Across
- 3. antagonist
- 10. someone who works toward protecting the environment
- 11. what Mari Elisa finds in her desk after break
- 13. Spanish for Christmas
- 18. the Christmas present Maria Elisa gives Mrs. Robertson
- 20. Spanish for but
- 22. Spanish for girl
- 23. Spanish for ten dollars
- 24. Mrs. Robertson wears lipstick and loves___
- 26. Maria Elisa's grandmother
- 27. Spanish term referring to Christmas Eve night
Down
- 1. Kyoko's present for Mrs. Robertson
- 2. a visual trick, in which a person thinks they see something that is not really there
- 4. fourth grade teacher
- 5. Emily's present for Mrs. Robertson
- 6. Spanish for teacher
- 7. Charlene's present for Mrs. Robertson
- 8. the gift Maria Elisa wants to get Mrs. Robertson
- 9. Mami works at the Queen for a Day ____
- 12. fifth grade teacher
- 14. Spanish for ten dollars
- 15. topic of Maria Elisa's poem
- 16. the process of a plant growing from a seed
- 17. decided on before hand, designated
- 19. in a sad, quiet and unhappy way
- 21. irritated and frustrated
- 25. a feeling of Maria Elisa's that floats away at the end of the story
- 26. protagonist
