MP/KEE - Keeper
Reference code
MP/KEE
Level of description
Series
Title
Keeper
Date/s
1997-2020
Quantity & Format
1 box
Scope and content
Walker Books published Mal Peet's first five novels. For his first novel, Keeper (2003), Peet won the Branford Boase Award, which recognizes "the most promising book for seven-year-olds and upwards by a first time novelist."
'El Gato', the world's best goalkeeper tells of his rigorous training (with the help of a ghostly figure) and his rise to fame against the backdrop of South American poverty and the destruction of the rain forest. The book held appeal to both football and non-football fans.
'El Gato', the world's best goalkeeper tells of his rigorous training (with the help of a ghostly figure) and his rise to fame against the backdrop of South American poverty and the destruction of the rain forest. The book held appeal to both football and non-football fans.
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