Science Fiction: I Am Number Four

Check out the trailer for the 2011 movie

Lore, Pittacus. I Am Number Four. New York: HarperCollins, 2010. Print. ISBN: 978-0-06-196955-3; hardcover, $17.99.

Annotation: The Mogadorian caught Number One in Malaysia, Number Two in England, and Number Three in Kenya. All of them were killed. John Smith, of Paradise, Ohio, is Number Four. He knows that he is next.

Book Awards

Book Talk: Number Four and eight others became scattered on Earth, leaving their planet after it was attached by The Mogadorians. All nine aliens possess powers and skills yet look and live the lives of ordinary teenagers. After the death of Number Three, Number Four, aka John, and his guardian Henri move to Ohio where he meets friend Sam and Sarah.

Knowing that the Mogadorians kill in order, Number Four knows that he is the next target. While trying to live the life of a normal teenager, John becomes more attracted to Sarah while finding it harder to hide his legacies and identity as an alien. Will John be able to avoid the Mogadorians and continue to live the life of a normal teenager or will his secret be too much of a burden to him and those he is trying to protect? Find out the future of John and the other numbers in I am Number Four.