Wonder

2. This boy takes every opportunity to hurt and humiliate August
6. The act of killing
8. A figure of speech that directly compares two things using as or like
9. An opening or split in the roof of the mouth that occurs when the tissue doesn't fuse together during development in the womb
11. Boy with severe facial deformities, who goes to school for the first time
13. the meaning of "Bio" in the word "Biology"
15. Game the kids play – anyone who touches August has only thirty seconds to wash before he or she catches the ______
17. Director of Beecher Prep Middle School
19. Jack's little brother
20. Hostile, aggressive
22. Different/not normal
23. The best holiday in the world for August
25. A figure of speech that describes something by saying it's something else. Hint: similar to simile

1. August’s new best friend. They meet at school
3. A strong dislike
4. August’s best friend who has moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut
5. August’s first school
7. This is what those closest to August call him
10. meaning of the word "adjourned"
12. So frightened that you can't move; terrified
14. Costume worn by August to school on Halloween
16. This girl is one of three students asked to show August around the school before term begins
18. Via’s friend from middle school, who dyes her hair pink and who was always kind to August
21. This is the character August likes best from Star Wars
24. English teacher who gives students a new precept every month