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Published: 5th April 2012
For Ages: 12+ years old
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An extraordinary debut novel, winner of the Branford Boase Award and the Bronze Nestlé Children's Book Prize.

In a newspaper office, Paul Faustino, South America's top football writer, sits opposite the man they call El Gato "the Cat", the world's greatest goalkeeper. On the table between them stands the World Cup. In the hours that follow, El Gato tells his incredible story - how he, a poor logger's son, learns to become a World Cup-winning goalkeeper so good he is almost unbeatable. And the most remarkable part of this story is the man who teaches him: the mysterious Keeper, who haunts a football pitch at the heart of the claustrophobic rainforest…

  • Tense and atmospheric this 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
About the Author

Mal Peet's first novel, Keeper, won the Branford Boase Award and the Bronze Nestle Children's Book Award; Tamar won the Carnegie Medal; and Exposure was the 2009 winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. His most recent book for young adults is Life: An Exploded Diagram. A writer and illustrator, Mal has produced many books for children, most of them in collaboration with his wife, Elspeth Graham. He lives in Devon with his family.

"Physical, spiritual - Arthurian, even - this is true enchantment." (TES Teacher)"

ISBN: 9781406338294
ISBN-10: 140633829X
Audience: Teenager / Young Adult
For Ages: 12+ years old
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 240
Published: 5th April 2012
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 13.2  x 3.2
Weight (kg): 0.201