I am the messenger

Resource Information

The work I am the messenger represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

I am the messenger

Statement of responsibility

Markus Zusak

Title variation

Messenger

Creator

• trueZusak, Markus

Subject

• trueNineteen-year-old men
• Heroes -- Juvenile fiction
• trueHeroes and heroines
• trueLosers (Persons)
• truePurpose in life
• trueSelf-esteem
• Self-esteem -- Juvenile fiction
• trueSelf-esteem in teenagers
• trueTaxicab drivers
• Taxicab drivers -- Juvenile fiction
• trueTeenage boys
• trueYoung men
• trueAustralia
• trueBank robberies
• trueFamily relationships
• trueFriendship

Genre

• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

Summary

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

Storyline

• trueCharacter-driven

Pace

• trueFast-paced

Tone

• trueAtmospheric
• trueSuspenseful

Writing style

• trueGritty
• trueCompelling

Character

• trueAwkward
• trueWell-developed

Award

• Children's Book of the Year Award for Older Readers (Children's Book Council of Australia), 2003.
• NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature, 2003.
• USBBY Outstanding International Book, 2006.
• YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2006

Awards note

Outstanding International Books List, USBBY, 2006.

Dewey number

[Fic]

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

640L

Intended audience source

Lexile

Interest level

UG

Literary form

novels

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 9
• 12

Reading level

3.9

Study program name

Accelerated Reader

Target audience

juvenile