About This Book
After the death of Polly Portman, whose award-winning pies put the town of Ipswitch, Pennsylvania, on the map in the 1950s, her devoted niece Alice and Alice's friend Charlie investigate who is going to extremes to find Aunt Polly's secret pie crust recipe. Includes fourteen pie recipes.
What Parents Should Know
Discussion Prompts
1
What do you think makes Aunt Polly's pies so special?
2
How do Alice and Charlie work together to solve the mystery? What qualities make them good detectives?
3
How do you think Alice feels about her Aunt Polly's death? How does she honor her aunt's memory?
4
If you could create your own secret recipe, what would it be for?
5
What does it mean to have a legacy? How do people remember others after they're gone?
