Father of the clouds you are beautiful at sunrise. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

In 1949, she married Father Mike and soon they went off to live in Greece. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Heavenly Father, deliver us,” I said, although I didn’t care for this new angle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stick blinked, then looked back up at Father. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father slipped the knife out of his belt and threw it into the doorway. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could run across the fields and find a farmhouse where they might be able to get some people to come and save Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex had thought the ritual of the Mass, which he knew so well, would provide him with comfort, but his mind was reeling from all Father Franco had said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

An uncomfortable looking Father Time patted Game Time on the shoulder. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The thief stared at Father for a moment. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that was left to be done was to convince Mother and Father. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Father and son? You look more like twins." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father paused before answering: “No, I don’t think it’s wrong. But Anne, when you’re living so close together, as we do, you have to be careful.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father didn’t always need words to make his point. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

After our greetings, I took a deep breath and said, “Greet Father Amadi.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Doorman and I go to the church to see Father O’Reilly, and he still has a fairly generous congregation. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I sat on the bed and hoped she would not ask me how my day with Father Amadi had gone. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike Father he never squandered money for gifts. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I kept my head down and cleared off all the last things except the big blue-flowered platter in the middle of the table, which I couldn’t reach without crossing into Father’s atomic danger zone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a son of God--a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that--and he must be about His Father's Business, the service of a vast, vulgar and meretricious beauty. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ll let you be the first to know,” Father Franco said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Still, he told himself hastily, Father could not have known that would happen. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Since Father was away from Frell, we drank the soup sitting up in Mother’s bed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the Jesuit church, I picked up a booklet I had also noticed on Dean Gandy’s coffee table—For Men of Good Will, by Father Robert Guste. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Alfred,” Mother said, turning to Father for information, “is Grandfather Walter feeling all right?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

We sat all pressed together in the pew, with me wedged between Father and Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Stick broke through Father’s tirade with a calm breath. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And I said, “I don’t want to be with Father.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I copied Father Amadi’s German address over and over in my notebook. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father would sooner watch us all perish one by one than listen to anybody but himself. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see the harm in it,” said Father. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He handed Father a sack of tablets, bottles, and ointments. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

In his more public moments, Father Pinckney tried to hide his southern accent, but even through the Latin and the incense the state of Tennessee was advertised and glorified each time he spoke a word. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, and he looked around the table, already jovial again, but rather watchful now, too, of him—and he wondered who, of all these, would sit in glory at the right hand of the Father? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Mother. Thank you, Father,” I said before leaving. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Sumac’s silly head bobs and unhappy Father sighs would bring a small smile to her lips, but that was all. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence for a few moments, then Father rested his head back against Stick’s mattress. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father never lets me go that far, but I beg him anyhow. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father said that was because it was two cents on the dollar, but they don’t even have regular dollars here. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I said, “I didn’t want to talk to Mrs. Alexander. It was Mrs. Alexander who—” But Father interrupted me and grabbed hold of my arm really hard. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father put his hand on my shoulder and steered me around to face the alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You always stick up for people,” said Father, making it sound like a vice. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Our daughter’s not herself,” she heard Mother say to Father when she thought Shirley was asleep. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Father wants me to stop going upstairs so often, but I don’t want to. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally realized that Father, no matter how kind he may be, can’t take the place of my former world. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t raised his hand and he made everyone laugh so he had to go up to Father Byrnes and hold out his hands, palms up. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have completed five rites on the sacred passage to warriorship. Now the time has come for you to undergo your last,” Father Olufemi continued. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And I said, “I thought she was dead, but she was still alive. And Father lied to me. And also he said he killed Wellington.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi would come back; it had to be what would happen. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Left, I think. Yes, it was the left, Father.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then it came to me that even though rescuing Father was the daring thing to do, it wasn’t the smartest thing. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floorboards creaked as Father began to pace. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father was still all bent out of shape over yesterday’s events. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi’s car smelled like him, a clean scent that made me think of a clear azure sky. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I long for more than Father’s affection, more than his hugs and kisses. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Death in a group is mercy,” Father said. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Father jerked his head in Black Dog’s direction. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We entrust into thy hands, most merciful Father, The soul of this our child departed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted some of the cloudlike warmth in Father Amadi’s eyes to rub off on me, settle on me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Has the Father Above made you his Hand? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Father had never grabbed hold of me like that before. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was alone most of the time because Father was out of sight somewhere up the road. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned on the side of the wagon, looking down at Father with gruff good humor. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not sentimental nonsense: it’s based on the story of Father’s life. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father and Mother and Mr. Dussel were awake most of the night, and I’m not exaggerating when I say that I hardly got a wink of sleep. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Beth clapped her hands, regardless of the biscuit she held, and Jo tossed up her napkin, crying, “A letter! A letter! Three cheers for Father!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father always said boys took care of girls and women. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father said that he had had no dreams. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally managed to settle in my chair, Father signaled to Nathan to pour wine into the goblet. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father would say, pick up your money, walk out right now, don’t give this man the satisfaction of humiliating you, and take your business elsewhere. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father took the path that led away from the roadway. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned, it’s a fortnight since my last confession. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi smiled right at me from the altar, his lips moving. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered hearing her lady mother tell Father to put on his lord's face and go deal with some matter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Father replied, “They have tobacco in Canada. And why do you want to buy cigarettes? We don’t smoke.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He placed one arm around my shoulder, and extended the other to Father, who shook it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I struggled to open them again, and then the next thing I knew Father was shaking me and saying, “Come on, Tim, time for bed.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The press was calling him the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”—a new kind of superhero. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Nicanor, consumed by hepatic fever, was replaced by Father Coronel, whom they called “The Pup,” a veteran of the first federalist war. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

My mother came in from the kitchen to say, “Stop asking so many silly questions, Phillip. I told you not to do that” Father looked at her strangely. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cared little about the furniture, except for the fairy rug, which Mandy and I hid one afternoon when Father was with Mum Olga. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hershel preferred city life and rarely came with Father when he visited us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, our golden agouti vanished, stolen by someone who ate it, Father sus­pected. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Come, Father, let’s go back to the shed . . .” Fie didn’t answer. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day Father and David would leave and return together, sometimes with morsels of food or a piece of coal. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Dear God, our Father, forgive me, for I knew not what I was doing . . “Dear God, our Father, forgive me, for I knew not what I was doing,” I repeated. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have to break the news that we don’t need storage anymore,” Father says as he reaches for the door handle. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The first steps of a newchild were always the occasion for celebration at the Nurturing Center, Father said, but also for the introduction of a discipline wand. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had never seen Father move so fast. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our Father rose and said in a commanding voice, “Let us all pray to the Lord for mercy and understanding.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father stepped over the children and pulled up a chair, which he sat in backwards as he loves to do whenever he has a good Christian argument. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the crash Father no longer came home for lunch. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

And the Lord Helios burst into angry speech amid the immortals: ‘O Father Zeus and gods in bliss forever, punish Odysseus’ men! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

All because Father was afraid they would get kidnapped. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father Joseph seemed to understand that and he changed the subject. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father tried grabbing him by his blue suspenders, but the man dodged away and started running. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was eighteen, Baby Kochamma fell in love with a handsome young Irish monk, Father Mulligan, who was in Kerala for a year on deputation from his seminary in Madras. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Drozdov’s coughing was the only sound in the village square. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Hush up, Jason. How can buzzards get in where Damuddy is. Father wouldn’t let them. Would you let a buzzard undress you. Hush up, now.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in daylight a wall of anger pushes me in a different direction, roaring that I must leave Father behind me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just water. Do you want Old Nan to hear and run tell Father?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Father puts the gifts in the trunk of the car. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Father parks the car, gets out, and helps Uncle Clyde up the steps. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Father is pleased as punch with Adah, I don’t care what he says—he put his arm around her shoulder in public! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell Father Amadi that I have left, that we have left, say good-bye for us,” I said, turning. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I remember every detail Father told me about the backups. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

And Father said it’s because you are a virgin: dont you see? The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the boot came off in my hands, Father massaged his feet. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warrior pulled Father Drozdov away from the board, yanking him around by the collar like he was a disobedient dog. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi turned to study me; I saw him from the corner of my eye. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Greek Army at Troy is told “Father Zeus never helps liars or those who break their oaths.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lost in thought, Miss Love played a chorus of “Faith of Our Fathers, Living Still.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mother and Father won’t be going anywhere between now and tomorrow. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Thinking of Father’s scheme to marry me off, I said, “Sometimes people are forced into wedlock. If they must marry, perhaps it’s better if they must love.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Father had got them to believe some story. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed imagining how bitter their white juices would taste if Father Amadi had really sucked them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I came downstairs, I went with Father to get some water. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

That night Father got Uncle alone and I sat down by them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Cham had wished for Pong to find what he was looking for: freedom. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I stayed there all the time, clinging to the familiar shape of the Company’s wagon while Father and Hand Clap unloaded our things. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He might be from Byzantium. He’s such a nice man. He’s not that much older than your papa. When Papa gets back, maybe he and Father Drozdov can become friends.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Father did not even look at me, but turned around to look at poor Hand Clap. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I believe in God the Father Almighty—” she began. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no way being a bucket boy would be enough to prove his worthiness to Father Olufemi and the warriorship. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Granny was right; when Mother died, Father lost his anchor to windward.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father can get a good deal across with just his tone of voice, believe you me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said that Father was angry and he had grabbed me so I had hit him and then we had a fight. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father Cham hummed as he led Pong away from the hall and up the steps of another open-air building. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Father sat in silence for a moment, maybe saying a prayer. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Noah, why does he insist on staying in jail? It’s Father’s Day, for heaven’s sake.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Good-bye, Father!” echoed around as he made his way toward me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Mellower compared Father to a victorious bull in a green Field, to the lion that represented Father’s totem. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Usually Father doesn’t have to look twice to see when he’s being insulted. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we expected, Grandmother called Father a fool who was a disgrace to the family, both the living and the dead, and so on. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to lie to Father, but I didn’t want to give Sam away, either. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father laced his fingers together in front of his chest, then tapped his lips with his knuckles. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“How do you mean? Father said he was going to start a bookstore. That’s funny. A Chinese bookstore.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned, it’s a fortnight since my last confession. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I stare at the Father with fascination, and wonder at how he could stay so white under our hot sun. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Time had toffee chips in his beard. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t belong to the family; it belongs to Father.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father shared his best news with me, too. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Mother and Father looked up at each other at the same time. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Father Abbot, you must live,” said Constance in a gruff choking voice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I decided that I would wait until Father was out of the house. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined the plain wooden crucifix above the altar swinging back and forth as Father Amadi raised the host at consecration. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tendai thought about how Father would react to the foul- mouthed animal—or, for that matter, Mother, with her tasteful tea parties. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boys and girls stood from the pews, turned over the paper where they’d copied the words, and sang the promises of the Founding Fathers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Finally after this had gone on for three blocks, Father turned. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go on up, I’ll be up in a minute, I want to talk to Father.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father Amadi said to greet you, Mom. He couldn’t stay, he has people coming to see him at the chaplaincy house,” Amaka said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Anya noticed Father Drozdov turn his back to the rest of them and, when he thought no one was watching, take a spoonful of Mama’s potion. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“May I, Father?” he asked, and without waiting for permission, he placed the wood in its braces, barring the door behind them. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ve spent all my life defending this family, but nobody ever stops to think what the people will say or that Father Kenneth will call me aside after mass to speak with me.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“How long are you going to stay, Father? Your letter didn’t say.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father built controls for the vertical rudders and the warping mechanism of the wing following the design of the Wrights. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi hadn’t come yet, but their race against time had begun. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In front of him, in the only chair, sat Father MacPhail. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Eventually the time came for Father Mulligan to return to Madras. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father walked in one of these funeral processions. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Turning right, she could almost see Father smiling at his amazing daughter as he passed cigarettes to the men, who shouted and clapped. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Father and I ran out into the barnyard and watched him go. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bless me, Father, for I have sinned,” I said, sitting on the very edge of the chair. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

All minds except Father’s, that is, who frequently takes the name of Brother Fowles in vain, feeling certain now that all the stones in his path were laid by this deluded purveyor of Christian malpractice. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A new ship for Father—bigger than the Polly. And then presents for everybody else.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father went to the window and peered out, his jaw tense. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Not five minutes later, Father knocked at the door. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Now you listen to me. Take heed of what your Father Abbot has to say. The next creature who utters one squeak will answer to me. Understand?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Father disciplined her with The Verse that ends on honoring thy father and mother, and no sooner had she finished it than Father smote her with it again! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never explained to anyone how I got it, not even to Father when he asked. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father suggests that the guidance counselor visit that hot, scary underground world. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m happy we haven’t got to that point in Redding,” Father said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moved back to the sink, turning around to toss Father a dry dishtowel. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The camel at the zoo was unfazed, but that straw broke Father’s back. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

We listened vaguely to Our Father’s tale of the putative Mercedes truck. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash asked, “Will you bring me a new book, Father?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father put his hands over his face and said, “Christopher. Look. I’ll buy some ready-made stuff from Marks and Spencer’s and take those in. She likes those.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father said, “I am going to make you promise, Christopher. And you know what it means when I make you promise.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mama sent me to bed at the usual time, but Father and Stick had not returned. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Whenever Mother and Father were away, the children opened the windows. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father Nicanor, who had never seen checkers played that way, could not play it again. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Father," the king said, without looking up, "I will bring my bare pot." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Their longing for them was great enough to make them never give up laboring to see them clearly, until at last the thunder and lightning were changed into the Universal Father. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother says nothing about Father but she chants every night, long chants where her voice wavers between hope and acceptance. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

You don’t have to do everything Father wants, you know.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“And what would you do? Take them all on? The superior man rises above such squabbles,” White Deer reminded Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

One other possibility was that Father had hidden my book somewhere in the house. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father crouched and got Black Dog over his shoulders and walked slowly up the steps. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I said, “But Father says Mrs. Shears isn’t a friend of ours anymore.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The family, with all the brothers, plus Father Drozdov, were gathered in the kitchen. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Father sighs and runs his fingers through his hair, the only nervous habit I have observed in him. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I had been so deep inside Father’s for so long that it felt good to rise above what I knew. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father was rather cheerful as he looked out the front window at the perfect weather. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mother retired at midday with her wind machine, and all our lives got better, especially Father’s, whom she sometimes invited to retire with her. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, you were out there long enough. What did Father want to talk about?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed past a couple of cows, trotted out into the middle of the field, and sat down about fifty yards away from where Father was standing among the cows talking to the cow-boys. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Mulrooney had given him a ten- minute lecture on the importance of education in troubled times, but at least Alex didn’t have a guilty conscience about cutting classes. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

A little boy spilled green paint all over my favorite pink shorts and when I yelled at him, Father O’Malley told me I wasn’t setting a good Catholic example. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Father, if you had more money than you ever had before in all your life, what would you do?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father picked up the second, smaller envelope and slid it over the table to me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miep came up one afternoon all flushed and asked Father straight out if we thought they too were infected with the current anti-Semitism. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father and Mama put their arms around each other as Reverend Downe began his eulogy for Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father Nicanor raised his hands and the four legs of the chair all landed on the ground at the same time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Finally I spotted my mother’s white shirtwaist like the flag of “We Give Up!” waving near Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Father came round to the house that night and I was sitting on the sofa watching University Challenge and just answering the science questions. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father was away on a trading expedition as usual, but our cook, Mandy, was there. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Is something wrong?” thundered Father from the head of the table. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Quentin came, and Father said, “You can eat supper in the kitchen tonight.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father I am not an Englishman, I am an American, and I am going to fight to keep my country free.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I had changed into my clean shirt, Father announced we were ready. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And while Our Father was preaching the gospel of poisonwood, his own daughter Ruth May rose from the dead. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His arguments for a fortified national government became the centerpiece around which all the compromises and revisions of the eventual document congealed, giving him the honorary title of “Father of the Constitution.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Jericho is eight hundred feet below sea level,” Father explained to us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, Father left to buy some vegetables from a nearby greengrocer for our dinner. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard a car drive in and park in front of the flat, and I clasped my shaky hands together, certain it was Father Amadi. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But in light of these new attacks, he’s allocating more time to his direct duties with the Sons of the Six. Brother Lekan has been appointed to lead the service in Father Olufemi’s stead.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I wish Father would appear in my class speaking beautiful English as he does French and Chinese and hold out his hand for mine. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t right of Father to pass judgment without knowing what the issue was. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Mother and Father were sitting in the parlor with the door open. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Of course they visited acquaintances of Father and Mother, who sometimes had children. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She found that the senior sisters monopolized the priests and bishops with biblical doubts more sophisticated than hers would ever be, and that it might be years before she got anywhere near Father Mulligan. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Father made a vegetable patch in the garden and I helped him. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There by luck she found winecups and tables still in place—for Father’s attendant counselors had dined just now before they went to the assembly. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father turns a blind eye to the silent struggle between Mother and me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I went with Father, feeling a certain pride in the Company’s craft as I carried the clean, pressed, and starched clothes wrapped in the crisp, blue paper and tied with twine into neat parcels. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

What would they do if they knew that Father was against the war? My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The policeman said, “I am going to ask you once again .. .” I rolled back onto the lawn and pressed my forehead to the ground again and made the noise that Father calls groaning. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father said that surveyors always knew about the good deals on land and could get rich speculating. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father shifted from foot to foot as he hissed, “Shhh! They are approaching. Do not speak. Do not look them in the eye! Avoid trouble!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Indeed I did, Father Abbot. My badger senses told me right off that these were very bad and evil rats.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Father cut the motor and twisted the rear rudder hard to the left, tilting the front rudders upward so that the wind lifted the right side even more. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father waited patiently in the doorway with his arms folded. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always wanted to live in a Father Knows Best house. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

"Father’s leg, silly. It hurts him ever so much, it makes him cross. Otherwise I'm certain he would have sent Ser Loras." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Father said because she loves Caddy she loves people through their shortcomings. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes were on the football field, on Father Amadi s running legs, on the flying white-and-black football, on the many legs of the boys, which all looked like one leg. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father stirred then and groaned and sat up, leaning on his elbows. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father smiled at his dessert, smiled at Mother, smiled at me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“From now on when you dance,” Father said, without allowing the trace of a smile, “you will dance hard enough to shed your lice.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“It will be my pleasure, Father,” the young man replied lazily, “but why not just send Noah? He’s able-bodied. Perfectly good waste of a strong worker, seems to me.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's a rack of greetings cards showing men dressed like Prince Philip fishing in rivers saying “On Father’s Day” or foxgloves in a cottage garden saying “For My Dearest Grandmother.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I want to get to sleep early tonight,” Father said. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while, Father approached the nurses at the desk to ask about Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Now let me see a show of hands of those who have not been informed that they’re leaving New York,” Father Mulrooney instructed. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Father said that constant speculation regarding the position of mechanical hands on an arbitrary dial which is a symptom of mind-function. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Father asked, “What the hell were you doing poking round her garden?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The world seemed to slow as Father Olufemi ambled across the Night Zoo’s smoldering lawns. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was not until late July that we received a reply from Mother and Grandmother to the letter Father had written them in May. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is like being in a restaurant like when Father takes me out to a Berni Inn sometimes and you look at the menu and you have to choose what you are going to have. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father had closed his eyes when I started singing but opened them again suddenly. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He felt a tap on his shoulder and looked up to see Father Mulrooney standing there. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to miss Father when he calls,” I say cheerfully. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Father has no intention of sending you back. You will just have to prove to him that you can be useful here.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

We had lifted Father onto the wagon and taken him straight into the stable. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Wind Witch was the ship Father had hired to take her home . . . still waiting! A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Father recounted that he and Hershel had joined a crowded trail of refugees heading north and east. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Mother, Father, my aunts and uncles, my cousins, my friends in Kraków, I missed them all so much. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Father had exchanged messages with her through a contact at the electrical works, but there was still nothing about Hershel or our other relatives in Narewka. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I learned the lesson that an animal is an animal, essentially and practically removed from us, twice: once with Father and once with Richard Parker. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Upon his death, the Empire will fall unless a new Warrior Emperor is chosen. “Taius the First, Father of our Empire and Pater of Gens Taia, was the finest fighter of his time. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

All because of the modern style of fishing Our Father dreamed up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped up, but Father didn’t get up and I still couldn’t see him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do believe that man was a sinner, the way he sassed back at Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last night before dinner I tucked the letter I’d written into Father’s pocket. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Every muscle in his body instantly relaxed, and he handed the paper to Father Olufemi, who nodded. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You told her about my dream,” Father accused me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of this essence came from Father Mike’s perfect contentment at being only five foot four. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father informed her that God showed no mercy upon those who flouted their elders, and that he, Reverend Price, had washed his hands of her moral education. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says, no more than a murmur, “You believe in the Trinity. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I just believe in the Father.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

‘Father, you promised me that us would not quarrel. This here is crazy. Us can’t afford to quarrel.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes quickly when Father came back into our room. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Father nodded and he didn’t say anything for a short while. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even though someone could have pointed out to Father that at least somebody finally brought home some bacon at our house. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But last night, Father, you said you had found your mistakes.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, Sam, why do you always have to get into a fight with Father?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wish Father would come home so I can stop daydreaming that he will appear in my classroom in a white navy uniform and extend his hand toward me for all my classmates to see. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“He’s been my mentor all my life, Koffi, and he’s nothing like Father Olufemi. To be honest, I’m worried about him. No one’s seen him since we got back from the jungle.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"Father says you should let the men see you before a battle." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He bowed to Father Cham, who drew a braided strand from his robe and tied it around the young man's wrist. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Father Time said, making no headway with the rowdy crowd. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Hugo also remembered that sometimes at night, Father would read to him from amazing adventure stories byjules Verne and a collection of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales, which were Hugo’s favorites. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Father got into a rage. He said that Sam was too smart a boy to be fooled by sedition.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi came early the next morning, looking even more unpriestly than before, in khaki shorts that stopped just below his knees. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father and I stationed ourselves at the door so we could hear when the man had left. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father kept the bayonet hanging over the mantelpiece. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jerked the door open, and Lefty had time to stare up in disbelief as he groped for his club when Fathers fist hit him in the jaw. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father said, “Indeed he should be, because so few villagers are going to church.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before this I heard Father coming into the house and calling out my name, which is another reason why I know a lot of time had passed. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father Edward is about a bazillion years old. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There was one task, however, from which Father excluded her. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Father, please keep your trap shut and let us ask the questions,” urged the major sympathetically. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She planted her hands on her hips and glared at Father. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father could put us up for a few days and he would be wanting to see you anyways. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And when I got downstairs I could see Father’s foot through the door of the living room. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father, Mama, and I sat in the waiting room for hours. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Actually, he has a point, there, Father. It is a sin to expose your nakedness to a stranger.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

But when she threw her arms around him and coaxed him, “Father, dearest, let me be like Diana,” he would yield and she would be off to the deep woods, blissful in her freedom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father ...” I pressed, “was God angry at her . . . and me?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“When Father comes home, I stay up till all hours!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening, Father Amadi stopped by on his way to the stadium. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi’s voice was deeper, less melodious than in my dreams. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment I’m sure Father felt a blow of chill air against the back of his neck. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his yellow eyebrows without looking up at Father, and said, “Now, Reverend, this civilization the Belgians and Americans brought, what would that be?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father was standing at the bottom of the stairs and I thought he might see me, but he was flicking through the post which had come that morning so his head was pointing downward. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

You could see Father’s skin crawl when he heard the name of his archenemy, the chief. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father's brother or father's father's brother, if the relationship was on the paternal side her maiden name would be Westing. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name ... Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if I could believe what he said, my actions today had surely ruined any favor Father may have felt for me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Unbeknownst to her, Father had painted the furnace room and the paint had not yet dried. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Father shouted into the telephone from the kitchen. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father Mike proposed to her three times and in each case she refused, waiting for someone better to come along. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He would not say my name right; like Father Benedict, he would place the emphasis on the second syllable rather than the first. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why doesn’t Father go get the gold instead of washing clothes?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, six cars ahead, he saw Father Mike dart out of line, cutting off another car and slipping into a toll booth. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And then something happened to take her attention away from Father Mike completely. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father helped by cupping my back because he believed it would purify my body. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

What with him being the Father Knows Best of all times. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I agreed with the earl and thought of an argument tailor-made for Father. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure! Come on in. Talk low or Father will come in. He hates to miss a moment.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t enjoy it very much, though; the fight Sam had had with Father the night before still hung around me the way a bad dream does sometimes. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although weeks passed without an answer from Father, my first letter from Char arrived only ten days after I’d sent mine to him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father was a grownup and maybe Sam thought he was a grownup, too, but as far as I was concerned he was just my brother. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fathers were often too tired for much happy interaction with their families. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When I related this at dinner, Father said, “Calpurnia, cardinals do not eat mice. They live on vegetation. Sam Houston, please pass the potatoes.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

At about the same time, one of the large blue lizards came across the body of Father Gomez. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I think it was so splendid in Father to go as chaplain when he was too old to be drafted, and not strong enough for a soldier,” said Meg warmly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran until Father’s voice faded behind me, until sweat poured into my eyes and onto my cheeks, until I choked on the air whipping against my face. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father was out somewhere looking for trouble as usual, and we hardly knew how to answer that question ourselves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He said if I say anything to Mother or Father, he’ll kill me.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You wait a minute! That’s why it sometime seem to me you favor my Father more than any person I ever knowed.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Father, if you don’t mind, I prefer to bathe alone.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The next morning we loaded the wagon with the things Father had bought and started off. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I miss Father, and Mother too,” he croaked. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Fathers liked Crane because there was steady work in the oil field. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now and then Father gave one to the Mellower to allow supplies to be delivered. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Soon the darkness was filled with the glow of men and women who carried the blessings of Father Cham with them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Then Father Aristide, looking small and frail in his white cassock, walked to the pulpit. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

An hour later, six new people had shown up, and it was Alex’s turn to see Father Franco. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure Father will pay for the repairs,” he began. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“If you just came to laugh—” Father began, bristling. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother shrieked, Father cursed, and a thin line of blood appeared on his cheek and upper lip. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Father does seem grateful that he’s still willing to translate the sermons, even after the two of them had words. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aglovale said: “Do you think my family life is very happy now? Do you know that my mother died a few months ago? Father used to call her Piggy.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Time and Game Time and the Second Guessers and the Minute Men and Dr. Medina, with a pack of assorted animals who all seemed to, oddly, follow her every command, were present. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We left shortly afterward, a little sooner than on the usual visit to Father Benedict. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father had said the slums outside Léopoldville would be set right by American aid, after Independence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Father spoke especially of the brave Old Ones who may have crossed over the sea to watch over us. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were headed by an old demon with V stripes on his sleeves that Father said were sergeant stripes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Father, can’t you unleash the winds to send our ship back?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“When Father gets back from the West Indies, I want to surprise him.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

On most it was something simple, like fever or influenza, and the final line on each tag had a date and then read: Met her Father in Heaven. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Father’s granite demand placed the last straw on the load I was carrying. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And it was in my mother’s handwriting, like this And then I heard Father come up the stairs and walk into the room. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father wants me to start reading books by Hebbel and other well-known German writers. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I saw Father twist his hips to the right, and the wings began to curl and the rear rudder curved to the right. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would be in black, with my dead white face, and I would throw myself at this priest's feet and say, "O Father, help me." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

In spite of the seven warning signals of “You’ll be sorry” written all over Father’s face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He talks to Father Rico, nods his head, and then glances over at me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father took out a hose and attached it to the nozzle at one end of the tub and then, twisting a knob, called forth water that filled the metal can to overflowing. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Father pulled nearly every hair off his head and came close to giving up on a number of occasions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man in the black-and- gold armor stepped up behind Father and prodded him sharply. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

By the end of the day it was Fathers turn. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother comes into the kitchen and before she says Good morning or asks How did you sleep? she starts fussing at Father. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Besides, I didn’t know of anyplace to stop; Father had friends along the way but they were strangers to me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Stylianopoulos, wearing a tall kalimafkion on his head and a large pectoral cross, came to the house at ten in the morning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father then took the flat loaves to be baked in the community oven. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“It does not mean anything. They give extreme unction to anyone who is seriously ill,” Mama whispered, when Papa and Father Benedict left. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I went out and got some water for Father to wash up. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father pulled her off me and held her hands in his. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Father,’Jason said, ‘I made a vow to honour all the gods. I promised Kymopoleia that once this war is over none of the gods would be without shrines at the camps.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He was the one Father had mentioned in his letter. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father set down his box of ammonia and disinfectants. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father was in the living room and Mama was puttering around in their bedroom. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

At that very moment in the world of Cittàgazze, the assassin-priest Father Gomez was making his way up a rough track in the mountains between the twisted trunks of olive trees. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She had grown up believing that priests could tell whether someone was telling the truth or not, but Father Stylianopoulos had only nodded and written their names into the church register. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for the honor of your presence,” Father said, giving Char time to collect himself. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father actually did open and close his mouth like a silent-picture version of “What!” or “Waaa!” and his neck turned red. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘O—K—And after church I got a notion I ought to go and set with Father for a while—just a short while.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Robert, Matthew, Paul, please go with Father,” our teacher said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But then I thought about going home again, or staying where I was, or hiding in the garden every night and Father finding me, and that made me feel even more frightened. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After a while she said again, “I’m going out there to help Nelson, and Father can go straight to hell.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father would know the right words, what to say that would help. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

How very kind Mr. Brooke is, and how fortunate that Mr. Laurence’s business detains him near you so long, since he is so useful to you and Father. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among our Townspeople, you may report to Aunts & Belles & Fathers—ALL WELL. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Stick sat down, Father laid the front page across his plate. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

To take her mind oft things, she reverted to her old habit of saying the rosary in the slums and confessing her sins to Father Antonio. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah!” said Father, “the meaning now becomes clear! This was a deep dream, indeed!” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“She liked to wear used clothing that she bought in secondhand shops or picked from the garbage,” explained Father Antonio. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I look forward to having you join our efforts,” said Father Olufemi. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand,” said Tendai, who had never seen the Praise Singer do anything except cower in front of Father. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father had said there would be “one less mouth to feed.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean we’re stuck with this ash for a few weeks. Great. All my shirts will end up gray. Father Mulrooney will love that.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I glanced over at Father, who had the other window seat at the opposite end of our entire row of Prices. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shirley’s heart smiled as she recalled the night she and Mother and Father had trimmed their first Christmas tree. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were Mother and Father, holding hands and looking tired but happy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t just Mother and Father’s North Star, but hers, too. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

On the eighth day of December the Father above took my father and took my mother. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Technically, apprentices were supposed to start their work at age twelve and gradually matriculate into higher roles, but Kamau—ever charming, ever likable—had appealed to Father Olufemi. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In 2015 a Broadway musical about Alexander Hamilton, one of the “Founding Fathers,” became a massive hit. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“The convents have been decimated,” Father Franco said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Father pointed to where Miss Whitlaw stood supervising one reluctant work crew. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father looked at Mama hard for talking back to him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forgive me, O Heavenly Father, according to the multitude of thy mercies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dr. King, for one,” she said, then proceeded to list a a few other friends of Father’s. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi had seen him here, which meant they had even less time than before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Father was not here yet with directives for today, so I went to my bedroom. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The only way Father could control both the rear rudders and the curving of the wings was with a kind of hip cradle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father’s best books found their way there, Mother’s easy chair, Jo’s desk, Amy’s finest sketches, and every day Meg brought her babies on a loving pilgrimage, to make sunshine for Aunty Beth. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Chapter Eleven had intended when he threatened to dodge the draft, Father Mike was heading for Canada! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And Father shouted, “Well, isn’t that what you wanted?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father is still carrying on with his tormented Jesus Is Bängala church. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father and Mother don’t think so. They like John though he is poor.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never thought I would want to know any of Father Aristide’s boys. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the wings are bigger Father said only who can play a harp. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother read while Father chatted with fellow guests. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father sat down reluctantly on the dirt floor before the board. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma took the children to church, though during the Trinity prayer, which proclaimed God as three in one—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—she turned away from the altar in disagreement. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the ten had TB that was resistant to all five of the first-line antibiotics, just like Father Jack’s. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

And before my nouno had time to react, it struck Father Mike right in the middle of the face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“My boy, he ask if you make” Father lied. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father started clapping and the others followed with applause and hoorays. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I fear there will be greater difficulties to preserve our Union,” Adams warned, “than You and I, our Fathers Brothers Disciples and Sons have had to form it.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“The Father is coming— the priest is coming.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes followed Father, who was crossing her parlor to gaze out the window. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Whether by man or woman, however, God the Father was rarely addressed directly. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seated in the Father Abbot’s own chair, Methuselah took his spectacles from a moss-bark case, carefully perching them on the bridge of his nose. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

We all rode back home together, Father singing loudly as he drove. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Father glanced toward the tent where the old, wise heads of the Tang people had gathered to work out some strategy. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason said he wasn’t afraid of snakes and Caddy said he was but she wasn’t and Versh said they both were and Caddy said to be quiet, like Father said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Find the original owners if we can,” said Father. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father Mulligan’s death did not alter the text of the entries in Baby Kochamma’s diary, simply because as far as she was concerned it did not alter his availability. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father put his hands on my shoulders and pushed me forward. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And what possible matter of importance could Father Quinel reveal of that connection? Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I said nothing, because I did not want to spoil Fathers enthusiasm. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father and I find your religious zeal a bit of a mystery.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father playfully tipped his hat forward so that it shaded his eyes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, I asked Father if he thought I’d make a good lawyer. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Sam, you have to come home. We need you. Your people have taken Father from us; they’ll have to give us you in return.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joff would need to punish Father, the lords would ex-pect it, but perhaps he could send him back to Winterfell, or exile him to one of the Free Cities across the narrow sea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The demon stopped and studied Father as you might look at a dog that had suddenly said he was going to the opera. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His subject was “Let your light so shine that men will see your good works and praise your Father, Who is in Heaven.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being the meanie that he was, he moved slowly, getting great pleasure from Father Time’s fear. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

With one hand, Nat held on to Father’s hand; with the other, he clutched the shilling in his pocket. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father steered the car around the corner, heading away from the park. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father announced this was the unfortunate effect of believing in false idols and he washed his hands of the affair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

From his place at the table, Father reached over and took her hand. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father tightened his hand on my shoulder and he put his finger to his lips, telling me I was to be silent. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Drozdov nodded as he inclined away from the angry warrior. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“There’s something I wanted to ask you, Father,” Baby Kochamma would say. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we arrived, Father went in straightaway to see to details of the ceremony and of the masked ball that would follow. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the chauffeur, the martial arts instructor and Father. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

This time it was just Father and me in the airplane, plus Mr. Axelroot, and twenty pounds of dry goods and canned whole prunes the Underdowns couldn’t take with them when they fled the Congo. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Father, Cluny the Scourge is dead. I have done my task.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

So in answer to his father’s question, he simply said, “No, Father, I’m all right.” said his father. he added, and closed the door. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"What else would you call it? Father sits in one castle, and Robb Stark sits in another, and no one does anything." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Father said this tradition was to show they aren’t hiding any weapon. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea was to let Father see for himself how the aeroplane flew. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Father are at my window, throwing up the sash. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father and Mum Olga faced an alcove in which stood High Chancellor Thomas, who had begun to marry them. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Father Olufemi is still making his selections. He wants to make sure there’s a good balance of novice and experienced warriors in case.. ” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She knew the way; Father had taken her and Rashida there for a drive after bringing the new rickshaw home. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And Julie must have a strong immunity if she was with you all that time and never got sick. How can we do this, Father?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Father took the card and put it carefully away in his pocket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anatole seemed to be getting ants in his pants but was still bound and determined to argue with Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

These words of Father Restrepo were etched in the family memory with all the gravity of a diagnosis, and in the years to come they had more than one occasion to recall them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father decided implants were immoral,” said Mr. Alacran, “and I honored his decision.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, here was Anatole looking back at Father with his eyebrows raised very high, like “Do you understand plain English?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Cham looked into Pong's eyes a long moment before nodding again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

December t “I have some very sad news to convey,” Father Mulrooney informed the handful of boys that made up the student body of St. Vincent de Paul Academy. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And Father set me to reading the letter out loud, helping me with the more difficult words. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s magic of the mind, if not of the dragons,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father of course says this is superstitious and oversimplifying matters. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Father wouldn't even give me leave to say farewell." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“If we can save even one of our friends, the rest doesn’t matter,” said Father, and he’s absolutely right. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

"Good of you to notice, Father," he said through clenched teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Father looks at me, making his own calculations, studying my face and especially my eyes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But it was to Father the crowning touch in Mrs. Gandhi’s dictatorial takeover of the nation. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You should tell them the truth about dragons,” I told Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His daughter asked him again, “Father, Father, Father— what are we going to do with you?” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hab was standing by the bed, his dark hair wet and combed, a grin like Father’s on his square face. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you know how Father talks. But what he meant was that Nat can teach navigation.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She set it down in front of Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now was the time to ask about the trip, but the same torpor that had overtaken Father also affected Tendai. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She took Father’s arm, and they left us. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Dunno. Maybe he’s the god of a little tributary, like Old Father Thames is the god of the main river, perhaps. That would make sense. George Boatwright said he’d seen Old Father Thames.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Father says we’re not supposed to have it. Says we have to keep it hidden up there behind the basket because it’s American and was printed in Scotland. It’s just birds!” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her hair was like fire, and little points of fire were in her eyes, and I went and Father lifted me into the chair too, and Caddy held me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The winds roared so loudly about us that Father had to shout to me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father’s spirit medium needed a drum to go into a trance. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Too stupid to know the difference between a wink and a tic until Father explained. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

We all froze, except for Brother Fowles, who jumped up and held out his hand to Father with the left hand clasping his forearm, secret handshake of the Congolese. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had three iodine tablets. I took my canteen cup and I looked into heaven at our Father in heaven. ‘I’m thirsty,’ I said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You said you would be very busy today, Father,” Obiora said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You need help yourself unloading all this and this,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The demons call it an upright piano,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two other soldiers had hold of Father from the back, twisting his arms behind him so that he couldn’t move. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was from Father, saying he wouldn’t come home. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you”—Tendai could hear Father looming out of his chair—“are you saying my son’s a coward?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

So Father phoned the police and arranged for a squad car to pick them up on the Gondwannan landing dock. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father never went, because he did not want to waste any of his free time. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d known not to expect much, and lest we forget, Father’s Christmas-morning sermon was all about having grace in your heart, which displaces the lust for material things. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father stalked around Ear, Eye and Arm, looking them over. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father respects Mother and loves her, but not with the kind of love I envision for a marriage. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“You should go to college. Become a professor like Mother and Father wanted. And we have to build a cocoonery, remember.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the ground while one of the men washed the cut on Father’s head with water from a leather canteen and bandaged it with Father’s own handkerchief. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not know that tears slipped down my cheeks until Father Amadi reached out and wiped them away, running his open palm over my face. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father Mike took advantage of this to lead Tessie up to the sun deck. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father and the demoness talked politely about the neighborhood—where was the best place to shop for what. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that was over, Father lay on his back, patting his stomach. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father, Lefty, and I began to unload the wagon while White Deer started a fire. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Confess, then, and I will absolve you,” I say, trying to sound like Father Alphonse, and we both laugh. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The Father’s eyes are blue like the sky, his nose long, his hair brown and curly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Gomez was somewhere else, and no one was tracking him at all. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But till then . . .” Father said with a grin. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Sister McCandless, “that sure is a praying man. I tell you, it ain’t every shepherd tarries before the Lord for his flock like Father James does.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Get out of here before I skin you and make a jacket out of your hide,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father has received a call-up notice from the SS,” she whispered. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Something curious about Father and his nightly phone calls with Mother. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father Mike might become a fugitive over there, living it up in Quebec. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father brushes my hair from my face and touches my cheek. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Farm Boy, fetch me this”; “Get me that, Farm Boy—quickly, lazy thing, trot now or I’ll tell Father.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Even out on the ocean,” Bill said, “Father Sky will be above us. We will never be forgotten by the sky.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down nameless streets, past junk houses, across a dead-end piece of land created by the freeways and the river, Father Mike unwisely attempted to escape. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Dragons,” Father went on, “protect their own brood.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A few hundred. My own men, chiefly. Father was loath to part with any of his. He is fighting a war, after all." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Father poured a cup for me from the teapot and gave it to me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leah fell to her knees in a demonstration of grief on Our Father’s behalf. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father doesn’t address the question I threw at him before I ran out the kitchen door this afternoon. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father said he was doing what he could and at least Mr. Axelroot was a better bargain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a great disappointment to Our Father, who likes to repair things between Sundays. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stairs leading to Father Olufemi’s office were down a corridor only a few yards away; she just had to find a way to get to them unseen. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Gandhi could have personally bombed the zoo, it would have been fine with me if Father had been gay about it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They call this part of the river Haverstraw Bay,” Father told me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the living room, the sounds alternated between Father’s low rumbling tone and Stick’s occasional grunting response. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Just as Father needed to talk to Zuraiq’s mother, my brothers and I argued that we needed to talk to Zuraiq. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Two Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, look over the army in 1775 in Massachusetts. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand them, Father. Sometimes they feel like dreams, but other times the people feel real, and...I hurt them. I see the blood and want to stop, but...I can’t.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Why doesn’t the world just open its jaws like a whale and swallow this brazenness in one gulp? is the question I’d pose to Father these days. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Cham had gathered up children, blessed them, and found them families. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But the Father of Men and of Gods was not one to put up with this sort of treatment. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed as big as Father, and as strong. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s too bad,” Father observed, “that you have to appeal to their sense of greed.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this evening there were two emergencies, so Father told me to behave and to ring him on his mobile phone if there was a problem, and then he went out in the van. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I still have a bad cold and have passed it on to Margot, as well as Mother and Father. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Couldn’t you see? He hardly spoke a word to me. And then Uncle Matthew — ” “Oh, they all know about Father.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I was proud of Father for wanting to be a dragon again, and even prouder of the fact that he was now so close to achieving his ambition to fly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to absconding with twenty-five thousand dollars and giving Milton false hopes of my return, Father Mike was abandoning his own family. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you think Father is disappointed in me?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I also talked to Margot about Father and Mother, about how nice it could be here if they weren’t so aggravating. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I used to think that Mother and Father might get divorced. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could see that Father had, been right: they looked tired and wet and cold and dirty from the mud that came up from the bottom on the nets. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father, and how I had shattered the sense of understanding we had built. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

A demon week later, Father and I moved across the bay to a place in the foothills above Oakland. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’ll be the first time Father’s brother learns of his disappearance. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It felt so lonely to be by myself with Father gone and maybe dead and nobody but myself to do—to do whatever had to be done. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am chilled again, remembering Father’s face when I mentioned it. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I saw Father hit a man one time, who did not praise the Lord. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

What mattered was that Father Franco knew something. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Father said I have no sense of humor at all. He said I was unequipped to meet life because I have no sense of humor.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Pong turned to follow Father Cham’s gaze and saw a pulsing orange glow hovering on the northern horizon. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

One Sunday, when regular service was over, Father James had uncovered sin in the congregation of the righteous. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

God the Father was not so much a stern judge as One with the power to change our lives. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Mike, her son-in-law and my very own uncle, was by this time back from his years in Greece and serving—in an assistant capacity—at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The cow-boys had lain in ambush in the hemlock groves, jumped Father, and taken him away someplace. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rare nut, Our Father calls him, a thing, a seed to be cracked. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another factor Father and his scientists didn’t count on, that biochips would learn, grow, and mutate because somewhere in that ten percent was a hidden message: survive. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

What did that make Father then, Charlie Chaplin, waddling around duck-footed, waving his cane and talking without any sounds coming out? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Father said, “Well, those circuit boards looked like they’d come out of the bloody ark.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So I expected it, and I was pleased, but not at all surprised, when my Assignment was announced as Nurtures” Father explained. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Last night I went downstairs in the dark, all by myself, after having been there with Father a few nights before. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She understands that Gina also has anxiety and that Father Anthony is emotionally removed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Father doesn’t always ask her opinion—about the business, about other matters, about people, about all kinds of things. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

We always sang hymns at the end of services, and I think Father Hughes visited us so frequently just to hear us sing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We found a kid in the poppy fields, Father,” said Steven. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father doesn’t begrudge us those few hours and thinks it’s nice we get along so well. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

If Father were alive, he would do something to stop it.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Electricity really does make things easier,” he muttered to himself, but that was just the kind of statement that aroused Father Mulrooney’s scorn. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Dreams from My Father was published, finally, in the summer of 1995. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Father cited scientific proof that birds often molt during hot weather. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure which option was less awkward, but before she could decide, Father Drozdov took a deep breath and began speaking a language Anya couldn’t understand. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Glimpses of Mother smiling and following along, giggles from Jenna, and hollow protests from Father punctuate the journey. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father isn’t listening so I can say it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father! Get up! Right now! You will kill yourself. . .” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waded through the soft-tugging rhythms of hope and desperation, and as I moved among the people, I couldn’t help wondering, if Father wasn’t there anymore, who would lead them? The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father was lying there, hurt, because of me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But on the bright side, the event provided a great boost for Father’s church. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Naima’s amazement, Father jumped off the cycle and strode over to them. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘But, Father -’ Zeus’s eyes sparked with power, and Jason realized he’d pushed his dad as far as he could for today . . . and maybe for the next few centuries. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She would chatter on about the things that she and Father used to do when they were young, for they had both grown up here. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

One evening while Father was out and Shirley was pasting clippings in her Dodgers scrapbook, the lights suddenly went off. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

With a secret smile, Father disappeared up the stairs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father never said anything, but I knew he was thinking about the day when we might be able to afford to bring Mother over. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ahem, er, good Father Abbot, we all respect your word and look to you for guidance, but really...I mean...” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The idea of going to the movies made Hugo remember something Father had once told him, about going to the movies when he was just a boy, when the movies were new. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

But that will be all right because Father wants to move to a different town as well. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was still climbing over it as Father ran across the garden to the bottom step. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was trying to see if I could drive it so—so that I could give Father a rest.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Soft as a baby’s bottom,” Father always said about the shawl when she wore it, twinkling at Mother, who would flush. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Old Great-Uncle Kirke had died and this meant, apparently, that Father was now very rich. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Why had Father Cham lied about the food to that woman? A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“When peace comes,” Father said, “things will get better.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment I entered the wasi, Father put down his bowl of stew and began screeching. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Father!” he calls, spitting out half his sandwich with the words. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

During those trips alone among the demons, Father and I learned things about one another; and more, we learned about being a father and a son. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father laughed with relief and jumped off the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the moment I saw Father’s face. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Tendai passes inspection,” said Father, and he stalked back to his chair. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And I said, “Because Father killed Wellington, who is a dog, and I was frightened of him.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Leaving Zuraiq and his mother to rest, we watched as Father buried the afterbirth in the backyard. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then Father put the baby back into her arms. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they asked me for Father’s phone number. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father ran off to a hut in the woods he was calling the New Church of Eternal Life, Jesus Is Bängala. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not for the first time, I think back to that afternoon in Father Masego’s office when I was twelve, the day he told me I was extraordinary. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He tried once formally to pray, but there was no one there and no words came, and over and over he said to himself, Heavenly Father, Heavenly Father. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi was standing by the window, close enough for me to see the way his hair lay in wavy curls on his head, like the ripples in a stream. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Begging your Father’s pardon,” Bull said, “but baloney.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Anyway, Father said we could keep them with us if we want." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They were all afire now, Maid and Mother, Warrior and Smith, the Crone with her pearl eyes and the Father with his gilded beard; even the Stranger, carved to look more animal than human. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

August 24 Letter Home As soon as we have an address Mother writes all the way to the North where Father’s brother anchors down the family line in their ancestral home. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mum Olga had stopped crying and pushed herself out of Father’s arms. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she and I were sitting in our bedroom, Margot told me that the call-up was not for Father, but for her. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I heard two things at that moment: Father saying “Never forget this lesson” as he looked on grimly; and the bleating of the goat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father went into the house to tell the Platts that we were there. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In those days and in that place, children did not say Father and Mother, nor Mamma and Papa, as they do now. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good evening,” I said and then added, “Father.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Trinity must be tainted by it; there must be a certain stench at the right hand of God the Father. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t believe it when Father and I showed up without the rest of them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had been thrown clear of Dragonwings and lay on his back. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had never gone to college the way Sam had, but still I was pretty sure that he knew more than Sam. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father is entitled to a bigger lot, but he has no one to help him.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The result was that the wives stayed in the villages, seeing their husbands every five years or so if they were lucky—though sometimes there were longer separations, as with Mother and Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She blew it out, the smoke rose and dispersed, and Father Stylianopoulos broke the candle in two. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The effect of it wasn’t very dignified, so Father retreated back to his pulpit made of wired-together palm fronds and raised up one hand, intending I guess to pronounce the benediction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as you can see, Kitty, I’m still alive, and that’s the main thing, Father says. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I had people I called Mother and Father. I’d been assigned to them.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At church Father Mike appeared and disappeared with the capriciousness of a divinity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father sipped his tea and set the cup down carefully on the dirt floor. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe what Father Amadi says; I believe the firm slant of his handwriting. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, Father Abbot, there will be enough for all.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe my blood’s gotten thin, a weakness Father used to accuse us of when we complained of the chill winters in north Georgia. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I certainly trust you not been waiting long. So many folks been coming that us thought it wise to untach the bell. You gentlemens just let me take you hats—Father been mighty sick.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then it was 1:20 a.m. but I hadn’t heard Father come upstairs to bed. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I wished we lived here, Father,” I said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Portia’s skin was very light when compared to her Father’s. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Amy said, “Everyone seemed waiting for something, and couldn’t settle down, which was queer, since Father was safe at home,” and Beth innocently wondered why their neighbors didn’t run over as usual. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father found a job driving a truck for the Public Works Department. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mam is gone when I wake but there’s movement in the room and it’s the priest, Father Gorey, from the Confraternity saying Mass at a table in the corner. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Watching her with open admiration, Father shook his head. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let out my breath as I turned the corner—and came face-to-face with Father. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Father Mike, you have a mouth of gold.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I got some inkling of this from Anatole long ago, I suppose, when he explained why he translated Father’s sermons. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had planned a big old prayer meeting as a welcome ceremony, to prove that God had ensued us here and aimed to settle in. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The visitor shakes Father’s hand, then turns, knowing all along that I have been watching them both. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father was sitting in his chair in the living room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She was horrified to be sitting next to Father’s grave—and yet relieved to know what had happened to him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I baptize thee in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost,” he pronounced sonorously as he shook the wet branch. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cheers rose above us as we moved farther and farther from Father’s stage. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

‘But I can always charm Father into forgiving me. He’s never been able to stay mad at me. It’s you I’m worried about.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Later Our Father came out to survey the damage, and Leah helped him sort out the seeds by kind. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would have to tell Father Joseph what they needed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I realized they were talking about Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we never got a chance to fly it, because whenever Father was free, it was raining. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smiling, carefully holding his coffee cup and saucer, Father Mike asked,“So, Tessie, how are things at home?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father gritted his jaw and levered himself up on his hands. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

‘So tell me, Father. What do you want?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I also told him that all of Father’s and Mother’s pet names were meaningless, that a kiss here and there didn’t automatically lead to trust. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“It is not exactly a mental challenge—well, except maybe for Ethan—but Father Rico was very grateful.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

My mother can easily speak to a priest in a darkened confessional; can easily make an act of self-revelation using the impersonal formula of ritual contrition: ‘Bless me, Father, for I have sinned....’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Said his son: “If you are curious, Father, watch and see the stuff that’s in me. No more talk of shame.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Say," said Bill, "do you know that gang of Pilgrim Fathers have cornered the dining-car until half past three this afternoon?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, Father left me alone. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Robin stared up at Father like he was crazy. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What! I mean, sorry, Father Abbot, I didn’t mean to be rude. I was trying to solve a problem, you see.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And I said, “Is Father going to be there?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Blackberries and black currants reminded me of Father. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

For a long moment, Mother and Father simply glowed, as if they were caught in a spell. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was some way Father held his teeth and lips that made the water spray like that. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They want me to listen, really listen, like Father. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“There is no escape from destiny,” Father replied, his voice filled with pain. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Father, afraid of what might happen, grabbed him by the arm and the two men went to the attic. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But Father only smiled when I told him that, later when we were back in our stable. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father took the bangle and put it back on Mother’s wrist. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow we got through an interminable dinner, and then for entertainment Miss Brown sat down at the piano and whipped through her stock party piece, “The Minute Waltz,” in fifty-two seconds by Father’s pocket watch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Naturally Father had his own addenda for the meeting. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father put me to bed and then began to write a letter. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was nothing we could do about it except to pray every night that the war would end soon, and Father and Sam would come home again. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to abandon her children for the Resistance, but Father wouldn’t let her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

After all, Father’s family might be as vicious as a pack of starving hyenas. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Father frowned over a paper he was studying and never looked up. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day at school I told Siobhan that Father had told me I couldn’t do any more detecting, which meant that the book was finished. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was shocked and frightened to see her flout Father’s authority, but truthfully, I could feel something similar moving around in my own heart. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I want you to make Father bring his army to King's Landing." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I join the people who stand at the back of the church, waiting for Father O’Reilly to come out. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Rhodri is the man who works for Father, helping him do heating maintenance and boiler repair. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I got up and poured a cup of tea for Father and set it down in front of him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father sucked in his belly, sucked back the words that would have come next. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then Father said, “And what have you been up to, young man?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As she turned the pedals, Naima pictured Father’s smile as she handed him the taka she had earned. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

He moved away from the door slowly, praying Father Olufemi wouldn’t look up. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Who know, maybe they will stop fire” Father said, even though he knew they would not. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Osha glanced around as Father's guardsmen appeared from beneath the trees, steel in hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

So I asked myself another question: what would Father do? My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father, on the other hand, was probably all deeply gratified, just gratified up one side and down the other. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mother and Father are gone and Lily is out in the greenhouse, I listen, waiting for the silence of the house to crumble. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father had bought it for her on their honeymoon in Galveston, a city into which an unimaginable profusion of fabulous goods flowed every day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The Lord had led him, said Father James, looking down on the boy and girl before him, to give them a public warning before it was too late. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Now I’d like to turn to the chapter “Father and Mother Don’t Understand Me.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I'm going for a drive,” Father finally said. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father was outside at the iron gate, saying good-bye to the rest of the guests. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first Mother only let me use Father’s ordinary kites. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father was disappointed about the timing, until he made the shocking jet-age discovery that days and months do not matter one way or another to people in this village. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father swung his head to the side to avoid being hit by a plank that a hurrying demon carried on his shoulder. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I look at Father, on the other side of me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father didn’t like anybody to tell him what to do anymore than Sam did. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Calvin,” Meg asked in agony, “will it really save Father?” A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father handled these with a control held in his right hand. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father chuckled and got up from the table. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet those were the best times, for when she dreamed, she dreamed of Father. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When we teased her too much, Father intervened and reprimanded us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It goes back to when she and Father commenced World War Three at our house. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father and Mama had gotten out of the car and were coming over. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Passing inspection was as close as Father ever got to praise. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

There were some more biscuits and jerked beef in a sack in the wagon, and a bottle of wine Mr. Bogardus had given Father for a present. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave Brandon my favor to wear, and never comforted Petyr once after be was wounded, nor bid him farewell when Father sent him off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I knew I’d be glad to see him, and have him at home: but still I felt it was partly his fault that Father had died. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They slowly usher Allys’s parents into Father’s study and shut the door behind them. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She glanced back and forth between Mr. Underdown and Father like a nervous child herself, unsure which of the two men was entitled to give her a licking. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see that Father was angry with me, so I said, “I know you told me not to get involved in other people’s business but Mrs. Shears is a friend of ours.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Being always the first to spot flaws and transgressions, it falls upon Father to deliver penance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it would overtake Father on the road. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father did everything he could to curb my rebellious spirit, but it was no use. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father and I moved back into the Company’s new, sturdy building. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was just being a smart aleck and Father and I didn’t answer him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa changed his accent when he spoke, sounding British, just as he did when he spoke to Father Benedict. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Anya hesitated, not sure what she could do against such a giant bear of a man, when a choking noise wrung itself out of Father Drozdov’s mouth. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Before they took him to the execution wall Father Nicanor tried to attend him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

And Mother picked me up from Father’s house one day after she had finished work and Father said, “Christopher, can I have a talk with you?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Almost at the same time, the tempter whom Father Gomez was setting out to follow was being tempted herself. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Father Gorey is touching me with oil and praying in Latin. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was stooped and ugly, with an unkempt beard and unwashed clothes, yet Father greeted him pleasantly and asked his name. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was not until early August that we received a reply from Mother and Grandmother concerning Father’s revelations. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t used to have security for the demonstrations—Father didn’t like the way it looked, like maybe he was afraid. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father got up and paced around the room. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had once seen Ajax, Father’s best dog, get into a fight with a hummingbird and lose. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Father, forgive me wherever you are, but this world has brought one vile abomination after another down on the heads of the gentle, and I’ll not live to see the meek inherit anything. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man came out of nowhere, walked up to Father in broad daylight, big as life, and on television. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father sighed and set the iron he had been using back onto the stove rack. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father walks around with his lips pressed together, and whenever he hears his name, he looks up in alarm, as if he’s afraid he’ll be called upon to resolve another delicate problem. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Get Father’s old guidebooks and read about it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had just completed another circuit of the estate and was banking to the left over the fences, so his nose at the time was pointed toward the hillside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to leave him; but I knew there wasn’t any use in arguing, so I said goodnight to Father and Mother, said some prayers, and went upstairs. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I carried on watching the video and Father went into the kitchen. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes, a long reputation," said Father Cham, looking up into the trees with a faraway gaze. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Oh, a man of the world is Our Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The potatoes proved that all too well, as did the wood shavings, which Father collected in a bucket and brought downstairs to burn. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I thought of going to the village for help, but there was only one person whom I could trust: Father Quinel. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Father! Are you trying to kill us all?” my mother yelled from a kitchen window. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brother Khoi asks what if Father escaped to Tibet after shaving his head and joining a monastery? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Father cleared his throat, and I could see he was about to rattle off some nonsense. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“In First Corinthians, chapter ten, verse twenty-three, it says ‘All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient,’ Father, how can all things be lawful unto Him? The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smiling, overjoyed to be center stage for once, Father Mike cut a lock of my hair and tossed it into the baptismal pool. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It worried me that it was something else for him to get into a fight with Father about. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s Father Mike now,” said the vanquished suitor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father Rico proudly proclaimed it the first nursery in California, but the treasure for both of them lies in the seeds and DNA that are left behind. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Father walked with me, but sometimes he mounted Grey and rode on ahead a mile or so. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both kids ran screaming, “Father! Father, come quick!” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

And Father stepped up to meet them as if he also believed this was the heavenly roll call. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instantly he cried, “I choose to take your place, Father. That is the only thing I want. Just for a day, a single day, let me have your car to drive.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father led us to the lions and leopards. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But then Father said, “Please. Christopher. Just... let me explain.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had accepted the fact that Father Cham had passed on, but here in the shadow of the mountain, Pong felt the loss all over again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

For there were twenty-four of them, each one given his night to preach—to shine, as it were, before men, and to glorify his Heavenly Father. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Father,” she replied, and looked down at the ground, staring at the toes of his polished black boots. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Father said, “Christopher, I would never, ever do anything to hurt you.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Stall I say the Our Father? It is all I can remember.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited anxiously that whole afternoon until Father came home. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were all scared half to death and sat up waiting for her, except Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he instantly regretted his words, for Father’s mouth hardened at that. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Grey had slipped, Father might have been badly hurt. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Father said school was so important. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

"Father, see who I've brought. Cat has come to see you . . ." Hoster Tully had always been a big man,- tall and broad in his youth, portly as he grew older. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Father would ride a mile or two and then ride back to see how I was doing; and then he’d ride out again. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Before we celebrate Mass, I have been instructed by the archdiocese to take a survey,” Father Mulrooney thundered. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

They were afraid of other people’s curses and Father Restrepo’s fanaticism. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father pointed to a box of apples that had been sent down from the north from some of our kinsmen. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided not to put my boots on after all, because the echoes might tell Father I was behind him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Africa has a million souls” is what Father told him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were as thrilled at Father’s progress as we were. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Come with us so Father will be proud you obeyed your mother while he’s not here. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Maxie related her address, and Father nodded, but he wasn’t looking at her. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father Mike pulled me up into the air again—“and of the Son, Amen”—and dunked me under once more. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I wandered through the hall, munching on this and that, while watching out for Father. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father and Mama watched me come in alone, but neither of them asked after Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The officer ordered Father Huddleston to stand aside, but he refused. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cling to Father because my contempt of Mother is growing daily and it’s only through him that I’m able to retain the last ounce of family feeling I have left. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

At last, Father started snoring loudly with gasps and grunts between—when Stella teased him about it each morning, however, he’d swear that he never made a noise. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father O’Reilly looks after the kids’ food and drinks, and no one misses out on anything. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Father apparently didn’t think piano lessons were a bad idea for me though, if he considered the matter at all. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Reverend Lanier sat down, hiding behind the pulpit, but the choir stood up and sang “Faith of Our Fathers” with a special enthusiasm. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father said, Can’t you see how much work we must do? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go on,” Father said, and he whacked Red Rabbit even harder. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father still didn’t, as he thought nothing of leaving it in the charge of a cripple, a beauty queen, and a tomboy who approaches housework like a cat taking a bath. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Does ‘republic’ mean Father and I will have to move away?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Their rickshaws all waited idly in the lane, and Father had to steer through a tangle of tin and tires. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Father and I are currently working on our family tree, and he tells me something about each person as we go along. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Photographs: every Tet at the zoo, Father in his youth, Mother in her youth, baby pictures, where you can’t tell whose bottom is exposed for all the world to see. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Father, into Thy hands I commend her spirit.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Naturally Father had to give the impression he knew who, or what, Anatole was talking about, even if he didn’t. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, Father was letting me stay out of school to go to the protest. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father pushed me down on the mat and drew the quilt up about my neck. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The living room was strewn with books, papers, signs, and things in preparation for the demonstration Father would hold during Bucky’s trial the following week. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father stared at me for a long moment. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“In Redding we still have law and order,” Father said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she let herself in with a key, crossed the floor over his head, calling, “Father? Daddy, where are you?” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had heavy debts to pay off, including the cost of Fathers ticket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi gave him a kind smile before turning on his heels to head up the stairs to his office. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost,” he repeated, and released her. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, four months after the earthquake, Father came by and found me helping to mark off wood for Hand Clap to saw. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Mike was holding my mother’s hand, leaning his bearded face close to her and looking into her eyes as he spoke softly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father told them about the scary thing that had happened on the way over. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had left about thirty feet between Dragonwings and the crest of the hill where it sloped sharply for some hundred feet before opening on the ruin of the Esperanza estate and our barn. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our great event for counterfeit Easter Sunday was a pageant, organized by Father and whoever else could drum up the enthusiasm. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered whether I should open the envelope because it was something I had taken from Father’s room. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As for Father Michael Antoniou, he was later convicted of attempted grand larceny and served two years in prison. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At first the men wanted to have someone play out the role of Jesus and raise up from the dead, but Father opposed that on principle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not even have Ruth May yet, but did have a female dog that howled, Our Father still likes to say, Like One Too Many Sopranos in Church. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reckon he thought that the least he could do at Father’s or maybe the sideboard thought it was still Father and tripped him up when he passed. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to the village at the bottom of our mountain to let them know about the funeral and to bring up the elderly who can't make the trek. Everyone loved Father Cham.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The word horologist had been painted on the door of Father’s shop. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“If not, we’ll cut him to fit the clothes,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sabeen sighs, “Father wouldn’t mind. Father says, ‘Sharing ideas is good.’ Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mother went to Father and said, “Shouldn’t you turn the turkeys over to Alberto?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My sister, Anni, did the same thing the day Father sent her away up north. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The CO was retired, said Father Hayes, but his retirement was troubled by the thought of what his life’s work had amounted to. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father was very upset and several times told us to stay close together and to hurry along.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh Father Abbot! Is he alive? He doesn’t seem to be moving.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Father Mike didn’t appear to notice the slight, however. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

If I strained I could hear it all, but I don’t really need more details than what Father Rico has already given me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

We went to morning Mass, and although we did not usually visit Father Benedict on holy days of obligation, we went to his house afterward. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, Father Olufemi lifted a lit candle from one of the tables beside him and held it to the pipe until it began to smoke. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Father Cham stopped and tugged Pong's arm to halt his steps. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When beggars came to the temple from down the mountain, Father Cham received them as if they were visiting nobles, feeding them and chatting with them for long hours. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When Father Cham didn't want to talk, nothing in the world could get him to say a word. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He translated fully to each group of creatures the Abbot’s message, in turn construing back to the Father Abbot their grateful thanks with pledges of help and loyalty to Redwall Abbey. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And one man said that he would give it as a present to the Holy Father in Rome. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tessie examined Father Mike’s eyes again but now they seemed full of genuine warmth. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Ah, Father Abbot, you read me like a book. I do have a secret, but trust me, all will be made known to you in the fullness of time.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Father had the job of his life cut out for him, bringing the Word to a place like this. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cluny grabbed the Father Abbot and threw him to the ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Behind her, the Beatles sang of Father McKenzie, walking away with the dirt of a grave on his hands. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Father said to Mama: “A child shouldn’t think herself better than others because she is blonde as a white rabbit.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But if the demons knew that Father wasn’t a real partner in the store, they might send me home as well,” I said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama had already woven some of the longer ones into Father’s woolen cloak, and he strutted about like royalty whenever the opportunity presented itself. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He locked gazes with Father Olufemi for a moment, before the latter pointed to the ground. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Father a small landowner who also wrote plays, died when Gogol was sixteen. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I trudged up the stairs and could hear Father starting the blessing again from scratch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“How can I be afraid when you have been so kind to Father? I only wish I could thank you for it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Nicanor did not agree: the growing generosity of the faithful permitted him to make more optimistic calculations. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I owed it to Father to obey him in everything—even if it meant going to such a fearful place as the Golden Mountain. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father said for us to mind me tonight. I expect you and T. P. will have to mind me too.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They entered the headmistress’s office, and Father Cham leaned on his staff as he lowered to the floor in front of a woven laundry basket. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I must find a way to change Father’s mind. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I turn, leaving her at the garage house entrance, and walk around to the front where Father talks to the visitor. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Uncle Seta says come with his family to Canada, where his sister lives and can help watch over us until Father returns. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Father grunted, and he smiled in his old way. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father said, “Oh, we don’t see too much of them. We hear rifle practice on occasion.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why would Mother and Father have their computers? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

A month earlier when thunderstorms seemed imminent, Father had counseled his congregation to repent their sins and the Lord would reward them with rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Masks, the only gang remaining after Father’s war on crime, had set off a bomb in a shopping center. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He says a few more words to Father Rico and goes back the way he came, and I am immediately angry with myself for being so quick to please Lily and Mother. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I would hold up my dress hems so Mama could throw up into it, so we wouldn’t make a big mess in Father Benedict’s house. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

From the shade of a tree, I laugh as one by one they walk into the water to face “the Father.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I done hurt my Father’s feelings,’ she said softly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Did you ask Father about the Scout trip?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father Cham lay in the center of the room on a mat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

For Father, the Kingdom of the Lord is an uncomplicated place, where tall, handsome boys fight on the side that always wins. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of how badly that first dinner had gone, Father relied greatly on Anatole and even looked forward to his visits, somewhat nervously, I think. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Father repeated the question, “What else did I say, Christopher?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father asked, looking down at the basket where the newchild lay gurgling after his feeding, ready to be taken back to the Nurturing Center for the day. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“So you nearly succeeded in severing the child from her dæmon?” said Father MacPhail. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The new horsemen had dismounted, and by the time I reached Father, they were helping him to the side of the road. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to show them to Father but he would not look at them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered what Father Cham had told him the day before he died: There was a time, before I learned my lesson, when I did grant the types of blessings you are talking about. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Our uncle even went south to talk with our old neighbors, to find Father’s old friends. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Father was somewhere nearby, because I could hear him yelling about Moses and the Egyptians and the river running with blood and what not. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been confident of bringing Father Mike to justice in the U.S. courts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father replied, “How many times do I have to tell you, Christopher?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Our Father finally caught on, nobody was understanding his horrible stabs at French or Kikongo, either one. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to look toward Father, but three helmeted cops were pushing their way through the crowd to get to the fight. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father said he had never experienced anything like it. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Father," a boy's voice said, “I think the cat's sick..." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

As Father and I crossed the lonely field and made for our house I couldn’t help but think about that earlier night and the welcome feast, all the tastes and sounds of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, Father Time...danced through the battle with a wooden cane he twirled like a ninja’s staff. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Tendai stared back at her with the cold, steely gaze he had learned from Father. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Father are resourceful when it comes to me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Father says he’s headstrong, but he’s very daring besides being smart.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even though I’m talking again, I can’t seem to fish the words for an Our Father or Hail Mary out of my brain. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Father sat atop the coach with the driver, who was plying his whip. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon had started to ask where they were when Father Olufemi opened a door and he was suddenly cast into a flood of golden light and noise. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Yesterday was Father’s birthday, Father and Mother’s nineteenth wedding anniversary, a day without the cleaning lady...and the sun was shining as it’s never shone before in 1944. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Adelita begins with an Our Father, then adds her own prayer at the end. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But the gift was what Father would have called a fairy trifle. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, if Father could see me now, wouldn’t he give me The Verse! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father followed me out to the parking lot. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was a long time before Father spoke. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh my aching ear. Father Abbot, you wouldn’t see a poor son of the Spike suffering like this without a drop of last October’s nutbrown ale to wet his parched gullet,” he pleaded. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“One of these days”—Uncle wagged a finger at Father—“you will appeal to my better side once too often and my poor, overburdened, sentimental, soft heart will die of the extra load.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the older fighters stare at me, perhaps searching my face for evidence of Mother and Father. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And she said Father had gone to stay with Rhodri for a while and we would get a place to live of our own in the next few weeks. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father says we’re to pray for all three of them, but when you get down to the particulars it’s hard to know exactly what outcome to pray for. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Father seemed to pause and steady himself. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sam used to go to help Father, and after Sam went off to college Father got Tom Warrups to go wife him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Mother was an American by birth; Father is by naturalization. I was born on the high seas. That makes me American." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Your parents must be very proud,” Father Franco said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Father’s surprise is obvious, and he hesitates, not knowing the visitors. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father Mike had shifted his gaze back to the road, where they met a terrifying sight. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, I slipped my little crucifix in my mouth and said an Our Father. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I was pretty certain they’d be along sooner or later, after they’d done—done whatever they were going to do with Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It went away, and Father looked at us. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Judge’s football team was perennially one of the best in the city. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

What if it was some cruel jape of Joffrey's, like the day he had taken her up to the battlements to show her Father's head? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Father Quinel’s saying she could read and write, but never revealing it to me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Father was over yonder trying to get people to pray for salvation, and no one listening to him either. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we never did get to see whether Father would land all right or not. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had gone over the important points with Mr. Kleiman, and there wasn’t enough time to give Mr. Kugler a thorough briefing. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Father” Bill Daly, a peg-legged trainer described by one writer as “villainous,” reportedly carried a barrel stave with him at all times so he could beat his jockeys. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told Father Rachel would have to have the circus mission where they cut her so she wouldn’t want to run around with people’s husbands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I discussed it with Father Benedict, and he says the children can go on pilgrimage to Aokpe but you must make it clear that what is happening there has not been verified by the church.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes tight and pray, Dear Father who lives in heaven. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

And he sometimes comes round to the house in the evening to drink beer with Father and watch the television and have a conversation. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When we reached the manor, Father ordered me to change into something clean and to hurry down to greet the guests who were arriving to pay their respects. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I also walk by Milla’s place, and later on I call in on Father O’Reilly, who is still on a high after the Meet a Priest Day congregation. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I kept twisting my head this way and that to look at the hills until Father stopped. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a ‘pome’ yesterday, when I was helping Hannah wash, and as Father likes my silly little things, I put it in to amuse him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sick. A dopey is always sick,” he said to Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father,” I said, “in all my life, I’ve never even been in there.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time ever, Naima heard anger ringing in Father’s voice. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Father held Mother’s chair, and we all sat down. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It was fashioned from beautifully carved wood, lying on its side near the edge of Father Olufemi’s desk. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Slowly Father raised one arm above his head like one of those gods they had in Roman times, fixing to send down the thunderbolts and the lightning. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why not Lifebuoy?” said Father Christmas, trying to be helpful and looking anxiously at Mary Poppins, for she was being rather snappy. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

"When have I ever been able to make Father do anything?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Having Father gone was strange, the tavern seemed cold and empty, the way it is when you wake up at night and realize that the fires have gone out. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m really curious to see what they decide, only I don’t think they’ll ever work out a plan, because the British have landed in Sicily and Father’s all set for a “quick finish.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Do you think it’s my duty to tell Father what I’m up to? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

A woman in a blue wrapper with a bag tucked under her armpit bought the whole basketful of snails just before Father Amadi came to pick me up. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I no longer wonder if the checks I have been writing to the Missionary Fathers of the Blessed Way are bribes to God; I just go ahead and write them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

One day she came back grinning her horsey grin, her hair all tangled and her clothes covered in mud, clutching a raggedy bunch of purple and green flowers for Father. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Father put his thumb against his palm instead of putting it around the crank. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

If only I could ever bring forth all that I knew quickly enough to suit Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex knew his sisters would expect to go to Mass on Sunday, but he wasn’t sure he wanted them to hear what Father Franco might say. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Father closed the window, and together the family returned to their seats at the dining table. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

His legs seemed to move of their own accord as Father Olufemi gestured toward the basket a final time, then stepped back to give him space. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And then she asked if Father had hit me because he was angry. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And Father said, “Christopher, do you understand that I love you?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

You might as well start going to the Confraternity again to keep The Posse away and, worse, the director, Father Gorey. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Father’s mistake, see, was to try to convert the whole entire shebang over into just his exact way of thinking. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, Father presented her with a piggy bank. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Father emptied a card file for Margot and me and filled it with index cards that are blank on one side. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was not often that Father took time off from the zoo, but one of the times he did we went to Munnar, just over in Kerala. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see Father, but people in the crowd were screaming. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Several people stopped to write prayers in oversized books resting on wooden pedestals near the statue: “Dear Heavenly Father: If it is your will let me speak to Eddie this one last time.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he ought now to have a church of his own—John wondered if his father wanted that; he ought, perhaps, to be leading, as Father James now led, a great flock to the Kingdom. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I was reading somewhere that Amnesty World is giving your brother an award,” Father Amadi said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Cal said, “They’ll be surprised we got a rabbit. If Father’s home, let’s give it to him. He likes a rabbit for his supper.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

What would Father be afraid for me to see? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She reminded Pong a little of Father Cham, making time to speak with everyone, even the children. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When I opened them again, Father Benedict stood above me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Mother allowed herself a still moment by the fire on winter nights, I could sometimes see the face she wore when Father was alive. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a quick glance around told me Father was nowhere to be seen, thank goodness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father and I found four heavy steel bars in the basement. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was slicing the onions when a boy brought the mushrooms Father had promised. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frank started to say, but Father ran him right over and kept going. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone is mad at everyone else: Mother and I, Mr. van Daan and Father, Mother and Mrs. van D. Terrific atmosphere, don’t you think? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The demon unbuttoned his coat and reached into his pants pocket, but Father shook his head. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Joff had only done as he was told, Winterfell would never have gone to war, and Father would have dealt with Robert’s brothers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They were more like Father’s cheeks—the cheeks of a man who already shaves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Go away, old man. Go away before I hit you with this iron,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had to get to that repair shop before Father did! Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Father stared at Mr. Potato Head, who didn’t have the nerve to look him in the eye. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She begins to stand, but Father reaches out and she sits again. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Father has. I saw it in his hand.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was Father, only a few yards ahead of me, also searching. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I feel that too, which probably accounts for my recent embarrassment over Margot, Mother and Father. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father found it difficult to tear his own father away from his study of the natural world and make him focus on some point of commerce. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Try to get some sleep, Father. Try to fall asleep . . .” His breathing was labored. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father did not react when another jostled him. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

And, beyond that, recalling Father Quinel’s description of towns and cities, I was too timid to press on. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You haven’t told Father, have you? He’ll be disappointed. It’s bad enough that I don’t want to go. What do you want to do?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Julie said to Mother and Father that I would always find this very difficult. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was pretty nervous—about lying to Father and about what Sam was doing—but it being such a beautiful day helped me to feel better. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my ears to whatever Father was saying. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then I walked downstairs and said hello to Father. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nor could I be like Father, so steady, so sure of his ways. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But there wasn’t any use in arguing about it with Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I go home to Father’s house, except it’s not Father’s house anymore, it’s mine. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But now Father Mike was ready for the dunking. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There were the six brothers plus Father and Granddaddy, and they had many feet amongst them. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But first, before he had let her take it up, Father had brought out a long red strip of paper. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The desktop is clear except for the Netbook that Father used to communicate with the doctors. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She read Dreams from My Father in a day and a half, sitting up on the couch, Nina Simone playing on Blaine’s iPod speaker. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Father may have blocked out most of it, but they couldn’t get rid of it all. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

One day Father surprised them by coming home early for lunch. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“True, no side uses fire as a weapon, not even Cluny. It is the one thing that spells certain death to creatures on both sides. We must look on it as an accident, Father Abbot.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

First Mama and Father were thinking it might do Rachel some good to be cranked down a notch or two. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I recited the Act of Contrition, Father Benedict murmured blessings and made the sign of the cross. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father leaned forward, hands balled in fists at his chest. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father had lash marks on his back—he never said how he got them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We head up a set of stairs—slowly, so Baba can keep up—and Father Masego ushers us through a well-polished wooden door. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It is possible that Father Zimmermann made you resign from the school because he thought it might interfere with your being a competent nun. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Father Franco told me about a convent upstate that has its own farm,” Alex said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

That is, of course,' he said, sitting up again suddenly, 'unless Father has come up with an entirely new factor he wants me to think about.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father must have seen the disappointment on her face, because he quickly cautioned her. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Father knows that they, not he, are the ones who control every one of us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I thought there’d be more of you, though. Father said there’d be at least a half dozen men in the escort. He said just fall flat when the shooting started.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father scratched the back of his head and then grinned. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Father coiled up his queue into a tight bun behind his head and pinned it there. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father Lord, I praise your name! Nothing is too much for you! I bless your name!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I seem to be indifferent to Mother’s tears and Father’s glances, and I am, because both of them are now feeling what I’ve always felt. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father turned now to see the silent, smiling Company in the doorway. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After speaking to the old couple by the olive grove, Father Gomez lost the track. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He’d seen Father Franco at Mass just two days earlier, but already the priest looked years older. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t even have a dollar to my name,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father said Lumumba’s party won thirty-five of a hundredy-some-odd seats in the new parliament, mainly because of his natural animal magnetism. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father nudged me and I stood beside her, explaining what I could in my broken demonic. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is not a name I’m familiar with,” Father Time said. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The man had had a knife, had stabbed Father, he said. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father and Mr. van Daan took turns coming upstairs to us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father helped her ease it out of the window frame. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That boy, him talk too much,” Father said sternly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father's friend Leon Betterly drove up and stopped behind Leroy’s car. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But Father asked her whether she wanted to say things she was embarrassed to say in front of me, and she said no, so he said, “Say them now, then.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had to do something, or Father Drozdov was going to die. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The others all walked around Dragonwings while Father explained things between bites of meat dumpling, trying to convert the jargon of aeronauts into common speech. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which meant that the only room left to detect in was Father’s bedroom. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then Father came back into the room again and said, “How are you feeling? Can I get you anything?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was dangerous, she said, because I was controlled by that fear, and by the Father of Fear, Lucifer. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Father nodded at the other building, a large one of plain, straight design. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Kilanga’s hungry people Our Father promised at summer’s end the bounty of the Lord, more fish than they had ever seen in their lives. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early March Missing in Action Father left home on a navy mission on this day nine years ago when I was almost one. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Father told me that we were living on what had once been a rich estate belonging to the Esperanza family. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that wasn’t the way Sam felt about it, and I wasn’t exactly sure he’d come home even when he finally found out that Father was gone. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Father and he nodded, so I walked over to it until I was about two yards away. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad wasn’t necessarily going to win the Teddy Bear Society’s Father of the Year Award, but for the first time in weeks, he reacted. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That Arm has the funniest handshake,” said Father, watching the shadows creep across the grass. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

"He has not wed. You know that, Father. Nor will he ever." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“But I would mind, Father. I love you and I would die if you stopped breathing.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I must think over clearly what Father has said. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

The door of his Father’s study stood open—for Ellen had just been dusting the books. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

And Father wouldn’t have held my hand for the world—he isn’t like that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind Father Cham, a gold statue of Buddha glowed in the light of dozens of little flames that danced on top of thin sticks. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

"Are you all right, Father Cham?" asked the headmistress with concern. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The Father Abbot blinked solemnly over the top of his glasses. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then, while Father was smack in the middle of explaining something to the Underdowns, they suddenly hustled us onto a tiny airplane and abandoned us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father was on television, getting interviewed by some reporters. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Where the best of thought Father said clings like dead ivy vines upon old dead brick. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just any kind of ship,” Father told her. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He even talked Father out of money for bus fare. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, in the pictures, you look like Father.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again Father sat by the table with his head in his hands. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are made of blood and bone, in the image of the Father and the Mother,” said Septa Lemore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Father didn’t have a woolen shawl to keep him warm on cold nights. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Usually they just visit the mission—not way down here. Or maybe Father Rico sent someone to check up on us.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

While the farewell lunch was going on, the family concealed its nervousness with festive expressions and they celebrated with exaggerated enthusiasm the remarks that Father Antonio Isabel made. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But Father said it was time I learned a little more of the demons’ city. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is tired, her face looking numb, like she has no energy to express anything, but still I can tell she is restraining herself from talking; she is letting Father do most of it. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

My mother knew, of course, that as a weekly Sunday guest at our house, Father Mike was fully informed about the thermometer scheme. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In those days, far south in Calormen on a little creek of the sea, there lived a poor fisherman called Arsheesh, and with him there lived a boy who called him Father. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I was happy because Father hadn’t thrown my book away. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You weren’t too sick to beat up my boy. Now fight,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” Father said, I knew he didn’t want to talk about Sam, but he couldn’t be rude to Mr. Heron. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s this?” said Father as the butler robot placed a rack of dry toast by his plate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Belgium has never been willing to discuss independence before,” Father declared. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father accepts Mother as she is, is often annoyed, but says as little as possible because he knows the sacrifices Mother has had to make. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

A few days ago, as we were taking a stroll around our neighborhood square, Father began to talk about going into hiding. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Dilsey was there, and Father put me in the chair and closed the apron down and pushed it to the table, where supper was. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Father said, “No. You can decide what to call him.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father said, “I’m sorry, Christopher, I’m really sorry.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I have no one to talk with, Father," she told him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He looked up and gave Father a quick sort of scared look. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father led me through the back alleys again. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

In a small fraction of the time it took her to form her plea, Our Father irritably countered that the Lord operates in mysterious ways. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Or," said Father Cham, looking as if he'd had a sudden idea, "you could stay here at the temple. We could try to get word to your mother, telling her to meet you here instead." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Father also talked about these things, but hearing it now, it all seemed brand new. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“He’s the only one I hear talking sense,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a relief to hear the rumble of a wagon and the clatter of hooves, and see Father perched on top of the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mud^imu of the Matsika clan would possess him and give Father advice from the ancestors. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was getting harder to believe that Father and Ravi had survived. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But uh-oh, there was Father in his dark bedroom doorway looking out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hand Clap nodded a good-bye to Father and winked at me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had its horns painted bright orange and little plastic bells fitted to the tips, for added authenticity. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rashid hefted the bag he had slung over his shoulder and explained, “I need a new school ID, Father.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Thereupon Father Nicanor rose six inches above the level of the ground. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Mine is to stay at home safe with Father and Mother, and help take care of the family,” said Beth contentedly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hid the only purchase Father had made, a brass bed for two. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Father walked Mama to the car, his arm around her shoulders. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But as soon as he steps through the front door of their duplex in Harper Woods, Father Mike suffers an immediate drop in status. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

So there we were, Father, Mother and I, walking in the pouring rain, each of us with a schoolbag and a shopping bag filled to the brim with the most varied assortment of items. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Every time the bell rang, either Margot or I had to tiptoe downstairs to see if it was Father, and we didn’t let anyone else in. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And then I heard Father start the engine of his van. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow Father dared to approach Schindler with one last request—that his much loved daughter, whom he had not seen in two years, be put on the list of workers going to Brünnlitz. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The fresh feed included a ton of bananas, and the new cargo, a female Congo chimpanzee, part of Father’s wheeling and dealing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to tell Father I’m still here?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father put on his coat to go out and buy more for his guests. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He was much bigger than the others, Father.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was still in mourning for his Father, King Pellinore—and he signified this by wearing a black sash on his shield arm. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Father Amadi had office hours that morning at the chaplaincy, yet I still hoped it was him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father chewed the end of the brush’s wooden handle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fred and Leon and Father’s other friends had been out at the demonstration. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father was sitting on the sofa watching snooker on the television and drinking scotch. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I would much rather have a governess, Father. I would study very hard if I had a governess.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The little door shut, and Father stood unmoving there in the cold, his collar turned up, his sword in one hand. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

This morning I would have gone too, but Father was impatient to be off, and there was no delaying him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They kept trying to turn their backs to it, and it took Father walking on one side of them and me on the other to keep them going straight. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Father said we had to get home before the roads got busy. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

How could our loving, all- powerful Father allow us to suffer so? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Father, he should,” the girl said, turning to him, then back to Bigger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Father coughed and offered the earl a brandy. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I said a white lie because I knew that Father didn’t want me to be a detective. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought I raised you boys to make good decisions,” Father said, breathing hard as he tried to keep up with my pace. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When, after a thousand-year stupor, European thought shook off the effect of the sleeping powders so skilfully administered by the Christian Fathers, the problem of infinity was one of the first to be revived. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Father had named him Red Rabbit after the speedy horse of the god of war. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bunch of Second Guessers and Minute Men who’d obviously abandoned Father Time and switched sides, the person-shaped living galaxy Night Time, plus many, many, many more. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Anything that could happen to me and Stick, or to Father alone, could happen ten times over with Dr. King around. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Father used to say it’s wrong to hurt even bad people. Because they don’t know any better, and because bad people sometimes become good.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

This was the Fowleses’ other awful news: Father had walked or hitchhiked all the way over to the Kikongo mission in an agitated state, bellowing that his guts were on fire with venom. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s been up at the pub again, Father. Drinking and doing all that gambling!” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Father then threw the chicken aside, and its blood splattered everywhere. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“My friends,” she rang out, while advancing on Father and Mum Olga, “never have I been so moved by a ceremony.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father sounded like the know-it-all kid in class you just want to strangulate. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Zeus hung his golden balances and set in one the lot of Hector’s death and in the other that of Achilles. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother was never stingy about burning incense for Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father tried to interrupt the proceedings by loudly explaining that Jesus is exempt from popular elections. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father’s arm shot out, caught Stick around the waist. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

They got the picture that they weren’t welcome in our house or the whole village probably, in Father’s humble opinion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angry, Father reminded me of a carnival toy, a leather fist attached to a coiled spring used in puppet shows. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father said the Red Keep was smaller than Winterfell, but in her dreams it had been immense, an endless stone maze with walls that seemed to shift and change behind her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Father says to forgive them for they know not what they do. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't hear Stick come in that night, or hear what Father had to say about him sneaking out. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She ate up Father's words like candy, without question. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t try to be nice, Father, you know you would rather be alone with your sweetheart,” she said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he changed to modern speech and described some of Father’s actual victories. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father never conferred with Fred in public—he didn’t know how to whisper. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father had had a good chuckle over the mix-up and Richard Parker s name had stuck. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most likely Father Jack had contracted MDR from someone in the slums. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Father finally came home around five o’clock, and we called Mr. Kleiman to ask if he could come by that evening. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It reminded him of Father, the way he always seemed to be thinking of three things at once. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Father did not give me a chance to think about how afraid I should be. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I always thought Father might be the one who got rid of Dumbledore,” he said, not troubling to keep his voice down. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

You know that I always used to be jealous of Margot's relationship with Father. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“No need to shout, Father Abbot. I’m only hard of sight, not hearing.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

In fact, while many US history books depict George Washington as a heroic Founding Father and a surveyor too, Indigenous peoples do not think of him that way. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Or did Father not understand everything his tampering might lead to? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“How did she die? Father, tell me yourself. Do not hide your grief from me.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father kind of sat there blinking, what with all the roots and shoots. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part of it was that Father did not even notice her unhappiness, her goodness. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

They stooped as if to pick up things to throw, and Father whispered to me to sit up straight and not show I was afraid. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Esteban was at the wheel, his heart contracted, as they searched for Father Antonio’s old church in the poor quarters of the city where he hadn’t been in years. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The corners of Father Masego’s lips tug into a deeper smile. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

‘Then I would be incapacitated, or Zeus would strike me down. Father never liked me. He hasn’t trusted me for millennia!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

One of the cow-boys pushed through the cattle to get close enough to Father to talk. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the Rebels won the war then we would be a country; but Father was sure they were going to lose, to I decided not to count us. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would help Father with his handyman chores in certain of Mr. Alger’s buildings that were in safe areas. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went up to him and said, “Father, I have something to show you.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father started down the steps three at a time, running toward Black Dog, who lay sprawled across the railing, his legs spread out on the steps. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I told him for real I was hiding from the Jimmy Crow, and the doctor didn’t smile, he just looked at Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peered into the dark, seeing no one but praying that Father Quinel would be waiting for me across the river. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Father clicked his tongue and shook the reins, and Red Rabbit started forward again. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“About—about what happened that day Father took me to the Colosseum.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Father asked if I told you about the cake. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Mother often wore a hand- dyed caftan—brown and blue—and her hair was braided with ribbons. Father had a uniform with medals and jingled when he walked.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A thin layer of fury steamrolled over Father’s face, smoothing his features. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Mayhaps they’ve been at the October ale a little too much, Father Abbot,” said the hedgehog. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I wanted to look at the envelope but I didn’t want to make Father angry, so I hid the envelope underneath my mattress. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A legend in his own time, Americans had been describing Washington as “the Father of the Country” since 1776—which is to say, before there was even a country. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The next night I had to dine with Father. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He beat up my son for the money he had collected,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Father listened to the news, Junior taught us how to move our feet to the beat. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Encouraged by Father’s good example, Mother pressed her prayer book into my hands. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But how can I handle any more weight of being the perfect Jenna, now not just for Mother and Father, but for people I don’t even know? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“If the steward says he’s looking north, go the way they least expect, west. That’s what Father Quinel said to do.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Stick and I stood up to greet Father’s best friends. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Even though Father Benedict had been at St. Agnes for seven years, people still referred to him as “our new priest.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in Mrs. Gascoyne’s office with Father when she said these things. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I should go to the demonstration and stand by Father. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it’s a crime, but I suppose you’re right,” Father replied. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jonas, from his place in the balcony with the Elevens, searched the Auditorium for a glimpse of Father. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sam began writing us letters every once in a while—every two or three months especially after he heard that Father was dead. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went outside and called out, “Father! Father! One for burial,” and then sat on the steps outside and held the baby. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Our Father could not seem to accept what seemed clear enough even to a child: when he showered the idea of baptism—batiza—on people here, it shrunk them away like water on a witch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Father thought he could—but even so his scheme had an awful lot of ifs in it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found Father Franco, jacket off and needing a shave, sitting behind a cluttered desk. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

There is no such thing as hurry for Mother or Father. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father sat down on the sidewalk and got his boots on right. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been doodling on a sheet of paper, stick figures, and “Father Amadi” written over and over again. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father saw how I clutched the seat in sheer fright until the knuckles of my hands were almost bone white. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father thought the king’s knights weren’t aggressive enough; the earl believed them to be valiant and praiseworthy. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father says white people have to stick together now so we have to be Mr. Axelroot’s friend. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father and Mama were expecting me to speak. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s time I thought of myself,” Father asserted. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He invites the First Officer to go ashore for a drink and bring a friend and,You, too, Father. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Besides, Father sometimes likes to sit at the desk during the afternoon. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

While we did that, Father began to tell me about his life as a boy on our farm, his first years with Mother, and his first years over here in the demon land. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after lunch Father took her hand and led her out into the bright, hot light. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

If I could reach backward somehow to give Father just one gift, it would be the simple human relief of knowing you’ve done wrong, and living through it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this Holy Thursday, Father Restrepo had led his audience to the limits of their endurance with his apocalyptic visions, and Nivea was beginning to feel dizzy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You came here as a merchants son,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Father was extremely well-bred and he had to laugh yesterday because for the first time in his fifty-five years, he scraped out the frying pan at the table. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father washed the spots with herbal solutions, but they made no difference. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi’s words were calm, as though they were discussing the weather. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As I seem to be going through a period of reflection at the moment and letting my mind range over anything and everything, my thoughts have naturally turned to Father and Mother’s marriage. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Father, I keep my eyes guarded,” I said, pretending humility. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Pong walked farther into the hall and knelt in front of Father Cham. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Father was born in Frankfurt am Main to very wealthy parents: Michael Frank owned a bank and became a millionaire, and Alice Stern’s parents Were prominent and well-to-do. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father nodded back and slapped Red Rabbit on the rump. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father went down then to fetch her hat. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved to Father and Lily as they left the dwelling, carrying Gabe in his basket. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Father needs me to be at Schulpforta. Mother too. It doesn’t matter what I want.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then the three-year-old is scooped upside down into the air and the view zooms up to Father’s face laughing and nuzzling into her belly. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But Father didn’t let go, and he was shouting. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks to Father—who brought my entire postcard and movie-star collection here beforehand—and to a brush and a pot of glue, I was able to plaster the walls with pictures. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Chasca and I glanced at each other and smiled at Father’s worry. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She also found the mask I’d worn at Father’s wedding, white with tiny white beads along its edges. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was strange to hear him call Father that, so formal. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Father said that he didn’t know what kind of heart attack she had and now wasn’t the moment to be asking questions like that. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Piers has the lungs So Father says Piers That is, if he marries one of us two. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I’d thought American history would be easy because Dad had taught us about the Founding Fathers—I knew all about Washington, Jefferson, Madison. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The twin standing next to Father Drozdov said, “I’m not holding you.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t fighting anymore, but we could see Caddy fighting in the mirror and Father put me down and went into the mirror and fought too. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leah always had the uppermost respect for Father, but after the hullabaloo in church where they voted Father out, she just plumb stopped being polite. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t seen Father for a year and they wanted all the news: how Mother was and what the war was like in Redding and where Sam was and all the rest of it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father went to hold Red Rabbits head as the demon wrestled the brake of his carriage free with a loud ratchety sound. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have to know by heart all the prayers, the Hail Mary, the Our Father, the Confiteor, the Apostles’ Creed, the Act of Contrition, the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I baptize thee in the name of the Father, the Son, the— What the bloody hell are you doing? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Leah went and fetched the owl back and sashayed around the house with it sitting on her shoulder, saying Father was sticking up for her side of things. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Father says what the Bible says: The meek shall inherit. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although I suspected Father wanted me to wear another mourning gown, I put on the frock Mother liked best. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father Guste says, “No modem biblical scholar would subscribe to any such theory.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Father climbed up beside me, he held out the card. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Morales, I have a message for you from Father Franco at St. Margaret’s. He asked you to come see him at his office as soon as possible.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi led the first decade, and at the end, he started an Igbo praise song. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father, pale and nervous, came inside, followed by Mr. van Daan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Father,” Naima said, as she watched him slip almost instantly into sleep. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I am tired. I am so tired ...” “We have some emergency fuel reserves in the chaplaincy,” Father Amadi said quietly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t learned it from books, or even from Father and Mother. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

One of my favorites was about something said by the old priest, Father Duffey. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father tied the horse to the back of the wagon and walked along beside me to help manage the oxen. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hail Marys are easier to say than Our Fathers, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I do. I don’t want to be worried about such things. Father says I needn’t, it’s too soon and I’d rather not.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard you tell Father one time about a German firing squad.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milton, gazing ahead into the Gremlin’s interior, saw a slice of Father Mike’s face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father did talk to him, he told me Monday. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“It seems we have a visitor,” said Father Cham, pointing ahead with his staff. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

None of our father’s other apprentices ever won Father’s approval like Piers. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

But my brothers begged and pleaded, promising we would cause no trouble, until finally Father brought some common reeds and cut them into thin spokes for us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She had it on good authority that even Father Drozdov, who openly preached against magic whenever he could, used it to dust the hymnbooks at the church. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

If I want to learn what clothes my aunt wore, whether flashy or ordinary, I would have to begin, “Remember Father’s drowned-in-the-well sister?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew Father’s face, of course, knew what had happened. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When he went away, the hermit said, “Promise to come back soon. The Father and the Mother, too.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the attempt at his typical, casual confidence, Father seemed flustered. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He pulled a pistol from his belt and pushed his horse a few steps further until he was within reach of Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father’s resolution was to give up dipping snuff. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi would have picked the strongest, fastest, and keenest warriors for such a mission, and they’d prove their worth once in the jungle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Father Gomez was quite used to living frugally, and there was plenty of time. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We had been saying the “Our Father, which art in heaven” for years. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Father Black were there, with Brother Edward, and they cried, their faces melting now from a familiar face into something else. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, upon finishing my prayers, I would turn and catch sight of Father or Mother or Ravi observing me, until they got used to the sight. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though Father was not at home, I had company enough, for the rains here were lively, friendly things. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But everything else was awful—Father being gone and me being alone in the snow and dark and hours to go before I got home. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer had first met Father Jack when the priest was at St. Mary’s parish in Roxbury, one of Boston’s run-down, largely African American neighborhoods. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“They’re thinking about expanding the rail route. Father and I came up to get a better look at things.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Gradually, subtly, the Mellower drew Father’s attention to his duty to pass courage on to his children. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father labored late at the gin and came home long after we’d all gone to bed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Father could drink as much as he wanted inside the hut. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Father claim I will never feel that cold again. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He would have told Father Joseph if she’d moved or died. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suppose I walked in and found Father lying on the floor with a hole in his stomach bleeding to death, and maybe Mother dead, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Father Peregrine pulled some money from his pocket and handed it to the proprietor. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t scare you the way Father could. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fathers lined the dark hallway that led to the locker room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if there were nothing to it, as if Father and Mr. van Daan were made of money. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I’ll tell you one thing that Father has sure wore out bad: his old green swivel rocker in the living room of our house where we live in Bethlehem, Georgia. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

All in all, being God’s sole and abandoned emissary to Kilanga was keeping Our Father very busy. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only a month after starting the therapy, Father Jack died. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“We will, Father. And we will be married now. Kino has said so.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, however, Sister and Father were highly formal terms of address— they were tides, marks of formality like a salute or a curtsey. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father finally looked our way, though the expression on his face made me wish he hadn't. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father shifted his hips suddenly to the right and the rudders shifted to the right and the wings warped again. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father and I speculated on the purpose of the figures—whether they were like the lions or the door gods who were meant to protect the house, or what. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not even birds can pass them by, not even the timorous doves that bear ambrosia to Father Zeus; caught by downdrafts, they die on rockwall smooth as ice. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors let us in one at a time to see Father, who had come out of surgery back in the early evening. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father said, “I told you to keep your nose out of other people’s business.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was stunned by his Father Abbot’s words. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

After lunch Father sent me out to the woodlot with the axe. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our daughter’s so sad these days,” she told Father one night, when she thought the girls were asleep. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Father Nicanor, with his liver enlarged and tight as a drum, gave him his blessing from bed. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

We take him in the house when Mama and Father are still at church and one time we put him on Mama’s dress for an experiment and he turned flowered. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father,” I ventured, “is it something about my mother?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Father only smiled, and went to work setting up the poles correctly, giving directions to me and Robin. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though he did see old, wise Father Time in a corner booth next to a less-than-energetic Game Time. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Would God the Father allow His only Son to mix with this crowd of cotton pickers and maids, washerwomen and handymen? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of Socios en Salud’s first projects was to build a pharmacy next to Father Jack’s church, to dispense free medicine to the most impoverished people in the slum. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Unable to work either the dishwater or Methuselah’s long memory into a proper ending for his parable, Our Father merely looked at us all and heaved the great sigh of the put-upon male. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Father and Leah went away on the airplane we just needed to lay on down awhile. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father nodded, steering the car into our driveway. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But I talked Father out of it,” said Harry. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The small wooden door of the window slid open in front of me, and in the dark I could make out the head of Father Byrnes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father scolded as we made our way back to the wasi. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I keep my diary, and try to ‘remember correctly and describe clearly all that I see and admire’, as Father advised. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Father O’Malley will let her in church like that. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Mother, Father, may I introduce Lady Lela, my new friend and acquaintance from Bast, where the carriages are orange.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father shoved the end of his club into the demons chest. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was hoping Father wouldn’t argue with the man—it scared me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In the meantime,” Fahim continued, “our patrol shifts are doubled, and every morning, one of us has to go to Father Olufemi’s study and give a status report.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Oh, he hadn’t captured Father or thrown him in prison or given him cholera or anything like that. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless, Father has sent word that he’s safe after all. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

At last the quiet voice said, “All right, Father.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, take it easy, Father. I’ll see you around when it’s time for you to eat here again.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mama trying to get Father to back off was like a daffodil standing in the path of a freight train. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ekon jumped slightly as people around him began digging in their bags and peering over each other’s heads while they waited for Father Olufemi to emerge and lead the worship ceremony. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Some people walk through a game park—that’s best, but Father would never agree to it. I can get one by traveling across the city, though.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And Father said, “Best to let sleeping dogs lie, I reckon.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She often wondered why her aunts didn’t like her, but it probably had something to do with Father. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe that trust has to come from both sides; I also think that’s the reason why Father and I have never really grown so close. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Father went to university there to get his P...PH...PH something.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Father Byrnes stood at the entry way, smiling, surveying his flock. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Father Mike was approaching with the censer. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Yet Father always says, if the Lord can’t inspire you to leave off sinning any other way, why then, it’s His business to scare the dickens out of you. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone looked up, even Father, although he pretended he was only checking the time. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I think the reason Uncle had originally been so strict with Father was that he thought of Father as his spiritual son. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

While we were waiting for Father to come back from the barbershop Mr. Axelroot put his hands on me hard. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear Father and Mother, unseen behind the camera, cheering and finally calling me over. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I tell him, I want to go to confession, Father. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

As far as I am concerned you can chalk that one right up with malaria pills and Bibles for a tedulous topic, but Mother and Father seemed to take it as a shock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard Cousin Eunice start to call her back and Father Joseph say to let her go. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he tells me kneel, gives me absolution, tells me say three Hail Marys, three Our Fathers, three Glory Bes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Our Father has a bone to pick with this world, and oh, he picks it like a sore. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It changed, however, after Father and Mother had fallen under its spell. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father had told her not to tell anyone who she was. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“So it’s Father then. Doctors make that much?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“They wouldn’t mind. After all, you helped them, and so did Father. And I wouldn’t do any harm.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” said the girl impatiently, “I know. The Specters,” she said to Father Gomez, “she wasn’ afraid of the Specters at all. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s deeper than I thought it was last night,” Father says. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Lily,” Mother said, beckoning to the little girl, “go on now and get into your nightclothes. Father and I are going to stay here and talk to Jonas for a while.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father looked at each of us again, then closed the door. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I never addressed him “Daddy” or “Father,” either. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Father had always claimed that his wife was like no other. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was deep blue, as finely made as Father Olufemi’s, but far looser on his bony frame. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I got Black Dog’s hat and shirt and joined Father, who had already started to walk toward the alley mouth. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I asked my heavenly Father, Please take away my taste for alcohol. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not too far along I found a pleasant resting place where I could sit and munch and contemplate and stare out over the stately brown, slow-moving Father of Waters as my spirit required. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never stood up front at one of Father’s demonstrations before. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The Greeks, the early Church Fathers pointed out, acknowledged their debt to the Egyptians, and it was easy to see that the Egyptians had acquired their learning from the Jews. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

So Father saw this pageant as a splectacular mark of things being on the upswing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have turned away, but Father on impulse suddenly stuck out his hand. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Father have a distorted sense of normalcy. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father Antonio greeted an old woman who was standing by the fountain waiting for her pail to fill with the pathetic output of the faucet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Father, this hero has fought long and hard for our cause. His nerves are frayed. We should take that into account.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The cowherd said: “Ah, let the master come! Father Zeus, grant our old wish! Some courier guide him back! Then judge what stuff is in me and how I manage arms!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But your father — ” “Father doesn’t mean to be unkind. It has been very hard for him here in Connecticut.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The words Father, Mother, Ravi, India, Winnipeg struck me with searing poignancy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The only people who stayed were Aunt Zo, Father Mike, and our cousins, because they were related to us. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a little something,” Father said casually. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took several months for Father’s broken bones to mend—and he was always to get aches in them during our cold, rainy winters. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sailed into Char’s arms observed by the stunned faces of Father and my new family. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Father, you wished for a more worthy opponent?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A fan for Widow Garibaldi, who now made Father an exception to her rule that men were never, ever to be trusted. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I guess she was scared of having the subject come up in front of grownups, especially Father or the other Tories. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She received a pair of garnet and jet earrings from Father and in turn gave him a dashing green-checked vest to wear on his business trips to Austin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Father rubbed his eyes; he looked around sharply to be sure none of his officers saw him with his guard down. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was the custom of the family to give him cufflinks on every Father’s Day. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After supper that night Cal said, “Father, would you mind if I went down to the ranch Friday afternoon?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Turning to the statue again he whispered rapidly, “Father, thank you. I am sorry I could not bring a better gift. Please, please come again.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It might have been that Father secretly took the meeting and the successful repairing of the horseless carriage as a test, but did not want to tell me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father knocked on the door, then opened it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got Father and Mother, and each other,” said Beth contentedly from her corner. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama lets go of Baba and takes my arm none too gently as we follow Father Masego into the Temple of Lkossa. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You are just in time to put your training to use,” Father said. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Go on and have a cookie,” Father ordered me sternly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father said, “Just try and keep your nose out of other people’s business.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

That had been one thing Father and I agreed upon. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But since reports of the dreadful things being done to the Jews are getting worse by the day, Father decided to sound out these two gentlemen, and they thought it was an excellent plan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father and Mother are out and Margot has gone to play Ping-Pong with some other young people at her friend Trees’s. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Certain phrases drifted through the keyhole or under the door of Father’s office and up the staircase and round the landing and under the door of Bruno’s bedroom. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

The thought of Father off visiting someone in the Jewish Hospital and completely unaware of what was happening, the long wait for Mother, the heat, the suspense—all this reduced us to silence. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father Time tugged at his sheet of a beard. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Richard was talking to Father Marcel about God on the morning the doctor arrived. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then Father had cut Black Dog across the chest, laying open the shirt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night when I bathed, with a bucket half full of rainwater, I did not scrub my left hand, the hand that Father Amadi had held gently to slide the flower off my finger. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A thin stream of light from the window lit a long rectangle over Father’s face and chest. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As long as either Father or Mother were home—no matter how inaccessible— the Mellower wouldn’t dare interfere with the day’s activities. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pounded the pillow in rage at Father for making such a fool of me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the shadow, Mom’s cat eyes just watched Father for some clue to what next. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

But maybe Father Cham's gift was less ordinary than he thought. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Father had told me to, and the curse was tugging at me to obey. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no. Of course not. Father surrounded the grave with branches of mutarara, wild gardenia, to confuse them.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Son and Father graduated in the same navy class. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But when Father opened it, there was only one single sheet and a second, smaller envelope. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think that the demoness had been waiting for us, because Father had no sooner knocked once than she opened the door. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except, I could tell that he was still afraid of Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father threw open the door to the landing dock. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father sacrificed his favorite brown sweater, which was unraveled and remodeled into the roly-poly hide of Tom Turkey. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Travis bubbled over with his news of walking Lula home, which amused Father and alarmed Mother, who no doubt thought he was too young for such matters. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The septa peered at her suspiciously, but Father nodded. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Father’s voice shook with conviction that was discernable even through the television’s fuzzy speakers. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As happens sometimes between two people speaking different languages, the demon had begun to shout at Father as if Father were deaf and the demon could make his words better understood by being loud. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she had to address him she called him Father. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

At the door, Father paused, his hand on the knob. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father stood at the window, pulling back the curtains every few moments to look out. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Friends, 1 can only wish you a very Merry Christmas, and, after Father Sidebottom has said our Grace for us, we shall conclude with a singin’ of the National Anthem.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Father Carole, confident he wasn’t about to be mowed down by a bunch of angry Indians, who answered. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Michael Antoniou—Father Mike, as he would come to be known in our family—was at that time a seminarian at the Greek Orthodox Holy Cross Theological School out in Pomfret, Connecticut. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We all jumped out of our seats, but Father, because of his imposing stature, had to kind of crouch over inside the plane instead of standing up straight. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then letter followed letter for the first six months of his absence, while I heard nothing from Father, and saw nothing of him either. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was Father’s smile that tried too hard. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“I’ve learned how to say it. Accident. I assume that was another suggestion you and Father planted, to never bring up the accident.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Let me know when Father calls,” I say as I cross the kitchen. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father Drozdov kicked feebly, trying to feel for the ground, and his face turned the color of a sliced beet. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And when Brandon was murdered and Father told me I must wed his brother, I did so gladly, though I never saw Ned’s face until our wedding day. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Our Father says in the great beyond nearby there are probably swamps you could sink a battleship in, not to mention a mere automobile. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could also try to talk Father into letting me tag along with him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered the word—-freedom—as one which Father Quinel used. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

After Papa took communion, he sat back and watched the congregation walk to the altar and, after Mass, reported to Father Benedict, with concern, when a person missed communion on two successive Sundays. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Father says we have to do three rows before we can go home for dinner.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“You will not go to Uncle,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Each morning, Father Olufemi visits the worship hall to receive prayers and offerings from the temple’s patrons.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Father wet his towel in the pail and began to wash his face. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When the doctors, Father, and your career are all in Boston, why are we here?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

In view of these limitations, and knowing Father's esteem for conciseness, I have listed here the revised round of duties he will from now on be expected to perform.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Cal said, “I’m sorry, Father. I didn’t know how you felt about it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, Our Father had been influenced by Africa. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t step inside that house for anything, and I don’t think you should either. Father would be furious.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Father and I had a long talk yesterday afternoon. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was that way for me at school sometimes, like when Father was arrested a few years ago. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was sore at Father all right, for us having to be there in the first place. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just stepped out onto the gravel between the thick redwood railings when I saw Tessie and Father Mike sitting on the black iron patio furniture. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Father doesn’t want anything to do with the Panthers,” I said. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And Father ought to know, for he’s out to save them all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the eighth day Father had to return to work in Boston. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He was a fool, and he also saw Father Drozdov every week at church. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Father’s mission had been a success in at least one regard: the Congolese loved our music. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can for a little time, Sire,” answered Robin, “long enough to say ‘Our Father’.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“What does Father think? It sounds expensive, a new gown and all every time.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And somehow, being on our hillside, I felt above it all now—somehow freer and purer, working toward the fulfillment of Father s dream. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took another deep breath, both excited and terrified to share what he'd learned about the Governor's secret connection to Father Cham. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“But what about the Thomas inside us, Father? The part that needs to see to believe?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The disciplining of children, like the tending of animals, was generally left to Father. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I say these things to justify being fed by the church,” Father Amadi said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Let Father Cham talk about saving the world some other day. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

‘Father says,’ she apologized handsomely, ‘that I’m not to believe everything I see and ...’ ‘Believe anything you like.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father was stunned and quickly talked her out of the idea, but some of Miep’s suspicion has lingered on. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Father would probably have to go over after her and escort her across. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father MacPhail tapped a pencil on the oak bench in front of him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I believe, Father President, that the Society of the Work of the Holy Spirit knows more about this than I do.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Events in the years before my birth: after dancing with Zoe at my parents’ wedding, Father Mike pursued her doggedly for the next two and a half years. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I can’t think of anything but can’t let my brothers best me, so I blurt out, What if Father is really gone? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Our Father probably interpreted Broca’s aphasia as God’s Christmas bonus to one of His worthier employees. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We spent most of our time shovelling excrement and rinsing cages and giving feed while Father played the vet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to look at Father, but he was watching me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Miss Whitlaw had not understood our conversation, but she could get the meaning of it just from Father’s angry tone. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father replied, “You might look to verse twenty-eight there, sir. ‘From the point of view of the good news they are treated as enemies of God.’” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father was getting ready to accompany Basel and Muhammad to the elementary school at the Jalazone Camp for refugees. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Father and I sat quietly the whole way, listening to Mama chatter on about anything she could think of. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, Father! You’re a genius! I trust your handiwork—” The first metal feather shook loose from his wings and fluttered away. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Father threw his line There, and waited, His hands in his pockets. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father said it was important to look like I meant business, especially now that I’d be standing at the front with him. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Corrupt, did you say,” Father stated, rather than asked, after locating where the cat had put his tongue. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was afraid to tell Father because he might whip me, busted arm and all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Father bought him a collar and a lead and I was allowed to take him for walks to'the shop and back. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

So that at eight in the morning half the town was in the square, where Father Nicanor chanted the gospels in a voice that had been lacerated by his pleading. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

Father was easier to satisfy and decided to write and ask for a trial lesson in “Elementary Latin.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Mother played along nicely, Father looked on stonily, and Ravi was mercifully absent be­cause of a cricket match, which did not prevent him from comment­ing at great length on the event. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I guess they figured that it was up to Father to speak first, seeing as Sam was his son. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, the argument between Father and Uncle had reached the shouting point. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got up and took Father’s bayonet down from the wall over the mantlepiece. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reasoned that Father had only made me do a promise about five things, which were 1. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

What girl in her right mind will look at an ex-White Father with one miserable scrawny shoulder? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Father took his hand away and waited, I suppose, for the miracle of baptism to take hold. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Father stood up and announced that they were all going out. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Father was still right out there in the doorway, so we could see his face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the last priest had left, harangued back to Athens after a mere three months, the family had hoped that Father Mike might be promoted. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father made it clear we were completely self-reliant but appreciated their kindness all the same. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, when the very last box of wires and parts and tools had been loaded into the wagon, Father went up for one last visit to our room. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think Father would want to talk about it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good evening, boys,” he said, and they replied in unison, “Good evening, Father.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I am enamored of him, Father,” I said clearly, smiling at sweet Edmund. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But then she saw how Father Mike was looking at my mother and she went silent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father slams his hand down on the glass tabletop, rattling the dishes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father made an exaggerated sound of surprise and sat back, filling his pipe. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

No matter what happens on God’s green earth, Father acts like it’s a movie he’s already seen and we’re just dumb for not knowing how it comes out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of the fall of Vicksburg the President said, “The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the Sea.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong knelt at the side of Father Cham’s mat, not sure if he was awake. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And in the evening on Monday Father got a phone call from a lady whose cellar had flooded and he had to go out and fix it in an emergency. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Skeptically, the demon got back behind the wheel while Father went to the front near the crank to start the motor. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve hid anything having to do with me from Father, never shared my ideals with him, deliberately alienated myself from him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Instead of singing,” he continued, “some of us are asking, 'When, O Father, are we going to live in peace?’ Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking one of Father’s hands in her left and one of Mother’s in her right, Shirley jumped up and down. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to see the images filling his head, but it was impossible not to recall his brother’s slackened face, not to hear Father Olufemi’s mirthless laugh. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Still, Grandmother didn’t really know Father that well. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I like to see him in school when I can,” Father said, “but I need him here a good deal. I can’t run the tavern without him.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Promise me, Martin,” Father had said to Mr. Kleist. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

To take our minds off matters as well as to develop them, Father ordered a catalog from a correspondence school. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He is often called the Father of Ethology. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need for the Father Abbot to concern himself with the underhand dealings of traitor foxes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And then I thought he might arrest me, and I said, “No, it’s Father’s.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father finally convinced Bud that work would do him good, and persuaded him to get a job. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up to see Father with two fingers in his mouth. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Lily don’t know, but Father was right. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

This Mr. Dreher has already been a great nuisance to Father, and I’ve always admired the saintly patience with which he handled this pathetic old man on the phone. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But Father Mulrooney stopped him on the way to the cafeteria. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Now that I have him coming so beautifully, God help me endure. I'll say a hundred Our Fathers and a hundred Hail Marys. But I cannot say them now.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was busy locking little parts of me up, because I would not need them if Father Amadi was not here. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I brought this on the condition that you will not raise any arguments today,” Father Amadi said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Of course Father hadn’t let Sam go; Sam had run away. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you tell him there isn’t time? Or stall them somehow? I don’t think that all the monks will even get to say good-bye before Father Cham leaves us.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Father Nicanor was against a religious ceremony and burial in consecrated ground. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Father Time simply bent forward, bumping his forehead on a table repeatedly. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And I said, “I’m going to live with you because Father killed Wellington with a garden fork and I’m.frightened of him.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Though we had left the Company, Father had stayed a partner on paper so that he could keep me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear Father breathing as if he had climbed a mountain. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

All five of them cried while the rest of the villagers murmured exclamations of relief, and Father Drozdov did the sign of the cross and thanked God over and over. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then Father showed me a device which he called an electric light. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mother gave me this ribbon,” Father said almost shyly, “the first year we were married.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sheed ignored them, sliding past the tiny men, his sights set on Father Time. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Father leaned forward in his seat when he spotted me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Uncle walked past Father, ducked under some models, and, slipping between the wall and the wing, eyed Dragonwings critically. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never saw this great-uncle but I'm supposed to look like him--with special reference to the rather hard-boiled painting that hangs in Father's office. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Father never doubts it, and I can see that for him it’s true. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got home from school Father was still out at work, so I unlocked the front door and went inside and took my coat off. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father said, “I have just had a phone call from Mrs. Shears.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he came back and looked hard at my arm for a minute, and then at Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had his head down on the table, and he was crying. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So as Aunty Ifeoma drove, I looked at the cars on the road, seeking Father Amadi, looking for that pastel-colored small Toyota. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Nina left with Father to pick him up. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But in the end another new, foreign-born priest, Father Gregorios, had been given the post. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Short of breath I said, “Father, I would like to be a Christian, please.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The odd thing is when Father was around she never gardened at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would take Pong more than twice that long to get down the twisting mountain track, but he couldn't leave before learning how Father Cham was. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Father Masego, the head of the entire temple and city, thinks what I can do with the splendor is extraordinary. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He was Father’s friend before he was mine. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Father: Arthur Fox, beloved English film and stage actor best known for his turn as James Bond in the eighties, deceased 2015. Y’all drink.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Pong became a "baby monk" and began training under Father Cham's guidance. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

August 16 She tries to mean it about Father, but I know at times words are just words. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say “perhaps never,” but each silently added it, thinking of Father far away, where the fighting was. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her flustered explanation to Father was, “Whoever heard of a lion eating a cotton sari? I thought lions were carnivores.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Shomari moved first, reaching for the slingshot hooked to his belt loop, but with surprising speed, Father Olufemi blocked his hand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You are not having the gun,” Father shouted. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He say he pleased to meet you,” Father said, hiding a smile. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only when we were walking down the street did Father and Mother reveal, little by little, what the plan was. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

If I wind up being disappointed in them, I can always side with Father and Mother. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He skulked the beast closer to Father Time. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

You ever hear a boy call his father that anymore? 8TH JUROR: Fathers don’t seem to think it’s important anymore. 3RD JUROR: No? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Father O’Reilly comes out, he says, “Thank you all for coming.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Everybody, including Father, would have an occasional pellet, but that was the way they might have a drink or gamble at the tables. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father looked up at the ceiling and started humming "Rescue me, and take me in your arms, rescue me." The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, plenty of girls her age don’t know yet,” said Father. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She demanded to Father’s face that we go home this instant before she had to bear one more day of humiliation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong would share the vision he had on the river and explain that Father Cham would never have wanted things to turn out this way. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Then the Company gathered around us when Father came back down. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father regarded me out of the corner of his eye. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

After an hour’s wait, he was allowed in to see Father Franco. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

All I could think was that Father was gone. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Football Fathers were besieged with demands from fans and the football team to do something. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father loosened his tie and the collar of his short-sleeved Sunday shirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night after the funeral, Father sat at the table with his head in his hands. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever Uncle talked about building an extra large room for Father to work in, Father always kept very quiet. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Masego is no longer looking at my parents, but watching me carefully. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Will we have to eat it?” said Father. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Fathers own improvement on the Wrights’ original design was to put four wheels on the bottom of the frame’s center. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d never asked me for a Father’s Day card, much less somebody’s skull. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Father with Parkinson's, A new marriage completed, Though hardly a new mother. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day at her father’s tomb she made an offering to the dead and prayed, “O Father, guide Orestes to his home.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Father weren’t to be found, so Harry drove, and Fern came along for the ride. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s still our cousin, despite what Uncle did,” Father said sternly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father’s arm went back and forth rhythmically across the sheet, smoothing out the wrinkles. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally there came the day near the end of August when Father announced that we were ready. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because it means less to women, Father said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Gomez stepped through the window as the evening light lengthened and mellowed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The baby had perished with her, and afterward some of the life had gone out of Father. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She hoped somehow that this would provide her with legitimate occasion to be with Father Mulligan. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father was invited, but he was traveling and didn’t receive the invitation until it was too late. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just for fun, I can give it to Father on his birthday, together with all the copyrights. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I was not only losing the Whitlaws, but Father as well. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned, it’s a minute since my last confession. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“And what about the other boys? And Father? And Grandfather?” she said. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Father Gregory says, Would you like to sit and be silent, perhaps pray a few minutes? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi said nothing; he seemed to be focused on rolling the window down to get a buzzing fly out of the car. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z