"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beartown and A Man Called Ove, hailed as "a writer of astonishing depth [with] the remarkable ability to make you understand the feelings of each of a dozen different characters" (The Washington Times), a heart-wrenching story of how loyalty, friendship, and love carry a town through its darkest days. After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow...

Twelve-year-old Calvin is the small but speedy left wing for his hockey team, but when he takes a really hard bodycheck during first game of a tournament he starts to freeze up on the ice and worry he will be benched.

"The kids from the Dakota Lightning and Hurricanes are putting it all on the line as they travel to their state championships! It's the end of the regular hockey season, and that means only one thing, it's championship time! The girls and boys of the Dakota Hurricanes and Lightning have been working hard all season to qualify for championships, and now the big weekend has finally arrived. Will Cameron and the boys steal the show and take the championship...

The Screech Owls discover that the Alamo is America's greatest symbol of courage and freedom, and when Travis and his friends uncover a plot to destroy it, they must call upon all the courage of the fort's original defenders.