Mal Peet

Malcolm Charles Peet (5 October 1947 – 2 March 2015) 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. Provided by Wikipedia