| 单词 | toy |
| 例句 | She had brought one toy animal with her from the other side—a blue-and-gold stuffed pig. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The guidance counselor convinces them I need a reward—a chew toy or something. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He remembers the single wrapped gift that he had received, a toy that he’d picked out himself, his mother asking him to stand by the greeting cards while she paid for it. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She looked at Candice again as she played in her toy kitchen. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “They look so silly,” he told Javier, “but I love them. They look like children’s toys.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z If I was going to toy with him and challenge his loyalty, then he’d toy with me, test my integrity. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He left his feet and came down on Red’s back with his knees, the air rushing out of his lungs as though he were a beach toy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Tess were tossing the squeaky toy back and forth, just out of Samantha’s reach, and she was running back and forth frantically. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He was sure Pax had had the toy soldier in his mouth when the car had peeled away. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It had formed near the Bahamas two days earlier and had scattered boats like toys. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He returned to the toy booth the next day, and the day after that. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Candice dropped everything in her hands—everything except a lone plastic toy soda bottle. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She acted for a minute like some kind of a toy that’s wound up too tight and about to burst all to pieces. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When he saw how high the log floated in the water, his mind again toyed with the idea that had scared him earlier. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The volume of these same toy blocks varies between 1 and 125 cubic inches. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she pulled forth a golden spider toy and dropped it to the ground while the captain talked on. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t have many toys, but you didn’t need toys in a place like Battle Mountain. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The churches distributed bags of toys to 300 Durham families. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But somehow all these houses seem so ugly to me right now, even worse than Las Casitas and our patchy weeds strewn with the twins’ toys in the yard. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Kaprice had a toy basketball hoop on her door to give her students’ younger siblings something to do when their parents came in for meetings. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Unless one of those long iron scorpion bolts chanced to find an eye, the queen’s pet monster was not like to be brought down by such toys. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The hat was the first of myriad lines of signature products: toys, commemorative wastebaskets, two varieties of oranges. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom said, “No, sweetie. You don’t need those. You have enough toys.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The truck contained, as you might expect, a big stock of toys. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And the beauty of it was, since they were designed for working on toys, they were nearly all miniature, easily small enough for us to handle. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Was he now going to spend the rest of his life behind the counter of this toy booth like the old man? The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z There was a whimsical candy-colored sculpture on the lawn that looked like a bunch of child’s toys glued together without reason or order. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It was the girl from the toy booth. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She sewed clothes for him, built him toys from scraps of wood, rags, and dried grass. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She toyed with the dial of her combination lock, twisting it this way and that, and decided to be bold again. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was a windup toy zooming over a hardwood floor. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Fiercely he hit out at the filthy thing in front of him that bobbed like a toy and came back, still grinning into his face, so that he lashed and cried out in loathing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But access to the Net and to other facets of one’s culture ought not be a toy that parents and teachers are willing to dispense to “good” and “normal” boys and girls. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mayans and the Aztecs did not even—except for children’s toys—invent the wheel. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After Bo expertly disemboweled or shredded every last dog toy bought for him by the staff who did our regular shopping, I personally escorted him over to PetSmart in Alexandria one morning. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes if they were in a hurry, I’d be given toys to play with and dragged along. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The one on the right, with the explosion of toys in the dirt, belongs to Tía Inés and the twins. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “What with babies popping out all over, toys are getting to be big business.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The man fed them, whittled toys for the little girl, and, through a line of intermediaries, contacted the railroad. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They showed up at the barn every morning at seven sharp, Howard with sugar cubes, Marcela with Wee Biscuit, a toy Scottish terrier given to her during a visit to Bing Crosby’s house. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the road, kicking stones in front of them, two young boys were hiking with knapsacks and toy rifles and canteens. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Alexander loped across the nursery, fetched a ball out of the toy trunk, and brought it back to drop at Penelope’s feet. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z All the Christmas toys and decorations were out. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She’d have all new clothes, of course, and all the new pretty toys she wanted. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It made Hazel’s look like a toy built from a cheap kit. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The chains I was aiming at burst apart like a toy balloon—could hardly believe my luck. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Then, with the terrible luck of such toys, I lost one drumstick. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “It had better not be one of those coiled-up toy snakes that jump out at you.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The patio already looks like a toy chest detonated. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He was watching with satisfaction and pride the fearless way the princess was now chasing the cub, trying to wrest the toy back from him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “A big house to play in. A yard. Two rooms full of toys. Her mom can’t give her that kind of life.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa myth and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He could smell the baby shampoo in its hair, and something small and rubbery—a toy, he thought, and then, no, something to suck—that the child had been carrying. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z There's a cage for babies with a pile of sucked toys in it, but today it was empty. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t be surprised if he packed up all his toys and went home to New York City!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The River Styx’s current swirled with strange objects— broken toys, ripped-up college diplomas, wilted homecoming corsages—all the dreams people had thrown away as they’d passed from life into death. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The buildings and houses look like toys you could pick up between two fingers. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Kaede toys with her like a cat playing with her food before lashing out again with her fist. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The Wilkinsons’ son was grown by then, living somewhere in Maryland, and no longer needed toys. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There were a few broken toys in the yard, and a giant Rottweiler was asleep on the porch. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Rudolph was a reindeer misfit because of his glowing red nose, and Hermey was an elf misfit because he didn’t like making toys. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z None of us had any toys or books, so we played hopscotch and cricket in a gully. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I was getting too mature to play with toys anymore. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z One year old and already zooming along on a toy broomstick, he looked so pleased with himself I’m enclosing a picture so you can see. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They were filled with toys and beautiful things. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I added them to my “available and edible” list and clomped on, the plastic compass pressed into my palm now like a toy talisman. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She’s never been able to buy them a toy or a birthday cake. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He was astonished to find himself on his feet, intact, bobbing like one of those toy novelties dangling from car windows, but erect. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He gets up slowly like he is a very old toy running out of batteries. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But the offer was merely a “toy telephone,” as all parliamentary action by Indians and Coloureds was subject to a white veto. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sean, Seamus and Stephen stopped pushing their toy cars around the floor to look up with identical sweet smiles and wave. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z After we bought the toys, Mom and I got lunch at my favorite restaurant, which makes the best foot-long hot dogs and iced hot chocolate milk shakes on the planet. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Tanin toyed with a silver penknife, twirling it impatiently between her fingers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When she opened her eyes again, she had to think for a moment before recalling how she had come to spend the night curled up in a toy trunk. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It steered with two levers, like a very small bulldozer, and looked more like a toy than a mower. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Lidia comes out of the bathroom with a toothbrush hanging from her mouth as she puts batteries into a plastic toy butterfly. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They are inundated with music emitting from a wide array of electronic devices, toys, and computers offering a limitless number of musical selections. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Mother long ago had shoved all the trunks and boxes as far as they could go under the eaves, leaving prime space for Luke’s brass bed and circular rag rug and books and toys. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I pick up Evie’s toys, scattered around the living room floor, and return them to their trunk. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The robot wasn’t a toy or pet; it was a machine. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z A child got in the center, bounced, and then was flipped twenty feet up in the air, like a toy rocket. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One time when I flung it, a spray of dog spittle flew off the toy, splattering both of us. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Mark kicked the toy train Luke had crashed. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He picked up the toy soldier and began to retrace his trail. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The kid that got killed had a toy gun, Amari said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The old man in the toy booth was arguing with the girl. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I guess even I had to admit that I was getting a little too old for toys in the bathtub. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The clothes, the toys for Ford, the books for me. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The open box—filled with what looks like a fluffy plush puppy—rolls down the conveyor belt in a noisy toy factory operating at full throttle. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He stroked his toy poodle, Henry, as he took in the scene. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “And, Myna, I can find another toy for my son to play with. I’m sure I can get more than I paid for you—a broken-in African is highly sought after.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She fluttered on among the toys, never standing still for a moment, but walking with a light quicksilver step, as though she were still twinkling in the sky. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She is grinning, muttering, “Baby doll. Big windup toy. Chatty Cathy.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Put it in front of all your gods and your demon toys and burn some incense in it.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the day half the toys were missing parts, broken, or trampled. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It made Bodega feel like some kid with a lot of toys who is happy to share them with the kid next door who owns a broken tricycle. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z My steps slowed down, and I came to a dead stop, frozen there like a windup toy that had run out of torque. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The inside of the toy store seemed louder and brighter than before. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He reached into his jeans pocket and withdrew an old plastic soldier, the fox’s favorite toy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His voice was flat, resigned, and I thought, Had my sister toyed with him? It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She had stopped thinking of it as a toy, like a littlie’s balloon. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z ‘Actually,’ he said, ‘you’re not far off. Uncle Leo brought some toys for all you good little demigods.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If Izzy’s hand, reaching to add a stacking ring to her toy, fumbled, Mrs. Richardson found herself clutching the arms of her chair. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The sail was heavy and dragged in the water, but JoJo plucked the rig from the sea—mast, surfboard, and all—like it weighed about as much as an inflatable pool toy. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Her head spun and she was dizzy with the impact of all the seeing and all the making up of stories about the toys in the shop windows. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They returned the toys to the cloth sack and handed it to my father. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z We’d actually deceived ourselves into thinking that a toy made of tissue paper, glue, and bamboo could somehow close the chasm between us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I followed him around as he showed me all the things his parents regularly bought him: toys, bicycles, go-carts, pinball machines, Ping-Pong tables, electric trains. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, I thought it was a toy gun, but I could tell by the way he handled it that it was real. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Soon we were being tossed around like rubber toys in a bathtub. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In a toy safe opened by six secret numbers she stored letters and postcards. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You kids and your toys,” Nali said, with a quiet chuckle. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I was so distracted, I didn’t make a single one of my connections, and I wobbled through the routine like a bobblehead toy. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When I was small he brought me toys, barrel hoops and blocks and a carved wooden lion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Runt retrieved the toy and displayed it between his teeth, defiant. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He just sat there and toyed with his mask. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A man store owners and landlords liked because he set the children’s toys in a neat row when they left them scattered on the sidewalk. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like a little boy with a shining new toy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I just keep my eyes focused on the toys, trying to find the aisle where I can get a play tea set for Shirley. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There were toys and clothes in the windows and people dressed in nice warm coats and hats or getting out of fancy cars. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The Taliban had banned all toys that depicted human figures, since they were considered sacrilegious, so Gulmina was hidden away in the folds of the bright cloth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Still playing with baby toys?” he asked, as if to make up for slipping and being nice. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “And now, patron, tell me what I can do for you,” Transito Soto finally said, settling into the reclining seat of an airplane pilot while she toyed with the pearls around her neck. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We each were given a party cracker to pull, inside of which was a paper crown, a noise-maker, and a miniature tin toy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z From this height the people didn’t look like poor, overworked Chinese; they seemed to be toy people going happily about their business. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted the glass and drained the liquor and set it down and leaned forward and toyed with the cigarette in his fingers. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to talk to me. You can just sit here and play with toys or draw a picture.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She toyed with the knot, using both front paws. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My toy car gets drained and stops, but I’m guessing that he never winds down. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The toy store was followed by brutal pilgrimages to Radio City Music Hall, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Plaza. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The woman hardly understood what he said, and Clay— grinning to himself behind her and looking more menacing than ever—only temporarily handed over my toy gun. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She just wanted him to play with his little toys all day if he wanted. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z "I ought to snap this toy across my knee here and now, and put an end to this nonsense." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He wheels his bike down the aisles and stops when he finds the bargain toys. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z My two young friends had mountains of toys in their house. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z That’s where we got our clothes, our toys, the special things that hadn’t been made by another student. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about getting out some of your toys?” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She toyed with a slice of cantaloupe on a blue plate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He toyed briefly with casting the governments die in favor of the calutron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Even now, I like places like that: a large store with lots of aisles displaying bright plastic toys, greeting cards, loads of cosmetics, maybe even a photo booth. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the sharp intake of breath, like a toy balloon suddenly deflated. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “The guns’ll be real,” says Russell, still prone and firing, the stock of the toy gun tight against his cheek. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Holmes had promised a bounty of toys and sweets for Pearl, and for Julia something truly grand, beyond anything she could have received from her poor bland Ned. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Babez Dolls, the most popular toy for girls ages 4—10. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The gray glass marble from the bottom of the toy box sat, dully, in the pink palm of her hand. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Doreen wasn't saying a word, she only toyed with her cork placemat and eventually lit a cigarette, but the man didn't seem to mind. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z So, leaving the cracked toy among the leaves and the shoes on the path, she turned around and headed into the trees. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “You’re trying to toy with him. Make him like you and then sashay on your merry way.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It was just a silly stuffed toy, but Percy had carried it a long way. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But Mami was one to always notice the stain on one's placemat at the table or the bruise accidentally punched on a little cousin's arm or the empty space on the bedroom toy shelf. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A flood of concerned grown-ups started pulling up to our house with baskets and bags of food, flowers, balloons, toys. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “So do you mean I have to pack up all my toys?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z My Definitely Nots include my schoolbooks, jacket, sweaters and jeans I don’t like, action toys, board games and old sports cards. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z When he returned he would bring back gifts: slippery, shiny silks, or thick woolen tweeds, or toy dolls made of pale, cold porcelain. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For a while he toyed with his hat, not to any purpose that I could see, but as if lost in thought. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z They were too full to eat any more, but were having a marvelous time making toys out of my hard-won winter food supply. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “You wouldn’t take away a child’s favorite toy, would you?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I restack picture books and place the toys back in wooden bins while she sweeps for cookie crumbs, egg splots, cracklings of hard candy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But do not give up hope! Gandalf is greater than you Shire-folk know — as a rule you can only see his jokes and toys. But this business of ours will be his greatest task.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Some scientists toyed with the idea that the spiral nebulae were not distant island universes but rather nearby condensing clouds of interstellar gas, perhaps on their way to make solar systems. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been through most of the items in the toy chests, but she could always double-check. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “I suppose you think I’m daft, talking to a toy. But it seems to me that you are listening, Susanna.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “How could this be mine? I am not an artist! I am nothing! I’m a penniless merchant, a prisoner! A shell! A windup toy!” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Scattered toys and battered boots and everything so different than it was in the citadel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There were men in long narrow stalls set against the sides of buildings who sold toys and different candies— one a type of sweet but hot-tasting, candied ginger that was a bright orange-red in color. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you understand? No toys in the fish tank! Chew with your mouth closed! Don’t open or close doors at other people’s houses!” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Should it be bread or cakes or warm gloves or soft toys or photographs? The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z He emptied it into the kitchen sink, then led me out to the shed and opened up a wooden trunk in the back marked toy box. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I was way too old for the toy but baked one cake to show Gay how it worked. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was my favorite toy, and I lost it. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They looked at toys for a quarter, shoes for two dollars, rifles for forty-seven dollars, and even plans for a whole house for one thousand, eight hundred and seventy-four dollars. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My mother wouldn’t even let me have toy guns in the house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was barely big enough for him to chew, and the other heads started snapping at the middle, trying to get the new toy. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “I told you who it was. It was that spotted man with orange hair. The one who carries things at the toy store.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She pitched her pink Barbie camping tent nearby and tied the toy sculpture to one of the poles. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In my father’s hands Methuselah looked like nothing but a feathered toy. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was bored with her toys, and she’d read all her books. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “That’s just a toy,” Billy said, but his voice was a little shaky. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z How utterly ludicrous those words seem now, perched like a cheap toy on the lip of a grave. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The boy’s parents and the old man bought him toys, bought him everything—new diapers, new plastic pants—not homemade diapers, not bread bags. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Emily opened and closed her hand like a little kid wanting a toy. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In her soft voice she spoke firmly to Matthew, who was trying to grab a toy from his sister. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If it were possible, the car looked worse than before—like a toy that someone had wedged down the sink and run through the garbage disposal. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My brothers make faces at me as they put their toys in the box and leave. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I was playing with two teddy bears from the Hineses’ toy chest. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I clear old toys out of my cupboard, I empty out all the drawers in my bureau. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "Please take this and buy the children some toys for me." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Back then she sewed us all kinds of toys. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She tells them she is going to work and send them money, clothes, and toys. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Do you remember when Gabriel decided he didn’t like toys anymore?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The storm had come out of nowhere, tossing the ship like a toy on the waves. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When they did return from their New York City trips, Mamita brought back duffle bags full of toys for her grandchildren. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The next morning Hugo opened the toy booth and set it up exactly the way the old man always did. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Dresses and shawls were scattered around, and there was a bag of what looked like medicines, several dozen jewelry cases, a sackful of milk powder, even a small chest of baby toys. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The oldest girl reminded me that she was five now, which she said was too old to have a toy taken away. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I leave my toy sanctuary against the stone. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Why was Madam allowed to hit me or to treat Ruth like a toy? Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Grown-ups never fought, and every child had all the dolls and toys they ever wanted.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Inside school everyone is running and playing with toys. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Boxes arrive in Tegucigalpa bearing clothes, shoes, toy cars, a RoboCop doll, a television. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She was no one to be toyed with, for she could shape icebergs into towers so high they scratched the sky. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Miss Leefolt look like she gone cry herself, looking down at that toy. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “They’re just plastic toys, sweetie. Real dinosaurs had brains, very small ones, but they did have them.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She has full hips, and breasts that are too large for her height, like a rubber squeaky toy that’s been pushed down on the top of the head and has bulged out in these places. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “What’s the point of this place, other than for you to get off on how great you are and toy with people and their feelings? I know what you did to Ruby.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He told her about discovering the toys in her godfather’s booth and how he used them to fix the automaton. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “Just like a toy village,” they reported, breathlessly, to their admiring families upon returning to earth. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I wonder what toys these children had with them. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly I decided to toy with him a little. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I watched it struggle to free itself for a moment and then go rigid, a wind-up toy on its last wind. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z There was even a toy company that wanted to manufacture a line of Parzival lunch boxes and action figures. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Remember when I used to follow Yusuf around with bites of food while he played with his toys to get him to eat?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Other vendors along the street were starting to arrange their wares—rubber sandals, wool shawls, toys, baskets of pomegranates, cinnamon sticks, and cloves. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z A round from a Japanese .77 hit the waves so close to us that our boat rocked like a toy swatted by a giant. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She whispered the word she’d never allowed herself to say, the word that she’d buried in her toy sculpture years before when her mother left. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Daddy picked up the small wooden plane and made it soar through the air, like a little boy playing with a toy. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Angry, Father reminded me of a carnival toy, a leather fist attached to a coiled spring used in puppet shows. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Matt knew Maria hoarded things—worn-out shirts, broken toys, and gift-wrapping paper—and she got hysterical if anything went missing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But Silvertongue didn't know about her, or about his daughter; at least there was no need to worry about Meggie—not now that she was Capricorn’s favorite toy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He’d left all of his toys behind in the empty shack—I discovered them the next day, piled in a corner just like the birthday presents in my room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z From where they stood Robin could see it all as plainly as if it had been a toy village set in a toy landscape, and the soldiers, toy soldiers. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Elinor looked so funny hobbling from the wall to the door and back again with her aching feet, back and forth like a clockwork toy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And she set a chair in the front-room window and every evening I would sit there with my toys and stuffed animals and books and I’d wait. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers toyed with the wood as he looked up at the sunrise that had begun to glow warmly over the trees. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They clanked past, marching with a swaying gait like wind-up toys. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z There're a lot of bikes and toys lying around, mostly bashed up and broken, and the little kids who live there look almost as busted up as the toys. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z In play, we use a plethora of toys, from plastic cards to 100,000-seater stadiums. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Some books and toys belonging to the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z And sure enough, she asks, “But how many of those hours are spent on that...uh...toy?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Another toy for you. Light us a fire; that’s what you like best.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He had only one toy to his name—and what was worse, the dumb porkroll didn’t even know how bad off he was. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “She told you. She told you a month ago that you were just going to toy with me.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z They had every toy in the Pentagon’s arsenal. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Long story, involving many close calls with death and quite a few giant chew toys. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The wheels invented in Mesoamerica as parts of toys never met the llamas domesticated in the Andes, to generate wheeled transport for the New World. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z You can hear the regret of a Head Gamemaker who can only dream of such toys, who must make do with hovercraft and land-to-land missiles and plain old guns. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The plane, broken apart like a child’s toy. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I place my last two tiny shoppers next to a toy store and stand back. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Charlie,” Mama says, staring past me, “make sure all your toys and clothes are in your basket.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z They spent a long time wandering through stores, looking at toys and records and pianos and birthday cards. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z There are tables around the gymnasium covered in clothes, toys, books, and packaged foods. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The old man shuddered at the sound of the breaking toy. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z We strolled along the walkway between the road and the beach, past pushcarts piled high with corn and peanuts and hawkers selling multicolored plastic balls and cricket bats, flimsy kites, toys, dolls, pinwheels. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I was watching a collection of vintage ’80s cereal commercials when I paused to wonder why cereal manufacturers no longer included toy prizes inside every box. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Empty food tins would be pounded into palm-oil lamps, toys, plowshares maybe—who could say? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Spacious, clean, and bright, the long room had a pair of beds, shelves crowded with children’s books, freestanding wardrobes, tidy dressers, a unicorn rocking horse, multiple toy chests, and a hen in a cage. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z When the people in Central Park learned that one of the toy sailboats was being steered by a mouse in a sailor suit, they all came running. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z However, in 1869, at the age of thirty-five, he began to toy with a way to arrange the elements. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He knew them by their windows and cars and porches and toys they left outside. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The pain-water had been flowing from his eyes, but he had thrown the toy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Played, of course. Everybody had a lot of toys. And one of the kids had a dog he brought with him sometimes, and we all took turns feeding it dog biscuits.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, he’s right at the age where he’s learning so much. He grabs toys when we hold them in front of him—my father says he’s learning small-muscle control. And he’s really cute.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z But I could see enough of the dark silver-gray metal to know it wasn’t a toy. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The old man calmly straightened the toys on the counter and said to the boy, “You should not have returned here, Hugo Cabret. Now go away.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Like a toy, if a toy could take your head off. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They fire toy submachine guns — tata-tata-tata-tata — at the Cobras heading out the front door. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The terrible ghosts of impossible-to-forget toys clustered on the blades of the ceiling fan. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked like a carved whirligig toy with six flying arms and a hopping head. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The toys, of course, had been an obvious exception to his rule. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z In my right hand was a toy plastic sword, and in my left was a large glass egg. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “The landed gentry and the aristocrats hunt, you see, and we liberal middle classes fume about it. We want to take their silly little toys away.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She ran off, with the toy spider scuttling obediently after her. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z And we can do that with the bits and pieces and kids’ toys Joe has in his pocket. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Those visits were filling the house with remarkable toys. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A toy soldier, sighting down the barrel of a rifle pressed tight to its hard green cheek, aiming at whatever happened to be in the way. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t bother you at all that she called us misfit toys?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The average toy block in this collection, we might assume, is three inches on a side. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “But sometimes we play too hard with our toys. And then they break.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Once, when I was ten years old, visiting my dad in Yeoville, I needed batteries for one of my toys. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Besides,” she went on, “you have your—¿como se dice? Your toys? Phone and computer. Like you never left.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Helmuth rocks back on his heels, looks at his toy soldiers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z They fight all the time, but it’s about who gets to play with what toy or who accidentally pushed whom. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z As he started the motor, I looked at the shed where I knew my toys were stored, but I did not dare ask about them. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I went around the house piling up Luke’s toys and bottles, but they kept ending up back in their original places. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She imagined him as a child surrounded by too many brightly colored toys, always being encouraged to carry out “projects,” always being told that his mundane ideas were wonderful. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Even for Roman demigods, the name conjured up an image of a silly winged baby with a toy bow and arrow, flying around in his diapers on Valentine’s Day. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Carlos has to tell how he gave me the toy gun. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Inside, the twins sit on the floor, playing with toy cars. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z A cannonball narrowly missed the yacht, soaking the bow and sending them wobbling like a toy again. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “They are not games and toys,” I say. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Amazingly, they had invented the wheel but did not employ it for any purpose other than children’s toys. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Styx toyed with the cigarette between his fingers. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Exhausted, Chuck Muckle leaned over and squinted at the mutilated toy snakes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon I was digging through piles of clothes and toys, checking all the nooks, crannies, and zippered compartments of Mama’s luggage. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z It was strange how when held up to the absolute phrase—the one toy I really want—nothing quite filled the hole that was opening wide inside Sandi. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Luke looked up from his toy cars on the carpet. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z There is egocentrism, the inability of children to imagine a simple scene, such as three toy mountains on a tabletop, from another person’s vantage point. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Signs, signs—keeping us out of the movie theater, all of the restaurants and hotels, some grocery stores, all of the toy stores, most car lots, and all downtown entertainment. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Most of the toys—we thought at first—we had no particular use for. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She gathered her toys around her and tied them together with jump ropes like a sculpture, each one tethered to another. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z You'd have thought Santa Claus had shown up in person with a bag of toys for each of them. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Some of the children were playing on the ground with clay toys of boys, buffalo, monkeys, and rabbits while others were being served tea by the father. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z When they toss away all the toys she loves from the tallest tower of the castle, she laughs, even though she feels terrible. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Carlos spins, tucks the toy into his pocket. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z This toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Soon the school and its outbuildings look like toys on the white plain below. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The Baby Einstein toy company was also launched in reaction to this study. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The food’s on one side of the gym, and clothes, toys, and books are on the other side. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Always asking me what to do today. Can’t you amuse yourselves with your toys? Or with each other? I have work to do.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z That night in his room Palmer debated where to hide the twenty-seven toy soldiers. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The boat was lifted by an enormous claw-shaped wave and tossed like a toy, high in the air. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Carefully I stored the toy matches in the hem of my new wool bathrobe. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I must say I toyed with the idea of making ice skates. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Magically, they settle right down on the far side of the living area and start playing quietly with their toy cars. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “They seem nice, Lucy. I’m glad we're here,” Frankie said, playing with a few toy soldiers on the floor of my room. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z A whole toy box filled with wonderful toys. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I drew the two of them, dividing countries like children dividing toys. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z While the rest of the family was at PS 737’s school cafeteria wrapping gifts for the toy drive, Isa and Jessie went about their dinner preparations without a word, every sound echoing throughout the kitchen. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Under the couch there are toys that I don't ever remember playing with. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Wonderingly, Grandma asks, “You knew? You knew Jerome had a toy gun?” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z The boys and their toys had turned out to be a monumental waste of her time. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “It’s the toy I was stealing when your godfather caught me. I broke it, and he made me fix it. I don’t know why he kept it.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I hadn’t been in Beekman’s toy department in years, not since I was three years old and my mother took me to sit on Santa Glaus’ lap. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The creature didn’t bother itself with ghosts but knocked Minya to the ground like a toy to a kitten, and pinned her there, one metal hoof pressing on her chest. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Any trip outside the house involved a giant stroller and an unfashionable diaper bag full of the essentials: a Ziploc of Cheerios, a few everyday toys, and an extra change of clothes—for everyone. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For a while, it seemed as if the future of eugenic sterilizations in America depended on the foggy impressions of a nurse who had been handed a cranky baby without toys. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We left all the toys, and the books, and my candy bars. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The walls were lined with bookcases filled with antique games, tin toys, and card games. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The closest thing to it had been a toy gun made out of bamboo when I was seven. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then she picked up one end of the toy box and tipped all the toys in it out onto the carpet, where they grumbled and stretched and wiggled awkwardly free of each other. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z After opening our toys, we kids were ushered into the next room to play with each other. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z You might get a toy, but it wasn’t wrapped and it was never from Santa Claus. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He bought stuffed toys, and too many teddy bears. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I never had to cajole her to get her to put her toys away. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We all sat down in the living room around the pile of Daisy’s toys. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Occasionally, Granny and I had to jump off the pavement to make way for madams and their poodles and English toy spaniels. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was small I played with toys, made models. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z But since he had nothing to lose, he marched over to the toy booth and waited until the old man was finished with his customers. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He bought toys for their children; he once watched a woman use her baby’s bib to sop up the blood of a teenaged drug dealer who was shot to death in front of Venkatesh. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z She was very happy to have a son to raise in her old age, although I saw that the boy hit her to get candy and toys. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Better to stick to your task. You have plundered this dead man’s property, you have all the toys you need to keep you alive; now may we move on?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “You never played with toys much when you were young. You were always out in the yard making up these strange scenarios and fightin’ imaginary pirates and monsters. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z As Chloe and I walked them around the hologram battlements, Mr. Reilly stepped over to the dolly and carted off the kid’s new toy or appliance or whatever to apartment 723. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We continued tossing the disc for Lumpy, showering him with praise every time he returned with the toy. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Across from me, Angie toyed with her food, dispersing it over her plate so that it would look as if she’d eaten it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Sooner or later she always ran out of commercials, though, like a toy winding down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Each one of us sat at the center of a pile of ripped paper and empty boxes and gaily colored toys. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The chemical weed killers are a bright new toy. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The paint cans are getting heavy, and it feels like my arms are being pulled like one of the twins’ stretch toys. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Agents praise the dog and let her play with a rubber toy. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z We kids had left our toys out in the yard, he declared. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s like he never matured past sixth grade, so his parents just bought him bigger and bigger toys. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She wins a trip to the toy store. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Up near the front we found several large cardboard boxes, and when we opened them we found that they were full of electric motors of assorted sizes—replacement engines for broken or worn out toys. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “At least let me keep the toy,” the ghost said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z As I was growing up, I didn’t have any toys, but I did still own a baseball that Pete had given me a year earlier. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a simple children’s toy, a rough carving that just hinted at four legs and a head, but it was smooth and dark like it had been played with. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Or consider a collection of toy blocks which vary between one and five inches on a side. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They were broken toys, bits of rusted tin, as if a careless child had left them out in the rain. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Lourdes’s sister Mirian toys with the idea of bringing her children to the United States but quickly dismisses it as too dangerous. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, I see what you mean. It wouldn’t matter for a newchild’s toy. But later it does matter, doesn’t it? We don’t dare to let people make choices of their own.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z And Mr. Kearney who milled the town’s wheat and who always spoke softly and who made wooden toys for each Prentisstown boy’s birthday. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “No toys in the fish tank,” David announces. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Americans have loaded up on expensive toys largely by borrowing and charging. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The maroon goblin cavorted around the room in a feral tantrum, tearing down bookshelves, upsetting toy chests, and snapping the horn off the rocking horse. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Brent toys with him—most times retreating, but then adding a bounce to quicken his speed for a lunge, then hit. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z As soon as they entered the toy store, the family split up, cruising the aisles with their own shopping carts. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The whole floor was covered with toys: bowling pins, balls, swords, a whole herd of rocking horses, dolls in every shape and size lying around with their arms and legs twisted. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Emily opened and closed her hand like a little kid wanting a toy. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They knew, too, that while they saw toys and books and holly-boughs and plum cakes, Mary Poppins saw nothing but herself reflected there. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It barely weighed anything at all, the sort of toy a little girl could carry everywhere. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It stands up big as a bush, just like the hair of the toy man with the rainbow face. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The arena was silent except for Mrs. O’Leary’s toy yak getting disemboweled: SQUEAK! The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He joked with pregnant women and gave small toys to children. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He implies she is being unreasonable, but that to deny her this thing, this too-expensive toy, wounds him deeply just the same. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was because we were going to meet the American family and this was the toy I had to share or something. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Gladys's gaze wandered around the room, taking in the clutter of new toys before alighting fondly on the shelf. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Marshall remained very calm and patient, but his grip on his toy didn’t relax for a second. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z For my birthday that year, I got one of those plastic keyboard toys done up in cotton-candy pink, the kind with fat keys that played way out of tune and drove grown-ups crazy. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Shanti bends to give me a hug, and I feel like a small, cuddly toy. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “She looks too old for toys, wouldn’t you say?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z We were flying over a highway now, racing the cars that looked like toys on the road below. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Artemis had to take your little gun away, and all those other toys. Couldn’t have you hurting yourself.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “You have so many toys. Couldn’t Georgie keep it for a while?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z We never recovered our toys unless we flattered him and made him feel that he was superior to us. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Instead of toys, books, or other things to amuse the youngsters, Count Olaf had provided a small pile of rocks. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Helmuth toys with the idea of telling his friends the truth. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “That one is only a toy, of course. But perhaps someday you will want real ones.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Amil would stand up, rubbing his behind and sit back down, finally eating, or picking up his toy. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “She’s so small. She should have a toy. Maybe you could carve her a doll? And I could stitch a little dress for it.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked where she looked and to me he was about the size of a toy. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After a final pleading look, Runt took the toy in his mouth. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He’s stopping to watch the little mechanical toys that the peddler winds up—the tumbling bear, the dog jumping, the seal spinning a ball on its nose. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Ernie ripped the toy from Samantha, then dropped down to his knees, cooing at the dog as if it were a baby. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z When little kids ever broke any toy they would come to him and he always took the time to fix it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Since leaving the toy booth moments ago, Hugo’s left hand had been clenched into a tight fist, which now he slowly opened like a flower. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “Mommy, what does that say?” asked her little girl, who was clutching a stuffed toy dog by its bedraggled tail. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z His cousins had left more toys scattered on the stairs: a wooden mouse, a toy theatre, some paper dolls. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And erase Nino Carlitos’s groping and just remember him calling me his daughter and making toys for me and the boys. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Escalators took you up to the other toy levels. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He’d wave the toy furiously and then there’d be an awful, blinding, roaring flash that shook the room and deposited a fine ash all over us and the floor. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z His boy would throw the toy, and he would track it down—a feat the boy always seemed to find remarkable. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Coraline took a piece of string from her toy box, and she strung the black key on the string. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z We could play with some old dolls and broken toys, although we mostly made up our own games and caught dragonflies. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Papa’s face would grow redder and redder as Amil would stomp around and cry because he broke his toy or because Dadi wanted him to sit and finish his dinner. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He fled out of the shed in search of his toy. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z There are lots of pictures of Daddy when he was younger wearing mink coats, playing with expensive toys, flashing jewelry, and Grandpa Don isn’t in any of the pictures. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He was a peddler and mender of toys, the red and gold wagon was his shop and his home, and he had driven into the woods to camp for the night. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The room was a mess, all their hand-me-down clothes and toys and towels slung over the backs of chairs and piled on the desk. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He toyed with a pencil and looked up at me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My vision is still okay with lots of light, but by twilight I have to shuffle my way around even at home, or trip and die on one of Javier’s toys. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was only the sheer brick wall stretching down to the pavement, the cars and buses moving like toys so far below, and the blast of the wind against his face that made it terrifying. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I had thought that the Gemini spacecraft was pretty complicated, but it seemed like a toy compared with the Apollo equipment. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the little kids stormed in after school, her mom lost her temper over something stupid—Ben and Mouse fighting over a toy—and she pushed them all out the back door, Eleanor included. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z My teacher makes the outside world sound scary—full of adults who aren't any better at sharing than my classmates Shyam and Srikant, who play tug-of-war with every book and toy. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Certainly I wouldn’t want anyone who looks like me handling my children’s toys or bars of bathroom soap. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Looks at the brush like it might be a toy. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z She wrote his name on his collar and bought him a comfy bed and all sorts of toys. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He handed her the torn photograph, and Hermione smiled at the baby zooming in and out of sight on the toy broom. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Mami serves the Cuban coffee in tiny cups that look like toy cups. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The knife felt small and useless in his palm, a toy. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “You need a real camera, not a toy.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In its window, between coffee machines and toasters, stood a few toys. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Jeet leaned down and placed a toy piano on the floor in front of him. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He added a plastic accordion door to each space and created a little common play area in front where we could keep our toys and books. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I said, “If you’re grown and own a toy store, that gives you an excuse to have a bunch of toys around you. Without people criticizing you.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Ava hands both to me and goes to play with some of her other toys. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t they use it for anything other than little toys?” he asked in Italian. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In 1905, motor vehicles were still expensive, unreliable toys for the rich. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z What’s a lass like you need with a big toy like this? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Asta perched on the table as a squirrel and toyed with a nut. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I played with it like a kid with a toy. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Up until then, I’d toyed with the idea of dating him, even though I knew I wasn’t allowed. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z My arms acted like windup toys gone bananas. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I quickly make my way through the dark, stepping on battlebots and other little plastic toy parts as I go. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “But why are the toys all misfits? Square wheels on a train can be fixed easily enough.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z At her words I see the two-pronged Hub as small as a toy in the distance, the jagged line of our city interrupting the sea of concrete. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It sounded as if someone a long way off were playing a toy piano. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z If you take these two studies together — the toys study and the editing study — you reach quite a radical conclusion about children and television. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His duplex had changed since the last time she was here, and it was more than just the box of Fisher-Price toys in the living room and the makeup in the bathroom. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I longed for the day when I would have toys to play with and enough food to stuff my belly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, Vetch. Leave the prentices to their toys.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he was only happy for the time he devoted to building each new toy. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Luwin was always tucking things into those sleeves and producing other things from them: books, messages, strange artifacts, toys for the children. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even though G-Wiz didn’t rep my team, the little blue toy would be one of my most prized possessions. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z But I had a lot of toys when I was little, a lot for the financial condition that my folks were in. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I toyed, of course, with the ridiculous theory that I’d stay where I was safe, like a sensible beast. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I was only allowed to bring one toy with me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "You know how much I love to toy with things." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Like the furniture and the toys, and all of her mom's plants and paintings. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He tried not to imagine what was happening just below the attic floor: every single thing they owned—their furniture, Cleo’s toys, Mom’s cookbooks, Dad’s trumpet and all his music—being covered with water. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Imagine that a toy store sells balls in groups of two and blocks in groups of three. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z They’d been sent to the Hoppers, who gave them new toys, but when the twins were sent back to the Home, the Hoppers kept the toys. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Just that morning I had seen a warning on television about that toy—they were being recalled because the blocks had been painted with lead paint. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I couldn't believe the kitchen gadgets, pretty furniture, shiny cars, and great toys the white families had in their homes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She closed the door and hauled the toy box in front of it—it would not keep anyone out, but the noise somebody would make trying to dislodge it would wake her, she hoped. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He pulled a wooden toy that he had carved himself from his pocket—a little crow with spiral eyes and a clever rattle inside its belly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The hallway floor was littered with Shoshana’s toys, all bright plastic things with scattered parts. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Listen to me, I can’t let you into the building, but I promise I’ll make sure he doesn’t burn your notebook. Go back to the toy booth tomorrow and ask him for your notebook again.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He had never really stopped to consider why the pieces from the old man’s toys fit so well into the mechanical man. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Who would make him toy man dolls to dance? The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z So I’d try to make up for it by giving him one of my old shirts or a broken toy. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Abbot, too, was sewing in another room, and Bessie, as she moved hither and thither, putting away toys and arranging drawers, addressed to me every now and then a word of unwonted kindness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But only slightly—after all, the scent of his boy was also on the toy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “You are some child’s toy, am I right? And you have been separated, somehow, from the child who loves you.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z I could look out then and see the city of Oakland lying stretched out at the foot of our hill, all the houses looking like toy blocks. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Tuttle’s next appointment, a toy exporter from China, was waiting on him outside his office. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z One time I went out back with my favorite toy, a plastic Tinkerbell figurine. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There was the sailboat floating on the blue water like a toy. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He could remember lying on the floor—playing with his red toy car again, maybe. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The two of them stared at the clock, and then they put away all the toys, including the little mouse, and closed the booth. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z No toys for kids, no dolls, no distractions. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A jingling music starts up and the air around her surges with the ricocheting voices of vendors hawking toasted com and toy rockets. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to imagine what the old man was thinking as he built these toys. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z After his grandparents went to bed, he rigged up an antenna and toyed with the radio dials, tuning in a German-language newscast on the BBC. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z "This is no toy for children, least of all for a girl. What would Septa Mordane say if she knew you were playing with swords?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then there was Mirabelle’s playroom, a whole enormous bedroom devoted to her toys: wooden blocks in all colors of the rainbow, a rocking elephant made from velvet, an entire shelf of dolls. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In the bunkers, they tended small children, passing out food, milk, and toys. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In Australia, there are exotic flowers, kite races, and complimentary koala plush toys for any children. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But instead of waiting my turn to use any of these toys, I took my frustrations out on a younger girl who was also named Ashlee. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The fox nudged the toy free, took it between his teeth, and rose on his haunches to allow his boy to find him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He says things like, “Aren’t you too old for toys?” or “I doubt you’re going to read that whole book,” or “When I was your age, only girls wore necklaces.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z For some reason, Via and I had taken all of Daisy’s toys from around the house and had put them in a little pile on the coffee table. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z They are waving toys in the air in some kind of back seat celebration. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z One of the groups is made up of unemployed toy and light-metal workers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There are two children on the floor playing with a toy train. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Hector frowns, watching as she absently toys with the ring on her right hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When Fin had given her that dagger, it had been like a toy to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I am going to get me a bigger toy than this bike. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Papa shook hands, and said that each day we stayed in his house he was going to take all of us down to a toy shop and let us pick out a toy apiece. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Biddy in the middle of that tiny piece of a living room waving her arms around like she some windup toy. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Down on the street, ten flights below, the little toy trees are beginning to turn reddish, like someone is lighting a match to them. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I thought about the buggy I would buy, all the time I would spend in Trotters and at the Early Learning Centre sizing up adorable outfits and educational toys. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He was an oversize puppy in a pet shop, running from toy to toy. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Aaron was in a bouncy seat they got from their church’s nursery, batting at the toys hanging from the bar. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Our condo was strewn with baby toys, toddler books, and packages of diaper wipes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Watch a video. Play with your toys. Go and pester Miss Spink or Miss Forcible, or the crazy old man upstairs.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “That bear used you for a chew toy.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She reached out, toyed with a button of his shirt; in slow, facile twists she began unbuttoning it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She toyed with the flap and it came easily undone. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside him, Cyril toys anxiously with a dagger, rubbing its edge against his finger. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “In a second, Duke. Look. There’s something jiggly in the water. It’s like a flat rubber pull toy made out of clear gunk! It even has all sorts of strings to play with.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Well, my room has a box full of clothes and toys. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The car sounded like a toy that needed a new battery, and her music—loud, aggressive rock—blared through the open windows. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Holly toyed with the idea of visiting Disneyland Paris. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z And then Joseph told Albert about making the fire in his toy chest, and burning the Persian rug, and being sent away to boarding school, and how he’d been fascinated by fire ever since. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Did you know in Cleveland, Tamir Rice also died because officers thought his toy was real?” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z “Like a baby with a toy boat in the pond?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One of them was played with toy guns we made from a mpoloni bush. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The room was wall-to-wall books, but what really caught my attention were the war toys. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z While Jonas watched, the people began one by one to untie the ribbons on the packages, to unwrap the bright papers, open the boxes and reveal toys and clothing and books. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z London was soon far behind them, replaced by neat green fields that gave way in turn to wide, purplish moors, a great city alive with cars like multicolored ants, villages with tiny toy churches. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The kids in the second group, however, were put in a room with lots of very attractive toys on the floor. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a random assortment of toys that have clearly been played with before they made it to this apartment. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Wanting to play with toys and wanting to be grown up all at the same time. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Like Transformers—the cartoons and toys and the animated movie that was real dark—but without the “e-r-s” at the end. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Our headlights illuminate Ryan on the front porch, pushing a toy bulldozer. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The toy was drifting farther and farther from the boat, like a useless twig in the current. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Ray’s and Leda’s few toys abandoned on the floor. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He’s not there now, but he left behind his favorite toy—a stuffed Tweety Bird that he likes to carry around in his mouth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Miss Leefolt say, rushing into the living room, picking up toys fast as she can. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Betsy was a tiny, white, fluffy poodle and when I had washed, dried, and combed her, she looked like a toy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Any idea how come I found a plush toy shaped like a loaf of French bread in my trailer this morning?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I toy with shouting some tidbit more—some terrifying, unthinkable threat, some blackly fuliginous riddling hex—but my heart’s not in it. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The original key had been lost in the fire, and all the other keys he found around the station and in the windup toys from the booth didn’t fit. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “Selling old toys is a little different from all this…” He nervously took the medallion out of Bo's hand. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z We sometimes copied each other, but one time I thought she had gone too far, when my favorite possession—my only toy, a pink plastic cell phone my father had given me—went missing. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His hand landed right by her thigh and, building up his courage, he flicked his fingers so they toyed with Anastasia’s hair. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z As you would expect, the kids in the room without the toys watched the show about 87 percent of the time, while the kids with the toys watched only about 47 percent of the show. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If Penny falls, Lidia scoops her up and hands her a toy with blinking lights or one that jingles; some toys do both, unfortunately. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The toys in the toy box were still mostly asleep, and they stirred and muttered as she moved their box, and then they went back to sleep. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z In place of pencil and paper, the main working tools were a set of molecular models superficially resembling the toys of preschool children. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Shelves overflowed with scrolls and books, and cabinets were stuffed with...toys? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “If she had pictures and, I don’t know, toys, it’d be too interesting, and she wouldn’t get any work done.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean anything like that. I meant cigarettes ... or books ... or ... toys.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Little children pulled wagons heaped high with toys and pots and books. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Then she came back and put my favorite toy—a rubber monkey—a few inches from my head. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Alexander held the toy between two fingers, as if it burned his skin to touch it. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She opened a drawer where some soft toys lay like dead things. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Baby Sumaiya squeals and bangs her toy on the coffee table, drooling with a big toothless grin. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Probably not, otherwise she and whoever her new boy toy is would have tried to run me down. They drove by just as I was leaving.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean any harm. It was just a toy.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Every few months, Mrs. Wilkinson would round up the neighborhood children and distribute the sample toys Mr. Wilkinson had accumulated. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I see you like the toys, Frankie. But it’s almost eight o’clock and you two need to go to bed.’ The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z She began to roll the flame between her hands like a toy. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z We could not expect Santa to give us anything if we only put our tattered, abandoned toys in the giveaway box. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, Bryce and Aurora are driving packages of Matchbox cars around in the toy aisle when my mom shows up again. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z My first opponent turned out to be a giant, so much bigger than the toy general I used to peep at. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She gives the girl a toy and dashes into the kitchen. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Do you know what toys and clothes he likes? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugo headed straight for the shuttered toy booth. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Yet they were themselves not toys; they were made of the finest tempered steel, like the tools of a watchmaker or a dentist. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The children played with toy soldiers and blocks, with hobbyhorses and with dolls. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Her saying “toy” wouldn’t have made any difference. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z The windshield was enormous and elevated like a cockpit, which made the cars below seem like toys. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Do you think this drill is made to toy with like a lotus flower? If Pai sees me idle here...” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He gave the little chimps toys to play with and climbing structures. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I just realized that you've been in here the whole time, but you've been stuck in a dresser drawer with old toys piled up on top of you. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Vietnam veterans, some wearing their combat uniforms, protest outside the US Capitol, smashing toy guns, 1971 About a thousand veterans took part in the weeklong antiwar demonstration in Washington, DC. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It looked like some huge kid had been building a toy city with sky- scraper-size blocks, and then decided to knock it over. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z There were bolts of fine silk, trays of gemstones, wooden toys. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It had always been filled with people and suppers and music and toys and coloring books. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He toyed with my hand for a moment silently. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z After the gasoline rationing and the public transport strike, she had unearthed this childhood toy from the basement as her only means of getting around. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Down the aisle, a clerk in a red vest was on his hands and knees in front of the dog toys. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A blue sari embroidered with delicate gold flowers catches my eye, and I buy it, along with sweets, trinkets, and toys. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Your kid hardly has any toys, and you only have one floor on your house.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z No one drops toys in the fish tank, no one cares if the cellar door is open or closed, and no one shrieks unless there’s a huge, hairy spider crawling up her arm. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t say anything, but I know she thinks it looks stupid—a baby room, all those toy rabbits; there must be a hundred of them. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Now, as she looked at this woman, Alice heard her question like the pop of a toy gun. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope was so surprised, she had to sit down on the toy trunk. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Plastic toys, colored little balls, and fountain pens charged with explosives.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It’s odd to see him in the toy aisle, trying out a scooter with an owl-shaped backpack over one arm. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Maybe the Jade Key was disguised as one of those toy plastic whistles, and it was hidden in a box of Cap’n Crunch cereal….But where was that cereal box hidden? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The flashlight beam fell on a teddy bear, a stuffed toy rabbit, fishing rods, a toolbox, piles of books, and a plastic sword that stuck out of a sleeping bag. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z But when I look up, I realize that when I wasn’t paying attention, Bryce and Aurora got so excited about a commercial that they started hurling toy cars at the TV. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Questions to write down: When were toy guns invented? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Whenever Conrad and I pleaded with them for new crayons or toys from the five-and-dime, they said we needed to control our wants because God would take care of us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For Sul Ross there were several wooden pull toys and a spinning top. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Diana headed back upstairs to the antique toy chest in the corner of her room. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Pearl had loved watching her mother at work, bent over the kitchen table, laboring with the precision of a surgeon—scalpel, needle, pins—to transform these toys into art. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The older boys kept watch over the cattle, while my friends and I played with our toys. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She toyed with her knife making circular depressions in a pat of butter and the movement hypnotized me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z But the broken toys were gone, and there were never any strawberry blond kids playing in the yard. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Mark was almost ready to give up, thinking the guy had merely used the device as a toy, when he finally discovered some hidden work files. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She played with my hair, or told me the latest gossip, or brought random gifts that served no purpose other than to produce a shadow of a smile: A windup toy. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It was soft and spongy, the kind of toy given to babies because it was easily held on to by tiny fingers. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z She kept her face neutral as he toyed with a ring on his finger. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A short way farther on, they saw two little witches, barely older than Kevin, who were riding toy broomsticks that rose only high enough for the girls’ toes to skim the dewy grass. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He looked down just in time to see the sun flash off something metallic—a toy rat—scurrying past him and toward the small forest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Giddy, he sashayed over to the cages where the dogs were destroying their chew toys, shredding them to pieces. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He reaches into the bag and pulls out a rainbow-colored toy bird. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The next two were small, nervous creatures that looked like battery-operated plush toys. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z This toy raft, mini-raft, micro- raft, might do for a pond, but not for the Pacific Ocean. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A dog jets right by us, chasing some kind of toy. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z They had a pile of clothes they got from the elementary school, as well as a bunch of blankets and even some soft toys for the twins. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He still sat there, but his hand now toyed around his crotch as if he’d lost something. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It is extremely important, I know, and one ought to feel elated by the prospect of taking personal charge, calling the shots, running one’s cells around like toy trains. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Meggie saw houses in the distance, scattered like toys on the green slopes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As with all the years before, Grandma warned us that we could not donate clothes and toys that we didn't love. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Sure, it wasn’t nice the way that Reggie had toyed with him, but this was just delaying the inevitable. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The toy bounced across the carpet and rolled under the couch. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Every day she came in with something different—a chain of SpongeBob Burger King toys strung around her neck; one asymmetrical, giant, red-plastic hoop earring; black clown circles on her cheeks. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The green metallic vessel that felt so massive when I was on it appears little more than a toy boat now. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Another horse down with no head, like a broken toy. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I can't turn my head—it hurts—to see if Carlos's toy is on my right. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z It’s like they saved the best toys in the world just for the sick kids. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z To be consistent, buying seven bags of balls and seven bags of blocks from one toy store has to be the same thing as buying seven combination packs from the neighboring shop. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Rabbit, enchanted with these new toys, was constantly picking up a feather, putting it in his hair, and saying, ‘Yankee-do.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The pipe was like a toy in his large hands. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I’d seen the papers and heard Holly’s mom and dad talking about a boy who got killed for playing with a toy gun. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Hugo crept through the walls, came out through an air vent, and hurried down the hall until he reached the toy booth. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The same yellowed awards cluster the walls, the same books spill off the bookshelf, and the same old toys are heaped in the toy basket. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of the drawn blood excited the cub further; he straddled the dog’s body and started to play with the long white tail, nibbling at the end like a child with a new toy. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She leans down, handing her baby with Down syndrome chunky plastic blocks from the toy basket. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure that she was alone, George went into the third bedroom, opened the closet door, and surveyed the pile of stuffed animals and assorted toys inside. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I find Rabiya in one of the other bedrooms arranging toys on a bookshelf. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We closed the doors, and then I drove through the serpentine streets of Jefferson Park’s endlessness, the houses all still new-looking and plastic, like a toy village housing tens of thousands of real people. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He marched away, his arms swinging like a toy soldier. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I only got to bring me two toys: pipe cleaners, and a monkey-sock monkey. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was caring and devoted, attentive to detail, always a card on my birthday, always my favorite food and toys when I came for a visit. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The traps helped my dog-wanting considerably, but like a new toy, the newness wore off and I was right back where I started from. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He toyed with the idea of coming right out and telling them they could never come to his room again. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “I do believe this child is hyper. She breaks all her toys, is really mean to the little ones—even her brother— and isn’t still for a minute.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Instead I now stayed indoors, engrossed in attempting to master the Monopoly game, form English words with Boggle and figure out how the various toys worked, by meticulously taking them apart and reassembling them again. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z These books and toys revealed to me a new reality. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost like toys abandoned in the woods for years, recently discovered by the next generation of kids ready to play war. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Why would a murderer fool around writing messages about a missing toy? The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that they’re out of debt, they’ve been wiser with their investments and have even saved extra money to spend on clothes and toys for the children. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again she toyed with the idea of running away. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z If he had all those toys for himself he would be the happiest person in the world. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It looked to me, the first time, like a toy that God had been playing with and accidentally dropped out of heaven. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z But the bright, spacious nursery, with its well-stocked classroom and large chest of never-used toys, struck Penelope as almost too splendid, and she wondered if she would ever grow accustomed to it. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z There were no windows in the basement, so she groped her way among the chairs and toys that had once seemed so familiar—now riddled with the potential for bruised toes and dinged shins. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Chairs that didn't match were piled with papers and clothes; her grandchildren's toys were scattered on the floor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Richie stayed home all day to watch the little kids play with their toys. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He wasn’t going to find that toy soldier. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The semitruck was on its side in the middle of the road, as if it had been flung there like a toy. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Choking, stumbling, he moved like a broken toy around the yard. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “I certainly hope it isn’t snowing up north. My system simply will not function under those conditions. And please watch out for Greyhound Scenicruisers along the way. They’ll demolish a toy like this.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “But that doesn’t mean anything. You look at the toy aisle—most dolls are blond with blue eyes. I mean, that’s just the default.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But to hold a blade in my hand, a blade like the one that killed our parents, and think it was a toy, she’d have to believe I was heartless. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was three days after Christmas and children were home playing with their new toys. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since that day when Didu fell in love with me, my grandmothers act like toddlers who want the same toy. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “And with those bare feet and that toy sword? Are you kidding?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I pocketed them, and then went over to her dresser, searching through her underwear for hidden bottles of liquor or sex toys or God knows what. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Most of Gogol’s toys come from yard sales, as does most of the furniture, and the curtains, and the toaster, and a set of pots and pans. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he slowed in hopes of finding an opponent to toy with. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The ward was filled with children who were sick and unable to walk or perform basic activities, like playing with toys. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z When he cried, she knew which toy would calm him. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Luke had a heart monitor, but it must not have been on him all the time because I remember using it on my favorite toy: a Teddy Ruxpin bear. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I want my toy back,” she said stubbornly when she was dressed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Briony sat on the floor with her back to one of the tall built-in toy cupboards and fanned her face with the pages of her play. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was a cross between a burp and the squeak from a squeeze toy. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z We had kept all of Daisy’s old toys, and we brought them out now, to see which ones he’d like best. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I wonder who owned these toys, and how they got here. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z If a child picked it up, the toy exploded, tore off fingers or an entire hand. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The princess toyed with one of the gold bangles around her wrist. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z From here, the skyscrapers look like toy blocks propped up in the lowlands between hills. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Indeed the skate wheels were rusted and the doll’s hair was dust filmed as though these things had waited there a long time like Little Boy Blue’s toy dog and tin soldier. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The eejit choir was lined up like mechanical toys, and someone was sitting at Matt’s piano. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to pre-composed children’s songs or folk songs, children create their own make-believe dialog and songs while playing with each other, or their toys and dolls, or just while daydreaming. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I could still tell you how I left the toys in my room. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The kind of harmless toy a kid would play with and a demon wouldn’t look twice at. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I toyed with a pencil lying on the counter, spinning it idly this way and that. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The original key had been lost in the fire, and all the other keys he found around the station and in the windup toys from the booth didn’t fit. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z In the aquarium a toy wizard stands on the gravel, his wand raised, mid-spell. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It had launched toy cars and boats, and big-wheel riding toys when he was little; later there had been skateboards and, last year, a go-cart he had made by himself. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Pax watched as Runt tossed the toy soldier into the air and then pinned it down, over and over. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z For the first time since ReelTok outed me, I begin to toy with the possibility that I’m not the worst person in the history of the planet. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It looks like they still sell the same old fare—popcorn, candy, and balloons—but the children also carry flashing swords, and other moving, blinking toys I can’t make out at this distance. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Clarisse climbed aboard with a batch of javelins, spiked balls, caltrops, and a bunch of other nasty toys. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Just try not to destroy it. I have many chores to attend to, so I may not be around much. There should be plenty of toys and hobbies here to keep you busy.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Since there was no fireplace in Joseph’s playroom, he turned over his toy chest and stuffed it with newspapers. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “That ostrich you have in your display window,” Rick said; he toyed with a ceramic ashtray before him on the desk. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The boys came back with candy and new toys. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom complained that George hadn’t played with any of the toys in years, and said that they should be donated to needy families. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Being Chinese, he had thought the safest place to work would be in the Chinese restaurants scattered like toys in around the legs of the el on 125th Street. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I could continue on as the picked-on new girl, I could give up on the Parkway and just go back to my toys at home, or I could attempt to earn DeeDee’s respect. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Pieces of farm equipment in the distance look like abandoned toys. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She pointed to the toy I’d pulled out of the box. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z George dashed up to the bathroom, rescued her bag,and buried it deep inside her closet, under the toys and stuffed animals. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z It was made of wood and looked like it might have been an antique toy. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Kat looked at me, her head wagging like one of those toys that sit in the backs of cars. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z There was food on the table and a few handmade toys on the floor. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Leave me alone, then! Stay away from me and my toy booth.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z No leaving precious toys that mean the world to me on the floor. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The Princess Andromeda faded to the size of a white toy boat in the distance, and then it was gone. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z My throat feels raw, like I was breathing through my mouth all night, and my heart whirs like an overwound motor on a toy car. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She speared a bite on the point of the knife and ate it with relish, while her hostess toyed with her own portion, then blew on it fastidiously, steam coming from the crisp brown meat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He had left the woman in her bed, the man on the bedroom floor, the older child in her brightly colored bedroom, surrounded by toys and half-finished models. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z With the Christmas money from peddling, his father had bought what toys he could for the boy and his little brother and sisters. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Besides, you guys have plenty of toys. You can share!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The ship went through the bridge, moving under bare poles like a ghost in broad day, with three gulls hovering above the stern like toys on invisible wires. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Fenoglio was picking up some toy soldiers from his rug with trembling fingers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The woman in pedal pushers patiently toyed with her line. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I picked up the toy and hurled it into the far corner. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Before I leave, I put Muhammad’s suitcase in my old room, laying his toy sword on top. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z For a time he tried to pretend, as children do with their toys. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z One hand carried a gigantic bag, the kind that holds passports, engagement diaries, and bridge scores, while the other hand toyed with that inevitable lorgnette, the enemy to other people’s privacy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The sight of Armpit, the biggest and toughest kid in class, holding the little baby toy just added to the comedy, and it took a while for what he was saying to sink in. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Cerberus, the guard dog of Hades, appeared out of the gloom—a threeheaded rottweiler so big he made Mrs. O’Leary look like a toy poodle. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They had their own room, and every day the Hoppers gave them a new toy. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z It was simply a little figure, almost like a toy. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z And sure enough, the boy held the toy soldier aloft and then hurled it into the woods. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Do I need to remind you again that the shot isn’t a toy?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “By starring in all of my commercials this holiday season. TV. Radio. Print. Billboards. Cardboard cutouts in toy stores. His or her face will be everywhere.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Flashing toys blink from the glass counter under his arms. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He makes toys for her as well, and lets her play with ends of wood and leftover pieces of cloth and some of his less dangerous tools, while he’s working. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They probably got balloons and welcome-home banners and toys and ice cream—just like Finn said—hours ago. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She liberated buckets, shovels, and other sand toys from one of the sheds. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z When I’m done throwing all the toys back into their chest, I sit down with Penny on the floor, watching as she blows raspberries whenever the cartoon characters ask her questions. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The neighboring toy store sells a combination pack with two balls and three blocks in it. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z For the game pieces, I used a bunch of old action figures I had found in the after-school toy basket. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z To Murphy, I probably appear to be a trembling chew toy. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Josh Raymond finds the toy he’s looking for—some sort of robocar—and as we walk out the door, he takes my hand. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Every time a commercial would come on, we would scribble the toy on the form. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z "Not at all. Belles are not toys to be played with or abused," she says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “After the work he went to. All that fuss for a toy, and then the minute you get one you throw it away!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Penny zoomed around like a little windup toy. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The small shop sold newspapers, magazines, toys, games, ice cream, sundries, and of course, candy. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Freeman hangs on to everything a normal person would throw out: Happy Meal toys, lost playing cards, grocery-store receipts, keys, dolls, a saltshaker, trains . . . how does he know this stuff could be art? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not a toy, I guess, but it is pretty neat.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z "Better in a tree than a room. I could never sleep all shut up like a toy in a box." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The living room was covered in trucks, train tracks, and every species of toy dinosaur. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Is that how geniuses spend their time? Picking up toys and ringing bells?” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I was probably a stupid little kid whining because I wanted a toy or ice cream. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Huge tree branches lying on ripped-apart roofs, windows shattered, bikes and toys and trash scattered over lawns. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There were toys the like of which they had never seen before, all beautiful and some obviously magical. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “The boy’s dead, praying to toys won’t change that, and there’s work yet to be done before the show, which Baaz expects to begin on time.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She was carrying a thin rattan stick like a toy riding-crop, bound in leather. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “I was down on the floor. You stroked my hair like I was a doll, but you didn’t have any dolls. No toys. You said, ‘Don’t cry, Mama. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother stepped over running shoes, more of Shoshana’s toys, Rich’s black loafers, my scarves, a stack of white shirts just back from the cleaner’s. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was six, he almost went home with another family at the mall because their kids had cooler toys. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Palmer had dumped the toy soldiers onto the bed, poked air holes in the lid and deposited the pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The dog has brought all her favorite stuffed toys into Penny’s room, like gifts. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Matt could point out where Jo lived. Maybe I could even bring something back for her. Maybe she had toys. Did they let you bring things when you came here, Thomas?” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not that I know of,” replied Basta, smiling like a child who has just been given permission to smash a toy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He would retrieve the toy and wait with it in his mouth until the boy found him and took it back to toss again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A log crackled in the flames and sparks flew out and died down again between the scattered toys. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z As the youngest child, I always got the hand-me-downs: shirts, shoes, pants, and toys. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Chandresh takes credit only for the white blooms, keeping one pinned to his lapel that he toys with distractedly throughout the service. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Now he gave the toy train a shove, and it careened off the track. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z It gave me a feeling like being in Beekman’s toy department to tell the truth—everything elaborately displayed. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Her fingers toyed with the clouds and she imagined Sean striding up to her, releasing her from this horrible prison. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The toys were old-fashioned but in excellent condition. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A week after my drugs ran out, I left my bed to perform at the college, deciding at the last minute to skip both the doughnut toss and the march of the headless plush toys. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z That’s why I never let my children play with toy guns. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Seth had opened a toy chest and was examining the contents. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Then, in the toy section, I saw them. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Mom placed the toy cat in my hands, and I smiled. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He also toyed with the idea of having the words move up and down with the shape of the tune. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z When they finally spied Castle Black, its timbered keeps and stone towers looked like nothing more than a handful of toy blocks scattered on the snow, beneath the vast wall of ice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z From the offices, Hugo followed a long, hidden tunnel to the back of the clock opposite the old man’s toy booth. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I tossed it on the pile of toys in the corner. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I put him up on the changing table and take off the wet one and Lord almighty if there ain’t three tinker toys and one a Miss Leefolt’s bobby pins in there. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z My chest tightens as I imagine what it would be like to walk into a strange new place, filled with other people’s old toys and extra bedding, and have to call it home. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Putting the two assumptions together, we conclude that the average toy block in this collection has the interesting property of having three inches to a side and a volume of sixty-three cubic inches! Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The rows of letters on the computer keyboard had looked like a toy to him, and he’d reached one finger up and tapped the space bar, over and over again. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z A toy—and indeed, they called them toy poodles. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “This is a WG Panther. It’s an airsoft gun, which means it’s nothing but a toy. Look, the orange tip is colored black with a Sharpie.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The night before, she had spent most of her time on drawers and toy chests. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We didn’t want to go empty-handed, so we gathered medicinal supplies, clothes, and even old toys. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Loomis obtained other patents, including one for a mechanical horse-race toy, but he was proudest of the Aberdeen Chronograph, which became standard field equipment for the army and the navy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A new toy for Jaimito means a new toy for me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The mess was still there—baby toys and clothes, towels, Layla’s lacrosse stuff, a bag of bread, and a jar of peanut butter on top of the minifridge—but her family was nowhere in sight. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Rafik, however, had opened every case he brought and was living in a heap of toys and treasures, a neon battery-powered yo-yo, a skunk puppet, and a harmonica. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Ancient Native Mexicans invented wheeled vehicles with axles for use as toys, but not for transport. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At first, political power was like a new toy to him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked up three train tracks and half a dozen small dinosaurs and quickly tossed them in a toy box nestled under the sofa arm. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He makes things too: paper boxes, crude biplanes, toy boats with working rudders. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Putting a toy bottle to the baby’s lips, I offer it milk. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I don’t like that they put chopped onions on their burgers, but I like the Happy Meals ’cause they come with toys. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z This was why your grandparents banned Tarzan and the Lone Ranger and toys with white faces from the house. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z From the doorway, I watched as he lined up several toy soldiers along the windowsill. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The article went on to say that the Soviets also liked to hide explosives inside brighdy colored toys. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z A huge, hulking man stood over her; he was so big the revolver in his hands looked like a toy. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The toy soldier lay facedown at the burled root of a butternut tree, as if he had pitched himself there in despair. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The ones that have been running for a while are always slower, like a clockwork toy that just won't wind. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z At the back of the store, there’s a whole shelf filled with boxes full of all kinds of toys. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Amaranta Úrsula, who already had her second teeth, thought of her nephew as a scurrying toy who was a consolation for the tedium of the rain. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Luke lay on his stomach on the floor and idly ran the toy train back and forth on the track. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “I guess we’ve evolved to just winning in the toy and electronics market,” I said. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The knee hole had boxes of toys that the married children’s children played with now. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They’ve already set their special toys on the backseat of the car. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z His toy broomstick could hardly be considered interesting to the Death Eaters....The only potentially useful thing he could see here was possible information on Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Bristle jumped between them and swatted the toy away. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Frank slowed down to check out a clearance table with clothes and toys. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Grandma promised if we cleaned our rooms and picked up our toys, she would help us make gingerbread cookies to eat before we began playing games. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Bergs and floes larger than the ship rose up and tumbled over like children’s toys. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Her brother didn’t come with any toys either, although he claims he had a helicopter.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Brother and I wanted to look at toys. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “And another thing! I saw that toy airplane he won in a card game, and mark my words— you will never get in it. Never!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Percy,” she called, “whatever you’re going to do—” The lion roared and swatted her like a cat toy, sending her flying into the side of a Titan rocket. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Right next to it is a squeaky toy in the shape of a steak. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z If all the pretty toys somehow stopped working, just about everything in New Pretty Town would come tumbling down. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z You have to be a child to know how wonderful is a store window filled with dolls and sleds and other toys. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Farid shifted on his seat and toyed with the keys still hanging from the ignition switch. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z An eight-pound toy poodle covered with abscesses, mouth filled with rotten teeth, one ear and his butt packed with pus. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Yeah, sure, a rabbit toy,” said the younger man, and he turned away. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z That pathetic holdup try by a scared young kid brandishing a toy pistol? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she could almost hear and see it: the dimpled hands clutching the stuffed toy; the high, happy voice. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Holly toyed with a strand of her hair, coiling it around her little finger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Finally the coroner showed her a toy that Geyer himself had found in the house. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z These animals lie in ambush in every toy store and children’s zoo. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Every time I tried to draw the shark it looked like a blob, or a windup toy. So I started trying to fix it.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He and Bo had already sold any toys they had with them when they ran away, and his brother didn't even have a stuffed animal, apart from the sorry-looking lion that Riccio had given him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I even toyed with the idea that perhaps we had been close to each other in some former life—a mother and child, even. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There were only a few basic instruments, like a big toy. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Dill looked down and toyed with the peg game, suddenly less cheery. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z In her room, Laila set aside old blouses, old shoes, books, toys. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Were you surprised later when the gun turned out to be a toy?” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z She kept her mementoes in there—toys she used to play with, blankets she used to love, odd-looking rocks, pressed flowers, leather-bound journals densely scrawled with her thoughts and questions and pictures and sketches. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “It was just as though one was continuing to blow up an already bulging toy balloon, wondering, ‘Will it burst now? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I also leave him all my toys and the candy bar in my bottom right desk drawer. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She glanced at Tyson, who’d lost interest in our conversation and was happily making toy boats out of cups and spoons in the lava. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He cradled one of his childhood toys in his hands, a wooden duck. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Jogging through the dark and sleeping alleyways, skirting pools of streetlight, he imagined he was a toy lead soldier come to life, following Sergeant Beans and Private Mutto on a mission behind enemy lines. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She surveys the mess of toys littered all over the patio, poking some game pieces with her painted toes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He raced for the stairs, stumbling over toys on the porch as he went. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I passed the man with the jumping frogs and the man with the boxer toys. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The toy histories that rich tourists came to play with. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep my toy sanctuary on my lap, and I must look like a kid playing with blocks in a park. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It was like I was being interrogated by a twelve-dollar toy from the bargain bin. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They could ward off these guards with toys. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z His left arm shot out, sort of like a toy with a spring-loaded karate chop. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The old man slammed a fist down on the counter, shaking all the toys. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I could see the muddy old toys in the yards and the melting-away snowmen. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z A mess of toys lay piled near the open chest. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z This is called “selective truth telling,” and it is frequently used in political campaigns, toy advertisements, and other forms of propaganda. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The thing is so cavernous, I wonder if he needs a map, and it’s filled with every toy you can imagine, most requiring batteries. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Had her own rash performance only served to cheat the child of the one toy she possessed? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Lines of tornadoes destroyed everything in their path—ripping up houses and trailers, tossing cars around like Matchbox toys. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Geyer realized to his astonishment that Holmes now was moving three different parties of travelers from place to place, shoving them across the landscape as if they were toys. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But Capricorn only toyed with the belt of his dressing gown, looking bored. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Then I asked if stammers’re like zits that you grow out of, or if kids with stammers’re more like toys that're wired wrong at the factory and stay busted all their lives. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Behind them, New York City seemed to rise out of the sea, but it didn’t look so tall and imposing from out here, more like a toy set. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It was basically a closet full of cat, dog, hamster, and fish food, leashes, flea powders, and a few toys like bones and rubber fire hydrants that make squeaky noises. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The next day, at the crack of dawn, the old man was opening his toy booth when Hugo approached. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Her head kept pulling down to the bowl, and she look like one of them toys that duck in and out of a water glass. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His mother never had enough money for toys. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Even though her face was melted, she was still my favorite toy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She bought Mitchell a new pair of sneakers, sometimes a toy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When the turtles push their way out of the sand and start waddling toward the water's edge, they look like a bunch of wind-up toys escaped from Toys "R" Us. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I came home and bought you all kinds of clothes and toys, because I loved spoiling my baby niece. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His hands stayed clenched—one on the crutch grip, one on the toy soldier. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I read over my notes about John Draper, aka Captain Crunch, and the toy plastic whistle that had made him famous in the annals of hacker lore. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Shelves of goods—buttons, handsaws, sugar, rifles, bullets, scissors, pencils, bolts of cotton cloth, medicine, toys, in no particular order—lined the walls. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It held a bundle of dried violets tied with a white ribbon, a toy horse that had lost most of its string mane, and a lock of curling blond hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The factory made a few rubber toys as a blind. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And with movements as jerky as those of a windup toy, he struggled upright, wheeled around, plunged back into the truck, circled awkwardly around the plaza area, and drove back up to the ranch. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z During the day, she toyed with the idea of running away. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The same dull olive of the toy soldier the fox had cached in the milkweed stalks. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z David must knock/ “No toys in the fish tank,” he says. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of us hugs him, promises to bring him candy and toys. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Beowulf scampered to the toy box and returned with a tin soldier. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She reminds herself of all the other things her mother ships south: Reebok tennis shoes, black sandals, the yellow bear and pink puppy stuffed toys on her bed. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Huh. Been a long time. That was my favorite toy when I was a kid.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Think of the word battle—two t’s, one I. Benito secretly played with a battalion of toy soldiers. believe. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The world was laid out before the two watchers like a toy, for they were on a high keep which dominated the town. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I looked at Brother Jack and grinned: That was it; in some ways, he was like a toy bull terrier. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Prosper stopped in front of a shop selling newspapers, postcards and toys. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Sandnes picked out gifts from among the donated clothes and toys in the storage unit. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Look, aeroplanes!” said Michael, as they stopped before a window in which toy aeroplanes were careering through the air on wires. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She’s probably picking up toys and stuffed animals and giving them hugs. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He shoved the toy soldier into his pocket and picked up the fox leg. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She was on her back on the bed, on the toy soldiers, howling at the ceiling. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Hugo thought about the little mechanical parts inside the mouse, as well as the other toys that he had stolen and used to fix the automaton. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I was shuffled like a hand- me-down toy for the next nine years. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The boys hovered nearby, shuffling their feet; the toy rifle was nowhere to be seen. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The silver trumpet, the cockeyed teddy bear with his red and white scarf, the tiny sled packed with tinier toys. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Somehow Vivi must have found bags, must have put in their favorite picture books and their most beloved toys, along with photographs and pajamas and coats and shirts. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Looks like some toy,” said the grizzled old man. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z He carried his backpack, stuffed as usual with food, water, and children's toys—everything for a long day in the park. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “He can’t drive a car,” Genie said sharply, flipping the toy truck in his palm. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I like to keep my toy in there.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A toy fell out of Avik’s hand, and he reached out the window to catch it. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z One was biting a stick like it was a chew toy. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “What are those, boy? Some kind of new toy?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He bought him a Japanese toy truck one year, an electric locomotive and train track set another year. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Whatever you wanted, he’d get it for you—brand-new toys, as many as you could think up in your poverty, all the toys you never had when you were younger. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The chest of toys contained nursery-rhyme booklets, Monopoly and word-association games, building blocks, Snakes-’n’-ladders, jigsaw puzzles and many other kinds of games no black child ever dreamed of having. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was fiddling with something—a little metal toy soldier of some kind. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Just a sec,” Alec said as he placed his toy in the long cradle bay of the black thing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z His fingers toyed with the hilt of his borrowed blade, though Dany knew he had never used a sword in earnest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My back felt sick because it was toward the monster who gave away toys. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The bow and quiver slung over his shoulder were no toys—they were weapons of war. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I imagined him bouncing around on the Appalachian Trail like some wind-up toy that had fallen on its back. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z George toyed with telling Mom about the plan, but she remembered Mom’s words: one step at a time. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “Do you treat all your toys that way?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They were no longer a game and a toy; they had become a chain and a burden. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He spent most of his time with Samantha, playing fetch with the rubber toy. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z After you’ve seen someone else going through that, it feels kind of crazy to complain over not getting the toy you had asked for, or your mom missing a school play. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z With its waterfall curtains and carpets of forest, the canyon was like a long and beautiful room, and Weep a toy city—a gilded model—at its center. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He had always assumed the toy had been sold a long time ago. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Each year we gave away toys and clothing so that those less fortunate could enjoy Christmas as well. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He looked down at the toy and his shoulders sagged under some invisible, impossible weight. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The next day Hugo was late getting to the toy booth. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Some had sunk so deep into the bog that only a comer showed; others lay strewn about like some god’s abandoned toys, cracked and crumbling, spotted with lichen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He tucked the toy soldier into his cheek and set out after the two foxes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Carla’s eyes sweep over a high shelf where toys and trinkets are stored out of the way. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The throwing arm had been taken off for repairs and then forgotten; it lay there like a broken toy, half-embedded in the ice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She throws me in the tub with a rubber duck toy and storms off to her bedroom. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then there was a pop, a sound like a toy gun, and suddenly the street lit up with a thousand bursts of fire . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “He moves into the toy castle with the ballerina and they live happily ever after—no melted heart, no burnt paper, nothing but their blissful love.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z If he finds a doll he recognizes among the toys, he leaves it propped up and comfortable against the pile. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The first two lines would sweep up the river to engage and destroy Jeffrey's little fleet, or "the boy's toys" as Ser Imry dubbed them, to the mirth of his lordly captains. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He could make intricate toys—tiny windmills, rattles, minute jewel boxes out of dried palm reeds; he could carve perfect boats out of tapioca stems and figurines on cashew nuts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did I leave you with nothing to do, Seth? No pool? No tree house? No toys or hobbies?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I watched him collect his guns from beneath his bed and put them in the new truck he had brought home, saying it was his new “toy.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Like a child touched by tragedy, who grows up suddenly and abandons his playthings, Chacko dumped his toys. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t have toys in Dubai, so we made kites out of sticks and butcher paper. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The rig was perfectly assembled, but sitting in the middle of a warehouse yard, it looked as if someone had put it together to use as a toy. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They had an assortment of Barbie dolls, which struck me as particularly bizarre toys. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I don’t expect to hear any barking, since Ziggy’s pretty quiet, but maybe I’ll hear the jingling of his collar, or the squeak of a toy in his mouth. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The toys wound up with a bronze key and waddled on stiff legs, tin ears flapping. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But it’s the most popular toy in the neighborhood, and when she isn’t nearby, I roll around in it proudly as the other children watch in awe. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “When Letha took a memory,” she said, “she didn’t keep it in a drawer like a confiscated toy. She ate it and it was gone forever. That was her gift. Eradication.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Middle-class supporters of public bilingualism toy with the confusion of those Americans who cannot speak standard English as well as they can. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But still, they were just toys, and usually some of the plastic keys would give out in a few months. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes I set up a bunch of toy soldiers on a table and pick them off with a rubber band one by one. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z "This year, why not a helicopter? A real one, though, you can't expect a teenager to play with toys." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Most of the models simply outlined walls, fences, and doors with loose stones, but some were elaborate constructions complete with plastic model cars, toy animals, and thatch roofs. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s the kind of thing that belongs with old toys that I’ve given away. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Near the toys and books, little kids circle Milez and do his dance. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Midway into my eleventh year, Granny started bringing home strange-looking books and toys. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She's not little enough any more to go stark staring mad in the toy department, but she enjoys horsing around and looking at the people. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Their brother got toy trucks that were big enough to climb inside. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Velaryon galley exploded like a child's toy dropped from a tower, spraying splinters as long as a man's arm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The boy had many visitors, from PIH and from Boston’s Haitian community, surrounding him with toys and smiles of love. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The Merritts gave me a silver vanity set complete with brush, comb, and rotating mirror, which was the sort of elegant gift I preferred over toys. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z After dinner, he sat around for a while, talking to me and Mama and making Little Arliss some toy horses out of dried cornstalks. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z On the inside there was so much color and so many different kinds of toys that if you tried to pack it all into one first glance, your head would explode. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Bobby was conceived in the afternoon, on a sofa littered with rubber teething toys, after the friend learned that a London pharmaceutical company had hired him, while Ronny cried to be freed from his playpen. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He toyed with the little red strip that opens the pack before slipping it back into his pocket. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed to be enjoying themselves with the toys I had given them: empty cans and bottles, and three plastic bags full of pebbles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Nervously, he rubbed the notebook one last time, then cautiously lowered his hand around the windup toy he wanted. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I rest my head back while holding the toy sanctuary in my lap. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And the master would smile at Miss Susan, and toy with his watch chain. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, because as everyone knows, a toy motorcycle moves when someone makes a noise like a motorcycle, Ralph took a deep breath, went pb-b-b, b-b-b, and shot out from under the clock. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z I hear a shrill sound, like a toy trumpet. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z They brought me blocks and a toy guitar. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I spread out the toys and sweets, and the children scurry forward, eyes bright. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Messes” of loose paper, clothing, or toys are to be stacked into “neat messes.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A group of toddlers play with toy trains and Legos while a baby hollers in his mother’s arms. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z A succession of heretical readings o/Paradise Lost, television chocolate ads, and styling decisions for emporia of “adult toys” indicates, Milton wasn’t the only one of whom Blake’s remark could have been made. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z On cue, the ten Sixer avatars standing behind Sorrento pulled out their toy robots and activated them, too. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Well,” he hemmed, “if it’s a toy, you won’t mind putting it away in your toy chest.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In Africa she and I had thought that this large object was a toy, because Mama had written on the photo, “Teddy, playing the piano.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether raised fists freeze in her company or open for a handshake, she’s nobody’s alibi or hammer or toy. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z So, basically, it was like a toy store down there. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Wes, finally satisfied, moved from his mother’s bed so he could put the last of his toys in his backpack. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was resting on its stomach on the shoe box that housed the toy soldiers. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Littlefinger toyed with the dagger on the table, turning it slowly with a finger. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We had to cut through women’s underwear to get to the toy department. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Over their shoulders the vendors had heavy poles, from which they balanced baskets at either end—some with vegetables, others with pastries, or candies, or toys. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu ran around throwing things into bags: Baby’s clothes and toys, biscuits from the fridge, his clothes, Master’s clothes, Olanna’s wrappers and dresses. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They built a toy boat out of wood, then disassembled it just as fast. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I know a stuffed sheep is just a toy. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Listen at me,” said the fisherman, “talking to a toy. Oh, well. Here we are, then.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Mom rushed out of the toy section, pushing the cart real fast. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The cockatoo flapped and squawked until she stuck the novelty earring, its favorite toy, in its beak. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There were toy automobiles and trucks, windmills and merry-go-rounds, airplanes, boats and a lot of others, mostly run on batteries. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He brought toys, candy, and clothes to each visit. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Leo fiddled with the bronze Archimedes sphere that he’d installed on the console—his newest and most dangerous toy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was like looking into the plain eyes of a toy doll. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “You know how little kids get when you take their toys from them....” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He looked like a kid with a new toy. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She toyed with a pen on his desk. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He pauses, then adds, “It was your mom’s idea, that first little toy piano....” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She revolved slowly, her eyes closed, like a wind-up toy that was running down. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It puzzles me now to remember with what absurd sincerity I doated on this little toy, half fancying it alive and capable of sensation. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “I haven’t seen you in a while. How are things at the toy booth?” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Fifty miles away, at King’s College in London, Franklin had little interest in building models with toys. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Had he figured out some of his toys were missing? The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She reminded Penelope of a windup toy whose key has been given a few turns too many. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Matt could hardly remember those terrible days three years before, when he was kept in a pen with roaches for friends and old chicken bones for toys. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And the smoke bombs were just kids’ toys. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “It isn’t a real bird, conductor sir. We’d never dream of breaking the rules like that. It’s my sister’s favorite toy, you see, and she thinks you mean to take it away from her.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She stops in the doorway of what I assume is the twins' playroom; two rocking horses sit in the corner, and child-size shelves are lined with books and toys. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Far below, the Argo II looked like a toy boat in the channel. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There were many sad pictures about other children who had mean parents or who could not live with the one they wanted or who had lost toys. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z On May 8th, I went to the Justice Building, signed up for my tesserae, and pulled home my first batch of grain and oil in Prim's toy wagon. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z That other world was suburban and endless, organized around pot roasts, blueberry pies, fireworks, ice cream sundaes, immaculate bathrooms, and small toy trucks that were loosed in wooded backyards with streams and glens. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I swore to myself that if I ever found the spy who’d cost her boyfriend his life, I would give him to Mrs. O’Leary as a chew toy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The visit to the toy department was something else. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z With shaking hands, Alexander held up a disturbingly lifelike toy rifle. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He knew where things were: socks in the top dresser drawers, toys in the bedroom closets, skates and bikes on the back porch, and pots and pans stacked neatly in the kitchen cabinet. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She had probably come with some of her favorite toys to keep her company. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z And then I remembered my Atari, which was my number one toy. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Bobo was three years older than Perry, and she adored him; he was her only toy, a doll she scrubbed and combed and kissed and sometimes spanked. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There were wooden toys moldering in a box; crayons on a windowsill, their colors dulled by the light of ten thousand after noons; a dollhouse with dolls inside, lifers in an ornate prison. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Laura Friendly had set up a Freebie account for anything the dog needed, from vet appointments to food to chew toys. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Peering out through the numbers, Hugo spied the old man again, alone in his toy booth at the end of the hallway, looking through the pages of Hugo’s notebook. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Next to the trees, the buildings seem like Lincoln Log toys. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She toyed with the pearls, sliding them between her fingers one by one as if she were counting them. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Her brother ignored her for a moment but then, as if he had been judging the limits of his sister’s patience, he loped over and dropped the toy at her paws. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The businesses here are hangers-on, relics from about twenty years ago—a sad and very old department store, a shoe store that smells like mothballs, a toy store, a candy shop, an ice cream parlor. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It looks like toy money, like from that game Monopoly. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The tables are crammed with doctors and nurses and nervous-looking medical students in short white jackets and stethoscopes so shiny that they look like toys. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He dropped the toy soldier from his cheek, inviting Pax to play. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “It’s not a toy,” he says, looking hurt. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I whisper, “Let’s go on in the living room and play with the talking toy. What that donkey say?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Out in the blue water, the shadows of the tankers still loomed, randomly scattered like toys, but nothing else remained. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And they’d always made me feel like a baby or a toy or a project or a pet. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z When I first came to Przemyśl, this place made mechanical toys. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The cars toy with them, appearing now in front, now to the side, now behind, coming and going so quickly he can’t be sure if he saw them at all. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She remembered him crouched in front of the stone hearth, feeding her toys into the flames. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Schoolwork, toys, TV shows, me, yourselves—anything you want to talk about. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z With that, the old man glanced quickly at the clock across from the toy booth and headed out under the great iron ribs of the train station. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Eventually, the banks found their way to the toy shelf along with all our other neglected toys. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I do, too, worrying Carlos is going to pull another toy gun. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z With clothes and broken toys in boxes, not any chairs, only beds. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He took out tops for the boys and a small doll for Nell, toys he had made for them by himself. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The aunts toyed with their food, silent and formal with one another beneath the littles’ shouts. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Let’s not toy with this poor boy more than you already have. We don’t want anything to happen to him.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I laugh, because we’re all like little windup toys, straining at the springs. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She twirls around like a spinning toy, gazing at her arms, legs, and feet. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Giant, twisting waves spun the ship like a toy. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The only thing keeping him from imploding right now is his collection of deadly toys. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly, he was caught from behind and whirled violently, a toy boat caught in a whirlpool. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As she drank, I slipped my arm around her and toyed with the skin of her bare back. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I rescue the cowboy and throw him into the toy box. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In his right hand, he’d hold the shutter release and a toy of some kind, which he’d shake and rattle to get our attention. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He brought toys for Lucy, jewelry for Myrta and her mother. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He always loved it when I pretended to be one of his toys, and Matt Medic was perfect for the occasion. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He carried bags of toys for giving to certain children. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Naomi’s sentences go up extra high at the end, like a squeaky toy. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Always one of his father’s retainers had made what toys he had. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He’d hug me close and hold up the little cat, or whatever toy I seemed to be interested in, so I could touch it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They had been carved onto some of her toys, brightly painted wooden blocks, their sides engraved with symbols and simple pictures. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He had got a model village kit and toy spear. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He began stroking her prosthetic arm as though it were a fascinating new toy. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He is sorting through a chest that contains— believe it or not—more toys, when I see them: two old-fashioned wooden stick horses, one black, one gray, that sit forgotten in a corner. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was nearly as good as actually having the toys to be permitted to look at them through the glass window. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He was only about four years old but he was sturdily built; moreover, he was clutching a large stuffed toy to his chest with both arms. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z None of those uses of the wheel was adopted in the Americas, where wheels are attested only in Mexican ceramic toys. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was some kind of toy and I glanced at the crowd's fascinated eyes and down again, seeing it clearly this time. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He's my most special toy, my favorite, the one I love best of all. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z After supper, all five Keeleys piled into the family van and headed off to the local toy store. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She laughed and said, “I don’t think they’re locked, Bud, there’s nothing in there but girl’s clothes and toys.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Years later, however, when Violet was forty, she was already staring at infants, hesitating in front of toys displayed at Christmas. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugo looked at the rows and rows of jars, filled with pieces from all the toys he had stolen from the toy booth over the past few months. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The toy of a man with money to burn. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z You kick or jump, you jump or kick, and eventually all the thoughts march out of your ears, like a line of toy soldiers heading for the edge of the table. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The toys with the edge of an empty glass. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind me my brother-—a year younger than I—was playing placidly upon the floor with a toy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He untangled the wires of the flapping birds and repainted the chipped toys. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z After washing out the booze, these cartons were ideal for making the chassis of a toy truck. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z As if the toy boat had belonged to the King’s fleet, Robin thought. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I’d read books, play with the toy that I had, make up imaginary worlds. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z My heart contracted with fear as I considered that Claudius had discovered my hiding place and now would toy with me, as a cat does a mouse. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z At three, Milton sat in a toy airplane while Theodora spun the propeller. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z On the other hand, Leo’s tool-belt pockets were full of dangerous toys. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Likewise, if you know the way an object moves—whether it be a toy ball or a giant planet—the differential equation can tell you what kind of force is being applied. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z |
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