Ice Cream Boy

Lindsay Littleson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2024
Floris Books (Verlag)
978-1-78250-889-2 (ISBN)

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Luca thinks his future is set, running his family's ice cream cafe. But when the business might close and his gran begins struggling with dementia, Luca feels increasingly lost. A heartwarming story of family, resilience and hope.

Twelve-year-old Luca Verani has his future all mapped out: who needs school when he's going to take over his family's ice cream cafe? But then his aunt announces she's selling the struggling business and Luca realises that his nonna's memory is disappearing. Plus, he's starting high school and one of his best friends Sitara is being targeted by racist bullies. As Luca's worries pile up, will his dreams melt away?

Ice Cream Boy is a heart-warming novel from Lindsay Littleson, author of Carnegie-nominated Guardians of the Wild Unicorns. Full of authentic dialogue, gentle humour and true-to-life characters, this engaging middle-grade novel explores the thoughts and feelings of children affected by dementia.

Lindsay Littleson is an award-winning middle-grade author from Glasgow, Scotland. Her books include Carnegie-nominated Guardians of the Wild Unicorns, The Secrets of the Last Merfolk and Kelpies Prize-winning The Mixed-Up Summer of Lily McLean, which was also longlisted for the Waterstones Children's Books Prize. Inspired by many happy years as a primary teacher, Lindsay's books have been praised for their believable characters and authentic dialogue. She currently lives in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Erscheinungsdatum	18.05.2024
Reihe/Serie	Kelpies
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 198 mm
Gewicht	227 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Körper / Sexualität
ISBN-10	1-78250-889-9 / 1782508899
ISBN-13	978-1-78250-889-2 / 9781782508892
Zustand	Neuware