Although I don’t get why they have to drive to the Metro, instead of just driving to work. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But what happens if that rapid chain of thinking gets interrupted somehow? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Or did the Peacekeepers who caught Gale get a glimpse of me as I fled? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

‘Now,’ thought Pippin, ‘if only it takes that ugly fellow a little while to get his troop under control, I’ve got a chance.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Now Johnny did not ride all over the countryside on Fridays and Saturdays, to get back late and tired, taking the last ferry from Charlestown home to Boston Saturday night. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must not have been paying attention, must have gotten too involved in packing up our books and things. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I got an idea and quickened my pace until I caught up to her. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He went into the pantry, got another apple, waved as he went by them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

So I’m surprised when I get to school to find not only Edna—wearing sunglasses—waiting on the bench but also Hannah and Lena sitting there, too. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Thought once if I could just get Shiloh for my own, it would be the finest day of my life. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you do, all you have to do is pay us ten dollars each and we won’t post the video of you getting caught in your own stupid lie.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’m just trying to get by—eight more years, I’ll be eighteen, and I won’t have to live in a shelter. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He laughed, but Mrs. Torrance cleared her throat at that moment, so he didn’t get to continue. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Muhammad gets into the car, and I shut the phone off. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Percy writhed in the net, but his movements were getting sluggish. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He was going to wait for the postman on the corner of Privet Drive and get the letters for number four first. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They want a “feeder program,” so that by the time we get to high school, we’ll already be awesome. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You were there, weren’t you? I tried to get you all out, so you wouldn’t have to see it.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I got the feeling they were waiting for us. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

All day long, people had been coming in and out of our apartment, bringing us food and juice and talking about how sorry they were and how big I was getting. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

But they did not talk about it, as though verbalizing it would make Baby’s death imminent, until the morning she sat watching Baby sleep while Odenigbo got dressed for work. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I did say, “You are planning on getting my television to run again before you leave?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At ten years old I thought myself young; that maybe things would get better as I got older and was able to take responsibility for my own life. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t know it till I got here. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually a few of us are allowed to get up. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were sandwiched between two groups: Make a mistake around the white-shirts and you would get in trouble; make a mistake around the inmates and you might get hurt. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of my growing caseload in Alabama, I didn't get to spend much time there. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was around that time that Fernanda got the impression that the house was filling up with elves. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s got the best view in the whole building.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Wallace had many of the same ideas Charles had had for years, and Wallace also had gotten some of them from reading Malthus’s Essay on Population. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, a year ago? Never thought I’d get to go to a school dance. But look at me!” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But by the time he got to the edge of the yard she was gone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They started with physicists they knew personally: “We just got our good cyclotron friends together,” DuBridge would recall. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He got up wearily and, still in his long flannel nightshirt, he opened the front door. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He grins as he gets to his feet. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“We must get lower in the house,” she says. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He got up and punched me in the eye. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was getting brandy and soda and glasses. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She’d ridden the streetcar to and from Sparrows Point to make sure they didn’t get lost during their first weeks in the city. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I straighten, desperately pulling in one more short breath, knowing deep in my chest that it is the last breath I will ever get. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

After working at the clinic for six months, I got a job in Oxford. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

"In that room, Caveman, there's a small flowered case. Will you get it for me, please?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Like TaShon, I don’t want him to get teased more for talking to me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

But she hadn’t gotten a good look at him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Then she got down on her belly and gazed at him with fondness. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Rich grins, gestures his thumb toward my mother, and says to me, “Can you believe what comes out of her mouth? Now I know where you get your sweet, tactful nature.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

By Friday morning, I’m pretty sure I’ll never get a response from the mysterious poet. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Somehow he had to get inside the plane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boy, I rang that doorbell fast when I got to old Spencer's house. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The world seemed to get stranger and stranger by the hour, but the waning afternoon stayed stubbornly beautiful. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“And it could be because Nick has better grades, or that he did well in the PSAT, or because Brown doesn’t think they can get anybody with your talents.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

You didn’t have a choice about who possessed you: when a spirit wanted you, he or she generally got his or her way. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have friends this time. Percy Jackson—he’s got a role to play in this. You can sense that, can’t you? He’s a good person to have at your side.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Zak tries to hurry away from me, but I've got questions that need answering and I'm not about to let him worm his way out of them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Mommy, now can I get a hamster named Budget?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He liked being back on speaking terms with Ron too much to speak his mind right now — but he somehow thought that Hermione had gotten the point much better than Ron had. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Back home, the only restaurants that get written up are those that violate health codes. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Go any place you want to go, only don’t get in anyone’s way.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m okay, Doha. I only got hit once. You got hit ten times!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Harry didn’t know how to get rid of him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I just wanted to get to where it was warmer. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he got up to stretch, Joseph realized for the first time that day how tired he felt. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But there was still lunch to get through, with no appetite whatsoever. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Mrs. V, as promised, writes down names of species and takes pictures so I can remember when we get back home. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She didn’t remember getting up—she was just up, and furious that she’d been startled. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

A work time, he thought, there had to be a work time each day when he could finish getting the boat back into shape, get it ready for when the wind came again. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet and half ran, half shambled out of the barn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She listened carefully, and then inched her way along till she was as close as she could get to the speakers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

What the coach didn’t say was that if we won and got into the Tournament of Champions the first team we would have to face was Carver, the defending champs. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I am vigorously carrying on the money-raising campaign, and things look very promising . . . I’ll keep at it until somehow we get the money.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to get Grandpa, for he is the only man in the country that has authority to move the body.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We snuck around to the back entrance and made our way to the kitchen, where cooks, busboys, and servers were all bustling around, getting ready for dinner. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I got the knife in my hand but he’s on horseback and we know he’s got a gun. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“What else do you need? A bathhouse? A school? Well, you better get building. Davai!” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Though Julian could be marvelously kind in difficult circumstances of all sorts, I sometimes got the feeling that he was less pleased by kindness itself than by the elegance of the gesture. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She gets up and puts him back in the crib, drawing the blanket to his shoulders, then returns to bed, shivering. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Your leg’s got terrible circulation, Nate. Not a lot of blood’s going to these toes.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s because I ate too much of it and I got seven cavities!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

And the next day, we got into a fight. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she couldn’t keep the tears back when she realized she wasn’t even going to get to work on aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Right now sugar prices were low, but when people found out how hard it would be to get sugar in the coming months, prices would soar. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I agreed with him that he couldn’t have done anything else, but I told him I wished he could somehow get around to talking about it with his father. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I might as well get it over with,” I had said, sitting in the tiny kitchen. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have not been able to get salt or sugar.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got up and put paper towels behind her head but couldn't stop the bleeding. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I have to get this guy to school.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The Queen got out of bed and put on a pale pink dressing-gown and slippers. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She listens to me and doesn’t get angry when I talk about religion or my feelings or...anything, really. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I drift in and out of sleep but I have to wake up for good when Mrs. Clohessy goes around pulling at her family to get them up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When I get there, Frank is in his usual spot, but now Lenny is also there, sitting on the couch surrounded by classifieds with the phone cradled between his shoulder and his ear. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“People high — high in the air! Winky is getting out of the way!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

So you boys can relax and be assured that he is getting whatever help he needs. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got to thinking that poems were like people. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The pills in my bottle are getting low, though I filled my prescription before we left home. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Just because I got blue eyes, bluer than theirs, they’re prejudiced. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to the twins’ apartment we were relieved to find Charles there, alone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

If they take me, they get what they want and I get to ensure my own survival. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he got to the Port Authority, he saw a vendor on the street corner, selling bags of nuts. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I guess I won’t have to worry about getting back to my chair after all. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I could at least get some to seed for next year. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Once we get to town, I can access the directions to her house without having to ask her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was too embarrassing to even look back, so I just kept on running till I got to the nurse's office. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I got it out and wiped it with the dishrag. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He worked like a dog for her and nearly killed himself saving her in the storm, then soon as he got a little fever from the water, she had took up with another man. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

If you did—well, then, you could really get hurt. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

How could I get Grandma to change her mind? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Yeah, I saw you and your little band of peacekeepers, getting in everyone’s way,” says Tori. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When we got upstairs Lelia stripped me of my clothes and then she stripped herself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That got your attention. The water park is a mile west on Delaney. You can’t miss it. Look for the Tunnel of Love ride.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy gulped a few breaths while she tried to get Aaron to take his bottle. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In her mother’s old room, I hear Minou, getting ready for bed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bluebells swarmed in pools of light where the sun got through the trees. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“All we’ve got on this kidnapping is that a letter was found, Erlone’s to be released, the letter was signed by ‘Red,’ and there was a hammer and sickle emblem on it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” she said, getting down to business, “what we have to do is take out the frames filled with honey and put in empty ones.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because if you’re trying to make honest money and not just dealing drugs, people are always trying to take what you’ve got. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where I was, in fact, was companionless, far away from where I had gotten off the trail, and impossibly adrift from a touchingly optimistic hiking schedule I had drawn up nearly a year before. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the same day of my thirteenth birthday dinner, Conrad got his thirteenth Boy Scout badge, so we had a double celebration. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Soon it was ten o’clock, and Mrs. Carpenter came to get me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

On the afternoon that Lucia’s labor pains started, Sissy went home and got into bed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although they said they understood, they were clearly anguished about getting legal assistance while other men faced looming executions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I just feel like our club needs to get more focused and serious. What’s the point of writing if we have nothing important to say, right?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

John Wilkes Booth did not get what he wanted. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s just trying to get us to talk to her again.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Say that I’m young—that I’ll get over it. Go ahead and say it. Go ahead and lie.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lit a cigarette, offering one to Joe, who said “No thanks, 1 got my own.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

How come you’ve got so much to say? 8TH JUROR: The lawyer was court-appointed. 7TH juror: SO what does that mean? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got home that evening after work, I told Papá and Mamá about it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“They’re nice. But they only get you so far. Look at you. You got yourself a swank ship and a swank life.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You pick the strangest things to get upset about sometimes, Laur.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Her domineering ways had gotten her put out of the Nation of Islam’s Boston Mosque Eleven; they took her back, then she left on her own. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then I’d say you don’t need to worry. You don’t got a fire. Just a bunch of smoke.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow he could get fire from the hatchet The sparks would make fire. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s between him and his woman. Don’t never get between a man and his woman.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a place you could take refuge, if you knew how to get in. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, hurry and get it out. Don’t worry about stripping it. Just make sure you get it all.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We talked to some of the girls in your class," Mrs. Dunne said, “but they all played dumb. We're still going to get to the bottom of this, I promise." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

"Is anything wrong?" he said, getting up hurriedly and coming around the desk. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not know what I was getting myself into. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Old people like to eat dinner at four in the afternoon, and they get ornery if they get too hungry.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Anyhow, I’ve got to memorize this diagram before we bum the master. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to cry that no, I didn’t think I was a grown-up, and it wasn’t fair that they all got to ride on the bike and I didn’t. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, I got a hanger from the closet in my left hand and a butter knife from the sink in my right. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Hearing this, he got on his bike and has been looking for us all morning. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she wanted to get going tomorrow morning. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ins are easier than outs, you know. There’s tight places. You can get stuck.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And then I realized that a girl with an orange belt had gotten off the mat and was coming toward me. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like you’ve still got a few hours to kill before the reset.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I rotate my wrists so that my cleats move in all different directions and sway my arms like I did for Zoey and Grace when I got out of the car. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I’ve got a ton of texts and missed calls from him and Jay. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s got a wife he cares about. He’s got a child he surely loves. He’s gotta know what it feels like to be crazy with worry for them.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They got out of the truck and walked to the monuments. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The fact was, if he did get in to see the Godslayer, he didn’t even know what he would say. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It is not bad to have a bit of company when you are getting on in life, especially when you have been chasing the Questing Beast all the time, what? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she keep on, You got to fight. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Africa was two weeks away from England by boat and it took you about five weeks to get to China. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to lift the neckline of my tank top to cover my mouth and nose, just to get within ten feet of the thing. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

But it was getting harder and harder to pretend, to keep this part of herself locked away from her mama. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was enough to get Luke laughing, which was no easy feat lately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Since the King would not agree to this, the necessary legislation, the Militia Ordinance of 1642, was passed without bothering with the detail of getting the King’s signature. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

They caution us that while waiting for sponsors many refugees get married and have children, and each time that happens new paperwork must be drawn up, which prolongs their stay. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They get drunk on wine or something cheap like that. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach Mustilli never made the kids who didn’t get to fence feel like we weren’t integral members of the team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I’ll just get my things packed,” I said, “and we’ll take off—just you and me—a couple of man-made geniuses on the run.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Because as soon as he felt better—like, the very instant—he got right back into the water. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She’s not getting driven by her mom to special classes, and there aren’t books lying around her house that she can read if she gets bored. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Yes. That’s the one. She got away with something. I didn’t know it then.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Mostly. Sometimes I get seeds or special treats for Jay. Why? You want to buy something?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Sure you’re not in a hurry to get home to show off the gold cup?” he asked. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one point in her dream her daddy had appeared, only he was possessing Richard Caruthers, giving Ophie a dollar so that she could go see a movie and get an ice cream cone. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Correct: If you had called, I would have gotten the message. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Really? What did they do with it? Did she go to the doctor and get it chopped off?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I needed to know what kind of power efficiency the rover/trailer will get. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often one of us would miss and get a letter. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We needed a camera to get this hill. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We girls and women didn't have any other place to get together except the church. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack who got lost in the woods. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Carmen, honey, I don’t think that shawl would have made a darn bit of difference. You can’t hide your light under a bushel. And that old codger’s got eyes on his”—she notices me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Your parents told me you were leaving school because of some bullies, no? You got punched in the face? No?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But these friends didn’t live near us, so he hardly ever got to hang out with them. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

And now the blood was in my face and I could move, getting to my knees as someone out of the crowd was helping me to stand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's so radioactive that it will get red hot all by itself. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had all seen cops get away with far worse, so why would this be any different? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Marc’s father gets up to speak, and his body seems at war with his sentences—every time he tries to release one, his breath stops, his shoulders seize. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

You’ve got to keep bundled up out there, it’s colder than you think. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of telling the waitresses about the cook, but I could not get up enough nerve. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone but the children knew that she always proclaimed her darlings the winner, when she could get away with it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t ask any questions, just nodded, got up, and led me around the back of the coop. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

We hit some traffic as we got into the city, and Darius was playing the most boring music ever. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She follows the honey, making twists and turns across the room until she gets to my bed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I could get out of the finite dimensions fairly often when I was four,” Teddy said, as an afterthought. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He gets back in touch with the bank, and apparently someone named Chad Dewey says that nothing should be up there. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“We leave when he leaves! We’ve got diplomatic immunity. That S.O.B.’s a dead duck if he dares lay a hand on us!” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. But it aint easy. After I saw you take all morning trying to get General Lee to move to the right.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time a white person got off, the driver said politely: “Watch your step, please.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to get the words out. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As she followed the usher up the narrow stairs to the left boxes, Citra began to get scared. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Not to mention all the people and rats who might get sick or die from eating Finkles,” I added. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

My back was getting damp as I lay there, and it was only after a little while that I realized my brother was calling my name. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Every incantation, magic, and herbal formula known was brought out, and she got two good nurses and the town’s best doctors. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Telemakhos, now strong in the magic, cried: “Come with me, friends, and get our rations down! They are all packed at home, and my own mother knows nothing!—only one maid was told.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got up from the table and stomped off. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victor spat a few times to get rid of the horrible taste. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

There on the banks of the Illinois River, in the cool shade of the tall white sycamores, I asked God to help me get two hound pups. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why is it that people in general get molested? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When we got to the room the woman pulled a curtain around her bed. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But Ambrose is still laughing into his phone, so that must mean he’s got another adult lined up to take Ma’s place. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

By the time he got his arms in the sleeves, he could already tell that he’d gained weight since the last time he had worn it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s easy to see how she got the nickname. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You weren’t undertaking to get anything like that?” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Everyone, please, get in your places for Act Three!” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Ivy found diapers and wipes in the baby bag and got to work. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Nathan got to his hands and knees and crawled to the edge of the ice sheet. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Thinking I’ve never worked a shift or two at Flora’s Floras, and had to get there by taking the bus, and slept through the bus so I had to call a car service. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She got her old baby doll in the kitchen, the one she call Claudia, with the painted-on hair and the eyes that close. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

With memories of my homies getting smoked and all my problems on the way home, I decided to get one. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I expect it was the first time she’d been happy since she got married. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“If I get rich, I will be happy!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You take off before Matthias and I get back, then you just decide to expand your search and leave Nina thinking you’re in trouble?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

You take somebody old as hell, like old Spencer, and they can get a big bang out of buying a blanket. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

"I got a pain in my head. I wish the air was cooler." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

My throat swelled till I could hardly get my breath. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

To the ancient sister she said, ‘Can you get this thing going again?’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little Walder had to shove the torch at him to get him back on his feet and moving again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got the morning off work,” he said when he saw me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You guys should get T-shirts made. You know: I Survived the Sushi Crisis.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

They got there about ten minutes later with an ambulance from St. Ambrose Hospital, and we almost didn’t have enough time to get the skates off. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But the sheriff looks like he’s got more on his mind than cons.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Dee-Dee!” she cries as she finally gets to the top step. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Just as we got up to the slabrock fence that Papa had built around the corn patch, I looked over and spotted this gobbler doing our pea-picking for us. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we get back to the front of our building, I hand Tank’s leash back to Rebecca. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I tell Bernard I need to use the bathroom, but I really just want to get away so he won’t ask me to dance again. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

And in fourth grade, he actually stuck his pen into the electrical socket while sitting on the carpet, got zapped, and was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Lee got up and went to the laundry basket and looked down at the babies. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We would have to get hold of it somehow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

How would you get out of a flaming glass pyramid where the windows don’t open? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Yes, maybe we’d like to be able to get places quickly, and carry things in both hands, but only because we have to keep up with the rest of you, or get The Verse. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment an inmate gets anything on you, he’ll have power over you and is certain, eventually, to sell you out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told Shin and Hong to go back to the dormitory and get some sleep. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Mostly, I was happy that I was finally getting some experience under my belt before graduation. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“That’s the way things are. Do you want the world to be different than it is? Because this is the world we get, Vivi.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Or...analyzing. Nothing is going on right now, you got that? Everything is cool.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Beatrice focused on surviving, protecting her sons from recruitment, and getting out. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get it. How could you guys name me after someone so strange? No one takes me seriously,” Gogol said. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was already hot and the wind solid and growing a bit each hour and he got the Frog up to five knots and held it until the sun was straight overhead. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d worked too hard to get a lead on Mr. Flux to simply turn tail. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I’m ready to lock up and get out of here. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They lock up nice mothers. But guys who buy and sell kids get to roam free." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“I want to get out. Do something different with my life. But I’m not sure what. I’m not going back to high school. I’m too old for that. But I’m tired of running these streets.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

You saw a small one of these trees through the iron gate leading to someone’s yard and you knew that soon that section of Brooklyn would get to be a tenement district. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe when I grow up I could be like a stand-up comedian, and just get onstage and make those noises.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was still standing by the open door of the van, looking tense, as if he couldn’t wait for Dustfinger to get out of the way. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“But you know I don’t want you to get caught.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

—Man, he hasn’t got the slightest idea what I think about or care about. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basketball’s the only thing around here that gets done right, the only thing that people consistently support. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And asking a question with The Gold-Bug in it always gets the same reply.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you know if they got fed and watered?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I relished the idea and couldn’t wait to get started. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I aint studying no quarter. I got my own business to tend to.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are various forms of rum — dark, golden, white, spiced, aged, flavored — but they all share one distinctive quality: They will get you drunk. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I was starving, and I knew I would die of hunger before the cold got me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

And then they wouldn’t have to see her struggle to get through the opening she knew wasn’t large enough. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It got larger every time Nanabozho threw out another handful of dirt. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Our car is always falling apart and she doesn’t get a new one. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We hitched. Shouldn’t be too difficult to get back,” I said, making things easy for her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Not even if you were smiling and waving and showing how happy you were that they got through. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Until my chest got so it was hard to breathe. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

John took extra long coming back, and I could hear him getting his roller skates out of the closet in the back room where all the pigs were. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I can’t get the sound of those machine guns out of my head. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

When the water finally gets hot, I slip in and I stare at the blobs of white on my feet. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You seem to get involved in a lot of conflict. I suppose we should all be grateful that you are steady in a crisis.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And that is the story of how the gods got their wall. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He kissed me then, as if now I’d said that, things could get back to normal. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got out a notebook and a pencil and tried to put it all down on paper. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Someone’s got to do these things,” he said sullenly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was just good to talk to another person even if she was using me to get a load off her chest. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t get out of her embrace even if I wanted to. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The moment came when most of the tenants, Pentecostal, Catholic, or whatever, got together to pray in the lobby. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

So Ah got uh ride tuh where dis road turns off from de Dixie Highway and walked over here and then Ah find out de game is in Winter Park.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I asked when we got to the landing,. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It had gotten dented on its journey through time and space, but the lid was still snug and sealed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The couple hurried to the railroad station, boarding a train headed for Hartford, Connecticut...which was as far away as they could get. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

‘Someday,’ said Johnny, his good nature restored, ‘I’ll kill you, Dove. In the meantime, you have your uses. You get out the buckets and run to North Square and fetch back drinking water.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skin of many who had gotten the fever retained a sickly yellow glow. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Shep barked at the men to stay put, then headed out to get him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But when he got down to G deck, there was a gate stretched across the doorway. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew has made Caleb repeat them both every few minutes since we got here. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Then she looked back into the microscope and said, “John Hopkin is a school for learning, and that’s important. But this is my mother. Nobody seem to get that.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh no! Meggie, not you, too! How did you get here?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

In 1995, the leader of a commercial expedition absconded with tens of thousands of dollars of his clients’ money before the trip even got off the ground. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

There are no more Smeaths, they must have moved or died off, or got married. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hatched several plans to get rid of him so that the lifeboat might be mine. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She felt that her husband would surely be killed by the wild and barbarous rebels, and she prepared herself to get in touch with him in what she called the beyond. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Now get out of here, and don’t come back until you’re full to the tips of your ears with magic!” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And even though Axel is getting used to the mystery of Frank being gone, his heart quivers now the same as it had the day he found the index card listing all those promises. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Dad, he’s getting mad at me because I’m telling you all this.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The best part was the coach didn’t finish, so I got another day off tomorrow. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If it gets too late, I feel obligated to drop them off on my way home. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Time to get up, flojos,” she said, pulling the blankets off of them. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The Nazis had to turn off the electric fence to get him out. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Today they didn’t get here until the third inning of the opener, so they missed my leadoff home run. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

All around them, people were asking one another the same question: “How did be get in?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Cornbread is staring at him like he doesn’t get it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe when he got to be ten, like me, he’d smarten up. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around the same time I got threatening calls at home. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I no longer had a leg that got in the way. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Then he got a load of sheets going in the washer that he’d hang out on the line when he got home from school. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

When I got back, the lodge was dark, and all the doors were locked. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy takes the el and a bus to get to work, but he still gets there early every day. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s because of the cussed petition. They’re trying to get you— “No. Not that. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

But when news of the events at Bree came to Tom’s ears, he sent them to Mr. Butterbur, who thus got five good beasts at a very fair price. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Isaiah, get back in that car!” yells Mama. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Keeping low to the ground, she crept around the side to get a better look at what was inside those crates. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“The journey was too much for her. She got sick.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then, three or four years later she'd got double pneumonia and died. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

And while he explained how bone healing works, and Maddy started getting into how our mother had had her legs cut off, I bent down and pretended to try to move the chair. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I won’t get to last Wednesday until after I leave, right? I mean, I won’t know if I’m really going to get there until I actually get there.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The navigator gets his cocktail from the bartender. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I hip him a quarter, slide into the chair, and get my shoes shined. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two of the soldierwives got into a terrible squabble the day the woodpile froze. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You got to learn to watch what you say! Don’t you know there’s folks in this house who love to carry tales?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Where on God’s green earth did you get a pistol?” he asked. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“They’ve got off lightly. The children could have been taken away. Or the woman sent to prison. But von Linden’s a bit soft on children.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

As I was getting ready to do a standing back tuck, the coaches were running over and yelling, “Nooooo! Simone, get off the high beam! That’s too high for you! Get down!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

By the time he got to him he was sitting down. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

It may not last, but I’m determined to use it while I’ve got it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

When we got to the bottom of the hill, John Henry stopped, still towering over the women now on top. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He’s at the bottom of the stairs by the time I get back to the house. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d seek out Frank as often as I could for extra coaching, even when other kids were getting straight into a game. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“When I get to high school? I’m gonna start a petition against it. Freshman year.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

When I followed them to the mall, they stopped outside Zimmerman’s Pet Store and all thousand of them got out, holding hands and two-dimensional, like cutout accordion dolls. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even when we explained that he was wrongfully convicted and later proved innocent, we couldn't get anyone to admit him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She’s got a pretty smile, white straight teeth, but she is the worst cook I have ever seen. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Go on up there and get dried off,” she’d said to me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Howdy, kids. Didn’t mean to scare you. I was just out here getting more kindling for the fire. Follow me.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

She think if she get busy with something else and ignore him, he might just go away. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Maya got this defiance from you. You’ve set a terrible example.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve already claimed her as my dessert. I picked her up on the side of the road. Hey, Emma, take her out there and help her stay clean until I can get to her.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, before we could get started, she wanted to dish about Raul. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had heard many tales about men and women who had been foolish enough to make wishes in the presence of fairies, and for a moment she wondered what she was getting herself into. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You guys got a head start on me, don’t you?” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You reckon that thing will get off the ground?” she said doubtfully, building my hopes higher. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then he tells us how many people get on and off and we have to add and subtract the numbers in our head. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Already the prairie had been baked dry, but in August it would get worse. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he’d been so focused on getting to the edge of the world that he hadn’t noticed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I asked him the reason for his “No,” but this didn’t get me anywhere. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Me, on the other hand, I get stuck on the past. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’d spent hours making calls to senators and representatives, trying to convince them that our children deserved better than what they were getting. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But when newcomers joined, at least at the beginning, they could usually get a spot near people they knew. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, just two days before Vera would arrive in New York, I got home late and tired. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I get some graham crackers and slather peanut butter on them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“You better get right to bed,” Valerie said; “you look all troubled. You can’t stay up all night as if you were a pup.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s be honest with each other; sure, you’re a genius, but even a genius gets rusty. You were three years out of practice. Forty minutes’ll be plenty.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They either back away from the counter and talk to me from like ten feet away or they suddenly get busy doing something else and ignore me completely. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I figured me and Cooter would both get to eavesdrop on the growned folks’ meeting. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

This is another thing you don’t advertise about yourself, but Adam gets that, too. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thankfully there’s only ten minutes left and then later on I get to hang with Arthur. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“You got my word,” I say, which, considering all the lying I’d been doing lately, didn’t seem like it amounted to much. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were randomly distributed among the far-flung suburbs, and it would take me at least a week to get to all of them. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Uncle Claude taught Hugo how to steal, which Hugo hated more than anything, but sometimes it was the only way to get something to eat. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

We sat for a while longer, then I started to get up, except I was still feeling the wobbles in my head. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the only time I got in touch with nature. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

For the next eight months he worked in Zizmo’s rum-running operation, observing its odd hours, getting up in the middle of the night and having dinner at dawn. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“My mom can bring me as soon as she gets home from work. You can tell me all about it before we have our epic day in the forest.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“When you get a job and start paying for the groceries yourself, you can buy whatever you want.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“The other members of your party got here a few hours ago, but they weren’t sure if you had made it,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was the distance that separated the two schools and the fact that Permian, at a cost of $20,000 to the school district, had chartered a 737 jet to get to Marshall. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kind of thought then that the car was leaning a little more than the slant of the road would be, but I never found it out until I got in and started off. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel frustrated because I could not immediately get to the wild places. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

And this gets me to wondering, but I am not entirely sure what it is I am wondering about. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he would just walk and walk and walk until the warmers and the candy bars ran out and then sit down and never get up again. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Do you think we’ll need to sell any slaves to get money for next year’s supplies?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you can still use them at the Book Scavenger and Bayside Press stores. And some people are just competitive and want to see how high they can get their point total.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I got my clothes, a rail ticket to Peking, and enough money to go to America. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to get near him under any pretext. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I laughed along with Finny, my best friend, and also unique, able to get away with anything at all. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We found to our surprise that our preschool audience didn’t like it when the adult cast got into a contentious discussion,” he remembers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They found this very refreshing, because, to tell the truth, they had got a little tired of canned shrimps. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

She got up and walked toward me, arriving in a cloud of vanilla-scented perfume. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“When I get to the bend I’ll stamp. But if I run into trouble, get the others away.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to the side of the run-down house and pretended to get a reading from the electric meter. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“How many kids get to be in a new and exciting place for a while and then come back home?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Then Digory took a minute to get his breath, and then went softly into Ins Mother’s room. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Let's just hope I get a decent role in the recital. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They would be up, now, in the house, they would be getting dressed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She coughs at night and I get up for her, feeding her spoonfuls of cough syrup, bringing her drinks of water. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Milton’s got flat feet. Does that sour the deal for you?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You never get over something like this,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Alyce, you must help me. Tansy has fallen into the pit and I cannot get her to climb out, for she is about to have her calf and will not move. Come and help me.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emo claimed they never got along, not since grade school when they had rock fights in the school yard; he said Tayo had wanted to get even with him for a long time. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The dog barked, its nose snuffling to get beneath the tarp and up through the cage bars. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I got up, brushed my teeth and put on pajamas. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The day was going great until I got to math class. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“A bug got loose, but it didn’t infect people. It infected petroleum.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But they may have gotten the idea when it was announced that CPS officials, not the teachers, would administer the test. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dimming gets the class quiet and takes attendance. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then—I kept watching carefully—she pulled herself together, smiled and said: “It’s just as well the fences at Hailsham aren’t electrified. You get terrible accidents sometimes.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to get rid of me, is all. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Another war came, World War II, and I wanted to get in it. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Leroy, she got to be crazy,” I said when she called me up three days ago and asked if I’d come interview, “cause everbody in town think I stole Miss Walters’ silver. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I do aerobics, but just a few times a week now, and I let myself eat until I’m full, and don’t worry so much about getting fat. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fraternal twins come from two totally separate eggs, and the differences between us were obvious: I got all the scientific genes, and Harry got all the artistic genes. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Holly got up and walked around the classroom, pulling books off the shelves and then putting them back again. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It can buy you a cook and a maid and someone to do all your work, which frees up time. That’s like getting an extra hour.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

You know how hard it is to get back up on the other side before a light turns red again? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He has to bend over to get under the boat, and I can see it hurts him, but there’s a look in his eye that says don’t say nothing, and I don’t. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, at least we got to see her briefly,” Dad said as I frowned. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for entrusting your confidence in us, young one. Close your eyes now, and try to get some rest.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Because, well, it’s only for a little while, until, you know, you get better....” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Now climb to the highest place you can get to, like this.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“But the bottom gets deeper with each trip; you know that, don’t you?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

If it takes half as long to get back as it took to get here, we’re going to be much later than I’m comfortable with. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“When did you get here? Mum’s only just told us!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I hugged her and got away from her quickly so that she wouldn’t see that I was close to tears. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As long as I pretended to listen and said I was sorry for any infractions, I got off without much punishment. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, I usually prefer to get it right on the first try, but I’d hate to deprive you.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The high school team now got bused to his club after school, a short five-minute ride away. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

When he got hold of the things, he took them along to the room with the dolls, locking it behind him and removing the key, whenever he left. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The veterinarian had warned her against giving Franz more than that for fear he would get too heavy. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And just today, I received a letter in the mail saying that if I don’t send in my car payment within five days my car will get repossessed. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Reggie kept telling himself he could get through it, trying to man up, and endure. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I get the feeling I’m supposed to know the answer to this question. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

We live in a world where the microbes are always trying to get at us, to tear us cell from cell, and we only stay alive and whole through diligence and fear. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I wanted was to get away from there as fast as I could. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The special kids, the ones who wear keys around their necks, get to eat in the canteen. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the same anger he would show us when we let him down by not behaving, by not doing work or getting in trouble. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Out of his memory Ethel’s voice came, saying, “Judge, I got to see you alone. I got to tell you something.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth yelled back, looking very relieved to have an excuse to get out of sight. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I want to get there early to claim a seat in the front, where I can heckle Simon and Nick. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“There was a heavy rainstorm. The Japanese were attacking and I had to get a message to Second Battalion. Just then, though, wouldn’t you know it, my radio went out. “ Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he got back in he unhooked a frag grenade from his belt. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you get your hair cut off and wear it in curls like the other girls instead of those chunks wound around your head?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, he left the house, got in his Oldsmobile, and drove away. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Goat, this is Horse. Horse, this is Goat. I’m still working on your names, but that’s all I got for now.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You got rocks under your sleeping bag? I’ve got rocks under mine,” Dallas said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The third time the knocking came, I got up and opened the door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You two punks! This time you no get away!” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

We didn’t have much to pack up and soon we were on our winding path again, heading everywhere and nowhere, frantic to get away. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

My mom got close to him on this trip. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“And it’s got to stop right now, see? You’re widowed from the first one and you’re going to get a divorce from the second, and then you’re going to marry me again, see?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And while Miss Celia’s grinning and “good morning” and “glad to see”-ing me, I’m wondering, how did she get this far in life without knowing where the lines are drawn? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s the shaving lotion I got on my birthday.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“And it looks like we’ve got a long night ahead of us, so it might be best to kill some of that time.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But it was something that would get people talking. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I don't get why you do that,” Windy says through a mouthful. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Why did I let my temper get the better of me that day outside the market? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

As he neared the trash heaps, two guards who had been sitting on the ground got to their feet. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody in Ice’s family got killed but they were shook up bad. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Say no more, Master Barty, say no more, you is getting your father into trouble!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He’s got an estate and a stone keep and a wall around his bailey—but the wall is made of wood and isn’t all that high. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then he’d get mad because I wouldn’t and yell still louder. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Even if Bubber is seven years old he’s got brains enough not to tell us where he’s going if he wants to run away. That about Florida is just a trick.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The increased surface area will get the heat into the air better. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there’s something in my head, then maybe someone can help me get it out. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t get up right away and Sula went to help him. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I sounded like I was on Novo-something, trying to get my mouth around the name, but it didn’t matter. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

In truth, he had simply allowed himself to get caught engaging in the same talk that Jefferson was conveying to friends and Monroe was sputtering out loud to anyone in Paris who would listen. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

So, I saw my sister get her diploma and my mother cry again. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He met my mother on the boat over, got married later and, when he thought they could afford it, had me. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She’d suspected that it would be hard to find Pong in Chattana, but it wasn't until she got to the city that she realized how difficult her challenge was. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

A man does his time, keeps his nose clean, doesn't get into trouble, and is released when either his sentence runs out or the parole board gives him a date. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I need more time to get over it.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“He did. But I want to try to do them all. I don’t want to get off easy.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

How did Arthur Ashe get to be so good in a white man’s sport? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Most of the untrained ones are not that strong and can’t hold your weight for much time. Just get to the next rooftop and let ’em free. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

My palms get sweaty, and I feel super thirsty, and not just from the pretzels. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Before Gollum could get up, he was on top of him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"Tiny," I repeat, "I get to pick who plays him." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Where can I get more of that stuff you gave me?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She got the phone from Tab and handed it to Bridge. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“And even if you do raise enough,” Dad added, “there’s no guarantee that Fig Newton will get any better.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I can take a turn,” I offer, meaning to get behind the wheel. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel horrible because I got into trouble for no good reason. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Miller used a quarter that he had gotten from a player. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They took all us city kids upstate to “get some fresh air” and “practice wilderness skills.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

"I've been thinking about it all the way back from your cottage and I believe I've got just a tiny little bit of an idea." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Teddy Roosevelt once bailed out Irwin’s show when it went broke and got stranded in Sheepshead Bay. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole bus ride, I’m trying to get excited about middle school like I was all summer. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t been to the tree house much that summer, and when I got up the ladder, I could tell Charlie had spent a lot of time working on it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The words didn’t get messed up in his brain. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

We got to jump over puddles of dirty water and busted-up furniture, piles of trash. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

If our past selves got a glimpse of us now, what would they make of us? We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Daisy got out without saying good-bye, and I was about to do the same, but when I gave him his phone back, Davis took my right hand and turned it over, palm up. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

When one set of folks got tired of me they sent me down the line. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“And he’s hinting now that if I don’t get all the boxes done by the end of term, we’ll carry on next year.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"With as many knights as they could muster. To get the books. And to get you." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Ha! Perhaps Ashton got it all wrong! Perhaps she’s the one they found howling in the woods!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“I told you, every time he got close to letting something slip, he started banging his head against the wall.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I got my teeth clenched up and went upstairs ready to scratch J.T.’s eyes clean out of his head if I had to. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

That first year, he got in the habit of arriving at school by six a.m., a routine he would maintain for the next forty years. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

That I should have more respect, and it was my husband’s duty to pay the bills, and if he couldn’t, I should leave and get alimony. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He talked to his dad, and the lawyer got his retainer the next day. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When he got out of jail, he said, he hoped to return to the reservation: “I had rather live at Gray Horse than any place on earth.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She wondered if they’d ever get back to normal, if things would ever be the same between them. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Uncle Darnell made some “Yeah, man” sounds, but he never got up. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Very smart answer, Mark. In Socrates' Greece they would have considered you a fine rhetorician. Is it ethical to get every secret out in the open?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

By the time we got to La 40,I was shaking so bad I couldn’t get out of the wagon. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So by the time they got around to sentencing me, I don’t think anybody was surprised when the judge put me here. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

You could smell it as you got near. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

James, our designated driver, got the bus out of its space and a quarter of the way past the rows of parked vehicles when we heard the police whistle. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

As soon as she got to the classroom, Petra told Ms. Hussey that Calder had a morning dentist appointment, and slipped into her seat. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I got to the part about the Gatumba massacre, and I paused. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

How did you get to be so wise, Old girl in young-girl disguise. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother tugs my shirt before I can get out the door. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The sky—like, it shifted, and everything got bright. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When it came time to line up and answer the many questions posed by the emperor’s nosy men, the saying among the people was “Keep quiet and you will not get into trouble.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Do we get to meet ’em and see if they’re a couple of lunatics or what?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

As I leaned into the fence to get a better look, I had the sudden prickly sense that someone stood behind me and swiveled around. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

"But I thought, well, how often does I get such fine company? So nothing but the best. Heads or tails?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then my mother had taken me to see a child therapist, and I’d gotten my first real introduction to the word insane. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden I was getting all kinds of attention, unlike at home. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Broken bottles don't always get swept up right away. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

But for the time being, things might get a little tight around the house. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her back legs had given way and her balance on her front legs was woozy When the men got close, she tried to get away but could not manage it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now I got to put a face with the name. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The more I thought about it, the madder I got at the big yeller dog. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious! That’s what happens. Every time. I have to push myself to get through it.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Let's see if I could be the "get-back kid" and get us back to the park. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You might as well get your junk out of here.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found Uncle Maury’s raincoat and put it around her and picked her up and went back to the lane and got in the hack. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is unavoidable,” his voice seemed to say; “this is what we have got to do, unflinchingly. But this is not what we shall be doing when life is worth living again.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I attended lectures at LSE and worked at the university library to get by. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was a way of getting even with people who would have power over us all summer. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The first night I got here, tía Fermina gave me a small cloth bag full of paper worry dolls. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I hope one day my family gets to a place where we can be thankful just to be thankful and not because we’ve compared ourselves to someone who has less than we do. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Dad didn’t get his voice back until the very day that he finally got out of bed. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The snails were so hard to get to,” I said. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He’s got an Irish cap just like Papa wore. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She got ideas into her head and would not let go of them, no matter what the weather. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the pink-and-green shop, smelling of sizzling dough, I get all three. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh they’ve still got their ears to the ground,” Ambrose said gruffly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

While I got out of my upcar, the front door of the house opened. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

General Russell also decided to call an assistant secretary of defense, just to get the Pentagon notified. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if he got really angry, he might drag Mama and Doc off to jail, leaving me and Jay alone. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“And make sure the guy pays before you leave. Twenty an hour, cash, plus you’ll get tips.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And then he added with the faintest of smiles, "This is the first time no one has had fits because I got my clothes grimy. The ladies keep me clean and starched as a pillowcase!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The clapping stopped and the lights went up and the audience started getting up to leave. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Because getting a great job didn’t save my marriage. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I got sunflower seeds from Great-Uncle Jim’s can, and I put them on the ground in a trail leading up to the old dog crate. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as we got on board the Hornet, it started steaming as fast as it could for Hawaii, where the MQF would be transferred to a cargo jet for the trip back to Houston. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I've got to file that line he got off this morning." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

"That's what you get," I said, and stared him in the eye. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t manage to get the high score this time, I had thirty-nine more chances. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was a bad thing for Bonnie to get hooked up with him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was not much work to be got out of Duny. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I never even got to shave my legs.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Plus, she’s got a couple on the stoop. I like helping her with them though. They easier to deal with than a dog or a little brother or sister.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“There is always a wrong and a right way to get on a boat,” said Johnny, who had never been on any boat except an excursion boat once. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Steering clear of Mr. Lott’s room, Frankie hurried around the floor, getting things organized, then went back up the back staircase to the next level. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Do you mean that I must get whacked over the head by cops to prove that I’m sincere?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father finally traveled to an oracle of Apollo to ask his advice on how to get her a good husband. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is my favorite part of the day, practical drills, getting to actually work with the splendor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We immediately got off the path and walked in the bushes toward the village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Now... we got to talk bout pay,” I say and my toes start wriggling in my shoes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Ye got no call to be afeared,” he said roughly. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Monsieur. I got down on to the platform as usual and stood by the step up into the train. The other conductors did the same.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I testify to a powerful altruism in retail-related matters and even find myself getting a bit misty-eyed over this bond that I share with Roberta. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

White women with indentures got it easy—eventually, you can fit in.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He strove to appear sure he would get tenure. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until 1:55, when everyone had left for Temple Beth-El or Saint Adelbert’s, and Mrs. Baker said, “Mr. Hoodhood, I think I could get you there for some of the game.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The boy told him then that he needed to get to the Pyramids. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Economics is, at root, the study of incentives: how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“But this is what I’ve been doing since we started weights. I don’t want to change it now when we’re getting marked for it.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The worms wriggle and twine in the wax-bottomed trays, and snout their way along the sides, trying to get out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan worried that the Ash Being was getting stronger and tormenting Uncle Jet. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I had been free fencing with my teammate and gotten really into it when I scored my last winning point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“David, can you get here? I need you to help me figure some way to get out of here.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got some great news, Jubi. Brent’s bought us a house in Dallas. When I say us, I mean you and me. And it’s pretty as a dollhouse, sugar. Wait until you see it.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

"Her bags fell on me. Let's go in and see Brett. I say, she is a piece. You are a lovely lady, Brett. Where did you get that hat?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t be able to figure out the truth, or get the chance to ever be with him. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I grab the side with both hands so that I don’t fall out, but after a few minutes, when I get used to the bumping and jostling, I let go. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Shoot, I know I got my good points, too.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

You don’t get to change your life, period. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Donnelly left town so suddenly that she hadn’t even gotten her bracelet back from the engraver. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“A sort-of boyfriend? Is it like a time-share and you get him for a couple of weeks in May and November?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And if heaven was on the other side of a black hole, dead people would have to be fired into space on rockets to .get there, and they aren’t or people would notice. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“How’d you get him? Did the posse smoke him out of the mountains? Is he alive?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are burning into me, but I've got to put an end to this. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It may be dangerous and it may not, but I’m taking no chances with it. Let’s get away.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Opening my eyes and raising my head, I saw the red caboose getting smaller and smaller as it neared the end of the trestle. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I get that. But please don’t be mad at me. None of this is my fault. Marcus being in prison is not my fault.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I’m imagining Dr. Katz calling an ambulance to come get me, teen-sized straitjacket and the works, when my mother comes back out. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Once he got bored of that he’d slump down, his back against the hull, and stare at me as I paddled. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said, "Margaret and I need your help, Nadia. So do the turtles. Sometimes one species has to help another get settled." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally it got close, but it was just teasing them. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

So really, I’d gotten what I wanted, seeing how I’d practically become a lawn ornament over at my Polish neighbor’s pad. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“It was hard at first, but now I’m pretty good at it. It’s like a dialect—it takes some getting used to, but you eventually figure it out.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Every Thursday evening, Amu posts answers to questions he gets from the Muslim community on the website Memos from the Mosque. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I took the ball out, drove into Nick, spun, got my left foot outside his left foot and muscled past him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But the problem is, if you get the feed after you’re fully formed, it doesn’t fit as snugly. I mean, the feedware. It’s more susceptible to malfunction.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard someone getting licked pretty good inside there, and lots of crying. After some more licking, he cried, ‘Mama, Lord have mercy. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

It’s to my family’s credit that when we got home, nobody spoke out loud what I’m sure we were thinking about, namely, Miss Love’s share of the estate. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing? What are you doing? You have to get inside.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Everyone in the Old Town gets a flower,” said the small man. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“But at least you get to eat cupcakes.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“None of my business how those kids choose to use my products. Everything was fine by the time it got to you.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He got into the game in the second quarter and gained four yards on his first carry of the season. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1988, we discovered an opportunity to get federal funding to create a legal center that could represent people on death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We got everything from a frying pan to a small sofa. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I’ve known my father my entire life, and he knew me even before my life began, so it’s a funny notion, that I still have to get to know him. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“So you finally got your dream,” my mother said, with a mixture of joy and sadness. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got a flashlight and circled around through these dark rooms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even if you manage to get a harvest, why, you need roads to take it out! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down: but he did not get leave to speak directly. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Luke’s gonna get it now,” Mitchell said before hightailing it to the boys’ yard. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I had never heard of chewing gum, so she went out and got me a whole pack. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They might watch, if they were careful not to get in the way. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gladly got dressed because I actually needed some fresh air after that awful book. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes if you want something bad enough, your dreams get answered, sometimes if you’re scared enough, you get so strong you can do near anything...” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He got off his horse and looked at the pavilion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I checked on him this morning. He was actually just getting ready to go to Boys Market on Crenshaw. He was going to drive himself out of the neighborhood—just like that.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t get mine over my head until Mom snipped out a few stitches. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If money’s the issue. You know. We don’t have to tell our little girl. Just say you got a big bonus.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, every word is "foreign" until you get used to it! Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Walton’s taking me shopping downtown to get some things for the pageant, remember? You gotta sign the permission slip for me to go.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Come on, George. Me an’ you’ll go in an’ get a drink.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keav’s last wish was not granted; she did not get to see Pa before she died. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fight down my nerves and try to focus on why I’m here—to get answers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Even thinking it made his skin crawl, so he stood up and got the vacuum cleaner. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Like Granny got hers. From a white man.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d just roll his eyes at me, get peeved, tell me to quit trying to mother him. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Etty kept getting sick; she was, at seventeen, an invalid, very weak and at times close to death. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you get my phone and text her?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Let’s try to get to the point here. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, train drivers back up the locomotive and get a running start. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stoker says when he gets to my desk. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We get on at the third floor of the library with two other people, and then four more students with enormous backpacks pile in at the second floor. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, we’ll try, but we hardly gave the advance man time to get here, did we?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Yawning lazily, he got out the cold cereal and sat down to eat, the whole while staring out at the log. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Then he found a termite in my hair and got distracted, not returning his attention to me until its brittle waving legs were crunching between his teeth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jamie asked, “How come you don’t sell the sketch? You could get quite a boodle for it. Being that it matches up with the statue and all.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the dogs is chained when we get to his place, so none’s waiting for us at the box. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They take your attention off your horse. I got a watch and it works, too, but the eye is better.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Sort of. I think it was like twenty minutes away. I got on a bus from the airport and I rode the line until I saw a place out the window." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Just before he gets into the car, Boy21 turns around and says, “I wish you and I could travel through the cosmos together, Finley. You have that calming presence. Happy birthday to me—and thanks.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t realized how sweltering the room was, how stimulated my sweat glands had gotten. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally get in, the apartment is dark; the drapes are drawn, the windows are closed, and there’s an odd smell. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were moments when no one was sure John would get to Port-au-Prince. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I get more swing that way,” he says. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

There were no eliminations, but the team with the best record would get extra credit. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When she pulls it out, she gets a horrible, sick feeling, because it’s a letter. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

So I just sped up and got ready to jump with Bowdy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like we both speak English, but sometimes we just got to start over so we can understand each other. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Xhalal Bushi had managed to get his wife and children to Macedonia before the fighting, but he and his brother had gone back to Kacanik to look after their homes and stores. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Annie started getting the water treatment, and soon she was doing well. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep ’em down in the basement so shanks like Gaily can’t get to them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Amber squeezes my hand and leans in to whisper, "Camille, please. Play along so we can get out of here." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He believed that any Navajo joining up would have a better chance of getting through boot camp than your average bilagaanaa. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those were embarrassing to look at — I would have to see what I could do to get Charlie to put them somewhere else, at least while I was living here. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s down to this vote. Whoever takes this one is the winner. Judges, who y’all got?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We got there right before they were about to close. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I knew it was time to get back to Alabama. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If Cora worried about one of the white people who worked on the twelfth floor questioning her when she got off the elevator, Martin told her, she could take the stairs for the final flights. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Then the beam of that flashlight is hitting me right in the eyes, and she's tripping over stuff trying to get to me. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

So what if I hadn't acquired those gestures and I was still just trying to get through the piece without messing up? It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s a wonderful exhibit. You won’t be disappointed. So rare we get VIPs.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You need to get up to the attic,” Mama Ya-Ya whispers. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Lawrence and Zakariyya thought Michael Gold must have been related to George Gey or some other doctor at Hopkins—how else could he have gotten their mother’s records? The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Shinálí, I don’t mean for my anger to go to you. Your uncle has a way of getting under my skin,” she said, in a much calmer voice. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Like how to get the lipstick to stay inside the little lines,” Dr. van Heerden said. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve had enough time to get wise! See this!” he hollered, and he flipped up his eye patch. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Wanting to shake her to get her to see. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to know how you ever got to be a captain, anyway.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He got ill over the summer an’ he’s not gettin’ better.... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He got up from his bunk and sat down at the table, across from George. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

From there everything speeds up, and a hairstylist is wrangling him into the Cosmetology Room, and he gets to watch the girls transform into their camera-ready selves. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

By the time we got there, the street was a river of people—an enormous group already!—winding back from the corner store. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I attempt to do my homework and don’t even get through my first class. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Kind of hard to trust someone you can’t see, you get me?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I looked silently at the back of his head as he sliced an orange, thinking, I should order the special and get up and walk out. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You,” she began, “got out of bed the wrong side this morning.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Open this door and get out! Hands in the air!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I sat at the table, jolted awake by the coffee, petted Gretchen on top of her domed head, got a tail wag and, in as positive a tone as possible, said: “Used motor oil.” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t a nurse, although she’d gotten more than enough experience helping the matrons tape up the other kids’ scrapes and bruises. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The roar of the approaching train drowns Mateo out a little at the end there, but it’s fine, I get what he’s saying. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Every now and then, students would hurtle out of their compartments to get a better look at him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I wish your father were here. He understood things about you that I can’t get to understand.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had told him once that this put the mark of the Savior on each sprout and made sure the Devil couldn’t get in. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Truthfully,” Sally said, “I don’t much care which side of this issue I’m on, as long as I get to skip school and get new clothes. Mother bought me this.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in line to get a haircut, weary with fatigue. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had gotten some of my best marks under him, and he had always made me feel that he liked me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My uncle told me which bus to get on, where to get off, and then what building to enter. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When it was our president’s turn, His Excellency, the President for Life Papa Doc Duvalier, God did not get up from his throne to greet him. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

"Mina doesn't have to turn herself in. I can help you get the camera," I continue. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Only two times in my life I get to use mine. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

As I struggle to get up, the crowd around me slowly dissipates. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod once, even though I never want to be a drug runner, and then get out as fast as I can. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had always been well liked and gotten along with just about everybody. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"It was Gladys who asked to leave, you know....She'll get a job in no time. Maybe even end up in New York." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The first sixteen kids who opened the door got an invite to their finale. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Honey,” she says, “honey. We have got to find a clinic for you. A vuvv clinic. Sometimes they take cases on as charity.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Let’s get Harry and set him back before he becomes so mean people will hardly recognize him any more! Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

She got a white square of material with scoopy kind of edges. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Normally I don’t mind Capture the Flag! because it’s pretty easy to fly under the radar: I run around the edges of the game, I get a little exercise, and I don’t attempt anything stupid. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He took a seat as far away from Coach as he could get. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And it was also cool that Grandpop was letting Genie ask all these questions without getting upset about it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I prayed he wouldn't have an outburst and spray tomato sauce all over us, but I was happy he got to eat something. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When we got to the Suburban the others were already loading everything back in. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We drank greedily from the pail, not bothering to talk or even look up at the old man, who seemed to be enjoying the scenery while he waited for us to get our fill. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A whipping that would outdo my last whipping at age nine for letting Vonetta and Fern get into the grape jelly. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to get him to talk about the past few days, for any clue to his thoughts would be of immense help to me; but he would not rise. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

At first when I got to Marks Street I thought I had made a mistake. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve been best friends for years now, but I don’t always get her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

By the time she got there, at least the snake had let go. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Plus, now that I've gotten older, I just want to make sure I'm near her in case I gotta protect her. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Now their party had to press on, get as far as they could before the riders set out. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He is the first to get on the train, and I run after him, not waiting for Christina or Will or Al to follow me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“And although she’s trying hard to do something about her situation, running again will not be an option if she doesn’t get a prosthesis designed specifically for running.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Advancing up the ridge out of pistol range the little man would eventually get a line on the back of Kyril Montana’s rock. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to use the mood organ? To feel better? You always have gotten a lot out of it, more than I ever have.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until later that she realized she’d gotten the pronouns wrong. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He got up and went out to the verandah; the sudden hot air, the roar of his neighbor’s generator, the smell of diesel exhaust fumes brought a lightness to his head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I needed a quarter and I got it,” he said soberly, proudly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first time I seen her, I got a bad feeling inside. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

However, the speed at which the galaxies are moving apart gets smaller and smaller, although it never quite reaches zero. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get the feeling he’s trying to avoid them. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It is still difficult at times, but I don’t get that knot in my stomach when I read out loud. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Here’s a thought. Why don’t you get started on the readings this weekend and think about the materials for the map on Monday? It isn’t due for a while.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Somehow, he got the animal down his throat. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa asked, when we got to the front of my class. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I push it away, trying to gulp down air to get my words out. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Then she did what startled Ugwu: she got up laughing and went over to Master and pressed his lips close together. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ben and I can’t come to the phone at the moment, but leave a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“How did you get Dauntless without using the knife?” says Will, narrowing his eyes at me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Knew that’s why he was following me. I got hooked on him, Dad, and I want to know he’s treated right.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what got into me,” the slacker says. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He was definitely getting a dog for his birthday. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I notice, out of the corner of my eye, that my mother is nervously piling dishes and then getting up to take them out to the kitchen. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she got up, she was struck by a powerful rush of cold air. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

One boy’s got his hands around my arm and squeezing it, the other ones is cursing me good. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Mom. You met him for as long as I did. He makes rounds soon, and I’ll get to talk with him.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Even before the crops are planted, the fields are watered to get any weed seeds to grow. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Pease called me to his workbench; to get to him I had to go between two narrow benches and stand with my back against a wall. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last, midway through the morning, she found herself getting into her car and driving to the little house on Winslow. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I could get up and run for it, but if I stayed put, even for one more minute, there would be no more groping in car seats or movie theaters, no skirmishes over brassiere hooks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Iponga Barber Shop was the first of its kind in the Wimbe trading center, and where I got all my haircuts. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He got up and opened the door for me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

"Sometimes I get so afraid of him I feel that he's inside my head. There!" he said, giving Supercargo another kick. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the wild roses seemed to twist just slightly on their vines to get a better look at me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

They’re pretty busy salting down a new load of herring, but Devlin Murphy, the boss and owner, he gives me the eye and comes over before I can get away. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I grew up in the big house on Rose Hill, and even I didn’t have manners as pretty as Katherine’s when I got to Miss Preston’s. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“You mustn’t believe that, not for a second. Things will get better for you; you must have faith.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Then get going, and try to get it right this time.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He had gotten bolder again now that he had a sword on his belt, even though it was just a shortsword and he handled it like a cleaver. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We exchanged thrusts and parries, getting a feel for each other’s fighting style. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I knew I had to get back. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“She’s always asking me whether I’m good or bad, and when I tell her I’m bad she says, ‘Craig, please get better, everyone is trying.’ It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was insane, the devil incarnate, as bad as it got. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Friends and neighbors,” Pa Schillinger called out, “get you something to eat and then let's talk about why we’re gathered together tonight.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Not knowing that I saw them, and setting herself to get the better of them, she said quietly,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that Rachel would have no trouble getting in. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Writing it down in fancy books that get all dusty with age has lessened it, removed its power bit by bit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I got power of fish in me—feel more better,” Amari said as she tried to stand up. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got a tough day ahead of us tomorrow. So would you be kind enough, Miss Spider, to make the beds?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I know I need to get to work immediately, but I check on Mother in her bedroom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As the afternoon shadows slanted across the grass, Nhamo got a shock. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they got back from the snowy woods, the nanny’s car was in the driveway. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mustapha Mond tried to make him get up; but Bernard persisted in his grovelling; the stream of words poured out inexhaustibly. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If he did, it was all in his own head. He talked about us getting married, but I always just passed it off as a joke.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He asked if I was all right, but all I said was, ‘Where do we get out?’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

City boys get immune as they grow up. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t get any more out of him than that. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Would you call getting poisoned being interesting?” asked Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“One gets swept up in a career,” she said later, “and one has time for little else.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Gupta would never get that cub—not if he could help it! Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Here I was able to get some comforts for Magwitch,—Provis no longer,—who had received some very severe injury in the chest, and a deep cut in the head. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I got out of prison this morning,” he said. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The car traveled a bit higher, then unexpectedly stopped, raising the question of how everyone aboard would get down if the wheel could not be restarted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

An elderly woman fainted, and before people around her could help her get up, a soldier rushed over and hit her hard with his gun. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s what most of the people here think. Now, go find your brother and the two of you stay close to our lodge. I don’t want you wandering away. It’s easy to get lost.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“What? Jay, she broke up with me” When I got outside, Nicole was talking with Mr. Sager as he lined a window with weather stripping. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“But maybe we can get someone else to fly your missions for you,” Colonel Cathcart suggested. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

For several hours, there was complete pandemonium in the little house, and it must have been nearly midnight before Mr. Bucket was able to get rid of them so that Charlie could go to bed. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The other bricklayers had to lean over to get their materials. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know ’tis not the same without your father but I’ll get you the first pint. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I listened to your message when I got to your mother’s house, but of course I couldn’t be sure where you’d called from. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Professor,” Harry said at last, “do you think he’s getting stronger?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Hoping to get the mystery solved, she had jumped to some ridiculous conclusions. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Once again he was being abandoned by people who wanted to get rid of him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

My father got in and we roared away. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I secretly hoped no one else had gotten anything so I wouldn’t be the only loser, even if it meant we went hungry for a day. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

After that, we kissed—just a small kiss—then I got into the car. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If so, there’ll be a lot of confusion getting them into town. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no dust here, no clouds, just an atmosphere getting palpably denser. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A car, trying to get away, was spinning its tires, stuck in the mud. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s a greedy one. He’ll try to get a bribe out of them, if he can.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He waggles his eyebrows to make sure we all get his innuendo. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it was called I See Your Naked Blood Naked'' Miss Ohio tossed bark peels into the fire. “The main girl has to strip down to her underwear to get away from the killer.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Fadi looked at her blankly for a few seconds; his brain was slow in getting used to English again, even though his mother had drilled them every day during their homeschooling. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Back home when everybody got new sneakers, I didn’t get none,” Peewee said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got out of sight just in time. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you just get a storage space?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Be patient. It starts small and gets bigger.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You got to get them pants off her ugly butt anyways, so put ’em over her head,” Darrel say. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” I grind out when I get hold of the ropes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if any of you ever got dragged around by a bully when you were kids. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Two hours later her father came to get her in the sewing room. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

We finally got power back at our house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I can’t let you do that. You can ask your mom when she gets here.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

A bonfire that burns too hot, or a Halloween prank gone horribly wrong, or a boy-with-a-girl’s-figure getting murdered in New York City. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A characteristic of a lethal, contagious, and incurable virus is that it quickly gets into the medical people. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember how to get to the room downstairs—the room I was in yesterday, with tables and shorter bookcases. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“You have to see fresh patterns in the stars. Patterns, Saturns, Saturday, Sunday, sundial. It’s all about measuring the passing day. Do you get it?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He says that's how it is in the whole world, people always looking for someone else to blame, so he might as well get used to it. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Before I get out of bed, you pick on me.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I'm as far up as I can go, finally getting a chance to catch my breath. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We all rolled our eyes and complained ’cause that’s the one thing everybody had to look forward to, getting out early for good behavior. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You got it. He was still Light Hair when he first saw wagons on this trail. Hundreds...thousands of them.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“My father is sick, and I worry about taking care of him as things get worse.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“And I don’t want to be wasted when I get to Jill’s, and you can’t be either. You promised me. Seriously.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Wow. I mean, you look—” Then he stopped and his face got this stiff, guarded look. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t let me get full boxes of each cereal, but she got me a variety pack of the mini boxes when I told her why I needed them. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It was a good day to get you out of the camp.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He scrabbled to get it off as Toby threw himself out of the car. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He was going to get the American Dream that even Americans dream about. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had just needed to get back home. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The man who had been caught stealing shoes would get a hundred lashes. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it was him,” she said, “and the story got it wrong.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Dad was waiting with pizza when we got home. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But before I got to eat my breakfast, I saw what looked like about a hundred police officers, park rangers, and school staff, all gathered around the front gates to the school. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Best free meal a person can get this side of the Tigris," I said to Belet. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They looked as naked as blind salamanders for the few days it took to get over the shock of their pale, weak chins. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I grab my bag and get out of the car, though I have no real idea what “here” exactly is. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I had lost hope that God would rescue me and that I would get to leave Little Rock. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I got a D on my paper,” I tell her. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Johnson had told almost no one what he’d decided, and his advisor was eager to get the wording just right. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been trying to get in contact with you for weeks now. You been ignoring my calls. Same thing you’re doing to Dray, Donna,” the man says. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t stand not to let her know he was up earlier than she was, no matter how early she might get up. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“And those freckles. It’s hard enough to get placed out at her age.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

And then he said, “You got this” and walked out. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

So, I got up and wiped away the sleep. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“All right! All right! Don’t get excited, now.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt my legs getting unsolid and rickety all over again. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“A friend of a friend of a friend is a Nimbus agent. Word got to me only yesterday, and I came as quickly as I could.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t, but I walk to the nearest Burger King and get one anyway. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“But did you? Did you ever get pulled in so many directions you weren’t sure which one was real?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

But as she leafed through the book, the drawings got more sophisticated, more detailed, more artistic. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Someday, of course—and I will make no predictions as to exactly when—they are bound to tire of getting so little in return and to demand to be paid what they’re worth. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out a fairly harmless one, though juicy enough to get him to reveal something good. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Take Francie out of school and let her get working papers.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She planned to ask Mary Ann and Patty once she got back to the house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They needed clear skies to get a good look at the explosion, but far more worrisome was the danger of spreading radioactive fallout. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I shall be all right. I want to get home. Something’s wrong. I know it is. I want to get home.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I finish the first round ahead twelve points, and Mabel gets up to find us a pencil and paper. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And as hard as it is, regular communication is what gets things back to normal. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

"But we'll get you in shape soon, don't worry. Tonight, though, why don't you sleep on the ground. Just make sure the jackals don't swallow you up." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I started eating it so fast I feared getting one of those ice cream headaches. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

So, unless I can get my hands on $3,450, I’ll be homeless and in the streets by the end of the week. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he described getting on the bus and how there was a man on the bus wearing a skirt. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“How do you keep getting off the point!” said Uncle Andrew. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Sam and Patrick are finally coming home tonight, but I won’t get to see them. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Up here in the hills you hardly ever get down to business right off. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I only feel hungry. I get terribly hungry.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t get that one thing through her thick head. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And right now I could use all the help I can get.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Some vermin probably got to the body before it was found. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The nation of France, especially, has gotten all high-and-mighty about threatening to remove their associations from South Africa. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, he was just going to have to get used to the idea, because Holly Short had no intention of quitting for him or anybody else. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

We attempt to wipe the glass off the seats and get in. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The old sow would push me away when I tried to get her children’s food, and I was awfully afraid of her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And so you live in North Portland, right? Man, that’s dedication—how early do you get up to get to school?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I have to admit: at first I wasn’t into her telling me one of her long stories, but I was getting into this one. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry we got cut off yesterday like that.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It’s got a pink plastic handle with little white bunnies painted on it. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

What I don’t tell him is that I can hardly get out of bed most mornings, that simply getting through the day feels like a monumental task. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Another few seconds, maybe, I could have gotten something out. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“As if fighting for her own life isn’t enough, she’s going to save the planet, too! Come show ’em whatcha got, Stella!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It was another letter that never got finished. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter where— the store, the post office—as long as she gets to ride in her little car seat in the back. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Thomas was more than happy to get away from the house, and headed back toward the tree. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

‘You are getting good at knowing what works for you, aren’t you?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

And I would have told her that Mom stopped getting out of bed, and Dad and I couldn’t make her happy anymore—not even with chicken and pasta—and everything was different now. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He got them this morning with Tía Inés, who’s still mad that she had to get time off work again to take him. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We chatted for hours, sharing stories, getting to know each other. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Having something that looked enough like a weapon got him to iso for a solid month. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

All that was over—over...Cyril had disappeared long before she got near the rock. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I pull the closest undershirt over and smooth it out like he does to get ready to fold it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

There’s no interview or anything, getting in is based pretty much only on your artwork. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Ron got back off the bed, put his arm around her once more, and frowned at Harry as though reproaching him for lack of tact. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You tell me right now, how did this August woman get it?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma said I need to get my mind off things. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It regulated the junk food that got sold to children via vending machines on school property while also giving funding to schools to establish gardens and use locally grown produce. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I got all curious and asked why he stuck around, especially ’cause all him and Mom do is fight. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I just remembered I promised to get back early. Cathy, my wife, is going to have a baby.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would never have let myself get into that situation, she told herself. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dad gets it back under control almost right away. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could have kept windows shut tight so that his ghost couldn't get in and torn through all of my mother's things. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They would make out, and then they’d go ahead and figure out how to get rid of this Wick madman, together. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I figure it was then she really got suspicious. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Eventually, I got up the nerve to ask about what was always on my mind whenever we came to Montauk—my father. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

We got to the house where the party was, and Patrick did this secret knock. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He got Boots to sing a couple rounds of “The Itsy-Bitsy Spider” since she had a special way with bugs. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then one day in late February, with departure nigh, I got a call. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Shea looked as though he was about to start protesting to them about keeping the bag until I grabbed him by the left arm, telling him it was time to get moving. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“I heard you got the nuke codes on you,” Eric said to me as Todd took his foul shots. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, what’s done is done. No use lamenting it. Let’s get some sleep,” I said, yawning. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Over time, the solar panels get covered with dust. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We would be hard-pressed to get past this fence on our own—thirty feet high and always buzzing with electricity, topped with razor-sharp curls of steel. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I got partnered with Bernard. I told you about him. He’s mean? Today he knocked his whole desk over.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Her father’s always drunk. She can get us some.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t even get to the room outside the computer room, much less into the computer room itself. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

While Tata tended to get loud and angry when she drank, Chico was quiet and morose. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Family lore has it that he killed his own brother for trying to get fresh with Eliza. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“You asked me to get you out of there, but I’m not sure you meant it.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The pretty heroine would have to get on piece work in the factory; her sensitive brother would have to go out peddling papers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's not often we get the likes of yourself passing through Moscombe. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She got off work as a barista at three and had school—now graduate school—at four fifteen. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Because we got Democracy and that’s the best thing there is,” clinched Johnny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the fourth or fifth time you get shot in simulation, you’re okay.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“School started in August. You haven’t gotten past the letter ‘B’ in six months?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“But how, exactly? What does he mean, ‘what must be got’?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She walks to the tiny kitchen area and gets bowls for cereal. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Especially if the person doing the telling didn’t grow up here and doesn’t get how things have always been. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

We got a loud round of applause and whooping from the crowd and, as we’d practiced, we held hands and took a group bow. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

So we arranged to get an independent surveyor in, just to make sure everything was OK. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to yell, but I was getting desperate. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A hand goes on a Bible; an oath gets repeated. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Screeching softly, he stroked my face, pulled my lips with his fingers to get them to talk. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to get down where he could pick up a rock. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re officially the first guy here to get your butt beat by a girl!' Teresa didn’t stop. “Keep talking like that and you’ll be next.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

She had to find Lucera if she wanted to stay alive and get to the bottom of all this. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I got a quick question about the owls.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just gotten back from a little vacation and was being filled in by the guys about what was new. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam was saying, “The times are changed. A boy must be a specialist or he will get nowhere. I guess that’s why I’m so glad you’re going to college.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sonny’s rough period was only getting worse: most of his income now came from a food-stamp ring he ran out of Lawrence’s convenience store, and soon he found himself in jail for narcotics trafficking. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Where’d you get them? I don’t want outsiders involved in this.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother woke me early that morning, a Saturday, and said I had better get downstairs and listen to the radio. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His anxiety about getting caught flipped to anger. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Hell,” Bull answered, “we’ve got a party to go to as soon as we leave here.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took us forever to get across the stream. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was up late talking with friends from the Bloodfall forums. No big deal. Meet y’all after I get off work?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if I got to sleep or not but Momma’s scream made me jump nearly to the magnolia’s top branch. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told me exactly what I would need to do, or not do, to get along with the other girls in the apartment. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"Faster," Freak is saying, and he's urging me on, it's lucky for me the little dude doesn't have any spurs, but I don't care, I just want to get clear of Blade. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

And that was why, when he got back to the house, he made the mistake. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And then, after a mostly sleepless night, I’d have to get up and start looking for a new ride. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had no trouble getting down the side of the building, however. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

We head on up to the top of the hill, drying ourselves with towels, and retrieve our clothes and get dressed. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"More wood! All of you get more wood!" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you love cool pillows? Now, where’s the bathroom? Have you got a duck and a bedpan? Can you put a cot in here for me?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

You’re supposed to wonder about how it got in there, not be able to screw the bottom off the thing and take the ship out whenever you feel like it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

As far as I could tell, what happened every Sunday at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church was that the priests got together and read the Bible out loud. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I remember the sirens as the ambulance came to get me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you one thing,” Mrs. said to Pa. “When we get home, you’re going to trade in this tin can on wheels for a brand-new car. That’s the end of this Wildcat.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Once they cleared the bar set for them, the bar was always raised and people screamed until you got over that one too. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Away from Mr. Stoker and Windy and even Levi, who doesn’t get it. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t tell my sister, either, because she’d get ticked off and start throwing stuff around her room. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

If I was good at the grocery store, I got a Yoo-hoo. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When I knelt by him he struggled to get away from me, and the effort being too much for him, fainted. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he just didn't want to ask for help, and I could kinda get that. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

After going through my usual protocol about the milkshake, I tried to get him to understand what would happen in court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“In some ways, though, it’s better now. They have to keep thinking of ways to keep the people satisfied. All sorts of fancy tricks they got—well, you’ve seen ’em. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, if the stars got a bit farther away from each other, the repulsive forces would dominate and drive them farther apart. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say that I had to get out her house. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They have to cycle through all the remaining jumpers before it’s Fiona’s turn again, so I’ve got time to tell her what happened. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

At about five, when I got up to leave, he looked over to tell me in a weary voice that he had some very big news. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fezzik would have died too, only naturally he never got sick. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke quietly and slowly, taking great care to get the message across. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

"You better get on with it, boy. Even with your qualifications you can't wait till the last minute." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Isabelle Derby got up from the table and walked over to her husband. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left school, walked around, and didn’t get home until one o’clock in the morning. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I guess most people were going to get their money’s worth from the ten-token rides. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Probably should’ve asked you to be more specific about where we were going before driving an hour and a half to get here,” he says. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe we actually made it, we actually have a diploma that says that we can get out of high school. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Letting out a loud shrill cry, I squirm out of his grasp and kick to get away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He points at Amá as he gets up from the table. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Son? Help an old man. What’s all that got to do with Radar?” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I get down on mv knees and rummage through the bag. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, I straight-up jetted, and because I was so scared of getting caught, I couldn't even feel the pain in my legs anymore. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When the man got the door open what we found was chaos. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got up and stood next to him he turned away. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Blow out your light and get lost in the black, or leave it bum and blow the whole place to flinders. That’s more frightening than any demon.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’d figured out who’d get the windows on each day and who was responsible for keeping paper and junk from piling up in the car. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I...I was going to get some more sheets,” Ophie said, one hand on the door handle. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

‘Sam was here until I sent him off to get some rest, about half an hour ago.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I said, “I get that part. So what is A-38? I never heard of that.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I probably needed time to get over my father’s death. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cows looked over and their eyes got big and their tails swished and they started to hold their heads up and moo, which means they’re pretty upset. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“The girls got themselves home. Oh. I almost forgot. They brought you a gift.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She glared at the doorway, almost daring her luck to get worse. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t get it at home. I remember in third grade, coming home with straight A’s on my report card, and my parents, being fundamentalist Christians, said, ‘Be careful. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Was the gunfire getting closer, instead of farther away? A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘A few nights ago I dreamed about our mother. It.. . wasn’t pleasant. Then I got Nico’s message in my dreams - about Orion hunting you. That was even less pleasant.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

How else would Mr. Curtain get up to the Whispering Gallery in his wheelchair? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She said that Chris was a lot better, and that he was so happy about the sugar crop going right along in spite of everything that it was helping him to get better. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She kept getting so far ahead of them that she had to stop and wait for them to catch up with her, lest they lose their way. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I got to school, I felt like dying. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Once I got in I waved at him and he waved back and walked away. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Burma too, I expect But Harold here and I decided to get out. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Arya remembered the morning she had thrown the orange in Sansa's face and gotten juice all over her stupid ivory silk gown. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Same day—Monday, January 7,1935 Theresa is waiting outside the door when I get back to our new place. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d make a go at Little Orphan Billionaire myself, except he wouldn’t stop looking at you. Hey, speaking of which, here’s a fascinating piece of trivia: Guess who gets Pickett’s billions if he dies?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

You've got to subtract an additional year from the total to get the right answer. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he’s up there right now, wondering what he should do. Shoot me? Shoot Holst? Or maybe I got to him, too, and he’s getting ready to blow a hole in your chest, Geels.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In many Mende stories the spider is the character that tricks other animals to get what he wants, but his tricks always backfire on him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Dylan Pothead is smoking a joint in the parking lot when I get back. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

One thing I do like about Lubek is that he gets straight to the point, without games. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Not for her. But we’ll get the letter, you and me.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The work advanced slowly, impeded by the worsening relationship between the fair’s two ruling bodies, the National Commission and the Exposition Company, and by the architects’ failure to get their drawings to Chicago on time. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“We get to stay in a hotel with the crew. A lot of them order beefy burgers from room service!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

After he dropped it off, she cleared her throat to get our attention. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

In his office Luce got straight to the point. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And everyone I try to love gets taken away because of it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forgot about it five minutes after we got home. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The boys got a break from school, and since few had anywhere to go, they passed the time in one another’s apartments, playing video games and hanging out. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Usually, we didn’t get around to opening presents until after noon. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I was almost fainting and dying to get back to college and tell everybody. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I need a good run to get rid of all the thoughts banging around in my head. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Three days later, on a Saturday morning, as we were making breakfast, the camp learned that the firefighters had begun to get the upper hand. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benji shuddered, but it wasn't the thought of dead bodies or the pool temperature that got to him. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once, in Minneapolis, a celebrated lady opera singer got very much annoyed when she heard that the Popper Penguins were to appear on the same program. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

"That drug store business was just small change," continued Tom slowly, "but you've got something on now that Walter's afraid to tell me about." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s not ruined. Just decorated. Like those tattoos people get.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Do me a favor. When it gets here. Check it first to see if there’s gold in it.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to get permission if we’re going beyond Washington Street.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But I tell myself I’m not going to die no matter how much water gets in my lungs or how deep I sink, I am not going to die. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Jim was already at the bus stop while I was still rushing around getting ready. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa said, “I was afraid of that. We’re going to get some wind.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes always got darker in the middle when she lied. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He started telling me how he’d acquired a rare tropical disease after getting into a bloody fistfight with some Nigerian drug dealers. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And after almost four years, I had gotten used to being alone. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess you might say my hopes never got off the ground. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor can I risk getting up and walking anywhere, without the Commander. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he got a response two weeks later, he ripped the letter up after reading it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boat’s ready, and I’m ready—more ready than ever to get off this dumb rock—but I can’t leave yet, because I don’t know where to go. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They’d lose weight too quickly, and some would get stuck and would keep losing weight until they wound up like this “model.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“One of y’all go over and get her. I want some coffee after I get cleaned up.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I get home Mom is setting up her telescope in the front yard. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“You sure your boys could handle beer, No Nose? We could chug mother’s milk or something so your boys won’t get nauseous or anything.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As these courses became known in the general section, we began to get queries from our men on the other side. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They got a buddy program for some of the younger residents. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’ll bear that in mind if I ever get the urge to go in there.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Helen never knew how she got from the grandstand to the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means I’ve got no choice but to call her at work about going to camp this summer. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

"So, do you want to go get the ax now?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But before climbing back in the bed, I got on my knees and reached underneath it, trying to grab a shoe box that I had pushed way too far back. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I just wish we could get his sleeping-pattern behavior squared away. If he's not ready to be placed with a family unit by the time of the next Ceremony, well...” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I can go into town, sell off the goods, and get out of there by noon. We’ll be twice as fast if we don’t have these pelts to lug around.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Half of El Barrio got its coffee every morning at La Reyna. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I got coal and the way of lighting it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Every day when she got home from work, Lina asked Granny, “Did a message come for me?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kainene leaned against Olanna and then, as if she had suddenly remembered something, she got up and straightened her dress; Olanna felt the slow sadness of missing a person who was still there. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he asked me if he could get a banana pudding, too. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Hurriedly unloading their passengers on the decks of the gunboats, they came back and got more. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We started out yesterday morning just to get here.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thin line of tears crawled down her cheeks as though it had been a struggle for them to get out of her eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The ride to school wasn’t long, so if George missed a pole, she might not have another chance to get up to one hundred. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

When we got to the path, we were breathing hard and Fiona was hoarse from shouting, her eyes as wild as her hair. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about getting it wrong,” he encouraged. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I get a little nervous a what Miss Leefolt gone do if she hear this Mama stuff. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I ran back into the cabin and got my gun. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

We brought the chickens up from out of the root cellar to get fresh air and sunlight. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“She gets like that sometimes,” she says once we’re out of earshot. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But the thought flits through my mind, There have got to be stabler things than love. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stop at a depot for sandwich fixings and fresh fruit and milk, but only Mr. Curran gets off. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The moment she hangs up, I’m like, “You got the job?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Are you talking about filing at a time like this? I am prepared to contact my attorneys and have them sue you for making me get on that obscene stool.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve got this down to a system, Natalie and I. In some ways she is very predictable, more like a clock than a human being. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She claims only the grand jurors know the decision, but Pve got a sinking feeling I know it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He still hoped to get what he wanted from the Black Rabbit somehow and he felt sure that they had been put into this burrow so that they would be tempted to steal away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned over to try and get a little sleep. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Before I get the chance, one of the guys in our class comes bounding up the bleachers. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I turned and headed back toward the hoop as Nick got the pill. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

One amazing image that would get him to Peshawar. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

And the reason I couldn't ask her wasn't because she wouldn't have gotten the shoes for me. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Papa offered to ride Grandpa around, but Grandpa wouldn’t even get in. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Then we got plates and utensils and trays to push along the stainless steel counter as we decided what we wanted. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

That same night, trying to get to sleep in an overnight, I kept thinking about something that had happened to me a few days earlier. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got to see other people’s hair go from nappy to straight, too. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

While we were talking, though, things were getting a little heated over by the corner. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Like a perfectly shaven cheek is how you get to some perfect heaven. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mop protested because he gets really competitive with card games. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Which is a teacher strategy to get you to look up the word “unalloyed,” which I did, and it still didn’t make much sense. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I know we stood for half an hour in cutting wind waiting to get our food. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the rest of us dropped into the kitchen to get a turn at the business end of the cornucopia, Chew Wong drove us out with a skillet, while he and Bill screamed with laughter. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not the kind of news you broke to your parents over the phone; this called for face time when they got back from up north. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aureliano, of course, understood that his brother’s affliction did not have its source in the search for the philosopher’s stone, but he could not get into his confidence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“And I think you and some of your friends deserve to come along. You’ve done the work that’s gotten us here.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I waited until I thought the coast was really clear, and then one Sunday, without telling anyone, I got up hours before dawn and took off for the woods. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just in case my dad decides to get his lazy duff off the TV couch and go fishing. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a new kind of potato peeler. Takes off just the skin. It’s easy. I got it for Lee.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took two tries to get onto his feet and took a minute to unplug some things and plug in others, and then finally the stereo whirred to life. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“We have a few other agents embedded down there, including Napoleon. If they hear you’re in trouble, they’ll get to you. The hand sign is this...” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I add a slow release, granular fertilizer that I got Dell to buy at Home Depot. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I think you need to be getting ready, Nessy. We got a pageant to win tonight,” Pop Pop says. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“There are places in California where they speak Klingon. You can get a job there.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Believe me,” Bunny said wisely, “I’ve seen a lot of people looking at things that have died off—and they get over it. So she’ll get over it too.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was combing my hair at the time, and she stopped for a minute and her hand got real shaky. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I wrote Mama a letter all about how Jenkins had got killed. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Sisi got married last year, Mama gave her cartons and cartons of china and Sisi sat on the floor of the kitchen, crying loudly, while Mama watched her. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to the ledge, we were less than thirty meters from the top of the hill. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, they got into a car together. I assumed that was what the argument was about.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stretched his arms and looked around and was surprised to see how late it had gotten. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I need to get up there as well and sort through all of Mama’s stuff.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The bus stopped again, and a bunch more kids got on. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Biddy’s eyes got all round, and she sat back down. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Vanessa pushed her way to the front and got up in Wilfrido’s face. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, can you get them ready for school? I had a long night. You don’t even have to pack lunch. I got Lunchables.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“But you won’t get far. No one leaves here without my permission! And no one—absolutely no one—is allowed to mock me!” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You can make ten, twelve dollars a dance for yourself if you work everything right,” Freddie said, before I got out of the car in front of Ella’s. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kid was back playing with all the other kids, who got an extra long recess, because of what he did to my sister. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

They got to another hole with a ladder and slipped down it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t noticed before, but far more animals were out of their cages tonight, and the grounds did look like they’d gotten an extra bit of grooming. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I read until the end of a chapter, and then I got up and put my coat on over my pajamas and went to get a Coke. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She said, “We’re baking cakes for Mary Day. It’s about time you got over here and helped us. Didn’t August tell you this was Mary Day?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were the exact things I thought about when I let myself get to that dark place of should-be and could-have-been. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I know how to get money, a lot of it,” O’Dell said afterward, outside on the street. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As wonderful as everything was, when I got home, I realized I’m missing out on a lot—not the material stuff like the fancy chandeliers and the full-course meals, but bonding with a dad. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She talked quietly while she got dressed, telling me to tie my shoes, and be certain to carry my wool sweater, and to put on my leather jacket Her hands were not shaking. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run full speed, faster than any laps I’ve ever done in gym, faster than when I got stung by a bee when I was six. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

They knew that morning was the time the grown-ups usually get you. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Once we start the dance number, you’ve got three minutes and eight seconds.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Did you really think you would get away with it?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

When Mom got home, Dad stopped her at the door. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When she got home from work she was exhausted. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d write and write and get it done quickly so the dream could come true. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed the more frustrated I got, the wronger I tended to be, in algebra or anything else. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

God help you if, while she’s following your “get out and about” admonition, that girl is attacked again. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

My one regret about leaving Rose Hill in such haste all those years ago is that I feel like I never got to give you a proper good-bye, Momma. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Al, I don’t think I’ll be getting married no time soon,” Glenn told him. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She grabbed my arm, but she was too weak to get up past her knees. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

For example, he never told Ginzburg that he had to “get rid of his mother.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I sort of tried to get hold of her old hand, but she wouldn't let me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

If I leave the room, I will not be able to stop the body from getting what it wants. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

To know that he was away was almost as good as getting a birthday present. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who were close to her always got hurt. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Daddy’s voice got nicer with every verse, and at the end of every one the sugarhouse was as full of singing as it was of steam. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

But, all de same Ah said thank God, Ah got another chance. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Dylan leads us over to the teleporter he’s got powered on. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was waiting on the porch for me with a pen and paper when I got home from school the day before the big interview. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The door accidentally locked behind him, and we couldn’t get out. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He got out before the draining of bank accounts and the jacking up of credit cards. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My brain got stuck somewhere between Shoot it now and Trap it first then shoot it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I only got a headache, and that night, when I went to bed, I heard her voice in my head. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he got close enough to the wood line, he looked over his shoulder. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And all the way through, I was living in constant terror that one of the witches in the back row was going to get a whiff of my presence through those special nose-holes of hers. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

All the fourth- and fifth- grade classes got to go to the Amish farm for a field trip. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got no idea what made that rung give out. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

When Dad showed concern that I’d be in the woods by myself, I wiggled my cell phone and said, “I’ve got you on speed dial. Plus, I know those trails better than anyone.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I just want to get back now,” I said. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time she blows her nose, she sees the monogram and that gets her started crying again. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

As they got ready to move again, they kept watching the house into which the woman had fled. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, come along, do get in. We have to leave.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They’d tell them to make sounds or come closer to the glass, anything in hopes of getting a laugh. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“But have we got to do much more tonight, sir? I’m very tired.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only thing clear is that she doesn’t get it. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Incidentally, Newsweek once stated that the chances of a college- educated single woman over thirty-five getting married were smaller than her chances of being killed by a terrorist. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When our laughing gets quiet, we stay still, staring at whatever it is we’re staring at. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Easy for me to get ahead of myself. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

They had tracked down the finder of the fifth Golden Ticket, and now they all wanted to get the full story for the front pages of morning papers. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The difficulty was not the steep ascent round the shoulders of rock, but the occasional plunges through the undergrowth to get to the next path. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Bill—?” “Yeah. Look, we got Mondragon, he’s sitting here in the office.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now the strong, black devil was blotting out the sun and getting ready to split open the world. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He mumbled something like, I'm getting too old for this under his breath. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The next morning even the smell of Ruthanne's bacon and biscuits wasn’t enough to get me out of bed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

We did a lot of trash-talking about which one of us would get his name up on the Scoreboard first. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t get to travel this way a lot, but when he does, it’s hard not to let it go to his head. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I passed it as I saw the sign, but I stopped and backed up and got out and straddled it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

By time we got out in the country, we were having a high old time, whooping, talking loud, and all like that. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“They got Jose down there in the Chamisa V. cage hanging by fishhooks stuck in his ears and attached to the ceiling.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We get pizza and go out for brunch on weekends. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Minho yelled, already dragging Thomas away until he was able to get his feet under him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Amari told him with a laugh as she got up to chase him. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he got his first girlfriend, she made a PowerPoint presentation. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I got to go down into the land of the dead and find him, and...and say sorry. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“All of us are trying to help you get better. Because you’re not worthless, Uncle Jet.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh God! But you could have at least brought them back when she got sick.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down,” Chris raps. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Dimple got the impression that Celia was even less of a morning person than she was. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

This was the kind of cry that could get you laughed at forever if the wrong dude saw you. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You ever come when those big-time writers are here for their meetings? Once there was so many folks upstairs, Miss Kimble came downstairs to get extra chairs.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

And no sooner had he got there than he heard footsteps in that other world, lightly running over the grass, and looked through to see Lyra racing toward him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know. Now let’s cut out all this fake feeling sorry for yourself and get started on studying. We have one week. I’m the coach, and you’re my athlete. Get ready to sweat!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I washed people’s cars to earn enough money to get by. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Were the ghosts in Daffodil Manor getting stronger because there were more people living there now? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

You’ll see passing your door here the buckets of eleven families and I can tell you it gets very powerful here in the warm weather, very powerful altogether. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

A handful who get to live on two planets. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

So instead of going back to bed, Jojo ran to get the checkerboard. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He spots me, though, and I freeze, my eyes darting over to Lolo, who still hasn’t gotten out of the car. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

So now you know: that is how the gods got their greatest treasures. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It’s a little creepy listening to the singing frogs as it gets darker, but I don’t say anything. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

There had been many indications that things were getting out of hand, but the one that confirmed it was the opening of a new business east of the airport. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m El Patron’s clone. I was visiting the water purification plant and got lost. Better yet, you can take me to the Big House and I’ll send a message to him.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry, Miles, and Amos had rescued them, got into a fight with the bullies—like with real punches flying—and then they all escaped through a corn maze. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Miners would get a raise in pay, but the union would have to go. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

“Ah...the size. The depth. And the depth in terms of the sun, too. As the sun gets higher in the sky, the stripers go deeper. That’s why we’re out here so early.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“The Egalitarians got no interest in interfering with Summerland. They’re happy to give any of us refuge, but don’t expect them to take part in any sort of fight. They’re pacifists.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She had already paid me back by getting the information and now she wanted me to owe her. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Gather your supplies quickly, and get going as soon as you can,” he instructed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“With a vent like this leading to every room,” he said, “it will be easy to get lost. When we explore, we’re going to need some way of finding our way back here.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy: I told her that you’ve been fine since we got the news. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Just for a little while. Papi will be home soon. You know he gets home early on Saturdays.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Just as space gets distorted close to a massive object, time does, too. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mom got to the door of the store, yanked me out of the cart, and left it with all her selections sitting there. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

When would Elizabeth get this letter, he wondered? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rested for perhaps ten minutes, then got up and had a look around. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He gave examples of dogs that had walked dozens of kilometers to get back to their masters. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I was going to tell him about me getting smart but I remembered Prof Nemur said no. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

"You could get someone to dress up as a pig and then he could act-you know, pretend to knock me over and all that." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

There were four families in the camp, but most of the older warriors were back at the village seeing their girlfriends and getting their hair braided. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to get ready for the journey down the river. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mom had just gotten off work at Rite Aid. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It has been so long since I’ve seen her that when I get to her room I hold my hand up and wave to say hi. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Really," he told her, "we ought to get you to a proper doctor. I'm not a surgeon or anything." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think we’ll ever get a breath of breeze again?” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

But I lost Crenshaw all of a sudden, after things got back to normal. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The moments of confusion got longer and longer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Their initial time together had not been easy, and L.V. made many trips to the elementary school, where Boobie would get in trouble for fighting or talking back to teachers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It’s got into my lungs! It’s in my chest! My chest is on fire! My stomach’s going up in flames!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to Holman, a caravan of media and well-wishers trailed behind us. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a really hard summer for him. And it got even tougher when he found out you were leaving.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s easy enough to slide across the bench seat to get close. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Hadn't you better get dressed, dear? It's getting late. It's too bad Doctor D. can't escort you to the party, but your father and I will take you." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a cutting table marked up with scratches and gouges next to a register, though getting there was like navigating a Halloween corn maze. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Once I got a little ways along the hall I could see light peeking out from under an interior door. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We fed him lunch just after he got here and dinner just before he left. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m imagining the worst, like he got into a fight with his interviewer, and now he's banned from applying to any college at all, and his future is ruined. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He rocked it back and forth a few times to get the fuel flowing into the engine, and once he smelled it he put his entire weight into a big swing. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen, on the other hand, was out here biding time till we got caught. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got bored, so wandered off and got a bunch of embarrassing things and put them in strangers’ carts when they weren’t looking.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Yeah? So are you goin’ to tell me how Bodega got all this power or,, like, you going to have an advantage?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

And she started to get mad at me because she needed time to come back to the store to buy that present for her secret boyfriend. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

They think that except for the red hair, which he got from his father and which they don’t mention, Branwell looks like her, and judging from the photos that I’ve seen, I would agree. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skins would burn, maybe, but she didn’t think she could get a pot of water boiling on the small fire she felt safe building. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slim said loudly, “One of my lead mules got a bad hoof. Got to get some tar on it.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she looks, she will see it, the time going forward to the day she gets to turn eighteen. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"You didn't have to get me a present," she said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And the airport gets so crowded that extra police are brought in to keep the peace. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe tomorrow. Maybe never. I think I’ll wait and see if I get into Yale first. If I do and they let me defer a year, she probably won’t be as upset.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I needed to get to the back office. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I believe that Andy has the ability—he just needs the desire to get it together. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of getting grounded when they were about to risk their lives was so ridiculous, Percy couldn’t help smiling. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I got my dog pictures,” screamed Sweetie Pie. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I'll need to get to the station in an hour, but I still have time to see what all this noise is about. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Everything we’ve been able to move so far has been something not alive. Forks. Pots. The stuff we got from the hardware store.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The day after I got home from our marathon visit, a man Deborah didn’t know called her asking if she’d ride on a HeLa float in a black rodeo. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s some nerve he’s showing — and — yes, he’s got the egg!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I’d actually meant to write out something earlier, but the day had gotten away from me. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t got time right now. I reckon Miss Love knows how to make a stranger welcome.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

If you give them sugar, they get excited and then crash. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I want you to get rid of her—get her out. I don’t like her.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before he died, it was alleged, they tried to get him to sign a statement saying that his injuries were accidental. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was one of the clearest indicators that, during Prohibition, people would go to any length to get their wine, beer, or liquor. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

When Dad and I get home from the hospital, I call Safer. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“We have to get him out! He’s still alive and he can hear us!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushes through the crowd and gets us right on Dr. Cook’s heels just as he reaches the hall. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You got enough for a baseball team,” he said. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he said, “but what an unchallenging life it would be if we always got things right on the first go.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m through! Now, Miss Jo, I’ll settle you, and get in first,” cried the young gentleman, swinging his mallet for another blow. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed money for rent, so I got a job as a janitor for the engineering building. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, I plan on getting some after harvest.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I get myself moving again on the road. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it’s just some metaphor I’m not totally getting. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t be surprised if there wasn’t a game down to Thayer’s haymeadow this afternoon. You could get to know some of the boys.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Each teammate gets a dig, a stomp, a step on me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But Ruth didn’t get my point—or maybe she was deliberately avoiding it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That I won’t get the chance to see what I can do with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Marty thought I was laughing at something else, so he got started, too, and pretty soon we were all laughing, and so everybody at the icecream store was looking at us. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The store man gets inside our van too. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

When I said that, he got up from his chair and started walking towards me and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He said he didn’t know why he even bothered to come home anymore, since he no longer got the slightest bit of appreciation for his ideas. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My father got to sleep for only four hours before it was time to go back to work. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

After I got used to how quiet the country was at night, I slept good up there. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Percy hoped Hazel wouldn’t get agitated and make the jewelry shops explode. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When it got back to him, we picked up the banana hands and started down the hill. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

How I got over it: I told myself that I was a real boy, not a puppet made of wood, and that my nose would never grow. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Minnie is right and Mam gets her wish.There’s a new baby soon, a little girl, and they call her Margaret. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then when I get in the rover, I'm back to American law. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to help him be realistic. If you start lower, he has a better shot of getting in, going, and surviving.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the summer I’m always outdoors-fishing or snorkeling or skateboarding—so Abbey got suspicious about me hanging around the house every day. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She would rather do the shopping, get exactly what she wants; she envies me the walk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wal-Mart has a number of more impersonal and probably more effective ways of getting its workers to feel like “associates.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m surprised Daddy knows how to get here. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Plenty more where that one come from. Only I got to find that one. Is you all found it yet.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How? Stick a note in a bottle? You won’t even remember by the time they get back.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

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

“I’m anxious to get to the Hall of Justice,” Rick said. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Okay...but how did you get me out?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m useless. I haven’t got half as much as either of you.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

For now that they had reached the dead, forbidden town it was no longer a matter of “Last one there’s a girl!” or “First one gets to play Musician!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cook smiled through his beard and sat up straighten “Shank’s got more guts than I’ve fried up from every pig and cow in the last year.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

At her order, I fetched the vacuum cleaner for her and she ran it underneath the window to make certain she got the tiniest shards, this so the cats wouldn’t get them in their paws. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We got the fish at Loaves and Fishes, with its wooden sign, a fish with a smile and eyelashes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got the feeling that I could stand here until I had cobwebs, too, and I wouldn’t learn anything else. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning they were anxious to get to the American Library, where they often went on Saturdays to do their hideous homework. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of people got up to say how she influenced them. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Had I gotten mixed up about which number? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it had been getting free of Tante Heleen and the Menagerie, and after that, surviving each day, getting a little stronger with every morning. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Anyhow, Grandpa hadn’t hardly passed the time of day with Loma since they quarreled about her being an actress, and things got even worse between them after she disobeyed him and married Uncle Camp. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

For almost an entire week I lay in bed, getting some much-needed rest, occasionally joining my family for dinner or a walk on the beach. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

You can tell the minute you get to Heart that it’s not just us—everyone is exhausted. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He and Pima and Lucky Girl would never have gotten out on their own. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

We had to ice Manny’s face and get him patched up before we went home. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Either way, I don’t know why I had been worried that Rose might get hurt going after Harp and Gully—she had already beat the two of them dudes, practically by herself. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Derric wasn’t a violent kid in school, but he wasn’t above sassing off in class, or getting others into trouble because of his verbal antics. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad would get a job as an electrician or engineer in a gypsum or copper mine. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Stay right here, I'm going to get us a rickshaw." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Overwhelmed, I began asking all the questions that had piled up in my head, like: “How did you get this car?” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then two, then three, as they got the hang of it. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As I got closer my spirits started lifting. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I guess I’m staring at her hard, because she says, “I don’t use dead people to get out of class.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The first couple of times I was like, whoa, I’m never going to get used to this. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Now, boy, let’s see how clean you can get this place,” Mr. Crane said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, how much would it be to get to London?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. He gets it all the time.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I drifted out too far and couldn’t get the kayak turned around. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Mam says,They get their appetites because they’re starving half the time. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When I got there, a man was lining up all the girls. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Guy got up and angrily started walking home. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

All I ask for is a little of your time, and you want to get all righteous on me. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

People always got things wrong, on purpose as much as by accident. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

We get to school in time for the last three classes, since there are only ten minutes allotted for teachers to summarize their lessons. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It is as good a place as any to try to get in. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’ve got to see Dad at the hospital and hold his hand for the first time since I was a kid and for what will be the last...wow, the last time ever. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They ended up getting 42.6 percent of the Trivial Pursuit questions right. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“It got a whole lot better once you stopped singing,” she said, and skipped out the yard and was gone. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I remember later hearing that he had just that day gotten out of the militaiy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Trust Dumbledore to come up with something like this . .. but he’s in London . .. I’ll be far away by the time he gets back. ...” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? Yes! I was dying to go but they’re like eighty dollars each. Wait, how did you get tickets?” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got to the tree and tears start welling up in my eyes. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

And if you are given too many choices, if you are forced to consider much more than your unconscious is comfortable with, you get paralyzed. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was quiet there, and pretty soon my head got a little easier. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you’ve got a good eye, there’s not that much more. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of leaving one’s family at home and driving an hour to work at a factory to get paid by the hour struck Generose as a weird quirk of American society. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I must have been drunk with water and air and dancing, because I picked up the sprinkler and said, “You come over here and you’re gonna get wet.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to Tommie, when Muff told her that she’d never get that red clay out by slopping things around in the tub, the Mexican girl burst into tears. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s probably got sixty bucks in there already. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was easy to get an Illinois law license in 1868, and after several months, Guiteau learned enough to pass the simple oral examination. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The sole exception turned out to be Amy, who is capable of getting even without first getting mad. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It also requires a little luck, which she gets: On the table, she spots the juice glass ringed in burgundy. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I was eleven then, and hadn’t listened to much music, but this one song, it really got to me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t fear he’d get beaten or anything like that. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But apparently, I didn’t get a say in the matter. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I thought “If I can get dose enough to him, I can grab his collar.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hardest thing about all this is trying to make sure I don’t get the wrong idea. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I looked up and saw a familiar guy and before he got covered with smoke he looked at me and I saw he had big square shoulders and nothing where his face should have been. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nontraditional ways...but we’ll need a map to get us started.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They both got different answers to it at first, and even when they agreed I am not sure they got it right. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

That gentle kiss was a nice move and I thought I could get in another one and then throw something heavy at her. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Carla figured the driver was looking for an address, just as Papi drove slowly and got honked at when he was reading the signs of shops before stopping at a particular one. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“That musta been his momma. Her nerves is shot, too. She musta went to get him out the hospital or wherever they got him.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s got a screened-in porch where we can eat breakfast and watch the lake,” she said. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come and get me,” was all that he said. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Today’s lecture was on presidential sex scandals through history, and he texts Nora: numbers on one of us getting involved in a sex scandal before the end of second term? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The long sleeves keep getting caught on thorns and branches as I run through the woods. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Commandant Breuer himself got out of the car. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa said, “If you pitch in around the house, you’ll get a weekly allowance.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mills has ten points in this game so far—make that eleven—Now let’s see how he does on this next one—He takes his time, pulls the trigger—and he’s got it! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede scooted her chair closer, wanting to get a better look. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I got a ticket for Wednesday’s train. My dad wants me back in time for school.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Once she got busy with that, she stopped squawking and started making her little chortling noises again. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes that thought would bring back those feelings of panic, and I feared I’d never get to see my dream realized. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And then the roaring turned into a clattering and a squealing and it got slowly quieter and then it stopped and I kept my eyes closed because I felt safer not seeing what was happening. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, if it was either of the problems I described, then time was on our side, and things should get better. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted some water, so his dad went and got some for him. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He untied his robe and dropped it on the floor like he was getting ready to do some hard work. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

As far as I could tell, my best hope of getting out of this room intact lay in the boy’s unlined face. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She just wanted to get under my skin so I’d leave her alone, but instead I pressed her some more. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

"You can pretend you found it first thing in the morning. Then you can get the whole day off, instead of just an hour or so this afternoon." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I ran around to the other side and managed to get his arm around my neck. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

More people should be privileged to fly in space and get the chance to see the fragile earth as it appears from afar. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I say anything, I mean tell lies, get other people in trouble, anything? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s not room for everyone, Jinny. And we were here first. Plus, you’re getting too big, especially some parts of you.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When he gets visitors, he mainly sits and listens. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe I can get Seeder to join us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m Jacqui. You better not be lying about those antibiotics. Now let’s get the hell out of here.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She tells me I get two A’s for it. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

For a long time I believed—and I don’t know why—that to get to the guillotine you had to climb stairs onto a scaffold. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Constantly changing to keep you from getting used to it, I guess. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

How could I spend thirty cents on a kilo of beef roast, when I could get twice as many potatoes for a fifth of that price? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Supreme leaves so I can get in my zone. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She’d just graduated high school like he had, and had apparently gotten into Stanford. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He only stopped when you ran down to the ocean, got a pail of water, and dumped it on their heads. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If Sunny Jim couldn’t get a horse to win, no one could. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was staring at her cousin, thinking, “Will you just look at him smiling away? Still got pimples but thinks he’s the cat’s meow. Where does he get it?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

“Suppose I get an order for abalones and maybe the game warden thinks I’m using my collecting permit too often. Suppose he thinks I’m eating them.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Naw. He got up and started singing ‘Nearer My God to Thee.’ The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, everybody’s got a talent. I can memorize things. And you can . . . ? “Um, I know a lot of people’s last words.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I get a sinking feeling in my belly. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course it’s a thing! Now get on!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But when September came there was a rush to get everything ready. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even after getting chanted back to sensibility, I shook when I recalled that perched everywhere there were owls with great hunched shoulders and yellow scowls. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

People can read it and not get the feeling that anything terrible will happen. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“But I’m running when it gets too weird.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“I was seeing to it that Layla got home safe. I told her that it was best for you not to leave your trailer. I’m sure instructions will follow shortly.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Anyhow, they wouldn’t be smart enough to figure out how to turn me in without getting the rest of the family in trouble. What about your brothers?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like Achilles and the tortoise—an infinite series of steps, each getting smaller and smaller. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I could never get anywhere with the lines, but I kept thinking about them anyway, because I didn’t want to disappoint her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The tokens controversy was, I suppose, all part of our getting more acquisitive as we grew older. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most she can do is get up and go to the bathroom or sit on the porch a few minutes every day. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was even more embarrassing than when my great-grandma in Kansas used a flashlight to get around in the movie theater. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

So I went and got my waterproof, which is orange. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He argued ceaselessly for economic empowerment, carrying along in his wake less progressive blacks who were still getting used to the idea of direct action for even social goals. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

And on the outside, I might care that I’m using his sympathy or guilt to get him to conspire with me, but what other choice do I have? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I amn’t clever, perhaps, and I may get into trouble when I am by myself, but when I was with Piggy she always knew what to do. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just—a city. Like—Omaha. I don't think you're wrong. But—do you think you can get your kidney back?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

ALBUS: Help us, Myrtle, help us get into that same lake. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

When we get to the bench, Rhiannon lets me sit down first, so she can determine the distance that we’ll sit apart, which is significant. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I had no more to say, so I ground my heel in the dirt while I waited for him to get over the fun and explain it all to me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He just told me that he was going to get even with you, going to cut you and teach you a lesson,” he said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for the moment, he was busy trying to figure out how he would get away from the house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to get him out of there. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“How often do I have to tell you not to let yourself get photographed?” he hissed at him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I got home, I crawled into bed and wept like a baby. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“How close to empty did the wagon ever get?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

If another got a half bushel of tomatoes or a dozen ears of corn, they ate them until they were gone too. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she wasn’t the kind of grandma who was going to let crying get in the way of her talking. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Now Groves was determined to keep the Soviet Union from getting it. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would plan the next step when they got there. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I told Mrs. de Roo how I'd heard Eskimo kids spend time under artificial sunlamps to stop them getting scurvy, 'cause at the North Pole winter lasts for most of the year. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Once he got to the edge of the yard, he lowered the shovel back behind him, counted to three, and flung as hard as he could, watching the swallow take its last flight. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“But I got to sneeze,” Bud Gleason moaned, sniffling up some snot. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got there, I realized I had left my books in his car. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Goldy got to me in the locker room, telling me that I had showed character. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the printing revolution took a long while to get going. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I think you need to take your own advice and get some sleep.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me wants to run outdoors into the cool evening to get a handle on myself. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I dropped the water pitcher and threw myself at Cliff before he could get another hit in. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Quietly I get up and nestle myself next to her in her chair and wrap my arms around her entirely. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But just in case the Black Tips got any ideas, the other Dregs would be waiting right outside the eastern arch with weapons at the ready. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I hurtle into a spot in the dentist's parking lot and dash into the building to get my teeth cleaned. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She popped the cassette out of the camera and announced, “All we’ve got to do is take this to the Coast Guard, and Dusty Muleman is toast!” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Working in the principal’s office has got its benefits. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you get it, Call? Wee paws. Wee Paws.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I began to work to get our men out of prison, it was the old Minerva I set free. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He set out the big bear traps hoping to get a fat bear before they all went into their dens for the winter. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard someone say, “Flushing the port,” and then I got a little woozy. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was mid morning before they got into the city. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I guess not. I guess not. What do you want to talk about first? I guess we might as well get into it. We’re not thinking about anything else.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I got within ten feet and hit something like an invisible beach ball. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tonight there's been some lecture in the dining hall on medieval Jewish history, and it's gotten out late. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When Zlata wrote about Bosnian children becoming the “soldiers” and the soldiers becoming “children,” at first I didn’t get her meaning. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I got off at Euston Station and found my way down to the river and there was the Eye. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

It smells good even before we get there. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Big honor for the first soldier to breach an enemy fort. You’ll notice nobody in the Fifth is wearing one. Usually we don’t even get into the fort because we’re burning or drowning or...” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

More wanting to scream but holding it in because screaming gets you dragged away. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I figured that if these letters really aren’t getting through to you, maybe he can give you a message in person. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But my tongue kept getting in the way, like a huge obstruction, and my mouth was dry. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a whole lot of practice to get used to being careful about what you think in the privacy of your own brain. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, as I was getting on the train, some guy tried to grab my purse, but I jerked it back and the strap broke. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He must have been getting sick eating all those ribs. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We got a letter that there had been,” Vasilisa said slowly. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But maybe, I suggested, technology was also keeping him from a broader life, preventing his getting out and doing the sometimes hard work that goes into building friendships and relationships. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paint cans are getting heavy, and it feels like my arms are being pulled like one of the twins’ stretch toys. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And he knew it would take him a while to get used to city life—like drinking out of glasses. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got up and went out on deck again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

And the fuselage—the cockpit where he and Toby had spent countless afternoons, pretending to fly and then, when they got too old for make-believe, planning to leave—was curled in on itself. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mama thinks I don’t know our landlord’s trying to get rid of us. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Also I will have to get him a basin to use as a bedpan since he should no longer get up to go to the bathroom. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Could Neel and Rupa get to the cub before a big wave? Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, at 5:18 I get up and get dressed. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

This was a whole new world, and I didn’t have a clue how I got there. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

If I can lug her over to the nearest wall I can prop her up, dust her off a litde, think how to get away. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ben, getting you a date to prom is so hard that the American government believes the problem cannot be solved with diplomacy, but will instead require force.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

What if I do okay, live with the depression, get into College, do College, go to Grad School, get the Job, get the Money, get Kids and a Wife and a Nice Car? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Goon and one of the guys in the bandana get DeVante and carry him inside. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

When I completed Wuthering Heights, I noted the danger of‘letting emotions get out of control.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ob drank his cocoa and looked out the front window while I got the table spread. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, thanks. And I’ll get that ramp finished this weekend. I just need to make one more trip to the lumberyard.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He got it but failed to gain custody of Pearl. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Room 22 was hardly used for classes because it was so small and, even on a day like that one, hardly any light got in. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Billy,” she said, “I don’t approve of this hunting, but it looks like I can’t say no; not after all you’ve been through, getting your dogs, and all that training.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had to get out and get out quickly. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get up to go to the door, but Mama beats me to it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I guess you’d call it if you were looking for a nice way to say that she’s got a great future ahead of her as a load-bearing wall. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Come on, let's get out of here," Bill said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

To get to work, I might add, on time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The more massive the object that is sitting on the sheet, the more the sheet gets distorted, and the larger the dimple around that object. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

And every lick of it feels like I been rowing in place, never getting anywhere. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Marly, Joe got that old man up the steps and into his bed and built a fire and gave him hot milk!” she said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“If they get a burr in their britches about something, they will. But I don’t expect you’ve got anything to worry about. Stay out of their way. That’d be my advice.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He dropped out before he got to Virginia, so we never did see him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Straining, he forced himself to get to his feet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I know you didn’t want me to, but I got the cat purse.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Coach West says my long legs will really be an advantage once I get the timing down, and I don’t want to call her a liar, but... A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But there was still plenty of party left to make sure he got whatever it was he needed for the long, lonely year ahead. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The gnome had just managed to get hold of a worm. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I know if I was him I’d at least get a quick look, man. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Might as well get it over with,” Florida grumbled at Dallas. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I get home, it is dark and raining. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Strangely, he didn’t let go of my hand when we got back to the truck. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I mean, it’s just us now, but when we get to having kids...” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I look away and then look back quickly, trying to catch myself unawares to get a more accurate picture, trying to see what Olly will see. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

You could spend your whole life feeling bad about it, and I get the idea Mother especially is still moping around. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He got in late. You let him sleep.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was going to retort with an inquiry, and had got as far as “Why—” when Joe stopped me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“How did you ever get Aunt to agree?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he could have got away from it by creeping into a rat’s hole, he would have done so. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I have a present for you, Petra. I couldn’t get your curriculum approved, but since you’re technically old enough for more downloads, and these are off the record...” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But their services lasted even longer, and often W.E. would have to run in and get the old man out of his service while the taxi meter impatiently ticked away. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really get what he meant, but I didn’t wanna make him mad. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

‘It went off better than I expected. I don’t often get asked for a second hearing. What did you think of it?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We got back into the car, and Mom motioned for me to take out the notepad and pencil she always kept in the glove compartment, so I could take notes as she dictated the menu. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She stopped talking about us getting a better education than other kids. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m not cheered by seeing you. I know the mess you’ve gotten this girl into. You’re no cheerful sight to me.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Daddy got tired of stories for a second and just let his words come out differently, the way I do. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I’d gotten into the habit of watching it at least once a month. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Maybe next time they’ll assign me earlier, so I get to hang for more than just the last day.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But when we got inside the trailer, it became plain to me at once that they didn’t need to do any great changing to make a little girl happy. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Peewee and Jenkins were on one side of it, and I was on the other, but we couldn’t get it up on the truck. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took ages to get to the landing field—getting dark when we arrived, minus hens, which had been dropped off at their final destination. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Not the safest plan, but at least Jason had the satisfaction of knowing that he could call an air strike on this noisy mob of dead guys if the situation got dicey. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Max’s presence during the trial had made him feel that somewhere in that crowd that stared at him so steadily and resentfully was something he could cling to, if only he could get at it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were gready curious about English customs, and Rita pointed out that they could get Scout badges in anthropology if they took notes. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

After our food has arrived, Dell gets up and goes to the bathroom. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

How many people were on the phone when they got into a wreck? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was a little too close for comfort, but my real scissors, the ones made of steel with a black handle, were packed away, and I had to get this done. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

It’s actually about a young girl who gets shot in a war and is dying in the arms of her really hot friend, but if you smile through such a tragedy, it disarms the audience. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Things might seem awful bad right now, with your new friend gone and your sister at Granny’s and Mother so angry with me, but we’ll get through this. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got a pretty room, a real pretty room, Miss Peace.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just like last night when Kyle found dessert in the most obvious place. To get out of the library, all we have to do is use one of the fire exits. Duh.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Which means this is my chance to get some answers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Papa asked us to get out of the car. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

That night, back at the hotel, I finally got Sonny on the phone. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“She says she wanted to get to know you,” JoJo said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to get back to work. But here—take this.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘He won’t get into any more trouble tonight. Of course I can’t be responsible—but I think this will calm him down.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"I figured you would be. So, we got you a bunch of ice cream." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

—Somehow I thought you got home after dark on most evenings. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got out of the golf cart and walked over to him. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But Courtney has no idea what I’m about to say because she left just as things got going. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“He got away before the storm came. I don’t know anything about the man except he’s a stupid, crazy, monstrous fool. I don’t know what to think.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

What did they do in the movies when they got stranded like this? Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Benjamin, always got time to talk with you. Sit yourself down in here.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I’m hungry for any family I can get. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wall was much too high to climb over, and even if I could get to the top, there was the thicket of barbed wire and broken glass. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

It was getting darker rapidly, and the first big drops of rain splashed onto his head and hands. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

By the time we got back to the car park, the afternoon had clouded over and was growing pretty chilly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice got louder as she asked, “Tad, where are you? Did you hear about the school?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She gets up and walks over to the stove. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I haven’t managed to actually get into one of these places. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Angie watches them awhile until she gets too bored and drags them away with her. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“And you get to decide what words are hurtful to you. If you ask me, 'dummy’ shouldn’t hurt you one bit.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mama said we needed to get that milk out. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just get you to Pianopalooza. Who invented that crazy name, anyway?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“He got bigger than we thought he would. She barks all the time. He’s too furry.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

With great effort she was able to get through — she had to use a metal pole she’d found on the ground to lift the lock and lever one of the doors open. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“They found traces of Nikki’s blood on the bathroom floor, actually. How else would it have got there?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you can get the job,” he said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s vulnerable. You’ll see that. Help him get his act together so he can get his face out there. He’s looking like a coward.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am writing this partly to get it clear in my head and to help me make up my mind. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Most of all, he hated how sometimes it would get blocked up, for no reason, and he would start to cough like he was choking, like he couldn’t breathe. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Even if I could find the terra-formers, and they could somehow get us back to the ship, I’ll be too late to help him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They began to plan people’s lives and libraries; they began to instruct and push about the very people who had come to Mars to get away from being instructed and ruled and pushed about. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

George and her didn’t get any lunch money now. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He just got quiet and it was only when we were walking away that I saw the tears rolling down his cheeks. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe in the middle of all this, you went and got malfunctioned. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something was up, and I could only think it would get worse. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Over by the dais, Piper was still on the floor, unable to get up. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I breathed in deep to get it all. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to get it for you.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The salespeople on television: Buy one and get two free! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

After a while my father says, "First thing, get me a firearm. Something small but functional. Next thing is transportation. I don't care what, as long as it runs. Can you do that for me?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not, darling. You only reminded me that the most important thing is to get Matt free,” Celia said, smoothing Maria’s hair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wells probably thinks I’m ridiculous, getting so flustered over a twenty-dollar purse. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But now you hear it and you get scared because it sounds like a word that makes you want to disappear. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

That stopped me, T. Like getting hit with a brick. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

That evening Mrs. Moss prepared her infamous sour broccoli soup, which she made from half-rotten vegetables that she got from a man who delivered crates of supermarket discards. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When we got out of the bus, Mary Hudson stuck right with us. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t get why they were called two-way mirrors when they were really one-way windows. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you missed one chance. But luckily you don’t get just one,” I said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got a different job for you. I just need to get you a lab partner.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Just don’t go out of sight, all right? You got the torch?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

"I want my sister. I get to decide her fate. Not you." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Pass the test, and you get to advance! Fail, and I get to eat you! Who will be our contestant?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“They get their balls stuffed down—” Arthur had hung up and gone on typing a story for the next edition of his newspaper: “Faithful to Praise Christ Easter Morn.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Aw, come on, girl. Let’s get out the house. It smells like garlic in here.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo’s first chore, as soon as darkness lifted, was to get water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I worried he would get cold, but frankly I wasn’t about to give up my bed with Alaska. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Im not turning my back to the guards. Maybe if we get a bit of color, we’ll be bought and hauled off into Soviet slavery like the witch wants,” he said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She jammed her hand in so hard to get them that she got a paper cut. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Ever since then, whenever I get nervous or feel any kind of pressure, I two-piece the hell out of the shower water, pretending I'm in a real fight. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When I got to our building I walked up the stairs, took my keys out, and opened the door. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Was it worth getting up now and going down the field to see? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s challenging to shoulder all the stuff you get from the Kingdom of Death. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Won’t even be a worm left alive on that beach by the time we get there.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though they didn’t hit the bull’s-eyes, and their shots got sloppier the farther the target, whoever their masters had been, they’d known what they were teaching. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"Well it is pretty scary," I say, "getting an operation to give you a whole new body." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

After while I got my suitcase and walked into the regular air and stinking smells of Flint. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He was itching for the fight he hadn’t gotten the night before. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Everybody on the winning team would get a trophy. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z