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Stay Sweet
by Siobhan Vivian
Ages: 12+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR
ISBN: 978-1-4814-5232-8
Keywords: World War II, Leadership, Summer job, Friendship, Feminism, History
Amelia's summer job of managing the local ice cream shop changes when the owner dies and the search for the recipes leads to a diary revealing the owner's past.