| 单词 | facing |
| 例句 | Charlie looks at me briefly, then at the cushy chair facing the TV. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z A glance showed him that he was now facing southwards and was on a round hill-top, which he must have climbed from the north. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Beyond the tavern was a rise—Herr Ridge, Johnston said, a continuation of the ridge leading out from town, facing Seminary Ridge about a mile away, not two miles from the Rocky Hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He himself, facing a firing squad, would not understand too well the concatenation of the series of subtle but irrevocable accidents that brought him to that point. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I knew all this about range hogs, and plenty more; yet I still wasn’t bothered about the job facing me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Starting in the 1980s, the Soviet Union was facing economic and political upheaval. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z I met him in his apartment, listened to him intently, observed him minutely, for I knew that I was facing one of the leaders of World Communism. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The sides facing the sidewalk have wide windows where people can place orders and pick up food. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The signs surrounding the triangle indicate that the altar should have one angle facing south. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z She was facing right at the TV and my dorky school picture. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The prospect of facing my mother, who will now be entirely alone in the world, decides it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Devastated people were scattered across the fields, our friends, neighbors, and relatives, facing unthinkable grief. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She was facing away from me and bending forward. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z To their horror, they found themselves facing the flashing lights of an ambulance. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Toomer rubbed his hands along the shoulders of the big dogs who had commandeered positions by the windows facing the river side of the bus. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, in this stem man facing her, so totally different from her grandfather, Kit sensed the same quality of directness, and out of an instinctive respect she gave the only honest answer she could. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The tender pointed, directing them to a row of three wooden chairs on the left, just below the stage, facing the au-dience. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Leon unfolded the canvas chairs and they sat with their glasses in a shallow circle facing the pool. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The casket was open with the top of the lid facing me, so I couldn’t see around it, but I didn’t need to see any more. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I put it in the back of my closet, facing the wall. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He’d have to stop that, have to face things better than he was facing them. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z At the long town wharf, a seagull stands on twig legs, facing the wind, shaking his feathers dry. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up at the border-patrol vans just sitting there in the sand, facing Mexico. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then a little further on, as we continued across the empty countryside, Ruth turned right round in her seat until she was facing Tommy, and just kept looking at him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Van Eck’s guards were facing him, all with guns and swords drawn. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They stood facing each other on the narrow mountain path. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And then the account book proper, with debits and credits on facing pages. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He walks down to the bottom edge of the roof, facing away from me. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z God, the thought of facing Nick right now. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Groves lay on the ground in a separate bunker, his eyes facing away from the blast site. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Worn down by the Victory Tour, failing in my attempt to calm the districts, facing the memories of Clove and Cato, particularly Cato’s gruesome, slow death by mutts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Now he was no longer facing the shore and his friends; he was looking out toward the center of the river and across to the trees on the opposite bank. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We are to stand, facing away from our classmates, and fall backward, relying on another student to catch us. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They were circled together near the gate of their enclosure, heads facing out to protect themselves from wolves and bears. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z You don’t want to find yourself in a situation where you’re facing it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Mark twisted his body around so that he was facing front, gripping Darnell by his shirt behind him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Fire licked the bricks and roof above one of the windows of a room facing the back of the courtyard, scorching the walls black. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When the lightning stopped, the First and Second Cohorts were facing one surprised-looking giant and several hundred smoking piles of ash. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I looked perhaps blankly, because Quentin sighed and turned the page and pointed at an illustration: two trapezoids on their sides, the small ends facing one another. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The monkey fell on his paws, facing the cat, and the cat arched her back, tail raised high, and stood sideways on, hissing, challenging, spitting. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It began quite innocently, the two of them kneeling, facing each other, Westley holding her perfect face in his quick hands. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She takes my hand and turns it so that the blue dot on my palm is facing up. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The men had their backs to Tristran and Yvaine, and were resolutely facing the village as if they thought it sinful to observe the preparations occurring in the meadow behind them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath and blew it out hard, like he was facing a birthday cake with too many candles. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She raised her hand, her open palm facing him, to make him stop talking. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He was busy talking to people in a car facing the mountain I had just conquered. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was late May, and when Tayo went to the outhouse he left the door open wide, facing the dry empty hills and the light blue sky. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment, too, was now back on its feet, facing into a fresh wind. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And he saw himself, possessor of the Hallows, facing Voldemort, whose Horcruxes were no match...Neither can live while the other survives....Was this the answer? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The crowd of girls dispersed, leaving Jeff and Rick facing George and Kelly. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z This was a problem facing nearly every jockey, but with the onset ofhis diabetes, Woolf’s problems were compounded. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In the second room a guy holding an orchestra baton is facing the wall opposite the door. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We form into six or seven files, facing the white-shirts, most of whom are sergeants. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He got up, stood facing them stiffly, his bad hand jammed into his breeches pocket. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Not bothering with a U-turn, X-Ray parked facing the wrong way. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The men in his legions worshipped him not only for his courage and cunning but for his uncanny ability to evade death even when facing appalling odds. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Given all of these pressures, it is clear that the choice facing Durham was not between continuing Jim Crow and dismantling the system. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I straightened up all the bills so they were facing the same way. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The latter sat facing Poirot, and for the second time Poirot studied that unprepossessing face, noting the false benevolence of the brow and the small, cruel eyes. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time in his career Burnham found himself facing public attack. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Six hundred and seventy miles to the south, on the Oakland Estuary—the University of California’s home water—Ky Ebright was facing remarkably similar problems. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When the two had managed to get the basket into the room, the girl stretched her back and turned around, facing them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z On the right side of the Door, foot-long rods jutted out from the wall edge, also several inches in diameter, in the same pattern as the holes facing them on the other side. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z While you are rigidly facing forward, things that are behind you appear within your forward field of vision. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The emperor, who sat facing south, must have been very frightened—peasants everywhere walking day and night toward the capital, toward Peiping. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z According to newspaper reports, the president was facing his injury with courage and cheerfulness. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Jane is facing away from me with her butt on a desk and her feet on a chair. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He sat down again, facing the front as if he and his girl were alone, talking intimacies. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wake some time later and find myself facing a pair of huge work boots. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The two girls stood facing each other for a long minute. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Others say his mouth was more grim than grin, that his eyes lit up like flashbulbs, because he knew he was finally facing a knot that would stand up and fight, a worthy opponent. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea was that one of the big obstacles facing children — particularly children from lower-income families — was that their parents didn’t encourage or participate in their education. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I choose the path winding along the shore, leading to a row of red-painted benches facing the ocean. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z What would she give to stand on the deck of the Dolphin, facing down the river, toward the open sea and Barbados! The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel sat in the adamant tower facing his spy captain across a mass of scattered papers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Okay, so, everybody,” he said, facing us again, “I want you to start a brand-new section in your notebooks and call it Mr. Browne’s Precepts.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z One entire side of the room has windows facing the ocean. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z By the time they were facing me, Derrick looked me straight in the eyes and smiled the biggest smirk of self-satisfaction you ever could imagine. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Two pink deer reared up on their hind legs, facing each other, and an eagle perched at eye level between them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost lunchtime, and the earliest arrivals were drifting into the headquarters mess halls, the enlisted men and officers separating into different dining halls on facing sides of the archaic rotunda. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As he did, he spun around so he was facing us. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was facing the attic’s entrance, and now it’s twisted around in the wrong direction. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He realized that the base pairs could now easily be stacked atop each other, facing inward into the center of the helix. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We walk hand in hand to the dance floor, and then Garrett pauses, facing me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Bigger stiffened as Jan walked to the middle of the floor and stood facing him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was facing me and he had both hands on his knees. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I roll over once more, this time facing Chou’s back. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By the outer wall, facing the western expanse of the sea, he and Ahmad chased a lone chicken through the ruins around the outermost homes. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In the morning, she cries before facing each new day. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z For the next hour I stood in a rank with Sander and the others, facing Mr. Armin and attempting to duplicate his stance and movements. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She collapsed on the seat facing Poirot and wept steadily into a large handkerchief. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he sat on the ground facing her, legs crossed beneath him, their faces finally at a height. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The bridge is still attached at their end and it slaps the facing cliff but it’s burning so fierce it won’t be no time at all before the whole thing is just ash. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They were all facing the alcove, staring at the ground. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We moved into my bedroom and sat cross-legged on the bed, facing each other, talking about everything imaginable. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z By the time I reach the back porch, though, the whole family’s facing down the driveway, ’cause there’s the sound of a truck motor growing louder and louder. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up then, but he’d turned away and was facing the track again, his hands up at his temples. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, that’s not all,” Bull shouted, enjoying himself as he always did when facing a man totally without humor. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Milgrom was lying on the mattress as usual, facing the wall. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He waved his hand vaguely in the air before him; but he was in fact now facing southwards, as he came back to Shelob’s tunnel, not west. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I stopped talking until she grudgingly lay back on her side, facing me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Nicodemus closed the door behind her, then sat down on one of the benches, facing Mrs. Frisby; the others sat down, too, Mr. Ages stretching his splinted leg in front of him. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z His family was way behind on rent and facing eviction from their apartment. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At last she came to a halt a few yards from them and simply stood there in the middle of the frozen road, facing them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stand facing my little sister’s accurate accusations. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z There is only one glass cage here, and inside it is a gray-haired man in a rocking chair facing away from me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It was on a forlorn stone wall facing the mesarthium one, and the alley was too narrow for Lazlo to get an angle on it from a distance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “The goal is set; will we win? We planned it all—cheek to cheek—facing the swelling power of the new moon.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Start of the Battle Once it sailed out of the strait, Mark Antony’s fleet held a tight formation facing Octavian’s fleet of 400 ships. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Shadow sat in a chilly office, facing a short man with a port-wine birthmark on his forehead. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Criminally accused people facing trial are entitled to treatment and services. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They have returned to their original position, half facing Madison Avenue and half facing Washington Street. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z My guess was that Richard Parker was on the floor of the lifeboat beneath the tarpaulin, his back to me, facing the zebra, which he had no doubt killed by now. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a way,” he said with a mysterious grin, “for you to take part in the qualifying rounds. And if you win, you could find yourself facing Stan Smith in the first round.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Police officers get into a long line, facing off against the protesters, but the officers have shields in front of them like they’re worried that the protesters might hurt them. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The Death Eaters came to a halt: Harry heard them spreading out in a line facing the open front doors of the school. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I slowly rotate my body so I’m facing the dog. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Clay found the overhead-light switch, flicked it on, then stepped across the puny, servant’s-size room and sat down on the edge of the bed, facing his host. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z People within the circle sit at low desks, typing furiously on still more screens, these ones facing out instead of in. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She offers me freedom, not realizing that even chained, even facing execution, my soul is already free. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Hanako tried doing what Akira sometimes did when he was mad: She turned around so that her back was facing Mama. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He could not stand his home, his job, the town itself—he could not endure, day in, day out, facing the scenes and the people he had known all his life. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z There was a large bed, almost four feet tall, facing an old reddish brown dresser where we could see our reflections in a mirror as we talked. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The risk of arrest and imprisonment seemed trivial compared to facing my father at the end of the day. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The thought of safety reminded him of Pima and her mother, still there, still facing more days on the crews, facing whatever retribution his father might think to devise. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Eat heartily, Matthias. No point in facing trouble on an empty stomach. Feed the body, nourish the mind.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She shifts her body slightly so she's facing me, her eyes almost stern. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was more like a cave than a house, with one large garage-style door for an entrance and only one small window facing the lake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z If Annabelle ran on US Route 12 and not the desolate 200, she’d be facing blind curves, and navigating tight spaces next to guardrails and steep, forested cliffs. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Abby settles in cross-legged facing us, and it’s really kind of nice. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Me and TaShon have got the boat’s tip facing more north. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z For me, the major figure in the picture was a woman in the left foreground, facing the viewer. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Did he realize he was facing twelve years in Azkaban, twelve years that would make him unrecognizable? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t stop thinking about what Dad had told me, about facing your own battles. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t mind a nice little bungalow up here facing the sea. I don’t know that I’d care for this part of the world in the winter though.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I sat in the only chair at the table, facing the big mirror. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z While the terminology is well intentioned, it utterly fails to convey the gravity of the situation facing people upon their release from prison. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In the neighborhoods, white and black gangs were facing off with greater frequency. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We’re sitting in the beanbags, facing each other, so it’s hard to avoid his eyes. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He puts his hand on the seat with his palm facing up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I am up to the challenge of bearing the guilt and the grief, up to facing the difficulties that life has put in my path. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The three German soldiers organized themselves so that they were always facing in different directions, and one of them always kept a gun trained on the prisoners. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I turn my cab around so I’m facing the same way he’s walking. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z After the boys quiet down, five girls walk up to the front and stand facing the crowd. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We leaned against the counter, facing the dance floor. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He’s got Renault there, pale and tense as if he’s facing a firing squad, and Janza, the animal, a chained animal waiting to spring loose. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Du Barry sits in a high-backed chair, facing the fireplace. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Ifemelu’s room, was the cheapest, the smallest, facing the scuffed brick walls of the next building. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He pulled Devin out of line in the north and brought him in alongside Gamble: two thousand men facing west. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the barracks facing ours there lived an elegant woman who astounded me each time I saw her. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Hooper said, ‘Why have you come here?’ facing him across the room. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z As he sat in the theatre's presidential box facing the stage, Abraham Lincoln had no special protection. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I look back at Chloe, facing away from me on the log. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She came upon another cave on the western cliff, facing the oncoming storm. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z But Bailey stops, staring at the figure the group is facing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At Petersburg, the Confederate lines are arranged in a jagged horseshoe, facing south— thirty-seven miles of trenches and fortifications in all. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I was facing the wall, so when the door opened, I saw only a sword-shaped sliver of light. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Pulling Hannah past the noisy celebrants, Gitl led her to the one wagon facing the rest, where the men were busy at work encouraging the two strong workhorses to turn around. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I know I’m going to be in trouble for skipping first period, but anything is better than facing what’s beyond the bathroom door. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z We approached them from one side so that neither the children on the tree stump nor those on the ground were facing us. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He’s seated at a desk and motions for me to sit in a chair facing him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She pressed her way to a chair in the middle of the room and sat facing the experts. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Her wicker chair sat empty, facing the road. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The others gazed at them in silence as they stood there facing one another. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His enemy halted again, facing him, and the shadow about it reached out like two vast wings. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z After the older girls leave, the group huddles together in the middle of the room, facing the walls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no guilt, no moral dilemma, no argument or anguish—danger, yes, but she always knew what she was facing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The shades in the living room are drawn on the two windows facing the street. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I mean, I know Fizz isn’t weak, except when facing her mother, but I know I can go wobbly-kneed in all kinds of scenarios. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z They stood where she had left them, their arms around each other, facing out over the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Bridge remembered what it had been like to stand where Emily was standing, facing the rows of seats. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I imagine facing a field of forty-seven instead of twenty-three. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The brilliant snake's eyes that were set so deep in that dreadful rotting worm-eaten face glared unblinkingly at the witches who sat facing her. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I follow the butterfly out and see that we’re facing the street instead of the park. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Two children sat facing each other, cross-legged on the ground. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Grady and I sat at a battered wooden table, each facing a burger on a dented tin plate. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I took the big umbrella the porter had given me and sat facing the bow and opened it. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The following morning, Calder and Petra sat down on a bench in the Gracie Hall lobby They were facing a stone fireplace that had a bust of Francis Parker on the mantel. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Not useless. Anybody who knew would love you for facing it. But we can trust Arthur.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They all stood in a half circle, facing the ocean. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z We’re at the end of the right H leg, me in one chair facing the three of them. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Has she already walked through a door like the one I’m facing? The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z August pulled her chair close to the statue of black Mary and sat facing us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He raised both palms, a gesture almost of surrender, palms facing Longstreet, tried to say something, shook his head for the last time. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was facing me from the center of the circle. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Each person that was chosen was asked to stand in a different line facing the previous one. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The flash of headlights through the rain caught my attention as a dark car pulled up to the curb just a few feet away, facing us. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A few minutes after nine o’clock, the light on the camera facing Nixon’s desk glowed red. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was a handsome room, with a fine marble fireplace facing the long sash windows, firmly closed against the unseasonable chill. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Hadn’t he realized that he was facing Chickenhound, the overlord of all criminals? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We had become overconfident, and were reminded that we were facing a serious charge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood on the polished marble floor in front of us, but facing the platform, talking to the boys behind the balustrade. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The batters were hitting sharp liners and grounders, and the outfielders were finally paying attention, or at least facing in the right direction. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Billy came to on a chair facing the stage. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He, too, was facing the sunset, his pelt the color of a new penny. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Dicey sat in the middle again, facing her brother. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns her rollator so that she can sit facing the scene by the creek. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Still facing us as his left foot steps back onto the orange paving stone. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Extra butter for the youngsters, the problems facing today’s youth—you name it, and Mother defends the younger generation. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The house was set right up against the shore, facing Puget Sound and, across it, Seattle. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She turned over on her side so she was facing Rishi, one hand supporting the side of her head as she watched him smooth out the small sketch pad. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Hell, a hero would have volunteered to take the parent when they were facing down the Fjerdans at the harbor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I jumped up, my bronze sword springing to life in my hands, and found myself facing a bunch of .. . dogs. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The old church seated only about a thousand people, so most of the crowd stood outside, facing the front door. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He fell silent, facing the immensity of the strangeness before them, and then breathed out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Go on, girl, he whispered, as the student, facing her implacable ill will, sighed and wept. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Each had three joined bodies, and three heads facing outward, and inward, and across the gateway. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And then finally he says, "If you're facing the house, it's front and left." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z If Camp Jupiter was in such bad trouble, he could only guess what Camp Half-Blood must be facing without him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Next thing he knew, he was being wrenched inside the common room by about a dozen pairs of hands, and was facing the whole of Gryffindor House, all of whom were screaming, applauding, and whistling. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There are two rows of beds facing each other. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Leave all spice jars, shampoos, etc., with their labels facing outward. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But Jake and maybe six or seven other guards stand by me and the other internees, facing their fellow soldiers. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “What is it now?” she shouted, whirling around and facing him. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z An ancient roustabout is also looking through the stands but facing the other direction. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He was facing away from the letter, and showed no sign of stirring. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z This lady’s grandson might be facing life imprisonment without parole, but given the overwhelming number of death penalty cases on our docket, I couldn’t rationalize taking on his case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “This is...I don’t know what to say, Victoria,” I said, standing and facing her. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Up till now, we’d been putting off facing up to facts. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z That same woman came in the store every day; once, I saw her take a small bite of an apple and then put it back with its copper- mouthed wound facing down. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of us sat at a table, facing one another. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah," we concur, hands on our hips, facing him, a line-up of feminists. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I keep my hand on the door handle until she reaches her post again and turns to the side so she isn’t facing me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A tall boy with wavy hair is facing a short girl, black crayon labeling them as Will and Stella. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I continued to climb, slowly and assuredly, until I was facing the machine’s crude frame. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The steady rise and fall of gunfire coming from the screens tells me that the people living in those sectors must be facing off against the troops. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z There were no crowds, no ordinary citizens, only the Council of Guardians: twelve men who sat facing her across a long table at the foot of the stage. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He sits on the windowsill, facing me, so we’re at eye level. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The thing twisted bonelessly until its one eye was again facing her. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Janae is already sitting cross-legged on the blue tarp, but she’s facing the other direction, as if trying to avoid the house across the street. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We sat at the breakfast bar, me facing the sliding doors, him facing me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t actually think about facing Mother until the last day of our journey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she broke down crying again arid turned away so she was facing the pond and didn’t have to look at me. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Though Cecilia was facing away from her, Briony thought she was speaking with very little animation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The silvery pellawi-fur dried fast, and as soon as the wool of the facing was at least warm, if not dry, he wrapped himself in it and stretched out by the firepit. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z We went through a narrow hall and a drawing-room crowded with furniture to a verandah facing a square clipped lawn. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Most of the Arab prisoners and their families had squatted down facing each other. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I turn and sit, facing away from him. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They sat down at the table facing each other. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched two classes of initiates with that expression, but none of them was ever facing what Caleb is facing now. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z With a serrated knife, she clipped the fins, then turned the fish over, its underbelly facing her, and sliced it expertly from the tail to the gills. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z As soon as he opened the door he found himself facing the Nerf basketball. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I drag myself into a state of relative alertness, eat a can of potato and bean stew, and sit against the wall facing the door. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Not great,” said Harry, and he told her all about Lupin’s mission among the werewolves and the difficulties he was facing. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He stops pushing me and sits down again in the swing beside me facing the opposite direction. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The desks were in a half circle facing the chalkboard, so I chose the desk in the middle toward the back, which I thought would make it harder for anyone to stare at me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z My parked car was facing in the proper direction; the police car had come down the street in the wrong direction. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There were four rooms from front to back, one leading into the other: the living room facing Varet Street, then our bedroom, then Tata’s room, then the kitchen. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She pulled out the one facing the shop. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He hauled Ben out of the chair and dragged the chair around facing the stove and opened the door to the firebox and shoved Ben into the chair. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Harry turned his attention in earnest to the most urgent problem facing him: how to survive underwater for an hour on the twenty-fourth of February. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It walked in a circle, until it was facing away from Coraline, and then it began to walk backwards, stiffly, one step at a time, until it was pushing up against Coraline’s leg. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z As soon as we exited the shop, I headed for an empty table and pulled out the chair facing the parking lot. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The wind swirled around him as he stood facing the dark, naked and empty-handed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I sit down, facing in the direction I have just come from so that I’ll be able to see him if he comes after me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I whirled and found myself facing four skeleton warriors. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Every morning, she makes us stand single file facing her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In his rags he sat on the throne facing south, and we, a great red crowd, bowed to him three times. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, kids, okay, everybody! Settle down,” said the teacher, now facing us. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z What I took out of them was that character was measured by facing up to difficult situations and that a hero was a man who would not break even under the most trying circumstances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By late afternoon the elevator was papered with notices and filled with tenants facing sideways and backwards, reading as they rode up and down. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Undoing her seat belt, she went to the top of the capsule, now facing down as the water gurgled in. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The living bonobos were gone and it was only Otto and me facing the men at the windows. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He was also facing indictment in the Morrison murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z That’s what the Soviet Union was facing and fighting: destruction on that scale. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Peeta and I sit on the damp sand, facing away from each other, my right shoulder and hip pressed against his. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There the two of them were, the immigrant from rural Poland, his eyes ringed with fatigue, facing off in his halting English against the imperious Yankee. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Bioloaf Boy who looks like Cole sighs and turns the tray, so the cups of liquid are facing me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He remains in fighter stance, facing the door, for a full minute. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His white-walled room was bare except for a bed with a gray blanket, a toilet without a cover, a shelf for clothes, a cement table, and a barred window facing onto the center group area. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But part of being a warrior was facing their fears. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I ate lunch with her and, strangely, when I sat facing her at the table, my hunger vanished. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z From where I stood I could see the picture of Caroline de Winter facing me in the gallery. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was little to the liking of either of them, not even after facing so many other perils; but it did not last long. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z We sat facing each other in the dark, playing a free-association game that Ma had taught us when we were girls. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He was facing her at several paces’ distance. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She was lying on her stomach on the couch, her chin on the armrest, facing Eloise. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He turned back in the seat, facing the front, and put his hands—still trembling— on the control wheel, his feet gently on the rudder pedals. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z To help make ends meet, Granny rented out part of her lodgings to immigrant workers whose permits to live in Alexandra had expired and who were facing deportation orders. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right, you two,” he said, turning our shoulders so that Travis and I were facing each other. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Part of me wants to avoid going in and facing even more sad news. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Out of the four large windows facing the water she can see the sine curve of the coastline, the serrated firs in the distance, the glittery amethyst sea. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Attendants carried pitchers of wine around the room, and on a smaller dais directly facing the entrance, musicians were playing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was damp and dark on one side, where it had been on the ground for who knows how long, and dry and beginning to crack on the upside that had been facing the sun. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Walters gets up and walks over to the stool and sits down facing me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I am only facing the facts when I know that any moment of any day, or any night, could bring me death. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At the far end of the house, beyond the hearth and facing north towards the doors, was a dais with three steps; and in the middle of the dais was a great gilded chair. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Something flutters inside me as I think about that chilly November day, facing hundreds of people, including my family, friends, and community members, and singing my guts out. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z They stood on the street, facing in the direction the ambulance had driven, the sound of the siren wailing in the distance. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z They sat facing each other in a booth, and Jean Louise studied the napkin container, the sugar bowl, the salt and pepper shakers. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z As everyone else was facing the opposite direction, no one noticed what they saw. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z For the next several days, going to school and facing Miss Scalapino was harder than ever. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Then I bounce backward until I’m leaning against the wall behind my pillows and facing Mom in the doorway. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z She scoots to another chair, one facing only me and the corner behind me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z They propped their heads on their elbows, facing each other. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z We ride up in the elevator, silently, the Guardian facing me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But those were facing in, and these are facing out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Reminiscing with Dede was better than facing the flood of memories in the front room. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Figuring out how to get one is the core quandary facing the nation’s college nongraduates. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He was facing it, and its potency beat upon his brow. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She sat down, facing him, on the edge of the bed and sought in her mind the right things to say to him, the right questions to ask. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In August 1989, President Bush characterized drug use as “the most pressing problem facing the nation.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The apartment is empty, so I take my laptop to the dining table and position myself facing the front door to watch for Muhammad’s potential reentry. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Deep tilling of the soil isn't a good idea unless you are facing the kind of ground we have here in the Gardens of Glenwood. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She swiveled to the side so that she was now facing him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I only found those Heavenly Hamburger places, where they serve giant hamburgers and soup-of-the-day and four kinds of fancy cake at a very clean counter facing a long glarey mirror. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z There we would cast our sufferings aside and intelligently discuss solutions to the problems facing children in our various countries. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The other two lay facing the nest, their necks reaching out. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They’re dark wood, and the tabletop between the two facing benches is red like the soda fountain counter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Uncle George kept on jigging and Grandma kept on facing him, jigging too. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In the back corner he’d crammed a small desk, facing the wall. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then she turned around so that her back was facing us. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He stood outside facing the south, but all his feelings were focused behind him, northeast, in the direction of Cubero. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Franny was now facing directly into the sound of Zooey’s voice, sitting bolt upright, a wad of Kleenex clenched in one hand. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Coach put his hands up, palms facing me as if to stop me from even thinking about responding. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z When you looked really hard at the individual people in it, you could see the head and shoulders of a man, facing towards the camera. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z She found Crisfield easily enough, way down at the end of Maryland, facing the Chesapeake Bay. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z You may even plead with them, by heaven! in gentle terms to quit their horseplay—not that they will heed you, rash as they are, facing their day of wrath. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy was facing him and looked a few years his junior. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She takes me by the shoulders and makes me stand facing down the main lane that goes through the center of our fort. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Her head was turned, her cheek resting on her knees, facing me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He moves on to the technology of brain scans, what he and his team have learned just from my experience and the implications for future patients facing similar problems. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z We began going up a steeply climbing path, and we could see—maybe a hundred yards further up—a kind of viewing area right on the cliff edge with benches facing out to sea. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He led her over to the couch, sat her down facing him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “I know,” she says quietly, pulling her arms tight around her, still facing away from me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z We were ordered to strip down to the waist and line up facing the wall, waiting our turn at the X-ray machine. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned angrily so that his back was facing her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I can’t imagine facing Pop and Dad later, having to tell them that I tried my best, but I’m no longer a starter. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In any case, he was facing the other way and didn’t seem to register us at all. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben was sitting on a chair facing the principal’s desk. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s useless to think this, though, so finally I grab the overhead door brace with my hands facing each other, one beside the other. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I held the deck out with that one card facing him. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He had set his features into the expression of quiet optimism which it was advisable to wear when facing the telescreen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The driver turns the engine off and the car sits there, facing us. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z While they’re not facing Death themselves, tomorrow everything changes for the Plutos. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Her domestic struggles made Stanton sympathize with the concerns facing other women of her time. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She’s lying on her side facing away from me, and I can see the dip of the blanket at her waistline preceding the rise that marks the curve of her hip. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I was carried on to the platform with my arms and legs held tight by many hands, and I lay there suspended in the air, facing the ceiling. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Her own room, facing the forest, was always quiet. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She led me through an unmarked door near the principal's office, into a small, windowless room furnished with two facing desks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was because of this last activity that the children were on top of a hill, facing the other way. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She dragged the chair from her dressing table over to the cedar chest and sat down facing me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But it also meant that whatever end of the boat was facing the wind tended to fall away, bringing us broadside to the waves. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She lived on the twelfth floor facing the East River. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I signaled for Call to follow me to the southwest corner of the house, and then, keeping close to the side, we slipped silently to the first window facing south. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When I walk back into the kitchen, Mom is facing the doorway, her back to the counter. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She thought about what the Pandava warrior Arjuna would have done when facing a demon. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And of all the things I felt capable of in that moment, facing him was not one. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Just as he was the last time, he’s sitting in a chair facing away from us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z All the while, I sat facing the door, vainly hoping that Denna might return and I could explain the truth of matters to her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As I lift my baby from her limp arms, they fall open in her lap, palms facing upward. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Like something someone facing a firing squad might say before they’re shot. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “She was good,” Noah says, still facing the painting. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The Captain fetched the pole from the kitchen, and after he had handed it in to me in the stern, he climbed in and sat down facing me, his arms tightly folded across his chest. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This is what matters to me: the story of the scholarship boy who returns home one summer from college to discover bewildering silence, facing his parents. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A flower now bloomed on the side of the bush facing the water, the first to bloom of hundreds of buds that studded the tree like pale gems. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He sat down at a table, facing the cutting machine, and fitted his diamond knife into it, taking extreme care not to let his fingers touch the edge of the knife. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the time Werner rides facing backward, looking at land they are leaving, back toward Poland, back into the Reich. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “You’ll be facing off against Hamilton, who will do everything in her power to get it for me first.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel, reclining in a large armchair on one side of the fire, beckoned her to come and sit in the other chair facing him. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But the last emperors of dynasties must not have been facing in the right direction, for they would have seen us and not let us get this hungry. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Given the dilemma facing poor black communities, it is inaccurate to say that black people “support” mass incarceration or “get tough” policies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Luna knelt down and proceeded to make herself more presentable before facing her grandmother and Glerk—both of whom would likely want answers about her absence. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z "What were you thinking, facing them all by yourself?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z At that, he carefully peeled my arms off his uniform and guided me down, so we were sitting on the step, facing Mom’s maroon sedan. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z An impulse to speak rose in me and died with the realization that I was facing a wall that I would never breech. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z White people sat in cars facing us, waiting. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z After we finished our mangoes, Papa squatted in front of our little circle facing us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Malloy smiled just enough to let me know he was proud of me for facing my fear and fighting, even though it was a jacked-up situation. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Yeah. And”—I hand her my notebook, with the word “PRIVATE” facing up—“I thought about it, and I do want you to read this. All of it.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We all perched in rows on wooden benches while the teachers sat up on the platform in armchairs, facing us. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z When we looked down, we were facing each other and our eyes locked. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He tightened his grip on the door facings and shoul-dered in close to block me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There must have been at least a hundred windows on five floors facing the drive. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I joined her in the corner, sitting on the other railing, facing her and the yard behind her, where I could see Guzzo nudging Paul and pointing at me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “See that little black rubber dot, the inflation hole? Make sure that hole is facing up all the time.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She handed her mother an oversized tan bag covered in capital Cs all facing different directions. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Between running from your destiny and facing it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She turned her back on Stick and me, facing the living room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He's facing the possibility of spending his entire youth behind bars! Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z She was facing a brood of horrors that could snap anyone’s sanity. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My eyes have adjusted to the darkness by now, and across the roof I see three figures standing on the ledge, facing me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He looks from me to my pad resting against the wall, the sketch of him facing out. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The combined effect of race-based peremptory strikes and the automatic exclusion of people with felonies from juries has put black defendants in a familiar place—in a courtroom in shackles, facing an all-white jury. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Close up, it's possible to see that some people in the photo are facing straight forward. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z If we held the spacecraft in any one position, the side facing the sun would become too hot and the side in the shadows would become too cold. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At the Greek restaurant, she and Lauren sat side by side at the counter facing the windows, eating pita and tzatziki and kabobs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “The party’s always facing a crisis,” I said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Guilt consumed him when he realized how he truly felt—he’d been relieved that Ben was dead, that he didn’t have to worry about facing him again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He went back toward his men, sat with his back against a tree, facing the open. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of them would probably be happily imagining what deadly dangerous task the school champions would be facing on Tuesday. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Still at the forest’s edge, facing wilderness, I won’t know which way to go. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He brought down the curtain and placed two chairs facing each other. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He shared the small space with another analyst, whose desk was pushed up against his so that they worked facing each other—a symbol of Ellsberg’s fallen status. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She was facing the stove, her back to us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z You had your choice of sitting alongside your visitor, or facing each other. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She's facing the water, as if she might be asking her question of the ducks. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A plaid, overstuffed couch and matching chairs formed a semicircle facing a massive fireplace. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Dressed in his maroon paisley pajamas, Ron stopped dead facing Harry across the room, and looked around. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Her yellow gloves were beside her on the ground, and her bare hands were still up and facing forward, as if she had only touched the truck a second before. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He felt the hole behind him and scrambled into it sideways, still facing his enemy. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We’re standing on the raised platform outside Batalla Hall with his entire patrol facing the crowd in front of us, while another of Commander Jameson’s patrols is pushing people back with shields and batons. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Now with my new, expanded version of the House of Moneekrom, here in the storage room, it had become harder to know if my turrets facing each other were the same height. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Turning and facing her, I said, impetuously, “How can I go! How can I go! I can’t afford to miss school on Tuesday. We have exams,” I lied. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Annie and I sat on an iron bench facing the lake and exchanged schedules. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He moved to sit on the edge of Tyler’s bed, facing me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It makes me think of a friend I once had, who thought that north was whatever direction he was facing. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I’m a little nervous getting into the truck and facing the Levinsons. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She pulled her legs up and sat cross-legged on her bed facing toward mine. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A sea of faces, some hostile, some amused, ringed around us, and in the center, facing us, stood a magnificent blonde—stark naked. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z With him there she didn’t mind facing the whole circle of them, although she did hang on to Mr. Chris’s big hand. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I knew deep down that Charlie had thrown it, because he was the only one who was facing me, but I didn’t admit it to myself. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Harry could think of many reasons not to obey the summons, and yet his suspicions about her identity were growing stronger every moment that they stood facing each other in the deserted street. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z On the Upper East Side an apartment facing the East River would be priceless, but this is Spanish Harlem, where most rents are subsidized by Section Eight. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Plus it’s hard to watch the compass and keep to the right course when you’re facing backward and pulling with all your might. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Although he could see the camp directly above him, he chose his old route—up the gorge and across the ridge—because the guards on the wall were facing the river. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Dallas and Florida were quiet, facing the windows, waiting for the owl. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Above, facing the counter, a blonde, sun-burned college girl smiled down, inviting all and sundry to drink a coke. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re quite an Egyptologist. And the other is a bit of marble facing from the wall of a tomb.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the doorway, I could see him facing Ma, poking at his eye. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z With Mr. Sharpe, I found in the years that followed, there was no facing a person, unless for assessment. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the distance I saw Danny standing in the hallway, facing the door of the auditorium. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They came upon the next door about twenty yards farther along, and there were three more past it, then finally one facing them where the hall ended. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Everyone sat on the verandahs of the houses facing the village square. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She’d been planning to work in her flower beds, the way she usually did to pass time between orphans, but she was currently facing a conundrum. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I’m facing her, not quite sure what this is about...until she suddenly hauls off and slaps me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z How many times have I told Rosa about facing into the wind; cutting into the wind; feeling the wind run cool fingers through your hair? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Apparently done with me, Hannah returned to her friends, and they closed ranks, their backs facing me like a wall. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Bodega rented an apartment on the top floor of the tower facing the East River, mostly for the view—he had enough other places to live in. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z At the side of the school facing away from the street is a hill, with wooden steps going up it and eroded runnels worn down the side, and a few stunted evergreens on top. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I had no time to make war with the Atlanta Police when I had clients facing execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He drew his bare feet up and sat cross-legged on the bed facing me, still examining me with interest. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Since it was facing away from us, we didn’t get any light from the screen at all until we’d walked around to the edge of the woods again. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Junior wasn’t chosen, and I stood facing him on the other side of the crowd, on my way to becoming a rebel. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z While Linda peeled an orange and the smell of that prickled his nostrils, Bloom lay on his back, head resting on his pack, facing up into the airy green aspen foliage. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again they turned at bay, facing the oncoming lines of fire. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “It’s a crime to give false information to a police officer. And for someone like yourself, with a prior offense and still on probation, you could be facing quite a bit of jail time.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z They shuffled their feet until they stood scrunched up together in front of the drop-off at the very middle of the corridor, facing the Grievers. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He deserved to know what they were facing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He spent the next few hours in a collegial discussion with Groves about the challenges facing the bomb designers. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I stood facing the rock, with my feet on a narrow ledge and one hand thrust deep into a crack. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Repeatedly facing racial discrimination after serving his country made it all the more painful. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He reaches for the box, so now we’re both holding it and facing each other in an aisle that really only has enough space for one. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Walter wasn’t the only one who was facing new financial pressures. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z These were the only people on earth who knew what Barack and I were facing, who’d experienced firsthand the unique delights and hardships of life in the White House. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z One, headed by Benjamin Rush, believed they were facing yellow fever and that it had a local cause—the stagnant, foul-smelling air that had infested Philadelphia all summer. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “When’s the last time you escaped to the mortal world? I was there a couple of years ago. I know the way! Besides, I understand what we’re facing up there. You don’t have a clue!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z King Pellinore had not only lost his temper but he seemed to have been a bit astonished by the impact He got up facing the wrong way, and could not find Sir Grummore. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Reggie was right there on the bed, where she had left him, facing the wall, his phone on the bed, behind him. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He was lying on his side facing the door like he was expecting somebody or something. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “We don’t want it, you take it, who knows what you’re going to be facing?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I took the telegram from Phineas, facing in advance whatever the destruction was. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama’s not facing me, so I don’t see her face. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “So, I met a girl,” I say, facing the both of them. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Was she facing the street or a building? The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z At the edge of it he saw a familiar figure facing away from the Institute, gazing down toward the bridge. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I glance at August, but he’s still facing the other way. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z With his right arm around Miss Love and his left arm stub laid across my shoulder and me facing the two of them, Grandpa prayed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A myth from a totally different culture, yet here she was, facing the king of the snake people. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z An elderly woman in a cedar-woven hat sits at the front of one canoe, facing the paddlers. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Thus, the difficulties historians face in establishing cause-and-effect relations in the history of human societies are broadly similar to the difficulties facing astronomers, climatologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, geologists, and paleontologists. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Before she could decide whose question to ask, Minli found herself facing him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z And he's so calm. he's not even facing me, because he can talk and watch the game at the same time. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Now he’s facing me with a wide smile. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Muslims are not sun-worshipers. We pray facing the East to be in unity with the rest of our 725 million brothers and sisters in the entire Muslim world.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey stood alone at the front of the class, as if he was facing a firing squad. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally I get so I'm facing back at the shore and there's Blade, just his head above the water, and he looks all white and scared. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Henry paused when he was facing Naomi again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Machine shops and arrays of heavy-duty electrical equipment were situated on the ground floor along the curved inner walls, facing the two-story arch of the magnet. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Amil and I sat cross-legged on his bed facing each other, too frightened to go to sleep. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We sat side by side, not speaking, only smoking, facing the interior of the museum. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She reached inside and caught the monkey by the upper arms and rotated him so that he was facing away from her, so that he couldn’t bite her if he woke up. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that she was facing him, she didn’t know what to say. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He’s curled up next to Lucas the bear near the footboard, his back resting against the wall, his chin on the bedspread facing me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z They sat on the wooden benches that ran along the outside of the cable car, facing the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They dealt in transformations; they suggested an endless series of possibilities, extending like the reflections in two mirrors set facing one another, stretching on, replica after replica, to the vanishing point. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z As if my humiliation means anything in the big picture we’re facing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Once the café was restored to its previous condition, they heaved the Death Eaters back into their booth and propped them up facing each other. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I jerk up and scootch around so I’m facing the interior door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Yet, if it came down to it, I might be better off with them than facing Falconer without the script in my hands. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I sat down facing my father, but couldn’t eat with them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He glanced across at the other two but they were facing away from him, standing apart, smoking silently. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Molly’s room is on the second floor, facing the ocean, down a long hall at the opposite side of the house from Vivian’s. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She felt like a rock climber facing a sheer cliff, searching for cracks and handholds. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Yet he felt timid about facing either of them. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Madison possessed the subtlest and most intellectually sophisticated understanding of the choices facing the new American republic of any member of the revolutionary generation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Though I was intimidated by the prospect of facing the apes, I was far more willing to risk my life with them than with the kata-kata. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He was facing the yellow brick wall across the street, but then he looked at me out of the corner of his eye. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, we reached the school and I was ushered into the principal’s office, a tiny cubicle facing a row of privies and a patch of yellowed grass. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “But what he just did in facing you—that was respect. You don’t get any more decent or proud than that.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He sat facing the tents, his long, spidery legs crossed in front of him, and Zu’s workbook in his lap. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I go back and get Rachel’s chair and put it under her desk so it’s facing the corner. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s curled up on his side, fast asleep, facing us, arms reaching out and hands curled in the soil. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I slid under the covers and lay down facing him. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Even here—running for our lives, sleeping exposed, facing death—even here, in her arms, I was able to find some measure of peace. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z They boarded one of those trolley cars that had two long benches facing each other. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He set the water on his desk and then went to sit on his bed so he was facing me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Joy filled the city, joy in the battle-array, the shining armor and spirited chargers and proud standards, joy at facing a war to the death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a kind of joy and hope in the thought that one white man was willing to use his own money to call attention to the injustice we were facing. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the wooden blocks were metal letters facing backward. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand facing the person who helped me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I went to my knees and rolled and pulled erect, facing him. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe we can see something through the front window—Mr. Watch is usually facing the other way. If we walk in the door, she might be right there,” Calder said. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I sat on a crate facing the back end of the ship and hugged my knees to my chest. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he got to his feet and stood facing me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I sat in the front row, facing a low platform that served as the stage. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z During the week of a scheduled execution, only the condemned prisoner facing a scheduled death is permitted to have family visits. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I went inside and sat on my bed facing the wall and tried to stop thinking, but I had a severe migraine that night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Colin raised the slim window facing the front yard as quietly as he could, and then motioned to the screen. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z "Does the thought of facing the Stark boy unman you, Tyrion? Your brother Jaime would be eager to come to grips with him." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He lay on his stomach facing Boots and began to growl softly in his throat, staring straight into the tiger’s golden eyes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z But all we really wanted was to be on the Elizabeths again, even if that meant facing the wreck of our home. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He sat down, tentatively, on the extended leg attachment of his chair, facing Nicholson, and tucked in his T shirt. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z We danced to a second song, and when we sat down again on the stools facing the pool table, our backs against the bar, he slid his arm behind me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It scares me to think about facing all those people. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Well, suddenly, facing monsters seemed like a picnic. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z No. I put my hand down and roll onto my side, facing the wall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Hideo is standing before a podium and facing a barrage of flashing lights. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “We can’t just build another cabin, buy more supplies, and start over as if nothing ever happened. Circle Justice isn’t blind. It is about facing consequences.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z A moment later, my right arm is twisted behind my back, my feet hang over the edge of the open door, and I’m facing a line of trees that passes altogether too quickly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Generally his roar sent whatever creature was facing it scurrying down the tunnel. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The woman was wilder, her eyes shifting restlessly between the men facing her, and the loose grouping around me, her chaotic hair quivering in the slight breeze. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He swayed from foot to foot as he stood facing the fire. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z At roll call, I was pulled out of the lines and marched to a wooden “horse”—a polished, barkless log with four wooden feet—and laid over it with my bare back facing up. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Their classmates didn’t realize the cub was facing something even more dangerous than crocodiles or hunger. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I only imagined I heard the bones crack, but her arm from her elbow down was facing the wrong way, and a slick red bone tip pierced her skin. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Wart, facing into this wind, felt that he was uncreated. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Apollo on his side, facing this undaunted person, felt an admiration for his boldness and made his priestess deliver the response. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z America will unite to respond courageously to the threat now facing us in the Pacific. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I haven’t seen you down by the river in a while,” he said, ducking under some shirts so that he was facing her again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We crawled inside the man-trip and sat side by side, facing forward. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She sat beside the bed, facing him, in the same rocking chair he had sat in to watch Granny. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Richardson, looking at the silver arrow aligned and gleaming and certain in the clouded water, touched the collar of his shirt, wondered which way he was facing now. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He climbs in next to me so we’re facing each other. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z We crossed the river together, mother and daughter, facing each other, low in the boat’s quiet center. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Forcing my way quickly through the crowd, I stood on the steps facing those in front, talking rapidly without thought but out of my clashing emotions. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If the band is facing her, she’ll simply finish the obituary, go home, get a good night’s rest, and figure out next steps tomorrow. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I sat on a bar stool near the counter facing everybody. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They were each kneeling and facing the other now. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Two teenage boys were in the front seat, facing the road. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Since facing down the cow monsters in Venice, Frank had barely thought about his fragile lifeline. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Nor was it possible to receive a fair trial from a white judge: Why is it that in this courtroom I am facing a white magistrate, confronted by a white prosecutor, escorted by white orderlies? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I noticed something I hadn’t seen from up top: mirrors all the way around the rim of the pool, facing this spot. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They retreated to the curb and sat down, facing the street, not daring to even look at Farquar. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The other half of the Abbey overlooked undulating sweeps of meadowland, its ancient gate facing the long dusty road on the western perimeter. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Ellsberg, now facing up to thirty-five years in prison, insisted that the contents of the Pentagon Papers justified his actions. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Me and Veronica, my babysitter, were sitting on the bench outside the store with Jamie, my baby brother, who was sitting in his stroller facing us. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z They went outside and stood by the door, facing the gray and white sea that was so very silent, rolling into die shallows, its spume blown off into the wind. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z For a second I thought about drawing Riptide and facing her, but my heart crawled into my throat. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He pulled the largest fish off the stringer and held it in one hand with its white belly facing up. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I lay on my bed facing the wall. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Thus ended, at least for the time being, the fullest public exchange of views on the most deep-rooted problem facing the new American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Rather than walk facing forward, he rotated his body and moved sideways, like a crab. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There’s a big wrap-around porch and stairs leading down the hill to the dock, and all the windows facing the water have been flung open, the curtains drifting out on a warm breeze. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And even stranger: they were all facing him. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It was a three block area with stores facing the street, the river visible in fragments of green through the alleyways that cut through to unseen parking lots by the water. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The two animals were three feet apart, wide-open jaws directly facing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We’re in front of our dugout in two lines facing one another—our high-five line. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I burst out crying into my hands; I cried for Phineas and for myself and for this doctor who believed in facing things. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They even sit facing into the wind so that they can take off at any moment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Every photo is taken from an angle facing away from his wounds. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I stood up, holding the almost empty jugs and stood in front of Amil, facing Papa, putting myself between them. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He stood facing those panes, silhouetted against the sallow electrical lights. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was on the side facing away from the priory. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I have here Alaska’s final. You’ll recall that you were asked what the most important question facing people is, and how the three traditions we’re studying this year address that question. This was Alaska’s question.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z There I discovered that we would be facing a mirror the entire time. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z About the time I went to bed she and Papa began to sing songs in Japanese, warming their hands on either side of the stove, facing each other in its glow. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z At the front of the room, facing the students, will be the desk of Mr. Porter. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Snape seemed to be facing a constant, low level of mutiny from a hard core of students. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Intriguingly, the chess tables crossed class barriers: One might find Wall Street bankers playing against homeless men from Skid Row, or Ivy Leaguers facing down high school dropouts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Shin soon found himself facing the fence, which was about ten feet high. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Stick and Leroy were sitting in low-backed armchairs facing a bookcase that filled one entire wall. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She was facing in their direction, but he couldn't tell if she was watching him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She fell, looking as frightened as a child facing the dark. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Five days at the ranch usually wore me out, and now we were facing ten days straight, after which we’d fly directly to Brazil without going back home. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The house the Links eventually bought in Medlock Bridge, built in 1987, has 3,900 square feet and 1,100 more in a basement with a wall of windows facing the backyard. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z At the bottom of a smaller tank, two Nereids—female sea spirits—sat cross-legged, facing each other, playing a game of Go Fish. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “She thinks you’re one of the bombers,” Frankie said from behind her, and she angled so she could look back and forth among all three boys facing her, even as she wanted to scream. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Crab pulled back on the hammer and handed the gun, barrel facing the trees in front of them, very carefully to Ernie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z My thoughts scattered in all directions like undisciplined troops facing their first fire, and it took me a moment to marshal them. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes, there was a mountain of logs facing me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The image was of a lion and a man facing each other. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was while he was sitting there, facing southeast, that he noticed how the four windows along the south wall of the kiva had a particular relationship to this late autumn position of the sun. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They are sitting in rows of chairs facing a microphone set up on one end of the room. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I spy Ma and Pa asleep facing each other on their sides with Geak in the middle, their hands touching above Geak’s head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Zu sat on the floor, her pink palm facing up toward Chubs’s squinting eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Harry was facing a mirror over the fireplace, a great gilded thing in an intricately scrolled frame. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When I like the answers you give me, I'll leave the cup facing up. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t be long before the large circle rested flat on the valley floor, facing the sky and waiting for something to land on it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Looking out from some high windows, you could see a dozen red-brick walls facing different directions and the roofs of the many connecting corridors. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she turned and left the stage, left him there alone, standing and facing the crowd, which began spontaneously the collective murmur of his name. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He kept telling himself that their plan was good, that Griphook knew what they were facing, that they were well-prepared for all the difficulties they were likely to encounter, yet still he felt uneasy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Webb’s not facing me, so I can’t see his reaction, and I don’t want to see his reaction. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Buddy came back and stood facing him, his eyes eager, shining. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Czernobog sat on a bench in the wall facing the Mikado machine, tapping out the time with his fingers. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She slumped facing the wall, her forehead leaning into it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He pictured himself in a fancy blue jacket with red facings, white leggings, a beautiful new gun snug against his cheek.... The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z And then the spinning stopped, and Emma was facing a door once more. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I was facing the angry kids and I could see that their hunger for vengeance was directed at me, but I didn’t care, I felt relieved. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z This time it seems to fit better, so he holds the fake leg so that the open end of the socket is facing my stump and says, “Just put your leg inside.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z We stand in line; for even longer we sit on hot metal benches facing the podium. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He walked into a clearing and found himself facing a large grizzly bear with two cubs. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside were four rows of folding chairs facing the front of the room, which is where Ms. Rubin was standing, waving us in as soon as we walked in the room. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z "She must have parked it facing the Hab or she wouldn't have been able to plug it in," he said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I always addressed the tough times many Americans were facing, as well as the inequities within our schools and our health-care system. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They sat on the wooden benches that ran along the outside of the cable car, facing the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On each side of the boat, facing the table, was a bench with a cushion which could also be used as a short bunk. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We both knew which was the good side: the side facing the big magnolia in the next yard. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z And, sure enough, five minutes later, Michael found himself standing in his stained clothes in a corner of the nursery, facing the wall. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The ship was a sleek white triangle with a single dark window facing forward. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But at least he wasn’t facing the crushing aloneness anymore. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Matthias knew he was facing death with the insane ruler in one of his lunatic rages. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Now,” she said, sensing the enormity of the task facing her, “I had to find my family in all of this.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Golan, who was facing it, grimaced and looked away. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Lee brought out a table and two chairs and set the chairs facing each other. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He rose to his knees facing her and tried to tie her ribbon. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z It reminds me of Charlie, so I usually eat facing away from the window, but today I want to think about Charlie. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Before the week is out, he will be facing the possibility of life imprisonment. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z On inquiring where the bathroom was, the woman told me in a timid voice that although it was the door facing mine, there would be no hot water available until after supper. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He trotted up beside me and grabbed my arm, yanking me so that I was facing him again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z In a chair, at the far side of the room facing the outer door, sat a woman. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But for the first time in all his years here, the station is facing an unprecedented situation. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Not by that acrid taste, not by the dread of facing the thing that had pursued her through Flatbush and down the shore at Coney Island. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Mustafa is facing me, wearing jogging pants and high-top sneakers, with a sweatshirt. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The pitcher’s a lefty, and I love facing lefties because I see the ball so much better leaving a lefty’s hand. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He heaved and jerked and pulled until finally Derek was on the bank, lying on his side, facing the water. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, is it on the right when I’m standing in the street facing the house, or when I’m standing at the front door facing the street?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z There were a number of bathhouses along the beach, of rough but solid construction, built with small, protecting galleries facing the water. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare through the glass at the guards on the other side—they stand erect, their guns at their shoulders, facing forward. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Leon had walked to the shallow end and stood facing her across the gently rocking sheet of oily blue water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The little girl walks up to her sister so they’re both facing me. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When a flower happens to be facing the land, the sraf can enter it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He sat on his cot, facing away from them, a lump of a human body. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I read the last couple pages on my stomach, facing the water. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The two biggest ones were right next to each other, facing us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z After the late breakfast, we lined up facing the corporal, who handed us AK-47S. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She arranges all of her stuffed animals around us in a circle, everyone facing the TV, then presses PLAY. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z She had moved a yard or two away and was facing him, revolver in hand. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z But, as it occupied a corner, the windows facing the street outside the ghetto had to be sealed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They lined up in what seemed like no particular order, facing the conclave like a chorus line, so Citra joined the line next to Rowan. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He stood facing me, with his back to the sea cliff. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z We kept getting very close decisions from appellate courts denying relief, and Mr. Hinton remained on death row facing execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There was space for a door and one small window facing out toward the bay. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He took off his hat and laid it on the mantel, and then he stood tapping his foot on the littered hearth, facing them. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Sigurd’s icy eyes ticked over each of the people facing him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He pulled her down to the ground, and they lay facing each other, heads propped up on their elbows, lower legs tangled with each other’s. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As we stood there facing each other, I had this flickering thought that I looked the same way to her, split down the middle by light and shadow. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Where she saw a lonesome chair left like an orphan in a park strip facing the river that other Violet saw how the ice skim gave the railing’s black poles a weapony glint. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z On the page facing Map 4 was a drawing of a house with a lacy wraparound porch. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z August leads me back through the men’s bunk cars until we’re standing on a small platform facing the back of a stock car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z If the emerald is facing her, she’ll give in and call him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z All the other visible hills, including those facing me across the narrow valley, looked to be in good health, except where they had been scarred and gouged by quarrying or strip mining, which was regularly. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Ingrid stood facing the soldier, clutching his scarf to her chest. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z About twenty kids of different sizes and ages, girls and boys, were standing with their backs to me, facing a young woman with very short, reddish-purplish hair. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, that got him thinking about the gods, the war they were facing, and his dream about the twins Ephialtes and Otis. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t just eastern sports scribes and fans who found themselves facing a new reality after the 1936 regatta. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There isn’t any table and there aren’t any chairs, so we sit cross-legged on the floor and eat, facing each other in the candlelight. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Jammed into jump seats around the perimeter of the aircraft was the human cargo, facing inward, knees wedged against chests. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He stood naked facing me on a small square of carpet, briefs in his hand. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can see almost all the way up the creek now,” Byrd says, facing toward the window. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I sat, facing forward, not saying a word. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay down meekly in the manure, facing the door. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I sit down across from her, with Ben and Radar and Lacey following in a line, so that we are all facing Margo. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The two pieces stay standing, separate, for a moment before they fall, the patterned back facing up. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z August had brought in chairs and arranged them in a semicircle facing the wooden statue of Mary. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Here they were at the heart of Tartarus, facing an impossible army—she would take any comfort she could get. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z This was in the unstructured time before formal interviews, when she was standing facing the officers in the hallway, with Leon on one side of her and her mother on the other. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then I return to lean against the bar, facing the room, so I can see if anyone motions to me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z One boarding house facing the Delaware River had a sick sailor in nearly every room. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Because she was facing capital murder charges and a potential death sentence, she made a deal to accept a prison sentence of twenty years. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The witch glanced toward the shining mahogany door facing the space full of pamphlet-makers; Harry looked too, and rage reared in him like a snake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She stands stiffly, facing the flashes and the jostling cacophony. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The little man in the window shifted along the seat, Poirot squeezed past the other two men and sat down facing his friend. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they were reading or, like this one, facing each other and smiling. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Now, facing Nick, I trembled with shame and frustration, but I was dry-eyed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He stared at me, then went and sat facing a wall, his nose a couple of inches away, and stayed that way even when I said “walkies!” My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z This is where the library’s new arrivals are put on display, the freshly laminated hardcovers facing out; they stand tall on their top shelves, their pages crisp and unread, their bindings flexible yet strong. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The two men stood facing each other as Sheriff Clark ticked off the seconds. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Viserys began to scream the high, wordless scream of the coward facing death. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was in the Honeycomb, facing Bigwig in the dark, across the motionless body of Fiver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In the den that smelled of camphorated cobwebs he found himself facing a kind of dusty iguana whose lungs whistled when he breathed. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It is a low building facing the street. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood in my socks, facing them, waiting for the news, whatever it was. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I carefully turn myself around so I’m facing the ship, and the captain grins broadly. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He opens the book, glances at an illustration of Nikolai Gogol, and then at the chronology of the author’s life on the facing page. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They were facing southeast, grazing in a herd. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Most of the day, St. George sat at a desk facing the door to a stairwell and argued with inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the animals sat facing them in the main body of the barn. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “I would pretty much be facing deportation to India.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Mother Ermentrude smiles and lifts up her hands, their palms facing heaven. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We sat down hip to hip facing the canal, and he put his arm around me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Leonard is only eighteen years old and he is facing life in prison for a crime that he did not commit. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z We eat lunch on a driftwood log, facing the ocean. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The roaches did a series of turns and landed flat on the ground facing Boots. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The shock of finding himself school champion had worn off slightly now, and the fear of what was facing him had started to sink in. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Singer had put away his chess men and they sat facing each other. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The windows facing the street were covered with plywood and only the first floor was renovated so it looked as if the fire that emptied the building hadn’t affected that floor. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Three plants in pots graced the window facing east toward the front of the courthouse. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I placed the book, cover facing out, in front of all the others so he’d be sure not to miss it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z On Monday morning, July 15, he awoke facing the prospect of yet another day of mind-numbing routine, but when he arrived at headquarters, he found Detective Cuddy in an unusually good mood. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I line up at my spot, and it feels odd to be just standing there, not in blocks and not facing down hurdles. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z We had all these chores facing us, but some things you have to sit and mull over before you can go on. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When she was done, she sat on her rocking chair facing the door, took up a basket of crochet, and began working. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Take a seat in his bathroom and you found yourself facing the faintly smirking skull of Doris, a prehistoric creodont. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z She was facing him, then she sank to her knees. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In addition, Smith might enjoy pitting his horse against one trained by his son, Jimmy, just as Howard would enjoy facing off against Lin. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The vast majority of these “anti” women were educated, married, wealthy white women, who enjoyed the privileges of their status without considering the practical problems facing poor and powerless working-class women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She was facing away from them, her back arched, her butt bobbing in and out of visibility. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z We stood side by side, facing the doorway as if it was about to admit a firing squad into the room. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z They stood for a while facing one another, and the air of the room tingled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The porcelain figurines were in a straight line on the window-ledge, all facing the same way. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Now that the flurry of activity leading up to this mission is over, I realize I have no idea what I’m facing on this trip to District 8. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They come inside, and I swivel around in my desk chair so I’m facing them. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I’m glad I’m not facing my parents, but even with my back to them, I can imagine the wild panic in their hearts. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I followed them and we sat like wet ducks on a bench facing the congregation. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Moss, can you turn your body just a little bit to your right, so that you’re facing Ms. Morales?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Percy had seen Frank surrounded by cannibal ogres, facing down an unkillable giant, and even unleashing Thanatos, the god of death. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I sat now facing the portrait of Frederick Douglass, feeling a sudden piety, remembering and refusing to hear the echoes of my grandfather's voice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And there’s Mr. Porter, facing away, but starting to turn. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The woods, Miguel, and love were lost in the deep well of her terror and she resigned herself to facing her fate without subterfuge. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing at the fitting rooms and facing toward the main store entrance, we are looking directly at the tentlike, utilitarian plus sizes, also known as “woman” sizes. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was warm and humid, and the only person around was a young man facing the other way He was sitting on an old, scabby bench. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The hunters gathered in a semicircle facing what was now a central avenue leading toward the grand pavilion, and Prince Aidan and Kaisa went forward to meet the King and Queen, bowing deeply to them. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z By this time the last of the other assembled rats had made their way into a large meeting hall, where they sat facing the raised platform. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Missed upended trees, roots facing sky not earth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He walked toward the bedroom, but stopped short when he saw Twinkle’s shoes facing him in the doorway. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The bulldog shook his face, curled up again with his back facing us, and then a horrible smell wafted up. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The rest sat facing them, filling every square inch of floor space except for an aisle up the center. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Everyone who had a part in shutting off the flow of the Colorado River into California is facing criminal prosecution. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I curled up on my side, facing the wall. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Miss Granger, you are already facing suspension from this school,” Snape spat. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z On the opposite side of the roof, facing southeast, Nyame stopped and stared at the dark, jagged mountains ringing the Golden Crescent. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Therefore, if I turned towards the window I would be facing home. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat facing the door and the windows, a book in his hands, a Bible I presumed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He had three toes facing forward and one facing back, like a bird. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Alfred circled around him, and Rivera turned, slowly and awkwardly, to keep facing him. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z At the time he declared this new war, less than 2 percent of the American public viewed drugs as the most important issue facing the nation. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I always stretched them on the side facing the road, never on the back side. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Jason wasn’t sure what Favonius wanted, but if facing the god of love meant forcing Nico into some sort of confession about which girl he liked, that didn’t seem so bad. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Jeanne looked right back up at him, like David facing Goliath. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Harry could hardly believe that he’d left Privet Drive only a few hours ago, that he wasn’t expelled, and that he was now facing two completely Dursley-free weeks. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He spotted Noor sitting at a table facing the front window, overlooking the main street. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Mark turned in his chair so that he was facing Joaquin. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It had a broad blue strap with a pad for putting around your neck, the flat top facing up, for it was a drumroller's drum. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z They were facing the sea, not fifty feet from shore. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “The rest of the pelts must stay here,” he said, facing Captain Orlov, “until the chests are brought.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He held his tongue until he was standing upright, facing Iorek directly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Maddie stood facing her new friend by the table they had just abandoned, people around her whirling into action. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I expect her to stay facing the wall, but instead she continues turning, spinning in some kind of dervish. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I didn't want him to hang up, but he did, and my hands were shaking and I was facing the closed door. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They spent the night facing they knew not what and feeling that there was no help for them anywhere except in their own valor. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Father got up and came to stand in the doorway, facing out toward the porch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray looked straight ahead for a few seconds before finally facing me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But the obstacles facing them were many, almost insuperable: they had no rackets, no balls, no decent tennis courts, no shoes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of facing the crows again and shiver, though the air is warm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I can see the nipple facing down, dejected and hurt. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Now she realized that the hardest test for a child of Athena wasn’t leading a quest or facing death in combat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I turned so that I was facing him now. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z And they stood there for a moment, facing each other—though they weren’t looking at each other, but down at the pebbled stretch of riverbank between their two pairs of feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z So when he emerged from the woods facing Elm Street, he immediately veered left, even though he could’ve walked one block right, crossed the street, and been at the Tanakas’ in no time at all. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Ralph pulled himself out of the water, stood facing Piggy, and considered this unusual problem. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z At the same time women were uniting in great numbers to gain the vote, a huge segment of them were facing another challenge, one that history books have often overlooked. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Joseph Hooper sighed, sitting at his desk, in the room facing the long lawn. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He pointed at two wooden folding chairs facing each other. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Next she walked briskly into the living room and moved a large round mirror from the wall facing the front door to a wall by the sofa. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think either of us can stomach any more discussion about the consequences the woman from the auditorium might be facing. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z We lay on our stomachs, facing each other with the jar between our faces, and watched the little fish swim rapidly up and down and around. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She beckoned him to come close to her, and the second he was within reach she seized him and forced him to sit facing her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And that's when I realized Mrs. Baker's whiteness was of no use to her in this particular situation—facing my sister and having to look up as she decided whether to repeat herself. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It contained two banks of cages, positioned facing each other along opposite walls of the room. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I've rolled sideways off the fork and I'm facing the ground, held in place by the belt, one hand, and my feet straddling the pack inside my sleeping bag, braced against the trunk. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z That was how Mama found me: barefoot and in my nightclothes eating out of the pot of rice from dinner, Dinah propped up against the sugar bowl facing me, in the dark kitchen. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The emissary would thus be facing the sea when he inspected Min’s work. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z We sat facing each other on a backless bench, straddling it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She looked back at my father, and he pushed himself past her and stood in front of Lucas, who sat there the whole time, facing straight out, even when someone spit on him. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He ran forward, placing himself in front Pettigrew, facing the wands. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z As Mrs. Popper finished the Waltz, both Nelson and Columbus stopped fighting, put down their flippers and stood still, facing each other. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” Barry said, clearing his throat and standing up like an announcer facing an anxious crowd. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z He stood facing the tumult, with legs apart, and answered them in the language of honour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I play facing the hoop and either dishing off or busting a move for the basket. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He's not facing it all day and all night, what it really means. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Barred windows lined the top of one wall, facing the street level, but that just made the cellar feel more claustrophobic. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Had I turned to go home just an instant sooner or had I been facing east instead of west, I would have climbed down that hill full of peace and comfort. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Every other month someone was facing execution, and we were scrambling to keep up. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She was sitting in the easy chair, facing him, but she seemed to be concentrating on the front door. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z As we were going with our candle along the dark passage, Estella stopped all of a sudden, and, facing round, said in her taunting manner, with her face quite close to mine,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Mom showed them to a pair of chairs next to the fireplace, facing the crowd. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sitting in Dr. Throckmorton’s office, sinking into a padded leather chair, facing the headmaster’s hulking desk. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I found myself facing Hamlet, who wore a mask emblazoned with two faces. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Seeing the open door somehow seemed to impress upon all three of them what was facing them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Two more manipulations like that, and I’m facing the right way. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Thereafter, my brothers slept in a bed in the living room facing the street. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I break free of Earl’s grasp and stand facing him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At the northeastern end, he pulls the car over, facing Canada. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Guards in red coats with buff facings were stationed by the door. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Natalie turned side to side, facing first one direction, then another. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She was mostly facing away from Luke, and she wore jeans and a gray sweatshirt not much different from what the Sports Family brothers always wore. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The three butterflies, two of them too skittish to sit next to the windows facing the steep drop just inches from the slippery road. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The next block over, they found a big open parking lot with tree-lined sidewalks and rows of food trucks facing the streets on all four sides. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She was hyperventilating in the corner, facing the bathroom door. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z With the bases facing outside, there had been no trouble fitting them: they had simply circled around the central backbone, like a spiral rosette. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I opened the front door and sat on the step facing High Street. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Being chased by witches and warlocks, battling monsters, even defeating demons, was nothing compared to the task of facing the reality of our father’s abandonment. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It told the board where Tally’s center of gravity was, and which way she was facing. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I tucked her in my sweater and leaned against the cliff, facing the bulletlike dive of the falcon. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally held out her right hand, the scarred palm facing up, sweaty dirt tracing the lines on it. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It seemed like a good opening line, facing two archery gods. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I felt like I was facing off in a gunfight. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z From the sound of Gum Baby’s complaining, she was facing more obstacles than I was. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She made sure they were far enough away before facing Baaz again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He sits facing out—rosy-coloured pot-bellied, crowned and smiling—three hands holding various objects, the fourth held palm out in blessing and in greeting. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Say good-bye to everyone for me, will you? I don’t feel like facing any of them again.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It was about him, how he was facing charges for killing Jim and Keith, and was scheduled to go to trial. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But now that he had done the latter, and was facing the prospect of asking a girl to the ball, he thought he’d rather have another round with the dragon. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I turn my hand over, palm facing up. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Along the road the houses were all low-slung and split-level and modern, with big porches and picture windows facing the water. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Shadrack reached the first house, he was facing a line of delighted faces. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And twenty-three-year-old Orson Welles as the middle-aged astronomy professor facing the end of civilization...on the night America was spooked. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z There were rows and rows of chairs, all facing a platform. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z But the troops stood there, facing the horizon in their tin hats, rifles lifted above the waves. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I turn around so I’m facing the wall. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z O’Brien had turned himself a little in his chair so that he was facing Winston. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Inside the door, great metal cogs wheeled and clanked as the symbol rotated until it was facing the right way, until it was correct. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z There is a fundamental disconnect today between the world of civil rights advocacy and the reality facing those trapped in the new racial undercaste. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She sits on the rock wall, facing away from him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For the first time in my gymnastics career, I was facing an agonizing decision—high school with my friends, or homeschool at the gym? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The building had once been a private house, but the new owner had divided it in half to make a two-room apartment in the back and a bar facing the street. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Then, she took her leg off mine and kind of sat on my lap facing me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Antinous’s words rang in his ears - about the giants in Athens, the impossible trip facing the Argo II, the mysterious hunter Gaia had sent to intercept the Athena Parthenos. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I would be in the direst of dire straits, facing a bleak future, when some small thing, some detail, would transform itself and appear in my mind in a new light. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The truck was near them, wheels facing skyward. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was in his nutcracker position, facing us. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Jeff sat in a folding chair next to Ms. Davis, facing the window, kicking the desk until Ms. Davis told him to quit it. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Percy and Jason stood together facing the twin giants. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Hugo's squirmed out on the bench, facing the churned-up sky. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He told Gamble to dismount and dig in along the crest of the ridge just past the seminary, facing the Rebs who would come down that road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t the side of the spacecraft facing the sun get too hot, and the side in the shade get too cold? Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t long before the current picked up, and they were facing another series of rapids. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Harry got a shock to find himself facing the Fat Lady already. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Once we were settled, facing resolutely away from our host and his fatal visage, he commenced rowing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Dogs barked; a pair of them snarled, facing each other with bared teeth in the path, a dropped morsel between them. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat facing away from us and Piper went and knelt in front of him. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And the people who were sitting on the seats got up and walked away because he was a policeman and we sat down facing one another. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I take the book and set it to the side, facing him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He gestures to complex problems facing the new country but focuses on the 1966 massacres. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was very strange to stand with Elijah for those few moments, facing those vivid, violent, so problematical streets. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Tapped by the hand of God to bring my particular skills to bear on the issues facing blacks in America. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He turned so that his left arm was fully facing her, so she couldn’t miss it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Miss Love sat in the rocking chair facing him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Afternoon, drilled: for two hours, the loading of the guns, and for another two, exercises in the fields, facings, wheelings, evolutions. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It still sat under the shelf near the window, facing the back of the library across the street. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “You shall prove your worth by facing me in a joust!” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z So we pitched our tents and fixed noodles with the last of our water, then sat side by side on a log, eating in silence, facing Waynesboro. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I turn my head so that I’m facing the wall of books. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Oz tells the Cowardly Lion that real courage is facing danger when you are afraid. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She looks towards the galeria, where the two empty chairs facing each other recollect the vanished speakers. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Both men are in our foyer, facing my parents. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It brought me to reality, and the facing of the immediate future. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z We were facing the officers and the prisoner stood in front and a little to one side of us. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z There the stair was covered by a small domed chamber in the midst of the roof, with low doors facing east and west. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He flicked it on and held it flat against the door, the screen facing him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Then they were facing each other again, panting and furious, but unnerved by each other's ferocity. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She did not tell William everything she was facing, but he knew she was unhappy. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A group of guards stood facing a large iron box, shattered glass littering the floor at their feet. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Kote remained facing the back wall, hands flat on the counter. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He turns so that he’s facing me. you part company with them. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Reyna might have felt nostalgic . . . except that her sister stood a few feet away, facing Orion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He stood facing away a moment, as if deep in thought. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z And then it went dark and we climbed up onto this locked-up lifeguard tower and leaned our backs against the wall facing the ocean. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The coffin was lowered into the grave, the head facing the east, in keeping with Islamic tradition. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As he chose a seat facing the front, he noticed a familiar face at the door. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The two leaders stood facing each other, about forty feet apart. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She twirled around on the piano stool, facing me, and I saw her eyes were glistening with tears. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Terrell has turned his body so that he’s facing me, but Mike’s looking at me through dark sunglasses in the rearview mirror. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath and walked over to sit down on the cot facing the raspy-voiced stranger. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Such a calculation drove home the enormous obstacles facing black boys and girls with dreams of someday becoming Arthur Ashes and Althea Gibsons. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the pass they were facing each other again. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I wanted to drop my head but faced them as though facing them was itself a denial of his statements. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilted my head up and counted: four floors, each with big windows facing the street. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn to look at Bram, but he’s turned the other direction, facing Garrett, and I can see from his cheeks that he’s grinning. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Finding the perfect medium was an ongoing experiment, but the biggest problem facing cell culture was contamination. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He considered military men unprincipled loafers, ambitious plotters, experts in facing down civilians in order to prosper during times of disorder. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They arranged ten chairs facing the fireplace for the “guests” and another ten chairs off to the side, by the kitchen. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if it meant facing the White Death. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The stone walls were lit with flaming torches like the ones at Gringotts, the ceiling was too high to make out, and a magnificent marble staircase facing them led to the upper floors. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Instantly their heads snapped around, trunks held out, glittering eyes facing forward. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She’d back away, facing me, asking, “Any ghosts behind me, Ruth? Is it clear?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a school too,” the boy said to himself as he stood facing a small unpainted building with its door at the end instead of the side, the way cabin doors were. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked over to the strip and stood facing Coach Mustilli. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But as I stood at the podium facing the Truman High Class of 2010—including several who were children of my own high school classmates—there was providence in the moment. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I part the mosquito netting and climb into my box, arranging myself so that I am facing up, my hands folded on my waist. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Though we were not facing real guns or real tanks, this battle would be even harder, because our enemies, the rotten ideas and customs we were so used to, were inside ourselves. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Broadbent’s interest also stemmed from the war, and the basic day-to- day challenges he observed pilots facing as they tried to stay focused. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z An ancient green-plush sofa lolled alone in the center, like yet another mossy fallen log, facing a soot- streaked fireplace still deep in last winter’s ashes. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The Post was facing certain legal action by Nixon, and possibly fines that could cripple the company. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And here we were facing death together in a hundred square feet of boat. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He arranged them on his desk, facing them to the enemy. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z They were like huge round windows and looked out over the city, one facing north and one facing south. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z It must be who we’re facing today, because our whole team is bursting with nervous energy. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She turned him so that he was facing forward. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z When I opened my eyes, Mother and Shawn were facing each other, Mother wearing only a tattered bathrobe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You hush,” she says, removing her seat belt and rotating her seat all the way around so it’s facing the live-in part of the RV. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Harry thought this was strangely kind until Uncle Vernon stopped dead, facing the platforms with a nasty grin on his face. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z So, facing the cheese like a condemned man faces the gallows, Jeanne reached for a crust. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He stood facing the corner with his hands by his sides. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We just stood there, facing each other, but nine floors apart. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he took off his glasses and lay down, eyes open, facing his three birthday cards. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In front of the mirror, I let my hair loose and stare at the strange girl facing me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mariam made sure to memorize which way it was facing before she picked it up. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z For most whites, the primary accomplishment was that they could go back downtown without facing marchers and picket lines. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We stood facing each other from a careful distance. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I crawled under the fence and stood facing them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z On this point Blanca supported her father, because she had felt in her own life the consequences of facing the world with an inadequate education. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When she was opposite our house, Lily gave Oscar a tug, crossed over, and stood facing her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Alice was kneeling in front of her, facing away, as the woman bent over her and with deft fingers wove her hair into complex braids, twisting flowers into it as she did. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He stood in front of everyone, facing east, vigorously reciting a long sura, and once prayer had started, no one was allowed to say anything that was not related to the performance of the prayer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The two of them sat side by side in the shallows, facing out toward the expanse of the ocean, kelp draped across their legs. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And tucked along the third-base line, facing away from the school, an empty dugout. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Autumn was facing towards winter now, and I must get to my destination before the roads closed to fast traffic, and while there was still some good in getting there. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Stick turned over, facing away from me, and lay in his bed without moving. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z We were on the sidewalk, facing each other, and there wasn’t much space between us. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Then I realize I’m facing a dim light. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z My hand flew to my throat and I stifled a cry of alarm when I found myself facing Edmund. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A woman whose face wasn’t among the familiar ones came and sat facing us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He could leave the island without ever facing the Whisperer again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Crouched under a great boulder they sat facing back westward and did not speak for some time. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I walked down to the edge of our yard and sat down facing the house. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She stood facing the crowd behind a planter filled with dirt, her hands raised above it like a conductor. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I twisted myself around so my legs were facing toward him in the passenger seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I clenched my hands and, like a bullfighter facing the bull, I demanded, “Why not?” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I turned him around so he was facing forward, unlatched the gate, and went inside. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “I, Monsieur? I was at my little seat at the end—facing up the corridor.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He had bright lights over him; his right side was facing the public. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Rashid adjusted the bag on his shoulder and turned to look at what they were facing. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Denna and I clambered on and sat facing backward on the clapboard with our feet dangling over the edge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had reached the footpath and was facing Alex, about two hundred feet away. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z We settle again into our cross-legged positions at Ma's feet, facing the young priest. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sybil was sitting insecurely on a huge, inflated beach ball, facing the ocean. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He turned, facing up to Faramir with all the courage that he could muster. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They turned to me, and Osh sat again among his painting things, facing his easel. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Slowly, he swivelled his huge right ear until it was like a great shell facing the heavens. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, she ran back to the table and flipped over the picture so the glass was facing down. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z While his job is all about solving problems, the issues he’s been facing lately have been a bit out of his wheelhouse. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z By the looks of it, the only champion who would be facing the unknown on Tuesday was Cedric. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I stood there facing them, and it seemed unreal. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But I would like to read a few more pages . . . but I was overly fatigued . . . but Mr. Crusoe was facing all sorts of dangers . . . but. . . in betwixt one thought and the next, I fell asleep. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He asked whether I would mind if he took a seat facing the door. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia’s remaining breast droops by her elbow, the indifferent nipple facing downward. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z This time in the empty space in the middle of the library there are two lone music stands facing each other. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I pulled her around the corner of the boathouse and we sat with our backs against the far wall, facing the woods. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z His company fought their way into Luzon, facing nothing worse than mosquitoes and jungle to begin with, but on their second night were roused from sleep by artillery. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He rolled to his side, facing me, his back to the TV. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The three sat down on the curb, facing Dicey. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The window, facing east, provides a perfectly framed glimpse of the Logan temple, which stands less than half a mile away, and the majestic Rockies behind it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We were sitting side by side, facing the mountains. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He was already facing a challenger from outside and would not tolerate the presence of another lone male. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The headboard’s against the wall facing the door, off center so that there’s a sizable empty space near the window. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Ivy sank onto the other bed, facing her dad, her heart a bass drum in her chest. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z June and Taryn were facing each other and giggling, but then June grabbed Ivy’s arm and pulled her closer and soon the three of them were moving in a little circle. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We saw the people bunch up as the capsule came back down, facing northeast towards the automatic camera for the souvenir photograph. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Call would ask, not meanly, just facing facts. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He circled a large block of some dark green stone, upon which two men knelt facing each other, scrubbing the surface with a block of sandstone. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Grover stood in the middle, facing three really old, really fat satyrs who sat on topiary thrones shaped out of rose bushes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They stood facing away from one another in two long rows stretching from the house to the street, where Leroy’s car was waiting. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He sits down beside me on the couch, facing me, eyes on me the whole time, crossing his legs. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The chief task facing the next several generations was to consolidate control of the North American continent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In spite of everything, there was in the life I fled a zest and a joy and a capacity for facing and surviving disaster that are very moving and very rare. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z It must have been in slow motion, because I had a split second there to be reminded of Mr. Birkway’s drawing of the two heads facing each other, with the vase in between. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Kids need guidance from their parents, but their parents have no idea what influences their children are facing in their new world. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “And he’s such a young person facing such serious consequences.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The Underwood devil’s horns glowed through his slicked-down hair, as he sat in front of the window facing my mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Kyle stood on a pair of glowing green footprints in a line with seven other contestants facing the blank video wall. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But his father’s Face—which no longer looked as if it were facing only the seraphim—was convincing enough. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z His head is high, and he’s got this sharp beak that’s facing out to the world. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But I keep facing forward, refusing to see it as more than it is. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I sat on the pink velvet loveseat in Jay Cee's office, holding a paper rose and facing the magazine photographer. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The next morning, Thomas found himself sitting in a chair, worried and anxious, sweating, facing eleven other boys. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The girl soccer players held their homemade signs with the blank side facing out, as they awaited directions from Beatrice. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Brother Fowles stood on the deck facing back, looking Mother over like he just didn’t know what to do about her. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z An announcement came on from a speaker in the comer of the pod, suggesting that we all group together facing northeastwards towards the spiral staircase to pose for the souvenir photo. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The legs had to be shoulder distance apart with the front foot facing forward and the back foot perpendicular to the front. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In a moment she was gone, and Mr. Das and I were left facing one another. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z And then the chair was facing Frank, and he saw what was sitting in it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We were jubilant — that is, if men facing the death sentence can be said to be jubilant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All the family, in robes, lined up facing East. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They were singing facing the east, where the sun was still behind the horizon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z All the bills were facing the same way, so that the eyes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Alexander Hamilton were all looking at Evan as he counted out the cash. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z They sat next to each other, facing each other, holding hands. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z We were each given individual cells on either side of a long corridor, with half the cells facing the courtyard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a mural of himself and Henry, facing each other, haloed by a bright yellow sun, depicted as Han and Leia. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Yes!” said he, facing round, after doggedly preceding me a few steps towards the house. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He was facing the stern, lying flat on his stomach. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The topic of the speech would be injustice in the laws facing women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Zarra stands at her mark, her braids twisted with ribbons, facing a girl with straight brown hair. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Butterflies danced in the air between us as he looked us over, and I learned how an especially small ant must feel when facing a particularly large elephant. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The fact was that neither of them knew quite what they were facing in the other boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He lay on his stomach facing the fire, with the light drifting over his stubborn face. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the trees, she heard Nin’s voice, low and guarded, the same voice she used when she was facing down large game, all claws and tusks, ready to charge: “So. You finally found me.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The weird thing was, when I turned the thermos, the side facing the ocean— north—was always the cold side.... The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The walls of the room facing the theater were covered with a parade of young people in medieval costumes dancing, playing, and talking with one another in an idyllic country setting. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t even mind the prospect of facing trig. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while I swiveled around so I was facing her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He slid lightly to the floor and moved around to the other side of the table, facing the chaplain with both hands pressed flat on the surface. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As much as I’ve tried to prepare myself, the thought of facing the other kids is still pretty scary. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The room appeared to be a reception area, with rows of straight-backed chairs facing a massive desk and some filing cabinets, all trapped inside tons of ice. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Gandhi insisted that every person weigh the commitment and make a personal choice.“Every individual,” he explained, must make the oath him- or herself, facing not to his neighbor, but his God. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I half-expected to find another photo in the debris of the same girls facing forward, revealing grinning skulls for faces. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes defenders have well over one hundred clients at a time; many of these clients are facing decades behind bars or life imprisonment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Writers facing the problem of Texas find themselves floundering in generalities, and I am no exception. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Prompted by the constable’s elbow, Kit got to her feet and moved haltingly across the room to stand facing the magistrate across the table. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Breathing deep, and snorting hard, they stood four at the entry, facing two score men. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When we reach the platform at the end, we’re facing the back of a different kind of car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We walk for a long time, deeper into the compound, and then Zoe stops, facing us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z We sat on the cool linoleum floor, all facing each other, Chas with his back resting against the bottom bunk. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He sinks to the floor and pulls me down with him, so he’s sitting with his back against the wall and I’m facing him, my legs trailing to the side on the dusty floor. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She believed in facing up to a bad situation and then moving on. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw a lone warrior standing on a stone bridge, facing an entire army massed on the far side of the Tiber River. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We enter through the side doors, into a wood-paneled room—real institutional feeling, with a high seat for the judge, two long tables facing him, and several rows of chairs behind. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z We made Lynn’s altar on her desk, facing the big magnolia, which kept its leaves all winter. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Now I’m facing Rosie, who is pulling her leg chain and bellowing. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Kaisa propped herself up on her elbow so that she was facing her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It appeared facing the Imperial Box, so that its open, roaring mouth looked like a red wound with small, sharp, deadly bones glistening in it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She had been sitting facing the front window, which looks out across the lawn—which by this time, what with Pasqual’s efforts, was starting to look pretty good. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Whenever Lefty was open for business he put an icon of St. George in the living room window, facing the street. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Toby’s back was to him, but there was a woman—older than them—facing him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He pivoted so that he was facing directly at me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z My body was like a shuttle reentering the Earth’s atmosphere, hitting against particles of air and facing temperatures of three thousand degrees Fahrenheit. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But across the wall, facing him, there was a shadow. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z When Malcolm X returned downstairs to the lobby, he “practically bumped into the Muslim entourage. The Muslims were stunned. Malcolm’s face froze, but he never broke his gait. Then, we knew we were facing trouble.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept my head facing forward and completely still, but moved my eyes into their corners to get a better look. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Liam was facing me again, his mouth set in a grim line. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I saw the dark figures inside Salim’s pod gather to one side, facing out northeast to where the camera was. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben sat down again facing the rosy door. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could hardly believe it,” Jesse later told me, recalling that first morning when they gazed up at a squat, ugly, four- story apartment complex facing a suburban highway. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I pass through a room arranged like a church, rows of seats facing the altar, where a marble Jesus lies on his deathbed above a base of glittering crystals. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z George flipped the block over with a hollow slap so the side facing her read room 205. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Nel sat opposite, facing both her mother and the soldiers, neither of whom she could look at. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Warren McCleskey was a black man facing the death penalty for killing a white police officer during an armed robbery in Georgia. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He was facing me now, and so was the guard. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She lets go of an open drawer and raises her hands as if she’s facing a cop with his gun drawn. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I follow the other initiates to the edge of the room, and they inch in front of me, eager to see what makes my stomach turn: Al, facing Eric’s wrath. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He was nervous, mainly at the thought of what Wood would say if Gryffindor lost, but also at the idea of facing a team mounted on the fastest racing brooms gold could buy. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall led the first years up here, so that they came to a halt in a line facing the other students, with the teachers behind them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When the train arrived, they found seats—wooden benches, really—facing each other and settled in. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She found herself facing the future with dread, seeing only “a long stretch of purposeless years with nothing to live for.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z For a moment they were silent, facing each other, their shoulders thrown back, their lips compressed to hold down the mounting impulse to laugh. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The young man’s head was wrenched sideways, not quite facing the flowers, and even in the shade a single blade of sunlight sparkled against the buckle of his ammunition belt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked closer and stood near the table facing him. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z El Diario, the Spanish newspaper, had covered the story in detail and featured a picture of the building facing Bushwick Avenue, with a dotted line from where the girl was thrown to where she fell. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z We sat side by side, lotus style, facing west. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z There’s a massive TV facing the door, on which Templars are being brutalized. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Directly in front of him, facing him, Don Hume was trying to conserve energy, setting a nice, methodical paddling pace for the boys behind him but not putting much into his own strokes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The boys would line up facing him and he would talk to them about their plans. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Near midnight, after all the lights in the houses facing the park were extinguished and Fiona had long gone home, Martin brought food. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Palmer moved, away from them all, facing them all. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He came up from behind and shoved me out of the way so he was facing Emmett himself. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Inside the treehouse, two girls stood facing each other, so close their noses were tip to tip. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Moushumi had been facing backward, leaning over and talking to her friends, who were in the two seats behind her, and when she turned back around he was in the neighboring seat. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The Gladers compressed into a tighter group around him, everyone facing outward, huddled together in the center of the T intersection. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z They mercifully sat on the other side of the room, but they were facing Seven, which made her squirm in her seat a little. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Combine the long-range and short-range perspectives and the result becomes the central paradox of the revolutionary era, which was also the apparently intractable dilemma facing the revolutionary generation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He beckoned to her and she sat on his lap, facing the man in gold. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z They are sitting in camping chairs and drinking malt liquor, a volunteer army facing off against the enlistees in the streets. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then they sit facing each other with the pile in the middle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Under questioning, Davis confessed to the crime, but was not prosecuted; he was already facing several other burglary charges. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He did not struggle or squirm, but resumed facing the sunset with his tiny chin resting on my forefinger. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Look, I need to tell you something,” Grace told Rafe, facing him head-on. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z On either side, plain cottages facing the water. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They stood there facing each other and for a second I thought they had reached that stage of intoxication where silliness gives way to melancholy and self-pity. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The man turned the slingshot lady so’s she was facing the board with the holes in it di-rect. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z My mother stood flat against the wall facing our framed map of Lithuania, her eyes closed and her face pulled with an anxiety I had never seen. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Over a megaphone the commander ordered everyone to put down their bags of food, put their hands behind their heads, and lie flat, facing the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The red priest stood on the forecastle facing the storm, his staff raised above his head as he boomed a prayer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Some had their guns hanging by the straps on their chairs, and others placed theirs on the table, the muzzle facing the wooden house. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z As the carriage travels the seven blocks to the theater, Major Rathbone, with his muttonchops and broad mustache, sits facing Lincoln, talking about his experiences in the war. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes to find her standing behind me, facing the white bus driver, who was in front of me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked straight out until I was facing the gray wall. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Risking life and limb, Smith positioned himself directly in front of the horse, facing him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In the big white house facing the Common, the tall clock struck nine. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of facing Audrey while she was angry was more uncomfortable, even if she would let me in the room. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Out across the water, on the point of shoreline near the opening of the bay, a massive white bear stood as motionless as a statue, facing him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He “volunteered” Bella and Dobbins to stand with them in a row, facing us. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I moved onto the stem, facing the boat, one foot on the edge of the open locker, the other against the lid. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “The work has advanced to an exceedingly important stage and the greatest difficulty now facing us is no longer of an experimental nature, but one of finance.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The ghouls and ghosts closed in - two hundred of them facing Jason in anticipation, as if he might lead them in the national anthem. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He goes home to a studio in Morningside Heights, with two windows facing west, on Amsterdam Avenue. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s a clock over the door, but I’m facing away from the door. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z His jaw was jutting as it had done last night facing the stone-throwing children by the tower. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have a seat, Sparrow,” she says, indicating the chair facing hers. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I sat facing the waves, with the rest of the boat to my left. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The young mouse gripped his staff tightly, his back to his charges, facing down the road in the direction the hay cart had taken. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z "But there are tales of him wrestling Enkidu, killing the Bull of Heaven, and facing down some huge demon in a forest—cutting him clean in half, if I remember right." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I spun my hands around the wheel blindly, until we were facing away from the wreckage. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And gently, Slant said to them, “The bodies, the bodies facing that way is free. The bodies facing this way is slaves.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z "On Tuesday morning, October 16, 1962, shortly after 9:00," Bobby recalled, "President Kennedy called and asked me to come to the White House. He said only that we were facing great trouble." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z So we stood facing the shore and waited as small waves slapped at our thighs. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The four long House tables were packed with chattering students; at the top of the Hall, the staff sat along one side of a fifth table, facing their pupils. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Two glass-topped desks stood in the middle of the room, facing each other. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z In the meantime he sat facing the wind- driven snowfall, which had already begun to mute the streets outside the courthouse windows. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They walked to the car; but, instead of getting into the back seat, they came to the side of the car and stood, facing him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Located fifty-five miles from the Ouachita site, Poverty Point had as a focus a structure resembling an amphitheater: six concentric, C-shaped ridges, each five feet tall, on a bluff facing the river. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Everyone had an opinion about the choice I was facing, but, of course, no one could make the decision for me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The World Health Organization has enlisted the aid of some 300 scientists in all parts of the world, declaring that “resistance is at present the most important single problem facing vector-control programmes.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Today, facing Kira, she was once again preparing to destroy someone’s young. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For half a second he turned, stared up at me, and quirked that eyebrow, before facing the Spandex Squad again. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I’m just about to step forward and lift her down when she opens her eyes, removes her left hand from the pole, and in one graceful movement swings around so she’s facing the audience. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Hail Mary,” Maria Teresa began, “full of grace . . .” I turned around and saw the packed pews, hundreds of weary, upturned faces, and it was as if I’d been facing the wrong way all my life. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the clouds and envision Pa’s facing looking down at me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The mountain lions had either died or migrated, and the humans were now facing the same two alternatives. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But the United States, for all its wealth, leaves its citizens to fend for themselves—facing market-based rents, for example, on their wages alone. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way home I imagined myself facing them, blacking out, and waking to find that I had killed them all. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He was facing the wall, his eyes closed. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Inside were three rooms, each about ten feet by ten feet, facing onto the front porch. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I said I would face it exactly as I was facing it now. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The Negro boys and girls who are facing mobs today come out of a long line of improbable aristocrats—the only genuine aristocrats this country has produced. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Then he stands in front of the rocking chair, facing Lincoln’s slumped head. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Layla picked up Aaron and then laid him back down so he was facing her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The expedition knew that they were facing one of their most dangerous and deadly foes of all: rapids. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z His laser tube thrust out, Rick spun and sank onto his haunches facing the flight of stairs. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It was then that he suggested visiting the hills at Udayagiri and Khandagiri, where a number of monastic dwellings were hewn out of the ground, facing one another across a defile. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The editor stood facing the other men in the store with rage in his eyes. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two straw targets fifty yards apart, and when they had shot their arrows at one, they had only to go to it, collect them, and shoot back at the other, after facing about. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t need anything else to worry about—not with what she was facing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All the other kids on the bus were facing backwards, staring at him. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z When it had come to it, when they had seen what he was facing, most of the school had been on his side as well as Cedric’s.... Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She stood facing me, the valley between us, radiating permanence. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After what had almost happened, facing a bunch of snotty fifth graders will be easy. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It was comfortable enough and I was facing the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Joey was facing me, but his eyeballs were up in the corners of his eyes. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, that old lady facing the ghost who stamped her papers without questioning her was her sister. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Osh slid out of bed and along the wall to the window facing the beach. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But instead of Miss Honeywell, a short, dark-skinned man stood facing our lines. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Now he has his back to the courtyard and is facing a pillar, his forehead touching it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Florida sat on the bed opposite, facing him. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z This was her favorite part of the Academy—the crescent-shaped patch of earth carved out of the edge of the island, facing the mainland. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Annie and I sat down on the small side of the L, so I could sit facing Seanie with my legs uncrossed. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The congregation drew up two yard chairs and sat facing the altar. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The man poured himself a cup and pulled up a stool on the other side of the fireplace to sit down facing her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I twisted around so that I was facing her, because I wanted her to see my face—I wanted her to see how serious, how sincerely I meant it when I repeated myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We sit on our benches, facing one another, as we are transported; we’re without emotion now, almost without feeling, we might be bundles of red cloth. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like turning to see what looks were being exchanged, but it was almost like we were back at Hailsham, and we had to keep facing the front with complete attention. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma had to grab a shelf to hold on once again, but this time she made sure she was facing the exact spot where the door back out to the Boring Room had been. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z That was what I was thinking about and then I was thinking about facing Carver and going up against Ice. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I take the harpoon in my right hand while I’m still sitting down, facing the back of the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z They sit on the floor in two rows, facing in opposite directions, using each other as backrests. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The building was split into fourteen rooms facing out toward the lake. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I whirl around to see Metias, the young captain from the hospital's entrance, facing me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He stopped, facing the strip; and remembering that first enthusiastic exploration as though it were part of a brighter childhood, he smiled jeeringly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It had only two windows, both facing the same side of the house. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z To Welles’s left, the orchestra sat on chairs facing Herrmann, who was ready to conduct when Welles cued music. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Black had proved twelve years ago that he didn’t mind murdering innocent people, and this time he had been facing five unharmed boys, four of whom were asleep. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In the corner next the window facing him was a small, dark man looking out at the snow. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He went over and sat next to her on the side facing the window. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z In the blue light only a few men’s heads are visible, some alone facing the stage, a few like Mr. Go with a companion riding them: those peroxide equestriennes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They emerged on the side of the domed roof, on a flat ledge, facing north. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When we got there they were still cleaning up and placing seating in a circle, facing inward towards the center of the space. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z "Let's just get it over with," she mumbled, facing me but directing her words to her fellow vets. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z And he stood there, facing me, cramming my note in his back pocket. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Or maybe they could write: ‘Melba Pattillo died by her own hand because she was afraid of facing God’s assignment for her.’ Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I awoke at daybreak, I saw Juliek facing me, hunched over, dead. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But now we sat facing each other, staring at each other as Mr. Castro said, “I can’t do that. How do you not see that it’s my fault?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Who was that?” said Will, trembling, facing the two angels. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In radar astronomy, radio waves are transmitted by a telescope on Earth, strike, say, that hemisphere of Venus that happens to be facing the Earth, and bounce back. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z From 1572 onwards Aristotelian philosophy was facing a crisis from which it could not escape without sacrificing fundamental claims that it had long regarded as unquestionable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He had no features, like a homicide chalk drawing, and he was facing me, instead of showing his profile and going after the great whites like he was supposed to be doing. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z They were facing the wrong way, after all, and it was dark and wet, and they were busy stamping the ground and staring gloomily and longingly at the lights of the village. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The house was there facing south—low and square and modem looking with rounded windows letting in all the light. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The audience knew that Kehler was facing jail time himself for refusing to cooperate with the draft. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The two guys were running on the uptown side of the street but the Mustang came over, facing the wrong way in traffic, and a dude leaned out the back window. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I picked up the knife and stood facing Junior. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z One time in gym class we had to do this thing for warm-up where Mr. Perham made us form two lines, facing each other. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z My court-appointed lawyer says they’ll be facing charges, too, but what they say about us might help them get lighter sentences. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z All three pointed to the one facing the kitchen. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Richardson went to work early on Friday morning, leaving a half hour early to avoid facing any of her children. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He raised the platter, and Stheno found herself facing her own greasy reflection. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z We were sitting in the back seat of his car, facing each other, and he leaned against the door behind him, rested his head against the window. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A little to the left facing them stood she whom he had called Dernhelm. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z That night I burned up most of the wood I had collected, unable to sleep for facing my death—if not death here, then death someday. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m face to face with a bed like a birthday cake topped with a fluffy icing-pink blanket with a white llama design, and two poufy pillows, all facing a glorious TV. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I put it right there in front of the plants, facing the sidewalk. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he kind of rolls a little distance away, crouches on a big rock, and stands up facing the wind with his arms stretched out to either side. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I flatten myself against the ground and creep forward so I’m facing the mountains, peering through openings between the orange plastic barriers. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z They thought about her words a lot when facing the strange things in their world. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Wrapping my arms around my waist against the cold, I cross the street to the house belonging to Mrs. Veenstra and stand on the steps, my back facing Mrs. Janssen's home. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Roy couldn’t bear the thought of facing his parents through jail bars if he and Mullet Fingers got caught. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall white guy sits in one of our kitchen chairs facing away from me—DETECTIVE written in big yellow letters across the back of his dark blue jacket. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He walked to me and led me to a chair facing him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Jaimito parks the Ford at the end of the long driveway, facing the road. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy gestured across the news shop, to a girl with her back toward them, facing a full wall of magazines. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “No. That’s not a good idea. Do you have the papers?” she asked him, opening the screen door up just enough to let her hand through, her palm facing upward. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z After a while, I sit at a table near the front of the room, facing the flower-strewn altar that’ll soon be occupied with a fine of people reading their eulogies to my brother. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We went outside and stood on the stairs of the monument and held hands facing the city, facing the world. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Not wanting to know the answer, he gathered his schoolbooks and decided facing the wrath of Father Mulrooney would be a welcome diversion. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Bullies are everywhere. But facing off? You do not face off less you want to get suspended.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There facing us he crouched and shot his bolts of groaning at us, brought us down like sheep. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One barrier facing potential voters was the poll tax, a special tax required of all voters that many blacks and poor whites could not afford to pay. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, one of the Demons sidles up to me, then spins around on his board so that he’s facing me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When the travelers reached the top they walked nearly all the way round it outside the green wall before they found the gates: high gates of gold, fast shut, facing due east. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “I wonder if you could give me a quick word? How you felt facing that dragon? How you feel now, about the fairness of the scoring?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “My baby is facing the Robes. My son. And Ethyne—whom you cared for as a daughter! It will break her spirit.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The guests sit facing them in folding metal chairs; the accordion wall between two windowless banquet rooms, with dropped ceilings, has been opened up to expand the space. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Webb and Coach Rockford are at the other end, facing each other. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z It’s like how compass needles always point north, no matter which way you’re facing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z But as she lay in the middle of the giant trampoline in Taryn’s backyard after three days of facing her empty locker, Ivy felt more abandoned than ever. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Chamberlain saw a man on his knees before him, facing the enemy, arms clutching his stomach. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My siblings stood in a loose half circle around the room, facing the four intruding adults: three large, unfamiliar men, plus a woman I’d seen before, from the welfare office. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned back until he was facing the ceiling. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The scarlet tunic, with its pale blue facings, the white crossbands on his chest, the white breeches, made him feel like a different person. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Nigel said, still balancing on one leg and facing the wall, "Miss Honey taught us how to spell a new very long word yesterday." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z There Ernie Lawrence and Merle Tuve grew up together in tidy houses facing each other across the street, Merle the elder by a scant six weeks. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And about each hill a ring was made facing all ways, bristling with spear and sword. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Jake and Tyler immediately came on either side of me so the three of us were facing the screen and seeing Auggie’s face. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z With the overhang facing south and being on the side of the hill, the rain wouldn’t bother them. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll be in in a minute,” Mamá said, taking me by the shoulders and turning me around so that I was facing the parking lot. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I sit with my siblings, facing the road, looking for Pa. I think up reasons why Pa is late returning to us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “These things may be vicious,” Minho said, “but they’re dumb as dirt. Stand here, close to me, facing—” Thomas cut him off. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z If I refuse to give up now, it will look brave to whoever watches me with that camera, but sometimes it isn’t fight- ingthat’s brave, it’s facing the death you know is coming. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Ralph stood facing them, a little to one side, his spear ready. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Hermione had turned to the portrait of the Fat Lady to get back inside and found herself facing an empty painting. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I’m lying on my bedroll, curled up and facing the wall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Their feet, however, did reach our end of the mattress, and sometimes I would wake up facing Mama’s and Papa’s toes. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The tsar sat at the front table, facing the entire room. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The children were facing one another across the pillar where the bell hung, still trembling, though it no longer gave out any note. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The curvy sides of the vase became the outline of the two heads facing each other. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z In any case, Ruth stopped talking and slowly turned back in her seat until she was facing the front again. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They are facing me but looking up to the stars. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z When Teddy slid out, he was head up, facing the ceiling, so that the first thing he saw was me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She was facing the window, so her back was to Ivy, but Ivy could tell she was crying. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He seized Winston’s shoulder and spun him round so that he was facing him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She lay sprawled across the chair facing his, her legs dangling off an arm. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Plunking tiredly down on an uprooted stump near the truck, he snapped open another tallboy; she leaned on the front hood, facing him, wearily letting the smoke drawl out between her lips. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Fosdick had no good answer to the dilemma now facing science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Deliberately, he went forward, beyond the waist of the ship, and stood at the larboard rail, facing the water. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, despite the dangerous quest they were facing, at least she had her boyfriend back. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I’m facing the window, and I can feel the change in daylight.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached the square, and the horse stopped, and the woman in grey slipped off it easily and stood on the earth, facing them all, the living and the dead of them. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z In effect, the political institutions and the very authority of the federal government were too new and ill-formed to cope effectively with the foreign and domestic challenges facing the new nation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He was wearing his unlaced, beat-up Adidas, a T-shirt, and an orange Orioles hat with the bill facing the back. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Soon his men stood facing their captain—a tired crew, haggard with the long months of heat and the grinding toil of the passage to the Isle of France. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The Fifth Cohort formed up behind their centurion, uneasily facing their comrades in the First. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I turn around but he’s facing the opposite direction. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Too much of it and we obscure the all-pervasive sense of contingency as well as the problematic character of the choices facing the revolutionary generation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The Macassans did not settle in Australia—undoubtedly because the area of northwestern Australia facing Indonesia is much too dry for Macassan agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Just beyond the end of Battery, facing the Bowling Green.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever it was, the notion of her facing them alone gutted him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She sits cross-legged on the seat and turns completely sideways, facing me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The guard sat next to the driver with his seat turned around facing Stanley. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Baba sits in his chair by the open doorway, facing the dark street. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She emerged each year when the snows began to melt, facing south, watching the buffalo return to the valley. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Small, framed windows covered the wall facing Main Street School and on the opposite wall hung long and narrow blackboards. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Franny now lay sleeping on her left side, facing into the back of the couch and the wall, her chin just grazing one of the several toss pillows all around her. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z From his house they took a Growler—a horse-drawn carriage with two seats facing each other, big enough to fit all of them and their luggage—to Euston Station for the train. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When the nine of us compared notes, we discovered we were all facing an increasing barrage of injurious activities. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Father got up and opened it, to see Lefty sitting in the hallway facing our door. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Long smiled and sat on the sofa facing the gray chair. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad and I stood facing each other awkwardly for a moment I was almost as tall as he was. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Bailey sits next to her, still facing the field and the incorrigible sheep. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On the left-hand side of the field, facing away from the wire fence and the village, stood long wooden benches. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I had underestimated its height—we’re a good forty yards above the boulders of the riverbank and facing a wide area of nothingness. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “You know how the high school always has pep rallies for teams with a big game coming up? Helps everybody feel good. Gives them hope, especially when they’re facing someone with a way better record?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z They stand in line, facing me, while I flail about. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z That was a critical talent for a project facing such tight deadlines that immense factories would have to be designed and built for processes that could not be tested in advance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She rushed across the street to the house facing. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The three-story brick house facing Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, took that name from the time when it served as a boardinghouse and gathering place for congressmen. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Joe pulled a sawhorse to the other side of the shell and sat down on it, facing the older man. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He found himself facing two huge cauldrons which bubbled and simmered ominously over twin fires. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Okay,” I said, facing Sahil again and folding my legs up on the seat. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The one facing him bore a nameplate reading SIRIUS. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She’d brushed her teeth and put her hair in four rough braids after dampening it with water, little things to delay coming downstairs and facing the conversation she knew was lurking, waiting. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Viola,” he barks, turning round in a circle and then facing that way again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And that night, for the first time, I understood what I was facing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Western Biological was right across the street and facing the vacant lot. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At the edge of the cliff they halted, facing the early morning sun. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He was facing the blackboard, holding an eraser. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z His eyes met hers, then shifted to take in Cecilia who was facing away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z |
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