Books Crossword Puzzles
Poems
transmit: to send or give out, teach: to show or explain how to do something, react: to respond to, enrich: to improve or enhance the quality or value of …
Shoeshine Girl
kicker: offered a job at the shoeshine corner, al: he was hit by a car, grand: avenue where the pets store was located , bulla: the author's last name, rossi: …
The Tanglewoods' Secret
ruth: main person, anger: ruth had a lot of ____, god: ruth then believes in who and is saved, philip: ruth`s brother, good: phillip was a very _____ boy, …
Dog Days
spite: desire to harm another person, looming: appearing to be huge, populate: to inhabit, live in, stifles: to hold back, cowering: crouching as in fear …
Lawrence Branch Window Display
autobiography: an account of a person's life written by that person, print: the text appearing in a book, newspaper or other printed publication, reference: …
We All Fall Down - Chapter 6
subsequent : the state of following something, especially as a result or effect, grimly : in a very serious, gloomy, or depressing manner, irrational : not …
Fiction and Reality
the last leaf : the name of the story made by o.henry, a piece of wood: the name of the story made by ray bradbury, pneumonia: disease that affects the alveoli …
Superfudge
contagious: easily spread by direct or indirect contact, absentminded: lost in thought and to forget what one is doing, lather: a thick foam formed by soap and …
Traditional Literature
fairy tale : it involves ordinary people who have experiences of a supernatural kind and are affected by charms, disguises, spells, or other fantastic …
Language and Structure
cyclical: when the beginning of a story links to the end , personification: human like qualities to an inanimate object , foreboding: hinting at something …
Figurative Language and More
hyperbole: over exaggeration of a statement, synonyms: words that mean the same thing, alliteration: the occurrence of the same letter or sound, antonym: words …
Useful Tropes & Literary Devices
irony : incongruity between what is said & what is meant, hyperbole : a deliberate exaggeration that adds emphasis, urgency, or excitement to a statement or …
Dork Diaries
pop: the kind of music nikki sings (3), branikki: couple name for brandon and nikki (8), life: tales from a not-so-fabulous ____ (4), not: tales from a ___- so …
Papa's Parrot
Cynthia Rylant's "Papa's Parrot," published in 1985 in the short story collection Every Living Thing, is a simple narrative with a powerful message.
The Dinosaur Encounter
edmontosaurus: a herbivore dinosaur native to canada., albertosaurus: a carnivore dinosaur native to canada., herbivore: animal that eats only vegetation., …
The Crucible
pallor: paleness, quail: cring from, abomination: something causing great horror or disgust, theology: the study of religion, blasphemy: sinful act or remark, …
Tom Sawyer
devised : plan or invent with careful thought, diligence : careful or persistent work or effort, transfixed : to become motionless in horror, wonder, or …
Creative and Imaginative Play
roleplay : a type of play involving acting out or performing, observation : the act of watching or monitoring something, choice : a range of different things …
The Girl of Ink and Stars
ink : what we use to write, stars: they help guide us home at night, pep: isabella's cat, pablo : able to lift his parents above his head, governor: title of …
Book Series
wings : _____ of fire, power : zac, keeper : ______ of the lost cities, potter : harry ______, chocolate : charlie and the _________ factory, treehouse : the …
Poetry Terms Practice
hyperbole : the greatest exaggeration in the history of literature., stanza : the grouping of lines in a poem between breaks., allusion : the referencing of …
