Across
- 3. A royal contest to find the king’s champion.
- 5. Lavish parties hide the longing of Jay Gatsby.
- 8. Spider saves Wilbur with words in her web.
- 9. Guilt drives a narrator to hear phantom beats.
- 13. Scientist creates life, but regrets his “monster.”
- 14. Katniss volunteers as tribute in Panem’s deadly arena.
- 19. Scout Finch learns about justice in the Deep South.
- 20. Epic desert planet saga centered on spice and prophecy.
- 22. Star-crossed lovers in feuding Verona families.
- 24. Frodo’s quest to destroy the One Ring.
Down
- 1. Hidden walled garden transforms lives.
- 2. Dorothy travels down the yellow brick road.
- 4. Children find a magical world through a wardrobe.
- 6. Magic system based on ingesting metals fuels rebellion.
- 7. Symbologist unravels clues hidden in art and history.
- 10. Fantasy series where a mortal huntress tangles with fae courts (abbr.).
- 11. Dystopian Gilead where red-clad women serve as “handmaids.”
- 12. Letters tell the story of Celie’s strength and growth.
- 15. Stark family entangled in the politics of Westeros.
- 16. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy navigate love and class.
- 17. Modern boy discovers he’s the son of Poseidon.
- 18. Epic journey home for Ithaca’s king after Trojan War.
- 21. Dragon riders train at Basgiath War College.
- 23. Obsessive Captain Ahab hunts this legendary white whale.
- 24. Haunted hotel drives caretaker to madness.