He wasn’t sure Percy’s heart could take the shock. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And I could see they weren’t going to. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

After so many months and years of dirty streets and peeling paint, of gray uniforms and spartan barracks, it was astounding that there could still be beauty in the world. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think of nothing past how to get these folks freed, and it looked like there waren’t nothing I could do. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Or as frantic as you can while wearing an avocado face mask. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“He couldn’t have, Rachel. You know he couldn’t have done this. You couldn’t love a man who would do that, could you?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she could really see me, I’d be alive and she’d be telling me to “clean my room,” “take out the trash,” “wash my hands.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could go with you,” he muttered. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Then we can talk without interrupting ourselves to move.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I wish we had it in bottles. Betty here could open you one with her teeth. She’s got teeth like an iron claw.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

For what was there that one could do in private. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even that could not disturb her, poor child.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“If Kate hadn’t taken her flashlight, we could send the report. We should remember that next time. We might as well get something out of a bad night’s sleep.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sound in my ears narrowed until all I could hear was that psychotic cackle. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

At heart, each of them was secretly wondering whether he could not somehow turn Jones’s misfortune to his own advantage. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Rasheed brought home sardines in a can and brittle, dried bread that tasted like sawdust. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“They are coming here for help. For succor and protection. We cannot turn our backs on them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You can give her water. Wash her and give her another shot. See if she can swallow some coffee and bring her back to me,” Garcia said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman who kicks up dust to make her path can walk through a storm. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She took a sip out of her can. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And did he teach you to read, too? So he could send you love letters?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the distiller in there, the peanut can, the empty water jugs. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because June was right—some storms could be awesome. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The fog had almost gone and when I came to the cove I could see the ship at once, lying about two miles off-shore with her bows pointed towards the cliffs. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His voice is so quiet I can barely make it out. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Come on. You can eat and walk at the same time, right?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Shae looked up at him, reaching out for his hand, muttering something that he could not understand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As soon as they went to sleep, I took her out by the pool so we could talk some more. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Also, it was possible there might be a deaf-mute at the asylum who could read his letters and then explain them to his friend. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“We can talk about it in the car.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Almost any of the readers of this book, had they been in the right place at the right time, could have made the great discoveries described here. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

When on an EVA, all the crew's suits are networked so we can see each other's status. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam kept one letter from his brother, not because he understood it completely but because it seemed to have a covered meaning he could not get at. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think he had always thought he could argue himself out of death. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The book takes place in the 1920s, which I thought was great because I supposed the same kind of conversation could happen in the Big Boy. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I could leave it like this, stop in the middle of the highway. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ninety percent qualify for “free or reduced lunch,” which is to say that their families earn so little that the federal government chips in so the children can eat properly at lunchtime. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

All the regional voting blocs—New England, the Middle Atlantic, and the South—could cite plausible reasons for claiming primacy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You have to let it dry and get a bit of a skin before you can paint it,” he said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At night, when it was calm, you could see the stars reflected on the wet sands. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She can move through the woods like a shadow, you have to give her that. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mama had acquired this latest portrait and hung it all by itself, out as far as she could get it from the rest of the house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can feel that from here. And unless I knew what weapon could harm them, I wouldn’t want to go closer than this.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could build things, fish, hunt for food, cook outside, and he had a shotgun. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to regroup with the League at their southern headquarters. After we get there, you can decide if you want to stay,” she said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You can come down here with me,” I said, scooting over so I wasn’t claiming the whole bed. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No, no. Wait a bit. This is amazing, you know. You can write out anything in this fashion?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could not take my eyes off it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not well. I know at any moment Snow could kill him. Especially since he warned Thirteen about the bombing. It’s a terrible thing to live with,” I say. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Please can I have a toffee apple? Please can I have a toffee apple? Please can I have a toffee apple? Please can I have a toffee apple?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Time to eat, work on personal projects, conference—Rae’s big on that. You can do whatever you want.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“You have to go,” he muttered, so thickly that Hazel could hardly catch the words. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d make my own wings that wouldn’t fail. Do you think I could?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

From the position of the spine, Mai could tell that it was almost finished. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He seems to have countless friends and resources in Bulungu, and I can stay here as long as I need to. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was on my way back from the can when I heard the noise outside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Freud by then was a fully adult male, but he still spent time with his family and often played gently with both of his small sisters.Young brothers or sisters can sometimes be very useful. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

As the daughter of the groom, I could hardly keep up the pretense that I spoke only Ayorthaian. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The ships I sent to take off Mother Mole and her people have been wracked by storms. We must send what help we can by land or let than die.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Actually, I don’t know if the sound I make can be called a squawk. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ll give you a note to my gas station so you can get ten gallons of gas. How will that be?” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except for the whimpering, there was a silence you not only heard, but one you could see on Mrs.’s face. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The light coming through the front window is enough so I can just barely read the words. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I could hear the baby’s high screams of terror and delight all the way down the stairs. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I could feel my face getting hot, all the way to my scalp. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

His right, as far as he can tell, is gradually coming back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He knew all the tricks, could counter all the holds. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He fluttered down to the armrest of the rocking chair and made himself as prim and still as he possibly could. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I could sympathize—there was barely room for two men to stand in there, with the extra locker—but there was nothing I could do. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What news could I announce to my family? Everything was up in the air.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Jaja, tell her she can come with us if she likes.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“When you lose your face, An-mei,” Popo often said, “it is like dropping your necklace down a well. The only way you can get it back is to fall in after it.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was doing his utmost to be cordial, but I could see by his face that he was skeptical. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I overheard Miss Havisham answer,—only it seemed so unlikely,—“Well? You can break his heart.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

When she threw back the blanket and saw the blood, all she could think was that her dream had somehow came true. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Everybody loved to gamble, as far as I could tell. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know it can be hard...talking about stuff.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Yet how else could she pay back the loan? The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You can’t resist the opportunity to respond to everything I say, can you?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

No one could say now that Hazel had thrown away his life in a foolhardy prank. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In what hole could they all be buried? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Sentences for each charge can run consecutively, so a defendant can easily face a sentence of fifty, seventy-five, or one hundred years to life arising from a single case. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Percy, keep your mind on what matters most. If you can do that, you might find the way. And here, I wanted to give you something.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’m wondering what more Max could possibly want from me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Jesse rarely gave much thought to his future, but when he did, he could move quickly. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, thinking of how that could help the band. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

D&D players could explore the labyrinth with their characters as the dungeon master read from the module and guided them through the story it contained, describing everything they saw and encountered along the way. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I felt like my heart had a little ledge on it and I was standing there leaning as far out as I could, waiting to see what Zach would do. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only for that reason, you deserved all the protection we could muster. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I grew up idolizing him, but when I saw what he really was—what he could do to his own son—” His words choked off slightly. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I could go on a trial basis, for a couple of weeks. To see what the schools are like. What the area is like.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She wants the fattest chicken they can find, a sack of rice, two onions, six brown eggs, and a refill of lard. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anything that wasn’t at the sugaring place, or anything that broke or wore out, they could make for themselves. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Becoming a cop would not make him a hero—but what kind of cop he became could have. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I asked your mother if I could come in,” she said, “so I could play basketball.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mama said that maybe where Pete is now, if they have a team, colored could play in those big leagues. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can picture Max nervously chewing on the eraser end. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

How could my feet be so cold while my head was so hot? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see nothing in her round red face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were all three quiet for a time, and they could hear the screeching of the Tripps, or maybe it was the gulls. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

So much was happening that I could hardly keep up with it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When I pasture the cow near the colegio, I time it so I can talk to the students, like an infiltrating spy, to pump them for information. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But all of this will require more of your efforts and support. So please, be as generous as I know you can be, with your time, talent, and your treasure, insha’Allah.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Lizzy, when you first read that letter, I am sure you could not treat the matter as you do now.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I could feel my guts churning deep in the pit of my stomach. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes you can start thinking the Congo is almost pretty. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could a government be responsible for killing so many of its own people? Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The instant my wounded leg hits the cement, I scream as loud as I can. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I was drawn to those parts of the city where one could find the most tourists so I could throw myself into their center. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I bet they’re aiming for the Ivy League. Oh, they could help you with your essays! You’ve never really been good at writing.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“How can it hurt to have a friend?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The question is, can Eddie hit one out of one with the whole world watching him on Saturday? The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Another bought canned goods directly from a manufacturer, in truckload lots. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Part of me wanted to shake her, hard, and say, ‘Hey, I know things suck for you right now, but can you find somebody else’s shoulder to cry on? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Until she could use school as an excuse and slip away. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Throughout the next twenty-two years I lay still and discovered that after a few minutes I could drop off with no problem. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“With more water you can grow fruit like crazy from your fruit trees,” the thugs’ mellifluous voices crooned. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The result was bold, widespread resistance by the colonists, a protest that could well be regarded as a prelude to revolution. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the moon, I could see clear down to the creek bottom, all the way to a carpet of pebbles. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can not shoulder the responsibility of electing officers who publicly repudiate the principles of the society,” Foster said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

This was a good decision: The first ten was made up of first years and it could not have been plainer that they had hardly ever flown before. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Dewey, for example, found it difficult to understand “how two individuals could reach the same degree of rage, the kind of psychopathic rage it took to commit such a crime.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the outset, the drug war could have been waged primarily in overwhelmingly white suburbs or on college campuses. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She’s convinced she can fight Communism from behind her bakery counter. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until we’re close enough to the pavilion that I can practically smell it. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“He’s in the middle of a school project and can’t be interrupted. Perhaps later? Or I could show him your research.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

There were enormous spreading oak trees to sit under and open lawns where we could throw Frisbees to relieve our stress. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Alec was in the dining room, still fighting off a dozen attackers, firing his weapon when he could. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Now that I have my own place, I can bring her inside. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see her desperation; she was trying to find a way out. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In any event, this was not a moment of high glamour for me, not a time I could really imagine blow-drying my hair and putting on a business suit. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"You could have taken the next step," I said, forcing the words. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Bigwig led the way into the yard, he could make out the shape of the cat that he had beaten, watching from the woodpile. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right,” I say before I can stop myself. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Even under the soldier’s helmet, Pinmei could see the emperor’s eyes narrow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Not stricdy speaking an orphanage, the Foundling Hospital was a place of refuge to which poor or destitute mothers could bring their children to be sheltered and educated. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I had more chores every day, but in a short while, I could see what needed to be done without being told. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My brother,” I said to Sobukwe, “there is nothing so dangerous as a leader making a demand that he knows cannot be achieved. It creates false hopes among the people.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d whirled in her tracks and was at me before I could blink my eyes, her left hand gripping my arm. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“The nurse said I can have a shower. I feel like it’s been a million years since my last one.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

When she was a little girl she ran barefoot whenever she could. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Yet all I could concentrate on was the sound of the kids outside, the queer glittery syllables of their words. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not yet. But I can”—he pauses for drama—“listen through the floor.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He thought and thought, but he had no friends to ask, and the neighbors were already suspicious, and the only person he thought he could trust was Mrs. Cooper. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piles of cane are heavy, bulky, and hard to move, while sugar in tiny crystals can be packed into barrels and shipped by water. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

A teacher had coughed quietly on the other side, and said, “Dear, you’re free of boogers. Trust me. I can see quite clearly.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was miles away from the barbecue games I could hang with back in Stockton. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Turning my head sideways, I could see them standing on their hind legs, tearing and slashing at each other. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had brought a bottle of French wine, something he did not know my parents could not appreciate. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I step back, not wanting to be so close to her that I can see the ring of lighter brown around her pupils. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Great black shadows lay across the entrance, and he could not see for more than a few yards inside. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Mr and Mrs Wormwood looked forward enormously to the time when they could pick their little daughter off and flick her away, preferably into the next county or even further than that. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Realize that you can only stay on the defensive for so long—eventually, you have to take a stand. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The crash bracelets lifted her up until she could grab on to it, her fingers clinging to its knobbly surface as she gasped for air. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

In both judicial and forensic rhetoric, it can be necessary to establish not only whether x did y or x should do y, but whether or not that falls within the law. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Sure I can, George. Hide in the brush till you come.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not move, I went on standing there, my hand on the banister. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’d like to emphasize that this idea that time and space should be finite “without boundary” is just a proposal: it cannot be deduced from some other principle. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He yelled into Derek’s ear, looking for some reaction in the eyes, and there was no sign of any kind that he could hear, or that he could react to hearing. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I forgot to feel what I was supposed to be feeling, we both did, because I can remember now. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though I was continuously reacting to the threat of some natural force whose hostile behavior could not be predicted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Richardson, of course, could not know all of this. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I can think up three bags full,” Marshall said. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the smoke he could see a blue line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can be at no loss, Miss Bennet, to understand the reason of my journey hither. Your own heart, your own conscience, must tell you why I come.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

As soon as I can bust out of here, I’m going to the Continental Hotel to see if I can find anything about Olga. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

‘He could write well and speedily, and often used the Elvish characters.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It seemed incredible that instead of a kerosene lamp, we now had a single glass bulb overhead by which we could read at night. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Texting and driving; could it really have happened? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He’d never say it was because we were two boys kissing, but how can I know? Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

You could blame the munitions makers or Karl Marx or a trick of fate or an old man in Omaha who forgot to vote. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What of you? I owe you a great favor—how can I repay it? Ask anything and it is yours, should it be within my skill.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Johnny and Mirren went to the top two floors of Clairmont carrying cans of gas and bags of old newspapers for kindling. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“You can get you a good job. Wait till they see a boy wit!I a master’s degree.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt foolish—I could understand that—so I went and stood outside the door. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

On one side, we could see finger marks where someone had necked him so hard, they had left the reminder of their own hand. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He could hear Ron saying, “We thought you knew what you were doing!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

How the witches could keep their balance in the sudden turns and halts and forward darts, let alone aim and shoot, was beyond Will’s understanding. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am still the only person here who can find what we re looking for.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

What could possibly be wrong with that kid? The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I did the best I could to rub him and the rip-off out of my mind by returning to my original plan. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I can feel his breaths against my palm, his body expanding and contracting, and I know he’s strong, steady, unstoppable. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could imagine them now, talking excitedly, laughing in the little kitchen. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

With the lack of fear, he knew he could say anything he wanted to, whereas before he had picked over his words to avoid trouble. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But we cannot find a grater for the potatoes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, a capitalefio, she can tell by the way he stands. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because this automobile is a thoroughly modern car. It’s not only noiseless, it’s invisible. Nobody can see it.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

There were times when I felt that I could not breathe. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could imagine Diane and her rich husband strolling around up here, close to the clouds, but Rose and me were out of place. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

"I just dropped my knitting over the balcony by mistake. But it's all right. I've got hold of one end of it. I can pull it up by myself, thank you all the same." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. ast me how I git her to eat I say, Nobody living can stand to smell home cured ham without tasting it. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he can talk about the world without saying God or Allah every other word. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can a grown-up forget how to walk across the street, and come to explain himself the next day? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

If a star could collapse to such a small size, it is not unreasonable to expect that other stars could collapse to even smaller size and become black holes. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found I could get him to sit longer if I showed him my progress from time to time. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I can always feel the woman in black near. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

You could go into a cupboard, close the door tight and not move a muscle, you just knew Miss Emily’s footsteps would stop outside and her voice would say: “All right. Out you come.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, we can find our way,” I said, a little too quickly. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But what if the railway line had loops and branches so that a train could keep going forward but come back to a station it had already passed? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The narrow, stifling galleries turned endlessly; he could not be sure whether they were making real progress or whether the tunnel was merely doubling back on itself. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

If you managed to put your point through the ring, the thread broke, and you could canter off proudly with the ring round your spear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They can specify how a nerve cell communicates with another nerve cell and thus become the arbiters of normal cognition and neural development. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I don't know if you realize, but I took the post down myself before the mods could even deal with it. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He filed for a patent, which was denied on the grounds that no living organism could be considered an invention. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

"You . . . you can see where Ghost . . . Jon's direwolf . . . you can see where he tore off that man's hand, and yet . . . the stump hasn't bled, look . . ." He waved a hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Unless you can think of a better way.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I heard from another prisoner that Winnie had recently been charged with violating her bans, which could lead to imprisonment or house arrest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tricking someone into grief is one of the cruelest tricks a person can play, and it’s been played on me twice. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She quickly held me as tight as she could, hugged me, and said that she was sorry. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Cool. Hey, we could do this for the class—put on sort of a pretend ceremony. Pick some kids to be the orphans and some others to be the fathers.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Getting to college takes more than wishing, I can tell you that much. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mini seemed so shocked by the idea that she could have a plan that it ended up sounding more like I’ve got a plan? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Keeping Wylan Van Eck around meant he could at least make sure they got their reward. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Behind them came the poxies, row after row, going back as far as I could see. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“So maybe we could coax him back to Long Island Sound,” Grover said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He can kill anything for need but he could not even hurt a feeling for pleasure. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He can remember its long legs looked like the stems of the cattails all around the pond. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He pushed it away from him, aware only that it was the memory of some action which he would have liked to undo but could not. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Dave Jensen carried empty sandbags that could be filled at night for added protection. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was hoping I could talk with you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“How could you agree to go out with him again?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stands behind me—I can feel his eyes follow my movements. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

You can tell it was built for a larger gathering, and perhaps it held one before the pox epidemic. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Since Gale is regaining consciousness, they decide on an herbal concoction he can take by mouth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once he had his money and his debts were paid, he could go anywhere in the world. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I can finally see him, three bodies deep, barely protected by the plainclothes cops, who are busy holding people and cameras back. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did they cook it? No. So don’t give me any lip and drop at least a couple of Washingtons in there. You can afford a Lincoln. I know how the lobster market is doing.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Otherwise I could only tell them to have hope and try to hold on to those who'd listen. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Last night I was so upset I could hardly sleep,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Matthias was there again, standing on the docks with her, she could see it in his eyes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They could move back to West Virginia or Phoenix. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“A smart mouth could get a boy in trouble,” she warned. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Return to the warm valley, to the green grounds he could no longer light with his mortal vision? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We cannot but pity the boy who has never fired a gun,” he wrote in his famous book Walden. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Then I can help send money home too. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama shakes her head and puts her arm around my shoulders so she can pull me close. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Even the still ones, who slumbered soulfully, who curled up neatly, even they disturbed her; she could feel their radiant presence, against which she had to stand guard. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can go along with that,” she says. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

It was still perfect timing, though, because I felt like I was walking on air and he was the only person I could really talk to about it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I wish I could give her a big squeeze back to let her know how good she has made me feel. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You could give Minya a nice warm hug,” suggested Sparrow with an unaccustomed edge to her voice. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Weeks before, an older white woman standing in line behind them at the grocery store had said, “Your hair is so beautiful, can I touch it?” and Ifemelu said yes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Jacob can fight it,” the little girl said again. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

But maybe I can learn to hang with Char and get along with her too. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

"I knew where they was going now, didn't I? Didn't he say Lord Bertulf's? So what reason on God's green earf could you give for me for sticking around after hearing there's a dragon about?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“And I also see that Ms. Cadence already has one guest inside and has not marked down that she’s expecting another. Now unless you can produce your ticket, I’m afraid I must insist you leave.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He held the phone tight to his ear so she could whisper sweetly into it. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one seemed to know a thing or how I could reach her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I have to run. You know how the class can get when I’m not there on time.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We could almost see Ted Lavender’s dreamy blue eyes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Plus, according to his obituary, he was still teaching at Perkins when James Parker was running all those companies in Colorado. There’s no way he could do both.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Because those were the only conditions under which he could get access to a story he very much desired.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As I was standing as still as I could, with Jimmy Snyder’s hand under my chin, I wondered, What's the point of giving an extremely subtle performance if basically no one is watching? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Body percussion can become increasingly challenging as well. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He could rap, and apparently he could dance, too. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

One was warded by a ring of skulls mounted on rusted iron spears, so he dared not enter, but he had explored the second for as long as he could. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I wrap my towel around me, tight as I can. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing on the platform in the midst of the crowd, high enough that they can be viewed clearly from all angles, are two figures, still as statues. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was as if she could see the leaves unfurling gracefully from their jewel-like buds, the young beetles creeping purposefully forward on the earth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one could follow him here; the men who’d searched the house would never know; the police would never find him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept silent while we dropped off Twig, silent the whole way home, even though I could feel Dad’s tension growing, pressing in on me from all sides. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But on a quiet sea, with lungs and nostrils unburdened, no responsibilities, and much time on his hands, the traveler with a philosophic bent could find his imagination enlarged. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Or how surprised my scholarship interviewers were that I could speak so well. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I never could sleep the night before a game, especially a first game. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The maid had run screaming down the hill into the village and roused as many people as she could. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Before she could protest, I had her in my arms, kissing her, caressing her, overwhelming her with all the built-up excitement that was ready to tear me apart. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Who knew that tears of sympathy could be so sexy? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could have figured out how to save us. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was very close; he could begin to feel them up ahead. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It breezes past faster than I can read. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

How could this young man sustain another disappointment? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She says something like, "Well, isn't that curious! He must fly down here at once so he can be my bridge partner!" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you could stand to splash water upon your face, it would he a more painful but faster process,” said Solovet. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

This moment had been imagined and desired for too long, and could not measure up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It’s a sign that things can change, Annabeth had told her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

If I could honestly invest the hapless actor in this fateful drama with feelings of a loftier cast, my task would be easier and I would feel confident of the outcome. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

As I came out of the bottoms, I could see the lamplight glow from the windows of our home. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We must be careful, my friend, to give no offence. These people can have nothing to do with the murder.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teresa joked that if Joel and Daniel could just figure out how to make paper towels and toilet paper from the trees on the farm, she’d never have to go to the supermarket. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

‘This once, you can sleep in Ted’s room, on the lilo where Salim—’ She didn’t finish her sentence. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground shook beneath them, and Thomas didn’t know if he could watch what he knew was going to happen next. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I thought about anything else that I could. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Indeed they did. But you must be unafraid, Twinkle. You must live life as if you cannot get hurt.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her thick brown hair was topped with “the simplest kind of hat anyone could wear in those days.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Celia rocked Matt back and forth, all the while murmuring comforting words he could hardly take in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push the door open and rush in, and right away I can feel it: No one is here. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I can keep an eye on this boy if I take him with me,” Daddy said. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When they passed through town, she could catch up with him. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I had even passed some of the eighth graders, and I could see the leaders in front of me again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the thick bushes and the swamps and muddy banks that bordered the creeks, only small bodies could wiggle into the dry nooks and crannies of the island. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Strategic Defense Initiative brings thoughts of destruction and salvation, and even here the notion of trade-offs can play a useful role. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

No Echo speaker that can search the web and answer your craziest questions, like Rachel has. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Okay, prof, there you go. Glad I could help you out.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a dragon could not feed a hungry child nor help a dying woman’s pain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They accept suffering of any kind as something through which they can show their devotion to this leader. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He worked hard and saved every cent he could until he was able to bring Aunt Hinda, her husband, and the daughter since born to them to Kansas City. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe, I fumed, he didn’t think I could learn what was in it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Because he can speak Hebrew and you can’t. And we may need it.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Students like these remain in college because they can hardly imagine doing otherwise. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

To a superstitious man, the relentlessness of that unseasonal downpour could have seemed like an omen from an angry god. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

By looking at her, I could see where my mother had gotten her beautiful dark skin, extremely white teeth, and the translucent creases on her neck. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

To line things up in rows—jars on shelves at canning, peach pits on the step, sticks, stones, leaves—and the members of her family let these arrangements be. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Steam in a confined space could also be used to create pressure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It could wash its hands of responsibility, placing blame on the poor. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The light changed from red to green, and I could hear her fellow protesters teasing her for mistaking me for an Iranian. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I could smoke if I wanted to—why ever not? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe I see police-car lights pulsing, so I hobble myself along as fast as I can. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She, in turn, told me that she could not let me compete, it was too dangerous for the baby and me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Just before you stride away, you lean down to me, so close I can feel your heat. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

By examining the contents of its stomach you can find what the other fish are eating or you can use the internal organs as bait. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were so many people on the Japanese islands that they could not grow enough food to feed everyone. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pain sucking so hard at their spirits that they could not imagine a tomorrow. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I decided to go tell her myself, the way Miss Love told Grandpa before he could hear it from Miss Effie Belle Tate—or me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“But even if they can, it’ll take a while. In the meantime, Lorraine says we might as well have the food and not let strangers steal it from our babies’ mouths.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I know, right? Anyway, I’ll get out of here now so you can go meet Prince Charming.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She has seen the woman in the courtyard—she can see the things no one else can see. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They stopped at a hundred miniature stores with crooked floors so Poppy could greet the owners, kiss-kiss on both cheeks, introduce the family, and be offered coffee or tea, though he kept saying no. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel the steel in his arms as the water tried to suck us away. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And 6 people went to the toilet but they didn’t do poos that I could smell, which was good. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

During the journey he worried a lot about what he looked like, what armor he could call on. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see a connecting tunnel to the left, the blue haze of fluorescent lights showing through the window in a concrete block building. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s all I can do to get up, to get up and face the next round. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her sarcasm could peel the jacket off a potato. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

That the spirit of the Lord cannot dwell in an unclean vessel, and that no vessel is clean when it forsakes God and relies on man. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It occurs to me that the Whitman could be a suicide note. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

In a voice as calming as a lullaby, she said, “Let me make a few calls and see if we can get a copy.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Is that wise? You are strongly placed here. It's said that the old Kings in the North could stand at Moat Cailin and throw back hosts ten times the size of their own." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

What I could have said was nothing, just a shrug. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He even accused Father Antonio Isabel of complicity for having marked his sons with indelible ashes so that they could be identified by their enemies. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

"After you left I was thinking...I really could use a hand. But I could only pay minimum wage, and only a couple shifts per week." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

If my sister could eat nothing else for the rest of her life, she’d be perfectly okay with that. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Shetani could be waiting at the end of the path. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“The damage is already done. But maybe there’s a way we could help each other. You help me make my money back, and even make some money for yourself while you’re at it.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

And yet, for the very first time since Link approached me in the cafeteria, I can sort of picture it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I climbed hand over foot for as long as momentum would take me and then switched to a slower shimmy until the branches started and I could use them as steps. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

"I bet we could escape, and Pinkeye wouldn't even notice I was gone," she told Hot Pie. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There could be the whole team, eighteen of us, waiting for some water at the colored fountain, and the white fountain next to it be empty. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arms were so heavy, I could barely raise my sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I could see in his eyes that he recognized me but not for a moment did he stop screaming. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At least they could applaud him for trying.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I can see that. And smell it, too. Is that how you lured her to you?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He reached under the table for the footstool his shining feet had rested on—and this he held up so that all could see his gift. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know that I killed you. How can you survive that and the fire?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Grandma, since Mom is here, can I show you a video I made?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I can count the words ahead of time, too. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If she can’t even arrange her work schedule, how can she possibly expect to be stable enough to raise a child?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

How could they steal something that meant so much to me? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Noodles and I left Larry to be eaten by the wolves and headed to Atlantic Ave. We figured we could just jump on whatever bus was coming and ride it down to Court Street. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They approached slowly and I could not escape them. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he rode off there by himself he liked to talk to himself and you could see his lips moving. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before you could wrap your fingers around the slippery glass, I accidentally let go. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She wished she could ask her mom about it, or even her dad. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

This twenty-four/seven hallucination was more than I could handle. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But the sorrow was still so palpable; she could almost taste it. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I can see all the hairs on their bodies.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The girls helped by unpacking the boxes almost as fast as Helen could pack them. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my anger, I could not suppress a laugh as I scrutinized the men around me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said he runs every night at six- thirty, and I could meet him at the guardhouse if I wanted. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now, this part is tricky, but you can handle it. It's called casting on." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

For all I could tell, the King's Court was going to be where I planted my flag. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Each sentry could reach his neighbor in a matter of moments; and the appropriate stamping signal—for they had more than one—would bring out the officers and the reserves. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Harry,” I said, “do you think I could pass for seventeen?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Vonetta, Fern, and I could afford to have our little scraps. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It’s dark, there’s blood on my face, and the mosquito could easily sit and drink without injecting. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

You can imagine the kind of tension that violence caused. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As he went down the side of the barn, he could hear Hazel out in the open, near the doe Haystack. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Should public universities license discoveries funded with taxpayer dollars so that private corporations could sell them for profit to those same taxpayers? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She was paired with the one person who could confound her plans, manipulate her moves, keep her from the truth. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she’d been back in Georgia she could have run around barefoot, shoes only necessary on Sundays. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Bobby could concentrate on puzzles or chess for hours, but he fidgeted and grew restless when confronted with reading, writing, and arithmetic. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I lean my ear up against the radio, and I know perfectly well that it’s baseball I’m listening to, but for a while I could swear I’m hearing about Joe Louis. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the price of dog food and cake mix can be rationalized, why can’t some sort of rough “safety index” be devised which allows us to gauge how safe various activities, procedures, and illnesses are? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Parents who could afford it had ordered new shoes and ready-made clothes for themselves from Sears and Roebuck or Montgomery Ward. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You could never imagine the designs already in motion. I have been locked away for years, yes, but not without means of communicating with the outside world.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Sure! I’d welcome that. Why don’t you come to our first club meeting next week and we can discuss?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The process is more like work than play, and at the end, they are left with a tangible thing, as close to perfection as they could make it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Before I can argue myself out of it, I lift the cup to my lips. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I didn't know if I could wait, though. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I can work. I can—” “You can’t do anything unless we say so,” Pima said brutally. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

And Nick followed her, but he brought the tray, so she turned and said, “Oh, you can leave that.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Constantine was so close, I could see the blackness of her gums. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Okay, we can go over and talk to Carlos now, and make sure he’s okay with it,” Nora says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you come with me? I could use some help carrying them.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But hear me now. You could reverse this. Send it back.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But the chain reaction had been proved—humans now knew they could release the enormous power locked inside atoms. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was Polish, Charlie could hear it in the curve of her voice, but she was also so familiar, like a painting on a wall by an artist whose name he had forgotten. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

When his parents find the stone, there is nothing they can do. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Ash finished buckling the saddle in place and said, “The woman asked the huntress to chase her down, as a stag, and to kill her. And then, she could finally be free.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom could see the knife protruding from his father’s back, blood gushing onto the floor. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My hand goes down, how about that, I could unbutton, and then. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did they plan this somehow, or can they read each other’s minds, like they could obviously read ours? The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Life is. How can you have such pain and such...such triumph...all mixed together? It's like...it's like that cheese." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

When Huxley told him that the photographer had superimposed an image on the plate, and it could not be real, Hensleigh did not believe him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

If one likes, one could ascribe this randomness to the intervention of God, but it would be a very strange kind of intervention: there is no evidence that it is directed toward any purpose. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

From where I was hidden behind the stone wall I could look through the downstairs windows in the side of the house. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The river was full, holding his beloved canoe higher than usual, and he could see at once that she had been worked on. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“But I wouldn’t dirty your room with the can,” I said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

From this close I could see it was bigger than I’d assumed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I wished to rise; but what could I put on? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

If only they could gather up the strings and wind themselves nearer, nearer, until finally meeting in the middle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Our car has cup holders, front seat and rear, and, except for the salad, all the food could be eaten with one hand. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m looking for something knee length, with a full, flouncy skirt,” she tells me, “so I can dance.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

That I could, myself, lie down in one and be reborn. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I could see the TV shows, but the TV wasn’t on. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Well, if you can get this ship down onto the ground here—solid ground you might say—so that we can, as it were, have some substantial— The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Long before I could see the face I knew it for Estraven. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, my grandmother could have gotten it down. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“If you spell ‘cow’ inside a cupcake, can a vegetarian eat it?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I cannot tell you what an extraterrestrial being would look like. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which of her four girls could fill in the blank of how they were to behave at the restaurant with the Fannings? How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It often had a sort of peaceful smell—as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I have brought you a gift! I thought perhaps you could use this in your beautiful dam.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But you can hurt yourself when you punch one, if you take it for granted. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

We can barely hear her for the applause. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

If she listened carefully, Amari could figure out bits and pieces of the conversation between the captain and his crew. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not even trying,” she said, frustrated now and, I could tell, a little disappointed in me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“What can we do? They have all the guns.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that he could still make a light remark pulled me back a little, and I went to a chair beside his bed. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I could do was watch as Polyphemus turned and ripped off Grover’s wedding veil—revealing his curly hair, his scruffy adolescent beard, his tiny horns. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And before I can answer he unleashes a killer crossover, leaving me wishing for a cushion. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“Upstairs,” she said, letting him in, wondering how all that cheeriness could have existed earlier in his body. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I walk Violet to class and hold her hand and kiss her and give her the best smile I can find so that she won’t watch me that way. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was so excited by the prospect of living in a perky yellow home that I could barely sleep that night. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Prosper could see the old Scipio returning, the stubborn, arrogant Scipio who would fight to get his way. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You must have a bladder like Lake Erie. I think empires rose and fell in the time it took you to pee. I could hear it the whole time.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe she would feel better if they could look at her and tell. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There is obviously no end to this; it can tie up a whole life, and has luckily done just that during the past century for generations of comparative linguists. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It also meant that my family could vote—for the first time ever, anywhere. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The cycle of mounting and executing and moving on to the next project has skidded to a halt, and he cannot say why. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Christmas, as you can guess, wasn’t exactly Ho Ho Ho around our house. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The scrubby vineyards and the crumbling stones become things of no account, for if I wish I can give rein to my imagination, and pick foxgloves and pale campions from a wet, streaking hedge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

To me it just looked like the kind of place where a few demigods could get into serious trouble. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I probably would have done better in a boxcar, where I could pace back and forth. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are convinced,” he wrote, “that much higher energies could be obtained from a cyclotron of larger dimensions.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He wished he hadn’t woken; he knew he’d have to wake them, and he wished he could let them sleep. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Gramps said he followed her like a sick, old dog for twenty-two days, and on the twenty-third day, he marched up to her father and asked if he could marry her. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

How can a king on a throne in England know what is best for them? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I bet I can make this at home. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I would decide that my table is the cool table. Anyone could sit there. And that would be that.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Holding out little gifts he had made for her, flat on the palm of his hand so that she could take them without touching him. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the darkness he couldn’t see me, though I could see him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get us there fast, and you can keep the change.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Juana laid Coyotito on the blanket, and she placed her shawl over him so that the hot sun could not shine on him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A child sees an obstacle, and his first thought is to run around it or knock it down. A lord must learn that sometimes words can accomplish what swords cannot." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Once the minute was up, I told Bouain he could open his eyes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was a child of the South Side, now raising daughters who slept in rooms designed by a high-end interior decorator and who could custom order their breakfast from a chef. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

To find out where you can read a decoded version of the letter, see Note 2 on page 172. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cut was clean and deeper than she thought a plain Band-Aid could handle, than she would’ve thought a razor blade could cause. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Myriad has been accused of creating a monopoly, since no one else can offer the test, and researchers can’t develop cheaper tests or new therapies without getting permission from Myriad and paying steep licensing fees. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Dude,” said a kid from California, “I’m heading straight to the Electronic Learning Center so I can halfpipe the craters on the moon.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I could hear the clock and the roof and Caddy. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wasi was sturdy, built of tightly stacked stones with a thick thatched roof, but it could not protect us from the creeping fingers of the cold night air. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“If I could have a few moments alone with them.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is another reminder that my life here in Detroit could not be more different from home. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“There is much you do not know. Things best not discussed here, where anyone can hear. If-you hold your tongue, I may enlighten you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We keep the pot full so we can have easy access to the water for we fear we will fall in if we have to reach to the bottom. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He noticed suddenly that Mentor’s face looked slightly different, and he could not identify what the difference was. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The large vehicles weren’t driving very fast, and the children could see the faces of the American soldiers sitting in the backs of the trucks in their green uniforms and hard helmets, holding their rifles. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“The Basket of Hands,” the collection of pages that he was finally confident could become a book, was gone. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Eventually, I become aware of Faith’s voice telling me I have to get up so Roger can come in. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

We have one reaction after taking a sip, and we have another reaction after drinking a whole can. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The room is so cold I can see my breath. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Varangians are good, ye hear? But Sigurd is as dark a man as can walk this earth. He’s mad, but a cunning mad. The kind of mad that’ll leave nothing but ashes where he goes.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Only, in the far comer of the room, which had been netted off for Cully—loose there, unhooded and deep in moult —they could hear a faint muttering from the choleric infantry colonel. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were all she could see as he leaned forward. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But mostly we waited for spring, when there could be gardens. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

A round is a special type of canon in which the last section also fits with the first section, so that the canon can be repeated over and over without stopping. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Lee could hear an officer near him erupt in a high scream. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite these inconvenient truths, though, we can press on. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Nguyen’s father died before she could go back to Vietnam to visit, but in 1995 she returned to see her siblings. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She could not breathe; her fingers scrabbled at her skin, but there was nothing there to grab onto. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I could see that his nose was pushed over to one side. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what he thinks is going to happen, but I’ve decided I’m going to write in it every day if I can. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was still raining and soon the windows were wet and you could not see out. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And when he did, he could not stop the worn old words from coming, louder and louder as though sheer volume would wake her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the screen, I can see Rabbi Gold, following along and nodding his approval. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

One of the greatest things about high school is that you can drive. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The SS made me sign a paper. I can only tell you that I was treated well." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel the water covering my ears so that I heard nothing but the blood in my head pulsing and saw nothing but pinpricks of light above. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I cannot tell for sure, but I think so,” Afi whispered back. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see her in her white uniform, working in the emergency room. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Somehow I can tell he smiles a lot. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I can still picture the tears in her eyes when my dad gave her the present. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You really think that we can stop them?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Dunno. Not really tool savvy. But I can do one hundred crunches in two minutes. Check my abs.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The only place it could get out was through the letters of his tattoo. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The Preacher said, “Brother Leroy, get the money together and I’ll be back as soon as I can. Now that I got this horse it won’t take me near as long.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The vast majority were relegated to claiming races, rock-bottom events in which any competitor can be purchased for a set, low price before the race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, now you have. Care to join? Only if you think you can keep up.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then, you look long at his tender arms and calves and you wish you could keep him inside the house for the next ten years, buckled up and helmeted. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I could get back behind the fire line, I could avoid meeting up with the Careers. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The bills she sends to her clients. Mom said she was going to Chicago. Maybe you can find out which clients she has in Chicago.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“They forgot, huh? I’ve heard that before. But I suppose they can harvest squash. What is your name?” he asked Salvador, reaching for a piece of paper. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Leo approached her from one side so she could see him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Squeezing through the railing before either parent could stop her, she dropped lightly to the floor a few feet below, and ran toward her Robbie, arms waving and hair flying. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Ivy could draw it, the loneliness, a wispy cloud the color of a clear sky just after sunset, all deep blues and purples. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then they could take up from where they left off. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re too tall for our feet. It’s the only thing we can’t change by magic. Our men stuff their shoes so no one can tell, and we ladies hide them under our skirts.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the time, all I could think was, ‘Not her.’ Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Sure you can. It doesn’t have to be representative. You can do abstract. Do you want crayons?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, with the bleak light falling on her face, I could hardly help but notice the lines that had appeared here and there. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Train doesn’t leave for three hours. You can come back or wait here.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The family was worried about Dessie, but what could you do when she would not admit there was anything wrong with her? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, mouse, you can’t stand down there shouting up at me. Why not come into my lair, er, nest. Then we can chat together in comfort.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I can,” says TaShon, glancing back, his face strained. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

As soon as he did I could see Joey and his parents standing inside. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could it be true that in just over two months I could be on my way to the Promised Land? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t every day that she could hear them, so she knew the noise was a gift. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“This could be good practice for when you want to run in high school. When do you have to decide by?” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

This narrow room with its stripes like bars contained a history of feeling that no one could imagine. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We know that they can feel sadness, fear, despair, loneliness, boredom. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although they tend to cluster in certain places–notably around the rim of the Pacific–they can occur almost anywhere. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I bet. It’s a shame what kids can do these days with computers. I thought we gave you all too much homework. I mean, what jerk would find the time, you know?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But like Freak says later in this book, you can remember anything, whether it happened or not. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I set the can on a steam pipe until the water evaporated, leaving bits of solid food in the bottom. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you want a counselor? I can call Mr. Stevens.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I struggled with silence until I could not stand it another second, so I said, "Did you know that I did a report on turtles last year?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I only wonder what evil one could find it in his heart to rob so good a man.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I could see the veins on Johnny’s neck bulge, but he just nodded. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who can say?...The communists want law and order destroyed in America....They want riots in the streets, and demonstrations on the campus. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was happy to have an audience so he could argue for the divine creation of human beings. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

What can archaeology can tell us about actual dates and places for the rise of farming and herding in Africa? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Nightbeast launched itself at Seven, and she could not move. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Before he could comment, she asked, “What about you? Why are you here instead of off doing whatever it is football players do?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

His nostrils were full of his own blood, and with jaws closed in Bigwig’s fur he could not draw his breath. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt guilty instead because I could not focus on my sins, could not think of anything except how near he was. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I could hear something: a man's voice. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But human beings can also do the most terrible and evil and cruel things. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell Faith wasn’t going to stop. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He could live in the ocean; I needed the boat. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And it was there that the spirits would get their first look at the girl who could see the dead walking arm in arm with a dead girl determined to live once more. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

As soon as we got home from grocery shopping, she began to put the cans and vegetables away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long after I had left the Wild West Show behind me, I could still feel the vibrations of those explosions, a thrum as steady as a second heartbeat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to drive her as far as Ramallah, where the fabric store is, and—I’ll think of something. She can take the bus to her village from there.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You see certain nationalities,” said Anderson, “and you say, ‘These kids can play.’” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Though he wanted to hurt this man like he had been hurt, like he had known hurt, he could not hit him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one’s approached yet. All we can do is keep an eye out. And when we go looking for Lana and them, we’ll just have to hope people don’t notice the extra entrance.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Your father...your father...wouldn’t treat my mother when she got bit by a snake. He had some of the antivenom that could have helped her.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Maybe one day they can be,” said Sparrow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We try to make jokes and they answer with things we cannot understand; we laugh and beckon. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see miners moving up the old path, their lunch buckets glinting from the lights bolted high on the man-hoist. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Percy didn’t understand all of it, but he got son of a gorgon, power- hungry snake, and a few choice suggestions about where Octavian could stick his knife. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was sheltered, and quite big enough, and the radio could provide nice background music. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could they say, she and Ishmael, that they truly loved each other? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They could easily have knocked him down, or held him off the floor with one hand, but he was fearless, and his anger was hot and deadly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

TimeStar said, “We were just discussing that. We were going to question Bed Time, the frozen Clock Watcher in the backyard, to see if she could tell us.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Some boys found that if they carved really big spoons, they could get more food than the others. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hesitated, sighed, rolled another cigarette, and poured more coffee—in my cup as well as in his—before I could stop him. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In the glimmer of light from the hallway that streamed underneath the closed door, I could see the crucifix on the wall and Mamas figure on a chair at the foot of my bed. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

By now, almost the whole crowd was standing and so loud, you could barely hear the music. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Luke will do what he can. He always has.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could make it today if I had a good horse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He'd been the one to tell her she could follow both. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

—He’s got a good job workin’ at Proctor and Gamble, where his main function, as far as I can tell, is kissin’ up to white people. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Similarly, after Paul Revere had passed on his news, you can imagine that all of the men in the militia movement gathered around and made plans to confront the British the following morning. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because right now he could be the boy I ran into in the woods years ago, the one who accused me of stealing from his traps. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You can tell me,” said the old man. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you cannot protect them,” Mother shot back. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Arturo had dropped his head back against the mattress, but I could see that his eyes were open and that he was staring at the ceiling. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“I have been running this generator for one straight week, can you imagine? The light situation has not been this bad in a long time.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Once we reach Oasis Circle, we can head back.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Liz asked, opening the beer can she had thrown at Ignatius. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if she was drawing the air toward her; Kaede could feel the currents in the room bending to her will. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I can see Peeta’s face beginning to return to normal, his eyelid opening, the grimace leaving his mouth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We can talk about that later,” said Moss, winking at him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Without soil, land plants as we know them could not grow, and without plants no animals could survive. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She says, “I had a student in another school who told me all the even numbers are yellow and the odd ones are blue. Some people say they can smell a color. Or hear one.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I know that feeling—and I realize that I can save him years of future therapy by one simple action. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She just sat back in her chair, her head slightly tilted, and I could tell by looking into her eyes that she had gone somewhere far away. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I know, George, and here it is. I was talking with Mr. Little down at the flour mill a couple weeks ago. He's heard that you are strong and can do a man’s work.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can pick it up in two days,” he tells me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“George’s right, you could end up in serious trouble for that.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He wants to set up his own gallery, where he can show the artists he wants, such as Claude Monet, whom he is representing already. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Most woodwinds can get two different octaves with essentially the same fingering; the lower octave is the fundamental of the column of air inside the instrument at that fingering. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“And so skinny and pale. He doesn’t even have to wear a KKK sheet. He can just go to a rally like that, and he’ll fit right in.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I can feel the bandage on my head detach and wash away in the current. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Leo could only manage it because he’d seen New Rome in California. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

William, who is trying to hurry Clotho along, says, "I could stop a few of them. Five, maybe ten. Not however many that is." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

His Heart—there was nothing left—there was nothing we could do. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can rejoin your team when you’re finished. But I can’t wait. I need to be back in the studio in time to prep for the ten p.m. newscast. There’s a cold front moving in.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Clara was able to move, she pushed Esteban out of her way, rose with great difficulty, and left the study, trying to walk as erect as she could. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it seems there is more to it, more things to be memorized, more songs to be sung, more nickels to be donated, before he can be truly appeased. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were our own kind of team, and I wished we could have peeled away, had our own party, like at Wendell. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Why, indeed, had he spoken of all this to Zau, who could do nothing about it? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I could sleep like this, here on the bottom of the bathtub, if I wanted to sleep, which I don’t. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“So you can — can get back through. And, Harry —” “See you in a bit,” said Harry, trying to inject some confidence into his shaking voice. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Because someone like me cannot, will not, die like everyone else. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And then, because for the first time I can remember, Lily is showing an interest in me, I add, “Thanks for asking.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

And none of the T-shirts can have tags in the back or c°Uars- Or stripes. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The space has been off-limits for as long as I can remember. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

In the end, she decided she could not live with them. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the other direction, they could now see gun flashes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s not her fault she had no father to tell her about the family. The history. How could she know what is true? How could she know our father?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I could read the hope in their eyes as they helped each other get ready. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

So I couldn’t see how my dad could stop loving her. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

When I was seven, Mom began reading the Harry Potter series to me, and even though I can read easily to myself now, we still read each new book together. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could lift barrels of produce, could shoulder heavy timbers. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even smell the paper so I can take it in somehow. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Harry never wanted to set foot in number twelve, Grimmauld Place again if he could help it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I decided that the only way my attackers could claim victory over me was if I let fear rule my life. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Everyone claps, and somehow I can hear them over the beating in my chest. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But she could tell they had turned back. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“He could still get out on parole, though.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“And now I’m stumped with the clue I found in The Maltese Falcon. That’s what I thought you could help me with.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"That boy's working. You can talk to him later, outside." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents also said you live thirty minutes away, so maybe we could meet for coffee or something? Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

So I could take a vacation from life? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sent me pictures of a cabin with some pine trees, and a fire, and two people with smudged faces that could be her and me sitting there under one comforter. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now we can draw some boxes where the columns will go,” Joey explained. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“And your mom, of course. And we were thinking that I could help you after school a couple times a week. Until we can get you into formal services here at school.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

But, in the classroom of my brain, no one could. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It's as if she can completely sympathize with my thoughts and help me channel them away, and I can always take comfort in her lovely face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Police investigators went into her home and took photographs of an unflushed toilet and a beer can on the floor, which were waved in front of the jury as evidence of neglect and bad parenting. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I know,” I said, thinking of Baba, wishing he could have seen me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If we run,” I say, “we could be there in an hour. Less than.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

How could he want to return the book after everything she’d just told him? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“How could I not have noticed? Do I look like a sheep?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Safety fears lingered, and Ferris did what he could to ease them. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“We can have a high-five line before every game.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“If things don’t work out, you can always come home,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could get that angry with him, even though I knew the consequences of killing him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

This can be seen in personal relationships, in commercial transactions, and of course in politics. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Low rent, a high-end security system, and steady, reliable access to as much electricity as I could afford. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ever since Nat could remember, the war had been going on. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went through the cans again one by one, holding them in his hand and squeezing them like a man checking for ripeness at a fruitstand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“He’s a good dealer, and he has a family to provide for. You could give him a warning, take a finger.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She was intensely worried about her daughter bringing a son into America, because she could not save him, she could not secure his body from the ritual violence that had claimed her son. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I thought I could get them home safe, but I can’t, and now I don’t know what to do.” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“You need this one. Give her only a few drops. She cannot handle more at her size.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He and Kathy needed to fly to Phoenix to gather their children and drive home, and the only way he could do so was with his driver’s license. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He had money and he could drink tequila with the best of them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It ends when Casterly Rock is cracked open, so the sun can shine on the maggots and the worms within. It ends with the utter ruin of Tywin Lannister and all his works.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You can study up on that in the book,” he said kindly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Standing on tiptoe he could just reach the big wooden latch. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet others, like Aaron, stayed strong and helped others whenever they could. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

The darkened nighttime airfields were dangerous to people in the air as well as on the ground, but there wasn’t anything the night bomber regiments could do about it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Show them what West Virginians can do, Sonny,” she said, holding her hand out to me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Both Haldeman and Henry seem to have an idea—which I think is mistaken—that even if we fail in Vietnam we can still survive politically,” the president wrote in his diary. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and decide that if I am really going to do this, I could use some help. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Maddie could see that it was all set up as informally and cozily as it was possible to make this bleak little room. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Before Toby could say anything, Jimmy put a hand on the deputy’s shoulder and, beer in hand, smiled like he was about to sell the man a new car. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But I’m not sure I could vouch for my desires if I were imprisoned for a long time in a densely packed world without women and at the peak of my sexual vigor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The point is, he’s fast. He can get us out of here.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear did not believe that Kang was painting his pieces—but what else could one do with small amounts of colored slip? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“The batteries are dying. We can turn it back on in a few minutes, once we’re ready to try out the stretcher and the ropes.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He didn't smile or anything, but I could just tell. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I do. And I know people who can provide the services.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Loki looked as guileless as he could, which was amazingly guileless. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She was tired of making herself bigger and better in her own head when it was clear that she never would or could be in her real life. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’s jumping around the topic—religion bad, ruined his life—and throwing a billion fireballs—Why do governments tell people what they can believe? Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“And you didn’t let us see it on you? I could make some adjustments.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Ishmael could hear the whistling of shells now distantly across the water. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The bamboos at the corner of the house swayed slowly under a gentle night wind and through the twilight he could see dimly the fringe of trees at the border of the near field. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“And in a few years you can almost disappear; while I, who was born in Grass Valley, went to school and several years to the University of California, have no chance of mixing.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A half-dozen cans of paint, a bag of brushes, some buckets, a heap of cardboard, and several large tarps waited in a pile underneath the bent rim. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

You made a lucky guess; and that is all that can be said.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

You could pass a whole afternoon clearing fields with him and never hear ten words strung together. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We can take care of our own business ourselves,” Lenny says. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

How could a maze, with walls so massive and tall, be so big that dozens of kids hadn’t been able to solve it after who knew how long trying? The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I really wish we could all be friends again. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Mother adds, “And when the program begins, you can go up to the balcony and watch the entertainment and speeches from there.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They could sink their feet into the sand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good plan, the sort of plan you can make when you are thinking with your head and not your dissolved heart. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

And, of course, we could eat corn “as is”; the same was true of the beans. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You must understand, this is a business. It’s like a machine. It can only run efficiently if all the cogs are in order. I need someone who can be reliable.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Billy,” he said, “a man could freeze to death in this storm, and besides, your dogs will give up and come in.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They fell into deeper shame and degradation—if there can be deeper—and ruin.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I can take care of you, you know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Only a couple of nights,” his mum said, as if she could read his mind. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He even dreamed of saving some money so that one day he could leave the camp and continue his education somehow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew what the jitters of the season opener could do, how the most talented kid could come unglued in the sea of all those lights and those thousands of fans. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the ease with which the man was writing, she could tell she was now making perfect sense. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“They were trying to make the, um, the biggest blueberry muffin in the world. So they could get in the Guinness Book of World Records and be all rich and famous and stuff.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

If He wanted a pint He could wave His hand over a big glass and there was the pint. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Ball bearings knock against the insides of the cans. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My mom saw the roller coaster of emotions fencing put me through, and from the very beginning, I could count on her support to help me through even my darkest hour. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She's got her eyes on the ground, but I can see her face in profile. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After the film I can have tea and buns in the restaurant upstairs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

So it did the only thing it could to keep me alive. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could see that those flippers, which were black on the outside, like the sleeves of a tailcoat, were white underneath. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Mr. Dalton would feel that he could not trust him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

If there was a rock, Nathan could trick the fish into swimming into it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He could see his mother rooting around in her head for a good reason to say no. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mandy said that I could have the top bunk next to hers. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was up to each of us to make of our lives what we could. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel the stew sloshing around in my stomach. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I could take a lot, deal with a lot, and turn the other cheek. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

If black meant bad, if black meant in-your-face nastiness, if black meant as far from white as you could get, then Mars Bar Thompson was the blackest of the black. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, the most useful maps are grounded in reality. Mazes can be real, too. Made from hedges in a garden. Mostly, though, they’re artificial, imaginary.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He stood on tiptoe—silly that, as if raising himself an extra inch or two could help, but it was automatic—and squinted. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new shoes were definitely helping me out, but there was only so much they could do. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

You do your best, but anything can happen—which is why you have to learn to forgive yourself and quickly move on. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

You won't believe in my invisibility and you'll fail to see how any principle that applies to you could apply to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when the lieutenant gave orders, I shot as many as I could, but I didn’t feel better. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I could barely tell if we were still walking or how much time had passed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You can stay for lunch. Maybe hang out with Susie after.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I think I can guess what your next question is.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Clicking her tongue as if to say, What can you do? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Without the constant swooshing of the stasis gel being replenished, you could hear a nanochip drop. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He squeezed me tight, and I could smell the detergent on his clothing. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, if you want us to paint over that, we can,” I add. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I am quite certain that you will use it to greater advantage in these difficult days than I ever can and that you will accept it as a lucky talisman. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He was dreaming, a bad dream I could tell, a nightmare. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I tried to put the scale back together as best I could, managing to at least fit all the parts back inside and pound the frame back into a rough semblance of its previous shape. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, that’s hard to predict,” Inigo said, “since the first thing we have to do is storm the castle, and you never can be really sure how those things work out.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘If we could cross the Great River, we might,’ said another voice. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Abby steps aside, so I can twist in my locker combination. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Clutter—oh, you could see he was scared, but his voice stayed mild and steady—he went on denying he had a safe. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Middling, my dear; I cannot compliment you. I think Mr. John Knightley very far from looking well.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

But as soon as I took my chair in the trumpet section, I could tell something was up. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, it isn’t a mistake I could make in a place like this, is it?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I could see the backs of three women, stirring and chopping and moving pans around on a couple of giant stoves. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Heather actually likes bowling—it was a big thing in her old school—but she has seen our bowling lanes and she could tell that no Right Person would set foot in there. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not risking the time to find who’d seen me, I dashed right, turning the first corner I could and then another, hoping to lose whomever it was as quickly as possible. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

My happiness was so overflowing that nothing could destroy it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You think you can get away, you traitorous little toad?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Many things could have happened. Time is too short to ponder each one.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell you much about where I am—the censors turn most letters into Swiss cheese as it is—but I hope I can come back someday. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I had practiced in the park with Sean, but it wasn’t something I could do on command. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I could tell there was more that Babou wanted to say but didn’t. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He could hear the mechanism of the clock complaining as the first b of the interrupted bong hovered in the air. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I’d see it in DeeDee, the tough girl on my neighborhood block, and even in Dandy, my own grandfather, who could be rude and pushy even with his own wife. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Therefore, they could not fight them and send them away. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was dark in the car, no light had come on with the opening of the door, and I could barely see his face in the glow from the dashboard. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re only about a half mile out. If the wind was blowing southerly you could smell the smoke.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I figure by five fifteen that first hi-trading could be over. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What more can you expect?” she asked him quietly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I could sense the disappointment radiating off him. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

You can see how he was confused: the fingertips at his shoulder, the eyes at his feet. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caputo bent so close to me, I could count the hairs in his unibrow, and the ones curling out of his nose, too. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“How can you let her say that about Papa?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn't take me long, and I can read that kind of stuff, some kid's notebook, Phoebe's or anybody's, all day and all night long. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Ironing pleats turns into a eternity, but what can you do. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They were all quiet and kind of sitting forward, and I could hear Mr. Ferris’s voice. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They could have thrown them from bridges for all I knew. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mostly, however, she had felt relief: that she could slide out of this life and begin anew, like a snake shedding its skin. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“If he has to, I told him he can come live with me.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He wished that he could rise up through the ceiling and float away from this room, forever. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

That I could spend just one day with you, so I’d know what your skin looks like up close and the sound of your voice. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I am not the only one...besides one must live. It is not everywhere one can earn fifteen rupees a month and have a godown to live in free.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What? I’ve been asleep...since...how can I still be tired?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It is one thing to criticize, and that we can accept, but to attempt to break a strike by calling upon the people to go to work directly serves the interests of the enemy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought she knew what it could be, and if she was right, then it could be the beginnings of a plan. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Jam knew that her mother would want answers, explanations, things unraveled into a pattern that she could accept as rational. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I got dressed as quickly as I could. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

When you leave tissues in a doctor’s office or a lab, you abandon them as waste, and anyone can take your garbage and sell it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And how can I be a better fighter than myself, if she knows the same strategies I know, and is exactly as resourceful and clever as I am? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

One can also consider the possibility that there might be black holes with masses much less than that of the sun. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You need to come back so we can deal with this.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I could smell his shaving cream and whatever else he wore. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He took what he could get, ravenously and unscrupulously--eventually he took Daisy one still October night, took her because he had no real right to touch her hand. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m so glad y’all could join me for a brand-new season of Queen of Neat,” she said to an eruption of clapping and hollering from the live audience. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Who would have guessed three months ago that quicksilver Anne would have to sit so quietly for hours on end, and what’s more, that she could? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

For the king was to ride forth as soon as the men of the town and those dwelling near could be armed and assembled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But they worked it out, all in a compact unit that a man could carry and operate with a hand pump. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

On our block, whenever anybody had a party, you could hear the music so loud that it sounded like the DJ was in the bed with you. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I mean it. I could use someone like you to work with the fence and keep the ledger. The others are too young and, well, admittedly, not very bright.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“People can be monsters. Whether it’s just their actions, or whether it’s who they really are, it doesn’t matter. The result is the same.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes were open, that much is certain, but who among us can say they know what he was seeing? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, I went inside and looked around, Mother, and I could smell nothing except paint.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

What else could they do?—They are mere privates, and he is a big bug. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gale always says I remind him of a squirrel the way I can scurry up even the slenderest limb. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They could kill easily if provoked to anger, but not by design, which explained why they could not “mob kill” anyone. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter how he tried, he could not think of a reason why he should not make the team. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The man in the top flat. Mister Bobo. Fine old circus family, I believe. Romanian or Slovenian or Livonian, or one of those countries. Bless me, I can never remember them anymore.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He said it was so he could rap to Puerto Rican and Dominican girls, but I knew it was 'cause he loved listening to Mama speak it. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Palsson began visiting Bobby at the jail and met with some of the Japanese officials to see what he could do. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you ground him ?” “I sure can. But first he has to ask me to. That’s part of the rule.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Please, Bryson, can I borrow”—he looked at the price—“four dollars and seventy-nine cents? I’m broke.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Resetting the pieces in seconds, again almost without looking, he said, “He’s hard to prepare for because he can play any kind of game, positional or tactical, and any kind of opening.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

All I could think about was those girls I see walking around Garden Heights, babies propped on their hips. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Before I can answer, she says, “Never mind. I remember now.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“If we take the train in the opposite direction, out of the city instead of in, we can get to Amity headquarters,” I say. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The stone can be the kingdom or it can be a man’s life. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could smash you with one hand tied behind my back,” my brother said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Which meant I could talk about anticyclones and minor depressions but not major storm systems or global warming. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How could you change your mind so quickly?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Grandpop began, but before he could get into it, the squeak, squeak from Samantha’s house turned into her barking, and the rickety sounds of a nearly broken-down car came up the hill. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I look at her and I think, as loud and clear as I can, Can you hear me? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes blurred and there swam before him a vast array of red and blue and green and yellow cans stacked high upon shelves. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She could almost hear her father’s voice: So eager to be Queen of the Thieves, Inej? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She had to admit that being a tattletale was the worst thing you could be at school. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We want you to teach us. Not from a book, not from pamphlets or training films, but really teach us what it’s like. So we can teach others more accurately.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She could almost roll them up and hide them in a pot. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I cannot believe that he has not the power of coming, if he made a point of it. It is too unlikely, for me to believe it without proof.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I'm just not so sure I can pull it off anymore. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Nothing you can do. Go get in there.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Dad’s grin became his Big Surprise smile, and without even meaning to, I came up with a list of all the wonderful places he could be taking me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They could only be called skin swellings, even by the kindest critic. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look like,” he said sullenly, “that won’t none of these young men be satisfied till they can go off and get themselves crippled or killed.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She could see some of them in the vast foul-smelling Field of Leaving, huddled beside the ones whose lingering spirits they tended. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.66: Any common note length can be divided into an unusual number of equal-length notes and rests, for example by dividing a whole note into three instead of two 11half11 notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Sam,” I shouted, and “Sam,” again as loud as I could. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The surcoats, which had originally served as covering to armour, were long behind and high in front You could hardly walk for fear of tripping over your sleeves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

All day one could feel something was afoot. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had other customers to yell at All day long at the Center I could think of nothing else but a home-cooked meal. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Big Ben, step into my office,” Dylan says, removing his backpack from one chair so I can sit. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Who could possibly have left such an enormous package and such a strange one? The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She could have been black, maybe Puerto Rican. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And more than I could put into words. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

"You can have one of my school pictures. My mom has tons." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

You could easily memorize a short pattern of correct answers, and it would be a lot faster to erase and change that pattern than to go through each student’s answer sheet individually. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

There were days when I could hardly find a po­sition in which I could rest. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, when Ron continued to look gloomy, she said, “Come on, Ron, it could be worse. At least your fingers aren’t full of pus.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We have seen already that the two-spheres theory could not survive the discovery of America; now we find that traditional Ptolemaic astronomy could not survive the discovery of the phases of Venus. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Some nights they slip away for meetings, and I can see lights on in the storage shed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn't seem sure where else he could look for help. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing could get him out of a beating now, not even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Making sure he was distracted, she crept around him and bolted down the corridor and up the stairs as fast as she could. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Tears are brimming, and I can feel my chin quivering. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But watching another match die out under the wet wood, I could feel the rush of energy in my throat. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The pain made it difficult for him to focus; he could hardly get through a sentence before his mind surrendered to it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Besides, I could not imagine her not supporting the candidate who wanted to aid the poor. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Begging pardon, sir, but I’ve not been informed as to the whereabouts of Washington’s headquarters. If I was to be given that information, I could pursue my obligations with greater speed.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did know a lot of books, and could quote exciting things from them. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

That Dylan and Hudson could still play chess. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Now once more he could expect the big thunder of cannon. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Terrors stirred within her, and she imagined she could hear a din of helpless screaming in the heads of all the ghosts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Who could care what spoon was used for what or the proper address for a European noble? Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

No matter how I tried to pry away his fingers, I could not break his grip. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

When he got to the top of the steps, Hickey turned around so the hangman could bind his wrists behind him. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell my mom is getting frustrated. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He struggled for the right words and could not find them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Empty paint buckets, paint brushes, stepladders, stools, saucepans, frying-pans, rotten eggs, dead rats, bottles of hair-oil—anything those brutes could lay their hands on came raining down upon the peach. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Before they could do or say anything else, June’s mom’s truck bounced into the narrow driveway. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Johnny D could have never done this no kind of way, whether we was with him or not,” she said, using the nickname Walter's family and friends had given him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Emery tries to help, bringing me into random conversations now and then, but she mostly lets me blend in beside her as best as I can. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Milt essayed, “We can have it ready in ten days. We’ll deliver it during the day while your husband is at work.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

And she appeared, I could see from her picture, as a young Indian maiden—dark just like me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creature shrieks in rage, then lunges at Jena, the nearest player—all she can do is throw her hands up before the creature swallows her in one bite. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I could see his internal smile, as wide as the skies of Kabul on nights when the poplars shivered and the sound of crickets swelled in the gardens. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

James gathered up the bones, put them into the trash can and came to sit with her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to take my good camera. Maybe you can help me get a few establishing shots?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I could see she was dressed for a run. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes. The air is so clean over here, you can see it perfectly. Now, focus on your breathing like Meir told you.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I can tell by the sun outside, the rain stopped and it got late and that means Daddy’s already home and waiting. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was a sound so painful, Conor could barely keep himself from putting his hands over his ears. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

"It is a small thing, my princess, but all a poor exile could afford," he said as he laid a small stack of old books before her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“The state must first prove Emmett Till was murdered. The only proof is that the boy is missing. There’s no evidence of criminal homicide. You can step down, Sheriff.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Before I could react, the planks in the bulkhead to my right split apart, and Tarrypin—his shell bundled in chains—was marched out. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I think you could. Why don’t you talk to the principal? And I bet the Reverend Rolf would help you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Almost could turn off the electricity and let ’em light the kitchen,” Ma says. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Or however many your guild can spare, without in-terfering with production. It's empty pots I'm asking for, understand. Have them sent round to the captains on each of the city gates." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Alex figured he had gotten as close as he could without being noticed. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He could build any kind of social life he wanted. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always thought you could teach me things. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Moody arrived in the morning so they could walk to school together, Pearl would emerge from her room wearing one of Lexie’s button-downs, or a spaghetti-strap tank, or dark red lipstick. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

All of us could not believe how beautiful the skyline looked. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

If I could even see the undersides of the boards above my head it might help. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What matters now is that I need to speak with him alone. I’d like you to go inside and bring him out here, so we can talk. All three of us can talk.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When I get to the library, 1 plan to do some research and find out whether hypnotherapy could make me remember, whether it is in fact possible to recover that lost time. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what a Voluntary Removal is, but all I can think is that there’s a mistake. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

My aim’s not that great, so I carry it over to the trash can, but before I get there, the biggest rat I’ve ever seen scurries across my path. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She could have sworn that its jaws had widened. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

If a pilot were ever taken prisoner, his captors could use the knowledge that he was married to torment him by inventing stories about his wife. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Tantalus grabbed for the glass, but it scooted away before he could touch it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Separately each ran through a mental list of places: none where they could be alone. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But it was so clear to him now: They could never know her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

If something broke in earth orbit, we could be on the ground within an hour. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Julia and I sat close enough that we could hold hands as we watched all the stars that tumbled out of and into the black overhead. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

They were some ten feet from the main trunk, and Mrs. Frisby could see, just above the place where the branch joined the tree, a dark round hole as large as a lunch plate. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Before I can think of what to say, though, Ms. Tannenbaum comes to my rescue. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

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

They accept as a given the fact that once any critical incident is in motion, there is nothing that can be done to stop or control it. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Long before he could swim or paddle to the far shore, he’d be pulled into these rapids and drowned. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vendor ladies squatted, scowling, resting their chins on their crossed arms, behind fortresses of stacked kola nuts, bundles of fragrant sticks, piles of charcoal, salvaged bottles and cans, or displays of dried animal parts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad was still smiling but I could tell he had turned serious because he slowed down his speech. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a man who didn’t feel ridiculous could never lose his dignity. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twice, when that happened, I caught a look on his face that made me sure he could somehow hear it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She did not see how the virus could be contained unless the monkey house was set up for quarantine with an independently filtered air supply. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she could use the telescope to locate Seth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Dell's pretty doughy around the middle, and his large stomach vibrates as if it's been put in a can and shaken at the paint store in one of those mixing machines. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You have to take risks like that. There’s a war on. They could have bought it and gone down in flames themselves, without your help. But with your help they made it down safely.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

How can worlds like these simply cease altogether? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“No. I was already on my way. We passed each other while she was going to work. She said maybe I can talk some sense into you. But didn’t give me details. What’s going on?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Can’t please everyone. As my poet in chief, you could comfort the loser with a good poem.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

As far as he could tell, the school was reserved for children like him, the camp-bred spawn of reward marriages. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She took what she could from a village and moved on before the villagers, with their rakes and sticks, drove her away. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who we are cannot be separated from where we’re from—and when we ignore that fact, planes crash. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And that made me wonder how long the animals could last before they drowned in the open air. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The Pea could not help it—she laughed. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Now this, as you can well imagine, was a rather nasty experience for two such gentle parents. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He looks lonely, walking all by himself, but there’s nothing I can do about that now. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They secured their bedrolls and supplies as well as they could. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to think about it, so she changed the subject before Misha could press on. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was all we could do to keep water in her stomach. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only she could make her feet listen to her head. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I could hear the sound of Madam’s voice from the bottom of the stairs, but not the words she was saying. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now you can tell Hornet to buy some paint for my boat!” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Baby was playing with Adanna and he could take the shortcut and be back before she even noticed he was gone. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He caught her by surprise, and before she could help herself, her heart was breaking for him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you could be taught by a governess. If I could find someone...” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

For as long as he holds on to words, he can ignore how much else has changed in his life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls also worked as substitute labor so that female factory workers could take a four-week vacation. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My parents run a place called Stagecoach Pass. We actually live there, if you can believe that.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You can borrow the money from Eric now that he’s your husband,” Mom said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

All the while, I sat facing the door, vainly hoping that Denna might return and I could explain the truth of matters to her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She paused, and I could tell the fun was over. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched a TV show where the scientist proudly showed how he could kill little mice by making a certain kind of sudden loud noise. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was after midnight when a nurse told me I could see Gram. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He could hear Father Mulrooney telling him to contemplate the virtues of obedience. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He said the fighting was over for the year down here and that the Italians had bitten off more than they could chew. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Most days, Seth could barely keep up with Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Rowan didn’t know the path that led him from an old-guard scythe to Goddard, but he could imagine. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Until we meet again,” he said to the Dursleys, who looked as though that moment could wait forever as far as they were concerned, and after doffing his hat, he swept from the room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, I can hear Mom laughing at something Connor said. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I know—I’ll just borrow the cushions from the sofa in the book cabin. Ess and Loo can have my bed, and I’ll sleep on the floor, on the cushions. All right?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Rondon continued talking to Marques and learned that he lived alone and could not spare any food. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Just stuff like scrambled eggs or macaroni and cheese, but he could get by. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And whose lockers they looked in first for spray paint cans?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He swears the only reason God spared his life twice is so that he could spread the word about the illness, as if nobody knew what it was. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I could see him doing this. He would lie back and put his hands behind his head and say, ‘What’s next? Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, her grandparents ate like people who needed to eat so they could have energy to work. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I could feel this awful thing going on in my heart. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

No one could touch that puddle and live. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

One can picture this in the following way. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the window, he could see the gibbet his father had erected in the yard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For breakfast, I devour the other PB&J from my backpack along with a can of peaches from Phil’s stash. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Those hooves could crush a man easy and that’s what he wanted to do. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm going to need to take life from what I can find in the neighborhood around me in Bakersfield to landscape this place. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

There was a personal journal that could provide a ton of interesting information if it had been updated recently. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Are you trying to engage me in a philosophical discussion so that you can miss part of math?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I could tell Albert took to you right off.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“If I manage to work out what happened to Idunn, and if I were somehow to bring her and her apples back to Asgard safely, could we forget all about the torture and death?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

But I’d become paralyzed sometimes; I could not move any part of my body, not even my fingers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure if he can see me, though, because the sun hasn’t completely set and is probably blinding him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Something is wrong, very wrong, when a single person in good health, a person who in addition possesses a working car, can barely support herself by the sweat of her brow. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I can practice with both of you,” I suggest quietly. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Charlotte could hear everything that was said on the loud speaker. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

But out on the water, Bobby Moch told Don Hume, “Take your time. We can catch those boys anytime we want.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even through the leather, she could feel the dense heat of the bricks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Taylor can improvise harmonies, and I guess we're all warmed up from singing the Oliver! songs, because it just sounds really amazing. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Every time a cloud crosses over the moon, we can barely see anything other than the outline of the trees. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I have to put something else in my Noise so I can stand it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Before she left I had started a new assignment, nothing itself terribly significant but I will say now it was the sort of thing that can clinch a person’s career. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could have done so much more for her—for us. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I can give you mangolomera. You can become the strongest boy in school. All the others will fear you.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s the least I could do after all the trouble these two caused.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t it a little late for three little bits?” the man said, pointing his bottle at us in accusation, but I clamped onto Twig’s hand and pulled her off the bus before she could respond. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Breathe deep, everyone! Breathe in as much of the good air as you can!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We always left the Owl Club so stuffed we could hardly walk. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, I wanted to finish out the week at Bannon’s so that I could say good-bye to everyone. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

George started to introduce Aunt Daisy, but before he could get three words out, Enzo was dragging him down the hall, elbowing his way through the crowd like a pint-sized bull. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

As it was, all his skill as a patroller could not bring home half of those who had come to Watership. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can only half watch the scene, because I keep wanting to see Jane's smile as she watches. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I can see a stack of plates as it sways, begin to topple over, into a silent explosion of china shards. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wished he could move as sure and silent as that shadowcat, and kill as quickly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was about three inches shorter than I was, weighed less too, but I had no doubt he could tune me up. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Harry could hear the buses rolling by in the unseen Muggle street behind him and the sound of the invisible crowd below in Diagon Alley. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes in the middle of my head I can still hear her going, “Show the world what you’re made of, Skiff Beaman.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

If one cannot risk oneself, then one is simply incapable of giving. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Before pedestrians could open their umbrellas, it rushed down collars, pockets, and shoes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I can tell by the pain in it that he sees her on the ground. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But where the citadel was concerned, nothing could happen unless Minya let it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I zip open the flap, but before I can take a step inside, movement in the shadows almost gives me a heart attack. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

‘The water is not deep. Let us wade across! On the further bank we can rest, and the sound of the falling water may bring us sleep and forgetfulness of grief.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was a deal table under the window where he and the old man could talk without fear of being overheard. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Someday,” Mami mused, “you might like to be a stewardess. Then you can travel all over the world for free.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I can feel the moment he gives in and gives up, pulling me to him despite the threat of the knife. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Buford could hear the artillery coming into place on the far side, heard the spattering of rifle fire from probing patrols. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I’d snapped back that I could care less if Howard yelled at me, which is a difficult sentiment to fully convey without access to the forbidden four-letter words. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because nothing would look like it could fall over,” I said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I felt helpless, like there was nothing I could do to fix anything. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Every deed and intention calls for careful discernment. An evil will can never be God’s will,” she says simply. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Please? Conner’s camping this weekend, and Mom and Dad are going to a photography workshop on Friday night. Can you please take care of his disgusting dog? You and Jenna can stay over.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“How can I push it when I can’t see it?” asked Stuart. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Water filled Harry’s eyes and mouth: He could not see or breathe: Then, with an awful lurch, the cart flipped over and they were all thrown out of it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Think how it is, if you can manage, just manage it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then who was the Jack that loved and buried Sophie; was he just another version in the schema, or the true soul, or could he have been both? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My uncle pointed to a corner in the living room where I could sleep, and then gave me detailed instructions on how to get to the bank, to meet Alois, my cousin’s husband. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I could laugh if it weren’t for the pain that makes me howl. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

"All right. Come back later, Kabir. You look like you could use some fattening up." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The answer is that I cannot help it. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was some time before she could compose herself. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

"I am a Greyjoy, and I mean to be my father's heir. How can I do that unless I prove myself with some great deed?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes bad things are meant to happen so it can bring attention to the worse things that will happen if someone doesn’t pay attention. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mother and children can reach for whatever they want, but we have to wait until it is given to us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skin was drawn so tightly over the cheeks that you could see the shapes of the bones underneath. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

I can even walk into a restaurant to eat by myself or go to a store to shop for clothes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In the morning light I could see her earlobes pierced with gold. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Personally? None. But my grandmother can sew anything, so I know it’ll be good.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

If Americans could see what was happening behind those walls, they would not allow it to continue. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He sounded as if he could not believe it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Our hands are tied behind our backs. We cannot swim. If you leave us here, we will undoubtedly drown.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He could no longer tell the difference between waking and sleeping. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They could be readily stored, unlike many later crops such as strawberries and lettuce. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mouth was so wide open all through Andre’s speech that the police could have flown right in, and I wouldn’t have noticed or cared. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was also starting to understand that I could try to ignore or shake off the way I felt when people called me names. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But could Percy really take away her curse? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

In her mind, she was planning her escape route: She could follow the cliff-top plateau north for a way, and then there were rock jumbles and trees she could hide in. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I could not help being brutal about this. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And you can see your granddaddy at the store. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"We could go seek him out," Sander suggested to Mr. Heminges. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He could hear a rabbit moving behind him, but the run was so narrow that he could not have turned even if it had been safe to do so. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will have hair that can play in the wind light as a kite. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Did he give up too soon so that he could return to her in Alexandria? Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I could see her trying to suppress a smile, but she was too respectful of her elders to laugh. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re doing well with those new cabins, by the way. I suppose this means I can claim all those other sons and daughters of mine and send you some siblings next summer.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I can manage. Don’t you worry about me.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“But this is good,” she quickly adds, “because now you can have time to think about whether you really want to do this.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Your sorrow is very real. But it can’t be helped. The boy cannot return. And it must be evident to all that it was the Witch who killed him.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But Rumfoord could hear Billy talking to himself from time to time. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But, if we want music we can always send for a few birds. No, all things considered, it would be a nuisance, keeping it in tune and so on.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I put on the most adult-sounding, sophisticated voice I can fake. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He could gauge nothing by these terse replies and he was still unable to see her expression clearly. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“One thing’s for sure, give him tools, and this young man can fix up anything you can find and build anything you can think of. I can vouch for that.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She squinted, a vague memory flicking past her as the emperor continued, “We cannot test the stone in the day, in any case.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

As Halliday’s former closest friend, everyone assumed he alone could explain why the deceased billionaire had put his entire fortune up for grabs. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But he could not beg nor buy a decent gun. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hung the phone up quick as I could and backed off a few steps, staring at it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As she grew older, Violet could neither stay where she was nor go away. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if it is a liberty act, there’s no reason to think it could hold a candle to Marlena’s. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he has taken it away again after all, some time when I could not see. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He said, “Yes? Oh—hi, Cara. What can I do for you?” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I told him, we can have ten merit scholars at school. But if we beat Permian, we get more publicity.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I enjoy Namontack’s story, but I can see that Reverend Hunt is becoming discouraged. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I could imagine people bundling up and waiting to hear a band whose every lyric they could sing or enduring a snowy Super Bowl for a team they'd followed since childhood. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Some poisons could take longer to affect you, but... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The packed snow creaked underfoot, and everywhere I could hear a musical trickle and drip as the noon sun thawed icicles and snow crusts that would glaze again before nightfall. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

After the first few days, he began trying a new method: he would let Faro off the leash but keep him close, either by talking to him or whistling softly, I could not hear which. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You mean who might get canned from the show if he keeps messing up?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I think you can sort of slip out of your life and it can be hard to find a way back in. But you kids are my way back in.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

From the windows of the residence, I could see the red tulips and lavender grape hyacinth that surrounded the fountain at the base of the hill. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I stirred until my arm ached and painted the samples as smoothly as I could, becoming more skillful as I went along. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see that he is hurt, the instant hang in his expression. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not sure how to do that, but let's say I can. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After their walk, he asked her if he could borrow a stuffed animal for his ruler-of-the-world speech. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

That meant he could only come out of his bedroom for meals or to use the bathroom. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve seen that word—wickedHe searched his mind for what the phrase could possibly mean. “On the little creatures that live here. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Ellis could have pulled out her hockey stick and invited Dee into the backyard to hit the ball around a little. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

We would chuckle or grin sometimes, as though war stories were coming back, but neither one of us could remember anything good. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a mistake, and although I realize that nothing can replace the lives of these great men and the pain these families have felt, I’m willing to do anything to gain their forgiveness.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Ben could smell the heavy presence of bourbon on his father’s breath. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead a few of the gas station owners could be seen sweeping snow from their driveways. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

That Sunday, with that host, on that news show, I tried to explain this as best I could within the time allotted. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” Uncle Willie explained, “there can be a good something and there can be a bad something.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The conversation went on, Becca leading the way, now asking everybody if they could record anything on whatever gold record she was talking about, what would it be. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He's like fuming, so upset he can hardly talk. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You honestly think we can make this work?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

If you think of doing something in New York City, you can be certain that at least two thousand other people have that same thought. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could tell from the fire and from the half-drunk cup of wine beside it that Loki had been there only moments before he arrived. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I listened from a distance for as long as I could stand it, clenching my mind on the words of the dragon, then, helpless as always, I went down. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d like you to take me there if you can. I can pay you to serve as my guide.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask her if I can borrow her car and run some errands. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

What activities could you do with them to underscore the idea of the soundscape? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I include research on the climate of our area, the ideal plants that can be grown here, and a study of the benefits of green areas in living spaces. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got something to show you if you can guess I what I do for a living.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The police don’t know the identity of the girl right away because no one can read the ID card in her purse; they send a copy of it to a language department at Columbia. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I can catch him, can I keep him?” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She moved aside so he could climb behind the controls. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He suffered her embrace and returned it as best he could. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Nor could we make or receive phone calls, for the same reason. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if I were standing on the sidewalk on the main drag of my existence, looking through the glass at all of life’s goodies, but could not find an open door. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

And then I realized it was the first time I could see the power of the wind. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was less than an inch between the floor and the bottom of the cabinet, so that she could not walk properly but had to flatten herself out and crawl. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

They were told they could walk in the garden, play volleyball on the lawn, listen to the radio, eat and drink as much as they wanted. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t think she could handle work and taking care of me on her own. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Do you really think we can do this?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Inside my head, for as long as I could remember, there had always been a sense of time ticking steadily. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Mother will be home soon. Maybe we can ride out to meet her when she comes. Wouldn't that surprise her, to see you ahorse?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m ninety-three. What have I got to lose? I can still mostly take care of myself. I’ll need some help for some things, but nothing like what you’re thinking.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

You can see this very nicely with a flashlight. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Doc’s paying us five cents apiece for those frogs. We’re going to get seven or eight hundred. How about taking a pint of Old Tennis Shoes just ’til we can get back with the frogs?” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just wanted to slink out of there as quickly as I could before anyone entered the store who knew Mom or Dad and might mention they saw me there. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

‘Yes, yes we could. Spoiling nice fish, scorching it. Give me fish now, and keep nassty chips!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“You did, didn’t you? Looking up at me, all doe-eyed and pleading ... I could have had you, couldn’t I? You’re so easy.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this man could very well lean forward just as Mrs. Fanning had done downstairs. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Look, if anything did happen, I could understand it. I know how it was back then.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel my lips making a smile. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I’d nodded, hot tears running down my face, and I ran down the stairs as quickly as I could. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“We can pick up some food you like tomorrow in Gallup. But for now, you’re going to have to settle,” Nali said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, fifty each. Do you think we can keep it?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

His gaze fell on the Little Comic Con flyer on the dresser, and he felt a strange warmth come to his cheeks when he remembered Dimple asking if she could come with him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Hey, I have an idea. Maybe you can design the antidote.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Go to her side, look in her face, speak to her. Speak clearly so we can all hear you.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

For a few minutes he thought he’d made a horrible mistake in embarking in the canoe, and that they’d be drowned for sure; but what else could they have done? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They could not run as fast as leopard children normally run, and their coats were dull and matted. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Jonathan felt sure he could try anything, be anything, do anything anyone might set before him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mama, I have a real friend who I can talk to. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

That we could go on as we always had. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’d always pull back enough in her interactions with her classmates to give herself room to quietly observe them, so that when she got home she could practice imitating their accents, their idiosyncrasies, their style. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I could not believe it when I saw that baby laying on the ground dead. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can eat five of these,” she confessed, ignoring the nutrition label. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then we laugh, since both our bodies are so wrecked, it will be a miracle if we can get up the next day. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Do you know where we can find Willie Bodega?” the old man asked in slow Spanish. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

They never considered adding infinite parts together even though Achilles' strides approach zero size; the Greeks could hardly add steps of zero size together without the concept of zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But that doesn't mean I can just reprogram the way my emotions work. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“But in chess there is such a thing as pawn promotion, where a pawn can become a queen. Bobby-san is my king and I will become his queen.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She had often watched others building, and Kira realized that she could probably construct some sort of shelter for herself. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re living right in the middle of history,” my father would say, but it seemed to me I could understand long-ago history better than history today. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That something will happen and I can start breathing again. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But she squirmed happily when I bent down so I could scratch behind her ears. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

While the debris of ancient village sites does not include fossilized words along with bones and pottery, it does reveal movements of people and cultural artifacts that could be associated with languages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once Dad had poured the foundation, we could help him on the frame. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The bonds formed in boyhood can last a man for life,” said Prince Doran. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And before she could even finish the story, I kissed her cheek and told her I loved her more than all the cupcakes in the world. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Still, Luna could feel her mother’s magic—as well as her mother’s longing and love—buzzing against her skin. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I know there’s a good Rufus in me, the Rufus I used to be, and maybe a Last Friend can drag him out of me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes at night, she could hear the cries of the quail doves and solitaires interspersed with the songs from the aviary. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could take all the time you wanted to check and recheck a sight. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joel looks at me like he thinks I can do something. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I could wash the cut, at least, and put on a clean sock. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Have you considered what you might do to help? You have recovered, so you cannot get the fever again. You are young and strong. We have a real need for you.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Malú, do you think you could wear something a little nicer?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

When Salvador lapsed into a glum silence, Lupita asked, “Aunt Consuelo, could you teach me some English words as we work in the fields?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I can hear her breathing over the roar. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, take a seat,” she said, “and I’ll see what I can do.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can take care of everything, don’t worry.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I knew how quickly they could morph into something else: a brownie-baking mom, a fascist guard, or self-crowned foster parents of the year. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

If a crack opened up between one team and another, the result could be disastrous. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” is all I can think to say, and then neither of us talks for a minute. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“What is it about you, my friend? I feel I could tell you anything.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

In English, a past-tense form is typically used to refer to past time, but it can also be used with a second meaning, factual remoteness. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I cannot stop. I want to get a lot of wood ahead so I can take a little rest, eh?” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

How could he be the culprit when he was not there? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“The evidence will show that while preparations for guerrilla warfare were being made, no plan was ever adopted. It was hoped throughout that such a step could be avoided.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could try the knife and see what I find.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I could see what these were for: she was a Virgin of lost things, one who restored what was lost. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Your Majesty,” the voice said again, and Minli could hear the shuffling and swishing of silk as the group rose and took leave of the king. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“You come on and eat, so I can take something up to them.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

That genes could be regulated—i.e., turned “on” and “off” by particular cues—deepened the understanding of how genes function in time and space to specify the unique features of distinct cells. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“They can be used like traps, left by someone to do harm to people.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And Tree-ear could only watch as the second vase sailed through the air. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

But this banality of violence can never excuse America, because America makes no claim to the banal. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

As if a different strain could appear in a month’s time. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can imagine how hard that was for Miss Quack, Quack, Quack. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He had no intention of paying his debts and was confident he could evade prosecution through guile and charm. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

You could hear the roar of the party from end to end of Cannery Row. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

If divorce had presented itself as the dastardly antithesis of all this, it could easily have been cast onto the other pan of the scales, along with betrayal, illness, thieving, assault and mendacity. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“The children are awake too, the Indian said with her fatalistic conviction. “Once it gets into a house no one can escape the plague.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She could undo locks with a twitch of her fingers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The glow bounces off the silver elevator doors, and I squint so I can see. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Thank God you understand. You can see how ludicrous and impossible everything has become.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were trembling so that he could scarcely lift off the last of the wrappings. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Percy could tell that she was holding something back—something she wasn’t supposed to say. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Old Mr. Rivers, she said, was a plain man enough, but a gentleman, and of as ancient a family as could be found. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Stuffing them into her pants pocket, she headed toward to the basement entrance as fast as she could go without looking conspicuous. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on something else, so that they can have their moment. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Come have some water. This is the best well in all of Mexico. It’s so cold and fresh, it could wake up the dead.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to sit down, but I do, perched on the edge of the chair so I can get up fast, if necessary. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But from colonial times through the days of apartheid, black people in South Africa were required to have an English or European name as well—a name that white people could pronounce, basically. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I could tell by the way he was pouting that Byron was going to try and get out of doing his share of the work. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry could tell that Ron was experiencing the same sinking feeling as himself. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A wistful air came over her, the closest she could come to remorse. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I answered, and I gave her the tightest hug I could give. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But aside from inventing a Latinate name for a vague principle, Wolff could provide no further specifics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I like them all because I can read them now. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell he was going to say something serious, because he was very shy, and I'd heard him dear his throat in that same way before giving an important economics lecture. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And her son, she cannot take him back on the boat. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hollows can be small enough for tiny salt-and-pepper chickadees or a family of deer mice. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The Pittsburgh news was on and an announcer was talking about where people could receive their second round of polio vaccine. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Although Olmsted himself preferred the northernmost site, he insisted Jackson Park could work and “produce results of a pleasingly becoming character, such as have not hitherto been aimed at in World’s Fairs.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Will sprinted off - which was possibly the stupidest diversion Nico could imagine - and six of the guards chased after him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Not too far away were mountains—she had heard that just about everywhere you went in Japan, you could see a mountain. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Einstein couldn’t bear the notion that God could create a universe in which some things were forever unknowable. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Climbing out of the truck, Rosaleen asked if we could have one of his cantaloupes for our supper. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What could she have seen in that fierce silent man to draw her away from England? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve been told to be very careful when doing this: women can get their hands caught in wringers, and other parts of their bodies, such as hair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anything we do in this transient, secondary social way, compulsively and with all our energies but only for a brief period of our history, cannot be counted as social behavior in the biological sense. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells me I show ability in smiles, and that I could go far. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a bright twinkle in it and no sign of sleepiness that Frodo could see. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If I said the wrong thing, I had no doubt they could blast me into dust. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Even with my air conditioner on full blast, I could already tell that I was sweating through my wrap dress. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I could never make it more than a quarter of the way up, but it didn’t take long before Fang could shimmy to the top. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

"All nature o' things. I can do sums, too." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, Jake,” said Grace, “if you really want to understand and speak Spanish, you could just study Spanish.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Only you could make drinking coffee sound nefarious.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“I can breathe fire well now,” he said. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

If the wasps are too groggy, if the nest catches on its way down, if I try to escape, this could all be a deadly waste of time. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

No. I could feel the knife in my hand, still slippery with perspiration. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“He passed me over for promotion in favor of another student. He was keeping me back so he could use me as indentured labor, rather than raise me to Re’lar.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’d read a book once about a girl who turned invisible and a boy who could fly. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

By the time you arrived, the officer who was headed home had lifted the hatch so you could climb in. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This could hardly be called a great event, I suppose, but it was for me an important and terrible one, and it happened almost without my knowing it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I could think of but one possible topic, and it was not one I was eager to discuss. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t ask a single question, just took notes as fast as I could. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They are small enough at best—I could eat twenty of them. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It was crazy how words—just black squiggles on a page—could bring memories rushing back. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Let me talk to his sister. She’s home from college this summer. I can probably convince her to get Milo to lay off.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My parents bought my sister Asiya and me a car to share so that we could get ourselves to our respective jobs and school without having to rely on public transportation. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But the Supreme Court has indicated that in policing, race can be used as a factor in discretionary decision making. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

All of this can be explained very well in the atomic model of the world, but only with much greater difficulty using Cartesian vortices. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I could tell he saw something was up too. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Nhamo was so exhausted she could hardly move, what with running from one patient to the next. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have time to organize a party around Thanksgiving,” he said, “but you could for Christmas.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It's the least she can do for him. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He could lay down a pretty solid beat, and besides, I knew where he was heading. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Standards don’t stop innovation, added Cawley, they just clear away a lot of extraneous stuff so you can focus on what really matters. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

When he pulled himself ashore, he could see people drowning in the water, screaming as they fought to stay afloat. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He stood, still as stone and could do nothing but marvel: how had Lanre come by such power? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She could go nowhere without boots; nor could she make new ones. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see his back from my door. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I could see that they were taken aback by my statement, and I added that it would be only proper for them to have the opportunity to reply to my charges. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it producing indisputable knowledge that could not be contested? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It’s not entirely beyond the realm of possibility that mountain lions could have survived undetected in New England. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

When the original owner wore it, black Americans could not vote because they were black. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But no one found the words thoughtless or untrue, for Beth still seemed among them, a peaceful presence, invisible, but dearer than ever, since death could not break the household league that love made dissoluble. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But two big, burly soldiers right behind them grabbed Stringer’s arms before he could even react, and forced him to keep moving. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Although it was surely an illusion, the city, with Table Mountain looming behind it, looked agonizingly close, as if one could almost reach out and grasp it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking, I could get dizzy and fall while crossing the street. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The gull’s savagery and suspicion had been due partly to pain and partly to the unnerving knowledge that it had no companions and could not fly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jacob, could you hand me some plates? They’re in the cupboard over the sink.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He tries the cadence of a movie voice-over: “It’s senior year. She’s a beautiful budding filmmaker. He can swim and fix cars. They don’t know where the path beyond the stone cottage will lead.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

All I could do that afternoon was walk. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Right now it’s telling me ye can’t wait to get this tour over with so ye can get back to that slice of sweet potato pie ye got stashed back in your room.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I could just tell it cost a lot. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"All I'm gon' say is, I could totally see you, a school bus falling from the sky." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She could have turned her nose up, or ignored me, but she didn’t. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on his chest, so that she could push him away if she had to. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I asked, “So you can change your name any time you want to?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second bell rings, and I’m late for pre-algebra, but I don’t think I can sit at a desk and listen to a teacher right now. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Soon the number of people who could grasp relativity had been reduced even further in the popular imagination–and the scientific establishment, it must be said, did little to disturb the myth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

At last Prendergast could leave behind the cold mornings and filthy streets and the angry newsboys who disobeyed and taunted him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Jam could already feel the familiar warmth of Redemption’s house wrapping around her like a soft, fuzzy blanket she’d known for years. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They could hear the rest of the school moving into the stadium beyond. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Each brought with it a sense of unassailable loss, a great burden hurtling towards her, and she wished she could duck, lower herself so that it would bypass her, so that she would save herself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They didn't have anything in common—like, nothing—and it wasn't the kind of nothing that can be exotic and exciting. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Papa could see that his talk had had very little effect on me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear Tommy complaining that Crow Face hadn’t warned him of anything of that sort, but Christopher shrugged and said: “She thought you knew, of course. Everyone knows.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And here is my pledge to you, faithful reader you can count on me to be truthful and certifiable in giving the honest-to-goodness scoop each and every week. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"And, of course, a god can be slain by another god, or by a weapon like Kasusu. It was forged for that very reason." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes were heavy with exhaustion, but Reyna could tell he was fighting to stay awake. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I can deal with a documentary,” she said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘I can show you that,’ he said, ‘if you can help me along.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, boy, how lucky it was for me that Granny could not read! Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He scooched himself to the edge of the seat so that his legs could reach the gas and brake pedals. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I could see half of the room from where I sat. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

If you look closely in a ruined castle even nowadays, you can sometimes find the hooks from which these flashing tapestries were hung. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I told Mom and Dad about our costumes, they said there was no way I could go trick-or-treating dressed as the devil. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tariq had the genius idea that if we talked to some neighbors and got them to hold their cans and bottles for us, we wouldn't have to rummage and it'd be guaranteed cash. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“It didn’t mean anything to us,” he remembered, “until a large group of planes came near the ship and we could see for the first time the rising sun emblem on the plane wings.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hand lamps are a talent and half, and there’s nothing I can do about that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She could hear the cries of the seabirds above and the rhythmic splash of the oars as the rowers carried them away from her land and closer to the huge ship waiting for them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what scientists can do–and Anderson and Witzke have done–is measure the impact site and calculate the amount of energy released. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Judging from the books, she could be in Jamaica or Namibia, Topeka or Beijing. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“How could I not love you? You’re the most beautiful boy in the world.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Through the window I could see that night had completely fallen and that lights now gleamed in the streets. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If nothing else, we can warn them about what’s happened to us.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I would like to buy one of your hot dogs. They smell rather tasty. I was wondering if I could buy just one.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I had done, I looked for a bell, so that I might let the servants know I had finished; but I could not find one. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Grace could hear the quiet sniffles from all four of their parents behind them, watching their two children meet for the first time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

You can hear the engine pulling, the wheels rattling on the tracks. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Beyond and above spread an expanse of sky, dark blue as at twilight: rising into the sky was a woman’s shape to the bust, portrayed in tints as dusk and soft as I could combine. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Apparently everyone could hear it, because several clutched their hands over the ears. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

One thing he could not say was that there was nothing he could do. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Find beauty wherever you can, child. It will keep you alive.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A friend once asked me how I could reconcile my creed of African nationalism with a belief in dialectical materialism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He understood how grief can twist a heart, how passions drive good men to folly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Behind him, his buddies were busy keeping their heads down and loading the other two guns as fast as they could. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

To avoid future misunderstandings, however, CBS programs would no longer use “a simulated news broadcast within a dramatization” that could confuse listeners. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

By deftly lifting and twisting the claw, they could slip it out of the hole, and then they used their trunks to examine the wheel all over, cleaning the rim, checking for cracks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“No, Yuni, there’s nothing you could have done,” Doha’s mother said as she entered his room holding a bowl of rice gruel. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Prosper thought he could hear a small laugh. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Flowers grow on her tiny wrought-iron balcony, and in summer she can estimate what time of day it is by feeling how wide the petals of the evening primroses have opened. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Syl returned the smile and said, “I can hardly believe it, sir.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Aside from our money and possessions, middle-class families, from what I can see, have a lot more leisure time. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could get some tomorrow, if you’d give me the tokens for them.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Bluesmen said Cool Papa and Clayton could find them either here or there, but they would most likely be in Washington Square Park for the next two or three weeks. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Then he announced that this conversation had come to an end, and Anatole could consider himself excused from the table and this house. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could read it as a materialization, out of the white pipe cleaner mist into the solid fight of day. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean if Bobby likes Kelsey, he can have her. Hello.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Iron fingers caught her by the wrist before she could fall, and a deep voice rasped at her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

How could I leave my loving, erratic, harebrained mother to fend for herself? Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Or if everyone around me was there because they could cause someone to hurt themselves that way, too. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“But how can they do that? What did she say that they could sue for? Where’s the libel?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If that doesn’t kill your enthusiasm for becoming a sumpweed farmer, be aware that it has a strong odor objectionable to some people and that handling it can cause skin irritation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She could just as easily have chosen the sleeping pills. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

How could he celebrate when word had just arrived of what his father’s soldiers had done to those Eyllwe rebels? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“What will become of me? Already my life has been wrecked. What happens to me now? Prowling in garbage cans, following the fleet. My mother was right.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he told the joke well, and Perry, though he was in some measure a prude, could not help laughing, as always. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, Rishi could see a bustle of colorful activity: squirming clots of costumed people and booths and banners and demonstrations. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He’d take me in his boat so that I could see the fishes swimming in the sea. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now he'd be lucky if he could manage to avoid being arrested. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Lupita looked eagerly for Salvador there, but could not find him. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

It was a wild, cruel face that the Siamese saw, and he recognized instinctively a wanton killer—and one that could easily outclass him in strength, ferocity and speed. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Since nothing can be made from nothing: God could not construct the world without matter.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Well, he had plans for the soft G. He could have spelled it with a J, right? Except that J is one of the six letters he totally threw away.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I pulled Mom’s research proposal out of my bag and opened to the page where I’d given Mom’s fisherman a beard and a can of Moxie. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Nothing could drive Park's words from her head. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“How could you use a poor maiden so?” the boy finishes. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The fat little maester hopped up on his toes but still could not quite reach. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“When I was in a coma. I heard you cry out to Jesus. For me. I thought you should know. That people in a coma can hear.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The best was when Thomas collapsed to the ground and joked that he’d fallen into a black hole and could never get out. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

We have to do that, missus, so we can review your claim. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Sighing, I scrounged my finances journal out from under my pillow and tried to figure out what I could afford at the market. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Folks,” said Florence, “can change their ways much as they want to. But I don’t care how many times you change your ways, what’s in you is in you, and it’s got to come out.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

And so the rightful king could ever be known.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, you can say goodbye to it, Mr. Macon. Grace will go to dinner all over the county telling people about the watch you gave her.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just enough proof so that I could do what I needed to free myself from this possession. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Something I can only describe as pride swells against my chest. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We drove around the city, rather than through it, but I could see the silhouette of the tall, blocky buildings, even darker against the dark night sky. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see her now, the prominent teeth, the gay spot of rouge placed high upon her cheek-bones, and her smile, vacant, happy, enjoying her evening. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“His sorceress can summon fire. Might be her red god can melt these snows.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But on the off chance I can bring the samples, I'm gathering them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s muggy, and the air is locker-room sweaty, and her clothes are sticking to her everywhere they can stick. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

How could elderly people now be considered “unfit” and “useless eaters” simply because they had grown old? Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Chip didn’t know how she could support so much weight. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"As well as can be expected," Helena said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You said there was one other woman in Cold Sassy you thought you could stand if I—” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She thought the second wife would try to kill him so that her own son could inherit the kingdom, and she was right. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

We could hear him clinking and sloshing around in there, and he emerged a few minutes later holding a floppy photograph with a pair of wooden tongs. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then you had to look at the ground sideways to see if you could catch a glimpse of the gold stems of the chanterelle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Really, my mom can read the newspaper in fifteen minutes and tell me baseball scores, the location of every war, the latest guy to win the Lottery, and the high temperature in Des Moines, Iowa. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“See this? Maybe we can find some more.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

How could it be that in his triumph he had saved everyone but her? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes, we could do with them,” said Frank. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Who can comment on her strengths and weaknesses? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Nobody ever—no girl could be a Mrs. Pumpkin?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you could come over one day after school?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s a serious thing. You could cause serious damage to your bladder by—” “Do you really have to pee?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

We know that at least some terrestrial microbes can survive on Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also, from what I can tell, has crushes on three different girls at the same time. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

How could they possibly give us our lessons? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

All of our lives we have farmed—we can grow our own food. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could I bear to return to my old way of being? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He walked and worked among his villagers, thought of their welfare, and could tell the good workman from the bad. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down the center of the blade ran a blood channel, either side of which there were symbols which Matthias could not make out. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“He certainly knows as much math as you and Lanning together, since he can read minds. Give him his chance.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

As we waited for an answer all I could think of was Conchetta’s ripped dress—the one Helen Kazinski had demolished. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She laughs, and out of the corner of her mouth says, “That boy’s jawline could cut glass.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We could not control our enemies’ number, strength, nor weaponry. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

That was as out loud as an out-loud He could be, but it was such a good one that Turner couldn’t feel too bad about using it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

As he was wondering whether to climb up to it, to see whether he could get a clear view ahead, he heard a movement behind him and turned to find Hawkbit at his shoulder. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s another multiple personality—a word that can be either singular or plural. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In a few months your body will heal, but time won’t heal your mind as easily. Helping others can help heal your wounds of the spirit.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Bobby Moch sat astride the stern, hunched forward, pounding the wood, screaming words no one could hear. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He could, of course, set the trunk in the snow right now and take a street car and get the money from Bessie and leave town. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

How could a plane even carry such a thing? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I could have,” said Harry without looking at her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was greatly relieved a few moments later when I saw the colonel walking back to the car with two cans of Coca-Cola. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. God, I hope he doesn’t go looking for it tonight. Although, really, he could never suspect anything. Why would someone steal a Breathalyzer?” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Not only did I distrust him, I didn't know how much I could safely say. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which is not anyone’s fault. I thought it’d be easier to find a position of interest that can be managed with our time frame before we go back home.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

At least when he was slouched against a wall, I could pretend he wasn’t here. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“We used a shoe, but you can use anything, really.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She could have listened to him for a hundred years. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I can almost see hearts popping out of his eyes. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He said we could make them sometime, if we can find the pan. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

So maybe I could, once, try being nice to her. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When she’s in the back seat with them I can tell, from the breathing and gasps, that she’s going too far in that direction as well. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about that a lot, and I never could find any way they’d hurt me that had mattered very much. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked for a spell of self-transformation, but being slow to read the runes yet and understanding little of what he read, he could not find what he sought. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Chima, go and get me the container of water. It is almost empty, so you can carry it.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to smash him across the face, like the can of sardines. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But three of the number can read: none write or cipher. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay!” he called up to the light the size of a postage stamp, which was the open trapdoor, “it’s a soft landing, you can jump!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

All of these were important problems, serious, but I could solve them if I got to work quickly. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“With a cactus on her forehead, and she can barely speak Spanish. This country is ruining your children, sister.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Now, I mean for you to stay out of that wine house and as far away from Pilate as you can.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, she could hardly have done that, in fairness to Judith. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He set up a trust account for Nick, and the bank manager said he could make arrangements with Mr. Lawrence so any other money would be deposited automatically. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so tired from working late the night before, I could barely keep my eyes open, but I didn’t want him to leave. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Or maybe I could give one of the younger boys a penny to touch it for me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“She wasn’t helping us. Somebody could be bleeding to death, and she would be more worried about her carpet and getting her party on.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what Scotch tasted like, but if it tasted anything like champagne, I couldn’t imagine how he could drink so much, so quickly, so early in the morning. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then, without warning, for no reason that Lyddie could see, Diana slammed off one of the looms. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you lying, taking the blame for him? You’re covering for him to protect me. So he and I can still be brothers, right? So I don’t totally and completely despise him.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and dead men with black hands and bright blue eyes shuffled round a cleft in the hillside but could not enter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“So does your mother. I could see—the ineffable way they looked at me.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could tell she wasn't too sore at me any more. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It seemed absurd to spend my nights in such cramped quarters with an animal who was becoming roomy in his needs, when I could have an entire island. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Life imitating art, art imitating life; I really get those two confused, sort of like I can never remember if claret is Bordeaux wine or Burgundy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Not much we can do about it, is there?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We’d left the windows down, but the Bel Air was still all filled up with the kind of heat that can only trap itself in a car. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“You can get a carriage and a soldier will go in with you.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He wished he could sing and actually tried a verse but his voice was so bad it didn’t feel right. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could a kid who's just discovered his Jewish heritage be friends with someone who did what she did? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It also seemed strange that not even the best workers could reproduce her results. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But in a story I can steal her soul. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we could have different categories for sufferers of this syndrome: mild, medium, and acute. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Before she or anyone else could bow, the tsar reached out a hand. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She grinned as if we were already friends and could tease each other. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Heck, I could hit four home runs and you could pitch a nohitter today. If he is a scout, he would sure notice, but you know it can’t make any difference.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a skilled writer can enliven and sometimes electrify her prose with the judicious insertion of a surprising word. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking that I might have missed him, that he was there somewhere, just waiting for me to walk home so that he could follow me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And how could he someday rule a country whose soldiers had been trained to have so little compassion for human life? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She felt that the air between them was beginning to be charged, and she could find no name, or reason, for the secret excitement that moved in her. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Now, normally I am very shy, but Nothing seemed like the kind of guy you could just walk up to at a football game even though you were three years younger and not popular. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

"The wind can be a little scary here, my lady." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If she turned her head to the left, she could still smell Henry’s sweat on her shoulder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could give away something she hasn’t even guessed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can go with her this first time, ma’am,” Fanny says. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I suppose that proves the kid was at the movies. 9TH JUROR: No. But it indicates that no one can prove he wasn’t. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, We’ve streamlined the Tesla coil for personal use—you can even wear it in your hair! Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"As soon as I can. What concern is that of yours?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Pa said, “I know some folks in Chatham what can handle this.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

At first I think I must have misremembered it, but how could I misremember a sound I'd heard one hundred, two hundred, five hundred times in my life? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As soon as he joined Leo, Callum, and Dante, I could hear them make whooping noises as they smacked him on the back. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’d always thought they would die when she did, but some vestige of life was in them yet—the last tatters of her own, till sunrise could turn them to smoke. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Seeing it, the preacher could hardly keep his mind on how good Granny had been or how it was God’s will and all. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He could tell that reached her, because her eyes began to glisten with tears that she blinked away before they could spill. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He could not get to the Reveres’ front door, but by climbing a few fences he reached their kitchen door, and knocked softly. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not of important men, not of trustees and such; for knowing now that there was nothing which I could expect from them, there was no reason to be afraid. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Irene was a pink-eyed girl and her hair was of such a pale red that it, too, could be called pink. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that the direction and success of the charrette could well be determined by what happened that night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He looks for Hill, who has already caught eight passes for 198 yards and cannot be stopped if he gets anywhere near the ball. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That first season, the Fugees played in a recreational, or rec, league, an informal division teams played in before they could enter competition in the “select” grouping. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I could feel the deathly river water drying in the fire’s heat. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I knew they would never believe me, even if I could tell them the truth. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He no longer lived there, but he had a little operation there—he would bring drugs into the county because he could sell them for a higher premium than in the city. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“You can be good at anything you want.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Not long after supper, Sounder’s master went out of the cabin and stood listening, as he always did, to see if he could hear the cold winter wind beginning to rise in the hills. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spent two and a half years awaiting the high court’s decision, which was that she had been right: the government cannot detain loyal citizens against their will. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Infections can eat away at bone, so this was serious. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got two tests next week,” Rachel said, “so I thought maybe we could get a jump on the French Revolution project?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I join her in front of the picture window of the Vista Lounge whenever I can. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The wind blew and the waves crashed against the shore so that we could not go out on the rocks. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where you can pop the cork and put the cold glass mouth right up to your own. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the little Gods are mad at Jesus right now, and they’d like to hurt one of us if they could. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw me, he lowered the tin so I could step onto it, and I rode the stack up and onto the trailer. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Before they could thank Valmiki, he sank back into the anthill and it closed up around him. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Then maybe we can take her to the doctor?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Whether it was a cry of happiness or sadness, relief or fear, Ivy could not say, but perhaps it was all of these at once. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Everyone here can read, but Holly has sometimes asked me how to spell words like carry and weighed that she needs to report any “incidents” that occur. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If only I could just fly over to tell you myself...how happy I am here!” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I left during the fourth quarter of Coop’s game so I could come get ready for tonight, and now I’m in said sanctuary, freaking the flip out. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I know what you mean, child. Angels could look like many things.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Some people could see what was coming,” Ben says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Bone-boy confides in me that he makes up most of his readings—but he’s vague enough that it all can be interpreted to be true by someone who really wants it to be. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“And I can never spend enough time with you.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“According to Dauntless rules,” Four says, “one of you could also concede.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As I walked toward her room, I could hear my sister crying. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

So, since they had trains in Mexico too, I figured that I could keep going. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You could have gotten this anywhere,” she said, just as he had argued to Van Eck a few hours earlier. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t really matter anyway. Nobody could make me feel any worse than I already do.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I started to count the days until we could get back home and I could start school. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I get closer I can see they wear the felted hats and long coats of the city police. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I can feel the burn of my cheeks. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He decided that he could no longer live beneath the same roof as his father. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and I could hear his breathing slow down. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

First, there’s the usual getting up, getting showered, and getting dressed, in the kitchen, I can hear my parents talking loudly in a language I don’t know. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I could see that it said Crow and Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, on it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“We can help him get unstuck. The N’daa will help him.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Descartes realized that he could not start his two reference lines, or axes, with the number 1. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She imagined them nursing quiet plans for her wedding; her mother would think of a caterer and colors, and her father would think of a distinguished friend he could ask to be the sponsor. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And he thought to clap his hands, but he could not; they remained tightly folded in his lap. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Sunlight makes her hair shine and, although it's impossible, I can smell her shampoo from here, fruity and sweet. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His parents were going to cause the destruction of the house as soon as they could. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

This time it’s not a program offering something I need, but it’s about what I can give. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

By day they still hid as best they could, sleeping under the wagon and praying they would not be discovered. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t as pretty, wasn’t Pentecostal, she cursed, drank Budweiser from the can, and got into fights. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But this story could not have been written if she hadn’t intervened to rescue us and, in the process, our memories. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell Kristina is looking at me with that face. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

There were only four bottles of champagne in the cellar, and with the Prohibition on there was no easy way anyone could run out and buy more. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Surely you can make some rearrangements. The Sisters are practically family.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

If you paid attention, you could see what they passed one another during their handshakes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

TJ tilted his face upward so Jasmine could get a clear line of sight into his nostrils. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I could not see his face clearly under the hat, but it looked badly marked. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“MoMo’s already racked up a pretty impressive list of atrocities. What could you possibly nail him for that would be so effective?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They could tell once, with machines, but that is now outlawed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got back to school, as soon as I arrived, I could tell something was up. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Can’t bring myself to ask him how he can bear to follow orders so blindly. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“So if you are worse, what makes you think things can be different for you?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It was the look that all wicked Magicians have, the “Mark” which Jadis had said she could not find in Digory’s face. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I fly straight through the floating isles like a ghost, angling up to go as high as I can until I can’t get any farther from land. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For me the sensations of exertion and fatigue could be savored. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This table come with house when we rent. There are many table in America you can own. Many peanut butter. Akira will get sick of it, there is so much!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could offer to shovel the snow off the sidewalk and steps again. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not joking. They’re in schoolrooms and everywhere. I’ve spent so much time staring at globes I could probably make one.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reliable information about who could be trusted meant that small bands could expand into larger bands, and Sapiens could develop tighter and more sophisticated types of cooperation. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

All it could do was jump up and down. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But he cannot be home alone, so he goes to stay with Dries and Annie. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“If you leave marks, it could cause an international incident. Archivist Werfel, take him collapsed to the room you’ve prepared for him. Watch him. Ensure that he recovers. Take good care of him.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Yes, we shall,” said Hazel, with all the conviction he could muster. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knox was talking specifically about New York City, but his concluding thoughts on this process could be applied to all large urban centers. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Working as fast as he could he carefully placed the dried grass and wood pieces he had tried at first on top of the bark and was gratified to see them take. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Taran could warn Eilonwy not to be imprudent, the door of the throne, room burst open and a crowd of folk pressed in. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

You can see the wheels turning in Spike’s head as she speaks. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The uncanny feats of memory on display can seem almost mystical. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Baxter is the youngest of them all, maybe thirteen, but Mark can tell he’s a tough little sucker. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I sat up in my seat to answer, but before I could say anything, Selena interrupted. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I remember the day when I finally knew a genuine thought and could follow where it went. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes this manoeuvre can be justified; but often it gives rise to a new sort of Whig history. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“He don’t run you into any danger if he can help it; but, by gum! if there’s danger, he goes first.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I grab the lamp from my desk and pull back my arm, ready to slam it into my reflection in the mirror so they can both shatter into a million pieces. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I could never walk home and back in one afternoon. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He called for the butler to bring champagne and glasses for everyone, right there in the foyer, so they could toast Rowan’s audacity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Mother offered to buy him pharmaceuticals, the strongest analgesics she could get her hands on, but he declined them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

One cannot just introduce good institutions to poor countries like Paraguay and Mali and expect those countries to adopt the institutions and achieve the per-capita GNPs of the United States and Switzerland. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Alex can feel a buzzing static electricity in London this morning, millions of voices murmuring about him and Henry and what might happen next. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I really wasn’t in the mood to have one more adult tell me that doing nothing was the greatest thing I could do, but I figured my mom deserved an update. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

They could best understand her, too, who was worshiped, not like other gods by the bloody sacrifices men liked, but in every humble act that made the farm fruitful. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned away, there was nothing that I could do. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She simply did not know who they were or when she could expect some sign of their return. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

So he glared at Carolyn, glanced at his father in the audience, then said, crossing his arms, “I’m doin’ the best I can, woman! Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

All one needs is a small bed in the comer and one could well imagine condemned men spending their last hours here.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Not every man is what he seems, and a prince especially has good cause to be wary... but go too far down that road, and the mistrust can poison you, make you sour and fearful.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Instead of two “girls” on the floor at once, there can be as many as six of us running around in our brilliant pink-and-orange Hawaiian shirts. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean to speak to you man to man. Do you think you can handle that for once?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain, we can change ourselves. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Eligible? But we have a letter from the doctor. We came all the way here so she could go to Evers.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

But the job was so dull that I was almost dozing off and could hardly respond when the radio of a nearby officer loudly blared out the emergency tone. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe we can catch him before he limbers up.’ Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have to keep the girls well and as happy as possible, and some of them can get pretty ornery. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was no one else Joseph could talk to about any of this, least of all his parents. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Elections to regional legislatures would take place at the same time as national elections, and the regional bodies could draw up their own constitutions consistent with the national constitution. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I'll give you a sheet of tin and a bundle of copper wire if you can fix it.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We can all try to put right the things closest to home. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The first night the visitors are on Water Island, I go for a walk so that I can see them in the house they rented behind the hill. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I pretend I don’t even know his name — and every day I walk past the tannery, just so he can see me not looking his way. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“We could have been doing this weeks ago.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was like a homecoming to Ged, who had no home to which he could ever return. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

And we’ve been coming here for so long, I feel like I know you guys and you’re sort of like my brothers and sisters and I know I can trust you, right? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Was this why he had been invited along — so that he could force-feed Dumbledore a potion that might cause him unendurable pain? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Eril-Fane had said the problem posed no danger to them, and he could ill imagine that the Tizerkane general would leave his city for so long if it were under threat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It stretched as far as the eye could see. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

He imagined that if he could lead a normal life with Blanca, one in which she would be waiting for him every evening in a peaceful home, everything would be different. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had a chicken—a great treat for us in those days—stuffed with oysters, boiled potatoes, corn pudding, some of Momma’s canned beans, rolls, and a hot peach cobbler. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Cheer up, my friend, the game's not over. You still can win. I hope you do." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Better to be in the friend zone than not in the game at all, Reggie. Let’s see if big fella can hang in there.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He could never duplicate the unbridled energy that had come with the words. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

White examined the skull and could see the hole in the back where the bullet had entered. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

How can he not see beyond their paranoia! Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“She doesn’t value you, either, you know. She thinks she can boss you around because you’re demigods, not full-fledged gods. She doesn’t understand that you’re a powerful team.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Their contention was that violence was nothing more than criminal behavior that could not be tolerated by the state. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pay him, and he packs up the items in a sack that can be tied on my back. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Although he never said it, I could tell that my uncle had befriended the inmate. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could deny I was wearing makeup again, Jay had sniffed my face, then licked my cheek from my chin to my ear. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the moonlight I could look up the length of the bed and see Dad still awake and when Oliver cried in his sleep Dad reached for him and held him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

As they could not afford a professional, though, Ralph applied himself to finding a way of doing the work for less. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if Roli goes along, too? He’s seventeen. He can have a passenger with him in the car until eleven p.m.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

For those left in the wake of the hurricane, Farmer’s brief, intense flurry of activity could result in a case of nervous exhaustion—a case of “decompressing from Paul,” Jim said. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Out the window I can see Mrs. Scatcherd and Mr. Curran on the platform talking to two men in suits and ties and black fedoras, with several policemen behind them. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Jake, if I write another blog post, can you get it out there? Can you leave the camp with it?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Mike gave us the go-ahead to resume our ascent, and Ang Dorje and I started climbing as fast as we could in order to warm ourselves. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I cannot leave until I know what happened to Wan. Tell me, how did he die?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She wished they could stay in there forever, never having to face what was outside. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Also snow can be pink if red dirt dissolves in water that evaporates and— Dad squeezes my shoulder. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We can praise God for this night,” he said. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Now Jason wondered if he could keep that promise. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I could feel him begin to pull away, to lose interest in the conversation, and it made me suddenly anxious. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

In homeroom everyone is all in a tizzy because today was supposed to be the last day that you could order valentine carnations, but Mr. Bontaff accidentally turned in our homeroom’s envelope early. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He lifts me high enough that Rani can reach my hand and pull me up. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

There were people in her house, and they were laughing and yelling and their voices were rough and loud and had the sharp edges of crushed-up beer cans. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

With the Angels dead, Morris Sampson could write another book about them—and probably not get sued. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“How did you know that Sir Fig Newton was sick? I mean, can cats really get diabetes?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But before I close the door, I can see her eyes are wide smack open. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Lyell believed that the Earth’s shifts were uniform and steady–that everything that had ever happened in the past could be explained by events still going on today. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“But if you must and you can, then there’s no excuse.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He believes that Noise can be sorted out, that if you could harness it somehow, you could put it to use. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“He said, ‘You can stay or go as you choose. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sah? I can plant the herbs in a small garden. To cook more stews like this.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It could only be read as a demand. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I could reach over and touch them if I didn’t think Pa would cringe. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If you could go back in time and un-tattletale on someone...would you?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you know if something happens, sugah, you could be in combat later today?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Passing the stranger the torch so he could see better, Aycliffe took up the document and cast his eyes over it. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But maybe I’ll come back as some HeLa cells like my mother, that way we can do good together out there in the world.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

We can dress you up in squire’s steel, pretend you’re Jorah’s butt boy, but there’s some will see right through that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, I guess you could have made these yourself.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Squinting, she could tell it was Rachel Denning’s house—Drew’s grandmother. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“We do nothing. Or as close to nothing as we can.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Before Minli could scream a warning, someone from behind her pulled her down and covered her mouth. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Guilt is not readily passed down the generations, but responsibility can be. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Now Papa can sleep,” I said, deeply satisfied. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have to meet as equals, with some mutual understanding and candor, before my mission can even begin. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I fought back a shiver before it could expose me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I stood up, bracing my body as best I could against the wind. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think we can get floor tickets?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

"The Lannister woman has seen to that. How can you be so damnably cruel, Catelyn? He is only a boy. He—" His fury was on him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I knew at any moment it could be too much, and my life could end — so quickly that I might not even notice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

One could well say of the event horizon what the poet Dante said of the entrance to Hell: “All hope abandon, ye who enter here.” A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It could have been my mind playing tricks, but his face suddenly appeared much closer to mine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but my dad is videotaping it. And I can arrange it so I get to see the tape, and you don’t. Can’t I?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Being stranded in the land of death is a little rotten for him, but there’s nothing we can do. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t there a violent cartoon you can go watch or something?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I didn't know where Gramps was, but I knew I could never see him again. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But there are more sinister things you can do with a mom- met. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s bewildering to know that if I call her, she could be here within hours. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell Calvin, “Bishell’s Hardware will have it. I can pay for it. I have some dog-sitting money from Mrs. Drinker. And more coming after Columbus Day.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

For then and only then can you feel that everything is as it should be and that God wants people to be happy amid nature’s beauty and simplicity. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

While straining in this way, focusing every erg of energy on his eyes, his bowels suddenly opened up, and before he could realize what he knew, liquid stools were running down his legs. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Happily, it’s a big chaotic mess, and I can just shuffle in with everyone else. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Almost he stared into the dragon’s eyes and was caught, for one cannot look into a dragon’s eyes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

There are five or six thousand stars that can be seen with the naked eye. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

What a lot of people don’t realize about softball: the relationship between a pitcher and catcher can make or break a game. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“My wife is dead, and the police think that I killed her. What could be worse than that?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes there was nothing in a garbage can but drippings of fat in the bottom. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z