Narrator: Marco

        Pages: 150   

        Chapters: 24

        Published: December 1996

       Cover: Marco changes to gorilla

        Cover Quote: "What you see isn't always what

                                   what you get..."

Book Summary

Marco never wanted to be an Animorph.  He never wanted the ability to change into any animal he touches.  He just wants to chill.  Whatever happens, happens.

Jake, Rachel, Cassie, and Tobias know why Marco feels the way he does.  He's worried about his dad -- the only family Marco has left.  And if anything happens to him, his father will be all alone.

But something is about to change Marco's mind.  It seems the Yeerks have a little surprise waiting for him.  And it's definitely not nice.

Now Marco has a reason to fight....

Morphs

Jake: Lobster. Ant.

Rachel: Ant.

Tobias: Hawk

Cassie: Ant.

Marco: Lobster. Ant.

Ax: Lobster. Harrier. Ant.

Sample of Book

    My name is Marco.

   I can't tell you my last name or where I live.  Believe me, I wish I could.  I would like nothing more than to be able to tell you my name is Marco Jones or Williams or Vasquez or Brown or Anderson or McCain.

   Marco McCain.  Has kind of a nice sound, doesn't it?

   But McCain's not my last name.  I'm not even going to swear to you that Marco is my first name.  See, I'm hoping to live a while longer.  I'm not going to make it any easier for the Yeerks to find me.

   I live in a paranoid world.  But just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean I don't have enemies.

   I have real enemies.  Enemies that would freeze your blood if you only knew.

   So see, I'd like to tell you my name, and address, and phone number, too, because if I could do that, it would mean I no longer had any enemies.  It would mean my life was normal again.  it would mean I could go back to minding my own business.