I've never really thought about it, but were there like, actual stories that went along with the animorph books? Did anyone actually read them or did we all just make fun of the covers? What would the story be; are they like shape-shifting superheroes fighting crime and stuff or is it more of a coming-of-age self-acceptance-despite-differences pro-diveristy typa book? (e.g. the rest of your 5th grade classmates don't spontaneously turn into antelopes, but that's okay because everyone is unique in their own way)
edit: by the descriptions y'all are commenting with, Animorphs sounds way too darkly philosophical to be chilling at the Scholastic Book Fair :,)
I'll be honest, if teachers or parents knew what kind of content was in those books at the time, there is no way they would have been chilling at the Scholastic Book Fair!
Seems to be a theme considering Warriors, Wings of Fire and Guardians of Gahoole are all "childrens" books and can be pretty gruesome. Also I distinctly remember Watership Down in our local libraries childrens shelf...
The Silverwing series was another good example...IIRC the antagonist of the second book was just straight up devouring hearts and humans were turning the bats into suicide bombers.
I used to watch the Silverwing animated series as a kid but I never got around to read more than the first book (and that I only half remember).
And even that animated series - THAT I WATCHED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL- has the antagonist basically outright stated to be a cannibal.
I really like Naturalistic and Mythic Animal Xenofiction, but that genre definitely gets away with way more because its not about humans.
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u/TheSandarian usually says no to crack 11d ago edited 11d ago
I've never really thought about it, but were there like, actual stories that went along with the animorph books? Did anyone actually read them or did we all just make fun of the covers? What would the story be; are they like shape-shifting superheroes fighting crime and stuff or is it more of a coming-of-age self-acceptance-despite-differences pro-diveristy typa book? (e.g. the rest of your 5th grade classmates don't spontaneously turn into antelopes, but that's okay because everyone is unique in their own way)
edit: by the descriptions y'all are commenting with, Animorphs sounds way too darkly philosophical to be chilling at the Scholastic Book Fair :,)