Third Place Books holding a book drive for kids in detention

In difficult times, books are a valuable source of solace and solidarity.

Until October 31, 2018, Third Place Books will collect bilingual Spanish/English and Spanish language books to send to children currently being detained and separated from their parents.

We will give 20% off purchased books to be donated.

We will ship the books to Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), whose mission is to protect unaccompanied children who enter the US immigration system alone to ensure that no child appears in court without an attorney. KIND will then distribute books to children in detention centers across the United States.

Please consider the below titles to donate or come into our Lake Forest Park location (upper level Town Center, intersection Bothell and Ballinger Way) to browse the display in our children's department.

Soñadores

This beacon of a picture book, which illustrates the story of the author's own journey to the United States with her two-month-old son, emphatically asserts that immigrants belong in this country, no matter the political rhetoric that claims the opposite.

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Saraí #1: Saraí y el significado de lo genial

Fourth grader Sarai Gonzalez can do anything. She can bake, dance, and run her own cupcake business. But when Sarai's grandparents are forced to move, even Sarai's not sure what to do.

So she hatches a super-awesome plan with her younger sisters and cousin to buy back the house. But houses are more expensive than she ever thought, her sisters won't listen, and she's running out of time. Will Sarai find a way to save the day?

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Frida Kahlo y Sus Animalitos Frida Kahlo y sus Animalitos, written by Monica Brown and illustrated by John Parra, is based on the life of one of the world's most influential painters, Frida Kahlo, and the animals that inspired her art and life. Brown's story recounts Frida's beloved pets — two monkeys, a parrot, three dogs, two turkeys, an eagle, a black cat, and a fawn — and playfully considers how Frida embodied many wonderful characteristics of each animal.

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