Hours and safety info | Used Book Buying is by appointment only Login | Cart LAKE FOREST PARK RAVENNA SEWARD PARK Search form Search Home Browse Kids & YA Events Blog Gift Cards Used Books About Us Slider Shop Early. Shop Local. Browse our shelves Browse Books Browse more books Our Top 10 Books of 2021 The best books of the year, selected by our booksellers Shop now Gift Guide 2021: Fiction jCarousel Gift Guide 2021: Cooking jCarousel Gift Guide 2021: YA Fiction jCarousel Browse more books Events See all upcoming events Virtual Event: Martha Brockenbrough with Lish McBride, Margaret Owen, and Kendare Blake — Into the Bloodred Woods November 30 - Virtual Event Virtual Event: Brené Brown presents Atlas of the Heart December 2 - Virtual Event Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color December 3 - Virtual Event Virtual Event: Karen McManus and Ruth Ware in conversation with Holly Jackson — You'll Be the Death of Me & One by One December 5 - Virtual Event December 5 Karen McManus and Ruth Ware discussing their new books with Holly Jackson RSVP now! See all upcoming events Join the mailing list Receive our monthly calendar of events, plus important updates Join now Latest from the Blog Visit the Blog Our Top 10 Books of 2021 November 23, 2021 by Third Place Books We asked the booksellers at all three of our locations for their favorite books of 2021. These are the top 10 books that made it onto the majority of those lists. Check out the list below. All books are also available as digital audiobooks here. November is National Adoption Month - A message from the Northwest Adoption Exchange November 20, 2021 by Kalani Bookseller Danielle Chooses Your Next Book Club Pick November 11, 2021 by Third Place Books Visit the Blog Staff Picks See what we’re reading This is a hauntingly melancholic tail (get it??) about the nature of desire wrapped in history and placed upon the Hudson River. We follow the captain of a steamboat as he discovers a wounded and mostly mute mermaid on board. Secretly nursing her back to health, his relationship with the delicate creature takes an otherworldly turn. Illustrated in the softest of charcoals, this sweetly somber story is great for a drizzly day with a cup of tea. Review by Dean at Lake Forest Park Camino lives in the Dominican Republic with dreams of going to med school in the States. She misses her father, who works hard in NYC and only visits during summer break. In New York, Yahaira struggles after finding out something about her father. They used to bond over her chess prowess, but now she can barely look at him. Everything changes one day in June, when a plane headed to the DR from NYC crashes into the Atlantic, and both girls are forced to reckon with family secrets that will bind them together forever. Acavedo has created a wonderful story written in verse. The chapters flow effortlessly from one girl's perspective to the other, drawing the reader into their distinct worlds and circumstances as they navigate the waters of grief and shock, and what it means to be family. Review by at Ravenna Do you like fairytales? Do you like retellings? Do you like those things combined with a healthy dose of feminist and Gothic undertones? News flash: this might be the collection for you. I especially enjoyed the title story, but every story had a refreshing take on the classics we love. Angela Carter's descriptions were lush and read like poetry. Although it's a small volume, I spent over a month reading it story-by-story just because every retelling was strongly written and offered a unique perspective to the stories I thought I knew. Review by Halley at Seward Park About Us About Us Lake Forest Park Ravenna Seward Park Useful Links Contact Us Help Privacy & Returns Policies Terms of Service More Links Gift Cards Used Books Local Authors Kobo eBooks Author Event Booking Teacher Discounts Consignment Employment Account My Account Cart