| 单词 | bowl |
| 例句 | Ten minutes later, Celeste brought out a tray with three bowls of tomato rice soup and a plate of saltines. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I wish my father hadn’t been so quick to get rid of Mango’s bowls. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I compared the bowl of soup that sat before me with the crispy chicken and decided in favor of the chicken. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I drew ruddy, billboard-genic children, beside themselves with delight and good health, holding up their empty bowls of breakfast food and pleading, good-naturedly, for more. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Leaving the bowl, she hunted through the closets again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Since such a tiny thing as a flower in a brown bowl at the library had thrilled her so, she expected that the great city of New York would thrill her a hundred times more. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Staring blankly at my empty rice bowl, I act as if I do not care what she said to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The kids loved it,” the product’s inventor told me, “but the mothers didn’t like the idea of kids bowling their breakfast across the table.” The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He’s now pouring the rest of the contents of his cereal bowl into the drain strainer and rinsing the sink. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Through the mesh he could see a brown bowl, some greenstuff and the ears of two or three rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Edd cut three thick slices off a stale round of oat bread, stacked them on a wooden platter, covered them with bacon and bacon drippings, and filled a bowl with hard-cooked eggs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And then quickly, so quickly that Minli barely thought about it, she turned into the house and grabbed the two copper coins from the white rabbit rice bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Rabbi Galanos returned the chalice to its spot on the sideboard, then walked to where the two bowls sat. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Miss Love chopped up two big carrots and put them in her apron pocket, along with some shriveled little yellow apples out of Granny’s bowl on the work table. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Not wanting to answer any questions, I slunk into an out-of- the-way table and got one of the serving girls to bring me a bowl of soup and some bread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She sat down across the table and spooned porridge into a bowl. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The last bowl to come to the table is for Axel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Stella, honey—I might not be fit for dancing, but I can certainly stir some batter,” Mama said, stretching her arms for the bowl. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Hizdahr had stocked their box with flagons of chilled wine and sweetwater, with figs, dates, melons, and pomegranates, with pecans and peppers and a big bowl of honeyed locusts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After supper, Tali, Con, Pol, and Shae went upstairs, but Kaede lingered behind in the common room waiting for Taisin, who had taken their empty bowls to the innkeeper in the kitchen. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She came back after a few minutes with two beers pressed against her chest and a bowl of tortilla chips in her free hand. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Plutarch puts a bowl of broth in front of me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He handed me a huge bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream, winked at me, and slipped back out. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Next year, couldn't you just stick the bowl on the porch with a note telling the kids to take two? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z She even had dessert, a store cake with stiff, oversweet chocolate frosting, and a bowl of apples and bananas. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Tali had brought their map case inside, and now he opened it, pushing aside empty bowls to unroll a map of the Wood onto the table. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They ran for the stairs, bowling over the disconsolate Senses Taker, ledger, ink bottle, eyeshade, and all, as they went. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z One old guy still had a bowl of cereal in his hand. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Take this to Dadi,” Papa said to me, and handed me the plain bowl of rice. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She dropped to the lawn, swung her feet, and bowled them down like pins. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Minli remade her compass with her rabbit rice bowl and followed the needle’s pointed direction. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The gruel was grey and watery, and he pushed it away after his third spoonful and let it congeal in the bowl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The bowl of fruit in the window was a genteel, artistic display. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z His eyes stayed down on his bowl as he talked. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He’s pouring milk over a huge bowl of Frosted Flakes. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z On the morning of her eleventh birthday, she wakes to find two new packages where the sugar bowl should be. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The lady in the scarlet kirtle dropped her wooden bowl onto the ground. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a lovely plate right above the bowls that might look nice for crackers,” Miss Lizzy said. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Beside him on a table was a small Oriental gong and a bowl of cigarettes. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z In the House of Hwang, of course, every bowl of water was green with leaves. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z After we’d finished all our food we put our bowls up and I thanked my pretend family again, I asked them, “Are you going to be coming back for supper?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Yawar gestured behind him, and two of the older boys ceremoniously brought forward a large bowl, carrying it between them, and set it down. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “No, Yuni, there’s nothing you could have done,” Doha’s mother said as she entered his room holding a bowl of rice gruel. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Hyacinth filled his bowl with precisely one scoop of dry dog food. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Mike was sitting at a table with several men in their shirt-sleeves, eating from a bowl of tuna fish, chopped onions and vinegar. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They could bring bedding, linen, toilet articles, extra clothing, knives, spoons, forks, plates, bowls, cups. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Like entering a ghost town, images of Keav telling Pa she will survive, Kim’s swollen cheeks, my hand reaching into the rice container, earthworms writhing in a bowl float before my eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Because you’ve turned my smart, funny, confident best friend into a total bowl of Jell-O, I wanted to yell. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They have lunch at Cafe Pamplona, eating pressed ham sandwiches and bowls of garlic soup off in a corner. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When it was done, Rashid Uncle took out five bowls, and I spooned rice and dal into four of them and then one with just rice. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There was a full box of Cheerios yesterday, but David eats huge soup bowls of cereal for breakfast. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Then I get up and rinse out my bowl and put it into the dishwasher. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Some of the graves had offerings of food as well: tortillas, bowls of chili, bottles of soda, fruit, and whole herds of tiny donkeys, horses, and pigs made out of pastry or sugar. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Peggy came back with her arms full of cups, saucers, spoons, a jar of cream and a bowl of sugar. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The rabbit looked extremely like the one painted on her blue rice bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He and Mom are both eating smoothie bowls for breakfast, too. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They handed them bowls of pastel Jordan almonds and the softest cushions to sit on. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I set the marble mortar down, the bottom of the little white bowl stained with crushed spices. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was in the kitchen with Mom when I came out into the hall after worshiping the toilet bowl again. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “We married her to a school principal. The rice was cooked in rosewater. The mayor was invited. Everybody washed their fingers in pewter bowls.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Or I be mixing something in a bowl for the other chile and I’d talk to it then too. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The bowl and spoon rattled and he removed them to the sink. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She’s stirring the pancake mixture so fast that I’m sure it’s about to fly out of the bowl. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He gazed longingly at the food bowl and then turned to me with desperation and a hint of resentment. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The inside of the container held two small bowls, each full of a powder. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We cooked quietly and afterward I spooned the fried vegetables and rice in bowls. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A maid came by to tip a golden jug over their fingers into a silver bowl and draw a gleaming table up beside them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can go tomorrow,” she says, taking a bowl of salad out of the refrigerator and handing it to me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I also opened a bank account, rented a post office box, and bought a plastic bowl and a spoon at Woolworth’s, a store whose name I recognized from London. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He jumped straight back into the bowl of bananas and went on with his eating. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The old woman steadied the bowl of peas upon her lap. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I hear her in the kitchen, breaking the eggs into the bowl, and I realize now that I can sit up I could be helping her. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He watched as Kira leaned her stick against the sink and knelt with difficulty to place the bowl on the floor. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “What—?” Koffi scrambled away from the bowl in horror, not caring as more blood dripped down her arm to stain the beautiful rug. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “For example, that bowl of fruit. What do you see?” he asks. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z That in itself was of interest to Tree-ear; an ordinary commission—for a set of household bowls, say—would not merit such caution. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I saw that there was a bowl of rice ready for Sassur when his chanting was finished. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The waiter walked up and began arranging the salad bowl and breadsticks on the table, saving Toby from having to spell it out for Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He could lie in his bed and wait, and he also would have a bowl of water brought to him, and if the earth were fruitful there would be tea leaves in the water. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I sigh, while Emily grabs a handful of caramel popcorn from one of the bowls sitting on the sheet spread over Soojin’s carpet. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Glass bowls of red berries were set on small tables in the drawing room, library, and the front parlor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They were happy to talk to us young kids and get us on our way to our first game of bowls. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A long table stood at the far end; paper cups, plates of sandwiches, and napkins surrounded two punch bowls filled with a purple mixture. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She set the bowl on the ground and backed away, in case her proximity might discourage the fairies. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I had been home alone and of course there was nothing under our bathroom sink except a barf bowl and some Q-Tips. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Luke and Nigel were inside eating from wooden bowls with what looked like wooden spoons. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Still, in the hierarchy of things, a poem seemed much more important than a potty that played music when a toilet-training toddler went in its bowl. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Eliza scowled and waved a towel at the flies buzzing above the bowl. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Taylor left the safety of her tent and padded into the kitchen, where her dad sat reading the paper and eating a bowl of cornflakes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In her hands was a bowl with meat in thick sauce. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Raheem towered over the table, a bowl of oatmeal in his hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I held my bowl protectively, fearful that she might give me more of the stuff. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z An older man of some fifty or sixty years walked among the others of our Regiment, offering a compound in a bowl which he spread on muskets as a blessing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z There were no bloody bandages, no limbs wrapped in casts, no bowls brimming with reddish liquid. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Mustafa picks up his empty bowl and drops it in the sink. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z "Well, how about chips? And maybe pretzels. Everyone likes chips and pretzels. We'll just have a bowl on the table, and anyone who buys lemonade can have some free snacks." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I have about five minutes to eat a bowl of hot grain and stew before the prep team descends. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Automatically she poured a cup of coffee and placed it for him and put the sugar bowl and the cream pitcher in front of it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I have your oatmeal all ready in bowls for you.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Her mother pulled the salad bowl away from her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I spit into the bowl just like the dentist’s office and wipe my mouth. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The water trickles back into the bowl, a clean, clear sound, a familiar tinkling. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Oh. yeah, Irene. You come by for me in that car of yours. You remember the fender came loose entirely right in front the bowling alley.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “We want to check out the cards in the bowl.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Jon pulled off his gloves and warmed his hands in the steam rising from the bowl. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Flowered china bowls skinned with half-eaten soup sat on a dusty tablecloth, the spoons still in them. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z For her seventh birthday, a tiny wooden chalet stands in the center of the kitchen table where the sugar bowl ought to be. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We sat in silence while I finished the bowl. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He set the bowl on the railing and blew warmth into his hands, watching the cars pass on the two-lane in the distance. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I could have at least gone for the red bowl. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He reached for the jar of dried pepper flakes and sprinkled some into his bowl, then Pong's. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Will you fish my dead baby out of that toilet bowl. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He did not carry a lancet or bowl. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunday morning, Emily woke to the sound of someone bowling outside her room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z So on Monday, while Lily slept, I went up to the den with a bowl of Cheerios and staked out the front porch. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Not even when she brought me a bowl of chicken soup and ordered me to open my mouth. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Store-room in there, and above the floods, luckily,’ said Pippin, as they came back laden with dishes, bowls, cups, knives, and food of various sorts. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I washed it out and put a handful of cumin seeds in the bowl. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A china bowl sat on a footstool and my ankle was crusted in something hard and spongy. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I spilled soup on the FOB when I handed him his bowl. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Muhammad laughs as he takes his bowl to the sink. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The woman looks down blankly at Geak, who barely reaches Mas thigh and puts two scoops of rice and two fish into Ma s bowl and one of each in Geak’s bowl. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eliza ladled out a full portion into my bowl, but I poured half of it back. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He scrubbed so hard, his elbow bumped the fruit bowl. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z A guard passes a bowl through the metal bars. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When we go in for dinner, it looks like a tornado hit the place: dirty bowls and measuring cups are piled in the sink, and flour is all over the counter. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “I am only doing my duty. Please hand over your spoons, your bowls, and your kettle. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z She was the flower in the brown bowl. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, on the fourth morning, close to midday, he noticed Heqet standing close beside Rekh’s worktable, ostensibly watching the goldsmith raise a bowl, but actually whispering to him under cover of the hammer taps. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z On that table, I saw, was a gigantic wooden bowl full of water. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Every now and then I hear a slurping, smacking sound as if they’re two hungry dogs lapping at the food bowl. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Early in the morning, she got out a bowl and fork. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Then she wetted a tenugui and washed herself with soap, rinsing by pouring the bowl on herself. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z One day, when young Siddhartha was distressing his father with his defiance and temper and had broken both rice bowls, Vasudeva took his friend aside in the evening and talked to him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z After Neeley left on his paper route, Francie brought in a bowl of stew and tried to make her mother eat it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The king took out the plates of delicate pink shrimp dumplings, savory noodles and pork, dragon’s beard bean sprouts, emerald green chives, and a bowl of white jade tofu soup. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I kicked off my sneakers and reclined on my bed, trying to keep the bowl of ice cream from tipping over. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z With the two bowls of red and white slip before him and an oil lamp just beyond, Kang sat in profile to Tree-ear’s view, using his wheel as a worktable. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He must have been famished, because he cleans out the whole bowl in about three bites. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z No bowls of crunchy noodles and orange goop, either. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He moved away and stood with his back to the fire again as the Porter came back with a brush and dustpan for the glass and a bowl and cloth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I come up with great comebacks to her the next morning, hunched over a bowl of cereal. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She dashed back to the steps and picked up the bowl. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Her dad was wearing his bathrobe, sitting on the couch, eating a big bowl of popcorn and watching TV. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Muff tossed another potato into the bowl between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And then he cast the leaves into the bowls of steaming water that were brought to him, and at once all hearts were lightened. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He had to get to work plumping pillows and stocking the fruit bowl. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Both hands tightly gripping my bowl, I take my two ladlefulls and walk to my shaded spot underneath a tree, away from all the others. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I pushed my bowl away toward Jay, and he dug into the rest of my breakfast. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She loved the way her feet sank into the carpet, the bowls of salty soy nuts, the way their cat snuggled with them on the couch. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Inside, Mohammad checks names off his list, and I help him to load trays with bowls of vegetable stew and bring them to the table. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I carefully picked the paper bowl up between my chin and shoulder. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There are remnants of landslides running down the inside of toilet bowls. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She rummaged through the kitchen cutlery while he broke six eggs into a bowl and whisked them with a fork. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Such small things as plates, cups, bowls, and platters were made by the turners in the town. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I washed and dressed, then headed to the kitchen to sit at the table and eat a bowl of Cheerios. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She put her bowl aside and stared into my eyes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s something funny, though,” said Hermione ten minutes later, holding her pestle suspended over a bowl of scarab beetles. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Eliza had hidden a sugar lump at the bottom of the bowl. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The final bowl contains payesh, a warm rice pudding Ashima will prepare for him to eat on each of his birthdays as a child, as an adult even, alongside a slice of bakery cake. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Lizzie’s granddaddy took the bowls and stacked them in the sink—“Time enough for that later on”—and he pointed to a line of sepia photographs tacked to the doorway. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z After him there came more birds, until the bowl could not be seen for the fluttering of wings about it. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She put the sugar bowl and the—ugh—cream jar away, despite her misgivings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivan took another bowl and piled extras of everything, plus some of the pirozhki. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z We laid it all out on the table, right among the bowls of Wheat Chex and peeled baby oranges. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Then he leans over the table and whispers, so his coffee/morning breath bowls me over. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z When I put the bowl on the ground, he nudges my hand before digging in. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Good night,” I whisper to Finway, covering his bowl with his night cloth. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The bowl had a sunflower painted upon it, under a layer of dust. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Holding her hand over the bowl, she hesitated. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She peered into the back window, into a dark kitchen, where a pile of apples sat in a bowl on the table. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. You remember when we was out bowling the other night?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He blew into his bowl, raising a cloud of steam around his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On his lap, there was a bowl of what appeared to be dry Lucky Charms. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “I think there might be a bowling ball sitting in my stomach.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She set it up around one of the bowls, like a three-sided screen. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Very good, Mr. Stag, sir. Two bowls of gruel coming up.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then a big pot was brought out as we raced to retrieve our indispensable spoons and bowls. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Then she got herself a bowl of cereal. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I shut off the radio, and I take my dishes from the TV room back to the kitchen, and I scoop myself a bowl of chocolate chip ice cream. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mona held her arm steady over the bowl of herbs, their bitter scent wafting up to her nostrils. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z That evening the women brought bowls of pot liquor from black-eyed peas, from mustards, from cabbage, from kale, from collards, from turnips, from beets, from green beans. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a sourdough loaf and butter, and a salad in a Tupperware bowl. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He pulled a small lunch cooler out of his backpack and became completely engrossed in pouring out individual portions of raw almonds and golden raisins into cereal bowls he’d wrapped in plastic. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was also her braid—the other girls all wore bowl cuts. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He had one of Big Ma’s mixing bowls on the ground and sat at Sophie’s side. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z At that time, lawn bowls was seen as a sport for older people, and all the volunteers that day were in their sixties and seventies. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She gave me a bowl of bread dough that had risen and was ready to be kneaded down. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I doubted she’d notice that I left the bowl outside, not with me bringing in extra wood. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z At first I thought the bowl was going too fast, too far. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I wanted more than anything to get to the edge of that country-size bowl, where the air must be clean and fresh. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Or that a bowl of jello would be in the refrigerator when she got home. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Nali had simply placed a large bowl on top of a wooden stump next to the Cleaning tank on the eastern side of the chaha’oh and called it the washing area. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The next day, they would put a small bowl of the milk outside and wait to see which animals came to drink it. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She filled the bowl with kinnikinnick, tamped her pipe carefully, and lit it with a glowing stick. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z And Ob cracking eggs into a big plastic bowl and telling Cletus he didn’t believe a word of it. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z I point to the freezer and move my bowl closer to me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Dumbledore added this fresh thought to the basin, and Harry, astonished, saw his own face swimming around the surface of the bowl. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z If she cared as much about hurting Fern’s feelings or finding her missing watch as she cared for a bowl of cereal swimming in milk, most of her problems would be solved. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “I should have started this bread earlier,” she said, pouring the flour into the bowl. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We careened out of the Lincoln Tunnel and back into the rainstorm, people and monsters tossed around the bus, cars plowed aside like bowling pins. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She took the empty bowl and cup away. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z On a small table by the window, an unmarked bottle of amber liquid sparkled next to a chipped bowl with ashes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Twice medics try giving Werner bowls of gruel, but it will not stay down. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I put down my spoon and pushed the bowl away from me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Z dropped a handful of pecans into the bowl. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Is there a reason you look at the ground when you bowl?” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He tries to pour the customer a bowl of cereal, and it all flies horizontally from the box. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Chacho told each of the bigger boys to give him a spoonful of theirs, so he wound up with a full bowl anyway. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The bowl will be about two feet away from you. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I ask as I fill our dog bowl with some more water and place it on the ground in front of Ziggy. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. Monroe picked up the bowl of milk and moved toward the kitchen. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Normally players would bend both knees and step forward as they released the bowl. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I remember touching things, not even that consciously, just placing my fingers on them; things like the toaster, the sugar bowl, the ashtray in the living room. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there was a mad scramble to shift furniture and get pans and bowls and buckets in all the places where the roof leaked. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They would be placed in bowls of punch for the wedding reception. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We reached Lake Shore Park, a city park laid out with rosebuds, fountains, bowling greens, picnic tables. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Once home, I got out measuring spoons, cups, a mixing bowl, and an egg beater from Mom’s cupboard and carried them to the basement. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z During the winter, we had collected a bowl of snow and poured Pet milk over it, and sprinkled it with sugar and called it ice cream. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Ollie spent all day long swimming around that small bowl, ducking through the fake log, and then swimming around again. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I fill the rest of the space with salad, taking extra mushrooms and leaving the olives in the bowl. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Leroy screamed at me all night, threw the sugar bowl upside my head, threw my clothes out on the porch. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z As Minnijean made her way back toward us, her tray loaded down with a big bowl of chili, we saw her hesitate. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached behind her, picked up a bowl, and hurled it at me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the curtain he had a chamber pot, bowls, water, and towels. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When we can't find my sister, we know she is under the kitchen table, a book in her hand, a glass of milk and a small bowl of peanuts beside her. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Puli was standing some distance away; from somewhere he had produced a begging bowl which he held in the crook of his elbow, while he displayed his mutilated hands to the passers-by. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z On it, there’s a cat food bowl with dried stuff in it, and drapey cobwebs up in the corners, and a fat spider that has zero fear of being evicted. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The door opened and in her silent way she came in bearing in both hands a steaming bowl to him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “If only I had kept Runako at home,” said Grandmother as she cleaned the last crumbs of sadza from her bowl. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She put the ochazuke in her own special bowl with the gold cracks and took it into the bedroom with a porcelain spoon. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z At the conclusion of that first meeting Fletcher took Caesar’s three bowls and told him to return next week. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She scurried over to the mess, scooped up Ollie, and gently placed him back in the bowl. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The other kids took turns bowling, and Frank gave them feedback too. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She gets a bracelet from Sam, and a ceramic bowl that I made in art class. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The day of Uncle Edisto’s funeral, we’d had a morning hailstorm and a broken punch bowl, so I was glad to greet the sun. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I put the bowl down just as the belt landed on my back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Pascagoula clangs her spoon on the bowl and I grab the receiver before she can. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z As he passed the bowl to his mother, he felt a vibration in his pocket. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z One day as I was finishing a bowl of canned cherries, I saw a drop of red at the bottom of my bowl that didn’t look one bit like cherry juice. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This time he didn’t even try for the bowl. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z After three cups of coffee, two pastries and a bowl of rice pudding with cream, Sydelle Pulaski had offered nothing in return. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He went into the bar to find some matches, and when he came back she was dipping her dirty finger in the bowl of beaten eggs and licking it greedily. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I climbed up on the porch and lifted the bowl off the the shelf. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here, a gift,” the goldfish man said, placing a bowl into Ba’s shaking hands. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Supposedly he and his grown-up sons tell fortunes by throwing chicken bones into a calabash bowl. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai saw that while each large bowl contained sad^a, not all the relishes were the same. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He ripped its innards out and stooped to lap blood straight from the bowl of the torn carcass, his crazed eyes peeping over the rim, glittering with rage and hate and mad fulfillment. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wish we had brought that glass bowl,” he said. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Okay, we’re going to put pears in that bowl,” he says. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She set out bowls of soup and hung a fresh disc of bread from the big hook. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z To prove his point, he wiggled his ears, which framed his disarming smile like the handles of a fancy soup bowl. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I looked across to a lighted case of Chinese design which held delicate-looking statues of horses and birds, small vases and bowls, each set upon a carved wooden base. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I stuck my right leg forward, knee bent, pointing in the direction I wanted the bowl to go. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Sunday morning, Emily woke to the sound of someone bowling outside her room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But first I need to swipe a bowl from the kitchen. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z For breakfast he was given only half a bowl of beans and three tortillas instead of six. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When we are finished they bring us each a bowl of vanilla ice cream with sprinkles on top. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z A plate and bowl on the bedside table had the remains of her lunch—mashed potatoes and soup. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z We showed each other our empty soup bowls and went back into the kitchen for more. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As the bowl spun in the air, it grew and grew. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He sounded a little like Mouse while he ate, purring and blinking as he bent low over the steam rising from his bowl. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z An hour later, I stood panting and thrashing around with my third bowl of dough, with Mother and Viola growing more incredulous by the minute. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Dry bits clinked into Fig’s bowl on the counter. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Park hung his head over the cereal bowl. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He makes sure I have the right bowls or the proper amount of rice but seems happy for me to cook. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She set the bowl on top of the dresser and then began to clean Cari again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But they would talk about past failures, like the cereal in the shape of little bowling pins and balls. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z And the time Antonapoulos got drunk and threw a bowl of macaroni in his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She returned with a bowl in a plate. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Pairs was my favorite because it meant getting to bowl your first two bowls, swap with the skip while they bowled two of theirs, and then come back and bowl another two of yours. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Dicey thought about the bread dough rising in the big earthenware bowl back on the scrubbed wooden table in her grandmother’s kitchen. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a bowl of soup in to her brother Joseph and left me at the table with the children. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the floor next to the bed was an empty bowl stained with red sauce. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Now she emptied a wooden bowl of dried noodles into it as well. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The lady in the scarlet kirtle stood up then and placed the bowl which had contained her portion of hare into the fire. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But while kintsukuroi was fine for a bowl, she figured life was much more complicated. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They knelt before an alcove at the back of the room and contemplated a shelf on which small bowls of uncooked rice had been neatly arranged. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Ba looked at Ma cautiously; her face looked weary but the gentle wind that rippled the bowl’s water seemed to smooth the creases of her face. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Lily grates cheese over a bowl of eggs. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The door opened and the Hermit entered, carrying a large wooden bowl in his hand. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Above the mantel, a dark tree branch dripped milky water from the River Lethe into a bowl. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Instead she came to the table with his bowl of soup and set it down in front of him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “We are fish in a bowl, dear,” Tsukiko tells her, cigarette holder dangling precariously from her lips. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I ease closer to the bowl, don’t dare stop talking. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “The rich man gave us two bowl, special bowl and plain bowl. He was very good man.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He’d watch intently as I delivered bowl after bowl after bowl. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z And then I see Johanna, crouched beside a bush with a bowl in her hands, picking what appear to be raspberries. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The helmet weighed as much as a bowling ball. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The novelist Jim Harrison once wrote of dancing for five hours in Mexico with “a maiden who resembled a beige bowling ball.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Turtles— which previously I had roughly opened up with the knife and tossed onto the floor of the boat for Richard Parker, like a bowl of hot soup—became my favourite dish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Ekemeni placed a large steaming bowl of greens on the table. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My grandmother looked at Bruno who was guzzling away in the bowl of bananas. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z They offer scrambled eggs or a bowl of chicken soup. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I bring a bowl of wormy grains to Reverend Hunt in his tent. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The table is covered with steaming bowls of food. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I watched as the opposing team’s lead bowl rolled down the green. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z In its smooth bowl he had etched with a penknife, For my little Minou, at the end of a great adventure, then the date he was murdered, December 21, 1963. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I pour some into a bowl, white bubbles popping, and grab the Lucky Charms from the cupboard. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Sigyn took her bowl and went to her husband. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Yeah. It’s, uh. Don’t tell my parents. It’s under the sink behind the toilet bowl cleaner. It’s the one in the vodka bottle. Don’t drink the toilet bowl cleaner.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He stuck his hands into the washing bowl and then grabbed the bar of soap at the washing area. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When it was lit and a thread of smoke was curling up from the bowl, he used the pipe to emphasize what he said, drawing little designs, like Chinese writing, in the air. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Beatrice dished out the stew into three bowls and began to slice the bread. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He touches the ceramic bowl strewn with coins. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t take him long to eat everything in the bowl. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He picked up a bowl of rice and pushed it toward Amah. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She set my bowl in the sink and gazed out the window. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After Garrett fills up the bowl, he turns off the water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She set the bowl down in the center of the table. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Finally, keeping his hands carefully behind his back he made his way to the toilet bowl and peeped in. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Exactly so. Cut the burnt bits away, wipe off the fat, put them in the big Tuscan bowl and give them a good dousing in olive oil and then...” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Sam and I are in the cafeteria, standing in line to fix our burrito bowls. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The water in the fishbowl rippled and the fish swayed in the bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She soon fell asleep, her head on the dragon’s ball and her hand holding her rice bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Off the track, Woolf steered clear of the town’s appeals to vice, preferring late-morning pit stops in Checks Sloan’s restaurant for a complimentary beer and a bowl of turtle soup. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I quietly say, “Salaam, ” and get a bowl from the cabinet. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A washing machine, because no one here will scrub laundry in exchange for a bowl of rice. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Then he spooned me a bowl, and Maxie and I went to sit down. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She walks across the room and takes a box of Cheerios from a cabinet and pours some into a sad old bowl. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The boys were so thick around the punch bowl that the table and the vines didn’t show at all. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She looked eager as her dogs, and when Mama ladled the soup into her bowl she bent to it with a savage will. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I can’t say how long we were there before the song interrupted us, but when I caught my breath and came out into the bowl of the valley, it was full dark. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z People are parking, walking over, and crossing the street with big Tupperware bowls and fat brown grocery bags. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There were plenty of barrels, but trying to dump a barrel into a little silver bowl seemed tricky. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The spread of her hips, so different from mine, looked like a bowl offering up red fruit. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That day we each had a bowl of pea soup and half a kilo of fish. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He reached for a shaker of spicy salt and dumped half of it into his bowl. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The girl mumbled something unintelligible and pushed a meatball around in her bowl. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z And his haircut looked like somebody had put a large bowl on his head and cut around it with scissors. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z I scrub out the green algae that clouds his bowl, and then refill the bowl. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z My bowl was always full, three five-course meals every day, beginning with a soup full of mysterious things I didn’t want to know the names of. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z One woman carried out their dented metal mixing bowl. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He snagged a small bowl of honey as it made its way around the table. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I’m in the kitchen, pouring milk into my bowl of cereal. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Tristran blinked and reached into the tin bowl and took out a large mushroom between finger and thumb. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z As I scrape my bowl clean, I have an inspiration. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z So she just stared at her rippling reflection in the bowl’s surface. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He’s going to make himself a bowl of cereal. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He kept his eyes down and hardly breathed as Mr. Sir ladled some oatmeal-like stuff into his bowl. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The leather grip pulled on my hand like a bowling ball. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When we finally got to the Good Luck Cafe, we were so hungry that we both had a plate of enchiladas and two bowls of menudo. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The noise of the toilet seat clacking on the bowl made it sound like I was trying to skateboard or something. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It is far more likely to be a bowl of problems, worries, and difficulties. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She turned the spigot on, letting water break up the tight knots of Kentucky Wonders and float them to the top of the bowl. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Lawn bowls gave me all that and more. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “You haven’t been this late in a span of days,” he said as he handed over the bowl. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Etta put cups and saucers on the table, opened the sugar bowl. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A third went to the silversmith and sold back a set of pudding bowls; she intended to have the shutters painted yellow. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then Anthony B., who had come to the dance with Evelyn and her brothers, headed straight for the punch bowl. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She took the bowls from the table and walked over to the sink. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember when Baba was pushing Mustafa to play chess or join quiz bowl, instead of basketball. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We’d turn up at the Ex-Services Bowls Club every week and bowl our hearts out for an hour or so before we were packed back onto the bus and sent home. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z For instance, I remember one evening when Mr. Monroe picked some of his sour balls out of the bowl by his chair and dropped a green one on the floor. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z In the evenings she sat at her dining table and coated her nails with clear nail polish, and ate salad straight from the salad bowl, and watched television, and waited for Sunday. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The sour aunt held a china bowl in one hand and a cloudy glass in the other. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z For eight years, I lived in the White House, a place with more stairs than I can count—plus elevators, a bowling alley, and an in-house florist. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I want a napkin for my greasy fingers, or a table to put the bowl on so I won’t have to balance it clumsily on my knees. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He just stood there, and Winn-Dixie came barreling right toward him like he was a bowling ball and the preacher was the only pin left standing, and wham, they both fell to the ground. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could crawl in and curl up between a bowl and a plate. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Dallas spotted a jar of peanuts, opened it, and dumped them in the bowl. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Phil brings out chocolate cupcakes and a bowl of fresh strawberries for dessert. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She had a strange, potato-shaped head and her black hair looked as if it had been cut using a pair of blunt scissors and an upturned bowl. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, Mia set a bowl of soup in front of her, and Lexie brought a spoonful to her lips: chicken noodle, salty, searingly hot. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I bought the cheapest bowl of dal I could find. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “She has come to love her next bowl of soup more,” Gitl said. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He swallowed hard and lowered his hands to his lap, instead of back into the chip bowl. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He removed the glasses first, then the stew-smeared bowls and the cutlery, and finally he stacked plate on top of plate. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She grabs hold of the wooden pole holding up the tent, and instantly everything around it disappears—the orange cloth, the stool, the reed mat, and the bowl of golden mangoes. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z We were so broke that for weeks we ate nothing but bowls of marogo, a kind of wild spinach, cooked with caterpillars. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Only a single drop of clear, golden liquid fell from his finger, but when Pinmei looked into the bowl, it was full. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z For there stood a bowl filled with sweetened milk, in which swam tiny pieces of white bread. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned away from the bowl almost with aversion and crept back into the middle of the room. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Vola took up the bowl, began stirring the green paste inside with her finger. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I groaned as she placed a bowl of hot grits in front of me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Illyrio smiled as his serving men spooned out bowls of black cherries in sweet cream for them both. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He extracted a dark pointed object which he tossed into a bowl that Cornflower was holding. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Dad stands up, shakes his hand, and The Mac, in, get this, red, white, and blue bowling shoes, kisses Mom’s hand. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The cat plunged its head blissfully into the bowl. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Out at the horizon it was impossible to see the line where the sea and the sky met, and he felt once more as if he were in the bottom of a large blue bowl. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone shoves the rest of their porridge into their mouths and forms back up into their lines, bowls clutched in their hands. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z "One man tripped backward into a bowl of punch." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I quickly carried the scraps bowl out into the yard, walking past the privy, all the way back to the stable wall where straggly holly bushes grew. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z On the far side, bowls of hot onion soup awaited them, and chunks of black bread and sausage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lee took a pipe from his pocket, a long slender ebony stem with a little cuplike brass bowl. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was like eating a bowl of mud. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He ate half the bowl before he closed his eyes, and Mama laid him back. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Lil and I dropped our bowls and spoons into the sink, and we went to the door. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The children seem most excited of all: they practice throwing pebbles into the bowls from across the yard. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve gone for ice cream, gone to the movies, bought groceries, and gone bowling. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I was hungry, more than I could ever remember being, and I wanted a bowl of rice now. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Axel asks, looking out over the woods before them, woods that look more like one of Emmett’s bowls of spaghetti than any forest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Mother is asleep, after having eaten a second bowl of oatmeal. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Moonlight misted over the rough floors and made the sparse room glow silver, the goldfish bowl looking like a second moon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z After dropping off his aunt from the bowling alley, he had stopped in the bar on his own to see what he could turn up. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She had started putting bread crusts in a bowl on the kitchen windowsill. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The woman, Martha, dished the stew onto chipped enamel plates and put some in a bowl for the deaths to pass among themselves. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They ate slowly out of bone china bowls, sitting at opposite sides of the table with a single candle burning between them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It contained a kind of underground city comprised entirely of pizza joints, bowling alleys, convenience stores, and, of course, video arcades. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He turned back to his soup bowl and shut his eyes, willing himself to feel as light as the steam rising into his face. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Emmett and Byrd flutter in from the kitchen, each with steaming bowls of pasta in their hands. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Sure enough, after handing Tree-ear the bowls to wash, Crane-man sat down with his knife and a sturdy straight branch and began to whittle a new crutch. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z A fragrant curl of sweet kinnikinnick smoke stirred from the red stone bowl. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She puts the bowl back down and wipes the side of her face with the back of her hand. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z We’d wake in the morning, grab our bowls and cups, and make our way to the big dining hall. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The rat had climbed out of the sugar bowl and leaped up onto the stove. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Get the plates and bowls from the cupboard,” Beatrice ordered. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hathaway ladled quick spoons of soup into their bowls. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t usually get mad at my parents,” I tell her honestly, my eyes drifting back to the bowl of jelly beans. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Matt was given no utensils and had to put his face in the bowl like a dog. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The table was strangely quiet, Mama and Doc sipping coffee and Jay eating up his breakfast without the usual clattering of his spoon against the bowl. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The spoon and grasshopper bowl were passed around. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They saw him bowl Harry over, then seize Ron.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Gogol watches as Donald begins to remove the clams from their bath, scrubbing the shells with something that looks like a tiny toilet bowl brush, then tossing them one by one into the stockpot. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Where would you be going dressed like that, in that old bowling shirt and those dirty boots? That doesn’t look like investment-checking clothing to me.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She stood up and started washing out the oatmeal bowls. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z She sits in the park, watching the kids play and the skate-boarders do their tricks and swerves at the skate bowl. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Only this room has framed diplomas on the walls and a bowl of jelly beans on a big mahogany desk. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She knew that her kind Ten Snow, noticing the stranger’s discomfort, had put her own bowl, filled with soup, into his hands. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The juggling man dropped his bowling pins and grinned with graying teeth. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Eat! Eat!” my mother would shout at our heads bent over bowls, the blood pudding awobble in the middle of the table. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He swept the puppet over a bale of hay and dropped it onto the wooden egg in the big tin bowl that Vola had painted to look like a nest. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She knelt and practically flung two small bowls—sad^a and relish—at his feet. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I began to leave more rice in my bowl. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Often there’s a plate of pizza crusts or a half-eaten carrot sticking out of a bowl of hummus. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The word rattled the cereal bowls, and the girls came up with milk on their noses. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Only you would wear bowling shoes to your child’s sickbed.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat Dinah against the sugar dish and had a hot bowl of grits for breakfast. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Neither of us speaks much during lunch, but when our bowls are clean, Gale pulls up his sleeve, revealing his schedule. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Several have indoor swimming pools, along with entertainment centers for bowling and roller skating. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Between the two beds was a washstand with a stoneware pitcher and bowl. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In another cupboard are a box of tea bags, Peek Freans shortbread biscuits, a five- pound bag of sugar that has not been poured into a bowl, a tin of evaporated milk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But the notion of holding up a bowl and begging of anyone who passed continued to distress him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z And the bowl of soup he set in front of me definitely hadn’t come from a can. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z We’d do everything from bowling to volunteer work in the community. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He tips the bowl to his mouth and gulps all the milk. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Bax had stepped away from the dance floor and strode over to the punch bowl. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It dangles in the bowl and picks up bits of porridge and drops of milk. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The kitchen table was still laden with breakfast: a basket of toasted bread, bowls of nuts, jars of jam, a platter of cheese, and a few slices of some sort of melon. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z So I got myself a bowl of dry cereal for dinner and watched the TV next to her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There was a stony silence as Ba looked sadly into his rice bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z With what little money we have left, we buy pots, pans, a few utensils, and bowls, and set ourselves up for a long stay. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maya’s fork froze halfway to her mouth, sauce dripping off the spaghetti and back into the bowl. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z We had vivid desert sunsets, stampeding horses, sleeping cats, snow- covered mountains, bowls of fruit, blooming flowers, and portraits of us kids. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Just when it seems we might have caught a break, there’s a cracking sound, like an egg hitting the side of a bowl but magnified a thousand times. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She staggers a little, and a bowl of hot vegetable soup topples off her tray and lands on my sneakers. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I know how to get them babies to sleep, stop crying, and go in the toilet bowl before they mamas even get out a bed in the morning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After bowing three times before the red altar decorated with gold and silver Chinese symbols of peace and happiness, they inserted the incense into a yellow clay bowl filled with rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She takes a deep breath, moves the white bowl a little closer to her, says, “Constantine sent her up to Chicago to live. She couldn’t take care of her.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Just a tiny room with a washing bowl and two white boxes. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The fish swam merrily around in its bowl as the silk of her brocade bag made the sunlight skip around the room. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The thing bowled him over as it scuttled away, tearing up the corridor and out of sight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He bent his head over the bowl again. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My ice cream had completely melted in the bowl, so I slurped up the minty liquid left behind. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It had a party feeling too, candles and—something rare in Salinas—a bowl of flowers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Someone dropped a clipping, and before it was picked up, Ralph was able to glimpse a picture of himself looking small and frightened in the goldfish bowl. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Jupiter dips her finger into the bowl and holds it up to my mouth. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Marble mermaids lit the way as Davos climbed, bowls of burning whale oil cradled in their arms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She sets the spoon on the table and raises the bowl to her lips. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z When my bowl is empty, I pick up a flat stone. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The kitchen sink area, where they kept their fruit bowl, was dotted with tiny, feathery fruit-fly corpses. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Instead, we passed around a single bowl and each boy dipped into the food with his fingers. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Daugherty always had a bowl of cream of wheat waiting for me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Ten minutes later, as Mia was setting the soup bowl into the sink to soak, another set of footsteps came thumping up the stairs and Izzy arrived. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She draped silk scarves and wax paper over the lens; she tried shooting in fog, in heavy rain, in the smoke-filled lounge of the bowling alley. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I grab a gallon of water and a bowl of beans and rice. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I felt everyone gather behind me as I began mixing my substances together in a bowl, but before I could feed my plant, something happened. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z He tried to smile carelessly, but the bowl he held was trembling. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In fact, Scoob snagged a few from the bowl on his kitchen table and stuffed them in his backpack while on the way out the door with G’ma this afternoon. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Olanna wanted to put some money in their bowls but decided not to. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sissy brought Francie a present, a corncob pipe that you blew into and a rubber hen popped up and swelled over the pipe bowl. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Heather actually likes bowling—it was a big thing in her old school—but she has seen our bowling lanes and she could tell that no Right Person would set foot in there. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z On the table was the marble slab, the sugar tin, a rolling pin, a large bowl of green apples, and one bright yellow lemon. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I hardly thought about lawn bowls in the intervening week, but by Tuesday I was set to return to battle. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Francie had an idea that the librarian was seeing the brown bowl for the first time, also. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach out and take the book, which has a picture of a kid holding a goldfish bowl. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She brings Enrique a bowl of hot broth, filled with bits of meat and potatoes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes they had to draw their last bowl around an opponent’s bowl. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Dragon, who had been admitted after she was safely caged, had eaten his bowl of catfood greedily, sleeping powder and all, purring as he licked the last scraps from the bottom. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z It bowled over and over in the wind until it came to the railing and fell off. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “You’re just in time for a big hot bowl of chicken soup with noodles, made from scratch, the best you ever tasted.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z There were footsteps in the hall, and a young man stepped into the room carrying a bowl of stew that steamed and smelled of pepper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z An hour later, my brothers are eating massive bowls of cereal and—miracle of miracles—Mom is dressed. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She opens her book to the marked page, curls up in a chair pulled close to the wood-burning stove, bowl of peanuts in her lap. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “To shake hands,” mused Werfel, holding up his cereal bowl so Skardebek could slurp the extra milk. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z When Dante and I left the bowling alley, I drove the truck toward the desert. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z We spent the rest of the afternoon taking turns delivering bowls with Frank offering suggestions for improvement. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Try some of this,” Mr. Pignati insisted, holding up a bowl of little roundish things that looked as if they were in a spaghetti sauce. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z My lute hit the cobblestones bowl first and made a splintering noise. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Desegregation of the toilet bowls is what they should a call it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z At dinner his name was spooned into my bowl along with my soup. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time, he’d scoop the bowl off the ground and roll it back to me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I’ll never fight with friends over who gets the better bowling shoes or who gets to be Wolverine when we play video games. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “The cards the players who went home early dumped into that goldfish bowl!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z As Minli stared into his bowls with her shining black eyes, a brilliant orange fish stared back at her with its shining black eyes. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “I bowled you over,” I remind her, and she doesn’t deny it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Mom was in the kitchen when I went downstairs this morning, sifting flour into a mixing bowl. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Anya shuddered at the thought of her friend’s blood in the stone bowl. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Please,” Moss said, standing to take a bowl of rice from Ogonna. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I also like to go roller skating and bowling with my friends. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I says, ‘You mean the lady got the henna hair? That’s my friend Miss Reilly. I’m learning her how to bowl.’ A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z No Locusts Stand I. She looked back at the looming, gabled, house-shaped Hole in the Universe and imagined living in the silver bowl that Baby Kochamma had installed on the roof. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma knew Fern had something on her mind other than when she could lick the cake batter from the bowl. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Taisin combined them all in an iron bowl, stirring them together with her index finger. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Since everyone else was sleeping, I brought a bowl of cereal into the family room and was watching TV while I ate it. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Most of the monks departed with their alms bowls, in order to obtain food for their midday meal, the only one of the day. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched as Lily went to a different cupboard and pulled out a plastic bowl and a lid. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Peaches,” she said, immediately picking up a bowl and spoon; smiling at Isidore, she ate with brisk little animal bites. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Prim comes over, stirring what appears to be a large bowl of snow. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He leaped onto Ares’s back and the bats took off, leaving the bowl and a pack of cursing rats behind. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “You sure, Jez? Plenty of peas here,” she said as she got a small bowl out of the cabinet. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z While these discussions go on you are to imagine me bowling along on some little road or pulled up behind a bridge, or cooking a big pot of lima beans and salt pork. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Get me a big bowl out of the pantry.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “I could drink down the whole bowl and it wouldn’t even give me indigestion. Alas, we can no longer turn water into worm.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Dyed the color of the blood of Christ, more eggs fill a bowl on the dining room table. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There were bowls of Cream of Wheat and graham crackers on a card table. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Pasta bowls, bread plates, glasses, two forks, two spoons, and a butter knife. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He slept heavily for several hours on the bus, woke and daydreamed, napped a little more, woke again at a rest stop and ate a bowl of pea soup. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Kira eats the last little crumbs of pretzels in the bowl. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The girl brought in a big bowl of hot vegetable soup and the wine. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She held a bowl, although she did not yet know why. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Mom brings out an extra soup bowl and a box of saltines. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z On a small altar sat a bowl with three dried-up, moldy apples. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Dad swings through the kitchen and grabs the car keys from the bowl on the counter. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He takes one of the bowls of mac and cheese from beneath the heat lamps. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z My stomach growls, angry that I ate only half a bowl of cereal this morning. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I shrugged and poured myself a small bowl of it, too. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Mom is grating black pepper over her own bowl. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He moved the sugar bowl to the center of the table and pushed it back again. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She held a bowl of beef broth to my lips. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The gourd bowl was not beneath the paulownia tree where he had left it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He takes an apple from the bowl and tosses it in the air, catching it and tucking it in his bag before he bids Caroline goodbye with a cheerful wave and nothing more. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She dropped a handful of flowers into her bowl and dusted off her palm. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She takes a final look inside the bowl but doesn’t find any loose carrots or noodles. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The ceiling light was a clear glass bowl half full of something dark, like a coffee cup, only it was dead bugs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Bo takes the blue-and-white-striped conductor hat and then reaches over my shoulder to grab a lollipop from the bowl of candy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Dinnertime for the daraja rat,” the first one said, holding out the bowl. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Now, instead of the plates made of bread, there were covered dishes, scented finger bowls, sumptuous table cloths, a plethora of napkins. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Reparo,” he said hastily, poking the pieces with his wand, and the bowl sprang back together again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Zohra hands me the bowl of nuts, but I wave it away. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z While Mom carves the turkey, Dad dishes the carrots and corn and mashed potatoes and gravy into their respective bowls, and I fill the water glasses with ice cubes and water. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Instead, he picked up the bowl and hurled it as far as he could into the brush. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z After that, she picked up the needle and looked at the white rabbit on her bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She was sent with forceps and a kidney bowl to an adjacent ward, to the bedside of an airman with shrapnel in his leg. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As he dried with a towel, she put before him a steaming bowl of daal and a plate of fluffy white rice. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She poured the milk and handed me the bowl, then she perched at the bar, directly across from me, and watched as I shoveled spoonfuls into my mouth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I quickly mix a bowl of rice into the spicy tofu soup my mom made and gulp it down. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Or if I drew shot, he’d give my bowl a nudge, knock it back three feet or so, and claim the round. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “I thought we had a glass bowl,” he said. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z And on top of that, it seemed that he had nearly hit his master’s wife on the head with his bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The cats and dog drank from the toilets, having despaired of getting their water bowls filled every morning, and everyone in the family talked to one another at the top of their lungs. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z A gust of wind bowled into me like a charging bull. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As if on cue, the women peck at last morsels and then carry plates and bowls to the kitchen and dump them in the sink. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We watched some TV and ate a giant bowl of the most perfect tart green grapes in the world. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I separated out the bean sprouts and seaweed from my noodles, making a pile on the side of my bowl. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z But Min had already gone back inside, and it was Ajima who waved to him from the yard, beckoning him to return for a lunch bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He orders two bowls of on myun and some barley tea and asks for the bathroom. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z While we washed our hands at the sink, I scanned the room and spotted Liz mixing blue food coloring into a bowl of icing and Corey rolling out some red fondant—this thick, Play-Doh-like icing. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I don’t have a bowl of beans and rice, but I do have my daddy’s words. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z A table, covered in carved wooden bowls and handfuls of branches, stood in the middle of the room. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “We’ll take care of your baby!” yells a skinny woman with a bowl cut and crooked teeth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They were completely bowled over by the hugeness of the whole thing. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z When the man in the shower finished and stepped out dripping, the larger man hoisted himself up from the floor, tossed his cigarette into the toilet bowl and got into the shower. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank would stand ten feet or so in front of me as I delivered a bowl. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z This was slightly complicated by the fact that the bowls were designed to curve as they rolled. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Once a year, in late November, she makes maleeda, a bowl of finely crumbled cake that looks something like graham cracker crumbs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I was overweight, period, which is why Stephen Kellner was always handing me the salad bowl. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I put on my flip-flops and headed to the kitchen, where Mom whipped eggs in a bowl while a pan of what looked like chorizo sizzled on the stove. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The knock on the back door came as I was putting my bowl in the sink. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A cutting sound—a can opener—the scrape of a spoon, and the bowl was back on the floor. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I fill a bowl with water for Pi, then wash my hands, scrubbing from my elbows to my fingertips in the hottest water. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry, Yasmeen. That’s where your sidewalk ends. You broke the rules. You are out of the game. Your library card will be placed in the discard bowl and you will be going home.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I blew into my bowl and took a sip. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z At last he set the bowl down again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When I finally convinced myself there was no money hidden in the room, I took Hamilton's hash pipe and smoked a bowl and fell asleep. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Yep,” he says, going to the table to scoop some peanut butter from my bowl. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It was hard for Hanako to take her eyes off the bowl with gold cracks. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He centered the kippah on his head, patted it once it was settled, then stretched out his arms toward the bowl. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z In the back of the hut, I watch Aunt Keang throw our dirty clothes into an aluminum bowl and soak them with water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nora grabs the drinks, and I take the bowl back into the living room. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z My mother placed a portion of it in a small bowl and left it overnight in a corner where there was a rathole. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She balanced the bowl on the wide sill and said to me, “I saw you right away when you came in.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He could lose his tongue for that, Theon thought, as his bowl was being filled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When he saw my cast, he said, “What happened?” while he grated an onion into a bowl. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She gave the cat some of our supper fish in a bowl and set it on the kitchen floor. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “The trouble is,” said Justin, “it’s Mr. Ages who puts it in Dragon’s dinner bowl, inside the farm kitchen. With his leg broken, he can’t move fast enough.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I let one drop fall into the iridium bowl. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She was smiling gently as she handed him the bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I take the bowl and we walk back to our hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He set out a bowl of biscuits covered with a handtowel and a plate of butter and a can of condensed milk. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z A black rim of algae rings the toilet bowl where the water has slipped away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There were a few crumbs in the basket and an onion in one of the bowls, but Gebu had left nothing else—on purpose, Ranofer was certain. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The two men were squat ting on their heels, eating their evening meal, shoveling rice into their mouths with chopsticks, dipping into the large bowl of vegetables and meat that sat between them. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She hears Madame Manec stand and collect the bowls and her father exhale cigarette smoke as though it is very heavy in his lungs and he is glad to be rid of it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The bowl was covered with molded petals that overlapped one another—and held a secret. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Three bowls of snacks—Cheetos, potato chips, and pretzels—were set on top. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I cover Finway’s bowl with his night cloth to protect him from my playing, and set up my trombone. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The Goose Fair was sluiced from a bowl of starry dark. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Oh, I don’t know. I would rather fight in the war than eat another bowl of cereal. This is boring.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She was clearing away the bowls after the evening food. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I will cut into my hand and sprinkle my blood into the bowl of the faction I choose. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She drops the shells of the pistachios she’s eating into a metal bowl. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I pointed out the sponge in the bowl of water on a stand inside the door. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He ate all his soup, then looked longingly at Hanako’s bowl. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then she held the enamel bowl under my chin. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Justice encouraged Will to join the Boy Scouts, and when he was invited to join his school’s Academic Team, which competes in quiz bowls, she insisted that he try it. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Deeply shocked, Ranofer stood with the bowl forgotten in his hands. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I imagined my mom had put the bowl where it was between us. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Mama then made me a bowl of Cream of Rice, and I happily ate it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Pretty soon we have rows of plastic bowls of ice cream spread out on the table. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Clang clang clang, a spoon chimes against a glass bowl. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But if I decide to bowl, I’m changing my clothes! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He made a bed for Furball out of empty sacks and filled a bowl with water. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The other can put out bowls. The wide ones, okay?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The candy bowl on the table clinked in tune with his steps. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “I’m proud of you, Mia,” my mother says, carefully pouring the pancake batter into a large glass bowl. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He had been working, because there were bowls of root cuttings and such on the table, but there was no sign of him now. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We dreamed the wealthy family would take us in, ladle thick soup into porcelain bowls, and let us warm our frozen toes by the fire. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It takes me a few seconds to realize that it’s actually a piece of coal, from the Dauntless Choosing Ceremony bowl. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The bowl was filled with vegetable rice, and the tray held meat pastries. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Mama put a big bowl of Frogmore stew in front of me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He spied around the corner while she carried a bowl of steaming soup for their mother. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Lee had set out one cup and a bowl of sugar on the table beside his big chair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Dinner was at a big dining room table that was generously covered in platters of meat, bowls of mashed potatoes and corn on the cob, a teetering plate of bread, and a tub of butter. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Tears poured out of her eyes and dropped into her cereal bowl. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z My mother herself, a worn old Negress, would be too broken by years of underpaid labor as a domestic to go out bowling at night. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He shows her some bowls and gives her a number in rupees. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z She looked belligerently at Trotter, but Trotter was so busy making the meat platter and the salad bowl switch places that the expression was wasted. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Usually it is rice and beans and whatever else has been donated, maybe a big bowl of soup. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z There's a big old TV with a doily on the top, and an empty goldfish bowl, and piles of newspapers tied up neat with string, and a Bible on this little table by the TV. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z He bent low over it, looking like a greedy child stooping over a bowl of food, in a corner away from others. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And with a bow, the goldfish man walked away; his bowls of goldfish cast pieces of rainbows in the air, making him sparkle in the sun. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baxter picked up the bowl of peeled potatoes and placed it on the kitchen counter. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z As for food and spices, why, I actually saw a bowl full of peppercorns. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z They were eating out of a bowl held between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Lavender,” Mom gently reminded me as she snapped the lid on a bowl of leftover coleslaw. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Beside the fish was a smaller bowl with red jam inside it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When you went to bed there was a bowl of cornflakes with sugar and cream. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z After pouring warm water in a tin bowl, I take a rag and scrub my face, my neck, my fingernails. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z When he was finished, Albert walked to the far end of the table, where he pulled a fresh stalk of celery from a ceramic bowl that also held lettuce, cauliflower, carrots, and red peppers. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I whipped the sugar bowl out from behind my back. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a wilted flower stuck in a bowl of water, it drew strength and blossomed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the dining table, there is a pepper mill, a saltcellar, bright, clear-skinned clementines arranged in a bowl. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The brass bowls, Sass’s best sari, and her silver bangles were all carried to the moneylender in the village. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Demeter poured shredded wheat into four huge bowls. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She was holding the bowl with the numbers in it, and she was watching me, too. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In a matter of minutes Teenie had two steaming bowls prepared for the two girls. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I can also see blood in the toilet bowl. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He had taken me and Thomas, who was still in school, out to the Tanagashi sector, where I ate my first bowl of pork edame, with spaghetti and sweet onion rolls. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Several hours later, coming home from bowling in the early hours of the morning, before returning to the hotel, Bobby sneaked into the playing hall to check out the conditions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then she acted confused and went back to bed, but when the stew was done, we made her eat a bowl. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Jasper lapped noisily at his drinking bowl below the stairs, the sound echoing in the great stone hall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z This, the last meeting, started with the punch bowl on the table instead of ending with it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I eat something out of a metal bowl, it tastes different afterwards.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The second strange thing was Hannah’s coming into her mother’s room with an empty bowl and a peck of Kentucky Wonders and saying, “Mamma, did you ever love us?” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Even in my exhaustion, I noticed the glance my parents exchanged over the salad bowl. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Since I've never seen him do any kind of sport, and I'm skeptical about his bowling, I'm surprised. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She came out with two bunches of carrots, as well as the cakes in a bowl. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I can hear a toilet flushing over and over again and water sloshing out of a bowl. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The goldfish man’s cart was full of bowls of flashing fish that glittered like jewels. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He looks up from his bowl of cereal at the table, milk drops clinging to his chin. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Bernard’s voice is like a bunch of bowling balls all being dropped at the same time. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She stared down at her empty rice bowl, still hungry for more. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The coins and the bowl belonged to Minli; they had been given to her when she was a baby, and she had had them for as long as she could remember. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Jody’s mother came in from the kitchen, carrying a large bowl of tapioca pudding. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z When the car was gone, I got out of bed and ate a bowl of bran with water. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You get washed up and sit right down and eat. It isn't Christian to throw out good food, and I’m not going to carry that bowl of mush to Salem by hand.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he poured salt in the bowl and scrubbed it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The only light came from a burning wick in a tiny bowl of cooking oil. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Suggs, who lived two hundred yards down the road, brought her a warm bowl of peas, as soon as they found out, and a plate of cold bread. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I bet he could swallow a few bowls of pasta as well. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Our compass-sized needle floated in our bowl of water on its little wax paper raft, pointing north, at me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I still continue to lie in the shallow bowl. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I poured a bit of water into what was left of a bowl for him. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyes downcast, with mechanical movements, they follow me through the line, accepting bowls of grayish fish and okra stew and cups of water. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She was a life-size bronze standing in the middle of a granite bowl. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They had trailed vines along the walls and on the table where the punch bowl would be. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I had to clean the mixing bowls before I could make the next two batches. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Frank watched a few of the other kids bowl and made some suggestions. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z All six of us sit at the dining room table and pass platters and bowls around. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z A wagon driven by a king’s soldier and piled high with spoons and bowls and kettles was making its way to the castle. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Then she held it, upside down and wide open, over the fruit bowl. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Lockton removed one of the books and the map curled up on itself, clearing the desk for the plate of Gloucester cheese and rye bread and the bowl of strawberries I set there. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything they owned was still in the hut: the small pile of black clothes in the corner of the room, the red checked scarves, and their wooden food bowls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some plurals are just a bowl of cherries. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I pour the peas into a serving bowl. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She made her way back to the place where she had begun, and she set down the iron bowl, pressing it into the ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She gives both me and Spot a bowl of Hoppin John. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z After we’d picked up our spoons and bowls a lady dug a big mess of oatmeal out of a giant pot and swopped it down into our bowls. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She had eaten it from a glazed earthen bowl, using a spoon carved from bone, and then wiped her mouth and hands with a folded fine-woven cloth. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The bowling lanes were all empty and unlit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z John Mark, in his favorite blue bowling shirt, walks on the other side of me. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Let’s have a look at how you bowl.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He tried to paint a bowl of gold ingots, but instead a bowl of foul-smelling, rotten dumplings formed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Berries from the garden and homemade raspberry preserves,” Lena said, placing a platter on the table containing toast, butter, a pitcher of milk, a bowl of sugar, and a bowl of jam. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He was a tall, fierce man and would drive his bowl down the other end of the green so fast that when it connected with another ball it sounded like it was splitting an atom. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I stand in the doorway and watch as she pours the popcorn from the microwave bag into a large bowl. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I fill up a large bowl with hot water from the sink, sit on the toilet top, and place my throbbing, biscuit-can-busting feet in there. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The door opened, and an old man and an old woman came out carrying bowls of rice and soup and a leafy branch of peaches. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Tennessee hills and mountains rose around Cora like the sides of a black bowl. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The light was so strong that I could no longer see the audience, the bowl of human faces. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Take this stuff out of the window. And bring me that red pottery bowl and some fruit.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Instead she brought the bowl over to him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She is in bed at six in the evening, the white bowl by her side. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I pretended not to care and bounced up the steps, the peas jiggling back and forth inside the bowl. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The emperor stood, shoving aside his bowl and chopsticks. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z My bowls were at the bottom of the sea. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Bender sits and reaches beneath his seat for a small covered bowl. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Inside she finds a bowl, some dried beef, and a blowgun with two dozen darts. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He took two paperware bowls from a stack of them wrapped in plastic and set them out on the table. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z This particular crater was lined with oil lamps the size and shape of bowling balls. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The cog was drifting on a sea of dragonglass beneath a bowl of stars, but all around the storm raged on. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He watched, his eyes heavy with exhaustion, as she took his bowl to the sink, placed it there, and then, leaning on her stick, gathered some stakes from a shelf, and a ball of twine. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Joe flashed her a sheepish smile as he gathered a pair of rubber gloves, a plastic bowl, and the half-empty container of hair dye into a shopping bag. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Then I stood up and started down the ice, which was as smooth and hard as the surface of a bowling ball. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Min’s wife nodded and took the bowl from him, but he could see the puzzled look in her eyes. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The Daughters passed around a wooden bowl full of something they called manna. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I also run downstairs and make a bowl of popcorn, and grab and chug half a twenty-ounce bottle of tepid ginger ale. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I set my bowl down and got closer to Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She ladled some more chowder into my bowl and topped it with a second biscuit. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Unlike football bowls, there had been no season tallies for the academic teams. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He hooted again, louder still, but she just kept walking deliberately, with her bowl. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Multicolored candles of all sizes surround bags of tiny flowers and ground herbs, a ceramic goblet, and a tin bowl. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “It is more useful than a goldfish in a bowl,” her mother said shortly. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t much good to begin with, but I felt I understood what I had to do to get the bowl where it needed to go, at least in theory. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z One bowl was set strategically between me and Doreen's empty chair. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It was a trouper’s lute, its long, graceful neck and round bowl were painfully familiar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The next morning, we found, near the bowl, a stiff, hairy rat with a distended belly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day An Yi came to visit me, sometimes bringing me a bowl of sweet green bean soup from her grandmother. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Castle Black was already beginning to stir as men in black cloaks made their way across the yard to break their fast with bowls of porridge before they relieved their brothers atop the Wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Through a blur of tears Nat saw a narrow bed with a patchwork quilt, a washstand with a bowl and pitcher, a small table, and a chair. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They wound around the fake plants set up in the room, draped over the wall clocks and basketball goals, snaked through the bowls of chips and cookies on the snack table. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I've put it all together now—the half bowl of cereal, the running to the train station, the panic of being in what looked like the world's busiest train station. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There was a bowl of chili and a burger at one side of the table, a rare steak and a bowl of fries laid in the place across from it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He waved his spoon at Maxie’s and my bowls, which were still full. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Kim then pours a bowl of water on the corpses to wash away the blood. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But the water mark, hidden by the bowl all these years, was exposed. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She shrugged, ripping off some bread and plunging it into her bowl. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The mixer now had a shiny new bowl in it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z When we finished eating, Liam set both of our bowls in one of the many plastic tubs floating by. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You can’t learn to bowl in just one week. There’s a lot of technique to master.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I wake to sounds of steaming water splattering into a porcelain bowl. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Charlie fried eggs for himself; I had my bowl of cereal. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He kept ice in a porcelain bowl on his desk. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Osh didn’t say anything else all morning, but when he brought bowls of mutton stew to the garden for our lunch, he said, “Tomorrow we can go out there.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z So when they ran us through the chow line for a bowl of watery onion soup and stale bread, it was a disappointment. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z First my head went in, and then the bowl expanded so that my whole body went in, too. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z There was dinner for her, too—breadcrumbs, cheese, and bits of carrot—on the floor of the cage, along with a small bowl of water. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Unless your father will kill a corpse, because I will start with you first,” Aunty Ifeka said, and rose with the bowl of clean rice. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My eyes fixed on the shelf behind his head, the one full of metal spoons and mixing bowls. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z As I stare into the Teklanika, I can hear rocks the size of bowling balls grinding along the bottom, rolled downstream by the powerful current. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I think Dell would have liked to go bowling instead of to Sam's U-Rent. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Aarfy was tapping the bowl of his pipe against his palm leisurely as he paced back and forth in corpulent self-approval, obviously delighted by the stir he was causing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The fourth day Liyana felt well enough to eat three bowls of tapioca pudding. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I eat three bowls of stew and half a loaf of bread while the others dine at the table. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Harry missed the pod, hit the bowl, and shattered it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She picked up the basket and stood with it and the bowl of beans over her mother. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Besides, I couldn’t face another bowl of noodles. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Salad leaves are in a bowl covered with dampened paper towels. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a bowl of salad, two slices of toast, and tea with honey. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Originally from Pennsylvania, she bowled in Langley’s Duckpin bowling league and was a faithful member of the Bridge Club. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Otto and I sat up and stared out into the near-dark clearing like we were watching a sports game on TV, the caterpillars a bowl of popcorn we chowed through without looking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Even though I turn my attention to neatly folding my napkin, a spoonful of turnips slops into my bowl. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I stared down at the beautiful bowl, and I started to cry. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I open my mouth to say no, I’m too tired, but Emilika holds up her sugar bowl. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She dropped the shrapnel into the kidney bowl as Sister Drummond whisked the screen aside. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The sea breeze found him and twisted around him like a cat asking for a bowl of milk. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “I had a goldfish. He jumped out of his bowl,” I typed then. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Quickly, they would take one sheep and mix equal parts human and sheep brains into the two bowls for the snakes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The maid delivered bread heels and bowls full of beef and potato stew. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z For dessert we each get a bowl of grated coconut in really thick syrup. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z My sass was scooping rice from a pan into a bowl. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I could not remember them because we had always passed them bowling along in the car on the main road and they all looked much alike. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The floor was littered with blankets and pillows and shoes and board games and plastic bowls with popcorn kernels and pretzel crumbs in the bottom. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z When we get home, he gives me a bowl of dried fruit and granola and a glass of milk. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I chirped in a fakey voice as I lined up the bowls on the counter. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I looked at my hands holding the bowl of soup. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She has half a mind to break Tsukiko’s tea bowl, just to see what she would do. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He probed the wax in his ears with the pencil and began to concentrate, listening to the sounds of his mother’s preparations for an evening at the bowling alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In desperation, Percy scooped up a giant marble and hurled it underhanded like a bowling ball. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We all sat down with a cup of hot chocolate and a bowl of roasted chestnuts to watch the ten o’clock news. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” I answered, seeing Ivette and a few others by the punch bowl. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z After he had spooned up the pieces of tripe, he raised the glass bowl to his lips and drank the broth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As it hardened she stepped into the bottom, tramped it into a bowl, and then cut two holes in one side. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently he brought them cups of beechwood and an earthenware mixing bowl which held some wine very like vinegar, plentifully diluted with water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As we watched, he ripped off the tips of his long fingernails one after another and placed them within the bowl, on top of the koka. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She tossed a handful of peas into the bowl and leaned toward me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A bowl of sweet figs, which I usually relished, gave off a sickly smell that turned my stomach, and I pushed them away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z At that moment in time, all that mattered to me was my daily bowl of soup, my crust of stale bread. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When he turned ten, Will had had a real party at the bowling alley over in Somerset. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z When he stands in the center, he looks from the Dauntless bowl to the Candor bowl—the orange flames that rise higher each moment, and the glass reflecting blue light. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I wanted to open it, check to see if I had somehow picked up a stray bowling ball, but this wasn’t the time. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to be the girl who swayed by the punch bowl and cookie table, pretending to enjoy watching everyone else dance. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z On the opposite side of the cellar, a wooden crate shielded a bowl full of challah dough from the brunt of the river’s chill. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Gachet filled the bowl with tobacco, lit it, and handed it to his friend. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He set down his bowl, shoved off Abbie and Perlie, picked up a round stone, and tossed it in the air. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The same week my mother told me about the rice bowl and my future husband, I saw a shocking film at Sunday school. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother, Malachite, was punching down bread dough in a large ceramic bowl, the sleeves of her linen shirt rolled up to her elbows, her mouth open in a laugh and her eyes crinkled. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z At Uncle Edisto’s funeral, Peach had fainted into the punch bowl, and that was just for starters. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z On the lower shelves, Min placed two prunus vases, a tall jug ribbed like a melon, and a water pot in its matching bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They were sitting on the terrace, Miss Lilian in a lawn chair and Mother on the lion bench, shelling peas into a bowl. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Even a whole month later, Anise still looked bowled over by how everything had turned out, like Kalinda and I had taken turns spitting in her face. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Two yellow bowls, a pink pot with a green leafy plant, a strand of paper snowflakes. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In the stories, a ten-year-old kid superhero named Isaiah Dunn goes on tons of secret missions and gets his power from bowls of beans and rice. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The same Patrice Lumumba, mind you, who washed his face each morning from a dented tin bowl, relieved himself in a carefully chosen bush, and went out to seek the faces of his nation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d brought one of his bowls for Sam and ran his fingers over its bottom as if testing an imperceptible fissure. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mamita begins serving the soup, ladles the biggest potato into a bowl, and hands it to me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm wrapping yellow bowls in tissue paper and saying, I have these, too. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “FAMINE!” roared the anguished Humbug, who suddenly realized that that was exactly what he’d eaten twenty-three bowls of. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She put a bowl on my head, cut off all the hair beneath it, and told me I looked like a flapper. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z At the break of dawn, I pack my clothes and my food bowl. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to see quick feet and clean contact. No bowling each other over, just good defense,” Coach said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Jordan dive-bombed the pretzel bowl and came up with a fistful. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Jay scraped the bottom of his bowl of fruit and I squinched my face up at the sound. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Once, Twig tried to crash some poor kid’s birthday bowling party by saying we were Russian orphans. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The goldfish floated to the top of the water and when she tapped the side of the bowl with her fingernail they did not flash away in a lightning arc of terror. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a bowl down and got the milk from the refrigerator. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He put his razor on the edge of the washbowl, but it slid obstreperously down into the bowl. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I happened to be watching him as he very carefully packed the tobacco into the bowl from a yellow oilskin pouch. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Laura glances at the bowl on the floor and then looks questioningly at me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I looked around the living room at Gus’s old easy chair, the dusty table covered with magazines and coffee cups, the TV with a bowl of plastic fruit on top. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “If Mr. Ages can get into the kitchen, so can I. If you will give me the powder and show me the way, I will try to put it in Dragon’s bowl.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z There were stacks of flat breads, mazers, bowls, and jars in abundance. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I peel the potatoes and set ’em to boil, rub a wood bowl with garlic, mix up a salad, and slice my French bread. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I stared at the mixing bowl as the ingredients transformed into a crumbly mixture. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z They carried all the bowls back inside the house. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She propped up the broken bits of mirror against a bowl, dampened a cloth in some water, and dabbed it against the cut. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He shook the fruit bowl and noticed how few fruit flies took to the air. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He had created a cocoon of human activities—conversation, interaction, affection—and it filled his life like an overflowing soup bowl. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls of the gorge form a bowl, and water falls over the edge onto the rocky bottom of a creek below. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I peel two cucumbers, cut them up, and put them in a bowl. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Through the window, Ash could see her taking down plates and bowls and teacups, apparently preparing to serve her stepsisters and stepmother their breakfast. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The old white enamel bowl is next to her on the bed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The dressing table’s still decorated with her antique atomizers, French perfume bottles, bowls shaped like shells filled with eye shadows, lipsticks, pencils. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Lorena dumps the hot chips we bought at the corner store into a big bowl and squeezes lime juice over them until they’re completely drenched. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They put on salt-rising bread and butter, bowls of stewed pumpkin, pumpkin pies and dried berry pies and cookies, cheese and honey and pitchers of milk. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Her outstretched fingers find an old shaving bowl, an umbrella stand, and a crate full of who knows what. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He surreptitiously observed everyone else as they scooped large ladlefuls into their bowls. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The center of the mortar bowl was stained a golden brown from all the spices that had been crushed in there. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I first saw him in the sugar bowl. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The coffee was good and we drank it out of big bowls. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I balanced the tray of vegetables on my lap and set to work, plucking the stalks and putting the leaves in a bowl at my feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z As soon as she sat down, she got back up and took a bowl of grapes from her refrigerator. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The attic smells of heat and dust and confinement and her own urine in the shaving bowl in the corner. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I drew detailed pictures of food—steaming chicken with crispy, glazed skin, bowls of plums, apple cakes with crumbling crusts. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But at the sight of the white porcelain bowl her body—which had been waiting for nearly two and a half hours—could resist no longer. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He held a bowling ball, attached to a cable that hung from the ceiling, right in front of his nose. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z There's nothing in the refrigerator that hasn't already gone bad, so I eat a bowl of cornflakes with water and I'm so hungry, it almost tastes good. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “Or leftover macaroni,” Dad grumbled, and I heard his fork peck at his plate like the turkeys pecking at feed in their tin bowls. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I rounded them up, dumped some dry cereal in a bowl—because you can always get on top of the situation with little kids by offering treats—and put my creative powers to work. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There are large wooden bowls of steaming beans, peas and squash, platters of roasted fish and venison, baskets of bread and fruit. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I bet I could fit inside the mixing bowl. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Kendra dipped a finger into the bowl and sampled the elixir. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I accepted all the gifts—the tables, the earthenware jugs—though I could not possibly carry them with me, and culled for travel only a small copper cooking bowl. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Bring him down the hill to the house, feed him the heels off a loaf of new bread, all the leftover sausage from breakfast, and a bowl of milk. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z And at night, with a rice bowl and a set of chop-sticks waiting for her at the table, they looked up at every sound of footsteps. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It’s worse because the toilet bowl is dark red with blood. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I could even smell China, and it was the smell of food cooking, of steam rising from so many rice bowls it hung in a mist over the land. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Thinking of the bowl as a gift makes my heart rest easy. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “No, it’s just fine. Aren’t you an arthritic or something? How in the world can you bowl?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She spooned three bowls of steaming food for them—corn pudding and roasted rabbit—acting as if greeting strangers was what she did every morning. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I put all of our supplies in it—baggies, dog treats, water bottles, and a plastic bowl in case the dogs get thirsty while we’re out. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Determined, it seemed, to ignore him, she took in a deep breath and proceeded to crack an egg into a bowl. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Some of these bowls can be up to 1,200 miles across. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It felt to me like it was down at the bottom of a deep salad bowl. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dicey poured herself a glass of milk and took an apple from the bowl of fruit. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She has not missed her big plastic salad chiller bowl one bit. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Kendra set the silver bowl in a protected corner and retrieved one of the ladders. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They told stories about brownies, who helpfully did the chores overnight in exchange for a bowl of cream. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But a curious thing began to happen as I neared the bottom of the bowl. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Not such a prize?” asked Shmuel, as he dipped his hands into the bowl, slopping water over the side. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I closed the fridge and spotted a bowl of peaches on the counter. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Hrothgar went back to his high, carved chair, relinquishing the bowl to the noblest of his thanes, and sat like an old man listening inside his mind to the voices of his childhood. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The Clock Watchers sitting on stools, at tables, and in booths were sullen, hunched over bowls of ice cream. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Another impossible dream,” Ma said, looking at the plain rice in her bowl with bitterness. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Right across the street was a blond lady in a blue shirt, standing by the window, stirring something in a bowl in her kitchen. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z She hands her bowl of earthworms to Ma. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And when we go back into the kitchen, Uncle Basil is serving Garrett a bowl of pineapple chunks. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z At each place was a bowl made from a can that had once contained powdered milk. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In a mixing bowl, use a wooden spoon to stir all the ingredients until they form a thick dough.* Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z When I bring my cereal bowl back to the kitchen, Mom’s in there pouring milk into a steaming mug of coffee. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She handed me the bowl of blue atole. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear the clang of a spoon against the bowl as my mom mixes the barbecue sauce, the second-to-last step before the bites go in the oven. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He took his bowl to the back of the hall and found a place on an empty bench, yards away from the nearest torch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the last circle are five metal bowls so large they could hold my entire body, if I curled up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I settled them on the floor and gave them each a bowl of sweet milk into which I’d crumbled cold cornbread. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She took my hand, and the silent, magic powers she possessed made beauty from the raw, sun baked llano, the green river valley, and the blue bowl which was the white sun’s home. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They stayed devoted to their Sunday night mixed doubles bowling league and were deeply involved in local politics—which were no less grubby than the politics they left behind in the city. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Lee Lee scrapes the bowl and eats the last morsels of melted ice cream. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I set his jar on my dresser between the hummingbird’s nest and a bowl of tadpoles I was studying. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Then Ivy and Taryn spent the evening eating thick broccoli and cheddar soup out of Mr. Bishop’s homemade sourdough bread bowls and trying on dresses for the Spring Dance in Taryn’s huge room. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “If the bowl came from that island, you should give it back.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z As I stand there holding onto the counter, it dawns on me that I didn’t have to step over Mango’s bowls to get there. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The blood now drenched the sheets; his elbow had tipped the bowl so that the blood I had already let also stained his side. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He held up a small pipe with a wide flattened bowl, and handed it to Gimli. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Now Milton selects an egg from the bowl. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Get some kind of bowl. Dump out that medicine if you have to,” said his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Emma obliged him, touching a lit finger to the bowl of his pipe. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Behind him stands Nessie, the colored girl who braided my hair, with a steaming bowl of water and a cloth. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “A small bowl of rice every other day,” Amah said, taking the bowl, “does not seem like good feeding to me.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And just as he’d, practiced, the fire was only a momentary flare as the handful of wood shavings in the bowl flashed up. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I looked at him and understood that we weren’t just talking about bowls anymore. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He was seated on a flat rock, cleaning a wooden bowl, scrubbing the cracks in the rounded poplar with a rag dipped in fire ash. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, the eggs I'd left him were untouched in their bowl, the tea bag dry in the cup. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I hold up the slip I drew from the bowl. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z His mother fiddled with the sugar bowl, a blithe expression on her face. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He muttered to himself and complained and drank half a bowl of water before he went back to sleep. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Emilia’s about as wild as a bowl of oatmeal.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The memories of the hard work in the rice fields, her father’s careworn hands, the plain rice in the dinner bowls, and Ma’s sighs washed upon her like the splashes of water from the lake. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He yanked the bread out of my hands and threw it into Snout’s food bowl. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z From the fruit bowl on the sideboard his father had filled his pockets, and now, without for the moment taking accurate aim, was throwing apple after apple. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking up at the swirling tentacles of darkness, Frank felt like he was trapped at the bottom of a flushing toilet bowl. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He helps himself to a piece of gelt from the candy bowl, peels the gold foil, and pops the chocolate coin into his mouth before reciting the prayers in Hebrew. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Then she filled her rice bowl halfway with water and let the bamboo float in it. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Then the old man, who had been sleeping, awoke, and they gave him a bowl and the four of them went out on the road to beg. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I gave my mother a matching set for Christmas, and she accepted them as graciously as possible, announcing that they would make the perfect pet bowls. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I could hear an ant creeping up on the sugar bowl,” boasted Ear. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But when it came time to walk up and cast their votes, fifty-one stones went in the bowl with Leah’s bow-and-arrow by it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I drop the sledgehammer next to the dented bowl and kneel beside Edward, Abnegation stones digging into my kneecaps. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He brought out a bowl and decanted a slow blob of pine pitch into it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As if to prove me wrong, the scoop of cereal slid right off the spoon and dropped into the bowl as I spoke. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The bowls on the counter, the canisters and stoneware jars loom round and heavy through the shadowy light. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I dipped my fingers in the bowl, swirled them around, and flung the drops of starchy water onto the sheet laid out on the ironing board. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z After Dad’s gone off, Becky gets up before Ma, and I fix her a bowl of Cheerios, put her sneakers on so she won’t stub her toes, and brush the snarls from her hair. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Kim breaks off a leg, scoops up a bowl of rice, and hands it to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The waiter at Ruby’s put two bowls of chop suey and a fat pot of tea between them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The king’s men were sent out to deliver the grim news and to collect from the people of the Kingdom of Dor their kettles, their spoons, and their bowls. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I threw down a quick bowl of cereal and some orange juice from the carton. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then she sat at the kotatsu and ate rice and carrots in her pretty bowl. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “That’s a good bowl, Robert. Now try to release the bowl closer to the ground, so it rolls out of your hand smoother.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z In this procedure, a vein was opened and a small amount of blood was drawn off into a bowl. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The aunts in Hong Kong said to send money quickly; their children were begging on the sidewalks, and mean people put dirt in their bowls. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I chase a banana slice around inside my bowl. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I took the bowls we used for lunch to the sink, then popped into the bathroom to pick something out of my teeth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z First the bowl started feeling warmer—then hot. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z She had lemons in a bowl on the counter, because they fit her idea of how the flat should look, but inside the cupboards and the fridge, there was nothing Imogen would have stocked. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Moss spooned out a fishy mixture, I pleaded as cutely as possible, “May I pretty please have a bowl of cereal instead?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I laugh, and as I put my grilled chicken in the bowl, Ms. Weber says, “Okay, that’s it. Go see Mrs. Parker.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The old man drank the last of his coffee and set the bowl before him and leaned toward the heat with his hands out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “You could eat out of my bowls. Don’t they have those things—people tasting cheese and wine together?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I don’t get it, and then I realize he’s the man who tripped backward into the punch bowl when I shot an arrow at the Gamemakers during the training session. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Tori sat the table with a bowl of lumpy oatmeal in front of her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Charlotte is the best storyteller I ever heard,” said Fern, poking her dish towel into a cereal bowl. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z At that minute Mango saunters into the room and heads straight for his food bowl. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I took the soup bowl out of his hands and put it on the floor, then got into bed beside him. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Mechtild brought me a bowl of steaming broth and stood by while I sipped it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Cinnamon,” she replied, shaking the spice into the bowl. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z This was plain and unadorned for the most part, but all well and fairly made: round platters, bowls and dishes of glazed brown clay or turned box-wood, smooth and clean. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As she straightened at last, and gathered her bowl and all the soiled cotton wool, a doctor came and she was dismissed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She dipped the hem of her dress into the bowl of water they had set out for Frolic, and wiped the wounds. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The innkeeper appeared with five bowls of stew and two warm, round loaves of bread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He removed one of the lids, and dipped in a great ladle, and with it filled three bowls, one very large bowl, and two smaller ones. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Occasionally one would fly right up to the bowl and peer inside. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The Oliver North testimony now behind her, she started leaving teeth in her bowl and developed the sort of breath that could remove paint. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z A Peacekeeper named Darius comes up and buys a bowl while I’m eating. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z When Jenna had watched movies with us, the three of us would sit on the floor with our backs against the couch, Audrey in the middle holding a bowl of popcorn on her lap. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “The butchers use the carcasses to make a healthful stew for the hungry. Any man who presents himself at the Gates of Fate may have a bowl.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He managed the bowls perfectly well, even though they were getting hotter and hotter. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They carried begging bowls, and the air was heavy with their chants. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z In front of the doll, there are three fresh candles, a pack of cheap cigarettes, an open can of Tecate, a bowl of apples, and a white rose starting to brown at the edges. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When it was gone, Mrs. Flagg handed me a bowl of rice and boiled prunes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her feet sound more like bowling balls falling to the ground than feet. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He fetched the wooden bowl and held it to her lips. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The potion in the bowl changed as she worked her plant magic. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She handed me the tin bowl anyway, and I took a mouthful. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z At times she sat cross-legged, at times with legs splayed, surrounded by an array of colanders and shallow bowls of water in which she immersed her chopped ingredients. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z After that first night, Pong had told Somkit his entire story over a bowl of lychees. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z You think on it, you probably don’t remember the first time you went to the bathroom in the toilet bowl stead of a diaper. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, I pour Cheerios into a bowl, remembering how Papa told me they were donut seeds. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z You name everything, your car, your box Wanna know what I call my bowling ball'? Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Soon multiple fairies were flying up to Kendra, peeking in the bowl, and then soaring off. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Somehow, Naomi managed to catch it in a bowl. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I peeked at the bowls on the counter, looking for something to nibble on, but none of it looked edible. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z "But look,” she said, "I left these tomatoes on the windowsill, and they’re white too. And this squash I left in the bowl on the table.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z He was terrified of pulling some lever and dislodging the machine, of its bowling down-hill, backwards, and his being thrown off, pinned under the great wheels. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Yeah. There’s no food, but I have this giant water bowl.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I didn’t even know there was a special category for disabled bowling. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Of course, I forgive you, Theresa answered, tipping the bowl to her mouth. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The weight in my backpack, like a bowling ball. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Breakfast that morning was a feast—a bit of the rice boiled to a gruel in a castoff earthenware pot, served up in a bowl carved from a gourd. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z My mother would say to me when the rice bowl went up to my face too many times, “Look how much Huang Taitai’s daughter can eat.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The guy brought the crackers and another bowl of soup. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Nathan tasted a spoonful and immediately spit it back out into his bowl. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z At about noon, we were brought some soup, one bowl of thick soup for each of us. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z This is what I did today: I got up, had a chapati and a bowl of yogurt, and sat at the table helping Dadi fold the linen napkins. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Or when Malia and I eat bowls of cereal on the couch while watching cartoons. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He turned to Puli, who had bought some marbles which he was tossing up and down in his begging bowl, being unable to use them in any other way. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z With a happy sigh I open the box and pour a new bowl of cereal. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “I could use a bowl of lemon ice cream,” said Mrs. Windermere. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Too tired to fuss with supper, I ate a bowl of graveyard stew, breaking up chunks of bread and covering them with warm milk and molasses. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z When he arrived, he’s not sure—can’t say he remembers the return journey—but there are all his most familiar things: impeccably neat entryway, empty peach bowl on the table... Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z With each repetition of his name, he pounded on the table so hard that the blue glass sugar bowl with the spoons hanging around its rim clattered up and down. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he handed me the bowl of flour. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was annoyance that he had been so mightily inconvenienced, that he had been handled by the maid as cavalierly as an inanimate object—a serving bowl, say, or a teapot. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Robin gathered all his strength and flung his arm toward the bowl of porridge, sending it flying out of Ellen’s hands and spreading its contents all over her. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z It was as if the bowl of black flies had been poured out onto the streets. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman knelt before him with a bowl of millet beer. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She came out, radiant, and crossed swiftly to the great golden bowl on the table by the hearth. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z "Sorry," I mumble, trying to hide the bowl of water and rice from Ms. Raz's squinty glare. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Their backpacks and the bowls went on a faded portable table and were slid across so the guards on the other side could have them ready in case of a possible search. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z On the table, there was a pitcher of water and a few small wooden bowls. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z First he put butter and sugar into the large metal bowl. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Breakfast consisted of mealie pap porridge, cereal made from maize or corn, which the general prisoners would slop in a bowl and then spin through the bars of our cells. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Another match was struck; the candle was lit again, and Gregory held it up so that its flame illuminated a massive, towering, teetering pile of spoons and kettles and soup bowls. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I pushed the remains of my cereal around the edges of the bowl, biting my lip. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Evan walked into the kitchen and grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The day before, he had returned the bowl and chopsticks to her after washing and wiping them; clearly, there had been no need for him to bring his own bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I nodded my happiness and waited for my reward of a small, warm bowl. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z When we got there, he was at his table, scraping bark into a bowl, humming to himself. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There was a bowl of tinned peaches and ice cream to follow. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I raise my chin and look, just a little, in the bowl. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I asked Petersen, a ceramics specialist, how many plates and bowls and cups were in the mounds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly not hungry, she pushed away her bowl of porridge. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She walked over to the stove and poured me a bowl of what was actually a stew filled with dumplings and greens. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z By nine o’clock, I was light-headed with hunger, so I sat down with Josephine in the kitchen of the steakhouse and ate a bowl of beans. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She put the peanut can in the middle of the bowl. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you like to come down to my club on Saturday, maybe meet one of the coaches and be assessed for disabled bowling?” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Peaceful Sunday would come in-between when she would think long thoughts about the nasturtiums in the brown bowl and the way the horse had looked being washed while standing in sunshine and shadow. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He took the bowls from her hands at the kitchen door and he set them upon the table in the middle room and called loudly, “Eat, my uncle and my brothers.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Inside, the floor was covered with excrement, and all twelve bowls were erupting like a row of tiny volcanoes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Nan handed me the map, passed a bowl of peaches, and said, “All right, Jubilee, let the search for substance begin.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Gripping my wooden bowl and spoon, I run with my family to the communal kitchen. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning Wab made sure we each ate a bowl of lukewarm mush in the cold hour before the sky started shedding layers into a lighter blue. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She tamped the bowl of the pipe with huge hands; her arms were long and sinewy. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z There was a white linen cloth laid on the grass, with bowls piled high with food—she could see salads and sandwiches, nuts and fruit, jugs of lemonade and water and thick chocolate milk. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z It edged its way around my first bowl and the other team’s bowl until it nudged the jack. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Buttercup carried the bowl, opened the back door. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z When she got home a little before two in the morning, there was a letter propped against the sugar bowl on the kitchen table. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d put it back in the cupboard next to that big red bowling plate he’d won a couple of years ago. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The basement wasn’t quite finished, bathroom project abandoned years ago, toilet bowl off its sewage site, half inch of dust coating it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I’m sure there were a few club members still dubious about a skinny disabled kid playing, but the first bowl I sent down that day gently nudged the jack. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The preacher, draped in white robes, dipped a small branch of a tree in a huge bowl of water and hovered above the head of the first candidate. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed two bowls from the cabinet, two spoons from the drawer, and the carton of milk from the refrigerator. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Swiftly they put away the clean oatmeal bowls in the kitchen cupboards, which watched them with painted eyes. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Frank carried a few more pounds than he probably should have, but it gave his face a jolly look, especially when he’d shout out, “Good bowl!” or “Nice shot!” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The stealth of it shamed him—but not enough to overcome the pride he felt at the knowledge that one of the many petals on the bowl was his. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But even as the banker sniveled something that made Marlena blanch and stare in horror at her bowl of clam chowder, posters were being slapped up on every surface in town. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She said nothing—what was there to say?—but she stood beside Loki’s head, with tears in her eyes, and caught each drop of poison as it fell from the snake’s fangs into her bowl. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Across the way young Meryra knelt before one of the shaping stakes, hammering his first bowl. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Mom poured me a bowl of cereal and a tall glass of milk, but I wasn’t very hungry. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We also laugh and joke around and manage to finish the entire bowl of gummies without breaking off any of Emily’s brackets. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z A short time later, he lugs a great cauldron into the room and begins ladling soup into cracked earthenware bowls. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “I hear the bowling thunder,” I tell him, “and my lightning is about to strike you down!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Before I could protest, Mr. Morrison set down two bowls and fixed a third for himself. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Dimple had a giant bowl of cherry gelato she had had exactly two bites of so far. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I think maybe Dianna, she break your bowls, so you come find a stone carver.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Let’s measure two cups of rice in this bowl.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She stood and demonstrated how she’d position the bowl on her hip and whip the spatula. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “That sounds like something that would grow on a bowl of porridge left out for too long.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The bowl of soup before me went cold before I could eat all of it, and there are still crackers swimming in the broth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When their mother gave them the calabash the next day, the girl poured a little of the milk into a bowl and gave it to her brother. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Okay,” she said, and she turned her laptop to face them all while pulling a bowl of chili toward her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He put the empty bowl back on the floor next to the cat-flap and lay back down on the bed, somehow even hungrier than he had been before the soup. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She wiped up the puddle of wine-colored foul water that had leaked to the floor and then brought out the bags of meat and laid them in a bowl. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Lee Lee comes over after school, and over bowls of mint chocolate chip ice cream, we swap stories about our first day. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Water keeps gurgling over the lip of the bowl. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z "I was wondering," I say as she wraps the first bowl up in tissue paper. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The glass bowl was transparent, and I could see the chalky clumps the milk made with the water at the bottom of the bowl. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Laleh ignored all the stews and rice and went straight for the bowl of cucumbers, which she ate whole, like candy bars. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The first time Grover came, Helen, feeling bad, had sent up a giant bowl of shrimp and peas with Virginia ham. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She added flour and sugar to the reserved dough in its bowl, then mixed in water until it was the right consistency. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He held the flame over the bowl and sucked. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybeth reached across the cereal bowl for the pitcher of milk. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He stuck a hand through the bars and waited until Koffi reached to take the bowl from him before deliberately letting it slip from his fingers and shatter on the floor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Wash set the bowl of scraps on the edge of the back porch and handed Naomi the other bowl, now lined with neat filets. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A chipped crockery bowl appeared from the pantry, alongside the butter and eggs and milk and the sugar loaf and the nutmeg grater and the small amber flask. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She poured water into a bowl and salted it generously. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I pick up my bowl and get ready to dish my rice. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I put the bowl on the table next to the egg-salad sandwiches and the punch. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She put a bowl of steaming hot cereal down in front of Gilly. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z She returned, without the crab, but with more bowls of soy sauce, ginger, and scallions. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He scooped lukewarm mush into two bowls and spun them on the table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Stepping into the gloom, he felt his way from shelf to shelf, encountering the curve of bowls, the rough edge of a basket, the cool, sweating sides of the big water jar. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I was so delighted to have outsmarted her that I forgot myself and began whistling “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition” as I returned the sugar bowl to the kitchen. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She sits in the corner of the room, arranging and rearranging our black clothes and our food bowls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even a broken bone would bring out the lance and bowl. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I lean my shoulder into him as I hold my bowl. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We follow her onto the tree roots, where she sits and offers me the bowl of raspberries. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Bri put wheat flakes into three bowls and then poured some milk over hers. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z We crunched tostadas, finished all the soup in our bowls. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Eat,” the woman said, holding out a bowl, her large fingers almost completely hiding the design of a painted monkey. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z There were bottles and bowls and platters laid beside them, as if they had just eaten well, and now rested from their labour. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Cold and gray and heavy in the scavenged bowl of the countryside. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z White Deer dumped a big spoonful of rice into Uncles bowl. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “You like playing lawn bowls, don’t you, Robert?” he asked. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He had discovered the bowl of goldfish on the dining-room window sill. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z So Maybeth picked out the meat and put it in a bowl in the refrigerator, for lunch the next day. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He said something, “Give the bowls to me, Mr. Ai,” or some such remark, and I said, “Is it going to be ‘Mr.’ clear across the Gobrin Ice?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She told him about the brown bowl on the library desk—about the New Year’s night she and Neeley had talked on the roof. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Some listened, but others didn’t care much and just walked up to the mat and hurled the bowl down. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Branch-cracking winds and thunder that shook the bowl of the sky would descend on the island, along with torrents of life-giving rain. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Waiting for you,” I say, staring at the microwave spinning my mom’s bowl of soup. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “What’s this all about?” he said, pointing at the little bowls. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Maybe he was sick and tired of that bowl and that log and that circle. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z A bowl with two bunches of bananas sat in the middle of the card table. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth makes fresh bowls of ice cream for them to try, taking care with the coconut and pistachio toppings. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Then he took out a small golden bowl filled with dried koka leaves and set it in front of the rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I rinsed our bowls with hot water and dumped the rinsings out the valve-door of the tent. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The innkeeper ducked into the back room and emerged a few minutes later carrying a tray loaded with hot bread and steaming bowls of stew. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z From the bacteria in the sink to the fruit fly circling the bowl of bananas. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Now I pour the still-warm syrup into a bowl and I go back downstairs. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Come to think of it, that bowl was empty when Scoob left for school this morning. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Roscuro, as he surfaced from the bottom of the queens capacious bowl, could not help taking a few appreciative sips. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Henry pushed the sugar bowl toward her and brought it back. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Looks like Kingston’s water bowl isn’t the only one that’s run dry,” Uncle Basil says. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Mother was holding the bowl of mashed potatoes out to him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Into each child’s hands O-lan thrust a rice bowl and a pair of chopsticks and the two little boys grasped at them eagerly and held them tight as a promise of food to come. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z She watched him shake corn flakes into a bowl and pour milk on them—something else she’d never seen before. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We all bend our heads over the bowls. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He gave a satisfied nod and pushed his bowl away. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They sat facing each other in a booth, and Jean Louise studied the napkin container, the sugar bowl, the salt and pepper shakers. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Kim retrieves a bowl full of water and puts it on the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You may cast them in this calabash bowl or that calabash bowl, or toss them all in the river.’ The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The cereal would turn the milk different colors, and I’d sit on the couch with the humongous bowl on my lap, watching cartoons. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Momma returns with a big bowl, shoveling ice cream into her mouth. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Or “Hold this bowl while I beat the eggs, sweet.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The wooden bowl burst into flames then, a huge gout of flame which singed the leaves of the oak tree far above them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Bren had sent me a message, so I put the bowl down on my desk and went to read it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She didn’t see me from the shadow of the tree, but I watched as she put down two bowls on the floor for some dogs that had come out and were by her side. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If he was hungry, he drew a bowl of curry, and it appeared. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Out came the platters of boiled beef, the bowls of gravy and red cabbage, the knodels as big as softballs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She closes the door almost all the way, and returns moments later with a bowl of candy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z We stood over the bowl of candy valentines. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Lockton plucked a strawberry from the bowl and pulled the leaves from it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll write you a note,” he says, searching for a spare piece of paper in the earthenware bowl on the breakfast bar. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” I told Calista, and I grabbed my bowl of mini-donut cereal and went to the fridge to get the milk. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He watched while the blind man’s deft hands found the basil and tore the leaves into the wooden bowl. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She was carrying a bowl of warm chocolate chip muffins. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “How do we get out?” yelled Ron over all the screaming, but before either Harry or Hermione could answer they were bowled aside: Hagrid had come thundering down the stairs, brandishing his flowery pink umbrella. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Okay. Get my kid here a bowl of bean soup.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The table is covered in a white lace cloth and dotted by silver platters with lids, bowls of grapes, baskets of bread, and glasses of bubbling liquids. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Then the woman brought them soap, flannels and two enamel bowls to wash in. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I was starving, so I lifted the lid off the first bowl. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I set the tray loaded with the turtle soup bowls on the table by the door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The fish, the pale silver color of the moon, circled in the bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She carries the bowl toward the middle of the room, where the Amity meetings are held. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Ruth hummed quietly to herself, shelling peas into a large wooden bowl, and Becky chopped kale. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z At one time in the far past it had been scooped by something, probably a glacier, and this scooping had left a kind of sideways bowl, back in under a ledge. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z We heard things being knocked down, a bowl, a lantern, the table. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The heavy weight bowled him over and over. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A professor with a head like a pink bowling ball hurried in the direction of the pool, towel under his arm. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He would make a broad, fine bowl with a pattern of reed flowers inlaid in silver wire, and he would make a little eye-paint pot with a hinged lid, and a bracelet. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “So what are you guys eating?” she said, plonking herself down on a spare log and lifting her head to peer into our bowls. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, he gets back to his bowl and licks it, searching for a few stray coffee fumes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He turned away from Uncle and bent over the enamel bowl on the left side of the ironing board. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to the pot and stirred it, scooped out a little, placed it in a bowl, handed it to her. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything felt squishy, and the answer sheet for my test had turned soggy, sort of like how cornflakes left overnight in half a bowl of milk look, with about the same smell. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Everyone seems to help themselves, piling food in their individual bowls and going back for seconds as often as they want. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She had thrust the girl child into her naked bosom, and the child slept and its head bobbed this way and that as she moved, running hither and thither with her bowl outstretched before her. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Sure enough, at breakfast, Mama made oatmeal with spoonfuls of her scuppernong jelly, but I pushed at the bowl until Jay grabbed it and shoveled it into his mouth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Lauren was there, angrily twisting Oreos open and scraping out the cream filling into a bowl. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She rose, carrying her glass, and went to examine a bowl of glass flowers. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z When they came out, they went into the kitchen and they put food on the table together, my father looking so out of place carrying a bowl of mashed potatoes. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He was thinking about his friends back in his neighborhood, all of them gathered around the punch bowl. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “I think so, yeah. The bowling alley they’ve been using has gone out of business, and Scatterpin is closer for most of the folks on his team, so I guess yeah.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The judges passed around a bowl for drawing out numbers, and as the team captain, I took a slip. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I fix Boomer’s breakfast—nothing distracts him like food—and am sitting down to pour myself a bowl of cereal when I realize Lily is staring at me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I studied the bowl, eyed the piece of onion in the bottom, and decided against slurping it up. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She poured a glass of water, then brought a bowl of beef broth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I left the empty water bowl in its new location and placed his food dish on the feeding mat. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He poured them out two full bowls from a stone jar; but from a different jar. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He extended the bowl of food to him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I’d lived inside it the way a goldfish lives in its bowl, as if that was the only world there was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I dug into the bowl like it was the fanciest dinner I’d ever had. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I looked at the bowls, filled to the top with golden dal and rice, the toasted chapati sitting in the corner. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The twins were slurping the last of the syrup from their bowls when Henry’s spoon began to clink against his dish. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I finally choke down the soup without even tasting it and hand him back an empty bowl. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He tipped the bowl up and drank down the last of the curry at the bottom of it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Next to them were six smaller bowls, each one holding a different color of liquid food dye. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I eat a whole bowl of sprouts and watch TV for three hours until people get home. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He put his hands under his head and watched them eat breakfast, smiling as the girls kept peeking at him over their cereal bowls. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I used the lull in conversation to reach across the table for more pasta, but Dad pressed the salad bowl into my hands instead. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The first thing I did was pour some of the cereal into a bowl with milk to soak. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She opened the fridge and saw that her mom had been to the farmers’ market—there was a bowl of green apples, Jamie’s favorite. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Because only small amounts were needed, Tree-ear was working with the red and white clay in bowls instead of in the pits. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She arranged the milk bottles around the well’s edge, picked up the fish, then checked on the bread in its bowl at the other end of the cellar. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She led them to the stove and began to spoon rice porridge into bowls, its steam issuing like a sighing breath. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, Mr. D. My max is about twelve bowls of spaghetti.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z In addition to the boiled egg, her breakfast tray contained more of the thick bread and a bowl of warm cereal swimming in cream. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She returned it to the safety of her pocket just as Marina came out, a mixing bowl full of some kind of batter under one arm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The cloudy gray circle identified the place where the bowl filled every day during the doctor’s life with fresh flowers had stood. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The glass bowl shattered along the circular depression in its middle, leaving me with a jagged sickle of a shard. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The bowl in his hand was Amah’s special rice bowl! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I scoop the rice into deep bowls and ladle in broth and bring them over to where she is working. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to my plate and Taryn’s is a bowl of salt. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I crush the peppers against the side of the bowl with my spoon and finally my soup is ready to taste the way I like it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Cleaning my yellow bowls night after night after night. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The children took cracked clay bowls from a pile on the worn wooden table and sat down on stools. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Mom places an orange bowl on the table before me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A mechanical sphere about the size of a bowling ball was embedded in the center. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She made a show of washing out her rice bowl with hot tea, and then warned other restaurant patrons seated near us to do the same. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat on the porch swing and ate bowls of homemade ice cream in the evenings while waiting for her to come down for dinner. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She reached into his popcorn bowl and grabbed a handful. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z All the while, the ice would crackle in his bowl, as if to confirm his words. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Red eggs fill bowls on the dining room table. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He unwrapped four chapatis from a cloth and warmed them on the stove and stuck them on the sides of the bowls. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Matthias lined up with the other woodland creatures to collect his food: a bowl of fresh milk, a hunk of wheaten loaf and some goatsmilk cheese. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When she was done, she took the bowl back inside. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d drop the soft claws and tails into my bowl of melted butter, as though they were feeding the queen. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z An hour later, our bowl was empty and Too Bad was nowhere in sight. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom is quiet as she rinses the bowls and places them in the dishwasher. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Yes, I could see there was charcoal for cooking it, and shriveled red pili-pili peppers for spicing it, and calabash bowls to put it in, but where was the it, whatever it was? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He marched up and plunked down two big clay voting bowls in front of Leah. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Doña Charito's collected works hung on the walls: mostly pitchers and bowls of fruit, and violins or guitars, I couldn't tell the difference, for we hadn't had music lessons yet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The dragging lines Ma had thought were from Minli’s walking stick led to his cart, and the bowls of goldfish caught the sifting beams from the sun, slivering it into flashing sparkles of light. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He needed to give them water, too, so he again paddled home and brought more water bottles and a bowl back to them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She was taken to the room with the long, brown table, except now there was a bowl of sugar-coated almond candy in the middle of the table, a Koran, a green veil, and a mirror. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z By the fire, in a three-legged stone bowl, was a lump of fresh masa twice the size of a toaster. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Those old ladies seem to be dropping like flies,” he said, and pressed more tobacco into the charred bowl of his pipe. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After eating his porridge, Sam got a bowl he had chipped out of stone and filled it with chunks of pine resin. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z You eat gooey fruit cocktail and just before you power up your tablet, The Mac strolls in with his bowling bag, and duffel, sporting a blue and white hoodie that reads putyourFACEinaBOOK. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I shovel down some cereal, leave the bowl in the sink without washing it, grab Justin’s keys and go. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z With half a bowl of cereal in my stomach, I leave the apartment. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The next day, I checked on my goldfish, Ethan, but to my dismay, he was floating on his side in his small mixing bowl. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The whole floor was covered with toys: bowling pins, balls, swords, a whole herd of rocking horses, dolls in every shape and size lying around with their arms and legs twisted. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I had taken two finger bowls of champagne and the scene had changed before my eyes into something significant, elemental and profound. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z A dirty waiting boy with a shiny black apron came near and he called out to him, “Two bowls of noodles!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z While Tree-ear cleaned his wound, Crane-man took the strip of cloth and washed it thoroughly with water from the gourd bowl, scrubbing it against a flat stone at the river’s edge. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I measured two coffee mugs of buckwheat flour into a bowl, stirred in four spoonfuls of Royal Baking Powder—the only kind Aunt Ivy ever used—and half a spoonful of salt. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “I want to visit Polly’s mother on Sunday. Don’t let me forget. Now I need two bowls of mutton stew.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She walks over to the water tank and scoops out a bowl of water to wash her face with. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Baachan left and returned in a few minutes with a big bowl of hot soup. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She sent her invisible servants to leave bowls of stew and goblets of apple cider at the edge of the garden. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Matty obeyed, tilting into the pan the bowl of broth in which the rabbit had been boiled earlier. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Hermione asked as Harry descended the staircase, but before he could respond, Xenophilius reached the top of the stairs from the kitchen, now holding a tray laden with bowls. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We did two loads of laundry, washed out our cups and food bowls and pots and pans, bought and sent postcards, phoned home, and stocked up liberally on fresh and packaged foods in the shop. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z That meant I was low to the ground and had to arch my back to have enough room to swing my arm and deliver the bowl. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I looked down at my bowl of ice cream, already melting into a soup in the heat. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The truth is, loneliness and hormones and parents who keep you like a fish in a bowl can do weird things to a person. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The bowl I delivered wobbled out of my hand and came to rest about as far from the jack as possible without ending up in the gutter. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z There it lay, a game for him to win, a vast bowling alley in the cool morning. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Patel also set a bowl of meatballs on the floor for Radar, who sniffed them once, drooled, and buried his muzzle into the bowl. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Gerald and Lydia think nothing, in the mornings, when he and Maxine join them downstairs in the kitchen, their hair uncombed, seeking bowls of cafe au lait and toasted slices of French bread and jam. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The Gypsies fed us relentlessly, refilling my bowl again and again—overfilling it when I tried to refuse more. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The sun lighted a bowl of purple grapes on the table. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He dipped his feather gently into the bowl before him. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And he was still laughing as Tree-ear served supper from the gourd bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “I have a bowl of fresh atole waiting for you,” she grinned. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I left out a bowl of soup for you. It’s mushroom, your favorite.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z They are, really, rather nasty beasts, particularly if one happens to appear in your bowl of soup with pieces of watercress clinging to his whiskers. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The women shook pebbles out of calabash bowls into the folds of their skirts and moved between the benches, firmly placing one pebble into each outstretched hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He bowled them left, right, and center with his massive strength. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He had the sides pulled down like a white bowl. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The orderly put the soup bowl down and he ladled out a plate full. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The boy nodded over his bowl and his spoon clattered to the floor. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Left it sitting right there on the kitchen table next to our empty cereal bowls. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Feral asked, bypassing his spoon in favor of tipping back his bowl and drinking from it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She held out a large flowered bowl filled with water. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A stack of wide, flat rocks had been built near the tree; a large stone bowl rested on top of it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z If nobody else was going to play by the rules, then neither was I. I flung open my bedroom door and nearly bowled Zooey over. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Hey, look,” she said, pointing to all the different bowls and plates. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Mami, bring the bowl here! And the eggs! I can beat them for you.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Nan reached over and plopped a handful of mini-marshmallows and a heaping spoon of brown sugar in my bowl when his back was turned, but I still didn’t eat a bite. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I pull a bigger bowl out of the dishwasher and put it on the counter. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Some bowled across the lawn in our direction. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a bowl of oatmeal on the chair’s tray. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I scarf down the bowl of oatmeal she left for me on the kitchen table along with a banana, hoping doing at least one thing my mom asks will soothe my conscience. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z With one cat in her lap and another licking an oatmeal bowl on the table, she sat drinking coffee and reading a book of theater plays. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Johnny carried a handful of pewter cups and the big wooden bowl. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel nudged her cereal bowl across the map of Greece. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I sat on the hay cross-legged, bowl in my lap, horn spoon in hand. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She leaned against the wall with a bowl of sadza and relish. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On the table beside him stood a bowl of steaming water, a leather strop for blades, and a cup of lather with a brush in it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z On the coach’s nightstand sat a bowl of water, a stack of golden drachmas, a flashlight, and a glass prism for making rainbows. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I try as carefully and as quietly as possible to scrape the rice kernels that cling like drowning victims to the sides of the bowl. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He put the bowl of Lucky Charms on the coffee table, stood up, and walked upstairs without saying good-bye. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z One bowl of Cream of Wheat each week and nothing more in the way of support. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Soon the mixture in the bowl turned from white to pink. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Virgil wiped up the spill, returned the milk to the fridge, and carried his bowl to the table. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I found a bowl and a box of cereal. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z We mixed together orange juice and grapefruit juice and soda in a big bowl. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z When Nana saw the bowl, her face flushed red and her upper lip shivered, and her eyes, both the lazy one and the good, settled on Mariam in a flat, unblinking way. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z There was a squawking sound, just like the gorgons had made when Percy had dropped a crate of bowling balls on them in Napa. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In the town of Savathi every child knew the name of the illustrious Buddha and every house was ready to fill the alms bowls of Gotama’s silently begging disciples. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z On two stools, with elbows propped on the countertop, were the Golden Hours, looking sad as sad could be, their bowls piled high with no fewer than eight unmelting scoops each. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Bone chopsticks clinked against the insides of bowls being emptied into hungry mouths. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Keep your eye on where you want the bowl to end up.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I take out the bowl and walk it over to the table, where Mom’s placing her bag down and getting ready to sit. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The cook brought out bowls and platters, then left them alone. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I slid down behind the table and started in on the bowl of cornflakes she had waiting for me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She served us bowls of steaming atole and hot tortillas. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Listen to you. You still cute, Irene. I seen plenty men giving you the eve in the bowling alley.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Situated 11,300 feet above sea level, Namche occupies a huge, tilting bowl proportioned like a giant satellite television dish, midway up a precipitous mountainside. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He raised himself up upon the bolster, and I slipped a pewter bowl beneath his arm. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I was bowled over by her easy joy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Rosaleen set the table and warmed the honey in a bowl of hot water. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I nodded and swallowed the saliva collecting in my hungry mouth, cradling the warm bowl in my hands, and snuck a large pinch of rice. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Joey made that problem go away by bowling, with Rock and some of his guys as the ball and the pins. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I get big,” she thought, “I will have such a brown bowl and in hot August there will be nasturtiums in it.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with no transition whatsoever, I found myself back in the bowling alley game room, standing in front of the Black Tiger game. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Breakfast was instant oatmeal and yogurt spooned from individual containers into a large lumpy bowl Nan and I had made in a “Mom and Me” pottery class. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Robin Hood ended up getting most of the pasta in his dog bowl. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A small silver bowl sat in front of it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They went bowling and to the drive-in movie. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Other than a rabbit starving in the next room and an imminent attack on your salad bowl, nothing, I thought. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a bowl set out for him filled with off-yellow pasta swamped in bright orange sauce. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She sits down next to me, crunching and martyring her way through the bowl of dry cereal, eyeing my plate the whole time. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And I saw flashbacks of smoke pouring out of the bowl. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you turn it back into a bowl?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The images drained away, as if the water had been let out from a gigantic crystal bowl of hysterical fish. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked up the enormous bowl of table scraps and headed out the back door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding the iron bowl in her hand, Taisin walked to the northernmost edge of the circle and closed her eyes, standing still. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In the morning, Eunjoo heated the barley tea and poured it into bowls of yesterday’s cold rice and served it with roasted seaweed, sautéed anchovies, and kimchee. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The room was loaded with silver: silver candlesticks, silver tableware, silver platters, silver bowls... a huge Lucky Strike, all for the taking. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I just nodded, making my way through the bush but still behind the trees so I had a better view of the green bowl of the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I don’t need a bowl of magic beans and rice to tell me how to answer. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He returned with four sizzling skewers of kabob, fresh naan, and a bowl of white rice. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She sits back down and takes something out of the bowl and puts it in her mouth. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Instead there was a polished table on which a single wooden bowl sat between two ornate silver candlesticks. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Carrying my mask, I climbed out of the green bowl of the hockey field, which was like an outdoor theater. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Miss Mallory asked, crossing the room to peer into the cake bowl. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Darlene cleared her throat and enunciated carefully, “There sure was plenty beaux at the bowl, honey, but I still got me honor.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He revived a bit over a large bowl of porridge, and by the time he’d started on toast, the rest of the team had turned up. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She was wearing a short olive green windbreaker, flared black ski pants, and a pair of maroon Campers resembling bowling shoes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The few cooking pots and bowls were stacked on a little shelf formed by the rocks, with chopsticks, a single spoon, and Crane-man’s knife in a neat row. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z To my left is a balding man who is bowling with an even older gray-haired woman—his mom, maybe? Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z We only had one stand mixer in our kitchen and two mixing bowls for it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I could only hope the stewardess in charge of feeding and toweling me off would be, well...five out of five steaming bowls of chowder on the Ryan Dean West In-Flight-Entertainment-Things-You-Don’t-Mind-Burning-Your-Tongue-On Heat Index. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He waited until I had sat down to eat and then would demand another bowl of rice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears slid down her chin and plopped into the silver bowl. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z As soon as they started speaking, we would throw bowls, spoons, food, and benches at them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z And 1 haven’t asked for more food—it should make no difference to her which bowl… He carted clay again for Min, and by midafternoon he had grown more accustomed to the work. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z On the table, under a wooden bowl to protect it from hungry rats and cats alike, sits a perfect little goat cheese wrapped in basil leaves. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The following year, as we moved toward graduation, he would invite some of us for dinners at his home, and Marcy would serve up big bowls of pasta with garlic bread. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z A preoccupied child who took his bowl with one hand got a sideways glare. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By the fall, they were going out regularly—movies, bowling, miniature golf. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Joost glanced uneasily at the bowls of red grapes and heaps of burgundy velvet on the worktable. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Kote scowling down into the bowl of stew in his hands, his eyes far away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Exhausted, I pressed my cheek against the side of my steamer trunk and pushed the bowl away. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He merely held out a bowl in which he had placed a small mound of rice and a little pile of boiled greens. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z O-lan had been rinsing the rice bowls with a little water and now she piled them in a corner of the hut and looked up at him from the spot where she squatted. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “With Nazario’s help. Yo, like, I took all your milk,” he said, getting up and placing the empty bowl in the sink. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z When the men stopped, Otto lost his nerve and ran headlong back to me, nearly bowling me over when he leaped into my arms. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Grate two cups of cheddar cheese into a bowl. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dri emptied the wrenches and rope and hammer from the plastic milk crate, and then she lined the crate with the patch of tarp we’d just cut to form a sort of bowl. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes shift to the bowls in the center of the room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z How she could ward off the malocchio, the evil eye, with a prayer and the dip of her pinkie into a bowl of water sprinkled with a few drops of olive oil. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She added them to a small bowl, dripped some water in, and then put her finger in the mixture. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z No more mean eyes over the rice bowl, and my stomach keeps the rice inside like a good stomach is supposed to do. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z We poured half into another bowl and grabbed some cups. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z At long last, a bird landed near the bowl and soon had his beak dipped in the milk. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Moments later wheeled carts arrive, chock-full of pastries, eggs cooked in every way, grilled meat, petit-pancakes with sugar dust, and bowls of colorful fruit. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Papa-Nnukwu was sitting on a low stool on the verandah, bowls of food on a raffia mat before him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Just as I raise her to her feet, Miss Celia slips in a spot of blood, catches the edge of the toilet bowl to steady herself. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And most nights Mrs. Grasso sent one of the kids down to invite her and Papa to join them for heaping plates of pasta or bowls of garlicky soup with chi chi beans. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z My opponent would draw a bowl within half an inch of the jack every time. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He ducked down to the bowl, rinsed his face with cold water, put on some alcohol, and then looked at himself carefully in the glass, pulling down his long upper lip. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I just had time to say, “Whoa!” before she bowled me over and started licking my face. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Her head kept pulling down to the bowl, and she look like one of them toys that duck in and out of a water glass. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The stew seemed to be cabbage-based, and she inspected it for any meat as she spooned it into her bowl. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I play around with a bowl of broth, eating only a spoonful or two. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I got up on the seat and almost bowled Uncle over. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I carried my bowl over and stood next to her and kept eating, which, when I thought about it later, seemed kind of messed up, but at the time we didn’t know what was happening. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z At dinner I have a hot dog; Lara has two hot dogs and two bowls of ice cream. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She eased her head out a little farther and saw a shattered bowl, the one her mother had used to serve Henry’s mashed potatoes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The big woman, Jenny, laughed as she set a bowl in front of the man. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of the canned spray starch that Mrs. preferred when she did iron, I made the starch in a bowl, the way Big Ma had taught me when we first drove down south. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I opened the door hours later when I heard my father come in, and the bowl of soup was at my feet, sitting cold and misplaced. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I almost drop the tray of glass bowls. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Simple. Each of you loses his or her library card and adds it to the discard bowl for our next lucky contestants to try and win.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z And then she reads my mother's letter slowly while Hope and I sit at the kitchen table, cheese grits near gone, scrambled eggs leaving yellow dots in our bowls. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He looked at my mom and handed the bowl to her. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z And she encouraged Mrs. Wright to go all out, even to borrowing Eva’s punch bowl. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Water came in a bowl through the same slot. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z After wiping away the blood, he wrung out the cloth into a bowl. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Before the gods had brought her there, they had told her to go to her kitchen and bring the biggest bowl she had. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I look at the blue-and-gray sofa, the sun-faded curtain over the kitchen window, and the small bowl of potpourri that stopped smelling like anything three years ago. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She left and returned with shoyu, a spoon, and a bowl of what looked like pulverized sprinkles of dry fish. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Superplumes of the type on which Yellowstone sits are rather like martini glasses–thin on the way up, but spreading out as they near the surface to create vast bowls of unstable magma. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z When it’s finally time to eat, everyone gets a ladleful of bright yellow rice and potatoes in a plastic bowl. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She sets down a paper napkin, plastic fork, and a bowl of fruit that actually looks appetizing, with strawberries, melon, and apple. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As I peeled back the film from the bowl, I felt a little like a flight attendant serving meals. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z There’s a glass bowl with ice cubes floating in it on the table in front of her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I scuttle to the kitchen through the dining room and busy myself ladling things into bowls and serving plates. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “This bowl had a great desire to become my hat,” she said. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I introduced Mom and Dad to Frank, and we set up to bowl. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She dropped the match into an ashtray and turned to take a bowl out from the cupboard. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I decided to go into the kitchen and make myself a bowl of cereal and milk. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He just frowned and said, “Uh-oh.”Then he stepped in the fountain and broke the concrete bowl in half. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He basked in this affection, and emptied the bowl almost before it reached the ground. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Sefia was handed a steaming mug and a bowl of rice porridge while Archer was whisked to the sick bay. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Tree-ear had once been tempted to eat all of the food at midday, knowing in his heart that the bowl would be refilled. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Folks had already brought over more cakes and pies, and platters of fried chicken and ham, and their good china bowls full of string beans, butterbeans, okra, and tomatoes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, Your Exalted Majesty,” the commander said as the emperor handed the bowl to him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z This year, there will be no red apples in a bowl or candy canes on a little dish to offer visitors. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z When they were far enough, the old man tossed the white-rabbit rice bowl at the emperor’s lifeless body. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Simply bowl her over with their shock waves? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In bowls on the floor were the remains of a meal, perhaps of several meals. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She had left the bowl of sancocho she was devouring on the carpet. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I stepped up to the green and drew my first bowl. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A few have stacks of tarot cards, and others have bowls with small bones inside. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z When he came up for breath she pulled her chair in close to the table and reached for the sugar bowl as if nothing had happened. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Your dog just ate my bacon,” she told Elena, who was slicing a banana at the other end of the kitchen, the pieces falling into her cereal bowl. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I felt real mellow as I watched Ollie do his thing round and round his bowl. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z After a concert she usually had a bowl of ice cream. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I try, but I can’t stop myself from looking at that red full bowl. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The front yard was decorated with what looked like a DIY glow-in-the-dark bowling set made from plastic water bottles with glow sticks inside them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They set out bowls of honey wine to tempt the fairies away from milking cows, and left out baskets of fruit to distract them from their orchards. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They invite me to go bowling or to the movies or to their birthdays. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It’s a game to her now, refusing food, shaking her head, chin up, lips firmly closed, her little fists pushing at the bowl in front of her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of the thick glasses, her eyes had a bloated appearance as though they were both trapped in a goldfish bowl. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As for Treebeard, he first laved his feet in the basin beyond the arch, and then he drained his bowl at one draught, one long, slow draught. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When I hand him the bowl, he fumbles with it and nearly drops it. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “I’m sick of Indian guys who treat white women like bowling trophies. Get a life.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Her bowling shoes pounded the floor purposefully, carrying the swinging breasts and rotating hips back and forth between the table and the stove. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know that bowl is only for special occasions,” Amah said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Customers in the lounge said that the man who fled was wearing bowling shoes.’ A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On every gold clothed table was a glass bowl full of pale yellow flowers. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Ma packs my one pair of clothes, wraps my food bowl in a scarf, and ties it diagonally around my back. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Wang Lung took up the bowl of cold rice and began to eat. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The bowl was red pipestone in the shape of an otter’s head, his clan. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z That day, getting through my world was like trying to swim in a pool of warm mayonnaise while carrying two bowling balls. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Judith suddenly let fall a wooden bowl with a clatter. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Jazz's eyes lit up, and her smile spread wide as she scrambled through Doris's mountain of Tupperware, searching for the perfect bowl. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I made two bowls of oatmeal and put one down in front of her. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He always wants to do something like throw a football or play Frisbee or go bowling and sometimes I just don’t want to do that stuff because I’m sad. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She liked how they started each meal with a bowl of fresh yogurt, how they squeezed sour oranges on everything, even their yogurt, and how they made small, harmless jokes at each other’s expense. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes they had to shoot the bowl as fast as they could at the target. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She sits next to me with a tray of tea and a bowl of her sugar cookies. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z And every evening thereafter he returned to find the bowl full, with enough supper for both Crane-man and himself. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Gregor was about to retrieve the bowl when he saw the first rat claw catch the top of the ledge. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She was in front of her room with her son, his cloth-covered head bent over a steaming bowl. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Eighty years later Harry Junior’s voice still trembled when he remembered it: “One bowl. Once a week. I never could figure that out.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My mother passed him another bowl of her canned peaches. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Queen’s men, king’s men, and black brothers sat at their separate tables, some bent over bowls of porridge, others filling their bellies with fried bread and bacon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Kendra set the bowl on the pier and stood up, noticing that the boat was being held steady. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The men were on their feet, crowding up about the bowl. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I took my time placing the eggs I’d gathered into a large bowl. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Alarmed, I walk faster, and see that the fire rises from large, man-sized metal bowls set up on the sidewalks. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A wide copper bowl and a white cloth were brought to Faramir and he washed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z An overwhelming sense of relief flooded through his body, and he felt disjointed, like a bowl of overturned Jell-O—jiggly and without structure. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z There was a pail and a big bowl. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She walks to the tiny kitchen area and gets bowls for cereal. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z She stood with the sugar bowl in her hand. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Nnaemeka’s father said; he fixed his gaze on the enamel bowl that held the last lobe of kola nut. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z While he was gone, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with sliced bananas. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z And sure, we’d hang out a bit at other people’s bowling parties and at sleepovers and stuff. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I nodded before digging into my bowl of buttered grits. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Besides the photograph of my mother that lives in a folder in my closet, the bowls are the best things I own. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The large round bowl in which soup was served wasn’t a soup bowl, it was a tureen. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He filled a bowl with food and went to Celia’s room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned the mahogany bowl of his pipe upside down and rapped it with his knuckle. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He dipped it into a bowl of water and then examined it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The bowl of beets still sits on the floor where I finished peeling them. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When he gets up in the morning first he washes his face out of a dingered-up bowl in the chicken house and puts on his pants and his shirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I dabbled my fingers in the bowl of warm water a Ladies' Day waitress set down in place of my two empty ice cream dishes. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Hazel bowled into a patrol of Amazons, who scattered in terror at the sight of the horse. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The little man—if man he was, which Tristran found rather unlikely—sighed mournfully and reached into the pan sizzling on the fire, with his knife, and flicked two large mushrooms into Tristran's tin bowl. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I would pour it into a bright yellow bowl and add a scoop of fruit, either strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of me just wants to leave the bowl and spoon and milk and cereal, and I know looking at me, Sandy can tell. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z And with those words, she emptied the bowl into the water. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z But apparently I’m desperate, because whenever Theresa’s mom doesn’t need her to help with baby Rocky, we take Natalie down to the bowling alley in the Officers’ Club. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The Paqo filled the golden bowl with the llama’s blood and placed it at the foot of the guardian rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I told Henry I wanted a double scoop of mint chip in a bowl. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Under my arm is my CSA portfolio of broken blobs and bowls. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I helped Dadi set the bowl on the table, and then we both sat in chairs across from each other. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z His mother might only have gone to one of her bowling Bacchanalia. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He did, however, drink water, and the area reeked of urine stagnating in the toilet bowl. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sounds of chairs moving and the bowls being set down on the table startled me as I went into the other room. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Hungrily, my siblings gather around Pa, our bowls in hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The thick, green leaves formed a bowl around her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks at the bowl of fruit on the counter. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z He takes the bowl and turns on the faucet. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z A woman flitted from the stove to several bowls on the counter, stirring and kneading and folding as she went. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She walks over to the corner of the room and comes back with a bowl. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He checked the needle in the bowl one more time and pointed Ares in the right direction. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As though looking through a tunnel, she watched as the old woman ambled back over to sit cross-legged directly opposite her again, this time holding a large black bowl between her knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Adams turned his face as Johnny set down the wooden bowl on the baize-covered box before the moderator. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The bowl of his pipe was made of meerschaum clay, and it had a flexible stem about three feet long so that the bowl rested on his lap. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Easy,” said Fred, “concealed door behind a painting of a bowl of fruit. Just tickle the pear, and it giggles and —” He stopped and looked suspiciously at her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We would help ourselves to pap using simple metal bowls. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sai Fong put the cricket cage in the middle of the table and then went back and forth to the stove, bringing over steaming bowls of Chinese food. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now get inside and stay inside,” she said with the ketchup bottle still spinning around her feet like a bowling pin. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “My pumpkin. And then, if I’ve done a good job, I’m erased. I’m gone. I’m nothing. And then the world is free to flow into me like water into an empty bowl.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Grandma,” I said, stepping away from the mixing bowl and massaging the ache out of my arm. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Players rolled their bowl—a heavy ball you could just barely hold in one hand—so that it ended up as close as possible to a smaller white ball, called the jack. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Pass me a bowl,” said Hermione, holding the pulsating pod at arm’s length; Harry handed one over and she dropped the pod into it with a look of disgust on her face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Mark, to his credit, managed to eat half the bowl before asking another question. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It is in a red bowl, also Axel’s favorite. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Fine furniture was draped with leopard and tiger skins, and real plastic bowls glittered with jewels. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I could see that bowl of stew, could even see the biscuit waiting for me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The bowl was rosewood, so the sound of it wouldn’t be terribly subtle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Although the style of each varied in crudity, the subjects of the paintings were relatively similar: camellias floating in bowls of water, azaleas tortured into ambitious flower arrangements, magnolias that looked like white windmills. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don't we all sit down and have another bowl of raspberry sherbet?” said Mrs. Windermere. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We placed little filets with crispy onions on platters and scooped blue cheese mashed potatoes into serving bowls. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I slid into my seat as Macy placed a bowl of chips on the table, and Mom handed me a chocolate bar from a company I’d never heard of. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Take that out to the dining room and light the candles,” Beatrice said, gesturing to the bowls. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I pointed to the bowl on the table, which held my most favorite, favorite candies—butterscotch caramel. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They ordered a bowl of baba ghanouj because they were still hungry. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Khalid was slurping his bowl of Lucky Charms, and when I asked, he frowned at me and wanted to know how I knew about Old Man Martin’s shack. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Although each had drawn from the same bowl of crazy logic Mommy served up, none seemed to share my own confusion. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Carry the creamers to the table in a “monkey bowl,” never in your hand. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman began to call out and to shake her bowl at every passerby. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He kicked Bob downhill, knocking over a row of telkhines like sea mammal bowling pins. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The woman swept away the broken bowl with a flourish, almost dancing with the broom. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He might be drinking a bowl of hot broth and complaining to the old man about the ugly girl who had tried to rob his purse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When he was gone she stood there smashing cups and bowls and platters until the whole set lay in scattered blue and white fragments across the wooden floor. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Rachel stiffened in her arms, but Mrs. Bedlow dropped her paring knife into the bowl of peeled potatoes, wiped her hands on her apron, and put a kettle on to boil. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I could park the car, whip through two or three stores as needed, pick up a burrito bowl, and be back at my desk inside sixty minutes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Idly Cluny picked up a bowl of honeyed milk and sampled it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Vincent had to get out of my way in order for me to reach inside the mixing bowl. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The skip stayed at the other end and barked orders to his three teammates before they bowled. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She arranged mattresses and cushions along the walls of the living room, placed bowls of candy and roasted almonds on the table. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Next to the bamboo stick is a bowl of rice and some salted eggs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Misha stopped talking so he could put his hand out, covering the bowl. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z So thick you could stand your spoon up in the bowl, with chunks of this and that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Harry passed her the pod in the bowl; he and Ron both snapped their goggles back over their eyes and dived, once more, for the stump. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The ladies ate from a communal bowl of snacks, although they transferred the food to personal plates. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Olanna did not look up from the bowl smeared with mashed bananas because she did not want him to see her face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z This morning the landlady, Mrs. Mooney, came up with a bowl of hot chicken soup and some chicken. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z A bowl of roses in a drawing-room had a depth of colour and scent they had not possessed in the open. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He slipped out of the hut and put the bowl down at the edge of the bush. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Both terrified and incensed, the savage watchdog thundered around, tipping over another table and three more chairs—napkin holders bounced across the floor; a sugar bowl shattered. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d like to know who washes their hands and then doesn’t clean the bowl up after them,” she said grimly. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Next he fills a small bowl with water and brings it and two rolls of chalky-looking white gauze over to the table. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Ma comes back with a bowl of rice and permission to take a few hours off. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Citra sat up, feeling only a little bit loopy now, and Scythe Curie put the tray with the large bowl of soup in her lap. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I poured myself a bowl of cereal, Fruity Pebbles, because that’s what I had for about every meal that summer, which caused the roof of my mouth to be constantly coated in a sugary film. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “I wonder how many extra years that official stole with that one bite,” the stonecutter said, laughing as he brought the rice bowl to his face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I gave her the bowl of powder, the rouge compact, and the lipstick, and she put away the cards and took up the hand glass from the table by her side. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I pull out a plastic bowl and pour water into it. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z But it was not only Papa who received visitors; the villagers trooped to every big house with a big gate, and sometimes they took plastic bowls with firm covers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t look at me anymore and poured the cumin powder into a little bowl. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He didn’t use the spoon, just picked up the bowl and poured the remaining soup into his mouth, some of it dribbling down his chin. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “For bowling? Yeah. You have to have special shoes.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Of course. You can have my bowl,” she said, and immediately regretted it, even though it made him happy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She pursed her lips as she slid the bowls of soup onto the table. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The silence within the alpine bowl was unbelievable. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually he sold his handsomely crafted bowls on the square. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She put the mixing bowl in the sink and started to wash it with quaking hands. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It’s been three years since we moved away, and I haven’t even seen him since his bowling party in October. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The barber rinsed the razor in the water bowl. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When I came downstairs one morning and went into the dining room for my bowl of mush and lard gravy I felt at once that something sen ous was happening in the family. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I scoop the Spam into a serving bowl and add two eggs and seasoning salt, and I chop up the last few pieces of old bread we have. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Strawberries are cut and already on the table in the bowl she uses only on special occasions. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There was a large bowl piled high with hot boiled eggs. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I raise my bowl to my eye level to make it easier for the comrade to serve me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked back to the house carrying both bowls. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He actually bounced up and licked the edges of my turtle-shell bowl, stormed Frightful, and came to my feet. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She bypassed her spoon and started licking her bastani straight out of its little paper bowl. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Illyrio was reclining on a padded couch, gobbling hot peppers and pearl onions from a wooden bowl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Watch out for Cora. She’s one of his favorites,” she says, eyes hooded as she watches the big girl reach into a boy’s bowl and scoop out a mouthful of porridge. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Fig nibbled a few dry bits but left most of the bowl’s contents behind. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Lunch is done family-style, with servers bringing big trays loaded down with bowls and plates to the tables. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She set the bowl of steaming soup on the table in front of Matty and then went to the sink to pump water into a bowl for Frolic. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Bando rinsed Dad’s soup bowl in the snow, and with great ceremony and elegance—he could really be elegant when the occasion arose—poured him a turtle shell of sassafras tea. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man looked up from his bowl to say, “Eat, or all will be cold.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The third watched the pass, though there was little to see, only a vast bowl of darkness ringed by the snowy shoulders of the mountains. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ruth let the seaweed disintegrate, and later, when its veins and stems dropped and curled into brown scabs on the table, she removed the bowl and brushed away the scabs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The tangy scent of chickpeas soaking in a bowl. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She was standing there now, Cady, deciding what to add to her bowl of batter. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z After it was all cut, we mixed it up in a big bowl. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z In a little bit, both were eating out of the same bowl. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He ladles it out of a purple bucket into big bowls. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z They had only two cups and he drank his coffee from the bowl he’d eaten from, his thumbs hooked over the rim. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I heard drawers opening and closing, and the clank of spoons against the inside of bowls. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He looked, in fact, very much like a colossal bowl of jelly, without the bowl. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Everyone rushes to the cook fire, pushing and shoving to get next to the little boys, who hold wooden bowls that the old man ladles some kind of porridge into. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z "Here, you!" an angry voice shouted at Arya, but she bowled past, shoving people aside, squirming between them, slamming into anyone in her way. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She not only gave us a serving bowl and a kitchen chair, but it meant she trusted me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z And the fire started out in the middle of the lake, so the kids were able to safely climb out of the water before it all went up like a big bowl of gasoline. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom put the bowl in the refrigerator and stood, closing the door, with her back to me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Why wasn’t a regular mixing bowl or a spoon or a lightbulb a piece of art? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z With all the running her face should have been bright red, but it was as white as a bowl of milk. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Dustfinger was collecting his props: the two bottles he had used in Elinor's garden, the burnt-out torches, the bowl into which he spat and whose contents he now tipped carelessly out on the pavement. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Donovan’s eyes were opening into two large popping bowls of glazed blue. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “I love my new bowling shoes,” I tell her as I scoot close. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The food is arranged in ten separate bowls. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, my little brother, Ryan, notices me staring into the bowl with a murderous look in my eyes. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He picked up his bowl again and raked his spoon through the thick soup. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes take in the empty stew bowl and tray on my bed table. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, he found three bowls of cooked rice. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Madame Semele knocked the blackened bowl from the fire with a stick, and she stamped it out in the long grass. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Go fetch a bowl and a knife quickly,” Ma tells Chou. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma wondered how the silver goldfish could remain calm in the bowl, while she herself felt she could barely breathe. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Emma came into the room with a stack of bowls, a half gallon of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, and a scooper. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The table was gone, though chairs remained; the floor was ankle-deep in shards of shattered china plates and bowls. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I told her cereal would do, and the next morning when I came into the kitchen she had already poured the cornflakes into my bowl. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z One day when they were all working in the Rosses’ apartment, Marshall got out his indoor bowling game. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good bowl, Robert. But try to lock your elbow, and bowl from the shoulder.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Usually breakfast was a bowl filled with cold or hot cereal. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z A pair of stage "twins"--who turned out to be the girls in yellow--did a baby act in costume and champagne was served in glasses bigger than finger bowls. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z As soon as they heard his truck tear out, Eleanor's mom picked up the bowl with what was left of the rice pudding, then skimmed the top off the pile of pudding on the floor. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Only thing you know is every Saturday, starting now, you got two more quarters to put in your sugar bowl.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I broke out the sifter, the mixing bowl, the mixer, some measuring cups, and the old wooden spoon my mother loved to use. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Here’s the thing: every time I bring Sacred food in the woods, I plan to return the bowl, wash it, and put it back in the cabinet. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Jaja had not put much cereal in the bowl, and I was almost done eating it when the door opened and Papa came in. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The story goes that one day back in the 1970s, George Finkle accidentally dropped a bowl of peanuts, chocolates, and marshmallows into a frying pan while he was making pancakes. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Matt looked at the tamales, bowls of chili, and loaves of bread decorated with pink sugar. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one, she puts the pcd in her skirt, and the peeled dove she puts in a red bowl on the floor. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I would strain this juice myself into a bowl, never adding any water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand at the toilet bowl firing away and wonder what I’d need at a time like this and if this is a common thing in America, women waiting outside while you take a splash. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Tata Mwanza’s father came forward to set up the clay voting bowls in front of the altar. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It raises a lump in my throat the size of a bowling ball, and I start to wonder if I’m going to be able to mumble a whole bar mitzvah past it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He giggled every time Amari stuffed her fingers into the bowl. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Nicasia took my right hand and dipped it into a bowl of water. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Tuesday, May 28,1935 The next morning I feel my mother watching me as I rinse my cereal bowl, search for my history homework, put on my socks. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z With one hand she cracked the eggs into a bowl; with the .other she whisked them and whirled them. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He slurped and licked and carried on, demolishing the entire bowl and looking up for more. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z We add a dash of steeped tea and pour chunks of the halwa mixture into the machine’s churning bowl. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “That one’s Daft Donald—he likes to juggle bowling balls. Tam Lin is the one with the interesting ears.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One day when Rahim was ten, he dropped something—a bowl or a cup, doesn’t matter—and broke it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Chou enters a hut and comes out with a few metal pots, aluminum bowls, and the remaining few small bags of rice and salt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced quick at the house to make sure no one was watching, then pulled aside the prickly branches of the bush and set the bowl down within it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph beams, pulling on work gloves in the kitchen while Molly pours herself a bowl of cereal. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She chopped the meat fine with her chopping knife in the wooden bowl, she seasoned it with pepper and salt and spices. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z For a bowl of food with a tiny bit of meat, he would pretend to go into a trance and find lost objects and catch boys who had stolen things. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We have this salad chiller bowl, and I guess Calvin is right. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Asked to render a bowl of grapes, I would turn in what resembled a pile of stones hovering above a whitewall tire. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Zed helped himself to a bowl of cereal, and the towel slipped lower as he reached for the milk. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z There was only a little puddle of water with floating lemon peels at the bottom of the bowl. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A servant dips a spoon into the princess's bowl, tasting it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Clear fluid continued to leak from the statue into the bowl. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z "That bunny,” he whispered to me across our food bowls, "got out of his cage last night.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z She brought him a bowl of blue cornmeal mush. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Their great warm faces looked down upon me from the mantelpiece, they floated in a bowl upon the table by the sofa, they stood, lean and graceful, on the writing desk beside the golden candlesticks. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He looked over at the judges, nodded, reached into the bowl, and slowly, slowly unfolded the paper. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She’d ended up saying nothing, and Pearl had consumed a bowl of cereal in silence and returned to bed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After Daddy-poo came out of the bathroom, he decided that he wanted a bowl of cereal...” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Families engaged in at least one fun event a week, like going to a movie or bowling. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He found out more from Dywen himself, as the old forester sucked down a bowl of barley broth in the barracks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She carried a wooden tray with a bowl of lentils. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We take turns pouring bowls of it out. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I took the bowls to the well in the courtyard and scoured them with ashes and sand. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Mama—” I finally say, but she cuts me off by slamming a bowl on the counter. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The cigarette butt still bobbed in the toilet bowl, but the tank was refilling, so he had to wait a moment before he could flush it again. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Mama dished up bowls of okra soup over the rice and placed them on the table. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z For dessert, why not just serve the cherries in a bowl? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to,” I said as she fixed a bowl. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I took the sugar spoon from the bowl and put four spoonfuls in my cup, stirred it, smiled at Gretchen, and nodded. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Park shoved his cereal bowl away from him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z From his artist’s fingers sprang objects of such wonderful beauty—cups, bowls, boxes, necklaces, daggers, great golden collars, bracelets, exquisite amulets—that Pharaoh himself would be served by no other smith. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She was the colored girl who’d dumped a bowl of soup on the boys who were picking on her. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We have omelets for brunch and a bowl of fresh fruit. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The whole space was walled with dark aromatic bushes, and was a bowl of heat and light. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “The Indians hold it sacred, and why not, on the day that we can get Lucas to eat a bowl of atole then he shall be cured. Is that not sacred?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s not time,” Taisin said, picking up her bowl to dig. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z His first order of business was to settle into the Presidential Suite at the Hotel Loftleidir and order one of his Rabelaisian meals, with bowls and bowls of skyr. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “We’re going bowling!” said Tiffany in a bright voice, as if going bowling meant flying to the moon. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For Axel’s special bowl of pasta, and digs the serving spoon deep into the middle of the bowl. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Dad would have loved this,” Rooney said, scraping the last of the rich, creamy pudding from the bowl with her finger. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The old man grasped the bowl in his shriveled, knotty fingers, muttering, uttering little grunts. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z In the front of the room, Ellegua, god of the crossroads, inhabits the clay eggs in nine rustic bowls of varying sizes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Flora had a hard time imagining what love would be doing standing in a bowl of soup and singing, but these were the kind of idiotic words her parents spoke. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z They ate a quick breakfast and then Dicey washed and dried the bowls and glasses and spoons. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like: You know those camera shots where there’s this goldfish swimming in a little bowl, and then the camera pulls back and you realize the bowl is actually a pond? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A pewter bowl of cold meat, carrots, and potatoes sat beside the bed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I thanked her and held the warm bowl in my hands. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And why did I think of Arnold in the first place—when my mother looked in my rice bowl— and then come to hate him so much? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please have another portion,” said the Mathemagician, filling their bowls once more; and as quickly as they’d finished the first one the second was emptied too. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z While the sun burst into multicolored flames on the horizon, its last wave goodbye before surrendering to the night, Ma handed Ba a bowl of rice porridge. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Other times, he asked for tea and then went on to examine the sugar bowl and the tin of milk, muttering, “The capabilities of bacteria are quite extraordinary.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “It’s just enough for one bowl of cereal, and I called it,” Vonetta said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The microwave beeps a few times when it’s done, and I take out the bowl, throw a few Ritz Crackers in, and grab a spoon. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z At the stove, she scoops a bowl of stew into a plastic bag. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Mom has already scooped servings of pasta and clams into four bowls, each garnished with sprinkles of parsley and squeezes of lemon. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mama pulled her finger out of the thick mixture and tilted the bowl this way and that. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She sits on the sectional and lowers her bowl into my face. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I plucked the book from the fruit bowl and flipped to the end. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Her job was to fill two bowls with fresh yogurt from the sacks hanging in the basement larder, where the floor was packed dirt, and where the old cook kept his pickling jars. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Kaira scooped the ice cream into two plastic bowls and gave them each one. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The only time he’d change his course was when Mom dropped a few grains of fish food into his bowl each morning and evening. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I look at the two long tables in the middle with the bowling alley tops. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “You won’t pour a bowl of prison milk in this house.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Mac devised a method of wrapping notes in plastic and then taping them inside the rim of the toilet bowl. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the center of the room, a long wooden table was cluttered with scrolls, notebooks, tablet computers, daggers, and a large bowl filled with jelly beans, which seemed kind of out of place. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was smooth and grassclad inside, and there were no trees except three very tall and beautiful silver-birches that stood at the bottom of the bowl. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Crystal bowls of light pink ice cream floated into Mini’s and Aru’s hands. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then he would sigh, and say, Laila, my love, the only enemy an Afghan cannot defeat is himself Babi took his seat at the table, dipped bread into his bowl of aush. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She took my half-full bowl of shelled peas and emptied them into hers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It looked as if he had placed a bowl on his head and cut off that which hung below the rim. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Old Cob tucked away his bowl of stew with the predatory efficiency of a lifetime bachelor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She reached for the bowl of food Ivan had put together. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He stood on a stool, dipping his paw into a bowl of milk and honey, sucking it with noisy enjoyment. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Other than my plant and the bowls, even my desk is bare. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I’ll get bowls and spoons,” Esperanza said, rising from the table and then making a silent count of those at the table. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Mama walks to the small kitchen area and grabs the few pots, pans, and bowls that we have. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The bowls didn’t sell, but the duo’s true enterprise thrived as their discussions gave it form. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z What’s left at the bottom of my bowl is approximately three spoonfuls of rice, and I have to make this last. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She plunked down her dagger so hard, the jelly-bean bowl rattled. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Pinmei looked at the rice Amah had washed, a drop of water rolling down the side of the bowl like a single tear. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Mama walked in from the kitchen with a bowl of warm syrup and set it on the table. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Drinker sets a bowl down for him. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Gasping, thoroughly pooped, the men trudged into the half-mile-wide grassy alpine bowl with the small circular lake in the center and collapsed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabs an apple from the fruit bowl and tears a chunk out of it with his teeth. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When she had finished mixing her herbs she let the small bowl simmer on the stove, then she took from her black bag a large lump of fresh, black clay. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex measures each one out with his hands and dumps them into the bowl. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I remembered Grandfather Burke sliding his bowl over to me and saying, “That’s for you, doodlebug. Take what is offered to you.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure where I was supposed to be until I saw Middletown lanes printed in huge letters on the wall above the bowling lanes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The moment I entered the wasi, Father put down his bowl of stew and began screeching. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It took some convincing to explain my mission, but I spoke polite and firm and held out the bread pudding, and the children snuck out in their nightclothes and just about dove into the bowl. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z There are silver-lidded sugar bowls and containers that look rather like urns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mom turned into school, and I held the mostly empty bowl with both hands as we drove over a speed bump. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Instead of the ashy haze that hung over them, he saw with Gray a vast blue bowl of sky. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I mixed these together in a bowl, then dumped in a generous serving of Fruit Rocks cereal. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Levy-Cohen comes rushing out of the kitchen with a bowl of puffs. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “You got more flour on your face than in the bowl!” he cried. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Armed with a bowl of orange popcorn and diet sodas, we retreat to the basement. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Please tell me,” Ba said, his hands around the bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Finney disappeared again and returned with a bowl of dried-up muesli and a bottle of milk. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I lay the knife in the bowl and slid a rag beneath his arm. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The hobbits saw that they were descending into a great dingle, almost as round as a bowl, very wide and deep, crowned at the rim with the high dark evergreen hedge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Cora was still squinting over his idiocy when she got her first bowl of the soup. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A stepped-on strawberry can hang me over the toilet bowl for the rest of the day. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mariam placed the rinsed chunks of trout into a clean bowl. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z How many times do I have to remind you that it is not polite to make noises when cleaning your bowl? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Several of the men held Sutic down as the people filed by the bowl, dipping their feet, dirty from the work in the fields, into it one by one. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Candice searched the cabinets for a large salad bowl while her mom pulled food from the refrigerator. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z With parmesan cheese on the pasta, that was all you needed and you could eat three bowls and still crave more. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Her food, sitting in a bowl by the kitchen door, was untouched. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He kept his eyes on his bowl of milk and drank from a spoon that was unsteady in his hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He took a mango from the fruit bowl. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She hands me her bowl and stands in front of the TV. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He brings it down on one of the overturned bowls, forcing a dent into the metal. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Concentrating on the bowls, he stumbled on a stone in his path. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Before long, dozens of fairies hovered around the bowl. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I sat up and banged my knee on the table, rattling the bowl of tokhmeh and knocking over my empty teacup. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z When I was done, I washed the bowl and spoon, dried them, and put them away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And all the while she held the bowl with both hands. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z With a pair of thongs, she dips a piece of white cloth into the alcohol bowl, allowing it to soak through. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was just scraping his bowl, and Sammy was holding up his face like a robin waiting for a worm, when Lizza came in. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I don’t mean it literally,’ Mum said, whisking my empty cereal bowl away from me. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “They began jabbing other teachers and wildly pushed us down the courthouse steps. We began to fall back like bowling pins....Our supporters from the projects who had followed us were getting an eyeful.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t crazy about the idea of holding something that had touched Chet’s sweat, but I’d already littered the woods with my mother’s old bowls. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Baba asks as he places his empty glass dessert bowl on the coffee table with a satisfied expression. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She set the five colorful bowls on the table, then returned for hashi and spoons. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Lee came out with a platter of fried chicken, a bowl of smoking boiled potatoes, and a deep dish of pickled beets, all carried on a pastry board. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I moved over some books so that she could put down the small bowl of strawberries she was holding. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He took out all the utensils and pans and bowls. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The assistant arrived with three large bowls of food. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But none of the boys asked her to prom or dance, she just stood by the punch bowl until all the refreshments were gone and then went home. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I’d heard stories of people lining up overnight just to get a bowl of soup. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom returns with huge bowls of steaming white rice and platters of lemon chicken, sweet-and-sour pork, pepper steak, General Tso’s chicken, and the house special: Mandarin Garden Chicken—fried nuggets in a sweet garlic sauce. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There was a bowl of it on the table for the rest of us too. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She handed me a rough clay bowl full of steaming vegetables, seasoned rice, and a crusty chunk of bread, and I thanked her and moved on. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My heart is cracked; no, it is broken in pieces, like an earthen bowl dropped from a great height. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Momma set Bailey’s bowl down and bowed her head. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been near the front of the line, and he was already slurping up the last bits of food from his bowl. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He’s working on a small bowl and a horse. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She poured milk until the bowl was three-quarters of the way full. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z There was a magnifying glass, plus a little bowl of sterilizing fluid. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She unwrapped a small packet and sprinkled something into the soup bowl. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He lifted a spoonful of the tepid, flavorless broth and poured it back into his bowl. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s surrounded by bowls of coarse white sugar and lumps of natural brown sugar, and various cookies, fruits, and sweets arranged on plates. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z But when they came out to the fence, Winnie balancing a small bowl of water with enormous care, the toad was gone. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He was already asleep: he had fallen asleep sitting up, his bowl on his lap. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She held the tray up higher, and the candle shed its weak light on the towering pile of spoons and bowls and kettles. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The moment she saw Harry, Ginny accidentally knocked her porridge bowl to the floor with a loud clatter. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z In any case these people—Roosevelt called them the Paituna culture, after a nearby village—had ceramic bowls, red- to gray- brown. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She unpinned it and ran back to the bowl. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z As I pour a bowl of corn flakes, I count how many times someone in this house apologized to me for flushing while I was in the shower. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She laid down her knife and swept the chopped fruit into a bowl, which she passed to Lazlo. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I made bowls of thick raita with cucumbers from the garden. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z To this day, no riverside table is complete without a bowl of farofa: crunchy, toasted manioc meal, vaguely resembling grated Parmesan cheese, which Amazonians sprinkle on their food with abandon. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Atawallpa mounted a bowl atop the skull, inserted a spout between the teeth, and used it as a cup for his chicha. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I knew the answer, though, when she pulled out a bowl, set it on the counter, and lined up her ingredients next to it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z My mother sets down the bowl and puts her arms around me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She only turned real again when she walked toward me holding the bowl carefully in front of her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The old man’s cough rose querulously out of the dusky dawn and he said to her, “Take to my father first a bowl of hot water for his lungs.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He brought the bowl to Amah’s lips, letting the liquid drip into her mouth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He lashed the Roc’s tin bowl nest to the top, then fixed it on the stage. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And then he holds his hand over the Erudite bowl, and his blood drips into the water, turning it a deeper shade of red. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He pulled a chain behind the toilet, and I watched, wide-eyed, as the water drained and the bowl refilled. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He held his big basting spoon in his right hand, and he cupped his left under the bowl for fear it would drip on the carpet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then there was no more, just a big bowl’s worth left for Papa in case he came home tonight. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He held me there, my nose touching the bowl, for perhaps a minute, then he let me up. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We greeted everyone, and Mom placed the bowl of bean and corn salad she’d made on the counter, which was already covered with enough food to feed more than six people. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z They started plunking it down in front of us in tin plates or bowls. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I dumped the nibs into a bowl and added spices to toast in the same pan. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z On the table sat a bowl of red grapes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Today it was three brown eggs boiled hard, with fried bread and ham steak and a bowl of wrinkled plums. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As for herself, she’d begun leaving the radio on all day, and cooking big complicated meals involving multiple bowls. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A stocky woman with kinky gray hair was dancing alone on the linoleum, shaking her pendulous breasts, which were slung in a white bowling blouse. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I dipped a fried noodle into the little white bowl filled with duck sauce. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Just then, in front of the porch, she looked up and saw the bowl of stew with the biscuit next to it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They all held dishes of food, and as the monks came to them, they spooned it into their wooden bowls. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He poured the rest of the grasshopper into his bowl and munched happily. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I dropped the spoon I’d been given and slurped straight from a wooden bowl, my table manners a distant memory as greasy, delicious broth dribbled down my chin. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When Deborah and Cheetah first met, he threw a bowling ball at her on the sidewalk in front of her house. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He said how brave Salim was to have endured what he had and prescribed a bowl of soup and bed. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He loves Mom when she rattles The bag of cat food, The brown nuggets Raining into his bowl. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A cat saunters to a bowl of water left outside of someone’s bright green door. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “I have my fingers crossed. But I got to tell you, landscape is a hard sell with the vuvv. They think we paint still lifes. Fruit in a bowl and stuff.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Grandma filled the dog’s water bowl to the top, which was a good thing, because it was already hot out there. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He hands me the steaming bowl of hominy and sits next to me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Chou picks up the bowl and brings it close to the wound to catch all the blood. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though Moss never really prayed, he still replied with an “Amen” before digging into the bowl of greens in front of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Only the sounds of chewing and the clinking of bowls were heard. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A man who had slicked-back hair and wore Bermuda shorts came around the back, carrying a bowl of water. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z They brought a bowl of buttery popcorn with them, even though Ivy was so full, she could barely get a breath. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She gave him a bowl of food and showed him a soft bed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At the first table, a girl handed them each a metal bowl. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There were bowls of chicken and rice, spinach and lamb, big crunchy apples, pretty yellow cakes, and big kettles of sweet milky tea. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The empty bowl slipped from his fingers and clattered on the cavern floor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I eat a bowl of cereal with him and Malia, and then head out. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She rinsed with a bowl and soaped her hair again. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I lowered my eyes and, avoiding the bowl of lukewarm soup, concentrated on the smooth tabletop. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Will saw the knife lying on the table in the center of the room, but before he could pick it up the old man was limping toward him with a bowl of water. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I washed out my bowl and stood in the doorway waiting for Osh, but he tipped his chin at me and said, “Go on home. I’ll be staying here.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They joined a group of younger and elder brothers and sisters standing around the punch bowls. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I took the bowl off the mixer and dumped the insides into the trash. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He got wicked drunk at a party and passed out in a bowl of bean dip. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Katz and I welcomed them with smiles and started to pitch in, then paused and put back the bowls when we realized the couple were mumbling grace. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z While Ma tastes her clear broth chicken noodle soup, I drop two whole red chili peppers in my bowl as Pa looks on approvingly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I carried my bowl to a table tucked in the back of the kitchen. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The fairy darted over to her, looked at the bowl, started chirping in a squeaky voice, and zoomed away. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He was bathing in it, wallowing in it, positively luxuriating in it, his flickering tail hanging over the side of the bowl, flinging sugar across the table. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She poured a meager portion of Lucky Charms into a plastic bowl, and then she rummaged in the refrigerator for a gallon of milk. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Dad takes over the candy bowl job and stands at the door. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z No sooner had Bunnicula reached the edge of the salad bowl than the door swung open and Chester bounded into the room. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z His throat was so parched that Taran disregarded the taste, thrust his face into the bowl, and drank it dry. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Mohor stood over them, leaning on his spear and wearing a rounded iron cap that made him look as if he had a bowl on his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z On one website, we find a list of supplies every dog walker should own: a spare leash, lots of baggies, and a reusable water bottle and plastic bowl to keep the dogs hydrated. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I looked at her over the top of the bowl, massaging my biceps. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Juniors and sophomores crowded around the punch bowl and snack table, and a few brave theater kids were already out on the dance floor. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He had returned the hide to its place and was starting for the courtyard with the bowl when the deep, gentle voice of Rekh the goldsmith stopped him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I had a lovely dinner of venison steak with a leaf salad and a bowl of delicately spiced tomato soup. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He placed his wallet and a ring of keys in one of the bowls, which he then slid across to the guard on the other side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z You better— And suddenly he bowls over, a look of horror on his face, and starts coughing while clutching his chest, only no sound comes. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “We shouldn’t be using that bowl, Pinmei,” Amah said, and Pinmei realized she was holding the blue rice bowl with the white rabbit painted on it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Half an hour later Bast brought a bowl to his master’s room, reassuring him that everything was well downstairs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her new jeans and her cowboy shirt were in a dark pile in the bowl, and her shoes were crammed under the lip. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z This was a giant bowl, meant to last for a week for the whole family. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The silverware clattered from my fingers to the bowls. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She takes out serving dishes from the cabinet, and I pour the pretzels and nuts into separate bowls while she arranges the crackers around the chunk of cheese in the middle of a small tray. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The woman shaved off a fat sliver into a glass bowl. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Oh, I almost forgot: you should try the meatball pizza bowl at Olive Garden.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z In the last bowl, dark green leaves mixed with cooked onions and the wrinkly purple things and some smallish white things. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The owner, a nice man about Poppy's age, brought them steaming bowls of aromatic lentil soup, saying once they tasted it, they would keep coming back for more. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z When she finished the first bowl, she asked for a second helping. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “This little bit of a girl, wriggling around on the floor, drooling all over herself. She looked like a goldfish that fell out of its bowl. You know how they flop around until they die?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I sat on the cool wooden floor outside Mama’s bedroom, a bowl of black currants resting quietly in my lap. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Keeping their heads low, they moved from post to post, serving each creature with a bowl of stew, some wild grapes, and a small loaf of honeyed nutbread. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I finished shaving and put my face down into the bowl and washed it with cold water. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I was a real girl, with two parents and one house and no blades flashing, breakfast was granola topped with fresh strawberries, always eaten while reading a book propped up on the fruit bowl. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The quick snip of her voice and the way she punched at the dough in the bowl I heard knocking against the table told me just how mad she really felt. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z There was salt in the bottom of its glass bowl with the kerosene, to keep the kerosene from exploding, and there were bits of red flannel among the salt to make it pretty. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z And Treebeard filled three bowls, and they drank; and they saw his strange eyes looking at them over the rim of his bowl. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I didn’t scream like that time Ollie had jumped out of the bowl. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Mustafa breaks off a bunch of the grapes sitting in the bowl and pops a few in his mouth. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “You stumble if you wear yours. The bowling shoes slide.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z A bowl of watery cabbage soup is shoved through. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z But though a furrow grew upon his flesh and a callus formed there as large as a bowl, no rain came. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He pushed the bowl away from him and wondered what else Nali had to eat. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z There is dried edamame in a small dish, and chocolate-covered sunflower seeds in a square bowl. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He didn't even have enough bowls for them all to have soup. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Mrs. Frisby moved swiftly out into the room, across the open floor, holding the powder, her eyes intent only on the bowl. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I gather my spoon and bowl and a waterskin. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “The Old Man of the Moon! Another story! Our house is bare and our rice hardly fills our bowls, but we have plenty of stories.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The door slammed again, but she returned in a minute with another bowl. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask, because it’s four o’clock and Mother’s had two bowls of broth and hasn’t been sick once today. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Min closed his eyes as he touched his fingertips to the contents of one bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He joins me at the table with a bowl of white grapes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z My nightmares started then, nightmares in which I saw Ade Coker’s charred remains spattered on his dining table, on his daughter’s school uniform, on his baby’s cereal bowl, on his plate of eggs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He dipped a hand into the bowl and threw a few into his mouth. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Ginnie Sue scraped the meat into a bowl, mixed it with mayonnaise and Cheez Whiz, then crushed a handful of potato chips and added them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I was about to send Ira looking for Too Bad when we saw him coming up the way, carrying the other bowl. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z It amazed them, it made them angry, and several of them—the pharmacist, the manager of the bowling alley—stared at the defendants with total contempt. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z That morning, I found her elbow deep in an enormous glass bowl of ground beef, burnished a bright gold from all the turmeric she’d added. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Lena set a bowl in front of Seth and another in front of Kendra. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But to my astonishment I saw one or two had dropped pies into his bowl. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Some bread in the toaster, some cereal in a bowl, some juice in a glass, and he was ready to go, sitting down at the little table in the kitchen to eat. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Dragging the useless leg, she took a thick earthen bowl from a shelf and went to the fire, where a large pot simmered and smelled of herbs and vegetables. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z A low range of mountains made a bowl of a valley cut through by a beautiful river. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The bus stops in Sausalito, a charming touristy town Mom and I visit to eat bowls of clam chowder and stroll along the water. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Ear drooped over, a bowl of soybean stew on the table, and Eye lay on the sofa with his lids at half-mast. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He felt suffocated in that cell, let out only to exercise and to eat, food that brought to mind a bowl of boiled worms. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Shady gave me a sideways look as he doled out a hot bowl of Cream of Wheat at the far end of the bar. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But there was no bread dough in the bowl at all. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Anya set her spoon in the bowl so she could clap too. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Halfway to the bowls, I am sure that I will choose Abnegation. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A bowl of small, round, roasted red potatoes is passed around, and afterward a salad. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Scrap slurps the rest of the milk from his bowl. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But for his efforts, he was usually given an extra bowl of soup from the very bottom of the kettle, where it was thickest. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, a bowl of debris shoots upward. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I put the cereal and bowl on the ground, accidentally spilling some milk onto my sock, and I unzip the opening. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z As soon as Kem cleared away their bowls, Sparrow got up from the table. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The single concession she made to recognizing his family’s plight was that every Sunday morning Thula was allowed to send her children to the house for bowls of Cream of Wheat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Calvin reaches both arms around the salad chiller bowl. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z All went silent and Pinmei knew what a fish in a bowl felt like, for hundreds of large eyes stared at her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Each dog got a large bowl with beef heart and commercial dog food mixed with warm water. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Before I even had a chance to respond, she was already grabbing the birdseed from the cabinet and filling Koocah’s bowl. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The bowls were surprisingly pretty, colorful and matching but not identical, in the Japanese way. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I pause at the opening credits and run into the kitchen to grab the bowl. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “I need a hand with this, Pops,” he says, handing Lolo the bowl. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Lemon wedges are piled in a small bowl on the counter. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She hands me the serving bowl to wash. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z There is the problem of my portfolio being full of broken bowls and blobs. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Nearly all of them were already sitting at the table when Lucia finally brought in the steaming bowls. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Pynto was soon too busy to pay her any mind, but several of his regulars dropped coins into her begging bowl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The girls couldn’t help laughing, and felt better for it, though Meg shook her head at the young lady who could find consolation in a sugar bowl. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank shouted, just as I was about to let the bowl go. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The oatmeal tray was on the floor next to the bed, the bowl clean and not a crumb of toast remaining. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But most times it is soup and rice in a bowl, all mixed together so you can eat it with one big spoon. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z There are still nine eggs to break into the bowl. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Greasy Sae, the bony old woman who sells bowls of hot soup from a large kettle, takes half the greens off our hands in exchange for a couple of chunks of paraffin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Tariq’s mother said thoughtfully, lowering her spoon into the bowl. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z For this segment of the competition, the emcee makes the contestants pick a number out of a bowl, and the corresponding judge asks the question. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She arranged glass, bowl and book on the window sill and climbed out on the fire-escape. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up one of the still-warm tortillas, swiped it through the open tin of lard, and sprinkled it with a spoonful of sugar from the sugar bowl. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Theon was bent over a wooden bowl finishing the last of his own portion of pease porridge when a light touch on his shoulder made him drop his spoon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Between the rose bowls the books were duly set out—a row of nursery quartos opened invitingly each at some gaily coloured image of beast or fish or bird. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He once wore a suit when we went bowling. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Scythe Curie came in a few minutes later with a tray and a bowl of soup. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what to say, so I picked up my cereal bowl from before and took a bite of the Froot Loops. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z It was at least fifty yards across and shaped like a bowl. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “I'll be back in a minute,” she told the uniformed man, who had placed the newly changed infant back in a swing and was now taking small bowls of cereal from the warmer. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We spent the morning making papier-mâché bowls and singing a song about Moses in the bulrushes. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Seeing my reflection in a bowl of water or a looking glass, I thought how amazed Hamlet would be to see me transformed from a wild girl into a lady. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I started to make our daily rice instead of my mother, and I put a bowl of fresh milk and treats. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The bowl holding the eggs must have overturned into the boiling water. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma said, slapping the rice bowls on the table. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z And as casually as he might pick up a steaming hot bowl of rice, he tossed a brass vase out the living room picture window. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It looks so good I make my own bowl. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Nobody falls in L after a bowl of ice cream and a ten-minute walk! Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z She brought a bowl of hot oatmeal and milk to him and he began to eat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And, when the cloud- white rice was finished, Ma took her chopsticks and fed the fish from her bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z And today, on this summer Saturday of 1912, what was the bowl holding? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s just standing there, the dog’s empty water bowl still in her left hand. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He passes me a small bowl full of red sauce. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She dipped out three ladles of batter, poured them sputtering into the other pan, then set the bowl down. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I shiver and pour most of the soggy mess down the disposal, then set the bowl on the floor. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Extra blankets, dried food for myself and Sumac, and a bowl all went into my pack. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z In the distance I saw a little harbor bobbing with colorful fishing boats, and beyond it a town set into a green bowl of land. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The swineherd rose in surprise, letting a bowl and jug tumble from his fingers. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I shake the bowl, and even though I can’t hear the cereal pinging around, I can feel it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Kidney beans, peanuts, green and red chili peppers, sorrel, cress, and quinoa, yucca and cucumbers, and of course potatoes and corn were piled, steaming, into the people’s bowls. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z We took bowls of it into the living room to eat, and I gave my parents their souvenirs. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad are down there, spoons clinking on their bowls, ladling out soup for their uninvited dinner guest, their fellow conspirator. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened the can and slid the fruit wedges, syrup and all, into two bowls. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z They flew over the nine lakes, silver baubles in green alpine bowls. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She wondered briefly how hungry he must have been to come in here at all, when she looked at the gray counter and the smeared glass bowl over a plate of doughnuts. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z In her hands was a bowl of soup and bread. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they’d have to put a bit of force behind their bowl—to push one of their team’s bowls closer to the jack or knock the opposition’s bowl out of the way. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Sam is in front of us and has already put her rice and black beans in the bowl. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Whenever he thought of Susan, he remembered long walks in the park, cozy cuddle time on the couch, and a bowl that was always filled with kibble. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I take the bowl of chips and follow her to her room. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She places the spinach in the bowl and adds dried cranberries, goat cheese, and walnuts. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The bottom of the bowl was covered with tiny pink rocks, and a fake plastic log sat wedged in the rocks. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Franz lay under the table, keeping an eye out for Paganini, who had taken to drinking from his water bowl. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He knew the reason he would not eat from the communal bowl was because he might come from a family of witches. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Buttercup’s mother scraped the stew leavings into a bowl. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z So it's like this: Something like a glass of water or a bowl of Cheerios starts out normal, but after it goes through me, it won't reflect light. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My father was at work and nobody in the building was home because it was bowling night, so my mother called Uncle Katsuhisa to come take care of Sammy and me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think we’re going to have anything to match that outfit,” Selena said as we walked to a wall of cubbies full of shoes that reminded me of a bowling alley. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Kendra set the silver bowl on the steps leading up to the gazebo. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I poured myself a bowl of delightfully sugar- encrusted cereal, and sat down at the table. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And each of these simulated game rooms, bowling alleys, and pizza joints was lined with classic arcade games. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And the sky like an overturned bowl of rose gold above them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Kelvin dumps his bowl into the sink and shouts, “Thanks, Lola! Thanks, Aunties!” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I'd find the biggest bowl in our kitchen and fill it up. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The broken sugar bowl used for an ashtray, the damp spot on the ceiling where the roof leaked, the laundry box in the corner. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z One good thing about being big, clumsy, and clad in metal: Frank was like a heavily armored bowling ball. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z On Sunday night, after my mother and I ate four thawed hamburgers and one large bowl of Italian macaroni salad, I decided to try for some inspiration, which is something that every artist needs. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He was tucking into his second bowl of gelato like he hadn’t eaten in four days. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Mia, rinsing the bowls in the sink, made a mental note to look for a bike for Pearl. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Some people add other things that don’t begin with S to theirs too: symbols of renewal and prosperity, like mirrors and bowls of coins. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I got to get corns and a bowl of water. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Children believe such things to this day, and think that they will only be able to bowl well in the cricket match tomorrow, provided that they are good today. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while, the ink began to dry, leaving brown rings in the bottoms of their pewter bowls, and it was time to clean up. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We could hear them in the kitchen breaking our bowls and banging the pots. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Opa leads the family in a mealtime prayer, and then bowls and spoons are passed out. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z He tossed a pair of dented metal bowls on the floor and filled them with cut-rate kibble from a bargain bag. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Players would stand at one end and roll their bowls toward the jack at the far end. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The others were still blowing steam off their bowls when he finished the last of his loaf and returned to his story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She passes me the bowl of milks and a whisk, then goes to grab the cooled cake from the wire rack next to the stove. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z When I finally am able to push the thudding to the back of my head, I’m bowled over by the colors and smells and unadulterated joy around me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She saw a bowl of red paste that Grandmother had said was jam. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I was sitting on the toilet with my new bedroom slippers on when I heard splash-clunk as the key fell out of my butt and hit the porcelain bowl. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I whispered, keeping my bowl of protection powder close to my chest. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Manners Mistress knew your father’s opinion about everything. She said he would exile any subject who ate blancmange from a soup bowl. As a result of her instruction, I can never make such a mistake.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She would clean her own bowl and a small, limited area; she would have one drawer to sort, one bed to make. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sound in the room was made by Bruno as he attacked the bananas in the bowl. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “You ladies need a critic with some taste and decency. Good heavens! Which one of you did this camellia? Speak up. The water in this bowl looks like motor oil.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The rabbit rice bowl he had taken from their hut! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z In medium bowl, whisk together cement mix, salt, and gravel. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Briony prepared the tannic acid in a bowl and took the roll of cotton wool. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The turnkey laughed, his gut shaking like a bowl of pudding. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My arm muscles were already aching with the effort of carrying the bowl and we’d gone maybe four steps. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z On every vessel—blooming from wine cups and jugs and vases and bowls—the simple eight- petaled flowers caught one’s attention and seized it as if they would never let go. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Her hand appeared, picked up the bowl, and Mrs. Frisby heard it thump on the counter over her head. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She disappeared and the bowl and the soupspoon disappeared along with her. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The faction bowls are printed on my eyelids, tipped on their sides, their contents in a pile on the street. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Second Half Vondie strips the ball at center court, shoots a short pass to JB, who skips downtown zips around, then double dips it in the bowl. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z He carefully lifts out a crystal bowl filled with round balls floating in a thick honey-colored syrup. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Fern must not have made it onto the bowl, and the squatter next to Fern let out a stream of words of her own. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Also that she would not say she had volunteered to put the sleeping powder into Dragon’s bowl. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The coffee was served in cups the size of soup bowls. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Then finally, last year in fifth grade, I went into the kitchen one morning and saw my fish floating upside down in the bowl. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “But if what Abby picked up from Tater is correct, he is trapped inside that bathroom. Remember? She mentioned cups wrapped in plastic and one big water bowl.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Blond-white hair cut in perfect bowls at the bottoms of their earlobes. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z In art class, his favorite hour of the week, he carves his name with paper clips into the bottoms of clay cups and bowls. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I take a bowl of green Jell-O and hand her a few dollars without waiting for my change. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Eliza shoved a bowl of beans at Joseph to cut him off. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was fun because all the grown-ups ended up bowling in the lane next to ours, so it really felt like there were a lot of people there to celebrate my birthday. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The family owned no more than ten objects—two pots, three bowls, a hoe, a cow, some chickens—and a good five of them were regularly lost, thanks to her father. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She had just gotten home from work a few minutes before and had started on dinner by dumping a brick of frozen peas into a glass bowl. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Pearl was in the kitchen, eating a bowl of cereal. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jon heard their cries overhead as he accepted a bowl of stew and a heel of black bread from the day's cooks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Boxing is a dying sport. People aren't much interested anymore. They want easy things like television, bowling, car rides. Get yourself a good job. Finish high school. Go at night if you have to." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z While he talks, he makes ungainly movements and bumps the table so that the spoons clatter in their bowls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Bob washed his bowl with his squirt bottle and rag. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Josiah would prepare a little bowl of cornmeal and place it by the deer’s head so that anyone who went near could leave some on the nose. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Which is why bowling pins never showed up in your cereal bowl. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z One who passed in and came at length out of the echoing tunnel, beheld a plain, a great circle, somewhat hollowed like a vast shallow bowl: a mile it measured from rim to rim. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z |
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