Dewey Decimal System
Genres
Fairy Tales
Characters
Newberry Award Winning Books
100
In which Dewey Decimal System category would you find books about dinosaurs, planets, weather, mathematics, and other science based topics?
500's
100
The writing in this type of book is true, real, and based on facts.
Nonfiction
100
In which fairy tale is a boy outsmarted by an old man with a handful of beans?
Jack and the Beanstalk
100
Name the main character in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
Greg Heffly
100
In which Newberry Award winning book did siblings Anna and Caleb get a new mother when their father placed an ad in a newspaper for a mail order bride?
Sarah, Plain and Tall
200
In which Dewey Decimal System category would you find books on poetry?
800's
200
This type of writing has a fictional plot. It takes place in the past and can have real or invented characters.
Historical Fiction
200
In which fairy tale does a funny little man make a deal with a beautiful young girl to turn straw into gold to get her first child?
Rumpelstiltskin
200
Name the main characters in the Magic Tree House series.
Jack and Annie
200
In which Newberry Award winning book are friends Stanley and Zero sent to a camp for boys and forced to look for a buried treasure?
Holes
300
In which Dewey Decimal System category would you find books on foreign languages?
400's
300
This type of writing is a blend of fiction and scientific facts. It could include stories about futuristic societies, aliens, and time travel.
Science Fiction
300
In which fairy tale does a king hire two scoundrels to make him a pretend suit of clothing?
The Emperor's New Clothes
300
Name the character in the My Weird School series who hates school.
A.J.
300
In which Newberry Award winning book did a mouse fall in love with a princess?
The Tale of Despereaux
400
In which Dewey Decimal System category can you find books on the United States military?
300's
400
This type of writing tells the true account of a real person's life, written by another person.
Biography
400
In which fairy tale does a witch trick two siblings into becoming her dinner by persuading them to eat from her house made of candy?
Hansel & Gretel
400
Who are the three detectives who solve mysteries by working through the alphabet in the A To Z Mysteries series?
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose
400
In which Newberry Award winning book is the Nazi take over of Denmark seen through the eyes of 10 year old Annemaire Johansen?
Number the Stars
500
In which Dewey Deciamal System category can you find books on world religions?
200's
500
Although this type of writing is fictional, it could really happen. It takes place during present times. The characters and events are made up, but could really exist.
Realistic Fiction
500
In which fairy tale does a clothing maker force people to believe that he is rough and tough after killing seven flies with one swat of a piece of cloth.
The Brave Little Tailor
500
Who are the main characters in the 39 Clues mystery series?
Amy and Dan Cahill
500
In which Newberry Award winning book is a young boy kidnapped from the streets and taken to the king's castle where he is spanked whenever the prince misbehaves?
The Whipping Boy
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