I Am the Messenger

I Am the MessengerDON'T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK'S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF. From the author of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller The Book Thief, I Am the Messenger is an acclaimed novel filled with laughter, fists, and love. A MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK FIVE STARRED REVIEWS 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

DON'T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK'S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.

From the author of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller The Book Thief, I Am the Messenger is an acclaimed novel filled with laughter, fists, and love.

A MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK
FIVE STARRED REVIEWS

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?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 02/08/2005
ISBN: 9780375830990
Pages: 357
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.90w x 1.26d
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Michael L. Printz Award - Honor Book
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist

Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 344 - Superior,Well Above Average
Kirkus Review - Children 01/01/2005 pg. 59
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2005 pg. 233 - Book Of Special Distinction
Kliatt 01/01/2005 pg. 11
Publishers Weekly 01/17/2005 pg. 56
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2005 pg. 210
School Library Journal 02/15/2005 pg. 144
School Library Journal 02/01/2005 pg. 144
Booklist 01/01/2005 pg. 852
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2006 pg. 12

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 86117 / I Am the Messenger
Reading Level: 3.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12