Exposure
Author: Mal Peet
Exposure
This is the third "Paul Faustino" novel by multi-award-winning Mal Peet. A massive soccer star has it all, but someone is plotting his downfall...Revered as a national hero...married to the desirable Desmerelda...cherished by the media...soccer star, Otello, has it all. But a sensational club transfer sparks a media frenzy, and when he is wrongly implicated in a scandal, the footballer's life turns into a tragic spiral of destruction. South America's top sports journalist, Paul Faustino, witnesses the power of the media in making and breaking people's lives.
Country of origin: UK
Year of publication: 2009
Published by: Candlewick
Book Review by The Sunday Times
An interview on Mal Peet's Exposure by Book Trust Childrens' Book
Book Awards:
2009 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
If you liked this book, try:
Keeper (2003)
Tamar (2005)
The Penalty (2006)
Exposure (2008)