Across
- 4. My nose wakes up before the rest of me. I’m a beagle, and I was born to sniff. And that’s what I do. Sniff. Sniff. And sniff.
- 7. It was breathtaking, seeing those animals clustered on the trees, their shimmering wings all fluttery. Why they’d chosen Perchance, no one was sure.
- 9. “I think her mom runs the plant nursery next door.” That’s the lady I saw singing to her plants. Of course she would name her kid “Moon”.
- 10. The smell of sadness surrounds Baby inside the warmth of Jewel’s coat. His heart beats in time with her footsteps as they walk up one street and down another. Past the place where people sleep inside not outside like Baby and Jewel
- 12. Music is dad’s life. And even though I’m related to the director, I don’t sing well enough to make the Fairview choir. Or any choir. Because I can’t carry a tune in a lunch box. At home, I don’t even sing in the shower. And we definitely don’t do carpool karaoke.
Down
- 1. Hobie had stepped up. He walked June to and from school every single day. He rode his bike to Lee’s Grocery whenever mom needed something. He mowed the lawn all summer and raked leaves in the fall. But to dad, being a captain was more than actions, it was attitude.
- 2. The fire is still far away enough that we can’t see it yet, but to be on the safe side, Camp Wabanaski will be evacuated as soon as the buses get here
- 3. After filling her belly with buttery popcorn, the little mouse discovered the folds of the girl's blue sweater. The pocket looked like the softest, coziest place of all. So she climbed inside and fell asleep.
- 5. Two sisters going into 6th grade are assigned a different class schedule for the first time, leaving one sister to wonder if they are even still friends.
- 6. Nobody wants to do an act with me for the school variety show. They all already have acts planned and no one asked me to be in their group.
- 8. Max uncovers a family secret involving an underground network of guardians who help people to safety. With a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides, he sets out on a perilous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds.
- 11. The test results were not great. Maggie was told by her doctor to stay away from any animals with fur or feathers.