Blog 9 Tri 2

In Keeper, El Gato trains hard every day, from sun up to sun down. He is almost on the field and in between the posts 24/7. The mystery Keeper who is training him pushes him harder than anything El Gato has done before, he makes him cry and feel terrible. But this motivates him to do greater things so that the Keeper will stop. One day a storm came and El Gato looked like he had been hit with a tsunami. His parents were furious that he didn't come home sooner and the look on their faces was like they found out that they had one the lottery, but couldn't keep any of the money. Absolutely devastated and they didn't want El Gato going into the woods anymore. 

However, he still goes into the woods and the Keeper is training him harder than ever before. Hitting shots with so much swerve and dip, it's like the ball has a mind of its own and cant stop moving like an 8 year old kid on a sugar high. El Gato is now  wondering why he did this in the first place, but i think he will overcome these difficulties and keep going.  

Blog 8 Tri 2

In Keeper, so far the interviewer is getting deeper into El Gato's life.

So far, he explains how he goes into the jungle everyday when he was a kid. This is because he has nothing else to do because he quit playing soccer. It was forbidden to go into the woods because it is dangerous and you can get lost easily. He ventures into the woods one day and follows the path that he usually does but this time he ventures off and doesn't care. He ends up seeing a clearing in the woods, he looks down and its super nice grass, turf. He looks to one end and sees a soccer net. A real net with it pulled back and everything. He notices a keeper standing next to it, waiting for him.

I did get farther into the book but it would give to much away. All i can say is that it is very interesting and i like it a lot so far.

A pulled back professional soccer goal like the one he sees in the clearing.

Blog 7 Tri 2

So far in the beginning of Keeper, by Mal Peet. The beginning is like a normal book by giving you background information and stuff like that.Bringing you into the plot among other things. But it is good so far, it's hard to tell how the rest of the book will turn out based off of the beginning but I'm starting to get pulled in and I think it's a good sign that I already want to read.

I think i will like this book a lot because it is about soccer and that is something that i can relate to on a very personal basis. I have a lot of experiences with the sport and I hope I can relate to this book. I have read soccer books in the past and have enjoyed them a lot but I hope this one will top the list.

Blog 6 Tri 2

Over christmas break, my aunt and uncle got me, among other things, a book. It's called Keeper, by Mal Peet. The title represents a soccer goalkeeper and his story. It's setting is in South America where a veteran soccer reporter interviews El Gato, who is the World-Cup-winning goalkeeper. He recounts his life story and how it begins in a poor  town in a mythic corner of a jungle.

My Uncle and Aunt read some reviews on this book and one stuck out, it was a teenage kid, around my age, who said he didn't like reading at all and how he has trouble getting into books unless he is forced to. But however he did get really into this book and loved to read it. There were tons of replies to this comment and people really connected to this book and liked it a lot. Im super excited to read this because it is about soccer and that is my life outside of friends, family, and school.