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Reviewed on September 1, 2011 | Audio
Gr 8 Up—On the surface, Mal Peet's novel (Candlewick, 2005) is a book about soccer, but the heart of the story is cloaked in mystery and addresses family, poverty, environmentalism, colonialism, spiritualism, and capitalism. Paul Faustino, a South American journalist, got the exclusive that sports writers dream about. He's interviewing El Gato, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More