He sat up and jumped to his feet, holding out his hands in the same funny fighting stance Jiichan had used before they left for Kobe. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stooped and slid his hands beneath her body, expecting to touch blood, but not touching it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ron was just taking out his quill to sign after Hermione when Lavender crept up behind him, slipped her hands over his eyes, and trilled, “Guess who, Won-Won?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She turned around slowly, her hands in a nervous tangle before her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When Connor got on top of him, Luke focused on his hands, his feet. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Unlike you, I was clumsy with my hands. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The sunlight moved up and down his back like hands, and he felt the muscles of his neck and belly relax; he lay down beside the pool, across from her, and closed his eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Holly brushed her hands on her jeans and stood. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Seth put up his hands, lunged sideways, and did a cartwheel with sloppy form. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He felt, sometimes, as if he had not four children but dozens, most of them with paint-covered hands and mustaches. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The crowd roars and she calmly hands the delighted patron his hat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Who would have thought that such a melange of black and white, male and female, blue-collar and white-collar workers, those who worked with their hands and those who worked with numbers, was actually possible? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I see a mom and a dad holding hands, comforting each other. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured for Koffi to follow her across the rugs on hands and knees as the animals and beastkeepers trapped inside the burning tent continued screaming. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His hands were bound and his cassock was dirty. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Jenny had poured fresh water into a big basin so that her mother and Jethro could cool their faces and wash the dirt and grime from their hands. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helena hands me Siunek’s shoes without a word, and I set them in the armoire and close the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She just stood there behind the bench, hands on hips, glaring at me. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

She sat in front of him, her hands on either side of the canoe. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She wiped her hands on her apron and placed a few cookies onto a plate. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

"But you were boyfriend and girlfriend? Did you hold hands?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

As the car disappeared out of view some of the monkeys called out, emitting soft whooping sounds, and then walked on their flat black hands and feet up the path. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She presses her hands against her gray pin-striped pants suit, then pulls the jacket sleeves down. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I nipped at Jesse’s ear and ran my hands up the back of his shirt. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then she takes a small bag of lemons, cuts each one in half, and hands the halves over to me. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

James laughed and pulled his arm free to hold his hands up in surrender. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She covered her face with her hands and wept. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I looked at my hands because they were shaking, but I couldn’t feel them, like they’d gone numb, or I was numb. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hideo murmurs, running one of his hands along the length of my tattooed arm. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

All the same, however, she went on with the action of tearing, as though the material were still in her hands; finally she lifted her hands and opened them as though scattering the fragments. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She put out her hands to touch the space in which she was imprisoned. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Tehlu grabbed the hands of the demon and pressed them back against the wheel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then she claps her hands and starts talking about prepositional phrases. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Tears flowing down my cheeks, I egged myself on until I heard a cracking sound and I no longer felt any life fighting in my hands. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it hadn’t come from her mother’s hands, and that realization made a hard lump rise in her throat. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede looked at Taisin, who was gradually realizing the severity of the situation, and said, “We must go very carefully, on our hands and knees. Don’t try to rush it.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I try crossing them, putting my hands in my pockets, holding one arm with the other. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held my hands very tightly like a child who would gain confidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were too heavy to lift to my life-vest strap. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meg blinked and shoved shakily at her glasses and there was Charles Wallace standing indignantly in front of her, his hands on his hips. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am awake, my eyes wide open, my hands warm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He held a beat-up fishing hat in his hands, crushing it in his trembling fingers. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mouth full, Manet made a gesture with both hands as if playing an imaginary violin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was only her bellows that could penetrate to their quarters—not her heavy hands. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I could do was to sit on my hands, tongue-tied and steaming. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She placed her hands on her sister’s shoulders, as if trying to keep her from leaving. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He fell forward onto his hands and beads of sweat fell from his face to patter on the ground like rain. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And right then I had to put my hands on my middle. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her eyes with the heels of her hands. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was facing me and he had both hands on his knees. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

One day, with her hands pressed gently against her stomach, Carolina fell asleep in her chair by the window. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to throw my hands up to shield them, but they had strapped me down in Velcro cuffs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I was trussed like a festival-day goat, but they tied Helene’s hands in front of her with twine and propped her on the back of a pony, assuming she was harmless. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The man, his face covered with a red bandana and dark sunglasses, pulled the gun out of my hands. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She always waited by the front door on the last day of school, to sing praise songs in Igbo and hug Jaja and me and caress our report cards in her hands. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She sits on her lap, her hands draped around her mother’s neck. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He snaps and spins away from the water, hands on his hips, and suddenly, Sandy Sanders isn’t so shy anymore. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

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

The four girls were all sitting about, hands folded as though they were at meeting. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We locked hands and watched the cattails duck and weave against the cold clear afternoon sky. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Those with a faint yellow X, or an orange or red one, were forced to fight through the mud with their hands and feet in metal cuffs, a long chain connecting them in a line. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I landed on my hands and knees, hard enough to bruise. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her hands seemed like the hands of a stranger as she leafed through the pages of the book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Oh, take it," I say, putting the drumstick in her hands. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The boy rubbed his eyes with his dirty hands and mixed dust with tears. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It plummeted straight down from my open hands and landed with a crash, shards of ceramic bursting apart and skittering across the floor. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking so badly, I was afraid I might squeeze off another shot by mistake. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Nathan saw White Shell Boy and White Shell Girl extending their hands to him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was the same now, only instead of seeing with his eyes, he was feeling with his hands. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I want you right here, now, this minute,” he whined happily, thrusting his hands up under her sweater, but she wrenched loose, trotting a few yards away like a cocky pony. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she reached the bushes, many hands reached out to help her on to safety. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She lunges at me, her hands outstretched, but she doesn’t get far. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I just laughed along nervously and rubbed my hands over the goose bumps on my arms. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Radar runs in, his robe aflutter, and hands Lacey the card. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Poppy shook his head, waving both hands in Sitti’s face to quiet her down. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma called out, “You will use your own hands to wash your shorts, do you hear me?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Around and around, even after I was off the ice, warming my hands. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I understand what you were all trying to do,” he said quietly, taking their hands in turn. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly there was quick movement on the platform, and Samuel’s father put both his hands on the boy’s head so that his palms cupped over the ears and his fingers met behind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His hands, large and strong and gentle, guiding hers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She felt that anger that made her face hot and made her squeeze her hands into fists. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She lay on her back with her hands clasped together just below her rib cage. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Explaining it—how it had gotten into Diana’s hands and why Cas had brought it to the school in the first place—was the hardest thing she’d ever had to do. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When I looked up again, his hands were hovering fretfully in the air, like I was doing a complicated manual task and he was itching to help. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matty swallowed, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and placed both of his hands on his wounded knee. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

A minute later the book dropped from his hands, and he closed his eyes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He held out his hands, a dizzy Frankenstein, and staggered to his chair. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wash your hands before you go in the refrigerator.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Field hands who never set foot in the main house, and they had known. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Edward rips the sledgehammer handle from the Erudite man’s hands and swings again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Sweat dripping from his hands and nose, Caputo began to update the chart. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He pulled the hat off and rubbed his hands over his glass-smooth head. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

My hands were cold, even though it was a warm evening, and it felt good to hold the cup. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"She was walking through the stables on her hands. Why would she do a thing like that?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They spread ringed hands and mixed the ivory tiles click-clack for the next hemp-bird game. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several of his hands were covering his face as he sobbed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Kill And Go tied the men up in pairs, their hands behind their backs and the rope stretched taut between them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stood in the middle of Rollins’ opulent office looking like a dark blot of ink, his face grim, his hands resting on a crow-handled walking stick. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He reached underneath and ran his hands along the slats until he felt the rough edge of newspaper. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had finished wiping his forehead and his hands with a handkerchief and slipped it into his pocket. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

We dined the traditional way, sitting on cushions around the room, tablecloth spread on the floor, eat­ing with our hands in groups of four or five from common platters. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He sat there for a few seconds, leaning forward, with his elbows on his knees, looking at his hands. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I sweep the floors, even though they don’t need sweeping, to give my hands something to do. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they’d roll down their window, pull in something colorful, place crisp American bills into brown hands and then roll their window back up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes, looked at me, then shut them again and covered them with his hands. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to say goodbye to Leo,” I tell her firmly, and before she can send me upstairs, I shake hands with him. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were cuffed, but Bokator was more about elbows and legs than it was about hands. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He shoved his hands in his pockets and hopped down off the stage. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I decided I wouldn’t wash my hands for a while to see if I could make it last. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I dig my hands into my pockets and rock back and forth on my heels, waiting for Jake to say something. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She takes out her stethoscope, holds it in her hands, and folds her short arms. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She had to tell herself to slow her hands down. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hoist myself up and motion with my sock-covered hands to the number over my crotch. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I jumped to my feet, held the gun in both hands, and pointed it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

From where Byrd and Dr. Martin and Ms. Berrios stand with hands on hips. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then he walked away, folding his hands behind his back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t depend on heaven for food, but on your own two hands carrying the load.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

After they take Edward away, I carry a change of clothes into the bathroom and wash my hands. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Her skin was white and her face and hands long and delicate. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands float on the surface of the sea, still clutching her shoes, as if they could lead her to a new place. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was leaving them in the hands of a rat. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When we entered, Mr. Das folded his hands and bowed to Mrs. Devi. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You said you'd ‘washed your hands of the whole affair,' Michael.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

In his lap lay Frodo’s head, drowned deep in sleep; upon his white forehead lay one of Sam’s brown hands, and the other lay softly upon his master’s breast. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on,” she mutters, smacking her hands down on the steering wheel. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But I could also imagine this: Margo picking these books up at various garage sales, buying every travel guide she could get her hands on for a quarter or less. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When he finished, his hands were scratched pretty badly, and his arms and back ached. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Once clasping the familiar shape of the blowpipe, Ranofer’s hands steadied and so did his nerves. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He slides his hands down from her face, following the neckline of her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

So they came and stood around Gregor's corpse, their hands in the pockets of their somewhat worn jackets, in the room, which was already quite bright. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on her hips and hooked her head toward the kitchen, their arguing place. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Katie was running awkwardly, not balancing well on account of having both hands clutched under her apron. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah!—Indeed I am very sorry.—Come, shake hands with me.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

It was firm and real in her hands. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He buttoned the collar of his jacket up around his throat when he was cold and drew his hands up inside the sleeves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He took me to a fancy Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, and he looked nervous, fidgeting with his hands. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“The coal yard has been hard. Men are dropping with their shovels in their hands, and Max doesn’t eat enough for the work. I think the camp will be worse.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He came out with fabric folded in his hands, a deep green, and he let it unfurl and I saw it was a dress. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Webb blows on his hands and shakes out his arms. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

We had begun to communicate with our eyes, with nods of our heads, with gestures of our hands. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I hold up my hands in a gesture of surrender, and then hold out my hand—an olive branch. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then we would stroke its long face and gradually, over more weeks, work our hands around its wide neck and down its muscular body. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The rain sounds like a million hands clapping in a stadium. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Ten,” I say, realizing that he has the use of his hands back and I just want to get out of here. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Benji took a seat at the end of the table and put his head in his hands. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Appalled, Shifre put her hands up to her own pale braids. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice cracked and she started crying again, covering her face with her hands as she sat down on the hard-packed earth, her legs crossed under her. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

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

I handed her the Littmus Lozenge and she moved it around in her hands, feeling it. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Shorty just lay there with his hands clasped behind his head, staring at the ceiling. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sets down her briefcase, throws her black bag into the closet up front, slaps her hands together like giant paddles, and tells everybody to get quiet. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She backed toward a bench and sat down, her hands in fists beneath her chin, head bowed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Manny kicks his shoes off and tucks his hands behind his head, unleashing the full force of his funk into the room. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

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

He clapped his hands sharply, which made me jump. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He turned away from the door with a frustrated look, then put his hands on his hips like an old lady. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It moved across his hands as they lay motionless in the mud. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She spread her hands in her lap and examined them. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ralph continued to blow till his ears were singing with the effort, but then the first breeze of dawn took the job off his hands and blinded him with ashes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Usually he clamped on with his hands and went in for a kiss, but this time he kept his arms at his side, holding on to me with only his legs. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

His hands rested lightly on the steering wheel and his body slouched lazily down in the seat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We lean against the wall in silence, still holding hands. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Fort gently twisted his collar out of Charles Wallace’s hands and came over to Meg, lying down beside her and putting his head in her lap. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Das genügt,” the Hessian finally said with a dusting of his hands. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He washed his hands and face and combed his hair. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Harry stood staring after her, the tin of High-Finish Polish still clutched in his hands. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But here among my own less inhibited people, I discovered it was simply letting your feet, hands and body spontaneously act out whatever impulses were stirred by the music. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hank’s hands were going by this time, like an Italians, and you could tell by his face that he was working hard to come up with the facts. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Sandy asked me if there was something I needed in the world that only my two hands could create.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The strange man raised his palms upwards as well as his hands and the bus jerked forward and gathered speed down the high street. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she put her hands on my shoulders, pressing her mouth to mine, I knew she wanted to be there as much as I did. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He held up his hands and found they were fuzzy and indistinct. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He hands out division worksheets with long lines of problems. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Okay, okay,” he says, raising his hands in surrender. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Many of them looked to have been worked by hands, though now they lay tumbled and ruinous in a bleak, barren land. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She said, “Dead rattlers drying on the shower curtain rod. A man with rulers for hands sitting in the room next door. You know, chihuahuas in the mini-fridge.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly did what he had been doing for weeks to set things right: he pressed his hands hard against his temples. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Look,” he whispered as he shoved the furry creature into my hands, “I brought you Jesse James. He’s my best one. He’ll be good company for you.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“In the right hands, yes. Given enough time, I could even make a rough attempt at interpreting it myself.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Just shoot him, you see, then tie up to him real easy, then toss him overboard and wash your hands. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“So young,” Chiron sighed, his hands on the rail of the front porch. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

With her hair pulled back in a pink bandanna and her hands on her hips, she looked like Aunt Jemima from the pancake boxes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Others were crawling forward on their hands and knees, murmuring under their breaths. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was stooped and his hands were gnarled. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She tried to strike the match, but her hands were shaking so badly she couldn’t. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She put her hands forward and moved quickly between the trees, trying to ignore her thundering heartbeat. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She unfolded the velvet bundle and ran her hands lovingly over the heavy gold. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the two of them are standing in front of me, holding hands. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His hands were no longer out in front of him, but hovering over my hips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"A thing of power. Something like this can perform wonders and miracles in the right hands. Watch." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, man,” I say, leaning down and putting my hands on my knees, my whole body feeling like it’s falling, even tho I’m still standing up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes a minute and felt the warmth of the sun on my face and on my hands. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s not their numbers that make my hands shake so. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I still got hands ready though if Miles hurts him somehow,” I say. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

Before long, thick hands landed on my shoulders. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sad shake of his head, he gets to his feet, comes over to me and holds out his hands. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘And I hope he’s up to no tricks. And anyway I hope he doesn’t fall into other hands, as you might say. Because if he does, we shall soon be in for trouble.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She had a feeling she was about to have her hands full. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Retrieve it, wiping it clean with bare hands as I return it to my commander. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He frowns, places his hands on the back of the chair in front of him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa does not look the soldier in the eyes as he hands the watches over. the soldier orders and then walks away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Juliet peers at me for a moment, her chin in her hands. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But after a step or two with Genie’s help, Grandpop would lift his hands again. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I felt dizzy, my head squeezed by invisible hands. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion squatted across from him and warmed his hands against the night’s chill. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Miss Hilly on the phone for you,” she says, and hands it to me with a wet hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I followed JimmyTrotter inside, where he washed the glue smell off his hands. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But then the mirror disappears, and my—his—our hands are around our own throat, dark patches creeping into the edge of our vision. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The old woman poured steaming water from the kettle over a few pinches of blue vervain and chamomile, then put the mug of herbal tea into Claire’s hands. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

With both hands, she clenched the stone ball above his head. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

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

Somberly, I sit next to Ma and scratch my head with both hands. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crosses and puts his hands on my shoulders. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Meg blinked and shoved shakily at her glasses and there was Charles Wal-lace standing indignantly in front of her, his hands on his hips. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

A human heart is the size of two hands clasped together. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mama says, wiping her hands on a dish towel. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

All it was were a pair of old-looking hands looking like they were praying. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

My hands go out automatically, as if to indicate the whole horror around me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But no one will ever again see that life-size golden world because once the conquistadors got their greedy hands on the gold they melted it down. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Why I never dreamed that such a treasonous attack could happen...I escaped a shameful death at the hands of traitors!” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She threw her hands in the air and smiled, looking pleased for a moment before the scowl came back. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He set her down and gave Adam and Cal his two hands. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It just means he has a lot of free time on his hands,” Fina says with a roll of her eyes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She chases it down, then throws with both hands from ground level, sending the ball willy-nilly skyward. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

So God had brought to its walls the Hebrew host to be His hands to carry out His righteous work. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He took the CD from my hands and struggled to focus on the cover. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Using both hands, she tugged one of the heavy wooden doors open, revealing a large, high-ceilinged room filled with long tables. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mama Mwanza balanced the skillet on her head, since she needed her hands for walking, and solemnly led her family away from our funeral. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fall to my knees, right there on the back stoop, howling into splayed hands. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She balled her hands up into little fists in her lap. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Milking,” Jonathan said, speaking carefully, first pointing outside, then making milking motions with his hands. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

With that word it was out of his hands. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still felt the strain in his shoulders from having his arms and hands behind his back. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He let go of her ankles, drew in his hands, and laid the side of his face on his right forearm. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I clasp my hands as if this action will hold me together. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He seized a passing serving girl by the arm, knocking the flagon of wine out of her hands to shatter on the floor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There are sophomores draped over the couches, legs over hands over laps. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

His hands and feet throbbed as he clung to the far edge. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn't know what to do with her eyes or her hands. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Sarai, watching them, could see that everything would be better if the faces and hands were to simply...switch places. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Goldman held up his two good hands. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She remade the noose, slightly larger this time, and looped it for a second time between her gloved hands. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even really take a shower—and I didn’t really have the use of both hands. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“How I’d like to shake hands with him tonight,” he thought. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other germs take matters into their own hands, figuratively speaking. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

So I went back down on my hands and knees, and I crawled around in the dark woods looking for the letter and the sandwiches. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Katherine looks back at the sheriff’s dead body, lifting one of her fair hands to her cheek, which is dotted with bits of the dead man. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As she dropped her hands, it occurred to Lazlo that they bore no gray discoloration. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I cup my hands to my mouth and yell, “Who wants to get started?” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She hands me her bottle of hand sanitizer, and I squirt the hugest blob into my palm. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Reaching for a bush, her small hands bleeding, the horse now close behind, she— Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Samuel Riddle held lightning in his hands again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crouching on my hands and knees, I retch until there's nothing left to come up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

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

It was the first time I noticed her hands shaking. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With your friends, you never put your hands up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In my mind’s eye the green orchards of Elsinore appear, ripe with sweet pears and apples that bent the branches and offered themselves to our hands. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He could not change how his face arranged itself while he sat with his hands on the defendant’s table with his back to his fellow islanders. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to help Reginald gather his things, but he shooed my hands away, glaring at me through the tears. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, when the oracle warned Laius that he would die at the hands of his son he determined that this should not be. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Park touched her hands like they were something rare and precious, like her fingers were intimately connected to the rest of her body. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Bast burst out anxiously from the far end of the bar, wringing his hands dramatically. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I squat and, despite hands that are sweaty and shaking, unspool the ring from the zipper. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Miig had released the gun when he shook hands, and it hung at his side. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He had blue eyes— at least a dozen of them—on his cheeks, his forehead, the backs of his hands. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I took the ball out of his hands, wanting to practice my midrange jump shot instead of listening to a lecture about my future prospects. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Then she took both of his hands in hers, and began quietly to pray. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Ramsey threw up his hands and said, “I guess it’s on my neck now. Get your pencils.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t it kill me?” he groaned, holding his face in his hands. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The new people were looking lost and confused and shy, so many of us came up on ’em and patted ’em on the back and shocked their hands and welcomed ’em to Buxton. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It had long, skinny, woolly arms, and a pair of feet as flexible and grimy as its hands. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Everything,” he breathed and buried his face in his hands. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man interrupted my chatter by quickly grabbing my hands. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In her hands, I always became the pawn. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he clasped both hands together and rested them on top of the Talmud. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She took away her hands, balling them into fists, opened her mouth wide and screamed. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cybulskis shrugged, raising her hands, which were full of corn husks. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was like a cat who pushes its head under your hands. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He sat up quiet and still and his fat little hands held on to the sides. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I remember I was cryin’ and crawlin’ around on my hands and knees— that’s the only thing that got hurt on me—I got glass in my hands and in my knees. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadow didn’t want a weapon; Shadow just wanted something to do with his hands. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I notice that Russ is opening and closing his hands over and over again, like he’s nervous or something. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands shake as he pulls the backpack to the front of his body and offers it to me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His hands moved deftly, with never a wasted cut; the work had to be done quickly, before the stink of blood brought shadowcats down from the heights. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She pulls from the inside, with both hands, and can't get it open. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The harvest was in and the pickings were good for quick hands and feet. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

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

They reach all hands in to tap on the screen. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Then he covered his face with his hands and began to cry and cry. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

She waved her hands animatedly, savoring the orange light as it expanded on the platform like a warm bubble. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Viento!” she said, moving her hands across the air like she was weaving an intricate design and manipulating the wind so it interlaced and made...a cage of thorns. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He got down on his hands and knees and crawled to the edge of the table. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tag nodded toward Buck and the others, still standing with their fists balled and tire irons in their hands. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear him crying behind his hands though. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sister Ailan leaned back in her chair, running her hands along the armrests. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was something wrapped in a long somber cloak with a grinning skull, and bones for hands. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger shook his head and rubbed his hands nervously across his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She cupped her hands around her mouth and made a hooting noise. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We held hands, and I led her over to the sofa, where I found the Seanie-gap-Isabel arrangement had not changed since I left. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dylan’s knees push off—he flies backward, then swings forward, his hands grasping the rope lower. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He brushed the crumbs from his hands into the sink. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

To get the conversation going, he asked for a show of hands—who believed that the majority of the people in South Vietnam were hoping for a victory by the Viet Cong? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There was such a panic in him that he began motioning with his hands. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I say, breathing heavy and rubbing my knees with my hands. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her yellow gloves were beside her on the ground, and her bare hands were still up and facing forward, as if she had only touched the truck a second before. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My mom was smiling and doing something weird with her hands and the college kids were awake, at least the ones I could see in the photo. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I get to my feet and take a step towards the door, but he’s there in front of me, his hands gripping my arms, and he pushes me back into the chair. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked along the dirt path, continuing to hold hands. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Put yourself in his hands,” I said quietly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Rufus returns with a discarded newspaper and hands it to me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He sighs, relaxes his hands, but leaves them on my shoulders. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If somebody hands me a dirty glass and asks for a refill, I’m out. I’m telling you, Matt, one hour, and then we go.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee said, “The issue is in God’s hands. We will live with His decision, whichever way it goes.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picked up the glowing ball, cupped it in her hands, and once again the cell was dark. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“You have to hold it with both hands. It doesn’t look as cool, but neither does attacking the ceiling.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I curse you. Three times, I curse you. As you’ve murdered me, may your hands always be stained with blood. May death be your only companion. May you—” He breaks off abruptly, coughing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And somehow we end up horizontal, his hands curved up around my back. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Alfred circled toward the park, his hands in his pockets, his head low. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Safer takes a folded dollar bill out of his back pocket and hands it to her. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I popped off the lid, and all of a sudden it was my mom with the ESP, because she swung back into the room, hands on her hips. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When he came back he hid his hands under the table. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He struggled to his knees, hands pulled tight behind him, and looked up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Uncle Shepsel stood in the middle of the room and raised his hands and shouted to the ceiling, “This is it! It’s over! This is it!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But now he put something soft into her hands, something that had a quality of comfort. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kid at the altar raised his hands. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

We put our hands on our faces, covering our mouths so Mrs. Malloy doesn’t see us and send us upstairs. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

Maybe one day, he would meet them all, tour their ship, see the gangplank and the cannons for himself, wear the white, poufy shirt of the captain, shake hands with Casanova. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

His hands had to be seriously burned from blocking the first volley. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Both had their heads in their hands and looked ready to scream. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I froze and slowly held up my hands. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Introducing himself, the man shook hands with Grandpa and me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We sit, hands clasped, until it is time to leave. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

We put our hands together and say, “Team!” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel was drowning in mud, one hand on the bow, Percy’s hands around her ankles, deep in the darkness. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Putting my hands over his and pressing down, I pulled the ax from the wound. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He decided that the rumors he had been hearing about her hands were unfounded. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frantically, he reached into the cooler and started to scoop out the dead bugs with his hands. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Dr. Finch clenched his hands and tucked them under his chin. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Their hands were soft and their nails long. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Their hands clawed for any crack in the glassy rock. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They said it was to help out; Mom says it was because they just couldn’t get enough of my baby smell and my baby hands and my baby self. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Dad appears from the powder room, still drying his hands on a paper towel. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I’ll go first,” I say, shoving my book into Mom’s hands. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

My hands flew to my face, everything crashed inside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He raised his hands up into the air. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Yet other times it answered with the warm assurance of linked hands. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Henry stepped forward, took one of his hands and examined it beneath the light. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her hips were firm and inviting under his hands. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She took my hands and put them on her thighs and everywhere, and the whole time I'm trying to keep cool and not be fifteen. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When the conductor opened the door and lowered the steps, only two passengers stood in the door, waiting to disembark: a man and a woman, their hands intertwined. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He hated using his hands, and he hated bending down, which was always liable to start him coughing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He felt with his hands and found cool, delicate fronds backed against the thicket. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He reached over and took the whale book from her hands, pretending to study the bloody picture on the jacket. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Finnick gives up at once, hunching on the ground, clenching his hands over his ears as if he’s trying to crush his skull. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he scrubbed his hands clean, the thunder hit two more times, back to back, like the sky was literally cracking open. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She approached him, nervously wiping the backs of her hands on her canvas apron. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

One was kneeling with his hands in front of his face, the other was sprawled motionless on the ground farther down the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My beam performance in the event final wasn’t quite as golden: I’d bobbled on my front tuck and would have fallen all the way off the beam if I hadn’t grabbed it with both hands. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I say, and then, my hands a little jittery, I pass it down. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There, in full view of the whole room, stood Ron wrapped so closely around Lavender Brown it was hard to tell whose hands were whose. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then she gradually whisked them out of their orbits and back into her waiting hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But it was important that it looked like a letter of introduction in case it fell into the wrong hands. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sheriff shook his head and slipped his hands to his belt, where he hooked his thumbs over the buckle. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A flock of pigeons flies over us as he takes both of my hands in his. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He heard a sharp, metallic click and his hands were free. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He moves his hands out flat in front of him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When he kamikazis the corner at 500 mph, at an absolutely fatal angle, she raises both hands in the air and whoops in delight. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

If I could, I’d run to the living room and fling the coffee cups out of their hands. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I stretched my hands across the wood tabletop and rested my head on one arm. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She tries another tiny sip, hands it back again. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I held up my hands to show her how big Henrietta is. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she would smack my knuckles so hard that my hands crashed into the keys, causing an ugly dissonant chord to detonate in the middle of the piece. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She hands me a key chain with a faded yellow pineapple charm. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She starts sweeping up the glitter, but I can feel her watching me as I rub the rest of the mud from Lolo’s elbows and hands. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Richard grabs the empty oatmeal pot, but I yank it out of his hands. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Me and Mama hold hands as we walk the halls to his room. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He put his hands on both of my shoulders and looked me straight in the eye. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then she tugs her hands away and pats him firmly on his bicep. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

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

“We should’ve just left him back there,” Trina said, hands on knees, struggling to catch her breath.“He slowed us down, and he’s still right in the thick of things anyway.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The whole of that pretty face came away in her hands! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Just to hold the book in his hands. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He cooed and muttered and held on to my hands. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She turned and gripped the dory and pulled it higher, Turner pushing, and then she stood, hands on hips, and smiled. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He’d clap his hands, happy with Tolstoy and my perfect spelling. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she made a circle with her hands, the whole village fit inside. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Collins called all hands on deck to be divided into watches. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Selvam hands us the two or three bundles we are taking with us which we hold on our laps until the carter tells us to stow them on top of the bales. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands suddenly felt too big for my body. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She walked slowly, pausing before each step to gather strength for the next; her hands kept up a slight, shuddering movement like the nervous flutter of a bee on a flower. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat her down and she placed her head on the table, hiding her face in her hands again. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Each morning, she hands him his morning cup of coffee. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Reed played an eight-beat tattoo on the gunwale with the heels of his hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Between the waxy hands, folded across his chest, lay her mother's silver cross. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the ghetto at first, there had been food for the taking for quick hands and feet. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He watched while the blind man’s deft hands found the basil and tore the leaves into the wooden bowl. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Whoever’s there,” a voice shouts, “surrender your weapons and put your hands up!” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She tried to replay every moment of that afternoon: every movement of their hands, every word they’d said and breath they’d taken. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Lie still,” I said again, laying restraining hands on her. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sixteen-year-old girl holding hands with a man not much older than she is. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands shook as I doffed my cap like we were drilled to do. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then Pa slapped Darnell on the back and they shook hands. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Uncle Carlos hands me a sweating bottle of water. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Matty sat speechless, watching the shimmering hands dart; hours and days and weeks seemed to go by, yet oddly, only a blink, an instant, of time passed. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

My books dropped to the floor, and before I knew it I was holding on to her hands, gripping the wrists tight. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She approaches me, placing her hands on my shoulders. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Volcán!” screamed Valley, and a burst of flame erupted from her hands. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Uhmma holds the certificate in her hands, tilting it back and forth so the light will catch the gold medal stamp. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

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

The princess narrowed her eyes at the small councilman, who wrung his hands and dabbed his forehead with a handkerchief. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She placed her hands on my shoulders, kissed me on both cheeks, and marched off, her narrow hips swishing. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I took a bath and scrubbed my hands with bleach to get rid of the strawberry stains. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The shoe box passes between our hands, and the man looks confused. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

"Hello," the woman says, her hands smoothing the lap of her cotton dress. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

We clambered down to the transports, and with mouths set and oars in our hands, we faced the docks and the enemy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

When I’m finished, I dry my hands and Auntie wraps a hug around me. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

At that moment Ida Spavento stepped forward, grabbed the barrel, and yanked the rifle out of Scipio's hands. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the girls’ room, I throw away the garbage and quickly wash my hands using 3 squirts of soap. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Every single car that comes through my hands gets the treatment," the father said. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

She hands me my cup before sitting down. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He winced and took her hands in his. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I see hope as Maria struggles to hold a fork in her flattened hands. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I got up and began to run my hands over each palm trunk. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had quick hands and went upside my head. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ben-Ben says Ham’s line from the movie and shakes his hands at me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Try to keep your hands out of the water. It’s like acid. Look what it’s done to the fork.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His pale hands shook, and the almanac he held looked like a puppet dancing without strings. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

My hands itch to flip the page, but that’ll bring attention to it. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t leave me standing here with my empty hands,” she said, afraid that I would humiliate her in public. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knocked the coals aside with her bare hands, ignoring the searing pain in her fingers. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes all the hands and says we’re a beautiful family and I’m a good guy, he can tell. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“My poor baby,” she murmured, cradling his head in her hands. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

"America's a free country. Anyone can hold hands. And we are not ‘chicks,’ we are human beings." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nothing hurts, not even my feet, not even my hands. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then they saw bearded Billy Pilgrim in his blue toga and silver shoes, with his hands in a muff. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I find the girls dancing like it’s their last day on earth, their hands flying in the air and their hips swinging back and forth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Blackborrow fell to his hands and knees, and a breaking wave toppled him over. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Instead, she reached up as if that moon were a ball falling into her empty hands. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie didn’t budge, so Joseph put his hands on the boy’s shoulders and tried to force him towards the door. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Henry shook our hands and left for home. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the chopping board in front of her she’s cutting more, with a paring knife, her large hands deft, indifferent. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or Mr. Katz could have done that himself, with his own two hands. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She opened the door only a crack, but two wide hands reached in and forced the door ajar. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I reached for her, I found someone else’s hands already there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

While the jubilation was going on, I was placed in the hands and care of older women who couldn’t dance much anymore. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, stared at the circle in the floor, then began to talk slowly, shaping the story with my hands as the words gave it form. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Chunks of turf were dug up as though by frantic hands. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He undressed he painted his body the whorls of flesh the soles of his feet the palms of his hands the top of his head. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gram sat quietly, with her hands folded on her lap. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

His hands shook, but he held me upright in the tub and washed my legs. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee rested both hands on the pommel of his saddle. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they hit you on the hands it’s called a slap. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She was much darker in complexion, and her hands too were brown. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I think we got a big-assed choke dog on our hands,” said one at halftime. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we left the hotel armed with logos and tape in our hands. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The next time I used the subway I'd always be sure to enter with my hands grasping my lapels and I'd keep them there until I left the train. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, you guys,” said Jenny, clapping her hands together. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the end of the Agena with both hands, but it was hard to hold on, because the end of the docking collar was tapered and slippery, and my pressurized gloves were awkward. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held up his huge hands and wiggled his fingers. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think your Papa can work in the fields any more,” she said, rubbing her hands on her apron. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Clasping the rope with two hands, he keeps kicking toward me. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I blink and look away from the house, down at my hands, my jeans, my book bag on the floor—anything to not look so sheltered. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The man fidgets, twisting a hat in his hands while Danuta sits at the table, reading the letter he’s brought. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He fumbled with his hands to say ‘Darling Mary’ and then held to the small brass cross tied to his neck with a dirty string. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

A red glow of emotion has taken over his face and neck, even his hands. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I hold up my hands and show her the blood on my palms. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then she stands with her hands clasped behind her back. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Skills: dancing, physical co-ordination, sports, hands on experimentation, using body language, crafts, acting, miming, using their hands to create or build, expressing emotions through the body. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

When he clapped his hands again, Loki began to eat, starting at the far end of the trough and working his way inward. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Before I went back inside, I cleaned off my hands in a snow bank. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then with his hands he pulled her to him and at the same time entered her so that she felt his scrotum slap against her skin. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

What was surely the oldest celebration of all, the sharing of plenty, had fallen to ruin in our hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always draw her with arms up like she’s about to take flight or with her hands together like she’s praying. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

My hands stretch wide, and I imagine I’m speaking to the whole world. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Coach looks down at his hands for a few moments, but when he looks up, he’s smiling, which makes me feel very weird. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I promise, no harm will come to you,” she says, holding out her hands, palms up. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He was sprawled on the ground, but Scabbers was back in his pocket; he had both hands held tight over the quivering lump. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

These Janis served one after another, banquet-style, more because she had only three working burners and two hands than for formal effect. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would he do something to make her die because her hands and arms were dirty from the mud pies? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shivered and pulled the sleeves of his sweater over his hands. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Legs leaned back in her chair, clasped her hands in her lap, and met my silence with her own. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There were boys and girls—around my age—everybody dressed in shorts and T-shirts, holding their arms out in front of them, doing a jump-march kind of thing, slapping their knees to their hands. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He throws his hands out, like they could wash away his words. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We go down to the police station and they ask us about the robbery, what happened, and how I managed to get my hands on the gun. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

His hands are covering his face.A few minutes later, Abby bursts back through the door, followed by Ms. Albright, who has her arm around Taylor. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

"Then we are still waiting for one, no, two more," the lawyer said, fumbling with his papers, his hands shaking under the strict scrutiny of the judge. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joon keeps the balloon on his lap, holding it with both hands. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

And yet, seeing him again, she felt something within her bending toward him as though drawn on threads pulled taut by his hands. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The remaining Mini braced her hands on her knees and took a deep breath. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The man in black quickly tied Inigo’s hands around a tree and left him there, for the moment, sleeping and helpless. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Notebooks, papers, and pencils had spilled everywhere, and Martina was raising herself slowly to her hands and knees, spluttering and shaking her head as she tried to get her bearings. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Zohra hands me the bowl of nuts, but I wave it away. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He had his hands in his pockets and was chewing tobacco, working his jaws furiously and spitting savagely, sending the brown juice all over the ground around his feet. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Aureliano smiled, picked her up by the waist with both hands like a pot of begonias, and dropped her on her back on the bed. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She held her hands at her side, ready to spring out and grab him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Wait until your father hands you a present.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wolf was caught by surprise, his hands coming free as he plunged into the swirling night air. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

After a second he slapped his hands together. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

While construction crews began expanding roads and nailing together new buildings at Los Alamos, Oppenheimer turned to his next task: “a policy of absolutely unscrupulous recruiting of anyone we can lay hands on.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think he knows,” Byrd says, pressing her hands against Axel’s blanket-covered feet. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Sr. Rivera stepped back, raising his hands in the air to show he meant no harm. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

"With rings on your fingers and gold in your pockets, you can take to the roads like gentlemen. You'll be traveling about in fine coaches. But first you've got to lay hands on the treasure." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad came up behind me and handed me a couple of napkins, which I used to wipe my hands off. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He put his hands at his sides, and took a breath in, and closed his eyes, and that’s how I knew that actually he meant business. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his hands and I saw that his arms were tied up with heavy chains that were dangling off of his wrists. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I reached into my pocket and pulled out Mom’s keys, holding them with shaking hands. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I let go of the leash, clapped my hands, and told my dog to go home. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she let him go and wiped her gloved hands on her legs, as if just touching him had soiled her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He folds up his wallet with his big hands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the gloves on slowly, and she watched his pale, vulnerable hands disappear beneath the leather. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Keep your hands to yourself,” Mr. Trepid ordered. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I heard later that poor Huang Taitai waited many hours for more people to come, and finally, when she could not wring any more guests out of her hands, she decided to start the ceremony. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The younger girl started to cry, her hands hanging useless at her sides. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It's technically winter in most of the nation, but already there is gnashing of teeth and wringing of hands in my mother’s house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Henry’s hands on him, his thumbs braced against his temples back in the garden, Henry’s hands other places, Henry’s mouth, what he might do with it if Alex let him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I glanced up at Dad, but he was staring at his hands. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He unrolled it between the fire and the boulders and lay down on his stomach, his chin on his hands. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The puffed rice Mrs. Das had spilled was scattered at his feet, raked over by the monkeys’ hands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

June gripped August’s back, and her hands trembled. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she sets her hands on my shoulders. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Dad waved his hands no, too overcome or nauseous to speak. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conor had felt what the monster was doing to Harry, felt it in his own hands. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He buried his head in his hands, tearing his hair and murmuring a strange litany between his teeth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hope you haven't forgotten that while all this was going on I was still stuck behind the screen on my hands and knees with one eye glued to the crack. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I heard he once killed one with his bare hands,” said Bronwyn. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Why did the boy have to be so infernally smart with his hands—and his tongue? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember pulling my hands back to my sides, just keeping my eyes on the stars, concentrating on bringing them in and out of focus. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

Thomas’s heart jumped into his throat; his hands started to sweat. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just his strong arms and his skillful hands, though Piper liked those just fine, but the way he acted so upbeat and confident. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They’d hidden an important map here—something they didn’t want falling into enemy hands. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

To my surprise, Julian took both Henry’s hands in his own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Walton taps me on my shoulder, my hands and feet are perfectly manicured. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

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

Some of you in this Hall have already suffered directly at the hands of Lord Voldemort. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He scooped up water in a dozen hands and washed his face. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I squat low and hook my hands beneath his armpits. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We were talking about the other wand, the wand that changes hands by murder. When You-Know-Who realized my wand had done something strange, he came back and asked about that other wand, didn’t he?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Hands took him then, hands pulled him onto the dock; and the man jumped into the water and untied Derek and took him as well. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Both coaches were completely expressionless as they watched me do my routines—vault, bars, beam, and floor exercise, in the Olympic order—but afterward, Martha came over and held my face in both hands. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Her hands are large and rough, and when she rubs the Vicks salve on my chest, I am rigid with pain. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miig stood, put his hands on his lower back, and stretched. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The moonlight played on the glass as I poured out a little into each of our cups, and I liked the way the reflections wrapped around our hands, too, like a long, pale scarf. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I look over at Miss Leefolt, about to hand her the phone, but she wave her hands. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I shoved my hands in my pockets and felt a bunch of old tissues. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Slaves went before them, carrying red banners to warn olf field hands and poachers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And the red-haired captain, Menelaos, answered: “My dear, I see the likeness as well as you do. Odysseus’ hands and feet were like this boy’s; his head, and hair, and the glinting of his eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head, dropping my face into my hands. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Daddy reached for her hands and held them tightly. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Pattie thrusts a detailed list into Dell's hands and orders him to the market. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He smiled at the children and came over to shake their hands. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He puts his hands on his hips and his nose wrinkles up. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands and arms felt like iron—they would never break, he would never let go. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It was a sound so painful, Conor could barely keep himself from putting his hands over his ears. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how much longer I sat with my face in my hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Certainly looks that way,” Boo Boo said, and slid her hands into her hip pockets. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Another fiend swung a hatchet with both hands. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her head was supported by her clasped hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her hands slide up and down his back. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha also felt a longing and the stir of sex in him; but as he had never yet touched a woman, he hesitated a moment, although his hands were ready to seize her. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at her hands, then up at my face. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Marie-Laure keeps both hands on the keys of her Braille typewriter. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Picture Daddy smiling again, wrapping his big old earthy hands around Mama’s tiny little waist, like he used to do. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The old man sighs, and his hands relax like all the fight’s gone out of him. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

They had a favored place at the barricade directly across from the school entrance, and in that area a concentration of police stamped their feet and slapped their hands together in unaccustomed gloves. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kate leaped up and put both of her hands on his elbow. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Moss felt the gloved hands run over his chest, down his sides, and then his shirt was lifted up, exposing his stomach to everyone, and he felt shame and terror rush through him anew. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She cradled the tea in her scarred hands and blew on it to cool it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I walked into the kitchen, my eyes upon him, my hands holding the razors behind my back. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ava was wiry and strong, with hands as quick as a cottonmouth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

This is a family, he reminds me, grasping it with both hands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

James threw his hands up to either side of his cowlick as if he were covering Steve’s ears. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of Matt, flexing his hands as though he had to keep them under control. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt that he ought to be able to reach out with his bare hands and carve from naked space the concrete, solid reasons why he had murdered. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not as many hands go up, and the ones that do are all people of color. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

He wipes his hands on his shirt and sends a fastball. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otherwise they looked exactly like Mrs. Dodds—same gnarled hands, paisley handbags, wrinkled velvet dresses. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Izzy was still standing outside in the hallway by the time she’d flushed and washed her hands and opened the door at last. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I press my hands to my stomach, then run them over the mascara cakes and pastille waxes and hair-color pomades and texture wands. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I followed her across the room to the kitchen where she turned the brass faucet handle with her wrist and let the water run over her hands. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

Kin moved his hands, trying to pull threads, but the horseshoes didn’t change trajectory. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s like pain all over. My hands, stomach, feet. I feel awful.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Otis joins me, doubled over, clasping his hands to his gut. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He hands me a corner of the tarp and I pull it aside. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Dude, what if basketball was like soccer and you couldn’t touch the ball with your hands?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She stood by the stream, her hands still over her face, and listened. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit down on the edge of his bed and close my eyes and hold out my hands. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly, she finished hitching up her silly tights, then swished her hands under the faucet, beginning to dry them on her dress, but remembering after an initial swipe, the towels. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

His gloved hands cradled the pages as if they might crumble at his touch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I drop my head in my hands, feel the heat of my cheeks on my palms, reliving what happened in the woods with Fry and Zephyr last winter. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The next thing I know I’m on my hands and knees in the cellar of one of the empty houses in the Victor’s Village. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he glanced over at me and, to my astonishment, thrust the book into my hands. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She told us to put our hands over our heads. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I stared at my phone in his hands. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The third strips me and hands shivers to my skin and to my flesh and bones. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

If I had any free hands, I’d be slamming doors, too. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Jack held out his hands for the conch and stood up, holding the delicate thing carefully in his sooty hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She wrapped her hands around the thick branch that Einar had peeled and set firmly in place above the door. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His hands look too big to hold anything but a boulder—one in each. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But when she holds her son’s face in her hands, Celia sees only an opaque resentment. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doc’s fine hands worked precisely, slipping the needle into place and pressing the compressed air trigger that forced the color into the veins. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set it on the table and then shove my hands into my pockets to keep them from finding any more trouble. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Even now he hangs back, his hands raised, palms toward us, lips moving but no words reaching us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Heather had her hands up to her mouth. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I went to the rear of the store, the boss and his son were washing their hands at the sink. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bertha said good-bye, but for some reason she and the agent had never touched, not even to shake hands. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was about the time the first pains began to twist her hands. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She held Lucas’s face in both her hands. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I felt several sets of hands lift and carry me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was a doctor who talked to her and bandaged her hands where she had scraped them on the rough board. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run my hands along his stomach, which makes him squirm. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I knelt on the ground and pressed my hands into the cinders, wanting so badly to pull my father free. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I slap my hands over my ears and she keeps screaming and screaming. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then, just before they leave, Heather hands me two little Tupperware containers of slime—one orange and one shiny silver. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Jam felt tears start up, and she dashed her hands against her eyes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I felt like going down to him on my hands and knees and apologizing for being such an awful liar. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I take the bag out of her hands. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking slightly out of anger, but he kept his eyes down, as though he couldn’t hear what Snape was saying to him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Ken picked up Toby’s T.V. head and jammed it into his hands. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her arms were spread out a little from her sides, her hands palms up. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blake's note had fallen into the right hands. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed my hands on the table and started to stand. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We watched August walk over to the window, put her hands on the countertop, and gaze out at the sky. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used the lull in conversation to reach across the table for more pasta, but Dad pressed the salad bowl into my hands instead. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The older man pressed a small shiny object - like a stone or a piece of glass - into Frank’s hands. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His hands started to sweat, and Moss backed away from the windows, nearly tripping over Esperanza. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My hands, for some weird reason, were weak, wouldn’t work right. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She fought the dress, too, couldn’t help it, fought to keep it in place, but her arms got tired, and soon she let her hands dangle, fingers reaching for the cloud beneath. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

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

When I took my hands away and looked again at the room, I forced myself to concentrate as hard as I ever have in my life. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Katherine’s hands are on her hips and she looks to be spoiling for a fight. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The paddleboat wobbled when she stepped aboard, and she had to crouch and use her hands to avoid falling into the water. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She lay on top of me, and I held her small waist in my hands. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Max still has his hands out, his long hair slicked close to his head, trying to reason with Mrs. Bessermann. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Usually we walked with heads bent down, our eyes on our hands or the ground. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her with oil, scraped her with a strigil, scrubbed her hands and feet with pumice, and washed her hair, pouring jug after jug of water over her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

You need to be clean, not just of real dirt, but of all the bad things you might have done with your hands, your ears, your eyes, your mouth. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Here I am washing my hands and the cracked mirror shows me to myself, suspended as it were, in time; this is me, this moment will not pass. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She clapped her hands together, the gloves muting the normal pop. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

His face was bruised and battered, and one eye was closed, and as they saw when they got closer, his hands were tied behind him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya held her hands up, showing the Nightingale she had no weapons. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She hands me a guitar and teaches me a few chords. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her hands flew up, palms toward me like she was stopping traffic. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I set my hands on the back of the chair I refused to sit in and clench my fingers. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I put my hands up to cover my face, and hear a flurry of clicks. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Chubs shoved his hands into his trouser pockets and stalked toward me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He laughs too loud, then claps his hands together. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to feel her lips on mine, her hands on my back, her breath coming in trembly gasps at my ear. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

My father shook their hands and gave each one the abrazo. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harpers Ferry itself changed hands eight times during the war, though the record in this regard belongs to Winchester, Virginia, a few miles south, which managed to be captured and recaptured seventy-five times. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Your hands are more like your father’s,” her mother always said. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A choir of pink-cheeked boys lift their voices as a priest seems to pull the music from their throats with the urging of his hands. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I ask as Nico goes straight to the sink and washes his hands. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Not me,” said Jose, and slapped his black, curly head with both hands. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and looked down at my hands so Newcharlie wouldn't see my eyes tearing up. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

She puts her hands together and holds them at her mouth. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The wooden handle was still warm from Samuel’s hands. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

My hands came out first, then my right leg with a vacuum plop as the mud rushed to fill the newly vacated space. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to put up my hands to keep it away, but my arms just twitched and Pike kicked me in the stomach. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Fermin comes back from the kitchen and hands me a can of Budweiser and sits in a dining chair with a can for herself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her cheeks with the backs of her hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He has his hands up and blocks me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned as Koffi came at him, raising one of his hands in a flick, and white-hot pain grazed Koffi's cheek. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I brought both hands up to my face, pressing my fingers against my eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In the time we’d been together he’d learned the Navajo way of pointing with your lips or your chin rather than your hands. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Awful cheek of me, I know, but would you help me hold down this, er, just really need another pair of hands, if it’s not too much trouble.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The sensation of his bare skin under my hands was so unexpected. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Did you offer to shake hands with him?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Since Irvie was as scared of girls as Maria was of spiders, he sat on his hands, but just in case he changed his mind, Maria’s hand went up. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“If we don’t milk this cow, we could end up with a new disaster on our hands.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Wind tore at her, but Celaena kept her focus on Nox, falling so fast, so far from her outstretched hands. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We quit waving and cupped our hands to our eyes, trying to see the bare-chested person through the glare. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He threw the long sable cloak back over his shoulders, to free his arms for battle, and took his sword in both hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was on a day so hot that we had to wipe our sweaty hands on a cloth to keep them from soiling our work that Mala was fired. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

My father pulled out his wallet and quickly remedied the situation; several hundred-dollar bills, at least, must have changed hands. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

She stared at her workworn hands for a long time, then put them under the table as though she were ashamed of them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom sat next to me, hands folded in her lap. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Researchers also learned that the primary source of wound infection was not air, but contact with hands, instruments, and even drops from a surgeon's mouth and nose. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And then sometimes when he was alone and his thoughts were with his friend his hands would begin to shape the words before he knew about it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I go to his desk and wipe my hands against the rough cloth of my dress, trying to leave no trace of sweat, trying to memorize the pattern of papers. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The boys shook hands, though they didn’t look as if they wanted to, and when they parted ways and the crowd began to melt, I heard a woman behind me mutter, “Dirty Jew.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Luke came in, wiping his hands on his handkerchief, and Eleanor turned hopefully. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel plopped down on the curb and put her head in her hands. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She walks like a ballerina in dance slippers, her feet as articulate as hands, a little vessel of grace moving out into the fog. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

No one wanted to fall into the hands of the enemy. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She felt the pressure of him on her shoulders, the plane of his cheek on the top of her head, his hands holding hers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As the song crescendoed, a row of daisies poked up from the dirt and unfurled toward her hands. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I suffered at the hands of both, but I resent the schools more. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Rohin was holding his almanac in his hands, muttering something under his breath. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The boy leaned against a lavatory and began drawing on the back of his hands with a ballpoint pen. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands are pushed deep into his sweatshirt pockets. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They found places to wedge all three candles into the frame of the boat, so they could keep their hands free. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Let it go!” says Beetee, throwing up his hands, relinquishing the broadcast back to the Capitol. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Some of the students who had been around the school longer, and had caught the full spirit of the end-of-the-year festivities, hugged and kissed and shook hands with each other; some even cried. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barry turned and put his hands over his face, bracing for the feeling of teeth ripping at his neck. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

But then my scratching hands find it, the memory of my mother’s face, and the strange angles of her limbs on the pavement, and the blood seeping from my father’s body. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His hands were behind his head, his eyes wide, his mouth open. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I imagine her hunched shoulders, her head in her hands, her brave face finally gone. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

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

His hands were shaking, and he kept looking around like at any moment something might jump out of the shadows and devour him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I was trying to rewrap my hands so I could go back to work when I heard a low droning sound. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was a shade plump far his taste, with skin as splotchy as oatmeal, but her breasts filled his hands nicely and she had been a maiden the first time he took her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My father wiped his hands on his trousers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perching on a wobbly kitchen chair, balancing the plate on her lap, she set into devouring foods seasoned by other mothers’ hands—familiar, yet different from what her own mama cooked. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I stir from my dream, my hands clenched into fists. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"You run?" he responded, wiping his hands ironically on his shorts. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Every time I drove the Ford, these raggedy girls came running after me, holding out their hands, calling for mints. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom steps back into the living room and hands me her phone. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Miss Garcia claps her hands—one, two, three—amazing, kids quiet and sit in their seats, hands folded on their desk. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Why, you’re a herd of buffalo! Now raise your hands above your heads, please.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She finished with the herbs, scooped them in both hands and dropped them into the stock pot. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I turned the puck over in my hands. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Takes the scarf from my hands and wraps it around my neck. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

His slick hands touched the wall, slipped off. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

And I finally dropped one bag after the other when my hands began to bleed and became too slippery to hold onto anything. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and her daughter held one another’s hands. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She beautiful in she mouth, in she eyes, in she hands. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

They put Spender into a silver case with waxes and wines which were ten thousand years old, his hands folded on his chest. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gripped the sides of the doorway, but the mesarthium was smooth; there was no frame, nothing to give her purchase, and there were too many hands, grabbing at her arms and hair and shoulders. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

A small girl who looks like a gothed-out chipmunk hands me a red plastic cup full of beer. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She drops her hands and looks in my direction. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack began to clean his bloody hands on the rock. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

What a wonder, she thought, looking at her hands. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jesper and Wylan fell to the floor as the chain zipped through their hands, one end vanishing through the slot, the other sending the winch handles spinning. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He stood by it with his hands at his sides. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He was standing over Mom, holding out his hands, palms up, pleading his innocence. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

These hands weren’t the child’s, that much was certain. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I was looking at my hands knitting your scarf. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were slick with sweat, and all I could do was pray that I didn’t drop this dead lady’s expensive casket. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He spread out his hands before him, looking at them for a long moment. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They stood outside and talked to each other for a minute, and then one came back and told me to stick my hands out the open window. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The speeches were electrifying, and I joined in the applause and the cheering until my hands were sore and my voice was hoarse. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps you do not understand. I offer you something you cannot have even if I loosened your hands and gave back your weapon. By that, Lord Gwydion, I mean—your life.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Mom smiles at Jude and puts her hands on the table. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He cradled my hands against his chest while Meir bound my wrists together with the braided cords. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He took the knife and flint from Tyrion's hands and struck sparks on his first try. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was accompanied by a woman with delicate hands who took out one rose and put it in the child's hair. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a pair of gloves from Abuela and got onto my hands and knees to help spread the dirt around the base of the floribunda bush. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She’d told me the ring was a little big and kept slipping off when her hands were in the soapy wash water. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

My hands didn’t concern me, but the supplies did. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He gets a towel and starts to dry my hands. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The pitchfork’s wood felt slick in her sweaty hands, and she hoped she wouldn’t drop it at the moment of truth. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Malachite let out a guttural scream and launched herself out of her seat, aiming with violent hands for her sister. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I ignored him, scrambling on my hands and knees, crawling toward the other door. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Would the weapons break in my hands at the moment when my life was in danger, which is what my father had said? Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went across the shingle and I saw Maxim waiting for me by the rocks, his hands in his pockets. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He carried his life in his hands in a literal fashion. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop that,” she says, laughing, and hands me the papers. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Billy’s face was no longer impassive, and his hands clutched at the armrests of his chair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t, as you must recall, keep my hands, my mouth, off them. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, at the sudden prospect of a scythe before him, Rowan had an odd urge to do the same—as if raising his hands above his head could frighten the scythe away. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to have to tell Mom and Dad why,” I pointed out, pulling the comic book out of his hands so he’d have to look up at me while we were talking. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Boys wiped the sweat and cookie crumbs off their hands and went up to girls to ask them to dance. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She hands Sunny and me brown-bag lunches, pats our cheeks gently for luck, and the three of us head out with plenty of time to spare. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I dried my hands against a towel and hurried upstairs. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In a rush of fluttering hands and laughter, the Maidens and I went outside to the central area of the city. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Logan puts both hands in the air and tries to laugh it off. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The wetness of the tear and the confusion of hands felt as if neither of us knew where Kat started and I ended. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baby looked back at the wolves, then turned back toward Seth and Kendra, bawling with renewed vigor, fresh tears streaming, tiny hands slapping the windowpanes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Those four, they'll steal anything that jingles, even your hands if you got them tucked and they're making too much noise. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

“If it’s about this land, it’s mine. I built this hot-dog stand with my own hands.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being at a movie theater together and feeling obligated to hold hands even after your hands become sweaty and the sweat starts mixing together; and 5. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You’re on fire, lad!” he said, and he got Billy away from the stove and beat out the sparks with his hands. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland pressed his head with his hands, but still the steady trembling would not stop. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had small feet and hands, rather broad hips, and a deep chest, the breasts scarcely more developed than in a male of my race. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Harry washed his hands and bolted down his pitiful supper. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma sat on a low stool, pulling the brown skin off hot cocoyams, throwing the sticky, rounded tubers in the wooden mortar and stopping to cool her hands in a bowl of cold water. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of that time—well, we are in God’s hands. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you think after all that, Lana would leave us to die at the hands of some crazies and run for her life?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She looks surprised but hands me the whole stack. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The point is, Ricky will be so focused on what he's doing with his hands, that he won't worry about anything happening with his mouth. Understand?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I put my hands in my pant pockets and walked to the principal’s office. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fort gently twisted his collar out of Charles Wal-lace’s hands and came over to Meg, lying down beside her and putting his head in her lap. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he snapped it open the tin soldier began trembling so much that the bayonet slipped from his tiny hands. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She grabbed my arm with both hands to keep from collapsing. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Padva remarks, subtly tilting her glass in the direction of the door, where Marco is standing quietly to the side, his hands clasped behind his back. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

With trembling hands and pounding heart I opened the fat package from Princeton University. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kiyoshi stood up straight and pressed the package into her hands. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Again they joined hands and walked around in a circle genially advertising the boy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waded into the mountain of mail with both hands, tossing envelopes in all directions, until I came up with the bank statement. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Rashid stepped back and balled his hands into fists at his side. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The trash can is full, so she pushes the bag into the pile with two hands. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He placed one of the golden ropes into my hands. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

With a move that feels like classic Kathak, I squat and swing my hands across the surface to sweep all the cards to the floor. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Liam reached over and gently pried my hands from my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She sat at a loom the size of a big screen TV her hands weaving colored thread back and forth with amazing skill. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jay was wiping his hands on his overalls. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I thought I should check my hands for blood or something, but it felt like I’d left my arms in another room, in another state, or maybe on another planet. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Atticus was standing in the door with his hands in his pockets. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She was running, running toward something in the distance, but she didn’t know what it was she was running toward, and she didn’t know why she was carrying a scrunched-up cardboard box in her hands. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even his hands hardly seemed his own these days. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Deen would stand below, on the rock cliff, and Jinny would step very intentionally, out into a gust of wind, holding his hands, to keep her from falling right back. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her hands suctioned onto the stone, and Celaena heaved herself upward just in time to hear a shriek, a thump, and then silence, followed by the shouting of onlookers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Fern coughed, and he brushed his hands against his pants and said by way of apology and explanation, “Model-airplane glue.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Spreading it on the sand, he gets down on his hands and knees and studies it. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the talk is over we put our hands in the middle and yell “Team!” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle put his hands delicately to his forehead. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Piggy fell against a rock and clutched it with both hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He picked up the books and reshelved them, his hands moving through Pet’s body. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Uhmma’s hands worked hard to make sure our hands would not resemble hers. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of us, hands clasped at his back so that his impressive paunch greeted us first. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Jasper’s voice whipped, and then he was right behind her, his hands curling over hers, loosening them from their grip on the table. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At work, her hands sewed hundreds of jeans before the lunch bell sounded and then boxed hundreds more before she left for her night job at Johnny’s Steak House. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I warm my hands under its fiery belly. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He looked down at his hands and turned them over. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be no one about, so he made haste without regard to noise, and gradually the numbness in his hands and feet began to ease. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“I said put yer hands up,” Davy says, his horse whinnying and bluffing and clopping from foot to foot. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mostly, the women shrugged off their pulling hands and walked on. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on her hips and smiled. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

We went through a heavy canopy area, and the branches scratched my face and ripped at my hands. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he says, staring at his hands steepled in front of him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The police made Cap lie facedown in the aisle while they cuffed his hands behind his back. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I wiped at my eyes with the heels of my hands. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

There’s grit under your fingernails and your hands are sticky from the clay, but it doesn’t matter. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He took my face in his hands, and looked down at me with his tired, strained eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

This time we remembered that we had hands, though neither of us was sure what to do with them. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I come to life, pressing closer, my hands creeping up his back, sliding over his shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The battery had been charging all day but Derek was probably messing with the camera even though Moms told him to keep his hands off it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph stood among the ashes of the signal fire, his hands full of meat, saying nothing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She claps her hands, clearing the dirt from them as she stands up. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe tears from my cheeks with the heels of my hands and struggle to control my shuddering breaths. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Laika’s ears shot up when I balanced myself shakily over my hands and knees. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He dared not move, but lay as he found himself: flat on his back upon a cold stone with his hands on his breast. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, he's good," Noodles said, shoving his hands in his pockets. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

A second later she appeared in the doorway, a dish towel in her hands. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I recognized the Times ’ M. S. Handler and introduced myself; we warmly shook hands and commandeered a little two-chair table. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The confidence Diego exuded when he’d burst into my class appeared to be waning, and he fidgeted, shoving his hands into his pockets, then crossing his arms, then putting his hands back into his pockets. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Her hands were shaking, and her face was covered with red blotches as it always was when she was worked up, but she looked more than determined to use the gun. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then he held out his hands to them, and they saw that one shone with light. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She held Peach’s head still until his shoulders slumped and he was quiet, then she peeled his hands from his face. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her hands on a kitchen towel. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Anya stared at him, hands still clasped securely on the cart’s handles. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say anything, but she kept twisting her hands and looking out the front window. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

They went down the rope as sailors do, letting it slip through their hands and not putting their weight on it until just before they hit bottom. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Said he was the baddest boxer in his camp, and couldn't nobody see him with the hands. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Now ’twill be thine own crutches thou wilt wear made by thine own hands.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Mama’s hands twisted against each other as we watched. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t drink,” I said, holding up my empty hands. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Momentarily distracted from her fear, she squatted down to touch him, her hands wet from the tears. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“How are you?” she said, standing up and holding out one of her large, mannish hands to Dumbledore. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She put her hands over her eyes and thought furiously. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He puts his hands against the window like they’re binoculars and he’s trying to look through the tint. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Whenever he found two men who had quarreled and were not speaking to each other, he told them, “Stop and forget it,” and made them shake hands. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He hurled himself at Will, shaking his arm, his shoulder, his hands, and the attacker was trying to shout again, but Baruch’s hand was over his mouth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Every part of my body covered, my hands gloved, I feel transformed. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I made it two steps before a pair of hands seized me and wheeled me around. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mom swallows, her gaze dropping to her hands. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I shook his swollen hand, and then he shook hands with Augustus. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He stretches out, clasps his hands behind his head, elbows wide, and crosses his gleaming black jackboots at the ankles, saying, "The Führer this, and the Führer that." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

When Ged knelt and put his hands on the child, he thought the same, and he drew back a moment. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mom just closed her eyes and placed her forehead in the palms of her hands. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

TaShon’s legs are dangling, his hands holding tight to the roof. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He felt the tingling in his hands, the lightness in his head, the heaviness of his heart, and it consumed him, filled him to the brim with a bitterness and voracity that burned his throat. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Always holding hands, always laughing over some private joke. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily close to his face, her hands on the waistband of his jeans. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Ayesha hands me my worn gray Wonder Woman T-shirt and a pair of jeans. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Still, I remind myself to be calm—so I narrow my eyes at him and put my hands on my hips. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She turned the handle slowly, until the jack started to shudder in her hands. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Bast flailed his hands franticly at Chronicler’s head.“Quiet!” he hissed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I ran up to Lamar and Sam Houston and shoved my schoolbooks into their hands. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They used the shovel as well as cupped hands to scoop the dirt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

All I could do was stand next to ’em with my hands hanging down, big useless sacks-o’-nothing at my sides. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes clenched tight and his hands was holting on to the cap’n’s left hand, which was wrapped ’round his throat. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Then he began to drive all the way to the basket, dribbling slowly, then exploding toward the basket, changing hands in midair and letting the ball roll off his fingertips and into the basket. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked her up off the table and stood her on the palm of one of his huge hands. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as the servant lifted the fish, it writhed and twisted, jumping out of the servant's hands. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I run my hands over the skin I expose like it is my own. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The woman who had been serving drinks came out wiping her hands on her apron and talked to somebody inside the bus. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“It was fun,” I said, digging my hands in my pockets. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

She had been twisting a handkerchief in her hands, and she brought it to her face as she broke down into tears. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Men sat skewed against their wives; children passed Vishnoo the tortoise between them, hands reaching, as he ducked and scrabbled to resist the hardships of their affection. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Her hands and voice carried a gentle calm, like my mama’s. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He put his hand over my mother’s hands. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Someone had even cleaned and wrapped the mild abrasions on my hands and the knife wound from three days ago when Ambrose’s thugs had tried to kill me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I looked at her, my cold hands gripped tightly in my lap. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Moss’s hands slammed into the floor, and his Clipper card jarred out of his hand and flew across the concrete. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’d be expected to make myself and our children available for viewing, to smile approvingly and shake a lot of hands. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She just stood there, looking at me, twisting her hands together. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew—and could imitate—each bird's call and song; they came from the trees, unafraid, to eat from his outstretched hands. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s expecting you. Don’t forget to wash your hands.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

His father smiles and gently hands it to him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The heels of my hands land on the counter’s metal rim as I bend down to look at the spread. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She still has her hands in her pockets, but her jaw clenches. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I was balancing my lunch tray on my lap in a bathroom stall, my head in a viselike grip between my hands, when my phone buzzed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We have to do something. We can’t just sit here and eat our hands,” Velia said, knocking my hand away from my face. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

His hands push away from his body, he wants Dr. Martin to stop moving the baby into the unsafe space between them. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We could have held hands and leaped off together. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to remind everyone to wash their hands after they use the bathroom,” she said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking, and he didn’t want to mess this up. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

We just kept walking, the girl who could make fire with her hands and the invisible boy and me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I closed both hands around the lamp and the fuzzy cord and gripped them tight. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I squeezed tight, our hands resting on the soft fabric of her skirt where it draped over her thigh. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He held a stone sword between his hands, its handle resting upon his chest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And as she called, two of the largest people the children had ever seen rose from behind the counter and shook hands with Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I wring the cloth out over the sink and run cold water over my hands. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We formed a semicircle around Emma to block her from view, and she heated her hands and placed them against the ice wall that filled the hallway. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She was back to leaning ’gainst the wall like a bundle and her hands were covering her eyes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She dug her elbows into her lap and began to rock with the diaper between her hands, wringing it between her fingers. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the grove behind them, three marble statues of women stood beneath the shadowy pines, their hands raised and touching, their legs extended as if frozen in mid-dance to some long-lost music. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The name printed on the folded paper with the setting sun and praying hands was Herman Clayton Byrd. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Ernie threw his hands up and demonstrated a few of his favorite karate blocks, clearly forgetting for a moment that Grandpop couldn’t see. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The glass creaks under the pressure of their hands, and then cracks, and then shatters. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Grasping the stone with both hands, she pulled herself up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He has dark skin and light eyes and the most beautiful hands I’ve ever seen. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He clapped his hands and went back to his desk. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Moss sat down on the couch, running his hand over it, remembering the last time he’d been over, the feel of Javier’s hands on his body. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m jolted back to earth by Simon’s mom, who sidles between Abby and me, clapping her hands together. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

How your hands look when you play piano. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My back slid down the wall and I put my head in my hands. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

It poured from her hands into her grandmother’s mouth and shivered through her grandmother’s body. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

It’s for you not grabbing stuff out of people’s hands, Amari said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The speaker’s hands were folded benignly on his chest. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He remembered the first day of getting here, and the note that Hooper had thrown down to him, the way his mother had looked at Mr Hooper, as they shook hands. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She held out her hands, realizing that such a gesture might mean nothing to creatures with no hands themselves. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The Gran and the Uncle returned to a room in chaos, vials of tonic in their hands. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“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

The lock shuddered and the cylinder popped out, hovering in the air, and then the springs and pins came out of the cylinder like they were being pulled apart by invisible hands. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She held both her hands in front of her, just under her chin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He knew he was letting whatever advantage he might have won leak away again, playing back into Hooper's hands. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

They started pounding me on the back, rubbing my hair, shaking both of my hands at once. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cross the space between us and put my hands on her arms to still her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Prim takes one of my hands, which is clutched in a fist, and massages it until it opens and blood begins to flow through my fingers again. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Ben leans over, and with his gloved hands, pushes my eyelids shut. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She’d turned away to barter with the sailors as Inej stood there, clutching her bound hands over her chest, her blouse still open, her skirt still hiked around her waist. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Hard hands with rending nails gripped and lifted him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The old man sat in silence for a moment, looking down at his rough hands. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

But Jean de Satigny made fun of her artistic impulse, saying that if she wanted to do something with her hands she would be better off knitting booties and learning to make pastry. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina crossed her legs and planted her chin in her hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His hands were in the soapy sink water, rinsing off the last of the dishes while Linda bagged up the trash for Joaquin to take outside. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Our father came out of the house and stood looking at the sky, holding out his hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were trembling out of control and adrenaline flowed through his body in giant, unseen torrents. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy next to them was Shu, but he looked far too young to be the scientist they’d all been so desperate to get their hands on. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Now he knew there was the fish and his hands and back were no dream. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s got her wrists in his hands but she’s fighting him, fighting and kicking for all she’s worth, but her face is a thing so scared I can barely get my words out. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s political to some extent. You have to understand that. And who knows if they’ll like the content of this play? We can’t control that. It’s really out of our hands.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He would turn on the lights and then pace back and forth for a while without taking off his coat, hands clasped behind his back, shaking his head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She made a pot of tea, even though her hands were shaking. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Queenie walked purposefully to the cheerful coal fire and knelt, rubbing her hands together. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She walked into the drawing room and clapped her hands twice. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Even though I sealed off my ears with my hands, I still hear ringing when I take them away, and I feel unsteady on my feet. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Somehow Ayanna and I were sitting, hands in our laps, and Gum Baby sniffed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He had just rounded the corner past the Church of St. John when he saw, farther down the road, a group of men standing in a single line with their hands placed on their heads. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he shook his head and put his hands in his pockets. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They held hands and knew that only die coffin would lie in the earth; the bubbly laughter and the press of fingers in the palm would stay aboveground forever. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ayesha leans back against a rock and belly laughs, then covers her face with her hands and begins sobbing. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Wynn backed away with his hands up, and I bit down a smile. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And the sounds, which started out peculiar and interesting, soon turned into being the sort of confusion that made you want to clamp your hands ’crost your ears. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Army wants to put its hands on me, yet another white government man sent in to press me into place. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever Mary came to the shore, she harvested as many as she could, and now with three pairs of hands and eyes at work, there would be a feast. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Uncle Andrew was bowing and rubbing his hands and looking, to tell the truth, extremely frightened. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

A man and woman in their fifties are shaking hands with my father, everybody smiling and saying, “Ah! Ah!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my hands away from the portfolio resting on my lap. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Be careful—don’t burn your hands,” she warns. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

His big hands gripped the steering wheel loosely. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When at last the sun was low in the sky, Khal Drogo clapped his hands together, and the drums and the shouting and feasting came to a sudden halt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He hands it to me and sits down. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He washed his face and hands in hot water, slicked down his dark hair, then went back into the restaurant and ate his burgers and fries, and drank his coffee. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“So,” Coraline continued, both hands wrapped firmly around the black cat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Darcy’s face drops when Mama hands her the aluminum pans. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She lifted up her white arms, and spread out her hands towards the East in a gesture of rejection and denial. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She stands up and smooths out her purple sweatshirt with two hands as she repeats herself, just loud enough for me to hear this time. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her hands were drifting in the gray dishwater, long gone cold. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Amelia gasps, too, claps her hands over her mouth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

With his hands behind his back, as though contemplating this answer, he made his way toward the jurors’ platform, where he stopped and turned to face the accused man, nodding at him slowly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now, even the sight of his hands repulsed me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As the man tied my hands, we exchanged a glance that lasted a few seconds. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She puts her arms around me and we hold each other like that from our two chairs, like a house constructed over them, and I don’t move my hands at all and neither does she. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

So we don't have to shake hands and do the whole "my name is" thing. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Heart pounding in my throat, I buried my face in my hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Operate on the assumption that he isn’t dead. He’s a valued prisoner, one they don’t want falling into the wrong hands before he stands trial. Where would he be?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Still he warmed his hands in his armpits; then gently picked up her head. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spread his hands wide as if casting out demons only he could see, and shouted, “There is nothing fair here!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Xan shuddered and pulled herself to her hands and knees, and slid closer to the woman on the ground. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He had his hands out in front of him and ran right into a counter. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Those are the hands that hold our fates, I thought as Sohrab and I seated our­selves across from his desk. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“She just needs an extra set of hands.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then she strolled off stage, juggling with two hands again. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Viola hands the binocs to Ben and he looks for himself. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, the cop put both hands on Reg’s back, and he shoved him through the metal detector. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ambrose uses one of his gloved hands to pat me on the back. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her only worry about the salt was that her sweaty hands were going to turn it to paste. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I dream we wake up, still holding hands. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When he hands us the money, he says, “Gracias,” and bows with his hands pressed together, and oh my God, he’s not even joking. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I tried to stand, but could not, my hands were bound so low. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I lie on my stomach at edge of the pool for a while, dangling my hands in the water, examining the little flames on my fingernails that are beginning to chip off. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes, and the strong, gentle hands around mine become Starry's, and then Baba's, until finally I feel the scarred hands of an unseen Liberator sheltering my own. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Only the most elite of Miss Preston's girls get to train with the short swords, no longer than a woman’s forearm, and my hands itch to pick them up and test their weight. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

One minute, they were pushing, and the next minute, the Tag and Bag grocery cart was out of their hands, rolling down the hill. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I looked down at his hands as I spoke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Blood on my head, blood on my hands. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, I’m tired of how Mr. Levy seems to pick on Bernard, and even though my hands are itching even more, I say loud enough for Mr. Levy to hear, “Other people are up too.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She broke off suddenly and sat looking out across the quiet field, her hands folded in her lap. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The golden monkey was crouching at the end of the bed, trembling with anticipation, little black hands to his mouth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

My first and only experience with magic had left me with a sore eye and hands that throbbed from bad medicine. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

They made people stand, turn around, and show them their hands. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Harry was more than willing; the wind was fierce and his hands were freezing, so they crossed the road, and in a few minutes were entering the tiny inn. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I guess you’re not leaving?” he says to his hands, then looks up at Fry and Big Foot, somehow without breaking the rhythm of the skipping stone. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Mark sixteen eighteen. They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing; it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover “Bravo.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Victor comes to sit by him, a red leather-bound book in his hands. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was already up and bustling about, and as they came in she pressed a cup of coffee into Mama’s hands. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She stuffed her hands into the pockets of her black pants. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We sat there awhile, holding hands, reveling in the strange new sensation of actually touching one another. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

His hands were ship-calloused but warm against her breasts beneath her shirt. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Carlos was watching him, hands on his hips, a helmet under his arm. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He jammed his hands into the pockets of his tight blue slacks, watching the cars cruise past. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spender lay there, his hands clasped, one around the gun, the other around the silver book that glittered in the sun. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them had to wear socks on their hands and some of them just had to scrunch their arms up in the sleeves of their jackets. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands flail and splash, trying to keep my head above water. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what to say, so I just look at my dry hands—one of my knuckles is cracked and bleeding from the cold. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The people of the village gathered in silence, not too close, to watch his quick hands and listen to his soft voice. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Papa threw his hands up in the air. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The man has stopped pacing and stands with his hands clasped behind his back. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He sat up in bed with his hands on his fat stomach and big, oily tears rolled down his cheeks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Kainene pushed away her plate and sat with her elbows on the table, her chin lightly supported on her clasped hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She cupped her hands and struck at the waves. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ernesto’s pallid skin mottled with excitement, his tentative hands that quickly became assured under her encouragement, the way he laid his downy head between her breasts and slept contentedly, like a well-fed baby. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over my cot and took both of my hands in hers. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I have time on my hands, so let me tell you a story. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She spanked the dust off her hands and clothes, hard, and trudged uphill slowly behind Mother and Rashida. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Both the women wiped their hands on their skirts, and Miss Duncan-the-second said, “Hold on, we’s coming with you. That poor, poor thing.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

As before, the Circle began with the Keeper giving prayer while everybody stood and held hands. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

As soon as the four of you were in your room, Vinny clapped her hands and called out, “Tasting game!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The hands that could make jets perform exotic gymnastics in the sky had a softness of touch and an inborn surety that made him an excellent outside shooter. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

When she goes out, I set down the bauble and pour myself a cup of tea, holding it to warm my hands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If she wasn’t going to fight them, I decided, then neither was I. I got down from the wagon like the man had asked, hands above my head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

When they reached Petey’s window, Finn released the reins and slid from the horse’s back, knees loose and watery, hands trembling. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“We have time for one more question,” Imam Malik says as a flurry of hands fly up. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

After a seizure, I usually need to sleep for twelve hours or so, just to give my atoms a chance to settle in and hold hands again like good neighbors. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s nice to see someone working around here,” Hoagland said, rubbing warmth into his hands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were steady as he took apart the engine. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex wants to go to war for this man, wants to get his hands on everything and everyone that ever hurt him, but for once, he’s trying to be the steady one. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But he takes my face in his hands, his fingers strong against my skin, and kisses me again, firmer this time, more certain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Some have their hands in their pockets, some walk with a bounce in their step, some wear headphones, some are walking with a friend. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Colonel said, “This is Burbank, men. Don’t overlook your hands.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He kept studying his hands, wiping at them with his white Subway-brand napkin, though I doubted they were dirty, since he’d eaten a salad. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He lifted it from the case in both hands and turned it and looked at it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She crept on hands and knees to the piece of roofing and caught hold of it by either side. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Griswold clasped his hands in his lap, studying the Poe bust as he talked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Prosper Thou the work of our hands, we beg Thee: Prosper Thou it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

My fingers reach to straighten it, but Chip motions with a nod, and other hands take over for me, quick and efficient. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My dad does most of the talking as my mom stares at the floor, her hands resting limply on her knees. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then she hands me a plastic daisy pen. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She stands quickly, hands on her hips, eyes narrowing, the Fifi we know and love. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

My mother sat silent in her rocking chair, staring out the window; now and then she would lower her face to her hands. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered how long Sohrab had lain in bed staring at the photo, turning it in his hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We turned into it with our hands up in front of our faces to block the camera, but the flash had come from the sunlight’s reflecting off the window of a turning Coast Guard speedboat. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He bandaged, his hands moving very fast and the bandage coming taut and sure. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You got the right idea, Pop,” said Tomas, his brown hands idly on the wheel. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

My heart pounds and my hands shake, but I won’t let a sniper beat me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jody tore off some pieces and rubbed them on his hands until the air was filled with the sharp wild smell. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sucked my teeth and went, “Oh my God,” throwing my hands at my sides. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He plucked at my chest and my belly, but I could feel him in places his hands were nowhere near. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned her hands into a megaphone around her mouth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Ollie buries his head in his hands, and Leo stares hard at the desk. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Nancy was pulling the chewed gum from her mouth and stretching it out with both hands so that it was a flat, rubbery piece punctured with holes. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her face as well as she could with her wet hands and turned to Mae. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Ghost teaches me how to hang from rafters and not be seen, to line up a shot with a crossbow, to steady my shaking hands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In her hands she holds the terrible shears she’ll use to cut the thread of your child’s life. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a box of chocolates from his suitcase and hands it to Mam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I blink a few times, lower my hands, and stare up at him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Every Saturday night in “the Ritz,” as the common room of the ship was known, a ration of grog was issued to all hands. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“We do those little golf claps,” Zach says, demonstrating with his hands stretched far out in front of him and his wrists pressed together. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“With his eyes and those hands there won’t be a woman safe in all the world when he starts hunting after the ladies.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This was a dictionary so huge you needed both hands to manage turning the pages and making the book stay put. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat with his shoulders slumped, his hands pressed between his knees, his tears streaming steadily down his pale, soft cheeks. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Nobody stopped work to listen, though, because Onofre had always been a lousy piano player, even with two hands, and he still tunked out basically atonal numbers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some kids put peanut butter in their hands as a gag, or have one of those shock buzzers, like in the cartoons. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Remora waved his hands in an impatient “get on with it” way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was too late to wash his hands. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I love the feeling of my hands in his hair. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He rests his chin on the back of his clasped hands. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, the Bulgarians filed between the rows of seats in the box, and Bagman called out the name of each as they shook hands with their own minister and then with Fudge. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I quickly wipe my face with the heels of my hands. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And Ammu, though her hands were trembling, hadn’t looked up from her unnecessary hemming. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Mrs. Dalton, sitting quietly, her frail, waxen hands folded in her lap. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I gasp, then immediately cover my mouth with my hands. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“You know that tall guy with the big hands?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t really up for hearing it, but judging by the way she stretched back and put her hands behind her head, I knew she was waiting to be asked. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I make to push past her, my scythe still an awkward weight in my hands, but she blocks me once again. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In her hands was a wooden breakfast tray with a covered teacup and a turkey baster with a bright yellow bulb. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Coach O was shouting instructions and encouragements as Luke slowly pushed himself up to his hands and knees. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

If I could have used a bat with two hands I could have killed the Rrst one surely. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when they stepped back into the meadow, each was holding a silver rifle in his hands. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I raised my hands to the level of my chest—the weapons I had against the hyena. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nag rubbed out the knots in Cora’s hands. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I waved her hands away, but Ashley pushed past the others and brushed my long, dark hair over my shoulder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He tried to take back the cookies and Miss New Mexico grabbed hold with both hands. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

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

She looks down at her hands, where she’s playing with the charms of her bracelets. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Tori and Zeke reach what used to be the doors, and he puts up one of his hands when he sees the row of Dauntless with guns. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was being held down by two physicians, one on either side of him, and Lady Isobel stood as far from him as possible, her hands covering her mouth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat on his hands, then he split open the hot clay and smelled the sweet flesh of the hedgehog, which had cooked, slowly, in the embers, as he had slept. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He touches my face, covering my cheeks with his hands, sliding his fingertips down my neck, fitting his fingers to the slight curve of my hips. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

With impatient, shaking hands I broke the seal in order to devour the good tidings I had waited to hear. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Arya took out the dagger and sharpened it to keep her hands busy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Robin took her place before the left propeller with her hands resting on the blade. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s blood on my hands as I walk quickly from the bush and up the street. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“The pastas are usually pretty good here,” he says as the waiter hands them menus. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They clamped their hands over their ears until the lowing stopped. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s out of my hands. I did all I could, when I wanted to give your boy a chance at life. You’re not to blame for this. You must be brave. Maybe it’s better. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Javi put his hands on either side of Max's face and stepped close. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I knew otherwise: The islanders preferred that I keep my hands to myself. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She tries to get a better grip, but now her hands are wet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“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 straightened up and clutched my backside as hard as I possibly could with both hands. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd surged toward the water, raised its four hundred thousand hands, and shouted. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Removing her gloves, she walked over to the kitchen stove to warm up her hands in its low flame. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When we dug our foxholes in the yard, the monks did not seem upset or displeased, though the younger one performed a washing motion with his hands. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were holding hands, talking together, heads close, oblivious to everything else; she could see that even from a distance. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He leaned his head forward, resting it on the backs of his hands. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

His hands came away as he hit the floor and blood was all over that part of him that had been worm-white. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Look closely: There's Aunt Alicia, the baby girl, curls spiraling over her shoulders, her hands cupped around a bouquet of flowers. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

We slapped our hands together as hard as we could and got our slobs mixed up real good, then waved them in the air so they’d dry. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Carrie, who had left the cookhouse, now ran back in and sat down beside me with her hands covering her ears. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He could almost see, in his hands, new binoculars, and he could see himself up in a tree, scanning the horizon. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were jammed deep in the pockets of his loose canvas pants, and his dented hat sat on the back of his head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Brooke kicked out and hit Jule in the shoulder, scrabbling with her hands to regain her grip on the railing. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In the agony of trying to answer their barely comprehensible questions, I jabbed my hands here and there, forming words with my fingers because the words refused to leave my mouth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Aunt Pearl's hands were clenched and her eyes were wide when he bounded into the apartment. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have bested a thousand monsters with my bare hands.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She hands it over and sits in a chair. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

We’d look goofy, like I was holding hands with my little cousin instead of my girlfriend or whatever. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Cold hands and stiff limbs moved to obey as yet more arrows flew down like rain, straight rods of rain tipped with death. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I pull up the hood of the coat and pull down the sleeves over my bare hands. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Piano Fingers clasps his hands in front of his face. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

And I start thinking about everything I do with two hands. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I sat down on the swing and watched her hands move quickly as she worked her single needle and a ball of yarn into what looked like another toilet paper cover. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Just take ten shots. I bet you’ll want to take an eleventh,” Russ says, spinning the ball in his hands. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my hands firmly rooted in my pockets as if I were taking a walk on a chilly day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knelt and looked between the sparse bottom branches of the tree; it seemed like a long time, and his hands were full of cold sweat when the pickup truck finally appeared. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

My hands are empty, and I sit enwombed in a ship. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Will heard Lyra gasp, and turned to see another witch holding a squirming, struggling hare in her tough hands. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, she would have blood on her hands, but blood can be a cleansing thing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Skeezie starts rocking back in his chair, his hands clasped behind his head. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when Rowan realized that the blood on Volta’s hands was not from his victims. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He rakes the remnants of dinner into the trash and hands the plates to Abby so she can load the dishwasher. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Often she paused in midsentence and rested her head on her hands. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He holds a piece of paper in both hands. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I am Chroma the Great,” he continued, gesturing broadly with his hands, “conductor of color, maestro of pigment, and director of the entire spectrum.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

One after another they rose up on my hands like small white marbles. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, he extended his hands, palms up, and uncurled his fingers—Archer’s sign for helping. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He used both his hands to grip Faraday’s in what was meant to be a heartfelt greeting, but felt forced and artificial. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

We crawled with the guns on our backs, in our hands, and ran around the building with them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

While this cooked Baucis set the table with her trembling old hands. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do they mean to say she tied her own hands? A ten-year-old child?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wrapped his hands around the collar of my sweatshirt, pinning my shoulders into the mud. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The auction had started that morning with the sale of prime field hands. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands ached from balling them so tightly. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She concentrated on it, mentally letting the ocean hands know where she needed to get. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

My hands are too weak to grasp it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Turu lifted his hands and made an arc to show the rainbow bridge. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She turned the hands and thought the question: “Where is Iorek?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The man covered his groin with both hands and shrank from view. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

All the while I was running my eye over the young woman's letter, she sat there at the table before me, looking down at her hands. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He raised both hands from the wheel and waved them at me, demonstrating just how “here” he was, before remembering the rules of the road and grabbing the wheel. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“James left this for you,” Marie says, and hands me a small, folded piece of paper. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I took my hands from the lute and began to clap. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She is probably cursing the GPS woman as Malcolm claps his hands over his ears in the passenger seat. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He knew about Assef, the kite, the money, the watch with the lightning bolt hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Trepid folded his hands, as if in prayer. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” Ash said, continuing to wash her hands. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Help is scarce and the poor War Department is getting poorer every day. Consequently I have my hands full.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“All this ritual—it’s like something you’d see in a tone cult,” she said when Faraday returned to his seat, hands still damp. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

People are easily intimidated when the police confront them, hands on their revolvers, and most have no idea the question can be answered, “No.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I breathe heavily, my sickles and hands covered in the inky mess that is a shambler’s blood. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They would stand on the corner of Gwynn Oak and Liberty, or Cold Spring and Park Heights, or outside Mondawmin Mall, with their hands dipped in Russell sweats. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Today, though, he was wearing a chauffeur’s uniform, so I could only see extra peepers on his hands, face and neck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They shook hands with everybody around them and had little smiling conversations as they made their way back toward the road and the so-called real world. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The girl turns to me, telling me with her hands to get back. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on her hips, threw back her head, and called on all the gods and neighbors to come and witness the dog- things in their midst. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands shook as the flame flared up. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He moved his hands up and down my back, till I was almost dizzy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cut her hands on the firewood and nearly singed off her eyelashes while fanning the morning flames. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa steeples his hands and gazes at something above my shoulder. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Odenigbo came to the kitchen door, his hands held behind his back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She just clears her throat and runs her hands through her short gray hair. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He himself did not appear to find any difficulty in managing without, except that once or twice he had to use both hands, and there was a certain awkwardness in his handling of the food. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy was rubbing its legs with his strong thick hands. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drop the tape back into the Walkman and, holding the player in both hands, close it like a book. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. DiAngelo is curious about your garden,” I told Mom as I plunged my hands into the soapy water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

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

Then I stepped next to her and braced myself on one knee—holding up my hands—and touched the cold, heavy clouds. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Kevin held up his hands and framed a marquee in the air. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Before he left he cupped my face in both of his hands. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I look down at the fists my hands have formed without my even telling them. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

As soon as she left I wiped my hands on my pants and dumped all the stuff she brought me inside the house. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Augustus sat in the driver’s seat, covered in his own vomit, his hands pressed to his belly where the G-tube went in. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He had great big freckled hands and fiery red hair and twinkly blue eyes. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“All the more reason to get our hands on this apprentice as soon as possible and put an end to this,” says Magnus. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The necklace floated from Monsoon’s hands and gently encircled Aru’s neck. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And I, seated with the few other visitors, add my weak voice to theirs, humming when I can’t guess the words and wishing my hands were held too. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turn it in my hands and hold it higher. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

At first I can’t tell if it’s put on or actually authentic, but when he resumes walking, overly casual, hands in his pockets, arms stiffened, it’s evident his initial reaction had been real. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I’m going to ask Izzie to place this letter in your hands, so you don’t get in trouble. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“That's what I told them. I said any girl who goes to such lengths to preserve her life isn't going to be interested in throwing it away with both hands.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tried his best to catch up, his backpack bouncing against his shoulders and his weapon threatening to slip out of his sweaty hands. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Gat and I sat on the floor of the pantry, holding hands. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The maid stood up and wiped her soapy hands on her apron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She digs a couple of books out of her backpack and hands them to me so I can have a pillow, too. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The last thing we saw before everything went black were two Gypsy men running at us with a tarp in their hands. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He bent forward and buried his face in his hands. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He did not need anyone, but it was an excellent idea to have someone around to keep an eye on him, button his shirts when his hands were useless, and run his house. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

"May I take a picture?" he asks, his voice and hands shaking. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Then he hands me a pamphlet in a big hurry, and he and the freckled girl step away from the door and wave good-bye. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The breeze had mussed his hair; I balled my hands in my lap to keep from reaching over and putting it back in place. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

At the end of the second week, when four casualties came in, Mary Anne wasn’t afraid to get her hands bloody. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walks fast to the hotel, head down, hands in his pockets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

My aching back and blistered hands were equally optimistic. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

The girls’ line was neat; they looked like angels in their starched white dresses, each pair of hands holding a white prayer book and a rosary. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mute sat with his hands in his pockets and the half-finished glass of beer before him had become warm and stagnant. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There were still a few hands up, including Jules’s and Aileen’s, but Mr. Hale went on about the battle in Milton’s mind between individualism and the moral order of a Christian universe. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The upperclassman hands him a bucket and Frederick pours it out on the ground. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bracketed to the wall was a small shelf holding a plaster statue of the blue-robed Virgin Mary with her hands held out supplicatingly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Cheep, cheep, cheep,” she concludes, waving her head and hands back and forth. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The sun of that world was shining into this, making Lyra’s hands golden, melting the ice on Roger’s wolfskin hood, making his pale cheeks transparent, glistening in his open sightless eyes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“A few minutes ago your mother walked into the living room and took the book I was reading out of my hands. And she said: ‘Talk to him. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Rocco stood, took the box from Aaron’s hands, and carried it over to the car. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Jasmine puts the notebook straight into my hands. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He puts his hands together and his fingers grip the backs of his hands hard. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hiroshi presses his hands together like he’s praying and rests his chin on the tips of his fingers. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A shiver of excitement rushes through my hands. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Clumsily, her hands fumbling, she released the brake and let the car move slowly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bacteria and a host of other microorganisms could find their way into cultures from people’s unwashed hands, their breath, and dust particles floating through the air, and destroy them. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But here she is, right in the middle of the swarm of people, with her hands on her hips, letting everyone bump into us. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she had felt like putting her hands under her knees to lift them up for the next step. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He was his father in so many ways: the way he fanned out his cards with both hands, the way he squinted while reading them, the way he rarely looked a person in the eye. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But as soon as there are too many of us, they throw up their hands. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Harry dried his hands, impervious to the beauty of the scene outside the window and to the murmuring of the others in the sitting room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My hands were trembling, but I didn’t try to pinch myself this time. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Why, you pile up your hands, choose a number, and draw out in turn, and the person who draws at the number has to answer truly any question put by the rest. It’s great fun.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, I take down my braids, rubbing my hands through my hair until it hangs wild in my face. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Every now and then she would reach up and put her hands on the rollers to see if they were cooling off. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I refreshed my face and hands with cold water at the basin, then seated myself on a hard-backed chair left near one of the windows to await my tea. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sadness, the marks of angry hands on their faces, the hopelessness that curled their shoulders forward. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Her back was straight, and her dirty hands made fists so tight her knuckles looked ready to split. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She pulled a picture out of her purse and shoved it into my hands. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy watched in wonderment as more and more kids slipped out of the crowd and began joining hands, forming a human barricade around Beatrice’s self-buried stepbrother. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner went into all the rooms on the first floor, his hands held out in front of him to feel anything he couldn’t see. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He felt it blow against his hands where they lay at his sides, and over his back. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Marlena hands him a glass, motions me over for mine, and then takes a seat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

On a second try three hundred yards away the wand seemed nearly torn downward out of his hands. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"He folded his hands together and looked at me and said, 'Miss Gilling, we have decided that you would benefit by group therapy.'" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I looked at my hands where they rested on the table next to a mustard stain. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But before anyone can say anything, my grandfather clears his throat, folds his hands together on top of the table, and leans forward to speak. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The kid groaned and made a big show of slowly closing the freezer case and cleaning his hands before slouching over to a wall of shelves packed with dry goods. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The Arabs and Jews shook hands again, at the White House and in lots of other places, too. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

To feel his hands on hers, to hear the petals of the tulips tremble in the wind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She sat with her hands clasped around her knees and her head on her kneecaps. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

A third nurse, a pneumatic black girl in pale pink, stands at the end of the table with her hands on her hips. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But holding hands with a girl—that was embarrassing. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I wash my hands in the reddish water in the bathroom. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He thrust his hands forward, and the bits of metal flew from his uniform, a gleaming cloud that hung in the air for the briefest second then shot toward the Tidemakers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And I had been sick because there was sick all over the bed and on my hands and arms and face. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stood with his hands locked together on die gold pommel of his longsword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Widow Daventry, who didn’t look too pleased, wiped her hands on her vest. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Your hands get cold even if you wear gloves, and after your day is done you come out with a cold. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Two had spears in their hands with broad bright heads. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

With the help of hired hands, Garfield grew crops and raised animals to supplement the income from his government position and law practice. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

If I have to talk to someone up close, I rest my chin in my hands, so my fingers cover them up. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mami let go our hands and ran under the roof overhang, where water fell in a thick stream. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“My dear friend,” said Mr. Pumblechook, taking me by both hands, when he and I and the collation were alone, “I give you joy of your good fortune. Well deserved, well deserved!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I sit up in my bed when I hear Mrs. Malloy saying, “Let me take her off your hands, Ollie Mae. I don’t mind at all. She can live here with us.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But then Miss Love’s hands were on her mouth again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

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

They came to the fiat top where the rock was hard to hands and knees. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Archibald Yronwood had been cradling his prince’s scorched and smoking body when the Brazen Beasts had found him, as his burned hands could testify. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She then takes off her hat, leans in closer to me, and hands me a comb. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

Now no one could tie his hands or force him into an uncomfortable compromise. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He moved his hands until they were on top of hers. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

At night, I dream I’m in Hideo’s bed, tangled in his sheets, my hands running along his bare back, his hands gripping my hips. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I raised my hands to the strings and drew their attention back to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Clancy knelt in front of me, hands cupping my jaw, fingers weaving through my hair. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I quickly wash my face and scrub the dirt from my hands. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

By the fire of a dragon or the hands of a giant or the teeth of a wolf or the spear of a man. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking slightly, but I hope no one can tell. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Their wind whipped around us, cold as the blades that glistened in their hands. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She lowered her hands quickly, embarrassed by her show of enthusiasm, but James gave her a half smile and Steve a “good job” pat on his tips. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Sanitation porters,” said three Latino men with plastic garbage bags in their hands. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nice talking to you,” I say, and we shake hands. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ged stepped forward and struck the lord’s hands down with his own, saying as he did so only one short word. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll say the name and then you tell me if you know why they’re famous, deal? No need to raise your hands. Just call out.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

He let go of her then and searched the cupboard, even running his hands over the shelves, though he must have been able to see there was no rice. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And when I look at Dad's face and see the strained way he shakes hands and says good night to Alicia's dad, I know I'm right. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She loved tickling him, building tunnels with cushions and pillows for him to crawl through, watching him fall asleep in her arms with one of his hands always clutching her ear. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Now, she lets it all out as my hands rub her scalp. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She was shoving me, both her hands at my back, not letting me pause to say hello to the alarmed neighbors who kept asking if I was all right. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sister handles them gently, marks the pages with torn brown pieces of paper bag, wipes her hands before going beyond the hardbound covers. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

They shake hands with my dad and nod at my mother. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Art” was something that people with too much time and money on their hands did. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She placed it in Edna’s hands, and without further comment arose and went to the piano. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was holding on to the gun and nightstick on his belt, which made him look like he was running with his hands on his hips. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My sentences tangled and twisted together, every word I said had my father looking more startled and more confused, until finally I just pulled the list from my drawer and shoved it into his hands. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I knew what I ought to do: pick it up in both hands and give it to Mama Mwanza. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss Jane, take off your pinafore; what are you doing there? Have you washed your hands and face this morning?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I stared at him writhing, his tongue flicking in and out of his mouth, foamy spit at the corners, his eyes rolling in his head, his hands moving faster and faster. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She sat leaning forward in her chair with her hands on her knees, her mouth open and a pulse beating very fast in her temple. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

This time my sergeant, Murphy, saw it in my hands and insisted I turn it in. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We shake hands and walk in our different directions. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

An old witch sat in a niche, quivering her wax hands over some orange-and-blue tarot cards. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was kneeling by the stream, splashing her face and hands with cool water. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three small pirates held hands, shrieking in circles until they fell down. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Sighing, Victor folded his hands behind his head. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I ran out like a shot, pausing only a second to get a few drops of water to clean my hands. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She trades the samosa plate in my hands for the bouquets. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He held his head in his hands and turned his face to the wall. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their ears, necks, fingers, and hands are heavy with yellow twenty-four-carat gold jewels as they beckon you over to their counters. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hands on either side of my face and brought his face close to mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The darkness was almost complete, and they could see nothing much beyond their hands’ stretch; but Gollum’s eyes shone pale, several feet above, as he turned back towards them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

President Lincoln and General Grant shake hands, then Grant gallops off to join the Army of the Potomac. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, the disgusting old Grand High Witch began to do a sort of witch's dance up and down the platform, stamping her feet and clapping her hands. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The girl by his side stood with her hands clasped together, concealing a tendril of flame that curled stubbornly around the nail of her pinky, which happened sometimes when she was upset. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He would insist on keeping it as a pet, and once it was coiled inside its tank, he would call Davies right over and show him what he’d done with his bare hands. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The vision rippled, and Thorn’s hands were up; she was fighting. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

In one, Marcus was wearing an orange jumpsuit with handcuffs holding his hands in front of him, and a police officer walked beside him. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and brushed the grit from my bleeding hands as we were herded inside. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his misgivings Olmsted left the completion of the exposition landscape in the hands of Ulrich and adopted a punishing schedule of work and travel that took him through sixteen states. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They were still holding hands, but Jam squared her shoulders and glared at it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was painful for him to try to talk with his mouth, but his hands were always ready to shape the words he wished to say. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he’d ever tried those little hands of his at poker. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His hands expertly touched places on her neck, and unconsciousness came. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There’s black, hopeless rage in her eyes, the type of anger you feel when your hands are tied and there’s a knife at your jugular. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, he shook hands with many of the prisoners, rubbing shoulders in the cramped space. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Magdalena hands Jesus her blue bag of bread. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes, folded my hands, squeezed them tight, took a deep breath, turned, counted to three, and opened my eyes. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Next to me, the girls have their hands up in the air. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

With hands as clumsy as boxing gloves, he fumbled a pot out of the stove and filled it with water. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t raised his hand and he made everyone laugh so he had to go up to Father Byrnes and hold out his hands, palms up. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

With an exasperated sigh, Joon tossed both hands into the air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And you crouched down on the floor and put your hands over your ears and you were in the way of everyone. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He returned to the ring around the bed and filled his hands and pockets with the salt that had scorched the intruder the night before. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Momma signs me out of school for the rest of the day, and I wait all the way until were at the car before I raise my hands above my head like I’m a champion. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

They were accustomed to poking and fixing, unlike the priests and scribes of other nations, who, raised in luxury, were reluctant to dirty their hands. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look and see an older couple walking from the parking lot holding hands. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

After a while, the lieutenant shook hands with the two foreigners and he called over the private who was guarding the meeting. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Two steps forward, my hands are hovering above the bars. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Henry was back in the kitchen, and so she released her hair and shoved her hands back into the dishwater. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He is standing on the couch cushions with his hands locked behind his back. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I had flash burn across the backs of my hands and neck and mild acid burns across my lower legs from where I’d waded through the fire-fog. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In his hands, he holds the one thing Booth wants to see more than any other: newspapers. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Grinning like a newborn, the Señora now took Shirley’s hands in hers. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now the pastry man covered his face with his hands and moaned that his own children were waiting to be fed. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Her hands lie open on the pale blue blanket, palms up, fingers slightly curled. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to cover my face with my hands, but there was a barrage coming at me from all sides. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The boy shook uncontrollably, blood everywhere, wetting Thomas’s hands. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

At that instant, two big sweaty hands closed around his neck. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claire’s hands were moving her hair back from her shoulders now, and Maya couldn’t tell if she wanted to step closer to her or run away and never look back. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The men reach out their hands and eat. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Hideo brings his hands slightly apart, then rotates the cube once. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I let go of Char and covered my face with my hands, but not quickly enough. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a special faucet at knee height with a little bench in front, where I sit and rub my hands in the cold water before rinsing my mouth and nose. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I clapped my hands together kind of soft under the table. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Meme swallowed her blush, absorbed her tribulation, and even managed a natural smile as she asked him the favor of leaving it on the railing because her hands were dirty from the garden. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Behind the hands and the needle, an engraving of the sun in splendor occupied the center of the dial. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, they finally cut the plastic binding that tied our hands, and divided us again, sending half down to the right end of the freezing hallway and half to the left. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He shook hands with Mr. Dacus and paused to have a brief conversation with the principal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t pictured herself confronting him caged and starving, hands bound, dressed in rags. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His father is still standing there in his room, watching expectantly, his hands clasped together behind his back, so Gogol flips through the book. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two more for holding both kids’ hands when I pick them up from the Head Start bus stop to keep Bryce from wandering into the street after some rock he’s spotted. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He made a visor with his hands and squinted. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Gripping the edge of Colonel Cathcart’s desk with both hands, he lifted his flaccid haunches far back on the corner to sit with both short legs dangling freely. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

A semicircle of little boys, their bodies streaked with colored clay, sharp sticks in their hands, were standing on the beach making no noise at all. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Dr. Van Helsing placed his hands on Mina’s shoulders, and laid her head down softly on her pillow. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I guess if hands are the measure, I’d have to agree. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The gods were glaring at me, but Annabeth had her hands over her mouth. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He gnawed on the ends until they bled, and I finally had to pull his hands away from his mouth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The skin of her hands was deeply cracked, and her hair was tangled, but her face had a healthy pink glow, and her eyes were clear and bright. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She shoves the toilette box in my hands and drapes a hooded cloak over my shoulders. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She was on her hands and knees digging in her flower garden and obviously enjoying herself. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The ranger studied his hands as if he had never noticed them before. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With only four of us left in the room, Bill returns and hands Mr. Shunk a note. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

James immediately picked himself up onto his hands and knees and started searching around for his precious treasures. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

She asks again, her hands cupped around her mouth to amplify her voice. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Director went suddenly pale, stopped struggling and stood, his hands on her wrists, staring down at her, horrified. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the light from below, I can see his face now, the awkward way he holds his bandaged hands. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Glad to meet you,” I said, wiping my sweaty hand on the side of my pants before shaking hands with Peggy’s father. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The lovely woman stood in the doorway to the kitchen wringing her pale hands. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He twisted out of his brother’s hands and waved at Jam. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Doha could see they were standing next to each other, his aunt’s hands wrapped tight around her husband’s arm. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Go in and out the windows,” she sang, and felt her hands taken as she danced. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

They wiped their dirty hands quickly and left the garden, closing the gate behind them and following the same path Ramon had rushed along. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

After our pictures were taken, and fresh, chemical-smelling laminated ID cards were spit out into our hands, we agreed to catch up to each other again at dinner. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In my hands is a tall glass with a cool drink beaded with condensation that catches the sunlight, refracting it like a kaleidoscope. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She clap her hands together, drop her chin at me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She flapped her hands at thin air, as though beating off large invisible moths. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He mended the fire and warmed his hands. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was trying to hold open a section of the net for us, but wherever he touched it, the golden threads started to wrap around his hands. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Christ was on the cross,” Jeanne went on, “but it must have been by magic, because there were no nails in his hands or his feet. But they were still bleeding...” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They sat on top of us, tied our hands, and took us to their chief. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

His own hands disappeared inside his sleeves again. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then her hands curl up into fists on her lap. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling clapped his hands and shouted “Enough!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The guards placed their hands on Wes and shuffled him away. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He turned around with a bottle in his hands and winked at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He collected the money that had been taken in over the preceding months, heard reports from all the church groups and shook hands with the adults and kissed all small children. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands was shaking, but I picked up her groceries, putting ’em in the sack, then went back into the alley. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

It sent out freezing air, and if I reached my hand up, I could feel my hands turn icy. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They would hop up, take the steps by twos, jump them backwards, all without using their hands; and then they would bump down on their stomachs like alligators. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to kick it off but couldn’t, so I crawled beneath it, my hands and knees pressing into the ceiling of the van, which was upside down. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Although her coat kept her body warm, her hands were cold even inside her pockets. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

During the first week of school, I was in the locker room, changing into my gym shorts, when Julius Olsen tucked his hands into his armpits and started flapping his arms like wings. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I warm the mouthpiece with my hands and take a deep breath. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Eleven hands—everybody contributing one except Mother and the babies—would emerge from both sides of the car; from the front seat, rear seat, and folding swivel chairs amidships. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped and searched around with his numb hands for the gun. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The raw meat has a strong animal smell, and as you slice and slice, the tissue inevitably gets under your nails, and the scent lingers on your hands for hours. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She’s in a white doctor’s coat, a stethoscope slung around her neck, her small cartoon hands resting angrily on her hips. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Moss threw his hands up in the air as he let out a breath of relief. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Gloria’s grandchildren are racing around with fistfuls of white powder in their hands. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The door to the Gran’s cabin opened, and she ushered everyone inside with a wave of her hands. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I washed the black pasilla chiles off my hands, patting them dry against my pants, and glimpsed the clock, which read just past five. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He sticks his hands into his pockets, walks away, whistling. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The music quickened; faster beat the feet, faster, faster fell the rhythmic hands. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all stuck up our hands and started guessing. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can only tell you what I saw. The Fabrikator took a piece of lead in his hands, and moments later we had this.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She hitched the blue silk dress higher on her wide hips and held the edges of the fabric in both hands as she arched her back and tossed her head. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face with his hands and felt the lesions fade, as if they had been cleansed away. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell Mother it was too hot. It slipped out of my hands.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I gently push him back and press my hands to my forehead. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He could see the doctor clearly then, the dark thick hair growing on the backs of the doctor’s hands as they reached out at him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hands on the top of his head the way he did when he was called for a foul. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I step out of the hellish clothing shop, and a girl hands me a flyer for a concert in the cafe on the town square. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mom has her hands behind her head, staring at the ceiling, and I can hear her sighing, sighing. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

His shoulders tightened, and his hands curled into fists. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Edwin placed both hands flat on the table. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He wanted to open the cages and take each one out, hold it between his hands, he wanted them all to fly away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I rise and go out to Smitty, who hands me a stack. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Henry’s hands are huge on his back, his jaw sharp and rough with a long day’s stubble, his shoulders broad enough to eclipse Alex when he rolls them over and pins Alex to the mattress. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He could see a bright, whirling torrent of crystals in the air around him, and he could see them gather on the backs of his hands, like cold fur. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Admiring her idea, gloating, planning, Omakayas turned the leather sewing kit and bead packet over and over in her hands. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Broad smiles and hollow laughter were undermined by trembling legs and shaking hands. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

So Meg wrestled alone with the refractory sweetmeats all that hot summer day, and at five o’clock sat down in her topsy-turvey kitchen, wrung her bedaubed hands, lifted up her voice and wept. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her cheeks were very hot and she felt them with her hands. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

If you look at a clock or a watch from the outside you can tell that there is a mechanism which turns the hands. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She threw the knife into the back of the chair again and again, hiding the rips under a fur throw, the resulting cuts and abrasions on her hands under gloves. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I stuff my hands in my pockets to keep them from doing something I’ll regret. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It felt as if an iron hand had gripped his heart and was pulling it out between his ribs, so that he pressed his hands to the place and vainly tried to hold it in. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Diamant put her head in her hands and cried, and I hugged her and stroked her hair. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His hands reached for my throat. with you, but I must urgently suggest we repair to another part of my humble ship.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were all bloody by then, where the fish had finned him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He catches it in his lips and leans back, eyes bright, hands spread in triumph. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Matilda said, and she went out to wash the soot off her hands. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

My hands are curled in my lap like a sleeping child’s. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We were looking at our hands, entwined, and he was drawing patterns along my palm, and I could hardly breathe as he left trails of fire along my skin. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now he stood in the doorway, his hands stuffed into his pockets beneath his huge jacket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, Agent Jones took it and sipped. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

His muscles had strengthened, and his hands were tough and callused. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The boys around me giggled at the sight of the naked man being marched down the street, toward the throng of handcuffed men and women, his gnarled hands cupped between his bony legs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It involves jumping with your legs sticking out sideways and shaking your shoulders with your arms and hands up. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then he held his hands under the water before walking back out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Luke cups his hands around his nose and exhales hard to warm it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I kept a binder in my hands, ready to use it as a shield if necessary. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I scrambled to free my hands—tucked into the waistband of the jeans I hadn’t bothered to remove—but Stan was way quicker. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They all stood around while Daddy unscrewed the little lid and poured some syrup carefully into the cup in Marly’s hands. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The waiter came with the breakfast, and I sat with my hands in my lap, watching while he put down the pot of coffee and the jug of milk. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Alfhercht shook his head and spoke with his hands as well, fingers flying. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He put his hands on his chest, as if reminding himself that he was a human now, not a dragon. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on her hips, that familiar gesture of exasperation that always made her seem larger, and I saw the unnatural diamond shape formed by her elbows and narrowed waist. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He bent under the disappointed moon, hands braced on his knees, panting into the warm summery air, wanting to give himself a beating for letting the man get away. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Don't worry about it, man. I understand. I got my hands full already, you know?” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He was sitting up in his bed, looking at the boy and ignoring the deck of cards he held in his hands. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I take my time, letting my hands turn red in the hot-faucet water and staring at my reflection. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stop straining against the bonds securing my hands, since there ain’t no use to it and all I’m doing is giving myself a fine rope burn. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Everyone thought soberly for a minute, then Meg announced, as if the idea was suggested by the sight of her own pretty hands, “I shall give her a nice pair of gloves.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands ball into fists at her sides, but before she can teach the Snake a lesson, the sergeant-at-arms marches into the courtyard. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He throws his hands up as if to celebrate. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s right, Esperanza. You had them talking heads on TV, sayin’ how it was a bad neighborhood, and how if he’d just put his hands in the air when asked, it wouldn’t have happened.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was an odd sensation to hold my entire vocabulary in my hands, to look back through the stack and recall the afternoon I learned to effectively describe my hangovers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He set the clementine peels aside and put his hands on the table to show her. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Bran had always been a good listener, but now he sat slouched in his chair and stared at his hands in his lap. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He comes to expect the weight of their flatware in his hands, and to keep the cloth napkin, still partially folded, on his lap. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear them in the parlor and I clawed my hands against the wall. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat, then held up his hands dramatically: “Dreams like a podcast, Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I start shaking my hands because that word is too scary and I can barely breathe. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t breathe as she clutched the gun tighter in her sweat-slick hands and altered her stance to point it at Z, who was leaning over Tad, telling him everything was going to be okay. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I press the heel of my hands to my eyes, pushing the tears out of them so they don’t fall on my cheeks where everyone can see them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as they were in it, dogs were barking and an old woman was running toward them flapping her hands at them, as though they were hens she could shoo away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I met a smiling Mr. de Klerk in his office and as we shook hands, he informed me that he was going to release me from prison the following day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the word love, her hands itched so fiercely that she was afraid she would drop the flowers. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

"Latin," he says, and it sounds like a curse this time, and he hands this book to the innkeeper, too. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

My arms were sore from turning the crank, and I had purple ink all over my hands, but we needed the copies. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My goodness,” said the Uncle, his hands shaking. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The paramedic was about to explain for the fifth time why I needed to go to the emergency room, when two cops led Diego through the crowd, his hands zip-tied behind his back. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He sets his hands on my shoulders, his fingers pressing, squeezing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly he jumped back and threw a quick tap to the ribs, as a test to see if I was any quicker with my hands. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Rose Hill mostly grew tobacco, which Momma and a couple of the bigger field hands would ride into town to trade for cloth and other essentials. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

His hands and feet threshed in the tangle of the wild grapevine, and he whimpered and gibbered as he tried to get up. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t get my hands on it now even if I wanted to. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A baker, his hands coated with flour, throws his extra loaves. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

My hands are rough and calloused from manning the tiller. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She felt his hands take her face, his thick fingers touch her ears and neck. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can I call you Goz?” the manager asked after they shook hands, and she said yes, but before she said yes, she paused, the slightest and shortest of pauses, but still a pause. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The rope was thick in my hands, and I could feel the holy prayers that it held. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He sat up, and felt the soft pillows yield to his hands, and he lay down again relieved. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"What did I say?" exults Hugo, clapping his hands. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah thought so too,” Tea Cake said very quietiy and dropped his head in his hands. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The preacher, Don Joaquín, was slight, with child-size hands, delicate shoulders, and a thin neck trapped inside the collar of a starched shirt. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I stepped up, grabbed some scissors off the counter and cut the cord on dude’s hands. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The biggest, middle one has Jesus in white, with his hands held out sideways and a white bird hovering over his head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands clench and her eyes jerk open, terrified. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one who had once fallen into the hands of the Thought Police ever escaped in the end. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Blinking, Sefia was shoved and shouted at—hands groping for her, words lashing at her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her hands, treated every night with vanishing cream, fluttered around us, stroking, rubbing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As if he senses her glance, Marcus turns and looks Helene over with a predatory gaze of ownership that makes my hands itch to strangle him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I placed my hands together in a prayer position and bowed at him, our way of saying thanks in Shona. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He leaned back and folded his hands in front of his belly. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry,” Truman told Oppenheimer as they shook hands. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men in threadbare suits putting hands to the tops of their heads to take off hats that are no longer there. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

If the queen approved of her...Kaltain could scarcely think as the queen nestled into her throne, then clapped her hands twice. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The rocks are cold under my hands, slicker than I expected. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

But Reverend Hunt came and laid his hands on my brow to keep my soul from leaving, and prayed for me to recover. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She paused with her hands in my hair. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He set his elbows on the table and put his head in his hands. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

In her hands, she holds up orange, red, and blue checkered cloth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Confederate attempt to destroy supplies and arms to keep them out of the approaching Union army’s hands has escalated out of control. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

His heart was beating fast, and his hands were damp with sweat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She feels the rolling pressure of his thumbs against her arches, the soothing grip of his hands on her swollen ankles. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I finished putting away the canned goods in frozen silence, my own hands caught my eye. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to rip it out of his hands, but I said, “You have to give it back.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She hands me the magnifying glass before continuing. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“We must put our hands on our heads,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Uncle held the bottle between his hands as if it were a delicate flower. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stuart just went ahead and climbed the rope ladder to the family washbasin every morning to wash his face and hands and brush his teeth. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then, like enemies, they fought with their hands at each other’s throats. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

In Norfolk, middies held hands and formed a human chain, dancing around cars like kindergartners, madly encircling the standstill traffic. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I leaned against it, slid to the floor, and put my head in my hands. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Looking down, she saw that her hands were splotched with tree sap. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They placed his hands on his chest, one hand on top of the other, bound in the little white rosary beads. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He glares at the man coldly for a moment, then the man takes his hands off the cart. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She put her hands to her face and waited for the blow she’d always feared to descend. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When it was time to leave, Farmer shook some hands and said to the translator, “Tell them I hope everybody gets better.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The rope had been so tight as to cut off the blood to her hands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Had Parker placed them in the box with his own hands? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her bottom lip quivers and her hands shake. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I bent over and put my hands on my knees and worked to get air into my lungs. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

May walked over and stood beside me, and I could smell nothing then but the pomade on her hair, onions on her hands, vanilla on her breath. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you look at her hands, you can still see the bumps where it bled so much. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

My hands rest on my pocket where my map is tucked inside. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The next evening Mr. Pirzada arrived, as usual, at six o’clock Though they were no longer strangers, upon first greeting each other, he and my father maintained the habit of shaking hands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She hurried into the house, and Eleanor hid her face in her hands, trying not to mess anything up. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He put his face back in his hands and broke down all over again. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I spread Amit's gifts across the bed and sit on the edge of the mattress with my head in my hands. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She trails off, her hands clasped in front of her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His hands shook as he filled the kettle. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The yellow insides of his hands were so moist that occasionally he wiped them with a handkerchief. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then he lifted up his hands and cried in a loud voice ringing above the din: The Eagles are coming! The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Eventually she pulls away, wiping her eyes with her hands. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The thought sent a jolt through her so strong that her hands fumbled for anything to use against him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He released his mother’s hands and pressed a kiss to her cheek. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Seeing me standing there, my hands in fists, she said, “Come again?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Jam shuddered; it was weird to see her mother’s hands butchered like that. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She had no doubt that spirit hands had directed the boat when she was too weak to row. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held my face with her blue-veined hands and looked and looked at me. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina swept her hands in an arc, and the soldiers toppled without protest, row after row, stalks of wheat felled by an invisible scythe. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The rest of us used our hands or the ends of boards. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My gyrations made my freezing hands raw and sore. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Behind him, men and women with bleached, slicked-back hair and matching uniforms stood in a stiff row, hands folded over each other at their waist. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She still had no camera in her hands. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then, after washing his hands and blowing his nose, he groped behind the toilet for the scented pink sponge. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scrabbled to my hands and knees—and “scrabbled” is the right word, like a great crab. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

After Nick had turned the gun admiringly over in his hands once or twice, he set it back on the rubber mat again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Sookie’s hands were red and cracked like winter hands, and he had sausage fingers. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He glared at a smiling Barbie in a fluffy lavender dress, and his hands balled into fists. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He laid both his hands on the dirt. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

At which point, Cassiopeia scampered over to Lady Constance’s feet, seized one of her hands, and licked it, from top to bottom. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Locking his hands, Seth swung his arms in wide arcs, skimming the top of the water. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I can see the glint of the knife in one of his hands. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Overnight, hundreds of such, and sailors and ropemakers, wharfingers and dock hands, had been thrown out of work. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I look at Captain Archer’s bandaged hands I hope they are right. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The bag is bulging and softening, threatening to leak, and he hands it to a flight attendant. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He unbuckles the helmet, takes it off his head, and hands it to me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

A man and a woman, holding hands, leap. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m tr-trying to,” she says, holding her hands over her mouth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not know what he meant by them until I saw the motions of his hands. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

On it there was a father penguin and a daughter penguin holding hands, surrounded by icy blue hearts. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The aquamarines near the shoreline, the azures of deeper waters, the eggshell blues beneath by grandmother’s eyes, the fragile indigos tracking her hands. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d pull out an old scarf that would fall to pieces in her hands, or open a box that proved to be full of bent carpet tacks. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the force of the current tore it from his hands. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z