Across
- 2. Miss Johnson believed that George was capable of going to ____.
- 7. 8-year-old boy; main character who loves school
- 8. day of the week when the topic in class was Shakespeare.
- 9. The lady thought George's class was a private school because they wore matching sweaters and were attentive and ___ ___.
- 10. Miss Johnson took the kids into New York City to listen to music at the ____ ____.
- 13. Miss Johnson advised George to ____ people like the lady; to just "do your thing."
- 15. George's third-grade teacher is Miss ____ _____.
- 16. Miss Johnson took the kids into New York City to see plays on ______.
- 18. George attended ____ ____ Elementary School in Newark, New Jersey.
- 22. Vocabulary term meaning "to take in"
- 24. The lady at the concert wore a mink coat and too much ____.
- 26. When George's class formed the Shakespearean Club, Miss Johnson helped them get ____.
- 27. Miss Johnson told the class about the ___ ___; a time when disease and death ravaged much of Europe
- 28. During what part of the concert did a lady approach George?
Down
- 1. Miss Johnson told George he could go to college if he kept his ____ out of trouble.
- 3. George's 10-year-old brother who skips school
- 4. George thought the lady at the concert smelled like ____.
- 5. Vocabulary term meaning "unclear"
- 6. Vocabulary term meaning "control"
- 11. city in New Jersey in which George lived
- 12. The narrator describes Miss Johnson as a tiny ball of _____.
- 14. one of George's classmates; George wished he would be quiet and not ask questions.
- 17. Vocabulary term meaning "a quick look"
- 19. Miss Johnson taught her class everything about ____ and his time on Tuesdays.
- 20. According to George, most kids in his neighborhood believed it wasn't ___ to be good at school.
- 21. a Shakespearean play Miss Johnson introduced to the class; she let them act it out
- 23. what Garland was tossing into the gutter on the way to school
- 25. name of the avenue on which George and Garland were walking at the beginning of the text
