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A review by megwingerd
Keeper by Mal Peet
4.0
I don't usually read "sports books," but I have many students who eat, drink, and breathe athletics, and I like to find books that might appeal to them. This interesting novel follows a frame story structure. The outer frame is a conversation between a goalie, El Gato, and a journalist. Inside that frame, the goalie describes how he came to be what many consider the greatest goalie of all time, his humble beginnings in a small, jungle village in South America, and the mysterious and supernatural coach who trained him.
As the reader, I shared the journalist's skepticism about the coach, but it made for a good story. The setting in Ecuador provides some insight into another culture, and El Gato was an inspiring character.
Plot: B
Characterization: A-
Thematic Ideas: B+
As the reader, I shared the journalist's skepticism about the coach, but it made for a good story. The setting in Ecuador provides some insight into another culture, and El Gato was an inspiring character.
Plot: B
Characterization: A-
Thematic Ideas: B+