I turned around to see the worker who had shouted to me from the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He turned round and peered up at the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She turned the DJ down immediately, but still, between my directions to Delaney’s she had time for only a few curt questions. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

By the time he got to Mrs. Torrance’s English class, she had turned her small desk fan out toward the classroom. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Old-Green-Grasshopper turned his huge black eyes upon the Centipede and gave him a withering look. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Harry could make out the point where the cottages ended and the lane turned into open country again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When her son damaged his collarbone, the doctor bandaged the injury so tightly that the child’s fingers turned blue. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She turned, and her heart nearly leaped from her chest. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The sight of coverall-clad women working at filling stations throughout the area became so common they no longer turned heads. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Suddenly wound tight as a tensioned spring I turned almost lethargically. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor stood away from the wall; her hands were cold and she wanted to cry, but she turned her back to the library door, which the doctor propped open with a stack of books. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her head is turned in the direction of the courtyard, as though something pulled her attention away from her brother at the precise moment the party was halted. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He said no more, but turned and went back into the house, closing the door behind him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He suddenly remembered why he had fallen over and turned around quickly to stare at the alleyway between the garage and fence. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As he got closer, his pleasure turned into concern: why did Mr. and Mrs. Owens stand like that, arranged on each side of the tomb like characters from a stained-glass window? The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Then I turned around and started to push the girls back into the safety of the barn. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The coroner turned to the men sitting in rows to his right and said, “You gendemen, the jurors, are any of you acquainted with the deceased or are any of you members of the family?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But as Neel had anticipated, Headmaster turned out to be a top-notch math teacher despite his impatience. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mama would go to the field and run Jumper out; then before she got her back turned good, he’d jump back in and go to eating corn again. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped and turned his head back to her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It turned out my new friend, Matt, wasn’t lying about his parents. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He explained to us how they rotated through the night sky as the earth turned. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sky has turned grayer than when we arrived. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

My mother turned to me and said, “Beans. You need to go down to Station Number Three.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned the corner and picked up his pace. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then, finally, with the hardened snot like tiny stones rolled in front of the entrances of his nose, TJ turned the bottom of his shirt up and mopped it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He turned over just as the stone face of Panic cracked off the wall above him and toppled down for a one-ton kiss. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He pulled the furry hide up to his chin and turned to lie on his back, belting out a yawn for the ages. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then I turned the corner in the upstairs hall on my way to lunch and fell in love. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the track stayed loose and wet, the horse was in; if the rain stopped and the track turned into the kind of thick surface that would pull on Seabiscuit’s legs, he was out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A former college radio DJ turned public school kindergarten teacher, he has a gentle, thoughtful manner punctuated by a dry wit. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I want to help Uncle Jet,” Nathan said, then turned to the pawnbroker. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The boy turned and started to type, his finger hunting out each letter. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He undressed and got into bed, read for about half an hour and then turned out the light. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned the lever on the side of the printing machine. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creature turned its head to look at Ilya, copper eyes burning. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When she turned back, the domovoi was on top of the oven again, peering down at the leftover little piece burning inside. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He turned around, looking suddenly just like a preacher. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked past Rosie’s house, turned, and passed in front of the Longhorn Saloon. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody turned to watch them, walking hand in hand, and then the wind blew the woman’s wig off her head. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She looked like a girl who had had a terrible fright that had turned her hair white. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I turned to my right and got a mouthful of hair and barrettes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, as the birds continued their bombardment, the robot turned and blindly trudged back through the muck. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

In a fluster of self-consciousness he turned his back, dropped a hot coal into the nest of charcoal in the furnace and began to blow on it vigorously. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

When we hit an intersection, Celia turned right and I kept going straight. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She turned her head from right to left. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He stayed on all fours for a minute, then turned over and sat on the grass, resting his arms on his knees and letting his head hang like he was exhausted. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Whenever he turned a page, robotic sounds mysteriously accompanied his movement. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I turned and left him, left the shore and ship, and went up through the woodland hushed and shady to find the subtle witch in her long hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having observed the moon, Galileo turned his telescope to Jupiter and discovered that Jupiter had moons. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He turned and led us across an expansive green lawn, toward his enormous house. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We turned to see the men from the pub running toward us, armed with wooden clubs and farm implements. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She greeted Moss and turned back to helping a student with a large armful that they’d spilled over the counter. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Slowly, she turned, and her stomach knotted further at Ivan’s silhouette in the doorway. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“They were meddlesome fools, too. He turned to go. “ Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

As I turned the pages, the days seemed to fly past. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

No more than half an hour later he laid his pack down beside the wooden house of the village headman and turned to salute the little crowd that had gathered. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I beheld Richard Parker from the angle that showed him off to greatest effect: from the back, half­ raised, with his head turned. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He saw that Bo was hunching up his shoulders against the cold, so he turned up his brother's collar. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I grinned at myself, the lower lip turned up at the corners, just like Grandpa’s. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He turned, still running, and headed for the scrap heap. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

But in any case, it turned a corner and disappeared into the dark city as the children watched without a word. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He turned the rings, starting on the outside and moving in. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I turned over the words like puzzle pieces in my head, wondering how they were supposed to fit together: Pakistan, Jinnah, independence, Nehru, India, British, Lord Mountbatten, Gandhi, partition. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then she turned slowly to the right, almost as if in slow motion, as she saw Dad come running out of the house, a look of stark alarm on his face. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She turned the page and looked at the signature. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu took the sheets of paper from Mr. Richard and, as he turned to make Baby’s dinner, he sang under his breath. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Lay him in the guardroom,” the sentry told them, and as they did so, he turned the crank of the telephone bell and reported what was happening to the officer of the watch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS: Humiliating Cedric turned him into a very angry young man, and then he became a Death Eater and—and—it all went wrong. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He opened it at the back cover and turned it around for me to see. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, she would have been glad that the division of Rome had turned out well for Mark Antony. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The headset was still on his head, turned sideways a bit from his jamming back into the seat, and the microphone switch was dipped into his belt. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned through the pages carefully, scanning the margins. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A boy, about his age, wrapped in an outsized wool coat with the sleeves turned back. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was about to demand that he be more specific, but he said, “Good-bye, Mr. Ai,” turned, and left. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Tiresias, already having a vision of the future, turned toward the Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They scarcely breathed until he had turned again and was going the other way. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

She gathered up her dress and stepped out and headed toward her flat, and as she turned to go I gave her one last little wave. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I screamed and my brothers turned around to look at me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She had to lean against a tree and wait until the exhaustion that had turned her knees to jelly passed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph watched as the dining room turned itself into a tropical island in the middle of an ocean. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They tried to make me feel welcome but I could see how anxious Burt was to take Algernon, and I turned him over. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

My first opponent turned out to be a giant, so much bigger than the toy general I used to peep at. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion scrambled to his feet as the rider turned to come back at them, hefting a spiked maul. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We tried playing a few times without the North, but this turned out to be so boring that we abandoned the game altogether. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Washed out and overgrown with alders, it turned into a rough, unmaintained track. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked back at the white guy, then turned back to me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I turned the things over and over in my sweating hands. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The streetlight hit his eyes and turned them into blue stained glass. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Anya thought he was going to run past the house, but instead he turned into the yard, throwing the gate open. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Ngwanu, let me go and make Baby’s lunch,” she said, and turned to leave. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sprawled on the top step, I leaned against a turned post and listened to the swing’s slow creaking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

One was rowing, so the other could look forward, and as soon as he saw Malcolm in the canoe, he said something to the rower, who turned to look. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for a response, the Keeper turned and set off at a run in the direction from which they’d just come. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Bernabe was forever throwing away the osha that turned up almost daily in his pockets, and Carolina was forever replenishing the supply, and neither of them ever mentioned the matter to the other. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above these again were the playrooms where, the weather having turned to rain, nine hundred older children were amusing themselves with bricks and clay modelling, hunt-the-zipper, and erotic play. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted her to call; he wanted her to miss him; but as it turned out, he was okay. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sorenson’s eyes were on the buses, so his back was turned. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The boy had turned away and put his hands over his ears. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

In desperation, Mayor W. A. “Tacky” Gayle turned up the heat. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The car was just where they’d left it, and in a moment they were on their way again as the road turned away from the sea and began its long climb into the mountains. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every inch of the great kitchen had been turned inside out. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I think she had just turned four, too young to really understand what was going on with Ma's health. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

We rode over to Park Av’ and turned to head uptown again. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I had just turned twelve and he said I was growing up into a young lady. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

A woman said she would go there right after the rally to see what she could get for free, and Olanna turned to them and laughed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I turned around and there was a young male lion, about ninety feet away, gazing at Gillian and me with much interest. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hunter turned, looked them up and down, and laughed, but in a way more for them to hear than as a manifestation of actual mirth. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

So my daddy, who had just turned 18 eightteen eighteen years old, got up early before daylight and walked all the way to Spindale to town. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I turned to look out the front window so no one could see the jumble of emotions on my face. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kneeling beside her, his face turned gray at the sight of her wound. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The wall of wood and mud allowed only a trickle of water to pass through, and it had turned a narrow stream into the wide pond that many animals now called home. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

That changed when he turned twenty-six in South Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The fairy turned in the air, looked down, cast him a final injured glance, and flew away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

His face turned fish-belly white, and sweat poured off his forehead. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

His smile turned skeletal in the greenish light. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Terrell has turned his body so that he’s facing me, but Mike’s looking at me through dark sunglasses in the rearview mirror. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned his back and trudged away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I turned the record over and played it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was making more sense now, and more eye contact, but Park still felt like someone had turned the world upside down and was shaking it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The little door shut, and Father stood unmoving there in the cold, his collar turned up, his sword in one hand. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

On that happy thought, we turned our backs on the sea. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Melisandre turned from him in a swirl of red silk and made her way back to the high table, where King Stannis and his queen were seated. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At the last moment, just before the pair turned the corner to head down the block, Mai looked back and waved toward the trailer. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He pushed me aside and he and another high school boy turned Florence on his stomach. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sweat snaked down his forehead as it finally clicked in his mind, and both panic and joy erupted within him as he turned and faced down one of the hallways. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He turned and started moving before anything changed in Trina’s countenance. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I turned to watch him, imagining myself at fourteen, imagining myself now. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the top of the hill he turned and studied the town. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The city built a new prison, moved the inmates into their new quarters, then rehabbed the old prison and turned it into a high school. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

All I hoped was that however this revolution turned out, Lin Nai-Nai would get her wishes. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"She told us that she was being turned out of the human race. She was becoming a monkey." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Her cheeks turned a bright pink, and he was £fraid she was about to start weeping again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And there is nothing else left to do but to shrink and squeeze until everything has turned to dust and disappeared. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Sovoy fought down a smile as he turned to face me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And what was it you were saying, Mr. Black,” she turned to the young man, who through the storms that had followed his news had maintained a discreet silence. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She thought she glimpsed movement, but when she turned her head, it was only the kinj^s shadow shifting against the silken walls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

You shall go west, and face the god who has turned. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t try to see how many men had turned to follow him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that I had turned to English only with angry reluctance. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the last rabbits disappeared underground the Wide Patrol, which had followed them from Caesar’s Belt with superlative skill and discipline, veered away in a half-circle to the east and then turned for Efrafa. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the far bank, Shin stood up and turned around to take a last look at North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He turned, looking straight into my face now, challenging me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard a noise and turned round and saw Mrs. Shears standing on the lawn looking at me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It had always been there, at his back perhaps, all these years, but he had never turned to face it. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Bigger looked at Jack hard and long, then turned away with a grimace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cluny’s tail fell from his grasp as both victors and vanquished turned towards the Abbey whence the voice had issued. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It turned out that once I decided not to tell Annette at that moment, it became almost impossible to tell anybody. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned around when she heard them coming in. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment my back was turned, the odors of swamp mud and decaying leaves drove out the tang of wood smoke, and darkness flowed in like a thunderclap. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t taught me how to turn, but I turned the handlebars hard to the right and just missed running into the bushes. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Phoebe turned to me with a puzzled expression on her face. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Newcharlie turned away from me, went over to the corner, and crouched down against the wall. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

As much as he disliked Furball, it seemed wrong to feed him the same stuff that turned Felicia into a zombie. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had of course sprung up from the half-sovereigns which had fallen out of Uncle Andrew’s pocket when he was turned upside down; just as the silver had grown up from the half-crowns. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

It turned, diving to the ground, impossibly fast. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

With one hand on the screen door, Gat turned and pulled me close. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Then he turned and asked me if I had any money. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Rondell looked at me, then he turned his eyes to the ground. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then silently we turned and looked at the dead deer. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She turned back toward the car, and Pearl jerked herself free. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was windy and he was squinting, cars driving past them on Whitney Avenue, and he turned to glance at her with narrowed eyes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Once we turned the corner and he couldn’t see me, I caught up with Beezle and helped him support the teetering load. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn't turned it in and he hadn't erased it. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

But whatever he said, he came home with a pretty good shiner, because pretty Mr. Culross turned out to have hands even quicker than my father’s. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She picked up a hundred dollar bill and turned the foreign object over in her hands. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It turned out he’d been convicted of the very disturbing and brutal murder of an older man. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Blood and grease dripped down into the flames as two Stone Crows turned the meat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Neeley turned to a smaller boy and did the same to his cap. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It slipped from my hand as I turned it, and I stumbled backward. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned round, actually in the mouth of the hole, and went down again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to fill the winecup but Hercules seized him—and no one ever disregarded that grasp. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gripped my fingers so tight they turned purple, but she stayed still, like Will asked. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Me, I always like some good cake after I finish eating,” Mrs. Reilly told the bartender, who turned his back on her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on now,” Cecilia said, as she turned off the lights in the kitchen. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s an unfortunate situation,” the principal told Rowan when he turned up in the nurse’s office, waiting out during lunch for some newly inflicted bruises to heal. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He just turned around to me and said, “Cassie wants to kiss me!” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

After a moment he turned and picked up the axe again. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I let out my breath as I turned the corner—and came face-to-face with Father. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As I was leaving she’d turned her head a bit and was admiring her pretty nails. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He turned the thick red stem between his thumb and pointer finger, then sniffed: tea and dirt and cane syrup. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The stairway turned and twisted; at one point, the darkness was such that the companions lost sight of each other. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

When we got to the station, Dad turned to me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The commander turned to look backward over his shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As I watched him, the water in his eyes was replaced with blood that quickly turned his brown eyes into red. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I think I turned away so I didn’t have to look at her or at the papers over the desk. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around to find her and Erin in their gym clothes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He turned back ahead, staring at the dusk sky this time. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

People turned their heads away, and little children and babies began to cry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She turned away, walked out into the parking lot, and Shadow watched her leave. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

One-ninety Howard Avenue turned out to be just across the street from a big convent, and there were a lot of trees and stuff and nuns running around the place. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bucket smiled at the old man, then she turned to her husband and said, “How about you, dear? Don’t you think you ought to go?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

A few days ago she turned the small rod on her bedroom doorknob by mistake and then couldn't figure out how to pop it back and unlock the door. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

A slow grin turned into his high-pitched cackle. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The detective turned around, grabbed one of the chairs pushed under the table in the corner and pulled it towards him in a swift, almost violent movement. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, the year Ifemelu turned ten, her mother came home from work looking different. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ms. Morales said as she turned the steering wheel far to the right, to back out of the parking space. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

If I walked north on 24th Avenue, turned left at the corner, and walked a mere six blocks, I’d be at Dynamite Bob’s house. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nico turned from the fire so the ghost couldn’t see him, but I could. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The edge of the sky turned gray, and then pale orange, and then deep fiery crimson. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He turned the mare's head to slide off through the trees, but they were on him before he had gone ten feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He turned his gaze back to his mother as she continued. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

So it was with great purpose that, as soon as he sent his volcano book in to his publisher, Charles turned back to the thirty-five-page species draft he had written two summers before at Maer. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We continued across the foyer to a dreamlike bank of windows, turned left up a pale flight of marble steps, left again, through two doorways, and into the Assembly Room. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if they succeeded, and turned themselves into the deathless demigods they’d always dreamed of becoming ... Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Miss Peregrine turned a few more pages, this time landing on a group portrait of women and children gathered humorlessly around a paper moon. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It was a poem by somebody who really thinks about things, and that somebody turned out to be Tyrone. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned and stalked out of the room—even more rattled than when he had entered. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

More often than not they turned away without answering; one man spit on the ground, his face twisted with loathing. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I turned, stunned to find him standing a mere meter away, his gun aimed at my head. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I turned to look at Mrs. Maxy and she was just biting her lip and I thought I could tell she really wanted me to stay. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, probably best just to say you forgot,” he said cheerily, and turned away. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man was lying on his stomach with his face turned sideways. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I froze as Tenorio turned and pointed his rifle at me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This stage setting turned out to be unnecessary. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out we’d come in through the jailer’s living quarters. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stick pulled the cigarette from his mouth and turned it over between his fingertips. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As it turned, Bigwig threw his full weight upon it from the other side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had turned the corner many times, had fathered more than twenty children over the years, some of whom were now over a century old themselves. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I turned around and fought my way back to him. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He turned and began to walk down the hall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, my grandfather had proposed to my grandmother in much the same way, after seeing her dance in a village competition. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Cars filled with unfamiliar white men passed them again and again, turned right at the bridge and crossed toward St. Catherine’s Island and the beach beyond. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hopped and skittered toward him in the mud, then turned itself around and went forward. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Imagining even turned the cold pancakes, mushy apple, and handful of dried fruit into a tasty meal. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Television used to be fascinated with blue-collar life, in shows like The Honeymooners, All in the Family, Sanford and Son, and Roseanne, but lately it too has turned its attention elsewhere. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

We all stared at the middle of the table like something dead with feet had just turned up there. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood still, and the golden monkey turned his head to look in the cave, said something, and turned back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Parks had cleared his throat at least six times before I turned around. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Etty, who turned thirteen in September, read to her mother to help her pass the time. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she disappeared in the distance, Luke turned in to the gym. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She turned off the lights and left the kitchen. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Still holding the milk in her right hand, she turned around and flung it at him like a football. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had uncovered so much exculpatory evidence that had not been disclosed previously that we were sure there was still more that had not been turned over. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Stick turned the box over in his hands, studying it closely. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The wind stirred the wolverine trim on hood and the owl turned his gleaming eyes upon her. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glared at her, then turned to look back toward 4th. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Get Baby ready,” she said, and turned the radio on. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then she turned and ran toward the funeral parlor in an odd dancing sort of way—skipping and clapping her hands and spinning around. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She turned around in the canoe to face me. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The twins had been responsible for preparing the family meal on Tuesdays since they turned twelve earlier that year. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I turned over on my back and looked up at the gray sky. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

As I turned out the light, my phone buzzed with a text. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Satisfied that he hadn’t left anything valuable behind, he turned to go. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I watched him go, then turned to Katz, who was shaking his head. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He turned back to me and started talking again. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Then the ships brought sugar to North America, to be sold or turned into rum—which the captains brought back to Europe. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

One man said he was ‘whipped every time I turned around.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa stopped the horses, and turned around on the wagon seat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it turned out the notion that being a middle kid was a form of child abuse was greatly exaggerated. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Reynie kept his face turned away; he must not reveal his smile to Mr. Curtain. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s after eleven,” Eleanor said, and as she turned to glance at the chess game the doctor shouted with joyful triumph, and Luke laughed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tendai looked at them from the floor, where he had slid when his knees turned to rubber. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I turned once more to the steep path through the woods, my legs reluctant, my head heavy, a strange sense of foreboding in my heart. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In their lust, which age had turned to kindness, they moved their lips as though to stir up the taste of young sweat on tight skin. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had tossed and turned, awoke often covered in sweat, images of men in black uniforms dancing through his dreams. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My entire body suddenly felt frigid and immobile, as though my blood had turned to clay. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He insisted I stay at his house, and I was relieved, for 1 foresaw all sorts of difficulties staying in a hotel while I turned into a Negro. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reynie turned to meet Mr. Curtain’s gaze, and saw in those silvery lenses the reflection of his own uncertain, frightened face. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

We turned to see her pointing at the wrecked icehouse, where broken boards had begun to shift in the collapsed pile. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“It has turned into a toffee tree. And it’s the loveliest morning.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Malcolm lifted his head and looked at the woman, who seemed to be looking straight back at him, so he felt horribly uneasy for a moment; but then she turned to the headmaster. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Sam and Joe had become the schools roaming tech support, a rapidly spreading phenomenon among geeks as hard-pressed and technophobic school districts turned to their onetime social outcasts to help run their computer systems. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to look at Max, but he’d turned away, watching something or someone across the blacktop. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They arrived at a set of smaller doors made of a fine-grained white wood, and the Huntsman turned the round crystal handles and said, “You will be very comfortable here.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As they turned around to look at what exactly they had stepped out of, the door slammed shut and vanished. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

About twenty years ago, his brother was digging a well when he hit something metallic that turned out to be a gourd. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Yet Welles created his most successful and well-known productions—the War of the Worlds broadcast and Citizen Kane—before he turned twenty-six. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

He’d turned off all the lights in the living room and hidden behind the couch. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I turned the bucket over and brought its head against the bottom. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they turned to enter the house, I saw Mama dab at her eyes with her apron. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom turned her back on all three kids. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Freshly turned dirt, manure, pine, something rotten and something sweet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He turned around and saw Mad-Eye Moody emerging from a nearby classroom. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The mangle turned of its own accord in a corner, wringing out what looked like one of Mr. Weasley’s vests. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When she turned toward the congregation and waved, everybody smiled and clapped. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But when we took hold of his arms and tried to drag him down, he turned suddenly serious, indeed angry. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But as the day passed, his impatience turned from fear to a kind of glad fierceness. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

His thoughts turned to Tysha, who had so briefly been his lady wife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Charles gave him a look of disdain and turned back to robbing the dead. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Wasn’t funny,” he said, and then turned to say something to me, but I was already walking up toward the parking area. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Rolling over onto his side, he turned his back to me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Before entering he turned and waved at Pond. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

While construction crews began expanding roads and nailing together new buildings at Los Alamos, Oppenheimer turned to his next task: “a policy of absolutely unscrupulous recruiting of anyone we can lay hands on.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl turned the receiver slightly away from her ear. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Since Mother and Granny were gone, they all turned to Mary. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She snapped her fingers, and all of the gateways turned dark. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Mother’s eyes turned to me. My heart sank. “ Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They turned around and walked back into the lecture hall. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I shook him, but he only murmured and turned: the smoke had stupefied him. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Kino’s hand shook a little, and he turned slowly to Juana and held the pearl out to her. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we were done, his face took on a distant look and then he turned to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Outside the streetlights had already been turned off, so that the light from the café made a sharp, yellow rectangle on the sidewalk. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Blore turned his square shoulder slightly and viewed the last speaker thoughtfully. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Lyra turned to Will in despair, but he said, “Tell them the truth. Ask the alethiometer, and tell them what it says.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I turned and held my pipes aloft for everyone to see. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It turned out that the year before there had been some sort of stationery arms race among the kids, with each trying to have the most unique pens and paper. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the next spot where two rats cut cross each other, he turned the wagons west. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins turned and looked at him, and she knew at once what had happened. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I stood up and turned to go in. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He pushed back, and when he couldn’t move me he turned and gave me a look. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When he turned at the end of the thoroughfare Ranofer was sure he could be going nowhere but back to the Street of the Crooked Dog. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Last one out turned the generator back on—we had attached a timer to it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

As he passed, faces turned in his direction, and a great deal of whispering broke out in his wake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I turned around and saw them coming too, two border patrol trucks rolling up the hill with their headlights full force on us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Arms still folded, I gradually turned around and studied the large room I was standing in. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Then he turned and walked to the table his friends had claimed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He released her hand, his shoulders bunching, his gaze angry and ashamed as he turned his face to the sea. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Newton, it turned out, had not been so wrong after all. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The appointed time had passed and God had turned His face away. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She turned her attention to the memories sealed inside the Sorrow Eater. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He turned back towards the canoe, signaling once with the torch to let Alice know he was there, and then he saw the shadow. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Gabriel turned a page of the book he was reading. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, I turned around and trudged back the way I had come, in a mood neatly suited to the desolate landscape. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She eased it away and turned her attention to the task, still dizzy from the sense of oceanic gladness that surrounded her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I yanked my hand free but turned back to him. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“How they turned you into such a company man I’ll never figure,” Mr. Dubonnet said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He turned the bottle around in his hands and then called for the corkscrew. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra nodded, and turned the hands before laying the alethiometer in her lap and tucking her hair behind her ears to look down and concentrate. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she turned around and picked up a long wooden spoon and went to poking at the stew kettle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to the video camera mounted in a corner. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Half of Gryffindor House seemed to have turned up, from first years who were nervously clutching a selection of the dreadful old school brooms, to seventh years who towered over the rest, looking coolly intimidating. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She dropped the weight before Mackenzie turned two. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Glass-fronted stores passed by in a blur, then James turned sharply and hustled upstairs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A loud beep came from upstairs, and Bitter turned her head. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Her head was turned, her cheek resting on her knees, facing me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the drive broaden to the sweep I had expected, and with the blood-red wall still flanking us on either side; we turned the last corner, and so came to Manderley. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned and looked at—no, not my father. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Christened the Sagarmatha Environmental Expedition, Fischer’s team removed 5,000 pounds of trash from the mountain—which was very good for the landscape and turned out to be even better public relations. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

That night, after her brothers and sister fell asleep, Eleanor turned the light back on so she could read. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The inside of the school looked like a maze of stucco walls, each hall exactly like the one she had just come down, or turned around in and walked back the other way. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I turned around and he motioned for me to come to him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The mayor turned to look for the bell. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As steadily as I could, I turned my back on them and walked up the path. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The voice was behind him, saying the same word over and over . . . calling ... a name . . . and even then Maniac turned only because he was curious, wondering what everybody was staring at. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their jesting lie had turned into nightmare truth. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She turned to look Adrian in the eyes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

After twenty meters, she turned around and walked the opposite direction. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned away from her and stared out the side window. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then he turned it on for a full second. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When she spotted him waiting by the carousel where they had arranged to meet, she nearly turned around and left. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I turned all of the flash cards over. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Robertson Ay made a special effort and turned round twice. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I keep my head turned up to the balcony seats. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gandalf in grief and horror turned his face away and closed the door. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Once Snape had turned his back on them to write up the ingredients of today’s potion on the blackboard, Hermione hastily rifled through the magazine under the desk. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Once she caught sight of Sidhean out of the corner of her eye; he was standing perhaps twenty feet to her left, but when she turned to look, he was gone. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gobbled red algae until their bodies turned the color of blood. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Madeline glanced at each other, and Madeline gave him the merest nod of the head, and they both sat up a little straighter and turned to Mia, who set her fork down. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This turned out to be joyous news for Huang Taitai, for she liked nothing better than to reclaim all her gold and jewelry to help me become fertile. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as it turned out, I was able to ask an expert, the person who had actually designed that very ramp and the killing machinery behind the blue door. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But when he finished, the bar turned into a vicious yellow snake and the judge had to call his servants to get rid of it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The mayor was a corrupt boor, the food turned your guts runny, but he held a good thought for them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

One by one they all went dark; they turned away, and a great bulk, beyond the light’s reach, heaved its huge shadow in between. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In one quick, fluid movement, the bird lifted its head, turned it all the way around, spied Genie, and flew away. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, no one from the United States women’s saber team did well in the individual competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

When they had eaten, the merchant turned to the boy and said, “I’d like you to work in my shop. Two customers came in today while you were working, and that’s a good omen.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to look at him, and my eyes stared getting watery. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hoping I wouldn’t find him standing in the front hall in his bathrobe, peering around a door at me, I turned the key gingerly and stepped inside. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Black’s wand arm rose, but Lupin seized him around the wrist, gave him a warning look, then turned again to Pettigrew, his voice light and casual. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, very few people showed up to support the State. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Ben had just turned twelve, and Richie said he was too old to share a room with girls and babies. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The doctor turned off the pump; the man with the hose pulled off his mask. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the year because I turned ten shortly after, and as soon as I did, Caitlyn dubbed me the “double digit midget.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Lucky for her she didn’t, so I turned her wrists loose and drove on. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she hit the water, waves surged up around her and the water she sprayed out turned golden in the setting sun. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I turned it into “Back to School Bop.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“I turned it off,” Mom calls up to me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I turned my head to read the title. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fadi opened his backpack and pulled out his notebook just as Mrs. Palmer put down her chalk and turned back to the class. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

That was when the dwarf turned to the eunuch and said, “I’ve killed my father,” in the same tone a man might use to say, “I’ve stubbed my toe.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He turned in his seat to look at me, held up his plate, and grunted. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A direct hit turned the tide of the battle and ensured that Maçao remained a Portuguese colony. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And he turned his back on Tree-ear to arrange the other branch in the vase on the left. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The diamond surface of the water broke and hissed; it sent sparks in all directions and turned a vivid, poisonous-looking blue. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The other women and I sat on high stools, and as the little pancakes went by, we had to grab them off the hot griddle just as they turned golden. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I turned back around, the pavement was alive, blanketed green by bouncing frogs. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He turned the doorknob and shouldered the door to his room open. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around and saw Troy holding the laptop. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

That turned out to be my last year in Greenwood. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

They turned up a gentle swing of road that ran along the side of the mountain, and passed through apple orchards, and turned into their driveway. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turned and walked back to her room. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The girls turned to Mother for support, but she agreed with Dad. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the midst of the pandemonium Gershom Bulkeley quietly reached for the copybook, studied it carefully, and turned a shrewd, deliberative eye upon Kit. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He turned her palm up to reveal her freshly blistered fingers. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But then his sneer turned to a smirk, an evil grin, and I knew what was coming. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“They turned him into a statue,” Seth said.“You think it’s really him?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He said the government had turned the country upside down to find the man who shot me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Papa tossed and turned, muttering in his sleep. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Shocked, I turned to the twins, but they were too engrossed in prayer to see what I was seeing. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

On Saturday nights they played at a dance hall in nearby Blyn, where a farmer had turned, with the addition of some strings of electric lights, his chicken coop into Sequim’s most popular dance venue. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But I’d recently turned into a cranky, disobedient girl, and so, with my dinner hardly touched, I ran to my room and slammed the door. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Lastly she turned to the Crone, whose statues often showed her with a lamp in one hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Byron mumbled my name and I turned around to see why his voice sounded so funny. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winston turned a switch and the voice sank somewhat, though the words were still distinguishable. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He pointed at my hands as he dragged me out toward Old Familiar, and I watched with growing horror as their dark brown color slowly turned transparent. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Some of the descendants were fine people, but some inevitably turned out to be lazy parasites. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howard waved as the bus pulled away, but I turned my eyes back to that dried-up gum. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Reynie tried to make one last plea to his friend, but Sticky turned and plunged into the Whispering Gallery without looking back. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Most of my new high school friends were black, but that didn't necessarily translate, it turned out, to any sort of uniformity in our experience. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As I watched, it turned into a small scar, and disappeared. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He believed and with reason that they had turned the vote against him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned toward the mirror again and ran both hands through her hair. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I was trying to decide whether to ask or be patient, when he turned abruptly onto an unpaved road. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He turned and opened a cabinet that stood against one of the walls, “Give me just a moment and I will numb the burning that must be all across your back.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I turned back toward the front gate of the prison, trying to regain my focus, but I couldn’t make myself indifferent to what I perceived were symbols of racial oppression. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The hot, pro-tective anger she had felt for Calvin when she looked into his home she now felt turned toward her mother. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss turned to Mayor Trent, who now stared directly at him, his eyes glassy, his face twisted with concern. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was breathing “relief” when I turned my head to the left, for I sensed someone watching me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, seeming not to observe the wizard and his friends, he turned to Éomer and the king. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

George closed the door quietly and then turned, beaming, to look at Harry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

You already know Henrietta came to live with me, and a chameleon chicken turned up too, and I think the black streak chicken has decided to stay. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

My cousins are taking turns on a Game Boy, the sound turned to mute. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turned and held it out to me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Exactly one year earlier, Hall had turned Hansen around on the South Summit at 2:30 p.m., and to be denied so close to the top was a crushing disappointment to Hansen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mayhap he turned his sword to ploughshare; but perhaps, too, all was combat now. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Ilya’s answer was possibly even worse than demanding they be turned in. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You already know Arawn’s threat has been turned aside. He may strike again, how or when no man can guess. But for the moment there is little fear.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Maxie skipped a few steps ahead of me, then turned around and walked backward so we were looking at each other. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Dicey turned to look at the house behind her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Digger wiped at one eye and turned to his mother. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

But as the night got later, as people showed up and left, and the music got turned down because of the neighbors, and the alcohol flowed and then ran out, I kept seeing Courtney's look. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The child went in front with the torch in hand, her cloak of leaves whispering behind her, but the passage turned so much that Bran soon lost sight of her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When Elizebeth and her team broke the intercepts, they turned out to be messages from spies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She gasped as she glanced at the cut, then turned her head, pain flickering across her face. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But when it comes to how things turned out, I’m not sorry. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Luke turned off the lights, knowing he should go into the room. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The woman loosed her grip slightly and Hazel lunged for the nearest thing—which turned out to be the arm strap of her backpack. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It turned to blackness as the light from the fire diminished. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned, but before I could leave, Poseidon called, “Honor guard!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

A closet was turned into a solitary confinement cell. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung looked at her closely then and turned quickly away. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And if I do, how will I steer clear of that unremarkable, plain-faced, dull-witted English guy who turned boycotting-me into a molten mess in a matter of minutes—and in a church! I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Walked along to my own compartment and turned in.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so the shrimp harvester ground on until it reached the corner where the fence turned right.The road continued north toward a low range of hills. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But on the third night, after I’ve been medicated and the lights turned down low for bedtime, he slips silently into my room. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Boys who are shy about dancing look like uncoordinated morons, and girls definitely get turned off by that. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

That thirty minutes turned into an hour, and that hour then dragged into two. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

As I turned the car into the driveway I heard nervous, confused shouts echoing from the backyard through the tops of the trees. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had just left the hut when Peewee stopped and turned around. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Isleta turned to her; his eyes were pinched with rage. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Listen"—Coach turned around to look my mother in the face—"I totally get that. But what if I made you a deal," he went on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Another second, and the monster would’ve turned me into a hundred pounds of delicatessen meat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Well”—Genie turned around to make sure the front door was closed—“there are, uh, no new discoveries,” he said cryptically. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He felt this way, then turned the knife over and felt the other, always feeling with the silvery edge; and then he seemed to find some little snag in the empty air. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the blow did not fall she turned her head to look at him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mechanically, he turned toward the Corporal who, reaching out, took hold of his shoulder and shoved him forward, then spun him into position. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

At once the children turned back to one another, their feud abandoned in the face of her grief. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When the wind blew the shades of his window open, it was as if the entire room turned into a giant microscope. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

In minutes, she peeled back thick sections, like a steak, for each gill and she turned them like pages in a book. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She watched the hearth of Hestia burning in the middle of the green as the cabins turned off their lights for curfew. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The thaw and spring rains had turned parts of the roadway into muddy sloughs, and despite the coachman’s skill, early on the last morning they were stuck fast. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Soon as her back is turned, I sneak the food off the saucer and head up the hill to see Shiloh. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned way the hell around again to look at me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She turned around to look at her mother again. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He turned into a dolphin and jumped into the canal. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He stood and turned and looked down at the river. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Riptide grew into a three-foot-long bronze sword, its blade glowing with a faint golden light Tammi’s smile turned to a sneer. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I turned around and gave Maya a look. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Now the pilots could sit and eat on the wings of their aircraft, ready to take off at any moment when the enemy turned up to interrupt their meal. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

When it was over, Thieu turned to his press secretary and said, “I wanted to punch Kissinger in the mouth.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It turned out that the Mosses were not the only villains in my story. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

His gaze turned distant for a moment, then he grinned. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They turned at the first corner, and Jake stood watching them a moment before walking on. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I would have turned away as I always did to save her from having to kiss such an ugly daughter, but I was sad that she hadn’t even tried. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

What if he turned out to be stupid? Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned out to completely suck. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, I turned them right back on again. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she didn’t know how, but she had turned it back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When they reached the hole in the rock, the bodyguard turned and put his hand on Matt’s shoulder. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just hugged and locked arms with us as we turned around and faced the crowd, still chanting, “Spring-field P-D, we don’t want brutality!” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

How was it that he, Ralph, had turned out the sort of person who would find the machine empty? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless they needed attention, and she turned them every three or four hours. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I took a seminar on conflict resolution at Emerson last summer. I’d like to put what I learned into practice,” she whispered back, then turned. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Strider now turned their course again north-eastwards, and on the sixth day they reached the top of a long slow-climbing slope, and saw far ahead a huddle of wooded hills. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The stairs creaked behind us, and we all turned. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once Brinker turned to me and said, “Go back to the Assembly Room and see if there’s any kind of blanket on the platform.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we were young, she magically turned old socks into puppets that looked exactly like the Muppets. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The day before I returned to England, I drove seven miles along the mountain range, then turned onto a narrow dirt road and stopped in front of a powder-blue house. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The sex impulse was dangerous to the Party, and the Party had turned it to account. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Then I turned the oven on to preheat to 350 degrees and started on my vanilla cupcake recipe. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Tally turned away from the vulpine eyes, shut out the razor- blade voice. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I turned and saw Toddl3, an obnoxious avatar I recognized from my Algebra II class. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Edwin sat beside the window and waited until he was almost finished sipping a cup of hot chocolate before he turned to Cole. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But, as it turned out, he had wasted his breath. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, for God’s—” Celia turned abruptly to her dresser, rummaged in a drawer, and thrust a silky slip at Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She turned to Uncle Darnell and said, “Kill a chicken,” and to me she said, “And you pluck it and clean it. I know you know how.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He closed that one, turned through ninety degrees, and opened another. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother laid a pot on the stovetop and turned to face him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

To his surprise, when he turned, he saw that she had taken the mugs to the sink and was beginning to wash them, as if it were an ordinary evening. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember what they said, only the fury of their words, how the air turned raw and full of welts. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“John! Natalie!” the voice repeated, and I turned to see Mikayla’s mom, shouldering her way through the masses, eyes trained on me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But their fear did not leave them, the fear that Basta might have turned back already and was now following them uphill. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They drove a couple of miles past the store and then turned off onto a gravel road that wound up a small hill through thick foliage. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He turned to her and said in his best English, “Ale like chee-ken.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

An unseen hand had turned the water off. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Relaxation,” the doctor said vaguely, and Theodora turned with a sullen shrug and stared again into the fire. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Behind him, Mr. Gunthrie’s face turned a mottled hue of purple. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She didn’t read from her novel as she traveled across the country so much as she acted it out, playing each character with such skill that she turned her readings into performances. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost upon him before Bigwig turned and began to limp up the north slope of the combe toward the trees of the Belt. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We turned and left the school yard for the last time. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We turned four shades of red; even Chi-Boy was a little pink in the neck, revealing that maybe his dreams were a little more than wolves and Grandfather Teachings. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Mama grabbed Frieda by the shoulder, turned her around, and gave her three or four stinging cuts on her legs. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put the penny in her dress pocket and turned the rest of the money over to him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally the bodyguard heard him gasping and turned back. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face had turned so red, he looked like a crab that had been boiled so long, its claws were about to crack. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I squeezed his arms and turned him around. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

She clenched her hands into fists and turned into the wind, letting it stream over her head, loosening her hair. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He turned to the three men he had depended upon to act as witnesses, but they did not protest on his behalf. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, I believe I actually took a few steps towards the doorway, but then I turned to her again and said: 'So, Miss Kenton, the new recruits are getting on well, you say.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, she turned out to be right. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He turned only when the Torah was taken from the Ark and read. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She turned her back to me as she spoke to the person on the phone. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen the spilled grease had turned white on the floor. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They nodded to me and turned back to Mr. Sloan, who was sitting at the kitchen table looking younger and happier after a night’s sleep. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

As I walked toward him, Papá turned to look at me, and his face broke into a rueful smile that didn’t quite match the sadness in his hazel eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then, as the accolades died down and the scythes were seated, Scythe Mandela turned to Citra. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It turned out to be a rectangular anteroom. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He went up to the sink, shuffled Kat to one side, took the mug she had just washed up, turned the cold tap on, filled it and gulped it down. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shin’s growing unease turned to panic when the journalist went on to explain that there could be danger when they got out of the taxi. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

And then he stepped back and turned and shouted, “Fellow mice, the thread has been tied. The thread has been knotted.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The nurse turned away quickly and began to shuffle through records like she was looking for something. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jessica huffed as she watched him go and then turned to direct her ire at those of us at the table. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Then he jumped up and turned to us, waving. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

His arms around my neck, he turned his head to take in the man. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jam’s eyes traced up the arms and to the twisted torso, the arched back, the chest turned up to face the top of the painting. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The trooper handed it to him, and he turned the tube over in his hands. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His nostrils turned to me in an interested way. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The innkeep's body turned slowly on its rope whenever the night wind gusted. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The light turned green and Ben hit the gas. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When my mom turned twenty-one, her aunt fell ill and that family could no longer keep her in Transkei. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dalton’s face turned slightly toward him and her fingers gripped in his coat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He turned the colonel’s chin with one finger, then delicately shaved away a stripe of soap with a razor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded at him, thinking how for a guy I first met in Juvi he turned out to be a pretty solid dude. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then he turned to face her, his eyes flashing. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

On the uneven surface of the ice, the machine turned out to be awkward and impractical, and plans to use it were abandoned. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

She taunted one of the bulls into chasing her, then turned invisible, completely confusing the monster. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then they tied up the guards, turned off the alarms, and stole at least ten paintings, including a Vermeer and a Rembrandt. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She screamed in anguish when he put her from him and turned to go, and she had to be carried to the train. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Hemme looked at the other masters’ faces, realizing the tide had turned against him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Finally the column turned into the office park, which by that time was filling up with workers. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The servants drew away from him as though he were something unclean, and Steven and Emilia turned the other way if they saw him coming. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the fire going and sending up black smoke and a steady roar from a pitch-smelling chunk he put on, he turned once more to the pack. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned the key in the ignition even before she asked, "What did you get?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The tide had turned, and came lapping in the bay. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The lady turned to me and said, “Well, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Leaving your poor grandmother while you hang around that Holly Paine learning goodness knows what.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It turned out it was heading to the United States, and when it made port Nasser jumped off and immediately sought asylum. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When she saw that Gabe was awake, she turned away from the little ones. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The cloudless sky turned a deep purple, the color of an old bruise, then faded to black. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Toby turned and gave Lily a thumbs-up, which made her laugh. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He reckons it'll be worth a fortune twenty or thirty years from now, when the Falklands War has turned into history. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The lock was stiff and I turned it twice before it gave and the door swung in. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He couldn't believe how quickly his victory had turned to defeat. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

We passed the tour bus as it turned into the community center. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It floated into daylight, turned sideways and passed out of the restricted view. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought Jawad Sahib’s arrest would be good for everyone, but it turned out change, no matter how good and necessary, came with a price. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Shay turned back to the horizon, chewing on a fingernail. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

When he heard Thornton’s command repeated, he partly reared out of the water, throwing his head high, as though for a last look, then turned obediently toward the bank. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa walked over to the washstand and poured some water into the big flowerdy bowl, but I just pulled off down to my union suit and turned back the covers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It became frothier and frothier, and it turned from blue to white to green to brown to yellow, then back to blue again. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My family has impeccable liberal credentials, we’ve ticked all the right boxes,” Paula said, lips turned down in irony, twirling the stem of her empty wineglass. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She turned away, meaning to get it out herself. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frank turned the piece of tinder in his fingers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Finn turned his back to the screen and glared at Joe. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then as she reached for my hand, her face turned toward mine, the last firelight rays of sun softened her wrinkles. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I paused in the driveway and turned around, ready to get into it, but then realized her words weren’t in attack mode. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I screamed, and she turned to a nurse and told her to schedule an emergency operation. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

As he stood and turned, the CO at the table who had earlier told me to take it easy signaled me to relax. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned toward his parked car, opened the door, and got in behind the wheel. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She turned the collar over, and a look of realization spread across her face. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then Cecilia was aware of another figure in their presence, at the edge of vision, moving behind her, and when she turned she confronted Paul Marshall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Tucker turned and whistled, and another two guys from the team came stumbling out. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Alby turned and pushed his way through the crowd, then headed for the slanted wooden building in the corner. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“That the fundamental aspects of heredity should have turned out to be so extraordinarily simple supports us in the hope that nature may, after all, be entirely approachable,” Thomas Morgan, the influential geneticist, wrote. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Speaking from the steps of the capitol, prominent civil rights leaders and ordinary citizens recalled the turbulent events at Selma that had turned the voting rights campaign into a mass protest against racial injustice. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have turned myself into one big bruise. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The woman turned with an impish grin on her freckled face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Then I skipped some pages and turned to the back of the pad. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The wine of the warlocks had turned them blue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Everything turned shimmery and blurry; I realized tears, hot and furious, were rolling down my cheeks. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He turned his dark, otter’s glance on me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The old lady turned him to face the candles. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fred slowly turned around to look down into the cellar one more time. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until Moss felt pressure on his hand that he came back to himself, and he turned to find Bits by his side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Instead of either of those, I just turned and ducked down a little bit so I could see my reflection in the back window. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They made her head feel as though it were wrapped in cotton, and turned the periphery of her vision starry. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I brushed them away and turned my attention back to the soft white alpaca wool resting on my lap. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Everywhere you turned there were college students in T-shirts, signing people up for sickle cell anemia testing and voter registration. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And once he turned out of his pocket a wadded-up baby copperhead that nearly threw Mama into spasms. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came from the direction of the spring and as I turned quickly I saw a girl looking down at me from the brush. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had entered it the night before and turned the various gleaming handles. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once she got her fingers moving she peeled off the wax, then grabbed the cauterizing instrument and held the sharp tip of it under the flame until it turned a painful shade of bright red. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Capricorn turned abruptly and went back to the steps. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He got up, dressed, went for a last look at the Fire-bolt, and was just wondering where he’d have lunch, when someone yelled his name and he turned. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, I didn’t even need to control the currents. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She pulled the huge door open a crack, peeked in, and turned away to look elsewhere in the building. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Woodenly, Fenton turned to look, but instead of rallying to his own defense he made a slow, leaden gesture of dismissal and lay his head in the crook of his arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Slowly, wheezing a little, she climbed to the upper landing, turned immediately right, and led him into a low-ceilinged bedroom. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The head was so bowed that he could see no face, and presently the figure turned aside round a bend in the road and went out of the Mirror’s view. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When he was down the road a little distance, he turned to look back; she was standing where he’d left her with the rainy wind whipping at her skirt and the ends of her scarf. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The pears are bruised on one side. I just turned the bruised sides down. They are for show. Maybe you would like an apple.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

From then on his luck had turned, and he’d been arrested over twenty times to date. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Carpenter turned to the boy, who had found his ball and was looking expectantly at Mr. Savo. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The hobbits turned and fled deep into the shadows of the wood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Sydelle turned to the group, one penciled eyebrow arched high over her red sequined spectacles. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to Wynn, who was already in the kitchen setting up to fry pork chops. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She tried to see what he had clutched in his hand, but Lázaro pulled the paper tighter to himself and turned away. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

According to the book, he had to stir counterclockwise until the potion turned clear as water. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the door opened, and everyone turned to look. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

One and all, the females turned their backs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turned and went into the house, and when I went in a minute later she was calmly scrubbing some beets. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss turned down his music, and then snuggled into bed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She set the receiver down and turned her full focus on me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I set the phone down gently, squared it up on the hall table, before I turned around. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” she said, but she turned away, and that was the end of the conversation. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

With the reins I turned my horse’s head toward the wooded path. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was only then, when all other forms of resistance were no longer open to us, that we turned to armed struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother’s face turned a shade darker when Ma Charles said all of Big Ma’s names. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I put on my PJs, turned out the light, and got under the covers. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The conversation turned to politics after that, which was all anybody had been talking about lately. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

So maybe it was because I was thinking about the $2.22 that I turned the wrong way in the short hall and got into a room I hadn’t been in before. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then she turned to look straight at Noah. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Then, the king turned around and saw her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The two men walked between the rows some more, made the crest of the rise, and turned west behind some raspberry canes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The liquid turned the color of my first urine in the morning. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the handle, fearing the worst, that someone had taken her and left the seat, but when he turned it toward him, there was the tiny pink face of Nademah, scrunched and sleeping. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I turned my back to her and stormed down the hallway to the bedrooms. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

So we turned around and went to eat at the diner, which was full of people just waking up and having breakfast. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

They flew down the length of the nave, turned sharply, and disappeared through a doorway. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then she pulled back, blushing, and turned to the water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Their hands turned slick with work, and their crew tattoos shone like intricate knots on their flushed faces. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

John Henry watched Ayanna leave, then turned and studied my eyes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

By increments we were blinded, the mainland dimming and the sun fading to a pale white bloom, and we turned circles in the eddying tide until we’d lost all sense of direction. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Four girls turned to go and Adina said, “You seem able-bodied to me.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Bitter took Jam’s hand and turned it over to expose the bandage on her palm. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The routes along those waterways led to others that followed rivers from the Southeast and connected with roads that turned southward toward the Valley of Mexico. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

She began to cut more and more slowly as noon wore on to afternoon and evening, and he turned to look at her with impatience. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The evening crowd turned to gawk at a house on the opposite side. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

As part of the university’s contribution, Sproul turned over to Lawrence a two-story wood structure on campus, just across a narrow alley from Gilbert Lewis’s chemistry building. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

RON: When time is turned—she has that Time-Turner, doesn’t she? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I check to make sure my phone is turned off. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

But this, too, turned out to be a false lead. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gus turned his head back away from us, staring out the window at the patio in his backyard. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Immediately upon it came the thunder: a high, tearing noise, as though some huge thing were being ripped to pieces close above, which deepened and turned to enormous blows of dissolution. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Overhead, the Wonder Dome turned into a giant game screen reading “Welcome to the Battle of the Books.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“The king sent his soldiers to take the bull away, but it tossed them on its horns. ‘You turned me away when I asked,’ it bellowed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last everything was done, and Mr. Popper turned the key in the door of the little house. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

They leaned out of the window and waved at Mr. and Mrs. Weasley until the train turned a corner and blocked them from view. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She turned to me while I stared straight ahead. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Folks used to help each other more than they do now. If a man’s barn burned in my neighborhood, why, everybody turned to and in a week he had another barn—full of hay.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then Wednesday turned around and faced the street. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to remain calm as I turned to the two women and really looked at them for the first time. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Each of those nights, after applying cold cream and braiding her hair, which she tied up at the end with a black cotton string, she turned from me and wept; she missed her parents. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘Charles, dear...' His mother turned round from the sink, a little smile on her mouth, ‘Charles, I am very surprised at you, and just a little ashamed, I must say. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

My mother turned and looked into the darkness. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned his attention back to the sinking fishing boat. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She reached one hand back, set it on top of mine, moved it quickly up and down twice, and then turned back around. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It turned once, slowly, like it was taking its time. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She turned back and caught a glimpse of the towering creature taking a slow, ungainly step in her direction. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She turned the chunk over and over, studying it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

And I knew as soon as the weather turned hot that something new was in store for me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then he turned to her again, tracing a pattern down her sternum with his finger. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I turned a chair back onto its legs and sat her on it, looking for something, anything, to boil water in. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He turned the light back on and picked up the piece of paper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He turned his face away from the river gate. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Beau squinted and turned his head away from her finger. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The oars extended with a sound like machine-gun fire, and the Argo II turned from the dock, heading for the island in the distance. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He’s turned to face me, but he isn’t actually looking at me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kabuo reached back delicately and turned the hose valve full open. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He dribbled low with his left hand, turned, and put an elbow in my side and ducked his head toward the left. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

All she would remember was Mia holding her tight, so tight that the world stopped spinning at last, Mia tucking her into a low soft bed that, it turned out later, was Mia’s own. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But as Grandpa bent to crank up the engine, she reached forward again and, with a chessy-cat grin at me, turned the switch back off! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

By game time more than fifteen thousand fans had emptied into Ratliff Stadium, where a full moon, luscious and plump, sweetened the languid desert night and turned the sky an incandescent blue. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without waiting to see if he would follow, she turned and marched toward the house. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

By the time I turned around, she had disappeared, too. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As the car plunged, Milton only had time to be astonished by the way things had turned out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Shackleton turned away and ordered the men to resume their backbreaking, futile work. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The air turned thick and foul, as if I'd been dipped into a cesspit. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

As though someone had reached inside and turned off a switch. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t even fully turned to go when I heard the door roll open behind me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He waited for her to walk toward him, and then he turned and they started to walk to the priest’s house. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, the uncertainty itself was the worst suffering we had to undergo. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

Mrs. Gates repeated this speech twice more as I worked my way out the front door and turned left to my bus stop. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel turned toward it and the rest began to follow him up the slope in ones and twos. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slowly turned the picture over in her shaking hands. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I looked for Henry but didn’t see him; saw someone I thought was Julian but realized it wasn’t when he turned around. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’d already been turned away by the upper-class ones, but there were many respectable places left. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And then he turned to me and said, “So, you heard that Babou went to the doctor today?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

On their seventh day at sea, the wind again turned into a gale roaring up from the Pole; the temperature plummeted. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

After leaving the highway, we crossed the Alafia River, passed some strawberry fields, then turned into a shaded lane where a long driveway led to a yellow house surrounded by towering trees. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

High and shrill, the barely human shriek echoed across the stone courtyard; every kid in sight turned to look toward the source. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

As they reached the lakeshore, they saw why — Sirius had turned back into a man. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

By the time I turned three, my doctors recommended that I undergo a major operation to fix my face. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She revered God and loved Jesus, but she understood why people often turned away from these Two. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned the jar around, trying to see the cocoon. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She turned her head slightly to the left for no. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

"You liked that Orpheus fellow too. Look how well that turned out. Let me kill him, just a little bit." The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The chief stopped by the pig, turned and held up his hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He turned his head, looked up and behind him. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, what good was it for your sister to be named Deborah when she turned out so bad that everyone calls her Negra?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was fat, with a white beard that had turned yellow, kind of like Santa Claus, if Santa had been rolled out of bed and dragged through a landfill. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the plate and turned toward the trucks and cars still parked at the edge of the clearing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She turned to look me full in the face. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then she turned to the class and said in a high, mocking voice,“Insufficient information to draw a conclusion.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She put down her sponge and turned off the sink. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

No doubt Z would have turned his anger on her had Diana not shot him down. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I hesitated, then turned down the street until I was almost in front of her home. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This farmer took the goose home alive, pinioned it, bound up its leg, and turned it out with his own ducks and poultry in the farmyard. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cupped her chin, turned her head this way and that, nodded. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When she cantered into a long ravine, Taran lost sight of her for a moment and hurried forward in time to glimpse the mare as she turned sharply around an outcropping of white stone. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

If they turned west from here, it was an easy ride down to Riverrun. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He turned to Frank, who was trying to pull his fingers out of the Chinese handcuffs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The boy said nothing at first; then, with all the eyes of the village upon him, he turned round and pointed to the gate. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

When Mom’s back is turned, I slide it over to her with the fork and she shovels pastry in until her mouth is stuffed, then slides it back over. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Sherman turned the page to a picture of an elephant. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the kitchen window his shamed, downcast eyes fell upon a curiously shaped stone, a stone of such fascination that he squatted down and picked it up and turned it over in his hands. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shrouds turned to Sierra, seemed to stare at her for a moment, and then vanished. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got cedars from Lebanon due at the sawmill in Oslo to be turned into shingles for the builder in Cape Cod. C.O.D. And then there’s the peas.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Fascinated, watching him close up, the agent saw the boy’s lower features and posture change as the men below obviously gestured, pointing, and then the kid’s head turned and he was staring at the agent. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned the squelch control down and listened for the hiss of static, but there was nothing. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” Ash said gratefully, and turned back the way she came. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Min turned away without a word of farewell, but Tree-ear felt that touch on his shoulder for a long time after. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Too numerous, in a way: archaeologists have turned up at least eleven versions of Kaan’s early dynastic history painted on big vases. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Gary went back into class, and as it turned out he really didn’t need the answer sheet anyway, looking at it once or twice. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad reached out and turned off the radio, which was very unusual for him. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what had amused me then turned septic on the air now. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Granddad turned to see what she was looking at, but Nana flapped a hand at him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But people also turned inward to their private joys and tragedies to escape the pervasive fear and despondency. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her panic had turned into an asthma attack. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The worst of it was: when he turned toward me, I recognized his face. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She turned to Cilia, ‘And I promise you, I will be in a position to give your sister the best care and training.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slammed her eyes shut and turned away. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

At that Alby turned and walked away, not saying another word. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

If you took the city of Tokyo and turned it upside down and shook it, you would be amazed at the animals that would fall out. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had blocked the road and turned cars back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But he only shook his head, muttered something under his breath, then turned and went back to the house. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out that the Piper had flown perpendicularly across the flight path of a jet plane that had just passed through the area. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But at dinner he asked Liyana, “Now what are you thinking about? The tables are turned. You’ve been so quiet tonight.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She turned and showed me a photo of her and her parents by the ocean. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Marigold turned back to the shoe in her hand, just as the mail truck’s tires began to scrape across the gravel parking lot. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

His recurring illness had turned out to be appendicitis. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And without warning, with no perceptible change in mood, Rufus turned slightly and trained his rifle on us. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra turned back to the Tower, put her hand on the brand-new front door, and pushed it open. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

When she turned over, she saw that her mother’s nightgown was plastered to her thighs, dark with blood. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to the greeters and said, “Do the processing later. They are tired. Take them to their living spaces so they can have baths and food. Let them rest for a while.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I waited for him to say something and when he didn't, or couldn't, the guard tugged me forward and I turned away and followed. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Again I turned and started on my way. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment the orc crouched, and then with a hideous yelp of fear it turned and fled back as it had come. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, between the end of the fifteenth century and the end of the nineteenth century efforts to find a new route failed over and over again. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I got as far as the gorge and turned back. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The can turned slowly around in the machine, and when we pulled it out, the top had been cut free. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Good-bye,” she said, and lingered on the pavement till the car had turned the corner and gone out of sight before she set off toward the hornbeam trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then everyone in the room turned and looked at me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Except for the pleasure of recognizing the signatures, the reading turned out to be flatly uninteresting. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shifted on the bench and turned to face Dicey. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cas turned and smiled at Diana, but she didn’t seem to notice. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

His young skin turned old, his clear eyes dulled, and a little stoop came to his great shoulders. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since I had turned seventeen, she had brought it upon herself to take my case free of charge. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When he caught us lynching Richard, he turned about five shades whiter. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

My father wasn’t surprised that Lice turned down the old truck and wanted money in exchange for providing evidence against Dusty Muleman. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

After recovering from serious medical problems relating to his abandonment, he was turned over to authorities, who placed him back into foster care. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Tranquilino turned up his hearing aid, and, after fumbling in his pockets for a pair of glasses, he perched the cracked lenses on his nose, muttering, “Eh?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned around to see three men running after him, wav-ing their hats. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Archie had to admit that the Brother turned in one of his great performances. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and ran back toward the mound, thinking I might hide myself in it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I darted down an alley, turned blindly toward the right, and ran smack into the barrel chest of a giant. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several of the surrounding, trick-or-treaters turned to look at him, and the other three Egyptians stared in astonishment. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out to be the beginning of a long and happy friendship. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I felt as if the ground had turned upside down and I was going to fall off, so I clutched the base of a tree with one hand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But Edward Cullen’s back stiffened, and he turned slowly to glare at me — his face was absurdly handsome — with piercing, hate-filled eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’d just finished locking the door when I turned around to discover Ocean standing in front of my house. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She watched how the flesh under the mayor’s chin bulged in and out as he spoke, and then she turned her eyes from this unpleasant sight and looked carefully around the room. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Brothers and sisters turned up whom I hadn't seen since my return. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned off the iron and looked for one of Papi’s old shirts in her clean laundry hamper. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

During the Depression, the studios, which were mostly run by immigrant Jews, turned out a string of formulaic fantasies about life among the Gentile upper crust. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Anyway, we danced about four numbers, and then I turned off the radio. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

In an instant, he turned pale—pale with anxiety for Franny’s condition, and pale, presumably, because failure had suddenly filled the room with its invariably sickening smell. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look back, though Lexie thought she saw his eyes flick to the rearview mirror, just once, before he turned the corner. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was silent and staring, swaying on her feet, and our sweat had turned chill. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He looked dimly at them all, every face turned to his. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She winced as I turned her head from side to side. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

DO NOT BE AFRAID, Pet replied, and then it turned to Hibiscus and the rest of its wings snapped out into fullness. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

This was easy for him to do, for he discovered that the Venetians, moved by other motives, had turned to bringing the French back into Italy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

After Harrison left, Richard turned up the volume of the radio. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the north, the rain fell cold and hard, and sometimes at night it turned to ice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Grandma caught a chill the night we had the trouble in the house in Roden Lane and the chill turned into pneumonia. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I turned my chair around and set it down like the tobacconist’s because I found that it was more comfortable that way. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Totally brave. But then a janitor at their university turned them in, and they were both executed. Some of the others were, too. By guillotine.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Everyone, aside from Miss Trixie, who had begun napping on her desk, turned around and looked in the filing department. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt as though her bones had turned to water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and unsaddled his horse and took off its bridle—"Though you are a perfectly horrid horse," he said. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Alan, the cool kid, had drawn a line, and sucking up to him, everyone turned against me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Many of the students in that room turned to stare at us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around and the renter was standing at the building’s door. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Holmes turned to him and smiled, and said, “Take your time, old man.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Armpit studied the knobs, then turned the air conditioner to MAX. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

It turned noses into fountains, lungs into bacterial sponges. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The others stopped playing and turned to me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Again and again he repeated this movement until they no longer turned to look back. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Then he turned again, came back to me, and pinched my cheek. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“If you had really just turned twenty-one, you’d be here with friends. You don’t look like you really want to be here. So what’s your deal?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

And she turned and took Miss Peregrine into the room with Althea. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He turned and walked over to the wall and slowly ran his hand over it. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The girl looked at Ji-yong and Ji-yun, who were still sitting on their beds, watching, and she turned to another Red Guard. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took the girl from him and turned to the woman to see if she wanted to hold her baby again. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Snape turned again to look at Moody, his hands still outstretched, inches from Harry’s chest. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Ron had hurried forward to see what was wrong with her; Harry turned and saw Ron dragging Hermione’s hand away from her face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She turned to face me and propped her head on her elbow. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

On the first few I was able to keep pace with Lu, Mikey, and Aaron, and on the fourth, I decided to prove a point and turned the jets on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She turned and pulled her shirt down so I could see her neck and back, which were covered in red welts. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

As the pair drew near he turned and fled. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned my attention to other experiments of my own devising, anything to keep me away from Christmas socks. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The watcher turned his head to listen and then he stood up, and one of the sleepers stirred on the ground and awakened and asked quietly, “What is it?” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The few overworked doctors of the country did not often get to the ranches for a birth unless the joy turned nightmare and went on for several days. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As we turned onto the freeway, he said, “You need a haircut.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He took the seat in front of me, turned around, and grinned. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I turned my back on him again, my fists tightening with his triumphant chuckles. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We all looked up, turned off our machines. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wife had not turned bitter against him and his children did not know that they were supposed to be ashamed of him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned away from him and bounced the ball before I took a shot. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He was only fifty yards from the truck when Mr. Grin suddenly stopped and turned around as if he had sensed there was someone there. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

In his confusion, Jonathan turned a half circle, only to see three Hessian soldiers charging in his direction. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She turned and began to walk in my direction without lifting her eyes from the floor, without seeing me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I turned my plastic shroud into a kilt and jumped from one foot to another on the chilly floor. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He turned the mahogany bowl of his pipe upside down and rapped it with his knuckle. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She turned back the hem and noticed that the narrow lace edge of her slip was diamond-shaped in design. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the lumber mill they chop up trees that end up getting turned into furniture and houses. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

After she left, I stayed in my room for about four million miles—two days—with the shades drawn and my phone turned off. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He turned to the channel that told the news the way he liked to hear it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She turned her head to meet his gaze. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He turned swiftly to see Alice trying to get between Mrs. Boatwright and a man in a dark uniform, and three other men behind him spread out to prevent anyone leaving the cave. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She meowed and howled and turned in her sleep. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he heard the door opening behind him, Tyrion turned to confront his fat host. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was no reply, but she turned the handle and went in. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned around and looked at his family’s house, so safe and secure. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bull Number Two turned to face me, fire sputtering from the gash I’d cut in its side. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The taxi rounded the statue of the inventor of the semaphore engaged in doing same, and turned up the Boulevard Raspail, and I sat back to let that part of the ride pass. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Booth’s lips turned purple and his throat swelled. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hatsue knew she had not fooled anybody, she had not fooled herself, as it turned out, either, she had never felt completely right. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

His body was turned slightly away from them. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I turned my head to see where the door was, in case. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Duntz says, “Perry, I’ve been keeping track of the lights. The way I calculate it, when you turned off the upstairs light, that left the house completely dark.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The band had turned the lights off in the gallery, and had gone down to have eggs and bacon too. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ma turned her face away as Caroline lifted the present out of the box. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Master came over and turned the metal tap. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Grandma turned back to the table, Mary Alice had licked her platter clean. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The boat slipped out into the river and turned east. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, they weren’t learning anything that would help them much, until they turned to the map of Ravenskill. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And he turned and went back into the main house. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I made my way over to him and announced that he had been caught, whereupon he turned around and I realized that he was a prefect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked back inside and turned left, toward the sound of a television. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the door he turned and yelled he’d get the check in a minute. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Daisy Mae’s body was turned awkwardly, her fluffy little feet limp. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were ready, but Uncle Bill hadn’t arrived yet, so Kelly turned cartwheels across the carpet. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

They turned to find Constance standing in the doorway behind them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said, and now her voice turned pleading. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then she turned and went back, the fog swallowing her so quickly that for a moment I wondered if she’d been there at all. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I watched them until their car turned down Olympiad. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He held P. T. and waved as the dusty little Italian car turned into the main road. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

After a pause, he smiled and turned to show me the way. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Running out of issues, the mayor finally turned to housing. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Freddie took an elbow to the back of the head that turned his legs to rubber. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I liked the poem, which turned out to be “The Creation” by James Weldon Johnson. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

When he saw me coming, he turned to his friends and said, “See? Told you we was friends.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m very sorry it turned out the way it did,” he replies without looking up. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Juana carried Coyotito on her back, covered and held in by her head shawl, and the baby slept, cheek turned sideways against her shoulder. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and raced after the other two. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But before she spoke, she turned and looked outside at Erik. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have red shoes,” she said very softly, and Theodora turned and smiled up at her. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I turned back and saw that Luis was coming down, too. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gray-haired man turned his head again toward the girl, perhaps to show her how forbearing, even stoic, his countenance was. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

When he turned around he seemed surprised to find me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m already getting replies,” Hayley said, and she turned her screen so that Moss could see the notifications coming through. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Thirty seconds later, when Milton turned the same corner, he saw the sweeping expanse of the Ambassador Bridge. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My mother glared at my father the way a wife does, and then she turned back toward me. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

And if every sadness, when it came, turned out at least to be redemptive in the end. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“No,” Rick said, once again closing the panel covering of his electric sheep; he straightened up, turned, and faced his neighbor. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

They turned down the Ferry lane, which was straight and well-kept and edged with large white-washed stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, as if in slow motion, he turned sideways and made a dash for the mouth of the cave. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The baby bat flew up into the sky and turned into a jet plane without a crisscrossed trail. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she slowly turned toward me and crossly asked, “Who the blazes are you and what are you doing in my house?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore was standing in the middle of the cave, his wand held high as he turned slowly on the spot, examining the walls and ceiling. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Instead, he turned around and deliberately faced a sheet of what had once been snow-white beaverboard that was nailed uncompromisingly to the back of the door. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He just hoped the Gladers had turned their attention from making the aisle in the Maze to keeping the creatures away from the Cliff. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The two dollars she hated to release turned out to be well spent, for Teapot did have a fracture, although the doctor said poor diet had contributed substantially to the daintiness of his bones. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But one day, just before I turned sixteen, she said, “All right, Simone, if you win Worlds this year, you can get your belly pierced.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I’d just turned fifteen and I met this guy on the beach, much older than I was- thirties, probably, possibly even early forties—and he invited me to go sailing the next day. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded and saluted her, then turned to go, but Oscar darted over to him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But they just lowered their voices to a whisper when Mami turned her back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” said a voice from the door, and the laughter died as Cook and Ophie turned to see a very plain white woman standing in the doorway. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was at the other end of the lifeboat, where the zebra used to be, turned my way and sit­ting up, looking as if he’d been patiently waiting for me to notice him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to the left along the Hedge, and soon they came to a point where it bent inwards, running along the lip of a hollow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and gasped as the pain in my head roared louder, like someone had turned the volume knob as far as it would go. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ruby clung to Feral and turned away when he did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She turned away to give instructions to another nurse. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Dunbar turned crimson with embarrassment and replied in a voice that was suddenly defensive. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And she turned back and focused her mind again, but this time she pretended to herself that the screen was the alethiometer, with all thirty-six symbols laid out around the edge. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned to the others and snapped her fingers for attention. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Two days after that, Billy was turned over to the Americans, who shipped him home on a very slow freighter called the Lucretia A. Mott. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“None of her business,” he said, and turned back to his beer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As he turned to take the ball, a dam burst against the side of his head and a hand grenade shattered his stomach. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid a copy of the Guardian across the desk and turned it around so she could see it. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Once, as they sat together listening to a lecture at the British Association for the Advancement of Science, he turned to her and said, “I am afraid this is very wearisome to you.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward, all that was faked turned bad and gave an unpleasant feeling. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It turned out that Agent Samson was something along the lines of a circuit-court speech therapist. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the living room, Selena turned and said, “Do you mind waiting here? I may have to wake Mother up and everything.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

We never turned back to Webb, because our eyes landed on someone else. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He felt that she knew every feeling and thought he had at that moment and he turned his head away in confusion. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned to scowl at a white couple right behind them. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned her escape over in her head all day, let no other thought intrude or dissuade. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

A failure to command coherence connectives turned out to be among the skills that most sharply differentiated the struggling students from their successful peers. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He turned, as if he could feel her gaze, and waved. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned and headed for the farthest stall, by the window, but when she reached it she found that it had no door. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We’d found sixty pounds of morels, it turned out—a personal best for Anthony and Ben. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I turned away, glanced down at my hands for a second, then walked home without telling anyone. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Such a home, indeed! such an aunt!” said Emma, as she turned back into the hall again. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Harry sweated on the keys so that they turned hazy along the pattern of the Minuet in G. Nothing Mother or SanJuanna tried could bring the sheen back to the ivory. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My teacher turned to me with sad eyes. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I turned the sound up just a little and we moved closer to the screen. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

So Lyra held still, supporting one arm with the other, and the blue hawk wheeled and turned and swooped again, to seize her knuckles in sharp claws. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She stays awake for hours after they’ve turned out the lights, prepared to answer him, prepared to lie to his face. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A spider wove a web of silk that turned into words, and men and women wearing the spiderweb adinkra collected the words and marched off. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He was a brother with a knowledge of demolition; he was asked to wire my car to explode when I turned the ignition key. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found Miss Trotter’s storytelling rhythm, turned her fingers into stars, and thrust her spear into the water. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Stick was sitting in his seat, his head turned toward me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Even a whole month later, Anise still looked bowled over by how everything had turned out, like Kalinda and I had taken turns spitting in her face. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He turned around and grabbed more tools from his saddlebags. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He turned as Koffi came at him, raising one of his hands in a flick, and white-hot pain grazed Koffi's cheek. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I turned to look at him, waiting as he tried to piece together his thought. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Wickham’s alarm now appeared in a heightened complexion and agitated look; for a few minutes he was silent, till, shaking off his embarrassment, he turned to her again, and said in the gentlest of accents: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The man’s body turned into a gray wall and then he was gone in a cloud of mist that washed over Mark. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

There was a barf bag in the seat pocket in front of me, so I poked holes in it with a pen, put my fingers through them, and turned the bag into a puppet. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We thought it consisted of five stars, but we turned out to be wrong. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Tall she stood there, her eyes bright in her white face, her hand clenched as she turned and gazed out of his window that opened to the East. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He lay a long time staring at the glowing Chabe stove, which I had turned up till it gave out suffocating heat, Then he looked at me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

At the sea they turned south, heading down the northern reaches of the same coastal railway that Tally had followed on her way to the Smoke. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

This system turned out to be more reliable than working out complicated arrangements with the nervous ambassadors of the foreign democracies. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned back to help them, but the roaches nearest him insisted, “Run! Run with the princess!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The nail on his middle finger had turned as black as jet, he saw, and the grey had crept up almost to the first knuckle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When it became dark, the boats turned their yellow orbs on and bounced up and down on the dark shiny water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lake Michigan lay calm, violet, now blue, but the tenants of Sunset Towers on waking turned to a different view. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were somewhere near Conover when she turned up the music and sang loudly, then looked to see if Toby was laughing, a dash of embarrassment in her eyes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I turned the diamond-shaped candy over and over in my filthy hand. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A small trickle of saliva had started from the comer of his mouth, and I placed my handkerchief against it and turned his head slightly. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

In the ranks he was anonymous, and it turned out that to have been inside conferred a certain status. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes their animated conversations turned into arguments about the best singer or song. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Gertrude stood a short distance away, her back turned to them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Clasping the safe’s treasure tightly in his fist, the dwarf turned to retrace his steps. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The handle turned, but the door was bolted. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then I turned to my sisters as if to say, See, you didn’t believe me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m an even worse linguist than he is. But I’m certain before the final reports are turned in, all the journals will be combed for additional data.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s turned a corner. It must be Midsummer Day now.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I turned to glare at him, and he looked so worried I turned away again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It turned around and began to bump back along the road going toward the highway. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

They turned away and went down into a stony hollow. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Nixon climbed the steps, turned, smiled, and raised his arms in a final salute. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I had been in the middle of a pep talk with the foil fencers, but I turned my back on them to deal with my sister. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

After a good hour they turned off the coast road and followed a narrow, winding lane through a valley gray with buildings. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Several people screamed, and once a whole bench turned over. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They turned the ball over on a traveling call. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I have to admit that we’d spoiled him rotten and turned him into a world-class beggar. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Aurora knew the letter A before she even turned two, thanks to Easy Cheese letters. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He found an excuse to step between us, and I turned away. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Less than an hour later they turned right at the exit to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

When the fire became calm again, I saw the rabbit had turned into meat, browned just right. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned her eyes on me, her big, flickering eyes with the copper fire inside them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I straighten my skirt, noticing that the seam got turned. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

One of the gravestones flipped over, revealing a grasping corpse; a headstone turned around, flowers replaced by a grinning skull. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The Nazis already turned off most of the private telephone lines. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Naomi did not like it, but it turned out that even Muff’s husband, Bud, had one. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He turned his phone so they could all three see it and queued the video to the part where Dimple had her three second solo. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It had come out of the earth, this silver, out of his earth that he ploughed and turned and spent himself upon. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It was frightening enough to come upon him so suddenly, but as I dropped to my knees in fright I must have uttered a cry because he turned and looked directly at me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced up at the hospital and suddenly turned away, talking as he walked. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

But sometimes, when she had gone, I felt let down, thinking how I had turned away from the books I used to like when I was back in Michigan. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cole turned his head and stared into the black nothingness of the shrouded woods. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She put the note back in her book and turned to clean the blackboard. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard the smile in his voice even though he kept his face turned away, his gaze locked on their enmeshed hands. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The guy turned quickly and got back in his car and drove away. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I remember once, the summer I was around twelve, teeing off and all, and having a hunch that if I turned around all of a sudden, I'd see Allie. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

A half mile in front of us, a light turned red. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The book was turned to the page with Anne Frank’s name, but what got me about it was the fact that right beneath her name there were four Aron Franks. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She turned her head to see him climbing down the opening at the back of the cave, with villagers following behind. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Sandi called her boyfriend long distance and, with her back turned to us, whispered things like "Me too." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She pulled out her LED light, and turned it on... The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I turned at the sound of my name. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But instead of answering me, the store owner turned away and left me standing there. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The man turned his head back towards his captor, eyes wide, mouth opening to speak again. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The walls turned to gray cement, and die ceiling got so low that pretty soon we were hunching over. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then he must have turned down the TV and went to the window to see what was happening. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the mist turned to rain and in a little while it was raining hard and we heard it drumming on the roof. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

We all turned at once, just in time to see the PSF with the flaming red hair launch the butt of her rifle into the teenage boy’s mouth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He went back to looking out of the window and after a moment, his mother turned to look, too. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Firemen turned high-pressure water hoses on the children, rolling them down the street like dolls, and throwing others against sidewalks, buildings, and parked cars. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He turned round, but all that he saw was the wind moving through the dry brown grass and a rain bird circling in the sky. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

His hair was peppered with gray, and the whites of his eyes had turned a dull yellow. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned south, then west again, then was forced north for three blocks by loud soldiers spilling out of taverns. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listened until her footsteps moved down the hall, then I turned to the closet. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Slowly turned the doorknob and opened the door. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was his old smile, the warm smile that turned up the corners of his thin lips and lighted his face. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

My good humor turned to fear as I thought about losing my cow. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I glanced at her then turned my attention back to Connor. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Ammu turned to her, and the turn of her head was a question. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A batch of jerseys given to the Fugees turned out to be very large, almost like nightshirts. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Nobody said anything as I turned back to the clothing, took the bag marked dresses, and unzipped it, just to be sure, and found the deep green fabric. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She turned her back to her husband as she slipped out of her nightgown, quickly putting on her day clothes. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Snape snarled, and he actually turned his head and stared right at the place where Harry was, as though he could suddenly see him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, I turned around and a sullen woman was now squatting in front of the bucket of fish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once during a long interview with Helen, I turned to the war-dress who was required to sit in on our conversation and said, “I’m sorry to bore you with this endless consultation.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Lexie turned to me and added, “Even if she is fat.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“I could be persuaded to rent it if anything turned up.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His face turned away from me, my ear pressed to his chest, listening to his lungs settle into the rhythm of sleep. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

As I turned the comer, I noticed two large white boys sprawled on the front steps of a house across the wide boulevard. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, I did not see her again until the afternoon, when, as I say, I came across her in the dining room, replacing crockery into the sideboard. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She turned toward the kitchen and nearly fell beside the dining table because the weight in her chest was too large, not measured to fit her size. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I turned in my Chapter Review Map on the culture of China to Mr. McElroy and added a list of Chinese characters and their meanings that I wrote myself to make up for being late. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The next Saturday morning, I turned up for coaching and Frank had organized the club’s driving expert to come down and teach me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He took the slice of bread and turned it over. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And finally, the jealousy turned to full-blown murder stomping about my guts when I saw them dance, hand in hand, around the circle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Not only does Gogol Ganguli have a pet name turned good name, but a last name turned first name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hours turned to days, and the days to a whole week, and the woman lived on. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

A good fifteen minutes of scrubbing and it felt like I had turned every inch of my skin inside out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then she turned back to me and said, “I hear you’re a great soccer player.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned from currying one of the horses and looked at her inquisitively. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus confused, my mind turned this way and that, like a paper kite dipping to every current of air, unsure of its own meanings. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got up and knelt at the bench and turned each one all the way to the left. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The gusting winds had turned the sky dusty red. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were perhaps a hundred in all, in ragged rows of pale gold down which Betty’s metal spatula dug and scraped and turned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I turned back to the window, hoping he would leave me alone. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twig shouted, and the crowd turned around to glare at her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He turned to see, there amid this chaotic and beautiful downpour, a boy standing on the water with one hand, his left, held up into the air. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He turned and saw that Frankie had stopped beside Albert, and the two of them were picking up more treasures scattered across the beach. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Carefully, he freed one hand and turned the knob of the door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We reached a flight of stairs and Fela turned to look at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Do either of you know the story of how the first king of the City of Bright Moonlight’s father turned into a tiger?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She turned and marched inside the bathhouse where I had retreated, sending naked miners scrambling for towels. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He advocated thrift and hard work and disapproved of loose women who turned him down. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Last month she got a chest cold that turned into a pneumonia, and before you know it she was dead. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they turned slightly, Nate saw that both ships had small square openings along the sides. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

They turned out to be a lot more valuable than the jewels. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Genie pushed the key in, turned it, then turned the knob. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Knowing she wouldn’t stand by to watch cattle trample our crops, my fear turned to confusion and I sidled up to Ma. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Time turned to syrup as she tried to take the four steps that separated her from where he sat at the table. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They all looked at her, then turned away and continued their conversation. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He turned again to smile confidently at the men in the shade. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Turner picked up the ball and threw it to him, Willis caught it and turned his face so that the shadow was not so dark—and he saw that Willis was smiling. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

But trusting him with the classified details of my heart turned out to be a rookie mistake. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The governor turned, chuckling briefly, walked back to his chair, and sat down. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and saw that Anorak was standing right behind me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A traffic light turned momentarily yellow and then red, and Shadow put his foot on the brake. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and smiled, but the corners of his mouth turned down instead of up. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned back to me, shrugged, and widened her eyes as if helpless. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Within seconds it turned brown and fell away from him, lifeless. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I saw her enter, driving those men turned swine to stand before me. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned around right when I was looking at him and made eye contact. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then he turned to them and placed his hands together. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The government had only recently turned the island back into a prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in sleep she wore ringmail under her furs, boiled leather under that, and an old sheepskin under the leather, turned inside out for warmth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Leading them past several houses, she turned in at a gate. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She stared up at the ceiling for a second, then turned back toward me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The three hobbits came on, and then the ruffians turned and fled, running away up the Hobbiton Road; but they blew their horns as they ran. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And as the crowd started to thin in the shadows of the dying embers, I turned to look at David. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She turned circles with the flour sack, finally shoving it behind Mr. Diamant’s back. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Admiring her idea, gloating, planning, Omakayas turned the leather sewing kit and bead packet over and over in her hands. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes I heard a noise behind me and turned. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cat leaped on to an overhanding rock, and as the hollow, raucous howl went ringing back and forth again the dogs turned questioningly, their eyes straining to seek the reality of the call. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she turned away from him, he spied the manacle that connected her ankle to one of the big cypress trees. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I would wake up full of rage, a feeble shaky rage that turned into feeble tears. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

After a pause she turned to him again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ivy turned this way and that, hoping for some clue to where her suspect lived, but all the houses looked the same with their wide porches and stone steps, large front windows glowing warmly. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Dad passed him the nickel and turned beaming to Mother. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heat built up under my hands as I turned the handle. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry,” Pixel whispered again, and right before she turned to go, Mrs. Dimblewit intoned another spell. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But he turned from the window and said, “The only game I know is panjpar.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We’d just turned down Presidio when I heard someone calling my name. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The Tiger General considered that for a moment and then turned in the doorway. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those segments were then shown, with the sound turned off, to a group of randomly chosen people, who were asked to rate the facial expressions of each newscaster in each segment. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Paul turned toward the sound of footsteps coming our way. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

George Washington mewled and ran his claws along the side of a box of books, and Mama turned her wrath onto the cat. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A big gust of sand swirled around them; Rocky turned his back to it and Tayo covered his face with his hands; old man Jeff went inside the post office. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed again, more genuinely this time, and turned back to the mirror. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then the world had turned upside down: I had entered a university, where I’d wandered into an auditorium and listened, eyes wide, mind buzzing, to lectures on American history. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

‘So the guy turned into a snake. The moral is: Frank has been eating squirrels?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It turned out that at the age of thirty-one, Moore had hairy-cell leukemia, a rare and deadly cancer that filled his spleen with malignant blood cells until it bulged like an overfilled inner tube. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

That night she could not sleep but turned and twisted restlessly in her bed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Though his look was full of hatred, the steward turned and began to move along the stone- paved road. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

After a few steps, she turned back and gave me a strong hug. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have to do this,” he said, and he turned around to head back into the building. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sacks under his eyes turned hollow and black, and he padded through the shadows fruitlessly like a ubiquitous spook. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I took the magazine from him and turned it the right way round. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark gulped, turned and disappeared down the hall. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, that was precisely what Jimmy Kruger was proposing as well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shay turned away, pulling a hunk of bread from her soup and taking a vicious bite. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

At his suggestion, the entire audience turned to Kamen and applauded. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But when Toby turned to Luke, he was still guarding every emotion he had behind a big, fake smile. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It turned its head from one side to the other, as first with one eye and then with the other, it examined Mr. Popper. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to see a small open- topped cart bumping slowly up the road. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t look at Qareeb, so I turned back to my mom and said, “I’m sorry.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I turned and walked away from the arguing children, feeling tired and disgusted. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

If she does that again, he thought, I’ll rush and knock her over, and he turned to whisper that to Balthamos; but the angel was nowhere near. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She turned to someone who had come up more quietly in sneakers. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

One glanced up, saw him, noted the star, turned, saluted quickly. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face turned slowly to me, though her eyes remained closed. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She turned her back on her players, walked to a set of bleachers in the shade at the far end of the field, and sat down. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Frodo turned and saw Strider, and yet not Strider; for the weatherworn Ranger was no longer there. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

About thirty yards from the nearest monsters, Bob turned to face Percy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

So it turned out the prayer wasn’t so simple. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Then he moved to Durham and his world was turned upside down. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

As Ben turned to face his opponent, he saw Red ominously reaching for his knife again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned west, away from the fields, and faced the peak. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The inspector gave an exasperated sigh and turned to April. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama kneels next to me and picks up the item I've just set aside, a birthday card from when I turned sixteen. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When he reached the place where the river turned he adjusted the rifle strapped-to his back and dropped to his haunches. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spun the water around the fish and easily turned it upside down. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As I was standing there taking my grandmother in, Desdemona suddenly turned her head and noticed me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

What if only one of them turned out to carry that mark? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He turned and trudged off into the woods. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

After that Narciso turned to drink and lost everything, but he remained forever grateful to Ultima who worked so hard to try to save his young wife. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He meant it, and Sam knew he meant it, too, so he shut up and the conversation turned to repairs Mr. Beach wanted to make to the church. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, sir,” she said, her face expressionless, and then she turned, and went out of the room, closing the door softly behind her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Corbett then turned to the others and said, ‘The prisoner is quite right.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes went blank, curiously dead, as he turned away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When she turned back to the papers in her hands, it was clear that she had decided against any confrontation. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She just panted and shook, not taking her left hand from the hilt of the sword, even after those hungry eyes turned dull and its body sagged atop hers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When he had almost reached the bottom of the hill, he turned the rudder to slow himself, but instead of slowing his progress, the rudder came off! Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His timing turned out to be flawless, for the catastrophe that had struck him that afternoon had plowed under the entire nation. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see how it would burn, but the Fates must’ve been helping out The metal melted in the fire and turned to golden smoke, which rose into the sky. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Hermione turned to Harry with a radiant expression and whispered, “Did you really tell him I’m the best in the year? Oh, Harry!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Ben turned down the dirt road that led to Toomer’s, braking the car hard when he hit some holes that sent the car airborne. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bod thought about the man whose hair had turned white after he had discovered the chamber, how he would never return to the graveyard or speak of what he had seen. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Bando turned the steak on the spit, rose, and shook my father’s hand. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see from all the way over here that his nose is flared, his lips are turned up, and his brows are furrowed, as if my little sister disgusts him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Joseph turned, and there was Florent, his hat in his hands, standing on the other side of the fireplace. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He patted down his hair and kept the right side of his face turned away from me, though his left eye rolled toward me and winked. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Which was lucky, because the brutally skinny chicken carcass turned out to be her new roommate. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Across the river, beyond the place where the trout and the bass were plentiful but before the river went underground heading for the mill, the bank turned around an incline. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered getting in trouble one time because he had turned a cross-section kidney and some skeleton legs into a kidney monster and scared the nurse. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

One night turned into another night, and then a week went by, and another, and another. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Before I could say a word to stop him, Georgie turned and ran. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the job was finished, it turned out to be a bird of prehistoric dimensions, with the face of a furious eagle, wings that moved, and a propeller on its back. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled his hands off my face and turned around. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Twisted and turned, the camera perched precariously beside his ear, he felt like a circus grotesque. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

There had been found that morning, just outside of town, the dead body of a soldier, his uniform shredded where he had been flogged, and, turned upward through the black skin, raw, red meat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then she turned away, looking out of the kitchen window. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He would follow her part of the way, but he always turned back, afraid that the dogs would attack him in the dark. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will didn’t say anything, but he turned his head to see if his friends were still waiting for him. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He turned it over and around and stroked its smooth finish. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

We made it to the corridor and turned just in time to see the other columns toppling. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then he turned his attention to the ball, trying not to see Benji’s reaction. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head, and when I didn’t hear Ruth say anything, turned to look at her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light is bad today, the weather’s turned, the sky leaden, threatening. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She let out a huge toothy yawn that would’ve scared a T. rex, then turned in a circle and flopped down so hard the ground shook. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a pair of statue lovers, a man and a woman with their arms around each other, turned to stone by the monster. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Cas turned from the door and plowed through the rubble to the only window she could see. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Harry wasn’t bothered about what the neighbors would think, but he was anxious about how rude the Dursleys might be to the Weasleys if they turned up looking like their worst idea of wizards. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But when he grew up, the name turned out to be an apt one. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

When they were on a hilltop, Werfel turned around and looked through his magnifying lenses. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I saw it — bristling, dark as the devil, huge as a horse — and my bowels turned to water. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I knew the voice before I turned around. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The matron’s footsteps clack-clacked up the marble hall, paused, and then turned with a squeak and headed away again. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I turned back to my image and gazed. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

So he had turned over his chair to shut me up just as my sarcasm had shut him up. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she put the key in the lock and turned it. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The horse pawed the ground and the knight turned his helmeted head to look down at Ron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Then he found his DS, inserted the Nemesis cartridge into the back, turned it on, and passed the screen over the two sheets of paper, scanning first his message and then the design. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The Blue girl hadn’t even seen me as she turned and ran back toward the camp. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He turned to face me, still standing in the doorway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then the film cameras chopped short and the theaters turned dark, and the print presses trickled down from a great Niagara of reading matter to a mere innocuous dripping of ‘pure’ material. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he finally turned his attention to the eggs, he trimmed the egg white up to the yolk. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It thrilled with the same electricity that had charged the afternoon, and I tossed and turned restlessly, waking often. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I must of dozed off, but I waked with a start when he turned the doorknob by my head and went back in there. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A few of the girls turned their faces away. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then he paused, and he turned around and looked at Charlie with a most serious expression on his face. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You turned into a tough guy while I was gone.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

We all turned to look at Red, but he stood still, as calm as can be. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My stomach today…” She touched it and turned her eyes to the ground. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They said that the new law turned them into slave catchers. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they walked back toward the house Cyrus turned left and entered the woodlot among the trees, and it was dusk. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed and they turned to see Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she had seen him angry enough, so angry he couldn’t even speak but turned and left the room and the house and didn’t come back for hours and hours. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She tried, but her face turned pale again. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped forward and turned around to face them. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was mid- afternoon when Elijah Muhammad turned back to his seat with some three thousand Black Muslim men, women, and children shouting “Yes, sir!... So sweet! ... All praise to Muhammad!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robin drew the coverlet close about his head and turned his face to the wall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I turned away from her, sulking, towards the ducks, but the fire drew me back. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he turned to leave, my dad said, “You know, you’re such a big help, Jackson. You never complain, and you’re always ready to pitch in. We really appreciate that.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

By her own quick-wittedness and adroitness she had turned the tables on her would-be destroyer. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have time to scream before her body turned into a rippling wave of gray and exploded into a fine mist, vanishing in an instant. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When he finished speaking, much of the talk in the room turned to affordability. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

After Garvey left, Cole’s fists tightened until his knuckles turned white. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I dashed back outside, breathing heavily, but Mr. Crabby turned and followed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He turned his face to me, flames animating the shadows that fell there under his eyes, along his cheekbones. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She walked away with Will, back along the grass under the hornbeam trees, and turned at the first corner they came to. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had her back turned to me, her face pressed against the minister’s chest, and was quietly sobbing. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I just got turned around in the mist,” said Coraline. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

No ones in here, I thought as I turned around and ran back outside. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She filled the calabash with ease and then turned round to begin her walk back. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He turned to me with what I think he thought was pity. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

After putting the milk in the icebox, I turned and had just reached the front door when I heard, “Ritie.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, the Ladakhis were at 28,550 feet when they turned around, about two hours below the actual summit, which at that time still jutted above the highest clouds. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, deliberately, I turned my back and went on sweeping. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

No one seemed to be paying them much attention, and most of the literature they were handing out turned into a big One Drum welcome mat at the front gates. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Her jaw tightened, and she turned back to her brochures, muttering, "I came to New York to see New York and isn't nobody going to stop me." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He turned away, embarrassed, hating to listen to those things. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He grunted again, lifted the pump onto the back of the truck, turned slowly, and walked away. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We turned to one another and offered congratulations—for the first few minutes. Then, there was a chill, which was not the morning cold.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now by Athena’s side in the quiet hall studying the ground for slaughter, Lord Odysseus turned to Telemakhos. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Guess the Lord didn’t want this one to fly,” Reverend Richard said while I turned a piece of jagged steel over and over in my hands, looking for some clue as to what had happened. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the table, smiling as she turned a deep shade of red. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And everywhere eyes turned away the moment our glance accidentally met. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around 300, an explorer named Pytheas sailed a ship through the Straits of Gibraltar, turned north, and circumnavigated the British Isles. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

He turned, registering a face with blond hair, and for a split second he thought it was Will Solace. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

By this time I had reached the driveway; I turned in and shut off the motor. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Reverently, he lifted the weapon, and my blood turned to ice. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I turned to Carl, hesitating a little before I asked, “Do you know what the fight was about?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He turned the car onto an endless stretch of country road, cornfields along either side. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He turned the little knob on the burner. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He turned to me, a glistening light in his eyes. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Moss turned his attention to Martin and Shamika, but neither of them would make eye contact. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Kay lowered his defence, turned his back on the Wart, and said in a cold, snuffling, reproachful voice, The battle was over. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed and turned toward the ballroom, hesitating in the grand doorway to stare at the spectacle ahead of her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured again, putting a finger over her lips, and I turned to the group and cleared my throat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

After he sat down across from Dr. Barnes at the first table, Mr. Larson turned his head and looked out into the audience. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Sister, see this,” Mister Brother offers when our backs are turned and we’re almost in the next stall. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Other cities came to Daniel Burnham for citywide plans, among them Fort Worth, Atlantic City, and St. Louis, but he turned them down to concentrate on his last plan, for the city of Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then he turned away, hunched himself over, and dropped his head on his desk. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

By the time he had turned back to me, I had resolved to hold my tongue. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He held his head in his hands and turned his face to the wall. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned back to the shul, but the windows were black and unlit. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’m telling you every single thing that went on has been twisted and turned in here. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned my lips to the hand that lay on my shoulder. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When Koffi turned her head, her face was inches from another’s. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He turned the radio up a tick and let the music be the only sound in the car until they pulled into the school parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

As we slowed down, he turned to me. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Then she turned to me and asked, “Why do you lower your voice?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As he turned, the base cracked and the whole mass toppled into the sea so that, a thunderous plume of spray leapt half-way up the cliff. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He counted four, but when he turned his head, he saw two others behind him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He turned to Jonas and tried to speak in a soothing voice. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And now they turned their eyes towards the archway and the ruined gates. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Because — oh shut up laughing, you two — because they’ve both just been turned down by girls they asked to the ball!” said Ginny. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The very first time I went, years before, my dad walked me through the entire paper-making process, starting with where the trees come in and are ground to pulp before being turned into paper. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The other members of the congregation turned to watch her, as they always did, and most of them were smiling. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as they turned toward the big hospital and the littler cottages, he paused and asked, “When we saw your skiff, we thought maybe it was his. Why are you three here, yourselves?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you’ve spoken to your little sister yet,” she said, and turned to look at the shower curtain. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Dad was pleased with the way the evening had turned out. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed out of the minivan and staggered up the sidewalk to his house, and when he was standing on the front porch, he turned around, smiling. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I heard my friends leave, and the big glass doors shut, and then I turned the knob to Mom’s office all the way before stepping inside. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I turned around and took a seat at the dining table. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss’s lips turned into a snide grin, an expression that used to precede some of her meltdowns. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He was still bothered because she’d seen it first, she could tell, and because she had turned out to be the one to come to the rescue. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

From the corner of his eye he noticed that the drunk slammed his fist down on a table and turned away from the men to whom he had been talking. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She turned the book to me, it was a big map of Michigan and a couple of the states that were next to it. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

All went quiet and all eyes turned to me, then to Jennifer, then back to me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He then turned to Roberto and said, “Education pays off, mi’jo. I am proud of you. Too bad your Mama and I didn’t have the opportunity to go to school.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mom let out a long sigh and then turned around, but before she could see me, I was already in my room. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When he saw the snake coming towards him, the boy turned round and began to run away from the hill. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

What had been close to coma turned now to sleep. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I turned my attention back to my meal and decided to let it go for now. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As the form fed, it grew and grew, until it nearly covered the entire stage, and when it had gorged on all the shadows it could find, it turned and floated toward the crowd. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She turned back and marched over to where Wash and the twins were. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I turned the pages and went up and down the list of names with my finger. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor turned away so neither he nor Boots had to watch the cannibalism. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to see who Jimmy was talking to and my mighty maple started shaking in the wind. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I was literally shaking with embarrassment, like my insides had turned into ice. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Captain Campbell turned as the men tossed thick ropes from the dock to the occupants of the next boat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shivered again and pulled my cloak tight, then turned my back to the graves and counted the windows, two, three, four, until I came to the window I hoped led to Curzon’s cell. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that, hounded by what happened in a Philippine jungle and the ghosts of a thousand men who didn’t escape it, his steadfast disdain for cowardice turned to obsession. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

For answer he put his finger on his lips and turned away. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She turned away so as not to scare him with her staring. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When Mama spoke to him, he turned his head away from her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stuck close to the building, and when she turned the corner, she walked under the row of windows. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Then, at the sight of the farmer with his dog still waiting patiently under the tree, it came back to him, he remembered everything and he turned to look back. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Nazgol shrugged and turned to offer the radish to Laleh, who popped it into her mouth and then scrunched her face up. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

They shook their heads, and then turned and walked away. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Robin’s smile turned serious, and she took Ivy’s hand. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Fiver, absurdly small beside the hulking Bigwig, turned to Hazel with an air of happy confidence. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smoked half-standing, and then turned and held it out to me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Blue Bill turned his head upside down and observed the action until Perry opened the bird-barn door and stepped inside. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Soon the rust and the tarnished spots have turned to shine. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Alex turned to see Rex racing across the grass, chasing down a line drive tennis ball. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

While Papa tended to the team, I turned my dogs loose and let them stretch. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was finished I turned to where Ben sat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The light turned and Mom pushed the gas. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

But then he turned the lantern flame up high. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He turned in the seat to get out, but Jan stopped him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mosquitoes exposed to DDT for several generations turned into strange creatures called gynandromorphs — part male and part female. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

After putting down the phone, the general turned to me and said, “The minister said, ‘Bring him round.’ Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he turned to Joe and said, “Son, I’ve got a plan. I’m going to build a house where we can all live together. As soon as it’s done, I want you to come home.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mother watched her out of sight, and turned with a smile. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

But now they could all take a deep breath and not think about the boat, for however many sleeps the year turned out to be. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And it turned out that the astronauts packed a special flag on Apollo 11, with a wire worked into the material so that it would stick out like that. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

There was a body turned away from us on top of the makeshift bed, and without a moment’s pause he reached up his little arms and pulled himself right on top of it. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” said Harry gratefully, but Dumbledore had already turned his attention back to the solid cave wall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Every time it stopped, the metal arms unfolded and turned this way and that, like a roving robot on an alien planet looking for signs of life. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She said, her back turned to him, “Obinze, please just cook the spaghetti.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A flock of sparrows turned in perfect unison above the trees. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Lord Asriel pushed back Mrs. Coulter’s hood and turned her head to the sky, running his hands through her hair. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Tired of that hermeneutical delirium, the workers turned away from the authorities in Macondo and brought their complaints up to the higher courts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She had learned the song of the snakes - which turned out to be a George Gershwin number from 1935. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then she turned around and went across the street to her apartment. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She turned slowly and walked back the way she had come. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Minerva turned around to face the back seat. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The goddess turned and entered the dim cave, exploring it for crannies, while Odysseus carried up all the gold, the fire-hard bronze, and well-made clothing the Phaiakians gave him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took his leave of his sons and turned his steps toward the inn. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie touched him on the shoulder, he turned, and their eyes met, but only for the slightest moment. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She turned to adults to solve her problems. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like some bizarre version of a geocaching club; the minute somebody’s daughter turned eighteen, all the aunties began to scheme the shortest route from her parents’ home to the ultimate prize—her sasural. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There was nothing idiosyncratic about Brinker unless you saw him from behind; I did as he turned to close the door after him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned back to the driver to thank him, and he said to her, “Do not forget: All this will end at midnight.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

June’s face turned as red as the shoes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

With his fingers still locked around my hand, he turned to the railing. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He turned into a dragon and bit a katobleps in half, then changed into an elephant and trampled three at once under his feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Once the bosses’ mood turned against you, anyone might be swept up in it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was.’” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He kicked Wormtongue in the face as he grovelled, and turned and made off. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

That night when he turned in, he lay smiling into the darkness. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stabs of lightning turned the dark into daylight, and I’d catch brief glimpses of Abbey, covering her face with the backpack. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Norton called out, and I turned to see him standing on top of the tomb. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

As I limped back to my place, they turned their eyes away from my stippled sinner’s knees. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thin ghost boy of his own age nodded, and Will turned to him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He had spread rumors, made threats, and generally turned the nobility against me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They turned over a dozen frigates, well armed and fully manned—a dozen frigates!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

On an impulse I turned to where her life was recorded. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Close up, the diploma turned out to be a gift certificate from Mr. Thirsty’s Beer Hall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He turned back to the notebook and began writing like mad. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She took a long drag of air, turned it into a big windy sigh. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

A skull-capped head turned from the boys’ row in front of us. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

As the guard clattered away, the Sea King turned to them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of anyone, but someone had turned the lamp off, and someone had set a glass of water at her bedside. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I turned left and headed down the sidewalk. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They held their standoff for more heartbeats than felt advisable, then Scythe Curie turned her gun aside and fired out the front door. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And so, she turned back around to see Cabot still sitting there, his hands gripping the steering wheel, his head leaned down. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

To check this estimate, Mann and Fields turned to astronomical tables. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A sound of laughter was heard—they turned sharply. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Unless our principal has turned into a jolly old man, I have the wrong speech!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Why you went away. How you turned into...whatever this is.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It went well until she turned to Mr. Huffer and asked, “Cremation as usual?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But now her old daddy turned around and looked back. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Isabelle Derby, the current mistress of the house, turned out to be surprisingly motherly and caring. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the trickle of foreign videos turned into a flood, North Korean police became alarmed and came up with new tactics to arrest people who watched them. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Here we are,” said Mrs. Cole, as they turned off the second landing and stopped outside the first door in a long corridor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But what I did know is they all turned their backs on me, especially after I got pregnant. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The ash had turned the sparkling water to thick gray sludge that stank of sulfur. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Reality: I don’t know why things turned out this way. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

One by one the harpies, their faces eager and hungry and suffused with the lust for misery, turned and flew back to the tree, and the ghosts drifted back as well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

"Their attention was turned to the stars, the galaxies." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He turned her loose, but had to catch her again to keep her off the pavement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Taryn’s cheeks turned pink, and she fiddled with the strap of her red tank top. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then Shadrach turned the covers of the bed back and smiled as he watched his guest burrow under the quilts and curl up into a small, relaxed spiral in one comer. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

We held each other for a while, but not long enough; then she turned around and was gone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he thought of someone writing that ugly thing on her book . . . it made him feel like Bill Bixby just before he turned into the Hulk. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

They turned the corner and stopped in front of Room 40, their social studies class, to wait with the other students until the teacher arrived. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

This dynamo measured five feet two inches tall, was forty-nine years old, and her misty red hair had mostly turned to gray. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaori turned away from the star chart and walked to the edge of her circle rug. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Jody sidled near and turned and matched his step to the old man’s step and stiffened his body and dragged his heels a little. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand on Baba’s shoulder and turned to me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then the dark came back, and he stood black in the door, and then the door turned black again. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had just turned the corner when they heard quick footsteps behind them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The guard sat next to the driver with his seat turned around facing Stanley. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

A sweetness gathered in his breast as he saw the room being turned into a shambles, a sweet moment of triumph that compensated for all the other lousy things, his terrible marks, the black box. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have to say a word; the way she lifted her chin as she turned away said everything. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around and there Coach was in his cab, his emergency blinkers on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

His plump flabby face had turned grey with fearful apprehension. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Germans had ended my schooling shortly after I turned ten. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Then he turned to the group of men. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Wormtail hesitated for a moment, looking as though he might argue, but then turned and headed through a second hidden door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A chair was turned over, the bed blankets disturbed, but other than the fright they’d given my sister, everything seemed in order. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The great Jackie Robinson turned to Shirley and patted her on the shoulder. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered who he’d been before he was locked away, and who his time in juvenile detention had turned him into. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He puzzled over it a moment, as if it were the first time he’d ever seen it, and then turned back to me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It turned the talon sideways, so that the edge pressed against soft human flesh. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

As for you, Leo Valdez -’ The goddess turned those cold silver eyes on him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The water turned the consistency of shaved ice in blue sticky syrup. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The tourists turned around, and Prosper immediately lowered his voice. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was 5:42 when I turned into Jefferson Park. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He licked the wound for a few moments and then turned to Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned from one to another, their sea-washed eyes open and watching, and then finally he leaned out. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Dozens of eyes turned to look at me. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She turned the page of her photo album. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The back door opened and I turned with a smile. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Miss Kenton, who had been sitting quietly watching the passing view, turned to me at this point, saying: 'What are you smiling to yourself about like that, Mr Stevens?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, I already checked in the office today, and no one turned in any money. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Lydia turned to Dill, put the back of her hand to her forehead, and pretended to swoon. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Henry pressed the revolver farther up under Wash’s chin until his breathing turned to a shallow wheeze. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward, at home, when Mother asked Mama Tataba to go put the soup on the stove, Mama Tataba turned and walked smack dab out the front door in between the words “soup” and “stove.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moody dropped his sacks at his feet and turned to Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His scars turned red as she scratched, and it made her feel seasick. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Jason’s face turned almost as white as those feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then I turned and left without giving her a backward glance. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

When I turned to the later story on the fifth page, I was stunned to find a picture of my mother and sister. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and we both went west, I hard put to keep up with him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He turned the Inca people into slaves and they died by the thousands from harsh work and disease. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

One side of the rag was black in two swipes, but Gilly turned it over and poured out more polish. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

It turned us into a platoon of believers. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paper flew in two directions and I turned and said, “Sorry!” but kept running toward Big Ma, whose arms weren’t outstretched like mine. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Gladly,” Eleanor said and turned to the taxi driver, who had been waiting, interested. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was seated with her back turned to the table, because her belly stood out too far for her to face it. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

We were all pretty relieved when she turned to look out over the playing field again. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without any preliminaries, he picked up the cat, turned him over on his back, deftly held his head and paws and began the lesson. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Not thinking, not caring whether her grandmother wanted to help at all, Dicey turned to her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her head was turned toward the window, so I could only see her profile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a box fan tucked into the corner, so I dragged it away from the wall and turned it on. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Joey led the way along the trail by the lake to the mess hall, and then we turned up the path that cut between the dorms. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then, suddenly, the wind fell and the sky turned bright blue. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wilfrido watched me intently as I turned to my mom and smiled. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But in typical wise-sage-mom fashion, she turned out to be right. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She found Jamie standing on that corner, probably one of the most civilized street corners in the whole world, consulting a compass and announcing that when they turned left, they would be heading “due northwest.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to the rest of the crew. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Things always feel better in the daylight, Jinny thought, and turned over to try and sleep a little more. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Pent-up black rage soon turned cheering to stone throwing, aimed at whites driving through Hayti. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A hand gripped my shoulder and turned me over onto my back. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

On December 27, Shackleton turned back from breaking trail to find that the men hauling the boats were standing idle. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

One hit an ogre and instantly turned him into a potted rosebush. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I turned to watch the silver car disappear around the corner. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Joey sits two seats behind me and when I turned around he smiled all big. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then the great beast turned to examine Shasta. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She turned back to the village and beckoned for me to follow. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

And so it was that in the giddy, sultry world of their embrace, the real Lazlo—fast asleep in the city of Weep—turned over on his pillow, crushed the moth, and broke the dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I took a bite of sandwich, then turned myself around. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

About a third of the Runners got captured and turned into Bulldogs for the next pass. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He paid his fare, watching to see if the conductor was noticing him; then went through the car, watching to see if any face was turned to him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The men of the 10th Leningrad turned out to be friendly and sympathetic, and were assigned to help train the 587th in battle techniques in their challenging, powerful Pe-2 dive-bombers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

After a long while I turned the radio on low. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, my mom isn’t here,” he said, after he’d turned off the car. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Without a word he shook his reins, the horses turned, and we swept into the darkness of the Pass. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Both the mayor and the constable turned tail and ran, their eyes white and wild as startled horses’. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then she turned her face away, focusing on some star in the distance, as if looking at him directly was a little too hard. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Harry tried to make an apologetic face to Lavender, but it might have turned out simply amused, because she looked more offended than ever as the Fat Lady swung shut behind them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In an instant, he’s turned into a siren. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

In the strange stillness he looked to the night sky, then turned back into his shelter and was leaning over to go through the door opening when it hit. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t wanna wake up from the dream world,” I said, and midsentence my voice cracked, and the words twisted and turned in my mouth. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned and watched the blackberry bramble in the woods. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ebgard’s door opened again, and he turned his attention to the man coming in. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Any regular little kid would have then turned and waved back, or done something to acknowledge the people in the waiting car. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I hesitated, then turned left, coming upon a broad landing and another staircase. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The sun turned the wave tips to sparkling jewels, and the fishermen filled their nets each day with their glistening catch. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As I pedaled up the road, I turned and glanced back at the Odoms’ house. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She turned and gazed out the passenger side window, her arms clutched around her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Johnny turned and walked with widespread legs back to the bar mirror. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then June turned her head, catching Ivy staring at her, and Ivy felt her whole body flame up in a wash of embarrassment. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“My first game to ever be turned into a TV show. Brought to you by lemon Pledge!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

In forward again, he drove it back into the barn and turned it off. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Though Ellsberg had turned himself in and faced criminal charges, that wasn’t enough for Nixon. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

My plan was to show him my greatness and fill him with the desire to be our dad until at least I turned eight. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Her belly button had turned into an alien. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Before I got out of the car, I turned toward my dad for one more bit of whatever comfort he could give. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later, I am driving into Jill’s apartment complex and I have the music turned up so we don’t have to talk. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

From playing at Gobblers she had turned to hunting them, for what could be more likely than that they were lurking out of sight below the ground? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Only if you want to, of course,” Linda had said, and even though she had been turned away from Joaquin at the time, he could still hear the tremble in her voice. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I look around, and there’s an SS officer with his cap pulled low, standing by himself across the street, collar turned up around his ears. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Maxim turned to me, laughing, wiping the hair out of his eyes, and I unrolled the sleeves of my mackintosh caught by the sea spray. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But it might have turned more,” Seth said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They stepped toward the woman and, at once, she turned and hobbled off back the way they had come. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then she tilted her head and turned toward the CD player. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Lancelot turned his head at each of her stabs, as if he were trying to let them glance off him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on my bed and turned to the mathematics practice test. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When she was over the fence, she turned around to see what he’d do to escape himself, and he had walked right straight up to that cow and was rubbing her long nose! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and caught up with the other guys. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

The man’s face, already very pale, turned a color Winston would not have believed possible. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Then she pulled a blanket over them both and turned away and closed her eyes. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But summer, it turned out, was no more real than the snow that melted in wintertime. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He turned his head and spat, and wondered if Ralf Kenning hadn’t been the lucky one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Wind and cold and violent exercise had turned his face crimson. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he put his headphones on before the girl sat down and turned the volume all the way up. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The moment my shoulder brushed his, he snapped the book shut and turned to give me the nastiest stink eye he could muster. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She took the book from his hands and turned off the lamp on the nightstand. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a fast-beating heart, she turned to him and said, “Will...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She missed the brickwork edge and landed in the canal, but it turned out to be only a few inches deep. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She turned and smiled warmly at me, her hair falling into her face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Powell hadn’t turned the page of the book; it was still open to the Arctic Tern. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He turned to his keyboard and tapped a few keys. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

When, having bought what he wanted and counted his change, the customer turned to leave and Richard said: “Thank you,” it sounded so much like a curse that people sometimes turned in surprise to stare. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

As the wheel turned, the car pivoted on the trunnions that both connected it to the frame and kept it level. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He turned and caught me by the shoulders in a grip that he probably meant to be painful. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She watched until the coals had turned to ashes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He turned her wheelchair around toward him, reached under her, wrapped his other arm around her back, and lifted her out of the wheelchair. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

When the colored crowd showed up for the sit-in trial, the police department simply stepped back and turned the German shepherds loose. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“The shock from hearing the rifle go off caused her to drop her hearing aid down the toilet—I guess she had it turned up too high.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The red eyes looked into his face, calm and fearless and fierce; the naked head turned from side to side. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned our collision into a light hug. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

From their clothing they’re originals, people that got turned during the first dark days back during the war, before the armies realized that they had a bigger threat to fight than each other. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When the kiss was over, three strawberry-lip-gloss seconds later, she turned and ran away. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Once he turned the corner, I backed up the driveway, my eyes locked on the place I’d last seen him before he disappeared. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Once again he turned toward the jurors, swiveling the sheriffs report in their direction as if to suggest they read along with him despite their distance across the courtroom. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Denna still wouldn’t meet his eye, he turned back to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I turned away from her bottomless eyes. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He turned his face, but Victor had seen it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She turned the page with an eager smile, her right hand over her heart. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

As the pilot turned back toward his base, he pointed down to the wetland below. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned down and said something to my next opponent, who turned to look at me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Pippin lifted it, covered it hurriedly in his own cloak, and half turned to go back to his bed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, their relatives had correctly predicted their fate: their age gap would lead to long-term problems in their marriage. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Before lying down, I grabbed my leather- bound journal off the nightstand and turned to the first blank page I could find. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I fixed her a plate but she pushed it away, turned her back to me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She turned it in her fingers so that it caught the light. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Dad just turned off the TV in the bedroom, which means he’s finished getting dressed, and he’ll be in here in three, two, one... A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

When the days turned into weeks, Walter began to sink into deep despair. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His wife turned out to be a really tired, bosomy, Persian-looking blonde.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He turned to look at Rashid, who was staggering to his feet, still pressing the shirt to his head. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, and before I can even shake it again, Jasmine’s turned her back on me and marched down the hallway, leaving me alone with the colors that’re already starting to fade. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Lonogan favored the goat with a frown, then turned back to Finn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They turned onto the road that led down the other side of the mountain. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

To hide my consternation, I turned to the bookshelf. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Without a glance behind him, Lucky put the car into gear and rapidly turned it around in the yard. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

What struck her most was their attitude of fatalism, as if this was how it always turned out, whatever the initial promise or potential. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A wife,” Mother said, staring at Nelson in the kitchen house exactly as I had seen her stare at the cobra that once turned up in there. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt something sharp and painful between my shoulder blades and turned around. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I made a light snoring sound and turned over in the bed like I was getting settled. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“If you will obtain as many of them as you can in complete detail and give them to me, I will see to it that those processes are turned over to the Soviet Union.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then from the past she turned to the future. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

His Adam’s apple made way for the sharp knife, and I turned the bayonet on its zigzag edge as I brought it out. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

If she could move her right arm just a few inches, she could throw him off balance and grab his sword…The shackles dug into her stomach, and fizzing, boiling rage turned her face scarlet. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Since the night on Roke Knoll his desire had turned as much against fame and display as once it had been set on them. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

There is nothing to mark where they turned, no mailbox or sign. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man scowled, then turned and walked away. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then my father rushed through the door, dropped the bags filled with food he was carrying, and turned to Mother. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The trees turned early that fall but the days stayed warm well into October, and in the country we spent most of our time outside. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, though it is a work of science fiction, would be turned down because the word war appeared in its title. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In any event, it turned out not to matter that Honoria was from Staples or that she had long arms. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And I turned around and told him, ‘Me too.’ It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

All of us Navajos turned immediately to look. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned around and saw Boots on the floor kicking him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Spots jumped before his eyes and turned into red circles that expanded quickly till they passed out of sight. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Still, I turned over the pages of my brothers’ books. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

A few customers turned and looked at them. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She started to walk out the door, then turned. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I just did what she said and turned the crank slow, hard, and steady until the paper came out on the other side, I hoped, fully inked. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Coraline put her hand on the doorknob and turned it; and, finally, she opened the door. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Harry turned the parchment over and looked at the back, hoping to see something else, but it was blank. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Heads turned toward them as he shouted, "We'll have the Mud Gate all over again. Let him stay where he is, he's the king—" • "He's my son." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It turned out they had other things in common, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Precious as the fattest grubs turned up from the soil, which catch the largest fish. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and left the warmth of the circle, jogging down the corridor and retreating into the dark corner of our camp. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The open side was swiftly turned to face the brick wall. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was a story about a woman in a village nearby who turned to cannibalism. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every rancher near the Crisp and Smith homes has heard about the incident when a rancher turned down an immigrant who asked to use his telephone. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

When they crossed the field and reached Duke’s doghouse, Jenny turned to Fred. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

What might happen to the unfettered give-and-take among scientific colleagues if they were turned into rivals when the search for truth was overtaken by the race for commercial advantage? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Lingeringly Biff turned the ring on his little finger. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Fie turned his head, irritated and in pain, and rubbed it on the carpet. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

He backed away, then all at once turned and ran. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They cross-talked for a while, then hit one of those natural breaks in the conversation and both turned to look at me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He saw a place where the great panacea of school integration had turned into a numbers game in which the blacks and the Hispanics ended up paying the greater price. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had wept in her dream, and the tears had turned to steam on her cheeks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I turned and saw a brick rolling away and I felt blood oozing down my back. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they left, my sister turned to me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around and just missed brushing noses with Esmé’s small brother. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

This time, the page was turned to a dying bird. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And on many occasions it turned out they had. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood there so long that Dustfinger eventually closed his eyes so as not to have to look at her, but then he heard her weeping and his face turned hot with shame. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth hung up and turned to Mrs. Richardson. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was a knock at the door behind him, and he turned at once. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then Goddard turned to Scythe Volta and asked how his task was coming. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“He’s breathing,” she murmured, and then turned her head up to the sky. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her voice had turned dangerous, like something that could burst into flame and peel the roof off the barn. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes, turned my face to the sun. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Deftly he jumped a small brook, then turned off the worn path to proceed between two trees, pushing his way through. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He turned abruptly and pulled his black hood over his head. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It became clear to Gordievsky that someone had turned him in, but that the KGB did not yet have the concrete evidence it needed to bring him to trial. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Protests that turned into mobs. And the police did nothing.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned back toward the lawn, horrified to see my family being chased by wild animals and the wild animals being chased by agents, who were firing their guns. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He turned away from the door with a frustrated look, then put his hands on his hips like an old lady. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Six days into what should be the greatest month of my life, and it's turned into a nightmare. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

A waiter, again unbidden, brought the chessboard and the current issue of the Times, with the page turned down at the chess problem. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

In the corners, Jean had placed Oriental incense burners in which he burnt special perfumed herbs and sticks of incense that at first turned Blanca’s stomach but to which she quickly became accustomed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned the knob; the door was locked. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In here, the music has already been turned up to deafening levels. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But instead of answering, he’d suddenly turned, run, jumped, tossed himself back into the wind. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

This piece looked like it might have been meant as a shield for a god, but it hadn’t turned out properly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“What the . . I figured I had about three seconds before his shock turned to anger. “ The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

We went along a broad, carpeted passage, and then turned left, through an oak door, and down a narrow flight of stairs and up a corresponding flight, and so to another door. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her insides turned to stone, and she felt clumsy and thick, but also light and weak as a newborn. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"Your Majesties! Queen Susan! King Edmund!" said a voice: and when Shasta turned to look at the speaker he nearly jumped out of his skin with surprise. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He turned and walked quickly out of the room. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

As sunlight flooded into the room, he turned toward the door. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Papa turned to face me again, his face softer. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

When she left the room for more dressings, Garvey turned to Cole. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Papa turned around, saw what was happening, and shouted, “Hey! What are you doing?” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will backed the car, turned it around, looked out the window to give them the thumbs up signal, and drove away. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one said anything to him, so he turned back to her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I turned off the TV, then turned to Dad and shrugged. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I watched him—my heart lull of loathing—until he turned and went back inside. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Turner tried to close the door slowly and quietly, it shrieked out his presence like a guilty accomplice, and they all turned to look at him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mini turned away as if she couldn’t witness this. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I myself have been under the able tutelage of a boy just turned nine; without Chase’s wisdom, I might not have made it through even my first day as a honyocker. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He turned to Mo with an inquiring look. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And they turned and began to trudge back the way we’d come, receding into the fog. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Julia had turned a shade paler, so that her freckles were showing, but she faced O’Brien boldly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Their ruthless comments shaped my personality and turned me into a shy, insecure, quiet girl. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even though they would let me forget, for a while, the look on his face when I turned back to watch him die. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tip-toed to the end of the passage and turned the corner. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie turned his attention to the unlit cigar and looked around, presumably for a cutter, before resorting to biting off the tip and spitting it over the railing. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Luis looked to the west, so we all turned to look with him. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shrank as the Devil turned eighty eyes on me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z