| Title | : | The Penalty (Unabridged) |
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| Author | : | Mal Peet |
| Release | : | 2011-02-28 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Kids & Young Adults |
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| 1 | The Penalty (Unabridged) | Mal Peet |
| 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 forced to confront the bitter history of slavery and the power of the occult. A deftly woven mystery flush with soccer and suspense, this gripping novel is one that shouldn't be missed. From the award-winning author of TAMAR, a time-shifting thriller about a vanishing soccer star, occult secrets, and the dark history of slavery. |
