The Return

The Return is the forty-eighth book in the Animorphs series, written by K.A. Applegate. It is known to have been ghostwritten by Kimberly Morris. Due to an editorial oversight, Lisa Harkrader was mistakenly credited with writing the book. It is narrated by Rachel. It is the first of the last seven books to have an inverted title, in which the main title is in color and the background of the title is in black, showing a definite change.

==Plot summary==
With the help of Crayak, David, the boy who went insane after being recruited to the team, returns for revenge on Rachel after she trapped him in rat form. Ultimately failing, David finds himself in Rachel's clutches again and he begs her to kill him. Whether she did so or not is never revealed in the series.

==New morphs==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Morpher
! Morphs Acquired
! Morphs Used
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| Jake
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| Rachel
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| Rat, Super-Rachel, Grizzly
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| Tobias
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| Cassie
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| Marco
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| Ax
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| Visser Three
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Rachel "morphs" into several creatures that do not exist except in the world manipulated by Crayak and the Drode, including a giant, ambulatory venus flytrap, and a gigantic version of herself with "mechanical claws" and superhuman strength- a possible reference to the Howlers.