26 Contemporary Books That Should Be Taught In High School

Hanggang saan ang kakayanin mong tiisin? Kung paulit-ulit na pinapamukha sayo ng taong mahal mo na isa kang babaing walang dignidad? Na babaing tinikman ng lahat ng lalaki? Kaya mo bang tiisin ang pagmamahal sa taong hindi kana kayang mahalin dahil lang sa isang pagkakamali?

How could someone possibly love someone with doubt and secrets? Paris Felicity Rivera lost her memories, yet she didn’t cared. Sapat na sa kanya ang masasakit na pinagdaanan sa puder ng kanyang ama at ng pamilya nito. Her father would almost auction her hand for marriage to different bachelors, and all she wished was to get out of that life. At sa kabaliwang iyon, alam niyang wala na siyang takas. Thus, she decided that if she had to get married to Chester Del Fuego, she will have the decision regarding her body. And she’d give it to the man he loved the most; Chancellor. But… did she really? For Chancellor was a Del Fuego too, and he had the same face as his two other brothers. He had the same exact face as Chester, the man Paris was supposed to marry.

Savannah Marie Jones, 17, new girl of Wahington High School. Carefree and practical girl who is still in the journey of finding herself. Jacob Brown, 18, golden boy of Washington High. Rich and arrogant with charismatic attitude. Ethan Chase, 17, heartthrob of Washington High school. Quirky and humorous exterior with dark mysterious aura. She has never been in a relationship, what will happen when two boys starts to give her attention in two different ways. Will she able to choose who or what she wants? Will she find the love she has yearned all her life? Read the book to find it out!

Emmanuel High School, one of the prestigious schools in the Philippines, one crime destroyed its reputation because a student named Nate Keehl died inside the classroom, many cops believe that he committed suicide, but one detective alias ‘S’ learned that someone murdered him. He suspected six students for the crime. Six students, six lives, six secrets. Will he find out the culprit’s real identity or it could lead to his death?

Emmanuel High School, one of the prestigious schools in the Philippines, one crime destroyed its reputation because a student named Nate Keehl died inside the classroom, many cops believe that he committed suicide, but one detective alias ‘S’ learned that someone murdered him. He suspected six students for the crime. Six students, six lives, six secrets. Will he find out the culprit’s real identity or it could lead to his death?

BE WITH YOU (TAGALOG) Lumaki si Adeline Pendleton sa isang mayamang pamilya. Nasa kanya ang lahat ng gusto ng isang tao sa buhay. Kayamanan, katanyagan, kagandahan, pera, mga damit na taga-disenyo, at mga masasarap na pagkain. Lahat, maliban sa lalaking mahal niya- si Drake Wright. Si Drake Wright ay ang tagapagmana ng Wright's Corporation. Sa kanyang murang edad, bumuo ang kanyang mga magulang ng isang imperyo na mamanahin niya balang araw. Okay ang lahat para sa kanya, hanggang sa nasangkot ang kanyang ama sa isang seryosong sitwasyon na nakaapekto sa kanilang kumpanya. Sinabihan siya ng kanyang mga magulang na malulugi ang kanilang kumpanya at ang tanging makakalutas sa kanilang problema ay dapat niyang pakasalan ang anak ng kanilang kaibigan- si Adeline Pendleton. Hindi niya gusto ang babae dahil ito ay masyadong walang muwang para sa kanya; naiinis siya sa presensya nito, at may mahal na siyang iba. Sa kasamaang palad, may malubhang karamdaman din ang kanyang ama at wala siyang magawa sa kanilang kumpanya kaya't humingi ito sa kanya ng pabor na ayusin ang problema para sa kanya. "Marry her, son. That's the only way. If you won't, maglalaho lahat ng sinakripisyo at ginawa namin ng ina mo para sa kumpanya natin." Sabi ng ama ni Drake habang nakahiga sa kanyang kama, hindi maigalaw ang kanyang mga kamay. Ano kaya ang mangyayari sa one-sided at broken marriage nina Drake at Adeline? Kakayanin kaya ni Adeline ang malupit na pagtrato at kayabangan ni Drake? Mabubuhay ba silang magkasama bilang mag-asawa nang walang pagmamahal at pagkakaintindihan? O mamumulaklak ang pag-ibig sa gitna ng bawat poot at hindi pagkakaunawaan?

Una pa lamang ay magustuhan na ni Helomina Ang binatang si Miguel na Ngayon lang niya nakilala. Ngunit ayaw niyang aminin sa kanyang sarili na gusto niya Ang binata. Dahil sa takot itong sumubok sa isang relasyon. Natatakot Kasi itong masaktan. Kaya minabuti na lamang niya itong irito sa kanyang matalik na kaibigan. Ngunit nalaman niya na may gusto Rin Pala Ang binata sa dalagang si Helomina. At inamin niya ito na siya Ang gusto niya at Hindi Ang kaibigan. Sa una ay nag-alinlangan Ang dalaga sa pagmamahal Ng binata ngunit hindi naglaun ay inamin din Ng dalaga na gusto niya Ang binata. Nagtagal Ang relasyon nila kahit malayo Ang binata sa dalaga. Pero dahil sa malayo at Hindi palaging nagkikita Ang dalawa ay nag-alinlangan Ang binata sa pagmamahal Ng dalaga. Kahit alam Naman niya Ang tunay na nararamdaman Ng dalaga para sa kanya. Kahit pa malayo sila sa isa't Isa naging tapat Naman Ang dalaga sa pagmamahal niya sa dalaga. Pero Hindi naglaon kahit mahal Ng binata Ang dalaga ay Hindi siya naging tapat dito. Dahil na rin sa hindi ito kapilinging Ang dalaga. Pero patuloy Rin ang pagmamahal Ng dalaga sa binata kahit na Kung minsan ay Hindi na ito nagpaparamdam sa dalaga. Kalaonan ay Ang binata na mismo Ang bumitiw sa relasyon Ng dalawa. Kahit masakit sa dalaga Ang katotohan na iniwan siya Ng kanyang minahal dahil Hindi niya ito kayang panindigan at ipaglaban. Nagdusa Ang dalaga dahil doon. Pero sa Oras na iyon ay may dumating sa kanyang buhay na isang lalaking na handa siya mahalin at ipaglaban. Kaya siyang panindingan at pasayahin sa abot Ng kanyang makakaya. Hindi Naman nabigo ang lalaki. Pero paano Kung may gustong bumalik sa buhay niya nagustong ipaglaban Ang pagmamahal niya pero huli na Ang lahat.

THE PLAYBOY AND THE GOOD GIRL Mixing business with pleasure can be dangerous but also quite sexy. “Playboy” Liam Right works for one of the best insurance companies in the States. His skillfulness and professionalism are well appreciated by his boss and rightfully so, he’s in line for a huge promotion. Unfortunately, only married men get such promotions. So, for the next three months, Liam needs someone to play the role of the dotting fiancée. And it’s quite urgent to find this perfect “someone” since his boss wants to meet the “future Mrs. Right”. Chef Maxima Davenport has returned to New York to fulfill her goals: become one of the best chefs in the country and create her own “empire”, starting from a small catering business. She needs a perfect place big enough to take her first steps. The solution to her problem comes from Liam, her best friend’s brother and the one Maxima has loved since she was fifteen. So, Maxima agrees to help him but a few rules of this fake engagement must be followed religiously. No kissing or touching unless it can’t be helped. No sex... Definitely no sex. No fooling around while they are in the privacy of Liam’s apartment. But can they really follow these simple rules?

BLURB: Dianne Ace Reyes. Isang babae na sa murang edad ay nag padalos-dalos ng desisyon pagdating sa paghahanap ng kanyang Truelove. Kaya nakapag boyfriend ito kahit wala naman siya ni katiting na nararamdaman sa lalake. Hanggang sa hindi rin sila tumagal. Ang hindi niya alam ay simula First Year Highschool palang siya ay may isang lalake na ang palihim siyang minamahal. Hanggang sa makilala niya si Jaxxon Kade Ibarra. Kuya ng Best Friend niyang si Maxine. Hindi alam ni Dianne na ang kapatid ng kanyang best friend ay yung lalake na palihim siyang minamahal sa loob ng ilang dekada. And then naging sila ilang buwan ang makalipas simula nang pinagtagpo sila ng tadhana. But in an unexpected incident, they separated and there was no closure for six years. After six years of being seperated without good closure, muli silang pinagtagpo ng kanilang koneksyon at doon parehas na silang succesfull sa buhay. Ang Dianne Ace na dating Sales-Lady lang sa Mall ay ngayon ay isang kilalang Architect na. At ang Jaxxon Kade na dating CEO lang ng kompanya ng kanyang pamilya ay ngayon ay may sarili nang Firm at mga Mall. “ If the connection is real, We'll see again. Maybe not in weeks, months or even years. But at some point, we will connect again. We will meet again in the best version of us.” Yan ang pinanghahawakan ni Jaxxon. Pero posible pa ba na magkabalikan sila? Kung ang pag kaka-alam ni Dianne ay may anak na si Jaxxon.

Seraphina Vale signs a marriage contract she never planned to survive. Crushed by debt and desperate to save her family, she agrees to become the wife of Lucien Blackwood—a cold, powerful billionaire CEO who treats love like a weakness and marriage like a business transaction. Their deal is simple: a public marriage, a private arrangement, and absolutely no emotions involved. But living under the same roof exposes cracks neither of them expected. Lucien’s control begins to slip as desire turns possessive, and Seraphina finds herself drawn to a man who was never meant to feel anything at all. When the truth behind their contract threatens to destroy her reputation and his empire, Seraphina must choose between her dignity and the man who owns her signature—but not her heart. And Lucien must decide whether power is worth more than the one woman who became his greatest temptation. What started as a contract becomes a dangerous emotional trap—because some deals are signed in ink, and others are sealed in sin. She wasn’t hired to be his wife. She was signed to be his sin.