Battle of the Books - 3
Across
- 2. In the book by this author, the main character moves to the town of Carousel.
- 4. In the book by this author, the main character is trying to understand why her grandmother had the town's tennis courts torn up.
- 8. In the book by this author, the main character burns her clothes, spin cotton and clean toilets in an effort to help India's independence movement.
- 9. In the book by this author you find this quote: “Because stories are how we share our lives and what we truly mourn when they are lost. Stories are what connect us to our past and carry us to our future. They are what we cherish and what we remember.”
- 10. IWB does the main character hustle to make money, including collecting cans, pulling fire alarms, babysitting, and making creams.
- 12. IWB do you find a theme of being yourself, as shown by the main character choosing to practice witchcraft.
- 13. IWB does title is a Hindu word for nonviolence
- 14. IWB does the main characters name translated to "little frog" because her first step was a hop.
Down
- 1. IWB does the author discuss a radio play that people initially believed was real.
- 2. In the book by this author, the author describes her family being deported back to Columbia.
- 3. IWB do you find this quote: "My first name has a homonym. To be accurate, it has a homophone, which is a word that’s pronounced the same as another word, but spelled differently."
- 5. In the book by this author the punk-music loving main character struggles with her identity and not being Mexican enough for her "super-Mexcian" mother and classmates.
- 6. IWB do you find the quote "Happiness above can solve the sadness below"?
- 7. IWB do duct weasels eat into the space stations coolant system.
- 11. In the book by this author, the characters struggle with smallpox sickening and killing members of their family and community.