I Am Number Four: (Lorien Legacies Book 1)

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Heroes meets Smallville - the mindblowing new thriller that publishes simultaneously with Dreamworks' new blockbuster movie John Smith is not your average teenager. He regularly moves from small town to small town. He changes his name and identity. He does not put down roots. He cannot tell anyone who or what he really is. If he stops moving those who hunt him will find and kill him. But you can't run forever. So when he stops in Paradise, Ohio, John decides to try and settle down. To fit in. And for the first time he makes some real friends. People he cares about - and who care about him. Never in John's short life has there been space for friendship, or even love. But it's just a matter of time before John's secret is revealed. He was once one of nine. Three of them have been killed. John is Number Four. He knows that he is next . . .

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Action packed. --Publishers Weekly
Number Four is a hero for this generation. --Michael Bay, director of Transformers
Riveting. --The Horn Book
Terrifically propulsive. --Booklist
The intense pace, bigger-than-life fight scenes, and good vs. evil showdown set up a series that will easily draw in action-oriented sci-fi fans, who will eagerly await the next round. --Bulletin of the Center for Children s Books
There s genuine suspense it s easy to get lost in the world of the sweet teen from another planet. --Chicago Tribune
This is a can t-put-it-down book. --Justine Magazine

Author Bio

Pittacus Lore is Lorien's ruling elder. He has been on Earth for the last twelve years preparing for the war that will decide Earth's fate. His whereabouts are unknown. The first book in his Lorien Legacies series, I Am Number Four, is now a major Disney motion picture and is perfect for fans of The Hunger Games.