Across
- 1. The only thing that Ezra sees in Eastwood.
- 3. A 'golden boy.' Ezra was expected to follow after.
- 5. "The new girl." Seems bohemian and mysterious, but is actually just trying to escape her own reality.
- 7. The club that Ezra joins with Toby, Cassidy and his other friends. It is one of Ezra's first changes from popular to his true self
- 10. Always lurking around. One kills Ezra's dog. Symbol for danger striking unexpectedly, like Owen's death and the car accident.
- 11. When Cassidy lied and told Ezra she had a boyfriend, so she didn't have to tell him it was her brother who crashed into Ezra over the summer. It was when they broke up.
- 12. Debate club teacher.
- 13. Sport that Ezra used to play before the accident. It made him popular, and would have gotten him scholarships to state schools.
- 15. One of the themes of the book. It can be seen through mostly Ezra.
- 16. Ezra's poodle mix dog. He was killed by the coyote trying to protect Ezra.
- 18. The boarding school Cassidy attended before coming to Eastwood
Down
- 1. Place where Ezra wanted to go, and ends up going, to school.
- 2. The thing Cassidy always says she wants to escape from, when she really means she wants to escape her own reality.
- 4. The last place Ezra saw Cassidy before she left completely.
- 6. Ezra's childhood best friend. He finds his way back to him after the car crash.
- 8. Injured in car crash, used to play tennis and be popular.
- 9. A tool Ezra used for support to walk. Later, he decided to get rid of it. Symbol for his excuses that he hid behind.
- 10. Ezra's snobby cheerleader ex-girlfriend who tries to get back with him, and make him popular again.
- 14. Area in California where story takes place. It has many fancy gated neighborhoods, parks, and shopping centers.
- 17. Cassidy's brother who died from sudden cardiac arrest. He was the one that crashed into Ezra.