Hands (Chp 40 - End)

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Across
  1. 2. What Trev has about being in the back of the cop car, hearing “like father, like son.”
  2. 3. Nikki’s boyfriend who argues in the hallway and tests how Trev uses his hands.
  3. 6. Word on the school banner that becomes true when uncles and Quick finally step up for Trev.
  4. 10. Part of the body in the title that can build, draw, and protect—or hurt and destroy.
  5. 11. Creative talent Trev returns to when he chooses to use his hands differently, including with Little Cole.
  6. 12. What Trev finally gives P when he tells the truth about his stepdad hitting Ma and how afraid he really is.
  7. 13. Rapper whose picture on Uncle Larry’s wall represents a model of Black success and community, not just toughness.
  8. 15. Place where Trev’s stepdad is locked up, and also what Larry says Trev is in emotionally if he lives by revenge.
  9. 17. What Trev smashes with his fist during the hallway fight, scaring Cole and bringing the police.
  10. 18. Star Wars villain Uncle Larry compares Trev’s stepdad to, warning him not to follow the same path.
  11. 20. What Ma keeps calling Trevor to show that real strength can be kind.
Down
  1. 1. Another word for “promise,” as in the talent and future that fighting could destroy.
  2. 4. Younger boy who once saw Trev as a hero, but becomes afraid after seeing him lose control.
  3. 5. What Ma tells Trev to be in someone’s cloud, a quote that returns as he decides what kind of man to be.
  4. 7. Uncle who invites Trev to his book‑ and comic‑filled apartment and uses Star Wars to teach him about anger.
  5. 8. Word that describes both Trev’s vow to protect his family and the future Ms. Clark doesn’t want him to waste.
  6. 9. Big idea about what it means to be a “real man” that the book challenges, especially near the end.
  7. 14. What Trev wants to do for Ma and his sisters, but must learn to do without copying his stepdad.
  8. 16. What Quick, Ms. Clark, and the uncles keep pointing Trev toward instead of another fight.
  9. 19. Type of warrior from Star Wars whose struggle with light and dark is like Trev choosing between anger and control.