We Are Mayhem -- Beck Rourke-Mooney, Hardcover

Filled with messy, complicated characters, We Are Mayhem is a debut YA novel about finding your strength, embracing your weird, and being who you truly are - no matter what.

When Birdie's parents move the family from their gated New Jersey community to the Catskills, Birdie thinks life as she knows it is once again--just like it was when she quit gymnastics--completely over. But when Birdie's friends ditch her during a dare gone wrong, she finds herself staring down the barrel of a shotgun wielded by Mad Mabel the Mother of Mayhem, and Birdie strikes a deal with Mabel to work off her crime.

Abigail Rose, Mabel's granddaughter, is convinced that Birdie--whose big, strong arms have always felt like the bane of her existence -- is destined to help pull her family's male-dominated indie wrestling promotion in a more feminist direction.

With no way to return to or escape her past and no clear course into her future, Birdie has to find a way to somehow make her new town a home. But if Birdie is going to be the future of Mayhem, she first has to find a way to embrace who she is - no matter the cost.

Author: Beck Rourke-Mooney
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 03/19/2024
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781250836595
Age Range: 14-18

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/04/2023
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2024
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2024
Booklist 03/01/2024 pg. 55

About the Author
Beck Rourke-Mooney grew up outside Providence and has worked as clambake staff, a donut finisher, a ballot counting machine tester, a telemarketer, and most importantly, a middle school English teacher. When not writing contemporary YA novels, they procrasti-bake, write songs, and watch (depending on who you ask) either way too much or just enough television, including, of course, wrestling. She lives in upstate New York.