The Encounter (13 page)
Authors: K. A. Applegate
“There! There! I see them!”
A beam of light swept over me. I could see my shadow, long and twisted, projected on the sand.
I dodged left, out of the light. Just in time.
BAM! BAM!
Gunfire!
Someone was shooting at me.
K. A. Applegate’s ANIMORPHS
series has sold millions of copies worldwide, and alerted the world to the presence of the Yeerks. She is also the author of the bestselling Remnants and Everworld series,
Home of the Brave
, and the Roscoe Riley Rules series.
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Copyright © 1996 by Katherine Applegate
Cover art by Craig White
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