Title: I am Number Four
Author: Pittacus Lore
Year: 2011
Genre: Science Fiction
Age: 7th grade up
Summary: In rural Ohio, friendships and a beautiful girl prove distracting to a fifteen-year-old who has hidden on Earth for ten years waiting to develop the Legacies, or powers, he will need to rejoin the other six surviving Garde members and fight the Mogadorians who destroyed their planet, Lorien. (Summary from Follett Titlewave)
Review: This book is a fantastic, quick read. I loved how fast-paced the action is, and boy is there action! This book takes the metaphor of feeling like an alien in high school literally, making our hero, Number Four, into an out-of-this-world adolescent. I particularly enjoyed the time spent on Four’s memories of his home planet and his friendship with his fellow (human) student. Four is everything you want in a hero: a brave, loyal, bully-fighting superman. This book leaves you hanging, desperately waiting for the sequel “The Power of Six” which isn’t due until August of 2011.
I recommend this book to anyone who loves action adventure with a side of science fiction. And a bit of romance, too!
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