| 单词 | grandma |
| 例句 | As Conor gratefully left the room, his grandma placed her hands on her hips and looked at his mother. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “I went to my grandma’s yesterday. She won one of those exercise video game systems at bingo last weekend. My dad set it up for her and we all played with it.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z At lunch, Amanda says I can have her last Lifesaver because her grandma died last year and she knows what it is like to be sad. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z But next day, though she still brought out our food, she set it dow n and left even faster than her grandma used to do. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Their mama chatted with folks, asking about their sick grandmas and making on over their babies while their redheaded daddy mopped his face with a handkerchief. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Somebody’s short, wrinkled grandma stood there, eyes folded shut, hands raised with the Spirit, murmuring over and over, “We’re ready for the overcoming, Lord. We been singing for it long enough.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z His grandma burst into his mum’s hospital room ahead of him with a terrible question on her face. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z What kind of grandma had a cleaning lady? A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Somehow, some way, the monster was in his grandma’s sitting room. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Where do you think you’re going? Lie down right now,” his grandma scolded. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z And he’d only agreed to go at all because his grandma was so proud of him. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The Red Cross had helped Dad track down Abe and his grandma in Little Rock, Arkansas. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z His grandma just looked at him for a long minute, like she was trying to decide something. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z My grandma had on her pearl earrings and a gold chain necklace, and my grandpa wore his usual work clothes. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “You don’t know how long I begged Mrs. Smith to let me bring you. You don’t know what this means, do you child? Don’t you love me? Don’t you love your grandma?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They had trust funds, allowances, dividend checks, doting grandmas, well-connected uncles, loving families. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z My grandma’s garden feels like a wonderland, with trees full of bright lemons and limes, and large wooden planters overrun with leafy greens and all kinds of herbs. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She said it wasn’t just teens, but moms and grandmas, which she realized when she talked about it with a group at a Christmas party a couple months back. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z His grandma was going to kill him, maybe actually, literally kill him— A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z My grandma sits behind me, holding me tight. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Want me to call your grandma and explain?” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I’m sure my grandma got her big heart and devotion to family from her parents. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As soon as summer comes around, her family whips out these loose cotton tunics in colorful designs that her grandma sends from abroad. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Vega was wearing the new shiny black parka that his grandma in DR had given him for Three Kings. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “I want to go to the hospital, too,” Conor said the next morning in the car with his grandma. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z So in one day, I went from having one aunt, one grandma, and a bunch of baby dolls to having a mother, a father, three baby sisters, and two younger brothers. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I saw you watching me earlier when I was fighting with my grandma and I thought...” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I could feel my grandma and Rondell following me with their eyes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “And how was school today, young man?” his grandma asked. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Cameron holds his grandma’s hand as he leads her into the living room like she’s the queen of the world in a housecoat. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z His grandma kept calling it his room, but he only ever called it the guest room, which always made his grandmother shake her head and mumble to herself. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Will my grandma be able to see you if I take a picture of you?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My grandma says, Holy water or ordinary water? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Your mother's an angel, his grandma always said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I should remember which day but I don’t. My grandma Wynton was setting out lunch, and Mom and Aunt Ruth were helping, and my grandpa was getting his stuff ready to fish.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “I was just thinking about me having children. Or being a grandma!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “He’s always on the road, so I live with my grandma.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z His grandma tapped her hands together lightly a few more times, like she was testing them out or something, then she looked out of the window again, all the while keeping her mouth firmly shut. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The lady’s son said, “I wonder what’s this old thing that my grandma left us.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Conor’s mum was still too tired to cook herself, and though Conor could have made something, it didn’t seem to occur to his grandma that this was even a possibility. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “I doubt if m/ grandma is in the market for any insurance.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll get permission from the principal. It’s very important that you go with your grandma.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And now his grandma was hanging around the house and he was dreaming about trees. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “If he also gave you a jersey with his old number on it, I can see why you’re out here with your grandma.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “But I already told Robert. He’s on his way to his grandma’s house.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I never seen my grandma sick a day in my life. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “But she’ll be all right. We took her to your grandma’s place.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I most sincerely doubt that,” Zola says, and she leaves, which makes Vinny even madder, because he is left with only his grandma to give the show-off to. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “Yeah, that’s right, I know all about that. Your grandma told me.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Maybe I should tell Adam about my grandma—how she lives with three cats and how she once tried to feed me a can of crushed sardines and fed the cats macaroni and cheese. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z His grandma would get up first thing in the morning to vacuum, did laundry four times a week, and once cleaned the bath at midnight before going to bed. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I loved the feel of my grandma’s hands in my hair. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to make her grandma’s reputation worse. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Thank you, sweetheart,” his mum said, smiling at him out of view of his grandma, still inviting him to join with her against her mother. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The guy had either lived in foster care or prison ever since his grandma died. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z With his mom in prison, he lives with his grandma, and he’s always yapping to her. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The thought of losing my grandma also makes me want to scream. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I didn't think it would be any good, especially not as good as grandma's. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Right from the beginning, would she start with her grandpa and grandma and tell all the family stories? Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Hanging over the mantelpiece was his grandma’s prize clock, which no one but her could ever touch. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, hi, sweetheart. I didn’t hear you come in. You went to town just now with your friends, and Omi’s grandma drove you back?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Ashley will head home now, to her mother and father, or just a mother, or just a father, or a grandma, or two mothers, or some configuration of family. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I wanted to have meaningful conversations with my grandma and aunts that captured my sassy humor and penchant for sarcasm, but I couldn't communicate much beyond the usual Farsi phrases: "Delam yekzareh shodeh." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Seven keeps Lyric on his hip and hugs his grandma with one arm. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “I have to go. I forgot I’m supposed to pick up my grandma.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Your grandma’s gone to the hospital now to talk to the doctors,” his father continued. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z But between my daddy being gone and my grandma passing on, I can’t make myself. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “My grandma’s an old activist, and she always says to me that it’s important for us kids to have a voice. Plus, being involved in school looks good on college applications, right?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z And I just kept imagining there was some Flathead Indian grandma in the kitchen, just making fry bread for all the room-service people. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Last year, when Katie’s grandpa died and I went to the funeral, her grandma kept saying that her “heart hurt.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Seven maneuvers around it all and parks in his grandma’s driveway. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z And my grandma moved with her two kids to live with her brother, my great uncle Phil. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z His grandma put her hands to her mouth and let out a cry of relief. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Conor stood breathing for a second, thinking about the broken clock, about the scratches on the hardwood, about the poisonous berries dropping from the monster onto his grandma’s clean floor. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z After hugs and handshakes, we went into my grandma’s house, and the whole dad-side-of-the-family was there. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z As soon as his mom was pregnant, his parents had planned to name Boots Margaret after hiS dad’s grandma. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My heart hurts to think of my pretty grandma suffering. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I sneak a peek at my grandma and my mom, and I can see both of them smiling and crying. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “C’mon, how bad could it be? When I was little, your grandma made us eat fried rabbit livers with pepper jelly. You kids have it easy. We got blackened vegetables on the good days.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When she asked me why, I started to make up some story about dust getting in my eye or having a sick grandma, but then I told her the truth. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She could see why her grandma lost her job. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And the destruction of his grandma’s sitting room. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “This room smells like my grandma’s house,” I start, but Adam turns to me and waves a remote control in my face. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “One hour,” his grandma called to him through the closed door. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I’m lucky that I had two different grandmas. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And she also had those dizzy moments that, her grandma said, meant she was special to the spirits. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Your grandma says you live in Phoenix. Bet you’re not used to not having running water?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z After a lot of questions, all that I say to the officers is: "I have one grandma who thinks every day is Tuesday." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “My grandma was white and my grandpa black. My mama has pretty light skin. My daddy was white and Mexican and he had green eyes.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She wanted everyone to know how her mom would just die if Isabelle wasn’t also a part of the Alpha Omega Toe Jam legacy like her grandmas on both sides. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “We want you to change our grandma back into herself.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z And they found my grandma’s second husband in a bar. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Laid her old grandma head on my shoulder. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z However, despite the lingering meat fumes, my grandma never fed me anything other than bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast, in consideration of my illness. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It was short and to the point: she really didn’t like Mount Vernon and missed Gran, though her grandma visited her a lot. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “It’s up to you,” my grandma said, one hand cupping my cheek, the other one smoothing Adria’s hair. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Or maybe it’s what happened in the car on the way over to our grandma’s house. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z For a moment I thought how it would have been so funny if kids took a field trip to my house when me and my grandma were living together. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I told my grandma about these letters, and she’s glad I'm writing to you. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Sierra felt strangely calm, as if her fierce warrior of a grandma was right there beside her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Why wouldn’t they let your grandma go back to the seashore?” asked Matt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s see that grandma of yours,” he said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z We could meet our grandma and grandpa Walls, who were genuine hillbillies. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But ever since my grandma found out her daughter had started dating women, she didn’t speak to Ma too much. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Handed down from her own mother, Conor’s grandma had threatened for years to take it on Antiques Roadshow to get it valued. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z But instead I say, “Sure,” because I know Sam really wants to come and I know she wouldn’t be so scared if her grandma hadn’t polluted her mind with all those stories. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The twins’ grandma was getting out of the hospital, and Mom wanted to help Mrs. Rowan get her settled. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z This one his grandma didn’t answer, even though it was another half hour before they got to school. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z All he knows is her grandma whimpers feel like stabs straight to the heart—and as much as he hates himself for it, Scoob starts to feel mad at her. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “Your grandma was the only woman in her section and also the only Asian in her entire department,” Grandpa said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The mist surrounded them again suddenly, and his grandma’s yard faded away. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The mist retreated and he was back in his grandma’s yard again, the monster still sitting on her office roof. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z When he knew my grandma would never find another man because she was through trusting and would never look for anything else because she didn’t know how. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Nali, his grandma, rushed out of her mobile home, which sat in the middle of a wide, dry valley, waving her arms in large circles at him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z "Get the boy a steak, Harold," his grandma said, sitting Park at the kitchen table and inspecting his face. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Still, I probably would have turned around if I hadn’t seen my mom and dad and grandma waiting at the front door. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “My grandma doesn’t even know we left the house.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z My little sister held on to our grandma, her tiny fists grabbing the cloth of her blouse, her face pressed against her shoulder. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I imagined the carpet hanging, like the sail of a ship, from two wooden masts, and my grandma slowly making each knot. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “After my grandma died, my mom went back to work full-time. She works so much now that she doesn’t have time for anything else....” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I guess my grandma taught her something after all. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z It smelled like Jess’s kitchen when her grandma was visiting from Mexico. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I’ve talked it over with your grandma. She seemed to think it wasn’t a bad idea, as long as we got you back in time for the new school term.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “No way. I already have one dead grandma.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Thanks. Was he happy to see your grandma?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Mosaic, in short, made Web sites viewable by any idiot, scientist, student, kindergartener, or grandma or grandpa. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z She greeted them drowsily, old friends, and fell asleep against her grandma. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “But what if I tell you about meeting your grandma and moving to the US?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Taylor didn’t think his grandma liked him much. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Instead, I sent a message to our group text, knowing Maya wouldn’t see it until she was done with camp, and Jasmine’s grandma made Jasmine keep her phone off most of the time. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z And I love my mother and father and my grandma. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Wish I could, babe. I have to run home really quick though. Apparently my grandma decided on a three-day surprise visit, and she flips if she doesn’t get to see me.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Missionary Circle? My grandma used to be a member. I thought all they did was visit sick people and gossip.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Is someone in there? I’m eight years old and I’m looking for my grandma because I need her desperately.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Did I ever tell you how I met your grandma?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Such a good boy,” my grandma said again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Papa had rolled down his window and shown the state policeman his license and said he was driving his girls down to see their grandma in Alabama. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “You want to follow your grandma Slater to the grave?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z That girl grew up to be my grandma Ellie, who plotted to kill her husband and was exiled to England. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Every night after that, my mom slept in the bed next to my grandma, knowing that each breath could be her last. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Cooter’s grandma was near ’bout fifty years old and frail and ailing and Mrs. Bixby was afeared of leaving her for even a minute. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Is she okay being here? It took her a long time to get over your grandma’s death.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And how could I explain to Grandma that learning to drive was kind of a sacred thing, and you don’t want your kid sister and your grandma along? A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z But clearly he had evolved, just like my grandma. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His southern grandma taught him to cook like this. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And I thought how I was saying sorry to him, but I was also saying sorry to Diego and to my moms and to my grandma and grandpa. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The monster stepped forward, joining its second self, and put a giant foot through a settee not unlike Conor’s grandma’s. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z At the front of the line a stooped grandma with curly white hair and eyes the color of summer grass hands us a small baby-blue ticket with a number. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “I don't want to live with grandma,” Conor said, his voice suddenly strong and filled with a thickness that felt like it was choking him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z From the bedroom he could hear his grandma murmuring in her sleep, so she was okay. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Mama or one of my grandmas would haul up the dirt a bucket at a time. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Boy, wouldn’t his grandma love it if she knew he was talked about in a prophecy? Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “My smoothbore will blast a hole or twelve in each of you while you’re still fiddling with the ramrod of your grandma’s blunderbuss there.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Abe’s grandma used to have a yard full of flowers you could smell a block away. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z And then he heard his grandma’s car pull into the driveway. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Maybe it didn’t know where his grandma lived. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “You know what? I don’t care. Don’t tell your grandma about none of this, and I won’t tell on you. We have an agreement?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He emptied all his handheld video games and Josh's remote control cars, and called his grandma to tell her that all he wanted for his birthday in November was AA batteries. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I think about my grandpa and my grandma and all they had to go through in life. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes,” his grandma said, pressing even harder on the accelerator, and he saw that her tears were still coming. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t want any contact with the old grandma she had described, but I went. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As he passed his grandma’s room, he saw from the light under her door that she was still awake. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I love the hell out of my grandma. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She announced, “Not bad for an old grandma, right?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “I’m here, darling,” his grandma said, still holding his mum’s hand. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Your grandma is always trying to make me eat healthy foods.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z My great uncle Phil loves to tell the story when my grandma isn’t around. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z His grandma told my grandma and I got a whooping. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Eventually, we became the only members of the Sanjideh clan who lived in the country illegally, as we patiently waited for updates on the adjustment-of-status applications we'd filed through my uncle and grandma. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z My mother and father and grandma were asleep in their chairs, but I was awake. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z No tears, no fussing, just my head filling with pictures of my grandma. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I'm going to take Pickles and visit my grandma and grandpa. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z As the woman told my grandma—now my mom—in the lunch break room all those years ago, God never makes a mistake. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Finally, after a few years, my grandma was feeling very sad because she had these two little kids, and she was tired from waitressing all the time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Stuff getting sold, like the silver teapot my grandma gave my mom and our laptop computer. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I wrote, “The Khalil I know loved bubble baths almost as much as he loved his grandma.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z My grandma might look skinny and frail, but I know her grip is strong. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “Except one of them does have your dad’s nose. Your grandma’s nose, I should say. Just like you.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z For the last year his grandma had been slipping in and out of reality. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yep. I had to hide it from your grandma. Woman wants everything that belonged to him. Even had to hide it from myself.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Yeah, your uncle gave it to you so you could sell it to buy medicine for your sick grandma.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Gregor thought of his grandma, who was old and dependent on the kindness of stronger people now. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Bunny’s grandma. She has to lie down after she eats. We’ll come up later.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I mourned the loss of my grandma, and wondered if I’d ever be able to travel to Iran to visit her grave. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He leads me to the apartment where he lives with his grandma. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z By then, you should have this letter and can hopefully make plans to be at your grandma’s house. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Her grandma lived in Florida, in one of those assisted-living places that always smelled like baked chicken. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For some reason, when you said that, I missed everything we left in Connecticut a little bit less, you know—our house, our street, my grandma, my school, my friends, all of it. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Maybe I could tell her I used to volunteer at the shelter with her grandma. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Like when he wears my grandma’s old red hat and he’s walking around and hollering and stuff. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My stuffed rabbits crawl out of their burrows, noses awiggling, pink bunny, purple bunny, a gingham bunny from my grandma. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The lyrics mean “the rock crushed my hand, grandma,” and is meant to assure the child that there are always people to take care of them in their lives, either in their family or village. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “My grandma says the whole family’s nothing but trash.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z At first he thought her hair was gray like his grandma’s, but that wasn’t right. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Some were in the concentration camps, others were hidden and protected by non-Jewish families—like what those French nuns did for Link’s grandma. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She worked so hard, all through that afternoon, that her grandma, watching her keenly, made a great fuss over the work Omakayas had done on the hide. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Say it just the way your grandma said it.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z When we got to my grandma Ellie’s, my dad took the big suitcase to her bedroom. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Amma forces me to call all the women living in our room aunty or sister or grandma, though we were just packed in together by the guards. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He’d wake up shouting three or four times a night, once so bad his grandma knocked on his door to see if he was all right. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Losing grandma was incredibly hard,” she continued, “but now I understand that nothing lasts forever. Everything, joy and pain, will pass.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I climbed up onto a chair beside the window of the girls’ room as my grandma was pointing out our beds. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Maybe. It’s just that I can’t help but wonder—what if this was the one clue my grandma missed—just like we almost did. What if...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "So who is it for, then? Your grandma?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z My grandma met us at the airport, and from there we drove twenty-five miles north to a suburb called Spring. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Still, I know my grandma worries when our phone line gets cut off and she doesn’t hear from us. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z "I heard from Jamie that Park's going steady with one of those kids who live over with Richie Trout," his grandma said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Then my grandma broke down even more, started sobbing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z And then I tried to snap myself out of it, because it was crazy to be looking at a girl like that at her grandma’s funeral. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Park could hear his grandma again, Seriously, son, you're giving yourself a stomachache because you did something nice while other people were watching? Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. My mom expects me to look after my grandma and—” “Your loss, Space Boy.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The people on these tapes are moms or even grandmas now and this is probably the best thing they’ve ever done.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It placed its entire great weight on top of his grandma’s office. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “My grandma deserves more than being the punch line of somebody’s bad jokes. Her name means something, just like everyone else’s.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It itches my nose and reminds me of my grandma’s house. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Because this was the other reason he didn’t like his grandma visiting. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z What would Franklin D. Roosevelt say about a spy who lost his shoe in the salt marsh and worried aloud that his grandma would beat him? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s as old as my grandma, maybe seventy, though there’s something youthful about her, too. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, mine’s not as bad as yours. I mean, we can’t stay there right now. We’re living with my grandma, but we’ll be back in a couple weeks. Your house, though. Totally gone. Wow.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “You know,” his grandma said, setting down her cup of tea, “there’s a tremendous independent boys’ school not half a mile from my house. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z My mom and grandma helped me find a recipe that used cumin, which is a spice. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Newer shamblers are as fast as regular people, but the long dead are like grandma’s, shuffling along. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Lovey’s apartment looked exactly like a grandma’s place is supposed to look. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Conor’s grandma would send him out when she was like that, and he got so familiar with wandering around the hospital he once correctly took a lost old woman to the X-ray department. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I only break it out when my grandma goes somewhere. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, yeah, but only if you were a weirdo who drove alternately like a grandma and a Fast and Furious extra and listened to NPR.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I stopped talking and he didn’t learn nothing about his grandma’s loom. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her nerves getting the best of her, Seven began to talk nonstop and, over Thorn’s grandma Lilou’s famous fluffy pancakes, recounted the epic fight of the day before. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He whispers to me, “She met him at my grandma’s church. Crazy, right?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I met my grandpa on my dad's side and my grandma on my mom’s side. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I used to go every couple of weeks. I haven’t been in months. My grandma goes every weekend though.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “My goodness, it still smells like her, doesn’t it? Your grandma. How is that possible after all these years?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The next day, the father brings the grandma home from the hospital. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your grandma convinced me that it was the right thing to do.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, nonsense,” his grandma said, giving him two playful slaps on each cheek that actually hurt quite a lot. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes I get so confused that I’m not even sure if he actually did kill my grandma. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Of my grandparents, my grandma Ellie was the least likely to kill any animals. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It shouldn't surprise Park that his dad had already told his grandma. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Curtis drives his grandma’s Chevy with one hand. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My grandma was very very pretty in that old photograph kind of way. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Where are you and your grandma going next?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He didn’t even like being in it, not even to get away from his grandma. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z My nose—my grandma's nose—is too round, and my face is too round. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Still, his grandma always said, “Where there’s life, there’s hope.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His grandma’s house was cleaner than his mum’s hospital room. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “She’s hilarious, your grandma. She likes Mr. Ram and doesn’t hide it.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “My grandma drove for two hours to hear me play. So I’m really, really mad you did that!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The kind Cotton's grandma got in her kitchen. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z His grandma hadn’t gotten paid yet, and food was limited in their house. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z And plus then I could do like your grandma told me and look out for you.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’m bringing my grandma’s mandoo to next week’s club meeting,” I explain. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z So my grandma’s around a lot, and she wanted to know what was wrong with me—why I was crying. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Conor glanced up at his bedroom window again, imagining his grandma sleeping in his bed. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z My grandma ended up marrying my grandpa, and Grandma Nellie’s friend ended up marrying Grandpa Ron’s brother! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He listened for a moment, but nothing stirred, no sound from his mum or his grandma. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “You were right about your aunt and uncle, Starr. They ain’t too bad. Your grandma kinda cool too.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Study a lot. Don’t fight. Be good to your grandma,” Mirian tells them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z His grandma had been, raised on a farm in Virginia and had come to New York when she married his grandfather. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She follows Lyric to the front door, and their grandma lets them inside. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z These are the thieves, murderers, rapists, and politicians, who feed on the Sheep until they’re thrown in prison, or better yet, belly up in a landfill alongside sheaves of your grandma’s itchy hand-knit Christmas socks. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z There are tons of other families who came to support their moms, dads, grandmas, brothers, and friends. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Yes, I did. You think I wanted two months with my grandma? She’s always crabby and everything she eats is boiled. Boiled cabbage. Boiled turnips. She even boils hamburger.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe grandma staying in his room wasn’t the worst thing that could happen. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “He’s been very good, Ma,” Conor’s mother said, winking at him from behind his grandma, her favorite blue scarf tied around her head. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Not when you just opened up a place nobody has been in since a grandma was a girl. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “I woulda hated to leave your grandma like that. So, that was it. Mary was all messed up by it, and so was I. I ain’t been out here since.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was nicer wood than the loom my grandma used with the thread we had made. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “When you get home, you be sure to ask your grandma where she got that from.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He didn’t say anything back, just looked at my grandma, who was drying her hands behind him on a dish towel. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Your grandma liked studying more than dating,” he says proudly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z All his grandma did in response was sigh impatiently. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He could tell right away that it was his grandma. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z When he’d finally worked up the courage to go downstairs, his father was there in his grandma’s kitchen, making breakfast. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z His grandma ushered them out moments later, a look on her face that even his dad wasn’t going to argue with. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Does your grandma know you come up here?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “Getting your snot and tears all over my grandma’s sofa.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z His grandma had always said, “Ask your daddy the time, and he tells you how to make a clock.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe we can make it a family trip. We can bring your parents and your grandma.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He pulls off the robe and replaces it with the grandma shirt while Ben complains that no one got him any pants. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Grandma Walls is different from your other grandma,” I told her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She whispered that she’d never lied to her grandma before, but she had told her she had to attend some school function that evening. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, Sierra thought her grandma was about to burst into tears. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Ah, your grandma’s mad at me,” his dad said, giving a quick smile. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z My grandma is very old, and she doesn’t remember things a lot, but she bakes the most delicious cookies. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z My mother interjected, laughing, “No silly, your grandma didn’t get married. The miracle concerns you.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I finish up the water and set the glass on his grandma’s coffee table, beside an ashtray that’s definitely been used. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z For my grandma, that wasn’t an easy decision, because she didn't know us very well back then. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Mom had given me the key since my grandma wasn’t around and I got home from school two hours before she got home from work. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Lloyd: What did your grandma say when you got back? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Here was this complete stranger pouring out her heart, and my grandma was getting the message loud and clear. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I’m going back to the hospital, Conor,” his grandma said, dropping him off at his house. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “C’mon. Let’s go inside and pray your grandma hasn’t decided to slip some poison on my plate.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Bummer. But I guess she couldn’t miss her grandma’s birthday party.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “That child has been God’s gift to me,” she told my grandma. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Look at this beauty. You think I’d get rid of this beauty? Your grandma got this for me on our honeymoon in Maui.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But because she was a grandma, people didn’t think she was sick. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And she had several unanswered questions about Fablehaven, not the least of which concerned what was actually going on with her grandma. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I don’t know if my grandma or Aunt Rebecca will ever really forgive my dad for leaving them. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z The first thing my grandma did when I came back inside was to put me between her knees to comb out my tangled hair. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “My mother—your grandma Ellen—she used to say to me, ‘Tommy, if you know right from wrong, then the answer is always right there, smack in front of you. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She was taking care of the twins’ grandma who lived about fifty miles from Cedar. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z No, I don’t know where the aliens put my real grandma or if we’ll ever get her back. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “My grandma told me. After Hiram left, they lived all by themselves. Never spoke to nobody hardly.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if anyone else noticed, but she stayed longer than her grandma would have. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Rose said her mother didn’t grow up in St. Nick and never really visited Rose’s grandma Betty much. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z If his grandma knew, she'd smack him on the back of the head. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “For folks without cars. You should get your grandma over to the stadium soon as you can.” I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Later that afternoon, after running more web searches that didn’t yield anything, Brandon said, “I’ve been thinking...your grandma wasn’t the only person who got a letter. Parker contacted four other people.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Before they close, I glimpse Sandra’s face changing as she turns to her grandma. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z How many games of Go Fish can a normal thirteen-year-old boy play with his grandma without suffering permanent brain damage? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When he heard that, he immediately started making calls and talking to lawyers and doing whatever he had to do to arrange for the four of us to move in with him and my grandma. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His grandma looked at him in a way that told him to say something. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Her grandma was special, her mama was special, and she special.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Doesn’t look like your grandma’s home yet,” Conor’s father said, pulling up the rental car in front of her house. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Her grandma squeezed her tighter, patting her on the back. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The nurse left them with her, and his grandma sat down in the chair on the other side of his mum’s bed, leaning forward to pick up one of his mum’s hands. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The door to my grandma’s bedroom is slightly open, so I poke my head in. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z He’d waited up for a long time after the monster left, but had still fallen asleep before his grandma came back. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Because your grandma told me to,” he answers simply. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z On the way home, I tell Lee Lee what Sam’s grandma said about North Portland. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It ended finally when my great uncle Phil saw bruises on my aunt Rebecca and finally got the truth out of my grandma. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “May God protect you,” he says, making the sign of the cross the way my grandma does when we leave Mexico. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “So, you just left a dead bird in there? What if your grandma finds it?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Conor,” his grandma said as the car raced down the road at alarming speed. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “No idea. I guess my grandma had her secrets, too.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Gregor guessed she might be around his grandma’s age, but his grandma was stooped and moved painfully from arthritis. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When she picked me up and held me in her arms, taking a good look at me, like grandmas do, she found a bruise on my neck. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He’d only come up now to get a book since his grandma had forbidden handheld computer games from her house. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “The other reason your grandma was mad at me was because she doesn’t think me or your mum have been honest enough with you. About what’s really happening.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z My grandma and grandpa live in their own house next to ours. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z So, just when I needed my parents the most, in my hour of deepest need and intestinal crampage, they shipped me off across town to my grampa and grandma’s. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z His grandma looked up at him, but her face was set and hard and totally unreadable. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the monster said, standing, the roof beams of his grandma’s office seeming to sigh with relief, that is what will happen after the third tale. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Probably shouldn’t wake a sleeping grandma unless there’s a tried-and-true emergency. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I bet even when I’m an old-lady grandma, I will be able to play this piece of music perfectly. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “No, sir. You don’t have to give us anything. Our grandma says we shouldn’t take stuff for doing right.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z After reciting all her mas and grandmas that was owned by the Tanners, her hand was balled in a hard black fist. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z His grandma was running from the direction of the church, and he could see her car parked on the road beyond, its lights on, its engine running. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z But the dress itself is a steaming piece of matronly garbage, and I’m not showing up at prom looking like someone’s grandma. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Partly because she thinks I’m Carrie, even though we look nothing alike, and partly because she doesn’t look like anybody’s grandma. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “So Ernie’s on the floor, sloth silent, and I’m talking to your grandma. Grandpop was in the bathroom. Next thing I know, the old man came out to join us and tripped over your brother!” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Nothing on the place nor in her grandma’s house answered her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I stared back at my grandma, wiping my face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “My family has a big turkey dinner. At my grandma’s house. Out in the country.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Good thing you have a grandma to help you. I bet she’s the best swing pusher in the world.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He didn’t think he’d be able to sleep, not with the things his grandma had said, not with how his mother had looked tonight. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “I forgot to tell you,” she said, lightly, “your grandma’s coming by tomorrow.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z If Brandon was right—if her grandmother had found the bracelet there, then her grandma might not have been off track. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “What about your grandma? Don't you miss her?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you know what, grandson?” his grandma said. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “I know you’ll watch him for me, honey,” my grandma said, and then she turned back to me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “We have a lot of frozen stuff. My dad grills sometimes. My grandma used to live with us and she made really good Polish food, but...” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “So what now? Do you expect me to call you grandma or something?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Nah. Your grandma and granddaddy had you and Trey,” she says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z His grandma still hadn’t spoken to him about the destruction of her sitting room. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z But she wasn’t the kind of grandma who was going to let crying get in the way of her talking. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The cooling palma christi leaves that Janie had bound about her grandma’s head with a white rag had wilted down and become part and parcel of the woman. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z And even my grandma ducked right back in the kitchen when she saw me at the front door this morning. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Privately, Johnson joked the resolution was “like grandma’s nightshirt—it covered everything.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Someone has to watch Boots while I’m at work, and we both know your grandma can’t handle it anymore.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to the States. You will stay with your grandma.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “This is just like old times when your grandma was here, Lee,” Chrissie said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He could see his grandma there in the dim light, leaning over her daughter. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He didn’t think she’d even pretended to try on any of his grandma’s old wigs. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z After her prayer, Mom went into my grandma’s room. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Your grandma’s a trip,” Lindsey told me after Grandma said something about my having mermaid blood, or at least guppy blood. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I don’t know if you’ve ever seen an old Mexican grandma, but she basically looks just like that. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then she turns around and yells into the quiet house, “Mom! Lucy’s grandma wants to talk to you.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z His grandma lay on the bed covered by a thin cotton quilt. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My grandma remembers growing up with lots of cousins around, and they’re as close as siblings to this day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I was in Mrs. Bob’s class when my mom and grandma came to get me,” she continued quietly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Because it’s been that way since me and your grandma been married. Pots been in the same place since your daddy was a little boy,” Grandpop explained. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Prettier than your grandma by a wide margin.'” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Piper’s off the island, living with her grandma on Nob Hill. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a quiet ride to Seven’s grandma’s house. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z His grandma had only four Sunday dinners in her repertoire—chicken- fried chicken, chicken-fried steak, pot roast, and corned beef—but they were all good. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I didn’t mention that she was my grandma, and I didn’t tell him to stop. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, ma’am. I’m too young to be a grandma. Ain’t nobody got time for that.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z So that Sunday, I bade farewell to my grandma and got into the huge cruise ship that is Grampa’s car for the ride back to my actual life. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Jet said, “Make sure that your grandma doesn’t find out. All right?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z For the last twenty years my grandma’s been teaching English to all the kids that work with my gramps—which makes it crazy he’s never learned it himself. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “My grandma’s just old,” I said, circling my wrist and lassoing the towel down by my feet. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Your grandma is with God now,” she whispered. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z After school I head to the kitchen and pour cold chocolate milk into the quaint old teacup with roses that Teta, my maternal grandma, presented to me last Eid. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He picked up his book and wrote, “What about your grandma?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z His grandma was still waiting for a response. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I interviewed my grandma on her bed late at night. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Before you leave this house, I want to hear you tell your grandma, ‘I’ll go with you next week,’ Either that, or you leave this house for good.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My older sister, Janell, is seventeen and lives in the room right across from my grandma. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As we rolled past it, Smiley snickered and said, “How you like your new two-timin’ grandma, Will?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There is no grandma to celebrate the holidays with. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Actually, I’d only seen my grandma like two times since my pop died and we all went to his military funeral together. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Was she in heaven with her daughter and my grandma? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Or holding his grandma's hand when she took him to church. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z My grandma was always surprised to find us together in the same bed come morning. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “When I tell him about school—or even how our grandpa and grandma took me in, he sounds—I don’t know. Happy for me but also, sad. Maybe jealous.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Thursday night after dinner, Park's grandma came over to have her hair set, and his mom disappeared into the garage. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I’ll be back in an hour to get you,” his grandma said. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Catastrophizing”—that was one kid’s grandma, always sure the worst was going to happen. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z After school, his grandma was waiting for him on the settee. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z When his mom got there, he hung out in the kitchen with her and his grandma, and listened to them gossip about the neighbors. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z My grandma was in her junior year of studying nursing at Incarnate Word College, and she’d gone with a girlfriend to a party. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “The other day old man Ku’oosh came to the house. He told your grandma what some of the old men are thinking. They think you better get help pretty soon.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “My grandma would love it in here,” I whisper back. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Something led my grandma to these courts,” she said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “My grandma don’t allow me to drink tea.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His grandma was on the settee, holding on to his mum, rubbing her back as she threw up into a small bucket they kept nearby just in case. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Well, my grandma was convinced that meat and veggies were part of a healthy diet, and she’d insist I clean my plate. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Neither did your grandma. I bet that’s why she never sold the house here. She probably had it in her head that she was coming back to dig up the rest of the city.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After what seemed like forever, he went into his grandma’s kitchen to get some empty trash bags. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z His grandma wouldn’t be here when his father arrived. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Hey, you want to check the attic? Mom thinks my grandma might have some old books up there. I’m sure we could find something you haven’t read yet.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The walls were bare white except for three different prints of sailing ships, which was probably as far as his grandma’s thinking went toward what boys might like. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Maybe, now, I can be more like my grandma. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Which is when Scoob told me some things about his grandma—may her soul rest in peace, as the grownups say—that I never would’ve expected. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z And the monster said, I am here and stepped over his grandma’s office shed in one easy motion. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z It’s like how when I go with my grandma to one of the nice grocery stores out in the suburbs and she tells me to “talk like you got some sense.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z "Well, I wouldn't have to," his grandma said, "if you'd just introduce us to her." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I don’t know; my grandma’s are pretty killer,” she replies. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z His grandma had finally gotten his mum to bed and then had gone into Conor’s bedroom and shut the door, not asking if he wanted anything out of it before she went to sleep herself. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z It was something she couldn’t back out of, either—her grandma and uncle were visiting and they were all having a special lunch. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z His grandma turned off the engine and opened her door. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z My grandma looked confused, but Adam, standing at the doorway, knew what I was talking about. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She’s too old to be my mom, but not old enough to be my grandma. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I just sat there daydreaming about this new life I was entering, my elbows resting on my grandma’s knees. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Of course I still love my grandma even after all the awful stuff she did to me, which is scary that you can love someone who is not nice. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His grandma was definitely going to pinch her when they met. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It had been last Easter, and the weeks at his grandma’s had almost been the death of them both. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Curtis’s grandma’s apartment faces the courtyard, and I’ve got a clear view of everything. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She had hated herself for lying before; she had decided to tell the truth about where she was going, and there had been a screaming battle with grandma. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Most religions had them, and his grandma loved a book of them by a guy named Nostra-something. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Your grandma said I could call you at her house. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “Give these to your grandma,” he said while we gathered up all the buckets of chicken. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Your uncle and grandma don’t know this story. I couldn’t tell them because it would hurt them so much.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Your grandma and Uncle Paul must be so tired of hospital food.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Is your grandma serious about coming? It’s so crazy, going to these random places because of me.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Jinjoo whirled around to find an old grandma looking at her from the street. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z My grandma said she was behaving like a toddler. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Apa opens his mouth to ask a question, but the grandma has already started to hand a ticket to the person behind us. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z What I know is my mom moved us in to live with my grandma and grandpa after that. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z In order to feel safe, I always wanted to stay at home with my mother, Lois; my grandma, India; my papa, Will; and my baby brother, Conrad. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z On the way Love talked about how her grandma had turned the shelter around. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Or maybe, like the soldier was going to do for our imaginary grandma, they sent someone to get us, but we were already gone. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Well, if they did have information, they should have used it to help my grandma. Maybe they would have found the money. Maybe she wouldn’t have gotten fired.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Conor’s grandma had driven him back to her house when his mum had fallen asleep after not eating her dinner. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He’d met Lily’s grandma loads of times, and she was how grandmas were supposed to be: crinkly and smiley, with white hair and the whole lot. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “No, my grandma, she died from cancer right before Maya was born,” Grace said. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She then patted my grandma on the shoulder and left. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z By then everyone thought my grandma was the nutty old lady responsible for my bad behavior. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And why couldn't his grandma just come over, if she wanted to talk? Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z My grandma Grace sits in a chair in the lobby in front of a non-working fireplace. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z But Lovey did talk about her grandma, Ms. Brown, telling me stories about how she raised her. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z "Well, my heart goes out to any child living in that house," his grandma said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Just like after the destruction of his grandma’s sitting room. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z His grandma put her key in the lock and opened the front door. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Even without both grandmas here today, I know the Dawson story by heart. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, my boy,” his grandma said when he brought in the tea. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Can you get your grandma to sign the forms? You can fill out the rest yourself.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z After a few minutes there was a little knock on the outside of the shed and my grandma came walking in. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. He left my grandma before I was born. She says he could talk to animals and make a sculpture that was more real than the real thing.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z My grandmas still cleaned, spun, and wove it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is for the information window and they will direct you to where you need to go next,” the grandma repeats like a machine. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Coach Douglas and Reggie’s grandma are going to hold a small memorial at the church.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z One of the volunteers was older looking, like she could have been a grandma, and the other volunteer had dark hair that he had pulled back from his face in a short ponytail. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z An Yi’s grandma lay on a cart, silent under the white sheet. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your grandma tells me you helped her so much,” Amá says, smiling. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “You tell your grandma hello for me,” he said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I told my grandma that I would stay away from them. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She kneels by the grandma and reaches out for her arm. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your grandma started the festival when she was city manager. She always saw it as one of her best achievements.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Maybe she was the kind of grandma who cursed and went out dancing, who had a devious spark in her eyes that would rival Gramps's. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He joined the air force soon after he graduated from high school, and he and my grandma first met when he was stationed at a military base in San Antonio. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Go on and do what your grandma asked.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “My prom prospects are so poor that Q’s grandma turned me down. She said she was waiting for Radar to ask her.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “I’ll just be out here,” his grandma said, getting up from her seat and walking past without looking at him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Your grandma took a turn. Your aunt Lena called at my job. She passed this mornin’.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z And after that, I’m going to have to put any girlfriend through the grandma test. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Jay had even called the Acclaim offices from his grandma’s house in Birmingham. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z He’d get up in the morning and his grandma wouldn’t talk to him, not even about the phone call from the headmistress. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z One morning later on in the summer, Omakayas’s mother, sister, grandma, and Little Pinch all wanted to go into the village and see the big canoes that had arrived to unload furs at the trader’s. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z But as I hold Khalil’s grandma’s hand, I see the anguish in her eyes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z If I lied and told her I knew her grandma because she took care of me when I was homeless, that wouldn’t go over good. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z His grandma’s eyes widened for just a second, as if she couldn’t believe he was asking a question so cataclysmically stupid. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “And my grandma’s started keeping her phone on silent so she won’t wake up Mum.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z My grandma didn’t say anything, just cried even harder and touched Rondell on the arm. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “It’s true, Q. Your grandma loves the brothers.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “It’s just hard. My grandma died when I was a kid, and my mom told me, ‘She lives on inside of everyone who loved her.’ Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Well, the matchmaker told us that your grandma had rejected many offers already, to her parents’ deep frustration,” Grandpa continues. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “You might say that. Luke’s grandma didn’t want us Rhodeses to get you, because the Lord knows we tried,” Aunt Courtney said. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z His grandma looked up at the ceiling and sighed. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Your grandma’s with her. Didn’t you invite her?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Your grandma always said yellow was my color. Whatta you think?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry. My grandma is in charge of the fryer,” I tell her. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Only her skin is a little darker than most grandmas, like she’s got mostly Indian in her. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Not your grandma, not your dad, no one. And if you need to break things, then by God, you break them good and hard.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, it’s just this old necklace from my grandma,” she said, slipping it down her shirt again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z His grandma’s precious clock, hanging over the mantelpiece, the pendulum swinging back and forth, back and forth, like it was getting on with its own, private life, not caring about Conor at all. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He lost his grandma—the one who used to live next door to me—around this time last year. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z She ran her hands down her face and said in this crazy crying grandma voice: “I’m just so sorry for you, Miguel.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It wasn’t anger at his grandma, who was all he had in the world, but at the world itself. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z My grandma grabbed my hand tightly, angry at me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And my grandma really couldn’t do anything about it, I guess, because it went on for seven years. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Her breathing got easier as we prayed, and when we were done, I knelt on the side of the bed and put my arms around my grandma. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z My grandma, now an old woman but once a helpless baby, handed over into safety by her doomed parents. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Their breath brushes against my ear as they say, “You didn’t get into too much trouble with your grandma, did you, Princess?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She had to be forced to do the things girls normally did, and her mother and grandma had finally given up on her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Layla and Ivy used to play rummy with their grandma before she moved to Florida. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He couldn’t hear what they were saying, but his grandma was pretty ferociously jabbing her finger toward his dad’s chest. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Omakayas thought perhaps it was because Old Tallow respected her mama and grandma. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Clothes, food, bedding, shoes—everything a family could need—was thoughtfully and quietly left for them on Stella’s porch or at the doorstep of what was once her grandma’s house. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I pretended to be Storm and all the women who saved the day in the reruns my grandma watched—Bionic Woman, Wonder Woman. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z If my grandma could have gone back to that summer when her husband's nephew moved into her house, would she have avoided falling in love with him? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z My dad left for Mexico because my grandma got sick. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t let her grandma look fool you. She’s a real hustler.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Conor couldn’t hear his grandma’s response, but she came storming back down the corridor past Conor, still not looking at him as she went into his mother’s room. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z His grandma rushed out of the kitchen so fast that Conor jumped back in surprise. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Cool, but can you help me get back to my paternal grandma’s mobile home?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It’s a thing you sort of have to discuss in New York, because everybody’s family is from somewhere that ain’t America, like Jamaica, or Haiti, or Trinidad, which is where her grandma was from. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My grandfather got a tumor that ate away his lungs, and my grandma followed him a few months later. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Your grandma is crazy,” Irene told me, extending the word crazy and rolling her heavy brown eyes. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Despite the tumult of the times, I was a happy, chubby baby who slept through the night and was loved by an extended family full of aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandmas. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “You know, your grandma wants to go to the games club at the community center really badly,” I tell her. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z In bringing us back to Spring, and then adopting us, my grandma was doing what she’d seen her own parents do. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “There was nothing to do at my grandma’s house except watch a ton of TV.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z "It doesn't surprise me that you have a thing for redheads," his grandma said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Park stopped to give him half a hug, then went into the kitchen and hugged his grandma. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z This grandma walks toward the car wearing high heels, fitted dress pants, an apron, and hair so perfect that I’m sure it’s a wig. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Also, we’re Changing Woman’s grandchildren, but mostly because deep down we believe in the Holy Beings. Your grandma looks like she needs you. I’ll see you around, healer of the water monster.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I know that book. My grandma read it to me.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z |
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