Wonder

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Across
  1. 2. This boy takes every opportunity to hurt and humiliate August
  2. 6. The act of killing
  3. 8. A figure of speech that directly compares two things using as or like
  4. 9. An opening or split in the roof of the mouth that occurs when the tissue doesn't fuse together during development in the womb
  5. 11. Boy with severe facial deformities, who goes to school for the first time
  6. 13. the meaning of "Bio" in the word "Biology"
  7. 15. Game the kids play – anyone who touches August has only thirty seconds to wash before he or she catches the ______
  8. 17. Director of Beecher Prep Middle School
  9. 19. Jack's little brother
  10. 20. Hostile, aggressive
  11. 22. Different/not normal
  12. 23. The best holiday in the world for August
  13. 25. A figure of speech that describes something by saying it's something else. Hint: similar to simile
Down
  1. 1. August’s new best friend. They meet at school
  2. 3. A strong dislike
  3. 4. August’s best friend who has moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut
  4. 5. August’s first school
  5. 7. This is what those closest to August call him
  6. 10. meaning of the word "adjourned"
  7. 12. So frightened that you can't move; terrified
  8. 14. Costume worn by August to school on Halloween
  9. 16. This girl is one of three students asked to show August around the school before term begins
  10. 18. Via’s friend from middle school, who dyes her hair pink and who was always kind to August
  11. 21. This is the character August likes best from Star Wars
  12. 24. English teacher who gives students a new precept every month