1. How do family secrets shape people, and who are the storytellers in your own family?

Discussion for The Storyteller's Death by Ann Davila Cardinal - The Big Library Read pick for July 2025. A beautifully written magical realist family saga about Isla Larsen Sanchez, a Puerto Rican teen who inherits a mystical gift.
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smkelly
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1. How do family secrets shape people, and who are the storytellers in your own family?

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Family secrets play a huge role in The Storyteller’s Death.

How do family secrets start and take on a life of their own? Have you ever discovered something shocking about a relative’s past that changed your understanding of them?

Who are the storytellers in your family?
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