I am number four : Lorien Legacies Series, Book 1

The first book of the #1 New York Times bestselling series and the inspiration for the hit movie from Dreamworks! John Smith seems like an ordinary teenager, living a normal life with his guardian Henri in Paradise, Ohio. But for John, keeping a low profile is essential, because he is not an ordinary teenager. He's an alien from the planet Lorien, and he's on the run. A group of evil aliens from the planet Mogadore, who destroyed his world, are hunting anyone who escaped. Nine Loric children were sent to Earth to live in hiding until they grew up and developed their Legacies, powers that would help them fight back—and help them save us. Three of them are now dead. John is Number Four, and he knows he's next.... Michael Bay, director of Transformers, raved: "Number Four is a hero for this generation." This epic story is perfect for fans of action-packed science fiction like The 5th Wave series by Rick Yancey, The Maze Runner series by James Dashner, and Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. The battle for Earth's survival wages on. Read all of the books: #2: The Power of Six, #3: The Rise of Nine, #4: The Fall of Five, #5: The Revenge of Seven, #6: The Fate of Ten, and #7: United as One. Don't miss the first book in the brand-new I Am Number Four spin-off series: Generation One. (source: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-i-am-number-four/#gsc.tab=0) **I am Number Four** by Pittacus Lore is a novel that takes a look at the consequences of alien contact and survival of the human species. Lorien is a planet that is a hundred times older than Earth. It has already faced the myriad of problems with which Earth is only beginning to struggle now - global warming, food shortages, overpopulation, and pollution are all part of Lorien's history. Twenty five thousand years ago, long before they were able to travel through the universe, their planet began to die. The inhabitants of Lorien knew that something drastic had to be done to ensure their survival. They made a commitment to change their way of life, and slowly do away with the harmful chemicals, bombs, pollutants and guns. In time, the damage began to reverse itself, and Lorien survived. Another planet, Mogadore, faced the same issues, but its inhabitants were less concerned. Instead of making changes to ensure their survival, they continued to use and abuse the planet they called home. They didn't understand that their waste and sewage would kill their rivers and lakes. They failed to comprehend that this would cause the herbivores to perish and that the carnivores would soon follow. Instead, they used their resources up, and then traveled to the next closest life-sustaining planet - Lorien. The battle was fierce and the Lorien citizens fought valiantly, but failed to save their planet from the Mogadorian invasion. Six children were sent into space with their Cêpans on a year long journey to Earth. Once there, they separated, each protected by a Loric charm. They had to survive until they came into their Legacies and became powerful enough to return to Lorien and reclaim their home. Their Cêpans were tasked with their education and their safety and as long as they remained apart from each other, the Lorien children known as the Garde could only be killed in specific order. As an added safety measure, if the first of the six (*called Number One*) was killed, a ring would immediately be burned into the ankles of the remaining five. As such, Number Four knew the Mogadorians would come for him next when the third ring formed on his ankle. Number Four also knew that it meant they would be moving again, as they had every few months since their arrival on Earth ten years earlier. He would have to leave this identity behind, taking on a new name and finding a way to fit into yet another small town. This time, the move was to Paradise, Ohio. Known now as John, he and his Cêpan, Henri, began the process of blending in once again. Now fifteen years of age, John would come into the first of his Legacies at any time, and Henri was overly vigilant. Until John's powers fully developed, they would never be safe. John's first Legacy power announced itself on John's first day in his new school. His hands suddenly lit up, and he was unable to turn them off. He hid, and called Henri to come for him. Now, the training would begin. John's inheritance, contained in a Loric chest, would help him to learn to use the Legacies he receives, and hopefully give him the tools he needs to fight off the Mogadorians who roam the Earth in search of him and his two remaining Garde. The final battle has John, Number Six and Henri facing Mogadorian Soldiers, Scouts, Beasts and Weasels. With the help of John's first love, Sarah, friends Sam and Mark, and a Chimera named Bernie Kosar, they manage to overpower the Mogadorian attack and escape once again, losing Henri to the battle. A fast paced story, **I am Number Four** is hard to put down, and leaves room for the sequel to follow. Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books--but we are real. Our plan was to grow, and train, and become strong, and become one, and fight them. But they found us and started hunting us first. Now all of us are running. Spending our lives in shadows, in places where no one would look, blending in. We have lived among you without you knowing. But they know. They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya. They killed them all. I am Number Four. I am next. NINE of us came here. WE look like you. WE talk like you. WE live among you-but WE are not you. WE have powers you dream of having. WE are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books- BUT we are real. THEY caught number one in malaysia, number two in england, and number three in kenya. THEY killed them all. I AM NUMBER FOUR. I AM NEXT. 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. Friendships and a beautiful girl are distracting to a teenager who is hiding on Earth while he waits to develop the powers he will need to rejoin the other six surviving Garde members and fight those who destroyed their planet