I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916: Criss Cross

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Across

  • 3. When Chet goes to the creek to swim alone, he is shocked to find himself in the water with a real ___!
  • 4. When they see a ___, two boys manage to get out of the water and Chet jumps in to save the third boy.
  • 5. Chet is happy when three local boys invite him for a ___ at the creek.
  • 6. As Chet's parents look for work in ___, Chet lives with his Uncle Jerry in Elm Hills, New Jersey.
  • 7. While they're swimming at the ___, the boys play a trick on Chet and make him think he's seen a shark.
  • 8. Chet covers himself in ___ and jumps out to scare the boys at the creek.

Down

  • 1. Chet yells for his friends to get out of the water, but they think he's playing another ___.
  • 2. The only person who believes that Chet saw a shark swimming in the creek is an old sea ___.
  • 4. Chet and his parents have moved around a lot, so he hasn't stayed in one place long enough to make real ___.
  • 6. The shark had likely been pulled from the Atlantic by strong ___.

Word Bank

california
swim
creek
friends
ketchup
shark
captain
prank
fin
currents