Full name: Us Against You: A Novel

Author: Fredrik Backman Year: 2017 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fiction, Contemporary, Sports Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781501160790 1501160796

After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they hear that their beloved local hockey team will 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 Hed, take in that fact. Amidst the mounting tension between the two rivals, a surprising newcomer is handpicked to be Beartown's new hockey coach. Soon a new team starts to take shape around Amat, the fastest player you'll ever see; Benji, the intense lone wolf; and Vidar, a born-to-be-bad troublemaker. But bringing this team together proves to be a challenge as old bonds are broken, new ones are formed, and the enmity with Hed grows more and more acute. As the big match approaches, the not-so-innocent pranks and incidents between the communities pile up and their mutual contempt grows deeper. By the time the last game is finally played, a resident of Beartown will be dead, and the people of both towns will be forced to wonder if, after all they've been through, the game they love can ever return to something simple and innocent. This book is part of the "Beartown" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Beartown" First published in 2016 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: Beartown by Fredrik Backman Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff Night Music by Jojo Moyes The Savage Girl by Alex Shakar Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman Gold by Chris Cleave The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman Fighting to Forgive by J. B. Salsbury Fighting the Fall by J. B. Salsbury A Life Intercepted by Charles Martin The Deal of a Lifetime and Other Stories by Fredrik Backman Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Don't Let Me Go by Catherine Ryan Hyde We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver