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<p>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.<p>From the award-winning author of TAMAR, a time-shifting thriller about a vanishing soccer star, occult secrets, and the dark history of slavery.<br></p><h3>Children's Literature</h3><p>A soccer sensation, known as El Brujito, vanishes one day after an upsetting loss in San Juan. No one seems to know where he could have gone or what happened to him, and even more mysteriously, the police do not seem to be looking. Enter Paul Faustino, an accredited sports writer who happens to be in San Juan researching his new book. Without any intention of getting involved in the story, Faustino finds himself literally d

Author

Peet, Mal

Publisher

Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780763643393

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.27 / 5 (189 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13