| I Am the Messenger Contributor(s): Zusak, Markus (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375836675 ISBN-13: 9780375836671 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2006 Annotation: Meet Ed Kennedy--underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he's hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That's when the first Ace arrives. 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? Winner of the 2003 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award in Australia, I Am the Messenger is a cryptic journey filled with laughter, fists, and love. "From the Hardcover edition. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age - Young Adult Fiction | Travel & Transportation - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006287709 |
| Age Level: 12-UP |
| Grade Level: 7-UP |
| Lexile Measure: 640(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" L (0.65 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Awards: Green Mountain Book Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2008 |
| Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/01/2006 pg. 66 Kliatt 07/01/2006 pg. 22 Foreword 09/01/2005 pg. 1 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 86117 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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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