We Are Mayhem

Ages 14 to 18

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

When Birdie and her family moves to the Catskills, Birdie thinks life as she knows it is completely over. But then Birdie’s "friends" ditch her during a dare gone wrong, and she finds herself staring down the barrel of a shotgun wielded by Mad Mabel the Mother of Mayhem, and everything changes.

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 indie wrestling promotion in a more feminist direction.

With no way to return to 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.

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-bakes, writes songs, and watches (depending on who you ask) either way too much or just enough television, including, of course, wrestling. She lives in New York.