A voice seemed to call out to her from inside the clay lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And as the strike continued—the first day, the second day, the third day—there were worried phone calls and rumors that this could go on for months. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Directly after the conference I sent Prime Minister Verwoerd a letter in which I formally enjoined him to call a national constitu-tional convention. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He's welcome back,” Hugo assured her, “once his tantrum's blown over. If you don't mind, Jace? Nigel didn't mean what he called you.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“He cannot take this path,” the goddess called back. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Since the plastic was made of polymers, they called it “polapoly.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

All day Zeitoun made it his business to sit by the bars, waving a napkin, pleading with the guards to grant him a call. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I look way happier than you. It’s cool if you want to call this quits. If you’re still caught up on your ex, I get it. Well, I don’t get it. But I can imagine.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Corporal Z, who had called for him at the hospital, still drove a jeep combat-style, with the windshield down on the hood, armistice or no armistice. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

So the husband of the lady downstairs looked at the pipe, realized it shouldn’t be there and what it meant, and called the Gestapo. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But on this hot August day in Ravenel, South Carolina, under the blaze of a terrible sun, Ben thought that he had a great equalizer working for him, called youth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

One person didn’t call; she just invited herself over. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Sansa would call this an enchantment, and tears would fill her eyes at the wonder of it, but Arya would run out laughing and shouting, wanting to touch it all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In February, the states that had seceded formed a new union called the Confederate States of America. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kiss him and I call him beautiful and I tell him I love him and we go on past that finish line. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

On the morning of Saturday, June 12, Daniel Ellsberg got a call from Tony Austin, a New York Times editor he knew casually. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When he asked me why I had not returned his calls, I said that I did not think they were important. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning when he called, she didn’t answer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

There was a place near the county line called Wye Mills. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She called his name, but the street noise drowned her voice, and Tariq didn’t hear. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s called Mind Your Language and about a classroom full of adults from all over the world trying to learn English. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And I made her promise she’d call me back down the next week. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, as usual, Miss Volker called early but Mom was up even earlier. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Most of them say Please call me back. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Rarely did he bring the message on a Sunday morning; only if there was no one else to speak was his father called upon. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I don’t get why we call it a crush when it feels more like a curse. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I asked her where Old Dan was and called his name. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were waiting for Mr. Mwakangale of the Tanganyika African National Union, a member of Parliament, and unbeknown to us he had already called looking for us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t call it a problem,” Chris says, “but we did talk about it.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The Muscogees called the squatters a name that, in their language, means “people greedily grasping after the land.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Bring the Abbot’s chair out of the place they call Cavern Hole. Have it set up for me on a platform by the gatehouse. I’ve got some judgments to deliver.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to call anyone back at the foundation because they would say, “We told you so,” if I brought up the idea of leaving the team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I found Dad sitting in a chair in the family room—better called the “be-alone room” in our house. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Soon after his paper was published, Coriell and a few other top tissue culturists called an urgent meeting to talk about the state of their field, which they worried was becoming a disaster. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, vexed and frustrated, Mary called the only person she knew could find out what had happened. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Hutchison and I were in our tent monitoring a radio call from Rob Hall on the South Summit when Burleson came rushing over. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m the one who called, so I know it needs to be me. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

About that time, over in Logan, a woman named Terryl Warner pulled up in a blue minivan outside a gymnastics center called Air- Bound. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Okay, so as for Needles, he's only technically been called Needles for about a year, and his nickname story is nowhere near as funny as Noodles's and mine, but it is way more interesting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

There were many phone calls about our placement, and Adele pleaded with the authorities not to move us before the holidays. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Just wait on call. Sunday’s a dull day. Maybe Mr. or Mrs. Dalton’ll go out.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you call or email after my accident?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Tad tried again and looked as if he was going to throw the phone when the call still didn’t go through. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Proceedings? It’s a kidnapping! At least have the guts to call it what it is.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Don't get me wrong, Darryl has never called me that or said anything like that. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Because his name was Finn and he didn’t want to be called anything else. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It would ring in the detectives' office, and they'd call the police right away. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the men now call me Buckra, which is their word for a white man; for having seen me read, they say that I am a white man hidden in a black skin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Mom!” we called, stomping in through the back door. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But the public outcry was so great, the governor called the superintendent and told him to start up the football program again, school or no school. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He soon found a few others and brought them out, washed them, and called the neighbors to come in and see them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The male teachers and students still call the shots and get the serious attention and the fellowships that further their careers. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And half a cinnamon bun,” she called over her shoulder. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Your boss, the terrible Mr. Kimbro. We call him 'Colonel,' but don't let him catch you." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This small space that separates Lkossa from the jungle is called the borderlands. That would be the most direct path into it. It’s also part of the Sons of the Six’s patrol route.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

This is what the white man mistook for “jubilant living” and called “whooping it up.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you get your parents to call Professor Thomas?” he asked. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She’d had me do all manner of divining, as she called it. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They are often called the basic elements of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Just call me Joe!” the boy said for no reason at all, and he added, “College! What do them fellas know? Can they set a timer, huh? Can they file a point? College!” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mother set out to make the calls, and returned about two hours later. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I said I’d found the Welty we discussed. I wish you had called first, Leon. I don’t know what else to tell you.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

There are a number of different varieties of quarks: there are six “flavors,” which we call up, down, strange, charmed, bottom, and top. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl with the braided caramel hair, the one who'd called herself Calypso, was standing at the beach, talking to someone. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But my mother did not seem to care; she would always scoff at her opponents and call them fools in letting their husbands enslave them completely. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't rely on the prison to get a message to him if the Court ruled, so I asked him to call me every two hours. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted,” she said. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She worked in finance, for a company called Cantor Fitzgerald, and her dad was a math teacher, so he was interviewing at schools in the area. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

End of mission called at 10:46 hours EST. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

With all this lack of sleep, he was quite drowsy the next morning when he had to call the taxis to get to the theater. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt myself struggling to awake to some call of my instincts; nay, my very soul was struggling, and my half-remembered sensibilities were striving to answer the call. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I used to be Niamh. Sometimes I forget what my name is. Nobody really calls me anything at my new home.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The cubicles we had were too small for anything you might call “living.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you make the mistake of saying this, you will be accused of a curiosity called “playing the race card.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“BOY! YOU THERE! BOY?' Boy was not the worst of the things that Jon Snow had been called since being chosen lord commander. He ignored it. “ A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The woman called her name in a smug, taunting voice. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took several calls to find the San Francisco Office of Vital Records, but once Mrs. Richardson had them on the phone, there were no more hitches. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It is not realistic to call something a food system when it replaces food with an industrial product that does not nourish us—and in fact makes us sick. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She had no sooner finished than Constance called to ask a favor of her. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

First of all, there were all those phone calls last night. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“But I couldn’t call,” April said, covering her face and trying not. to remember so vividly the fingers across her mouth and throat. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like everybody else in Cold Sassy, she would call it worth mentioning that her husband got married just three weeks after she went to her grave. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“People like me,” Bloom whispered aloud with a wry melancholy smile, “are called Yo-Yos.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was called Unarmed Education. We had to drive all the way to Colorado to meet him, but it was so worth it.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Beiderman’s real estate agent had the nerve to call about someone seeing the place tomorrow. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Kathy agreed, but she knew she would be anxious until he called again. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

You have to call her back sometimes, otherwise she’ll drift away into the woods and disappear. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

‘Come on! Follow me!’ he called back over his shoulder, and he hurried forward. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Emily wasn’t sure why it was called North Beach, because there wasn’t a speck of sand in sight. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I sat waiting outside his office for a few minutes before I was called in. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t sure what to think when I got that strange phone call and video.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, keep an eye on her next week, will you, Minny? I’ll be gone and— I don’t know. Just call me if she doesn’t perk up. I’ll come home early if I need to.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Clifton called it a “whiz quiz,” to try to trick us into thinking it might be more fun than a regular quiz, I bet, but I was not tricked. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

At night, in the quarter, she described these dreams or visions, as she called them, to the other slaves. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I called to mind that the clerk had the same air of knowing something to everybody else’s disadvantage, as his master had. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Now that we’re friends, just friends. Are you the friend I call if I find myself in possession of a dead body and a bloody knife in my hand?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I called her this morning and Peggy told me she had.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even though this place is called the Gardens of Glen- wood, there are nothing but weeds and the dusty pumice rock in the central open area. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And so when he stayed out late or acted up, Beatrice called Luma for help. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But I put a shrug in my voice and say, "Fine. I won't use the phone. Who called?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus I can be morally certain that there is a city called Rome, even if I have never been there. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A quiet black Communist came to my home one night and called me out to the street to speak to me in private. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind his back, they called him Magistrate Tiger. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Leon called out, his voice strangled but struggling to be normal. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was it they called it, in that book about boats? Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He had never been feral, so he could not hear the maddening call of that other world, on the mountain, in which he could not be owned, could not be ridden. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was dressed and half out the door when Lou called, "Wait just a minute, Alfred." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Make sure you put my book back where you found it,” Dylan calls. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It’s an admirable effort, but you’re unlikely to ever be called upon to execute the task. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And it's worse because Mom and Dad are doing a lot better and they feel like they have to call me all the time now—which is something new for them. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as the three of us headed toward the park, Ma called out to me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Next the preacher called upon the Christians who were not members of any church to stand. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam almost laughed through her skittering nerves at the thought of this creature being concerned with what Aloe would call home training and what Bitter would call brought-upsy. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Someone like Ritchie, he wouldn’t care less. He’d call her a slurry, drink a beer, and put a bet on at the betting shop.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She would read for the first five minutes of class to give us a running start, she said, and then she would call on the next alphabetical victim to read for the next seven minutes. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The girls disappeared behind the curtain and Adina called them one by one to answer questions about world peace and being role models. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She called it “Mimmy”—similar to how Anne Frank called her diary “Kitty.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Did someone call the police?” a voice asked from up the street. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The All-in Conference called for a national convention of elected representatives of all adult men and women on an equal basis to determine a new nonracial democratic constitution for South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The agent could call security and the whole family would be kicked out, so nobody wanted to get them mad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I realized that they were tying up the line so that no hate calls could come through. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before going to bed, Mr. Baxter insisted on placing another call to my house in Cuba . . . just in case. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He reads it, scratches his head in confusion, and then calls another agent farther down the hall to have a look. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I ended the call and put the phone back in my pocket. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Surely you don’t mean to call them by the name of Ashton?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Mom had called for Princesse, who spoke the best English because she had studied it in college. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

This is a place my mother called home, once. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He spent four and a half months at a place called Harold House, an inpatient rehab center in an old warehouse. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

As he got closer, he recognized the man as someone who will be called Milton Frantig. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella called after him, only to hear her mother laughing. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

All the while Uncle D called her “sis” and poked her and chatted away with her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The ministers argued among themselves that night—the evening before the march that James Bevel had called D-day. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“She has family in New York and was trying to call them all morning.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Perhaps that is what he called out now. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

So if the call of junk food leads to overeating and too much obesity, what does too much interaction with our device lead to? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I like her in her 4-H Club green shirt and trousers even if she does like pigs, or hogs, as they call them here. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone called it losing Mother, but she wasn’t lost. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad called her a pit bull in diapers. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“And? How’d you get here? Why didn’t Ma or Pappa call me first? And how the heck did you open my locked door?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I call out, hoping Ivy is still somewhere near. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

My mom called my dad to tell him what happened. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then she turns and calls out to the sea. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Instead, I just heated up a skillet of plastic soldiers, poured a milkshake over my head, and called it a night. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Maxine says, “That’s not all he calls about. He called the other day to apologize. He said he was sorry for everything.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He looked at the centerpiece, a wooden vase of what he called “durable flowers.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Am I not the greatest man who has ever lived?" he called out. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

They believed that they were called by their god to create a new place where they could practice their own religion without having to live among those who did not believe as they did. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The principal would call his parents— anything could happen. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Stanpole called to me on the chapel steps over the organ recessional thundering behind us. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one has ever called me honey before this. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stormed up to Brad’s table and said, “What did you call me?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Silver called from a short distance away and they answered her. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I called the office of the OIC and asked for him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The observation excited the attention of the Austrian Erwin Schrödinger, who made some deft refinements and devised a handy system called wave mechanics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When we do what the teachers and therapists call “group” activities, it’s hard for Ashley to participate. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Our lord’s love is stronger than death! Our lady’s voice has called him back! Together they have beaten death! Together, how can we help but be victorious?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gaining such an injunction through what is called “prior restraint” was almost impossible in the courts, however, and Marshall advised Bobby to wait until the book was published. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

"This is certainly a peculiar time to call a person up, though. Jesus Christ." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Next came the driver’s radio call, and within minutes, a policeman entered the bus and arrested her. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“Armpit, huh? I used to know a dude who called himself Burnt Toast. He played the slide trombone. You play an instrument, Armpit?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

At one o’clock, the move out began with a call for the soldiers to assemble. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, a phone call, I suppose. Or an e-mail. I have her e-mail address.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

One by one, Mrs. Baker called us to the blackboard to try our hand at it Here’s the sentence she gave to Meryl Lee: The brook flows down the pretty mountain. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Before they moved on from the disciplinary portion of the morning, there was one more scythe to be called out. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The women arrived in a small room and climbed into a small tube, called a nuclear counter, that provided little room to move. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

One evening, a few days after the writing had appeared in Charlotte’s web, the spider called a meeting of all the animals in the barn cellar. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I don’t know her name, so I will call her woman in black. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“A year and a day,” he calls out. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I just got a call from Miss Volker. She needs a few minutes of your time in the morning, so I told her I’d send you down.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I could simply have ripped the “fruit” apart—I still call it that for lack of a better word—but I chose to satisfy my curiosity in a measured way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

"It is not to be thought. Your Grace, whatever follies Renly has committed—" "Follies! I call them treasons." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was actually a principal scientist at another company owned by Coming, called Hazleton Washington. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After stepping down from that post in 2003, he started a company called B2K, with a division called Brickwork, which offers busy global executives their own personal assistant in India. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Hello there, dearie," called a welcoming voice from the open doorway. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Everyone gather ’round the fence here!” he called. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It led Einstein to what he called the greatest mistake of his career. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Thirty-eight seconds later, someone called 911 to report the fiery, deadly wreck. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The clothing company GUESS? actually called me after the article ran in the L.A. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

As they looked she gave a clear call, and lifting up her hand she turned and vanished behind the hill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I travel with Volpe and a group of students one night to see another high school perform a musical called The Drowsy Chaperone, a very good show with a really dumb title. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Blake Grunwald’s parents’ home was what real estate agents in California called seventies ranch style—which meant it was long and narrow, dark on the interior, and built on one level. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The teachers call it “the troublesome bus,” because the kids are so bad a substitute driver once stopped in the middle of the route, shouted that we were all hooligans, and walked out. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You call this a republic? You kill your own people and torture those who used to be your brothers?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Piers Plowman, went to town to sell his children to the lords of the New Order for purposes that we may call questionable at best. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were almost out when the man behind the bar called out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Your brother has called me, like, fifteen times,” Zach Oh says. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He begins to text and call all the time. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She handed him her card and told him if he ever heard from Armpit again to call her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She just leaves the results on the board above the ugly homophobic signs, and all I can think of is what she called us: Unity Valley’s best and brightest. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I went down the back steps and out the basement door, then over to Commons—its red brick facade flat as a stage backdrop against the empty sky—and called Henry from the pay phone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, to my amazement, a mess-hall officer called. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At breakfast and lunch and dinner my father and I called her “Ah-juh-ma,” literally aunt, but more akin to “ma’am,” the customary address to an unrelated Korean woman. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could ask Pascagoula more about what Yule May said, but Pascagoula called this morning and said she had a problem and wouldn’t be coming in until this afternoon. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was a run indeed now, and what Joe called, in the only two words he spoke all the time, “a Winder.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was called Little Friend and starred a newcomer kid actress named Nova Pilbeam. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Satisfied that at least some cell towers are still in operation, I try one more call. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She stirred who-knows-what poor wild thing into the stew and called it beef or rabbit. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The village school for younger children was a bleak brick building called Crunchem Hall Primary School. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

We follow behind it, taking our cue from Maddie, who calls out cheers and randomly yells, “Woo hoo,” when things get too quiet. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The bell called the people to six o’clock mass. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Rick, what’s the holdup?” some other dude called from the locker room door. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Sounds like us!” someone called, from the back of the room. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

There is a teenager on our block with one arm missing, we call him Leftie and he tells us he lost his arm in Vietnam. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He called it “descent with modification,” and he used the term “natural selection” for the mechanism of change. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How pathetic is that? Hey, Albert,” she calls, “is that supposed to be a fashion statement?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

My father and I returned home the day after Labor Day, and I called Danny immediately. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

With a crowd gathering and the president vomiting, Dr. Smith Townshend called for help in carrying Garfield to a more private area. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Henry thought you might have forgot. He called and asked me to bring mine for you to copy, just in case.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Despite the comfort brought by their decision to stay, it was a long night for Cora as her thoughts returned to the woman’s screams, and the ghosts she called her own. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Not since Ethelred,” he said, “the one who was called Unready. In fact, it was while staying with my family that the name was given him. He was invariably late for dinner.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We did not have to call the funeral home. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had learned to accompany herself on the piano, and the more she performed, the more calls there were for her to sing in other places. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

He sent me an application for something called the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which, he explained, was a little like the Rhodes Scholarship, but for Cambridge instead of Oxford. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Plant cells today have tiny molecular factories, called chloroplasts, which are in charge of photosynthesis—the conversion of sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and oxygen. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When my name was called for number one, I heard a joyous cry from behind me. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He looked like those paintings of baby angels— what do you call them, hubbubs? The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Pear Blossom!” he called, and his voice came in a whisper. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I called the waiter, paid the reckoning, got into my coat, put on my hat and started out the door. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The next morning he called Sonny and said, “Come pick me up, I want to turn myself in.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then, cupping the mouthpiece, in something just above a whisper, I said, “Dad is pleased you called.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just the day before a rule had been passed that members should be called only by their Egyptian names while they were inside the land of Egypt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prevailing color of life in America is a dull, dark green called olive drab. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it skids down the steep, irregular terrain in fits and starts, the mass of ice splinters into a jumble of huge, tottering blocks called seracs, some as large as office buildings. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I put myself in the call queue and began my twelve-hour shift. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And when I called Martha Vaughan to tell her about my findings, I underscored the limitations of what we could know for sure. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju called too often to ask if she had found a job. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Kat calls lots of things cute, including cats, football players, movie stars and skirts and babies. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

All at once I grab my phone from off my bedside table and call Jane. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Mam says they call it homework in America but here it’s exercises, the sums, the English, the Irish, the history. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

White supremacy was also a significant factor in what happened to Native peoples in what came to be called the United States of America. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The building was a good start: a rented two-story Greek Revival house built in 1882, near the historic district called “Old Alabama Town.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Only Magdalene called Lena and First Corinthians were genuinely happy when the big Packard rolled evenly and silently out of the driveway. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

In last period, Mrs. Newman gets a call on her wall phone. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

They had children, who called him Papa and for whom at Christmas he bought electric trains. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

"Viserys sold my mother's crown, and men called him a beggar. I shall keep this one, so men will call me a queen." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That and the clarinets and even they were called licorice sticks. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still time to call 911, but rather than dial those three little numbers, I drove toward the mall exit because I wanted to get away from it all first. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You certainly will meet them if I can prevail; and I shall call on Miss Bates in my way home.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Hullo?” called the man Jack, wondering if perhaps the child had stepped behind something. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“The phone rang. Someone called and hung up.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apa, I call out as I read a sign posted near some double wooden doors. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“And I’m Mrs. Wahl,” the teacher calls with a friendly wave. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Would that be what they call a nervous shakedown, madam?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

What do you call a planet where bad guys stroll through life with success draped around their shoulders like a king’s cloak, while random horrors are visited upon the innocent heads of children? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fiona! Come in, come in,” my mom calls, completely sweeping my question out of the kitchen. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Shin shows real empathy for others. This thing called love—he may have quite a lot of love in there.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He went to the curtain and called behind it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She walked over and called out, “Good evening, comrade sister. It is your friend visiting you.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Derrick who made the call, getting to his feet, pulling his bandana high over the bridge of his nose, stuffing his braid into the back of his shirt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Will you come forward one at a time, please,” he called out, “and bring your parents. Then show me your Golden Ticket and give me your name. Who’s first?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Over his shoulder, he hears Carmen call after him, "Have you eaten, Victor?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Something called the Economic Development Commission was responsible for getting the plant to Denver, Colorado. Parker was the president of the board.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His feet fall and his voice calls out to me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I called again, my mind unable to grasp that she could not answer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see her listening to Miss Leefolt call me dirty, diseased. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Reason”, in fact, came to signify much more what we today should call common sense.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We were going to meet at Myron’s house, but a quick call to his cell phone stopped that. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He asks us what you call policemen in America and Malachy says, cop. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The result was what Johnny White called “a small riot,” as German fans crowded around them trying to get a glimpse of what they half believed to be members of some pale northwestern tribe. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As soon as the four of you were in your room, Vinny clapped her hands and called out, “Tasting game!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

After the summer session, Katherine decided to leave WVU’s graduate program for a life as a full-time wife and mother, the call of domestic life winning out over career ambition. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

They warmed the blood and the honey in the kettle called Odrerir, and did other things to it of their own devising. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Somehow he will call his mother and ask her to hire a smuggler. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I am in a special program with other children with what they call “disabilities.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You talking to me?” the man in the shower called out above the thrumming. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What! are we to have the pleasure of a call from Mr. Elton?—That will be a favour indeed! for I know gentlemen do not like morning visits, and Mr. Elton’s time is so engaged.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I guess that’s what Mom and Dad would call coincidence, but I kind of think it was fate. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I called a meeting for all the members and it was a lively session — conducted in Sesotho, Zulu, Xhosa, and English. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Roberts calls out from his landing above the register. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Is it still called The Basket of Hands?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me, son,” the man called to me. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The star closest to us is called Alpha Centauri, and it is over four light-years away. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hope they don’t call to check up on me, but even if they do, we’ll hopefully be long gone by then. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mama did what she called “day’s work,” meaning that she cleaned other people’s apartments and was paid by the day. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Farlen was as likely a suspect as any, so Theon sat in judgment, called him guilty, and condemned him to death. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We could use the brown. The brown is fine. And Avocado is great. Arletta would call it an earthy tone.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It was so funny to hear my wife called “Madam Mina” by this kindly, strong-faced old man. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I thought it was interesting, how he had called it home. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She was using a loud spinning tool called a saw. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

History books often refer to “the New World” to talk about the lands now called North and South America. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I called your father last night. He told me.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ida was more a member of the family than an employee and I called her Kgaitsedi, which means “Sister” and is a term of endearment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"In fact, in the countryside, you'll still find some campesinos using the word in the old sense. Altagracia!" she calls to one of the maids sitting at the other end of the patio. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I'd probably seen them around, I'm sure, but not to recognize or call by name. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But the only ones she spoke back to were the few who called her Miss Love or—for meanness—Miss Simpson. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

For a second he was afraid he was the doofus, but then he remembered that was what she called her bodyguard. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He questioned shoppers coming out of a Dutch department store called De Bijenkorf, which sells relatively low-cost items, like kitchen accessories. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I turned to go when he called out, “Wait. What’s all this interest about?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure if I can be so lucky to be called again. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He never spoke about his education or teaching position while he was there, not wanting his employers or customers to call him uppity and take away his job. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

So for now, she waited, hoping for a phone call to tell her whether Joseph was still an inmate, was among the dead, or, God willing, had escaped. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“We can’t go back to where we came from. I’ve seen it, remembered awful, awful things. Burned land, a disease—something called the Flare. It was horrible—way worse than we have it here.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He says he lives in a small town in the States but spends his summers in a town called Culebra in Puerto Rico. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I stuck out my head and called: “Can you tell me where Mr. Winslows office is?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Those decisions made, Dicey went to call the others. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Innkeep," a servant's voice called out behind her, "we have horses that want stabling, and my lord of Lannister requires a room and a hot bath." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Why, a beautiful lodge like this deserves a name! We call our lodge Streamcatcher.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And I had four brothers when I was coming up, so I guess you might call me a pretty good authority on boys in general....’” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When the incident with Sister Monroe, which we always called simply “the incident,” had taken place, we had been too astounded to laugh. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve decided to bind all our diary entries, and call it An American Diary . The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Stay till I calls you, and don’t leave the yard.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Woods disagrees with what he calls the “proto-Stalinist work camp” scenario. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Would you call getting poisoned being interesting?” asked Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I call him Ab or The Abbot like everybody else. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Vertical bar lines divide the staff into short sections called measures or bars. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

We really needed to get out of El Sacrificio before the spell was broken and someone decided to call the authorities. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I knew that my own white friends who called me Chief didn’t mean to insult me and I didn’t want to hurt their feelings by correcting them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie worried that Ernie wouldn’t make it all the way back from Tess’s, but luckily, he was up the hill before the fifth call. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Years later, when other men and women who’d served in the military in the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War referred to their units, they’d call them by their official name or by their regiment number. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Brandy's mom leans outside and calls to her. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I appreciate it!” the man calls as the door is closing. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We all knew this was just a show, but lio—that’s what we called him—may have gotten swept up in the idea for a while. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems fair to conclude that what we call “Washington’s Farewell Address” is not misnamed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The online men too were gorgeous: 68 percent called themselves “above average,” including 19 percent with “very good looks.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Chris told Marly the stove wasn’t called by that name, but was an “evaporator” because it boiled the water out of the sap and left syrup behind. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Hunter’s eye,” Angelo called it when I told him about it later. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The British Army and Navy sang a rousing song called “Heart of Oak”; the rebels had writ one to counter it called “The Liberty Song.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Thirty-six hours. Yes, yes, I know. These things become clear rather quickly, I’m afraid. Have your parents call me if they have questions. Otherwise, I will expect them this evening.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Still harping on my daughter! He calls me a fishmonger? He knows me not Truly, he is mad.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Rowan had been called many things, but never that. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The call came in the middle of the night. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then I left the block for roll call. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left early in the morning and returned in time for roll call, and then hard bread and thin soup in the barracks each night. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The librarian says,You have to go home now, the rain is stopped, and when I’m going out the door she calls me back. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But when the nurse finally called his name, he didn’t stand up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When he spoke to her, he called her mother. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Valerie called me a few days later to follow up, I told her I was still thinking the offer over. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Waking up to a phone call at dawn was more jarring than an alarm clock interrupting my dream. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Though Jelly Roll called a lot of his numbers ‘Blues’, we now know this as the beginning of a distinct genre of its own: jazz. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She thought about that girl making the effort to call and leave a message just for her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The CIA's Moscow station was a windowless office—a "box," she called it, because the space was so cramped. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

After the phone call, I ask Jamie what he was going to say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

One day Uncle Edward called me to him and he felt my skinny arms and legs. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I thought, I need to go out and start working to earn money so I can buy a phone and call my family so we can all be together again. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, but we mad now," a voice called out. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I would have called him a freak,” I said quietly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t call him that. He was nobody’s Papa. Least of all yours.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I worry about lunch, when we’ll see the rest of the team without the close supervision of teachers, but we’re called down to guidance and separated just before it’s time to eat. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trying to control the crowd, angry police officers call out. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

‘Porphyrion called him our brother. ‘And a bronze statue surrounded by fire,’ Percy said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Together they saw the tragedy and humiliation of their Table, from which no man was willing to save them— knew that the Queen of it was called, by common breath, a destroyer of good knights. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that what you prefer to be called?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She didn’t mind that Dr. Zamborska still thought of her as his baby-sitter and actually was pleased that he felt that he could still call on her when he needed help. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His real name was Jerome Paisley, but he actually wanted people to call him El Genius. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

It was what he called her mother, too—Beautiful. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I would never call you silly or petty,” I say sternly. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

‘This here is what I call a snake,” he said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She called one friend after another, but none of them had seen the news story the night before either, and they could offer only moral support, not enlightenment. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was something fluid, insubstantial, in the very heaviness of this city built of monoliths, this monolithic state that called the part and the whole by the same name. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon, she leads Max out through a high arch on the far side of the city called the Porte de Dinan. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I took the phone to my room to call JonPaul and tell him and Goober to count me in. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Capitol, they call it the Launch Room. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

After that, I called my mom and burst into tears. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

A few weeks after Wayne Washington interviewed me, he called Gay to verify some facts and told her that he had copied the Mosses’ foster care licensing file. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

A couple of boys Jay knew called to him. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Many staff thought it was time to call in hospice care for the man, but Farmer insisted cheerily, “He’s going to walk out of here.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

They turned the ball over with sloppy throw-ins, and were called for offsides seemingly every time they managed to gain some momentum. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

There is one song called “Asleep” that I would like you to listen to. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

They had got my parents doing things like taking bus trips to factory outlets and playing a dice game called “bunko” and hanging around the piano bar at the Ramada Inn. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Meg jumped up, looking both proud and shy, but ‘that man’, as Jo called him, actually laughed and said coolly, as he kissed the astonished newcomer, “Sister Jo, congratulate us!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you answer me when I called?” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Owen hated the motor—sneered and called it “a cast-iron mainsail”— and David had never seen him use it. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He called on everyone in the class at least once, even the girls. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What will she do? What will be her passion?” your aunts would ask when they came over to cook on great holidays, which called for cannon salutes back home but meant nothing at all here. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The next day, Deborah called my room from the front desk as if nothing had happened. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I guess you could call him my wheelchair chauffeur. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meetings were angrily called off and doors slammed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She leads me toward the open elevator and calls over her shoulder. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Or I could call Hailey and Maya, those girls Kenya claims don’t count as my friends. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I tried to call out, but no words escaped my lips. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We waited in the hallway for the judge to call us inside. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what he was talking about, until he produced my letter requesting a book about what he called “the Law of Torches.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This play is called ‘Our Town,’” he said to the audience. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I got news for the both of you! You will never guess who called this afternoon!” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Now he couldn’t call Noa with her location, but he still had the car keys in his left hand. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. He emailed me. See? I called your number six days ago.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He did not see the task as a ticket to fame, so he designed what he called a “quickie experiment” involving a single neutron detector placed in a stairway outside the cyclotron room. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Gradually her calls faded away into the night, and the wind died down. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

They didn’t make house calls about fights or loud noise. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

People tapped Rachel on the shoulder, called her name, tried to get her attention. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then he got up and walked away, and called Sam to him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My father called them our seedfolks, because they were the first of our family there. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My older brother’s always after me to hit the streets with him, calls me a girly man for loving books and jazz. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We ran through drills overseen by my trainer, Cornell, and several baby-faced naval staffers who called us all “ma’am.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There are two sorts of errors that can be made in applying this or any statistical test; they’re called, imaginatively enough, Type I and Type II errors. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would like to tell of my life,” it runs at one point, “and of the experiences that make myriad my joys and sorrows upon this planet we call Earth.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He would eat hot meals, stand for long minutes in a shower, read his Bible, and wait for mail call. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Gabriel and I used to play this game we liked to call What If? where the object was to take turns creating the most absurd “what if?” scenarios. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He has passed up graves covered by foot-high rectangular blocks, called mesas, with triangular headstones that would make good pillows. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The god, called in this manifestation Nataraja, the Dance King, has four hands. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe noted the scant dozen of shame faced houses scattered in the sand and palmetto roots and said, “God, they call this a town? Why, ’tain’t nothing but a raw place in de woods.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Lawrence’s concern, Frank recalled, was that politics might cause dissension and distraction on the laboratory floor—creating what he called “inhomogeneity” in the lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Mama calls us to attention with a little clap of her hands. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I heard the front door slam and my father’s voice call out, “Helllllllllooooooo...” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I advise you to stay out of this," the marshal called. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

What’s more, the “therapeutic effect,” as they call it, builds up over time. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever heard one call at night? A screecher, I mean?” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

In between placing phone calls and writing long-drawn-out, pathetic, and often incoherent letters, Cabot continued his study of the very subject that had, unbeknownst to him, driven Alma away: the potential of humankind. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"Whatever else the man may be, he remains a knight. I don't know that we ought to call Robert my beloved brother either. He loved me no more than he had to, nor I him." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Listen, Neeley, I got her out of bed and gave her her oatmeal. It’s your job to feed her now. And don’t call her dopey.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After the phone call, I could not get back to sleep,” he said to me. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But best known by what it was called in the old tongues.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They found the problem—if you can call a mob of good-looking girls a problem. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it would help if I called up his mother and explained the situation to her?” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twice Miss Hilly come in the kitchen and call her maid, Ernestine. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Beyond the trampled chain-link we could hear bird songs and the hum of crickets, but no bonobo calls. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Where’s the crew? Did he call down demons to devour them? What happened to this ship?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As time passed, the women of the regiment grew to like him so much they began affectionately to call him Batya—“Dad.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But even they call us "Harlem" and "Upper East Side" when they joke about us getting married. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Howard Friedman, a psychologist at the University of California at Riverside, has developed what he calls the Affective Communication Test to measure this ability to send emotion, to be contagious. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Amaroq,” she called softly, “I understand what you said. Can you understand me? I’m hungry—very, very hungry. Please bring me some meat.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the ANC annual conference in Bloemfontein, the organization adopted the league’s Program of Action, which called for boycotts, strikes, stay-at-homes, passive resistance, protest demonstrations, and other forms of mass action. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Could you please not call him that?” she asked, almost shyly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

"I'll just call—" But she's already standing on the edge of the sidewalk, the toes of her Chucks off the curb, her hand raised. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The open, sunny, fresh-aired summit of Greylock is crowned with a large, handsome stone building called Bascom Lodge, built in the 1930s by the tireless cadres of the Civilian Conservation Corps. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He said he wanted to wear fancy shoes instead of muddy ones, and then he wrote a song about it called “The Muddy Shoes Blues.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The passengers in the truck, called a tap-tap, had been market women in head wraps, and they now sat by the side of road looking dazed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

When we called meetings to discuss our griev-ances and later had news sessions to discuss what we had learned from the paper, the PAC boycotted these gatherings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he went into battle like this, the enemy would call him Old Man Jackson. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He’s handed his phone, at last, but there’s no answer when he calls Henry, and no response when he texts. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s what the British call us,” Martin said. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

"I need to keep her moving," she calls over her shoulder. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“People who call it that don’t know any better.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

These sewers, called “sinks,” were particularly ripe this year. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Dad sounds all right when he calls me about noon. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nan had a stockpile of quotes about lying, but I knew the situation called for more fibbing than usual, at least until I’d worked out what to do next. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Annabeth wasn’t allowed to call her father and bother him with this nonsense. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She once called Lucy my “some-timey friend,” meaning Lucy wasn’t true-blue. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The next day Grandma called all her friends and tried to get them to agree to form a group to shop across town. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was twelve and going into the ninth grade of what would today be called a “gifted” program, while many of the other kids my age were just going into the seventh. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

In school, they tell us the Capitol was built in a place once called the Rockies. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As I passed Mrs. Cadaver’s house, Mrs. Partridge called to me from her porch. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

News reporters called Pinyudu a “camp,” but it was just a big, open place with no houses except a few belonging to the local Anyuak people. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Nel who finally called the hospital, then the mortuary, then the police, who were the ones to come. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Before I left the Hollows for home school, pretty much everybody called me Spaceman. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The men called up and down the stairs. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“This is fine art. It’s called a ‘still life,’” Helen explained. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Arletta’s people called Mom’s office this morning. They’d like to show their support for Hope Springs and make what Mom called a ‘significant donation’ to the Downtown Revitalization Fund. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have the resources at fourteen, didn’t know enough, hadn’t been to the Anatolian mountain the Greeks call Olympus and the Turks Uludag, just like the soft drink. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Well, thought Will, if Lyra’s in the cave and Mrs. Coulter doesn’t leave it, I’ll have to go and pay a call. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A week later he was called into one of the precinct offices, where a lieutenant and two patrolmen were waiting for him. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At four that afternoon, Cherry called with a promise of hot news. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Well, I heard one student say that you strode out of your office and called the fire’s name, just like Taborlin the Great. You said, ‘fire be still’ and the fire obeyed.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I grew up on stories of holy men parting the river Bistrița, golems shaped from clay, and, of course, those possessive spirits called dybbukim. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

ERC, they call it, and their main goal is to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified and added to the Constitution. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

All three got into a car and drove around Washington, Hunt and Liddy pointing out locations of potential “entry operations,” as Liddy called them. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The mouse council, thirteen honored mice and one Most Very Honored Head Mouse, heeded the call of Lester's drum and gathered in a small, secret hole off King Phillips throne room. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Papa said, “This is what we call above-board legal threats against our community that if we proceed to exercise our legal civil rights, they are going to punish us.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“That porch better be swept,” she called back to the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of my anger has faded, but it isn’t hard to call back. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I miss how even in high school, you still called Cheerios “Cheer-di-ohs,” like you did when you were a kid. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Excitedly I called Abbey’s name, and she responded with our pre-arranged signal: three rapid blinks of her flashlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The creak of their wheels joined the calls of the pushcart vendors clustered along the curb. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A few indifferent ones simply draped a dirty sheet over themselves and called it a costume. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re more chicken than all those chickens in the yard—waving and smiling at those girls who are laughing at you. What do you think they call you? Certainly not Vonetta.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

One of the most widely used intelligence tests is something called Raven’s Progressive Matrices. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Let's call the volume of the airlock two cubic meters. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until the emergence of Napoleon as dictator, the French government, eventually called the Directory, was a misnamed coalition of ever-shifting political factions inherently incapable of either coherence or direction. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

That’s what Mom called it when she saw the things someone wrote on one of the dividers in my notebook a few weeks ago. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dad called out, rolling down the front window. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Whatever you tagged it—a roll call of evil or a litany of character flaws—Laura’s list had pressed into all my dark places. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Did they ever call it anything else, Lyra?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I knew she couldn’t come up to my apartment to see me for the same reason I couldn’t call her on the phone anymore, even if I wanted to all the time. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dad didn’t like the direction the conversation was going so he called the landlord for the hundredth time. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is getting late, and Maxine calls it a night so she can take me home. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Not this kind of attack. Have you had any calls since we got here?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I picked up the phone and there was the recorded voice again, saying it was a collect call from Marcus Johnson. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

We couldn't hear him call "Stick!" but he must have because Mikey threw his arm back and two seconds later had the baton. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Dad gave me a look but luckily didn’t call me out. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He was decidedly opposed to majority rule, or “simple majoritarianism” as he sometimes called it, because that would end white domination in a single stroke. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they reached the bottom of the stairs, they hugged and Wes told the girl he would call her sometime soon. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Stretchers—also called litters—were brought in at a run from ambulances and truck beds. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It viewed Southern California as a better place to recruit and house the young volunteers it calls “Nomads.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t call you absentminded, Lady Kaltain,” he said, sitting down. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

By evening, he had made calls and sent e-mails and texts and the news had been passed on, and his phone jingled and rang and beeped, with responses from people saying they were on board. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“He’s fine, Mother. He doesn’t have to call every minute of the day.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Percy called, but the faun disappeared in the fog. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When I was on the sidewalk, she called to me from a window. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she fixes me with her calm and knowing gaze, saying softly, “I do not believe God calls you to this life.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But his case for insanity was damaged when his former wife, Annie, was called to the witness stand by the prosecution. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“And our final contestant, representing our littlest people, is Claudia Odom, who wrote a sweet and funny poem she calls ‘Cornbread and Cows.’ Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But soon his calls came less frequently, and his voice lost its comforting tone. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He called the Coast Guard and the Navy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The dredges would leave an island at the center of the lagoon, to be called, simply, the Wooded Island. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I’m in such a good mood after dinner that when Mom calls I forget all about our conversation from last night. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t particular; in fact, I never minded an excuse to go anywhere outside of our town—if you can call it that. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I feel a little sorry for her, but mostly it feels good to see her hurt the way I hurt when she calls me names. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up on the cloud spire and called "Halloo!" several times, as loudly as he could. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I heard the boys call out for God’s protection and dash away, raising a racket as they stumbled through the dark graveyard. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Are you all right, Alfie?" one of the attendants calls out. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Kids were back to splashing and diving for the pennies someone had thrown into the pool, and Deidre—who everyone called Dee Dee—was there with her feet dangling in the water. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand! I’m—I’m the warrior! In the prophecy! I’m the one who calls!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie dodged the napkin she threw at him and grinned as she called him a jerk. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The Dragon King added, “And do not fear. No harm will come to you if you fail. I called you here as my old friend.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sneaked a call in on the black phone to Mr. Ferro. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just as Celaena was about to launch herself and her knives at the captain, someone stomped a spear on the ground and called the room to attention. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Harry Rowen sat at his desk, fielding call after call about Rand’s possible connection to the leak. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

For a small man, he had been cursed with a danger-ously big mouth, he reflected as he crawled back to his comer of what the Arryns laughably called their dungeon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If she stopped in the middle of all the thousands of things growing in every direction, she got what she called the “push-feeling.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It takes her a while, but eventually she calls out to John Mark, “Crank it up!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

When my mother calls, Hope Dell Jackie—inside! we complain as we walk up the block in the twilight: Everyone else is allowed to stay outside till dark. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Alexandra reappeared saying, “Something about somebody asked him to call you—” “Tell him to call Hank, Zandra. He can tell Hank whatever he wants to tell me.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I knew there was only one reason Sonny would need to call me. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her mouth was well shaped and well lipped but abnormally small—what used to be called a rosebud. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the day went by quick and Mr. Tate called a special pep rally at two-thirty for the big game with Carver. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

While filming the documentary about outsourcing, the TV crew and I spent an evening at the Indian-owned “24/7 Customer” call center in Bangalore. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, there she is, reading. If you can call it that.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t see me at first and I didn’t wave or call to him, I just watched. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Are we going to get a phone call?” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

His oarsmen also found the name apt, but none of them was likely to call him it to his face. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Tonya put in a radio call to soldiers on the ground and told them that their Pe-2 was in trouble. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Brian, Keith’s close pal and Jim’s friend and colleague, returned to his cubicle to take a phone call and, less than a minute later, returned to the open area with an update. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

This of course raised the subject of deer and something Granddaddy called the food chain and each animal’s place in the natural order. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted, no, I needed to make that call. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He brought out a pair of pink female underwear that could fairly be called capacious. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Shanti," which means peace in Bangla, is what everybody in the family calls me, except for Grandma Rose. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some are going so far as to call Potter “the Chosen One,” believing that the prophecy names him as the only one who will be able to rid us of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

‘Remember to duck the hail,’ he called after me. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boo Boo sounded the call—a peculiar amalgamation of “Taps” and “Reveille”—three times, without any pauses. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Which skill or scrap of knowledge would be called for? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Sorry—Mom’s here, and not happy about me talking to you about this. Where are you? Are you at home? Can I call you back?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

This book is called The Invention of Science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I heard Him all right, and He called my name. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me! You got mad at me! Said I made him leave. That’s what you call ‘doing’ for me? The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Um. Your dad made me promise I would call him if it happened. What time is it in New York?” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I was watching videos on my phone the next morning when the call came in. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Eventually, after several calls and hours of conversation, he claimed to know where the murder weapon, which had never been recovered, might be located. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

That was why I called from the gate, so quickly and without hesitation. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could kick Ackerley in the balls and call it a day.... Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Instead of returning the salute, Bull stopped the car completely and stared with visible truculence at the guard who held his salute as rigidly as some umpires who call strikes on batters with exaggerated formality. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘They are all going to London until this insurrection, as they call it, is over. The Unicorn leaves at dawn tomorrow. Gage has given permission.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Settle down, there," called Tristran, "settle down, fellow, and I'll see if I cannot find warm oats and bran for all of you." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

This was the first time in my life she had ever been called in for my behavior, and my stomach hurt about it all day. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Lady Sansa," he called from the saddle, "surely my sister has asked you to join the other highborn ladies in Maegor's?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“The no-longer-nomads, called the Cealdim by now, were the first to establish a standardized currency. By cutting one of these smaller bars into five pieces you get five drabs.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Aumack read it, and then called me to the front of the room. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Night now,” she called out, crossing the yard. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The women were cheerful throughout; as they were being driven away, some called out to reporters, ‘Tell our madams we won’t be at work tomorrow!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before that, she said, they were called “flutter-bys,” which, when I think about it, made a lot of sense. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t work. We call the super, ask him when he going to fix, when he going to mend the heating, he does not care, goes to Arizona for the winter for his chest.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“For sure. Tomorrow. At school. And hey, give me a call if you want me to come over later or anything like that. I’m serious, okay?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The worst part of it is, I know perfectly well that if Alice heard me using that word, she would call me out, too. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I called the villagers to come identify any daughters they wanted to take home, but no one claimed any. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even more enraged, the judge called for Liang to be brought to him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

We had thought Sufi Mohammad would tell his followers to put down their weapons, but instead he called democracy un-Islamic and encouraged them to keep fighting. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She called him Isaac because in the Bible Sarah gets pregnant when she’s like a hundred years old and she’s not supposed to be having children and that’s what she names her son. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I nodded, because it seemed like that was what the situation called for. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He liked “the Creek,” as he called it, but ‘You have to be careful here, with students and with teachers. And I do hate being careful.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

When he was still out cold half an hour before the race, the stewards debated whether or not to call Howard in and get him to choose another rider. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got off and I figgered out why the man called me sir; it was ’cause they’d feel guilty if they didn’t give you something for the dime they was charging to take us ’crost. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“If there’s anything I can do, for goodness’ sake call on me.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Inside his house, a kid gets one name, but on the other side of the door, it’s whatever the rest of the world wants to call him. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, ‘Let’s call your parents,’ but again she stopped me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was called on day and night to X-ray all types of ugly wounds to see if the bones behind the bruised or bleeding flesh had been cracked, chipped, or broken. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

At night, after Ash had washed the supper dishes and banked the kitchen fire, her stepmother called for her to come to her chamber. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bobby,” Dr. Chase called absently, “don’t take apart your brother’s robots.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Your father would never attack me unless it was four on one, what would you call him, I wonder?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Many of the calls to CBS and the police were from radio listeners trying to confirm what they’d heard, not reacting in panic. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Jesse had never called me Space Boy, he never would have hit me, hadn’t cared what his friends thought, and I’d never felt ashamed of who I was with him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Beside the legal pad is a biography of the author, a thick book called Divided Soul, the pages marked by numerous scraps of torn-up paper. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The plan was to knock Quisling unconscious, drive him into the mountains, call Britain for a plane, fly him to London, and put him on display in a cage. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would sometimes call just to check in on me, and on occasion she would invite me over when Ms. Parks came to town. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She calls me “sweetheart” and perpetually straightens the blankets around me, even though it’s not like I’m kicking them off. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must have seen what was going on and called the others. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Start there, and move forward. I sort of modeled these sketches after a creative exercise comic artists like to do. It’s called ‘twenty-five expressions.’ When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And only a few moments would be something you might have to call mythical. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I firmly believe that every person of color bearing witness to those events felt that God had called Dr. King and each man at the front of that church to do what they were doing. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, all the worse, then, when you try to call me or Johnny up and find out that we’ve OD’ed, or been shot, or come back here even worse, or just disappeared.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

One by one, he heard the names of his colleagues called in alphabetical order. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I call up images of my other paintings. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He called the book his “Abstract,” for it was only a fraction of what he had written over the years. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were charged with what a reporter called “the greatest rum-running conspiracy” of them all. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then a girl’s voice called from across the street: “How about you leave that to us?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Quentin ran outside the bunker and fumbled with a new invention he called a “theodolite.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

One of them, Element 94, is called plutonium and is one of the most toxic substances known. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Forget you ever found me. Forget my name. Forget we ever talked. Don't tell anyone about me, don't ever call me again." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at her, not quite wanting to say what I wanted to say, and she called me on it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You know, maybe Crystal isn’t the only one who can make a big deal phone call, because all I’d have to do is call that DCF person and start telling them stuff.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

When Chops showed up he called me over to one side. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked out the window and saw Magdalene called Lena coming out of the trees. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had been bits of conversation overheard, topics abruptly dropped, glances hastily averted, phone calls carried out with muffled voices. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

So when she call, Leroy gone give her Miss Walter number cause he a fool. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He only had two friends that call him but he likes answering the phone. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Come now, Percy. What you call ‘Western civilization.’ The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Six weeks later, a man named Martin Greenwalt called from New York and offered to represent me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she and her friends went to the assigned meeting place the next day, the room they met in was crowded with eager young women who’d received similar calls. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Everyone called them Las Mariposas, the Butterflies, because they had put wings on all our hearts. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

They would ask the people to go to work when we called a general strike, and make misleading statements to counter any pronouncement we would make. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten of the twelve members of the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Standing Committee convened in the capitol, the meeting called to order by their vice chairman, Curtis Oda, a Republican and insurance agent. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Ms. Felicia calls for her in the background. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Lily, he decided, would have to learn that soon, or she would be called in for chastisement because of her insensitive chatter. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Around the first of May I think it was. What they used to call May Day.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leave that word dropped in the Ohio River....We call people up here, Mister This or Mister That.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He started to reach for it again, and the girl almost tripped going backwards through the door as Frankie called, “I’ve got something.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A phone call from New York truly sounded as crackly as a thousand miles away ought to. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Emily also squared away an idea for a Halloween costume, if you could call it a costume. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The men at the ropes paused, some looking that way, some looking to Lee, and he called sharply, “Let go! Cast off!” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the house laughed about the little Italian fellow whom they called the “Ten Dollar A Minute Man.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Trust me, Dante, it’s not that cool. They don’t even call me Uncle Ari.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She should have gotten over her name by now, and maybe she would have, if the people of Bone Gap remembered to call her Petey. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

A flock of cranes flew by overhead, and he called on them to avenge him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll call her later. We’ll get her our new address as soon as we have it,” Nan said and gave my hand a squeeze. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“I was sent to your planet to gather scientific data on what you Earthlings call emotions.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead we find there monumental stone structures of a different kind, called megalithic because they consist of huge blocks or boulders placed upon each other without mortar. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we’re walking to the van, someone calls to us from the back door. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The men gathered at the farm were begun a sweep to ferret out any who had not regained the launches—we could hear them call to each other. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Mother called it “the art of shutting up.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When she sang for composer Jean Sibelius at his home in Finland, he threw his arms around her, said “My ceiling is much too low for your voice,” and called for champagne. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

"I'm Coach Brody, but everybody calls me Coach. I run the Defenders city track team." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Looking for all the world as he had seventeen years ago when he had called her pig meat He was twenty-one then, she twelve. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We called the puppy Bear because when Mom first saw him, she said he looked just like a little bear cub. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

A woman’s voice called to her from the shed, and she saw that it was Marlena, already at the loom so early. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hollywood studios called us sometimes to see about using the house in a movie or for a commercial shoot. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The Maple Grove projects are a fifteen-minute walk away on the west side, or as Grandma calls it, “that ol’ rough side.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He had just called Hunt, and they had confirmed that Zeitoun was there. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

"The Targaryens called Robert usurper. He seemed to be able to bear the shame. So shall I." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The method of choosing electors to that odd inspiration called the electoral college varied from state to state. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She said people in the country called him the Witch Doctor, but in a nice way. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mama and daddy called. They made it back home safely. And it’s a good thing they left early, missed this here storm,” Grandma said when Genie and Ernie came into the kitchen. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The doctor called it the flu and warned my father to keep me in bed or there might be complications. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The girls had never been called angel children before, and thought it very agreeable, especially Jo, who had been considered a ‘Sancho’ ever since she was born. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, a sickness comes upon us—we now call it the “summer sickness”—and many of our men are too weak to work. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

A burning stick settled in the fire; a night bird called. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the morning his first call is: “Emil, bring in the caviare and coffee.” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

During one of these electronic perambulations he found what he was searching for: a broadcast by the charismatic Herbert W. Armstrong, on what was called the Radio Church of God. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“How can I call myself their princess, when such things happen?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He made a call like an eagle’s cry, in the back of his throat. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The only other quote comes from a man called David Clark, “a former colleague” of Scott’s, who says, “Megs and Scott are a great couple. They’re very happy together, very much in love.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gyptian boy turned away to call to his friends, who were all watching Ma Costa. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A few hours later, Strauss called him back, determined to prevent Lawrence’s “illness” from spreading. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“You call that miserable thing a pig? That’s a fine specimen of a pig—it’s no bigger than a white rat.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

There was a scuffling in the run that led down from the wood and Hazel called, “Who’s that?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people call them habits, a good word for them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, when Ged thought back upon that night, he knew that had none touched him when he lay thus spirit-lost, had none called him back in some way, he might have been lost for good. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The groups abroad that provide these after-hours readings are called “Nighthawks” by the American radiologists that employ them. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

The child called Nobody Owens would be given the Freedom of the Graveyard. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stokely had instructed me to take five hundred foul shots a day to improve my “muscle memory,” as he called it. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Played this game called The Plague, which I did not participate in, by the way! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Down the path, beyond the pig-slaughter, Matt’s mates called to him to hurry and join them. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dense thickets of brambles, hawthorn, vines, and trees—called hedgerows—provided perfect hiding places for machine-gun nests. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on her hips, threw back her head, and called on all the gods and neighbors to come and witness the dog- things in their midst. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apollo 9 had called theirs Gumdrop and Spider, which I thought were neat names because the command module teas shaped like a gumdrop and the lunar module did look sort of like a spider. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She almost called out, Hey, Dad! but then the man had turned, and she saw his matted hair, and there was something about him that frightened her. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“D.C. used to be called Chocolate City,” the woman sitting next to me says. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And that was when she called the doctor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ever after his father calls him Cyclops, who is in a Greek story. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

That evening, for the first time since Kit’s arrest, William came to call. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Truman called the members of Roosevelt’s cabinet, told them the news, and asked them to come right to the White House. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then Edward is my name,” said Edward, who used to be called Runt. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That most important source for the history of the War of the Ring was so called because it was long preserved at Undertowers, the home of the Fairbairns, Wardens of the Westmarch. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

All of Castle Black was connected underground by a maze of tunnels that the brothers called the wormways. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Being called dumb as a man who slept late the mornin’ they handed out brains?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s not over yet,” said Harry, and he raised his voice and called, “Kreacher!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I want them,” she said simply, “for as long as they will stay. And in the meantime we must find something else to call them besides ‘Hi!’ or ‘Good dog.’ The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When two new students came for the first time, one from Ghana and the other from Nigeria, Mwombeki gave them what he called the welcome talk. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Those who fled and became freedom fighters the government called terrorists; in the churches they were praised as heroes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They called her name in loud whispers, not wanting to shout for fear of disturbing the snake. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

However, 110 one called enticingly from the shutters; those devious mentalities throbbing away in their dark apartments were apparently more subtle seducers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The principal didn’t want to call any more attention to the situation at hand. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He always marched about with his chest stuck out like a pouter pigeon, and he called out “On the word One—” on every possible occasion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got a call from Robin. She said that a runner found a white shark. Washed up in Chatham. She and Ray are driving down to the beach for the necropsy,” he said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

New York Senator Jacob Javits called the assault on the marchers “an exercise in terror.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe that was enough for the telephone operator to help me call him person-to-person from a phone booth. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Serafina Pekkala called to the aeronaut, and he woke at once, groggy with cold, but aware from the movement of the basket dial something was wrong. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She tells me that if I am lucky I will be sent to a place called Ravensbruck when they are finished with me here. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The post office hadn’t called about the job. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Kambili, it’s your father. They called me from the factory, they found him lying dead on his desk.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We called him back with old memories, seeing how they put a little brightness in his eyes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She had planned to watch the race with Pollard in the announcer’s booth, where Clem McCarthy would call the race for national radio. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of calls, all of them unanswered, in early April and late March. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he used me to make phone calls and to talk to the landlady and to buy things in stores where you had to use English. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know whose father you’re talking about, because he’s sure not mine,” I call after her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They called my uncle by his first name and ordered him around the Store. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still looking at me, he reached back and took his billfold from his pocket, saying, “Let’s call that bet.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nat laughed, but he felt the same warm flood of happiness he had felt when Dr. Holyoke called him an astronomer. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

People make shortcuts through narrow tunnels in the vegetation called furos. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I took them from that grebo in the pub who called me 'mate.'” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Eleven hundred meters,” calls Neumann One, and Neumann Two scrambles onto the hood of the truck and peers above the field with binoculars. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The sound came again, a weak, trembling call: “Lina ...” She got up and started for Granny’s room. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of Magdalene called Lena and First Corinthians, of his father trying to stop him dead before he was born. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But that’s the thing. I’m ’bout to get off and go home and have a beer and get some sleep, and if I call the police they’ll take their sweet time in coming. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When a messenger finds us, here is where we come running to receive our rare phone calls from Toño. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had called her own mother “Mama” until the day she had told her that she was going to marry Johnny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mason and Brooke called it quits,” she says in explanation. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I call and he understands me and shoots off after her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

As Pa and Ma tore out of the barn bareback, Pa called, “John, get Seth Clemson over here!” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

It is believed that this force is carried by another spin-1 particle, called the gluon, which interacts only with itself and with the quarks. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

People call New York a cesspool, but New Yorkers would never knuckle under to intolerance and let some lowlife get away with drawing swastikas. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

There’s a story called Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, and the library has it. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Even fishier, according to the medical examiners, there was a two-hour gap between the estimated time of death and when the cop called it in. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A call- up of soldiers had been announced, and units of the army had been mobilized and stationed in strategic areas around the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the bad parts of Tarbean a call for help attracts predators like the smell of blood on the wind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And if you want to talk, please call our cell phone number. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is called “selective truth telling,” and it is frequently used in political campaigns, toy advertisements, and other forms of propaganda. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Right around the corner from my father’s house in Yeoville, there was a garage called Mighty Mechanics. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The following year Finlay presented his conclusions in a paper called “The Mosquito Hypothetically Considered as the Agent of Yellow Fever.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

We also came under attack from a breakaway ANC group called the National Minded Bloc. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She also called out the August Wilson Acting Ensemble, which was named after a prominent social justice playwright, who is black, I might add.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I walk back down the hallway, whistling, sliding onto my bed and grabbing my phone as FaceTime pings, a call coming in from Stella just like I hoped. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When it was finished, it sat in the display room along with the projects of his classmates, including wooden plaques and a plain box that someone called a telephone base. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Then, still laughing, he left, not even noticing that I had Joe Pepitone’s jacket on, the chump—which, of course, I was glad about, since it was a pretty close call. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Lord of Demons called forth his power and the city was brought to ruin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Had he heard anything the night “my folks”—as Detective Hayes called them—were killed? Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

A woman called out to us from the mansion across the street. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“He takes care of his brother every day after school. He gets good grades. He’s never been called into the office.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“What a sweet name, Jubilee. Do people call you Jubi for short?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t at all the way the television showed militants— that’s what they called the Black Panthers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I go to the pay phone in the front of the store, call the store’s number, and ask for personnel. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it was funny he called the key chain a charm, and was so glad he liked it. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

C. J. agreed to wait before pulling the trigger, though in fact General Russell had already called the C.D.C. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Busy Seventh Avenue ran along in front of a place called Small’s Paradise. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s one here gone,” I heard a voice call out; “can you get me another small bulb? One of the blue ones, Bill.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sick boys gathered under the trees and called for their mothers and fathers. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

As evening fell, she butchered us a chicken and made us a stew, which she served with a cornmeal mush called ugali. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t let anyone see me because if they did, they might not let me drive her home, and they might call our parents. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Or at the very, very least, I could have reached in and stolen your phone to call the police. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Mother’s voice called from the kitchen, “Children, you let him alone.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was so called before he limped as he does now.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“No, that’s true. Something else brought you here, but you know it. Whatever you might call it.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Dad was in the extension, which I had begun to jokingly call the Chapel. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Milton had to leave right away to take the train back home, but he kissed my hand before he left and called me Mrs. Yale, and that sounded so nice to me. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think they called it a bustle,” I said. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up the phone to call Kate and realize I don’t have her number, so I tell my mom Til be back, and I drive to Finch’s house. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

On the avenue a boy on a homemade bicycle calls out: Ladies, lead me to heaven. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, a car slowed, and the boys inside called out compliments. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking a grip of himself, he squared his shoulders and called out boldly: “Come out here this instant and show yourself!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I think so. I had to come up here to call. Just send an ambulance.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Alfons couldn’t believe the officer’s audacity to call Adolf Hitler a mass murderer. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was terrified for the “kids,” as he called them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clotho shouts, "Sand's hungry. I told ye to stay on the causeway. Why do you think we call it the causeway? 'Cause it's the only way!" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

People call New York "the city that never sleeps," but I think it must close its eyes at some point. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Some had actually taken American names, and others were doing great imitations of American accents at call centers and American business techniques at software labs. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

They called him Goatherd, of course, because he was Gontish, but they did not go further than that. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

In an interview conducted at this time with an NCC student, Austin described what he called the “dual personality” of the black ruling class. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll call tomorrow when he’s ready to be picked up, and then discuss next steps.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But then that Saturday she called, saying she needed to talk, that she had something important to tell me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said to me, “When we get down to the station, I’ll call your daddy and let him deal with you.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s called Lucky Tiger—sounds like just what we need, a bit of luck and a dab of cream. Let’s just put a little bit of this on.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“This next one will impress them. When I call, start pumping the bellows, and whatever happens do not slow down, or speed up, or stop. There’s fiddly work involved.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

When Montez was there and he did say her name like the song she knew it to be, she didn’t really care what Miss Henrietta Von Marsh called her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Mia,” my mother calls out as I’m leaving the small office. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Max was always on the lookout for teasing ever since last year, when Hunter Schultz called him “gay” and “Maxipad” and a bunch of other things. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re still days away from any true ending, but I can tie up a few loose ends before we call it a night.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I call back, and I think about that as I walk home. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Since they weren’t actual books with spines, none of the covers included their call numbers. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Their homeland in the early 1600s stretched from what is now called Chesapeake Bay, inland along the Chickahominy, Rappahannock, and Potomac Rivers. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I call out as the ice shatters beneath her, sucking her in, the dark water swallowing her whole. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He repeated it so many times and with such conviction that one afternoon when he was putting together a little gold fish in the workshop, he had the certainty that she had answered his call. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Honestly, I think I would like whatever Cal Price called me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Surely the Cong. Union will not gain converts by such undignified actions. I hope thee will call it off.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Who was he supposed to make a phone call to now? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A knight with a silver suit of armour would immediately call himself a have-not, if he met a knight with a golden one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went on to say how Jalil’s wives had called her an ugly, lowly stone carver’s daughter. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I know the deli on the corner where Mom gets our bagels, and the waitresses at the coffee shop who all call me “honey” and give me lollipops whenever they see me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I need him to know this before he walks in one fine day and calls the police. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She had given him permission to take the old wheelchair apart, and he had made something that he had called his go-cart. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Does that help, Alex? My Bloody Mary is here and I need to talk to it about this phone call.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Would you like to hold or have him call you back?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

At the time, a publication called the Electrical Engineer remarked that the tabulator bested even divine speeds. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

At eight in the morning on the third day of the trial— a dozen tall candles now lighting the courtroom in the manner of a chapel or sanctuary—Nels Gudmundsson called his first witness. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“What? You haven’t read those guys? You call yourself a librarian?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The old man called me over; I went. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t you hear me when I called? The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stupid words. No wonder they call us senseless peasant women; but I am not and never will be. There is no earth in my breeding.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often, such music calls for notes that are a little more separate or defined than legato, but still nowhere as short as staccato. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t really have your best interests in mind either, so let’s call it even and move on.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Squeezed her hand with both of his.The shouts and calls from outside grew to a crescendo. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

By the middle of November I still hadn’t been called on again. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Following the invading German army, mobile killing squads of the SS, called Einsatzgruppen, had swept through the villages of eastern Poland with the sole purpose of murdering Jews. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I have been given opportunities to answer this call in my own city in smaller, daily ways. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. ’S all right, Lyra,” he called back, though his eyes were filled with tears of pain and he could hardly think. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s about an expedition to fix some telescope in outer space called the Hubble. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, next term was coming, and it never hurt a sixth grader to have a play sister in the eighth grade, or a tenth-year student to be able to call a twelfth grader Bubba. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The engineer called up, Lord Asriel replied, and the men withdrew to the doorway. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I should call my parents and tell them about Attorney Fitzgerald, but they’re not who I want to tell right now. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s too small! He’s too small!” he called out. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It meant adults had to be referred to as Don so-and-so, and Doña so-and-so, except for teachers, who you should call Mister or Missis so-and-so. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Crosby perched on the roof with Oscar Otis, who would call the race for a national radio broadcast. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is all clangings and bangings as tiles are spat out by big machineries onto what is called a conveyor belt. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Here was a call for my death—an invitation from one terrorist to another, saying, “Go ahead, shoot her”—and I was as calm as could be. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Finally, two unexpected phone calls were placed, one from England, the other from Washington, D.C. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

If the stories were true, how these calls were arranged, how long they lasted, and who made them aren’t known. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A sure answer, honk honk, seems close enough and real enough to call everyone on deck. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Uncle Al called me in yesterday. He wants me to persuade you to go back to August. He made threats.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was almost as if he had been called: ‘Now, now, or it will be too late!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ma smiled and said, “Well, she don’t know you too old to be called no baby, do she? We ain’t gunn say nothing to her ’bout it, though. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

When Mom called the taxi company, the owner told her that he’d hired a new driver the day my father got arrested. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

At roll call that night, the two SS officers who had tied up the deer were pulled off duty by the commandant. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The little head he had pressed protectively to his chest had left an invisible imprint there that called insistently to be filled. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Not so far—happen three mile. He had been called away by the sudden death of his father: he was at Marsh End now, and would very likely stay there a fortnight longer.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But with all due respect to Carl, I can call it whatever the hell I want. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

On July 9,1979, a spacecraft called Voyager 2 encountered the Jupiter system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked Traynor if the FBI in New York had sent him the message regarding his first call. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Unfortunately,” said Andrew, “they’ve temporarily erased the book’s call number from the database.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

My name is Robert but my momma don't call me Robertie. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t jump on the next flight though, like someone with nothing better to do, like someone who’d been waiting for that phone call her entire life. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The referee blew the whistle and called for a drop-kick, but Victor still had one more thing to say. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I use my arcana to call the Belle-roses in the teapot back to their younger forms. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Nobody but Sol and Ellie—her parents—and a few stuck-up teachers had ever called her “Tally” before. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Earth Man,” a voice called from a high seat somewhere. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coach called us out to center court individually. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

This was the beginning of what Weber called ‘the disenchantment of the world’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Boy, is this stuff ever God’s music,” he called tauntingly across to Joe and Nancy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other voices called out, “You could carve Master Hemme’s face on it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I mean, was I supposed to call her? Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“This morning, his neighbor called. She is a good woman, Nwamgba, she went all the way to Ukpo to find a phone.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the Science Patrol encountered a threat they couldn’t handle on their own, Hayata would use an alien device called a Beta Capsule to transform into an alien superbeing known as Ultraman. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As I headed towards the door, his voice called after me sharply. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I took the jacket into the living room and laid it lightly across the arm of the couch, a big burgundy thing my mother used to call “the spaceship” when I was kid. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The cafeteria is called the “Nutrition Center,” which is strange. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ethan said, "It's a theatrical saying. It means an open audition. Even if they mean people, they call it a cattle call." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve seen you skulking on the county roads in the dead of night, Miss McKeene. Do you know they call you the Angel of the Crossroads, the people you save?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I’m just gonna pretend like we’re on the phone together, talking about what everybody else talks about when they call home. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“He isn’t going to be happy to see you, Percy. The store got half a million phone calls today from Los Angeles . . . something about free appliances.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“By the way,” Ben added, “nice call saying that Radar’s folks are overprotective.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He says, There was no call at all to shift you up here away from Patricia when you didn’t even know what happened to the highwayman and Bess. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Come along with me,” Reverend Buckminster called, his arm out and gesturing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Peaches was what you would call seriously fine. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The family calls us four the Liars, and probably we deserve it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

If I ever hear you call her that again, I'll kill you. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

By now I knew that foster parents were paid for taking care of me and that they could trade troublesome kids with a single call to their worker. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The Street of Steel began at the market square beside the River Gate, as it was named on maps, or the Mud Gate, as it was commonly called. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, mam. I think she called him Jan, or something like that.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

By bedtime I’m sick to death of trying to sort through everything, and I tell Dad that he can call the news station back if he wants to. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He is sometimes called the Edison of the Internet. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

More and more each day, we call out his name in place of the Angkar. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So many people hate them and call them names that I don’t think it’s something anybody would really pick to be if they had a choice in it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“You can jolly well get up and put on your helm and we mil have a fight I won’t be called a cheat for anybody.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain had dwindled to a fine drizzle—what we in Yorkshire called a cobweb day. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the lady's heels have tapped across the wooden porch and down the steps, Mom turns around and calls softly, "Bobby?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew it was bad form to argue with the ref’s call, but I also knew I had scored that point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

After the session is over, Carlyle calls me aside. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The Quidditch season was approaching, and Oliver Wood, Captain of the Gryffindor team, called a meeting one Thursday evening to discuss tactics for the new season. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Miss Anderson, I'm afraid I am ignorant as to the reason of this visit. Honest Abe,” I add when she opens her mouth to call me a liar. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Use them and someone might see and call the cops. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was asking for a tamarindo piragua when someone called my name. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Auntie calls me her burden,” the demon girl added. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I’d brushed my teeth and washed my face and was almost ready for bed, I went downstairs and called again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She called all day, but the ringing had no end. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The RJF members called virtually every member of parliament to lobby for citizenship: full, permanent citizenship, not just a temporary permit to live in Iceland. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t very well know what I did with my hands, but he called me “Rat! Rat!” and bellowed out aloud. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Apa, I call out softly from the edge of the hallway. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Everyone called this dog the Dog That Sleeps in the Lane. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He called the other station and said my parents were at the other end of the platform. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“My name is Lazlo Strange,” he called out, and the full complement of Tizerkane warriors turned their heads as one to look at him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘Better,’ Nike called out, ‘but where is your aim? Don’t you want this circlet of leaves?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There was a place she had gone, a place called school. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

J. D. Bernal, the crystallographer, would later call them the “most beautiful X ray photographs of any substance ever taken.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Jeremiah had never shown much interest in the outcomes of the older boys’ games, so Luma rightly deduced that Mandela was putting his younger brother up to the calls. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Your dad called my dad this morning, when we finally got service back. He said something about a family emergency? Then your uncle Phil came and picked me up, and here we are.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Audrey usually brought hers and would wait for us at the grassy area we now called ours. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

"That was for taking so long to call me yesterday!" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

When the teacher called for us all to take our seats, I yelled out, ‘Matthew, let go of my arms!’ and he pulled on the fake arms. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

One day, she showed us a video in which a scientist described what he called “the most astounding fact,” which was that all living things are composed of the atoms of collapsed stars. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Colored,” Fern said, because Big Ma preferred to be called “colored.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Thomson, had demonstrated the existence of a particle of matter, called the electron, that had a mass less than one thousandth of that of the lightest atom. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another called for the stewards to demand that Howard file a definitive guarantee that the horse would start. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mrs. Diamant sighed, pulled me into her arms, called me her ketzele, and we cried together for her sons while the ambulances went by. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And if there was the slightest, tiniest change in Derek, any indication at all that he was coming out of it, Brian would call the trip off and hope for the best. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mrs. Burt called out from the bathroom. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Safer does not love me, and he does not call me Pickle. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Tell her ’bout the windows,” called another soldier warming himself by the fire. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, yeah. I’m just calling because I can’t make it, and...and I know we have to call when we can’t make it.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

But she doesn’t make a move to call. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I heard you playing the organ across the way,” Mrs. Hurd called. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Mist’ Starks, de pig feets is all gone!” he called out. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

To give myself a little peace, I waited for Mr. Kennel to pick up his book, then I headed for the school door, knowing I could get inside before he called in the herd. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

On this scroll it says that Sir Charles Baskerville had an ancestor called Sir Hugo Baskerville, who was a wild, profane and godless man. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Mom,” I called from my bed when she passed my open doorway. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But the gentleman, a vacationing Hamburg lawyer, “already had a friend”—a young native Acapulcan who called himself the Cowboy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No—I cannot call them gifts; but they are things that I have valued very much.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Like World War I wasn’t called that when people were fighting it. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Mom asks me to call her tomorrow, and we hang up. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Have some more of this drink, whatever it calls itself.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To class or to the office,” Miss Saunders calls after them real loud and steady. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ever since she was little, people called her a musical prodigy. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

And, without much question, what we might call “The Compromise of 1790” would top the list as the most meaningful dinner party in American history. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I thought there was only one person who had ever called him Max.... Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They always directed the first call to the missing daughter, and when she wasn't in, they'd asked to talk to another missing daughter. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He was commonly called “Earth-shaker” and was always shown carrying his trident, a three-pronged spear, with which he would shake and shatter whatever he pleased. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave her the ring to bind what he called their understanding. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the window he called, “Just wait there. Hold on.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, you can make another call; we have a liberal policy in that regard. I can’t offer you the opportunity of calling a bondsman because your offense is unbailable, at present. When you’re arraigned, however—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mustering all his strength, he raised his head, and with a weak and pinched voice he called into the darkened branches, “Are you okay?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I called the Office of Student Housing,” my dad said, never looking up. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“You might call it that,” said Mr. Ibis. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He needed to call her before she started worrying. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

This was what happened when they talked these days; one or the other was always in the wrong, trying to call back the last remark. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A barista calls out a string of orders. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Tom must have been at least half asleep when he heard his name called over and over. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you can call it talking, these clipped whispers, projected through the funnels of our white wings. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The seagulls called in the moonlight above the Charles River. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had a feeling that if I’d said, “Phone call for you, Bubba,” every man in the room would have risen. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the women rejected the call for equal pay, because they believed it would be unladylike. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She called us “you boys” and acted as if she had been expecting us for days, possibly years. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He firmly said, “Don’t call me pudgy. Please.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“My family used to call me Little Star.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Joseph had never once called Blink by his real name. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Denna might have just stepped away for a call of nature. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Not all teachers at the U., as it was called, still agreed with Dewey’s ideas, but Ms. Hussey obviously did. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Of course when my father explained, I realized I’d seen silos all over the country; I just hadn’t known what they were called. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

You felt the truth of it when I said that you had called for me, that you were the reason I had come walking. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Fewer chances of being called on as a contestant for the game. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Thoroughly humiliated, he called out to his former friend the cat, “It was all my fault. I apologize to you, Squire Julian.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

If I miss a phone call, I go off to be sad by myself. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had a son called Michael and a daughter called Matilda, and the parents looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I have loving parents and a sixteen-year-old sister, and there are about thirty people I can call friends. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Locals dubbed them “brain busters” or “NACA nuts”; the less polite called them “weirdos.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I always said that on the phone, like there was someone else who might call her “Mom,” even though I don’t have any brothers or sisters. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ahead, the tall coyote barked again, and this time the call was answered. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Only one to go!” he calls, but it’s like a ghost whispering in my ear. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Looks to me like this could be really dangerous,” said the one who had already called us “crazy.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Two hours later, Mr. Trepid opened the basement door and called down to Dallas. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’d only survived this long because the two snake-haired ladies—gorgons, they called themselves—couldn’t seem to kill him either. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t a dog or a Moo-slim or any of the other names he’d been called by Tad and his friends over the years. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Your mother was going a mile a minute when she called. Go here, do this, get that. Maybe she did say next week. I have no idea.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Well then, the neurologist’s office called. Your appointment is next Friday. It would mean taking you out of school again.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I started to step forward, but my friend tugged at my dress, and I stopped in my tracks just as Auntie Fatmata called out the family name: “Suma.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figured the library lock-in was officially over and this was the group’s wake-up call. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Once we found them, we focused an instrument called a sextant on them, and measured their direction precisely. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t remind him that he used to make fun of my green-yellow eyes, and call me “Evil Eye” or “Devil Eye,” and make “OoooOooo Oooooo” scary movie sounds whenever I walked by. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Helena calls, kicks the ball to the wall, and catches. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When we find a store called Paper Tokyo, we walk down separate aisles that stop right below our chins. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I knew him and helped him to work on a story called The Reivers.” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He called from the rear of the house, “I heard that, you vulgar girl. I’m in the kitchen.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I went to a pay phone, but I wasn’t sure where to put the money or exactly how to make a long-distance call. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We usually don't supply that kind of information over the phone, but since it's you, Judge Ford, I'll be happy to oblige. Just spell out the names and I'll call back if I find anything." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa’s boat was called The Nereid—long, white, low-slung, with a foredeck wheel cabin. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went back to where Buckthorn sat guarding the foot of the single open run—Kehaar’s run, as it was called. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would come, eventually, to call her The Great One. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It was an ancient custom meant to call forth the powers of the seen and unseen worlds. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Glen calls out and Jimmy and Ducky are giving each other high fives. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He’s supposed to go to play practice at noon, but as soon as he leaves his house, he calls his director and tells him he has a bad flu bug—hopefully the twenty-four-hour kind. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He’s in one of his moods, as Mom calls them. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He called the alchemist to the meeting and said, “Let’s go see the boy who turns himself into the wind.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one house they push up the window and the children point and laugh and call to us, Look at the Zulus. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

No voice or call was heard again across the water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He came in and said hi to my parents and Dadi and called them “Uncle and Auntie,” which made their day. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In 1940 he started a magazine called Organic Gardening and Farming. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“You know what our son Buddy used to call himself?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t make me call the sheriff,” he said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The province of the Orange Free State has always had a magical effect on me, though some of the most racist elements of the white population call the Free State their home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Wang Lung answered unwillingly and timidly, for he had never spoken her name aloud before to anyone, “It is the woman called Lotus.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, if he happens to stop by, I’d appreciate it if you would ask him to call me. Let me give you my number.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was sure there were lots of people called Potter who had a son called Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Having had some close calls, he was deeply afraid of what had invaded the monkey house. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am a very fierce dragon!” he called, his voice a tiny squeak. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I went to the phone and called the doctor. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He called me about a month later, said to meet him on a Monday morning, six o’clock sharp. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. da Silva gave up trying to teach her anything and called on her as little as possible. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

One of my teammates gets frantic about a painfully impacted wisdom tooth and keeps making calls from our houses to try to locate a source of free dental care. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I wish he was here to tuck me in, even if he wanted to call me a jewel. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She says, I know what he likes in the fishing department, and chooses a book called In Search of the Irish Salmon by Brigadier General Hugh Colton. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

In 1876, he began writing a book about religion called The Truth. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You can’t even tell me anything. I wouldn’t call that taking care of me.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The deerstalker hat was invented by a man called Sidney Paget, who did the illustrations for the original books. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He remembers when she would call Honduras from the United States, the concern in her voice, how she would not hang up before saying, “I love you. I miss you.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But not enough to call across to him. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They finally decided they would call the FBI, but first they hailed a taxi and went to Grant's Tomb on Riverside Drive for the prearranged meeting with Quirin and Heinck. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He would hang his gun on the wall over the door, throw off his fur cap and coat and mittens, and call: “Where’s my little half-pint of sweet cider half drunk up?” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He discovered a comfortable lounge in tourist class, complete with a screen for what were then still often called “talking pictures.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“We call this the High Hall,” said Dulcet. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And in the Carolina colony, where molasses was called “long sugar,” it served as a substitute for sugar. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“I went to pay a call on your mother.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But this time, I think about Mom’s phone call. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Feeling intense pain in his chest, he grabbed the phone and called the Secret Service agents assigned to the ranch. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I hit OFF—these are the first calls I’ve made not on the cell phone in a long time—and type in 1-800-SUICIDE. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

When he arrived home the agent made a last short business call, then changed into sports clothes and went out to have a cocktail with his wife beside the pool. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess you’d call it if you were looking for a nice way to say that she’s got a great future ahead of her as a load-bearing wall. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, why, Fabiola? Why do you want her to call Dray right now?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Want me to show you how to ride?” older friends would call. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

They continue on to the river to a place called Dent’s Meadow. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

If Seanie kept such records, he would easily call that piece of info five out of five J. Edgar Hoover’s in off the shoulder sundresses on the Sean Russell Flaherty Ruin Your Life Rating Scale. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A faint voice calls behind me over the shrieking wind. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

If an African American calls you a Mandingo or a booty scratcher, he is insulting you for being African. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you give him a call and check?” she says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had a taste of that alternative when they called Prim’s name on reaping day and I watched her walk to the stage to her death. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had been living at the Chavez home for only a few days when Mary Miller called to check on me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

A now defunct theater near Times Square in New York called itself The Eros. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was frequently too busy to talk to him, so Michael had been fielding most of the calls and had become increasingly worried about Ralph's unique perspective on the world. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She took the note off me and called some other lady, from the next office, and the other lady went to give it to Phoebe. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She said, “May and June and I take our mother’s Catholicism and mix in our own ingredients. I’m not sure what you call it, but it suits us.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could be humorous and humble when the moment called for it, but they were unfazed by blowhards and didn’t second-guess the power in their own points of view. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Why else would she call him down again? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then we drive through a place called Indian Village, where I finally get to see the beautiful American mansions. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Shakespeare called the full stop a period in A Midsummer Night’s Dream when he described nervous players “making periods in the midst of sentences”. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

But only in the way the stupid, bloody slaughter of a bull in a bullfight can be called beautiful. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In each new phase, called an instar, a caterpillar might change color or texture—very confusing to naturalists like Maria. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I sat at a table in front of the clubhouse room and called out items from the master grocery list. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

But then I hear people talking about a kid who had been in the water and had called for help. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She never thought in a billion years that she would call Valley Pepperhorn a friend, or that she would meet someone like Thorn and feel so very close to her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“My customers call me Dev. Now you go on and catch a ton of lobster, son. And tell your father Dev Murphy says hello.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bells call them to vespers, to matins, to noonday prayer. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Finally I call Elizabeth’s and she tells me Hilly’s gone to Port Gibson for the night. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“My blood price, he called it,” said Jon Snow, “but he will pay.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Come on over and check under these stools,” Lana called to him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I've been at the crèche only a few minutes, Judith calls to discuss business with Mina. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“My cell died. I need to figure out what’s wrong with the thing. Make one call and the battery is drained.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Every time Coach called a number, he clapped his hands together like a cheerleader. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Jon heard the deep, throaty call of the watchman's great horn, calling out across the miles,- a single long blast that shuddered through the trees and echoed off the ice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His mother called him more often these days, now that she was living on her own. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She called on me, and when Philippa told her I was here, she insisted on joining. Apparently, a woman can only go so long without a sword between her hands.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I was just about finished when Henry called me from the back of the apartment. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I like to be called Stella because it reminds me of stars, and I like the night. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We’d been searching for a place to call home ever since. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She was never to call him Gordon, nor act surprised when people referred to him as Dr. Holmes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Everybody in the gym called me “Chief,” an honorific he avoided, calling me “Mister Mandela,” and occasionally, when he felt sympathy for his old man, “My bra,” township slang meaning “My brother.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Goober was impatient for the roll call to be over. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood up again and went out of the park toward the liquor store where I bought the watch and Tic Tacs and hit the pay phone to call Jaden collect. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I am the warrior. I am he who called. Who among you dares banish Ares, my bond?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your knees straight and touch the ground with your ears!” called Charlotte. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“If you must know, Lane has called up here several times. He’s terribly worried about Franny.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Welcome to the Waystone,” the innkeeper called out from behind the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Our class just read a book called Durango Street, and now we are making a movie of it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

At the margins lurked fearsome places the Map called Wastes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They seem to call to you from another place that you’ve accidentally tapped into, like a cell phone pulling in a conversation in some foreign language—yet somehow you understand it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The players were injected with low levels of a chemical called raclo- pride. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

As we have seen, the ‘corpuscularian philosophy’, as Boyle called it, was based on the teachings of Epicurus and Lucretius, opponents of all religion. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he turned round and called to them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

How he calls aloud a name, and drops his burden, and gazes on it wildly! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“In alchemy, it’s called the Soul of the World. When you want something with all your heart, that’s when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It’s always a positive force.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she could not remember what an Indian child, Nne’s close friend, had scored on a recent test, she called Nne to ask her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“What about our things?” called a girl at the Ravenclaw table. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I called up the third and final company and asked how much it would be to Ernestville. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And after each poet goes up, who are all just okay, the man finally calls my name. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"There is a little girl in my class called Matilda Wormwood..." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tessie took a breath and announced, “I’m going to call off the wedding.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Love is when you like someone so much that you can’t just call it “like,” so you have to call it “love.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. W. called all the band members into the room, so I thanked Mr. Stoll and hurried in. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They also knew that there was a string of DNA at the end of each chromosome called a telomere, which shortened a tiny bit each time a cell divided, like time ticking off a clock. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They only looked different on holidays, when girls decorated their family’s paths and thresholds with painted patterns called alpanas, just as their ancestors had done for generations. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“All right,” I said finally, and called Ben. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

That Saturday night he took the chain off the piano strings and played something he had been remembering and practicing in the morning, something called “Moonlight,” a piece by Beethoven, Cotton Eye thought. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had a quiet, hard talk with Uncle Willie and called Bailey and me into the Store. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They call us in and start picking players. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The school bell called us back to class and the girl turned and ran. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Correct: If you had called, I would have gotten the message. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also walk by Milla’s place, and later on I call in on Father O’Reilly, who is still on a high after the Meet a Priest Day congregation. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Lee Strunk carried a slingshot; a weapon of last resort, he called it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had called fire and lightning down on assassins and escaped to safety. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A Dauntless member at another table calls out Four’s name, and I turn to Christina. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The short one had stopped and looked at Rocky in the blanket; he called the tall one over. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I g-guess I can call him,” he said, as he fished out the tag with the information on it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He called for his axe and took their heads off there and then. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Daphne always refused to allow us to call him “Uncle Basil” in her presence. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Why, for half a mind, I’d call him up and tell him off” “Just the four of us; myself and these three men, my crew.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it was perhaps understandable that during Dr. Muller’s house calls we failed to mention the troubling anomaly of Lefty’s multiple strokes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He thinks of himself at fourteen, his life nothing like it is now, still called Gogol and nothing else. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Urgent call — unavoidable — got to go —” “What about my sister?” said Ron jerkily. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I go now. Don’t effer call me again,” he had fumed. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the evening, while he is being fed, the sister is called away, and leaves the plate with the fork on his table. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apart from the still lifes, what I’m showing is mostly figurative, although there are a couple of constructions made from drinking straws and uncooked macaroni, and one called Silver Paper. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Barb’s voice calls out, somewhere in the distance, “He’s not breathing! There’s no pulse. We have to move fast.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Kay was not called anything but Kay, as be was too dignified to have a nickname and would have flown into a passion if anybody had tried to give him one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would tell Sam and Patrick, but they didn’t call yesterday. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Thialfi was not certain that the boy had been there before he had been called. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Sounds like a plan. Why don’t you call me?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I called after her, telling her to wait, to give me a chance to shoot the bull. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still undecided, St. George called the mess-hall officer to fill him in. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a small inscription preserved from the final months of Cleopatra’s life, her subjects humbly, proudly, and affectionately called her the mother of kings, queen of kings, and kind young goddess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“This village is called Anlungthmor and we will live here for the time being,” Pa informs us that night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She joined me, kneeling next to Victor, and started to coo, whispering that he should let us call the paramedics, brushing his hair back lightly. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

And there’s a ravine near here they call Ryna’s Gulch, and sometimes you can hear this funny sound by it that the wind makes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a tobacco- chewing roustabout, a superb gambler and pool player and what was then called a ladies’ man. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And all it took was a little bit of Archie’s imagination and two phone calls. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was also a small, beat-up book called An Experiment in Time. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

—Have you talked to either of Rob’s parents since that phone call you had from his mother on Christmas Day? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A white library employee, watching them, assumed that the two black men were dealing drugs and called a supervisor. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I can get Dr. Kelly to— —Look, isn’t there some way you can call Dr. Carrothers long-distance? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes without me. In fact, you have reservations at a place called Oranjee,” she said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The people working behind the repair counter called out to Somkit as he approached. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He was about to go into the office to call Lester when there was another knock on the door. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Mom doesn’t like it when Bubbe calls her shiksa. Why do you let her? Why don’t you stand up for Mom?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She was an old cog, and even in her youth no one had ever called her pretty. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Scarlett retreated to her bedroom and opened the windows wide to let the burnt smell out, then she sat on her bed and made a phone call. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

As one of the leaders, Lucy Burns, called roll to check on the other women, Whittaker warned her to shut up, but Burns didn’t listen. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She called the publisher and canceled their subscription. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old Willis place everyone called it, though its true name was Oak Hill Manor. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

My mom finishes speaking to whoever she called and hangs up the phone. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

But he heard cries, like eagle cries, and once again Bod called for help in Night-Gaunt. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Instead of acting with the extreme caution the situation called for, what have I done? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to make a phone call first,” I said. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Rachel/Rachelle, my ex-best friend: “Who cares what the color means? How do you know what he meant to say? I mean, did he leave another book called ‘Symbolism in My Books’? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Could you repeat the question?” called one of the teams. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“My dad called it off,” I added, and finally she let me in. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I called out to him again, but he didn’t see or hear me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Some Domish boy. He squires for the big knight they call Greenguts. I told him he could give his gift to me and I’d deliver it, but he wouldn’t have it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It took many years for me to realize that the names I had been called when I was growing up had everything to do with others and nothing to do with me. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I call, looking down for what has frightened him. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The storm was a city killer for sure, what some people called a party wrecker or an Orleans Surge. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It felt funny to hear Kelly call her a girl—but in a good way, like a tickling in her stomach that reminded her she was real. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I called these men "skulls" and they were freaks for violence. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“One was a note to Mom and Dad to tell them that we are leaving home and not to call the FBI. They’ll get it tomorrow or the day after.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The director placed his hand on my shoulder and said, “You will call me Papa Andrew now, because in this place I’ll be your papa. Do you understand?” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Yanna,” the king called as they turned to leave, “make sure you warn them about the western side of the walkway.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

In everyday life such odds are called compelling. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, there was one guy who called out a compliment a couple of times. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“How about that old Smiths song ‘Girlfriend in a Coma’?” someone calls. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deval called and said you’d promised to be downstairs with Mr. Ram in ten minutes,” says Mom the second I wake up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

As they left the steps, Concha went on, “They can call la migra whenever they want to.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The Washington Post called the campaign “savage and senseless.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A lady called from the swings “Hey, you kids, no stacking.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

They were screaming at what should have been a pass interference that hadn’t been called. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I thought you might want me to call them.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and hope that no one calls my name. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Jimmy was standing around the paint so much he got called for two three-second violations, and our forwards looked like they were just throwing the ball toward the backboards and hoping for the best. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone’s inside—Dad’s giving Semaj a bath, Mom’s still on her call with the caterer for tomorrow night’s retirement party, and Haley’s dancing around her room with her headphones on. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Some of the flyers and leaflets were filled with the poetic idealism that characterized the planning: The call caught the imagination of the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He calls us one by one to the front of the room and looks at our shoes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She tapped a button on the dashboard that put the call on the car’s speakers. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But Gregor had been eight and had missed nothing; like, the frantic calls to the police, who had acted almost bored with the fact that his dad had vanished into thin air. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a minute I called her on the phone. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Discovery is not in itself a scientific idea but rather an idea that is foundational for science: we might call it a metascientific idea. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

That was what Bunny would have called a shot across the bow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

ME: Maybe you can call that Kim girl from the party that night and go hang out there today. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Bwady,” he called me because he had a hard time with his r’s. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I can hear his footfall on the stairs, he calls my name. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I call people a "prince" quite often when I'm horsing around. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve called her a million times and she hasn’t called me back. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The primary therapist had been hired by Nicole’s mother and paid for by Nicole’s father at nine hundred dollars an hour, which is what it costs to have a psychiatrist make house calls. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“No, she doesn’t know; I doubt she’d understand anyway. But the pictures would get her too worked up. Listen, I should probably ring off, in case he tries to call.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

More than a half-dozen times he made calls himself to discuss matters with other people. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

In that part of the world, it was called the sirocco, because it brought moisture from the oceans to the east. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Chapman should just call you and say he wants to drop the charges against Walter and let him go home.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“And our bosses. Neither of us was late for work all summer. When we don’t show up this morning, they’ll know something’s wrong. They’ll try to call us, then the hospitals, then the cops.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Last month,” Nathan continued, “a Spanish priest from this place called Fort Mose came through here, trying to teach my daddy the ‘one true faith.’ Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m waiting for it to stop long enough so I can call Minny. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was late afternoon, around the time the bonobos would have been eating their fruit lunch back in the sanctuary, when I first heard a high-pitched call. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean, you never called her? At all?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

When my name is called, I wobble to the X in the middle of the stage, imagining that this must be how Pop Pop feels walking on his prosthetic leg. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

One: I was being what Nan called “proactive,” taking charge and doing something. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“You there,” someone called from across the way. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I try to think of where I can get Egyptian music, or even what it’s called, when suddenly Solomon flops past in his sandals. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Slowly, all around me, too, the church ladies began nodding their approval, punctuating his sentences with calls of “Mmmm-hmm” and “That’s right!” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh. I should’ve called first, but I just received some important news.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He called Josiah by his Indian name and said, “If he had known then maybe he could have told you before you went to the white people’s big war.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

You cross Broadway and rush past the Dollar-Eight Diner, where the waitress still calls you French Fry because when you were little that was all you would eat. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

And this bridge happened to cross little Buffalo River, wide and dark, but not what anyone with eyesight would call “little” by a long shot. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

No longer a spy, and she couldn’t call herself a Smokey anymore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I expect they called the movers when they heard the flood was coming,” she said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Yessir,” I called back as the team broke into a trot. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Everything that philosophers had taken for granted for millennia was called into doubt. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Other people might call it an office, but I like fort better.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But when I heard Doris come in, I called a timeout and started making up my bed. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

"But, sir, it wasn't me who called you names!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Toby was about to follow her when Luke called his name and jogged to catch up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“That’s what everyone does. You work out how loud you can talk, how you can sit, what things are okay to say and what’s rude. It’s called being a human in society.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Through the side garage door, Mom calls my name. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Just as I was about to call, my dad knocked on the band room door. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

My mother and my father’s youngest wife, Nodayimani, who had come to stay with us, were looking after him, and late that night he called for Nodayimani. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must have noticed that I rarely call her that, too. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes. The bill is all yours. I’ll call Leonard right now and tell him to pay for it. Sound good?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Our former technical sciences professor, Dr. Hauptmann, has called our attention to the discrepancy. He has arranged that you will be sent to a special technology division of the Wehrmacht.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He took the lists home with him, called on parents, in fact, did much more work than was expected of him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you need to leave, the guard will call for an escort. No one goes wandering off without a guide, understood?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“This is no mistake!” the announcer calls out, as if answering the thoughts in my head. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That is what he had always wanted his troops to call him: “Wild Bob.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The town’s main intersection, called Five Points, is dotted with check-cashing agencies and pawnshops. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The man beneath me had crawled back after roll call, and hadn’t moved since. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

His uncle, with easy good nature, called to the children and took from some recess in his crumpled clothing a copper coin for each child. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

When Holly noticed I wasn’t bringing up any theories about SmartMart scouts, she came over with a slight scowl, but as she listened in, her smile grew with each call I made. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It was the height of summer, harvest season in the first year of what I have come to call my war with Hrothgar. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

At five, they called a halt halfway up another slope. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

She called again at night and when Kainene said, “Hello,” she sounded hoarse. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She called after him, “You’re changed, Mr. Mouse. Have you got a woman at last?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted Jon to muss up her hair and call her "little sister" and finish her sentences with her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He called into the house, and was answered by the pleasant, warm voice of a woman. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the command of the governor, Orval Faubus, the Arkansas National Guard had been called out to prevent the black students from entering the school. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Most of the King’s army having been called away to fight the war, there were only a handful of personal guards to defend him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Williams then went on, presumably in jest, to call upon President Roosevelt to do something about the “very disturbing situation.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t love you so much if you were a pushover,” he called over his shoulder. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Once, in the night, my mother called me to her bed and told me that she could not endure the pain, that she wanted to die. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They pursued that glimmering American phantasm called Justice by attacking legalized discrimination in voting, in public accommodations, and in schools. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

We were driven to some kind of office; and while we waited, Atal, Khushal, and I played a computer game called Elf Bowling. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Hirohito’s father was what Sister Mukumbu called a “freedom fighter” and a “political prisoner.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw Frightful on her stub and let out a wild call for food. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He proposed that an object of planetary mass, which he called a comet, was somehow generated in the Jupiter system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, she added, he seemed to be in good flesh and happy- “ ‘The old woman, a resident of the mountain resort town for ninety-seven years, called this office to report her observation. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I dined alone at a place called the Coffee Mill Restaurant. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She—and it can only be called this—returned my smile, seemed to nod with satisfaction, looked at Mr. Winnike, then back to me, and back to him, back to me.... This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Do you know how many favors I would have had to call in? How many bribes I’d have had to pay out to get Matthias Helvar out of prison? The price was too high.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Hey, sweetheart, you want to use our phone to call someone? Might be nice to have some company while you wait?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Finally, Sequoyah realized that words were made up of modest numbers of different sound bites that recurred in many different words—what we would call syllables. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Madame’s footsteps came back into the hallway, then she called up: “I’ve told you what to do. Just do as I explained.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the family room, Mom calls, “Not another project! You’ve already made a real dog’s dinner of the garage. And you promised you’d finish the toaster.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

For reasons he rarely revealed, he was separated at some point from his parents and taken in by his uncle, a stern and demanding man named Barlea, and a great-aunt, whom he simply called Grandma. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I’m not going to call where we sit a pit. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She had a bold, aquiline face, a face that one might have called noble until one discovered that there was as nearly as possible nothing behind it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Donnelly called Dad last night, which is funny because Mr. Donnelly has never returned Mom’s phone calls or responded to her letter about the row of lightning rods on his roof. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father said: “Why, doctor, I am no civil servant. Some of us follow careers and some of us get called out. My work is to bring salvation into the darkness.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had six missed calls and two text messages from Ocean— A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Give them Russians hell today, Colonel,” Bertha called as he left the restaurant. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t move,” I said, hanging up, and who do you call when it’s after hours and Christmas on the horizon? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When my mother calls, Hope Dell Jackie—inside! the game is over. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She wanted to call out to Poppy, to tell her to stand still, not to be afraid, she would come for her soon. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I thought he’d fallen asleep, but a moment later he said, ‘You got called a lot worse things than neek at my school. It was all boys, no girls, and really rough stuff.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examining the schedule for January 3, 2021, he saw that a businesslike professional attitude was called for. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Carl’d kept the title in his own name, held it for them, called it a lease in case they got checked. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

To himself, he called the memory of the sail forward again. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the stars in Orion are hot and young, evolving rapidly and ending their lives in colossal cosmic explosions called supernovae. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plants that do this are called perennials because they come back year after year. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

My auntie quickly looked away and did not call her by name or offer her tea. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ged stayed with Yarrow and her brother, called Murre, who was between her and Vetch in age. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

And then I decided to do what is called Trying a Different Tack, and I asked her whether she knew of anyone who might want to make Mrs. Shears sad. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I can hear you, you know,” Peggy called from the living room, but that only made them laugh harder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise was unable to readjust herself to calls at six in the morning, Mary Webster’s Hour. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He told Billy to encourage people to call him Billy—because it would stick in their memories. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m on do my work in here,” I call out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

After going through the file Kyril Montana picked up the telephone, and the first calls he placed were to Boston and Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I simply called at the school and was told that the headmaster was here.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I called her on the 19th and she was softening. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She drags me to a bookstore, where we flip through some glossy magazines, including one called The Gilded Tween Scene. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He runs to an out-of-the-way pay phone to call her. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Six hours after Mother checked into the hospital, a nurse called our house and told Dad that Mrs. Gilbreth had had a nine-pound boy. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The county medical examiner was called in, and within thirty minutes he declared that until the influenza ran its course, the entire town of Manifest would be under official quarantine. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

News seems to move faster than small boys can scramble and dart to tell it, faster than women can call it over the fences. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their calls are like careful stitches in its fabric, almost too small to be seen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We had a curfew set for 11:30 p.m. and were always told to call whenever we arrived at our intended destination. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I never know,” Harry called to Hagrid over the noise of the cart, “what’s the difference between a stalagmite and a stalactite?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I just told her not to answer any phone calls or give out any kind of communication about me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it felt nice to have the coach call me a champion. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you wish somebody came up to you today and gave you a scrapbook called ‘The Life of Leo Borlock’? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Who else in the arena would call me sweetheart? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The same morning he was released from jail, he went out and got himself hired by a company called Tropical Rescue. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The restaurant, called Haedanghwa Korean Cuisine, was hectic and Shin worked long hours, washing dishes and cleaning tables. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Springer Mountain, the launching-off point in the south, is seven miles from the nearest highway, at a place called Amicalola Falls State Park, which in turn is a good way from anywhere. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It is sleek, spare, and what he calls “fluid,” nothing to disrupt the line, meaning none of my cluttered look. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later that evening Aunt Leanne called Gay and told her that my mother’s car had broken down and that the police had arrested her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

We called to one another to make sure everyone was safe. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The other day someone—let's call her The Lion—even came to me for a costume issue. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Thirteen years. . . thirteen years since last we met. Yet you answer my call as though it were yesterday. We are still united under the Dark Mark, then! Or are we?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When my mother finished milking that one, she would call, “Ntei Mongo!” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever picked up the phone and called me to ask me that question, eh, Eugene? Will your hands wither away if you pick up the phone one day and call your sister, gbo?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then they could not imagine how parents drowned their daughters, as they knew farmers in China often did — bathing the baby, it was called. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the late 1930s, scientists like Hahn understood that everything in the universe is made up of incredibly tiny particles called atoms. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marie seldom called Pecola the same thing twice, but invariably her epithets were fond ones chosen from menus and dishes that were forever uppermost in her mind. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

My ’rents wouldn’t be getting the dreaded phone call from Mrs. Galley. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brother Jack didn't sound at all surprised upon receiving my call. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

That calls for a lot of lenses and a lot of frames. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their opportunity had been developing since Memorial Day, when Senator Henry Jackson of Washington called at Livermore. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Down to the ship he turned, and boarded her, and called the others to cast off the stern lines and come aboard. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The thrill of your life,” she later called it. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Why did I always appear so dumb when I was called upon to perform something in a crowd? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom called back to me, “Will you get the garage-door button, please?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited only till he had his breath back and then called, “Six I have seen, five slain, nine are told of: come out, worms!” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Kristina has talked about spending more time at Donna’s dorm room, but her roommate is a douche, and if she knew Donna was gay, she’d probably freak out and call an exorcist. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Miss Whitlaw had provided thick sandwiches with meat from a fat bird which the demons liked, a turkey I think it was called. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still asked, “Shouldn’t Big Ma call Papa?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Or the Caste System. Constantly proposed, constantly rejected. There was something called democracy. As though men were more than physico-chemically equal.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were hoarse with crying when you washed up here. You cawed over and over. So I called you Crow.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

They have called him the Wise Sage, the Spirit of the Mountain, and the Old Man of the Moon. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mariam knew the boy’s name was Tariq, because she had heard this woman on the street call after him by that name. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The officer arrests him and calls Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have a girl best friend here in Alpharetta. There’s no one person I can call up to confide in. I called up one girl, and I scared her.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Another errand took him to Ruck’s Creek, called “Knocker’s Hole,” because all day you could hear the thump, thump, thump of the caulker’s mallets, caulking the seams of ships. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even wanted to say how sorry I was that I’d lied about being sick and refused his call. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The next morning Link called, sounding as though he would fall apart. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I headed for the last row of empty seats by the window, she called out to me, “Melba, stay away from the window.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh sure, sure. Just have the butler call me in the morning. It’s all just too, too simple for me to bother about before my beauty nap.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“No. I called her several times, but she did not answer.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, one of Spencer’s guys called out, so I’m going to go help him with a project at a client’s house,” Dad says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Poppy took her pulse and whispered to her while someone called a taxi to drive her back to her hotel. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you happen to know a boy called Scipio?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

At some very high energy, called the grand unification energy, these three forces would all have the same strength and so could just be different aspects of a single force. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even at this young age, Bobby had already played thousands of games, many in a form called “speed chess” or “blitz.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There is no sign of life, intelligent or otherwise, in places we call Washington, New York, Boston, Moscow, London, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo and Peking. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1483 Diogo Cão erected a marble pillar surmounted by a cross at the mouth of what we now call the Congo River to mark the furthest limit of exploration southwards. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He drinks it all and calls the waiter again, who grumbles something to Jack and just leaves the pitcher. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If this were my house, my parents would have called the police by now. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“It is called wine,” said O’Brien with a faint smile. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

We call them smileys because when you’re done eating all the meat off it, the goat looks like it’s smiling at you from the plate. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And she calls out, Seamus, take this one.Take the by. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Conor had needed it, and his need had somehow called it. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her voice is always warm when I call. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Probably for the best. A couple hundred years ago, a person was good as dead if folk saw he had a knack. The Tehlins called them demon signs, and burned folk if they had them.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When she did show her face, she called from the doorway to Deydey. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He then said, with great volume and force, “Benton, you have been called to bring change to the world. You have found favor in God’s eyes.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

And I never even bothered to call him back. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I turn away, she smiles at me too foolishly, so obsessed with her own importance: "Just look, I am giving a soldier coffee!”—She calls me "Comrade,” but I will have none of it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been coming home from playing ball when I heard somebody call out my name. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no. I’m something called a V. A. D. We work very hard but no one trusts us.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A week later, Mr. Turner called Quentin and me back to his office. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered where Mister Mancini lived and who he might call in case of an emergency. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was born in a lonely village called Ten Alders, high on the mountain at the head of the Northward Vale. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you call this?” he said again. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He called it the “stopball,” and it nearly drove Maniac goofy. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Officer Myerson. You need a little weekend work, or you wind up leaving the force, any reason, you give us a call. We always need good men. You got my card?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Walton calls out, flailing her little arms like a helpless newborn bird. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But I call the office pretending to be his father and say he has a doctor’s appointment. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But we’d call the baby Maureen, a name Mom liked because it was a diminutive of Mary, so she’d also be naming the baby after herself but pretty much no one would know it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The warden of the college, Reverend A. J. Cook, learned of this dispute and called us into his office. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And before long, Ama, as she came to be called, was as much a part of our messy garden as all the rest of us. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I called him “the fact guy,” for how he seemed to have a statistic to match every little twist in a conversation. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

These few errands left me chilled to the bone, so cold that not even the window displays at the clothing store called The Fad could draw me in. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“No matter how small that opening is, I’ll be slipping that ball right through it. It’s called being a foosball boss.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

This isn’t our normal evening time, but an extra afternoon session Hilly’s called. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He remembered the bright artificial blue of the swimming pool into which the boy called Turville had made him dive. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Bod made the noise in the back of his throat that she had taught him—a guttural cry, like an eagle’s call. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Again Harrison called to me one evening as I was on my way home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment Harry drained the last drops in his bottle she said, “Shall we call it a day and go back to school, then?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I read the articles about you in the newspapers, and we’ve gotten a lot of calls. Now you’ve gone and riled up the bishops from your community.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was not the first time I had been called a terrorist. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And they told how afterward Ned had carried Ser Arthur's sword back to the beautiful young sister who awaited him in a castle called Starfall on the shores of the Summer Sea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I understand that God has called me to thisplace for some reason or another, but either I am not ready to receive that message yet or we have made a mistake. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Every time I looked in the mirror, I longed for what the other kids called a barbed-wire mouth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

With the encouragement of the teacher, they called him names and punched him. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Even the call for water led to fighting. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Ren has a call with his recording studio tomorrow, anyway. Day off will do us good.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I called Gatsby's house a few minutes later, but the line was busy. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The police were taking roll calls, once, twice, twenty times. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we can call it that, if you want.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s when the Keepers meet—they only call one when something weird or terrible happens.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The bank had called in a note he held, and it had been one horrible, humiliating headache after another. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Old enough. They weren’t uglies anymore. I think it’s called being a middle pretty?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I had personally called or left messages with the parents of all the people on my guest list. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make sure to write down their phone number so I can call them. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

At first, soldiers were called on to provide the raw material, but such an arrangement was hardly conducive to industrial-scale production. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

So, to borrow a passage from Sense and Sensibility: “You want nothing but patience—or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

‘Coming, Mr. Frodo! Coming!’ called Sam, and flung himself from the bank, clutching at the departing boat. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Miss Chen,” one of the ushers calls to me, holding his hand out in my direction and waving. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Commons was deserted except for a couple of haggard old janitors and the red-wigged lady who sat at the switchboard and knitted all weekend, paying no attention to the incoming calls. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Anyway, some call her the Bat Lady because she keeps bats as pets. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to know how I felt when other kids called me names, and I asked him how he knew kids called me names. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Committee for Refugees estimated that approximately two hundred thousand people, or slightly less than a fifth of the total population of the Nuba region, were killed in what it called the Nuba genocide. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I told you not to call me that, Minor.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The dam was called the St. Francis Dam, and it filled the canyon with a massive reservoir. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

It occurs to me that there’s one call I want to make. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But he called her back the next day, sounding downcast, just needing to talk. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Come here, boy,” the strange woman called to me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So what will this world famous blog be called then?” she asked. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They moved swiftly, ignoring the taunts and vicious words the men called after them. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A translator was called in to make sure there was no confusion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The telephone system hardly worked, and it did not seem worth the effort to call any doctors to tell them that he was coming. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the way home, Baba called the news to everybody they passed. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Selections during roll call to eliminate the weakest and most unhealthy prisoners became even more frequent. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

What if there was an emergency and he needed to call 911? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

OK, that’s another mandatory deduction — why don’t we call this a six, overall? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The process was endless because between each call there was a line of cars waiting to be filled with gas and oil, and all this had to be done with a stately slowness. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I called him up to the palace for an interview. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Call me or call your dad, but please just call us. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

While he waited to change trains in Kansas City, he heard his name called and a message was shoved into his hand—orders to report to Washington to the office of the Secretary of War. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She kissed me again and told me how disappointed she was going to be if I didn’t call her. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Did she get called in because of the snow? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How about I call you when I finish this?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Now can we have the radio?” someone called plaintively. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They called this detention space a room, but Cole knew it was really a jail cell. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She recognized Telemachus instantly from his likeness to his father and she called him by name. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Aibileen, I thank you for putting me on your prayer list. My angina sure is better now. I call you this weekend and we catch up.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He let the next pitch go by, and the umpire called it a strike. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be sure to tell her you called her an old lady.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“If you remember anything about Saturday night, anything that might be helpful to us, would you please call me?” he said, handing me a business card. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pages were of sheepskin, called parchment, and were covered with careful lettering and decorations. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

That night at roll call the Sachsenhausen guards wanted entertainment, so they had a boxing tournament. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad,” I call, but as I walk toward him, the pavement grows slick and there are gray chunks of what looks like cauliflower. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A model called the Nylon 66, no longer in production, it was a favorite of Alaska trappers because of its light weight and reliability. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the soldier turned the gun on us in the roll call ranks. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The vast majority of my attacks are called absence seizures. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Poor old Uncle Wiggily, he called it....God, he was nice.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Look,” someone called, “even the smoke can’t stand him. It’s turning green!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

We called the number and a man brought him over to our house in a shoe box and he was perfect. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The singers called it the Field of Fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Everything all right, young man?” called Mr. Nabu. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Think about it: You hear the ping of an incoming text or call, you respond; the ping happens, you respond. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He knew that he heard his name called. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

We left him once more, called to labor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“It is not what you would call the Sight,” Mona said, clucking her tongue again. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was Margaret, telling me that she would come pick me up if I would call. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You called us, remember? You told us to come!” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m so glad you called, Lay. How can I help? For real.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I called your room,” he says, “but there was no answer. So I thought I would wait.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I walked into the house to get some relief from the heat, examine my face in the mirror, and call my dad to tell him I was mere moments from death. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

On the way, I scroll through my list of contacts on my phone for a while and then call Jane. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“What? You better not call me old because I’ll take this cane and whack you in the head right in front of everybody.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

His fans included some high-ranking city and county officials who called to thank C.P. for saying publicly what they felt but could not say. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma was right—it was only a phone call. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

After the dancing segment, each girl walks like a model across the stage when her name is called, silently praying she won’t trip and fall. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come in! Come in! And welcome!” called a loud, cheery voice from inside. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“When Mim called to tell me your grandpa invited us to come out, I said, ‘I’m in.’ A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

So wild had their voices been that Miyax crept to her door to call Kapu to come and ease her fears. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Uppity” is what folks back home would call her. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

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

In the first week of May 1943, the Norfolk Journal and Guide published an article that would call to Dorothy like a signpost for the road not taken. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I don't think that it's necessary, but I say: "Yes, I'm sure she expects you to call." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He began to unbutton his coat, and I waited to take it from him, but Dora called me from the bathroom to say that she needed my help drawing a mole on her chin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You may call me Aunt Faintly. Here, have a punctuation mark.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma called out, “You will use your own hands to wash your shorts, do you hear me?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Uhmma, I call out as I step through the front door, I am back. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Grandma Knife isn't her real name, either, just what I call her in my head, because it fits with her sharp tongue. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

"Shoot, and you'll hit him instead,"I call out to the soldiers from beneath my handkerchief. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I got a letter from Mama at mail call. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the one, now the other is called upon by the gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Bobby gets caught shoplifting, you call your lawyer. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, she called in sick, and climbed back into bed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But the words are easy and soothing, promising tomorrow will be more hopeful than this awful piece of time we call today. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Not the safest plan, but at least Jason had the satisfaction of knowing that he could call an air strike on this noisy mob of dead guys if the situation got dicey. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Frustrated, worried, tired of his thoughts, he called out to Teresa. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Now, do you want to call your mother or not?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Reckon you call the king by his first name these days." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Also, when we are together we call home. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

In 1872 he published this record in book form and called it The Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a place called the Black Cat? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The call center is a cross between a co-ed college frat house and a phone bank raising money for the local public TV station. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

When I’m called I go through the doorway into the inner room. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A major change was called for in the work on the bomb itself,” Oppenheimer later explained. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Detention was a bore, he said, and he came back with stories of the regulars, who he called the Detentionheads, and he’d make fun of them. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

"I shouldn't have only called and texted. I should have flown to you." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My mom called me in from outside, and I knew something was wrong—really, really wrong—just by looking at her. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The name of the island was changed to Aegina in honor of the maiden, and her son Aeacus was the grandfather of Achilles, who was called sometimes Aeacides, descendant of Aeacus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he knew that if he’d written or called me, Mom and Dad would find out where he was, fly out there, and try to bring him home.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must not sleep,” said I, and called his name. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I remembered the bishop’s wife who had said to me that day I called, “I shall never forget her, dressed all in white, with that cloud of dark hair.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Johnson, who taught Home Economics, called me to her office. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Hope you come out alive,” Ajay called as he headed for the classroom. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

If he did, the dog would check: very likely a man would call it back. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man called Toorman reached out his foot and kicked an oblong bone from the ashes; it slid a few inches over the concrete floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The earliest preserved likenesses of Japan’s inhabitants are statues called baniwa, erected outside tombs around 1,500 years ago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

"How nice! I saved you, and now you call me ugly?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

We know for a fact that they conquered old age and death, with a spell called Vampir, which requires consuming the blood of innocents....” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you had better call them off,” Grandpa said. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of it would wake me up before Daddy even called for me to get a move on. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

An older female whom she called Donkeyberry, because of the creature’s fondness for the fruit, sat surrounded by a respectful gathering of younger females and babies. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then comes Mama in her blue hospital scrubs—she got called away from work because of me again. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I think if we kept a calendar of who gets called gay in high school, there would be a new person on every single day of the 180-day school year. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

And even more amazing how quick I was called in to have a meeting with someone. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She will not be the person I call when I have stories to tell. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Throughout the modern, thinking world, but especially in Britain, men of learning ventured into the countryside to do a little "stone-breaking," as they called it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

After a while, he called out to the lion that he was going to find out what had happened to the people. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

"That's for the Old Bear to say, the one you call the Lord Crow. I'm only his squire. I do not choose the road I ride." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He opened the door of his lock-up and called to a lounging couple of Delta-Minus attendants to come and push his machine out on to the roof. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some years later in Lagos, after Chief told him to find a white man whom he could present as his General Manager, Obinze called Nigel. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t quite understand what Natalie meant when she talked about Ms. Morales calling social services, but he could see why it would be a problem to call the police. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I saw those little things, babies they called them even at seven weeks, and they had tiny, tiny fingers. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They called the flood and all its effects part of the secret commonwealth. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“He wanted to meet the immortal hunter who calls himself Bouain. Now he has. If you will help him get free, he will make you immune to bullets.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was going down when she called them back to carry his body to the pyre. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t return for a bow or a curtain call or an encore. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You two stay here with Bo, while I go and have a look at our visitors. If there's trouble”—he handed Ida his cell phone—“call the police.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

And it shows that something called Occam’s razor is true. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose we should get on with it. And then I can call your friends and tell them where to find you, and my little message.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

To this day I call them Mom and Pop and visit to bask in their love and enjoy the privilege of being treated as though I am their daughter. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remonstrated that we did not have funds sufficient to call doctor or surgeon. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I knew it on Monday, the first day of seventh grade, when she called the class roll—which told you not only who was in the class but also where everyone lived. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I heard my mother call Carl and ask him to come over. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“This is my daughter, Brianna, the student who was assaulted. May we have a moment of your time now since you won’t return my phone calls?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

On day three, Mother calls up the stairs to ask what in the world I’m doing up there all day and I holler down, Just typing up some notes from the Bible study. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He had called out to me and I had not answered. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Welcome,” he says, as if I were here for a social call. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s when powerful countries take over other countries and call them their territories,” she explained. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Most often the minister was attracted by the pitiful shrieks and calls of the sick in the final stages of the disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“I think you’d better get to class, unless you want us to call an ambulance,” she said in a sarcastic tone. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like Tyler’s wife, Stefanie, Kami was an outsider: she was a Mormon, but she was what Dad would have called “mainstream.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"When I call your name, come get your uniform and go put it with your stuff. Then give me some warm-up laps," he said. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Collectively, memorable events have caused the ever-quickening pace of change during the past five millenniums, which begin with what we call the ancient world. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which gave him great joy except for one minor consideration: the barking came from underneath the ground in an alfalfa field where a thousand graceful, noisy birds called killdeer were nesting. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she called the FBI and turned him in. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I’d wanted moral advice, someone to reconcile my calling as a wife and mother with the call I heard of something else. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

If they weren’t on a call, all the guys would be there. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Richard Nixon would later call the Watergate operation “a comedy of errors.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The landlord called our new home a railroad apartment: each room leading to the next, like railway cars. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

So I went in a phone booth and called her up. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

For everyday numbers to make sense, they have to have something called the distributive property, which is best seen through an example. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He called Mama by my last name, not knowing that I was an informal adoptee. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Beringia, as this land is called, was surprisingly temperate, sometimes even warmer than it is today; masses of low flowers covered it every spring. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Well, it’s actually Kingston, but everyone calls me King. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The House floor was so chaotic that the roll call was repeated three times to be sure of its accuracy. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

General Russell also decided to call an assistant secretary of defense, just to get the Pentagon notified. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

—Why do you think she never calls on you? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would call him Major Tom and they would sing “Space Oddity” by David Bowie together. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

After a great deal of waiting and transferring to other lines, the second call told them only that a new show was going up the following week. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It’s called Our Lady of Perpetual Help, but the boys from our school have renamed it Our Lady of Perpetual Hell. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lost my math homework and Mom had to call the teacher. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

After she finished the dishes, she would call the police again, she decided. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd went wild and they called a time-out. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

And for the first time he hadn’t called him Double O Nothing. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Now she was forced to ask if anybody knew of a family called Dead. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish it wasn’t so expensive to call California. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you don’t jump in when she calls your name, and I don't jump in when she calls mine, either. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They were taken to a place that Amari heard them call the “customhouse.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because he is strong enough to move the big extension ladders by himself, and perhaps also because he rarely speaks, Volkheimer responds to most calls alone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’m nearly out the gate when Tony O’Reilly calls out one last time. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to call it forth, concentrating on the sacred stone and what it might have to say, but there was nothing. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Seven screamed again just as Fox called them down to dinner. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

My mom calls it our Cookie Monster Cash. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Your voice is the kind of voice my mother sometimes calls “snippy.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“We’re shutting these doors, kid,” a man calls out from behind us. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

But still duty called to her, a voice like her own. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A public service, is what he called it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday, February 17, I was called in to see Mr. Robert Penney, one of the counselors for the senior class. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Is your audio output system damaged? What you English-speaking Earthlings call the tongue—is yours working?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a sixteen-year-old Toyota Corolla with a paint color called Mystic Teal Mica and an engine that clanked in a steady rhythm like the beating of his immaculate metallic heart. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Anything Ah kin do tuh help out, why you kin call on me.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s something called ‘The Way of a Pilgrim.’” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

They then called them up three days later and interviewed as many as they could about what they thought of Kenna’s music on a scale of 0 to 4. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I discover that the phone is no longer taking incoming calls or recording voice mail, so who knows what housing opportunities I have missed. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did Aaron call you? We’re having a big party at his house.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Habit, I guess. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to call him anything else.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There was a number to call when they were done with the boat. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

So they opened another section, called the observation unit, where they could put a patient for half a day or so under the most basic care. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I wanted to hear them call me Suzy Q one last time. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Times, on Prime Time Live, and won a lot of awards, and every other minute there was a phone call. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The worst time was when Mack’s father called the cops because he wouldn’t come down from the roof. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did I never give her a burning love, inseparable from jealousy at all times, and from sharp pain, while she speaks thus to me! Let her call me mad, let her call me mad!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

We skimmed over the treetops for a little under ten minutes before touching down in the landing zone, or LZ, as Simpson called it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later that night, Ma called me into her bedroom after she thought Caroline had gone to sleep. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Ignoring her injuries, Constance called into the surrounding woods, “Over here, he’s over here!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The other explanation had to do with a phone call. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

A priest, or monk, or whatever you call a cult clergyman, was at the altar, chanting in monotone and dousing lit candles one by one. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Of course, it would be even weirder to call him Nose, as she used to about a hundred times a day. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

At last he said, “We are the Fairy Hunt. You may call me the Huntsman.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Armed guards surrounded her while hundreds of white people spat and called her names. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

And then, the next afternoon, right after school, she calls the QFC, where The Taker works. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Helen, as the first witness to be called, needed to prepare her evidence in the presence of Duma, myself, and Farid Adams, who would be examining her. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is one thing for me to call myself crazy. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I let most of the class walk out ahead of me, and as I turned to leave, Mrs. Attison called me over to her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The psychologist Jonathan W. Schooler, who pioneered research on this effect, calls it verbal overshadowing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The call went out for people with any kind of skill to offer their services. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one called Cinder sheathed his sword with the sound of a tree cracking under the weight of winter ice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You heard her, Mama. You heard her call me a midget.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first call was from Carl, who had just driven the ambulance back to the station. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Plus some others by the same artists. I called it my ‘Little Tomato’ playlist.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“We can call the Humble Oil people back. Tell them we want a casket after all,” she said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Alvin Hooks called Army First Sergeant Victor Maples to the stand after that morning’s recess. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Washington had called his office from a pay phone, so he casually read the morning paper while Gerald sat silently, trying to figure out where to start. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when I was in the fourth grade, a little girl with golden curls named Dreema was called out of class. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

To help pass the time while I waited for Marcus’s second call the next day, I brought my macaroni and cheese ingredients to Grandma’s house so we could make Marcus’s recipe together for lunch. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you call us? What are you doing out here?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Where is Dan?” reporters called out when Cummings got back to her house. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Because of her, his friends called him “woman wrapper.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Mo-mo,” she calls behind her with one hand cupped around her lips, “Elephant is here to pick up her moolah!” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The tube, called IV, and other supplies for Djo were sent by missionaries after they read in the paper what had happened to Djo and the other boys. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they were done, everyone fell silent on the deck and the chaplain called on the men to contemplate their relationship to God and Jesus. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tap on his contact info and almost press the green call button on my phone, but decide not to at the last second. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But if somehow he gets to the U.S. border, he will call her. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

In addition, it called for a national day of work stoppage in protest against the racist and reactionary policies of the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, we need her to call the main office right away. Can you tell her that?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Dray, with his eye patch and gold cross, holds his hands out and calls Donna’s name. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Come back in here again and I will call the cops.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the way, he showed me a plant called poison oak that makes you itch all over if you touch it, and told me to keep an eye out for snakes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I have here what I was asked to bring you,” I said, and gave him the foilskin-wrapped packet of money, which I had set out on a table ready after his call. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as I got there, Tia called out, "No good?" Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I look at my phone and see several missed calls from all their numbers. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They sent him to a detention center called El Corralon, the Corral, in Mexico City. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Well?” he called back to her over his shoulder as she followed him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Instead, we called out to anyone on their stoop or in the street, “Our uncle is back from Vietnam.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

In so many words, they called me a liar. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was a theorist, and this was a job that called for experimenters and engineers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The man told them they’d be called up when they were needed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

No, hut when you got that phone call this morn- mg. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After tea, leaving herself too little time, she went to the phone box outside the hospital entrance near Westminster Bridge and attempted to call him at his work. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

With the clock ticking down to the primary, Malia and I hardly saw him at all, though he called us every evening to say good night. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You never thought to call and tell me you were going to be late.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could totally still call the league now and say that we cheated or something. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Not daring to glance at them, I went out of the library, fearing that the woman would call me back for further questioning. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gaea has called us, and we're going to have so much fun. Before this war is over, mortals and demigods will tremble at the sound of my name—Kelli!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“The one called Davenport was pretty brusque. The other one—the Italian—was nicer, but he scared me. Didn’t say much, just listened. He’s much more clever than the other one....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

After all, we were called Marines and were part of amphibious units. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are your plans for today?” she calls out to me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

So I went out, then Mother called me back and cried on me a while. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the day of the coup, a close friend of The Generals called Aunty Uju to ask if she was with him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Luke arrived with Mr. Hines, who called me “Pumpkin” and ruffled my hair. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But the judge didn’t give Mom a working mike, so no one could hear her even if she did call back to those kids, Emma thought. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In June he’d gotten himself an artist s tool called a perspective frame, but then he had to go into the hospital. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Her real name is Kennedy, but I call her Glamour Girl because every time I see her, she is applying lip gloss or fixing her hair. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

If I called Mother or Daddy, I’d be going to Pine Bluff for sure, no matter how many pretty speeches Mother made about taking a stand. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched Javier wordlessly as he called his mother, and Moss sent out a silent thanks to the universe, to whomever might be listening. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When he called home to talk to his mother, no one answered. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Our bats and crawlers—no, what is it you call them? Cockhorses?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We sat there silently for a long time afraid to leave our room until Papa called us for dinner. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Uhmma, I call as I flick on the TV, do you not want to watch? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Turner called after me just as I turned a corner. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her shield is modeled after one her dad Zeus uses—also called Aegis—a gift from Athena. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The mess hall OIC stood on the bridge and decided when a gallery would be called to eat and when it would be excused. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, “Can we please call the lieutenant.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh don’t mind me!” the Fat Lady called irritably after them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Amari called out to them as she passed and bowed with respect. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harlem is the first place called “home” that I can remember. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

For the last two hours he had been whirling a pair of dumb-bells in the air—he called them “poises”—and singing to himself a song with no words and no tune. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy put his hand up at the very first part of the program, but he wasn’t called on right away. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, man, but no. I’m waiting for a phone call. My girlfriend’s car broke down.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Like Pythagoras, Descartes was a mathematician-philosopher; perhaps his most lasting legacy was a mathematical invention—what we now call Cartesian coordinates. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But I have sense enough not to call out his name. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s what my mum calls them,” Ron muttered, his ears going red. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

If it weren’t for the fact that the island of MidPass, hundreds of Midfolk, and the spirit of my dead best friend depended on me, I would’ve called it a night. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She walked with a slight limp, leaning on a horned staff, and as she approached she called out, “Good morning, travelers! That’s my dog, Cavin; he’s harmless enough.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Before I left he handed me a small hardback book called Magic for the Young and the Young at Heart. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Do me a favor,” he says, “and don’t call me that.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The only other noise—and it came from shuttered houses— was an occasional burst of laughter, an angry shout, a child called. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She called the welfare department to have the family’s public assistance cut off, and then reported the violation to the Housing Authority, starting the eviction process. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I'll call for you in my car about two. It's the Amazon, isn't it?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z