Across
- 2. friend of Pasoon
- 5. a militant Islamic extremist group founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden who fought in the Soviet-Afghan war
- 8. one of the themes of Ground Zero
- 9. friend of Pasoon
- 11. New York City borough where the World Trade Center was located
- 13. toy treasured by Pasoon
- 18. wealthy Saudi Arabian who planned the attacks on 9/11 and the founder of al Qaeda
- 19. Reshmina’s twin brother
- 21. acronym of the Afghan National Army
- 23. sister of Reshmina killed by a bomb dropped by an American drone
- 24. Richard’s wife
- 25. nomadic people of Afghanistan
- 26. Reshmina’s grandmother
- 27. a remote-controlled pilotless aircraft or small flying device
- 29. Brandon's dad
- 31. toy that Brandon wanted to replace for Stuart
Down
- 1. restaurant where Leo Chavez
- 3. genre of the novel Ground Zero
- 4. protagonist escaping from World Trade Center (north tower)
- 5. Reshmina's country
- 6. Leo Chavez’s job
- 7. language of Afghanistan that Reshmina speaks
- 10. capital city of Afghanistan
- 12. extreme religious group in Afghanistan who wants to create a "pure Islamic society"
- 14. one of the themes of Ground Zero
- 15. Taz’s stuffed animal from a Looney Tunes cartoon
- 16. protagonist escaping from the Taliban
- 17. the man who saved Brandon
- 20. female afghan translator
- 22. an American solider who Reshmina helps
- 28. one of the themes of Ground Zero
- 30. Brandon’s last name after his adoption