The book I am writing about is; I Am Number Four. By: Pittacus Lore. There is a boy named John, but he is not from Earth. He is from a planet called Lorien, but his planet was attacked by a group of aliens called Mogadorians. So as a little boy, John and 8 others escaped to Earth, but no one can know what John is. So he changed his name from Four to John Smith. So the Mogs can’t easily find him and kill him. The first 3 kids, One, Two, and Three were all killed by Mogs, and now John is next. They get scars every time another number is killed, so John has 3 scars on his ankle. He is hiding with his guardian, Henri, in Paradise, Ohio. There he meets Sam, whose dad just disappeared one day. They become friends, and Sam finds out what John is, and they assume Sam’s dad was taken by Mogs. Then John meets Sarah and they date. Then Six finds John, but so do the Mogs. So after Six and John killed the small group of Mogs, they have to flee, which they do, taking Bernie Kosar, (a chimera from Lorien, a chimera is a shape shifting animal), and Sam with them. (P.S, the numbers; Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight and Nine, are all split up around Earth, and they have to find each other and team up in order to kill the Mog leader, Setrakus Ra). The theme in the book is to always have hope.

I saw the theme/lesson take place in the part of the book when John, Six, Mark, Sarah, and Sam were attacked by Mogs at Paradise High School, and John had never fought with Mogs, and there was a lot of times in the battle when John wanted to loose hope and give up, but he never did. He pushed through and battled at his best no matter what the cost, and the problem.

I saw the theme/lesson take place, again, in the part of the book is at the beginning when John got his 3rd scar because the Mogs had killed Three. John began to freak because he was next in line to be killed for he was Four, but he didn’t give up hope that he was going to live.

I saw the theme/lesson take place in the part of the book when John and Six were the only ones of the nine, who came to Earth, left who had found each other, him and Six didn’t give up hope that they would find who was left of the nine and together they would kill Setrakus Ra and end the war that was on it’s way.

Always have hope. My opinion on the book is very positive, I liked it very much. It was fun to read and finishing it was hard. Although during the battle part of the book, it was sort of confusing because there were some parts that I didn’t understand. Like the author would be telling the story in John’s perspective and then switch to Six, but he wouldn’t tell you who it was he had switched to, like at the top it would say, Chapter 15, and only that, instead of helping the reader out and writing; Chapter 15, Six, or Chapter 15, John, but, hey, I don’t have a say in what the author does. And not putting in the names makes you have to read the book more thoroughly so you can figure out who is talking. I actually think that helps to read more thoroughly, so you can understand what is going on, so instead of skimming the pages, you have to actually READ the book. Other than that, I liked this book a whole lot and I like the theme the author has. I suggest this book for many to read.