Jake says something along the lines of, "Rachel's 16 years old, and she's seen more combat than a seasoned veteran." I will find the quote for you in a little bit.
As for April/May: In #4, Marco says, "When winter comes, we're gonna be some sad little Animorphs." So, by the time #4 takes place, the Anis have not yet experienced cold weather while fighting the Yeerk war. Therefore, #1 is during a warm, non-winter month. This could be anywhere from April to October. However, we can eliminate July and August because school is in session. We can also eliminate September and October. This is because, by MM #1, summer break is going on. A full year has clearly not gone by between #1 and MM #1, so we have to be in a warm month when school is in session that is not during the fall. That leaves April, May, or the first half of June. I eliminate June because I beleive it's a stretch that the Anis carried out 4 or 5 missions in only 2 weeks, before school ended. May is a stretch too, because that's like a mission a week, but it's possible. In conclusion, #1 took place in April or May, leaning towards April, due to the clues I've described.
Post Merged: October 18, 2010, 08:17:35 AM
Found it. It's on page 42. "She was the goddess of war, my cousin was. 16 years old and a veteran of more battles than a WWII veteran."