We Are Mayhem

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: Square Fish
Published: 03/18/2025
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781250836588
ISBN10: 1250836581
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship

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.