House of the Scorpion
Across
- 2. Thought to be a stupid, unobservant child, helps boys escape
- 7. Considered an aristocrat by the keepers and other boys
- 8. Wrote a book on Opium's history, had Keepers arrested for drug trafficking
- 9. Goes on about how great plankton is when anyone asks, seems like plankton is his life
- 11. Lies to Maria about her mother having wandered off and died when she was six, has two daughters
- 13. Considers people to be property, has a huge dragon hoard
- 16. Can't speak due to his throat being sliced during an explosion
- 18. An eight year old stuck in the plankton factory, loves to tell stories about his grandma
- 20. One of El Patron's friends, their clone was found in the hosptial by Maria, Matt and Tom
Down
- 1. One of the keepers who tried to take Chacho from the hospital, arm was broken by all the boys at the plankton factory
- 3. Matt uses their last name instead of his own when he gets to the border
- 4. Had to be drugged before getting married to Benito, has mutual hate with Benito
- 5. Gets in trouble for trying to make a guitar out of materials he found working for the keepers
- 6. Poisoned Matt with arsenic so his heart couldn't be given to El Parton
- 7. Lives at the convent of Santa Clara, likes to take in stray animals
- 10. Killed Furball, usually drowsy because of laudanum
- 12. Died before their father, one of Mr. Alacran's parents
- 14. Puts Matt into a cell with sawdust because they think clones are animals, gets turned into a lifeless eejit
- 15. El Patron had a heart attack at their wedding to Emilia
- 17. played on a soccer team, accidentally killed 20 children
- 19. Illegitimate child of Felicia and MacGregor, shot peas at Matt