Mal Peet's The Keeper: Young Adult Fiction

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The Keeper Mal Peet wrote books best known for young adult fiction. His first novel was The Keeper, which is a novel under the categories of young adult fiction and sports fiction, took him three years to finish and was started when he was at the age of 52. The book is about one of the world’s greatest soccer goalies and how he got to where he is coming from a small, poor logging town. Mal Peet wrote The Keeper is such a unique way. It includes tension, mystery, and excitement. It’s memorable and keeps you on the edge of your seat. El Gato, the main character in the book, goes into an interview with Paul Faustino, a journalist for La Nacion, after winning the World Cup. El Gato tells Faustino about his years getting into soccer and being

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