| 单词 | gym |
| 例句 | Mr. Jones works hard setting up the gym for dozens of kids. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Everyone in the gym is watching the game, I know, but it feels like all eyes are on me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I push Pop’s wheelchair out of the gym and the night is more than refrigerator cold—it’s freezer-cold now. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At 2:30 I left my room, and walking along one side of the oval Finny had used for my track workouts during the winter, I reached the Far Common and beyond it the gym. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I look like I’m about to do a defensive drill during basketball gym class. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He’s wearing last year’s gym shorts and a T-shirt that says “Runs with Scissors” on the front and “Plays Well with Others” on the back. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z After lunch, as I headed for gym class, I had two more reasons to hope integration could work. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The only reason East Shoal knew about the graffiti at all was because Hillpark’s main gym had been closed for several games while they cleaned the floor. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z After school we met at my locker and headed for the gym. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z All of the bleacher sections on our side of the gym had been pulled out, and they were filling up quickly. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Assistant Principal, is talking to some of the teachers on the other side of the gym. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Satchmo had always imagined the inside of her house was like an old boxing gym. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He wasn’t worried, though, because he’d already mapped a shortcut through the gym. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The guy reeked like moldy garlic pizza wrapped in gym shorts. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They rolled off like perspiration, up at dawn, run, breakfast, work, the gym, home, dinner, television, sleep. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When we got into the gym, Coach Nunley was sitting at his little desk Heading Sports Illustrated. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I was leaning against the counter, waiting for the microwave to beep, when my brother Adam, the gym’s general manager, walked in. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z So much better than the Boys and Girls Club gym. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “No, I quit that. I’ve just been going to gym classes. The ones they have for guys who aren’t going out for anything.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The tracks led in a direction the boys were familiar with, toward the gym where the Fighting Flamingos played all of their rivals. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He nods, gives me his signature smile—I can see the dimple—and then says, “I don’t know if you heard, but Roamer went after Finch today in gym.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He’s an über-jock and a gym rat, but he lives in such fear of illness that he never wants to get close enough to anyone to catch anything they might have or be carrying. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever our team walked into another school’s gym for the dance, with me among them, I could feel the freeze. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The ref came over and kicked him out of the gym. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Parents filed into the gym from the rotunda, holding popcorn and hot dogs and wearing shirts that read “Go Sabres!” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z We barreled into the hallways behind the gym, through the locker rooms, and into the connected natatorium. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Between us, I think we managed to piece together what happened at the Lake Windsor High School gym. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Tucked in the middle of the forest are three training gyms, a dance studio, medical facilities, dining and recreational spaces, and cabins that can sleep up to three hundred athletes and coaches at a time. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A guy in a pinstripe suit came to the microphone and started talking, but the sound echoed around the gym so I had no idea what he was saying. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He’s on the jungle gym but comes over to me when I do our wave. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was first getting cool with the coming-out thing in school, I always felt super self-conscious in gym, like everyone thought I would try and check them out. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z When I get changed for track practice, I look at my pile of folded clothes in my gym locker, rub my bands on my thighs, and decide to leave my armband on. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z "School's out in a few days, Horace. I'm coming up to the gym and see if I can whip some of that belly off you." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilted my head to one side and added, “I really want to go back to that gym.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Arthur stuck the blackjack back into his gym bag and continued walking, as if nothing had happened. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After the test, me and Dylan practice our steps for the Helsing technique for about thirty minutes and then report to the dueling gym. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I walk across the gym, eager for a fencing teacher. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He continued jumping on and off the couch as though it were a piece of gym equipment until the session was over. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Glen said about five more guys came to the gym today and asked about being on the team,” Ducky said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Most kids had stayed inside for some sort of basketball after-party in the gym, and anyone out here was in their car and gone within minutes. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Come on, Tim. Something. I can meet you guys one day in the parking lot or maybe you can tell her you want to meet her in the gym and I’ll show up instead.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Arthur obeyed the hand, but he plunged his own hand into his gym bag and pulled something out—something short, black, and heavy—like a sock filled with lead. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the big wall speakers now saxophoning through the gym, I was the girl of somebody’s dream: Since you’ve been gone, dear, Life don’t seem the same. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. lanucci was nice enough to let me use the gym anytime I wanted, so I could practice my foul shooting. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The usual crowd of students had gathered at the gym, waiting for the doors to open. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I’m wary of them and dislike the changing room, where we have to put on the blue cotton bloomer-bottomed gym suits with our names embroidered on the pockets. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Miles’s locker was still glued shut when I left for the gym. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Of course, if I miss the catch and fall in the gym, my coach just picks me up and lifts me back onto the bar to finish my routine. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I was dropping off my books in my locker after school—and grabbing the workout clothes I’d stashed in there with my gym bag—when I heard a sudden swell of voices. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The gym was crowded and noisy because the girls’ team had basketball games. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In competition, we always performed the skills we’d practiced and mastered in the gym, because as any gymnast can tell you, there’s a fine line between being courageous and ending up with a major injury. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I began to relax, and as I did, I began to understand the complex culture of the gym. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re a little confused by the mob scene at the gym entrance. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Most of the Institute students spent the hour before supper playing in the gym, or else watching television in their rooms, but the Mysterious Benedict Society had wanted a little time to themselves. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Not just yet, thanks. But I was hoping it would be cool with you if I missed gym for a few days while I learned the ropes.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I told him about confronting Celia outside the gym, and about Miles being an obstacle. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And so I spent my time in PE seated on the bleachers, attempting to focus on homework from another class, despite all the basketball dribbles and squeaking sneakers across the polished gym floor. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I forget the rest of the gym and the victors and how miserable I am and lose myself in the shooting. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she strode past him, out of the gym. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “That was awesome,” she says as we walk out to the gym. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z My legs push me forward through the lunchroom door, past the lockers, and straight to the empty bathroom behind the gym. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Down on the gym floor, Jake, Kojo, and Grace were being mobbed by friends, family, and camera crews from the local TV stations. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The big bronze globe careened down the hill toward the gym, picking up speed as it went. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “I thought...I mean, I didn’t think you liked basketball. Or any sports. You always complain about gym class.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She clapped her hands the way a gym teacher would. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I tossed all the gym bags full of dirty sports gear in the trunk and slammed it shut. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z "It seems like it always happens on gym days." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Jetta looked up to the gym doors, then back to Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But at North, they had to wear gym suits. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “They serve beer at the gym now, do they?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat on a bench across from the jungle gym, watching a bunch of second graders hang upside down like tree sloths. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z My heart pounding, I got up and followed her out of the gym. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Before I had time to consider whether or not I'd been imagining things, a crowd of kids rushed for the gym, carrying Tyson and me along with them. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Galanter is my gym teacher in high school,” I told Billy. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Not too long afterward, eighth grade had an assembly in the gym to talk about the upcoming orientation day we were going to have over at the county high school. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I like gym and I like lunch and I even like history, but don’t tell my history teacher that. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z People used to pick her to be on their team in gym class just because they thought she was nice and funny. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She figured that all the kids who visited Bannon’s probably got such flyers as part of the gym’s marketing strategy. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was too early to go up to the gym, and he didn't feel like watching afternoon television. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z On a cold or rainy day, the gym could fill with upward of four hundred inmates, and there were moments when I would be the only officer there with them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Halftime Right after you glance at April waving from the bleachers, your stomach detonates: KABOOM! and you lose it right there behind the bench in Pernell’s gym bag. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Based on the cheering that echoed through the gym and the way the team lifted me up in joy, I figured I’d made the basket. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He considered for a moment, and then changed direction, spinning me through the crowd to the back door of the gym. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I told myself as I left the gym. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The temperature in the gym sometimes reached 101 degrees and everyone started snapping at each other. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond these activities, the gym held many surprises. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The gym is full of kids and parents, plus most of our teachers. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He volunteered to read a paragraph aloud during Social Studies, but didn’t feel like helping his team advance the soccer ball in gym. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Did you ever wonder what all of your subject teachers do second period, if every single student on your team has gym? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The gym was half full by the time we arrived. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He was hurrying out a door at the opposite end of the gym, steering the di Angelo kids by the scruffs of their necks, like kittens. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They wouldn’t be able to hold up their heads if the prom had to be moved from the Holiday Inn Ballroom to the gym. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The gym has gotten crowded with kids dancing, and Tyler pulls me right into the middle. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Because nothing’s more hot than making out behind the gym at school,” she said, winding her arms around Claire’s neck. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Vin sneaks down to the generator room and pulls a homemade bomb out of his gym bag. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We glance down the hallway where we see all the head administrators hovering around the gym doors. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z "Mr. Donatelli's letting me work around the gym, take care of the gloves and wash the mouthpieces." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The umpire, a gym instructor from a parochial school two blocks away, called the teams together to determine who would bat first. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I wear a uniform with my name stitched on the pocket, as in high school gym class. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The bidding continued between Benji and the rest of the audience, while Felix made his way to the edge of the gym. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z We had swimming for gym class that afternoon. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “You ever do something like that again, I am personally going to kick you around the perimeter of this gym.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “What time did you get to the gym today?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z In the deep end of the gym pool at school he had no trouble getting to the bottom and that was, he was pretty sure, about eleven feet. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way back to the gym he said, “That was a good fight. I thought it was pretty funny, didn’t you?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Let me tell you, you don’t want to open your gym locker and find that someone has squirted shaving cream into it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Weren’t you in my gym class last year? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Leper, luckless in his last year as all the others, had been moved to a room lost in an old building off somewhere in the trees toward the gym. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun started to set, its rays beaming through the high windows in the gym, turning the wheat-colored floor into a deep gold. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I couldn’t climb the gym ropes, I couldn’t swing on the swings, and I couldn’t do a pull-up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Coach turns full circle, studying the gym as if he’s remembering. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Even if you’re not near the gym, where you can see the miles of paper links, your phone is always blowing up with notifications that ReelTok has posted another video about it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Toward the end of practice the girls’ team enters the gym. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After classes, instead of running around the indoor track, Doug Hoo jogged out of the gym to the shopping center six blocks away. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But about a dozen were playing football, because they were on the varsity, and the gym teacher happened to be the football coach. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When we get to the gym, kids are lined up outside, waiting to get checked in. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I thought we were going to kick back, shoot the bull and watch a movie, but JonPaul couldn’t relax until he’d disinfected his gym clothes. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody in the gym called me “Chief,” an honorific he avoided, calling me “Mister Mandela,” and occasionally, when he felt sympathy for his old man, “My bra,” township slang meaning “My brother.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever Celia saw us, whenever I’d catch her watching us after a quick kiss in the gym or holding hands in the hallway, I could swear she was about to burst into tears. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The other students were either in their rooms studying or watching television, but the moment class was dismissed Sticky had led his friends up here, just over the top of the hill beyond the gym. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The school gym was packed the night of the event. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Another thing I learned: it’s one thing to climb a rope in gym class. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “What were you thinking back there in the gym, Percy? You’d take on Dr. Thorn all by yourself? You knew he was a monster!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Then we were told we could go get our parents, and each kid got to take his or her parent on a flashlight tour through the dark gym. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z They walked back and forth in the hall between classes, and at lunch period students hung around the gym. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z This was open gym, an opportunity just to play basketball. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The good thing is I have gym last period on Thursdays so I get to go home—well, whatever home I’m scheduled for—and shower. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Tenth Anniversary,” this year's Junior Scandals, will be presented Friday, March 4, beginning at 8:00 P.M. in the boys' gym. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Heather waves to a sophomore she knows across the gym. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z We have no chance of slipping out of our organized lines and skipping the pep rally in the gym. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I turned around to find her and Erin in their gym clothes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The seniors had to be at the gym at six-thirty so they could learn where they were supposed to stand and what they were supposed to do. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They stepped inside the gym, where everyone was just starting to wake. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Give the phone to Muhammad, and I’ll get him to drive you on his way to the gym.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “My name, incidentally, is Bob Nicholson. I don’t know if we quite got around to that in the gym. I know your name, of course.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The next weekend, when my godparents, Uncle Paul and Aunt Judy, came over to our house, my dad said, “My wife says we’re building a gym.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I glance through my closet, and decide it’s too hot to try and instead opt for gym shorts and an old T-shirt from one of my mom’s pageants. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Travis is standing there with his hands in his pockets, looking up at the light streaming through the windows across the top of the gym. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She had the whole gym calling me that. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Perhaps it isn’t even his: maybe he found it at the gym and meant to hand it in at the desk and he forgot? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Ocean was leaning against the doorframe, not quite in the room and not quite outside of it, a gym bag slung across his chest. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I spoke across a vast gym floor to six hundred and fifty sixth, seventh, and eighth graders arrayed in bleachers before me. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Plus, Ivy never even saw Taryn in the gym that morning. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At least Will going to the gym is a problem I can solve immediately. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Only the next time Dev came to visit her, on a Sunday afternoon several days since the last time they’d seen each other, he was in gym clothes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It would take less than a half hour to get to the Bronx gym and minutes to get into his gear. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We wanted to run a full-court game, so we directed a few nasty remarks to the other side of the small gym. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z But I had known Finny in an impersonal dormitory, a gym, a playing field. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned and looked at the glass display case outside the gym, as if I couldn’t care less about him or Celia. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She was a tragedy in that gym suit. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I go to the gym one day and confront Coach before practice is supposed to begin. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But when it’s a huge gym full of parents, the drizzle becomes like this total hurricane. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Even tied up a T-shirt like a noose and put it in my brother’s gym locker. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He was already standing at the mic in the middle of the gym. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Annie tripped trying to get up, laughing even harder when Luke tried to explain why they were still in the gym. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I say that, because we are all scattered around the sweaty gym floor. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Then again, maybe he was just playing it cool—he was in the gym that day. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Naomi perched on the toilet, feet pressed against the stall door, in the girls’ room by the gym. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She opened the door to a gleaming gym and led them to a large, clean bathroom with individual shower stalls. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “He’s going to the office to watch the feed from the security camera in the gym. You’ve only got ten more minutes. If he’s hny kind of basketball fan, you’re golden.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z If Eleanor's clothes weren't in that locker, if she were wearing anything other than this gym suit, she would have just walked away. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I leaned against the brick exterior of the Eugene Field Memorial Middle School and listened to the music coming from inside the gym. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He ran into Major one night as he was coming home from the gym. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “TV’s here, too,” said Kojo excitedly, nodding toward a couple of camera crews from local stations that had set up their tripods and equipment on the gym floor. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Then in the spring, the sixth-grade girls watched a seventh film while the boys got an extra period of gym. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then she laughed, loud enough that the entire gym stared up at her. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I just grabbed my grip bag, pulled on my black track pants, and strode out of the gym to my car. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Before that the gym here had been an old, dingy room, with a handful of mismatched dumbbells and decaying equipment that looked like it was made about a year after the wheel had been invented. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z They had lunch and then went to a park where the girls, including Terryl’s daughter Allyssa, played on the jungle gym. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And we had a substitute who knew as much about running a gym class as a gerbil would. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The evening excursions to the gym became more frequent. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “I lost my notebook at the gym,” Ivy said, playing with the hem of her mother’s T-shirt. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Jungle gym Gladiator isn’t crazy like an age-old coliseum match, but I’ve seen schoolmates get hurt before. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The last thing they needed as they flew a magical Greek trireme into a potentially hostile Roman camp was a middle-aged satyr in gym clothes waving a club and yelling “Die!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was no way she could leave this gym without that notebook. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “You Titans are about as bright as my gym socks.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Our gym teacher, Ms. Connors, is teaching us to play tennis. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He had changed into gym clothes, but I was still in my school uniform, tie and everything. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It was comforting that some people in the gym cared about me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Piper figured this was the most fun the satyr had had since he’d pretended to be a gym teacher at the Wilderness School. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Since his school required it, he had managed to develop an athletic build in gym, but he viewed sports as a dull and useless pastime. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When I tell her Erin wouldn’t see me, Mrs. Battle says, “Well, then, we might as well get back to the gym for a late practice.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They started walking the trailer into the gym like a huge wheelbarrow. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We head to a park, walking around and playing on the jungle gym and talking. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I told them my dad was going to pick me up outside the gym. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z More kids had shown up at open gym than ever, and some of them were good—really good. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Across the yard I saw Principal Long, Wang Qi, and the two boys coming out of the gym. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire gym was shaking as Luke worked his body around. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes and, just like that night in the motel room, she danced for me, sitting motionless at the top of the gym. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Emily had been in the gym with the girls’ JV soccer team when Patrick’s photo was posted at 3:27 p.m. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I just smell like soap, but there have been days, especially after gym class, when, phew, the odor easing out has been kinda ripe. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z How I was already anxious to get into the gym again. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z As per the plan, Takumi was in the supply room on the second floor, connecting his stereo equipment to the gym’s loudspeakers. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The sounds in the gym faded to a hush, until all I was aware of was the runway and the vault table at the end of it. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Elizabeth and I watch as Chef Morgan moves along with a wave of adoring fans to the back of the gym, where a few chairs are set up for teachers and guests. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Somewhere on the gym floor, doing the dance from Zambia, I lost my red paper heart. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I put the armband in my gym locker. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z "I like it all right, especially the running and the workouts. I like the guys at the gym. But sometimes in the ring. I'm not so sure." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “They found racist graffiti all over the walls of the gym and the boys’ bathroom,” I finally say. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The cheerleaders cartwheel into the gym and bellow. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z There’s a foot of snow on the ground, so whatever class had gym that day would definitely be inside. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Beyond the gym and the fields began the woods, our, the Devon School’s woods, which in my imagination were the beginning of the great northern forests. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And it did not occur to me—not even when Dr. Hyde shuffled into the gym, taking tiny, slow steps toward the Colonel and me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He keeps glancing down at his gym bag. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z A kid new to Stirling named Max Wade, who rarely came to open gym because he also played soccer and baseball. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “I guess if they have a decent soccer team, I’ll let them slide about not having indoor classrooms and not having a gym.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point, we climbed up the ladder to the ramp at the top of the jungle gym and waited in line to go down the tall slide. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She turned and ran off the blacktop, to a quiet spot behind the jungle gym. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z And anyway, I’ve never eaten a dirty gym sock so I could be wrong. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Some Saturdays, we’d make appointments together so we could hang out at the hair salon as well as at the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I stopped inside the gym doors and looked around, trying to be inconspicuous about spinning in circles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And even now, without photographs, Lieutenant Cross could see Martha playing volleyball in her white gym shorts and yellow T-shirt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Molly Roswell stole my clothes during gym all through tenth grade. She has four children with two different fathers, and a DUI. “ We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Finally they came up to a low rise at the rear of the gym. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We step into the gym and a rush of sound and lights hit us. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She wears her gym clothes under her regular clothes. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The mat pulled over that spot in the center of the gym. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Park wanted Eleanor to start checking her books now, especially after gym class. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Mr. Koenig, his gym teacher, made him leave class early and take a shower. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The gym instructor was a ridiculously good-looking young teacher named Tom Cruise. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Everybody was checking their jerseys out, putting them in their gym bags, or jogging around the track. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The practice was over, and it suddenly occurred to Reynie that he’d never seen Recruiters leaving the gym—which must mean they used the back door. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She even changes bras, wearing one sports bra to regular class and another to gym class. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The line to get into the boxing gym is stretched out to the sidewalk, but as always we head straight for the doors. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Now I want to curl up in bed in mortification, imagining Jeremy’s face as I slunk away from gym. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He took off his street clothes as Al tried to find a better station on the little radio he had been bringing to the gym since Billy knew him. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I almost tell him not to come so I can think everything over, but I know he probably hasn’t set foot in the gym in ages. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Then later, during Volleyball, he made two guys clean off the scuff marks from the gym floors with old tennis balls. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I just walked from class to class alone; I sat at lunch alone; during PE I stood in the corner of the gym and played catch with myself. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I entered the gym on the other end of the bleachers, near the scoreboard. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z When I took my hand away from my eyes, I saw the dairy truck disappear down the highway and watched the noisy sixth graders run out onto the field for gym. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z "I'm a growing boy, Spoon. I think these guys are going uptown. You know Henry Johnson, and this is a new tiger cornin' around the gym. I don't even know his name." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z My gym locker is closest to the door, which means I have to change my clothes in a bathroom stall. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I find a good rhythm and put the police and corpses and destroyed gym behind us. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There is relative calm in the audience, and people start to talk to each other as we are escorted, row by row, toward the gym. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I found myself sprawled on the gym floor, dazed from smoke, my tie-dyed T-shirt peppered with sizzling holes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Miles laced his fingers together on his chest and stared at the ceiling of the gym, not answering. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He rummaged in his gym bag and pulled out a six-pack of Cokes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Through the eye sockets I could see her standing in the back of the gym, underneath the basketball hoop. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Saturday's game is in the soccer field behind the auxiliary gym. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z —All girls interested in running for the championship Lady Tigers Track Team should sign up in the gym office. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A separate residence a quarter-mile away houses staff members and a gym. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z And so, when I went back into the gym, it was their voices that pushed me to work harder. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Locker doors, socks, athletic supporters, and other various nasty personal belongings rained all over the gym. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We had to run one hundred laps around the gym. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z And she had a whole gang of lesser demons, all dressed in matching gym suits. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Grace ran out of the gym and into the girls’ locker room. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Flagrant foul, ref. he yells to everyone in the gym. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z And I don’t know if it was him reaching or me pulling back, but whatever it was, the whole stupid gym shirt got torn right down, the whole way. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Junie! Someone sprayed swastikas and racist graffiti all over the gym walls!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z And then Mr. Samuels, the gym teacher, poked his head into the room. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I knew that basketball season was starting sometime next month—I knew this, because I saw the posters plastered everywhere—but the gym was, for some reason, already busier than I’d ever seen it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z His gym bag swings from his arm, stinking up the hall. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When the parents showed up, they all lined up in the hallway in front of the gym. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z More paranoia, he chided himself, trudging along the pathway that led from the football field to the gym. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was still time, I thought, to try to get a couple of other keeplocks into the shower before my gym porters came back and demanded theirs. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I decide to corner Tats in the locker room after gym, second-to-last period, the only class we share. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z In the gym, a table was filled with hundreds of multicolored T-shirts, felt pens, ribbons, and sparkles. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z His speeches were at times so fiery and full of passion that every year the principal would try to make Tapia the gym teacher, in hopes of cutting down Tapia’s influence over us. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The gym teacher let Naheed’s class have a study hall, but no one was allowed to even whisper. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Mrs. Zeiss didn’t hit me again, but she failed me in reading, math, conduct, and everything else except gym and attendance. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Daddy used to take both of us to the boxing gym after school. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I got the hell out of there before anyone else slipped out of the locker room to give me a hard time, and I left the gym by the side door, like usual. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Little did we know Adam was using that song to instill pride in us, since most of the children we went to school and gym with looked different from us. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Okay, maybe I was joking about the murder, but Edie does bump into me extra hard during a basketball game in gym later that day. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Being in that store with all those shoppers laughing at me dragged me back into the gym showers. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z So I hid for those thirty-five minutes in the gym equipment room. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z You don’t keep spare mobile phones tucked away in gym bags unless you’re hiding something. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A lot of Muslim women find it difficult to lead an active lifestyle while adhering to their religious principles around modesty, with most gyms being coed and workout wear being formfitting. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When she looked up from her ankle, she saw June jogging back across the gym, bringing Taryn, Ivy’s best friend, with her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Even Dr. Corey had nothing to say when he and Bud climbed into the car in front of the gym. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There were press photographers in the gym too, and even a camera crew from our local Eye on Burnt Mill Creek news program, which broadcast on a cable channel absolutely no one ever subscribed to. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Yet as she began to talk about her newest attempt to chat up some cute girl in her gym class, the thought Moss had shoved away came back to haunt him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I was halfway down the stairs to gym when I heard him: Chip Cusumano. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Probably coming back from the gym, thought Alfred. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Uh, why did I take gym in the tenth grade? All we did was play volleyball and do burpees. This sounds way better.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Two years ago, when old Mr. Mancilli, one of our gym teachers, died of a heart attack, a lot of the kids from school went to the funeral. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She told me some words were too hard for her to pronounce, so “hajeeb” it is in gym class. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “We were supposed to go to a farm in the country today. But since it’s raining so hard, were taking you to a tumbling gym instead.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I discovered lock picking was a skill that comes in handy when you want to disappear during gym class or when you just need some peace and quiet. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I imagined the gym, dark and covered with streamers. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In the half-lit gym, the white stripes on the floor and the basketball backboards almost glow. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In true Miles the Jerk fashion, he didn’t talk to me until I forced him to, when we were walking together toward the gym. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Now if only I could transfer that great new attitude to my workout sessions in the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We rounded the last corner, nodded at the officer at the gym door, and headed toward the front gate and freedom. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Saturdays often brought a football game, and every football game called for a dance afterward in the women’s gym. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When Daniel turns to face him, it looks like he’s been playing monster dodgeball in gym, which sounds terrible, but is actually a lot of fun. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Even now, standing in one of the training gyms, when I’m supposed to be listening to Agent Magnus give us our first lesson on Sky Sprints, my thoughts keep going back to yesterday. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He’s not out of breath at all, and probably spends most of his life in the gym on account of his rippling biceps, not that a kid like me would notice them. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Even if she gave up and left the gym, she wouldn't be going home. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Some of the older guys looked more like me—uncomfortable, hanging out at the edges of the gym and trying to hide, like any minute they might have to fight for their lives. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z That left me with hardly enough time to make breakfast and get myself dressed before driving to morning gym practice forty-five minutes away. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Doyle claps and claps until the gym grows quiet again and the boom of her hands rings out. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Water barrels being carried into the gym, with a heavily armed entourage, and people trying to push their way through to those barrels with all the anguish of a baroque painting. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Amanda groans and grabs my arm, leading me to the door of the gym. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He says it’s boring and a waste of time, especially gym. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Football, field hockey, cheerleading—everybody was milling around the gym, high-fiving, kicking the football. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z A few boys have come out of the gym doors and are walking our way. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z That’s the reason this assembly is taking place in the gym instead of the auditorium. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z After we paid for everything we threw our old group-home gear in a Dumpster and wandered around some more until we ended up walking into this hoop gym in Venice Beach. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z All the science-fair projects were set up on tables in the gym. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z All of us were dressed in t-shirts and gym clothes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Still, whenever she did show up at Bannon’s, everyone knew what that meant—something needed fixing, whether it was my attitude or something about the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Happy I’ve stopped begging for notes to get out of gym class. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She said, “Why don’t you major in P.E., enjoy your college years, then maybe come back here in a few years and teach gym?” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Through it all, I only missed two days in the gym, although I only worked on uneven bars and upper body conditioning until the doctor cleared me to do more. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I, um, spend a lot of time in the gym. Anyway, I honestly didn’t know you’d be in here. Your music is just super loud.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Outside the gym, a shiny solar overhang shields a bunch of steel-blue tables in tidy rows. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z "We heard you never showed up at the school in Tanaburi. We tracked you to your spire-fighting gym, but they said you packed up and left yesterday. Where in the world have you been?" A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He came across the gym like a thunderhead bearing down across the valley and grabbed the clipboard out of my hands. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I said, “I’m sorry, I have to go. I’ll see you at the gym on Friday.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no sense of balance, and when we had to walk down a narrow board with our hands out and a book on our heads in gym class I always fell over. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Nobody actually pushes the custodians out of the gym. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Given the bad acoustics of the gym, it was impossible to be certain the Burnt Mill Creek High School Pioneers weren’t actually chanting Altvatter! 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Jordan’s hard, sharp-toed cowboy boots clomped loudly on the wooden gym floor. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The satyr wore his usual gym shorts, sports shirt, and coach’s whistle. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And at one point, this random girl comes up to me and tells me my girlfriend is waiting in front of the gym. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Mr. McCoy strode into the gym, straightening his jacket and tie, his gaze zeroed in on our group. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He remembered how Carl looked sitting beside him with his gym towel draped around his thick German neck, glaring out the window at the fields. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I knotted the two loose straps together so I could sling the derelict hulk of my backpack over my shoulder like a satchel, gathered my stuff up, and hurried to gym. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z We had reached the turnaround spot and were heading back to the gym. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She was so distracted in gym class, she actually forgot not to try. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He sat down on the jungle gym so hard he bent the bar, and buried his head in his hands. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We don’t go back to school until after the first of the year, and to celebrate, there’s a dance in the gym. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z A tall woman with short hair and a wrinkly smile stands in the middle of the gym holding a clipboard. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I wrapped my legs around the chain, just like I used to do at the ropes course in gym class. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Everybody in the gym yelled and clapped and stomped their feet. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Edward was waiting, leaning casually against the side of the gym, his breathtaking face untroubled now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Still dressed in their sweaty gym clothes, they sat in the Presidential Suite, shopping online. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He wore baggy red gym shorts and a sleeveless mesh jersey that exposed a pale kettle-sized belly. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Silently, Lillian and her children left their seats and walked to the opposite side of the gym. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was quick on his feet, but he often got trapped in gym class or in comers of the hall, where he was kicked and punched. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Cheers go up on the other side of the gym. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She turned and stomped across the gym and stood underneath the scoreboard. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z At the gym a platoon was undressing in the locker room. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not having a gym, or an auditorium. Two more facts apparently overlooked by your father. And what am I supposed to do? Send you to school every day in rain gear? With an umbrella?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Trey bursts through the gym doors, lugging long nylon bags. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z As I’m pulling the sheets off the mattress I almost trip over a black bag shoved under the bed: his gym bag. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I can picture it: the gym packed with chairs, people chatting, shuffling, clapping. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z It was gone by the time we got to the gym, though he still held tight to my hand. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Let’s go to the gym,” he said shortly. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I hurry out of the room, heading to the gym in Building 1, the last note clutched in my hand as I go. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The stars that I know are on the other side of the gym ceiling don't make sense. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Therefore it was always a relief, every afternoon, to march out the Academy’s back door and across a dirt parking lot to the gym for Physical Training. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I never saw Chip in swishy shorts outside of gym class, which I assumed was for the same reason I avoided them. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Listen, my mom told me that the police think the gym graffiti and the boys’ bathroom graffiti are two separate people,” Patrice continues. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z After gym class, she found more pervy stuff written on her chemistry book—pop that cherry, written in globby purple ink. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But no sooner had I unlocked one of the cells and turned the corner than a gym porter who shouldn’t have been there tried to beat me to it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He would wait near the head of the narrow corridor that led to gym class. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I threw myself into the work, hitting the gym nearly every day. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The players in the well-lighted gym were considered superior. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Miles walked back into the gym and settled himself at the scorer’s table. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Of course right here! You think we’re going to the gym?” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d picked the gym bathroom because it was far from the classrooms and there were no P.E. classes after lunch, but it turned out to be a bad choice. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He just told everybody to report to the gym for practice the next day. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Showers after gym had been mandatory in middle school, and I’d spent years perfecting how to be naked for the least amount of time. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It wasn’t too unusual, though, because he wasn’t in any of my classes except for gym. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Archie was busy contemplating the far side of the gym, as if something interesting was going on over there. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That morning in the gym, she remembered Layla mentioning that Taryn had been there, before Ivy and June came back from the library. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Sorry. Coach saw me and needed me to help him out down in the gym,” he says. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Today in class, their gym teacher, Mrs. Burt, had shown them how to swing over a thousand-year-old gymnastics horse. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z We walked back around the cafeteria, to the south buildings by the gym. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Mason starts throwing yellow and red pinnies at people around the gym. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z This was why teachers passed him when he should have failed, and why the gym teachers let him wear whatever he wanted to gym. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z "I saw your name on a fight poster up in the gym." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The school yard actually has equipment—swings, a sandpit, and a jungle gym. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z To compensate for my youth on campus, I wear old gray sweatshirts and box in a local gym and walk around with an unlit cigarette in my mouth, even though I do not smoke. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I look like I’m doing the back-stroke in the middle of the gym floor and a widening puddle of urine. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The hall was also where they had gym classes, and underneath the food smell there was an aromatic reminder of several generations of sweaty children. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Fast-food bags, gym bags, paper, shoes, and who knows what else. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Everything is fifty cents or a dollar, but you can’t bring food or drinks in the gym.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I was so afraid any minute ambulances would come speeding up to the gym, or cops. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I had no reason to do that, so I found my gym bag and got out my goggles, knee pads, and elbow pads. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wallace,” he would say to me, “never couch at home watching TV when you could be doing something fruitful. Get out, boy. Jog. Go to the gym! Lift a barbell!” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Meet me in the gym after last period. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The school gym is worse than that because you’re packed in and everyone is shouting, and you can become trapped. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Thank you for coming out of the gym,” he said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A long wavy red line led the way from the gym to the main office at the far end of the main hallway. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And my laughter was the only sound in the gym. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Luke was walking to the gym, and actually, he more heard her than saw her. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “But I hated it when those soldiers came to Central. They stared at me each time I had to walk by them in my gym shorts.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was standing at the foul line in the gym. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Jule got hired to work for cash at a storefront gym in a strip mall. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He frequently paced the length of the gym, wrote so often in his notebook that he had to get a new one, and would occasionally start his sentences in the middle of a thought. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And when the period was over, they were the ones who had to stay in the gym to roll up the mats and put them away while everyone else changed. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I leave the gym with its bright lights and noise, and sit on the floor in the empty hallway. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z We went into the gym, along a marble hallway, and to my surprise we went on past the Trophy Room, where his name was already inscribed on one cup, one banner, and one embalmed football. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re playing on one end of the gym, the floor squeaking as they run around. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When they were all doing the march-and-hop, they formed a train, hands on shoulders, and did a choo-choo or conga around the gym. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Last year when the gym teacher flunked her, Char ripped a hole in the top of her convertible. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I ducked into the gym and under the bleachers, checking the scaffolding for microphones as I climbed through to the other side. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z From my locker I collected my sneakers, jock strap, and gym pants and then turned away, leaving the door ajar for the first time, forlornly open and abandoned, the locker unlocked. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re big complainers—“their” gym is being hogged by a bunch of do-gooders; where are they supposed to shoot around before school; sixth and seventh graders will volunteer for anything; blah, blah, blah. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She looks slightly embarrassed—maybe because the last time we saw each other she was rude to me in the elementary-school gym. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The main gym looks like any training center, with coaches for each of the events who drill you on your skills. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Those beverages are not healthy I was tired from dodging the volleyball in gym class, and so I took the only other seat in Dell's office. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She gave me a pair of gym socks to wear. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z In our haste to change out of our uniforms and into exercise gear and get over to the gym by the specified time, it was easy to forget this rule. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hi. Do you have the gym reserved or something?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z "Tina is the queen of the people in my gym class who don't like me." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Sorry I didn’t get you one. But I didn’t want to undo your gym visit, plus you know what they say about dudes with beards eating cupcakes.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I shouldered past a couple of kids, and opened my gym locker. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I imagined floating up to the ceiling of the gym and looking down at all those different groups, dancing in their tight circles. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I saw you last period in the gym playing badminton and you sounded perfectly healthy.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z If I’d once met with twenty people at a time at low-key house parties, I was now speaking to hundreds in a high school gym. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For a moment, everyone in the gym was silent, and the place had never been so quiet, not even in the moments before the Colonel ridiculed opponents at the free-throw stripe. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Inside the gym, a buzzer sounded, the crowd quieted, and we heard the squeak of sneakers that meant the game had begun. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I slogged up the plowed driveway from the gym, past the snow-dusted baseball field and the ice hockey rink to get to the schoolhouse. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Today, I walk into the gym covered in more dirt than a chimney. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “Can you believe the gym they’re going to have?” said Ms. Prado, a lady who wore too much makeup and always seemed to be wearing workout clothes. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z When I asked her once why she didn’t walk to the gym and do five minutes less on the treadmill, she looked at me as if I were being willfully provocative. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Like when we had to go swimming during gym class at my old school. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z And this one bathroom in this one gym. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Because the boys were middle-schoolers still, and unfamiliar with the maze-like hallways of Fry High beyond the gym, they relied on handy direction arrows mounted on the walls of each intersection. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The shadows turned out to be jungle gym equipment. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z When I opened the door to the gym, Ty and Johnny were in there shooting baskets. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Hedge patted his gym shorts and pulled out what he found. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I can see now that what I mostly lacked at Nationals was maturity—and practice time in the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He swaggered across the gym, rolling his big shoulders, stopping only to rap the peanut bag on his way out. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Two lines of Recruiters—there were dozens of them—stood back to back down the length of the gym floor, as if preparing for a dance. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a rule in the school—only sneakers on the gym floor but every-body ignored it except when there was a brother around. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He and I passed the gym and came on toward the first group of dormitories, which were dark and silent. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I found it hard to believe she didn’t know my last name after I was the YouTube sensation of freshman year, spazzing out in the middle of the gym floor at the pep rally. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Eventually there was no other reason to hide in the locker room, so he pushed through the doors to what he hoped was an empty gym. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When Kate thought they’d put enough distance between themselves and the gym, and was convinced they hadn’t been followed, the two children hunkered beneath a scraggly copse of stunted cedar trees to rest. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Her shoes squeak down the hall to the gym very fast and we follow. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver of the truck swung around and backed up toward the gym door, following Mr. Bridges’s hand signals. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he and Jason drove for half an hour in the direction of Washington and picked up Jaime at her gym. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point, I was sobbing so loudly that everyone could hear me out in the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Instead of questioning her about them, my mom addressed the only issue that directly affected our family—whether Adria and I would stay at Bannon’s or go with Aimee to her new gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z After silent reading period, she went to art and music, and I went to gym and science. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “I wish I could take the credit, but let’s face it, the gym uniform is universally flattering.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Every spring, Culver Creek took one Friday afternoon off from classes, and all the students, faculty, and staff were required to go to the gym for Speaker Day. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to wear anything I might ever want to wear again, so I grabbed my gym shoes. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Mr. lanucci said I could use the gym at noon,” I said as calmly as I could. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z When it starts there will be plays to memorize and I’ll be in the gym just about every night. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z By now those firefighters could be finding code violations in the gym! Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I’m wearing my track shoes, which I bought for gym class—they come in handy here. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When the prayers end and the doors open the Bells hit center stage and the curtain opens up on the afternoon pick-up game in the gym at the county recreation center. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I’d spent so many years intensely focused on gymnastics that it felt odd to talk to people about their perspectives on my life outside of the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Felix walked to the front of the gym, and the crowd parted to make way. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Her gym was on the East Side, in what used to be a good part of town, near the bridge that connected the east and west banks. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The ceiling in the gym was low, and you could tell which kid had learned to play basketball there by his flat jump shot. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z And as I slowly made my way out of the gym, I told anyone who would listen, “No. It wasn’t us. It was Alaska.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z But nobody jumped like that in a small school basketball gym. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z On the way back from the gym after a soccer game, Daphne kept trying to trip me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I have sweatpants in my gym locker. If I hurry I can make it to class in time.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z By the end of the first week, our gym was so jam-packed that the next link anybody tried to cram in there would have blown the roof off. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The older grades have gathered on this side of the gym for picture day and the door’s loud squeak has made everyone turn in our direction to stare. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z If you get picked last for a team in gym, Naomi will always say, “I would’ve picked you.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The explosion that destroyed the gym came out of nowhere. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Depending on the time of day, eight to twelve porters were as-signed to the gym. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly change into my gym clothes and am the first one out on the field. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z There were black and red balloons all over the gym floor, and guys were kicking them in each other’s faces, or trying to strangle each other with the crepe-paper streamers taped to the walls. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z After gym she changes out of her shorts but always leaves an undershirt on. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Trombone, science paper, gym shorts,” I said to her, counting on my fingers. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Apparently something is rotten in the state of super couplehood. I couldn’t hear what they were saying, but Lisa made a huge scene of stomping out of the gym during a slow dance.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z As we walked past banks of photographers and TV cameras to get into the gym, as people around us talked about the historic nature of everything, I was happy to have the lunch boxes packed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Y’all just built new courts at your school, right? Behind the gym, hidden from the highway?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Back in the WCC gym, my whole bar rotation was going wrong. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Maybe he has some spare stuff in his locker at the gym. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly television crews might follow me around in the gym, and reporters would want to interview me for stories, and I’d need to express my personality and be gracious and hopefully sound intelligent. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The program hadn’t started when he reached the gym and made his way to the fighters’ entrance. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s the gym teacher when he’s not running homeroom, he wears track pants every day, and they make a swish swish swish sound as he walks. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “If you wanted to get out of gym class, there are easier ways.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z In PE, Adrian’s been keeping his distance, but I’ve noticed the murderous glares he shoots me across the gym. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z We were meeting in one of the dance rooms inside the schools gym, and my brother’s three new friends looked me up and down again, even though we’d already met. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “A little cleanup, a little wood polish—” “I heard they’re going to have to redo the whole gym floor,” Sanderson put in. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I still went to the gym every day, but I didn’t touch the uneven bars. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The gym instructor was a short, chunky man in his early thirties who taught in the mornings in a nearby public high school and supplemented his income by teaching in our yeshiva during the afternoons. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Her school has trees and a track, basketball gym, and football field. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Or maybe getting your period in the middle of gym when you’re wearing white shorts and the teacher is a man and you left all your sanitary napkins at home. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The one good thing to come from being attacked was that Principal DeShields transferred me from gym to study hall. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z That’s when I discovered that, as proud as my family and the girls in the gym had been of my performance, not everyone had that point of view. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Toby usually sat at the top of the bleachers, giving him the best view of every girl who walked into the gym. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I nodded and dragged Frieda and Lucy to the refreshments table at the other end of the gym. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The gym was dynamite with glass backboards that came down from the ceiling. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z A Pepette also had responsibility for making smaller posters, which went up in the school halls at the beginning of each week and were transferred to the gym for the mandatory Friday morning pep rally. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Therefore, all gym activities will be held outside today. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I finally settled on an old denim gym bag that I’d made and used back in high school. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Kids were starting to file into the gym. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z As he’s talking, Roger is forcefully twisting a loose string off his gym shorts. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Then she stomps out of the gym as Tim comes in. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I have been working hard in school and in the gym to be ready for football at the college level. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z So we hung near Cradle’s office, where there was a ledge over our heads, then migrated to the gym and used some of the inmates’ exercise equipment until Cradle called us back to her office. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By then everybody in the gym knew he was playing with the kid. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But you can hear everything in a gym anyway, you know. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “Jeremy. You like him, don’t you? I noticed in gym yesterday.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He trudged away from the field, blinking against the afternoon sun, toward the locker room at the gym. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As we got off the bus and walked toward the gym, I could hear the crowd going crazy inside. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z So one time they stole his gym shorts and played Monkey in the Middle with them in the locker room. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I got to the gym a few minutes before the procession. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Anyway, we make it to the gym in half the time. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Coach rubs his neck, staring at the gym wall with its dirty windows, covered by bars. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z We were dancing around the gym, laughing and screaming and chanting. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z She'd feel like she was still standing there in her gym suit. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I run full speed, faster than any laps I’ve ever done in gym, faster than when I got stung by a bee when I was six. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z There were always cobwebs high up in the ceiling that we couldn’t get to, and the rows of skylights way up above us were grimy and gray, so the gym always seemed dark. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I don’t know the best way to make a model volcano, or what it feels like to get your Science Fair project picked to go to the gym for Parents’ Night. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Mom drops me off early and I head to the gym to wait for my friends. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Aside from PE, which takes place in the gym down the hall, and a visit to the medical unit, everything you do you’ll do here, in this unit, with these same people. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The gym smelled like rain and stale bread and what she imagined a boys locker room might smell like. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I saw the gym in the glow of a couple of outside lights near it and I knew of course that it was the Devon gym which I entered every day. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The hall outside the gym is crowded with a mix of volunteers and spectators, and when I make it to the doors, I can see that the inside is a mob scene. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Jordan seemed to sneer at him from across the gym, feeling Gerald’s hatred and laughing at it. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The day after the community meeting, when Mr. Heller came to make his fantastic offer of support, I went into school early and found Emily in the gym before the bell rang. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z At the end of the scrimmage, the older players were dismissed to write in journals, which they did sitting on cross ties that surrounded the bark floor beneath the jungle gym. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Most students were headed to the gym to play games before supper, and Mr. Curtain was not in his favorite spot. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She tells me her gym teacher made the girls cheer for the boys in volleyball and that she’s going to file a complaint. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I try to remember Rhiannon’s schedule from when I was inside her head, and have a vague recollection that this period is gym. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I make my way to a less crowded area, keeping an eye on the entrance to the gym, and those water barrels. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I remember he hurt his ankle in gym class last month. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z On a Sunday afternoon in early June, the fifteen members of my team met with our gym instructor in the play yard of our school. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z On the days I wasn’t at the foundation, I’d be at the gym, doing exercises to improve my speed and agility. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Why do gym teachers always call guys by their last names? Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Maybe he’d prefer I go through a metal detector while saying the pledge of allegiance before entering the gym? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z We walked across the dorm circle to the gym. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The gym is still locked at three, when classes are over. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z We go into the gym, and my jaw drops. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Why do guys always call their gym teachers Coach and leave off their name? Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Narnia is a weird patch of pine trees in the middle of an empty field behind the gym that we don’t use. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z As they walk down the aisle, people who were my middle-school lab partners or gym buddies glare at me. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s out past the gym and the locker rooms, past the basketball courts and the tennis courts and the baseball diamonds. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Jimmy threw up a three and caught nothing but net and everybody on our side of the gym went off. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a good question! I always assumed they were exercising—just keeping the gym to themselves. But what if they’re up to something else?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I would take him to the gym whenever I could, and occasionally he would brighten a bit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Freddie led us out of the gym and down the path to the ice rink. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Every year on the first day of May, people come from all over town to adorn me with scraps of paper, tags, bits of fabric, snippets of yarn, and the occasional gym sock. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I show her the gym where I swim laps every morning and try, unsuccessfully, to master the butterfly stroke. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As I finished, I saw Papá and Mamá entering through the door in the back of the gym. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z They keep the gym at about forty degrees because “a little cool air never hurt anyone.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I like gym class most of the time. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z There was damage to the gym floor in addition to the doors, which were a total loss. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Schools were places for information, and answers, and guidance, but was there supposed to be information, and answers, and guidance about frozen time at Fry High’s empty gym? The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He’d found this out the hard way: in gym class, where he was the smallest, most forgettable, and always picked last. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The first exercise, learning how to fall, was conducted in the gym on a big expanse of mats. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I think Jessica is too beautiful to be working at a dreary clinic with rubber balls and rusty gym equipment. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z We stopped the forgetful Chavez a couple of times after that on the threshold of the gym. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before supper the next day, the Mysterious Benedict Society, hopeful for clues, climbed the hill beyond the gym to take a look around. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He cut me loose, though, explaining that, thanks to the damage to the gym, we students had “suffered enough.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z And they probably would have if Penelope hadn’t immediately squealed with delight when she first saw me walk into the gym. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Seventh period, Amelia has study hall in the library while I have gym. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z It was dark out, and the streetlights along the academic drive in front of the student center and gym barely lit up the street. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z At the sight of the shirt, Guzzo spat on me and slammed the door behind him as he stormed back into the gym. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I settled on the couch, and for the first time since we got to Hope Springs, I didn’t have that “wearing someone else’s gym socks” feeling. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps it’s an old one of his, perhaps it’s been in his gym bag for months and he just hasn’t got around to throwing it away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z By the start of February the winning streak had reached sixteen, and there wasn’t an empty seat in the gym. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I was surprised the morning I saw him, unescorted, walking by me on the flats with a group of inmates headed for the gym. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at everybody in the gym, then back down at Mong. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I do know that he’s taken the gym bag; it can’t be long before he discovers that the phone is gone. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The gym was older than the one at Hillpark; I’d expected it to be newer, remodeled, like East Shoal’s disgustingly expensive football stadium. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I told the gym owner that I wasn’t afraid of anybody. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s got huge muscles, and he boasts about how he works out at the gym after school. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z People were already showing up for the next gym class. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But, man, oh, man, we were sending some serious hate signals across the gym. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I hefted up my gym bag and set off for the soccer tryouts. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no luck until he tried his house key on the back door of the Torrance High gym. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “I’m headed to the gym, actually. I think I can find it.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Anyways, I remember I was stressing the whole time I was on the bench waiting to play ’cause everybody else’s dad had on regular gym shorts and high-tops, but not my pop. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I went down to the gym between periods to watch him practice free throws from his chair. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We took Richard down into the church basement, threw a rope over the railing that ran around the gym, and were stringing him up when Reverend Abbott came along. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Their locker room was old and beat up and their gym wasn’t as nice as I thought it was going to be. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z From close by there was a chaos of singular lights, flashlights bouncing off the trees, shuffling polyester shorts, the squeak of gym sneakers on a wooden floor. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z To the right of them the gym meditated behind its gray walls, the high, wide, oval-topped windows shining back at the sun. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s draped over everything in the gym, even spiraling up and down the climbing ropes. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I peeked around the gym and watched two of her friends each hand her a five-dollar bill. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Ms. Minerva talked about the gym and how fantastic the new apartments would be. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z That’s when I get to leave my gym clothes in the closet and put on a dress and heels for church with my family. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Because the gym was in use, we cleared the chairs off the marble floor of the chapel and had baton training there. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, August,” said Mr. Tushman, “did these guys show you around enough or do you want to see more? I realize I forgot to ask them to show you the gym.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Police and ambulance sirens are blasting, and the firefighters are handling business on the burning gym, but it’s too late for mad people. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Of course, the satyr wore gym uniforms for fun. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We were competing for the glory of our team, and all the major accolades went to our gyms. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Two seniors told their gym class that they’d watched me and stuffed money into my G-string. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I unhooked the lock, flung the door open, quickly grabbed my gym clothes, and discovered my tennis shoes were missing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Back in the gym we’re shooting more patterns when the football team comes in for a bathroom and water break. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She could get a job in a shop or a gym, spend her days by the sea, find a place to live. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “The paper chain project is over. This is a school. We can’t sacrifice our gym indefinitely because a few people are disappointed.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I smiled back, but quickly turned and hid myself amid the mass of mourners filing out of the gym. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “If I lived at the gym, too, maybe I’d be as good as you.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The wrestling team and gym class situations aren't working out as slick for me as everything else. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s obvious I’m rich enough, or rather my parents are, to pay for a gym. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I walk in and face the principal, the gym teacher, and a counselor. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Hello, sponsor. You seem sad,” Joey said when I got to the gym. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Math first thing in the morning, then science and gym, lunch and health, and finally, reading, language arts, and social studies in Mr. Larson's room. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z As the only hijabi, I often felt all eyes land on me when I walked into a gym for the first time. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Her last words were lost in the empty air of the gym; Miles had shot across the bottom of the bleachers and ripped her microphone’s power cord from its extension. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Then I went to open gym to play basketball, and that was great. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She said this the same way she might say Fields of Punishment or Hades’s gym shorts. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Not without stripping her down to her gym suit. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They live in Miami Beach—Sandy in a high-rise c^aidominium with a gym on the top floor, and Del in a nice house with a tennis court in the backyard. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Fornatee walked back to the jungle gym, where Prince and some of his other friends had gathered to watch the scrimmage. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He is not dressed right for the weather—an old leather jacket, thin black gloves, jeans, and battered gray gym shoes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And I remember later walking alone down a rather aimless road which leads past the gym to an old water hole. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Chest heaving, I lay on my back looking up at the vaulted ceiling of the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Usually it was full of kids playing ball, jumping rope, or swinging around the creaky jungle gym. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She had been stacking pillows and blankets as they cleared the gym floor for the blood drive, right around the time Ivy had been looking for her notebook. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We stood on the ice-coated lawn in front of the gym while he got ready to enter it, resting himself so that he could go in with a show of energy. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And then her mouth was against my ear and everything else—the gym, the crowd, the music—disappeared. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The nearby gym was occupied by fellows either practicing basketball or boxing calisthenics and the walls echoed with thuddings, bouncings and whistles blowing, like a grotesque sound track. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Boxers were grunting away all over the gym. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z His gym bag was plopped at the edge of the stage. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “My gym teacher thinks I have a good shot at making JV as a freshman.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She took pictures of the jungle gym at the local park, of streetlights at night, of city workers chopping down an oak that had been struck by lightning. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Moms and dads and grandparents were already standing around the gym, anxiously snapping pictures of nothing important. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Drew shouted so everyone in the gym could hear—including Elle, Erin, and the rest of the girls’ varsity squash team, still running on the track above us. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Jule had seen a guy do that once, in a martial arts gym. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The gym was turned into a giant museum, with everyone’s Egyptian artifact displayed on a table with a little caption card explaining what the thing was. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Instead, the whole seventh grade sat in the auditorium and watched the same Magic School Bus cartoons over and over, except for the lucky homeroom that won the rock-paper-scissors tournament and escaped to the gym. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z From inside the gym, a song starts — a fast, wonderful, bursting-with- life song. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A few other students wearing gym clothes practice, too. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In the afternoons, he could often be found outside the gym watching the club work. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z They have to park way out by the chain-link gate and walk a long distance to the gym. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Out in the city, Nok wound her way from the quiet neighborhood of the gym into the gritty heart of downtown. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z His legs look so good in his gym shorts. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Then, on Friday, I have finals in all my other classes like gym and shop. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Music drifts from in the gym, and the bouncers pat people down and wave metal detector wands around. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There was a certain inner comfort in knowing he could knock down anybody who was snooty to him, although, being very shy and a thoroughly nice boy, he never fought except in the gym. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The gym doors bang open again and it’s Nuah and Muhammad, their T-shirts soaking. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z You and Nelson are on that side of the gym and the rest of you hooligans are on this side! Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus, maybe she could convince her dad to stop by the school again, and she could check if her notebook had shown up in the gym. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Spread across the gym floor, I feel among family. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A few days into this, he brought me a new gym shirt so that I didn’t have to wear my undershirt anymore. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z After the gym, Jule swam a mile in the Playa Grande pool and spent the rest of the morning as she often did, sitting in the business lounge, watching Spanish instruction videos. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I made it to the gym parking lot in three minutes. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z But that morning, apparently, Birdie was early to class or late leaving wherever she had been before, because Joaquin rounded the gym just as she did. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z "He told me he's scared to walk around without a knife, so I suggested he go down to the gym and look up either of you two guys. His name is Herbert Davis." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Sixth graders head straight to the cafeteria and seventh and eighth graders are supposed to line up in the gym before first period. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I went to gym class, opened a paper bag from home in which I had stored my gym gear, and found her underwear inside. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Roberto parked the car in the student parking lot, behind the boys’ gym, next to the football field. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z They were going to send us all to the gym, but we wouldn’t fit, and so some of us had to go to the library. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In high school gym class he had always been good at sit-ups. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t want to keep subleasing from other gyms, so they began looking for a space where they could set up their own temporary training center. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Just before supper, however, Jackson and many of the other Executives would appear from inside the gym and let the students in. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z On the way to gym class, I told her what Thomas had said about them being cousins. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Seaward’s gym is ginormous, so it took us three whole days to paint it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Pride had gotten me off the floor of the gym, but as soon as I was outside, I sat down. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He had that large gym bag strapped across his chest and he looked like he’d taken a shower; his hair was wet and his cheeks were pink. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He remembered being picked for teams during gym at his old school. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “We want to learn how to box,” the leader of our group said eagerly to the gym owner, an old man with a receding hairline. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Petey, a sixth grader, blushes red, drops his foil, and leaves the gym. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Kate had decided the hill beyond the gym would offer the best view of the loading area, so this was where they were headed now. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Each day Brannon ran three miles, worked out on the punching bag in the gym, and boxed a few rounds with anyone he could insult or entice into the ring with him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The gym teachers have a special place in their hearts for Nicole. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Afterward I was getting ready for the gym when I started getting text messages from friends and family congratulating me on qualifying for the Olympic team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I ran from the gym as fast as I could. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I was practicing with Annie and her dad at the gym one afternoon, and the school band was rehearsing in there, too. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Across the gym, Spoon and Bud were watching Angel and Jose spar in the ring. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And later, for a split second, leaving the gym. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z "I was on my way to Mrs. Dunne's office because somebody in gym took my clothes." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Pop a squat,” she says, patting the pile of gym mats. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She says it’s cathartic, it sets her up for a good weekend, and because she cleans the house aerobically, it means she doesn’t have to go to the gym. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The hospital then is far underground, even beneath the gym where the tributes practiced tying knots and throwing spears. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “A movie theater, a gym, a spa, a rooftop cocktail lounge!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I would rather have the assembly during language arts or gym or lunch. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When they walked into the gym, someone yelled “Emily!” and Em scanned the room, broke into a grin, and went straight to the soccer table, where she disappeared into a sea of matching yellow sweatshirts. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z One rode into the gym on a small tricycle, followed by his friends, who dressed as hillbillies. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z June was funny like that, talkative and loud in class, but at lunch and during gym, she got quiet. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I don't know why Coach needed so many gym bags. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z And there are always new couples emerging from the dark corners of the gym. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “The gym’s always open, except when it isn’t,” she said, mimicking Jackson. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I walked to the main gym now with Miles on my heels. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z One of them was also a gym porter, among those most courteous to me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I dressed in a gym sweat suit with a towel tucked around my throat, and Finny in pajamas, ski boots and his sheep-lined coat. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But he got his nickname because one time, in third grade, Maddie and I were playing on the jungle gym at recess when Callum came over and began to taunt us. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When I wasn’t at the foundation, I would go to the gym close to our house and work out. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I follow her across the gym and glance back at Supreme. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She squeaks about your flip-flops, how it’s February, but you tell her it’s fine, it’s not so cold, there’s no gym today, and nobody cares. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The pastel jungle gym, or whatever was left of it, was stained black and twisting toward the ground. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We were taking a break from painting the gym. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z So we walked through the front and into the loud gym. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I would’ve seen him when they paraded all the basketball players out into the center of the gym. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Our host took us down to a large gym filled with a bubbling ethnic stew of New York children. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I found a gym a few towns over in Springfield. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The only workingmen they saw were the drug dealers who were up early to meet their sales quotas, wore the latest gym shoes, and got the girls. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z That’s what I kept telling myself, and the next day at the gym, the extra bounciness of the new bars didn’t seem like such a huge deal after all. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But when the bell rang and the other kids started filing out into the gym, Garrett still didn’t budge. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z This dance was in the gym, of course. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was clear that I was going to have to bail on my Tina-free classes: Spanish, math, and gym and art, which alternated days. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t keep score during open gym, but Felix knew they were up by double digits when they took a water break. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Reggie had landed a job as a manager at a basketball and fitness gym just south of Salt Lake City proper. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Then she was out the window and on the porch and running down the street faster than she'd ever run in gym class. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z "He's a boxing manager and he has a gym. Henry works there. He's had a couple champions." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We frequently retreated to the school gym to play basketball and to try to make sense of things. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Miles went ahead to the pool while I searched the storage rooms behind the gym for extra towels for the swimmers. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z When Mr. Switzer, the science guy, entered the gym, he was pretty hard to miss. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They lifted me up on their shoulders and carried me around the gym. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z We crossed Old Main, swung around the admin building, and took the road to the gym and student center. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Finally, our own Devils hulk into the gym. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z A vision in pink and lace came down the steps from the gym floor and sat down beside me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When we came out from under the bleachers, there was a lot more activity in the gym. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat down hard in the middle of the gym floor. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s keep going. Do you want to invite that girl from your gym class who refuses to wear her gym uniform because she thinks it’s un-American?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When I finish the pattern, she strides out of the gym even though we still have more shooting patterns to do. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the men’s locker room at my gym I even shower, albeit discreetly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I see Erin in the halls of our school and in the gym. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess you could say, dancing with Aurelia is like gym class. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It swelled during the opening bars to cover all other sounds in the gym. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Oliver made a face as he shrugged on his puffy blue jacket and laced up his gym sneakers, shoes his sisters described as “disgusting” and “foul.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I guess he wanted me to tell him about gym class instead. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A wall of bodies blocks both gym entrances. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z My heart is thumping like when we ran the mile in gym class. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Ben sat on his desk, put his gym shoes on his chair, unlaced them, then tied them tighter. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember, Celia,” she said, her voice filling the gym, “I’m doing this for you.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z There’s an air of electricity as we all file into the gym to hear what we already know. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Then my parents and Aimee began turning the warehouse into a gym, painting all the walls and cleaning the place and bringing in top-of-the-line equipment. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The cheers from across the gym were like volleys of arrows piercing our grand delusion. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Like Ms. Parker, I wait for the gym to quiet down. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She glared at my gym bag thrown over my shoulder. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I would go down to the gym and watch him train. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside her locker, dangling from the coat hook, is a thick rope, the kind we use in gym. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The doors to the gym off the foyer fling open. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Because his last name put him toward the front of the class, Woody was one of the first to enter the gym, walking with a confident strut. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Then he broke us into groups at the six baskets around the gym and told us to keep score. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z So when I told old Spencer I had to go to the gym and get my equipment and stuff, that was a sheer lie. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z During third and fourth periods, we have the group debate in the gym, and Ms. Steck invites some of the school administrators to watch and argue with us. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z It’s hot inside the gym from all the kids, and I wish I could get a drink or step outside and breathe some cooler air, but I’m afraid I’ll miss Jason. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And outside the gym were a weight-lifting area and a lawn, tended by inmates who, on warm days, reclined there. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We have the early practice today, so the gym hasn’t been opened up yet. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I attended the gym for one and a half hours each evening from Monday through Thursday. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He'd been playing basketball with some other guys in the gym, so when he finally came out of the school building, the school yard was empty and my eye had swollen shut. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z During the first week of school, I was in the locker room, changing into my gym shorts, when Julius Olsen tucked his hands into his armpits and started flapping his arms like wings. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z There were a lot of kids at the gym yesterday, some who were displaced by the storm, like Ivy and Drew, and some who were there helping, like June. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In fact, while a lot of other moms came to watch their kids during practice, my mom was never a gym mom in that way. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I let loose, going from one apparatus to the other, trying to copy skills I saw the older gymnasts practicing in the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z To make matters worse, the online curriculum Dad had chosen required students to do their classwork on a certain schedule—but I was always in gym practice at those times. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Luke nodded, but when a side door of the gym opened, Luke’s head shot up, expecting Toby and Lily. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z At this point, some whistle must blow outside, because within thirty seconds, girls from softball are streaming into the gym. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He’s about my height but obviously goes to the gym. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t until I got out onto the sidewalk near the gym that I remembered that, in fact, not everyone was going to the march. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the gym, Bull paid the director of the pep club band five dollars to play the Marine Corps hymn. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In July, I was penciled in for two weeks as officer in charge of the A-block gym. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The security guard at the front door acted like girls were wandering in and out in their gym clothes all day long. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I decided to duck out of gym class, vowing I would never walk that way again. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mai already has running shoes because she uses them in her high school gym class. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I finally wander out into the living room around ten in gym shorts and glasses. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Vincent takes classes in German, Dutch, math, history, geography, botany, zoology, gym—and drawing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In a cramped dressing room, he stands between Tracey Krause and Carol Gross, the retired gym teacher, a close friend who volunteers at the school and takes every trip with Truman Drama. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She led him past the engine room, which looked like a very dangerous, mechanized jungle gym, with pipes and pistons and tubes jutting from a central bronze sphere. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I bet she’d been on her way back to school with my trombone, science paper, and gym shorts in the backseat of the car when Isabel called, and bam, Mom completely forgot about me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I can feel everyone watching me as I make my way across the training gym. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I follow him down the hallway and out across the dark gym floor to the veiy center where there’s a clearing in the kids. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He was standing by the weight room door, clutching his gym clothes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We had won other games, but beating Hunter in their fine gym felt good. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The gym, dark and crowded and full of Megs sweet voice. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Miles glanced toward the gym doors that led to the rotunda. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He also knew that Archie despised the gym and yet asked to be met here. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z June chattered on about how she was going to visit her old friends in California for a week this summer and how she loves the gymnastics unit we’re doing in gym class. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The yard gate was open, and I went in and sat on the jungle gym for a few minutes, letting myself feel how strange it was to be there alone. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The gym was going wild and I looked up and saw that time had run out. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I’d traveled this same road hundreds of times in my life, from my bus rides home from Whitney Young to the predawn drives to the gym. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Glasses, T-shirt, and gym shorts for the win. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Outside the three dorm buildings was a large gym, built by Warner Bros, as thanks for use of the Death House and other prison sites in its gangster movies of the 1930s. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy and June whispered and giggled all the way back to the gym, papers crinkling between them. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z What, did everybody have a meeting in the gym and vote on it?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I went past the Trophy Room, downstairs into the pungent air of the locker room, changed into gym pants, and spent an hour wrestling. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe if I’d trained more, spent longer hours practicing in the gym, mastered more challenging skills—like the Amanar—I might be feeling less scared. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z That’s the advantage to wearing your gym shorts under your skirt. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Families wearing red-and-blue school colors were filing into the first-floor gym, and Twig and I dropped into the crowd with them. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z George asked as we headed out of the gym. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I slammed the door shut, grateful that my game uniform was in my gym bag. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z That afternoon, we all filed into the gym again for a town meeting. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I would have asked her more about it, but my mom and Mr. Stokely came back in the gym to watch me shoot my last set of one hundred. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A sharp sound, like the snapping of a twig, echoed in the gym. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad were standing a few feet away, watching Cleo climb up the jungle gym. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z It was not a physical fatigue—he went to the gym regularly and felt better than he had in years—but a draining lassitude that numbed the margins of his mind. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Although she often took a lot of heat, especially in gym class, she tried to make the best of it, as did Jeff. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked to his locker, peeling off the wet gym clothes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would,” Nora says, “but I want to work on my screenplay before I do my homework. I came up with a good idea for a scene today. During gym, actually.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Soon, the gym owner came over, carrying two sets of worn oversized gloves, and bellowed: “Who among you wants to go first?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, those kicks are why I’m always picked first for a team in gym and why I never have to wait and wait, pretending it doesn’t bother me not to hear my name called. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z On the upside, the stench of the lodge's outhouse masked the smell of the camouflage clothes, which reminded Colin of all the worst parts of the Kalman School's gym. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I grab my bag and walk out of the gym. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Didn’t see you in the gym this morning.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The cheerleading squad practiced on the other side of the gym, their voices echoing off the walls. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z A few weekends later, there was a tournament at his basketball gym. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z His father had taken him one Saturday to the community center hall, where a dojo had been established in a corner of the gym. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There was something innately strange about it, as though there had always been an inner core to the gym which I had never perceived before, quite different from its generally accepted appearance. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking down, he saw that his new gym sneakers had been slashed, the canvas now limp shreds, rag-like. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mom says they think the gym graffiti was actual vandals who don’t go to the school.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Maddie and I looked at each other, and in one coordinated move, we hopped off the jungle gym and walked over to Callum like we were in a music video. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And as if answering my prayers, the Eagle said, “You’re not in any trouble. But you need to go to the gym now.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I then stood up immediately, as if unhurt, and left the gym. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z When I went back to training at Bannon’s at the end of that week, the girls in the gym were super excited that one of their own had won Worlds. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The appeal of standing in an open gym or high school auditorium to hear lofty promises and platitudes never made much sense to me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Or at least for the girls in my gym class. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z If I volunteer to teach the Basketball Pole how to swish a foul shot, I will get an automatic A in gym. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z One time in gym class we had to do this thing for warm-up where Mr. Perham made us form two lines, facing each other. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I’ve checked all along the sides of the gym, across the dance floor, out in the hallway, even past the little offices holding sports equipment. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The face of the gym teacher showed both compassion and alarm as she quietly pointed to a group of women some distance away, jumping over the rear fence as they shouted obscenities at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And so they fled: away from the gym, away from the paths, away from the Institute—into the tangled rock-jungle of sand dunes, ridges, and crags that made up the island’s interior. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I tell them I’m heading for the gym to meet Coach and work on my layup. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got to the locker room, my classmates were already getting dressed in their gym clothes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z After he saw Eleanor today, it hadn't occurred to him, not for at least an hour, to wonder why she was walking down the hall in her gym suit. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Her mother was standing in the shadow of the bleachers on the opposite side of the gym, with her business suit and her long blond hair. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I walk into the gym and sit in our regular spot. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Across the street at the gym were all the people working out—the Walking Dead. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z So I went back to the gym, and I trained—hard. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Another buzz, and a picture of Violet appears, decorated in streamers, dancing in the gym. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Apparently, three or four inmates had chased and beaten two others as they were leaving the gym. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The other was the blond kid with the crew cut in the number three seat, Rantz—the boy he’d spotted on the rings in the gym at Roosevelt two years before. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Not this time—just have to make sure Imani’s mom is there, then I already promised the guys I’d shoot some hoops at the gym.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “And we have a big gym, a pool, and lots of field trips.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z My very ability to work tirelessly hour after hour is a product of decades of better-than-average medical care, a high-protein diet, and workouts in gyms that charge $400 or $500 a year. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She came upon an area of flat ground, about the size of her school gym. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Yeah, okay, it packed the school gym pretty much full. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z His family maintained that he reached down to the floor where he kept his gym bag to retrieve his newly issued driver's license. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Virgil remembered the last time he’d jumped rope in gym class. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z After Darren does the check-in with Imani’s mom, and he heads out to the gym, it dawns on me: I have four full hours to just be me! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Yeah. But you especially. Ever since you knocked him over in the gym.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I walked back into the gym, and everyone seemed to be in various stages of disintegration. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I jerked around in surprise and stuck my head back into the gym. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “You boys are supposed to be out in the gym,” he said. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z While he goes into the gym to find Muhammad, I sit on the couch in the reception room. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I gotta know you, and you can learn a lot about a man at a boxing gym.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z After I changed back into my street clothes, I met Jenna at her gym locker just as she was tying her shoes. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Matt Sloan spilled a cage full of balls in the middle of the gym. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I trudged back to the gym in silence. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I think of her in a sweatsuit, sea-green as well, working out in some gym or other, sweating like a pig. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The gym teemed with shirtless men and boys doing different things. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A few people gave them strange looks but kept walking into the gym. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I was on my way to the gym and heard the music. I wanted to see who was making it.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z So there we were, standing outside the south entrance to the gym an hour beforehand. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s in a dark gray fleece and is wearing blue basketball shorts over these Adidas gym tights. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Soojin shouts two days later, rushing into the gym, where the rest of us are waiting for the morning bell to ring. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We were going to the state championships, and the whole school was in the gym to cheer us on. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z His shirt was about as tight as her gym suit . . . but it smelled clean, like Park. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I walked into the gym, lightheaded and wobbly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But when their class got to the gym, the maintenance guys were setting up tables around the edges of the room. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The guy struggled to his feet and quickly hobbled out of the gym without saying a word to anyone. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Following almost every series of incidents, officers would search the yard, the gym, and other places inmates congregated and prepared for battle, looking for weapons. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At some point that morning, Barack went off to play basketball with Craig and some friends at a nearby gym, which had become a kind of Election Day custom. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z By the time I walked out of the gym, I had just about decided to walk straight home without even looking toward the parking lot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z So I went to his gym, and every day I bounced around, pow pow pow, light as air on my feet, and then, boom! a hook you never saw coming. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “But you don’t wear it in gym. Jeremy’s not in your family.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I would have to hide in the gym until the parking lot cleared. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Would give him the death stare from across the gym, even if it meant losing a little warm-up time. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My girlfriend Chloe and I are lying on the grass next to the school gym, watching the sails up in the sky ripple in some invisible electromagnetic tide. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And I'm not just saying that because gym teachers have told me this in the past. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z By then Adria had returned to gymnastics and was putting in hours at the gym too. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Even across the gym, it seemed she could smell his stifling cologne. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the gym floor, wondering if I really, really know why McGeary suspended me? Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z For months, Aimee and I butted heads in the gym, but my casual attitude didn’t show in my competitive performance right away. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Eleanor put her T-shirt on over her head, then wriggled out of her gym suit, using the shirt as cover. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z From the moment the Mica mob entered the gym, our cheers rattled the rafters. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z When the teacher had asked the boys to get the gym mats, the boys had just looked at each other without moving. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We weren’t in any classes together, so we usually found each other by one of our lockers or in the hallway to the gym. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Gerald had planned to shrug, laugh, and head to the gym with Rob. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He snuck the folder out in the kangaroo pocket of his hooded sweatshirt and showed it to us in the stairwell by the gym. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I stay close behind her as she marches us toward the other side of the gym. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z By the time we arrive at the school gym, it’s crowded with families. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Her eyes made a quick sweep of the gym and saw me watching her. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Then I hear something that sounds like the megaphone that the coach uses when we’re in gym class. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z A bunch of kids were heading for the gym, and soon I was just one of three hundred fourteen-year-olds all crammed into the bleachers. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She bent one knee and dug the toe of a ragged gym shoe into the dirt. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I went to my locker to grab my gym bag, but when I opened the door, a piece of paper fell out. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “The gym was spray paint, but the bathroom was a black Sharpie.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Delilah speeds toward the store, staying far away from the curb, ignoring the catcall from a balding man with a large gym bag, and rushing past two boys with one bike. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Every inch of me is tense until the doors of the boxing gym close behind us. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Mong looked at me, and then we both glanced toward the door where these two dudes in jeans and Timberlands were just sneaking out of the gym. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The food drive takes place in the gym at my old elementary school, and we’ve gone for the last three years. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “I saw them taking it to the gym. There’s a lot of people there, too.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Back and forth, he moves down the gym floor. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Celia hurried into the gym, her lank brown hair hanging around her pallid face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I looked nervously at Annabeth, then at the groups of girls who were roaming the gym. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Ms. Warner is standing just inside the gym doors with a big smile on her face as we all troop in. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But as we were entering the gym, he asked, “So, did you stab Edward Cullen with a pencil or what? I’ve never seen him act like that.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Metias doesn’t say another word as we make our way down the corridors, past the manicured lawns of the central quad and the glorious Elector’s statue, and finally through one of the indoor gyms. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z During recess, I always envied all the other kids who could climb to the top of the jungle gym. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z You could hide your bump with a baggy T-shirt and gym shorts. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z For years, I had been working out at an all-women’s gym in New Jersey—the same all-women’s gym my mother belonged to—but I could tell I wasn’t getting anything out of the facilities anymore. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She stood and faced us and gave not an ounce of herself to the jubilation across the gym. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z But Reardan has one of the best small schools in the state, with a computer room and huge chemistry lab and a drama club and two basketball gyms. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Satisfied, he takes a sealed envelope from the black gym bag on the floor and lays it across the veneered pressboard desk, making sure it’s straight. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z But it looks like no one is in the gym. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z On this day it was a gym porter who appeared outside the locked shower stall, wearing only a bathrobe and slippers, half an hour too soon. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was maybe the only one in that gym besides Sean who did. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Most of the kids like to go to gym during O.P. — the track, the weight room, and the pool are all open, and you can play basketball or volleyball, too. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nope. Just sat in a folding chair next to the chaperones all night. Hung out with some guys doing layups on the other side of the gym. But no dancing.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She started running for the jungle gym, but she was dizzy, and Bridge got her before she reached it. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z You can probably figure out that everything else in the gym had gone pretty quiet. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I find myself standing in some sort of gym, equipped with large punching bags, racks of weights, mats, and long mirrors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Physical conditioning is a crucial component of mountaineering, but there are many other equally important elements, none of which can be practiced in a gym. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the gym felt like one giant treehouse, sparks of light and music and magic everywhere. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They arched over the main lobby, the gym, and clusters of science and art classrooms. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “You may pick up your chocolates in the gym, gentlemen,” Brother Leon said, his eyes bright— wet bright. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Cap’s haunted eyes took in the sight of the entire student body, more than a thousand strong, streaming through the gym exits. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Maybe he’s even checking for me in gym class. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z One directs me to a throwaway apartment directory available in boxes on the sidewalk, but its offerings all include hot tubs and on-site gyms and go for over $1,000 a month. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Vin walks inside the gym where he spent the past seven years training to become the next world heavyweight champion, the smell of sweat and dirty sneakers bringing back countless memories. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Soon he was lost in capturing images of carefree children playing on the jungle gym or pumping their legs on the swings. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z His family would later tell investigators that he went to the gym for an hour, then came home and studied the flight plan for that evening’s journey to Guam. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It was an extraordinary compound including a gym, large stadium, outdoor fields for soccer and volleyball, tennis courts, a giant auditorium, and a library. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It’s strange to see the gym filled with parents instead of kids running around in their gray and purple P.E. uniforms. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She gave me a hall pass so that I could go to the gym when I was supposed to be in Spanish. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the gym, we run all sorts of sprints and shooting drills and practice free throws. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She comes to school in her gym suit on the last day before Thanksgiving break. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I imagined the scene inside the gym—circles of kids, hopping up and down to the beat. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When she disappeared in the distance, Luke turned in to the gym. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “She was there right after we walked out. But when Celia saw me, I swore she was going to fly across the gym and strangle me to death.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I thought I had put my toothbrush in one of the gym bag’s side pockets. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The track over the gym in Stuyvesant High School was so small you had to run around it nearly fifteen times to go a mile. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s you without hijab, in gym, I think from yesterday,” Tats reports. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But it was hot in the gym, always hot in the gym, the leather headguard squeezing his temples, the metal protective cup pinching his thighs. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, if this was the ground floor, or a jungle gym in the school yard, it would be child’s play. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She hops out and grimaces when she sees Michael’s bloody gym shirt. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I’m president of the art club, so I’ve always got supplies in my locker—and stains on my gym clothes, books, etc. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Grabbing his gym bag, he rushed down to see him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The bass pounds the floor like an earthquake, and B.I.G.’s voice seems to fill up the entire gym. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The gym’s on the fourth floor and when I get there I see the tryouts are already going on. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z But I had to keep that side of me tamped down because laughter in the gym would’ve been seen as a sign that I wasn’t committed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I had to walk past the gym doors to get there, and I stopped when I heard voices inside. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “The name Myron Bolitar is all over the gym. He holds almost every basketball record at the school. Most points, most rebounds, most wins.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “I just started this month. This girl in my gym class, Ruby, she said—well—it’s stupid—but she said I should come talk to you.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He had no children, just a wife, Glass, who ran a small healing spa next to the gym Hibiscus owned, where he trained Redemption and a couple of other kids. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z About gym class—You wouldn’t believe what the gym teacher’s name is—and about math, and lunch period. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z After open gym, it was officially the weekend and time for spending serious money. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Some guy with a gym bag steps in front of the man and tells him to keep it moving, that it’s done and over. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z As he left the gym, someone stepped on the back of his sneaker, making him trip and fly into the hallway. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Sarah and I walked into the building together, then paused at the entrance of the gym. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Aimee promised my mom that if I ever needed more than she could give me, she’d bring in help from other coaches, and even take me to train at other gyms. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Right then, a lady from the gym came over to talk to us. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He tied and untied his gym shoes as thoughtlessly as he blinked his eyes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, both of us had grown fiercely dependent on the small gym on the top floor of the residence. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I think Coach Reed crossed the floor almost without touching it, and the words “Who do you think you’re talking to” filled the gym. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z So when this guy Zed approached Grandma and Joey at the gym and said, “Hey, Joey! It’s Zed, your second cousin once removed,” Grandma was thrilled. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia stood on the bleachers across the gym, staring back at us. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Every afternoon as soon as she finished playing on the piano in the gym she walked down the main street past the store where he worked. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "Just to clean up around the gym. You were the first fighter I helped train. The first time I got to work a corner was for you. I'll never forget you, Alfred." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The boxing club working out in the gym, maybe, doing calisthenics or the other stuff boxers did. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Children on the jungle gym climbed higher to get a better view. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z There were a few students on the path that led to the gym, however, and Reynie and the others passed them without a word. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z While sitting on the mower, I did some deep-breathing exercises we’d learned in gym class, until the panicky dread in my gut had subsided a little. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In theory the gym was open all day long, and students were encouraged to use it “any time at all,” but of course classes, meals, and studytime took up most of the day. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The track and gym are instead walls of white. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I step back inside, and wait for her in the empty gym. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z When the door to the gym opens, we pull away from each other. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Tomorrow was Tuesday and school had been canceled, but the principal had announced that they wanted everyone to stick to the bathrooms and the gym. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The field hockey girls took the bleachers on the other side of the gym. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Ahead there’s a scatter of flyers on the bulletin board, and the doorway to the gym is surrounded with colored streamers and twinkly white Christmas lights. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z After classes were over, Miles and I retreated to the gym and sat behind the scorer’s table. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z At the end of March, the entire club was assembled in the main gym for the band competition. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z On coronation night the gym was lit like a church, with bleachers in half-dark and a throne at one end, flooded brightly from the ceiling. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The last time he’d done that was in gym for jumping jacks. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I was so startled that I gave him my entire binder, which I later found on top of the trash by the boys' bathroom near the gym. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The old heads in the gym go crazy. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It's the one that's directly across the street from the gym. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She sent them back to their lockers for T-shirts and gym shorts—anything that would take paint. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z When I walked into the gym at the end of the day on Thursday, Art and Jetta sat playing cards on one end of the bleachers. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I take the pass, grab my backpack out my locker, and go back into the gym. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When Dylan and I arrive at the training gym, there’s a giant petition posted on the doors with the names of all the legacy parents who don’t want me participating in the finale. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Why hadn't he ever noticed how tight those gym suits were? Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It was the only gym Adria and I had ever known. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The coach walked us to the locker room, assigned us a locker for our gym clothes, and showed us the shower room. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z It wasn't just that her gym suit was ugly. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z For the first time in my gymnastics career, I was facing an agonizing decision—high school with my friends, or homeschool at the gym? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It looked like a gym where the Red Cross had set up an evacuation center. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She wore her gym suit baggy, like a romper. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I think of how ruffled the Gamemakers were when I entered the gym for my session. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z No gym in New York City would hire an unlicensed trainer. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It is important to have a classroom to go to when the last bell rings, because that’s when people fight the most in the halls and just behind the gym. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z After the last bell of the day, Boy21 follows me to the gym, where I meet Erin for our after-school workout. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We were playing at our gym but the stands had as many Carver fans as Latimer fans. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “We eat lunch by the gym, on the top bleachers.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He released his ball and missed, the clanging of the rim the only noise in the whole gym. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z —I lost my shoes, and the gym teacher takes off points if you’re not dressed in proper gym clothes. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We were at the top of the hill, looking down on the gym we shared with Hardcastle High. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Park had gym class right after lunch, and he ran so hard during drills, he'd started to retch up his fish sandwich. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The three of us walked around the gym arm in arm, then ran over to the giant valentine and paid a quarter to take a picture together. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “What did you spray paint on the gym floor?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z After gym class, Danny met me in the hall with some unfortunate news. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I barely touched him,” Will protested as he retreated to the back of the line and dropped to the gym floor. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z When I snap back to the gym, the first thing I feel is Roger’s hand on my arm. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Brinker went upstairs to continue his packing, and I walked over to the gym to clean out my locker. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed Mong and Rondell by their sweatshirts and the three of us ran back to the gym to get our bags off the bleachers. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z And then I stomped off toward the gym, knowing I wouldn’t be able to get away from him now. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z At the far end of the gym, a guy fell off the bleachers. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Usually, whenever I missed practice or a session at the gym, I felt guilty. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “She was deemed an unfit mother, in spite of the fact that she goes to the gym every day,” Hal once told me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Red ran to his locker, pulled out his clothes, and bolted out of the gym. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to sit out of gym, because I didn’t have my gym shorts and I didn’t have a spare set in my locker. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “I heard the gym floor is permanently messed up!” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The gym, pool, and auditorium were all connected by hallways that ran behind them and a large rotunda at their center, linked to the rest of the school by a main hall. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The bass of his brother’s music pulsing in his chest, Tad went back to his room and grabbed his gym bag. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z There are so many of us now that Caroline and Michael had to move production from the art room into the gym, and parts of the chain are draped over everything. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Hey, isn’t this the stop where we spontaneously got our gym memberships?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I tried to picture Mom in our climate-controlled storage place: Finding that gym bag. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone knows what days you guys practice in the gym. Everyone knows where the bags will be.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Scattered over it were jungle gyms and tall swings, sandboxes, slides and a baseball diamond. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve got to get to practice,” I said, hoping she wouldn’t follow me all the way to the gym. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z You cant see the gym—not much of it anyway. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Pushing open the doors to the gym, I move past all the empty exercise equipment and see the door to the pool is promisingly propped open with a chair. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It didn't even cross my mind, even though I used to smoke all the boys in gym class at school, including Lu, who would get all in his feelings and be almost about to cry. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z It echoed from the rafters in the gym: “GO, ELECTRONS!” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He is just under six feet tall, no gym rat, but he runs and is in shape. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The slate path that winds to the front of the gym cuts right across the quad, where there’s not a single scrawny palm tree to shield us. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Sure enough, about ten minutes later, Celia wandered back into the gym, her eyes redder and puffier than when she’d left. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z As his words of support echoed throughout the gym, Papá’s face flashed in my mind. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z At the gym, it was a grim scene. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He said, Six, Seven, and before I could clap again he grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the gym and through the halls to Principal Peattie’s office. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Even though it was winter, Reggie wore gym shorts and a ratty, brown, hooded sweatshirt. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They must have painted over the gym fast because it’s open again and I’m one of only a handful of students in there. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Ms. Warner has written it on the whiteboard outside the gym doors: Volleyball! Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Everyone who’s participating will meet in the boys’ gym next Monday, right after school. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z We agreed to meet after I changed into my gym uniform. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And it certainly hadn’t rolled itself down to the gym. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z She forced me to go to the homeschool gym class at the Y last year. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Trembling slightly, I slung Mario’s gym bag over my shoulder and started down the hall to the girls’ room. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The air was laden with hospital smells, not unlike those of the gym except that the Infirmary lacked that sense of spent human vitality. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z After my mom leaves, I head straight to the gym with Will, wanting to strengthen my weak lungs as much as I possibly can. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Someone started a rumor that you trade blow jobs for nickels behind the gym.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Billy Giles told his wife that he was just going to the gym to work out. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn't walk through the school like this—in her gym suit. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Ty and Johnny fell all over themselves laughing as they walked out of the gym. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Riptide was tucked in my jeans inside my gym locker. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Two boys, in gym clothes and boxing shoes, were balancing themselves on their shoulders, kicking their legs up in the air. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was terribly clumsy in gym shoes and the court was his own private china shop. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I threw it down hard and our side of the gym let out a roar. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z There was a jungle gym next to the track, where parents watched their toddlers play. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He wished he had more time to deliberate, but there was no more time—the gym door would be unlocked any minute. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The gym was packed, and the lights were intense. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet lately, every day I woke up and headed to the gym for weight training, I found myself wishing I were heading anywhere but there. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In his room, Ben packed his gym shoes and trunks into a blue zippered bag that had the Marine Corps seal stamped in white on the outside. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We filled the bleachers on both sides of the gym. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z On the far side of the gym, only the center sections on both sides of the exit had been pulled out. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel too out in the open, too much in the line of the gym teacher’s sight. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I didn’t arrive home until five, since I went to gym with the rest of the class. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He and Shannon didn’t have mandatory basketball practice like usual, but were still going to the gym to shoot around because, well, that’s what they did every day. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z On Monday after school I headed for the gym. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The gym uniform at Meriwether is sky blue shorts and tie- dyed T-shirts. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile at meets, my hard work in the gym was starting to pay off. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Luke already had him, and everybody in that gym knew it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z By the time I reached level eight, I was spending three or four hours at the gym every day after school. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He had hardly slept, the time in Donatelli's gym running through his mind all night, like a movie. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z My feet stuttered; Scarlet’s high laughter pealed across the gym. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I was frightened as I looked down at the bandage on my knee from the last time I had walked those isolated corridors to gym class. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The gap was filled with recreation: unstructured time in the yard or gym. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I got up in the darkness and walked to the window that looked down into the windows of the Y gym. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z No gym, thanks to a magic note from Dr. Parker. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Some-one in the gym fell against the wall and shouted an obscenity. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ron, we’re building a gym,” she said, and then she gave him the backstory. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Caroline spread the word that the gym would be open early for paper-chaining, and I guess a lot of kids are taking her up on it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z At the far end of the gym was a big glass trophy case, filled with plaques and medals and glossy golden cups commemorating Fry High achievements in sports and academics over the years. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Narrow rows of lockers separated by benches, fellow students changing into their gym clothes, and the pungent odor of sweat and body spray made my skin itch. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The only good part of Ms. Udell’s plan was that it meant the class would skip afternoon gym. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I ran to the bathroom because I knew tears were about to overflow, and I didn’t want to add to the chaos in the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But where would I fit all the extra hours I’d need to put in at the gym? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z After class he followed me all the way to the lockers and then to the gym, quiet, until we saw Celia being led from the main office by her father and the school security guard. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The next day after school, I begged Annie to go to the gym to help me practice. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The food’s on one side of the gym, and clothes, toys, and books are on the other side. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The gym was at the other end of the school, a quarter of a mile away at least, separated from us by a field of ice. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Later in the day Mama replaced me on the gate with a larger, more senior officer and sent me to patrol the gym. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom had me wear it to school sometimes, mostly on days when I didn’t have gym class. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Jenna stayed after school to work on her newspaper editorial about sexism in gym class, so she’s not here for me to hide behind. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Other times, he was almost home but forgot to mention that he was first going to fit in a quick workout at the gym. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The door leading up to the dentist's office and the gym was sagging off its hinges, half-open. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He jogged around the gym, trying to empty himself of everything but the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I’m in the basement when she’s on the third floor, I’m in the gym when she’s all the way across the school in Orchestra Hall, I’m in the science wing when she’s in Spanish. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I walked out of the gym, my mind made up. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She hated thinking about gym class, even someone else’s gym class. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I could go to practice and forget everything outside the gym. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She squats down and opens her gym bag to retrieve a soccer ball. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I get my stuff and head down to the gym to wait. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I nod as I hurry out of the gym. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The hours I passed watching Craig’s games from the bleachers of one gym or another began to feel less like a sisterly obligation. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I pulled out my gym stuff, but he said I could carry my own stinking jock. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “My mother and I were mostly in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Oxford, England, though. I think I told you in the gym I had to be interviewed at both those places. Mostly the University of Edinburgh.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She has a crush on some guy in her gym class. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z We talk to half of them at lunch and catch the other five after gym. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The odor of sweat filled the air—a gym’s sour perfume. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I figure it’s one of the gym teachers, or another girl from class. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I pulled on my gym clothes—black swishy shorts and a red Chapel Hill Chargers T-shirt—and ran out to join warm-ups. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “You know Sven? The man that takes care of the gym?” he asked. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I also began to get involved in politics, and even joined a gym where a gigantic trainer forced me to exercise certain muscles I hadn’t even known I had. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The gym was packed two hours before the game. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Here, in the small bleachers alongside the basketball court, under the glow of the gym lights, I was supposed to be in my element. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The noise of the gym pulls me in. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Ben walked home beside the river, his gym shoes slung over his shoulder, and his thoughts going back to the one team from which he had been cut. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I haven’t minded my afternoon workouts ever since the gym became one of the nicest places in the entire hospital. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z A current of air slipped through the gym, fluttering the sleeve of her shirt and carrying her sweet peppermint scent my way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Coach Quatrini had us stretch for three minutes, then do four short sprints down the length of the gym, and then stretch for another two minutes. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Then toward the end of my second week, she was walking through the gym to the area where the team gymnasts practiced, and she noticed me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As I pass the gym, a volleyball game is interrupted, and the players from both teams give me a round of applause. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z And when the weather became warm, he moved into a health and rehabilitation center, not because he was ailing but because the facility had a swimming pool and a gym where he could work out. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Taking a deep breath, I head to the gym to meet Stella, pushing open the door and walking past the rows of treadmills and ellipticals and stationary bikes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She didn't celebrate the fact that juniors don't have to take gym. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I opened up the gym bags and loaded them up with all that crud. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z How can you consider yourself an athlete if you can’t even pass gym? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Good thing nobody ever looked at me much up in that gym or they'd fall over laughing. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I joined a group of about twenty students from different grades, set off in a self-contained classroom apart from the rest of the school with our own recess, lunch, music, and gym schedules. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My arms and legs felt like the heavy bags from Dad’s gym, and moving them took more effort than I ever imagined possible. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “You ever hear about the new gym at Clinton?” he responded. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And in the gym, I’d press Aimee to teach me more of the tricky, high-start-value combinations that might one day land me on the same podium as the top elite girls in my sport. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I had to admit it seemed pretty strange to decorate the gym and then hold the party in the parking lot. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z More important, June was in the gym that morning. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Ms. Parker has thrown open the big double doors, and I look into the gym, where we will perform. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Same with coats, hats, sneakers, clean socks, and gym uniforms. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever we get a jailbreak, Paul, aka Thing Three, streaks around the gym with both arms up yelling “Blue Team! It’s what’s for breakfast!” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As we passed the main gym, I heard voices and glanced inside, but only McCoy was there. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z When the news got around that I was also responsible for unleashing the runaway globe that bowled out the gym, I was really going to be Public Enemy Number One. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “As in droplets of blood bouncing off the well-buffed wood floor of the gym?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z As we run laps around the gym on the sub’s orders, I stay far from Lauren’s gang, jogging lightly. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Finding equipment that was my size and didn’t smell like sweaty gym socks took time. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes and saw a gym full of kids. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They had to step around a lot of tree limbs on their way to the gym, but there didn’t seem to be any more damage than that. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I fell, the back of my head slamming against the gym floor. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “I hate everyone in that gym. Pick someone.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I could use some lightness after the threatening grill of that man with the gym bag. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The next morning, after gym, Roamer walks by and says, “Freak,” under his breath. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Laughter resounded through the gym as Mumford rested his arms on his prominent knees and stared hard at the laces of his new shoes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I blend in with the throng and make my way to gym class. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I refuse to take the bracelet off in gym class, and the teacher tells me not to come crying to her if it breaks. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Okay! Here’s the plan: We’ll drop behind this hill to be out of sight of the gym, then circle around those smaller hills and sneak up from the back.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Inside the gym, I climbed the bleachers and took a seat near the top. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It was nothing at all like the sort of thing they taught you in elementary school gym classes; instead, it was a move that, like much of breakdancing, challenged the basic rules of gravity. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z One by one, every single student in our gym class is called into a little room. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The building next to the main part of the church had a gym and a stage. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The largest contingent consisted of gym porters, and because many were longtime inmates and there was power in numbers, they were especially demanding. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She may as well invite him to gym class. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Most recently, they cornered me after school in the gym and told me I couldn’t leave the basketball court until I made “three three-pointers in a row.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “So for gym class everybody just gets to run around the city and do whatever they want?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z So when we left chemistry and headed for the gym, I shifted my books over to one arm and took his hand, threading our fingers together. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But Haymitch tells her he doesn’t want her taking us down to the gym. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Back in Texas, my teammates at the gym crowded around me eagerly. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Yeah, or spend all your time in the gym. All I’m saying is that it’s the same thing for guys. We got that pressure too.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Usually, roommates noticed and warned each other; one day I caught my own watch transgression as we marched into the gym. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire gym rises up in anticipation and Boy21 dunks the ball with resounding authority. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach unlocks the gym door and we all go inside. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Kostakis Brothers Trucking sent three giant dump trucks to move everything from gym to warehouse free of charge. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She did not mention that her gym teacher had called her that in a not very nice way. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Maybe I can still get into a yoga gym class, or maybe there’s still a spot in ceramics. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “It’s like passing out pamphlets about the gym or the arts center. What’s the difference?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The next day at school, it seemed like the clock had stopped and the day was stuck in a never-ending torture of math and social studies and gym. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I saw both of the Recruiters now: high-waisted navy shorts, gym socks with red stripes pulled up to their knees above low, mesh-sided sneakers, the kind that make you look fast and professional. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I look around for someone to have my back but even the kids who cheered me on in the training gym won’t meet my eyes now. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She wiped her eyes with her gym suit. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Will and the guys left already,” he said as he walked out of the gym. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z In the Meecham house, Ben descended the stairs carrying his gym bag. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “In gym, playing ball, I get called for fouls all the time. But nobody is called when I’m fouled.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I reached for Riptide, which I always kept in my pocket, but then I realized I was wearing gym shorts. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Like the showers after winter football when Carver sits on the gym horse calling out, “Off with your cacks, Floyd Chaceley, or are we deformed?” and “Backs to wall, lads, Nicholas Briar's coming through!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z You go to the gym, stand in a corner as far away from the action as possible, and try not to be seen. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "The thing is, though, I have to get going now. I have quite a bit of equipment at the gym I have to get to take home with me. I really do." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z |
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