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English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global " lingua franca ". Named after the Angles , one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to England , it ultimately derives its name from the Anglia ( Angeln ) peninsula in the Baltic Sea . It is most closely related to the Frisian languages , although its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic languages in the early medieval period , and later by ___MASK66___ languages , particularly French . English is either the official language or one of the official languages in almost 60 sovereign states . It is the most commonly spoken language in the United Kingdom , the United States , Canada , Australia , Ireland , and New Zealand , and is widely spoken in some areas of the Caribbean , Africa , and South Asia . It is the third most common native language in the world , after Mandarin and Spanish . It is the most widely learned second language and an official language of the United Nations , of the European Union , and of many other world and regional international organisations . It is the most widely spoken Germanic language , accounting for at least 70 % of speakers of this Indo - European branch . Animorphs is an English language ___MASK20___ series of young adult books written by K . A . Applegate and published by Scholastic . It is told in first person , with all six main characters taking turns narrating the books through their own perspectives . ___MASK76___ , war , dehumanization , sanity , morality , innocence , leadership , freedom , and growing up are the core themes of the series . Katherine Alice Applegate ( born October 9 , 1956 in Ann Arbor , Michigan ) is an American young ___MASK85___ and children ' s ___MASK26___ writer , best known as the author of the " Animorphs ", " Remnants ", " Everworld ", and other book series . She won the 2013 Newbery Medal for her 2012 children ' s ___MASK62___ " The One and Only Ivan ". Applegate ' s most popular books are science ___MASK26___ , fantasy , and adventure novels . She won the Best New Children ' s Book Series Award in 1997 in " Publishers Weekly ". Her book " Home of the Brave " has won two awards . She has recently written an early chapters series called " Roscoe Riley Rules ". ___MASK20___ is a mixed ___MASK78___ within the umbrella of ___MASK72___ which simultaneously draws upon and / or combines tropes and elements from both ___MASK80___ and fantasy . It also sometimes incorporates elements of ___MASK76___ ___MASK26___ . Megamorphs # 4 : Back to Before is the fourth and final ___MASK54___ in the Megamorphs series , a spinoff of the Animorphs series . With respect to continuity , it takes place between The Other ( # 40 ) and The Familiar ( # 41 ) .