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May 09, 2006 | ISBN 9780375836671 | Young Adult Buy
Feb 08, 2005 | ISBN 9780375830990 | Young Adult Buy
Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307433480 | Young Adult Buy
Sep 26, 2006 | 520 Minutes | Young Adult Buy
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May 09, 2006 | ISBN 9780375836671 | Young Adult
Feb 08, 2005 | ISBN 9780375830990 | Young Adult
Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307433480 | Young Adult
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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?
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?
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
“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
ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER 2006
Kentucky Bluegrass Master List WINNER 2006
Michael L. Printz Honor Book WINNER 2006
Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List WINNER 2006
Printz Honors SUBMITTED 2006
New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award NOMINEE
L.A. Times Book Prize FINALIST 2005
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