Beartown
(Large Print)
Uniform Title:
Author:
Contributors:
Smith, Neil translator.
NoveList Series:
Beartown volume 1.
Published:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition.
Physical Desc:
689 pages; 23 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Points: 21
Lexile measure:
840L
Rating:
840L
Status:
Description
In the tiny forest community of Beartown, the possibility that the amateur hockey team might win a junior championship, bringing the hope of revitalization to the fading town, is shattered by the aftermath of a violent act that leaves a young girl traumatized.
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Location
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Ashland Large Print Fiction
LP BACKMAN
In Transit
Boulder Junction Large Print Fiction
LP FIC BAC
Available
Jul 29, 2023
Sayner Large Print Fiction
LP BACKMAN
Available
Apr 16, 2019
Subjects
LC Subjects
Other Subjects
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781410498120
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.8, 21 Points
Level 5.8, 21 Points
Lexile measure:
840
Notes
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove , My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here , comes a poignant, charming novel about a forgotten town fractured by scandal, and the amateur hockey team that might just change everything. 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. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected. With so much riding on the success of the team, the line between loyalty and betrayal becomes difficult to discern. At last, it falls to one young man to find the courage to speak the truth that it seems no one else wants to hear. Fredrik Backman knows that we are forever shaped by the places we call home, and in this emotionally powerful, sweetly insightful story, he explores what can happen when we carry the heavy weight of other people's dreams on our shoulders.
Target Audience
840L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.8,21,196751.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Backman, F., & Smith, N. (2017). Beartown. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Backman, Fredrik, 1981- and Neil Smith. 2017. Beartown. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Backman, Fredrik, 1981- and Neil Smith, Beartown. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Backman, Fredrik and Neil Smith. Beartown. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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