He could have invited friends to his house....He might even have had brothers and sisters....It would have been his mother who had made his seventeenth birthday cake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes and focus back on my brother’s body. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I fling a quick chest pass to my twin brother, JB, number twenty-three, a.k.a. the Jumper. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

She hugged her brother, and then ran to Bri and embraced her as well. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

"We have no men to spare to guard you," his brother had explained. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Guiteau's brother-in-law, George Scoville, had just arrived in Washington on business when he learned that his wife's brother had shot the president. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She saw Vindie Chance, too, who had brought her little brother. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

At the foot of the staircase she stopped and hissed, with a venom that shocked Mia: “Your brother is dead—dead, you realize that?—and you come home like this?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My brothers made exclamations of appreciation and fell on their portions like hungry dogs. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Ice and me used to go around saying we were brothers. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, her brother now properly subdued and her irritation spent, Bristle retrieved the morsel of rat and dropped it in front of him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

These two old men had confirmed what her brother had told her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Thus I heard, to my horror, how Hamlet, losing his composure, leaped into my grave to challenge my brother, who held my lifeless form. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Had Noodles said he was sorry for being a punk and letting his brother take a beating? When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They were quiet as they listened to the snoring of their little brothers. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Frey and Freya, brother and sister, were leaders of the Vanir who would stay with the Aesir in Asgard from now on, under the terms of the truce. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

One of the Shoun brother doctors concluded that the time of death was around ten days earlier. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She was always tough, but kind, especially when she was explaining why things had to be different for me than for my brother. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I dreamed my father and my brother and I were all having a cigarette. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“How old are they, your sisters and brother?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He takes Victor, one of his own brothers, instead. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Sandy tells me that he’s glad my brother’s a dragonfly. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Rashad and I had been beaten up by brothers from the same family? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"My dear sister has told me your tale, Sikander Aziz, and that of your brother. It's unfortunate that he discovered the flower of immortality. It will bring great suffering to the human world." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was highborn, the son of the most pow-erful lord in the realm, the brother of the queen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Never wanted her here...I heard she used to steal from the lockers...All it took was her dumb brother to drop dead... Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

After my brothers and I had put away our few things, I sat on the floor and looked at my pennies. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Our morning music jam with our brother was like our own little dance party before school. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But in that fraction of a second, past the hard glassiness of his brother’s eyes, he saw something else—a flicker. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Robb's tone was light and joking, yet Bran could tell that something was troubling his brother underneath the smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Later, since it was Sunday, some of the brothers and sisters would come to her, to sing and pray around her bed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

But the brother knew that what he said was true, and he could not bring himself to talk to this new brother-in-law of his. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it’s fair we’ve got to do Luke’s chores now,” Luke’s other brother, Mark, grumbled. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

After I am sure my brothers are asleep, I take off my scarf and go to sleep on the ground at the bottom of the stairs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When asked to explain why her white co-workers and supervisors would have trouble understanding her brother’s incarceration, Ruth explained that it was not just incarceration but “everything”—everything related to race. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Saying those words out loud to his parents and his brother had been the hardest thing he’d ever had to do until today. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The thing that bothered me most about my little brother was the way he constantly corrected everyone’s grammar. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The brothers will be able to see each other often. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He missed his brother more than he missed his mother and father. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Love always, Charlie November 18, 1991 Dear friend, My brother finally called yesterday, and he can’t make it home for any part of Thanksgiving weekend because he is behind on school because of football. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

After a few moments of silence, she said, “You’re not good enough to marry my brother, anyway.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow morning, when the lock-in was over, he might use his library card to check it out for his big brother, Mike. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

And the Lord said unto Cain, “Where is Abel thy brother?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had never seen my mother’s brothers and sisters before and their presence made live again in me my old shyness. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In African culture, the sons and daughters of one’s aunts or uncles are considered brothers and sisters, not cousins. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the one who pulled his brother Willie out of the line of fire by the hood of his jacket when gunshots rang out in the school yard. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The older brother moved uncomfortably, as if to ease his position, but returned to the same one from which he had started. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dressed only in nightshirts, Stella Mills and her brother Jojo shivered in the midnight October chill. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He, while his brothers fled to England, was the one who stayed alone with her for twenty years—her living larder. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father’s brother, my uncle Katsuhisa, worked in a poultry hatchery in Georgia. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“There is blood on my hands, but not the blood of brothers,” he said wearily. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“And also do you have a brother who was into spelling bees?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He's the type of dude who could be daydreaming about anything, from doing something crazy like sticking up a place, or something cool, like making sure his brother's taken care of. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When Nick ran into a word he didn’t know, he asked his brother or his dad or whoever was handy what it meant, and if they knew, they’d tell him. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You are speaking of our beloved brother, your king's own blood." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And Hazel...she was propped against the wall behind her brother. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It's the look he would throw his brother when he'd insulted an enemy, or won a battle, or otherwise wished to gloat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

At birth my new brother weighed only two pounds. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

There followed a terrible war between Cronus, helped by his brother Titans, against Zeus with his five brothers and sisters—a war that almost wrecked the universe. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he wasn’t bitten at the full moon,” said Ron, who was gazing down into his brother’s face as though he could somehow force him to mend just by staring. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The new restaurant was located near a high school, employed twenty carhops, and promptly made the brothers rich. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

But these men are your brothers—your lost, younger brothers. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“Indeed I will. You have shewn that you can dance, and you know we are not really so much brother and sister as to make it at all improper.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

All he knew about her was what her brothers told him, and he simply mailed her a check once a month, faithful to the promise he had made to Jean de Satigny. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though she was a year younger than her brother, she had long been his keeper. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I look toward the dark alley that my brother’s feet point to and notice the sewer cover several yards away. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He didn’t stir, but one of his brothers did. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Far off in the field his brother was lifting stones from a sled and piling them on the stone wall. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My impression of her as she made her way to the front of the hall was this: here is some young girl who has to take her little brother or sister away. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were charter members of the “band of brothers” who had shared the agonies and ecstasies of 1776 as colleagues. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

His brother, Joel, chairman of the board of another hospital, asked his hospital’s president to call New York University. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She put her arms around her brother, and Jethro returned her embrace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother told me I shouldn’t be friends with Sandy Sanders anymore, and in a way, when you think about it, it’s because of this tent. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

They walked in silence, and in silence, behind them, came the brothers and sisters and cousins and all the troop of old people. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had been close to her brother Lynn, so she took him to meet the man she hoped would be her husband. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

During the sack she had fled to her brother in fear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“My brother and I were discussing business and heard the music. I told him, Now that is the most god-awful racket I’d ever heard.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I had a secret admirer—N. And he might just be Sahil’s twin freaking brother. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He just started talking about football and didn’t even mention anything about my brother playing on a team with black kids. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My brother, ever innocent, had a way of giving everyone in the world a chance to prove him wrong. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"Tommen, we picked the wrong foe for you," the king told his brother. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

While he drank, a girl of about ten and an infant brother holding her hand watched him from the doorway. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her brother had been in the National Guard, and she knew how they were armed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

"I wish I could send what my older brother's shoes smell like," Sasha said. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“If you was to wait, the ground would thaw to mud. Better go tomorrow if it’s fair. Take a little sugar to your brother on the way.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

My older brother, Daniel, says I’ll outgrow thinking that girls are complicated and really emotional. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was a Communist and knew her brother was in touch with the Soviets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked more like somebody's big brother than an ice-cream man. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Theo now has works by Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Seurat in his private collection—in addition to all his brother’s paintings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I press a button on my phone and the voice of my brother’s murderer fills my living room. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I waited in the bright lights of the Store, jealous that someone had come along and told these strangers something about my brother and I would be the last to know. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did I tell you my brother joined up last week?” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

But that changed when he and his brothers read Rogers’s article and learned this: Cell lines are swapped, traded, forwarded, begged and borrowed among research institutions around the world. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Both of Aurelia’s older brothers died before their father, one in battle, and one in mysterious circumstances, a fate that befell a number of heirs to the Caesars down the centuries. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Eliza shot her brother a warning look, but he ignored it. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you can’t watch your brother’s back without dissing him, then you need to seriously check out your relationship,” Mtisha said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask her about my brother. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

My father’s father’s brother was a great man. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two brothers who captained the sister ships Quicksilver and Greyhound seemed sympathetic and invited them into the cabin for a glass of Arbor red. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He heard his mother and brother and sister breathing softly, in deep sleep. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not in a boyfriend way, more like a little brother. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Now it was my brother’s turn to shrink back. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She panicked and called her brother Lawrence, who told her the man was right, so she left me a message saying she couldn’t talk to me anymore. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Mark quit the Bean Bar,” Bridge told her brother, Jamie, when she got home. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Wait, brother? As in a brother of the temple?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

AMOS: I know I don’t have a niece because I never had any brothers and sisters. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

We miss our little's brother's laughter, the way he runs to us at the end of the school day as if we've been gone forever. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She did much of the work, and I was required to lug water from the communal tap, run errands and baby-sit my brother and sister. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pictured with me here were my friends, my sisters and brothers, who traveled with me through the historic life-changing event of attending Central High School. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She thought she could hear the clank of the chains, could see her brothers watching her die, unable to do anything about it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

These sketchy records show that Cleopatra was not only ruling alongside her brother, but also that she was now second in command. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Three years earlier, when Chapter Eleven was fourteen and I was eight, my brother had played a trick on me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Making a cage out of thin trees, the brother carried this to a lonely place where lions liked to walk. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Freddie could be me and have my mother and my father, too, and he could have Malachy and the twins for brothers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And she saw his dark brother leaning against the door and laughing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he slept, he did not dream,- not of wolves, nor his brothers, nor anything. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My brother always hated making his bed, but he kept his clothes closet very organized. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Loneliness is not a problem for two brother tigers together. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Abu’s love and passion for football was passed down to my brother, with Qareeb playing football from a really young age in Pop Warner youth football programs, a local league for young boys. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Dorian forgot how little he looked like his father—it was his younger brother, Hollin, who took after the king, with his broad frame and his round, sharp-eyed face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Neither the besiegers nor the besieged could gain any real advantage and finally both sides agreed to let the matter be decided by a combat between the brothers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Wes hit the final stair, he looked up and saw his brother lying facedown on the floor, a police officer’s knee in his back, handcuffs being tightened around his wrists. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

What happened was this: Archie had cut a class and glided through the corridor, evading the brothers. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jaime closed his eyes and inhaled with difficulty, forcing himself to contain the wild feelings that made him want to kill his brother, to run and marry Amanda himself, to weep in impotence and disappointment. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Do you know where I might find my brother?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Needles was pressed flat against the door as Noodles reached the top and extended his hand, offering the yarn and needles to his brother. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Papá folded his hands on the table and stared at Roberto, waiting for my brother to break the long silence. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“So there are two brothers. One brother always lies, and one brother always tells the truth. You want the door to heaven, obviously, but you’re only allowed to ask one question.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I yelled at my brother, but he did not quiet. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her beloved brothers had been slain by her son because he had made a fool of himself over a shameless hussy who went hunting with men. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I knew they'd give it to her if I was her brother and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I heard that hallboys were needed at one of the hotels, the hotel in which Ned’s brother had lost his life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victor hummed to himself while he took one picture after another of the Basilica, the winged lion, and the two brothers. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We indebted ourselves to her when she saved our brother, a debt I will gladly pay.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two little boys seemed to be struggling valiantly to keep up, and Chess saw that Rocky and Other-Emma kept having to force themselves to slow down to their little brother’s pace. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Every now and then, Miss Lisa would come in as we were playing and ask my brother and me to call her little daughter Miss Mary Lee and her son Mr. Henry, though. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about my brother. Him and his boys were just playing around. They do that sometimes.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The black brothers moved through black shadows amidst black rocks, working their way up a steep, twisting trail as their breath frosted in the black'air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

If he could not hold to his own vows, how could he expect more of his brothers? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I’m used to it, my brother and his friends say it all the time, when there are no adults listening. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

For once I went to get my brother something without saying a word about it. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was from this girl’s brother that Ivy had first learned of the witch. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It’s the only world I’ve known, but before me she had my brother and my dad. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But your brother—” “He’ll be all right. He’s in a good place where he’s cared for. They’re even letting him go to school.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Naheed’s father looked at his brother and then at his watch. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

But I felt terribly embarrassed when Daddy made my two younger brothers go with me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I certainly wouldn’t be keeping any model jeeps and choppers to remember the war going on, but JimmyTrotter thought his Red Tail war hawks and his brother’s bomber jets were just grand. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s possible that I have a brother named Jason who was sent here. And I’m trying to find out what happened to him.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

A couple of years earlier, my brother, Craig, had moved temporarily back into the upstairs apartment we’d grown up in, living above our mother after his own marriage had slowly and painfully fallen apart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"I will give my brother his gifts tonight," she decided as Jhiqui was washing her hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Lupita looked past her mother’s arm at her brother, who was leaning back against the wall in his chair. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

It seemed odd that he would have neglected to paint his brother. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In the spring of his youth, he had been squire to a king, so the black brothers still called him Squire Dalbridge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I turned around and just missed brushing noses with Esmé’s small brother. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

So she lay there in the great quiet of the museum next to the warm quiet of her brother and allowed the soft stillness to settle around them: a comforter of quiet. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was as rowdy as any of my brothers, but when I was with Tyler I transformed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

That night, finally, I wrote to Mr. Muhammad, trying to defend my brother, appealing for him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their brother got toy trucks that were big enough to climb inside. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet he felt in his heart that Faramir, though he was much like his brother in looks, was a man less self-regarding, both sterner and wiser. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But now Emma could make out the dim shape of her little brother beyond the door, halfway up the towering stairs to the stage. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“No. My mother and younger brother. My girl. They were all dead two weeks after I was crowned victor. Because of that stunt I pulled with the force field,” he answers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Aberforth remained fixed in his chair, gazing at Harry with the eyes that were so extraordinarily like his brother’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My brothers rushed over to help me up. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

"He is still your elder brother. If either of you can be said to have a right to the Iron Throne, it must be Lord Stannis." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Grandma said Dale’s brother is catatonic. I still haven’t met him. Could the fairies have helped?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She took her brother’s hand and said it out loud: “Mama and Papa will do everything they can. We’ll be fine. We’re going to have the best life ever. That’s a fact. I promise.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The teacher asked Yudhistira, the oldest brother, what he saw in the reflection. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"My lady, you are safely back among your own now, a day's ride from your brother's castle. Give me leave to go." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In a place that referred to himself and his brothers and sisters, he scratched red through “we kids.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My moms and my brother and my old man. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The what brothers?” he asks with a smile. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

"Your brother worked all over the country. What was he doing?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Not only was her brother older and bigger but he had a rep as one not to be played with. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

If you beat your brother with his stick, I heard Kwang once say to a crowd, he’ll come back around and beat you with yours. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only that but the brother was handsome, too. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bring me something I like and I’ll set you up alongside your brother.’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m making the wish,” Theo writes to his brother, “that he may be as determined and as courageous as you.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“What my brother tricked Adiah into doing to Lkossa nearly a hundred years ago was...cataclysmic, an unprecedented violence against the innocent.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Lord Balon's eldest brother had never given up the Old Way, even for a day. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“What they did to him, my parents, my little brother. What they are about to do to me.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"You really don't. My mother was an immortal goddess. You cannot compare her life to your brother's. No offense." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Halfway down the street the car wash was busy because the weather had broke a little and the brothers were lined up to get their machines clean. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I turned over the pages of my brothers’ books. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“For my younger brother’s sake,” Yitoo said, “I will show you the shortcut we water monsters use to travel between the worlds.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But Shoto told me that his brother would not be creating a new avatar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was furious with my brother for messing things up just when I was getting to know Lissa, but there he stood, ready to cry, though Lissa wouldn’t have guessed it from his fierce expression. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was at the office, and when I popped in to see Oliver, there was this same young woman with her brother, sitting in front of Oliver’s desk. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, we surely do. I have a daddy and a little brother who love her very much. She’s my mother, sir.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I can see what he doesn’t say: that he loves his little brother more than is healthy and would probably play on a busted-up knee to make him happy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There was something happening in the country, in the black neighborhoods especially, that was conducive to the ascension of a brother like Marius to the corner soapbox. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She wears soccer shorts and a T-shirt with a picture of her little brother in his Little League uniform silk-screened to the chest. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“We’d always feed my brother orange juice whenever he got the shakes. He called it his magic elixir.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

"And now, I believe I am ready to sleep. Chett, show our young brother to the door." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At home in Chicago, Hadiya lived with her parents and her little brother, about two miles from our house on Greenwood Avenue. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Aminata was the daughter of my fathers second brother, who had a different mother. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Annabeth, my half brother Tyson, and I had sneaked through here three years ago on my first visit. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

His father and his mother and his brother George seldom could locate him by looking for him—usually they had to call him; and the house often echoed with cries of “Stuart! Stooo-art!” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t know whether or not this is what my brother thought. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I took my bath while she dressed my baby brother Andrew, who was nine months old. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I knew that the envelope contained everything about my brother’s life. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Amu, “uncle” in Arabic, is Mom’s brother and the imam, or prayer leader, of the mosque here in town. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I readjusted slowly, folding a pillow under my neck, and stared at my brother. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’m at the edge of the world looking for my brother. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

One day he bought the family a piano from his brother Harold, who had it in his home where no one used it. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

One time when I did this, my brothers and sisters grabbed the opportunity to play a prank on me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Convenient as hell. Kinda classical, too. Those Greeks carried on with their brothers and sisters like nobody’s—whoops,” he said, retrieving the whiskey glass which was about to fall off the arm of his chair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“So your brother is a winged horse. But you’re also my half brother, which means all the flying horses in the world are my...You know what? Let’s forget it.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My mom called my brother Ron from China to complain that I’d ruined my special moment with what she called “typical Simone antics.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Only now they were four; their beautiful, bronze-haired brother sat across from me, his golden eyes troubled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Hazel, how exactly were you tracking Nico? I mean, could you just sense him nearby because he was your brother?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“He added an angel, with a sword and a lantern, and Billy knew it was his brother, Marcus, who was now immortalized on the ceiling of the theatre...” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I wanted to say, Brother to brother my butt, but I was too tired. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

It had ten acres of orange trees and a Spanish-style house where Margaret, her parents, her seven brothers, and her seven sisters lived. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

This was something he could get used to—a brother who actually felt something for him other than dismissive exasperation. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then he had failed to stop a giant shrimp attack on the Argo II. Then the ichthyocentaurs, Chiron’s brothers, hadn’t even wanted to meet him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

"He was exposed to his brothers. That young one's Patient Zero, isn't he? Maybe the medics didn't pick it up back then." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

What if she didn't have a sister and two brothers and I didn't have a sister and two brothers and her dad didn't teach us to box and her mother didn't cook such good food? Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Thyestes fell in love with his brother’s wife and succeeded in making her false to her marriage vows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The odds would be with me, for I would be appealing to men bound by common ideals to judge with pity and understanding one of their brothers who erred and fell in struggle. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I might be able to fly around the whole world and not hear my brothers, Oliver and Eugene, cry in the middle of the night anymore. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Henry said, “This is Paul. This is my brother, Wayne.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My younger brother, Roman, can't explain why paint melting on his tongue feels good. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Demetrius stalks off alone, and I know he’s remembering that day two years ago when he was forced to watch his little brother die just like Barrius. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Cherrie not only respected Roosevelt as the former president of the United States, but he genuinely cared about him, like a brother. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

That I didn’t have a brother who was killed, just an uncle who killed the enemy. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

And then I started thinking about my brother. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“No, not in those words. But he said his love was more than that of forty thousand brothers.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes once more and took deep breaths of the sweet air her brother had been inhaling three hours ago. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bristle sprang back to nip at her brother. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

My brother suggested that I send it to you. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He opens the doors of the gigantic wardrobe, lifts out his brother’s old clothes, and places them on the bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mother’s brothers, Uncles Tutti, Tom and Ira, were well-known young men about St. Louis. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is he your brother’s friend? Because he’s always coming in here and asking me out. He’s what, fifteen? It’s creepy.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Good thing I was around to cheer my brother up with my positive outlook, huh? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew how genetics worked—even normal identical twins didn’t look as identical as Theo’s brothers. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

George had never been gladder to have an older brother. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Petey and her mother got to Finn’s house about an hour after Finn attempted to grate himself into sausage and his brother had to cart him off to the hospital for reassembly. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She pushed it back until it was shoulder to shoulder with its brothers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt myself tremble every time they showed the tallest Jackson brother. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“You and your brother, you get along pretty well, don’t you?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In one of his rare curt letters, Lord Balon had written of his youngest brother going down in a storm, and turning holy when he washed up safe on shore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I can hear them, Brother, brother, here, brother, ah, for the love o’ God, brother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

By the time he stood up and made off with his goats, Boots was free—freer than he had ever been since he played at his brother’s side in his native jungle. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

This whole war is concerned with the killing of brothers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened to you yesterday? Where’s your brother? Did you see the paper this morning? Did you—” She slapped a hand over his mouth. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There was nothing to see. It’s just as shriveled and small as my baby brother’s.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She grabs her brother’s hand and pulls him into place to lead our procession onto the stage. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

My brother shot me a look across the room. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

When she reached the top of her stairs, she found her brother skulking about in the hallway and guessed he might have overheard her conversation with Ms. Lee. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Only a short while ago, drüskelle would have been gathered in this niche of the wall to welcome their new brothers ashore, but now it was empty, the iron grating chained. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Across the deep-running green waters, the western twin stood like a reflection of its eastern brother. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He told of an ancient feud between two brothers which split all the world between darkness and light. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, caint nobody find that mama, so Jimmy’s brother gone take him back to his place. They say he got a nice place. Inside toilet and everything.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ferula abhorred the moment when her brother returned from the country and filled the house with his presence, breaking the harmony they had established while he was away. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sit in the back seat—my brother no longer gets carsick—and talk in pig Latin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And he dances even better than his older brother.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

So I told, hoping that both brothers would understand that I was under orders and had no choice. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He could not follow the reasoning of his brother, and he was always surprised at the tangents it took. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her brother had filled out the application for her and mailed it in. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"That is no place for a king," her brother declared. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When he was little, I could pull my brother behind me if he didn’t want to do something, but now David’s eight and too strong to be pulled. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alfhercht was frantic, pushing his brother’s hand harder against the tree’s bark, like something was supposed to happen. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I went back to the party and handed around the chocolates, keeping them away from my brothers as best I could. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They had my brother, so I told my momma. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their sons and brothers were wounded by hooks and rope. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he spoke of Darin, he captured my brother perfectly—his drawings, the way he thinks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“My brother, Tony . . .” His words are soft, and they hobble toward me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When I was younger and these brothers started coming along, I had a little talk with God. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She said that there was a magic which would make her die for love, unless my brother was good to her. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got up from the couch and went to see what her brother and father were doing. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As the needle went into my brother’s arm and he screamed, my mother looked at me with agony written all over her face and assured me, “Next one doesn’t hurt.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might've been dragging his feet on stepping into the Kings, but hell, he was already a brother. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The Marsh brother, Hunter, was staring at the food so hard I got creeped out. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And his brother is chubbier and called Marmeluc, which is a ridiculous name if you ask me. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

My brothers and my mother, Hamameh and her children all joined in the stair madness. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Something’s fishy, and, like the last time, on the first date of my brother’s that I chaperoned, I’m stung with pity for my brother. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“So what happens when a wand meets its brother?” said Sirius. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"Don't you raise your voice at us! He didn't do anything wrong. If my brother wants to finish the picture, he'll finish the picture!" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Though moving out of Ethel’s house had ended the abuse for her brothers, it hadn’t stopped it for her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I have to pick up my brother,” I tell him. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I play with my fuzzies, scratch and sniff my stickers, and think about how nice it is that my brother is dead. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

We crowded into Josh’s car, which had more room than our rental, and headed to New Hampshire to have lunch with Phil’s mother and his brother’s family. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

"There is a way through the heart of the mountain. Come dawn, if they have not found us, we will press on. The first watch is mine, brother." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This time I kept my eyes open, and I whispered to myself, “Once I had a brother and friend...” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Their life had changed, although they still felt sad for the loss of Diepe and thought often of their brother and son who had now gone. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I told him what Reginald was to me, what my brother meant to me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day Vincent writes again, hammering home the strong bond between the brothers, with a memory, the memory that is the most important touchstone in their lives so far. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My beautiful mother walked toward me through the grass with my baby brother. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The brother, the eldest, is a Gestapo officer—an actual Frenchman who has been made an underling in the Ormaie Gestapo headquarters. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

My father had arrived there in 1980, after my older brother, Nation, was born. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It wasn't a big company, just a small rural enterprise run by a couple of brothers operating out of a low-ceilinged concrete building. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Laila imagined it had been this way for her brothers too. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Little brother is learning how to cuss,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I’ll stick around in case my brother needs me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother spits on every one of the flowers. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

Bran screamed at his brother when he heard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Any disappointment I might have felt at not having a baby brother dissipated like powder in a running stream. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"He said nothing of me having to rescue my little brother." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Still, my sisters were concerned, my older brothers angry. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only reason she and her brother are in this car is because Kelton probably wouldn’t come without them—and Kelton’s the man with the antibiotics. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She usually doesn’t confront my brother like that. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Pay you back for all the times you and your brother looked out for me.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Or rather, who. All information surrounding your brother’s disappearance is classified. Nothing we’re allowed to discuss with a trainee. It involves extremely dangerous matters you shouldn’t concern yourself with.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was an old school friend of her brother’s. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His name was Russell Quitman, and I didn’t care too much for his brother or parents, either. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Before I could answer, he winked and said in a loud voice, “Of course no dozd would waste his time on a car as ugly as my brother’s.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her brother, Carlos, was away at college before the time Mabel and I became friends, so I've only met him a few times but..."You're going to be an aunt," I say. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You know my brother,” he says, and it isn’t a question. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“He thought your brother might have hidden the drugs in here. Without you knowing.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Rishi felt a pang of something, looking at his little brother. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The third of four children, I had been preceded to a neighborhood Roman Catholic school by an older brother and sister. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was in the middle of the night and I was lying on the floor, beneath the thin blanket I shared with my brothers, pretending to sleep. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“My little brother spilled glue all over the table last night,” Samira said. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When she got to the end, she said, ‘Salim, I just have to face it. My weirdo brother’s a genius.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the American troops no longer fighting, what could her father do to protect her and her sisters and brothers? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When my mother comes home from the hospital with me, my older brother takes one look inside the pink blanket, says, Take her back. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I take my brother’s hand as we cross another street. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He looked at his brother, begging him silently to agree. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My brother looks at her in an odd way: with contempt, true, and if I myself said such a thing he would make fun of me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell them. You know this boy! This isn’t right, brother. Didn’t he bring your kids out?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But...your brother,” says Elsie, scooting closer to me on the back seat. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Thanks to Uncle’s hard work, Black Dog and his brothers and sisters had been raised in luxury back in the Middle Kingdom. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For as long as I get to stay, I’m going to be searching for my brother. Whether you help me or not.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

At the door, I’d announce that I was some bandman’s brother; in most cases they thought I was one of the musicians. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'd tell Mother how you helped me, and you could stay—" "Would m'lady permit? Could I shoe your horses for you, and make swords for your lordly brothers?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“That’s my brother from another mother right there!” he yelled, pointing. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

My father was a year or so older than his brother Oscar, but they were exceptionally close, and soon after they left school, they went for a long walk together to plan their future. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Nichols: “Find my brother. Send all company commanders. Hold your positions.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa tries to make my brothers understand the history of politics in Cambodia. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s in a miniskirt and tight leggings and flat clumpy black shoes with laces, her hair is shaved up the back the way my brother’s used to be, a late forties squareboy’s cut. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

On my walk home, I thought about the accident and Dante and my brother and I wondered if he knew how to swim. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Emily waited a beat, expecting a punch line or her brother to start laughing and take his words back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Tim Miller’s brother actually took off his shirt, twirled it around and flung it, and then started unbuttoning his pants until the bus driver told him to stop. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

My two brothers fell to the floor laughing, while I ran around the house crying for Ma, zooming from room to room, my circuits blown. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She willed herself to calm down, felt the excitement of the crowd, the wild thrash of her brother’s music. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It might have been one of his brothers. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I have had probably a couple of hundred Muslims tell me that it was attending one of our funerals for a departed brother or sister that first turned them toward Allah. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

No. No, that was how my brother died. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"A man changes, given time. And I've had plenty of that. But enough about me—tell me about your brother." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

My brother and I looked at each other; we did not know what to do. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember looking at my brother’s face peeking out of his sleeping bag. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He saw his brother Robb, taller and stronger than he remembered him, practicing swordplay in the yard with real steel in his hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was talking to his brother on his phone, but using a headset like the ones they use when they take orders at Cluck Bucket. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My mother turned her face to look at pottery or embroidery rather than at these miserable families who did not have the sense to leave the favored brothers and sisters home. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’ll think it’s our fault that her brother was attacked by Specters. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone assumed he wanted to be just like his brother, but what if he didn’t? The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d see my brothers ride their bikes up and down the street, carrying each other on the back—sometimes even on the handlebars in front. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He knows he can bring Kee around, he tells his brother. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

At the far end of the hall, he went into the bedroom he had once shared with his twin brothers, which now, in 1955, was his alone. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

There was no room in God’s army for the coward heart, no crown awaiting him who put mother, or father, sister, or brother, sweetheart, or friend above God’s will. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“My brother says Death isnt— She was interrupted by an elephant. Someone behind them shouted, “Make way!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Because I know why my religious brother would want to visit a girl’s parents. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He was a lad not like either of his brothers, a lad as silent as his mother, and because he was silent none paid any attention to him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t make a lot of money, and he was supporting his brother, who was out of work. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

My mother, sister, brothers, and I embraced him, but our happiness lasted only a moment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Because every person who walks into the store isn’t my brother, and I can’t keep looking up every time that door goes ding and being disappointed.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"Call your brother stupid all you want," his dad said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The woman was very worried and she went with her brother to speak to their father. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Then he handed down her brother and bowed before closing the door. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The other brothers, Albert and Benjamin, led more private lives and left behind little history aside from their wills and land deeds. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

When the brothers were in her room, and it took two of them to help her on the bedpan without hurting her, she studied Charles’ dark sullenness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pascal doesn’t come anymore to play because his older brother died and Pascal is needed at home. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did he really just say he has a key to my brother’s office? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m not talking about the father of the child, I’m talking about our father,” said her brother. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My other uncles had tried everything to cure their youngest brother. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank joked that his brother had once cost them $100,000 by swatting a fly. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

At best, kids would have a setup like his brother Tony’s, whereby they would get to see their fathers regularly and even stay with them a lot. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“We don’t know. They left when the men came with fire to get all the Hindus and Sikhs out of the village. My brothers went with them, to fight for Pakistan.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It was disgusting. My brothers thought it was hilarious and took a bunch of pictures to send to their friends. But seriously, how did the owner not know teeth were there?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Weak as I was, I stole away, determined to find my father and brother. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

My brother and sisters were speaking English in another part of the house. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had just started a band with Ollie and his brother. I didn’t want to leave and start over somewhere new again. I even ran away, I was so mad.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You know, when a brother offers you a ride,” said Cole, “the right thing to do is accept.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

My dad and brother had no idea what had happened, but my mom and I were both on the verge of passing out. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Listen, there are worse things than the wrath of the Martin brothers. And the worst thing of all is standing by when folks are doing something wrong.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I noticed that my brother, though younger in years, was growing near in height to the prince. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

My baby brother who always takes care of me. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not know what, besides love and death, lay between him and that brother, but I knew that whenever I bespoke him something in him winced away as if I touched a wound. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

My friend’s brother, and then my friend, too, though not for long enough to let his humor work its way into me, not for long enough. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Your brother stole merchandise from the Tools ’n’ More Hardware store. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Indeed! This worthless one rejoices that it is so. And what of my revered friend, your half brother and protector, Gebu the stonecutter? Is he also well?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He was a decent, sweet-tempered fellow without any prejudice and he became like a younger brother to me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid down his fork and his strong black fingers gripped the edge of the table; there was silence save for the tinkling of his brother’s fork against a plate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Yesterday—on the third day of the new year—Scythe Faraday had come to her apartment and had given a year’s immunity to her father and brother. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Although I was now almost nineteen and longed to join my brother and sister, after all my parents had been through I couldn't refuse their plea for me to stay with them. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“They called them that because ... well, they had a hundred hands. They were elder brothers of the Cyclopes.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The next bus stop would’ve been where Jasmine and her twin brother got on. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

"There was a black brother," Sansa said, "begging men for the Wall, only he was kind of old and smelly." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Francie and her brother stood at the counter a long time before the butcher noticed them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My brother is in kindergarten and he can see them the right way.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He had lost both ears and a finger to frostbite, and he dressed all in black, the same as a brother of the Night's Watch, except that his furs were ragged and greasy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Does he even remember his past life—does he know that Hideo is his brother? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

All of his older brothers had joined the Nation of Islam before my father hit his teen years. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My brother could slip into a whole other universe in his sleep. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Bob used to have three brothers and two sisters. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He has decreed that the body of Polynices, Antigone’s brother, who had rebelled against the city, does not deserve a proper burial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found my brother and sister still crying, but I ignored them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no older brothers buying kegs and there were no empty houses. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to help my brother skin the minks at his mink farm this afternoon and I may fall behind a bit.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was a Sunday—both of Citra’s parents and her brother were home, waiting. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“My brother’s dead,” I told him again, “’cause I killed him.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

My brother had once promised to stay at my side forever. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Her brother laughs and the sound echoes through the tent, carried over the branches that are covered in candles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“And I have to bear your brother, what he did, the shame of it, his absence.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

My brother’s patience got shorter and his prayers got longer as I drove around in circles as if I were on a merry-go-round. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Her and the boy. We will need to find another wet nurse for his milk brother.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Father met him with a welcoming handshake, and led him to my brothers. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Sierra hadn’t found it in herself to cry—the shock seemed to knock away all emotion and just leave her with a dull, vacant throbbing—but her brother Juan had been inconsolable. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She liked my brother, and when she found out that he and I were living alone, she invited us to dinner on Saturday. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Daoud acted like he was one of the family, but he was just a guy my brother had brought home when they'd met in fifth grade, a decade ago. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then, looking at her brother, she asked, “Will it be dangerous for Salvador and me to go to the cinema?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

After prayers, after lights-out, Jutta sneaks up to her brother’s dormer; instead of drawing together, they lie hip to hip listening till midnight, till one, till two. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

That surprised my brother Lmatarion, who was hunting by himself somewhere else. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

After four months of sharing his small apartment with his brother, Theo decides to rent a larger one. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Bran could feel the menace around them, but his brother was too young. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

After my brothers, sister, mother, and I made it across the river, we were taken to a man’s house. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She looks so much like her brother, down to the crease between her eyebrows and the dark streaks in her otherwise blond hair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When would she come looking for my brother and me? The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“When my brother comes back home, you will come with him, for a while at least, won’t you?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had the Stoll brothers on his back, and it looked as if both of them had taken some nasty whacks to the head. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

"Must it be so? This flight was great folly, but will you not be merciful? These are your foster brothers we seek." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When one of his companions announced Hamlet's coming, my brother hastened to the courtyard and I followed upon his heels. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"My brothers and uncles and cousins have armies," she told him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“If I understand your brother, he only means so far as your having some thoughts of marrying. He had no idea of me. He seems perfectly unprepared for that.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Colonel Causey, this is Mary Anne. Please pretend that you’re talking to my mama. My brother and I have been planning this for a long time.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sleep, and Death, his brother, dwelt in the lower world. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his tousled blond hair and blue eyes, he might’ve been Jason’s brother on the mortal side as well as the godly side. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her oldest brother, Uncle Fred, surprised her and us by boarding the train at Sacramento. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is this what you do, she says, on the day of your brother’s funeral? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She would take him to the theater, to the opera, and people would see them together and wonder at their loveliness, and recognize that they were either brother and sister or mother and son. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Adam had gone back into the house and Lee was moving out with a pan of grain to feed the chickens, Cal put his arm around his brother’s shoulders and hugged him reassuringly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He went to call my brothers, who were asleep. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Do you know that Eugene pays the school fees of up to a hundred of our people? Do you know how many people are alive because of your brother?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Anthony got a press pass for herself through her brother’s Kansas newspaper. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The third brother, Agravaine, was moved because it was a matter which concerned his mother. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, let your brother get you cereal or something....” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Their only brother had had a first wife in the village, but he took a second wife in Singapore, where he had gone to make his gold. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not his brother or his mother or father. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The fear came back to her then, with her brother's words. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“And is he as handsome as his older brother?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His brother and sister had to know how to stop this. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Love stories aren’t written for girls who could do what I just did to my brother, for girls with black hearts. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He was unmarried, and was survived by his widowed mother and a brother. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was the only time during the year when she was with her brothers, then she was a Luna again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every few seconds, my brother would call my name, to make sure I wasn’t left behind. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Even if Alfhercht could hear what Ilya said, she knew the elf would never allow his brother to be taken into the city, let alone the castle. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She and Dad had recently gone through all the things they had carted off from Coalwood and boxed up items they felt either my brother or I might want. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His little brother would murmur and be addled in his sleep tonight, the boy thought. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot I don’t like about having a little brother: Cleaning his messes. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Living space for the four of us—my mother, my brother, my father, and me—was a kitchen and a bedroom. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Saddling my brother with my own obsessions with chance and fate? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When they finally got together that afternoon, Maya was cranky from homework and Claire was exhausted from watching her little brother. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I said I was sorry, remember? Said it ten thousand times. Give a brother a break, why don’t you?” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You got to go away. My brothers say I should write my own book. But I ain’t a writer. I’m sorry.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He feels the magnitude of his brothers grief, reading between the lines. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He looks at it for a few moments, then says, “It looks more like my brother. After he was eaten by a croc, of course.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Theo goes to the funeral, and the brothers write about it for weeks afterward. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He was not a man to speak this way to a brother officer, a fellow Virginian; he shocked Stuart to silence with the iciness of his voice. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard Parker had amply supped on him, including on his face, so that I never saw who my brother was. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Any final requests? If you wish a last look at your brother or a last prayer, you'd better let us know now. It's the only privilege you'll get before you die." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I wondered, for the first time, what it would be like to have an older brother like Red. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I could see were my brother’s big brown eyes staring right into mine, a few inches away. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

My brothers and I knew that Mother would soon be busy talking with Great-Grandma. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The sound of wheels and hooves receding over the second bridge proved, she supposed, that her brother knew the meaning of distance and professional respect. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His voice, though, was too rough, and he realized that no girl would be fooled into believing that it was the voice of her young brother. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

No, I didn’t hear my brother go out last night. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At the high school down the street, their older brothers and sisters no longer socialized together. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

So now my baby brother who has leukemia has the added curse of self-conscious humiliation, too. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

To her brother she said, "He's a ragged boy, isn't he? Look at him." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Your mother’s sister never spoke to us again. She was very against our marriage. She lives with her family in another village far away. Your mother’s brother took over the family house and furniture business.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Octavia declined to comment, but her brother let his voice be heard. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She ordered me to sit down; I did, but kept my eyes on the two brothers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His half brother put a second pup into his arms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s not so great,” Maureen assured her, “especially if you get brothers.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Somebody who lives in the neighborhood is rounding the corner and heading for the Zebra Room . . . . . . following the line of tanks, I am no longer thinking about showing up my brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You got any brothers and sisters in the mountains?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

My brothers became very creative in the black market. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But Zeitoun had a sudden hope, given that the crew was Spanish, that the footage might be broadcast to his brother in Málaga. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

There she found her brothers chasing each other while her sister was standing in front of a large grill. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, Frank Buckland was Matthew Arnold’s father’s sister’s husband’s brother’s son, therefore, they were almost kin. See?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, cute, those kids look just like your brothers.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

In Amsterdam, he’ll stay with another of his father’s brothers, Jan, the director of the naval dockyard. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Your brother can come for his own bread,” Trapis said gently, then looked more closely at the boy, sensing something. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The truth was, Marigold didn’t know if boarding school would help her delinquent brother any more than she knew if she’d find her Talent in a day or a year or never. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I saw you sit down on the bench. My little brother’s been trying on basketball shoes for forty-five minutes.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But it was the words of her brother, of all people, that comforted her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The great Lady Day, Billie Holiday, hugged him and called him “baby brother. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were seven brothers in all, three sets of twins and then Ivan by himself as the youngest, all named Ivan. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But part of me was thinking,“What’s the point of practicing for a stupid concert when my brother might not live to see it?” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I dreamed of the man who came today, the one they call Reek. You and your brother lay dead at his feet, and he was skinning off your faces with a long red blade." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When my brother made his comment, I suddenly understood what it really meant to make that choice for myself, to take ownership over my face. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The younger Kleynhans advanced with the obvious intent of assaulting me, but when he was a few steps away, his brother ran over, grabbed him, whispered a few words, and the incident passed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth’s attitude was the complete reverse of her brother’s: she was completely and utterly convinced that her Tao was alive, and that sooner or later he would return. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said no, but I did go to see my brother Heritage on that trip. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Her face is solemn as she walks toward my brother and the horse. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It took Colton and two of his brothers to unload it and carry it into our house. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

"She forbade him to fight, in front of his brother, his knights, and half the court. Tell me truly, do you know any surer way to force King Robert into die melee? I ask you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mami, and my brother and sister who lived only a few breaths. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The boy had stowed away, secretly following his older brother onto the ship in Nantucket and hiding until they were far out to sea. Marcus was furious when he found his little brother on board...” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My sisters and brothers casually arranged themselves around the room, pretending to read or play jacks while keeping an eye on everything that went on. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Had one of those bullets hit me, that could’ve been my little brother crying like that. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Kia was probably the youngest person at the concert, but I wanted my last night with my brother and parents to be memorable. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

From my brother, however, I hear nothing of the sort. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I waited until after my brother came down and ate the rest of the pancakes and then went off somewhere, probably with whoever he could find who had a police record. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I told her I had always wanted an older brother. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He called you brother or sister, and he’d be loyal until the sun quit rising in the east. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“A rotten egg, my brother called me, to my face. ‘Chinese people don’t do such things,’ he said.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, three syllables, about the same as Jamison; maybe the age of her mother’s brother, she decided. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that the job would have enabled his brother to return to school was not enticing to Bigger Thomas. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I hear the sound of cake crumbs falling out of peoples mouths and hitting the floor,” said his brother Toulese. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Good men in a fight, at least, and loyal to their brothers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He still missed his brother, but in a less focused way. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

But Chess tuned out his brother and sister. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I used to imitate my brother by swinging high and doing backflips off that play set, soaring through the air. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Some brother put a record on an old player and music began booming from the loudspeaker. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Get her, you twit,” Marcus roars at his brother, who has just emerged from the tunnel. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her brother said that he just wanted more control over his life, not a new one. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

My father locked my brother in the backyard and left him there without food or water. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘You won’t find it in your books,’ my brother would playfully taunt me as he prepared to go to a party by freezing the crest of the wave in his hair with sticky pomade. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any man within visiting distance would have been neutralized as a lover—“brother,” “younger brother,” “older brother”—one hundred and fifteen relationship titles. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at him, beseeching the aliens or Clark Gable or whoever’s in charge of soul abductions to bring back my brother. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Demetrius, who screamed in futile rage after he watched his ten-year-old brother whipped to death by the Commandant for desertion. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It is only that your brother needs me more. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She understood the words he was saying but thought he must be joking, playing a terrible joke on her and her brother and sister. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

And Doug Swieteck’s brother and the state penitentiary crowd lifted me up out of the snowbank and hefted me across the icy crust and handed me into Mrs. Baker’s back seat. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wished for my old home in the storm sewer; I wished I could see my mother and father, and run with my brother to the marketplace. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

When my parents come home, they rush my brother and me to get ready to go to dinner at my grandparents’ house. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes, miss. That’s the day I came in late. It was my brother’s fault, though.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“When I play on that team, I’m with my brothers.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

As I’ve mentioned, my brother didn’t pay much attention to me while we were growing up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My other half brothers, Buddy, Sonny, and Robert, asked me what being a soldier was like, and I made something up that sounded vaguely heroic. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

With his body he felt his brother move sideways to force his legs apart. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Terryl, say good-bye to your little brother,” she recollects him saying. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Brandon was different from his brother, wasn't he? He had blood in his veins instead of cold water. More like me." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He joined the army and got killed in World War IT, my brother Sam. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet that very night, his brother came to Bran's bed-chamber pale and shaken, after the fires had burned low in the Great Hall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If they haven’t been in jail, they have a cousin, brother, or friend who has. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Boots came, and his brother, not to be abandoned, followed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

What was his idiot brother doing here, ruining this perfectly amazing moment? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Confronting his younger brother—less vicious but powerful in his own way—was more than he’d bargained for. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“In the meantime, my brother is starting his own construction business,” Dad says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He started painting them when the two brothers lived together in Paris. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He caught the shaggy black scent of his brother's coat and the sharp coppery tang of blood from the squirrel he'd killed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Dad even convinced me my Talent might be vacuuming,” she told her brother, scraping a bit of orange tissue off the table- top as she spoke. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"And now, little brother, pray excuse me. I need to bathe and dress for the feast. I wonder if I still have that chainmail gown I like to wear over my boiled leather smallclothes?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Soon her brothers came back and opened their little mouths for more. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Why? You can’t only eat breadsticks,” Saint Sarah says, glancing at me, then at Muhammad as she notices my “surreptitious” peeks at my brother. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Theon seldom prayed at all, but that was not something you confessed to a priest, even your father's own brother. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Your brother will do as he's told, or I'll see to it that he leads the next sortie himself, and you'll go with him." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The salesclerk allowed my brothers, my sister, and me to actually try on new Sunday shoes, as well as Hush Puppies and penny loafers for school, before we bought them. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His father took him and his brother Bill to the community boxing ring, where they were swept up in the prizefighting craze of the 1920s. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back then it was the older brother looking out for the younger one. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As soon as the letter was read, she upstaged her runaway brothers with her own dramatic exit. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Maybe not. Only the Lord knows about that. Come into the house before they take a fancy to you. Who knows what Mr. Heron’s told them about your brother.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wants to be closer to his brother. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Because he was my older brother, I admired him; but because I was his sister, I felt superior. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That was the day that my brother was in our house again. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I looked back at the telekinetic girl, pulling the blind brothers along by their hands while they clicked with their tongues. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that she didn’t like the brothers Ivanov. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“He helped us. He put my brother in essential services in the army.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And I wrote at least one more daily letter, replying to one of my brothers and sisters. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it made him feel like he killed his brother. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then, she looked down and shrugged and turned to my brother. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Those of us who were there that night took this to heart, because none of the rest of us had older brothers. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Before they fall asleep that night, my brothers practice jumping out of the second floor to plan their escape route in case of a Khmer Rouge attack. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you need to drop that brother a very heavy dime.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t believe in fighting—even though my fourteen- year-old brother, Khushal, annoys me to no end. / don’t fight with him. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They say, You’re getting as bad as your brother for asking questions. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Friends suggest she go to India, see her brother and her cousins for a while. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Until that morning, her brother Nico had been the most powerful demigod she knew. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Myron had never seen the final resting place of his brother. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Looks up to his brother who knows money and power, watching his back every single hour. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Listen to yourselves! If you were sons of mine, I would bang your heads together and lock you in a bedchamber until you remembered that you were brothers." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My brothers beard is ugly and I don’t want him anywhere around me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

That’s the stupid thing I see over and over in my head: the scenes from my brother Muhammad’s extreme hockey moments video when the players slam into each other and lie tangled on the ice. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Make your choice, brother. Fight us or help us. I don’t have time for your lectures.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He did not propose to mount his horse until he saw his brother well on his way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“That is the capital. My brothers have taken Kinshasa. That is far away.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some small part of me wants to smile at the sight, to feel the joy of avenging my brother’s death. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Then she heard her brother’s excited voice, as he lowered the bread before her face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“A fascinating story. I recently reread it myself. Very well, Kyle. We will contact your brother to determine if he does indeed qualify as a literary expert. It may take a while.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“There goes my flower child brother,” Shan said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He quickly picked up something else from the table, a letter from his older brother in Albany. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Several years later, the brothers moved on to a different console, the Sega Genesis. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Emily waited a beat, expecting a punch line or her brother to start laughing and take his words back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

His brother Jaime had always been able to make men follow him eagerly, and die for him if need be. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Aesir were warlike gods of battle and conquest; the Vanir were softer, brother and sister gods and goddesses who made the soils fertile and the plants grow, but none the less powerful for that. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Whenever she got to talking about God—or Willie, her brother, or Highboy, her husband—she got excited. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had sat at the lake for hours, throwing rocks into the water, thinking about Pearl and his brother. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Like a wedding he went to, his friend’s brother’s wedding. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Their account would claim my brothers first, then it would spread to my aunts, uncles, cousins, the whole valley. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The brother would grab the pew back, falling, trying to come down quiet. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As his ship gained on them, Medea herself struck her brother down and cutting him limb from limb cast the pieces into the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last he said, “I live with my half brother, Gebu the stonecutter.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

His brother wouldn't be home yet, that was good. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It gave him an odd, empty feeling to remember those times; it was like remembering a younger brother whom he had lost. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There were wide green fields in which my brother and I roamed and played and shouted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The motive of apartheid was clear: divide and rule; pit brother against brother, sister against sister. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Little brother,” Lucas said, “it isn’t a stomachache.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the union hall the word ‘brother’ became a vague metaphor; with repetition a weak echo of the intimate sound. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watching her brother devour his food, Hanako thought about America, where he would be able to eat all he wanted someday—in a year or two or three, she wasn’t sure. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“They took my brother and forced us to support them. We did what they told us to do in order to survive. We’re not traitors.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He was long-faced like his brother, Hermilio, but there the resemblance ended. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Behind him came his two brothers, and Wang Lung, seeing them, was fit to burst with pride at this procession of his goodly sons, who were to continue after him the life of his body. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

They made inquiries about him and discovered how poor he was...the very clothes he was wearing had been passed down by all nine of his brothers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I turn around in my seat and see Baba clap Mustafa on the shoulder as my brother looks up, genuinely stunned. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“My brother’s car had a flat,” JT announced to everyone and no one in particular. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Alma, if it’s okay with you, can we try not to talk about my brother today? At all?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It went something like this: “You say you saw your brother yesterday afternoon, right?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, your brother doesn’t like me. He wants me to get out of here.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not your friend and I am not your brother.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In plebe system, your plebe brothers are all you have to make it through. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

"You'll go a long way, brother," Bill said to him in English. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

You will start to admire Africans who have perfect American accents, like our brother here, Kofi. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If so, maybe they’ll have an idea about where my brother is. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

If the white people left anything, my brother and I would eat well; but if they did not, we would have our usual bread and tea. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, that the three brothers in the story were actually the three Peverell brothers, Antioch, Cadmus, and Ignotus! That they were the original owners of the Hallows!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

You’re young—just like my brother, I wanted to say to Anna’s mother—but I didn’t want to be disrespectful. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I wait for him to say something, anything in defense of his only brother. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“Nokomis,” said Omakayas, her voice soft and troubled, “I talked to my bear brothers. I listened to them like you told me.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

My brother is over there in front of BOYS. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Therem the younger son; Arek the elder, that brother whose voice he had heard in mine bespeaking him; both dead now. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

"You get the table, brother. Over there near the wall where we can talk in peace. I'll get the coffee." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started to worry even more about my own family after Evers’s death—especially my father and four brothers. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

On it was scribbled handwriting that could barely be deciphered, which was something else my brother and I had in common, and it read: You came to take us. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Him and his brother used to do that a lot. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the dark room, Bran could feel his brother's smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Pete makes a good spook but a good spook has no brothers, no sisters, no father or mother. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the stories we have, however, concern two gods, Odin and his son Thor, and Odin’s blood brother, a giant’s son called Loki, who lives with the Aesir in Asgard. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

By accessing, I learn that George has never been in a classroom besides this one, because of a fight his parents had with his older brother’s kindergarten teacher about her methods. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

His brother begins to strum the guitar with what looks like skill but sounds to Cullen like nothing but silence. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

For the past few minutes it was easy to pretend that Caleb and I were just brother and sister again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

High above the dungeon, upstairs, in the castle, a small mouse stood alone one evening as his brothers and sisters sniffed for crumbs. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Fair as an angel. Is he your brother?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Inside there was an explosion of laughter, hysterical, tension-breaking laughter that left my brothers choking and whacking each other across the shoulders. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can I explain the impulse to hop on a train and visit my brother? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The sorcerer who led the eldest Pandava brother astray in a cursed game of dice, where he was forced to gamble away his entire kingdom. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“My parents waited quite a long time before they applied for my brother. I think I was eleven.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I just feel bad about it, Will. I mean, he was their brother. And I bet if we were them, we’d have wanted the knife too.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Aunt Maggie’s going to take your brother to Detroit and send him to school.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Antonelli brothers, handsome identical twins from the Buffalo area who were into bodybuilding, ran a landscaping business, which they had temporarily entrusted to their brother. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And he made arrangements for your brother to be appointed for his wife’s estate?” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The other six, two brothers and four sisters, lived with their parents in a spacious house at 426 Twenty-Ninth Street, in Oakland. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Eugene is my elder brother. I thought I’d mentioned it before.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

My brother looked at my dad like a deer caught by my cousins. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

His little brother pecked at the food on his plate, eating little. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Later my brother David told me the frightening rumors: Those deported were not being sent to the countryside, but to their deaths. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“They have a file on us,” I said, watching my brother shrink in the distance. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Yet if I had been Beatrice, and had a brother, and the brother married, surely one would have said something, expressed an opinion, written two words? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I tell him, “My favorite afterschool snack for my brothers is shredded cheese and red pepper flakes on packaged naan from the grocery store. I heat them in the toaster oven and voila—naan pizza!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The two brothers stood over the dead rat and spoke in tones of awed admiration. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Honey,” my mom adds, "listen to your brother.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

A prison administrator dealing with captured American enlisted men for the first time should be warned: Expect no brotherly love, even between brothers. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama was so happy to see me and my brothers and sisters would crowd around the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think Leslie usually talks back to her older brother. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“When I was a boy, gangs were everywhere. I saw my brothers gunned down in the yard. I swore I would never expose my children to danger like that.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

In our cabin, I shared a bed with my brothers and sisters. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Polly was very surprised because up till now there had never been any children in that house, but only Mr. Ketterley and Miss Ketterley, a brother and sister, old bachelor and old maid, living together. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the distance I could hear my brother screaming. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And now that I am back in America, my attitude here concerning white people has to be governed by what my black brothers and I experience here, and what we witness herein terms of brotherhood. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“His brother and parents are with him in his hospital room.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I lost them. I lost your dad and I lost your brother. I couldn’t lose you, too. I just couldn’t.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I do care that you won’t talk about my brother. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

And then his big brother asked him if he believed there was really a Tooth Fairy, and when he said no, the brother said he should return the money. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

How like his brother Robert he was, even in that . . . only Robert had always had Eddard Stark to temper his boldness with caution. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It would be nice to end the story by saying that after that the two brothers never disagreed about anything again, but I am afraid it would not be true. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Another legend claims that we descended from wolves — and that the wolves are our brothers still. It’s against tribal law to kill them. “Then there are the stories about the cold ones.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then, on Sunday, I will watch everyone graduate and spend time with my brother and all the family because of my sister. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He took it in the way a younger brother takes the hand of his older sister when he wants things to be okay. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I felt a sympathy and protectiveness for my brother I’d never felt before. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His own brother was delivering him to the dungeon. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

My brothers have already divided up my things. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother woke Sam and me and told me to dress my brother. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dany realized that she did not want to listen to any of her brother's complaints right now. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He hated his mother and brother with the savage clarity of a wronged and wounded adolescent. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

My campaign had been successful, and it had cost me my brother. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My little brother looks up at me with wide brown eyes, and I can’t help but laugh as I put my arm around his shoulders and pull him close. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I leaned against the door, one moment looking at the dance circle, the next closely watching my brothers. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Of my brother and the cat I saw no sign. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She could have started at the safety school in the fall, but in order to go to the college of her choice, she had to do this special summer program just like my brother. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My mother kept her little brother alive last year when he caught the measles. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sit and wait upstairs, knocking the fleas off my arms and legs, wishing I had Dad here, thinking of my litde brother and his foreign name, Alphonsus, an affliction of a name. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

His mother was resting, he said, and his brother was out somewhere. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I hope not. If Muriel cures your brother, the fairies could interpret it as an insult.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

But I saw my brother’s face when my father flipped on the light switch. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Summer padded across the tower floor to Shaggydog, and began to lick at a mat of bloody fur on the back of his brother's neck. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I suppose the only common things between us are the shared earrings, the memory of our brothers. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray looked at his brother and twisted his mouth up in a sarcastic way, making it clear that Robbie’s question was a dumb one. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As Mr. Remora rummaged through an overstuffed drawer, Emily mouthed to her brother door. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

All I could think through the whole day was that we missed my brother’s football game because of me, and I really hoped my sister thought to tape it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

"How may we be of help to you, good brother?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I know the other children in their pods are resting peacefully, but none of them are my brother. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Naath. Butterflies and brothers. Tell me of the things that make you happy, the things that make you giggle, all your sweetest memories. Remind me that there is still good in the world.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, there was her delinquent older brother, perched atop a bicycle that most certainly didn’t belong to him. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Told him he was an unhealthy influence on me and advised him to cultivate one of my brothers instead? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They accept my brother, Malachy, and he goes off to Dublin to be a soldier and play the trumpet. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then he talks to her brother, Louis, and warns him that she might be heading toward a nervous collapse. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I had an edge on my classmates, since I had learned from my brothers, imitating them as they were doing their heder homework even if I didn't understand what they were studying. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

There was Mike Costello, and there were his father and his brother standing on the other sideline. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is certainly a good brother,” said Elizabeth, as she walked towards one of the windows. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Earl was backing his van into a narrow parking spot, and brothers and sisters, already late for work, rushed toward the subway station on the boulevard. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now standing erect without external support, his closed hands fixed firmly to his thighs, the kouros expresses the confident vitality that is characteristic of the best of his brothers.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

And in fifty nights, college would have opened, and my brother would have come back from Germany, and it would be too late. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

My brother and sister also married and had families of their own in Israel. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The thing to know about my brother was that even though he was fifteen, he looked to be about the same age as me. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I was the last one to know what my own brother has been doing. Why didn’t you tell me?” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The war had taken my brothers away, and so the school would take me away. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure if he was using, but I knew the brother was dealing. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I wish my brother were here. He was your biggest fan." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The serial number happened to be twenty-nine, just as his dead brothers had been the year before. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“My brother’s in charge of the hot dogs, because I cremate them. Beer’s over there.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then she points her foil at her brother. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My brother, Conrad’s, bedroom was filled with strange trucks, glass jars of crawly bugs, and a wooden train Daddy made for him. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coming out of Kate’s he had touched his sobbing brother and Aron had cut him down with a fist like a whip. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The girl suddenly said: "My brother won't leave until he finishes his assignment. Sorry. His session was over ten minutes ago." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The boy stood on the lawn beside his older brother, head thrown back, spellbound. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Rat tells her what a great brother she had, how together the guy was, a number one pal and comrade. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I hope your new god's a merciful one, brother." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was a human funnel with Francie and her brother making the small end of it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The eight soon-to-be brothers feasted on rack of lamb baked in a crust of garlic and herbs, gar-nished with sprigs of mint, and surrounded by mashed yellow turnips swimming in butter. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I love Wynn like an older brother. He knows that.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“You take care of yourself, brother. I’ll see you in the groves.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s true, Q. Your grandma loves the brothers.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once my brother would have been more interested in the fate of the human race. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He set up an appointment for my brother to see the owner of the Buster Brown Shoe Store on Broadway that Saturday afternoon. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

That was for my brother, who returned alive from Vietnam. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What can I do to help you, Tandy? You and your brothers can count on me for anything.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was not long until the first of the brothers from the Shadow Tower began wending their way up the slope. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And then, across the slab of stone, I see my brother. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Carrying a newspaper pouch instead of a baby brother, he walked right out in the middle of the street without his parents. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is a ceremony for the young brothers to be welcomed by the old, not for captains and officers.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Reluctant as Japanese and Koreans are to admit it, they are like twin brothers who shared their formative years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No, but my grandfather and my father—and my brother.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Handsome and quiet? White hair and skin? Dale’s brother.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It frightens me the way he yells and cries and sings and I wish I could be at home with my three brothers, no, my two brothers, and my mother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Since arriving in the United States with his mother, Beatrice, and older brothers, Mandela and Darlington, Jeremiah had been cooped up in his family’s Clarkston apartment on strict orders from his mother. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He had been carefully coached by his brother, who had experienced Ernests hostility to politics in the Lab firsthand. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He was an old man, but he was strong like some of them old West Indian brothers. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was little, Gramma and Grampa had always told me to stay away from the Remington brothers, and now I knew why. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Ready to feel like a big brother—or father—or something of the sort? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A true brother, I shoot back with, “Well, that explains why you never find any.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

In the front and rear were paved areas in which my brother and I could play, but for days I was afraid to go into the strange city streets alone. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked into the rearview mirror as he slowed for a crossroads and saw Mary Anne with a silver spoon catching tears as they fell from her eyes and flicking the spoon at her brother. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her dad, her stepmom, and her brother are practically part of our family now. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Finally I took my blanket and snuck down the hall into my brother’s old room. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess that does make sense. But be careful, okay? I mean it. Your brother had a lot of enemies.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She must have discovered something—who really killed her brother, or some other truth about the Republic. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Then, Tuesday night in every Muslim temple is Unity Night, where the brothers and sisters enjoy each other’s conversational company and refreshments, such as cookies and sweet and sour fruit punches. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no one was out here except for my brother, comparing his two pets and choosing a winner to take home. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My pretend brother looked back at me and stuck out his tongue, then reached up and took my pretend mother’s hand. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

"I promise, the king will hear of your need," Tyrion said gravely, "and I will speak to my father and my brother Jaime as well." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I again embraced and kissed my brother and sisters. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shot up abruptly, knocking heads with Kamau so hard his brother fell back and slumped on the floor, out cold. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I want my brother’s last memory going into centuries of sleep to be something good. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They’d so much wanted to be in the play, the twins, for that evening in the library, and here it was at last, sixty-four years late, and his brother long dead. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious..." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Prosper had forbidden his brother to steal anything and he told him off very harshly every time he caught him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if it’s true. Eduardo at the bank swears that his brother saw a document with a government seal on it discussing patria potto tad. But who knows?” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The dress sword clanked against the poker and the shovel as Matt came to the aid of his brother. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Briony was waiting impatiently on the terrace to greet her brother. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Have I just shamed the memory of my brother? Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Sitting in the one o’clock sun, she rebuilt her house, populated the yard with her father and brother and Calpurnia, put Henry across the street and Miss Rachel next door. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“You could he, like, my little brother or something.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Except her brothers have sworn to poison me. I will die. She will be widowed and left to those villains.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Your wee sister is dead and your wee brother is dead. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He told his brother to hurry and promised to hold off the enemy until Shoto had the Jade Key. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He started to drag his desk away, but then he stopped and looked at Tino, adding sarcastically, “Not that your brother and his new type of banana aren’t fascinating.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tugged on her brother’s ear before swiping a cookie from his pile. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My brothers put on jackets and disappear into the garage with Robin trailing behind them. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I moved back from Cincinnati in May and ran into her brother the first day. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was only a few years younger than Robb; if his brother was almost a man grown, so was he. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Like my sisters and brothers, he frequently interrupted the story to ask for more details, like what color was the Prince’s horse, and what did the fairy godmother wear? When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I have a ton of sympathy for him having to watch his five- year-old brother get thrown out of a window—I think that’s going to affect him for the rest of his life. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gitl’s mouth was set in a firm line, and she shook her finger at her brother. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the abuse I have suffered in my admittedly unusual life has come from brothers and sisters, with older brothers and older sisters being, by and large, the worst offenders. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I tried to give my brother the same stare that Mama used on us when she expected us to fall in line, but it didn’t work. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My heart was breaking in my chest at the thought of tiny, eight-year-old Sahil realizing people were so much more adoring of his brother. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She talked fast, and lots, and always seemed like the sibling go-between, more patient and willing to play with me than my older brothers. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I watch Mazen's face carefully to see if he recognizes my brother's name, but he gives nothing away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She scrambled out of the box and ran to her little brother. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Seven thousand husbands and fathers, wives and mothers, brothers and sisters, and children had been taken to their deaths—or so we heard from survivors. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted my brother to love me again at any price. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Wait, the girl’s name is Monday and she has a brother named August?” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He used me and my brother to help convince my mom. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, and our two other brothers are guarding this side of the Doors, so you’ll see them soon enough!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It’s an old photograph of the four of us—me, my mom and dad and brother—standing on a beach, someplace tropical. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Do my brothers and Chou see the resemblance too? First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he was held out the window again, and as his eight-year-old brother was holding on to him, one of the kids bit his hand so that he had to let go. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

By unanimous vote, my brothers and I retired the Fentress Firefly Prize at bedtime, declaring the season of 1899 officially over. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then I reflected on my brother and how his only hope was a confession statement from the person he was with, the real killer. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Your brother asked us to give you some money for a bus ticket.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

After Shin’s mother and brother were executed, Hong began to watch Shin carefully. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“We can find your brother and break him out. You can be our eyes and ears in Blackcliff. A simple exchange.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

"My brother will never take back the Seven Kingdoms," Dany said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But I got close to Johnny and he became like a little brother to me. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have given anything in the world not to see the look that touched his brother’s face just then; there were no adequate words for it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There’s the classically beautiful brother and sister from District 1 who were victors in consecutive years when I was little. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually it, too, began to explore the farmyard and joined its brother and sisters as they all learned how to be chickens. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You don’t look like a brother,” the man said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What good are kindness, self-sacrifice, energy, and a sense of responsibility if they are so jealously guarded that only one’s brothers and sisters may benefit from them?” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

My little brothers small round face glowed, and sweat formed around the creases he had on his neck, just like my mother’s. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“How’re you?” she asks, and I also like how she asks this question, because she doesn’t mean it in an are you okay now that your brother’s dead? way. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

That means my sisters and brothers are probably off somewhere playing tag, even though Deacon Boyd has fussed at them at least three times now. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I go to bury the brother I love.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rambled off every detail, just like I had done with my parents, my brother, and my friends. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My brother fell for Saint Sarah without me knowing, and my mother is helping to arrange the possibility of them getting together. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Older brothers and sisters often stood lookout near dens, and parents never let their babies wander far. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The kid and her little brother both kept looking around pretty sharp as they picked them up, so that no customer would put his foot on one before they could get to it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Think of it, my dear brothers and sisters! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her brothers were among those who went to hunt the boar. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother was evaporating before my eyes, and I had to find a way of stopping this dreadful abduction. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He had held on to his big brother's hand all the way to the station. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of these bystanders, two happened to be Muslim brother Johnson Hinton and another brother of Temple Seven. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he even took one of my brothers with him, to wake him up if he nodded off. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

With Pa gone and my older brothers at their camp, Kim is the man of the house. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“From time to time you may use the water gourd to watch your husband and your brother,” the old man said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wrote also with great pleasure of her brother’s being an inmate of Mr. Darcy’s house, and mentioned with raptures some plans of the latter with regard to new furniture. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

When he’s not worrying about Anna—or as she sees it, getting in her way—he’s spending time with his little brother Cor and working on some sermons. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Little eight-year-old me cried tears of happiness when I learned my mom was pregnant and I was going to have a little brother. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Now I had to face my biggest brother. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her brother had told her to smile, and so she smiled until her face ached and the tears came unbidden to her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My brother was too much on a roll to stop, though. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Tomas and his brother broke away and marched back into the scorched grove. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s one of the baby Allen brothers as Halloween pumpkins. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Like my little brother Pie when he have a bad dream. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So who’ll help me keep your brother and sisters in school?” my mother asked. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bruises could be from anything. A Sanders boy? He’s probably getting into fights, like his brother.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He’s waiting for his brother to bring the new baby to Málaga. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And of course, it worked the other way around too—especially when the cop involved was the older brother of your oldest friend. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Since Finn was only fifteen at the time, Sean opted to stay with his brother until Finn finished high school. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I’ll never forget the looks on their faces when my brother took the field. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My brother Jalal actually went to fetch his hunting rifle before my father stopped him.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was not that they were unkind, but I knew that they did not have money enough to feed me and my brother. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The universe took my dad and brother away. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was the only fight with my brother I ever won. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Every evening, my brothers and I gathered on the front porch and held a contest to see who could spot the first flicker. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I did not think of my brother as that person; I doubt I will ever think of him that way. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My brother is holding on to my dad with one hand and clutching a small brown stuffed bunny rabbit with the other. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew, Emily’s older brother, bobbed his lopsided Mohawk as he listened to music. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I asked my brother, who wouldn’t look me in the face. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s a good guy. Percy, this is my brother, the son of Pluto.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Dad tells me sit over there with my brothers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, nwanne m, my brother is coming back from overseas after four years reading there.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Inge dedicated her life to working for peace and preserving the memory of her brother Hans and sister Sophie. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled my coat tighter and leaned into my brother. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I still love him though, ’cause he’s my brother so I have to. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t take your own brother to his death!” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Lloyd: If you had one more day to spend with your brother, what would you do? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it is for your brother, it’s for you as well. That’s one place you dualistic types have it over the rest of us, eh?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

There is just a state- appointed attorney who probably believes that my brother is guilty, too. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"He came in second in our school competition last year, only after his brother." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

My brother looked at me then real sad, but with a weird half smile. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Ivan and all his remaining brothers were gathered behind her on the road, watching with matching expressions of concern. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She put them on him and told him: “Look here, young squirrel. You better listen to your big brother Travis if you want to keep out of trouble.” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tendai pressed his hands against the mesh, and his little brother pressed his hands on the other side. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

That my brother is more than just missing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure if he was holding on to his brother and sister more for their sake or his own. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her brother Alex lets me in and then goes back to playing a video game on the couch. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He wonders when his brother got back and when he learned to play guitar. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The only kid he knew who’d had to become a father figure for his little brother and sister, when he was barely older than them himself. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The brothers on guard eyed him solemnly as he approached. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My brother must have known what I was feeling. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My father says the Shannon is a killer river because it killed my two brothers.When you look at pictures ofjesus He’s always wandering around ancient Israel in a sheet. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

David’s parents—Owen was his father’s brother—were taking turns staying with him in the hospital. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess he knew that if a white person hurt me or my brothers or sister, as a black man in Birmingham he couldn’t assume the law would do much about it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She gave me three phone numbers: her father; her oldest brother, Lawrence; and her brother David Jr.’s pager. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Charlie has captured the attention of some people nearby, and soon they start dancing around my brother. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I thought that my brother and his friends had created Pig Latin. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you truly a Pandava brother, or are you just a liar?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Saturdays, though, are for us three—Me, Zion, and Zarra—now, four, my brother, Trey. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He wondered whether he would ever see his brother again. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, I'm her brother. You know where she is?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

At home, there was her little brother yakking it up, Jen and her mom arguing. words of others at bay. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

After Joselito and Julius scurried off—ever the helpful brothers—Virgil’s parents presented him like a rare exhibit they didn’t quite understand. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Nobody ever got hurt. Look at your brother’s eye, baby.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No, your brother is used to a big house with lots of help, where everything is perfect. And you are all the help I have. Now get up!” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The tall white man looked at me and my brother, but he said nothing to us. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would never complain in public about my fashion dilemmas, but I felt perfectly okay pouring out my frustrations to my brother on one of our regular weekly phone calls. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

His little brother just stuck his tongue out at him and skipped ahead. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Because he hated the person he was becoming, and he wanted to leave before you and your brother hated him too.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

That meant that he was fourteen and since that was her twin brother it made her almost fifteen, too. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The upside of breakdancing with my brother was that my parents worried less when they knew he was with me, ready to punch an unsuspecting harasser in the face if necessary. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

My brothers were like a pack of wolves. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My brother Stephen treats these boys with scorn. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Stannis, that's a very pretty sword, I'll grant you, but I think the glow off it has ruined your eyes. Look across the fields, brother. Can you see all those banners?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My brother and I look at each other. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Then Kuttappen, his older brother, fell off a coconut tree and damaged his spine. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is enough to live on the sea and kill our true brothers. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You've known him longer than I have. He’s got a brother at Yale, doesn’t he?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Instead of speaking again, he shook his finger at me, turned, and swept out of the room just as my brother entered it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The ship that belonged to my brother and his sister. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You’ll get your weapons. I shall get my place of honor back, make no mistake. And then it’s up to you and your brother. Or sister, gods help us.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Angelica and her little brother were there too, stones in hand, and all the children’s eyes glittered fiercely in the moonlight. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He carried his brother back toward the trees, and both of them vanished into the dark woods. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Qybum was in attendance, and dour Walton in his mail shirt and greaves, plus a dozen Freys, all brothers, half brothers, and cousins. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I wake up the next morning to the voices of my brothers and father whispering to each other about what went on in the night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it's just as well that he has a brother who can do the talking for him,” Ida smiled. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I loved roughhousing with my brothers, trying out different moves, and figuring out how to land on my feet. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I look at the ticket again and then at my brother, who is carefully poring over the information on it with me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

My pretty Black brother was my Kingdom Come. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell by the narrow line of Maxim’s mouth, and I wondered if brothers and sisters always sparred like this, making it uncomfortable for those who listened. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you and your brother steal my bike and the other things?” she asked. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

It solved a problem for them and for my father and my brothers. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then Chess did glance down at his brother, thinking it would help his own resolve. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I thought Danny must love his little brother very much, though I didn’t remember his saying a word to him all the time they had been together. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Help out with money, take care of my brother, make sure my mom doesn’t feel too guilty. It’s tough.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Kyle’s other brother, Curtis, who was fifteen, was still trapped over in the neighbor’s yard, dealing with their dog. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Dany noticed that her brother's hand was clenched tightly around the hilt of his borrowed sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want Allah to “bum my brain” as I felt the brain of my brother Reginald had been burned for harboring evil thoughts about Mr. Elijah Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I begged, but Hamlet had already turned to my brother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He prowled beneath the trees, his brother close behind him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The dread- fill telegrams began to sneak sorrowfully in, and it was everybody’s brother. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell your brother for me to remember us in the alley,” Malcolm X said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night while watching an old Marx Brothers movie on the Late Show, he was held entranced by a scene where the brothers were searching for a missing painting. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you cut my brothers’ and sisters’ tongues?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

You see, I took all the money you earned to help rescue animals and I lost it to my brother, who's going to buy an iPod. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The black brother is so brainwashed that he may even be repelled when he first hears the troth. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a silver tray of smoked oysters and offered them around the room, keeping a close count as instructed by Viola on how many my brothers took. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“You’d play your brother’s own voice to him? After he died?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

White didn’t mention one detail to Pyle: the girl who had been taken hostage credited White with protecting her and her brother. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My brother Ramo was only a little boy half my age, which was twelve. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a knock at the Clohessys’ door and it’s Mam holding my little brother, Michael, by the hand, and Guard Dennehy, who is in charge of school attendance. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

"We found this on the captain of your household guard, Sansa. It is a letter to my late husband's brother Stannis, inviting him to take the crown." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Meet you Gregor and Boots the Overlanders, brother and sister, who have most recently fallen among us. Please bathe them and then proceed to the High Hall.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My big brother reaches home in the dark hours before dawn, when even ghosts take their rest. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Then it’s possible your brother may have joined him recently. Within the last month.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even my brother, the captain of the cricket team, that local god, approved. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom was close friends with Rosa’s brother, Sylvester, before she left Pine Level for Birmingham. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The morning was like that: hang around, stare at people, distract Jeffrey for a while, meet random new people who know all about my brother, stare some more. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went to this place on the river where Lucas first told me about his brother and where I had, some time after that, experienced an R-rated moment with Laura Fish. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I wondered if that's the way she felt when my brother was taken away to prison. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“My brother got bit by a dog,” she told Dr. Gonzalez. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know my father and brother were arguing about what had happened, but all I could think about in that moment was what was going to happen next. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ngwabi’s brothers and sisters knew that what he said was right, but they accepted they would never know what the world looked like. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The young men and women who were heading to Iraq and Afghanistan to serve and fight weren’t just anonymous recruits but friends of mine, brothers and sisters in arms. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I guess he just wandered away trying to follow his brothers and sisters into the trees. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

In any other circumstance, he and Kamau would have been sent to one of the city’s orphanages, and perhaps they would have been separated, but his brother hadn’t let that happen. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“But it’s probably against the law in Singapore too. Yet our brother has two, and his sons have two each. The law doesn’t matter.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My brother worked down here after he became an Avox,” says Castor. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, Jack also teased Jakob, his brother, who was five years younger than he. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

"And for the sake of her beloved brother, she will consent, despite her misgivings." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m no good at telling stories. My brother was. But not as good as you.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He probably trusted them or he wouldn't have left his precious little brother in their care. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once in the palace the brother and his friend could trust to their own swords and the complete surprise of their attack. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella stopped short and looked at her brother. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Very quickly, as word of his skill and artistry spread on both ends of the Road, Antain made a good enough living to keep his mother and brothers happy and content. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We survive on the fish my brothers catch each day. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His doctor told me that if I didn’t react like I did by getting my brother to the hospital so soon, he would have died. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Along with her brother, her son, and a team of household servants, Cleopatra settled in for an extended stay as Caesar’s guest. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He might be the lord in Winterfell while his brother and fa-ther were gone, but he was still Bran the Broken. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“He’s so strange, that boy. Too strange. Maybe he had something to do with what happened to that other girl...you never know. Even your own brother believes this.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Or when Alex’s little brother looked as if he might have gotten knocked unconscious for real and it was time to bribe him to keep his mouth shut. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Before we leave the next morning, and when my brothers and sister aren’t looking, I grab some of our cooked rice and wrap it up in banana leaves. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How were you able to forgive Tris, after what she did to your brother?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Dante’s making a list of names for his baby brother.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Johnson was not distressed—and definitely not surprised—to learn that the police were once more interested in her brother’s activities. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hard to leave my new brother,” he said with a tremble in his voice. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

My brother was two years older, but I could do all the tricks he could. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My brother said, “Did he say something good?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

"You don't, so hush up," he told his brother. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Days and days and days pass, until they all start to blur together, and I think that my brother might’ve been right—everything’s happening all at once, and there’s no such thing as time. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I mean, he turned his back on his own brother. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It was due to the influence of the Mbekela brothers that I myself was baptized into the Methodist, or Wesleyan Church as it was then known, and sent to school. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His Aunt Florence looked up, and said: “We been wondering where you was, boy. This bad brother of yours done gone out and got hisself hurt.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

What my brother knew, my father must also know. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

During the next week, some workers, my brother David among them, had to exhume hundreds of bodies from the mass graves where they had been thrown and burn them. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She tells my brother to take his fingers out of his mouth. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

My brothers and my mother were able to make some of the other preparations for me—collecting sticks and gum for the arrows, collecting the rope to bind them with. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I think of that night now, I don’t think of the dark highway, or of my brother lying in a pool of his own blood. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

‘Porphyrion called him our brother. ‘And a bronze statue surrounded by fire,’ Percy said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Jan was paired with dour Eddison Tollett, a squire grey of hair and thin as a pike, whom the other brothers called Dolorous Edd. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His brother was fine, he said finally, and everything seemed to have settled down. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what your brother used to say?” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

My brother and I were puzzled and we speculated as to what our new “uncle” could be doing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom was overcome by the news; his brother—who was married and had three children under the age of eight—had seemed invulnerable to Tom. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

At the end, when the lights have come on again, my brother returns to language. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was simply that I couldn’t muster her authority, couldn’t manage to keep my sisters and brother in line with her strict rules of behavior. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

If no one was around to see him, my older brother would help me carry the heavy pails of mud from the pond to plaster our walls. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

One of the house slaves told him the brothers were drinking at the big house. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“No. And I dont want to know. No member of my show can pull a stunt like that. You her...brother?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Accepting the guard’s word, Shin explained what his brother and mother were planning and where they were. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Three guards seized my brother, who writhed, cursed, and spat upon them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He was at it a long time, and I lost interest, closed the Venetian blind, and joined my sisters and brothers in front of the television set. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But while her brother had managed to sterilize his memories, she had only managed to make hers more scalding. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The plan was still to bury him in the church graveyard near his babies and his brother. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t think so. I think she loved my brother. At least, I think she liked him a lot.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

His brother never untied a knot when he could slash it in two with his sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She stopped and grabbed him and held him to her as they watched the train leave, the man and the other brother gone. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She had a sister married to a Mr. Phillips, who had been a clerk to their father, and succeeded him in the business, and a brother settled in London in a respectable line of trade. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see where my brother was, if he was in front or behind me, but I didn’t stop to find out. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Ekon held his brother’s gaze and locked on to that something, pleading. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I walked to the truck and climbed to the top of the pile of belongings, where my brothers were waiting. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Some young brothers looked at me as though I had betrayed them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey sat in the middle again, facing her brother. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Bronx, a fire consumed a straight-A student and her baby brother, asleep in his crib. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Before her brother’s son got me pregnant.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Lead the way, Barf-ew,” she replied, but she was smiling as she followed her brother out their front door. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was a pretty young guy, not much older than my brother D.B., and you could kid around with him without losing your respect for him. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

All the Men Pieces is about war but told by a boy your age who can’t seem to find peace after a bomb blows his village and his brother to pieces. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My brother keeps high-fiving students as we head outside. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Just like the shouts “black girl,” “black brother, black brother,” and even my lingering fear that I might be arrested...all of it is about race. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her brother Carlos went to Cuba and then came back to Jamaica and opened a garment factory. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I’m always fascinated by how the same genes rearrange themselves across brothers and sisters. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was so upset with my brother that I decided not to go out at all. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Tell me how long you’ve been hurting my brother,” Redemption replied, never breaking eye contact. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He had no elder brother or sister to care for him. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

They went back onto the road, holding their brothers’ hands, and saw that now there were quite a lot of people who were walking in the fields and along the road. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

His brother Roman goes to my school too. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“OK. Do you have any brothers or sisters?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m only joking around, but Yolanda gets a stern expression like I’m one of her little brothers or sisters acting up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Charlie,” she said to her brother’s amazed and anxious face. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Iapetus! Don’t tell me you don’t recognize your own brother!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My oldest brothers, Bill and Woody, were his crew. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dismounted from my brother’s back and stood with my fists on my hips, pretending defiance though my legs felt weak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

There’s a footstep, a pause, then a crackling like the kind of static on the radio that my brother says comes from outer space, then another pulse, a gasp of air sucked in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Girl come to see her brother,” the guard said. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the time it takes me to gasp, the Mask has shoved my brother’s face into the sandy ground and pinned his writhing body with a knee. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When he asked us to move closer, she commanded that my brothers climb up the tanker, find a way to fling their bodies on the windshield and block the driver’s view. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was when I was a kid, chasing my younger brother, Tommy The one in the city with better prospects and better taste in coffee tables than me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The man had her brother's hair, but he was taller, and his eyes were a dark indigo rather than lilac. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He offered me one, but I wanted to save them all for my brothers. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Aunt Cleo was living in a rented room and I invited her to share the apartment with me, my mother, and brother, and she consented. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You and your noble brother will leave His Grace with no council at all if you continue." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"My brother Robb is fighting in the south," he said, "but you can say your words to me, if you like." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You want to know the secret to your brother?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Our baby brother, Roman, was born pale as dust. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Stephen and I still get stuck doing the dishes together, and then he remembers he’s my brother. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

He must have an older brother or sister in middle school! A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was imagining it, but for the first time in a long while, my brother seemed to be mine again, and I didn’t realize until just that moment how much I’d missed him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I asked my brother if Kelly was unconventionally beautiful. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was hoping that I’d learn to glide socially the way my brother had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Too many of his brothers were making japes about the stench of the savages in Mole’s Town. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Why are you lying, taking the blame for him? You’re covering for him to protect me. So he and I can still be brothers, right? So I don’t totally and completely despise him.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’d need your brother alive to learn what he knows. And if Quinton has refused to say anything, then there’s a good chance he and Maria are still out there somewhere.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

There were others like her, women with pictures of their shaheed husbands, sons, brothers held high. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Even my brothers have to admit that Mrs. Hameed’s food is better than Hot Pockets. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She would do anything for her brother, whatever she had to! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The only problem was, he’d left his special bow and arrow in the dining room where Princess Draupadi was eating with one of his brothers. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My brother Allie and I, if we were with our parents and all, we used to move our seats and go way down so we could watch him. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

On Halloween night my parents brought my brother and me to visit her in the hospital. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I watched my brother in the flow of a sweaty game with a group of boys on the adjacent street corner. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Was it when my dad and brother died, or was it before that? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll repeat these words to myself, as if by doing so I’ll somehow be able to understand my older brother and my former love a little better. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

My father was small and thin compared to my brothers, but he was strong. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flung out all his favored maxims as if strewing flowers after my brother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She heard sausages hissing in the kitchen, saw her brother’s collection of sports magazines on the livingroom table, smelled the bittersweet odor of Calpurnia’s hairdressing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He’s been like a brother to me all my life. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Nettle grabbed her brother by the scruff and pulled him outside as an avalanche of rock thundered behind them. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

While he is a generation younger than my father, both he and his elder brother Max always symbolized a genuine and authentic continuity throughout the struggle. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sooner or later, nearly every family lost a father, brother, or son. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

The footprints were large, too, and the sight of them made the brother feel uneasy. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry too. About the wine. It wasn’t you who killed my brother or that poor old man in Tyrosh.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He wanted to fight my brothers but knew they were strong and were always together. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Dr. Webb says that had Lucas Cader never met my family, he may very well have slipped into the same messed-up life that had ended both his father and brother. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

For the last fifteen years of my dad’s life—basically from the moment I was conceived to the moment he died—the two brothers hadn’t spoken. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I had been trying to call my brother in Spain for weeks, and had learned—from a friend of his— that he was flying back and forth to a hospital in Amsterdam. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What about you? What Nemesis said about your brother?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

"My brother is worth a hundred of your friend." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Our brother school, River Vale, is right across the lake, and we have socials and dances and whatever with them all the time. Almost every other weekend.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get your older brothers married before we worry about you,” Marina said idly as she spooned more boiled eggs out of the cold water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

As soon as the last bell rang, I found my brother. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He closed his mouth but repeated his brother’s words in his head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I just ain’t interested in nobody coming to my house and being no big brother to any of my kids,” Pops said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Neither Claudius nor Laertes had seen me yet The king gripped my brother by the shoulders and spoke intently. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Rather than listen, I began to look out the window, staring at the cars driving by when I thought about my brother Kevin’s death a year ago . The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Zeke glares at his brother, then puts him in a headlock and rubs his knuckles into Uriah’s skull. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

On Thursday, October 13, Johnny and Tyrone saw Eric Morse and his older brother, Derrick, outside of one of the high-rises in the Ida Bees. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And what advantage would that give us over not having a wall at all?” asked Frey, Freya’s brother. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

And so Maniac was invited to accompany the brothers McNab to their home. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother, on the other hand, has posters of “super models” and cars and beer and things like that on the walls in his room. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Today, when the Lacks brothers talk about Henrietta, they focus on the importance of her contribution to science. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like that at all. Countries can disagree but life goes on. The United States wants to be friends with this country. How many of you have a teenage brother or sister?” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Regardless, my dad asked how my brother and Kelly met. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Because my parents were so high up in the government, my brothers attended one of the best private schools, and my younger brother and I had our own baby-sitters. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But this brother, it happened, had seen too much of my total loyalty to the Nation to carry out his order. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shep’s brothers showed up with a cart to collect the body. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never seen a body do that. My brother John was indentured. I remember what he said when he was free. He said he felt real lost-like at first.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victor was the younger son and brother—a tête montée, with a temper which invited violence and a will which no ax could break. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

My brother and sister are curled up next to me—Hermelinda on the end and Manuelito wedged in the middle—and the fleas and bedbugs and lice are crawling wherever they please. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks up with red, puffy eyes that I’ve never seen on my brother before. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Are you really going to be mad at me because I protected my baby brother by sending you home? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother is ever so thankful for the remedy she gave us. My brother’s cough has all but gone now.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He gradually spent more time playing with his two older brothers. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever told her that her brother was her friend? The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I thought maybe something was wrong with my brother. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My brother says there’s nothing special about the stairs inside, they’re plain ordinary stairs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took her, and afterward when that dangerous thing, a woman, was his, he understood how good his brother’s advice had been. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eva was quite a spiritual girl with a big family of brothers and sisters but she was an unpredictable drunk. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

During that winter my brother came home from Chicago; I was glad to see him, though we were strangers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black brother peeled a fresh sourleaf from the bale in the wagon and stuffed it into his mouth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My brother looked at me, genuinely sympathetic, for all of five seconds before he suddenly frowned. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“At my Lord Zeus’s command,” Artemis said, “my brother Apollo and I shall hunt the most powerful monsters, seeking to strike them down before they can join the Titans’ cause. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Powerful Spirit of the magistrate my worthless ancestors angered! My brother and I were sent to you as the sacrifice you demanded.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Together they woke Hake, who received the Lord Commander's orders with a stream of curses, but got up all the same and soon had a dozen brothers cutting roots for a soup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As I close the root cellar door, I find a piece of paper tucked in one of the leather hinges I made from my brother Jake’s old belt. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robert urged his brother to enlist in the army for three years, rather than be drafted for two. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh brother,” said Chacho, but he didn’t argue with the little boy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has never wanted me to use the Korean word for big brother. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I cupped my hand over my brother’s mouth. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“No, they talk about me because of my brother, there’s a big difference. I’m not good at everything like he is.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was the Stark in Winterfell, his father's son and his brother's heir, and almost a man grown. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Your latest paintings have given me a great deal to think about as regards your state of mind when you made them,” he writes to his brother. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

That Pearl—a mile and a half away, watching television with her own brothers and sister—did not exist, that this life belonged to her, Izzy, and her alone. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He refused to look his brother in the eye. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

"Your Grace, whatever my traitor brother has done, I had no part. You know that, I beg you, please—" “Get her up!” A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Do you not believe your brother could do that?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And I still haven't told him about my e-mail relationship with my secret admirer, who may or may not be his identical twin brother, who is also the one who stood me up. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But after, when it was just the two of us, the mask lowered, the bravado peeled off like a breastplate, and he was my brother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Are you quite certain that Daenerys will make good her brother’s promises?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I said Sam tried to give his brother the money, but his brother said no! He was only joking!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you ask your brother to come out here?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The devil, Mexico. He came up in your head, like he do with me sometimes. He who made you kill your brother.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

In fact, it wasn’t me my brother told about going to Los Angeles; one of my sisters told me what he’d told her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me an outsider in my own family, always lesser than my big brother, the apple of my parents' eyes? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“The killings have started,” Pa tells my older brothers as we walk back down the mountain to our rendezvous area. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I saw my little brother, crying so hard as my auntie held onto his hand. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They was more like brothers and sisters than cousins. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stick my hands in the pockets, End the bus ticket stub in one, and in the other, sure enough, the folded-up map my brothers and sisters gave me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her brother’s death was a turning point in Elizabeth’s life. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Baba asks for his brother, but he’s sleeping. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I had been reading about the Wright brothers. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When I think about the dream about my brother, I think about the fact that the last time I saw him was when I was four. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

"You mew like a suckling babe," his brother hissed at him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Of course he would ask about my brother. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Neither is my brother Charlie, or Grandma, or Grandpa, or Dad. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

"Well met, my lady. Your brother charged us to keep an eye out for your party, and escort you back to Riverrun in all haste should we come upon you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That I had been lonely on the farm, surrounded by brothers and sisters with lives of their own, a mother with too many cares, and a pen full of chickens. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“My brother, Ashish, and I have had that conversation many times.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then the only thing I could dream about is being on the same corner as the other brothers, looking for something to hook into. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You fought with your brother,” I say, making the connection. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

When he graduated, her brother handed over the key, dangling on an España key chain, to the old teacher’s storage room, through which you could access the roof hatch. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She chases my brother down the hallway, shouting, “Come back with that turkey, you turkey!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Once, he said, the Thembu, the Mpondo, the Xhosa, and the Zulu were all children of one father, and lived as brothers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

About four months after Lill was born, when Mother went to bed early one night with a cold, we were sure a new brother or sister would be on hand in the morning. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, he asked a guard about his father and brother, who had been sent to the left. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly depressed, he tells his brother that it feels like he hasn’t lived. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

OK, so we were losing money hand over fist, my dad was crumbling like a day-old scone, and my brother might die. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bring the car right back after you drop off your sister and brothers,” Mama called to Chester. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Granny was sending my brother to fetch Grandpa, of whom I was mortally afraid. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being stuck on the farm—my brother and I knew a lot more about that than Lissa did. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

A brother to swap stories with, who’d learn about history from me and teach me how to do my sums. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

For Pedro, The little brother, It’s the chicken mole, First on his plate But soon on his shirt. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his black leather breeches and jerkin, his hunting knife and his bow and quiver, he might have been Robin Hood’s evil, better-looking brother. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Who else would save him, if not his brother? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He and his brothers walked away, but not before Frank tossed one last glare over his shoulder. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It feels for the first time like I'm moving away from the shadow of my brother and coming to stand in my own light. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When we first get to cities my brother and I go to the bathroom a lot, and drop things in as well, such as pieces of macaroni, to see them disappear. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We’re not churchgoers unless it’s Easter, Juneteenth, or Christmas, and there typically aren’t any weekly plans or activities, so my brother Drake and I sleep until eleven and wake to the smell of bacon. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

In his less generous moments he believed his brother had been stolen from him, that the unfairness of taking such a beautiful man so young put many things into question. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

What I wouldn’t give to escape there with my brother, to live in a place with no Martials, no Masks, no Empire. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Remora sighed and picked up the full glass her brother had left by the sink. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I saw the African features of my black brothers and sisters whom the devilish white man had brainwashed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was younger, she wouldn’t have hesitated to plague Hayva with dread visions of her dead brother. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, his brother is—one hopes—safe, and somewhere.” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tuesday, my black T-shirt read in white letters: black brother. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She hated it, as her brother must have. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"You can get your lunch now. Let him through, you brothers around the door!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Has he persuaded Theo to his side, or will his brother abandon him? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Public justice is the greatest kind of show, my brother. Drama. Suspense. And, best of all, education en masse.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I continued to watch the Scoreboard, expecting to see his brother Daito’s score increase as well. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Her head is turned in the direction of the courtyard, as though something pulled her attention away from her brother at the precise moment the party was halted. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My brother and I had gone to the head of a canyon that winds down to a little harbor which is called Coral Cove. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the question, Hideo seems to waver in place, and I can see that, in this instant, he knows his brother never came home, he knows something terrible has happened. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Before he got to know anyone, however, he and his brothers were ordered back to work on the Lady Gin. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Though he was six years older and had every reason to act vastly superior to me, his kid brother, he never did. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The brothers completed the work nonetheless, and as word of their craftsmanship spread across Canada they began to get new commissions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Joseph told Frankie the entire story about her brother, the house, and the ship. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They were mostly thin, beautiful women in formfitting dresses, and heavyset men in what Luke’s dad and brothers called sissy clothes—shiny shoes and clean, dressy pants and jackets. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I remember him. He went there with my brother. They used to be cool.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I think love wears out, and Papa’s love for his brother had worn out now that Uncle Darnell rattled and hollered in the night like a ghost. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine why neighbors would harm me or my sisters and brothers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s true. Antonio came by yesterday and told me. Lucia probably overheard us talking. And yes, I was surprised, too, but you know your brother would never do anything to hurt us.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard to make out. But from his expression I wouldn’t say your brother had much humor.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been a mother’s boy since I got you. Now, go join your brother and grow up.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Freud by then was a fully adult male, but he still spent time with his family and often played gently with both of his small sisters.Young brothers or sisters can sometimes be very useful. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The brothers would often see me playing or minding sheep and come over to talk to me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy could be heard telling the other prefects, “My brother, you know! My youngest brother! Got past McGonagall’s giant chess set!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He said that his brother and three nieces he’d never met lived up in Canada. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He still was the kid brother whom I still felt more “family” toward than I felt now even for our sister Ella. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

These are the innocent boy’s new sisters and brothers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

My brothers turned to one another to stem the sadness, but not to me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Him and his little brother, PJ, lived right down the block, and we all hung out once in a while. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Me and Charlie leaned forward, leaned into our brother, to listen. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

By now my older brother might be married, and his wife would be living in the home of my parents. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Helen’s brothers were Castor and Pollux, more than a match for any mortal hero. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be alone, but my brothers would not let me. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Back in spring, when I was in the fifth grade, just months before he, like his brother, was assassinated, Big Ma put on a church outfit to hear the senator speak. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She and her brother helped lift Bran out of the wicker basket. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My brothers and I looked at one another in shock. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His baby brother had been wild as a winter storm since he learned Robb was riding off to war, weeping and angry by turns. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Together we recited the words “Hello, I am your American mother. Hello, I am your American father. You have three American brothers. Their names are Adam, Erik, and Teddy. Teddy plays the piano.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was expecting my brother to just talk and talk about himself for a long time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The brothers stood by the grave a long time, then they went away and they didn’t mention Cyrus. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

White Deer’s youngest brother came all the way north by train from Los Angeles. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once when I had a little time from the railroad, Elzenia, my brother, Johnny, and me went up north along the Oklahoma border before the first of our children was born. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vault opened onto one of the tunnels the brothers called the wormwalks, winding subterranean passages that linked the keeps and towers of Castle Black under the earth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Our house is small, and I have six brothers and a sister, all younger than I. Things got a little crowded, as the mole explained when he crawled out of the anthill.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Our conversation is interrupted when my oldest brother joins us on the balcony. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Honestly, he seemed more like he could be Dimple’s little brother than Rishi’s. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When some of the older boys pulled the tree away, they found Francie and her brother standing upright, hand in hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where he had once cared for only one boy, he now brimmed with love for this bristling vixen and her ragged brother. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her little brother, Adam, is smashing his Legos and watching cartoons at top volume in the living room. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I took one last look at the messy living room, Annabeth’s half brothers spilling LEGOs and arguing, the smell of cookies filling the air. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But at the time I blushed furiously to be seen by Hamlet while entangled in a fight with my brother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

What kind of storyteller am I if I couldn’t even reach my own brother? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"If my husband was a lion,” she said to her brother, "then what are my two sons?” The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Atticus was a head taller than his brother, his face was broad and open with a straight nose and wide thin mouth, but something about the three marked them as kin. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

That was the moment my brothers, sister, and I liked to jump on his back. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Jackson and two other “Soledad brothers” had been accused of helping beat to death a white correction officer at the California prison on January 16, 1970. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though the brothers didn’t actually attack him, Humphrey became more and more tense when they were around. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

An example of one such conversation was the one I had with Officer Lansing of the Lily Police Department on the day after my brother went missing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

My brother was so little, but he acted so big and tough. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mom sometimes seemed to lapse into a different dialect when one of her brothers was around. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My brothers and sisters had left the table, and my father would not look at me anymore, ignoring me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a young girl, I never knew my oldest brother, Heritage. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I stared into the darkness, searching it for her face, trying to understand what power my brother had over her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

To Caroline’s assertion of her brother’s being partial to Miss Darcy she paid no credit. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Mami is standing by the kitchen window, chopping lettuce and talking with her brothers on the phone. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Cal suddenly felt a deep love for his brother and an impulse to protect him in his weakness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My brother and the gentlemen are to dine with the officers.—Yours ever, Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately for my brother and Reggie both, the bird showed up at first light the following morning and waited outside the pen for his breakfast and morning grooming from his best friend. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But there were no girls in my family, so my brothers would do that, and people would laugh at them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you realize that we must try to be inconspicuous?” she demanded of her brother. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had an older sister who was married and lived in Houston, and an older brother serving eight to ten at Huntsville. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Neither was victor; they killed each other, Eteocles dying looked upon his brother and wept; he had no strength to speak. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No wonder Moreau’s apprentice went after my brother. If there really is some master plan to take back the Black Book, then they’ll need the Black Key to open it.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Antonio-foroooooooous, the voice teased, like my brothers used to tease me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. My mom has two brothers. And her parents.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I remembered all the times I’d seen one of my brothers burst through the back door, howling, pinching some part of his body that was gashed or squashed or broken or burned. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Even if my brother made a phone call, he's still wearing his armor. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I said, “Can your brother drive us out there today?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just looked at Tad with a sadness that made Tad think of the way his brother had looked at him last year when their dog had died. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She was still contemplating the view when Bobby, shadowed by his large little brother, became a part of it, a wobbly figure headed her way. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve seen too many people make mistakes and get stuck here—like Erin’s brother, Rod, and my pop did. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Derrick came over there and said, “They threw my brother out the window.” Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were pictures of his dad and his dad's older brother who died in Vietnam, and pictures of Park and Josh from every school year. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Personally, I like to think my brother is having a college experience like they do in the movies. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

There were days when my maa took only a bit of rice for herself so that the rest of us—my baap, my brothers, and I—might have more. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

To stick up for himself and his brothers, Chris started to lift weights. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Now she decorating her brother with it like he a pig in a sty and I see that old disgust Miss Leefolt got for her own daughter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Adam wrapped his arms around his brother and hung close to him, sobbing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because bound to that chair, gagged, terrified, and tearful, was her brother, Ben. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Atticus, not yet secure in his profession, spent and borrowed every nickel he could find to put on his brother’s education; in due time it was returned with interest. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

My brother was so angry, so upset about our mother’s favorite cow that he was crying. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I lost my brother, I don’t think I could ever utter a word again. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

JT might be a cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream and sprinkles on the top, but his brother was castor oil. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, and without rushing, he sauntered back to where the two brothers were still standing among a big flock of pigeons. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

One picture, I autographed and airmailed to my brothers and sisters in Lansing, to let them see how well I was doing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a slow colored song in her mind—one Portia’s brother used to play on his harp. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was dawn before the pain ended and, in six voices, his older brothers welcomed Septimus to their ranks. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

But after we got back from the hospital, I had picked up the book again, because I truly did want to understand what was going on with my brother and with Samantha, too. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And all the tears that she hadn’t been able to shed at her brothers’ funeral came pouring down. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

My brother could wake up tomorrow, or he might never wake up. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Usually they went hand in hand with the powerful whites and helped to keep their groaning brothers in line, for that was the safest course of action. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The old man was called Garikayi, and most of the others were his younger brothers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Our heads spin at the thought of that many brothers and sisters. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Ay, Pedrito, how can we be true Christians and turn our back on our brothers and sisters—” “Your first responsibility is to your children, your husband, and your home!” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marigold had the worst suspicion that she’d just mailed off her little brother to New Jersey. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

But the more he tried to be like his brother, the more his brother rejected him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Whoever she was looking for—friend, brother, sister, parent, or child—wasn’t here. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She pressed her fingertips to her temples and waved toward Virgil’s older brothers, who were tall and lean and muscled, even then. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I gave each of my brothers a bookmark of a waving Texas flag that I’d inked and colored myself. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She’s said many, many times, “I love where I’m from, but I love my brother more.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Did you—” Joaquin starts to say to his sisters, but they’re already guiding Birdie’s parents and brother out into the backyard. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately Secretary Riley can’t change what happened to my brother and me, but maybe he can help us spread our message so it doesn’t happen to another innocent teen. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’m only entering this program to find out what happened to my brother. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I remember my brothers sitting around the table talking very intently about what we were going to do, how we would keep the family together. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

They couldn't have killed him, she told herself, he was too hard and tough, and a brother of the Night's Watch besides. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Now you know what it feels like to be a dumb beast,” said the Blue Monkey, laughing nastily, “like my little brothers and sisters at the zoo.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at my brothers while he drank, and his gaze made them uneasy. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the feast, in the melee, even in Renly’s pavilion with her brothers of the Rainbow Guard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Her big sister goes with Josh Sheridan, and Josh says you're his brother's girlfriend. Ben said you weren't, and Bobbie laughed at him." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The defining feature of the place is that the only thing the Rose brothers do is fight. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Half brothers, really. We had the same father.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a brother, right? Don’t you think you would know if he was suicidal?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But he had not left the Wall for that; he had left be-cause he was after all his father's son, and Robb's brother. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Make certain Bran Stark and his little brother are in their beds, and be quick about it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Three days in Puerto Rico and my brother thinks he’s a professional dancer. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“My uncle John was your uncle John? You, Diana, and Mary are his sister’s children, as I am his brother’s child?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m still new to it. There’s a lot to learn. Do you have a sister or brother?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was trying to be a supportive younger brother, but he totally blew up my spot instead. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I love the preacher-man, but I think he may be giving these brothers too much credit. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One time David, another of my brothers, skated on thin ice that gave way. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

My brother and I both transferred from Erudite. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of the two brothers appreciated the Frenchman’s charms, despite his discreet attempts to win their favor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have strange feelings and sometimes when I’m sitting by the fire with Mam and my brothers I feel tears coming and I’m ashamed of myself for being weak. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Dear brother,” she said, “please let me decide.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

That time of ecstasy for me and three of my brothers, each of us with a birthday that month, plus Halloween to look forward to. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Brother Jack swore and swung to another brother. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m a fan of your brother’s movies. Didn’t think I’d get to talk to you today.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Many a time his brother had tried to crack the black bones of the gate between his teeth, but they would not break. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Do not worry, brother. You saved me. You wouldn’t have had to if Briares had helped.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Along with Cassius, I really was more worried about how his brother Rudolph was going to do, fighting his first pro fight in the preliminaries. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Rupa! Go pump more water and peel the potatoes. And don’t scold your brother—I’m sure he’ll start studying harder than ever now.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was taught to fear what my brother will do with it if I do not do as I am told. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to be an older brother,” she tells him one day. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This one was yours, and this yours,” my mother would say to us brothers and sisters, and fill us with awe that she could remember. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked like someone’s son, an older brother. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Before I follow, I stop at the gable end of a bombed-out block to wait for my little brother. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh brother, you never saw such a bunch of motley angels as we got hovering over this town,” he crowed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed, "So what? I'm neither a criminal nor a politician, brother. So you picked the wrong man. But thanks again for the coffee and cheese cake—brother." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother watches the water level in the giant hole next door, waiting for the hole to dry up so he can use it for a bunker. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I came to rely more and more upon my brother Reginald as the only one in my world I could completely trust. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of Ralph’s little brothers, sisters, and cousins, hoping Matt would not notice them in the dim light, popped out from their hiding places to watch. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He had sometimes thought that having six brothers must have toughened her up. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was the same for the five Scholl brothers and sisters. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He shivered and looked away from his brother’s face. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Wright brothers made their famous first powered flight on December 17, 1903, aviation fever seized the world. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

They hit you if you wash your hair on certain days, or tap somebody with a ruler, or step over a brother whether it’s during your menses or not. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sonia has done the same as her brother, a new room every year ever since she was eighteen, new roommates Ashima must keep track of when she calls. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Together the three of us walk toward the cafeteria, leaving my brother behind. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

My brother and I worked through the nights on a machine that made casings for the detonators on bombs. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I was definitely not a saint, as my brother had so clearly pointed out. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"My lord father has sent my brother to sit in his place in this council. He bids us accept Tyrion as the Hand of the King, until such time as he himself can join us." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Knowing I was Blanca’s husband, one brother ushered me to the row where she was sitting. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

"If you and your brother were to make common cause against them—" "I will not treat with Renly," Stannis answered in a tone that brooked no argument. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

What might I do with a brother on the throne? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He remembered what Osha had said the day that his brother had led his army out of Winterfell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Now go tell your brother you’re not mad at him, OK? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The very next day the pet finds itself bouncing at the back of the family Jeep in the company of its human brothers and sisters. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anya waited outside, not wanting to get accosted by his brothers or held up for some reason. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Around this same time, my parents learned that my younger brother Simba had started to beat up other kids to give him money or to bring extra food for him to school. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even though Luke had only seen her brothers from a distance, he caught the resemblance and laughed. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

You and the others, the men I call brothers. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I was on my way to visit my brother Wilfred, in Detroit. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My nicknames referred to my being born during a bad year when two of my father’s brothers died in a raid. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t take long to know, little brother. Trust me, I knew Keisha liked me the day we met.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It made her feel sick to think she might have been dismissing James, a new friend she wanted to impress, the same way she’d felt her brother had been dismissing her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A group of goblins would corner a stray brother dwarf, pin him down, and then the leader would give him the double barrels straight in the face. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

His wife's brother was young, and more gallant than wise. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He had a lightning bolt on his shield and her father had sent him out to behead the Hound's brother. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I think Bobby’s kid brother was with us. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cops see a brother running at night, they pick him up for sure. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe he should not have written brother, but like it or not, that was his position in life. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Then come, and let your brother go with us, and some other of your folk who is most swift! For we have need of speed greater than any wind, outmatching the wings of the Nazgûl.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She peered over the balcony and saw Tess and me sitting in the living room with my brothers and their friends. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Then he lumbers back to his brother, who has been gingerly trying to get into a Buick for five minutes. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

After that, nobody came or asked anything else about the bronzes for a while, and his brother built his well and life went on. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I know he will go with his brothers. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Sparkle has been able to see the real me, the one I am when I'm not just Teal's brother, the also-ran, the slightly washed-out twin. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My brother finds one of these, and shows it to me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Hamlet and my brother, who used to spar as playfellows! They traded mortal blows over my lifeless body?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Your brother,” said the Threarah, with the faintest suggestion of “Don’t correct me any more, will you?” in his voice. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pups was squirming and sliding o’er one the ’nother, carrying on something fierce, nipping at anything that moved, not caring if they was biting their brother or sister or even their own selfs. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

All that Shin knew about his brother was that he was not a hard worker. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She knew how these desolate homeless men felt, for she herself had come to Africa with a few friends fleeing from her brother who wanted to murder her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to laugh at the absurdity of it—Veturius giving me the key to my brother's freedom, just as I realize that such information might not mean anything. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It had been years since Sierra had ridden the pegs on the back wheel of her brother’s bike. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

His bangs are still crooked, but my little brother is growing up. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Fighting with your brothers, I told my father, is also part of a full life! Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Four brothers dead. A dozen wounded. A third as many as the foe. And we took captives. One died quickly from his wounds, but the other lived long enough to be questioned." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The girl who drowned the slaver cities in blood rather than leave strangers to their chains can scarcely abandon her own brother’s son in his hour of peril. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

While the rest of the family tossed and dozed, I secretly made my way to the San Marcos River bank and enjoyed a daily interlude of no school, no pestiferous brothers, and no Mother. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Rupa crawled forward as far as she could, leaning across her brothers back. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

My brother, who is usually oblivious to everything, coughs and wheezes, as if he is choking on something. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was hard to find words when you were adopted and your brother wasn’t, and it was pretty clear that you had been chosen because of things beyond your control. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

So, often, I would read to these brothers selected passages from white men’s books. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

His body is curled the way my little brother Pie used to sleep. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” Shae said, “you have brothers. Three of them, I understand?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But if I was patient and waited, I would reach it and see my brothers again. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Could Trompita take over your job?” he asked, mispronouncing my brother’s nickname. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Salvador, Salvador,” she cried softly, leaning over her brother. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t really remember much of what happened after that except that my older brother came to Mr. Vaughn’s office in my middle school and told me to stop crying. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My brother was going into his junior year. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The four boys were looking for possible routes of escape when Red’s brother decided that in arbitration lay his salvation from this swiftly retrograding dilemma. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until that summer, I had kept count of all the moons since the time my brother and I were alone upon the island. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I miss him so much. My brother. I...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He went on, “And you can tell Tuna for me that we weren’t disrespecting his brother or anything like that. We just had to take care of business.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I imagined hearing the laughter and bickering of my brothers and sister. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“If his brother’s been in here for so long, it’s very possible that he’s not alive anymore.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Hearing her sigh, Salvador said angrily, “Don’t start that again! Remember, you are my brother. What did I name you in Tijuana?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Her brother didn’t come with any toys either, although he claims he had a helicopter.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

This was how my brother said hello to me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Only minutes from the bus junction, my brothers pointed to a long building, many times larger than our home and all of the Mahasreh houses put together. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The Torgerson brothers sold out their supply of tire chains by three o’clock, as well as most of their ice scrapers and antifreeze. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stayed behind a moment longer, first watching our eleven-year-old stride ahead, leading her brother and sister. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Members of the con-gregation made public confessions of sin, while people off camera shouted, ‘Hallelujah, sister! Hallelujah, brother, preach it!’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was soon in violent argument with one of the brothers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie could be stubborn, but I knew the one thing my little brother loved more than fishing. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

From this angle she looks just like her brother, Will, my friend, the one I shot. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Aureliano, of course, understood that his brother’s affliction did not have its source in the search for the philosopher’s stone, but he could not get into his confidence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I asked my brother. He says the one question you have to ask is ‘What door would your brother say is the door to heaven?’ Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

So Death crossed to an elder tree on the banks of the river, fashioned a wand from a branch that hung there, and gave it to the oldest brother. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His brothers would tease him about it for the rest of his life, because it was definitely crazy. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“David’s trying to fix our toaster. So far it’s a disaster,” she explains, which raises more questions in my mind until I remember her brother is into robotics. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I know what the world has done to my brother and how narrowly he has survived it. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Redemption’s voice was soft but firm as he shook his brother’s shoulder, waking him up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

This was around the same time that my brother, Richie, started calling me The Queen, or Princess, or Prinny for short. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Buried un-der his sealskin robes, his father sat before the brazier with his brothers on either side of him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Cal knew his brother and could handle him by keeping him off balance, but this only worked up to a certain point. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Mackenzie brothers, throwing acorns at the squirrels, are somewhat lower than that, but not low enough to be considered anything but high. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because Roy Lee’s brother still worked in the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My son has no brothers, she thought, but she would not share her pain with a creature such as this. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I used my brothers to further my plan; I cracked my knuckles to annoy them. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” my brother said nervously as the man loaded the equipment in the back of the truck. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Stay with your brother, Steven. Stay with him. No matter what. Do you promise?” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

That choice Renly had denied himself in his headlong rush to come to grips with his brother. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“So, little brother,” says Toño with pride in his voice, “what do you think?” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

My first thought was that my brother sounded crazy. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. If my mother’s brother, Uncle Jimmy, the top librarian in all of America, can’t help me find the one book I’m looking for, nobody can!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Back to my big brother, who has stood by me and helped me always. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I closed the journal, turned off the lamp, and looked at my brother to make sure I hadn’t stirred him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“You know, your brother—” I’m not sure what he’s going to say, and maybe he isn’t so sure either, because he stops himself right there. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

"I hope you're not thinking of taking the black on us, sweet brother." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“The baby is coming. Aren't you excited to meet your new brother or sister?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“That night I picked your brother up from here, he said for me not to worry about him.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The man was sitting in a rattan chair, his parents perched on the edge of the twin bed where her brother slept at night. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Quick, before my brother lets Robin Hood out,” she says. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

If he isn’t old enough to be my father, he’s at least old enough to be my father’s younger brother. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Emily slugged her brother and then fiddled with the pencil in her ponytail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"Your brother Robb has been crowned King in the North. You and Aemon have that in common. A king for a brother." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She and Shin’s brother were the ones who had been complicit in starting a chain of events that resulted in his arrest, torture, and hazing in secondary school. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I took my first time, with one of my brother’s mates from uni when I was seventeen, and I found the smallest, most cramped little broom cupboard I could muster, and I shoved it in. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He knew about how long it would take his brother to find the box. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"You could end up chopping off your brother's arm in the middle of a battle. Trust me, I've seen it happen. Better to rely on your other skills." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

This is my brother Pedro standing on one leg on a rock, With a smear of chocolate on his face. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my way back to the barracks, I met up with my friend and “plebe brother” Sean. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“That is my brother Charles,” he said, and he went back to the hall door and closed it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bran was always given the place of honor at his brother's right hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When the girl heard this song, she knew straightaway that her brother was outside. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“No, man! I’m sorry, okay? I didn’t even know she had a brother!” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He had lived in a crowded house with aunts and uncles and brothers and cousins and a tiny abuelita who ruled the whole establishment. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The time of the harvest is here,” she said, “it is time to go to my brothers’ farms. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It isn't fair that he has to hold Mutti's hand and his brothers do not. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

My brother said, “When did you talk to him?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Stagehand would carry the same colors as his nearly identical full brother, Sceneshifter, but to enable the race caller to discriminate between them, Stagehand’s jockey was to wear a white cap, Sceneshifter’s a red one. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was really great watching my sister get on the podium because my brother was something like 223rd in his class and consequently didn’t get to give a speech. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I fought with a rod of iron, but my brothers fought with broken reeds.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like sharing something small and special, just my brother and me. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have been here a year, and in that time my mother and my sisters, my father and brother have gone there.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncles, cousins, nephews, brothers would have looked, too, had they been home between journeys. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Needles looked like he was falling asleep and was refusing to acknowledge his brother at all. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Only a few hours left in the weekend, brother. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mom is still getting better from the flu, so my brother drove. He has a speed impediment.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Mark was two years older than Luke and barely a year younger than Matthew, the oldest Matthew and Mark were easily recognizable as brothers, with their dark hair and chiseled faces. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

My brother would never have done this by accident. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Eldest brother, will you show me our old house?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

How do you thank a brother who refused to let you go, who seized your hand and wrenched you upward, just as you had decided to stop kicking and sink? Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Your brother might be joking. You sure he’s dead?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And, as usual, my brothers and I fought over the remote, over who got the best grades, over anything and everything. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Having knelt, the wildlings shuffled past the ranks of the black brothers to the gate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I got paid for picking, but not for helping my brother clean Main Street School. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Above all, unite, brothers and sisters, for in unity lies your strength. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I told you we'd be done before five. Dinner's on you, brother." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now Jaime’s brother stood before him, staring at him with the guilty, pleading look he had used so many times to enlist his affection. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is dead to you now. Just as your parents and your brother and my family are dead—gone to be with the ancestors.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

After his defection, he learned that his sister and brother were sent to a labor camp, where his brother later died. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Dany had only meant their rooms in Illyrio's estate, no true home surely, though all they had, but her brother did not want to hear that. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Christine, however, decided to follow in the family tradition of attending a black college, but she had long known that she didn’t want to walk a path previously worn by her older sisters and brothers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Jim turned in his seat to face Wash. “It can’t be. Face it, son. We can take the girl and her brother back to their family in San Antonio, but that’s the end of it.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that her mother was asking meant that someone had asked her, which meant it was one of Virgil’s parents or brothers or Lola, which meant that they didn’t know where he was, either. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t been any kind of clown toward me and my brother. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She remembered the godswood, drooping branches heavy with moisture, and the sound of her brother's laughter as he chased her through piles of damp leaves. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She even got the chance to fly a military jet when her brother, an air force colonel, pulled some strings. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And my brother and I used to climb up that rock way over there.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

My brother, the prodigal athlete genius girl magnet, will return to school from...let's say baseball camp...in a couple of days. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My brother Shade says it’s because arena cities enjoyed a marked reduction in Red crime, dissent, even the few acts of rebellion. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Instead they had to crowd in beside their younger sisters and brothers at the lower school. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

"Yes," Robb said with such hope in his voice that Bran knew he was hearing his brother and not just Robb the Lord. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They even argue about what language to speak: Vincent wants to speak French, but Jo and her brother are more comfortable with Dutch. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

No matter that her brother would straggle back, empty-handed with his gang and taunt later comers the same way. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shelly put an arm around her tense little shoulders and said, “Let’s hit the road, kiddo. Before your flaky brother gets any more bright ideas.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Behind him six Recruiters crept forward in a semicircle, trapping my brother between them and the dense trees in which I was hiding. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Here is more of what I knew about Lucas Cader: His father was a drunk who used to pay him and his older brother to fight in the front yard. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

They had lived, had they not, like brother and sister all summer, playing Quidditch, teasing Ron, and having a laugh about Bill and Phlegm? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

His brother “wasn’t granted a lavish share of happiness,” he tells Jo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Dad had gone off in the car, so Mom grabbed me and my younger brother, Brian, and hurried over to the trailer next to ours. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“My whole family loved him. We all loved music, too. My brother and sister and mother sang really well. My dad just sang really loud, loud and happy, though always out of tune.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then she coerced Papa into dragging the tree to her sisters and brother. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For a long time—as his brother was taken back and forth to a special medical home and was forced to wear braces on his legs, which left him limping—Morrie felt responsible. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thupa Inka apparently left the area in charge of his brother, who continued managing its gratitude. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

My brothers did their best to make me miserable, as brothers are inclined to do at times. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Tom, who was born in 1881, was the third of their five children; among them was Doc, the youngest, and Dudley, Tom’s bruising older brother with whom he was particularly close. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I remember strangely little of the hospital, or of how my brother looked. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After all that, they had arrived at the Pillars of Hercules, and Percy had to stay aboard ship while Jason the Big Shot visited his half brother. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The idea of living alone and orphaned and without brother or sister—a life barren of land and family like Diana’s . Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I suspected that even if my mother and brother had not been there I would have made no move to jump. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The name of the other, the younger brother, the father, his name is not known. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, my brother Reginald had to have a hustle, and I gave much thought to what would be, for him, a good, safe hustle. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sinita looked over at her brother, and the front of his white shirt was covered with blood. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The best thing I can do is get my brother back here. He’d know what to do.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And all this time Adam looked at his brother as the condemned look hopelessly and puzzled at the executioner. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me, Vali, what is the worst thing that one brother could do to another?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

And that thought had a brother: “There are right people to lynch.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hurries out of the thicket and back into the clearing, hoping that his brother had somehow wandered back there without hearing him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As older brothers, fathers, and neighbors were drafted into the service, younger boys and girls took over various jobs. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her brother was waiting in the cool of the entry hall, seated on the edge of the pool, his hand trailing in the water. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I know how much my brother Salvador admires you. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

But she had scared Mimi, sending her running over to her brother to bury her head in his legs. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Josh added, “But we do want to be your brothers.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was that of his teacher—his brother now—Shadrach Yale. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Selena and her brother said thank you at the same time. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

His older brothers were rough and ran wild, and he had a sister known as a strong, swift runner. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The younger brother is hurrying to keep up, even though his shoelace is untied. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“She heard me tell her brother. She knows she is to pay Hector and her rent.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

As the oldest, Shamsoun did his best to support his younger brothers. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Connor tells me his parents are out of town on a business trip this week and his brother won’t be visiting from Purdue this weekend, so he wants me to come over on Saturday afternoon. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Once she pried loose a crucifix with an ivory Jesus from a Station of the Cross and blessed her baby brother, Javier, with three mild raps to his forehead. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of his brothers, Jan, was an admiral in the Dutch navy. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“True, but my brothers were going, and since you were sick and I didn’t have anything else to do . . .” I winced. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She keeps to one side of her brother and I stand on the other. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Of the thousands of people who listened in, I never considered that one might be my brother. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I raced against children my age, but mostly I watched my brothers play. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

His little brother was stubborn as only a boy of four can be. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I am lord commander because my brothers chose me.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I’m glad my brother is trying to help. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But my brother made breakfast this morning, and my mother prepared our lunches, and my father made dinner last night, so it’s my turn to cook. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“He just worries for me, maybe a little too much. But he’s a good brother...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Daniel Rose is helping his brother walk back to their house. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I did that to my own blood brother because, years before, Mr. Muhammad had sentenced Reginald to “isolation” from all other Muslims—and I considered that I was a Muslim before I was Reginald’s brother. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry,” I told her, “let her wait, a brother will come.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Other voices intrude: I hear the voices of my brother and sister and the people who have married into our family. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm the great Hope of the family, my brother says. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

When Christmas came my mother locked my ailing brother and sister and me inside the house, while she went about the township begging for cookies, Kool-Aid and other foods to keep us alive. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew my father would pay my brothers the same visit he’d paid her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was only pushing your little brother on the swing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Hanging out with him like Aaron was his brother. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I think most big brothers would’ve told me to leave them alone, but he didn’t mind. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

"They say my brother Robb always goes where the fighting is thickest," she said recklessly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My brother had a bench press in his bedroom that took up half the floor. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Goats and onions. Do you have any brothers or sisters?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I looked out the spider- webbed window of that bullet-riddled car at brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, one and all, my human family. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the infant who I should have called brother had been strangled to death with the noose of his own umbilical. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But he just said “Sorry” and ruffled his brother’s hair. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He would not even have time to say goodbye to the stranger his brother had become. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

It usually took about an hour for Dad to notice that Tyler was not among his brothers. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He got on well with his brothers and sisters, and he did not hate his mother and father, even though they had both been very good to him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

White’s escape took him four miles outside of the city to an unoccupied cottage his brother owned. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

You ain’t never seen a brother and sister dote upon each other the way Lily and Jackson do. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When he caught up with his brother he held out the rabbit. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A call goes up through the congregation and two of the brothers do a shuffling dance down the center aisle, a wooden box containing a snake in each of their hands. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He tiptoed from the room, looking over his shoulder at his mother and sister and brother sleeping. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to help his brother, but he couldn’t. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Erin’s brother, Rod, visited me later that night. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your loving brother, Charles Worthen She almost tore this letter up, but stopped at the first tear. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

James Shoun, David’s brother, was equally adamant, telling the prosecutor, “He never did say who blew him up.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When you’re eleven and your brothers are ten, five and one, you don’t know what to do when you go to someone’s house even if she’s your mother’s sister. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, we are. I am Violet Baudelaire, and this is my brother Klaus and my sister Sunny. And this is Mr. Poe, who has been arranging things for us since the death of our parents.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Theo smoothed the blanket over his sleepy brother in the next bed, struggled into his bathrobe, and stumbled over the wheelchair as he tiptoed out of the room. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yeah, we all know about the Peasant’s brother.What does that have to do with getting the band out of the service requirement? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bristle sprang out from a den beside him, stopped only to order her brother to stay behind, then trotted off to hunt also. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I knew my brother had kissed lots of girls. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I have a new mission for you: Find me a way into Blackcliff, a way no one else knows of. Do that and I’ll be able to get your brother out.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

My sister patted our legs and said, “Yes. I like Julia too. And I love my big brother.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I also have to cheer up my mom and my younger brother. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was telling the truth about the Bureau knowing who took my brother—Moreau’s apprentice. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we’re very happy to see you again!” echoed the brother bear. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

This place belonged to my brother, and I’ve worked this summer to make it belong to me too. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Hailey has her own car, and I have a brother with a car; the two of us always end up walking out together. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“You know” — Lieutenant Carroll had spread all the extra first aid packs on the floor in front of him — “my brother went to theology school and I almost followed him.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when my sisters and brother came, they brought stories with them that he hadn’t included in his letters. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And now that I think about it, I’d had a dream about my brother. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The three brothers learned their two sisters and their parents were dead. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Whatever,” he says to his brother, then to me, “Yo, Isaiah, let’s go to the park, and let this dummy clean the room.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t follow you off a sinking ship,” said Melina, who was just getting the shaking blind brothers to their feet again. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The next morning, May 22, Gold ate breakfast at home with his brother and father. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the walls, however, they were still fathers, sons, brothers, and husbands—mainly of poor people from New York City. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was also where I'd decided to run away to without my mom, dad, and brother. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

"That one belongs to the Hound's brother," Sansa had confided when they passed the black dogs on the yellow field. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I was lawyerly and also veered toward dictatorial, as my brother, who often got ordered out of our shared play area, would attest. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Obviously Gebu had a great deal on his mind or he would never have forgotten the coppers or those other loaves or permitted his gutter-waif half brother to keep a whole fish for himself. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He is my brother’s friend really, but I know he has two cousins and that his T-shirts never stay tucked in his pants. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

And anytime I got a chance to exchange words with a black brother in stripes, I’d say, “My man! You ever heard about somebody named Mr. Elijah Muhammad?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Going home, I carried my certificate close to my chest the way Mother carried my baby brother. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We’ll be brothers in spear, just as we are brothers in blood.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Jeremiah had never shown much interest in the outcomes of the older boys’ games, so Luma rightly deduced that Mandela was putting his younger brother up to the calls. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

They took my baby sister, Maha, but locked me and my brothers up in the house. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I asked myself if I missed my brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Even Amaranta, lying in a wicker basket, observed with curiosity the absorbing work of her father and her brother in the small room where the air was rarefied by mercury vapors. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

My sister Kathy and I lay upstairs and listened, and through what seemed to be a fog, I heard my older brother Richie telling Mommy, “It’s all right, Ma. It’s all right.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What about your younger brother, the one you said sometimes helps you at work, what’s his name?” he asked, looking out the window. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“For a brother to murder a brother, as Hod killed Balder. This is abominable.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

For an illogical moment, I’d thought she might mean my brother. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Inside, Jesse was playing chess in one room with Sam’s younger brother; I found Eric off by himself, drinking a beer in the playroom. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They do not ask about their mother or brother. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother sits in one of the taper-legged blond chairs that go with the tables. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think about what Baba said about Thaya Jaan wishing our family had gone back to Pakistan and worrying that his brother wouldn’t like our lives in America. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“For man-to-man talks and stuff. My dad’s like that about the Oak Bar at the Plaza. He took me and my brothers there to buy us our first drink when we turned eighteen.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Before they figured out that he wouldn’t be perfect like his brothers. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“What do you care about her? Your brother's tormented her for years, and you've never said a word to stop him.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I had a monster for a half- brother. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman says you don’t have to be in a state of grace to get a few ashes on your forehead and tells Malachy stop tormenting his poor little brother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“That was the name of my uncle’s pub. My dad’s brother was an innkeeper too, and he had a pub at Richmond and I liked the name.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m not asking you to be your brother,” says Mama. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My mother imparted her daily truths so she could help my older brothers and me rise above our circumstances. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toño is grateful also, I know, for on this slab of ancient wood, in this old and holy place, shoulders touching, I can feel my brother weeping. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z