Summary: Fredrik Backman's Beartown by Sarah Fields

From the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman comes a dazzling and very profound novel. His new novel Beartown is about a small town with a big dream. The price that is required to make this dream come true is costly. Naysayers see that Beartown is finished. This tiny community that is nestled deep in the forest is slowly losing its ground to the ever-encroaching trees. However, the people in Beartown still believe in tomorrow because of an old ice rink down by the lake. Their junior ice hockey team will soon compete in the national semi-finals. Beartown actually believes that they have a shot at winning. All the town’s hopes and dreams now rest on the shoulders of a few teenage boys.

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