The Bean Trees

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Across
  1. 2. Taylor witnessed this blow up when she was young and comes up often in the novel
  2. 4. Lou Anns Mother
  3. 6. Owns Jesus Is Lord Used Tires
  4. 7. The first name of Taylor's mother
  5. 11. This person fake cried when Taylor was legally adopting turtle. We find out that the tears might not be an act but may be for the loss of her daughter.
  6. 13. Lou Ann gets a job in a factory that produces this
  7. 14. This is a theme in the novel that is often portrayed through Taylor. This means she advocates being equal with men.
  8. 16. Author of the novel
  9. 18. Phone number that keeps reappearing in the book.
  10. 20. Estevan and Esperanza are from this country
  11. 22. Lou Ann's grandmother
  12. 23. This is the only male that counters the novels stereotype that men are sexual and emotionally abusive
  13. 26. This character dies at the beginning of the novel from a gunshot wound
  14. 29. left Lou Ann on this holiday
  15. 30. Turtle's first word
  16. 33. Lou Ann struggles with this throughout the novel because of things that have been said to her in the past
  17. 34. Taylor struggles to figure out how this drinking device in chapter
  18. 36. Taylor tries to legally gain this of Turtle but it becomes a challenge since she has no legal documents.
  19. 37. Lou Ann's son
  20. 38. This character is blind and cares for turtle
  21. 40. Lou Ann saves newspaper clippings of these because she needs something to constantly worry about.
Down
  1. 1. Social Worker who helps Taylor after Turtle was attempted to be kidnapped
  2. 3. Estevan and Esperanza are these.
  3. 4. The name of Estevan and Esperanza's daughter that was left in Guatemala
  4. 5. Changed her name to Taylor
  5. 8. Taylor's first job was at this burger place
  6. 9. Lee sing tells Lou Ann that "Feeding a baby girl is like feeding a neighbor's..."
  7. 10. Even a spotted...looks black at night.
  8. 12. The last name of the legal authority that oversees Turtle's adoption
  9. 15. Turtle was...by her old family
  10. 17. Turtle was wrapped in this when she was given to Taylor
  11. 19. Lou Ann gives this out at halloween because she forgets that it is halloween and doesn't have any candy
  12. 21. Transports illegal immigrants from Mattie's house
  13. 24. Where Taylor is originally from
  14. 25. Married to Angel
  15. 27. Estevan and Esperanza disguised themselves as this nationality to get through the border without being suspicious
  16. 28. Taylor found Lou Ann through this.
  17. 31. Taylor's mother says that being one-eighth Cherokee gives them this so that they can live on Cherokee land.
  18. 32. Esperanza attempts this by swallowing a bottle of aspirin
  19. 35. Turtle tries to bury this is chapter
  20. 39. This character loses his leg in a car accident and is married to Lou Ann