"I have a gift for you," the dwarf said to Bran. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

This was the great nuptial gift from the U.S. to the Congo—financing the construction of the Inga-Shaba. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boys and girls exchanging cards and gifts, laughing and giggling and stealing kisses. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Such an incredible gift, and yet here the boy lay, a runaway sleeping in a stranger’s house. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

There is also a gift shop in Ogdentown, which has a small bookstore in it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

This was my privilege, the gift of being female. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Kaede had planned to tell her that she should not give up her lifelong dream for her; that she had proven herself too gifted in her power to not continue her training at the Academy. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As she began to wrap the gifts, silent tears ran down her cheeks. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

This was my belated Christmas gift to Nana, and one that she wouldn’t need to remember to appreciate. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see how you can write and act such splendid things, Jo. You’re a regular Shakespeare!” exclaimed Beth, who firmly believed that her sisters were gifted with wonderful genius in all things. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naheed’s very first hijab had been a gift when she was nine years old, from her mother. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Golobki, golobki, her brain yapped, as she cataloged the gifts he had given her, the cryptic compliments, the number of exits passing by. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They brought gifts, not saying Early Christmas, not wanting to embarrass us for not having anything to exchange. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She was as sweet as the scent of the garden and as gentle, and Sarai couldn’t help thinking how perfectly her gift suited her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I have come to think of marriage as dishonorable, a crass trade-off rather than a free gift. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Leon, who had the pure gift of avoiding responsibility, would not assume his father’s role. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“If she learns her lesson, will she undo all her gifts?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bless us O Lord and these Thy gifts. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The gift delighted Mrs. Lawrence but also perplexed her. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“They accepted your gift,” I say to her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Today’s dog walk is my gift to you! Happy holidays!” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

If he had her gift, he wondered, could he go into her dreams and help her to endure them? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In reality, however, the gift was a joint one. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I was sneaky and bad enough to buy the candy and come back pretending it was a free gift. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My gift has nothing to do with nails and rocking. It has to do with the heart, which loves to be near that which it loves.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think that you have in your heart the gift of God.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A pair of these jars was given us as a wedding gift,” he said. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama pulls out the gifts we brought, and Salma Auntie starts to argue that it’s too much before she knows what’s inside. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

A prize pupil is a very large gift. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They came bearing gifts: Angelo with his wine and pate, and Sue with a bouquet picked from her garden. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I repacked the gifts in the box and vowed I would not let anyone else near them because the other kids destroyed everything they touched. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In the early stories, he is oftenest a beautiful serious youth who gives good gifts to men. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I was amazed at his gift for oratory. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Incidentally, I have thought of my second gift for Patrick. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The Death Mist is not simply a disguise, you see. It is a state of being. I could not bring you this gift unless death followed—true death.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t play with dolls anymore, but I like to study Dad’s gift. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

But of course, he wasn’t asking about her gift. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She smiled at the class as if she had given them a great gift. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I got a luck gift,” Nailer said suddenly. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She must’ve fought to believe that she was a normal person, just like everyone else, and not a gifted spiritist, linked to a legacy of magic. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

We stared at our unopened Christmas gifts, wondering if we should selfishly tear through the wrapping paper or wait for my parents to come home so we could open our presents together. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

When her eyes had told him he was not the only giver of gifts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But divining the chunks that have been mastered by a typical reader requires a gift of clairvoyance with which few of us are blessed. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Ivaldi’s sons are making three treasures as gifts for the gods of Asgard,” said Loki. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I will wait here eight days to receive the gifts. Captain Newport is to come to me, not I to him.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a gift from a friend,” Minli said, handing it to her father. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t even come up with something to masquerade as a gift. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Giving a gift was almost as bad as accepting one. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Arletta always said, “More often than not, the gift doesn’t matter as much as the act of giving.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“The kid’s about as gifted as a caterpillar. He brings home a B and it sets off six days of skywriting and fireworks.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

He was lucky if they even remembered to get him a gift. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But the thing was, only one person could give the gift, and it wasn’t the great-grandson, not on his fastest day alive. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I was going to persuade you. How . . . ?” “I started to tell you earlier,” she said, “about my gift. What my hands do. Move your chair closer and I’ll show you now.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She knows I stole it, just like all my gifts. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

“But they are gifts,” cried Kit, tears of hurt and anger springing to her eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I had given myself a gift of the future. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet the day will inevitably come when the only space remaining to us will be these sanctuaries, a precious gift from enlightened mortals.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Did Jack Allen just give me a gift? The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

But the idea that “gifts” from Indians helped to establish and enrich the US hides that these resources were taken, often by force, as the country expanded. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

And now at last Odysseus would have perished, battered inhumanly, but he had the gift of self-possession from grey-eyed Athena. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back home in Maine, he’d been spoiled by his mother’s cooking; the women on her side were gifted. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The next morning we awoke to find one more gift under the tree for each of us! Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Perial was surprised, but not worried, for she knew the child was a gift from God. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If he couldn’t use his gift again, if he froze, he was dead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He cut off its terrible emptiness, drew back, and gave the entire room a gift of one huge bright yellow flower of burning. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hers were exactly the right length to show that she was naturally gifted and had a strength of will to do something about it. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gift was always there, but he began to question it, doubt it, brood over it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, honey, I kind of already bought it for you. As a homecoming gift.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Look at all the lovely gifts you brought me,” the witch gushed, clasping her veiny hands together. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They are the kind of friends who make even the ordinary day fun, who scrape every dollar they can to chip in on a birthday gift. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

The most gifted among them, who might possibly become nuclei of dis-content, are simply marked down by the Thought Police and eliminated. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Here on a low table at the foot of the bed sits what he has been searching for, a wooden model of the city, nestled like a gift. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you have beautiful hands. You have the hands of a gifted pianist. We should put you in piano lessons. Li!” she called to Virgil’s mother. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

What had been their divine gift was now their mortal sin. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

By the time Jiro drops me off and I make my way up to my suite, the gift—a beautiful box made of black suede—is already sitting on my desk. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ten, nine, eight...and in walks Colin, with that fake limp of his, and that cheesy grin as if he thinks he’s God’s gift to girls. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"I wish you fair winds and good trading, then. You have brought me a precious gift." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Here you go,” he said, and tossed me a gift wrapped in snowflake Christmas paper. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But he clearly had none of the social gifts of Revere, because there is almost no record of anyone who remembers him that night. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Julian opened up my gift, I knew that it was going to be just right. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he left it again he wore a heavy dark-blue cloak, the gift of the township of Low Torning, whereto he was bound, for they wanted a wizard there. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Anya didn’t know much about magic, and she wasn’t sure if ignoring an inborn gift meant another type would get stronger. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“They were a gift,” I said, trying not to deviate too far from the original lie I’d told the border patrol agent early that morning. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

His eyes were half closed, and he looked almost bloated with all the gifts he’d received. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my sixteenth birthday, I was given the most extraordinary gift: I was invited to speak to the United Nations. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He kept bringing home gifts for my mother and stacking them in a pile in their bedroom. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Where the Argonauts had beached their boat for the night lived a lonely and wretched old man, to whom Apollo, the truth-teller, had given the gift of prophecy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I’d never be part of the gifted and talented kids. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt so happy, even though Mother Lois gave me the usual speech about how I would have a wonderful big Christmas gift to make up for there being no birthday present. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His own gift, if the mahalath had given him one, remained a mystery. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The other gifts were a crusty, holey, once-white sock from Henry, and from Beans a thumb-size, brown something that Palmer finally recognized as an ancient cigar butt. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Essentially, Collins was saying that Bobby Fischer’s talent was God-given, innate, and all Collins could do was serve as a guide or bystander, offering encouragement and nurturing the boy’s prodigious gifts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Christmas Eve was delightful as we sat sipping hot chocolate and wrapping gifts to place under the tree. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell her about Curtis and the gift cards and listening to Alabama Shakes and the Pixies and Patti Smith all the time. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was nothing more than a block of words, I thought, that I could hand him, like a gift. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Tyrion had made him a gift of it when he named him captain of his personal guard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“And the fairy’s gift was horrid. I would hate to have to love someone.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maeve soon discovered she was gifted at caring for the sick. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And I see them standing by our round dining room table, this time heaped not with food but with silver gifts—flatware, tureens, platters, trays, gravy bowls, and brandy snifters. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silence accepted the gift and awed them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

So I went to the market every weekend for two months to save up for Caitlin s gift. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Before the foreman disappeared, he brought Shin a gift. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

‘I hear and see that you have used my gift well. The Shire shall now be more than ever blessed and beloved.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He was the headliner, performing after six other gifted young pianists. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

They are a gift of God to purify us so that we can have stronger children for the empire, soldiers to keep the Irish in their place. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The gods clapped Brokk on the back and told him that he and Eitri had made the finest gift that they had ever been given. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She laughed about his gift, knowing that it had been bought out of the money she sent him each month for his school allowance. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The gift has never kept our family safe, Grandmother had warned. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He reached under the table for the footstool his shining feet had rested on—and this he held up so that all could see his gift. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once there, Rondon gave them a generous peace offering—gifts of food, beads, handkerchiefs, and metal tools such as knives and axes. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Armed with an insatiable desire to succeed—and aided by his natural gifts, which included a deeply resonant voice—he made his dream come true soon after finishing up at Bard College in 1971. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“The purse she carried was so tiny that it looked like a small fan, but it was big enough to hold all the gift envelopes,” I told her. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The visitor from outer space made a gift to Earth of a new Gospel. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In their investigations, the FBI found that Mrs. Sharpe had a great deal of money and that she had made a very generous gift to the National Gallery after the theft had taken place. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

A gift for a gift; love offered, love returned. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We celebrated, we exchanged gifts, and Navid devoured the contents of our entire kitchen. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And when I die, please let them bury with me a crossbow, so lean thank the Father Above for his gifts the same way I thanked the father below. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Baba gifted me a new notebook just before he left for New York. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The second gift is heavy, wrapped in paper and twine. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ned Moffat had just married Sallie Gardiner, and Meg couldn’t help contrasting their fine house and carriage, many gifts, and splendid outfit with her own, and secretly wishing she could have the same. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Opening the front doors was pulling the ribbon off the unexpected gift. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, I insisted on choosing my own outfits, wearing dresses by Jason Wu and Narciso Rodriguez, a gifted Latino designer, for the photo shoot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You’re hiding your gift. Well, it’s not yours to hide. Whatever it is, it belongs to all of us.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We were black kids, and he expected us to be in his gift shop to steal. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would be a decorated Christmas tree on the stage, a Christmas play, carol singing and a gift for each child. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, after he left, my father would discover a half pack of cigarettes, a valuable gift Schindler had "accidentally" left by his machine. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The gifts opened the door to questions that neither of us wanted to ask. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was all a gift from Perrington, of course, along with the jewelry that decorated much of her neck and arms. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I knew it wasn’t paid for in advance, that it was a gift from Mrs. Lynch. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And godless though I am, the fact of being human, the fact of possessing the gift of study, and thus being remarkable among all the matter floating through the cosmos, still awes me. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“And now,” Dad announced, “here comes the best gift—the gift that we think fits you best.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She said it made us appreciate the gifts of nature; it made us closer to the land. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Smile more, like you just got a present. Now surprise, when you open the gift. And joy, like you just got what you always wanted.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Soon, his guilt for bringing up college and excitement over getting his mom a gift she didn’t immediately hate had both worn off. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“But take them back, for rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

There was a gift shop there selling handmade items by West Virginians, and it was Cletus who said that Ob ought to be bringing in his whirligigs to sell. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Of these it is especially the so-called Aurignacians and Magdalenians who stand out for the gifted artists they produced and for the important role art must have played in their lives. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Official stationery,” he said, explaining that his manager gave it to me as a gift. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, really. I did my best, but my gifts lie elsewhere.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They smiled at me, shook my hand, patted me on the head, left gifts of food and clothing on my bed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The fairies came to christening parties and gave the babies magical gifts. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It is sometimes the gift: of the artist to know more about her subject than he himself does, to go beyond the moment. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe this close feeling was a gift for growing older. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

With the help of teachers around the state, Terman chose some seven thousand gifted children, who have now been followed for almost sixty years. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I hear some of what she says as she speaks to him in Algonquian, “I bring gifts from my father...now that you are my countryman....” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

There was great excitement in the Ruiz household on January 6, the Day of the Three Kings, when children received gifts as a symbol of those the Magi had brought to the Christ child. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He passes me a lumpy gift wrapped in crinkly pink cellophane. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When Sarai spoke of the nursery, and the babies, and the gifts—years of them—questions lined up in his mind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And yet, on days when he was feeling good about himself and everything just seemed to click, he knew he threw the ball with a special gift. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why did Atahuallpa walk into what seems to us, with the gift of hindsight, to have been such a transparent trap? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were always strings attached to his gifts. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Comings and goings in the twilight, and soft speech, and gifts of milk and honey such as men make to the women they have known.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

They showed him great kindness: they welcomed him to their feast, and the maidens dancing to the sound of flute and lyre paused to get for him the gifts he sought. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first everyone who held a cat's-paw invitation wanted to be the one to give up his gift, but I did not want that. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“First change your heart. The gift of the Many-Faced God is not a child’s plaything. You would kill for your own purposes, for your own pleasures. Do you deny it?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s funny, I didn’t really notice until right then that I’m as awkward when I receive a gift as I am when I take a picture. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They already had the gift, and their souls were readier for such things than the souls of others. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yesterday you were gods. Today you are mortal. Your death is my gift to you. Accept it with grace and humility.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She was describing a small tapestry she had embroidered as a wedding gift for her friend Thomas, the woodcarver, who had recently been married. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mom, using an umbrella, carried my gift bags. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Though we didn’t have a large celebration, she was showered with flowers, simple gifts and good food. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The Frenchmen made a polite show of refusing, but Nettle came round the table and shoved the gifts into their arms. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I ask Cordelia if she is gifted, but she puts her tongue in the comer of her mouth and turns away, as if she’s concentrating on something else. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, God gave you a gift to share with the world," he says, a bit sanctimoniously, which I think he realizes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Other people, good people, were baking gingerbread cookies, eating peppermints, and tying bows on holiday gifts. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The thought of explaining her gift to him brought an immediate flush of shame. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I wonder how Elroy would feel if he knew how Ma was treating the gift he sent. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Life is a gift and you mustn’t just throw it away. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It will be His Christmas gift to us. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Penelope dreamed of presents and awoke thinking how a nice hand-monogrammed handkerchief always makes a welcome and appropriate gift. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Considering it was a gift from a demigod, it didn't look like much. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

"For the Mother of Dragons, no gift is too great." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then, as the postwar boom years quickened, people began coming to the Smokies by car, and motels, restaurants, gas stations, and gift shops popped up to serve them. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But annexed to it and preserved with it, probably in a single red case, were the three large volumes, bound in red leather, that Bilbo gave to him as a parting gift. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The coat was a gift made by his own hands, its elegant cut proof of his fine craftsmanship. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

At the time, I told him it was the dumbest gift ever. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There are no recorded Memories, but to my surprise, the gift receipt tells me that it was sent from Tremaine, with a single line written on the card. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the elegant way of innocent men, he accepted his gift graciously. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph had risen from the couch, and three days later, a divine gift. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They must ask her, she told them, to show that she accepted the gift by wearing it at once. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Word had spread that one of his professors at Harvard—the daughter of a managing partner—claimed he was the most gifted law student she’d ever encountered. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He would bring her the gifts real maidens love, little birds and gay flowers and the shining tears of amber Phaëthon’s sisters weep, and then dream that she thanked him with eager affection. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And if the great of Qarth would give me gifts, Xaro, let them give me ships and swords to win back what is rightfully mine." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Cletus had some gifts—I was learning this bit by bit—and knowing when to talk and when not to was turning out to be one of them. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

In lieu of cake and gifts, we would pool our food and present an extra slice of bread or cup of coffee to the birthday honoree. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Christmas morning Mandy received her Caboodles kit and a lot more gifts than I did. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad said they were going to give me my gifts when we got home. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He loved giving gifts, drawing out the suspense, and he always chose wonderful things. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The character was played by a gifted high school actor, someone talented beyond his years, the only student actor I would see anywhere who rivaled Truman’s best. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

When we moved to Euclid, one of the first things I did was to unpack gifts my mother had given me. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

"Sonia will be a wonderful addition to our ninth grade. Unfortunately, we don't have room in our gifted track or we'd put her there." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And gifted, of course, with a proud heart, like all his line. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twinkling with colored lights, shiny balls, white doves, jeweled icicles, and miles of silver tinsel, it was topped by a brilliant star and skirted with gifts wrapped in finery. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mama looked at the wall clock, a gift from a charity Papa donated to, oval shaped and embossed with his name in gold lettering. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We stopped in a gift shop on the wharf. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I have gifts for you, the brave navigator of the Argo II!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I think so, too. He certainly has no gift for scholarship. They should’ve apprenticed him to a painter when he was young instead of sending him to all those expensive schools for learning disabilities.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I tell her it’s too much, that she shouldn’t spend her money this way, but she insists, pressing the gifts into my arms. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surely God wouldn’t have gifted him with all this talent with no place to display it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But his words pleased her, like an unnecessary lavish gift. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He never glossed over sadness or tragedy, but he always said, “Life is such a gift!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Laura is an extremely gifted member of our church. A crucial member. As you could be.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“No. You wouldn’t. She was the goddess of secrets, and her best kept secret was herself. No one ever knew what her gift even was.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It did not matter whether he put a lot of thought into the gift or not. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Like a house gift. To people without a house.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I bet they just thought they'd have to give us gifts on random days—days that wasn't our birthday or Christmas. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

As soon as Mrs. Dodds was sure poor little Nancy was okay, promising to get her a new shirt at the museum gift shop, etc., etc., The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t stop being angry, Willodeen. It’s part of who you are. You see the world differently. You care. That’s a gift.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Matt made his way to Celia’s apartment and laid out Celia’s sweater and Tam Lin’s book.Then he opened Maria’s gift. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had the man wrap them in a gift box. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You always bring a gift to Bedouins,” he said. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to be her birthday gift. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I experienced his song as a precious gift. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The foster parents’ associations provided plenty of gifts. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

That was what Curt had given her, this gift of contentment, of ease. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“And you say she has a gift, too?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Once the grave was filled in, we left small gifts on top of it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Not even having a gift for her grandparents. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And that’s why I’m so grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop myself and to express all that’s inside me! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the computer, the Internet, and the fortunate gift of a CD writer from a friend, I was in business. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He ran across the room with the gift and landed on top of me, crushing my bones. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

This one was William Cavendish, seventh Duke of Devonshire, who was a gifted mathematician and steel baron in Victorian England. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her gift for spotting weaknesses in codes and ciphers made her good at creating strong ones. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Because you’re not going to think about me when you see a boring old gift card on your desk. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

This topic doesn't make me a gifted conversationalist, but at least it makes me adequate. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Offer up everything, like—like you’re already dead, and your only goal is to help the nymphs. It’s got to be a gift...a sacrifice.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The gift of their expertise is that it allows them to have a much better understanding of what goes on behind the locked door of their unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t gonna be rude and look no gift horse in the mouth, but I didn’t know what the sheriff ’spected me to do with a stone that had took part in killing my pap. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Number two states you cannot buy gifts for others.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Do not throw them away. There is use for everything. These are the gifts from our guests who have nothing better to contribute. I will find some purpose for them later.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

With his dark complexion and gift for languages, Moe Berg had the ability to pass for a number of nationalities. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Henry squatted and reached under the tree for the gifts he’d gotten for the twins and given to Naomi to wrap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

If there are three gifts under our tree, it’s a miracle. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“This is the goddess’s gift to you,” she said. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m Wanda. These are all things I’ve found on my travels around the world. Some are from flea markets; others were gifts. Take a look around and let me know if you have any questions!” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It looked more like a curse than a gift. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet even then, she could often produce results, due to her gift at spotting patterns. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was a truly magnificent gift, though she knew that Illyrio could afford to be lavish. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe they knew their own gift of imagination colored too rosily the poverty and brutality of their lives and made them able to endure it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell that Katie was actually relieved that she wouldn’t have to work with anyone else, and I silently congratulated myself on my gift of saying the right thing to the right person. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had chosen a special small gift for each of us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was Billy, the proud master, watching his gifted disciple from the car, unable to get out because of the pain in his leg and the arthritis. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A gift for my sweet sister. He was another dwarf.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He even teased Old Tallow, but he loved giving her little gifts, too, and in the evenings he told stories until way after the owls began to call. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

After getting us dipped at church, our cowboy brought gifts even more often. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

There were gifts, heirlooms, and mementos we got to touch or see only at Christmas or Easter. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few of Roshan’s messages are to his parents, one is to his sister, and one is a delivery receipt for some sort of gift. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’m going to have to be real careful not to accept any gifts from them in the future because they will think they have bought my respect. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we gathered about the tree to exchange gifts, Uncle Charlie told Christmas stories to the children and then the adults spoke of all the blessings they had enjoyed during the year. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had also bought a gift for Henry: a corpus of Mycenaean inscriptions from Knossos. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He also said that this was not just a human gift, that everything on the face of the earth had a soul, whether mineral, vegetable, or animal—or even just a simple thought. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The good news is that Patrick liked all my gifts very much. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

On the day of Christmas Eve, I supervised the distribution of little holiday “gift boxes” containing useless toiletries and a few snacks, compliments of a charity. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes down a cabbage-rose teapot and cups—a wedding gift from Mrs. Murphy that’s been in a box for decades—along with some recently recovered spoons from Mrs. Nielsen’s silver service. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

So that evening, when his father offered a wedding gift, the young king asked for the paper inside the mouth of the tiger statue. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Nailer set his luck gifts outside the door. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Personal gifts, some tied elaborately with ribbons and others wrapped in newspaper, were thrust into his hands. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They came home with gifts: jeans or a wallet for me, a new skirt for Bushra, Turkish delight and embroidered cloths. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Lots of people exchange gifts on Christmas Eve." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She’s going to make me buy a new shirt for Nancy at the gift shop. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I got one other gift, and at first I wasn’t sure if it was really a gift or a misplaced piece of sidewalk. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“In the old days, he committed horrible crimes. He used his gift of sight for evil. Jupiter sent the harpies to plague him. The Argonauts—including your ancestor, by the way—” “The prince of Pylos?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I was hating all of the Christmas cooking and tunes and dumb holiday specials...but this one Christmas gift had slowly grabbed hold of something inside of me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She would have loved her daughter’s gift, though. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I’d only been there once, with my dad a year and a half ago, but I still had my model airplane I got in the gift shop. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it is a mosquito that has learned the gift of lighting itself. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

At first, I didn’t realize Jerome was God’s gift. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Purple machine was selected as the next gift, and William was instructed to deliver a copy to Britain. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She gave me the gift the night before in case I wanted to wake up before church and get started on him. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She wears a silvery sari, a wedding gift worn for the first time, the sleeves of her blouse reaching the crook of her elbow. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Why not spend a decade or so exploiting nature’s gifts before building an expensive machine to generate the same energies? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The clear morning was a gift to the Argentinians. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes," I said, "the fifth gift is the best gift of all." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! Oh my goodness! I may be able to help you, if only in a small way. With a gift.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I gotta say, I never thought getting a flower as a gift would be cool. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But she had a love for, well, just about everything. The river. The meadows. People, most of all. She had a gift with people. But Madeline, she wasn’t like that.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I knew I needed to get back to Nan but didn’t feel like I could take a gift and run. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

When people heard my name, they thought, Don’t try this at home! not gifted. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Kyle had decided to divvy up his gift card five ways. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

A gifted young sculptor of Cyprus, named Pygmalion, was a woman-hater. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never before had a private individual made so generous a gift to the nation. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

This will be the second gift I’ve ever received from someone who is not my mother or my father. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the morning, as they were beginning to pack their slender goods, Elves that could speak their tongue came to them and brought them many gifts of food and clothing for the journey. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We had been so close to missing each other, he and I. He had turned out to be the greatest gift of all. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t care if they’re gifted and know every word in the dictionary, they still have to give credit for hard work. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, because Jaja was in the new gifted student program at St. Nicholas, he attended after-school lessons. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I never felt right taking people’s gifts, because they did not know that we’d loaded the bullets and put the gun in her hand. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Shirley barely recognized the woman who stepped into the taxi stuffed with suitcases stuffed with gifts. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

"We'll want horses. Swift and strong. The fighting will make remounts hard to come by. A goodly supply of gold will also be needed, for those gifts we spoke of earlier." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She put on her Yankees baseball cap, which was a magic gift from her mom, and instantly vanished. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But lately, I’ve been around a lot of people who care, and giving gifts doesn’t have much to do with it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And perhaps the corporals weren’t such complete dolts—Mace with his straw mattresses, Nettle with his gift for the brothers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I'm not sure it will function properly, but if it does, the computer will be a gift to Dell from me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Now envision this kind of fertile back-and-forth happening in a hundred ways with a hundred cultures—the gifts from four centuries of intellectual exchange. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He depicted her begging for mercy and offering gifts. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The gift from my Secret Santa wasn’t anything special. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The captain doesn’t make favorites of anyone, but he likes talking to Amélie, and brings her a small gift every time he comes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was one of the few kids born without a natural gift. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed when I clowned for her, and smiled and accepted gracefully the food gifts my sister gave her. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A fairy gave my father and my new mother an unusual gift.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Send him here after he's eaten. Have him bring quill and parchment. And find Tollett as well. Tell him to bring my axe. A guest gift for our host." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Prince Dain gifted me the uniform, knowing I could walk in as I had done. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ruth had an outgoing personality and was a gifted writer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turns out the best gift in the gift shop was the fact that it didn’t have a TV. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This was a wonderful gift, no doubt, and yet of what use was a sword when the creature to be struck by it could turn the swordsman into stone before he was within striking distance? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The cookie was a gift,” Stella mumbled, the anger turning to fury. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They were Jack’s Valentine’s Day gift to our mother. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“There’s no words, don’t worry, nothing offensive. It’s something one of the people on the hall will like. Like a gift.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You never understood. Dothraki do not buy and sell. They give gifts and receive them. If you had waited ...” I did wait. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The red wagon had definitely been a gift—even though, under the circumstances, I didn't bring it back to Epiphany with me. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Over Christmas break, I was wrapping some Christmas gifts for my nephews. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Dany was thirteen, old enough to know that such gifts seldom come without their price, here in the free city of Pentos. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“A fairy gift! And everyone here to see! Oh, Sir P., how divine!” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then it was time for their own gifts. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take long for me to realize that hospital gift shops have terrible gifts. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

With the convention drawing close, I worked with a speechwriter for the first time, a gifted young woman named Sarah Hurwitz who helped shape my ideas into a tight seventeen-minute speech. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Her gift of tongues must be on the blink. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I did not expect her to know that the flowers were symbols of faithlessness, and that with my gift I rebuked her for being disloyal. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They looked like the hands on the skeleton in the Rainier Scientific catalogue that Ron offered to buy for me, except they had skin, blotchy skin, and I didn’t want gifts from Ron. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, then, Gregor, I know the gift I would wish to give you, but you can only find it yourself,” said Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Shay, I’m sure David didn’t mean to—” “I’m sure he did. People always think long and hard about gifts in the Smoke.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She fingered her necklace of light, the gift of the Brisings. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

How different this moment of gift giving was from that of the previous evening! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then the villagers relinquished their real gifts to me— their sons. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought that maybe we’d unwittingly outed them, arriving from the South Side with a housewarming gift and our conspicuous dark skin. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Her shield is modeled after one her dad Zeus uses—also called Aegis—a gift from Athena. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Give me the name Marjorie. Just write it on a gift card and put it in a box. You see how easy it would be.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to get Windy a gift,” Nana says, admiring a tie-dye craft kit also in the clearance section. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care what the reason for the gifts was. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I came to see you, so let’s talk mostly about you. It is my gift to you.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, a clever frog. ‘Give the gift to me.’” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The man led them to the gift shop, which had been converted into an office. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

We offer the most precious of all gifts. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Being the one with the gift card made him feel like he was suddenly their big brother. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“To bring a gift, for the queen of my heart.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long until the Silvers built arenas everywhere, even villages like the Stilts, and attendance that was once a gift became a mandatory curse. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

I ran to get the gift from my room. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Well. Thank you very much for the beautiful kimono. It’s a gift for my grandmother. And thank you for being honorable.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Nonsense. It’s a gift. Anyway, we’ll be gone by the end of the week. I’m glad you visited because I wanted to tell you—we’re moving out of the city.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

By quitting time Lupita’s hands ached as much as before, and her fingers were blistered in new places, a cruel gift of the cutters. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Mom sat me down last year to talk about my “holy body” and how sex was a gift I should only give to my husband. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

By the fury with which they strove to win, they were honoring each other and celebrating each other’s gifts. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom Sawyer was the last gift Jackson ever gave me, and I haven’t finished the book just yet. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Since the Lilienthals were supportive of Bobby, he reciprocated with gifts: a television satellite dish, a vacuum cleaner, leather goods that he’d buy on trips to Vienna, and special gifts for birthdays and other holidays. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“This will help awaken your gifts and wed you to the trees.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He put Massari through a short improv—told him that he had come downstairs on Christmas morning looking for a special gift he had requested. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Before I tell you of your quest, show me what gifts the gods have given you,” said Urvashi. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And after the gifts, she knew, after the sun had gone down, it would be time for the first ride and the consummation of her marriage. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In fact, on Boxing Day it was customary to give the servants the day off, and most household employees considered this the greatest gift of all. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

A gifted artist and violin player, he was a radio expert and one of the Army’s best code breakers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

For Christmas and birthdays I received such gifts as a microscope, a chemistry set, and the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arms full of gifts, he pushed the door shut with his foot and joined them in the dining room. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I originally wanted to make Caitlin earrings, but then I spotted a pair of black-and-white speckled ones at the market and thought they would be the perfect gift. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“So, gifts,” he said, recovering, though Sarai wouldn’t have minded dwelling for a moment on his hundred nicer things. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“No, no, Mr. Das, I didn’t come to buy today. I came to bring you a gift.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He made up for a lack of formal training with an intuitive gift and a keen eye. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I looked at the gift she got me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We began, too, to pickle vegetables and present them as gifts to visiting dignitaries, along with jars of honey from our new beehives. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was time for the exchange of ceremonial gifts. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Accept this gift. To aid you in your new quest.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They taught us games and gave us gifts. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hrothgar gave Beowulf gifts, and the gifts were these: a banner of gold, a helmet that would not break, a sword as sharp as a flame. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gift I ordered for you did not come in time for the Christmas box. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My father lighted the tree and he distributed the first gifts of the day—red envelopes filled with money for the servants. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo was so grateful to the soldier for giving them such a wonderful gift. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But of the six in the Good Boys cast, only Bobby is a truly gifted student. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Liyana found some dusty black-and-white postcards at the American Colony Hotel gift shop that said “Palestine” instead of Israel and she bought them, too. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mom had this gift for putting people at ease, treating each person she met like she’d known them for years. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Danielle understands the meaning of this gift and she smiles and says, “So will you try to play hopscotch? Just take one step?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe Whitman had a gift I don’t have. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dozens like it filled three large mason jars in my bedroom, all of them gifts. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I held up my two hands to illustrate the total and complete lack of gifts I had brought for the African children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In London we were enrolled in different schools because Sunny's so gifted. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gay mentioned that I had treasured all the gifts she had ever given me and that I still had the music box. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

‘That’s hardly my fault. Something is wrong with Apollo’s gifts of prophecy. If I knew how to fix it ‘She’s right.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When we enrolled in West Virginia, she’d vouch for our scholastic achievement, and once our new teachers heard us read, they’d realize we were all gifted. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke in barely more than a whisper, but they caught every word — like Professor McGonagall, Snape had the gift of keeping a class silent without effort. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Fischer, after moving to collect Spassky’s gift, sat back in his chair, grimly, staring at the Russian—studying him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You look pale, Amir,” she said from the couch, the same one her parents had given us as a housewarming gift for our first apart­ment. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Any gift ought to be appreciated, of course, and thank-you notes promptly written, but still—early presents meant there would be that much less to open under the tree on Christmas morning. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Most times, Mami was around, telling me the rules: you weren't supposed to give away gifts you received. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

As a young boy in Ohio, Carl had been thrilled on Christmas mornings to receive a single orange as a gift from Santa. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

The twins thanked Henry after they opened their gifts, a doll and a fire truck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Red wanted to be sure that she got the wedding gift she wanted most—a diamond watch—so he mailed her what little money he had so she could pick it out herself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, of course, none of it would have mattered without Sparrow’s and Feral’s gifts to nurture and water what little they had. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Imagination is one of the greatest gifts we have. If we build it up strong enough, it can be anything we need it to be. A home. A friend. A whole entire world.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The only gift I ever received was when I turned ten. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They leave when the credits roll and then come back with a few more gifts. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Frodo gazed in wonder at this marvellous gift that he had so long carried, not guessing its full worth and potency. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"Straight A's in Flushing's gifted program? You'll do just fine here, young lady. I'll enroll you in Advanced Placement for math, English, French, and physics." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was as if she had the Tibetan gift of placing her skinny adolescent frame in her client’s hands and transporting her soul to some distant place. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could dig holes, and he had a real gift for bringing water for them both in cans and canteens from the tanks near the mess hall. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

This good gift he bestowed upon men as well as upon the gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one here is embarrassed of their gift,” Miss Peregrine said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

A tingly feeling ran through my body, like I had opened a gift covered in shiny English wrapping paper and bows. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I’ve talked with other public speakers; they agree that this ability is native to any person who has the “mass appeal” gift, who can get through to and move people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tam Lin had treasures brought from the vast hoard of gifts the old man had amassed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother’s last gift to her had been a second chance at life, and that gift couldn’t be wasted. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care what my gift was, but I opened the package, for his sake. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

After dinner Tam Lin rolled El Patron to the bougainvillea arbor for the gift giving. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One day we bundled gifts in our backpack and crossed a bridge outstretched like the universe. And we made it to the other side, thirsty, in awe.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now, Marcus wore jeans and a green Celtics T-shirt, which was one of the gifts I gave him after he came out of prison. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Thus Francis’ gift to me of a second copy was a good omen. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I wanted to use my gift to help people, to wish away all the pain and suffering in this world. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Return this gift to Hamlet Tell him you found it on my body.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“You cannot afford to be careless with people’s gifts,” said Wednesday. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Oliver swept the gifts into his desk drawer, then grabbed his earphones and put them in, hoping that his mom would be too tired to climb the stairs in search for him. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Are you mad you had to keep us safe? I’m so sorry if it was hard for you. Perhaps we should have waited on you, and never made you use your nasty gift.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Brave Orchid had made two of her own children come too because they could drive, but they had been lured away by the magazine racks and the gift shops and coffee shops. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I will witness their witnessing, so that all the world may share their gifts." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

As though, with gifts and whimsy, she might soften the blow of her news. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I still don’t understand why they’d send gifts,” Miles said sharply. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Green, a suavely tough little septuagenarian, has an imposing reputation among his peers, who admire his stagecraft—a repertoire of actorish gifts that includes a sense of timing acute as a night-club comedian’s. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

A spontaneous hug, a secret letter, a gift? Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt as if somehow he had been granted a gift in escaping a sorrow that would have scarred his life. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small spotted antelope fell down very near me and presented me with the strange, singular gift of its death. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I have told you before I am not a son of a wealthy dad, your gift increased my clothes. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It is the size of a large postcard, attached to the black ribbon the way one might attach a gift card to a present. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I give him Amazon gift cards: Please, cousin, read something, try a little bit. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Danny told me later that it contained the sayings of the Ba’al Shem Tov and had been presented to his father as a gift on his fiftieth birthday by the members of his congregation. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She gave me three invaluable gifts that day. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe Mango was Grandpa’s parting gift to me, and now they’re in heaven together with Grams. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Tailors, dressmakers, and merchants try to woo her with free gifts for her ladies, or offer pastries and champagne. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“That was...an incredible gift. Making the video, contacting her, all of it.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The muvuki returned to his house to prepare the medicine, and Uncle Kufa removed more gifts from the packs carried by the villagers. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe everyone else would be talking about their bowling scores or asking Will if he liked their gifts. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“You should thank the Father Above. He gives gifts to all his children.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By the time we were ten, it became apparent, though, that Caroline’s true gift was her voice. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now maybe you better take the girlf home. In the new upcar. With the keys I just held out in my palm like a gift. Oh, because it was a gift.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

How dare he pretend he’s returning them as a gift, as if he’s doing me some kind of favor? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We didn’t make much of a fuss with Hanukkah, merely exchanging a few small gifts and fighting the candles. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The gift is beautifully wrapped in thick green paper, looped with rainbow shades of ribbon. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The gift, Benton soon discovered, was a small village called Kwalessa filled with the sick, the dying, and the hungry. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Soon after breakfast people loaded with gifts would begin to stream out of their homes to wish friends and relatives a happy New Year. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nice meeting you too. Thanks for the gift. I can’t wait to make something.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

You can see her at school and give her your gift then, but you do not need to go to the beach with her. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

From the depths of our hearts, we cannot begin to thank you for the beautiful, precious gift that you have allowed us to bring into our lives. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Mike persevered, a coach’s dream who worked hard and became a gifted student of the game of football, just as he had in baseball with his father. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Churchill combined their example with his father Randolph’s gift for invective. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

‘Henceforward I will call nothing fair, unless it be her gift.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

These people seemed excited to see us, and they gave us each a little wrapped box with a gift of earrings. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your gifts are useless when it comes to metals and gemstones, Du Barry had told us. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Did the gift promise anew beginning of love, as the month of January heralds the beginning of a new year? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It all began the day the jungle stranger came to our village and changed my path with a gift. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

‘Mike, I told you not to speak of my, ah, problem. But to answer your question: no, there still seems to be some interference with Apollo’s usual gift to me.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“It is the only gift I have,” said Baruch, “except the love of Balthamos, whom I shall never see again.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Consider this gift left behind by someone else my gift to you. Thanks for being my Last Friend.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He pulls my gift closer and digs inside the bag for the card. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It was a gift from your dads, right? What gives?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Make an emperor into a prince? Ask an emperor to travel to receive gifts? I assure you, this will not sit well with Chief Powhatan,” he says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I make pictures for the gift shop, and pictures to add to the billboard. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

From the time I was really little—maybe just a few months old—words were like sweet, liquid gifts, and I drank them like lemonade. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“By no stretch of the imagination or of standards of genius,” Sorokin concluded, “is the ‘gifted group’ as a whole gifted.’ Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I gave you a gift,” Safer calls after me softly. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t want him knowing about our . . . gift. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The guilty party was standing there watching Mrs. Moss remove my gifts, and she did not make a peep. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The club had a thing about giving one another gifts. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I hurry off to grab the gift bag from the living room. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

This new adversary possessed the gift she’d always craved, and up against it, she was nothing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“In addition to being quite social, however, you appear to be a gifted artist. Your portraits are”—she paused, rotating the drawing—“captivating. They show a depth of emotion well beyond your years.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“The widow will see you next, noble ser. Have you brought a gift for her?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Behind my closed eyes, the gift shop man’s blunt fingers pointed, accusing me of being black. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He certainly has his father’s gift for irony and occasional sarcasm. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

With my gift I accused him of being the serpent in the garden of Denmark. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Guests clap and comment as more gifts are showered on the princess. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t expect so much as a thank-you, since the gift was supposed to be from someone else. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

At the end of the year, in recognition of his remarkable gifts, William was promoted. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s the loveliest gift. No one can say this one is harmful or foolish.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He opened my Christmas gift to him and loved it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I figured Grandma was going to thank our God for the beautiful weather and the gift of spring. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Sunday afternoon, I walked down our gravel and dirt road with Abby’s gift. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

They and Myrta settled into a life marked by increasingly sparse visits from Dr. Holmes, but when he did appear, he brought warmth and gifts and entombed little Lucy in his arms. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I remember that Christmas because it was the first time my brother had used money that he had earned himself to buy us our Christmas gifts. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Just before supper, Francie distributed the gifts she had for them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a palace just ahead, sitting in the middle of the plain like a gift. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

There is no greater gift than the gift of friendship. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

If it weren’t for Nyame’s gift, which enabled me to see them, we would’ve been splattered across the stone walls several times over. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Prophecy is not an unalloyed gift,” she said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“This is your gift? A scrap of writing?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A gifted physicist, Fuchs was well liked by his fellow scientists, though they found him difficult to get to know. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled a gift bag from behind the couch. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“We got you these,” I said, giving her the vase of flowers we had bought downstairs in the gift store. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Out the window, a man in a gray sweatshirt walks down the gift shop steps. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed a store for watches, a bank, a gift shop full of antiques, a nursery school. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pa is able to get extra rice in exchange for the gifts he gives to the chief. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sensed my distrust and softened me up with the gift of a dime, then knelt and prayed for us two “poor fatherless young men,” as he called us. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a gift, he argued with himself, which meant that it was now his to do with as he pleased—to wear, or to give away. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

"Yes, rich, that's the very word I was searching for, the very word. You have a gift for words, Lord Tyrion, if I might say so. And you tell a droll tale. Droll, yes." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nurse bees, August said, had a gift for nurturing, and they fed all the baby bees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you caught that on camera. You have the unique gift of catching the truths people keep hidden.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“She didn’t need convincing. She could tell that it was time. She has that gift.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Proud of bearing so beautiful a gift the aged creature carried it to Procne, who was still wearing deep mourning for her sister and whose spirit was as mournful as her garments. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx All the gifts of life are held within our walls. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Now here’s a good time to explain that footpaths are god’s gift to people trying to travel long distances without using roads. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sheed’s speed was a natural gift, one he hoped to use as a Fry Flamingo one day. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Big Meadows had a campground, a lodge, a restaurant, a gift shop/general store, and lots and lots of people spread around a big sunny grassy space. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I have what we call a soft mouth. It’s a gift. All we retrievers have it.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

My recovery was a blessing, a gift from God and from all the people who had cared for me and prayed for me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for inviting me,” Madge says to Deb as she gives her another gift bag. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

A demonstration was impossible of course, but if they made it off the plantation they would depend on this rare gift. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

His gifts were never frivolous or the result of Saturday morning cartoon advertising, but thoughtful and delightful. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nightly nightmares of a dead girl gift wrapped in a shower curtain. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I think it’s a gift from you, Mama. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After getting the gift wrap out of my mother’s bedroom, I plopped down on my bed and wrapped up the gifts I had just bought. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to open my presents, but Mom insisted that we celebrate Christmas in the Catholic fashion, getting to the gifts only after we’d attended midnight mass. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if she had given me a great gift that she knew would please me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have never known anyone since who could rival her “gift of whistle.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The answer, surely, is that they had recendy acquired these extraordinary new gifts - the notation of music and the multiple layering of voices - and they were flexing their intellectual muscles. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

And when I lost, I was filled with growing dread, and then terror that I was no longer a prodigy, that I had lost the gift and had turned into someone quite ordinary. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She saw a beautiful feathered cloak from the Summer Isles, and took it for a gift. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Felicia could be very stubborn, too, but she had a gift that offset her stubbornness, a gift I admired very much. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never before or since has Holland been the world power it was ’ We even know what gifts they brought the Court. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let me just get it I reached into my bag and pulled out Mr. Stoll’s gift. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Bertha Jorkins, who might have ruined all, proved instead to be a gift beyond my wildest dreams ... for — with a little persuasion — she became a veritable mine of information. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The youngest of the Baratheons had been born with a gift for easy courtesy that his brother sadly lacked. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“This nice boy gives you a soda, and you trample his gift?” the nice girl said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As does your quietness. Now is the time to use your gift of silence, Pinmei.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But it comes to me now as distant hearsay, which is a gift. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After they received their gifts, they compared them. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m no good at making speeches. I haven’t got your gift for words. But you have saved me, Charlotte, and I would gladly give my life for you—I really would.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The gifts he would carry were wrapped in colored tissue paper—and in addition there was a deluxe basket of fruits done up in cellophane and a crate of late-shipped strawberries. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Don’t try. If it comes without your summoning it, it is because of need. Because someone needs your gift.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“We usually pull names and Arthur gives each of us enough to get one person in the family something special. That way everybody has a gift under the tree.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Shyly,Thomas reached into his pocket and handed her the gift. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We especially looked forward to those gift notes in our stockings. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If everyone’s making an inventory, why are we the ones getting a gift?” my dad asks. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The only difference between her fibs and mine are that hers are eerie—she’s got a gift for saying things that make you anxious. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“They are a gift,” I said, clinging to Mamá’s warm, loving grip. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“This tea is a gift from our faraway friends,” the father was saying as he handed a child a cup. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

A week later he is home again, helping Sonia and his mother decorate the tree, shoveling the driveway with his father, going to the mall to buy last-minute gifts. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It would be the same old cottage party; I would get a few generic gifts and then meet the Merritts in the therapy conference room. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The power of knowing, in that first two seconds, is not a gift given magically to a fortunate few. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A ladder and a big box of gift wrap stand in the center of the great room. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

From experience, we gain a powerful gift, the ability to act instinctively, in the moment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

So, I loaded everyone’s gifts in my trunk, climbed in the car, and drove away. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The staff doled out money for us to buy gifts for a few special people. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

"One paper stands out from the rest. It is written by a young man who has the gift of interpretation." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

On top of his papers and framed photographs is Eduardo’s goldtone ballpoint pen, obviously a family gift, maybe from high school graduation, and here’s the little boy taking it, writing slowly in the air. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no holiday in this Puritan town, no feasting, no gifts. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I dove into a gift shop, plowing through a rack of T-shirts. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Afterward, you want to show your appreciation, but you don’t have the wherewithal to make a substantial gift of money like some wealthy merchant or noble. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She might be the most gifted in her class, but she was still a student. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“A mountain of gifts! That will teach you not to lie to me again.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“If it please Your Grace, may I first present my gift?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Was it wrong to give away a gift that had only just been given him? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Though this year I was disappointed that it was only one gift. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“And you have been a gift to me as well, Amari. I’m glad we were together for this horrible journey.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I’m going to buy a prism in the gift shop, try to make a rainbow, and send an Iris-message to camp.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Gitl kept rearranging the gifts, making them seem to be twice as numerous, saying again, “Those schnorrers in Viosk will know we honor our own.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

This gift from Emmett and George came at a time when Axel’s parents were together. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He knew through his gift of prophecy that he could be defended from the Harpies by two men alone, who were among the company on the Argo—the sons of Boreas, the great North Wind. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually I got a job at a restaurant, just so I could have enough money to buy her gifts and take her out once in a while to a movie. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“You finally came. And you brought the birthday gift I made for you.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Another thing about the Academy—being gifted rarely extended to social skills. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t yet see Sarah as a gift I have given him, but one he has allowed me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Bring me your gift,” he mutters, no longer knowing what he is saying, “your one true gift, and make me always this...always so...I pray...I...” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

But the handsome man said, “I will give this man the gift, I know him not.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A small gift from the universe waiting to be discovered. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“If I try to bring you in, there’ll be hell to pay. I’ve already had to lie about that little gift I gave you last night.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No, that’s not the way it is. A gift — ” She gave up. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s his gift—a gift he’s trying to share with me through art. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

That night, a dozen or so of these young ladies in party frocks descended on my room with cake and punch and gifts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The colleges are heavy with gifts and endowments. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He must be full of fear. The gift will bring him peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Or gifts like a stick of gum, a purple lollipop. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

“This is not just any gift,” Ba whispered, and he took his sleeve and gently rubbed the surface of the stone. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Beside them stands Mr. Washburn, a tall, skinny man with a bow tie that makes his whole face look like a gift someone wrapped up real nice. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And then: "Both of my daughters are talented, sir. And both must be placed in these gifted classes." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She remembered wondering what her gift would turn out to be, and hoping for a good one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It happened on the day that he finally rolled through to give me my holiday gifts. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He told me of the language and its singing, as had my mother when she lay close to death, her one final gift to me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Then downhill swiftly they all repaired to the father’s house, and there tended him well—so well they soon could send him, with Grandfather Autolykos’ magnificent gifts, rejoicing, over sea to Ithaka. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small wonder there; Lysa was still young, and die kingdom of Mountain and Vale made a handsome wedding gift. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ben said, “I wish she had been given the gift of silence.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Some sort of gift from the gods. My mom said he fought like a swarm of bees.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

You might even say she has a gift. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

William handled the terms of the transfer, and legally the gift was in his name only. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“We were . . . smart. And I think it might be part of the Variables. But most importantly, Teresa and I have a . . . gift that made us very valuable as they designed and built this place.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Yeah, she would fit in nicely there; she and those supposedly gifted white kids who think they’re better than everybody else. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

What drove the new program forward was the return of Lawrence’s gifted team of physicists from their wartime assignments. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

We stopped in a gift shop on the wharf. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as the messengers walk away, he says in English, “Except the guns and swords. I will throw in some extra gifts instead.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was the only gift she had to give to the woman who had helped set her feet firmly on the road to freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried not to envy that Sparrow’s were—or that her gift was such a simple and beautiful one, while her own was neither. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

This was my mother’s wedding dress, a gift from my father. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dona Maria was known in Tent City as la curandera because she had a gift for curing people using different herbs and chants. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the girls were diseased, and a girl had nearly always gone away by the time her gift had incubated in a client. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a brief moment, he thought that he might try to use his gift, to call forth the vibrating power and eradicate the stinging poisonous rash on his arms. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The dog has brought all her favorite stuffed toys into Penny’s room, like gifts. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Smash this cup, and the cauldron in which I brew my beer is yours as my gift to you. Fail and you die.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Remember that pigeon Moon Girl brought me for a luck gift?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

So, destination gift shop was in full effect. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“What gift, then?” the other lady fairy asked. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They simulate a conversation, as classic style recommends, and they are gifts to the memory-challenged reader. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Rina Mashi had gone to a great deal of trouble to organize an anonymous gift exchange. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

According to the consultant, Mrs. Grace V. Mirman, the challenge for the parents of someone "highly gifted" was to find ways to keep the child engaged and stimulated. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I was thinking about maybe making little cards, seeing if I could sell them in the gift shop on Kingly Road. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can't feel my gifts anymore; the gentle hum of power just beneath my skin is gone. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The old king accepted the younger king’s gift, along with some other things—swords and cups, some girls and young men, her servants. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of Liszt’s many gifts to the musical world, arguably his most significant is what he mostly unintentionally taught this man who would eventually become his son-in-law. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

And because we sang every day and Mr. Rice was a gifted teacher, we sang surprisingly well for children who had known little music in their lives. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the kind of gift you have to accept. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“That plate was a gift from the Education Committee when Principal Peattie assumed the responsibilities of being the principal of this school,” he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Inside was a little gift for everyone, including an appropriate verse. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I hoist the suitcase onto the bed, unzip it, and, as I start to empty it, see another gift inside, carefully wrapped up in a shawl. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

There were a few gifts bought and wrapped on the fly by someone who was not me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I know Dusty showed up eventually because Ms. Willis brought our gifts to us a few days later. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“They were a gift,” I said, watching as the man squinted to avoid the glare of golden light emanating from La Llorona’s ear pendant and glinting directly into his eyes, momentarily blinding him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The answer is that the success of any kind of social epidemic is heavily dependent on the involvement of people with a particular and rare set of social gifts. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he touched each place, he said, “The seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Could he give the books away as gifts? Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She was Cassandra, Priam’s daughter, he told his wife—the Army’s gift to him, the flower of all the captive women. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was one gift, above all, that might have done that. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When I turned ten, you woke me up on my birthday by bouncing on my bed and giving me a gift certificate to the trampoline park. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Like El was some kind of gift that Lucy had always meant for me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose you might do more with your gift than heat bathwater and burn up your clothes.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He bought me cheap gifts: a glass figurine, a prickly brooch of cut glass, a silver- colored cigarette lighter. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is a wonderful gift, Dad. Thanks a lot,” Ben said looking at his father, feeling somehow transfigured and invulnerable as he zipped up the jacket that was much too large for him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, half of being gifted was just the fact that everybody expected you to be smart. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Dad drives me to the hospital and we buy flowers at the gift shop near the cafeteria. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the greatest gift has come from the church’s priest. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I covered my head with the blanket and through a hole in it I watched her, trying to see what gifts she was going to wrap. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It nearly killed my father after she left, I know it, but he continued on doing everything just as before, whistling and humming and finding little gifts for people. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I would like this magic. But I cannot release you or the bonobo. You are a gift from my men, and they will not be happy to see you set free.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Amelia had a New Year’s gift from her mother—a pair of woolen gloves, which she wrapped again in the paper they had come in and hid in her trunk. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He bought her groceries and textbooks, sent her gift certificates for department stores, took her shopping himself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

For an hour or two every Thursday, when Jalil came to see her, all smiles and gifts and endearments, Mariam felt deserving of all the beauty and bounty that life had to give. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Matthias joined in the laughter as Mr. and Mrs. Squirrel thanked Basil for the generous gift to their tiny offspring. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I follow a path too, Ekon, one that I believe will someday allow me to fulfill my most righteous work. The journey is long, but each day is a gift. And speaking of gifts...” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It is enough to receive the gift of Faith. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The boys bother us no more and we wear our shoes with the rubber tires the few weeks to Easter when the St.Vincent de Paul Society gives us the gift of boots. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Cicero’s gift for invective was as important then as it is to speakers today. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

"Some in science, some in sports, some in leadership. And yet, as different as each of your gifts is, together you form one body, an intricate part of one machine." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We will give you gifts,” the young king said, “splendid tribute in sign of our great respect for the honorable Scyldings.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Lady,” I pleaded, “it would be a wondrous gift. I would be so grateful.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Foreign-based executives of the Korean National Insurance Corporation, the state monopoly that orchestrated the fraud, prepared a special birthday gift. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

If only I can wrap everything that I’m experiencing and place it in a box as a gift for her. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I begged my parents, “Leave those two at home! They do nothing but make noise and try to take the gifts I’ve received.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Kindly rejoin your teammates. And thank you for participating in the first-ever Library Olympiad. You and your teammates will receive lovely parting gifts.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

She was an extraordinarily clever and gifted person, whose potential was limited because of her family’s meager resources. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all deceivers and spies, trained to prey on people like him, people without their unnatural gifts. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what that meant, and was so swept up by his generous gift that I did not give it much thought. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My last gift before the party is a book called The Mayor of Castro Street. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

They felt momentarily young and untroubled, almost like teen-age lovers, and they instinctively shied away from talking much for fear of upsetting this fragile miracle, a gift they had never expected to receive. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cowboy’s Gifts Our cowboy likes to bring us gifts. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s a gift, for all your hard work,” she says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Oliver, who had spent quite a bit of time contemplating what he was going to get for Christmas, just remembered he was expected to give gifts as well. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

‘One only of us is an Elf, Legolas from the Woodland Realm in distant Mirkwood. But we have passed through Lothlórien, and the gifts and favour of the Lady go with us.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I always have. But my gift doesn’t fix twisted things.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Until today, I didn’t realize what a beautiful and wonderful gift this is. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to believe we barely knew each other when I first arrived, after only exchanging occasional gifts and letters over the years. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Ruby’s gift, too, was an extension of her nature: Bonfire, blazing like a beacon, burning like a wildfire out of control. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I finally give up the search, resigned to the fact that the gift is lost forever. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I have brought another gift for the queen of my heart,” Xaro announced. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His music, drawn by light touches, holds together by some mysterious link between them - and by his gift of luminous clear-sightedness. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

My gift in the woods that even he looked up to and he was the best there ever was. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tell her how mean she is, how she gave back my gift. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to convince them, using every argument I could think of along with gifts and pressure, even bringing my political power to bear, but it was all in vain. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of the gifts had names on them. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knows this is a gift, a message of fitting in. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“If she sells those things for money to live, there’s nothing wrong in it. They are gifts freely given, and hers to do with as she pleases.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As I said it, I hoped with every inch of me that this wouldn’t be a parting gift. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Consider these new clothes a gift,” she says, “to make up for all the birthdays I’ve missed.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

But the warehouse where she’d stored the rest had been unaccountably “robbed”—of furniture, appliances, and most of those silver anniversary gifts. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, while her father and stepmother and stepsisters sat together in the parlor, exclaiming over the gifts he had brought them from Seatown, Ash slipped away from them all. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi pointed out another gift and told Beto to give it to Henry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a gift—from whom or what, I couldn’t say—and thankfulness is what I felt. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Von Rumpel’s particular gift is for diamonds: he can facet and polish stones as well as any Aryan jeweler in Europe, and he often spots fakes at a glance. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He accepted the gifts with thanks and invited us in for a drink of sweet tea. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t every day that she could hear them, so she knew the noise was a gift. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He sells the few things he owns: his bed, a gift from his mother; his leather jacket, a gift from his dead uncle; his rustic armoire, where he hangs his clothes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But after he chased her through the house naked, it didn’t seem worth it, and eventually she told Galen she didn’t want any more gifts. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I unwrapped his gift, squealing with delight at the tiny gold hoop earrings. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a gifted way of speech,” he said. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had given him my most valuable gift, one that could never be taken back. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered Hamlet’s gift, which I had thrust into my pocket as I ran. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The biography kicks in, a welcome gift from the not-me part of the mind. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“This is a pouch woven from seriously cool fabric—a gift from a friend of mine.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A brass plaque on the door said, “This ambulance is a gift of the British residents of Brazil.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Without a word, Shady and Jinx hid the empty bottles and various other gifts of payment in the hay of the wheelbarrow and headed back into town, both tired and on edge. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When Malcolm X next came to my room in the Hotel Wellington, I said, “I’ve gotten something for you to take to Attallah and Qubilah for Christmas gifts,” and I “walked” out the dolls. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Her main interests are baking and church. She thinks her piecrust recipe is a personal gift from Jesus himself. If you ask me, the crust is the worst part of a pie. Nan cook much?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She’s probably telling her that she stopped by only to drop off the gift, that she has another obligation. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was always on the edge, trying to hold on to the rim of the family with what gifts he had—care, and reason, application. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He wanted so badly to show you the gift. And I felt a need to find my way by myself. I have been here before, but it was a long time ago.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We begin with the academic-achievement award winner. She will receive a fifty-dollar gift card to Brick City Books and a custom bronze plaque sponsored by Royal Crown Trophies. And the winner is...” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And now returning to my desk I noticed his gift of Douglass' portrait was gone. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the gifts he received were the ones he could appreciate. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Except for the salve, which she’d smeared on daily out of desperation, she pushed the gifts to the back of her drawer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I got on our deck Hamilton gave me a bottle of rum to take back up as a thank-you gift. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

But Chief merely gave them a case of red wine as a gift, and said vaguely to Obinze, “Come and see me next week.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I dumped my shopping bags in my closet and sat down at my desk with Jenna’s gift. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Yesterday brought no such gift from the gods, nor will tomorrow. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Her cook prepared for Woody a special meal of teriyaki fish, its sauce enriched by the gift of sugar, and Toyo served it on one of her few remaining treasures, a fine set of porcelain. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother hoped her gift would prevent other families from having to go through what we’d suffered. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s why they have gift shops,” she said, and put one arm around me while her other one held her travel bag. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Vanessa is a singer. She’s got a gift from the good Lord himself,” Mrs. Walton chimes in. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When he returned he would bring back gifts: slippery, shiny silks, or thick woolen tweeds, or toy dolls made of pale, cold porcelain. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alexander Robinson, the man who led the choir, recognized the youngster’s musical gifts and her eagerness to learn and to perform. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Man o’ War became a franchise of sorts for his owner, producing a long string of gifted runners whose winner’s circle visits made Riddle one of the most photographed men in sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alice began to find gifts—in her sewing basket, in her worn-out purse, under her pillow—two cinnamon pinks, a bluebird’s tailfeather, half a stick of green sealing wax, a stolen handkerchief. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Some Domish boy. He squires for the big knight they call Greenguts. I told him he could give his gift to me and I’d deliver it, but he wouldn’t have it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The gift of boats comforted him much, not least because there would now be no need to decide his course for some days. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Around Cange people whispered that it was obvious Farmer had the gift of healing, but they added, “Doktè Paul works with both hands”—that is, both with medical science and with the magic of sorcery. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

For a moment I wonder if Bedi Ma'am is upset that I gave her gift away. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Dries tells his parents of Theo: “The longer you know him the more you like him, and I am learning to appreciate his great gifts and talents more every day.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A gift from the greatest generation—the guys who saved the world! 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When I got older and more scientific, I received no more gifts from her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Tycho was not about to make a gift of his life’s work to a much younger potential rival. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look upon Thy miraculous gift. This wretched boy has given the world a smile!” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I think he may have bought the gifts long ago but wanted desperately for us still to like them, still to like him. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed the street and dipped into a gift shop on the corner. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“You see, Mr. Davis? It is perfect. These gifts would show him you support his choices, and he’ll see how much you care. How you want to do right by him.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The gifts in a basket over my arm, I stood at the bottom of Perilee’s steps. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” Augustus said, like it was not the best gift ever. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

They had already had snacks, gone to the bathroom, and wandered through all the gift shops, and Uncle Iman’s plane was still not here. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He certainly had a gift for guilt-tripping others, but he saved a lot of it for himself. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It was her gift, her secret, her plan. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“If you was really smart as you think you is, you’d quit looking for answers inside your own head and start looking for ’em in God’s gifts. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Now, that writer understood the gift of punctuation! Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe seemed glad to see him as well as the gift. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“But I would like to take my gifts,” Milo insisted. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

We believe that cows are a gift from God. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think it might be a gift of pity, because she knows I have no other friends. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, there’s a slap in the face of the Elf King! Ghohg is returning your gift! Ha! To show he’s displeased! What an insult!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Still, I think of him as a hero, yet another one of those special gifts from God sent to ferry me over a rough spot in my life’s path. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Peaches gave them her whole two hundred dollars wedding gift money, which J.T. said he was going to pay back but I know he didn’t have a job. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Are people "lowly gifted"? Or "medium gifted"? Or just "gifted"? It's possible that all labels are curses. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was a magnificent thing, a gift from Domingo on Yeste’s wedding day. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the same kind of jittery excitement that I experienced every Christmas morning in anticipation of all those gifts. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And as to stratagems, no man would claim Odysseus’ gift for those. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman deftly plucks out the few she needs, and then presses into Orleanna’s hand a gift: the tiny wooden okapi, perfectly carved. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He gave me his mantle as a gift in return.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The others Harold pays for, with the understanding that it’s a birthday or Christmas present, or an anniversary gift. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I call it a blessing, a gift from God, and a miracle. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Did Mrs. Moss threaten to burn your Christmas gifts?” she asked. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was beyond his control, and though this was due to the natural parameters of his gift and no personal failing, it didn't spare him Minya’s judgment. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Now Henry watched Naomi as she took the laundry down from the line, admiring how her body moved under the thin yellow dress, the dress she’d made from his Christmas gift. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Alexander’s gift for them is up in his room. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“They sent you a gift, too. I don’t know what it is, though.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Beware of Qartheen bearing gifts, especially merchants of the Thirteen. There is some trap here. Perhaps these ships are rotten, or...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Otto fought to hide how unimpressed he was by the gift. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The rules said he and Felix couldn’t buy gifts for other people. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I put everything back into the gift bag, even the tissue paper, and put it on my bookshelf. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was the first gift he had ever been given. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

How was it possible that so gifted a man had wound up in Lansing? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard from the family grapevine that his gift left her speechless. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gelding was mine, a gift from a great-uncle on my mother’s side. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"Leftover cases from an imported gift sent straight to our glorious Elector himself. Goes until six o'clock." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Loki presented Sleipnir to Odin as a gift, the best horse among gods and men. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I awaited Grandma India's special desserts and the gift opening that followed. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A golden amphora your mother gave for this—Hephaistos’ work, a gift from Dionysos. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she sends another gift: A ragged old sheet comes floating down. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It begins to look, more and more disturbingly, as if the gift of language is the single human trait that marks us all genetically, setting us apart from all the rest of life. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel like she done just given me a gift. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Technically, Mozart’s approach was similar to Haydn’s - the same orchestra, the same chords, the same architecture - but he had the melodic gift of a god. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He was a gifted investigator, but he’d recently washed out of the bureau for failing to file reports and meet regulations. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She is a trained singer and gifted dancer who radiates energy onstage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The sidewalk was lined with those little stuffed beanbag animals you see in gift shops. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“The gift of Periclymenus... I think, I think he was a son of Poseidon, I mean Neptune, I mean...” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Remembering from last year how Haymitch’s gifts are often timed to send a message, I make a note to myself. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had lifelong correspondents, he had fans, he had critics, he had people who wrote asking to meet him, to give him gifts, to take his photograph. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the godspawn had magical gifts, though some of their abilities deserved the term gift more than others. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Dignity is a state of mind, just like freedom. These are both precious gifts from God that no one can take away unless you allow them to.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His undoubted gifts as an anatomist allowed him to get away with the most barefaced dishonesties. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

If I could reach backward somehow to give Father just one gift, it would be the simple human relief of knowing you’ve done wrong, and living through it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Schools for the gifted are few and far between. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

He held out a package, a gift, like he thought it was enough to win me over. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Yet Farmer had that special gift to make you feel he was creating a club that consisted just of him and you. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to be extraordinarily gifted, and she took all her classes in private with Sister Ailan. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Before he knew it, Bobby’s winnings from Reykjavik were beginning to diminish, and yet he saw that Rader and Armstrong were flying all over the world, entertaining lavishly, and proffering gifts to world leaders. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Such would be the gift of a dying man. But you shall live, Adaon.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She says he’s smuggled in a little gift every day. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Christmas morning there was a mountain of gifts under the tree. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The trip from London was an unexpected gift from his boss, Professor J. T. Randall. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It would take too much out of him—it would, in Leader’s words, spend his gift—and it would hamper their progress. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“He has a gift of resigned loyalty without hope of reward. He’s maybe a much better man than either of us could dream of being.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The whole way home, Suesetta and I talk about what we want for Christmas and what we’re going to buy as gifts for our family and friends. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had so many gifts for his Cuban hosts that they couldn’t all fit in his bag. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Then she introduced Mrs. Cole to the gifted and talented students and said they were a very special bunch of children. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was rather amazed at the sheer size of the gift. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She pulled a wrapped gift from her backpack. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

When Father sent me away to East Prussia, they sneaked over the night before and brought me sweets and gifts. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But the only thing in the living room is debris: price tags from all the gifts they’ve packed for their relatives, plastic hangers, cardboard from shirts. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They give me a handful of gift certificates, a TV for my room, ice skates, and a sketch pad with charcoal pencils. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He even presented members of the press with valuable gifts, including Seabiscuit’s shoes cast in silver. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My prayers worked, and Dad came home with a paper bag full of gifts. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

This is the real birthday gift of her dreams. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“We are not all wired to be gifted artists.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Miss Mallory set her book in her lap to study the gift once more, staring back at her from atop the picnic table. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Let’s not forget how highly gifted the C group was. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The hotels were jumping on each other, and there was bumff from like the casinos and mud slides and the gift shops and places where you could rent extra arms. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Regina knew that Bobby was intellectually gifted, but at first she didn’t consider him a “prodigy.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them stayed on grants as large as principalities, given to them by Spanish kings who had not the faintest idea of the gift. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Wedding gifts,” she said, holding the silver, “from my parents.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Still, it was a gift from he whom I worshipped most in this world; and I determined that my mother and I should benefit from it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even think our gifts from the Seasons will work. I couldn’t get the bakery box from Spring to open, and the only stuff around here is rocks and the big ole fire.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And at that moment El-ahrairah heard the voice of Frith calling, ‘Where is El-ahrairah? For all the others have taken their gifts and gone and I have come to look for him.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one side of the young mouse the gifts from Squire Julian Gingivere, Captain Snow and the shrews were piled high; on the other was his sword, reflecting the rays of the afternoon sun. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

This was a blessing, bright, vivid, and exhilarating;—not like the ponderous gift of gold: rich and welcome enough in its way, but sobering from its weight. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

All this, the goddess purred, because your mother was greedy and cursed you with the gift of finding riches. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Boy, this is the King's Hand. If his lordship wants this helm, make him a gift of it. He honors you by asking." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was twelve and going into the ninth grade of what would today be called a “gifted” program, while many of the other kids my age were just going into the seventh. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, we put flowers or dolls or other little gifts on the graves of people we knew, but we never stayed to talk. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been pondering. Sweet, think back. Did Lucinda give you a new gift when she made you happy about being obedient?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You bought me a really stupid wedding gift.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The article claimed Mr. Freeman is a gifted genius who has devoted his life to education. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s odd to hear; most of the Folk are musically gifted, but I like her tune better for being imperfect. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Because of what they gave her they called her Pandora, which means “the gift of all.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I left, he presented me with a gift: an automatic pistol and two hundred rounds of ammunition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood at his front door, sweaty and stinky, clutching a bag of gifts. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened, the Cowboys had just gotten a wonderful gift. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I was thinking that since it’s your eighteenth birthday, I’d really like to give you the best gift I can think of as you enter legal manhood and everything.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Note: I mailed this singular monograph to the library as a gift; however, I am not really certain that it was ever accepted. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm still amazed by this unexpected gift for Starry. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had named the flag as a young man, when he received it as a gift, and flew it on his ship during the 1820s and 1830s. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

But the gift was what Father would have called a fairy trifle. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Perry was not a gifted liar, or a prolific one; however, once he had told a fiction he usually stuck by it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When inventors created new machines that could be used for encryption, William’s gift came into its own. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I fold it into an envelope and make my way to her house, the gifts tucked under my arm. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Long before, Deianira had heard what her gift had done to him and had killed herself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They put on their most cheerful expressions, bring flowers and gifts for birthdays and holidays and are always ready to do what they can. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I told my mother that we met the GUESS? staff, and how they surprised us with gifts and gave us a brief history of the company. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure which “it” he meant—Momma’s letters and now her interference, him acting like a spoiled baby and not opening my gift, or Nan and our next move. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The crier soon came, leading that man of song whom the Muse cherished; by her gift he knew the good of life, and evil—for she who lent him sweetness made him blind. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Certainly I could,” Sparrow replied, a tartness in her tone that had not been there when she was speaking with Sarai, “if my gift were conjuring seeds from thin air.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“She asked the gift for herself, not for her father.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was always leaving little gifts in Nate’s tent—a pair of wool socks, a tin canteen. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a gift,” answered Maya, not even meaning to be funny. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Court clothes, for all our party. Fine woolens, velvets, silken cloaks. One does not come before a queen looking shabby ... nor empty-handed. The magister has been kind enough to provide us with suitable gifts.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It had been her wish when she was little, before her gift manifested and stole her last hope of it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Dothraki did not buy or sell, but they gave gifts and received them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

People leave gifts on our doorstep all the time, like flowers and sweets for the wonderful things he has done for them. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He seemed to see, in their closeness, proof of his own good choice, as though he had knowingly brought a gift to his family, a buffer between his wife and daughter. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And I saw Khloris, that most lovely lady, whom for her beauty in the olden time Neleus wooed with countless gifts, and married. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If would-be artists sense that their gifts are not large enough to succeed as painters, sculptors, or architects, they may take up one of the countless special fields known collectively as “the applied arts.” History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shanta first, a big wedding which lasted for many days, plenty of gifts and feasts, diamond earrings, a gold necklace, as befitted the daughter of the village headman. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I wasn’t insulted because I wasn’t gifted. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Why wouldn’t Mummy go with me, if the trip was a gift from Granddad? We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Polyneices won her over to his side by bribing her with the wonderful necklace that had been the wedding gift of his ancestress Harmonia, and she made her husband go to the war. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never had a gift but one, to know when the great wheel gives to a touch, to know and act. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

As in all happy Christmas homes, the gifts were under the tree. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diego sat with the book in his lap, just staring at it for a moment before opening the rest of his gifts. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Before climbing back in the van, I gave Rose a quick hug and handed her the gift I brought for her. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

For some reason I don’t want to tell him that the picture is a gift for Grandpa. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He was already looking at the instructions on how to put it together while I opened my gift. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Soon afterward Holmes brought an unexpected but welcome gift to the family of his assistant, Benjamin Pitezel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

‘Here is the gift of Celeborn and Galadriel to the leader of your Company,’ she said to Aragorn, and she gave him a sheath that had been made to fit his sword. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Speaking of redundancies, think twice before using expressions like advance reservations, final conclusion, foreign import, free gift, prerecorded, refer back, or safe haven. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gogol had been asked to write numbers on squares of paper, one set to tape onto the gifts and another to pass around, folded up in a drawstring pouch, to the guests. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Championship, Buschke gave him a $100 gift certificate, and he took months to select his gift books, picking nothing but the best. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And thanks for the great gifts,” I added, and then ran off to get ready. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There are things he wants to prove to me, gifts he wants to bestow, services he wants to render, tendernesses he wants to inspire. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“On the house. A ‘welcome to San Francisco’ gift for a budding Poe enthusiast.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Here was my squad leader, for whom I had no love, giving me what felt like one of the greatest gifts I had ever received. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

His name was Polly, of course, and he was our birthday gift. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And Granddaddy’s gift did arrive at the end of the week, although we all came to wish soon enough that it had not. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Sky showered Beauty with gifts of his loveliest objects—the sun, the moon, the clouds, the stars. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Late in January my mother sent me a gift certificate and some pictures of the baby. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Reaching beneath his seat, he pulls out a red gift bag creased with use and drops it onto the dashboard. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I guess it was really a gift for me, though. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The big family gift was a hot tub. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But often there was truth at the heart of local legends—people who had been born with gifts that their countries didn’t understand. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It’s the first gift I’ve gotten from someone who is not my mom or my dad, and I plan on keeping it preserved on my nightstand, pretty paper untouched. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Bobby really didn’t need Lombardy since their styles were so dissimilar. Lombardy was an enormously gifted, intuitive positional player but not a well-prepared player like Bobby. Bobby’s strength was the inexorability of his tactics.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But maybe Father Cham's gift was less ordinary than he thought. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I'd have chosen other artists, but I was grateful for the gift. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She closed her laptop, which had been given to her as a gift from the inventor Daedalus last summer. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I got a nice watch and a new wallet—“grown-up gifts,” my dad called them. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

My mother sent me another Easy-Bake oven for my birthday along with some other gifts. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe it will be a merrow, and he will give her the gift of breathing underwater and a crown of pearls and take her to his bed under the sea. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sarai told Lazlo some of the better gifts she knew from Great Ellen, and slipped in among them a girl who could make things grow and a boy who could bring rain. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

If that’s all that we are—those shadow moments and a bag of gag gifts—then how foolish of me to think I deserved anything of him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Not in the way that causes sponsors to rain gifts on you. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“They spend their lives fighting against priests and then give prayerbooks as gifts.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I knew it was important, a message of some sort, a gift from the jungle stranger. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Roger, I’m offering you a gift much more valuable than a bottle of water. Self-reliance.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The beautiful shield, a gift from my brother, was badly damaged. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Kimberly anxiously stood at the bottom of the stairs while Don went up to present the gift, wrapped in sparkly paper. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Down below, Spurge protested, “I am here on behalf of the king of Elfland! Bringing a gift of peace!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But saving two children is not enough when God has gifted you with so much. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The next day Nurse Evil finds another reason to leave me a note: I stare at the note, remembering that Carla had said the same thing as she was leaving: Life is a gift. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Douglas, I know that Otis Bottom is a wonderful reader. It's a gift that he has. You may have different gifts. But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't try to read aloud.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You come from a long line of curanderas, healers of the people. Your Abuelita Remedies has been using her gift all her life. When the time comes, you’ll know exactly what to do with this.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The results were somewhat startling: the highly gifted kids in the study weren't much more likely to become prominent intellectuals than normal kids. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

His mother gave him the gift of music and Thrace where he grew up fostered it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rondon’s gifts of metal tools were a persuasive means of communication, allowing him to forge a fragile friendship. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He had been a sly child, but after his mischiefs he always looked contrite; it was a gift he had. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’d give up bubble tea and half-price tunics and seven of my eight Hanukkah gifts if it meant Dad didn’t travel so much. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The rest of the year, I wondered if the point of Christmas was just spending money and getting fat and opening gifts. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

We were black kids, and he expected us to be in his gift shop to steal. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t any longer a gifted, powerful minister leading a community in a struggle for social change. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paths of the body were long, but the paths of the spirit were short, and the vadzimu had gathered to witness her gift, and to protect their wandering child. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember, these are gifts, and we could take them back real easy. So what do you say?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was the rarest of gifts, and Korako had monitored the babies closely for any sign of it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It had made me a gift of meat. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Watch this. My gift is in my hands, too.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She fingered the red coral pendant on her necklace - a gift from Percy when they started dating. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Don’t she care at all if folks talk? Hadn’t she done enough already, without acceptin’ an expensive gift like that from a man with a reputation so bad it rides ahead of him?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Parents who couldn’t show up at the ceremony in Chicago might buy a gift, might slip their kid a little money. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

A friend presented her with an exuberant Dalmatian as a gift. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A gift,” I echoed blankly, then recalled what Raizel had told me in class. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then there were the men gifts—belts and credit card wallets from the sons-in-law. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And then an unexpected gift comes to him, something he hadn’t even thought to hope for. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Guests like ourselves no lord will turn away; each one will make one gift, at least, to carry home with us: tripod or cauldron wrought in bronze, mule team, or golden cup.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s probably another supplicant,” Cyril said, “come to beg you to take away a gift you gave her at birth.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Here, migrants hope to cross during daylight, because residents are likely to bring gifts to the tracks. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“You know I convinced him to go out for the football team last year? He thinks he’s such a gift to women, but he was nothing without me.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well then. Once you do that, you give the person a gift. Best if you’re familiar with the person—then you’ll know what they like.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I liked the way we did everything the same as we had the previous year, including opening one gift on Christmas Eve and the rest before breakfast the next morning. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“She was born with a gift,” Hestia said. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

And then they were out of the House on the Rock, walking past the gift store and heading back into the parking lot. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“They’re amateurs compared to us. We can teach you to use your gifts with the precision of a scalpel.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The club seemed to really enjoy their gifts, even before I explained what the drachmas were. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Viola was working in the kitchen but had received her gifts of snuff and a thick red flannel petticoat from Mother earlier in the day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She was showing me her wardrobe, gifts from friends to help her adjust to her new life. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His name was Anderson and he had little gift for communication. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing he needed was for a bunch of upstart sophomores to start thinking they were God’s gift to rowing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They had made us their secret project, with members of the nationwide organization mailing gifts and loving notes from across the country to be presented to us that evening. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the gift shop, Gogol buys a postcard of the house and a ballpoint pen disguised as a quill. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

So to be left really alone is like a gift of civil rights. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be a burden similar to one of Lucinda’s wedding gifts. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because her gift had forced her—and allowed her—to know them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Around my waist, I tied the drawstring purse with Amma’s gift of money. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Next, he broke off some bread, a chunk that he would have been excited to share with his siblings if a relative had visited and brought it as a gift. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There would be gifts, new things, special food. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Personally, I’m hoping nobody’s home. We walk in, find Percy and Annabeth, destroy the Doors of Death, and walk out. Maybe stop at the gift shop.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Born into a life of sumptuous privilege–his grandfathers were dukes, respectively, of Devonshire and Kent–he was the most gifted English scientist of his age, but also the strangest. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was a Christmas gift from my real dad. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

There are no restaurants and lodges, no gift shops and hamburger stands, not even any paved roads or public phones. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t restrain his pride at the success of his gift, at the princess’s courageous receiving of it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I present this gift to First Turkey. On behalf of the Water Monster of the Agave Pond, through Nathan, made by my family, a sash.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He told Severo that his doubts had been well founded and that in his daughter’s stomach he had found the same lethal substance as in the gift of brandy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here there is no good name for my gift, so it died without a proper ceremony. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d been aloof on and off through dinner, and he was fairly sure she saw his gifts as over the line. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In frustration, Regina registered Bobby in a school for gifted children. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“She wanted to tell you all this herself, but I figured I’d cover some of it since the old bird hasn’t got much strength. So do you understand your gift?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He tries not to think too hard about his face on chocolate bars and thongs in Buckingham gift shops. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I approached to take it: a welcome gift it was. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Athenians gladly received the many gifts she bestowed upon them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why we even bother hiding things from you. We could never keep birthday or Christmas gifts a secret. You always found what you were getting.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“As I recall you didn’t seem all that thrilled when you opened your father’s gift.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

When we came home to our bigger new apartment, we found a gift—a blender—from my best friend, and a check from The Atlantic waiting for us. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was far too dangerous for any sane person to wield; her gifts might have destroyed her by this point. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I believed the Preacher when he told me what I got was a gift from the Lord, but that didn’t mean I didn’t have no doubts ’bout it from time to time. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Conversation with The Mac I brought you a gift, he says, handing you a box wrapped in gift paper. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It came in a large crate with ventilation holes, always a promising sign in a gift. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And: How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given . The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among Korean Air flight crews, the expectation on layovers used to be that the junior officers would attend to the captain to the point of making him dinner or purchasing him gifts. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe trade Jazz and me in for a little dog, or an everlasting gift card for Macy's, or something. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The ball plopped into Brown’s hands, a gift, an absolute gift, and he had a clear path down the left sideline. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Rishi, I’m sorry if I seemed ambivalent at the restaurant before. What you did, that gift...” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Voldemort was sent to persuade people to part with their treasures for sale by the partners, and he was, by all accounts, unusually gifted at doing this.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Adams said that Washington had “the gift of taciturnity,” meaning he had an instinct for the eloquent silence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Shin was repulsed by his father’s gift and, although hungry, gave it away. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I am Lucinda, the fairy, and I am going to give you the most wondrous gift.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But now my brothers are asking, What'd you bring me, and my uncle is pulling gifts from his pockets, from his leather briefcase, from inside his socks. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

But there on the Maple River, not far from Alice, the gift of it was coming back. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lover alone possesses his gift of love. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like having a gift that’s locked in a glass box. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I have a gift in life,” he says. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Next we opened gifts, and I received a tiny brown bag of licorice from the three youngest boys, who had pooled their resources to buy it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

"Each one of you has a gift," he begins. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

All gave assent, then home they went to rest; but young Dawn’s finger tips of rose, touching the world, roused them to make haste to the ship, each with his gift of noble bronze. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I could have one, maybe friends would all bring me gifts as well. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Yet the ever-increasing demands of her work raised her gift to a whole new level. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I guess everybody has to have a gift shop. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

They knew about the T-shirts and small gifts, but not the money. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

"Well,” he said finally, "it’ s not a gift for boatbuilding, is it?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She could think of no nicer Yulemas gift than for Cain to be found dead the next morning. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She left it hanging in the air, and then said, “Hey, speaking of tomorrow, as thanks for your hard work and dedication on this remarkable evening, I would like to give you a small gift.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

But Ben knew that the only child who could influence the battle at all was lying in bed awaiting the gift of courage. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But getting to drive Miss Volker was as good as a birthday gift, because her small Catholic church was out in the country and must have been about a half-hour trip. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The fact that he put lots of time and thought into the gift selection made me feel that despite the way he had behaved, maybe he really did love me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I gave them the gift of being together always. They can go nowhere without each other. Isn’t it splendid?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s your birthday gift from Lola and me, a little early.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She also liked the idea of passing it on as a gift after a successful operation—a variation on the Aerodrome Drop-Off Principle. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He put his hand to one side, palm up, for a gift. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth was the first one out of the school when the Vanderbeekers were done with gift wrapping. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I watched sullenly as he loudly appreciated my gift and made a joyous mess of himself. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at it, confused, until the Huntsman told her it was a gift from the wood nymphs, who had visited during the night. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I will give the man the gift on the morrow,” she announced as she was breaking her fast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Not that he lacked the gift or could not develop the skill, but it disturbed him profoundly, and he could not take it for granted. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Today it has 100 motels and 400 gift shops. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now it all makes sense: the gifts of food and animal furs, the sudden peace between us. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“This Porsche was a gift from an antique car dealer,” Scythe Curie explained to her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes the best gifts are the ones you weren’t expecting.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

My father used to surprise us with small gifts, perhaps a piece of paper from the factory, or a pen, or a coin for each of us to spend on a pack of peanuts. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then we sang the hymn that goes All God’s gifts around us are sent from heaven above, so thank the Lord, thank the Lord, for a-a-all his love. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Or had I best join fortunes with a suitor, the noblest one, most lavish in his gifts? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

These birds are a big gift to the gray skies of Los Angeles. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This is your journey, your batde. Be brave. Find your gift. Use it to save what you love.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Izzy started to sit down, but halfway he got up again and added, "Consider it a gift to everyone from the best man." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I loved the nurse and I thought she did a lot of special things so I told her in a whisper I snuck in to the gifted and talented speech. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had gone again after Christmas, and the new gifts got to be just ordinary things lying around with the things you’d had forever and forever. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit,” the bishop said as I stood before him with my hands clasped. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The Navy may have wanted a back door to William, but what they got in February 1923 was a gifted expert in her own right. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Ted didn’t really worry me; he seemed harmless enough with his promises of salvation and spiritual gifts and everlasting life and whatnot. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe the roses were a token from the Virgencita, a small light in her otherwise gloomy existence, a gift to brighten her spirits. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

When I saw how angry Auntie Fatmata was, I said, “Look, Auntie Fatmata, I have a gift for you. It’s a white person’s magazine and it has many wonderful pictures.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slipped on the work gloves that had been a gift from Charlie’s mother and reached into an old lard bucket filled with dark objects. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t have the money to buy him something flashy, but my parents don't really drop bank on gifts either. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I was pleased that Perilee had accepted my gift of that chair, paid for with my newspaper story money. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Pitipiti went to take gifts to the children, but she was rebuffed by the new wife. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The man had brought her a gift of great value. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had to be some way to cash in on Jake’s newfound gift. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

And he was surprised that DP sold gift certificates. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I have a box full of all the ideas in the world,” said Milo, proudly holding up the gift King Azaz had given him. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even the most gifted of lawyers, equipped with the best of family lessons, cannot escape the limitations of their generation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It is no courtesy to turn gifts away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had a mammoth’s fossilized footprint and rock candy in the gift shop. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I took her the huge dictionary that she had bought as a birthday gift for Daddy Clidell and laid it on the bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gifts are all unwrapped now and Natalie is looking at them. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess he knows more about Cajuns than anyone living, but I remembered with longing other gifts of Doctor St. Martin. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if he had found something like that, would he really have tried to pass it off as a gift? Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It had begun with Christmas and the gift of dolls. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman with great gifts in math, music, and languages, Meyer had worked as a Navy code breaker since 1918, and in the early 1920s she was creating new codes for them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He stacked up the gift cards and put them away in his pocket to pore over later. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I have been told by family members that I inherited my gift of spelling from my grandmother. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if it was a gift from someone important. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I was in my gifted class when I started hiccuping, which made the others laugh. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Rather than hitting flesh, he knocked out of my hand the glass thermos bottle that my friend Mr. Luftig had given me as a parting gift. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She should not be giving me gifts, not after I left her and my father. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

That way, I thought, if they got caught, they could just tell the cops, “Hey, it was a gift. We ain’t no thieves.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I started pulling newspapers off and could tell that their gift was real heavy. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Only let me load your car with gifts and fine ones, you shall see. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The materials for this story are taken from two poets, the Greek Aeschylus and the Roman Ovid, separated from each other by four hundred and fifty years and still more by their gifts and temperaments. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He plucks the mystery gift from his backpack and wades back toward me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a very common gift. Harry, this is bad.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Ah...it wasn’t a new gift, just an ordinary command. Don’t be happy about being obedient, Ella. Be whatever you feel about it.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Where is Mother?” asked Meg, as she and Jo ran down to thank her for their gifts, half an hour later. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bribes and gifts to officials such as Boyle were routine, while the nature of the work gave him inside information about land that became available at knockdown prices. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I got such a kick out of all those free gifts showering on to us. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I hope Ghohg will be impressed by our gift and our best wishes. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She became visible at once and stepped forward smiling happily, because Yambe-Akka was merry and lighthearted and her visits were gifts of joy. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that home, the one across the stone path, on the other side of the fence, that was a gift to Byrd, wasn’t it? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They bought small gifts for their Flittman cousins and something for Sissy’s baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theresa gives Nat my father’s gift—a book about birds with an enormous index. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Parent-condoned sibling cruelty was a rare gift, and not to be wasted. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

My gift from Cecile was a secondhand copy of Things Fall Apart I raised it up to show him. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

At first he acted as if he didn’t want to celebrate it, but when Miep arrived with a large shopping bag overflowing with gifts, he was as excited as a little kid. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he will not condemn them for holding his gift of life so lightly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Every evening during the pre-Christmas season, we would bake cookies and sit at the dining room table to have cookies and milk while Grandma read to us and we made gifts for each other. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Luck gift. God’s got you tight, now. I’m getting close to God.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were like gifts to the lonely boy; he read them over again and again, and then placed them carefully in the big envelope containing the President’s letter. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in the café, Mabel isn't in the booth but she's not at our table either, so I slip her bell inside the bag with the other gifts and wait. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The house was filled with gifts meant as amends. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She went into her room and opened the trunk, and there at the bottom were her books of fairy tales, her mother's herbal, and the medallion — Sidhean's final gift to her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a brilliant gift for minding his own business. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He held a grudge about as well as he held his liquor, and he had a gift for making Kaz’s victories sound like they belonged to everyone. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You may be small in size, but your legless little life is a great gift to our understanding of the scientific method. And also our ability to pass seventh grade.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"The best gift of all is...the very best...the very best gift of all is...to give up your gift." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Later I remembered that he spoke in French, and I wondered if he meant to show me that he had noticed my gift of the pansies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Children opened gifts and played with dyed hard-boiled eggs. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He desperately wanted to ask what it all meant—powers, gifts, blood of Pylos. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Surely he’ll say the things he’s always told me, like how music makes him feel closer to God and that my talent is a gift from Allah. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He’s just sitting in the chair with his eyes closed and a slight smile tugging at his lips—I swallow and say, “Thanks for the gift,” and he opens his eyes to look at me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He held her as though she was a gift. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like I was a gift she had always wanted. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Often in their hearts they thanked the Lady of Lórien for the gift of lembas, for they could eat of it and find new strength even as they ran. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The holidays are a time for families to get together, open gifts, and eat food that has been lovingly prepared. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They cooked special things for her; searched for gifts that they hoped would break the spell. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to wait until Deb opens my gift. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was a heady feeling, even though my gifts were paltry next to those of Justice, who inherited an entire herd. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw a poster once in a gift shop,” Abby continued. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I opened a new ivory writing tablet and a case of pens and pencils, a gift from my aunt for my fifteenth birthday. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I devised this scavenger hunt with the hope that anyone who made it to this point would appreciate my gift as the treasure it truly is and treat it as such. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

His father had been trying to figure out a way to recycle old sneakers, and suddenly a pair of sneakers fell on top of him, seemingly out of nowhere, like a gift from God. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Another mystery,” said Lazlo, and they talked of gods and gifts, walking by the river. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, we had a gift prepared for the Evil One—and what a gift!—the cursed gemstone—but it has been lost. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He received each obligatory gift knowing that the good wishes that went with it were false and the respectful bows were shallow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Okay," I said, "give me the heart-shaped one. And gift wrap it, please." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s how I should have ended my story—if I could have explained it—with your gift to me. That would have been the Christmas part. That’s what makes it a Christmas story.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I also think that all the kids in that SP class took away something very special, the notion that each of us had intellectual gifts to spend as we chose. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The guttersnipe was definitely a discovery, a gift sent by Fortuna to make amends for all of her bad spins. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Umbrellas, too, were bad business, as were broken mirrors and the gift of a pair of scissors. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Aside from his love, it was the greatest gift I could ever receive. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“There were rules. No vehicles. No charities. No donations. No gifts.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

My smile dropped as I remembered being in the gift shop. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I also wasn’t very good at it because when I got home from school on day four, there was a holographic gift bag on my bed. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

"Then let me make it a gift. I will set it free in the lake, and it can continue to bring joy to the hearts of all the villagers." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was the same each year with Auntie Mae—excuses and hugs, but no gift. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Perhaps I shall gift her with a pair of absorbent white athletic socks in the near future; this gesture may affect her and lead her to conversation. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My lady, someone is here to see you. He—he has brought a gift.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I have a gift to deliver to him, a gemstone of unimaginable price, carved by your ancestors before your people crossed the Bonecruel Mountains into this land.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I always accepted these gifts graciously, always protesting just enough, not too little, not too much. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Especially to them. The gods can work by indirect influence only. That is why I give you a warning, and a gift.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Asked what it means to be in the gifted program, he had a ready answer. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Yesterday, you had a grander visitor, and received a bigger gift than a bird. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She did Sarai’s hair for her, gently combing it out with her fingers and using her gift to make it lustrous. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Which might mean I’d have to revise my firmly followed Relocation Rule Number 12: Give good gifts rather than goodbyes. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Just accept this gift, this moment, after all that life has taken from you. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But in the morning our shoes were filled with nuts and candy, and each one of us had a small gift wrapped in green paper tied with ribbon. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Terman's gifted children, in short, rarely ended up being as special as they initially promised to be. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

On the end table is ajar of peaches and a simple note from Mr. Gideon: “Please enjoy this modest gift.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And then my dad produced a very small gift wrapped in blue wrapping paper. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

As my mentor, he gets to control the flow of gifts from the sponsors. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Two years ago, when you first brought Adiah to me at the age of ten for evaluation, I told you that I believed she could possibly be a gifted daraja if given proper training.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss began to toss the gifts into a green trash bag. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He stood on the platform, burdened with his suitcases and gifts, and watched the train roll in on the station tracks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He would return home bearing gifts for Little Miss Byrd and her mother. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“No. I shared my gift card with my family.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“I sent you and Jackie cards and gifts but she sent ’em right back. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He comes home with something hidden inside his lunch box, a gift from Ramu. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

If he came back, it was a gift, a pleasant surprise. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

This year, we didn’t get a tree, there might not be a Christmas dinner, and I don’t know what to do with my mother’s gifts. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Touch not his treacherous gifts, they are dipped in fire. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in his bedroom, Oliver pulled on the arm warmers that Hyacinth had made for him and took out the donated gifts from his friends. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Out of her knockoff Louis Vuitton purse came gifts from Korea—dried squid and colorful erasers and pajamas with dancing cartoon dogs and cats. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Kazi never let us stay long—just took our gift and shooed us off. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“They have the gift of tongues, just like the apostles in Jesus’ time.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his hands was a piece of paper; the father recognized it as the paper he himself had given him as a wedding gift. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

His gift turned out to be a copy of John Quincy’s recent two-volume work, Lectures on Rhetoric and Oratory. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“This is a gay figure, Pip,” said she, making her crutch stick play round me, as if she, the fairy godmother who had changed me, were bestowing the finishing gift. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly one day, for he had been too busy for weeks to give a thought to his adventures, he remembered the gift of Galadriel. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Grandma wanted to give her daughter the gift she herself had never had, the gift of coming from a good family. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was a gift, to have the spirits speak with me in such a manner. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I looked around the circle of dear faces and considered all the gifts that had come to me over the past year. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I know this kind of thing can be really uncomfortable. I used to hate receiving gifts.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I remember that my friends were wearing colorful leis and recently gifted jewelry. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Ms. Sandnes picked out gifts from among the donated clothes and toys in the storage unit. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Bill is a very nice fellow, amiable and full of knowledge, experienced on mountain trails, and with the inestimable bonus that he is a gifted orthopedic surgeon—just what you want in a dangerous wilderness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly what she’d meant by her answer and smile: she was claiming the pencil case was a gift from Miss Geraldine. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I was young, 1 knew my ability to play chess was a gift. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every Christmas since, she sent my parents a gift box containing hot sauce, a flowering cactus, and a photograph of Mrs. Watson and herself in front of some national monument. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

After she became pregnant, he captured a mare as his gift to her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now she has gotten me this priceless gift. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a different kind of struggle waiting for me: the lack of gifts. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Although these practices vary from one community to the next, at the core of each dance, of each song, of each prayer is a commemoration of the gift of corn. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Some people find him overly stern and frightening, but that is only because he was gifted with such keen judgment and purity of heart. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for a finely wrought incense burner commissioned by a wealthy merchant as a gift to the temple, the clay might be drained twice or even three times. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

When she came back to her regiment she was limping, loaded with gifts, and extremely pleased with herself. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

If a child stopped before you, you received the blessings of the god and the small gift the child carried as a symbol of the god’s favor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The man smiled sheepishly as he took Baba’s gift. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They left their gifts in the black of night, then ran.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"This is so, Your Grace, but before, not half a year past, we called at Oldtown. From there I bring you a wondrous gift." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A work of unprecedented complexity for its time, it was carved by a remarkably gifted artist who makes us feel the visionary rapture of a bard as he sings his legend. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prudent queen, for her part, said: “Stranger, if only this came true--our love would go to you, with many gifts; aye, every man who passed would call you happy!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

You know they aren’t going to last, but when you start in on them, they’re like a week of summer plunked down as a gift in the middle of junior high school. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“You should use the brains God gave you,” my father is in the habit of saying, though we both know he thinks this gift was really bestowed by him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Julia seemed so worldly to me, like the kind of girl who would think that sex was a perfectly reasonable gift to give a kid when he turned seventeen. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When he finished, Kalyani took it from him and held it as though it was a gift. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ve come for a much bigger gift,” he said, and handed us a letter from my father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skull-faced man had quickly thrust his hands behind his back, as though demonstrating to all the world that he refused the gift. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But after comparing notes, it became clear that his gifts lay nowhere. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“These are small gifts for great valor,” he said. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

All this occupied what had been the royal palace before the current queen’s grandfather built a finer one straddling the Eder and gifted this one to the Scholars’ Guild. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

To have to live without that single gift saddened him and left his imagination so bereft that he appeared dull even to the women who did not hate his mother. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ten thousand swords makes for a princely gift, I grant you. Her Grace should be most pleased.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A simple but unusual thing, it had been a gift from Kira’s father, and Katrina had cherished it as a kind of talisman. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she boarded the ship, they gave her a gift: a lacquer phial containing some of the wheel tree oil, and most precious of all, a little bag of seeds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“If you aren’t the most gifted person ever to have taken Mr. Benedict’s tests, I’m the queen of England.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pa has told me in the past that I am blessed with a gifted imagination and he likes the stories I tell. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came back from Japan with his mustache thicker and bearing a sword that had been in the family for 300 years—a gift from Aunt Toyo. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that he gave me a gift, a collection of Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She brings her mother something each year, and her mother gives her gifts from the grave. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t deserve to have this special gift from Grandpa anymore. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It seems silly to give someone a gift in July that’s wrapped in holiday paper, but it’s all there is and I’ve spent my candy and records budget on the fabric, buttons, and zipper. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She tried smaller shops — bookshops, stationery stores, gift boutiques. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, “There’s no better gift. No gift like Moonie.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I always thought you were a great student and a gifted writer. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

There’s such a big difference between being dead and alive, I told myself, and the greatest gift that anyone can give anyone else is life. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brandy’s gift was hard to wrap because of its shape—underneath is a clown. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Peaches and me had gone downtown earlier looking for a wedding gift for her moms and Big Joe. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the excitement of the Christmas gifts, it was time to get breakfast ready. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Some gifts were only small packages of nuts or raisins and others were boxes almost too heavy for a man to lift. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was thankful for the gift of dreams more than ever. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I take out my birthday gift, a package of sparkly pens Mama Ya-Ya has given me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then I focus on Ford, ’cause he’s smiling ear to ear as he tears through the wrapping paper on his gift. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Remember, Little Nightingale, you can always stop doing dangerous things. And you can prove yourself trustworthy, right? Start by forgiving your uncle for his anger. That would be a nice gift.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

From her pack, Sefia took out a brush and the small jar of paint Horse had given her as a parting gift. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I withdraw the gift from my jacket pocket and present it to her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Greek myth of Prometheus the gift of fire forever severs humankind from the natural world—the burning torch is the icon of the constructed and artificial. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You dare to ask for such a great gift,” he said, and there was a note of amusement in his voice. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ferris gave us gifts from our mother, including candy, school clothing and supplies, plus backpacks. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s what you get for not honoring the spirit of Buzz’s gift by working things out with each other,” Mom said. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could infect a whole house with gaiety and she used her gift as a weapon against the despondency that lurked always around outside the house waiting to get in at Tom. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Please leave me, now that you've gotten your gifts. I want a little privacy. It is my birthday, after all." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It was a particular gift of Oliver’s that he could say things that adults couldn’t hear but his sisters could. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Somehow she knew he was offering her some sort of gift—a cure, or an antidote. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You be our judge. This fellow here has more pride than Pharaoh. He considers himself too fine to accept a gift of something we both know he needs and wants.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

In that way each of my gifts kept on giving. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Would Father be happier as a result of the gift? Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“From one of SayyaFs commanders to three of his men. A gift. Ha!” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Our listening ears are a gift to them, my father says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mother accepted these gifts with both hands, as is the custom here, and put them away without a word. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He left them gifts—an ax, a knife, and a string of red beads. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“That’s a kind of bonsella, a gift. Imagine! They would pay for her food, books, everything. I was so excited. I sent her off at once. She was only fifteen.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your mom told her she had a gift. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“There is still the better gift to come.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Let me show you the generous gift he’s made to the Slytherin team.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Even though Otto liked Mr. Flux, or rather, he liked that Mr. Flux liked them—fans were awesome—he knew to be cautious when strangers offered help, either by gift or effort. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He buys Diana a gift: a pair of pink sandals for $5.97. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Our Zeus, the giver of every good gift, the common father and saviour and guardian of mankind.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I grew up wanting to make dreams, too. Your husband gave me a great gift that day. I hope one day I can repay him.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Renly had gifted him with a rainbow cloak and a suit of blood red armor, and named him one of his seven. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I know they look high and wobbly to her, but she slips her feet into them because they're a gift from Baba. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I fear the Greeks even when they bear gifts,” he said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t how we imagined handing over our present,” said George grimly, putting down a large wrapped gift on Ron’s bedside cabinet and sitting beside Ginny. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As a talented, possibly gifted mathematician with a similarly independent mind, Dorothy Hoover was a perfect fit for the section, and in 1946 R. T. Jones invited her to work directly for him. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Out of sight on the other side of the whale, she could hear the old men as they cheered this gift from the sea. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Free gifts would get people into the store, she said. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Edna was glad to be rid of her father when he finally took himself off with his wedding garments and his bridal gifts, with his padded shoulders, his Bible reading, his “toddies” and ponderous oaths. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clay, seemingly calmer, replied, “She was my birthday gift this year. I wanted the three of you to see her.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sooner this is all over, the sooner I can sneak my gifts to John. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Euron s gifts are poisoned, the captain had reminded himself the day the dusky woman came aboard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Because of his gifts, because he’s a threat to Satan. That’s why he has problems. Because of his righteousness.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was the greatest gift anyone had ever given to him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"His goods I gift to you as well, Princess," the merchant captain-went on. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The idea of white gifts bothers me: such hard gifts, made uniform, bleached of their identity and colors. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

So, my sister spent the first hour of the party opening up all the gifts, and her smile grew with each check, sweater, or fifty dollar bill. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The big, the special, the loving gift was always a big, blue-eyed Baby Doll. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he wasn’t the king yet when your grandfather got it, so I don’t think it counts as a royal gift.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

If you’d had a head start at home, you were rewarded for it at school, deemed “bright” or “gifted,” which in turn only compounded your confidence. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The idea of Abuela having to drive home with a car full of gifts made me so sad I wanted to cry, or hit something. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I wanted to send him something special in my next letter, so I went to the mall that weekend with Lauren to find the right gift. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There, water is the best gift you can give—a precious commodity. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“But the gift of the Lord—is eternal life! Mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, young and old: we are all sinners, every one!” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I choose a gift for myself, too: a pot for my peperomia, in the same color as Ana and Javier's vase. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith delivers his message: Will the great chief come to James Town to receive his gifts from King James? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I pulled a last gift from the bottom of the bag. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I’m guessing that my last gift at the party will be a suit coat because it’s the only thing left. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Thus to Ged, who had lost faith in himself, Vetch had given that gift only a friend can give, the proof of unshaken, unshakable trust. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Dinka believe that the secret gift went to the people of the West. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And perhaps, one day, a grandmother, arriving in America laden with hand-knit sweaters and gifts, leaving, a month or two later, inconsolable, in tears. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Bananas, mostly. Things in my domain. My drawings sell at the gift store for twenty-five dollars apiece, with a frame.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Rhonda was the most gifted child ever to take the tests. She did so well on everything else, she would have passed no matter what happened in the maze.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but this particular one doesn’t understand the gift of a good education.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

We will bring an invitation to Chief Powhatan to come to James Town to receive gifts from King James and to be crowned. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

All these years, I hadn’t realized it was a gift from Luke. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He's sweet, respects my physical boundaries, and spoils me with thoughtful gifts like handing me his parents' unused tickets to the Yankees game so I can take Dad for his birthday. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her lie was her last gift to me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Now the people who had waited patiently in the dark were allowed to come in and speak to the mother and deliver their gifts to the baby. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gives his mother his first gift: $ 100 for her birthday. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“He has a special gift. Some people do. Leader sees beyond.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“The minds of children are easily read, even gifted children like yourself, Reynard.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The secret gift was very great, God said, but he would not reveal anything more about it. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diego tossed me his potato chips; I was too hungry to refuse the gift. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

To send people away or else allow them to go, that what is most noble to me is the exquisite gift of silence. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Therese shakes her head vigorously and withdraws her hands as if I am offering to take away a precious gift. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It started when Burnside showed up at our door with a gift. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

"Carver School is full of gifted children, Anu," she tells me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The last of the sons of Ivaldi’s remarkable gifts was small, and folded like cloth. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

‘Hey, not so glum. We’ll help you as much as we can. The Amazon service department has repaired those metal dogs of yours. And we have some cool parting gifts!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

"That you have three gifts from the Goddess of Beauty." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“They gave me the two greatest gifts of my life.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Her gift, which they had never even known worked in reverse, was leeching the life out of all the plants she touched. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Not to bring them cards or flowers or gifts. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But deep sleep continued to elude me and was proving to have been a prebombing gift. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Prince Charming and his squire, returning at sunset from their conquest, with a gift of sphagnum.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The gifts Milkman had to buy were few and easily chosen in a drugstore. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked off, holding his tom face, leaving her gifts behind him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Under an old day planner and a couple of overdue library books, I found the museum gift shop bag. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Either way, it was the greatest gift she could imagine. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

They just liked his free gifts and flashy parties. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Ophie that the gift of the tortoiseshell comb—or rather, the unprotested theft—had changed Penelope slightly for the better. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Wipe that smile away and be prepared to keep the attitude of that gift of a monologue you just gave us. That is the emotion we are looking for.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

For Christmas, Mrs. Levy always compiled not a gift list but rather a list of the injustices and brutalities she had suffered since August. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A gift he wanted to give her, his beautiful, bold Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was a chemist with a gigantic brain and enormous gifts. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

"There will be a great feast, and gifts. What are you going to give me?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Being an astute politician, Galileo then presented the telescope to the Doge as a gift. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I know Mom spent a lot of money on these gifts—money she’s been nervous about ever since Dad left. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver headed up to his bedroom to think about gifts, but when he saw his copy of Treasure Island sitting on his desk he had a flash of inspiration to avenge Hyacinth’s honor. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Now this was a miracle, this was a gift. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Give a certain man a certain gift. Can you do that?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“So you don’t have a special gift, like Leader, but other people do?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Except for moon-faced Little Lou, who not only kept track of Ralph, but came by every now and then, bearing gifts. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prizes included VIP seating for Shrek, signed books, tee times, and about a thousand different gift baskets. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

But she took Deydey’s gift with a tender thanks, knowing how much he delighted in choosing the presents, and how rarely he praised. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then we went indoors and trashed the gifts he’d given us: jewelry, clothes, books, anything. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

In long afternoons aboard the pony’s back, Johnny discovered a gift for riding. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A gifted raconteur and an indefatigable drinker, Causey was a pilot of unimpeachable courage. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

On June 10, 1997, I received my gift of life, a double lung transplant that I have waited over two years for. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the new king insisted he wanted only the paper and nothing else, so it became his gift. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Despite the gifts, Calypso obviously didn’t want to see him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“A really stupid and expensive wedding gift. But it was still a gift.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The faded princess gave El Patron a statue of a naked baby with wings—one of the few gifts he seemed to like. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The omens are horrible\\ This is a trick, a deception. Beware Greeks bearing gifts!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And the third was always special, exalted, endowed with mystical gifts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He preferred to receive gifts, rather than give them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a neighbor asked, we said the chicken was a gift from our uncle in Harare. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a boy reminds me of Antonio, the way he used to gaze at me, like I was a miracle, like I was giving him a gift just by talking with him. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I will keep it. I might have given it as a gift, but now it is my misfortune and my life and I will keep it.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time any of them had been able to buy gifts. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That child has been God’s gift to me,” she told my grandma. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He would send Briseis back, he promised them, and with her many other splendid gifts, and he begged Odysseus to take his offer to Achilles. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew she could never give Prudence even the smallest gift. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“On the house. A ‘welcome to San Francisco’ gift for a budding Poe enthusiast.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They are a gift, these tales, the milk of solace, and he knoweth well who teaches me, that he grants a boon in thus recalling me to former ages. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Until two days ago, my father’s paintings had covered it entirely, gifts from friends and artists. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Luna, my love, if you should feel any burgeoning talent today—perhaps an unexpected urge to sing opera or to declaim in Mermish—do not repress it! You may have been gifted by the Gernumblies!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“She gave you a gift that can last forever if you care for it.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

"We bring you gifts of fish and frog and fowl," he said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That’s the difference between qualifying for a gifted program and not. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Yet if the two of them shared many skills, they also had different natural gifts. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

How can you celebrate your birthday when you’ve got the sulks, how can you accept gifts from people you won’t even talk to? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And there the gift lay, dormant and unsuspected for years. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles when he sees me coming, drops his weapon and waits as if the edge of my blade is a gift. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ruby makes a noise too, like one of the little trumpets they sell at the gift store. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

So that they could capture her gift: her skill with the threads. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But later, when they were underground, silent and drowsy, he said suddenly, “The gifts of El-ahrairah. Trickery; great danger; and blessing for the warren.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A pity. I once had a monkey who could perform all sorts of clever tricks. Your dwarf reminds me of him. Is he .a gift?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

What with all her baking and decorating and gift making, this was her favorite time of the year, next to spring planting. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder how a person with mental illness could also be "celebrated" and "gifted." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“We could teach you to control your gifts. You could help people. Protect them. The way your parents were supposed to.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“He is a gift from God, and God gives His gifts in whatever way He chooses.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Even though I tried to take more care with mine, some of my gifts disappeared into the tangle of wrappings. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It had been a birthday gift from Grandma when I started school, and it was my dearest treasure. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He finally accepted, telling her in Spanish, “Who am I to take from you the gift of giving?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Captain Smith is now my brother, my countryman. My father will send gifts to help.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Trails of frayed odd ribbons and precious bits of gift wrap and other junks of the past. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have to try out my gifts to know they’re magnificent.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

After slipping back into his room and sitting the gift on the bedside table, I lift the covers to crawl into bed next to him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Darwin’s gift was natural history—the reconstruction of history by observing nature. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And it did not help that since her midteens Joyce had begun to suffer from arthritis, apparently a genetic gift from her father. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Momma gave her small gifts of food to take to her aunt, and on Saturdays Uncle Willie would sometimes give her a dime for “show fare.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We spent a merry, uneventful Christmas with Toot in her apartment, opening gifts and marveling at her devotion to the five-thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle she had going on a card table. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And maybe she could answer some questions that were brewing in the back of Frank’s mind—a growing suspicion about his family gift. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

After we picked the lock to my mom’s office closet, my sister would open her gifts and mine too, but not before I left the room. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The gift had substantiality and an indefinable quality of endurance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I will give my brother his gifts tonight," she decided as Jhiqui was washing her hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you think I’m gifted,” said Reynie, sensing an opportunity. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

For better and worse, though, this spirit is widely identified as one of the Americas’ great gifts to the world. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The broad overinvestment in fiber cable is a gift that keeps on giving, thanks to the unique nature of fiber optics. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

As you know, the gift we sent, the carved gemstone, is not simply an artifact of ye olden days. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

All his teachers had realized that he was weak in their courses, and had assumed that his gifts lay elsewhere. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

That the full value of their gift has been recognized. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Tristran took it; the little man's gift seemed to be a thin silver chain, with a loop at each end. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“So, I see your mentor came bearing gifts. That was nice of her.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ram used to recite things to me when he was in a good mood as though he was giving me gifts. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Many of the miners, especially those from Thembuland, treated Justice as a chief and greeted him with gifts of cash, the custom when a chief visited a mine. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In return for this good gift Cecrops, who had been made arbiter, decided that Athens was hers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the gift back in the trunk. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There might be another adjustment of his collar, another gift for Shad, more admonitions about his “comp’ny manners,” but, finally, they would let him go. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about the little gifts Kazi gives us all the time—pieces of candy under our pillows or a ripe tomato from the garden, sliced, salted, and sprinkled with chili pepper on a plate. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When completely cool, place the treats in a jar, wrap twine around the lid, and label the gift tag. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She’d even given him a gift, a knife with the words “I die for love” inscribed on its blade. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She may rely too long on Athena’s gifts— talent in handicraft and a clever mind; so cunning—history cannot show the like among the ringleted ladies of Akhaia, Mykene with her coronet, Alkmene, Tyro. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she had finally finished, Andrea and I tore open our gifts to each other. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Does he remember this long-ago gesture, how he consoled me when Hamlet disdained my gift? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

That she had gifts to give him, too. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not for the money or the card or the gift, but the connection. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Last, but most important: make sure you always leave a gift for the person whose grave you get the dirt from, as payment. Otherwise, it’s stealing.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She wanted Eric to kiss up to her, escort her around, buy her gifts, and shower her with compliments. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The gift of freedom, the gift of the future. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Accept, therefore, Your Magnificence, this little gift in the spirit that I send it. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

To know right from wrong, and to know it so profoundly, was a gift. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“There is a gift for the boy in one of the chests. Some candied ginger. He was always fond of it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But now matters were so desperate that the ordinary gifts didn’t seem enough. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Another whose tears could heal any hurt—a beautiful gift, but he was destined to spend his whole life crying. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He told me I had a gift, like playing the violin or mastering chess. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before her apprenticeship, when she did a standard search for things, the Thunderhead would invariably intrude, saying something like, I see you are searching for a gift. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Conrad’s eyes got large and his forehead wrinkled as he let go of the train’s engine and Grandma placed it in the gift box with our other contributions. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of Grandma getting married so long ago, bringing the four beautiful trunks full of gifts her mother had sent from Tianjin to Shanghai. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

An editor I knew at The New York Times once received a gift from a writer friend. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Time, as far as my father was concerned, was a gift you gave to other people. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He sent one hand down to Benton and, as he pulled him up from his cot, said, “God has given us a gift this day.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“They are a fitting gift for an Emperor,” he says. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I figured Auggie probably did most of the work, since, let’s face it, Jack’s never been what one would call a “gifted student,” but he was so happy to have gotten an A on it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Every one of the various parting gifts had labels, written out personally by Bilbo, and several had some point, or some joke. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The school selected me as a safety patrol, and Mrs. Trojello, my teacher in the gifted program, encouraged me to run for Student Council president. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Seems like Uncle Drum was our gift just now. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“There he stands, Lord Snow. Arya’s deliverance. A gift from the Lord of Light... and me.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“So, when are you going to let me read your tarot, Mister? You know I’ve got the gift,” she said. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They’d wrapped their gifts in something Mama had bought for very cheap in the village: it was “cloth” that seemed to also be paper. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He gave you to him as a gift,” Creüsa cried, but she was trembling, too. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kissed hundreds of cheeks, hugged total strangers, thanked them for their gifts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It could be his Christmas gift to her, two airplane tickets tucked into the back of the guide. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He continues, Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord, A scented gift and remembrancer designedly dropped, Like grass is a metaphor for God’s greatness or something. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Robert opens his hand to reveal a pair of silver earrings, says to my sister, This is a gift for how smart you are. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“They were good, better, and best. A good gift was always something useful, so your dad and I each got you something useful.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At his feet are a duffel bag containing clothes, a shopping bag from Macy’s with gifts bought earlier that morning, before catching his train at Penn Station. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a gift. I almost lost my arm—and more important parts—trying to put that bow on, and then she howled all the way up here!” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I began to notice that there was no longer a gift waiting for me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I wanted to enjoy my gift of the world. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This is the gift of training and expertise—the ability to extract an enormous amount of meaningful information from the very thinnest slice of experience. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He had made many speeches and he had a gift for it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why then did they not court her in the proper way for a lady of family and fortune by giving her costly gifts? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Competing at the Olympic Games was a gift beyond my wildest dreams, and no matter what happened I was proud of myself for making it this far. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

From the time I was really little—maybe just a few months old—words were like sweet, liquid gifts, and I drank them like lemonade. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Milo, who stood staring blankly into the distance, let his bag of gifts slip from his shoulder to the ground. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad bought me a model airplane from the gift shop, a real A-10 Thunderbolt. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Those birds, are they yours? Were they a gift?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Baba's arrival gift waits for me, full of blank, dry pages. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Penelope sneaked a glance at the giver of these strangely off-putting gifts. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t gotten where he was without certain lobbyist gifts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“My gift. I do have one. I call it veering.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

"Well, I usually remain here and, you know, open a gift from my family." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Matsika insisted we take these dashikis because they were a gift to the General. ‘He never takes gifts,’ she said. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I realized the biggest gift she’d given me wasn’t the book—it was something else. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes. A gift from my father to my mother.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I wonder where I can get a sword like that? Well, doubtless Loras will make me a gift of it after the battle. It grieves me that it must come to this." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Let us celebrate the gift that Dismay Snowberger is”—Preacher Powell looked to me for emphasis—“to his family, his community, and the world.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

This rejection was a gift from your grandparents, who never tried to console me with ideas of an afterlife and were skeptical of preordained American glory. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The next day in school I gave Mary Elizabeth the gift that I drove to buy her. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

On one visit my father brought us gifts of child-size briefcases. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

If you give her a wrapped gift, she takes it and puts it on her shelf that way. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she asked, “What would you like for your adoption day gift?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was the most extravagant gift I had ever received. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you give me a gift instead?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They depart Christmas Day, driving with their massive collection of luggage to Logan when they should be home opening gifts. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I bought Mom an antique silver cross, but finding a gift for Dad was harder; he always said he never needed anything. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need to guess which gifts under the tree were from Cecile. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Shawn had a gift for language, for using it to define others. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I have committed a crime, but in my heart I know that my theft is a gift. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

This was after the card in the parking lot, after the birthday gift, but her mind jumps and shoves images in front of her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He pushes his hands into his pockets and throws his shoulders back and acts like the world has showered him with more gifts than he can reasonably accept. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She had never really used it; she remembered how she had astonished the visitors by reading every letter straight off, but she had cherished the gift for its delicate craftsmanship. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I was down in the root cellar all day and then I come up to see what a gift God gave us today. That sky. And them hogs...” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It was the first Sunday in July and I had a smile on my face because it was my birthday and the one gift I had asked for I received. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As a birthday gift, Chandresh gives them two fluffy orange kittens with blue eyes and striped ribbons around their necks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha became impatient at losses, he lost his patience with slow-paying debtors, he was no longer kindhearted to beggars, he no longer had the desire to give gifts and loans to the poor. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would have gone ill, especially when their gifts were still volatile and not fully under their control. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His senses were burningly alive, but his mind went back to the deep participation with all things, the gift he had from his people. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was a way bigger gift than this backdrop even was. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She shows her how to blow a whistle, one of the gifts. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Four months later, Colin's parents sent him to a preschool for gifted children. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Why not India, an extremely rich, mathematically gifted culture? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Dad said he was coming by tonight to drop off my gift,” I tell her. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It gave me a special glow to note that she was wearing the bracelet she thought was a gift from her father. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Oh yeah, what we gave Big Joe and the new Mrs. Big Joe for a wedding gift was a pair of boss imitation Tiffany lamps that cost sixty-three dollars. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Life is a gift, she said, whenever I did something really dumb, like ride my bike no hands with my eyes closed down Spotter Hill on a dare. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

My gift to Mamaji one birthday, I must have been thirteen or so, was two full lengths of credible butterfly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But then I matched the map in the gift shop to the thumbtack holes. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

At every Gregarious Games press conference, Morrow grinned infectiously from behind his unruly beard and wire-rimmed spectacles, using his natural gift for hype and hyperbole. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Each guest, as was customary, brought a gift for the bride-to-be, except Perseus alone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is a gift. You cannot earn it, or it ceases to be a gift.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a while since she’d contemplated the gifts she’d lost, though the memory of her abilities haunted her dreams. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A young girl gives her a gift, her own lucky coin, which the girl has carried in her shoe every time she’s won a race. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“It is only dawn, sweet queen. The day is long. Time enough for one last sortie. I will bring you back the head of Brown Ben Plumm for a wedding gift.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You have the same gift that your dad did, you know? I’m proud of you, honey. He would be, too.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, Tonight I met my idol, an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I know it, and I might perish from sheer embarrassment. But no mind, I brought you a little gift to repair the damage,” she said, handing him the paper bag. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tense atmosphere had slowly subsided into a casual conversation; I guessed that Jasper was using his peculiar gift to control the situation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I go from light-headed to feeling grateful for the gift of life. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need a gift and I’m not exactly going to read the book in the next...” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He understood that it was Leader’s gift at work. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“You might do more with your gift than heat bathwater and burn up your clothes?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Every few days they come in canoes laden with meat and bread and com as gifts. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“But how—” “Never question a gift,” Hermes chided. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A week later, on Sunday afternoon, before the dinner shift, I put on Susana’s anacos and blouse and jewelry—which she insisted I keep as a gift. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With this gift of innocence and beauty, we honor both the gods,” he proclaimed, as the warships of the Iron Fleet rowed past the burning ketch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The part of her charged with feeling was too bruised to give or receive such gifts. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So some people, like Leader, have a special gift?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Which seems to me, when I look about at my contemporary scene, no exorbitant gift from nature or circumstance to demand “Will you wait?” Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

The zirconia studs weren’t expensive, but they were a birthday gift from Mamá, so I didn’t want to lose them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

"Firstly, I have a few special gifts for you." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He didn’t buy her sweets or gifts, didn’t stop and name places to her as he used to. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

When he saw that nothing good to eat had been concealed there, he dumped the gifts disdainfully on his bed and did not bother with them any more. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She played with my hair, or told me the latest gossip, or brought random gifts that served no purpose other than to produce a shadow of a smile: A windup toy. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And when they had put off desire for meat and drink, they turned to bed and took the gift of sleep. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also had to fit in a pyramid tin from Rose City Teas: some loose leaf FTGFOP1 First Flush Darjeeling I bought as a gift for Mamou. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Jessie took one prong off the nail of one lemon so as not to waste valuable citric acids, then laid her project out on a tray, and they brought their gifts upstairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“But...why would that be? What a bizarre sort of condition to your gift.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Instead he holds a gift, wrapped up neatly with a bow and everything. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was a strong and gifted athlete, charming, smart, and immensely good-looking–"handsome almost to a fault," in the description of William H. Cropper, "an Adonis" in the words of another admirer. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

On a table behind Miss Preston is a beaded buckskin bag that she says was a gift to her family from a Sioux chief. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He thought of the frog first, then the puppy, and wondered if his gift could save his friend. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Once the cake and gifts were laid out, the twins ran off to wait for Wash to finish working for Mr. Crane. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It, too, had been a gift, but I didn't have that either. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed inadequate for the gift Leo had given him, but Leo grinned. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Anya took the second pouch as she said, “You didn’t have to bring me a gift.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Finding that photo today, on my lowest of days, was another one of Uncle Chester’s gifts. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Why, that,” he cried, “that is taking my land for a gift. Why, I pay twenty times that when I buy land!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Since Sabena Airlines was one of the show’s sponsors, it was agreed that two round-trip tickets would be given to Bobby as a promotional gift. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His parents gave him a fifty-dollar gift certificate to Drastic Plastic, the punk rock record store downtown. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He was standing opposite one of the richest men in England, a man who had decided out of the goodness of his heart to give a huge gift to English schools. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Books, gifts, Harry Potter wand. Everything I don’t want to look at anymore.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Finally, at one house, another gift: a woman offers him tortillas, beans, and lemonade. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

It had been given to them, everything—including tickets to Disney World—all paid for; a gift of healing from the town of Shanksville. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Axel’s home is nestled onto a plot of land that was a gift. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was true then—what Granma had said: that the Rommely women had the gift of seeing the ghosts of their beloved dead. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Murrays assumed it was a gift from Chandresh, though when they thanked him for it he claimed he had no idea what they were talking about. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Injured, it would be easy prey for another preda­tor, a gift I had not meant to make. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“A tremendously gifted runner. Now that she’s back on her feet, we want to get her back on the track.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Jesse and Eric both had fierce pride about taking gifts or money; the way to help them was not to ask if you could. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don’t let it spoil you, for it’s wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can’t have the one you want. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Bill Gates, the lucky break was being born at the right time and getting the gift of a computer terminal in junior high. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Bundles of Christmas gifts prepared by foster parents’ associations began arriving in early December. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

From 2000 to 2008, South Korea propped up the North—and bought itself a measure of peaceful coexistence—with huge unconditional gifts of fertilizer and food, along with generous investment. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Sensing Hannah’s timidity, Gitl kept her close as she greeted everyone by name, thanking them for the gifts as if she were the bride herself. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after staring at it for weeks and rereading the Neither of you young men deserved what happened letter from Mr. Murray, Jus decided to accept the gift. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“These are the good, useful gifts. The more you use them and pitch in around the house the more you can understand how the whole family works as a team.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bobby had been keeping them among his belongings and told Benko that they were gifts he’d “received for his Bar Mitzvah.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Only the kings would step forth to the manger and offer their gifts. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Weed’s been told to alert us when Ghohg the Evil One receives our explosive little gift. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“And claim the gift that is my right.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Marcos maintained that his niece’s gift could be a source of income and a good opportunity for him to cultivate his own clairvoyance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes went wide, and she clamped her jaws down on the unexpected gift. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

And so the elfin gift was returned by the kingdom of the goblins. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Come on, we’ll get you a sweatshirt or something at the gift shop.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“The non-hero returns. The ungrateful, the selfish, the spurner of gifts. Come to complain some more?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then he joked that the supply of food in his freezer, gifts from grateful community members who cooked for his family, might last as long. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“If you were human, you would have to give up your gift, wouldn’t you?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

My eyes couldn’t get past words like excellence, distinction, gifted, and especially Donovan Curtis. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

I was just as happy to see Mama smiling as I was to get my gift. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

‘You sound certain. Has your gift of prophecy -’ Octavian held up his hand in warning. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Jule needed clothes; she had the Visa gift cards, and she knew what looked good on her, but she hesitated. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“This job is my gift. I’m sixty-five years old. I waited twenty-one years to get back here.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Some students may be gifted or already familiar with the material, while others are challenged simply by the arrangement of the room. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I give Rani the gift bag with the outfit from Patti. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Prince Quentyn has crossed half the world to offer me his gift, I will not have him treated with discourtesy.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Other wondrous things were brought as gifts from the Akhaian princes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The gift is given. It cannot be taken back.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

As there is nothing else to read, I take up my book of prayers, the gift from Gertrude. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“My most precious gift. I was foolish to think I needed anything else.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I want to give you a gift you’ll always remember and treasure,” I say. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, it’s a gift from Allah, isn’t it?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Cora tried to slide in gentle words about her friend, a gift that she could hold later. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“For some reason, through whatever kind of miracle, you’ve been given a gift.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Come to think of it, I remembered the day all the nerds and brainiacs took the special aptitude test to see who got into the gifted program. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

I ended up tossing the book on the heap of gifts in the corner of my room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they would leave gifts on my sleeping bag, like a pair of jelly sandals with silver sparkles that I thought were the greatest shoes I ever had. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“When you care about someone and give them something special. Something that they treasure. That’s a gift.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fished in his pockets and pulled out the gift. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I hold on to my gift as we ride the elevator up to Deb’s floor together. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Funny presents, some of them, but what would have been defects to other eyes were ornaments to Grandma’s—for the children’s gifts were all their own. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“O yes,” he returned, “these are all gifts of that kind. One brings another, you see; that’s the way of it. I always take ’em. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like every day, despite the grueling schedule and media interviews, another gift was bestowed upon me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Coach says I’ve got a gift, and Dad and Trey are here supporting me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But, like the Invisible Man in H. G. Wells, I discovered that my gift had its price, which took the form of, in my case as in his, a sort of mental darkness. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And, from the look of the rich blue fabric, it was probably a gift from the Queen of Adarlan. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Using my allowance, I bought my mother and the baby some Christmas gifts. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Not that Oliver was checking out his gifts, but he did notice that many of the presents bore his name, while he had not contributed anything. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In gratitude, the king presented the entire village with gifts of seeds and farming equipment that brought more prosperity than any reward of gold and jade. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

This screaming gift did not lead her to dream places or Jill all her empty spaces like she thought. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is striking, for instance, how many different professions and disciplines have a word to describe the particular gift of reading deeply into the narrowest slivers of experience. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Haymitch and I don't get along well in person, but maybe Peeta is right about us being alike because he seems able to communicate with me by the timing of his gifts. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The kid gets gifts from everybody, and he buys one present for his mom since she was there, too. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

You could bet your life on the gift list. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her favorite, a birthday gift from Gogol, features paintings that hang in the Museum of Modem Art. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer’s mother, still glaring, came with more gifts. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

No real explanations for their presence had been given yet, but with the exchange of gifts, the feeling of unease began to lessen and everyone knew that the dancing and drumming would soon begin. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one had ever gotten me a gift like Sohrab had. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“The best gifts speak to the heart and don’t need to come with a hefty price tag.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Those radishes are pretty,” I say, in return for the gift she’s made me, of her own free will. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered what had brought him here to seek the gift of death. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But, Miss Mortimer, I thought the gifts had to be handmade,” a much younger Penelope had asked, while experiencing a shiver of delight at how completely and thrillingly store-bought the book appeared to be. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He saw too that he was not necessarily the only giver of gifts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In China, the Old Man had told us, there are days reserved for grave cleaning, where you make gifts to the dead. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s his gift. You see ahead. He sees beyond. And I . . .” Matty fell silent. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

In spite of Brother Fowles’s vouching for his character, Mother suspected these gifts from the chief were not without strings attached. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as they leave here, they'll be at the Games Headquarters, hopefully madly signing up our sponsors, working out a strategy on how and when to deliver the gifts to us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was a great gift that Vetch had given him, the knowledge of his true name. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“The emperor was always trying to steal immortality. He never understood immortality is a gift that has to be given. A gift you will give him, even though he does not deserve it.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Look at it—can’t you see, this could only be a gift for the palace! Nobody would dare buy it from us!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Why couldn’t the gods have given us more useful gifts?” grumbled Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Money like that is more curse than gift.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He didn’t expect this gift, but he wasn’t going to refuse it, either. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Just like last year, we were going to open up a couple of gifts on Christmas Eve and then the rest on Christmas morning. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for the ride,” she says, gifting him with a radiant smile. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Dad put an arm around me and led me into the gift shop. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The goblins are expecting a ceremonial exchange of gifts before the parley. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The best part was that my cousin, Curtis, gave me another iTunes gift card that I want to use to listen to the music we listen to in therapy. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Were there menials, I wondered, whom I should never know, never see, waiting behind kitchen doors for the gift of our breakfast? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In her sweet and slow voice, she said, “This is a wonderful and useful gift. We are very, very thankful. With it, we are sure to save many plants.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“The gift you begged of me in Qarth. Ships. There are thirteen galleys in the bay. Yours, if you will have them. I have brought you a fleet, to carry you home to Westeros.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Janny Scott, a reporter with an unusual gift for rendering complicated subjects accessible, dug into new thinking about the impact of class on health, immigration, residential segregation, and child rearing. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He extended a wrapped birthday gift to me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He thought that she possessed the two great gifts: she was smart and she got the breaks— and you couldn’t want no better than that. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for such an honor and gift, Your Majesty. I am your humble servant.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Don’t threaten her. Please, little girl. Your king is asking you to share your gift with him.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

We think that starting all-star leagues and gifted programs as early as possible is the best way of ensuring that no talent slips through the cracks. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“A gift for you. But maybe you don’t need it.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The hit of the village was the Japanese contingent, whose tradition of prodigious gift giving made them the collective Santa Claus of the Games. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Marlena tears off the gift wrap, revealing a blue velvet box. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Nothing to you? When a lady, young and full of life and health, charming with beauty and endowed with the gifts of rank and fortune, sits and smiles in the eyes of a gentleman you—” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

All of the things Du Barry warned us about—our blood, our arcana, our gifts—are forgotten. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Edisto Snowberger, wise in All Things Mysterious, said, “He’s a gift to us! Let’s keep him. He will comfort us in our dismay.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Next time your father brings you a gift—" my mother began to scold, but Papi cut her off. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Percy, that’s a gift from your father. I’ve kept it for years, not knowing you were who I was waiting for. But the prophecy is dear to me now. You are the one.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Grandmother said I had gifts —some talent we got from our ancestor, the Argonaut. That, and my dad’s being Mars...” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The racehorse, by virtue of his awesome physical gifts, freed the jockey from himself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aeolus received them hospitably and when they left gave Odysseus as a parting gift a leather sack, into which he had put all the Storm Winds. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cops gave us a gift that day, and I swore I would never get caught in a situation like that again. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“As you wish. I have a gift for you, Lord Snow.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“We can give you gift cards for a couple thousand dollars, and we’ll pay for a hotel.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He did not want, ever, to hold the gift of God so lightly. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

There weren’t any Good Samaritan beer angels floating around waiting to gift us our weekly Friday buzz. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He had heard it was her birthday, and had dared to bring her a gift—nothing that would attract attention, just a small decorated box of sweetmeats. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“My father made it as a gift for my mother.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also he presented gifts to each of the four people and to Mrs. Kelly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Lily and her mum came to visit on the weekend, too, but he made sure he spent the whole time they were there reading magazines in the gift shop. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z