But there’s only one person I’m accountable to, and that’s me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I was feeling something strange, right then and there. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

People up there bought so many of her candles and jars of honey she couldn’t keep up with it, and there were tins of Black Madonna All-Purpose Beeswax for her special customers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the council members seem to be there, stirring tiny sticks in tiny cups of coffee, the majority of them men and women David’s age. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The woman who had lived there before us left behind an old- fashioned sewing machine that you operated with a foot treadle. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you allowed to use his name in public now?” she asked quickly, trying to keep them there for another minute or so. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe we keep it casual this time and go from there? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She said we were supposed to be there for the pictures—for the memories. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Hope somebody’s bringing you a coat,” the man says, and leaves the cart right there on the sidewalk as I hug myself and rub my arms. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A dirty wind purled them away and there was only the screaming, the hateful twisted faces, and...the truth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And there they were I Not two or three, but at least a dozen, lashed together, each with a barbed hook and bolt sinker. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If more is said that Marie-Laure cannot overhear—if there is a pantomime going on between them, notes passed, stratagems agreed upon—she cannot say. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Cows under the trees whisked their tails; goats and ducks followed the children here and there; and the chickens scratched in the dirt. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there for another twenty minutes, trying to convince her to come inside, but she kept saying “no.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“God took him in His two hands and threw him out there and got him all wet and told him he should stay put. And gulls are still squawking about it.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I risked a glance behind me—the Story Box was still there on the pedestal—and then turned to face another group of screeching metal creatures. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“You come help me with these fancy contraptions, let Old Familiar take care of those poison flies, and my ax will handle that giant over there, sure it will.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I walked that way to catch up, thinking maybe there was a problem with the car. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t a listing for Lily Griffin, but there was a Reverend Arlo Griffin, and Toby dialed it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She glanced about nervously, but there was no one close enough to hear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I looked at Rondell at one point, when we were laying there. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Women in Kansas already had the right to vote in school elections, and many women’s rights leaders thought that there was a real possibility that full suffrage could be won there. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

And there was another picture of her waiting at home for her mom. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Every color was deeper, richer than the real, and there were so many of them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Can it be that there is a malign influence of the sun at periods which affects certain natures—as at times the moon does others? Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

After the storm there was a flicker ing and crackling in the forest nearby. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

From there, I hacked into every single one of their phones. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I want you to get into that washtub over there.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we stopped to let Fang off, the roving-eye boys were right there, idling behind us, and they were already parked solidly in front of our place when we scrambled out of the car. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But there were those smocks and that pirate gear. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But over there, I’d been Crow, just Crow, a stranger among strangers. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

After that, whenever I saw him around anywhere, he didn’t look like he was there. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He wished there were water in Tartarus—some nice pool he could jump into to heal himself, or maybe a river he could control. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The door was open, but it felt like there was an invisible door between us, because I didn’t know what to say to him, and he didn’t know what to write to me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he lay there wallowing now in the seas and the old man pulled the skiff up onto him. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! Have you been standing there for long?” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

As she was riding along with the group, suddenly there was a loud crack, and everyone came to a halt, surrounding one individual whose wheel had split. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“First let’s make sure there aren’t any other statues in the yard.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Even the doctor says there are no guarantees. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

‘But there is a hope that I have left some of my own marks unspoilt on the wet ground.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As he was the person most in charge of Walter's wrongful prosecution and conviction, it was hard to reconcile his immunity with his culpability in the whole affair, but there was little we could do. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“We had one fish in there, old Yellow Belly, a cutthroat, that must have weighed fifteen pounds.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did the stranger mean he was traveling there? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

My mind wandered to my home; would it still be there? Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pace was slow and there were rambling houses with columned verandas. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps we could walk there,” said Mother, “and send letters. Maybe someone has heard from the men.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The boys were already in the back, but there was no Jack there, either. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Wishbone laid on the floor next to Cotton ’cause he knew there would be food down there before long. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

John had swept one side of the church and the chairs were still piled in the space before the altar when there was a knocking at the door. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Collect your things and head down there,” she said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But there, my plan suffered, and 1 recognized that this was why Bono had not himself fled, all regions being hostile, freedom being found nowhere. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But now I knew there must be a way to enter Castle Anorak. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“There. Under there. She never comes out. Even to buy rice spirits she sends a runner. Now, can I go?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

They encounter no obstacles along their way, since they fly there, but all their problems arise once they have arrived. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

From there I got to thinking about predestination. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“But there’s no radiation in the valley,” I said. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The next morning, there were two soldiers and a Land Rover waiting for me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

But like me, there was something wrong inside. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I often think how mad he’ll be if he was to die and find out there’s not any heaven, when he thinks about that five thousand a year. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait a few nights, but there’s nothing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I’d be running still if the tennis courts hadn’t been there. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

It was housed in a building that had been standing there more than a hundred years before when Big Chief Tammany himself skulked around with his braves. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was neither non-existence nor existence then; there was neither the realm of space nor the sky which is beyond. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

When there was no answer I banged on the door, thinking maybe the bell had stopped working. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Once Valentine lay before her in its seductive plenty, there was no question of Cora leaving. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But I think it was because there are always so many worth-while things going on in New York at night. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I look down at her bag on the ground there. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, this isn’t Boston, and there is no T. And the shuttle doesn’t go where we need going so I’m driving the whole way. Problem with that?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Instead of the diamond shapes on Pond, there were aggressive triangles and zigzags on this one. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But then there was a scream at the other end of the house: “Mana!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The dark water of the true gulf is the greatest healer that there is. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A week later there was a Tropical Night Ball that Odile was keen to attend, both since she had done the decorations and because it was sponsored by black people. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Sara leads me out to a small sunroom, where there are planters lined up along the glass walls. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He and Gary resolved to begin their search there. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It was dark inside there, like an open mouth. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

If luck was on his side, there was just enough time to carry out his plan. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kicked the snow off his shoes once more, brushed it from his hair, and thought he probably looked like a dang fool standing there in the snow. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I must have pulled it off the hanger, and gone to sleep there; for a moment I couldn’t remember where I was. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt around the table, found a knob, pulled it open, and there they were: an assortment of wooden-handled cooks’ knives, all lying ready to hand. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, not exactly. Some men climbed Mount Everest because it was there. Here is a wilderness.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like a museum, except there was no art on the empty white walls. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s not for you, trust me,” I say, taking his arm even though I really don’t have to, but it’s just there and it’s smooth and strong. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My image of these women was fuzzy, since there were none in Macún, where all the females were wives or young girls who would one day be wives. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

They were discussing his childhood with Tex John, and suddenly Perry, who had too much drink inside him, pushed her against a wall and held her there. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had it been left there to teach me a lesson? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

As children, they know that there may not be a tomorrow. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I had to sit there while each CD played, for a long time I didn’t really listen to them. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He knew there was a connection but it was hard to put into words. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We split all the profits, fifty-fifty. He was there with me for every sale.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I stood there with my face against his shoulder. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And I think, Surely there is a way to escape from this central, from this Dominicanie. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a difference: food to Vincent was an unavoidable necessity; most of the time he didn’t care what—or if—he ate. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Plus, Redd helped. Where is he anyway? He was amazing out there.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“What have you got there?” said the Dean. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t have to hold my balls, which is cool, because there’s no door. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

‘There is one thing I wonder about,’ he said as he lit it with his flint and tinder: ‘Wormtongue. You told Théoden he was with Saruman. How did he get there?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Just as she’d said, there was a turnout a little ways along. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond this point, he explained, there would be not enough depth below the keel, even with the massive flood from the north. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When, at long last, the mob came to burn the Library down, there was nobody to stop them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At present,” he observed, “there is no more prospect of seeing a French army here than there is in Heaven.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was seven o’clock, the first day of school, and I was lying there twisted up in my bedding on the top bunk, alone in my O-Hall cell. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Although the overwhelming number of delegates were black, there were more than three hundred Indians, two hundred Coloureds, and one hundred whites. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cannot bring myself to do more than lie there and wait for it to ebb. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Could there be a witch in her forest? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He put his hand on her leg, and it was like she didn't notice it was there. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Farid had told me on the way there that Karteh-Seh had been one of the most war-ravaged neighbor­hoods in Kabul, and, as we stepped out of the truck, the evidence was overwhelming. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She wrote down as many names of fish as she could think of: herring, cod, stingray, salmon, mackerel, haddock, shark, trout, perch, pike...What else was there? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But there were other, more welcoming things to discover in those first few weeks as well. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had an idea, a very simple one, and he kept looking up to see if the dog was still there. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I heard a man behind me say softly but firmly, “if I can’t go in there, then I’m going in here. I’m not going to sit here and bust.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can use the copier over there, just swipe your ID like a credit card.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He was forever there to let me know every disadvantage I would have to overcome. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Most souls go that way, but there’s a smaller path, harder to find. The Door of Orpheus.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Later, I heard I was there for two days. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She looks like she’s about to begin a warm-up combination; there is a window by her, filled with golden light, and the reaching, bright green branches of a tree. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There was no response from the other side of the door—Oliver didn’t expect there would be—so he headed back downstairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I keep hearing her calling me. I lie in bed and I can hear her calling me from outside. I keep thinking she’s out there.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina’s face was frightened, pale even beneath her powder, but there was nothing Inej could say to reassure her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Although it was three or four meters away from him, he could see that the cage was divided lengthways into two compartments, and that there was some kind of creature in each. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

We used to go there all the time; I can’t remember why we stopped. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually I realize that I’m sitting there with a fork in the air, and food drooling out of the side of my mouth. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“When I was a girl. I didn’t like it one little bit. People are different there. They’ll never hire your father. Mark my words.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each minute was so long that in it there was ample time for contemplation and enquiry. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It came from behind the wall, and was quickly followed by a muffled voice: “Katie! Are you in there, child?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

If there were hundreds of bloodroot blossoms, there must have been thousands of hepaticas. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Equally aggravating was the fact that there still was no Eiffel challenger. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My eyes shifted to Digger’s dad and tried to burn a hole through the back of his thick, bald head, but he sat there like a rock. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Tourists never go to downtown Orlando, because there’s nothing there but a few skyscrapers owned by banks and insurance companies. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Wall of Ailing Corn was still there, though I saw no corn, ailing or otherwise, along that wall now. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Something about the girl tugged at him, and he wished the witch were there to kiss him on the forehead and make it go away. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

There was nothing there now except a single Commandment. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She used to search her books for a suitable mother, but there were hardly any mothers in her favorite stories. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

If there are three gifts under our tree, it’s a miracle. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was empty now, but sweetly expectant of clean, white, well-behaved children and parents who would play there above the lake in summer before half-running, half-stumbling down the slope to the welcoming water. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In the orphanages? The hospitals? They're such sad places. But maybe I don't need to begin there—the Hartliebs have probably done that already.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “Maybe we can get something up here,” because her sisters and her mother were in New York City, hut talking to him was like talking to that wall over there. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that was the least of their problems, considering there weren’t any trees to jump to—not that Cas would actually be able to do that. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Now there were three Assignments gone, none of them ones that Jonas would have liked—not that he could have been a Birthmother, anyway, he realized with amusement. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the most exposed portions there was only sand tufted with marine and prairie grasses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The smirk I’d been expecting earlier slid across his face, but underneath it I thought there was a residue of the weird, wounded softness I’d seen in the mirror before. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I stand there for a moment longer and then walk home slowly. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But the land was flat for miles and there was no telling which way the sergeant might be looking, and they didn’t like to turn around to check. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

To this day, if you dropped me blindfolded at my grandparents’ home, I’d know I was there as soon as you opened the door. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“There’s no question now that there’s something really creepy going on here, and that we’re somehow mixed up in it.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No, chile, them folks just stood there and laughed at him—right in his face. He had no power here, so he had to leave.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm listening to him up there and trying to see out that little window when something moves against the light. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

If I lock it up, it’ll just stay there at the side of the bridge, as evidence, and they’ll clip the lock or saw through the chain after a while. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But the way I look at things, there’s accidentally getting painted in a corner and there’s not minding getting painted in a corner. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Diego had eaten most of what he’d bought, but there was still some potpie he was eyeing like he couldn’t decide whether to finish it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

If there was one thing Horse loved to do, that was to wrestle. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the ship’s gone, and there are luxury condos floating there instead. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Listen to this here. Mah New York Yankees have been sold to a sny-dee-kat for two million and eight hundred thousand dollahs. That there’s about enough to buy the whole state of Georgia.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She endured the stares of the middle-class teacher’s pets who looked down on her for the circuitous route that got her there. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“She left her phone in her drawer. Where she never leaves it. So who put it there? And who just texted us pretending to be her?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Thomas believed that there was a double foundation to magic. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"But wasn't there a most tremendous fuss when this happened?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

What he wishes to do in there is unknown. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But there must be some middle step when people disagree, before they try to rip each other apart. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Taisin’s body was sprawled there, and a splash of red marked the snow near her head. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She acts like we don’t remember, like there’s some way I am ever going to forget. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tushman told me on the bus ride home that they had called my parents to tell them there had been a “situation” the night before but that everyone was fine. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

You were there to talk to the girl. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was exactly the same as it was when I went there. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But then there was a strange noise overhead. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Of course, there is one way you can keep your job.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the differences between Ethan and me are right there in my face. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Then later there was this thing that hit hipsters. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gold bangles and a beautifully crafted flat gold chain that she touched from time to time, reassuring herself that it was there and that it was hers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here in the city there was food everywhere. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Bigger,” she said, “tell me. Is there anything, anything we can do?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I don't need to remind anyone here, there's no dignity to be had in being a slave. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

At dawn they were all in their hut, peering through a small crack that there was in the wall. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Once there, he became so feeble and frail that he could barely leave the villa they had rented. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there and looked at him a moment. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He made out like he was only pinching it, but he was really getting the old thumb right in there. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She stood there for a minute, smiling at me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

That night after dinner, there was a lot more excitement than usual. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

And if there are any gummy worms grab some before they’re all gone. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was diving into the water because there was so much for him to find. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And everybody knows that Savanna made the finals in two different regionals last year, and had come close to placing at a national—so there was a good chance that she would make it in. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Since there is an equal chance of a marble bouncing left or right at each peg, the marble stacks in the bins below will, on average, form the classic bell-shaped curve of normal distribution.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“What are you talking about? I gave them to you, when you were getting ready. I sat them right there, on your dresser, next to your clothes.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I knew where her home was and I knew what had happened there. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The signs had been there for me to see all along; they came flying back at me now: Baba hiring Dr. Kumar to fix Hassan’s harelip. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, guys, we’ll meet in half an hour, at that column over there,” said Ms. Bethune, pointing to the right corner. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

There was one thing she could do; she was reluctant, because it was desperately risky, and it would leave her exhausted; but it seemed there was no choice. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The place had filled me with dread after my whipping, but I forced myself to spend time there to prove to myself that I could. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I turn my head to the right, where there is no woman. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

B-block could get hot and sticky if there was no breeze outside, and on this day, many of the inmates who went to the yard after midday chow peeled off their shirts before heading outside. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there in her words was a reason for the risk I had taken. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

You know how in prison- escape movies they put bundled-up clothes under the blankets to make it look like there’s a person in there?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t the Collective inform us all if there were a change in command?” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Gasping for breath, Werfel said, “Is that a...waterfall...up there?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But there's something about my mother, and when she hooks you into a phone call, it's already too late. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But there didn’t even seem to be many of them, either. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, there were hardly any Oriental people in Iowa, and the store went out of business shortly after Lynn and I first counted the money under the refrigerator. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

That my just being there would help it along? Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I was getting my hair cut today, and Reg was there, and everything was fine. I guess I was distracted on my way home, and I didn’t realize I was right by the market and...” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And there were the hard economics of warfare to consider. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Go there and inform an officer of the approximate location of the identified body. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

In total there were more than a hundred pictures. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“One day soon you will join the older girls to fight the Youns, but for now there are many things you will need to learn.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nuzzled my arm and then curled up, occasionally reaching out a paw and touching my chest to let me know she was there. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even when he held her it seemed to him there was a place in her heart he couldn’t get to. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Suddenly there was a loud popping bang, and then a heavier but also sharper explosion that ricocheted across the valley. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My specialty is in administrative supplies—quills, papyrus, Baridian ink—the Temple of Lkossa alone constitutes a quarter of my business, what with all the books and maps they house there.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

All week, there's been a film crew here, and we're reassigned from our normal jobs to spruce things up, planting flowers, painting buildings, clearing out beds. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But just as Minli shook her head with confusion, there was a sudden sound outside the cave. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask Jaja why he had told Aunty Ifeoma, but I knew there was no need to, that this was one question he did not know the answer to. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Faber was back there in the steaming lump of tar that had no name or identity now. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course there were reasons Toby wouldn’t be in class. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A number of the authors’ names have been starred with penciled asterisks by previous readers, but there is no sign or mark by Nikolai Gogol’s name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no point hexing me,” squealed the sprite, “there’s the elf you want right there.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I think at the very least there’s considerable doubt about the matter,” he said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The size of their database on Halliday is unreal. His whole life is in there. They’ve collected interviews with everyone Halliday ever knew. It could take months to read through them all.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I spotted Miles’s truck in the driveway, but not the Mustang that had been there before. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

From somewhere far away there floated the faint shouts of children; in the room itself there was no sound except the insect voice of the clock. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s too bad, for there is no time to make other things, and I don’t want to fill up with odds and ends. The table was just complete then. Now it’s spoiled.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a clean little town and there was a fine fountain in the square. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

This is, I think, the best room in the house: there is plenty of space, and the chair is quite comfortable. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She knocks—as if there were a door—and says she has to take my heart rate. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

And at the Sunday morning cocktail party, there had been just one or two women with whom she thought she might, perhaps, become friendly, after a time. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, look. Ken and I won’t go there until Friday,” Toby said. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I look at the mural, to remember how there's always more than what I'm looking at. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Goodness, suddenly everywhere there were violets so thick you could hardly walk without stepping on them. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some people have dried husks but there's fruit and even a nice kernel in there. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

And there were still 5.5 million square miles untouched by man—an area twenty-five percent larger than the continent of Europe. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Not that it mattered, because Mrs. Dillard wasn’t there yet, either. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes there’s more than one answer, and sometimes there is none. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran up to her and said “Hey!” and she literally turned her back to me and continued her conversation as if I wasn't there. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Before the British Empire there were no railroads or postal services in India, and Africa was full of tribal warfare, with spears, and had no proper clothing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I’m bent over there in the beam of Dad’s flashlight, bawling, and I don’t even care. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even with things like this, I’m still convinced there’s no better place to be a Muslim in the world than in this country.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“What is it, Jack? Jean Louise, I thought you—” “Never mind that. Is there any missionary vanilla in this house?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Temple Number Two became his headquarters until the “hypocrites” pursued him there, forcing him to flee again. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As the Red force commander, I’m sitting there and I realize that Blue Team had said that they were going to adopt a strategy of preemption,” Van Riper says. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

"I don't want them to change me in there. Turn me into some kind of monster that I'm not." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Our team might perform better out there if we're more relaxed in here, Coach," my cousin says. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It whittles you down to lie up to fifty times in the space of the fifteen minutes or so it takes to do a “survey,” even when there’s a higher moral purpose to serve. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How many of them are there, do you know?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just before the road from the inn turns and makes for the village, there is a hidden path to the manor. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished there were another chair to sit in. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But without Harvey there wouldn’t be enough food for any of them to live. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And there is nobody here at all, except for me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I kept glancing around to see myself repeated, but there was only me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“If only there were just one,” he mused. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

When I went back, there was my uncle, rod in hand, but he didn’t strike — I told him, “There’s a boar in the forest.” Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Her maternal grandmother worked there as well, “right up until the day she died.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She was far too empty to answer this; there was no way she could speak. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Matt wondered who was living there now or if perhaps it had been sealed up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s not one of them can do what he’s supposed to do without me there behind him driving him on. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Castlemans were now in hushed conversation with Auntie Harrigan and did not look as if they needed assistance, but Mama raced over there anyway. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In a few minutes Papi and Dad will call me down to eat breakfast and open presents, and I’m not sure if Coop will be there. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“But I’m just trapped here. As soon as I can prove I didn’t know there was a bullet in that gun I’ll be ungrounded, and then we can do anything normal you want.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But then I heard a soft knock at my bedroom door, not a moment after I’d closed it, and I was stunned to discover Navid and Ocean standing there. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then there was a loud click in Victor's ear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

A few tables down from the video-game lady there was also a little kid selling shoestrings. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It’s like that song lyric she quoted in one of her videos: “Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

She tipped the envelope up and found there was no address or return address. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Along with the samosas, there are breaded chicken cutlets, chickpeas with tamarind sauce, lamb biryani, chutney made with tomatoes from the garden. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Was there really a desperate hero inside of him or just a nervous skin condition? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Occasionally there was a flash of lightning below us which illuminated a string of thunderstorms. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But there's no need for it now! I've got the book!" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ruined though the bridge was, there was something magical about living above the shining river. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Werfel and Spurge were lucky there was another balcony right below them, so they only fell ten feet. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I was practicing with Annie and her dad at the gym one afternoon, and the school band was rehearsing in there, too. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yet there it stood, immense and beautiful, the great horses framing the distant purple mountain beyond. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There was not much he could do to help, and there was no anesthesia to use. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung stared at her feebly, unbelieving, and the woman shouted at him again, “I and the Old Lord—there is no one else!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He no longer looked buoyant and rosy-faced; there was no more spring in his step. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But he was no longer there; he was standing next to a sand-covered sentinel, on the far side of the camp. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found a spot on the pier behind a pile of ropes and settled down for the night and hoped there would be a ship in the morning. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told him about the car and how they had left it there. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no tobacco so Fly and Hummingbird had to fly all the way back down to the fourth world below to ask our mother where they could get some tobacco. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cob and the rest knew there was no sense talking about it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But he pulled himself together again: This was crucial, he must be like Dumbledore, keep a cool head, make sure there were backups, others to carry on. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For migrant children, there are few options: shining shoes, selling gum or candy on the sidewalk, or washing cars. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

They passed through the lane; but hardly had Frodo touched the ground when with a deep rumble there rolled down a fall of stones and slithering snow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A harmonic series can start on any note, so there are many harmonic series, but every harmonic series has the same set of intervals and the same frequency ratios. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Since Auschwitz was nearby, a sister camp to Birkenau, they marched us down the road and across the fields to get there. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting there in just an undershirt and a pair of boxer shorts. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then there was Aphrodite, who smiled at me knowingly and made me blush in spite of myself. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then there are two brothers, with curly golden hair. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Livingood stayed there for ten days, recovering from severe burns on his hands and the soles of his feet. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In a quiet voice, for folks were sleeping, I said, “Sure, help yourself. Ain’t nobody sitting there.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom whispers in my ear, “They’ll take us to Independence. David will be waiting there for us. For you.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He’s holding his left eye shut and there’s blood around his mouth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

As she fell asleep, she was sure the smell of the midden had gotten into her pores; that there was not enough water in the camp—in all of Poland—to wash her clean. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hilda tended the pot of greens from time to time, as if there were anything she could do to make it better. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Humbleness is in order; there is no excuse for scientific conceit here. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Had no idea there were actual names for this. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

"When there are bad storms, Papa ties a rope from the house to the bam so no one will get lost," said Caleb. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

But his back was on fire with pain, and Lazlo’s glance strayed there as though he knew it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Is there something I can help you with, sir?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I imagined Maribel getting off the bus, standing in the middle of the parking lot, her backpack hitched high on her thin shoulders, confused because I wasn’t there. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

You have been shown everything there is in the Red Room.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

His wife had died, and he had no children, so there was no one to check on him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

And yet, tonight, in her great confusion, she wondered if she had not been wrong; if there had not been something that she had overlooked, for which the Lord had made her suffer. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t tell anybody else about being in Geneva Eggers’s house. She has sort of a business going there. Some of the bachelor miners—she’s sort of their girlfriend.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

If Jim was a member of the BCMA, I thought, Dad would have been down there nailing boards with the rest of us. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Was there a question you had about the postcards?” he asked. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

"Now there's a weasel clever as a goat!" the fool tittered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But there was no time left for worrying about such things, for now the voice on the radio was counting down to lift-off. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked, Turner thought, as though there was a day once upon a time when she might have been happy. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Woods with a river running through. And there was a boy drowning. I saved him. That’s how I got wet.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Bandit looked to the rafters, as if a hint might be hidden there. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I have never been on a train, though they never stop running and there are tracks everywhere. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was all there, along with an old yearbook photo, taken over five years ago—right before I’d transferred to school in the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

From all the available evidence, there seemed to be little doubt that McCandless—rash and incautious by nature—had committed a careless blunder, confusing one plant for another, and died as a consequence. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, there were no noises at all. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I guess there’s a limit to how many questions she’ll answer,” James said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Toño wants to teach me all there is about the United States in one gulp, fast fast. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

But my father’s old coat was still there in the corner. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She looked defiant, not quite tough, but getting there. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the late summer shortly after Tom and Eb left, there was news of another defeat for the North; it was closer to home this time—at Wilson’s Creek in Missouri. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I prayed that the door would hurst open and he would be there saying, “Sorry, Borlock, I wasn’t listening. What did you want?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

On his left there was nothing, nothing at all. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was only there for a month, remember?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The bass has been pumping since noon, and with that kind of noise, there's no reading, thinking, or dreamily staring out the window for me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t be able to walk to school, so she couldn’t get lunch there. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When the owl had finished arguing with himself, Matthias called out, “Cap’n Snow, sir, there is a question that I must ask you.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The grackles seemed to study what they had done and decided there was another ingredient, or perhaps a further dynamic that threatened to upset the order. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

All of childhood’s unanswered questions must finally be passed back to the town and answered there. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And there’s still the question as to if they all share the same signs, or have a couple each.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wished I could read a new issue, but with all of Cuba’s problems with the U.S., there was little chance I’d be seeing any new American magazines at the pharmacy. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was the smell there had been on the beach that day—with the tide out and the rocks covered with seaweed drying in the sun. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Lily stood there for a second, trying to read Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Luna was not there: The thing that was making such a racket was a wooden object covered in magically turning cogs and wheels. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Citra noticed that, in general, there were three types of people. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It is true that there has often been close cooperation between the ANC and the Communist Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I close my eyes and count to ten,” he whispered, “he’ll be there.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

We went straight, regardless of the wind, at a steady speed, cutting through the waves instead of riding them, with but one purpose: to get there. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Rontu’s prints did not matter because the Aleuts knew that there were dogs on the island. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be so naïve. Of course I’ll lose work. There are still a lot of racists out there.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was being called on regularly now in the Talmud class, and there were no silences when I read and explained a passage. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

As I sat there listening to his speech, I realized he actually cared about us. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And there, there—now just passing into the courtyard—was Robin’s lovely mother, the veil of her coif floating and mingling with that of the Queen whom she attended. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

‘It may be so. At least while there is an empty saddle of some fallen Rider that I can fill, and there are deeds to do. But to hope? I do not know.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They would even be trying to act friendly toward me—we all knowing they had asked me there to try and beat out my brains. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except this time, it was Thorn there and not them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was a great honor to ride with the queen, and besides, Prince Joffrey might be there. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He got one leg up over the edge and hung there resting. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Now that I know she's there, it's hard to ignore the child. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Emma would have liked to be there, but she did not want to have to see people. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there were the communal water fountains, connected to the sparkling clean underground river. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Martin Bundini just left him standing there and went off with his arm over John’s shoulder. He was so mad he started to cough, and that made him even madder.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She held his leash, but Mama stayed at her side, there for backup. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

With the rain fogging up the air between the two cars, I couldn’t tell if there were one or two men inside. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I pick up a notepad like the one he keeps in his pocket and leaf through it, wondering if there might be some clue in it, in this room, as to what happened to him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She looked really alone, sitting there in the seat, with the harness around her, and her crippled flipper-hand cradled between her legs so I wouldn’t see it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least Mrs. Hawkins, who taught general sciences, was there, collecting papers, gathering things up at the end of the day. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

‘Pubs are black holes. People go in there and never come out again.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Covering his chin, there was a small neat pointed black beard—a goatee. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he sees I am awake, he says: “That gave you a fright. It was only a nose-cap, it landed in the bushes over there.” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after old man Ku’oosh had come around, her eyes dropped from his face as if there were nothing left to watch for. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

That little boy must have got out there in the street and must still be hollering that there’s a fire. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I’m pretty certain he was wrong there. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come along home, Anna, there’s nothing we can do,” said the old man. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I entered the shop: a woman was there. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I see her giving Addie the evil oculus every morning as Addie stands there, silent as dandruff and every bit as annoying. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Nat and I got there, I could already tell Piper was up to something. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And although from time to time there arose a courageous pope like Pope Sixtus, neither Fortune nor his wisdom could ever free him from these difficulties. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

When we reached the garage, I tried to look inside but there were no windows. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Drops of water fell from the mist and out of them there were formed the frost maidens and Ymir, the first Giant. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was still a lingering intensity in his words. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe things aren’t going so well with Anna, maybe he remembers some of the good things about us, maybe there’s a part of him that misses me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, yeah, but there’s something else, right?” she said, aiming her spoon at me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two weeks later there she was on the platform at Faneuil Hall. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was plenty of nervous tension left in our household, believe you me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are no cars, but there’s a man on the corner up ahead tearing through trash bags, furiously, as if there’s a garbage truck approaching to steal them all away. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But Butler knew there was no point in asking what. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mad-Eye Moody was sitting there — except that there was a very noticeable difference in his appearance. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know of any Iranian recipes that involved baking romaine lettuce into bread, but that didn’t mean there weren’t any. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Sure I called them. But nobody answered down there. So get your tail over here, will you please? 1 haven’t disturbed a thing. I’m even calling from the pay phone on the p>orch.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was President Johnson, who’d worked so steadily with King on civil rights. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I leave him standing there in the driveway, clutching a prize—for me? for him? Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But there were clearly life lessons that her mom had missed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

For larger groups, there was a variety of handheld grenades, and many prison mess halls had a special kind of cartridge installed in the ceiling, for quick remote activation in case of disturbance. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marcus sighed heavily into the phone, and then there was silence for a few moments. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

But that day, Mate read right out how there had been a demonstration at the university, led by a bunch of young professors, all members of the Communist party. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brought the Ford to a halt only a foot or two from the fowl, which in turn ceased its journey, pausing there in the road in front of me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I said, wishing there was more to the present than advice. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were glittering and there was a nasty sneer playing around his mouth. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But there wasn’t much I could do about it nowL so I just put the shoes on anyway. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just sit there like a lump until the sun comes up, trying not to think about things I didn't want to remember. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

But then there would be a small hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Arctic trip was interesting, but there weren’t many gift shops. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see an arm here, a boot there, through the breaks in the branches. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And I know she do too cause she call Miss Walters up on the phone when I was there.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But there is something you must remember about those feelings deep down inside. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

When Mark Antony finally did order Cleopatra to go home to Alexandria and wait for him there, she persuaded him to reconsider. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I mean, besides wanting to help Chubs and Zu get there, and trying to deliver Jack’s letter. Is it because you want to go home, or...?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Octavian,” said he, stumbling and using my name, “we...we did not know. We would, I suppose, eventually have taken you to France. To present you at court there.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But they’d been in the tomb; there was no way they could have been in the castle halls without someone noticing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Others wondered if there was any way to get the message about their lives out beyond Slashdot, if these stories might reach the mainstream media in some form. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I took a break off the ice and ate a hot dog from the food hut, I leaned against the rail and watched Ma and Yvonne out there, skating around the rink. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

"You could keep a coconut shell there, filling all the time." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Might have been there seventeen thousand years with nobody knowing it. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Or leading power down from it; for there was a wire running off a huge reel on the sledge, a wire that ran directly upward to the sky. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“They considered it hopeless to do anything more because there wasn’t enough material,” Elizebeth said. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to go down there to order. He didn’t speak enough English. It’s ten blocks. I’ve got to burn something off before I eat anyway.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t bother me—there was no pain, just lots of blood. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there were only two choices: downriver or upriver, skirting the banks of the Phlegethon. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He thought, there are waves making up, and that was a nautical way to think, and he did not know why he’d think that way now but he did. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then after lunch they will take her from there to the graveyard for the interment.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

No folk could they see, nor hear any feet upon the paths; but there were many voices, about them, and in the air above. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I boarded the flight, and in the next seat there was an American man. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, if there were any other violations by Darrach, such as libel or invasion of privacy, a stronger suit could be brought. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They both knew that there was no point, but still Iloba talked about lawyers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Another widow was curled up there, still asleep. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around for my mother, but there was no one else on the raft Just this huge Negro, myself, and a big black and gray cat that was licking his haunches. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not even sure if there is a good part of him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was an awkwardness now that there hadn’t been before. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told him to get the hell out of there, both of them,” the man said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a shadow came over the path, and when I looked up, I saw Newcharlie standing there frowning down at me. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Later on, in government, I feel like there are tiny bugs crawling all over my body. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Father put Uncle’s cup of soil there and slipped a dozen incense sticks into it and lit them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was quite pretty and smelled like fresh eggs, but there have been many grateful and pretty girls. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I can go in there,” I say. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The orange peels would smolder in there, and the men would hunker down around the cans and watch the smoke seep out the holes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among the villagers there have been many discussions about the Khmer Rouge closing in on us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening there was fresh meat to eat, and Mary feasted well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When I saw Ellie’s picture up there, I have to admit, it was kind of strange for me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He said he could use a drink, but I told him there was no way I was losing my spot, so we stayed put and let the crowd fold in around us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But there’s no denying the school photo Scoob took this past October, and an image of G’ma from a Fourth of July barbecue last year—which he knows because he took the picture. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

In singing, there are two types of basic part-singing appropriate for children: polyphony and harmony. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I decided, then and there, to start again. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then I just lie there, staring out my window at the winter sky, pondering how on earth this will all turn out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Although the Bush administration talks about legalizing some Mexicans with a guest worker program, there is opposition to another amnesty, and the number of Mexicans illegally living in the United States continues to soar. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

There’s no bell by the door, or there was a bell, but it’s been dismantled, or chewed up by a wild animal, only a bunch of ravaged wires sticking out. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The very next day, however, to Julie’s surprise, there was a wedding. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They thought the idea was romantic but when they came to live there they realized the disadvantages and were only too glad to sell. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

But there’s this knot in my stomach, and I can’t seem to untie it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Get the ham hock out, make sure you got enough water in there, that’s right. Now turn up the flame. See that little bubble there, that means the water’s happy.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to cover my face with my hands, but there was a barrage coming at me from all sides. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

So we just stand there silently, watching our grimy little station rise up around us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“There were body bags, Alyssa. Some of them were already full, but there were stacks and stacks and stacks of empty ones.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They do the division—perfectly legally, since there are no zeros—then they take the limit. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the crowd in the mysterious room at the bottom of the basin was comprised of adults, and Harry knew there were not nearly that many teachers at Hogwarts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

What to say to the man to help him see that there was no longer anything for him in the world of the living? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

If an advanced civilization were to arrive in our solar system, there would be nothing whatever we could do about it. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t believe that sentiment, but still, there has to be a logical explanation for the horribleness of this day. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the wide road, there is every kind of bad thing anyone can imagine. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

One person’s infirmity can be a teammate’s extra burden; there’s a constant traffic in herbal and over-the-counter solutions to pain. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, there would be time for that later. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And then, once you had managed to find them, there were the classes themselves. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

People think he saw giants when he looked at them, but those of us who’ve been there know the truth. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“They’re too wild today, sir. We think there’s a storm coming in.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dalton had been in the room while he was there, but she had not known it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The castle ghosts were there too, barely visible in the bright sunlight, discernible only when they moved, shimmering insubstantially on the gleaming air. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

How long he had been down there he did not know. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Scott said, “If I am going to help you I must be one of you,” and he proceeded to move to the squatter camp and start a congregation there. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the air was sultry and there was a foul odor in the street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, however, they were fascinated, as they had never been backstage at a theatrical production and there was so much to see. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe there was a way, something from a previous adventure. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Soon there was a voice from the other side of the door. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

For there was Herbie, seated in the dirt at the side of his house, banging his head to try and drive the high-pitched, scary ringing from his ears. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The afternoon they brought them in, I made six apple pies and baked some bread and all the while kept track of the goings- on down there on the Square. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fire was there again the next night. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Away to the eastward the distant fires flickered, and now it seemed that here and there they crept across the plain. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

All day in school, there’s a kind of charged feeling, and it seems to make the work less boring and the teachers funnier. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“And I think there are some really tiny ones above my eyebrows,” I add, not looking at Mom. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Past the hatred in his gaze, there existed a cold and hollow terror. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“For all I know, our Navy was shooting at whales out there,” he later confided in an aide. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I scrutinize the house, but there’s nothing to see. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was white in the flesh of his mouth and his cheeks and his hair was white and his eyes had faded, with white in the vague blueness there. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there are no endings, while we live. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He was deceived, and continued to report to the outside world that there was no food shortage on Animal Farm. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

"They say nobody's up there, just the corpse of old man Westing rotting away on an Oriental rug," Sandy reported as he hoisted a full briefcase from the trunk of the car. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those of us who were there that night took this to heart, because none of the rest of us had older brothers. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was my job to keep her there, usually, with one eye always on the lookout for her to fall out of a tree and crack her head wide open. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was the problem of getting the rope over the branch in the first place. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

To the left there are a few fruit trees and then, farther left, another small field of about an acre and a half. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I take a step towards the bag, but Scott gets there before me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nadia Vole had told him not to leave, but if there were any secrets to be found in Sayle Enterprises, he wasn’t going to find them here. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Already it seemed as if no one had lived there for a very long time. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

And there, shimmering in the Mist right next to us, was the last person I wanted to see: Mr. D, wearing his leopard-skin jogging suit and rummaging through the refrigerator. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Bobby noticed that the postmark on the letter’s envelope was many months past, and there was actually another letter from Zita in his pile of unopened mail. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, there’s more. There’s more,” said Moon Orchid happily. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But how could it be that at the same instant there was no shadow at Syene and a substantial shadow at Alexandria? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Timbre, tempo, and dynamics are so powerful that a few adjustments here and there can change the entire learning atmosphere of a classroom. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“You play a lot while you were there?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He started chuckling because he knew there was only one way I could ever answer that question. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He bent his head lower, hoping that no one would see him closely enough to see that it was he who was pictured there. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Why did you tell me to look? The rocket isn’t there.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

While there was still a class divide in the black community, the cooperation among all levels reached an all-time high, but much of the interaction fermented behind the scenes where whites couldn’t see it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Norman Bowker bent forward and scooped up some ice against his chest, pressing it there for a moment, then he fished out a beer and snapped it open. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sister Princesse had gone there, so we knew the school well. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He learned, while breathing in, to quiet his heartbeat, learned to lessen his heartbeats, until there were few and hardly any more. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young woman pushed forward, said she had already been there. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Still, there was no such thing as “open-and-shut” in cases like these. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She wanted to go home, too, even though there wasn’t anybody there. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A new tree had grown from the stump and its trunk had grown along the ground until it reached a place where there were no wash lines above it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Firewood darted across the walls, ceiling, and floor, mumbling to himself, tapping here and there, and even biting a corner. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“What I’m saying is, there is no solution.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Yet where twin cots should have been, there was now just a long oak desk and tufted leather chairs. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He started the company, but there was not much money and my mom was worried. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He had, it appeared, continued to refuse to issue forth, crying that marching on the rebel there was death, sir, utter death; though he himself had recommended the seasonability of attack. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But after a week down there, Harley left the sheep grazing, with only the sheep dog to watch them, and he rode the horse over to the highway. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t going to be a holiday, not like Presidents’ Day or MLK Day, so there was still school that Wednesday, but it was called Patriot Day and he was given permission to miss school. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“They’ve got the curtain around his bed, and Mrs. Carpenter is in there with him.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, he’s here, and you must treat him with respect. Now get in there and behave like a proper señorita.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

An attendant’s voice had said over the intercom, “Is there a doctor aboard?” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Whisper whisper whisper there, like a breeze whisper whisper whisper no words and far away but hovering, a storm cloud behind a mountain whisper whisper whisper. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then he hoped, childishly, that it had been a dream, that Ron was still there and had never left. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Ryan said he lets kids wait in his house when it’s raining, since he can see the bus come from there.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And how the hell are we going to get up there without touching anything?” asked Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She’d lunged through that doorway, assuming there would be a level corridor or another room. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

On the prisoner’s side, there was a row of five cubicles with small square pieces of glass that looked out on identical cubicles on the other side. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For years, she had understood what that would take, and had worked hard to get there. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mare hesitated and reached her head down, and I worried because there are some horses, many horses, who will not put up with dogs. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When he discovered there was no film in his Speed Graphic, he uttered a heartrending groan. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good, because the floor looks real now. I made huge progress out there with Annie and Mr. Keller.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He came back into the house without speaking, in fact, he did not seem to notice she was there and fell heavily into the bed and slept. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Just thinking about going there made me nervous. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He sprayed us with vodka, and even though there were little screams of delight all around us, I heard a sigh, and I knew it was Bax behind me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She goes back to another room and soon there’s tea and bread. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The next time I opened them, my mom was there. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

For a long time, certainly throughout the happy Golden Age, only men were upon the earth; there were no women. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That I’m aware. The sheriff thinks maybe he was out there, he wasn’t dressed warm enough, the weather got bad and maybe he was just in too big of a hurry to get home....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘I was right there. Bubber had been aiming that gun at me and Ralph and everything around there. He just happened to aim it at Baby and his finger slipped. I was right there.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She talked to herself nearly all of the time now, and there was a crowd of new white people entering the picture—always asking questions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tommy would recall his father being “very straightforward about it. He said, basically, ‘I have something to tell you,’ and he went from there.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

As he talks, I write, but the same thing happens as when I was trying to read—the words are there one minute, and the next they’re gone. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At two, they went into the teachers’ lunch room where there was a gas plate. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, there are a very large number of arrangements in which the pieces are disordered and don’t make a picture. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His visitor, his company, his guest, his social life, his woman, his daughter, his friend—they all hung there on a nail near his bed. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In sports, the area in which I was most interested, there seemed to be a good representation of blacks. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

At the next building, there was no plank at all, only a treacherous crevice that plunged into the alley below. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In Brooklyn there are no more calls from Ohio. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“They’re fixing to fight right there, where we can all see it.” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scooted under the basket and out to the comer of the court, but there were Shirts all over me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mam says there’s nothing left but the Dispensary and the public assistance, the relief, and she’s ashamed of her life to go and ask for it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was like something was telling me there was a message for me on this flyer but I didn’t have the decoder ring to read what it was. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I hold her there, against the wall, until she sags, until the fight goes out of her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In all of these cases, there was evidence of severe emotional deprivation in early life. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turns out that she had been living there with her mother picking cotton. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are cheerfully told that there will be another free clinic in a month; to come back then. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Plus there are a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two, though I doubt it. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flicked on the squad car’s headlights and there, on a grassy mound marked by a freshly planted survey stake, stood a pair of burrowing owls. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing there waiting when the bus brought him back that afternoon. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

No one is there to say, Not that book, when I stop in front of the small paperback with a brown boy on the cover. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then there was the presence at the lab of James Franck, a German physicist of unassailable reputation who had devoted a great deal of careful thought to the social and political implications of atomic energy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As more effort was directed towards cereal cultivation, there was less time to gather and hunt wild species. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After while, Mae Mobley come over and press her cheek up to mine and just hold it there, like she know I be hurting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In Schopenhauer’s world view there is no God, no afterlife, no heaven, no redemption - just oblivion. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The gooseberries were ripe when we got there that August. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't know. I wasn't there," replied his father. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Hadn’t there always been wars where the young men fought and the innocent died? The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Once the crop had become available, there was no further need to gather it from the wild and thereby set it on the path to domestication again. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had to put a pin in there, too. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The winter days were short, so there was no time to waste, and rather than walking all the way around the pond, Roz tested its frozen surface to see if it was safe to cross. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I rang the British Council in Enugu and I can’t believe our people there are still going off to play water polo and have cocktails at the Hotel Presidential! There’s a bloody war going on.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He used the tip of his knife to poke Derek’s hand, again watching the man’s eyes and there was, simply, nothing—even when he poked hard enough to draw a small drop of blood. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” I say, and there isn’t—not unless she can deliver me to the circus or the circus to me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Or why they die. Sometimes I feel like our stories are all up there, in the stars, and if only I knew how to listen. I’d understand things more. You know?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“A woman said there’s a town five kilometers away. There’s a store, a post office, and a school,” said Mrs. Rimas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It’s on Bleecker Street and I make it down there in a half hour flat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She visits him infrequently; she and Gogol are never close to his neighborhood for any reason, and even the absolute privacy they would have had there is of no appeal. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Those with broader ambitions had to somehow find their way into a private school, and from there to a university in the United States or England. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Bryant said, “You get over there tonight. Before they get dug in. They won’t expect you to move in so fast.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Y’all come on down and gather round, horseshoe formation — thank you. Some of y’all can fill in here in front where there are gaps.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

As soon as the room was dark, there was the same electric spark, the same restless craving to stretch my hand across the short space and touch his cold skin, as yesterday. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the intervals between guard patrols, there was no one close who could fire a weapon at Shin and Park. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Deacon Hurd’s family was there, though, sitting across the aisle in the other front pew. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

You learn to stuff your pockets with napkins before going in there, and too bad about the customers, who must eat, although they don’t realize it, almost literally out of our hands. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shall I never see it again! With all this labor and begging there is never enough to do more than feed us today.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t bother asking the priest if there was any more word from Puerto Rico. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be there in an hour. Please tell him I really want him to come.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

After him there came more birds, until the bowl could not be seen for the fluttering of wings about it. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes, the symptoms of mono include reacting to things that aren’t there, screaming for no reason at all, and flailing on the ground like you’re about to be ax murdered.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Not now. We’re almost there. You’ll be Emperor. Foretold. Please, Elias, think of what you could do for—for the Empire—” “I told you there’s a line I’m not crossing.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, there were eight hover ladders, one for each team, lined up under the three-story-tall bookcases. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

At first he tried to dodge them, but there was nowhere to run in the narrow little room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if there are enough pieces, you can see what the original object was supposed to be. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Did you think there was a kid on it?” she laughs, as his car bumps back down the curb. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Minny, I’m on run up there now—” “No, don’t hang up, please. Just stay on the phone with me till she get here.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And there, hanging from the young beaver’s tail, was Rockmouth, the grumpy old pike. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A bystander was able to grab the perpetrator and call for police, but when police arrived to find the assailant still standing there, revolver in hand, they let him go. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But there’s so much to do. And I try to get to San Francisco at least once a month.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. B had always been there for me, ready to volunteer as one of my test subjects for my experiments or answer all my questions about space. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But there are more clicks than can be accounted for by radioactivity. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind this screen there gleams an astonishing promise: One can become a public person while still remaining a private person. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got there, Miss Love was in the kitchen at the wash table, scouring pans. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The whole platoon was there, spread out in the dense brush along the trail, and for five hours nothing at all happened. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hallucinating means you imagine you see things that aren’t there,” my father adds. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He got up, put a hand into his pocket, found the box containing the ring in there. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few low trees grew there close to the water, and behind them rose a steep rocky bank. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“They say there were lots of wrong notes and she played pretty slow, but they got by. Will, start the gravy. Don’t just let it sit there.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

October 11—When I came into my apartment this morning, I found Alice there, asleep on the couch. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

There had been good rains there, and the soil was rich and nourishing. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, there were three tickets inside, just the same as there were every year. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Members of the church sold homemade goods there as well. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Barack and I loved each other deeply, but it was as if at the center of our relationship there were suddenly a knot we couldn’t loosen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Water. Real water. And I saw a fish right there.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Around three o’clock there was a knock on my door and Raymond came in. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Mother told us that there wasn’t much money—most of it had gone back into the business. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The TV is off, and there’s a large glass pitcher on the counter with three cups in front of it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The day drags on turning into evening and there's no break in the weather. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“It seems there is to be an inquest, Madam?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In her animal spirits there was an affluence of life and certainty of flow, such as excited my wonder, while it baffled my comprehension. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

In no time there came Jane Sharp from the village and, from the other path, with a basket of bread steaming and warm, came the baker. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt shy suddenly, like...like there was something new between them, something different. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

After road work, there were Turkish baths, where jockeys congregated for mornings of communal sweating. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t really my home, and I got scared when my mother left us there and went back to Juba. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paper chain is about the Holocaust, so there’s a Jewish connection. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The wardrobe door was open, and he was crouched there against the light. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew he’d left early when he showed up here. But I didn’t know you were still there. Finally I asked him about it one night, and he said you were. That’s all.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He stands there, quiet, until I tell Aibileen goodbye and come back inside. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then he turned to Beregond and the Lord’s servants that stood there aghast. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But there was no attack either from the golden monkey or from Mrs. Coulter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Other than this there were no openings or apertures through which light could seep. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Of course, but surely you suspect there is more to it than that. Aren't you curious about what lies behind the face of things?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But there are others who are not kind,” he says. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

There’s no need to try to figure out what he really means, the way there sometimes is with girls; he’s blunt. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The first time he got up there, I rolled my eyes like half the sisters in class, certain he was going to spout something lame or nasty about girls and sex, or gangsters. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My brother,” I said to Sobukwe, “there is nothing so dangerous as a leader making a demand that he knows cannot be achieved. It creates false hopes among the people.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They checked on the speckled cattle once a week to see if they had left the canyons around the springs; but the cattle seemed content to stay there, at least for the winter. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though what they owed for the forged cards and a week’s room and board had been subtracted, there was still money left over. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

In South Africa there’s a saying that to be black is to be at the end of the line when anything of significance is to be had. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They say he met vampires in the Black Forest, and there was a nasty bit o’ trouble with a hag — never been the same since. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“When I see the box I shall open it and destroy the monster, though there were a thousand men looking on, and if I am to be wiped out for it the next moment!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He is clean-shaven, with closely set eyes and thick, prominent eyebrows, and although he is of medium build, he seems much larger: there is something stubborn and substantial in his demeanor. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

There are lots of Irish types and Eastern Europeans, and, of course, there are Mexicans. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Even children knew of him, and loved him there in the Muslim world. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tanks had broken into the premises, and a fierce battle was under way there. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s still there and bigger now, but less round. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

One thing I know: that if my instinct be true regarding poor Mrs. Harker’s silences, then there is a terrible difficulty—an unknown danger—in the work before us. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He subsequently moved to Venice, which soon became as obsessed with opera as it had traditionally been with carnivals, and the world’s first public opera house, San Cassiano, opened there in 1637. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He keeps his spaghetti in a canister; there isn't much inside. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

There have been farmers and educators on both sides of my family ever since there have been tractors and blackboards, and there have been strong women on my mother's side for just as long. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He went as far east as Lemnos and there he recovered his sight. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t want to interrupt us,” I tell her, but as I make myself comfortable in my seat, the back door opens and Bernie stands there in the light. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It looked incongruous, floating there in the water, so odd in its shape compared to the sleek, slippery design of fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I spoke to one of the officers. He assured me we’ll be underway any moment. Hey there!” he yelled down to the young men below. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

And I’m thinking there’s a lot more to all of us than the names we’re called or what we show on the outside. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I just wished that it wasn't so dark and that there were more people outside to see us this fly. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She was glad to be there, as much for the contrast as anything. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I was hot stuff on the dance floor for a minute there. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet there she sat, in a chair right next to him, devouring a plate of greasy pork chops and fried okra. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I do remember the mountains and mountains of snow that fell while I was there, the same white, only beautiful, less sterile. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Then she whirled around and left us there. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“My dad was there,” Pouncey says from out of nowhere, gazing off into the distance. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

When I go out to find her, she isn’t there. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

If the truck comes, she wants me out there. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I found there were still plants under the snow, and I would dig down and get teaberry leaves and win- tergreen. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, uh, sure. Is there another way out of the dam?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“That there was likely to be a fox.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember there was this one that we were looking at. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

They sat there for a moment, not moving. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Halfway there, he lost his footing and skidded the rest of the way. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She held it up, the bear was sitting up on his haunches with his paws up, there was a cork in his glass head and a few sticky crystals at the bottom. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Often, there was a baby tied to someone’s back with a piece of cloth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He’d never felt so sore in his life, and worse, there was still something throbbing painfully in his side like a knife. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The words passed from mouth to mouth, and there was universal incredulity, although the suggestion was communicated through the crowd with startling rapidity.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Which means there was nowhere safe for black people to stay around here back when G’ma and G’pop took their trip. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

It was meant to be playful, but there was too much shock and hurt and silence in the room and she wasn’t blindly happy like Pa. “You see,” she scolded him. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I leaped off the sofa and headed .toward the bedroom, where the fire escape was, but when I got there Negra was already climbing through the window and into my house. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I thought of Kat, out there, somewhere in the city, under the growing cumulus cloud, on the trail of the strange man who sold us the ticket. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were not moving as the portraits at Hogwarts moved, but there was a certain magic about them all the same: Harry thought they breathed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We didn’t know it when we walked in, but that’s why all her children was there. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

You must remember that there was virtually no air travel in the early 1930s. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got to the porch and stood there with the Mason jar of water. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

If my mother had been there, she would have applauded my antics; but here, I was nobody’s special Sunshine. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Her hair is frizzly and short, red with darker roots, and I suspect she is chewing gum: every once in a while there is a slow, furtive, sideways motion of her jaw. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"My grandpa lives in the back and I live in the front. I think there are two rooms back there. Maybe three." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But it looked like for a while that there wasn’t any way to save it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this only if there were any money left after the bean oil and the soybean sauce had been bought. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Cold shot up my arm, into my stomach; I stood there frozen, revealed to myself. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, there was the door to mend and the mess to be cleaned up, and the wasted porridge. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I suspect there would be something silly about him, if I could see him objectively. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His voice is trembling, and there are tears in his eyes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Like if you don't hold it up there above you, everything's going to collapse around you.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve survived this before. We will survive it again. Trust that there is always someone who has taken the greater good as mission.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“If you stood very tall up there, and if you had some tool, you could hit the ceiling and I would hear you.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water- wheel was there, but not turning. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Valentin knows a store where they speak Spanish. He will take me there. It probably sells dresses for girls, too. Get Concha to take you the day she registers our first letter to Mamá.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

But as he lay there on the cool stones, Jason felt a sense of incompleteness. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When the weather turns bitter and I go to work in the snow and Helena struggles up the hill with the food bags and there’s just not money to buy enough coal. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s a regular newsroom out there,” said Elsa, every visit catching me up on the latest news. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone gives her a drink of grape juice, I hope there’s wine in it, she’s still having the pains, for the afterbirth, she’s crying helplessly, burnt-out miserable tears. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In front of the doll, there are three fresh candles, a pack of cheap cigarettes, an open can of Tecate, a bowl of apples, and a white rose starting to brown at the edges. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It wouldn't have surprised me if she fell asleep right there at the table. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Still there’s seldom less than a score round the Boss, as they names him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The two people I loved most in the world were down there somewhere. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I kept trying so he wouldn’t find me, but I was going in circles and wherever I hid, there he’d be, I don’t know how, until I found these sort of hut things.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Besides, I didn’t even know there was somewhere nice to eat so close to the school. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

If there were any rhyme or reason to the place, it was lost on me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In her mind, she was planning her escape route: She could follow the cliff-top plateau north for a way, and then there were rock jumbles and trees she could hide in. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

"So there's nothing Gilgamesh failed at and pretended to have done?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Our cell phones still have some charge left, but we're using them sparingly and there's no Wi-Fi anyway. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Opposite the cafe, not far from the main waiting room, there were two wooden tables covered in books flanking a door that read: R. LABISSE, BOOKSELLER, NEW AND USED. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

In the professor's opinion, the bullet rested against important nerves, and he recommended leaving it there. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I knew it would be you to take it the hardest. It's a lot, Zuri. First Madrina. And now this. But you gotta grow up. It's a big world out there.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Can you believe there is a kid who talks like that? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

But there were neither snakes, worms nor cigarettes in the box and its contents were very uninteresting. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the best efforts of my chain of command to get me back to the Bronx from Afghanistan, I could not get there in time to say goodbye. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I think my dad planned on squatting there forever, with his mouth hanging open, not saying anything. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The ship looked desolate there upon her side, with no one on her decks, and her thin black funnel pointing to the shore. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We used so much of it that there was a joke I started making. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead there was a polished table on which a single wooden bowl sat between two ornate silver candlesticks. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But ideally you and your friends wanted the place just to yourselves, so there was often jockeying and arguing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We made arrangements to keep the boat there. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Father returned and we were still sitting there. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then there were the times Percy was deadly serious: looking up at Nico from that chasm in Rome - The other side, Nico! Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It looked mostly empty, but clearly there was still something inside. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being a dreamer.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was thinking of studying there, he told friends, and was preparing for a visit to the campus. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It often came to her as a sweet shock, the knowledge that there were so many people in the world who felt exactly as she and Blaine did about Barack Obama. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Now he's the mailroom manager there and says the work isn't so bad, but once in a while people blame you for stuff that isn't your fault. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Which is perfect timing from every angle: the enchiladas Scoob and G’ma stopped for are ready to make a swift exit, and there’s no public toilet for him to use. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

It was nearly as crazy as there being a bird guy in town in the first place. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I do not believe in miracles. But I grant that there are things—events and beings, perhaps—beyond the reach of reason,” I say, turning my thoughts into words with difficulty. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We stood there like junior undertakers while the wind turned Cap’s unbound hair into a reasonable facsimile of a rain forest. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Eventually we cut into the heart of some college campus ’cause Mong said there might be a bus station somewhere inside. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But along the Hudson there were also many enemies of the British. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll be all right, Colonel. Glad to have you with us. I’m having some beef driven up. If there’s time, we’ll have a good feed tonight in this brigade.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was the sound of footsteps on our front porch, and a knock at Trevor’s front door. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It is not his fault that there is no food today.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

One of them had then brandished a knife; there was disagreement as to who. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Audrey bit her bottom lip and said, “My parents checked me into a psychiatric hospital; I spent eight weeks there and then another month with my grandparents in Jersey.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She had chiseled quite a bit of money from her father to go away to college to see what it was like “out there.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vanessa was at a friend’s house and sent many texts asking us to hold off until she got there. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Normally this would have been when Lelia started something, shook up the embers, but sitting there on the end of the bench she looked all frozen and chipped. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clutch Tobias’s hand, and there is a moment of silence like a withheld breath. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As she stood there in the middle of the sidewalk, with her head tilted up at us, and that quizzical look on her face, she looked like a mischievous child. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Translated, that meant there was nothing a person can’t do, and there should be nothing a human being didn’t care about. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid the office would be closed on the weekend, but there was a lady behind the desk. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was true that supplies and food had been brought to the camps around Asheville, and the people there usually shared with the outlying settlements. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

For there was everywhere evidence of their activities, Mae’s and Tuck’s. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

For me, civilization was usually Houston, Texas, but I discovered that there were plenty of trips away from Houston, in addition to the jungle and desert. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Coach never once looked over at me, not even to check that I was still there. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking how maybe Judd Travers has hold of the idea that I got his dog hid up there and he’s looking for an excuse to snoop around. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their ladies live in a single house each and have always lived there. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

For the horrors of the American Negro’s life there has been almost no language. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they lay alone, up against the wall of a barrack, as though they had simply fallen asleep there. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally he threatened to make Mr. Larson change rooms—but there was really no other room he could move to. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

On the right side of the bay there was a great bed on low legs, not more than a couple of feet high, covered deep in dried grass and bracken. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He was dug in against the seawall, and then he found himself there again, and again he was still dug in beneath the seawall. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It took Mr. Daley the rest of recess to calm them down and to convince them that there were no pit vipers in Washington State—or anywhere in the United States. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Within minutes there was no one on the road. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” Reb Saunders said, sitting back in the leather chair, “there is nothing more.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He snuck a little rhyme in there too. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I going to drop by the jail on my way to work. I got to send Highboy off to his work, too—else he liable to sit there grieving about Willie all the morning.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Altogether there are some ten thousand of these intrusively visible volcanoes on Earth, all but a few hundred of them extinct. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, at least throw your business card in there, Chef!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

This time I knew exactly what was out there—a lot of long, taxing miles, steep rocky mountains, hard shelter floors, hot days without showers, unsatisfying meals cooked on a temperamental stove. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

At the start of the day, there had been eight regional champs. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, when she looked up again, the mushroom-cap girl’s glare was so intense Emily actually looked behind herself, assuming there must be someone else, but there were only lockers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And in the last hour of the night, before daybreak, he returned again, entered the room and saw the youth standing there. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

In such circumstances the conviction that there was no new knowledge to be had might bow and crack, but it would not quite shatter. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And if they were planning to wait the storm out, they would never get to Becca's house, which meant there was no reason for me to go. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You were there, Jeremie? Is this true? How can you be keeping secrets from me when I am telling you my entire life?” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait a minute there,” the white man said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We ought to check that there’s nothing odd about it. I mean, ail these funny instructions, who knows?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And when Lysias informed him this man was to blame for all the trouble, he ordered them to put him to death in the way that is customary there. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At some point last night, they’d decided that Pet was wrong and that Jam would be safer without it there. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

We thought there would be freedom and democracy, and that money would start flowing into the country like a long-awaited rainstorm. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Who brought you here? Your folks out there?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

But there are pretty little bottle stores on the back roads of this state. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit there for a second because we don’t know what to do. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I crouched there where I had landed for some moments, hands spread upon the turf, reminding myself that I was stealing only from those who claimed to own me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Fifty years later, around 1500, there were ten million printed books. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted the candle to the wall, and there I saw that he had tacked sheets of music all over the plaster, high and low, affixing other pages with paste. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

College was never mentioned as a real possibility for me, and there was definitely no money to pay for it. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What will you carve there?” she asked him, pointing to the undecorated part. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung said nothing, but he went out and took the basket into the kitchen and the woman followed him there. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think there is any necessity to bring Inspector Welch into the affair—yet,” said Colonel Julyan. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Lice eggs. But there were only two and I did not find any others.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I reached the office, members were there with reports of clashes in other parts of the district. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And then there’s Bonfire,” Minya said, moving on to Ruby without scorn so much as cool consideration. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He resented the intrusion of the children, who gaped with wondering eyes at him, sitting so stiff up there in their mother’s bright atelier. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t go in there. You don’t want to see.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

She was relieved when, calling at the Trask house, Cal was not there, to look secretly at her, judge, appraise, consider, and look away when she caught him at it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There had been some reporters with cameras there early that morning, interviewing officials. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I left the scissors there and pretended I hadn’t seen the envelope. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I just.. . couldn’t And then there was Calypso herself. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Maybe things got mixed up. Perhaps the governor had them there to keep peace, and they mixed up their orders,” Grandma mused. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t understand that this time there’s no one to pull me out. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘And there are names among us that are worth more than a thousand mail-clad knights apiece. No, he will not smile.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Last night, when I went over there to take them a caramel cake, Robert had a cast on his arm and bandages over his eyes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I think that hall was actually cut off here, not there,” and “Watch your proportions,” and “Draw straighter, you shank.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Since my inmates would soon be leaving, there was no longer any point in trying to clear the galleries, which was both a humiliation and a relief. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father wants me to be his Champion? What—don’t tell me that he’s managed to eliminate every noble soul out there! Surely there’s one chivalrous knight, one lord of steadfast heart and courage.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I stood there in the snow trying to think, but my mind just stopped working. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood there by the door, staring at one another. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

If he ever in his entire life admitted to being wrong, I wasn’t there to witness it. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz perched there, pressed against the wall and frowning out at the moat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“What is there to talk about? Let my family go!” demanded Kendra. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Honestly, I was not all that interested in school, but there was something almost magnetic about this crazy-sounding place: Zimbabwe. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Hurry,” she called back, “I want to see if there’s a brook somewhere.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The side of her face is badly bruised, and there’s a bandage on her head, but that’s not what concerns me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but is there anything else that could harm us?” he asks. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Seeing her there—even as a friend—broken the way she is makes Justyce feel as helpless as he did the night he got arrested. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Can it really be like Mama Ya-Ya said?—“Everybody in Louisiana knows there be spirits walking this earth. All kinds of ghosts you can’t see, not unless they want you to.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t there anything I can do? Are you hungry?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When I woke up there was a bright light in my eyes and somebody was digging into my shoulder with a scalpel. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw had been into his room and found it, and now he wished that he hadn’t, he couldn’t wait to get it back there. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Here and there, little breezes crept over the polished waters beneath the haze of heat. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Only after Dad had climbed up and checked the tree house out did he consider allowing me to sleep there one night. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Before I had the chance to elaborate, there were footsteps on the stairs and somebody banged at the door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The plants would grow there like the story, strong and translucent as the stars. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I feel instantly calmer—even though the porch is attached to the pavilion, and the music’s still loud, and there are still people everywhere. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

If I can hang in there until June, maybe I’ll take the whole class to see it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Did they really think there was anything they could do if Ripred decided to attack them? Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a beach community out there, Lena. Your father wants to look at it.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just before she does, she knows I’m standing there, and she turns one last moment and waves. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I have two sons, missus, and they’re off there fighting in the forces of His Majesty, the King of England. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was so peaceful there in the fog. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“No, just going up into the sky. Like I was being pulled up there. But I got scared and I fell back.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As he stood there counting out the change, I remembered him and Mama at the dining-room table adding and re-adding and trying to make the money go further than it was likely to go. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I had not known there was so much to see. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Ralph that there was no air in the room. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kitchen would probably be somewhere near there. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Nothing stirs; listless and wretched, like a condemned man, I sit there and the past withdraws itself. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the cruel light of the morning, it looked squalid, neglected, overgrown, and there was something worse: the steps of the little mausoleum were stained with blood, a great deal of it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But that could just be me and the dark, slow-churning vortex that’s always there, in me and around me, to some degree. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“She can study well there, at least there will be light every day. No need for her to study with kerosene lamps.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“How come you score all the great goals when I’m not there? Are these goals in your dreams?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Had a beit midrash, I mean. All the boys learned to read there. A lot of girls, too." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The lilies had died back to the ground; the bark of the crepe myrtles had all peeled away; there was a mackerel sky. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The ghosts were thickest there, and it made sense. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I decided I had to take a chance right then and there, so I got my notebook and let him read that bit where Cady and Hans talk about God. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Ignatius lumbered over to the picket fence, abandoning the hopeless cause espoused by the wagon, and viewed the oil paintings and pastels and watercolors strung there. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the penguins, hearing their voices, scuttled up on deck and stood there beside the Admiral and Mr. Popper. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He went up to the studio on an automatic elevator, and there were other people up there, waiting to go in. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d light six or seven candles so that there was plenty of light to see each other. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t there the slightest rumble in the air whenever I brought in drinks to the Sunday debaters? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

These girls ain't look like they had to text their daddies to tell them they made it there safe. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But all three rabbits could sense that not far below them there lay a hollow space. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there were other times he had seen his mom cry. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I took stock of the frozen venison and decided that there were enough steaks for us to eat nothing but venison for a month. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

From there, I ducked, clambered, and sidestepped my way farther and farther into the ramshackle mountain of twisted metal, until I reached a small open space at the rear of a buried cargo van. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A wild rough kind of party that nobody modified because “the master’s women”—Alice and I—were there. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Now there are only the two little ones left. Michael, what would you advise for Sterope?” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I know that Suesetta is waiting for me and there’s no telling how long it will take for all of these dishes to get washed, dried, and put away. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I’d ever known a definite place where she might be—where I might be too, if I could get there. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

By now the children had gotten up from the table to look at more monkeys perched in a nearby tree, so there was a considerable space between Mrs. Das and Mr. Kapasi. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the table drawer, the mouse rustled softly, enjoying the supper of flapjack crumbs Mae had put there for him. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I ever became a doctor, I swore to myself then and there, I would legitimize the use of the word “ballsack.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I supposed there was some sense in creating practical things. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I stand there, with Ma and Pa on either side of me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like there was some kind of rule about that. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“When you returned my silver yesterday, there were three pieces missing out of that felt wrapper. One silver fork and two silver spoons.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen all there is to see, and I’m bored, Mom. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“What hour is it? Is there news of my sweet queen?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“He turned twenty-five when I was there last. And, though I’ll never be able to prove it, I turned twenty-seven.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was too cold to bike to Dari’s house, so Dad drove Twig and me over there and then decided to be all responsible and meet Mr. and Mrs. Kapoor. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Jack was in charge of the mint and there would be time to get to the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And now, there are ghosts in the living room. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Andrea and I stayed downstairs late that night but at eleven o’clock, just as we were about to give up, there was a bang on the front door. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That there had been no murders in the Superdome, no deaths in the Convention Center. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He opened his right hand to display the quarter that had been there all along. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I kept turning the cards around, checking the backs to see if there was anything there I was supposed to catch. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

First there were the tears of relief that came to her eyes. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was still not dark enough for Quentin to start, not yet dark enough to suit Miss Coldfield at least, even discounting the twelve miles out there and the twelve miles back. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to wear spaghetti-strap tops with a bra, so I don’t mind there being a rule against them, and no way would my parents let me wear short shorts—to school or anywhere. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I guess sometimes there’s some force within me that takes great control of me. Who knows? I can’t say. You ask me why there has been such drastic change. I wish I knew.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like it out there,” I complained. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“She made a bargain with me up there, on the side of the precipice,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, when Abby Tedesky emerged—fresh from a shower and dressed to beat the band—to start her day, there was no air in the rented car’s tires. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, there are reasons to suspect that we are really not the absolute, pure entities that we seem. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just for you non-sea-god types out there, don’t go swimming in New York Harbor. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

They will shape your fate, there at Urd’s well. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

So I just stand there like a lump and don't say anything for a while. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Uri wound up and flung the club far into the rubble, and the Flop groaned in the snow in his underwear, and once again there were no eyes on the other side of the street. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Whatever befell, there would be a blue sky overhead, and the warmth and color and fragrance and beauty that her heart craved. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He had said it would be an “honour” for him to take me there. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I spent eighteen years out there—some kinda record they tells me. Every day the rice hands be exposed to the burnin’ sun. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom told me it was like there was a big group of people holding hands in a circle, and she was never let in. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“I want to be one of those guys that goes out there,” he said aloud, not knowing if Chuck was still awake. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I looked inside my two hands, where he put it, and there was a tiny box like what matches come in. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was expecting to see Arthur Bauer trotting out with him, but number 4 was still standing there on the sideline with the other clean uniforms. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just like at home, there’s a hidden key. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And then there was the word Dust, with a capital D, as if it wasn’t ordinary dust but something special. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Papa's slow stride hinted at exhaustion, but there was still a sense of pride in how he carried himself. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It's the same thing I asked Ollie, when he told me someone named Roodveldt had arrived in the theater, wanting deeply for there to have been a mistake. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I know how that feels. Your dad not believing in you. That’s a bad feeling right there.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The first couple of hours usually went by fast, since there were forms to fill out and interesting conversations going on around us as the women told each other their stories. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When we went in, the only people inside were the two chubby women in aprons who worked there. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And the part of the moon that isn’t in the sky tonight. I put that in there too.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Things wouldn't be any different out there—not for him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

In most video games, there was some way to restore life force after you’d been weakened, and play on. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“After your Grandma Luna—” He’s going for wisdom, but the real wisdom is knowing there sometimes isn’t any. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Terryl said she wanted to take the children there for Christmas, to work at the orphanage, to teach them to give back. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It will take everyone a while to realize that I’m not there at all.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was going back there in 1945, two days after the city was destroyed. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

That years from now, the baby will be out, but the sin will still be there. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Against the testimony of the three robbers, and her own testimony, and, under oath, the storekeeper’s indecision, there was no evidence on which to convict him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“So if there was a spy here, good luck finding him, but it wasn’t my dad. All right?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

So she lay there until gentle hands touched her shoulder. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Then there’s me, last of all. Because I’m oldest. That’s all of us. Got it?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As yet no gates had been set up again, but a barrier was laid across the entrance to the City, and there stood men at arms in silver and black with long swords drawn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She was going to reach for a branch to pull out Mini, but the branches weren’t really there. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

White was led into Hoover’s immaculate office, where there was an imposing wooden desk and a map on the wall showing the locations of the bureau’s field offices. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The notes are very connected; there is no space between the notes at all. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I stand there, his hands holding me up, as the other officer unlocks the police car. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Soon there will be signs of emotional instability and forgetfulness, the first symptoms of the burnout. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Their kindness hurt almost like cruelty, because there had been no kindness for Izio. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He returned again after an hour and again after two hours, looked through the window and saw Siddhartha standing there in the moonlight, in the starlight, in the dark. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which way did he roll the ball?...A thousand confusing ideas burst into his mind at the same time and he stands there smiling. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He no longer had a star-studded snake tail, but his hair was the same inky shade of night, and it looked as if there were stars caught in his hair. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And there is a lot of quiet in the house. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Surely she would not have to go in there with the students, she thought; surely he would open the faculty lounge soon and she could use the unisex restroom there, the one reserved for teachers. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He jumped up on it and stood there looking back at us. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I was standing there taking my grandmother in, Desdemona suddenly turned her head and noticed me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And there are overseers who make sure the people work hard, who live in stone houses in the comers of the fields. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, though, I have nowhere to go after school, so there is no avoiding Sam. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She could have fallen quiedy asleep there if he had continued to pass his hand over her hair. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even if a patent were obtained, I think there would very likely be a good deal of general criticism.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Frypan had known Thomas would be coming late, so he’d left a plate full of roast beef and potatoes; a note announced there were cookies in the cupboard. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But the Pirate’s Den has existed in one form or another almost as long as the internet’s been around, and every decade or so, there’s an assassination that actually goes through. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Only that there was a tightness in the back of her throat. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But there I was again—watching nature videos to help me fall asleep. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

There is no doubt that a statement starting with there begins on a weak note. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a woman’s face up there on the blackboard. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every ten minutes by the small clock built into die dashboard he tried to radio with a simple message: “I need help. Is there anybody listening to me?” Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jed chuckled for a few seconds, but there was nothing pleasant or cheerful about the sound. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Since there was no applause from Fern and me the first time around, she started up again, as zombielike as she could, to imitate the toughs standing around outside the pool hall. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She followed him to his room but stopped at the door like there was an invisible fence. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps there are living things that do not have a solvent system at all—solid-state life, where there are electrical signals propagating rather than molecules floating about. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As evidence of the need, there is a packet nestled in a small cubby of Lincoln’s upright desk. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually they crept forward, closing their circle around the table, and there they remained for a very long time, staring at Ruth May. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was alone and there was nothing for him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among Chicago’s leading citizens there was always a deep fear of being second class. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“It was just lying there behind the books. He probably didn’t even—” “Gilly, you stole it. Don’t put no fancy name on it. It was his, and you took it, right?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mom described the top floor briefly, but she didn’t take them up there. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like the reverend told us: All had been darkness and now there was light. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But let me tell you, when I first got there, you would have thought the Devil himself had come through . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

How do you not get that Hester wants to stay there and find out what the scarlet A means to her? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, you see, I’m not actually arguing, sir. So I don’t really know. But I’ll be there!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Glenn Cunningham was there, dressed in a sharp gray suit and a bright yellow tie. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

This one I got to cross through the weather to get there. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Some men there are who give them a kick, so that they fall over;—but those are not many. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many grains of sand are there in the world? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Fellow firefighter William Gillespie was already there, retrieving something from his locker. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

If you want to be there, you can be there. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I am,” he confessed, “but I am running to and you are runningfrom, and there’s a world of difference there.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Owen who had wanted to know all there was. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This tube ran all the way up to the second-story balcony, where the people that worked there would keep filling it up with loose Legos, all shapes, sizes and colors. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It’s not clear how long he was supposed to stay there, but he ran away and returned to Oakland long before his time was up. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Nor were there any Nobel Prize winners in his exhaustively selected group of geniuses. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

For the other half, there was a catch. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I lost my husband in the schools. We were taken there together.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t smell like grapes out there, just like dust. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“How many do you think are in there?” he asks breathlessly. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The world was sick, life was difficult and here there seemed new hope, here there seemed to be a message, comforting, mild, full of fine promises. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt his not being there more than I had felt his being there. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I walked back there and looked at her mistake tree. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I am right there next to her, but I can’t do a thing. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Though the undertaker clearly disapproved, they toted Uncle Camp into Aunt Loma’s little parlor as if he had a right to be there. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In the dream he smiled as he worked it and I stood there crying, knowing that eventually it would work and that he would kill me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that he’s in there, Annabelle has no clue what to say to him, and she can practically hear the gears of conversational effort turning in his own head. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The mountains on either side were covered in forest, and there were large animals and monstruos living in those trees. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder if my girlfriend had anyone there to support her. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“About five million people are standing down there on the streets watching us.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

But there was one external development, one shadow that he had to refer to. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Every time a car pulled away, Dicey looked to be sure her three were still there. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The talk is that there are plenty of deserters there.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reader, do you think that it is a terrible thing to hope when there is really no reason to hope at all? The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I was the Queen. They were all my people. What else were they there for but to do my will?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He loved learning how the clocks in the station worked, and there was a kind of satisfaction in knowing how to climb through the walls and secretly repair the clocks without anyone seeing him. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He just lay there, all tensed up, waiting for a fusillade of bullets to come buzzing through his windows. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here there were no sounds, the station completely deserted at night. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In the house there are other people in the room with my grandparents. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Dex and Faris are there, along with the other twenty-seven men in my battle platoon, including Cyril, a barrel-shaped boy who hates taking orders but accepts mine readily, and Darien, who has fists like hammers. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

"Help me get his clothes off," I ordered Noodles, who was just standing there looking at his broken-up brother with teary eyes. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Oh, and there would probably be a picture of me on the front of the program. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The 150 or so inmates gathered there were suddenly shouting, running, in disarray. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think the statue of Thomas Mott Osborne in the foyer of the training academy is there because, somehow, Elam Lynds won’t do. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the roar that follows, there’s no doubt that that’s exactly what they plan to do. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Lauren was there, angrily twisting Oreos open and scraping out the cream filling into a bowl. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Poor man, it’s not his fault there’s a Depression. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The traffic is astonishing, there’s honking and barging, people drive right out to the middle of the intersections and sit there when the light changes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure there are good reasons he is the way he is, but then I decide that the reasons don’t matter. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

No new fireworks went off, nor was there any indication given about what now occupied his mind. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It made my chest ache to think of my grandpa down there, lost and looking for his wife, searching their familiar places for memories of her. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

On the right there are two images of his rack-and-pinion ratchet mechanism. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Back in Provincetown, there was a belt of sandy beaches all around the town, except for the harbor side, where houses were built out over the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Take me out alone, Owen had said, until you can’t see land, and leave me there. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there was the Camaro up on blocks and an old couch pushed against the wall. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“My parents have a house there,” Hina explained, “and they’re waiting for us. The West Coast government isn’t going to turn us back over to the camps.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I believe that there are four institutions in American history that have shaped our approach to race and justice but remain poorly understood. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I looked back to see Lily before she boarded, and suddenly there was Nathan—standing near the entrance of the gangway. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

‘Dearest, be sensible. Give up your quest. Your Argo II could never make the trip to Athens. Even if it did, there’s the matter of the Athena Parthenos.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The shutter had been pulled aside from the window of the large bedroom in the west wing, and someone was standing there, looking down upon the lawns. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The news switched to a story about South Africa—blacks rioting there and dying wholesale in battles with police over the policies of the white supremacist government. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“That way we won’t be the only Black kids on the team. And we wouldn’t be associated with those guys in there,” she said, gesturing toward the kids in the cafeteria. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And there was Jimmy, the older boy—Jimmy, who had one day driven his wife to suicide and killed himself the next. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Along the rotting-plank road, wooden stakes were driven deep into the boggy ground; there the corpses festered, red and dripping. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Without that, there was no way to take the case to the Supreme Court. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Now, there’s a rude boy—my help is no good to you?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Except this time there was something else, something extra in that look I couldn’t fathom. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of her was wondering whether she should make a last-minute bathroom run, because there was no telling whether the Underworld had public restrooms. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, in her room, there was a squirrel who could type. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

A couple of the other groups are back inside the lobby when we get there. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

About what I was walking toward, up ahead there in the clouds. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I found myself drawn more and more to the big house just to make sure Edmond wasn’t waiting for us there, or had managed to drag himself that far but no farther. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

For instance, there are several pictures of what look like large boulders, beside a lake. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the rule—that you didn’t have to get up for a white person if there were no empty seats left on the bus—and there weren’t. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I understood people talked about other people—I was guilty of it myself—but how could they say such things when I was right there? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t know just why my successful evasion of chemistry should have floated into my mind there in Jay Cee's office. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

For dinner, there’s minced venison in the stew. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It was not a comfort to be there, and that is what I wanted. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby’s back was stuck to my wrist as if it were glued there as we continued to tumble down the fiery tunnel. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Most of the kids from our school wait there. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I would lie there and scream until there was nothing left of me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For humans, there was a good biological reason to enjoy sunsets and long walks on the beach, candlelight on the mistletoe. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The ice was too soft to cross, but there was not enough open water to launch the boats. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Access there was usually restricted to Brothers of the Order and those given special permission by the Kuhani. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“The longer you’re in there, the longer my fingers get a break.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I knew there would be guards on the train, and I tried to see where they were, but, keeping out of sight, 1 could not. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

That’s because, as we saw in Chapter 5, there were no more than nine areas of the globe, perhaps as few as five, where food production arose independently. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They could burn my flag or pelt me with stones, but if there were taxidermied kittens to be had, then I would go and bring them back to this, the greatest country on earth. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

For there were really two dreams, the first like a dim, blurred, infernal foreshadowing of the second. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

There are videos about the importance and difference of treble and bass clefs; there is a list of music terms and what they mean, and the site even contains videos entailing the transposition of music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

All the a cappella kids are there, making up funny schoop-schoop songs about the punch. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

In this band of the invading horde there were about a hundred men, which is not many; but in the village were only eighteen men and boys. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was quiet, and that didn’t make sense given how much heat there was.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As there is no motive for concealment, I am permitted to use them, and accordingly send you a rescript, simply omitting technical details of seamanship and supercargo. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

To make things more confusing, it was clear that there were moments of tenderness between them. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“There’s a private school out there that I’ll be going to,” she said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

In the lifetime of the universe there has apparently not been enough time for an initial gravitational nonuniformity to collect the amount of mass that seems to reside in the Virgo supercluster. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Mom were just sitting there like zombies. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Found them in the garage fridge. Thought I’d see if there were any more in here.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

By then, of course, there was no flag standing on the moon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Mr. Huffer said without giving himself away, “this town can’t remain a museum piece. Plus there is a lot of good land here that could be useful again.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"All the personal e-mails are dispatched to your laptops. Also there's a telemetry update for Vogel and a system update for me. Huh . . . there's a voice message addressed to the whole crew." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even as they stood there, and the Elves were going aboard, and all was being made ready to depart, up rode Merry and Pippin in great haste. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“The dementors affect you worse than the others because there are horrors in your past that the others don’t have.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

At this point, Kaiserman didn’t have a vantage point to see there were two people in the Saturn. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bite! I mean, I don’t think. I think—I mean, that felt good. That was nice. I don’t know if there’s something else.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The president was sitting there with the minister of education. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we knew that if there was going to be a store that had yarn, it was going to be on Fulton Street. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She turned away from the holding ponds, made her way to the front door of the main building, and was met there by Dimitri. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Scrubby trees stood out from gravel banks, and beneath them, here and there, were the red-flushed, spawned-out bodies of salmon, insects happy around them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe she’s there, too afraid to see it happen and too afraid to miss it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

When I woke up the next morning, there was a message from Violet waiting in my cache. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The late-August morning sun was hot and steamy, and there was no breeze on the balcony. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He had long since enquired about Kamala’s town house and called there the next day. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he was kicked off the team, there was a chance they might quit. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Could have been a lot worse, if you hadn’t been there. You’re all set.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Saturdays he goes to bed at one in the afternoon and stays there till Monday morning. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They put the suit on the baby then and there. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I opened the door to the gym, Ty and Johnny were in there shooting baskets. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sinister arm—as it was called—was passable, though they rarely went there. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It took all her strength to remain still and silent, the way Syrio Forel had taught her, to stand there like a stick of furniture. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I can’t remember what it went on to say, but I was glad that somewhere in the world there was an Uncle Al. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But there was one fruit boat they would not smell. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Matthias could see a shadow, but there was nothing to cast it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

So either it's leaking or there are snakes in here. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still in there, on the seat next to me, between me and the window. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There is only a very thick jungle there, where the men go to make charcoal. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of the careful, responsible rationing she usually does, Mama is making breakfast like there is no war, like everything is normal. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He knew how to prepare a few French dishes, perfectly seasoned and magnificently presented, which were his contribution whenever there were guests for dinner. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there were a number of cigarette burns on both desks. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He told how the teacher could read and that there were lots of books on shelves in the cabin. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you not see the glass—there and there. She was wearing bangles.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed so normal at the time, but, in retrospect, maybe there was a bit of a frown on his face. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

To her joy, it was still there at midnight. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Miss Lizzy standing there in her walker between me and the door. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They know there are no soldiers here and the remaining people are defenseless. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The only thing he ever did, though, was give these sex talks and all, late at night when there was a bunch of guys in his room. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

When I was finished, there was a long silence. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” she cried, tossing her head this way and that, “he said—you know what he said—you were there, Will, you listened, too!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Of course there were other kinds of trades, Matty knew, though he didn’t fully understand. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Except for the wires which ran to the house from a spot among the trees, there was no evidence that Hill House belonged in any way to the rest of the world. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the entrance, there was a checkpoint, then two more friskings inside. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew there was no need to call the city fire department, which would have had all the equipment needed to put out the fire quickly and take care of Grandma. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Karen and Matt are down there by the tree now.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And, of course, there’s no fire pit,” said Grace. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Though the hobbits ate, as only famished hobbits can eat, there was no lack. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was nothing romantic about her Africa, or rather, there was nothing romantic in the sense that I conceived of it. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It means that there are all these different kinds of people in detention with my papi. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t think that there is a favorite kid in our family. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good morning, there were high white clouds above the mountains. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I think we’re lost. Is there an art studio around here?” he asks. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The man speaking had tribal marks all over his cheek; there seemed to be no area of skin free of the ingrained lines. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The band played, and even though there were more fifes, clarinets, and flutes than booms and brass, Fern held on to Pa tighter. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

If Cecilia were to be reunited with her family, if the sisters were close again, there would be no avoiding her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mama made him go to school, but still he searched on the way there and back. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing? Surely there is something here—what about a necklace? Hmm? Or a scarf?” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Tell me, I have never seen a retreat—if there is a retreat how are all the wounded evacuated?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Some days there was no food in his pocket. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then there will be no one to hear you scream,” the Sicilian said, and he jumped with frightening agility toward her face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He felt a burning on his neck and reached up to find red coals there. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hunting is a marvelous pastime. Communing with nature and all that! Although it can be dangerous. In my own family there have been some—unfortunate accidents.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Are there any more tournaments you can play in?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled out the school notebook that she’d stuffed under there after school, as well as a package wrapped in a piece of worn leather. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Even though most of the people who lived there were hiding from the rest of the world, nobody in that community exerted much effort at all when it came to hiding things from one another. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have anything decent in there to eat, do you?” he said, peering into the refrigerator as I opened the door to take out the cream. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I'm glad my hiding place makes it impossible for the cameras to get a close shot of me because I'm biting my nails like there's no tomorrow. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

From the sound of the shots—pop pop—he might have thought the shooting gallery was ahead, except there were no pings. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

On the first floor there they kept their extra supplies—tools, paints, brushes, drop cloths, everything—and on the second floor they had their offices, with their computers, files, maps, invoices, deeds to the properties. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“On my left, there are about seventeen thousand souvenir shops.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And because there was nothing left to say and everything left to say, they kissed one more time. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I wanted to close my eyes and sleep until the end of the world, but I needed to go home before my mom realized I wasn’t there. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She was so lost, it didn’t seem like there was a single math fact that could save her. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But we both know there’s zero chance of that. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Marilyn vos Savant said that you should always change and pick 6 2 the final door because the chances are 2 in 3 that there will be a car behind that door. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I hauled the door wider to get some fresh air in there. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then there is the threat of the drug tests, hanging over me like a fast- approaching SAT. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thank goodness there was no one in sight. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad drink iced tea and there is no biting or snarling. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Something wrapped itself about him, falling at the same speed he was falling, and then there was the loud flapping of leathery wings and everything slowed. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I wanted to wail, to wave my arms in exuberance, to give myself up right then and there to the unexplainable force that overpowered the others in the room. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I read that more than 90 percent of the Zimbabwean people were called Shona, but that there was another tribe called Ndebele, which I think was pronounced en-duh-BELL-lay. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was in perfect form from the outset, and there was no way I could make up for my weak showing at the start of the game. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And I said, “I want to stay there when I get there.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

One way or another, there was going to be a fight. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Piper realized there were many flaws in her plan. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. His parents are dealing with paperwork, and Samantha’s there. He’s getting discharged soon.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Although there is no immediate danger, it will be a long recovery, and given her age, sixty-four, there could be serious, even fatal, complications. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Walton taps an F and nods for him to start there. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

One time she had gone there to bring him an apron and carfare to go to a job. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is kicking himself for coming so close only to fail, when there is a tap on his shoulder. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“She wrote me. She wants me to come out there.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Because with Faith sizzling beside me and the sun sky-high overhead, there was no denying it: Dwight and I looked alike. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, there must be many quite different pathways to an advanced civilization of specified capabilities. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in the evening, Max would whistle or cough, sneeze or sing, letting me know there were no police, and I would pass him food through the weak place in the fence. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Is there something we can use as a small stretcher? I don’t want to hurt him worse by carrying him upstairs myself.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I see the green field we’re approaching and I know I should be relieved I’m almost there, I’m almost safe again, but there was never any true danger in the first place. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I just remember sitting there in my truck, parked outside his house. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I looked in my bag and there was barely anything left of the bread and oranges. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“On the edge of the world sea,” he said, “lives the giant king Hymir. He owns a cauldron three miles deep. It’s the biggest cauldron there has ever been.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Against a corner there was a stack of burlap sacks with fancy black lettering: POTATOES. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Talking to herself didn’t seem like such a bad idea there in the outer ruins, where the relics of the Rusties struggled against the grip of creeping plants. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The house was quiet; there was no crying. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

One big question was whether there could be such a thing as organic processed food. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“You mean, there are people buried in the floor?” said Olive, her voice quavering. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I wanted to uncap my sword, but there was nothing to fight. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

We had already noticed there were many older boys and girls there, all in uniforms. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just stood there, and didn’t push the button to open it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The establishment was pretty trashed, and there were forty humans out for the count. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

We met this really cool guy there, Abel, one of the auto mechanics. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then he heard another familiar voice, and he knew there was only one choice. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond the yard there's collards and corn growing a scarecrow, black snakes, and whip-poor-wills. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He knew as he stood there that he could never tell why he had killed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Go to Uncle Chester’s trunk in the barn. Bring me the crepe paper flowers you’ll find there.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“How are you? Head still hanging in there?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

All day, Thorn had been there, so it wasn’t too bad. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The assassin of the president was in there, injured, desperate, and on the run from a manhunt. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell myself this, and there she is. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Now' we turn our backs on the church and there is the thing we’ve in truth come to see: the Wall. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shed slumped back against the cavern wall, but there was no fight left in him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s the time, Mom. Right up there on the board.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

On the sidewalk we draw hopscotch games that we play using chipped pieces of slate, chalk Maria & Jackie Best Friends Forever wherever there is smooth stone. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Is there any way I can help you guys here?” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, there he was, curled up on the floor beside me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

On every campus, on every faculty, there were exceptions—remarkable professors who took it upon themselves to act as tutors, advisors, friends. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kate kept a hopeful eye out for anything unusual, but unfortunately there was nothing to see except boulders and sand and swaths of green vegetation. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a group in Seattle that gives woodworking classes. They have real tools and—get this—there’s a community garden you and Lola could visit.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

By this point he knew there would be some kind of trick involved; and knowing this, he felt sure he’d be ready for it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the castle, there was a buzz of Christmas in the air. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They went to Tijuana for a couple days to do some study about these wild rabbits they got down there. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He just sat there taking deep breaths and looking up at the opening of the cave. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wondered if there was a moon out, and if so, what it looked like. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

For a terrible moment, I thought she had found some chopped-up body parts in there. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I peered down the road, hoping to hear the sound of a car or a truck, but there was nothing but silence. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thereafter, at teatime, I would go to the small kitchen in the office and take my tea there in solitude. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You saying there’s a.way to move slower?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

After bailing him out a few times, Deborah started leaving him in jail to teach him a lesson, saying, “You just stay there till your bail come down to where you can afford it.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Beyond where the waving grass met the sky was South Carolina, but how could I get back there? Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Streaking past me, just right there in front of me, goes a dark face in a black hoodie. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"On my flight out of Atlanta, there were seven unaccompanied minors," I said. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

At night, it’s so cloudy, there are no stars in the sky, only fog. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Students from the arts college, old people, veterans, politicians, businessmen, professors, housewives—you name it, they were there. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Your father thought of that too. Did you see the mop on the balcony? That’s our sign. If the Red Guards come, the mop won’t be there and I’ll know not to go in.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Jenny will let us sleep in a little, since, hello, the set is right over there.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mae sat there frowning, a great potato of a woman with a round, sensible face and calm brown eyes. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toward the back of the store there was a bunch of ladies gathered around a table. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Inigo was about to say, but there was no need, because with a rush of wings he had expected and a high long shriek he had not, the first king bat swooped down at him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As his senses returned, he looked back at the canoe, and it was still there, and the rucksack was still under the seat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

To me, there was magic in the learning. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She spent many hours helping to get their papers and books in order, and her devotion to William’s memory impressed the community there. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was worried even before last year, even before there was reason. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It took her another forty minutes on foot to reach the little house on Winslow, and by the time she got there she knew something was wrong. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Inside, there's a huge mirror—and the best one I've ever seen. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It would cost them some effort to get there. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

You’re told that in this town a daughter, if there is one, always answers the door. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a shimmering silver rope studded with diamonds that she braided into her hair, and there were diamond pins to fasten her hair in place. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So instead of just one backboard to aim for, there was an ocean of hundreds of them in front of me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dorothy wasn’t there either, of course, and I hadn’t expected her to be. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As for Kelton, I expect him to have a snotty comeback, but instead he just stands there, genuinely thrown by my comment. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Sorry it took so long, but Erica was super busy. And there wasn’t anyone else here to ask for help.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"I've got my wife locked in up there," explained Wilson calmly. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder how there can be any communication between those ancient milky eyes and those dark glasses. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, there!” one of them called as they passed, and he had to be talking to me since no one else was around. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

People gave him pound and ten shilling notes for Christmas and birthdays, they gave him more because he hadn't got a father, and then there was pocket money. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Since there are serious consequences to misinterpreting these statements as absolute laws, a responsible writer should insert a qualifier like on average or all things being equal, together with a slightly or somewhat. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He was alone there, and since I was home from school on vacation, I was sent to help him. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the ashes in the stove there must have been a great deal of it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t get home that night until after six thirty, and I was a little scared when I found my mother there. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was always there in my collection, in one of my little piles next to the skirting board. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Teresa was right, and they’d been that close to figuring out some kind of clue to get out of there, only to see it literally lost in flames ... The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She dug into it with her fingers, but of course there was no cake, only more flowers, but she pantomimed eating it without sharing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Hizdahr had not taken up residence there, preferring to establish his own suite of rooms deep in the heart of the Great Pyramid, where massive brick walls surrounded him on all sides. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Lying there in the darkness, he knew he was an outcast. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I walked into a situation where all of a sudden there were seven hundred and eight hundred people at my readings.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I did get out, I couldn't go past the garden without slowing down to look, even though there was nothing growing. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want to get a license, there’s only one way. I’ll explain it to you simple. Being a nice guy.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I barely get there in time for first period. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Whenever there is any vividness in my narrative it may be ascribed securely to Ovid. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen carefully,” Taran said, “is there a way you can take me to my companion?” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Don’t leave me here on this terrible world, I’ve got to get away; there’s going to be an atom war! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, there’s almost no unemployment among geeks,” I told him casually. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowned stag was there, yes . . . shrunken and enclosed within the heart. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Mr. de Winter,” she said, “there is something I’ve been wanting to ask you for ages. Now tell me, is there any chance of you reviving the Manderley fancy dress ball?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you still there? ” the voice asked plaintively. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Each morning there was a delicate period, between six and six-thirty, when there was a chance, however remote, that they could steal another ten or fifteen minutes of sleep. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“But are ive—” “I have to go,” said the little boy. “—going to live there too?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lives there with his new wife whom he calls Margy. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought how terrible the nights must have been in a time when men knew the things were there and were deadly. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay. Have your people in Ohio scrape the windshield and the grill. The front license plate, too, if there is one. We need to analyze any and all squished bugs.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

If that was where Clara had died, then there might be something there for her to find. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I don’t think there’s anyone that I spent more time with, at least not since Dad died, unless you count Buckminster. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Granddad hasn’t wired Beechwood and cell phones don’t get reception there, so I began writing emails. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The thief, Mr. Kendall, knew that we’d been out there, too. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Apparently, no one at the museum knows how it got there. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Then I got jobs to do shrub trimming and pool cleanup and sidewalk edging and garage cleaning, and there were more and more people working away. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Joyce is getting the rest of the paperwork. You'll find everything in there.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Although the house was not much cooler, there were at least fans in there, and Mrs. Moss parked the babies in front of the TV during the hottest part of the afternoon. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I thought I’d just walk over there, with the dog crate in the old red wagon, and bring her back, and everything would be as normal as it ever is around here. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Drilling, shooting, marching over, they stacked them at their barracks and there was always at least a sergeant guarding these stacked guns. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around and realized Celia wasn’t there, and most of the class was watching us and waiting for my answer. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He imagined beetle blades out there, helping the creatures find their way. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Karen said, her face very serious, “What does that man do in there for so long?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glances over the copy, but there’s too much to even begin to process. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The corpse had been removed, but there were still traces of dried blood on the ground. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shut up! I think there’s something else in this pit.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I did move, finally, I just stood there feeling numb, but very heavy—and completely lost. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“If there is a court order, that’s something else. But this is not a court order. There is no penalty for disobeying a telegram.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I thank you, but all that you mention is nothing to me; on the whole earth there is no comfort which I am capable of receiving.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

A child whose parents are highly educated typically does well in school; not much surprise there. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Dad, there’s not a person in the world who could identify me from that photograph.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If there’s anything that’s bothering you, you can come to us.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She hung there for a moment, her shiny legs dangling. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Only quite recently historians thought there was a straightforward answer to this question. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Once upon a time there was a girl whose entire life was a lie. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He sat there like a little mouse and thought, and in half a minute it was fixed!” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes there was nothing in a garbage can but drippings of fat in the bottom. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But what if there’s only one mask, and you’re the one who gets it first? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She hesitated and started rubbing her arms to get warm, but then she decided she wasn’t going to tell me there, on the front steps of the school, either. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Since they knew nothing about the magical nature of the preserve, there was no way they could possibly relate to what she had experienced. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Ah! I got it all round. Even you cast me off over there, and I felt just ready to go to the deuce,” he began apologetically. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, he didn’t feel the nightmare there at all. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Are we just going to leave them there?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“No, really, Suzy. When I was in seventh grade, all I wanted was to get the heck out of there. And I hadn’t even lost my best fr—” He stopped quickly and shook his head. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“It was more like skating. It’s really getting slippery out there.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swear if there's ever another war, they better just take me out and stick me in front of a firing squad. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

And so I just sit there, kind of in shock for most of those conversations. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Guests were frequent at the Terranovas’ apartment, so when the doorbell rang, there was no sense of foreboding—no dimming of the sun, no foreshadowing of the arrival of death at their door. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The slaves worked the rows—with the harvest approaching there was no question. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Even having resolved the Zed thing, and working as I was to fix the Bruiser situation, I felt like there were just too many problems. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early in 1946, David and Pesza devised a plan to go back to Czechoslovakia to see if they could settle there. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Only there were still several weeks to go. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“How you hanging in there, champ?” his father asked him while they waited for the waitress to bring them their pizzas. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dad will wear a shirt without a collar, and even jeans on weekends, but he sends them to the cleaner’s, so there’s a crease down the center of each leg, like Sunday pants. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t think there were two people here. We thought there was only one.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needed to take the wheel to the bicycle shop and get it aligned with the machine they had down there. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

You’re allowed to look different there because, apparently, it’s a bastion of difference. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“I had never thought about it before. They were just there. And now I can see that these”—I turn them, looking at the palms—“these are different. They’re not mine. They’re imposters.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

A few birds were quarreling among the red flowers of the rhododendron, and there stood Dustfinger looking lost to the world, and juggling. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was only a short way to the ford of the river, near the priory, and from there across fields covered with grazing sheep to the forest. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the coffee farm was a small banana farm, and there we came across a man cutting down hands of ripe bananas. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe there was still frost on the metal foil around the expensive lemon ice cream. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You there, Percy Jackson.' Is this your beast?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Every day except weekends and Wednesdays, when there is after-school lacrosse. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

But the next week, Shirley’s fingers seemed as clumsy as ever and now there were lessons on the piano in addition to the lessons at school. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Howard retreated to Ridgewood and remained secluded there for months, prostrate with grief. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start to put the note away, but she stays there with her hand out. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But there could be repercussions for that tomorrow. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I had to come in order for there to be law and order here, and work. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s possible that Bobby was simply given the gifts on his thirteenth birthday, even though there was no actual coming-of-age Bar Mitzvah ceremony. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But there was something,” he said, looking at Emilia and then at me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“All them King Lords up in there. You know that’s a death wish, right?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Aileen stood by one of the tables closer to the door, and there were still a few empty seats, so I shot over to one next to her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Service hasn’t started yet, but there are people all around the sanctuary, talking in little clusters. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You know we aren’t here to make life hard. We’re here to help you build coping skills so you can get back out there and attack life again.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She pulls her hair over her real cheeks, holding it there, eyes wide and angry in the moonlight. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out how they had fit in there, especially with two kits and two pairs of cleats. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Out there. He was too heavy for me.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t seen them yet, but there was nowhere to hide, and as they stood up he saw the movement and whipped around to face them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For breakfast there were pancakes, and Ma made a pancake man for each one of the children. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house was always full, and it seemed there was a perpetual discussion going on about politics. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By November the cats were the only ones there. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think about asking for their advice: Is there anything wrong with being nice to him? The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And secondly—do you think there’s any ending to that story that doesn’t put Mom and Finn and Chess and me in danger, too? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Some of the Judenrat police enjoyed their new jobs too much, it was true, but there were others who tried to do what the Germans told them without making things worse for their fellow Jews. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And there is a man. And a lot of birds are gathered on the ground. I think they love Luna, too. They’re all staring at her. And Luna is wearing her let’s-make-trouble face.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Then one day a friend of mine took me out there and showed me something that changed my mind totally.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tea stops before it splashes onto an open book as though there is an invisible wall surrounding it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“The first time she took me there. After that I went by myself.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

But there is a way of feeling invisible that makes one almost believe it’s true. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand there scopin’ the scene for a minute and tell him: “How ’bout over there, D? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Vinny’s father had been there that afternoon, seen you, and demanded that you all come down. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The moral law applies to rational, language-using creatures, and the law of nature binds all human beings by virtue of their capacity to recognize that there are moral obligations that are common to them all. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Instead of the dull pain of a winter strap, there were these new green switches that lost their sting long after the whipping was over. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had casually inspected this area on my early morning walks, and it was there that I decided to bury the manuscript. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was not there, so I don’t know, but if indeed he did the actual pushing, it was, as far as I’m concerned, a very impulsive thing. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a pause, she said in a hurry, “No, no, that’s totally fine! I think I was just having an off day when I went there last time. I’m sure I’ll find something good tonight.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He pulled the bloodstained mask from his face and got up and rinsed it in the ditch and wrung it out and then just stood there in the road. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The pole was about thirty feet long and there was a net on the end of it. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between cheerleading, the play, and all of her committees, there’s always a reason for Abby to be late to first period, but she never gets called out. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He paced and pranced, there on the other side of the creek. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I guess there is nothing new, then, in the world,” decided Francie unhappily. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The inmate had been telling me that the farther north you went in the prison system, the less talking there was between officers and inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

From there on the argument began to get louder and more personal. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But everything about him—his sense of command, a confidence that betrays how often he comes here, the fact that there is nothing, nothing I can read about him—makes my heartbeat quicken. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Better start pretending you’re a hard worker. It’s just over that rise. And hurry up. We don’t get out there before every other black fool, we’ll be out of luck.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was kind of disturbing, us just sitting there next to each other, like nothing ever happened between me and him just a while ago. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was guarded only when the children were there: at night it was empty, because there was nothing to steal and no one to be hunted. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s beyond the maw of that cave. From there, I’m sure we’ll find the entrance,” Wind Being said, forming its human shape from the sands around it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Third, there must be ways of establishing priority—Tartaglia’s coded poem is a device to demonstrate that he already has the solution even though he is keeping it secret. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I sat there while he made all the kids crack up. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“What if it knows there’s no real emergency?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I ask my mom if there’s Wi-Fi in Puerto Rico and she says yes but she doesn’t want to be using her phone while we’re there. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

That invisible ball of twine was right there in her hand, and she had to hold it tight, because if she let go of it, she and Dallas would be lost out here. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not the first time, because whenever there is butter or even margarine, I save some in this way. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the heat I would cook in there. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

So I got to head out tonight and be there when the sun comes up, ready to strike the first big fish that rises. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’d forgotten any idea of collecting other rabbits, but there were three who joined me all the same—Bluebell here and Pimpernel and young Toadflax. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘His conclusions agreed with where our enquiries were heading, but I have to say he got there before us.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Anyway, here’s the vodka, and there’s Coke. Is vodka and Coke a thing?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But I knew there was no way I could. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

And there was a door on level three that might be the only chance. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I thought there must be something wrong with me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He stands there, frightened by the sudden outburst. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now they do, but a lot of their business still comes from people who go there to hang out and buy a slice or a pie. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Staring at that figure I painted, I realize there is something sad about the chain-saw artistry of Buddy Gui. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He just lies there feeling sorry for himself and it don’t matter what I do or say. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We would prefer to say that such people cannot exist, that there aren’t any,” writes Solzhenitsyn. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He just put himself out there, his heart exposed directly to the elements, and wow, I respected him for it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"C'mon, Crow, you always like to get there early to open the door for people." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although there are many doubters and naysayers, today there is widespread agreement among scientists that the environmental crises threatening the planet are climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, and degraded water quality. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

After the first night I spent there, which was uncomfortable because of the uneven places in the rock, I carried dry seaweed up from the beach and made a bed for myself. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there is one thing the AT teaches, it is low-level ecstasy—something we could all do with more of in our lives. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Altogether “in sum” or “entirely”: Altogether there were four of them. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes there’s nothing left to do but move on. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As a child, she had once spent an entire nightmared year convinced that she was going to die there. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore’s still got his Invisibility Cloak...There was something funny there.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

An instant later she saw that the bridge didn’t make it all the way across, and there was no river frill of metal deposits beneath it to catch her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then, just when I’m starting to think that my applications were so bad the colleges didn’t even bother replying, there’s an envelope from Boston University waiting for me on the kitchen table. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Once our visas expired, we applied for political asylum, but after two years without progress, we were told there was no record of our application. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

If he could not find help there, in the holiest place of Greece, he could find it nowhere. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lizza! What a question! Of course he got there first! Isn’t he a Salem man?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The echoing bang of the slammed cellar door had not died away before there was a terrible, drawn-out scream from directly above them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Could there really be a whole congregation of people who have never heard of the James Dickey novel and subsequent movie? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The family bond is still there, the desire to make his mother proud, too. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just play it safe. He’ll help us when we get there.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

What motivated the man to decide it was time to move from here to there was unclear. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Just jump early and break out running with no one there running with you. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

His eyes blurred and there swam before him a vast array of red and blue and green and yellow cans stacked high upon shelves. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I had something to eat but there’s nothing in the icebox but cabbage leaves floating in the melted ice. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I looked down at the small placard that was there until a gravestone would be ready. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But it was in good repair, and there were plenty of rooms and bedrooms. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you do not arrive tonight there is a temple not far from here where you can eat and sleep.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or if everyone around me was there because they could cause someone to hurt themselves that way, too. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Now there would have to be a feast for him! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

When I got there, a beat-up orange pickup was parked in the driveway with a dog crate in the back, and I heard some woman’s voice inside with my parents. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

There was playing the organ, she said, and there was playing at the organ. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t trust him enough to believe he wouldn’t shout for them, or try to hold me there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I thought you’d never let me out. Terribly cramped in there.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t go on biding time like there was no end of it, no end to this summer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Was there anything else?” the woman asked “I don’t believe so.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Devon’s hair is brown and people say his eyes are big and beautiful and brown but really there’s a lot of black and white in his eyes. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fisherman balanced him there, placing a callused hand at Edward’s back. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer plainly did not agree to it, and there is no evidence that Lawrence or Alvarez even knew they had been mentioned until years later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, there aren’t very many of us in Twelve,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the more she looked, the more he seemed to be there. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

She liked him right away because he replaced the girl who’d lived there before, a four-year-old who was always trying to convince Hazel to come to her tea parties, where no talking was allowed. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Was the bear still out there, and was it angry? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

For every crow there were a hundred flies. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But there was something nagging deep inside of me that grew stronger by the moment. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Without it, there would have been little to live for. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among our new arrivals there are two young soldiers with flat feet. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm sort of a pack leader there, if I do say so myself. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had been there once or twice with my mom but never on my own. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When the shower of gold stopped, at the very moment Mo closed the book, Meggie saw there was a little sand among all the gleaming, glittering money. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When I finally find my way to the cafeteria, there’s this huge line to get food. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Joaquin had thought he had cried enough for a lifetime, but seeing Mark standing there was too much. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, hello there, Ronan! Glad to have you aboard! Sorry about the time. Got to go when the tides are just right.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Ah, there’s the Claire that was missing half an hour ago. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I quickly realized I would never recover my composure looking up there, so I looked back at the students and forced a smile. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As Jefferson put it, “May we meet there again...with our antient Colleagues, and receive with them the seal of approbation.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

This is the true length of human history; before that there were two million years of prehistory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A bank of trash cans is set out beside the door, and there’s a smell of fried chicken, going bad. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He thinks there’s a spirit in it, and he’s been a trying to conjure it out. But that’s where it is.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, there existed an unspoken yet real fear of Crick, especially among his contemporaries who had yet to establish their reputations. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The confession box is dark and there’s a big crucifix hanging over my head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The worst thing was lying there wanting my mother. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In it there were sacks of flour, meal, com, sugar, salt, and cases of canned food. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Great. I can’t wait to see you, princess. Is your mom there?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

"Damnedest thing," said the coachman, who wore a long black robe and who Tristran estimated to be in his late forties, "there was no wind, no storm. It simply fell. Terrified the horses." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the instructions are misguided, because there is no such thing as a paragraph. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was a sumptuous interior, what with the royal tapestries—Uriah was there, still in the article of bisection—and the couch strewn deep with furs, and the flashing candles. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had not dreamed her; she was there as certainly as the sparrows had been there, leaving spindly scratches in the mud. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though occasionally there may be as many as thirty people, there are often as few as five. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I find the outer edge of the Blue Hole where there’s suddenly a bottom, and I rise up out of it until I’m next to her, dripping on the bank. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Would you mind if I rode on ahead? I’m worried about that child. I’ll tell you how to get there, and I’ll go on ahead and keep watch.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she passes by, she warns us, “Be sure you clean underneath there. Don’t leave food on the floor for the janitors. It’s not their job to clean up after clubs.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She said all these things to him like she knew they would happen, and that he would be right there with her when they did. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I have a cousin who goes there. She’s insufferable and always brags about how great it is there. I loved rubbing the score in her face! ” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Mostly. I mean, things are always harder. Like the Hokey Pokey. When the song says ‘Put your right hand in,’ I kind of just stand there like a mannequin. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Are there too many but’s and and’s at the beginnings of sentences these days? Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

If I remember, when I was in high school, the counselor was there to help kids out who had academic problems, or problems at home. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he does, there’s such a tender quality to his voice that I can’t help looking up at him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But now the ledges came right down to the New Meadows, and there were no open mudflats. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

First there was Tyson moving into the Poseidon cabin, giggling to himself every fifteen seconds and saying, “Percy is my brother?” like he'd just won the lottery. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

When no one else was there, I would creep into the church to pray to him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Small hate or scorn would there ever be Between the South and the North Country. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, I want you to take me out there. Help me practice.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I think the sharp broken bits are teeth, but there’s not enough light to see. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I told him there was nothing left for a lie to protect. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tony said that Mr. Parrish was in the library, and I went there and found him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was the boys out there, who were in fact black, telling her she was “pretty for a dark-skin girl.” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Is there anything left in her suitcase?” asked Mrs. Rimas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I can’t do that,” Edward repeated, but this time there was a trace of defeat in his voice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"She's a psychologist. She lives in Palestine, in one of those communes. If you wrote to her, she might be able to sponsor you to go there." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Good morning,” James Daley said, and there was no humor in his voice, no arrogance, none of the fury Moss had heard the last time. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On the edge of tow n, there was some squatter camps just off the tracks. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was dropping fast now, a soft red sliding egg yolk, and already to the east there was a darkening to pur-ple. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all his hard work, after all the time he had spent underground, there was no way forward. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When my guide was down in a posture, I tried everything I could to get down as he was, but there I was, sticking up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s only the middle of October. He wasn’t planning on the game officially starting for another three weeks. Maybe there aren’t others out there yet.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

If she looked too closely, it would disappear, so she contented herself with knowing it was there, on the edge of her vision. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mia spent all afternoon there, until it was time for her shift at the bar. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

No, there was nothing but dislike on Capricorn’s face—dislike and relief. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then there were the heat waves, the crime waves. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon, while Mrs. Popper was still away at her meeting, and Janie and Bill had not yet come home from school, there was a loud ring at the front door. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘We must be getting off at once. We slept late; and there are a good many miles to go.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The contentment of the does spread to everyone else, until one evening Hazel remarked that he felt a perfect fraud as Chief Rabbit, for there were no problems and hardly a dispute to be settled. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you ever need a set of sheets and there ain’t none to be found, just check one of the cedar chests. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then one day, burrowing in a dresser drawer, she found what die had been looking for: proof that he had been there, his driver’s license. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

To his right there loomed against the westward stars a dark black shape. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They retired there by the thousand because the air was so bracing and healthy it kept them, so they believed, alive for a few extra years. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She had given it up because it was a shiny thing and she was hoping there were answers in a piece of string. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The walls looked as if someone had piled up a number of stones in a hurry, the roof had collapsed, and where there must once have been a door only a black hole now gaped. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There were over 500 people in attendance and besides basketball, there was a cheer camp for the little brothers and sisters and a talent show at halftime. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And sometimes there seems to be almost deliberate deception. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

From out in the hallway, there’s a screeching noise, followed by a bang—what sounds like somebody opening and closing their apartment door. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I think he knew, but there was nothing he could do about it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But now that I knew Marcus might be innocent, there was no way I could stop. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The whole room behind me was displayed; but there was no sign of a man in it, except myself. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But if you use your intuition you think that chance is 50-50 because you think there is an equal chance that the car is behind any door. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s funny how quickly you can tell who’s there for you and who’s just trying to plant some sort of flag. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Now I want to go back a little and tell what happened at the garage after we left there the night before. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

It sounded like there was hope after all. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Just lie back there and breathe until she gets here.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

And right then and there, Declaration and I had decided to be best friends. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There must have been vents in the cell because he heard Hoede say, “Be a brave lad, and there’s a few kruge in it for you.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“What you mumbling about in there, boy?” his mother asked through the closed door. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, ma’am. Just not a whole lot of parking out there and I was wondering if I could leave my car while I run inside the pharmacy?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She prayed that when she opened her eyes, she would be there. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one knows why the balds are there, or how long they have existed, or why they appear on some mountains but not others. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I spin around and there’s Garrett, standing in the kitchen doorway. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Oh, here and there was the look of a famous ancient cave or a Chinese opera. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there has to be a torch burning somewhere. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“They ain’t at the house. And this ain’t one of your romances. You go back there, you die or you get caught.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And from there, Miss Whitlaw began asking questions about the Middle Kingdom, and Uncle, given a topic he knew something about, grew even more comfortable. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had to be there, didn’t it, because it had to be done properly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And there are about five closer to our house, I don’t say. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t honestly think there’s any point in setting up a guard. Let’s just try to get some sleep,” I say. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

There was no code; there was only miniaturization. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I feel like there are invisible marks of my mother everywhere, on every wall and doorknob and pillar. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Is there nothing you can do?” he asked. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know there weren’t any dudes out there trying to catch me in this moment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

This cliche stays alive because, regrettably, there are always enough wars to go around. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though there are only a few things we need, we get a shopping cart and go down every aisle of the grocery store. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

These young boys met there to feel their groins, smoke cigarettes, and plan mild outrages. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It nags at me, even though you’re gone and there’s no one to give it to anymore. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He went tearing after it as if there was nothing else in the world but that old rubber ball. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I think he sold a gold locket in there,” I said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Don’t bother about rations, I’ll see to that and everything else, only do come, there’s a good fellow! Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a high, undercut cliff there and some birds building their nests against the face of it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it's both of us, because there's a lot less yelling. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not the positronic brain, sir. Too many factors are involved in that, and there is the tightest possible government supervision.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He spends six hours down there and paints the picture for Theo: it is like a beehive, with all its cells, or a dark underground prison. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I sent a nice e-mail. I said, ‘I’m honored, but the money is not there for me, so I can’t accept the offer.’” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

If you used a word even barely wrong he would be there to catch it, correct you, and then explain to you why you had made the mistake, even though you probably weren’t listening. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Inside the great hall there was only dim light, as in a theater darkened for a play. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And it was impossible to find a connection, because there was no God. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He envisioned digging down to the first reasonably firm layer of clay, known as hard-pan, and there spreading a pad of concrete nearly two feet thick. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

From there the married couple continued on to Chicago by train. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I’d forgotten there would be dried blood caked across my arm. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What Gene did not realize was that there was another way into the back rooms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ada stood there, encased in her coat of patches. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

You are out there spinning and shaking, sometimes with people clapping and stomping around the sides. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There were so many last night. I don't know how many there were, but they hurt me.…” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Indeed, he seemed almost to hang suspended there in the twilight. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was terrified, of course, but I knew there was something inside of me that wanted to give this knowledge to people, and I really believed I could do that,” he recalls. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter that I’m here, Sonny Workman’s up out there. Sonny’s a great jockey.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then there is a huge and thunderous boom, one that makes her rib cage rattle and shreds her nerves. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the ghetto, there was a wall in the way. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Never in the history of politics has there been such a nefarious lobby as labored to block the ratification in Nashville,” she wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Is there a perfect time for a New York Jewish lawyer to be born? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I thought there weren’t any cuts after stage two,” I hiss. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while it goes dark because there’s an automatic timer that shuts it off, and Safer has to push the button to make the picture come back. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Unwanted babies and children may be slain, and there are even cases of religiously inspired human sacrifice. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex might be sleeping in there, too, which is strange to think about. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If we were not automata at that moment we would continue lying there, exhausted, and without will. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “We also heard there was some sharp talk and some blows passed twixt your ma and pa at the Tanners’ store in the past weeks. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

This was a main road, and there was little cover. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“We need to get to the docks. I need to see if any of my father’s ships are there.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Because when Apa is too quiet with the squinty eye, it is better to hide until he falls asleep or else there will be breaking everywhere. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was there the priest and I dug her grave, in water-laden clay. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

And tears were running down my face and I stared at poor Rondell lying there. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

One set consists of plants whose ancestors are widely distributed from west to east across the Sahel zone and were probably domesticated there. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“About where everything is, where the nursery is, how to get there, all that.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t wanna walk in there one day and you dead, lying in a big gunky pool of your own blood.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He grew tall and rangy, and always there was the darkness about him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It did not matter, as long as there was a place to sleep. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The drawing was still there, propped up against her neat stack of books, one corner drooping from the weight of a paper clip. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“They said I was—they said they—they said Lord Asriel put me there because my mother and father died in an airship accident. That’s what they told me.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But Minerva said there was no way she was going to let all her compaheras endure this cross without carrying her share. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But here’s something I don’t get. I heard there was a limit of six tickets per customer. How did you manage to buy twelve?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“With the books, I’m sure she can. I wonder how many books there are? I bet we could learn them all, and do without. Imagine having to carry a pile of books everywhere...Pan?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Outside of a few lakes, there was only hardscrabble ground and the soil wasn’t so deep for growing crops. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Medical personnel assigned to the Sixty-seventh Group or the 312th or the Twenty-third Battalion fall out and get in those buses over there. Everybody else stand at ease.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just remember—you can’t tell anyone. I hear one word on the street about this, there’s no more booze and no date for you. Dig?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The Hogwarts Express, a gleaming scarlet steam engine, was already there, clouds of steam billowing from it, through which the many Hogwarts students and parents on the platform appeared like dark ghosts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I stood there for a minute longer and finally cleared my throat, even though I figured he must have noticed me by then. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“And there have been signs and wonders of no mean might.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ceiling was low and angled, but moonlight streamed in from a high window covered by slatted shutters at the far end of the hall, and there was just enough light to see. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Annabeth hoped she was wrong, but how many Italian sports cars could there be in Tartarus? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

What’s more, both of his daughters were successful college fencers, and there was talk that the elder daughter might make it all the way to the Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My arm was in a cast from shoulder to wrist and there was a thick bandage over my ear. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“So, that was twenty-six ounces for...what again? I’m going to need a piece of paper. Pass me my notebook over there?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh! no—there is nothing to surprize one at all.—A pretty fortune; and she came in his way.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I had the package now, and there was no reason for me to doubt the glove was inside it when everything else Jack said had been true. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t he just go over to New York and live there if he liked it so much? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there were others with faces he had never known in life, faces he had seen only in.stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That is why there is so much time for the bubbling up of discontent. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

But now Tommy spoke again: “We don’t want to keep you long. But there’s something we have to talk to you about.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had to be the kind of restaurant that made an impact on the people who ate there. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a candle in his room; there was some ink and an old pen that Bill had sometimes used. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at the cool ice of the white Martian buildings over there on the empty sea lands. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Along the edge there were thick grasses and the water looked a little murky and there were small things swimming in the water, small bugs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am sure there are many applications that can be drawn from that little story,” said Gaines of Sam Davis’s eager willingness to die. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We were there when he died. All of us.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Hatsue Imada was standing in the foyer of the Amity Harbor Buddhist Chapel, buttoning her coat after services, when Georgia Yamashita’s mother told the people gathered there the news about Pearl Harbor. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

My father was still there, dozing in a chair at my bedside. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I remember hoping there was nobody home-—” Dewey says, “But you saw a dog?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she woke up, the barn was bright with sunlight, the cat was gone, and a beautiful dark-haired boy was standing there, gaping at her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He finally managed to ask, “Is there anything I can do for you?” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere there, as he tried to keep the raft moving and fought sleep, there came the idea, the wild idea, the sick idea. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, say there was a spy. What do you think he was spying on?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But we had evidently stumbled into Grammar Geek Alley, and there was nothing we could do. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

“But there are many other ways to look at things,” remarked the boy. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

If there’s no match, Estimo can press his claim that the samples purportedly taken from Fischer’s body are fraudulent. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The question that particularly intrigued him at that time was why there should be six, and only six, planets in the Universe, accepting that Copernicus was right and the Earth itself is a planet. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It resembled his school cafeteria, and he Was as excited to be there as he would be at his school cafeteria. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She was afraid that there was nothing shared at all, that all her assumptions were wrong and that with her words she had isolated herself further, and he would think she was a fool. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Although there was evening brightness showing through the windows of the bunk house, inside it was dusk. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was a big blizzard, and a foot of snow fell in one night. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

And there comes Officer Berdecki, glancing up at my window before he walks away down the street. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But these days, of course, there are fewer and fewer donors left who I remember, and so in practice, I haven’t been choosing that much. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd sweated and throbbed, and though it was silent, there were many things directed toward me through its eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Listen, Elly, if we go round to those steps over there, under the monument, I can kiss you." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Come out of there with your hands up!” came a rasping voice through the darkness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I find the gash in the swamp, the ditch, find the wreckage of her ship, but there’s nothing there except what we left. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Even when circumstances require that there be winners and losers, the transaction is not necessarily a combat. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, plop that elephant down there behind it, just on the scuffed bit where the door opens. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

"Well," the voice said, "there are no eyes on this dragon. The painter must have forgotten." Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

But there were still a few wounded Americans, though, and some of the bombers were in bad repair. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This time there will be no mistakes!” he yelled. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“She wants to get out of there so badly.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, tell me then, Bernie. Do you think there’s any possibility an apparently random action like this could have serious consequences?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him to just be there, my uncle said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But on the side where the fortune would go, there was just a line drawing of a rose—otherwise, it was totally blank. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

From behind the closed door, there came a terrible noise. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like anything. I mean, I like this girl. I was just thinking you would want to help me here. Invite me to stuff when she’ll be there. I don’t know.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“While you in there, I’m on go head and change these sheets.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I had a hunch it was there, but couldn't name any other countries on the continent. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Daylight streamed in through a crack in the wall that hadn’t been there a moment before. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z