The Boys in the Boat - Chapters 1-6

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Across
  1. 1. small makeshift homes made out of scraps of metal and cardboard that were built during the 1930s
  2. 3. a large empty area that echoes many sounds
  3. 6. Joe's mother who died of cancer when Joe was 4
  4. 8. Joe's stepmother who forces Harry to exile Joe from his home
  5. 9. being forced to leave your country and live somewhere else
  6. 10. Joe Rantz's father
  7. 12. to lean, tip, or sway while moving fast
  8. 13. to overturn or flip in the water
Down
  1. 1. something that stands for or represents something else
  2. 2. a narrow racing boat that glides quickly across the water
  3. 4. a group of people who work together in a racing boat
  4. 5. continuing to work hard even when things are difficult
  5. 7. the long paddle used to row and steer a boat
  6. 8. when people support each other and work together to achieve a goal
  7. 11. the main character of The Boys in the Boat
  8. 12. someone who stands at the front of the boat calling out commands and keeping the rowers in perfect rhythm