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The Weakness - Animorphs 37
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Plot Summary of The Weakness - Animorphs 37
"The Animorphs series concerns a war between several Kis who can turn into animals, and Yeerks, which are mind-controlling slugs that are secretly invading Earth. The leader of the Animorphs, Jake, is out of town in this book. The Animorphs discover that a certain big Yeerk official is inspecting the invasion force on Earth to see how well it is doing. The Animorphs consider this an opportunity to misdirect the Yeerks' strategy for Earth, so they appoint Rachel as the leader of a plan to make the invasion of Earth look like a failure. Rachel makes certain mistakes, but ends up showing that she can be a good enough leader to keep all of the Animorphs alive--which is no mean accomplishment."
Kenny Anderson, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Weakness - Animorphs 37
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%




Tone of book - cynical or dry-wit
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - spying/espionage in enemy territorry
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - student
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male Alien
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - dictator
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - mind control - is very quick
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
Terrain - Forests - Domed/Underground City
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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