| 单词 | braid |
| 例句 | She has her hair pulled back in a short braid, and her lips are pink and smiling. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Ma made her hair into tiny braids, and over them she put on a wig with a shoulder-length bob. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Hafa’s long braid, longer than mine, had started to come loose and she didn’t have a tie. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Just make me two braids, Reba. I’m going to have to go to the beauty shop. Today. Oh, and I need something to wear.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Her own straight black hair is gathered in a single long braid, and her nimble brown fingers are weaving Ma’s white hair into tidy cornrows. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z My face burns as Lesedi—a short, compact girl with pretty pink beads at the ends of her braids—steps forward. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She didn’t think of her braid as something that could be cut off, if that was what Baachan was suggesting. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Men and women alike wore painted leather vests over bare chests and horsehair leggings cinched by bronze medallion belts, and the warriors greased their long braids with fat from the rendering pits. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I remember her freckles, her little smile, her coarse horsehair braids. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “And why she always putting your hair in these ol’ braids? On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She stood, filling the doorway, and looked at Salvador and Lupita, who had taken off the baseball cap to let her braids show. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Her braids, wrapped in otter fur, were legendary. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Her silver lieutenant’s band glittered in the dark braids of her hair. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Just a skinny girl with braids who got up and blew the roof off the church. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They’re a little jacked at the moment and will stay jacked until Jay braids my hair. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z At the feet of the statue lay a braided cylinder of silk strips, five feet in diameter and ten feet long. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Somewhere below all that, I knew, were two long braids of hair, tied with crumbling black ribbons, and a wedding crown made of ship’s rope. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her hands dropped, then lifted again to twist her braid nervously...but it was gone. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Her long black hair is tied into a thick braid that reaches down her back, a green bow at the end. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Along with the man, the main room is filling with others who look just like Chancellor Nyla, Crick, and Voxy—blonde braids twirling across their scalps. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Robin smoothed her hand over Ivy’s wild hair that her mom hadn’t braided in months. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We had decided to grow our Padawan braids before I moved away, so it was a great way to check how long they had gotten. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The dark hair remaining ran in a wide strip down the top of his head, and he had braided it down to the top of his neck. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I take my money to the Duchess for a bath, clean clothes, and to see if one of her girls can braid up my hair. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z At present, black silk ribbons were tied around the braids, too, making them even more imposing, if you got to see them, which few people did. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Just as the usual ribbons of gold were beginning to braid the sky, Jinny led her groggy Care up the path and into the prairie. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They were starting to slip out of the twists, and Father Amadi ran his hand over the loosening braids, in gentle, smoothing motions. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The next afternoon is a sleep-deprived blur of being painted and braided, corseted and cinched. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Even when they were caught in the rain, their braids still hung down straight like tamed snakes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dress was short, and she wore her hair in Mexican braids, not floating and loose. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z As for me, at least one thing was going my way: My hair was finally growing longer, so I could start braiding it and shed the scratchy wig. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The snaggle-peaked mountains, the braided green rivers, the sky so blue it seemed like a painting—Roy had never imagined anywhere so beautiful. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was slender and had brown hair, which she wore in a long, thin braid that went right down to her hips and looked like a long stinger. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I stared at her eight thick braids of unpressed hair, pencils shoved in the plait above her ear. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She threw her braid over her shoulder and reached down to resettle a sheet in her basket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The strange thing about them was their clothing, for the boys were dressed in the straight trousers and the frogged and braided jackets of the Chinese. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They all had approximately the same color of light brown hair, but Verusha wore hers in two braids, while Olya wore hers in one. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Silently she took off her salwar kameez and put on the boy’s clothes, tucking her braid carefully under the cap. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Meg drew her aside, under pretense of pinning up a loose braid, and said approvingly, “It was dreadfully provoking, but you kept your temper, and I’m so glad, Jo.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z To touch her braid was to remember her mother. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Rose sits beside her and strokes her braids to calm her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She had braided her long, curly hair in one thick rope that fell over her shoulder. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I shook my head and felt the heavy weight of my braid shift. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z She watched A-Fu’s braid fly in the air; as she pulled it down, the cut pieces of her sleeve flapped like the tail of a kite . Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She held on to her mother’s braid, rubbing the glossy tail between her fingers until she fell asleep. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She said hello to the girls braiding their hair in the common room and darted upstairs to change before dinner. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “He still chose a country over us,” she said, digging her fingers past her plaited braids into her scalp. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z You remember thinking while braiding your hair that you look a lot like your mother and her mother before her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She was pretty and tidy looking with her crown of braids, just like yesterday. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z One of them tugs the woman by her long braid, and the rest lean forward, eyes leering to catch her reactions. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The neat rows reminded me of the braids Mama put in my hair at night to keep what she called my wild hair under control. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And Juana combed and braided her hair and tied the ends with two little bows of red ribbon, and she put on her marriage skirt and waist. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of glasses dangles from her front pocket, and her hair is in a braid. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Their horses were of great stature, strong and clean-limbed; their grey coats glistened, their long tails flowed in the wind, their manes were braided on their proud necks. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Her hair is always washed and neatly braided, and her clothes—even when they’re old—are patched, ironed, and spotless. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I asked Mama to cut it. I was tired of my braid.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My hair was the same brown color as my sister’s, but it was long and wavy, and sometimes I still wore it in braids. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They had long trailing dreadlocks, small Afros, big Afros, twists, braids, massive raucous curls and coils. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A black girl, her braids immaculate, two people cowering behind her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She was still wearing the braids Cecile made and they were beginning to unravel, but she wouldn’t let anyone touch her head. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Inside were the two wedding crowns made from rope and, coiled like snakes, the two long braids of hair, each tied with a crumbling black ribbon. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Appalled, Shifre put her hands up to her own pale braids. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My own braid was two days old, and tufts stuck up here and there. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Even without the braids—even entombed in the car—his long, handsome face and tall, lean body evoked those of an Osage warrior. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Mama took hold of Hanako’s braid and started stroking it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I braid my hair and tie it with the rubber band around my wrist. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She twists the pieces into a braid and then wraps them up first in a towel and then a plastic bag over that. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Colorful beads capped the braided tips of her hair, a style she shared with my mother, and large, blackframed eyeglasses covered half of her face. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z When she slept over on the weekends, she would braid my hair the same pattern so we’d look like twins at school. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I told him how much I missed Jackie, who knew all the words to nearly every song on the radio and would french braid my hair and share her nail polish with me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Hatsue sat with her cheek against her knees, looking out through the opening in the cedar tree, her hair a single braid down her spine. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Forty feet away, Percy bent over the giant king, trying to yank a sword from the braids of his hair. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “You know, with your light skin and that long braid you got hangin’ down your back...If you ever went to Africa, they'd kill you. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z And from the very largest straws she made the widest braid of all. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The air smells of salt and seawater, braided with cold breezes. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Miri said she got her hair braided in Jamaica, too, that she got those bright plastic beads put in, the ones that clink clink clink when you move your head. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Let me braid your hair first, and then we’ll figure out what else you need and go shopping.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her corn-yellow hair is tamed into a tight French braid, but a few strands of silver hair flash in the candlelight. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He tried to imagine the feel of her braid, the soft skin by her mouth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “So there are no doctors with braided hair in America?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My fingers stroke the silky braids my mother so carefully arranged. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She braided a long strip to tie around his head, too. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She reached up and started twisting some of her loose braids back together. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He cradled my hands against his chest while Meir bound my wrists together with the braided cords. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Tía Estela sits behind me in a chair and braids my hair, her fingers cool against the back of my neck. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z All the firecrackers in his hair had popped, and his braids were smoking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The corkscrews Amber placed in her hair shrivel down into a thick fish-tail braid dangling below her waist. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Today, her blond hair was done back in a tight braid. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She spat out the rubber band and bound up the bottom of Pita’s braid. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She finishes the last braid and pats Ma’s head as she admires her handiwork. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Away he soars into the bright sky; and I cry aloud—all this in dream—I wail and round me gather softly braided Akhaian women mourning because the eagle killed my geese. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dark hair was braided like Zoe’s now, so you could actually see her face. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I’m not sure at what point that night Auggie had cut off his Padawan braid, or why that made me really mad. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z And we stand there, me twisting a pencil in my hands and him twisting one of his braids over and over again. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She was tall for a girl and usually wore her head in braids. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She’s taller than Carol, with dark thick coarse hair done into two braids. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The river then whisked the canoes under some braided vines that reached across the banks. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z For Pa and for herself she made hats of the wider, notched braid. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair has staged a full-scale rebellion and more of it has escaped her mangled braid than remains tucked inside. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “When? When you said my braid bun looked ‘like a coiled-up cobra drawn by a kindergartner’?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She presses a loose strand of hair back into her braid. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z There were four families in the camp, but most of the older warriors were back at the village seeing their girlfriends and getting their hair braided. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z A few lengths of braided cable snapped off at the turnbuckles. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Let me redo those braids, since we have a bit of time.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I’m happy to see one of them is Nessie, the colored girl who braided my hair and brought me water the day I was whipped. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Light from crystal chandeliers had twinkled back from gold braid and jewels. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Words are wind,” said the young woman behind Lord Wyman’s high seat, the handsome one with the long brown braid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I held out my hand and let her three matted braids tickle the lifelines in my hand. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The aunties loved to tug on our tightly braided cornrows, because it hurt so much but left no evidence of their abuse. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z A guy with two long, dark braids is wearing a Batman tank top. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In fact, as I watched her, she seemed quite happy, her two brown braids bouncing jauntily in rhythm to her walk. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “She wears her hair in braids. She looks like a peasant.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I knew I wasn't getting a haircut either way, because I have braids, so it didn't matter too much to me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “If you want, you can fix my braid.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As I’m getting done, a squat black nurse with a kind wide smile and tightly braided hair steps in. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She runs a hand over her hair, braided, as always, into a tight, silver-blonde crown. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I reached for a braided rawhide whip that hung in a coil on a wooden peg driven between the logs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z What happened next is a twisted braid of mixed signals, distrust, miscommunication, and conjecture. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The therapist—a kind-eyed woman with a long silver braid—said that was okay, that was perfectly okay. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I am wearing a long black dress with gold cuffs and a lacing of green braid, a comfortable favorite. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mariama picked it up and after a minute said, “Come now,” the very words that had made Ifemelu stop making appointments with African hair braiding salons. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “If you braid the cords with the twine and any wire Z and Frankie get, it might be strong enough to lower Kaitlin down after we finish with the stretcher.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Her hair was partly braided but mostly loose, and her eyes were so dark, it looked like she hadn’t slept in days. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z While your fingers worked away at the last shadows of her day’s work, she would make your braids Sunday-pretty, even during the week. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Bundled against the cold, my face free of makeup, my braid tucked carelessly under my coat, it wouldn’t be easy to identify me as the victor of the last Hunger Games. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There were about eleven of us, and we would listen to music together and braid each other’s hair and cook Sudanese food. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Its thick braids touched the ground, and its sharp eyes followed me as I took a deep breath and gingerly stepped forward. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Her silvery braid flashed in the sunlight like a living thing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Prince,” she said, addressing the Liberian veteran with a head of braids. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z It belonged to die half-grown child with the blond eyebrows and the long green braid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She neatly tucked her long braids under his red baseball cap. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z When you write, it’s like braiding your hair. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I knew she braided Vonetta’s hair and not some hospital nurse. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I have no idea how to arrange my hair any differently, so I leave it as is—braided in a crown around my head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The girl does seem to be the same one who’s in my English class, unless there are two brown-haired girls with a long braid and a habit of drawing cats all over their notebooks. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Her black hair, which was normally coiled in two careful braids tucked against the nape of her neck, was coming loose as though she had rushed through her morning rituals. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She used nine larger straws for a wider braid, and made it notched all along the edges. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He flicks my braid with his hand and I brush him away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Keisha sits in her chair as I stare at her head full of thin braids, thinking it must take three days to do all that—so beautiful. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z When I saw Sass sitting by herself, a sad look on her face, I said, “Let me comb your hair and braid it for you.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She also had that hair thing around her head, but her hair was in braids and looked like snakes caught in a net. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Nivea would pull Clara’s braids and that would be enough to wake her daughter from her mad distraction and return the saltcellar to immobility. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her braid hung loose along the length of her back, the curled tip just touching the stone behind her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her wide smile, her hair in a braid over her shoulder, her bare arms, and the way she's leaning into him. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Outside, past the open double doors, a hob waits, holding the silver bridles of five dappled faerie steeds, their manes braided in complicated and probably magical knots. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Once she’d seen them go inside, she gripped the braid tight and stumbled back to the closet. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “If we braided your hair, put you in a red cloak, and you scowled enough, you could fool anyone here,” Ivan said. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She curled a loose strand of hair behind my ribboned braids. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The braids were super-tight and hurt my head, but they looked good. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Like her, I dressed my hair in a long braid, which I sometimes tucked under a coif that I embroidered, rather crudely, with pansies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The way she stood, the bright sash around her waist, and the two glossy braids falling over her shoulders made me feel that she had performed this ceremony in some distant past. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She threaded her fingers through the tail of her long braid. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He saw the Tens stroking their new shortened hair, the females shaking their heads to feel the unaccustomed lightness without the heavy braids they had worn so long. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Even though they were totally dedicated to defending the Motherland, having to “part with their braids” was so traumatic that many of the recruits cried about it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I wanted to get my hair braided? You can braid my hair, right?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then Venia goes to work on my hair, weaving strands of red into a pattern that begins at my left ear, wraps around my head, and then falls in one braid down my right shoulder. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z We all looked up when they entered the barn, a young man carrying a pistol, followed by a short blond girl in braids and a pink hat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t mind my men,” she said, bowing to Lady Isobel, her dark blond hair falling over her shoulder in a thick braid. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Neumann Two pulls the suspenders off the second dead man and takes some braided shallots from the lintel and bundles them against his chest and leaves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I know that,” Mother replied, straightening the hair ribbons on the little girl’s braids. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Hair in two braids, just like always, but not for much longer. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z At his side, my mother, wearing her gray-streaked braids in a high bun, supports him by the elbow as they finally reach the landing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She had long dark hair braided down her back. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Her Twiggy bun is gone, and Baba tugs gently on her braid. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He swatted the burro across the rump with a black horsehair quirt, the kind the old Mexicans used to braid; dust from the burro’s hide flew up around Harley. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I felt for Rose and pulled her close to me as she sobbed, my own tears caught up in the thick web of her braid. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The dressmaker's sure fingers fumbled over the red ribbons she was weaving into a four-strand braid. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ebola virus particle contains only seven different proteins—seven distinct types of large molecules arranged in a long braided structure that is the stringy Ebola particle. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She wears her hair down her back in one long braid, which she unbraids and rebraids whenever she gets nervous. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Alice was kneeling in front of her, facing away, as the woman bent over her and with deft fingers wove her hair into complex braids, twisting flowers into it as she did. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She was moving fast, almost running, and her long braid swept back and forth across the pale blue of her dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, her hair hung in lovely dark braids all about her face, and she wore a smart blue jumper and sandals. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The tiny silver bells in his long braid rang softly as he rode. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I picked up the scissors when she put them down and cut my own braid off to send with Minerva. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I still had that french braid in my hair, so maybe I looked pretty, too, even in my shorts and ratty T-shirt. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A high-yellow dream child with long brown hair braided into two lynch ropes that hung down her back. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers worked the ends of her long braid. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I explained how unmarried women wore their hair braided and pinned up, while married women wore their hair down. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Face painting, hair braiding, nail polishing—it had sounded like such a good idea. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z In real life, Ivy’s hair was strawberry blond, with frizzy curls her mother used to braid into smooth plaits. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Rashid looked down at the braiding Diana was working on and the stretcher he and Tad were creating and smiled. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I jump up, quickly pull on my jumpsuit, and finger-comb out the tangles, weaving a loose braid. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a shimmering silver rope studded with diamonds that she braided into her hair, and there were diamond pins to fasten her hair in place. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the black feather from my pocket and stuck it in one of my braids, like an Indian headdress. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh my God. So that's how it’s done. I used to think African-American women with braided hair had such full hair!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The younger, no more than fifteen, had an even longer braid, dyed a garish green. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the highlands of Kenya, their bare and sandaled feet pound the shoulders of the highway into braids of red clay. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not call him by his name, she called him “dim,” “my husband,” with the proud tone of someone who had won a prize, tossing her braided, reddish gold-dyed hair. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Lupita took off the baseball cap and let her braids fall down her back. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She reckoned up what a braid and a pair of shoes had cost her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes and her long braids were two shades darker than her brown skin; she looked pretty, but also smart. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z You remember thinking while braiding your hair that you look a lot like your mother. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She swings her head around, making her braids swirl. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He sat down on a chest in the hall and he and I began braiding up his queue. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He raised his left wrist, pressed the red braided bracelet between his fingers, and shut his eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Mila always had hers braided perfectly around the crown of her head, and today she was carefully sliding tiny flowers into the plait as she followed Verusha. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I circled my fingers around my own throat; my palm felt cold and coarse, not living skin anymore, but braided leather. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I opened the box’s lid, shedding light on a scatter of trinkets—a tarnished silver chain, braided bits of human hair, a flour-sack doll rubbed raw by a child’s hands. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His braids had been cut and his head shaved. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, a blue-clad figure flies with familiar grace out of the mists, silver braid shining, descending upon Red Platoon like a falling star. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She saw that he wore a bracelet of braided leather on his right wrist, and that his arm, bare above the bracelet, was sinewy and muscular. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hafa and I will never become normal friends who braid each other’s hair, talk every day, and tell each other our secrets. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He holds on to my braid, staring down into my face with hungry eyes and a small, awful smile. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I noticed her hair wasn’t in the usual crown of braids. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The song that fisherwomen sang to the sad young bride as they braided her hair and prepared her for her wedding to a man she didn’t love. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The eyeliner I put on in the morning—vain twit that I am—has long since streaked down onto my cheeks, and I could wring my braid out if I wanted to. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Clancy’s posture relaxed, and when he touched me again, flicking my braid back over my shoulder, there was no ill will behind it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She tucked her braids up underneath a man’s hat, a white man’s hat with a heavy brim. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The way they were—a braid of brilliance and bravado—concerned everyone. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The Commandant calls me up every evening to take her clothes for washing and braid her hair for the night. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She found her mother’s braid and curled up on the bed, crumpled around her hurt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she made him two everyday hats of the coarser, widest braid. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to braid it, but her curls keep slipping out of my fingers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A wind came in off the harbor, bringing the smell of the sea, ruffling the stray hairs that had escaped the braided coil at the nape of Inej’s neck. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And then this picture of the man with the braid on his shoulder and him standing in front of a clipper ship, smiling. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A girl with tight braids swayed and bent hypnotically. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Her hair is braided in tiny singles and pinned up in a bun. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Instead she gave me a wry look, then started braiding up her hair as she watched Chi-Boy work. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Nausea welled in my stomach at the sight of the braided tassels. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He pulled Devil’s Shoestrings out of the basket one by one, then started to braid them in a circle. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She dressed quickly, then brushed and braided her hair extra tight. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Ma sewed hats for Mary and Laura of the finest, narrowest braid. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z "You have no right to a braid, you have won no victories yet." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Had she found happiness, that tiny pixie of a girl with her beautiful braided hair? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Everybody nodded, including a woman with braids who looked too old to be on the team even though she was dressed in running clothes. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A teenaged girl with braids brings a baby in, his mouth ringed brown with frosting. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She wound Francie’s two heavy braids around her head and pinned them in place with bone hairpins which she took from her own hair. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Slender, leaf-shaped, it had a braided rope ring on one finger, a gift from the Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It had short legs and long arms, a dark coiled braid just like mine. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The goats to be sacrificed were marched in one by one, arrayed in silks and gold braids. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She was plump, blonde, blue-eyed, with big braids of hair circling her head. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who lives in that apartment with you?” this cop with some gold braid on his hat said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His braid was black and shiny, his skin as dark as burnished copper, his eyes the shape of bitter almonds. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She would buy pink ribbons for the ends of her braids, too. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She tugs a series of braided cords that dangle along the wall, and a tapestry lifts back, revealing a complete wall of rose-porcelain portraits set in a curling network of brass tubing. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I may do my hair and braid it back wet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Now Naomi held on to the braid and whispered a prayer into her pillow. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As she pushed her way in, the braided strips of silk expanded to accommodate her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “She has more jewels in her hair,” Ana was saying, and her stepsister began to pull at the silver rope braided into her hair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d done her braid with white feathers today, which looked good with her dark brown hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The following morning we got up early to bathe and have our hair freshly braided. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Here and there a braid of smoke rises up from a hillside—a campesino and his family living out their solitary life. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Pond was growing weaker with each passing day, and he only had one more braid of sweetgrass to help with the radiation poisoning. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He wore a blue suit buttoned all the way up the front with bright gilt buttons, and trimmed with braid, and he had copper-toed shoes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like a grown Fernando and he wore a blue uniform trimmed with gold braid. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She wound my braid into a tight ball, then arranged and snipped the loose silk strands until they fell into a neat tassel. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Or else she makes wall hangings out of toilet paper twisted like rope, braided and woven with reels of outdated girlie movies, the kind that used to be called “art films.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She put on her brushed and pressed gray suit with all the braid on it and tilted her jade-green velvet hat over her right eye. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Hanako could hardly hold her head up because Mama was clutching her braid. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z There was a short black girl, her hair in tight braids, her hand interlocked in someone else’s. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I had the Mexican going on for sure: brown skin and thick brown hair that was lighter than Mom’s but darker than Dad’s and that I usually wore in two braids. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Cora had started braiding the girl’s hair on the mornings when her mother left for work early, and the last few days Molly had reached for her hand when school ended. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The wind stirred around them, ripping strands of hair from her braid. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I usually wear it in a braid so I don’t have to deal with it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Derrick—with a braid almost as long as mine hanging over his neck and dangling like a vine—was in a pine straight across the road from where I was perched in sticky balsam. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Carolyn ran to meet them, fresh red ribbons tied crisply at the ends of three long braids. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I rise, dress, and braid back my hair. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Fern kept touching Vonetta’s crown, where the braid was fat and flat. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He reached out and gave her braid an affectionate tug. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His skin was cherry red; his beard and hair the color of iron rust, braided with tufts of grass, leaves, and swamp flowers. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I didn't realize the sweet perfume came from the star-shaped flowers tucked into her braid. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Then Rowdy snuck in, shaved off their eyebrows, and cut off their braids. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z After Nessie finishes braiding my hair, my head throbbing because of her braiding skill, I finally ask the question that’s been plaguing me all week. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I was at home braiding the bristles on my whisk broom when the museum called, inviting me to participate in their new "Month of Sundays" performance-art festival. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Fifi—who used to wear her hair in her trademark, two Indian braids that she pinned up in the heat like an Austrian milkmaid. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She undid the golden braids in her hair. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She’s wearing her hair in two braids down her back, a white T-shirt and ripped jeans. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z A cold breeze blew past them, making Nehemia’s multitude of fine, thin braids sway. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I kissed her on the top of the head, immediately noticing fewer beads on her braids, which was normal. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The woman herself was barely taller than Anya, and much rounder, with black hair like Mama’s braided all the way down her back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z We wore our hair in braids to show it. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “You still want me to braid your hair tomorrow? We better get started on taking that down. It’s getting late.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I know this stuff isn’t strong enough on its own, but we might be able to make it work if we braid it together into something stronger. What do you think, Diana?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She felt for the braid now and coiled it carefully around her hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Refreshed, I treat my burns again, braid back my hair, and dress in the damp clothes, knowing the sun will dry them soon enough. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She would stay herself, a quick, skinny girl with brown eyes and a braid down her back, a girl she had just begun to feel could get things in this world. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Every now and then he makes me sing that song to him while I braid his hair. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He undid the bit of string that held her braid and slid his fingers through the silky strands until it fell down over her shoulders. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I tried rubbing the braided tzitzis against the trunk’s rough bark. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z All her spare time for days, she was braiding straws. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Every kid had lined up for lemonade—and then wanted face painting and hair braiding and fingernail polishing and toenail polishing. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He and Christopher, his best friend, used to play with lightsabers and Star Wars stuff whenever they got together, and they had both started growing their braids at the same time. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She looked at him closely and pulled her braid down over her shoulder so that it lay against the front of her sweater. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The figure standing there looks small enough, with a delicate frame and hair that seems to be tied back in a messy braid. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z "It was our last thick-gauge cable. If another such problem occurs, we will have to braid lower-gauge lines to carry the current. Also, the power output from the reactor is declining." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not the fashion, but it’s becoming, and I can’t afford to make a fright of myself,” she used to say, when advised to frizzle, puff, or braid, as the latest style commanded. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z And anyhow, I’d be with Samira, who I knew scared them whenever she glared through her blue glasses and flipped her long braids like a whip. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She had freckles on her nose and a chipped tooth and her starlight hair was in long braids with ribbons at the end. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Her long braids were coiled in a bun, and she wasn’t wearing blue glasses—so it took me a second to recognize Samira. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The wind slapped against Naima’s cheeks and blew her hair loose from her braid. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z One of our leaders on those excursions was a pretty young woman named Lois, about twenty- five at the time, who wore long braids, full skirts, and peasant blouses. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember holding the bite of a line while Tom drove pegs and braided a splice. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Angel says loudly, shaking her head so hard, the beads on her braids make clicking sounds. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Strands of hair fall from the braid dangling down her chest. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The musicians blow into their flutes with passion, their cheeks puffed out, their braids swinging. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A little cinnamon girl with a million braids in her hair came up and wrapped her arms around Lovey’s legs. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Aunt Chipo braided her oldest daughter’s hair into a new pattern she had seen in a magazine. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Bonnie was a dour, spindly woman whose thick girlish braids fell like leashes over the innocent puppies pictured on her sweatshirt. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z American boys wore their hair long, in braids, like women. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He had piercings in his nose and about five on each ear, cool braided hair, and lots of tattoos. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z With each braid, with each touch, I begin to know and understand my dear cousins, my sisters from another mother. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She quickly rolled sap on her head until a giant wobbly ball rested on top of her braids. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I tell her, “Nothing, about to take out my braids so my mom can redo my hair.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And Dessie had not finished putting the braid on Mollie’s dress. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Monday’s eyes softened, scratching at her pretty fishtail braids, secured with a red headband. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I figured now wasn’t the best time to tell her about the band, and that I couldn’t be in a punk band with my little-kid braids. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z For what seemed like hours, I bounced and twirled and flipped and somersaulted, my beaded braids flying up into the sky again and again, as if they could touch heaven. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She's a good dancer, too, but her braids keep whipping around and whacking me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her skirts fly out behind her, her leather riding breeches are dyed red, and her thin crown flashes in her dark, braided hair. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I used to let her braid my hair, but not anymore. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Today I didn’t even braid my hair, just wound it in a knot and tied a sock around it. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Cecile let her hair grow and grow in thick, natural braids, and she stuck pencils and pens in it. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The next thing I know, she’s grabbing hold of my braids. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Henrietta had wanted to hold Deborah, to dress her in beautiful clothes and braid her hair, to teach her how to paint her nails, curl her hair, and handle men. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He felt the tickle of her braids against his wrist and squeezed ever so gently, aware that she was so tiny he could strangle her with very little effort. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her customer’s head had only a tuft of hair left in front, sticking up like animal fur, while the rest was done in neat micro braids that fell to her neck. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mikayla’s obsessed with braids and knows how to do all different styles. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She conceals the length of hair she has been braiding in her pocket, scowling as she knows she will have to rebraid the entire piece because her concentration was broken. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Samira gave him a sideways look and flipped her braids over her shoulder. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She wet her comb and pulled it through her hair again and again before braiding it tightly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He recognized her first by her braid, then by the easy music of her walk. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She grumbled on as she braided her kinky black hair into dozens of tiny braids. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z An older woman with a long gray braid and a flowing gypsy dress is coming their way, and behind her is a guy about Annabelle’s age. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Her black hair was braided into a pigtail that twisted under one ear and fell on her breast. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We did not have a blanket, but we did have a round braided rug. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Her hands flew across the materials - ripping, weaving, tying, braiding. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Time enough for Cora to take stock of her journey from Randall and make a thick braid of her misfortunes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Her hair was half braided, half curly afro, and I was tempted to touch it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Terrified that the baseball cap might fall off and reveal her braids, Lupita didn’t resist as he reached down with his other hand and pulled out the pocket linings of the jacket she wore. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He twisted his hand around her braid until her head was tipped back and she was close to him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His armour was etched with flame designs, his hair braided with bones. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I slept in the elaborate braided hair my mother did for the reaping and it doesn't look too bad, so I just leave it up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She separated out a large section of Sierra’s hair and started braiding it. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Qhorin's long grey braid swung slowly with the motion of his horse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Coach Whit stood with her hands on her head, her face and the parts between her braids glistening with sweat. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “It was the most intricate braid I’ve ever seen, twisted in and about and around itself like a crown. Whoever gave you that braid was Talented indeed.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Odysseus had this look, in his rough skin advancing on the girls with pretty braids; and he was driven on by hunger, too. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair had been braided along both sides of her head in tight knots. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z When we pulled into the driveway, I bounded out of the car and ran into the house, the beads in my box braids swinging around my face. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I’m so happy when Kim arrives; happy to see the familiar sight of her long black hair in a single braid. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I knock, only to be told by a prim-seeming manservant with flowers braided in his blond beard that the High King has gone to the great hall. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was braided from red and gold threads, and it was quite thick. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z In the space was a cot and a small shelf made from planks of wood separated with cut logs and filled with books, folded clothes, papers, and some braided and bunched herbs. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z We flipped rocks and found scorpions underneath them, tails standing up braided with poison. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I let her towel-dry it and braid it up on my head. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I gather it up and plait it into a long braid to subdue it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It even had a bunch of braided black yarn sewed on for hair that was supposed to look like plaits. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z In the half-dark her fat, soft hands were very white as she felt the back of her braided hair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Ruby was on the cover wearing a white chef’s coat and hat, with her blond hair in her signature side braid. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Picking her up, I brushed the snow from her long, braided hair and her tear-stained face. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Darius was leaning on the post of the stall, tickling my cheek with the end of my braid, while I smacked his hand away. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z From under her pointy hat fell a cascade of gray braids that she always had done in the colder months, her tight curls loose and flowing whenever it was warm out. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z You remember thinking while braiding your hair that you look a lot like your mother. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z We both have long brown hair pulled into a braid. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She wore each style for three months, even four months, until her scalp itched unbearably and the braids sprouted fuzzily from a bed of new growth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Now, in her black uniform, with her shining braid encircling her head like a crown, she’s as beautiful as winter’s first snow. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Chubby, with four long braids, two like horns over each ear, two like tails at the back of her neck. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And just like that, she calmed down and let me tilt her head forward so I could braid the last section, the bit of curls tightly wound at the base of her neck. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Her hair in dookie braids, maybe five or six of them sprouting every which way like antennae. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “I heard you cut off your braid,” Mom said to me, sitting down at the edge of the bed next to Daisy. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She scrambled for her own books and had them gathered up before Lamar could reach them, and then she took off, her long braid flopping as she ran. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She never wore a kerchief, instead preferring to style her graying hair in a braid around the crown of her head. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z His hair is made of snakes, entwined in braids, with wings for his headdress. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “The hair” — she pointed to my head — “must be evened. And I think braided would be best. Let us cleanse her first.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Okay, look. The structure is a cylindrical biaxial braid, so it has excellent resilience.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Behind the counter sat a lady with a long braid of white hair trailing over one shoulder. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She gives me a look of deep concern as a pixie boy, newly indebted to Madoc, braids her chestnut hair into a crown. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her thick brown hair was in a French braid, and she’d gotten new red glasses. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Felice has helped her loosen two braids behind her ears and her fingertip is stained with the rouge she has stroked across her lips. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only did Ayana work in planetary science, but she also had really cool hair braided in a complicated pattern with beads on the ends. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z One hand pulling her braids loose, the other searching the dresser drawers, she had just begun to get irritated when she felt it in her blouse drawer. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I begin to want things I’ve never wanted before: braids, a dressing gown, a purse of my own. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She’s just sitting at her desk, catty-corner to mine, with her hands clasped in front of her, and her thick dark braid twisting over her shoulder. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He always wore it in a single braid. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Her mother was painting when Jam came in, so the studio was full of loud music, old-school grime this time, the energy thumping against the light and Stormzy’s voice whipping around Bitter’s flying braids. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Olanna pulled Baby forward and began to loosen her braids and search through her thick hair. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Her hair is so blond it’s silvery white, and she wears it in a long, thick braid hanging down below her waist. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z She pointed to a bunch of people who were clustered around a redheaded boy and a girl in braids who sat on the couch across from each other, sketch pads poised on their laps. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I braided it myself each morning, to keep it out of the way and to remind myself of things I couldn’t quite remember but that, nevertheless, I knew to be true. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He was a huge guy with stark white hair, a straw cowboy hat, and a braided white beard—kind of like Father Time, if Father Time went redneck and got totally jacked. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Then she brushed the lank blond hair and braided it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her hair, which Henrietta once spent hours combing and braiding, is frizzy, with thick mats that stop just below the five-foot mark behind her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z When I try to gather my thick braids up on top of my head, it’s a mess. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Cinna does my hair in my simple trademark braid down my back. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He commented upon Wang Lung as he shaved his upper forehead, “This would not be a bad-looking farmer if he would cut off his hair. The new fashion is to take off the braid.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I sit on a cushion as an imp braids my hair back from my face. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They have identical birthmarks, diminutive caramel crescents over their left eyelids, and their braids hang in duplicate ropes down their backs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Long hair, often braided into crowns, was stylish with Russian women of the time. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I asked the moment I walked out the gate at Reagan Washington National Airport, my hair still in fuzzy summer braids, skin browned by the southern sun. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But the most amazing feature was the braided silk that linked each tower in a glittering web. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z During the Vietnam War, he was a conscientious objector, and there is still something of the ’60s hippie about him, like the Mao cap he sometimes wears over his braided yarmulke. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The lumpy ropelike braided features in the particle are the mysterious structural proteins. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When she was done, I felt like a brand-new princess with my hair neatly parted down the center and redone in two braids. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He trimmed them expertly with his knife, lashed them with braided vines, and in no time at all the dwarf held up a serviceable cage. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Francie brushed out her long hair, braided it and wound the braids around her head. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Her night-black hair was twisted back in two braids that she had pinned up around her head to look like a crown. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Peeling off the inner bark, I braid it into a tough but slender rope. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He bowed to Father Cham, who drew a braided strand from his robe and tied it around the young man's wrist. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She was short and sturdy, with straw-colored hair tied in a braid. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I feel calm as I undo the braid in my hair and comb it again. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I let his eyes caress me, until he reaches over to move my braid away from my cheek. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “You’re starting to outgrow these braids. I need to do some new ones soon. Did you eat?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She stood with her legs spread wide, her hands on her hips, and her miniature braids pulled back in a ponytail. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When I brought him around to meet my parents, Mom took one look at his beaded headband and the braid down his back and said, “Sdcalo de aqui. ” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her coffee is sweetened with condensed milk, her hair pulled back into a braid, her dark fingers circling her cup. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I knew Maddy could braid because I taught her, and plus, she braided her dolls' hair all the time. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He turned his head, the bells in his braid ringing softly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But his hair is half braided, half Afro. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She was wearing a light, cotton dress of light-brown and dark-brown squares, and her hair was braided tightly all around her head. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The giant’s hair was braided with gold and silver coins. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her chestnut braids fly as she shakes her head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z By the time they reached the Salcedo Fortaleza and were seen by someone in authority, they were told the young llorona with the long braid had been transferred to the capital. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair is so long he could braid it like a girl’s. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The only thing that gave him any hope at all was touching the red braided bracelet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Stephanie had on her school uniform, the khaki slacks and polo shirt, her blond hair in a protective braid because it was gymnastics day. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The blonde had French braids; the other had short brown pigtails. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Piper leaned toward him, her caramel braid falling over her shoulder. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The ponytail holders on her braids clink as she dances. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Well. Various reasons. I remember he wanted to grow his hair out, keep it styled in long braids and ponytails. But his parents forced him to keep it buzzed. Stuff like that.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Yellow beads, on the tips of her black braids, clack. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She reached under the wedding crowns and the hair braids to come up with something Chapter Eleven hadn’t seen: a silver spoon. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Cinna braids my hair down my back and helps me dress over simple undergarments. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She would disappear from school and show up two weeks later with satin ribbons worked into her braids, or with a new green velvet scoop-neck dress, or wearing three gold rings on one finger. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a white dress and her hair is in a long braid. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I twisted my braid, tugging till my sore scalp hurt. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Haircuts for all the Tens, with the little girls losing their braids, and then the sweepers coming quickly to the stage to remove the shorn hair. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Denton pulled Turtle to a halt by one of the streaming ribbons twisted in her braid. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Jerking her braids, I ran upstairs to my room and slammed the door. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She turned and said something to Zu in Japanese, who, in turn, shook her head and reached up to tug the girl’s braid. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z His wife used to braid my hair and make me spice cookies on Sinterklaas Day. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The day they took the magazine picture I wore neatly plaited braids clipped with plastic barrettes trimmed with rhinestones. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled, grabbed my braid, and brought me back to her. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z "There, that braid should hold for the rest of the day. By the way, you've never told me your real name." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z As it spilled over a pair of stones, the current split and then reunited in a liquid silver braid. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Nessa, twirling a braid, stares out the window at the speeding cars. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Her bun had fallen out and a long gray braid trailed down one shoulder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There are three men with long hair in braids, wearing wool ponchos and hats, the same as the men from my village. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The bell in his braid rang softly as he dismounted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The cook approached, her mountainous fat and her braids swaying, and picked up the plate without a word. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama lovingly laid the braid on the table. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z "Hi, mind if I sit next to you? I promise not to pull your braid." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl, Hagar, was braiding her hair, while Pilate, whose face he could not see because her back was to the window, was stirring something in a pot. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my hair in the single braid down my back. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Some of the braids are long, others are short. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I wanted her to braid my hair and tie it with the ribbon, but then Dadi would ask me where I got it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I put the skinny blonde in flat white sandals, a braided coronet, and a red maxi covered with white paisleys. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He had taken the locket from a prisoner and hung it on a thin braided rope. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “You don’t fight against the handcuffs. You push your fingers in, not out. That loosens the braid.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Still, she finished repeating the Western Union numbers before she continued braiding, the phone lodged between her shoulder and ear. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I dug my fingers into the braided leather and yanked Grigori from his mount. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Liam found us there a short while later, just as Zu was tying off the braid she’d woven in my hair with a glittery hair tie. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Courtney and I were texting, but I put my phone down because Jupiter asked me to braid her hair. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Her long braid ended with a finger-size curl that looked like spun silk. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z You paint your nails, braid your hair, and buy the right kind of jeans, but none of it is really about you. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She sat across from me in her white nightgown, her hair in a long silver braid, the way she always wore it to sleep. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The old monk leaned over the basket and looped the braid around the baby’s wrist. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She has circles beneath her eyes, and her hair, spilling from its braid, looks as though it has not been combed for days. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her cheeks are pink, and her long braid is over one shoulder. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She undid his braid with anxious fingers, as she had on the night he'd taken her for the first time, beneath the stars. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A boy zooms toward me on a dirt bike wearing a Celtics jersey with a hoodie underneath, clear beads on his braids. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The stranger was dressed in feathers and in furs, and there were small bones braided into his long hair. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Her breath was white as well... but her eyes were blue, her long braid the color of dark honey, her cheeks flushed red from the cold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He collected beads from the braids in his mother’s hair and swallowed them in secret so he would always have a piece of her inside of him. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Pretty. Long dark hair in a braid. Real serious.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I met an African woman named Mariana who helped me braid my hair. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z There was a red bow tied halfway up the buggy whip and red ribbons were braided into the horses’ manes and tails. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Tenderly, as they walked along, the bird plucked up a strand of hair that had fallen loose from Omakayas’s braid, and then he tucked it behind her ear. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Aha!” she said, drawing out an old black coat with braid around the lapels. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The oldest one, a woman with braided gray hair, speaks. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Bessie braided his hair for him and tied it tightly as the British regulars wore theirs. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Even my own hair is longing for her thick fingers in my scalp—the way she would part and grease and braid and hum and tell sad or funny stories. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes my mother braids it and sometimes she doesn't. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She turned and showed me the tiny ribbon at the end of her tight shiny braid. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Emily had huge blue eyes that were magnified even larger by a pair of horn-rimmed glasses, and she was the only other girl in class, besides herself, who wore two long braids. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I noticed lots of different-colored hair—blue, purple, fire orange, and one girl with thick, beautiful braids. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Her mother twisted the three strands into a braid. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind ripped a few strands of hair from her braid, and she tucked them behind her ears. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z This close it’s easier to see details, like the ragged red ribbons at the ends of her braids and her sickly yellow eyes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Carefully she put on her first pair of nylon panty hose while Aunt Consuelo braided her hair and pinned the braids on top of her head. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He disconnected the braided flexline and removed the aluminum spiders from the burners and put one of them in the pocket of his coat. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Our town would not have fallen but for the saboteurs in our midst!” the man with the braided beard said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A man with his braids twisted into a neat bun points and smiles. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She looks black to me—she’s got fuzzy little braids and a real nice smile. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Naomi sat on the blankets with the tip of her braid in her mouth and her doll tucked under her arm. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You should take this one,” she said, passing me a navy dress with white braided cords arranged across the bodice. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Come Sunday morning, they are tied to the braids hanging down past our ears. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Lore’s dark blond hair was braided in a thick plait down her back, and she stepped toward Ash and extended her hand over the table, giving her a measuring look. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Claudine's limbs whiten like rice grains, and her hair explodes out from the braid I put in, hitting the floor in one cascading wave. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She had almond eyes and caramel-color hair braided over one shoulder. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “It doesn't have to be dreads. You can wear an Afro, or braids like you used to. There's a lot you can do with natural hair.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z First I get a glimpse of the blond braid down her back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “I was going to give the papers to the Red Cross for their registry. This woman was slightly older, but she had blond hair. Take your braids out and keep your hat pulled down.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He carried a shotgun upside down over his shoulder on a braided leather lanyard and he wore a nylon bandolier filled with shells for the gun. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Annabelle was wearing her big puffy coat and braids and a baseball cap, and Will tugged one braid playfully and said “Pippi.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Doug pulled her braid and ran into the lobby at full speed. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Pax had watched from under a table as his boy’s father had greeted a woman with a long silver braid streaming over one shoulder. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And there was also her braid—the other girls all wore bowl cuts. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “She was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in astronomy from the University of Michigan, and she’s the reason I decided to pursue a career in astronomy,” Ayana said, fiddling with her braids. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z There’s a rug on the floor, oval, of braided rags. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Frank picked up a braided cylinder about the size of a candy bar. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She had let down the brown shining waterfall of her hair, which was usually kept braided in pigtails for convenience in hunting and cookery, and with the falling waves of this she framed his head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Holly shrugged, then grabbed up a bunch of her braids with both hands. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Drogo's braid was black as midnight and heavy with scented oil, hung with tiny bells that rang softly as he moved. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was her face, plain brown eyes, three braids and the nose her mother hated. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She can catch fish with a thorn hook and a line of braided basswood, and she knows the wild edible plants. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Before she slept that night she burnt up every one of her head rags and went about the house next morning with her hair in one thick braid swinging well below her waist. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He gave Lupita a quick look from her crown of braids to her black sandals, grunted, and said, “Come on then.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Then she skips up the school steps, her braids bouncing as she and Keisha chatter-giggle, crossing left into the elementary school. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Mrs. Torrance walked over, the beads at the end of her braids clinking together, and examined what was on Kaisha’s screen. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He said at the last minute the cute one with the braids decided on ten cents’ worth of Chiclets, cinnamon, yellow, green. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Every now and then a long, woven tapestry would be seen hanging from the walls or a braided carpet would stretch beneath their feet. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Later, they draped the ends of their braids over their mouths like mustaches and pretended to be mariachi singers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Behind her stands a skinny indigenous man in jeans and a white button-down shirt, his hair in a long braid. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the mirror of her compact, she looked at the way her hair was braided—how the braids wound around her head. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was the roughly braided loop of red, black, and blue leather that made Gregor’s heart stop. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Zarra stands at her mark, her braids twisted with ribbons, facing a girl with straight brown hair. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The main room of our apartment was large and sunny and decorated with more braided molding. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Mariama said nothing for a while, her eyes back on the hair she was braiding. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her hair was up in a fancy crown of braids. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z My mother began to loosen my braids and brush my hair with long sweeping strokes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, if she stabbed through the braided silk, the trap might unravel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Just as he was turning away, I loosened my braid and let the first folded note fall on the floor. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She imagined her on horseback, smiling shyly behind a veiled green gown, her palms painted red with henna, her hair parted with silver dust, the braids held together by tree sap. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Her blond hair was in a lot of messy braids that bounced, but the rest of her was small and compact. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z They sat on porches, and walked in the road swaying their hips under cotton dresses, bare-legged, their unstraightened hair braided or pulled straight back into a ball. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Whisper had taught her how to braid her hair into two thick cornrows, because neither Bitter nor Aloe had any idea how to. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Come now, they always said, and then you arrived to find two people waiting to get micro braids and still the owner would tell you “Wait, my sister is coming to help.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She fixed her a crown of braids, leaving most of it tumbling long, and wove in vines and sprays of orchids, sprigs of fern, and the one white feather. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then I pulled it out into little braids while it was still damp. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Her hair was long and curly and hung in a thick braid down her back and gave the impression of straining to burst free. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Why do you have that tiny braid in the back of your hair? Is that like a Padawan thing?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She's in her fifties, a shock of white hair in two crossed braids atop her head. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Fans brought heaps of flowers, and a woman stepped forward and braided ribbons into Seabiscuit’s mane while he posed for the inevitable photographers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A girl with two braids tied with ribbons sat at a desk in a reception area with a patchwork sofa and a coffee table scattered with magazines. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Janie’s long legs dangled over one arm of the chair and the long braids of her hair swung low on the other side. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I wonder at what is real and what is replicated, the braiding of genuine and fake. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Two long blond braids hung over her shoulders as she made a quick set of pleats in a napkin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Hazel felt the braids of her hair with her plump, pink fingers while Bill sucked in his cheeks and dealt the cards in a very serious way. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Riding on its back was a red-skinned giant with flowers in his rust-colored braids, a jerkin of green leather, and a drakon-rib lance in his hand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The next day I got my braids done. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She is teaching me to braid hair, demonstrating on a lock of her own, laughing when my fingers fumble. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Onions were made into long ropes, braided together by their tops, and then were hung in the attic beside wreaths of red peppers strung on threads. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The concentric circles of a braided wool rug concealed most of the floorboards. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I absentmindedly pulled a bit of her hair back and began braiding it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She was not mistaken about the braided hair decorated with beads. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Tufts of hair I miss jut out like a staticky lion mane, and the pretzel bun falls out twice, leaving the braid dangling down my chest. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I looked closely and saw blond braids blowing beneath a pink hat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He let go of her thumb and reached up with chubby fists, trying to grab the strands of Taisin’s hair that had come loose from her braids. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When I returned to the cave, Georgie was sitting at the entrance, braiding vines and leaves into his hair. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Slowly, carefully, she began to undo his braid; It took a long time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But that didn’t mean Ophie was alone: a little girl with pale blond braids and a pinafore sat curled up in a wing chair, reading a book. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Pop Pop lets me straighten and braid his hair while he nurses a coffee cup of whiskey. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The Maidens used a small knife with an ornately embellished golden handle to cut and smooth my hair, and many hands began twining small strands into a series of formal hanging braids. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z In the mornings before I left for school, Agnes usually held still and allowed me to comb and braid her hair. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He glanced back into the room, with its braided rug and chintz curtains. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Her black hair is plaited into one long braid hanging down to her hips. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Tufts of gray hair escaped from the braids beneath her beaded wrap, and more wrinkles than I thought humanly possible lined her face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She stood behind Hugo with her hand on his shoulder, her sandy-colored braid cascading over her pink satin robe. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z But she was kind and generous and braided our hair for us before we went to bed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Coach Whit was the woman with the braids. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z All his bracelets had snapped off when the Governor had thrown him from the bridge, even the red braided one. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Crane-man stood aside while Ajima lifted the lid of the container and closed it again, fastening it with the straw bobble and braided loop. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Then I felt the heaviness of my braid down my back, and I got the idea. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had already braided and set aside one loaf. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I was conscious of my unruly hair that would not be trapped in a neat braid and my enormous eyes, which my younger brother called owl eyes. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z At the sound of their footsteps, Pinmei would scurry away to be out of sight, her long braid trailing her like the tail of a disappearing mouse. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Her hair is parted down the middle and graying at the temples, braided and wound over her head into a flat hair crown crisscrossed with hairpins. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She’d brush my hair and braid it with long words, weaving the Latin roots and Greek branches into my head so memorizing anatomy would come easy. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z She cradled Fern while I held on to one of my mother’s braids, and fell asleep twirling her braids for their coarse and soft feel. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Laura liked to watch her, and she learned how to braid the straw and made a little hat for Charlotte. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom started the braid on the other side and I had to hold my ear to my shoulder for what felt like forever. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z His muscles tightened with the effort of not taking her braid in his hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z If Rabia were here, she’d walk right up to them, hands on hips, long braid swishing like a whip from under her hijab, and tell them to knock it off. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Precious stones glinted in his red braided hair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She wore a black dress, and her black hair was braided and pinned on top of her head in a kind of crown. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her quick fingers darted in and out, braiding the long hair that draped over one shoulder. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I could picture Fay, dressed or undressed, at will, with her crisp blue eyes and her blonde hair braided and coiled around her head like a crown. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Dothraki men wore their hair in long oiled braids, and cut them only when defeated. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She felt her thick braid on her back. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He wove the threads together, braiding them up and around, painstaking in his art. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z It had been tied to the rafter with bear-grass blades braided together for string. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Maddie’s is a trendy side braid pulled over her right shoulder. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z His long heavy braid was coiled in the dirt beside him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The braid drew in and made the sides of the crown. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She took up several of them, knotted their ends together, and began to braid. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I smoothed the long braid hanging over my shoulder. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I showered, braided my hair with ribbons, and sat in the living room reading a religious magazine while I waited for Mami to pick me up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Her white hair—braided, perhaps; perhaps not—she touched as though replacing a wayward strand from an elegant coiffure. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair fell from beneath his helm in a heavy braid touched with hoarfrost, and the blacks he wore were so faded they might have been greys. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She brushed and braided her hair and let it hang behind in one thick pigtail tied with a little white bow. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And standing on either side of the pixie are two knights in his livery, one with scarlet hair braided into a crown on her head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She’s about six years old, in a plaid jumper dress, white T-shirt, bobby socks and shoes, her hair loose from its braids, right hand gripping something against her chest. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Woman, stop crying,” the man with the braided beard said curtly. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I puffed out my chest a bit, remembering that I still had the longest braids, even in this larger group. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Her silky black hair, shot through with fiery red, is woven into thin, intricate braids, and her dainty face is vaguely familiar. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She refused to wear her hair in braids and then acted as though she were dying when they tried to brush out the tangles. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was in braids, and I had woven the braids into one big braid. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She’d been plain, wearing her hair in two braids all through high school. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She worried the tail of her thick braid. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She kept a photograph of her dead husband on the windowsill, beside the braided horsehair basket that was a gift from her son. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Across the room, Henry’s with June, making a gesture at her hair, and she turns and lets him fix a piece of her braid that came loose earlier in a fit of anxiety. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Ruth May remained listless while I explored my thoughts and finished up her braids. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Cari thought back to all the times she had seen Naomi holding her own braid, eyes closed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The straws were different lengths, and when she came near the end of one straw, she put a new, long one from the tub in its place and went on braiding. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Hafa came running, her braid swinging from left to right. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was June, short dark hair and tiny little braid over her ear and everything. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She was tall and dark-skinned and wore her hair in a messy side braid. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Turtle had dashed in shouting: "The braided tortoise strikes again!" and kicked a surprised Theo in the shin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She smoothed some of my wayward hairs back in place and tucked them into my coiled braid. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As the deck tilted back and forth, Captain Kontoulis didn’t stumble once, and was even able to light one of the Indonesian cigarettes he favored, dipping his cap’s braided brim to cut the wind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z For the whole time that Kira was braiding my hair, I said, she talked about my mother—what she remembered, how they lost touch, how she heard about the accident. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Nan always went along with my projects, but this rally was worlds different than putting up removable wallpaper or braiding our own rag rugs. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The elder wore her brown hair bound in a long braid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At Mr. P’s Tommy O’Brien had snuck up from behind to tug a braid. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The giant Ephialtes had centuries’ worth of coins in his braids—hundreds of trophies. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Hanako fingered her braid to make sure it felt like it did when Mama braided it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The woman had a braid, a beautifully elaborate one, trailing down her shoulder. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z They sparkle as she runs a hand over her shiny black braid—and then I notice, with a shock, that an earring is coming off. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z One with light brown skin, perfect sandy blond ringlet curls, and green eyes, and the other deep brown with braids in a backward ball cap. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Her wrist, I notice, is free of the Tribal braid tattoo that would mark her as married. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She was talking on her phone as we climbed into the car, her braids hanging down over the back of her seat. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A tall, skinny, coltish girl, all legs and elbows, her brown hair was woven in a thick braid and bound about with strips of leather. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She looks older, wearing the drab 13 clothes that flatter no one, with her long yellow hair in a practical braid instead of curls. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Upon arriving at the Teklanika, they scouted the banks until they located a wide, braided section with relatively shallow channels, and then they steered headlong into the flood. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Hanako touched her braid defensively, though the girl didn’t seem to mean any harm. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Gigi was wearing jeans and a flowing tank top, and her hair was plaited into a side braid. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Someone pulled my braid, and I turned around. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She showed him some of her calculations—how the handcuffs could resist tearing under incredible stress, depending on the material used in the braid. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I noticed with envy that she had escaped drastic coiffuric ministrations; her pale, silvery-blond hair hung down her back in two neat braids. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Then he felt the strands of braided grass. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The girl with the braid and lip gloss stands up. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But she doesn’t move, only glares at me, unaware that the tendrils of hair that have escaped her braid make the glare much less intimidating than she’d like. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “But you braid my hair all the time!” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z In her room, Sierra unraveled her braids and stared at herself in the mirror. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He reached over and tugged one of my braids. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The girls’ hair holds the shape of braids even without barrettes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Her wrists look fragile and breakable, and her long, skinny braids seem too heavy for her small body. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He learned to braid hair from watching his mom get hers braided. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Her braid swung down over her shoulder as she knelt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The breeze had died down, leaving the night muggy and hot, and Ophie felt the smaller hairs that had pulled free from her braids curling up. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Next to him sat a beautiful woman with silver hair braided over one shoulder and a dress that shimmered colors like peacock feathers. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Her mother promised her a very special pair of winter makazins and Angeline even braided her hair with one of her own red ribbons. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “When you put your fingers inside, it loosens. But when you try to remove them, the circumference shrinks as the braid catches and tightens. There’s no way you can pull free by struggling.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Once I dried my tears I tried to recruit Dadi, who said she’d be happy to help and then braided my hair into two braids that were horrifyingly stuck to the side of my head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her black braids swung up into the air with her shoulders. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Then he stood and carried it over to another guard, the one whose uniform held the most medals and the fanciest braided orange trim. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Yes. We do every kind of hair. Do you want braids or cornrows?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She has black ribbons braided into her braids. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She stood in a crouch, both hands on her staff as the wind whipped her braids behind her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A Tribal girl wearing a bright green dress covered in tiny circular mirrors sashays up to me, her dark hair done up in hundreds of braids. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z My hair has been brushed out and then braided down my back in my usual style. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Her hair was black and glossy as volcanic rock, woven in a single braid down her back. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Lourdes pins a short braid against her head, twists on a hairnet, and leaves a note for her daughter on the kitchen table. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I cut off the little braid on the back of my head. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Today she has one tiny braid on each side, and the rest in small curls. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Piper’s old enemy bowed his head, braided bones clattering in his dreadlocks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Maddy jumps out and runs to the door, her red beads clacking with every step, the foil on the ends glinting like each braid was a Fourth of July sparkler. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Inside, the grooms were brushing down beautiful, glossy horses, or cleaning their polished hooves, or braiding their long tails. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He and Arletta made some healthy treats together that could be sold along with braided key chains and bracelets in school colors. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Her freckled face was flushed, her eyes bright in the frame of dark lashes, her hair plaited into a thick shiny braid that hung down the left side of her neck. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z My hair was braided up just like hers. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Among those ahead of us, I thought I saw my mother, her thick, dark braid waggling on her back. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z She looks pretty in a long T-shirt and sandals, her hair hanging over her shoulder in a single braid. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Both of them were in clean dresses, with their hair braided and coiled around their ears. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Just two basic braids, but it’s not like I can say that. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She has straight black hair, cut very short on the front and sides, and fastened in a long braid down her back. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She had brilliant gold hair braided into a circle at her crown, with wisps catching on the cowl and poking wildly out of the plait. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She was wearing jeans and a green T-shirt and her long brown hair was braided with river grass. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Then after a moment he removed his long gown and wound his braid about his head and went out, carrying the tub of water. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Mama had plaited it in the hospital, but because of my raging headaches, she did not make the braids tight. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The girls straightened or relaxed their hair, or wore long braids or weaves. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “You are a foolish child,” Tatterfell says, scraping my hair into tight warrior braids. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I can only see third- grade Rachel who liked barbecue potato chips and who braided pink embroidery thread into my hair that I wore for months until my mom made me cut it out. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She removed her braids, careful to leave her scalp unscratched, to leave undisturbed the dirt that would protect it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There was so much braid, and here she lay drowsing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I found that out when I asked her about the neon pink streak in her hair, which sometimes you could see if her hair was in braids, but most of the time you couldn’t. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I scratch at my braids and ask, “Why are people coming out here in the first place?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She touches the braids, the red lips, and moves the doll’s arms. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The woman with the braid must be her mother, and the man—with the crooked nose and the cowlicked hair—was her father. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Then, suddenly, they were sinking again, and the building tops rushed up toward Magdalys as the two plaits Sabeen had braided her hair into that morning flapped behind her in the rushing wind. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Five inches of Turtle's braid were badly singed. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Three guys had ripped bed sheets into strips and then braided them into a rope. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Her straight hair hung, the same all these years, no ringlets or braids or permanents. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Once when I visited Buddy I found Mrs. Willard braiding a rug out of strips of wool from Mr. Willard's old suits. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Her hair is styled in two braids and her gaze is distant. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth stepped back as the braided cylinder began to thrash again. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They braided their back hair in long braids and then they did the braids up carefully in big knots. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I yanked my braid out of the back of my shirt and let it fall over my shoulder. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I recognized the braid flying out behind the third runner as he rushed by, holding his rifle against his side, bandana up over his nose. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Their guide was an Indian girl who wore a sari and whose long hair was bound into a single braid that hung down her back to well below her waist. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore her black hair in long braids pinned up under her kerchief. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z One of the Negro girls had her mother coil braids over her ears Shanghai-style like mine; we were Shanghai twins except that she was covered with black like my paintings. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When Zu reached over to knock back the hood of the girl’s “Virginia Is for Lovers” sweatshirt, she revealed a long, glossy black braid. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Her hair is coming out of its braid in angry spikes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “And with such a remarkable head of hair. There was a braid woven into it.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She finishes braiding my hair into an elaborate style that makes me look as though I have horns. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ivy didn’t know how she braided hair that short. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I’m worrying the thick gold braids decorating my sleeves when the waiter presents us with what he calls "a little something to amuse the palette." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z As she watched poor Margaret turn pale and loosen the braid, Penelope was overcome by a particular type of irritated feeling that is known as “having one’s feathers ruffled.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I did notice he had cut off his Padawan braid, but I didn’t ask him about it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z His long black glossy braided queue, tied at the bottom with a narrow piece of black silk, hung over his shoulder and moved rhythmically against his chest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My braids lightly slapped my cheeks each time I slowed or sped up. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They flirt with us, looking handsome in their neat, long braids and pressed khaki pants and button-down shirts, all the best brand names. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweets helps me take out my braids, and lets me know that I shouldn’t be trying nothing like this by myself. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Miss Trotter’s hair was loosely parted and braided in pigtails. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z No, Angela thought, hurrying her sister out of the door and back to their apartment, Turtle's crutch is her braid. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like the main hallway was the river that led into the ocean of backpacks, ball caps, and braids. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Gradually the black mass had lengthened and thickened, so that it kept at last to its braided pattern, and I didn’t have to yank my scalp off when I tried to comb it. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her long auburn hair, woven into an elaborate braid, fell across her left shoulder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But today, after I was sure my nails were dry, I reached up and grabbed a chunk of hair, split it into thirds, and started braiding. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Her long braids, striped with gray, swung every time she laughed, and it reminded Moss of the days when his mother used to have long hair. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Hanako reached for her braid...but of course it was still gone. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She kept her long grey hair in two braids like a little girl with a flowered kerchief tied over her head and under her round chin. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She made a stronger concoction, burned sweetgrass braids, fanned Omakayas, too, but the deep cold seemed to have seized her heart. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z To my left slept a young woman, her hair in two dirty braids. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The women wore tunics too, the length of dresses, but their hair was braided intricately and adorned with flowers and little stones I did not recognize. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Isabella sighs, then pulls her hair to the side and starts braiding it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She had held her braided hair up, in a huge bun that looked like a raffia basket balanced on her head. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The second box had cracked open, and thousands of finely braided tampon strings were whipping past him, and past Hassan and Lindsey—blowing around and over them. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Then she tossed her braid, which had always reminded her of a long mouse tail. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z All ribbons and lace, perfect as a shop-fresh doll save for a few unruly curls escaping her braids. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Her braid was undone and her hair hung in black waves. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Bennie had insisted on Sierra coming by later so she could braid it. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Her skin is the color of coffee beans, and she has no wrinkles, though several silver strands are woven into her black braid. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Do you really think we can win the Beiderman over in four days?” she asked as she gathered her hair back and braided it in a long plait. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Monday I sat between Jay’s legs for hours as she braided my hair into fishbone cornrows that end in French braids. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The gold woven into her braids clinked softly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He hummed and grinned like he had that time he braided Vonetta’s and Fern’s hair together, and they couldn’t get unloosened from each other. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I want her to talk to me the same way she did when I was braiding her hair. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Blue velvet and hammered silver and braided gold tablecloths are rolled out, each one decorated with the House of Greenbriar’s standard, a tree of flowers, thorns, and roots. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A little girl with her hair tied up in braids swung on a porch swing and watched us with wide round eyes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He wore a general’s uniform with gold braid on his massive shoulders. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She slipped the pins into the pocket of her apron and started to smooth her hair so she could put it back into a braid. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She was beautiful, delicate and feminine like Henrietta, who dressed her in homemade outfits with bows and spent hours braiding her long brown curls. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then I wouldn’t be any fun and would spend the rest of my days selling The Watch Tower and brushing my long hair into a single braid that dangled down my back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I felt myself relax a bit, but I wasn’t suffering under any delusion that we were about to start braiding friendship bracelets for each other. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She had last braided her hair three months ago. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Lyddie was aware, as she might not have been minutes before, that she had no bonnet and that her hair and braids were dusty from the road. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z A girl with jet-black braids locks eyes with me and waves me over. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z None of Cardan’s threats would have kept me from wearing the gold braid and fighting as hard as I could. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She strokes the curls poking out of her long dark braid, and tucks a book into her dress sash. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “No, but I’m betting by her bracelet that she knows how to braid things,” Frankie said. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z There was a tiny chunk of hair, woven into the very back of her braid, that was neon pink. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z She has a dress on too and white stockings, and navy-blue bows at the ends of her braids. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She wants six braids and I’m only on the second. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Once this braid was done, Pond would have nothing to diminish the effects of the radiation poisoning. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He wrapped his arms around her and shook her hair free from its braid. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Nicasia pulls a pin from my hair, causing one of my braids to fall against my neck. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Now hurry up and get the comb. We need to start on this hair. Sheesh! I should have told Momma to take out these braids before you came.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He remembered her dark face in the rearview mirror just after he’d married Estella and moved them to Houston, a face as long as the braid down her back. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Hatsue had woven her hair into a long braid, glistening, dark, and thick. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I towel myself off and weave my wet hair into two messy side braids, then step out of the bathroom. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her hands, so steady when she stirs vats of jam or braids my hair, flutter like frantic birds, desperate for me to move faster. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z When Maribel was little, she used to get up early in the morning so I could plait her hair in two long braids down her back. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She tucked a braid behind her ear, picked up her bag from the table, and headed for the front door. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My hair has slipped free of its braid and lays in hopeless tangles. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Comb through my damp hair with my fingers and braid it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z When she kept her tear-streaked face buried in his kerchief, he gave one of her braids a tweak. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The runners' braids slap their backs as we race across several Golden Palace River bridges. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Two of the creatures were fitted with bridles and stirrups of braided cord. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z This one I also made of yucca fibers softened in water and braided into twine. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z "My, what thick hair you have. I tried braiding my daughter's hair once, but it was too fine, soft and wispy like a baby's, even in her teens." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Only difference is Ma got fat fingers, and used to be braiding like she was trying to strip my edges or make me bald. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z A girl with a fat black braid and glasses says, “My sister died of leukemia, and you should have seen the flowers and the sympathy.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Even from a distance, she was glowing perfection: long golden hair in an ornate braid, a high forehead, graceful eyebrows, a delicate nose. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z As Juanita used her fingers to scrape back Pita’s hair and resecure its braid, I thought about where our father might be now. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Magdalys felt her pulse thrumming through her ears as she wove her braids into a bun behind her head and took a deep breath. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She wore a sleeveless white Greek-style dress with a gold braided belt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He braids the doll’s hair, and his long thin fingers move so quickly, they look like they’ll get tangled. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z His hair’s been cut and shaved tight to his skull by a barber—no more nappy braids. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Her bangs and braid peek out of the front and back. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The rest are women, old sick men, and boys whose hair has never been braided. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Down into pink-tiled bathrooms and among translucent, unformed babies with unseeing black spots for eyes, and dark braids that moved of their own accord, working their way along the sandy bottom of sleep like inchworms. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Many were Dothraki horselords, big men with red- brown skin, their drooping mustachios bound in metal rings, their black hair oiled and braided and hung with bells. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But she refuses to surrender to that hair of hers, and every morning, it goes back into the braid. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His long black braid was shiny with oil. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Just as my fingers closed around the braided leather cord, Grigori landed atop me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I hear footsteps, and the door opens and there’s a screen in between me and a woman with her braided hair tied in a bun. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Does that interest you? Big women with long, braided blond hair and gleaming breastplates the size of melons?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Her skin the color of clouds just before the sun starts to set, her long silver braid hanging down her back, a crooked-tooth smile dancing on her face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Clots of wet hair lay all about: dark hair, light hair, short hair, long hair, and two pale braids. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Fingers clutching the braid she would not share. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Ibtihaj, you don’t need to cry about this,” Abu said, smoothing down the stray hairs that had escaped from my braids. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She had very dark skin and huge eyes and dozens of long, skinny braids that seemed to dance around her face. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z My outfit was white, with gold braid across the chest. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z You remember thinking while braiding your hair that you look a lot like your mother. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z It’s only then that I can see her hair: thick locks, twisted and braided together and piled onto the top of her head so high it’s a wonder they don’t snap her neck! Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I noticed her lumpy and clumsy braids and felt guilty. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tatiana had two long braids, which actually connected at the tips, forming a giant V. He’d never seen any other girl wear her hair that way, but everything about Tatiana was a little bit goofy. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He wore gold rings in his mustache, gold bells in his braid, and a heavy belt of solid gold medallions around his waist, but his chest was bare. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even Val was at her window, her long golden braid across one shoulder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Anya finished braiding the challah, tucking the ends under and arranging them longer than she normally would. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Joey began pulling her braids and stamping her feet up and down. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Maman kept me scrubbed, with my hair braided so tight it pulled my skin. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When Squirrel returned, the other four were with her: gaunt grey-haired Myrtle, Willow Witch-Eye with her long black braid, Frenya of the thick waist and enormous breasts, Holly with her knife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I braid my hair tightly, not a single scraggly strand left behind. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The phone rang again and Mariama spoke in French, her voice rising, and she stopped braiding to gesture with her hand as she shouted into the phone. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She opens a door, and Gogol is introduced to his teacher, Miss Watkins, a woman with hair in two braids, wearing overalls and clogs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Wang Lung went into his own room then, and drew about him again the long blue robe and let down the braid of his hair. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I want to wear my matted tresses in braids as soon as I learn to do my whole head without numbing my arms. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Thinking back, Omakayas could even remember him, sitting by the fire as close as he could without scorching, a tired-looking man, thin and scraggly braids, coughing and feeble. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She had braided her dark brown hair the day she got the picture taken. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Long midnight-black hair is artfully knotted in elaborate braids upon her head. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When we cross the town square, the Indian ladies, with long black braids that look like rope, try to sell us nopales. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The torchbearer who had followed Niran came forward; she was a woman, her black hair hanging in a long braid over her shoulder. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I would never tell Jazz this, but I always loved her braiding my hair. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Their golden hair was braided on their shoulders; the sun was blazoned upon their green shields, their long corslets were burnished bright, and when they rose taller they seemed than mortal men. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Her fingers were on the end of her braid. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I mean, Eugene had braids down to his butt, for one, and neither of us wore helmets, for the other. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z After tying it in a bow around her braid, she swung the braid in front of her shoulder and waited for Saleem to drive by. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z A neat French braid begins at Zeta-4’s left ear and curves around the back, to where it twists into a pretzel bun on the opposite side, a lot like the Chancellor’s. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Scrap’s hair is half braided, half Afro, like he got up in the middle of getting it braided to go do something else. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The picture showed a beautiful woman with braided hair decorated with beads. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some people want short hair, some people want braids,” Fornatee said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She stood at the foot of the mound of black soil, a thin old woman with white hair bound in a braid that reached her hips, her face a finely drawn map of lines. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Even from a distance, they could see her long gray braid and bright smile. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, his long purple hair was braided in a ponytail of dreadlocks, woven with gold and silver coins, which struck Percy as a giantish hairstyle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She pulled back her hair and braided it to keep it from sliding around. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Naima took off her cap and let her braid tumble down. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The second note with my story was lodged further up in my braid. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pesza had long blond hair that my mother plaited into thick braids. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Then she sat in the chair by the side of the tub, and braided the straws. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Her long dark hair was braided with threads of gold. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Lady Nym settled in a chair, her long black braid falling across one shoulder to her lap. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Inside were her two braids, still tied with the ribbons of mourning, but otherwise the box was empty. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Perched upon that nest of braids was a simple ring of gold, very much like the one Joinville had worn earlier that day. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Okay. It’s just...Athena said that creating this braided structure would be impossible for any weaver, even her. So if you don’t think you can—” “Athena said that?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes, they all wear short black skirts, or have their hair braided with the same color beads, or laugh at kids like me, Andrew, and TaShon. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I'm not pulling it back or putting it in a braid or getting it under control. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Something had flicked her the way you’d flick a horse with the braided string popper on a buggy whip. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her hair is thinning, graying, still parted in the middle, worn in a bun instead of a braid. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z On this day she’d brushed her hair out long and tossed it to flow down the length of her back, unfettered by braids or ribbons. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But then, next thing we knew, the little house right down the road from us turned up with a funeral arch made of braided palm fronds and flowers and sad, sad faces in the yard. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So instead of following Georgie, I sat in the sunshine and braided my hair into a long single plait, as thick and heavy as rope, and tied it with string. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Her hair was dark brown and worn in braids upon her head. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I take down my hair and arrange it in an approximation of the rough braid that the girls in Balekin’s house wore. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z One girl begged for lots of little braids with ribbons woven in. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Of course, people thought I was making a statement by wearing braids too. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She did not expect to see a ring of candles with her mother’s braid and red dancing shoes at the center. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A braided cord of black leather wound around my throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She slips the tie from my hair and I shake it out of its braid so it hangs wavy over my shoulders. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She opened the roof; an autumn wind would come up, and the needles fell in braids—brown strands, green strands, yellow strands. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She grabs her braid and twists its end in her hand. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Holly Paine. Oh, I remember her. Mousy little thing. Does she still wear her hair in that awful braid?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Lula quaked in front of me, shivering all the way to the tips of her braids. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Waves of happiness washed over him as he ran his fingers over the worn leather braid and the metal snap that allowed you to attach it to your belt loop. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Piper’s mahogany hair was pinned up in a braided spiral. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Each of those nights, after applying cold cream and braiding her hair, which she tied up at the end with a black cotton string, she turned from me and wept; she missed her parents. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She made two plaits on either side, milkmaid braids is what she calls them. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z As I slowly, thoroughly wash the makeup from my face and put my hair in its braid, I begin transforming back into myself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There was another volunteer working that day, an older woman with a long gray braid and bright blue eyes. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z I casually loosened my braid so my hair could cover what my T-shirt might not. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She lined them up next to one another and pinched the tops together, then started braiding the six strands together. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Her daughter sat stiffly on the sofa, tugging at the red ribbon that held her braided hair up in a ponytail. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Intricately whorled and squirled, the braid trimming was designed to call attention to her modest bust already helped out by two rows of ruffles pinned to her corset cover. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was tall and graceful with long hair the color of chocolate, braided in plaits with gold ribbons. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Isobel sits in a rarely occupied armchair in the corner of Marco’s flat, a rainbow of silk ribbon twisted around her fingers as she attempts in vain to form it into a single elaborate braid. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I kicked and swore and swung my trapped limbs so hard my braid wiped at my own eyes, so I closed them. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A girl in a gorgeous gold retro dress, blue braids, and makeup that looked airbrushed on walked by, proving her point. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “When it’s twice as big as it is now, we can braid it.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I had pulled up my braids and worn them in a twist on top of my head, instead of straightening my hair, as black women often do for a formal event. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z When Char sees him, she starts talking real proper, all up in his face, telling him how she likes his braids. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Nancy pushes across the living room and over the braided rug and sandwiches herself between Frank and George on the couch. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “How did your father look?” she asked, smoothing my braids and putting her arm around my shoulder. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She seized the girl by her braid and pulled her squealing from the hall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were also yapping about how nice my hair looked, especially those three braids in the back. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z These were worked over and around the nails and a thick braided fob kept growing out of the bottom of the spool as she worked it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She seemed partial to the color green, because she was covered in it from her wax-print dress to the glittering jade beads clacking at the ends of her box braids. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I don’t even know if she would like me wearing wigs, or weaves, as Donna calls them, because I never so much as had braid extensions. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A lovely woman with a tower of twisted braids smiled into the camera. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Their black hair was braided with fox fur and red flannel. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Clothes from five years ago, a braid long out of style. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She inspected them when I was finished, and if the braids weren’t tight enough, she would undo them and make me start again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z A girl, with blonde braids and blue painted eyes and red lips. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Her dream came back to her, sudden and vivid, and she remembered the tall man with the copper skin and long silver-gold braid, bursting into flame. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She’d brushed her teeth and put her hair in four rough braids after dampening it with water, little things to delay coming downstairs and facing the conversation she knew was lurking, waiting. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He slid his feet into a pair of braided straw sandals and padded out of the changing room. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She’s got freckles and a long red braid down her back. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She spied Brown Ben’s weathered face and Bloodbeard’s fiery red whiskers and long braids. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was at least ten feet tall, for one thing, and dressed in black silk robes and a crown of braided gold. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Sahara's beaded braids dance around her round face. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Naomi stayed a long time in the stall, working her fingers through the tail of her braid, fighting to get free of their words. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her blonde hair is a tangle of blood, mud, and ice, her braid unpinned and hanging limply down her back. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Hornet stood a little way away and played with her braid. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The monkey wore a red jacket with gold braid and a red pillbox hat strapped under his chin. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But that day in court, I was wearing a very girly dress in my favorite color, blue, with my hair done up in two braids held by matching plastic barrettes. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She held her doll in one hand and her own thin braid in the other. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They spiraled into coils and then braided themselves, forming the prettiest headband Aru had ever seen. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z 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 Grace wheedled, winding a rubber band around the end of the braid. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I held her up at one shoulder, and Shriya held the two braids in her hand to keep them from swinging forward, and Aileen let it all go. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She loved to braid Rachel’s hair, but was suddenly ashamed that she had only string to bind it with. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z If Holly’s mother didn’t braid it for me, I just pulled it back into a sloppy ponytail that frizzed all around my face. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She was absently braiding her hair into complicated knots, then unbraiding it again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Jesus and Magdalena race outside, where their mother is already hobbling past the wooden front gate, her long gray braids swinging. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z A cap that was just big enough to hide a girl’s coiled braid. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The principle of twisting and winding hadn’t caught on in their world, so all the cords and ropes were braided; but they were strong and flexible, and Mary soon found exactly the sort she wanted. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “He must be so handsome,” Clara said, sitting on the edge of Ana’s bed while Ash finished braiding Ana’s hair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat with you, showing you ways to tie pretty knots and braid strands together. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It was Flora Baumbach who braided Turtle's hair now, sometimes in three strands, sometimes four, sometimes twined with ribbons, while Turtle read The Wall Street Journal. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaede watched out the window as they drove past an open-air kitchen with an old woman ladling out steaming broth to a line of young men—sailors, with their hair tightly plaited in single braids. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Vonetta fiddled with her hair band or twirled her longest braid around her finger. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull on trousers, a shirt, tuck my long dark braid up into a cap, and grab my forage bag. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She looked very pretty indeed, in robes of shocking pink, with her long dark plait braided with gold, and gold bracelets glimmering at her wrists. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z With a sigh, I take down my braids, rubbing my hands through my hair until it hangs wild in my face. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He watched her braid sway between her hips. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She was pretty, with dark hair in two braids. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I stole a glance at Hafa before I moved away, her braid coming loose as she ran back to her house. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He’d once worn his hair in two long braids before being forced to cut them off at boarding school, just as he’d been made to change his name from Roan Horse. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Standing on the hill was a tall woman in a white dress, her dark hair braided over her shoulder. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Their braids were woven with marigolds, and they wore matching outfits. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Their long braided hair looped around their waists, where it was cinched tight—a testament to their years of contemplation and combat training at the top of the Tower. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Monday could braid just about anyone’s hair and make it look hot. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Oh, really? I didn’t see you,” she said, her two long black braids scraping her chest. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I see her hair is still in a French braid from the party. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They remind me of the color of Amber's hair, and little-girl memories of weaving flower petals into each other's braids. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I closed the front door and followed her two brown braids that were bouncing like whips beating the back of a horse. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She braids my hair and gives me cardamom milk when I’m sick. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I was just about to the end when this little girl with barretted braids appeared in front of me and said, “What’s in your nose?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I figured he'd rather have his mane braided like My Little Pony than be back here again. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It was actually his blue ribbon that I had used to hold both notes twisted in my braid. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her sisters braided up her pretty hair, and the only ornaments she wore were the lilies of the valley, which ‘her John’ liked best of all the flowers that grew. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The Men that rode them matched them well: tall and long-limbed; their hair, flaxen-pale, flowed under their light helms, and streamed in long braids behind them; their faces were stern and keen. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z My hand fumbles to my braid and finds a fireball has seared off at least six inches of it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Uhmma gently pats the back of her head, making sure all the strands of her braided hair are in place. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z When the crown was high enough, Ma held the braid loosely again as she kept on sewing around, and the braid lay flat and was the hat brim. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Long silver-gray hair in braids framed her lined face, which was worn and weary. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She hands me an envelope and takes down her long braid. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She was dressed in her neat traveling dress, the jacket edged in black braid, black velvet lapels, and large jet buttons. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She increased the dimensions of the model, then showed Arachne how it could be created—strands of material woven into strips, then braided into a long cylinder. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I am coming,” said Wang Lung, braiding his hair quickly and smoothly and weaving into the strands a tasseled, black silk cord. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z A dark-skinned girl with tight rows of braids looks up and gives me a guarded smile. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “She taught you how to make cherry cobbler. She braided your hair when you spent the night...and she listened to all your stories about your mama...” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When Mr. Lincoln wanted to know about the army, the real army, not those prancing dummies in gold braid, he turned to Private Trask. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she smiled as if it was all she could do to keep from laughing at the frizz at the end of my braid. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z They are gone, left in cars that came for them, driven by pale Americans in white uniforms with gold braids on their shoulders and on their caps. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She would wear a bright- pink bikini, and she would have long hair that her new friends would love to braid. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Pri pulls away from me when I’m done braiding her hair. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then she held the braid tighter on one edge, and kept on sewing it around and around. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I always figured during those weeks she was purposely taking the foil off the ends of her braids and shaking them out for fun. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z They sit in dark corners and braid their hair in new shapes and twists in order to control the stiffness, the unruliness, the rebelliousness. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Her hair is loose—long chestnut curls that fly behind her like a capelet, a few strands braided with gleaming silver thread. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A little girl with braids and pink pajamas with padded feet. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Maxine holds a handful of braids and clips the ends with the scissors. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z So I folded that piece of paper really small, and, pretending I was neatening up my braid, I wound it into my hair. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She smoothed her fingers down the braid she had plaited into Ivy’s hair that morning and winked. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Also smooth arms and a long dark braid hanging down over one shoulder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z If McCandless had walked a mile or so upstream, he would have discovered that the river broadened into a maze of braided channels. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And now, by some lunatic theory, they throw on golden rings, old swords, and braided helmets. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, before she readies herself for work, Maria Isabel bathes her daughter with buckets of water and plaits her hair into two braids. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “You look good,” Warren says as he stares at my braids and giant gold earrings. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Doc lay up there with his rough, dark-skinned feet pointing at me while he folded and braided corn husks into the shape of a rose. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When the brim was wide enough, Ma cut the braid and sewed the end fast so that it could not unbraid itself. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Her braided hair was piled into a net that tapered to a golf-ball-like lump at the end, like a Father Christmas hat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The Swedes served up braided bread and hard baked pretzels, while the Germans and Austrians touted their strudels and bierochs. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Oh, and he put braid extensions in some girl's hair once. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Rachel wanted to pin her hair up like the big girls in the house, but Lyddie insisted that the braids hang down. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The girl twisted one of her red braids and looked at me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I reached a hand to my tight, thin braids. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, trembling, I change into my favorite blue dress and brush my hair back into a braid. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One was in turquoise blue and the other in a faded rose pink, and the frogs and braid were black. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Sis runs her hand over Ma’s neatly braided hair and says, “Remember your promise—when you return, you will stay.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z With her braided hair and inquisitive gaze, Hanna reminded me so much of my sisters that it almost hurt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Hanako didn’t know what a braid had to do with loyalty to the emperor; she didn’t know much about the emperor. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They had a runner on first—blond with wispy hair she couldn’t seem to keep out of her mouth or eyes despite it being in a braid. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Héctor and Raymond were buttoned into their school assembly shirts, and us girls put on our good dresses, while Mami combed our hair into tight braids held at the nape with modest white ribbons. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Jazz finished braiding the last patch of hair I had left. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Lying on cushions, as if she really were ill, she braided her long hair and rolled it about her ears as death had told her it should be on her bier. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She sat on the ground braiding and unbraiding her hair, biting her lip with a scowl. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Her blond hair was released from the captivity of her braids. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Years, seasons, and various weather had gone into the braids; and when she undid them at night they fell to her waist. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Little kids play double Dutch in the empty lot, their braided ropes thwacking against the cold asphalt. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Her white robe was cinched around her torso with silver braid. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They both have glasses and white freckled skin and Sunday bows on the ends of their brown wiry braids, like Grace. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She wore a long-sleeved dress, and her dark hair was combed back severely and dangled in a thick braid behind her. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Her long hair is in two braids, and she has a bright yellow flower pinned on one side. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z But then Max weaves her fingers through her robotic braid. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Sunlight hit the hair sheen on her braids and lit them up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dark hair was still lustrous and long; someone had put it in two ropy braids that reached almost to her waist. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Back inside, Dyedka waited impatiently for dinner as Mama set out the spice box, a cup of wine, and the braided candle Papa had made. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z A Hasidic Jewish guy, complete with the white pants, yarmulke, tassels hanging off him, braided hair, and sandals, dashes down the hall toward me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z There’s Rose, one of the other black girls here, who I thought I’d become friends with because on my first day we talked about our braids and swapped ideas for styles. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The ceilings were high, but no cherubs danced around garlands, and no braided molding curled around the borders. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She twirls one of her braids around her finger. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She wears the braid every day and always, by lunchtime, the curls and ringlets of her thick mane have managed to escape in rebellious little tendrils. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The bedroom had very high ceilings with braided molding all the way around, ending in a circle surrounded by more braid above the huge window across from the bed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “After I get your braids fixed up I’ll push you awhile in the swing. Okay?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I take my time to make sure I have no hairs straggling from my braid. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Ivy flinched and moved away from her before Layla could even think about braiding it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I saw myself in a new Liberation Army uniform, slim and standing straight as a reed, long braids swinging at my waist. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In their descent, her braid had been flung over his shoulder; he now pulled it with a teasing tug. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She floated above them, gazing down neutrally, absently braiding them with other preoccupations. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She put Coyotito back in his hanging box and then she combed her black hair and braided it in two braids and tied the ends with thin green ribbon. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing in it but a small expensive dog leash made of leather and braided silver. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “It was braided, and even so, it brushed the backs of my knees.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I take my hair out of its tight braids and kneel in front of him while he gently picks through. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Two maidens with braids of silver held the royal crown. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Um,” I said, pushing my braid over my shoulder and feeling self-conscious at the way he was looking at me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I went back to my rover, cut some strips of Hab material, then braided them into a primitive but strong rope. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dark hair was plaited into many braids that were gathered and woven into a knot high on her head. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She found the braid coiled inside her mother’s old dress and slid her fingers along it, stroking the brittle fringe at the end. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We had just met, hugged, and maybe even loved our mother, smelled the coconut oil in her big braids, and there my sisters were, wiggling like worms in a bait box. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She let the end of the braid fall back into the water and kept on braiding till she had many yards of braid. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The older ones are sitting on porches, gossiping, braiding each others hair, and looking at old copies of Essence magazine. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I washed my face and braided my hair like I did every morning. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z But when Annabeth turned toward me, she was holding a leather pouch—like a Native American medicine pouch on a cord braided with feathers. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “He is my friend. I have not harmed him. Look. He likes you. He wants to live with you. He wants to braid your hair!” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z So she nodded and yes’m’d right up until her mother finally sighed, the last braid laid down tightly against Ophie’s scalp. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The girl with the braided caramel hair, the one who'd called herself Calypso, was standing at the beach, talking to someone. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It was Derrick who made the call, getting to his feet, pulling his bandana high over the bridge of his nose, stuffing his braid into the back of his shirt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She still has her long braids when she graduates. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing her hair in braids but I didn’t want to draw braids so I changed her hairstyle. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I hurry to gather my hair and braid quickly, trying to copy what Zeta-4 has done. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Remember I still had that Star Wars braid hanging from the back of my head?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Now the two of us watched the snow fall: barefoot, barelegged Georgie, half naked, with feathers in his hair; me with my long braid, and Lissa’s sweatshirt over Miss Lilian’s flowered skirt. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Her long braids fell down and began to blow in the night wind. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The boy had a hand on her braid, and in a flash Henry remembered how Naomi had sometimes slept like that against Estella. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And the baby—Cady blinked once, then twice—the baby girl had a braid as well. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I lay her head on my lap so I can braid the side of her hair. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She starts sucking the end of one of her braids. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It hadn’t occurred to me that Cecile didn’t own a hot comb or curling iron, even though that fact was as big and thick as her unpressed braids. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Sula’s head rested on her arm, an undone braid coiled around her wrist. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z What would Holly Paine know about hair dye with that long gray braid? Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z So here she was, on a day filled with the opulence of summer, about to braid her hair for the journey home. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She looked mighty fetching in a tight-fitting gray suit, trimmed with black braid from the factory. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They don’t mind braiding hair, painting nails, while I sit one step behind them, drawing maps, studying mazes. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z There’s NoahandJude spray-painted from behind, shoulder to shoulder, our hair braided together into a river of light and dark that wraps around the whole mural. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The guys at Fullbrook made fun of her, called her the Viking, with those long braids. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A waterskin hung under his arm on a leather strap, and ropes of dried seaweed were braided through his waist-long black hair and untrimmed beard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But she did not like that she had to go to Trenton to braid her hair. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The tiny white flowers were fun to braid into crowns to put on the goats’ heads. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He turned around and found himself face to face with a little girl with braids and embroidered socks who was staring at him from the doorway. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Sleeping in her braids for sweaty days and nights on end had creased Ruth May’s dark blond hair into shining waves like water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z These braids were not delicate like a little girl’s but heavy and womanly, possessing a natural power, like a beaver’s tail. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There was a tiny braid just over her ear. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There were mountains of rubble to climb over to reach the braided rug. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She stopped braiding her doll’s hair and looked at me. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Her honey-blond hair had been done up in a thick braid that hung over her right shoulder to her waist. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She visualized the mother braiding it, her fingers oiling it with pomade before dividing it into sections with a wooden comb. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She lifted the tip of Liyana’s braid to look at it. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Then, suddenly, there in Alice Manfred’s doorway, she stood, toes pointing in, hair braided, not even smiling but welcoming him in for sure. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The other girl had a dark pixie cut growing out, a single braid plaited next to her ear. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z No one paid any attention to her, except that poor crippled boy whose smile could break your heart, and that bratty kid with the braid—she'll be sorry she kicked her in the shin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I made braids and fastened them with long whalebone pins. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s very small and wears her hair in two braids, one on either side. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Percy could distinguish them only by their hair—Ephialtes had the green locks braided with silver and gold coins; Otis had the purple ponytail braided with...were those firecrackers? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His scarlet robes were tattered, his corslet of overlapping brazen plates was rent and hewn, his black plaits of hair braided with gold were drenched with blood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Bailey is the one who has hair braided in big thick cords and pinned back into a maze of rows that make a full bun at the back of her head. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z BaiMa sliced through the air, the wind making Pinmei’s braid a stroke of black ink on the paper white of the sky. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He braided the mane into a dozen little pigtails, and he braided the forelock, and then he undid them and brushed the hair out straight again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed at the younger woman by her braid, cursing in her language and dragging her back to their room. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The swirling white air dances around the caged freezer lightbulb, and she pushes me right up against the dappled stainless-steel wall and kisses me with both her hands braided into my hair. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The sign upon the gates of Le Cirque des Rêves tonight is a large one, hung with braided ribbon that wraps around the bars just above the lock. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She was small, and she wore her hair in two braided pigtails. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Mikayla rolled her eyes and flipped her braid from one shoulder to the other. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The woman whose hair she was braiding in tiny, painful-looking cornrows said sharply, “Come on! I’m not spending the whole day here!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She was a tiny woman and her hair was pure white, and someone had braided it into a complicated crown on top of her head so that she looked like a fairy godmother. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z They respond with enthusiasm and then watch, thoroughly engrossed, as she breaks down the process of the elaborate braided hairdo. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Samuel, you know that Chinese with his slanty eyes and his outlandish talk and that braid?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ruthie is just a little thing, with big eyes, dark, velvety skin, and braids that are more fluff than braid. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Ma and I spent the rest of the evening tackling my braids, then washing and straightening out my hair. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I could feel the braid in my hair, an uncomfortable ridge along the back of my skull. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Musicians and attendants led the way as Hamlet passed through the gates on a gray mount with a black braided mane. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Slowly, Arachne finished the long strips of silk and braided them together. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And if I hadn’t felt so bad, I would have pulled her braids and punched her stomach. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She dressed like most Oakland High students, in a hoodie and sweats, but she wore her long black hair in two girlish braids. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "Patty, please. Maddy already told me you got all the good luck you need," she teased, flicking one of my beaded braids. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z She undid each braid and removed every bead, then washed and combed and brushed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Everything was black—except her hair, which she often wore in two long, thick blond braids that hung on either side of her head. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby grasped the handle, drew his arm back, and fiercely brought the braided lash of it across Amari’s back. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy whose father made him grow out his hair, and instead of letting him get it braided or cornrowed, convinced him that an Afro was the best way to go. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z V had known her daughter in an instant, if only for the intricate twist of a braid she wore in her hair, the work of Talented fingers. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She had pulled Turtle's braid in the lobby yesterday. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She tugged at my braid and put her forefinger over my trembling mouth. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The code was simple: when her mother had a braid, she belonged to Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She touches her hair, which is braided in thick ropes and tied at the back of her neck with little bells. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was crowned with braids and vines and what he first took for butterflies but quickly saw were orchids, with a single long white feather at a jaunty angle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Dee has her hair in braids today, with a bandanna on her head. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z His face looked just as Piper remembered - green as bile, with a twisted sneer, his seaweed-coloured hair braided with swords and axes taken from dead demigods. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The braids earned Prince some respect among his peers at school; girls liked them, and they hinted at gang affiliation, or at least comfort with a dangerous realm inhabited by many of his American peers. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Fern shook four braids and barrettes and said, “No,” taking delight in answering no for no’s sake. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t get to stare out into the daytime Detroit streets as I finish braiding Pri’s hair. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The fake hair is sewn to my own braided hair and my scalp doesn’t have room to breathe. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z With her braided hair and white dress, she seemed to glow in the moonlight. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Reaching up, I begin undoing my braid, combing it out with my fingers. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And she thought, watching her, how the old Aunty Uju would never have worn her hair in such scruffy braids. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her choppy brown hair was braided down the right side with an eagle’s feather. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They faced north, gaping like statues cast in the moment of discovery, until Turtle Wexler, her kite tail of a braid flying behind her, raced her bicycle into the driveway. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a pretty ribbon in her hair, and she took it off and tied it to my braid instead. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He was a splendid sight, his mane and tail braided in yellow ribbons, his coat glossy and his head high. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The hair was woven in an intricate braid down her back and was tucked into a belt at her waist. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her head is covered with tiny braids coiled into rounds and pinned down with bobby pins. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Her blond hair was newly washed and combed and braided with gold. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She made a fine, narrow, smooth braid, using seven of the smallest straws. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As Valerian passes, he grabs one of my braided horns. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Unlike the other girls, she had a silver circlet braided into the top of her long dark hair, so she looked like some kind of Persian princess. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z What does this idea—say, the knotting of braids—have in common with that one in some other seemingly disparate area—say, the symmetries of some geometric figure? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Lady Constance could not turn her head because of the braiding, but she glanced sideways in Penelope’s direction. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “We are going to be late if I braid your hair again,” I say. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Biafra will win this war, God has written it in the sky,” said a man with a beard braided in a single thin strand. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She wore a green-and-white sleeveless gingham dress and short braids that stuck straight out all over her head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Spanish words wove with English words like braids. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Can you please braid my hair?” she asks, wearing a pair of baggy khaki pants. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a two-piece gown with just a hint of tummy showing, and her hair is pinned up and braided. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He implied he knew about Cardan—perhaps he glimpsed us after the mock war, Cardan jerking my head by my braid. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The giantess had the same dragon-like legs and the same long braided hair. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Strangers on the street have offered her money in exchange for her shiny braids. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I quickly met an African girl wearing awesome braids. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Even the girl sitting on the couch next to him—with her perfect side braid and about five layers of lip gloss—gets lost to the blur that surrounds him. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Mother often wore a hand- dyed caftan—brown and blue—and her hair was braided with ribbons. Father had a uniform with medals and jingled when he walked.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Her crinkly gray hair had been pulled back into a thick, braided knot, with leaves and flowers growing out of the thin gaps between the twisted plaits. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z "And I need you to braid it up for me." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z They made braided bracelets for me with embroidery thread and beads, but I wouldn’t take them unless they made some for Cassie, too. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He puts up my hair first, in the braided style my mother introduced him to, then proceeds with my makeup. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Reynolds, with a long black braid running down her back, short and stocky and with a pistol in her belt. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I had always found his obsession with everything Star Wars kind of geeky, and that braid in the back of his hair, with its little beads, was just awful. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z A charro hat, big and wide, glistening with gold and silver braid. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He just salutes the braided cuff and stands so until the other says, —Henry. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked so much like her mother, her hair gathered back in braids, her golden eyes flashing with amusement. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Emmett stands in the middle of the living room, right at the center of the braided rug’s swirl. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She remained, even clearer than before, with a glistening black braid down her back, simply playing, not running or hiding, just being. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “With that long braid, you could be a princess in a fairy tale—Rapunzel perhaps.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Then she had braided her hair, using her hands to interweave the thick dark strands deftly, tying the end of the heavy plait with a leather strip. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was short and shaded pencil-lead dark, with a single tiny braid curling over her ear. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Gathering her pride, she tossed her long braid behind a shoulder and lifted her head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z With a little sense she could have avoided this whole evening, kept their life in Henry’s house as predictable and safe as her simple braid. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was long; each of the braids that hung down to her neck ended in a soft fuzz. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He was slender, with two long braids that were dark brown, not black like coal, like the hair of the other Lakota boys. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Their hair is done in long braids, and one of them has fancy designs on her nails. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z These braids are small, and I don’t feel like being up all night, doing my hair. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then she wanted to touch my hair, which was in braids. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I take my time with each braid even though Chantal has come down and is ready to leave. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The little girls lined up and when they came to her, turned round, lifted their heavy braids and bent over. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z This was what I had heard under the braided rug, that when you die an angel carries you off to a place called Heaven. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He washed, put on his best clothing, new makazins, and had Mama comb and braid his hair. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Her eyes sparkled, and her long braids, tied with red ribbons, swung at her waist. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Margaret had finished; Lady Constance’s hair was now an alarmingly complex knot of yellow braids. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I took the circle of what looked like braided branches from his hand, while Jay stared at his. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But it was Mate who spoke up, the little sister who still wore her hair in braids and dressed herself and her baby girl in matching dresses. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And after wearing my hair constantly swept back into a regulation ponytail for gymnastics, with a braid at the front, I was looking forward to trying out some looser hairstyles. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She wore her head shaved—all but an inch-thick strip down the center of her scalp, which she left long and wove into a single braid. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then he sat down and began to play with his mother’s hair, attempting with awkward fingers to braid it. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Her braids have dirt in them, and her once-fat cheeks are sunken. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Her blouse billows behind her like a sail and curls escape her braid to dance on her shoulders. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I look at Yolanda and shrug at her crown of braids. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Did I really sit on the floor of Grace’s bedroom, on her braided bedside rug, cutting out pictures of frying pans and washing machines from the Eaton's Catalogue and pasting them into a scrapbook? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In her hand was the danda of the Dharma Raja, a staff that was as tall as she was and braided with purple light. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She brought me some little scissors to cut off Mate’s braid. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave my braid a little playful tug. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Nothing,” she says, pulling the cuff of her sleeve down to obscure his view of the bracelet, a carefully woven braid of her hair entwined with his. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The person coming out of the trees was dressed in armor, her golden hair braided around the crown of her head. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She had light hair braided in a crown about her head and a serious face that a few freckles failed to relieve. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Her hair is braided in a complicated pattern that she must’ve sat for hours to get. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z But she seemed nice enough, and so did her daughter, Pearl, a quiet fifteen-year-old with a long dark braid. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The beads on his braids clink against each other. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z So her deft fingers tuck pieces of my hair into one braid that tickles the middle of my spine. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The American ship tows ours with a steel braid thick as my body. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She didn’t like the way the boys dressed—the ghetto look, with those low-hanging pants and untucked T-shirts—or their braids. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z A moment later, though, she came over behind Naomi, undid her braid, and began to redo it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He poked one of the braids with his index finger. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Inside there was one length of braided cord—red and gold, just like the one Father Cham had given to the baby girl at the school. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Like a blanket, the shadow folded and revealed a braid of sweetgrass. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She wasn’t very tall, maybe coming to Ivan’s shoulder, and she had long auburn hair braided to her waist, with a white kerchief over it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Today, it was this blue ribbon she used to tie my braid and a little packet of honeyballs. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The women dressed Felicia in a fresh white gown and combed and braided her hair, treating her like a newborn child. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There was good money in snitching on Indians, and people would call in if a Swedish girl wore a braid in her hair. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He passed by Bryant’s receptionist—attractive, with waist-length braided silver hair—and then the inspector’s secretary, an ancient monster from the Jurassic swamp, frozen and sly, like some archaic apparition fixated in the tomb world. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Her pixie-cut hair was dark and usually had a few little braids woven in somewhere. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z |
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