Authors
This author is famous for Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl
This part of the book lists the chapter titles and the page each chapter starts on.
What is the Table of Contents?
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”
Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg
This person invented the printing press
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
This author is famous for The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham
Dr Seuss
This is a list of all the sources for the material used in the book
What is the Bibliography?
“Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at sea as Mr. Patel, and none in the company of an adult Bengal tiger.”
What is Life of Pi by Yann Martel?
This is the job of a person who used to handwrite every book before the printing press
What is a scribe?
This author is known for writing War and Peace and Anna Karenina
Leon Tolstoi
A removable paper cover, usually illustrated, for protecting the book and usually giving information about the book and the author.
What is the dust jacket (book jacket)?
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling?
In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne wears this letter on her dress
What is the letter A?
She is best known for writing To Kill a Mockingbird
Lateral part of a book usually indicating the title and author.
What is the spine?
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
What is 1984 by George Orwell?
This is the most popular non-English book worldwide
What is Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery?
This person wrote many letters and books while in prison for 27 years
The inside margin of the pages of a book; the inner margins of facing pages when book is open.
What is the gutter?
“It is nothing to die; it is dreadful not to live.”
What is Les Miserables by Victor Hugo?
Name at least three books written by Nova Scotian authors.
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