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Resenting his Animorph powers, Marco prefers to watch over his widower father until he learns that his mother is still alive, and he is horrified to discover that she is the highest ranking officer in the Yeerk army. Show more Show less #outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } Resenting his Animorph powers, Marco prefers to watch over his widower father until he learns that his mother is still alive, and he is horrified to discover that she is the highest ranking officer in the Yeerk army.
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate has written many books for young readers, including THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal. Katherine's picture books include THE BUFFALO STORM, illustrated by Jan Ormerod (Clarion Books) ; THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF IVAN, THE SHOPPING MALL GORILLA, illustrated by G. Brian Karas (Clarion Books) ; and SOMETIMES YOU FLY, illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt (Clarion Books) .She's written two early chapter series for young readers: ROSCOE RILEY RULES, a seven-book series illustrated by Brian Biggs (HarperCollins) ; and DOGGO AND PUPPER, a three-book series illustrated by Charlie Alder (Feiwel & Friends) .Books for middle-grade readers include HOME OF THE BRAVE (Feiwel & Friends) ; THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, illustrated by Patricia Castelao (HarperCollins) ; THE ONE AND ONLY BOB, illustrated by Patricia Castelao (HarperCollins) ; the ENDLING trilogy (HarperCollins) ; CRENSHAW (Feiwel & Friends) ; WISHTREE (Feiwel & Friends) ; and WILLODEEN (Feiwel & Friends) .With her husband, Michael Grant, Katherine co-wrote ANIMORPHS, a long-running series that has sold over 35 million books worldwide. They also wrote two other series, REMNANTS and EVERWORLD, and a young adult novel, EVE AND ADAM (Feiwel & Friends.) Katherine's work has been translated into dozens of languages, and her books have won accolades including the Christopher Medal, the Golden Kite Award, the Bank Street Josette Frank Award, the California Book Award Gold Medal, the Crystal Kite Award, the Green Earth Book Honor Award, the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award, and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award. Many of her works have appeared on state master lists, Best of the Year lists, and Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and New York Times bestseller lists. THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN was made into a Disney movie starring Brian Cranston, Sam Rockwell, and Angelina Jolie.Katherine lives in California, with her family and assorted pets. She is represented by Elena Giovinazzo at Pippin Properties, Inc.
