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430 pp.
| Candlewick |
October, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-3941-9$18.99
(2)
YA
Soccer player Otello marries pop star Desmerelda; their relationship is undermined by Diego, Otello's duplicitous agent. Before this Shakespeare reworking winds to its expected conclusion, it intersects with another tragedy: the murder of a street kid. Peet successfully blends sports writing with crime fiction to explore race and class divisions in addition to issues of trust, loyalty, and celebrity.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2009