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Keeper
Keeper
Keeper
Mal Peet
"This stirring adventure — a soccer story? a ghost story? — defies expectations. . . . Both lyrical and gripping." — KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)When Paul Faustino of LA NACION flips on his tape recorder for an exclusive interview with El Gato — the phenomenal goalkeeper who single-handedly brought 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 rainforest, 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.
2 Votes

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction
  • Paranormal
  • Sports

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
Keeper review by AWod
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AWod

Paul Faustino was to get an exclusive interview with the top goalie in the world, but instead of a soccer story he got a ghost story. El Gato recants more than just his childhood, he tells about an apparition that trains him to be one of the most wanted players in the game of soccer.

Rating:
3
Content Rating:

Content rating - nothing offensive
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Keeper review by SMill
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SMill

World soccer superstar El Gato has just won the World Cup; he is at the peak of his career and has been named the world's greatest goalkeeper. Paul Faustino, South America's top football journalist expected a reasonably normal post World Cup interview, but what he got was more than he ever imagined. During the hours of the interview between El Gato and Faustino, the football legend gives an exclusive into his intriguing past.

Rating:
4
Content Rating:

Content rating - nothing offensive
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