| 单词 | brave |
| 例句 | If he wanted to prove himself brave, after all, he had better just stop worrying. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The dumb goon’s fun had been spoiled by one of the kids from the last bus stop, who had been brave enough to sit right next to him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His best epitaph is something he said himself: ‘Those who follow their consciences are of my religion, and I am of the religion of those who are brave and good.’ The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I need to be brave and a good friend. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Sam had nothing to hide, and she was brave—but every time she did this, every time she stood up for me and I shrank back in fear, it felt like I was betraying her. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Sam did not wait to wonder what was to be done, or whether he was brave, or loyal, or filled with rage. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was protected by the mountains and brave soldiers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They continued passing out the champagne, brave smiles on their faces. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We must put our feelings aside; we must be brave and strong, bear discomfort without complaint, do whatever is in our power and trust in God. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It will get me into trouble someday, but today it makes me brave. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “I never in my life would’ve thought you could be so small about anything,” said Selena, who was just angry enough to use the word “small” but not quite brave enough to emphasize it. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Oh, brave Horatio, who took such risks to save me from the water and from the earth! Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The coastguard watched them go, thinking how brave and doomed they looked, until they were so far away that he could no longer hear the clinking of their armor. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He told Jason that he bore no grudge against brave men and that if they proved themselves such he would give the Fleece to them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The brave tin soldier in his little paper boat—she imagined him suddenly appearing beside the fruit basket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “It’s very brave of you to do this.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She was braver than anyone in the hotel, braver than all of London, braver than ordinary by far. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I tried to be brave like Momma or Queen Esther in the Bible, but I just knew there were hobgoblins awalking in the dark, looking to steal the breath from a girl’s body. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The brave Virginia says, Stop thinking about Mamita s bad words to you. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z No one could say the Ares campers weren’t brave. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They are brave with their friends; with their enemies, they are cowards. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He was not brave enough to take cold steel to his own belly, but a bite of mushroom would not be so hard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The theater troupe laughed, and a few of them applauded as if Count Olaf had done something very brave instead of something despicable. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He wished he was as brave as a champion bull rider, but he wasn’t. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw him leave for Whitby with as brave a face as I could, but I was sick with apprehension. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z And Minny, maybe she don’t want a be deprived a any a the things that go along with being brave and good. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Are you kidding me! I’m a warrior. I’m just as brave as you, and I’m not going anywhere.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Then telling himself he must at least pretend to be brave, he went inside. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Wendel was always a brave boy. I was not surprised to learn he died a hero.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You’re a traitor to your gens, girl,” Grandfather says, the only man in the Empire brave enough to refer to my mother as a girl. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Papa might be the bravest person I know. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And so the brave little wizard—ignoring his own great peril—ran into the smoke and flame. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “How many of us are registered to vote? How many are brave enough to try?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “And he is bold and clever! He will not let brave companions become toads with humpings and jumpings!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The feeling of moments before, that proud strength, that brave aloneness, was gone, replaced by cold fear. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She had a home to live in, and a family that loved her, and two new best friends who were foolish and brave and wonderful. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Once upon a time,” he said again, feeling a tiny bit braver. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z How much courage must it have taken for Rachel to brave her husband’s anger, and the dark and the strange terror of a prison shed! The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I remind myself I am brave and strong. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z But how am I supposed to be brave when I’m terrified? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He hardly felt brave, but he stepped forward. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If the Gestapo come again, Helena can go down the rope, if she’s brave enough. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She was afraid he would tell her she would never be brave. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z And now at last, brave girl though she was, her heart quailed. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z But when we reach our destination I’m going to do something small and brave. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Captain Arnold says it’s all right to be scared; the true brave man is always scared. At least that’s what the sergeant said he said.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not so brave in broad daylight,” Edward says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I am so proud of you, Constance. You’ve been very brave indeed. Thank you for your great efforts.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z His mother holds, I know, the secret belief that some of our brave friend’s spirit has passed into him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He would know that she, too, was one of the brave ones. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Make no secret of your approach. Sing all the brave songs you like. I want them to close their gates." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She could not be oblivious to the unrest around them, but his sister always believed in putting on the brave show. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They saw their captain run up the hill, alone, and thought him either very brave or insane. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z This is not good: Dapir isn’t swift like my sister, though she has the same brave spirit. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z From the sad look on their laces I know December 29 despite their brave guesses they have begun to accept what I said on a whim. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “It was very brave to go there. Knowing how it might affect you.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “But I remember you well. You were brave. I’d never seen anyone refuse Circe’s hospitality, much less outwit her. It’s no wonder Percy cares for you.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z King Hygelac ordered the most splendid feast his country had ever seen—and all in honor of brave Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am really very brave now, in a warm room with a fire and company,” Theodora said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “I will try to be brave like a knight in shining armor. I will be brave for the Princess Pea. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z They would be brave for Grandma, and everyone else in Fry. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z So when the bell rang, Cara Landry, the secret coward with the cold sweats, put on her bravest face and walked like a robot down the hall and into room 145. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “Calder and I have been pretty inspired by—well, by his way of seeing. It seems like most people aren’t brave enough to question things the way Fort did.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “With all my heart, if you will be a brave St. Martin, stopping as you ride gallantly through the world to share your cloak with the beggar.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “My sister is smart and brave and wouldn’t have let anybody make her do something she didn’t want to do.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I did not feel brave, and I did not feel courageous. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Walking down the dirt road that day, I imagined myself being brave and hitchhiking the three miles to my house. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Curt told her, “Stop stressing, babe. It’s a really cool and brave look.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Like the brave sea captain’s daughter, she knew she must simply endure until it was over. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Aru felt a strange burst of pride in the surprisingly brave Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "As long as there's light we're brave enough. But then? And now that thing squats by the fire as though it didn't want us to be rescued-" He was twisting his hands now, unconsciously. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She braved the climb only after discovering that the other end of the corridor narrowed into a glum dead end. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Excitement and dismay attended the arrival of strangers, in a season when no boat had ever braved the seas round Astowell. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “Take heart, brave Ophelia, for you and Hamlet alike can boast that you have cheated Claudius of your deaths,” said Horatio with spirit. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z One man is brave enough to lean forward and dump a box of Cracker Jack into her open mouth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A few brave ones make runs for it. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z This is a gamble, and both of these brave officers know it. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “No, you were brave. Like I said at the PTA meeting.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “One of the bravest people I ever knew.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She whispered at him, her eyes still closed but her lips tightened in a thin line, “It takes a mighty brave man to run over turtles.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly all those brave thoughts about accepting his fate seemed far away. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But it's amazing how brave you feel when the people who have run your life for fifteen years suddenly can't see the disgusted look on your face. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You two were so brave. You were there for each other.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I always thought Matt was the brave and strong one and Travis was the sweet and gentle one. In the end, it turned out that Travis was sweet, gentle, brave, and strong.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z On the contrary, I want to be brave! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z What a surprise it must be to the Congolese to hear that brave David, who intended to smite the mighty Goliath, was actually jumping around pinching back plants, or worse. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was being brave, showing off in front of the other kids. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z What kind of errands could they be, that he would brave even demons and khefts to accomplish them? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Again, all I can say is how brave June was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “She is a very brave young fieldmouse. But for her swift action we would all have been under the heel of the tyrant today.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I know that sounds kind of babyish of me, but I wasn’t feeling very brave right then. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It was a brave deed, for the oracle had said that he who landed first would be the first to die. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A brave little warrior, Matthias; he put new heart into them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z "Not so brave now that I'm not in chains, are you?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You are so very brave,” he says, and then he releases my hand. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Abbey and I were curious about what my father had said on TV, but neither of us was brave enough to sit up with Mom while she watched the tape. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It was hard to see anything here, but the witch said, “If you are brave and your heart is true, make your wish and jump.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She said all we had to do was stick together and be brave. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She was trying to be brave, but I could tell she was still in pain. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z For a moment they made a brave show, all bright armor and streaming banners, the sun flashing off the points of their lances. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t know if I was brave enough to take a chance. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sleeping in the same room as the people who attacked me just to look brave would be stupid. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And even though over time I got pretty good, I still wasn't brave enough to ever really fight anyone. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “I’m too young. It might scare me. Don’t you know I’m brave? Don’t you know I want to help get Mom back as much as you and Emma do?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Water is all-important; with plenty to drink, you can survive for weeks; without it, you will be dead within a couple of days, no matter how determined or brave or intelligent you may be. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It isn't being brave, I want to say. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “And you wouldn’t have waited for me to be brave. Maybe it’s better to have gotten it right and been happy for one day instead of living a lifetime of wrongs.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Knives are only for the bravest and quickest fighters,” Luke explained. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Lily thinks I’m brave because I’m not afraid to show the world who I am, but I don’t even know who that is anymore. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Would it not be better, finer, braver to leave the rubbish where it lies and walk out into the world a free untrammelled illiterate Superman? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I just dare not look. Wouldn't you rather find a braver master? Think it over.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "You will need to be brave and strong . . . and patient, patient above all." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t know, Malcolm. Sister Benedicta would have seen them, not me. And she would have kept it to herself, like the brave lady she is, and not troubled anyone else.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I saw a girl who is braver than she used to be, and kinder, too. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I don’t even know if I would brave it myself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He said I was quite brave, and that was my cue to reveal our confrontation with the peckerwood dentist and Momma’s incredible powers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It said I'm brave and smart and kind to my friends. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He braved the witch woman’s goofer without incident and made it twenty-six miles before he was discovered snoozing in a hayloft. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Despite my brave talk, I could feel the hairs on my arms standing up. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Delay, obscure, prevaricate. Oh, no one does that half so well as our brave uncle.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Matthias decided that Martin would have put on a brave face and trusted to a warrior’s luck. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But the brave and lonely struggle of this man was to ignite the modern scientific revolution. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw three river runners too, long lean boats built tough to brave the swift currents and rocky shoots of the White Knife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There were the good ones, and the brave ones, and the calm ones and the sensible ones, and they deserved it. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “The brave lover, I think, deserve another kiss, which he shall have presently.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z My body grows larger with each step I take, every part of me feeling braver, like I know I done made the right decision. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Tears of vexation started to his eyes, but he held them back, for he remembered that a brave and “gentil” knight does not cry. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I just hope we can live up to her brave words. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “A simple task,” began the Humbug, suddenly wishing he were somewhere else, “for a brave lad with a stout heart, a steadfast dog, and a serviceable small automobile.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Muhammad braves that one pretty well against the reds from Michigan, the yellows from Ohio, the purples from Minnesota, the oranges from Iowa, and the greens from Indiana. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I need you kids to be brave and responsible for me tonight,” he said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. It’s hard to see inside the head of the brave.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Throughout my disappearance Milton had kept up a brave front while doubts worked invisibly inside him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then it occurred to me that if you were brave enough to face Mrs. Wheeler then I could face the truth about my health. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "You," he said, putting his arms around her and promising himself that it wouldn't be the last time, "are the bravest person I know." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She was brave, too, of course; she was taking a big risk being there. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You’re one brave little dude, you know that?” said Amos, putting his arm around my shoulders. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z But I felt ashamed because the other boys seemed much stronger and braver than I had been; they had called out more prompriy than I had. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mina struggled hard to keep her brave countenance; but the pain overmastered her and she put her hands before her face, and shuddered whilst she moaned. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Believing her for a minute, Eleanor turned and stared, and then saw the amusement on her face and thought, She’s much braver than I am. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z All brought by other brave Baptists before us, though it is hard to see quite how, unless one envisions a time when other means of travel were allowed, and more than forty-four pounds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I so want to be brave, but I’m not. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Then she looked up with sad and loving eyes, and smiled at Ama with such brave, wise compassion that the little girl felt tears fill her gaze. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Even though I had made it through the school year, Ernie still had to survive one final brave act—graduation. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our middle grades’ entry,” Mrs. Grayson continued, “was written by Carolyn Malone. She wrote about the loss of her baby sister. Her essay is very brave.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z For all the mouth I ran about being brave, I’m not sure about this jump. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Who is now brave enough to correct these errors? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z But no one was happy now, and there were a lot of stupid brave Country Folk armed with duck hunting rifles taking potshots at tanks and most of the time getting slaughtered for their trouble. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm not the bravest kid in the world, but maybe, just maybe, I can act like I am. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In every generation, the bravest satyrs pledge their lives to finding Pan. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z How swift and brave and graceful in his long trousers with bicycle-clips around them and his scarlet school cap at a jaunty angle on his head! Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course you feel that way. Because you have a loving heart. And...well...I guess the truth of it is that you are much braver than your ole grammy.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I fancy myself brave and think I’m the sort of person who will always speak my mind, but that’s the one thing I’m too afraid to say. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As for the three nephews, those brave free men had remembered urgent business elsewhere at the first sound of the pale mare’s hooves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Parties on sinking ships, the icy water bubbling around the waists of the orchestra as they sawed out a last brave chorus of “Auld Lang Syne.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She hadn’t been fierce or bold or brave. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “A Cheyenne warrior later said it was the bravest thing he had ever seen. That charge took out an entire company of soldiers—probably a big reason Custer’s five companies were defeated.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Some chose to brave nature’s fury: three men from the University of Berlin strung a pair of seven-hundred-yard steel cables between two Alpine peaks and waited for a thunderstorm. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Seven pretended to be brave but wasn’t feeling much better herself. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Can you be brave and work with me? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis expatiated at somewhat galling length upon my achievements; which accolades Lord Dunmore received with kind pleasure, saying, “Faith, excellent! Excellent! You are brave boys, all of you.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Considering the condition of his red fingers, I thought it was pretty brave of him. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Two score of her bravest had risked themselves trying to capture him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Compared to Mini, she wasn’t brave at all. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The tunnel was full of whispers, as the foremost encouraged those behind, as the brave urged on the fainthearted, as the old gave hope to the young. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z ‘I wonder if you are being very brave,’ he said quietly after a moment, as if he was debating the matter in his head, ‘rather than merely disrespectful. Perhaps that’s not such a bad thing.’ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes it came in degrees, like the cold; sometimes you were very brave up to a point and then beyond that point you were not so brave. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was enough to endure his own humiliating knowledge that if he had started after Gebu sooner, or pursued him faster, or been braver, all the mystery might have been unraveled now. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I say in a small voice, wishing I sounded braver. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Stanton called her “a grand, brave woman, radical alike in political, religious, and social principles.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I keep hoping Elizabeth will be brave and stand up for Mama. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z My mother thought I was brave and perceptive and smart. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "I never lie. And I'm pretty sure you're too brave to get frightened." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Juniors and sophomores crowded around the punch bowl and snack table, and a few brave theater kids were already out on the dance floor. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It made him feel a little bit less like that other Rochester Rocky—in Arizona, who was probably still having to stay brave for his little brother and sister. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She craved a familiar face and decided to brave her regular route and stop by Hollister’s. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I straighten up and allow the tiny brave part of me to speak. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Finally, I decide to brave the hallway and wait by the main door. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “I wish I could be as brave as you,” she said in admiration. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He wasn’t just pretending to be brave— Cara could tell he was truly excited about all of this. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Rather than evacuate, the Spanish, as brave as they were greedy, fought to the end. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “If I was a regular, then I would get to see Duke on a regular basis and he’s my hero because he’s so brave and courageous on a regular basis.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But his heart was full of love for the princess and his stomach was full of Cook’s soup and Despereaux felt brave and strong. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Papi begins, as if he’s telling me a bedtime story, “you’re going to look back on all this and think, I really was a strong and brave girl.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z We courted death in order to call ourselves brave, and hid like thieves from life. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a moving event as we said goodbye, though only for a time, to our brave lads. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She could see herself walking toward the mirror, looking, reflected, a little braver than she actually felt. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “My mother was a good woman until she met King Arthur. She had a happy home with Lot of Orkney, and she bore him four brave sons. What happened after?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But I had to meet you in the end . . . eleven years old, and you were so brave. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z My legs were half frozen when we were finally brave enough to move. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He was one of the bravest people I ever knew. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Let us see how brave he is when he faces my brother, Sansa thought. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was looking me full in the face now, and it was suddenly hard to be brave. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She brings me things to eat and she fixes my bed and she says I was a very brave man to let them do things to my hed. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z There are lots and lots of comments, but she is not brave enough to read them. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I don’t know if that’s because we’re considered cannier than men, or braver, or bouncier, or just less likely to survive and therefore aren’t worth the extra petrol and parachute packing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When it filled up, some brave soul would carry it outside, dig a hole, and empty it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “You are a brilliant young woman: brave, passionate, adventurous.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Behind this mask, I’m willing myself to be someone else, someone braver. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But I feel giddy and wild and twenty times braver than usual. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Plus, Anna was the only girl not involved in Lexie’s schemes, which made her brave, too. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z So much for trying to be brave and strong like Joan of Arc! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I remember the way my brother was brave enough to fight back. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The leopard mother looked up at the brave hunter and begged him to spare the lives of the two cubs. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Was she as brave, or as good, as she hoped? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He was strong and brave, but the truth is, both the goose and the gander were worried about Templeton. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Once, after lights out, a brave boy called Wragg tiptoed out of our dormitory and sprinkled castor sugar all over the linoleum floor of the corridor. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z On foot, she never would have felt so brave. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “You must be very brave,” he would say, “I am afraid you must be prepared for a great shock.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Because I know this girl, and I'm feeling brave right now. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “They must be very brave, those gladiators,” she said once. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She felt brave with Minerva at her side. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At least she could tell herself there was a brave reason for running away. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “He is one of the bravest men I know. That and more, for he has the heart of a true bard. Someday he will surely be our greatest, you can mark my words.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Each day you crowd this house like wolves to eat away my brave son’s patrimony. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, I will be all right, he told himself, pretending to be brave, but I will be careful to stay away from Miss K’s toothpaste. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “I have done all this myself,” he said; “and I will give the Fleece to no man less brave than I.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A wake was held by those few who were brave enough to attend, along with journalists from all over the world who came to cover his funeral. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to be brave, but it was hard. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Tell you what. I like her now. I like her a lot. Her telling you that? That was the bravest thing I ever saw.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “That Daniel, he knew the Lord,” the Reverend summed up with a chuckle while I continued to giggle, “and it made him brave. How about you, Sonny? Do you know the Lord?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z You, too, are tall and well set-up, I see; be brave, you too, so men in times to come will speak well of you.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had an upturned nose, arched eyebrows, and a weird smile, like he was trying to act brave. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The great Trojan champion had never before shown himself so brilliant and so brave. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Arcadio is a serious man now,” she said, “and very brave, and a fine-looking young man with his uniform and saber.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “You will find him dependable, brave, resourceful, and loyal,” continued Azaz, and the Humbug was so overcome by the flattery that be quite forgot to object again. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z At the funeral, his brave mother boldly told us that her son accomplished all three of his goals—to get his driver’s license, to graduate from high school, and to go to college. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Nico,” he said gently, “I’ve seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Two hundred brave men had left the Wall, and the only one who was not growing more fearful was Sam, the self-confessed coward "We'll make a ranger of you yet," he Joked. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was scared no matter how brave she talk. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “For I am not afraid. With my husband’s death, I have nothing left to fear. You are the bravest of all of us, truly.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Finn had to prove he was brave enough to hear anything. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Then they’d all eat, the men first, then the women and children, the men still drinking, getting louder and braver, talking about what they were going to do to the bands on the other hills. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are a thoughtless, insolent child, and several brave men have died this evening in order to make you safe. You’d do better to act politely.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I saw him frown darkly, and though he reminded me of a cloud about to burst, I decided to brave the storm and speak to him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If it was brave to have identified a thoroughly bad person, then it was wrong of him to turn up with the twins like that, and she felt cheated. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I couldn’t score telling points in debates the way he did, but I could be just as brave as he was and do daring things, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “But she didn’t say it was goodbye. Trust me, I know my sister. And trust yourself, you’re braver than you know.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “They are brave and have good discipline,” I said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I’m not so strong or brave, I want to say. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I thought of frightened yet brave Emilia, and I started to cry. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. D brought out the bravest parts of Lucy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z We’ll need to be brave to endure the many fears and hardships and the suffering yet to come. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He tried to sound brave, but his voice wavered. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It is a braver act than sliding down the zip line. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He touched my shoulder; “You have to accept it now. Be brave, and help your mother to bear up. She needs somebody now.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, yes. She was brave and she is well,” the midwife announces. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The hat seemed to be asking rather a lot; Harry didn’t feel brave or quick-witted or any of it at the moment. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Aww, Mama, why /—” “Go on, be brave. Just don’t stand too close when he come to.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “And now I shall go back and show my fellow elves that the child of a clerk and a seamstress is as good and brave as the most famous knight in the kingdom.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z As Hyacinth watched her sisters set everything up, she only hoped she could be brave enough to go to the Beiderman’s door too, when the time was right. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Those who braved the Oak Ridge cafeteria invariably suffered an introductory bout of intestinal distress dubbed “Clinton fever.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Maybe there was something to be said for learning how to do that, how to make the braver choice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The Praise Singer told them how kind, how brave and how intelligent they were. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z There’s no portrait of El Jefe out here to make me brave and strong. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z And if you are never afraid, then how do you know when you’re brave? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z But now that he was in London on his own, maybe it meant he was brave. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He was so beautiful, so terrified, so defiantly brave as he spat and snarled at his human captors through the bars. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z All I can say is, these brave girls represent the very best of us, in both evening wear and talent, and I sure hope they’re okay. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “You can’t go around incinerating every hero. Besides, he’s brave. I like that.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z In spite of her brave deed and fighting words, she was frightened. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Powder monkeys had to be small and fast like real monkeys—and as brave as lions. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Venkatesh, who is a thoughtful, handsome, and well-built but not aberrationally brave person, had made his way up to the sixth floor, trying to find someone willing to take his survey. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t because I was selfless, or because I was brave. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z "He is brave, but that is very different." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was brave, and he was strong, and the cuts did not make him beg for mercy, and he showed no fear behind his black mask. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Seven knew because she suddenly felt braver than she ever had. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They were brave indomitable fellows, well tested in battle and willing to follow their hero wherever he went. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Lily said that because she is brave, and unlike me, she doesn’t let anything stand in her way. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “C’mon and show some love for this brave little girl and her cat,” the pastor said, ushering me off the stage. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I mean, it looks good. It always looks good. I mean—you look brave. Dauntless.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It didn’t make me as brave as old Daniel, but it always gave me at least a little hope the Lord would let me scrape by. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Flux told his brave soldier, “Thank you Bed Time! Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Frightened of what happened to the Fat Lady. Sir Cadogan was the only one brave enough to volunteer.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I don’t know why I’m so brave today. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Agent Fiona is right about one thing—I can be brave. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “That was either the bravest thing I’ve ever seen, or the. stupidest.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z So talking to the other people in our street was brave. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He knows he's loyal, but he wonders if he is also brave, if he has what it takes to be a hero. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “You idiots. Do you know who’s the best one here? The bravest of all ?” He placed his hand on Bailey’s shoulder. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A lot of the stories were about animals and being brave around animals, or things like why hyena is called hyena or why an animal acts the way it does. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We were surprised that Emma Collins, being as smart and fra-gile as she is, would be brave enough to call them words out right in front of everyone! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Her eyes were puffy from crying, but she managed to say, “He was probably the bravest friend I’ve ever had. He . . .” Then she saw me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z That's a lot scarier than going to New York City, so maybe I'm not brave. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In vain he tried to summon the proud resolve, the brave words he had planned last night. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Before he died he asked me to make sure you knew what had happened. He said, ‘Tell them that I love them, and say that I forgive Sam, he’s a brave boy but he’s headstrong.’ My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As the night goes on, the boys grow braver, daring to approach the girls and ask them to dance. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite his brave posturings of nonchalance and indifference, Adams was, in fact, obsessed with Jefferson’s growing reputation as one of the major figures of the age. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “You said you thought I was brave. And that it wasn’t a bad thing to be the Daughter of Death.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Some people think my dad’s a hero. That he was doing his job. That he’s brave and I should be proud of him. That I’m special, lucky to be his daughter. I’m embarrassed.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z The next day they went into battle with the desperate courage of brave men cornered. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I struggled to show her my brave face, but I wanted to run out the front door right then. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I know you didn’t mean to. I should have told you a long time ago. You and Joaq were brave and I wasn’t.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Some were brave enough to venture out to where I was. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Esta muerto, and then as if he just heard the news himself, crumples like a coat and cries, my brave Papa cries. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The outdoor mice were defiant, but Ralph could tell they were not as brave as they pretended. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Now that Yossarian had made up his mind to be brave, he was deathly afraid. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Despereaux did not know it, but he would need, very soon, to be brave himself. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z It has killed many a brave knight who has tried to challenge it. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I tell em there are so many others that are brave too. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z That’s how I learned that being brave is sometimes the most dangerous thing to be, that it’s a trait to be used sparingly. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But there were few mothers brave enough to bring these words out into the daylight and present them to the child. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “They don’t think you’re that complex—just an even blend of Abnegation and Dauntless—selfless to the point of idiocy. Or is that brave to the point of idiocy?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Harry got toast, coconut, baked bean, strawberry, curry, grass, coffee, sardine, and was even brave enough to nibble the end off a funny gray one Ron wouldn’t touch, which turned out to be pepper. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He tried to sound brave about it, but he was trembling as badly as Annabeth and I were. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “O brave new world . . By some malice of his memory the Savage found himself repeating Miranda’s words. “O brave new world that has such people in it.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Today’s moving target was not an Me-109 or a pheasant but an empty tin on a stick, waved about by a very brave soul at the other end of the garden. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Another brave otter stuck out her paw and flipped the hand over. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Having no friends except for the dead one following me around wasn’t great, but still, there were other, braver kids who wanted to be my pals. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I told her, “As you know, I’m extremely brave, but I can’t spend eternity in a small underground place. I just can’t. Do you love me?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I hear my mother telling me to be brave. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He would be brave enough to resist, and he would not be alone. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She meant it to sound like a brave challenge, but it came out as more of a croak. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Well, I guess I gotta figure out how to get as brave as you, Little Wood.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I imagine her hunched shoulders, her head in her hands, her brave face finally gone. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Enrique, who is braver, jumps from car to car on the slow- moving train. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z In the fall, a few brave souls sneak into the woods to harvest apples. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She had on what I knew she called her brave face, the one where she squints ever so slightly and sets her jaw on lockdown. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z And it does sound as if you were brave, Scorpius, and you, Albus, but the lesson even your father sometimes failed to heed is that bravery doesn’t forgive stupidity. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “What you did yesterday was brave. You tried going without earmuffs!” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The smile comprehended Montenegro's troubled history and sympathized with the brave struggles of the Montenegrin people. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Going alone to find his aunt when his mom's just been taken away is totally brave. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The dog gazed back, loyal, proud, and brave. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z It was a brave struggle; and was, I think and believe, not without its reward. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “You don’t need to thank me. I’m not the brave one.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z His last words were, “I pray you bear me witness that I met my fate like a brave man.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Celine was a brave French soldier in the First World War—until his skull was cracked. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But now, my brave young friend, a question or two about the stranger. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They are not brave, the days when we are twenty-one. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But my brave and resilient mom did escape. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The older girl, upstairs in her room, attempted to be brave herself, tried to sleep. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry. I only write about what a beautiful place we live in and how brave the Italians are.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Afraid meant being closed and not brave, hiding and not looking. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Indeed the white missionaries—valiant men like Dr. Livingstone—heard the call and braved treacherous seas and jungles and disease to bring our ancestors Christianity. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She straightened up and swallowed hard, and for a moment she looked like her old brave self. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z How many times I got to tell you, a coward die a thousand deaths, a brave boy don’t die but once?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z If I refuse to give up now, it will look brave to whoever watches me with that camera, but sometimes it isn’t fight- ingthat’s brave, it’s facing the death you know is coming. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Even as a ten-year-old boy he understood how brave our uncle was to beg the new Khmer Rouge village chief to permit us to stay. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But he is smart and brave, and even though he saved me, he treated me like I was strong. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I will prove myself brave, when they think I am weak. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Max thinks I'm brave and I think I'm terrified. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Zu put on a brave smile, wrapping her arms around my waist. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She’d also called me brave ... unless she was talking to the catfish. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z And the volcano’s eruption would have destroyed everything, if it hadn't been for the brave little wizard. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It was Kim who must have braved any number of intimidating bouncers and hipsters to find Adam. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If I had been braver this is what I would have said: Angry? Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Winnie, newly brave with her thoughts of being rescued, climbed boldly into the rowboat. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z At that time I didn’t think I was lucky, I thought I was brave and knew how to fight. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I never was any good at being brave all by myself. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, this is your cousin, is it, Harry?” said Mr. Weasley, taking another brave stab at making conversation. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I guess to remind us that he was brave, even though he was scared.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “O brave new world that has such people in it. Let’s start at once.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Many people would admire Odin’s horse, but only a brave man would ever mention its parentage in Loki’s presence, and nobody ever dared to allude to it twice. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Feeling brave, I said, “Well, actually, I listen to it every day when you leave the house.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The words sounded so brave and resolute that for a moment I wondered if it was really me who’d said them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z You know, like in ‘O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.’ The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z DRACO: She made being brave very easy, your mother. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “Such a brave soldier deserves our respect,” he said, “so we give him a burial at sea.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Heroes and warriors came in suits of armor, riding brave horses and bearing swords and arrows. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure sits among them, wondering who will cave, who will tattle, who will be the bravest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Did you know it was banned in Southern states? She could have gone to jail for playing it. She was brave.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel strong or smart or brave. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Facing the hooves of a rearing stallion is scary enough, but when it’s a centaur, armed with a bow and whooping it up in a soda-drinking hat, even the bravest warrior would retreat. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z There must have been vents in the cell because he heard Hoede say, “Be a brave lad, and there’s a few kruge in it for you.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “She was a brave maiden. If she can be found, I shall find her.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, he’s a marvelous horseman, and brave, and doesn’t take any nonsense from anybody. He’ll lead us through the Lobsterbacks like a hot knife through butter.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Just before the hangman’s noose was put around his neck, Nathan Hale said brave words. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sir Lancelot always was a brave gentleman, madam.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “O brave new world, O brave new world ...” In his mind the singing words seemed to change their tone. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She had made the brave protest: I will not be vanquished. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I should’ve joined band and played piano, gotten some recognition before working my way up to singing in the chorus, then maybe a duet with someone cool, and then maybe braving a solo. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The two boys together of course, the brave loud hunters, shoulders squared, chins up. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Oh, to sit high up in the back with a brave whip in a socket close to hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As I left for the car I told him to be brave, to believe in himself, to set goals, to have faith, to strive doggedly to realise those goals. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama brushed her tear away and gave Jessie a brave smile. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Her brave winged friend dying from poison, his muzzle in her lap, looking at her trustingly as she raised her dagger to end his misery . Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Maybe someone got brave and decided to step out of the Garden’s bounds. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The men of the Night’s Watch were brave enough, but they were far too few for the task that confronted them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once Joe had been with her when a cow came running over a field, and he just stood still and faced her, as brave as could be. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Big Tony runs off and leaves us locked in here with Prince Pampered Pooch. Duke. The big-shot TV star. Turns out he’s not so brave and courageous. Turns out, he’s a big ol’ fraidy-cat.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And others said, Kino is a brave man, and a fierce man; he is right. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z And when those enemies have gotten enough from him to then be able to attack him, you have been his brave soldiers, dying for him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Remembering I was supposed to be brave and make a change this year, though, I decided to try talking to the girls. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z You hate yourself for not being as brave as the people you love to read about. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z "But you have to take care, too. You're so fast and brave. Maybe you can win." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She was sorry she hadn’t been braver when she’d had the chance. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I am the only one who knows about the ovens, but I will be brave. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “So ... no wedding for Prince Frog. Is that why you’ve come hopping back to me? Have my three brave Domish lads decided to honor their contracts?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “No need to be brave, honey. It’s better if you don’t get too stressed out; you need to rest.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Bah. He was a god. He fell in love with your mother because she was a natural warrior. She was like me—strong, brave, good, beautiful.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Why did I have to crow, “Who’s brave enough to go out there with me?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “No I couldn’t. Duke is dashing. Sophisticated. And brave.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I had to try to act brave at least. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Grover has his own destiny, and Tyson was brave to follow him. You would know if Grover was in mortal danger, don’t you think?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But somehow he taught you to be brave that day. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Chet would never tell anyone this in a million years, but despite being the bravest person he knew, he was afraid of dogs. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Oh I suppose not,” she sighed, and she sat down to watch their chess match, which culminated in an exciting checkmate of Ron’s, involving a couple of recklessly brave pawns and a very violent bishop. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But brave warriors, we brush away fear with a flick of the wrist. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Well, she made it this far, I’m sure she can make it the rest of the way. We don’t want her in our group, Joana. The others just aren’t brave enough to tell you.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She whispered into Tidbit’s ear, “Be brave, little one, and hold your breath.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A brave sailor, balancing on the stern, hacked at the glass with an ax, trying to free the trapped people. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “The bride will like that one, I know. Or sing to us of brave young Danny Flint and make us weep.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Achren could easily have cut his throat as he braved her in the council hall, yet she had held back. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He’s unfailingly cheerful and amazingly brave, despite the fact that he’s always sick and in pain and can’t eat much or do a lot of walking. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “It was brave of you to take the pills and come with me. I knew there was more to you than the quiet girl I met in the Infirmary.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “They are braver than the silly roach, and not quite so slaughterous as the pike are.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally Oeneus called for help upon the bravest men of Greece, and a splendid band of young heroes assembled, many of whom sailed later on the Argo. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your mother is so brave. You are too,” I say to Danielle. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z As if I hadn’t been brave enough to fight it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Mary Anne was much braver than Ben but he reasoned it was because she had never been punched in the mouth and had no conception of how it hurt. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I am supposed to be braver than the Abnegation, but they don’t seem as worried as I am. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He imagines billows of smoke as the brave German infantry attack with all their might. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “You are already brave, my child,” Grandpa says to me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z You wouldn't want your own sweet sister to brave the dangers of the wood without an escort, would yon? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “And maybe brave my first flight ever so I can go to that Harry Potter park in Florida.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Matthias, realizing that this was no time for idle chit-chat, promptly shouted out in a loud, courtly manner, “O King, I come to return one of your brave young warriors!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z That she was lovely and brave and better than anything he deserved. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if you can understand me. I need some of your blood in order to save Fablehaven. This might sting a little, so try to be brave.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In his mind, Inatimi became perfect, brave and bracing, made intrepid and sensitive by loss. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Was that brave enough?” she asked Strong Belwas, as a scream rang out across the sand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t want my hair to be brave.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Ah Matthias, Matthias, the brave one. Wipe away your tears, my son. Death is only part of life. Tell me, can you see the late rose?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He had a long time to wait, and it was cramped inside the pumpkin, but like all his brothers, this boy was brave. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z ‘In the mauve salon. Go, brave heart, and save me from despair.’ Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The men tried to look brave, but first one and then another was overcome with panic and bolted from the firelight. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z According to her mother, the Witch ate sorrow, or souls, or volcanoes, or babies, or brave little wizards. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He felt in his heart cruelty and cowardice, the things which made him brave and kind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, lying on his mat, he could not picture himself doing the brave things his father had done, or his uncles, or the heroes of the stories. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As those in positions of authority are not brave enough to correct this error, I have taken it upon myself to reveal the truth. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I fancied myself brave, because I was standing my ground and looking that sun right in the eye. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He kept a brave face before his friends, assuring them he would ride again, but they didn’t believe it and neither did he. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then somebody gets brave enough to jump the gap in the roller coaster.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “You were brave enough to bring me here.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘Little service can I offer to your lord, but what I can do, I would do, remembering Boromir the brave.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “You wouldn’t be normal if you were never afraid. Even the bravest men experience fear. One of the biggest jobs we all face in combat is to overcome our fear.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When I hear the words in my mind, they sound brave, but coming out of my mouth they are weighted down by fear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She grew tired, took out Amaroq’s totem, and thought about his life and brave spirit. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be brave, sir! Why, but two nights since, one met the duke ’bout midnight in a lane behind Saint Mark’s Church, with the leg of a man upon his shoulder: and he howled fearfully.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Whoever he was,” said Mr. Ages, “he was brave.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And with brave but trembling lips she fled blindly, masking her feeling to save her child. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But his heart, thought Wiglaf, was as big and brave as it had always been—that would never shrink. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled, and I swear it wasn’t cute, it wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t playful, it wasn’t anything other than brave, and that smile bobbed like a buoy in the pit of me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately this soft pink man was not one of his sister's braver creatures. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I walked through the lobby, clutching Abby’s hand for dear life and trying so hard to be brave. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When did he get brave enough to find his way home? Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I felt right about looking out for my sisters, but I didn’t feel brave. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, when I was in love with you, I Then I was clean and brave. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As the elevator takes you up, you hear information about the building, which was pretty fascinating, and I normally would have taken some notes, but I needed all of my concentration for being brave. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a place I could be braver. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Can you try to be a brave girl for me? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z How could Finn be so brave—and so stupid? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Squeezing back and not wanting to let go, I whispered, “Love you too,” and climbed out of the car with a brave face, but my lungs pinched shut. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The tone was right—loving and brave—but the details seemed bleak. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Other warriors even make up songs about how brave you are. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t cry, my brave girl! We are all here together now!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z "That is the only time a man can be brave." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z All these years we were told the Irish were always noble and they made brave speeches before the English hanged them. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z ‘Jason, I - I’m sorry. About your mom. But the way you handled it . . . that was so brave.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “You’re going to need to be brave for her, Con. You’re going to need to be real, real brave for her.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z But I had come to think of my mother as a brave, sad, sick woman. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She was scared, but she felt braver than she ever had before. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “He knew a great deal about cowards but nothing about the brave. The brave dies perhaps two thousand deaths if he’s intelligent. He simply doesn’t mention them.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But I told myself that if you could be brave when you first came to LA, I could be brave here. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I want to be brave and strong, so that someday if I ever meet the leader of our country, he’ll congratulate me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “It will hurt a little,” he said, “but it will pass. Be brave.” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Was he perhaps not quite the truth-loving brave soul Mr. Benedict and everyone else thought him to be? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When we went in, the room was already crowded—babies, children of all ages, and women of all kinds: nuns, spike-heeled flappers, lame grandmothers, fat mothers and thin ones, brave ones and sniffling ones. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was better, for now, if Redemption thought he was saving someone else; everyone’s always braver when they think they’re the hero. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z A ring of brave demigods, Hunters, and nature spirits guarded the doors. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Then he patted all the little roaches once more, told them to grow up into brave little fish, and swam off with an air of importance into the gloom. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We begin with an assignment to write about a person that we know who is brave. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z How brave, sir, to march on our way! The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I took deep breaths, trying to remember that I was brave, but I couldn’t move. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But as long as they could still see Africans as property, they could not treat Haitians as equally brave and courageous human beings. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Thank in your heart the brave soul who carries this letter away from me and on its way to you. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “We should come back another time. I’m not feeling so brave anymore.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I know he is dead sick with worry about her too and was being brave to make me brave, so I nodded. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When the sword appeared out of nowhere, the kids backed off, but their leader was either really stupid or really brave, because he kept coming at me with a switchblade. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But right now, with the Communists invading South Korea, Jinjoo could only look at them as brave men willing to fight for a country that wasn’t even theirs. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z But Mr. Beach was pretty brave even though he was over seventy-five years old, and he went on praying for them anyway. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Two days later she speeded up considerable, and got brave enough to drive all the way home. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He was a brave little fellow and one could see that he was trying not to be scared by the Gorgon who towered above him. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Biddy, she was talking brave, but I could see the scared in her face. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But he was no kind of leader at all, he knew that now, certainly not brave, and Mr. Benedict felt very far away indeed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z One of us had a brave and fearful thought: to capture the flame, feed it a little, and make it our friend. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t think I’m going through all the ceremonies and speeches about being brave and invincible,” said Eilonwy. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z It made me brave, and I adjusted my arm so that it was a pillow under her head, so that all that soft hair could cover it like a web. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He is no longer a boy trying to be the man of the house, trying to be brave, wanting to take care of his family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, warrior mouse. What do you think of your brave Redwall defenders now? Huh, not much, I imagine! I’m going to let you stay up there and witness some drastic changes.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z "It's easy to be brave in front of the camera and on fake sets. Real life. Now that's a whole other story, isn't it?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If he was so strong and brave, then why on earth was he frightened of her? The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z And then, tracing each word with his paw, he read the story of a beautiful princess and the brave knight who serves and honors her. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Piggy hung about near for all his brave words, and the three bigger boys went together to the next shelter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z How he had been braver than he ever thought possible, but how he had not been so brave as he wanted to be. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Each lunchtime, though, a few hundred screaming kids would brave their knees and elbows against the asphalt. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Like I would be brave enough to be out here?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Dimly I heard someone murmur "Blessed are the dead that the rain falls on," and then the owl-eyed man said "Amen to that," in a brave voice. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She was the bravest, strongest woman I’d ever known, and though I knew she faced all kinds of discrimination on a daily basis, she only rarely discussed it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Writing to his mother, Theo tries to be brave, to reassure her. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I was something completely different, an artist on an island, the only one brave enough to tell the truth. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Are you really as brave as you sound, or are you a little frightened? The truth, please. This is for posterity, remember.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, I used to think I was brave; but I don't believe that anymore. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I need to be able to walk without using the wall. Why can’t I be brave?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Al-though he could have been a prime minister of South Africa, he became one of the bravest and staunchest friends of the freedom struggle that I have ever known. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That meant she had to do the bravest, best deed she could think of, the deed she least wanted to do. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “What you did was half brave and half bloody stupid. Seems like you’re pretty good at that.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He remembered that the Chief Elder had said he was brave. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “The Irish Chasers were too good. He wanted to end it on his terms, that’s all. “He was very brave, wasn’t he?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I looked because I wanted to be brave, straight into the dusty cat fur of his eyes and the bike stopped and he bumped into a parked car, bumped, and I walked fast. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He found himself liking her, because she was brave, and because she seemed like a more complicated and richer and deeper Lyra. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z So, if millions took this path before, why am I not braver? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “She is brave. Perhaps she is stronger than the others.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At the same time, they realized that if anybody could do such a thing, then it would be this brave hunter. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “We all know you’re smart and brave and a good shot. But we need soldiers in the field. You don’t know the first thing about executing orders, and you’re not exactly at your physical peak.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Harry then did something that was both very brave and very stupid: He took a great running jump and managed to fasten his arms around the troll’s neck from behind. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Within moments two more land on his hand and greedily peck at the seed, braver than the rest. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “A brave man acknowledges the strength of others,” Four replies. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes the bravest thing on earth was to sit through the night and feel the cold in your bones. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you’re like a hundred times braver than I’ve ever been. If it was me who had vitiligo, I would probably think it was the end of the world.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “He throws himself off a ledge and Eric’s calling it brave? Eric, who tried to have you throw knives at Al’s head?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Have no fear, Jon Snow, I will not trouble your mountain savages and their dark gods. My place is here with you and your brave brothers.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was at that very moment that I knew with certainty we would always be one, together forever, protecting our loved ones, braving the wind and illuminating the sky. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She told the story of each one, and Lyra felt her heart stir with admiration for these great, brave, distant heroes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They look like winged chipmunks, and I like how unfussy they seem, how small and how brave. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z White men tick white women, and the braver ones tick Asian and Hispanic. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “You sacrificed yourself to stop the giant from waking. I could never be that brave.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Listen to me. Your father is in a prison in Seoul. I need you both to be brave. We need your father, or we can’t survive.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Mark’s head wasn’t clear enough to understand how she could be so brave. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Thlayli, you are very brave. Are you cunning, too? All our lives will depend on you tomorrow.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “A brave heart and a courteous tongue,” said he. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Now Corporal Craigie walked past our ranks, calling out to us, “Brave billies. Brave, brave. Strike against your masters.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Of course, brave boy. The advice of poets is the cordiality of kings! How may I smear unction on your, no, not unction, how may I give balm to your pain?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Come on, be brave and face it,” said Maxim. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘Kill him, if you think there are enough of you, my brave hobbits!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I hear him telling me to be brave. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And maybe it’s that girl who’s now brave enough to admit to Noah what I did. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He never looked so handsome or brave as standing in the middle of the sickroom, his eyes searching all the beds until he found me. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A low hiss of disapproval sounded through the great hall, and Lyra felt the shame he must be feeling, as well as a deep glow of pride in her brave father. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "So I did. All the same, it was a brave thing." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But I didn’t feel brave nor like bearing up. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I got braver like a crab going sideways. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to be brave enough and good enough and normal enough to reach out and grab what he was dangling in front of me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Suddenly he was Sir Will, a brave knight whose job it was to retrieve precious stolen objects from spooky evil wizards. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “I wish you was as brave as she is.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But no, they’re wrong, I’m not brave, I’m not brave, I shot Will and I can’t admit it, I can’t even admit it “Beatrice Prior,” says Niles, “what are your deepest regrets?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The Trojans under Hector fought as brave men fight before the walls of their home. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I never thought how brave the people who built the Twin Towers had to be. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Kat was more funny and brave than Annabelle, but more cynical, too. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Are—are you healed yet, my brave one? Do you think you’ll be ready to leave soon?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z "These were brave men. I will not leave them to the crows and shadowcats." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I tried to be brave, but I had heard something. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Euron had even braved the Smoking Sea and lived to tell of it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When he touches it to his mouth, I say, “Be brave.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It gave her courage too, made her brave enough to tell something else that had been gnawing at her. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z No city officials, however, braved the crowds to come. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For a few moments he considered asking her to his room, but instead he laughed and told her how back in college he’d almost done something very brave. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mandela was a brave man and a powerful leader. And he made me believe that it’s possible for things to change.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “The people in your cuentos and the people in the book I read, they do things I’d never be brave enough to do.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “But not for long,” I said, trying to sound braver than I felt. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “My brave men! And it is my fault!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Later.—Oh, it did me good to see the way that these brave men worked. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z In the line of houses still painted company white, it stood out, a bright, brave statement that things weren’t the same anymore. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s fine that you told me, Aibileen. I think it was... a brave idea.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “A brave man,” Artemis said with grudging approval. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “At the end, she was in severe pain, but she was so brave, never complaining, only worrying about what would happen to me.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z How she thanked me for being so brave. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I guess I could have waited in the car, or in the lounge, but being with brave friends kept me moving forward. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Flora felt brave and capable, standing there on the landing with her squirrel on her shoulder. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I got to hunker in their bunker and dodge shrapnel with these brave lads. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” he says under his breath, “it’s time to be brave.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If they just went straight they might go far; They are strong and brave and true; But they’re always tired of the things that are, And they want the strange and new. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The same look I’ve seen all night tonight: brave, mischievous, daring. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “He has a good chance. He’s really brave, and pretty athletic. The height might not get to him. I would freak out.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “I love you, baby, and I’m so proud of you. You’ve been so brave with everything that’s going on,” Mama says. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z It is doubtful if he ever did anything braver in cold blood, or more unwise. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But she wasn’t brave enough to say the words. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The rebel leaders are the best of the Scholars, the bravest. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z "She's being brave, I think. It's hard for old people to take risks. We should be proud of her. She decided to change something about her life, and she's jumping right into the deep end." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “And he said that wasn’t brave of him, doing that, just standing there and being stung,” said Coraline to the cat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z As she climbed to Lord Hosier's solar, she could hear them outside, shouting, "Hilly!" and "A cup! A cup to the brave young lord!" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Even through all of August’s surgeries, Mom always put on a brave face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions when they noticed my presence, my relatives commented about how “strong” and “brave” I was, about how “lucky” Jeffrey was to have me for a brother. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept thinking no one was as brave as me, even though I was scared.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Take it to college so you can remember how to be brave. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Even the bravest of your forebears kept his Kingsguard close about him in times of peril.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Prince Cardan’s got all the power. There’s no winning against him. No matter how brave or clever or even cruel you are, Jude. End this, before you get really hurt.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Tonight I will be honest, and selfless, and brave. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I recognized police. Port Authority police, too. I wanted to help them. Be as brave as them. Everybody was escaping, and they were going up.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z What I have since realized is that if people expect you to be brave, sometimes you pretend that you are, even when you are frightened down to your very bones. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Jack knew his parents were acting braver than they felt. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z The land of the free and the home of the brave. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Their feathered heads made them look like Indian braves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She is bold and brave and smart, and she wins almost every board game we ever play. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I want to be honest and brave and confident in my art. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z That he was brave and intelligent made it no better; he was still so young that he was unconscious of the chocolatl remaining on his top lip. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And Jessie would have to be braver than she had ever been in her whole life. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The noise was enough to unnerve the bravest mouse. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t know what made him feel brave enough to make the next move. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And his father would have nodded, knowing full well that many brave men do not win medals for their bravery, and that others win medals for doing nothing. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They told stories of all the heroes that ever lived, and said their deeds were small compared with what brave Beowulf had done in a single night. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Did you teach him how to kneeli The graveyards of the Seven Kingdoms were full of brave men who had never learned that lesson. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The boy will make an excellent messenger. The braver he is, the more force he will have when we break him down.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z About a billion things shot through my head right then, honest, uncool, brave things I might have dared if I was someone else. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “What a treat! Usually we get nothing but shrieks and whimpers! Tell us, Overlander, what makes you so brave?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Probably was, same time of the year. The reason we’re here is that at Fort Robinson, Crazy Horse did what I think was the bravest thing he ever did in his life.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “I do know that a brave man has bought your life for you.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Not only were they thrifty and industrious, as one would suppose from their origin, but they were also brave. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Not exactly the girl she used to be before the accident, which was the girl I thought I had been searching for, but my Maribel, brave and impetuous and kind. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It startles me that the words brave and crepe are in the same sentence. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z At last he had braved the channel to reach this foreign, northern land. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The words she left behind to remind me to be brave. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was housed in a building that had been standing there more than a hundred years before when Big Chief Tammany himself skulked around with his braves. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One from Lauren Modley, saying she was really sorry for what had happened to the little boy, and what a brave thing I had done. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She was graceful and brave, and beautiful in her—” Amelia pauses, struggling with the next word. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “And I thought you were the brave one,” she said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “I just had a brave picture of you selling your life.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Magnar was a brave man, yet he failed. And if he had succeeded... who would hold the Wall?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You’re very brave to have come. You must all stay together. I know you’ll take good care of your sister and mother while I am away.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Well, my brave boys, prepare a stretcher for me!” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And with that, she dared the bravest thing she’d ever done: she looked right into his eyes. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He kept the chaplain in a constant state of terror with his curt, derisive tongue and his knowing, cynical eyes that the chaplain was never brave enough to meet for more than an accidental second. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I think you’re very brave,” Maya said, still combing through her hair. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Mary was braver and more ruthless than most. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “But you found us, my brave little girl. I don’t know how, but you did,” he said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Sometimes when I feel brave, I walk over to the edge of the railing and look down at the lights below. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was either really brave or really stupid, and he was not going to wait around to see which. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Hester could fight; her claws were sharp, too, and she was tough and brave. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when she said that thing about brave not being the same as stupid, and that before I could try being brave I had to use my brain and be smart. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He could think of no white person of power in all the town who was both brave and just. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z No longer content to read about the brave deeds of others, he had forged himself a helmet and mounted a nag. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He is trying to make me feel braver, she thought, and was grateful. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “I may be only a girl of twelve, but I am a brave French explorer who has come to help you with your adventures.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z You think they were somewhere saying, ‘Well, this is supposed to be the land of the free and the home of the brave’? Nah, man. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z We called for her and scanned the dark, not quite brave enough to run back, and then Enoch shouted, “There!” and we saw Bronwyn leaning against a corner of the icehouse. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I was told, “Take the cows to this place, be brave, don’t be a child.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z "And brave! Already he wants to fight for the Fatherland. And his eyes! So alert! Look how they take in everything." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “Is it possible to be scared and brave at the same time?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I looked at Noris, hoping she hadn’t noticed, but her pretty face was struggling to be brave. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, it’s hard to be strong and brave in every way! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The lion saw all these excited men, and although he was strong and brave, he decided to run away before they could throw spears into his hide. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z My friends and I had grown up with the stories of the brave revolutionaries who had saved China. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z About the brave women who tried to intercede. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z With a brave face he immersed himself in the sour odor of the parakeets, and in my grandparents’ own particular aroma, a mixture of mothballs and hashish. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That means I have to be even braver than her. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There were many brave hunters in those days, but there was only one of them who liked danger. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z They were so beautiful, and some-times just being close to them made her feel stronger, braver, as if somehow she were drawing strength from the stone dragons locked inside. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His Free Brothers were brave and eager for the fight, he claimed, but without the Unsullied to stiffen them he feared his unblooded troops might not have the discipline to face battle-seasoned sellswords by themselves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once in a while, Master would stand up and raise his glass and his voice—“To that brave black American led into the University of Mississippi!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z This is why it doesn’t pay to be brave. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A few folks, especially the grandmothers, thought I was a brave little dude for going to a white school. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I thought, I’m raising a strong brave girl. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It is a lovely country; full of beauties of all imaginable kinds, and the people are brave, and strong, and simple, and seem full of nice qualities. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She tried so hard to be brave, to be fierce as a wolverine and all, but sometimes she felt like she was just a little girl after all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Somehow, Marina Raskova seems to have steered her way with brave and steady purpose through the Great Terror, avoiding any kind of suspicion. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “It was a pretty radical belief for his time. That type of thinking wasn’t popular or well respected by many people back then. Emerson had to be fairly brave to be an abolitionist.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Oh, it was so hopeless and so brave, you might laugh. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, Bigger. You’ll have to be brave and hold up.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Farewell, my son,” his father had said, “forget not to be brave. God knows when we shall meet again. Farewell.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I’m still me, but I feel braver somehow. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Legend has it that the pirate Dog Breath stole it all from our noble ancestor Angel Vengador Leones, who was a brave buccaneer.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Totally brave. But then a janitor at their university turned them in, and they were both executed. Some of the others were, too. By guillotine.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I tried to sound braver than I felt. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he kept saying it to give me time to get brave enough to pick up. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Mango was very brave when he got his shots. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I try to be brave, but it’s hard. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Did they really show that he was brave? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z You don’t feel brave, and you don’t trust them enough to take their word for it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world ...” “Soma distribution!” shouted a loud voice. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I removed my hat in memory of brave men, and Charley saluted in his own manner but I thought with great respect. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Nala, the world’s bravest and boldest border collie, bounded through the brambles. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I should have tucked it away, but I guess I felt brave. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “I figured,” said Mother, “if you could work up the courage to tell me the truth about JT, you were brave enough to stay home.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He had often told folktales—of foolish donkeys or brave tigers—when Tree-ear was a youngster. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But the pictures in the Times of those brave firefighters heading up the stairs did her in. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I've been doing my best to be brave since I saw my mom being taken away, but the truth is being brave is hard. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z After all, she was brave, smart, and strong. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Would I be brave enough to stand in the middle of angry white protesters andparents who didn’t want me going to their children’s school? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she felt as though her heart had turned to stone,- six brave men had died to bring her this far, and she could not even find it in her to weep for them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This time I shall be braver, I have to be. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Thus, the girls were no longer always together, and Nancy deeply felt the daytime absence of her friend, the one person with whom she need be neither brave nor reticent. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Gray took an instant liking to the entire family, sizing them up as brave and self-reliant. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “You are brave, Zu. Braver than anyone I know. You can do this.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I have never enjoyed flying much, and while this was the most frightening episode I have ever had on a plane, I am sometimes adept at appearing brave and I pretended that I was unconcerned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the women picked for questioning had tried to be brave, but she had died screaming like all the rest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She had studied it; she had made forays into it; but mostly she had stood by while others braved the field. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice was a little shaky, but he gave Annabeth a brave smile. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z That perhaps brave knights had once roamed along our very river, and Lanternwood had been inhabited by secret princesses. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Her bloodriders would sooner have returned to their great grass sea, even if it meant braving the red waste again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “They are brave men, and they despise cowards.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was in a lonely place, and so Sibanda sang to make himself feel braver. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Mutually counting on each other, watching each other’s backs, forcing each other to be brave. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z My sister was a lot braver than me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z If Sherman said it, brave and good Sherman, I knew it was so. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z That, somehow, was one of the things that made her brave. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He liked being near that, that kind of brave and crazy. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I know ain’t nobody in town gone sign a book for her and tell her she brave. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She raised her head, keeping the Madonna lodged against her chest as she forced a brave smile. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He didn’t believe for a second that Chuck wasn’t scared; it almost hurt to see him acting brave. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “She came here to work in exchange for the repairs on your rickshaw. She wanted to make things right. Not many people are brave enough to try that.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z “Open up, Mother. This is a new kind of medicine. Now be brave, dear. This will taste bad.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The emptiness inside starts filling with a strong love and a brave pride. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I want to be brave, but Mama, maybe I already am. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It’s filled with people saying how beautiful they are, how unique and brave. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Now I had to be brave and follow through. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It was hard for him, hard for all of them, but he pictured Bri and how brave she was, and he felt a new surge of pride. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Polish legend told of a king and his brave knights who lay asleep within mountain caverns. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “No, actually, I was quite disobedient. I sneaked out of the house and went with my friends to a midnight showing. I watched the movie, feeling quite brave the whole time.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Everyone talks about all the brave things Dad did. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The elders agreed that this was a very good way of choosing a new chief, although they doubted if anybody would be brave enough to try to capture that great snake. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Well, look at you, brave soul,” the woman said, her voice low and smooth. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z "Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?" he heard his own voice saying, small and far away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I had been so much stronger and braver in prison. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Listen, son, I know you don't think of yourself as being brave or courageous or any of those things. Of course you don’t.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “She hasn’t lost anything for so long. Be wise. Be brave. Be tricky.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “He wasn’t brave! He was depressed and a coward and he almost killed me! Is that the kind of thing we respect here?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I wonder if we look normal to them, as if there's nothing special or brave about us. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “You listen to me now. You’re the strongest, bravest person I know. You better believe that.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A brave one would take a few steps forward, hold out a hand and scream, “Cadeau!!” before running away in horrified giggles. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A green boy, Tyrion remembered, more like to be brave than wise. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She had braved the lake to find them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “After what you have done to me, very brave indeed. Or perhaps you are simply very foolish.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Be quiet. There’s something at play with you. Be brave. This may be painful.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He has done some brave things in the past: starting a school without a coin in his pocket, standing up for women’s rights and girls’ education, and standing up to the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He’d taken a brave, miserable boy and fed him on hate. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I’m as brave as he is,” I said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank walked right behind her—not because he felt particularly brave, but because he wanted to be close if Hazel needed his help. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And so everything is new and brave, red poppies and good food, cigarettes and summer breeze. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I was learning how a boy is supposed to live, learning our traditions, how to be brave, how to protect the cattle—and not to involve myself too much with women. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Cora was getting braver but still stuck close to the dormitories when not attending to the Andersons. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “They can do whatever they want. They already are. It’s a brave new world.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I don’t think I could ever be that brave. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z "I never thought being brave was a bad thing," I say. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I bet feeling good about yourself for being brave feels tons better than something silly like having a boyfriend. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z After all this, after Sticky had been so brave, had tried so hard... The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Others retreated high into the hawthorn bush, while a handful, braver than the others, flitted toward him. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, it was a beautiful lady, and she’d done something brave, only I don’t know what that was. Oh—here's your book. Sorry it’s a bit wet.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I didn’t have a “Free Huey!” chant to keep me brave and moving forward. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Through the sweat running into his eyes he saw Aurelia, beautiful in her brave bright colors, standing now, her hands to her face, tears on her cheeks. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “I have certain skills. Alas, they are not great enough to defend myself against the powers of Arawn. Today,” he added, “they were not enough to protect a brave companion.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z For as brave as I’m trying to be, the words still give me chills. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Funny—it seemed the most heroic thing in the world when he told me about his friend, dead amazing that anyone could be that brave and selfless. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z What a marvellously brave thing Miss Honey had done. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “What a brave kid!” said Nurse Molly, patting me on the back as she walked us toward the door. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z But Wren, who referred to himself as one of Hoover’s “braves,” had capably handled many delicate cases on reservations. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She finally pulls away, trying to be the brave one. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z But I'm sure she's being brave, like I need to be. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And I’m also determined that she will never, ever have to be that smart or that brave again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In the end she’d chosen both, a scarier thing, but the braver thing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until long after he was gone that I was brave enough to arrange for Kayla. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Axel knows that he has to be brave. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But I don’t want it to be brave. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I put on a brave face when I turned around. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He felt brave and noble because his going out into the strange world would protect the safety of his little relatives. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, everybody’s dashing, sophisticated, and very brave on TV,” said Chico. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z On the day that Phoebe sat next to me at lunch and told me I was brave, she invited me to her house for dinner. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I stared out the window and wondered why Jeffrey thought I, of all people, was somehow qualified to keep him brave. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I want to “be somebody,” as Jesse Jackson likes to say, somebody generous, competent, brave, and perhaps, above all, noticeable. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A terrified boy could become a brave American fighter. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z I’m nervous about it, but I’m trying to be brave. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Then Father spoke especially of the brave Old Ones who may have crossed over the sea to watch over us. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess Emerson wasn’t talking about armbands, but I think he was talking about doing something brave. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, my brave one. They are beautiful tonight.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He’d given up long ago trying to act brave for the old army vet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Yossarian came in carefully on his second bomb run because he was brave then. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then I felt compelled to add, “I wasn’t brave enough to give my statement.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This was to show how brave they were, and what excellent admirals they would make, when they grew up. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not see that she was a brave knight. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “But you will, when the time comes. A new dawn is approaching, but you are very clever, very brave. You will not be blinded by his light.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “You have been brave and strong to go to the Third World and back. I’m so very proud of you.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z This astonished me; I was tremendously encouraged by these few brave souls from a conservative farming area who expressed their solidarity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As we returned to our lessons, Julian said, "That was a brave thing you did." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “But he didn’t cry, no indeed. He just popped his fingers into his mouth, the brave little starling. Of course, some of the potion was still there, and he swallowed it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Thomas wanted to think he was brave enough, but that currently sounded like the worst idea in history. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Osh began on a second basket while I thought about whether I was brave enough to cross to New Bedford alone. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She was brave because she took the risk in saving the prince. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Bloom, though brave enough to stand up there in front of us, offered information only in response to our questions, and even then not a lot. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cabby, however, obviously the bravest as well as the kindest person present, was keeping close to the horse, dodging this way and that to avoid the bar, but still trying to catch Strawberry’s head. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Now and then, older and braver boys, inspired by the old man’s strangeness, would dare each other into an attempt to tease or torment him—but not for long. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z "But I guess if you're being brave it's only because something bad is happening." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Fred put on a brave face and scampered up to Duke’s floppy pet door. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Courageous, ma foi! The brave soul. The soul that dares and defies.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z They were perfect because I was going forward in the brave new world in peace. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I know they want me to be brave and charming, like Mother. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And is it selfish of me to crave victory, or is it brave? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z You know the sort: brave orphans trick the Chandrian, win riches, marry princesses, and live happily ever after. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Francie wished she could be one of the brave ones who took no part in the dancing but stood close to the horn-blower sucking noisily on big dripping pickles. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your grandmother was brave. Just like my ma. Your mother, too?” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He had been so brave for speaking out. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He had already announced to the whole village that the cubs would be sacrificed and they would not think him brave if he changed his mind. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The brave hunter screamed, but nobody heard him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It is a relief to discover that although there might be axe murderers and kidnappers in the world, most people seem a lot like us: sometimes afraid and sometimes brave, sometimes cruel and sometimes land. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I heard some noise inside, and maybe even some creepy music, but I was brave and just stood there. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I watch the night settle over campus and for the first time I think, Maybe I’m brave. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “It’s okay, little one. I promise you’ll be fine. Be brave.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Yes,” she says, “a very big one. Only the bravest dare come close. And I know for a fact you are one of the bravest.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z And yet our species is young and curious and brave and shows much promise. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe if I really had been brave, I would’ve told Julia a long time ago how her ditching us made me feel. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z "But you're so brave not to give up on trying to help your mother." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Scarlett said to Bod, “You’re brave. You are the bravest person I know, and you are my friend. I don’t care if you are imaginary.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The men could get across that way if they were brave enough. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I want to drag knives over my skin, just so that I can feel something other than shame, but I’m not even brave enough to do that. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Plenty of time for Levi to be brave and own up. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z And when they shut off the water first and then the power next, it stunk and the rats came, braver than the bugs, more invasive than the men. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “They have sounded the retreat!” the brave queen cried. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Nisus and Euryalus were their names, the first a valiant and experienced soldier, the other only a stripling, but equally brave and full of generous ardor for heroic deeds. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I here must admit that I’ve known old Weedy since we were at school together, and he was never a particularly brave chap. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “If you didn’t come here,” your father insists, “you would just have gotten worse. We know it’s hard, but we know you’re brave.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "Why? You afraid of me or something? Only brave enough to shoot people's mothers?" Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z And if he had a poisoned pin, wouldn't it have been braver of him to use it? Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I told him about all your surgeries, and how brave you are,” she said. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Me and Abby, braving the cold to go see the holiday lights together. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I told the congregation that Walter had become like a brother to me, that he was brave to trust his life to someone who was as young as I was then. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I was not brave, I was lucky,” said Tonya; “like all fools I was lucky. If someone had turned me in, of course I would have been shot, shot on the spot.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I was kind of vague on what it would be, but I could at least see I would need to be like the heroes in my books—brave and knowing more than the next man. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She listened to everything that happened and she told me I was brave... Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The two Virginias inside me argue—the brave one and the scared one, the one who wants to leave the Doctorita and the one who wants to stay. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Little did I know that surviving the war that I was in, or any other kind of war, was not a matter of feeling trained or brave. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Scyld grew up to be strong and brave, the terror of his enemies. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hello?” he said, trying to sound braver than he felt. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He said how brave Salim was to have endured what he had and prescribed a bowl of soup and bed. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z "You're a hero too. So brave. But you never had a chance to be a child until now." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And all the while my Mrs. de Winter, my lady with her smile and her lovely face and brave ways, the real Mrs. de Winter, lying dead and cold and forgotten in the church crypt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Carlos would say Bri was brave because she was the sister of a Marine, but Alex was learning there were a lot of different ways of being a fighter. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z This makes me think my father was brave. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z So long as a man was brave and honest, Robert would treat him with all the honor and respect due a valiant enemy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Honestly, I wonder if I’ll ever be so brave as to wear it.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I’m very sorry, Ophelia. Your daddy has gone to Heaven to be with Jesus. He was a good man, and a brave man, and some cowards in this town killed him because of it.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z "Still. You must be very brave," she says. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I thought it was fairly brave—or stupid—considering the commonwealth of Virginia had never considered it a priority to install lights on its highways and roads. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Luke was right about one thing, G-man. You’re the bravest satyr I ever met.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And for a moment he looked so frightening that I couldn’t help but believe it — I couldn’t imagine someone brave enough to cross him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A bold, brave, powerful warrior that the Underlanders would tell stories about for centuries. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Shrews struck down the enemy guards as Sparra braves released the prisoners’ bonds with short slashes of their sharp beaks. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z No other animal, and I knew quite a few by now, had been so brave in my presence. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And they’d cheer the brave leaders whose words had sparked this fight for freedom. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The priest and a brave band of villagers armed with rakes and pitchforks and sticks tied into crosses hurried to the barn. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I tried very hard. But I can’t help it. The Fates are cruel. They sent you to me, my brave one, knowing that you would break my heart.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Once upon a time,” I say, “there was a baby elephant. She was smart and brave, and she needed to go to a place called a zoo.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z There were no brave people on that march, only scared and hungry ones. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “A round of applause for our five brave volunteers.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But now my brave, proud Pashtun father has taken on the pots and the pans! Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We were all supposed to write a paragraph about some time in our lives when we did something very brave and how, because of it, something good happened to us. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “You did a brave thing. Be glad of that. Not everyone can be brave. I’m not always.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Seven sons had been born to her, brave and beautiful young men, and seven daughters, the fairest of the fair. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea how Ocean could be this brave. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “It was a brave thing, a hard thing to do. I am proud of you. You are no longer Rengen, now you are Wereth, the forger of the path.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But over time she showed me who she really was, a forgiving friend, faithful to the truth, brave enough to take action. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Axel swallows, tries to remember what it felt like to be brave enough to say the things he needed to say before. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “This is your journey, your batde. Be brave. Find your gift. Use it to save what you love.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “That was a pretty brave thing you just did, buddy,” Webb says, catching my throw. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z When I straightened on the other side, a breeze whipped my hair and I felt a touch braver than I had just seconds before. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I want her to tell me that I am brave and that she loves me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She truly didn’t know if she was brave enough to ever enter the Golden Glen again. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z With each sniff he took, he felt himself growing stronger, braver. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z At that moment she seemed like the bravest person I knew. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Maybe I didn’t deserve to be there because I wasn’t as brave as they were. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He thought the most alive he could feel was in the moment after he’d done something incredibly brave. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I’m not brave any more, darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me. I know it now.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “And I have gifts for you, the brave navigator of the Argo II!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Many passed by, hurrying away from the sound of his voice, until a brave soul entered the house to help him. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to wonder if convention and good county manners would brave the surprise, and whether a smile of welcome would be summoned to the frozen face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There’s nothing especially brave about wandering dark streets with no flashlight, but we are not supposed to need help, even from light. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Do not spend your time wanting things you cannot have. Be clean and dress nice and neat. Be polite. Make good grades. You will do well. You are so, so, so brave, hijo.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I wrote “brave” in one of those first notebooks too, because I realized that this wasn’t a person for whom change came easily, even though he was about to undertake a world of it. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t feel no stronger or braver today than I did a few weeks back. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “I’ll be a Cub next year. I’m just as brave as you. Tell him, Mellower.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z They are strong and brave and caring, and even though I know they must cry and get angry and maybe even throw things when they’re alone, they rarely show it to me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He was very brave and smart and he tricked the giants and escaped . . . but no sooner was he outside the castle than die Others took him, and drank his hot red blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I feel braver when I’m around you, you know,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z If you have a sister back home, you’re supposed to think of her as a pretty girl in a propaganda poster: rosy-cheeked, brave, steadfast. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “They’re amazing. I forget about everything I’m not good at and everyone I’m not when I read them. They make me feel brave.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “This is what I meant when I said you were going to have to be brave.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I knew she was being brave, trying to say goodbye with grace, but it was difficult for her. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Her father would become the brave senator who continued to work to make sure everyone else in the country could be protected the way his daughter had not been. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z We code talkers knew better than anyone what those brave frogmen did, not just because we had to send messages about them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the meadow, Crazy Horse did a very brave thing. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z And being hopeful in a world of pain is either brave or crazy. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “God, I’m not that brave. Be firm and let them know it’s what you want. Tag me in as necessary.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He was mad brave on his End Day. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She braved the smell of the tannery to visit her father. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You might be brave enough for parties and tattoos and doing whatever you want, but I’m not,” I point out. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Dad had jumbled my internal clock, thanks to our late-night marathon of Doctor Who—my favorite episodes with the brilliant and brave Martha Jones. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “We could get brave and head that way,” George says, pointing off beyond the big red barn. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They told me how brave I had been. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Every time a teacher would drag our class to the Met for a field trip, I’d look around for good hiding spots, but I knew I would never be able to do anything that brave. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z "You could be brave, too. Just think about it. Come to our next meeting." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z A few more people willing to brave Grandma came and went, but finally we were down to the reporter, who’d settled into the best chair, still nosing for news. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And she went after him in ill-considered shoes, brave and completely unprepared. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I am afraid, she realized, but I must be brave. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom promised to pick us up in front of the hospital at nine o’clock sharp and left us there to brave the meeting alone. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A brave man’s hand can speak for itself; it does not even need a woman’s love to hear its music. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Raymie thought that it was maybe the bravest thing she had ever seen, someone demanding back something that was already gone. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z It was plain that though he was a brave man, he did not like to hear about Grendel. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good brave girl. Now go sit by the fire, get warm. Go.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Promise. You are one brave boy, Jaxon! But you’ve done enough for one day. Go home and give that big brain of yours a rest. Us old folks will take it from here.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z She laughed as the teeny thing attacked her toes, but tried not to move too fast so that she didn’t hurt him, this brave thing, this new thing. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Beneath that facade, however, this brave spy took the next step toward one of the most difficult assignments of his career. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When the coal cars were full and stopped beneath the bridge, some of the braver boys would even leap into them, plunging waist-deep into the loose coal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z On the voyage, Charles had been vigorous and brave. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z None of these creatures frightened this brave hunter, who would come home and tell people of what he had seen. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “You know, where Horatius and his two friends defended the city from an invading army? Now, there was a brave Roman!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One, braver than the rest, nips at my leg, teeth flashing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Even though I wasn’t allowed to go over to Monday’s without an adult, I pedaled my purple bike down the sidewalk—not brave enough to ride in the busy street. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "Words of a brave man, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Mr. Trellis. It's clear your actions might have prevented additional violence." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I appreciate your coming back for us, okay? That was really brave.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Faro came out eventually, braver now, and sniffed at the opening of the tent. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z How could a brave, handsome young man be as dead as that? Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z More than three thousand delegates braved police intimidation to assemble and approve the final document. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if I could be brave enough to do that. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Men with cranes and hooks had quickly hoisted it onto a very large truck and there it now sat, looking just as huge and proud and brave as ever. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “Do stop whining, Colin! It doesn’t help matters, and keep your voice down. There may still be rats about. Try to be brave like your mum and dad.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “He once promised things like that. He was Hermes’s pride and joy. Just bear that in mind, Percy. Even the bravest can fall.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Maybe he’s afraid and needs something to help him feel brave. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z We were all prepared, not because we were brave but because we were realistic. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that she had Poppy with her, she felt brave again. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In any case, Kathy was determined to put on a brave face for the kids. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Well, I shall give this a brave try, although I may sell someone the can of liquid heat before I get too far.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Even brave acts could not allay the fear: the consuming fear that ruled him whenever he had to face Bull Meecham boy to man. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Many American newspapers carried the story, praising the brave commanding woman who’d flown for the Soviet Union, allied with the United States against the Nazis. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “A man with a brave tongue should support his words with courageous actions.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Even with her strong, brave, well-trained daughter at her side, Maria struggled in this land of eternal summer. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As I’ve said before, there is a great difference between being fearless and being brave. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was making a brave attempt, but Jason could see the sadness lingering in his eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was as though Athens and Sparta were trying to establish not just a truce but an alliance—although we were not as civilized as Athens and they were not as brave as Sparta. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I am a little bit brave after all. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z You pretend to be brave, and do stuff to prove you’re not a scared person like she is. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “He was the bravest of us all. Though my stumpy friend here can do surprising things with an axe.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z It is what I am even when I appear to be brave. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Hazel did her best to look very brave. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Child, you did a brave thing and a good thing, and I’m proud of you. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “It’s cool Look, Rachel, you did awesome. You led us through the maze. You were so brave. That’s the only thing I’m going to judge you on. I don’t care what your dad does.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Not being brave is easier to understand than being plain mean. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I waddle back to my desk, tears welling up, wishing I really could be brave without a costume, wishing I really could chomp Edna to bits. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She seemed very calm and brave considering the caravans of segregationists said to be driving past her house and tossing firebombs and rocks through her windows. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She confused being sick with being brave, and suffered agonies while imagining she merited praise for it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z They were brave, hostile, and aggressive; they would not take orders, and shouted “Amandin!” at every opportunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven put a brave face on, joking around and pretending her world wasn’t completely upside down. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A beautiful French spy escapes murderous Gestapo agents in Paris; in the North Sea, British navy sailors brave a suicide mission against enemy submarines. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It’s hard to imagine my brave mother being so scared. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Sam took a bird from one of the cages, stroked its feathers, attached the message, and said, "Fly home now, brave one. Home." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Stuart was frightened, but he was a brave mouse, even when he had a sore throat. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The battles were over, and the future seemed secure in the hands of the brave young prince. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Besides, it doesn’t get easier with time, and twelve years later, when Vietnam presented much harder choices, some practice at being brave might’ve helped a little. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like a factory, that boy,” she used to say to friends, and smiled a desperate smile meant to make her appear brave. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I heard brave Red call out above the confusion and free-for-all on stage and the howling of the audience. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I slide my earmuffs off, zip them into my backpack, and remember Melba and Raymie and being brave. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Certainly he is brave, but we have all been brave enough to survive a Games. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z "Joffrey is such a grateful sovereign, I'm certain you will have no cause to complain, my good brave lord." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I nodded sadly and tried to look brave. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z What the brave thing to do was in this situation. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It was like they were all trying to be brave, all trying to prove that they weren’t worried about what was going to happen next. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He looks just as he did a few months ago, when we were living across the hall from each other, both of us considering switching factions but not brave enough to tell one another. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Come,” he said, before the knight did something brave and stupid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His face was thinner than she remembered, the cheeks were sunken, like an Indian brave’s. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The parents tried to put on brave faces, but their trembling voices gave them away. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He was quiet for a minute or so, and then he said, “I think Lyra’s braver than me. I think she’s the best friend I ever had.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Or It might have been a stupid thing you did, but at least it was brave. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As Jeremy Travis has observed, “In this brave new world, punishment for the original offense is no longer enough; one’s debt to society is never paid.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Can you be brave and take off your earmuffs and sing a little bit?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z "Butterflies look so delicate, but they're strong. And brave. And smart. No one teaches them how to use their new wings. But they're ready to try, all on their own." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “But,” I say, “it wasn’t just your arms, Albert. You were seriously brave back there.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Their boats were coracles woven of reed, and it was a brave sailor who would go as far as Gosk or Kornay in such a craft. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z She must be a little bit brave to wear something so book-nerdy. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “We’ll give him a medal for being brave enough to go around over the target twice. And we’ll make him a captain, too.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Anna and Dorus tell him, “Be brave. You have now taken the first steps which may lead to an independent life, should God give you his blessing.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If it was a boy, then it would be as brave as its father; if it was a girl, then it would be more beautiful than any other children. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "And braver. I haven't been on my own since the eighth grade." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z If questioned, Sam would doubtless tell them the truth, but Jon could not imagine him braving the guards in front of the King's Tower to wake Mormont from sleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She didn’t think what she had done yesterday was brave or courageous at all. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He’s braver than the woman to my right -- he stares at the Dauntless soldier in front of him, unflinching. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I was the one who told the officer that Bas had come to the navy so he didn't have to wait in order to be brave. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I thought I was going to be brave and defiant, but I just fell apart. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was purely voluntary. Very brave. Anyway, you said you forgave me.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “He must be very desperate, or very frightened, or very stupid, or very brave.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “The vet says that Hamish is a brave little soldier,” she said. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Only a few minutes before, I’d almost gotten them stretched to death on deluxe water beds, and now they were trying to be brave for my sake, trying to make me feel better. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I was always ill after a general anesthetic and didn’t want to brave the dark octopus again. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Some even remarked that Peach had done so well, to which Aunt Goldie replied, “Oh yes, he has come a long way, hasn’t he? He’s quite the brave boy! Just look at him!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I told her I was learning how to be brave. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The cold continues and I am braving temperatures of minus fifteen. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At the thought of being eaten by rats, Despereaux forgot about being brave. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Gloriously daft, drop-dead charming, full of bookish nonsense and foul language, brave and generous. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Because he had fallen in love, and it had made him brave and stupid and desperate. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I wish I was brave enough to have traveled. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He remembered the final question of Mr. Benedict’s first test: Are you brave? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I finally braved the traffic and was relieved when I was largely ignored. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She tried to think of some hero out of one of her books, someone whose skin she could slip into, to make her feel stronger, bigger, braver. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She described Percy as brave and heroic, which made him uncomfortable. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I don’t know why she thinks she has to put on a brave face all the time, but maybe one day I’ll be courageous enough, like the hero I was named for, to ask her. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Some days I am brave, but other days I almost disappear. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She spoke with feeling, and I realized that she thought I was brave. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Is he awake and scared and trying to be brave, too? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z A few brave seagulls were still waddling around in the sand or flying over the shallow part of the bumpy water, looking for fish. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z As we step into admin, the door momentarily hides our faces from the camera in the corner, and he whispers, “Be brave.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Madam Maryam was waiting there for us, giving each girl a hug and telling us we were brave. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Oh, I wish I’d been brave enough to creep closer so I could have heard what they were saying. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z She always felt braver when Percy was with her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was clear to everyone that the smith’s prentice had done the right thing, a brave thing in fact. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t know how you’re brave enough to be alone with him,” she breathed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He said no brave and reassuring words, he simply sat alone and rocked himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Another extremely brave little boy in the front row spoke up and said, "But surely you were a small person once, Miss Trunchbull, weren't you?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z She said, “My great-grandmother was a Seneca Indian, and I'm proud of it. She wasn’t a Seneca Native American. Indian sounds much more brave and elegant.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He mumbled into her ear, “Be brave, child. God have mercy on you.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He was my hero—brave and principled—and I was his jani. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “When someone wants to kill you, you’re brave as a lion — and then when someone mentions dancing . . .” He shook his head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She was not the brave, confident woman Arm had seen before. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I wish I could be more like my friends, but it sure seems like being brave gets people in a heap of trouble. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z That might take a bit of time; even the bravest would be dismayed after watching a thousand or so of his fellows consumed by wildfire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z No one brave enough or kind enough to touch him. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I'd be proud of him for doing the things I'm not brave enough to do. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Old soldiers—some of them survivors of that brave fourteen who had gone with Beowulf against Grendel—sat with their ale in the evening under golden-budded oaks and fought over battles long-ago. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Board of Education, a few brave young people were demanding a different future. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The young mouse gritted his teeth, willing the brave squirrel onwards. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Luis stood in their path, like the brave sheriff of a town full of cowards. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t imagine a satyr more different from Coach Hedge, but they both seemed brave in their own way. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I know I didn’t make it easy for you to come out. We're very proud of you. You’re pretty brave, kid.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Me? Drive through Red Witch Bridge? No, I’m brave as soggy potato salad.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z There was nothing brave or fine about it, it was a wretched tribute to convention. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The realization that she and the children were not faced immediately with starvation brought a brave smile to her face and marked the turning point in her distress. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Dunwing. You are a very brave sparrow. You put yourself and Warbeak in great peril, saving me as you did.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Others honored Lord Dunmore, our liberator, most generous of Governors, bravest of commanders. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “How should Meereen ever come to trust the Brazen Beasts if I do not? There are good brave men beneath those masks. I put my life into their hands.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “And your uncle was brave too. This is what they gave him—what they gave Wood—when he was killed.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I have to go,” she said, looking as brave as she could. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Now that I could smell the cabbage and onion from the brown paper bag, I lost that feeling of being calm and brave like Papa. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's that way. I have to hand it to you Jews—you're brave to come back. Or stupid." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As small children, he and Kamau had come here to play when they were feeling brave or reckless. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z If only we could learn enough and were brave enough. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “We fired a volley for a brave and loyal soldier who had died doing his duty,” Roosevelt wrote. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “I think this is a very brave decision,” Kainene said finally. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A brave death entitles them—at least the heroes—to a seat in Valhalla, one of the halls in Asgard, but there too they must look forward to final defeat and destruction. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Nicole put on a brave face, but I could see she was halfway to freaked, too many people coming up to her at once. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The men who commanded them were the bravest and most reckless boatmen in the Navy. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I am like someone watching from the sidelines, waving a cowardly handkerchief, as the troops go boyishly off to war, singing brave songs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Your ancestor, Dog Breath, stole it in a mutiny from the real captain of the ship—my ancestor, the brave buccaneer Angel Vengador Leones!” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Sissy convinced him that not all the brave men were in trenches—that many a hero was risking his life daily for his country in a munitions factory. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night she told us that a Khmer Rouge soldier could kill twenty Youn soldiers because our soldiers are better and braver fighters. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be brave, be brave, be brave,” Hyacinth whispered to herself. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z One of the cows, either the bravest or the stupidest, took that as a sign of weakness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You are brave to come here, Son of Poseidon,” he said in an oily voice. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “I am fine. I am strong and brave,” I say. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Remember what I told you: Being brave isn’t the same as being stupid. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I put a brave face on the situation, but inwardly I was deeply disturbed and worried. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All the brave Athenian talk about democracy applied only to a privileged few. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel so brave and proud—even if the evening was a disappointment. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He's everything all rolled into one, and no one can ever beat him, not even the brave Lancelot. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z It isn't always the people who have no fears at all, who are the bravest, you know. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Canby, who, as everyone knew, was as cowardly as can be, came all the way from Conclusions to show that he was also as brave. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The barn, solidly built with Karl’s own hands, put up a brave fight. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I wept because I was the only one who was brave and crazy enough to leave the rez. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Moran went first, which isn't as brave as it looks when the danger's behind you. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “And now, from the steppes of Russia, get ready for the brave Cossacks of the Caucasus!” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He couldn’t discern the look on his older brother’s face, so he braved the rest of his words. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Moss raised his eyes up to the two cops, and he wanted so badly to be brave and calm, but his eyes blurred once more. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He gazed longingly up at Martin the Warrior, so proud, so brave. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Life is like a mountain railroad With an engineer that’s brave We must make the run successful From the cradle to the grave. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She does not know how much longer she can be brave. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was a cop, even if just a small-town cop, so he was brave enough to take the first bite. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She craved a familiar face and decided to brave her regular route and stop by Hollister’s. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z You have to be crazy brave to live in Australia. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Her voice was brave, but he thought the fingers must hurt awfully. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z If I’d been just a little braver, I swear to God, I would have kissed her. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “What we’re talking about,” said my mother, “is how handsome you are, and how brave you are.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After a sufficiently brave time, she returned to the storytellers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to ensure success, the warriors he selected had to be very skilled and very brave. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z My mom and my dad—they don’t understand me, but am I really brave enough to leave and never see them ever again? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “Why, Hyacinth, you’re one of the bravest people I know,” Papa said. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z "That is the only time a man can be brave," his father told him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Oh, my brave little son,” said Mrs. Little proudly, as she kissed Stuart and thanked him. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “Yes! Perfect. One is always much braver with an audience,” he says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He was kind and firm and generous, brave in battle, gentle in the company of women, straight in his every dealing. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She was only brave because Miss Trotter was right there. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But if you are going to do detective work you have to be brave, so I had no choice. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Ay, how she wished she could be that grand and brave. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Peach, who had been so brave—braver than I would ever be. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mother dried her cheeks, smiling a brave smile. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I don’t want to go back, but choosing to quit, to be factionless, would be the bravest thing I have ever done, and today I feel like a coward. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “It would be a very brave and noble thing to do.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I think I'll get the part anyway,” I said, feeling brave and confident. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The Screaming Eagles were young, brave men who gave us outstanding protection. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I’m brave,” I say, staring into her eyes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z "You two are heroes. You saved me. And my store. You bought us time so I could call the police. Can't believe how brave you were, distracting the crowd!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel particularly brave as I approached my father in the Chapel that night. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They seemed to sprout overnight, like magic or science or something in between, and they filled nearly every nook and cranny of the greenhouse, bursting with color, growing fierce and bold and brave. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He reads it and tells me I don’t have to be so brave anymore. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Fighting pigs is brave, but it is not brave to scream so loud. It hurts Strong Belwas in the ears.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “My daughter, you are my brave daughter, my beautiful daughter,” he said to me over and over, as if saying it could awaken me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But what Papa doesn’t know is that Amil is almost as brave. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z From the beginning she’d been stronger, tougher and braver than he ever was. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He had never felt more like a cripple than he did then, watching helplessly as Meera Reed and Coldhands butchered the brave beast who had carried them so far. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I shouldered my bag and picked up my stick and tried to put on a brave face. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you go first, then? Why don’t you be the one to resist it, if you’re so brave?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Oscar said you have to be scared to be brave. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Now, standing barefoot in the pebbly sand, Gabe didn't feel brave. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I’m not brave. I’m terrified. I just don't have a choice.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The national network proved very effective, providing heavyweight support for the brave but legally powerless. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I was fixin’ to preach about David and Goliath this morning, because David was young, and brave, and faced an enemy who seemed to be impossible to defeat. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He says that finally crossing over from slavery to freedom is the most horrifyingest, most bravest thing a slave will ever have to do. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z After Eratosthenes’ discovery, many great voyages were attempted by brave and venturesome sailors. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She begs that he who comes to her shall be one whose heart knows no fear, and Odin surrounds her couch with flaming fire which only a hero would brave. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya felt much less brave when Sigurd was glowering right at her, but she didn’t want him to know that. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “I am a brave warrior in my internal Battle of Valhalla,” I deadpanned. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Mordred,” he said, “for dear sakes, hearken reason. Ye’ll be a brave hind and let it bide? I am the elder of ye, and can see what ill will come.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And there were a few village people who had been brave enough to come out for a free meal. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She held Coyotito in her arms and sang the song to him, to keep the evil out, and her voice was brave against the threat of the dark music. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z So as I pledged, I pictured the American flag on the Bund, waving as if it were telling the world that America was the land of the free and the home of the brave. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Men and women were expected to be brave, hardy, honest, and uncomplaining. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Moments later, the few that were brave enough to remain flee with wrathful hisses. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “They say the boy will make an excellent messenger. The braver he is, the more force he will have when they break him down,” reported Ear. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Could she travel halfway around the world, braving the very real dangers of pirates, shipwreck, and disease, to face a wild and unknown land? The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I never be brave as lion like my mama.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think we’re too brave and too blind,” I answer, drinking seriously now. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will not be another skeleton on your floor,” she called to the statue, hoping she sounded brave. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘Would you keep a dozen wolves and their king at bay with a pocketknife? 1 heard you were brave, jilia Romana. I did not realize you were foolhardy.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was always someone braver than the others who would introduce themselves and ask me questions about how I was liking Forks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z This is the same Princess that defied the bombs in London, the one that is brave and heroic. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The people of Bone Gap called Finn a lot of things, but mostly they said he was brave. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I’m proud of you, baby. You are so brave.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z My mother was jolly, brave, smiling, but I knew that she was as doubtful as I was. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Shoe Man—Shoe Person?—was braver than the old lady. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Stick always stood up for me, tried to keep things from me, but I could be brave too. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I feel a lot of things, but I don't feel brave. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “My older brother says everyone calls her Mrs. Kluck, but no one’s brave enough to say it to her face.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “You’re the bravest satyr I ever knew. But no. There’s no healing. ...” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A brave person worries about other people and not just himself. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z And from the way Hazel and Frank tried to help during the exorcism, she could tell they were brave, good people. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene bit his lip, trying to look braver. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “You’re every bit as peculiar as he was—and as brave, too.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The press ran story after story about the brave men at the Ohio Penitentiary, praising them as “the first healthy human beings ever to agree to such rigorous cancer experiments.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They talked of nothing else and made special beer for the brave hunter to drink while he told them of how he had found the cubs in the darkest part of the darkest forest. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “She really loves that you’re doing this. She says it’s brave.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “He wants to keep his knee. This is a very brave young man. He has been proposed for the silver medal of valor.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “They will be far more handsome and brave than those who leave.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The letter would remain a mystery, its secrets hidden for ten more years, until someone came along who was brave enough—or perhaps foolish enough—to take up the challenge again. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Even if Christina is brave enough to hang from the railing for five minutes, she may not be able to hold on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “I saw you on the first day of school. I couldn’t believe you were brave enough to wear hijab here. No one else does.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Yet in 1995, a few brave souls challenged the implementation of Georgia’s “two strikes and you’re out” sentencing scheme, which imposes life imprisonment for a second drug offense. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The children watched in growing despair as the brave child grew weaker and weaker, her voice softer and softer, until at last her cries of defiance were scarcely more than mumbles. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I think you’re really smart. Definitely a bit on the neurotic side, but totally smart. And brave, too.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I want you to know that I think what you’re doing is brave. Really brave.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Weakly, Seward reassured his brave girl that she had done well this night. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For a brief second I feel strong—brave—but then I'm overcome by an intense wave of guilt. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He could tell they were disappointed, but they’d tried to put on a brave front. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z None of us want to sit inside when the late autumn is calling to us and frogs are finally feeling brave enough to hop across our yard. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z That evening, in the bosom of the now-dear family home I uncoiled my fearful secret and in a brave gesture left a note on Daddy Clidell’s bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It takes a lot of guts to be as upfront as he is. I meant what I said at Khalil’s funeral, Starr. It was very brave of you to talk to the police.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t matter,” she said, trying so hard to sound brave. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I say, more seriously, “The most ridiculous part is, in any other faction it would be brave of us to tell someone what happened. But here... in Dauntless ... bravery won’t do us any good.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It was a small thing to do for somebody brave enough to put a pistol in his mouth and shoot. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Someone’s grandmother was a brave old stick for walking half a mile on a broken leg. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Well met,” he said in a hoarse voice, “brave company of scarecrows.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he just hadn’t been brave enough to stand up for me? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z What time I didn’t spend studying or in the Archives I spent on the road to Imre, braving the coming winter wind, if not looking for its name. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He wants the blood of your people, the blood of your brave sons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The elders were surprised that such a short boy could be so brave but they remembered their promise and agreed to make him chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z And here you thought that just deciding to keep living was the bravest thing you'd do this week. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Be brave, I told myself as I made the agonizingly long walk in the pitch-black to his driveway. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He was brave in the war, I’m sure, for he won a Purple Heart. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are brave beyond measure, my girl. You will do what is right.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z All the same, she braved a run at the border. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z "I am afraid we have some grave news about your lord father. You must be brave, child." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to cry. I want to be brave.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “Your Father’s very brave, dear. I should have known. He’s been doing so much war work on top of his own work. The doctor says sometimes a man collapses all at once.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The world will soon learn what a few brave men, fighting for their own land, can do.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z At our head marched our fine grenadiers in their brave red coats, their bearskin shakoes. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Heading back to school on Tuesday, Kyle knew he had to put on a brave face. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weasley had braved the telephone in the village post office to order three ordinary Muggle taxis to take them into London. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I just wanted to be brave enough to look him in the eye once and hope that that conveyed everything—or enough. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Ged's spirits lifted with the first lifting of the forty long oars, and the drumbeat that kept the stroke made a brave music to him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It was not really Edna Finch’s ice cream that made them brave the stretch of those panther eyes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “But I think you’re as brave as you need to be right now.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z De la O was acutely aware how critical a competent, brave medic was out in the field. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Back and forth they talked to each other, braving the immense presence of the dark. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z And not because I’m brave or because I don’t believe him. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Mr. Benedict, kneeling beside Constance, “this machine has come close to breaking her will. The brave child, she’s very nearly used it up all at once.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They will start expecting things, beginning with a newer, braver Violet who isn’t afraid of her own shadow. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And I was just beginning to get brave when he clamped his hands down on mine. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Their absolute failure to get any sort of a reaction from their victim was not only discouraging, it was weird enough to spoil the fun for even the bravest of bullies. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Though chastened, I felt every nerve thrill to have braved scorn and demonstrated my worth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She could only remember the people crowded around, telling her how tough and how brave she was. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z But if Sandy is brave enough to apologize, then I can be brave enough, too. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z And I was pretty messed up by the whole thing, but doing my best to be strong and brave and big, and all the other things I ain't really feel like being at the time. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I can pretend to be brave, but I’m not. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “That was wrong of me. I know it now, and you were very brave.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Chuck had tried to act brave from the time he first found out they were going for it, but his sweaty skin and dazed eyes revealed the truth. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Someday, when they returned to Ensenada, she would tell everyone what a very brave thing he had done tonight. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He had been hiking the trail, evidently only a couple of miles behind us, for four days, and had been camping alone in the open each night, which struck me now as awfully brave. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He looks nervous, which makes me brave enough to scoot closer to him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I am trying to be brave, but every time I think of that pretty baby dead in a box like it doesn’t have a soul at all, I just start to cry. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I’m very brave, I climb onto the railing, holding on to the banister very tightly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If he had been braver, he might just have sat down and talked to his friends about it and helped them understand. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The men refused to fire at him, that man had been brave, he deserved to live. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he had been scared, or maybe he had been brave. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I gave her the bright brave smile she also required of me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can try to heal the poison, my brave one.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Salvador, was I brave? Did I do well when the robbers came?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I couldn’t take my eyes off him, he looked so brave. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Be brave. I swore to see you home, and now I can. The day has been chosen." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They are all celebrated as “courageous explorers” or “brave conquistadores,” but their primary motivation was greed. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The best and bravest next to Hector, the Prince Aeneas, came near to death at Diomedes’ hands. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Dark earth instead may take to her cold bed a few brave suitors who preyed upon your cattle. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Li’l Man frown, but she look at him stern, say, “You can’t move. You got to be brave. And no violets.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She did not own an iron and this way, if she was careful, she could wear the same uniform for a week or more before she had to brave the Laundromat. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t imagine anyone who met her wouldn’t have liked her... Very brave... Very funny... It was the most horrible thing...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Even in my imagination, the shore just twenty yards away, I couldn’t make myself be brave. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That was not all—Augustus Seward had been stabbed and his brother, Frederick, was unconscious from a crushed skull; brave Sergeant Robinson had endured multiple stab wounds. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The quiet was profound except for the incessant buzzing of insects and the occasional chirrup of some hardy bird, braving the midday sun. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He said, “You were really brave. We went deep into the hill and we saw the Indigo Man. And we met the Sleer.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Some brave Japanese people tried to let their emperor know how they felt. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “It just means that you’re moving forward. Which is about the bravest thing any of us can do.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Yet all the gods had pitied Lord Odysseus, all but Poseidon, raging cold and rough against the brave king till he came ashore at last on his own land. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “And Miss Emma, I already knew you were brave, but that was beyond anything! ” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Jack's a braver man than I am, but he drove away in my car. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z ‘Hazel Levesque, your brother is still alive. He is a brave fighter, like you. I wish I could say the same for my brother.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Oh, is that all I That won’t be very much longer then, considering that you’re so gullible and brave and that I am already such an old, old man.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And she says, "I think you're so brave, Bobby. Really. Like, to go and visit your mom? And this afternoon, telling me about what's going on? That was brave too." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Benedict had expected him to be a leader to his friends, to be smart enough to devise a plan, to be brave. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The woman knew this too, and she faced each day with the smile of one who realizes that she is worthy of her brave husband. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Not because he was brave, but because he had no choice. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z I could tell she was sad when I’d ask her how she was doing, but she put on this brave face at school and pretended Noah had never existed. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Mark’s instinct is to turn and run in the opposite direction, but he’s ashamed of himself when Trina opens her mouth and shows how brave she is. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “And young. I wish I were as brave and young as you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The brave bands of Texans did indeed wrest their liberty from Mexico, and freedom, liberty, are holy words. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, goof. Come and get it,” I whispered, tossing my weight between the balls of my feet, trying to be brave. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z What I want to say is that Addie has been my friend my whole life, and Skeezie and Joe, for a long time...and, well, I think they are the bravest people I know. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He comes back with a few interested families, but no one wants to take in all three of us and we would rather brave the cold than be separated. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Croak no more, brave Toad, for our Great Lord Snow has spoken.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You’ll be one of a select band, of the cleverest, strongest, bravest creatures ever,” bragged the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes, if it rained we’d go up to Tom Warrups and get him to tell us stories about the Indian wars and the brave things his grandfather, Chief Chicken, did. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was indeed a sight to strike terror into the bravest heart. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Javaneh always wore her headscarf at Chapel Hill High School, which I thought was very brave. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Camilla falls after giving a very good account of herself; the wicked Mezentius meets the fate he so richly deserves, but only after his brave young son is killed defending him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My friends, this is much; it is a terrible task that we undertake, and there may be consequence to make the brave shudder. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They are ancient paper lanterns, translucent, unlit, strung across the courtyard, too fragile to move — though when he sees Ralph, his father, still a brave man, tries to speak. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Feeling braver, she and Jennifer examined it and saw that it had been sick. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z As the house grew closer, Hanako felt more and more brave. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I would brave the cold outside if I had a key to the indoor pool. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A few brave souls had risen with the dawn. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z In real life I am moderately brave, but plenty of brave people shed their courage in POW camps, and maybe something similar goes on in the infinitely more congenial milieu of the low-wage American workplace. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretty soon I felt brave enough to risk exploring on my own. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “Thus Architecture died in the land of the free and the home of the brave—in a land declaring its fervid democracy, its inventiveness, its resourcefulness, its unique daring, enterprise and progress.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I cannot picture prim Oriana doing such a brutal, brave thing—pressing the point of her knife into flesh, finding the right spot and slicing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The two brave sailors who had jumped into the water after him were boosting him up the net. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z King Hrothgar was stirred by the telling of such brave deeds. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She wiped her brow and tried to think positively, showing brave smiles to Polly and Tidbit. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Last year, everyone in homeroom took the Divergent quiz on Buzzfeed, and she got “Dauntless” as her faction, which apparently meant she was brave and courageous. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We spent the rest of the evening confessing to our giggly, over-chaperoned girl cousins the naughtinesses we had committed up in the home of the brave and the land of the free. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Later, she stood back-to-bapk with Qarl, listening to the grunts and curses all around them, to brave men crawling through the shadows weeping for their mothers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Grandpa, I’m going to try to be more like you. I’ll try to be brave.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “O brave new world,” he began, then suddenly interrupted himself; the blood had left his cheeks; he was as pale as paper. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It has made me feel strong, Mama, strong and brave. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Jack had thought his father very brave to help the German Jews. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I think making anything is a brave thing to do. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They gave these to Aleer-Manguak’s family as tokens of respect for his brave deed and his self-sacrifice. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Mom will put on her usual brave face, only to sit up through the night, quietly wiping tears away. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Look here, Pellinore, you must learn to let bygones be bygones. You will only wear yourself out Why don't you be a brave chap and catch your Beast for instance?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s no shame in making a fuss, you know. You’re awfully brave, but you have taken a bad knock.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She came in thinking she would rescue him, like some sort of story, like a little kid pretending to be a brave knight. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Seven tried her very best to sound brave, but she did not feel brave. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Yellin had heard many things in his life, but nothing quite so eerie as this: he was a brave man, but this sound frightened him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z All the sudden I didn’t feel so brave. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z My blood cries out that it belongs to her, and struggles to return to her, and I hear her words in my mind as I run, telling me to be brave. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I can barely remember the feel of his arms as he held me tight and asked me to be brave. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I feared that it was a brave but dead hobbit that Aragorn was carrying.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I was just grateful I had been brave enough to switch coaches. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “You did very good down there. You’re all very brave to stand in the face of such evil.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z So he straightened his tunic and went, looking back once to throw a brave, shaky grin at Alyce. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And there were songs beyond count of villages and kingdoms that lived in dread of dragons till some brave dragonslayer rescued them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "When I look at them, they'll remind me how brave you were." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The mantelpiece held, in brave confusion, photographs, greeting cards, flowered mottoes, two silver candlesticks that held no candles, and a green metal serpent, poised to strike. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I have to say that I think the bravest thing I ever did was become friends with August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z How could I tell Max to be brave with Jared, and then run away like a coward? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “If only I could be like Martin the Warrior. He was the bravest, most courageous mouse that ever lived!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He hoped he was brave enough to go through with it. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z That is why there are stirring poems and brave heroes who die for what is right. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She snaps pictures of me getting strapped in, my suitcase being loaded, and my brave and hopeful victory smile. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “You’re not obliged to go through no number, you know. Not for me. Everybody knows you’re brave when you want to be.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Deep inside the parka pocket, Ralph felt sad, brave and noble, frightened and bewildered. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Lilya cut out newspaper articles and photographs of the brave and resourceful crew members and carried them around with her in a notebook. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “You know all the local terrain, and you’re clearly brave enough. What do you say?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It was understood that if someone was brave enough to steal it, it was there. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He took a step—a brave step—forward and reached for the gun. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He braved a glance at Twig, who was still messing with his hair. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was a very brave thing to do, but a thing that only a man with a heart as hard as his would have done. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I cannot stay, brave one, the woman said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Even as the sea rages around him, the brave sailor keeps the flag safely above him and the water. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Dustfinger spat out one last fireball into the air—its size made even the bravest in the audience step back—then put down the torches and picked up his juggling balls. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Thor, god of thunder, mightiest of all the Aesir, the strongest, the bravest, the most valiant in battle, was not entirely awake yet, but he had the feeling that something was wrong. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “We are all going to have to be very brave,” he says quietly. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “It takes a super-brave person to be as generous as you are, Hyacinth. Not many people are brave enough to be so loving.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “They were very brave, you know,” he told me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This is the box I have always used, padded around the needles; it is a sign of something sick inside me, or something brave. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Still,” I said hesitantly, “it’s not fair to punish you for what your father’s done. I knew another daughter of Adas. Her name was Zoe. She was one of the bravest people I’ve ever met.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “I’m Rufus and I was Mateo’s Last Friend. I managed to get him out of the house, I don’t know if he told you that. He was really brave.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But despite their praise, I was never as brave as Samira. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z ‘I wonder if you are being very brave,’ he said quiedy after a moment, as if he was debating the matter in his head, ‘rather than merely disrespectful. Perhaps that’s not such a bad thing.’ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z “The bravest people are the ones who don’t mind looking Eke cowards. Remember how Lancelot hid in Joyous Gard for months, while we sang songs outside.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe we can become brave and honorable again. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Friends, be brave! Stay together and keep going! The way is hard, but Lyra can find it. Be patient and cheerful and we’ll lead you out, don’t fear!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I’ll have to be brave enough to leave a message if no one answers. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I had a panic attack earlier. I don’t want my dad knowing I was scared when he comes home. I want him to believe I was brave all the way through.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It was a perfect keepsake from her stay—a paint-by-numbers drawn by a naiad depicting the location of the bravest act of her life. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I could tell something was bothering her, but she put on a brave smile. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z On the after deck the mast had hit the steersman a slant blow bashing the skull in, knocking him overside, as the brave soul fled the body, like a diver. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not dislike him; I believe that he is personally brave and devoted to the cause for which his men are fighting. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra nodded and said, ‘‘Yes, I will, but I’m not as strong as I used to be, and I’m not brave, not very anyway. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z For a moment it sounded brave, but it died quickly in the silence of ten million sleeping New Yorkers. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I'm not brave; it's just that all other choices have been thrown out the window. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The soldiers look noble and brave, willing to go out in the world and fight. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Chess looked down at Finn and Emma, both of them so little and so brave. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She catches the words brave and end this madness and everyone must do something. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “But we can't do that simply by marching. It sounds like a noble and brave thing, but without some plan to back it up, it leads nowhere.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z ‘Elrond himself chose him to be one of our companions, and he has been brave and faithful.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then I asked myself what Sam would do if it were him, because he’d be brave and smart and do the right thing. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one brave little first-year darted up to her and prodded her backside with his big toe. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She taught him what she knew with gentle kindness, and the more he learned, the more he came to love her brave, noble, quiet and intelligent relations. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Chuck did as he was told, trying so hard to act brave. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He just looked down at Anya and said, “That was brave, little girl. Foolish. But brave.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The ANC emerged as a truly mass-based organization with an impressive corps of experienced activists who had braved the police, the courts, and the jails. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry wouldn’t soon forget the look of terror on Hagrid’s face when he had been told where he was going, and Hagrid was one of the bravest people Harry knew. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I’m a coward, but I have to be brave now. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid, his father had told him once, long ago, on the day they found the direwolf pups in the summer snows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My pearls, my belts, my cardigans, my off-the-rack dresses from J.Crew, my apparently brave choice of white for an inaugural gown—all seemed to trigger a slew of opinions and instant feedback. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Mini, for all her worries about allergies and magical bees, was brave. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I like the idea of my parents holding hands, being brave, and exchanging rings. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The brave, beautiful Persephone was going to get me out of this. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It’s easier to be silent, easier to not be brave. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She hugged her baby girl close and looked so brave. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, I get used to the rhythm of the waves and feel brave enough to splash some water on my neck. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z My turn to live a brave and beautiful life. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “You don’t often find young people as brave as you two boys,” Governor Altvatter said once everyone quieted down after the German slap dancers ended their ridiculous performance. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z |
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