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Lore, Pittacus. I Am Number Four. New York, 2011. Print.

"Teen Alcoholism." National Institutes of Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d. Web. 05 May 2017.

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This is a picture of teens drinking alcohol at a party, like the one that Mark James had in the book. https://www.rightstep.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Teens-Drinking-at-a-Party.jpg

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"By the age of fifteen, at least 33% of teenagers have have had a drink of alcohol. By age eighteen, at least 80% have" (nih.gov). Teens are pressured by their peers to take part in illegal underage drinking, but as we know, teens are not able to handle alcohol the same way adults are. That is why the legal drinking age is twenty-one. Teen drinking is a serious issue in the real world that also caused problems for characters in the novel.

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Underage drinking is an issue that is present in the novel. It causes many problems for some of the characters in the book. Specifically, when the characters go to a house party for Mark James, the house catches on fire. The official report is that, "The house went ablaze due to carelessness that can be attributed to teenage drinking" (Lore 277). This fire eventually led to John having to reveal his powers to save Sarah and Mark's dogs in the fire.

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This is a picture of a family, which is just a group of people who love each other, not just blood related. http://www.chadmckaylaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/family-law.jpg

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The novel changed my perspective on how to define who your family really is. John had no blood family alive throughout the entire novel, and for the most part, he only had two people that were even from the same planet as him. However, John found family in those propels that did not share blood or DNA with him, like Henri and Sam. When Henri dies, at his funeral John says, "You were my father. I know we always joked about it, but you were the best father I could have asked for" (Lore 437). The book brings up the idea that family is not only about blood relatives, but about the people you love most and who will always care for you.

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This is a picture of a father and son, and it represents the relationship Henri and John have. http://secondchancedad.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Depositphotos_2776295_m.jpg

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One prominent theme in the book is that blood does not determine who is your family. The protagonist, John, has lost all of his blood relatives and is being raised by his Keeper, Henri. While the two are not blood related, John treats Henri as if they were really son and father and this is revealed when John says, "He is not my father, at least not by blood. But Henri is the only father I have ever known for ten years" (Lore 57). Also, John finds Sarah and Sam, his girlfriend and best friend, respectively, to be part of their family also, since those four are the only people that know John's secret. These people care for him, and love him, and even though they don't share any blood or DNA, they are still a family.