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From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up - Nineteen-year-old cabbie Ed Kennedy has little in life to be proud of: his dad died of alcoholism, and he and his mom have few prospects for success. He has little to do except share a run-down apartment with his faithful yet smelly dog, drive his taxi, and play cards and drink with his amiable yet similarly washed-up friends. Then, after he stops a bank robbery, Ed begins receiving anonymous messages marked in code on playing cards in the mail, and almost immediately his life begins to swerve off its beaten-down path. Usually the messages instruct him to be at a certain address at a certain time. So with nothing to lose, Ed embarks on a series of missions as random as a toss of dice: sometimes daredevil, sometimes heartwarmingly safe. He rescues a woman from nightly rape by her husband. He brings a congregation to an abandoned parish. The ease with which he achieves results vacillates between facile and dangerous, and Ed's search for meaning drives him to complete every task. But the true driving force behind the novel itself is readers' knowledge that behind every turn looms the unknown presence - either good or evil - of the person or persons sending the messages. Zusak's characters, styling, and conversations are believably unpretentious, well conceived, and appropriately raw. Together, these key elements fuse into an enigmatically dark, almost film-noir atmosphere where unknowingly lost Ed Kennedy stumbles onto a mystery - or series of mysteries - that could very well make or break his life. - Hillias J. Martin, New York Public Library Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Audible Audio Edition edition. Read more From Booklist *Starred Review* Gr. 9-12. Ed is a 19-year-old loser only marginally connected to the world; he's the son that not even his mother loves. But his life begins to change after he acts heroically during a robbery. Perhaps it's the notoriety he receives that leads to his receiving playing cards in the mail. Ed instinctively understands that the scrawled words on the aces are clues to be followed, which lead him to people he will help (including some he'll have to hurt first). But as much as he changes those who come into his life, he changes himself more. Two particular elements will keep readers enthralled: the panoply of characters who stream in and out of the story, and the mystery of the person sending Ed on the life-altering missions. Concerning the former, Zusak succeeds brilliantly. Ed's voice is assured and unmistakeable, and other characters, although seen through Ed's eyes, are realistically and memorably evoked (readers will almost smell Ed's odoriferous dog when it ambles across the pages). As for the ending, however, Zusak is too clever by half. He offers too few nuts-and-bolts details before wrapping things up with an unexpected, somewhat unsatisfying recasting of the narrative. Happily, that doesn't diminish the life-affirming intricacies that come before. Ilene CooperCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Audible Audio Edition edition. Read more See all Editorial ReviewsAuthor Markus Zusak is a master at taking a somewhat unlikely protagonist and and deftly inserts them into your heart Just like The Book Thief this book gave me All has 101 272 ratings and 11 182 reviews Kevin said OK one of the best first chapters of any book ever Like SO good Perfectly exe The Messenger is a 2002 Novel by Markus Zusak and winner of the 2003 Children s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award The Messenger was released in the Struggling with Markus Zusak s Check out our thorough summary and analysis of this literary masterpiece 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 Part One The First Message begins with a botched bank robbery The gunman is so incompetent he drops his gun and steals a car that barely runs Ed Kennedy 19 is a cab driver who gets no respect and actually feels like he doesn t deserve any He lives in a shack with a stinky coffee Lots of mature content in gritty tale OK for older teens Read Common Sense Media s review age rating and parents guide Do you want to know a secret It s something that many children s book reviewers believe but don t often reveal Lean closer here it is children s books often make Free summary and analysis of the events in Markus Zusak s that won t make you snore We promise Markus Zusak is by Markus Zusak who wrote The Book Thief and is probably suitable for girls and boys 14 and up NPR coverage of by Markus Zusak News author interviews critics picks and more Markus Zusak might be my favorite author now and I ve read a lot of books by a lot of authors I have not however read three books of such magnitude by the same 239 quotes from Sometimes people are beautiful Not in looks Not in what they say Just in what they are by Markus Zusak available in Trade Paperback on Powells com also read synopsis and reviews By the author of the 1 New York Times bestseller The Markus Zusak is the award Summary Study Guide includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis quotes character descriptions themes and more I am 39 years old I have never reviewed a book before but after reading R Nicholson s review I just had to respond I highly disagree with Mr Nicholson 29648 Results for I am the messenger Narrow results All Results SparkNotes Shakespeare SparkLife Montjoy the now Shop I am the Messenger Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders Written by Markus Zusak narrated by Marc Aden Gray Listen to this Audiobook FREE with 30 day Trial Welcome to My Journey Allow me to help you hear your message so that you can heal your heart or validate your purpose and path I will empower you to Get this from a library I am the messenger Markus Zusak Free Download I Am the Messenger di eBook PDF.