Secret Easter Egg: Love is Taylor Swift

 

@yabooknerdlibrarian An easter egg of Mel's Downtown Creamery in this Love is Taylor Swift Book? #icecream #easteregg #swifties #taylorswift ♬ original sound - Jennifer @YA Book Nerd 📚📚📚

Thoughts?

Mel's Downton Creamery (just in case you want to check it out.)

Campfire S'mores is my favorite flavor! 

Peanut Butter Dayz is my favorite sundae 

* Book sent for review

Picture Book Wednesday: Ice Cream Everywhere

Ice Cream is loved all around the world - with lots of different textures and flavors.

I'm a sucker for ice cream, it's one of my favorite deserts. It was fun reading about ice cream flavors from around the world. We might all be a little bit different, but ice cream can cheer us all up! There's a lot of knowledge in this book - and it might inspire you to go out for ice cream...

Library Joy (3)

As summer reading approaches, I'm reminded of my younger self.

I loved the summer reading program. But one of my best memories was when I worked at the library. 

I started working there as a teenager.

Because it was a small library, I was exposed to lots of different jobs. One of my favorites was being allowed to go to the store for the annual end of summer reading ice cream sundae party. 

I could get any toppings and I got them all. It was so much fun. I don't remember how many people were there or what toppings I purchased. I just remember how it felt to be responsible for the party. 

What are your favorite ice cream toppings?

Review: Stay Sweet

Molly Meade started her ice cream stand in 1944, during the war. At first it was something to help out her family and spread some joy. But it became bigger than that. She only employed girls. Now, in present day, Amelia can't believe it's her last summer at the ice cream stand. Nor can she believe that she's head girl.

But on her first day, she discovers Molly's body. There goes her perfect summer hanging out with her best friend, Cate and scooping ice cream.

Molly left her stand to her great nephew. More than anything Amelia wants to help him, but she's concerned about the changes he wants to make. Meade Creamery stands for more than just ice cream.

My Thoughts: Two concepts hooked me on this book: feminism and ice cream. I loved the dual timelines and how they came together. I loved learning about Molly's life in stages, through her diary. I really loved how the ice cream stand came to be - first with fun for her friends and then through business. I loved Amelia and her dedication to the creamery. I loved her determination, her brains, and how she wanted to make the summer magical for the other girls. I would have loved to work at the stand. I liked her relationship with Cate and how that worked out, even through the rocky moments. I felt badly for Grady and his relationship with his father. This book made me crave ice cream so badly! Stay Sweet is the perfect summer read!

Cover Thoughts: Love it.. I love the wrap around.
Source: Book sent for review
Fun Fact: The author is super sweet and fun!
Library Recommendation: A must have for school and public libraries.