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The Penalty


Book Description
As the city of San Juan pulses to summer's sluggish beat, its teenage soccer prodigy, El Brujito, the Little Magician, vanishes without a trace - right after he misses a penalty kick and loses a big game for his team. Paul Faustino, South America's top sports reporter, is reluctantly drawn into the mystery of the athlete's disappearance. As a story of corruption and murder unfolds, Faustino is for... More
Book Information
PublisherCandlewick Press
BindingAudio CD (14 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-101455800732
ISBN-13978-1455800735
Publication Date02/28/2011
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About Mal Peet (Author) : Mal Peet is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Mal Peet include Tamar, Tamar Audio: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betraya... more
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About Christopher Lane (Reader) : Christopher Lane is a published author, editor, and a narrator of children's books, young adult books, and adult books. Some of the published credits of Christopher Lane include Steinbeck's Ghost.
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