Welcome to Farley's Library

Hello and welcome to Farley's Library.  I'm glad you stopped by and I hope we can interest you in a book.  Each week we'll be featuring three books from a variety of genres on a variety of topics.  My hope is that one of them will catch your interest and speed you on your way to your local library or bookstore (online or brick and mortar) so you can enjoy the book.  We'll also feature links to our weekly vlogs which will give you more information about the featured books as well as take you on brief fieldtrips to interesting places so that you can learn interesting things.  Click on the link below and check out our first episode of Farley's Library:

Here are this weeks featured books:

Delia loves Double Dutch and she's amazing at it! So amazing in fact that her team could possibly win the World Double Dutch Championships. Delia's life would seem empty without Double Dutch, but Delia has a secret.  If anyone finds out the secret it could keep her off the team next year.

Delia's not the only secret keeper in the book.  Her friend Randy has a secret too and his secret has him feeling alone and full of fear. While the two try to keep their secrets they must also deal with bullies--the terrible Tolliver twins!

Delia and Randy's secrets come crashing together on what should be the absolute best day of Delia's life.  The resulting turmoil threatens to destroy their friendship and take away Delia's favorite thing in the world, Double Dutch.

• Audience: Ages 10 and up 
• Length: 183 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (December 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9780689842313
• ISBN-13: 978-0689842313

This collection of inspiring stories is a tribute to Jackie Robinson, a civil rights hero and baseball legend. Written by Jackie's daughter, Sharon, the book teaches you nine values that helped her father, and many others, achieve goals. The values are taught through the powerful stories of other heroes and pioneers, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Oprah Winfrey, and Christopher Reeve.

• Audience: Ages 8 and up 
• Length: 192 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439385504
• ISBN-13: 978-0439385503

This is an absolutely true piece of American History. Pinkus Aylee (also known as Pink), a black Union soldier, finds Sheldon Curtis (also known as Say) wounded and left for dead and carries him home to be tended by his mother.  After Say is nursed back to healt the two boys attempt to rejoin the Union troops, but they are captured and sent to Andersonville Prison.

• Audience: Ages 6 - 10 years
• Length: 48 pages
• Publisher: Philomel; First edition. edition (September 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399226710
• ISBN-13: 978-0399226717

Well, I hope that one of these books has got you interested.  Come back next week to find mor great titles.  Also, check out next week's episode of Farley's Library on youtube.  It will be about a trip to the zoo!

See you soon.  Keep reading and learning!