Del autor de Gente ansiosa, bestseller # 1 del New York Times, una deslumbrante y profunda novela sobre un pueblo chico con un sueño grande y el precio que debe pagar para hacerlo realidad. Cerca del lago en Beartown hay una pista de hielo, y en la pista Kevin, Amat, Benji y el resto del Equipo junior de hockey sobre hielo está a punto de competir en la semifinal nacional; y, de hecho, tiene la oportunidad de ganar. Todos los sueños y esperanzas...

As a member of the “sandwich generation,” Elizabeth is caught in the middle of simultaneously caring for both a child and an aging parent. She finds her world spiraling out of control yet full of beauty. Faced with disaster, she confronts life head on.

"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...

Brother and Sister Bear and their cousin, Fred, plan a dog show for the annual church fair that has everyone in Beartown excited, including Too-Tall and his gang, who have a plan for stirring things up.

Fredrick Backman, «el Dickens de nuestro tiempo» según el Green Valley News, regresa al pueblo de Beartown en esta emocionante, divertida y, a ratos, dramática novela sobre la lealtad y la amistad. Perdido en lo más profundo del bosque, Beartown es un pequeño pueblo de gente que trabaja duro sin esperar que la vida sea fácil ni justa. Su único anhelo es mantener la reputación de su club de hockey sobre hielo. Por eso, cuando un evento inesperado...

Join Hannah Bear and her friends in Beartown as they discover the true meaning of Christmas. Hannah Bear cannot contain her enthusiasm for her favorite time of year. And her friends don't seem to understand. As they go on a quest to find out why Hannah Bear is so excited, they discover that Christmas is not all about getting the latest toy or taking the most exotic vacation. One by one, they discover the meaning of family, sacrifice, faith, and...

"Holiday novella about a man who sacrificed his family in the single-minded pursuit of success and the courageous little girl fighting for her life who crosses his path. It all begins with a father telling a story to his son on Christmas Eve. But this isn't your typical Christmas story. The father admits to his son that he's taken a life but he won't say whose--not yet. One week earlier, in a hospital late at night, the man met a five-year-old girl...

Brother Bear and his friend Fred get more excitement than they had hoped for when they become involved in the efforts to build an entertainment complex including a wax museum in Beartown.