Parts of a Book
Authors
Characters
Library Terms
Literary Genres
100

It holds the pages of a book together.

What is the spine?

100

He wrote Elephant & Piggie.

Who is Mo Willems?

100

This boy wizard is featured in 7 books and 8 movies.

Who is Harry Potter?

100

Used to determine the definition and proper spelling of a word.

What is a dictionary?

100

A story about magic and supernatural forces, not so much about technology.

What is fantasy?

200

The first page of a book.  It tells you the book's title, the author, and the publisher.

What is the title page?

200

He wrote the My Weird School series.

Who is Dan Gutman?

200

Name the brother and sister who travel in a magic tree house.

Who are Jack and Annie?

200

This is the "address" for a website.

What is the URL?

200

A story that takes place in the real world, with real world people, but with several fictionalized or dramatized elements.  This kind of story is set in the past.

What is historical fiction?

300

A listing that tells you the names of the chapters in the book and the page on which each begins.

What is the table of contents?

300

He wrote Schooled?

Who is Gordon Korman?

300

He is the main character in the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. His first story is The Lightning Thief.

Who is Percy Jackson?

300

a person who develops the skills and knowledge to effectively use the Internet and other digital technology.

What is a digital citizen?

300

The characters in this genre are often trying to solve something that is unexplained, often a crime.

What is mystery?

400

It tells you what topics are in the book.  The topics are listed in alphabetical order and indicate the pages where the topics are discussed.

What is the index?

400

He wrote the Maximum Ride series, and the Middle School Series.

Who is James Patterson?

400

This famous girl detective first appeared in 1930.

Who is Nancy Drew?

400

If you present someone else's work as your own, it's called this.

What is plagiarism?

400

Similar to fantasy, except stories in this genre use scientific understanding to explain the universe that it takes place in.

What is science fiction?

500

Found at the end of a book.   A list of words in alphabetical order with definitions.

What is the glossary?

500

He wrote Hatchet series.

Who is Gary Paulson?

500

This boy first appeared in Maze of Bones.

Who is Dan K. Hill?

500

The non-fiction section of the library is organized using this system.

What is the Dewey Decimal System?

500

A story about a protagonist who journeys to epic or distant places to accomplish something.  The protagonist has a mission and faces obstacles to get to his or her destination.

What is adventure?