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The Messenger

The Messenger. REALISTIC Fiction. By Markus Zusak. Things you should know about this book:. Ed Kennedy is the main character He loves to play cards Ed’s three best friends are Audrey, Marv, and Ritchie Each card that Ed receives holds three messages that he has to deliver for three people.

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The Messenger

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  1. The Messenger REALISTIC Fiction By Markus Zusak

  2. Things you should know about this book: • Ed Kennedy is the main character • He loves to play cards • Ed’s three best friends are Audrey, Marv, and Ritchie • Each card that Ed receives holds three messages that he has to deliver for three people

  3. The Story Line Rising Actions/Complications: • Characters: • Ed Kennedy • Audrey • Marv Harris • Ritchie Sanchez • Ma Kennedy • the Doorman (dog) • When Ed receives the ace of hearts, he realizes that this card is telling him to help his best friends • Ed receives the ace of spades, but he has to pay $20 to a boy who took his dog and card Climax: Marv ends up having a 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter that only he, his ex-girlfriend and her family know about; that is why he never spends his money: he saves it for the child to pay off his guilt • Ed receives the ace of clubs after being beat up by two guys who broke into his house • He can’t bring himself to shoot the rapist that he found at one of the addresses on the ace of diamonds • Ed finds his first ace in the mail: the diamonds. Conflict: Ed stops a bank robbery by accident. Resolution: Will Ed ever stop receiving cards, or will he be the messenger forever? Basic Situation: Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver that leads a relatively normal life.

  4. Ed’s Cards Graham Greene Morris West Sylvia Plath 45 Edgar Street, midnight 13 Harrison Avenue, 6 p.m. 6 Macedoni Street, 5:30 a.m. Say a prayer at the stones of home The Suitcase Cat Ballow Roman Holiday 26 Shipping Street

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