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2017., Adults, Atria Books Call No: FIC BAC Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "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"--
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[2018]., Ages 10-14, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: YA KAD Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: To help his dog through cancer treatment, Conor gives up hockey and finds himself considering who he is without the sport that has defined him, and connecting more with his family and best friend.
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c2007., 3.2; 5-8, Stone Arch Books Call No: G MAD Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Impact books. Jake MaddoxSummary Note: Kyle wants to be a great hockey player just like his older brother, but to do that, he must focus all of his energy on the game and not be distracted by a teammate's injury.
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[1973]., 5.0; Ages 3-6, Little, Brown Call No: Y CHR Edition: [1st ed.]. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The twins' toy hockey game seems to be magic as it plays games identical to the real ones before they even happen.
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c2014., Adults, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Call No: FIC WAR Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Christiansen family novel Volume: 2Summary Note: Eden Christiansen never imagined her role as her younger brother Owen's cheerleader would keep her on the sidelines of her own life. Looking after the reckless NHL rookie leaves little time for Eden to focus on her own career in journalism. Team veteran and bad-boy enforcer Jace Jacobsen has built his career on the infamous reputation of his aggressive behavior, on and off the ice. When his carelessness leads to a career-threatening injury and Eden stumbles upon a story that could be her big break, she and Jace are thrown together... and begin to wonder if they belong on the same team after all.
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By Rice, Luanne2009, c2001., Adults, Bantam Books Call No: AUD RIC Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2018., Adults, Atria Books Call No: FIC BAC Edition: First Atria books hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Beartown Volume: #2Summary Note: "A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don't expect life to be easy or fair. No matter how difficult times get, they've always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. So it's a cruel blow when they hear that Beartown ice hockey might soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in the neighboring town of Hed, take in that fact. As the tension mounts between the two adversaries, a newcomer arrives who gives Beartown hockey a surprising new coach and a chance at a comeback."--Dust jacket.
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c2017, p2018., Adults, Audioworks Call No: AUD BAC Edition: Unabridged. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Beartown Volume: #2Summary Note: A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don't expect life to be easy or fair. No matter how difficult times get, they've always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. So it's a cruel blow when they hear that Beartown ice hockey might soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in the neighboring town of Hed, take in that fact. As the tension mounts between the two adversaries, a newcomer arrives who gives Beartown hockey a surprising new coach and a chance at a comeback.
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c2014., Adults, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Call No: FIC WAR Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Christiansen family novel Volume: 3Summary Note: When her family surprises her with a cooking retreat in Hawaii, Grace is pulled away from her predictable, safe life and thrown headfirst into the adventure of a lifetime. Max may make his living on the ice as a pro hockey player, but he feels most at home in the kitchen. Paired with Grace for a cooking competition, Max finds himself drawn to her passion, confidence, and perseverance. But just when Grace dares to dream of a future beyond her hometown, Max pulls away. If love means sacrificing her ideal happily ever after, Grace's faith will face its toughest test yet.
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2022., Adults, Simon & Schuster Call No: FIC BAC Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Beartown Volume: #3Summary Note: "Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a life far from the forest town, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake. Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that prevents it. The destruction caused by a ferocious late-summer storm reignites the old rivalry between Beartown and the neighboring town of Hed, a rivalry which has always been fought through their ice hockey teams. Maya’s parents, Peter and Kira, are caught up in an investigation of the hockey club’s murky finances, and Amat—once the star of the Beartown team—has lost his way after an injury and a failed attempt to get drafted into the NHL. Simmering tensions between the two towns turn into acts of intimidation and then violence. All the while, a fourteen-year-old boy grows increasingly alienated from this hockey-obsessed community and is determined to take revenge on the people he holds responsible for his beloved sister’s death. He has a pistol and a plan that will leave Beartown with a loss that is almost more that it can stand." --publisher's website.
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[2019]., Adults, SDG Publishing, a division of Susan May Warren Fiction Call No: FIC WAR Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Montana Marshalls Volume: #4Summary Note: "NHL Hockey Goalie Wyatt Marshall has everything--fame, money and a thriving career. But he's hiding the two things that matter most...a career-ending injury, and his broken heart. He's been in love with Coco Stanley since she walked into his life at age fourteen, a foster child for the Marshall family. She stole his heart years later, when, after a secret tryst, she returned to her home country of Russia. But she won't let him back into her life--and he can't figure out why." -- page [4] of cover.
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1993., Ages 4-8, G. Stevens Call No: E GAU Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Just me and my dadSummary Note: Zachary's dad lets him down on the day of a very important hockey game.