I am the Messenger

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Call Number: R Printz Honor 2006, Teen Fiction / Zusak, Markus, Teen Book / Fiction / General / Zusak, Markus
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Reference 0-week checkout	R Printz Honor 2006	0-week checkout	Library Use Only
Downtown Teen, 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Teen Fiction / Zusak, Markus	4-week checkout	Canceled Transit
Downtown Teen, 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Teen Fiction / Zusak, Markus	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / General / Zusak, Markus	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / General / Zusak, Markus	4-week checkout	Due 05-22-2024

Originally published: Australia : Pan Macmillan Australia, 2002, as The messenger.
After capturing a bank robber, nineteen-year-old cab driver Ed Kennedy begins receiving mysterious messages that direct him to addresses where people need help, and he begins getting over his lifelong feeling of worthlessness. Meet Ed Kennedy₇underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he₂s hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That₂s when the first Ace arrives. That₂s when Ed becomes the messenger. . . . Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary), until only one question remains: Who₂s behind Ed₂s mission? Winner of the 2003 Children₂s Book Council Book of the Year Award in Australia, I Am the Messenger is a cryptic journey filled with laughter, fists, and love.

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Not quite up to The Book Thief submitted by evelyn on June 22, 2012, 2:33pm I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but if you are looking for a book of the caliber of Zusak's most recent book, *The Book Thief,* you may be disappointed. However, it is well worth a read even if it doesn't match the glory of that book. The premise is interesting and well developed, the characters are suitably flawed but endearing, and the situations the main character ends up in are realistic even in a fantastical book. There was a love story that I found a bit predictable and dull, but other than that, I enjoyed this book.

Good submitted by bluepapaya on July 26, 2014, 1:45pm I loved this book, until I read the ending and then I felt like the whole book was pointless.

A good, quirky read submitted by jgryniewicz on June 12, 2015, 10:23am I enjoyed this book quite a bit. It's an odd story, much in the same way that "The Book Thief" was odd, but the characters are engaging and the story kept my attention. Well worth the read.

Loved it submitted by Motomori on June 15, 2015, 12:22pm I loved this book so much!!! I did it for my book project and it worked out perfectly. Everyone I talked to about it has read it and loved it just as much, but I still think that 'The Book Thief' was a slightly better read than this...

Loved it submitted by CarolSeidl on July 14, 2021, 5:31pm I loved this book when I was in eighth grade. Some of the content is a little mature but the ending is super good.

I am the Messenger submitted by jhaberich on June 19, 2023, 9:00am This book was decent. I did not like the ending, it made the whole book seem like so much less than it had seemed while reading it, especially because the entire book was kind of leading up to the end. There were some fun and suspenseful moments, but this isn't the kind of book I would reread.