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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780375836671
ISBN: 0375836675
Label: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: May 09, 2006
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: May 09, 2006
Studio: Knopf Books for Young Readers

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Meet Ed Kennedy—underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he’s hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That’s when the first Ace arrives. 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?

Winner of the 2003 Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Award in Australia, I Am the Messenger is a cryptic journey filled with laughter, fists, and love.


From the Hardcover edition.




Rating: - Gives You A Sense Of Meaning
Having already read Markus Zusak's book, "The Book Thief", I knew what to expect of "I Am The Messenger". An outstanding and ingenious piece of work.

In "I Am The Messenger", Zusak takes what the general public sees as a loser and throws him into a world that forces him to become more. Not long after Ed Kennedy stops a bank robbery, playing cards with addresses and names on them begin appearing in the mail. The sender is unknown, but the purpose is clear: to help. With each task Ed not ... Read More

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Rating: - Best Book Ever
This book not only captures your attention and heart, but it will change how you look at life.

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Rating: - expected more
I suppose I was looking to be blown away I as I was with the Book Thief.
Although this was a fine novel with a great mystery to keep me turning the pages, I found some of the writing sytle and language hard to get through. The main character grew on me and I really came to love him for his strengths and weaknesses.

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Rating: - Great Book, til the end
I Am the Messenger was an enjoyable read. It was hard to put down and the stories were very interesting. I do wish that the ending would have been a little different. I feel like the book just dies at the end and it was really disappointing after a great story.

Ed was a great character and some of the people he helps were also fascinating charaters. I felt that some of his friends could have been a little more developed. Some of them did gain interesting stories towards the end, ... Read More

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Rating: - Fantastic beginning, then downhill to the end...
I just finished the Australian book titled "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak; the first book I've ever read by this author, though one of his other books (The Book Thief) has received wide acclaim. The story is meant for older teens only, I'd say (due to strong language and mature situations) and is a complete departure from the sort of YA books I usually read. It got off to an amusing and very promising start when Ed, a teen drifting through life without any clear direction, foils a bank robbery. ... Read More

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