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Across
  1. 2. What did Melba recieve as a 13th birthday gift?
  2. 5. What was missing from Melba's Christmas that year?
  3. 6. How long does Melba estimate that they had been in the pantry?
  4. 8. Melba shares that she once had a severe case of
  5. 10. The main character
  6. 11. According to Melba, the only African-American who seemed to be in charge of his life was
  7. 12. On this particular visit, where was Grandma instructed to take the children when she arrived?
  8. 13. Melba is diagnosed by
  9. 14. What helps Grandma India cope with loss and concerns of division and racism?
  10. 16. Melba was homeschooled by her grandmother until
Down
  1. 1. Melba says the United States was in the middle of this kind of war with Russia
  2. 3. Where did Melba and India spend most of their quality time?
  3. 4. By January of 1953, who is the President of the United States?
  4. 7. Who would Grandma India rely on to be her "bomb shelter"?
  5. 9. By age twelve Melba tells us that she is officially an
  6. 15. Melba says that she has divided her classmates into how many groups?