Friendship

One of the strongest themes that runs through the story entitled, "The Animorphs: The Message" is one of friendship. The five members of the Animorph team are all good and loyal friends. Since the team often has to taken on very risky missions, it is essential that the members can trust and rely upon each other. Just as in the military, a weak link can bring down a whole unit. There are differences among the youngsters but they have learned to accept, understand and cope with those differences.

Marco always has a sarcastic or humorous remark for every occasion. Sometimes it is off-putting to the others but they are generally tolerant of his remarks and understand where they come from. Marco's mother died the year before and his father has been struggling ever since. He and his father live in a small apartment and don't have much money...