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I Am the Messenger |  | Author: Markus Zusak
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Rating:  127 reviews
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0375836675
EAN: 9780375836671
ASIN: 0375836675
Publication Date: May 9, 2006
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Product Description
protect the diamonds
survive the clubs
dig deep through the spades
feel the hearts
Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery.
That's when the first ace arrives in the mail.
That's when Ed becomes the messenger.
Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary) until only one question remains: Who's behind Ed's mission?
A 2005 Michael L. Printz Honor Book and recipient of five starred reviews, I Am the Messenger is a cryptic journey filled with laughter, fists, and love.
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 I'm not the messenger. I am the message. September 5, 2010
Kim Jester (Webster, NY United States)
Marcus Zusak's mystery/suspense novel I Am the Messenger follows Ed Kennedy, a young cabdriver with a dim future, as he receives mysterious messages on playing cards that lead him to families or individuals that need his help. These cards just provide him with an address; through observation, Ed must figure out for himself what he must do to help these people and move on to his next task. Throughout his journey of completing the tasks on all four aces and the joker, Ed realizes the value of helping others and learns more about his friends and himself along the way. Zusak shows his readers that no matter their circumstances, they have the power to do good in the world; If a guy like Ed "can stand up and do what [he] did, then maybe everyone can. Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of."
I Am The Messenger: A Teen's Perspective September 4, 2010
C. King
Another great book by Zusak! Ed Kennedy is one of the best main characters I've read about so far. Why? Because he's just like me and just like you. Un-fabulous and un-incredible, just your average Joe trying to survive. The story is both comical and heartwarming and Zusak's writing is easy going and down-to-Earth. As you read you can actually picture yourself as one of the guys with Ed and his friends. My only beef with this story is the rather skewed ending that didn't make a lot of sense, which is why I only gave it four stars. Despite that, I Am The Messenger is a excellent and satisfying read.
 i only read it because it was for school August 9, 2010
ecofreak
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was terrible. I have not read the Book Thief or whatever by this author. This story had a stupid plot that even if you did like a little was totally ruined by the crappy, unrealistic ending. The main character, Ed, kept changing his personality through the book and being a stupid little whiner. The plot was so stupid! I hated it! I didn't even see how Ed was a messenger at all. I am so mad I got assigned this for my summer book and will have to discuss it for the first week of school. All that crap about feeling the hearts and then there were stalkers videotaping Ed and knowing exactly what he would do and breaking into his apartment! Do not read it if you like books to make sense!
 nice stuff August 4, 2010
breno.pillot
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3S1WQGT3GJ0FS Ok.. That wasn't a really good description or review... lol
But anyway, I think it is a nice indication. I did started, I am in the middle and is involving.. Have a try!
 Disappointed July 27, 2010
Anne Yvonne Martin
If I had read this book first, I never would have read The Book Thief, and that would have been a shame.
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