These crosswords are made for teenage kids. They are made up of words that are often found in middle school and high school spelling lists and cover subjects of interest to teenagers. To view or print a crossword puzzle for teenagers click on its title.
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Teething
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Health
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The pointy teeth. A mineral used to build strong teeth.. The number of teeth we are born with. A natural acid not good for teeth. A teething _______can be used for pain relief.
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Terrible Tudors
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History
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Who did Henry the VII marry first?. Who was Henry the VIII’s favourite wife?. Who ruled for 9 day’s?. How many people did Henry the VIII marry?. What was the battle between Henry the VII and Richard the VII called?.
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The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones
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Books
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The location of the second clue. The number of Branches in the Cahill family. The name of Dan and Amy's Grandmother. The name of Dan and Amy's au pair. what Alistair Oh invented.
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The Adventures of Vin Fiz
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Books
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Fill in the words from the clues!
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Lacey warned him about Chief and his gang.. The name given for the twin's plane.. The express which was high-jacked and stolen.. The man who built the 'grow big' machine.. The brother of Chief..
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The American People
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Government and Politics
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the principle that every citizen of a democracy has an opportunity to try to influence government. rule by the people. a system of government in which citizens govern themselves. the practice of organizing on the basis of sex, ethnic or racial orientations. a shared body of values and beliefs that shapes perceptions and attitudes towards politics.
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The Americas
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History
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The Inca capital. Many people died in the hands of these people.. Located on a swampy island, was the capital of the Aztec Empire. The offical Language of the Inca Empire. The main crops of the Maya.
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The Arabian Penninsula
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History
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Who was the leader of Iraq when the September 11 attacks took place ?. a form of government in which religious leaders control the government. a group established by oil producing nations to coordinate policies on selling petroleum products. an ethnic group in Southwest Asia that occupied Kurdistan, located in Turkey, Iraq and Iran . What is the principal resource in the economy of the Arabian Penninsula? .
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The Assyrians
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History
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The Fertile Crescent
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Victors of the Assyrians. The god of Ashurism. A transportation invention in the Fertile Crescent. Victors of the Assyrians, took their land. The most hated enemy of the Assyrians.
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The Bible, God's Story
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Bible
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scriptorium, Vulgate, inspired, Old Testament, Magisterium, Scriptures, interpretation, New Testament
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The living, teaching office of the Church . Influenced by the Holy Spirit. The holy writings of Jews and Christians collected in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. The 27 books of the second part of the Bible which tell of the teaching, ministry, and saving events of the life of Jesus. Explanation of the words of Scripture, combining human knowledge and the teaching office of the Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit .
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The Blind Hunter
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Books
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wild African pigs. what you get when you learn from experience. hidden. lines that meet and cross. plentiful.
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The Bluest Eye and Sula
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Books
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BY TONI MORRISON
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PECOLA'S MOTHER . SULA ATTENDS _________ IN THE CITY. THE THESIS FOR MY NOVEL IS BASED ON __________. THE TOWN WHERE PECOLA LIVES. SULA DOES NOT WANT TO BECOME A _______________ BLACK WOMAN.
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The Book Thief
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Books
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by Jillian Johnson
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Sport commonly played by main character and her friend. What destroys Himmel Street?. What does Rudy constantly want from Liesel?. Papa play an instrument called the ____. Name of woman who gives Liesel a book to write in.
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The Book Thief
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Books
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Leisel's age.. Hans Hubermann's son, member of Nazi Party.. The protagonist.. The war that Leisel is involved in.. Number of books Leisel gets on her birthday..
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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Books - Historical
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How did Gretel discribe the camp? . What was below Bruno's window? . Bruno's sister had a large collection of________. . Where did Gretel think that they moved? . Where are all the ________? .
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The British Empire
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History
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The major city that James _______ captured in 1759. _______Clive: another great Empire Builder. James_______: one of Britain's most famous Empire Builders. The EIC. The river which James________ led his army further up than anyone before.
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The British Empire
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History
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'The British _______'. these people were greatly wronged by the law enforcers og the british empire. Helped alot with the capture of America. Won alot of India for the British. alot of slaves were used for extracting______ from _______ cane.
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The British Empire
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History
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Read the clues to help you guess the words! Then fill out the crossword!
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the furthest country ruled by the British; until they became independant. there was a slavery revolt at St............ the shape referring to the trade. what was the key factor in Britain's victory. one of the most valuble commodities for trade in the 1700s.
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The Cay
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Books
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The word they spelled on the beach in stones.. Name of the cook's cat.. A tropical bird.. Where Mr. Enright worked.. Facing forward, the left hand side of a ship..
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The Cay
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Books
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Based on the book by Theodore Taylor
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The German ships. Timothy's Pet. What bit Phillip when he was fishing?. The town in Curacao. Who started the war on the island?.
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The Chocolate War
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Books
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What position does Jerry try out for on the football team?. A major theme in this book is what?. Why do The Vigils begin calling Jerry and hanging up?. The collapse of what is a harbinger for what is to come in the rest of the book? (4,8). What is Janza's first name?.
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The Clockwork Three
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Books
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someone who makes music.. a church. something used to cut another thing. you have to have this to get on a boat. Giuseppe found this violin one day.
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The Color of Water
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Books
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Ruth accepted to have dinner with Rocky, because he is quite _______. (P.174). Who is the man that Ruth had adventure with before she met Dennis?. What’s the title of chapter 10?. Who had white hats cover their faces with tow tittle eyeholes cut out so they could see?. What’s the name of place where white and black had a party?.
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The Color of Water Chapters 1-9
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Books
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to express sympathy. to imitate. a casual lack of concern. something that can be traded, anything that meets a need. unable to make mistakes.
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The Color Purple
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Books
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________ also known as 'Squeak', wants to go home with Shug and Celie to be a singer (2 words). Celie's real dad Alphonso died, and she ended up with his. Albert wanted Nettie, but Alphonso denied because shes. after Celie finds Nettie's letters she tries to kill Albert while shes _______ him. After standing up for herself to the mayor, Sofia is sentenced to.
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The Color Purple
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Books
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at the end who surprisingly visits Celie (3 words). 'Squeak' also known as _____ ______ wants to go home with Celie and Shug to be a singer (2 words). Celie's real dad, Alphonso, died and she ended up with his . Albert wanted Nettie, but Alphonso says he cant because shes too. after Celie found Nettie's letters, she was tempted to kill him while she was _______ him.
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The Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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Books
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terrible, slimiest. alone, apart. fate, karma, kismet. disorderly, confusion. motions while talking.
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The Crucible
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Books
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steadily lessening. sharp; painful. suffer ill health. persons who put on false appearances of virtue or religion. servile; cringing manner of one very conscious of a subordinate position.
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The Crucible
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Books
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a firmly held belief or firmness of opinion. demonstrating sincerity and gravity. lacking common sense, irrational. express derision or scorn about somebody or something. religious; devout; holy or sacred; virtuous .
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The Crucible
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Books
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a farmer; dislikes hypocrisy; a lecher. a severe trial. reverend in whose home the story begins. the Putnam's fat, sly, meciless girl servant. sevant of the Proctor's.
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The Da Vinci Code
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Books
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The curator who was murdered.. Country where events take place in.. The captain for the DCPJ.. The museum in which a murder took place.. A lieutenant for the DCPJ..
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The Destructors
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Books
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Impatient. Unplanned. How many boys are in the Wormsley Common gang?. On what day do the boys meet to destroy the house?. Fronts of buildings.
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The Digestive System
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Body
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performs over 500 different jobs. the process in which our body breaks down food and delivers nutrients. loop-like structures in the small intestine. removes water and salts. produces bile which breaks down fat.
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The Elements of Opera
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Music
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Test Your Opera Knowledge!
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The patterns of movement of the people onstage as the opera progresses. An orchestral piece that my be played at the very beginning. An Italian word that people may shout after an exciting aria. A musicial form that sounds like natural patterns of speech. The place where the actions will occur on stage.
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The Empire and Slavery
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History
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How many factors are there for it being abolished?. What is the name of the man who won Quebec from the French?. How were the slaves transported?. Wealth is created by trade. The biggest port that traded in slaves.
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The Fires of Merlin
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Books
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orb of energy. main character. mystic woods. giant oak. giant spider.
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The Glass Castle
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Books
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Youngest sibling. Unwilling, not wanting to (vocab). Harshness (vocab). To agree with (vocab). Regularly (vocab).
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The Great Depression
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History
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The name given to the sharp fall of stock prices on October 29, 1929 was Black ____________.. The New Deal program started by Franklin _______________ was intended to end the Great Depression.. The Great Depression was a period lasting from 1929 to 1941 in which the U.S. _____________ was in severe decline and millions of Americans were unemployed.. The Social Security Act passed in 1935 that required workers and employers to pay into a special fund that would pay out _____________ to workers after the retired.. Buying on margin is the act of paying a small part of a ________ price as a down payment and then borrowing the rest of the money for payment..
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The Great Gatsby
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Books
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(adj) - incapable of being terminated; unending. (adv) - performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another. (adj) - having or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc., considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province. (n) - desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness. (n) - a dignified, self-confident manner or bearing; composure; self-possession.
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The Growth of Australia's Population
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World Geography
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The movement of people out of a country. The permanent or semi-permanent movement of people from one location to another.. The average number of years a person can be expected to live; affect by nutrition, occupation, heredity and other factors.. The counting of a population with details of age, sex, jobs, and other relevant information.. The excess of births over deaths, usually expressed as a percentage.
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The Guardian
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Books
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The protagonist's status for 4 years. The Antagonist. Crazy and anti-social.. North Carolina. To place confidence in someone or something. One who is closest to another person.
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The Help
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Movies
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What did Aibleen inform Hilly she baked into the pie?. What does Skeeter find in the library?. What event in history does the movie relate to?. Many African American got fired for speaking there mind such as whom?. Who did Minny get beaten by?.
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The Help
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Books
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The name of the book. Why did they risk their lives to write this book. The first maid to help Skeeter (Mae Mobley's maid). Where was Skkeeter's first job. In Mississippi, where the book took place.
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The Help
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Books
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name of the book. The purpose o writing the book. First maid to help Skeeter, Mae Mobley's maid. Somewhere in Mississippi where the book took place. Skeeter's maid.
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THE HOLOCAUST
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History
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german team. over 250000 jews died from this. a nazi recial term used to describe certain northen euopeans. this was the term used by the nazies. the nazi secret police.
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The Holy Crossword
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Religion
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Symbolized as a heart. 7 ways of learning. The belief and worship of God. Comes from the Greek word Biblia. A person admired for there achievements or accomplishments.
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The Houdini Box
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Books
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magician in the story. disappeared. person who uses illusions to entertain. main character. fell to pieces; decayed.
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The House of the Scorpion
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Books
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wanting to cause pain, injury, or distress to another. prevented or hindered; excluded. being given a long lecture or scolding. done in an excited, restless, or uncontrolled manner. without hope or encourgement; depressing; a bleak future.
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The House of the Scorpion
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Books
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The last name of Tom's real father. The saint in the book Maria gave Matt. El Patron's body guard that Matt didn't pick. The place only Matt and Tam Lin know about. The mixture of alcohol and opium.
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The House of the Scorpion 1
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Botany
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A tiny unborn human. The boy clone. This looked like lemon soda. A tool used to pull out slivers. An exact copy of another living being.
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The Hunger Games
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Books
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A giant, golden horn shaped like a cone with a curved tail. Name of the country in The Hunger Games. Headquarters of the government. genetically altered birds that can repeat songs as a means of communication. Abandoned warehouse which serves as the black market.
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