| 单词 | colors |
| 例句 | The sneakers I saw were in dull colors like gray, tan, black, or white. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Right as Hammie reaches the edge of the bridge, colors flash around us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “These are such lovely colors,” she said, running her hand over the pale lavender one at the top of the stack. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Some were lowered in the front and painted in bright metallic colors, like candy apple red, and had tucked and rolled upholstery in white or black. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z A massive bonfire was burning at the center, which had been emptied of market stalls and was now filled with revelers in costumes of all colors and kinds. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the fire lay in beds, stood in windows, changed the colors of drapes! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I like to think that the colors and sounds and words have nothing to do with him, that they’re all me and my own brilliant, complicated, buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, godlike brain. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Her face was painted with the dark colors of worry. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There’s even a shelf dedicated to face masks in all colors and patterns, an accessory I’ve seen worn all over Tokyo. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As explained by historian Edmund Morgan, in colonies like Virginia, the planter elite, with huge land grants, occupied a vastly superior position to workers of all colors. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The material of the scarf had a bit of all the colors her mom was wearing and a little burst of purple that pulled it all together. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Vases spill over with flowers in a rainbow of colors. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She starts going on and on about the type of makeup colors I’ll need for my complexion. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The cereal would turn the milk different colors, and I’d sit on the couch with the humongous bowl on my lap, watching cartoons. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I paint the world in completely different colors because nothing is the same as it was before. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Skeptics had scoffed: How could the same light, emitted from the same lamp, be registered as different colors by different viewers? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They had civilized furniture in neutral colors and daffodils around their flower beds. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z In return we wore his colors, green and grey, and added to his reputation wherever we went. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She didn’t feel inclined to watch peasants bouncing about in bright colors for hours, but Queen Georgina enjoyed it, and had invited her to sit beside the throne today. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just the colors and the fairy-tale creatures, the magic. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His lance was striped in the same colors, and his shield bore the grape cluster sigil of his House. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z During the last war, Etienne knew artillerymen who could peer through field glasses and discern their shells’ damage by the colors thrown skyward. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He wore no fewer than three coats, all of them of fabrics and colors I’d certainly never seen in Arlington. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Twisting their hips and swirling their skirts, in all the different colors they’re wearing. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In the brilliant glare of the moon the only colors were stark black and dead white, and every edge was jagged and every surface bare. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anything that might have caused these colors as a side effect.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z It had illustrations to show basic vocabulary—words for colors, foods, parts of the body, animals—like a child’s book of first words. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries looked so fresh, the vibrant colors popped off the page. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The other women carried plain cloth panels showing the colors of the American women’s suffrage movement: purple, white, and gold. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In the mirror I see all the details: the vines, the flowers, the butterflies, and the hummingbirds in lots of colors. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z In this system, the students at the best colleges may be diverse—male and female and of various colors, religions, and hometowns—but they tend to share an upper-middle- class upbringing. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z They used to see blurs and blobs and now they see colors. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But neither 14th Street nor any other area had the colors of 125th Street. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z It is tempting to explain the switch in exclusively personal terms: Jefferson returned from France, recalled his old colleague to the colors of the true cause, and together they marched forward into history. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And what a strange sight he was with his black tunic, legs of two colors, split hat bobbing, and bells jangling. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And black power births a kind of understanding that illuminates all the galaxies in their truest colors. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He was demonstrating, helping, mixing colors, and hanging up finished work. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Squat houses in pastel colors lined the road like rows of sidewalk chalk. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The sharp edges blur, the ache goes out of it, the colors melt together, and from the many separated lines a solid gray emerges. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The dragon’s scales shimmered and glistened; he was a gigantic mountain of luminous colors and light. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was obviously an old photo because just like the one of me and my parents, it had started to fade and turn colors. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Maya wasn’t sure if it was love, fear, or just plain stupidity, but the colors picked up speed when she saw Claire waiting in the parking lot for her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She had curly hair and a paintbrush in one hand and one of those wooden things artist people put their thumbs through that has all the colors of paint on it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The sky changed from the split colors of daytime and nighttime. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I like the colors next to each other and wonder what kind of impossible things I can draw about ice cream. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z As the light leaves these stars, certain frequencies or colors are absorbed by the atoms in the stars’ outermost layers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Rainbow colors shimmered through it, though there was no light in the room except for the moon outside. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I’m expecting candy to fall from the piñata, but no, it’s something light, like snow, except all different colors. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He had visited museums and seen paintings filled with all the colors he could now recognize and name. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I thought about colors I hated: ecru, puce, lavender, beige and black. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d give it to my bus driver. She likes things with rainbow colors.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She has swatches of colors and samples of flowers. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He handed Venkatesh a stack of well- worn spiral notebooks—blue and black, the gang’s colors. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I tell myself that all the colors are there anyway, and this gives me an idea. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z How you gonna be a King and not sport the colors? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His Noise is just wild colors and pictures and things I won’t ever be able to say. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z On the other spread the city of Venice—red-tiled roofs, metal church domes, steepled towers, and sun-bleached buildings in all the colors of Valentine candy hearts—red, white, ochre, pink, and orange. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For the glass had been cast unevenly, so that there were odd little flamelike curves in the colors. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baumbach made wedding dresses, which are mostly white, so she bought samples of materials with bright colors and patterns because Rosalie loved colors best. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z As he twisted and turned the car through Tijuana, Lupita could hear noise and she could even see the dim colors of the traffic lights overhead through the canvas. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The sound waves push us into each other, wrap around us like colors. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z It might have been the smells, or the colors of the wood on the doorposts, or the arrangement of the stones on the road. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I know from art class that a spectrum is all the colors of the rainbow. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z With his mouth full of pancakes, Dad asks, “Is it true that your colors are back? That must make you happy.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Where possible, the tournament director alternates the colors, so that a player will play with the white pieces in one game and with the black in the next. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The lantern colors change from deep blues to emerald greens as we enter the Garden Quartier. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But the fairies were everywhere, near and far, shimmering in vivid colors. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They were both dressed casually, in light colors that matched the inside of the house. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The king clapped his hands once more and the waiters reappeared carrying plates heaped high with steaming squares of all sizes and colors. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I also have heterochromatic eyes, which means they are different colors. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The map lay between them like a battleground, drenched by the colors of the glowing sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I fan through the different colors of paper—some prints, some solid. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Her robe had an intricate pattern in many colors: red, black, and turquoise. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z My mind filled with inky dark colors, like someone had locked me in a box. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The elongated forms, eerie moonlight, and expressive colors—all hallmarks of El Greco’s style—help to heighten our sense of identification with Christ’s suffering. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I can sense a kind of depth to them, but their colors are gone. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I put my hands over my ears and shut my eyes to stop all the colors that are bombarding me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The colors I chose to draw with are all super bright and happy. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Brown, green, even a little gold in there. I’ve never seen so many colors in a pair of eyes.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Their skin is rough like wet leather and is all the colors of an algae bloom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It’s pink and purple, your favorite colors, and has a heart charm on it. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z There were men and women, children and elderly, of all colors and ethnicities, whispering in a dozen languages stories of heartache and spite, a perfect ghostly mirror to the living of the city. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z All of them emblazoned with the school colors and mascot. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As a kid I understood that people were different colors, but in my head white and black and brown were like types of chocolate. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She dressed Aurelia in her most beautiful dress, the finest imported silk in bright, eye-catching colors banded with gold thread, and draped a contrasting palla around her shoulders. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I had to really think about how to get the colors just right, so I didn’t notice the shadow creeping up behind me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Store-bought, and so many colors,” Cari said when she tore into her package and saw the ribbons Naomi had gotten her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her scarf, a riot of colors, was a tropical bird slowly flapping toward me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I never would have thought of using the colors of book spines and covers to make a picture, like art.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The camp passed the inspection with flying colors. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The colors changed as it squirmed in dismay. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I grabbed at colors—the crimson flower just out of reach, the ebony bird streaking past. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Even the warehouses by the quay were wrought in cheerful colors. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Of course. When you receive the memories. You have the capacity to see beyond. You’ll gain wisdom, then, along with colors. And lots more.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z But the colors inside the crystal ball were swirling. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “I used to think everyone saw these colors; then in third grade I figured out it was just me.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Do the colors of the uniforms mean anything?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He set out a pair of dark blue jeans and a black V-neck on his desk, hoping the simple colors would be nice enough to make it seem like he tried. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There’s a big heart made out of red and white roses, a “K” made out of calla lilies, and an arrangement of flowers in orange and green, his favorite colors. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z But then, unexpectedly, he finds that his fault has been overlooked or forgiven and at once the world reappears in brilliant colors, full of delightful prospects. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was in her dorm’s colors, and none of the teachers here knew her face very well. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The colors in the photograph had faded over the years, but you could tell that at one time they’d been bright. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z And like a lid of a jewelry box, the door opened into a landscape of radiant colors. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z As Sister Mukumbu readied the paints, I thought of all those colors, dripping and splattering on Vonetta’s and Fern’s clothes, and having to scrub them without a washboard. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Without light, there is nothing. We might as well be blind people. No light or colors.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z They were girls of fourteen, always clad in the Virgin’s colors, blue and white, having been dedicated to the Blessed Virgin at their baptism. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled out the science report, laser-printed in four colors, with a clear plastic binder. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My board has pictures of family and friends, and in between the spaces, holding it together, are tiny houses in all shapes and colors, cut out from magazines. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z There were several colors of pencils, even a slide rule, at which she was frowning. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “More light, lots of colors—this is a bit off-putting, don’t you think?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z This cane Held business appears at first to have just two colors: a too-big blue sky, and a too-much green cane, growing like giant grass. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He fished up the dove feather and contemplated its silky colors. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All kinds of people, all sizes, all colors, all of them rushing. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The train stopped, and the car door opened to scintillating colors. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But that was in the early days, when we had had more interaction with the other colors, and before they shuffled us around. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “That be the knowledge. I got it for the colors but never for the threads. My hands was always too coarse.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiles, thinks for a moment, then says, “And when you’re tired, you crawl into your flower and go to sleep. During the day, everyone talks in colors instead of sounds. It’s so quiet.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z On the train back to King City from his trip to Salinas, Adam Trask was in a cloud of vague forms and sounds and colors. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z To Lexie, the world seemed nearly perfect, and her fantasies were her real life with all the colors dialed up. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I realize that the colors are not so important after all; it’s the dot and the growing size and faster spin of the clouds. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t like the raw meat colors of the film. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a green-and-white silky shalwar kameez—the colors of the Pakistan flag—and a matching white hijab that makes her almost radiant. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “My Datsun”—Mum offered some braised celery to Aunt Alice, who made a No thanks gesture—“passed its MOT with flying colors last week.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The latest hair trends are adding colored highlights, or mixing hair colors like black and red. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Red, with white stripes down the legs—the Syrian team colors. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z One night Jack Frost passed by, and in the morning there were bright colors here and there among the green leaves of the Big Woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z No one is sure, except that the colors are yellow and black. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Her music reminded Bridge of picking wildflowers—she started with something thin and simple and then kept adding new sounds, all different shapes and colors, until she had something explosive. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The pieces of string are so small that “colors” is only a manner of speaking. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I get into the house I’m bombarded with the colors of my family. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And you couldn’t tell what colors the cars would be during the day. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I’ve never seen colors so intense, not just blue and yellow and red, but the deepest blues and brightest yellows and most vibrant reds you’ve ever seen. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Miguel quickly sorted the new deck into ten stacks of different colors. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z This time, the oval’s colors look deep red and purple. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I walked about looking at the butterflies’ bright colors and the bugs’ strange shapes. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z We found two dresses I didn’t hate, and we picked out some other things I really liked: overall shorts, striped shirts in several colors, and a pair of designer jeans. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z "If that is so,” said the bird, "you should take me out into the sunshine for a few minutes. A short time in the open air would restore all the colors to my feathers.” The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I gazed up at the wild, exploding colors in the night sky. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then the Reverend hands me a box, wrapped in white paper, tied with light blue ribbon, same colors as the book. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “He could be camped five feet from our walls with a hundred thousand men,” said an archer wearing Cerwyn colors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I had Powerhouse everything, the full range, five of the same outfit in five different colors. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Oz and Jak liked to come hunting the snakeskins to decorate their cabins, though the colors were never the same once the skins had been shed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Along the path through the park there were hundreds of flowers of different colors that excited the twins. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Sour balls come in different colors, and each color is a flavor,” he announced, “but I suppose that wouldn’t interest you.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z When you paint with that ink it may physically be black but it suggests to your eye and persuades your seeing that it is all the colors in the world. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Tally had never seen so much space painted in such putrid colors, as if the building were designed to make its occupants vaguely nauseated. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Paul wanted the women to dress in solid colors and to be arranged to create a rainbow. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He had changed hands as often as a dollar bill and was now running under the colors of a Hollywood screenwriter. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered how he could paint so many different colors in one night; red, wine, yellow, and rust My dogs were trotting along in front of us. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and watch the colors fade away. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The colors and shapes and words and pictures are so garish, so abundant, that they are mesmerizing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “It had all sorts of writings and pictures on it. Really fancy. I haven’t ever seen colors like that. And some of the paints were shiny like silver and gold.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The plaid, the crest, the motto, and the school colors all belong to Mr. MacLeod’s personal clan. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His memories were bright and crisp, full of blooming images and colors. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My head snaps from side to side as I examine the pack, taking in the various sizes and colors. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z We were half-below street level here, and the stained glass was a dim muddle of colors. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The unforgettable one was done in florid wash colors, with a caption that read: “Forgive Them Their Trespasses.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Or maybe a fat line with lots of colors. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The different sections of the town were in different colors, and I could read the names of some big streets. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The rickshaw was decorated with small flags in bright colors. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z A cool breeze carries leaves across the floor like a prism of windy-season makeup colors—marigold, chestnut, scarlet, apricot. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Small differences in the balance of the frequencies — how many you can hear, their relationship to the fundamental pitch, and how loud they are compared to each other — create the many different musical colors. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z We met at the training ground and new crapes were distributed, along with army shorts and T-shirts that were of all colors. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They had been gold at first, but now I saw how they shone iridescently— like the rainbow colors you see on a soap bubble if you look at it from the right angle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When they lifted me off the examination table, the pain rammed through my head and sent flashes of black, red and white colors into my eyes. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Maybe their hair and eye colors would, too. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z In two days we were fairly adept at matching the colors on our fingers with the colors on the keyboard diagrams. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s strange to see my Dauntless friends in Abnegation colors, as if they’ve been with me my entire life. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I never saw a light change colors like that,” I said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Corresponding colors were placed on the key zones of the diagrams. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened one large drawer slightly and she saw the folded robe with its bright threaded colors. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His wings were a combination of russet colors, like a bantam rooster or a lazy sunset. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Little chicken body and that long lopsided tail and all those different colors. It looks like it rolled around in a zillion paint pots.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z One woman sees colors and shapes whenever she eats cold food. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I flip through the pages, staring at the bright colors and the extraordinary art. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There are all kinds of lights hanging from the ceiling that are different sizes, shapes, and colors. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The shadows seemed richer here, as if they were made of more colors. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Abu taught me the basics of drawing, and from there I moved on to painting and sketching—I loved anything where I could be creative with colors. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A mix of shapes and colors, and a harsh, angry voice. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Melissa showed Kelly how to apply the blush high on the cheekbone and then blend downward, and how to choose colors to complement her light-brown skin. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The platform was teeming with people dressed for the World’s Fair, a riot of bright colors at odds with the surrounding cityscape. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Some were men and boys, but most were women and girls, their wraps still in beautiful colors, undone and spread along the ground like butterfly wings. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She’s upset that I didn’t ask her opinion and bought them in colors that she didn’t expect. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She sat with the girl, blowing bubbles—lovely, lurid, mostly magical things, with pretty colors swirling on their surfaces. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z His body was reptilian and sinewed, entirely adorned by iridescent scales that seemed to hold a thousand colors captive each time he moved. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She ran, the colors of her dress flaring flamelike in the bright places of the dark. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time I have to read text in colors other than black or white, like in a magazine advertisement or on a book cover, I get a headache because it’s the wrong color. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Do you see the colors when you’re mad at your parents?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They have their own colors, their own hideouts, and they are always riding for each other, like gangs. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z "No. But a man gets bored wearing the same colors day in and day out, or so I've found." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Finally, she married Gabe Ugliano, who was nice the first thirty seconds we knew him, then showed his true colors as a world-class jerk. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She stretches the material out, examining the colors. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Their fish tails shimmered in rainbow colors, glowing phosphorescent. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Then I’d like to go for a walk, in a garden with some trees, watch their colors, watch the birds, take in the nature that I haven’t seen in so long now. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The colors stand for the letters in the equations. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The patterns on the snakes’ skins were perfect, repeating endlessly in coils and stripes and ovals and diamonds, in all the colors of the island. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The blind man’s bird was marvelously colored, as if it had flown through a rainbow and been stained by the colors. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He and Arletta made some healthy treats together that could be sold along with braided key chains and bracelets in school colors. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The memory of it had crept into her dreams like a vine, curling around her in vivid, oversaturated colors. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The colors of the book are all bright even though the book is old. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Clearly a much better set of options could be provided to African Americans—and poor people of all colors—today. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z When she realized that Amaranta was dressing the saints in the bedroom she pretended to show the boy the differences in the colors. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It's all just like that but less emerald tinted, and I don’t see any horses changing colors yet. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z And inside the grocery store there were so many colors and sounds and lights that Gerald just grinned. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The swirling colors of the universe, packed into our little atmosphere here on earth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Vivid colors glistened wet in the bright light. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Though the trees are changing colors, flowers are still in bloom, and there are bees everywhere. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The different shapes and colors made the floor look like a quilt. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Now he could see all of the colors; and he could keep them, too, so that the trees and grass and bushes stayed green in his vision. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It glowed with the light of the Sea King’s palace, shimmered with the reflected colors of Lady Meng’s tear, and shone with the gentle splendor of the moon itself. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z All the rich scents and colors of the island were draining away. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I know certain colors are harder for me to see, and I wonder how much more magical this looks to Feathers and Rubio. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His dæmon, a large cat with fur of a thousand beautiful autumnal colors, stalked the corners of the study before leaping gracefully to Coram’s lap. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Since the basement doesn’t get as much light as upstairs, we should stick to lighter colors.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She’d noticed that colors sometimes left their shapes when things flashed by so fast. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He wore a wide-sleeved tunic of black, and ankle-length hose with a different color for each leg, one blue, the other red, though the colors were faded. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Most guys around here find ways of showing colors. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Communications answered that T. S. Eliot was not a new code or the colors of the day. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Slowly I reach out and take the colors. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I have admired these myself as I stuffed them into the wastebasket: their texture, their soft colors. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s like I’m a part of the whole fabric of the universe—the air, the water, the music, the colors, the shapes, and me right in the middle. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “What do you mean, the right colors?” she asked, sounding genuinely confused and more than a little annoyed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Then she opened the basket, and she and Akira stared at the colors. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Children aren’t coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Sounds have colors too,” I add, figuring there’s no use holding anything back at this point. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z As I read, a rainbow of colors drifts by in my head. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z My dad’s found a spot for the truck on the side of a cobblestoned road, and town houses of all colors—pink, blue, green,and more—line the street with rusting balconies. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Instead of cheaply stringing dragonflies by the tail, we could fly expensive kites, the sky splendid in Chinese colors, distracting ghost eyes while the new people sneak in. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She reaches into her purse and pulls out a small white envelope with Lucinda written on it in happy, shouty colors. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Outside the pavilion, the glowing flowers repeated the colors of the painted rainbow, and the white clouds above echoed the cresting waves of water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was like looking at a photo through a filter that amped up the colors. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As they approached Tijuana, they saw more and more automobiles of varied colors, shapes, and sizes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I like the sundown colors, red and purple. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Their colors and shapes get messy, like I’m forcing them to play along when they don’t want to. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Whites, darks, colors...what was he supposed to do with Boots’s black-and-white-striped shorts? Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The day is gloomy, and I’m glad to see sparkles and loud colors. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z As if through eyelashes, an explosion of colors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Someone whispers, “That’s her. The girl who sees all the colors.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z As I look back, it seems unnatural to think about the colors of the sunset and boats at a time like that. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, “The brotherhood! The people of all races, colors, from all over the world coming together as one! It has proved to me the power of the One God. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I like the bright colors, the bold lines. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z "The kind the Fashion Minister told me to. He picked out colors for you based on your complexion." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her dress was void black, mixed with the colors of a space nebula, as if galaxies were being born in her bodice. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Reading always makes me tired because sometimes I get so caught up in the rainbowlike colors of the words that I have to read passages over and over. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “We wear seven different colors, to designate our jobs. As a maintenance technician, my deck jersey, float coat, and helmet are an ugly green, the color of overcooked peas.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Would you care for a hot dog? I extend the same courteous service to all colors and creeds. Paradise Vendors has been a pioneer in the field of public accommodations.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But it’s not just a headache I feel, I can see it, like it’s made up of a million colors, all of them blinding. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z At first the colors of the picture had been too showy and not as they were in real life, but after a year they faded into softer, lifelike colors. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The plaza that fronted on her pyramid was paved with bricks of many colors, and the heat rose from them in shimmering waves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The weatherman is chattering, pointing at the colors with his stick. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z It was a yellow disc in a lime-green sky, the colors of six o’clock in the evening and the time when the wolves awoke. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “We all know I’m crazy, right? Well, you don’t have to worry about that anymore, because my colors are gone.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Butterflies took flight in a dazzling display of colors, and I tried to focus. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Doc placed some felt material in a bunch of different colors on his worktable, then gave us each a needle and thread. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly everything was gray and white—as if someone had erased all the colors of the city while they were in the shop. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Vines of bougainvillea fully in bloom, burgundy and white like the colors of our house. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z For all the years he’s known Ms. Dale—and he’s known her through five different hair colors and four school years—he’s never once seen her alone. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Instead of bookshelves, this wall was crowded with framed pictures of all sizes, some in vibrant colors, others dull monochromes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Right away all the colors of the music have more dimension. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I watch Molly stroll through the maze of tables, but I’m viewing her through a jumble of colors that come together like lumpy oatmeal. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The food stalls and carts look bigger, cleaner, and are painted in brighter colors than what we had in Cambodia. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She says the steam from the bath gives the colors a whole new dimension. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They removed their raincoats to reveal robes of all colors, all textures. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The trees are lush and beautiful in their fall colors. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z So now I’m no longer the girl who sees colors, and I’m no longer the girl whose grandfather’s soul is in her cat. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z You had three colors to choose from—maroon, black, and forest green—and there was plenty of it around by this time. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z This pain is different, less like a stab and more like a crackle, crackling in my brain, spotting my vision with different colors, blue, green, red. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I passed the test with flying colors and so did everyone else. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z If Ivy was going to draw Robin, she’d use a lot of fruit colors. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Painfully childish, with its bright colors and padded stairs. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z There were mirrors that reflected the viewer’s aura, and they came with little cards to tell what the colors meant. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Peering from the place where he stood hidden behind some shrubbery, he was reminded of what The Giver had told him, that there had been a time when flesh had different colors. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s a quilt of many different squares of fabric in all colors of purple with some red and orange sprinkled in. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Her hair was a tangle of brown and red and gold, autumn colors, with vines and twigs and withered flowers woven through it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The colors seemed brighter, and the beaded raindrops gleamed like jewels on the petals of the flowers and the leaves of the trees. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He believed that the exterior world could be transferred to paper—not in the ghost shadings of black and white but in the colors the human eye perceives. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Their long embroidered kilts had seen better days: The colors were faded and the tassels frayed or missing entirely. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The radio report is confusing—cops say Tariq had on a red bandanna, but T wasn't sporting no colors yesterday. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It has all the colors of the world. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z All the foliage was neatly trimmed, in bright, beautiful colors, the roads devoid of even one small weed and paved in fancy yellow brick that began down by the waterfront. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the drawing of colors quickly followed, leaving no opportunity to reflect further on the incident. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Kira’s head was already spinning with the effort to remember the names of the plants and the colors they would create, and only a small corner of the lavish garden had been described. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He runs to his apartment and brings a wooden box filled with paints in many different colors and a few small jars of water. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z It’s filled with different-colored inks, reds and blues and blacks, and a couple of sparkly fluorescent colors from a gel pen kit I got back in sixth grade. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Most of the strings are threaded through long rows of paper cranes, all different colors and hiding their own secret messages. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But to the left of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous picture, another painting glows with rich colors. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "But I'm glad you've started wearing colors again. You look like your old self and that makes me feel young again." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She tells us what colors to use, on which parts. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I decide to turn off the colors for now, then press the first button. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But now the silvery mist muted all the colors of the grave markers, the uneven ground dancing with strange shadows. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z We must come to see, too, how our economic insecurities and racial resentments have been exploited for political gain, and how this manipulation has caused suffering for people of all colors. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Outside was a wild adventure, stuff full of wonder and excitement when they were bright colors in a drawing, but not the kind Ivy had ever wanted to experience in real life. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This is not how I judge the drawings: I find them better or worse depending on the colors. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The Giver told him that it would be a very long time before he had the colors to keep. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z We pass through the Rainbow Tunnel, with its arch way painted in all seven colors of the rainbow. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The doors opened to reveal a lobby drenched in Bayside Press colors. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On his journey past Chattana City, Pong had gotten a brief view of the other colors, too: Blue, Amber, Jade, and—on the West Side—Gold. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The spotlight on Kaira kept changing colors and her fringed outfit seemed to shimmer and change with each new color. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z It was the size of a fat cigar and had little levers in different colors circling its top, like a crown. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I stand there until the sky starts to turn its colors, changing colors like a kaleidoscope. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z For decades, this had been the seat of white supremacy, and now it was the site of a rainbow gathering of different colors and nations for the installation of South Africa’s first democratic, nonracial government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our house was filled with stuff: papers, books, tools, lumber, paintings, art supplies, and statues of Venus de Milo painted all different colors. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His robe was grey wool, trimmed with white fur, the Stark colors. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He stops at the towering main entrance, a sheer glass door painted with stripes in our team colors, and pulls aside as the panels slide open. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The grass shimmered with silvery evening light, and the flowers were such brilliant colors they almost glowed in the dark. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I can’t wait to get home and see those colors on the page: aquamarine, magenta, limepeel, peacock blue, and the others. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man was hovering about the table, pleased as a child might be pleased with the bright colors. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Instead, one has to have a collection of gluons whose colors add up to white. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It did not help to hear my mother carp about the colors. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The colors favored her dark hair and the smooth cream of her skin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In mid-November Smith loaded Seabiscuit and the rest of his stable, blanketed in red and white stable colors, into three cars of a train bound for California. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Or he’d organize by colors or dents—he would have a system. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Its wing colors changed to blue and purple, then to yellow and white. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The table was covered with a scarf of purple and gold—the school colors. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They claim all colors, all activities, all virtues, and all flaws as their own. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Extracting the colors was always a slow process. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t like the way colors blur together in art. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Most have five strands and come in two colors. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. It was yellow. When it touched the horizon, it turned the sky beautiful colors.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There is a necklace made of tiny stones in all different colors. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Arya had started to roll it up when the colors caught her eye: the blue of lakes and rivers, the red dots where castles and cities could be found, the green of woods. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Pa’- to’ch was standing high and clear; months and years had no relation to the colors of gray slate and yellow sandstone circling it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The colors are in the Dutch palette, the overall effect dark and muddy. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There were dozens of pictures, drawings of the things that made Ivy happy, self-portraits, all the colors of her world, all the things that made her feel like her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The colors here were richer than they had been south of the river, where half the trees had turned brown from lack of sunlight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And the blaze of their colors made this room look, not exactly cheerful, but at any rate rich and majestic after all the dust and emptiness of the others. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Because they have different faces and body types and colors. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He wanted the lagoons and canals strewn with waterfowl of all kinds and colors and traversed continually by small boats. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The sweaters she had knitted in yellow, pink, bright orange—all the colors I hated—I put those in moth-proof boxes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I love baking, and dressing in loud colors, and being at school, where there are tons of kids and there’s always something going on. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Or maybe one of the newer colors—violet, silver, or gold. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He had been fascinated by the colors of the desert, the blues, the purples, the yellows of the minerals lying on the surface of the earth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The light of the half-moon and stars tinged the sands blue, purple, and silver instead of the daylight colors of orange, red, and white. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “The colors and shapes only last about two seconds unless the noise keeps going.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “You girls are all so gifted. I did like that one, the colors are lovely. But what are all those eyes doing in it?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The designs were basic colors like Easter eggs that no one in Tabriz would know. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The colors in Cordelia’s house are not dark, like those in other houses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The blindness lasts just a second, then the colors start flooding into me: not through my eyes but right through my skin, replacing blood and bone, muscle and sinew, until I am redorangebluegreenpurpleyellowredorangebluegreenpurpleyellow. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I shake my head, looking into the colors shining across the yard. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The store was rushing around me in dark streams and fading colors as I ran, but I wasn’t afraid of what was lurking there, not now. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Entubed, damaged children of all colors danced on my head and arms and hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I have never seen so many different colors of hair. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z They buzz with incoming information, chime, change colors and images that call to us. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The colors of his face, the colors of condensed milk and a cut-open soursop, had not tanned at all in the fierce heat of seven Nigerian harmattans. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The walls were painted colors, not rental white, and covered with art, photographs, and a collection of paper fans. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Hanako did not know if he imagined the same thing over and over, or if maybe he sometimes saw green melons and sometimes orange ones, all different colors. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Through the sweat running into his eyes he saw Aurelia, beautiful in her brave bright colors, standing now, her hands to her face, tears on her cheeks. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Alternate colors for each row and place the scales in a brick pattern. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z All these books together in one place— the jumble of colors and letters and pictures—make my heart thud. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I notice that he’s wearing contacts, too—with mine on, I can see a faint, glittering sheet of colors against his pupils. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But if I couldn’t use my colors, the world would seem so bland—like vanilla ice cream without the gummy bears on top. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Line by line, row by row, the fantastic men in their wild colors were descending straight at me, trotting, their feet pounding the earth like someone beating a vast drum. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The black, red, orange and yellow colors are thought to be frozen sulfur, originally spewed from the volcanoes in a molten state with the initial temperatures highest for black deposits and lowest for yellow. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The city’s range of colors, its palette, is similar to that of the Netherlands. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The colors have run together quite a bit, and Mango now looks more like a blob with eyes than a kitten. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The next charge struck die angle at the boulder, at the colors, lapped around it, ran into the new line, was enfiladed, collapsed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were the most magnificent animals I had ever seen—red horses, blue horses, horses of all colors—draped in gold and flowers, heads high, hooves raised as if prancing to the music. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Make piles of similar colors. Doesn’t have to be perfect.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Grown men and women seem to think a red plaid and a pink floral print are complementary colors. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His taste for colors and fabrics was impeccable. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Now they was the ones that had the money with all the different colors to it, but I thanked him anyway. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The colors were gone, except for the glowing blue line of the camel. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He means claim colors, as in become a Garden Disciple. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Bricks of twenty different colors pressed close around them, fading to grey and black beyond the lantern light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then Frisch wanted to know whether she could see the beautiful colors of the flowers. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Her skirt flashes red, white, and blue, the colors of the Puerto Rican flag. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It is a truly astounding sight when every tree in a forest becomes individual; where formerly had sprawled a seamless cloak of green there now stood a million bright colors. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z People whose faces were two totally different colors. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z After all, my colors and shapes may not be around much longer if I can actually find a doctor to cure me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z As we get closer to town we pass multifamily dwellings and some outlying businesses—a gas station, a corner shop, a nursery stocked with flowers the colors of autumn leaves: rust and gold and crimson. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But prison, it occurred to me, is actually a world of two sides— two colors of uniforms—the “us” and the “them.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eighteen months after his death, we were allowed to start wearing other colors, but nothing too bright. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Suddenly the responsibility and relative sacrifice meant something completely different, like a landscape taking on new colors, or all the furniture in a house being rearranged so that now everything appeared perfectly in place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She now wore a feathery tank top splashed with all kinds of colors. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z There were steps leading up to a loft area with floor seating where pillows of mismatched colors, patterns, and sizes surrounded a few short tables. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Shasta had never seen it from such a height and never seen so much of it before, nor dreamed how many colors it had. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The one she had pictured in dazzling colors and lights as we left Thurmond. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Fern’s face was turning colors and her eyebrows reached up to say “please, please” so I grabbed Fern’s hand, said, “Come on,” and we exited the 727 without our chaperone. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But all of those rich colors and flavors are calling to me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The sidewalk’s pavement is aglow with a kaleidoscope of bright, swirling colors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He writes these notes in colored pencil, different colors, with exclamation marks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He had taught me which plants made which colors and how to mix them to make more, and I loved being his assistant in both the kitchen and the field. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But as the demon girl fetched the box of viewing cards, I was looking at one corner of the room that was filled with a blend of strange colors. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, her mum taught her, and to make the colors from them.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z My fingers long for a fat paintbrush to stroke color across the white backboards: bloodred, electric blue, tangerine — blistering colors. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, good man. Good man. You pass inspection with flying colors.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z American military maps showed this region of South Vietnam in different colors: one color for land controlled by the South Vietnamese government, another for territory controlled by the Viet Cong. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I can look at their shapes and sizes, their colors, without feeling anything else about them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The colors in the yard shifted with the clouds, turned from yellow to light green. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to bottle up all the smells and colors and the feeling of fall so they’d always be close. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z They all wanted different colors and decals, and it was impossible to get them to sit still long enough for the polish to dry. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z "These all colors I never use anyway. Here, sit down, Park. I trim your hair while we here. Looking shaggy . . ." Eleanor sat in front of him and played Rock, Paper, Scissors on his knee. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z No words come out clear, just pictures, skewed up strange and with all the wrong colors, but pictures of me and Viola standing in front of him, looking shocked. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The maples and birches turned bright colors and the wind shook them and they dropped their leaves one by one to the ground. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z His voice was rich and musical, with as many tones in it as there were colors in his daemon’s fur. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A palette, the board a painter mixes colors on, is also a range of colors. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He lives in Chimney Hill with the Jennifers and Daniel W. His dad painted his room the colors of the Dolphins team and he has more games than I’ve ever seen in my life. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Next, he held up glossy eight-by-ten cards with different colors painted on each one. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Everybody grabs a hand—some cleaner than others, some with painted or plain nails, some brown, some white, some colors in between. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I’m amazed by its brightness, its colors, its warmth. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z We are a family—not perfect, not all the same, some rich, some poor, all kinds of religions and skin colors, some born in America and some immigrating here. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z She wore a simple white dress, but when she moved, the fabric shimmered with colors like oil on water. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Thanks to the robot’s careful attention, it was now bursting with colors and scents and flavors. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Her bridesmaids wore dresses in lemon and lime colors. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I shake my head, and before I can even shake it again, Jasmine’s turned her back on me and marched down the hallway, leaving me alone with the colors that’re already starting to fade. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z But these colors—they were as bright as the leaves and flowers in the greenhouse. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There’s a child these colors in the ring of children on the front of the Sunday school missionary paper, yellow children, brown children, all in different costumes, dancing around Jesus. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There are so many pairs of eyes, all different shapes and colors. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I’ll talk to the coaches to see what colors they would want you to wear. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Except that Oz was a magical land filled with bright colors and jeweled cities. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I tended my own stupendous bruise through its lurid healing colors and vowed to resign my commission as a meddler. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It's hard to breathe when all the colors of his face are so rich and intoxicating—pale blue eyes, a honey tan, and dark chocolate hair. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I think they are making fun of the Vietnamese flag until I remember no one here likely knows that flag’s colors. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was black, but underneath were green and gold colors, and all the feathers shimmered as though they were on fire. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z You can see the tops of the trees—they were turning all different colors now. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Smeared remains, colors entwined, cling to the asphalt. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The Party Pony army exploded into our midst in a riot of colors: tie-dyed shirts, rainbow Afro wigs, oversize sunglasses, and war-painted faces. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The cars, their colors washed grey from the toxic water, were strewn about like playthings. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He had to think so; he tinted his pictures with sentiment, for lack of other colors. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Any time you see colors like that, run. I’m telling you,” she said, “nothing good can come from that.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z All kinds of families—small ones, large ones, all colors—without an apartment or house. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z These bright colors may fill our hearts with elation, but to many they are daily taunts. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He saw his red-veined eyelids, the colors of countless ordinary human campfires that had warmed his hands night after night. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She watched them go, their green-and- brown hunting gear the only solemn colors among the costumed guests, and then went back upstairs. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, an octopus can change colors ten times in a matter of seconds, so all sorts of ridiculous things are possible. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I guess it’s probably the same gift as the water colors, but I really think that everyone should have watercolors, magnetic poetry, and a harmonica. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Naima noticed the patch she was trying to hide, and how faded the saree looked among the bright colors of the others. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z He wears tattered clothes in different colors—a black T-shirt with a torn Abnegation jacket over it, blue jeans mended with red thread, brown boots. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But hunger, like food, comes in many shapes and colors. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I did my best to make a cool design using the Defenders' colors, but it ended up just looking like bright blue with orange squiggles. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z And the final one is for all the light colors. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The sun sparkled, the sky was clear, and all the colors he saw seemed to be richer and brighter than he could ever remember. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Burst and swirl and fly around, their wings shining with all the colors of the universe. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He loved the feel and colors of beautiful cloth and he would sit with his scraps for hours under the kitchen table. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In letters, and on a visit home in early June 1884, he tries to persuade Vincent to paint with lighter, brighter colors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Tall and thin, with fierce black eyes and a beak of a nose, the priest was garbed in mottled robes of green and grey and blue, the swirling colors of the Drowned God. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You’d think they could make a few decent solid colors in this place,” my mother complains loudly so everyone can hear. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There was bread in all shapes and sausages of all lengths and colors and fruits and candies. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He had four hundred Ligaroti pennants printed up in the horse’s colors, cerise and white polka dots, and attached to canes for waving. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Since I’m confessing, I also love the view of the woods from the great-room window, the gleam of the hardwood floor in the family room, and the soft-peach colors of my bedroom. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z "Plum and yellow. Are those the colors of your House?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I look at my four boys, who are the colors of silt, loam, dust, and clay, an infinite palette for children of their own, and I understand that time erases whiteness altogether. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In the evenings they sit on the porch in Vivian’s old wicker chairs as the sky turns pink and lavender and red, the colors seeping toward them across the bay, a magnificent living watercolor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Me with an IV drip in my arm, the bag bursting with butterflies of different shapes and colors and sizes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I said that it could also be seen as a struggle between brothers who happen to be different colors. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Far to the left he could see Tozier standing by the great boulder, with the colors. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “That little fella’s not for sale. He’s a Manchurian Fire Thrower. They’re ones that shoot upwards of three hundred feet in the air and explode in two different colors.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z All them colors and curtains make the room look soft and safe. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The trees on the shores have just begun to turn their autumn colors. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They remind me of the paintings Gram left in her studio, the bits of blank canvas peeking out between all the colors. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The ridged shell of some immense turtle hung above its door, painted in garish colors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "A ceramic bowl filled with water of two colors. What am I?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I can’t even imagine the forest colors when I am not seeing them. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like someone had taken sidewalk chalk and smudged the colors across the sky with their fingers. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “And in any case, Jonas,” The Giver sighed, “I wouldn’t make it. I’m very weakened now. Do you know that I no longer see colors?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z His trousers sported multiple patches of various colors and materials, and his purple velveteen jacket had buttons made from—were those spools of thread? Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Just a big Saracen wearing the king’s colors, wandering around France? You two go hide in nice, safe houses. I’ll wait until they find me and set me on fire.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Had Valley shown her true colors and ditched them right when things got dangerous? Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She was working on a poster that said tammy! in Day-Glo colors. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “We talked about the colors, and finally the thought came, ‘let us make it all perfectly white.’ The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A familiar example of interference in the case of light is the colors that are often seen in soap bubbles. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor seemed to swerve up, colors flashed before her eyes and she put her head down on the ink-damp paper and wept quietly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z With him had come a long tail of retainers: knights, squires, lesser lords and ladies, heralds, musicians, even a juggler, all aglitter with banners and surcoats in what seemed half a hundred colors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her eyes took on the colors of the sky and the cobblestones, alternately brown or blue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The amber color was denser, and like a photographic filter it emphasized some colors and held back others, giving a slightly different cast to the landscape. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z For his youngest daughter, he filled a trunk with gowns of many colors. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He is trying to make the darker colors seem light, but he can't help but paint in somber shades of brown and grey. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z One single piece, mocking me with its bright colors and happy roses. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It looks like an oval of colors, greens and blues, yellows and purples, all constantly shifting. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The tangle of lines showed him the mechanics of this parody; he examined the white nasal bones, the teeth, the colors of corruption. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The colors of things in houses have darkness mixed into them: maroon, mushroom beige, a muted green, a dusty rose. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “An old cork and a tiny wooden baby doll, no bigger than a thimble and all painted up in bright colors.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Green, blue, red, black, yellow, purple, orange: The colors seem to glow. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The cub’s warm fur was a delight—so soft, so silky-soft, such beautiful colors, rich gold and deep, dark black. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Coming closer to the river, faintly at first, faint as the pale yellow light emerging across the southeast horizon, the sounds gathered intensity from the swelling colors of dawn. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Our customers loved that our dresses were full-length and came in variety of vibrant colors. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I was familiar with fear, yet each time I felt it, it was never the same as the other times, as though it came in different flavors and colors. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z What colors and strange creatures had been ejected from the spaces between her teeth? The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And I, listening, Found not the salt of the whispers of my girl, Murmur of confused colors, as we lay near sleep; Little wise words and little witty words, Wanton as water, honied with eagerness. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have the colors,” The Giver told him. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Shadrack stared at the soft colors that filled these triangles: the lumpy whiteness of rice, the quivering blood tomatoes, the grayish-brown meat. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The storm ended the next morning, and they emerged to find that the world’s colors had been transformed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They favor plaid for autumn with matching sweaters in colors named after fruit, like apricot and russet apple. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Here everything was colors to me: the red clang of the streetcars, blue music from phonographs, silver laughter of people. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z There are other colors, pink for instance: pink is supposed to weaken your enemies, make them go soft on you, which must be why it’s used for baby girls. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A marble statuette stood in one comer, and rich rugs had been hung on the walls, lending their colors to the light in the room, softening the edges of everything. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z No one could match the fineness or colors of the widow's silver clouds, flaming flowers, or crystal lakes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The blankets, scarves, and gloves were beautiful, in subdued colors and simple patterns, but Shay insisted that Tally get a city- made sleeping bag. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I knew all the colors and shapes and animals that children my age were supposed to know, plus lots more. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It occurred to me that she might be sad, but I didn’t think about it too much because the flashing colors were call- ing to me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked up at the fluffy clouds lit up pink against the orange sunset—even if it’s in the colors of the sky. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The morning after Susie’s party, a black limousine with palace plates rolls up our driveway and delivers a bouquet of roses tied with red, white, and blue ribbons, the colors of our flag. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z About the size of a playing card, the panel had four arrows etched into it, pointing in different directions and painted different colors. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Mom drove our old clunker up to the drop-off curb behind a bunch of other cars—mostly fancy cars like BMWs, Volvos, and Jeeps, all shiny and freshly waxed in a variety of bright colors. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Some of the leaves are off the trees, all colors of red and yellow and orange too. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z By the time I’m done, the first streaks of morning sun have appeared in flashy cartoon colors. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z But how do they get the light to change colors like that? The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “But you look like everyone else who colors their hair some bright color, ¿no?” she asked. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z There were more colors in that box of pencils than in all of Ember. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s thick and straight, and the rainbow of colors in it shines in the morning light. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And thus another hour was spent being measured and pinned, and sitting through a presentation of different fabrics and colors. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The doors opened to reveal a lobby drenched in Bayside Press colors. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It was like they were brown people living brown lives in a brown place who made bright colors to sell to America. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z And I keep my applesauce and Pop-Tart totally separate because I don’t like food mixing together or colors running into each other. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Ancient Greek, but just as old—Minoan, maybe, or something like that I could understand what she sang about—moonlight in the olive groves, the colors of the sunrise. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z For example, use your school colors for pep rallies or other fundraisers. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z And even then, Mr. Abbas has to explain that every village in Iran has its own colors and patterns they’re famous for. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I sat at the dining room table adding colors to the black-and-white clown in my coloring book. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I received later a picture postcard, the picture in vivid colors being of a chimpanzee at the Monkey Jungle in Miami. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Some threw rocks, spears, swords, and even pieces of their armor, all of which burned up in flames of pretty colors. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The paper had been painted in bright blue and green colors. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The only colors come from the Republic flags and circular gold Republic seal hanging behind the room’s front altar, the portrait of our glorious Elector looming above them all. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We were assigned a list of colors to study, not the hues, but the words themselves—“red,” “blue,” “green,” “black,” “orange,” “purple,” “white.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “What kinds of colors are these, exactly?” my mother asks. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Children of all ages, sizes, and colors zoomed by on bikes. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Anger exploded in my brain in a thousand colors. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A golden light colors the snow as the door opens. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, at least she showed you her true colors,” Hannah was saying. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z One portrait of Vincent at twenty-one: dark colors, dark shadows, lethargy, pessimism. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The colors and shapes quickly fade away, and I feel like I can breathe again. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Plus, we’d worked hard to get in all the driving hours I needed to get my license, and I’d passed with flying colors. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “The fluorescent. How do they get it to change colors like that?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Tents were spread out over an acre and a half of ground; all colors, shapes, and sizes. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On the wall hung a sheepskin with a map of the north painted across it in faded colors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mandrag was clean-shaven and smooth-faced, with hands stained a half hundred different colors and seemed to be made all of knuckle and bone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Seeing Matthias in those colors settled a different kind of cold into her bones. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His absence was everywhere, stinging everything, giving the furnishings primary colors, sharp outlines to the corners of rooms and gold light to the dust collecting on table tops. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I remembered a booming laugh and bright colors. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z While looking at the brilliant frothing colors, cerise, orange, bright blue, red and yellow, she had a feeling that something was stealthily concealed behind those costumes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the peonies seemed to be exploding with happiness, their vibrant colors radiating in the sun. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The rainbow rushed toward the cubs in a swirl and wrapped them in its misty colors. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They’re all wearing different patterned fabrics, and the colors are so bright that it’s weirdly punk rock. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “I’ve had enough of this. For the last time, numbers do not have colors. Now, are you going to complete the assignment?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The houses had almost no ornamentation and were painted in dull colors—when they were painted at all. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z If I opened my eyes, I would see colors and shapes bending in upon me like nurses. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He noticed if they had slipped on some gang colors or had their caps pushed to the left or the right as gang members did. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He drowsed and saw the colors of the fire, the tints of green and blue and burning yellow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Coach Harper, meanwhile, is standing in front of a mirror, her reflection shielded from the fluorescence by a rainbow of soft colors over her head. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Bodies of all different colors, shapes, and ages are running. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The faded beige of former times had been replaced with strong and sure colors. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I dashed over to examine the painting, marveling at the colors and shapes. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I saw five different colors in all—green, blue, yellow, orange, and red. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z At first look, Zoe thought the colors around her nails was a polish job gone terribly wrong, but she knows the truth now. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Her attire was simple, all plain colors and straight lines, but she seemed frazzled. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I choose a blouse with flowers of all colors embroidered around the neck and delicate lace ruffles at the elbows. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This tube ran all the way up to the second-story balcony, where the people that worked there would keep filling it up with loose Legos, all shapes, sizes and colors. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Dr. Randolph has filled me in on your situation. Maybe together, you and I can figure out what is causing you to see these colors.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The idea of white gifts bothers me: such hard gifts, made uniform, bleached of their identity and colors. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The sign is faded, the colors bleeding, but I know what it says. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The expanse of bright colors is so gigantic that my eyes almost can’t process it in one sweep. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Thus, it was a matter of only some five or six streets until we reached the main square on the waterfront, where stood our colors and the Regimental drummer, who resolutely beat our retreat. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But here inside was a fairyland of colors and sounds, crowded with people on this Saturday afternoon, artificially lit and planted. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Each flavor comes in three “colors,” red, green, and blue. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan looked at the rising half-full moon; shadows were covering the desert, deepening and darkening the colors of the land and mesas. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z There were faint colors in it: slight streaks of azure and emerald coiling through the silver. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It's kind of what you sign up for when you put on the colors. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Papa Acevedo’s eyes seemed to glare off at some impossible enemy, and his colors had faded into an almost see-through wash since yesterday. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z They hustle through the gates together, gulp fried eggs in the refectory together, march across the quadrangle, perform roll call, salute the colors, shoot rifles, run, bathe, and suffer together. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I told him that maybe, just maybe, my brain actually was more superior than his and that my colors are an advancement in evolution. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Her eyes were actually two colors, green with an inner rim around the iris that was amber. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here we are on the way to agreeing more about colors,” Vincent says, and asks Theo to think more deeply about questions of pigment, shades, hues. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Something bobs past in the water and the colors catch his eye. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you know that fall colors have nothing to do with when fall comes? It’s all about how much rainfall you get. And the days getting shorter.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “See where it stained bright colors? That’s where all her DNA at.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They did not match the colors of the leaves and sticks around them because their wet dark bottoms were up, not down. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the finished painting will have slightly different objects than the sketch, the colors will be the same. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z So the diggers avoided the areas where the clay was striped dirty white or rusty red, as clay of these colors did not make the transformation to celadon green when fired. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Her dresses and overalls were those colors too. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘A real cool costume. A real pretty one made out of all different colors. Like a butterfly. That’s what I want for Christmas. That and a bicycle!’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They came in all colors, black, brown, electric yellow, vivid red. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Their clothing is khaki, or navy-blue or gray, or forest green, colors that don’t show the dirt as much. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The colors rise and fall, shift and blend, in exactly the way the coals do. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z That was why she liked bright colors, or anyway, that was her theory about why she liked bright colors: because flowers and tangerines were bright. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Fairy gowns and suits shimmer like the wings of dragonflies. Fairies drink from cups the shape of lupine bells. Fountains of juice and nectar of all different colors fill their cups.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The classic dark colors of those who worked at the Medica made her pale complexion seem even more so. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The surface was puckered and flaking, with all of its many colors beginning to blend. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The voices and laughter of a hundred kids and various CD players echo off the linoleum walls and fill the air with a collage of colors. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “The straps come in a choice of six colors,” he offered helpfully. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She could see smells and smell colors and it was all just a little fantastical. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Outside the train, the Hudson shimmered, and the trees were the redbrown colors of fall. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z To sustain her being in love, she often worked at herself in the mirror, guessing at the colors and shapes that would interest him, changing them frequently in order to hit on the right combination. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But two colors are nothing compared to the octopus’s constantly changing camouflage. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I used to have all the same color, and Ashley said I was wearing the same thing every day, so the different colors are for Ashley’s mental accounts. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Without my colors, Mango’s wheezes would just be wheezes with no comforting mango puffs. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Neither young nor old, dressed in land colors, head to toe. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It’s a world of entwined branches, soft colors in shades of brown and green and yellow. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Were they also going to tell me that letters and sounds didn’t have colors? A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She saw me admiring all the colors of the paint chips and told me I could take some, but I just shook my head. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z They marched out of the keep triumphantly with the enemy colors. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He came in last and ripped his coat of many colors, but he didn’t seem to care. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “She’s the best! She wears bright colors and funky jewelry and her hair is all spiky. Mom says I get my sense of style from her.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The Indian Ocean flashed incredible colors of emerald jade and opal in the shallow water surrounding the Maldive Islands, then on to the Burma coast and lush green jungle, followed by mountains and coastline. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the war ends it is found that his Second Corps captured more prisoners, more colors, and suffered more casualties than the entire rest of the Army of the Potomac. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But then a triangular wedge cuts away from the sidewalk, its walls and marble floor the same colors as the neon sign, pointing in to the lobby. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Names of buildings hover in neon colors over each of the skyscrapers, and bright, animated advertisements play across entire sides of buildings. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The blade glinted two different colors—steel and bronze. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She heard the music and saw the flashing colors and felt the glamor of a picturesque people. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew the moods of the storms, where they came from, their shapes and colors. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can tell subtle differences between colors, even though they may look a little blurry,” Tess replies. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We all wear Hawaiian shirts and leis over our costumes, and the banner I painted says Sari-Sari Store in bright blue, yellow, and red letters, the colors of the Philippine flag. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I went to church there, and grew up in the richness of Harlem’s colors and smells and the seductive rhythms of its energy. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Kids here are all colors; in my old neighborhood, everybody was black. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z "Gifted" descended upon my hitherto unremarkable shoulders like a coat of many colors. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It was a larger landscape in dull fall colors — an empty, shadowed meadow in a forest, with a craggy peak in the distance. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I sort through my bag of scraps for reds, oranges, purples, heart colors. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Most were last remodeled in the seventies and have the colors of suburban kitchens from my childhood: avocado, cinnamon, sunflower yellow. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I see each one of these people like the colors of the rainbow. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The walls were painted colors, not rental white, and covered with art, photographs, and a collection of paper fans. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The extra colors vanished when she opened her eyes wide and looked straight on. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The men dressed in neat white shirts and ties, and the women wore sleeved blouses and long skirts in solid, dull colors year-round. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The aura of Miss Lumley’s dark, mysterious, repulsive bloomers clings around her and colors the air in which she moves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Fadi flipped open the book on undersea life and examined the bold colors of the tropical fish. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z It was a sleep packed with dreams of swirling colors, as if I were in the midst of a gigantic kaleidoscopic whirlpool. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Your eyes are two different colors,” I blurt out. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Olmsted valued plants, trees, and flowers not for their individual attributes but rather as colors and shapes on a palette. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “And that’s a totally cool idea! We could do the colors of the ocean and all the different creatures that live there!” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The light, falling on the held accentuated the colors—the green of the artificial turf, the red of the seats like a luscious flowerbed. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When she managed to sleep, her dreams were haunted by ancient battles, by swords with eyes, by Wyrdmarks that swirled around her head and blinded her with their bright colors. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Somehow, the bright colors of Barry’s drawing seemed to have gotten inside him. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The bride was garbed in white and grey, the colors the true Arya would have worn had she lived long enough to wed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were darkened with soot and the colors had faded, but you could see how magnificent they had once been. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z They thought just 'cause we were Haitian, we didn’t bathe, we wore mismatched colors, and we did voodoo. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Inside were about fifty badges, all of different colors, but all bearing the same letters: S.RE.W. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z One moment the flames burned orange and yellow, filling the cavern with a ruddy glow; then all the colors faded, leaving only black and white. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She noticed the feather beds bellying out of windows, clothes of Oriental-bright colors drying on the fire escapes and the half-naked children playing in the gutters. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I was trying to paint a bouquet of purple and orange flowers but the teacher, Ms. Murphy, wanted us to only use primary colors, so I blended the paints to get the colors I wanted. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As the coffin was loaded into the hearse, bee hum swelled and blended into the late-afternoon colors. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Bleak heights are carpeted in radiant colors; every crack and crevice of a frowning crag blossoms. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma said they were all the colors of God's rainbow, a tapestry that made me feel that skin color should not be the measure of one's value. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He sat in a wheelchair, striped in Bayside Press colors, and admired the golden hare medallion still on display around the bust of Poe. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The art consumes me in a deeper way than it has before, the colors on the poster more real, throbbing with all the emotions in my heart. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The aura of Miss Lumley’s dark, mysterious, repulsive bloomers clings around her and colors the air in which she moves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “What color do you get if you mix all the colors together?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The colors are rust and brown and gold like our orchard in fall. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z A song she sang, ‘Night comes, and colors fade away; sky fades, for blue can never stay Startled by the familiar lullaby, Kira murmured the words with him. “ Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no bright colors anywhere, no dirt lots in place of lawns, no rusted chain-link fences. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They’re just big bulbs in different colors, strung along the eaves above the front porch. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I mean, who needs words when colors and lines conjure up their own language? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ll watch anything, but I’m particularly fond of cartoons, with their bright jungle colors. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z As apartheid was coming to an end, South Africa’s elite private schools started accepting children of all colors. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Her natural hair color is dirty blond like mine, but she colors it. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z I leaned over the armrest, trying to make sense of the pastel colors and crisscrossing lines on the flimsy, ripped paper. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “The colors are lovely, of course, but nothing says perfection like white.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Guilt’s all over his face—but so are swollen patches of different colors. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Picasso was probably aware of the theory that red and green are complementary colors which intensify each other. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Brent says something to Beth in a teasing voice, and her colors glow even brighter and do a shimmering little dance like Roger’s had done in the car. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The national colors of Brazil toppled into the army, squashing a dracaena. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z But looking at these, I like the colors. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Behind him, the trees along the street were in full bloom, bursting with the colors of spring. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It seemed to be moving....The colors were swirling and melding. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Twenty or thirty buildings were made of abalone, white but gleaming with rainbow colors. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Each has a thick coat, some with fur that is straight and sleek, others curly, and the colors vary from jet black to what I can only describe as blond. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She made a long little flannel gown for my baby, embroidered all the way around with the colors of the rainbow. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I love Alexa’s place, with all its happy colors and books and weird abstract art. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I drop a metal rod, the room swirls into a kaleidoscope of colors, and then—darkness. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He circled us, soaring on two pairs of wings that shimmered with the colors of the rainbow. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I like to walk down Main Street in the early evening as the air starts to cool and the sky turns colors I’ve never seen before. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And they have no means to make glass, and so the beads, with their bright colors, are to them like rubies, emeralds, and diamonds are to the English. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They couldn’t keep me from thinking about my mother all the time—her smiles, her songs in the shower, the way she painted her eyes and lips with colors. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I remember the texture of the ceilings and the cracks and the colors and the damp spots and the light fixtures. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The most startling thing about the face was its supernatural conglomeration of bright colors. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z In the light of the setting sun, the castle hallways were awash with red and orange and gold, the colors bleeding together. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Now colors are gentler and fewer; smells are antiseptic. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk around the store looking at the pretty rainbow colors of cloth laid out on top of each one of the tables. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Their colors and patterns make me wonder why I haven’t been drawing butterflies. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The colors of the carnage were grotesquely bright: the crimson wetness on the rough and dusty fabric, the ripped shreds of grass, startlingly green, in the boy’s yellow hair. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The gray-green surface changes to the bright colors of our three images, sharpening and deepening all at once. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As we walk, I absently run a hand along one of the walls, watching as the colors streak behind my fingers. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Since we see these colors, it is called the spectrum of visible light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And the only colors you could see were orange and black and mixtures of orange and black. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Different stars have different spectra, but the relative brightness of the different colors is always exactly what one would expect to find in the light emitted by an object that is glowing red hot. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z You can find all colors in the sky. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I flip through the pages, looking at cartoon after cartoon of our story, the colors jumping out at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I pause for a second, picturing the colors associated with the date. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z At one time he had and used as legal tender at least forty-five tops of various sizes and colors, from the thick clumsy baby tops to the lean and dangerous splitters with their needle points. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The brothers are each much happier when the grey of winter fades and the colors of spring bloom: yellow sun; blue sky; purple, pink, red blossoms; green leaves; new life. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Who would have thought one miserable winged rat had so many colors? Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Though it was tattooed in black ink, Taisin had always seen colors in it, as she did now in the lamplight—shadow colors, as indistinct and shifting as dusk over the sea. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z You won’t believe this, but there are peoples who pay money to other peoples to wash their hairs and even to paint colors on their toes. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Her skin shifts into a mosaic of colors. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He knew he was looking down a corridor painted in his death colors. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z When I started seeing the colors, I knew she was good. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I can see through these houses, to what they used to be; I can see the colors that used to cover the walls, dusty rose, muddy green, mushroom, and the chintz curtains no longer there. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They paint in a realistic style using somber colors—browns, greys, dark greens, colors typical of the Netherlands. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The colors were bright, and the edges were raggedy from the tear. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It’s due Monday and I’m not sure about the colors yet. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I can tell from the way the sky starts to turn colors like a kaleidoscope. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She’s the girl who was so obnoxious to me in the cafeteria when people first found out about my colors. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They were all colors of blue—powdery sky blue, dark night blue, shimmering with almost black iridescent light, and mountain blue. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z You are all the colors in one, at full brightness. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Hair with barrettes in all colors on bronze bread. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “And you’ve been associating colors with letters and numbers ever since.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And he wondered how he could see so many colors with his eyes closed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Two million American women of all colors received pink slips even before the final curtain fell in August. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z When I finally am able to push the thudding to the back of my head, I’m bowled over by the colors and smells and unadulterated joy around me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The fruit was shaped like a lemon, with an outer layer of mixed colors of yellow and red. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “My favorite color is white,” I say, “because it is a mixture of all the colors.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z In colors of rose and lavender and purple it moved and pulsed against the night, and the frost-sharpened stars shone through it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a woman told me that colored flowers would seem more bright if you added a few white flowers to give the colors definition. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Purple is also one of our school colors,” Ivy said. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Reality seemed blurred to her, as if the same implacable sun that erased all colors had also deformed the world around her, transforming even people into silent shadows. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I close my eyes—clench them shut tight, so tight there’s red all around me, colors swirling. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Identical when they entered the kiln, they would emerge in slightly different colors. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The colors combined to form an exquisite pattern of trees, with the tiniest of individual leaves outlined in countless numbers. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z There are blue, green, brown colors; all good colors; blue means happiness; green, nature; brown, earth. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The cannon’s missile, trailing its gossamer tow line, arced high into the sky and then its parasail unfurled, red and gold, bright in the sky with Patel Global’s colors. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Constructive interventions would have been good not only for African Americans trapped in ghettos, but also for blue-collar workers of all colors, many of whom were suffering too, if less severely. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Booth and Herold sat on the front porch, watching the evening sky’s last clouds and colors fade to black. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I like tiny puzzle pieces with colors on them. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Glimmers of an eerie light shone through the window; it cast a wavering spectrum of colors on Newt’s body and face, as if he stood next to a lighted swimming pool. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The houses and the stores had all the right colors and shapes, for they had been built not by demons but by the Tang people. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Griff would be glad to go back to his own true colors too, though his once red hair had gone to grey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The sun is about to come out any minute, and then I’ll get the right colors. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She looked at all the colors in her new brush pens, and she could see herself, pink-haired and maybe wearing her favorite green Beatles shirt that Layla had given her but was now lost. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She’d mixed colors from the paint box to create new ones. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Oily lifeguards were winding up the lane ropes for open swim and a gaggle of coaches crowded around the awards table, sorting nine colors of ribbons into thick manila envelopes. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z It has three rings in three different colors, green, yellow, and red, so it’s easier to tell where the bullets hit. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I was floating in a fog of colors and smells and warbling birds and voices singing, “I like you, and you, and you, and no one else but you, and you, and you.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “You look smart. I told Daddy most people would probably wear dress robes, but he believes you ought to wear sun colors to a wedding, for luck, you know.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Stagehand would carry the same colors as his nearly identical full brother, Sceneshifter, but to enable the race caller to discriminate between them, Stagehand’s jockey was to wear a white cap, Sceneshifter’s a red one. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a feeling it was a colorful place, though she didn’t know what its colors might be. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The universe, he once thought, may well be made up of infinitesimal pieces of string, in thirty-two different colors. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Men in dapper suits of all colors and neatly brimmed hats. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of all the different colors of skin of the scientists, passengers, and Monitors boarding on the first day. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And the woman, a very elegant artist type with blond hair, had supposedly painted the apartment in terrible red and green colors. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They were biting all the stuff they read in the papers about wearing colors and flashing signs and whatnot. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Who else could make the colors of the aurora borealis rise off my skin where he strokes my forearm? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With a few taps, I make the colors pop with a filter and adjust the lighting, too. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It made her seem plainer, and her face was made up in pale colors that weren’t flattering either. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She likes spandex, and bright and crazy patterns and colors. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z As the water shook, then settled, the colors and lights shimmered into a picture, not reflecting anything I could see around me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see all of them. All the colors.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It's like they took the whole huge, black Sears Tower, broke it up into short chunks, painted it with friendlier suburban colors, and then spread it out over two hundred acres of farmland. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Not when I've seen all the colors and lines that exist beyond this small town. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He had a hard fight, for the wise men argued well, but he didn’t know when he was beaten and stood to his colors like a man. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The colors of the paint were raising eyebrows, though. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The colors are bright and it’s way bigger than I’d imagined. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z In some of his portraits he imitates the Japanese style he loves: framing the head in surprising ways, using strong colors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z We painted the kitchen and replaced the worn-out linoleum with new pieces of different colors and shapes, making the floor look like a quilt. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The colors bled one into the next, making the tree look like a sky, pink apples bobbing from cloudlike leaves. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was a little like that, except the blots were black while this design had a host of colors. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It was about proudly wearing my country's colors on my chest and being excellent in the moments when it counted. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The tears went slowly down his cheek and the fire made them take on the colors of blue and green and red. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The colors drain from the sky until the air seems more sand than light. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When his inspiring dissertation was finished, he gave the men the colors of the day still one more time, stressed the angle of approach and reviewed the weather conditions again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He opened one eye, saw the brilliant colors of the quilt and closed his eye quickly. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Have these people forgotten history, don’t they know anything about the Scots, don’t they know any better than to clothe small girls in the colors of despair, slaughter, treachery and murder? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I used the bulk of the letter, and I mean bulk, to suggest where and how, in her major picture, she’d run into a little trouble, especially with her colors. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “But to use the knowledge of the threading, you must learn the making of the shades. When to sadden with the iron pot. How to bloom the colors. How to bleed.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the street, the colors dazzle and confuse me after so much time inside. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Others wear American-style buttoned shirts and shorts in drab, stained colors. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was four years old my parents made me practice writing my name, numbers, and made me memorize the colors. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The colors were nightmarish, the lines jagged, the images disturbing. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z From time to time, now, he could see their colors. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a girl, and she was made of colors. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He leaned over my drawing while I made notes about the shell colors in the margin. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The colors immediately and gently flow over me, energizing me, reminding me that I can still enjoy them. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And, in honor of the occasion, Chroma the Great led his orchestra in a stirring display of patriotic colors. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The words are big and little, some typed and some written in Angel’s bubble letters, and in all colors. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The morning was filled with that soft, gentle twilight of spring, when everything is filled with soft, dreamy colors and shapes; so when the earthquake hit, I did not believe it at first. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Soft colors of rusted tin and old boards, twists of smoke rising from cook fires. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We step into the huge terminal, filled with people of all shapes and colors—wealthy women in furs trailed by servants, men in top hats and morning coats, shop girls in bright dresses. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Inside grew hanging rock gardens in the shapes and colors of cabbage, winter melons, turnips, and onions. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And the blanks have been filled in with different colors of chalk, smudged and half melted from the rain and snow, in all different handwriting. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The colors do not actually blend with each other—but the result of their overlap creates a spectrum of colors that seems virtually continuous. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As the car passed beneath the trees, Reynie noticed the first colors of autumn in their overhanging branches. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z From under the collar of her T-shirt she pulled a leather necklace with five clay beads of different colors. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z All the colors were garbled and reflected in the tiny ripples of the water. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I tell him I like his jumpsuit; orange is one of my favorite colors. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z All the colors that had been missing from Vaes Tolorro had found their way to Qarth; buildings crowded about her fantastical as a fever dream in shades of rose, violet, and umber. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The room is green and brown and yellow, Daddy’s favorite colors. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The colors behind his eyes had been too bright, too sharp, like they could pierce his skin. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Perfectly pressed, each petal carefully displayed on the ivory paper, their radiant colors dancing even in the weak candlelight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Sun comes through the fanlight, falling in colors across the floor: red and blue, purple. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She says she’s used up most of her blue already, and has to mix in other colors to make it last. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The jars of hard candy sticks lined up on a shelf hold dazzling combinations of colors and flavors. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Catherine’s brush attacked the canvas as she spoke, quickly mixing burnished colors to catch the harsh afternoon light. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The details of Cara’s face have also become difficult to see, the world smearing together into dull colors. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was staffed by forty or fifty people, some in white coats, others in overalls, all wearing armbands of different colors: red, yellow, blue, and green. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The colors deepened, glorifying Ishtar and pushing Nergal into a darkness that verged on consuming existence. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The drawing for colors for the first game didn’t take place during the opening ceremonies, which failed to develop strictly according to schedule. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Stars of all colors bursting into the night, silver pin- wheels spinning, golden lances up-up-BOOM! crimson flashes flashing blasting, scarlet showers BOOM! emerald rain BOOM! The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Gay had ordered a cake decorated in the autumn colors I had decided were my favorites. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z They were the true “OGs,” as the kids say, the original gangsters, and although the language, colors, and turf have changed dramatically over the last four hundred years, the theme is universal. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “To say the least,” Celaena murmured, watching the shifting colors of the fading sun turn the castle gold and red and blue. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The curtain opens on five girls with instruments, and the first thing I notice is the colors. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z They are happy and sweet, funny and warm. —and stick them on the wall, where they overlap with others, a combination of colors and shapes and moods. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Red and green and silver flares, all colors, and the rain came down in Technicolor. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with the Post-Impressionists and, more recently, Op artists, color theorists have tried to set down their understanding of colors as perceptual and artistic laws equivalent to those of optical physics. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, child. Not gold. I blended the colors, contrasting bright yellow with darker hues. That’s what gives it a three-dimensional effect.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It never crossed my mind that it might be connected to my colors. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But there was no denying that he cut quite a figure in the muted colors of his fine silks and suedes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Except for the colors of their hair, it was hard to tell the two of them apart. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She has five different colors of nail polish and all kinds of surgical-looking instruments. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The rules governing what colors a house could be painted, for example. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There’s a quality of fire in these colors. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z To relieve the monotony, some people planted small gardens or painted their doors bright colors. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The colors around him are blue and red and light brown. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z A fierce display of vivid colors in odd proportions, she seemed to have stepped right out of a canvas for the sole purpose of throwing a fit. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The flowers all start to swim together, the blues and the pinks and the whites all twisting and turning and blurring together, the colors coming off the page and reaching toward me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I stare at the colors for a moment. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The door closes just as I bump into a man who is trying to keep his balance by holding on to the silver pole that is covered with sweaty hands of all colors and sizes. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z I find him alone in the Cuddledown great room, hurling bits of Play-Doh at the wall and watching the colors stain the white paint. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The picture was motel-fuzzy, and the colors swam across the screen. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She addressed the emotions provoked by the artist's somber choice of colors, and her eyes glittered as she spoke. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It would be easier to pretend I never met Billy and to forget about my colors. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z All I can think of are those colors the woman described. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “And these colors and shapes, they feel real to you?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Everything was curved to fit the walls—the stove, the sink, and the cupboards—and all of it had been painted with flowers, insects, and birds in bright primary colors. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Smiling, Marta led me upstairs, to a big box that held moving pictures of flashing lights and colors. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As we all gather for dinner, I notice Peeta’s hands are faintly stained with a variety of colors, even though his hair is still damp from bathing. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z All the colors went back to their dull darks; the streetlights glinted off car hoods. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He gives this painting more colors: blues and greens, browns and whites, orange. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The swirling colors are still there, even as I blink in the hallway’s light. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z She had a contractor paint the rooms the colors of sweet peas and corn on the cob. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The pictures were grimy and faded, but I could still make out the colors—red, blue, green, gold. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Since they’re for homecoming, they’re made in school colors and the ribbons usually have glitter letters that spell out different things, like you and your boyfriend’s names or your school mascot. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The sun was falling into the ocean and the sky was warming up for the colors. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Pipers piped for her, tumblers tumbled, and jugglers juggled, while dyers draped her in colors she had never known existed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The rings of concentric circles along its barrel fluctuate through a rainbow of glowing colors as the weapon powers up. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The stories of the living are all of one piece: a million colors along the same thread. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The moonlight drained colors into ghosts of themselves. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z After they leave, I look at the three of us and think about how there are three primary colors. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z There were flowers of unimaginable colors, their closed blossoms like polished shells. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I put Dad’s IBM through its paces, showing everybody the different fonts, colors, and graphics that we could use. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We passed four different spice stores, each with turmeric and chilies lining the shelves and spices in colors and with names I had never seen before. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But then I notice that the brightly colored mural behind Hideo is moving, as if the painting were alive, the colors swirling and shifting in a spectacular display. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Did the high school change its school colors, and nobody told me? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z In the middle of admiring these colors, I spot something that makes me look again. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I force myself to tune out the noise so the colors don’t overwhelm me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Septa Lemore had emerged in her white robes, cinched at the waist with a woven belt of seven colors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z From its crest streamed seven silken plumes in the rainbow colors of the Faith. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She saw golden bars; she saw eyes of different colors peering up at her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The brew bubbles red and yellow, but the two colors do not blend. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The puppy was a combination of several colors, big feet, a whirligig of a tail, and lopsided ears. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Then there was Mirabelle’s playroom, a whole enormous bedroom devoted to her toys: wooden blocks in all colors of the rainbow, a rocking elephant made from velvet, an entire shelf of dolls. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Paul had ordered purple, white, and green flags, but some women objected, because those were the colors of the British suffragettes. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I like watching him sit on the sofa, staring into space, quiet and nearly invisible, while inside his mind ideas for fun projects whirl around like sparks and colors. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He makes wooden boxes with compartments, each containing a different item: three pairs of outsized ladies’ panties in fluorescent colors, a plaster hand with long false nails glued onto it, an enema bag, a toupee. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Inside are a small anaco and blouse, and a pile of fabric scraps of all colors, faded and frayed. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The colors had faded and the paint was cracked, but those eyes were the same. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When she stood up to look at the rich colors and exciting shapes of her clutch, her knees bent. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The colors and textures seemed very bland compared to the warm and bright bricks and stuccos of the houses around C Average. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She hands me the sign I made that says We Matter! over and over again in a bunch of different colors and with glitter sprinkled all over. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I read an article about a woman who says she goes to an acupuncture clinic because when the needles go in, amazing colors and shapes appear in front of her face. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “They don’t wear any clothes at all. They just paint themselves different colors instead. The sailor said he heard it from a French sailor who has already been to the New World.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Naomi didn’t say that the bright colors of the house reminded her, briefly, of San Antonio. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Once I learn the date of a certain event, I can easily remember it by its colors. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Next to her: Cash, with Amy’s wife on his shoulders in what Alex can now tell is the jean jacket Amy was embroidering on the plane in the colors of the pansexual flag. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Complementary colors, the brothers read, when they are placed next to each other, reinforce each other. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z With her hand in her pocket, she fingered the small scrap of woven cloth and pictured its colors in her mind. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I let that girl walk home while I took in the sights of the city, the noise and colors, the music, the pungent smells of restaurants and car exhaust. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “He’s got two colors of fur. Brown, like your hair, and black like mine.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Long before the ship was near enough for the lookout to see her colors, the Astrea was ready for action. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see flecks of different colors underneath her nailbeds and on her cuticles. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Vines covered most of the tree trunks, but their colors were oversaturated, almost lurid in their brightness. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But I think it’s like rising, growing even taller and seeing sights over a hedge, colors you’ve never seen before. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The light blue Caribbean sky was alive with angels of all colors and sizes; they fluttered merrily toward some unseen source of brilliant light. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z My mom won’t buy us any because she says it’s nothing but sugar mixed with chemicals to make it neon colors, and it’ll give you cancer. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Then we played some game where we had to wrap ourselves in strips of crepe paper like Joseph’s coat of many colors and race around an obstacle course. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Rafe started stirring the Fruity Pebbles into his yogurt, making the colors bleed into a rainbow swirl. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He opened South African beaches to people of all colors, and stated that the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act would soon be repealed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Within the blood itself he could perceive its separate cells, and see their colors in his consciousness, and the prisms of their molecules, and all of it was awake now, gathering power. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z A row of hearts and stars framed my name and address, each perfectly drawn in different colors—a rainbow of blue, red, yellow, green, and orange. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z In it are two colors of thread, red and yellow, and a pair of scissors. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Remember,” Mrs. Johnson said, “when you shop for your audition dress, look for something very simple in dark colors.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He understands what Theo has been trying to tell him: light colors, bright palette, brightness. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He loves the darker palette and isn’t sure how to make his lighter, but he does add more colors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Orange and vermillion, magenta and gold—the colors blazed like flames. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The bus was like one we’d seen in San Francisco painted with daisies, peace signs, and Flower Power written in groovy colors. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Yep, those are the colors of the sign Dad made for the One Stop. He never throws anything away,” she answered. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Every month there was a different Bible picture in beautiful colors. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I can almost hear colors and smell images when music is played. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The shelves were stuffed with books of all sizes, shapes, and colors. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I stitched the colors of the fireworks exploding into the sky on Lord Krishna’s birthday and the two of us covered with red powder at the celebration of Holi. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The Slytherin colors of emerald and silver were everywhere, draping the bed, the walls, and the windows. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Streamers in pastel colors and paper lanterns hang from the trees, softly waving. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z It’s all different colors—gray, white, yellow, and red—and has four wheels, two smaller turntable ones in the front and two bigger ones in the back. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z As the Singer moved toward the stage, the folds of the robe glistened in the torchlight; the colors of the threaded scenes glowed in their subtlety. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For years to come, I never saw a sunset with colors as pretty. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the head rode the King, for only he wore the royal colors and the royal quarterings of the banners. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Everywhere she looked, she saw bright colors: on the drab, gray concrete apartments, on the tin- roofed, open-fronted stores, in the muddy water flowing in the gutters. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Well, not really, but it was a lot of stuff—mostly paints and dyes, and solutions to make the colors permanent. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The colors on the wide wings changed and moved. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z There were places along the riverbank digging area where the clay was of various colors, to be sure. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Linda wore a dress in the same colors as the ties, and the three of them looked at themselves in the mirror before leaving the house. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They wore plastic, slip-on shoes in pastel colors. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He hums as he mixes colors on his palette. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z A few benches ran along the walls, above which were vivid colors depicting colossal figures of workers carrying streaming banners. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The mist rolled back, unveiling a second ship, its shapes blurred at the edges, its colors dimmed by fog. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Her strokes are broad and gentle, the colors muted; Lelia says anatomically correct pictures give the kids nightmares. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As I look on, the NeuroLink’s new algorithm resets the colors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The room becomes a swirl of colors with the queen at the very center. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z My taste buds might be coming back, but my colors aren’t. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I tried to tell her I'm not gonna be stupid like Tariq was, running around with the hood up, sporting colors. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z From his pocket he took the large glass paperweight, its insides a multitude of bright colors, along with the paint pot, and the paintbrush. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The walls around them were made of bricks of half a hundred colors, but the shadows turned them all to grey until touched by the light of the torch that Gerris carried. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Adele made her granddaughters and me Easter outfits in pastel colors, and we celebrated with an Easter egg hunt and picnic in a park. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The colors he uses are flatter, more primary than the ones I usually see, but they’re still pretty close. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But she seemed lacking in so many ways, and the realm of colors was one. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One of the girls has five different colors in her hair, and her arms are covered with tattoos so that I can’t see even an inch of bare skin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Bournonite; apatite on muscovite; natural zircon in a spray of colors; dozens more minerals he cannot name. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They cost a hundred and ten dollars for a pack of thirty-six colors. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Their tunics were of fine, bright, hardy colors—woodland green, or gay yellow, or fresh blue. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Related question: Are you aware that clothing comes in other colors? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not as good, but I like the quiet when I paint. And the colors.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A woman in an emerald-green housecoat and heels, vacuuming her goldenrod carpet, the colors so saturated they seemed to bleed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I carved the model out of balsa wood, and painted it in red and white racing colors. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Our parents and grandparents were taught with little singsong lessons, the way you’d teach a preschooler shapes and colors. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Angles, colors, the riot of snowflakes, the din of Sid’s band—everything was soft and kind and infinitely forgiving. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Too much free time. In my day, you would be too busy working. No time for dancing or funny hair colors.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The lookout had never seen the colors before. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Claire had always seemed to see the palette of her brain, had been able to sort the colors through a prism so she could understand how Maya felt without Maya having to say a word. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Even as a boy, Renly had loved bright colors and rich fabrics, and he had loved his games as well. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There were wooden toys moldering in a box; crayons on a windowsill, their colors dulled by the light of ten thousand after noons; a dollhouse with dolls inside, lifers in an ornate prison. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I was rocking my quetzal colors for luck. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The colors were unfurled, the lines were dressed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like driving up north to see the colors. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I see platforms crowded with people wearing drab Western clothes, with spots of bright colors: little children wearing pink and yellow, red and peach. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They just say, Frank Moran’s showing his true colors that is. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “I know what the word means, Dad. But I’m not imagining things. My colors are as real as this house.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Then, when they realize that their reps and tattoos and colors don’t keep them out of jail, they chill and their colors fade. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He tapped his trademark walking stick, striped in Bayside Press colors, to the beat of his tune. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Her best picture was done in water colors, on brown paper. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And she was wearing a shirt that was bright orange and navy blue, the same colors as the jackets of the teenaged boys they’d seen before. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Because it’s not like a wedding. It’s not like, ‘Ohh, I like summer colors. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Behind him, house after gorgeous colonial house passed in rapid-fire succession, their colors winking at us through her window. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Wow, this is cool,” breathes Jay, awed by the computer’s map of bright colors, straight and curved lines. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z We decide to wear leggings and long shirts, but not the same colors—that’s for little kids—and Converse sneakers. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z There's something Twiggy-ish coming from inside Starry that colors how she moves and talks and breathes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The feet, the curve of the neck, the colors—he could have been a hoot. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “In animal coloring and camouflage,” Mr. Lyons practically yelled, “what characteristic is usually indicated by bright, vivid colors?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “It look like bright colors, like happy. Sunshine. Family. Chickens and goats. Not need much.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The tenement houses had the same odd, flat faces and the same drab colors, making them look all the same, as if they had been hatched in the same brood. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, we find that certain very specific colors are missing from stars’ spectra, and these missing colors may vary from star to star. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Bright colors everywhere—pink, yellow, green, red, and enough for everyone. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He saw Ku Klux Klan hoods, skeletons, harlequins in garish colors, painted faces. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Levy, who considered each other the only ungratifying objects in the home, sat before their television set watching the colors merge together 011 the screen. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked bruised and puffy and all the wrong colors. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The colors were so vivid in the bleakness of the ruins that the jacket seemed to glow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I tell her about Mom’s funeral, and how the colors all melted together like on summer days, and the radio on Abuela’s doorstep addressed to me. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been to lakes and stuff in the summer, but nothing that has those bright colors. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z We walked in silence down one of the asphalt golf paths, past the pool, which was lit from inside the water, slowly changing colors from red to orange to yellow to green. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She lives in the country and likes to hike in the woods, so she says that the neon colors are necessary to keep drunk hunters from mistaking her for a bear. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I'd buy her a pair that matched mine, but there are more colors now, including a mossy green that I know she'd love. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell her that I did have some small difficulty in distinguishing colors, but that I could detect odors very well. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I put the sketchbook on my lap and open my new box of colors. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Ember’s colors were all so much the same—gray buildings, gray streets, black sky; even the colors of people’s clothes were faded from long use into mud green, and rust red, and gray-blue. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the other, hunks of stone, all different colors and sizes. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He is holding a stack of dress shirts, some with stripes, some with checks, and some that are solid colors. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I dress myself in dark colors, in a deep blue tunic with a high collar and tight sleeves, in shiny black boots, with new gloves to cover my hands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The colors disappeared, and once again it was night. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z They feature different looks—nose shapes, hair and eye colors, facial structures, hair textures, body shapes, and skin tones—matched with fabric swatches and rouge-stick smudges and nail lacquer. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Lefty saw the brightly tiled kitchens and bathrooms hanging in midair, half-enclosed spaces whose rich colors reminded him of the sultans’ tombs, and he had an idea. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Most of the court, Dorian included, wore masks of varying sizes, shapes, and colors—some of simple design, others elaborate and animal-shaped. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We’d use red, black, and green paint, the same colors as the ink Cecile used for her poems and whatever flyers the Panthers asked her to print up. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It was started several years ago in the town of Stratford, which has an Avon River running through it, and swans of both colors. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Poe purchased clothing for the orphans that was in grotesque colors, and itched. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z It’s nothing but a thousand tiny x’s to be made up in different colors of thread. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people now have colored refrigerators, pale-green or pink, but I don’t like these colors and I’m pleased that Cordelia’s mother doesn’t either. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It will burst into, like, a zillion colors but will leave a gold, shimmery center in the tub. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Now that my colors are gone, I’m sure everyone will stop paying attention to me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She returns with two pairs: one’s royal blue and gold—Liberty colors—the other is black with white trim. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I myself wear miniskirts in primary colors, with tights underneath and boots, and an ankle-length coat over top. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Or have you ever seen a Buddhist sand mandala? They use these different colors of sand—it’s incredibly cool—and then they destroy it. On purpose.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Opening it, I pull out a cartoon drawing, the colors sad and dull. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z My mind is already speeding, thinking of designs and patterns and colors. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The stores are piled on top of each other, like gift boxes in all the colors of the rainbow. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her eyes were flecked with so many colors Jason could’ve stared into them all day, studying the changing patterns, the way people watched the northern lights. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Maybe I'll start wearing colors again someday, if I feel like it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The houses in the neighborhood were old but freshly painted, some in bright colors like lavender or kelly green. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Yet their bright colors could not entirely cover the blackened walls behind them, nor the boards that closed the holes where windows once had been. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The fall colors were soothing and we stayed for hours, gazing down at the quiet valley. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Here, Darwin reverted to an old idea: the instructions from the male and female simply met in the embryo and blended together like paints or colors. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There were men, and women, and people who seemed the height of little kids but had flat stubby heads and wore pastel suits in various colors, so they looked like short, running sticks of chalk. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The normally dull cacti and scrub were splashed with April colors, as if a great painter had passed over the landscape with a brush, dabbing yellow here, red there. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He tapped his trademark walking stick, striped in Bayside Press colors, to the beat of his tune. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Today, the Tokyo Dome is completely covered with the colors and symbols that represent us and the Demon Brigade. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Hundreds of pins of a dozen different colors pierced the map. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Maniac loved the colors of the East End, the people colors. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “She wanted to know if you really saw those colors in words and stuff. So I told her yeah, you do.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z As with the fruit and vegetables on Tía Darma’s farm, the photos can’t fully capture the colors that emerge when the final rays of the sun hit the water. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z They read about the phenomenon of simultaneous contrast of colors, about complementary colors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And they come in, like, a zillion colors. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z All I have to do is put the colors in the right order, and I can tell at a glance what the formula is. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I thought to look at all the children, the many colors of them, listen to the shouting music of their mixed-up voice, inflections of a hundred home languages. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was all one length, but two colors. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa was pulling colors out of his head. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z It’s like a chameleon that changes colors to adapt to its environment—when these kids are surrounded by violence they become violent also. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The same colors were repeated, though faintly, like a watercolor, in the silver metal that held the stone, and symbols were engraved around the rim. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She loved experimenting with differing amounts of pigments and binders, seeking the clearest, most durable colors. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In Harlem, where the laborers lived, people wore the bright colors deemed inappropriate for offices. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Aunt Amal brought out four plates of different sizes and colors. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z My sisters and I laughed at Pa’s Popsicle colors, but Mrs. didn’t. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But it was the colors that drew me in. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the summer, Audrey had convinced me to buy five different colors of nail polish. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “I never would have thought of using the colors of book spines and covers to make a picture, like art.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Consider seven pieces of transparent paper colored with the seven basic colors of the rainbow. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In this way, wrapped in the colors of the nation that sought their death, they slept until well past dawn. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I’m still torn between wanting my colors back and feeling like it’s an appropriate punishment that they’re gone. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Pastel colors are supposed to be cool, but all of us are sweating just the same. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He mixes colors and applies them to my cast as if I were a canvas. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z And their Noise is starting to turn different colors as what they’re seeing starts making sense to them. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z With the bull who could not see the colors of the capes, or the scarlet flannel of the muleta, Romero had to make the bull consent with his body. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Music, and the colors it produced, flowed around her as easily as her clothing. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The cabbie’s question punctured my fantasy, letting all the colors run out of my lovely delusions. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the festive colors and sounds that reminded me of a party. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Different molecules and chemical elements absorb different frequencies or colors of light, sometimes in the visible and sometimes elsewhere in the spectrum. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Milo shielded his eyes with one hand and waved the other desperately, but the colors continued to grow brighter and brighter and brighter, until an even more curious thing began to happen. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I know, he says, you don’t like colors. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not study because I was sick and yet I passed my exams with flying colors! Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The whirl of colors is unbearable, a jagged, unsettling choreography. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She had very long hair and it was all different colors: light brown, dark brown, and black, mixed together. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Inside the bubble I was to place all the objects I loved, all the colors that made me feel at peace. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was to be an intricate and provocative design in green, yellow, and blue pins, all cool colors, and its title was Pre-Cambrian Memory. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It rose out of the years complete with all its colors and its cries, its crowded feelings. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She saw slaves carrying bolts of intricate Myrish lace and fine wools in a dozen rich colors. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And the lights on our tree will be all different colors, and there’ll be all kinds of balls and tons of tinsel, you’ll think the tree was silver. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “Tell me more. Any other strong opinions on colors? Shapes? Patterns? I have a feeling you’re a very interesting person.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I always put music on when I paint, but for the first time I can remember, I’m afraid that the colors will overwhelm me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “They might,” said Arianne, “but peacocks are vain, proud creatures, strutting about in all those gaudy colors. Give me a swan serene in white or beautiful in black.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She puts a few bottles up to my face and studies the colors before making her choices. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She chose a variety of yarns in colors that reminded her of autumn leaves: warm reds and blazing oranges and golden yellows. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the huge expanse of colors and shapes. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Inside the big envelope were dozens of loose photographs, old ones in black and white and in faded colors. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I had entered a large reception room decorated with cool tropical colors. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He had the same shape and colors and markings as a real twig. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z To fly Blue Navy colors in Oxscini would have meant certain death. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Within the tent, they found camp stools and a trestle table, a rack of spears and halberds, a floor covered with threadbare carpets in half a dozen clashing colors, and three officers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z To my surprise, I see no virtual letters, colors, or numbers anywhere in the house. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I look grave in it, my hair pin-straight and at least a dozen different bright colors, my skin so pale it looks ashen. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z These colors and shapes make it fun and easy to play with numbers, and I can find patterns in anything from the stock market to baseball games to the price of cereal. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z As we descend, blue and green and purple and red lights dance over the walls, shifting between colors with each second. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The reflection of its colors made the sandstone cliffs bright gold, and then deep red. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z On the sides, layers of different colors were stacked on one another like the distant mesas. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My head exploded with a kaleidoscope of colors. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “You must learn all the plants, all the colors. As your mum did when she was a girl.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I choose mannequins out of a catalog that look like these girls, with pencil- thin eyebrows and rosebud lips and soft, wavy hairstyles, and dress them in the latest styles and colors. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They look similar to the ones at the train station in Elkton but different colors. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There came Iris in her cloak of many colors, trailing across the sky in a rainbow curve, and the dark house was lit up with the shining of her garments. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood in front of the Bayside Press building in the same burgundy-and-silver-blue outfit James had described him wearing at the book carnival: top hat, suit, and walking stick all in Bayside Press colors. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The world had already gone to shades of gray as dawn approached, but now colors are starting to bloom. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Though she is poor, like us, she has a sharp fashion sense, matching unusual colors and patterns in ways that somehow make sense. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z His words are matter-of-fact, his expression unchanged, but he can’t hide the tinge of gray that colors his face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Are the colors of the files as obvious as I think they are? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The crowds by the rails thickened, their faces a pointillism of colors, the dappling sound of distinct voices now blending into a sustained shout. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And soon the island would be bursting with rich scents and colors. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z And while on the subject of not-good colors, I caught my reflection in the shiny chrome drawers. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z All around the island the ocean was a deep azure blue, and the colors here were so bright and crisp that Kaede had to squint. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The logs are dark brown and shiny, and they reflected opalescent colors in the beam of my head lamp. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The new girl stared up, her mouth open slightly, saying nothing as she watched the sky shift and dance, a wash of shapes and colors. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Being a Delsprite means red will be one of my favorite colors, second to purple. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They passed over the walkway and down a long rocky corridor, where stalactites hung gleaming with strange colors and where the pounding and grinding and hammering gradually faded. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z George had never worn makeup, but she pored over the range of colors on the left side of the page. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “Three of them,’’ he said, “and flying French colors.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Imani’s mom lets us run into the mall alone to get our slime supplies—they’ve got new colors and fragrances and glitters, all kinds of different ingredients to use. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “What do you think of my walls, mi amor? I painted them blue and green, like the colors of Veracruz, my hometown, which is next to the ocean.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z They have the lace collars, the puffed sleeves, the sashes I remember; many of them are in plaid, the authentic somber blood-lit colors, dark greens with a stripe of red, dark blues, black. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She took me to her room and stood me in front of her dresser, which was covered in a pillowcase with pretty colors. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I looked through it at the sun for secret colors nobody's ever named. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Now even that reminder was gone, and at Papa’s feet lay pieces of paper streaked with earth-tone colors. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she would pick fabrics of bright colors and patterns and take them to the tailor to have traditional cotton dresses made for me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The colors are bright, and the faces in the middle glow from the light above our heads. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The men wear jackets and top hats and cravats in a prism of colors. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It is also significant that the “whites only” signs are gone and that children of all colors can drink from the same water fountains, swim in the same pools, and play on the same playgrounds. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The wind blew out sprays of it like mist and in this mist there were the colors of the rainbow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z J. N. Singh was a popular, handsome fellow, who was at ease with all colors and also a member of the Communist Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The colors shimmer majestically before disappearing with the sun into the water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Clouds shielded the sun, colors were overshot with gray. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There are lights hanging from the ceiling, and ornaments in all different styles and colors. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Oh my,” she whispers as her head slowly tilts upward and the reflected colors from the bulbs paint her face. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The skin colors her parents each chose for themselves. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The show, after all, still had songs and Muppets and bright colors and action and all the things that make Sesame Street so wonderful. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The colors exploded like handfuls of petals tossed into the sky. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She says, “I wish I had—known that you see colors in this way.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The glinting fiber-optic lights inside the limo continued to change, cycling through their set of dim colors. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The black dude’s face changing colors, turning bright red and purple, eyes bugging out of his head, looking back at Rondell, scared for his life. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The different wavelengths of light are what the human eye sees as different colors, with the longest wavelengths appearing at the red end of the spectrum and the shortest wavelengths at the blue end. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The different colors spoke of the various soils and minerals that the tree’s roots encountered, some harsh and stunting, some rich and nourishing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then a great wall of swirling colors flooded forward from the far end of the block. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z They had sharklike teeth and leathery skin in colors ranging from coral red to ink black. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Moon Orchid picked up pieces of string, but bright colors and movements distracted her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” Seven said, suddenly embarrassed to be in her pajamas while Poppy was in her beautiful House Hyacinth colors. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Red, blue, yellow, orange, black, pink, purple, creamy white, multicolored—the jumble of colors in Mesoamerican maize reflects the region’s jumble of cultures and ecological zones. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Nuwa gathered stones of five colors and shoved them into each opening. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I alter bodies, change hair colors and skin tones, give a man a songbird voice, erase agelines, and try to reassure frantic courtiers about how beautiful they are. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Gram was painting it in the same broad, swooping strokes and bright, contrasting colors that she always used. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Except for the fact that the colors were inverted, they looked exactly like the elevators in the Empire State Building, the entrance to Olympus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When Tats first moved into Fairchild Towers, we used to communicate through window colors. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Among her collection of wooden ye’iis were eight large glass jars filled with seeds of different colors and shapes. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Our sewing supplies were low again, and we needed thread in several colors, seam bindings, and ribbons to complete November’s orders. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He'd started the local community garden down the block and preserved his favorites in frames, decorating the deli's whitewashed walls with the brightest colors nature could provide. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Black is the absence of all colors,” Mike said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I don’t want to think about the colors on TV. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Their beautiful horns and colors could make my hunger disappear. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z And when the sun disappeared completely from our view the colors faded too, and it became nighttime. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The southern sky was aswirl with glowing, shifting colors, the reflections of the great fires that burned below. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She constantly called out neighbors on overgrown grass, inappropriate paint colors, and too bright Christmas lights. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Others may wonder how a racial caste system could exist when most Americans—of all colors—oppose race discrimination and endorse colorblindness. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “If you mix paint together, that’s true, but if you’re talking about just the colors, pure in nature, they make white when mixed together. I brought this wheel to prove it.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The steam is still rising from the water, and I watch the colors flow through it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Bright shapes and colors flooded behind her eyelids, ghosts of Pet’s light. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The association with the method is unfortunate, because unlike the large psychedelic Deadhead patterns and colors, bandini tie-dyes are delicate and intricate. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I try to match the colors of the English words to the new Spanish words. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Up it went,” reported William Laurence, “a great ball of fire about a mile in diameter, changing colors as it kept shooting upward, from deep purple to orange, expanding, growing bigger, rising as it expanded.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He has a great variety of colors and a shocking number of patterns. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Then Hermione had performed a tricky little charm so that the paint flashed different colors. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Sounds, colors, textures, all mash together in an enormous symphonic assault on my senses as I shrink down, smaller and smaller. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z When I slide into the seat, I might as well be made of the same colors as the desk and the metal chair legs. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Loose-joint breaking-point colors, and whether you find them beautiful or find them appalling, they do make the women seem more festive, and less exhausted. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ray should be in pre-K or something. He doesn’t say much, but he understands a lot. He already knows his numbers and colors.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z It is interesting to note that the different keys in a well temperament tuning were sometimes considered to be aligned with specific colors and emotions. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z She lobs something toward me, and I grab what turns out to be a bundle of brand-new markers in rainbow colors, held together with a fat rubber band. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z When she passes with flying colors, I'm not surprised. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “The colors of his tie. Anyway, you can just tell. Watch other people around them—Yes, Bob, what can I get you?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “It’s mostly hot pinkish purple because that’s the color of the d, but the colors of the other letters add a gold tinge to it. Oh, and it’s also kind of grainy.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The schoolyard is dotted with swings, with climbing bars and slides, in bright primary colors; a few children have come back early from lunch and are clambering about. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The stage lights flicker colors of red, blue, and yellow, and my rhinestones shine from wall to wall. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The photo had started to change colors, especially at the corners, which were hiding into a weird brown, probably because of all the steam coming from the sink over the years. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “She. The old woman who makened the colors. She said there be blue yonder.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something,” she continues, “like telling her parents that she sees colors all the time. Colors that no one else, including her brother and sister, can see.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z It was as if Times Square were a kind of shell, with colors and noises breaking in great waves inside it. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “The house isn’t yellow. All those other colors—they aren’t there, either.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven times the sun rose and almost as quickly disappeared as the colors kept changing. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He stood in front of the Bayside Press building in the same burgundy-and-silver-blue outfit James had described him wearing at the book carnival: top hat, suit, and walking stick all in Bayside Press colors. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The celebration of the Bladder Feast was many colors—black, blue, purple, fire-red; but Kapugen s hand around hers was rose-colored and that was the color of her memory of the Feast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Before Naima could stop herself, her mind began to dance with colors, shapes, sizes, balance, symmetry, patterns. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Of course you cannot know a man completely, his character, his principles, sense of judgment, not till he’s shown his colors, ruling the people, making laws. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re in an assortment of colors and blink at different speeds. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z To his great relief, Galton found that his law could accurately predict the coat colors of every generation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In front was a circular burst of bright colors—a garden— fenced around with barbed wire. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z With the fading of the light the riotous colors died and the heat and urgency cooled away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z In the days that followed, the Putnam proved herself with flying colors. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes studies the colors wrestling to unravel, flaring like certain male species of birds. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His house was detached from those around it, surrounded by flowers that bloomed in splendid colors and overwhelming fragrances. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She always felt a little dull next to Taryn, who was all bright colors and bold lines. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z On a hot day, the gray smoke from the cars makes for sunsets with the strongest colors. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z People of all ages and colors used the streetcars to get where they needed to go, yet another way in which the living and the dead were not as different as they might think. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It’s supposed to be a gang-violence thing, but since blue is one of our school’s colors, not being able to wear it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z So when the other kids in Soweto called me “white,” even though I was light brown, I just thought they had their colors mixed up, like they hadn’t learned them properly. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Despite my size, I drive to Minneapolis and walk around the large department stores, taking notes about how they create their window displays, trends in colors and styles that haven’t filtered up to us yet. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Aside from the carbon-copy houses, there was nothing uniform about this working-class neighborhood; it was filled with people of all shapes, colors, and backgrounds. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “It’s not about the whole colors thing, right?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Sheryl hands me something else—a tool belt—but in the pockets, pretty flowers and ribbons poke out in soft colors. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I babble for a few minutes about my colors, wishing I could tell them about seeing the pheromones. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The instant I do, the previously blank desk lights up soft stripes in our team colors, with a welcome message for me over it in white text. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One tuft was of two colors, magenta and brick red, apparently growing on the same root. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I recall learning these laws clearer than I recall learning my colors and shapes, because these laws were essential to the security of my body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Lynn said, “The blue of the sky is one of the most special colors in the world, because the color is deep but see-through both at the same time. What did I just say?” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z They brought children of all ages, all colors, but all males and all with a look of solitude that left no doubt as to the relationship. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “You don’t see enough colors, and I see too many! Well, I used to anyway. Now they’re gone.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They flickered from purple to orange as if the colors were fighting for dominance. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I loved it when the separate colors would come together all smooth into a brand-new shade. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He paints passionately, with huge, violent sweeps, squinting at the soft, muted colors in the sky. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The zoo is filled with tall trees, their leaves the colors of a sunset. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Around me, the music and lights and colors whirl and pulse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore bright, vivid colors and an enormous beaded necklace. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He is staring straight ahead, mouth open, in absolute shock as the reflected colors from the cartoon move across his face. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z I leave Erudite headquarters amid a crowd of people, my eyes confused, hunting for faction colors automatically when there are none left. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I never even learned how the colors of the Palestinian flag are arranged. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Huge clay cliffs loomed over her in colors of chocolate, pearl, and rust. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His nostrils flared when he spoke, which made it really hard not to stare up his nose, and his eyes were two different colors— one brown, one blue—like an alley cat’s. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z We picked out three colors: aqua, pale yellow, and a bright green. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It was decked out in the Slytherin colors of green and silver to celebrate Slytherins winning the House Cup for the seventh year in a row. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z "Say he don't need no colors to be bad. Say he got his badness inside of him." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The only colors on her were the ketchup and mustard stains on her apron. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z A cork, a fishhook, a silver dollar, a fancy key, and a tiny wooden baby doll, no bigger than a thimble, painted in bright colors, with a face and everything. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z My mom told me once that colors like that don’t belong in the clouds. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z What did June see when she looked at the picture, all the lines and colors Ivy meticulously chose? Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They were an unworthy target and they passed unmolested through the busiest trade routes of the True Sea, flying neutral Kerch colors. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was about the size of a mature buck, with fur that contained all the colors of the rainbow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z By the end of the next day, I was carting around five of these fun packs in an alarming assortment of pastel and Day-Glo colors. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Butterflies of different vivid colors danced from petal to petal, and they seemed to cloud around Ishtar as she ascended the stairs to the front door, still on her call. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Your colors will return, Mia. I promise. And you’ll feel three-dimensional again. Try doing something creative to jump-start your brain a little. You told me you like to paint; why don’t you try that?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z White light consists of light waves of all different wavelengths, or colors. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the cathode-ray tube glowed like an imitation, feeble TV image; a collage formed, made of apparently random colors, trails, and configurations which, until the handles were grasped, amounted to nothing. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Pink, light green, and yellow colors glow against a soft white. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She’d often spend hours making sure the designers, colors, and styles we chose paid proper respect to the people and countries we visited. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He picks his friends based on whether he likes or dislikes the colors of their names. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The revelers promenaded in pairs, women in bustled ball gowns in bright candy colors, men in frock coats with waxed mustaches. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There were so many colors, they looked like jelly beans. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was a beautiful room, with a carpet patterned in the colors of the oasis. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When it got real severe with the colors and the gangs around the neighborhood, we put all them things straight in the rag bin. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The colors were beginning to fade on Walnut Hill. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the sniffly kind of winter-sick that everyone gets when the leaves change colors, but a real kind of sick. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The room spun, colors morphing into each other, churning faster and faster. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes he wanted not to see, not to hear everything around him—noise, colors, movement. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I dressed in dark colors for my first lecture, hoping I wouldn’t stand out, but even so I didn’t think I looked like the other students. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Flossie had six sheaths of various colors and the same number of tarleton underskirts and at least twenty chiffon sleeves of every color that a person could imagine. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A few of the portraits change—hair grows shorter or longer, noses shrink, skin tones flush over with enhanced or brand-new colors, hair textures morph, mouths plump up. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He learns about color theory, and especially about complementary colors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Torchlight glimmered behind windows of leaded glass in the Lord of Harmony’s wooden hall, showing half a hundred kinds of butterflies in all their bright colors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were beautiful murals, done in bright colors, and the great men in them looked alive. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Worry and joy mingled there like two colors running into each other. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There were sweaters with animals on them, shirts with stripes and shirts with squares, dresses in colors as varied as Grand-grand Uncle’s paints. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The black vomit is not really black; it is a speckled liquid of two colors, black and red, a stew of tarry granules mixed with fresh red arterial blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the wall there are markers of many colors, most of them dried out, hanging from rubber cords. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The Great Hall was normally decorated with the winning House’s colors for the Leaving Feast. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The combination of colors gave the house a raw, jittery feeling. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The horses continue circling, with the white horses passing the black horses and then the black horses passing the white horses, with the end result always being alternating colors. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mr. Patch-Withers’ face had been shifting expressions and changing colors continuously, and now it settled into fixed surprise. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z After tripping and cursing and generally feeling miserable for another mile or so, I started to see light up ahead: the colors of a neon sign. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skin is a patchwork of colors—gray, white, beige—and wrinkled like a paper sack. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The houses are painted in pastel colors—pink, yellow, blue, and green. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The flowers were all colors of yellow that day—silky yellow petals like wild canary feathers, and blossoms as dark as the center of the sun. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Or they might place their fresh-baked cookies in tins elaborately decorated in the Permian colors of black and white. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to him sat a beautiful woman with silver hair braided over one shoulder and a dress that shimmered colors like peacock feathers. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Then Mr. Kingsley asked, “The condition in which a person may be able to hear colors or visualize flavors when music is played is called: A. Synthesis B. Symbiosis C. Synesthesia D. Symbolism.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They were all the colors you could think of, black, white and brown, but the fire made everyone look like they were different shades of orange. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z We have Green lime And dark cola, And we have An umbrella of five colors. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Only their heads show rainbow tones of neutral skin colors from white to dark brown. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z From the middle of May to the end of July he paints almost forty scenes of parks full of bright colors and thick paint. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Its bright colors remind me of the Ketubah hanging in my parents’ bedroom. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Furlough,” he said, “what is this thing? What are all these colors? Are we in heaven?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Mama had on a jacket and skirt with colors that were the reverse of mine: black silk with yellow bands. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Her colors seemed to agree with the American landscape, her pumpkin hair, her apple cider skin. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The colors remind me of flames, and when she wears her hair in a ponytail, she almost looks like a torch. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He drew back his lip to show his teeth of many colors. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The walls of the “instructors’ room” were hung with many framed pictures—all water colors—done by M. Yoshoto. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Ebola had risen in these rooms, flashed its colors, fed, and subsided into the forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a remarkable bird, as large as a pheasant, but with feathers of all colors, garish reds and yellows and vivid blues. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Boys no older than I nailed together boxes out of wood scraps, painted them in bright colors, and set off for San Juan or Río Piedras, where men paid ten cents for a shoeshine. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The colors of the hulls became clear: whites, reds, yellows, greens and one burnished mahogany. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z So he asks Theo to send him his colors: silver, white, lemon chrome yellow, vermilion, geranium lake, carmine, Prussian blue, very light cinnabar green, orange lead, emerald green, and more. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He kept looking and looking, and the colors he found were gingersnap and light fudge and dark fudge and acorn and butter rum and cinnamon and burnt orange. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Izzy and I had also created a mural on another wall, and had taken great care to paint my blinds with the colors of the rainbow. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “If I’m so strong, then why are all my colors gone?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Their slips show at the bottoms of their skirts, slips of unusual, suggestive colors. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They play a game with colors as they walk. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The surface was covered in overlapping rebozos of different colors. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Sookie took off his gloves, went to the wheelhouse, and came back holding an old photograph with faded colors. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z "The Fashion Minister sent a hundred dresses. I advised him that I'd like for you to match the house, so he used the teahouse colors as inspiration." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The common room looked strange, full of people wearing different colors instead of the usual mass of black. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Even my colors feel light—like the sun and the sky floating above me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Those three colors create every other color ever. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Numbers don’t have colors, they simply have a shape and a numerical value, that’s all.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I have never before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all colors together, irrespective of their color. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And Siobhan said that she shouldn’t say things like that and everyone has favorite colors. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Every time it came up, I saw the colors dancing off its scales. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Sure enough, late afternoon light filtered through the vapor and broke into colors. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The colors had faded a bit, but otherwise it was identical. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The bird looked like it was made out of the same colors as the flowers in front, with a rich purple body, a yellow mask, and a bright red belly. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Didn’t you see the colors? You know what they were?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There in the light the colors were even more magnificent and Kira felt even more inadequate. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Close behind came Robb, in grey wool trimmed with white, the Stark colors. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They talk about face shape and skin tone, and they point out a bunch of kids who are wearing the wrong colors for their complexions. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Red silk and blue flesh sang against each other, the colors seeming to vibrate. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In comparison to the new colors I see around people, my colored letters now seem very dim. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The water in the fishbowls rippled and waved as the fish gazed calmly; their brilliant colors against the abundant green land glinted like gold and jade. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The more recent stones were polished granite in various colors. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z How to wash one’s own hair; how to judge which colors suited one; how to say no in such a charming way that no offense was given; how to put on lipstick, powder, scent. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Her white fur beside the ram's wool—two textures, two colors, both called white in our inadequate language. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I didn’t tell her that, even when she mentioned that, according to the tests I had taken, I seemed to have some difficulty in seeing colors. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He sat in a wheelchair, striped in Bayside Press colors, and admired the golden hare medallion still on display around the bust of Poe. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Mother, I heard some kids say there are flags like that. Are there? What colors are they? Which buildings do they fly from?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain limped to the boulder, to stand at the colors with Tozier. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Their dark robes made them look like pieces of retreating shadow against the charcoal colors of Tarbean’s moonlit streets. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The finale was supposed to be a couple of hundred-foot-tall Spartan warriors who would crackle to life above the ocean, fight a batde, then explode into a million colors. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z These colors look a little dirty, like the squares in a paint box when you forget to rinse the brush. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She knows Jaja always eats right from the flask, yet she takes a dinner plate with her every time, changes the colors and patterns weekly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z What if we could stop being different colors, different backgrounds, and just be in love? We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He likes colors—he calls them “hues”—so he might wear lavender and chartreuse together, partly for fashion, but I swear he dresses funky so we can have new vocabulary words. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z For a second the colors mesmerize me, bright green and deep blue and brown. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A helpful chart from the city categorized every home as a Tudor, English, or French style and laid out the appropriate colors for architects and homeowners alike. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The sun was already painting colors low in the sky. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The colors corresponding to these wavelengths are absent from the reflected light, which therefore appears to be colored. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s your bike. You should get to pick whatever colors you want.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Seated in the rows and rows of seats below her are kids of all colors, all around my age, and all wearing the same uniform. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z His master had fallen at the very moment when he, Black, had shown his true colors as a traitor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Well, the thing is,” I begin, knowing there is no turning back now, “I wasn’t lying. Numbers really do have colors for me. So do letters and sounds.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Anyone who worked at PIH knew that a simple “epi” map—based on what makes people sick and what kills them, and in what numbers and at what ages—could be coded in two colors. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It contains some yellow and red, from the Amity, and some gray, from the Abnegation, colors I rarely see side by side. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We entered a school of fish, their scales patterned with scintillating colors as they investigated us. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Most people were dressed in dark and rough brown clothing, but some were very elegant in bright colors and fur trim. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Arya could see its colors more clearly now in the light of die burning town: a golden lion on red. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But I don’t remember anything changing with my colors. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I had never seen so many beautiful houses, and they were all different colors. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The oval is replaced with another one, with its own shifting colors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The best photos were taken at dawn, in the late afternoon, or at dusk, when the low angle of the sun produced rich, warm colors and long shadows. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Fourteen of us have been removed to the Plover schooner and, receiving favorable winds, set off up the river, flying no colors. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But I know she loves the Mets, and their team colors are navy and orange. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Lily said something about the fall colors, and in a moment of either inspiration or panic, he started blurting out facts. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The colors of the Roman afternoon suddenly seemed sharper, as if the world had switched to high definition. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In that case, the colors of Jupiter speak to us of chemical events that four billion years ago back on Earth led to the origin of life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Breathlessly, I tell her about seeing colors and about how I thought everybody saw things that way and then I found out that nobody did and I felt so alone and strange. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z 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 When I reach out to touch the colors, they ripple under my fingers, sending waves across my room. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She festooned our living room in green and yellow streamers, the colors of my new school. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She chattered on about what colors to use, mostly lavender and pink, while braiding Gulmina’s patchy honey-colored hair. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Most of the town had shown up to see Resilient Helenwood, and all the artwork that usually hung on the walls was replaced with a cornucopia of colors and mediums, words and photographs. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Her sneakers are painted, one with an impossibly small chequerboard of a thousand colors, the other with yellow happy faces alternating with black skulls. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z It was a magical place, alive with music that spilled onto the busy streets from tenement windows and full of colors and smells that filled my senses and made my heart beat faster. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “I’m blind! I don’t know colors!” the old man groused. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It’s wooden and has dark blue curtains because the middle school colors are blue and white. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The tables are covered in statues of saints, colorful candles, black dolls in fancy dresses, crystal bowls of candy, bottles of perfume, and the shimmery gold and yellow colors that flavor the whole place. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Some of the houses had hitching posts cast in the shape of black demons, but in such odd clothes and of such odd colors that we never could figure them out. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But if Pet stood next to it, the colors would match, right down to the splatters of paint on the floor around the canvas. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There weren’t any hip-hoppers on the set and nobody wearing gang colors. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Mayor Zapino is now many colors of red in his face and neck. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Studies show that people of all colors use and sell illegal drugs at remarkably similar rates. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The colored light shimmered and shone on the wings’ surface and I flexed them joyfully, delighted with how the colors spread and played upon their surfaces. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The colors were ebbing from her fantasy, her self-loving pleasures in movement and balance were fading, her arm was aching. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Their lips were also painted with bright colors. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z His mustaches and his hair and his long brown beard were silky in the lamplight, and the colors of his plaid jacket were gay. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Fischer arrived twenty minutes late for the drawing of colors, and he and Spassky met backstage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Those colors were scary, so she brushed them over with fuchsia starbursts and flowers with cobalt stems and a house nestled among gold-and-emerald-striped branches. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She was a little older than he was, a little taller, and was dressed in bright colors, yellow and pink and orange. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The men were a colorful lot in jeans and bright plaid shirts, but the women were dressed in somber colors. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m squinting into a window at some Italian silk scarves, wonderful indeterminate colors, gray-blue, sea-green, when I feel a touch on my arm, a chilly jump of the heart. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The large-eyed beauty of the women, the singing, the flowers, the bright colors, and the crying, were what he needed now. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He teetered, in the name of style, on dandyism; he always wore primary colors, and his belt buckles were always large and prominent, like buckteeth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z One afternoon, a week after the audition, I came home from school and saw a boy blowing big, splendid soap bubbles that shimmered with colors in the sunlight. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “The colors appear in geometric shapes like spirals or balls or zigzags, that sort of thing. Or sometimes just a hazy patch of colored air.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z His skin shifted colors and shades, dappled in the autumn light filtering through the trees, and sometimes he matched the trees around him so well that it looked like he was made of bark. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z In the distance the tootles of the merry-go-round were a swirl of colors. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Just wood and that pink insulation stuff and tiles and clothes and food, all the colors of their world thrown together like a giant had had a temper tantrum. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Or one of those gray cats that people call blue, even though gray and blue are different colors. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Public buildings, statues, monuments, even trees, met the evening in their original bland colors and reemerged the next morning painted in the sparkling “liberation colors” of red, black, and green. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s something we both have to do,” I tried to explain, but it was like trying to describe colors to a blind man. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z All the holograms of a real Illinois license, all the same colors, the same thick, laminated plastic, the same organ donor info. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I know from memory the colors of the individual letters in his name, but I can’t visualize them together to know what the word would really look like. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Lena’s hut was gone, replaced by an unfamiliar road with trees on all sides; half the trees had decided to put on their fall colors, but the other half stubbornly clung to summer green. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She glanced at the trees nearby; the low light turned all colors into shadows upon shadows. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As he pushed his cart down the narrow street, lively children dressed in gay colors flew toward him like a festival of silk kites. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I swirl the colors together until they blend into a richness that matches a sliced almond. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Even the colors were crisp: vivid blue sky, deep green fields, leaves in every sharp shade that nature can bestow. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Me and Leo sit side by side, staring at light and colors radiating from the computer screen. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The people of Central America cultivated corn in many colors. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Sewage drifted by in a surprising variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z As the children mounted the hill, an early evening mist began to settle, and through its haze the lights of distant harbor traffic shone in blurred colors. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I’m evening out the colors in the gummy bear circle, so it’s balanced. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I don’t do colors so my cardinal is a female. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The chest was filled with beads and bracelets and earrings of many colors. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z There were banners to her right, banners to her left, and rank on rank of banners before her, but in the predawn gloom, neither colors nor sigils could be discerned. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He loved joining all the colors at the vacant lot and playing the summer days away. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I was enchanted by the city, the warm tropical air, the diverse faces of the locals, the bright pastel colors covering many of the buildings, the swaying palm trees that flanked the streets. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Throwing the salt must have worked, because no one asks me anything about my colors until English class. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Through my contacts, a virtual layer of bright colors adorns the buildings, painting each one in the colors of their respective team. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “How can you read with all those colors floating around?” asks Michelle, the girl with the dirty book. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z We race back to the car, loaded up with fresh colors and possibilities. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Lights of various colors glowed in the high arches. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The new drive-ins competed for attention, using all kinds of visual lures, decorating their buildings in bright colors and dressing their waitresses in various costumes. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z The charts and pictures are the same colors. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The light on the pearly walls was ever-shifting, ever-changing; the colors never settled on one shade, always glimmering with new potential. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He had reached a picture, hanging next to the bathroom, a squiggle of colors that looked suspiciously like a Picasso. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Before the strange ship was close enough for the lookout to see her colors, the guns were cast loose and ready for action. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was hiding behind these brilliant colors waiting for Henny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then sound trumpets! Let our bloody colors wave!” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Those who cared about such things tended to express their allegiance by wearing either Tar Heel powder blue, or Wolf Pack red, two colors that managed to look good on no one. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z If she squinted her eyes, everyone, every single person, melted into a mix of shapes and colors. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z On either side of the chest were shelves of jars, some with powders, some with liquids of different colors. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I move onward, through the colors and cheers and music, floating into my future, and it is a clear, open space that stretches wider than the sky and higher than the Andes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was green, white, and blue, the colors of the national flag, and it had number n on the back. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Families wearing red-and-blue school colors were filing into the first-floor gym, and Twig and I dropped into the crowd with them. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Unless my imagination is messing with me, a slight flush colors his cheeks, too. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The colors are beautiful and make my eyes ache. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The size, texture, and colors inform us that this is not to be interpreted as a real target. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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