This is an alien sci-fi book called I am Number Four, and here is the blurb about it by Amazon.
"John Smith has just arrived in Paradise, Ohio, just another stop in a string of small towns where the 15-year-old has been hiding out from the Mogadorians. Those terrifying aliens are hellbent on destroying him and the other nine Loric children who have sought refuge on Earth. The Mogadorians are picking off the surviving kids in numerical order. The first three are dead and John's number is up. Will his Legacies, his defining super powers, develop in time for him to fight against the enemy?"
This book is so awe-inspiring that I had to reach for the second straight away! My honest opinion is READ THIS BOOK! Of all the things that Pittacus Lore could have written about, aliens was the first, and the awesomest. Now, when you think of aliens, do you think of the big, green things with the knobbly antennae? Well, in I am Number Four, the "aliens" actually look like human beings, except for their glowing hands, and awesome superpowers, called Legacies.
My absolute favourite character in this book was the "dog" callled Bernie Kosar. He is a beagle, named after a famous football player, but that still doesn't explain how he can run at up to 50mph, and grow and shrink at will!
I would reccomend this book to someone because it is a fast-paced, awe-inspiring book and I absolutely loved it! You can find this book in LOR in QSLibrary when it has finished being processed.
I think it would suit ages 11 and up (mature), and I give it a firm 10/10 stars!!!
Happy reading,
Sam :) xoxo