Out of the dust

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Across
  1. 2. the main crop
  2. 3. Mr Hardley
  3. 7. what the disaster is
  4. 9. rib thin
  5. 13. I can handle myself
  6. 14. main Character
  7. 15. best teacher ever
  8. 17. daddy dug a
Down
  1. 1. Daddy's name
  2. 4. of the dust
  3. 5. killed ma
  4. 6. Billie's Brother
  5. 8. belt of trees
  6. 10. hunger for fierce
  7. 11. legged
  8. 12. mrs jackson's class
  9. 14. always late in our class
  10. 16. the color of Billie's hair