A heartwarming and gently humorous middle-grade novel about complicated family dynamics, the impact of dementia – and a passion for ice cream.
Twelve-year-old Luca Verani has big plans for his future. But when his aunt announces she's selling the family's Glasgow ice cream café and his nonna's mind starts to wander, Luca's dreams melt away... Will his family ever be the same again?
From the author of Carnegie Medal-nominated Guardians of the Wild Unicorns, Ice Cream Boy is full of authentic dialogue and believable, diverse characters.