The Simple gift

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Across
  1. 2. A key message: happiness isn’t about ___
  2. 6. Old man Billy befriends
  3. 7. Caitlin envies Billy’s ___
  4. 10. What Billy values more than money
  5. 11. Caitlin’s father’s profession
  6. 12. Billy shows resilience and ___
  7. 15. Town where Billy travels to
  8. 16. Caitlin feels trapped in her ___ life
  9. 20. Billy sleeps in abandoned one of these
  10. 21. Old Bill and Billy are both___
  11. 22. Herrick writes these instead of chapters
  12. 23. Billy finds comfort in ___ connections
  13. 24. Caitlin is very kind and thoughtful
  14. 26. The story emphasises small acts of ___
  15. 28. Billy seeks a better ___
  16. 29. A key idea: freedom from this
  17. 30. Billy discovers what truly matters in ___
  18. 31. Caitlin struggles with this feeling about her life
Down
  1. 1. Billy avoids going back to this place
  2. 3. Billy’s journey is both physical and ___
  3. 4. Another theme: finding a sense of this
  4. 5. Billy leaves home to escape this
  5. 8. The story is written in this poetic form
  6. 9. The novel challenges societal ___
  7. 11. Caitlin’s job location
  8. 13. Billy travels by this type of transport
  9. 14. Billy’s lifestyle is considered ___ by society
  10. 17. The novel explores social ___
  11. 18. Billy’s hometown
  12. 19. Billy rejects material ___
  13. 25. A major theme: kindness and giving (one word)
  14. 27. Caitlin’s relationship with her parents is ___