Life As We Knew It

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Across
  1. 3. Miranda’s family lives in this U.S. state
  2. 6. Miranda’s best friend
  3. 7. The family survives through careful ___ of food
  4. 8. Character who struggles with food shortages and illness
  5. 10. Author of the novel
  6. 11. Event that throws the Moon closer to Earth
  7. 13. The Moon’s altered orbit affects Earth’s ___
  8. 14. Miranda matures through hardship and increased ___
Down
  1. 1. Miranda records events in this form
  2. 2. Central theme involving staying alive during catastrophe
  3. 4. Volcanic ash blocks much of this from reaching Earth
  4. 5. Celestial object whose movement causes disasters
  5. 9. Teen narrator of the novel
  6. 12. The novel explores human ___ during crisis
  7. 13. Natural disaster common after the impact