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Keeper
Contributor(s): Peet, Mal (Author)
ISBN: 0763687464     ISBN-13: 9780763687465
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
OUR PRICE:   $8.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Soccer
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 780
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 7.7" (0.45 lbs) 240 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 102145
Reading Level: 5.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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Publisher Description:
In a refreshed paperback edition with a bold cover, this novel by award-winning author Mal Peet transports readers to a fictional South American country and a world of soccer, celebrity, and strange occurrences investigated by sports reporter Paul Faustino.

When Paul Faustino of La Naci n flips on his tape recorder for an exclusive interview with El Gato -- the phenomenal goalkeeper who single-handedly won his team the World Cup -- the seasoned reporter quickly learns that this will be no ordinary story. Instead, the legendary El Gato narrates a spellbinding tale that begins in the South American rain forest, where a ghostly but very real mentor, the Keeper, emerges to teach a poor, gawky boy the most thrilling secrets of the game. A seamless blend of magic realism and exhilarating soccer action, this evocative novel will haunt readers long after the story ends.