Esperanza Rising Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Hot and smoky, it burned down Esperanza's house
  2. 4. You put on a blindford and use a stick to hit this Mexican party treat that's usually filled with candy.
  3. 5. Abuelita taught Esperanza this crochet stitch that goes up and down
  4. 7. This nut is used to make one of Esperanza's favorite desserts, _____ flan.
  5. 9. These vegetables are used to make French fries
  6. 11. Before they lost almost everything, Esperanza's family had to much money they were ________.
  7. 12. Esperanza is worried when Mama gets _____ with Valley Fever
  8. 13. Every year for her birthday, Esperanza's father gave her a new porcelain ____ to play with.
  9. 14. This kind of transportation has many cars. It's how Esperanza traveled to California.
  10. 16. Grapes grow on a ________
  11. 17. A sweet summer fruit with pale orange flesh that contains a large pit
  12. 20. Esperanza uses the Spanish word for Grandmother, Abuelita. Abuelita's daughter is Esperanza's ________.
  13. 21. Two people who are born to the same parents on the same day
  14. 22. These purple pitted fruits gave the twins stomachaches
  15. 24. Esperanza was born in this Spanish speaking country
  16. 25. Abuelita is the Spanish word for a mother's mother. What is the English word?
Down
  1. 2. The Spanish name for rose is also a girls name
  2. 3. Happy ______ to you!
  3. 6. On the ranch, Esperanza could start the harvest by cutting a bunch of these from the vine.
  4. 8. This westernmost state is where Esperanza's family worked on a farm
  5. 10. The Spanish word for party sounds a little like the word "festive"
  6. 15. Be careful! Cutting this vegetable might make your eyes water and sting.
  7. 18. When you gather crops you ______ them
  8. 19. Workers at the camp threatened to ______, which means they would refuse to do their jobs until conditions improved
  9. 23. The language Esperanza speaks