A Story About Love, Loss, & Lemon Pies

Making Pies

Point of View
The story is told through Allison's point of view, the granddaughter. It is her voice that you hear.

Dramatic Question
What do you do when life hands you lemons? (I LOVE this theme, by the way.) The narrator goes on to say that whenever her grandfather would feel sorry for himself, he would bake a lemon pie for someone who needed it more than he did. How beautiful is that?

When the narrator's grandmother eventually passed away, her grandfather dedicated his life to community service projects. And he also made lemon pies.

Emotional Content
This story is so easy to relate to because it covers love & loss, something that we all have experienced at one time or another. The narrator tells a deeply personal story about her family and upbringing that is woven with elements of love and altruism. 

Being a self-proclaimed baker, I was drawn to the story by the title and truly appreciated the metaphor that is present throughout. I think that this digital story is such a beautiful example of what students can do with the tools necessary to tell their own stories.