ANSWER TIME!!

Across:

2. Peanuts

9. Two

12. Sue Monk Kidd

13. Whale

14. Mother

16. Journal

17. Peaches

18. Owens

20. Chains

Down:

1. Summer

3. Snout

4. Lawyer

5. Pink

6. South Carolina

7. Rosaleen

8. Madonna

10. Four

11. Civil Rights Act

15. Blue

19. Wailing Wall

CROSSWORD TIME!!

Rosaleen's Secret Diary

(This is an entry from Rosaleen after May committed suicide, from the novel A Secret Life of Bees)

   May passed a week ago, we just finished the vigil and I am certain she has traveled the path to heaven easily.  I have done nothing but cry and cook since her death, she was my only friend in this new covert world Lilly and I have entered.  Everyone is in mourning; June sits in her room day after day and plays her cello and August is constantly at May's wailing wall or down by the river.  Maybe she finds some comfort in reading all of the world's pains which have finally caused May's death.  Lilly occasionally sleeps with for comfort, but I can tell something other then this tragedy is eating away at her; it must be the lies we have spun in order to stay here.  We must come clean or their burden could be the death of us, like the world's pains were to May.

Zach's Summer Diary

(This diary entry comes from Zach's feelings for Lilly and life on the bee farm; from the novel A Secret Life of Bees)

It's July now and I have seen Lilly almost everyday.  On the day we found the purple honey within the far hives, we almost kissed.  That moment continues to take my breath away.  My heart was racing a-mile-a-minute, I am certain she could hear it pounding in my chest.  I gave her a journal to start her writing career off early; on that day I expressed my feelings for her, and I could tell she felt the same deep yearning for me also.  I wish I wasn't black, or she wasn't white.  I hope she stays here indefinitely, times will change and blacks and whites will be able to publicly engage in relationships. We will just have to wait, I know I will wait for her.

People or Food?

The Kiwi:  Covered with a rough skin, hiding it's goodness within, kiwi's may intimidate completely ward off those who do not want to risk the challenge of becoming familiar with it; but then again those who take the chance could discover the sweet, mushy or firm (depending on the conditions) inside, and could experience enjoyable surprises such as a bit of tartness.  They could also catch this fruit on a bad day and receive bitterness.
                                         --My Mother
All Natural Energy Drinks:  This drink, made from nature's goodness, contains an abundance of energy created by ingredients the less educated my not know of.  It is guaranteed to cause a no "crash" boost of energy, although this may be misleading at times and some may experience crashing followed by crabbiness.  This liquid is very joyous and ends boredom nine times out of ten with an overflow of energy, some may be warned not to consume do to dislike others have experienced.
                                           --My Brother
Fruit Salad:  In appearance, a bowl of this goodness mixture is overly appealing, almost too pretty to eat.  It contains nature's healthy snacks to help secure a fit and healthy life, full of energy.  It can be made differently each time it is prepared, containing new and exciting fruits appealing to everyone, and it is always sweet and beautiful.
                                            --My Sister

MOB MENTALITY: BOYS

   If you are a girl and you tend to hang out or talk with the opposite sex often, you have probably noticed a definite change between their way of acting when they are alone versus when they are within a group of testosterone packed teenage boys; this is what some may call "mob mentality."  I have many male friends that I spend time with throughout weekends, school, and sports.  When I am around only one or two of them, they treat me with respect and act compassionately towards me and whatever we may be talking about; in other words I feel like an equal.  On the other hand when I come across the same boys, but they happen to be with four or five of their peers, I am greeted with hostility, sexist remarks, and overly rude or unwelcoming or degrading jokes.  This is just another piece of evidence proving that males do not mature as quickly as females.

Jack: Prio to "savage hunter."

    I have never really fit in with these snooty-rich boys, with their privileged lives full of everything that shines.I come from a family with no mother, and a brother (half of our income) who has recently been killed in the war.  I am the only one to attend a proper school, my father breaks his back to make this happen.  He wants a better future for me, and for that I am pushed and made to strive get the best marks, but I am no where near brilliant.  I got teased a lot for being poor and under privileged, I have become more violent because of this and had to start fighting to withstand everything.  I will not tolerate being walked over and pushed around.  I am power hungry now.  The choir instructor saw this yearning for leadership, need for power, and want for nothing less than being on the top, for once; this is why he placed me in charge of the choir.  After that initial taste of power I have just craved more and more.  I will be at the top of the pyramid anywhere I go, no matter how much it takes, or what I have to do to get there; I will no longer be at the bottom of anything.