Ed Kennedy is a loser. He's twenty and he's accomplished basically nothing with his life; everything changes when he stops a bank robbery. He gets his 15 minutes of fame, but more importantly, he begins receiving playing cards (Aces to be specific) in the mail with cryptic messages. The messages lead him on a series of adventures in helping, and sometimes hurting, people to make their lives better.
This is one of those books that when I was reading, I wasn't sure how much I liked it. However, in the end, I can't stop thinking about it. In conversations, I want to quote this book. In class, I want to refer to this book.
I think this would be a great book for sophomores or juniors, and I think it would make a great addition/substition to the curriculum (it is not American Lit, so it might not work on the junior level in curriculum). Consider it! It's a well-written book with an interesting spin.
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