10 best books of June: the Monitor's picks

Here are some of the new June book releases that the Monitor's book critics liked best.

3. "The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street," by Susan Jane Gilman

From abandoned Russian immigrant to queen of an empire of ice cream franchises, the story of how Malka Treynovsky became Lillian Dinello is also the story of 20th century New York and America. The writing is forceful, the travel is fun, and the characters are memorable, making this novel by award-winning writer Susan Jane Gilman pretty much the perfect summer read. You can see the Monitor's review of "The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street" here.

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