Literary Crossword

4. – This British author created the detective Sherlock Holmes.
8. – This American author wrote The Great Gatsby, capturing the Jazz Age.
9. – This novel by Herman Melville tells the story of Captain Ahab and the white whale.
13. – This novel by Mary Shelley tells the story of a scientist and his monstrous creation.
15. – This Russian author wrote Crime and Punishment, a classic psychological novel.
17. – This literary term refers to a character who contrasts with the protagonist.
18. – This narrative element refers to the perspective from which the story is told.
19. – This technique uses characters or events to symbolically represent political or moral ideas.
21. – This stationery item keeps papers together inside a folder or notebook.
23. – This English author wrote Pride and Prejudice, a classic romance.
25. – These rows of shelves hold large numbers of books.
26. – This term refers to the date by which a borrowed item must be returned.

1. – This English author created the dystopian world in Brave New World.
2. – This term describes the central struggle that drives a narrative forward.
3. – This narrative element describes the sequence of events in a story.
5. – This term refers to borrowing something temporarily.
6. – This public space provides access to stories, learning, and community resources.
7. – This is the name a book is published under.
10. – This American novelist and poet wrote Beloved, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature.
11. – This substance is used to handwrite letters or notes.
12. – This word describes the final page of a written work.
14. – This term describes a long, fictional narrative.
16. – This marine animal is often featured in children’s nonfiction books.
19. – These creative programs are frequently offered in library makerspaces.
20. – This word refers to when the library begins offering services for the day.
21. – This is an item commonly borrowed from a library.
22. – This person regularly visits the library and enjoys reading.
24. – This author is known for the epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings.