Her hand was pale, almost skeletal, but there was something about it, something beyond the bruises and cuts and scars, that seemed beautiful and new in the morning light. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They passed on, Gollum in front and the hobbits now side by side, up the long ravine between the piers and columns of torn and weathered rock, standing like huge unshapen statues on either hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She grabbed my arm with one hand, threw the door open with the other, and we stepped inside. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“The bathroom. Wash your hands before dinner, sweetheart.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Never mind that we taught each other to ride a bicycle with no hands, or to build a fully functional homemade camera out of a cardboard box. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before Miss Maggie explained why the other islanders were afraid of me, I’d sometimes wondered why people would shake her by the hand but wave at me, instead. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you like Family Guy?” he asks, turning the mounted television on, releasing my hand, and throwing himself onto the patchwork bed. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Bravely and elaborately he gathered all the mice into his hands. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

My father, on the other hand, believed a major part of his job was keeping the men from Ohio happy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my hands in my pockets where I’d stashed my only magic defenses—Hermes's multivitamins and Riptide— but the farther we wandered into the resort, the more I forgot about them. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boy’s arms and legs were trembling so hard, it seemed likely he’d fall over before Jorge laid a hand on him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly he wrote out a note and handed it to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’s got a granola bar in one hand and a garden trowel in the other. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Same for Mary Anne and Karen. Tell Ben and Matt I can still whip both their tails with one hand tied behind my back.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rough scars of his knuckles brush past my waist as his hands pull me close. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She clasps her hands on her chest—she can feel her pounding heart—and nods. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It was worn smooth by ages of weather and didn’t have any handholds to speak o£ I slid to the ground, my hands scrabbling ineffectually. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Rose hissed like a recoiling snake, her hand reaching to cover RiRi’s eyes in anticipation of Miig dancing an electric jig, sizzling like a piece of frying meat. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The Professor walked to Black’s side, seized his hand, pulled him to his feet so that Crookshanks fell to the floor, and embraced Black like a brother. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

One or two stable hands crisscrossed the tamped-down earth before the siding. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand, which had been holding hers since about thirty minutes into the movie, was cramped and sweaty, but he didn't want to be the one to pull away. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Before she could brew another pot of coffee, people were knocking on our door, wishing us Merry Christmas and gripping bottles of rum in their gloved hands. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

When I reached her, she took my hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I heard her hands smack the swinging door hard. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I have just handed it off to the next runner.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She’d hand me a tissue and say, “I don’t know why we keep doing this. Sal cries in the middle of the night and then you cry in the morning.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Please touch your forefinger and thumb together on both hands.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She gently laid her hand on the Grand Elder’s arm, giving it a tender squeeze. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

"Sho, that way you can get the most out of 'em. Yessuh," he said, handing over the yams, "I can see you one of these old-fashioned yam eaters." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His feet were scraped and battered, his knee was oozing blood, his hands were raw, but he was safe and he was alive. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The cameras are tight on me as I reach out my hands to the man, to the wounded, to the reluctant rebels across Panem. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Grover had a cudgel in his hand and Juniper held a stick—like an old-fashioned whipping switch. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

—But back to the subject at hand—this absolutely reprehensible report card! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This was all I could find,” she says, handing me a fistful of cloth. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Everyone is hungry to engage their minds and hands. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They went back onto the road, holding their brothers’ hands, and saw that now there were quite a lot of people who were walking in the fields and along the road. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She stands where I left her, her hands in fists that are in the process of uncurling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Men and women raised their hands in the air, waved handkerchiefs, snapped their fingers as they tapped the ground, then stomped with their feet. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Frightful “waits on,” listening for her name, the signal for her to drop to my hand. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You bet,” Manuel answered, dropping my hand to get our drinks. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Kvothe held out a hand to Chronicler, then turned to his student, frowning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her hand clenched the handle of the fork. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or—all right now—there was one fellow needed a hand with things on account of he’d broke his hip, I believe it was. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

One woman stuck her hand out of a carriage and let a man cut the bracelet from her wrist in exchange for a loaf of bread. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The old man was now bent over the side of the bed, his face buried in his hands, weeping. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

My eyes drop to my hands in my lap. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I hold the phone in my hand even as I walk out of the bathroom. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She carefully takes it in her right hand and sweeps it over my head while she recites a quiet prayer asking God to remove the evil eye and keep me under his protection. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

We were on our knees, hands up, hearts hammering. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my hand over the foggy window and peered out. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He took her hands and twirled her again. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were applauding her by opening and closing their little green hands quickly. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Browder was called to the witness stand, raised her right hand, and swore to tell the “truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The backs of his hands were puffy and his eyes were almost swollen shut from the mosquitos, and he saw everything through a narrow squint. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kehaar flew up, circled the pool and perched on the hand rail. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a ball in his hand, the park handyman became a professor. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Terrance took a more active hand, ever scheming for ways to increase the loads sent to New Orleans. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She plants her hands on her knees and stares right at me, her features taut with sudden ferocity. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She shook my hand and then inspected Luke’s speckled arms. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Kaltain? Thankfully, not recently. But what a miserable day it was! The pups are mutts, and—” He put his head in his hands. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He tries to lift a hand to point at his eye, but the chains clank together and drag his arm back down. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He ran his hands along them but couldn’t still himself long enough to get a grip. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A hand waving slowly in the night air, trying to push away the death already there. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he’s lying flat on his back, knees bent, hands laced behind his head. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Under my hands the Object’s stomach jiggled as she laughed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His mouth was open, his wand hand still trembling. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He had long strings of sky- blue turquoise in his ears, and silver rings on four fingers of each hand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

His bony right hand kneaded a fist full of coverlet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Runner stopped three steps in, then bent over and put his hands on his knees, gasping for breath. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Giving me a sly grin, Georgie licked the back of his hand and rubbed his face with it. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was, he reported, a huge flash in the Hickams’ yard and a sound like God Himself had clapped His hands. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Terry plucked that letter from my hand. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let my hand trail over the edge of the car so it presses against the wind. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Her hand smoothed her robe down over the swell of her stomach. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Gone, because Baachan’s hands were somehow more powerful than her own. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As I turned it over in my hands, one of its sharp edges cut my finger. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I let my face fall into my hands and I slide my fingers back into unexpectedly damp hair. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He ran to the steel door and caught the bars in his hands and shook them, as though trying to tear the steel from its concrete moorings. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man led me to the stocks, then untied my hands and pointed. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frackas, on the other hand, was in big letters and had its own category, since they donated the new chairs in the auditorium. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The woman touches a hand to my shoulder. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter, on the other hand, was not like any female Scholar Lyra had seen, and certainly not like the two serious elderly lathes who were the other female guests. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But Balekin shows his decades of experience, wrenching the sword from Cardan’s hands and knocking him to the ground with the crossbar. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Rarnie s eyes widen with fear as blood pours out of her nose and stains my hands. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A different phrase in Bororo for “two and two and one” is “this is my hand all together.” Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He reached under the pillow and brought out the bottle and took out the stopper and put his hand round her and tilted her head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He gave a harsh laugh, and then clapped his gnarled hands together. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Park's hands were perfectly still in his lap. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Ron appeared, panting, a minute later, his wand ready in his hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Nine and three-quarters!” piped a small girl, also red-headed, who was holding her hand. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

During the run Brian lost twelve pounds, mostly in fluids, though he drank river water constantly to make up for it, and his hands became infected from bacteria in the water. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The women shook pebbles out of calabash bowls into the folds of their skirts and moved between the benches, firmly placing one pebble into each outstretched hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was halfway home before he realized that the twisted tennis shirt was still in his hand. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tomas raised his hand and thought Hello! automatically but did not move his lips, for this was a Martian. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They said that he would sit holding a piece of food while a monkey approached him, and the animal would eat from his hand. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lacey and I managed to break off all the beer cans except the one that was superglued directly to Ben’s hand. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She took my hand and walked me down the aisle lined with pews. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

A man with a rolled-up newspaper in his hand was striking another man who had a long red beard and was wearing Bermuda shorts. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want his face to look the way it did a minute ago when I touched his stomach, his chest, when he brushed my cheek with his hand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I went into my tote sack and picked out two good stones, one for my right hand and one for my left. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Mama slipped her hand to Anya’s shoulder and pulled her closer. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When we got to the hotel, we were able to walk up to the panelists and shake their hands. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"What else is a Hand for, if not to hand you things?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His hands refused to let me move so much as an inch. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When she came back, my father’s wife handed me a tall glass of something that smelled as though it had rum in it. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He smiles at Mami, sits down, and takes her other hand. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The bow unbending made his thin hands yield, Take over, no muscle in them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Imam Malik shakes hands with the reporter and walks over to us. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The rats bit him when he slept, gnawing at his fingers and his toes, even at his face, so when he got his hands on one he did not hesitate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was the little old lady with the hoe in her hand. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry shook hands again and again — Doris Crockford kept coming back for more. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Nyles stepped down from the truck with binoculars in hand and waved for Jimmy to follow him. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The portions were handed round; those who liked took a draught of the water, the mug being common to all. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Close to him was the skull of a mammoth, polished and brown, and a hairy ochre cloak, being worn by a small woman with a deformed left hand. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

James swung over on the hand of the heavy boy. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph used one hand as a fulcrum and pressed down with the other till the shell rose, dripping, and Piggy could make a grab. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Beckendorf closed eyes tight and brought his hand up to his watch. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Now with two hands she was gripping his cheeks tightly, and with an effort she turned his face and drew it toward her own. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He had a clipboard and some papers in his hand. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Shandra never got a hand on the ball, and it was suddenly 1-1.1 wouldn’t have gotten a hand on it, either. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holding the actual devices in my hands was a little strange. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

If I don’t move, he’ll move his hand over to pull and knead my stomach. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe,” I said, and then I grabbed Horace, swept my hand toward the row of houses, and said, “Choose.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Hold on. Well, come to think of it, we can finish this hand later. Just leave your cards face down and hustle the equipment. On the double now.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wormtail raised his new silver hand, pulled out the wad of material gagging Harry, and then, with one swipe, cut through the bonds tying Harry to the gravestone. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mom puts her hand on my shoulder as she turns the wheel like, Here we go. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“He’s going to ask for my hand, Laila! Maybe as early as this summer. Can you believe it? I swear I can’t stop thinking about him.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She picks it up and dials, and I stare at my hands while I feel my dad watching me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I take my brother’s hand as we cross another street. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Darius steps closer to me, putting his hands in his jean pockets. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He straightens up then, shrugging my hand away from him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He continued staring at her hand until she lowered it from her throat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Liesel shook her head .and wrung her hands in her apron. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But all at once he felt hands lift him and an inhaler—an inhaler!—held to his face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven grabbed her friend’s hand, and they ventured into the dark, drafty halls of the Goody Garlick Academy for Magic and hustled toward the potions room. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She righted herself and now her hands were thick with mud and a red trickle of blood patterned her leg. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He kisses her cheek and shakes Daddy’s hand. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The leaders on both sides held their javelins high in both hands and shook them, howling their lungs out. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pol took off his shooting glove—an odd, three-fingered leather glove with a bulging, padded thumb—and showed her how to strap it onto her right hand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He jerked awake when the final blast of water jets hit him, and he found himself slumped against the wall of the air lock, his hands still gripped around the pipes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shook my hand and gave me a dollar. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I do little doodles all over any paper I can get my hands on, sometimes even on my arms. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Tobias—” I say, but he holds up a hand to stop me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Involuntarily, Dustfinger put his hand to his belt, as if he were afraid that Basta’s knife could call out to its master. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was about to give him my prepared answer when he raised a hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Hazel had no idea what Ella was talking about, but her vision darkened as she clung to Frank’s hand. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She tried to follow me, dragging Laleh, who skidded across the tile floor on her rubber soles, but the officer held up his hand, careful not to touch her. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“He up?” my dad asked my mom, handing her a cup. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She used to sprawl with her books beneath the key pound bench and move her hands like spiders across the pages. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The task required both hands, and I glanced about, wondering what to do with the play book. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Two days later, Judge Frank Johnson handed down his decision on the proposed Selma-to-Montgomery march. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do remember I got blood on my hands. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She stared at him and held her hand to her mouth. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

While musicians and instrument-makers were finding ways of expanding the expressive range of what they could play, historical destiny was going to hand the bass line an unexpected boost. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He throws his hands up in vain, but too late—the power-up has blinded him for five solid seconds. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He rose to follow, but Rita put her hand on his arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He carried his black slouch hat in his hand. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The priest kept leaning forward to look closely at him, and felt his hands to see whether he was cold, and stroked his knee. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The same stewardess who let the large white woman gawk at us and press money into Fern’s hand wasn’t so quick to hand us over to the woman I said was our mother. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opens and Four walks in, a towel in hand and his hair glistening with shower water. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A pair of gauntlet gloves clutched in a grubby hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She held up her hand, where the design glowed brighter and brighter. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They crouched on the floor with their hands on their heads. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand to his chest, surprised by the sudden sadness he felt. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I get to Marlena’s horses, they snort in recognition and flap their lips against my hands, which still smell like baked apples. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Juno ran her hand along the olive tree’s trunk. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Trust to your hands and do not think about what you are doing.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Fayge’s hand was large and strong, with calluses in the palm. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet she took the key from his hand; and smiling, unlocked the door, and flew up the stairs to fetch her scarf. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Nobody else in the entire class had a hand raised. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The goat, not knowing Better, grabs the pipe From Senor Leal’s hand. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it was that Edward did not go flying back into the dirty hands of Martin. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I summon all my own strength, focus it like a laser beam into the fingers and palm of my right hand. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands stayed where they were but released their pressure. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama takes out a pot of biryani from the fridge and hands me white Styrofoam boxes to fill. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He felt about him, and his hand moved over soft, wet fur. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Dicey handed out the wrapped hamburgers and the parcels of french fries. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hagrid was standing outside his hut, one hand on the collar of his enormous black boarhound, Fang. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Owner removed his hand from his pocket, just as he’d done so many times before, and stretched it across the counter. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He fought not to wring his hands as he waited for the deep silence to invade the room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous I didn’t know what to say when it was our turn to shake his hand. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A guy wearing a headset carries out three giant cardboard rectangles and hands one to each winner. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

As she gathered up her things and silently headed out the door, Dell realized that his somewhat hairy hands were both trembling. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Marco lifts his hand to a nearby rose and his fingers pass through its petals with only a soft resistance, as though they are made of water rather than ice. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Frowning at whatever he saw, Arwyl picked up one of my hands, pressed the tip of my fingernail firmly, and watched intently for a second or two. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He made a gesture with his hand like diving overboard. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He pulled his hand from the bag and opened his fist. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Self-consciously, Alfred began to loosen his tie, but Jelly Belly tapped his hand. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ushered him inside and brought gauze, antiseptic, and tape from a medical cabinet, and examined the hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I can see his hands tightening into fists. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Coach scribbled something on a piece of paper, checked his watch, jotted the time down, met the principal, shook his hand, apologized to him for what I did, and we were out of there. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes. But my lonely is mine. Now your lonely is somebody else’s. Made by somebody else and handed to you. Ain’t that something? A secondhand lonely.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

That the victors’ chain of locked hands last night would result in some sort of universal truce in the arena? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Reverend Hunt’s hand shakes as he lifts a spoonful of gruel to his mouth. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The Assassin’s pale blue gaze roved once over his hands and face before flicking away again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And, honestly, my back was still bruised from when Chas slammed me up against the soap dispenser the day he caught Megan rubbing her hand on my leg in the mess hall. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ms. Porter calls out, clapping her hands together. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"He ran on his hands and feet, as if he were still an animal," my father said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But everything has turned around so fast, like a magician’s trick: foreign hands moved behind the curtain and one white King was replaced with another. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am the girl who grabbed his hand in the hallway just because I wanted to. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

While Mom speaks to his teacher in front of Pinon Elementary, Javier squeezes my hand so hard it hurts. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But she saw him look carefully at her, at her thin gray hair, her stooped shoulders and gnarled hands, and knew that he could not comprehend yet how she had become what she now was. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He stepped forward, and the pair shook hands. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His feet and hands had been secured with panty hose, which had been finished off with sailors’ knots. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

At the moment, she was too astounded to notice or care, waiting for her mind to catch up with what her hand had done. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Osh handed me a bushel basket and, armed with a pitchfork, began to harvest seaweed from the wrack line. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“They’re all very upset,” said Abby, touching her temples with both hands to, once again, amplify her powers of mental telepathy. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Hazel was holding hands with Frank on her left, Nico on her right. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When I said this I remember he laughed, and stretched his hand to me across the breakfast table. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She stood with the sugar bowl in her hand. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who wants to eat anything your fruity hands touched?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jane grabs my hand and stands up to say into my ear, "Hey," and then I look back at her, trying to act like it doesn't matter. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

On his hands and knees, Zane pulled out one of the suitcases. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

This information in hand, the linguists went back to the writing on the potsherd. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He handed back the rolls of microfilm and asked the librarian, “Do you know the address of the Institute of Archaeology, please?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, you need to listen to me, you said it yourself—how much blood is on my father’s hands. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

His letter to Rice began, “I have on hand a great project for the World’s Fair in Chicago. I am going to build a vertically revolving wheel 250' in dia.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She wiped at her tears with the back of a small pale hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Hornet felt the cold white sheets and imagined that she was holding Bo’s little hand, so warm... The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She began to pace, squeezing the coiled phone cord in her hand. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When his hands slipped under her hoodie and shirt to rest against her bare back, her blood caught on fire. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He put the bayonet in his teeth, carried the shot putt in his left hand, the sword in his right. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have pleaded illness, but I knew that Falconer would brook no excuse short of my writing hand being lopped off—and even then he would probably insist that I transcribe left-handed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stretches his back, rubs his hands togevver against the cold, looks out at the heavy curtain of darkness, and tells us a truly frightening tale. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Even the wet moss and crushed grass near his hand was beautiful. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

For a littlun he was self-confident, holding out his hands, cradling the conch as Ralph did, looking round at them to collect their attention before he spoke. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was difficult to resist holding his hand or leaning over to kiss him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Her hand went between his stunted legs, and found him hard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Are you canceling the show?” asks Martin, hands on his cheeks. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Jiichan had gone to sit at the table with his head in his hands, muttering to himself. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Because only the hand understood that it was a larger design that had moved the universe to the point at which six days of creation had evolved into a Master Work. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just standing, because even though Darren had moved his hand, I didn’t think I was allowed to sit down yet. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

One of them came to rest on the steeple, so I knew they must be the parents and had seen what I held in my hands. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She took my hand and rubbed my knuckles, which was a strange thing to do and started my other hand flapping. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing how I’m not very inventive, I had to pilfer the idea from John Asscraft, who’d recently handed out some practical advice for staying alive in an orange America. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

A white-haired woman stepped toward them through a drift of dark red leaves, a bronze sickle in her hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then I brushed off my hands and walked over to the assembled crowd. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

What we were about to decide went far beyond the moment at hand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then he held out his hand as the other scythes did. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When I pass the stone angel, I reach out my hand and touch hers. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“No, it’s not. That was such a jerky thing to say and —” He held her hand and she felt the warmth in her toes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And he cupped her head in his hands, turning her up to face the moonlight sliding through the tree branches. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The arbitrary is no longer in our hands. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pressed her wrinkled hands together, forgetting the man in the yellow suit. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taran was about to speak, but the war lord raised his hand. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Kinzie led her up three different ladders to a metal catwalk, then tied Hazel’s hands loosely behind her back and pushed her along past crates of jewelry. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When I stood back up, she leaned into me, one hand resting on my hip. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Two others—a man and a woman dressed in khakis and Red Cross T-shirts—sit, with notebooks in hand, in chairs against the wall. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Everything is fine.” i am asleep on a pile of blankets, having been nudged off the mattresses by a fitful child, when I feel a hand on my face. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Without waiting to see what would happen, Coraline reached up to the mantelpiece and closed her hand around the snow globe, pushing it deep into the pocket of her dressing gown. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

It had twelve hands but no numbers; instead, little planets were moving around the edge. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes, please, but I never will again,” and he went down upon his knees, with a penitent clasping of hands, and a face full of mischief, mirth, and triumph. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my breaths even and hold firmly to Four’s hand. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ava hands both to me and goes to play with some of her other toys. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I held it in my hands and remembered when we had come, how carefully I had set the plates in the cabinet once they were unpacked. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She stand up and let loose my hand. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then he squatted down by her head and took her chin in his hand. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She has the same knuckly red hands, the same metal-rimmed glasses, the same hair crown as Mrs. Smeath, only hers is all gray, and the hairs on her face are gray too and more numerous. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My big teeth marks have left a dent in his hand. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ma hands the two dragons over to Sis. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He holds out his hand for me and I stare at it for a moment before he solidly shakes my hand. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Ralph clasped her hand with the sharp-eyed equanimity of a diplomat. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his hand, the frog drew a shuddering breath and then was still. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Violinists from the orchestra shook my hand warmly, but my thoughts ran only to how I had, in anger, entertained the Serpent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

By the time the Chief reached Mary Hudson, his overcoat was buttoned again and his hands were down at his sides. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I slide over to Ms. Washington and hold up my hand. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

"Yeah," she said, glad that he didn't pull his hand away. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

So I smiled brightly and took Stanchion’s hand in my own. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I finished my shift with the cat and peeled off my gloves, tossing them into the trash before washing my hands—for good measure—in our lab station’s sink. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the leash tighter in my hand. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, Mr. Daniels shakes hands with Shay and tells her she ran a good campaign. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The light goes out and I look up just in time to catch Olly’s black-clad hand and flashlight retreat into the window. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I use the nearby branches as steps, with my hands to steady me, twisting and leaning around the tree’s maze. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It had held out an almost unbelievable joy and had then struck out in fuiy at those whose hands were outstretched. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took one look and handed it back. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He threw open his near-toothless mouth and howled alongside Mother, both of them with their hands on their thighs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Light pours down upon it from the sun, true, but also heat rises, from the flowers themselves, you can feel it: like holding your hand an inch above an arm, a shoulder. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pascal’s experiments of 1646, on the other hand, really did draw crowds. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He graciously offered his hand to the boy and with a gentle smile said,“Good game.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He touches his daughter’s back with both hands, and she laughs loud and pure into the sky. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes. But it’s not that. I got stung by a bee on my palm while we were playing. Your dad grabbed my hand and sucked the venom out.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes down on his hands, his hands down on the table. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I heard the knocker booming under Lady Seymour’s hand as I walked, slowly, to the back door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to gather it around my throat with one hand, but only succeed in veering into the path of an old man. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You must play at my house some day,” Threpe said, then quickly held up a hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the phrase “Allahu Akbar”—“God is most great”—all Muslims in the audience placed their opened hands at the sides of their faces. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"All right," he said, and handed back the bag. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

When we’re a safe distance away, I stop with my hands braced on my knees. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The other hand he kept behind his back. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, he didn’t want people saying he and his friends won because Mr. Lemoncello had tossed them an extra clue. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

With a jerky motion he moves a hand to his stomach; his fingertips graze mine. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Mom answered, and she put her hand over her heart. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Ashoke hands over the lunch box, a windbreaker in case it gets cold. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She handed the driver some coins, and when he tipped his hat at her and called her sir, she turned and gave me a smirk of satisfaction. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I can make nothing of such a hand as that; almost without lines: besides, what is in a palm? Destiny is not written there.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

This time he would sit her down, hold her hand, and cry if he had to. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She set her trunk down in the aisle and reached out a hand to help Olive on board. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The waitress stared a moment too long at my father’s face, then her eyes bulged when they dropped to his hands. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Still his hands swam frantically between the slippery silks, looking for his cotton shirts and wool pants. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei placed her hand over the cold jade bracelet on her wrist, her fingers curling around it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He pried her hand away and held on to it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, I’m up off that floor, wiping away my tears, jumping up and down and clapping my hands. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He swirled his brush in one of the blues, then handed it to me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’m standing in the hall, wiping my forehead with a shaky hand, my knees so wobbly I’m amazed I’m still upright. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Amanda was hardly finished when Maniac zipped across the room and stuck out his hand. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I was climbing down from the stepladder with cereal box in hand, a voice from the breakfast nook said, “Hey, Sophia.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

With her right hand raised overhead, she was frantically signalling to someone—her child, perhaps, or her husband, or possibly the viewer—to drop everything and hurry over. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He could tell that he wasn’t the only one who didn’t understand; Dean Thomas shrugged at him and Lavender Brown looked puzzled, but nearly everybody else clapped their hands to their mouths in horror. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

August grew still, holding a jar in her hand and looking into the distance like she’d gone in search of the answer and that finding it had been the bonus of the day. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The officer extends his hand as if he and Dad could be friends. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wiped some blood from my forehead with the back of my hand, then chose to ignore the pain. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He let go of her hand and tapped his rifle on her shoulder. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When the grave was filled, the young soldier tossed the shovel aside and then pointed to the watching boy, making a rising gesture with his hand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The ladder was lowered, and the announcer sprang down, hauling Matthias to his feet and grabbing his wrist to raise his hand in victory. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He just stood there, his hands in the armpits of his parka. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Her words rang out sharply, and her hands were at her hips. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith holds up his hand to silence us. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He had the blue kite in his hands; that was the first thing I saw. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Angrily, she rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Even the clock on the wall seemed to stop ticking, its hands stuck in time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He handed the cup back to her and smiled as though he had taken sustenance from the deepest well in the world. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother Ermentrude’s hands are folded and her face does not reveal her thoughts. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He brushed the top off gently with his hand but found only damp sand. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Walt hands us our vests and our ID badges, and I am touched to see that he has made up two for me, one with “Barbara” and another with “Barb.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of them with a bag in hand and a stunned look on their faces. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Dad clapped his hands softly, and Tilly rushed to him for a vigorous scratch behind the ears. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t a big woman, but her hands always felt so strong, like they could hold things up instead of tearing them apart. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He brooded over the piece of paper and then crumpled it in his hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

An unexpected swell knocked him off his feet and even as he put out his hands to break his fall the black lake sucked him down. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“You want it,” Troy said, leaning close enough for me to smell his morning scrambled eggs, holding the laptop in his right hand and wiggling it, “take it from me.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He went right back into the farthest corner, where it was dark, and curled up tightly, his hands held up towards his face. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I leaned down with my hands on my knees and tried to breathe and not throw up. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay,” Frankie whispered, resting his hand on my lower back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ma wipes her forehead with the back of her hand. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I went on holding his hands very tight. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He held his hand at knee height in the air. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I hand the lamp to Walter and pull her against me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

On the track, while other riders flailed and winced and scratched their way around, the Iceman “sat chilly,” as loose as water, his legs and hands supple and still. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t trust my voice not to shake, so I put my hand on top of the wire cage with my chickens in it and I shook my head. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Still ringing in the hands of Mrs. Baker—who was smiling at me. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She tries to hide it with her hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Part of me wants to run up and hug Dad from behind or cover his eyes with my hands, like I did when I was little. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three “veteran” prisoners, needles in hand, tattooed numbers on our left arms. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to think it's because Gavin's moving around, but the truth is my hands are trembling. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was yellow now, and cracked, and soiled, and when they gave it into Ben’s hand he hushed for a while. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gauntlet still had the knight's hand in it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

‘Whether they fled at first in fear, or not, our horses met Shadowfax, their chieftain, and greeted him with joy. Did you know that he was at hand, Gandalf?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand and favored me with a smile that had nothing feigned about it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted my hands as if fending off a blow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Grandma Sorenson raised the crossbow in one hand while scattering the last of the contents of her pouch with the other. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The Governor set down his cup and folded his hands on the table. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She took Francie’s hand out of the water and dried it on her apron. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take his hand, slipping my fingers between his. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She handed the baton to Adina, who started to say something in response, then thought better of it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I hooked my thumbs into my backpack straps, just to have something to do with my hands. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Virgil pressed the heels of his hands against his eyes. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I’m being squeezed around the middle by a giant hand. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She balled her hands into two tight fists and raised them over her head. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Once when Mr. Hathaway said people were and animals weren’t, Liyana raised her hand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He handed the bag to one of the boys sitting down. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The hand looks quite human, with a thumb and delicate fingers with fingernails. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flossie didn’t know how to react to that, so she shrugged, fluttered a hand, smiled, and finally cooed, “Well, honey, even rich people have to go to the bathroom, you know.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, pointing to the copy of Proud to Be Boricua in his hands. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

On the forty-first move, after five hours of play, with his heart slightly pounding, Bobby lifted his rook with his trembling right hand, quietly lowered the piece to the board, and said, “Mate!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

So I only saw my grandfather now and then, and when he was gone the house was in the hands of women. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As I approached the Eolian, I saw Deoch lounging against the doorpost, walking a coin across the back knuckles of his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jay Cee handed me a pile of story manuscripts and spoke to me much more kindly. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to make it through this, but just in case ...” Mark shook the man’s hand, squeezing it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The woman laughed, shook out her hair and waved a leathered hand in the air. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of my clumsy hands and feet and the slope of my shoulders. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was glad that Gitl’s hand was at her elbow the entire time. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I learned how to smile at a boy so he would buy two chocolates instead of one, and to smile even prettier when he put the second chocolate into my hand. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Before I realize what I’m doing, I put my hand on his arm, a tiny spontaneous gesture of thanks that startles both of us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Jam put her hands in her pockets, grounding herself in the soft cotton. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“And a very purple one, I see,” the checkout lady said, handing us the bag of bottles. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I saw his hand go up in a salute, and the audience thundered. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed his hand tight and lifted him onto my back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I let my hands stay in hers till she let them go. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He grins broadly at the sight of us and puts a hand on my shoulder. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Kelly held up her hands, palms in front of George’s eyes. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

When they’d finally dropped anchor, Inej was led on deck and handed over to one of the most beautiful women she’d ever seen, a tall blonde with hazel eyes and piles of golden hair. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then he took my hand and pulled me out of the room. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She raised her hand to knock at the door and then, feeling that that was ridiculous, took a deep breath to call out, but realized that she didn’t know what to say. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She sat beside her brother, her hand on his arm, the other hand on the arm of a shriveled old woman, precious relative. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When can we come back?” my mother asked despairingly, as she took the papers from the outstretched hand of the policeman. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man didn’t just shuffle the deck, he fanned it and flipped it and made the cards jump up into an arching bridge, shooting them in rapid succession from one hand to the other. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Then the dust figure rose from the end of the hall and rushed him, raising its dead hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Wide, wide world, but as narrow as the coins in your hand. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Franklin turns away from the stove and puts his hand on Sam’s shoulder. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

This is the first time I have killed with my hands, whom I can see close at hand, whose death is my doing. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mockingbird trilled a note from where it perched upon the hand of the moonlit Founder, flipping its moon-mad tail above the head of the eternally kneeling slave. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waited for him to finish, wished him good night with a gentle kiss on the cheek, and left the room, taking Blanca by the hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fold my hands together and pinch my lips between my fingers to restrain my words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then Aragorn laid his hand gently to the sapling, and lo! it seemed to hold only lightly to the earth, and it was removed without hurt; and Aragorn bore it back to the Citadel. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A woman wearing the Panther leather jacket walked in, holding the hand of a girl about three years old. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

From a bed to his right the woman spoke again: “Buddy, get up from there! I got a big washing on my hands today and I want you-all out of here.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of irrevocable death without the controlled hand of a scythe was too much to bear for a world that had conquered mortality. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The idea of the organ was a last desperate attempt to win the hand of Cousin Antonieta after more conventional means of courting her had failed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peach clasped his hands together and watched me. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Four-year-old Hope Spencer had taken her hands out of the prayer position to wave wildly at her parents. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He looked me in the eye before he extended his hand. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But in spite of its grubbiness, or maybe because of it, it was a very certain-looking hand. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Malvonne could feel the wall of life pressed up against the woman’s palms; feel her hands bashed tender from pounding it; her hips constrained by the clutch of small children. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept her hand tight in mine while I scanned every door. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here comes the Lord of the Sun and Moon, the Lion that prowls by Night!” they sang to the sounds of hand pianos, iron bells and the shell anklets of the dancers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad grabbed my hand and started running back down the path toward the house, so I ran too. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

When he’s done massaging the plaster, he smooths it down with his hands, then presses his thumbs around the bottom part of my kneecap, getting a good impression of that area. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Devi waved me away with the back of her hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Alkinoos, calm in power, heard him out, then took the great adventurer by the hand and led him from the fire. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jerks her hand free and starts walking. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She smiled and placed her hand on mine. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“In the Age of Mortality love and murder often went hand in hand,” quipped Scythe Twain. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When he sees the boat, he stands with both hands on top of his head. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“You done holding my hand yet?” asked Lizzie after a season or two. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Finally somebody asked what the problem was, and Lemon looked down at his hands and said that back in high school he’d had a couple of bad experiences with dentists. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wags his stubby tail and licks my hand. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She stood quietly in front of me for a few moments, then she dropped her hand from my chest and stepped back. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He wanted so much to put his hand around the nape of her neck and pull her into him and taste her mouth, full and soft in the darkness. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I watch him as he plods forward in his steel-toed boots, his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the line of trees beyond the trailers. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Ready for a fun day?” she yells over the noise as I hand her the permission slip. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They were standing silently by the door, holding hands, some of them crying. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They idled away an hour with nervous jokes, and handed cigarettes about. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

In Pakistan I saw enough kids in tattered clothes with their hands outstretched to finally understand why my parents always insist that Mustafa and I don’t leave the house in anything torn or dirty. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The solution is to wrap them: their shoes are wrapped in plastic booties, their bodies in white nylon lint-free jump suits, their hair in nylon caps, and their hands in gloves. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, however, it is unavoidable,” said Dumbledore, shaking back the sleeve of his robes and exposing the forearm of his injured hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The Captains walked up to each other and shook hands; Diggory smiled at Wood but Wood now looked as though he had lockjaw and merely nodded. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The boy nodded as if he understood, so she put half her provisions into his hands—more than he would need for just one day. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The hands on the big clock moved slowly. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You better put them hands back in your pockets.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She touches my hand, plucks at the skin of my wrist. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only I could get my hands upon his stupid throat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swung my arm out like a car door and he looped his hand through. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I slide a hand up his back to pull him super-close and squeeze him as tight as I can, his skin erupts in goose bumps. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Sam hastily put his hand over his mouth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith finds me and hands me a straw hat and a hatchet and tells me to get to work. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As I place my fingers on the doorframe, a hand reaches out and grabs mine and pulls me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I bent over and put my hands on my knees. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You will tell us why you took them and where they are. One way”—he looked at Thandiwe, who stepped forward with spear and kierie in both hands—“or another.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Marcus was sitting forward in his seat with his hand covering his mouth. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“But you need not be afraid. The generals have the matter well in hand.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A vaguely familiar face was leaning over her, and hands were wrapping her in a blanket. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather stepped forward and handed Ultima the purse of silver which was required by custom. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake his hand to close the deal. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie was kneeling now too, and Crab finally got Ernie’s hands down. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I pull back my knife hand and I wonder if I can actually stab him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Many times he passed his hands along the wood as if seeking any flaw. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I pulled out my magazine picture and handed it to her. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back then Mother smiled at me with her eyes and her laughter and her gentle hands. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you went to her house, you had to keep alert because you didn’t want her to come at you from around a corner, her hands loose. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever thought about what people will think? What they’ll say when they see us together holding hands?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Squinting down, struggling hopelessly at the ropes binding him, he saw the shining silver dagger shaking in Wormtail’s remaining hand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was now dangling from it, holding on with only one hand. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m not fussing,” I mumble, but then Hideo’s before me, and my hands freeze at my sides. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s his dad, in a T-shirt and jeans, a six-pack of beer in one hand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She hands my bunch to me, and I smile thinking of how much my mom will love to see me with them. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I wipe one hand, then the other, on a small patch of my jeans that’s not already dusty. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She then takes her other hand and runs her fingers through her hair. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Ma says she will have many men seeking her hand in marriage and can pick anyone she wants. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bucklin was bending over him with a tin cup of coffee in his hand. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he handed the cross back to me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The boy picked up Gramps s pants and slid his hand into a pocket. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on the door handle, then let it linger there. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It had a blue face with gold hands in the shape of lightning bolts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He poured a sip of vodka into a Dixie cup, swallowed, pursed his lips, and squeezed his hands into tight little fists. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head as she holds my face in both her hands, tears spilling out of her eyes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

On the way back to his desk, he slapped hands with one of the black shirts. he said, laughing. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I went limp, hoping to lull him, then concentrated and muttered a binding against the man’s thick hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He makes a rhythmic gesture with his hands, in time with the thumping bass from the faraway rock song. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We would never physically visit them, he thought, and with no sample in hand it seemed we would forever be denied knowledge of their composition. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is obviously a book, thick, hardcover, wrapped by his father’s own hands. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her head was bowed, her face in shadow, her hands held out open at the sides. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

George reached into his pocket and produced the slips and handed them to the boss. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pleased to meet you,” Bailey says, offering his hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She took the pen, but instead of signing it she just stood there with her head bent and the pen shaking in her hand. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me see,” I said, examining his hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to look around in rain and hail that punches at you sideways when you’re on your hands and knees. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

And then, all of a sudden, I noticed that his right hand was bruised. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’s more comfortable driving a car than I expected, using his turn signal to switch lanes and keeping his hands firmly on the steering wheel. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then he's gliding away, and I hold myself still in case this is a trick and he's really sneaking up behind me to see if I can get my hands loose. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aaron looks at me deep and holds out a hand for me to slap. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

They keep checking the ground as though they’re worried that a hand will suddenly shoot up. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She hoped he wouldn’t see the shaking of her hands. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realize that both of my hands have curled into tight fists and Mrs. Silver is looking at them. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He turned, his right fist at the ready, his left hand on John’s collar. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Finnick counts them, turning each one over in his hands before he sets it in a neat configuration. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Looking at the small firefights and numbers of enemy killed, de la O figured the United States had the upper hand. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Now the index fingers of both hands press the buttons, and—ka- lump—the press comes down. But one finger on a button will release it—ssssss—the steam lets loose. Sssst—the water squirts.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flora Baumbach appeared even smaller and rounder than she was as she sat twisting her napkin with hands accustomed to being busy. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the weight of that ball made sense in my hand. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He had been alert until he died, the orderly said, and had shaken his head at the last, as if refusing a helping hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He took one of the wandmaker’s hands in his own, then held out the other to Luna and Dean, neither of whom moved. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I want to hold them then blow gently, watch them float right out of my hands. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He raised his free hand and placed it gently on the side of my neck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was facedown on his bed, his right hand out, his left arm back and down his side. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The workday is over, and Lev is washing ink off his hands. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Darius says, as he finishes chewing his chili dog, wipes his mouth, then his hands, and looks up at me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She looks where I’m pointing, to the card of a girl’s hand waving. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When her hand had knocked against her pajama pant leg, she had felt something in her pocket: a nub of tile from the Palace of Illusions. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bertha kept pushing at her hair with a shaky hand and nodding, and then that lady said she would send someone to pick me up in a few weeks and that was that. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He put both of his hands on the edge of my bed, and at that moment I felt like a parakeet—but a tough, stand-up-for-yourself variety of parakeet—in a stare-down with a saltwater crocodile. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Tally looked up at Peris, clutching his hand. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“So, the Iron Rod, the tortoise, Amah,” Pinmei said slowly, wiping her face with her hand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I handed my $100 Salisbury Park savings bond to the teller. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Seema picked up a henna cone left out for the guests to use and began swirling it on my hand. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Now Hatsue sat upright with her hands in her lap in order to give her testimony. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wrapped her cape around her and pressed her hands between her knees. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

An early summer heat wave greeted me with a blast of humidity as I left the apartment building with my backpack over my shoulder and my duffel bag in hand. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The stranger cupped his hand around his mouth, shouting something that sounded like...manure for you? The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He would hang his head and cradle the fly or the fish in his long hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Patsching, which is done on the lap, and snapping can have markings indicating which hand should be used, right or left. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“You all right?” said Bill, grinning at Harry and shaking his hand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He turned in his chair, sliding one hand into his pocket as he rested his chin upon the other. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt his hand come down, swiftly and with great force, on the stone bench. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They are not holding my hand, or cheering me on. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam came around the table and took the scroll horn his hand, holding it as if it were a wounded animal. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Wooden hoops dangled from her ears, and when she waved a hand, the thick bangles on her wrist clacked against each other noisily. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I hold the knife in my right hand and touch the blade to my palm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Malachite wiped her hands on her batik apron and hugged Jam back, dropping a kiss on her forehead. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He half expects to see Volkheimer’s huge hand appear, help him up, and clap him into the Opel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I look at him over my shoulder, wiping my cheek with the palm of my hand. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

They were all in such a state of ill repair that Anya probably could have snapped them all with just her hands. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Meera's hand found Bran's in the darkness and gave his fingers a squeeze. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He did not like to look at his hands or to think about them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Jack,” I answered, waving my hand, which I immediately wished I hadn’t done because it felt kind of uncool. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Alex in the kitchen, who, if he had believed what was usually said of him would have considered himself a murderer, found that he had a magic hand with biscuits. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rested his hands on the edge of the workbench. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

A thick woolen bandage was wrapped around one hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Four grips my shoulder with one hand and holds my head steady with the other as I push myself up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Smiling slightly at the look of delighted incredulity on Neville’s face, Professor McGonagall tapped a blank schedule with the tip of her wand and handed it, now carrying details of his new classes, to Neville. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s four”—she gulped, hand to her throat, and recovered—“four dead horses in there. And millions of flies...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He still had the phone in his hand, and he had forgotten to turn it off. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fell to his knees and brought his hands and forehead to the floor. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was rubbing her hands between his, and he said, “It is only an adjustment. Now, you see? It is easier.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lara smiled and hugged me, her hands tight around the small of my back. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Some prisoners were already awake, their hands and arms wrapped in rags sticking through the bars of the window. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, I’d been eating lunch with Anna ever since being ostracized by Alexia and her clan. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Through the smoke, Leo managed to find his grandfather, who was choking Leo grabbed his hand and pulled him forwards, but just then, there was a terrible sound and something broke above him and...” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She tucks her hand into the crook of my arm. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That thing in his hand is a gun. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She stuck her hand out for my mom to shake. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I’m fifty-three years old with wrinkles on my hands. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Jess will be sitting w ith her feet up on the table out on the terrace, a glass of wine in her hand, Jason standing behind her, his hands on her shoulders. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I caught a glimpse of midair Cade, a gangly pale missile diving headfirst through the rain, hands stretched toward the center of the muddy river. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He settles in next to me and hands me a sandwich. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When I come up for air again, Phil places his hand on my shoulder. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Then C. J. opened the tank from his side and removed the paper, dripping with chemicals, and held it in his hands. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At home, he took a cleaver, turned it over and over in his hand. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s useless,” Alec finally said when his hands slipped off the clasps for the third time. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He let his hands drop as she spoke, his eyes watching her mouth. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A hand touched her shoulder, and she looked up. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

When he saw Anya, he lifted his hand and waved at her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He holds out his hand into seemingly empty space. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She always had a pair of scissors hanging by a white tape from her waist, and with this she began shaving thin slivers of soap into the palm of one hand. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how long I stand there before Michael is pulling on my hand saying, Caitlin there’s cafe and lemonade on the lawn! Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was often his hands that hurt the worst, especially his missing fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Benton said, standing up and extending his hand. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Look,” Hagrid twisted his crossbow uncomfortably in his hands; there was a loud splintering sound and it snapped in two. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He said, “I respect your honesty,” and shook my hand. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He put his hand on Sacred’s head, right next to Lola’s. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He pulls an envelope from his jacket pocket and hands it to me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Before I had time to think about it, I placed my hands on Ellis’s shoulders and I marched, kicked, and shook like they did. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I slam my other hand next to the first and drive another crack through the glass, this one spreading outward from my palm in long, crooked fingers. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Jones sat with one hand resting on his knee, the other on his writing pad. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Clutched in one fat starfish of a hand was the plastic airplane which had come with its Happy Meal. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I ran my hand across a picture of Tyson, battling the Hydra as he held aloft a box of Monster Donuts. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

When we reach the foot of the bridge, Phil pauses, sweeping his hand over the vista as he talks about the vision of Taro Otsuka, Fabyan’s private gardener who designed this place. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

An older lady mouths prayers with a string of beads in her hand. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Helen sandwiched her hands below and above her teacup. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands burned, and a splinter worked its way into my palm. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mr Joseph Hooper moved his hand towards the small, left-side drawer in the desk, underneath the drawer where sealing wax had always been kept. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I pressed my water bottle into her hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He handed her the damp string bracelet, returned to its original size. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Willing to be brainswept are you, Reynard? I applaud your sacrifice. That is, I would if my hands were not so crudely bound.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She crouches over my sports bag, one of her filthy hands on the zip, the other gripping her rifle. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I believe you didn’t know the gun was loaded,” he said, and dropped his hand across my shoulder. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You, on the other hand, would complicate things needlessly.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I walked up to him and grabbed his hand, then quickly let it go. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Got down on my hands and knees like my Momma taught me.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She pushes me down the bright white hallway, lined with doorways and drawn curtains and hand sanitizer dispensers mounted on the walls. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had just raised his hand to knock when the front door flew wide. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“They were going to win hands down. What chumps.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything; he just took the fingers of her right hand and held them in his, his thumb brushing the ring she wore. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Lola said, “He came up behind me, you see. He knocked me to the ground...and then...he pushed my head back and his hand was over my eyes. I couldn’t actually, I wasn’t able...” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Let me have him,” Jay said, holding out his hand. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell me,” shouted the Queen, moving her hand so that they could see a ball of handkerchief in it, which she had tom to pieces. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to see her stumble away from a trough, her hands across her mouth. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Mark reached down, grabbed Alec’s hand, helped him to his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The bird began to struggle, to flap its wings, and as soon as it lurched in its fight to fly, pecking at Genie’s hand, he got scared. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

With a hand on her hip and her foot stuck out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the lunch box in Styx’s hand. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Beneath it were two crudely drawn stick figures holding hands. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I squeezed her hand and told her I was sorry. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Come now, he says, pressing a little with his hands. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young keeper instantly leaped forward to put his hand restrainingly on the cub’s neck. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

But after a long pause, Mia turned around, paintbrush in hand, and to Pearl’s amazement, her mother’s eyes were wet. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She stared at his hands: they were not those of a refined, intelligent aristocrat, but of a man who has nothing interesting to say. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My boy,” said Dr. Trefusis, weeping, and he slapped his hand, clammy and shaking, on my forehead. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Clutching Lyra close with one arm, holding Alice’s hand with the other hand, he scrambled along the wall of the pub to the back door. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I slide my hands over my smooth conk, down to my neck bone, fingers locking tight. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little boy ran over to the other side, as if he was going to hand her a secret note or something. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

You don’t complain when Mrs. Bigio stares at you as you’re going through the lunch line, with her hands on her hips and her hairnet pulled tight. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

By the time the snow on the mountain began to melt, my hands were thickly callused. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Daddy takes a few steps into my room and runs his hand over his hair. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He releases my hand and runs into her outstretched arms. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The doors close and as I drop to the earth, just as Marlene did after I decided not to save her, I scream, my hands tearing at my clothes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The ball plopped into Brown’s hands, a gift, an absolute gift, and he had a clear path down the left sideline. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No! You are fine—you’re a spineless jellyfish, but not dead enough to bury. Now take a look at these hands,” she ordered, and thrust them in front of me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And as I pull her out of the way, she lets go of my elbow and puts her hand out to catch herself. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at the hand, then up at me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“How could you be so vulgar? I told him . . .” She drops the cloak, she’s holding something else, her hand all bone. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the Ares campers hobbled over and handed me a canteen. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

We held hands, thinking our own thoughts, watching people arriving at the station, watching others hurrying away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blushing, she crumpled the piece of canvas in her hand and reached for another. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell Kiowa that he'd been a great friend, the very best, but all I could do was slap hands with the water. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if it was? What if Jules snuck in here, maybe with one of her friends? Maybe the Viking had a hand in all this? Your locker went untouched.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Small drops of sea water fell from his hair to the cockpit seat and he ran his hands through his hair to get more of the water out. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She claws at me as I hold her back, my hands locked around her throat. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As we walk to our cars in silence, his hand accidentally brushes mine and I wonder what it might feel like if he caught it, letting our fingers entwine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Only after greeting and caring for the animals did Baba wash his feet, legs, arms, and hands with the water in the bucket Rupa left for him. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward, resting against the slope of the angel’s hand to peer over the edge and follow the line of Sparrow’s finger down to the rooftops. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I raised my hand to answer questions and volunteered to go to the chalkboard to solve math problems. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t breathe,” Emma commanded, putting her hand over Chess’s mouth and nose. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He nodded at Dad’s hands, where he held his knife and fork. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I grinned and shielded my eyes from the sun with one hand. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She grabbed Mama by the wrist and pulled her toward the back of the house, putting all her weight into tugging her mother along with one hand. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He hands me a plastic card attached to a lanyard ring. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The pages were worn at the edges, and fell apart easily, as though the book had passed through many hands. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Jake breathed a silent sigh of relief and finally let go of Grace’s hand. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He, too, was muttering prayers, his hands resting gently on my side. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry for the interruption,” Mr. Jacobs said, and he ran a hand through his short brown hair, his eyes locked on the ground. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And the end of the world was probably close at hand. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He had a loop of silk string in his hands. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The church deacons stood properly at the foot of the gangway, their hands grasping the lapels of their dark suits, their hats lifting in unison as soon as Mrs. Buckminster appeared on deck. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He drops his hands, letting his fingers trail down my cheeks. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

So I picked one up in each hand and knocked them back one after the other. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She averted her eyes and covered herself with her hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I pick up my pack and fasten the straps, I take my rifle in my hand and stumble down the steps. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he meant the netherworld, but I was enjoying having the upper hand. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Biff beamed quietly behind his hand as he rubbed his jaw. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The mayor, Charles Smith, ordered the chief of police to set up machine-gun emplacements at Pier 91; the chief refused and handed the mayor his badge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I go get the bag, still on the floor twixt two pews and go back to her and hold out my hand. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He picked up his pipe and fiddled with it; he liked the feel of it in his hand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No, indeed,” cried Emma, most happy to begin, “not in the least. I am particularly glad to see and shake hands with you—and to give you joy in person.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

A soft hand smoothed the tangled hair off her forehead. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo picked up another stone to throw at the window, but the girl grabbed his hand and wrestled the stone from his fingers. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

With her hands on the dirty wet boulders just above her head, Jinny squinted into the cloudy sky. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They’re fighting for control of our psychic selves; the empathy box on one hand, Buster’s guffaws and off-the-cuff jibes on the other. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I twist the knife in my hand a time or two but then I reach behind my rucksack and put it away. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He handed Mr. Zuckerman two ten dollar bills and a five dollar bill. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

They secure his hands behind a post, which is unnecessary. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She waves her hand in the air as if I should know what a typical genius activity is. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Bogert polished the nails of one pudgy hand with the other and said blandly, “I dare say. I know a little in the line.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He was wrapping up my arm while he said all that about cutting off hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blinking back to life, he looks around at the floor and then at his hands. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He said it would be laughable for me to continue to study luxurious and abstract knowledge when a world of practical utility awaited my laboring hands. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Michael attacks him, kicks him, scrawbs the back of his hand, and the man sends Michael flying. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Bobby quickly downed his opponent, who called to another player to try his hand with the boy; and he, too, was defeated. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He took his hand back out the air. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We sat at the end of the hallway outside my bedroom where no one could see us, and I handed her the square lumpy package I had wrapped. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I wiped my hands on my jeans and tried to clean it up a bit before offering it to Faith. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

My sister, on the other hand, was bewildered as to why I was willing to put up with it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She had curled up on her seat and was using her gloved hands as a pillow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Shae looked up at him, reaching out for his hand, muttering something that he could not understand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When Ana shot her a furious look, Ash put a hand over her mouth and mumbled, “I’m sorry —” Ana stood up, fists clenched. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I don’t understand why my hands are seriously itching. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

His stomach felt a sort of queasy rumble as he stood with his sisters and Reverend Hughes, and watched as the entire church circled around them, clasped hands, and began to pray. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I am still in charge here, Julius, so hand over those disks or I will have you detained.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The police were on hand, but they didn’t help. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Redemption looked drawn and exhausted when he sat down next to her, and their hands found each other, no words needed. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I doubt the aristocrats slept on the cold floor,” the nurse whispered to me before accepting Poet’s hand. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Closer at hand were the light-bearing trees of the casino gardens, and the streets of the city, and the waterfront with its hotels and cafés and warm-lit shops, all silent, all empty. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, leaning my hand on the desk, bending forward. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tris’s face twists, and she touches a hand to her forehead, as if rubbing out some brief and inconvenient pain. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was Jasper, thrusting his cold damp nose in my hands. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over and stuck out a hand to shake. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She stood in front of Lennie and put her hands on her hips, and she frowned disapprovingly at him. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The morning before my high-school graduation ceremony, while we’re eating our eggs and bacon in the kitchen, Pop hands me a plain white envelope. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother took off her hat and held it in her hands. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He closed and latched the case, then stepped back and put his hands behind his back, eyes ahead like he was a soldier too. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley still managed to hold the sack of jars in his left hand as he slowly moved up, from ledge to ledge, crisscrossing the rut. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

His manner is mild, his hands large, with thick fingers and acquisitive thumbs, his blue eyes uncommunicative, falsely innocuous. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought something was weird, and then I realized what it was: the hand. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Her glistening hair was dark as ink until she wrung it out with her hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The young man suddenly began brushing the cuffs of his trousers with the flat of his hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Tom Johnson would recall hearing Lawrence describe it in the Berkeley library that first night, the Wideroe paper clutched in his hands. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I pulled my coat closed and put my hands in my pockets. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Used to book him whenever I could get my hands on him, years ago now. Absolutely brilliant, completely mesmerized every audience. Never seen anyone to match him, never.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But since the then Master of the Mint effectively treated his own post as a sinecure, Newton had a chance to get his hands on the levers of power. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

You could stoop down and pick a fallen petal, crush it between your fingers, and you had there, in the hollow of your hand, the essence of a thousand scents, unbearable and sweet. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He cups his hands over his nose and mouth. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But I hadn’t yet pressed my hand to the black Mary’s heart in the parlor, and I was too afraid to say all this without having done at least that. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amber throws her hands in the air, and her eyes fill with angry tears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Sierra’s hands wouldn’t stop trembling and her mind kept dreaming up gruesome ways to die. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He puts a hand on my back and leads us forward. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“How lucky we are to have seen them pass by,” Buttercup’s mother said, and she took her husband’s hand. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Me and Hazel holding hands...it’s not what you think. She was showing me this flashback from her past, trying to figure out my connection with Sammy.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Gey took any cells he could get his hands on—he called himself “the world’s most famous vulture, feeding on human specimens almost constantly.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

When he reached the part about coming that close to the Kingslayer himself, he slid his hand back up to where it had been. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even bring my hands up to protect myself. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Still, when the bus lurched forward I fell against his hand and felt his tiny sharp finger-nails scratching at my shirt. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This”—she started, her voice vibrating like her hands—“this is a poem for Nancy.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

His hands, still clasping her head, tensed suddenly and drew her toward him in a passionate kiss. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Chou and I hold Mas hand and trail behind the other families. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They understood why—the game was getting out of hand—but they were puzzled, unable to understand how a group of kids who seemed so talented in warm-ups could play so badly. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He takes my hands as if to push me, push me away. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He placed a comforting hand on the man’s shoulder. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I dropped to my knees, buried my face in my hands, and cried. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I felt the latter’s hands grab my backpack. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We separate and shake hands and he makes his way down the hall, waving without looking back. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne said, cupping her hand to her ear. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now his palms were tough all over and the backs of his hands were as brown as his face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

With a wave of Moreau’s hands, Maria is rolled out on a gurney, too, her eyes closed. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Somebody’s short, wrinkled grandma stood there, eyes folded shut, hands raised with the Spirit, murmuring over and over, “We’re ready for the overcoming, Lord. We been singing for it long enough.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The can of tear gas smokes in my hand. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

With his free hand, Kronos struck her face, and she slid backward. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He places his hand on my shoulder, and the drumbeat inside of me slows down a bit. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Singer left the room with his hands stuffed hard into his pockets. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I jumped up again, throwing my hand over my mouth to tell her to be quiet, and pointed over to the monkey cage. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Samuel slowly crumples the paper in his hand. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Robert Cohn shook hands because we were back. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It is easy to forget about a boat when you have a rabbit mooncake in your hand. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arabella stands at Charlotte's side, veiled, shoulders slumped, holding and stroking her frail hand. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When she asks for a volunteer to stir, no one raises a hand. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

His hand traveled once more toward his pocket, but it stopped in midair, changed direction, and landed on Naima’s shoulder instead. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than fall into the brutal hands of Russian marauders, some people defied the Reich and left without orders, like us. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He circled his hands over the bike, like a magician about to pull out a rabbit; then he popped open the seat to show us the cargo pocket. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I know how to shake hands like the men do in Ghana.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I’d taken to wearing socks on my hands for sleeping to cut back on bites and rashes, and as I peeled them off, I used one to wipe his nose. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the bottom of my shirt in my hands and try to ignore the pounding in my chest. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Rock hands me the broom and grabs his wife’s arm. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Doc removed something that looked like a big metal key from a basket and handed it to Jay. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He clambered on to a great tree-root that wound down into the stream, and stooping drew up some water in his cupped hands. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The emperor, already licking his lips, waved his hand for the peach to be brought to him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I folded my hands on the pillow beneath my head. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She's looking every which way, wringing her hands and biting her lower lip, and then yelling. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Calvin sticks his skinny hand right in there behind the thorns. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Take her hand and put it on his chest, his stomach. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took his hand in her small one and squeezed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Ms. Evans come and handed me a rose. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mamou put her hand on his arm, but he shook it off and snapped at her. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, swallowing a pill and handing the bottle back. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

On the screen, Evelyn balances her chin on her hand and stares at the sculpture for a moment. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Staying as tight to the snow as I could, I dug my feet in, pushed off with them, and pulled with my hands. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Putting her right hand on my shoulder, and looking up at the officer, she said sadly, “This is him.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nicholson sat motionless for some few minutes after he left, his hands on the armrests of the chair, his unlighted cigarette still between the fingers of his left hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Duff rocked back on his heels, his hands in his pockets. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

As if his indomitable spirit had set its potency in motion, the glass blazed suddenly like a white torch in his hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was a thing he did with me a lot, pressed my hands against his chest, and I wasn’t sure why. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I told him about the hairy hands that came at my throat in the middle of the night, the hands that wanted to choke me for not saving Mama. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t take it personally,” said Vern, clasping his hands on his lap. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Her hats all fell to pieces in her hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Here,” he says, putting it in my hand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

As Lupita watched, she put her hand to her chest and sank to her knees, crying out softly. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I hesitated and stared at the ham my father handed through the same hole people used as a toilet. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Sausun listens without once looking at me, just lowering the volume on the vlogs and handing me a big red jawbreaker when I break down again. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“No, thank you,” the man in the grey suit says, shifting in his chair and resting his hands on the handle of his cane. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and was on the point of handing it back when I looked up at him and something stopped me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He held a Bible in his huge hands and read from Job and Ecclesiastes until I could hardly stand to listen. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Turner held himself to a slow walk, his hands politely out of his pockets. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

And of course Pantalaimon couldn’t comfort her as he normally would, though she kept her hand in her pocket firmly around his warm little mouse-form, and he nuzzled at her fingers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

My arms and hands looked like they were made of clay. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The hands in the window of the Tower. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I held my AK-47 with my right hand, its mouth pointing to the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She did this every time she looked up to find somebody’s hand. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He nodded, looking tired, and held the package in his hand. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“The first thing we need to do is get your hands—and your head—taken care of. Then we’ll figure everything out. Okay?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I put one hand on her shoulder, on her rubbery coat, gripping the fabric in my fist. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Radar ran a hand through his buzz cut and shook his head. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

All the intelligence she had gathered on the Black Tips came back to her in a sickening rush—Oomen, Geels’ shambling enforcer, the one who could crush skulls with his bare hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The other boy had his back to the tree and Jay was in front of him, holding out his hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Eventually the man in the top hat puts his hand on her shoulder and she turns, but slowly, reluctantly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I kept staring at my hands, almost believing they belonged to someone else. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Min would add his ideas for the inlay design, reject them angrily, and hand the wood back to her to be wiped and reused. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

In his hand, the stone is about the size of a chestnut. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then it got closer, and Reyna’s hand tightened on the hilt of her sword. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A heel-shaped bruise darkened one shoulder and his hand was all swollen and I guess he looked tougher than normal, or maybe just more damaged. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The looter outside the door held up his hands. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Momma’s hand tightened and let go, and I saw the small figure plodding along, tired and old- mannish. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear. No, I have no idea what that signifies. It looks almost like a hand.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long, scarcely extending past the edge of my hand, but it was sharp. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He cuts his clippers off again, brushes off his customer’s neck, and hands him a mirror. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She stretched over my lap and reached out her hand to Mami. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Wind circles my head like a vulture, and I flinch from hands burning with unnatural heat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He lifted her hand and pressed a small coin into her palm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I draw another person next to the dog, with a stick in their hand so they can play fetch together. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And Jack ran a hand through his brown hair and shook his head. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

"It's a carrier pigeon, so keep your hand away from it, OK?" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting very straight in his chair now, his hands clasped tightly together in front of him. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Didn't get the gun in my hand in time. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He took one hand and placed it on Gabriel’s shoulder. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

And at school, all kinds of people patted me on the shoulder, shook my hand, or gave me a thumbs-up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Momma leans down close to me and puts her hand to her ear. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, I figured Mom would approve, since accepting it would make Billy feel good about himself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He rubs his thumb once across my knuckle and then cocoons my finger in the palm of his hand. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

So this is what he believes in your hands in the cool dirt until the earth gives back to you all that you've asked of it. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He shook off the churning panic as he knelt down next to Kaitlin and took her hand in his. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They will take him by the hand, and at the same moment destroy him. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He held up his hand to stop me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The condemned man didn't come any closer, and I didn't know what else to do, so I walked over and offered him my hand. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mom holds a Target bag in her hand—that means fresh clothes. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“I had unconsciously taken my brother’s hand and started running,” he said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pause, staring at my hands, my mouth dry. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“It en’t my pardon you need, it’s his,” she said, and turned at once to kneel again, and laid her hand on the dead child’s icy cheek. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I know,” said Jinny, untangling a long strand of dark kelp from the net in her hand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was holding the skillet high over her shoulder, holding it with both hands, when she said this. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to see him so much, Shad. Pa had said that maybe after the war was over I could go to Washington, maybe I could shake his hand.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drove his head into Jorge’s stomach and tore the cane from the man’s hands. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I refuse to let go of his hand. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sanders wrapped the thumb in toilet paper and handed it across to Norman Bowker. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The palms of her hands were orangey-tan and that made me wonder if the soles of her feet were too, but I never saw her barefooted. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was a fumble, and I slammed my hands together. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He stood up and clapped his hands, gave a whistle. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Momma takes my hand, and her tight squeeze tells me what she doesn’t say out loud—I got your back. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He looked at the book still clutched in her hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

On Mercury, on the other hand, I would be forty-five. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Audrey smoothed her hands over her white shirt, then patted the back pocket of her pink shorts to check for her phone. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He liked the feel of her trembling under his hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Redemption dragged the bench over and levered half of it so it was at a right angle, a narrow L. Pet lifted Hibiscus easily with one hand and deposited him in the seat. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

June’s eyes widened, and her hands flew to her mouth. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

With his cane in both hands high above his head, Papa turned from the waist. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” he says through snivels, burying his face in his hands. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He opens it with his bare hand, cracks one of the back windows open, and pours the beer out through the crack. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’d passed them further back: two lovers strolling hand in hand, their dæmons, two small birds, flying ahead a little way, pausing to whisper together, and flying on again. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I stopped on the porch and took hold of his face in my hands. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I hover my hand above the light and tap the water with my gloved finger. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A great quietness rules in this blossoming quadrangle, the sun lies warm on the heavy grey stones, I place my hand upon them and feel the warmth. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Facing the stern of the boat, each boy began with his chest bent over his knees, his arms stretched out in front of him, and both hands gripping the handle of his one long oar. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Crab pulled back on the hammer and handed the gun, barrel facing the trees in front of them, very carefully to Ernie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He put a hand on the hilt of his sword, and Nehemia’s guards stepped closer to him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He puts his hands on his waist and sighs, bobbing his head and thinking. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My face got really hot, and I buried it in my hands. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, my parents were both only children. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He wrote that they started with £573 in the bank and £36 cash in hand. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maxim made instinctively now for the chair on the left of the open fireplace, and stretched out his hand for the papers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His nails dug into Ammu’s hand as she walked along the platform. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if we kiss on my roof or hold hands—these things will most definitely take my mind off my goals. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands itched for the camera, but she swatted him with the envelope instead. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I took the soup bowl out of his hands and put it on the floor, then got into bed beside him. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Dad stood in back of her, with a pencil in one hand and a diagram in the other. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was barely enough room to sit, let alone rest my hands. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, they had never heard of Count Olaf and didn’t know what he would be like. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

My hand raised automatically, one finger extended as if to touch the large wooden cross, its dark patina contrasting with the lighter tone of the wall. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It reminds me of when I was little and we’d walk to the library or be in the market, and she’d hold my hand so tight, making sure she didn’t lose me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Well”—he flung her hand away stiffly—“it’s good you’re truthful! I heard every word you said in your sleep. You mentioned the valley and the time.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a couple of steps toward me and reached out his hand. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He felt such a need to move and keep moving that he hardly noticed the pain in his hand anymore. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He licked the cake crumbs from his fingers, wiped his hand on a Westing Paper Tea Napkin, and took his opponent's queen from the board. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were golden thrones and the dummy clock, whose hands were set at midnight. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother came from the kitchen, wiping wet hands on her jeans. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Chou is with him, holding on tight to his hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was an accident. The stick slipped from my hand.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

She went to move her hand away but Lola tightened her grip and seemed to read the younger girl’s mind. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Gitano took off his old black hat and held it with both hands in front of him. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned for Brother Luke to go down first, showing by gestures how he would hand down the bags, Robin’s crutches, and lastly Robin. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I felt something pressed into my hands and I grasped it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I held her hands against my head and nodded, “And what if?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing serious,” he lied, handing over Danishes in advance as payment. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

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

A gift that I had made with my own hands, just for her. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He tugged the beanie off his head and ran his hand through his hair. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She stood up there on centre stage in her green breeches with legs apart and riding-crop in hand, glaring at the sea of upturned faces before her. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I cupped my hand over my eyes to fight snow blindness. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He stepped forward and held out his hand to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She wiped her shirt and hands with a tissue. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then his hands are on my waist and my hands are gripping his shirt. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Every muscle in his hands and arms stood out, strained, his jaw tight. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

As the door was slowly battered down, to control the trembling of her hands, Ammu would hem the ends of Rahel’s ribbons that didn’t need hemming. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reilly tore the newspaper from his face and slapped her hand over his moustache. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He runs a hand along the wall, leaving trails of bright green and gold. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Balekin’s expression is wild with fury, and he pulls against the bolt, as though he might rip his hand in half before he allowed this to happen. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In my heart, I know Mama was holding my little brother’s hand as they died.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was walking slowly, holding a sort of wheel in his hands—a spool from which he was unwinding a long string behind him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Dr. Nkrumah wore ordinary dress, his hand was extended and a smile was on his sensitive face. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let him try to get in one last whack, but as his hand moves toward me, I grab it by the wrist. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I think we would love your advice,” I say, and as soon as Emilika’s eyes are off me, I wave a hand at Danuta, telling her to participate. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She took Laura and Mary by the hand, one on either side, and they danced along to the door where Ma stood. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand goes to the crossbow, but I don’t pick it up. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I take it from her hand and hold it up, but there’s no sun. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her hand drifts to her eyepatch, but, catching herself, she knots her fingers into her shirt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

"Come and make your japes with steel in your hand." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Kicking and growling, I struggled against the person’s confining hands, twisted around. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were shining and under the table Aron held her hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

With one hand he held the muzzle, with the other he tried to open the cartridge pouch. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

But his hands didn’t pause as they softly moved to my shoulders, and then stopped. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“What is all this?” she asked, her hands on her hips. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As soon as the room was dark, there was the same electric spark, the same restless craving to stretch my hand across the short space and touch his cold skin, as yesterday. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Jack raised a hand to the receptionist and waved Emily and James through a doorway and down a hall. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, suppose aids had been noticed? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waved her hands like “Shoo, stray cat.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come,” La Llorona said, rubbing my arm with her cold, dead hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I watched with a sense of unbelief as he rubbed his thumb over the sample, handed it back and left without a further word. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone who does otherwise, either out of timidity or because of bad advice, is always obliged to keep his knife in his hand. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Not even when Strauss came by to introduce his daughter and her husband did Oppie turn around, instead merely offering a hand over his shoulder in silent greeting. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

When we dipped our hands, I thought that the dead would reach out and haul us in, but only our own faces stared back at us, one indistinguishable from the other. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Ron crawled to the four-poster and collapsed onto it, panting, his white face now tinged with green, both hands clutching his broken leg. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He scribbles on the pad, then peels off the prescription and hands it to me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I saw him casually wipe his left eye with the back of his hand as he ended his prayer and the small crowd began to disperse. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Well you aren’t nearly as bad off as I thought,” Bast said, wiping his hands clean. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They hadn't liked that, and neither had her arm, but she'd needed the other to drag the toddlers: their two little hands gripped in her one, slick and slippery with sweat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then he put his hand into his pants pocket and brought out a bunch of keys. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

After a minute the pigeon stiffened and flew toward the tracks, then reached the end of its leash and bounced back into Melina’s hand like a yo-yo. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Oliver rubbed his hands together and raised one eyebrow. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Matthias laid his hand on Nina’s arm, and she released a little sigh, letting him lead her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He put his hand under the young dog’s soft muzzle. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were cold and my face was cold, and my feet were getting wet through my boots and they were going to be cold, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sweat ran down into my eyes and my hands were beginning to blister. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But he persisted in calling for it, and eventually Nodayimani filled his pipe, lit it, and then handed it to him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I holler again, my hands planted on the concrete. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He screams and grabs his foot with both hands. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

His hands were only just strong enough to do the work. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The cab driver sang loud and free, clapping his hands and rocking his head back and forth. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Another pries the scim from her hand and the bow from her back, shrieking in elation as the weapons drop to the dunes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When I put the newspaper down, my hands were shaky and cold. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I watch as my mom walks down the driveway and past her car with her lunch box and purse in hand. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I felt like he’d handed me a big sackful of rocks. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I refilled our water bottle, and Teashop Aunty pressed a plastic bag with bananas and vadais into my hands. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The hands were the weak point, the most vulnerable part of the suit, because of what they handled. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put into Vetch’s hands the little otak, which as usual had been riding on his shoulder. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Leo had lost sight of Echo again, but now he realized she was kneeling on the other side of Narcissus, waving her hand in front of his face as if trying to break his concentration. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I heard he once killed one with his bare hands,” said Bronwyn. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He had massive, soft hands, which he pressed flat against his temples when he spoke. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on my shoulders and said, “Just pour it on there and swirl.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Jacob put his hands on my waist, and I reached up to put my hands on his shoulders. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She hands me the milk in a plastic bag along with some coins. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liam slumped down in his seat, pressing his face into his hands. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Dad, his eyes pleading, his voice calm, says, “Isabella, please take my hand. Please.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

There was no way he was sticking his hand in her weird box. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Stable. Nothing for you to worry about. He’s in good hands, Mateo.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Adam wanders to the side of the bed, pulling me along behind him like a mindless puppet, and shuffles his hand around the end table. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She held up her hand where the thin slivers of their blades had cut. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia pulled on her hair with both hands. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I strutted on high heels and placed my hand on my hip in a provocative pose. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The others followed till their hands seemed to form a giant fist. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He stretches his hands so his palms cover his eyes and his fingers are covering the top of his head. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam runs a hand through his blond waves and grimaces. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He made a gesture of patience with his hands. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth waves a hand in front of my face. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Selena handed me a pair of scuffed brown shoes in my size and walked back to where our moms waited. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Now here it was after all, preserved by some considerate hand with varnish and wax. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand was on the doorknob, her forehead leaning on the door, which was ajar. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“We’re praying nobody hurts you,” people used to say, clasping my hand at campaign events. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She looked at me, turned to wash her hands, looked out the window, turned back and looked at the letter, and finally took it. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Darren took his hands out of his pockets and then stuck them back in. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Capricorn handed Cockerell, who was standing beside him, the book that Mo had kept from him for so long, and bent to open the box. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then she reached forward and handed me a small white napkin with an apple slice on it that had already turned brown on the edges. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glimpsed black hands buried in white fur, swollen dark fingers tightening around his direwolf's throat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His son discovered me exhausted and half dead with cold, and gave me a hand to bear me up till he reached home where he could clothe me in a shirt and cloak. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat back in the seat, his hands grasping his knees, his knuckles bloodless. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later he had shot back over to the boys with a brown package in his hands. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Helen put her hands on her hips, staring at the open refrigerator. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Coraline hoped that the hand had not heard this last, and she changed the subject. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I was about to bargain with her, but then Radar produced a five-dollar bill and handed it to her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was a hand drum, and he held it by the sinew ties crisscrossing the back, tilting it towards the heat to tighten the skin over the front. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Aunt Heidi places it back in my hand like it’s a rosary. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He exhaled heavily, put his bucket down, and placed both his hands on his head. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

To my left, another hands a screaming child a bright yellow piece of paper. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Still, it nearly killed him to hand over the fund-raising award at the assembly at the end of the month. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“He’s my hired hands,” she said with a chuckle, and as we had done before, we held the pen between my hand and hers and managed to scrawl out a signature. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And as they turned, Bod felt something stab in the back of his hand. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Yep,” I said, fanning my hand in the air, “medium oven for sure. Maybe even hot.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Before she left, Mrs. Quintana took my face between her two hands, looked right into my eyes, and whispered, “Aristotle Mendoza, I will love you forever.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

His hands are clenched on the steering wheel and the back of his neck looks sweaty. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He even washed them by hand to make sure they lasted. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

A bald man in a very long purple coat had actually shaken his hand in the street the other day and then walked away without a word. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Finally, he sinks down beside me and runs his hands through his hair, making it go off in all directions. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He and Ares stood before them, hand still locked to claw. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He switched on the light, supporting her with his free hand. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I rub my hands together, trying to regain circulation. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“If you will not wear the jacket, I will not wear the new sandals,” Tree-ear said firmly, nodding at the unfinished shoe in Crane-man’s hands. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t even have to raise his hands. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push with hands on the ground, coughing as I come up, spitting up handfuls of gunk from my lungs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Now she got up and went over to Papa, took his hand and pressed it hard. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turns to me and lays her hand on my arm and squeezes it so hard, I can almost feel the bruise forming. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He still sat there, but his hand now toyed around his crotch as if he’d lost something. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I twisted one of his hands into an ordinarily painful aikido grip, but Massey was oblivious. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small hands reached up from within, and the woman went to the cradle and lifted out a baby. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I went over to my blankets and held the object up in my hands toward the dim light coming in from the gas lamp in the hall. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sissy took his hands and covered them with kisses. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dried her hands off, took a deep breath, and went to open it. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t it kill me?” he groaned, holding his face in his hands. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then he was back, apple still in one hand, easing himself into one of the seats. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Patterson held his hand over his stomach as though protecting it from something. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Bob sticks his hand into his Sharpie bag and flicks through the pens until he finds the one he wants. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She handed him seventeen dollars that she and his brother had saved for James’s education. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Celaena scowled as the dance finished and the Crown Prince kissed the hand of the blond woman. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He told all the mothers to boil their water several times and to wash their hands frequently. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

His hand tightens around his damp glass of tea. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Without emotion or the slightest tremor in my hands. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Well I’m figuring right here and now it’s worth just about one full-blooded Khershaen pack mule ” I turned it over in my hand, pulled the pin away and let it snap back again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One man stood tall in the center of his cell, staring straight toward the hall where she walked, his hands held behind his back. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Werfel clenched his hands and started to say a prayer to Great Rugwith. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

And with that he stuck out his hand, and Tristran shook it with enthusiasm. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes our hands and launches into a tour of the palace. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand hurts so much that I cannot bear to put moss on it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Pet put its hands on her shoulders, leaning its layered face close to hers. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

My instinctive reaction was to cover my backside before the next stroke could hit, so the second crack of the whip fell across my hands. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I was standing behind the Object, looking like Cousin It, when someone put his hands over my eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"All right!" said Mr. Pendanski, raising his hand for a high five, but Stanley ignored it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He hands each item to me until he’s wearing only his boxers, and I say, “Off with them, Theodore Finch. You were the one who said ‘streaking,’ and I believe ‘streaking’ implies full-on nakedness. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had to keep wiping the sweat off his hands as he controlled the screen functions of the workpad. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“No need to explain, son,” he said, putting his hand up. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Rhiannon shivers, so I stop holding her hand and put my arm around her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He nearly raised his hand to strike him, but did not move, for Elisha lay between them. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Even though her hands were red and cracked from the sodaed water, they were beautifully shaped with lovely, curved, oval nails. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slapped his left hand back on the weapon and gripped it as hard as he could. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“The boy is innocent,” says Ben and when I turn I can see his hands are in the air. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

When he comes back to the hotel he is surprised to see the taxi driver standing in the lobby, hands deep into his pockets. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He brushed his hand over his head and put on a black hat like the kind the police or some army men wear. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ser Rodrik's hand went to his face to stroke his whiskers and discovered once again that they were gone, lie looked nonplussed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I duck into a nearby room to change, and hand off the gray shirt to Caleb when I get to the hallway. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hideo brings up a new screen between us with a subtle wave of his hand. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His hand goes to the dagger at his side. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“You did?” he says, taking her hands in his. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she realizes that I’m standing there, she stops crying and wipes her face with the back of her hands. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Aaron’s hands shook and a page in the Haggadah flipped over by itself. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gran stood up, holding her hand out for Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was as if an alien hand had reached right inside where no hand had a right to be, and wrenched at something deep and precious. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I grip the fork in my hand so tightly it leaves a chrysanthemum-shaped imprint in my palm. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Werfel said, “I think she means she hands her house over to you for the evening. Her house is your house.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Lizzie laughed, too, and lifted one hand to fluff her hair. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And there I was with his BB gun in my hands. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She gave me the broom and Jay the dustpan, then wiped her hands on her apron. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Congratulations, Aspirant Veturius,” a mustached man who might be a cousin says as he shakes my hand in both of his, using the title the Augurs bestowed on me during graduation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She felt the memory of her mother’s hand again. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She took my hand, pulled me to her. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

One had been stricken by polio, keeping up with his friends by agilely dragging forward with his hands while his ruined legs trailed behind. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I took his hands away from his face and looked into his eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph realized the leather case was no longer in his hands. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There are plenty of words I can put on paper, words I can see with my eyes and scribble with my hand, that I never had the guts to say with my mouth. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The bandages that encircle his forearms and the scratches that mar his hands and face only make him look more vicious. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was wiping her hands on a striped dish towel. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I have to stop myself from jumping up and down and clapping my hands and maybe doing a twirl. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then I pull the nightgown over Max’s head, helping him get his sore hands through the sleeves. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I squeeze his hand tighter and keep my thumb gripped on his birthmark. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

His left hand had three fingers, his right four. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She handed me a lamp and my small box of books. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

They accepted them in both hands, thanked her, and left. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we were to lower our left hand behind us and lower our stances even more. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He shook his head, and said, “According to directive 4910, you could use a hand scanner instead of doing a body-cavity search.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once you prove to the UN that you’re a refugee in danger, a country has to raise its hand to take you. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I went back into the room; his mom was there, holding his hand. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Standing on the porch, he raised his clasped hands over his head and pranced like a boxer going into the ring. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fire ate the flesh on Hugo’s face and hands, and the stench remained on Palmas Street for many months. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I washed my hands and started rinsing dirt off the leaves. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mona began to pull out a number of boxes and handed them to Taisin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I reluctantly released Dad’s clammy grip and clamped both hands on to Fig. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Who would stand between them and the raised hand when their father lost his temper? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inej gave Nina’s hand a brief squeeze, and after a moment, Nina squeezed back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The hands forced Samuel’s head down and forced his face tight in against his father’s black best coat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Camilla flinched, her eyes wide; Henry held up the curved piece of glass in one bloody hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had to hold on to the other chains with both hands to avoid getting flipped upside down. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He grabbed George’s knife out of his hand. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

I put out my hand and touched the brushes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His cap was stained with blood from his hands. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

One of the monks knelt beside the boy, who still clutched the sticky cake in his hand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Denton Deere, her note in his hand, shook his head, which meant: No, Otis Amber has not had plastic surgery done on his face. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

When my left hand finally stops shaking, I start to draw. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

His hand gripped the shoulder of Horatio, who stooped slightly to him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But cheers and hand clapping began to make such a noise and clatter that no speech could have been heard. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Her hands tightened and twisted on the container, and milk spurted out onto her lap. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

An official-looking man in a somber black coat had stepped out of a building across the street and was striding toward our little group, walking stick in hand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabs my hand and we run toward the cliff together. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

If, on the other hand, you start in Georgia and head north, you must time it to finish before mid-October, when the snows blow back in. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was trying to give me the dough, but she couldn't find my hand. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I lay on my back on the raft, spread-eagled so I looked like a brown X, my hands and feet stuck in mounds of sap. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But what the other man didn't realize was that he had made a mistake, had delivered himself neatly into Blore's hands. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Her hands, with long tapered fingers and wide nails, grasped pots and cooking spoons from shelves above the stove and placed them soundlessly on the glowing hot-plate burner. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But my hand found its way into his. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear the sounds of dishes hitting against one another as they were washed by hand. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then the Amazonian scythe reached his hand right up to the porter’s face, who grabbed it and kissed his ring. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

There was so much blood—on the table, on the floor, on his face and hands and chest—and when he moved, the cuts on his arms and legs opened up like narrow red eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Sooner or later, pilots always resorted to their hands when discussing the mysteries and secrets of flight. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Aha,” the mysterious potion brewer says, lifting a vial of blue fluid in one hand. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled himself upward, pushed again—he was higher now than Lina had been—but suddenly his hands slid and he came plummeting down. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I balanced the tray in my hands and walked to the kitchen. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He holds up his hand and counts off his fingers. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My cheeks are cold, but I brought gloves, so my hands are warm. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Sticky had dropped to his hands and knees. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of grabbing for a rung, he grabbed the side of the ladder with both hands. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She looked up and reached for Koffi's hand, oblivious to the small black stone hurtling her way. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“A fatherly hand, is that what you call it!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uhmma sits on the bed, her body hunched forward, her head in her hands. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

With an exasperated sigh, Joon tossed both hands into the air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was still there, huddled in the same place with his carbine in hand, his machete in a sheath that hung from his belt, when darkness fell four hours later. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We head outside, and Mrs. V hurries over, camera in hand. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He reached out, questioned the radiator with his hand. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting up in bed, his phone in his hands. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The man let go of Moss, brought a hand to his mouth and covered it for a moment. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

President Wilson had a nightmare on his hands. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The veins in his arms pulsed as he clasped her hand still more tightly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

From the king’s hand the black staff fell clattering on the stones. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, as the wind moaned across the heath and the Crochan loomed before him like an iron shadow, he thought once again of the brooch, and he buried his face in his hands and wept. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She had taken off her glasses and was resting her forehead on her hands, rubbing her eyes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I slammed with my left hand and then I slammed with my right hand and then I threw the ball against the boards and went up and slammed the bound. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Powell had hopped down into a sitting position on the robot again, and his suited hand slapped against the Gargantuan’s barrel chest. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to reach out, to grab her hand, but the swarm of people around me pushed me down, jostling forward. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At the grocery store with my parents, sliding down long, too-bright aisles, and Emma is there, cooling her hands in the ice at the fish counter, meltwater running everywhere. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He quickly grabbed the notebook out of her hands and did what he had wanted to do for a long time. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

The Belgian foremen would bring baskets full of brown hands back to the boss, piled up like a mess of fish. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s a souvenir for you,” Angelo said, pulling the bloody, mangled chunk of metal from the bone like a tooth and handing it to me. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I figured she just didn’t want to stir up more trouble, with Abbey missing and Dad’s future freedom in Dusty Muleman’s hands. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The harder she tried to pull it over his head, the smaller it seemed to become, until finally it might have fitted a hand puppet, but certainly wouldn’t fit Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

During the commotion I felt hands slapping me on the back, and heard the word “congratulations” time after time. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterwards we played our old childhood game, opening the Bible and teasing a fortune out of whatever verse our hands landed on. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Fuchs handed Gold the papers he had prepared, then Fuchs drove Gold to the bus station. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can take this to any moneylender on either side of the river,” she said cheerfully as she handed it to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Every time we watched it, I wanted to hold Jack Will’s hand.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Her hands churned and paddled in front of her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She opened her briefcase with one hand and passed a small bottle back to Stanley. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The other sharks paid a longer visit, coming and going at different depths, some in plain sight at hand’s reach below the surface of the water, others deeper down. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

June asks from his bedroom doorway that night, almost startling another cup of coffee out of his hands. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Luis takes his walking lead off second and stares at the pitcher’s hand. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The massive mech clutched his signature golden bow in one hand and had a large spiked shield strapped to the other. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She hurries down the steps, crouches down next to him, runs her hand down his back. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was another titi hit, on his hand, but this time somebody saw where the fire had come from. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last the dato approached him, smiling, his hand on his creese. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They dug until their hands were raw with open blisters and every muscle ached, but they had no time for rest. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she reached out her hand and touched him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

If the captain was surprised, he gave no sign, and Horse put his large hand on the doc’s shoulder, where she laid her dark cheek against him as she continued stitching Archer’s wounds. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Daoud gazed at the huge crowd and tightened his hand on the frying pan. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Woundwort, on the other hand, had taken his rabbits into the ditch and then made use of it to get them down to the water meadow, unexposed to further attack from Kehaar. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a fistful of Ritz crackers in one hand and a can of Easy Cheese in the other. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But as the climb goes on, you grow accustomed to the exposure, you get used to rubbing shoulders with doom, you come to believe in the reliability of your hands and feet and head. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

More in his hand—movements, riddles, proposals for laws. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I start to give him the code sheet, but Roli puts up his hand to stop me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And bless his heart, he takes my hands and says, “The nightmare is over, Dedd. Look at what the girls have done.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hung in the air for a terrifying moment, and then her hands grasped the lantern’s base. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God!” she shrieked, holding her hand over her eyes like she was crying. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Lexie looked down at her hands, as if she might find a note scribbled on her palms, like a cheat sheet to guide her through. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We rowed along the shore, the barman holding the line in his hand and giving it occasional jerks forward. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

One of them had drumsticks in his hands and was leaned over softly tapping out a rhythm on the wooden stage floor. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He gazed into the silver-green-gold shadows, and listened, with both hands behind his ears to catch and focus any quiet voices through the insect chirping and the trickle of the stream. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Dreiser joined the teachers on the Ferris Wheel and accompanied them on a visit to Buffalo Bill’s show, where Colonel Cody himself greeted the women and shook hands with each. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Wilson was re-elected President in November on his platform promise to keep us out of war, and at the same time he was instructed to take a firm hand, which inevitably meant war. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The little finger on his left hand had a long, clawlike nail. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex tries not to be in awe of the simple agility of his hands, tries not to think about classical piano or how swift and smooth years of polo have trained Henry to be. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I looked at my hands, and some of the skin was torn, rubbed away. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Now hold on,” I said, putting my hand on Pita’s shoulder. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then he closed his eyes; and exhaling sharply, a hand to his chest, he fell back in his chair as if he’d been shot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Papá and Mamá taught us to always have both hands on the table. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

John's right hand played piano on her ribs, and his mouth blew a piccolo on her breasts. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

"What's the matter, Nick? Do you object to shaking hands with me?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You little devil,” Papa said, and slapped him lightly with one hand while holding the jug for him to sip. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They were best with the bees, and there wasn’t room for so many hands in the hives, lifting the dripping frames. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She waved her other hand at the monster. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

His hands were in his pockets, and he looked sad and wistful, and maybe a bit faded, like something had leeched most of the color from him. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But the hand was not lifted, and after a long moment someone spoke. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

His toes, hands, elbows, chest, legs, all ached. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

In her hands, she holds the rod used to measure the thread of life. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

They held each other’s hands, lightly, and then they were swaying quietly in an embrace. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Dari smiled big and stuck out his hand for Twig to shake. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I start toward the door, and as my hand closes around the handle, she says, “Just leaving so that you can have the last word, that’s really mature!” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I reached for Amil’s hand in the darkness and he held it tight. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The moist July heat had plastered his hair limply to his head, and he ran his hand through it as he went. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was slightly taller than Ash, and she rested her left arm on the horse’s withers; the sleeves of her tunic were pushed up, and her hands were bare. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grumman sat impassively, moving a magical token of feathers and beads from one hand to the other in a pattern that Lee could see had some purposeful meaning. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He appeared to take it into his left hand in one smooth movement, while casually finger-palming it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Then she handed Nikki back to him and rushed back through the bathroom to put on the rest of her clothes. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made for it a collar of newspaper so the hot wax would not drip on my hand. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She picked up a hundred dollar bill and turned the foreign object over in her hands. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her hands were covered with charcoal, and I saw drawings everywhere, and they were all of the same man. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Silently they gave and accepted food with both hands. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sahil stared at me, his hand now cupping empty air instead of my face. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

For her, beauty went hand in hand with joy. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His front door is open, and when the bus pulls up in front of his house I can make out his mom in the doorway with him, pushing a travel mug into his hand. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He lowers his head into his hand, covering his eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I face Ms. Washington, standing in front of the whiteboard, and when she sees me look her way, she glances at Zoey and then crosses her hands over her chest, hunches her shoulders, and smiles. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Thinking back later he could never decide whether the hands or Beatty's reaction to the hands gave him the final push toward murder. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Heidi reaches out to put her hand on my shoulder. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Burnt him up. Might've ruined his little vacation," Ghost topped off, laughing and slapping Lu's hand. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He considered this request, his left hand still holding his place in his book. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as his hand passed they settled again, whining in the darkness, and after a bit he just let them eat and kept paddling. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She frowned at the scroll in her hands. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She tries to turn away but not before I see lots of thin red scratches on the palms of her hands. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Jason pressed his hands against the arms of his chair. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He put his hand over the receiver mouth, blew his nose, and looked at Ishmael. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The place felt so sad and lonely, I was glad when Chiron put his hand on my shoulder and said, “Come along, Percy.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A topographical map of veins runs up her hands and over her wrists, and she has dozens of tiny creases around her eyes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was holding his side and didn’t want to remove his hand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I was at school, backpack on my shoulder, heading out of first period when you grabbed my hand. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I had not bloodied my hands with his life’s blood. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been fighting with a man called Sir Alphagus, whom he had killed after getting these wounds—three of them on the head, four on the body and on the left hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just keep your hands where I can see them,” he says, mercifully not forcing my arm out of joint again. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I kept looking for Irene on the beach, relieved, somehow, to see her there, her face shaded by a white baseball cap, her hands busy building something in the thick sand. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Below the Inner Party comes the Outer Party, which, if the Inner Party is described as the brain of the State, may be justly likened to the hands. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I dress myself in dark colors, in a deep blue tunic with a high collar and tight sleeves, in shiny black boots, with new gloves to cover my hands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I continued cutting, aware of both the silence and the sensation of his hands around my waist. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He holds a microphone in his right hand. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I could feel it ticking in my hand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In order to achieve the life I wanted, I had been dealt, it seemed to me, the worst possible hand. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

He flapped his hand for her to go away. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Daddy stood rubbing his hands over the fire. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted my hands to my throat, expecting to encounter a tight cord. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Shall we have a bottle?” she says, handing him the list. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a few moments, her mother reached across the table and took Candice’s hand. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Conor put his hand up to his mouth too late to catch a bit of blood coming out of the corner. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The kiss was light and cool, like the hands of Balthamos. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Victor put his hand in his pocket and poured some of the seeds into the little hand. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He picks up the far right card with his right hand, the center card with his left. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thrust one empty hand at a time through the door frame where the soldiers could see them. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave me a flower and her hand went away. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I’m barely exiting the bathroom, Aunt Heidi hands me a glass of orange juice and tells me to sit on the futon. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Tray in hand, Mister Mancini took a seat and pretended not to notice. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what I touch here?” she said, laying her hands, one upon the other, on her left side. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't have a basic grasp of the complex appeals process that shaped death penalty litigation, a process that would in time become as familiar to me as the back of my hand. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She feigned to reach for the pen, but instead swung her bound hands in the other direction, slamming them into Xenocrates’s gut. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Sierra slammed her hand on the drawing and felt the jolt of spirit flood through her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Backpacks were handed out and stuffed full of supplies. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When a jump shot split cleanly through the net, it was their hand, their phantom hand, that guided the ball. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just long enough to hand out report cards and clean out desks. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Well, it took ten hours—or perhaps ten minutes—and then Sarai was standing before him with her hands on her hips. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

With Vesalius, on the other hand, it is easy to see what he is talking about. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The squire took his longsword and handed up a rolled parchment. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

‘They learned to walk with a milk bottle in one hand and a gun in the other.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He ran his large, freckled hand across the side of his head, where his hair was shaved close, and then through the tousled crown, where Mother lets it grow longer. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fairy with hummingbird wings was drinking from her cupped hand. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Seth, on the other hand, settled for lousy grades, routinely skipped his homework, and earned frequent detentions. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

As I passed through the doorway, a man’s hand grabbed my arm. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

My roommate sits up, rubs her face, and runs a hand through her nest of blond hair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Somehow, the sight of my fingers’ disjointed reflections against the glass startles me—reminds me of Day’s bloody hands, of Metias’s broken body. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He lifted her hand to his mouth and pressed it against his dry lips. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was holding a sealed envelope in his hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes to the right and saw Miig’s hands suddenly dark on the grey. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

King Ogunwe poured the golden Tokay and handed him the glass. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I walk through the aisles, letting my hands drift over the spines. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But she had dreamed Wash’s footsteps on the path, Wash’s hand on her cheek. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine Lord Krishna consenting to be stripped naked, whipped, mocked, dragged through the streets and, to top it off, crucified—and at the hands of mere humans, to boot. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Callie higher, Mona lower, they clung with all four of their hands to the railing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was convinced they were real, she shook his hand. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, I pulled my bloody hand out of my pocket and clenched it in my pleading. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What for? I am glad she told me. Should I not be proud that you have built this house with your own hands?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well!” said the pale young gentleman, reaching out his hand good-humouredly, “it’s all over now, I hope, and it will be magnanimous in you if you’ll forgive me for having knocked you about so.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Over Officer Khan's shoulder, I see Max waving her bandaged hand around wildly. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the end, he relents, and hands the keys over to Jacqui. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A few tentative hands went up—Demeter, Aphrodite. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was like somebody had said, “Okay, on the count of three, hold hands.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Then, remembering her dignity, she jerked her arms out of his hands and drew herself up to her full height. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of Francis and me dirtying our hands with experiments brought unconcealed amusement. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We sat cross-legged on the floor in our room and held hands and closed our eyes while she chanted, “Mind meld, mind meld, mind meld.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he was sure, Balthamos hauled the body out of the stream and laid it carefully on the grass, folding the priest’s hands over his breast and closing his eyes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

‘It is as well you used a stick, and not your hand, Strider!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He told the boy it was no coincidence that he had met him with Urim and Thummim in his hand. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paralysis followed so instantaneously that he could not reach the antidotes he had prepared at hand, and so he died. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I take Mama’s hand, and together we go upstairs to join Ma. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He holds his hand out for a shake and I take it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Chronicler dipped his pen and Kvothe looked down at his folded hands for as long as it takes to draw three deep breaths. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bull began to squeeze the boy’s hand in a pincerlike grip until the boy attempted to pull away. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing in bed, girl? You look healthy enough to jump up and give poor Mrs. Flagg here a hand!” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were stained in the picking season with berry juice. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her hands clutched the coarse brown hair on Bracken’s back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I run my hand over the soft silks and cashmeres, and choose a pink blouse with red roses, and a grass-colored cardigan to go over it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A man was using the phone, but just seeing my face, Ma Paulie grabbed it from him, jiggled the receiver holder, and handed it over. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me have them first,” Mom said urgently, and took the binoculars from my hand. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He lets out a small laugh and pats a hand against my back. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled a pinon cone from the snowy branches and shook the fat brown pinons into his hand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The documents clerk handed him his passport, and he remarked to her how nice it looked with the twenty-four new pages perfectly sewn in. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever Miss Ulfat had a break in her schedule, my mother would visit, her notebook and pencil in hand, until gradually the strange squiggles and symbols on the page revealed themselves to her. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I shivered again, so violently that I almost missed seeing the tremor in his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She thrusts the beauty key into my hands. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand for Percy’s backpack. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Eddie took the strap off his neck and handed it to me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I knocked on their classroom doors and their teachers came hurrying to see my note, and the kids were handed over to me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on the knob, hesitated, and lowered it. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some would shake my hand and thank me for fighting for our country. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel a hand on my other shoulder and turn to find Hilly with her finger in my satchel, right on the booklet. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It got down to fifteen seconds and I reached my hand up like I was going to push the guard again but instead I swiped after the ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was a treacherous descent and Dumbledore, hampered slightly by his withered hand, moved slowly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He touched her constantly, fixing a ringlet of hair that had fallen into her face, brushing a speck from her shawl, and patting her left hand with his right. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Corporal raised a hand and urged him on. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Give me a hand with this stuff, can you, Chico?” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He might as well be holding a torch in one hand and a pitchfork in the other. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I was struck by a wave of nausea and had to immediately cover my face with my hands and concentrate on my breathing. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

For if she even acted as though she was about to raise her hand to me, I would open my mouth and let the world know about it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The squeamish ones would pull back their hands as if from a hot stove, and they would shudder and squeak. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then she whipped back around and slapped both hands on her hips. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He extends his hands and they all make a circle around my bed. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Laertes grasped my hands and looked me up and down. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She smiled at him, then reached out to him with her free hand. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She placed a hand on her own stomach, right in the gut. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“They’ve got their hands full now!” she shouted over the storm roar. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I need you to drive with both hands, Darius,” I say as I notice the sign for Baltimore. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

In her hand was a cup of lavender and sage tea. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As I pushed myself up off the floor with every gram of strength I had left, I felt Moshe’s hand, helping me up. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mo and I put our hands on each other's shoulders, and we bobbed together in the rising waves. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

All those voting “not guilty” raise your hands. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Mr. Likens, the Coalwood School principal, controlled the junior high school with a firm hand, the Great Six held sway in the grades below. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Claire and Olive wailed and clapped their little hands over their faces. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He was serving Baby’s porridge when the deputy president spoke briefly on the radio, the voice understated, as if he were exhausted from the effort of saying, “The government is handing over to the military.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Every tiny noise made her startle, pitchfork in hand. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh! I almost forgot,” he cries, clapping his hands in front of him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He took my hands and pressed them against his chest and he felt strong. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

After a minute of confused fighting, in which everyone got hit a lot by the Smelting stick, Uncle Vernon straightened up, gasping for breath, with Harry’s letter clutched in his hand. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Ernie extended his hand and gave Genie a five, pulling him in for a hug. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Hibiscus grabbed her wrist with his other hand and twisted it, and Jam cried out, feeling Pet’s presence push through the air at the same time. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I still may bring to memory the smell of the varnish, my face smothered against the desk, my hands stretched before me in a gesture of offering and obeisance. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boy put his hand on his father’s good shoulder and shook ever so gently. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new king placed his head in his hands to think, and when the sun fell, he still had not moved. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He felt his throat critically with one hand, then picked up his shaving brush and began to re-lather strategic parts of his face. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

My father extends his hands to my mother and my brother, and they extend their hands to him and me, and my father gives thanks to God for food and work and friends and family. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, the federal marshal showing up the night before had spooked me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some moments they had their hands full. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Noodles, on the other hand, as usual, was all about pulling a caper. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He still carried the gaff in his hand, but now he perched it on the ledge of the witness box between himself and the expert hematologist. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I heard a startled intake of breath as one hand went to her mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But the bow with which he greeted Aravis as he took her hand would have been stately enough for an Emperor. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Finally, her hand rose to take the book off her face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was strongest where his hands met the metal. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But it served his purpose of getting prison reform on the public agenda and strengthening his hand for the next phase of his campaign. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was on my way back to my cell, a very nervous white warder said that the commanding officer, Colonel Jacobs, had ordered me to hand over the kaross. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In winter her hands got so red and cracked, they bled at the slightest provocation. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nervously, Bloom flickered a glance at Nick, then at the gun in his own hand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily I fell forward onto my hands, which still hurt, especially on the hot asphalt, but there was no real damage done. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I’ve lost all modesty in taxis; I lean against him, his hand around me, under my arm, on my breast, or I lie down along the seat, head in his lap. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He lets up on one of my hands for a second while he’s yelling for the other kid to hurry up. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He felt the hand on his chest contract; her nails pierced him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Baba says Hitler was crazy, that he ordered a lot of innocent people killed,” I heard myself say before I could clamp a hand on my mouth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I spin around, pulling my headphones off of my ears and dropping my hands from the bass at the same time. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Tablecloths and nightgowns with the lace tatted by hand bring in high bids. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When we win and it’s time to shake hands, the few reporters in the building rush Boy21 and ask him questions about who he is and where he came from. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What danger would that be?” he said, handing her a glass. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She asks again, her hands cupped around her mouth to amplify her voice. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

How strange when I had had such feelings of death shoot through my hand and into my body so that I would surely die. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no shadows, either, and sluggers wouldn’t have grabbed me and slapped a sweaty hand over my mouth to prevent me from screaming. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I wiped the back of my hand across my lips. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Jameso’s sitting on an upside-down bucket, knees on either side of the machine, turning the wooden crank with gloved hands. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He swallowed hard and lowered his hands to his lap, instead of back into the chip bowl. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had baked a fresh batch of peanut butter dog biscuits that morning and was handing them out like Halloween candy. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

With her hands tied behind her, Tally lurched into the brush off-balance, tumbling to the ground as her bare feet caught on something in the dense vegetation. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

So he knew how to play his hand, whether Dasch was sincere in what he was about to tell him or not. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The reprimand came about after Grosie handed Mother a list of six close friends of the family, and suggested that Mother call to pay her respects that afternoon. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand was throbbing badly, and with each throb a little more blood was leaving him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I miraculously appeared, sleepy-eyed, crawling from underneath my bed, she wept and laughed, biting the back of her hand to make sure it was true. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Washington picked up Rob’s basketball and held it in his hands, staring at its roundness, feeling the ridges and lumps on it, softly repeating Rob’s name. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally a flare lit things well enough so that he saw the details of his own hands. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my eyes with an awkward hand. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

On all sides the booing rose, and a man cupped flabby hands around his mouth and yelled, "Ya sissy, I cut myself worse shaving every morning." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Kit threw back the woolen cloak, Judith's reaching hand fell back. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“My wife and I renovated this kitchen ourselves! With these hands!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone on the bus began filing off with their identity cards in hand, so the empty bus could be checked for weapons or stowaways. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When Mario came in, he stood up slowly, with his hands folded, and bowed. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cap’n’s left hand was yanking rough on the woman’s hair, pulling her head backward, and his right hand was clamped on his pistol, which was jammed under her chin and pointed upward. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

It felt like throwing dice, like the roll was out of my hands. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I press my hands to my mouth and vomit into them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The telescope, on the other hand, brought about its immediate and irreversible collapse. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

With Christmas approaching, upon an impulse I bought for Malcolm X’s two oldest daughters two large dolls, with painted brown complexions, the kind of dolls that would “walk” when held by the left hand. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now each man’s hand went out upon the banquet. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She braced the palm of one hand on the table to balance herself as she paused for a long moment to think. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up the rabbit parts from the table, and as always, Matty was amazed at how sure his hands were, how he knew just where things had been left. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The flashlight beam, none too steady in April’s hand, made trash bins crouch and garbage pails lurk, and a length of hose slither against a wall. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Was there a ring with the initials L.T. on the boy's hand?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

We held our hands the same, and on Whit's count, danced the waltz once more. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He pressed his hand against the wall and felt the same sensation of crawling ants. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man held him with his left hand and his shoulders now and stooped down and scooped up water in his right hand to get the crushed dolphin flesh off of his face. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here,” he said to Harry, handing him a particularly large piece. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I tried holding Todd’s hand flat and pouring water over it but he still didn’t wet the bed. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Afterward, I stare at the eight pages I’ve already written about walking to Hotstack with Constantine, the puzzles we worked on together, her pressing her thumb in my hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He at once explained that the black woman’s offensive conduct was all due to imperfect training, as he was not there to take her in hand. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed down the road with his free hand. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He might only just have fallen in, but on the other hand he might have been there right from the first moment Kingshaw turned his back on the clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

As he walked, I saw him reach back for my hand, but I slowed instead and kept my arms to my sides. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

A black hat dangled from one hand, and as Winnie came toward him, he passed the other through his dry, gray hair, settling it smoothly. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept getting up to wash his hands. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He patted her hip through her thick skirt, and she pushed his hand away. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Like most of our sweat glands, those in our palms respond to stress as well as temperature—which is why we get clammy hands when we are nervous. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The pen grew in my hands until I held a bronze Greek sword about three feet long with a leather-bound grip. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He lowered the note and ran his hand through his hair. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t anything to keep you from falling off, just your hands and your will. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Thousands of copies changed hands across the United States on the first day, and countries around the world reported similar sales. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He used his hands like a magician, as if he were about to produce a fan of cards. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When I turn, she is standing with her hands on her hips, looking up at the top of the tree. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She felt like she was holding something remarkable, like the entire planet Earth, in her hands. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Instead she reached out and held his hand tightly as the elevator rose to the ninth floor in a single great swoop. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy tried to hand him the pistol but he wouldnt take it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“His hands are wheels of gold, set with chrysolite; his abdomen is a block of ivory, overlaid with sapphires.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Grabbed a napkin, cleaned the grease from his hands and mouth. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Outside the jail Joe had broken fingers on both his hands hitting people or horses or doors or other such things. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carried home little bags of meal and flour in his hand. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her own hands shot up to claw at the arms of her attacker, but there was no one there. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But soon she draws away, and her hand caresses briefly the small, firm mound of my belly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He stretches back and clasps his hands over his massive, bricklike midsection. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When I told him what the needle showed, he groaned and covered his eyes with his hand. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

But he felt unwelcome here, his son stood, moving the pencil sharpener from hand to hand, waiting. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

And then she rushed at me and threw her arms around my neck, the flame in her hand snuffing out just before she touched me, her skin hot where she’d held it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I clutch Octavia's hand as I blindly step into my shoes, glad to find they are at least two inches lower than the pair Effie had me practice in. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She sat on a rock and waited, her head in her hands. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

The girls massaged her hands, washed her face with cool water, and helped her through each contraction by talking to her gently and quietly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lawrence had several feline pelts already at hand. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Adam Walker’s hands are spread wide like he’s about to give me a bear hug. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But when he opened his hand, out fell three red-and-white-striped mints. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Why? To be able to design something with your mind and your hands is a powerful skill to have. It’s your own creation. Who wouldn’t want to know how to do that?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I hand Peeta my knife, since whatever weapons he once had are long gone, and he slips it into his belt. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to step away, but his hand shot out and clamped around the back of my neck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Bilbo backed away to the wall, breathing hard, his hand clutching at his pocket. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Cradled in the palm of my hand was all that remained between me and death: the last of the orange whisties. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

So here I am, my hair dancing about like whiskers behind me, and my hands flapping like wings, flying above the world until Pa summons me away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They handed Grabarek a list of grievances on which they demanded action. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

His hands are wrapped in white bandages, and as he continues his ferocious assault on the punching bag, I can see glimpses of blood staining the bandages over his knuckles. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Captain Holly Short was holding her head in her hands. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

After a moment’s hesitation, I extend my hand, just a bit. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Minty would never be a field hand if she had anything to do with it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Bunny shoved his paper bag at Henry and stepped forward to shake my hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My instinct was to strike it in disgust; to stamp it out; but of course, I stayed my hand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I shield my eyes with one hand and follow Uriah to a long, narrow room with beds on either side. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

How in the world could this girl have gotten her hands on the answers? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know why radio announcers have tiny hands?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached over with a quick hand, grabbed the sea star, and tossed it out into the water. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I dig through a drawer, find a tube, and hand it to him. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“I can be a weapon,” said Emma, and she clapped her hands and drew them apart again, an impressive fireball roaring to life between them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She's got her hand on the door handle, ready to pull it closed and not allow her mother to open it any wider. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When Johnny got back with Mr. Lorne, Rab had Mr. Adams’s text in his hands, reading it as a printer reads, thinking first of spacing and capitals, not of the meaning. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can, sometimes. If it’s big enough. If the surface is just right. And do you know what I heard about human hands?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Going out, he turned with his hand on the door frame, frowning. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached over and pulled the letters out of Hercules’s hand and pressed them against his own chest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Get in trouble, all you got to do is wave your arms or make some noise, they’ll lend a hand. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then he quickly sat down, put his head in his hands, and sighed. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But I feel really bad about it. I know there are only a few days left before we have to hand in our project and make our presentation. What should I get started on, boss?” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of that time—well, we are in God’s hands. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got the pill Ice had his hand on my leg. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mother kissed his hand, and we watched him ride off, and waited till dark, to take back Paradise. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

At first, of course, she laughingly refused, but then a giant hand descended from the sky and shoved her to her knees. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room was so dark he could not see the tears on Robb's face, so he reached out and found his hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

With twenty yards to go, Woolf tore his hand free, threw out his right arm and grabbed Ligaroti’s bridle, just above the bit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his hand, moving it to rest against my neck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand and delivered three sharp knocks. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It looked so easy, but the moment Kit took the wool cards into her hands she appreciated Mercy's skill. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing very still, holding it tightly with both hands while the crowd pushed and shouted all around him. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

At some point a knife had made an appearance, gripped in his right hand. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Sit quietly with folded hands while the world rips their sons, husbands, sisters, loved ones to shreds. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Obinze, his expression carefully frozen in neutrality, handed the license over to the registrar behind the desk. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“There we go,” Meir said, once he had freed my second hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He planned to hold the tickets in his hand so that no one would question whether he was a real passenger or not. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

After a time the ground rose sharply, forcing him to clamber on hands and knees up a wooded slope. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Someone slapped him on the back, and another hand pressed something soft into his hands. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I knew she knew it too, but of course she would not look at me or speak to me, though the backs of our hands were touching. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She reaches out to Gogol, takes his hand. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right, Professor, it’s all right!” said Harry loudly, his hands shaking so badly he could hardly scoop up the sixth gobletful of potion; the basin was now half empty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Dany caught a glimpse of a malign black face, almost human, and an arched tail dripping venom . . . and then the box flew from her hand in pieces, turning end over end. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He clapped his hands sharply, which made me jump. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Putting his hand inside the breast of his jacket he pulled out a little soft wallet on a string. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He brung his hands together like he was fixing to pray. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the hand Wash had on Mr. Crane’s elbow. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

On Friday, he is there again, with his begging hands. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It would not be her kind of book, or anyone’s really, but she had handed it to him from the library steps and somewhere on its leather surface were her fingerprints. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He grabs her hand, he pulls her to him; she pulls away. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Their shoulders drooped even as they laughed, and when they put their hands on their hips in a show of jauntiness, the palms slipped the thighs as if the pants were waxed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put it on, as she did always and only at night, tucked her hands under her cheek, and waited for sleep to take her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

If your hands were quick enough, you juggled. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I could feel my hands begin to shake. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Put your hands up,” I tell Madge, and pull her palms together side by side. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Somewhere to the north of London lived a man called Baker who had never heard of us, but he held our future in the hollow of his hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She moved her hand from my arm, grabbed my hand. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

He’d clap his hands, happy with Tolstoy and my perfect spelling. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed my arm, whipped out a permanent marker, and wrote a phone number on my hand. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I rip out the drawings I have made, intending to crumple them up, but he puts his hand quickly on mine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Neel slid the long stick up to his sister when they reached the hollow and shone the flashlight on her hands. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

David rolled his eyes, then brought his left hand close to his chest and made a V, then a C with his fingers. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe if she had kept the red bottle in her hand, this wouldn't have happened. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

When they went into the hut, their hands were empty; when they set out from the hut, each of the men carried a sack with some small object in it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Miig stood, put his hands on his lower back, and stretched. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I responded, “I’m not bound to take my hands out of my pockets for the likes of you, then or now.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because all of a sudden, I’m leaning over the gear stick, and my hands are on his shoulders, and I’m trying to keep breathing. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He lets out a hard sigh and wipes his mouth with one hand, the other still on the steering wheel even though he’s not even driving. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Each time it was just after sunset, in the dying light of the day, and I caught them with my bare hands as they came close to the lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hand over hand, just like pulling in nets on the Reel, I pull up my string. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

His enormous hands released me and I looked over my shoulder. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That hurts,” she said aloud to Freddie as she folded into her pocket the rent money he handed her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if his hands and arms were lead. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they’d cared at all for Leslie, they would have never brought her to this rotten place He had to hold tightly to his hands for fear he might sock Bill in the face. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He turned around once more and saw the woman sitting up, turning the box over and over in her hands. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He slowly reached over to her hair with his free hand, and caressed it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She reached down, and her hand found a cold switch. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He puts the lighter back in his pocket; he must assume all eyes are trying to watch for any sleight of hand. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But when she held his hand, she could feel a bullet lodged beneath the skin. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If I reached out my ghostly hand to his, would he feel me? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps you could give us fifty cents for this? Look, it’s pure leather; almost brand new,” he said, handing it to Papa. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Gurgi’s hands fell to his sides; his shoulders drooped; and he turned mournfully away. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was very well for the old man and for the children and even for the women, but he had his two hands. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I raise my hands to the side of my head to hold it all in. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, there seemed no indication that he thought the answer would come from playing with molecular models. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I could feel the warmth of her hand through my damp shirt, could feel her fingers resting lightly on my clavicle. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I turned the diamond-shaped candy over and over in my filthy hand. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When Jacqueline took my hand, her fingers felt balmy and warm against the lifelines in my palm. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Malaria feeds the hungry clocks, the feverish hands spin and stop. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pinkie was totally gone from one hand, and the next finger was only an angry red nub. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She took my hand and led me around, describing their big dreams. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, he wanted to know where Grandpa Outhouse was at all times. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

His mother handed him a piece of bread. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Coach says, resting his hand on my shoulder again. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A black hand fumbled at his face, another at his belly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You need to know this. I’m telling you,” he said, his hand out. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

My grandfather sees only the bearing in front of him, his hands removing it, grinding it, and putting it back as another appears. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The dog yelped some more, then licked Ralph’s hand and panted before struggling away. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ayesha hands me my worn gray Wonder Woman T-shirt and a pair of jeans. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I reached in my pocket and handed the piece of ham to Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

May your hands always be stained with blood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A woman carrying a basket spies them and makes a shooing movement with her hands. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to know. If I see that man again, ezi okwu m, I will kill him with my own hands.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I seized the wrist of the first man I came across, gripping on like a drowning sailor as he scowled in disgust and shook my hand away. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Smiling, I brought out my lute and brushed my hands over the strings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Panic gripped her throat like a giant's hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We ate with our hands, another thing I had not yet done in America. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He walked through the night streets, hands in pockets. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he reached out and held my hand, and I felt as though my mouth were full of melting sugar. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jahrling unscrewed the little black cap and waved his hand over the flask to bring the scent to his nose, and then he took a whiff. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach out and take her hand, and fall back asleep. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She ran her hand over the front to get the thing to stick as best she could, then waved out the window at the people standing in the parking lot. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She put one hand behind his head and laid him back until he was flat. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The terrible thing was that I responded to it; I liked the feel of Luce’s hand on my back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She had lived through Nana for two years, had imagined her life with other dolls, a life of giggles and talking and holding hands. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The skin on her face was darker where she had smeared the tears with the back of her hand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Voxy clenches my hand tighter, and I get a toe on the river bottom. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

My father pressed both hands against the wall and splayed his fingers. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Jaime brought his hands together, the gold fingers inside the fleshy ones. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Melina grinned, and with a flick of her hand the door banged open. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He bowed his head, looking at his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He stood upright, alternating between offering his hand in greeting and exposing his teeth in fear. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my hand and got Ms. Pollard’s attention. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull his hand away from my face, but I hold on to it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore bent down over Moody’s limp form and put a hand inside his robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Stop it,” Kaede said, swatting his hands away and tucking the ends behind her ears. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He demanded on the spot that Merle dismantle the equipment and pack it all away in its original boxes, which he proceeded to seal with his own hands. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But she and her colleagues believe, on the other hand, that every citizen has to live up to his duties of citizenship. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s some water,” he said, handing her the chilled bottle. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Manuel took me by the hand and led me to the dance floor. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

My hand shook itself out so hard I dropped it. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sohrab waited for me in the doorway, staring at the welcome mat, with his hands behind his back. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Just get whatever Dr. Cable wants. And don’t you dare touch one of those hoverboards.” she said, and snapped the fingers of both hands as loudly as she could. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then he walked away, folding his hands behind his back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

‘Kat. There is no scalpel by my hand. Only a toilet roll.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She adjusted her torn and filthy tunic with her free hand and held in her sigh. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He took the cloth away and handed the jar to the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

There Carl stood in the Islander s spotlight, a big man in bib overalls poised in his boat’s bow, a kerosene lantern clutched in one hand and an air horn dangling from the other. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Just as my hand was beginning to ache from the unreasonable weight of my suitcase, we came upon a church. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He lifted his left hand and wiped sweat from his forehead in a long slow gesture. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She holds out her hands like awesome can be measured as a distance. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I held them in both hands and ate. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Through the rough and welcome hugs, Petey snaked a hand free for a shake from TimeStar, who asked, “What happened to you?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She has appeared out of nowhere and planted her manicured hands on each of our shoulders. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

In his hand he bore a single arrow, black-feathered and barbed with steel, but the point was painted red. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, he was not angry at being beaten. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“The main event was the baby,” Axel says, running his hand down Ray’s spine. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He washed his left hand and wiped it on his trousers. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look where he’s staring—at his hands, where the line he’s holding goes taut. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Kanei stretched his hands as if trying to catch the sun. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She turned her hands over and over, palms to backs, backs to palms, marveling. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I hook my hands in the storm drain grate and give it a heave but nothing happens. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I felt his cool, strong fingers on my burning hand, locking it in place. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

To those weapons, Atahuallpa’s troops, without animals on which to ride into battle, could oppose only stone, bronze, or wooden clubs, maces, and hand axes, plus slingshots and quilted armor. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She peered into her satchel, found her sharpest pencil, and held it in her left hand—lightly, as though it was a butterfly and might fly away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mr. Keller puts his hands on his knees to get eye level with it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She was hurrying off as she talked--her brown hand waved a jaunty salute as she melted into her party at the door. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

You had to lean forward and sometimes catch at brushes with your hands. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rochambeau puts her hand on her hip and stops writing. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He copies a number down on a slip of paper and hands it to my mother. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go to hand him the ice, but as I hold it out to him, something comes over me, and I can’t seem to let go of the bag. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I uncurl my fists and drop my hands. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I shake my head while I dry my hands. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Another fiend swung a hatchet with both hands. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Early stood with his legs wide apart, his hands clasped behind his back, heavy in the jaw, his face bleak and grim, black beard dirty and untrimmed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archer caught her hands and pressed them flat, holding them hot and bruised in his own. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But then he would see the cramped hand. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They caught these in their hands just like people, rose to the surface, and ate while treading water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where did he go?” said Mo. Nick was swearing and shaking his hand. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He goes to a cupboard, pulls out a box of supplies, and hands me a long, simple belt with a sliding clasp. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He climbed the cracked, eroding concrete steps to his front door and had his hand on the doorknob before thinking better of it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I lift a hand to my eyes to find them sound, untouched by ants that never existed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The hard little bumps appeared on his hands, and his valve, after wavering for a moment of frantic decision, slammed closed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time, when I put out my hand, he licks all my fingers and jumps up against my leg, making little yelps in his throat. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited for me to look at him, and when I didn’t he reached out and took my hand. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She blinked and stuffed her hands back in her front pockets. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

This time I’m the one clenching Mami’s hand in the back of the ambulance. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He strained against their hands and cried out, “Give me the answer!” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I handed this paper to the old Sudanese man behind the immigration counter and he looked up with a smile and said, “My son, welcome to the Sudan.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One came at her with a jolt baton that she kicked out of his hand. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He stopped chopping and lifted a hand to wave. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his hand to wave and call, but something in the minister’s face silenced him. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The law binds my hands and my actions. You must return with your mistress,” he said, concentrating on his task. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made the mistake of handing over the pen to let them sign their own names. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He was shaking under my hands, his eyes blinking, but I held on to him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If he could just get his hands on it before the fight broke out... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He reaches into the cooler and hands me a skewered marshmallow and produces a Tupperware full of dark chocolate and graham crackers. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Her hands were crossed over the book, and her legs were straight out in front of her. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Luma extended her arm and her players formed a circle around her and stacked their hands on hers. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even take my hands off the steering wheel till I can talk to them,” he said. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabs the hand sanitizer, but first cleans his own hands and the bottle before handing it to her with a pained smile. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

So stop thinking about home and the harbor and the creek you know like the back of your hand. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Rex Rollins spills out of the door frame, with Mark and Marc flanking him like slices of wheat bread, and—yup—claps his hands at us. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Camilla sat between them, with her elbow propped negligently on the table and her chin in her hand, tranquil as an orchid. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was slumped down on the table with his big hand over his mouth, swaying backward and forward. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Precious Lord take my hand Lead me on, let me stand I am tired, I am weak, I am worn. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

They don't hypnotize you with bright objects and repeat the same words over and over, handing out little treats when you finally say "potty" or "wawa." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z