But en route to Iran, their dad married off my grandmother's fourteen-year-old sister against her will. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

But still, I felt like I supported them because Poseidon was my dad. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

My dad knew how much I’d always wanted to compete with a top college gymnastics team like the University of Alabama or UCLA. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Me: stocky, intense, short hair, stud earrings, wearing a man's shirt and baggy jeans—the girl with the dead dad, friends with only one person after two and a half years in this town. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s how you look. Happy. But tired. Your dad and I both think so.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Tick-tock’s dad claimed that none of them would grow that big anyway, because of the calories they didn’t eat. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, man,” he said, hurrying to help his dad out. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

All Lara has to do is message that video of me to her dad and I’m toast. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

His dad would be home soon, and so would those cagey girls who managed somehow to have all the fun and leave him and their mother with all the work. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Our dad says there isn’t going to be a war.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“My dad shouldn’t have gone off like that.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“My dad’s crazy sick,” the woman said, talking to Jule’s back. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

His dad grinned at him and mouthed one word: “WOW.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I think it was pretty clear that my dad wasn’t comfortable with what was going on. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My dad hadn’t lost his jovial good humor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As usual, this makes me curse my nonexistent dad, who must be to blame for my hair, which is straight, brown, and just land of there. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

My dad’s an accountant: very left-brained, very linear, so it doesn’t surprise me when he says, “I don’t follow.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I like to think that I’m an exact fifty-fifty mixture of my mom and dad. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

For the whole month before break, all Jayce could talk about was how his dad was going to come and take him to the mountains. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Take my word for it, that bird is as safe with your dad as it is with you.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

My dad drives me in his rusting pickup truck. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

My dad casually, strategically puts his hand on the door. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

You know they found Esteban’s dad in Florida, I said, staring out the window. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“What was that your dad said about springing immediately?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

My dad is wringing sweat from his mustache. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Alex heard her breathing slow as their dad stroked her hair and she gradually drifted off to sleep. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I guess that’s a sign of growing up: When your dad shuts up but you can hear him anyway. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her dad walked over to the screen door leading to their backyard. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

My dad hugged the white guy next to him. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The doors slid open when we reached them, and my dad stubbed out his cigarette in a standing ashtray before we walked inside. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She tried to tie his dad to Aurora with a length of silk that Gox was rapidly spinning. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walk back through the soccer fields and hide out in the shade of the trees, watching the boys playing soccer with their dads and wishing they’d kick hard and fast at my head instead. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“That custody stuff must suck. I don’t know what I’d do if I had to divide myself between my mom and my dad and move to a different house every week.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

At first his dad uses his work voice, the one that’s angry and relaxed at the same time. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought he’d pull away then, but when I stopped in front of Hank’s my dad was still parked up the street. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I took a seat at the bar, next to my dad. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“It was an accident. He was a big proud buck. My dad slapped me on the back. I remember feeling like I was choking.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t tell JonPaul; he’d have been so disappointed in my dad and probably too worried to come over to my house again. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a human dad, making some lame excuse for not being around. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I bet my dad berates him in between smiling at customers and answering questions about extensions and tea tree oils and treating chemically damaged hair. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Definitely need the emergency brake for this street,” her dad said, shoving the brake pedal down with his foot. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Not even my dad’s disapproval can stop him from enjoying himself at my expense. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting on the floor across from us were my mom and dad. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

No, I'm pretty sure what completely did me in was my dad, sitting on that windowsill, apologizing for selling our house and for the mess that we were now in. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

And in the car on the way downtown, my dad was all distracted and really miserable-looking and I couldn’t help feeling sorry for him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

His dad didn't say anything until they were driving. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“We need to get the lay of the land before we let you go off by yourself,” her dad said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Her dad was wearing his bathrobe, sitting on the couch, eating a big bowl of popcorn and watching TV. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“My dads took me to see The Pirates of Penzance last year in New York. That song goes very fast. It’s a pit... a potter . . . pas . “Patter song?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“My dad left my mum when I was a kid. I’ve got no proof he was a wizard, though.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His dad was squinting up at the outside of the house. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take long for my dad to slam the phone down. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“My dad loves them. Sometimes he walks around with his shirt off, singing, acting like he’s Roger Daltrey, but he’s so my dad, and he looks like a scrawny lawyer from Boston,” I said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, we’ve probably given her almost as much money over the years,” my dad said once he’d recovered from the shock. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

One of the things that appealed to me most about Culver Creek was that my dad assured me there was no PE requirement. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I remember looking at my dad and realizing this is news to him too. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She keeps me company when she can, but she’s been busy running errands for my dad, plus keeping the books and doing the billing. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

If R.C. skipped town or ended up in jail, she’d be left alone with her dad. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Agreed,” my dad said, but after dinner, when I went back to my room and played Resurrection on mute, I could hear them talking quietly back and forth. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I told them my dad was going to pick me up outside the gym. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, first we gotta find a stripper. And second Pudge has to work some magic with his dad.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was because my dad made one for me for lunch one day and he told me, “These were your mom’s favorite kind of sandwich.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was annoyed because I’d wanted to stop at the art store for some pens for the field guide with the money my dad had given me—a ten-minute mission. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

My dad said, “He’s going to be fine.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“My dad says he was a real hero.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

My dad isn’t feeling well, so he didn’t go in to work today. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“So what did Mike say?” my dad asks. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The day my dad arrived, I stood at Will Rogers Airport, wondering what he would look like. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

My dad says he misses me this week, which really just means he’s sad about having to TiVo The Bachelor. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Well, you know how she feels about your dad. Don’t listen to her. Enjoy his visit.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

My dad sits like a marble statue, but my mom gets up and kind of stumbles toward me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We'd made our peace last summer, despite the fact that her mom was Athena and didn’t get along with my dad. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And hello to you too,” my dad says, coming over to watch all my things pile up in the closet. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you coming over tonight? My dad is making pancit!” said Mini excitedly. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Like going to a Yankees game with your dad and eating three hot dogs with extra everything. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

If my dad was going to die, why should I stay alive? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

My dad went around the city meeting friends and giving them gifts in red bags. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He was almost as tall as Valley’s dad, thought Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And my dad declared, “That was a great series.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

With a quick nod, I walk out to the waiting room where my dad is waiting. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She made me eat some eggplant lasagna—I guess a lot of people had brought them food or whatever—with her and Gus’s dad. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She opened her flip phone and said, “It’s your dad.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You look like me when I first came down here. I’ll give you every answer I know. But we should probably head back upstairs so my dad doesn’t wonder where we are.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

When she didn’t wash it enough, it got oily, and, sniffing her pillow, she would think, “Maybe this is what my dad smelled like.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, I just assumed...um...I know you usually sleep across the hall, but since your dad’s in there...” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“What did he say?” my dad asks again. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

"Ah," Mrs. Dunne said, "I see. Would your dad know that?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I winced, because Ray would be super insulted if Kyle’s dad took out any money. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She cries with me, but in the end she sides with my dad. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

After my mom came home, my dad and I headed for Best Buy. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My dad and I listened to her murmuring in the hallway for a few minutes before she appeared in the doorway. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Incidentally, my dad did have a serious talk with the boy’s parents. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

We had been through so much together, my dad and me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“What about you, Sweet Pea? You have a hug for your old dad?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He felt like getting up early and watching his dad try to make breakfast, crack the eggs and drip them all over the counter. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t one of these big sets that they advertised on TV, but it was electric, and he knew his dad had put more money into it than he should have. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Your dad scheduled a root canal at five P.M., so we won’t be home until later.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

"You can probably get anything you want now," T said, when I told him what had happened with my dad. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her dad had baby blond hair and a round, boyish face. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She adjusts her cannula nervously as her dad hands her a microphone, before she turns to the crowd and speaks. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

His garage was filled with shelves stacked with samples, and after each new season Glen's dad let him sell the samples to his friends. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

My dad’s truck rolls away, and I stand there like I plan on growing roots from the bottoms of my feet. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad were good as their word, too. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Dean's dad yelled, as if the louder he yelled it, the truer it'd be. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“My dad took me horseback riding and showed me the spot. I was young and we only had our horses. It was kind of scary.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m kidding, chica! Real friends don’t do stuff like that to each other. It’s your dad’s loss if he doesn’t come and see you.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

His dad exhaled heavily, then rubbed his eyes and stood. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad had started over before? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

His grandma ushered them out moments later, a look on her face that even his dad wasn’t going to argue with. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Right. The metal grate just started banging up and down out of nowhere,” said his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She told me once that she had agreed to marry my dad and live in Paintbrush Falls as long as he didn’t make her give up her dreams. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

But my dad looked so vulnerable, it pained me to think that he had finally reached a point where he could help his family, only to end up helpless himself. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Which means, most nights, I get to hear my mom calling my dad out for half-assing his job search. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand why I needed help, because it seemed to me that you should wear heavy boots when your dad dies, and if you aren't wearing heavy boots, then you need help. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Unless the traditional Santa look changed and nobody told me, that’s Supreme, my dad’s old manager. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

His dad was listening carefully, nodding and frowning. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad told me about you today, and I have to admit that I’m kind of in shock, but excited, too. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I’m showering now because I feel guilty for hoping the world, or some part of it beyond Lidia and my dad, will be sad to see me go. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

After being strapped until his skin was raw with welts, he watched in horror as his dad paused and turned the belt around with his big knuckled hands. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Tell the old man I’m headed out to the tuna fishing grounds and he’ll rope me to a chair and call my dad, or worse. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’m not saying I agree with that, but after learning what I did about my G’ma, I understood why she never told my dad.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

What kind of dad let that happen to his kid, even if his kid was a monster? The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just once I wish I could hug my little sister or tell my dad I love him too. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I just know that it rubbed me in a weird way, because ROTC, especially to people like my dad, was the first step to the military, and ultimately into law enforcement. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a Lite Ranch, my dads favorite, and Thousand Island, mine, and placed both on the lazy Susan at the center of the table. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Whenever she slept at home, she’d have it: her dad taking Mitchell, threatening that Terryl would never see the boy again. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You’re in trouble now—big trouble. I’m telling your dad. Just you wait until he comes home.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And his dad, a leather duffel still hanging off one shoulder, looking harried and exhausted. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My dad’s old room is very much the way he left it, except more faded. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My dad told me to go with the flow. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My dad put some dishes in the sink. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"I'm babysitting at my dad's house Friday night," she said, "and he said I could use the phone." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She would next get on a flight to Atlanta and meet my dad at the airport so they could fly to Baton Rouge together. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“No, your dad built this for you when we were in college. Isn’t it beautiful?” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

But maybe it was just the way the dad was being so attentive to his kid that Will noticed. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

But her dad never offered to let her stay at his apartment, and she never asked. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I can’t. It’s my dad’s weekend. I have to hang out with him and his new girlfriend.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Except my dad kept the truth to himself. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Before my dad figures out that me and the skiff and the last harpoon are missing. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Along one entire wall is a giant flat screen, and my dad is planted in front of this now, enormous feet on the coffee table, watching some sort of game and shouting at the television. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She’s waiting for the day my dad—ghost or not—claims us both. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You know what, honey, don’t worry about it. Keep the money and don’t tell your dad. Maybe it’ll be helpful later.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But what finally pushed me to make up my mind was something my dad had told me years before. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She wondered if her dad would recognize her, and if he would still love her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

For O’Dell’s dad, the next day, that meant his garbage truck wouldn’t start. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Their dads, mostly navy men, loved it too. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad walked straight over and put his hand on her shoulder. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My mom turns to my dad and nods toward the cabinets—her silent way of asking him to set the dining table with the good china. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When I was thirteen my dad moved to Cape Town, and we lost touch. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As they drove, Isaac turned to his dad. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My dad takes a drink of coffee and leans back, getting comfortable. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Some are foolish, most don’t work—but a bit of clicking metal saved my dad’s life. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was difficult to watch his dad try to pull himself through, and Don was glad he had football. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand out there shivering for a second while she talks to her mom, saying, "I'm gonna have dinner at Will Grayson's house. . . . Yes, his dad is here. . . .They're doctors. . . . Yeah. . . . Okay, love you." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Just envelops my dad in a hug, then my mom, and then me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

My dad once told me about dreamers and cynics. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The only one who knew why my dad really hates me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her dad had always been there to protect her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And remember, my dad works at city hall. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It was my dad’s favorite dish before he died. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Standing around the mosaic, grimly studying the battle, was a strange assortment of warriors, but none of them looked like my dad. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Maybe so. But Sam, Sam is perfect for my dad.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Do you have a mom and a dad?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

When my dad called a few weeks later, upset that I hadn’t called on a holiday they don’t even celebrate, I told him and I think she got into trouble. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Nasser and his son followed my parents to the county clerk's office, but once they got there, my dad realized he'd left his wallet at the restaurant. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Without the hat, Axel can see his dad’s whole face when he says, “I promise.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And the dad, who barely spoke English, would say, “The what?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I pinched a corner, pulled the paper away from the professor’s knees, and passed it up to my dad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God, you look adorable. Take back what I said about you looking like your dad—you look like a doll. Oh, God, I see the appeal of dressing a child.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“If we lived here, my calves would become the size of small watermelons from walking so many hills,” her dad said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then he found the matches his dad had loaned him, struck one carefully, and held it to the first bare wick. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was an unspoken agreement that his dad would return. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Probably when my dog died. When I got divorced. When my dad drove the boat into the side of a bridge.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“That is Korean people. We keep going even in the worst time, like when I take your dad to America and we grow, just the two of us. Always growing.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was at the end of The Little Mermaid when Ariel got legs and left her dad at the bottom of the ocean. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I find my dad at the electrical shop. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s everything wrong with asking for help,” my dad snapped. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My mom had decided that she should get a job, just in case my dad really did lose his, an idea that my dad found unacceptable. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I'm lying in a sand trap of my dad's golf course looking at the sky. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I mean you and me. Frank is my dad. I am his son. But you aren’t my anything.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I was feeling depressed because it was the first Father’s Day since my dad died. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’s half and half—got a white dad and a black momma. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

My dad fiddles with the TV and all the cords, and manages to get the ancient DVD player up and running. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The woman looked at me again, and I could see that she was suffering the same way my mother suffered when my dad and brother went to prison. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

My dad, who’d recently traded in his car for a specialized van to accommodate his disability, still made a point of showing up in his cousins’ doorways as often as possible for in-person visits. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The only dad he ever had tied him to a tree. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“When your dad told me about the band and about how you’ve been feeling, it made me stop to think about how I’ve acted,” she said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Both his dads were in the same morning Uncle Drum took me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Lauren finally offered, and their dad had let out a long, low sigh before lowering his head into his hands. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“My dad gave me the book. He knows all the criminal ways. I’m teaching myself how to crack a safe.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

It opened really fast and a big man in a mechanic’s greasy jumpsuit who I figured must be her dad said, “Who are you?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A family—a mom, a dad, and two kids—seated directly across from Jake and Emma near the back of the bus looked at a map and then at each other nervously. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

My dad and I were seated together in a convertible in the front of the parade and my mom and sisters were in a car right behind us. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“My dad says boys are only ever after one thing.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t want to be my dad,” I say, and Embryo listens so seriously and closely, his thick arms crossed over his thick chest, that I feel bad. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Halloween already?” her dad murmured as he passed by on his way inside. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

His dad’s relationship with Luna has always been like that—grown-up talk. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe my dad feels that way and I just don’t know it. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He settled in with my dad to annotate maps with new information: construction sites, the burnt-out school... The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t that something your dad was supposed to teach you eventually? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Even at this rate, my dad thinks I might die. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Quite a bit behind you,” my dad added, and Mom laughed. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

María is all business, but I can tell how much she loves her dad. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

While my mom, dad, and I would all be able to become permanent residents, my twenty-one-year-old sister would have to start the process all over again. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I spent days and nights glued to my dad. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The dads go to one place and the moms and kids go to another, he explained. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My dad is tall and pretty much bald. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I also saw something shocking — right in front of me, at the kitchen table, my dad was slumped over a pile of papers with his head cradled in his hands. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dad moved aside to let her pass. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I sat down across from my dad at the table; he was slowly stirring his coffee and staring down at a crossword puzzle. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"I used to live with my auntie. She kept a candy store. I used to get ever so many candies. As many as I liked. When'll your dad rescue us?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

His dad tried to put his hand on her shoulder, but she shook him off. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

If he asked his mom and dad, they’d probably tell him too much. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

At least hard to say out loud to his dad. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could call him, but their only phone is his dad’s cell. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I have no memory of it, no memory of being on that beach with her and my dad and my brother, but she does. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

His dad stopped their old truck and pointed to a snake in the Conejos Junction road. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad walked over, too, and we formed a sort of huddle. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

My dad tells me he started working for the resort about nine months ago. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

How could this be a temple for my dad? The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s like sewing up a turkey after you stuff it, is how my dad puts it.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand why until I overheard my dad telling my mom about it when we got home. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Toby said, watching his dad walk toward them with his arms spread wide. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Jared had to smile when my dad made a show of shaking his hand as if he was a movie star and saying, “Thank you, famous man. Thank you.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m named after our dad,” Bobby Gene reminded everyone. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was helping his dad and the TV crew break down the set inside the barn. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

For a second I wondered about my mother’s mom and dad. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“My mom and dad will lock me up if they catch me out of bed.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I walked to the kitchen, and I saw my dad making a sandwich . . . and crying. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to get into the whole thing about my mom or the fact that my dad was gone for the week. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He looked like a sick old iguana, yet according to my dad, he was only twenty-nine. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

At the other end of the line she bursts into tears, and then my dad is on, saying, “Are you okay? Are you safe?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He also thinks about his dad’s family, where they might be, if they’ll be happy to meet him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His dad said Park needed a summer job to pay for gas. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I wanted to punch my dad in the face. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the bright light of a new day, his mom and dad’s resistance to getting a dog made perfect sense: it had to be a trick to throw him off the scent. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

To kill time that morning, I went through Noah’s file of entries from his dad’s notes app. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Your dad took them to the doctor. It was his turn.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The day I would buy my ticket using my dad’s credit card. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

So your dad, he shook my hand, gave me the rifle, and walked away.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

My brother looked at my dad like a deer caught by my cousins. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She has a dad, but he’s not very nice to her mom. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Jubilee? Abby has been talking nonstop about you. I’m Frank: mayor’s husband, cook, dinosaur wrangler, and Abby’s dad. You hungry? I’m making burgers.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

His favorite sandwich is peanut butter and honey, and he’s nice to his little brother, but his mom still does his laundry and he drives his dad’s old Mercedes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“And my dad’s mother before him and granddad before that.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I’d give the girls their nightly bath but delay bedtime so that they could wait up to give their dad a hug. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Winning isn’t everything,” a dad in a trench coat reminds his son. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad—Dad especially—were always getting on me about paying better attention to stuff. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Well, remember those friends of my dad’s I mentioned? Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I need to get away from my dad. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

His dad barreled into the kitchen and scooped his mom into his arms. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But I remember what my dad told me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Her face went red with shame, but Seven would want to know if her dad were involved too. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I hated driving my dad’s too-wide truck, which made one feel as if he were driving in both lanes at once. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Late in the morning, the radiators died, and my dad did what he always did—kick them and curse—until he gave up and plopped down on the couch. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My mom bought it when her dad died and raved about how good it was. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Whether he knew it or not, Don had become the spitting image of his dad, Charlie Billingsley reborn seventeen years later. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, okay,” I say, glancing over my shoulder, afraid that my dad might be right behind us without me knowing it. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Lee Jordan’s dad had had a bit of trouble getting money off Bagman as well. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Her parents are splitting up. They’d been trying to reconcile, but her dad left for good the other day, she’s pretty sure. She wanted some advice.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

My mom told my dad about the BBC News report, and how we were concerned that Martin might be affected by the riots. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“My dad apologized to us after he hit her the first time.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

If my dad works in this neighborhood, he definitely has money to help us out. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

When he was sure the coast was clear, Martin would climb carefully into the driver's seat of his dad's Porsche. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If his dad wanted him to help, great. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Near the end of the school year, my dad made an appointment to have me tested. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They are about to walk out, but my mom returns to me, grabs my hand, and motions for my dad to take the other. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The detective had placed the folder on the table, and Margo’s dad leaned forward to look at it with him. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I'd just turned six, and me and my dad were having one of our famous invisible cupcake parties. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He says his dad came to get him because Terryl had him out too late. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

My dad came into the room and whispered, “It’s just a dream, Ari. Just a bad dream.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Finally, I said, “He’s your dad, my grampa. It’s family, even if you don’t like it You ought to want to go back as bad as I do.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The book has a lot of bad grammar, and my dad says it got banned when he was in school because it was racist. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My dad reaches out to grab my upper arm with firm reassurance. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Over the weeks, my dad’s memory returned, and his personality started to come back too. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“My dad. He died two months ago. We’ve come here to Recover from the Shock.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They said to come by after noon prayers to discuss the date of the next meet. Maybe Wednesday if her dad can reschedule an appointment.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“I have to get away from my dad.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

We planned to meet the next evening at the One Stop and work out the details, given Colton’s dad agreed. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“We will present this petition to several corporate sponsors,” said Violet’s dad. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And your mum and dad are in on this plan?” asked Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I think Mom is still paying off my dad’s hospital bills. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, you let us know if you need anything,” Mop’s dad said. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

My dad wrapped his arm around me and pulled me toward him in a half-hug, as if I might just answer, Great, Dad, I’m doing great. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When my dad grabbed her by the shoulders, she looked at him like a scared bull, like he was a Committee man. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have a dad to take me, and my mom was waiting tables from noon to closing time every day of the week now. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

It was so much that Gert laughed at it, and put a hand on my dad’s arm like she had to touch him. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Try to say something to my dad and have to swallow again. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea was thrilling: reject the gods, his destiny, his dad. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

My dad let me bring his laptop with me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

My dad had to break the embarrassing news that he couldn't, because he didn't have a green card, either. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“It stinks when family betrays you. It happened to us, too. I think it was my mom’s cousin who turned in my dad.’ The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

My dad is different from so many men in my culture. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Nothing was made easier in his life because his dad wasn’t black. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He didn’t really know what would happen if you put a battery in the fire, but he had a vague memory of his dad saying it was a dangerous thing to do. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Must be nice having the VP of a major financial corporation for a dad. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They would call my dad and ask about what I planned to say in my next speech. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Jen’s dad had pulled up in his fancy car, and sprang out to shake hands with Luke’s parents. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Who You Were in Life: I’m an only child and I’ve only ever really had my dad. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Zu? I think you owe your dad a phone call.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She rests her head on my dad’s shoulder. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Us. Me, you, your mom, your dad. Here we are, all of us good enough people. All of us living our lives, not hurtin’ a soul. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I sit in my dad’s rumbling truck, listening to the news talk about Sandy Sanders, and I wonder what my dad would say if I told him right here, right now, that Sandy is gay. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Of course I speak English,” said my dad in Farsi. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

"Your dad wants you to drive. All you have to do is learn how to drive a stick." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But my dad, as cool as he can be, is still a dad. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You don’t think anyone’s told her that before? Not even your dad?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t like my dad, who kept saying we weren’t homeless. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

MOM: Your dad’s going to be so happy to hear about that. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Eddy Strap’s dad talked about how he thought the grocery store would be in a perfect location. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I nibble on a carrot stick as Emily talks about how her dad owns his own construction business and Soojin shares her parents’ challenges running their deli. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“My dad works the swing shift. He’s coming here straight from work.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Plus, it’s not as boring as being at school all day. My dad says I’m a blue-collar guy, like he is.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

That you don’t know what to say, given all the words in your dad’s dictionary. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The blurry memory swims into focus, and I can see my dad standing next to me on the beach, the tide pulling at our feet, our toes digging into the sand. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But first there’s this poem from Rumi that my dad says sometimes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Our dad’s friend is letting Conner test different smells out on his cocker spaniel.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

My dad made a funny embarrassed face like, “Excuse me, princess,” and I laughed. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Now that mv Mom and dad are gone, I take it out And run a finger Of dust From its throat. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s exactly why I left mine at home in my bedroom. Your dad is going to drive us crazy. He needs to let you go, dude.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

My mom glances at my dad when I don’t answer. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She was in college when she met my dad, they got married, and then I was born. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

There were dog photos tacked behind his computer, and some of the same editing books Emily recognized from her dad’s shelves sat next to a bobblehead collection. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Axel reaches up on the tops of his toes as his dad’s head drops down to meet his own. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“What makes you think you’ll be any better than our dad?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Is he talking to your mum and dad again?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I was drinking my mom’s scotch and checking out your dad’s albums.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Will threw one long branch into the woods behind their house and followed after his dad. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Your dad seems to think it’s all his. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

There’s an other of Jack and his dad—Jack’s holding one of those black-and-white clapper boards that movie directors use when they shout “Take one!” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Did you meet my dad, too?” he asked. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His dad is flying in from California for Christmas, and it’s fine, but it’s also in the Post. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His mom, his dad, a friend, his school, a hobby. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Your dad and I are going out for dinner and a movie,” Mom said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure your parents had problems that had nothing to do with you or your tics,” I said, thinking Connor’s dad sounded like a real jerk. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I always wanted to be a father, since my dad was always such a great one to me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“My dad got rid of all the guns,” Kelton tells me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In the United States the great pioneer of rocketry was Robert Hutchings Goddard, who was born in Massachusetts in 1882—the same year my dad was bom. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And unlike her mother, her dad could throw down in the kitchen. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Really weird, because as I was walking around all the stores, I didn’t know what present my dad would like to receive from me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I could go to jail for the fire thing—not only was Celia’s dad a lawyer, but her family was loaded. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“And you will stop the excess spending,” his dad said. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

True, he didn’t think about dying every day, but he denied himself the luxury of thinking about the future with or without his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her dad, her stepmom, and her brother are practically part of our family now. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe he shouldn’t have told his dad how bad it was. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Halfway through the woods, I’m thinking that what I’m about to do could get my dad in a whole lot of trouble. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Charming. How about we get your dad to take you home?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“My dad didn’t strut,” said Harry, before he could stop himself. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Watch your language,” my dad said behind me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe if her dad was around, her mom would be happier. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

No surprise, my dad thought this was an outrageous fashion choice. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“You mean after your dad’s mother?” she asked. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he’d ever told anyone any of that before, and then wondered about his mother, in Goshen, and exactly how he planned to get her out while his dad was still around. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Annemarie had her birthday party with two cakes, an awful one that Julia and I made for her and a really good one her dad made. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

His beard was fashionably scruffy, like Piper’s dad and his actor friends wore theirs—the sort of I just happened not to shave for two days and I still look awesome look. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Where did you go? There’s no signal in here. I tried to call your dad.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

A lot of times, I believe I did, and that my dad’s book was more about me than he’d ever let on. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

But if Indra was her dad, that made Aru a reincarnation of Arjuna. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I thought of my dad telling me that the universe wants to be noticed. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I do have a dad. He doesn’t come around very much anymore. He likes trucks, and barns, and fishing.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My dad raised his hand to silence her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

When her dad dropped Eleanor off at her house, all the little kids ran out to see him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

My dad nods to the chief, who turns and walks with long strides to Officer Jameson’s car. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“You think Joe is going to college? Like he’s going to Harvard College and strut around like he’s all smart and everything? Smarter than his dad? You think that’s what’s going to happen?” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Jen’s dad turned around and pointed, and Luke saw a small disc sticking to the back of his collar. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I think about telling Nora about my dad not sleeping at home on Friday night, but I don’t want to talk about that right now. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

That he plays football, dates Lisa, and works for his dad at the station. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

My dad dropped his fork onto his plate with a clatter. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Wish my mum and dad had loved me enough to worry when I left home.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Anyway, my dad said that running “those puppy- whipping lowlifes” out of the islands was worth the legal hassle. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Three years ago for her birthday, my dad surprised her by hiring part-time help for the store so she wouldn’t have to go in every day. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I’d seen the papers and heard Holly’s mom and dad talking about a boy who got killed for playing with a toy gun. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She takes her hand, the one with Worm’s dad’s big basketball ring on it, and smacks me across my face. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lydia remembered what her dad had told her about Travis and she felt a stab of guilt. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

My dad pauses, then quietly shuts the door. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stop thinking about the letters—the one my dad and Aunt Susie had found as kids, from this “other woman,” and the one I’d found a month ago, from Miss Peregrine. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

But there I was, shaking and screaming as I left the movie theater, hiding my face in my dad’s coat. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Even though it sounds like my dad has a lot of tíos and tías to turn to, I wonder if he’s lonely. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I told the operator my dad had fallen. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I knew when I stood up, the girls would be laughing, and my dad would be back to his reading. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Two girls from the Chase Comprehensive were phoning their dads from the phone box by Mr. Rhydd's. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Genie took it all in, trying to imagine his dad and Uncle Wood as kids, getting shooting lessons from Grandpop. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My dad got a new job, thank Einstein. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t stand the idea that my dad wasn’t really there. I just didn’t want to believe he was gone,” she says of those months of denial. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Saturday morning, I wake up before my mom and dad. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

When I headed back to my room, my dad was still on the couch, staring at the gray ghosts moving across the screen. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Once Patty hobbled past Coach, Sunny and his dad started walking with her. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

My dad’s voice is even as ever, cognizant of the camera and of being watched. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“This woman!” my dad said, looking up at the ceiling and pressing his hands together like he was praying. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Her dad chuckled and left, letting the door close behind him. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"I've got an ID because my dad teaches here. I take courses from a special school up on the North Shore." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said he was doing okay, that her dad was still waiting for a new kidney, but that her mom had hired some help at the farm. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It would hopefully mean we'd get green cards in the next couple of years, my parents would remarry each other, and my dad would become a permanent resident as well. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Me too. I live with my mom too. My dad’s working in Chicago.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

My dad didn’t stall once on the drive home. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

We had to wait a few minutes for her dad to get there. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What? My — my mum and dad weren’t famous, were they?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And I thought of him coming home to Jess, to my mom and dad so far away. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Their dad was the god of thieves, but they were about as stealthy as water buffaloes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The doorbell rang, and in came Angie and her dad to say goodbye, only to realize that goodbyes were no longer necessary. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Sarah knows she has to talk to her dad. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a while. My brother was a lot older, already out of the house. And my dad and I, we made out okay.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

In slow motion, right before our eyes, little rivulets of rainwater pushed aside the slime until we could see, my dad and I, how three holes had been drilled into the bottom. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

My dad smiles and taps on his pipe. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And on top of that, my dad announced the next night, no Christmas presents this year, either. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

One chose getting a Christmas tree with his dad; another had decided on baking holiday treats with her mom; several were going to focus on vacations with relatives who lived up north. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But I am how I am because Grandma was born wired, and my dad, Carter Pigza, was born wired, and I followed right behind them. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their dad is the Director of Supernatural Investigations, they’re bound to have heard something about the search. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Or about his mom and dad, or his dog, Captain Jack, that he had put to sleep only a few months earlier. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was open, in front of my dad across the table, but I couldn’t see any of the words. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Abraham said to my dad when we found them. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

My dad’s not a great ballplayer, but he’s a lot of fun to throw with because he’s always trying something tricky. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barack had flown back to Chicago to be with me for as long as he could around my dad’s funeral before returning to finish at Harvard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He told me to write: “Tonight at 9:28 p.m. on March 5, my dad told me I would be successful.” Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She had curly hair and a dark tint to her skin, her dad being from Israel. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The boy could do flips without a diving board, which probably brought a ton of honor to his dad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“My dad spent a few years there as a kid.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, right. My dad would think that was even worse, spending all that time on sissy stuff.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The trains to lower Manhattan were still shut down, so his dad had the day off. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He purred the way my dad snores, like a motorboat with engine problems. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Good thing you didn’t tell me this before I burned the boat with my dad.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I called out for my dad, and at the sound of my voice the bird launched itself off the dresser. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I guess Ethan was late coming home for dinner, and the dad locked him out of the house. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

His dad tried to pat him on the shoulder, but Alex jerked away and rolled over to face the wall. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe when Ray looked at my dad—who looked so much more like a dad than Ray did—he thought of his own. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Juan had his hair slicked down and was wearing one of their dad’s white uniform shirts; his smile was serene for maybe the first time ever. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I knew my dad wished I was more like him. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When Emily was five, they lived in New York and her dad was laid off from his job at a publishing company. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When she looked at my dad, a slow smile crept across her face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad were on the same page as Aimee. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

His dad was sitting on the couch, reading Soldier of Fortune. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Mark’s dad didn’t even look up from the paper he wasn’t reading. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

That was the year I finally put my foot down; these past three summers, my dad, Charlie, vacationed with me in California for two weeks instead. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Yeah, thanks to my dad, the verbomaniac, I have to read his dictionary of weird words. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My dad shouted into the apartment, “What did you do, Mayor?” before I heard the door click shut. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Sorry. I’m not meaning to be rough on your dad.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Turns out the dad wasn’t even home and the mom was out running errands. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I was five or six at the time, I could barely read, but regardless, my dad gave me this impromptu geography lesson in preparation for an upcoming road trip or something. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

That was my mom’s dad, the stern governor who would never have taken us. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Your mother can teach you,” said my dad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

"Fine," his dad said from under the sink. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Lorena never talks about her dad, and I never ask about him, because it’s really none of my business. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then I say, "My dad? You said he's going to be all right too?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over and kissed her dad on the forehead. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My dad, who wasn’t looking too composed either, came over and put his arm around her. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I was walking up the stairs to my dad’s old room, and I was looking at the old photographs, I started thinking that there was a time when these weren’t memories. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The morning of the test, I asked my dad for the dollar. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And I had no idea what to say to my dad, or what he would say to me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When I was a kid, I used to play hide-and-seek with my dad. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

How we were going to show our loser dad who ditched Mama that we’re worth something. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My dad wandered around to the other side of the car and checked out the view through the driver’s-side window after smudging some frost away with the heel of his hand. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He lay there, his face covered with a stupid smile and red and green cake icing, until my dad ordered him dragged out by his legs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My dad doesn’t read books too much anymore because he listens to books on cassette tapes on the way to work, and he gets them free from the library. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Park thought she kept the accent on purpose, because his dad liked it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Lobster had always been one of the meals that my dad had prepared on his own. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Then he told your dad to sign it too.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve always heard that my dad got caught up in the streets because he rapped about the streets. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe not as cool as Darren’s dad’s bug that he brought in, but it was still alive, which was way better. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

A toddler on her dad’s shoulders, reaching high. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Are you all right?” my dad asks as I kick off my boots. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

My dad was working for the same nursery he works for now and my mom was an actress. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Must have been just after my dad—so, I guess three years or so.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He set her in the seat the same way my dad used to do me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Crenshaw showed up—at least he seemed to show up—while we were busy throwing my dad’s bran cereal into Robin’s cap. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Other times, my dad would take over, laying out the pros and cons. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

No one ever questions my dad being Puerto Rican. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Eventually, my dad came up with an idea. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I’d wanted my dad to come along so I wouldn’t have to play man for the evening by driving the whole way and making sure everyone ate and all. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I lingered in the shadows by the window and watched Lissa and her dad move around the kitchen, laughing and talking. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her mom and dad, together and apart, weirdly hovering over her hospital bed like aliens from movies even cornier than teenage family dramas. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Ah, I’ve had quite a few of those myself,” my dad said. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The others laughed but my dad didn’t let it bother him. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

No wonder my mom was weepy and my dad was a zombie. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other times my dad had gotten in trouble, they wouldn’t let me come to the jail because I was too young. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

My dad hands him the documents we were given back at home. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, my dad is. He sells lamps. And when I grow up I’m going to be a salesman, too. I’m going to sell hangers.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I sat in between my mom and brother since my dad was off getting a better camera angle. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

But that kid getting killed and then my dad saying I couldn’t play with guns anymore? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

My dad stayed to talk with her, and I went right to my brother. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Abe had changed since his dad had gone away two years earlier. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

I asked her recently what she liked about him, and she said that aside from the physical attraction, my dad had a warm personality and an infectious sense of humor. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

One morning my dad was heading out on a tarpon-fishing charter when he spotted Mr. Carmichael whipping the dogs with a bungee cord. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bucket List: I want to go to the hospital and say goodbye to my dad. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When my mom died, I remember Maggie teaching my dad how to do my hair. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be. My dad says that men performing in non- traditional gender roles is good for feminism. He says it’s important, as an artist, to be in touch with his feminine side.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad are waiting for me when I get back home. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Her dad’s servant Thanatos, god of death, had suggested that Pluto might be doing Hazel a favor by ignoring her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It made me anxious and reminded me of trying to keep up with my dad at the Fourth of July parade. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I think. I mean, the library in my dad’s town has them.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

True, his mom had been upset when the article first came out, and so had his dad. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He longed to be back to wherever that was, to run to the mom and dad he hoped still lived, somewhere, missing him, searching for him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

My mom and Annie’s dad, who were sitting behind us, just laughed. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She and dad are going to take turns for drop-off and pickup. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He must’ve thought it was my dad trying to get in. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, of course. That was a stupid question. Almost as stupid as when one of my dad’s friends asked if I missed my mom two days after her funeral.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She just fiddled with her glass while I talked, and when I was done she gave this long, kind of whistling sigh and got up to phone my dad. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

My dad will be there as a chaperon. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mom said, “Oh, your dad got hot! ‘You can forget that, John!’ he yelled. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Chess even remembers what our dad sounded like? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Grant Burch's dad was saying how Gypsies steal dogs for fighting and then eat the evidence. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I've been sitting here telling Tyrell's dad all about my plans for Tyrell, and how useful he's going to be, and what a great addition to my organization, and so on. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When I was young, I imagined that my dad was a spy, and worked for the CIA. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Often after basketball practice, Rob and his dad gave Gerald a ride home so that he wouldn’t have to take the bus. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tía Darma said your dad and him stay in touch occasionally.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

My mother blames our bad behavior on the divorce and my dad. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

His dad had tried to get home and had met up with the same fate Gregor had. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When his father died, he left teaching to take over his dad’s Shell station, which was off an exit of 1-95 in North Philadelphia in the same river-ward neighborhood where my father was raised. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

My dad was there, sitting on the closed toilet seat, trying to be comforting, but he really hadn’t gotten his bearings yet with this cancer situation. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s a grown man now,” my dad told her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Once, when I was ten years old, visiting my dad in Yeoville, I needed batteries for one of my toys. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I got off the phone as politely as I could and then called my dad. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“My dad is a script adviser,” Bridget said quietly. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Think about the Mary Rose as good as new, and your dad as good as new, too, and Tyler Croft with the outhouse song dying in his stupid throat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m Frank Mustilli,” he said, extending a hand to my dad. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“But everyone has something to hide!” her dad was saying angrily. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

What would my dad say if he saw me as scared as this? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“We received a call,” my dad said, his voice stony. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My dad has curly brown hair like mine, only his is longer. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Ivy’s mother screamed her dad’s name from the first floor. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t remember much about my mother, but my dad had told me lots of stories about her. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex takes his hand and shakes it, feeling a bit like he’s in one of Henry’s dad’s Bond movies. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“They speak English, right?” my dad wondered aloud. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad knew how to get things done. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He swallowed hard, said his dad’s name, said his name. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

If he hadn’t witnessed it himself, Luke never would have guessed that Jen’s dad had been crying only moments before. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

And my dad would obey the best he could. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

If Fates existed, they’d put him with his dad, and that meant they were bad news. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I even conjure up a whole lot of great memories with my dad inside these walls. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Two more minutes,” my mom says and gestures to my dad to get water glasses from the cupboard. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad both went through college without the feed. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can almost imagine my dad playing his part in a movie. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The chosen ones returned from restaurant meals and overnights hand in hand with their new “mom” and “dad.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He braced himself before entering his dad’s room, fearing he might have relapsed, but when he went in, a happy scene awaited him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So...you’re saying that the pretty part of me came from my mom, and if I weren’t pretty, then that would have come from my dad?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

My dad slows his truck to a stop in front of my school. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Your dad’s DUI—” “Is his problem. Why do I have to pay for his mistake?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

My uncles had told me stories about how famous my dad had been on campus for having simultaneously raised hell and aced all his classes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

And home was our apartment on Euclid Avenue, with its fading carpet and low ceilings, my dad kicked back in the bucket of his easy chair. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There’s also a new framed picture of Lorena’s dad riding a brown horse. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“My dad is just worried because this place isn’t what we thought it was,” she said, and she sat forward, her elbows on her knees, her hands under her chin. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had worried that my mom was too educated for my dad when they wed, and of course, she had attended school for just a few years. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“We were all there one day when you were, but we didn’t really know you yet. We only knew that you and your dad had just moved here.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Under his breath, my dad said, “Every year the same thing. If it’s in Spanish, it’s a piece of home. Well, I never heard this song until I came to the United States.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My dad turned the suitcase over again and poured out a bunch of brick-shaped things, wrapped in red plastic bags. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I had no interest in those shorts, and I could never wear them anyway: My dad would literally chop both my legs off if he saw me wearing them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Enrique looked at my dad again, but this time my dad seemed resigned to the fact that there was no way he and Enrique would win this battle; my mom would wear them down eventually. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He got that for his birthday two years ago, when his dad took him to an air show in upstate New York. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

My mom once told me that my dad had given me an alliterative name, Wade Watts, because he thought it sounded like the secret identity of a superhero. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He cried when his dad took him pheasant hunting. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Except one of them does have your dad’s nose. Your grandma’s nose, I should say. Just like you.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When my dad’s not around, I don’t eat with her. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Along around third grade they finally stopped pestering me, so I could stop pestering my dad. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

His parents were trying to surprise him, he’d pushed too hard, and he’d somehow gotten into a stupid fight with his dad. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Akimi turned around and whispered, “My dad designed the support structure for that thing. Check out the hinges.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

My dad hasn't slept here since...I don't even remember the last time! When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“But he was your dad. How could you just give up?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

His dad saw Jessie watching across the table, and he rolled his eyes and winked at her. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I had just been wondering that myself—wondering who the superhero is with a dad in prison. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Toby’s dad had been a graduate student at the university. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad came to see what all the commotion was about. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Lucas Cader walked quickly out the front door and my dad turned the television off, stood up, and left me in the middle of the living room. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

To put things in perspective, it would take another two years for me and my dad to become permanent residents. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

His dad, Ambassador Farland, has been recalled to Washington, D.C., because of the embargo. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

It seems like my dad tries a whole bunch of things but never seems to finish any of them. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

My dad wasn’t paying much attention, because he was busy tearing open luggage, removing the drugs, and buying new luggage. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

My dad answered, and I said we were in the car on the way to meet Radar and Angela, and that I was staying with Ben overnight. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I think that these are the glory days for that boy, and this moment will just be another story someday because all the people who make touchdowns and home runs will become somebody’s dad. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wonder why Mr. Patterson broke the news instead of my dad, but when my mom collapsed on the boat, things stopped happening in the usual way. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

My mom smiles and strokes my hair comfortingly as she looks over at my dad. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Those looks moms and dads like to give each other.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Jen’s dad circled the car and slid in on the driver’s side. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

"You're on the floor, and I'm only getting to drive because my dad's out of town." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

After hearing Annabeth gripe about her dad for two years, I was expecting him to have devil horns and fangs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

After that, we are celebrating Christmas with my dad’s family, and my brother will be home for a little while. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Er,” said Ron tentatively, “my dad told me about one. Is it called the Imperius Curse, or something?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I inherited it from my dad’s family after he died, and that’s where my house will go. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Once, Doha’s mom mentioned that she wanted to go get a bag of rice to give to Gunwoo’s mom, but his dad sharply declined. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Their dad is screaming at them while the paramedic tries to calm him down. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

No. My dad wants to build a big development called Hufferville,” she said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I could see my dad trying to calm Mom down, but she was upset, which for some reason made me really mad. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He might look nothing like me, with his olive skin and hazel eyes, but he was my dad in all the ways that mattered. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Finally I figured if I’m caught, I’m caught, because whether I went back now or kept going, one way or another word of my late- night excursion would circle back to my dad. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t talk to him much and never about my dad. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Nah, it’s no big deal. You’re fine. It’s just a sensitive subject, you know? What with my dad and protests and stuff.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

For her, their dad was like the unknown in a math problem that you didn’t have to solve for. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her home dad hadn’t left them at all...he’d just been locked away. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My dad’s trying to rent a car and Mom’s getting us all SIM cards for our phones. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

On this particular day, I found my dad in the break room with bunch of guys his age who were wearing the same overalls and helmets. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My dad was meg uncomfortable and kept on moving from foot to foot. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dante shook my dad’s hand—then handed him a book. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

My dad said I couldn’t drive until the weather cleared up, and it finally did a little bit yesterday. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She could hear her dad in the kitchen and her heartbeat everywhere. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Alex thinks about the conversation he overheard in the housekeeper’s office, wondering if his dad is ever going to let him in on the full picture. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When my dad found out what had happened, he was angry. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Live here with my dad. There’s a spare bedroom. You would do three nights a week. You’d need to clean him up in the morning.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Moms and dads and grandparents were already standing around the gym, anxiously snapping pictures of nothing important. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Any idea what the big announcement is?” asked his dad. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was about to play the biggest basketball game of my life and all I could think about was my dad’s dead best friend. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Piper started a different song: ‘Happy Trails’, a silly tune her dad used to sing to her whenever they left Oklahoma to return to L.A. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We dragged our stuff through town looking for something called the Priest Home, where my dad had booked a room. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When my dad found out I kept the blinds open—even a crack—he walked out to the sidewalk to make sure no one could see me from the street. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Dèja, my dad doesn’t call much. Hardly at all. Mom says some people try to forget the past. Forget whatever happened.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

We have this annual thing at my dad’s lake house in Texas. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Colin placed the book in his dad's lap and said, “This circle is missing a piece. The missing piece is shaped like a pizza.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

And yeah, yeah, I looked like my dad. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a joke. David is afraid of the same thing. His dad is working on some way to get you out of here before you turn eighteen.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Seriously, though, don’t say anything to Charlie. He was pretty mad at my dad when he heard that some of us weren’t going to the hospital since Dr. Cullen started working there.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“My dad gave me these charms, and each one represents something different. The raven protects against black magic. The bear inspires courage. The fish signifies a refusal to recognize other people’s magic.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

But let me tell you, my dad was lying. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

First, it was that my dad should’ve insisted that my brother come home if only for an afternoon. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad make a real team sometimes. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then my dad took the knife and stabbed it into the suitcase. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She sold my dad’s car and most of our furniture to pay the bills my dad left behind when he went back to Mexico. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I'm there by myself for too long, the house becomes some kind of time machine, teleporting me back three or four years, listening to my mom and dad fight and scream every night. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

My dad did move out, and now he’s already married again. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

And when I kept on crying, he put both his arms around me like my dad would have done and let me cry. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Some people get what’s coming to them,” my dad says again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Mad-Eye Moody? The one your dad went to help this morning?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My dad’s nose was broken and he had cuts on his hands and arms. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Sounds to me like she was just trying to help out her dad. No crime there.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And there’s my dad! Keep your voice down.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Thank goodness he and his dad sometimes watched reruns of old TV shows from the 1960s. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

In the car, my dad drove like a mouse, scurrying down side streets to avoid any people we knew. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

In that same letter, he said his dad worked at a paper mill. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She sat on her bunk with a box of chocolates on her lap, and I remembered that her dad owned a chocolate store in the Village, which was how he'd caught the attention of Aphrodite. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Not even now? With your dad looking for you?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

My dad, Uncle Carlos, Martín, and Brian moved our tables toward the center of the restaurant to make one long table. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Ray is thin and doesn’t have a beard—the opposite of my dad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

My mom said she helped my dad find a new apartment—“a perk of being in real estate, I guess”—and they both laughed, which frankly I thought was weird. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Abby’s dad took Nan by the arm and led her to a booth. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Look, if you think my dad’s making guns or bombs for the rats, you can forget it. He would never do that.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Piper tried to remember the safety lessons her dad had given her when they had started surfing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He watches his dad’s jaw in profile now, trying to remember the triumph in the set of it that night. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Okay. Thanks a lot, Mrs. Trent. And I talked with my mom and my dad today, and they're both doing fine." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing lasts forever, his dad once told him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

During the afternoon rush hour the next day, my dad returned to the same corner with his new sign. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I learned how to play the guitar and sing when I was really young so I could play in my dad’s church.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Hurry, beta,” my mom says as she and my dad rush out to pack up their lives in suitcases. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Your dad must be laying in a stack of it. That car’s been here I’d say three hours.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When breakfast arrived, I was too anxious to eat or hold on to anything other than my dad. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s not easy to do what your dad did, writing the name of one color with another color. It doesn’t come naturally.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was easier than dealing with his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Your dad was a hero,” the state trooper went on, but Will could tell he didn’t mean it. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Hurt you? Why would I do that? I’m here because of you. You and your clever names inspired my birth. You’re almost like my dad.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then how come you don’t talk about your dad. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s because her dad died when she was little. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“They’re not on Indian Standard Time, I guess,” my dad jokes as he walks to the door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Cheer everyone up and remind them to shop local. You think your dad would go for it?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

For a long time it was just me, my mom and dad, and my goldfish, Ollie. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Or I dunno, but the emergency room in Dubai—the one my dad rushed me to—was the exact opposite. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Things have been stressful, with selling the house and the move. Your dad’s job search,” Mom says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

We used to get competitive about whose costume would make my dad laugh the hardest. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Julian’s dad came over and had a talk with my dad. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“You had to get away from your dad,” I say. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment about how the only things I had to talk about was my dad tripping, or how I spent the day at some teenage girl’s funeral. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"I'm okay. Tell them that I'm fine, and tell my mom and dad that I'm sorry about... that they're hurt." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your dad came over last night and told my dad,” she says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

But I was certain that if Fred were here, he would be begging my dad to drive us. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

My dad spent most of that last year at LSU skipping classes so he could be with my mom, who wondered why getting a degree didn't actually require attending lectures. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

How does he manage to be a dad? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Did your dad give you hell for coming in so late?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Even if a guest was rude, my dad never lost his temper. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“My dad wanted to take me to Greece this summer,” she said wistfully. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

On the advice of Dr. Golan, who thought it would be good for me to “confront the scene of my trauma,” I was enlisted to help my dad and Aunt Susie sort through the detritus. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw my dad reach over and put a hand on her knee. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Glancing over at my parents, I can see my dad’s dimple twitching, which means he’s trying not to laugh, and my mom is smiling widely. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said my dad, “we thought he was going to be big.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad thankfully had the common sense to send me to the bank after I turned eighteen so I could get a debit card. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I could see that my mom and dad were holding hands. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

My dad and I have been watching way too many episodes of The Twilight Zone. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And how are Leo and Nicole?” my dad asks, mouth twitching around the edges of his fork. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I think he’s about to bring up his dad, maybe Lidia. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

My dad said, “You’re lucky I didn’t ask her to leave the coffee cake!” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“What I was going to say is, I didn’t know my dad followed us.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It makes sense that the neighborhood guys without dads flock to Martel. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The date of my birth got even more confusing when my dad accidentally filled out an immigration document incorrectly and suddenly I was born on September 21. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“What happens if their dad goes to prison?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad came in after Robin was asleep. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Will’s dad was holding a bundle of wood and leaves in his arms. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

My dad wraps his arms around me, trying to get me to settle down. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Even had his dad up at the school, complaining to Coach O. The answer they got was the same as it had always been in the wrestling room: work harder and win. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said my dad in English, and dropped a meaty paw on my shoulder. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Like he was a really good dad, so I hopped up on the table and took a seat. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Call your brother stupid all you want," his dad said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Finally Ma says, “Your dad don’t know about him?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also I had to help my dad quite a lot around the house. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad was diagnosed with a serious health problem and my life had to immediately change. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

My parents follow at my heels, and my dad reaches for my arm, but one of the security detail butts him in the chest with the end of his rifle. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Your dad’s just down the hall in the prep room, waiting for you. Mom too.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like falling into a pool of oil and already having a buyer set up. Shouldn’t your dad just take a cut and let this Pyce run with it?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I gave the sports page to my dad and unfolded the metro region section. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Until Axel climbs the fence and sits just like his dad, feet looped behind the middle beam. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Nathan stood with her until he heard his dad call his name. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“But, Mom—” “Let’s see what your dad thinks.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said she was fine, but she didn’t make a move because if she got up, they’d see a lot more of her than she wanted any man to see, even my dad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I figured my dad was going to give my mom a blow-by-blow of the awkward fencing lesson and all the reasons I should never go back. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t mind sharing a roof with the most embarrassing dad of all times, maybe you could come over this weekend,” she says. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we should go to your place. Your dad will be worried.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t like how pot has taken my dad away from me, but I like how it’s given him the balls to stick up for me like that. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Pluto was just another deadbeat godly dad making weak excuses. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When the cards stopped coming again, it wasn’t because my dad thought my mom was dead. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

By coming to her place of work, they could avoid having her dad in the room and press a little harder. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I do know that room once belonged to Daddy’s dad, PopPop. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“Beta, we will do everything in our power to protect you,” my dad says, gently taking my mom’s hand in his. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

His dad took a needle and pulled a small stone out of his pocket. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of us can say anything to our dad, so we’ve decided to keep our mouths closed. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Annemarie’s dad came in with these tiny sausages on a plate. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Does your dad want to talk to me again?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

To George, he was just Kelly’s dad, but she didn’t think he really wanted to be called that. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Jen’s dad pointed to the hairy lumps on the hangers behind him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But I think Charlie — I mean my dad — must call me Isabella behind my back — that’s what everyone here seems to know me as,” I tried to explain, feeling like an utter moron. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It never comes out quite as custardy when my dad makes it, but it’s pretty freaking good anyway. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“You told the sheriff you beat up your own dad?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She just told me about her dad and then picked up the scalpel and cut our worm open. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I stood, staring down the hallway after my dad. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

His dad keeps an old guitar in the living room, and June brings it out on the porch so the two of them can pass it back and forth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There’s another pause of Chente crooning in the background while his dad stirs, before he speaks again. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Kids from the Tracks came knocking at the door, and when I answered, they asked, “Can your dad come out and play?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She spit the news out as fast as it came in her ear, sharing it with Mark’s dad and Jessie. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

My dad is probably the reason that I am a feminist. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I wondered what it would be like to have such a cool dad. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Yes, Mitchell says looking back, “there were problems,” but he remembers them stemming from marital strife and tension between Kathie and his dad, not any cruelty on the part of his father. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

So I knew there was room for my dad to change his mind, and I had inherited his stubbornness. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Gregor tried to remember the tune so he could play it for his dad on his saxophone. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her dad, leading the way, turned to them and walked backward. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Did my mom and dad tire you out?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I mean, when my mom and dad make it.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“The whole point of the key is that I found it in my dad’s closet, and since he’s dead, I couldn’t ask him what it meant, so I had to find out for myself.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

So Scrunch is walking toward the checkout lanes with a grown-up Scrunch—his dad, I guess—as I’m walking in the opposite direction. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He even told his dad that he was doing okay. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It’s always strange to see how my dad changes around his mom and sister. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Is there anything else I can do for you?” my dad asks, clearly enjoying the power position. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They were hanging the family motto her dad had years ago stenciled onto scrap wood: LIVE, TRAVEL, ADVENTURE, BLESS, AND DON’T BE SORRY. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I hear my dad’s voice: You have to let people get to know you before you decide they don’t like you. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I was thinking about coming to see you and your dad after the funeral. But I didn’t know if I should. How’s his foot?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Grace had no idea if she was a good person or not, but Max’s dad obviously equated “good girl” with “person whose womb is currently unoccupied.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“My dad reads the paper, and I saw your picture—after the bank robbery, you know?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

My dad got mad at the way you guys mashed up my costume. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad worked on the factory floor, with all the big machines. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

For me, it was reminiscent of the weekends I’d spent as a child trailing my dad as he climbed up all those porch steps, going about his duties as a precinct captain. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“But I swore I wouldn’t grow up to be like him. I ended up having friends of every color at school, and I knew that none of the stuff my dad said was true.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

My dad touched the mattress with his cane. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“There wasn’t enough evidence to charge him with a crime,” JT explained, “but my father made him join the army. He’s only seventeen, so my dad had to sign an extra form, but he’s gone.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad reached out and turned off the radio, which was very unusual for him. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed Moon Girl’s luck gift and offered it to his dad. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“My bad. I apologized to Bri, if that helps. I was only saying what my dad wanted me to say.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He went home and his dad said: No son of mine is going to play violin. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I just listen when my uncles talk. I think my dad would have liked that.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I guess it is,” he says, a shy smile emerging on his face, which had turned serious when talking about his dad. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Not stone walls like the one I built with Benny’s dad Andy. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Boots was sick, his dad was incoherent, Luxa was in shock, Aurora was wounded, and Ares was in despair. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The first thing my dad shouted was, “Cullen, stay back there!” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad lived the corniest of love stories, and as 1 got older, it embarrassed me to no end. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

If he has a dad, his voice will dip when he talks about him like Granddaddy. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Like this kid at school everybody hated because he was always pushing little kids around and then one day they found out his dad had hit him so much, he was in the hospital. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad continues to stare at his own feet. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Luke’s mom and dad are both attorneys, same as Will’s parents, Robert and Trade. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Your dad said you want Devon to take you shopping. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad’s restaurant was an instant, booming success. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“But then my mom found out that my dad still hasn’t gotten a turkey for tomorrow, and she kind of forgot to be mad at me anymore.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I look from my dad to my mom, and then to Barb and Dr. Hamid. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t tell you, Axel. I mean, what would I have said? He’s your dad. He didn’t want to be doing the things he was doing.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I thought again about Bat Lady telling me my dad might still be alive. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

My dad asked me if I had secret feelings for Dylan, which is seriously not the case. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Nick guessed she would play linebacker on a football team, because that’s what his dad had played in college. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure, but I don’t really need to ask my dad. I got the keys here.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When he turned seventeen, his dad sent him to America to earn money. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Words that make my dad slam his fist on the table and call my teacher to shout about setting up a parent-teacher conference, and my mom to go out and buy fruit. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I've always loved the fact that I have a dad who openly weeps. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

When the smell from the tires started to fade, my dad took a deep breath and turned around. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My dad, who is pretty cool about most things just gave me this look. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“He had this folder under his arm and he opened it and took out a paper and brought it over and shoved it right under your dad’s nose.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Saint Sarah’s dad nods and resumes reading his newspaper. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t be in this mess, but then he wouldn’t get to go bobcat hunting with his dad either. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

There was Mike, smiling, curly-haired, looking into his dad’s face at Christmastime. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Your dad's a big guy, Tara," David said the other day when I tried to join him on the swing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was standing in the busy station, chatting with his dad, when he noticed someone watching him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s a new kind of damage: My dad came to Dubai just a few days later and they told us they were getting a divorce and my dad was already married again. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Carmen picked up a frame next to her dad’s CD collection and stared. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Ronan has spent the morning helping his dad cover up all of the grills and move the lawn chairs into storage. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“If there’s nothing else you want to do, Roof, I thought we could visit my dad again.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She raised her glass to the heavens, toasting her dad or maybe God. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, but—" Eleanor ran her hands up and down the swing chains, then smelled them. "—we never used to call him that. Do you feel like he's your dad?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

My dad finished chewing something and then put his fork down and looked at me. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I feel like my dad had enough money to be comfortable and travel, but he never spent lavishly on things. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“My mom and dad would kill me if they found me on my phone this late. Also, minutes are expensive.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her dad held a carton of orange juice overhead, and her mom hollered behind him. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Come on, baby. Come on out,” her dad had said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

There is no cure for ICGC, but treatments include making your mom and dad proud. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

As in: On the top shelf of Mom and Dad’s closet in a silver safety box JB and I discovered that my dad has jumper’s knee, a.k.a. patellar tendinitis. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Mop’s dad put his arm around Mop’s mom, and they walked out of the restaurant to their car. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Now he was trying to frame me and my dad for a theft we hadn’t committed. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

My dad, who looked astonished at first, smiled. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Still, his dad’s been in the Residence for three days without incident, and one day Alex catches him in the kitchens with two of the cooks, laughing and dumping peppers into a pot. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Beatrice, if you’re going to beat me up, could you please hurry up and get it over with? My mom and dad are probably calling the National Guard right now.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tells me that María was yelling at her dad because she was cold and didn’t have hot water to shower. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

If some Crown hadn’t killed my dad, he’d be a big rap star and money wouldn’t be an issue. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

There were two outs, and my dad’s team was behind by one run. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

"That isn't the point," his dad half shouted. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Poor Don. He’s got to pay the doctor bills,” my dad said from behind the paper. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

And likewise, I assumed that my mom and dad would always look for Gabriel, both literally and figuratively speaking. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Coby’s dad and mom never got divorced because they were never married. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Well, my dad's trench coat was the trunk of his car. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But now, seeing my dad’s face, I could tell that idea was out the window. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Maya couldn’t stop being mad at her for not answering her texts the night that Maya’s dad moved out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“My mom and dad had a teacher called Miss Butt,” I said. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The thing I’ve never told you guys is that my dad’s in prison. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When I left the building and waited on a bustling street corner in Union Square for my dad to pick me up, I felt like I had found my true calling. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Oh, we talk all big and cocky, but he was like our dad and we were his boys. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

After Hannah’s suicide, but before the shoebox of tapes arrived, I found myself walking by Hannah’s mom and dad’s shoe store many times. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

All of the other dads and escorts are dressed in dark suits and tuxedos, but my father is the most handsome of them all. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I pretended to be the warrior so I could get my dad. But I don’t want to be a warrior,” said Gregor. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting at the control board was my dad the engineer, years younger, examining a printout no larger than a grocery receipt. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Your dad was shaking his head back and forth just as hard and fast as Mr. Bundini was nodding his up and down.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell your mom and dad I said hello. How are they?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I just want my dad to see me saw a lady in half.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to go, but my dad says he’s tired at night. Why? Do you have money?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I used to look at it from my dad’s little blue boat, same one I plan on stealing to find my mother. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sweetheart, nothing is more important to me than you. Nothing. And can I say something? I’m really sorry your dad doesn't know you now. Because if he did, I’m sure he’d be very proud.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine taking him to meet my dad. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I walk home by myself and I think about stopping at Kristina’s house, but I see her dad’s car in the driveway and I don’t want to make things more complicated for her. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Your dad got a gash on the forehead,” he continues in the same monotone. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward a little more and exchanged a long raised-eyebrow look with my dad. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

My dad steps out into the upstairs hallway and closes the door to my sister’s room. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“I watch the Home Channel with Lola. It’s our thing. Plus, I have my dad's old sketchbooks with all his house designs.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

It’s so nice to have my dad again. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

For once in my eleven years, I think I have my dad stumped. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘My dad hasn’t answered any prayers, or appeared in any dreams ... I mean, all the gods have been silent, but this isn’t like Apollo. Something’s wrong.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“It was after your second-grade teacher sent her daughter to that place near the lake. Do you remember? Your dad and I did the research and everything. We talked about it.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

At least she wouldn't have to meet his dad. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Obviously, Ayesha has refined cultural taste, and I totally approve of this friendship,” my dad says, and chuckles a bit. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“That’s what my dad said, at least, when the soldiers came to get me. What did your parents say?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I saw her dad while I was taking out the trash,” my dad said as he poured perfect circles of batter into a pan. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Our mom and dad were pretty strict compared to our friends’ parents. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Her dad picked up the remote control and muted the TV. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

My dad had faith in his own utility. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My dad wanted everyone to see Abuela before they entered to eat. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She returned to the United States feeling like there was nowhere she truly belonged, but that doesn't mean she and my dad don't still mourn the loss of another one of our Iranian habits. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

My dad winces a little, like my words have struck him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“You heard her screaming, Dad—” My dad’s hands go up to block my words. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that had nothing to do with his dad dying or the way he got killed. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Did you not know? Your dad’s name was Joaquin. Melissa named you after him.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There was no use telling her dad anything. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

My dad was a teacher; he was pliable and supportive and useless. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When their dad finally left, Mouse couldn't stop talking about him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“My dad died not long ago, and when I come here, I think of him. I think of him when I see you with your kids, throwing them in the air and over your shoulder. . . .” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When she arrived home, her dad was sitting on the couch, looking at a photo album. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I think, for my dad, the same sound that breathing makes. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Weird antiques, including a terrifying dental phantom from the 1930s that her dad had given her. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I was hoping my mom and dad would say “no way.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

But Askar lived in Ardestan every day, while my dad had moved to the city of Isfahan to be a doctor. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Despite his cheery disposition, I knew my dad hated what he did for a living. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“How come there’s always at least three big fat officers of the so- called peace sitting at the counter of your dad’s place?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I think I left that stupid baton of hers at your dad’s office,” said Beverly. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

ALBUS: We won’t stop him—whatever you force us to do—we know he needs to win the tournament with my dad. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean to! My parents told me that my dad is moving out.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Taylor left the safety of her tent and padded into the kitchen, where her dad sat reading the paper and eating a bowl of cornflakes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I celebrated my birthday with my dad every year, and we spent Christmas with him as well. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Similarly, when my dad focuses on something, he bites his lower lip and squints his eyes, as if to suggest that whatever he’s doing is extremely complex. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

‘Hades isn’t the greatest dad, but occasionally he has these want to know my son moments. I guess he thought the zombie was a peace offering. He said Jules-Albert could be my chauffeur.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He still thinks our dad loves us and all that. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I lost them. I lost your dad and I lost your brother. I couldn’t lose you, too. I just couldn’t.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Can your dad really get you into locked places in the school?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You know I’m right. My dad and the Dauntless showing up on the same day? It’s the only thing that makes sense.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

My final possession is one of my dad’s old paintings, the only one I have left, propped carefully beside the mattress. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His dad knocked softly and peeked in the door. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Colin's dad flipped the paper around and stared at the large headline above the fold on the front page. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Quick recap of what I knew about drugs: my mom told me never to do them; my dad told me not to do them until after the SATs. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

My dad places his hand, in turn, on our shoulders, like he’s introducing us at a social event. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When my dad is in Africa, he looks peaceful, restored. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I love my dad but I’m not into all this academic stuff. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

And my dad and mom didn’t want me to have one. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of my dad’s doctors was from Kenya, and he became a friend to our family. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I always thought I would stay right here in Paintbrush Falls and just have a job the way my dad does. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I found my dad alone, nursing a beer at a table, so I pulled up a chair and began fabricating stories about my day while toweling off my face with napkins. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad didn’t think it was a good idea, but I wouldn’t listen. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

His dad stands up and wipes his oily hands across the front of his greased-up T-shirt. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

My dad's cool was now overflowing and running down the side of his face and neck. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Whenever my dad brought home a case of candy bars, we ran to the door. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“For re—” My dad’s chain catches her eye. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

One part of me wished they’d just tell me what they thought was best for me, but my mom and dad have never been that way. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When one of them asked my dad if he had any questions about the TVs, he said we were just looking. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. My dad used to talk to him,” she answered, shrugging. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“You told the truth—your dad’s a peaceful, well-meaning guy who occasionally loses a wing nut. Anybody who reads that story can see how much you care.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Gregory nodded again, and my mom waved, and my dad gave me a big thumbs-up. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Now I know why she fell in love with him: My dad was handsome. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

My dad catches my eye and then nods at my mom to stop. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“We need to lie low. My dad sounded like he had more people with him. They’re going to spot us if we don’t duck and cover.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

My dad had told me I’d have to study, and now I believed him. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I should probably mention that my dad never cries at the ending. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“From the bomb, of course! My dad used to make geta and sold them in a little shop in front of our house in Hiroshima.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, a hundred dollars. Or fifty-five one way. But your mom or dad don’t have to pay in cash. We accept credit cards.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t they put in more of his talk, dad? The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My dad had no problem with the phone, either. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The dad yelled at him to cut it out, that he needed to learn his lesson. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I knew Chiron’s dad was Kronos, the evil Titan Lord himself. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Grace’s dad leaned down to whisper in her ear as they walked. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I had to hand it to my dad, though. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I came close to my dad, looking at him top to bottom, bottom to top. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My dad started talking, but I couldn’t hear anymore; I was frozen in place in the doorway of my bedroom, clutching a pair of jeans. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the newscaster moved on to a different story, and my dad glanced at me, his hands still on the wheel. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Your dad’s the guy with the goatee in the turtleneck and sport coat?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Best ‘family game night’ ever,” joked their dad. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“How was it? Did you see your dad?” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dean Moran’s dad said Spooks started years ago as a sort of secret union for farmhands. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You know if your dad has some more sandpaper?” he asked. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“My mom and dad are good actors,” said Grace. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The days without my dad were also seriously confusing for me as a two-year-old. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

If he knows what happened—knows that I helped Sandy—then there’s nothing stopping him from telling my mom and dad. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

In the car, my dad told stories of his travels, but not of Iran. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

As I hand the paper to my dad, I want to say, That’s another lie. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When she had finished half the food on her plate, my mom looked at my dad and said, “Aren’t you going to tell him?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I could see my dad standing in the window with a machete in his hand. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I know my dad’s face, but I wish I knew his voice. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Wait...these giants trapped my dad in a bronze jar?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“My dad is volunteering in a clinic for people with leprosy,” she continues. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A handful of Sharpies were lying on the carpet next to an open sketch pad, an old boom box, and a pair of my dad’s even older headphones. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Rado’s dad always made sure the gas can was full, but I checked anyway, just in case. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

When the light changed, the driver handed my dad money and waved as he pulled away. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“My dad and I went hunting this weekend.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And, adding to that, Greenfield’s family was under duress: His dad, a graphic designer, and his mom, an art teacher and art therapist, were on the rocks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It’s good that my dad was on board with my mom’s wild idea, because it took a while for her to find a purchaser for her nursing homes. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The four of us scrambled out of the back seat and followed my dad down the long driveway to the back of the house. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But this was the road my dad knew by heart, because he was born in Ardestan, and he was going home. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Enrique likes the people in the trailer, especially his mother’s boyfriend; he could be a better father than his own dad, who abandoned him ten years ago to start another family. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“We’ll probably make some bucks at the sale,” my dad said. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I always thought I looked more like my dad.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I like my mom and dad, even if I am mad at them for getting divorced. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

That letter was the proof Nick’s mom and dad had been looking for. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dad. His lawyers froze the account. We can’t spend any more money until we see a judge on December sixteenth.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We were talking about that front door. My dad, he’s a locksmith. But he fixes doors a lot, too.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Her mom had already insisted on pictures with Matthew before their dad drove him to the high school. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe I never had anything like a dad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I extend a hand to the dad first. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She told me that it was with one of her dad’s friends. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I say, "Jesus, what's going on?" and my mom just shrugs and my dad says, "Is it a car horn?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“We want to buy a car,” my dad said. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad have nothing to say when I get up from my seat. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I think he's okay. He's been asking to live with my dad, I think, so he's well enough to talk to people.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“My dad said that he’d let us know as soon as they learned something,” he grumbles. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It would take them a long time. Longer for my dad. I don’t think they’d have come to our wedding.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll bet you anything his dad is one of that masked lot!” said Ron hotly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Our sleep shirts crusted over during the night, drying and hardening with the hot air and dust like they had been lightly starched, the way Grandma did the collars of my dad’s dress shirts. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t seen my dad in years. He’s not part of my life.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom never liked that, and stood up for my dad. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I peeked at my dad, who was waiting with the napkin clutched in his hand. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

There was a knock on her door, and her dad opened it, letting in the sounds of the Flush holiday album Matthew had been making the family listen to on repeat since Thanksgiving. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She turns to look at my dad, who gives me a small smile that looks like it takes some effort. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

So anyway, then my mom made him cry about his dad or whatever and the kid stopped drawing circles and presumably lived happily ever after. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

My dad doesn't even let me read it anymore. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

My dad pulled me aside as I filed past the Council, whose older or disabled members had lined up to see us off. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

My dad bought it three years ago when we were in Peru, and so it had been around the world several times over. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Most people at least have a dad to base themselves on—and either try to be or try not to be. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He was handsome, my dad, with a mustache that tipped down the sides of his lips like a scythe. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I came downstairs in the morning to find my mother already departed for work and my dad sitting at the kitchen table with his walker parked next to him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My mother was six months’ pregnant when she decided that she would have to be the one to immigrate to the United States with my brothers because my dad was constantly being watched. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I knew my mom was trying to guide my dad out the door, probably thumping him on the leg with her purse. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I like that he doesn’t try to be my dad. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

One night, when there was no moon in the night sky, Dante’s mom and dad took us out into the desert so we could use his new telescope. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“If everyone’s making an inventory, why are we the ones getting a gift?” my dad asks. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The line that leads to your dad filling your dorm room with flowers on your graduation day. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Their dad studied notes written on Post-its tacked to a bulletin board that asked, what’s the one book you always recommend? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It forgives all of us—my mom, my dad, and my sister. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It’s a giant bluefin tuna like my dad used to harpoon. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, Emily’s dad dropped his moving box in the front room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My dad would brag to guests that his daughter spoke the best French, and I was so proud. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Which might help if I were Mexican. To her dad, I’m just another brown kid.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Benji’s mom smiled and seemed to be having a good time, but his dad looked like he was waiting for a dentist to drill holes in each one of his teeth. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before anyone can answer, I say, “I wonder if we could check in my dad’s old room.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

This year, however, my mom and dad would be cancanning it around Paris instead of listening to the bang of our American drums. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I look at a framed photograph of my dad on a mantel by the stairs. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The mom situation always became a conversation about why I have two, but never about why I don't have a dad. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

My mom closed the door and said to my dad, “You’re so bad.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I still think his dad is a dummy. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Abby’s dad had the banner rushed, and it stretched across Main Street advertising the festival. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

My dad clears his throat and goes to open one of the rectangular windows above the built-in sofa, which is covered in tannish-brown vinyl. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“My dad was shot by the Oakland police six years ago. They said it was a mistake.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“When your dad lost his job—” Byrd says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He respected his father; his dad had those big biceps. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then Alex’s dad came to a complete stop, staring at the banner Alex made, strung across the living room wall. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

And I realized that my dad sounded like himself again. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My dad clenches his jaw as he looks away, back at the TV screen, but my mom’s eyes crinkle as she watches me, waiting for me to keep going. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It would be nice to have a dad like Henry. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Darren’s dad taught me all sorts of useful stuff, like the right way to hold the football and how to throw it so it spiraled just right. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

As in: I wonder why my dad never had surgery on his patellar tendinitis. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Poor parent, I thought, and wondered about her dad. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t been to the salon in four days, and so my dad found her appointment book and called all her regular customers to indefinitely postpone their appointments. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

My dad finds the glove on a crate by her bed. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he ever met his dad, he’d have to petition for an increased daily allowance of bolts. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I fall in and out of sleep but am wide-awake when my dad comes home in the early morning hours. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“My dad’s boss? Why would my dad’s boss call you?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Her dad readjusted his glasses as he considered her question. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My dad is in the living room, sitting in his plastic-wrapped chair. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Girls, I want you to know that your dad and I love you both very much, and this is not your fault at all.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

My dad raised his eyebrow at me as he slid another to-go cup across the counter. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“How long did your dad keep you from eating?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her face is grim and her voice barely audible as she says what my dad won’t. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t trying to be my dad, and my dad was still in my life, so I wasn’t looking for anyone to replace him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I was not like my outgoing, ironic dad or my tough-chick mom. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know my dad, Tom, and that’s my neighbor, Mr. Patterson,” I said, pointing to them at the edge of the rocks. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Will’s dad had sometimes been home for only five or six nights a month anyway. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“This is the wand that tortured Neville’s mum and dad, and who knows how many other people? This is the wand that killed Sirius!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Before Luke had a chance to move, Jen’s dad had picked him up and thrust him into the closet. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I’m getting my mom and dad back. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

His dad was too winded by the climb to answer. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t know his dad was gone. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

My dad went to find him and bring him home. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why you thought that. I never even told your dad.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But he’d also survived some impossible things and made his dad proud. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It would be much more helpful if Byrd gave clues to the mystery of a disappearing dad. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then he adds, “I bet if your dad just thought ahead too, you’d probably be better off.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I ask Rae, slamming a lid back on my dad box and trying to refocus things. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I realized, a little embarrassed, that I’d never actually hugged my dad before. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Park and his dad both broke character to look at her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s great for getting around with your friends!” added my dad. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We only have a few minutes,” my dad says, his voice cracking as he releases us from his embrace. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Myron called her names, even telling my dad that the baby—me—probably wasn’t even his. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I ran up to my dad and said, “Baba, you have to see this.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“My dad is the worst driver in the universe,” he said. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“A package for you,” her dad said, raising a medium-sized cardboard box he balanced on one hand. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Your dad must be waiting on you. You need to head home soon?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I turn from the Suits to my parents; my mom is sobbing into her hands, and my dad looks like the house is burning down around him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Eleven at night and the guy’s at a bar and his kid’s eating at a diner. That’s real sweet. Sounds like my dad.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“My dad passed away,” I said, turning away from him to try to sleep. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Got some chores to do before my dad gets home. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The guy who answered looked too young to be Eleanor's dad. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Afterward, my dad, my mom, her boyfriend, Ben, and I went out for dinner at my favorite Mexican place, a hole-in-the-wall where they give free refills of chips. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“I guess Vikus didn’t tell you, but I’m not the warrior. Look, please, what I really need is for you guys to help me bring my dad home.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if Sima brought home a stray cat and said, “Can we keep him?” and my dad said, “If the Committee finds out they’ll kill all of us.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I told her what my dad had said about the Princess Andromeda. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was on the phone with her dad, who was in London for a business deal. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a Jack Kerouac quote their dad loved to repeat when the family deliberated weekend plans. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My dad gave me a sheepish look and started off slowly after her. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a full year since they lost their dad, about the time people start to get past their grief, but no one, it seemed, had bothered to tell that to Will’s family. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“For the record, I think you would have been a good dad.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You have to be nicer to Rebecca,” Jenna says, imitating her dad’s voice. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I decide I’m going to wait until we see my dad to take more pictures. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She was probably wondering: Why aren’t my mom and dad protecting me? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Gregor,” said his dad with tears pouring down his face. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And old press clippings of my dad winning the big game when he was a sophomore. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I figured it was one of those I’ll-explain-it-when-you’re- older questions that my dad would brush off, but he didn’t. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I told my dad, and he said you could all come and stay at the Trout, only it probably wouldn’t be holy enough.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay. I miss her of course. But I’ve still got my little sister, Izzy, plus my dad. And he’s the best.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It stinks that my dad isn’t living with us, but at least he’s only a short drive away. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Would you turn down that TV?” her dad had yelled more than once, and it felt so unfair. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I have a picture of my dad holding a tiny baby me and only the top of his dark head is showing because every bit of his attention is on me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

We want him with my nose and his dad’s eyes, and for the rest, we have this picture of DelGlacey Murdoch.’” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look in the mirror and see my dad’s eyes looking back at me, my mom’s thick hair, thick everything. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When he looked ambivalent, I lied and said, “I’ve been practicing with my dad at home. Even he thinks I’m getting better.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

So I could have told my dad about those things, but I didn’t. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Or my dad, needing some important papers he forgot. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Because you asked me to,” her dad reminded her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Bo stands alongside his dad, with his arms crossed and his feet spread wide. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Here was my own dad, telling me he was sorry I’d been born. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Rivera was, while my mom and dad and I stayed put, waiting for word. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Hollywood doesn’t believe in God,” my dad said. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Just don’t let your mum and dad hear, or I’ll have the priest and constable after me both.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I still feel awful about the stuff with my dad. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want your dad to come in when we’re here by ourselves.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, my dad calls her beautiful, but she cannot hear him. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The world my mom and dad said was out there waiting for me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

His dad stood in the doorway with an enormous, hopeful smile. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Perfect magic hetero dream family: mom, dad, two girls, and a boy. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“My dad always laughs when people say that.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She refused to let her dad fix them, just like with the bumper sticker. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Park should have gone inside to change after taekwondo, but his dad said he had to be back by nine, and that gave him less than an hour to show Eleanor. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“No. I’m talking about me. I know your dad is still angry with his father. Probably will be for the rest of his life. He’s great at holding a grudge, Jimmy Junior is,” G’ma says. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Love like theirs turns two into one—so when my dad died, it was like ripping one entity in half, destroying my mom too. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I know what this is,” says my dad. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I guess I’m just going to tell my dad. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“This rock—it’s a lodestone, magnetic iron ore. There was a pile of them back in my pit. I kept one in my pocket just in case,” said his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad appeared with the attache case I’d bought him for Christmas two years ago — Guess what Dad? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I tell them the whole story, like I done with my dad. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Like how my dad knew how to sing to me when I was a baby, but he doesn’t know how to talk to me now.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My dad wondered if he should have read me more fairy tales. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Her dad starts to strum away at his guitar and I hum along before my brain even consciously registers what they’re singing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“My dad says I’m leaving the school, so I don’t have to write anything,” I answered. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“He’s their dad,” I said, “but Bianca and Nico have been out of commission for a long time, since even before World War II.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Soon I’m on my bike with my headphones, my backpack, and my dad’s chain tucked under my hoodie, headed to Clover Street. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She was clutching a used tissue in one hand, and she stood with her body half hidden behind my dad, who had a dark look in his eyes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mom presses buttons and says, “I lost some important tapes your dad and Grandpa Ted made a long time ago. I’m hoping the ones from the shed might be them.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She hates Ray and wants our dad back. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“The only one I know of is the one in the garage that his dad uses to change oil in the Buick. What does he want it for?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His dad wasn’t wrong about how ugly things would get with Richards leading the ticket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Instead she had a doorman who slapped her five and a dad who opened the door upstairs. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

One morning while we were sitting there eating breakfast, my dad showed up at the door, his face looking like it had caved in, like it was in ruins or something. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

When my dad comes back, he chomps his toothpicks hard and angry. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom leaned across the seat and kissed my dad’s cheek, which was kind of stubbly. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After ten minutes, Mr. Mason declared my dad a natural. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Like when we tried to throw her dad, Mr. Tanaka, a black-tie forty-fifth birthday party two years ago. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“My dad’s put on big tires and a padded seat to make the ride comfortable, plus there’s a wide seat belt and a hand brake for safety.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“You know, I wish your dad would let you get a smartphone. We were texting last night, and it would’ve been good for you to have been on it. We were talking about Patrice’s idea.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

"My dad's in jail for trying to shoot me and my mother," I blurted. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

My friend Gerald—his dad beats him—he’s got this big scar on his face from when he had to get stitches when his dad knocked him against a radiator. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dad donated money to build this mosque,” whispered Zalmay, puffing out his chest. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

His dad kept them in the shoe box behind a suitcase in the back of a closet. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wish I'd had the chance to be a better dad to you. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Only my dad and I knew what was hiding in my drawer. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Or just that he felt lucky that out of all the people in the world, his dad was his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I typed in each number of the credit card, my dad’s full name, the expiration date. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

His dad took a sip from a bottle of water, then spat out the water after tasting it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

My dad, my dad, had paralyzed an unarmed kid, a black kid, and I had had no idea. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“For man-to-man talks and stuff. My dad’s like that about the Oak Bar at the Plaza. He took me and my brothers there to buy us our first drink when we turned eighteen.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They shake hands with my dad and nod at my mother. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I said to my dad, “Are you really a Christian now?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

My dad had raised an eyebrow when I told him that and said, “I’ve got to meet these people.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Because Sandy doesn’t deserve that, not by anyone, but definitely not by his own dad? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Is she trying to find where my dad is?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the holiday season neared, my dad seemed finally to shake his blues. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

We do not talk about this often, not because my dad won’t discuss it, more because what is there to say? The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She and her dad were changing the oil in his car. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

To my dad, this is the kind of story that proves his point. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

If my dad was in a good mood, and listening, he might help. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I tried to think how I’d be if my own dad shot me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was silly to not be upset at all when I could still hear my dad and Grandpa Park shouting at each other in the dining room. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Whether I’m sleeping at my mom’s house or my dad’s house, I’m always running late. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Then my dad got worried that the father’s wife’s family was going to accuse me of breaking up their marriage and come after us. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. You always said your dad was so strict and traditional.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Because his dad was obsessed with martial arts, not because his mom was Korean. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Then on Sunday night while I'm at the computer checking to see if anyone's online, my dad's head appears in my doorway. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Being your dad is my first, best destiny.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We still have his voice and his dad’s poetry, I said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to move, but my dad’s a foreman now. For River North Construction. It’s a big deal. Good for my family. More money. My mom’s having a baby.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Kyle’s dad showed us how to make our jump shots go far. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

"It's a thankless job," my dad always said of the business. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“You don’t even know her dad,” I protest. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The kind my dad tried to get my brother to apply for because they pay decent money. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I just couldn’t get myself down here last time, my dad said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

His dad's brother had just died in Vietnam; that's why they sent his dad to Korea. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

My dad finally called and said that because of the snow, my brother’s plane was going to be very late. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever I shot around with my dad, the shooter got the ball back after a made basket, so I passed the ball to her and she shot again, and then again, and again. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And my dad moved back in with us,” Maya continued. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Some people thought it was strange or even destructive to write in books, but it was a habit Emily had picked up when she was seven and used to play “editor” while her dad worked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She had seen her dad cry before, of course, but that had been during movies or really sad TV commercials, not during real life. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Trevor, Jasmine, and Maya knew my birth dad was in prison, but not why. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

My dad comes booming toward us from the backyard, where he’s grilling thirty-five pounds of meat even though it’s January, not July. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She almost sounded like she was pondering his worth, not his dad’s. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was one of those undetermined campers who got stuck in the Hermes cabin because his Olympian dad or mom never claimed him. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I told my dad he was being heartless. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“I really am sorry about your dad,” I said. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Right after that conversation with Dr. Charles, Dante’s mom and dad came to visit. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Now I’m five foot eleven and a half inches—as tall as my mom and a good two inches taller than my dad. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We know, we know,” my dad said as my mother’s eyes welled with tears and I stood quietly at her side. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“But he wasn’t,” she said, straight, the same way my dad had said a few days before when Spoony said the same thing. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My eyes must have looked like the big black eyes of the bull, begging my dad to save me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Kelly’s dad had even brought a bouquet for her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

But then he says, “My mom says if your dad has to go to the hospital, you can come for dinner if you want. Just, you know, to be with people.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Even though I am living with his scar, I sit back every day and remember that it is only a scar, and count my bless-ings that my dad is still alive. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

His mom and dad wheeled the chair downstairs with Gus still in it, bouncing down crazily in a way that would have been dangerous if danger retained its relevance, and then they left us alone. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder how his dad has managed to live in the world all his life without knowing what was precious in it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some people thought it was strange or even destructive to write in books, but it was a habit Emily had picked up when she was seven and used to play “editor” while her dad worked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Even though my dad worked as a waiter and bus driver to put himself through school, my parents hated the idea of my sister getting a job to help with her tuition. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“And I’m camping with my family, and there’s basically zero reception, and you text me that your dad just moved out. What am I supposed to do?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Tanisha makes her way to the D building, at the bottom of the hill of the projects, where she has a mom and a dad waiting for her. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"From your dad. You have this information that he doesn't want out there. You can use that to your advantage." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“My dad got us those to carve if you want,” I say, pointing to the three pumpkins squatting on the doorstep. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“And afterward, my dad is going to drive us to see Camelot.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“What was he doing here? Are you okay?” my dad asks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“We know you’re not happy about our announcement,” her dad said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then I blurted out, “And why don’t you act like a dad?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looks like a stupid kid, sitting there between his mom and dad with his baseball cap on. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She begged God to help her mother leave her dad. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

"You're not grounded," his dad said, concentrating on his meat loaf. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I’m looking for someone with your name, who met my dad. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

My dad said that the first time he ever took me out in the Mary Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

My dad held the book carefully afraid to damage it. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“We leave in the morning,” her dad said. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I thought I knew the real reason my dad was at church services. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer had played with them many times, but only with his dad’s permission. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

My dad normally visited my mom alone because I was too nervous to make the trip. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Me and my mom and dad sat out on the front porch after they’d left. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“It looks good, maman. Thank you. You are so sweet. Just like your dad.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Carmen found her dad, and I walked to my mom, who greeted people from the neighborhood as they found seats. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The connectors have little holes and divots in them and look like strange plumbing couplings—like something my dad might use under a sink. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I say, feeling a little warm all of a sudden, “most houses have art on the walls, so I figured I’d decorate the room and drew a picture of my dad in his uniform.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

When the tears start to sting my eyes, I don’t turn away, embarrassed that my dad sees. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

So instead, Candice jammed her earbuds in her ears, cranked up one of her dad’s playlists, and opened up her Mental Twister app. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then Mrs. said, “Your dad wanted to build a dollhouse.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Either on to his dad or back to his mother. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the food gets squared away, I check on my dad. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since my dad left, she’s tried really hard to be the cool parent. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“He’s a striper fisherman out of Chatham, and he’s kind of like my dad,” I tell him. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

We don't talk about our dads that much. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She’s trying to give us some space, but I don’t think she’s willing to hand us over to our dad completely. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t hear what they were saying, but his grandma was pretty ferociously jabbing her finger toward his dad’s chest. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mom never talks bad about her, but I know I am not supposed to like this woman, who knew my dad had a girlfriend, a daughter, but flirted with him anyway. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When I mention it to Kaori, she just says, “Yeah, yeah, his dad’s a doctor.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Best student I’ve ever had,” he said, clapping my dad on the shoulder, and my dad beamed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“When I came back, I thought I was going to be able to sell my dad’s house and leave immediately,” she said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Jackie, if you are in there playing with your dad’s Japanese stuff again I’m going to tell him about the other night.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I scan around, but I don’t see my dad in any of the pictures. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS/HARRY: And then there’s what your dad said . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“You know, balsa wood would be perfect for the seesaws—it’s really easy to cut. I think my dad might even have some.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen how she worries about her mom, how she wishes her dad was around more. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

My dad and I, we were like that Edward Hopper painting. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Can you please tell me about my dad now?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Halloween already?” her dad murmured as he passed by on his way inside. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m almost hoping your dad doesn’t show up, girl.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her dad tapped his temple, his shorthand for I can read your mind. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Everybody had thought she must be pregnant, his dad had told him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad like a kind of music called “blues.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My dad and I would go for three weeks in June. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My dad said, “Stay here,” and ran around to the entrance, to see if it was one of those demons who hide behind the hedgerows. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

His dad got up noisily and poured himself a cup ofblack coffee from the pot on the back of the stove. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I think instead of downloading the Elliott Smith songs you mentioned, I'll just drop a hint to my dad that I want a couple of his albums for Hotel Hanukkah. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Why — you didn’t know my dad, did you?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I told him, “You didn’t kill my dad.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Companies like the ones my dad had worked for. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He thought about different possibilities a lot in his head, but they rarely mentioned his dad at home. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Taking a deep breath, I suppress a cough, while my dad tries to make some small talk. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Will I be some kid's dad one day? Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I stop talking to you for a few days and all sorts of stuff happens. The most exciting thing for me was dinner with my dad at Michelangelo’s.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

On the drive out, Dante and his dad sang along with the Beatles—not that either of them had good singing voices. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I think my mother loves my dad but she just can’t understand him. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Dr. Jansen looked at my dad, who just looked down. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“When I punched him back, he laughed and said he thought my dad would’ve taught me better. Happy?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

For me, the game was to do something great, but also to be seen doing something great by my dad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I saw my mom and dad watching TV in their bedroom, wearing their pajamas at three p.m. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Andbutso little does my dad know, but all his explanation of this future is lost on me; I'm already fine with it. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

One time, I looked out the window, and I saw my dad giving her money. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pepperhorn shoved Valley aside and threw his hands up at Seven’s dad. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t take me — take them! There’s two of them! My dad was CEO! I went to Yale!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

His mom and his dad were still his best friends, and they could be fun to hang out with. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn't wait for her dad to leave so that she could start eating everything. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“My dad was going to come to New York for my birthday.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It would definitely make my parents happy. My dad is ready to rearrange his travel schedule to be at the games. If I have to tell him I’m not on the team...that’ll suck.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she got sick, my dad acted like it wasn’t happening at first. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know your dad was Asian,” he said. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Emily’s dad put his hands on her mother’s hips and pretended to do an embarrassing conga that was mostly shrugging shoulders and the occasional kick. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But sometimes—when the angle is right and Shoji doesn't notice I'm looking at him—I can see our dad and none of our mom at all. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

This gets my dad laughing so hard he puts his hand up to his mouth to keep the pizza in. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

We almost went back for my dad’s high school reunion, which my dad somehow got into his head that he didn’t want to miss. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Irish. All the way. And my dad’s actually a pretty good cook too. And they’re both way too religious for me, but that’s a whole other story,” I finish. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

When his dad and Tina found out that the baby would be a girl, they drew up a long list of possible names and studied it for a long time. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I remember that Ross and his dad don’t even believe in the Holocaust. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Of course! I’ve seen all of the movies in the theater with my dad. I mean, except for the ones that came out before I was born.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I was born in Puerto Rico, where my dad’s from, but I don’t remember even the slightest thing about it. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The one picture I had of her showed my mom and dad walking away from someone’s car. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He walks over the new rug that’s still too fluffy and pulls his book from the shelf under the bench that his dad made. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s entirely possible my dad wasn’t as offended that I was smoking pot as he was that I wasn’t smoking it with him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

My dad gives them to me every morning. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I could overhear my dad lecturing him once, as I watched cartoons in the living room. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It was the last day I would see my dad and he’d remember me as a weakling. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

There was a Jack Kerouac quote their dad loved to repeat when the family deliberated weekend plans. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“My dad and I bought this stuff a few days ago.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"You have to look both ways and all ways. That even includes, despite what your dad says, down." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad failed to point out that writing wasn't exactly the most stable career, either. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It’s Mateo as a kid, his dad, and a Toy Story cake. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

My dad was a hard worker and did his best to provide for us. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get into the kitchen, and my mom’s setting the circle table Auntie Idris keeps in the kitchen, and my dad’s stirring a pot at the stove. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Sorry for the snark. You and your dad are on much better terms than me and my biological.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Faraz, who spent the day with his dad trying to get their reverse-osmosis water purification system to turn urine into drinking water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

My dad hadn’t been home for a few weeks, and my mom was really angry and kept yelling at Smell Factor, and he kept running all up and down the carpets. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was never like my dad to have a lot to talk about anyway, unless he had a good story to share. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

By the time my dad got it out, the engine had flooded and it wouldn’t fly anymore. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My dad had always said therapy was for people who are weak, so I was surprised when he didn’t argue with my mom for saying I should go—but I sure did. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Was it when my dad and brother died, or was it before that? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And when we pulled off, two and a half miles later, my dad expertly brought the gears down to first, to idle at a red light. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“And your dad? You have no idea what happened to him?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Emily sighed, frustrated with the cipher and frustrated with her dad for breaking her concentration. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Now this is more like it!” my dad yelled above the noise. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I’d gotten home earlier than usual, so my mom and dad weren’t back from work yet. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He just wanted to see his dad and Boots and then go to sleep. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor had just begun lessons at school when his dad had dropped out of sight and become a prisoner of the rats who probably hated music. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If it’s okay with you, I’ll put your phone number on the flyer and print a bunch of copies in color. I can ask my dad to help me hang them up everywhere.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

My mom had my dad to make her blush and feel all fuzzy. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There’s a second story and an expanded den that my grandparents added back when my dad was a kid. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

My dad’s face was real old, just like this hom guy. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I got up and took my shower, and I got dressed and went downstairs and had one of my dad’s Granola Squeezes, and went out to my upcar and started to drive to School™. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the other room a voice says: "My dad came from Mexico." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Besides, it’s just the Same as having a dad who does anything else,” I said. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad and I stayed on. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I think some of the people still write to my dad. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

My dad says in the old days men going after whales in small boats sometimes got what they call a Nantucket sleigh ride. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

His mom was still awake, and his dad was going to be home any minute. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He frowns, and he looks at me now—for what might very well be the first time in a full week, my dad looks right at me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

By the time I’m done, I’ve got just about five minutes before the first bell rings, and my dad might be late for work if he doesn’t hurry and go. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“To keep everything super secret. My dad and his firm did the front door and that was it.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Just tell your dad,” he said, “that I’ve already submitted his zoning violation to the Community Council meeting.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to try and make this as easy as possible for you two, don’t worry,” her dad added. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Suit #1 asks, showing my dad a page in the book. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

My dad got two magazines in the mail every week, Newsweek and Life. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

After school the next day, Petra raked leaves with her dad, who seemed to be in his own world lately. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even Nathaniel Blackwood, the high-priced criminal defense lawyer hired by his dad, told Cole he might be tried as an adult. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Sean and I have a lot in common—we love graphic novels, Stephen King, the Celtics; we both have jet-black hair; neither of us has a dad—but we differ in some ways too. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But even as my life was moving forward, the questions about my dad were always there in the back of my mind, bubbling up to the surface now and then. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Even pressing my hair flat against the glass, I couldn’t tell if my dad was right. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It’s the first gift I’ve gotten from someone who is not my mom or my dad, and I plan on keeping it preserved on my nightstand, pretty paper untouched. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her dad stood from the table and handed the paper to Emily with a smile. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When Richie first started coming around, Ben used to get really angry and say he was going to move in with their dad—which was an empty effing promise, and everyone knew it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Mitch: My dad told me that when he was a kid, the whole school would go to the auditorium to watch the space launches on TV. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was true, of course, what my dad had said: I did worship my grandfather. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My dad is the ‘I’ll throw that TV out the window’ kinda dad. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I talked to my dad and he said they can build whatever they want on that land, long as they’ve got the legal papers. There’s nothing we can do.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until this one night my dad threw a big map on the kitchen table and ironed the creases from the Eastern States with his palm. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

"If your mom put it in the bank, then just ask your dad to pick it up tomorrow morning. He’s got the keys to the place." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Guck” doesn’t actually sound all that great, but I say, “Sure, maybe, let me call my dad.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mark was tall, way taller than Maya had ever even imagined her dad being when she was little. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

My dad and my brothers Alex and Heritage stayed in a tent next to ours. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It was almost like a starburst flashed from the corner of his teeth, like the cartoon dad on the candy cigarette box. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

My dad thought she had finally gone crazy. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She never says it directly, but I’m pretty sure her dad is a drug dealer. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He glanced over at me and noticed Jazz and our dad sitting one step down. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

My dad would be enthralled by me more than any country, or obligation to his parents, or drugs, or new wives. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“The speaker we picked is a friend of Miles’s dad,” Longwell said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I pull out my phone, annoyed, looking down to see my screen filled with messages from my mom, from my dad, from Barb. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

My dad’s Buick continued to be our shelter, our window to the world. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It’s like he didn’t even hear everything else I said, about me hurting, about me being gay, but that’s just the way my dad’s always been. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

My dad walked through the halls like he had been there a thousand times, and every time someone had told him he looked handsome. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I called the Office of Student Housing,” my dad said, never looking up. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, my mom was upstairs, taking a break from hurling so she could brief my dad. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her dad—he was weak for leaving, and for forcing Maya and Lauren to pick up the pieces behind him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I knew I’d hate it, and I hated my dad for all his plans to rip me out of Greenwood and ruin my life. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The kind of skinny, wicked long harpoon used for giant tuna, like my dad used to catch before he switched to TV and beer. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

If your dad happened to be a superhuman freak and was trying to pull your arms out of their sockets. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

One thing I do know about my dad is that he hates racism and homogeneity more than anything, and not because of any feelings of self-righteousness or moral superiority. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know you were afraid of your dad leaving,” I tell her. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“This is your last dinner with your dad for a while. It would be so lovely to see you looking like una señorita. I’d even settle for a fresh T-shirt.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He knows his dad has been in touch too. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And my dad said once that they were very jealous of my brother because he had a shot in life and was actually doing something about it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Even though her dad is a famous journalist?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long after my dad died that Aunt Pooh started wearing green all the time. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We’re quiet again, but then a noise comes from my dad. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Next time it snows, my dad could drive us all up to this golf course in Westchester that makes Skeleton Hill look like nothing. Hey, Jack, where are you going?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Why did things still feel so uncertain even after I’d found my dad? The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

A couple of hours later this kid’s dad drove over to our house to confront Abel. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My dad thanked the man and turned to go, but he’d been so helpful, I hung back to ask him another question. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

At the pub my dad was waiting for me, a black-as-night beer and his open laptop on the table in front of him. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My dad used to pretend he was a horse running on the beach, and I can’t jog a few hundred feet to catch up to this little bus! Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

There, she removed a folded piece of paper and handed it to her dad. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“We were in seventh grade, and my dad was harping on me real bad. Patrick and his dad were there. It was deer season. I hit one.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to be a rocket scientist, like my dad. That’s what I wanted to be, if I wasn’t going to make the Olympics.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

My dad held my mom’s hand and never took his eyes off Abuela’s picture. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

PPS Since you left us so much rope, I’m going to see if my dad will make another swing in the other tree, for when I have friends over. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Mom laughs, “I had to give you more than your dad. And I promise, the check won’t bounce. We actually have money in our account. You can check the math.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry. Your dad’s been changing. He didn’t even go to watch Pigeon Day last year, much less shoot.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He had a buzzcut like his dad, and was using a paper clip to scratch into his desk. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

My dad tilted his head a little to the side, like a scolded puppy. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

His dad works hard all day at the wharf. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I remember, when we came for the wedding. Your dad always did the dishes. He wouldn’t let me help at all. Your dad is so sweet.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“If you want, you can follow us to my place and meet my dad.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

See, there was this weird period between my dad's passing and my mother losing her legs that my mom always calls "the funky zone" because I was acting, well...funky. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

When Lydia got home, her dad and mom were lounging on the couch, watching TV. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He remembered when Tyler’s dad had bought the tiny convertible for him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

His dad swore under his breath and pressed his fingers into his eyes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I will. Go tell your dad he’s a big baby himself.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My dad’s tears poured out of him, like it was as natural as air. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Before the divorce, she went to church along with Candice and her dad, but she didn’t sing in the choir or volunteer for the usher board, unlike her father. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I stop right in front of the school grounds, right where my dad would usually drop me off, breathing hard. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad always think that something bad is going to happen to me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

But in that moment, I wished he were one of those stereotypically cold, distant American dads or those stoic, strict Asian dads my friends always complained about. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I saw her when she was five—she could recite twenty pages of the Persian history books our dad gave her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She died when my dad was sixteen, but in that relatively short amount of time she taught him to cook, sew, iron, and make his bed. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you have a letter preference?” my dad asked me. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In my Harlem community, career was defined as having a “good” job versus what my dad called “bull” work. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Fine, we’ll talk tonight, your dad will be home any minute. Didn’t I already say that?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, I don’t remember much about the program itself because I was too young, but my dad never left to make a sandwich except during commercial breaks, and then he usually just sent my mom. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My dad starts telling a story in English, and everyone is laughing. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She’d helped her parents pick the paint four years ago, and her dad spilled a whole bucket of it on his shirt. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But tonight is one of the biggest nights ever for my dad, so I’m here to help. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

My dad made me a small bookcase, which I accepted grudgingly, but I wasn’t happy with it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“The apple tree my dad planted took forever to have fruit. I’d walk past it every day for three years, just waiting.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Plus, maybe she could convince her dad to stop by the school again, and she could check if her notebook had shown up in the gym. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Inside, my mom’s asleep on the couch, and my dad is still welding away in the garage. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I knew my dad didn’t intend to be mean, but to him, with very little knowledge about the sport, he understood fencing from the perspective of winning and losing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My dad turned to me and said in Farsi, “Khosrou, tell them this. They don’t understand what stories are for.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“What about a wolf—or a wild dog?” my dad said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“That’s a good start. How are your mom and dad dealing?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Running her finger over the tattoo, she tells him what her dad told her: “They’re exposed and hidden at the same time. They’re a symbol of strength and perseverance.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Axel lets no air between his dad’s ear and Axel’s words. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They were so oblivious, in fact, that I honestly wasn’t sure my dad even knew where my school was. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s cool Look, Rachel, you did awesome. You led us through the maze. You were so brave. That’s the only thing I’m going to judge you on. I don’t care what your dad does.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I can’t call you Dad because Mom’s husband, Paul, is my dad. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Everybody used to listen to CDs when I was growing up, but my dad—your grandpa—kept a record player in the corner of the living room. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Not as dangerous as waiting around to see what kind of deal my dad cuts with the swanks.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad had gone to visit them about six months ago for Carmen’s mom’s funeral, but I was in school, so I couldn’t go. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later, her dad opened the front door and poked his head out. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

And even though I was grateful for all of them, I wondered how my life would be different if my dad had just...woke up. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I am not afraid to contemplate such things, but I am afraid of what suicide would do to my dad, to Cade, or Mom and Nadia. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

In a minute she opened it up and her dad stepped onto the porch with three big brown boxes. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I never been out on Fin Chaser, but I know all about it because my dad used to be the best harpooner on the crew. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

My dad stood on the lane divider by the left-hand turn signal. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Annemarie’s dad had a cardboard box full of stuff, little containers and plastic bags, which he offered to Mom. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I knew my mom met my dad in Puerto Rico, but I never knew she spoke so much Spanish. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but my mom and dad aren’t my birth parents. They adopted me when I was a baby.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t have to drive all the way down to get me and then come back up here. I could’ve asked my dad to give me a ride.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

So, I woke up from this dream, this nightmare, just as my dad drove the car up to our house. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s still weird, but my dad’s got a little swag. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My dad giving me a hundred dollars just when I needed money. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

You will like my mom and dad, but probably not my dog. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When Agent Jones was eleven, his dad had called him into the front room and explained that there comes a time in every person’s life when a choice defines him. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And when they call him my dad and not Lawless, the underground rap legend, it’s like they’re reminding me that I’m his and he’s mine. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Even when two people really, really love each other, like your dad and me, sometimes life gets in the way.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Okay, you’re right. Your dad told me not to cry this morning and here I am, crying.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I smile in spite of myself: I used to watch I Love Lucy with my dad, and when I met Papi at age seven, I thought, Wow, a blue-eyed Ricky Ricardo! Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad first met while they were standing in line to pay speeding tickets at the Dade County Courthouse, and they got married six weeks later. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Margaret will never admit it, and I will never expect her to, but she knows that my mother understands how she felt all those years ago when my mother and my dad got married. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I had been left with only an old shirt of my dad but your gift made me very happy. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Junior said, “I tell my dad, ‘School is important. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, man. Man, that’s cold. Maybe my dad can file a lawsuit for you or something.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got this,’ and my dad chills right out.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t be mad at your dad,” I said to Shelby. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Maya’s dad tried to hold on to her, but she just kept stepping back until her feet hit the porch’s front step. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Later, at bedtime, my dad read the Lyle book to Robin. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He steps forward, getting into my dad’s face. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Looking back years later, he recalls his dad as a great guy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Anyway, Dusty got his gambling boat—and he got rich. a J My dad had waited until three in the morning, when the last of the crew was gone, to sneak aboard. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

His dad went on, “And then how are you going to feel when you see this boy in your class the next day?” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She lifted her head from her dad’s shoulder and rolled her eyes after making sure he was watching. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I need you. Your dad needs you and Natalie needs you most of all. Let’s give this a try, shall we? Let’s just see how it goes.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad’s house is at the end of a long road, farther away from everyone else, with walls of chipping white paint and a front yard of dead yellow grass. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

If I’m being honest, I’m mad at my dad, too. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Almost everyone in the room started singing along and eventually my dad put his drink down and cut in on Benny and my mom, sliding his arm around her waist. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Honestly,” my dad said, “they’re probably right. She probably is in need of attention. And God knows, I would need attention, too, if I had those two for parents.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

My friends love to talk about the cool dad things they do. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

My dad smiled as he studied the book—but then he said, “Dante, this is really very generous—but I don’t know if I can accept this.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

We all hug each other, and the first thing Isaac says to me is, “How’s your dad?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Sitting on the twin bed, his dad holds him. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Then he could be a hero and go rescue his dad. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Beryl’s best skirt was ruined that day, and her dad made her pay for a new one out of her next week’s wages. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

My dad taught me the basics in a huge, empty parking lot. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Honey, I have no idea,” my dad said. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My dad used the word “inflation” to explain why we no longer ate bread, which rose in price overnight from two to five dollars. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I was positive my mom had told my dad I was gay, which would just be—I don't know. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Van Houten took a swig of the whiskey and then leaned forward to offer it to my dad, who said, “Um, no thanks.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

And that's precisely why it was so shocking when I learned my mom and dad had gotten a divorce. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Hard to believe my dad once harpooned eight of these amazing critters in a single day. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I figure it is just one of the cards my dad and I have been dealt. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Besides, my dad says Ramones songs are easy to play,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Dominic Santiago, Sierra’s dad, appeared in the doorway, wearing his pajamas. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe it when my dad didn’t put up a fight. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Can you hang on for just a minute while I ask my dad?” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

It would look exactly like the big A-10 Thunderbolt, the real one the air force pilots flew, that was at the Sea, Air, and Space Museum me and my dad went to one time. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

My dad walked through the maze of them, his hands in his pockets, and examined them silently. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And my dad liked learning about the diatoms. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“You are more like your dad. He doesn’t like them either,” he said. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Now, when you get this one in the boat, this sucker will be a great picture for your dad.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“You...uhh...talk to him this morning? My dad, I mean.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

My dad came home, tweaking, and laid into my mom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

My dad is wearing a cowboy hat and a tank top. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I felt a tingling in my limbs, a sensation I sometimes felt when my mom talked about my dad. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

My dad and my brother and my cousins carry him out to the car of the person who is least angry at him. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

His dad was coming back because...because...because what? Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My dad’s a huge fan of Jack Kerouac.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Just after my eighth birthday, Billy Deel and his dad moved into the Tracks. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Emily waited for James to double over in laughter or compare her family to a traveling circus, but all he did was shrug and say, “That sounds cool. My dad travels a lot, too.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Nice way to meet your dad for the first time in ten years. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

My Aunt Helen used to say that my dad was going to be too proud to have a midlife crisis. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The letter was gone—it was probably in my dad's pocket. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He looked about my dad’s age, and I knew he’d been in the war too. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Henry extends his hand to Ronan’s dad, but Gusty doesn’t reach back—he just locks eyes with Henry and says, “It’s been a long time.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“And thanks for telling your dad about me. About my family.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But Kyle wanted to play basketball, so he called his dad to move the car. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“And your dad,” I tell him, my voice getting softer. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

My dad tried to find a job, but there was no work for an undocumented refugee in Rwanda. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Had to let the thought of my dad splash around my stomach with whatever a short rib was, while my regular-size ribs felt like they were being bent. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The first time we watched To Kill a Mockingbird I waited through the whole movie for the dad to shoot a mockingbird. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad always walked into every door carrying a mountain of gifts. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Your dad and I looked at the website for the cooking show you want to be on.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I know it’s hard with your dad gone,” she said finally. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Lauren had asked her a few months ago, after their dad had stormed out of the house and their mom hadn’t even come to check on them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“How did— Did his dad tell you that too?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Perfect A reminder of how unpopular I am combined with a reminder of how much I disappoint my dad, all rolled into one package. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Before she got out of the car, she looked at my dad and said, “We have to apply for assistance, Tom.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When I met my friends’ fathers I began to wonder about my dad. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“This key used to belong to my dad,” I said, pulling it out from under my shirt again, “and I want to know what it opens.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kyle’s dad said, “Sure is. Will the boys be alright with just the sleeping bags?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

We ate dinner together every evening at six thirty, and then afterward, my dad logged on to the family computer, a beige Dell the size of a television set. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I thought my dad beat me because I was worthless.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I think my dad planned on squatting there forever, with his mouth hanging open, not saying anything. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Although nobody noticed it until it was too late, having Mr. Dubonnet and my dad on opposite sides was a prescription for conflict. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her dad’s number was listed in the book. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Javier reached up and handed me his Dreamers book, a real paper version that had been my dad’s when he was little. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Call me when you get there," his dad said quietly. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Later that day the dad came down and paid the money. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When soccer wasn’t on, my dad turned to football. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My dad and I went home to sleep for a few hours and pack my stuff. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What about your dad?” she finally asks, and I shrug. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

My dad let me a have a beer with him. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I still didn’t have a finished A-10 Thunderbolt in a display case in the living room, or a dad who would help me build one. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I keep thinking about what my dad said. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for not saying anything to my dad,” she said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She looks around at the other moms and dads who are dropping off their kids and lowers her voice. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

That meant that my dad was married to someone before he married my mom. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t want to be known as the girl whose dad has cancer. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

His dad stared hard, like he knew Benji was going to object. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m not making any more right now,” Paul said from the doorway, staring back at his dad. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My family got involved with a local church, and my dad formed a choir with the kids in the congregation. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe make those biscuits for me and my dad one day. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Why would my dad—who hadn’t even stayed around long enough to see me born— talk to my mom about a summer camp? The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The moment I purchased my flight, it would be on my dad’s credit card balance. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My dad’s eyes—in the photo the pizza guys had up on the wall, two guys in greasy T-shirts with their arms up around my dad’s shoulders. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Their dad said the exact same thing to Genie whenever he got upset with him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Her dad had gotten better with pulling dinner together. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When we finally found him, my mom approached the door and asked if my dad lived there. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

As I study her dad’s pictures in the living room, Lorena starts rolling a joint at the kitchen table. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Billy Preston played a few numbers, and behind him was my dad, a long-haired skinny white hippie playing his horn. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

When her dad picks her up, she and Jamie hang out the side windows, waving and yelling good-bye. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

My dad is a dentist, remember, and had more opinions about my teeth than anything else. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Thus, if my mom wanted to apply for residency through her mom, then my dad had to technically be out of the picture. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I return to my room as my dad pours milk over his Cap’n Crunch. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I went from seeing my dad every Sunday to seeing him every other Sunday, maybe once a month, whenever my mom could sneak me over, same as she’d done back in Hillbrow. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Stephen’s mom kept stroking her son’s hair the entire time, while his dad shook his head in disbelief. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

His dad was a quiet man, particularly if you didn’t know him well, someone who ached for his children when they hurt, even if he couldn’t quite express it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I filled them in on my classes and talked about my softball games, which my dad coached, but all I really cared about was boys. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I mean, it’s been such a hectic week, and the only person I’ve really seen is my dad, and he’s just—uh—useless,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Josh shouts, and I turn to see Michael’s dad throw Josh a football. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad’s narrow-mindedness only made me feel more connected to Maribel, though. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Bo is an Aquarius. Just like his dad. Detached and brooding, but with a good heart.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Twig was always in a bad mood whenever she left her dad’s house. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Same day—Monday, January 7,1935 When my dad tells my mom, she seems to have no reaction. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but my dad is videotaping it. And I can arrange it so I get to see the tape, and you don’t. Can’t I?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma all the time said I was just like my dad, “bouncing off the walls twenty-four hours a day.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Arthur sinks into his chair while everyone, myself included, bursts into laughter because of how often he used to take selfies with mannequins on his dad’s phone while they shopped for school clothes. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Didi was the kind of woman who needed a man, they said, and all young boys need a dad. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I tried my best to block out the angst—the kids at school, my dad in the hospital—and focus on my studies. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Her eyes followed me as I grabbed the cans from the lady and used my house key to pop the lids off like my dad did with beer bottles. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I can tell he’s thinking by the way his face is all scrunched up.Finally, he says, “What do your mom and dad say about it?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yeah, my mom and dad were those stereotypical teen parents. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Waking up mornings in my dad’s old room to the smell of coffee and sausage. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“My dad, growing up in the sixties, he thinks he’s a rock star, or he wanted to be,” Tyler says. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Kronos slashed an armrest off the throne of Ares, which was okay by me, but then he backed me up to my dad’s throne. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

My dad moves forward to try to reach me, but Suit #1 grabs him and throws him to the ground, twisting his arm behind his back. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I hear my mom scream, my dad yell something, but the sound is muffled. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

My dad moved with a pained slowness, using an aluminum walker to get himself around the house, pausing often to catch his breath. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She told him she hasn’t spoken to my dad in a long time. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I didn’t stop shivering from the cold until a long time after my mom and dad drove me home from the emergency room. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, champ,” Darren’s dad said, putting a hand on my shoulder. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

My dad doesn’t give me any kind of reaction. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

His dad followed him across the living room. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a way, Sophie’s dad reminds me of my own father, except my own father never put his arm around me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A friend whose dad listens to old-school R&B and likes to cha-cha in the kitchen and sing about how today was a good day. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Bet his dad would buy you guys a house.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing here? Where are your mom and dad?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Immigration took his dad, I told my uncle slowly. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I finally reach row 33,1 want to stop and bask in the view of my mom and dad, Jeffrey, and my grandparents all standing together for me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wait, I mean, of course he has a dad. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Which was why Jinjoo squirmed her way next to her dad at dinner. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But my dad had argued that he didn’t know the language of cars. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“So my dad isn’t getting on your nerves yet?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Matthew waited until the guy walked out of the store before hurrying to their dad. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You remember asking me if I miss my dad?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You said my dad didn’t feel anything when he hurt people.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don't even think he was anybody's dad, but everybody called him Pop anyway. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Arthur’s dad was expecting Jessie to take Arthur’s bed, for Arthur to stay in his uncle’s bed, and Ethan to camp out in the living room. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Allen was visiting his dad two blocks away. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get home, I call my dad. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I dropped my backpack in a room with my dad that smelled like furniture polish and lemon candies and decided to hike down the sidewalk for a side-by-side comparison of the accommodations. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Take care of your dad. He needs you. Okay, baba?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“We have family in Chicago,” her dad says. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I got most of my looks from Nan and my dad, but my curly hair was allMomma’s doing. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I can't stay up here when his dad is downstairs making enchiladas and probably waiting for us—it's too weird. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I never knew that, and it made me feel even closer to my dad. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I shuddered to think that Clarisse’s cabin would ever be on my dad’s side for anything. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

My dad, it’s all he ever wanted—me, no. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

In other words, Dusty Muleman wasn’t the only captain in town who wanted to strangle my dad on Father’s Day. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

That was how she found out that Danny wasn’t her real dad. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

That was where, from what my dad tells me, things didn’t start out that great. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing here? How did you get to the Underland?” asked his dad, suddenly sounding worried. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad said I was in big trouble, and that I was grounded. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Can’t lie, I’m a tad bit annoyed that he mentioned my dad. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They were both the same height, dressed in cheap-looking formal wear, but his dad’s eyes were focused on his mom, gazing at her with the exact same adoration that Jessica had described. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I’ve never seen my dad run that hard or fast before, except for the morning of the funeral, my mom sinking to the floor. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The only reason I’d come was because my dad thought he might need a translator. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

"The lady really said your mom and dad could go to jail?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad still hasn’t emailed back, but it’s probably because he hasn’t had time to check. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be right back!” she called to her dad as she thundered down the stairs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

This was two years before we both lost our dad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Eventually my dad worked his way up from busboy to dishwasher to line cook. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Petra’s dad told Petra something else stunning: A part of his family had lived for centuries in the Netherlands, in an area not far from Delft. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

My mom checked her phone a few times and then called my dad. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Especially if you’re stuck in there with your little sister and your mom and your dad and your puppy and your imaginary friend. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I mean, after my dad died, in my head I knew and even hoped Mom would meet another man someday. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I never know if my dad says that kind of stuff because he means it, or if he’s just trying to push Alice’s buttons. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Her momma is Seven’s momma, and my dad is Seven’s dad. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

My dad mentioned that he had gotten somebody a $7,000 tax return, and I pounced. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I wish you had told me. Or your dad. We need to know where you are, Bobby." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, all through my childhood I got letters once a week from my dad when he was doing time. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

During his bachelor days, my dad regularly had girlfriends he could take out in public. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

This year’s dinner is small, since his dad’s parents are on vacation, so the table is set for six in glittering white and gold. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“They was shooting arrows and that...I want my dad,” she said more loudly, and felt herself beginning to cry. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And apparently the Arizona kids’ dad was still alive, since she’d seen the word “parents” at the bottom of the computer screen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And his dad went on for twenty minutes about the scientific aspects of the current. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad huffed out a big sigh and pursed his lips. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He had some inner calculator that always knew exactly how long his dad had been gone. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were pictures of his dad and his dad's older brother who died in Vietnam, and pictures of Park and Josh from every school year. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

They were both whispering fiercely, trying not to wake up their dad. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I whisper, "My dad's poking around with these wires that are hooked to the machine I found in the basement. He's testing the electrical parts of my electric blanket control." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

How do you say I’m sorry your father didn’t love you enough to your own dad? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My dad and my mom got on a conference call with the credit card company first, and then with the airline. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I looked at that corner again, my mind boomeranging back to me and my mom crouching and crying, wondering if my dad would corner us. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z