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Gr 9-Up South America's star soccer player, Otello, has just signed a very lucrative contract to play with a team in the southern part of his country. Despite his legendary status as a black northerner, he faces racial discrimination from both the fans and his teammates. His fame is launched to a frenzied level when he marries Desmerelda, the white pop-star daughter of the wealthy and powerful politician who funded his soccer contract. Guided by his self-serving agent, Diego, Ote...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Veteran sports reporter (for La Nacion, the leading newspaper of a fictional South American country) Paul Faustino has a knack for finding himself involved with more criminal matters. When soccer star Otello gets traded to his team's archrival, it sets the country buzzing, but not as much as his subsequent whirlwind romance with and marriage to Desmerelda, a popular singing sensation and the daughter of the powerful politician who also ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Soccer player Otello marries pop star Desmerelda; their relationship is undermined by Diego, Otello's duplicitous agent. Before this ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Mal Peet tells a grand tale incorporating many characters and plots. Inventions such as the Elegante advertisement and the Paff! line of clothing are convincing and lend credibility to the story. The high...Log In or Sign Up to Read More