Holiday Reading Programme Recommended Authors and Titles
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CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART SCHOOL FOUNDATION, ST. JULIAN’S FORM 1 – 2012/ 2013 Here is a list of English and Maltese Books for your children to read during the summer holidays. Please encourage them to read as many of them as possible. They are expected to read one to two books a week. Students have to present a list of the books they have read to their teachers on the first day of school and they will be tested on them. RECOMMENDED TITLES The Giver L. Lowry Fra Mudest C. Casha Escape from Shangri-La M. Morpurgo Mal-Fatat Ma Ti``ajtax C. G. Cauchi The Silver Sword Ian Serraillier L-Arlogg tad-Deheb T. Zahra Squib Nina Bawden Villa Siko-Sao T. Zahra Flood Warning Nina Bawden L-G]ar tax-Xelter T. Zahra A Hundred Million Francs Paul Berna Wara l-G]ajn ta’ San Bastjan Kilin Christmas Carol C. Dickens Mastru Gerfex C. G. Cauchi The Family from One End Street E. Garnette Il-Praspar ta’ Kuncett u Marinton T. Zahra Miss Happiness and Miss Flower R. Godden }add ma jista’ jid]ak jew jiekol T. Zahra pastizzi tal-pi\elli Tom Brown’s School Days T. Hughes Il-[rajjiet ta’ Jacob Jones C. Cauchi Emil and the Detectives E. Kastner Il-fanal tas-sinjur I. Debattista Lottie and Lisa E. Kastner Martin’s Mice D. King-Smith Il-Ka\ kwa\i kollu tal-a]wa De C. Azzopardi The Sheep Pig D. King-Smith Molizz Just So Stories R. Kipling The Servant Dog and other Dog Stories R. Kipling The Story of Dr. Dolittle H. Lofting The Box of Delights J. Mansfield Harry the Poisonous Centipede L. Reid Banks I, Houdini L. Reid Banks The Farthest Away Mountain L. Reid Banks The Magic Hare L. Reid Banks Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson The Fast and the Curious Windmill Short Stories Cheaper by the Dozen Frank B. Gilbreth J. Five Children and It E. Nesbit Charlotte’s Web E. B. White The Lion the Witch and the L.C.S. Lewis Wardrobe Black Beauty Anna Sewell Anne of Green Gables Lucy Maud Montgomery Aesop’s Fables Complete and Unabridged The Wind in the Willows K. Grahame Books available at the Duchesne Library : Qrempucu T. Zahra French Connection A. Horrowitz Fra Mudest C. Casha The Greek who Stole Christmas A. Horrowitz Serje ta’ Avventuri T. Zahra I know what you did last Wednesday A. Horrowitz Gahan u Hrejjef Ohra G. Mifsud Ghostlands S. Elboz In-Nannu Lifop C. Cauchi The Snake Stone B. Doherty Holm tal-Milied T. Zahra The Other facts of life M. Gleitzman Darbtejn Insiru Tfal C. Casha Minn San Stiefnu sal-Milied T. Zahra L-istejjer tar-Ronnie J. Friggieri Hajjitna fl-Imghoddi G. Lanfranco Il-munita tad-deheb A. Busuttil Il-Bomblu ta’ rasu iebsa A. Busuttil Cleopatra My Story Victoria My Story The amazing story fo Adolphus Tips Morpurgo The Birthday Bash Strong Where’s that dog Strong Just a bit of wind Strong Judy Moody declares independence Mc Donald Megan The Duchesne Library is open every Saturday from June to September (5.00pm – 6.30pm) FORM 2 - 2012/2013 Here is a list of English and Maltese Books for your children to read during the summer holidays. Please encourage them to read as many of them as possible. They are expected to read one to two books a week. Students have to present a list of the books they have read to their teachers on the first day of school and they will be tested on them. RECOMMENDED TITLES Many of these books are available at the Duchesne Library: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Joan Aiken Goodnight Mister Tom Michelle Magorian Keeping Henry Nina Bawden The Ghost of Thomas Kempe Penelope Lively The Outside Child Nina Bawden The Wild Hunt for Hagworthy Penelope Lively The Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum The Woods at the End of Autumn Street Lois Lowry The TV Kid Betsy Byars The Bully Jan Needle The Eighteenth Emergency Betsy Byars The Phoenix and the Carpet E. Nesbit Racso and the Rats of Nimh Jane L. Conly The Indian in the Cupboard (Series) Lynne Reid Banks Bagthorpes Unlimited Helen Cresswell Angela and Diabola Lynne Reid Banks Matilda Roald Dahl The Way of Danger Ian Serraillier Boy Roald Dahl Ballet Shoes Noel Streatfield Street Child Berlie Doherty Treasure Island R. Louis Stevenson Grinny Nicholas Fisk The Eagle of the Ninth Rosemary Sutcliffe Bill’s New Frock Anne Fine Becky Bananas Jean Ure The Family from One End Street Eve Garnett Double Act Jacqueline Wilson The Dikkakoi Rumer Godden Butterfly Lion Michael Morpurgo Premlata and the Festival of Lights Rumer Godden Charlie Bone series Jenny Nimmo Tales of Ancient Egypt R. Lancelyn Green Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters Rick Riordan The Little Princess F. Hodgson Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rick Riordan Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne The Sheep Pig (Babe) D. King Smith Flying Start Alexander Samantha Little Sister Allan T. Bridget and William and Horse Gardam Jane The Little Gymnast Haigh Sheila Pippi Longstocking Lindgren Astrid Anastasia (books in series) Lowry Lois A Dog so small Pearce Philippa The Irish Adventure of Worzel Waterhouse Keith Gummidge The Day the Ceiling Fell Down Jennifer Wayne Il-praspar miktuba minn Dun X. Cortis G. Mifsud Leggendi Delia In-Nannu Lipp Cauchi Iz-zmien isajru l-bajtar Kilin Holm tal-Milied T. Zahra Hrejjef Missirijietna Patri M. Magri Minn San Stiefnu sal-Milied T. Zahra Fuq l-Ghajn ta’ San Bastjan Kilin Darbtejn insiru tfal C. Casha Wara San Bastjan Kilin Mela darba Zammit L-istejjer tar-Ronnie J. Friggieri Wied Wirdien Bartolo & Vella Tuzzana Mallia - Zahra Is-seher tal-folklor A. Attard Sqaq Infern Bartolo & Vella Hajjitna fl-imghoddi G. Lanfranco Wenzu u Rozi Zammit Il-princep u t-Trogloditi C. Casha Ghostlands S. Elboz Arthur High king of Britain Morpurgo The Snake Stone B. Doherty Toro Toro Morpurgo The Other Facts of Life M. Gleitzman The Kites are flying Morpurgo The war of Jendkins’ ear Morpurgo The Road of Bones A. Fine Eating things on sticks Fine Ane Under the Golden Throne R. Batten Blitz My Story The Pinballs B. Byars Workhouse My Story The Demon Headmaster G. Cross Titanic My Story World’s End Series M. Dickens The Hunger My Story Trudy’s Island Holiday M. Faid The Sweep’s boy My Story The Snow Goose P. Gallico Parvana’s journey Ellis D. The Snow Miracle P. Gallico The breadwinner Ellis D. Bridget and William and Horse J. Gardam Mud City Ellis D. Madame Pamplemousse Kingfisher R. Raider S. Gates and Her Increditble Edibles Madame Pamplemousse The Other Facts of Life M. Gleitzman and the Time-Travelling Kingfisher R. Cafe French Connection A. Horrowitz Thornthwaite Inheritance Jones G. Here Comes Charlie Moon S. Hughes Soupy Saturdays Blume J. I Know What You Did Last A. Horrowitz Billy the Kid Morpurgo Wednesday The Greek who stole Christmas A. Horrowitz Snow Cloud Stallion G. Raftery When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit J. Kerr Maura’s Angel R. Lyne Banks Emil and the Clever Pig A. Lindgren Mercedes Ice P. Ridley A Stitch in time L. Lively The Dangerous Ones V. Scannell The School that went on P. Scobie Doctor Dolittle H. Lofting strike Anastasia L. Lowry Heracles the Strong I. Serailler No Guns for Asmir Mattingley Frog in a Coconut Shell S. Sherry The Shadow Cage P. Pearce After the Darkness Smith We also recommend that if you find any difficulty in getting hold of the above titles, you may read another title by the same authors suggested above. The Duchesne Library is open every Saturday from June to September (5.00pm – 6.30pm) FORM 3 - 2012/13 Here is a list of English and Maltese Books for your children to read during the summer holidays. Please encourage them to read as many of them as possible. They are expected to read one to two books a week. Students have to present a list of the books they have read to their teachers on the first day of school and they will be tested on them. RECOMMENDED TITLES. Many of these books are available at the Duchesne Library: Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer Daughter of the Sea Berlie Doherty The Dark is rising (1 of 5) Susan Cooper Break in the Sun Bernard Ashley A Stitch in Time Penelope Lively Badger on the Barge Janni Howker The Ghost of Thomas Kempe Penelope Lively The Owl Service Alan Garner Vet in a Spin James Herriot Goggle Eyes Anne Fine The Pinballs Betsy Byars Flour Babies Anne Fine Summer of the Swans Betsy Byars Taran Wanderer A. Lloyd Shades of Gray Carolyn Reeder The Lady with Iron Bones Jan Mark Cousins V. Hamilton The Secret Life of Sally Tomato Jean Ure Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm K. Douglas Wiggin Parvana’s Journey Deborah Ellis The Railway Children Edith Nesbit The Wizard of Earthsea (1 of 4) Ursula Le Guin The Borrowers Mary Norton The Way to Sattin Shore Philippa Pearce Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Tom’s Midnight Garden Philippa Pearce The Narnia Chronicles (Set of 7) C. S. Lewis Carrie’s War Nina Bawden Gumble’s Yard J. Rowe Townsend The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien Holly Starcross Berlie Doherty Jane Eyre C. Bronte Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Mud City Deborah Ellis Little Lord Fauntleroy F. Hodgson Burnett Inez u Emilja Psaila L-istejjer tar-Ronnie Friggieri Tuzzana Mallia – Zahra Maskri zghar Suda Roderik u Gridoro Cauchi Sena mil-hajja mistura E. Formosa Inkwiet u Qaddisin Mizzi Leggendi Delia Mid-djarju ta’ Rikardu Cauchi Fuq il-ghatba C.