Beartown

"You'll love this engrossing novel." --People

From the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People, Fredrik Backman captivates readers with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream--and the price required to make it come true.

People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever-encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys.

Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected.

Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.

Author: Fredrik Backman
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 04/25/2017
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.3lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781501160769

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 21
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 196751 / Beartown


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2016 pg. 66
Publishers Weekly 02/27/2017
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2017
Booklist 03/01/2017 pg. 36
Library Journal 04/01/2017 pg. 74
Library Journal 12/01/2016
BookPage 05/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 05/26/2017
School Library Journal 09/01/2017

About the Author
Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us Against You, and Anxious People, as well as two novellas and one work of nonfiction. His books are published in more than forty countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children. Connect with him on Facebook and Twitter @BackmanLand and on Instagram @Backmansk.