Beartown

Beartown is a dazzling and profound novel by Fredrik Backman about a small, struggling community deep in the forest. The town is pinning all its hopes on its junior hockey team, which has made it to the semifinals. However, when the team's star 17-year-old player, Kevin, is blamed for assaulting a 15-year-old girl who is the general manager's daughter, the town's future is at stake. The community must decide if it can move past mob thinking and sports fanaticism to deal with this crisis and the price required to make its big dream come true.