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    About I Am the Messenger

    DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF AND AN UNFORGETTABLE AND SWEEPING FAMILY SAGA.
     

    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?

    About I Am the Messenger

    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?

    About I Am the Messenger

    DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF AND AN UNFORGETTABLE AND SWEEPING FAMILY SAGA.
     

    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?

    About I Am the Messenger

    DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF AND AN UNFORGETTABLE AND SWEEPING FAMILY SAGA.
     

    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?

    About I Am the Messenger

    DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF AND AN UNFORGETTABLE AND SWEEPING FAMILY SAGA.
     

    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?

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    Markus Zusak: The Book Thief & I Am the Messenger
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    Also by Markus Zusak

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    The Book Thief/I Am the Messenger Paperback Boxed Set
    Markus Zusak: The Book Thief & I Am the Messenger
    The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition
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    About Markus Zusak

    Markus Zusak is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of The Book Thief, I Am the Messenger, Fighting Ruben Wolf, and Getting the Girl. His newest, much-anticipated novel, Bridge of Clay, will release in October 2018. He lives in Sydney, Australia,… More about Markus Zusak

    About Markus Zusak

    Markus Zusak is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of The Book Thief, I Am the Messenger, Fighting Ruben Wolf, and Getting the Girl. His newest, much-anticipated novel, Bridge of Clay, will release in October 2018. He lives in Sydney, Australia,… More about Markus Zusak

    About Markus Zusak

    Markus Zusak is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of The Book Thief, I Am the Messenger, Fighting Ruben Wolf, and Getting the Girl. His newest, much-anticipated novel, Bridge of Clay, will release in October 2018. He lives in Sydney, Australia,… More about Markus Zusak

    About Markus Zusak

    Markus Zusak is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of The Book Thief, I Am the Messenger, Fighting Ruben Wolf, and Getting the Girl. His newest, much-anticipated novel, Bridge of Clay, will release in October 2018. He lives in Sydney, Australia,… More about Markus Zusak

    About Markus Zusak

    Markus Zusak is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of The Book Thief, I Am the Messenger, Fighting Ruben Wolf, and Getting the Girl. His newest, much-anticipated novel, Bridge of Clay, will release in October 2018. He lives in Sydney, Australia,… More about Markus Zusak

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense

    Paperback | $10.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    May 09, 2006 | 384 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780375836671

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense

    Hardcover | $16.95
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Feb 08, 2005 | 368 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780375830990

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Dec 18, 2007 | 368 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780307433480

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense | Audiobooks

    CD | $45.00
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Sep 26, 2006 | 520 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780739337295

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $22.50
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Sep 26, 2006 | 520 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780739337301

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    Praise

    “Funny and gripping.” —The Miami Herald
     
    “Both serious and funny, touching and exciting.” —The Salt Lake Tribune
     
    “Fresh and thought-provoking.” —The Grand Rapids Press
     
    “Raucous, poignant, and at times laugh-out-loud funny.” —BookPage
     
    “Compulsively readable.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred
     
    “Unpretentious, well conceived, and appropriately raw.” —School Library Journal, Starred
     
    “Zusak outdoes himself here.” —The Bulletin, Starred
     
    “Zusak succeeds brilliantly.” —Booklist, Starred
     
    “Funny, engrossing, and suspenseful.” —KLIATT, Starred

    Awards

    ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER 2006

    Kentucky Bluegrass Master List WINNER 2006

    Michael L. Printz Honor Book WINNER 2006

    Printz Honors WINNER 2006

    Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List WINNER 2006

    New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award NOMINEE

    L.A. Times Book Prize FINALIST 2005

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