The Main Street Parlor Pact

About this book

In the small town of Riverdale, twelve-year-old Mia Thompson has always been the quiet one—overlooked by classmates, a little forgotten by busy parents, content to scoop cones and mind her younger sister above her family's ice cream parlor. But when a national chain sets its sights on Main Street, threatening the only home the Thompsons have ever known, Mia discovers her grandmother's handwritten flavor journal tucked away in the attic, and with it, an idea that might just save more than a shop. As she forges an unlikely friendship with Ethan Miller, the awkward thirteen-year-old nephew of a local shopkeeper whose own parents are the very executives driving the chain's expansion, Mia learns that loyalty isn't loud—it's the sum of small, steady acts. Told through a circular lens that opens at a triumphant festival night and winds backward through the spring and summer that built it, this warmhearted story follows a whole town of overlooked people—parents hiding worry, a little sister piecing together the adult world, a corporate father torn between career and conscience—as they discover what it truly means to stand by each other. Gentle, hopeful, and rooted in the textures of small-town life, this is a story about the quiet power of showing up.

Book details

Genres:

Classic Romance, Middle Grade Fiction, Family Drama, Contemporary Fiction

Language:

en

Published:

2026-07-02

Content rating:

PG-13