SERIES
An orphan and his two friends at a magical boarding school take on a dangerous dark wizard
Harry Potter
Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses
Poetry
This type of library is paid for from the taxes of the local citizens
Public Library
This children's-book monkey lives with a man that wears a yellow hat
Curious George
This story is about the friendship of a girl, a pig, and a spider
Charlotte's Web'
Children find a magical realm full of talking animals and mythical beasts inside a wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia
Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets
Mystery
This can be found in all libraries around the world and its purpose is to find what materials each library owns.
OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)
Also accepted: Library catalog
A.A. Milne’s honey-loving bear
Winnie-the-Pooh
A teenage girl volunteers in place of her sister and competes in a televised fight to the death in this dystopian novel
The Hunger Games
A high-fantasy epic about the quest to destroy a ring and defeat a dark lord
Lord of the Rings
Scripts with dialogue meant to be performed on a stage by actors
Drama
This section in public, school, and academic libraries is meant for books that may be used only in the library and may not be checked out.
Reference
This 2-dimensional storybook character is mailed around the world and photographed at famous landmarks as part of children's classroom projects
Flat Stanley
Winston Smith rebels against Big Brother's surveillance state in this literary classic
1984
A fictional detective, known for his logical thinking and keen observation skills, solves cases in late 1800's England
Sherlock Holmes
Fiction set in a ruined, oppressive, or frightening future society
Dystopian
The desk where you check out/in books is called
Circulation desk
She gets small and then she gets big again
Alice from Alice in Wonderland
This Newbery Medal children's novel follows a mouse with unusually large ears, a love of music, and a quest to save Princess Pea
The Tale of Desperaux
Fantasy adventure saga set in modern-day America about a boy who discovers he is the demigod son of Poseidon
Percy Jackson
A well-known story, sometimes about a folk hero, with a basis in fact while including strong imaginative material
Legend
This is the name given to the department in the library that houses newspapers, magazines, journals etc.
Serials Department
Legendary hero in Greek mythology, king of the island of Ithaca, and the main protagonist of an epic poem
Odysseus
This novel tells the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd, on a journey to discover his personal legend
The Alchemist