Did they wonder how long they would be here? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Adam mused aloud, “I wonder who she was—what she was. I was content not to know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder how he omitted the only other safe generality—goddesses with cold feet. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk to the water fountain together, and I wonder if I could trust her with my secret. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered what that would be like, to walk into a room and kiss my father. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She wondered if, even in its silence, the Thunderhead was watching what she did. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She wondered where he escaped from, how bad it was, and how far he traveled before he put it behind him. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She’d wondered if his cowlick would be slicked down with gel for school, but Steve poked up in all his glory. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Often he took Gimli with him when he went abroad in the land, and the others wondered at this change. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She wondered how her betrothed would take that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the bathroom mirror she appraised her looks, wondering if she could attract another husband at her age. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It’s unusually quiet for a Saturday afternoon, but part of me wonders if the whole block is a little sad that we’re leaving. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"I wondered if you happened to be planning to come into the office today?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now, a day later, I wonder what friends means to Dane. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

As I listened to the militant speeches, I found myself wondering why in hell I had come. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as I followed Mama and Papa down the stairs, I wondered would he let her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Nailer wondered if Tool’s skin was exceptionally thick or if there was something about him that scared even mosquitoes away. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Must be creepy, wondering if you’ll be the next kid to go.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He touched his cap and wondered if it were the right thing to do. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he knew it couldn’t be. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I was still fishing and wondering if I could pull my liver up, or my kidney, or some organ we had studied in science when suddenly Mrs. Maxy swooped down on me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered how she could have a baby this young. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know Sahara probably wonders why we always go to her house instead of mine, but she never asks. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

However, we wondered whether it owed a little too much to the techniques of Mrs. Woolf. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Me too. Can you imagine what I thought when I saw the door standing open and the lights off? I wonder why Monique didn’t remember to shut and lock the door.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tugged at the handcuffs, wondering if it would be possible to break the chair. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

As he stepped out into the yard under the sun, Seth wondered how much of what he had heard had actually been something chasing him, and how much had been invented by his flustered imagination. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I wondered if that meant he was working over Jewish neighborhoods now. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Hazel wondered what was wrong with Coach Hedge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he had really shot Edward, and if so how badly he had injured him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Would the Thunderhead grieve our passing, I wonder? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I’m more like Scout will I be able to find Closure? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if they really will call the muvuki, she thought sleepily. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she was worried about them, and no wonder. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ba wondered, and he lit the lantern in his hand. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he wondered if the Ring itself had not played him a trick; perhaps it had tried to reveal itself in response to some wish or command that was felt in the room. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But he was not astonished long, for he had begun to wonder what he could do next. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

So, you might be wondering why I wasn’t bawling, screeching, or passing out from shock and horror. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The hallway outside is empty, and I wonder where the officer and the nurse have gone. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“By the way, it’s about three o’clock. If you were wondering.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I wonder how a person with mental illness could also be "celebrated" and "gifted." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear held his breath, wondering how Min would feel ... his son’s clothes on a lowly orphan. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I wondered how fast he had traveled to reach me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment, wondering whether the truth or a lie would go over better. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I just wondered if they had anything to do with the baby.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wonder if they, too, have received playing cards and firearms in their letter boxes or if they’ve had their own specific tools provided. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

But that night, snuggled next to Helena, part of me wonders if Lubek would keep my secret. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wonder what became of the others, the Italians. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“What do you suppose the Professor would do if he caught us in here?” she wondered out loud. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I wondered if Roy Lee had been talking to Valentine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, he didn’t really wonder what it was at all. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She finds herself wondering, early in the morning and late at night and sometimes just while sitting with little Ahmad sleeping on her lap: Did all that really happen? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Jon remembered how he'd felt the day they had left the Wall: nervous as a maiden, but eager to glimpse the mysteries and wonders beyond each new horizon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I wondered about thorns, poison ivy, snakes...I wondered, but I didn’t stop. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You want to be found,” and I began to wonder. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lina hadn’t thought about it before, but now she wondered about the trash sifters. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what this conversation is doing to her. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I was studying the crank and wondering where to find instructions for making ice cream by hand. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what it’s like to clean houses all day and then come home and keep cleaning. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he was remembering how he, too, had left Welch full of vinegar at age seventeen and just as convinced as I was now that he’d never return. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a Mask and I’m a slave, and thinking of him in this way is so wrong that I wonder for a second if the beating Marcus gave me has muddled my brain. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I wonder what they do with them,” he said. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the book with some apprehension, wondering what archaic spelling and punctuation I would face. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Again, I’m thinking about multiverses and wondering about the ones where both my phone and headphones are still intact. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if “something” to Annie included all the possible somethings that existed to me, and then I got mad at myself for drawing a diagram of those somethings in my head. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Stephen ever figured out what futons and duvets were. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what she wants me to say. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Leo wondered how that had come up in conversation. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering why no one was coming after us, and I got worried, knowing what it would do to her...and, well, I guess you have some common sense after all.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She stared at the tank, wondering why it leaked so much. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Mam wonders how he’ll get to Coventry without a penny in his pocket. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Jam wondered if it was reading all her thoughts, if that counted as an invasion of privacy. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Safer and Candy go to private school. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I wondered why my dad was acting so strange.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And we still wondered where babies came from. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered what in the world Amanda Wilkinson had to feel sad about. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Confused, I wonder: Is Coach like me; I, like him? Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Sorry to interrupt,” he said, “but I was wondering if I could maybe ask a question?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wonder how she manages to get herself noticed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered who he was and whether he was Lithuanian. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Whatever this place is, it’s no wonder they keep it on the outskirts of town.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Nailer stared at the distant sails hungrily, wondering at the places they went, and whether any of them were better than his own. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

As he galloped across the British Isles with the helicopters thundering above him, people stood and gaped and wondered what on earth was going on. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the worker he referred to was my uncle. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘Has he left me that? I wonder why. Still, it may be useful.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Little wonder, then, that this period is sometimes called the Scientific Revolution - although advances in science would also offer the artistic community a series of technological breakthroughs. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

No wonder America was such a great country. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then they went on through the Citadel gate, where the sentinel stared at them in wonder and dismay as they passed by. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I have to go. Grammy is probably wondering where I am.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I wonder if this is Mrs. Wexler’s last attempt to get me to open my mouth and make a friend. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I sometimes wonder if he makes all those noises and movements in his sleep. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He wondered if they could sneak around the monsters, but when he looked left and right, he saw more campfires in either direction, as if the ogres had surrounded the property. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if this place is haunted,” he said, almost to himself. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder, too, how many lies cell phones have contributed to the world. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

There were wonders for sale, and marvels, and miracles; there were things undreamed-of and objects unimagined. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Every window shuttered to that quality, and no one tells me why. I don’t ask. I never ask. Just do what I’m told. Doesn’t mean I don’t wonder.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They were about to leave for Pennsylvania, and he wondered if Jesse would take care of the dog until they got back. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I wonder where that road is in the middle of all this wilderness. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Stassen had been labeled the “boy wonder” of Republican politics after his 1938 election as governor of Minnesota at the age of thirty-one. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But now I stand there, feeling dull and out of place and wondering how I was ever friends with Amanda to begin with. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father Damian tugged at his collar, adjusted his glasses, and rubbed his nose, and she wondered if he was thinking of something, anything, to do since he had no answers for her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Later, we heard about the obscure white parliamentary messenger who stabbed Verwoerd to death, and we wondered at his motives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have I? Maybe—but maybe the wrong kind. I don’t know my sons. I wonder whether I could learn.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before I lost their voices, I wondered where Father Amadi had gone. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

If he were set free from his pole, I wonder, would he walk on water like Calliope did? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She wondered how much longer she would have to include Weese in her prayer, and drifted off to sleep dreaming that on the morrow, when she woke, he'd be dead. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We had both turned thirteen within three weeks of each other, and at first I wondered if he was entering a new phase of development three weeks ahead of me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered why her heart now felt too large for her body, and why she was so unstable in her shoes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I wonder why Ben read it out loud if we can’t hear the story in stasis. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

His bed was still unmade; she wondered if her mother would ever make it again, or if she’d simply strip the sheets, strip the room, paint it white, and pretend nothing had ever happened there. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It has been years since we left Iran—but I wonder about the candy bars. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But even as I stand, I am wondering, Do I look normal? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the dead child were not a punishment for my having turned my back on my religious calling? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I’m older, I sometimes wonder if Dad’s fervor had more to do with his own mother than with doctrine. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Uh-uh, that doesn’t fit the sounds Miss Thomas was making, you couldn’t help but look up and wonder if this was a real human bean that was making these sounds. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Afraid to go any farther, I sank to my knees, too, pressed my hands together, and simply stared with wonder at the church itself and then at the people. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder,” she ventured, “if she ever going to find a man good enough for her. She so proud—look like she just won’t let nobody come near her.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The whole way to our house, I wondered which would rot faster. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wonder if that’s what she’s doing now and realize that I have no idea what my cousins regular life is like. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Now I wonder if that volume is still on the prison library shelf. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“You hear that?” said Sister Price, with wonder. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he does the same for this girl. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Dain told him to give me that specific message. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“No, Mother,” I said, burying my head in the pillow and wondering at just what point that little thought had come to her. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then she turned and went back, the fog swallowing her so quickly that for a moment I wondered if she’d been there at all. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I cannot imagine the peculiar Circumstances of his Life, & I fear to wonder at it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now, as she headed toward the harbor, she wondered what kept her on this path. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wonder what my life will be like there, who I will become. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The sky is still Pepsi-black, and I wonder if Libby’s asleep right now, if she pulled an all-nighter decorating the porch for Halloween tonight. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

As Tally watched it fade, breaking down into random lines and arcs again as the sparklers extinguished, she wondered if the words were really true. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I kept wondering where Sergeant Bickle had gone and when he was coming back. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I wondered how Laertes had learned of my disguise and rued the change in my brother, who cared for me less than for his own reputation. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Her face smoothed out and she said: "What an interesting idea, honey. But I'm wondering . . . will people make the connection? Maybe it's better to wear a brighter color. Like something red. You love red." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I only halfway listened to what Mrs. Amos was saying, I was too busy keeping my eye on my suitcase wondering if they’d stolen anything from it. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

At noon Mr. Gonzalez looked over the stack of papers on which he was working and said, “I wonder where Miss Trixie can be.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at her face, wondering if her parents actually named her Tigris, inspiring her mutilation, or if she chose the style and changed her name to match her stripes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I looked at the two of them, wondering what was happening. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I'm sure my family in Iran wondered why I followed the same predictable script for every conversation. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I wonder what kinds of things the kids moving here will like, and what they had to leave behind. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

When finally I wake up I am in a daze and wonder what has befallen me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

It rained so hard, so long and so incessantly that the thought of a period of no rain provoked a mild wonder. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made me wonder whether he’d remember how to fully relax when the time actually came, whether either one of us would find a way to let down when this was all over. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He wondered how police would be able to prove what someone was doing on their phone—texting, talking, emailing, what?—without being intrusive into the motorist’s personal business. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Rae, who hasn’t finished blushing from all the wonder in our eyes, nods. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

All through math I wonder if the United Nations is permanently divided. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Yeah, say Sofia, with a real puzzle look on her face, I wonder why she was ever born. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy wondered if the spirit of Kronos was somewhere nearby, swirling in the darkness, enjoying this moment so much that he wanted it to last forever. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

What, I wondered, might it be like to pray in such a place? Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I first heard about the Roanoke colony disappearing, I wondered how it could have happened so quickly. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering, do you know much about Gram’s childhood?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She wondered if Anya would be awake still, at her daughter’s house in Rook Hill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t people be more like dogs? he wondered—and wished. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered that they should be out on such a cold night. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We began to wonder if this was how white people smelled. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She wondered what the witch was thinking, and if she was impressed with Hazel for convincing Jack to go. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

As I passed from one set of dogs to another, I couldn’t help but wonder if I had a chance to win. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Particularly since he always found himself wondering if the japes and laughter were directed at him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Shadow wondered if they would turn out the light, but they didn’t, and it blazed into the room like a cold eye. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Charles turned away; he was almost as white as she was, and I wondered if that old story was true, that one twin felt pain when the other was injured. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“She had engaged to go as governess to Mrs. Smallridge’s children—a dear friend of Mrs. Elton’s—a neighbour of Maple Grove; and, by the bye, I wonder how Mrs. Elton bears the disappointment?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Salva wondered sluggishly if they shouldn’t try to keep up a bit better. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She started taking long walks and wondered what would happen if she just kept walking. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Long after she left him, she never stopped wondering why he lied so outrageously when he didn’t need to. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood like a statue, wondering if he would speak, would question me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she hugs me, I wonder if I also have purple juice stains like the ones I spot around Mustafa’s mouth and hope she doesn’t notice. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

More important, I don’t see Lily or the Spencers, and I wonder if we made a mistake, if we got ourselves sent out here for nothing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As focused as Citra was on the upcoming test, she began to wonder what in conclave she would miss when the apprentices were taken for testing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

What were the chances you'd ever meet someone like that? he wondered. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Her name is Mrs. Cadaver, right? Have you ever wondered what happened to Mr. Cadaver?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I wonder if being super rich is a superpower. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was my brother Gardiner’s drawing up too, and I wonder how he came to make such an awkward business of it. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I still wonder if Uncle always ate in this simple way. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wonder if they’ve repainted the kitchen, or filled in that hole in the plasterwork in the corridor upstairs. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder what they think of this war?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered would she meet her match in Miss Love. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"I wonder how much longer—" The MAV launched with incredible force. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, there wasn’t time to wonder, for at that moment someone knocked at the door. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the next two days Greenwood hummed with talk about Emmett Till Some wondered who the third man might be. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I said, “I’ll probably be OK, ma’am, but there’s one thing I’m wondering about.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You wonder how that guy gets his red beard?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I paused to massage it, wondering if the pain was a sign of Katz’s guilt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Still, I wonder how long we’ll sit here with Malachy and Eugene hungry at home, hours from the porridge, which Eugene didn’t eat anyway. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Grace had wondered if they were stupid, sentimental things to buy, but when she put the necklace around her neck and looked in the mirror, it felt right. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He throws back his head and shouts these words to the sky, while his lambs sit scratching themselves in wonder. bängala means something precious and dear. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

How, I wondered, could anyone not get sick in those conditions? Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He remembered he had a can of tuna fish at home and wondered if he really was in the mood for tuna fish. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered what they would do if he took them by the hand and dragged them to his bedchamber. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I am filled with both sadness and wonder. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I keep wondering what exactly was written on the walls. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know whether he’d seen her being captured—if he had, he would be wondering if she’d been locked into the Prison Room. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was annoyed at himself for the time he had wasted, wondering about her, when he had so much to do, still. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When someone takes such an interest in you, you have to wonder what it is exactly they’re searching for in your face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She wondered what its form might be, and whether it was fixed yet. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered how many children she had given birth to. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Today, watching Rose finish up her Lego model of where we lived, I was still wondering what Ali had meant. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

All this talk about my mom makes me wonder about Maxine’s family. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Maya wondered how she played Slug Bug on car trips. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I got it from him. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“I wonder how deep you’d have to go to bring in a well.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Neither Ron nor Hermione felt like going, however, so they and Harry wandered onto the grounds, still talking about the extraordinary events of the previous night and wondering where Sirius and Buckbeak were now. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then I wondered if she would tell me more about her very interesting life. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she talked to Kareem’s mom and if they are planning something. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The taller one, laughing, says, “I wonder if you pull its leg off, will it grow back, like starfish?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“My mind is not addled. Haven’t you ever wondered why your father never came back?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I wonder if there is a restaurant somewhere in the middle of nowhere named Crowded City. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

With Hunt and Liddy convicted, reporters and prosecutors were looking higher, wondering who had issued their marching orders. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A toddler ambled up on his chubby bowed legs, attempting to embrace my teacher with ketchup-smeared fingers, while a party of elementary-school students openly stared in wonder. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was a wonder that Cristiana had not discovered that it was Hamlet I loved. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And, of course, we had never met any cosmonauts, and we wondered what they would be like. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus he had got a blunt dismissal from Vemish and a bland one from Ismay, and he wondered at what he had been told about the kindly ways of the East Reach. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered: Had she worn thin nylon gowns to bed? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if the rumors about Clara’s talent for reading minds were true. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We was wondering where you had got to and were you all right. What be you doing here?” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what terrible things forced this family to leave their home forever and escape to a new place where they don’t fit in or speak the language fluently. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Jinny startled and flipped herself up, tilted upright with a gasp, as her arms beat the surface, became a sudden frenzy, and her head jerked back and forth in all directions, searching, hunting, wondering. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Aru wondered if this was going to be one of those Indiana Jones moments and now the floor was going to open up beneath them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

What madness, I wondered, would he reveal to me now? Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

And then she wondered if she had said too much, and she colored a little in embarrassment. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered how many other Olympians were thinking about their demigod children right now. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Esme kept a few feet between us, and I wondered if she was still being careful not to frighten me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Why laughter?” he wondered for the hundredth time. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered how things might have turned out differently for him if he’d had more faith, a different name, or been born to different circumstances. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But his Aunt Florence was silent; he wondered if she slept. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I can’t eat her foods, and I wonder if that is part of the reason she doesn’t like me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I had little time to wonder if I had won or not, for the standard questions reminded me of the necessity for dexterous lying. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered, incidentally, exactly what a lover’s arms felt like. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And truth be told, it was no small wondering matter. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

One admiring policeman watched and wondered briefly about the dynamics of dragonfly sex, and what went into what. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time since I read his file I wondered if you could actually die from having bad kidneys. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wondered how August could forget to tell him a thing like the fact that I was white. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he wondered to what purpose Mack could put the information. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped in its long shadow, marveling up at it, wondering what could have made so many trees grow so tightly lined up. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But life would be very different without them, and I wondered if he had thought of this. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

That night I lay in bed wondering how many other times David had grinned and fooled me too, even though he’d felt awful inside. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone still kept absolutely silent, but I wondered what was going through Tooms’s mind. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In fact, listening to her, I even started wondering if maybe it was all feasible: if one day we might all of us move into a place like that and carry on our lives together. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dash to the front door, wondering if it’s something to do with the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When she began again, her tone was one of wonder. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Stella wondered how silence could be so loud. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You ever wonder if there’s any good scavenge down there?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

And I was beginning to wonder what would happen to Digger if it turned out to be true. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even wonder whom she would have married. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I wondered if it was lonely out there on the edge of space, so far from the light and warmth of the sun. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

As I wondered which way to go, I heard a voice right behind us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But a tiny voice in the back of my mind worried, wondering if it would hurt very much ... if it ended badly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wondered what it would be like if a plane bombed it in the daytime. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she glowed in the dark. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The man’s face lightened with joy and wonder. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Virgil wondered what the pillowcase was for, and in the space of about three seconds, he thought of a handful of terrifying scenarios: the Bull would smother him with it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I swallow, wondering if it’d be silly to ask for their autographs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wondered if having been appointed her defender at the trial, he was now to be her overseer. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been wondering about Rose and how she was going to react to everything we had created getting demolished. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she knew about the golden carp. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about the singer on the album cover and wondered who taught her how to apply makeup. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I hoped my class girls were not wondering why my father and I had chosen to come to school to have a long conversation in front of the classroom building. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if they’ve found an actress to play that part yet. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then he too began to look at the Lady of O, wondering if indeed this was such mortal beauty as the old tales told of. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I’ll ever look at mountains or a starry night sky the same way once we get out of here. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Satisfying needs is the burden of the poor. The wealthy and powerful can afford to indulge their wants and whims. If you pass on this opportunity, you will always wonder what you missed.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he thinks I am bringing him such bad fare out of spite, and not because it is all we have. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I wonder how I ever got so lucky to get a son like you, Albie.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if her parents loved her as much as mine loved me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughed, and I joined in, not quite certain if the laugh was against me or not, wondering secretly what it was she had expected, and what had been Maxim’s description. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Leo had thought she’d meant Narcissus, but now he wondered if the real lesson for him was Echo—invisible to her brethren, cursed to love someone who didn’t care for her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Hazel wondered what it would be like to melt, if you would feel yourself slowly liquefy, or if your conscious thoughts would evaporate away before you did. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he would tell me what had happened just now in the library with Mrs. Danvers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And in case you’re wondering how things have been going with Coach Reed, January and February were mostly okay, too. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I've never wondered if he knew his father, or if the Commandant raised him and loved him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Thomas leaned back on the bench and put his right foot up on his knee, wondering how Teresa would react to what he was going to say. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He wondered if they would all be reduced to eating ravens before the coming winter had run its course. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He wondered whether to make use of the opening that was being offered to him, or to leave it for another day. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner wondered what Darwin might have said about the evolutionary advantages of being silent. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

You had to wonder what the Brown Pelican’s voice would be like if he could speak. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

No wonder they didn’t take me to Germany. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh, nothing, but like two or three in the morning, whispering, you’ve got to wonder.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

How can I wake up tired? she wondered as she buried her face in her pillow and dozed off. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if you really think he’s that stupid,” she said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I wondered what it was doing to J.T. and Digger. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

But as Alex raced across Broadway, fire engines and ambulances screamed down the avenue with no concern for traffic lights, and he began to wonder what was going on. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wonder how long she’s going to put up with these punks; even I want to get out of this classroom. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I also wondered why white adults would treat black children so cruelly. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In an instant, I’ve gone from absolute terror to absolute wonder. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“You could only kill one person a night, I suppose. Maybe two. I wonder how many moths it would take to suffocate someone.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

What a terrible thing when neighbors can’t look at each other without kind of wondering! In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she had run all the way over from class. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I’m wondering what kind of party this is supposed to be. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It makes me wonder if any of them are Frackas yachts down there. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the Colonel would get back by then, where he was. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he knew about the mischief that had gone on the night before. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wondered if she’d actually want to hang out with Tyler and Bobby at recess. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I wondered if I had been hit in the chest. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she’s still afraid of him, in the way that I’m still afraid of him, like a nightmare that keeps resurfacing during the day. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he thought of me in his final seconds. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I repacked my duffel, put my shirt and coat back on and wondered how I could best leave the colored rest room without attracting attention. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it comes down to it, there’s nothing “normal” about our new environment, and I wonder if life will ever be the same. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering—” I stopped, looking for a way to ask her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course, beyond wondering where he is and what’s happened to him.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, as we chatted with each other in Navajo, the other non-Navajos would look at us, wondering if we were talking about them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Mr. Freeman died holding me how I would ever get free. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered what it would be like to feel Julia Bishop’s hand slip up inside my shorts. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Now we have come to live near the river, and yet near the llano. I love them both, and yet I am of neither. I wonder which life I will choose?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many broken lives and secrets did that monster hold in its bowels, Magdalys wondered as they stepped up to it. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Everyone in that crowd turned its head, and then everyone drew a long breath of wonder and delight. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I wonder what it must be like to be hard of hearing. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She wondered why he was not in hibernation. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sure! You shout, ‘Fire!’ in a crowded theater and wonder why people get hurt!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Harry stared at the creature, filled with wonder, not at her strangeness, but at her inexplicable familiarity. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She wondered whether it was snowing in the Wood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if ravens always appeared to children of Pluto when they were about to die. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Francis probably hurt her when he appeared, but I wonder if anything has ever touched her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He wondered if anyone else was insightful enough to know why he did what he did. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I wondered if everything was back to normal after the strangeness of the night before. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she knows that 1 choose her to fight with because I know she will always love and forgive me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering where you were,” she said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There were voices to hear and conversations to listen to in wonder, and the special smell of each day. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sometimes wonder what would have happened if Mrs. DiAngelo hadn’t sent me that e-mail the next day. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He wondered at its many shades, the many shapes of black that came before his eyes. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if this part of the night, a part she was unfamiliar with, belonged, had always belonged, to men. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around, wondering why a dog would be in the library. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder if my mother is waiting for her flight to Detroit and praying that I don’t worry about her. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Always adept at turning pain into humor, he wondered later, “Did this teacher have a problem with On the Waterfront?” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Kaira always wondered how someone could get hit in the face by a pitch. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

When she glares at me like this, I wonder if she’s dreaming up new lies about me, even though Charlie isn’t here to hear them. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Doubt it. It likes hot weather. I wonder if/would survive your winter, but I want to see the snow,” Zohra replies. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“So, if I take you and Penny, your mom and dad, and me, that’s five. I wonder who else we could take?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I wonder when it happened— after the attack simulation? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was better, now and then, to wonder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Joseph wondered why the words “Haunted Tower” seemed familiar to him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He is shocked and discomfited by the news, feeling bad about his irritation and impatience, wondering if the victim had been a man or a woman, young or old. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Man,” Spoon said, “no wonder you want to find her.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

While he waits with the crowd, he wonders how the circus manages to set up so quickly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Too late, Luke thought to wonder if the man knew about the rally. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You okay?” he says, and he’s staring at me—into me, it seems—with wonder in his eyes and in the lifted corners of his mouth. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

For a long time I wondered why he ever married a woman like my mom in the first place, as she was the opposite of that in every way. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They didn’t seem at ease, though, and she wondered why they had left such a good supply of food untouched before. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking neither of her hardships nor of earlier times, she wondered when the Dalals would return with her new bedding. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Hell no, just save me burying that horse. I wonder where he got the gun. I wonder what he wants back there.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he’s going to fall in love with me after all? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He looked pleased when he sniffed the powder, and she wondered if he could tell that it was a feminine scent. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I breathe in and out, feeling the ever-present struggle of my lungs to rise and fall, and I wonder what it would be like with new lungs. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Robert would have stood there, that wooden expression on his young sheep’s face, brushing the crumbs from the snowy-white cloth, picking up the table, carrying it from the room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

IF this was Luke’s home, I wondered why he’d ever wanted to leave. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Pearly whites. Not a lot of people in here have that. I myself wonder what happened to Ebony’s teeth.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Si, Papa,” I responded, wondering why he looked so worried. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if that happened to any of the other guys. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My insides ache seeing it like that, wondering if it can be salvaged. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he really knew what he was talking about. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to leave, but Grammy looks panicked, and I wonder what kind of danger Olive is in. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But lately, she had begun to wonder how much longer she could keep the place open. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She wondered how long he had been blind. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The elevators in the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, touted as one of the wonders of the fair, still had not begun operation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I wonder if President Snow will insist we have children. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she sees what I do. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He hears some shuffling over the phone and wonders if Henry’s in bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Already he is no longer able to move his leg, and we both wonder how we managed to get this far. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit there, scratching the dry mud out from between my toes and then looking up at the sky, wondering when more bullets will rain down on us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And not for the first time in the past hour, Rishi wondered how his parents could’ve made such a big mistake. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I mourned the loss of my grandma, and wondered if I’d ever be able to travel to Iran to visit her grave. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was dying—of that, he was certain—but he wondered how long it would take for his body to really sever from this world. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Did you . . . ?” As he listened to him go over each detail of meals, clothes, tombstones, he wondered if Guitar simply could not resist the lure of something he had never had—money. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder where she put that auction letter? The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

As Father led me up the stairs, I forgot about the demons, for I began to wonder again about his name, Windrider. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a very good question,” he muttered, so quietly that I wondered if he was talking to himself. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The agony of wonder made the fuzzy seats hard, soured the boiled eggs, and when I looked at Momma she seemed too big and too black and very old- fashioned. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look around, wondering who Jay is, and see she's talking to the parrot riding on her shoulder. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he’s going to kiss me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

For a long time, before I knew better, I wondered why that—of all the wood he’d salvaged—had ended up in the fire rather than our home. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Next morning her dark fears were swept away in a rush of wonder. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if someday, J.T. and I would ever be friends again. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She wondered if this rebellious streak was the reason why “so many people remark that I should have been born a man.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She smirks a little, but in a nice way, and I wonder what he’s told her about me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I think about all the notes from her that I’ve kept, and I wonder if she knows that she’s helped me with much more than math. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Can you just invent millions of people? he wondered. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Stanley wondered why the Warden lied about the suitcase. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She was beginning to wonder what exactly she would do when she got there and was feeling a little lonely. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He began to wonder where else they might go. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

We lost our faith and went around wondering what life was for. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I could say was, “I was wondering, ma’am, if maybe you’d let me borrow your baby and carry her to Buxton so I could show Ma how much she favours my sister?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Reading it the night before, I’d wondered if it would be like that for me—if in one moment, I would finally understand her, know her, and understand the role I’d played in her dying. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

"Does she know what happened? No one was there to check the mail and find her letters. By now, they’d all be sent back, and I keep wondering if anyone told her that he died." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Now I wondered what it would be like to look normal. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be modest. You’ve got ancient roots. Greek as well as Roman. It’s no wonder Juno—” He tilted his head, as if listening to a voice from above. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It takes more people than the sea, doesn’t it, Nat? I wonder if doctors will ever find a way to conquer it—the way they are conquering smallpox?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better Joe hath suggested some specific remedies, which Isaac the Joiner decries loudly as the cant of heathenish superstition; and indeed, one wonders at the applications of bone. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The hardware store owner jumped, wondering how he’d been put in the position of judge and jury. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Others may wonder how a racial caste system could exist when most Americans—of all colors—oppose race discrimination and endorse colorblindness. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“We wanted to come right away, right away,” he said, so often that Olanna wondered if he really thought it would have made a difference when they came. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Are they making fun of me? she would wonder. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

That makes me wonder if he has a wife, and if he does, why ain't she here? Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if Mamá knows what the song is really for,” Velia said. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I stood there wondering who she was talking to, who was Miss Williams, when I remembered / was Lily Williams now. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So far he had only covered about twenty pages and was beginning to wonder whether this Boethius was something of a gambler. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she’ll come for me some moonlit night a long, long time from now. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She spreads her fingers over the taut, enormous drum her middle has become, wondering where the baby’s feet and hands are at this moment. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered then if, without the language barrier, my classmates and I could have done a better job making sense of Christianity, an idea that sounds pretty far-fetched to begin with. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the orphans were dancing in a circle. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The other headed outward, northward and angling toward the sea. she quoted from the next line of Shay’s note, and wondered how far north she was going. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Still, I do look at him, wondering if I can see some of her in his face, still hungry for her even now that I know she’s gone. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She shook out the cloak, wondering if the clothes had inexplicably become hidden beneath it, but only the medallion clattered out, the stone as opaque as ever. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder the roots of organized crime and criminal organizations such as the American Mafia were tied directly to Prohibition. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He wondered if she could read the guilt in his face. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Catelyn gazed up at the bars and wondered how deep the rust went and how well the portcullis would stand up to a ram and whether it ought to be replaced. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He wonders if it shows all over him where he's been, and grins, thinking back on the sweet little number not much older than some of the little sirens sitting around the table now. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering if I could keep it,” she said breathlessly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I wonder if one day, if I ever meet her, she’ll recognize you in me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Me and Ducky were talking about the football play-offs and wondering if it was going to snow. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time since he had left the inn, he began to wonder if anyone missed him in his old home. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I kept looking at the picture and wondering why this one bothered Momma so much. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I wonder if that makes me brilliant too. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Now, Corporal, you are probably wondering why I attacked you like that. Am I correct?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, unable to stop himself, he’d walked to this address during his lunch break, wondering what her life had been like back then. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I watch it, wondering if I’ll ever truly be home again. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

If only I had not wondered about my sister Ulape, where she was, and if the marks she had drawn upon her cheeks had proved magical. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered whether constant association could cause inattention, and asked a native New Hampshire woman about it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the countries scrolled by, they crossed mountains, wonders of the world, going faster and faster until monsters appeared far below them. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I just wondered what happened. I mean...why did Ben die?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wondered if I would ever be strong enough to know how it felt to stand up. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if there’s any trout in here,” he said, staring into the water. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The unlikeliness of Harris’s bombshell—she was a grandmother, no less, without PhD or academic affiliation—prompted both wonder and chagrin. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Jon wondered what his father would do, how his uncle might deal with this. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering if you’d be willing to help me with math this year,” he said as he pushed a pile of soggy napkins around the table. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first Mark wondered if the man was just sweating profusely. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He found his way to the High Street, where the lawyer’s office was, and wondered about going to see him, despite what he’d said earlier. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again I have to wonder if I’m dead but then I tell myself no. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt a kind of wondering admiration for him. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I saw him walk in with that clean-shaved face, close-cut dark hair, and thin mustache, my first thought was to wonder if it was really Grandpa. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He had often wondered whether Capricorn knew about all the little deals his men did, or whether they were working for themselves on the side now and then. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Grace wondered why everything in Maya’s house felt so cold all the time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

My feelings for her were buried under scar tissue built up over 103 lonely nights spent wondering what I’d done to drive away everyone I cared about. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The point, she said, was to learn how to research, how to find out more about anything we wondered about. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He wondered if the eidolons might just leave those bodies behind, seep underground, and possess one of them instead. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I stared out the window, wondering who wouldn’t want to leave the Congo before you could say Jack Robinson if they had half a chance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that life, and what he’d made of it—how could it happen, Erhart wondered as he watched the bonfire catch. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clench the clothes in my hands and wonder what she did after we were taken. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t surprise me that the sheriff would have such predilections, and I wonder if there ain’t some more sinister truth to the story about the loss of the sheriff’s sweet-tempered wife. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I looked out my window and wondered what Mama and Papa were doing in Cuba right then. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes, I confess it And you would have rushed straight to the king, yes? And when Robert heard of his peril, what would he have done? I wonder." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Yitzchak’s little boy was so thin and sad-looking, still wondering where his sister had gone, that she could not resist him. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wondered if you could get things into some kind of order,” Mrs. DiAngelo said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

All of this has me wondering, what have I gotten myself into? Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I wondered, too, what would happen if suddenly his seven daughters were to appear on television, smiling and waving and blowing kisses to Mr. Pirzada from a balcony. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Emily prickled with wonder at how well James knew his home turf. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I wonder what they were trying to scrub away. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I assumed it was a college book and wondered if I would be able to read it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The way he is acting, I am wondering if it is even true. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t whistle last night—it’s a wonder they thought she could even speak, after what they had done to her mouth. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When we first looked at the house, Uhmma kept staring up at it, wondering what it was for. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the Supreme Court knew what they were doing when they made that announcement. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered what it was like for my sister, cramped into a yellow Volkswagen Beetle with the folded and hairy Chit, heading toward the sunset, going off to find herself. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wonder exactly when it was that lying became so easy. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he read that notion in my face; for, all at once, without speaking, he struck suddenly and strongly. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She wondered if Kaz had just brought him along to row or because he expected trouble tonight. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then I looked in the grave and I wondered. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Justin pumps his fist in celebration, and I wonder who his athlete is. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I wonder if their reunion will be anything like Caleb’s and mine. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So I was wondering . . . I began again, but his fingers were slowly tracing my collarbone, and I lost my train of thought. “Yes?” he breathed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It is no wonder my younger self chose to forget something so terrifying. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I often wonder what he does with them. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I wondered what had driven him to this retreat into the past, with me an unconscious witness of his mood. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Many Alaskans have wondered why, in his desperation, McCandless didn’t start a forest fire at this point, as a distress signal. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My car is here in the drive. I wonder whether Crawley would like a lift. Crawley? I can drop you at your office if it’s any use.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Despite their confusing behavior, Reynie still suspected them of having been kidnapped, and he found himself wondering yet again how they had come to be so pleased with their fates. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Makes you wonder who the villains really are, her mother used to say. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She spent her days laughing and sighing and pointing with wonder. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I wonder if that means that Spackle blood got into my blood when Aaron stabbed me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I wondered how long he had stood observing before he interfered. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing I wonder about sometimes, though, is why some rich kids like him complain about their lives so much. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder if it’s in their regulations: no eye contact with the Muslims. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

They could look at it, though, and many people did this. wondering what was so special about this particular tree. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if the elephant is smart enough to connect me to her punishment and wonder why I didn’t do anything to stop it, but I am and I do. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

As I groggily came to, I wondered why I wasn't more dead. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wonders distantly if Henry knows any Spanish. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Are they going to put him out there? he wondered. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He kept wondering what it would be like at school. Ender's Game 1985-01-15T00:00:00Z

In dazed wonder, I stood in front of the box, holding my face close to the rabbit’s, running my fingers over the slippery glass, vaguely hearing Mamita’s far-off voice saying my name. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadow wondered, for a moment, if she was dead at all. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I felt sorry for them and wondered if the dogs were bothered by the fleas as much as I was when they invaded our bed at night. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me wondered if he’d really given in or gotten just what he wanted. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Should the meeting be canceled, he wondered, if the fever really was so dangerous? An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I keep thinking about my mom, wondering where she is and how soon they'll send her back to Afghanistan. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I freeze and stare at Rock, wondering if he knows about Daddy’s stories. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“You know,” I said, chewing the rather dry cookie and wondering what to wash it down with, “disliking someone— anyone, really—based on his or her looks is shallow.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I am home, she thought, and stopped in wonder at the thought. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I began to wonder if he was actually asleep or if he’d just laid a heavy finger on the pain pump to avoid the Attack of the Well-Meaning Sisters. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I kept wondering who she was exactly, and how she could walk up to some random chauffeur and immediately get a ride. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"I wondered when you would get around to that." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He reached the driveway and nosed the car into the garage, locked it, and then stood wondering if he ought to go to his room or to the kitchen. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he was following us—wished I could look back at the road behind without giving him away. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But I just stare at my chocolate peanut butter pie with the two missing bites and wonder how it all came to this. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Nailer wondered briefly who controlled the ship and then realized that he didn’t really care. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, in moments of great anxiety and disappointment, I wondered if God was alive anymore, or if He ever had been. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has a look of wonder on her face. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They seemed around the same age—older than my parents—and I wondered if they knew each other, because they were laughing about something. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She was seriously wondering whether they could fashion a parachute out of their shirts—that’s how desperate she was—when something about their surroundings changed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He wondered if they had tracked him like a thirsty animal, certain they would find him near the only source of water in that area. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered how that felt, to really like yourself. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I wonder what Grandpa will say when I tell him at dinner tonight.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

As Mia made a batch of popcorn—Pearl’s favorite, and the only snack in the cupboard—she wondered if the conversation would be hobbled by her presence. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I began to wonder if I ever would. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As his vidfeed window winked out, I found myself wondering how Aech and I would remain friends through everything that lay ahead. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps I would have drowned in wonder if Caroline, walking ahead with my parents, had not turned and called my name sharply. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like they all heard what happened and are wondering why I even decided to show up. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But now as he sat gazing at Big Thumb and the meadow full of flowers, he couldn't help but wonder about it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“You spend your words as if every one were a golden dragon. I wonder, how much gold do you have laid by?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Hamilton had hidden anything, like money or hash. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The Feast of All Souls, I ran from my tutor — Latin and grammar — no wonder! Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

After what we’d been through in the previous weeks, it was no wonder we were all a little sick of one another. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Still, it is fair to wonder why the police would choose to arrest such an astonishing percentage of the American public for minor drug crimes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I am wondering if my mother’s mind worked the way mine does, and if that’s why she was an actress, and what I will be. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I sometimes wonder why I even bothered with French class. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I was just wondering, that’s all. Seems to me if your wife up and left, you’d go after her, wouldn’t you?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

And at three a.m., when that same old insomnia crept back, Maya wondered if her mom, the one who was in rehab, missed her the same way that Grace missed her baby. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I wondered how many children the woman had and what it had been like. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And seeing who I thought might be him, right next to his family and English, I couldn’t help wondering how, years from now, Rashad would be remembered. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wondered if white South African celebrities—including those who regarded themselves as liberal—would have deigned to treat me as an equal in a room full of whites. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder why anyone would do an awful thing like that?” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if maybe he just liked to pat guys on the head when they're asleep. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was evening here, too, and she sat down to breathe the air and rest her limbs and taste the wonder without rushing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder if they feel like I do. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He wondered if he would ever see the star again, and he stumbled over roots as the way led him between old trees into the deep woods. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I take a drink, I find it is still salty, and I wonder if we are killing the young plants rather than saving them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wonder if it will be his last meal. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I found myself staring at New Jersey, wondering about Poppy. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wonders if all the grand words earlier about stories no longer being what they once were was all for show, something that the man does not truly believe. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At the edge of his consciousness he could hear Leslie singing along and drowsily wondered why she bothered. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I think of the knots in my hair and wonder how similar they are. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He wondered if she was suspicious because he was with a little white girl. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

"I wonder where Rani is. Do you see a tent?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Your work hasn’t been up to your usual standards. I wondered if maybe you want to talk about anything.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Tally drummed her fingers, wondering if they always kept uglies waiting this long. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They seem to have far more effect on the displaced Capitol rebels like my crew and Fulvia—even Plutarch occasionally reacts in surprise, maybe wondering how a specific tidbit passed him by. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he resented me when I was born. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maya wondered if she was the only sibling to escape these disgusting habits. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"Great. Nice little chat. Now, if you don’t mind, my friends will be wondering—” "There is more,” Mr. D warned. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder what would have to happen for them to come in here—a bomb blast? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I wondered when my present-day back-home parents would give up on finding me alive. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Armpit laughed because he had wondered about that too. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

It was only as I grew older that I wondered if how I had started is how I would end—if the first shape a person takes is their only true shape. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We heard that teachers can’t assign students to the schools after all. We just wondered ...” My voice trailed off. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered how long she would have to call these streets home. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

My brothers are dead and my sister is dead and I wonder if they died for Ireland or the Faith. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder when Jeanine realized that Erudite and Dauntless would make a deadly combination. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor wondered how long it took people to become transparent with purple eyes. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena tapped her foot on the floor, wondering how he had moved on to such a different subject. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she’s remembering the last time she was on mind control. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

We breathed a little easier but wondered: Where would the Taliban go in retreat? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I did not hear any complaints and wondered whether she had guessed what I had done. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she ever wished she could get a refund for me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she could feel me watching them, if that made it more exciting for her. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered whether she might actually grab a stick and whack Nelson behind the head, as she’d done to the snake. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked white and strained, and I wondered why the entertaining of Beatrice and Giles, his own sister and brother-in-law, should have tired him so. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I smooth my skirt and wonder how it would feel if someone was spinning me around, how the silky fabric would fly out around me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every few minutes, I am bounced off the floor so hard that I wonder if this truck has run over a small car. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You ruined us! You ruined everything! No wonder Daddy didn’t want me to know about you!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Their pale glow illuminates more of the room's wonders. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t she just stay in her jeans and give you the, like—” “Band pants? I wondered the same thing. She said she didn’t want me to risk drawing attention to myself.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

You may be wondering what else I do with my free time. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

What, Ulysses wondered, does the streetlight want to say? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

You might wonder how I finally convinced her. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As I run, I wonder how many of these people helped buy my leg. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

What must it be like, I wonder, to live in a world where food appears at the press of a button? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I wonder if it is too late to ask Momma to take them home. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

"I wonder if we might trouble you to show us the dagger?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She wondered how much of being ugly was just an awkward age. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

His head had been rubbed so often and so vigorously that it was a wonder he wasn’t bald. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo wondered if they were the ones that had destroyed the village. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I had wondered if Chasca might bring up this topic that we had so carefully avoided for so long. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I wonder if the officer is watching us or calling in backup. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There are so many times I’ve woken up confused, wondering whose bed I’m in, whose room. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I ate the white meal, drank the white water, received the white smiles and wondered how it could all be. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wonder how a man can work through a long hot day with no thought of food or drink. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But she wondered if white kids ever had trouble figuring out writing and reading stuff. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Still, I could not help but wonder why he had not come to say good-bye. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bruises across his face, the cut on his lip—I’ve always wondered, but I never asked, never said anything. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I said, “I have a question that I was just wondering.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

We wondered whether she came from a circus — and she said the boy’s surname was to be Riddle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They were probably wondering, Why on earth is she so excited? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The old doll said, “I wonder who will come for me this time. Someone will come. Someone always comes. Who will it be?” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

When I was a boy, I used to wonder where my mother came from, how she got on this earth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt no love for her, and he hardly even wondered what was happening to her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the quarrel was really serious, or if it would turn out harmlessly as so many others had done. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as I looked around wondering where I could find shelter for the day, I heard horses. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment Ophie wondered if she had broken some unspoken rule about being a domestic. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I thought of it more as a simple adventure story—a journey into the wonders of our unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I wondered, through my confusion, when we should be removed from the island. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Given the love for soccer in the refugee community, Luma wondered if the game and her team could attract some of these kids to after-school tutoring that might give them a better chance to succeed. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I stared, trying to grasp the point of the picture and the captions, wondering why it all seemed so strange and yet familiar. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I was wondering if it would be possible for you to write a sestina about Margo Roth Spiegelman’s breasts? Your six words are: pink, round, firmness, succulent, supple, and pillowy.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Tristran wondered if he had grown while he was away; he remembered his father as a bigger man. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m wondering why it has flecks of red paint on it!” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It had been so long, so many years since I’d done this, and I wondered if I’d make a spectacle of myself. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I got a letter too. I wonder if they're the same." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Right? but a tiny part of me wonders if this was a compliment. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It makes me wonder if things done changed just a little. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His accent was unmistakably southern, and before I could shut out the thought, I began wondering whether I might be somewhere in the South. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Surrounded by ghosts as she had always been, Sarai had wondered what it was like at the last, and how much power a soul had, to leave the body or stay. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“It means the spiral on the shell is made in perfect proportion. Don’t you ever see a living thing and wonder how it was made?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no’m,” he said, wondering if something in his manner had made her ask that. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He peers at the remainder of my chips cupped in my left hand, as if wondering what they are, so perplexed is his expression. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

This place was so cold, so sad, I wondered how Miles managed to live here at all. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Now I’m beginning to wonder. I don’t know. I’m really uncertain.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pippin glanced in some wonder at the face now close beside his own, for the sound of that laugh had been gay and merry. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As I said this, I wondered if Mother would make me come clean about my entry, but she kept twinkling at my ribbon. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Two hours later, I was standing in a fraternity house in Central Campus wondering why I had agreed to come out. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It sounded awful to my mother and she wondered if that was how all Americans would say it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She looked the same age as him, but he wondered how old she really was. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I wonder if we will become okay again. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I dropped a dime into the slot and took one of the papers, wondering if the story was inside somewhere. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned his head and spat, and wondered if Ralf Kenning hadn’t been the lucky one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Of all the tales of marvel that I could tell you, none surpass in wonder and coolness the one I am about to tell. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“How could an accident like this happen?” he wondered. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I sat in silence wondering if I could ever redeem myself in the eyes of the Lord. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered why she had forgotten that wonderful trick. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s large and it’s creepy, and it almost looks capable of devouring her, so no wonder she didn’t want to lock eyes with it before. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She wondered for an instant what Nellie wanted; why she had come. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was starting to wonder if we’d even see each other today. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Outside was a wild adventure, stuff full of wonder and excitement when they were bright colors in a drawing, but not the kind Ivy had ever wanted to experience in real life. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And now here I was, sitting in a cold room in strange clothes and wondering if I might go to prison. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

No wonder Hazel had looked at Leo so strangely when they first met. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He stared at Edward’s face, and I wondered if he was tasting the atmosphere with his unusual sensitivity. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And I wondered if he had been killed like Bobby Kennedy. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if lots of other girls are staying at school with you, or if you’re the only one. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wonder if the doctor can feel how fast my heart is beating. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They laugh and sing and dance and cry and scream and fall down in a weakness and you wonder if they’ll wake up at all and give you the tip. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

"About drumsticks," the man said, winking one eye so long I wondered if, like Pila's, his wasn't real either. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he heard the fighting coming through the open window, or if he's just reading my face. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I stayed awake in my bed wondering what I would do if Amil never came back. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I look at the clock and wonder what cop at the Mount Pitts police station would be willing to sit down and deal with this. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Citra wondered whether they were tears of sorrow, joy, or relief. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

One of the first times I visited Mr. Muhammad there, I stepped off a plane into flashing and whirring cameras until I wondered who was behind me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cut my eyes several times toward the driver as he drove to Pizitz, and I wondered, Will he say anything to me? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time he wondered, What test? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I wonder if she’s ever stood outside my door like that. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Colonel Cathcart often wondered if what they were doing with the plum tomatoes was legal, but Colonel Korn said it was, and he tried not to brood about it too often. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t the only one wondering what he was up to. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Because his sweetheart, who had died several years before, had played the flute, Thom was drawn toward the music and wondered who was behind it. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there, wondering what Joseph would do if he were standing there instead of me. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I wondered what would happen once we got to Mexico. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder how different my life would have been if I’d stayed with my grandmother. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered for a moment if she was going to try and get up by herself, but she remained still, leaning forward as before, listening intently. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what it’s like in the places beyond ours; I wonder how people live there. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We all look up at each other, wondering what to do next. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“A needle and thread,” said Gregor, wondering if his dad’s mind was beginning to wander again. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of forest lore he had studied deeply, and Taran listened in wonder as Adaon told the ways and natures of woodland creatures, of bold badgers and cautious dormice and geese winging under the moon. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered what kind of love the woman felt for the inmate. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, I wondered if the lanky Mr. Underhill had measured out the grave. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

You’re supposed to wonder about how it got in there, not be able to screw the bottom off the thing and take the ship out whenever you feel like it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered if my whole body would go numb if I held it long enough. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I watch Morrie as he reads my thesis, and wonder what the big world will be like out there. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would hear it so often during my teen years that I started to wonder if what he was really asking was for me to be his drug supplier. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I wondered as I watched the stars, really seeing them for the first time, whether they could see me, too. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Are you angry at me for getting married?” she wondered. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Has me wondering if I imagined a change. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I imagine it’s what the godlands might someday be like, if I am so lucky as to get there. It’s truly a place of wonder.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Rowan wondered if the man had a diamond-studded bathing suit in his wardrobe as well. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I wonder what she was like when she was my age. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He seemed so agonized that Bigger wondered why the men did not give him his belongings. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wonders if Lainie Burgess felt a similar frustration over two different cups of tea in Constantinople. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he feels as embarrassed about what happened last night as I do. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They looked in wonder at the carcase of the fell beast that lay there; and their steeds would not go near. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A pulse ticked in her neck, and she wondered if he could see that, too. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She wonders if all of her will ever feel healed at the same time. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

There came a day when Gandalf could not be found, and the Companions wondered what was going forward. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She says someone might find them and wonder where she got them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I wondered if he could know how offensive this overweaning “brotherhood” demonstration was. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder how much it will cost to fix my screen. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if she could report them now to these young officers. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I’d been wondering whether something was wrong with me since the beginning of the semester, when I’d attended my first lecture on world affairs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m wondering if you can write just one paragraph for me. Something about you. I’d like to learn something about you.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She looked to the door, wondering if she could catch him in the hall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

‘I wonder if poor Merry is much hurt. What has happened to Boromir? Why didn’t the Orcs kill us? Where are we, and where are we going?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There’s a broken branch hanging from a limb out over the water, and I’m wondering if I can bring it down with one shot. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s no wonder I had to look for ways to amuse myself. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

First of all, there was just too much life to be living—making new friends, fighting with my brothers and sisters, wondering if I’d ever make it onto the football team, and getting into mischief. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Matt wondered whether they’d seen him hiding there on other occasions. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder where her family thinks she is and what bargain she made. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Pippin gazed in growing wonder at the great stone city, vaster and more splendid than anything that he had dreamed of; greater and stronger than Isengard, and far more beautiful. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she’d only been able to leave for Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I wondered how long I could bear it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have these extra posters explaining the life cycle of salmon. I was wondering if you could use some to decorate your walls.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I look at the message again and wonder how many moms text their daughters’ best friends behind their backs like this. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Violet agrees that it must be so; not only is she losing Joe to a dead girl, but she wonders if she isn’t falling in love with her too. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder what their criteria were,” Redemption said. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she ever thinks of me, and what she’s feeling? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t wonder why nobody in my family even questioned burying him the way he said to. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They started to look uncomfortable as the staring contest continued, wondering what Harry was going to do next. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder if the same clerk helped the other people on the list, those who got this package before me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I see flakes of glue in Max's hair and wonder what I'm missing. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Someone passing by on the highway would never, ever know the wonders that are healed inside this space. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There was another long pause as Matt wondered what kind of help she thought he needed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey stares at the card, wondering where the knight is going and what the card is supposed to mean. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Dorian picked up a cowboy boot from which a heel had been broken and dropped it into a wastebasket, wondering whether that impossible Ignatius J. Reilly was all right. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if there was a comb I could use later in Delia’s apron contraption. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I turned slowly and looked into my room, wondering what horror I would see in it. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Pickett said, “Well, I tell you, sir, frankly, my boys are beginning to wonder at the attitude of the high command toward my Division. My boys—” “George,” Longstreet said. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I wonder no wealthy nobleman or gentleman has taken a fancy to her: Mr. Rochester, for instance. He is rich, is he not?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He stood now with his harp, holy and clear, in the wall’s recess, under the window, wondering if he should flee that way to the courtyard altar, sanctuary of Zeus, the Enclosure God. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he was looking for me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“All the time I kept wondering who I would tell it to one day.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

‘I wonder if you are being very brave,’ he said quietly after a moment, as if he was debating the matter in his head, ‘rather than merely disrespectful. Perhaps that’s not such a bad thing.’ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

He felt himself perfectly poised at the midpoint between wonder and dread, and didn’t know which to feel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I was too busy to do anything but wonder. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then I wondered why the British soldiers would allow themselves to die so easily just because their king told them to go march up a hill and fight. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I suddenly wondered if Martin never shared any of this news to protect me. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And I keep wondering what they’re going to say when I tell them that someday I want to marry a boy. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Agnes watched him bump up to the plane and wondered if he would live to see her again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if this is the same patio where Finch found the cardinal. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She looked so pleased with herself, Tyrion thought, and small wonder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nailer wondered if his father was going to try to hit him with it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote to Albus, describing, perhaps insensitively, the wonders of my journey, from narrow escapes from chimaeras in Greece to the experiments of the Egyptian alchemists. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"So I suppose I'll let you run back to Robert to tell him how I frightened you. I wonder if he'll care." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Dimple wondered if she was nervous, and why. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I always tugged at Grandma's arm, wondering why she would just step aside. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Suzanne,” she said, “I wonder if you have ever given much thought to why people speak to one another. Why speech came about in the first place.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I even wondered if that was why I had become a wolf’s head—because my father had been one. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But I wonder if any of these scholars and authors grew up here, like you, Son.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered more and more as the spring progressed and nothing changed in his life except that Gebu was sometimes in a good mood and sometimes in a bad. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I nod and wonder if my father’s been out in the sun too long. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I still had a bunch of pages left, too, and I wondered if by the time I ran out of pages I’d be done with my story. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The burnt hole from a cigarette, I wondered how long it had been there. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then white space and air and me wondering, How do I spell introduce? Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

"He gave it to himself. I guess he did. Ras is a title of respect in the East. It's a wonder he didn't say something about 'Ethiopia stretching forth her wings,' " he said, mimicking Ras. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say nothing but I couldn’t help wondering how that’s supposed to be comforting. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

If I’m wondering who pilfered the petty cash, it’s more reassuring to hear Not Jones; he’s an honest man than Not Jones; he’s a very honest man. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Winston halted, stood for several seconds wondering vaguely what to do, then turned round and began to retrace his steps. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I only wondered if he possessed true sensitivity, as some men of great might, as you know, do not. For example, I wonder: is he capable of tears?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I watch the way his eyelids twitch as he dreams, and I wonder if he’s dreaming of me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My heart pounds in my throat, and for the first time in my life I wonder why I always leap before looking. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

No wonder he was trying to shut everything out. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even then I wondered why anyone would ever want to break into our apartment. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Those blankets were so scratchy, I wondered if the person who designed them thought: How can I make the world’s worst blanket? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Union Station in Los Angeles is an art deco-mission revival mash-up wonder of inlaid marble tile, vaulted wood ceilings, and light fixtures that would make Frank Lloyd Wright proud. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She wondered if she could just stop there. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wondered who had done them and how much he got. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She did not wonder that Lord Fredrick occasionally suffered from headaches; ten minutes of conversation with Lady Constance and she was starting to get one herself. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I wonder if my aura shows how much I hate hiding things from her. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you wonder how I know? That you know, I mean?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

No wonder he thought healthiness such a remarkable thing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, he had scarcely considered the mudmen at all, beyond eyeing Meera once or twice and wondering if she was still a maiden "You may be right. We will spare them if we can." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In case you’re wondering, the Underside of a sheep doesn’t smell that great. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The fact was infinitely astonishing to him--and I recognized first the unusual quality of wonder and then the man--it was the late patron of Gatsby's library. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The moon is so bright I can look down the field and see the things called cows and sheep and I wonder why they don’t go home. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’m wondering who “they” are when, to my surprise, a soft-spoken white girl named Tiffany raises her hand. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he has any plans or if he is just as desperate as I am? The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if they, too, hated black people. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder my teacher laughed at me that day. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But at home I would hear my mother wondering, ‘What do you see in your books?’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if you ever got a chance to get out and see how many people showed up for the March 20 Rainbow gathering there at the hotsprings. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Irrelevantly, she wondered why they didn’t snap off in her tight grasp. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled, a brief flash, and Shadow wondered if there had been real humor in that smile, actual pleasure. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

As they wondered and feared, a tumult of noise reached them, chariots rolling, voices shouting. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made him feel cumbered and foolish, and he wondered once more why he was here. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mama still didn’t speak, and I wondered what was going through her mind. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was starting to care, starting to wonder. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Now, at night, I realize that I’m going to be missing The Voice and wonder if my favorite contestant, Javier, will make it to the next round. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I’m wondering whether to tell Mom this story. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Fingering what was left of our money, I wondered how long it would last us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As he picked it up he wondered what a white man would think seeing him here with her like this. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the snack options and wondered what kind Marcus liked best. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I used to wonder what kinds of letters he wrote. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Hearing Farmer tell this story, I wondered at his recklessness. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Yeah, say Sofia, with a real puzzle look on her face, I wonder why she was ever bom. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if my sarcasm is what started it all. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder the girls on patrol don’t last long. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I could tell he was looking me over, probably wondering who the hell I was, this intruder upon the sanctuary of English majors. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The big bed in the corner is empty and she must know what I’m wondering. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They were wondering if the boys really wanted to play, or if they just wanted to tease and make trouble. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if she should smile at the officer and whether it might help. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

To stay calm, I wondered to myself, Does he have regular handcuffs, or does he have special SeaWorld handcuffs? Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

No wonder any household item we carelessly left on our porch quietly found a new home in the night. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered if his father would believe—really believe—the’ things he might say to Mrs. Hurd. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

As I brushed my teeth, I wondered how I’d feel if a colored girl were sent to my school. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I began to wonder if die Germans would send soldiers too. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t help being curious, wondering what this boy wanted with him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I’m not into dream analysis, but maybe she was wondering if Justin had a big one. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I wonder how they think this is going to happen, the peaceful part. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

But I kept wondering every time we hit a bump and the stupid shocks in the pickup didn't do a thing how much it was hurting Lucas. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She is wondering what that might be when a flash of grey on the opposite platform catches her eye. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Elizabeth is someone I will one day share secrets with. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

So, now I’m wondering how hard you can side-eye someone before your eyes stick that way. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“People were just wondering which of us would be first.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Lazlo’s first days in Weep passed in a rush of activity and wonder. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Lydia. So. I wrote this story. And you know writing and stuff. I wonder if you could read it for me and tell me what to do better.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Then I wondered if he wasn’t simply odd, nervous. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if he used to have a wife—or if he just really liked ruffles. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

At nights, in my little room in the base- ment, I lie awake with my stomach aching and wonder what would happen if my friends found out who I really am. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the sudden breeze wondering what could possibly have done that kind of damage, and began to get the feeling that something terrible had happened here. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He wonders how to pronounce Abijah, whether it’s a man’s or a woman’s name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

With that kind of encouragement, backed by explosive tempers, it was no wonder they became fearsome characters. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what he’s doing, but I don’t ask. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

For a moment I wondered if he needed help, but then I remembered how he had clambered over the roof to water his fig trees. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering, do you know what my favorite color is?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I wonder why they call him Slam? Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Me too. I wonder what they’re all doing here. And who the other people are, the ones we don’t know.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He wondered if he would ever again have the courage to leave the safety of these stone walls. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her voice was surprisingly normal and friendly, and I wondered why it was she had taken the trouble to come up with my discarded sketch herself. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m also startled because I was dreaming about Marlena, and for a moment I wonder if I’m still asleep. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have long to wonder about what to do. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Then, too, did I wonder whether he’d assumed he could be an American engineer who spoke little English, but of course he didn’t. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey wonders if he should ask if she sees anything in the stars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if they are renting it out now.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

How could they have such an expensive place, I wondered. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry stares at him, expression blankly bewildered, and Alex wonders how this guy has any friends. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I been carrying this letter now,” she said, “for more than thirty years. And I been wondering all that time if I’d ever talk to you about it.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the Basmu would continue to sink for all eternity. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the boys felt the same way I did with him, that they were all he could see. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, I wonder if he’s going to cry, but he doesn’t. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what that is, so I was wondering if I could borrow your Walkman to find out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I'm wondering why science is a better discussion topic than politics, but I don’t say anything because that would be entirely too cheeky. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I glance up the block and wonder what Ambrose and I would talk about if I chose to stay behind with him instead of going who knows where with Ma. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

No wonder she was so determined to finish it— Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

No wonder that she found herself looking forward to Saturday evening. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he would approve of my plan to ride to Seattle with Edward Cullen. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder how my life would have been if I’d stayed with her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I worked with them, wondering what was happening to me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the gargoyles had broken into so many pieces it made him wonder how he was alive at all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“And Gum Baby thought you were weird. No wonder y’all were friends.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Asha cursed beneath her breath, wondering if it had been a mistake to leave the castle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t dream you could find one already. I’ve been wondering how they were coming along this spring.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

People would wonder if she wandered off alone during a break; there would be murmurs about her, and questions. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wondered if he was still so slow at it just because she loved him and told him so and Joseph didn’t want to hurry any of that up. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I wondered why we must go so soon. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I stood on the driveway for a second, wondering: How was I going to handle Zed? Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s opening the folded pieces of paper wondering what went wrong. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The average squirrel cogitation goes something like this: I wonder what there is to eat. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

She wondered if she should have changed into one of the dresses. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had granted Florence the victory—with a promptness that had the effect of making Florence, however dimly and unwillingly, wonder if her victory was real. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Vega was in his room, playing quiet, when I rang, or even if he had come to the door and eyeballed me through the peephole. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I stare at the Father with fascination, and wonder at how he could stay so white under our hot sun. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My father will wonder what has become of me," he added, catching the eye of the swordsman who'd offered to yield up his room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I wonder what she is thinking,” Aunty Uju said sadly, musingly While she was in America, The General had one of the bedrooms repainted a brilliant white. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The sky shimmered an even tiger yellow she had not known to fall in the range of atmospheric effects; she beheld it with a wonder much like that with which, recently, she considered her life. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she thinks in numbers the whole way. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I remember my father doing this very thing to my mother and I wonder where Peeta picked it up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I wonder if it is the first book she has ever seen. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As I got off the black bus on North Street, and was making my way toward the tournament site, I wondered what my first time attending a tournament full of world-class players would be like? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God the Son and the Holy Ghost, I wouldn’t wonder? Say, boy, you got one named the First Baptist Church?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momentarily I wondered how she would look if she took off her glasses and did something novel with her hair. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The examining and the “we” make me wonder what Oscar might’ve told him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Annabeth wondered if demigods didn’t smell the same in Tartarus, or if the other scents here were so powerful, they masked a demigod’s aura. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I always wondered where they went once they arrived. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he listening to the air whooshing in and out of her nose, she wondered, waiting for a subtle faltering, a revealing irregularity, that would betray her thoughts? A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She wondered if the diverse butterflies she saw in the yard were among the species Grandpa Sorenson had imported. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Tobias will sit in it; if he’ll grin at me over breakfast; if he’ll look at me in that secret, stolen way that I imagine myself looking at him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I wonder sometimes, if I had looked at the space under the door to the bedroom, where my sister was sleeping, whether I would see beams of magic light shining from inside. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I feel like he could wake up at any moment, smiling and wondering why we’re all staring at him. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I looked at him, full of fearful wonder. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I tried to make myself stop wondering. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Catelyn was thinking of her girls, wondering if she would ever see them again, when the Greatjon lurched to his feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The young women wondered if the attention to detail was a subtle challenge. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

"He's wondering where the stone fell, and how to reach it first," said Sextus, remembering his fall down the rocks and into eternity. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Everyone began to wonder why he didn’t shut the pile off,” Anderson said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Renfield’s quiet has anything to do with this. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Despite the litany of possible reasons, it was hard not to wonder if the fundamental core of education—the ability of teachers to teach and the ability of kids to learn—had gotten lost. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if she was falling in love. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I wonder what it was like for him, having a little sister tagging along. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Matt too. I wonder where he is, Thomas.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just wondering if there would be any conflict with your, um, lifestyle choices that might interfere with the work we do here.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he felt lonely, like Roberto and I did when we lived alone. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He had ceased to wonder at her long black hair and finger it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He wondered if he had even yelled when he was a baby. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She wondered if Arobynn knew she was out of the mines. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He looked so happy and I wondered about that, his capacity for happiness. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He may well wonder, however, how we will go about responding. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder just how many outcasts have been driven to suicide because of just one too many tauntings or practical jokes on a particular afternoon? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started wondering how I am going to achieve anything in life, if I can’t even start the day without alcohol. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

That makes no sense, but I wonder what it would be like if I could season my food with the seasons. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Ophelia just came down from your mama’s room, and I was just wondering if she was wanting for anything before I got to putting together the luncheon.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He wondered how long it took to go to Detroit. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered if the officer had seen Beat Box disappear. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“My ghost won’t associate with your ghost,” Matthias said primly, and then wondered if the sea air was rotting his brain. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes,” he said, “prayer can be very comforting. I wonder if any of you men would like to pray with me?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Penelope wondered once more: What had been in that letter? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She was wondering whether she might attempt a third when the king began to shout. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“They’re not from the Doorman,” I say, wondering why in God’s name I would choose to be obstinate in this situation. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He saw her raise her arm and wave and hop about, and for a second he wondered what it would be like to be up there, looking out over the whole city, laughing and waving. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They wondered which takeout place would deliver a plain cheese pizza on Thanksgiving Day. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it Kelton who persuaded him, I wonder—or was it because I corroborated his abysmal view of humanity? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering if you want to do something? I don’t have to be at the community center until noon.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t help but wonder if I were here, if I were watching this as regular old Mia, would I feel jealous, too? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the more they asked, the more they wondered. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking about the fact that Ocean and I had only touched by accident and what if we’d touched on purpose and wow, I wondered if my head would just explode. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I slurped on a lime Popsicle, continuing my quest to survive on frozen treats, and leafed through the pages, wondering which part to draw next. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The question was so sudden, and his voice was so bland and devoid of emotion, that I wondered if he even wanted an answer. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Each time she wondered if they were already hunting for her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what they have to talk about. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I wondered if there was a moon out, and if so, what it looked like. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Miyax wondered what kind it was and what it was doing so far north at this date. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Are these magic cloaks?’ asked Pippin, looking at them with wonder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wonder why Ben is here right now. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wonder how they can laugh or don’t they even know they’re doomed? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Coraline wondered if the hand could see stars from where it was. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I wander through the day wondering how I’m going to say it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I wondered when it would be okay to start questioning him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No wonder Moreau’s apprentice went after my brother. If there really is some master plan to take back the Black Book, then they’ll need the Black Key to open it.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

They fit him so well, Leo wondered how she’d gotten his measurements. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She was looking at me closely, maybe wondering what a last name like Park meant ethnically. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With something this small. And afterward he would smile happily without ever wondering if I had known when he started and stopped. Men! Men are hopeless!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wondered why I seemed unusually agitated today, and asked if anything was wrong. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo thought for a moment, fearing some further trap, and wondering how this debate would turn in the end. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

No wonder Lissa had been scared when I stepped out of the woods. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

It had nothing to do with me, but I couldn't help wondering what it would be like, being burned alive all along your nerves. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He carried it over to a table, opened it, and quickly skimmed through it, wondering why a history of Cornish tin should have been of interest to Ian Rider. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Lying on the floor, blood from my split upper lip staining the mauve carpet, pain ripping through my belly, and wondering when I’d be able to breathe again. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart pounding, Violet stood stock-still, wondering if Count Olaf or one of his accomplices would come and investigate. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

What will happen if it kills me? the boy wondered. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His voice was low and threatening, and I began to wonder whether I might wind up joining Rufus unconscious on the ground. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I often wonder why I had to be chosen. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She wondered what her vision had shown her the night before. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He never wondered aloud whether or not I had to shower with that thing on. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Okay, so I have. Seven half-bloods shall answer the call I wonder who they’ll be. We re going to have so many new faces next summer.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I wondered why she jumped up and grabbed me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Susan’s friends laughed at this, although he wondered if it was from pity at his fumbling attempt at humor more than from amusement. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Today the house shone so brightly it hurt Hazel’s eyes, and she wondered if it would even allow her in. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Mother mused absently as she wrapped it in tissue paper, “I wonder if the family name has to go on it.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip, wondering where to hide before I’m accosted by any more kids feeling sorry for me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The woman looked like she was starving, her ribs thrusting out from her sides, her legs so thin that Tally wondered how they didn’t snap under her weight. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He wondered if there was anyone in the world who liked him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no railing, and I wondered how Mr. Ray would be able to keep coming down here, to this secret lair, when he was older, especially since he was already limping. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I looked back, wondering if I should thank him, but the gate clanged shut. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He wondered mournfully, as Nurse Duckett buffed her nails, about all the people who had died under water. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Catelyn watched a breeze stir his auburn hair, so like her own, and wondered when her son had grown so big. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"I'm done. I wonder will it hurt much. I wish it was over. I wonder does anything happen to people after they're dead. O-o-oh! Here it comes!" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I wonder where he is, this Captain John Smith. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

But then, she wondered, what could a hurt and angry ghost do with a broken heart? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She sounded like she was genuinely sorry, but there was something about her expression that always made you wonder if she was being completely sincere. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Bigger wondered what he could say to his mother, or the relief, or Mr. Dalton, if he left them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stand with my hands on my hips, staring down into the trash can, wondering if I should reach in and take it out. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He wondered if Willis could hit a pitch thrown honestly, and tossed another rock, more fiercely, that skipped five times. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he was going to tell me how he feels about me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And all that tugging and all that smoothing makes me think about your dress, too, wondering if it is too short or just right. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I wondered suddenly if he had been in love with Rebecca. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I will be able to feel his touch on me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if they could be the ones I’d personally created. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He breathed softly, wondering about the cool breath of peace that hovered in his body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tell myself in wonder, I have a friend. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder whether there are microphones installed here?” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am wondering if he has always worn this or only since Addie’s refusing to say the Pledge, when I further notice that his tie does not go with his shirt. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around him, wondering what on earth it was going to be. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Uncle came back into the room with Valley and Thorn, talking loudly about the wonders of crystal spheres, and Seven hid the bird in her cloak. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had always wondered what it would be like to call someone Papa. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I’m wondering what I taste like as her tongue slips into my mouth. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

We watched it go up floor by floor, wondering what it was for, and what they would do to us there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I wonder what her teeth look like now, considering I’ve never seen her smile. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He wondered as they walked what his father had in mind. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

As we waited for his bags, I watched him as closely as I could without him noticing, and I wondered how come he had gotten like this—his nose swollen, his legs waddly. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she’d brushed her hair a hundred strokes every day. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get a real heartsick feeling then, wondering if I gone too far. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I always wonder, if she knew me, would she love me? Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

When a television crew thrust a long, dark, furry object at me, I recoiled slightly, wondering if it were some newfangled weapon developed while I was in prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All four relay team girls ignore me, and I wonder if Carmetta and Maya think I dogged Tyler too. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The spell was soon over, and Mrs. Pontellier could not help wondering if there were not a little imagination responsible for its origin, for the rose tint had never faded from her friend’s face. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

He wondered what it would be like to have a mother whose stories were inside her head instead of marching across the television screen all day long. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she knew scandalized was more the word for it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I brought him supper, as I had as a child, and wondered now, as I’d wondered then, whether he knew I was there. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I had wondered if she had any intention of keeping her promise that we would be continued. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

No wonder the Romans had been giving her strange looks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered about the mysterious messenger, and I wondered about all the things in the course of a lifetime that would not matter. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I wonder what would happen if she saw me? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wondered if I had said anything to offend him. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I wondered where the rest of them were. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only movement within the circus is the clock that ticks by the passing minutes, if such a wonder of sculpture can even be called a clock. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He wondered why his father couldn’t have chosen a decent career. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Before Miss Maggie explained why the other islanders were afraid of me, I’d sometimes wondered why people would shake her by the hand but wave at me, instead. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She studied the muna with wonder before delicately placing it inside the folds of her clothing. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering, madam,” I begin, then hesitate as I try to word this just right. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For just a minute I wondered if I wasn't making a mistake, then I thought it all over again quickly and got up to say goodbye. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You know what my pentomino just said? Fooled. If she wasn’t so old, I’d wonder if she had something to do with the painting disappearing.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

This, I thought, was what my father had been envisioning all those years ago when words had failed him, not necessarily this scene, but something equally capable of provoking such wonder. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if we could get in,” Jenner said. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering, Izzie, those stitches on your head, do they hurt?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“You do not say anything, M. Poirot. What is it that you are thinking, I wonder?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gazed down with intent, looking right into the dead face of Finn Bennett and wondering at his missing foot. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

You have to wonder why we Americans don’t worship this plant as the Aztecs did. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I wonder if what I’m feeling isn’t entirely a hangover if a doctor is making a house call. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

In the privacy of her mind, Koffi faintly wondered where they were heading, whether their new direction would get them any closer to finding the Shetani or send them back to where they’d started. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

For a long moment he wondered if it had all been a colossal blunder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I wondered myself if she got the paper all the way out here. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I would think of the place in the dream and wonder where it was. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She wondered if there was some operation that could make her back into a littlie again, forever. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Dr. Talc idly wondered if they had married each other. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mariam wondered how so many women could suffer the same miserable luck, to have married, all of them, such dreadful men. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stop wondering who he was, and how he knew us. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

You might look at our house sitting in the middle and wonder why it looks like somebody emptied a dustpan over it. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I wondered, since they had not carried one word about my story. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to make sure we understood the project, and he said he wondered who would be the first one to find a dollar word. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“I wonder what kind of dog he is. I bet he’s big and strong. I hope we can handle him.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I wondered if I would ever get used to the temporal displacement. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He wondered how he would break it to them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Dad looked longingly at the house, and I imagined him wondering how long it would take Mother to stop the bleeding. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

By the time the road came around into East Hampden I was wondering seriously if I could make it to the warehouse, and what I would do when I got there. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Every wife wakes up one day and wonders if she has made a mistake by marrying,” said Elnora. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Directly in front of us, behind a long counter, a row of white people, mostly women, stood staring at us as though we were the world’s eighth wonder. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Mona rocked nearby, Taisin stared at the iron pot in the fire, wondering if she had been right to let the greenwitch take her blood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she came over because she saw how happy I was. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As you watched him run to his car, the rain soaking him to the bone, you wondered how you’d ever gotten so lucky. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s like I wrote to Charlie. This world is surely a puzzle. I wonder how old I’ll be before I get it all figured out.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

In a sudden awakening the old man had started to his feet; he looked around as though wondering where he was, his eyes lighting in surprise on the two dogs by the door. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made no sense to me, and I even wondered how Nazis could believe such contradictions themselves. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Rome took all the vanity out of me, for after seeing the wonders there, I felt too insignificant to live and gave up all my foolish hopes in despair.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered if his gargoyles had ever seen its like. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even Daddy looked up from his coffee and newspaper as if he had been wondering, too. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Biting the inside of my cheek, I wondered, Will I raise enough money in time? Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The Wart copied him carefully and wondered what would happen next. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would anything, I wondered, ever seem more compelling to them than the Internet? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But picturing a spurt of wine-red blood and wondering if the ice pick would make him cough didn’t help. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if the people on the ground could feel it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she would teach able-bodied third graders the same way. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

And he skulked behind the Tomb, looking out every few minutes, and wondering which was the least dangerous thing to do. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The more I thought about the operation, the more I wondered how much difference it would make to how I looked. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

As the little boys ran over to show Eunjoo their haul, Jinjoo wondered why it was she hadn’t been scared by the Americans. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I can add youth to the queen's organs, so she can live forever and Sophia will never have to become regent queen. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Danvers wondered, Madam, whether you would like to see your room,” he said to me, when the tea had been taken away. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Gods and wonders always appear, to attend the birth of kings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if we better all go over?” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered whether people always kissed each other sideways. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why someone didn’t crank up the air-conditioning. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Mam comes back up to Italy and sits by the fire wondering where in God’s name she’ll get the money for a week’s rent never mind the arrears. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder how something that starts off so invisible turns into metal, bolts, and wires, connecting point A to point B. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wonder how the sky would look from the surface of such a planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I empty out my handbag, looking through my notes scribbled on bits of paper, all the scraps of information I’ve gleaned, the memories shifting like shadows, and I wonder, Why am I doing this? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I couldn’t sleep. I was just wondering what you were doing.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Did you see how sparkly Miss New Jersey’s crown was? I wonder if those were real diamonds,” Maricela says. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I wondered when she would tell them about the baby. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“The Drowned God loves me after all. Here I was wondering what to do, and he has sent me foes to fight.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Joe leaned his hoe against the wall and scrutinized this battered old refugee for a moment, wondering, what the hell kind of omen is this, anyway? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if they were going to remember her at all tonight. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she wondered if anyone back home even remembered her arrest and testimony. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Could longer working hours mean that the enemy was working overtime, preparing for war? their bosses wondered. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he even knows I’m leaving. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I feel bad for her—I wonder what her grades were in high school. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

People walking past wondered what they were up to. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But the older he got the more Will began to wonder. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if you ought to have someone in here with you,” he said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder—” Momma began, but we were turning in at our own gate, and she didn’t finish the sentence. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the knowledge I sought would destroy me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dallas examined the piece of wood in his hands, wondering why he couldn’t see what was inside. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

And sometimes I wondered how many people in that one hallway felt the same. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Small wonder the Eyrie had never been taken. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In a way, it was sort of depressing, too, because you kept wondering what the hell would happen to all of them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Makes you kinda wonder ’bout his family tree, now don’t it? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered what I would do when I quit working for the DiAngelos. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Kepler, whose attitude toward astrology remained ambiguous all his life, wondered whether there might be hidden patterns under lying the apparent chaos of daily life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning, he looked back at the three men, framed in the gap, and wondered why they had allowed him through. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering if you have any rod-iron lying around,” he said, not meeting the smith’s eye. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s a wonder you’ve evaded the government for so long—but you can’t hide now, not when your own family or friends are at risk. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I wonder how long I can keep pushing that piece of rabbit around my plate. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered whether they would have to tie her down, but when they settled her onto the sledge, Taisin’s body relaxed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wondered what the silence was in weather terms. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were little things here and there that made me wonder. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Poor creature. I wonder if he had a wife and family,” said Eye. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Where, I wondered, would we be going today? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if anyone ever found them, when they built that new bridge. You buried the map too.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They must be wondering where you are,” she said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He looked away from my wondering eyes, lifting my gauze-wrapped hand from the bed and holding it gently in his, careful not to disrupt the wire connecting me to one of the monitors. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He wondered if the smell had gone away, or if he had just gotten used to it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He even wondered who was at fault: him or the monster? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wondered why he was making such a fuss. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Biddy done met Stephen or if she was able to keep shut of him all day. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I wonder how it feels to have a dad who misses you before you are even gone. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Tally wondered how long it was until dawn. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She saw that the tortoiseshell comb was still in Penelope’s hair, and for the first time Ophie began to wonder about it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she has ever really felt anything in her life. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I rode away wondering how to tell my mother that Dad was now doing television interviews from jail. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I had wondered who called, and why, and what made her so upset. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He holds her this way for so long that she begins to wonder if he is going to turn off the light and caress her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My legs feel heavier with each step, and I wonder if she can sense my jitters. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I sit upright, shivering with the wonder of what I have seen. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if we were going to talk about the telegram. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Percy wondered sadly if something inside him had broken permanently. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Thomas swallowed, wondering how he could ever go out there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I thought of the long chain of all the days of my life and wondered how far along that chain I’d already got. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hugged the granite face and wondered how long he could stay there before exhaustion forced him to let go. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why she was traveling alone, and where she was going. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

No wonder Emery is always telling me Francis is her soul’s muse. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wondered what treats those girls were getting. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Leaving everybody to wonder where she had learned her effrontery from. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede wondered if her eyes were playing tricks on her, for he seemed to be lengthening. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At moments of wonder, it is easy to avoid small thinking, to en­tertain thoughts that span the universe, that capture both thunder and tinkle, thick and thin, the near and the far. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she routinely thought about me and my welfare, or if she just randomly remembered that she had other children and then had a little woe-is-me moment for herself. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He was hunched forward, not looking back, trudging his way to practice, and I wondered if there’d even be enough players there to run a play. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Members of the other churches wondered if the Holy Rollers were going to heaven after all their shouting. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again they crossed a river and Ben wondered how many rivers and saltwater creeks one would cross traveling along Highway 17 through the lowcountry. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered how many times he had made that statement. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was better to think that and do something than to wonder and be confused. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

No wonder Pilate put hers in her ear. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, wondering how much, if anything, I should hold back. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I wondered, somewhere deep in me, what Papa would do if he were here. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she had been looking forward to eating the margarine herself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Turner wondered wildly if there was a better time to throw stones at her house, but all he said was,“I’m on my way home. From swimming.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I knew what he was thinking, and I wondered if he would tell Mike the truth about how many kids actually escaped that night. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I wondered if this was a different room completely, but the frieze of the gods looked exactly the same. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Phoebe said, “I wonder if Mary Lou is embarrassed because of the way her parents are acting.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Later that night, as I was dropping her off on that same porch, she said, ‘Sometimes I wonder if you like my father more than me!’ Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now that he saw them, he wondered how he had missed them in the first place. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I wonder what kind of cereal I should get for Becca,” Terry muses as they drape the Irish Wreath quilt on the girl’s bed, across the hall from her grandparents’ suite. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for bringing them,” Ash said, wondering if her face were as flushed as she felt. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she settled into a stillness of deep concentration, he let himself hope what he had so far only wondered: that it might be possible Sarai was not lost to him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He looked young, not over twenty, and I wondered how he had es-caped the habit of guarded fencing that goes on constantly between whites and Negroes in the South wherever they meet. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if I shall ever be happy enough to have real lace on my clothes and bows on my caps?” said Meg impatiently. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede could not stop staring at her, and she wondered if even the water in those pitchers was somehow thickened with magic, for nothing seemed usual tonight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He wishes Henry could see it, wonders if he’d find the image as funny. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I'm suddenly afraid that I'm being put into another selection, and I wonder, Who have I offended now, just by being? What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

What was the thing, I wonder, the one and final thing she had not been able to endure or repeat? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if it was the same one I had heard from my window on those nights so long ago. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if it should bother me that he was following me; instead I felt a strange surge of pleasure. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wish I could; I wish I could move, but I just stare at her and wonder how long I have been this disgustingly selfish. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Dimple wondered if the Patels' wealth had been a reason her parents had chosen Rishi for her, and then was immediately ashamed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He sat in Pops’s stall, thinking about Agnes’s pregnancy and wondering how he would find the money to support the baby. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he sits there, flushed and shivering, wondering if he is running a fever. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

For a moment I wonder if Bedi Ma'am is upset that I gave her gift away. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Could you imagine living in Gay Paree, speaking French like natives,” Ben wondered aloud. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the town people found the rocket at sunset they wondered what it was. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe some were peeking out, wondering what that crazy Puerto Rican girl was doing in the middle of their block. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Amil wondered if we could hide here until the fighting went away and then live here forever. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering if you'd like to go to the fair with me. I drove past it this morning. All the games are rigged and the rides are pretty lame, but they have funnel cake.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The Little Mermaid sheets were the same, and I wondered when they had last been washed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They would wonder what was going on and ask a million questions. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I wondered if one of them had fallen into the gorge. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was no wonder the main medicines of this era were laxatives. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He addressed the kitten in his palm, maybe so the other monsters wouldn’t wonder who he was talking to. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He wondered idly why it did not warm to his body temperature. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He sat on the bus and shivered until the heaters started working, wondering what he was doing, where he was going now. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Otto tried to get back up but didn’t make it to me; again he staggered, heaping on the floor and staring at me in dull confusion, wondering at his body’s betrayal. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was now starting to panic and wondered if anyone would step in to help us. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

As I sat there watching him, I wondered what he was thinking. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wondered what the goddess had told Reyna a year ago, and why it had changed the way Reyna treated Jason. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I felt uneasy, wondering where we were going, but decided to say nothing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if it’s because I’m going to meet his dad, or because of the politics of his parents’ owning this store. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Is it any wonder that every morning, when he saw Bebe, his heart would feel bruised? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The palms of her hands were orangey-tan and that made me wonder if the soles of her feet were too, but I never saw her barefooted. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She wondered if it was maybe just a muscle twitch. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe he would wonder about what I was doing. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered how the trout would taste for breakfast. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

How, I wonder, can it be so neat and nasty at the same time? The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been wondering how I could be a woman and yet be drawn to unwomanly things. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I wondered what a crypt was like, if there were coffins standing there. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Tortoise wondered if perhaps Dog’s grief had made him go mad. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

And this gets me to wondering, but I am not entirely sure what it is I am wondering about. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what it would be like to write a whole story like Daddy did. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

‘Oh yes, he is!’ said Merry, waking up a little, and beginning to wonder what was bothering his companion. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Hullo?” called the man Jack, wondering if perhaps the child had stepped behind something. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering if we could look for that diary.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She stared at the bearded men in their alpaca skull caps and silkolene coats and wondered what made their eyes so small and fierce. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if all fathers secretly wanted to kill their sons. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Maddy’s looking down at her nails as if Mrs. Kluck’s announcement is written on them, and I suddenly wonder if she’s embarrassed to look at me after her outburst in the mall. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

No one woke up, not even Jay, which made me wonder if I’d cried out in real life. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder about the deep, wide abyss between good intentions and concrete action, and how many of them leapt across it. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he knew that they slashed tires, cut each other with razors. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if there is some way I can turn the many faces of the moon into a science project. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I have often wondered what my father thought at that moment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I wondered how I would escape if I was in a story. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered if this was the bulldozers’ graveyard, where the bulldozers went to die. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

They gave him a little to drink and eat, and he lay back again, always watching the stranger with dark wondering eyes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger wondered what Jack and Gus and G.H. would say if they saw him sitting between two white people in a car like this. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

A past wonder of the world, it is badly damaged today. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He sailed on down the lane without further reference to me, and I wondered who was sick at home. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Does she love these new kids as much as she loved us, I wonder? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I been wondering about something,” Howard said, scratching at mosquito bites on his freckled leg. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I suddenly wonder what Mrs. Montgomery would say if she saw my mom and Mrs. Hameed together. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I wondered how God must feel to go into Horse’s stinking mouth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if Hercules had ever been as positive as Jason—more upbeat, confident, quick to comfort. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered what Martin looked like—and how I could find out. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I wonder what happened to that official. Executed later, do you think?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

They were all slender, frail creatures with wondering eyes and soft fluttery voices. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder she was sympathetic to the other young mothers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I stare, amazed that he can turn it on and off so easily, and wonder what the strategy behind it is. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Dad falls asleep while we wait, and I wonder if Erin really doesn’t want to see me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered again at the strength within her slender body. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he really thought that of her, she wondered, what would he make of Paul Farmer? Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He wondered if Nemesis was around here somewhere, watching to see what Leo would do. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Now that she lay captive beneath him, he wondered how he would ever escape her without leaving himself vulnerable. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Emily’s life always seemed perfect to me, but now I wonder if maybe it isn’t. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“The question that I been wondering on and you was supposed to answer for me.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder he had needed the Babylonian no longer, and scarcely taken notice of his dismissal! The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I wondered, as I had so many times, if it would’ve been easier to lose my parents when I was still a baby, with no knowledge of them at all. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wondered if I would be like the Tin Man in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: If you knocked on my head, would it ring like a gong? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

What courage he’d gathered had turned to dread, and he wondered when the Grievers would finally give chase. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Was there a hereditary reason for that, he wondered, or for skin color? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder, dear,” she said to Lavender Brown, who was nearest and shrank back in her chair, “if you could pass me the largest silver teapot?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I wondered what Sally from the amusement arcade'd be doing now. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I told him I loved it. Now he will always wonder when this crazy Greek will come back for him.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder, for example, if there’s a variation of today where I die going off that cliff. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Whistles from the people of Phippsburg, and shouts of wonder that the minister’s boy, the minister’s skinny boy should be able to hit a ball that far three times in a row. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Has he lost his voice, too, wondered Meggie, or could he never speak? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He had never seen McWatt look displeased before, had never seen him in any but the most lighthearted mood, and he wondered whether he had just lost another friend. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“No wonder he didn’t try to call you.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Hungry and trembling, James stood alone out in the open, wondering what to do. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Boys were playing football in different teams on the same field, so that multiple balls flew in the air; Olanna wondered how they could tell which ball was which. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Mrs. Croft had ever seen a woman in a sari, with a dot painted on her forehead and bracelets stacked on her wrists. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

And I wondered if she’d saved the twenty minutes for me on purpose. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he would give it to me if I said it was my journal. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he’d wonder: if she accidentally left it behind on the desk, would he sneak a peek? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“So, David, is that one of the things you thought about all those years, when you imagined the Smoke being invaded? Did you ever wonder what would turn the cities into history?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was a wonder Mrs. Peterson had promoted him to the sixth grade with the rest of us. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wondered — not for the first time — whether one was ever justified in neglecting the welfare of one’s own family in order to fight for the welfare of others. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered whether I would record the contorted fish-out-of-water version of the shark, or if I should eventually draw something that showed the shark in a more natural position for the guide. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It makes me sick to look at it and I wonder if I should go home from all this sickness and this bucket and let my parents kill me if they want to. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Kathy wondered if her husband, who did not at that point have any gay friends or family members, might want to change the logo, to keep their message from being misconstrued. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the lubricant had been derived from the rendered bodies of dead horses. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Nately was a sensitive, rich, good-looking boy with dark hair, trusting eyes, and a pain in his neck when he awoke on the sofa early the next morning and wondered dully where he was. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“And ladies, if you’ll kindly come this way—we have wonders and curiosities suitable for your delicate sensibilities, too. A gentleman would never forget the ladies. Especially such lovely ladies as yourselves.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Four was probably wandering around the rose bushes, wondering why nobody was talking to him. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Jethro, understanding the situation more fully now that he was older, wondered at his father’s intervention that afternoon. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Dad secretly felt like I’d forgotten all about him. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I wonder if it was her last happy memory, too. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“No wonder you have to go to boarding school.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Some have gardens, and I wonder who tends them. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It went in at last, and Butterbur’s face was a study in wonder. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And then wonder took him, and a great joy; and he cast his sword up in the sunlight and sang as he caught it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Anya had heard the story countless times, usually when Anya wondered why they couldn’t live in the village proper, or why they didn’t go to more festivals, or have more friends. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The more he thought about it, the more he wondered, Who is going to take out those monkeys? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ira’s face was strained and taut and queerly defensive, as if she had been hurt and was wondering where the next blow would fall. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is worse, I wonder—watching everyone you know fall into that ravine, or shaking their reality with such force that it ruins them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she could hear her good friends the beavers going about their business beneath the ice, and she wondered when she would see them again. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“No dæmons...Well, that’s very interesting. I wonder if I might suggest a little experiment, if you can spare one of them? I’d like to see whether the Specters are interested in them.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder how long they stayed in the airport trying to figure out what to do. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I wondered if anyone would think to confiscate my legs if I got up and tried to run. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

For a moment it seemed pointless, this annual pilgrimage to a home that continued to reject me, and I wondered if I should go. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Ugwu watched her and wondered if she had tears in her eyes or if it was simply the glare of the sun. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Do we wonder if they live alone, or if there is a mother at home or a sister or a husband? Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

And with this doubt his whole statement fell to pieces and I wondered if there wasn't something a little sinister about him after all. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

His heart beating rapidly, Jonathan turned about, wondering if there were other Americans near. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Small wonder then that they had started eating their own dead. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She wondered how many of these captives knew what was really going to happen to them. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I wondered how I was going to avoid him. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I wonder why Professor Lupin’s frightened of crystal balls?” said Lavender thoughtfully. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But Babulya was heading right for the path down to their house, and Anya didn’t want the fools to wonder where the old lady was going. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Alba began to wonder what the hell she was doing there; the pain in her abdomen was becoming unbearable and the need to take a bath with running water was beginning to obsess her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had no answers: There were moments when he wondered whether it had been outright madness not to try to prevent Voldemort breaking open the tomb. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Miss Honey wondered what on earth was going on in the mind of this child. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the time, I wondered vaguely where the bullet landed. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

For some reason right then I wondered what it’d be like if I was her boyfriend. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I also wonder if we’ll maybe end up being friends—real friends. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went on with my dressing, puzzled at her attitude, so different from our last encounter, and wondering whether I had the unpleasant Favell to thank for it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was drunk, but I wondered where he had gotten the money to buy beer because it was still the middle of the week and he was dead broke. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the shower I wonder where Coach is taking me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it okay to ask for an autograph? he wondered. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I protested, wondering if someone had come across my lost table-book. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I no longer wonder if the checks I have been writing to the Missionary Fathers of the Blessed Way are bribes to God; I just go ahead and write them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time she relaxed and her wonder at the miraculous airship changed to curiosity. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he even thought, wondered if perhaps that was not why the beard, if maybe the other had not hidden behind that beard against this very day, and if so, why? why? thinking But why? Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what William Wallace said when they were tying him to the horses that would rip him into quarters. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I wonder if each marker has a story just as complicated as my mom’s. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

On his free Sundays, Carlos carted the girls off to the Statue of Liberty or the Brooklyn Bridge or Rockefeller Center, but as far as Laura was concerned, these were men's wonders. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I wondered why I hadn’t thought of it myself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she looks at all the girls Jamie brings home this way. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I sniff the air again, wondering if Uhmma got up early to clean the house, which would not be unusual. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I—” “It's all right.'' I don't smile at her. It will only scare her. For a female slave, a smile from a Mask is not usually a good thing. “I'm actually wondering the same thing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I wonder if maybe she’d chosen it, out of the others, because it was less garish. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, we went over for the dance at Manderley, it was great fun. I wonder Giles was able to run a yard.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I caught myself a couple of times, forgetting we’d agreed to just be friends, and I wondered if it were easier for Diego. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He wondered what his old partner had planned. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the glass, I see James staring at the back of me, and I wonder has he daydreamed about me the way I’ve daydreamed about him. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wondered how the ants had managed to climb over it and find her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I wonder if 1 can ask the doctor to do a blood test or something so that I can provide her with proof of my sobriety. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she wondered if that was why she did not get the job. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wondered what they were doing, the coroner, Frank, Maxim, Colonel Julyan. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I remember wondering why she wore so many scarves. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I guess I’m wondering if it was the place or the people. Like, what if the people around you had been different?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Paul said it was for Daddy, and I said, ‘You tell them he’s in the bath,’ but Paul said he wondered if he ought to do that, because it was Mr. Sanford calling from Topeka. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would lie in bed and wonder if it was because I was unapologetically competitive on the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I just stood there wondering who told him what I said about Miss Love taking over the company room. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Though at the same time, Jinny knew inside herself that she did wonder about the world out there...a little. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Daddy got tired of stories for a second and just let his words come out differently, the way I do. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

And I wondered, if he had truly been a mighty shaman in the capital city of Cuzco, why had he left there to come to our small, unimportant llaqta? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The fact that my instinct is to wonder about these things is a tip-off that there may be cause for alarm. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I wondered if maybe I should punch everybody in the face. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Had the war in Europe started? he wondered. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Someone at the sherry party had wondered if the professor had seen my latest article on affirmative action. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered who his opposite number was, the colonel on the far right, the last man on the right of the Union line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wonders what it might be like to kiss her on the mouth. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a wonder he wasn’t all scarred up. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder some twenty-eight hundred Japanese companies have set up operations here or teamed up with Chinese partners. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wondered if I was going to have a heart attack. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And he wondered what else Ranyinudo had told her about him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He said: “Get up, you tom-fool of a Took! Where, in the name of wonder, in all this ruin is Treebeard? I want him. Quick!” The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She flicked a lock of hair out of her face and he wondered what it might feel like to touch it, gently, as you might stroke a bird. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The puppy sees something that makes his mouth go wide with wonder. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And I have wondered how the Church I loved could have changed so quickly and completely. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last he rose, half dressed and went into his study and sat at his typewriter, wondering what kind of letter he should write to her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I wondered what it would feel like to be wrapped up in him, to fall asleep in his arms. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dicey wondered if Momma had named Sammy after her brother because he was dead. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poor parent, I thought, and wondered about her dad. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wonder what happened to the rest of the gang. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at it, wondering if she’d ever see anything as beautiful again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if coyotes with glowing yellow eyes liked pastelles as much as they liked French fries. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

As I walked away from my old life, I wondered if it were true, what my uncle had said, that I was changed and could never lift my head again. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small wonder the clansmen had left nine bodies on the ground. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

No wonder my father wore brand-new shirts that he only trusted with the cleaners. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He wondered how old his cousins were, and which rooms they were sleeping in, and whether they had red hair, too. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Matty had wondered how to say it, how to describe it. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I try to be big about it but can’t help wondering if I’d have a date, too, if I wasn’t walking around on a pipe. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She wondered what kind of skirt she would wear, and whether she and Kelly would match. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I wondered who “we” was and how many of them I was up against. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wonder how hungry I’d have to be to eat a rabbit. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Her breath makes a cloud of steam when she says, “No wonder she hardly ever talked.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I wondered why she liked that book so much,” Dad • says. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I spoke to your parents, and they are, of course, upset. But I wonder why you feel that this was done maliciously, Miss Santos.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Hugo thought about his father’s favorite movie and wondered briefly if the man in the moon had to wear an eye patch after the rocket flew into his eye. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I sighed and wondered how many people had died in these waters. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The hare felt the ground shake under him and he wondered whether he shouldn’t run straight home. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

A true sword of fire, now, that would be a wonder to behold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the horses I’d ridden into this dawn were still caught in there like bugs, whinnying at the shift. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I might lay my hands on his head and pray, and keep his soul from leaving his body the way he did for me many months ago. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wondered about Juan, about how he chose to save Ashley and not Candy, but there was no time for that. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I no longer wonder if I have a right to love Father Amadi; I simply go ahead and love him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, after Madrina died, I wondered who would take care of the building. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Just at me, and I knew she was wondering what I thought about the guys and seductiveness and skeeze and all. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered whether it was this same son out there now, leading the attack. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This was the Florida you fly over, wondering why people ever thought to inhabit this peninsula. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Walking away from the store, Lee said with wonder in his voice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he realizes how bad off Daphne is. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wonder if maybe my house smelled anything like me to Bo. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I wondered what that was like, to hold someone’s hand. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

When I am alone in the dark counting my breaths, is she doing the same in the darkness of her room, wondering...was it all worth it? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It is strong as steel, yet lighter and far more flexible, and of course utterly impervious to fire, Dragonbone bows are greatly prized by the Dothraki, and small wonder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Well, here’s one of the wonders, he told himself, gazing about the squalid, foul-smelling hall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wondered what had ever made her come to China. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After my mother and I have finished discussing obligatory family news, he will approach me and wonder: When was Christianity introduced to the Asian continent? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I wondered if there were postcards in the visitor center. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I paused, wondering if I should voice my previous thoughts aloud, then charged ahead. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The wonder was in her, and the skepticism was in the world, and the coolness was in both. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He wondered if he was supposed to say something about being sinful and hoping for forgiveness and grace. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I wondered what they were up to but was afraid to ask. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My attitude was one of abiding and friendly wonder. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bigger, sometimes I wonder why I birthed you,” she said bitterly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was only now that he wondered if the window would be locked. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Even though he knew I was in the same room, Dad thought for a moment and then wondered aloud, quite honestly, “What about?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pull away slowly, still waving and smiling but wondering what in the hell I think I’m doing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he still has my money. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I wondered what Chas had done with those beers, and then, just thinking about it made me realize another stop at the bathroom was required. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Pilate had sat there listening to him, her wondering eyes resting on his face. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what sort of escape he’s planning, but at this point I’m game for anything. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who? he wondered, peering to see his tormentor. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Good,” I add, then take a deep breath, wondering if this is another Alice-clue. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The notebook kinda looks like Angel’s, and I wonder if she got hers from here, too. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

One wonders whether this word may not itself have scared off some investigators; it is a word with an alarming visage. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was indeed a mallorn, and it was the wonder of the neighbourhood. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

For weeks I wondered what it was that “uncle” had done, but I was destined never to know, not even in all the years that followed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess it’s no wonder my mother and I never had an interesting conversation when all we eat is canned soup, chop suey, and instant coffee. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Mr. Freeman’s name would be mentioned, or if I would be expected to say something about the situation myself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry wondered for a moment whom he was speaking to, but then realized “Mad-Eye” could hardly be Moody’s real first name. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I can see her mind wondering, What happened to my bowls? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I wondered where Cohn got that incapacity to enjoy Paris. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Yup,” he said, looking at me sideways, like he wondered where I was going with the question. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I wonder how he got hold of it.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Matthew’s glaring at me again but he’s starting to back off for real now and I’m wondering who Hildy is that he’s obeying her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Little by little Alice subsided into sleep, and Malcolm wondered about pulling the blanket higher around her shoulders, but it wasn’t cold. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He wondered who the fat cat in the green cap was who was suddenly all over town. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he’s really so nonchalant about it, or if it’s just an act for my sake. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It is nice to think that there are so many unsolved puzzles ahead for biology, although I wonder whether we will ever find enough graduate students. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always wondered what she said, but didn’t want to pry into what was between her and God. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if maybe he is going to say something about how I am so obviously out of place, or ask if I need help. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She wondered what the Lamb Men had thought, when they first saw the dust of their horses from atop those cracked-mud walls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I wonder where it started, my decline; I wonder at what point I could have halted it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beto wondered if Miss Bell liked him or might come to like him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered if it was the same one that had sped past him earlier. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I sat down on the ground and wondered if it would be overly wimpy to cry in the lobby of an apartment building in Corona. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The creature stared at the arrow zipping by as if wondering, What the heck is that? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I kept stealing glances at Baba sitting with Rahim Khan on the roof, wondered what he was thinking. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

None knew him, but one and another wondered at him and said, “Can he be Apollo? Or Aphrodite’s lord? Not one of Poseidon’s bold sons, for they are dead.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought of Blount and wondered if by now he had traveled far. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“So, I’ve got my mom’s car, and I was wondering if maybe we could do WaHo after school? Then we can hammer out the plans, and I can drive you home afterward.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I still wonder if I could have won the National Spelling Bee competition if black students had been allowed to compete. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs all through A Modest Proposal and you’d wonder what he’s laughing at when it’s all about cooking Irish babies. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder if any of them see me walk past every day with this notebook. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

But would it be so bad to work with them, I wonder, to cooperate? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

There was a flicker of something in his eye when he looked at her, but it was gone so quickly, Dimple wondered if she’d imagined it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Tally tried to smile back, wondering if she hadn’t made up enough time. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I wonder how long it’s been since the river dried up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I got a little freaked out at the thought of it and started wondering whether there was a flashlight in the glove compartment and how long two people could survive on a handful of Starbursts. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

That, of course, got me wondering if he had other superpowers, too. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She wondered if he was regretting agreeing to meet with them in the first place. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I was just wondering if you’d be interested in working for me again.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Are we expected to walk into dark rooms? he wondered. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered if they would ever ** see a spring. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sheriff wondered what went on behind the wall, what pressures, what pleasures and achings. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Improbably he wondered if the neutron–the subatomic particle that had just been discovered in England by James Chadwick, and was thus both novel and rather fashionable–might be at the heart of things. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He wondered if his father had known that Mrs. Cobb was absolutely and completely crazy when he’d sent him to read to her. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she’ll be more upset to lose me, or to lose to the disease. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But I wonder if he’s annoyed by Crick too, and I think Epsilon-5 and I would have been better friends than I first thought. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Do you ever wonder what your life would be like if you could just change one thing?” he asks. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Yet as she listened to her husband pace the floor, night after night, she must have wondered. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she was frightened mixing with all those people who didn't want her there. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“In times as confused as these, even men of honor must wonder where their duty lies. Your Grace is not the only king in the realm demanding homage.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Piper wondered if the room’s temperature controls were broken, because suddenly she couldn’t stop shaking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Wes wondered how it was that he was the one being arrested. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Neighbors discussed who was in each group and wondered what would happen next. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder why I am the way I am. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He didn’t rise, and I wondered if he was hurt or shamed. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“And what’s happened to you? I wonder you condescend to come back to such poor society as this, I am sure I do!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder how she got that notch in her right ear?” she mused. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Makes me wonder if our porch is a crying place. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I was so desperately wondering how to end the nightmare that I felt quite dizzy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t wonder, Calpurnia. I find it’s dangerous when you wonder.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering whether you could tell me anything of Tom Riddle’s history? I think he was born here in the orphanage?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the nice feelings evaporated, and I couldn’t stop wondering if I was going to have to pack my bags when I got home. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spent the rest of the weekend wondering what I was going to say to Miles on Monday. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I followed after him, stunned, wondering if I did like it that way. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Over and over he repeated those words, and in the morning when he woke with a feeling of happiness and wondered at the cause of it, he would remember—Shad was going to live! Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I was just staring at ’em, wondering for the first time in my life what it’d be like to have a different dad. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He wondered how it had ever got there. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered which one of us was breathing harder as he brushed my hair from my face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stop wondering if those two little girls I saw on the lawn were okay. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what toys these children had with them. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Controlled sterilization, research into communicable diseases, the perfection of new surgical techniques on the socially unfit—was it any wonder the best medical talents in the country were flocking to South Carolina? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Alex watches them from afar, wondering what they could possibly be talking about that has June nearly falling off her barstool laughing, until the crowd overtakes him again. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I find myself wondering if she’d be safe, even if I’m obviously not. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

With my heart pounding, I wonder if it was me who screamed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder you have to hold women down to get them to listen to it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“What will they make of you, I wonder?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“We wondered when you would remember your manners,” the one named Stephan said. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the miners wondered if they should quit the strike, their wives told them to hang tough. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

As she grabbed the mop and bucket from where they’d been left in the corner, Ophie wondered what it must be like to have so few things to worry about. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he knows that I came into sixth grade wondering what would ever become of me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Liam blew out a low whistle, and I wondered exactly how much of Thurmond’s reputation had leaked out in the time I had been there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I force myself to nod, wondering why the words bother me so. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Why, I wondered, would Dusty stand there and let Luno take aim at a couple of pint-sized trespassers? Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She always said it was too dangerous, but I wondered if maybe it was something else, like she was afraid that she could lose me to a song. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The last word was uttered in a roar so thunderous that Ranofer stopped in his tracks, wondering confusedly if it were some order he was supposed to understand and obey. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I wonder what he’s thinking, and then I realize I don’t care. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“If you believed it impossible to be true,” said Elizabeth, colouring with astonishment and disdain, “I wonder you took the trouble of coming so far. What could your ladyship propose by it?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

My nail circles the little spintria symbol, and I wonder how Du Barry and the Beauty Minister quantify the price of beauty. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. We wondered a bit. Looked out and saw the snow lying very thick, but we didn’t think it was serious.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder Miss Havisham could part with you again so soon.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I was starting to wonder if you’d ever ask,” I tell him. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I remember wondering vaguely if he was in the Army. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No TV at all,” Diego said, a shy smile on his face that made me wonder if he was messing with us. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Penelope wondered what, if anything, in the mysterious woods they once inhabited could have prepared them for this sight. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She wondered if Lord Amolf had come to view the burning at the king’s behest, that he might witness the power of the red god for himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Koffi watched the scowl slip from his face gradually, watched his expression soften to something like wonder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And I wonder how smart they were when they were fifteen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of them makes me wonder whether I’ve been living over an underground meat factory all this time. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I stroked Wellington and wondered who had killed him, and why. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered if it was just a macho act. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Morrie had any of that inside him, a sudden need to say “I’m sorry” before he died? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he looked at her briefly and smiled what she was coming to know as his self-deprecatory smile; did Theodora, she wondered, and the thought was unwelcome, did Theodora know him as well as this? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Look: I lay there, eyes fixed open on the net above me, wondering what it was, marveling at the beautiful honeycomb pattern of narrow lines. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her companions looked at it with wonder and suspicion, for they had never seen such a blade before, with such an edge on it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank wondered how the mortals could be so calm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He wondered if Donatelli was just too cheap to fix them. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daenerys looked at them all in wonder . . . and realized, with a sudden start of fear, that she was the only woman there. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

After staring in wonder at all the changes, he finally made it to his room, where his bed was made up with Pattie's sheets and a fluffy comforter. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I watched her walk away, her back hunched a little, and I wondered how it was, when I swore I wouldn’t connect with anyone, that she already meant so much to me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

There’s quiet now as I wonder what Ma might have told them. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wondered where she’d gotten enough pea vine to hurt her. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

If that really had been a journey between alternate dimensions, no wonder she felt disoriented. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I wonder who the hyena and jackal are?” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he wondered what Adam meant, saying his father was a thief. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me wonders which one of them put it there, but now I can’t ignore the fact that every time she opens that drawer, she sees his face. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

As I look around the room, I wonder who my sister was. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Glancing at my own, I wonder when I will also get out of the Khmer Rouge uniform and into some colorful clothes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder, too, why he didn't pull the trigger. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They stayed that way long enough for me to wonder—should Rosaleen and I leave the room?—but finally they unwound themselves, and we all sat with the smell of banana cream pie. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing the Catholic stand on racism, I wondered if this shop might cash a Negro’s check. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it was still alive,” Milt said, “we could take it to a real animal vet. I wonder what it’s worth. Anybody got a copy of Sidney’s?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I brushed the dirt off and walked inside, my heart beating fast, wondering what would happen next. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wondered if my mother had picked a short name because she had her heart set on my being just one kind of person. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder who taught these people to be so terrified of soldiers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I wonder how there can be any communication between those ancient milky eyes and those dark glasses. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why I wasn’t as mad as him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He wondered if he would ever see Benjen Stark again, to tell him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I wondered if this was what snow looked like. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Tendai wondered about the same thing, but he thought about it less as the weeks went by. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

For long moments nothing happened, except the ground getting closer, and Tally wondered again if bungee jackets could handle a fall from this distance. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It did cross my mind to wonder why Pascal had a freedom to play and roam that his sisters didn’t. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if my convoluted questions even made sense. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I mean I wondered if just maybe I was wrong about thinking be was making a flitty pass at ne. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Schoolchildren wonder out loud how discrimination could ever have been legal in this great land of ours. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And I feel sad because I never used to have to wonder what Brandy would think. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I wondered how I would survive back in Sylvan. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if the key would open a door in the castle. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Curley sat down on the floor, looking in wonder at his crushed hand. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take my turn at the water fountain, wondering why he would be nice all of a sudden. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He sat down, wondering how far the chair had gone from the parish hall before it came to the kiva. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m wondering whether I can explain,” said Lee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Bran could sense the direwolf sniffing after the elk, wondering if he could bring the great beast down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I’m wondering how many people in the world would have understood right away what I meant about the word bounce, the way Safer just did. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Remembering the chickens, I wondered at the plausibility of Caravaggio’s scene: no one had that look on their face—that tranquil, disinterested expression—when taking off something’s head. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Percy didn’t care much about history, but he wondered whether landing here was a bad omen. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I wonder,” said the man in black, “will he stay in one group or will he divide, some to search the coastline, some to follow your path on land? What do you think?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Schools aren't in the business of wondering about kids or guessing about kids. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And you can hear glass breaking, which is part of what makes me wonder if people were jumping. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered in this order: was I hurt, was anyone else hurt, would I go to jail, what were the Mexicans saying, and finally, had Dad awakened? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if that was the one Howard had given them. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He wondered whether Wednesday and the others were still at liberty, if they were even still alive. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I wonder, but I’m certain I’ll know it when I see it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he’ll be able to pull it off tomorrow. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Min sat motionless for a long moment—long enough for Tree-ear to wonder if perhaps his request had been unclear. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I often wondered what that bird would do with Rosaleen’s brain. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And while the emperor ate it with much delight, even he must have wondered how much sweeter the peach would have been if he had gotten the first bite. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"I used to wonder exactly what Hell looked like," he says. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

And as she spoke, Da-A-Fu and their grandmother laughed and gasped and stared in wonder. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced behind me, wondering how far the drop was. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I wondered if it had altered much since Maxim’s grandmother had driven down it in her carriage. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“We been waiting for you. My friend Miss Reilly here’s been wondering where you was. Come on in out the cold.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if mornings were always like this in my grandparents’ house. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Erik would walk through the kitchen door with his eyes swollen and black. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex’s brain flashes to the panic button behind his headboard and wonders if the Secret Service will be able to find him before he bleeds out. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As I amble back, I wonder if Mrs. Strawberry knows what Alice is up to. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I wondered where my father was going on a Saturday morning. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Agreed to with whom, I wonder? Count Dracula?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

At once, he wondered why he had felt the need to say it at all. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I wonder if they’re actually cutting down trees and sleeping in tents at that forestry camp. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wonder if today is the day I should make soup. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I wonder where the parents are today,” Axel whispers. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The spy wondered at it, and then the rain began again, bringing more lightning but at least some • cooler air, and he tucked himself in under his hat and went back to Hamlet. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper wondered what it would be like if they didn’t have to worry about dying a dozen times every day. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Twig had changed last night or sometime long before that. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t ask if they are Muslim, or say anything to embarrass you, in case you’re wondering.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She wondered how it was in other parts of the world. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In bed, with the blanket edge lying across my neck, I used to wonder which was worse, our side or theirs? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The microwave was another enigma: We wondered how it cooked food, since it didn’t grill or fry. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

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

His eyes were red and a little swollen, but there was still a touch of wonder in his voice. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

‘Really, one is inclined to wonder what is. Well, all right. We saw a hedgehog covered with roses, singing a song on a box. What happened then?’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even while he was screaming he wondered why he was suddenly so defensive—so possessive about his name. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy wondered if this was a kidnapping, in the legal sense of the term. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made me wonder what else I didn’t know about her. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I had the strangest dreams when I was in a coma. It was probably just the drugs, but sometimes I wonder." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the same thing had happened to us. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Carson keeps glancing at me, and I wonder if I’m acting strangely. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I wondered how I had looked on my side of the wall. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

So we lay to rest the wide-eyed wonder we once thrived upon, replacing it with scars of which we never speak, too knotted for any amount of technology to repair. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Mamita went to the graveyard today and left Inca Kola and melting ice cream for me along with her other dead children. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as he thought about it, the more he began to wonder. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Box Boy feels it, too. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Baba’s voice was one of them. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But then I heard her say: 'Now I wonder what it could be you are reading there, Mr Stevens.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what it will take to uncover another of them. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had a high respect for education, for authority of men in high places, and yet the stories in the newspapers made him wonder. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Huddled in the furthest corner, they sipped at the heady crimson liquor, wondering when they’d become drunk, and how they’d tell when they were. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Your Handdara fascinates me, Harth, but now and then I wonder if it isn’t simply paradox developed into a way of life....” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She sat, rocking to and fro, wondering about many things: what made the wind blow and what was grass and why Neeley was a boy instead of a girl like her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since the moment I started running, I've been wondering when my luck was going to run out. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She wondered where the rest of the stuff from the old house had ended up. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I’m halfway down the hill when I remember I haven’t fired my gun once, and wonder if Dad will say anything. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Poor dear—no wonder he was alone, I wondered. He was ever so polite when he asked how to get onto the platform.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I said, “You wonder why / don’t dance? Because I want you to remember twenty-two million Afro-Americans in the U.S.!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

What power, what riches, the children wondered, could cover the entire earth with finely hewed stone? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

There was a long silence, so long that Turner wondered if the clock might chime again.“Yes,” his father said,“! do know. But it’s not to be gossiped about at the minister’s dinner table.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I wonder if this is about my room—maybe he wants to swap after I’ve gone. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Jeez, it’s ugly,” he breathed in wonder, as if he had never witnessed such a thing before. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I remember lying in his bed, tossing and turning, wondering why he'd lacked the ability to read my mind. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I wondered if even after a lifetime of playing tennis, I could ever be half as good as they. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He snorts, as though maybe he’s wondering the same thing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The madwoman wondered if he could see it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She wonders if Enrique sends his daughter less money because he is spending it on another girlfriend. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

And yet, not a half hour earlier, he’d been wondering what it would be like to be floating down the river by himself. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have time to wonder why they’d be so scared they’d keep a big gun like that out in the open because I spotted my suitcase slid way under the kitchen table! Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then he looked at them again with hungry eyes and wondered how well they’d taste. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

It filled me with awe, wonder, and fear, and I asked ceaseless questions. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered who he’d been before he was locked away, and who his time in juvenile detention had turned him into. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She wondered yet again what school would be like here. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He seemed very tense, and I wondered why he was still worried. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Those who knew the Friedmans sometimes wondered who was the better code breaker. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

How, when the letter was lost, I wondered if I had merely dreamed its horrors. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering, that’s all. You were mad that day at the beach. She wrote you that letter.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he were some kind of special demon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I will ever see her again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered how a chicken cooked in four pounds of salt was still edible. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I wondered if it were my imagination, or if Sloan had more goons hanging around him than usual. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he was breathing almost normally, he began to wonder what he was doing sitting in the middle of a woods in Blue Ridge country. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I wondered what the examination this time was I saw a muscular black man stand in front of the white man as if waiting for some command. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder they lost track of their property. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I know Black mentioned picking two wonders and running with them, but I don’t think that’s enough. I think we need to see all of them.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Oh the bliss and the wonder of being with the family once again after all those weeks of fierce discipline! Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you truly comprehend the situation here, Jacob? Because sometimes I wonder.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was graced with broad avenues thirty meters wide, elegant architecture and statuary, Alexander’s monumental tomb, and an enormous lighthouse, the Pharos, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m talking about what really happened to cause it. Haven’t you ever wondered?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He stood up, wondering what was going on. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Jesper knew he was being selfish and stupid, but some petty part of him wondered if Wylan had deliberately kept away from him on the journey back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wondered if I would be able to live up to the name. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But I do wonder, as he does, what harm it is for our neighbors to worship God in their native language. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You were coming home through my land from batting practice? Then the first thing I am wondering is why you don’t have a bat.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he was kidding, but Tyson really didn’t know how to kid. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

His suntanned face creased with his big smile of wonder. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Harry, still wondering how he could appear to touch the Snitch without really doing so. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I wonder what any of them would do. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As he drove to the Institute, Johnson wondered just what he was going to do with the box. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks nervous, and no wonder—who wouldn’t be nervous after watching Will collapse like a rag doll? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I’ll have to go through this every single time I want to have lunch with a friend. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And for the first time, maybe ever, he wondered if that was strange. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I feel like telling her that I’m wondering the same darn thing. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But, I wonder if my friends’ summer was as bad as mine. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

She wondered often if his grave were marked—if there stood over it, as in pictures she had seen, a small white cross. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She stood in the doorway of her uncle’s house and held her breath with wonder. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Emptiness opened up in my heart, and I wondered if it would ever be full again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I had never heard this before and wondered what garters were. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember wondering if any birds ever walked through the sky up there instead of flying over the gorge. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Wonder of all wonders, I do believe we are becoming friends. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I’m sure he’s gone forever and I wonder if that happens when you go from nine to ten. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z