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"Football, corruption and dark secrets collide in the thrilling sequel to the award-winning Keeper by Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet. In the second of the Paul Faustino novels by Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet, teenage football prodigy El Brujito, ""the Little Magician"", has vanished without a trace and Paul finds himself reluctantly drawn into the mystery. As the city of San Juan pulses to summer's sluggish beat, Paul gets more than he bargained for as a story of corruption and murder unfolds, forcing him to confront a bitter history of slavery and the power of the occult."

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Glorious, cartwheeling, magical, frightening * Frank Cottrell Boyce, The Guardian * Irresistible... A tale of murder, corruption, cruelty, faith and redemption with a light dusting of football... Impossible to put down. * TES * [...] intriguing undertones of black magic and some surprising twists. * Daily Telegraph * The Penalty weaves together slavery, tribal magic and themes of modern-day corruption... Notable for its exceptional humanity, stylistic clarity and neat construction. * The Sunday Times * Cogently constructed and elegantly written, this latest novel is teenage fiction at its best. * The Guardian * A heady mix of slavery, football and the occult, this is another intoxicating read from an author who has proved himself an outstanding talent. * Publishing News * Another superb read from a master storyteller. * The Bookseller *

A blast of fresh air... so strong and vibrant, so passionate... A hugely original and enjoyable work of fiction. (INIS on Keeper)

"""Glorious, cartwheeling, magical, frightening"" * Frank Cottrell Boyce, The Guardian * ""Irresistible... A tale of murder, corruption, cruelty, faith and redemption with a light dusting of football... Impossible to put down."" * TES * [...] intriguing undertones of black magic and some surprising twists. * Daily Telegraph * ""The Penalty weaves together slavery, tribal magic and themes of modern-day corruption... Notable for its exceptional humanity, stylistic clarity and neat construction."" * The Sunday Times * ""Cogently constructed and elegantly written, this latest novel is teenage fiction at its best."" * The Guardian * ""A heady mix of slavery, football and the occult, this is another intoxicating read from an author who has proved himself an outstanding talent."" * Publishing News * ""Another superb read from a master storyteller."" * The Bookseller *"

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Mal Peet's first novel, Keeper, won the Branford Boase Award and the Bronze Nestle Children's Book Prize; Tamar won the Carnegie Medal; and Exposure was the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. A writer and illustrator, Mal produced many books for children throughout his lifetime, most of them in collaboration with his wife, Elspeth Graham.

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