SuitabookThe revelation
Katherine Applegate
- Reading
- Before reading, explain that the story involves alien control, battles and a missing or compromised parent. Afterwards, discuss Marco’s choices and whether his loyalty changes how he sees danger.
- Themes
- Resistance and control: The Yeerk invasion has moved from a secret, passive stage towards something more active, while Marco and the others continue fighting. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Family loyalty under uncertainty: Marco’s mother has been taken, and he is unsure whether his father is a Controller while trying to save him. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes invasion, battles, a parent who has been taken, another parent whose status is uncertain, and a protagonist prepared to do “anything” to help. The intensity of these events is unclear.