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2017., Atria Books Call No: Young Adult FIC BAC Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) 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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2017., Atria Books Call No: 839.73 8 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) 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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2023., Adult, Scribner Call No: HISTORICAL F WAL Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who'd amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the 20th century into a life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While Sallie is her father's daughter, sharp-witted and resourceful, Eddie is his mother's son, timid and cerebral. When Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their father, her daredevil coaching leads to an accident, and Sallie is cast out. Nine years later, she returns, determined to reclaim her place in the family. That's a lot more complicated than Sallie expected, and she enters a world of conflict and lawlessness. Sallie confronts the secrets and scandals that hide in the shadows of the Big House, navigates the factions in the family and town, and finally comes into her own as a bold, sometimes reckless bootlegger"--
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By Woon, Yvonne[2023]., Adolescent, Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: MYSTERY F WOO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "At the most elite private school in Washington, D.C., whenever anyone has a problem that they need to go away, they hire Hana Yang Lerner. Hana is a fixer. She knows who to call, what to say, and how to make sure secrets stay where they belong--buried. She can fix anything. Except her own life, which was destroyed when her father, senator Skip Lerner, was arrested for an accident that left one woman nearly dead. Now Hana's reputation is ruined and her friends are gone. So when she gets a job from an anonymous client called 'Three' to follow her former best friend, Luce Herrera, Hana realizes this might be her way of getting back her old life. But the dangerous thing about digging is that you never know what you'll unearth. As Hana uncovers a dark truth about her supposedly flawless classmates, she's forced to face a secret of her own"--From the publisher's web site.
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By Woon, Yvonne[2023]., Adolescent, Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: MYSTERY FIC WOO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "At the most elite private school in Washington, DC., whenever anyone has a problem that they need to go away, they hire Hana Yang Lerner. . . . She knows who to call, what to say, and how to make sure secrets stay where they belong--buried. She can fix anything. Except her own life, which was destroyed when her father, senator Skip Lerner, was arrested for an accident that left one woman nearly dead. Now Hana's reputation is ruined and her friends are gone. So when she gets a job from an anonymous client called 'Three' to follow her former best friend, Luce Herrera, Hana realizes this might be her way of getting back her old life. But the dangerous thing about digging is that you never know what you'll unearth. As Hana uncovers a dark truth about her supposedly flawless classmates, she's forced to face a secret of her own"--provided by publisher.
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c2012., Juvenile, Sourcebooks Fire Call No: Realistic FIC Kenneally Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Although Parker Shelton is living a charmed existence, her world comes crashing down when a scandalous act by her mother robs her of her status. Parker attempts to reinvent her image, but wonders how far she will be able to take her new self.
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By Lupica, Mike2020., Pre-adolescent, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: FIC LUPICA Edition: First edition. Genre: Sports fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Lucas Winston's hero is his grandfather, who also happens to be his basketball coach. When Lucas's English teacher tells the class to write a biography of the person they most admire, Lucas jumps at the chance to learn more about his grandfather. But Gramps avoids every question Lucas asks and refuses to talk about his past as a basketball player. Lucas can't help but wonder if there's something his grandfather is hiding.
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By Lupica, Mike[2020]., Juvenile, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: Fic Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When a young basketball star decides to research his grandfather--and coach--for a school project, he uncovers a decades-old scandal that changes everything he thought he knew about his grandfather"--Provided by the publisher.
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By Lupica, Mike[2020]., Juvenile, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: SPORTS F LUP Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When a young basketball star decides to research his grandfather--and coach--for a school project, he uncovers a decades-old scandal that changes everything he thought he knew about his grandfather"--Provided by the publisher.
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By Lupica, Mike[2020]., Pre-adolescent, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: FIC LUPICA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When a young basketball star decides to research his grandfather--and coach--for a school project, he uncovers a decades-old scandal that changes everything he thought he knew about his grandfather.
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[2016]., Adolescent, Simon & Schuster BFYR Call No: Teen Fiction FIC MAT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When a scandal surrounding her father upsets all her carefully laid plans for her future, Andie must learn to accept a new relationship with her father and to embrace a little chaos in her life.
