Nothing But the Truth: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from Nothing But the Truth. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use on your tablet, phone, or computer.
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Across

  • 3. The administration is worried about the negative press and asks Miss Narwin to take a break from ___.
  • 6. Philip ends up with a 'D' as his term ___ for English.
  • 8. Philip is sent to the assistant principal's office for being ___ during the national anthem in homeroom.
  • 9. At the beginning, readers meet ninth-grader Philip Malloy through an entry in his ___.
  • 11. Through letters and memos, we learn that Miss Narwin has been teaching for decades, and is old enough for early ___.

Down

  • 1. Philip's track ___ says that he cannot run track because his not passing English.
  • 2. Philip dislikes ___ class, where his unsympathetic teacher forces him to read books he dislikes.
  • 4. When Miss Narwin resigns from teaching, Philip tries to ___.
  • 5. Philip becomes a local hero after a reporter publishes a clearly ___ article that paints him as a patriotic victim of an unpatriotic teacher.
  • 7. Miss Narwin tells her sister in a letter that she likes Philip, but she finds him ___.
  • 10. Philip is a gifted ___ who is eager to join the school track team.

Word Bank

diary
runner
english
frustrating
retirement
grade
coach
disrespectful
biased
teaching
apologize