Beartown

by Fredrik Backman | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 1501160788 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingSpatialwing of Moneta, Virginia USA on 5/20/2019
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Journal Entry 1 by wingSpatialwing from Moneta, Virginia USA on Monday, May 20, 2019
Chosen from the Little Free Library #36793 - Crystal City Water Park in Arlington, VA.

Goodreads Description:
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove returns 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.

Journal Entry 2 by wingSpatialwing at Arlington, Virginia USA on Sunday, June 16, 2019

Released 4 yrs ago (6/16/2019 UTC) at Arlington, Virginia USA

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Releasing at the June 2019 BCinDC meeting.

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Journal Entry 3 by wing6of8wing at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, etc, Virginia USA on Sunday, June 16, 2019
I didn't even let Spatial set this book down before snatching it. I have read everything else available by Backman except this and the sequel. He is an amazing author. Can't wait to read it.

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