Mystery
Keeper
Author Mal Peet
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Story
El Gato (the Cat) the world’s greatest goalkeeper gives an interview to football journalist Paul Faustina and tells the extraordinary story of his rise to fame which started when a gangly awkward boy from a logging camp in the rainforest met the mysterious Keeper who had been waiting for a boy to train.
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Why we chose it
A story about football set in South America with all the action, the tension, the agony and the ecstasy of the game. A blend of sport, magical realism, and mystery.
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First published
2003, Walker Books, UK