When I was younger I used to volunteer at the library with my brother, all the way up through high school. I worked in children's programming, which mostly meant flirting with the other volunteers and eating candy while setting up cartoons for kids we were kinda sorta babysitting while their parents worked. Shouts to Archie, who I think is a doctor now.
Anyway, Animorphs. What a series! And those COVERS! K.A. Applegate told a 54-book story about teens who can turn into any animal they touch saving the planet from the Yeerks, a species of alien brain leeches. I saw some online chatter about the series the other day, because fans absolutely hated the ending — it didn't give them the catharsis they wanted, I guess? — and Applegate, the author, had taken the time to respond. I read the letter; in a time of stans and online celeb armies, it's remarkable in its go-fuck-yourself relationship with the people who liked to consume Applegate's literary work. Here's the first bit. Oh, uh — spoiler alert? I never finished the series but now I'm really glad I know how it ended.
