Things About Salem
What year was Salem Elementary school founded?
1963
Name 3 main character (animals only) names
Who are Ivan, Bob, Ruby, Stella
Books in the nonfiction section are usually organized using this number system.
Dewey Decimal System
Evan and his friends work together mainly to uncover this.
the truth about the library fire
A polygon with eight sides is called this.
octagon
Salem students have participated in singing the national anthem at games for this sport.
4th and 5th grade
What was the name of the mall Ivan lived in?
The Big Top Mall and Video Arcade
Stories with dragons, magic, and impossible creatures belong to this genre.
Fantasy
This cat is connected to the mystery and helps lead Evan toward clues.
Mortimer
J.K. Rowling wrote this famous book series.
Harry Potter
This fundraiser event had students excited about prizes, bubbles, and school fun.
Bunny Hop
What was Ivan's twin sister's name? What was Ivan's name before it was Ivan?
Tag and Mud
A book about real people and true events belongs to this genre.
Nonfiction
These two authors worked together to write The Lost Library.
Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
Octopuses have this many hearts.
3
The Salem media center is supervised by this type of school staff role responsible for books, circulation, and student support.
Media Monitor
Ivan was inspired by a real gorilla who lived in a shopping mall in this U.S. state.
Washington
In the Dewey Decimal System, books in the 900s are mostly about this subject.
History and geography
The novel switches between different narrators and perspectives. This storytelling method is called this.
Multiple viewpoints
Earth is the only known planet with this important feature needed for life.
liquid water
Salem PTO events frequently depend on donations from these two groups to fund baskets, meals, prizes, and appreciation activities.
Family and local businesses
This author wrote The One and Only Ivan after being inspired by a real captive gorilla.
Katherine Applegate
The Dewey Decimal number 741.5 is most commonly used for these types of books.
741.5
This ghostly librarian watches over the lost books and the old library secrets.
Al/Librarian Ghost
The letters “WWW” in a website address stand for these words.
world wide web