Authors and Illustrators
Library Organization
Popular Books
Information Literacy
Know Your Librarians
100
He wrote The Lightning Thief, Throne of Fire, and Son of Neptune.
Who is Rick Riordan?
100
When you are coming to the library without your class, this is the door that you use.
What is the front door?
100
Jennifer Holm wrote the most popular book of the year from this series about a mouse.
What is Babymouse?
100
A record from your research that identifies the source of your information.
What is a citation?
100
She is a musician who performed at Centennial Park during the Olympics.
Who is Mrs. Backalenick?
200
The author of the Warriors books.
Who is Erin Hunter?
200
This is what FIC stands for on the book spines.
What is fiction?
200
He wrote the second most popular book this year, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days.
Who is Jeff Kinney?
200
Re-writing research information into your own words.
What is paraphrasing?
200
She lost on Jeopardy!
Who is Mrs. Platnick?
300
He wrote and illustrated The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonder Struck.
Who is Brian Selznick?
300
The number of weeks that a book can be checked out.
What is two?
300
The third most popular book this year came from a graphic novel series by Jarrett J. Krosoczka about this school employee.
Who is the Lunch Lady?
300
The dishonest practice of copying someone else's work and calling it your own.
What is plagiarism?
300
She has taught dance classes.
Who is Mrs. Backalenick?
400
RJ Palacio wrote this book about a boy with a deformity.
What is Wonder?
400
The amount of money that you owe if you return a library book late.
What is nothing?
400
The fourth most popular book this year was Stonekeeper, the first book in this series by Kazu Kibuishi.
What is the Amulet series?
400
Information sources such as interviews, diaries, and speeches.
What are primary sources?
400
She spent a college semester in India.
Who is Mrs. Backalenick?
500
He writes the Big Nate series and his books include cartoons, drawings, jokes, and stories.
Who is Lincoln Peirce?
500
Book reviews from librarians, teachers, and students are found here.
What is the online library catalog?
500
Tales from a Not So Popular Party Girl was the fifth most popular book checked out this year and is one of the books in this series by Rachel Russell.
What is Dork Diaries?
500
The information on the book's spine label that gives its "address" or location in the library.
What is the call number?
500
She collects comic books and has hundreds in a closet.
Who is Mrs. Platnick?