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March 21, 2024
Dear Parents and Students of Grade Six to Grade 11,
Reading is an essential part of the learning process. With the advancements in technology and the current trends in education, reading has evolved from traditional printed materials to digital learning resources.
Research shows that students who do not read during the summer lose at least two months of literacy development. Students who do not engage in reading or any learning activity during the summer may experience ‘the summer slide’ or the ‘summer reading loss’.
In order to bridge the reading gap, schools provide a summer reading program to help learners develop their reading skills to gain proficiency in reading.
To make students stay on track, the Learning Resource Center has prepared a list of recommended readings which include both print and online resources to provide you with wider options in order to maintain or develop literacy skills acquired in school.
As you read them, you can reflect on the following:
Events and situations in the story that you appreciate.
Characters you identify yourself with.
Anything about the book that reminds you of your own experiences.
If the book is a read that you will recommend to others or not.
Attached are the list of suggested books for each grade level. To access the e-book titles, login to EBSCOhost using the following credentials:
Go to: bit.ly/xsnebsco
Username: xsn[grade level]
Example: xsn7 for incoming Grade 7, xsn8 for incoming Grade 8, and so on.
Password: LuceatLux!2324
Bear in mind that the summer reading will be part of the First Trimester book talk for School Year 2024 - 2025.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
(Sgd.)
Mr. Frederick S. Perez
Assistant Principal for Academics
RECOMMENDED SUMMER READING LIST 2024
Junior and Senior High School
TITLE OF THE BOOK | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | YEAR | ISBN | E-Book Links/Book Stores |
INCOMING GRADE 7 | |||||
ENGLISH | |||||
Hello, Universe | Erin Entrada Kelly | Greenwillow Books, Harper Collins | 2017 | 9780062414168 | |
Wild Song | Candy Gourlay | Anvil Teens | 2023 | 9789712737909 | |
Eragon (The inheritance cycle #1) | Christopher Paolini | Alfred A. Knopf | 2003 | 9780375826696 | |
Eldest ( The inheritance cycle #2) | Christopher Paolini | Alfred A. Knopf | 2007 | 9780375840401 | |
The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make : A Guide for Teens | Sean Covey | Simon & Schuster | 2017 | 978-1501157134 | |
Wrongly Accused | Saddleback Educational Pub | Saddleback Educational Pub | 2020 | [e-book] | |
Aussie STEM Stars | Claire Saxby | Wild Dingo Press | 2020 | [e-book] | |
Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens : A Workbook to Break the Nine Thought Habits That Are Holding You Back | Mary Karapetian Alvord, Anne McGrath | Instant Help Books | 2017 | [e-book] | |
Just As You Are : A Teen's Guide to Self-Acceptance and Lasting Self-Esteem | Michelle Skeen, Kelly Skeen | Instant Help Books | 2018 | [e-book] | |
FILIPINO | |||||
Mga munting babae | Louisa May Alcott | Southern Voices | 2021 | 9786219584333 | |
Kakatok-Katok sa Bahay ni Benok | Mon Sy | Canvas | 2021 | 9789719689386 | |
Josefina | Russell L. Molina | Anino Comics | 2022 | 9789715089203 | |
Sinta | Ana Digi | Street Tales Publishing | 2020 | 9786219629706 | |
Toto O | Charmaine Lasar | PageJump Media | 2016 | 9786219502849 | |
Si Guillermo At Ang Tribu Ng Mga Zippoli | David Nel.lo | Adarna House | 2019 | 9789715087513 | |
Maktan 1521 | Tepai Pascual | Meganon Comics | 2011 | 9789710545483 | |
Hari Ng Komyut | Lizette Daluz | Adarna House | 2017 | 9789715087148 | |
Si Dru At Ang Kuwento Ng Limang Kaharian | Clara Ng | Adarna House | 2017 | 9789715086219 | |
INCOMING GRADE 8 | |||||
ENGLISH | |||||
A Curse for an Emperor | K.A. Montinola | Bookmark | 2017 | 9789715699280 | |
All the Lonely People | Kannika, Claudine D. Pena | Milflores | 2022 | 9789718281260 | |
Naermyth | Karen Francisco | Avenida | 2021 | 9786218264045 | |
The midnight library | Matt Haig | Viking | 2020 | 978-1786892720 | |
Ongpin stories | Laurel, R. Kwan | Milflores | 2021 | 9789718281093 | |
The Stranger In The Lifeboat | Albom, Mitch | Harper Collins | 2021 | 9780062888341 | |
Dead Wednesday | Jerry Spinelli | Random House Children's Books | 2023 | 9780593306703 | |
Wing of the Locust | Joel Donato Ching Jacob | Scholastic Asia | 2020 | 9789814885010 | |
Bone talk | Gourlay, Candy | David Fickling Books | 2018 | 9781788450171 | |
Finding Refuge | Victorya Rouse | Zest Books | 2021 | [e-book] | |
The Science Of Fashion | Julie Danneberg | Nomad Press | 2021 | [e-book] | |
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens : CBT Skills to Help You Deal with Worry and Anxiety | Michael A. Tompkins, Jonathan R. Barkin | Instant Help Books | 2018 | [e-book] | |
Mindfulness and Meditation : Handling Life with a Calm and Focused Mind | Whitney Stewart | Twenty-First Century Books | 2020 | [e-book] | |
FILIPINO | |||||
Ang pagbabalik ni Maria Makiling | Will P. Ortiz | UP Press | 2015 | 6058906899211301 | |
Po-on | F. Sionil Jose | Solidaridad Pub | 1993 | 9718845119 | |
Pinaglahuan | Faustino Aguilar | Manila Filateco | 2003 | 9789715504201 | |
Ang Mga Kaibigan Ni Mama Susan | Bob Ong | Visprint Inc. | 2020 | 6219622325 | |
Alon and Lila's Last Summer Before Doomsday | Ingrid Valenzuela | Adarna House | 2022 | 9789715089319 | |
The Search For Adarna | Levis, K.M. | Anvil Pub. | 2019 | 9789712735363 | |
Mga Nilalang Na Kagila-Gilalas | Edgar Samar | Adarna House | 2015 | 9789715087803 | |
INCOMING GRADE 9 | |||||
ENGLISH | |||||
Five Survive | Holly Jackson | Electric Monkey | 2022 | 9780755504404 | |
Seventeen Prayers to the Many-Eyed Mother | Victoria, Eliza | Avenida | 2022 | 6218264114 | |
A Thousand Heartbeats | Cass, Kiera | HarperTeen | 2022 | 9780063259911 | |
Before The Coffee Gets Cold: Tales From The Cafe | Kawaguchi, Toshikazu | Picador | 2017 | 9781529050868 | |
Before The Coffee Gets Cold | Kawaguchi, Toshikazu | Picador | 2019 | 9781529029581 | |
The Magic Strings Of Frankie Presto | Albom, Mitch | ASOP | 2015 | 9780062562043 | |
Marcelo In The Real World | Francisco X. Stork | Arthur A. Levine Books | 2009 | 9780545054744 | |
Family Conflicts And Changes | Christa C. Hogan | Abdo Pub. | 2022 | [e-book] | |
Heads Up: Changing Minds On Mental Health | Melanie Siebert | Orca Book Pub. | 2020 | [e-book] | |
The Grit Guide for Teens : A Workbook to Help You Build Perseverance, Self-Control, and a Growth Mindset | Caren Baruch-Feldman | Instant Help Books | 2017 | [e-book] | |
Stuff That Sucks : A Teen's Guide to Accepting What You Can't Change and Committing to What You Can | Ben Sedley | Instant Help Books | 2017 | [e-book] | |
FILIPINO | |||||
Isang Daang Taon ng Pag-iisa (One Hundred Years of Solitude) | Gabriel García Márquez | Lampara Books | 2022 | 9786214740253 | |
Ang Pag-ikot ng Salapi sa Panahon ni JLC | Andrian Legaspi | PageJumpMedia | 2017 | 9786219502887 | |
Bahay ni Marta | Ricky Lee | Philippine Writers Studio Foundation | 2018 | 9789719430773 | |
Alimuon | Ellen Sicat | Ateneo de Manila University Press | 2003 | 9715504604 | |
Tutubi, Tutubi, 'Wag Kang Magpapahuli sa Mamang Salbahe | Jun Cruz Reyes | Univ. of the Phils. Press | 2012 | 9789715425780 | |
Connect The Dots | Genaro Gojo-Cruz | Anvil | 2014 | 9789712728778 | |
Janus Silang at ang Labanang Manananggal-Mambabarang | Edgar Calabia Samar | Adarna | 2015 | 978-971-508-566-3 | |
Anim Na Sabado Ng Beyblade | Ferdinand Pisigan Jarin | Visprint Inc. | 2013 | 9710545159 | |
INCOMING GRADE 10 | |||||
ENGLISH | |||||
Pachinko | Min Jin Lee | Grand Central Pub. | 2017 | 9781455563920 | |
Divine Rivals | Rebecca Ross | Wednesday Books | 2023 | 9781250857439 | |
Ruthless Vows | Rebecca Ross | Wednesday Books | 2023 | 9781250857453 | |
You've Reached Sam | Thao, Dustin | Wednesday Books | 2021 | 9781250762030 | |
The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning Elevate Your Life | Sharma, Robin | Harper Collins | 2018 | 9781443460316 | |
Silas Marner | George Eliot | Signet Classic | 1861 | 9780451530622 | |
1984 | George Orwell | Signet Classic | 1961 | 978-0451524935 | |
Mental Health | Michelle Dakota Beck | Mason Crest Publishers | 2019 | [e-book] | |
The Positivity Workbook For Teens | Goali Saedi Bocci, Ryan M. Niemiec | Instant help | 2020 | [e-book] | |
How to Like Yourself : A Teen's Guide to Quieting Your Inner Critic and Building Lasting Self-Esteem | Cheryl M. Bradshaw | Instant help | 2016 | [e-book] | |
The Positivity Workbook for Teens : Skills to Help You Increase Optimism, Resilience, and a Growth Mindset | Goali Saedi Bocci, Ryan M. Niemiec | New Harbinger Publications | 2020 | [e-book] | |
FILIPINO | |||||
Mga Tala sa Isang Superfan | Vladimeir B. Gonzales | UP Press | 2019 | 9789715428835 | |
Ang Itim na Orkidyas ng Isla Boracay | Genevieve L. Asenjo | UP Press | 2021 | 9789715429429 | |
Tatlong Gabi Tatlong Araw | Eros S. Atalia | Visprint | 2013 | 9789710545292 | |
Babaeng Misteryosa | Benjamin P. Pascual | Ateneo de Manila University Press | 1997 | 9715502652 | |
Ang Tondo Man Ay Langit Din | Andres Cristobal-Cruz | Ateneo de Manila University Press | 1986 | 9789711130480 | |
Desaparesidos | Lualhati Bautista | Cacho Pub. House | 2007 | 9789711902285 | |
Sa Timog Ng Alameda | Lola Larra | Adarna | 2019 | 9789715087520 | |
Titser | Liwayway A. Arceo | Ateneo de Manila University Press | 1995 | 9715501818 | |
INCOMING GRADE 11 | |||||
ENGLISH | |||||
Timawa | A.C. Fabian | ADMU Press | 2019 | 9789715509039 | |
White Lady, Black Christ | Charlson Ong | Milflores | 2021 | 9789718280966 | |
Furia | Yamile Saied Mendez | Algonquin Young Readers | 2020 | 9781616209919 | |
Anxious People | Fredrick Backman | Simon & Schuster | 2019 | 97815001160844 | |
The Moon, The Stars, And Madame Burova: A Novel | Hogan, Ruth | Harper Collins | 2021 | 9780063075436 | |
Better Than Before: Mastering The Habits Of Our Everyday Lives | Gretchen Rubin | Crown Publishing Group | 2015 | 9780385348614 | |
Every Day | David Levithan | Ember | 2013 | 978-0307931894 | |
The Blind Assassin | Atwood, Margaret | Limited copies available at the Purchasing Office | |||
Malala Yousafzai | Heather E. Schwartz | Lerner Publications | 2020 | [e-book] | |
No Planet B | Lucy Diavolo | Haymarket Books | 2021 | [e-book] | |
The Think Confident, Be Confident Workbook for Teens : Activities to Help You Create Unshakable Self-Confidence and Reach Your Goals | Leslie Sokol, Marci G Fox | Instant Help Books | 2016 | [e-book] | |
The Insomnia Workbook for Teens : Skills to Help You Stop Stressing and Start Sleeping Better | Michael A. Tompkins, Monique A. Thompson | New Harbinger Publications | 2018 | [e-book] | |
FILIPINO | |||||
Topograpiya ng Lumbay | RM Topacio-Aplaon | UP Press | 2020 | 9789715429184 | |
Isang Dekadang Resty | Jov Ortua Almero | UP Press | 2021 | 9789715429436 | |
Tinagong Dagat Kuwento ng mga Batang Mangingisda | Riza G. Babaran | UP Press | 2021 | 9789715429450 | |
Bathaluman | Domingo G. Landicho | Ateneo de Manila University Press | 2005 | 9715504906 | |
Sixty Six | Russell Molina | Adarna House | 2015 | 9789715085601 | |
Personal | Rene Villanueva | Anvil Pub | 1999 | 978-9712708817 | |
Liryo | Magtira Paolo | Adarna House | 2018 | 978-971-508-739-1 | |
INCOMING GRADE 12 | |||||
ENGLISH | |||||
The Last Timawa | Bughaw/ADMU | 2019 | 9789715509046 | ||
1762 | Vin Dela Serna Lopez | Bughaw/ADMU | 2023 | 9786214482634 | |
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store | James McBride | Riverhead Books | 2023 | 9780593422946 | |
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine | Honeyman, Gail | Penguin Books | 2017 | 9780735220690 | |
The Midnight Library | Haig, Matt | Viking | 2020 | 978-0525559474 | |
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference | Malcolm Gladwell | Back Bay Books | 2002 | 9780316346627 | |
Siddharta | Hesse, Herman | Limited copies available at the Purchasing Office | |||
The Tunnel Of Destiny | Kim, Hyong-cha'a, Clark, Allen D. | Seoul Selection | 2019 | [e-book] | |
Martin Monath: A Jewish | Nathaniel Flakin | Pluto Press | 2019 | [e-book] | |
Cooking Your Own Meals / Dinner Is Served | M.G. Higgins, PJ Gray | Saddleback Educational Pub. | 2017 | [e-book] | |
Moving In / Pack Up | Carrie Gwynne, PJ Gray | Saddleback Educational Pub. | 2017 | [e-book] | |
FILIPINO | |||||
Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog | Edgar Calabia Samar | Anvil Pub | 2008 | 9789712720666 | |
Sino ang Dakila? Sino ang Tunay na Baliw? | Amelia D. Pagdanganan | Central Books | 2020 | 9786210210095 | |
Dugo sa Bukang-Liwayway | Rogelio Sicat | UP Press | 1989 | 9789711050399 | |
Ginto Ang Kayumangging Lupa | Dominador B. Mirasol | UP Press | 1998 | 971542208X | |
Sugat Ng Alaala | Lazaro Francisco | Ateneo de Manila University Press | 1995 | 9789715501798 | |
Mga Ibong Mandaragit | Amado V. Hernandez | International Graphic Service | 1969 | ||
Canal De La Reina: A Novel | Liwayway Arceo | Ateneo de Manila University Press | 1972 | 9789711130503 | |
Gapo | Lualhati Bautista | Cacho Publishing House | 1992 | 9711901153 | |
FOR PARENTS | |||||
How To Do It Now Because It's Not Going Away | Leslie Josel | Zest Books | 2020 | [e-book] | |
Lifeline: A Layperson’s Guide To Helping People In Crisis | Queena N. Lee-Chua | Anvil Pub. | 2016 | 9712732959 | |
Raising Godly Kids: 52 Guidelines For Counter-Culture Parenting | Harold J. Sala | OMF Literature | 2002 | 9715117287 | |
What Makes Your Teen Tick? | William L. Coleman | Paulines Philippines | 1993 | 978-971-590-727-9 | |
Growing Up Wired: Raising Pinoy Kids In The Digital age | Queena N. Lee-Chua | Anvil | 2013 | 9789712728600 | |
Connecting With Today's Teens | Karina Galang Fernandez | Ateneo De Manila Univ. Press | 2010 | 9789710426140 |
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