I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

This book is an entertaining and action-packed. Well, not action-packed precisely, but it's still really good. It was written by that guy who pretended that his book about his addictions was true, but it turned out that he was never an addict. There was a huge scandal, I think he appeared on Oprah, but he is still an amazing writer. Pittacus Lore is actually a character in the story.

I Am Number Four follows a humanoid alien named Number Four. He and eight other aliens escaped from their home planet, Lorien, before it was destroyed by the Mogadorians. The nine have special powers called legacies that, when they develop, will help them protect themselves and Lorien. There is a charm placed on the nine which makes it impossible for the Mogadorians to kill them unless it is in order of their numbers. The charm also creates a scar on the right ankle of the living aliens when one of their number is killed. This way, the remaining aliens will know when they are next. The first three are already dead.

Number Four and his guardian are on the run when the third scar appears and they end up in Paradise, Ohio. There Number Four has some high school adventures while trying to train his emerging legacies. I would say more, but that would spoil the book.

This has also been turned into a movie, which looks fantastic, but apparently it doesn't stick close to the book. I would recommend reading the book first, but that might ruin the movie for some people. If you liked The Hunger Games, I think you will enjoy this book as well.