On Episode 210, Alli and her guest travel back to the ‘90s and share their first experience with the Animorphs—more specifically, the first book in the series, The Invasion. They explore the blurry lines between YA and middle grade, classic kid lit tropes, mall hangs, the Scholastic industrial complex, the Animorphs as a metaphor for puberty, horse girls, cult behavior, the mechanics of teens morphing into animals, and author K.A. Applegate’s anti-war stance.Ashley Poston is the author of the Once Upon a Con series and The Dead Romantics. Follow her on Instagram (@heyashposton) and Twitter (@ashposton).