Across
- 1. The main character's new name
- 3. dies of despair & a broken heart after being captured
- 4. befriends the main character & helps her endure the journey to the New World
- 5. The person the group tries to hide the baby with
- 10. the name of the fort of freedom
- 11. the name of Amari's village
- 12. tidbit's real or birth name
- 17. The leader of Fort
- 18. the main character in the novel
- 20. Mr. Derby's 2nd wife
- 22. disease that killed Polly's parents
- 24. gives the runaways their first chance at freedom
- 26. Provides Amari, Polly, & Tidbit with horse & wagon
- 27. Mr. Derby's first name & purchases slaves to work his plantation
- 28. the main crop grown on the plantation
- 29. is Amari's fiance and has lost hope of being free
- 31. the cook on the plantation
Down
- 1. The journey African slaves endure to the New World
- 2. Amari's father-storyteller and master weaver
- 3. is used for alligator bait
- 6. the name of the tribe that betrays Amari
- 7. oldest slave on the plantation
- 8. when he smiles, Besa's facial birthmark resembles this
- 9. The length of years of Polly's indenture
- 13. Red-headed sailor who is kind to the main character
- 14. the father of the newborn baby
- 15. the name of the plantation
- 16. Does not believe in slavery. Gives the group their 2nd chance at freedom
- 19. provides the runaways with a rabbit to eat
- 21. besa's new name
- 23. Indentured servant
- 25. Receives a slave for his 16th birthday
- 26. what the main character plans to name her child if it is a boy
- 30. helps the main character accept her unborn child
- 32. The name of Amari's Tribe