#2: Mar 26th 2012 at 10:46:21 PM
You'll want to ask at You Know That Show
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NotoriousLynx
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#3: Mar 27th 2012 at 2:44:51 AM
Sounds like "Animorphs".
Here are some possible useful links:
Voluntary Shapeshifting and Animorphism
edited 27th Mar '12 2:45:03 AM by NotoriousLynx
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#4: Mar 27th 2012 at 7:11:46 AM
Nah, it doesn't sound like Animorphs. Except for the "shapeshifting into animals"-bit, it doesn't match at all.
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Ok, I think this is in the right area. This one is really bugging me, I looked through the entire list of Young Adult Literature but couldn't find it.
The books were basically "paranormal fantasy" and I believe were about a group of teens who get trained by some kind of lizard/reptile thing in order to fight a guy I thought was called "The Collector". I think the group of teens is capable of shapeshifting into animals but I'm not sure... but they definitely have some kind of powers given to them by their reptilian coach/trainer creature.
What I also remember is that they get transported to some other kind of swampy, jungle land to fight the poacher/collector bad guy or something, and have to go through a temple with challenges.
Really would love it if something knew what these books were.
-Edit: Arigatou, yuanchosan . I posted it there and elaborated on some extra details I remembered.
Yeah its not animorphs, theres no real sci-fi, maybe just some present-day (90s) human technology the kids/villain might have. I remmeber it was paranormal/possibly multi-dimensional type stuff. But yeah there's a few more details there now, thanks for your guys' help so far -
edited 27th Mar '12 3:26:53 PM by Metr0polis