Across
- 6. large hearth where kettles and saucepans simmer in the kitchen
- 7. ELA term: the qualities Tilly shows when she takes charge
- 9. messages about family responsibility and community
- 10. the rural New Hampshire home where the story takes place
- 12. the dessert that ends up heavy and hard due to missing ingredients
- 13. the weather event that isolates the children while parents are away
- 17. ELA term: the event that launches the main conflict mother must leave suddenly due to grandmas illness
- 18. the holiday the Bassett family is preparing for
- 19. reaction when father returns with the whole extended family
- 20. instrument played during the evening celebration
Down
- 1. decorative strings of apples onions and corn hanging in the kitchen
- 2. string used for tying or sewing items such as the turkey
- 3. daily tasks each child must complete to support the household
- 4. ELA term: time and place of the story November in New Hampshire
- 5. the part of the turkey Tilly and Prue accidentally flavor incorrectly
- 8. major theme shown when Tilly manages the home alone
- 11. the cooking errors the girls make with the stuffing and pudding
- 14. Rhodie and Roxy, the sibling pair, introduced in the story
- 15. conversations between characters such as Tilly and her siblings
- 16. the children's positive approach toward doing chores