A Boy Called Bat: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use it on your tablet, phone, or computer.

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Across

  • 4. a movement of part of your body, especially your hands or head, to show what you mean or how you feel
  • 6. an area surrounded by a wall or fence, and used for a particular purpose
  • 8. used to describe someone who is not liked by other people in a way that is unfair, because they do not understand them
  • 10. something nice that someone says about you

Down

  • 1. a feeling, belief, or statement that is sincere is honest and true, and based on what you really feel and believe
  • 2. happy
  • 3. a feeling so strong that you cannot think clearly
  • 5. easily upset or offended by events or things that people say
  • 7. worried
  • 9. slow, not really wanting to do it

Word Bank

sensitive
misunderstood
reluctantly
enclosure
concerned
overwhelm
gesture
sincere
compliment
content