion (Animorphs #33) (Paperback)

This is the BEST Animorph book so far. Even though the whole drama with Tobias and his heritage could go on forever and probably have its own series, this book goes into the inner workings of his mind as he's staring down the barrel of death. Obviously, Tobias is my favourite character and I'd love to see more books about him and his quest to find out who he is. K.A. did a wonderful job of utilizing characterization and letting us see what happened to Tobias in his past.