Monday, January 18, 2010

I AM THE MESSENGER by Markus Zusak (author of The Book Thief)


[PB RED ZUS; grades 10-12]

Ed Kennedy is in a rut. He thinks he is content with his go nowhere life. He is 19, drives a cab, lives in a shack with his old dog, Doorman, has a fun bunch of loser friends and is in love with Audrey who doesn't love him back. One day, he stops an incompetent bank robber and becomes a celebrity of sorts. Soon after, he starts receiving playing cards in the mail; on the ace of diamonds, someone has written three addresses and three times. Joe knows he is being manipulated but ends up going to these addresses to see what they could mean. As he works his way through the tasks on the cards, he decides he is a messenger and for each message, he has to figure out what he needs to do at each of these addresses. He works his way through all the aces (not without personal danger) and thinks he is finished... Excellent read!

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