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Zusak,
Markus.
I AM THE MESSENGER
New York : Knopf, 2005
IL YA
ISBN 037593099X
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Meet
Ed Kennedy. He's an ordinary kind of guy. He drives a taxi
and has no particular goals in life. Neither does his friends.
Their lives revolve around mediocre work, playing cards, and soccer.
But this is all about to change. Ed is at the bank when an armed
gunman comes in to rob it. Now, Ed is not a particularly heroic type
of guy but the circumstances of the robbery turn him into one. So,
for a few days, his mother is proud of him. But then things go back
to normal. At least for awhile. Then the card arrives.
It's a playing card. The Ace of Diamonds. Written on the card
are addresses and times. What could this possibly mean? As
much as he wants to ignore the card, he knows he can't. And now his
life is about to take a dramatic turn. As Ed begins to follow the
information on the card and change other lives for the better. Some
speculate that he is a saint. Or maybe even a fool. All he
knows is that he must follow the information on the card. And then
more follow. |
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SUBJECTS:
Self-esteem -- Fiction.
Heroes -- Fiction.
Taxicab drivers -- Fiction. |
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