The tall trees still stood inside, but their leaves were shriveled and their bark was turning moldy and corrupt. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

My mom’s asking me about my feelings, Dad’s turning it into a joke, Alice is getting political, and Nora is keeping her mouth shut. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Without turning or looking around he addressed the cat. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I slide off the wall and motion to the gray SUV turning into the lot. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

There was a click as he stepped on a foot-switch, turning on a small Dictaphone on a nearby table. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

"I was all on my own, but. .Lakshman's question is like a switch turning on a light inside my head. "There is someone who could maybe help. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Are you turning off the lights because of you or because of me?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There’s a policeman coming down a side street, turning my way around the corner. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Legolas turning to speak to Gimli looked back and the Dwarf saw before his face the glitter in the Elf’s bright eyes. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The moment Clarisse draped the Golden Fleece over the lowest bough, the moonlight seemed to brighten, turning from gray to liquid silver. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even turning around to put my back against it and push with my legs—which I thought might give me better leverage—didn’t help; it still sat there. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Then he was on his feet, turning, blind, his face congested, contorted with this rage, and the muscles leaping and swelling in his long, dark neck. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I remember that it was autumn, a bright, cool day; the leaves made a rustling sound when the wind blew, and some were turning yellow. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The guy was holding a slip of paper and turning around in circles. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

That the air, the sky, the trees, the sun, the rain, the light and darkness were all slowly turning to sand. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately feel woozy, my insides turning cold. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Do you have an objection?” the judge asked, turning to Max. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps that transformation itself seemed magical—a heated liquid turning into something that looked like dark grains of sand. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

That icy feeling Aru had wasn’t just autumn turning sneakily into winter....It was him. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The old man sat turning his cane between his hands and staring down in the darkness at his feet. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then as she was turning into the High Street, Ruth leapt up and said: “Let’s see where she goes.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. We have roses for you,” I said, turning to look at Mamá. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I got to turning it over in my mind. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no big conspiracy about it,” I said, turning back to the boat. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could Stannis cross to the north bank* Belatedly he realized that the deck was turning, and somehow he had gotten spun about, so castle and battle had changed sides. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It made a scraping sound as they placed it up against the glass, and Jesper began turning the handle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As he fed Grandfather his oatmeal, he tried to hide his eye with his hand or by turning away, but he was sure Grandfather saw it just the same. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holly resisted the urge to punch the pale human again, turning instead to Butler. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Sure, I love the idea of our family’s archenemies turning into sycophantic suck-ups, but when the strange actually materializes into reality, it definitely leaves you reeling. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“What a hard adjustment for you,” I say, my curiosity about these boys turning off like a switch. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

His weeding was turning up bugs and worms, morsels that the crows wanted, he knew, and it put his seedlings at risk. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Every blemish disappeared, her skin turning flawlessly smooth. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Rishi jumped and looked at her, the tips of his ears turning pink. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mina barely looks at it before turning back to me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Slaves had to make sure there was just enough cane to feed the turning wheels during every one of those eighteen hours. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

‘Save me!’ said Sam turning white, and then flushing scarlet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“The point is, why did he say that?” said Asta, who’d been following all this closely as a robin, her head turning sharply from one to the other. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Two guards on patrol pass by, turning their heads toward us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When the children reached halfway down the hill, halfway to the Store, she said without turning, “Sister, go on inside.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She observed, without turning: “I think I will go back, dear, and chance it Even if I am burned, that would be better than having the Trouble.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right,” the sheriff calls, turning his horse around so he can look down on us. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Dill had a peculiar genius, honed over his years of friendship with Lydia, at turning any band into a Christian band on the spot. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But then he turns right around and heads off, walks without turning around again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

And now the boy is turning to me. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are in a crater, the English are coming down obliquely, they are turning our flank and working in behind us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

All night, I lay awake thinking about it, turning it over and over in my mind. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not turning around he spoke in a shrill painful voice: “Say what you’ve got to say, Mr. Ai.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess this is turning into a family project?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

We were smack-dab in the middle of the room, and people started turning to us. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had gone to bed hoping that Blanca would call, but after two hours of tossing and turning I gave up hope. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

If I move so that I can see into the mirror, I'll be able to look over my own shoulder without turning around. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Viola says, still rowing against the current, the boat twisting and turning. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, how the white man has succeeded in turning brother against brother.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, even here, people noticed us, their heads turning subtly as we passed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Of late the badger had become preoccupied with an idea that was rapidly turning into an obsession. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

There was no turning back after my mother died. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed a room with a huge piano and another with a dining table, each sight a spectacle, before turning and heading up a set of stairs that made Ophie’s thighs ache. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gideon takes the book uncertainly, turning it over in his hands. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The morning light shone through its ears, turning them pink. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

It seemed like everything I enjoyed in the world was turning out to be wrong. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“No,” I say, smiling back at the man and then turning to look up at Courtney. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He was turning out to be quite a little dictator. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Thomas stared back, confused, his face turning bright red, his gut clenching. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Ged went a few paces up the slope away from the others and turning said in a clear voice, “Jasper! Whose spirit shall I call?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

My outrage, without outlet, was quickly turning to despair. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I hear Dad turning off Fox Five News and sighing. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a bar in the back, and some kind of hip-hop music playing, and waiters turning sideways to squeeze through the crowd with pints of beer and baskets of chicken wings. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” I said, rubbing my arms briskly and turning my attention back to the girls. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I studied the pictures, a small, familiar dread turning inside me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The chaplain was shocked by his bellicose words and tone and, to his own amazement and mystification, deeply chagrined that they were turning him loose. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You never asked,” he said, turning his face back to the book. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He did not look at any of us, he kept glancing down at his cigarette and turning it over in his fingers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

With his hands shoved in his hoodie pocket and eyes still on the floor, he muttered, “I forgot I have to do something,” before turning away and getting swallowed by the crowd. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And in a minute, they heard a thump and click— the door closing, the lock turning—and footsteps once again, this time quick. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His daemon came close and leaned her head on his waist, and he looked down at her unfathomably before turning away and walking to the table. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

To Isidore she said, standing very close to him once again and peering up at him, “You could get a lot of money by turning us in; do you realize that?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I am admiring the painting,” I said without turning around. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Eh?” the woman there cried out softly, turning around. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

They drove on, along the streets where people were turning peacefully into houses and Sunday dinners, and on out of town. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stopped at the bottom and took our time turning, then set off for Tucker’s Cult in a Closet. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There would be no chance of Captain Kirk and the Starship Enterprise turning up at the present time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Saint Sarah sits, barking questions that she’s collected from previous Quiz Bowls, her silk flower turning with her head to gaze at the person she’s asked or aimed her quizzing at. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Probably their scent, Dicey thought, turning her head back and making a burst of speed to catch up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How do I look?” said Hepzibah, turning her head to admire the various angles of her face in the mirror. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He does as he is told, filling the pan with water and turning on the flame. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why but I feel my face turning hot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“See for yourself,” he said, turning around slowly. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

A voice came into Tally’s head: “Warning, restricted area.”The wind was turning cold as the sun dropped. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Got it,” says my mom, turning her laptop around to show us someone’s pictures. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

We kept it there with a tow- rope to cool it and slow the bacteria from turning it bad. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lainie is in Dublin, with the circus,” Tara says, turning her attention to the contents of the room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We head out of the garage, but I find myself turning the opposite direction from the park. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The stove worked perfectly, with a strong, robust blaze that could be raised or lowered by turning the tap Orr had finally finished repairing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Princeton is one of thousands of U.S. high school students turning to tutors in India. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Each time he passes a restaurant he considers turning off the road, but then he finds himself in a residential section, blocks of Victorian mansions on snow-covered lawns, sidewalks covered with lacy patches of ice. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Look there,” he said, turning around at the door, “look out over that swamp, Lee. See the color? That misty red? Chris says that’s spring.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Under MacLean’s direction, the college also established a US naval training school, effectively turning the campus into an active military base. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The next minute you’re turning us into tables and tongue depressors. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Once she started turning out the hors d’oeuvres, she gained momentum. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Arthur had been listening closely and turning over his own thoughts. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could I be turning sweet sixteen in just a few days and be a student at Central High, I thought as I entered the side door of the school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. Alarm clock that goes off sometimes. Just turning it off.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Instead of turning away from me, she smiles and talks to me like I’m a real person. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I got dressed before luncheon," said the child, turning eagerly to Daisy. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Mmmmm” she began, her tongue turning to granite in her mouth. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I’d been caught staring and I could feel my cheeks turning red. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

"Cops? Don't worry. Tonight they're ordered to protect us. This meeting is of great political consequence!" he said, turning away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Love did what she was told, turning her head towards the window as her black lashes brushed her freckled cheeks. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He lifted Sophie’s picture and kept turning it, his eyes darting back and forth, as if he might steal something new from the shape of her face, another profile, an unwitnessed angle. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was still a major turning point. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“No,” he said, turning back to his work. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I taught him everything he knows, then he up and flaked out on me, talking about college and turning his back on his homies. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Caleb’s eyes shift to the open door behind me, and he seizes the chair, turning and swinging it into my body. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

By turning back to the island I would not have nearly so far to travel. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A maze is like a map,” answers Jamie, turning around in her seat. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

By simply turning her head, a doe could say to her family, “Let’s look for clovers by the stream.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the vision the Sleeper showed her, Aru saw something else: her family turning against her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she dallied, turning back for one more glimpse of P.S. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sarah and the ghost boy walk out of the courtroom, turning once to look back at dead me. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

When they had bound him and given him his sword, they patted him—pushing him forward towards Meliagrance with these rough pats, and turning away their faces. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says it tentatively, his voice sounding strained to his ears, the statement turning without his meaning to into a question. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Marcus licks a little of the blood off his lip before turning to me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He gave a rueful laugh, turning the pick over in his hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, her mother's hands were pressing firmly on her shoulders and turning her toward the house, delivering her into Betty's care. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Stuart was in pain, and the old man felt pity, but this was necessary; it had to be done as a bad tooth has to be pulled, and there was no turning away. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when Big Ma had announced she’d be baking chicken for tonight’s supper, I saw the gears turning in Fern’s mind. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He had a double-barreled shotgun in his hand and was turning in a half circle and pointing it toward us all. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You’re turning the big one-three! Teen is going to be in your age now. It’s huge. A movie is one giant yawn.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

This was turning into the best Halloween ever. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Behavioral psychology was turning into the cognitive revolution,” says Dr. Treisman. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I thought Medusa had looked at you, and that you were turning to stone. Perhaps now you will ask how much you are worth?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The moon lit the wide front hall in pale ribbons, turning the dust and broken bits of chair and wainscoting and climbing vines from feral houseplants into fairy tale turrets. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

As if Nick and I can’t be in a room together without it turning into frenzied wild sex. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Frank was better known for the Giant Goldfish Fiasco in Atlanta, and, just yesterday, for turning into a two-hundred-kilo gorilla only to get knocked senseless by a flash-bang grenade. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Thank God he’s not turning us in,” I said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I continued down the street, waiting until I was out of his sight before turning the corner and approaching the building from the other side. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A few students started turning back, but the majority stood and waited, chanting defiantly with fists raised in the black power salute. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the weather turning colder we can’t keep sleeping in our rotting tents. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

A blond woman with a messenger bag flying out by her side dashed into the woods, shooting blindly behind her without turning back to cover her escape. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Relief because without it we would never reach the moon, and tension because now we were committed, and turning back would be almost impossible. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Joe came in, all cold and red-faced, she was turning some pancakes over in the skillet. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I glance at the storage closet before turning back to Simon. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I guess he got the hint, but instead of letting me off the hook, he started turning the cards over himself. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We enter an Illustrian market, scattering slaves in our wake before turning a corner. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Did I never give her love!” cried Miss Havisham, turning wildly to me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The snakes were still twisting and turning in his hands. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The crew better be stopping short or turning sharply soon. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He crosses his arms, turning up his nose like he can’t stand the sight of me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Alexandria is a half hour away,” Liam shouted, turning back over his shoulder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We ease out of the house, then bound down the porch steps, turning right when we hit the street to head toward the river. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The wheels of social change were turning—slowly, but they were turning—and nothing he or the Klan could do would turn them back. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the man looked up and saw him, he stopped turning the spit and stared, not moving. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I heard you tossing and turning all night, Mr. I’m- not-nervous. And I heard how early you got up this morning, even before the rooster crowed. Even before the spring sun.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Showboat of 1927 was a turning point in this respect, demonstrating what a well-written, clearly structured musical with a thought-provoking plot could be. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Before turning three, Sasha was matching sounds with letters—sometimes in unusual ways. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Well, they distracted the soldiers, tricked them into turning and chasing them, the decoys. If that hadn’t happened, I wouldn’t be telling you this story.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“And I wonder what happened to your face,” she said, turning to Beverly. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Sniffing and turning her head, she saw nothing different from any other evening. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max grabs his plank of wood, steps toward the curtain, and I’m turning Helena, ready to run to the bedroom, when the door is kicked open, a little explosion of splinters flying from the lock. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m turning the lights off, baby, okay? Please, go to the den.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I take it you don’t think a football player can like art?” he asked, shoving a piece of metal to the side before turning back to see if Cas needed help. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I had patience, and the thought of the peaches turning into preserves over two days seemed magical. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“The Elf King and the Protector...both gone,” said Werfel in awe, gaping at the slow turning of the smoke. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He lingered on high to watch the sun go down, turning the western sky the color of blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At night, after dinner, Sunny and I drown out the laughter, soft talking, and long silences coming from behind their closed bedroom door by turning up the television. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then again, next August I would be turning fifteen. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I see Mabel turning into a sullen girl, all too aware of the ways she has been burdened, ill-treated, abandoned to this sorry lot. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

For all his caution and wits, he was turning out to be a dangerous person to be close to. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll get the boards,” Tally said, turning to dash for the edge of the roof. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what he’s been saying?” he asks, turning away from me to pick up the chair. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The times I heard a car turning around in the gravel at night. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I let him keep you on one condition: that he take the job as warden of Namwon, so that he would never forget the price of turning away from the law. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Stanton was getting tired of women turning against one another. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I want you to know that I admire you for getting through it and turning your life around.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Oxygen, fresh, pure, green, cold oxygen turning the valley into a river delta. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

People referred to the meeting as a possible turning point, a time of coming together. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was silent, still lost in shock that was quickly turning to irritation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Just keep turning until the shadow covers the crate.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stay in the back alleys, twisting and turning until I have to climb the hill to Tatarska. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At the top of the stairs, Frederick Seward, satisfied at turning away an annoying pest, took his eyes off Powell and headed for his room. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother came over and gave Luke’s shoulder a reassuring squeeze before turning back to the stove. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly everyone paused, turning, looking off into the dark. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was another car turning off the highway, a small silver Volkswagen; both Liam and I threw up a hand to block the intense glint of the sun against its windows. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He liked all books, because he liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a page into words inside his head. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Far, far below he could see the real world: the sunlight pricking out every tiny tree, turning every winding river into a thin silver snail-trail glistening and looping across the landscape of Faerie. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been moving my arms, my right leg, and turning my body best as I could to keep up the muscles, but you can’t do much with your left leg trussed up. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Somkit!” cried Pong, turning to look for his friend in the dark hallway. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But at night, after I take Juanita to the bathroom and we return to our bedroom, she falls fast asleep and I am the one tossing and turning, tossing and turning. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“No wonder she was ill, the child was the wrong way round and she had to have an operation which entailed turning the child with forceps.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I knew it was the turning point in our relationship. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He started to run toward me, then remembered he was turning his back on Zeus, and looked for permission. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The black dude’s face changing colors, turning bright red and purple, eyes bugging out of his head, looking back at Rondell, scared for his life. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I can see his face turning blue, every breath painful. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“You got a real live wire here,” Milton said, turning to my brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Guess who was turning to Gavin for comfort at the memorial service?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

‘We got your message just as they were turning down Salt Lane.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t at all the thing, I’m afraid, but the minute she was fairly married, Meg cried, “The first kiss for Marmee!” and turning, gave it with her heart on her lips. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nagged at me for reassurance for a good five minutes, with me turning every few yards to glower at Lamar and Sam Houston to make them keep their distance. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

While I talk, he tucks the gloves in his pocket and occupies himself with turning the food in the leather bag into a meal for us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just keep him over there, that’s all,” said Ron irritably, turning back to his star chart. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I nearly fall off the bed before turning to find my door barely open and Lara eyeing me through the crack. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

There’s something about his birthday, him turning eighteen. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

All of his fear of death, all his hate and shame vanished in face of his dread of this insane man turning suddenly upon him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Inside her there was a speck of Brian, a spark of him turning over and over within her, transforming itself. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I like your fingers on and on, lifting, turning. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the Second World War marked a turning away from inorganic chemicals as pesticides into the wonder world of the carbon molecule, a few of the old materials persist. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

This gloomy overcast afternoon, this last day of the dying century, was definitely turning into a “not” day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Those men were turning around and headed in their direction. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem right that he would be rewarded for turning into a trained monkey at the age of fifteen. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And every animal down to the humblest worked at turning the hay and gathering it. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“It frightens me how much I like it,” Celia finishes, turning her face back to his. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I should point out, though, that my dad slowly started turning the Christmas music on the radio to a deafening volume. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing that kept Ethel from turning her in, Cora decided, was complicity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

People start reaching for their books, turning pages fast to find the section I am talking about. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

We slipped in and closed the door, slowly turning the knob to make sure it didn't click and wake up Jazz. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I’m twisting, turning, restless in my sleeping bag. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Lucky there was one in the room,” said Harry, who kept turning cold at the thought of what would have happened if he had not been able to lay hands on the little stone. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Miig pointed his finger to his chest and then towards the front of the van, and gave the international hand gesture for turning a key. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see Dad’s face, but I imagined his eyes bulging out and his cheeks turning bright red. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“And wouldn’t you enjoy a more pleasant aroma?” he said, turning to Tock. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad just bit down on his bottom lip and glared at his father before turning back to his food. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She stopped in the middle of the sentence, turning her head slightly, listening for something. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were starting to stare at Emma for being different, for not turning around and looking back toward the huge screen at the front of the auditorium like everyone else. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He had a way of turning cliches inside out like that. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Ladybug!” said James, turning to look at her. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘Who are they? What are they?’ asked Sam shuddering, turning to Frodo, who was now behind him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a matter of turning the wheel but of willing it, as in a lucid dream. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He could hear her footsteps, and then the sound of the doorknob turning, sticking, and turning again. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s pathetic,” said Hermione furiously, striding away from Ron as far as she could go and turning to face him with her arms folded once she had reached the wall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"Dr. Brian Walker. I'm...I'm the city coroner," he said, turning a little pale. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She hoped that turning twelve would solve this—build a bridge across the gap. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Keep your fat mouth shut, then,” said Harry, turning away. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Go tell the boss,” Patrice said, dismissing Clement with a hand gesture before turning back to the bonobo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I gotta go,” Digger said, pulling his thumbs from his pockets and turning away while I stood there like an idiot, watching him. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then turning to me, he went on: 'Our doctor here's for all kinds of little countries going independent. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Scowling, Mr. Jones moves deliberately, twisting, turning to avoid my gaze. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We were in the principal’s office and there were a lot of people looking embarrassed, but the assistant principal was smiling and turning his head so no one would see it. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Thicknesse had fallen to the ground with tiny spikes erupting all over him; he seemed to be turning into some form of sea urchin. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was like my muscles were turning into wood or something. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Committee?” she says, turning to us at last. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She felt that the only reason they’d survived this long without turning into cowardly wimps or juvenile delinquents was because they’d had each other. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

As her pregnancy advanced, she seemed to be distractedly letting go of reality and turning inward in a secret, unceasing conversation with her baby. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘They are far far away,’ he said sadly, turning to Aragorn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And then more screamed, and they weren’t moving forward anymore, they were turning back in confusion, terrified by the monstrous shape hurtling toward them from the dark beyond the avenue of lights. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

There was blood on the chopping board, the room smelled of raw meat, the steak was still sitting out on the countertop, turning grey. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a moment they had lifted into the sky and turning north, headed back in the direction of the War Memorial Opera House. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The flowers all start to swim together, the blues and the pinks and the whites all twisting and turning and blurring together, the colors coming off the page and reaching toward me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Nothing you need to concern yourself with,” he says, turning back to his writing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s pretty,” said Winnie, taking the little box and turning it over in her hands. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slice of sky peek­ing between the curtains was the purple of twilight turning into night. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

That day, however, as Mary Jackson ran into Kazimierz Czarnecki on the west side of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, there was no turning inward, no subversion, and no dissembling. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It hit me in the chest, the grease instantly staining my T-shirt, and if my insides really were black, at that moment they were definitely turning red. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

After tossing and turning most of the night, I imagine I looked a bit puny the next morning. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Alice and I sat on the bank leisurely watching as the contraption went up and down, up and down, turning acorns into flour. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she only sat in the chair, turning her fingers over slowly, staring at them expressionlessly, trapped. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Courtney coming to get her, and then, having seen her, turning away sorrowing: “Never, never, never.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The shoes kept slipping off his feet at every other step, and the more he tried to put on a dignified face, the more people kept turning around to laugh. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no! Frank is turning into a crazy dolphin!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I heard a chair moving, quick steps, the locks turning— click! click! click!—and then the door opened. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod without turning around, my stomach in knots. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Anya saw him twist his fingers in the air in front of him, and the familiar sound of his whistle turning into magic reached her ears. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

With the occupation of her terrace, she stayed inside, turning five times oftener in her pacing than she had out on the hand. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the Harvard volunteers were finding that their Boston experience was not turning into the exciting adventure many of them had envisioned. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Again the stranger considered the group of men, then, turning, discovered Jonathan’s eyes fixed on him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mom glances my way before turning over, her back to me like a wall. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He laid his hand on them and instantly they swung apart, opening inward, turning on their hinges without the least noise. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“It was little things at first—goats gone dry, wells turning bad.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Why, Jenkin might ask, weren’t all Darwin’s finches gradually turning gray?* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was a awful big risk for Miss Skeeter to take, turning Miss Hilly against her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

That was when he heard it; the soft scrape of a boot on stone, the sound of a latch turning. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My sister nearly “aged out” of our adjustment-of-status application when she was on the brink of turning twenty-one before our application was approved. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was turning a dull purple with age. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The shifting light from the candles enhances the indistinct quality about his face, so she looks away before she replies, turning her attention to the contents of the mantelpiece. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Though this thing hurt me, I got something out of it,” Jan said, sitting down and turning to Bigger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes you have,” said Charles, without turning around. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No,” I answered, but I could feel my ears turning red. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I’m so excited I have to stop myself from skipping and turning cartwheels in the middle of the road. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She took out the tape and held it up to the light, turning the reels with her fingertip and looking at Park's handwriting on the label. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Brilliant. Simply brilliant. Don’t forget,” he says, turning and walking a few strides backward, “you’re on with the horses right after Lottie.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Mr. Deckard—Inspector Bryant has been trying to get hold of you. I think he’s turning your name over to Chief Cutter for a citation. Because you retired those six—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

And because I still couldn’t hear properly, I was constantly turning this way and that to see what was going on. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she checked her steps and, turning abruptly, ran back up into the box. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She looked down at the desk, her cheeks turning pink. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Hazel said, turning to show her glimmering prize. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her face goes blank and then she recovers, the corners of her perfect mouth turning up in a perfect fake smile. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We turned into it with our hands up in front of our faces to block the camera, but the flash had come from the sunlight’s reflecting off the window of a turning Coast Guard speedboat. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She waited until Jim stalked off and then gave me a threatening look before turning back to Dad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The hair down low, behind his ears, is already turning white. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The red spots, which a few days before had started out as starlike speckles, have expanded and merged into huge, spontaneous purple shadows: his whole head is turning black-and-blue. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fifty-six four-spindle chucking and turning machines were being manipulated by fifty-six aquiline and ginger Gammas. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It keeps the mud off my shoes,” he muttered, turning a page in his book. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“What does that mean, sir?” the chaplain persisted in a voice turning shrill. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” I say to Darius, before turning to my sister. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He crossed to the tree and tested the knots one by one before turning his back to Wash. “Look at me, son,” he said to Beto. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The transformation of matter into energy in the cell is an ever-flowing process, one of nature’s cycles of renewal, like a wheel endlessly turning. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

One of the overhead lights was shining brightly on her hair, turning it all gold. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Say something, Ignatius,” his mother pleaded, turning around just in time to see Ignatius stick his head out of a window and vomit down the side of the dented car. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is turning out to be an interesting little town after all, isn’t it, Roy?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began turning the windlass, spooling the bucket down into the darkness. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

One idea involved turning the president upside down for several hours and allowing gravity to pull the bullet toward the entry hole, where it could be easily lifted out. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I considered turning around, but decided that I could make it if I just kept plodding along. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

A chill runs down my spine, turning my hands ice-cold. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Grant stands, turning her attention to Mama. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He sits on a chair in the corner, whittling on his mop handle, like he’s turning it into a very thin totem pole. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Daddy was just turning onto our street when he said, “We need to talk about your punishment.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, turning to the other two, he said with intense gravity:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She stood in the hallway, turning, looking back of her at the staircase and then around again at the front door. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

This was not turning out the way she’d thought it would. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was turning from black to gray when I made my way back to the two-brick hole. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

To the industrial food chain, cattle are just machines for turning number 2 field corn into cuts of beef. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Come have dinner at our house,” said Camilla, turning impulsively back to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Every Negro who comes to Summerland gets vaccinated. The purpose is simple: the vaccination keeps you from turning if you get bit while on patrol.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A roll of toilet paper was turning to white mush next to a ruined small box of sugar. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew he had been turning a blind eye to telltale signs that things were moving in this direction. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“But Ophelia does not know of Agnes,” says Marguerite, turning to me with a pretended graciousness, as if she would introduce me to a friend. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Of course, there’s no doubt about it,” said Colonel Julyan, turning to Maxim. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But the exercise of searching the room kept her busy and that was good for her to keep moving, even though she wasn’t doing anything but turning around in her tracks. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Think care-fully before you say them, for. once you have taken the black, there is no turning back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He kept turning around the tree limb to keep it between him and Little Arliss, till he was on my side in plain sight. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

But because of his long turning before lying down, we sometimes call him a whirl poodle—much to our shame. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as you add an intensifier, you’re turning an all-or-none dichotomy into a graduated scale. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

In his anger Tayo imagined movie images of himself turning the pockets of his jeans inside out, unbuttoning his shirt to prove he had stolen nothing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and felt the magic as if he were turning into the winged lion himself. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were lots of little roads that kept turning in among the trees and brambles and flowers. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

For thirty years he was turning into teeth in Springfield, and neither she nor the mourner in the inappropriate dress could do a thing about it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God, please God, let her give him the old heave-ho,” said Francis, turning his eyes to heaven, when he heard this bit of intelligence. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, Kay thinks it is unfair that you are always turning me into things and not him. I have not told him about it but I think he guesses. I think it is unfair too.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The police even succeeded in turning some black workers against the students. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Clear-cutting” was the word for what the Rusties had done to the old forests: felling every tree, killing every living thing, turning entire countries into grazing land. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She took over the stirring, turning the paddle with both hands. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

That is what I beheld in one glance, hundreds of thousands of meerkats—more, a million—turning to me and standing at atten­tion, as if saying, “Yes, sir?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The space capsule shot deep into the water, turning upside down on its journey. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

But the thing was done and there was no possibility of turning back. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have fun,” he calls out to me before turning away, too. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was one of the scenes where Bruce was upset and was turning green and becoming the Hulk. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

In Greece the tide was turning, although the Ionian tradition continued in Alexandrian Egypt two hundred years later. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not to mention me turning forty last year, which was no picnic, but people always guess me not a day over thirty so who’s counting? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something keeps her turning and turning these moments in her mind, something. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grab her hand in truce as we huff and puff up a hill, turning around to look back at it all when we finally reach the top. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I left the kitchen, turning off the TV with a stifled sigh. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I listen to the static for a while before turning it off. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Momma and I rush to the car, but after she shoves her bags in the trunk and we climb into the car, she just sits there without turning on the engine. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Mine was turning needle-sharp against my tongue, like a candy cane. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The adrenaline that had kept me going earlier was slowly turning sour. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t see her eyes, because she was opening an ancient green book and turning thin pages. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

When Max Planck was turning the physics world on its head, Albert Einstein was scrambling for a job. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The eyes turning away were like a knife to the heart. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m notorious for turning library books in late. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t I make some tea?” she said briskly, turning her face away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I like it,” she said, turning around, placing her full stomach close to me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

In seconds it had blanketed the cells, turning the air a milky green. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He turns and sprints back up to his apartment, and I follow, thinking about how turning someone else’s doorknob is such a small thing but also such a creepy thing. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I see some men tipping their hats to her face, then turning to look at her behind as she walks past. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Outside, the moon is high in the sky, turning the leaves silver. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“My dad passed away,” I said, turning away from him to try to sleep. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Grandma’s sleeves were already turned back, or she’d be turning them back now. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Soon she would be able to risk turning on the bedside lamp, and within twenty minutes she might be able to rejoin the household and pursue the various lines of her anxiety. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then he and the rest of the crew chowed down on cantaloupe and ice cream for breakfast before turning out to row in front of Fox Movietone’s newsreel cameras. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And when I look down, I notice with horror that the arm of my suit, originally bright white like my teammates’, is turning black. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There, it seemed, blacks who had the talent, the will, the resiliency, the ambition, the drive to dream, were turning their dreams into reality. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Ah!” says the sister, "but he shouldn’t climb out of his bed with plaster bandage. What do you want then?” she says turning to me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s—anyway, let’s just grab the box, take a picture, text it to my parents, and then I’m turning my phone off all night.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

With surprising speed, the man changed his direction, turning sharply and veering into the street. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I smile, running my hand over the sycamore’s trunk before turning away. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

"He shoots you down in the street. You gonna keep turning the other cheek?" The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

All afternoon they cleaved eastward never turning nor slackening pace. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll trim more wood, then start turning it into the walls. Help me move the planks out.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“You like it?” said Mr. Tushman, turning around and looking at the painting. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Celia asks, turning her attention to the books on the desk. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

From here two flights of steps led: one going on, as it seemed, up on to the high bank of the stream; the other turning away to the left. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Back inside the car, Mr. Washburn’s hands are shaking so badly, he has trouble turning on the ignition. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The noise was unbelievable, yet I seemed to be the only person who heard it, who couldn’t divert her attention from the rustle of turning pages and the scratch of pencils on paper. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Mansfield recovered quickly, suddenly turning to me—showing the uneven application of her foundation, which made me think of my mother getting hers specially mixed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I’ll catch up with you,” I say, turning back to the room. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He moved through the field, the plants turning from corn to wheat to thick grasses back to corn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Head down, tail flying, the young dog gave' chase, swerving and turning in pursuit, but always the rabbit was just out of reach of his hungry jaws. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using a rake made from a stick of red willow pulled up by the roots, the two girls took turns turning the rice over and over, smoking and toasting the grains. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“But Mr. Allen says, ‘Leave out the explanations, make it brief and dramatic, and let the characters tell the story’,” interrupted Jo, turning to the publisher’s note. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept tossing and turning as my relatives grunted, sighed, and snored in their sleep. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Over time they have become more frequent and more extravagant, eventually turning into something of an underground sensation. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They turned so perfectly that together they were the axis of the earth’s turning. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean some girl in front keeps turning around to see what the hell's going on. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then turning to me, “But the Ekumen must be willing to help us, Mr. Ai. We have got to have more to show our people than you alone, one man, already known in Erhenrang.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Is she all right?” she asked, turning as the doctor came back into the room. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then Moon Orchid went about the house turning off the lights like during air raids. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guest rockets, burning the sky and turning the weather from autumn to spring, arrived. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” she said, turning to look straight at me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But when the lights came back on, I spotted them turning away from the windows. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t read mine, I think, turning my head to the wall. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every war has turning points, and every person too. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The parrot, shivering and barely turning his green and blond head, told her each time, “Love you.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom listened for another ten seconds, turning red. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s just it,” he said, turning his hand in mine, but letting me still hold it, so we were both staring down at his palm. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even now, if I’m driving on a long grey road and my thoughts have nowhere special to go, I might find myself turning all of this over. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, then,” cried the Wart, and they scampered off toward the Mews, turning a few cartwheels on the way. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the arms came forward and she was flying, Janina was flying over the shadow heads and the dogs and soldiers, her arms and legs turning slowly. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She squeezes so hard, I can feel my bones turning to tuna salad. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been meaning to ask you if you have a phone we could use,” I said, turning to look at Cecilia. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The world is lightening, taking shape, and turning to color. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I realized then that I had no more to fear concerning my faux pas in turning off their music. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t very good at turning around and taking in what was on the other side. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was turning out to be a prime buck. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Had the earth stopped turning, had the trees frozen, had the sea given up its dead, Jean Louise would not have noticed. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Tag couldn’t catch a cold,” Roy Lee said, gripping the steering wheel and turning it back and forth to dodge the pot holes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The calls were answered; and turning again, the riders saw other creatures of the same kind approaching, striding through the grass. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“It was after four, Bigger,” she said, turning and straining her eyes to look at an alarm clock above her head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi gave him a kind smile before turning on his heels to head up the stairs to his office. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

To acknowledge these horrors means turning away from the brightly rendered version of your country as it has always declared itself and turning toward something murkier and unknown. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I kept turning over in my pockets the winkles that Ben had given me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was dawn now on Long Island and we went about opening the rest of the windows downstairs, filling the house with grey turning, gold turning light. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps—p-e-r-h-a-p-s—you are under the misapprehension—m-i-s-a-p-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-o-n—that I am dangerous,” he said, turning a smart loop to the left. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what that means, but then I think maybe, just maybe, this is what it’s like when you start turning into a water-zombie. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dany caught a glimpse of a malign black face, almost human, and an arched tail dripping venom . . . and then the box flew from her hand in pieces, turning end over end. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I would have never thought about turning the date into a number.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Folks come in here to buy a nickel’s worth of postage and think they can spend the next three hours and thirty-three minutes turning the Clutters inside out. Pickin’ the wings off other people. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, there is only that, the heat of my fury turning my every thought to ash. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” she says without turning around, her voice thick. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lucas was there to catch her and make her stop turning in circles. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Malfoy pushed past Harry and she and her friend followed at a trot, turning the corner and vanishing from view. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The delays do, but the lights turning off isn’t common. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t wait for a reply before turning to face the main body of the Berg. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The two children kept on turning round and round to look at the different sides of the courtyard. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I was aware of a growing sense of horror, of horror turning to despair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Last night? So . . .” Molly can practically hear the wheels turning. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

At random times Aru’s weapon, Vajra, liked to shift into lightning-bolt form and zip across the sky before turning into a ball and bouncing in front of her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Frank pointed his sword forward and, from the golden eagle standard, tendrils of lightning swept across the enemy, turning several hundred monsters to toast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I ran to the phone, turning on the kitchen light on my way. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, she looks directly at them, turning to one side, then the other, looking into their eyes and smiling as if she knows them, as if they have shared grand and special things. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He stole downstairs without turning on any of the lights. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The ink- black nights were turning cold, the stars frosty and fewer. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But then Gogol flips the record, turning the volume up on “Revolution 1.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

This birthday felt like a turning point for me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There's a hollow pop and then what looks like a shooting star flares suddenly to life over our heads, turning the night day-bright. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Pasqual smiled, his mustache turning up at the comers and then down. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Their turning to tourism to stave off starvation. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, only turning a little just to see her face. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Disruption rolled across the valley—grass turning to sand, forest crumbling to dust. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Cabot Searcy found himself turning to chapter 10 to read the quote that Benton had left behind. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The driver walked me into the cavernous house and dumped my things next to a marble staircase in the middle of the foyer before turning to leave. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later, so close to the boat I could have leaned down and grabbed it, a large sea turtle appeared, a hawks bill, flippers lazily turning, head sticking out of the water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No; because when I come in from the forge of a night, any one can see me turning to at it. But you never turn to at it, Biddy.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The ground was turning white with sleet The storm had really set in. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls screamed, turning their backs, and the younger women tried to cover themselves with their hands. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do a lot of driving early in the week, turning it over in my mind. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He greeted the crowd by turning slowly in a full circle. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It was cool,” he said, turning the basket upside down. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Without turning on my light, I went over and sat on the bed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia wanders past the desk and stops in front of the fireplace, watching the miniature pages turning through time on the clock upon the mantel. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then there would be no turning back, and for the RAF man, only one end. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The phone rings constantly, and their ears ache from speaking to all these people, their throats turning weak from explaining again and again. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Get out of here, jocko,” Bull roared, then turning to the black woman he said, “You looking for a little money, ma’am?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He set down his oatmeal creme pie ... and noticed that his fingertips were turning to smoke. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“No problem,” he said, turning around to get a look at the drawing. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Six days later, four Sundays after the last Sunday, the Colonel and I were trying to shoot each other with paintball guns while turning 900s in a half pipe. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He's pointing up to the woods, far beyond me, and without turning I know that Rue must have set the first campfire. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The Laughing Man’s last act, before turning his face to the bloodstained ground, was to pull off his mask. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He got closer to me, turning his back to the car where Vera was. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

This was turning out to be one of the hardest things he’d ever done in his career as a veterinarian. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now his grandmother had returned home after turning the corner for a third time, with a new husband and a baby on the way. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

By 1814, there were more than three hundred factories in France alone, turning beets into sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Alec answered without turning back and Mark had to strain to hear him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He was not the only one: Many heads were turning, searching, a little alarmed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Have a bagel,” she said, turning her head from side to side and examining her profile. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then turning her maimed head away, she rolled aside and began to crawl, claw by claw, towards the opening in the dark cliff behind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The sentry by this time had realized what was happening, and was trying to gather his wits, but Iorek Byrnison was already turning a corner near the harbor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Good idea,” said his father, turning back to the sports page. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

"Saw the witches turning him into a mouse," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then turning to Mrs. Weston, with a look of gentle reproach—“Ah! Miss Taylor, if you had not married, you would have staid at home with me.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“You can be as involved as you like—” “Did you hear what I just said?” he snaps, turning his back on me and striding back up the path towards the car. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

This has the effect of turning girls into mere objects, while boys are seen by girls as whole people—” And then Lara stood up, and in her delicate, innocent accent, cut Dr. William Morse off. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

They were down there, wrapped in tissue paper and turning black, because otherwise they would have to be polished. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ha!” cried the husband, turning violently away, his jaw working. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wilf yells, turning his head round from the front of the cart. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You have a natural counterattack and that’s a strength we can exploit. I’m going to have fun turning you into a champion, Ibtihaj.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

When he was deep in thought, he had a way of turning his ears inside out so they looked kind of deformed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure why he was turning back; every time he did a presentation, as his dad feared, it would bring back the terror and shame. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

With his hands pushed into the pockets of a gray overcoat, Spencer circled the track on foot, moving by a palette of colorful barns and turning leaves. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How was your first day?” she asks, turning on her potential-new-client smile. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

A turning car honked long and loud, then cut in front of them, wheels squeaking. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The waters in the lake and out in the open ocean churn furiously now, turning choppier as a storm approaches from the horizon, black and threatening. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The only sound in the room was the occasional scratch of a pen on paper, or the faint, bird-wing sound of a page turning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He imagined the hornet turning on Deacon Hurd, and the general melee as he ran down the aisle, chased by the eager insect, hollering and swatting at the thin air. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

As Grandma India said, turning the other cheek could be difficult, but for me, it was also beginning to be a lot of fun. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I look on, the boy moves his hands in midair as if turning a steering wheel, and every now and then he makes a flinging motion. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I saw that on this one day, for the first time since I’d known him, he could not accept the way his life was turning out. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how much of this conversation he understands, but I think on some level he’s aware that this is a turning point for him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

You could tell from Fritz’s face before he answered that he felt sad, and Marly felt everything inside of herself turning heavy and cold. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Velia asked, turning to look at me with a furrowed brow. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was hard to reconcile with the memory of his turning tail and running while his companions perished. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, after a few more minutes of tossing and turning, Candice got out of bed. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There will be a sound like a thousand forests turning to flame, and the air itself will begin to burn. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes, got a nice beard. It’s turning white fast, beginning to grizzle up.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He has a low opinion of most girls, it seems, and doesn’t want me turning into one of the ordinary kind. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to claw the piece of paper out of his robe pocket, but his hands crumbled, his fingers turning to sand. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“The electrical current travels up the fluids in your brain, turning your head into an antenna.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Diallo reached the inside door and grabbed the doorknob with his left hand while, as the officers would later testify, turning his body sideways and “digging” into his pocket with his other hand. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

His face was turning a deep, angry red. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The spooky ship creaked as it listed to one side, turning to sweep down on us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In the back seat, brimming with hidden intentions, Ben drifted like a cloud into secret prayer leaning back on his pillow and silently turning his thoughts to God. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we spent the night there, turning the pagoda into a little fortress, and then for the next seven or eight days we used the place as a base of operations. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before turning to those regions, however, we must consider two related questions arising in regard to any area of the world where food production never developed independently or else resulted in a less potent package. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“After I tie you up,” he says, turning it into a whispering taunt, “I’ll go find yer little lady and let you know which kind she is.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I remember him turning, looking surprised at me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have reached the turning point in my drinking! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He also warned her against love and marriage, with the same insolence with which he insisted that Jaime should find a decent girl and settle down because he was turning into a hopeless bachelor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She who had been skimming along on life’s turning but never-changing periphery had to be ready to be a “buddy” by day and maybe by night. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up the coins one by one, turning them around, holding them up and watching how the sun glints off them. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It was turning muddy now—unpleasant going for rabbits—but at least it led straight to the river and was open enough for Kehaar to spot them if he should turn up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for coming,” I said, taking my hand out of his and turning away from him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what she asked me?” he said the next day, turning up in my office, still slightly incredulous. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m busy,” Valley said, turning her back to her dad. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the middle of a car ride, not turning to face me, she wondered, ‘Why do you need to go so far away?’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced upward, then returned to her reading, alternately picking at her feathers and turning pages. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then an arc of fire lifted up and up into the darkness, turning and cartwheeling and spewing bright sparks. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His nose was also slowly lengthening — their hour was up, Ron was turning back into himself, and from the look of horror he was suddenly giving Harry, he must be, too. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And then he was staring at me again, one corner of his lips turning up, then the other. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My feet were turning into blocks of ice, and I realized I was exhausted. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

For the first several days at dusk, I would ask why we weren't closing the shades, turning down the lights, and locking the doors. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They were approaching the corner where she must leave him, turning westward to take her subway home. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

In France, revolutionaries were turning against their own nobles but remained uncertain about what this meant for enslaved Africans on their sugar islands. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Lord Asriel stood back to let it open, and then stepped in again, showing his open, weaponless hands, turning his head a little to let the moonlight fall clearly on his face. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“He’s saying he wants us to hurry,” I explained to the room before turning to High John. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He’s turning around and around, trying to clap eyes on ’em again. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He would do this every few minutes, I felt a senseless stupid irritation come over me, and I did not know how to prevent myself from turning round and screaming to him to stop. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The magic was already faded, icy brightness turning back to common dew in the light of the rising sun. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Chandresh remarks suddenly, turning to gauge the reaction to the question. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The priest drew his chair up to the table and licked his fingers before turning the pages of the great atlas. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Yet this had not been the moment; it was as far back as he could go, but the secret, the turning, the abysmal drop was farther back, in darkness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Carefully, Ben placed his new All Stars in the locker, then entered the hushed conversation by sitting on the wooden bench and turning toward Pinkie Taylor. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Something like that,” he said uncomfortably, turning away so I couldn’t see his eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s not fair. You didn’t count to ten,” Mr. Muse said, laughing and turning red like a tomato. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I expect her to stay facing the wall, but instead she continues turning, spinning in some kind of dervish. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, soldier. You can leave now,” he says without turning around. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“What have I not thought of.” he cried, turning to the woman. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

By turning the rings, you could encrypt each plaintext letter with a different scrambled alphabet. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The word in Greek means “turning away”, and hence “omission” or “elision”. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

Zooey’s pregnancy was turning into a great diet for my brother. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Dark chords from the organ slip into the night, turning our shoes into concrete blocks and pulling down our faces until we look like trees drooping with black leaves. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I glanced out of the window, and it was like turning the page of a photograph album. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He invented, for example, a player organ: an organ which, like a player piano, automatically played music according to the information conveyed by pins on a turning drum. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The Abbot paced up and down before turning to the assembly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I punched him because he wouldn’t stop turning off my stereo,” I correct nervously. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Not risking the time to find who’d seen me, I dashed right, turning the first corner I could and then another, hoping to lose whomever it was as quickly as possible. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I got a new look,” I tell her, brushing my collar and turning sharp. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father gave Doha a worried look before turning his attention to his patient. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Every six or seven days, the same two pallid casualty assistance officers enter the refectory, and four hundred faces go ashen from the effort of not turning to watch. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He’s laughing, sunlight turning his brown hair gold. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Long ago, Athena had taught the mortal weaver Arachne a hard lesson—cursing her for her pride by turning her into the first spider. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Will took out the knife, but Lyra, sitting on the grass beside him, was already turning the hands of the alethiometer. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I come to bring you freedom,” said the Savage, turning back towards the twins. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see that if this started out being fun for Sammy, it sure was turning into something else. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The masks were coruscating, turning, firing the shadows. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emmett waved a hand behind his back and said without even turning around, “You all go on if you want to. I’m gonna get me something to eat.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Instead of turning my oxygen off, Harris, in his hypoxically impaired state, had mistakenly cranked the valve open to full flow, draining the tank. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But he did not pause to admire it, and turning aside he followed his master through the narrow doorway in the wall of the cave. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Moss pulled his feet up to sit cross-legged on the couch now that his mother’s seat was empty, turning his face away from the television. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had fallen asleep after what seemed hours of tossing and turning noisily among the dry leaves. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mr. Nielsen, turning to Mrs. Murphy, asks, “And can the young lady cook and clean? Is she hardworking?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Silently, she leads us through narrow streets, turning left and right. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had a rock in his hand, turning it over and studying it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Like, at first it was just yarn, but now it was turning into something else. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then, turning to Dad: “Paine, what’s that thing on your leg?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then she wet her lips and without turning around spoke to her husband in a soft, coarse voice: "Get some chairs, why don't you, so somebody can sit down." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

This time, the scene shows Hideo turning around a few seconds sooner and calling Sasuke back before he can go into the trees. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The white light caught his eyes, turning them brilliant as starshine. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the corner of Elm Street we turn left onto Center and cross Maple, Birch, and Spruce before turning right onto Main. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Robbie flicked the lighter a few more times, turning his body away from the breeze, until finally the tip of the cigarette turned red. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I force myself to follow her but can’t resist turning around before the door shuts behind me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I call after him, but he leaves the room without turning back. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

When the clouds parted, the passengers glimpsed giant creatures, turning in the sea, that looked like monsters. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

I pulled out the mix Mrs. Hidalgo had made for me and put on my headphones, turning the volume up loud, the only way to listen to punk rock. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Or she stays in the sitting room, knitting away at her endless Angel scarves, turning out more and more yards of intricate and useless wool people: her form of procreation, it must be. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s where we stayed until the end of the war, and those trees stand in my memory for the turning of our life in camp, from the outrageous to the tolerable. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t turning my nose up at anything,” I cried. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He was frantic for air, but he stayed down, fighting the urge to kick for the surface, turning the wheel faster and faster until his lungs were heaving. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What? I can’t—” “Look, do you want her turning more innocent people into statues?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond M31 is another, very similar galaxy, our own, its spiral arms turning slowly, once every quarter billion years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is there no work for a man’s hands?” he asked of the man suddenly, turning about. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you think you’ll start turning back into a bird?” she asks. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Daley thought he was doing something great, but he’s turning over in his grave now. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

An overhead projector beamed a movie onto dummy number two, turning it into a perky woman who looked like a flight attendant. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

This is turning into one of those repeat- ing nightmares where you keep falling but never hit the floor. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he takes my hand again and wraps the trap around my wrist like a bracelet, the web of data glittering against my skin for a moment before turning invisible. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I lay on my bed, turning my gaze toward the long wavy crack on the ceiling. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Jeez oh man, nothing like turning fifty to make you feel a hundred years old. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She relaxed, allowing her body to be moved however the water chose to move it, turning over once or twice, loving the way her hair in lazy strands caressed her windbumed face. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just turning into an alley to go to our first bar when I heard Kermit chattering behind me. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now he was here in their flat, and the scene jarred her, the landlord shouting at their door, and her father turning a steely, silent face to him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because telling Miss Val about turning pro meant I was truly closing the door on being a Bruin. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Now Lauren was crying in that terrible way she always did, but Maya was already turning on her heel and running upstairs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I am not your girlfriend,” Annie said, turning back to Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Before I fly down the fire escape, I see him staring up at me, the expression on his face turning from shock to rage. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I was only a few months from turning fourteen. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Some landed in trees, turning the bark black. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The three younger men looked happier at the moment as they seemed to realise the significance of her words; but Van Helsing and I, turning to each other, met each a grave and troubled glance. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He swept his hand through it and jumbled everything together before removing the drawer and turning it upside down on the floor. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fell to his knees, the pain turning his stomach to lava. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was hot and humid inside the tent, and the chaplain felt himself turning damp. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Dusk had settled, turning all the banners black. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We cut across the island to get back to the harbor, twisting and turning down the rabbit trails, until we reached the bluff overlooking the dock where we’d landed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She takes a few steps before turning back and saying, "Talk. To. Tiny." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The girl who had been talking to me raised her hand without turning away from her friend. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

As for the rifle, it lay in the grass where Father Gomez had laid it down, quietly turning to rust. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He took some music from a chair near the pianoforte, and turning to Emma, said, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

If you back out of a burning building, even if the fire is too far out of control for you to do anything, you’ll be shot the next day for turning back. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He was splashing around, turning in circles, out of breath with excitement. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Another guard tried to handcuff him, and he started twisting and turning to thwart the process. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As she pressed and rolled the dough she kept turning it until it was perfectly round and about a quarter of an inch thick. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It grew louder, angrier, and suggested the high-velocity spin of flywheels or electric turbines turning at impossible speed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He did not move, but his yellow eyes followed me, turning slowly as I drew near the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two girls turning the rope kept it going and the jumper kept jumping—making a point of ignoring me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I stood there and suddenly realized I was breathing hard, but they were turning away from me to take another route home. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But everyone was turning away now, the crowd dispersing, people returning to their usual daily tasks. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then he stood up, looked into the keyhole, blew into it, and turning to his employers, made some remark. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And as the sun’s rays peeked out of the horizon, turning the sky into an amethyst haze, the canoe people sang in a language I’d never heard before. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The lights were glowing in the factory, the work was going on; machines were turning, chemicals were combining, people were producing goods and earning their livings. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Shedding its shell is a long and painful business for a big Jimmy, but for a she-crab, turning into a sook, it seemed somehow worse. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lightless elevator swayed back and forth as it ascended, turning the bby’s stomach sour with nausea; a smell like burnt oil invaded his senses, making him feel worse. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The whole situation was making her more and more edgy, but there was no turning back now. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

After a while the apartment began to stir— first Aunt Pearl, turning heavily in bed for the last few minutes of sleep, then the girls, drowsily untangling their arms and legs. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I know,” she said, and then she rolled toward the wall, turning her back into a great hump of silence. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman brushed past him carrying a crying child, then she changed her mind and came back and stood, turning indecisively at the side of the road. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“A fatal flaw,” I explained, turning away from him. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The beasts’ legs floated in the abyss, turning from solid to smoke as they moved. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Each afternoon he carries me downstairs for a change of scenery and I unnerve everyone by turning on the television. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

His painted-on eyes witnessed the blue water turning to green and then to blue again. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

And without turning back I went straight for the O-Hall doorway. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then she took it out and looked at it, turning it slowly and carefully. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Rosy, however, removed Maurice from his uncertainty by turning around and firmly shutting the door. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, Today marks a turning point in my life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He stood close to the warm stovepipe, turning one cheek and then the other to its glowing warmth. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ruhbish!” said Aunt Letty, and then, turning to the Witch, “Get out of my house this moment, you shameless hussy, or I’!! send for the police.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Jesper was turning the tank, backing up as far as possible. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In the desperation of her feelings, she resolved on one effort more, and, turning to Elizabeth, said: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

She held to the canopy rim with one hand, turning swiftly toward him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a couple of breaths before turning to face her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then, like a taut bow finding release, he sprang to his feet, shaking loose from Bigger and turning to get away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The endlessly turning wheels of oxidation within the mitochondria would turn to little purpose if it were not for this all- important result. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Later on, some people accused Blake of turning to communism for opportunistic reasons, as a way out of the prison camp. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

From this he cut off a good piece, and then he and his men sharpened it and hardened the point by turning it round and round in the fire. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And while the others laughed, before my pain-sharpened eyes the whole world was slowly turning red. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran, twisting and turning through the trees like a Cooper’s hawk, and occasionally riding a free fifty feet downhill on an aspen sapling. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom hung up, and turning to Hazel, started to put it away. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was surrounded by a bubble of air, which Leo hoped would keep the brownies from turning into saltwater fudge sludge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The other Gladers settled themselves, turning in with their pillows and blankets for the impossible task of sleeping. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be turning a beetle into a button, but all he managed to do was give his beetle a lot of exercise as it scuttled over the desktop avoiding his wand. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Safari Hat examined the little hunk of chew-marked red before turning to find the trash. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

He was turning in a slow circle, suddenly wary, his sword in hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I walk back and stand in the kitchen, turning a big circle while the woman watches me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At the end of the number one line in the Bronx, where the trains stop before turning around and going back to Manhattan, Gunn set up a cleaning station. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The giant’s golden skin paled as if it were turning to brass. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The path goes up and along as the river drops below it, getting deeper and faster and turning into rapids. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tris stands so still, her hands dangling limply, turning red with the flush of her blood. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I strode up to a window behind a black counter where a woman in uniform sat, turning the pages of a magazine. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Without noticing, Grandma Charity and I would have combed a big pile of cotton while Grandma Sylvie was busy turning it into ball thread. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached up and slapped Black Betty’s radio button on, turning it up as loud as it would go. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In a moment, from a distance, there was another sound: the chink of a key turning in a lock, and the click of a latch opening. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I regret it already, but there's no turning back now. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was on the verge of turning back and going home a dozen times, but eventually I went in. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few people gasp, some keep turning their heads back and forth while others reach out with their hands to see if they can touch anything. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But now things weren’t turning out in the way I thought they should, and I didn’t know what to do about it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He answered more questions in his broken English, sometimes turning to me for translations. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Folding them, he set them neatly on the nightstand before turning back to her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Scooter was silent the whole time, turning his head to each person who talked, his smile tilting, his whole body tilting in his chair. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Abra nodded gravely and fought to keep the corners of her mouth from turning up. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

CLAUDETTE: Jeremiah Reeves’s arrest was the turning point of my life. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The man went on to tell me about his various ailments, only very occasionally turning his eyes away from the sunset in order to give me a nod or a grin. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

My freckles and red hair were still there and I looked at myself for a moment instead of turning away. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“You should be glad I’m not turning you in to Crosby. I’m doing you a favor, letting you dig yourself out of this mess.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You begin to comprehend me, do you?” cried he, turning towards her. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

That night she realized that she would not have a moment of rest until she showed Mauricio Babilonia the uselessness of his aspiration and she spent the week turning that anxiety about in her mind. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Really, what has got into you all today?” said Professor McGonagall, turning back into herself with a faint pop, and staring around at them all. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Tigros hit the ’hood gradually, like the turning of a season. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a blur, Violet passes me, hair sailing behind her like a kite, the sun catching it and turning it gold at the ends. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The sun beamed down through the curved glass above me, warming my day dress, turning me into a hotcake. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

To the air he had returned, summoning his steed ere the darkness failed, and now he was come again, bringing ruin, turning hope to despair, and victory to death. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

An explosion, an expansion of stars and galaxies and planets and suns, our little planet with all our little lives, and then everything turning to dust, until nothing in this universe exists anymore at all. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

They have gone into my mind and have ripped images from it, turning the images into masks that look like people I love—but I know it’s just a lie. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Derby was turning red with exertion and pain. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of simmering and the scratch of Mom’s pen and the light scrape of book pages turning took over. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

How often, in a year’s turning, have you prescribed antibiotics of any kind for yourself or your family? The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was turning colder and the air was heavy with the threat of rain, but the kind of rain that on cool mornings is bled out of the unsubstantial flesh of the fog. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle pointed up at the large, dark shapes of the glider models, turning on their strings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lauren opened it and they dumped it out, watching it swirl down the sink before turning on the faucet and rinsing it all away. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The lamp on Dr. Roland’s desk cast a warm, buttery circle of light and, after turning the radio on low to the classical station in Boston, I settled on the couch with my French grammar. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Did you get any reward for turning in the cub?” she asked Neel. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

They headed out once more, but Tidbit dragged his feet and kept turning around to look for the dog. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come quick!” cried the King, and, turning round distracted, he vanished again into the forest “Is he all right” inquired Sir Ector, “do you suppose?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was turning the color of a fresh bruise as we pulled into my grandfather’s subdivision, a bewildering labyrinth of interlocking cul-de-sacs known collectively as Circle Village. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He tried to hold the steering wheel with his arm stub while turning off the switch key and moving every lever his hand could find. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I went from room to room turning off the lights. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Which is what?” asked Harry, turning to look Ron full in the face, desperate for the answer. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Under the circumstances, the prospect of turning his clients around while his rival’s clients were pushing toward the summit may have been sufficiently distasteful to cloud Hall’s judgment. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“If I was going to steal a car, it wouldn’t be an El Camino,” Toby said, reaching in and turning down the radio. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

If I had doubts about my decision, if I sometimes thought about turning back, running back to my parents and the Clinic and giving in, what stopped me was this private ecstasy between my legs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“What do you want with me?” he asked, turning from one grinning face to another. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize it at the time, but this was a turning point. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

His books were fast turning into useless pulp. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Who knows the inner turnings of your name, Cinder?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Good thing we had the ladies there to take care of business,” he continued, turning to Chubs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We were going to be turning thirteen—Audrey in November and me in February. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Even without turning, she could feel her mother in the room. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We were playing some Christian school from downtown Birmingham, a team stocked with huge, gargantuan apemen with thick beards and a strong distaste for turning the other cheek. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

That had worked so beautifully at Hollywood Gardens—the whole staff had gone totally ape when suddenly one day she began turning in blank sheets of paper. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

As Gregor followed him down the road, Boots tilted back her head, turning it from side to side. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"He's high as a Georgia pine," I laughed, turning to the group nearest me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, when the boys were both in bed, Johnny heard Rab, usually a heavy sleeper, turning and turning. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In turning a leaf she happened to look up, and I said to her directly— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

A warm fog hung in the air, turning the trees into sentinels, tall soldiers shrouded in cloaks of gloom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Seth and Kendra related the particulars about turning the fairy into an imp and the subsequent retribution. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Then, turning back with the smallest smile of encouragement, she left me to play my song. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You bring me back some nice flounder I can fix up for this fambly. And a couple pound of shrimps,” she said, then turning to Ben she said, “You ever been fishin’ much, Ben?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sweet new ride wasn’t the only perk of turning sixteen. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She reaches the elevator first, stepping inside and turning to face me as she hits the floor button. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

This seems the easiest solution until, stopped in his tracks, he remembers that he has no phone and that turning around and crawling back through Ada Taylor’s window is out of the question. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“That’s the Labor Defender office,” Mr. Dalton said, turning to Britten. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m caught, for a moment, between going against my every instinct and knocking on that door, and turning away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She yanks a blanket from her pile of belongings, turning her back to Alex and wrapping it around her. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We are turning our backs upon the fairest dream of civilization and are about to consign it to the dust,” Barrows read. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Once a semblance of silence had descended, I got on the public comm channel, which had the same effect as turning on a giant PA system. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes! From Haiti, he sailed to Paris. His father was a marquess. That’s just below a duke,” she adds, turning toward Zion. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Take that!” cried Sir Grummore, giving the unfortunate monarch a two-handed swipe on the nob as be was slowly turning his head from side to side, peering in the opposite direction. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arms drop and I stop spinning, turning to face him, my breathing coming in short gasps. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The girls grew up knowing nothing of girdles, and the boys announced their manhood by turning the bills of their caps backward. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a river cloud, turning gently in the eddies. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

So Harry had had no word from any of his wizarding friends for five long weeks, and this summer was turning out to be almost as bad as the last one. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As I thought the time was now come for pursuing the theme I had at heart, I said, turning on Mr. Jaggers:— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Their plunging and turning and racing just beneath the hull seemed to have no purpose other than sporting fun. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

This process of turning seawater into drinking water is important: it means that a shipwreck on the frozen sea does not necessarily mean certain death. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“You will be doing your country a service by turning state’s evidence.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Tally flinched at the razor-blade voice, turning away from the anger on the woman’s cruel face. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She proceeded to eat the crusts off her toast by turning it round and round and taking tiny, rapid bites. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And by the end of May, the boys were again turning in phenomenal times on the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They crossed Fishmonger's Square and rode along Muddy Way before turning onto the narrow, curving Hook to begin their climb up Aegon's High Hill. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

If me and Jamie keep looking at each other with sparks and electricity and magic, there won’t be any turning back. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You were turning into something I didn’t want to stay near.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

How could I justify turning to my teacher and telling him he was insane? A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Jo wanted me to come, and tell her how you looked, so I did,” answered Laurie, without turning his eyes upon her, though he half smiled at her maternal tone. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother responded by turning up the volume on the kitchen TV while my father pushed back my plate, set Joan in my lap, and instructed me to play. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I ran into a dead end after my third turning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Rather than turning left out of the Chili Bowl, my foot presses against the gas pedal, almost flying across the street and into the parking lot of Harpy’s. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her parents were puppets, animated before her, and Pet was turning its head slowly, as if it could smell how quickly she was floating away. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Instead of turning back the way they’d come, they moved counterclockwise around the old tower, the wall of the arena vibrating with voices and stomping feet to their left. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Edward sat still as stone as she took in my expression with a practiced eye before turning to the monitors. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I just watch the shamblers turning the entire mess in a circle, my brain trying to make sense of it all. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I had this dream last night,” he says, turning off the engine. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t move after that, the body flopping at the bottom of the wheel while the whole thing keeps turning. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"You get religious all of a sudden? If your gramps had a grave, he'd be turning in it." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

What had started as one of the worst workdays Mary Jackson had ever had would end up being the turning point of her career. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

This was turning out to be a bit sad. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Matty took the blind man’s arm and guided him to the right side of a turning in the path. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mom stopped, turning her head slowly to the left. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

But the fire burned hot that morning, and they drank their tea standing up, turning around slowly to warm their backsides. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Maribel with sleepy eyes and uncombed hair, sitting cross-legged on the seat, turning around and looking back for me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

We began to walk back down Allerton Avenue, turning around every few seconds to see the cops, who were still staring at us. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A small boy stood at the Victrola turning its handle and smiling at the sound of Bert Williams’ “Save a Little Dram for Me.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to be sick!” yelled Mrs. Teavee, turning green in the face. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She felt so defeated that she left the garage without seeing the new models and she spent the night turning over in bed and weeping with indignation. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I think about turning it down, but I've never had wine, except the homemade stuff my mother uses for coughs, and when will I get a chance to try it again? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Zakariyya looked to the ground and nodded, the corners of his mouth turning up into a barely perceptible smile. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Kasim raises the volume and he dances while slowly turning down the corner of Joy Road. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Six monstrous huge aurochs had been roasting for hours, turning slowly on wooden spits while kitchen boys basted them with butter and herbs until the meat crackled and spit. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My past was like that, always turning up. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning forward, heads down, they used the butts of their weapons as probes, wading across the field to the river and then turning and wading back again. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heavens were inhabited by angels, demons and the Hand of God, turning the planetary crystal spheres. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t even hear the turning of a leaf. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When they pulled into the Fair Grounds, they could hear music and see the Ferris wheel turning in the sky. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

In some lights they were hardly there at all, just visible as a drifting quality in the light, a rhythmic evanescence, like veils of transparency turning before a mirror. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it’s no wonder that the Friedmans ended up turning Yardley’s offer down. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s to keep any inmates from turning it on. They did that once. Hey, don’t worry about it. Write up a new form.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was small, with wide, staring eyes and a way of raising and turning his head which suggested not so much caution as a kind of ceaseless, nervous tension. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dylan drifts closer, but the boy says, without even turning around, “Lay a finger on that curtain and you’re disqualified.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Whole roasted cows and pigs and goats still turning on spits. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was just turning away when one caught me, ran its tongue up the back of my body, and transformed me into something new. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It’s getting to be a bore, and it’s all I can do to keep from turning into a dreary old crone myself! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, but I need to get to work,” I said, turning away. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“As for you—” he went on, turning to Will. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Rain or shine, Smith was there to check on him at about eight every night before turning in. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I win a new one I wait until I’m by myself, then take it out and examine it, turning it over and over in the light. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Boy wouldn’t feel a thing. Nevertheless, I’ve agreed to restrain myself. I’m thinking of turning you into a dolphin instead, sending you back to your father.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The team works on me until late afternoon, turning my skin to glowing satin, stenciling patterns on my arms, painting flame designs on my twenty perfect nails. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“You need a machine,” he said, imitating turning a steering wheel. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Max watches intently, turning over the sheet when Volkheimer turns it over, matching his folds, wetting one finger, and running it along a crease. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I stood for a moment with my back against the door, turning my father’s pocket watch around and around in my fingers to ground myself in the moment. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The sky is very dark now, and the moisture in the air is turning into a thick fog. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe you were laughing at how horrible the night was turning out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She gave Jabir’s hand another squeeze before turning back to Mama’s sleeping form. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“A present?” she said more clearly, turning toward him and blinking. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I ran around the side of the house without turning off the ignition. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paul Marshall stood halfway between them, turning his head this way and that when they spoke, as though at a tennis match. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I screamed, turning my head towards the doors in the hope that somebody outside might hear me. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

It shimmered in the moonlight, turning all shades of blue, from indigo to haint blue and back again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I guess I am mistaken,” he quickly tells the detectives, turning to leave. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You hush,” she said, turning to him for the first time, “she got you, ain’t she?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

And I'm not just talking about the onions in the pan or the shawarma turning on the skewer, but the crowd. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

And the thing is, I'm actually considering doubling down on the awkward factor and turning this mess into a coming out thing. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I walked off, staring at the tiny dog, turning it over in my fingers. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden everyone was looking off at the paintings on the walls or adjusting their collars—except for Emma, whose face was turning a certain shade of green. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t dare look at him for fear of turning into a pillar of salt. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And DeeDee's husband was obviously living with some mistress or other and turning her sour as an old fusty cat. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“You know what the word ‘affinity’ means?” he asked, turning to Nicholson. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He began setting up a spy network by turning to trusted friends. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would cause me to start turning sideways, and I might turn all the way around before I got to the Agena, and crash into it with my back. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I try to get comfortable on the top bunk, I finally get why Dad warned me about turning the music down. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Fred asked, turning to me from looking out his side of the cruiser. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She pined away sitting on the ground out-of-doors where she could watch him, turning her face and following him with her eyes as he journeyed over the sky. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caleb sat on the porch steps, turning his moon snail shell over and over in his hand. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Papa nodded, his lips turning up in a quick smile. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The red velvet of his doublet is turning a deeper, wetter red. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s right, I’m right,” Manet said, turning back to look at the kiln. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I pause, looking at the wares, turning to hold them up in the fading light. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The bump of our wagon turning onto the grass jostled Ben from his brooding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I could see the wheels in his mind turning, trying to calculate how heavy a price he could make me pay and still have the masters vote in his favor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now for the boys’ names that are turning up these days in high-education households. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Drawing a deep breath, she forced herself to bring the camp back into focus; it was like turning a camera lens. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no one to worry about me and none to worry me either, which is a good thing,” and turning on his side he fell instantly asleep. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined the trees bending during a rainy-season thunderstorm, reaching across to touch each other and turning the avenue into a dark tunnel. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Every year,” Gillian continued, turning back to the girls, “someone holds this little seminar.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t go, Viola,” I say, low, thru clenched teeth, hating myself a little as I say it, my face turning hot, which weirdly makes a bandage fall off. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was used to his mind betraying him, taking a moment of joy and turning it sour and grim, spinning it about in his head until it was all he could think about. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Grandpop whipped the cloth from his shirt pocket again, like a magician does before turning it into a bird. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Dust floats through the feeble beam of the flashlight: ten thousand particles, turning softly, twinkling. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She moved back to the sink, turning around to toss Father a dry dishtowel. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But she also struggled with rules—and sometimes disobeyed them, such as turning around during the Trinity prayer. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Viola,” he barks, turning round in a circle and then facing that way again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And in my head, I heard the hamster’s squeaky wheel turning in our basement. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“As we knew he would,” she sighed, turning back to the books. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if I saw blood before turning into Mother’s arms or if I daubed it on later, in my memory, with a big brush. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stay frozen as Keira continues to search, her expression turning more stunned as she goes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That smell of cold and damp always sends a little shiver down my spine, it’s like turning over a rock to see what’s underneath: moss and worms and earth. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Actually, I think it'd be better if you girls waited until tomorrow," Uncle Tony said, turning his blinker on so he could pull out into the street. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Oh, yeah, I said, holding my arms out and turning my open palms upward. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the great contest over whether a human, any human, could ever be property, the tide was turning. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Hurry up,” she said, turning her head to look for Theodora. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It's no problem,” she says at last, turning on her heels. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But I keep turning away and laughing, and he keeps trying to get me to see him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

After all, in many respects, they are simply doing what black people did during the Jim Crow era—they are turning to each other for support and solace in a society that despises them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Lyra was waiting for him to greet her, but he finished his remarks about the tide and pilotage before turning to the incomers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“So get this,” he said to Henry and Francis, turning his face sideways to glimpse the twins. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“He’s only just smart enough to realize what a mistake turning us in would be,” said Francis, pausing to pour himself another drink. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Aaron,” I say, my heart thundering, my breath catching and turning into meatier and meatier coughs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Without turning around, she waved her hand to shoo me away. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Considered the possibilities of turning it into a talisman, a decoration to hang around his neck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pearl Harbor was a turning point for Robert Oppenheimer, too. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her arms and elbows on the takeout counter and leaned forward, turning her face up to him. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Well, you see, Mr. Phillips, between school and therapy and not talking to my mom, and turning into a bird and not sleeping, gadolinium hasn’t been the first thing on my mind. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The lightless elevator swayed back and forth as it ascended, turning the boy s stomach sour with nausea; a smell like burnt oil invaded his senses, making him feel worse. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to take Boomer for a walk,” I say suddenly turning from the kitchen before she can reply. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She says it casually, turning the ring in her eyebrow with her fingertips. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Inside the pumpkin, it seemed to the boy as if the whole world was turning upside down. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I go upstairs, through the old building and its room full of lamp-lit tables and people softly turning pages or asking hushed research questions, reading glasses on noses. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He sniffed its new-cut leaves delicately and then, after turning this way and that to get range and trajectory, he fired. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

After about half an hour of tossing and turning, I picked my phone up from where it was charging on my nightstand. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Our weather here, as yours is, is turning warmer & maybe I am getting spring fever but I am going to try and do better. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a habit of turning up in unexpected places, Potter, and you are very rarely there for no good reason....I suggest the pair of you return to Gryffindor Tower, where you belong.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, how rude we’re being,” the Sicilian said then, turning to Buttercup. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Somehow, I always felt like we were turning our backs on the old man.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I began filling a bucket and packing it, then turning it over to make towers of a castle. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“There was someone behind the trees. . . they shouted words — an incantation —” “Oh, stood over there, did they?” said Mr. Crouch, turning his popping eyes on Hermione now, disbelief etched all over his face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then turning to the two military men, she said, ‘Prepare to leave immediately.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knight twisted away, gaining a few seconds, but the ogre was turning toward him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Momly asked as usual, turning the radio down as I closed the car door. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to know that now. It doesn’t matter. Lyra,” Sir Charles said, turning to her, “tell me about your remarkable friend.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The day only ages,” Hildy says to them, turning round in a circle. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

At home I got through the bad episodes by lying on the couch and drinking water brought from my parents, turning the electric blanket on to get warm and sweating it out. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I shut down my account,” I said, turning off my shower. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I say, "There's a turning just ahead. Let's not miss it." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

And then they begin to be released, sometimes one, sometimes two or three, turning up stiff and cold in the morning. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She raised an eyebrow without turning to look at me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They’re simply turning an undesirable situation into their own personal entertainment. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Yo back," I said, holding up my hand without turning my head. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

My head keeps turning to the injured side, as my right ear tries to compensate for the wall of nothingness where yesterday there was a constant flow of information. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

His nose was all bloody, his eye turning black. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“What about you, Ruby?” she asked, turning to me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He grinned and was glad it was dark so she wouldn’t see his face turning crimson. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I grabbed my cleats and the rest of my bloody practice clothes, threw my pack over my shoulder, and quietly walked out without turning back once. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And it sounded like it was turning away. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And then he holds his hand over the Erudite bowl, and his blood drips into the water, turning it a deeper shade of red. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Archie asked, turning the screw, emphasizing the singular of himself and not the plural of The Vigils. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Valley too seemed to notice, and the two Witchlings shared a brief glance before quickly turning back to the Gran in unison. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She nodded impatiently, not taking her eyes off her potion, which was still deep purple, though according to the book ought to be turning a light shade of lilac by now. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

An instant after turning the third page, she exploded her “Oh, my!” of utter astonishment. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have never let my long-gone daughters travel nearly three thousand miles without turning on the stove. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re turning me into a project,” he said, his voice lowered. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The kids hated when their parents talked about things turning out okay. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We had to keep turning around to look for our usual landmarks, but eventually we found the mermaid tree. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

At seven, Grandma appeared and I watched her pace up and down her patio, turning every few moments to gaze up the hill at our house. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But he is distracted; he smokes so much it is as if he is turning himself into ash. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

This wonderful woman with useful hair was turning out to be like any other grown-up. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He paused to kiss the hand of his godmother, and offered a brief bow to Master Ellemire before turning to the Tizerkane as though he were the library’s representative and not the older man. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Swiftly, Buckley crossed the room and shook hands with Mr. Dalton, and, turning to Mrs. Dalton, said: “I’m dreadfully sorry, madam.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“She might have picked it up anywhere. Winky?” he said kindly, turning to the elf, but she flinched as though he too was shouting at her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“What?” she whispered back, turning to look where he was looking. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I sit on the edge of the chair, and he sits behind the desk of Matthew’s supervisor, turning a half-empty coffee cup in circles on the metal. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“She knew I didn’t like chocolate,” Miles mumbled, turning a deeper shade of red and sinking into his chair. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I could almost see the wheels in his brain turning. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“But—” “Just me,” said May, turning to face us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

John looked with a child’s impenetrable gravity into the preacher’s face, as though he were turning this question over in his mind and would answer when he had thought it out. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Helmuth goes over the terrible interrogations again and again, turning each over in his head. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t ever leave me like that,” I said, turning away from him toward the wall. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Instead of turning back or spurring the horse in a bid for escape, the stranger reined in and slowly approached the bandits, who stood in a crescent, blocking the path. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You think you’ll ever speak to me again?” he says sadly, his mouth turning down at the corners. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Percy writhed in the net, his face turning green. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In fact, cooking probably was a turning point in human evolution. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She won’t stop saying Ye, and now Malachy is helpless with laughter, spewing out his bread and tea, his face turning red. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

My arm began moving, turning the invisible crank of Death’s music box. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Rodes had come in right on the Union flank; the blue troops were turning to meet a new threat. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The long mane of grizzled gray hair was withdrawing into the scalp and turning the color of straw. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Inside Erlan’s apartment, there were tons of people walking around, setting food on tables, moving furniture, turning on great big light stands. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was turning red, and her fingers felt weak. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Echoing Dr. Gazzaley, she said she was thrilled at the idea of turning the tables on the technology, making it a slave in new ways rather than have it challenge the brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But his jaw was set, and he stared ahead over the steering wheel rather than turning to look at her. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

By-and-by he stopped and said, turning from one to another of us:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The library is filled with hushed sounds—clacking keyboards, turning pages, whispers. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Not sure if you really do, but realizing there’s no turning back now. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember it, because it was before I was born, but I wonder if perhaps that was a turning point. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The apparent turning point in their fortunes occurred when they somehow made enemies of another group, the Chanka, who eventually attacked them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I went up turning and flying and threw it down on a bad reverse slam and I could hear everybody screaming. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

After several turnings, the ceiling went lower still, too low for crawling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gabriel read over the newspaper his dad had left sitting there that morning, shaking his head at the long article about the bird and turning immediately to the classified ads. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“How many have I made today?” asked the King, turning to the Secretary. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I think I know who that one’s from,” said Ron, turning a bit pink and pointing to a very lumpy parcel. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And turning his back on the Minister of Magic, he strode back toward the house. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Tear gas is just what the police use to shut down parties in black neighborhoods, like the club turning on the lights to tell everyone to go home. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, sir,” she said, turning back to the reader. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I help Grammy with the cleaning, but turning the furniture back over is hard. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Desdemona kept turning this way and that, left side, right side, trying to find a comfortable position. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The first of these bones had been discovered at a place called Big Bone Lick in Kentucky, but soon others were turning up all over. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He’d worked as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune before turning to political consulting and would lead the messaging and media for Barack. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then it was gone, sailing upward and turning in the rain. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw himself as another William Sebold, the Nazi spy who became famous for destroying Hitler's spy ring in America by turning into a double agent. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

And oddly enough, there have been no problems with vegetables mysteriously turning white since. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

So I played for both of them, while overhead the stars continued in their measured turning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No,” he said, turning his head away from her. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you, no,” I say, turning when I reach the wall. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He had been graver than usual of late, but very pleasant, and when jokingly accused of turning over a new leaf, he answered soberly, “So I am, and I mean this one shall stay turned.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, they didn’t take me, too,” he said at last, turning to face Meggie again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Daddy kept trying to peek over her shoulder, but she kept turning away. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now, the voices turned toward me, like fire sirens turning onto our street, and I could hear the accusations fading in and out: Who am I to say! The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch the light trickling in from under the door as a pair of feet stand there for a moment before slowly turning and walking away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m—I can’t believe this,” I say, turning from the window. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Billy Pilgrim, there in the creekbed, thought he, Billy Pilgrim, was turning to steam painlessly. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its wide wings were the color of evening turning into nighttime. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then turning to me, he said in German worse than my own:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

David stopped for a moment, turning back to face her in the darkness. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Now, I felt, there was no turning back. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

AM news fills his ears as soon as he turns on the ignition, startling him; his father had always been particular about turning off the radio at the end of a drive. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jonas,” she said, turning to him, but speaking in a voice that the entire community could hear, “the training required of you involves pain. Physical pain.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Back in the cafeteria, Freak is turning purple. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even now I can feel the Cornucopia, which burned so when I first climbed it, slowly turning to ice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He said he could almost sense the meaning, as though it were right there, waiting to resolve, like a kaleidoscope in need of turning. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

After separating and turning around, I approached Eagle, which looked like a mechanical spider crouched in its hole atop the Saturn. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milton, olive complexion turning a shade pale, only says, “Look. See the wheel?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

After looking myself over in the mirror, I realize that there is no turning back. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I felt like turning to see what looks were being exchanged, but it was almost like we were back at Hailsham, and we had to keep facing the front with complete attention. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without turning my head, I find her hand with my hand. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

His pale skin was turning an off-white that shaded into gray. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw him resting now, and beaming out across the chapel, his huge head turning to all its corners like a beacon, his voice still echoing as I fought back my emotion. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that, Grandma turned all the knobs on the stove until they clicked, turning the flames off. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then, pausing and turning, the officer said, “My name is Garland.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was not directing, but accompanying them, turning them to her use. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The frequent tossing and turning told me that no one had gone back to sleep. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Misha obliged, grabbing one in each arm and turning wide circles with them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Enough with the language,” she said, turning off the engine. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was the rosy clerk, lovelorn Sewall, who was turning her music for her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air is cold in my lungs, the tips of my fingers are turning blue. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clouds scuttled away and the sun blazed, turning the yard into a garden of jewels. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment, the watch begins to rotate slowly, turning in circles on the surface of the table, trailing its chain behind in a spiral. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Stop for a minute,” I said, turning around to look at the store. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice and I were at the table, and Grandma was at the stove turning one last round of pancakes, when we got a visitor on the back porch. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She said, without turning her head, to me, “I hear you’re doing very good school work, Marguerite, but that it’s all written. The teachers report that they have trouble getting you to talk in class.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he—he doesn’t want to,” said Uncle Vernon, turning to glare at Harry and adding, “You don’t want to, do you?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He’d been turning over an idea in his mind for several years, and he had almost decided to act — since he couldn’t find a companion, he would create one. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Saying Cecile’s words, one after another, felt like we were bringing her into our conversation instead of turning our voices on her, like we had. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in his sleep he whimpered, twisting and turning endlessly, permitting no one to rest. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stalled their ship while turning from base leg onto landing approach. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Flames far below glared on the underside of the intention craft, still somehow hovering in the air and now turning slowly as if to look around. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

‘What do you suppose he meant when he said he had expected something like me turning up as soon as that cup was stolen?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to recall Eroeh’s face, but the dead girl’s features kept turning into smoke. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Love held up the dummy head with the pink velour wrapping, turning it this way and that to get the effect. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“They didn’t like the food, I think?” she murmurs, her mouth turning downward. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She takes out her flashlight and shines it on the paper, turning it over to Ben’s message. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Bear­ing an expression profoundly sad and mournful, she began to look about, slowly turning her head from side to side. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Peregrine gave me one, too, and I stood turning it over in my hands. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I take another sip, turning the sugary drink over in my mouth before swallowing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“No, I didn’t,” said Harry, turning back to face them both. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"See that?" she asks, turning to look at me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I could probably stop it, you know,” Celia says, turning around to face him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We enter a time of calamity! and people were turning toward us. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you,” he says, turning to me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Am I turning mean here, and is that a normal response to the end of a nine-hour shift? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Black? Black?” said Fudge distractedly, turning his bowler rapidly in his fingers. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was a warm August evening, just turning dark, and my dad got on his bike to go pay the electric bill. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“What did you expect, turnips?” said Ron, turning to his own pile, which was a lot bigger than Harry’s. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

That's me at the glittering party, refilling my champagne glass and turning to ask my host if he's noticed any unusual discharge. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Across the track, Tom Smith was leaning against the easternmost barn, turning a straw in his teeth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have a nice night,” I say, turning back toward my car. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Now,” said Chester, turning to the book, "let’s get down to brass tacks.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

The whole time Ted was spewing, I could feel the anger flickering, churning, growing bigger, getting hotter, turning my hands to fists under the table. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The fabric of the makeshift bandage is already turning dark. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The light was just gorgeous, a rich orange glow filling the house, turning suddenly blue-grey when the sun went behind a cloud. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lying nearby were other widows, their soft sighs and turnings like so many doves fluttering around me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Another little water snake swam up the pool, turning its periscope head from side to side. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start to say when she picks up, my voice trailing off when I notice the dejected expression on her face, her full lips turning down into a frown as she stares at her phone. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m hoping they’ll let us drive the camper back to Georgia. They’ll likely confiscate it as soon as we get there because of—” Now his face is turning red. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then, turning back, I took the compass from the hook on which it had hung all summer. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"There's nothing wrong with staying in America," Max says, her eyes turning to the window. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I could feel my hope crumbling as if one of those huge wrecking balls used to tear down buildings had just slammed against it, turning it into dust. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“You can’t come in my kitchen making a mess. This is my workplace. I don’t need you in here turning things upside down.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

David’s parents burst into laughter, and Tally felt her face turning red. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

His cheek is swollen, and one of his eyes is turning purple. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I stumble back, turning to see Will standing behind me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He held a smooth pebble in his hands, turning it over and over. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Miss Wren held the bird at arm’s length, turning her this way and that while Miss Peregrine squirmed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The corridors were all canted so that the door in the wall was slowly turning into a door in the floor. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am. Split up when I was five. I’m pretty sure the world is only turning because they got divorced. Otherwise their fights would have probably made the planet implode.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I heard about the match,” said Lupin, turning back to his desk and starting to pile books into his briefcase, “and I’m sorry about your broomstick. Is there any chance of fixing it?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I could still remember those unnatural golden eyes staring out of Luke’s face, and the feeling that my limbs were slowly turning to stone. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The door to the first bedroom is closed but that doesn't stop Pattie from turning the knob and opening it. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The manticore howled, turning in circles with his tail flailing as Annabeth hung on for dear life. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He stared at the feather, turning it over in his hand. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The song in the background ends and Stella begins clapping manically, turning the camera to show her sister, Abby, smiling at her from the stage. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

All that noise turning into an eerie silence. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The sun flashed behind the molle leaves, turning them a brilliant green. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It was an odd slant, since at that point Bobby had no intention of isolating himself or turning down money; he was just tending to personal matters that he’d neglected for years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He kept turning his cloak to the heat. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Goblin, tied to the head of the wharf, was pawing, turning toward him and nickering. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Biddy,” I observed, when I had done turning it over, “you were my first teacher, and that at a time when we little thought of ever being together like this, in this kitchen.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘These fine fellows and lordlings are turning us adrift again. Come along!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, this is what I wanted to show you,” she said, turning around with a hand flourish. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Redemption, however, was being incredibly obvious about turning to look at Pet as they walked down the street. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

This woman’s face stayed with me — I even considered turning around to drive by her in the other direction — but I went on. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thalia was only two days away from turning sixteen. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Discarded, the plastic mask had recycled itself, turning into pink dust, which the carpet in the elevator was already filtering away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I said, “Hello, I’m Sophie Brown,” but my voice was quiet and squeaky and shaky all at once, and I thought for a minute about just turning and leaving. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I stared out the window, turning so far he could see only the back of my head. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Nancy asks, turning her attention from Frank to Axel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He sat down, miserably, as if I had pushed him, and simultaneously there was the sound of a motor turning into my lane. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I slowly pulled back through the flap, turning to show Slopper a finger pressed to lips. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The snow in the roadway was already turning to mud, and she slung a pair of snowshoes on her back in case the tracks up the mountain were still deep in snow. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to roll over, but the pain was too intense, so she settled for turning her head. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ever since I can remember, Ty'ree had sat with Mama at the table, the dim light from the floor lamp in the corner turning them both a soft golden brown. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

She flips the dial on her TV, turning it off. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“But it is long since I came this way. We truly took the wrong turning.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The kitten stretches up on its hind legs with a soft mew and licks Poppet’s fingers before turning its attention to Chandresh. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He tilted his head to the side, a small smile turning up the corner of his lips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Can you believe that jerk?” she said, turning to Bridge. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He takes his sample case, and he walks down the many stairs to the street, where the freezing rain is turning to sleet. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I can’t imagine coming this far and then turning back, but I guess there are things they have to do in the city. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Gray rose to his haunches, agitated, and shared the behavior he had seen: A human turning away a starving neighbor, acting as if there were no food in his larder when it was full. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Emilia was inconsolable, turning in all directions to find the German. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Thank you so much,” Jennifer said, turning away and starting down the porch stairs with me in tow. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The old dog walked gingerly into the shallow water, shivering and miserable, turning his head away. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was turning over the Wizard coins and looking at them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It paralyzed every muscle, turning her hands into shivering claws. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Some younger girls had joined them and the line was twisting and turning to the rhythm of the song. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My socks squelched, my shorts were turning slimy green, and I didn’t even want to think about what my Chucks looked like. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mama rests her forehead against it before wiping her eyes and turning to me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The microscopic focus on each thing Izzy did, turning it this way and that, scrutinizing it for signs of weakness or disaster. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She had started turning gray in her thirties, so I knew that was likely to happen to me too. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Without meaning to, he kept turning toward her, to see her better, to see what she would do. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But clearing the history and turning off the computer can’t stop my thoughts. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mamou’s picture kept freezing and unfreezing, occasionally turning into chunky blocks as the bandwidth fluctuated. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Your total is eleven eighty-five,” Renee said, turning around to scoop the fries. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Fern’s face was turning colors and her eyebrows reached up to say “please, please” so I grabbed Fern’s hand, said, “Come on,” and we exited the 727 without our chaperone. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

This was a remarkable turning point: Gandhi escaped the cycle of violence breeding violence; he challenged poor workers to show wealthy masters that there is a better way. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“So,” Henry says, turning to Ronan and me, “can you guys give us a few minutes?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I wonder what it’s going to be like turning the lights off for the last time. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily he talked little, and the number of words which came from him now indicated that this was a turning point in his life. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mayor grasps my chin, turning my face this way and that like he’s inspecting a horse for sale. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The foaming waters touched the tips of her tail feathers, turning them white. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Before I have time to think about what she said, I suddenly become aware of hundreds of eyes turning in my direction. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The old man reached the highway just as the sheriff was turning in. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as she was turning to walk down the path, she heard a creaking sound from the cabin next door. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’d give anything to do what you can do. If only we could bottle those hands of yours ...” Mr. White smiled weirdly before turning back to the soldier. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

With my threat hanging over their heads, I trusted them all the time we unhitched and tended the mules, turning them out into Papa’s pasture for the night. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I hurried up to the first floor and on turning at the landing was met by a strange sight. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tiptoed past Dad’s office and went to my parents’ bedroom door, turning the knob slowly, pushing the door open, careful not to make any noise, barely even breathing. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Potions lessons were turning into a sort of weekly torture, Snape was so horrible to Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Without slowing, he sprinted straight for the opening; then he let go of Trina and dove, turning his body at the last second so that his back went first. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

"It's castle- forged steel, you stupid," she snapped, turning in the saddle to glare at them, "and you better shut your mouth." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

‘I have not,’ answered Merry; ‘but the forest seems better to me, all the same, than turning back into the middle of a battle.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It felt so good, the big car snorting and the steering wheel shimmying and the bushes and trees on both sides turning into green blurs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I watched as his face twisted, turning his narrow nose up in disgust. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Some land of turning point arose the day a couple of kids wandered into the room, took in the scene and asked Jesse and the others if they were brown-nosing, scoring points. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The morning came after the day of battle, and it was fair with light clouds and the wind turning westward. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I walked out onto the stage, stepping into the blinding lights wearing high heels and a white suit, to give Barack a congratulatory hug before turning to wave with him at the whipped-up audience. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“And you must never go near that,” Rivka said, turning suddenly and pointing way across the compound to a large wooden fence. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would listen blissfully for a while and then join, turning her single voice into the sound of a choir. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Between the freaky cats, the talking sword, and now this, my mind was turning to hummus. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

When he had completed turning around, he immediately began to wander straight back. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she saw the tips of his ears turning pink. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“No, thank you,” I replied, turning from the table to brood over the fire. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You can stop that now,” Mariam said, turning to her side. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“What?” she called, turning back briefly, but she wasn’t really listening. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rowan got up and moved to the safety of the threshold before turning back to her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

That means turning to wind, solar, and hydroelectric systems for power instead of coal, oil, and natural gas. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It felt like another cyclone had hit the island, turning the soil to water underneath his feet. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“In fact, that’s our specialty—turning big shots into little shots.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And what a proper English accent,” Miss Adebayo murmured, with a pitying smile, before turning back to the radiogram. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The woman held her upright a second longer before turning back to the bag, and in her absence, Koffi looked around for the first time. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Okay, how about this one?” he said, turning the screen in my direction so I would look. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The stars grew brighter as the hours passed and the tundra began to glow, for the snow reflected each twinkle a billion times over, turning the night to silver. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last sound she heard was Fenoglio's pen scribbling over the paper, writing word after word as fast as a weaver's shuttle turning black threads into colorfully patterned cloth.... Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was turning into a really lousy day. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I say, turning to looking at him again. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m Mark Ransom,” said Will, turning back, “and my sister’s Lisa. We live at twenty-six Bourne Close.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The deuton affair was a turning point for the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Pooky and Tom looked like they were dancing, with Pooky trying to come inside the Big Store and Tom turning him back around. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had stepped into the door and there was a tear-stained face turning, turning toward him; eyes hurt and wondering; mouth parted in an effort to ask a question. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, then, swallow and follow,” said Jackson, turning on his heel. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As one of the bomber pilots was turning around to make another run over the target area, the rope pulling the glider snapped. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The reward for turning in a kid is ten thousand dollars.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Prickles of perspiration were turning chilly on his forehead. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Without turning his head he saw an iron shovel resting in a near-by corner. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Howard blushed a little, his white freckly face turning pale pink. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Their modern clothes flickered, turning into gray hooded robes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“What else?” he said as he wrote, not even turning around. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’d always told her the truth—and she was turning it into a joke. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on the back steps, turning every few seconds to check the clock on the kitchen wall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In another commercial neighborhood, gangs ransacked every grocery store, littering the streets with squashed fruit, flour, eggs, and sugar and turning the neighborhood into what resembled one giant dump. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She took a lurching step forward, propping her weight on her one front leg, and looked at Malcolm for a moment more before turning and loping clumsily back into the shadow. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s Irish dancing,” Selena said, quickly turning off the phone so that the screen went black. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Does this suit you, Mr. Bhaer?” she asked, turning her back to him, and feeling deeply grateful for the chance of hiding her face. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The body of the clock, which has been methodically turning itself inside out and expanding, is now entirely subtle shades of white and grey. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Baba drew Neel closer, turning his back to the bricklayers. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“This cringing bit of filth would have seen you die too, without turning a hair. You heard him. His own stinking skin meant more to him than your whole family.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Windstorms, lightning fires, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and other natural calamities knock down trees and open up the forest, or prevent open country from turning into forestland. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Rush and Helmuth would have been surprised to know that their worries were turning to reality on August 3. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“About this Saturday . . . ,” he began, walking across the kitchen and turning on the faucet. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The sky was already turning pink as I lay on my bed. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was very nervous and thought seriously about turning back. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their orders were to march across New York and into northern Pennsylvania, where they were to burn and loot all Indigenous villages and destroy their food supplies, turning the survivors into refugees. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll leave your stuff at the front desk in the main office,” she answered, turning on the ignition and looking behind her as she started slowly backing out of the parking space. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She picked up one of the rubies, turning it around in her hand. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

When everyone was back at the table, Mrs. Richardson began the delicate work of turning the conversation by degrees. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“What about that one?” she asked, turning quickly away to point at a big book on a higher shelf. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There was too much smoke to see anything at all, just Longstreet’s back, black, unmoving, and Pickett turning back through the smoke with joy in his face, and then the Union artillery opened up. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father answered: “In evening when the light is dying My feet at last are homeward turning The wind is through the willows sighing Please keep the hearthfire burning.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For a count of ten she said nothing, turning the plastic bouquet in her hand. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

That girl is turning out just like me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The prospect would be of a thousand, or thousands of incarcerated nights, sleeplessly turning over the past, waiting for his life to resume, wondering if it ever would. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Tony said, turning his claws into a fin. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Strike off these irons and let me help you take it, Sire. Your Grace’s royal brother was renowned for turning fallen foes into friends. Make me your man.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The problem was how to keep the wheels of industry turning without increasing the real wealth of the world. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Another involved turning the tunnel’s Mach 2 winds on a series of sharp-nosed metal cones to discover the point at which the smooth air flowing over the cones became turbulent. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The studio door was firmly closed, and Jam took a deep breath before turning the knob. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He stood in the middle, turning, nodding, smiling. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped the rumor about the girl turning down Jawad Sahib was true. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I went inside, leaving the door open behind me and turning on lights before I hung up my jacket. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My eyesight starts to return, from the outside in so that I find myself turning my head to try to catch things in the periphery. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Laurie bit his lips, and turning a little from the pensive speaker, read the following document, with praiseworthy gravity, considering the spelling: Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he answered, rising, and turning away, “Satan tempted me and I fell. I ain’t the first man been made to fall on account of a wicked woman.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The boys froze, tilting their heads toward the shooting, listening intently, before turning back to their play as the sounds faded. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Capricorn looked at Mo appraisingly before turning his eyes to the bags and chests his men had filled with coins. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the Paris Peace Accords went nowhere, and public opinion kept turning further against the war. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Once a low-key summer resort, Nantucket is rapidly turning into their private preserve, joining the ranks of other enclaves like Palm Beach, Aspen, the Hamptons, and Sun Valley. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

A passing officer looked in and, turning to a colleague, said, “Sparrow soup.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The houses we passed were more battered than many of those in Cange—dirt floors and roofs of banana fronds that leaked in the rainy season, turning floors to mud. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I clutch at the straps of my backpack, turning toward the stairwell at the end of the hall. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“What?” he said, turning from the counter where Mama had him cutting out biscuits with a cookie cutter and putting them on an oven tray. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Nay, I learned a little, when my father lived among men. Look, here is a turning.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Apparently lost in memories, he gazed at the opposite wall, turning idly on the spot to ensure an even heat on his backside. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At that moment the figure emerged from shadow and the moon caught the flat planes of his glasses, turning his eyes into pools of silver. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s sort of romantic,” Celia said, smiling a little, turning back to Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They had only lagged behind the others for a couple of minutes, but they took a wrong turning, and presently found themselves pulled up short by the edge of an old chalk quarry. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They roasted the sweetcom in the husk that night, turning the ears with long forked sticks, and ate it hot right off the cob. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Percy heard machinery creaking in the darkness, huge gears turning, and water rushing through pipes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The unforgiving night air enveloped my toes, turning them cold and uncomfortable. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“But you cannot go to the Square in your work dress,” Gwen objected, turning to look at her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For such a small fellow, turning the water on was quite a problem. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

As I'm turning away, I see another half dozen join it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“He duplicated yours. Hugo, when you do a cartwheel, keep your body straighter and aligned on a single plane, like a wheel turning. Hugo, do a cartwheel!” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They had come to the kitchen, and Mrs. Dudley, turning away from the sink, watched them silently. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was starting to get worried about the color his face was turning. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The light was turning gold, and sunlight shone through a gap in the mountains and made a bar of radiance on a wall of rock just beyond the oasis. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was tense, as usual, turning my sugar to caramel. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The ground is flattening out and we’re getting down closer to river level as it all starts turning to marsh. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I wondered how long Sohrab had lain in bed staring at the photo, turning it in his hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He glances at her white hands on the steering wheel without turning his head. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I went from room to room, turning on lights and looking anywhere a paranoid old man might hide from monsters: behind furniture, in the attic crawlspace, under the workbench in the garage. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

They’d run from room to room, flipping light switches, turning on the taps, bouncing on the beds. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, turning to the cop, Dad says, "Officer, is there something else you need to search for?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd was turning into something of a mob, and there was no traffic patrolman in sight. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The top section of his paper is turning light blue. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was hovering above them now, as high as a treetop, turning slowly to the left. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I keep tossing and turning and looking for that comfortable spot, but it’s hiding from me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Teddy lingered for a moment at the door, reflectively experimenting with the door handle, turning it slowly left and right. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Does the man yelling at the dogs have a mustache?” he asked without turning around to look. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Don’t believe a word he says,” said Bernice, turning to me. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But at the door of the principia, Percy couldn’t resist turning. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The words in my textbooks kept turning into blood each time I read them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of his key turning in the lock brought back my time in the City Hall dungeon with the madwoman and the rats. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonathan Zhang’s talent is Hiding, and once it’s enhanced, he happily demonstrates by turning his body into clear glass. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The clouds would hide moon and stars and Mormont's Torch, turning the woods black as pitch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You were green and turning gray when we found you. If it weren’t for Chiron’s “Now, now,” Chiron’s voice said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“The girl’s going blue and purple all over! Even her hair is changing color! Violet, you’re turning violet, Violet! What is happening to you!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Big and green, with wide fields of high grass that swept back and forth with the breeze, turning the blades into gentle waves. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

An iron pipe rammed into the pit of his stomach, turning his legs to rubber. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did seem like a nice guy, and thanked me profusely for not turning him in. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Food spoils quickly in our climate!” he insisted, turning the dial to near freezing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marshall started turning around and around, smelling the air. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I winked at him, carefully turning away from Mike to do so. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In a matter of minutes it got cold; then it got dark; then the rain started pouring down on the field, turning it into mud. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We never officially met,” I say, turning on the charm. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a very small stir; shoulders turning slightly, quick glances, expressions of surprise. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll see me very soon, Harry,” said Sirius, turning to him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

For monotonous months I had circled the mail on the hall table like a buzzard, poking through endless boring letters and bills before turning away each day in blank disappointment. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I got to turning words over in my mind so, I nearly forgot about my little trespassers. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ma yelled out the window before turning to the back seat. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We were all aware that Thelma Mothershed had a heart condition, and now, right before our eyes, her lips and fingertips were turning blue. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dalgard agreed to fax him a simple letter turning the monkey house over to the Army. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for all the prayers and stuff,” I said on autopilot, turning to hold out a flyer. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

And your books too,” turning his eyes round the room, “mounting up, on their shelves, by hundreds! And you read ’em; don’t you? Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

From the motions of her shoulders I could see she was turning something set into the foot of the bed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

As I continued, the trail became less traveled, turning from a corridor of beaten dirt to a line of trampled grass. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could convey the perfection of a seal slipping into water or a spider monkey swinging from point to point or a Hon merely turning its head. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gods be good, am I turning into Cerseif "That was ill done," he said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I could read the headlines by turning it so the half-light from the window was on it. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

My inkpot shatters on the rocks, turning the river vermilion. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The second time Wilbur woke, he heard the goose turning on her nest and chuckling to herself. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She scrambles upstairs, stumbling, shouting, “Uncle! Uncle!” the whole house turning scarlet in her mind, roof turning to smoke, flames chewing through walls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They were all turning out to be alike, differing only in detail. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raises her finger high in the air, turning so that the whole audience can absorb that she is about to outdo the elephant once and for all. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Billy moved down toward the foot of his cot before turning to look at whatever it was. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why must you face everything alone?” she had demanded before turning away and leaving him there. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Tell Father Amadi that I have left, that we have left, say good-bye for us,” I said, turning. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a lot of secrets,” Celia says, glancing at him over her shoulder before turning back to the wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then, turning to me, “Served His Majesty this man. Was a soldier in the line and bought his discharge.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

This touched an interesting point Phineas had been turning over in his mind for a long time. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piggy, saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, traveled through the air sideways from the rock, turning over as he went. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I remembered Frank, his quiet turning of the subject, the way he had come to Maxim’s aid in his quiet unobtrusive manner if there was ever any question of difficulty. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I took that great sack, but the mill wasn’t turning. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I answer it, her face appearing, her pink lips turning up at the corners. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“But —” Ron was turning over the books she had handed him, looking at the covers. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

You could even start before you were eighteen with pills called androgen blockers that stopped the boy hormones already inside you from turning your body into a man's. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The tide of the war might be turning, but there were many battles ahead to win, and victory would require perseverance. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Seriously, your lips are turning blue. I’ll be fine, really,” I added when he started to protest. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“You turning him into a monster is just the same as murdering him, Jane.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The majority of entries described inmates snoring, lying on their sides, and turning over. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for the next two hours, with the sun going down, we sat on those concrete steps, turning pages. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

All around me there were big black boots going stamp stamp stamp and I dodged around them and ran and ran and ran, twisting and turning, and dodging and swerving across the kitchen floor. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

And what a turning out those poor gypsies got! East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I picture myself nuzzling his head one last time, and I can’t even imagine it without seeing myself crying, my tears turning his blond curlicues straight. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the sound of Dad turning on the shower in the morning made Barry’s heart jump. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Without turning around, I reply, “A large, round rubber animal you bounce around on. You hold on to the ears.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Just rolling out down the sidewalk, all six foot four inches of me, turning heads and looking fly. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She surged forward, her arm coming down again and again, twisting and turning, loving the smooth ache within her shoulder as the blade slammed against his. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Learning music will be the fourth way—after turning ten, after getting a CharlieCard, after no more headphones—that I am different this year. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“You don't have to think like that, Darius. You already are that. I saw your game from across the street,” I say, folding my arms and turning my whole body away from him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He glided past them without turning his head, and was followed immediately by another ghost. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And he peels off, turning back onto the road and racing out of sight, leaving a cloud of dust behind him. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Your nose is turning blue as a blueberry!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think August knew about me turning the honey house into a disaster zone, but she had a way of figuring things out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since he was already wet, there was no point in turning back; he waded on out. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stares outside, his face turning more and more red. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Or like getting to the bathroom in the middle of the night without turning on a light and without running into your desk. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was talk of turning the site into a landmark, a vision of America’s exceptionalism and status that would endure for years to come. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Just the dark drift of garbage downriver, the enormous catfish gliding by, the flash of sunset on the water’s surface far above, turning everything the color of butterscotch. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing their companions shot in the neck with arrows, they heeled in panic, sometimes turning back to the flames but mostly running straight on, straight toward people and death. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water was frozen, and the snow had been falling for so long that Bran had lost count of the days, turning the lake into a vast white wilderness. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She stands and walks to the center of the circle, turning so her gown swirls around her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They halted under an elm tree: its leaves though fast turning yellow were still thick, and the ground at its feet was fairly dry and sheltered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Khrushchev's public speeches only made matters worse; he taunted the United States, saying that Russia was "turning out missiles like sausages!" Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, restoring that which was once lost. You have done your part, my tiniest of butterflies,” Tonantzin said, turning to me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Lacking wood for the stove most of the time, she took to turning her electric iron upside down, plugging it into the one outlet, and cooking their stew on it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We’d spent the day turning lobster red, drinking iced tea, and laughing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Sir, you are asking questions that are more in the nature of analytical geometry and calculus,” he said, turning away from the blackboard to eye me over his half-glasses. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s always around. Besides, you treat him too well as it >> IS. “Too bad,” Kwang replied, carefully turning the bulgogi on the grill. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her knees bent under the force of braking, her grippy shoes squealing as they slipped across the riding surface, her body turning almost parallel to the ground. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her walk turning into a run as the Madras Mail picked up speed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat on the horse, turning his mind away, willing it away as a gun barrel swivels, and then he thought of his children, powerless to stop that vision. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m turning myself in, but only to Officer Manit! You better go get him. Right now!” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I dreaded what she would do when she woke up to find her arm torn open and turning gray. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

On any turning whatsoever the beast may spring—to move in the darkness is to move into the waiting jaws of death. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I mused in wonder, turning my face from side to side. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The light caught in his eyes, turning them warm and golden. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Then count your blessings,” she said, turning the page. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Every time I came to check on you, you were tossing and turning.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

With the goal of turning lady math teachers into crack junior engineers, the laboratory sponsored a crash course in engineering physics for new computers, an advanced version of the class offered at Hampton Institute. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He grumbled about the dinner when he had finished it, but then turning to Ged said, “At least it’s not illusion, like so much around here; it sticks to your ribs.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“My parents? The father’s in California right now. Maybe sitting in his La-Z-Boy. Maybe driving his truck. Either way, he’s drinking. My mother is probably just now turning off campus.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Julian smiled, laid the remaining deck of cards in the middle of the table, and said, "Would you mind turning over your cards?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

E.J. is in the living room, turning the sofa into his bed. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The edges of his mouth were turning blue. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“No! I should not have touched you, nor kissed you. God forgive me,” he murmurs, his face turning scarlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She stood there for a moment in the downpour staring thoughtfully, before turning and hurrying toward the car, her bowlegged waddle just the same as it always was. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was starting to get cold, since the sweat in the little cotton compartments of my thermal underwear was turning to ice. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

When they had quieted down and the air was turning gray, I stood up and started back to the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

P. T. bounded ahead, leaping fishlike from one brown sea to the next, then turning back to herd the two of them forward, nipping at their heels and further splashing their already sopping jeans. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Going to Mass every day and turning into the perfect Catholic daughter Mom and Dad have always wanted. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was turning the team over to a boy who had run out of the shed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel watching us, turning up on the street, calling us up all the time. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And turning to leave, I’d see my dark self, lit by chandelier light, in a tall hallway mirror. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s getting so icy out,” she said, turning. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Nothing came up, but she felt like she was turning inside out, and her throat burned. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When they finally let us go, the sky was turning gray above the rooftops. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The slightest glow of early morning illuminated the Glade, turning everything dark blue and shadowed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“And he’s in charge while we’re away,” she yelled, not even turning to face me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

But when she reached the treeline she felt a compulsion to continue into the forest instead of turning west. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What would be the point in turning the note over?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m not turning this into a big thing tonight, okay? I don’t know. Do you guys want ice cream?” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“If he was, he didn’t show it,” Rock says, turning the chair to the left. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Sammy winked at Ben, then turning and saying good-bye, they got into the car and drove to the movie. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked like he was still failing to keep that smile from turning into a laugh. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ollie pulls on my sleeve, turning me to face him, and leans in close under the shadow of Rembrandt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The blue under my eye was turning back to brown. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

A little ways down the line, other guys run a roller over the raised part, the letters and numbers, turning them white. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shout to Manchee, turning and making a break for the back door. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

All her hard work, what she’d given her life for, was turning to smoke. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She came down the steps with another load and stopped on the brick sidewalk, turning to look at the house. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

RB-34’s photoelectric eyes lifted from the book at the muffled sound of hinges turning and he was upon his feet when Susan Calvin entered. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

And clearly I wasn’t the only one with these mixed emotions: virtually everybody shot daggers at Polly, before turning eagerly to Miss Lucy—which was, I suppose, pretty unfair on poor Polly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, that was—” Helene’s eyes go wide, and I lunge to one side without needing to be told, turning just in time to see a knife hurtling through the air. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was as if the heart was turning over. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was his first bill for the cost of turning Berkeley into the nation’s pioneering institution of Big Science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Don’t remember you turning it down,” Gale tosses back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Something cold and unsettling seeped into Ekon’s body then, turning his mouth dry as paper. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“NOT IMPORTANT!” roared the Dodecahedron, turning red with fury. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the moment it stopped, he realized it was the woman’s dæmon: a crouching monkey, turning its head this way and that, searching for something. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. de Vries exhales a trail of smoke before turning her back to me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Waves of darkness rolled out of the chasm, turning Annabeth’s insides to jelly, but she couldn’t show her fear. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then turning back to me, he added: 'So we can have our talk after all. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He must have noticed my face turning red because he quickly added, “Of course you could have done as well.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Brandon’s only down here to listen to the conversation. He’s not supposed to talk at all. And the second we hear Granddad’s car turning into the yard, he hightails it back to his room.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She looked up the ladderlike stairs, and as the sound of falling water tightened around her she knew her quilts were turning into yogurt. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I remember the worried flash of Father’s eyes again, and I thrust the key into the lock, turning the bolt, throwing the door open. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I lose him for a few seconds and then find him again, several yards ahead, turning right at the next hallway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

In addition, the accumulation of black soot and debris around the camp was soaking up the heat of the sun and warming the floe, turning the surface to slush. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“What are the two daughters of Eve whispering about?” said Aslan, turning very suddenly on Polly and the Cabby’s wife, who had in fact been making friends. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The asura was crawling, turning her head from side to side, scanning the room. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The kids sneaked in, turning the TV back on, and neither parent paid attention. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Briony had disappeared into the house with his letter, he kept on walking, agonizing about turning back. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“You don’t look like an old man,” he teased, turning my name into a pun. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dimple sighed and climbed under the covers, turning on her left so she could face Celia. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A fight breaks out behind us, and Keenan rests a hand on my back, turning me so he’s between me and the flying punches. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Tab started winding up her swing the way they did when they were little, turning herself with her feet so that the chain sides twisted together above her head, pulling her up inch by inch. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then I can cut along its length, turning it into a rectangle. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking to the sky, Kendra noticed that the eastern horizon was turning purple. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I pick a seat near the front, but I can’t stop turning toward the entrance—and every time the auditorium door opens, my heart jumps into my throat. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Was it possible that it turned him cold while simultaneously turning me warm? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Machinery hums in the distance: pistons throbbing, belts turning. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was rather like someone’s dad turning up at the school disco and jiving awkwardly with the kids. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Percy threw the golden mask aboard the vessel, which was now sinking even faster, brown fizzy liquid spewing out the trireme’s oar slots and bubbling from the cargo hold, turning the sea frothy brown. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“What? Are you turning into Sourmelina? Once a year is enough?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He shows no interest in the plate, instead turning away, briefly burying his face in his honorary uncle’s shoulder. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the staff proposed turning the cage on its side, he moaned audibly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Those men were turning around and headed in their direction. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t have been too freaked out, because he’d avoided turning into a giant goldfish. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She wrapped her hand around his and squeezed once before turning to Meeks again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You may not care to find my dad,” I say, turning around one last time. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I asked, turning my hand over to hold hers. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

High for my first time, drunk for my first time, I felt myself dissolving, turning to vapor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As there was now no other possible course for them to take, they climbed down the bank, and turning left went off as fast as they could. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The river, still dark and mysterious, was spanned by bridges that were turning coldly grey, with here and there at top a warm touch from the burning in the sky. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Prison is a still point in a turning world, and it is very easy to rermin in the same place in jail while the world moves on. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Mr. Ray said he understood where I was coming from, I still felt a little stupid turning down his offer when the only other option was to work in a grimy chicken spot. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was as though, in the special neuropathology of rabies, the switch had been prevented from turning. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned around once more and saw the woman sitting up, turning the box over and over in her hands. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There is an empty chair behind one of the screens, still turning. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“November 30 “But a turning wheel does not do anyone much good. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The searchlight was turning towards the shore, and then shining straight up into the trees. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m putting some of that new toothpaste they’re all raving about in here for you,” she announced, without turning around, and made good her word. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I saw Father Amadi’s car turning into the compound when we went back out to the verandah. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The turning point came in 1940, when the Coast Guard started detecting new code signals coming from unlicensed wildcat stations like the ones the rumrunners had used. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In surveying the forests from the air, vast blighted areas could be seen where the magnificent Douglas firs were turning brown and dropping their needles. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Henry,” she says, turning on the tap. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the second drag, the flavor changed subtly, turning bitter. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Today, the Fugees were filling the holes in my head, and I stared at my pencil case, turning it over and over in my hands. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Just as he was turning away, I loosened my braid and let the first folded note fall on the floor. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm was turning the canoe to port to go around and see how far the building extended. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was not unlike the feeling he had experienced before turning the corner and almost knocking the girl down. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quisqueya took a quick look at me before turning back to my mom and hunching over her coffee mug. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It brushed past the miller as he set his waterwheel turning for the day. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

An ache inside of me that expanded and twisted, turning me to stone. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mom stared off into space before turning toward me, as if she were in slow motion. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

So then they would email my assignments, and I’d breeze through them, but somehow I wasn’t turning them in the right way. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Slowly, with heart-racking agony, the air would be sucked from the metal room and his victims would die, turning red, blue, then black. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma began, turning her head right to left to right again, looking up and down the street. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“What time does school start here?” he asked, not turning around. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But turning to see him, I caught my mother’s eye. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her front teeth were a little crooked, turning toward each other, and she was self-conscious about it, so she rarely smiled all the way. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

When she saw her clothing, all rags now encrusted with drying salt, she clutched the tatters, feeling the ruined cloth with her fingers, and then relinquished it all, turning her face to the wall. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Clouds blew by, and the breeze tossed my hair and kept it from turning into a Level Eight Fire Hazard. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I thrust myself upon him, tapping my breast violently, then turning my palms upward, demanding his attention. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Chalcuchima’s miscalculation marked a turning point in the collapse of Inca resistance, a moment almost as significant as the capture of Atahuallpa himself. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Where is my BAG?” shouted Mr. Banks, turning round and round in the hall like a dog chasing its tail. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“But all the same—” he said, turning back. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Find out how the French are turning Indian tribes against the colonists. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon entered the kitchen as Harry was turning over the bacon. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Before Bailey can say anything, Marco reaches down and picks up the raven, turning it over in his hands. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Is she pretty?” his mother would have asked his father, wearing the same bathrobe she’d worn for weeks, her own pretty face turning spiteful. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I remembered my sadness turning into anger, and then my anger turning into something else. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The terrace sloped to the lawns, and the lawns stretched to the sea, and turning I could see the sheet of silver, placid under the moon, like a lake undisturbed by wind or storm. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But my freshman year of high school wasn't just a significant turning point in my relationship with Samira. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I think about that all through the dawn, turning it over in my head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Each couple spinning across the floor, arm in arm, turning and turning, causing tremor after tremor inside me, as things start adding up. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He kept turning his head and glancing back at Jonas until the group leader had to give him a silent chastisement, a motion to sit still and face forward. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ash ran into the house and upstairs, down the hallway lit with flaming sconces and into her father’s room, where he lay in bed tossing and turning, the greenwitch chanting something unfamiliar yet unmistakably old. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Open another window," commanded Daisy, without turning around. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Instantly the flames licked hungrily over the platform, turning it into an inferno. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

At this point, instead of turning back to find an alternate route, he began to move in circles, squeaking like a phonograph needle scratched across the grooves. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t even all the comments about how I was turning into a man right before their eyes. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He gets up and jumps and jumps, turning to the window quickly as if some freak bounce accident will launch him out there like a catapult. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The dust rose up through everything, turning the red uniforms, the cannons, the wagons all a greyish brown. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came upon me slowly, like that strange disease that affects those black men whom you see turning slowly from black to albino, their pigment disappearing as under the radiation of some cruel, invisible ray. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she said, turning to Mrs. Parry, “I’m sure it won’t matter for a day or so. You can have my daughter’s room, dear. She’s in Australia. She won’t be needing it again.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll come find you before too long,” she said, turning to face me as they walked past. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Just unscrews what Scoob assumed was an antenna to reveal a clear spout...which she then puts to her mouth before turning the “radio” upside down. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“How are you feeling, this fine morning?” asked Wednesday, without turning around. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

It means she’ll see me on the couch tonight, tossing and turning and sweating as Mom brings me warm milk. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She inched around them, turning sideways to squeeze through the narrow space, and crept forward, holding the candle out in front of her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Although getting you a date to prom will be harder than turning lead into gold.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Instantly, a white sheet of wind jetted out of the thermos and propelled us sideways, turning our downward plummet into a forty-five-degree crash landing. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The three of them sat in front of the roaring fire, slowly turning the pages of dusty volumes about famous cases of marauding beasts, speaking occasionally when they ran across something relevant. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"He's high as a Georgia pine," I laughed, turning to the group nearest me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go to the rooftree of Maine to start my trip before turning west. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s not used to both of us turning on her like this. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The last time I’d seen her was a couple of weeks earlier, when she was sitting in front of me in church and, turning around slowly, had asked me how I was doing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Just when things were turning around, I got the flu. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each minute action—each subtle turning of wrists—must be mirrored exactly by each oarsman, from one end of the boat to the other. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Malcolm let go of the canoe and quickly picked up Lyra, and Alice, turning to see what was happening, said, “Oh, God, no.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Gebu was just turning to climb the stair but, in the instant before the angle of the stairway hid him, Ranofer glimpsed a bundle under his arm. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Do you always eat rice with a fork and a knife and napkins?” she asked, turning to watch me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sun winked behind a bank of low-hanging clouds, turning their undersides rosy pink. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I can take it for you,” Pez interjects, turning the camera back to himself. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Longstreet swung in his saddle, saw A. P. Hill coming up, chatting with Pickett, and heads all turning at the sound of the guns. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tore through the lessons, quietly keeping tabs on where I stood among my peers as we charted our progress from long division to pre-algebra, from writing single paragraphs to turning in full research papers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Dominick yelled from the dark before running into the spotlight and turning to face us as he backflipped into the quarry. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Saying this, I felt I had raced to the top of a big turning point in my life, a new me after just two weeks of psychotherapy. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll wait until they come,” he said, turning off the engine. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down once more, back against a gravestone, and began to drift slowly away, turning his mind away as you shift a field of vision with your glasses, moving to focus on higher ground. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re so skinny, I don’t know how you’re not turning blue,” I said as I settled against the cab, sandwich in hand. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He was the first man to stick the cold steel point of a turning plow into the virgin soil. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked digging through the bins of used bookstores to buy sci-fi and classic literature; he liked books, holding them and turning their pages. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shouldn’t have worried, though, because the Pastor threw me a curve by turning left and heading directly for the big place beside the Kites’, the one without a Century 21 sign planted out front. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She turns red and grins, and when she sits down, it’s Bobby’s turn—he moves like John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, shaking his hips with a laconic tilt, turning his feet more than his body. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“What in the world?” he said, turning to look behind him, then in confusion turning round again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I say, turning on him as we step out on our floor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You got any lip gloss?” she asks me, turning me around in the chair, still checking out my hair. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I tell them my idea of turning her story into a one-act or how I could do a solo piece. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“What do they tell in Karhide?” he would say, rubbing his legs, which tormented him with aches and shooting pains, and turning to me his face with its shy, sly, patient smile. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The grass was tall and turning brown, but a few wildflowers still poked their heads up above the meadow. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched her pass through the living room and the dining room—the rugs unraveling and the table splintering and the paintings on the walls turning to dust. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The sergeant stopped and without turning around, but coming to stiff attention, said, “The best, sir. At least in this part of the country.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I change the angle of the knife, turning it so it’s against his neck. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I rolled out of bed and onto the floor, my stomach turning with me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If he tried to paddle for shore, he would succeed only in turning the raft sideways. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

And him asking what color, and Aurelia turning to me and asking me what color, and me saying green. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She walks hurriedly away, turning once more to where I sit in the sun, shoving a Lamington into my mouth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

There is no turning back, and no margin for error now. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The years 1939-45 will for ever be remembered as a turbulent turning point in world history. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

They’re anxious, irritated, and their irritation is turning on me like a spotlight. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Wait a minute,” she muttered, turning the page. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I remember walking away to the other side of the park and then turning back and looking through the fence to where he was. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"No one's discussing theology over here," William says, not turning his head. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Easy to do, I suppose,” Fiona says, turning a sarcastic eye toward the big, bold welcome back banner in the Greek theater. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Nne,” she said, and, turning to Obinze, repeated her daughter s words in an exaggerated British accent. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She had gotten up and was turning the stroller around because Jamie, who had obviously just noticed the kid, too, was about to say something embarrassing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“No, I won’t ‘come on,’” I say, turning back to the clerk. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Day after day, crouching on the floor, turning the pages of the newspapers, I watch her make her way across the map, by plane, by train, by car, from city to city. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Noodles continued, "I'm so, so, sorry," his words turning into a mess of tears and whimpers. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then he set about turning the poaching of salmon into a business. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I took another sip, and the wheels in my brain started turning. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“He’s coming,” she said, turning back to the woman. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She examines him fiercely, running her hands over his dusty body, feeling the shape of his skull with her fingertips, turning him around to lift his sweater and check his spine, his smooth undamaged skin. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Take us back to the hut,” she said, turning to the blond guard. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And Elena would remember that look on her mother’s face, that longing to bring the world closer to perfection—like turning the peg of a violin and bringing the string into tune. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Finally,” Dylan says, turning away from my desk, where he was playing The Sims. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Hazel could almost see the gears turning inside the queen’s head, formulating a plan. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Outside, with the night finally turning coal black above her head, Tally instantly felt better. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Some other time, he thought, edging backwards out the door, turning so quickly that he never saw the chubby little man until his elbow banged into a soft chest. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black was turning red again, and I really wasn't trying to be a repeat offender of the bully beat-down. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I held each of the trinkets to the sun, turning them so that they caught the light. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can already see the gears turning in your head,” her mother said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps...but you can’t deny this is a turning point in your life, and every turning point must be marked by an event—one that burns itself into you as indelibly as a brand.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But you know that stuff about the darkest nights turning into the brightest dawns? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Now he knew where he was; soon, if he continued without turning, he would come to the dry fountain in the middle of the boulevard, then to the officers’ apartment seven blocks beyond. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

From her pocket, something wriggled out and hung over the edge, turning up to look at her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The kitchen was overly warm when Ophie entered, the oven turning the space into a sweatbox. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Seen from a distance, clustered densely around the white plastic box containing the long serpentine lines of army ants, turning to each other and murmuring repetitively, they seem an absolute marvel. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you will be. The moment you get your ring and kill that pretty little girlfriend of yours, you’ll know there’s no turning back for you, either.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m very glad I could help you two save a library from turning into a cheap, Floo-powdered World of Wizardry tourist trap,” she continued, her voice shaky. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t think so,” I mumbled, turning to walk out and forgetting all about the batteries. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Only he even saw these things, it seemed; only he considered how they had been made, the gears turning, the levers tilting. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you got down on your knees I wouldn’t care,” she said, stopping and turning toward me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I told him, “The only thing about you that’s turning rat is your brain.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was starting to sweat everywhere—even my fingernails—and I think that I was probably turning the color of the rusted radiators. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The officer seemed to sense that both the prisoner and I were nervous and to take some pleasure in our discomfort, grinning at me before turning on his heel and leaving the room. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’m turning in circles, my eyes darting around the store, trying to remember what I’m forgetting. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it is as I suspected,” says my father, turning to me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well?” she says, turning to look at him, somewhat suspiciously this time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, without turning around, he answered with a kind of suppressed rage, “He’s always there.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He heard the change in the sounds around them, too; the howl of the wind, the engines turning over steadily to generate power for the lights, voices from somewhere nearby giving orders. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Levy' listened to her snoring and watched the Monrovian freighter moving out into the harbor and turning downstream toward the Gulf. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was reading restaurant place mats, then turning them over to see if there was anything on the back. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

His reply was simply contemptuous, given in a pause in which he turned his eyes from Mrs. Harker to me, instantly turning them back again:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The more I look at the chest the more I start turning it from a sharp-shaped sheet into something soft. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind had been turning through north to north-west during the night, and now it failed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

‘Just promise me: no more turning people into ghosts if we can avoid it.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

T'was this on tables I had seen, When turning, hungry, lone, I looked in windows, for the wealth I could not hope to own. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

"Now see here, Tom," said Daisy, turning around from the mirror, "if you're going to make personal remarks I won't stay here a minute. Call up and order some ice for the mint julep." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He didn’t bother turning away or try to control his facial expressions. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Let me see your killer face,” Toby said, turning to Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Not really,” I murmured in a gravelly voice, turning away from him. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“The Second Sons are amongst die oldest of the free companies,” Inkpots said as he was turning pages. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The street- lamps flick past, like pages of light, each coming toward me and then turning away. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Marcus stands, and, quick as a flood, the mood of the hall changes, turning curious and expectant. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her caught-in-headlights eyes gave her a look of perpetual astonishment, so that we found ourselves turning and looking back over our shoulders, wondering what we were missing. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Luke finally quit the cool act, turning to Toby, surprised. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“They’re turning blue as well! So is your chin! Your whole face is turning blue!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I said ,” Percy repeated, “Frank is turning into a crazy dolphin!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then, as if she sensed that someone was watching, the lady turned slowly around and studied Hanako for a moment before turning away again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

James reached the corner where the cars were all turning, and he stopped to wait for Emily to catch up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was near the Colorado River, founded back in the nineteenth century by some guy who figured he could get rich turning the desert into farmland. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nok now hurried along the clean sidewalks, turning to take the shortcut through the botanical gardens to her house. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The American victory at Saratoga proved to be a turning point in the war, for it convinced France to come to the aid of America. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun beats down on us, turning the air to steam, playing tricks on our eyes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, all friends,” said Bigwig, turning away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he picked up the coffee pot and poured the last of the old coffee into the grass, turning away for a long moment. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Starting at the neckline and seeping down like ink, the green silk is turning a murky, midnight black. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The man gazed at the suitcase and seemed to be turning the request over in his mind. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Got it,” Sticky said, turning to the window. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hide my smile, turning to the window. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Look,” someone called, “even the smoke can’t stand him. It’s turning green!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Yet by turning his head on his pillow he could see Ron’s deserted bunk. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Melting snow sank into the dirt roads, turning them to sticky black mud. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was turning his head about from side to side, on the ground. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m turning this thing around if you don’t get up and run tomorrow, capisce?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Look, I hate Ares as much as anybody, but you don’t ignore the gods unless you want serious bad fortune. He wasn’t kidding about turning you into a rodent.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She watched the doorknob for any signs of turning. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

That was a turning point, I think, when I came to Phoebe’s defense. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The doctor holds my father’s pocket watch in his pudgy hand, turning it over and inspecting it through his pince-nez. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He takes in a big breath, and the Sandy I remember is back—his eyes flit to the ground and he fidgets with the line, his face turning a bright, bright red. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The girl must be crazy, I decide, before turning over and arching myself to peek at her screen. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Who else is here?” he asked, turning his head from side to side. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The first line had been transformed into a confusion of separate struggles, The three tangled ships loomed ahead, turning, their decks a red chaos as men hacked at each other with sword and axe. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I glanced over at Michael, who was trying his best to look trustworthy, before turning back to Myers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The men of the chevron and thistle, turning to him, saw the old King in the last minute of his glory. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Got food turning cruddy in my gut before I get to eat much of it. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“We have to tell your mom,” Chess said heavily, turning to Natalie. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

You can see the tops of the trees—they were turning all different colors now. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

A little after 5:00 a.m., when the sky was just turning a pinkish blue, Jenny and Abby loaded up the three dogs and headed off to the set. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The horse followed, turning onto a rutted path lumpy with roots, and it was as if they had slipped in under a giant colander. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Silence reigned in the Pavilion of Thought, broken only by the wheels of ladders and the shush of pages turning. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Just as my fortune seemed to be turning, I was forced to leave my only paying job because of well- intentioned meddling by my friends. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘Or indeed with wit to understand me? Not thou at least!’ he mocked, turning to Aragorn with scorn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The Colonel looked over at me and said, “Do you suck at this game?” and then, without turning back to the screen, shot my skater in the balls with a blue paint blast. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I twist the cord tighter, my fingertip turning purple with backed-up blood. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And someone else, headed in the opposite direction, was turning. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Clayton wiped his eyes and then shifted them to Grizzly Bear without turning his head. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Running off a migrant, he says, is like turning against yourself. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“So,” he said, marching over to the fireplace and turning to face Harry as though he were about to pronounce him under arrest. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Here it came out of the rock in a little falling streamlet, and flowed across the path, and turning south ran away swiftly to be lost among the dead stones. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Standing rigid, partially hidden by low branches, he was turning his head this way and that, as if he was searching for something. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been September, for the leaves were just turning yellow and some children were throwing a football in a vacant lot. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

If this is what the Scythedom is turning into, someone has to stop it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She was turning back to the cafeteria when the blast knocked her off her feet. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Butler sank to his knees, sliding and turning, the polished floor bearing him like an ice-skater. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

George turned to her brother, turning the wheel along with her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t have done that,” Colin said, his lips turning downward at the corners. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I looked back and saw a bus, Maribel’s bus, turning off the road. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“And you,” said the mayor, turning to the assistant guard and shaking a thick finger at him, “watch visitors much ... more ... carefully.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The tears started before he could stop them, his hands digging into the photos and turning them faceup. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In any case, while it is all very well to talk of 'turning points', one can surely only recognize such moments in retrospect. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

One man I saw tore off the red kerchief sewn to his breast, emblem of Loyalty, and cast it on the ground, turning from us in disgust. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“You’re a little bit famous, Imogen, leaving school and going missing—then turning up here. Your dad asked me to call you when I was on the island, to be honest.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

“Maybe in a few days then,” I said, turning back toward home. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“As a sign of our support,” he said, turning back to the crowd, “and as a gesture of goodwill towards the community, we have asked Lieutenant James Daley to make a statement.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was rather as if someone under surveillance kept turning up at particular locations but was never observed traveling between them. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

There were dizzy bees and bow-tied fruit flies turning somersaults and humming in the air. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She riffled through it, turning each sheet first one way, then another, expecting illustrations, but all she saw were patterns, line after line like ribbons of black lace. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He shook his head at me, just in case I was too out of it to pick up on the look, before turning around without saying a word. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m not! And if turning up my hair makes me one, I’ll wear it in two tails till I’m twenty,” cried Jo, pulling off her net, and shaking down a chestnut mane. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t. Maybe you should study more yourself,” Benton said, turning out his bedside lamp and lying back down. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I believe I understand perfectly well,” Father said, turning around suddenly to face them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drumbeats blurred into a long fevered hammering, and Black Betha flew, the water turning white as milk as it parted for her prow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He saw me to the end of the drive before turning around. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But maybe there’s also a little magic in cooking, taking all the plain old ingredients and turning them into comfort and memory. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“Got me. But, listen, if you can't do candles or a flashlight, how about just turning on a light that I can see?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even Beatrice wasn’t sure, turning the viewfinder sideways and upside down as she tried in vain to identify a telltale part of owl anatomy. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your deer are much prettier than our ugly buffaloes,” she said, turning to the prairies for help and feeling glad that she had read one of the boys’ books in which Jo delighted. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reek listened to the vanes turning on the old windmill as they rode beneath the gatehouse into a grassy courtyard where stableboys ran out to take their horses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As she looked, it moved again, and then she saw what was happening: various parts of it were revolving, turning this way and that, scanning the dark sky overhead. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

From the corner of my eye, I catch her cheeks turning redder than her Reeboks. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

His example was seen as “a turning point in terms of public sympathy in Selma,” said Chestnut. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to do this easily, and in spite of its width and weight his body mass at last slowly followed the turning of his head. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the late 1980s and early 1990s, the politics of fear and anger sweeping the country and fueling mass incarceration was turning its attention to children. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Not so much,” she said, turning to me and giving a smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I was going to say like a clotting of blood. Things turning sluggish and sick.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He stood there, his arms braced against the frame, his head turning this way and that. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m more sure now,” she said, turning to me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z