DLA Las Piñas HS LRC: Newly-acquired Filipiniana books!

Titser
Arceo, Liwayway A.
Ar21ti 1995

Best Filipino Stories: the NVM Gonzales Awards, 2000 - 2005

B465nv 2007

Philippine Short Stories, 1941-1955
P538y 1981

Before Ever After
Sotto, Samantha
So79be 2011

Philippine Journalism Handbook

Ramirez, Jaime B.
070.07 R145 1989

Journalism for Filipinos

Malinao, Alito L.

079.599 M295 2003

Basic Journalism Handbook
Viduya, Filemon V.
079.599 V669 2010

Today is Your Day: Inspiration to Make You Win Every Time
Gogna, Arun
248.4 G558 2011

The Filipino Family
Medina, Belen T.G.
306.8509599 M469 2001

Tungo sa Isang Mapayapang Mundo

Castro, Loreta Navarro

327.172 C279 2009

Philippine Governance and Constitution

Muñoz, Mauro R.

342.599 M926 2002

Campus Journalism

Khan, Rachel E.

371.897 K527 2010

Study and Thinking Skills

Menoy, Jesus Z.

378.1702812 M528 2010

Dos and Don'ts in the Philippines

Pineda, Maida
390.09599

Etiquette Guide to the Philippines: Know the Rules that Make the Difference
Posadas, Dennis
395.09599 P84 2008

Komunikasyon sa Akademikong Filipino: Filipino 1 para sa Antas Tersarya
Marquez, Servillano T.
499.21107 M348 2010

Sining ng Komunikasyon sa Akademikong Filipino
499.21107 Si65 2007

Fundamental Concepts and Methods in Statistics, Part I
Garcia, George A.
519.5 G165f 2003

Non-pork Cookery
Del Mundo, Perla B.
641.5 D382 1987

Gastronomy & I: Immerse Yourself in the Superb Fruits of a Young Chef's Overwhelming Passion for Good Food
Manabat, Rudolf Vincent T.
641.5 M312 2008

Tasty Dishes in Minutes
Young, Noel
641.5 Y86 2007

Pinoy Vegetarian Cookbook: 60 Recipes Even Non-vegetarians Would Love
Zulueta, Dolly T. Dy
641.5636 Z85 2011

The Seafood Cookbook
Young, Noel
641.692 Y86 2008

Goldilocks Bakebook: Favorite Recipes from the Philippines' Best-loved Bakeshop
641.71 G569 2011

Baking Handbook for Quick Bread, Yeast Bread, Cookies, Cakes, Pies and Pastries
The Maya Kitchen
641.71 M452 2009

40 Elocution Pieces for Speech Training
808.8501 F779 2005

Rizal: His Legacy to Philippine Society
Duka, Cecilio D.
921 R529dr 2010

(DLA Las Piñas HS LRC) October Author of the Month - Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus. For fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 2002, Saint Mary’s Hall honored him with the school’s first Master Teacher Award. While teaching full time, Riordan began writing mystery novels for grownups.

His Tres Navarre series went on to win the top three national awards in the mystery genre – the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. Riordan turned to children's fiction when he started The Lightning Thief as a bedtime story for his oldest son.

Today over thirty-three million copies of his Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus books are in print in the United States, and rights have been sold into more than 35 countries.

Almost a dozen of the famous The 39 Clues series books were developed and edited by Rick, and in fact he wrote the entirety of the first book, The Maze of Bones (another #1 New York Times bestseller). In 2011, Rick received the Children's Choice Book Award for Author of the Year.

Rick Riordan now writes full-time. He currently lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife and two sons, Patrick and Haley, who inspired his Percy Jackson series. The most frequently asked question to Riordan is how Rick’s last name is pronounced Rye'-er-dan (sort of rhyming with fireman). You can actually hear how he pronounces his own name here.

Published books

Olympian Demigod series

Series One: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

• The Lightning Thief (2005)
• The Sea of Monsters (2006)
• The Titan's Curse (2007)
• The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008)
• The Demigod Files (2009)
• The Last Olympian (2009)
• The Ultimate Guide (2010)
• The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (2010)
• The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel

Series Two: The Heroes of Olympus

• The Lost Hero - October 12, 2010
• The Son of Neptune - October 4, 2011
• The Demigod Diaries – August 14, 2012
• The Mark of Athena – October 2, 2012
• The House of Hades – Expected October 2013

The 39 Clues Series

• The Maze of Bones (2008)
• Introduction to The Black Book of Buried Secrets (2010)
• Vespers Rising (2011)

The Kane Chronicles

• The Red Pyramid (2010)
• The Throne of Fire (2011)
• The Serpent's Shadow (May 1, 2012)
• The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide – March 20, 2012
• The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel – October 2, 2012

Tres Navarre Series

• Big Red Tequila (1997)
• Widower's Two-Step (1998)
• The Last King of Texas (2000)
• The Devil Went Down to Austin (2001)
• Southtown (2004)
• Mission Road (2005)
• Rebel Island (2007)

Stand alone novel/s 

• Cold Springs (2004)

Article reference/s:

Rick Riordan's official website.

As of the moment, the titles in red are the only Riordan books confirmed to be available at the LRC. However, the LRC is to acquire the rest of the titles soon, as Riordan books seem to be a hit among the students.

DLA Las Piñas HS LRC acquires 4 Katie Fforde books!

Katie Fforde (Catherine Rose Gordon-Cumming Fforde, 60 years old) is a British romance novelist. Fforde writes under her married name. Many of Fforde's own experiences end up in her books. She has written over fifteen (15) novels already!

The following list are four of her many romance books that the High School LRC has recently acquired (sometime during June to September this year):

Thyme Out (F439to 2009)

Practically Perfect (F439pr 2007)

Love Letters (F439lo 2010)

Living Dangerously (F439ld 2009)

5 More Award-winning Books at the DLA Las Piñas LRC!

For the quick 101 on Book Medals and Awards, please see this first.

1. Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)

Award/s:

• Newbery Honor Book

2. After the Rain (Norma Fox Mazer)

Award/s:

• Newbery Honor Book

3. Penny from Heaven (Jennifer L. Holm)

Award/s:

• Newbery Honor Book
• ALA Notable Children's Book

Nomination for the Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award

4. The Door in the Wall (Marguerite de Angeli)

Award/s:

• Newbery Medal

5. Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)

Award/s:

• Newbery Medal
• ALA Notable Children’s Book
• NCTE Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts
• Parents’ Choice Gold Award
• The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon
• School Library Journal Best Book
• Oklahoma’s Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award
• Virginia Young Readers Award

All of these books are available at the LRC! :)

DLA Las Piñas HS LRC: Newly-acquired Reference Materials and Faculty Books!

REFERENCE

Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by Subject

082 Ox2s 2010

Gabby's Practical English - Filipino Dictionary

499.2113 G113 2008

A Dictionary of Biology

574.03 D5610 2008

FACULTY BOOKS

Constel English: a Telecourse for Teachers of English

428.0712 C766 1999

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales

810.809213711 C432te 2009

(DLA Las Piñas GS LRC) October Book of the Month - Rules

Rules is the debut novel by American author Cynthia Lord. Released by Scholastic, Inc. in 2006, it was a Newbery Honor book in 2007. It is also a Sunshine State Young Readers book for 2008–2009 and won the Schneider Family Book Award.

Lord has 2 children, one of whom has autism, and she has stated that Rules explores that family dynamic. The character David is based loosely on her son, including several incidents in the book. Moreover, the character of James is based on her husband experiences growing up and the character of Jason was inspired by an experience she had watching a child in a wheelchair communicating with his mother. The first line she wrote of Rules was “At our house, we have a rule,”.

Her daughter asked her one day, "Mom, how come I never see families like mine in books and on TV?" Cynthia didn't know how to answer her daughter. She then set out to look for children's books that included characters with severe special needs. She found some, but most of them seemed really sad.

Cynthia said, "Sadness is part of living with someone with a severe disability, but it's only one part. It can also be funny, inspiring, heartwarming, disappointing, frustrating-everything it is to love anyone and to live with any family."

The story is about twelve-year-old Catherine who has conflicting feelings about her younger brother, David, who is autistic. While she loves him, she is also embarrassed by his behavior and feels neglected by their parents. In an effort to keep life on an even keel, Catherine creates rules for him (it's okay to hug Mom but not the clerk at the video store). Each chapter title is also a rule, and lots more are interspersed throughout the book.

When Kristi moves in next door, Catherine hopes that the girl will become a friend, but is anxious about her reaction to David. Then Catherine meets and befriends Jason, a nonverbal paraplegic who uses a book of pictures to communicate, she begins to understand that normal is difficult, and perhaps unnecessary, to define. Rules of behavior are less important than acceptance of others.

DLA Las Piñas LRC: Top Library Users & Borrowers (September 2012)

High School LRC

 Top Library Users

Edgardo G. Nicdao

Math Area

Veronica L. Perez

CLVE Area

Paolo Stefano A. Rañeses

II - Harmony

Top Library Borrowers

Dalia Casuncad

Science Area

Joseph Patrick M. Aguilar

III - Patriotism

Grade School LRC

 Top Library Users

Dante F. Fesalbon

MAPE / TLE Area

Maria Kirsten Lopez
5 - Humility

 

Top Library Borrowers

Marjorie Ann Uy

ELA Area

Ma. Beatrice Pilar

1 - Courtesy

Richwane Evaresto
2 - Patience

Lei Dominique Recabe
3 - Faithfulness