From the Ninth Ward

5. The 12-year-old narrator who uses her intellect and courage to survive.
6. The subject Lanesha relies on when she realizes, "Everything is ____".
7. A vehicle that sounds like a "lawn mower in the sky" but fails to see them.
11. YAYA Lanesha’s late caretaker whose "warm hands" and stories she misses.
12. Supernatural beings Lanesha expects to see at night but does not find.
14. Having the strength of mind to face difficulty with courage.
15. The name of TaShon’s dog who is stranded on the roof with them.
16. A descriptive word for the shape of the peaked rooftops visible above the water.

1. The type of floating tree trunk Lanesha and TaShon try to grab to reach the boat.
2. A vocabulary word meaning to carry on despite intense difficulty or suffering.
3. The name of the hurricane that struck the Ninth Ward in 2005.
4. The food Mr. Henri, the owner of the rowboat, used to share with Mama Ya-Ya.
7. The intersection of the earth and sky that Lanesha watches for help.
8. Lanesha’s friend who struggles with despair while trapped on the roof.
9. A vocabulary word meaning to keep your attention fixed on something.
10. The part of the house the characters had to escape from to reach the roof.
11. One of the biblical figures Lanesha tells stories about to give TaShon hope.
13. The painful condition Lanesha and TaShon suffer from after sitting in the sun all day.