Across
- 3. sierra Leonean word for shoes that represent Beah's physical and emotional journey
- 4. the comination of the ARFC and the RUF, brought the war to Freetown
- 7. Beah's home village
- 8. Sierra leone's capital, untouched by the war until the end of the novel
- 9. Ishmael's passion and a reminder of his innocence
- 10. the nurse who formed a deep connection with Ishmael at the rehabilitation center
Down
- 1. rehabilitation organization that rescued Ishmael
- 2. combination of cocaine and gunpowder which ripped the soldiers away from their violent reality
- 5. an author ishmael enjoyed reading
- 6. symbol of hope in the sky