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Mal Peet

Mal Peet, English author and illustrator (born 1947)

Life at a glance

Died: 2015 · March 2

Their story

Who they were

Malcolm Charles Peet was an English writer and illustrator best known for young adult fiction. He has won several honours including the Brandford Boase, the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize, British children's literature awards that recognise "year's best" books. Three of his novels feature football and the fictional South American sports journalist Paul Faustino. The Murdstone Trilogy (2014) and "Mr Godley's Phantom" were his first works aimed at adult readers.

Why this date

Mal Peet appears on our March 2 calendar for 2015 as a death entry.

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Questions about Mal Peet

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March 2 2015.

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