I Am the Messenger

Meet Ed Kennedyunderage 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.

Markus Zusak is the author of <i>Fighting Ruben Wolfe</i> and <i>Getting the Girl</i>. He lives in Sydney, Australia, where he writes, occasionally works in a real job, and plays for a losing soccer team.