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Beartown : a novel / Fredrik Backman ; translated by Neil Smith.

Backman, Fredrik, 1981- (author.). Smith, Neil (Neil Andrew), (translator.).

Summary:

"Winning a junior ice hockey championship might not mean a lot to the average person, but it means everything to the residents of Beartown, a community slowly being eaten alive by unemployment and the surrounding wilderness. A victory like this would draw national attention to the ailing town: it could attract government funding and an influx of talented athletes who would choose Beartown over the big nearby cities. A victory like this would certainly mean everything to Amat, a short, scrawny teenager who is treated like an outcast everywhere but on the ice; to Kevin, a star player just on the cusp of securing his golden future in the NHL; and to Peter, their dedicated general manager whose own professional hockey career ended in tragedy. At first, it seems like the team might have a shot at fulfilling the dreams of their entire town. But one night at a drunken celebration following a key win, something happens between Kevin and the general manager's daughter--and the next day everything seems to have changed." -- From the publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781501160769
ISBN: 1501160761
ISBN: 9781501160776
Physical Description: 418 pages ; 25 cm.
Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2017

Content descriptions

General Note:	Series information from FantasticFiction. Translation from the Swedish of: Bjornstad.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader Upper Grade 5.8 21.0