His arms and legs were covered with scratches. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drape covering the blinds also had peacocks on it, only they faced forward, their plumage spread into a thousand blue-green eyes that seemed to watch us. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Knocking over two delicate tables and an aspidistra, he covered the floor between them in two strides and pulled Harry into a hug that nearly cracked his newly repaired ribs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was a flimsy thing made of plywood covered with fabric, with two cockpits that were open to the wind and rain and snow. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Or “oeuvres,” if you’re really pretentious, like some of the kids in my art class who wear berets, like somehow their brains are so creative, they need a covering more unique than anyone else’s. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The walls of the house were covered with them. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The island was covered with greenery as far as she could see—not with ordinary forest plants, but with tomatoes, mealies, and bananas. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On September 20th two covered carts went off laden to Buckland, conveying the furniture and goods that Frodo had not sold to his new home, by way of the Brandywine Bridge. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then he laces his fingers with mine to cover up what he just did. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A coward because he had someone cover for him. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She is covered with mud and leaves are in her hair. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone to share scavenge with, to cover her back when she couldn’t work. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He whipped out a ragged bandana to cover his nose and stalked away. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then Big Foot yelps and covers his head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

But he forgets to cover his head, and the buckle strikes hair and skin and bone. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Burrowing even deeper under my covers, I wept softly. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Friends came to visit, dressed in yellow paper gowns, their hands covered by blue synthetic-rubber gloves and their faces hidden behind paper masks. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But my eyes were covered by my bangs as I stared at a piece of old gum that was stuck to the bottom of Mr. Tushman’s desk. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Dark spots cover the man in front of me, obscuring my view of his face. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Albert covered his eyes with his hands, and Joseph could tell his uncle had shut himself off and wasn’t going to say anything else. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The very history of the world, it had seemed to him, was all bound into covers or rolled into scrolls and archived on the shelves of this wondrous place. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I was freelancing then, working at home, and just keeping up with the few book cover assignments I’d taken on was a major effort. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her hips were covered with angry blisters, which oozed a fluid that had matted with the strands of old rope. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The muffs—soft and furry—cover my ears completely. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

We knew the big blue-painted covered wagon was something to stare at, and five boys off for the mountains were something to envy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A thick fog covered everything beyond the edge of the water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The bottoms of both feet are covered by gargantuan yellow blisters. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

In the back, beneath the farthest eave, Joseph found three cartons marked simply with the letter B. They were filled with men’s clothing, some covered in dirt and mud, all carefully folded. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We lifted the covers and filled the feeders with sugar water. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I woke up at dawn covered from head to toe in a living fur blanket. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Good feeling doesn’t last long, though: when I step off the field, there’s no sign of the powder-blue Cadillac convertible Daddy removes the cloth cover from and pulls out of the garage every spring. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

A radioactive plume of vaporized coral drifted east, covering seven thousand square miles of ocean. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

They pressed on, covering not quite a mile before Renly's outriders came swooping down on them, twenty men mailed and mounted, led by a grizzled greybeard of a knight with bluejays on his surcoat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then she took the warm melted wax from the candle and covered the clay dolls with it so they took on the color of flesh. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I owe a lot of that to the awesome book cover Dylan commissioned Samantha to design last Christmas. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Babies napped in the tall grass, their blankets covering the wildflowers with embroidered flowers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I hurry back to my room, search under the covers for Tweety, and run outside in my slippers. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Her mouth moved and she was saying something but the sound covered it. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He covers his face as he hits the ice, skidding a great distance. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He bent down beside the wounded man, feeling him with his hands, looking with his ancient fingers, until there was not an inch he had not covered or a bone he had not felt. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scrunch my feet under the covers and savor that feeling—fresh linen over your feet, bunching up in little mountain ranges. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Once they were safely stowed among the buckets and mops, Harry yanked out a couple of the bristles that covered Goyle’s forehead and Ron pulled out several of Crabbe’s hairs. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Dark wallpaper covered the walls of the foyer and hallway, half of it peeling off. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A thick coating of the warm flakes covered their heads and shoulders. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the covers around him, took a last look at his room—which somehow seemed very different than he’d remembered—and then drifted into a deep and welcome sleep. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

In answer to my inquiries after the use of this article, she informed me it was a covering for the altar of a new church lately erected near Gateshead. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The bushes are covered in snow, dirty from George’s dog, Roger. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Trina is grabbing a few last chip bags and candy bars through the busted cover of a vending machine. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“That’s my smart boy!” she exclaimed, caressing the book covers with one hand and his cheek with the other. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

But now he had to get out of the claustrophobic bedroom before he possibly got ill all over the tablets that covered the floor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they approached the top through a copse of chestnut trees, the lowering sun dropped below the cloud cover and caught the scene, dazzling the three soldiers as they rose into it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was oval shaped, like something you would find covered by a white sheet in an old haunted house. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Noodle looks like the others, black jeans hanging low, covered by the tail of a white button-up shirt. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The land is covered with grass that grows eight feet high between patches of forest and farmland. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I received grants and loans to cover most of the tuition, which was steep, and I’d saved a little money while working at The Phoenix. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s as if he’s covered with a made-up language. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A hundred million crystallized polio viruses could cover the period at the end of this sentence. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see through the thick hedge that covered most of the eastern edge of the courtyard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The dead were mostly covered now with blankets and shelter halves, but some of them were still dying and there were groups of men clustered here and there. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took his outstretched hand—the only part of him not covered in blood. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

From Junito harassing my cousin and trying to cover up the fact that the two of them had a thing going, to Beatriz being the ringleader during the fight and hyping up the situation. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Her script is open on her lap, and she’s got one hand covering some of the lines. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The hyena thanked him and settled down in a corner of the hut and began to cover himself with the skin. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The wild wind must have been bringing clouds overhead, because suddenly the moon was covered, and darkness swept over the whole landscape—thick clouds, too, for no gleam of moonlight shone through them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fourth graders cut menorahs from cardboard and covered them with glittering aluminum foil. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

All they could see was darkness and trailing tendrils, and even these were slowly being covered up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe London could be seen, covered with a new kind of fog. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a hole on the cover, and the back seemed to be hanging by a thread. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Its limbs were long and veiny and covered in bite marks and slashes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She covered the food with her wings, then looked around. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Håkon moved the bandage back so it covered his entire swath of exposed scales. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The body was already covered up, but the puddle of blood around what was left of Stan’s head kept growing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The shacks were built of one thickness of pine planking covered with tarpaper. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The arms were so short he didn’t even have elbows, and the sleeves of his T-shirt had been cut off so they wouldn’t get covered up. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they lifted off the cover, Mama almost dropped her end. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The relatives of the family had torn the flesh of their arms, bodies, and faces, so that they were covered with clotted blood;... Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He balanced the tray on his knees and stared at the covered plate. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Kino looked into his pearl, and Juana cast her eye-lashes down and arranged her shawl to cover her face so that her excitement could not be seen. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conor’s house was still behind him, but the mist covered his backyard, replacing it with a field with a giant yew in the center and a man and a woman sleeping at its base. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

A quick glance down reveals that my sickles are covered in shamblers blood, and I give them a quick spin to clear some of it off before scrubbing my face clean with my sleeve. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Ma’s watching from inside, the screen all covered with June bugs where they been buzzing about the light. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you cover dinner? I know these last few days of the month are tight. And Hector’s been pretty fussy today. I think he’s teething.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

But no sooner had they opened the door than they lowered their hands and covered their noses. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She washed her hair with lots of shampoo so that the suds would cover the surface of the water. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Samuel had a great black book on an available shelf and it had gold letters on the cover—Dr. Gunn's Family Medicine. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s hope we can push that drain cover open,” said Jake, leading the climb up the rusty ladder. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I watched them wiggle and leap through the aisles, their thin legs covered only by sheer tights. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Because he could not see, and was mad with pain, he failed to keep under cover, and so was shot down before anyone could go and fetch him in. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a window in the covered bridge between the armory and the Great Keep where you had a view of the whole yard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The hairs on the back of her neck stood on end as she curled into a ball and covered her head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In his hand he carried a covered wicker basket. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a thin layer of itchy fabric is barely enough to cover your body. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Those she cannot manage to turn she covers with sheets so they sit like ghosts in empty rooms. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The cover story was about the Lazarus woodpecker. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I like it,” he responds, tapping on the cover. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The trees and bushes were covered with mist. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He might not cover for us this time.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

His chin was propped on the plaster cast covering his front right leg. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

At least here I’m not the only one covering my ears. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then he went to his bed and pulled the covers over his head. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t need a job, and he used his savings to cover what little expenses he had. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He saw now that the belly was covered with red feathers and those on the bird’s long legs were white and black. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Her blue coat was spread out, and it covered them both like wide wings, covered even the chair my brother was sitting in. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was covered in scratches, like he’d been attacked by a small animal—a really, really mad hamster, maybe. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

While we played, Mom made two quilt covers out of the gowns, one deep purple and the other a bright gold. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

HotCock007 was a hulking bald barbarian with studded black leather armor and lots of demon tattoos covering his arms and face. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The cover is a pale blue, color a the sky. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Ben found the number scribbled on the cover of the small thin Ravenel telephone book. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Robichaux’s hand had gently covered and was now holding hers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mo put the book to one side, minus its cover, and went downstairs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I covered his right hand with my left hand, which made him cry instantly. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Matt was so stiff, he fell over when they pulled him to his feet.“Mph!” came from behind the tape covering Chacho’s mouth. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother threw a fit, though, when she heard that—and the home wreckers took cover for a while. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I covered them up, pressing the soil down firmly with my fingertips. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once Yakov’s right side was clean, we covered it with the sheet once more. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The floor of the forest was dry and covered with a drift of leaves; but guessing that the fugitives would stay near the water, he returned often to the banks of the stream. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A huge throng of people covered the pavement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He replaced the curtains and the canopy of the bed with new velvet, and he had the bathroom floor covered with paving stones and the walls with tiles. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sirius led them to the very foot of the mountain, where the ground was covered with boulders and rocks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Toby covered himself with his T-shirt as they lay in the back of Lily’s truck, staring at the sky and talking about anything other than what had just happened. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He caressed her cheek with his fingers, and she covered his hand with hers so that the ring was touching him, too. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ernie covered his mouth, trying to keep some of the cry in. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He saw flashes of the Greater Jungle with blood on its leaves, envisioned vines covered in thorns. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Instead she covered my legs and hands with welts with the strap. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Doc turned up the wick on his hurricane lamp, an old oil one with a tall glass cover to protect the light when it was windy. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Glass had not yet been installed in its generous windows, nor the iron grill that would cover the glass. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Thinking fast, I covered up my list, turned to her, and asked, Miss Palma, can the journal be longer than a page? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

His official "cover" was as a scientific adviser, assigned to organize trips abroad for Soviet technical experts. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I try to smile at her, to cover up my fear, but I’m in a sweat. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Upon it at a sign from Denethor they laid Faramir and his father side by side, and covered them with one covering, and stood then with bowed heads as mourners beside a bed of death. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She practically crawled between the covers to live with the characters. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

She picked me up and covered my eyes with her lapa, the long, colorful scarf that was wrapped around her and lay across her shoulder. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down in the river the water, bushes, trees, everything was covered with ice. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the ceremony wouldn’t go well as the Paqo and I laid out our rush mats in his favored spot, one of the many small stone guesthouses covered with thatch. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The mountainsides were covered with gouges and cables. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A faint carving of the Henka Games logo covers one of the white walls. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If something had happened— I ripped off the covers, my blood like ice water in my veins. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He walked out of the closet carrying a stack of oversized books with thick leather spines and dark green cloth covers. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And in fact, in Persia, they would say King Fereydun shined with the light of greatness and wisdom, and people would have to cover their eyes when they saw him. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

A thick wooden door awaited, covered in cobwebs and dusted with golden Alkean greetings, and I eased it open, flinching as something tickled my head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Stop using my child as your cover! It’s not on her to fix you, Katricia! It’s on you!” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The bodies—bent and broken, so covered with molasses that he couldn’t tell if they were men or women. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

And when he had lain down, Eurynome flung out a robe to cover him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor's algebra book was covered with her handwriting, the lyrics to one song wrapped and coiled around the title of another. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Villains were supposed to be big and covered with blood or spikes or something. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She told Stella to heat the butter, toss a half cup of the popping corn in, cover it, and wait for the pop. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was a two-storied building covered with pale green asphalt shingles. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, whistling the jaunty Miss Teen Dream theme song about a world of pretty, the agent turned and disappeared into the jungle, covering any trace of his tracks. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The plant’s windows were covered with black paint, blocking light from escaping and making the building nearly invisible to enemy bombers. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took off his jacket and sneakers, and crawled under the covers. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Ignatius covered one ear and beat a fist on the table. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My scar was completely exposed, and it took all my will not to cover my cheek with my hand. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The woman in front of them had it covered with frozen dinners, snack cakes, and two-liter sodas. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The luxury underground fortress remained operational and ready to receive its political guests until a 1992 expose by Washington Post reporter Ted Gup blew the operation’s cover. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Frank dove for cover as a volley of rocks slammed overhead. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Every inch of his bedroom floor was covered in short, spiky yew tree leaves. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

After a few numbers, everyone was covered in sweat and laughing. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She did not want to spend her life with leeches covering her legs, she did not want her back to bend out of shape, and yet she never wanted to leave this house. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was covered in papers, and her silver laptop was still running. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Inside is a thick envelope and a package covered in newspaper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The heavy green glass bottle was covered with the dust of ages. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The covers have all these folks in bright-colored Spandex fighting one another. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The hunter now limped and rattled and was covered in scars. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When Tayo saw he was getting started, he looked at the eyes again; he took off his jacket and covered the deer’s head. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

In an upper window of the house he could see a man drawing a bow on them and he pushed the boy’s head down and tried to cover him with his body. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

A white blanket spread over the neighborhood, covering garbage cans and the hulks of abandoned cars, so that the street looked fresh and full of promise. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Marvelous. And you must wear that fantastic costume. I can assure you that you’ll get everyone’s undivided attention,” the young man shrieked, covering his mouth with a hand. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tables were covered with white cloths, but the food had not yet been put out. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Lake Malawi is one of the biggest in the world and nearly covers the entire eastern half of our country. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The bag was covered with four beaver-skins’ worth of white beads—they were expensive! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I can see daylight coming through the boarded-up plywood and I cover Freak with my arms and just dive right through that plywood, wham. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I open up the cover and let her bang on the black and white keys. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The lambskin and the cable-tow used in Masonry today are symbolic of how the nakedness of the white man was covered when he was chained and driven across the hot sand. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground was covered with the most beautiful carpets he had ever walked upon, and from the top of the structure hung lamps of handwrought gold, each with a lighted candle. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dancers shimmered, their sleek shaved bodies covered with a fine sheen of oil. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They dug clams until the water covered the flats—actually as Lizzie pointed out, Turner mostly watched her dig clams until the water covered the flats. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Afterward another slave spread a stinging ointment across the cuts on his back to keep them from mortifying, then covered them with a cool poultice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I move it this way and that, viewing it from different angles, covering portions and then revealing them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re a good girl,” she said to me once as I sat near her bed stitching at a slip cover. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting cross-legged on the motel bed, on top of the stiff white covers. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She reached into her pocket and pulled out a small black stone, dirty and jagged, covered in veins of gray and white like cracked glass. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the money is barely enough to cover the cost of a bus ticket back home. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Assigned to cover the opening ceremony, Herbert decided to scout the grounds ahead of time to get a more detailed sense of the fair’s topography. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The body of an old man covered by a sheet was wheeled by just as Billy entered the corridor. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Huge waves crested and covered them, leaving the old woman gasping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was the just plain ice, the kind you couldn’t see through, that covered the lake and hid the water and the fish below. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

If the raft had a canopy, a cover, it would help. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t one square inch of the gigantic paper that wasn’t covered in dots. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The first task was to pull out all the mosquito netting and stitch it into tents to cover our four identical cots and my parents’ larger one. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Tom got into a book, crawled and groveled between the covers, tunneled like a mole among the thoughts, and came up with the book all over his face and hands. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t have enough of a crop left to cover seed money.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, Ronan. This will cover it for sure. Just one more thing I need from you.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He ran for cover, dazed, and spent the night in a bamboo pig shed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This truck wasn’t covered like the ones that had taken them to the first camp—called an “assembly center”—in America. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I tag walls and windows, mailboxes, manhole covers, sidewalks, doors, poles—anything that doesn't move, plus buses and boxcars, which do. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And her other organs were so covered in small white tumors it looked as if someone had filled her with pearls. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a problem, but if you want something to cover with, come with me,” says Sarah. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

We took to covering his cage more and more often so that we could have some peace. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I covered the first eight blocks as fast as a girl pushing a near-dead lump of boy could. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a dung heap, a bunch of logs covered in mud, sand, and moss. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I poked my head out of the covers and took a good, long look at my brother. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was finally asleep when I slipped out, the dark eye mask covering her face. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She was lying on top of the covers. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Even like this, with her light red hair a mess and her nightgown all covered in dirt, she was pretty. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The walls were covered with Black Power posters, pictures of Malcolm X, and green, red, and black maps of Africa. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

First they ripped out the boards that covered the ancient fireplace, coming upon the rusty bricks like prospectors upon the mother lode. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Opposite, dark against the bright rectangle of the doorway beside it, draped burlap covered a bunch of things mounted on the wall. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The rain would cover any noise he made and besides, he didn’t know what to say. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They put the white box into a hole in the ground and covered it with earth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The New York Times covered his exoneration and homecoming in a front-page story. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her hand was still extended, reaching out of the covers, searching. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

A yellow blanket covering me and my cloth doll, Maya. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The Argo II could cover vast distances pretty quickly, thanks to its magical engine, but Leo figured the Romans had magic travel methods of their own. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Although it is significantly expanded from "Introduction to Music Theory," this course still covers only the bare essentials of music theory. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She lifted the covers on the bed and looked at the sheets. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jerked her thumb toward the lower bunk, where Sticky’s covers and pillows were in lumpy disarray. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

If it starts to rain or snow, one of them might duck under for cover. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Jam’s mouth fell open at the mimicry, and she covered it with a hand. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He claims that if the two spheres had the same centre, water would inevitably cover the whole surface of the earth—except perhaps for a few mountain tops. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why, but when my mind and his mind concocted our cover story, we left a hole in it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She had put a new potpourri, a mix of dried, leaves and seeds in a purple bowl, on the cover of the toilet tank. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I buried his pieces at the very bottom, covered it and packed everything in with the underside of my fists. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

A man in a metal hat stuck his head out of a doorway and shouted, “You are advised to take cover!” then ducked back inside. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I handed the coins as usual to Puli, who thrust it into the ragged pouch which covered his manhood. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting ’round a desk that was covered with newspapers and a cut-in-half tin can fulled up with cigar butts was two men. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Kids with kitchen duty appeared bearing trays of food, all covered with gleaming silver tops so that you couldn’t see what was inside, sparking wild speculation about what might be for dinner. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

For the book cover, though, he draws a map of Nigeria and traces in the Y shape of the rivers Niger and Benue in bright red. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He lowers my head to the ground, and while his hand still covers my mouth I can see my reflection in his eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That fool girl jerk the cover off me. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In the chaos, Jerome quickly took off his suit jacket and covered my head with it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The girls swoon as he dives for cover. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Pushing the memory away, I burrowed deeper under the covers, hoping to block the sound of the piano. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Even if we go straight to Djerholm,” Inej said, “we’ll need most of a week to travel. There isn’t time to secure documents or create cover that will bear up under scrutiny.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His arms and legs were already covered with mud. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Many of the trees were yet covered with leaves; the undergrowth was thicker; the land less stark than the hills around Dark Gate. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

All he noticed was that there were two small tables straight in front of him, each covered with green baize. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He trotted her west, across the grassy flat toward the cerros, gently rounded hills of dark lava rock which were covered with a thin crust of topsoil and grass, edged with thickets of scrub oak. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mom, covered in blood, heard the attackers talk about torching the pile of bodies she lay in, and she managed to remove the bodies on top of her and quietly crawl away. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Man, they can hardly get him loose, the way he's stuck deep in that mud, and before they drag him to shore they're all covered with slime and mud. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

A gloom started creeping over me the same way clouds’ll all the sudden start sliding up to cover a full moon. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The threshold of the burrow was covered with a day-old fall of soft soil from the roof above. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was being held down by two physicians, one on either side of him, and Lady Isobel stood as far from him as possible, her hands covering her mouth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no cover, so I hit the grass and threw my arms over my head as if somehow that would keep it attached to my body. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The back of the paper, which they all knew had been clean and blank when they had left Egypt the night before, was now covered with writing. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the speck of whitish dust on the cover of his diary they had carefully replaced. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Maybe your tutors didn’t cover this lesson, but you do not argue with a man covered in blood and a knife up his sleeve.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Around two thousand years ago, Hopewell jumped into prominence from its bases in the Midwest, establishing a trade network that covered most of North America. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

At night it rained and they licked the water off of leaves, and in the morning they saw that the leaves were covered with bird droppings. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Every surface was covered and boiling, and the path like black flowing lava in the moonlight. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had told them that we would tighten our belts a bit over here and try to send on some extra money to cover the mail expenses. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His shirt is covered in soot, and he coughs and heaves. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The guys standing on the sidewalk are all covered with thick, dark coats and baseball caps that shield their eyes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

These associations make a sea of voluptuous models and titillating cover lines more lively than a sea of sexy models and provocative cover lines. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Except for my feet, which have walked in the stream, I'm covered in a layer of grime. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The confession of Bigger Thomas covers all the evidence necessary for this jury!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We put our hands on our faces, covering our mouths so Mrs. Malloy doesn’t see us and send us upstairs. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was covered with a moss green vinyl tablecloth with litde magenta crescents and stars on it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wrote my parents an occasional check that loosely covered my share of the utilities. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I cover my face with my arms because this isn’t happening. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I caught Brit-Brat out of the corner of my eye, covering her face as she came over to where we were. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The ceiling was low and angled, but moonlight streamed in from a high window covered by slatted shutters at the far end of the hall, and there was just enough light to see. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Anya followed the staircase up with her eyes and noticed a wooden flap covering an opening above her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Her legs are covered in red mosquito bites, and her teeth are too big for her mouth. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Worms caught in the sun squirm for cover. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She immediately thought of books, more books than she ever could have imagined existed, stacked one on top of another, and between their covers, millions upon millions of new words, new combinations. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She mended old books, put protective covers on new arrivals, organized monthly displays on subjects such as gardening, presidential biographies, poetry, African-American history. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

These are called “housekeeping cottages,” which means they have some kind of a stove in them, a pot or two and a tea kettle, and a table covered with oilcloth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was aware that if I left him, he would sink to the ground and allow the waters to cover him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I grabbed myself with both hands and pulled my tank top down to cover the embarrassing bulge inside my flimsy shorts. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Some of them splattered clear down on his bare feet, making dark splotches in the dust that covered them. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, there was little change in the government’s attitude to Tycho—indeed, more money was provided later that year to cover debts that he had incurred building up the observatory. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I enjoyed watching jackrabbits leap suddenly from the cover of desert shrubs, land beside our speeding bus, and bolt back into the brush. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The picture and the article that Richard showed me were from that book that covers the whole twentieth century. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The train started to slow and then sped up again, then slowed again, and black steel girders covered with years of oil and dirt became dimly visible outside the windows. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He retrieved a T-shirt, military issue, covered with dried blood. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have the whole world here,” he says, and taps the cover of Darwin. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I leaned over and, through the glass covering her face, placed a kiss on the lips of my immortal beloved. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, boy,” I say, throwing off the covers, “let’s get you some breakfast.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

We stopped on an elephant trail that led into the cave, beside a wall of rock that was covered with diagonal hatch marks made by the elephants tusking the rocks for salt. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The turkey goes in at ten thirty—covered in butter and salt and pepper and celery and carrots and onions. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

My eyes barely registered the patchwork of corn and potato fields, or the dark hills covered in pine. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The bald knight approached it, covering his face with a thick, hairy hand. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

That list just about covered all my life. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I should not like to live with Ambrose Burnside’s thoughts—though one wonders if his conscience is not protected by a thick covering of stubborn self-righteousness. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water was pale green instead of blue, and, strangely, the riverbanks were covered in sand. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Mama covered her nose with one hand, then raised the other in warning. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I dug in the center, near a manhole cover that led to a drainpipe. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gift is covered in red-and-green-and-gold-striped paper left over from Christmas the year before, taped awkwardly at the seams. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He covered well, spouting a pleasantry before shifting into Common Tongue to say, “This is a day such as dreams are made of. I never thought to set eyes on a Tizerkane warrior.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His auburn hair had grown shaggy and unkempt, and a reddish stubble covered his jaw, making him look older than his fifteen years. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I laugh, and he covers his heart as though stung by cruelty. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As they unrolled the leather ground cover to sit at the side of the road, they found a package with a generous supply of rice balls, most likely smuggled in by Sifen or Old Sai. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

On the cover a teenage girl with hair the color of a banana had the widest smile that I have ever seen. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Who’s in charge here?” roared Greyback, covering his moment of inadequacy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The one in her arms is crying so loud, I gotta cover my ears. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

As a result, many chose not to cover the match—at least, not from the “inside.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He covered one of my hands with his own. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ma pulled the covers down and cleared her throat. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Those perched on the knitted glave cover released it and it eased back down, swallowing the slice of light and returning the dreamer to darkness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When the singing finally ceased, a cheery hill covered by a fragrant array of brilliant blossoms and mature fruit trees had replaced the Forgotten Chapel. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Lena covers her mouth to hold back a laugh. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The deep-swimming fish covered their mouths with their fins and laughed sideways at the spectacle. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did his best to cover his rage with a facade of concern. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Hermione covered her face with her hands and turned to the wall. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The collections always covered the rally expenses, and anything beyond that helped to continue building the Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the sky was getting its regular afternoon storm organized: wind whacking the palm leaves together, red dust ghosts flying up from the road, little kids running like bansheets for cover. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon closed his eyes and covered his ears, desperate to block out the words. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Instantly, the book begins to tremble on my bed, and bright red spots peek through the black leather cover. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

From the outside, Starlight Cottage looked like a two-story townhome, covered in ivy and surrounded by flowers and a cobblestone sidewalk. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Lady Seymour lay in her bed, her eyes closed, the covers barely moving. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the light rain began to blow on the wind although the sky was not properly covered with cloud. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lockhart was getting to his feet a little ways away, covered in slime and white as a ghost. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

If Naheed didn’t say something, the whole class was going to start looking this way, and just because they had seen Naheed’s head covering for three years didn’t mean they understood. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

When this happens I call to the mists and they come, like clouds that cover the sun. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She regards me with suspicion, pulling the covers over her. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Their faces were covered with the blue cloths, and their eyes showed fear. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to cover my awkwardness by telling him about Quiet Oaks and how I finally made my peace with Jesse. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They’d rounded a bend between two archways and were in the cover of deep shadow. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Lovey was staring at the photo, one hand covering her mouth. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The team was tired, the going slow, and a quarter of a mile was covered in only something less than an eternity. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m writing it in the journal with the clouds on the cover that Mom gave me for Christmas. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

In front of them was a long table with the two models for the new junior high school, each one covered with a white sheet, like they were some sort of national secret. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

We walked past rooms with no floor covering but matted carpets and win­dows shuttered with sheets of plastic. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had calabashes of water and boiled marula juice, a pot of toasted grasshoppers, a basket of tsenza roots, and a small grass mat covered with ripe bramble berries. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t he know popular people are covered in flame retardant? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Crazy Horse led his warriors into a meadow thinly covered with snow. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

In another video, Jamie got into the water, and even though he was covered head to toe in a stinger suit, there was just a tiny little part of his face that was exposed. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And then they brought out their largest tomes bound in gold, the leather covers stamped with the five-cornered star of the Concordian Empire, and threw open the heavy covers. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went on past street lamps covered with thick coatings of snow, gleaming like huge frosted moons above his head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Women in long-sleeved dresses, with kerchiefs covering their heads, many with infants in their arms, others heavily pregnant, sat on the stone steps of the stairways, talking loudly in Yiddish. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I crawled under the covers and closed my eyes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He covered his face to mute the blows but didn't fight back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I sprinted to the bridge, covering the distance in a few steps, and skidded to a stop next to Ayanna. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to,” I say, playing with a loose thread on the yellow sheet covering the couch. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She took precious time, not aware of what she was doing, to set the cake of yellow soap on the washtub cover. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lots of other numbers are covered by that carpet, but we don’t have to worry about that. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It took on flesh as if someone were pouring gelatin over its bones, covering them in glowing, transparent gray skin. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Somebody had stolen from one of the traders while she was taking cover. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

No one had noticed: the noise of the wind and the engines and the pounding hail covered the man’s cry, and in the darkness his body couldn’t be seen. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I cover my mouth to keep from making any sounds. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He also likes his room and the view from his window: gardens with pine trees and poplars, and a large old house covered with ivy. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A high-resolution scan of the album’s cover appeared on my display. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

To cover it he waded a little farther, pushed aside the last fringe of papyrus, pretending to study the bright colored sails that dotted the river. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

There was no power, and so the campus looked as though a giant blue-black blanket had covered it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The ice seemed stable, covered with a fine carpet of snow so that it wasn’t too slippery. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He pulls the covers off my lap, and I find myself face to face with the truth. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as they took the body out, Rebeca closed the doors of her house and buried herself alive, covered with a thick crust of disdain that no earthly temptation was ever able to break. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

His hair is a mess, and his face is scruffy, covered in whiskers. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He inserts the key, opens the box, lifts out the Bible, an ordinary copy, with a black cover and gold-edged pages. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the tall poplars and willows behind the house, in the fields where he stalked badgers, the rumpled hills covered in heather and bracken that spread for miles and miles, dotted with grazing sheep. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She felt the movement of the day and knew that the tide would be running in soon, covering the Zerubabels. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Erik looked at Arthur again, who covered up his face with his hand. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Joey, our house may as well be covered with canvas and bound by ropes, because it’s filled with poison. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She removes the cards from their covering and places them atop the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Its roof and walls are covered with bamboo leaves and straw. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, I walk into the gym covered in more dirt than a chimney. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

She was whipped so often that the back of her neck was covered with scars, crisscrossed with scars, so deep that they would be visible for the rest of her life. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sponged off his face and neck, closing his eyes and covering them with a blindfold torn from Tali’s cloak. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

An eight-pound toy poodle covered with abscesses, mouth filled with rotten teeth, one ear and his butt packed with pus. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Up close it's covered in tiny waves, and makes a sound like the tide. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He extricated two whole books and wiped the covers on his shirt. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t exactly have a watertight cover story, and I raced to think of one as we approached the Priest Hole. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

In the front covers of the textbooks from which he is taught to read he leaves his legacy, writing his name in number-two pencil below a series of others. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The stone slab that covered the grave swung open like a trapdoor, revealing a darkness beneath. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She had the telephone with her, her hand covering the mouthpiece. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ares looked agitated, but he tried to cover it with a smirk. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I touch her there, and before I have time to wonder if it's unwanted, Mabel's hand covers mine, holding it in place. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Only a thin white sheet of snow covers the burned-out houses and buildings. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Once she stopped and turned to face me, her hand tugging absently at her scarf, then moving lower to cover her mouth, and finally dropping to her side again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ma nailed a blanket to the wall to cover cracks. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“They were right in this room last night. The cat was here today. They know everything. They won’t give up. What we really ought to do is take him out tonight, under cover of darkness.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

In the pantry, she lit the covered lantern before going to the back door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scars covered his arm halfway to the elbow, and the mottled pink flesh still felt tight and tender, but it was healing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Foreseeing danger, he urged the companions to hurry across the open meadow and find cover in a thicket. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

If there are discarded food wrappers nearby and if the wrappers are not covered with ants, the tracks are brand-new. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Ahead of us was a two-lane road half covered with sand. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was Tuesday, so both sad irons were heating on the stove and I’d covered the kitchen table with a clean blanket. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

His cheeks were pale and sunken, and bandages covered his wrists. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plaster grapevines covered the heavy beams overhead, and the walls, paneled in rectangles of varying sizes, were interrupted here and there by almost-invisible doors. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was important to make eye contact and not cover your mouth when you laughed, like some of the more Japanese girls did. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The snow covered the houses here, too—but where in Hazel’s neighborhood it let the ordinary borrow magic from it, these houses seemed to be lending their power to the snow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“We don’t need covers,” Matt objected as she began arranging them on the bed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a light yellow snake, covered with bright copper spots, like the wild flowers pulled loose and traveling. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been certain the guard station was empty—he’d watched for ten full minutes to make sure before leaving his cover. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There would also be no flaming Olympic torch, just a giant, ten-foot-tall flashlight to celebrate the joy of reading under the covers. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, I’d even see little rivers of ice forming in parts of his mustache and beard, or I’d see him reach down to make sure his dog was covered by the blanket. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I climbed into my bunk and under the covers for more warmth. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cover my mouth so I don’t cry, because I won’t be able to quit. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then I frantically searched through my covers and looked under the bed. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

There's a set of chairs, a wardrobe, and a mattress covered in plastic. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The pages were of sheepskin, called parchment, and were covered with careful lettering and decorations. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

In addition to Tina they had two boys, Ronny and Bobby, who appeared very close in age and had teeth covered in a network of flashing silver wires. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The banner covers the building’s former name, some dead president they shot. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was published in the New Yorker, my mom and I had Mrs. Brown make him one of those picture cakes, with the cover of the issue his poem was printed in. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“That phony curse was just a way of covering her tracks in advance of murdering those ladies herself. Believe me, I know how she operates. She says one thing when she means another.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She tugs my hoodie so it covers my eyes. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Nothing, however, could cover up the frightened look in her eyes. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“The paleness crept up on her slowly. It took many months for it to cover her completely. At least, the parts other people could see.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

A photograph of the two young women in flight helmets, grinning with pleasure, was splashed on the cover. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

A globe-shaped lantern hung from a hook on the central pole, and the floor of the tent was covered with a simple canvas cloth on which a red-and-brown rug had been laid. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hunger had drawn the skin over their faces, pain had left lines around their eyes, and they were covered in dust and mud and not a little blood. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sinita looked over at her brother, and the front of his white shirt was covered with blood. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blue walls covered with superhero and comic book posters, a solar system slowly revolved from the ceiling, a stuffed boa constrictor stretched across the foot of his bed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I touch the jacket cover, General Dumas’s face. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mom took George’s hand in one of her own, and covered it with the other. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I was covered in blood, could feel it pulsing down my face and onto my jersey, splattering my muddy legs. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her hands are covered in it when she brings them up to her face. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

British newspapers splashed his face on their covers, making it impossible for him to show himself anywhere in public. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her friends are slowly covering her up, and I can hear her whining, “Why can’t one of you do this instead?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I just go to classes in order to keep my cover as a second-year architecture student. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And mayhap we can cover young Robin to keep him dry.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

It, too, was nearly hairless, covered in only a soft gray down. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

And this is what I truly thought: that I could cover these spots by painting all my clothes crimson red, and that if I stood perfectly still no one would notice this change. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first look I got of August, well, it made me want to cover my eyes and run away screaming. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

They had walked into a patch of tents that were all covered with a thick growth of shamrocks, so that it looked as though small, oddly shaped hillocks had sprouted out of the earth. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Fog, cloud cover, blizzard conditions, rain, and foul weather of every description often hid the sun and stars from Worsley’s sight. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

By the time he finished covering another sack with roses, he was as excited as a little boy digging worms to go fishing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Her legs had been covered with welts and bruises that Jordan had given her, trying, as he put it, to “make her behave.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She noticed that his lids barely covered his blank, rolled-up eyes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Servants present us with thick traveling cloaks lined in white fur and covered in tiny gold stitches in the shape of Belle-roses and our royal emblem. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Her hands were covered with charcoal, and I saw drawings everywhere, and they were all of the same man. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Uhmma said it is my job to make sure the blanket always covers the cushions so no one will see the burn holes the old owner made. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to see those problems again, covered with red marks. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Hop in,” said Chief White Halfoat, driving up drunk in a covered jeep. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

At seventeen she took county board examinations, which covered all the arts and sciences, and at eighteen she was teaching school at Peach Tree. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Grace’s mother covered her eyes with her hands and groaned. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The moon, suddenly large and impressive, dusted the shoal of trees covering the hillside below with a serene fire. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

From there the black branches stretch onto the subsequent pages, tying together lines that form letters and symbols, each page almost completely covered in ink. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She could have been on the cover of a fashion magazine, except that parts of her fingers were bandaged. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Pasted inside the front cover, surrounded by an elaborately inscribed tree, Celia can barely make out something that must once have been a newspaper clipping. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Chi-Boy pulled his long blade out from the sheath where it hung at his belt and backed into the trees until the shadows covered him completely. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

White with the ashes of a thousand dead covering their faces, their bodies. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Early morning clouds cover the stars like blankets. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Another teen poet gets on the mic and yells so loud that I want to cover my ears. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I wondered who was covering for him as I wove my way through the pileup and toward the store, hoping my cap would keep me invisible—I felt like a ghost anyway. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I was covered in a fine green film and tiny ants, which I brushed off as best I could. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

With any luck, when I kill her, Finnick will duck behind the tree for cover just as the lightning bolt strikes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Looking up, I notice that the sheet-metal walls of the vehicle are covered with graffiti left by numerous visitors over the years. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Against the wall, leaving little room to squeeze by, was a table covered with a yellow gingham cloth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The table is covered with steaming bowls of food. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Nothing was truer; as it turned out, Milkman’s feet could hardly make it over the stony road covered with second growth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zipping it open, Tally saw that the magazines were still there, each one lovingly wrapped in its own plastic cover. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then a rumor arose that those who had seen the body in the orchard noticed a loathsome crust like a leprosy covering the skin. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She had a vessel on her shoulder, and her head was covered by a veil, but her face was uncovered. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt very Iranian in that moment, even covered in grass stains. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Soon I grew tired of walking and planting and started dumping beans by the handful, quickly covering them with dirt so Mamita couldn’t see. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother pulls the pad of paper from under the covers, tucked in the invisible pocket she’s had sewn in every garment, where she keeps antivomiting pills, tissues. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And in a corner, my brief case, covered with specks of dust like memories—the night of the battle royal. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He covered his face with his hat and sobbed. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I decided to risk breaking my cover when one of the players ran to the dugout for some water. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They only attacked when they had vastly superior numbers, and usually under the cover of darkness. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A few guests, still lingering at the party, saw me move, and dashed bashfully into the ground cover. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Skelton appeared on the cover of Look magazine in a silver astronaut’s flight suit in 1960, it was the first time that people began talking publicly about women astronauts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, they seemed to work perfectly and before long the two friends had covered nearly three-quarters of the common land. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

We placed the bodies in these shallow graves, covered them with dirt, and went back to camp. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Melba made the cover of Jet magazine, a really big deal in the black community, and at least once was in a dance program with Geoffrey Holder. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The other companions to the king covered their faces with their hands or cried aloud in horror. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Any spots on the walls not taken up by books were covered with pictures of American presidents and various Roosevelts. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Just to cover a little of the gray?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust except the floor, where a wide shiny stripe had been made by something being dragged upstairs. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

When we’re finally done at one in the morning, we leave the kitchen with the table covered in randomly spray painted newspaper pages, and stray pieces of cardboard. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Somehow the shelter of the grove feels like we’re hiding under the covers in our beds. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They climbed one hill, and then another, and the red soil covered everything until even her hands were tinged a rusty brown. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Around the hall were broad grassy horse yards fenced with high hedges, firepits, and hundreds of round earthen houses that bulged from the ground like miniature hills, covered with grass. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His body shrank and was covered in this redness, but some was also blue and yellow. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Then she broke out in hives —red welts covering her face, neck, and body, even the soles of her feet. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

House approached Blanche to ask about the gibberish covering the board. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then I had to put in the plugs that covered the screws, and that took forever, too. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go home and hide under the covers until it was all over. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He covered them quickly with a wrinkled brown tarp, then called across the parking lot to the tiny black-haired girl. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Daddy asks, serious, still looking down at the book cover. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I have to go,” I said, closing the cover. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is lift up the covers and stare down at my legs. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I could not bury Faro; I had no shovel, I carried his body to the east ridge, laid it on the ground, and covered it with stones. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Some of them looked ancient: covers faded, old-time parchment- looking binding. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Curiously enough, though, the bandits let him hang around their headquarters—as long as he kept his face covered with a pale-red gossamer mask made out of poppy petals. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe not covered, exacdy, but there were a lot of them—the two of them in pajamas, or in the park, or standing together all dressed up outside some theater. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

They went through an opposite archway and into a covered passage. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Strider made them take cover in a thicket at the side of the Road, while he went forward to explore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was damp, and covered in shiny, grimy oil, and it stretched out in front of them for dozens of yards before it faded into darkness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The only story of interest was on the cover: crows in record numbers were infesting the town. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The earth floats in space; one quarter of the sphere is habitable, but half of it is covered by water, and the remaining quarter represents terra or aqua incognita. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The room contained an iron bedstead covered with a faded quilt of a Double Wedding Ring pattern. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Cardboard stars and snowflakes covered in gold and silver glitter; ornate glass balls, red and green and gold. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

From my perch on the cushioned chair I see the wooden footrest with its floral needlepoint cover in front of her rocker, the small shelf of books— prayer books and poetry, mainly—by the stairs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Out back was kitchen, larder, pantry, dining room—and the cot covered with army blankets made it bedroom too. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Late spring sunlight shone through the breaks in the masonry and through the barred door, shocking in its brightness, and Scarlett blinked and covered her eyes at the suddenness of the glare. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The streets of Berlin, many of which were still lined with abandoned homes and devoid of pedestrians, provided Blake with the cover he needed to hand off such precious—and treacherous—cargo. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

One morning the hobbits woke to find the large field, south of Bilbo’s front door, covered with ropes and poles for tents and pavilions. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

What little I did make, reviewing an album or a book, covered approximately two electric bills every year. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

To make onigiri, you wash your hands and cover your palms with salt. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The world Roz had known was now covered in a thick layer of snow. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

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 nodded and he handed me a small book with a blue cloth cover. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was mounted on the wall, and it was covered with greasy black fingerprints. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had tossed off my covers while I was asleep, and the Dancing Fan lay facedown, its blades pushing air impotently at the floor. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Pink-enameled scales covered their torsos; on their heads were perched elongated helms complete with pointed steel beaks and crests of bobbing pink feathers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The tent was silent, and then Mama burst into laughter, covering her face with her hands. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Perhaps you’re wondering why the fact that trees talk wasn’t covered in science class, during those Mother Nature Is Our Friend lessons. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She wrinkled her nose and covered her face with her sleeve. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But as she traced the symbol on the cover, she couldn’t help but wonder: If the book was supposed to be teaching her, why didn’t it give her the answers she needed? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She tried to cover herself more fully and met with mixed success, pulling the sheet up to her neck in exchange for exposing a scandalous amount of long, shapely leg. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“What’s that smell?” asked Mr. Huxley, covering his mouth and nose with a dainty silk handkerchief. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

"I can always get someone to cover," he says. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He covered his face with his hands and could not see. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

They covered and wove in and out of several sets of snakebite scars on his arms. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They cooked enough food to cover the dining room and kitchen tables. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she started looping yarn around the needle until the whole thing was covered. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She’d made some cranberry-orange muffins that morning, so I brought a paper plate with six of them covered in plastic wrap. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

James taught Sammy how to put out a fire properly; how to cover it with dirt and then stamp on it and wait, to be sure no telltale smoke rose from the ashes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I could sit up again, my mother brought two mirrors, and I saw my back covered entirely with words in red and black files, like an army, like my army. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She yawned, covered her mouth with the cloak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

From some rat screams that came after that, he guessed Luxa, Aurora, and Ripred had gone into action to cover him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The olive trees where they took cover were stunted, with matted branches hanging almost to the ground, as if the weight of their leaves was too much for them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Fadi slipped the book under the sofa and dove under the covers, pretending to be asleep. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

One has a padded dark green cover and pages edged in gilt. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The floor was covered with dark, thick rugs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wayne answered patiently, “If you cover ’em with ice, their temperature will never drop below thirty-two degrees. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sobbed for a few minutes before I wiped my face on his covers. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Christine dutifully submitted to civil defense drills at school, ducking and covering under her desk, practicing the maneuver that adults said would protect her and her classmates from that telltale flash “brighter than the sun.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Inside she finds a cover letter and a resume. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, she took off the cover again. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

On the morrow the bruise would cover half her face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was like a curtain had been lowered in front of me, covering my soul. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Armpit had made sure the sprinkler heads were evenly distributed, so that the water would cover the entire lawn. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Cecilia was saying to him, “He’s immune. Shell always cover for him.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“If I entered a room and found a sofa covered with your hide I’d score very high on the Voigt-Kampff test.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

"Don't be so daft. I read the Autocar and the Motor from cover to cover every week." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Edd cut three thick slices off a stale round of oat bread, stacked them on a wooden platter, covered them with bacon and bacon drippings, and filled a bowl with hard-cooked eggs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Putting her hands on her hips, barely covering the garish flowers on the red print dress, she smiled mockingly. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least they’d agreed to let me wear a sweatshirt to partially cover up the cuffs. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The plain white sheets that we usually covered the bed with had been replaced by a large piece of purple cloth. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Her bikini top, two pink strips and a string, covers very little of her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Biff turned wearily and covered his eyes with his hands. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s safer to cover up than to risk being punished,” Dayah says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Phil slathers bacitracin on the cut and covers it with a couple bandages, then uses his water bottle to rinse away the dry blood from my leg. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She turns back to lower the heat and cover the pot. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The soldiers killed the girl, skinned her, and used her skin to cover a drum. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it was like she was out in Switzerland and all the mountains were covered with snow and she was skating on cold, greenish-colored ice. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was sitting at a desk covered in typed papers that looked important and boring. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

With my ears still covered, I stumbled over and stopped short of Gum Baby and the steep drop-off behind her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

His head had been shaved, and he was covered in dust, and filth under that. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When it widened through a stand of old pines, the eighth graders looked behind and saw me, and they strung out to cover the whole path. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

There’s a blue bath mat, a blue fake-fur cover on the toilet seat; all this bathroom lacks from the time before is a doll whose skirt conceals the extra roll of toilet paper. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was an awkward moment when she first saw Jeffrey, because it was her first time seeing him all bald and puffy, but she covered her shock well. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They read all the comics and didn’t worry about dripping milk shake on them or bending the covers. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It has a big chumley prep social awareness club sign tucked into the clear plastic sleeve on its cover. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I even take the precaution of covering my lips with my hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She only wants a tide of normality to wash in and cover everything again. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even stroke her, I was so covered in goo. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Rishi first tried it with one of Ma’s Bollywood magazines and found it weirdly compelling, not even minding that his fingers were constantly covered in paper cuts. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe forgetfulness, like a kind of snow, should numb and cover them. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Gingerly he retrieves his coat and covers the woman with the strange-smelling dress. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told me she could move it out or cover it up if it scared me, but I said I was okay. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He covers my hand with his and his skin is dry from the plastic gloves he wears in the kitchen, but still, he absorbs me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She covered her eyes with her hands as though the light was too bright, then she shook her head and said, “Be quick with it.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

In the audience, the Corporation employees screamed and dove for cover under their seats. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A wide river filled the foreground, crossed by a bridge covered with structures that looked like tiny cathedrals. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They grew longer and more pointed and soon were covered with grey hair. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The room is lit by small, bright bulbs on strings, but the strings are so densely packed that a web of yellow and white covers the ceiling. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It is a room dominated by heavy beams and rafters, and the floorboards have no carpet or rug to cover them, and yet the atmosphere is surprisingly cosy. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you to cover your tracks, Ekon, gods. You couldn’t have left a clearer trail for someone to follow.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She had a squat, almost bulldoggy figure, and her odd black hair, when it grew, grew upwards so it never covered her ears or chunky neck. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room overlooked the Public Garden, its walls covered with thickly striped pink-and-cream paper. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

With the new drapes covering the holographic walls, the mess hall was darker and gloomier than it should’ve been, but that couldn’t be helped. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I go to a Chinese- themed bar covered in graffiti. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Celia pauses at a tent containing a tree branch covered in candle wax. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She seemed partial to the color green, because she was covered in it from her wax-print dress to the glittering jade beads clacking at the ends of her box braids. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The room was dominated by a giant decaying bed decorated with huge posts at each corner, dusty velvet curtains hanging from above, and black tassels and carved gargoyles covered in cobwebs. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Dad left us each more than enough, and I’d rather cover my expenses with that than the spoils of, you know, centuries of genocide. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He places her gently on her bed and covers her with her favorite purple blanket. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flood rises high enough to cover low river islands in knee-deep water, leaving their trees to stand out like miracles in mid-channel. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It had covered its ears against its own sound. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Abra said, “What would I want with a dirty old rabbit all covered with blood?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mama’s eyes are sad and covered in layers of folded skin. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Every part of my body covered, my hands gloved, I feel transformed. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They were big men, and fierce, faces covered with thick beards, hair worn loose past the shoulders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

‘We were both right! The short cut has gone crooked already; but we got under cover only just in time. You’ve got sharp ears, Sam: can you hear anything coming?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Caroline burst into a giggle and then tried to cover it up with fake coughing. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buddy opened out a newspaper and covered the smear of blood on the floor where the rat had been crushed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Old Eurykleia saw him first, for that day she was covering handsome chairs nearby with clean fleeces. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing on the street in front of the Festival Theater in bright yellow tights and a blue floral cape covering white feathers on his butt—this was not an Ariel in a happy holiday spirit. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were the yellow of crookneck squash, and the nails of her grasping hands had been broken down, her fingers covered with dirt. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Far around, on all sides, stood the orderly rows of beans, securing them against hostile approach, roofing them over and covering their scent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His knees were covered with rich black dirt, and he wore a pair of green gardening gloves. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There were good hiding places there—excellent cover for a rat. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Even covered in egg, he couldn’t help but smile around her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Albert’s coffin, covered in a deep pile of white lilies, was carried in a nineteenth-century glass-enclosed hearse, rumoured to have come from the Queen’s own stables. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Hard to tell with the getup they had on, layers of dark clothes and faces covered. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” Belle said, “so let’s hear something about this book. What’s the first line? I never judge a book by the cover,” she said. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m not really here. You’re just dreaming,” she answered and stepped out from behind the covering of the plant. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The welfare office was in a brick building with wire covering the windows. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her wet hair hung from her head and mostly covered her face. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The book fell open to a place Mr. Curtain had marked with a paper clip, and Reynie saw that the pages were covered with handwriting. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But instead she found an oblong case covered with blue velvet. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he went to the porch, covering himself the entire time, he found the clothes Lily had left for him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Later that week, Henry came home covered in mud and oil but happy as hell. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gusty looks down at himself, his shoes covered in grass clippings. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I tore off the rag that covered my hair. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It had just rained, and the streets were covered with wet leaves; their earthy tobacco scent hung in the air, mixing with the spice of wood smoke. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

A large wooden roof covered the area so that rain would not prevent a gathering, and in the cold months the enclosing sides would be slid into place. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

A customer came in, her hair covered in a bright yellow headwrap. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It would have been extremely hard, since it is all covered with a five-year turf. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The stores, the signs, the sidewalks, the cars were all covered with a film of black coal dust, giving the town an almost monochromatic look, like an old hand-tinted photograph. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Singer covered the grate with a double sheet of newspaper. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Its black leather covering warms to my body, and I cry myself to sleep, right in the middle of the morning. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The palms that still stood made a green roof, covered on the underside with a quivering tangle of reflections from the lagoon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I can spread the resin around the edge of where the faceplate was, then stick something on to cover the hole. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

His shirt was covered in blood, his dark hair a wild mess. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When she opened her eyes, she was lying in the grass, covered in muck. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Tall, heavy white drapes cover the backdrop of the entire stage, which is ready with microphones, three music stands, and a black baby-grand piano. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to get a better look at the album covers. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I cut back the other way, but I was still covered in the other comer. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Danuta unfreezes and spreads the blanket over the bed, leaving it long on the front side to cover Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was clothbound in green linen, and embossed in gold on the cover was the name of the ship. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She covered her face, but it did no good. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Hang on, hon,” said Jenny, covering the phone with her hand. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t much to do on Incipio except chat with other noobs or shop in one of the giant virtual malls that covered the planet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The cocoa was watery and the toast covered by only a thin layer of margarine, but he and Kuda were too hungry to care. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ancient hunter-gatherers usually lived in territories covering many dozens and even hundreds of square miles. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

His body was placed on a bed of beaver pelts, covered by a scarlet cloth, and surrounded by a copper pot, a rifle, and a sword. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

"We'd like to use Sadie as our September cover story and were hoping to schedule a photo shoot as soon as possible. Do you think you could have her ready by tomorrow?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Her hand was limp and covered in sores. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A cloud that shaped itself into a funnel and a funnel that shaped itself into a tornado, and then a giant mushroom, and then a cloud that covered half the earth. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took out a magazine I’d seen him reading the last few nights, with a plane on the cover. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

‘Proof’ thus covers both necessary truths and practical tests, and it has the same etymological root as ‘probe’ and ‘probability’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Small, framed windows covered the wall facing Main Street School and on the opposite wall hung long and narrow blackboards. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Exhuming Bobby’s corpse was impractical for many months: His grave was covered with snow, and it was difficult to dig through Iceland’s frozen soil until late spring. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas covered his face and fell to the floor, kicking his legs out to scoot his body as far away as possible. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

If the water was here, he knew, it was already covering most of New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Her dark skin glistens with powder, like she's covered in stardust. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Inside the front cover are the names of at least twenty girls who had it before I did. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The queen was dressed as modestly as any matron, in a dark brown gown that buttoned up to her throat and a hooded green mantle that covered her shaved head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then I stated my business, namely, that Papa wanted him to let me use Big Red and Satan and the covered wagon. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But these dozen or so cover most of the territory. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

While the plane coasted off to make another turn, she covered Kapu with flakes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried quickly to cover his red, brimming eyes from her scrutiny. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, look, we made the cover this week.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Now they were covered with dust and the shells of dead insects. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam growled and reached an arm out of her covers, grabbing a pillow and throwing it as hard as she could in its direction. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Turning to Ben she said, “Dad’s flight jacket will be good to wrap fish in or cover a body if we ever witness a murder.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m covering the peace rally for the radio program.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Not to mention her covering the front of their house with all of those ridiculous metal lizards. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The first book Grayson read cover to cover was The Little Engine That Could. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When all was silent he backed out of his refuge, and emerged into the sun-dappled clearing, his coat covered with sandy dirt. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

I tentatively lift my left hand above the cover. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A long square table filled the center of the room, and on the white oilcloth cover the places were set—plates, cups and saucers, and the cups upside down in the saucers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wedged off the lid with the metal key and then peeled off the thick, dried skin covering the white liquid underneath. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Not covering your mouth while sneezing is disappointing,” I said. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She was too small and the space covered by the maps too big. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lining the deck were zombies in gray uniforms— dead soldiers with shimmering faces that only partially covered their skulls, like the ghouls I’d seen in the Underworld guarding Hades’s palace. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sand, when we came to it, was covered by a dusting of snow. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The scoreboard screamed too loudly for McCoy to cover it up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Briana is dressed like the astronaut Sally Ride and has a jumpsuit covered with homemade patches that say NASA. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The last of her village, keeled over in the rows from a knot in her brain, blood pouring from her nose and white froth covering her lips. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

One instant, her grandmother’s skirts would brush against a dead cottonwood tree, and the next, its branches were covered in tender green leaves. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I saw some fully covered with nothing but their eyes revealed, while others wore short-sleeved shirts. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Thomas was startled, but he tried his best to cover it up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The phone rang and she talked for a few moments before covering the mouthpiece to say, "I couldn't find any boxes or anything, so just...you know." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

After six months on the job, Cullen knew it was inevitable that the sand would creep into his socks despite the canvas gaiters covering his pant legs and shoes. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

They end up in a prison dungeon where their bodies are covered in scalding tar before they’re forced to eat their own waste. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Ahead, the moongate stretched wide, just as a cloud cover lowered itself out of nowhere. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were covered with shavings and smelled like they really had been in here for three hundred years, without getting their cage cleaned. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The shabby walls and worn stones seemed to shimmer as if a translucent silk veil covered them, muting any flaws and transforming the house into a dwelling of luminous light and delicate shadows. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I cover my eyes, wishing I’d read the paper this week. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His face was not covered at all, and he was very clearly Nish. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Since my parents didn't raise us Muslim, this was the first and only time I ever had to wear a scarf to cover my hair. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was as if a cloud covered the sun, but worse. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The blood did seem to slow somewhat when his hand covered it again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She woke covered with sweat from the hot sun pouring in through the windshield. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once it was simmering, I partially covered the pot and got to work on the crumble. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

We rounded a corner and I saw the pool complex, a shimmering blue expanse with the same island I remembered from my childhood, except now it was covered by a glass-plated geodesic dome. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

An ugly brown carpet lay on the floor, and on it stood a large armchair covered in itchy-looking red material, and several smaller chairs. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And when I tumbled onto the silk coverings, I laughed to discover a soft mattress that was ten times the thickness of my bed in Ningpo. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because they cannot be seen through thick forest, researchers believe they must have been constructed at a time when the region had little tree cover. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She pulls at the long sleeves of her dress, even though a fine sweat covers her forehead. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I looked at the comic and the small piece of line paper covered in blue ink. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I sit down on the edge of my bed and cover my eyes with my palms. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe it's because her biceps are covered with colorful tattoos and her white-blond hair is cut short—a perfect style for her square face. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the mouse tail, covered as it was in oil, was slick and difficult to hold on to and Mig, in reaching for the knife, loosened her grip, and Despereaux fell to the floor. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Khrushchev,” I said, trying to cover my shock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d slapped a sticky note on the cover with the address the dwarfs in Bologna had given him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Under the cover of night he wobbled unsteadily to his feet, limping away up the bed of the ditch towards Redwall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The floor and the walls of the garage were covered in green shag carpet. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Now it’s covered by a layer of green scum and overrun by bullfrogs. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And I think: What an interesting country this is, where some girls are free to cover their bodies and others are free not to. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The village, in which we Bradshaws lived for more than two hundred years, covers barely a third of our island’s length. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go back to my room and lie under the covers, trying not to think of Gale and thinking of nothing else. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The floor was covered with a thick golden carpet, and the walls were hung with heavy fabric in a slightly darker shade. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was one toward stealing, but apparently that didn’t cover bicycle seats. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He had lost weight, as most of them had, and his body was covered with welts and sores. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of the class, Harry, like everyone else, was sweaty, aching, and covered in earth. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Her chest heaves, she’s covered in sweat, hurt darkens her eyes—and she is still so beautiful that my throat tightens, and I want so badly to kiss her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

His bulletin board has been covered with shiny red paper for the past two weeks. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In the corner closest to the door I came in, there is an ancient double swing-set covered in rose vines. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

As I recall it all the footlockers were in order, even yours, except that the inside cover of your footlocker was plastered with pictures of pin-up girls. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he leaves, I resolve that, if and when I get out of here, I’m going to buy him an expensive silk tie covered with brightly colored birds. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The living room was covered in trucks, train tracks, and every species of toy dinosaur. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

We found a little table covered in old documents in one corner of the room. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And she had a birthmark that covered half her light-skinned face in dark brown, like a comic-book bad guy or something. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

We were not unforward nor imprecise in our criticism of our officers, muttering that cowering timidity was but poor cover for past incompetence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

There the stair was covered by a small domed chamber in the midst of the roof, with low doors facing east and west. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In her hands was a wooden breakfast tray with a covered teacup and a turkey baster with a bright yellow bulb. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He grins and flips open the front cover. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The walls were covered with book shelves up to the ceiling. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They breathed over the dark pond covered with water lilies. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The falling snow had covered almost all of it, but part of one gargoyle still poked above the drift, its grotesque face snarling sightless at the sky. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I had to tackle a whole couch cover and still wanted to work on my craft room. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“If we ever meet again, Hazel-rah,” said Dandelion, as he took cover in the grass verge, “we ought to have the makings of the best story ever.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After removing each strip, Dr. Grossman passed it through a meshing device that perforated it with tiny holes so that it could be stretched to cover a larger area. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Quirin was the least cooperative, trying to use his cover story as he was instructed back in sabotage school. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Between chills and fever and bouts of nausea, they buried their heads under the covers and laughed silently and bed-shakingly at the remembrance of Papa standing in the water. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A half-used bale of straw stood against it—no doubt clean bedding which, in the dry weather, had not been put back under cover. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to be there to cover the first major protest against the Vietnam War. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There was no couch, just a few metal folding chairs and a barber’s chair anchored to the linoleum floor, its cushions covered entirely with duct tape. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

On the porch Mrs. Fitzgibbon covered her eyes with her hands, and Billy cheered in excitement. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He knots it three times, binding the book closed with the loose page against the cover, the cards securely pressed inside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When they succeeded they rode the wind and covered their mouths to aggravate their laughter. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Bog covers half the world, and the forest covers the other half. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The French are the people who slap one another with gloves and wear scarves to cover their engorged hickies. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Even in the midst of his fear and strain it occurred to him that Dandelion must be very fast: he had covered the distance in a flash. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the flight attendants wandered the aisles collecting all the tiny plastic bottles of alcohol, the women on the flight started pulling headscarves out of their carry-ons and covering their hair. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Most of them have super-skinny white women on the cover with some type of headline that suggests that women aren’t enough. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“I woke up covered head to toe in chalk.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Worst of all are the walls, once creamy white, now covered with black spray paint. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

One of my shoulders is covered in lace, and the other is hidden behind a long curtain of silk. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Either way, I know I should never judge a book by its cover, like Ms. G taught me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

His voice sounded lost and little, deep in the covers. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

His black hair is covered in mud, and his eyes burn with the panic of a cornered animal as he looks between Faris and me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Now the pastry man covered his face with his hands and moaned that his own children were waiting to be fed. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I take everyone to the covered trailer bed as Jack films. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The grass was covered with termites all clinging on with their jaws. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

André did not like the cover story, but he went along with the plan. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moreover, if this trade-off is not acknowledged, there is a tendency to deny or cover up the inevitable defective items, which makes the job of quality control that much more difficult. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set up my stand, cover Finway’s bowl, and twist together my trombone. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

At the last minute, I go more mature and buy her a blank card with the Brooklyn Bridge on the cover. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Howie would be intimidated if he wasn’t busy being distracted by her beautiful hair, which resembles the northern lights, and the fresh bandage on her forehead, which is covering up a Scorpius Hawthorne-like wound. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The book has a purple leather cover with a gold hibiscus flower embossed on the front. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His heart gave a strange jump when he saw the window was covered. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oak? With his nurse,” she whispers, drawing me toward the little divan in one corner, patterned with a snake brocade and covered in a fur. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Two Step yelled, covering his nose with one hand while keeping a tight grip on his dactyl with the other. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We had also tried to cover up the spaces between the boards with mud and straw, but even so the wind would get through into the barn. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yoren rode back angry, his horse covered in brown slime up to * the knees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

With brown mud covering our faces, hair, and clothes, we laugh and roll in the sludge like pigs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran to my room, curled on my bed, and covered my ears with a pillow. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Half the town is liquor stores to keep the Marines happy. The other half is covered with mobile home salesmen to cheat the young enlisted men with families out of their pitiful salaries.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marcus was sitting forward in his seat with his hand covering his mouth. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

A blond woman with a messenger bag flying out by her side dashed into the woods, shooting blindly behind her without turning back to cover her escape. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

One woman told him she had set several hens after the surrounding land had been covered with poison, “and for reasons she did not understand very few young were hatched or survived.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

More food than Anya had been prepared for covered every banquet table. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was covered head to toe in suds. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room contained two narrow beds, and a thick layer of dust covered everything as per usual in Daffodil Manor. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I have one, but I need a bigger one, to cover me when it is freezing atop The Beast. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled it from the shelf, noting the dark gold lettering on its cover that Ekon had also described. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The screaming was the worst, shrill and high-pitched, the kind of noise that made you want to cover your ears and scream right back. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Dimple groaned and burrowed back into the covers. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then I sat up, put the heel of my right hand on his chest, covered it with my left, and pressed down. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She read the cover then she glanced at me. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Some of them admitted that this was the first novel they’d ever read from cover to cover. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a heavy gold chain around his neck, with a gaudy jewel hanging from it, and his claws—a good six inches long—were each covered in gold leaf. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The spire was a wood frame structure covered with sheets of lead and highly decorated with sculptures and ornaments. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

Squatting on the edge of the other flat-headed rock with only the night to cover him, Guitar smiled over the barrel of his rifle. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their clothes, what little that remained, were torn and barely covered their bodies. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found young mupfuti trees, broke away the outer covering with a rock, and pulled the inner bark off in long strips. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I covered her in the blanket, then set my travelsack on one side, the oilskin bag on the other, like bookends. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I sat up, shook off drowsiness, and pulled the comforter up to cover my chest. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He thought about offering her his jacket to cover her legs, but he didn’t want to let on that he’d been looking. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though, her signature petals were still represented by the oversized white daisies covering her neon pink bathing suit. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Granny tore a bit more of the covering off the couch and yanked out another puff of stuffing. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She always did that in open spaces, running until she got to the thick shade of trees that would give good cover in case of an air raid. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A thin sheen of sweat covered his forehead, and he looked very grim. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

In fact, reporters covering the race noted how coincidental it was that Man o’ War should lose to a horse with such a name. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was covered in scabs, but I looked in her eyes and tried to hide the shock of seeing her face scratched up so badly. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Raven feathers cover the upper half of his doublet, and his boots have excessively pointed metal toes that make me conscious of how easy it will be to kick me savagely once we’ve begun dancing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His silver hair was covered with a black driving cap identical to Sonny’s. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She straightened the cover on the double bed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes at night I cry thinking about my mother—I stay under the covers so my brother won’t know. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one time the benches had been covered with cushions and he could see the ties at the corner where they’d ripped away. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then I lie back on my pillow and pull the covers up so only my nose is sticking out into the chilly air. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary sat on the side of the bed that wasn’t covered with plaster and began to cry. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Into this our net was thrust; the man then opened the draw string and we were dumped onto the floor, which was covered with sawdust. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a pungency left by a pig that nothing can wash out or cover up.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the bear padded silently across the dirt yard without giving him so much as a tumble, and kept right on going until it hit the juniper-pinon cover of the foothills. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the corner there was something the size of a desk covered with an old quilt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We had the edition where the cover featured photographs of people in weird old outfits, posed in a room with antiques, each of them supposedly one of the characters. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Rishi opened the closet door for cover, let his towel slip, and climbed into his boxers and jeans. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The soil was in the room, too: The elegant table was covered with dozens of little canvas sacks filled with seedlings, and Sarai wondered how plants figured into the Godslayer’s plans to conquer the citadel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He had rubbed his hair hard with green leaves to cover human odor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A careful pattern of colored stones decorated the station beneath Lumbly’s farm, and wooden slabs covered the walls of Sam’s station. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But twenty years doing hair in the City had softened her arms and melted the shield that once covered her palms and fingers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your boss asks you to figure out for accounting reasons who, among all the physicians covered by the company, is most likely to be sued. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It warmed Meggie’s heart just to see it, but all too often it disappeared behind the tall, ugly buildings covering the narrow strip of land that lay between the water and the encroaching hills. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The plastic sheet didn’t quite reach, but we found that with one of our groundcloths lashed alongside it we could cover the entire front. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Jonathan had covered half the distance to the house, he stopped and looked back. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

There, shoved up against one wall, was a giant table covered with postcards, hairbrushes, and bottles upon bottles of hair spray. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I see a couple of cockroaches scurrying for cover. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Before the light collapsed back into darkness, Cole realized the at.oow he had dreamed of was not covering him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I wake up because the covers are on the floor or because I’m standing at the kitchen door, trying to get out. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I toss the covers back, hoping my Ohio State sweatshirt is clean. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He began to talk, covering up the unusual situation that we found ourselves in. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I could do was cover my face with both hands and take a long deep breath. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

We step out onto the blacktop, feel the heat cover us. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Slowly the river shrank as the grain sprouted, grew, and covered the black with emerald; continued to shrink under the ever more powerful sun as the emerald ripened into gold. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The redbrick buildings are covered in vines, which will bloom green ivy in the spring. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

So close was the ookpick, the white owl of the north, that she could see the clove markings on his wings and the dense white feathers that covered his legs and feet. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if you pull it out properly, with your thumb covering the neck, the water is retained within the sphere until you lift your thumb. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because the slab had to stay moist, it must have been built and covered quickly, a task requiring a big workforce. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

That’s when I noticed her eyes darting down to my desk, where my copy of Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedge Woman, with Calista’s fake cover, was sticking out. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was after midnight by the time Stella and her family dragged into their house, bone weary and covered with soot. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

His skin was covered with patches of scraggly red fur, though ninety percent of his body hair seemed to be concentrated in his magnificent eyebrows. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was kind, especially toward children, but that wouldn’t cover the rent. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I looked at the dance floor, trying to imagine it covered with spongy mats. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Some covered their eyes from the sudden brightness; others cried out fearfully. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he pulled up the covers, his feet stuck out the bottom. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She screamed and pushed off her covers, and the rat jumped to the floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He yelled around the house, into the front yard, and into the van, covering all sounds of a small escape in the trees. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He had no backpack, no money, and he was covered from head to toe in black slime. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned toward him and pulled the covers up over my face. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

There’s some broken electronics, wood scraps, an old coffee table covered in stains, and a bag of clothes. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He too jumped on the ‘Rocket 88’ bandwagon with a cover of the song, also in 1951. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The wrinkle had appeared between her brows again, and she stared hard at the symbol in the center of the cover, as if she could bore through it with the sheer intensity of her gaze. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They made me cover my eyes and sit on it and they kept asking me questions like “Do you feel different?” before they’d let me uncover my eyes. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I thought of another time the ax had been covered with blood. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we didn’t understand something, we were expected to say so and then she’d go back and patiently cover the ground again. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Two men carried Hathaway on a covered stretcher. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The book’s glossy cover showed a photographic montage of Greek temples and smiling monsters. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I kick off the rest of my covers. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The two ivy- covered walls on either side of him seemed to intersect with nothing but sky up ahead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She dug around in the bag, pulled out papers, printouts from the computer, articles, a library book with the name Sacks on the cover. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It covered the dwarfs’ feet, and then it came up to their navels. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Helena laughs when she wakes up because she’s warm and cozy, covered in furs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He stood motionless, one hand covering his mouth as I eased my way carefully into my shirt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a low chair, heavily stuffed, but without arms, and covered in faded, flowery material, and a rectangular table, up against the window. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Kaz managed to endure it all the way past the iron railings of Zentzbridge, the grating covered in little bits of rope tied in elaborate knots, sailors’ prayers for safe return from sea. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Jon knew how to cover his tracks, and when he didn’t cover them it was for a reason. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Even covered with stickers, they look like they came from a hospital. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

When the body was covered with coal, he pushed the lever back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We stuffed a pile of silver into the cabby's hand and dropped a couple of Kleenexes to cover the mess on the floor, and ran in through the lobby and on to the empty elevator. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I slide it down to glance at the cover. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Elegant mahogany furniture, a linoleum floor covered with throw rugs, a radio, a fancy lamp, everything first class. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Ernie and Genie had been outside having a snowball fight, and Down the Street Donnie, known for being a jerk, had covered a quarter in snow and zinged it at Genie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Tess’s house wasn’t much different from their house back in Brooklyn, except for the furniture—the couches and chairs were covered in thick plastic. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then, as his grovelers duck for cover, he reaches out and claps August on the shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She’s huddled in the only corner that’s not covered with black garbage bags practically exploding with things we brought from our house. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I feel my way up the stairs, crawl under the covers, and fall asleep at once. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He threw himself with a despairing gesture into a chair, and placed his elbows on the table, covering his face with his hands as he spoke:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Hazel covered the distance down the slope in a few seconds. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A round cap covered his head, but not enough to conceal a fringe of flaming red hair. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The men were making every effort to get them covered up as quickly as possible. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

One day she came back grinning her horsey grin, her hair all tangled and her clothes covered in mud, clutching a raggedy bunch of purple and green flowers for Father. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Before emerging from cover, I made sure my shirttails and tzitzis were tucked in and smoothed down my shirt and waistcoat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Along one of the walls sat three young boys, cross-legged, on a mattress covered with a blanket with shredded borders. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It covers my two legs and reaches to my chest, the same as before. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Dry rushes covered the floor; the bright rays turned them yellow as wheat. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I looked over frosty, frozen blankets and saw my small window entirely covered with ice. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I escape to my room as quickly as possible and burrow down under the covers. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The crisp, female voice instructs us to lock the door to whatever room we are in from the inside, cover the windows, and sit quietly until the alarms no longer sound. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Some of the people pointed to the sky, but when Alex looked upward, all he saw was cloud cover. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The walls of the projects and the buildings nearby were covered with graffiti. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Everyone was shivering and covered with black graphite dust. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They worked covered with sweat in stifling enclosed cockpits in the summer. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He hardly noticed the mmuo: masculine figures covered in grass, their faces snarling wooden masks, their long whips dangling from their hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mother’s hand comes to her chin, half covering her mouth. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Compilation of Jim Crow Laws of the South,” the cover reads. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

This was then covered by a layer of clay and plaster compound. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

Many of the socks I’d brought were the wrong color—pink, white, or covered with whales. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There were no windows, so to give an illusion of light and space one wall was covered in a huge photogram showing a tropical beach, with bright blue sky and white sand and coconut palms. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I peeked at her from beneath the covers. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Soon the Frog was covered with cloth, cushions, drying sails, ropes, rags, and towels tied into all the lines that supported the mast—the shrouds and stays—and along the handrails. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I went in her room and took a book with a faded blue cover, called Equiano’s Travels, or the Life of Gust aims Vassa the African. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The favored word, bákala, covers quite a lot of ground, including a hot pepper, a bumpy sort of potato, and the male sexual organ. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we pulled up to the church, the steps were covered in brown and gold and red leaves that blew around in clusters. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Growing ever more puzzled, he quickly flicked through the rest of the files, which covered counterterrorism, the movement of uranium across Europe, and interrogation techniques. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

A few large moles covered his dark skin. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With the blustery howling wind pinning flat his ears, and forcing the breath back down his throat, Matthias giddily covered his eyes with a paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Plus, when you have the cover, you know exactly what you’ll get in the end. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The better roads were cleared of cover for a bow-shot on either side of them, lest the traveller should be slam by hidden thieves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was not only Papa who received visitors; the villagers trooped to every big house with a big gate, and sometimes they took plastic bowls with firm covers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I bought myself a clothbound black book with purple flowers on the cover and kept it next to my bed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I looked over at Abuela’s couch, which was covered in plastic. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We needed the cover of dark, I guess, because I wasn’t sure we could approach the yard during the day without being seen. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He sat on the edge, put his bottle on the floor, covered his face with his hands and cried. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We can cover that much ground in ten minutes,” said Nala, stretching and rolling her neck to limber up. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Only the Sports Family had all their windows totally blocked, covered by heavy blinds. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The beating stopped for a moment so the men could cover her up again, then they went back to beating her. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The top part of the painting, where the sky would have been, was covered in burnished silver. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Thus, we wear clothing on the outside to cover and beautify, but our insides are equally important. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Long stones lined the interior walls, like benches, and were covered with thick cushions of moss. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe girls were different that way, huddling together like penguins instead of just staying under the covers and watching Netflix all day. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

So I do the only logical thing—I climb back into bed and pull the covers over my head. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

What had been little more than stacks of rough stone moments before is now set and carved into ornate arches and pathways, covered in crawling vines and speckled with bright, tiny lanterns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I take a banana, which is covered in brown spots. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Because of the tree cover, nobody knows how many geoglyphs exist. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I raise my free hand to cover my mouth. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t give the title on the cover,” she murmured. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

From where Jason stood, it looked as if the city covered every inch of the island. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Now she is on top of it and the coat is all there seems to be to cover her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the cover and scrutinized the inside scarab. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It resembles a fleshy, pinkish mushroom covered in sparse, wiry black bristles. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the first story I covered I had to dictate over the telephone to one of those beastly girls. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked to Will, but he was covered. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“You put a bag over her head when you do her? So you can shut her up and not have to look at her? I know you people like your girls covered.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Under the protective cover of darkness, the taxi he and his family were traveling in swerved around a bombed-out Soviet tank and exited the pockmarked highway. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“It looks as if it is covered with diamonds,” said Harry Cat. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cunning and resourceful in adversity, he had nearly succeeded in hurting the gull when he leaped at him out of the close cover by the plank bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They featured covered galleries so that merchants could buy and sell even if rain came drumming down; cellars were so large, they resembled underground cities. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

A few small comic books are hidden inside the front cover of the Shakespeare. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The name is inappropriate, for actually it is a rather turbid lake because of the soft black ooze that covers its shallow bottom. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I put my face in my hands to cover them. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The posts for the cars would have to be as near the river as they could get and keep covered. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Usually I covered my head with my pillow and after a while fell asleep. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By far the greater part of the earth’s surface is covered by its enveloping seas, yet in the midst of this plenty we are in want. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Both Rosy’s and Maurice’s papers covered roughly the same ground and in each case interpreted their results in terms of the base pairs. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I pull the hood of my cape to cover my face. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“José Arcadio came back a big man, taller than you, and all covered with needlework, but he only brought shame to our house.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

By the time they reached the temple’s back door, the starry sky was obscured in cloud cover. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

That means adequate covered sleeping space for just 2,500 hikers over 2,200 miles of trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and covered my face with my hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He went in and pried up the battery well cover. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wanted the dead man to disappear, to be covered, hidden, to be gone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But one day, working on the ninth floor, we knocked on a door covered by graffiti. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they had a lot of cups made, Sissy drew a heart on the box cover. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a woman’s name in faded brown ink inside the cover. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She put the corned beef back into her basket and covered it with a bag. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The book had a cloth cover with several dark stains, and the paper was thick and creamy, soft at the edges. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It shouldn’t be too difficult — I think the cloak’s big enough to cover two of us and Norbert.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I am wearing a choker to cover the bruises blooming on my throat where Valerian’s fingers sank into my skin. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His face was covered with tears from the smoke and his eyes they were red. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pines covered the hills, and maybe at dusk they looked black, but when we saw them at midday, they were dark green. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I raised my hands to his face, my fingers partly covering his eyes. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And in the right light no amount of fresh paint covered up what had been gouged into the concrete-block walls. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He tucked his legs under the covers and lay down. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

At the corner the old man, wrapped in an army overcoat, his feet covered with gunny sacks, his head in a knitted cap, was puttering with a stack of paper bags. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I love this book,” she said, stroking the cloth cover that was so much fancier than the $2 paperback she'd had. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He covered his blunder hastily. “...a small raise after we see how you work out.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like a library guide for kids,” said Miguel, opening the cover to read one of the inside pages. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

In some spots there were nothing but holes in the ground, the bottom lined with plastic sheets, a few logs lashed together to cover it when the rains came. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They watched us pass without running for cover. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Any television program will traverse in hours the distance that Voyager has covered in years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let’s cover it with a carpet of size 1. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

On the cover of the invitation, it said, “Whoever saves one life saves the world entire.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

All that happened was the rag I’d covered the fish heads with came off and I got bounced back and landed square on the floor. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A figure covered in welts and bandages was leaning against her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Big red welts cover our arms and legs.We were so scared we did not feel the pain when we got stung. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their overgrown gray manes completely covered their eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Each cabin had its own table, covered in white cloth trimmed in purple. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I hate the cliché that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, because covers say so much about what’s inside. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Isaac was at the window before me and covered his open mouth with a hand. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I want to cover up, but Hank is getting ready to put on the shrinker sock. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I covered my worksheet, like I was preventing her from copying from me. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Lefty began waltzing Desdemona around, European-style; he waltzed her outside, across the yard, over to the cocoonery, and back under the grape arbor, and she laughed and covered her mouth with her hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The cloth could then cover a pillow or the back of a chair. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time he finished, she was sobbing, her neck and breasts covered with bruises and bite marks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s just, the family-mandated ballroom dancing lessons didn’t exactly cover this?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She wanted to run all the way home and hide under her covers forever. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Disrespecting Dad might have been the reason Shawn wore it, but I suspect another reason was that it was large and comfortable and covered the scars from his surgery. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Finally, I sit up and throw my covers off, then head for the rickety stairs that lead to the kitchen. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ahead of us, I saw a covered tunnel. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Models of cars and superheroes and mechanical animals covered the top of the dresser. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The walls of the Hall had all been covered in sparkling silver frost, with hundreds of garlands of mistletoe and ivy crossing the starry black ceiling. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have more cover soon. And more sickness because of the wet ground.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It is an unfamiliar shape, so I’m not sure what it’s supposed to represent, but it is covered with patches of pink, red, and dark-crimson lights. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I was after him, holding the cheese, its smooth surface covered with brick dust. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then I plopped onto my bed and pulled the covers up on top of me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Thus informed by the sight of him covered by burlap, I set out from the hospital and returned to our camp, where Pomp swept out our tent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Soon the golden mountain slopes were covered with lush green grass. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped over the side and struggled toward shore, splashing through water covered with blotches of burning black oil. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered whether to pull the rip cord of Snowden’s parachute and cover him with the nylon folds. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

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

Blood covered the man’s face, and welts and bruises had already appeared from the brutal beating he’d been given. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I lifted the limp arm onto the wooden board and covered it with the shroud. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The homelands of the Cherokee Nation covered substantial parts of what is now Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Flies buzzed up and I covered my mouth a bit in a futile attempt to stave off the smell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He covered his face with his scarf so nobody could see him, and then his mom had to climb up the ramp to get him, too. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Poor Timothy. Lie back down and keep covered.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

One glimpse of red tells me it’s covered in blood—Eric’s. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tucking the purse under his arm, he walked to an alley where a garbage can stood covered with snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But one of those subfamilies, termed Malayo-Polynesian, comprises 945 of those 959 languages and covers almost the entire geographic range of the Austronesian family. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I held up the book so she could see it, and her eyes widened at the symbol on the cover. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Lena was on the committee to cover the bleachers with orange-and- black bunting. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Beside this heap he put another of all the bones, dressed up with cunning and covered with shining fat, and bade Zeus choose between them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The domed ceiling of the enormous hall was covered with delicate hand paintings and Latin phrases written in decorative script. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And when we’ve covered the entire ceiling, Russ shuts off the lights. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

These people covered astonishing sweeps, for considerable periods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She sat in the crook of his arm, her head against his shoulder and his long brown whiskers partly covering her eyes, and everything was all right again. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strange protrusions that Aru had thought were just rocks now looked a lot more like fins covered in sharp barnacles. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My palm was covered with her lip gloss. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mother covers my dripping head with a plastic cap. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He says the universe is like a dot- covered balloon that’s being blown up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I no longer had forty pounds of TBX radio to hide behind and I needed to get to cover as fast as I could. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was my chance to get under the bed and pull the covers down so they couldn’t see me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been experimenting with making letters out of different kinds of dough. I stand the letters up in the cupcake batter and carefully cover them with more batter.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Pong waited outside the stall, looking over a table covered with Violet orbs of all sizes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They covered the gourd with crossed cloths, then killed a black chicken and laid it over the offerings. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept going until my underwear was covered. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I covered them with shucks and kissed them good night. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls and the windows of the first-floor units are covered in a layer of newly ground dirt. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Penelope smiled and was about to wish Mrs. Clarke pleasant dreams before snuggling back under the covers. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She started by having us analyze the cover of Snoop Doggy Dogg’s album with cartoon characters representing a male and female dog. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A few of the books had been shaken roughly enough to part company with their covers, and sundry pages littered the floor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The ground is covered in a light dusting of snow that sparkles and shines in the sunlight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Milgrom was laid in the cart and covered with a ragged scrap of cabbage-colored wool that had once been a blanket. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The window shattering like the ice on a pond in spring and covering us all with little bits of glass. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She covers her mouth with her hand and her eyes are cartoon big. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the photo that sits on the mantel in the family room, there’s a four-year-old version of him in a bow tie with a face covered in blue birthday-cake icing. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I wipe down the stove top and replace the covers on the rings and then rinse my dishcloth and drape it over the drying rack. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

In the daytime I could feel him near me, sense not so much his friendship but his vigilance and guidance, the veil of his cover. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Fine, whatever. Just rest, kid. We got you covered.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The skin shook flabbily when I moved, as if there wasn't a muscle in it, and it was covered with a short, thick stubble of black hair. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

‘And I thought maybe you could get some garbage or old junk to cover up the back, so it won’t show...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I had had in the meantime more opportunity to observe the house; it was taller than it was broad, comprising four floors, with ivy covering much of the front right up to the gables. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I kicked off my covers and moved out from under his hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Whether we kept our jobs or not depended upon how shrewdly we could cover up all evidence of the fight. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d promised myself not to call for backup unless I had no choice, and I’m certainly not going to ruin my cover over a street brawl. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The din made me want to cover my ears. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In fact, if you look very closely at my brother in this home movie, you will notice a strange thing: his face, arms, shirt, and pants are covered by thousands of tiny white dots. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When it had covered half the distance between them, Julius’s mouth fell open. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Normally modest to a fault, she covered her triumphs in detail, adding that “my own experience has been unique.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They do know what a hand-grenade is, it is true, but they have very little idea of cover, and what is most important of all, have no eye for it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as we got home from school, we’d climb under the covers with our clothes on and do our homework there. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now we were really dirty, just covered in dust because of all the running around and wrestling we had done. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mira,” Mom sighed, “it could take up to ten visits to get his blood sugar in line. We’d need enough money to cover expenses for at least three months.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Immediately, such a stench arose from the casket that Burton covered his nose and nearly retched. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Coach, you should stay on board, cover us with the ballistae.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

With the bathroom door shut and locked behind me, I dropped my backpack on the toilet seat cover and went to work sorting through its contents. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Arletta sat in an overstuffed armchair covered in a country rose pattern. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The bed was large, covered with a crocheted spread on which two peacocks stood beak to beak. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She looked down at her daughter's arm, covered by the sleeve of the spire-fighting uniform. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The only similarity between the rest of the town and the church is the small windows covered with iron bars, but the shambler proofing is barely noticeable on such an impressive building. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Dad set up a still camera on a tripod, connected the delayed-action attachment, and took a series of pictures showing us lowering the coffin into the grave and covering it with sand. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watching regular people sing famous artists’ songs on YouTube is cool, especially when they cover someone else’s song well. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The company also provided your avatar with high-end armor, vehicles, and weapons, and covered all of your teleportation fares. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I lay awake in a funk nearly all night with Paul’s dratted gun in my hand, my ear pressed to the trapdoor listening, expecting him to come back and try again under cover of darkness. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I sink down onto the steps and cover my head in my hands. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Certainly I do my best,” Father said quickly, to cover his shock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls of the corridor leading into the tomb were covered with dozens of strange paintings depicting enslaved humans, orcs, elves, and other creatures. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He groans, bringing his hand up to cover his face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I thought of my own lank hair covered by the sleek and gleaming curls. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Kendra climbed into bed, slid under the covers, let her head sink into the pillow, and fell asleep before another thought entered her mind. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The windows were covered in newspaper and the door with a smattering of work permits and construction bills. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

It’s covered by a large stack of folders marked Classified and a sleek silver laptop. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The FBI was expert at covering its tracks, and its agents were willing to lie when confronted. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t seen Mama’s cake tray, the metal one with the matching covered lid, when we came in. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In front of the doorway a shallow covered porch ran the full width of the house. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the procedure was completed, the coffin was covered with the lava-infiltrated earth and a dusting of some residual ash that had drifted to Selfoss from the recently erupted volcano. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was partly rotten; on the end of it was a small square buckle, covered with rust. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He placed them in a handkerchief, tied it up, and covered it with his hands. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I shivered late at night after Christopher carried Lucas up to bed and we had gotten him in and covered. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“He’d been drinking recently when I shot him out of a tree, but I couldn’t find his source. I swear; I covered every inch of ground in a thirty-yard radius.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A net woven from long grass that covers the couple during their vows, the touching of each other’s lips with salt water, and the ancient wedding song, which likens marriage to a sea voyage. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She covered only ten miles before she turned back. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Radium, where my father worked, covered with poems, or short critiques of books or plays. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

They tried to stay awake one night but fell asleep when clouds covered the moon. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the makeup in the world couldn’t have covered up the ugliness in that look. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She held her book toward me to show me the cover and asked, “Have you read this?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tree cover is light and we can still see down the river, see Aaron as he rows. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

My old, ripped notebook from last year with the torn black cover and half the pages ripped out. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I smelled of paint thinner and was covered in dust the color of ash, but he didn’t know that. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He pushes in the door and climbs the stairs to Italy just as Alphie crawls out from under the bed covered with marmalade and dirt. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And then we go to work covering the entire skylight. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was December 1990, and I was traveling to Berlin with the re- porters covering secretary of state James A. Baker III. The Berlin Wall had been breached a year earlier, on November 9, 1989. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was a bird with great wings, and for feathers they put a covering of leaves from the trees that grew there. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She lifted the cover from the pot of rice, and steam rose like a thick smoke, veiling her face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“We’ll do like the Ojibway Indians. We’ll bend saplings from one side to the other to form a dome—a wigwam—and we’ll cover it with bark, just like they did.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a hard little cushion on it, with a petit point cover: faith, in square print, surrounded by a wreath of lilies. faith is a faded blue, the leaves of the lilies a dingy green. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Broad valleys were completely deforested and dotted with villages, and drained and fenced fields for intensive food production covered entire valley floors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I walked out of the room, wiping my tears, staggering toward the elevator, covering my eyes so no one could see, as nurses and hospital aides backed out of my way. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Sean lay on the couch barely awake, his hands covering his ears. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The flesh is a brilliant red covered with blisters. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I agreed, but I made two demands: I asked for a shawl so I could cover my hair, and I asked her to please take the picture from my right side. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Except for soft laughter, the music covered all sound in the room. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The box of the puzzle was propped up to show what the picture would be when the puzzle was done: a covered bridge in autumn. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

It was built in 1889 as a charity hospital for the sick and poor, and it covered more than a dozen acres where a cemetery and insane asylum once sat in East Baltimore. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

"Widge, eh? You're the one who made me do a little jig to cover for Henry when he dropped his lines? How is it you're not out there now, holding the book?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Both were covered in dust and blood but seemed to be okay. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was a simple black journal with leather front and back covers, and pages with a deckle edge. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She wore a plain shift dress that likely fit her when she first entered the Tower, shortly after her thirteenth birthday, but she had grown taller, and it barely covered her knees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

One wall was devoted to a massive slate board covered in chalk equations. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to breathe, to scream, and his hand covers it. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The floor is first covered with mattresses which we haul in from the houses. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother's hands reach to cover my ears as the other guards join in, calling us worse names than donkeys. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Good deal. Now all we need is a cover story.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately for Butler, due to millennia spent butting each other, trolls have developed a thick ridge of bone covering their brows. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Each room was comfortably furnished, the floors covered with thick carpeting. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice cracked and she started crying again, covering her face with her hands as she sat down on the hard-packed earth, her legs crossed under her. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They were barred with ornate wrought iron fences and gates, and inside, women in flowered shifts dusted plastic covered furniture or sat on shaded balconies looking out over the commotion below. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I curl back up on the bloodstained mattress, not cold but feeling so naked with just the paper to cover my tender flesh. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Wild violets, rooster heads, and mountain daisies had completely covered the two little mounds. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We gotta go," she said, yanking the covers off the bed. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Using shrubs and bushes as cover he moved furtively forwards, never taking any needless chances or making sudden movements. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I follow him through the maze of old chairs and tables covered with tools to the instruments. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thrash against them, struggling with the fabric covering my face, and all I can think is, Not again not again not again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The children began to get excited, sucking in their breath and covering their faces partly with their hands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘I didn’t get the briefing, and I’m pretty sure the information wasn’t covered in Frank’s pamphlet. Could you tell me what’s going on here?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We faced each other in the dark, the covers pulled up over us. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

All the better if they think he's covering me when I go in for the backpack. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

One of them pulled the cover off a lantern he had been, holding. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's a case of run or die, so I cover the half mile to the library in record time. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were thin as tracing paper and covered with tiny print. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But when he picked up his heel, he saw that the carpet was covered with yellow crystals. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

By morning their blankets were covered with it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Jess knew they must look bad, streaked with dirt and covered with scratches from their run down the mountain. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Angel, whose face was covered with tears, held out her arms to her mother. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her turtle- neck collar and long sleeves covered the rest. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He was always forgetting to put film in the camera or turn on lights or remove the cover from the lens opening. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“They’re locked up in their compound. The doors and windows are covered with bags of salt—mountains and mountains of salt! All the boys helped.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There I hid my things in the ravine beside the road and covered them with brush. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She almost ruined an entire batch of sheets, but the other girls covered for her, giving the sheets a second rinse. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t much to the narrow room: a clothes cupboard, some shelves, and a bed of tidy, tightly packed feather mattresses covered with hand-embroidered quilts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I see her covering her eyes during a scary movie, peering between her fingers, enjoying her fright. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The broken walls were covered with friezes of men and women in strange outfits with bands of cuneiform running both above and below. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Plus, I still had a mouthful of braces, a nose my face would never grow into, and ears that stuck out if I didn't cover them up with my frizzy brown hair. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Running wide around turns offers the best chance of clear sailing but exacts a high price in extra distance the horse has to cover. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ceiling looks like a night sky covered by a sheet of stars, with green and red streaks of what look like Northern Lights dancing from one end to the other. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even if I had to cover my sister’s recent purchase of two fashionable Paris suits, I would have $1000 left, enough for a year’s stay in Cambridge. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He put the books on the floor and got back under the cover. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I plop back down in my chair and watch as she holds the front cover up for everyone to see. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The boy’s screams were so loud, I wanted to cover my ears, but I held him firmly. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He sprinted for cover behind a nearby tree. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

There aren't many places along this route that would make for good cover, and we need good cover. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I took one good look at the plain white cover and set it on my desk where it managed to collect dust. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

His best suit was covered in white dust, which had settled in his hair and mustache and made him look as though he had just aged thirty years. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sheed burrowed deeper under his covers, like a mole in dirt. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

On sunny days, we’d invent fun activities like the “Trying Not to Laugh” game, which we’d play on the covered patio behind our house. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

After asserting that “the architects of America had covered themselves with glory” through their exposition designs, Burnham rebuked the nation’s civil engineers for failing to rise to the same level of brilliance. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The back seat is patched with gray duct tape; the half-open Plexiglas barrier is covered with notices warning him not to smoke, telling him how much to pay to the various airports. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He covered his mouth with a paw to stifle a giggle. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I tried to cover her with hay. And I told her not to worry, because you were going to save her.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The cart was covered over with a cloth. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Soon a spiny carpet covered the bottom of the gulf. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She lashed the reeds down and covered them with bundles of thatching grass, using many overlapping layers tied in place with mupfuti twine. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I peel the cover open, an avalanche slides out: newspaper clippings. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mom places a plate of wheat crackers covered with cheddar cheese on the table in front of me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

A great sheet of white paper was pinned on the wall, covered with curious lines, and little coloured dots, in blocks, together. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She sat on the bed—she would have to remember to straighten the cover later—and flipped through the book. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The bottom of the bowl was covered with tiny pink rocks, and a fake plastic log sat wedged in the rocks. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

One of them fitted Frodo well enough, a black cap with iron rim, and iron hoops covered with leather upon which the Evil Eye was painted in red above the beaklike nose-guard. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The picture covered almost half of the front page. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

After the surgery on my right ankle, I had a plaster cast covering my leg. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Even that effort left him breathless, and the Myrish blanket that covered his legs caught between two spokes as he rolled, so he had to clutch it to keep it from being tom away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His thick beard covered most of his cheeks. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

My hand covering my mouth, though no sound is coming out. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ray covers my eyes when there are naked women. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She covered the babies carefully, then she and Johnny went to bed too. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena covered her head as they swept upon her, and she kicked blindly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The walls were covered with thinly beaten gold, and the floor was a marvel of mirrors and sapphire pools. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’d been so wrapped up in dealing with jail and covering my tracks I’d forgotten that the proof of my crime was right there in the yard, the red Mazda missing from the driveway. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The horses were on the cover of Newsweek as well as the ubiquitous Radio Guide, which showed War Admiral galloping, Seabiscuit yawning. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are tables around the gymnasium covered in clothes, toys, books, and packaged foods. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He hurried to open it, to hide the cover and title. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Her fingers brushed against a book, and when she pulled it out she saw the faded fabric cover of her mother’s herbal. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she pushed up, the thick blanket that had been covering her slid down her shoulder, and she realized she wasn’t wearing her dress but an enormous tunic instead. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

His elbows and knees were covered in lint and flesh-pink plaster. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He bent his head and covered the back of it with his hands. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they laid a sheet of the study on the glass, the cardboard covered the “Top Secret” stamps, but not the text on the page. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Her head is covered with tiny braids coiled into rounds and pinned down with bobby pins. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

One sunny Saturday morning, Callie put on a gray sweatshirt; Mona covered a pink-flowered shirt with a darker shirt of Helen’s. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cover my mouth to keep from laughing. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I have to cover my face just to get inside the church. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Ma had the cover o’er most her head, only a knob of gray-and-brown hair was poking out at the top. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

It covered the laces of my boots when I stood. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The preacher tried painting over those tiles, but the letters won’t stay covered up, and so the preacher has just given up and let them be. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

David sits in a wheelchair, his legs covered in a stiff material—to keep the bones in place so they can heal, I assume. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Ms. Solomon opened the cover and looked down at the title page, nodding. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I turned and walked slowly across the darkened kitchen, then pulled back the beaded curtain covering the doorway to the cab. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

There were hundreds of magazines, all with exciting, colorful covers, pretty girls, beautiful clothing, and lots of bare skin. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

His head is covered with a leather hood, and his movements seem slow for such a magnificent living thing. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The hair that had retreated from Mormont's spotted scalp had regrouped beneath his chin in a shaggy grey beard that covered much of his chest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Look here,” Lanning covered definite pessimism with bluster, “we’ve done what you asked. We witnessed the man eat. It’s ridiculous to presume him a robot.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The ground was covered ankle-deep in brown leaf skeletons as long as her hand, soft and fragrant to walk on. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Three suitcases sat by the door: Chess’s was an ordinary blue, Finn’s had a giant Pokémon logo, and Emma’s was bright red and covered in stickers. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We walked around the woods between our houses and emerged covered in ticks and scratches to eat lunch, and then we dove back in. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Photographs of her covered the expanse of one wall. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

There was a long curve in the road that led them to an arch of trees that covered the dirt road before it died in a series of low sand dunes near the beach. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gasp, then immediately cover my mouth with my hands. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She swam alongside the rope that was anchored to the bottom and into a shipwreck, covered in earthy greens. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Set’s altar was made from an egg crate covered by a piece of an old bedspread, and the god himself was a rather pear-shaped figure of dried mud. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laid the book on the desktop and stroked the worn cover, her elegant inky fingers tracing the discolored leather. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When Esteban Trueba arrived home, he went straight in to take a bath; he was covered with sweat and dust and saturated with the unmistakable odor of frightened beasts. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take out the book again, the oil in the cover shining from the moonlight. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“And first I had to throw the covers over Constance. You were gone so long, she fell asleep on Sticky’s bed. I meant to keep guard, but I guess I nodded off.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They all show a rectangular outline near the edge of the page, like letters have been covered up before being photocopied. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Next to the front door was a ratty-looking couch covered with a bedspread. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

A blackboard covered the front wall from one end to the other. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Blanca threw her arms around his neck and covered him with kisses, weeping like a child. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pounced on it, jumped up, saw that I wasn’t covered, and took off, ran that baby coast to coast, Abby screaming but nobody laying a finger on me. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Green and rubbery and bulky—one-piece suits that covered the strangers from head to toe. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Ruby was on the cover wearing a white chef’s coat and hat, with her blond hair in her signature side braid. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Annemarie’s bedroom was about the same size as mine, but it had nice curtains and the walls were completely covered with all kinds of pictures and photographs, which I couldn’t stop looking at. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He and his friends had to hide in the back of a jeep and cover themselves with blankets during the ride home. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the dream she had appeared with her weeping-willow hair hanging over her shoulders, like a botanical mantle that covered her down to her waist. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He threw himself back on his bed and covered his face with both arms. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I am yours always, Celia For twenty-five years, Celia wrote her Spanish lover a letter on the eleventh day of each month, then stored it in a satin- covered chest beneath her bed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the day he was led into a van one early morning, a fuzz of hair, like carpet grass, had covered his entire jaw. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The man and woman next to me are each holding passes in plastic covers. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now hot tears stained her face and she covered it with her hands. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only did it fit across my chest, but also it was long enough to cover the top of my jeans. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her gown is white, covered in what to Bailey looks like looping black embroidery, but as he walks closer he sees that the black marks are actually words written across the fabric. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A knit skull cap covers his head and forehead. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They snapped the doors shut, and the passengers dove for cover. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ash was simultaneously overjoyed and worried — her stepmother would never give her permission — and her hands flew up to cover her mouth, but she could not contain her smile. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got these metal boxes, see? And the money goes in the box in the ground, and the stones that cover them aren’t such little stones. They’re more like...like...big stones.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Downstairs the front doors slammed, and my older brother, Tidings, who had been painting the fence by the front parking lot, yelled, “Attention, all personnel! Where are the big umbrellas! I need rain cover!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were wet and covered in mud. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

When it’s my turn to choose the next cover, I go for “Suddenly Seymour” from Little Shop of Horrors, a movie I saw with my parents a few years ago. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

According to William Woods, the geographer and archaeologist at the University of Kansas, Monks Mound completely covers whatever habitation these people had before they built Cahokia. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I pulled back the thin diaphanous curtain that covered the windows and spotted my friend Ayana outside with her mother. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They covered the table, standing in orderly rows of four and marching away into the subterranean dimness. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Woolf was there with him; Howard had insisted that Pollard ride in the match, but he was covering his bases. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy had once covered the walls, but it had been torn away, leaving long interlocking scars in the cracked paint. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Next she covers my face in a minty-scented cream that hardens into a mask, and I sit there picturing how crazy I look with my eyes covered in vegetables and my face like a ghost’s. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Quickly those lily-white ankles became covered in mud. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She was enchanted by the deep suntan covering his whole body. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She ran back three more times, bringing out more covered dishes. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The grill is covered in snow and seems to have nothing to do with the hot dogs and hamburgers we made last summer. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

"Either that or find a tree. But let's give him another half an hour or so. Then we'll take cover," I answer. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The sheriff heeded the voice and looked at the room—flowered chintz, lace curtains, white drawn-work table cover, cushions on the couch covered with a bright and impudent print. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A hunk of dark hair covers the left side of her face. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Something was rising from the gravel that covered the football field. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was sitting smack in the middle of the bed, outside the covers, with her legs folded like one of those Yogi guys. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I stand in front of a small table covered in only yellow and gold things. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The deep mine is abandoned, its tunnels flooded, the equipment inside covered with black water. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Theon returned to the Great Keep through a covered stone walkway, the echoes of his footsteps mingling with the ceaseless rumble of the sea below. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nestled under clean white covers were two men, seemingly asleep—and between them, two skeletons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He was alone: no telescreen, no ear at the keyhole, no nervous impulse to glance over his shoulder or cover the page with his hand. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Sometime around five in morning, just as I was about to give into the fuzz covering my brain, I felt someone run a light finger down the back of my neck. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

There were screams from the dining room and Uncle Vernon burst into the kitchen to find Harry, rigid with shock, covered from head to foot in Aunt Petunia’s pudding. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I took the book and read its title, written in gold gilt on a black bar imprinted on the front cover. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were covered with infrared goggles that glowed from inside. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Oily black scales bristling with barbed spikes covered its grotesque body. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“They call this road the Freedom Trail now,” Martin said as he covered the wagon again. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In actual fact Dandelion covered three hundred yards to the cattle shed in a good deal less than half a minute. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was covered from my temples to my toes in grime. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We drink our tea while Alphie chews the last bit of bread covered with sugar. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Stacked on top are magazines she sets on the floor, some with pictures of black folks on the cover. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Birds and monkeys above them cried out in alarm, but their noise could not cover the screams of the slaughter of her people. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naked and covered in black dust, I think. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Much later that day they came down from the bare mountains onto a spur covered in grass and dwarf rhododendrons. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Instead, I get up from my bed of moss and climb to Throne Rock, two big boulders covered in yellow lichen that grow together in the shape of—you guessed it—a throne. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

We argued over lots of stuff: him not being nice enough to Kim, me being antisocial at shows, how fast he drove, how I stole the covers. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say anything because people probably would have thought I was crazy, but once we were all suited up, I looked like everyone else, covered from head to toe. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Down at street level another poster, tom at one comer, flapped fitfully in the wind, alternately covering and uncovering the single word INGSOC. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He rolled himself in the blanket and slept on the other old newspapers that covered the springs of the bed. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was holding a large white bowl covered in foil, and Salma Auntie stood behind her carrying a big tray. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

In public school we were told to hide under our desks, or duck on the lawn and cover ourselves with our jackets, or hide along a wall with our hands over our heads. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She shook her head and played with the foil covering an aluminum baking pan. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The beach was covered in footprints, as if a big crowd had just left. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The covers were drawn up over his head. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The cage is so small that a single page of a newspaper could cover the floor. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Emery snorts and scratches her pen hurriedly against the inside cover. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A shark’s skin is covered with minute tubercles that make it as rough as sandpaper. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s looking at me, too, but he doesn’t seem to be looking at my hair, which is surely a mess, or thinking about the sweat I’m covered in. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I look at my hand curled in my lap, the bandage now covering the secret. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I wondered as I huddled under the covers. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A big gust of sand swirled around them; Rocky turned his back to it and Tayo covered his face with his hands; old man Jeff went inside the post office. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When America's first seven astronauts were announced, their confident, smiling faces appeared on television and on magazine covers. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You finally have a book cover you like?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The roads would be covered with debris, impassable for days. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Her face was now covered in black streaks from her makeup, and the preacher was practically holding her up so she wouldn’t fall down the steps. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The blowing snow had covered the ashes at the base of the pyre and crept up the dead man’s leg as far as his ankle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He saw a covering of brown kudzu over three winter-dead trees, twisting them into strange, almost human shapes: they could have been witches, three bent old crones ready to reveal his fortune. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Wonder what Potter’s written in this?” said Malfoy, who obviously hadn’t noticed the year on the cover and thought he had Harry’s own diary. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He pulled out his tattered copy of Things Fall Apart, and the cover caught on something and tore off. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She also found, and uprooted, a small muzeze sapling covered with bright yellow flowers. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

An elaborate wooden desk took up almost half the room, papers covering it like autumn leaves. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Then “Oakland” added, “When there’s Afros and black faces on the cover, I’ll buy one.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

And then the knife edge would be covered with skin oil and blood cells, and would be ruined. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hanger might have little or no undergrowth but at least the branches gave cover from the sky: and kestrels, they soon realized, were common in this solitude. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their soft scent covers the hard truth of what has happened here. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

On that stony plain there was no cover, and across it ran the highways of the Orcs and the soldiers of the Enemy. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A massive park covers nearly the entire lower floor. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I also unwrap delicate bangles made out of glass, covered in newspaper with Urdu lettering on it. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A woman stands on the platform in a very fitted costume covered in black-and-silver swirls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But then she moved her hand to cover mine and I almost died. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The top row thrust forward so enthusiastically that I had trouble closing my mouth completely, and I was always stretching my upper lip to try to cover them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up and pulled off his overcoat and spread it upon the top of the blanket for additional cover; then switched off the flashlight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The cover features a guy proudly holding the flag of the United States in one hand and what must be the Puerto Rican flag in the other. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She got three T-shirts, huge ones, maybe cover up a king-size bed. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I think about it, then flip back the covers and let her stare. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The tractor had come out of the trees and ran in plain view down the blacktop, covering the last half mile to the store. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The front of his body was covered with mud, but he managed to slither forward. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Its long tail feathers were green and turquois, and a bright splash of red feathers covered its breast. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Anything that doesn’t cover at least half my butt goes straight into the “no” pile. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The move, he explained, would give him political cover at home, where public sentiment against the bomb was steeply on the rise. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He was exhausted and covered with a damp, unclean sweat. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

A solid stillness covered him, and Pinmei saw his legs meld into the stone platform. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

On the cover is a garden bursting with flowers, and a silver key and key- hole. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Familiar and solid, almost big enough to cover my palm. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The master bathroom is covered with piles of wet clothes and towels. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And the singed hair on the heads of the people was frizzled and whitish and covered with dust. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face from chin to forehead, worried he was covered in ice cream. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

But his lie about the letter was only covering up for what we both knew: Mami wasn’t coming today and no one knew when she would return. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I looked again at the cover of the Masses and I knew that the wild cartoon did not reflect the passions of the common people. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Couldn’t you cover it up with something?” she screams. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Like all the other nursing ladies in Cold Sassy, Aunt Loma would turn sideways to her audience or else cover herself with the baby, and also drape a clean diaper over herself. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The man, his face covered with a red bandana and dark sunglasses, pulled the gun out of my hands. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

In this place the walls were covered with great tapestries. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t she a beauty?” says the master-at-arms—that grizzled, muscular career seaman, covered in leering skeletal tattoos. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

At a far corner of Min’s yard he had dug a hollow just big enough to hold the bowl, and had found a large flat rock nearby to use as a cover. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Her stomach knotted up every time she thought of her last glimpse of her mother and father—dead, unburied, and covered with flies. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm finally warming up under the covers, so I kick off my shoes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We then rolled each man into his hole and covered him with the wet mud. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The houses on either side of his were completely covered by huge, bright blue tents. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up, his face covered in sweat, his bald head gleaming. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The part of him that was still dry was covered in goose pimples; half immersed in the icy water, a cruel breeze lifting his hair, Harry started to shiver violently. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In the mirror of the bright shield he could see them clearly, creatures with great wings and bodies covered with golden scales and hair a mass of twisting snakes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just inside the front cover, spidery handwriting proclaimed, “This book belongs to me, Lilian Willis.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was on a hunt to find a hidden match for the football book cover he had just memorized. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

After many days, we left all the villages behind and walked through an area covered in low forests for a while. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was open to the middle, and blue-inked handwriting covered the pages. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Major Clark, as director of the most important Philadelphia spy network, gave many of his agents the cover of farmer or merchant. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ship's cannon fired suddenly, sending the slave women on deck scurrying for cover. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lead them toward a covered pile in a corner and lift the plastic. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

So the two of them stay on the ground floor while I climb, up and along the beams with no ceiling covering them, up again to the attic. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I giggle and roll over on my stomach, covering my head and neck with my arms. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, I talked to my mom about the program,” I tell Dr. Katz, the sunshine pouring through the windows, covering everything in her office with a hopeful gold. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I put on my PJs, turned out the light, and got under the covers. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned on his heel and stormed out of the library, earning himself a reproving glare from Madam Pince, who was polishing the gilded cover of a large spell book. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

MacGregor and the other Farmers couldn’t cover the shortfall.They had put most of their land to crops that produced cocaine and hashish. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close the book quickly, shoving it into the back of the drawer and covering it with clothes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Calvin pokes one finger into a hole in the chair cover. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The one assigned to our room, Miss Finch, gave her presentation two weeks before Christmas, wearing a bright pink turtleneck and glasses that covered half of her face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We grabbed for handholds, covered our heads, hoping simply to survive until he hit something hard or ran out of gas. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bank was a muddy slope covered in ragged weeds. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The windows were covered with blackout blinds, but the blinds themselves were plastered with travel posters. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

My hands recoiled from the coldness of serpent flesh, my nails clawed at my palms, the leaves I had parted moved back to cover it. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to sneak off and hide under my covers, but I couldn’t reach my room without going through the dining room. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Saturday evening, May 7, 1892, McElroy loaded a special train with pipes, picks, shovels, and three hundred men and set off for Waukesha to dig his pipeline under cover of darkness. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Gold detailing covers the walls, showing tigers and warriors doing battle. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But this room’s walls were completely covered by bookcases, filled, which reached to the ceiling. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Rene kicked at another fly, said: “Jimmy made a scream like I ain’t never heard in my life. We all had to cover our ears. And the bone was stickin’ straight out of his arm.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

By this time the gypsies, seeing themselves covered by the Winchesters, and at the mercy of Lord Godalming and Dr. Seward, had given in and made no resistance. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Leaning against the back wall, wrapped in a cloth covering, was a smallish rectangular shape. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The right wall of the studio is covered in paintings I've done over the last six months. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The statue seemed to glare at us from behind a layer of sap covering her face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then I hid inside a cover of cottonwood saplings and made certain every last ant was gone before I put them on again. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Alba saw that they were covered with thousands of tiny scars, bruises, and holes, some of which were infected and full of pus. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Do you think we can just cover it with a lot of cups and the pitcher and no one will notice?" The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

She gave the babe to Dolorous Edd as she climbed into the wayn and covered herself with furs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Golden light covered the rooftop, spilling over the edge of the roof into a thin slice of the courtyard below. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I take Kalinda around the corner and alongside the gate that leads into the unpaved field and trees and pipes that spill out to the ocean and isn’t covered with concrete. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The fourth holds a golden crown covered in jewels. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A little later he brought her three books, but the one he had been covering with brown paper wasn’t one of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Two puffs, or three, or...I cover my mouth and laugh behind my hand. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I grabbed for the wheel as Miss Love took her hands and feet off of everything and covered her eyes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A screen descends until it covers the top half of the fireplace, including the three oaks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And all of us laughed when they covered her with dirt. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her arms and neck are covered in tattoos that only GDs can decipher, except for those red lips tatted on her neck. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Hands covered in cake flour and air that smells sweet. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Ben ripped the paper off the package, then lifted the cover off the box. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mask of glass covers his eyes, cheeks, lips, forehead. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t push back the window covering and wave. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

We make a huge Valentine’s Day postbox out of a cardboard box covered with pink crepe paper and red hearts with paper doily edging. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The paper was covered in her work trying to decode it, which looked like a bunch of unfinished hangman games minus the hanging men. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Their faces were covered with yellow vanilla filling and powdered sugar. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sleet came into the room with another blue plate, covered with little round pieces of meat. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A second table, covered with books and papers and off-kilter clay pots—baked and painted, but not glazed—squeezed itself between the bed foot and the closet door. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was only then that I realized that poor Ms. Rubin’s blouse and skirt were completely covered in my blood. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

So, lacking any better plan, I set the sun on my left shoulder and tried to cover as much distance as I could. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Before her was a table covered with a clean white tablecloth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Right when I was ready to push the covers off of me and start running or stabbing, whoever it was that had been watching jumped right on top of me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The surface was covered with horizontal strips of wood separated by gaps. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized him from the television news, the newspapers, and the Time magazine cover the past September. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled down the wooden shutters of the kiosk, covering the neatly arranged cases of matches, chewing gum, sweets, cigarettes, and detergent, and then picked up Olanna’s bag and led the way into the yard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mostly they’d been covering uptown, where we didn’t have enough demigods. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The hallway walls are covered in posters of hip-hop legends. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I half covered the mouthpiece and whispered, “I don’t know. Maybe I was an afterthought.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A patchwork of solar cells covered the RV’s roof and most of its body, along with a liberal amount of rust. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Hooded grooms moved amongst them, covering them with blankets to keep them warm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Trepid said, “Okay, okay. Here’s a little more salary. That ought to cover another day’s work. The rest will come if this produces any results.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I peered through Grandma’s fingers as they covered my eyes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was at the stove, making pancakes on a griddle so large it covered two burners on the stove. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those necklaces left green marks around our necks where they rubbed, but our tans mostly covered them up. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

They are almost invariably in the best position to learn new information early, modify their behavior, take advantage of the latest treatments, and have the cost covered by insurance. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

A sheen of sweat covered the broad dome of the old man's brow, and wisps of white hair clung to his wrinkled skin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Jam reached for the pamphlet he’d been reading and looked at the children illustrated on the cover. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Lawrence had been talent-spotted by Time-, his elevation to the magazine’s cover boy as the symbol of modern American science would soon follow. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It looked down on the stream and made good cover for anybody who might be up there. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that point, Jason and the girls would have a few seconds to take cover before the ship’s catapults fired on their position, engulfing the palace in Greek fire and bursts of Celestial bronze shrapnel. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His hands were cut and scraped and covered in blood-red rust. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The wind whistles even louder, reminding me we will have to take cover soon. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The candlelight illuminated the cup of tea and the teapot on the lace- covered table, as well as the pair of green earrings, and the fan his uncle had adjusted so carefully. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He whipped off his covers, slid out his own bag and was pulling open the window over his bed before I could even get the screwdriver out from between my mattresses. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Bigger,” Jan said in a voice that sought to cover up everything. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now he took off the radio’s back cover, revealing a tangle of tubes and wires. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Over the next two years, many southern blacks found themselves out of work or working for next to nothing, earning barely enough to cover basic necessities. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The only thing left of the book was the blue-and-red cover. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He carried him up to the camp and covered him with blankets. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They saw one vacant lot that had no cover to conceal them from the surrounding houses. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wood slab of a desk was also covered in the same array of junk. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Gerald went over to where Angel was still trembling beneath the covers and said gently, “Did he hurt you, Angel?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Karl passed over a covered dish, wrapped in a towel, and one of the strudels. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene’s words almost covered the clunking sound of me being an idiot. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

When she was done she painted the skin with red ointment, covered it with more leaves, and bound the breast in a ragged piece of lambskin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I had learned a long time ago how to assimilate, cover my discomfort, and just keep it moving. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She looked at them all and they were just sleeping humans, so vulnerable with their slack mouths and their long pale toes poking out from under the covers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We had the hatch covers over their bay pulled open when the weather was good, but at all times the animals were kept confined to their cages. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kote straightened up so that he was no longer leaning over the unconscious man and wiped the blood away as best he could, which wasn’t very well, as his hands were covered in blood themselves. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Every time I washed it, I covered it with a towel while it dried in the sun. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna placed Baby down on the mattress, covered her with a wrapper, kissed her forehead, and felt the sudden urge to cry at the thought of Ugwu. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They covered the earth like fallen stars, and like the stars there was no end to them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We figured he could use the money to cover some of the damage caused to the casino boat when he sunk it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He leads me to the repair area, where a large wooden table is covered with tools and parts and metal bits and oil stains. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Most of the study focused on the Johnson years, covering Johnson’s misleading public statements about the Tonkin Gulf incident, and everything that followed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The back cover showed a woman wearing a white apron and a flowered dress. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Augustus sat in the driver’s seat, covered in his own vomit, his hands pressed to his belly where the G-tube went in. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The high walls were covered with a somber wall paper, dark brown with golden stripes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of the naked ones, Bran saw, in the instant before the nearest tree shook off the snow that covered it and dropped it all down upon his head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At the top they put what they always do, a small plastic bird covered with turquoise velvet, with brown wire claws. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

That year summer arrived early, with a sultry heat that covered the city with its nightmare glare. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well... I’m the only one not completely covered in mud, anyway. Be back soon.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They have two natural gaits—the gentle, lolloping forward movement of the warren on a summer evening and the lightning dash for cover that every human has seen at some time or other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Before that, she had polio. Her right leg was shorter than her left. She wore long skirts to cover her legs. Eventually they had to amputate her right leg.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The cave floor was covered with soft green moss. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

That night, Baba was lying on the couch, a wool blanket cover­ing him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I walk past Muqtada—he’s staring and trying to sleep—and take my art off the radiator cover. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The bar had been slowly filling with people and, as Bo and Toby walked back to the booth, a terrible Metallica cover band started playing “Ride the Lightning.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We see dark-skinned people with headscarves and long robes, women with their faces covered and children trailing behind them. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Light was starting to seep through the cloud cover to the east, and he urged me on even while he pulled harder. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Laura liked best to look at the pictures in the big Bible, with its paper covers. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

A massive pyramid-shaped structure covering several square kilometers at its base, it towered above most of the structures adjacent to it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Fintan removes the cloth covering his sandwich and glass of milk. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I buried them beside the shed, covering their bodies with leaves. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t like risking this, but covering my face is safer than not. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I felt so blue and miserable I wanted to crawl into a plastic cover and die. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was propped high with pillows, and a mound of home-devised bandages covered his left breast and shoulder. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like all the monks, his head was covered with the gray cowl of the order. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was that same year, in the middle of the summer, that a woman covered in a sky blue burqa knocked on the front gates one morning. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some idiot coughs to cover the “drug dealer” he says as I pass. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Executing a lightning attack so stealthy we didn’t even need the cover of night. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh no,” I moaned, covering my face with my hands. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Half the tiles on the roof were broken, and a wild tangle of vines had grown through the windows and covered most of the outside wall. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat down on the swing and watched her hands move quickly as she worked her single needle and a ball of yarn into what looked like another toilet paper cover. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“And I know that if you yawn and don’t cover your mouth, your soul can jump out.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The lower part of the long face was covered with a sweeping grey beard, bushy, almost twiggy at the roots, thin and mossy at the ends. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

To Sefia’s relief, they hadn’t come across any more men on the way back to Hatchet’s camp, but she kept them off the trail and covered their tracks all the same. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Meanwhile, Diondra, you can start working on portraits of these sisters so we can use them for our report covers when we’re done.” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every inch of them was covered in black, from the ski masks pulled down over their faces to their black shoes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

To my right lay a figure covered with a sheet. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning, the path had been only dirt covered in fallen pine needles, but by midmorning, the pine needles were swept away, and by noon the horses stepped onto pavement. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Maria will be waiting, her own plate covered in foil. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Which makes me cover my ears and worry. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

No need for makeup, not a blemish to cover. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Steven, don’t worry about leaving the concert Max asked me to sit in and cover your parts, and I did. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’d be hundreds of dollars, more than enough to cover our expenses until the end of the month, I thought. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Two kids, not much older than me, were carrying out batteries and car covers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

They literally covered the walls, each one turned to December. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

If so, why did Rasheed insist that she cover when he thought nothing of looking at the private areas of other men’s wives and sisters? A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I cracked it open and saw writing on the inside cover. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was in bloom, its flowers fanning out on wide branches and the ground underneath covered with petals the color of fire. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He knows that George will say, “If you have ever gone into the woods with me…” He knows that Ray will cover George in kisses. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He was in the newspaper and said he had “touched” the UFO and that it was “covered in a strange Martian language that looked like chicken feet.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Guess who’s been asked to cover for Sarah as study circle lead while you guys are gone to Chicago?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It covered the mountains and roads, the fields and the mews on Jon’s mountainside. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Harry turned to the back cover of the book and saw the printed name of a variety store on Vauxhall Road, London. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

This time, I lift the cover on purpose. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She lifted her hood to cover her head and throw her face in shadows. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Because she went barefooted, the soles of her feet were calloused, but the toes were straight, never having known the pinch of new shoes or any kind of foot covering. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Bee,” shouted Giles, “I felt a spot of rain, so we’ve put on the cover. Maxim says the glass is falling.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a first attempt, I take it?” observing that the pages were numbered, covered only on one side, and not tied up with a ribbon—sure sign of a novice. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The huts that the Vietnamese lived in were made on bamboo frames and covered with woven bamboo slats and dried flat leaves. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom already sat at the kitchen table, getting ready to take a bite of her hot dog, which was covered in mustard and relish. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She rose slowly and walked toward the dark stream, her face stately and cold; she entered the water and walked on until the water reached her shoulders, her chin; then it covered her. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The store was covered in a cloud of orange brick dust that was hard to see through. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her lips moved, she was saying something; but the sound of her voice was covered by the loud reiterated refrain of the sightseers. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian and Milo were covered in their bower by tissue-thin tiers of sloping green and largely surrounded by other gray chestnut trees and a silver spruce. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She hugs me, and covers my face with kisses. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The night around them was almost impossible to see in, the crescent moon covered with a blanket of gray clouds. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I still feel uncomfortable with the idea that everyone has been watching us, like I need to cover myself or hide where they can’t look at me anymore. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She opened the washtub cover and threw the gun into the water in which some soiled clothes were soaking. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘And the medications weren’t covered by my plan! And -’ The snake lurched as Leo connected the last two wires. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The clouds had come quickly, covering the stars and moon in what seemed like minutes, and then just opened up and dropped everything on them. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The fields are flat, the wood is too distant and dangerous—the only cover is the graveyard and the mounds. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although there was good cover, it was too wet for rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

What might have taken them three or four days walking, they covered in one evening, rolling not exactly smoothly over the bumpy, rutted road, but thankfully. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, in the chest, covered in a layer of white powder, was Clara’s body. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They talked about medicine and Gardenia’s plants, which covered the windows and counters. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The floor is covered with mats, rugs and scraps of carpet, in the middle of which sits a woman surrounded with papers and documents. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a small room, crowded with tottering piles of papers and books, and the whiteboards on the walls were covered in figures and equations. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like what?” she said after a pause, her eyes wide under the covers in the dark. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The campus was large and pretty—an Ivy League school covered with ivy—and Craig’s friends seemed nice enough. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The table is covered with all sorts of bottles, and there’s a keg next to the sink. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I put my arms over the picture to cover it up before turning around to see Emma from school. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Burt insisted that he’d “never made any deals I have to cover up.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Hazel saw herself as a little girl, grinning, with her hands covered in finger paint. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Neighborhood kids ran past the door of the bedroom where I was reading my schoolbooks—covered with shopping-bag paper. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair covered half her face, and the lamplight made her hair glow. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

A small table covered in activity sheets and crayons. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Would you believe, only a month ago, these covered my fingertips?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wide awake now, he pushed back the covers, got out of bed, and went over to the window. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The Count himself came forward and took off the cover of a dish, and I fell to at once on an excellent roast chicken. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

True, her mother mostly covered small stories, but journalists found things out. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Between two weeded rocks on the barrier Doc saw a flash of white under water and then the floating weed covered it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back and forth they went, gluing the grass to the birdlime until it was covered up. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were covered with three layers of rubber and then smeared with blood and hot agent. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By dawn, people’s faces were covered with white spots of frostbite and their hands were bleeding. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Archer touched his temple with his fingers and held the blades of his hands together, opening and closing them like the covers of a book. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I suppose it was originally an LP—the recording date’s 1956—but what I had was the cassette, and the cover picture was what must have been a scaled-down version of the record sleeve. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Relieved not to have a daughter who’s covered in spots anymore. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Even after I got dressed and put them on, I wasn't too worried because my jeans came down long enough to cover the raggedy top and make them look regular. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The lower part of his face is covered by the white gauze mask, regulation. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he must have been alarmed to find a three-acre lake covering the trail. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sepia reproduction of a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Glass was featured on the cover. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Now we have three cracks covered with tar. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

We knew that all those rabbits that had shaven bellies—our scientific knowledge adequately covered this point because it was our job to shave the rabbits—were undergoing Aschheim-Zondek tests. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floor is covered with sawdust made of dead trees. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

His cheeks were covered with weeping sores, and his hair had fallen out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After Mom came home from England, a big box covered in British stamps arrived on our doorstep. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“All the streets are covered by surveillance cameras. I bet they set off the black wave manually when they saw us taping the propo.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want them. I want you to cover the windows and take the light away.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The room contained nothing but a bed and a chest of drawers on which a number of bricks lay carefully arranged side by side, all of them covered with soot. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Towers and outbuildings clung to the stacks beyond, linked to each other by covered archways when die pillars stood dose, by long swaying walks of wood and rope when they did not. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For the high school paper, Adina had covered a student council scandal in which the student body president had sold test answers in order to buy himself a new SUV. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He has dirty orange hair and freckles covering his I whole body. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The newchild was turning under his cover, flailing his arms, and beginning to whimper. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I cover sixty miles a day,” he said to an acquaintance. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is how Amah found me: an apparition covered with blood. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I placed the owl in the grave and I put a large stone over it so the coyotes would not dig it out, then I covered the hole with the earth of the llano. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was going to be air cover—dive- bombers and Hellcats on strafing runs, and B-24s from out of the Ellice Islands, right up to the point of attack. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I took something out of a casserole covered in mushroom sauce. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

After the longest time, a colored man in a white coat covered with smears and specks of blood walked into the park and come right to us. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Ammu noticed that both her children were covered in a fine dust. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, everyone in the community rushed to donate new furniture and art and worked together to cover up the horrible words that had been sprayed on the walls with fresh coats of light gray paint. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

When she got to the part about dying before you waked I put my head under the cover. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she covered him with fat and gave him some special charms that she had kept for such a time. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

When Mom tries to wake me, I say, “I’m sick,” and pull the covers to my nose. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Gars in the street caked with ash, everything covered with ash and dust. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Beringia, as this land is called, was surprisingly temperate, sometimes even warmer than it is today; masses of low flowers covered it every spring. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Each time he passes a restaurant he considers turning off the road, but then he finds himself in a residential section, blocks of Victorian mansions on snow-covered lawns, sidewalks covered with lacy patches of ice. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A strange wash of pride covered Julius’s fear for a moment. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The once-metallic lockers are covered with swatches of fabric, maroon, navy, white. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He is brilliant cover for his own family’s Resistance entanglement and there are orders out to keep him alive. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

All of them started half laughing and half covering their eyes now, pushing each other and cursing loudly. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

You had a better-than-average chance of being busted if you practiced your abilities, even under the cover of darkness. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He peered around the cozy space, covered with red and black carpets and paintings of the Afghan countryside. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Georgie got to his feet and covered his ears with his hands. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, I mean, obviously I’d be a model. I’ve been on the cover of Teen Vogue twice. These genetics transcend all circumstance.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As I grabbed the mug of coffee Mom had placed on the table for me, I noticed my fingers were covered in glitter and eyeliner. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Next she covered the platform with a thick layer of thatching grass. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull the covers up over my head as if this will protect me from the redheaded girl who can't speak. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Fenoglio placed himself behind her as if to cover her back, but the Magpie just looked at Meggie with her sharp-nosed gaze. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean toward each other, black and ominous, in the fading light. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I think the clouds were still covering the sky because I could not feel the sun. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the coals are hot, I push them into the hole, place the fish on them, and cover all with leaves, then soil. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up would take her to the covered bridge that spanned the small court to the Tower of the Hand, but that would be the way they'd expect her to go, for certain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The papers were covered in swift, spidery handwriting, in black ink, which was hard to read; it seemed to be a sort of long argument about mathematics, all in French. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I dug in a wide circle, thinking that the storm might have covered it with sand. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched as Eunjoo played with their brothers and then got them ready to sleep, covering them both with the podaegi. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I look to my left at Mom, curled up tight on the sofa, covered by a thin blanket. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Each night, the construction crews emerged from the tunnel covered in mud and construction debris. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She crawled under the planks, covering her nose with her hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was covered in stars—raised carvings that mirrored the night sky. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My religion was evident in my name and it sat obviously covering my head, so I knew Craig was referring to my religion. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

As we covered each postulate and theorem, it soon became clear that Dorothy actually understood their derivations better than I did. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now refuse covered the farm and was creeping toward the mountain base. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Her hand was shaking slightly in his, and Rishi covered it with his other hand. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A distance easily covered by an engine-powered boat of any size. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Burke was “Judith Hancock” on the cover, which threw you at first, but then if you looked on the back, there was her picture looking very young and serious. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Many of the Orcs cast themselves on their faces and covered their ears with their claws. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The door was just a hole in the side covered with a blanket flap, but the flap had been pulled aside to let light in. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Um, just because...it was sort of a bummer growing up an only child,” Grace said, covering. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The picture on the song’s cover was a guy holding a small child in the air. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Yanna slowed and looked behind them, the covered pathway stretching beyond them like a dragon’s backbone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The man climbed the ladder and removed a weighty old-fashioned book with a leather cover. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jay used most of her check to cover the rent, and we ate sandwiches until her next payday. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

A pedal caught Marigold in the cheek, and she squawked in surprise, slapping her hand to cover it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The book she had been reading was under her pillow, pressing its cover against her ear as if to lure her back into its printed pages. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She wanted to cover us all in ash and fire and smoke. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were red and watery, her napkin covering her mouth as she glared at Maya. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They had already dragged the big table from the kitchen and covered it with food for Jockey’s celebration. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He found the leftover half cake covered and sitting atop the refrigerator. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It relieved her mind to know that her baby would sleep covered up, and would stay warm. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She walked me back into my room, pulled the covers over me, and kissed me good night. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The water had risen and covered his lower legs. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had to do some of his work at the timber yard to cover for him too. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Two meters down with shattered pottery covering his eyes and his body shrouded in white linen. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She gestured to Zethes, who plucked something from the air—a frozen sphere the size of a softball, covered in icy spikes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There’s a yellowy-orange velour couch that has a plastic cover on it and a matching orange recliner. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I cover my mouth with my hand, hear myself groan. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Many had not been given time to dress; they covered themselves with woolen blankets, or huddled naked under cloaks or bedrobes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I wait for the disembarking passengers to disappear down the steps and then I sit on the only covered bench on the platform. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The artwork on the cover is of a young bronze-skinned girl in a black leotard, standing at the barre in a ballet studio. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There was no immediate cover, so we had to swiftly run onto a verandah and hide behind stacks of cement bricks. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But others wore burqas, long, flowing black robes that covered the head and face, so people could not even see their eyes. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Their owners had hacked a space in the dense scrub that now covered everything, but the clearings looked temporary. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea how many miles we covered, but the mountains faded into the distance and were replaced by miles of flat, dry land. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I turned my head a little to the left to see if Mr. Freeman was awake and gone, but his eyes were open and both hands were above the cover. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wears dark sunglasses, she tells us, to cover her tears of joy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maniac was covered with blotches — round, red blotches, all shiny from the bath water. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was covered in grime and sweat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

That night Alba heard her cry for the first time, covering her face with her blanket to suffocate her grief. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z