What's the Word
True or False
Fiction
Genres
Dewey Decimal
100

Books that tell us true facts.

What is nonfiction.

100

A book with a call number 567 Sel is fiction.

What is false? This Call Number is found in Nonfiction.

100
The author of Charlotte's Web.
Who is E.B. White?
100
A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
What is a mystery?
100
Go to this Dewey catagory to find books about religion.
What is 200's?
200
If you want a book someone has checked out, you may do this.
What is a hold?
200

An index is a mini dictionary in the back of a nonfiction book.

What is false? It is called a Glossary.

200
The name of the BIG character in Lincoln Pierce's recent series.
Who is Nate?
200
This genre has talking animals and magical powers.
What is fantasy?
200
Go to this Dewey category to find books about science.
What is 500's?
300
A book about a real person.
What is a biography?
300

A book with a call number 920 is a biography.

What is true? It is for Collective Biography. Individual biographies are 92.

300

The letter at the top of a call number on a fiction book.

What is F?

300
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology (robots, time machines, etc.).
What is science fiction?
300

What you will find in the 700's.

What is arts, sports, games, entertainment, graphic novels?

400
In the back of a nonfiction book there is often a list of subjects in alphabetical order.
What is an index?
400
Nonfiction books use the Dewey Decimal System for shelving.
What is true?
400
Name of a medal given to an illustrator for outstanding art work in a children's picture book.
What is a Caldecott Medal?
400
A story using made-up characters but could happen in real life.
What is realistic fiction?
400
Go to this Dewey category to find books about history.
What is 900's?
500

The name of our online catalog?

What is SORA?

500
The E section or Jr. Corner of our library has books for EVERYBODY.
What is true?
500
Name of the medal given to an author for outstanding literary work.
What is a Newbery Medal?
500
Verse written to create response of thought and feeling from the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme.
What is poetry?
500
Name of the person who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System.
Who is Melvil Dewey?