Across
- 2. – Objects Kya collects to study nature.
- 8. – Fictional town near Kya’s marsh home.
- 10. – Jumpin’s wife who shows kindness to Kya.
- 12. – Quality Kya shows in surviving abandonment and hardship.
- 14. – Gift Tate gives Kya by teaching her to read.
- 16. – Kya’s first love who teaches her to read.
- 18. – Another natural treasure Kya gathers and catalogs.
- 19. – Theme explored when Kya’s family leaves her.
- 20. – Emotional state Kya endures throughout her childhood.
Down
- 1. – Local man whose death becomes the central mystery.
- 3. – Friendly shopkeeper who helps Kya survive.
- 4. – Art form Kya secretly publishes under a pseudonym.
- 5. – Hidden truths revealed after Chase’s death.
- 6. – What Kya finds in the natural world.
- 7. – Court case where Kya is accused of murder.
- 9. – Force that both heals and betrays Kya.
- 11. – The constant companion and teacher in Kya’s life.
- 13. – The natural world that nurtures and protects Kya.
- 15. – Central theme of Kya’s life in the marsh.
- 17. – The “Marsh Girl” who grows up in isolation.
