Us Against You (Beartown, #2)

“We're a small town. We don't have enough room for two sides of a story.”

Small towns find it easier to hate an outsider than to admit their heroes are flawed. Maya pays the price for everyone else's pride.

“He’s just a boy with a stick and a puck and a heart that beats too fast.”

Amat just wants to play hockey. Politics and grown up grudges keep trying to ruin the ice for him.

“It’s so easy to get people to hate each other. That’s what makes leadership so scary.”

Benji carries so much silence inside him. Being the toughest guy in the room looks lonely when you can't be yourself.

“We love winners, even when they’re monsters.”

Grief doesn't just make people sad. It makes them mean and desperate to find someone to blame.