K.A. Applegate
August 1st, 1996
Scholastic Paperbacks
154 pages
Amazon
When Tobias, Jake, Rachel, Marco, and Cassie were given the ability to morph, they were also given one very important warning: Never stay in a morph for more than two hours. It seemed a small price to pay, since the kids know that humans everywhere are being forced to let slimy, spineless creatures creep into their brains. And the only way the kids can fight back is not to be human.
But Tobias stayed in his morph too long. And now he's a hawk -- with a boy's mind -- forever. Tobias knows they can't give up. That they all made a promise. So now it's four kids and a hawk against a force that's determined to destroy them. Or die trying...
I know that I've read this book more than once. I literally could not remember the ending. That being said, this entire novel is so far fetched, that I just purged the ending from my mind. It really is that ridiculous. The entire story is ridiculous.
I understand that the Yeerks probably have human controllers up on the mother ship. I understand that those human controllers probably require oxygen and water. What I don't understand is why they would collect water from a dirty lake and keep it in tanks. Where is the filtration system? If War of the Worlds has taught me anything, it is that aliens can't deal with pathogens. Pair this with the environmentalist actions at the beginning, and some of the things Tobias does as a bird, this book is just way silly.
It's redeeming qualities come from Tobias's inner struggle. He is learning to live in his new state, battling with the instincts that come with being in morph. His friends are there to ground him, but he loses himself for awhile. Inner strength and friendship endures and he eventually rediscovers himself, but not without permanent and lasting sadness.
As long as this series is, they can't all be winners. I feel like I'll be repeating this mantra a lot.
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