Iris and Walter and the Birthday Party

King of the Screwups

The World of Norm

Cuba 15 (Random House Reader's Circle)

Stef Soto, Taco Queen

The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It

Ralph S. Mouse

P.S. Be Eleven

A summer read about first love, feminism, and ice cream.

Summer in Sand Lake isn’t complete without a trip to Meade Creamery—the local ice cream stand founded in 1944 by Molly Meade who started making ice cream to cheer up her lovesick girlfriends while all the boys were away at war. Since then, the stand has been owned and managed exclusively by local girls, who inevitably become the best of friends. Seventeen-year-old Amelia and her best friend Cate have worked at the stand every summer for the past three years, and Amelia is “Head Girl” at the stand this summer. When Molly passes away before Amelia even has her first day in charge, Amelia isn’t sure that the stand can go on. That is, until Molly’s grandnephew Grady arrives and asks Amelia to stay on to help continue the business…but Grady’s got some changes in mind…

Friendship

Empowerment

Belonging

Stay Sweet

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Cuba 15 (Random House Reader's Circle)

Nancy Osa, 2003

Stef Soto, Taco Queen

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The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It

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