Join us as we celebrate our 18th Anniversary because “We’re LEGAL!”

That’s right, our store is officially an adult, so we are inviting customers to join us as we celebrate these milestones when you turn 18:

• GET a (temporary) tattoo of our mascot, Beaverdale Rex
• VOTE  for your favorite bestseller over the years – and get an “I Voted” sticker
• REGISTER for a Draft – we’ll be drawing for gift certificates to Beaverdale restaurants
• ALSO – enjoy refreshments, BOGO sale on select hardcovers, plus free advance reading copies

Check out the list of each year’s bestselling books at Beaverdale Books over the past 18 years:

• 2006 – The Thunderbolt Kid, by Bill Bryson
• 2007 – Harry Potter and the Deadly Hollows (7), by J K Rowling
• 2008 – Dewey the Cat, by Vicki Myron
• 2009 – From the Trees: The Troubled Sons of an American Neighborhoods, by Mike Wellman
• 2010 – Drake Diner Murders, by Pete Hale and Jim Rowley
• 2011 – Running Away to Home, by Jen Wilson
• 2012 – Choosing Gratitude, by James A. Autry
• 2013 – Choosing Gratitude 365 Days A Year: Your Daily Guide to Grateful Living, by James A. Autry and Sally J. Pederson
• 2014 TIE – Wahls Protocol, by Dr. Terri Wahls and Choosing Gratitude 365 Days A Year: Your Daily Guide to Grateful Living, by James A. Autry and Sally J. Pederson
• 2015 – Equal Before the Law: How Iowa Led Americans to Marriage Equality, by Tom Witosky and Marc Hansen
• 2016 – Water, by Jen Wilson
• 2017 – Everyday Virtues, by James A. Autry
• 2018 – Becoming, by Michelle Obama
• 2019 – The Little Women Cookbook: Tempting Recipes from the March Sisters and Their Friends and Family, by Wini Moranville
• 2020 – A Promised Land, by Barack Obama
• 2021 – The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy
• 2022 – Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America, by Beth Hoffman
• 2023 – The Swine Republic: Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality, by Chris Jones
• 2024 – Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines: A History, by Mary Christopher and Mike Rowley