השליח

Markus Zusak

Random House Children's Books, May 9, 2006 - Juvenile Fiction - 368 pages

protect the diamonds
survive the clubs
dig deep through the spades
feel the hearts

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?
A 2005 Michael L. Printz Honor Book and recipient of five starred reviews, I Am the Messenger is a cryptic journey filled with laughter, fists, and love.

What people are saying

Review: I am the Messenger

User Review  - Scarlet - Goodreads

4.5 Like anyone who has read The Book Thief would know (and if you haven't read The Book Thief, what in the world are you waiting for??), Markus Zusak has that unusual ability to make you go from ...

Review: I am the Messenger

User Review  - Emily - Goodreads

It only took me 30 pages to decide I wasn't going to like this book. It certainly sounds like an interesting premise--cards in the mail, the need for someone to care and to act--but the language ...

About the author

Markus Zusak is the award-winning author of The Book Thief and I Am the Messenger, both Michael L. Printz Honor Books. An international bestseller, The Book Thief has sold over a million copies in the U.S. alone and has garnered worldwide critical acclaim. The New York Times called it "Brilliant and hugely ambitious. . . . It's the kind of book that can be life changing," and The Guardian (UK) said, "Unsettling, thought-provoking, life-affirming, triumphant and tragic, this is a novel of breathtaking scope, masterfully told. It is an important piece of work, but also a wonderful page-turner."

Markus Zusak's writing career began in high school, where he led a "pretty internal existence. . . . I always had stories in my head. So I started writing them." He lives with his wife and daughter in Sydney, Australia, where he is currently working on his new novel for Knopf, Bridge of Clay.

Bibliographic information

• Title: השליח; Alfred A. Knopf
• Author: Markus Zusak
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Random House Children's Books, 2006
• ISBN: 0375836675, 9780375836671
• Length: 368 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance