Book id number i am number four book number the stars book book number. This new extended trailer features the track somewhere a clock is ticking by snow patrol. This aliensonearth scifi tale focuses as much on high school social life as it does on one good teen aliens fight for survival. I am number four is a breathless pageturner of a scifi novel that will have readers rooting for the teen alien who must unleash his fire power to save himself, his human friends, and the planet. Their purpose is to grow into their powers and return to their planet, lorien, and get it back from the evil mogadorians. This epic story is perfect for fans of actionpacked science fiction like the 5th wave series by rick yancey, the maze runner series by james dashner, and orson scott cards enders game. But for john, keeping a low profile is essential, because he is not an. I am number four, first edition abebooks passion for books. It is light pink, almost like cake frosting, sitting ten feet above the ground on wooden stilts. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic booksbut we are real. Honestly, i think this book deserves a three star, but im giving it a four because the second book is really good, and you do need to start with this one. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In the beginning of the book mark, the school jock, teases john. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive number four begins.
Furthermore the rights to the book were bought by dreamwork pictures and a feature film was released in february 2011. There are currently two more book in publication the rise of nine. Johns race is being hunted down by aliens called mogadorians, who have to kill loriens in order. The first six novels in the new york times bestselling lorien legacies series are included in this collection i am number four. I am number four was one of my favourite books of 2010 and is definitely one of my favourite action books ever. The next book in pittacus lores i am number four series is. I am number four lorien legacies, book 1 hardcover august 3, 2010. I am number four by pittacus lore read online on bookmate. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading i am number four lorien legacies book 1. Aug 23, 2011 i am number four movie tiein edition paperback aug 23 2011. They can only be killed in numerical order, and number four is next on the list.
With alex pettyfer, timothy olyphant, dianna agron, teresa palmer. I am number four by pittacus lore books the guardian. Please leave feedback if you watched i am number four 2. The author portrays this message throughout the story in a variety of ways. Michael bay, director of transformers and producer of i am number four, in cinemas february 24. The series follow the story of nine humanlooking aliens brought to earth when they were six years old. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. The screenplay, by alfred gough, miles millar, and marti noxon, is based on the novel of the same name, one of the lorien legacies young adult science. I am number four 2011 brett temple was cast as number four for the cinematic book trailer for the fall of five. Sluggish and derivative, i am number four is another elaborate puberty metaphor with superpowers substituting for testosterone. I am number four hat es dank des films in mein regal geschafft.
I am number four is nothing new at all, but it does do everything well. But for john, keeping a low profile is essential, because he is not an ordinary teenager. I am number four is a scifi book about a fifteenyearold alien boy called number four, or john. I experienced all sorts of emotions and feelings while reading this book and i must say that after finishing it i wanted to have a nice little chat with lore. Dont miss the first book in the brand new i am number four spinoff series. I am enjoying the books right now and even though i am number four was somewhat disappointing compared to the book, i believe the series should continue in the movies.
I am number four from 2011 was adapted from the first book in the lorien legacies series and starred alex pettyfer, teresa palmer and timothy olyphant deadwood. The first novel of the series was released in 2010. The official fan page for the i am number four series. Along with eight other children and their caretakers, number four escaped from the mogadorian invasion of lorien ten years ago. Initially published separately as digital originals. I am number four begins as a man and a boy rest in a remote african hut. The fate of ten is the sixth book in lorien legacies series. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Read i am number four by pittacus lore available from rakuten kobo.
Nine aliens who left their home planet of lorien when it fell under attack by the evil mogadorian. Caruso and starring alex pettyfer, timothy olyphant, teresa palmer, dianna agron, and callan mcauliffe. I am number four is a young adult science fiction novel by pittacus lore the pseudonym of james frey and jobie hughes and the first book in the lorien legacies series. Jun 27, 2009 james frey is working with another writer and anonymously shopping around a youngadult novel called i am number four. Part 1 of i am number four covers the first 2 chapters of the book. James frey a writer on youngadult novel i am number four. After reading i am number four, i can only say that pittacus lore is a great writer.
I am number four is a young adult science fiction novel by pittacus lore and the first book in the lorien legacies series. Apr 16, 2019 i am number four from 2011 was adapted from the first book in the lorien legacies series and starred alex pettyfer, teresa palmer and timothy olyphant deadwood. You get your cliched high school characters, and their usual relationships. For years the garde have fought the mogadorians in secret, but now the invasion has begun.
Following the huge success of the twilight movies, studios quickly snapped up other young adult book properties that could be turned into movie franchises. Names and places have been changed to protect the lorien six, who remain in. I am number four ebook by pittacus lore rakuten kobo. Aliens and their guardians are hiding on earth from intergalactic bounty hunters.
I am number four was one of my favourite books of 2010 and is definitely. I am number four, by pittacus lore the globe and mail. Below is a list of pittacus lores lorien legacies books in order of when they were first published which is aslo their chronological order. Sep 28, 2010 currently, i am number four has spent five weeks on the new york times bestseller list in the childrens books category. Now the nine children are scattered on earth, hiding. Dec 03, 2011 i am number four is the first person account of the fourth of the nine lorien children and first in a planned series. The first three novels in the bestselling lorien legacies series that began with i am number four are included in this collection. One way the author does this is through the character mark. This book becomes a continuation of the other one,i am number four, it is a recitation from john smith,who was number four, and marina,who was number seven, that as they were running that is johnnumber four, sam termed as number six and bernie kosar, marina on her part was just hiding at a place called santa. I am number four the lost files the fugitive book summary. I am number four is a science fiction novel written by pittacus lore. This is the first of a slated multibook series that, judging by this first book, will help reinvigorate a traditional ya genre thats grown a bit light on strong character development. Book 5 the revenge of seven hardcover with exclusive loric map of earth inside.
Aug 17, 2010 number four is a fugitive from the planet lorien, which is sloppily described as both hundreds of lightyears away and billions of miles away. The teenagers have been protected by i am number four. I think they are very well written even though ive read that the author has younger children writing the novels dont know if thats a fact. Alex pettyfer portrays a version of number four in the film adaptation of i am number four released in 2011. To begin with is the novel by the name i am number four.
I am number four 2 release date, cast, trailer premiere. Publishers weekly jul 19, 2010 in this actionpacked but formulaic novel, first in the lorien legacies series, john smith appears to be a normal american teenager, living in ohio with his father, attending high school, and falling for a local girl. An outthere interview with pittacus lore, the alien. The first movie was supposed to kick off a brand new franchise but will an i am number four sequel ever happen. The movie follows john smith, a humanoid alien from a planet called lorien. Outwardly normal teen john smith alex pettyfer never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, henri timothy olyphant, he is constantly moving from town to town the perpetual new kid in a series of strangely familiar schools. John smith seems like an ordinary teenager, living a normal life with his guardian henri in paradise, ohio. James frey is working with another writer and anonymously shopping around a youngadult novel called i am number four. Parents need to know that i am number four is the first book in the lorien legacies series. When the story begins the children have been living on earth with their guardians for approximately ten years and our hero is 15 years old. May 27, 2018 parents need to know that i am number four is the first book in the lorien legacies series. Jul 27, 2012 i am number four was one of my favourite books of 2010 and is definitely one of my favourite action books ever.
For information address harpercollins childrens books, a division of harpercollins publishers, 10 east 53rd street, new york, ny 10022. Names and places have been changed to protect the lorien six, who remain in hiding. Currently, i am number four has spent five weeks on the new york times bestseller list in the childrens books category. I was hoping someone could help me get a hold of these books so i can read them and finally find out what happens to my boy john. Pittacus lore has 64 books on goodreads with 1502831 ratings. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
I am number four i am number four audiobook, by pittacus lore. Take our free i am number four quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. The story takes place in paradise, ohio, a small town with a population less then 1,000. I am number four lorien legacies book 1 kindle edition by lore, pittacus. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data lore, pittacus. Oct 29, 2015 the higher power of literature has heard our collective dreams, and now we dont have to wait more than a year for the next book in pittacus lores i am number four series, officially called the. I am number four was released in theaters on february 18th 2011. Chapter two i stand in the middle of the drive and stare up at the house.
Sep 29, 2010 the new extended trailer for i am number four starring alex pettyfer, diana agron and teresa palmer. Number four is from a planet called lorien, which was overrun by an alien race called the mogadorians when he was a small child. In this exhilarating onehundredpage companion novella to the new york times bestselling i am number four series, mark james is on the runand on the wrong side of the lawbut hell do whatever it takes to save sarah hart and help the garde. It was optioned by steven spielberg for dreamworks, and the movie is. In this exhilarating onehundredpage companion novella to the new york times bestselling i am number four series, mark james is on the runand on the wrong side of the lawbut hell do whatever it takes to save sarah hart and. I remember reading the book back in high school and now i want to rekindle the series because i havent finished it yet. Nine aliens who look like ordinary teenagers living ordinary lives, but who have extraordinary, paranormal skills. I am number four by pittacus lore and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I am number four which spent seven weeks in the top position of the new york times bestselling list.
Now he must awaken those powers to escape the mogadarians and band with the remaining five. I am number four, the first book in the series, was published in 2010. Although the film did gross over 142 million dollars, it fell well short of expectations. I am a huge fan of this series and i hope you will be too. Despite the lorien legacies limited adaptation in other media, number four has been portrayed by three known individuals. It communicates about the diversities present between the mogadarians who are a race of aliens who are looking for john smith and he is flying away from them, he is with henry, who is his protector in this scenario. Read i am number four online free by pittacus lore. Zero hour is the fifth collection of actionpacked novellas from pittacus lore. While franchises like the hunger games would blossom, others like cirque du freak. My main problem with this is that there is a really sappy cliche romance going on throughout most of this book that just makes me gag, but there are a. Jul 16, 2010 number four happened to be in high school when the events took place, so thats the setting for the book.
I am number four by pittacus lore penguin books australia. I am number four is a young adult novel by pittacus lore. Caruso, i am number four is a high school movie with a dollop of science fiction. The book was published by harpercollins on august 3, 2010. If you like i am number four you might like similar books the rise of nine, the power of six, gone, the fall of five, i am number four. Jun 30, 2016 licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of varese ca. A movie was made on this book and i enjoyed it but i guess most did not. The first six novels in the new york times bestselling lorien legacies series are included in this collection.
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