ice cream parlors

"Sierra does lots of things. She's captain of the softball team, the director of the school play, and she's on Student Council, but her favorite thing to do is work at the ice cream shop with her BFFs, Tamiko and Allie"--Jacket flap.

"Now that the girls all work at the ice cream shop on Sundays, Allie sees her friends' jobs through a different lens. If they mess up the cash register by a few dollars Tamiko simply shrugs, but Allie knows that by the end of the week all those little misses can add up. She doesn't want to be their boss, but somehow she needs to figure out a way to make sure she's part of a team that can see things from her perspective, too. She just has to do it before the cracks in the cone melt their friendship"--Provided by publisher.

"Allie, Sierra, and Tamiko have been best friends since kindergarten . . . 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! . . . The girls soon discover that working in an ice cream shop is more than just scooping cones and adding toppings. It's serious work and Allie feels the pressure of having to 'be the boss' around her friends. Can the girls work together every week and still remain BFFs? They can--especially when they settle their differences over an ice cream cone"--Provided by publisher.

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.

"Malie's mom manages an ice cream parlor, but Malie's real love is ballet. She dreams of landing the lead in an upcoming production of Cinderella and dancing onstage while her boyfriend, Ethan, cheers from the audience. But Malie's mom is less than supportive. Then cute new boy Alonzo arrives from Italy. His true love is ice cream--gelato, to be exact. Alonzo offers Malie a deal, if she lets him help out at the parlor, she can take cance lessons form his mom, a famed ballerina. As Malie pirouettes between the parlor and the ballet studio, things start to spin our of control."--Back cover.

Fashion-loving twelve-year-old Tess moves with her deaf younger brother and impulsive single mother to Schenectady, New York, where they open an ice-cream shop and lead a campaign for urban renewal.

"Engaging images accompany information about Dairy Queen. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--.

The Alden children investigate when strange happenings hit their favorite ice cream shop and threaten the future of the business.

Steve wants some ice cream, but he needs Wessley's help to get his favorite treat.

Mrs. O'Leary teaches young Dottie to make ice cream so that there will be enough to go around at the Moo Town Festival. Includes facts aboutcows.