Stay Sweet

Stay Sweet

<b>“A delectable mixture of ice cream and romance.” —<i>Publishers Weekly </i>(starred review)</b><BR> <BR><b>“For fans of Jenny Han.” —<i>School Library Journal</i></b><BR> <BR><b>“A rare, enjoyable portrait of a woman-run business.” —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><BR> <BR><b>From the author of <i>The Last Boy and Girl in the World </i>and <i>The List </i>comes a bold and sweet summer read about first love, feminism, and ice cream.</b><BR><BR>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 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…