Summary
Keeper: A Haunting Tale of Football, Magic, and Destiny
The extraordinary debut novel by Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet about football, magic and self-discovery.
The award-winning first novel from Carnegie Medal-winning Mal Peet introduces legendary sports journalist Paul Faustino and the haunting tale of the world’s greatest goalkeeper: the man they call El Gato, “the Cat”. As Paul interviews El Gato, the World Cup stands on the table between them. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781406367744 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1406367745 |
| Author: | Mal Peet |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 20g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 130mm x 15mm |
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Physical, spiritual – Arthurian, even – this is true enchantment. * TES Teacher *Tense and atmospheric […] refreshing original story in which footballing familiars are shot through with curious and satisfying magical realism. * The Guardian *
Has all the ingredients of a great children’s novel with drama, suspense and an extraordinarily moving ending…children will love it.
* Daily Express *A brilliant book, thoroughly and richly entertaining. * The School Librarian *Nothing for the 12-plus age range to beat Mal Peet’s now classic World Cup novel * The Daily Telegraph *The ultimate football novel … extraordinary * Sunday Telegraph *“gripping story” * The Week Junior *About The Author
Mal Peet
Mal Peet’s first novel, Keeper, won the Branford Boase Award and the Bronze Nestle Children’s Book Prize; Tamar won the Carnegie Medal; and Exposure was the winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. A writer and illustrator, Mal produced many books for children throughout his lifetime, most of them in collaboration with his wife, Elspeth Graham.
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