Cricket Magazine Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories for Children and Young Teens

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This valentine is _______ you! What Cupid carries It goes with 4 Across Roman god She _______ her valentine out loud A hill of sand A fish that looks like a snake It grows inside a pod Station (abbreviation) Nickname for Albert or Alfred Valentine shape Nickname for Edward or Edgar Valentine’s Day comes once a _______ He was a frequent movie_______ “My country, ’_______ of thee, . . .”

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