| 单词 | butterfly |
| 例句 | I open my hand and the butterfly zigs and zags before landing on the ground. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z A butterfly with red-and-gold wings flutters by my face, and squirrels with glittery silver fur race up trees when we get too close. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It had certainly been that way with Cecilia, the beautiful butterfly who had turned out to be a poisonous wasp. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I glanced around the walls, which were covered with shallow boxes displaying alarming stick insects and bright multicolored butterflies. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And Sherlock Holmes finds out that Sir Charles was killed by a neighbor called Stapleton who is a butterfly collector and a distant relation of the Baskervilles. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Tayo watched them disappear over the horizon, their ivory hides shining, speckled brown like a butterfly’s wing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Inside is a dead butterfly—one that fluttered over the barbed wire and into our classroom a year ago. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “A butterfly garden,” she repeated, like it was a real enchanting idea. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The air is cool and dry, and butterflies twirl by on a gentle breeze. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z It was a map of the world, and it wrinkled and distorted itself hotly and went—flimpf— and was gone like a warm, black butterfly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I follow the butterfly out and see that we’re facing the street instead of the park. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The butterflies from Jace’s smile escape from my belly into the air and fly away. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z When he went to get them for her, the blouses and skirts were like bright wings of butterflies settled on the branches. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Ben had awakened that morning, while it was still dark, with the butterflies, the old, invisible protozoa of fear that invaded the stomach on the days of contests or of testing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s kind of like the letters on the page flutter like butterflies.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The daemons of the two grownups, a cat and a butterfly, didn’t seem to notice. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She stanched the bleeding with wadded paper towels, then pulled out alcohol wipes and a pack of butterfly closures. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z My body no longer has to struggle, and I butterfly my way through the water. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z As the paper in the king's hand flapped like a nervous butterfly, the father grew angrier. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We talk to flashy butterflies and bashful moths. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z To attach the butterfly collar to the shirt you needed a back stud and a front stud. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It is like a butterfly ready to unfold its wings. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z We stood in a field overgrown with thistles and pokeweed, wild daisies and Queen Anne’s lace, swarming with bees and butterflies. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Sasha was a strong swimmer, enthusiastic about breaststroke and intent on mastering the butterfly. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Somehow, in its silent, dormant stage, this living being was slowly and miraculously turning itself into a butterfly, though she had yet to figure out the exact moment of transformation. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He walked very slowly through the long grass beside the hedge, sending up sudden clouds of white butterflies every so often. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The bell of an ice cream truck tinkled over the wall, fluttering in the cooling evening air almost like a butterfly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The butterflies in my stomach fluttered as if I were on a Tilt-A-Whirl. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Behind her, a newly emerged brood of tiny snout-nosed butterflies crawled out from under the spiny hackberry bushes and began to creep upon her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Even the butterflies deserted the open space where the obscene thing grinned and dripped. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Mom—my mom—she believes that butterflies are like little spirits. Who knows? Maybe even my sister’s,” I said, shrugging because I’d never been sure about that. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Me with an IV drip in my arm, the bag bursting with butterflies of different shapes and colors and sizes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Chess reached for Mom’s phone and typed in “Boy Scout founder spy butterflies.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And then the movie is filled with butterflies that are all falling like rain. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z On the walls are clusters of local butterflies, mounted and framed, a map of the region on thin white paper, photographs of the family at the lake over the years. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z So I watched an orange-and-white butterfly that hovered over her and finally lit on her white head. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was wearing pajamas, of course; chick-yellow ones with dinosaurs chasing butterflies. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I’d only make beautiful bridges, I think, strong and as delicate as butterflies. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Soon it was joined by a few butterflies. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It made a bold scientific declaration: even in the mysterious jungles of the New World, toads did not spring from mud, leaves did not change into moths, or butterflies into birds. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It’s black with a mother-of-pearl design of flowers and butterflies. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Next morning, I found the butterfly dead in a corner of the yard. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z On Wednesday a group of engineers, agronomists, hydrologists, topographers, and surveyors arrived who for several weeks explored the places where Mr. Herbert had hunted his butterflies. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In the larger refrigerated chambers, hooks impaled butterflied swine and cattle rimed with frost, their pale ribs gleaming in the shallow light. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Did she want him to take her back where she came from, back to the place where all fairies had butterfly wings and people understood their language? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I scroll through butterfly images, each wing made of fragments of photographs and then hand-dyed in rich pigments until the photographs are unrecognizable. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Just the thought of being able to go wherever, whenever made butterflies come into my stomach. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Hummingbirds, bumblebees, and butterflies swirled in the air above the handheld mirror. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Willy just burbled if the questions were about butterflies or boats, but watch out if the question was about baseball. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z On top of butterflies, on top of wanting to go to the dance and not wanting to go alone, I was anxious about what would be waiting for me when I got back. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Maria now felt certain—based on her own observations—that all European butterflies and moths followed the same cycle of transformation: egg to caterpillar to pupa and back to egg again. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She was crowned with braids and vines and what he first took for butterflies but quickly saw were orchids, with a single long white feather at a jaunty angle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She then picked up my drawing of the butterfly that had disappeared weeks before and held it up for everyone to see. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z For the next several minutes we all stood there watching the butterfly emerge from its cocoon, in slow motion. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The girl chased and caught each bubble on her fingers, and set each of them surrounding daisy blossoms or butterflies or the leaves of trees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I looked around my room at my familiar things in the strange light: the hummingbird’s nest in its glass box, my red Notebook, my framed butterflies. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They were running around the haystack, chasing a white butterfly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Did you see any other creatures besides the water butterflies?” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The store man is talking and talking, but my head feels as tiny as a butterfly's—too small to make sense of anything. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Curious strangers stopped by to see—and sometimes buy—her trays of pinned butterflies and preserved pupae. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Upon a day I saw strange eyes and hands like butterflies; For me at morning larks flew from the thyme And children came to bathe in little streams. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The paper floated in the air like a white butterfly and landed in my father's lap. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The result was that you felt you were in a box: you had the strange feeling of symmetrical enclosure which must be known by butterflies in killing-bottles. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Why didn’t I take more time describing the water butterflies to Javier? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then she stalked around in the weeds, teaching herself to jump at butterflies. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z We learned that wildlife, like deer and butterflies, depend on native plants for survival, and if we remove the bushes and small trees along our coastlines, then hurricanes could cause increased coastal erosion. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Attached to her bodice and pressed against her bosom she wore a stomacher she had embroidered all over with ivy and butterflies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Was it for this, the sacrifice of the butterflies? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And I lay there, hazily watching a dark red spot of my own blood shaping itself into a butterfly, glistening and soaking into the soiled gray world of the canvas. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I might study butterflies, how they grow from a gray-white cocoon into something colorful and beautiful. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The butterfly dipped up and down, and its black-spotted yellow wings flapped slowly, as if teasing the little girl. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Above me on the wall hangs the glass case with the coloured butterflies that once I collected. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat on the verandah, with the book on my lap, watching one of the children chase a butterfly in the front yard. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Over this ran aluminum roaches and iron crickets, and in the hot still air butterflies of delicate red tissue wavered among the sharp aroma of animal spoors! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone on the team experienced butterflies, but no one got them as badly as he did. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z All she saw was a butterfly and a couple of hummingbirds. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The dots on the butterflies’ wings weren’t just in different places on each logo. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But black folks put a twist on it, switched it around—or as my mother said, put some funk on it—and made it butterfly. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “The psychiatrist wants to know why I go out and hike around in the forests and watch the birds and collect butterflies. I'll show you my collection some day.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z A flower opening in the garden and a butterfly lighting on a window were causes for excitement. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night on her way back from her bath Meme would find a desperate Fernanda killing butterflies with an insecticide bomb. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Now he turned slowly and looked at me, and my eyes widened at the hundreds of butterflies covering his arms and shoulders. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes I saw Jasper chasing butterflies across the lawns; sometimes I saw Doctor Baker’s Scotch terrier scratching his ear beside a deck-chair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The water butterfly nibbles on the surface of an aquatic fern frond. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The three butterflies, two of them too skittish to sit next to the windows facing the steep drop just inches from the slippery road. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Boats flitted like butterflies around the three grand causeways that linked Tenochtitlan to the mainland. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I don’t see how a flimsy butterfly is going to help us transport a fast-growing dragon, but Ma and Sis must know something I don’t. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z She had a butterfly bush and yellow sunflowers, cosmos, daisies, daylilies, two birdbaths full of water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z It’s the one thing that looks out of place, and so I pick it up and exchange it for the offering I’ve brought—a butterfly ring that once belonged to Eleanor. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A butterfly expanding and drying its wings before flight. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “How long has your mom had a butterfly garden?” she asked. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z One day after Zella had swept the floor to make it look neat and clean, she picked up a stick and drew a rug of flowers, deer, and butterflies in the earth. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He held a goddess in his mind as one might cup a butterfly in one's hands. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Why, they were as much an army as I am a butterfly. I’d have stood a better chance fighting with crawlers.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I would love to eat your butterflies, Monsieur Darwin, but first I will eat these cookies.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She was also convinced that many butterflies and moths were linked to specific plants. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z To my surprise, the butterfly’s red wings start to pulse with light as they slowly open and close. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z My stomach is all angry butterflies and nerves, and I feel like I’m going to lose what little control I have at any moment. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I walked about looking at the butterflies’ bright colors and the bugs’ strange shapes. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The child was wearing an embroidered little blue dress with the letters R-O-S-E on a butterfly collar. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The crowd was blurry and colorful around her—someone’s tutu and butterfly wings, a person with a unicorn head, Benjamin Franklin, and a group of people with neon-colored wigs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When Charlie hands me that paper and moves on to draw a pointy butterfly, I take it and put it right by Mama’s bed so she’ll see it when she wakes up. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Meme thought that her mother had been impressed by the butterflies. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The Tree: “Under a tree rest my beautiful butterflies.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “I’m not big enough to carry a butterfly net.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Around the collar but underneath the butterfly wings, I tied a black tie, using an ordinary tie-knot. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z No one knew enough to connect butterflies with their pupae, and neither had they recorded what various caterpillar specimens ate or how they behaved as they grew. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Yes, restoring that which was once lost. You have done your part, my tiniest of butterflies,” Tonantzin said, turning to me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Yep, all of my cousins were squirming like beetles and butterflies with pins stuck in their hearts. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Immediately, the enchanting woman began doting on us, like a tiny yellow butterfly, fluttering about. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I feel frozen in place, like a butterfly pinned under a glass frame. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He remembered something his grandfather had once told him: that butterflies were a good omen. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The yard was still; there were no butterflies flitting among the white flowers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z For instance, if a butterfly flaps its wings, it might create just enough wind to throw off a computer’s long-range weather predictions. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Spy novels, as I and the military know but my brother does not, are crawling with spies who pretend to be harmless butterfly fanciers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The ground was squishy from water, and behind the house, where Mom had started raking out her butterfly garden, the earthy scent of marsh drifted up from the river. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The brand wasn’t like American brands, which were initials or letters or even numbers; it looked like a big butterfly with its wings outstretched, or two loops of rope tied together in the center. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I started shaking my head, lost yet again, but there it was: The same butterfly tattoo. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z There’s just something about having everyone agree on something—something about you—that opens a cage of butterflies in your stomach. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z And in this past day, Christmas Eve, while the clock made two complete rotations of its own, I watched over three tiny creatures whose lungs struggled like the flat, useless wings of butterflies prematurely emerged. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe in the next edition. But the butterflies will probably be bats. And the green field will probably be a cave.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “I want my two butterflies to take care of each other,” he says in a soft voice, squeezing our shoulders. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “The fly, my dear sir, has one striking feature; its wings are typical of the aërial powers of the psychic faculties. The ancients did well when they typified the soul as a butterfly!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But it was a sigh of joy, a sound of happiness that floated like a butterfly in the air. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Now that the day is almost done, the world of glass recedes, the butterfly threat diminishes. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I don’t know why, but somehow he made my butterflies disappear and my tongue shrink. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “Albert, is it true that if you touch a butterfly’s wings, you keep it from flying ever again? Basically, kill it?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She pored over specimens of huge azure butterflies that van Sommelsdijk had shipped home for his own collection. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But before she hit the water, she became a butterfly and flew up to perch on his hair. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Please just”—I tried to keep my voice in check—“tell me the name of the butterfly again.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I could feel the butterflies in my stomach furiously beating their wings like they wanted out. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She had a theory that when he was a butterfly it meant that Lyra was dreaming, but Malcolm was skeptical. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Maria wanted to know—and to share—the origin of all creatures, not just butterflies. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then Chicho paints delicate butterflies fluttering with lacy wings and tiny birds with long beaks that he says are hummingbirds. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “You don’t believe me? Try sneaking up on a butterfly!” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Then, a mind movie of the butterflies at the museum drops into my head and I look back up at him. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He took one look at Petey and said, “Good heavens, is that your butterfly? It looks more like an albatross.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z A caterpillar, or butterfly larva, is an eating machine. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Yes, I could clearly make out a butterfly. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The butterflies would dance their merry jig across the lawns, and spiders spin foggy webs, and small startled rabbits who had no business to come trespassing poke their faces through the crowded shrubs. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Just as the boys reached the lot in which there was a ragged diamond tramped out, a little yellow butterfly flew across the weeds. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Emery is somewhere behind me, fluttering around like the social butterfly she’s always been. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z A swarm of butterflies stirs in my stomach, and my heart starts hammering again. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She sorted trays of dried, pinned butterflies and bottles of pupae preserved in brandy. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Something about that look between mother and child caught Mrs. Richardson’s heart in a butterfly net. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “The sailboats are so beautiful. It looks like the river is full of white butterflies, Bull. They’re having a race.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My gift to Mamaji one birthday, I must have been thirteen or so, was two full lengths of credible butterfly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Dimple rolled her eyes, even though the butterflies in her stomach began to flutter up a tiny tornado. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Could the little butterfly, asleep in our locust tree, drying his wings off on our rock in the morning, symbolize hope for Ben, too? Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I don’t want to talk about butterflies or hearts. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She arranged a small box of odd treasures—stones, butterfly wings, a carved wooden toad—to give to Claire. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She does not believe the local lore: that “summer birds,” or butterflies, creep out from under the earth. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He zoomed in as close as he could on each butterfly without making everything go blurry. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She lights blunt red sticks of Korean incense he gave her for Christmas and paces in circles, cutting slow butterflies in the smoke with her arms. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The caterpillar and the butterfly carry precisely the same genome—but gene regulation enables the metamorphosis of one into the other. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z His lips felt like a tired butterfly that landed once, then fluttered away. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not a bat. It’s a black butterfly,” Mundín observes, leaping up to catch it. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She still found time to search out caterpillars, moths, and butterflies, tucking them away in the corner of her kitchen where she could observe and sketch each stage of their lives. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It used to feel like a butterfly flapping or big bubbles popping in there. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z "My teacher taught me a lot. I can sing in different languages, and I know about rivers and butterflies and caterpillars..." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “The water butterflies swim in swarms and conceal their magnificent purple glow by hiding among a home of dense vines.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She would not even let him come through the door, which a moment later she had to close because the house was filled with yellow butterflies. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The woman’s butterfly dæmon rose into the air, casting about to left and right, and fluttered down to whisper something, at which Adèle Starminster said, “Come to the window seat.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The butterflies, bumblebees, and hummingbirds were already going about their business. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A caterpillar does not become a butterfly in stuttering steps. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Below us, Wazir Akbar Khan’s white- walled, flat-topped houses gleamed in the sunshine, the laundry hanging on clotheslines in their yards stirred by the breeze to dance like butterflies. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Tiny folded cards flit to the floor like flightless butterflies. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He touched the butterfly like he always had. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She would emerge like a butterfly from a chrysalis. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As my eyes grew accustomed to the dim room, I noticed with amazement that pinned onto the mud-brick walls was an endless array of butterflies and bugs. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z One day she wore a denim miniskirt with green stockings, and crawling up one leg was a parade of enamel ladybug and butterfly pins. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Spectacular butterflies and moths from faraway South America glittered in his cases. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You have a little boy and he shows you his butterfly collection, including his killing jar.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z By Saturday morning, though, with a stomach full of butterflies, Joaquin felt ready for a fight. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I had a terrible vision then of Mrs. DiAngelo angrily ripping up the butterfly bush and the flowers I’d planted and heaving them all over the fence. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The first butterfly lady wears white gloves as she puts the injured one in a box, saying, “At least its wings aren’t torn.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Nothing living seemed to be down here, there were no birds or butterflies, it was like a dark, damp tunnel. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Standing beside the hackberry shrubs with hundreds of empty desiccated cocoons still clinging to their branches and a carpet of butterfly corpses under her feet, La Llorona did not look anything like a malevolent specter. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Why did those annoyingly persistent butterflies hang out with me every time he was around? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Becky tries to give Shiloh her butterfly kiss, but he don’t hold still long enough to feel her eyelashes bat against him, just got to lick everywhere on her face. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As I watched her smiling and swinging back and forth, butterflies went into my stomach. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I don’t start my own list of boat funnels or butterflies. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Dinitia and I stayed in the pool all morning, splashing, practicing the backstroke and the butterfly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But you told her about the monarch butterflies, thought Matt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d follow along, keeping quiet like I told him, till he saw maybe a pretty butterfly floating around in the air. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Her text discussed the metamorphosis of more than fifty moths and butterflies, describing the timing of each phase, her repeated experiments and failures, and any other interesting insect behavior she had observed. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He’s impatient with them, they’ve disturbed the butterflies, which have flown off again. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Pita squirmed miserably beside me like a cocooned butterfly trying to break free. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I stop to tidy up my novice scarf tying, yellow silk butterflies framing my bony face. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And she merely smiled and fought them off as though they were harmless butterflies. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Last week, while dusting in your closet, I discovered all of the butterflies pinned to the back wall. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Samuel squatted beside it and instinctively stretched his hands for warmth to the butterfly of yellow light. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They resemble flocks of butterflies opening and closing their wings. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The assistant director’s office occupies a dusty third-floor corner that overlooks the gardens: walnut-paneled, overheated, decorated with pinned butterflies and beetles in alternating frames. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The crowd was blurry and colorful around her—someone’s tutu and butterfly wings, a person with a unicorn head, Benjamin Franklin, and a group of people with neon-colored wigs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The trees were covered with the butterflies from before. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She was peering intently at a paper they’d printed out the night before in Ms. Morales’s office: the map of the Boring Room that came from putting together the butterfly spots. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I even planted some milkweed, violets, and wispy salt grass for the caterpillars—you know, when butterflies are in the larval stage. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Haymitch has his own troubles over in the woods, where the fluffy golden squirrels turn out to be carnivorous and attack in packs, and the butterfly stings bring agony if not death. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe we’ll find out when he hatches. I don’t know what kind of butterfly he’s going to be, either.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The wing of the butterfly had been completely knocked off the body. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As we pulled in, crowds of butterflies burst into the air, swirling and settling in flecks of color against a backdrop of vivid green. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The grasses sway their tall spears; the white butterflies flutter around and float on the soft warm wind of the late summer. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I can feel butterflies now, I’m starting to get nervous. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I look at him and the butterflies tumble. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z And that if you can catch a butterfly, whisper your deepest wish to it, and then set it free, it will carry your wish to the spirits, who will grant it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z It was dark and Charlie accidentally brushed his hand against my hip, and it caused waves of butterflies. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “I love you! I love you!” she kept chanting to the butterflies. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The butterfly brand and Auntie’s rafter ^ were barely visible through the heavy new growth of winter hair. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I had to stop for a second, to expound a little, because I knew a lot about butterflies. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Maria and her daughters set up shop, grinding paint powders and displaying cases of carefully preserved butterflies and pupae. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A butterfly sped past us on the terrace, silly and inconsequent. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if faerie wings grow back; I know that butterflies that lose a wing never fly again. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Goedart inspired Maria by portraying all stages of a single species of butterfly on the same page. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I see my own hand wave before my face, as small as a butterfly, an infant’s hand. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z His smile falls, and he reaches out to touch the monarch butterfly on the cover. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Whatever it is sends you running out of the cafeteria just as the volcano of butterflies in your belly erU pTS After Soccer Practice Go wash up. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Tyson grabbed the air like he was trying to catch butterflies. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Coraline could have sworn that the girl had two wings—like dusty silver butterfly wings, not bird wings—coming out of her back. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The butterfly was making its way along the young man’s forehead, which was spotted with small dark freckles. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the United States as in Europe, many of Darwin’s most ardent backers were successful tradespeople whose hobby was butterfly or beetle collecting. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A butterfly balloons to the size of a house then shatters into a million stars. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Her magenta hair’s fluffed up like a cloud and decorated with gilded butterflies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He cuts and I watch, happy and sad, as flowers, butterflies, and birds fall to the floor. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z It was worth it to the butterflies flying over the corn. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “She’s like a butterfly—radiant,” I said, letting out a long held breath. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Pretty soon, my breathing turns shallow, and then there’s the familiar flutter of butterflies in my stomach. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I sat as far away from him as possible without falling off the bench, elbows butterflied to give me even more room. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into the ground, wars are won and lost, and children transform, like butterflies, into adults. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Annabelle understood about Kat’s mother, Patty, and her drinking, and she kept the secret of the tiny butterfly tattoo Kat got. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There was no poetic language to it, no yellow butterflies, no epic floods. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I stood holding the butterfly net at the ready, itching to pounce on something. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z As if I was some kind of expert on gold dust, butterflies, and blood. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z We were barely over the cerro when we saw them to the right of us, in a clearing, on yet another hill: hundreds of snout-nosed butterflies hovering over dozens of rosebushes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A few wide-winged butterflies soared over our heads, and I knew they could smell the fresh, green scent of the vines too. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The day didn’t begin to look up until I caught a spotted fritillary butterfly. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z At last, the butterfly landed on the noblewoman’s lap, on top of the gorgeous embroidery. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z There, taped to the lower left-hand corner of the mirror, was that same butterfly emblem. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z A brood of cheerful, incandescent snout-nosed butterflies trailed behind me, glistening in the moonlight—like fireflies, like hope. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I never knew before how much I love butterflies. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Why would anyone want a butterfly permanently on their skin? Butterflies are creepy. Their tongues are weird. And did you know that if tattoo needles are contaminated and not properly sterilized you can get hepatitis?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Two butterflies, red and blue, flitted together as if writing poems in the air. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Past butterflies drifting through the air like happy messages. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at the array of butterflies Finn had lined up on his computer screen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z While he appreciates her sentiment, Jus wonders if she notices that all those butterflies look exactly alike. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It was nothing special as Sparra habitations went: a straw palliasse, some butterfly wings stuck to the wall by way of decoration. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The resulting long exposure caught a bow-shaped blur, like the ghostly wings of a butterfly, then the bright line of the collar stay as it found its bearing and grew still. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He also described the structure of feathers, the nature of a butterfly’s wing and the compound eye of the fly, among many observations of the living world. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Out in the world waits a multitude of sanctuaries—gardens full of bright green wind; kingdoms of hedges; deep pools of forest shade through which butterflies float thinking only of nectar. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Hummingbirds and butterflies nosed around the sweet scent. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Flocks of brilliant butterflies moved through like schools of fish, and the upper levels of the amphitheater were espaliered with jeweled fruit trees. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She took joy in butterflies and scolded the little girls for catching them. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Not by butterflies with wings as clear as little cats-eye glasses; not by the longest or shortest or greenest snake in the road. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The butterflies gather round, and Sis selects a fiery red one to accompany us back to Brooklyn. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Outside, butterflies and bees were hovering lazily over the grass and hedgerow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In the sky, little Harold suddenly appeared, frantically flapping his wings like a fuzzy butterfly. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But if anybody knew his butterflies, it was Granddaddy, so I figured he had some reason for making it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The tent is filled with plants and flowers, and flying around are tons of butterflies. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “For now, we have to be like the little worm in the cocoon of the butterfly. All closed up and secret until the day...” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I rummaged through a bin of clothes today, and now I have something extra: a silk scarf with bright yellow butterflies on it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But when Mauricio Babilonia began to pursue her like a ghost that only she could identify in the crowd, she understood that the butterflies had something to do with him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The butterfly poked its tiny proboscis down into her hair, probing for nurture, then flew away unsatisfied. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, we are lined up and brought to the main butterfly garden, which is a clear plastic tent set up inside a bigger room. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z A Communist had cut a wisp of black paper into a hero with sleeves like butterflies’ wings and with tassels and flags, which fluttered when you breathed on him. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The butterflies were not about to give up! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He sets up chess problems and works them out, or splits kindling, or goes for long walks by himself with a butterfly book. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Three of the fairies had elaborate butterfly wings with the appearance of stained glass. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Just in front of the caterpillar, lying on top of the cabinet, was a picture book of caterpillars and butterflies. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Thinking of my butterfly and pretending I'm holding it in my hands gives me courage. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The weeks passed and the water started running again and the butterflies were back in the front yard and Baby’s hair grew jet-black. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When Mom and Dad leave, Malia stares up at me with wide eyes, her butterfly rocket frozen in midair. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Before me is the butterfly, flapping its blue wings through the current. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He leaped high in the air, off the hilltop, and down to the field below, scattering the butterflies. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z After about thirty minutes of pure joy, romping in the grass and chasing butterflies, he heard Abby whistle for him. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She got a fake tattoo of a butterfly on her ankle. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Teachers wanted to talk about chemistry, or the transcendental movement in literature; coaches could help you perfect your butterfly stroke. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Carefully, she lifted her fingers, which no longer felt like her fingers but like butterflies, light and free. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She’s wearing jeans and a T-shirt with a glitter butterfly on it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He had been a lepidopterist; he had filled it with glass showcases of moths and butterflies. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z To our delight, an unusually large brood of American Snout butterflies swarmed Eagle Pass by the billions. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Struggling with her steak, Mary Anne looked hunched and bruised beneath the pale blue dress that covered her delicately, as though the dust had been scraped from a butterfly wing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “That edge, there,” said his dæmon’s butterfly voice. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In Amsterdam, Maria would have seen butterfly collections such as this one, showing specimens from all over the world. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z More butterflies took to the air as the largest fetterling I could’ve ever imagined tried to squeeze through a gap like a T. rex. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The butterflies in her stomach had butterflies in their stomachs. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Maybe they didn’t even remember how disgusted Emma had been by some of the girls in third grade last year, who went around talking about rainbows and unicorns and butterflies and magic. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I could sense energy in them, like when I made the butterflies tell the story in the Thicket glade. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Because they were everywhere, clinging to freshly scrubbed laundry on clothes lines, or stuck to the bottom of well-heeled shoes, the butterflies were on everyone’s most wanted list, including Mamá’s. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z One even had a butterfly proboscis, curled up like a fiddlehead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then they drew huge multicolored doves, butterflies, and bloody flowers, with hand-lettered verses by the Poet and appeals for the people to unite. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z How did you keep a butterfly from leaving your property? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Mattie and Chase followed behind like calves, distracted by this butterfly or that bug or newly bloomed lily. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z A red butterfly circled her and flew close to her ear. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z As our conversation continued, my jittery nerves and the butterflies floated away. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Thus a sparrow might make a meal of a butterfly or a grasshopper and refer to it as “wormfeed.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I think this in a blink of a butterfly’s eye. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Sometimes a caterpillar and its pupa would surprise Maria by hatching into a swarm of flies or wasps instead of the moth or butterfly she expected. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A tingling started in my belly, kind of like butterfly wings, but the good-feeling kind. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z A pair of butterflies and a dragonfly landed on the lounge chair at the edge of the mirror. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I show her the gym where I swim laps every morning and try, unsuccessfully, to master the butterfly stroke. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Okay, so I admit that the first day of school I was so nervous that the butterflies in my stomach were more like pigeons flying around my insides. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z His eyelashes made butterfly kisses on my chin. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Birds and bats and butterflies hang throughout the space as if held by strings, completely still. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But then again, here in that little room was the same Patria Mercedes, who wouldn’t have hurt a butterfly, shouting, “Amen to the revolution.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sing the song of the rain, the song of the cave, or was it the song of the butterflies? Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Her future was a beautiful butterfly unfolding its delicate wings for first flight. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z As I stepped out with the bonobo, he stared at the butterflies pas- sionlessly, but his eyes did dart around as he watched them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It sounded so wrong, like butterfly jam, or spectral steaks. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z If such horrors can happen to classrooms of kindergartners, little first graders with little pink rubber boots and sweet butterfly backpacks, there is no hope. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The butterflies in my stomach carry me through the break room and to Ron’s office. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z "But you're not the same girl I met a year ago. Maybe that person is gone. Maybe—just think about it—maybe the new Gerta is emerging. Just like your butterfly." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z John Henry pounded his fist on the ground, sending tremors through the whole forest, and I flinched as hundreds of butterflies took flight in a flurry of silent wings. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He would spend the day in the rear of the store writing wild notes, which he would send to Amaranta with flower petals and dried butterflies, and which she would return unopened. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Torchlight glimmered behind windows of leaded glass in the Lord of Harmony’s wooden hall, showing half a hundred kinds of butterflies in all their bright colors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With a last affectionate glance at the beanfield, the santo carver pushed on, walking, sometimes stumbling, erratically along the dusty road, leaving rattled grasshoppers and nervous little butterflies in his wake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This one had skin the same color as a human, a very pale human, and her wings were more like butterfly than dragonfly wings. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And as Ms. Strumm walked up the aisle, ready to grab that list before I found my name, the butterflies went berserk. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z My heart was pounding, and my stomach was fluttering like it was full of startled butterflies. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “What kind of an accident? And why are they called butterflies anyhow? Don’t they have a real name?” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The fairy was lying at the bottom of the glass, crumpled up like a butterfly just out of the cocoon. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She feels the entirety of the circus radiating around her, as though a net has been thrown over it, trapping everything within the iron fence, fluttering like a butterfly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I would never grab a butterfly, but once again, my hands do things without my say-so. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Today it’s a giant green butterfly on one hand and a spiral fossil on the other. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “All my life they told me that butterflies at night bring bad luck.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z After we let each other go, I touch the butterfly one last time. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And it was a tattoo of that same emblem—the blurry butterfly with the animal-eye wings. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Their wings came in all varieties, mostly patterned after butterflies, but much more elegantly shaped and radiantly colored. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She smiled again, a pretty little butterfly burst of sunshine. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If she was going out with a boy from there...I felt butterflies in my stomach. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She had never seen a butterfly with such vivid coloring. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Several other butterflies and a couple of large dragonflies actually rested on the face of the mirror itself. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Certainly. Flies, bugs, grasshoppers, choice beetles, moths, butterflies, tasty cockroaches, gnats, midges, daddy longlegs, centipedes, mosquitoes, crickets—anything that is careless enough to get caught in my web. I have to live, don’t I?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Then she helped us put up our artwork, making our schoolroom's walls as bright as butterfly wings. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Well, some of them. I’m the one who found the butterflies on your websites!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The dust from the trip and the dried butterfly parts made it difficult to decipher. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Much time had passed when she saw the last yellow butterfly destroyed in the blades of the fan and she admitted as an irremediable truth that Mauricio Babilonia had died. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I cover my face, then flap and twirl them together so they flutter like a butterfly's wings. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Suki rushes to the butterfly to try and help, but a woman runs over and tells her to step back. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z All around us the desiccated corpses of the butterflies glittered and shone. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Perhaps collectors who had read her two caterpillar books might wish to buy her watercolors—or her carefully preserved caterpillar and butterfly specimens. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It looked like it was made of beaten gold, complete with delicate roses and a glittering butterfly whose wings reminded Aru of stained glass. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z For standing among the brilliant flowers and fluttering butterflies was a beautiful woman dressed in blue. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A butterfly laying an egg on a leaf. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “It’s gone, all gone! There’s only bits of half-finished food, old slates, butterfly wings, and this stupid old chair.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She bends to her special beauty, the butterfly orchid she smuggled back from Hawaii two years ago. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z People stand there as the butterflies land on them, and you can feel how happy people are just by watching their eyes. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, when we finally pull into the roped-off section of the Tokyo Dome’s side entrance, I’ve almost calmed the butterflies wreaking havoc in my stomach. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I know you didn’t hurt the butterfly on purpose.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Taking his newspaper with him as he escorted Meggie to the lavatory, he killed three more moths and a butterfly that was fluttering helplessly from wall to bare wall. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I don’t think so, little butterfly. You will get a letter.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z So, I have to assume he’s either vomiting in the butterfly house or passed out next to the vulture enclosure. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I love how they look—like strong steel butterflies, soaring high. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Their colors and patterns make me wonder why I haven’t been drawing butterflies. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z A dog accompanied him, or rather, the dog ran ahead, slowed, sniffed the ground, gave a bark, chased a butterfly, and in a dozen other ways, made the world safe for the man. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She told me about the scales on butterflies, and the way animals lived in ducts, sometimes whole herds. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve seen June practically every day since she moved here, and I’d never felt butterflies like those dancing around in my stomach. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I was sitting on my butt doing butterfly stretches with the rest of the team. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I stroke the butterfly's wings with the tip of a finger. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z A glassed case in the corner held the curios he had collected—specimens of butterflies, a rare arrowhead, a curious rock shaped like a human profile. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “It’s the instant when one thing is about to become something else. Day to night, caterpillar to butterfly. Fawn to doe. Experiment to result. Boy to man.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z My mom sits with the bottoms of her feet touching and her legs bent into a butterfly position. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The other butterflies wheel away on the breeze, and then the red one flits from Sis to me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Mostly young children and women with their pagnes in tatters, they come soundlessly out of the forest, landing here as lightly as weary butterflies after years of fleeing the war. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Lidia gives Penny the plastic butterfly and collects clothes from the floor. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Delly Cartwright is a pasty-faced, lumpy girl with yellowish hair who looks about as much like our server as a beetle does a butterfly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She spun around behind me, did a butterfly stroke so our backs kissed and released, kissed and released. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I walked into the butterfly garden while Tilly went off to do her business, and spied a big toad making his way down the brick pathway in the moonlight. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “And, see, here’s my mom’s butterfly logo again,” Finn said, reaching the bottom of the bakery homepage. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I find an amazing, fantastical fabric embroidered with moths and butterflies and ferns and flowers. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In nineteenth-century England, everyone from country parsons to teenage girls collected butterflies, flowers, even stuffed birds and fossil bones. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A huge butterfly flapping its pink and purple wings. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Two butterfly bandages almost cover a small cut on her right cheek, and at the hairline above her left eyebrow there's a purple lump the size of a golf ball. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t see how it will fit, but the butterfly perches on Ma’s hand and instantly shrinks so that it can settle inside the small tin. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z In the mirror I see all the details: the vines, the flowers, the butterflies, and the hummingbirds in lots of colors. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Tag scampered after a butterfly he hadn’t a hope of catching, and Donkeyberry groomed Fat Cheeks by the dry stream before everyone set out on the daily search for food. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at the red and white butterfly. It’s enormous.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “She seemed well enough. She did display some interest in the gossamer-winged butterflies. I wish she had shown more interest in the carrion beetle collection, though. They are, after all, exceptionally fine specimens.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “I think they like us,” Pita said, smiling and sitting as motionless as humanly possible, trying her best not to disturb the delicate butterflies. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Do not touch my butterflies and please refrain from entering my room. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But it is wonderful to see the butterfly or moth emerging and watch its crumpled wings become flat and strong. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Petey could have been a bee or a butterfly with her tattered silver wings veined with gold, the silver mask hiding her face. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z A riser set up at one end before a butterfly light. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “He turned out to be not so much a butterfly as a moth, you see,” I said, holding the jar out to show her. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t at all the same butterfly logo as on the landscaper’s page. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The green butterfly vanishes on the breeze when Trub reaches the tent. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Seems like a good idea to me. I noticed all the different kinds of butterflies in your garden. More than I’ve ever seen. Plus all the hummingbirds.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z There is my mother, there is my sister, there my case of butterflies, and there the mahogany piano—but I am not myself there. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Some were men and boys, but most were women and girls, their wraps still in beautiful colors, undone and spread along the ground like butterfly wings. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A nocturnal butterfly fluttered about her head while the lights were on. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Gum Baby broke off from harassing a cluster of butterflies and ran over as well. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I don’t know what Mom said, but I do know this: A few days later, Mrs. DiAngelo had one fine butterfly garden out there by her pool. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z There were also bundles of colorful feathers, spotted furs, exotic fruits, dead butterflies of unusual color and size, and pouches of what I guessed to be jungle herbs. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z When I grew older, I used kira-kira to describe everything I liked: the beautiful blue sky, puppies, kittens, butterflies, colored Kleenex. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t signed up for this, and I soon grew tired of it, but I kept telling myself it would all be worth it when he turned into a magnificent butterfly. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to yank those butterfly barrettes out of her hair. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Melvin, who died later on in Korea, caressed the slow August landscape, chasing butterflies. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning two butterflies play in front of our trench. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Talking about it makes the butterflies come back. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “When you tell stories, something special happens, like you just saw with the butterflies. That’s why we call them things iron monsters, and I reckon you especially ought to do the same.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She combined images of its egg, larval stage, its pupa, and the butterfly or moth that “crept from” the chrysalis or cocoon. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Probably nothing but dainties: butterfly steaks and marigold salads. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z But there was a measure of comfort standing in the butterfly garden because I knew it was there for Amanda. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Finn asked, going back to alternately zooming in and out on Mom’s butterfly logos, growing and shrinking the dots and wings. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She wondered if the diverse butterflies she saw in the yard were among the species Grandpa Sorenson had imported. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Every butterfly begins as a tiny egg, laid by a female butterfly after mating. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They ended up by the swimming pool.“Have you noticed the butterflies?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “You’re quite a stranger these days, as the caterpillar said to the butterfly.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There was that butterfly feeling jumping in my gut, because ever since last fall I'd become overly hesitant and anxious, and every time I had to make a decision, I was stunned into wide-eyed inaction. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He is like a butterfly fluttering on a rock that stands out naked in the middle of a stream. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Over there, large black-and-yellow butterflies formed the shape of a boy, who chased her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z "Henry better have some tea, he's got the butterflies." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m going to raise butterflies, and keep looking for signs that others don’t see. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z She enlarged all the dots from the butterfly wings one by one, until each dot joined with the one above, below, or beside it. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z One hundred butterflies tickled the insides of my belly as the plane went down, down, down. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Oh, to paint those symbols with a slight brush and a quick turn of the wrist and to make a clear black mark as fragile as a piece of a butterfly wing! A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The butterflies flittered around us, beating their wings gently against the windshield then sitting prettily on the dashboard. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Early wildflowers were in bloom, and lavender butterflies with lacy-patterned wings darted from one to the next. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A butterfly not from England fanned open and shut, inches away. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It gives me a little frisson even now, walking past that house— butterflies suddenly swarm in my stomach, and a smile comes to my lips and colour to my cheeks. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z You do, strange as you seem; but you are swift and immediate, like birds, like butterflies. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “It figures it was Ally. She probably killed it. Everyone knows you can’t touch a butterfly’s wings.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I turn right where purple flowers curve like baby moons over butterfly bushes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Those wild butterflies are back in my belly, and I can’t wait to start running so they will go away, or at least they’ll get tired and relax. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He said that they believed butterflies were special creatures and wish givers. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z "I'm good at drawing butterflies and flowers and things." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Turn left where purple fluffy wands arch on tall bushes inviting butterflies. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Toys and harps and kittens, cakes and crowns and butterflies. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Cattle carcasses, flayed and butterflied, flitted past the wide observation window. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “So the animals we saw at the pond were actually other creatures, like how the butterflies were fairies,” Kendra clarified. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She swings, but I float like a butterfly and sting like Ali. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I reach out to get a larger sample and two water butterflies dart back to safety. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They watered lawns or filled bird feeders; young kids chased butterflies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A teenage girl stood outside, listlessly sweeping at a cloud of yellow butterflies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z What I see as I look down aren’t angels but butterflies, the arm swings connecting to the leg swings like a pair of wings, our heads poking out in between! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Dylan blows into his hand and three fiery butterflies burst into life. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “She runs wild all day with a butterfly net. She doesn’t know how to sew or keep house,” said Mother. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She bought suitcases and filled them with our good clothes, allowing us to wear only the faded dresses and shirts that we would leave behind like butterflies a cocoon. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “He did butterfly codes! When he was a spy!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I nodded, but all of my Manuel-induced butterflies had flown away, leaving me with a sick, empty feeling. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z It’s so close, I now see tiny luminescent fins like a butterfly dimming to a pale lavender the closer it flutters to the surface. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z As if newly emerged from their chrysalises, the butterflies gathered their strength and began to fly. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I know she didn’t plant it just to keep herself busy, and I remembered that one time Mom told me butterflies symbolized hope. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z When the bus came to a halt and the driver swung open the front door, I felt the butterflies in my stomach and dropped my armful of books. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I watch as she cradles the butterfly in the palm of her hand, whispering instructions that Ma and I can’t hear. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Swarms of water butterflies follow in our shadows as we walk along the lake’s shore. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When I write the first words Wings of a butterfly whisper . . . no one believes a whole book could ever come from something as simple as butterflies that don't even, my brother says, live that long. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The butterflies and bees that had landed on the mirror took flight when it was overturned, but only a few of the winged creatures flew away. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I turned the rabbit-fur collar up around my face, against the chill, and wrapped my arms around my waist for the butterflies. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z When Gram saw them, they had butterfly wings and hats and tunics made with bits of thread and spare buttons they had managed to pluck from unsuspecting humans who wandered too close to the forest. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She captured both butterflies and moths, studying their differences. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She paused as a large butterfly alighted on the rim of an empty birdbath. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Where were the butterflies? the blueberries? the whistling reed? Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He brought her butterfly jasmine, the symbol of patriotism and purity, and told her that Cuba, too, would one day be free of bloodsuckers. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The Adam’s apple or the charley horse or the butterflies in the stomach. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z It was the same school where I failed first grade because I did not know English well enough and where I had received first prize for my drawing of a butterfly. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z One of them took apart a radio and dropped the pieces into a stream, ate a butterfly, and cut the throat of a cat, because she was deranged. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I cup my palm, imagining a butterfly landing in it, feeling the flutter and life, and I go to a sleeping, remembering, dreamworld. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Once again my stomach was full of butterflies. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I looked up, wondering if Auntie Janet knew about the butterfly garden. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I saw a lovely crystal butterfly on a cart today. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Dicey’s stomach had butterflies of excitement in it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The veins under her skin are the color of the glowing water butterflies. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She believed that all creatures—including butterflies and moths—reflected God’s glory and the infinite variety of his creation. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Another woman from the morning bioloaf group leans at the lake’s edge, observing the purple glow of a swarm of water butterflies where the pale floor normally would be. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I held out a finger and the largest butterfly I’d ever seen landed on it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The child was lying between her feet, wrapped up so thickly that all Malcolm could make out was the top of her head and the brilliant butterfly Pantalaimon perching on her hair. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The butterfly fell out of its glass box; one wing was crushed under a bottle of glass beads. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in my room, I change into my other outfit, a chiffon skirt and floral blouse with butterfly sleeves. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The result was a face that looked like the wings of a butterfly and bore an expression vaguely old and Chinese. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z After that, “rainbows and butterflies” had become sort of code between Emma and Mom. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They don’t believe he’s a graduate student in Astrophysics out chasing butterflies, they think he’s a spy, although they can’t figure out why he would have been so open about it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He chose for himself from the pile a brooch set with blue stones, many-shaded like flax-flowers or the wings of blue butterflies. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and let the Jupiter butterfly flutter away. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The moon and the stars were beautiful, the brook, the shore, the forest and rock, the goat and the golden beetle, the flower and butterfly were beautiful. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z If the butterfly is not permitted on board, I have decided I will keep it. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He batted a paw at a yellow butterfly. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Then, when the butterflies have finally stopped, on a low tropical bush with pink flowers, and he’s down on one knee focusing his binoculars, three uniformed men in a jeep drive up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She thinks there is a connection between butterflies, moths, caterpillars, and the rumpled brown cocoon before her, and she is determined to find it. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “We get a lot of butterflies,” I said, angling the shovel. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She reminds us not to grab any butterflies, because they are injured easily. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel like mentioning that my stomach was already full — of butterflies. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He isn’t interested in catching the butterflies and mounting them on a board with pins; he just wants to see them, identify them. count them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Why, I thought you would be pleased. Less distance for the butterflies to travel.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My heartbeat was fluttering, making me think of trapped butterflies, but did I even have a heartbeat right now? Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Simple. Well, not that simple, but easier than you might expect. Especially with the butterfly whisperer over here.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The air was thick with butterflies, lifting, fluttering, settling. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I avoided his, choosing instead to gaze at the butterflies flying above us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Like magic, the butterfly flew into the air, fluttering its wings up and down. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I got butterflies in my stomach; I could not believe that out of 150. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I like looking at the pictures of butterflies in his book. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In Jamaica, we’re greeted by dozens of large butterflies, the Giant Swallowtail, as people sitting on the floor eat special dishes, like ackee and saltfish. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They say “Aiken” and you see a white butterfly glance off a fence with a torn wing. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing one of her minidresses, a navy blue with a wide butterfly collar. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z It was a fish of great beauty, silver like the moon and as lively as a butterfly in spring. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I know. I don’t understand it either. See, the tattoo is pretty big and the butterfly is just a small part. It wasn’t even in the original plan, but Agent said he was inspired.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He copied and pasted every new butterfly logo he found into his own document. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z "Tell the butterfly to always give you a song to sing. Will you demand that of your little friend?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her dæmon had changed again, and become a huge, brightly colored butterfly, which fluttered into the fridge briefly and out again at once to settle on her shoulder. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone suggested that one person hold a butterfly net behind the tailpipe while another person start the car, which would allow the engine exhaust to blast the ferret out into the net. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A caterpillar becomes a butterfly, a bird raises its brood in the forest, and a greenheart tree will only grow from a greenheart seed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As Maria discovered, all butterflies and moths undergo complete metamorphosis, which means they move through four very different phases: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My stomach felt as if a hundred frantic butterflies were flapping their wings inside me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I went through it, page by page, studying all the pictures and running my fingers lightly over the caterpillars and the bright wings of the butterflies and the many patterns on them. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The girl’s hands fluttered weakly against his arms, reached up to touch his face, a movement light as butterflies as she tried to pull him close. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, she’s been reading up on it. Just today she asked about your foundation shrubs. So I told her about the butterfly bush and that smaller one, the purple one.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z ‘A real cool costume. A real pretty one made out of all different colors. Like a butterfly. That’s what I want for Christmas. That and a bicycle!’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z One night, while Meme was in the bathroom, Fernanda went into her bedroom by chance and there were so many butterflies that she could scarcely breathe. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It made her heart flutter like butterfly wings. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A neon-green butterfly flits around her head before landing on her ear. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z And of course bees and butterflies were there every day, happily floating through the flowers. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Not a nude, but a picture of her crouching in the garden, laughing as a butterfly flitted by. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I dressed quickly, something stronger than butterflies battering recklessly against the walls of my stomach, my argument with Mike already a distant memory. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I feel her three-year-old heart racing against mine, flapping like butterflies on my white uniform. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He went back to the screen holding every single version he’d found: seven different kinds of butterflies, each one a different color. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z On the days that followed he was seen with a net and a small basket, hunting butterflies on the outskirts of town. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When the moon had traveled halfway across the sky and Dustfinger was still sitting on the roof, the fairy with the butterfly wings grew impatient. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She moved the butterflies around, starting with the red one and finishing with the purple one—the one that might just as easily be called violet. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z My lake with the butterfly fish is one tiny lake among hundreds. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Field tests are being made in several countries: in France and Germany against larvae of the cabbage butterfly, in Yugoslavia against the fall webworm, in the Soviet Union against a tent caterpillar. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Through the open doorway, I caught a glimpse of line after line of cattle carcasses, butterflied with their ribs exposed like spread fingers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There’s a dirt road crossing it, but he disregards this and follows the butterflies, red and white and black in color, with an hourglass pattern, something he’s never seen before. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “With the right licenses, you can get butterflies through customs. When you can’t, there are other ways to cross borders.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Ivy grinned and all those bats softened into delicate, beautiful butterflies. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He pulls me closer and kisses me softly on the forehead, like a butterfly landing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I knew caterpillars turned into butterflies because Roberto had told me, but I wanted to know more. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The fairy with the butterfly wings and milky white face had flown after him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The butterflies still danced, preoccupied in the center of die clearing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The box is filled with Carla’s bangles and her butterfly pin and her chain with a little cross—jewelry that isn’t real gold. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Look, I made a butterfly rocket. Want to see?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The yellow butterflies would invade the house at dusk. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A butterfly flitted around one of the chimes, playing a sweet, simple melody. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I told her about the photograph, the butterfly emblem, and the light in the basement. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Arturo was going with us to the wide, silent lake and the butterfly fishermen who glided over its surface. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Instead of purple and white, this one was butter yellow with large butterflies on the cover. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The water butterflies who’ve ventured off to observe us scurry back to their flock. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t keep on giving Matt foxglove, though. It’s much too dangerous. I needed something that would make him sick, but not too sick. Then someone told me about monarch butterflies.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sailor stood upright quickly, trying to conceal a crystal butterfly behind his back. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “In you go,” she says to the red butterfly. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The butterfly flew straight upward and disappeared from sight. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z One Saturday morning, Mother looked up from her sewing as I was running out the front door, one of Granddaddy’s butterfly nets and his old fishing creel slung over my shoulder. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Then, in front of us on the screen, there were a million monarch butterflies, dancing in slow motion in the sky. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The Courtney butterfly in my stomach flutters in a haphazard circle; there’s a Jupiter butterfly in there as well, which is confusing, and that’s why I have to ask the question. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z That morning I was an antipersonnel mine, a butterfly bomb, unexploded and ticking, and he touched the fuse. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I dusted the powdery corpses of half a dozen dead butterflies off a cement bench and lay down on the quad under the moonlight for a while, contemplating my sisters and our rebelliousness. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And now I answered, "Painful and empty," as I saw a glittering butterfly circle three times around my blood-red parts, up there beneath the bridge's high arch. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But now the butterflies....All of a sudden, I felt like the freaky one. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He'd point out the symmetric perfection of a butterfly, the sunlight shimmering on the river, and the delicate aroma of a yellow rose. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I wished on a butterfly that landed on me, on a camel-shaped cloud, on a cricket in the house, and a lightning bug glowing on my ring finger. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Hyacinth and daffodil bloomed in the flower beds, violet and periwinkle in the meadows; damp, bedraggled white butterflies fluttered drunkenly in the hedgerows. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I could bring you bugs, though I don’t like to pick them up. But I wouldn’t want to stick butterflies to the wall.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Nathan looked up and saw a butterfly with rainbow wings fluttering. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I'm convinced it was the product of a subtle magic, the alchemy of moonlight; the school a flower-studded wasteland, the rocks sunken, the dry winds hidden, the lost crickets chirping to yellow butterflies. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of being cut made him physically sick and the butterflies moved within him with the burning wings of nausea. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The butterfly raised and lowered his wings slowly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Cluny had sent the defenders scattering like butterflies in a whirlwind. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She had butterfly barrettes in her hair, and her sneakers didn’t have one speck of dirt on them. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z His eyes haven't left my face, not once, and I get the feeling I'm being cataloged, like a butterfly in a collection. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But the truth is, if I can gather enough supplies, even if I discover what the water butterflies hide from, I may not return to tell him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He was watching the girl and the butterfly while repeating the name Jaja slowly, placing the stress on both syllables, then on the first, then on the second. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z One day, we talked about butterflies again, and I told her about butterfly eyes. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z But, unlike koalas and monarch butterflies, omnivores not only can eat different foods, we need to eat a variety of foods to stay healthy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Parvati scowled and removed a large ornamental butterfly from the end of her plait. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Kulang became a butterfly and settled for a moment on her cheek, but left it to flutter around the other dæmon, who sat still on the boy’s hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The energy of the band and the crowd made me feel like there were hyper butterflies trapped inside me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Beyond the screen of leaves the sunlight pelted down and the butterflies danced in the middle their unending dance. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The snout-nosed butterflies were everywhere, flittering in the air, resting on our bedclothes, even tangled in our hair. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z At her words, a swarm of butterflies fluttered out of the hackberry shrubs and flitted around me, dusting me with delight. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “What happened to your...to your beautiful butterfly?” she said. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “You get a lot of sun here. You ought to plant yourself a butterfly garden—like my mom,” I suggested. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z It was shaped like a butterfly, but it had tiny claws to grip the hair. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of going to our spot, Isabella and I just walk around at break, and I see so many people wearing armbands, I get those busy butterflies in my stomach. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z For Geisbert, identifying hot strains and classifying the tribes of viruses was like sorting butterflies or collecting flowers. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood up and took one more glance at the sixties photograph, at the weird butterfly emblem on all their T-shirts. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I stare at the single word, and for some reason, I don’t know why...I get a weird feeling in my belly, like a hundred butterflies have taken flight. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Most days, however, we rode our bikes as far away from home as we could get, a flighty brood of the tiny butterflies straggling behind us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He started humming softly to himself, a song that Tayo could hear only faintly, but that reminded him of butterflies darting from flower to flower. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He was just sitting on the track with his feet pressed together, his long legs butterflied. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z She told me later that Martha had said to her, “Simone floats like a butterfly, but she has to stop falling on beam.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As we got close enough to see the multicolored array of butterflies flittering in the courtyard of our grandmother’s house, Juanita answered, “Not so many different kinds in one place.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Before we enter the tent, a lady talks to us about the butterflies. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She sat down at the breakfast table and opened the newspaper and hid her face behind the huge pages as if she were reading the wings of a giant butterfly. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her long white fingers fluttered gently, like a tired butterfly, and Coraline shivered. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z When she calms herself she finds she has snipped her prize butterfly orchid. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of them show birds and butterflies, but others have dinosaurs and lemurs on them. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Its wings are crumpled at first, but the butterfly steadily pumps liquid from its body into its wings. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was another yellow butterfly, like one of the sunflecks had come loose. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z All around the edge of the quilt I put a border of bugs and butterflies. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She turn from the birdbath and smile and holler, “Hi, Aibee. I love you, Aibee,” and I feel a tickly feeling, soft like the flap a butterfly wings, watching her play out there. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I thought about that old photograph, that same butterfly I saw on the placard by my father’s grave. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “I heard Papi talking about some accident with butterflies or something,” I tell her. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z They took turns riding Harry’s Nimbus Two Thousand, which was easily the best broom; Ron’s old Shooting Star was often outstripped by passing butterflies. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The butterflies in my stomach started up again. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z On the table there, polished now and plain, an ugly case would stand containing butterflies and moths, and another one with birds’ eggs, wrapped in cotton wool. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bumblebees had returned to the yard. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Although he still collects butterfly sightings, he’s moving farther and farther away from biology. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was crazy how just mentioning Manuel got me all jittery, as if butterflies were fluttering around inside of me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “That’s the logo my mom uses on all her websites,” Finn said, pointing to a tiny purple butterfly at the bottom of the page. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There were butterfly wings, to go with the proboscis. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A yellow butterfly winged his foolish way before me to the terrace. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Peering into cases of exotic butterflies from distant lands—glittering even in death—Maria once again felt a deep longing to know more about them. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The other is a tiny, delicate girl, her skin the dappled brown of a doe, her hair a cloud of white around her head, and a miniature pair of blue-gray butterfly wings on her back. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The butterflies, tilting and sailing over glossy fruit trees, were like nothing she had ever seen. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Dimple knew how he felt; the ringtone had doused stomach acid on the butterflies fluttering pleasantly in her stomach. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Trees shattered. There were giant colored butterflies. I fell in a pit of orange bubbles.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Rani points at a bright pink scarf that flutters like a butterfly as the man hangs it up. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Boys everywhere called themselves Ali, and emulated his “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee” routines. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When butterflies appeared in spring, people called them “summer birds,” assuming they had flown in from elsewhere. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I feel like I swallowed electric butterflies and they are lighting up and swirling all around inside me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z And I got up once to take Tilly outside and stood for a long time in my mother’s butterfly garden outside the back kitchen door. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z As far as I can tell, most of what she did today was snap her tongue at passing butterflies and a mouse or two. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It’s a dam good thing we never had any kings and presidents; we’d all be down there at Jackson chasing butterflies. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The old picture of the hippies—the first place I had seen the strange butterfly design. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Ford stops crying when I point out a butterfly. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I pull out my beat-up composition notebook try to write another butterfly poem. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Like how black people named the butterfly, butterfly. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z At four o’clock the tables folded like great butterflies back through the paneled walls. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the boy could reply, a butterfly appeared and fluttered between him and the old man. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There were giant butterflies and ladybugs scattered among the blossoms. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z On this particular day he takes his binoculars and his butterfly book and heads out into the countryside on his secondhand bicycle, to look for Californian butterflies. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes we’re given slides to look at: butterfly wings, cross- sections of worms, planaria stained with pink and purple dyes so you can see the different parts. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I drew all kinds of animals but mostly birds and butterflies. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Already he was pointing at a butterfly, gleeful at the bright spotted orange of its wings in the dim forest light. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Two black butterflies danced through a cloud of bugs and disappeared. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Three had wings like butterflies, one like a dragonfly. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They were just behind her when she staggered into an open space where bright flowers grew and butterflies danced round each other and the air was hot and still. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Bees and butterflies zigzag through the air, the trees lining the sidewalk are leafy and full, and the cars throughout the lot are idling and dusted in pollen. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Once, when we were all little kids playing in an old quarry near our house, Red had called me over to see a butterfly he’d caught. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt sorry for it because it never had a chance to be a butterfly. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z It was like they were lots of friendly butterflies, and we were smeared with something, and they kept coming and coming, and their wings were winking beautifully, and more and more came. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe your parents will hold an eyelid up to get out a piece of dirt, or maybe your boyfriend will kiss your eyelids, light as a butterfly, just before you drift off to sleep. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The butterflies, Lord God, how people romanticized other people’s terror! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We have seen butterflies and birds, but they have no sraf. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The owl broke into laughter again: “Oh, hahahaheeheeheehohoho. It is the easiest bet I ever made! It’ll be like taking the wings off a dead butterfly.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A butterfly flaps her wings now and a hurricane forms in the future. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The emblem looked like, I don’t know, a messed-up butterfly maybe. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The lid of the box flew off and, like a freed butterfly, a single skeet of paper fluttered out. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Ivy thought that sounded magical—swimming the butterfly—like something out of a fairy tale. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Gregor saw the bodies of rats, humans, roaches, spiders, bats, and other creatures he didn’t even know lived in the Underland, like mice and butterflies. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The front door opened, and Granddaddy came out onto the porch, an ancient leather satchel strapped over his shoulder, a butterfly net in one hand, and a malacca walking stick in the other. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I clear the butterflies out of my throat. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I can’t reply because the butterfly’s doing loop-de-loops, and it feels like my tongue has glued itself to the roof of my mouth. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z We’ve learned from the books left behind by Brother Fowles, field guides to the mammals and birds and the Lepidoptera, which are the butterflies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A contemporary of Leeuwenhoek’s, Jan Swammerdam, showed that butterflies, which had been regarded as new creatures born out of the pupa, were already present within the caterpillar: their organs could be identified by dissection. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Finn made copies of both of the butterfly logos and pasted them into a new document. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Me, in the park, six years old, a butterfly resting just below the neckline of my school blouse—when I still went to school. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For some reason just thinking about the Lighthouse made butterflies go into my stomach. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Someone much smarter, more sophisticated, I imagine. A social butterfly, she said.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Then Grace looked so pretty one afternoon that Kate couldn’t help giving her the rhinestone butterfly pin she was wearing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, he became aroused again, their lips met like butterflies in a flowery glen, they entwined spiritually and bodily in a long, smooth embrace. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he’d set up a yell you could have heard a mile off and go chasing after the butterfly. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Resting my hands on my belly now, I could feel the butterfly wings start to flutter again. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Yellow butterflies flickered along the shade like flecks of sun. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z "Does the butterfly angel visit you often?" he demands, grabbing my ribs and tickling me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I want to say I’m sorry, but I forget to because I’m watching mind movies of the butterfly falling and falling and never being better. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Lidia comes out of the bathroom with a toothbrush hanging from her mouth as she puts batteries into a plastic toy butterfly. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The butterflies in her stomach began beating their restless wings again at the thought, and Dimple tried not to groan. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Vines wrapped the pillars, and epiphytes clung to the ceiling like anemones, or roosting butterflies. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There was a black sequin butterfly stitched over the place where her left breast came to a blunt point. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Gather them up like butterflies in a net. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z There was one, clad in orange and black with matching butterfly wings. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A butterfly with animal eyes on its wings. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z On spring and summer days, she would sit on her perch outside and watch the birds, the butterflies, and busy Sam. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We were playing with leaves shaped like butterflies. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z An emblem of a colorful butterfly with what might have been animal eyes on the wings. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Did butterflies eventually turn into birds, or beetles into frogs? The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She peered into her satchel, found her sharpest pencil, and held it in her left hand—lightly, as though it was a butterfly and might fly away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I hear him say something about some butterflies in a car accident. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z A yellow butterfly lit on a bush, paused, and darted off. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z We sat for a while around the fire and Dadi sang, her high-pitched voice winding around the air like a butterfly. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z My heart felt all melty, butterflies were wreaking havoc in my stomach, and I felt scared and exhilarated and like laughing and crying all at the same time. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He goes to Bolivia on what I suppose to be a holiday, and sends a cigar-smoking woman in a high-crowned hat: Excellent butterflies. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I drew pictures of butterflies and flowers, trees on grassy hills, hummingbirds kissing hibiscus blossoms, all the things that didn’t exist in El Mangle. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I still had the butterfly hair grip in my sock drawer at home. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The excited butterflies in my stomach turned on me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Forget the butterflies,” I said, interrupting their rapture. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I exclaim as a blue butterfly tumbles by. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Instead, her fingers stroked the smooth threads of a crimson butterfly Pinmei hadn’t noticed before. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She was an enemy who caught ghosts like butterflies in a net, and he was a man with his dead love in his arms. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Other bushes were laden with purpling currants; butterflies abounded; and at every step grasshoppers whirred off, some crackling like the snappers kids placed against their bicycle tire spokes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There were shoes, as well — satin slippers in the same ice blue — and a mask shaped like a butterfly, embedded with what seemed to be hundreds of tiny diamonds and sapphires. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I look up and hundreds of butterfly kisses rain on my face. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z In Pappachi’s study, mounted butterflies and moths had disintegrated into small heaps of iridescent dust that powdered the bottom of their glass display cases, leaving the pins that had impaled them naked. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A butterfly, maybe a moth, had gotten into the room. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was over by a rosebush gazing at a butterfly in wonder. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Rado claimed that his older sister had gone off to college and gotten a tiny zebra butterfly tattooed on her butt. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Something about the way he kept darting sidelong glances at me made butterflies jam out in my stomach. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Get these dead butterflies off the windshield so we can see where we’re going.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Just thinking about the car made his stomach flip, tossing the butterflies every which way. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z You get butterflies in your stomach and you can’t stop thinking about the other person. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Once he dreamed he was a butterfly, and when he awoke, he thought he was a butterfly dreaming he was man. There’s no doubt this story was confused as well.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Just after Thanksgiving, the first big snow started with fat wet flakes the size of butterflies. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I picked up his butterfly net and slung it over my shoulder. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Silently, Maribel walked around the car and climbed in on top of Mayor, the rhinestone butterflies on the back pockets of her jeans resting on his thighs. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Strange specimens peeked from the stacked crates: preserved lizards and snakes, foreign butterflies, live crocodiles, even an elephant! The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Where did the butterflies hide from such a downpour? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Those stupid butterflies surged up again at his smile. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Pinmei remembered the red butterfly she thought she had seen in the snow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The second lady stares at me like I’m a ruthless butterfly hunter. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I do as I’m told, and the red butterfly settles in my palm. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Is there an option for a large green field with butterflies chasing us?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I feel terrible watching the butterfly on the ground, flapping its wings and not going anywhere. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I woke up with butterflies in my stomach. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z At least a dozen butterflies circle her head and shoulders, wrapping her in a rainbow veil. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z But my stomach flutters like it’s full of water butterflies. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Taylor’s on the floor, too, in a butterfly yoga pose, and Morgan’s planted stiffly in a plastic blue chair. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z She looked at the tent, and the ice butterflies in her stomach froze together into a crushing boulder. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Like a butterfly, her words fluttered from image to image. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Good evening, mademoiselle, why don’t you come to the jungle with me and eat these butterflies, they are as big as dinner plates and may not be poisonous, who knows?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When the adult butterfly is fully formed within the pupa, and the outside conditions are just right, the walls become transparent, revealing a glimpse of wings. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Out of the basket emerged hundreds of tiny white butterflies. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t call me her butterfly or mouse or anything else this time. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They pound away, soundless as the wet wings of a new butterfly. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z In our minds we tried to pin her to a corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “I mean that it was a long time ago. And the butterfly garden has helped.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The air of the place carried no flies, no butterflies, no bees, no insects of any kind. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I’ve seen many surprising friendships during my life: a pony and a toad, a red-tailed hawk and a white-footed mouse, a lilac bush and a monarch butterfly. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z To her delight, he had drawn stages of each species on one page—caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly—which confirmed what she herself had observed. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She held it up and flapped it like a butterfly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It still gives me butterflies to look at him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z So far they had described an artichoke, a butterfly press, a sneaker, a ring of keys, a potted hibiscus, a carved Christmas angel, and a sandwich. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It was Rafe, of course, and Grace tried to swallow back the butterflies she felt when she saw it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The common was peaceful and sunny; butterflies perched on thistle flowers and grasshoppers serenaded each other with their ceaseless cadences. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z |
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