The Stranger

About “The Stranger”

Rachel and the other Animorphs discover a new entrance to the Yeerk pool and plan to infiltrate it using a roach morph. However, they face an unexpected danger when roaches are revealed to be a Taxxon food source, making their escape difficult. Just as the situation seems hopeless, time stops, freezing everything—Taxxons, human-controllers, and Hork-Bajir. Rachel, Cassie, Marco, Jake, Tobias, and Ax are thrust into an unusual journey. They are given a choice: stay on Earth to continue fighting the Yeerks or go to another planet. A mysterious figure offers to save them, but the decision is up to the group. This 1997 novel by Katherine Applegate presents a high-stakes moment in the Animorphs' struggle.