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Across
  1. 2. Supernatural beings Lanesha expects to see at night but does not find.
  2. 6. to carry on despite intense difficulty or suffering.
  3. 7. The type of floating tree trunk Lanesha and TaShon try to grab to reach the boat.
  4. 10. The part of the house the characters used to escape from to reach the roof.
  5. 11. Lanesha’s friend who struggles with despair while trapped on the roof.
  6. 13. Lanesha’s late caretaker, whose "warm hands" and stories she misses.
  7. 15. The food Mr. Henri, used to share with Mama Ya-Ya.
  8. 16. The intersection of the earth and sky.
  9. 17. Lanesha's AHA moment "Everything is ____".
Down
  1. 1. The name of TaShon’s dog.
  2. 3. The painful condition Lanesha and TaShon suffer from after sitting in the sun all day.
  3. 4. strength of mind to face difficulty with courage.
  4. 5. to keep your attention fixed on something.
  5. 8. The narrator who uses her intellect and courage to survive.
  6. 9. The name of the hurricane that struck the Ninth Ward in 2005.
  7. 12. A vehicle that sounds like a "lawn mower in the sky".
  8. 13. One of the biblical figures Lanesha tells stories about to give TaShon hope.
  9. 14. the shape of the peaked rooftops visible above the water.