Across
- 5. Acosta describes in verse how her mother would stitch various pieces of fabric into beautiful quilts.
- 7. a young speaker dreaming of a lover who has gone off to war and may never return.
- 8. In this excerpt, her teacher, Miss Saunders, shares her own story of self-love and self-discovery.
- 9. Born in 1997, American gymnast Simone Biles overcame a difficult childhood—from the absence of her biological parents to her diminutive, 4-foot-8 frame—to become the most decorated athlete in the history of her sport.
- 10. a traditional Japanese folktale
- 13. Sofia learns how to deal with bullies through the help of Coach Clarke, who tells Sofia during a key moment, “learn to kick with your head instead.”
- 14. a testament to the power of the human spirit.
- 15. a public letter to Mayor Thompson to demonstrate the ways in which American history had unjustly treated American Indians throughout the years.
- 17. Providing multiple contexts for the understanding and interpreting of the Constitution.
- 19. Most people believe that Poe wrote the poem about his late wife, Virginia Clemm, who died of tuberculosis in 1847.
- 21. the speaker of the poem honors a man he loves and admires.
- 22. the account of a Confederate sympathizer sentenced to death by Union forces.
- 23. In 1966, Barbara Jordan (1936–1996) became the first African American woman elected to the Texas State Senate.
Down
- 1. Dr. George Jenkins shares one of his early influences—a teacher who gave him hope for the future.
- 2. What can't be disputed is that the short, charming tales of wisdom and folly have left an indelible mark on Western culture.
- 3. As he watched his father grow weak and frail with age, Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914–1953) wrote this poem, imploring him to fight off death as long as he could.
- 4. In this story, ______ is a courageous young mongoose adopted as a pet by a British family living in 19th-century colonial India.
- 6. Please raise your hand, whomever else of you has been a child, lost, in a market or a mall, without knowing it at first,...
- 11. Angelou teaches readers a lesson about the importance of making deliberate choices.
- 12. _______ follows Susan Power and her Dakota-emigrant mother as they navigate the light-polluted landscape of Chicago and come face-to-face with strange markers of their Dakota ancestry in the metropolis they now call home.
- 16. this excerpt from the critically acclaimed young adult novel by Edward Bloor (b. 1950), Paul watches on as his brother's football dreams come crashing down.
- 18. Jody is in love with nature and this love leads him to foster an orphaned fawn.
- 20. Galarza tells the story of how he immigrated to California and entered the public school system.