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Mal Peet's first novel, Keeper, won the Branford Boase Award and the Bronze Nestle Children's Book Prize; Tamar won the Carnegie Medal; and Exposure was the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. A writer and illustrator, Mal produced many books for children throughout his lifetime, most of them in collaboration with his wife, Elspeth Graham."Glorious, cartwheeling, magical, frightening"
Frank Cottrell Boyce, The Guardian
"Irresistible... A tale of murder, corruption, cruelty, faith and redemption with a light dusting of football... Impossible to put down."
TES
[...] intriguing undertones of black magic and some surprising twists.
Daily Telegraph
"The Penalty weaves together slavery, tribal magic and themes of modern-day corruption... Notable for its exceptional humanity, stylistic clarity and neat construction."
The Sunday Times
"Cogently constructed and elegantly written, this latest novel is teenage fiction at its best."
The Guardian
"A heady mix of slavery, football and the occult, this is another intoxicating read from an author who has proved himself an outstanding talent."
Publishing News
"Another superb read from a master storyteller."
The Bookseller