Beartown

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years old, Benji is one of the mainstays of the junior hockey team, known especially for his fierce fighting and reliable defense of Kevin on the ice. Beartown is a small community on the brink of disappearing into the surrounding forest as the town loses more and more young people and commerce to the larger surrounding towns. Now, thanks to a 17-year-old star, the wealthy Kevin Erdahl, their junior team finally has a chance at a title. However, he taught Ana to hunt in the forest when she was a little girl, and he still sometimes takes her along on hunting trips.

The junior hockey team is the backbone of the small town of Beartown, where a win in the national games would mean more resources given to the team.At the party, many of the teenagers are drinking and indulging in marijuana use and the team members boast about having sex with the supportive female fans. He isn’t as strong as other hockey players, but he’s one of the fastest skaters anyone has ever seen. The novel, noted as " hockey literature", [2] centers on a declining youth hockey team in a small town. The Scandal (also titled Beartown) is the fourth full-length novel by Swedish blogger, columnist and author, Fredrik Backman. The bestselling phenomenon Fredrik Backman delivers what is sure to be another heart-warming bestseller.

One of those kids, a four-year-old girl from an abusive home, will find refuge on the ice and become the most talented hockey star Beartown has ever seen. The movement began virally on social media in October of 2017, as an attempt to spread awareness of the prevalence of sexual harassment and assault. Further, Maya’s parents, Peter and Kira, are in the middle of an investigation of the hockey club’s finances, and former player Amat struggles to get drafted into the NHL.Furthermore, the writing style is intriguing and darkly poetic — the kind of eerily woven sentences that leave a lasting impact. Maya soon gets drunk with Kevin, and Kevin quietly makes a bet with his friend Lyt that he’ll be able to sleep with the General Manager’s daughter. This time, his story centers on the game of hockey, a sport that I not only don't care for, but also sometimes find appalling. BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.