When this didn’t work out, he made several other failed career attempts, which took him all over the world, from picking grapes in France to laying tarmac in Canada. After obtaining both a BA and an MA from the University of Warwick, he attempted to support himself by drawing cartoons. As a child, he hoped to become a soccer player and a cartoonist-dreams he would partially realize through his soccer-focused novels and his illustrated books for children. His work is characterized by masterful prose, witty humor, and a keen interest in race and class.” Born in 1947 in Norfolk, England, to a working-class family, Peet found escape from the dullness of his small-town life through his love of cycling, soccer, and literature. “Mal Peet wrote crossover books for sophisticated young adults and young-at-heart adults. Jonathan Hunt, county schools librarian at the San Diego County Office of Education and an SLJ blogger, emphasized Peet’s immense talent and innovation. Peet’s work was praised by those in the library community, who appreciated his complex and intricate approach. Peet successfully imbued the lives of his characters-a South American soccer star and a pop singer-with Shakespearean levels of tragedy.
Exposure (Walker, 2008), which won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, drew from two seemingly unlikely sources: a tabloid story on David and Victoria Beckham and Shakespeare’s Othello. Nuance and originality were hallmarks of his other YA fiction as well. Told from the perspective of the 15-year-old granddaughter of one of the soldiers, this rich work ties together different narratives, with “intense and riveting” results, according to SLJ. Set in the Netherlands during the Nazi Occupation, the novel focuses on two Dutch soldiers involved with the resistance.
Peet quickly proved that Keeper was no fluke in 2005, he followed it up with Tamar (Walker, 2005), which won England’s coveted Carnegie Medal. Described as “Unusual and compelling” by SLJ, Keeper is the story of a South American soccer player who, having just won the World Cup, relates how the guidance he received from a strange, ghostlike trainer resulted in his talent and prowess on the field. The book won Britain’s Nestlé Smarties Bronze Prize and the Brandford Boase and was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults. While Peet was a relative latecomer to the world of children’s and YA literature, he made a splash with his first novel, Keeper (Walker, 2003), garnering acclaim on both sides of the pond. This program depends on the good will of contributors, the voluntary efforts by the MIL Committee, and the willingness of purchasers of images to abide by the wishes of the contributors.Author Mal Peet, known for both his award-winning YA novels and the children’s books he cowrote and illustrated with his wife Elspeth Graham, died March 2 at 67. Failure to obtain the required permission jeopardizes the ability of the Mammal Images Library to operate its program. Persons or organizations wishing to use images for purposes other than projection for nonprofit instruction or copying the slide in any way must first contact the Chair of the Mammal Images Library to get information about the use of specific images. These additional permissible uses, and arrangements for royalties derived from additional uses, vary among the contributors. However, some contributors will allow their slides to be used for other purposes this permission is set forth in a written "Contribution Agreement" between the contributors and the Mammal Images Library. Terms of Use : The originals of images offered in this catalog were contributed to the Mammal Images Library with the understanding that the Mammal Images Library will sell copies only for optical projection for nonprofit instruction.
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