Chapter 1: Help Wanted
The Soda Fountain
It’s summer 1961. Step into Kessler’s Drugstore, meet the people behind the counter, and try a first day at the soda fountain. Five story pages · Character audio · Make an ice-cream soda · Tic-tac-toe.
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Interactive books
Step inside a story. Meet its characters, try something along the way, and make room for a conversation.
Listen to the characters or read their words. Move through the story at your own pace, pause for a conversation, or try it together with a group. The Soda Fountain includes facilitator notes with prompts to help people share their own memories.
- Choose Begin when you’re ready; sound starts with your interaction.
- Use Previous, Next, or a page number to revisit a scene.
- The characters and events are fictional. You can simply enjoy the story; there’s no need to share personal details.