As he walked to the kitchen, he tried to figure out the real reason for Mrs. Malvolio’s unexpected weekend visit. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I asked as I tried in vain to loosen the ropes at my wrists. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The sound that came out of Esperanza was a cross between a bark and a yelp, and Moss glared at his best friend and tried to clamp a hand over her mouth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But when he tried to wind wires of his own together in exactly the same way, nothing happened. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The unfairness angered Farmer, and he tried to save as many lives as he could in his clinical practice. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

If Pecola had announced her intention to live the life they did, they would not have tried to dissuade her or voiced any alarm. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ocean thought Navid was hilarious, and I tried to explain that he wasn’t doing a bit, that Navid was really just, like, super annoying when he was fasting, and Ocean shrugged. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Or had this war brewed up a sourness deep inside him, causing him to twist and turn like that sunflower as it tried to reach some sun? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She tried the crank again, and this time it turned. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

But when I tried to climb onto it it jumped away and hit me on the back of the head and my throat made a sound. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My hand hurts,” I tried to tell him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lupita ran to Salvador and tried to wind her arms around his waist. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Gerald tried to dart out of the way of Jordan's kick, but he wasn't fast enough. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that no matter how much I tried to keep up with her, I couldn’t. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I always tried to raise his spirits with the thought of our little nest in Monte Cristi. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s so simple, I can’t understand why someone hasn’t tried it. . . Why don’t you line up what we need?” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Harriet tried to say something, and her voice was only a croaking sound in her throat. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jasón’s father had forbidden Jasón to talk to the Indian, he had beaten him, he had tried in every way to keep Jasón from the Indian. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth was dry and his tongue stuck to his lips when he tried to moisten them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We tried the minibar first with a comb, then with kicking. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to make her tone as reasonable as possible. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But you were slop. And when I didn’t need you any more you tried to stop me. Take that ugly smirk off your face.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Those who tried to distract him could not. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people at the cafeteria were civilians, and they didn’t want any part of our meal tickets, even though a sergeant tried to explain to the head of the cafeteria that the U.S. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

DRACO: And Scorpius is a follower, not a leader, despite everything I’ve tried to instill in him. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, tried that one. Asked for a TV, too, but no luck. I guess those shuck-faces don’t want us seeing how wonderful life is when you don’t live in a freaking maze.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I tried my best to act like it was a normal Sunday and go into church, but it didn’t feel right. I didn’t belong.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

For about half an hour before dinner, I tried to get him to play checkers, but he finally just wiped the pieces off the board and told me to go away. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naiads and dryads tried to help, using nature magic songs to heal burns and poison. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It’s freshly painted in an off-brown color, like someone tried to give it a Brazilian spray tan. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He tried to push his way through and the pain went all the way up his arm and into his chest and shocked him stiff. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Franz hunkered down by the back door and tried to make himself invisible. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I’d been so convinced I’d never get a date that I never tried to look nice for a girl, so I didn’t know that I could. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Jake tried to speak again and the words choked in his mouth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Reek tried to lift the head up by the ear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what I was doing, but I tried to aim it at something interesting anyway. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the ground and tried to think. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my sweaty palms on my jeans and tried to control my breathing. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sleepily he tried to reckon the times and stages of their journey, but his memory was drowsy and uncertain. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Again and again, the monkey tried to bite, a sure sign of failure of strength in the arms. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And once Roz explained the situation, the animals actually tried to help. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sierra tried to hold her face tight, but tears kept teasing the edges of her eyes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Oh, is he mad because I tried to see him naked, I don’t know. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas tried to imitate Alby s lifeless body, hanging limp in the vines. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

This is where I wanted to die and where I tried one day but not even the monkey garden would have me. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver swerved and tried to hit him. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Jack tried to push past Eddie, but Eddie shoved his hands into Jack’s shoulders and pushed him hard, which made Jack fall backward. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Afraid of driving back at night, they parked in a wood and tried to sleep in the cab. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Hitler Youth leaders were also tried at Nuremberg. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And we tried to take a few steps, to shuffle back and forth, in place. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was coughing and smearing the paint about his eyes with the back of his hand as he tried to see through the increasing smoke. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She barely listened when I tried to tell her what happened, just shook her head and said she couldn’t believe I got put out of school. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She got in the backseat and tried to pull the broken door closed. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to imagine what it would have been like to study in such a place, to walk across marble floors each morning and, day after day, come to associate learning with beauty. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

No matter how hard we tried, we could not figure out his secret. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I met her in the hallway, but I tried to avoid any more than a polite greeting. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried not to think of what his life would have been like with this other family, rooting him to the ground, sheltering him in their wings. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“And then, when we lined up for early dismissal, I tried to stand next to her,” Connor says. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She knew she must be staring, and tried to look away, but the contrasting color of his two eyes brought her glance back each and every time. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice was a little too loud and there was a distinct quaver in it, so I tried again. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sergeant doctor in my squad dragged me into one of the houses and tried to remove the bullet. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She had already tried to feed him earlier with a teaspoon into what remained of his mouth, trying to spare him the humiliation of dribbling. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He tried to think about Doll, about how she must have felt, but his thoughts had already moved away. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did that with the people he met, tried to guess a reason for their being there, to determine who had been brought by someone. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw tried it but the heads wouldn't go, the stalk broke. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe he tried to catch a boxcar and got flung into the pond and drowned. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Nailer’s heart pounded in his chest, he tried to remember everything Reni had ever told him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

So we laughed louder, we kissed longer, we tried to say smarter stuff, hesitating a second to think up the best gag. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My friends tried to convince me that camping was fun, a way to escape from stress. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of some way to be hilarious, because I thought that maybe if I was hilarious, she wouldn’t be mad at me anymore and I could be safe again. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dallas and Florida tried to be quiet and they tried not to touch things, but sometimes they forgot. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Supper was a fistful of acorns, crushed and pounded into paste, so bitter that Bran gagged as he tried to keep it down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Truman tried to mollify his critics by instituting a new loyalty program for the federal government. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to get the lowdown on some of my new teachers, the inside stuff, but Theresa wasn’t cooperating. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, I did the obvious and tried the exit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He tried to relax, but the cold quickly drove him to the shore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The Gryffindors around them were so miserable, and felt so sorry for the Weasleys, that nobody tried to stop them as they got up, crossed the room, and left through the portrait hole. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The man tried to speak but only a coyote sound was heard, and the tail moved back and forth sweeping ridges in the sand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some people tried to do swaps and deals in the hall; and others tried to make off with minor items not addressed to them, or with anything that seemed unwanted or unwatched. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“If they weren’t dangerous, then why . . . ?” I tried to understand, struggling not to let him see how seriously I was considering his ghost story. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had tried often to repeat my magical flight with him, and it is true I had joined the Handsome One many times as he soared through the air. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

As the king thrust her over and over again into the air, she tried to return her friends’ smiles. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

His consciousness grasped at a wisp of another warm memory, and tried desperately to hold it there, to enlarge it and pass it into Gabriel. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I find it hard to believe that he never even tried, to make a move. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of something decent to say, something meaningful and right, but nothing came to me. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to come up with something, but at the end of the day, all she had was one word. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Even though Melanie tried all day to find an opportunity, she still hadn’t told April about her decision when the time came to get into their costumes. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried it a few times but, surrounded by their fresh and smiling faces, I couldn't help but feel I'd been wrongly cast in an international Pepsi commercial. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Claire tried hard to make the face back to him, but it was difficult; she was breathing hard and could feel tears rising hotly behind her eyes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The last thing Mark noticed was that one of her ears looked like someone had tried to tear it off. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And silent dinner was killing me, so I tried to. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You think them boys would’ve tried to get with us? Like, for real?” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She had tried on at least ten different outfits. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Though he tried not to, he began to think of what the Hessians might yet do to him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I must go to class,” Wil tried to mention it nonchalantly, but it came out almost strangled. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She tried not to think about what it would be like running across the airfield to the radio room an hour from now, under fire. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It was where all her ideas for puzzles and ciphers and hiding books exploded on the page, and where she tried to work out the clues for the books she was hunting. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Nike tried to put a golden laurel wreath on Hecate’s head, but the goddess of magic swatted it away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In October of 1944 he tried to crash his plane into the aircraft carrier Franklin. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no reason to suspect anything irregular, and yet he tried not to venture into the enchanted realm that belonged to his wife. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to help her back onto her pillows, but she pushed me away and shook her head. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to wink, a bad try, and I broke down and laughed. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Citra tried to picture a map and get a sense of how far from home she was, but just trying to imagine it made her head spin again. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Percy tried to cut through with Riptide, but he couldn’t make a dent. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Nhamo lay back on the grain bag and tried to think. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had even underlined some passages, one of them so hard that his pencil had almost gone through the paper: But hard as he tried, he could not save his friends. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It had only been a day since I’d last seen him, and I hadn’t tried to quell the riot of excitement in my stomach. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It was hard, but I tried to turn my thoughts to the race. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Briony tried to recall similar moments when the symptoms of mania might have been observed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He must have been heavily entangled, and maybe when the Columbian Guards had tried to tug it off him, the rope had only tightened further. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to be as still as possible so I wouldn’t be sick or nothin’. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I put down my towel and tried to give Mom a sideways hug, but she shook me off. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Madam tried to look beyond him to the distinguished guest but could not see through the thick form of her husband. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to voice the words but there was something wrong with his mouth, his teeth, his face. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t there either, but when I tried half an hour later she was. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was always some kind of black church service going on somewhere, and we tried them all. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Though he tried not to, Richard, sitting over on the couch, fell asleep too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got a hastily scheduled hearing in the trial court in Dothan, where I tried to present evidence that the bomb Herbert had constructed was designed to go off at a certain time. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her father tried to smile, but his face seemed so tired. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gregor tried to remember the tune so he could play it for his dad on his saxophone. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to forget that they were his sister’s. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At first we tried to fight them and launched our own service, called Billpoint. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

We tried to catch them with our tongues, and then Ryan's tongue found its way into my mouth, and I closed my eyes as the flakes landed on my cheeks. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We held gold-plated hoops to our ears and tried on bracelets. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

And later, when she tried to explain to Glerk what had happened, she drew a blank. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I tried to look outside the windows but couldn’t see anything beyond the mist. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Jasmine tried to stay focused on the positive. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

His left and right fists took turns hitting their target while Wes tried to block the blows. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He tried to say something—but he had not called to tell her anything special. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The shells of her eggs would be thin and eventually smash when she tried to incubate them. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The only thing was, when I tried to picture myself in some job, briskly jotting down line after line of shorthand, my mind went blank. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The bulky creature with the underbite tried to beat Seth to the bed, arriving too late and receiving a violent shock as it collided with the invisible salt barrier. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to picture it: Taliban men fighting in the alley where we played cricket. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I tried to figure them out by looking at the pictures. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Orders were barked at the new arrivals as they tried to figure out where they were supposed to be, and what they were supposed to be doing. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“What happened when you tried to take the dragons? Tell me.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He awoke in a pool of sweat, and tried to clear his disorientation by downing a half-ounce of whiskey. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to capture some of her enthusiasm, bottle it up, and carry it with me on the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“We tried to call your room but got no answer,” Dagmara jumped in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

—When you were born, I wanted to give you something my father had tried, but failed, to give me—a name to be proud of. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of tough boys tried to be smarty and kept on asking her name over and over. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You’re the best Keeper I tried out, Ron. Your only problem is nerves.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“He’s a born Weller,” laughed Jo, as her parent gathered himself up, and her nephew tried to stand on his head, as the only mode of expressing his satisfaction that school was over. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Malvolio tried to sabotage her own school's chances by taking Grace out of the game. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to think of whom to ask. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to keep herself from picturing pakuks, the skeletons of little children, flying through the woods, or the icy breath of giant windigos striding over the ground, cracking trees off with every foot crunch. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

As a good citizen, she never tried to publicly contradict her country. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just walking past. I heard your dog howling, and the door was wide open. I’m so sorry. I tried to see if there was someone here.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

If she tried to kiss him, he’d get mad and push her away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon tried to keep his eyes open as she moved to the room’s corner, but it was a losing battle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I tried to think about Gatsby then for a moment but he was already too far away and I could only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadn't sent a message or a flower. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He tried to wipe it on the shoulder of his T-shirt, and he looked at her like he was seeing her for the first time since she got there. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Once she tried to let go, but panic made her claw her way back. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to think about what she should do next, but nothing came to her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I tangled a bit with it, ended up besting him when he became impatient and tried to cut me from below. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She watched him while Josiah was inside buying a six- pack; Tayo tried to avoid her eyes, but she was a patient woman. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure to trip and go sprawling if I tried to go any faster. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tried hacking at the tongue with my shears, but it was too sinewy and tough, a rope of undulating muscle, and my shears too dull. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I tried to decide what to do to save the camp, but nothing came to me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Two years we’ve tried to solve this thing, no luck. Shuckin’ walls move out there at night just as much as these here doors. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Gaines tried to comfort him and told him the other team only wanted to get him worked up so he would get himself kicked out of the game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Magdalys squinted through the heaviness of that call, tried to decipher its meaning. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Mama tried to talk to me about it, and I let her. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to call your name and I choked on it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Except for that one day when I tried to watch the BBC, I hadn’t seen the news since I had arrived. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t have tried to learn art history and memorize dates. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They had tried to bring her up properly, with a true sense of right and wrong. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not unhappy,” I tried to say, but when my eyes met hers, my voice broke. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to say something, but he held up his hand to silence me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two Marines had just been wounded in their arms and legs by shrapnel when they tried to retrieve a seemingly discarded .35 caliber Japanese machine pistol. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Melquíades talked to him about the world, tried to infuse him with his old wisdom, but he refused to translate the manuscripts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He nodded to a few people as he passed, but thankfully, no one tried to stop him to talk. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The gangsters tried both tactics on the Coast Guard. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

"Maybe he won't hurt you," he said, hoping it was true, "maybe he's just trying to scare you. Here—" He pulled his hand inside his sleeve and tried to wipe Eleanor's face. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

My mother tried to teach me, but she sucked at it, too. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

To borrow the base system from Alaska, I hadn’t hit more than five singles in my entire life, so I tried to chalk it up to inexperience. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my eyes moving, looking everywhere but at her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But when he tried they were too leathery to chew and he couldn’t get them down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no such thing as freedom, Amari. I tried to escape several times. Each time I was caught by their dogs, beaten, and then sold. You will be caught as well.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the people in the building didn’t like her, claiming that she tried to make herself different from the others. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

They tried to make her lie down on a cot but she kept wanting to get up because she was shaking so hard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure,” I said, and tried to disengage my arm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore it I wanted to forget it, but the Hillburn stubbornness wouldn’t let me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I tried to nod, but he had my neck pinned, so I couldn’t really move my head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Omakayas tried to make herself better, to stop dwelling on worthless sadnesses. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Salva looked at the hollow eyes and the cracked lips of the men lying on the hot sand, and his own mouth felt so dry that he nearly choked when he tried to swallow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh . . . my . . . God!” she panted, and grabbed at my body as I tried to wiggle away. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Jeanne tried to move it, but it was like trying to move a fallen tree. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It's long dried now, but the smeary lines running side to side suggest someone -who perhaps was not fully in control of his mental faculties -tried to wipe it away. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Anything to keep him talking while I tried to figure out a plan. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But still his parents tried to see him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Although Jackson tried frantically to rescue Washington, he and his friends watched helplessly as Robert Washington burned to death. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra tried some of everything, but like Will she soon found that a little was quite enough. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He tried to scream, but he was too weak. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The oilmen anxiously pored over geological maps and tried to glean intelligence about leases from men they employed as “rock hounds” and spies. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep it casual and prefaced the question by saying that I knew dances weren't his cup of tea...but would he like to go to prom with me? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The story was that when he was a boy in Japan, he was attacked by giant crows, one of which tried to steal his nose. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to fight it off, slowing down a little, taking short, shallow breaths through my mouth. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doomy horrorhouse atmosphere of the church was not helping at all and he stared at his surroundings with frank terror, while Camilla took his arm and tried to nudge him down the row. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mom tried to make eye contact with him in the rearview mirror. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

One time some dude came in there and tried to steal. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As quiet as she tried to be, Mother heard her. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He scrambled beneath me, making angry sounds and striking my face as he tried to use the bar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to sleep but the anxiety stayed with me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Desdemona said the prayers in Greek as we gathered around her bed, and Tessie tried as usual to dispel her doubts and truly believe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

‘You cannot reach them, you cannot touch them. We tried once, yes, precious. I tried once; but you cannot reach them. Only shapes to see, perhaps, not to touch. No precious! All dead.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When she was younger, Lina had tried exploring in this closet, but she never got far. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel worried that her daughter did not gain, and fussed over the fire concocting nourishing stews which Mercy obediently tried to swallow. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Antaeus tried to slip back to the ground, but his butt stayed suspended by his loincloth. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’ve tried to make it sound as much like her as I can. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She realized it was Frank, grumbling as he tried to extract himself from a pile of loose rope. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She went to sit on the diving board and tried to give the appearance of relaxing, but her tone was strained. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of the dream: the schoolhouse, the faces of the children; but it was hard to fix the vision in my mind. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

That evening, I tried feeding Quinby some petals from a late-blooming silver pansy. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

When McAuliffe tried to find the killer of his grandmother, he initially suspected his grandfather Harry, who was white. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In every respect—he told Matt—he tried to duplicate that memory, only of course being vastly more wealthy, he could have dozens of statues, fountains, and gardens. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of how I could come up with six years’ worth of tuition. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Both tried not to think about anything but the next step. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She turned over into the pillow, tried to find her way back into sleep, into her dream. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to speak loudly enough to be heard over the mixer. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

They have tried different ways of dividing the bills, at one point splitting the $1,475 rent and sharing the utilities, at another point, one paying the rent and the other the utilities. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

How many times had Special Circumstances tried to get an ugly to work for them before? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The case Madison had tried to make for the Potomac was simultaneously crafty and driven by romantic illusions about its prowess that were shared by Jefferson, Washington, and most members of the Virginia dynasty. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

"Jack Franklin is not being tried by the media. He can't be. That's a job for a court and a jury. The media is simply asking questions that law enforcement should be asking." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how she might react if he tried to rush her. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, I wouldn’t mind if she tried a little harder to please people, actually,” said Brooke. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It felt like my fingers suddenly swelled to three times their size, like cooked sausages splitting their skin, as I tried to flip through them all. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried it over under his breath and then aloud. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge watched as her mom tried to zip her suitcase. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

When he visited her, she tried not to feel disappointment at how normal he looked. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Although the Japanese said they were liberating the island, they used the native people like slaves, beating or killing them if they tried to escape. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you like to talk about?” she asked, fumbling over the cards and dropping half as she tried to tie them up. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to show how excited the memory had made me, because I didn’t want to raise any Red Flags, but inside I was bubbling with hope. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His people tried to catch glimpses of it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I tried to distract myself by thinking up a plan. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

My brain was feeling fuzzy a little bit, like when I tried to figure out Wei’s tip for Chinese food. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to reach her knife, but it was too far away. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

After going through my usual protocol about the milkshake, I tried to get him to understand what would happen in court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Today, Moss tried to remember something new, and he shuffled through his mind like a Rolodex. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I hung on to the towrope and tried to make my body go limp in the water on the shady side of the boat. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We tried, but our Internet got shut off.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When Fern was fourteen, she changed her name, and for the rest of her short life she tried to justify the replacement: Joy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, it seemed that they were always around, a constant threat, ruining whatever private moments he and Linda had tried to salvage. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It held fast, and his smile slowly faded as he tried again and again to open the Story Box. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He picked up a brown clipboard from a desk and popped the fastener up and down while he tried to decide what to do with us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried so hard to stop dancing that every muscle and every rib stood out like mountain ranges all over her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I tried to get up to leave, but was unable to sit up in bed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In over twenty years of war, the United States had never actually tried to win. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I tried to pretend I didn't see Frankie dogging along at my elbow and sat close by Doreen at the table. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He took a long, hot shower and tried to wipe away the stench of tryouts. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he tried to imagine each step as a day in his life. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She tried to swallow away the dryness, but her tongue stuck to the roof of her mouth and made it impossible. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Me: “That’s great. I mean, you’ve always talked about traveling, ever since we were kids. Remember when we were in fourth grade and we read Heidi and we tried to melt cheese in your fireplace?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I got under the closest spray, turned away from the other guys, and tried to breathe. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I had tried, but it was just impossible, until one day when I was very hungry and thirsty. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Summer approached; Diana tried to cheer me: she said I looked ill, and wished to accompany me to the sea-side. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Upon graduating with his degree in philosophy, Cabot Searcy was told by his father that he couldn’t have wasted more money or time if he’d tried. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He set out a pair of dark blue jeans and a black V-neck on his desk, hoping the simple colors would be nice enough to make it seem like he tried. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth at the sinking sensation, anger flooding my system as I tried to yank myself away. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Take it,” she said when I tried handing it back. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The woman tried to tear the men with clubs away from her little girl, who was no longer moving, and so they hit her instead. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She kept her eyes down as she tried to leave, but Mrs. Laroux took her by the hand. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to wriggle past but Wilcox got a firm grip on my wrist and tried to pull me down. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The first week when I arrived, there was a young woman in the dining room balancing a toddler on her lap as she tried to type a letter. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley tried to remember how pig latin worked. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to invent or imagine such a stout, snappy phrase. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you remember when we tried to be an eight-foot giant, and we put on my mom’s winter coat and you sat on my shoulders while we tried to walk around?” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He tried the other and found it also. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I remember a story about twin giants. They tried to reach Mount Olympus by piling up a bunch of mountains.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Anne had tried to keep up a bold front, but the combined attack was too much and she burst into tears. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Somehow”—she tried the words—“he looked all right. In spite of being tall. And he had—oh, I know you’ll think it silly—he had blue eyes!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to hold the strands carefully, not wanting to drop any on the ground. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

"I've tried quite a few times but mine are never any good." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had tried charm, speaking to them gently, accepting each new outrage meekly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If he’d tried to say anything, could he have gotten the words out without snorting or belching or stammering or doing something else that made him seem like a total dork? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Seth tried a flip off the boulder into the pool, but landed on his back. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And he ran to Jenny, who scooped him up and tried to balance him on the handlebars. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I tried pushing the rover over, but I wasn't strong enough. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hard as he tried, he could not see it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I tried to count how many hours we had spent in the prison box, and wondered how many more we had to go. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The pile of tried wands was mounting higher and higher on the spindly chair, but the more wands Mr. Ollivander pulled from the shelves, the happier he seemed to become. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And sometimes he tried to talk to me through the door, but I didn’t answer him. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We were approaching Mr. Little’s place by then and I tried to keep that in mind. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d tried to summon a cloud to hide the full moon. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Specifically, they were going to watch what happened as Reggie tried to juggle tasks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Agricultural use of insect diseases, caused by a bacterium highly specific for certain lypes of insects, is already being tried in California, and more extended tests of this method are under way. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I turned over and tried to sleep again but couldn’t, and so lay on my back looking at this gray burlap sky. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily tried not to stare, but she swore his mouth wasn’t moving to make the noise. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to find him, to tell him everything was fine, but the water was so deep, it was pressing on me, and I couldn’t breathe. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He then jumped into his convertible, sped all the way to Canada, stopped at the first Mountie station he found and tried to enlist. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still like poems better, but I’m glad I tried something new. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Had he tried to be different when he knew? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to say something to me, but his jaw shuddered so bad, all he could do was gurgle and moan. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Kids gathered around it in the student parking lot after school, and tried to look as cool as he was. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And if he hadn’t had his sisters tying him down, he could have left New York and tried his luck elsewhere. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When I got to Sunday school, I tried to tell kids about my new dog, but it seemed like nobody cared. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to imagine what his funeral was like. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I tried to model good behavior and keep spirits up. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to shift in the bed but was in too much pain to do so. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He tried to run to meet her, but couldn’t, could barely keep his stride. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was starting to level out his swing, and he even tried sending one or two down a sideline. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even want to know what Faith might be thinking as I pushed Fang toward the Sunbird, my hand slamming into his bony back every time he tried to stop or ask a question. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to smile at her and could not. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He drew lines on the ground and asked her to pick up some stones and tried to teach her to play nchokolo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

At recess, Howard tried and tried to get me to let him show me around the school. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep up better this time through the woods, so naturally I fell a few times. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Frankie tried to follow me as I hurried off, but people chastised him to wait his turn. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

You would only need to be careful, if you tried it, that you let go of the right end. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to look, but I noticed that she was dressed in real nice clothes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to still myself and soak it all in, to hold on to when I was gone. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Even the scar on his lip, from when he’d tried to eat a stapler as a toddler, stung like a fresh wound. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I tried as best I could not to let the roiling uncertainties of the world impact my day-to-day work as First Lady, but sometimes there was no getting around it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“People who tried to find Anansi, got wrapped up in the web, and...” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I had tried to shelter him, Lord knows. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to talk but could just barely move her mouth. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He came forth, and going to Pentheus again he tried to persuade him to yield to what these wonders plainly showed was divine, and welcome this new worship of a new and great god. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Covered in ash, the thing that had been pulled from the back of his neck tried to run into a nearby shadow. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Talis, Fox, Thimble, and Leaf all tried to calm them down, to reason with Dimblewit or his guards, but Seven had her eyes on one person: Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

His lips parted and failed and tried again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sticky tried to smile, but in truth he was decidedly troubled. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He understood English fairly well, except when someone tried to criticize him or tell him what to do. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

People tapped Rachel on the shoulder, called her name, tried to get her attention. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

My mother says: When Mama tried to teach me to make collards and potato salad I didn't want to learn. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

In Cleopatra’s absence, Arsinoe had tried to pass off an imposter as Ptolemy XIII, alive and well and claiming his place on the throne. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“He tried to kill me. And someone else—he stabbed someone else in the eye... with a butter knife. He is evil. I had every right to—” I feel a sharp pain in my neck. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Under the glass lid, I glimpsed the delicate white shrouding over the chest and up like a hood about the face on which I tried to concentrate for as long as I could. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the day grew brighter and warmer, the hidden children tried to sleep, but ants and mosquitoes feasted on their bodies while the growing heat of the day made them damp with sweat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A golden glow filled the room as the afternoon sunlight tried to force its way through the shades. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even his hair was bigger—a massive globe of blue-black frizz so thick that his lobster-claw horns appeared to be drowning as they tried to swim their way to the surface. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure you’d be satisfied with only my heartfelt thanks”—El Patron chuckled as the doctors tried to hide their disappointment—“but you’ll be even more satisfied with these one-million-dollar checks.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to rub the bloodshotedness out of my eyes, but I couldn’t. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I read my first V. C. Andrews book, Dawn, I tried to write my own book. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to wake them with a gentle shake. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As I sat eating my pizza, I tried to remember that I always performed better if I was just plain having fun. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Guess so,” he said, and tried to return to his studies. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He tried to talk us into joining him, but neither Julia nor I would drink, and we certainly weren’t going to chew tobacco. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Their teeth broke whenever they tried to bite him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her body convulsed, but she tried not to make a sound. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Waiting in utter stillness, I tried to feel the potion working. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She looked softer than the woman who had once tried to rob and kill him in the wolfswood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I tried to stop my mom. That’s why she joined for real.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He went to the security door on the nearest apartment building and tried to ring the bell. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Africans who had worked in sugar quickly left the plantations and tried to farm or moved to nearby towns. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

When I came out, I tried to walk quickly back to our stable, but she dashed down the steps and got in front of me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried—he tried so hard to keep his eyes closed, force himself to relax. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to see what she was reading, but I couldn't make out the title. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to swipe at him with my sword, but he wasn’t as injured as he looked. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I clamped her nose and put my mouth over hers and tried to breathe into her lungs. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Caruthers no longer tried to balance his bank sheets; instead he stared out the study window and murmured about climbing a tree. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Blanca tried to dissuade him with the best of arguments, but he seemed not to hear her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy tried to form himself into a ball. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He trembled as he tried to recall his devotion to the man who had created him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to move among the angry voices, blinking, struggling to accustom my eyes to the very dim light. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took the cookies and tried to place them in a plastic bag on the floor in the hallway. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It gave Harry a most agreeable feeling of power as he tried to remember what form of words he had not yet tried. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He reminded of my friend Don Gabriel, the bracero who stood up to Díaz, the labor contractor, who tried to force Don Gabriel to pull a plow like an ox. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She’d tried to do too much too quickly, it seemed, and had run straight into a wall. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Like the countless others she’d tried, it was just page after page of scribbled nonsense. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Guy tried to pluck some of the mushrooms, which were being pushed into the dust as though they wanted to grow beneath the ground as roots. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

They had tried to find her before they left, but she was an outdoor cat, given to roaming, and hadn’t been in or near the house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They never said anything like that to me; they always tried to shield me, to protect me even from the slightest troubles, but I could tell. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When they tried again, they met with the same result. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s about time you tried making it through a day without being stoned to the gills.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Well of course no one’s accusing me—” “Don’t argue so much,” his voice tried for a hard compromise, full of warning and yet striving to pass unnoticed by the others. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d tried to steal a new bandanna for herself—all viridian with gold paisley, much finer than her faded red one—but the clothier had noticed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to follow one of the cracks to see if I could make it into a corner. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were standing by the bookshelf and laughing about how often his mother had tried to get him to read the book. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dad said that lots of girls had given Henry ultimatums, tried to force him to settle down, and lots of girls had been left crying on the sidewalk. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We sat down and tried to figure out what is the insult that would go to the heart of an eighteen-to-twenty-year-old’s brain,” Cohen says. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He tried to get into a chapel to pray but was unable to enter. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I tried to avoid splashing the window frame—that was especially tricky. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I tried not to think about the fact that shipping things like that across the ocean must cost a lot of money. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Everyone I tried to ask for directions didn’t understand what I was saying. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“But Ma, all we want is to feel like we can be who we are without being accused of being something else. That’s all,” Spoony tried again. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Annabeth moved in on my left and tried to distract one of the heads, parrying its teeth with her knife, but another head swung sideways like a dub and knocked her into the muck. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’d tried to make a home for myself here, tried to turn the apartment into the sort of place where the person I wanted to be would live. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to win back my mother, pointing to ask her about a small park, a bird flying above us, a long electric streetcar that passed us sounding its horn. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to reach Dad—first at his mobile number, then through his office beeper—but she couldn’t. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo had tried to copy him, but wound up splintering the wood instead. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried kicking a couple holes in the bathroom door, but I was too shattered to inflict any real damage. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Er, no, first I tried to dig my toes in to keep from falling. And that’s when the shelf moved and I did fall.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The Warden had tried unsuccessfully to jam Ginny’s washing machine into the already crowded bus. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Calder staggered across the Castiglione’s backyard, tried to step carefully in Fred’s footprints so as not to leave a trail, and climbed the tree. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stared into the livening fire, and tried to stop himself crying. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to shush her as quietly as I could, and kept my eyes wide open so I could try and grab her if anything moved at all. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe they had lost their homes, the peasants tried to console themselves, but at least they had their goats and their black, low-slung Creole pigs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I tried to straighten my hair, but it always did whatever it wanted to do, anyway. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have that much, but I knew even if he were next to me, he wouldn’t mind if I tried on a jacket or two. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

No matter how hard I tried to explain, I couldn’t make my explanation sound any more reasonable. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The hallways and doors of the temple went by him in a blur as he tried to lay out a blueprint in his head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus on where he was pointing. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He went through the motions best he could, and to his credit, he tried to get me to help. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I breathed easier knowing that we had salvaged the two containers, and tried not to dwell on the remaining piece of manuscript as I worked that day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without another word he went over and tried to lead her to the door, but Meggie tore herself away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I tried hard to do what I believed a wife ought, things like washing white shirts and black socks separately in rooming-house sinks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my face neutral as I walked down the hallway through the living room and to the kitchen, all backward. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Finally, when it was charred but wet, we tried to hide it behind a tent since we didn’t want Uncle to see it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Peeves upset me so much I came in here and tried to kill myself. Then, of course, I remembered that I’m — that I’m —” “Already dead,” said Ron helpfully. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to catch up by watching plenty of TV, but I had a long way to go. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

First I tried the 500s, which looked pretty dull if you ask me, and then over to the 600s, which looked a whole lot duller, and I’m not lying. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We stared at each other as I tried to figure out which third would get deleted. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bland Muzak plays in the Vista Lounge through speakers that are built into the ceiling, so we couldn’t grab them and rip them out if we tried. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Someone in the Senate who tried to excuse him declared that there were many men who knew how not to err better than they knew how to correct their mistakes. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

But it was he who tried to reassure me: “It’s not certain yet. There’s still a chance. Today, they will do another selection ... a decisive one . . .” I said nothing. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room and all the stories Ben tried to preserve will be lost. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She tried to ignore them, but it wasn’t always possible. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

While Mrs. Grossinger tried to breathe life back into Maxine’s body, while the sun set melodramatically over a death that wasn’t in the script, I felt a wave of pure happiness surge through my body. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I tried not to even consider the possibility that Barack might lose the election, but it was there—a kernel of fear he and I carried privately, neither of us daring to give it voice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Finn tried to focus but saw only a beard so thick it reminded Finn of wall-to-wall carpeting. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Annie tripped trying to get up, laughing even harder when Luke tried to explain why they were still in the gym. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Several times he tried to find a grip and at last sat back on his haunches, at a loss. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw them beat someone who tried to run.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“His eyes follow you like one of those haunted-house paintings. And when you went upstairs to change, he tried to look at your phone when you got a text.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But we little know until tried how much of the uncontrollable there is in us, urging across glaciers and torrents, and up dangerous heights, let the judgement forbid as it may. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to cook up a good excuse for being there, in case Lonna or Leon noticed him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I tried to enter school that day, I ended up experiencing the worst thing I’ve ever gone through.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On my first day on the job, I walked into my classroom and tried to present myself as an authority figure, someone confident and intelligent, but inside I was a nervous wreck. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

We got him into the car and tried to arrange his long legs comfortably. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

With one hand he held the muzzle, with the other he tried to open the cartridge pouch. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He clicked out of that website and tried one for a bakery. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Not finding what they had hoped or expected, many returned home, but others stayed and tried to eke out a living. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Had Henry got scared, tried to sic the FBI on me? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He tried to get himself together but couldn’t help thinking about how if Grandpop took his teeth out and his sunglasses off, he basically looked like a zombie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Flora tried to look the boy in the eye, but all she saw was a reflection of herself in his dark glasses. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

There was a pause while they tried to think of a way around the problem. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

‘I tried to follow. Of course, it vanished almost at once; but I went round the corner and on as far as the last house on the Road.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I tried to throw, but it landed about a foot in front of us. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry tried to turn back toward the Gryffindor goalposts — he had half a mind to ask Wood to call time-out — and then he realized that his broom was completely out of his control. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I know! Don’t think I haven’t tried. I’m not really good at talking to girls.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Steeped in new moods and ideas, I bought a ream of paper and tried to write; but nothing would come, or what did come was flat beyond telling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to convince them that he wasn’t a defector, that he had merely been visiting family in China and was coming home to vote. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Taxi drivers yelled at each other in Spanish and tried to cut in line for customers. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Artemis tried to quell the excitement rising in his chest. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She tried to think of what it would be like to ride the train to San Antonio. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had looked closely at the elaborate motifs of her tablecloths and doilies and had tried to draw them on lined notebook paper or on flattened grocery bags. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t about to forgive, but he respected that she hadn’t begged or tried to apologize when Bapi got out his knife. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mom came over and tried to hug me. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I tried, in my way, to loosen the protocol of the place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Even though I tried to be gentle, it usually hurt her to get the kinks out. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to smile to diffuse the situation but I was completely baffled. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Poppy didn’t know the word in Arabic, but he tried. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to thank me, but the affliction pulled at her mouth and made it hard to figure her words. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to feel intimidated when classroom conversation was dominated by male students, which it often was. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I tried real hard not to do anything that would knock the puppy off my lap. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

For a while they tried a Chinese kitchen-god figurine from Schmitt’s Variety Store, but he was all wrong—much too nice and pleasant looking. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few minor gods and nature spirits had tried to stop Kronos. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She couldn't understand why she had been laid on her face; but when she tried to turn and felt the hot, burning pains all over her back, she remembered, and realized why. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He tried to rise but could not, not even on his elbow; and when he tried to take the cup, he dropped it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I tried to turn to see what he was doing, and the other one pushed me back down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried again and this time hit home. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He tried to take it from my hand. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried, but I couldn’t make heads or tails of my heart. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried English classes once, but could not get his mind to accept the new sounds. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He tried to get at the book, but Travis sheltered it completely. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The more serious the justices consider the offense, the less likely that Helmuth will be tried as a juvenile. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Olive spun the dial back and forth, then tried the lock. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The sergeant with the clipboard came along and tried to encourage us as best he could. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expect to encounter the same guards who tried to stop us on the way in, but the gate is abandoned, left open. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the rest of this book, I have tried to portray the scholarly consensus—the ideas that most researchers in the field believe—while giving due recognition to dissenters. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Tom sat on a while beside them in silence, while each of them tried to muster the courage to ask one of the many questions he had meant to ask at supper. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I tried to scream for her, even as I felt Volkswagen’s hands in my hair, yanking me up and out of the door. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I looked at him, his face reddening, as I tried to get my bearings. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pattie tried to sort it out but it wasn't long until both of the police officers were standing in front of her getting ready to launch an avalanche of questions in her direction. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I had watched them grow, had tried to protect them, sometimes in vain, but always unhesitatingly, from the harsh elements of black life—violence, hate, poverty, hunger, ignorance, suffering, death. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to smile politely, but she felt like a prize sow at a village auction. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I believe my smile is the weakest one ever tried in the history of people. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and tried to relax. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Once, as I was getting on the train, some guy tried to grab my purse, but I jerked it back and the strap broke. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

For days and days Arya tried to work out how she might steal past the door guards to see him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

To occupy my mind and keep me from spiraling out of control, I tried to come up with an explanation for why the sluggers chose me to save the planet. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Pretty ladies kept robins and sparrows for pets, or tried very hard to teach their magpies to talk. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gagging, he tried to shove it off, but the dead man was too heavy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He stared down the long hallway packed with kids and tried to get his bearings. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you tried to kill yourself?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Emily tried to say hi to us, but I could tell she wasn’t particularly good at talking. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

But the more I tried to distract myself, the more I began to convince myself that Mr. Pirzada’s family was in all likelihood dead. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The glass on the frame was so thick with dust that I tried to blow it clean. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You cant, can you? You never have tried to do anything with her,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maria Isabel’s sister Irma tried to make it to the United States but ran out of money in Mexico and had to turn back. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He caught a chain and tried to pull himself up. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun tried to remember how much his life insurance policy was worth. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I tried to calm my pounding heart and wondered if I should have pulled out my baton. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That if you tried to touch or kiss it, it would swallow your breath away? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clutching Alfie with his free hand, he tried to pull away, his face sulky. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ekon tried to swallow again but found his throat had gone dry. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mae tried to scoop off another bit of icing, and Birdie sent her a warning look. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

If he tried to stop Harry writing to Sirius, Sirius would think Harry was being mistreated. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Various actors and actresses performed very dull dialogue and moved around the set, as Klaus tried to make eye contact with them and see if they would help. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

They tried to stay awake one night but fell asleep when clouds covered the moon. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa tried to put his britches on backwards. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under our breath, we tried to reassure one another. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He took a fresh grip on the glass and pulled the door tighter and tried again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She slept on a couch in the room, waking often to renew the fire, to feed, lift, or wait upon the patient creature who seldom asked for anything, and ‘tried not to be a trouble’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other day, when Sister asked if I was still writing these letters, I tried to play it off—I tried to be like, Sometimes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I tried shaking the Coke and other stuff off my sneakers. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Long story short, I tried to do a good deed and wound up on the ground in handcuffs. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I tried to make sense of what had happened, but each time I came up short. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

Which I do, especially after what he tried to do to poor Loretta, who was only trying to help. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to avoid the blow, but Mr. Grin’s fist hit him square on the jaw. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Ashley worried that the guys who tried to grab her would keep searching. She said they’d be relentless—that they might go after her only friend here.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, I tried to find you to apologize, but you’d left.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When he last went out, almost twenty-four years ago, he tried to make eye contact, to present what might be considered a normal appearance. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She tried to get him last year, but old Gibbler had bigger and better plans for his one and only daughter. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to speed up, but seconds later, he too was wrapped up by a policeman. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Unconsciously he tried to impress them as he walked to the ring, as if they were his adversary and not the other fighter. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for doing this. I tried to convince my friends, but they said it’s a waste of time.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She’d tried to understand her father’s powers and use them to the fullest. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They played video games and watched TV, and Kathy tried not to think about what had become of their home, where Zeitoun might be at that moment. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I tried to grab the pot with my hand and I burned it real bad. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried slipping it back to her, but Bloody Juan was our patrol, and his hawk eyes weren’t going to miss twice. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to remember what went where, knowing that with Fred and Mom gone, nobody was going to notice if the books were in the wrong places. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

When he found chewing gum stuck beneath the tables, he put it in his mouth and tried to keep it, but he always swallowed it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

His dad had tried to get home and had met up with the same fate Gregor had. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Who is still hanging on—no more lucid than he was when I tried to show him his box, but still alive. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

We tried to love Harry the way good parents are supposed to. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He says with a laugh in his voice, “Look, dude, I have no idea how to get home. I tried and ended up back here. I’ve been waiting for you to lead the way.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to listen, but I had a hard time, because next to me Mother was getting more and more nervous. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

One the size of a rhino tried to kill me when I was twelve. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“The last time I saw you, you tried to punch me,” I said. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

For Terryl, the exhilaration around learning was a sign of the enthusiasm she tried to instill in her children, tried to exhibit for them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Since it was the weekend, I tried to dress down. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mom tried to talk but couldn’t because she was laughing so hard. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

And what ugly thing was it he said to her the last time she tried to kill him? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the first day of the convention, Woodhull tried to address the audience. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Of course everybody jumped up like she was an unpinned grenade and tried to quiet her, but it was too late. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were marched down the tunnel flanked by dracaenae, with Kelli and the giant in back, just in case we tried to run for it. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She tried to remember all the other times she’d stood this way, but besides Deen’s leaving, she found they all blurred. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Robin, “the fog has kept us from seeing. But whenever we tried to make a sally into the town, we were forced back.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

They passed several doors, but each was locked when Alec tried them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Amari screamed again and tried to turn, but she couldn’t get free. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he opened the camera app and tried to get pictures of Freebie, which was impossible to do in a moving car with a moving dog. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

So she and her other home-schooling friends had tried to copy us. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have tried to tell him that I am not his mother,” said the robot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Nailer tried to cry out, to warn her, but his father beat him to it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

When my guide was down in a posture, I tried everything I could to get down as he was, but there I was, sticking up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know, I guess I always thought I’d turn out okay, no matter how badly my many schools tried to mutilate me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, they tried to square him back up, but he never did look quite the same. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kissed him and tried to wipe the dust and sweat from his eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When she tried to explain it to friends and family, Kathy fumbled. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep it focused on my surroundings, but I was tired and so I let it run a bit off leash for lack of the energy to remain disciplined. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He climbed on the bench and tried to peer out of a window, but it was like looking into a pool of ink. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Little Chester ran up and tried to grab a handful of cowpeas, but Alice swatted him away with her ladle. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

No one knew about why Tad had been in the school when Diana had tried to blow them up. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She tried to force her lips to form the words her mother had told her to speak, but they sat like lead on her tongue. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Little Brother,” Theresa tried to say, “I wonder how fast you’re driving?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moaned and tried to pull my fingers from her arm. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the wall and tried to sort out his jumbled thoughts. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dorian, stumbling over the chairs, tried to push the girls back to the table, snapping, “Now sit down there and be decent.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Ear, Eye and Arm walked through the magnificent entranceway and tried not to look like tourists. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The older jockey pounded him mercilessly and tried to jam his thumbs into his eyes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up then at my staggered expression as I tried to absorb his bitter memories. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tried not to think about fencing, training, or what came next. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"My, what thick hair you have. I tried braiding my daughter's hair once, but it was too fine, soft and wispy like a baby's, even in her teens." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She forced herself to relax, letting her body go limp, and tried to clear her mind. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Dad tried really hard not to die of boredom, and he kept messing up which girl was which, saying, “We like her?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

When the Yorktown’s computer system tried to divide by zero, 80,000 horsepower instantly became worthless. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Agent Jones closed his eyes for a second and tried to cast his mind back to a more pleasant time, when he had helped stage a brutal coup in a small South American republic. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

El Patron looked around the audience, and several people tried to smile.They met El Patron’s steely eyes and immediately sobered up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I had tried to resist the diet, but my father’s severe looks frightened me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to sound casual about it, but I could tell she was pretty shaken up. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Alexander Bickel countered that the paper was protected by the First Amendment, and that this was the first time in American history the government had tried to silence a newspaper. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore my burning ears, but I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t put some thought into my outfit. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He raised himself to his knees and then, with a really painful effort, tried to get back on the bed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

That would make them even angrier if they tried it, but I didn’t care. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My stomach and my throat burned and ached with the tears as I curled into a ball on my bed and tried to cry the very life out of my body. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Another tried to raise his head but fell back again. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We gathered around him and tried to wake him up. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Bianca tried, but the remaining three skeletons were wary of her now. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

My cheek burned, but I fought back the hot tears and tried to swallow the lump in my throat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

About the brave women who tried to intercede. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Would I have tried my hardest to run away if Mengele singled me out? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The friars and students around the children shifted eagerly and tried to peer over one another to see who was coming. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He tried to sit very straight, to make himself seem taller. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I tried to pry his arms from around me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He tried again, and this time his voice was there, loud and angry, “Back to the ship! Ready sails!” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Down!” he told them as they tried to climb him, looking for food. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

They scampered to the back wall of the barn and tried to kick out a board so they could crawl out. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had not wasted the talents and opportunities God gave me, and I’d tried to be, as my mom put it, the best Simone I could be. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The ball was still spinning, and I stumbled again just as Ethan, impatient and frustrated, finally came at me and tried to spear his foot in to swipe the ball out for himself. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He tried to sound calm but his voice quavered. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I remembered that you tried to convince Mom to let you go to school since you had musical rehearsal, but she saw you throwing up and didn’t let you. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They carried protest signs and tried to convince the replacement workers not to take their jobs. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Jinny tried to remember to invite Ben along anytime she was going to show Ess something new, but that sort of thing tended to be unplanned, to happen when it needed to happen. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to make myself accept it in spite of his name, his too-familiar face. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie pulled on the bag and tried to shove me aside. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my bearings as best I could, but I was only seven and a half, and didn’t know many street names. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Between heaves I spit and tried to breathe through my mouth and read all the dirty words scratched on the chipped metal walls of the bathroom stall. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I even tried to tell myself to live my best life today. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Immediately, I crossed my arms over my chest and tried to act casual. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And as we waited for the bartender, I tried to figure the purpose of the trip. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grabbing hold of the ropes, using them to steer himself, he tried to work out the fastest way down. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It didn’t explain much about me, since he never tried to bungee-jump out of the basket. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

He sat and tried to bring back memories, but every effort evaporated into oblivious mist before anything formed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I tried listening to The Misanthrope and Fontaine's Fables, but they were just too dense for me. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She tried to surge to her feet, but her injured leg kept her down. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I looked lovingly at Raji’s strong shoulders and brown skin and his foolish wayward hair, which he had tried to slick down with coconut oil. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you tried writing all the letters on a separate page, in the order they show up in the book?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They thumbed controllers and tried to blast Kyle out of the sky. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to stop and pick him up but the surge of the crowd knocked me forward. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He tried to land on top of his bag in an effort to keep it from the men, but Clyde tugged it free. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“What—?” Frank tried to stand, but the ship pitched in the other direction. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She put her arms around me, and I tried to find the warmth in her hug that had surprised me in Ella’s earlier. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while I tried to shine them with spit, but the mud was too much. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

On their way down the street, my mother tried to ignore her embarrassment at being seen in public with a man swinging a purse. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Clutching a robe about her gaunt frame, her unknotted hair hanging long and limp, she tried to focus her dulled eyes on the shocked face of her visitor. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried evaporating on the spot, I swear. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyelids squeezed tighter as I tried to picture the avalanche of applause drowning out Tamika’s angry tirade. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He tried to shake off the roots, but he was still weak. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Worst of all, if I tried I wouldn’t know if it had worked. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I tried to point out that the number of wet hours in the north was far less than people realized but she’d already moved on to what a ‘dead fast’ city New York was. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She asked Ikejide to serve drinks and went down to the living room and from the top of the stairs where he stood, Richard tried to hear what was said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tried so hard to make a success of it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He scrambled to his feet and tried to keep it from spilling on the floor with his hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If we tried now, we couldn’t climb up or hike down the ridge. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She turned tentatively, assessing the emptiness of the room with her eyes, and then tried to lift her head but was forced back by the pain the attempt caused. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t have wanted her to embrace him, so he was glad she hadn’t tried to do that, at least, but it was still an awkward little moment. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

As I was going through all this, I tried to watch the game, but it was slow as all hell and Will’s team was terrible. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Armistead held to watch the horse go by, tried to touch it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them did: Across the country, hundreds of suffragists tried to register to vote, but most were turned away. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I tried to read, but I couldn’t concentrate on anything. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I tried eating other things, but they felt wrong in my mouth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth and tried to get the words out but couldn’t speak. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Shadow tried to shout, to warn Wednesday, to warn them all, but nothing came out of his mouth but a muffled noise. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

There were so many things she had tried to teach me, but I didn’t listen. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to explain it to Mom, but she wasn’t buying it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to listen through the door, but I couldn’t hear anything. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He tried to plead his case to the police officer as he closed the second cuff on Wes’s eight- year-old wrists. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“That was the rudest one ever. It basically tried to kill us with halitosis.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had probably set up an entire, elaborate system of false info to throw off anyone who tried to get to him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We’ve tried hard, Lord knows. But Ishmael here, my boy Ishmael here—he’s a match, easily, for two lads, for three! We have high hopes for him.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I try to make sense of this, just as I’ve tried to make sense of the other contradictions I’ve been noticing more and more lately. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried the sentence again, reading together out loud: “‘For the most wild yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.’” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When the Germans launched their surprise attack on June 22, 1941, Marina, too, tried to sign up to fight at the front. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Unable to bear the cold and without the approval of his guard, he joined several other students who tried to wade out. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He took the pistol from his belt and tried the door. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“We got to—” He tried to swallow a lump of bread, and then retrieved it and chewed it a bit more before trying again and continuing hoarsely, “We’ve got to rescue Lyra.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Now I tried some more of them out on her. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

So I just sat there, looking way off, and tried to think who lived in that little white farmhouse with green shutters down in the valley. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

That provoked more laughter from the bidders, and a scowl from the auctioneer, who was fingering his whip indecisively as he tried to puzzle out whether this would work to his benefit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to pacify her, and at last succeeded, and she lay quiet; but I could hear her poor dear heart still beating terribly. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He tried to decide whether to go to it or continue toward Big Thumb. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But it did get the engine wet, so wet that when McCandless tried to start the car soon thereafter, the engine wouldn’t catch, and in his impatience he drained the battery. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They restored the planet again; only when I tried to sit, they shocked me and blew it up. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of a comeback to his comeback, but my mind seized up because what Ernie had said was true: We did live in garbage. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He tried a slash, but Bronn jerked back, just out of reach, and the silver blade cut only air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

After the whipping, Dad had jacked up the charm with me, and even though I was planning to leave, he could make me laugh when he tried, and he still considered me an ally. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to he him, sure, but I tried to remember I was ostensibly on a date with someone else. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

So I tried to play along with the ding ding- a-ding ride cymbal thing that always works for jazz and immediately got the beat all turned around and messed up. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Feral tried to melt out of sight, but it was too late. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She was the only person in Daffodil Manor who had tried to help Ophie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Jason tried his best to pronounce her name right. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Last night, my mom tried to get me to drop out of school and go to work full time.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She tried to raise herself in bed, but fell back on to the pillows. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crumpled the Missing poster up, tossed it into the garbage can in my room, cranked the music, tried to get angry with System of a Down. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

As I took my first steps toward the Sacred Rock, I tried to focus on the request I wanted to make of it. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Percy tried to breathe through his mouth, but it wasn’t the most pleasant hiding spot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

No, I tried to say, but nothing came out. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a hundred years ago that Dana Matherson had tried to strangle him inside the janitor’s closet, but it had happened only that afternoon. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eddie Diamond and some of the others tried to nudge her into talking about the ambush—What was the feeling out there? The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to look her directly in the face, just because I didn't want her to say nothing about me not being in school. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Or, if you tried to clean the floor, it would only dry near the fire—the rest of the floor became an icy skating rink. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I tried to stop her, but she pushed me away. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore what was going on in the hallway. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I knew it would fly well when I tried it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was uncertain, and hesitant—but at least I had debated in prison, and I tried my best. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, it emerged that Diallo had a stutter, so he may well have tried to say something but simply couldn’t. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

There were a few smiles at Belet, too, as nosy folks tried to meet my "new friend." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I tried telling her I didn’t take it to bed on purpose, that I must’ve woken up in the middle of the night to get it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Instead of getting to know each other, becoming familiar with likes and dislikes, ticklish spots, pet peeves, Desdemona and Lefty tried to defamiliarize themselves with each other. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She tried rubbing her thumb against it like she’d just watched him do to make the flame appear, but she couldn’t make it work. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I tried rereading the word problem, but all I could hear in my head were the words to “Seven Nation Army.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The useless assertion that she "tried"? What am I to do with this mess of tears and rouge at my feet? What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A transparent film had spread over his lips; it bulged like a frog’s gullet as he tried to breathe, eyes darting left and right in panic. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and tried to think of something, anything, to calm myself. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I had tried to ignore the girls’ name- calling the entire ride home. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He tried to turn his head to look at Sean, but the gurney was too low for him to see over the front seat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to let the clicks, long and short, blend into each other so I wouldn’t make out the words. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I lugged my suitcase and tried to keep up with her, but it was hard not to get distracted. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Did you hear about Gringotts? It’s been all over the Daily Prophet, but I don’t suppose you get that with the Muggles — someone tried to rob a high security vault.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Taisin tried to ignore them, setting up her bedroll on the edge of the platform. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

His chief ambition at this point was to cross the cordillera in an unusual form of transportation, just as his Uncle Marcos had tried to do many years before. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He tried to apologize to me,” I say. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

After dinner broke up, Jason and Piper tried to waylay Leo. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Frank tried to grab her arms, but it was too late. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Leave me alone,” I said, and tried to step around the pack leader. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He himself, however, was determined to hear them, and he proposed that the crew should tie him to the mast so strongly that he could not get away however much he tried. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Harry and Ron had had their teacups filled, they went back to their table and tried to drink the scalding tea quickly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

We have also tried to interest other corporate investors in your case. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait for the last week of October because of my birthday I tried to reach midnight with my eyes wide open so I would know when I turned twelve. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jacobs, terror on his face, raised his arms up in a sign of concession, but then lowered them and tried to push everyone away when he saw things spiraling out of control. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I had just enough time to wrap my hands around his snout before he tried to fit my head into his jaws. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She winced, but when he tried to pull away, she clutched him tighter. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“When you couldn’t use Cap as your clown, you tried to use him as your crash-test dummy. I’ve had it up to here with you, Zach Powers! You and I are through!” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

‘Juno, we need your help. We -’ Jason tried to sit up and immediately regretted it. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Now, Byrd tried to make this a rule. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

So far, I’m good: no hand stamp at the border, and nobody’s tried to kill me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

In Chicago the editors of The Inland Architect tried to be reassuring: “Existing conditions are only an accident. Capital is only hidden. Enterprise is only frightened, not beaten.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Knowing how ignorant I was of everything, Bear tried to explain some of what we passed. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

We finally know the name of the girl who we watched the Capitol abduct from the woods of 12, the fate of the Peacekeeper friend who tried to keep Gale alive. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I tried to help Michael and it didn’t work. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

While Mrs. Ogilvie recounted what she thought was a hilarious story about “Monsieur L’Ambassadeur,” I tried to reach the cake plate. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd tried every over-the-counter zit medication known to man, along with harsher prescription creams like Retin-A or pills like erythromycin that were recommended by my dermatologist. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I know he tried, and he’s still trying, and he’ll still make mistakes sometimes, because he’s a human being, and I’ve learned now that this is what human beings are always destined to do. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But when she was growing up, I saw the danger that she was in, and three times now I’ve tried to save her from it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Jonathan closed his eyes and tried desperately to make some sense of the words. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to blow a smoke ring but failed. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Horrified, he tried to cross back, but a soldier blocked Jack’s way, his gun pointing directly at him. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to remember if Mamá used to sing to us in our youth, but it was no use. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But Ernie didn’t laugh at all, not until Genie tried to do a roundhouse kick and hit his foot on the dresser. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to imagine him at the age of thirteen, and I realized he had probably looked a lot like I had when he found me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The other tried to grab Tyson, but Tyson knocked him into a pile of luggage and roared at Luke. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He hit me, tried to do bodily harm to me, and logic, sense, all thinking went right out the door, and I reacted automatically, in sheer, stark terror. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The girl tried to scoot away but was blocked by a wall of people. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

No matter how hard he tried, he never developed any imperishable allegiances to the washed-out, bloodless Marine bases where he had lived for most of his seventeen years. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Monique had tried to make it easy for him, but the small, third-floor apartment was cramped and cold in the winter, cramped and hot in the summer. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those guys who tried to get my jacket and my nonexistent money and cigarettes are there, all eating sausage sandwiches with lots of sauce and onions. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

With bated breath, I tried to gasp out what I had seen, but only managed to utter unintelligible, guttural sounds. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to sound tough, like she wasn’t afraid of me. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He jerked in the air, then reached up and tried to grasp the knot in the snare. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I will never forget that my little sister held my hand, and tried to understand what it’s like to be in those other places. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I have tried to live with tolerance and forgiveness as the themes of my life. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was so quiet in the courtroom that you could hear the flutter of Karl’s breath as he tried to steady his voice. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Aunt Tuti shook her head while my cousins tried to get her to calm down. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, what of it,” he said, when we tried to shush him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Luke tried to push the memory away, but it was pointless. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

One bear boy broke away, again tried to get near The other longingly at her, the big bear abruptly nosed down the trail. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But even as she said it, she bent down to wipe the sweat off her face with her skirt, then tried to smooth her hair. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to open a pair of heavy doors, twisting the handle, but they were swelled shut—so I took a running start and rammed them with my shoulder. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It was funny, and for the rest of the trip they tried to get me back for what I had done, but they failed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They had tried for almost ten years to have at least one baby, and now they were blessed with two. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They tried not to look back over their shoulders. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“They tried to get rid of me,” he continued. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But it dissatisfied me when I had finished it; so, casting it aside, I tried to say the same thing in yet another way in Long Black Song. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both Dad and Mother tried to impress us that it was our responsibility to make guests feel at home. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

But him and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu stood still and tried to get his whirling head to become steady so that he could think. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wanted to help Reyna, but since his own strategy was to deal with his problems alone, spurning anyone who tried to get close, he couldn’t exactly criticize Reyna for doing the same thing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We had fought for almost twenty minutes, stabbing and slicing each other and the men who tried to part us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She tried to grow edelweiss and Chinese guava. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, we coped, as all Jews in the ghetto tried to do. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Cora tried to think of who put him up to this prank. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to wrap my arms about it, but the trunk was much bigger than it had seemed from my window. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to get to her, but the demon was quick and deadly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She tried to think of every pleasant and beautiful and wonderful thing she knew. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

That was actually the crux of the meeting—I’ve tried to refuse my share of the crown’s money. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to act gangsta, but I was grinning and laughing too hard. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I’d tried to help them countless times, but Dad would insist they didn’t need anything, and Mom would ask for something silly, like a perfume atomizer or a membership in a health club. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It must have scared her when I tried to run away. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I tried jumping, I discovered that I could leap thirty feet straight up and land back on my feet with catlike grace. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When I tried to make sense out of all that, it seemed like the Bible was right. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Her son saw my embarrassment and in his boyish way tried to ease the tension by saying that “Uncle Nelson” had always treated her as a sister not a worker. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were brown, darker than mine, and covered in faint wrinkles that made them look like paper bags someone had balled up and then tried to smooth out. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Welding my fingers to the smooth wooden seat and planting my feet on the floor, I tried to get a grip. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was a complete jumble of things, and when I tried to write about any one of those things, I ended up writing about my mother, because everything was connected to her. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Sitting beside her, the Savage tried hard to recapture his mood of a few minutes before. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hardest to think of Harry because we tried that time. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Timothy had tried to make a stew from seaweed but it tasted bitter. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three Frey men-at-arms were using them that mom ing as Arya went to the welL She tried not to look, but she could hear the men laughing- The pail was very heavy once full. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He tried crossing the border several times before he gave up and stayed in Tijuana. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I tried to hunch over to hide my growing body, but it did no good. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Cas’s stomach twisted as she tried to come up with a funny or interesting response that wouldn’t make her sound like an idiot. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Superintendent Michael Crowley was one of the few members of the Boston police force who not only refused to take part in the strike, but tried to bring order once the chaos began. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Rishi tried not to be too jealous of his little brother’s bulging muscles; they just had very different interests, he reminded himself. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I sensed that something terrible was beginning to happen in the world, but I tried to shut it out of my mind by reading and writing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laleh laughed and tried to copy her, though my sister’s flailing was somewhat more violent. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He tried to make out the words, but all he could tell was that something terribly exciting was happening. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Thomas tried hard to force himself to sleep, knowing it would make the time pass faster, but after two hours he’d still had no luck. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But what if he tried to take them from her? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“She tried to put me in the refrigerator,” I blurted out. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course the cars could have driven right through the chain if they tried. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to make a scene, but my valve got the better of me. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My reading had created a vast sense of distance between me and the world in which I lived and tried to make a living, and that sense of distance was increasing each day. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knight was on her before she could think, yanking back her hand as she tried to shield her face and back- handing her across the ear with a gloved fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And they were still so close to German territory that they were afraid they’d be blown back over the front lines if they tried to use their parachutes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Again and again she tried to pinch herself awake. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got home, I tried on my dress. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever he tried to make deals with them to fly their manioc and bananas to Stanleyville, I had personally seen them spit on his shoes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he could read it. But you need years of training....He might have tried to sort of use it for bargaining. He was a spy.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“He wasn’t perfect or anything. He wasn’t your fairytale Prince Charming or whatever. He tried to be like that sometimes, but I liked him best when that stuff fell away.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Harry took off the Invisibility Cloak and looked down upon the man he hated, whose widening black eyes found Harry as he tried to speak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They tried to explain to him that things had changed and that he was no longer the patron, but he refused to listen. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom came out and tried to drag me over to the hose to rinse out my eyes, but I fought like a wildcat. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all tried to get it open a bunch of different ways, but it’s painted shut or broken or something. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Aunt Addie and my mother screamed and rushed down the steps and tried to pull Granny’s body out. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again we tried to walk away from them, and again the kid named Eddie cut us off. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to look very female and mysterious, slightly troubled by internal things they could not imagine and did not want to. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It got worse. When we didn't leave, the villagers tried to kill us all, and the police wouldn't help." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I tried to conceal my surprise about the court's ruling on the motion without even permitting a hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She claimed to have never tried matching up friends before, and was doubtful she ever would again. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I tried to smile back, but inside I was breaking apart. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It’s not easy to shrug shoulders in an insosuit, but Powell tried it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Havermeyer grinned and nodded and tried to explain how he dumdummed the bullets with a hunting knife before he fired them at the field mice in his tent every night. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She tried to swallow her fear; tried to ignore the prickles of panic that raced along her skin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re the only one who can pull off a good enough monkey face to make him laugh. I’ve tried, trust me.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The closest thing we’ve had to a gang war was when the musical theater kids and the dance kids tried to out-flash-mob each other. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He grinned and tried to mirror her excitement. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He sank back to the ground, his blood- smeared body trembling while he wiggled his stub tail and tried to lick my hog-cut leg. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t turn down the coffee, and knew that even if I tried, Mr. Ray would’ve insisted and probably said something like “Today you become a man,” or some mess like that. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Two days later, Harry tried to call on her. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It climbed through several switchbacks and, for a stretch, rose at an angle so steep you had to walk on your toes; if you tried walking flatfooted, you stretched your calves till they hurt. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His twin brother, Pollux, tried to say a few words, but he choked up and just took the torch. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

They tried rushing in here the second they found out, but Malcolm played bodyguard because he knew I still needed a minute. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He tried to change the subject by asking me why I was calling him “monsieur” and not “father.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

And she would have tried to protect me from the older man who wanted to marry me. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deborah saw his little eyes watching her, and she tried to wave, to tell him something was wrong, but she couldn’t move. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

At first Finn tried to keep an eye on the path in front of him, but it was too dark and the horse was running too fast. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The parents tried to put on brave faces, but their trembling voices gave them away. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of something more to say, but I’d run out of words. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Of course he knew his father had done a good thing, or had tried to do a good thing. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The two words latched on to her like talons, clawing at her and digging in no matter how hard she tried to shake them off. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But what Despereaux had come to say to the king had to be said and so he tried again. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

At first, Watson tried to jam the two helices together, with the A on one strand matched with an A on the other—like bases paired with like. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He has tried before, at least twice, eating paints. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She tried to kick him, but he only tightened his grip. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He tried to control his laughing but he couldn’t, so he stopped, took off his glasses, and wiped his eyes. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared into the dark and tried to paint images with my mind on the black canvas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Desperately, he fought through it, the blades scratching at his face, half blinding him as he tried to find his way back to the main path. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The President tried to grab him, but Mrs. Coulter seized the man’s arm and tried to pull him back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe this is the same person he tried to steal plague medicine for. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Magical babies are dangerous babies, Glerk tried to remind himself, day after day. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Polly tried to jump down from the wagon, but Mr. Derby grabbed her arm, the anguish on his face turning to anger. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed my fingers when I tried to link her to my father and sighed relief when I couldn’t. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I sat up and reached out to turn on the lamp—or I tried to. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

We pushed the cage into a dark corner and tried to make it look like a natural part of the junk stored back there. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

His ideas also led to the founding of a Society for Spaceship Travel, whose members tried experimenting with small liquid-propelled rockets which were generally recovered by parachutes. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimly the witch saw what she had done, and through the horror that was enveloping her she tried to cry out: “What will you do to her? What will you do?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kate went over to the piano and tried to play it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to picture in his mind how the structure of it all worked. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I forced my eyes open and tried to figure out which direction was up. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Either I let it go—or I tried my luck on the lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though she tried to stop them, tears of pain welled. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There had been the serious faces staring intently at Gaines as he tried to inspire them with herculean stories of Civil War heroes and Olympic swimmers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to slip out the door as quietly as possible, but the stupid breeze pulled the door open hard, slamming it against the wall, making a loud bang. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Joe tried to rub his stomach and pat his head at the same time. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Loyally, it tried to encompass the concept and half a dozen coils burnt out. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

But if you stay in the burning building and die and nobody ever identifies your ashes, the official verdict will be that you probably tried to get out. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Tialys tried to answer everything truthfully and patiently, and step by step the living girl drew closer to the boy she had brought to his death. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Shin left Beijing and took a 70-mile bus ride to Tianjin, a city of ten million people, where he tried again with Korean churches. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I tried to brace myself, but the car tossed me back and forth between the seats. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We all regained our composure and tried to reposition ourselves for more waltzing. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Hirohito tried to show no change in his face, but he was changing on the inside, where people change when they’re sad or angry. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noodles was still in his feelings and tried to pretend that he didn't hear her. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

In the times between transmissions he tried to prepare himself for what he knew was coming. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lunged at her with the knife and she grasped my hand and tried to twist the knife loose. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to get the possibilities straight in my mind. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he tried to push her away, but she wouldn't let go of his jacket and kept thrashing at his chest. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though Ma tried to dodge him, he kissed her and dragged her away, back into their room, and shut the door. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He saw that the metal chest was ringed with coyote prints and something had tried to gnaw the latch. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel the Oracle had tried to read the future, and while she couldn’t see much, she’d been certain that Leo needed to finish the Argo II before they could contact the Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was so impressed that he tried to give her his wristwatch, but she disdainfully refused it! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Ekon tried to swallow the hard lump rising in his throat, the renewed pain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I edged up to the jar and tried to read the small paper tag hanging from a string around the neck of the bottle. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

So I got cross, because L don’t like shopping at Christmas, either, and I told you to behave and I tried to pick you up and move yoh. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell her that I had tried to come in time, but I could not speak. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to hit the ball and missed yet again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I tried to help him,” Mr. Dalton said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bill tried to help him get up, but he just waved us away. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something like “Girls in Pakistan do have rights—it’s the Taliban that tried to take them away.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes with the backs of her hands and tried to smile. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I tried to extricate my fingers from hers, but she held tight. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

First he tried to live among mortals as a huntsman for the king of Khios. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I tried it once and barely escaped when the train suddenly pulled out, bound for Ohio. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boy tried to hand him the pistol but he wouldnt take it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I tried to watch the traffic bolting by on the street, the people milling in and out of the little sweetshops. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Judith asked me, but when I tried to answer her, she was really Elsbeth. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ivy picked hers up and tried to focus, but there was one question that kept bubbling up, bigger and bigger, and Ivy couldn’t seem to pop it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I knew it was hopeless, but I tried firing up the communications array. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked her questions about her life, her schooling, and her friends, and then tried to take her back to the old days that she barely remembered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mo opened the door of her room she quickly closed her eyes and tried to breathe as slowly as you do in a deep, innocent sleep. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He straightened, and tried to throw off the depression. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry couldn’t get away; whenever he tried to sidle over to the staircase up to the dormitories, the crowd around him closed ranks, forcing another butterbeer on him, stuffing crisps and peanuts into his hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It affects others so that they begin to rave, to run away—there was one man who even tried to dig himself into the ground with hands, feet, and teeth. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that a girl friend was somebody who chased you on the playground and tried to grab you and kiss you. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He tried again, and again found Weep instead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Annabeth tried to hide it, but she still didn’t completely trust the guy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The line loosened as everyone tried to see what happened. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

No one else even tried to make spiced peaches, because they knew none could be as delicious as hers. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I had to tell someone. I tried to tell my nurse, but she wouldn’t listen.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“What if they make a mess in the car?” she tried. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

That night I tried to write the mini journal for Mr. Birkway. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

To find his mother, my friend Leo tried Beast Riding one time. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She clenched her fists and tried to remember that she was working so that she and Mama could find someplace else to live. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He tried to get the image out of his head, move on to something else. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Crick had tried to stabilize the “wobbly unstable chains” by putting the phosphate backbone in the center. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The top of Everest, two vertical miles above, seemed so impossibly distant that I tried to limit my thoughts to Camp Two, our destination for the day. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to see myself from the vultures’ viewpoint. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I moaned and tried not to think about it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

A year later Sir Ferdinando Gorges—British, despite the name—tried to found a community in Maine. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

So he cut down even the orthodox ration and tried to increase the day’s travel. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the success of this first maneuver, we tried a second, nearly as risky. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prosper tried to grab them, but they slipped through his fingers and landed in the water with a loud splash. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

A battle took place on her face as she tried to stop the feelings rising up inside her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Helen tried to turn and see what had happened, but her neck locked with fear. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Cleopatra desperately tried to secure the future for herself and her children. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Jinny tried to nudge Ess off somewhere so that she could do her firewood duty without the tiny girl slowing her down. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The photographer tried hiding in the bushes while his assistant distracted the horse, but again Seabiscuit swung his head around to stare at him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried it on a human being and discovered the same thing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They saw many migrants injured as they tried to escape capture by the police. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to tell my mom about it, but I was so excited, I could barely get the words out. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

For a few minutes he tried to enjoy the scenery running past his window, then the city man’s boredom with nature’s repetition overtook him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to think through the drugs, through the distant pain, but there was no honest explanation I could give them—none they would believe. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when they were together, he tried to tell her of what he felt, how the Lord would punish them for the sin they were committing. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He had tried to make sure inmates were more securely escorted from cell to mess hall and back. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Penelope tried to assume the same firm, gentle tone Miss Mortimer had always used to good effect on the girls at Swanburne. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Otto tried to get back up but didn’t make it to me; again he staggered, heaping on the floor and staring at me in dull confusion, wondering at his body’s betrayal. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She tried shaking her finger as one might to extinguish a match, then blowing on it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes and tried to fight the nausea, the pressure pushing against all of her body now, against her arms and legs and belly, pressing into her back and shoulders and neck. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Brian tried to move to the bank and run, but the brush was so thick and wild that it was like a jungle—grass, willows, and thick vines grabbed at him, holding him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Kuda knelt down and tried to work his fingers into the narrow opening. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I tried taking it to lost and found. Couldn’t move the blessed thing an inch.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was where all her ideas for puzzles and ciphers and hiding books exploded on the page, and where she tried to work out the clues for the books she was hunting. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As she opened a book herself, she tried to push away the thought of Ess’s reading, but it kept circling back, distracting her from the words on the page. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Grandma began to call Little Pinch by a new name, Big Pinch, because he grabbed handfuls of food and tried to stuff his face. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Nah, a couple of bullies tried to mess with me, but I’m tough and it's no big deal. But the food is really bad, Lucy.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Still, I was relieved she was alone, and when I went and stood beside the bed, I tried to ignore the missing bump, the deflated stomach. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He took the letter from her lap, and when she wiped her face and tried to smile, he grinned anxiously and pointed to their mother’s primitive spelling. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my head down, afraid that Komorov would notice me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Ma’s eyes were fierce with purpose as she tried to stir Caroline out of her stupor. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She gripped her wooden cane tightly and tried to stare back with no hint of fear. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and tried to focus. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

It struck at Leo, who ducked and tried to grapple its neck, but it was like trying to grab sandpaper going sixty miles an hour. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Instead, Reich employed a method of driving music along through constantly evolving reiteration, which was quite alternative to the tried and tested Western formulas perfected over several hundred years. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He tried to rub the headstall off on the manger. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kat tried to hide it behind the big brown envelope, but Mum saw her. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to sit up and fell back at the wrench of the torn muscles over his stomach. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to sound normal, but I didn’t. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

As hard as he tried not to, as deeply as it grieved him, he had to cancel several long-scheduled appearances at big-city rallies. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She covered her fece, eyes watering, and tried to cough up the finger of flame that had crawled down her throat. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The bird flapped and tried to get away, but Horace held on tight. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

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

“That’s why the Communists have been getting bolder. They tried to break into the prison house and release the Communist leaders.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She had tried, somewhat shyly, to ask the others, those who had produced more than once. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to visualize the day I would visit her at her convent. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Grover danced around the boar, playing his pipes while the boar snorted and tried to gouge him. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Blanca tried to disabuse him of his error, explaining that neither she nor her work contained a drop of Indian blood, but the language barrier prevented him from understanding her point of view. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She inched her way up to the sliding door and tried to lift it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to right herself, hanging on to a boulder for balance. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“And you’re Percy somebody. I didn’t get your full name last December when you tried to kill me.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

An idea was beginning to form in her mind, but she tried to push it away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

My mom didn’t think Grandma Caye was strong enough to travel and tried to talk her out of it. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“McCoy tried to save her and couldn’t. Now he worships the scoreboard because...why? It killed somebody.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She tried to get me to eat some supper, but I wasn’t hungry. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He walked behind the other boys, and tried not to hear the stifled laughs, tried not to see the flailing swings. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He tried to find a happy medium, taking his insulin regularly, eating thick steaks, and reducing the extra weight off. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to imagine how they would go about it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to stand and fell back again, dazed from pain. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I tried not to think, but of course that was impossible. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Then she introduced the guest of honor, who turned his back and tried to become invisible. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Seven tried her very best to sound brave, but she did not feel brave. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He tried to scream, but instead of his own voice he heard another’s saying, “Pinch him harder. Did ya get bare skin?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I sniffed and tried to control my face. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried her best to look at Mr. Purdy when she spoke. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first time he’d seen her after the war she’d tried, he recalled, to be amiable, but he had not been capable of accepting this. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He tried to find some dry grass and twigs, then peeled bark from a nearby birch to shred into a fire nest. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The harder he tried to speak, the more I wanted to cry. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And Shelob cowed at last, shrunken in defeat, jerked and quivered as she tried to hasten from him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Disgusted that the Slytherins had lost, he had tried to get everyone laughing at how a wide-mouthed tree frog would be replacing Harry as Seeker next. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I would have tried to get you out, but it was so dark, and then you pushed me away, and, Ivan, I’m so sorry I let you die!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her mouth watered and she tried the back door. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to leave, but as soon as I crept more than a few yards beyond the pile of ogres, my complaints started: thudding heart, tight chest, spinning head. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I clamped onto his thick black arm and tried to push it away but I couldn’t budge him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I stared at the curve of his back and tried to remember: I’d had my hands around the ladder, and I had turned. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He tried to say something and then he began to cry. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But at least I tried to find them. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rolling and tumbling, he tried to keep his pack up so it wouldn’t bang on the ground like every other part of him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had to get that hatch closed before people tried to climb aboard. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to refocus, when I saw my mom crouched over the sink next to me. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

My parents would have wrung their hands and tried to make it up to me, as parents will with a handicapped or especially ugly child. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arm tried to get up, but he was still too exhausted. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

My uncle listened without interrupting me, and even though he tried not to show it, I could see the worry in his eyes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

During the singing the preacher tried yet another ruse; he intoned mournfully, letting his voice melt into the singing, yet casting his words above it: “How many mothers of these young men are here tonight?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waking from this nightmare, Descartes prayed and tried to compose his spirits. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Whimpering, I tried to shake them away, but then a thick cord coiled around my throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to find something to tell her, but finally I shrugged and said, “It’s a mystery, I guess. I don’t know.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bebe had tried and tried until her nipples cracked and bled. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That day I tried to get some sleep in our tent, but the soaking Grandpa had taken in the river had given him a cold, causing him to snore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dern, why hadn’t I tried some way to get word to her? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I told Morrie I was already feeling over the hill, much as I tried desperately to stay on top of it. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when he tried to call Sherry to get his interviewer’s name, there was no answer. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a shuddering sigh he closed his eyes, leaned back in his seat, and tried to think of something else...anything else. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

His dad had bought a new hunting rifle at the boat show, and he tried to show her how it worked. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

When Muller first tried exposing flies to X-rays, he killed them all. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Emily tried not to be obvious about it, but she glanced over at James every so often. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He tried to sound brave about it, but he was trembling as badly as Annabeth and I were. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to let go of the pump handle...and couldn’t. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

If she tried moving anything, it would probably shift other wreckage. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t bring your earpiece with you. I tried calling you but just got static.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

"After I tried to flirt with her, lighten the mood, she refused to speak to me." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I thought about the kilo of sugar he’d tried to stash under his shirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dying hours of the day I tried fishing again. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Subsequently they each tried two more casts from a kneeling position, and both hauled in trout. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tris, I worked in the Dauntless control room. There were cameras everywhere, all the time. I tried to warn you that people were watching you during your initiation, remember?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Tee had tried to sneak after them to see where they were headed, but they’d disappeared quickly into the darkness of Coney Island. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But even now, some of the writing remained, and she tried not to gape at it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I told her about the whole money situation, and even about how I had tried to quit drum lessons. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to stay in the moment and focus on Ethan's raspy voice as he read a chapter from his book, but I was way too nervous. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Out in the street, late at night with autumn air blowing cold off the lake, he tried to make up his mind. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to rub the knots out of the muscles but that only exhausted me. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daily I went into my room upstairs, locked the door, knelt, and tried to pray, but everything I could think of saying seemed silly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried hard to find some type of goodness about him. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas Bradwardine, who was to become archbishop of Canterbury, tried to disprove atomism, Aristotle’s old nemesis. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

So Magdalys sat there, and she tried not to think of the show she would miss at the Zanzibar Savannah Theater. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Then he tried to swallow, and his gorge rose. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

We pulled and tried to tear the dead weight of his body from the waters of the lake. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to control the shaking in her voice, but in the end was unable to. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

There were pots and pans in the kitchen and he wiped one out and stood it on the counter and then he tried to open one of the jars but he could not. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then I tried to make my room look like a real bedroom and not like a place to store canning jars. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Percy had tried rolling in mud, splashing through creeks, even keeping air-freshener sticks in his pockets so he’d have that new car smell; but apparently demigod stink was hard to mask. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I tried to talk, since I could speak English, but no sound came out. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

No one had tried to take his sword, at least. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He tried again, crying and pleading, begging, sobbing, and Lord Asriel took no notice except to knock him to the ground. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

At first my mother tried to cultivate some hidden genius in me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to hypnotise through her sleep, but she made no response, none at all; and the day broke. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

If I tried to sit in it now I’d break it. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I tried to make it sound like a joke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jesper tried to ignore the pang of jealousy he felt at that. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He tried to calculate how long it would take him to get out his emergency flare and fire it. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I pushed past her, nearly knocking her over when she tried to block me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He tried, twice, to catch up with me after class, but I brushed him off. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As he tried to put on the brakes, she grabbed hold of his arm, and together they spun around three hundred and sixty degrees. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Jess tried to get her to confess who her type was, but I interrupted with a question about dresses after a bit, to spare her. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Adina tried not to seem nervous as she called Miss Ohio to the microphone. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon seized one of Marge’s feet and tried to pull her down again, but was almost lifted from the floor himself. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She tried to think of him as a father who’d buried a child, but she couldn’t forget how he’d shamed her in his store. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was not coming at her; it never did that, or tried to pounce on her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom and Zooey are planning a whole Thanksgiving meal, and either one would castrate me if I tried to bail.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She tried to put her arms around him, but he pulled away. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Any fears I had that some deeper trouble was afflicting the Ford were laid to rest when I tried the ignition and heard the engine come to life with a healthy murmur. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to sound as innocent as I might while moaning in pain. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve tried everything, too—counting sheep, counting kittens, drinking hot milk, listening to relaxing music—but nothing helps. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She tried to prevent the shrillness that crept into her voice. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened to the spirit that tried to get in there?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She tried to force herself to imagine it. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was all a fever, only I didn’t know, ey, and he tried to hold me after the rest had gone. He wouldn’t let me go, so I— I stomped down on his foot.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled as she tried to walk a few paces, then she sat back down on the side of the road. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keeping one eye on the game, I tried to make sense of my surroundings. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She had tried to text Claire, too, but she hadn’t responded, and Maya felt that dark vine climbing up around her phone now, almost like it was keeping Claire’s response away. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I shuffled up next to her and tried to think of something comforting to say. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to take a sip but only managed to spill half the coffee on the ground. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was dead when I got here. I tried to bring him back the way I brought you back when you were drowning. I failed.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As we left the cluster of houses behind, I looked up at the moon and tried listening to her sighs. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sarai told him what she could, and they tried to interpret the level of threat they posed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She tried to grasp at the barn wall, but her fingers only grazed against it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I had one middle-aged African warder whom I occasionally was able to see, and one day I tried to bribe him with an apple to get him to talk to me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried rubbing it off by hand, then with a cloth and soap and water, but it remained as clear as ever. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He tried to be stoic, giving the familiar speech that no team was ever built around one player. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried going around back, but he shuffled sideways, arms out, doing this blockade dance sort of thing so I couldn’t get by. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Frank tried to imagine Grandmother’s face if he showed up with two heavily armed friends and a harpy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They felt that all questions had been answered, and anyone who asked new ones or tried to answer old ones was dangerous. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to scoot down in my chair and hide behind the person that was in front of me, hoping Ms. G had forgotten I was there. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

For years he tried to get Theo to become an artist with him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad tried to get a special boot made that would fit my foot—a high heel for a two-year-old boy—but that didn’t work either. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Something flickered in Hazel’s heart, and she tried to ignore it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I tried to proceed carefully, as if I had no idea what to expect. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Upon graduation from the Academy of Elocution, Minnie moved to Denver, where she tried to establish her own theatrical company, and in the process lost $15,000. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Mama would have a fit if I tried to go off somewhere. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to sit up, but the spinning in my head accelerated, and his hand pushed me gently down onto the pillows. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A group of soldiers tried a mounted charge. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Tally tried to imagine Shay hiking to the river alone. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

My mother was informed upon her next visit that I had tried to run away and she was terribly upset. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realize now why Mabel tried to wait to open hers and I'm sad that I don't have something else to give her. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She remembered how the gorgons had tried to re-form in the Tiber. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Singly and in pairs, boys who had tried out for the team walked up to check the list for their names. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’d die of exposure if he tried to five in the woods in this weather.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s Clevinger!” they shouted, and tried to pull him in through the window as he reached down to aid them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

This wrinkled old man in a straw hat tried to show me something when I poured out the water. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty-one, since he dropped the one he tried to take with him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to roll over, but he was weak and breathless from Dana’s brutish hug. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Because things are getting out of hand. Ras's men tried to rough me up tonight and our strength is steadily going to hell." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twice, a delegation of black ministers tried to file a complaint about the bombings but was not allowed to see the mayor. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dad tried to wrap his arm around me, but I leaned away. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He walked, then tried to run; but he felt too weak. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to focus on her face, but it began to blur, to slide out of his vision, and then it seemed impossible to breathe. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I read a line and tried to understand it: “from what we cannot hold the stars are made.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I blinked and tried to focus on the sound. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then I stuck my nose in the book and tried to ignore him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The Catholic Church had made a bad mistake with Galileo when it tried to lay down the law on a question of science, declaring that the sun went round the earth. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking into the fire, Kote tried to assume a stern face and failed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’d cut and folded squares of fabric for the quilting class and tried to push away the thought of leaving, the box of letters under my bed, and Momma in general. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

A man screamed in the center of the fray and tried to free his arms to pound the man biting his thigh. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Singer tried to think of the time before he had ever known his friend. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Seven got up and tried to run after them, but Valley held her back. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Beck tried not to think about the painful reason he was doing zero-g plant growth experiments. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gaines, a black officer so big that he seldom seemed to have to raise his voice, had traded words with an inmate who tried to cadge extra juice from under his nose. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chip tried to keep up with the conversation. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I tried not to think about what else she might have seen. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He tried to calm his pulse and was only marginally successful. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She got up on top of my bed, took one of the lightsabers leaning on my bookcase, and tried to jam one of the larger stars back into place with the end of the lightsaber. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Eckhart walked over to me, and in her heavily accented Spanish she tried to explain the problem. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I tried to imitate my father and get the wheel—and thus the fertilizer—as close to the rows as I could without packing them down. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Once again he tried pulling it out, but it was firmly in the ground. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to remember anything from the old stories that might help with this thing. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dad worked in those labs, and when he tried to quit, they killed him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I tried to smile, except I was crying. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss kissed him back for just a little bit longer, pushing back against the awkwardness that tried to conquer him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Even the Pigman and I tried one of the chocolates, which tasted a little like candy with crispy rice. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then a voice cried out in him, a voice deeper than love tried out in him for his land. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She tried to imagine, what it would feel like, to straddle a dragon's neck and soar high in the air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to remember the last time anyone told me I was pretty good at anything. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But after hearing twenty-six of the cases, the judge grew weary and gave up on the process, freeing the women who had not yet been tried. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I tried to walk past him, but he loped backward, keeping his eyes on mine. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She attended another women's rights convention in New York City in 1853, where a number of men in the audience tried to disrupt the speakers by shouting and hissing. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She tried to remind herself that wasn’t a good thing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I tried to pick up the bottle with my stick, but it slid deeper into the rubbish. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“My father commanded all the guards to shoot to kill if any of you tried to escape. I don’t think Chaol would ever have given that order,” he added, though he wasn’t sure why. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

All my life I’ve tried to set my shoes squarely into his footprints, believing if only I stayed close enough to him those same clean, simple laws would rule my life as well. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking it would help me fit in, I tried to rip out a shoot of my own. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor tried to go with her, but she was too scared to stand up. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He writhed, and tried to get his mouth to his ankle and bite the rope. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I tried to guess the ages of those I didn’t know. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Martian tried again and again to get hold of the cup, but could not. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie looked out for snakes, and every time he heard a rustle, he tried to figure out where it was coming from. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Taran blinked and tried to lift himself from the low, narrow couch. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Stanley tried to make the hole deeper, but he really needed the shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

His half-finished house stood by the tamarind tree, the only trace left of the big man from the city who had tried to take over their island. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to stick her hands into his pockets but he pushed her away. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to pull away, but he held me tighter than ever. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

For two days I tried to wrestle meaning from the textbook’s dense passages, but terms like “civic humanism” and “the Scottish Enlightenment” dotted the page like black holes, sucking all the other words into them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to concentrate on all the stimulus, and the fun, all of it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever he tried to communicate, all that he received was a nod or a shake of the tiny creature’s head. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She met my eyes, and a flood of memories came back to me—all the weird, scary things that had ever happened to me, some of which I’d tried to forget. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I was on a dangerous road and I thought of Clifton and tried to get off of it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally tried to think of something comforting to say. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He tried to make for the trees, but the man in black would have none of it. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and tried not to care. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He walked over to the door and tried the handle. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Maybe she’s tried, but we never got the message.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

In the ER, she’d tried to give the doctors the information they needed without seeming too knowledgeable, without making them suspect that she was an unlicensed midwife. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Though I tried to be strong, I was weak and did not know how I could fend for myself without Ma’s protection. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before or after the Tower tried to fry my brain? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I tried them all, but the sound was not the same, and the joy went out of drumming. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I tried to put up my hands to keep it away, but my arms just twitched and Pike kicked me in the stomach. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ram must be concentrating on that part, while the only thing I see is that Caliban tried to assault Miranda. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Father tried grabbing him by his blue suspenders, but the man dodged away and started running. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignoring that nonsense, Otto tried to determine which Awesome Adventure represented the best opportunity for another Key to the City. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was embarrassing, I suppose, but it was also a precious secret, like a magic trick, where if I tried to explain it, or even talk about it, the thrill and mystery would be gone. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just landed myself at the bottom of a twister with a man who’s tried to kill me twice. Don’t reckon any of my ideas are too bright.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Though he tried to hide it, he shivered. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But the story that Mrs. Amos was hearing from her lying son was only that Todd had tried to wake me up so I could go to the bathroom. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The way I tried to fool even myself, to shade myself from what I felt, what I believed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Percy tried to distract himself by concentrating on details. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I can’t honestly say I tried to persuade him different. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to make these young girls happy for a short while, but from the very first moment of illusion he began to say goodbye, until he finally, delicately, left them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the awful truth my grandfather had tried to protect me from. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I tried to crane my neck as far up as I could. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what to think when they show me some of the tapes. In that first arena, it looked like you tried to kill me with those tracker jackers.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The girl tried to help him retrieve it before anything was burned, but he told her to just sit still, for Chrissake, and she pulled back her hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

What I did then, in behalf of Security, was done on the spur of the moment, and afterwards I tried not to think about it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flight attendant brought wet paper towels and tried to wipe me clean, but even when the dress was clean, it still smelled awful. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried on a shiny blue suit that looked so worn I think Columbus must have sported it over to the New World. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Tried to take Claire hostage, but she chomped him with her backmouth, so he grabbed me instead. I tried to fight, but he knocked me upside the skull with his gun.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Gaw,” said Columbus, going into a clinch and hanging his head over Nelson’s shoulder as he tried to punch him in the back. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to empty my mind and focus on steadying my arm, creating an imaginary line that extended from my shoulder through the sight to my target—a man’s head. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I tried that, and it helped a little. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We had the usual problems with punctures and the motor overheating, and though I tried to be careful, we scared our share of mules and horses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The fifth-grade boys, bursting with new importance, ordered the fourth graders this way and that, while the smaller boys tried to include themselves without being conspicuous. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

One time she tried to sit forward in her rocking chair, or maybe get up, but Doc put a hand on her shoulder and she stayed seated. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She tried to focus on how much she was helping them, as if this were a charitable deed, purely altruistic: like volunteering at a soup kitchen, or adopting a dog from a shelter. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Reviewing Melquíades’ notes, serene now, without the exaltation of novelty, in prolonged and patient sessions they tried to separate Úrsula’s gold from the debris that was stuck to the bottom of the pot. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep out of her sight and to eat as little as possible, but I think if she could have snapped her fingers and made me disappear, I would surely have been gone. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I twisted my hand, tried to get it away from him in sudden anger. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Daoud picked up one of the broken frames and tried to gently lift the flower out. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Wait,” I said in English as he tried to pull away. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had a lot of things going on then, as I tried to make the adjustment to America, but I followed through on my promise. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to make myself sound mature, but there was a tinge of bragging in my voice because my mother wanted me and not him. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Ocean tried, several times, to say it correctly, and I was genuinely touched. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She lay on the cot and tried to keep from shivering. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama tried to hold us together for a while, but it was hopeless. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to reach out, to grab her hand, but the swarm of people around me pushed me down, jostling forward. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He tried a few fumbling words that trailed off into silence. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

One of the women tried to press coins into Eliza’s hand, but Eliza politely refused and put the money back in the sisters’ shabby purse. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to stand, and the Tidemaker cuffed him on the back of his head. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Bob, it’s a long story. I didn’t want you to be my enemy. I tried to make you a friend.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

At first she tried to draw a picture on the front, wasting five or six precious sheets of paper in the attempt. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Holly tried to warn him, tried to make some sound, but the magic hadn’t yet reinflated her crushed lungs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

A policeman tried to talk him away from the edge but Mack didn’t respond. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to look natural but I never knew what to do with my hands. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs tried to peel Liam’s wet jacket off my shoulders, but I wouldn’t let him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When the Warden tried to buy gasoline for the Viking funeral, a man on the docks talked him out of the idea. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The first time Crazy Joe tried to kill himself over Henrietta, he ran circles around her in the middle of winter while she was on her way home from school. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Spectators tried to stamp out the fires that ignited, but it was clear that a drenching with water was needed desperately. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he decided to drop to 170 and take on Connor Herrera, Coach O tried to talk him out of it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

After he had gone his two sons asserted their right to the throne, and each tried to be made king. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed behind the Strauss contingent up to the second floor as they tried to discover where the ventilator led to. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I tried to do the same with Sophia, but it didn't work." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She tried to dismiss it, shrug it off, but there it was. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She tried to thank him, but she couldn’t speak. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Carl had tried listening into the fog, but the thrum of his own engines masked all other sound, and he had to shut down and drift. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A group of mice led by Brother Alf tried fording the ditch and climbing up into the meadow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She tried to think of what she could say to draw off some of Henry’s anger. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was about to log out when the sidebar ad changed from one that tried to sucker you into thinking that only a 99-inch television was acceptable when watching X-Factor to one about weed killer. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I tried to explain, but Daddy made me put Betty Jean on the phone, but then she started crying, so I had to get back on the phone and tell him what had happened. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The class respected what Brad had tried to do, and Ralph was struck by a sudden thought: Brad was exactly the sort of boy who could understand a mouse who rode a motorcycle. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

For the next several days, Deborah and I talked many times as we both struggled to make sense of the attacks, and Deborah tried to accept the idea that the conference had been canceled. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He tried to get him to drink some water. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She tried to sit up, but her leg throbbed in pain. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

When his mother tried to talk to him, to hold his hand and ask him how he felt, he stared past her as if she did not exist. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to see, but everywhere I looked, there it was. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Her hands trembled and made the lantern bob, casting wild shadows on the ground, but she pressed on and tried to ignore the frightened voice in her head that told her to go back. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to sound aggravated about it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Alex tried to push him back out, but it was like trying to move a bus. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe things don’t just happen, like she’d tried to tell me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Nah, man! They tried to tell us it was our fault for living in a bad neighborhood and that we shoulda had a better lock on our door.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Several of the women present tried to hold on to Grandmother. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tossed a little plastic ball back and forth for a while, and I tried to think of a good way to ask Stick what I should do about Maxie. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I needed to speak to someone, but every time I tried, something happened. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed as the teeny thing attacked her toes, but tried not to move too fast so that she didn’t hurt him, this brave thing, this new thing. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the vlei people boiled out of their tunnels and tried to cling to the men. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She said she would elope with him if Ma tried to make her marry Tweedie. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you see what a villain he is? Do you see those grovelling and wandering eyes? That’s how he looked when we were tried together. He never looked at me.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

And though I tried to ignore this I was aware of it all the same. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Out of money, Charles borrowed from his father and his sister and futilely tried to sue the Oneida Community for money he said they owed him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She tried to explain its totally unbelievable plot. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

They all gawked and tried to disappear into the wall as he and the scythe passed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He tried to shout and wave at them, but all he managed was a lame flopping of his left hand. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Mar he shouted, more in shame than anger. Max and Jan ran to the black woman and tried to lift her up. “That’s all right, Mrs. Thomas,” Max said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Linda tried to get up again, but this time Bloom’s fingers abruptly dug into her so sharply that she collapsed back against him with a tight little .gasp. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to imagine what a “community meeting” would look like, but my brain had nothing. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I know of the accusation. Xenocrates tried to keep it from me, but Scythe Mandela told me everything.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He tried to keep the tension from his voice when he answered. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We stood together at roll call, we ate together, we tried to get on the same work details, we slept beside each other at night. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they’d tried to fight the corrupted with fire—or maybe the corrupted had tried to smoke them out. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and tried to ignore her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The Ares cabin wasn’t here, but I tried not to get too angry about that. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was no use—he had been tried and convicted—and the more he denied it, the more convinced they’d be of his guilt. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He tried to smile at her, but she wouldn't look at him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I tried to take quick advantage of his distraction and set his candle aflame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She tried to make her voice all low and quavery, but she just got to sound like old Pastor McClellan at Saint Andrew’s grumbling out a hymn. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to interrupt, but she cut me off. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He tried to sound brave, but his voice wavered. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He tried to talk Mom into going with him, but she flatly refused. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I got up and tried the door of the armoire. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to steer them to another subject. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He tried to get rid of the ball back to number 5, but Trip picked it off. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I promised I would, and I tried not to think about the last time I promised this. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some were friendly and some were not, and you tried not to offend either. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke grabbed Toby’s arm and tried to pull him in the other direction, but Toby was dead weight. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In the early days she’d tried everything to catch their attention. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They both shrugged and tried not to laugh. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walked out of the room and tried to go right past them, but my dad said, “You can’t leave the house without permission.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She knew the truth but dreaded having to say it, so she tried another tack. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to lift his body and was pushed back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He tried out some other swears, and they felt pretty good, too. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She tried to look confident, though the scowling purple ghosts and the demigod skeletons at her feet made her want to turtle in her T-shirt and scream. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But as I sat there thinking these things, it occurred to me that a person couldn’t stay all locked up in the house like Phoebe and her mother had tried to do at first. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Omakayas tried to be good, but irritation burst out of her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Bigger listened; he knew that they were talking Communism and he tried to understand. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I tried to focus on Holly’s class, the maps lurked in the back of my mind. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He tried to remember if he knew anything about that or if it were only a fable. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Late that evening, Jumper tried to pull that stunt on me again; but I was laying for him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Aw, I just sprained it when I tried to ride my bike in the mud. I was trying to get ready for the first motocross race this spring.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

When he tried to chew he found his mouth dry. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

That same month, North Carolina’s liberal governor, Terry Sanford, tried to improve race relations in his state by creating a biracial Good Neighbor Council, charged with persuading white businesses to hire more blacks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He tried sliding one of the chairs from beneath the kitchen table. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The mare was very tame and stood still as I tried to arrange myself I’d ridden a horse once or twice before at Girl Scout camp, but of course I’d had a saddle then. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled them out on the concrete floor and tried to get comfortable. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Milkman had no flashlight and his matches were certainly wet, but he tried to find a dry one anyway. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep from thinking the obvious: If the Nazis could beat him in front of all of us, what might they do to him when he was out of our sight? The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

As Nok climbed down after him, she tried to steady her nerves. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The nymph fan club tried to shove Hazel out of the way, but she drew her cavalry sword and forced them back. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Finn tried to knock the arm away, but the man was carved from stone. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

A home—but Trotter had tried to give her that. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I know this, Maeve. What can I do about it? What is there to do? What can be done that we haven’t tried before?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She sat on a stool and tried to think of something to say. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I gazed across the valley and tried to remember how Camp Half-Blood looked the first time I ever saw it That seemed like a bajillion years ago. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She tried to speak to him with dignity, but it was hard with muddy feet. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did they prove anything scientifically about us before they killed us? No. They killed us first and then tried to get some scientific proof about why we should die.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors became increasingly worried, and I ended up spending five long months in the hospital while they tried to beat it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Again he tried, and got a hand on the hatch handle, only to be whipped away once more by the heaving of the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to breathe, find my gametime focus, and let it roll off my shoulders. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t working, so I tried a new tactic. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Anya tried not to gawk at the castle as they moved through it, but it was nearly impossible not to. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to talk about it some more with him, but he just kept tapping the Bible. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Luke tried to focus on the carrots and celery he had on his plate. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The guard stopped the car and hollered for him to come back—he promised he wouldn't tell anyone that he had tried to escape. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

With great care he lifted the shield from the door and tried it on his arm. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I retreated underneath the bleachers, shut my camera off, and tried to make sense of what I’d just heard. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Kofi took a drag from the cigarette they was passing around and tried to share it with Mohammed, who waved it away, pouting. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

This guy everybody called Boo dribbled down the court and tried to dump it into their big man, but Rondell stepped in front of the guy and picked it off. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He tried the radio and got only static. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I thought about how I tried to help her—enabled, I guess— how I kept her on life support, how she clung to me, how she lied and even manipulated her only son. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When Ice saw what I was doing he tried to get position on me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Adam had occasionally tried to get me to “jam” with him and I always refused. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It really moved him that I hadn’t tried to kill him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Somebody had to shut all that down, and nobody was going to listen to me if I tried.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to get a commitment but he offered nothing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Then we tried carrying him, Noodles gripping under his arms, and me at his feet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I pressed my back into the wall, the white white walls Mama had painted to make our room bright, and tried to imagine my brother inside that stone place. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

She tried to remember, but no sound at all came to her. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I felt like if I tried, my tongue might blister on its own. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I put it on the top bunk for you. Can’t get up there myself, I’m afraid—when I tried the whole thing swayed like a ship at sea.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He tried to deal with the concept of love as distinct from possession, and couldn’t separate them. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he thought that one apartment had “possibilities,” but his two friends quickly tried to talk him out of buying it because it was right above a tawdry sex shop. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

So the truth was, even if I wanted to feel bad about him, even if I tried to miss him, I couldn’t. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

After a while a guy wearing a Lonestar Arena T-shirt came out and tried to adjust the line so that instead of sticking straight out from the ticket window, it went parallel to the building. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

One perched on the toe of my worn thin Chuck T. I tried to feed it from my hand, but it looked doubtful. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Peewee put his hand on mine and tried to calm it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reports suggest that the king tried to have Cleopatra killed while she was in his company. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I was sleepy, but at the plant I tried to stay awake so that I could watch out for the thug. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then someone noticed me, and they tried to draw me in. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried hard to hold it in, but enough incredulous laughter burst out of their eyes and leaked from the corners of their mouths to inform anyone of their thoughts. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Pycelle shrieked and wet the bed, urine spraying in all directions as he tried to scramble back out of reach. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

All through the winter he remained as patient as he could, and tried to restrain himself from going round constantly to see if anything was happening. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He tried with a little more success than before to summon up the image of O’Brien. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“They’ll be tried with other war criminals and treated as the tribunal sees fit,” she says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Franny suddenly tried with one hand alone to get a light for her cigarette. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

We tried to pretend the other didn’t exist even though the existence of our nemeses kept us both occupied for hours. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked off and tried to keep my face steady. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

So Werfel tried to show Spurge the glories of goblin culture and history. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Sarai tried her first sip, and couldn’t tell whether the flavor—smoke and flowers—was her own memory of tea, or if Lazlo was shaping the sensory experience within his dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She’d tried standing her ground in the beginning, but three against one was never a fair fight, and she’d quickly learned her lesson. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I tried to throw him off, he lunged at the same time, and we catapulted into the water. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had to improvise a bed for Alba on the floor because she refused to leave the room, and when they tried to take her out she had her first tantrum. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jeanne tried to scream, but a strong, calloused hand was clamped over her mouth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I tried eating my soup faster, but it was no use; the other people were now serving themselves chicken and the platter was more than half empty. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he tried to take too big a step, the current would knock him off his feet and carry him back downstream. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Even though I tried not to listen to Mom and the doctor any talk of money always got my attention because everything in our house depended entirely on money. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

You moved around me and tried pushing your hair away from your face. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The murderers were arrested within hours because one of the Klansmen was actually an undercover FBI informant who, as he later testified, had tried to persuade the others to give up the chase. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

A smile tugged at her lips, even if she tried to hide it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I tried unsuccessfully not to let my disappointment show. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At the hospital, Officer Mora, the same officer I had spoken with at the station months earlier, tried to console me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Victoria tried to rope me into staying late, but I literally felt like my entire body was numb. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We tried facials and mud masks at every sleepover, and took great joy in photographing ourselves covered in zit medicine. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Walter tried to adjust to Holman, but things only got worse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I said, recalling Doña María, a curandera in Tent City who tried to cure Torito when he was sick. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She tried to sit up, but his hands were on her shoulders, and all his weight. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most people tried to steer clear of him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She pulled the cloak closer around her as if it were armor, and tried not to listen to the music. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to smile, but it was a gruesome sight with his bloody mouth. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to claw my gun strap to pull the weapon into my hands and to the ready. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Rashid shook his head and tried to step away from Z, but Z held on to his shoulder as Rashid insisted, “You owe me nothing. I only did what anyone would do.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I think back to last year, when I wanted water so badly, but he wouldn’t send it because he knew I could find it if I tried. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to appear attentive as Mr. Banner illustrated, with transparencies on the overhead projector, what I had seen without difficulty through the microscope. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He nodded at Tree’s wisdom and then tried a weak smile at me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I tried a couple more times but I waren’t getting no more explaining from the Preacher. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to say something, to trump up an excuse; my mouth opened wide but no words came out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to give Americans the most intimate view possible of Barack and his noble heart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They threw javelins and axes, and one of the men caught the guard’s thrashing arms and tried to yank him free. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, and by the way, in graduate school he tried to kill his tutor. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

When I tried to pick it up it crumbled in my hand like a clump of soil. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Never tried to summon so many before. I—I’ll be fine.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

As much as I tried, I just wasn’t feeling it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She tried to walk, but she kept falling onto the sand. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “I think it would be good if you tried to go to school.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, the Swedish lady tried it before my eyes.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

O’Dell said, and grabbed me under my armpits and tried to pull me to my feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Cole tried to speak, but no words came to his throat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Ruby tried to skitter clear of the cloud, but it pursued her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I tried again more slowly, and still no luck. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Rick searched for a rag and tried to wipe off the paint. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He drank long and deeply at the pool and on his return tried the feathers again, for he was ravenous; but they stuck in his gullet and he retched them out. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ate a handful of snow, blinking the flakes off his eyelashes as he tried to face the direction the storm was coming from, because the cowboys had gone that way. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I picked moss out of my hair and tried in vain to brush the mud from my pants, but succeeded only in smearing it, making me look like some bog creature vomited from the earth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He offered him his friendship, invited him to bathe in champagne, tried to make him understand that the females of his family had insides made of flint, but he could not weaken his obstinacy. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The people who tried to define us as “other” had been doing so for years already. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Anya grabbed one of his fingers with both of her hands and tried yanking it back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

We tried to ignore his strange remarks, but we all did hear him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried giving my Mary a shake to see if I couldn't get the pennies out and buy myself a box of Chiclets. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The creature tried to pull up, and that crushed her fingers between the loop and the horn. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He tried to move his hands and could not. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

So when he tried out for the baseball team at his new school, and one of the kids asked him what his name was, he said, “Call me Washington.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

According to the Rodina’s emergency procedure, Marina would have to escape from her cabin before Valentina tried to land the plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

And for a small while, those dreams seemed as palpable as that dagger Macbeth tried to grab. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to look at Salim riding in his pod with x-ray eyes but I could only see figures in the pod, dark shadows, turning to have their souvenir photo taken. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried on that thought for the first time since after the explosion. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and tried to remember the name of the colonel who worked with Master Bellingham. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next two days were a blur of mixing, cutting, hunting, and a whole lot of guessing as we tried to coax Quinby to eat. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Penn tried to make her play the Do-You-Know game, but the only person they had in common was Henry Ford, whom Engel had met at a charity dinner. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Mama had tried two or three, but none of them proved to be any good. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I first tried to talk to her, she turned her back to me and started a conversation with Oliver. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He tried to hide it, but every time I came home from driving by myself after that night when the beer can dented the driver’s door, he’d scour the paint job for scratches or dings. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

In a back room behind the police station’s long counter two policemen tried to question her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

When I reached his room I found him lying in bed shaking violently while Nigel tried to keep him wrapped in blankets. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But when I tried to bail, Astelle woke up and followed me to the front door. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

We knew where the wild animals were, so we tried to avoid them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe tributes have tried to escape in the past. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

People told how they had tried their best to be friendly. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He threw the crayons on the floor, and when she tried to pick them up, he shoved her as hard as he could. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The buck only discovered that it was caught when it tried to pull away. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Also, the Jews knew they would be shot if they caused a scene or tried to run. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Not under your wrapper, then, Potter?” yelled the Death Eater who had tried the charm, and then to his fellows, “Spread out. He’s here.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She tried to reassure me, but still when the people came to the Paqo with their troubles and ailments, I held back, afraid that they would reject me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I tried and tried to think of what I had done wrong. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Mamá tried to control her temper by closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Fledge also made an excellent breakfast; he tried one of the toffee fruits and liked it but said he felt more like grass at that hour in the morning. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Just the thought of it made Mama mad, but she tried to be fair. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Rather than slicing the hot dogs lengthwise, Chapter Eleven tried various combinations to amuse himself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Chiron usually tried to be upbeat and optimistic. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Red in the face, he tried to disengage himself from her embrace. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

April and Melanie and Elizabeth all tried because they could see how hard he was going to take it if the oracle didn’t come through. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for me, it felt like that’s exactly what she was planting—a suggestion of failure long before I’d even tried to succeed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Pearl tried to think of an analogy she was sure Lexie would understand. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Once or twice they tried to play the Game indoors, before the grown-ups were at home of course; but it wasn’t the same at all. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a megaphone to the end of my pier and tried to protest against this foolishness, but the owners either did not hear or did not know or did not care. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you calling me a communiss?” the policeman asked the old man while he tried to avoid the lashing of the lute string. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As for us, we tried staying indoors and playing Lotería like Mamá instructed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Confused by her spin, the board had tried to execute a turn, and dumped her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She didn't understand much of what the two men were saying, but she tried to memorize every single word of it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Van tried to put these thoughts about Reggie out of his head, even as the rumors continued to swirl throughout the day. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

A couple of Kevin’s friends came over on the Fourth of July and tried to get us to go to the Rose Bowl with them for the fireworks. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When she tried to straighten up the muscles over her stomach were set, and she could not break free. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As much as we tried to create a buffer between them and the more fraught aspects of Barack’s job, I knew that Sasha and Malia still had a lot to take in. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She tried to shield her eyes as sudden sunlight burst into the darkness, but she was yanked out before she could. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The pain was intense, and Zeitoun’s cage mates tried to help, to come up with a solution—anything sharp to use on it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I tried to get the pups to follow me, so as to lighten my load. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It reminded Chess of certain boys he tried to avoid at school, the ones who went around in packs, challenging other kids to fight. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He tried to smile, but his eyes were downcast and melancholy. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reginald Monty, who tried unsuccessfully to live in a car when his family could no longer pay for his room and board. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He tried to grab Dad’s leg, but Dad kicked him off. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But when I tried to take a sip, I couldn’t swallow it, as if the water had somehow become too thick. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“We tried,” Dad finally said, his voice barely above a whisper. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The injured man tried to thank them, but a nurse told them to move so she could take the man’s vital signs and check his wounds. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Big Ma fussed at Mr. Lucas to “help Ma,” and Ma Charles refused Mr. Lucas’s hand when he tried to help her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“But ...” I tried to continue being in my pity pot. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to cover my face with the heavy gloves, but I couldn’t. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to strike the match, but her hands were shaking so badly she couldn’t. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I should have killed you long ago! “You tried,” I reminded him. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to walk away, but he held my hand and pulled me back alongside the tree. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was what he’d gotten when he spoke about himself, when he’d tried to say what he had to say; there was nothing he could easily explain to anyone, and nobody who wanted to listen. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And from the way Hazel and Frank tried to help during the exorcism, she could tell they were brave, good people. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus on the projects I found most meaningful, including my efforts to recruit a new and more diverse crop of summer associates. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Chief Powhatan had tried again to wipe out the “tribe” that came from the Chesapeake, and he had nearly succeeded. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

So, weak and poor and scared, I let them call me names while I tried to figure out what to do. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

When one of us tried to pick up a pack or a knife, a supply packet, or even a pen, he might set off an explosion. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven’s cheeks were hot as Alaric tried, unsuccessfully, to hold back an amused smirk. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Or, more accurately, Roosevelt tried to converse in French. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Watson tried to massage the model into shape, but it wouldn’t fit. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

After a few moments he tried to get up, but a faintness came over him and a feeling of turning over and over in a ditch of leaves. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to lunge after it, and he seized her by the arm and yanked her up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Since even he never tried to groom me after we joined the other groups, I figured I was still at the bottom as far as the hierarchy went. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was surprised but tried not to show it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Some of the others tried to stop them and she began to move around the floor in graceful circles, as they gave chase, slipping and sliding over the polished floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down in the capital, somebody had tried to assassinate the archbishop in the cathedral while he was saying mass. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to hit me, so I grabbed his arm and held on to it. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my hands into fists and tried to keep the tears back. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She’d tried junior college, but couldn’t be bothered to do more than cash the financial aid check. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

That lawyer tried to get me to give him a name, anybody who would come in and make an excuse for what happened. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Cade tried to talk me into hanging out at Flat Face Pizza and waiting for him while he worked. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lucas jumped up and tried to look awake. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

We tried to thaw the pipe by running a burning piece of wood along it, but it would be frozen so solid there was nothing to do but wait for the next warm spell. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

People wrote that they had rushed to be with loved ones or tried to escape when they heard that the invaders were on the move. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Even though my father tried to reassure me that we were safe and that the situation would calm down, for the first time, I was really scared. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Gwenforte got up, walked over to him, and tried to nuzzle her head under his chin. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He tried to grab me to keep from drowning. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kunthi was different from the other women, quieter, more reserved, and for all that we tried to be at ease with her there was a barrier which we could not surmount. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to defend myself by doing what Malloy had taught me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Ares looked agitated, but he tried to cover it with a smirk. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I've tried to be invisible, but just my presence here has changed the dynamic of the situation. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Every night before I went to sleep, I read it again, and I tried to decide how to answer her. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Vonetta tried to act like she didn’t hear me but I knew she did. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She lost her face and tried to hide it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

With great, sucking heaves of breath, he tried to get oxygen in his lungs, but he knew he couldn’t last much longer. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was like a horrible dream where you tried to scream but no sound came. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she tried to put the rubber nipple in Cari’s mouth, the baby spat it out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Toby jumped in then, grabbing Petey and crying out when the kid tried to bite his ear—dirty to the end. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She tried to put her arm around Maya, too, but Maya moved down on the couch so that there was space between them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It was something about the big pihon tree at the edge of the clearing; the horses shied away from it and blew air through their nostrils when the men tried to ride them near it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He knelt next to Artemis and tried to touch her face, but the goddess bit at him, almost taking off his fingers. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Very briefly, a little guiltily, he tried to grasp it back. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

HARRY: A lot of people have tried to hurt me—but my son! Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I would put two of my fingers in his tiny hand and when I tried pulling away, he would not let go and would kick with both feet. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Before going out, though, he tried to have a conversation with Rosa. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Tralfamadorians tried to give Billy clues that would help him imagine sex in the invisible dimension. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to eat the bits of rice that hadn’t touched the stew, but there were only six or seven of those. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then Malcolm tried to strike a course across the open waste of sweeping water and made hardly any progress. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But when I tried to spit it out on the sidewalk, nothing came out. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“That was, all I could do. I tried to give him nutrition, and I tried to lower his fevers when they were high. I was basically taking care of somebody without a ^ game plan,”. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex dove after her and tried to squeeze under the fence, but he was too big. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She tried to get things straight in her head: She had touched this boy’s scar and understood the pain he had felt. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She tried to make her brain tell her, but it lay frozen in her skull like a woolly mammoth deep in a glacier. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

And no matter what I tried, I couldn’t shake the feeling. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He tried to dodge, to somehow get out of the way, at least make it to the sideline and regroup a bit, but who the hell were these people? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried desperately to remember what advice Jonas had given him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Moss tried to hide a giggle, but heads swiveled in his direction. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He walked to the side door and tried that one with no luck. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

April tried to feel pleased about the sigh, but something prickled uncomfortably. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

No man had ever understood him, and the horse now turned against anyone who tried. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to think of Edward, sitting in my room, waiting, because then I had to start all over with the calming process. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her father, the river-god Peneus, was greatly tried because she refused all the handsome and eligible young men who wooed her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes for a moment and tried to feel her. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When she tried, she only managed to see a dead wet baby bird, like the ones that sometimes fell from their nests in the plomm trees. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Again she backed away while Pax tried the pounce. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to picture it, me going all the way to Boston. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, he immediately tried to find a job, but, to his frustration, it wasn't easy for him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

One other category that Kim and I devised was people who tried to be cool and people who did not. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he tried to turn her over, she put a hand on his chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Taisin tried to pull back, but Mona’s iron grip was bruising in its strength. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He also tried to be with me again in the guise of comforting me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to speak several times and could make no sounds. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam blushed a vivid crimson and tripped over his own tongue as he tried to stammer out a courtesy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Some parents tried in vain to discourage their children from joining. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to stay on top of the sewing and to keep dust from gathering in the cracks between the floorboards. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first, they all tried to say they were that one, the one with the cleanest hands. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to push through, but the crowd was too tightly packed. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to be her “right on” Marva Hendrix self, but she looked like she was set adrift in a small boat without an oar, searching around for help. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to say Breznichar, but it didn’t come out right. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I tried to get better work, but you know how it is." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He’d been hungry, tried to heat up some food on the stove, and passed out on the couch while it was cooking. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She kept her focus on the ground and tried not to think about how far she had to go, or who might be catching up behind her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“And I personally can’t imagine much worse than being tried for my life by a Vermont circuit-court judge and a jury box full of telephone operators.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I tried not to take it personally—how many mentally ill, lower-class high school girls could there be in Indiana? Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I tried to picture the tall, somber master angry and failed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of a good answer, but I couldn’t. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Since we’d come to Brooklyn, her world had become full of new possibilities, and I tried very hard to share her excitement about the good life we were to have somewhere down the road. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to picture my four-year-old self, too stupid to be afraid. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear tried to swallow his surprise, but he was sure that it must have shown on his face. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She tried to disentangle the jumble of thoughts ricocheting through her all at once, demanding her attention. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

So I held my breath and tried again. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things like how special it was when they went on the roof at night and tried to find stars. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Our host family was so gracious; they tried really hard to help, caring for us generously when they had little room in their home. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Some people tried to whisper to him, but he ignored them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Oh, he tried staying home, but you get stir-crazy, you know, you start feeling like an outcast. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do me a favor, will ya? Tell Steve to stop by the shop tomorrow. We gotta talk. It’s real important. I tried to catch him earlier, but I missed my shot.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

It reminded me of a pitch Charlie had tried and tried to teach me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Among other things, he tried to extend Catholic influence over the University of Cambridge. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Lyddie squeezed her eyes closed and tried to picture her mother’s face. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Has he tried to go to the police?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dudley was sniffling in the back seat; his father had hit him round the head for holding them up while he tried to pack his television, VCR, and computer in his sports bag. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

After he had wet the bar a little, Jones tossed the sponge back into the bucket, took a seat in a booth, and tried to look at the latest Life Darlene had given him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried reading for a while, but soon noticed that she wasn't taking in a word of what she read, so she gave it up and stared out of the window like Dustfinger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The words came tumbling out of Doha as he tried to explain the situation. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was a word everyone tried to run from, but it could rear up on a community quick. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She tried to come up with something that would stay his hand other than the truth, but she realized there was nothing else. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

June hadn’t tried to talk to her either. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He marched toward Luke and tried to bully him out of the doorway. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

If I went for the tail, the thing’s pincers came from either side and tried to grab me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But I tried not to let the criticism rattle me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She tried the home phone, in case the water had miraculously dropped below the phone box and the wiring was undamaged. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

A few people tried to help; but in the main, black people were burdened with their own survival. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Stupid thing gets stuck," he tried explaining, but I couldn't wait around to hear about it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I ran up the steps and tried to force my way past her into the house. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered what my face looked like as I tried to play cool, like I had done this before. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Win some and lose some, he said, but he’d tried hard. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed Thalia’s arm and we ran along the rails while the boar roared behind us, slipping and sliding as it tried to navigate the steep hillside. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

B. J. tried out too, but he didn’t make it. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old West Indian tried to express defiance of them, and in a sudden rush a group of students sprang up and were after him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya tried again to stand up, but her legs were too weak. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She even tried to get on various radio and television quiz shows herself, hoping to bring home some money for being a successful contestant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait. There’s something to what he says. She tried to talk to him about unions when she first saw him yesterday. If that Jan gave him those pamphlets, then he knows nothing about it.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a man who loved the moon, but whenever he tried to embrace her, she broke into a thousand pieces and left him drenched, with empty arms. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I tried to keep track of her but couldn’t. I looked for both of you out back, but after a while I figured I’d better just get out of there.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Harry tried to look innocent, all too aware of his sweaty face and his muddy hands, which he quickly hid in his pockets. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

—Then there’d be this silence while they tried not to giggle. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she tried to make up her face as they did, it came off rather badly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moaned once and tried to move her hand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I retrieved my towel from the hook on the wall and tried to dry off in the humid air. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

As Dorian swept past in the arms of the cowboy, Ignatius tried futilely to attract his attention. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked down at the jollof rice, fried plantains, and half of a drumstick on my plate and tried to concentrate, tried to get the food down. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go to sleep, but every time I tried, bam! Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d tried so hard to protect her from the terrifying news that day. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

His friendship was of value to me: to lose it tried me severely. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even though I know I’ve tried that and it doesn’t work. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

My mind was blank as I tried to think of a way to make him let me go. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Knabe tried to trap her into saying Dr. King had bewitched them all. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He tried to keep them together, sifting through his Sight and moving his hands up and down, up and down, over and over. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The assassin tried not to preen—and failed miserably. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I tried to quiet myself by pressing my face against my pillow, but I couldn’t. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Connor thinks everything’s impossible for him, and he’s all mad about it, so he tried to act like everything’s impossible for me, too. He’s being a big baby and feeling sorry for himself.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Cora tried to see the face of the man, conjure the names of the children. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He tried to move away but I crashed into him, my momentum knocking him to the floor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At other times he tried to explain to her, in confused words and at great length, about his discovery of God. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to take Mareth on a stretcher, but he brushed them off and insisted on helping to carry his bat inside. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She could feel Ben’s eyes on her, and she tried to still herself, to seem very much like a girl who was not afraid. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The process of arriving at a final result was tried and true, and completely transparent. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He curled up and tried to hide within himself. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He tried out for the team every year, and although he never made it, the coaches admired his courage and spirit. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he tried to make the words, he was overcome with terror. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, squatters ignored the treaty’s provisions and tried to provoke the Muscogees to war. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to stare him down, but her eyes were burning in their sockets. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘Would you? How would you do that? Have you ever tried?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even though I tried to clean up a little, the center console is stuffed with pencil stubs and pieces of paper, cigarette butts, a lighter, guitar picks. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It had tried to get out and managed to get even more hopelessly stuck, shifting the boat in the process. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She tried to feel satisfied with that idea, but it made her sad. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She held her voice steady and tried to meet the eyes of each woman in turn. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas was startled, but he tried his best to cover it up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to picture the serious white people as we’d come to know them, in their suits and hard briefcases and closely cropped hair. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Oh, gods...Reyna had tried to make a move on Percy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We cut through this old-school cemetery and back out onto a street that led us to the first part of Highway 1, where we stood at the side of the road and tried to hitchhike. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Chett tried, cursing, yanking on the leashes, giving one animal a lick of his boot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He tried to make her understand what life was like for him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was thrashing about and laughing and I tried to get up. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to bury the remembery, but it kept floating to the top of my mind like a cork in a stormy sea, and foolish tears spilled over. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly, however, Adams stewed and simmered and tried to defend himself. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I tried to devise some strategy that might allow me to casually touch them, just like Julia had touched my arm. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

My aunt had tried to come to the cemetery, but she collapsed right before we left the house. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As I was going up the stairs, he stood up, went over to stand between the stairs and the wall, grabbed my arm and tried to stop me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Then she tried to kiss Johnny, but he thought it beneath his dignity to be kissed on the street. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei’s feet slipped and stumbled as she tried to run even more quickly. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The ache that had cramped his belly the past few days was worse, and when he tried to rise, he lost his balance for a second, his muscles trembling. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I knelt in the snow and tried to breathe and think, but I couldn’t do a good job of either. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She tried to visualize her happiest moments with Miguel, groping for a means to outwit time and find the strength for what she knew lay ahead. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z