The Return is the 48th 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 the last book (fully) narrated by Rachel. It is the fourth of the last ten 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.