Stay Sweet

Amelia spends her summers working at Meade Creamery, the Sand Lake ice cream stand founded by Molly Meade in 1944. Its history is tied to girls who ran the business and became close friends. When the owner dies, Amelia tries to uphold her vision while the book weaves in diary entries about the creamery’s earliest years. The story brings together a summer workplace, the shop’s past, and Amelia’s responsibility after a loss.