Books like I Am Number Four

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore reads as propulsive, adventurous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Lost Hero

Rick Riordan · 2010

Same ya feel

53% genome match

Dragon and Thief

Timothy Zahn · 2003

Both explore survival & aliens

76% genome match

The Knight at Dawn

Mary Pope Osborne · 1993

Same ya feel

58% genome match

The Dragonet Prophecy

Tui T. Sutherland · 2012

Same ya feel

53% genome match

Witch & wizard

James Patterson · 1999

Both explore survival

54% genome match

How to Steal a Dragon's Sword

Cressida Cowell · 2011

Both explore coming-of-age

55% genome match

Keeper of the Lost Cities

Shannon Messenger · 2012

Same ya feel

50% genome match

Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident

Eoin Colfer · 2002

Same ya feel

50% genome match

Amari and the Night Brothers

B. B. Alston · 2021

Same ya feel

50% genome match

The Invasion

K.A. Applegate · 1996

Both explore aliens

67% genome match

The School for Good and Evil

Soman Chainani · 2007

Same ya feel

47% genome match

Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue

Hugh Howey · 2009

Both explore coming-of-age & survival

72% genome match