A review by kim_j_dare
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

4.0

Kind of a [b:Pay It Forward|215631|Pay It Forward|Catherine Ryan Hyde|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172778605s/215631.jpg|766708] for teens, this is the wonderful story of aimless 19-year-old Ed Kennedy. When he starts receiving mysterious playing cards in the mail with addresses on them, he figures out that he is meant to be a messenger of help, or, in some cases, vengeance. Ed's friends and family are all fully realized and memorable. The ending is a bit of a letdown, but the rest of the story more than makes up for it.