Exposure (Peet novel)
2008 young adult novel by Mal Peet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Exposure is a sports novel for young adults by English writer Mal Peet, published by Walker Books in 2008.[2] Inspired by William Shakespeare's Othello, the story follows Otello, a black association football player and his high-profile relationship with Desmerelda, a white celebrity. It also has a parallel plot about three street kids trying to live life in abject poverty.
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Author | Mal Peet |
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Cover artist | Francesca Cambi |
Language | English |
Genre | Young adult sports novel |
Publisher | Walker Books |
Publication date | 6 October 2008 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
Pages | 439 pp (first edition) |
ISBN | 978-1-4063-0649-1 |
OCLC | 234302060 |
LC Class | PZ7.P3564 Exp 2009[1] |
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Peet and Exposure won the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime book award judged by a panel of British children's writers.[3][4]
Walker's North American division Candlewick Press published the first U.S. edition in 2009.[1]