The+messenger

**Summary**
The story begins with an introduction to the character of Ed Kennedy, a down-and-out underage taxi driver who is hopelessly in love with his best friend Audrey, who, to his dismay, feels that she cares about him too much to date him. Ed is standing in a bank queue when a robbery takes place. He accidentally foils the robbers' escape, and is proclaimed a hero. Shortly after, he receives an [|ace] in the mail. The ace is from an unknown source. On the ace is written a list of addresses and times. These represent a series of tasks that Ed must complete. //**The Messenger**// is a [|2002] novel by [|Markus Zusak], and winner of the 2003 [|Children’s Book Council of Australia] Book of the Year Award. //The Messenger// was released in the [|United States] under the name //**I Am the Messenger.**// The entire story is written through the eyes of the main character, Ed Kennedy, who describes and comments on the story throughout the book. (//Wikipedia)//