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Story Hour

Story Hour

Story Hour is Tuesday beginning at 10am. We begin with stories, and poetry by Lyndi, then crafts, and we finish with snacks. Come join us for fun, fun, fun!

Book Discussion

"The Storyteller's Death" by Ann Dávila Cardinal

Due to the still high demand for "The Frozen River" we have chosen to table it for a later time. We have chosen instead "The Storyteller's Death" by Ann Dávila Cardinal as our next Book Discussion Book. Synopsis: From International Latino Book Award-winning author Ann Dávila Cardinal comes a gorgeously written family saga about a Puerto Rican woman who finds herself gifted (or cursed?) with a strange ability. There was always an old woman dying in the back room of her family’s house when Isla was a child... Isla Larsen Sanchez’s life begins to unravel when her father passes away. Instead of being comforted at home in New Jersey, her mother starts leaving her in Puerto Rico with her grandmother and great-aunt each summer like a piece of forgotten luggage. When Isla turns eighteen, her grandmother, a great storyteller, dies. It is then that Isla discovers she has a gift passed down through her family’s cuentistas. The tales of dead family storytellers are brought back to life, replaying themselves over and over in front of her. At first, Isla is enchanted by this connection to the Sanchez cuentistas. But when Isla has a vision of an old murder mystery, she realizes that if she can't solve it to make the loop end, these seemingly harmless stories could cost Isla her life. Our discussion will be Thursday May 1st at 7pm at the Kaycee Branch Library in the meeting room. Come join us!

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