Ice Cream Boy

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.

Lindsay Littleson is an award-winning middle-grade author and former elementary school teacher from Glasgow, Scotland. Her books include Carnegie Medal-nominated Guardians of the Wild Unicorns, The Secrets of the Last Merfolk and Kelpies Prize-winning The Mixed-Up Summer of Lily McLean.