Cool and Sweet Summer Reads

Web Resource

Fill out a survey with information about your reading tastes, and one of our matchmakers will send you a personalized reading list within two weeks. You c...Show more Fill out a survey with information about your reading tastes, and one of our matchmakers will send you a personalized reading list within two weeks. You can select a specific matchmaker, or you can fill out a general survey and one of the matchmakers will send you a list. Show less

Should I Share My Ice Cream?

by Willems, Mo

Easy Reader - 2011

(Children) "Gerald the elephant has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time?" (Children) "Gerald the elephant has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time?" Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Paletero Man

by Diaz, Lucky

Picture Book - 2021

(Children) "Follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man. But when he finally catches up w...Show more (Children) "Follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man. But when he finally catches up with him, our narrator's pockets are empty. Oh no! What happened to his dinero? It will take the help of the community to get the tasty treat now" Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Sari-sari Summers

by Bontigao, Lynnor

Picture Book - 2023

(Children) "Nora loves spending summers with Lola at her sari-sari store, a treasure trove filled with everything you could need, from hair accessori...Show more (Children) "Nora loves spending summers with Lola at her sari-sari store, a treasure trove filled with everything you could need, from hair accessories to toys, creamy yema to sour tamarind candy. And this year, Nora is big enough to help her grandmother. But when a heat wave strikes and no one comes to the store, Nora worries that she won't get to spend the rest of the summer with her lola--until she gets a sweet idea. After all, the mangoes on the tree outside are finally ripe, and with a bit of measuring, mixing, and a good deal of tasting, Nora and Lola have a refreshing way to bring people together--and to the sari-sari store" Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Libby Loves Science

States of Matter

by Derting, Kimberly

Easy Reader - 2024

(Children) "Libby loves science--and experimenting! In this Level 3 I Can Read! title, Libby and her classmates are excited to welcome a new student ...Show more (Children) "Libby loves science--and experimenting! In this Level 3 I Can Read! title, Libby and her classmates are excited to welcome a new student into their classroom. When the ice cream for the welcome party melts, Libby is curious to see how the three states of matter can save the celebration. Experiment with Libby and find out!" Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Ice Cream Town

by Buckley, Margaret

Easy Reader - 2024

(Children) "Take a tour of the fantastical Ice Cream Town, where everything is made of ice cream! Fancy a ride on the ice cream train, a dip in the i...Show more (Children) "Take a tour of the fantastical Ice Cream Town, where everything is made of ice cream! Fancy a ride on the ice cream train, a dip in the ice cream lake, or a visit to the ice cream park? It's all possible in Ice Cream Town, where the sweetest dreams come true!" Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Sunday Sundaes

by Simon, Coco

Book - 2018

(Children) "Meet the Sunday Sundae Sisters! Allie, Sierra, and Tamiko have been best friends since kindergarten. Now Allie's parents are divorced and...Show more (Children) "Meet the Sunday Sundae Sisters! Allie, Sierra, and Tamiko have been best friends since kindergarten. Now Allie's parents are divorced and Allie has moved one town away. She can still see her friends but she no longer goes to the same middle school. So that means new teachers, new classrooms, and new students to deal with--all without her BFFs for support. But when Allie's mom decides to fulfill her lifelong dream and open up an ice cream shop, Allie has an idea. Maybe she and her friends can work in the shop every Sunday!" Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

The Ice Cream Machine

by Rubin, Adam

Book - 2022

(Children) "Reader, be advised that the events in this book may tickle your funny bone: A boy and his robot nanny travel the globe in search of the w...Show more (Children) "Reader, be advised that the events in this book may tickle your funny bone: A boy and his robot nanny travel the globe in search of the world's tastiest treat. A girl and her sister compete in an ice cream eating contest--against an honest-to-goodness pig. A child prodigy invents a new way to create the freshest dessert ever. And we should probably mention the evil ice cream seller terrorizing local kids; the sorcerer's assistant who must conjure icy cream out of thin air for the king, or else; and the sole human subject stuck on a giant alien space lab, who longs for the taste of home. Each story features black-and-white interior illustrations from a different artist, including Daniel Salmieri, Charles Santoso, Liniers, Emily Hughes, Nicole Miles, and Seaerra Miller, making this book unlike any you've ever seen. So grab a cup or a cone, and watch out for brain freeze! You'll definitely want to save room for this treat." Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Stay Sweet

by Vivian, Siobhan

Book - 2018

(Teen) "Seventeen-year-old Amelia has looked forward to her last summer before college working at the Meade Creamery, but when the owner of the local landmark passes away her nephew has big changes in mind" (Teen) "Seventeen-year-old Amelia has looked forward to her last summer before college working at the Meade Creamery, but when the owner of the local landmark passes away her nephew has big changes in mind" Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Melt With You

by Dugan, Jennifer

eBook - 2022

(Teen) "Two teen girls, former best friends and one-time lovers, go on a summer road trip in an ice cream truck" (Teen) "Two teen girls, former best friends and one-time lovers, go on a summer road trip in an ice cream truck" Show less

Available

Check out

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Love & Gelato

by Welch, Jenna Evans

Book - 2016

(Teen) "After her mother dies, Lina travels to Italy where she discovers her mother's journal and sets off on an adventure to unearth her mother's secrets." (Teen) "After her mother dies, Lina travels to Italy where she discovers her mother's journal and sets off on an adventure to unearth her mother's secrets." Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

The Sweet Life

by Fisher, Suzanne Woods

Book - 2022

(Adult) "Dawn Dixon can hardly believe she's on a groomless honeymoon on beautiful Cape Cod . . . with her mother. Sure, Marnie Dixon is good company...Show more (Adult) "Dawn Dixon can hardly believe she's on a groomless honeymoon on beautiful Cape Cod . . . with her mother. Sure, Marnie Dixon is good company, but Dawn was supposed to be here with Kevin, the love of her life (or so she thought). Marnie Dixon needs some time away from the absolute realness of life as much as her jilted daughter does, and she's not about to let her only child suffer alone--even if Marnie herself had been doing precisely that for the past month. Given the circumstances, maybe it was inevitable that Marnie would do something as rash as buy a run-down ice-cream shop in the town's tightly regulated historic district. After all, everything's better with ice cream." Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

The Rocky Road to Ruin

Ice Cream Shop Mystery Series, Book 1

by Allen, Meri

eBook - 2021

(Adult) "Riley Rhodes...makes a bittersweet return to her childhood home of Penniman, Connecticut for a funeral...But Caroline and her brother Mike h...Show more (Adult) "Riley Rhodes...makes a bittersweet return to her childhood home of Penniman, Connecticut for a funeral...But Caroline and her brother Mike have to decide what to do with the assets they've inherited - the ice cream shop as well as the farm they grew up on...Trouble begins to swirl as Riley is spooked by reports of a stranger camping behind the farm...When Mike turns up dead in the barn the morning after the funeral, the peace and quiet of Penniman seems upended for good" Show less

Not Currently Available.Holds: 0 on 0 copies

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Pint of No Return

by Mentink, Dana

Large Print - 2022

(Adult) "After her divorce from her thrice-married embezzler husband, Trinidad Jones is finally ready for a fresh start. So when she's left one of ex...Show more (Adult) "After her divorce from her thrice-married embezzler husband, Trinidad Jones is finally ready for a fresh start. So when she's left one of ex's businesses in Upper Sprocket, Oregon, she decides to pack up her dog, cash in her settlement, and open her dream business: the Shimmy and Shake Shop, introducing the world to her monster milkshakes. And even with a couple sticky situations underway, namely that the other two ex-wives also call Sprocket home, Trinidad's life seems to be churning along smoothly. That is, until she discovers her neighbor, the Popcorn King, head down in his giant popcorn kettle. When one of Trinidad's fellow ex-wives is accused of the murder and Upper Sprocket descends into mayhem, it's going to take a supersized scoop of courage to flush out the killer" Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street

A Novel

by Gilman, Susan Jane

Book - 2014

(Adult) "Lillian's rise to fame and fortune spans seventy years and is inextricably linked to the course of American history itself, from Prohibition...Show more (Adult) "Lillian's rise to fame and fortune spans seventy years and is inextricably linked to the course of American history itself, from Prohibition to the disco days of Studio 54. Yet Lillian Dunkle is nothing like the whimsical motherly persona she crafts for herself in the media. Conniving, profane, and irreverent, she is a supremely complex woman who prefers a good stiff drink to an ice cream cone. And when her past begins to catch up with her, everything she has spent her life building is at stake" Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Search

About

Get Involved

What's New

Still Searching?