As a bakery/bookstore we could not agree more— fresh baked bread is better than gold! This charming story is packed with beautiful illustrations that almost make you drool and a sweet message that sharing what you love is better than enjoying it alone. —Madison, Saltwater Bookshop, Kingston, WA Treat yourself and those around with books …
Kristin always writes with such imagery that you truly feel like you are there, experiencing in real-time the story she is bringing to life. This one tore my heart out so many times, but also brought some unknown history to life. Heartbreaking, eye-opening and one not to miss. –Madison, Saltwater Bookshop, Kingston, WA This novel …
This is a true story about a girl who was sent to live in Japan with her grandmother for six months. Waka is very funny, and it was very interesting reading about what Japan was like for Japanese Americans in the ’80s. Definitely made we want to visit Japan someday! –Hailey, Liberty Bay Books, Poulsbo, …
On Saturday, February 15, 2020, Liberty Bay Books reopened in its historic space in downtown Poulsbo, WA with a new owner and a new look. On February 1, Suzanne Droppert (who is still the owner of Ballast Book Co. in Bremerton) passed the Liberty Bay Books keys to children’s author and now bookstore owner Suzanne …
This is one of my absolute favorite books that I have ever read. It gets pretty dark towards the end, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Victoria has never had parents. She’s moved from foster home to foster home and eventually from group home to group home until the age of 18 when …
This is such a beautiful story that had me hooked from page 1. Lucie comes to standing knee deep in the waters of San Francisco with no idea who she is or how she got there. When her picture is put out to the media, her fiance in Seattle sees the photo and races to …
As I write this, we are two days away from the deadline for nominations for the PNBA Book Awards and five days out from our Committee meeting at the Fall Show to start the process of winnowing down the list. Well, winnowing it down further. We’ve already eliminated nearly seventy titles, which leaves us with …
