That didn’t happen, but Arthur is still the last person I’ve kissed. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The front is a cage in which we must await fearfully whatever may happen. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to find out exactly what happened.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Either something else had happened, or old Mrs. Burgess had come back from the dead to curse Nan for tearing down her curtains. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And everyone knew what happened to a runaway who was caught and brought back alive. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered what would happen if he tried to leave the house? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And as this scruffy vehicle coasted noisily to a colorful exhaust-belching halt, it happened to obliterate from Bernabe’s view the lone parking meter in town. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I didn’t realize...um, I don’t know what happened there. Exactly.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But I was glad that we were off my secret—it was like I had never even said anything about what happened with my dad, even though I did. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

And how would I explain what happened while they were gone? Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s this big celebration that happens for a girl’s fifteenth birthday,” Fina explains. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I had been so absorbed in myself and what was happening to me that I never thought about what was happening to her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But it happened when they were on their way home to their parents. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Everything that happens is the will of God. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Articulation depends on what is happening at the beginning and end of each segment, as well as in between the segments. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

To tell her that everyone else might have given up at sometimes things just happen. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Something must have happened to her on the way here. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Moss stood by a shed pretending nothing was happening. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

That day last summer, when I went to Tom and Anna’s, it didn’t happen exactly the way I told the police it had. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure he's still trying to forget what happened the first time. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe she should just go over to his house right now and pretend that nothing had happened. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I was so tired and confused about what was gonna happen next I just wanted something to happen now. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It happened no more than a handful of times each year, though more often in the summer months. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Lucky? How is what happened this morning lucky? Lolo was acting plain loco.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Clueless as to the importance of what had just happened, I returned to Lake Mag and displayed my new wardrobe to Ella. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When I asked him what its name was, he leaned forward, and I leaned forward and another kiss happened, a spectacular lass, a perfect kiss, and Ben said, “Its name is Blackberry.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She wanted to know what was happening down in Weep, and what nature of uproar had greeted the news of her existence. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As often happened, Palmer would wind up in his father’s lap. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Why not?”When she didn’t answer me, I asked, “Did something tragic happen to you, too?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It couldn’t have been that long. It happened to us just a few days ago.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He had scattered Delsa, Norma, Héctor, and Alicia among relatives, hadn’t visited them regularly, and hadn’t seemed to care what happened to them. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“An engineer has to study the rock above these pillars! If weight becomes concentrated on one of them, it’ll explode! The last time that happened, it tore one of our shuttles to pieces!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

You see, when white people said things like that, we in the black community knew they would happen. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A part of me wants to apologize, but I’m too overwhelmed by what just happened, too angry or anxious or relieved. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Looking back after twenty years, I sometimes wonder if the events of that summer didn’t happen in some other dimension, a place where your life exists before you’ve lived it, and where it goes afterward. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That won’t stop it happening tomorrow night and the night after. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that I didn’t remember what happened next. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he returned, he sat in Kaprice’s office and told her what had happened. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I took my time shaving and dressing, and then I called Haldeman to find out what was happening.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t decide if I should tell Coach what had happened. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He had found where his treasure was, and was frightened at what might happen. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald was walking in front, so he didn’t see what happened. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It had happened before this way, something had come into him from outside to warn him and he had stopped. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The other reason your grandma was mad at me was because she doesn’t think me or your mum have been honest enough with you. About what’s really happening.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

What has happened to the trees? she thought. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it happens that you are not chosen at the first stop, you will have several additional opportunities. I cannot think of an instance . . .” She pauses and purses her lips. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I tapped the Record icon at the edge of my display so that whatever happened next would be stored in a vidcap file I could play back and study later. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t say what will happen if it isn’t, and no one asks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Usually it happened in the evenings when we did our prayers before Our Lady of Chains. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

An hour went by, and nothing happened except Laurie’s quiet departure for the station. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

An hour ago, nothing that happened felt real to me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know Benny, but I really wanted this band to happen. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“It’ll be okay, I know it. Don’t be worrying, Florida. Nothing can happen to Tiller.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It is important to remember this in connection with recent happenings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The third time this happened, the old man shot back with his .22. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it was me by myself, I’d be thinking again and again how this never would have happened if Shiloh could have got away from the shepherd. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing what happened to my father and the terrible words the people said, she had to make an impossible choice. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A nurse in a white uniform said, “Well, now, how are we doing, young man?” and for a long moment I stared up at her and didn’t know what was happening. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A great deal happened in a very short time: Mr. Benedict fell asleep, having been startled by the emergency bell, and toppled sideways into the ready arms of Number Two. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A moment after he said goodbye to Mother, Tyler called me, demanding to know what had happened and why I hadn’t come to him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Yet even if it did happen—and maybe it did, anything’s possible —even then you know it can’t be true, because a true war story does not depend upon that kind of truth. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tia and October had said this was also happening in Boggs Ferry but that reporters were banned from writing about it by the Gran and Uncle of that town. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

That night, Olanna told Odenigbo, “We need to get some petrol on the black market; we don’t have enough in case anything happens.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mobility happens, just not as rapidly as was once thought. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Here it was, almost Easter, and so much had happened since Christmas. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“What do you think is happening”—I kiss him gently—“at the Obama party right now?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And tomorrow she would have to face Shay again, and explain what had happened between her and David. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“This is not a time to take things easy, Reuven. You read what is happening in Palestine.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Time to make a plan for what happens next. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Peeta turns to see my predicament and is sliding off his sheath when it happens. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But how often does stuff like this happen? Why would we want to come up with our own story when we could use something real? Something interesting and cool and different.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The lawyer suggested that Leila keep him apprised of anything happening in the case, such as it was. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Okay, let’s say Cole is sentenced to some island for a year. What happens after that year if he hasn’t changed? Would he go free to hurt somebody else’s child?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

First an invocation by a Negro preacher; then a woman spoke of what was happening to the children. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We can trust Kepler, we are to understand, because he tells us what really happened. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

So now that she was in the hands of the Oblation Board, Lyra didn’t fret herself into terror about what had happened to the gyptians. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A new school wouldn’t change anything, because it couldn’t change what had happened. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

There is an instant between unconsciousness and death, and as the giant pitched onto the rocky path, that instant happened, and just before it happened, the man in black let go. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

My mother would call me careless for letting this happen. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Maybe he suspected something like this would happen. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

And when it did, I happened to be sitting in the car next to him with a discus in my lap. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

There are events happening almost every week throughout the summer, but the student gallery isn't until August. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But something special had happened tonight; they could all feel it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

It was only when he saw a piece of his own flesh on the floor that he registered what had happened, and passed out. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her son-in-law, who had heard what had happened, felt he had borne enough disgrace. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Snapping is easy when you’re already brittle from the worst possible thing happening. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We would sneak away while he kept listening to the radio as if nothing had happened. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t understand what has happened to me, and I can’t tell them. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Depression was what happened to Americans, with their self-absolving need to turn everything into an illness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

What happens is that deep in the Earth there is an explosion that fires, in effect, a cannonball of magma to the surface at supersonic speeds. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Each time that happened, there was a greasy face print and a smudge of slobber left on the glass. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Everything that had happened throughout the day faded like that first false snowfall of the winter. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You think the same thing will happen to me?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Jez. Everything in root needs intent. That’s a clear idea of what it is you want to get before you even start. Think hard and focus on what you want to happen.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I swear to God I tried to concentrate on what was happening with the characters I was reading about, but after a while I couldn’t help myself. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You have never known Alastor Moody. The real Moody would not have removed you from my sight after what happened tonight. The moment he took you, I knew — and I followed.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And then, in September, she waited and waited and nothing happened. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Right there and then, this happening shot to the top of the pile of moments that defined our family, in darkness and in light. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know she knows all this happened ’cause I had to be around Char. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“They said that when the accident happened, you were texting.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The thing that struck Linton as he reviewed Strayer’s research was what was happening inside the brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I’m not going to go into detail about the rest of what happened that day. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

These things that were happening that had never happened before...they weren’t accidents. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever seen a person completely change? Like, completely completely? So much that they don’t even have the same facial expressions they used to? That’s what happened to him.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

And maybe it was because we were in church, but a miracle happened. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It was as if nothing wrong could happen in a world where things balanced so stilly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Typically, men openly sold their votes for alcohol, but he had noticed that it didn’t happen when the women were nearby. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

No. Koffi's thoughts tangled together, unable to process what had just happened. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I have to talk to you. About what happened at the mall.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

For all the fine rhythms and nice observations, nothing much happens after a beginning that has such promise. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It so happens that Harriot had already seen exactly what Galileo had seen. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Yet I also remembered, as if it had happened, great Scyld, of whose kingdom no trace remained, and his farsighted son, of whose greater kingdom no trace remained. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if that had happened to somebody in your family?” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I just thought of something funny that happened a few days ago.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where are you hurt, honey? Tell me what happened.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

My mother shook her head when I told her what had happened. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you. I’m trying to figure out what happened to Ashley. Why were you at her locker?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“All the problems in the world, all my anger, my teenage angst, if that’s what it’s called, my insecurities. Nothing else makes that happen.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She asked me what was going to happen to us and I told her I didn’t really know but that nothing could hint us when we were together. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw the broken flagon, he uttered a blistering curse and demanded to know what had happened here. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Something big is about to happen, he can feel it, has felt it for days. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

But something happened that was almost like talking. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is strange what is happening,” my father said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It can happen to any little old boy,” he said. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought he was the whole reason we came here. What happened?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You see, Captain, what happened to everyone on the rocket? They couldn’t help themselves.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll ask you to imagine another scenario—you tell me if it sounds plausible. If this sort of thing could have happened, sir, or if it’s just another sea yarn.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And I wanted to apologize to Moss Jeffries. I took Javier away from you, and you were right to protest what happened to him.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Aru drew it out of her pocket and threw it on the ground, but nothing happened. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As I hurried past, she shut it off and said, “I thought you were going swimming down to your little friend's house. What happened?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He described what was happening, mentioned some of those who were present, and that the new heavyweight king was “in the next room, my bedroom here” taking a nap. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as far as I know that didn’t happen. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, she said, “I’m really sorry about what happened. With that picture. With Ocean.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I think about all the horrible things that happened the last time someone told me not to worry, but nod, just the same. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“You know what happened today in the hut?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt as if these things had happened to some other girl, not me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It's a purely natural process happening at the atomic level. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have to understand, when he nodded to me or the doorman, it felt like everything was okay and you were a good person and you deserved good things to happen. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It’s like breathing—something that happens over which I have no control. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“We know what happens, right, when we don’t take it? Do we need help being reminded about this?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Whatever happens, you have changed here on the island. Both Garvey and I know that, and we’re very proud of you.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Look, I don't know what happened between you and Max, but if we're all going to be living together you need to—” she starts. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A little old lady happened to be passing by, and she looked terribly shocked. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Once again, Diana looked out the window to see what was happening. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra felt an invisible thread of possibility hanging in the air between them, but she didn’t know what was supposed to happen next. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Those idiots at the post office had said they had no idea what had happened to him, that the suitcase had just fallen off the truck somewhere. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn't move; too much was happening to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had seen what happened when a contractor failed to do this: ladders careening through windows and walls, tools damaging furniture, paint all over the lawn and driveway. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

My gut craved to tell Mom and Dad about all the weird stuff happening to Sir Fig Newton: sweet-smelling breath, lots of number one clumps, and no eating. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Wrong numbers and crossed lines happen all the time. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Twice a pair of boys on the starboard side failed to make clean releases from the water, and each time it happened it broke their rhythm and slowed them down. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“And the same will happen to me, too, one day, won’t it?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Blame it on a lack of judgment from thrill-seeking teenagers who walk around with a superhuman feeling that nothing bad is going to happen. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The worst thing that could happen was to flop a joke right now. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They talk and make deals and argue until they are pretty much all in agreement on what ought to be done, and then Tata Ndu makes sure it happens that way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s scared and slippery as I wait for something to happen. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When he came in he could give me an idea of the state of affairs, and perhaps tell me what had actually happened to Clifton. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a time just before you wake up when your brain thinks all the bad things that have happened only happened in your sleep. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sharitz appeared from next door, somehow aware of what had happened. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought, It's happening, the it too terrifying and vast to name with anything but a pronoun. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

These happen away from plate boundaries, which makes them wholly unpredictable. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He wanted never to have gone to prison, for Laura to still be alive, for none of this ever to have happened. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

When she saw what had happened she did not swear. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"How'd it happen? I was...I was working on a sculpture. Did I mention I carve sculptures out of wood? Kind of like the ones you see in museums. Cool stuff but lots of splinters." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Chicago’s German community happened to be one of the few ethnic groups that was politically well-organized. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

On December 21, the day of the winter solstice, something happened to Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

It happened again: a swatch of pale light, like a shadow made of moonlight, darting through the dark toward the woods. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You need to tell me what happened,” Annie said, her voice rising. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I know what’s happening to me, but there is nothing I can do about it. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

A clear picture of that happening had formed in Kingshaw's mind, as he sat cross-legged on the wooden floor, among the others, looking out at the drifting snow. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It was too hard to work out, when there were so many strange things happening at once. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, it happens to a lot of people. It tends to be related to stress. Breathe for me, Craig.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Nothing like that ever happened before either,” Bernabe finally managed to croak. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, none of the villagers thought to tell Tree-ear of such happenings. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She knew everybody knew everything, often before it happened. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We are all monsters,” Hannah said, “because we are letting it happen.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat down, and he gave me the menu, leaving me to choose, and went on with his hors d’oeuvre as though nothing had happened. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what would happen if she woke up tomorrow morning and found everything in its right place. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even get excited about emailing Thomas today, since that wouldn’t happen until after I cleaned my room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I'm interested in how it all happened, of course. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Finally, I write: I just happened to be there, x V. Less than a minute later, it’s passed back to me, but this time I don’t open it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I wondered why, and was a little scared, for I just knew something had happened. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened now depended upon him; and when he felt it that way some of his fear left; it was simple again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I mentioned, you will remember, how in a big city, a sizable organization can remain practically unknown, unless something happens that brings it to the general public’s attention. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could not pretend that nothing had happened. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And he wondered what had happened to Sergeant Gale. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

This can’t be happening, this isn’t real, this is not my life. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It shook the whole of Lucille, what had happened with Hibiscus. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But I knew there was not the slightest chance of that happening. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

To this day, nobody can explain what happened. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Strictly by accident, Goober happened to look up as Brother Leon marked down Santucci’s report. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew if I said anything he’d bring up Mong and what happened, and I didn’t feel like having some big talk about it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what happened to my leather jacket or my sweater. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And to hear David talk about it, it's like it all happened because a long, long time ago people tried to mess with human nature and ended up making it worse. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He looks around, to see if Rhiannon is near, and to see if the other guys in the room are seeing this happen. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Because chiefdoms and state societies have economic specialization, the defeated can be used as slaves, as commonly happened in biblical times. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I have to admit: so far, nothing bad had happened. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

So instead we have made progress by finding partial theories that describe a limited range of happenings and by neglecting other effects or approximating them by certain numbers. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

You know what happened when Mr. Brook put his hand on Joseph’s back? Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Upon parting, he shook each detective’s hand and told him that if his work should happen to bring him back to Englewood anytime in the future, by all means stop in. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It happens slow and fast all at once, which is my favorite thing about it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And if we really became good friends—well, who knew what might happen? Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hence they must have inexorable explanations, ones more basic than mere details concerning who happened to win some battle or develop some invention on one occasion a few thousand years ago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though for the moment they weren’t acting as if they were going to harm him, Jonathan recalled stories he had heard about what happened to prisoners. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I just don’t know any more what’s happened to all you children,” Mrs. Glass said vaguely, without turning around. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

What happened in Sudan could be compared to the secret detonation of an atomic bomb. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He planned and waited until one time that admiring person exposed himself, and then something happened and the victim never knew how or why. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Same reason my book probably won’t happen. There’s always someone more dedicated than I am.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Even after all the explanations, she still felt responsible for the whole mess, especially for what was happening to Mr. Larson. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I just didn’t think it would happen so quickly.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It happened to be standing out in front of the house, right where the ground broke away in a sharp slant toward the spring and creek. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen: ‘The incident happened shortly before sunrise, when an unknown prankster sneaked up to the patrol car, a 2001 Crown Victoria, and spray-painted the windows with black paint.’” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again, he thought, It’s happening to me again. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

According to Alcyoneus, the real war would happen far away, in the homeland of the gods. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“What people fail to see is this: If Europe had cared more about Africa, the Jewish Holocaust would not have happened,” Odenigbo said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“The scariest thing I can think of is something bad happening to one of you. That’s why I have to give punishments.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I guess I get it now, the urge to hide yourself after something strange and hurtful happens. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Around this time, another gratifying thing happened too. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There’s no further information, Volt said, and we’re still trying to find out what happened. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time I made a plan to meet up with Chelsea, Nadine, and Isaac, an emergency would happen with Dad or Mom would need me to watch Jason. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Nobody was paying attention to what was happening in class—even most of the teachers were just letting the day run, so we could all get out of the building. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He had no idea what was happening, or why she was suddenly pushing him away. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“It never would have happened if you hadn’t given me that puzzler.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I had hung back at the entrance, cagily I thought, waiting to see what would happen to the others before I followed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

As the staggered lines rushed past him, he thought about the space between what we remember and what happened, the space between what we predict and what will happen. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It’s happened a couple of times since the hack. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could not tell when it would happen, but a few seconds beforehand it should be possible to guess. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

If he knew what had happened, he wasn’t telling me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“We are telling you all the stuff that happened before we set the fire,” says Johnny, still loud. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Obediently Jonas concentrated on the screen, waiting for what would happen next. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, we can’t go to school because something might happen to us. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Miss Cissy had her own theory about what was happening in her neighborhood. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I was still trying to accept what had happened. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The officers stood in the man’s living room, giving him orders as to what would now happen. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“What will happen if you don’t drink this water of life?” he asked. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

All this happened in less than a second. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She sounded as though she was trying to cram everything in as quickly as possible so I could avoid having something awful happen to me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When I told her what had happened in the subway, she was shocked and wanted details. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

People can read it and not get the feeling that anything terrible will happen. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

They knew that what happened in places like Harlan in the nineteenth century was, in all likelihood, a product of patterns laid down in the English borderlands centuries before. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He told the man what had happened, about the herd boys coming by and giving me the stolen gum. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

But about halfway down the hall, a funny thing started to happen. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Georgie and I hid in the shadows, yearning to tell our parents where we were and what had happened, but in those days, the rules held us fast. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Only Capricorn seemed to be left cold by what had happened. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I hit it with my shoe, and nothing happened. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Sweeping it under the rug and pretending it had never happened. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There was war news all the time, but no one got this excited unless something very special was happening. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Everything that’s happened to her could well have happened to me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anyhow, what happens first on Friday the Thirteenth, we're in homeroom when this note comes from the principal's office: Maxwell Kane, your presence is requested. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I knew this was going to happen after I found out she was sick; I just didn’t think it would happen so soon. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Anyway, the old monk explains to him what will happen if the prayer is said incessantly. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The Dauntless serum gives hallucinated realities, Candor’s gives the truth, Amity’s gives peace, Erudite’s gives death—” At this, Tris visibly shudders, but Johanna continues as if it didn’t happen. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure what would happen if we added anyone new. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

My knees started to buckle—I was afraid something terrible had happened to Grandpa Bobby. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Establishing the rapport was the best thing that could have happened in the compartment. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could announce the astounding news, just as she and Doon had planned to do, and then—and then what would happen? The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“And it’s all about something that happened a long time ago? Before you were born?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ugwu told me what happened. I’m so sorry my mother acted that way.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was three years old when 9/11 happened, so I didn’t remember it like all the teachers in school did. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Intermarriage is discouraged and on the rare occasion that it happens, is considered remarkable. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In some respects, it was as if nothing had happened at all. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The new assignment was a challenge and an opportunity for testing how much of what happened in Harlem was due to my own efforts and how much to the sheer eagerness of the people themselves. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the biggest battle was about to happen right here—in New York. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, let me tell you something. If this happens again it will be Hail Columbia.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

For one hopeful moment, Roy thought the driver had seen what was happening and was pulling off the road to intervene. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if Mom wasn’t coming back—or even if she only got delayed—what would happen to the Greystone kids then? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone on both sides of the Atlantic had an opinion about what would happen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“And the transmitter only works for one simulation, right? What happens to it after that?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It is so strange,” I said, “the things that happen. The things that I have seen, or heard about.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

—What do you think would happen if you did volunteer and answer the questions correctly? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard what happened,” he said, when Olanna opened the door. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, there was Melo...and I didn’t know where you stood with her or how I fit? Anyway. Point is, it won’t happen again.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

You could leave the impression that unlikely things are happening at the same time: While Dopey sleeps late, he enjoys vigorous exercise. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crouched in the shadows, and waited to see what would happen next. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I said,” repeated Greyback, and Harry received a blow to the diaphragm that made him double over in pain, “what happened to you?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I think about walking across the street, swinging the door open, and sneaking my mom out the laundromat's back door before these guys can even figure out what's happening. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

‘Wrong again, I expect,' he sighed. ‘But it’s my job to go right up to the top first, whatever happens afterwards.' The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Jay only gets it when something bad happens. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The explosion whacked him in the face like a fist, but up on the ridge nothing happened. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time Jazz cooks, the same thing happens. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t her scratch, but she felt responsible for it, and for everything that was about to happen. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I can spot the renovations happening to our old building from a block away. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But like Freak says later in this book, you can remember anything, whether it happened or not. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

A few people turned to look at her and whispered among themselves, as often happened as she passed, but Rosa seemed oblivious. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Professor Thomas told me what happened when you went to her office. She said that she had your letter from Marcus.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I was also completely unprepared for what happened on the fifteenth of September. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

You speak for us; take our stories and let them know what is happening here. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Frankie, what happened to you?” he said in his Texas drawl. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s true. She knows other things. She sees things — things that might happen, things that are coming. But it’s very subjective. The future isn’t set in stone. Things change.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tell Calvin, “Sorry for that noise. Doesn’t happen much at our house.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

As it happened, Buddha chose instead to bless First Wife with another daughter, this one with two perfect legs, but—alas!—with a brown tea stain splashed over half her face. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used to always talk about books with her mom, but that seemed to be happening less and less with everything else going on in their lives. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

So much would not have happened, nothing would have happened, and the smoothing hand of time would have made the evening barely memorable: the night the twins ran away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

My father went to find out what had happened. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t have time to assure him this was going to happen whether or not he’d run away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Whatever the priestess at Delphi said would happen infallibly came to pass. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had planned for us to get to know each other, but obviously that’s not going to happen.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

You never know what might come in handy when something awful is about to happen to you. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

In long-range planning for a trip, I think there is a private conviction that it won’t happen. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

This had never happened before in my entire life, never. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing silly, joyful, or fun has happened in so long. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But in general, during the months that followed, two things were happening: First, we were learning more than any rats ever had before, and were becoming more intelligent than any rats had ever been. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt wanted to get back in office so he could make sure it happened. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The developer had even started running pipes across National Park land in the confident—but, as it happened, mistaken—presumption that the Park Service wouldn’t have the will or money to stop him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The second Hyacinth knocked, she knew something bad was going to happen. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But it was never more than a ripple and it happened quickly. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Carl generally fell silent when this happened, or agreed with her in a perfunctory fashion, afterward dismissing the subject. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But one sad day she happened not to be with him and he tracked down a mighty boar. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It has happened before. Potion ingredients have gone missing from my private store cupboard . . . students attempting illicit mixtures, no doubt. “Reckon they were after potion ingredients, eh?” said Moody. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Jasmine was going out of her mind, scared that something had happened to Sandy! You know that!” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

As I exchanged a translation for an exercise, I happened to look his way: there I found myself under the influence of the ever-watchful blue eye. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Wearied by all they had gone through, the sodden rabbits crouched without talking, incapable of any feeling but a dull relief and without even the energy to wonder what was going to happen next. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Eventually,” warns Tom Hombein, thirty-three years after his ascent of the West Ridge, “what happened on Everest this season is certain to happen again.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was very conscious of being an only child, and he knew his mom would be devastated if something bad happened to him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could sink like a stone into the earth and be swallowed whole by the weight of what happened here. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly what would happen next: They would focus all their attention on me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Here is what happens when your mother worries: You become secretly worried. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As she knelt to bind Mr. Curtain’s hands and feet, Kate eagerly told them what had happened. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald and Angel sat in the backseat, frightened of him and frightened of what was going to happen. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So do we, Miz Ellis. Surely you don’t think this is the first time something like this has happened to me over the last twenty years?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

If you just wanted to know what happened that day this past winter, it would be easy. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Scientists wonder about what happens in an oscillating universe at the cusps, at the transition from contraction to expansion. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking dreams away is the problem, making them happen is the solution. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

If Mary Anne happened to move a few steps away from him, even briefly, he’d tighten up and force himself not to watch her. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk outside to the parking lot, where all the socializing is happening. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Getting beat to a pulp might have been better than what happened later at the trestle. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

If she somehow does and wants to know what happened, more than anybody she has the right to ask. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She wondered what would happen when he knew the truth. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“If a flashback like that happens when you’re in combat—” “I know,” she said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I know,” she said, “but that was in the daytime. I never worried too much when it was daylight, but at night, that’s different. It’ll be dark and anything could happen.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As in all things, they did not appear especially surprised or emotional over what was happening. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I prayed I would live long enough to learn what had happened to my family. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as loud as a hundred car wrecks happening all at once, but no one, including me, even bothered to look in its direction. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Julian doesn’t know anything about what happened, does he?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

If species do change, as Charles felt certain they did, how was that happening? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flung him to the ground, then went back to her place, sat down on the marble floor, and began to stroke the cub again as if nothing had happened. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Nothing happened except the granules immediately dissolved and a sweet smell, not unlike vanilla fudge, began to wisp up from the pot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I took pleasure in how scrawny the rebels looked, while as far as the bonobos were concerned it was as if the attack had never happened. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“If you happen to see her, could you tell her ...” I paused, trying to think of how I could describe what had happened. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And what has happened before a few years have passed? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So just be normal,” he says, “at least for today. Let’s pretend I’m not a mess, let’s pretend you’re not angry. Let’s act like we’re friends and forget what happened.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

In fact, I don’t even know if I was there—because I don’t remember what happened to the suitcases once they were destroyed. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He stuck the key in the ignition and turned; nothing happened. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But this proved to be only the beginning; I realized we had not thoroughly prepared for all that was about to happen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he placed a ring on his finger or put a necklace around the neck of a maid who happened to take his fancy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Moment by moment, he sorted out what had happened during the storm. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And she just happened to make a joke and laugh right after, but that also had nothing to do with me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

By the time the Trojans were awake, before they realized what had happened, while they were struggling into their armor, Troy was burning. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though it would not be easy, and would take the remainder of the decade to accomplish, that is pretty much what happened. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She just stared into space, and then, shaking her head sadly, asked, “Can you explain its happening a third time?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might be wiser to wait on Jaime until she had a better notion of what was happening beyond the walls of the Great Sept of Baelor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We did everything for that boy, and what happened? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved silently and quickly toward the shovel and waited to see what would happen. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had always believed that coincidences didn’t exist, that everything that happened, happened for a reason. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It happened so quickly Jinx couldn’t be sure, but the bottle was gone. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Heart pounding, I strained to listening, trying to guess what was happening on the other side of the wall. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

There are Syrians who blame Kurds for the war, for rebel strikes on schools and hospitals, for lots of bad things happening all over Syria. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“About what happened with the cleaner. And about how Forrest handled it. But I shouldn’t have run away. I run away too much.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She paused, as though she were remembering events that happened hundreds of years before that time. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I stared at him, not knowing amid these unreal happenings whether those were his words or only what I had heard. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually I’m sure that it couldn’t be an accident because of the way that it happened. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what happened to the one before. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I mean it's one in a million it happens to like this." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It happened often: no pain, just a soft deep flutter. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because “this sort of thing” can happen anywhere. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“And how would you happen to know that?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gentleman in the barber’s chair, his face already white with lather, half-lifted his head to see what had happened. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Blue as tyranny, and thrall, and murder waiting to happen. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Either one is better than spending a life imagining what happened to Mom, Dad, and Javier. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Were not going to let anything happen to you. You’re too valuable to me, to the camp, and especially to Frank.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But Father, who’s accustomed to knowing everything before it happens, took this right in stride. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone kept telling her Ess could handle more, work harder, hear the truth...but now, when she tried that, this happened. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We didn’t talk about what happened; the ride home was almost completely silent. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was frighteningly obvious now, with the population gathered, that something terrible was happening. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Really sorry. Sorry for what happened last night.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But when they worked together, something magic happened. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But if you happened to catch a glimpse of him from the corner of your eye, and if he were standing in the right type of shadow, you might see something else entirely. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Did you hear about what happened to Gatherer last night? He tried to go back but it had been too long.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

When something is about to happen, I can feel something, sense something. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I do, I’ll mess up the bass line and ruin whatever is about to happen—because something is definitely about to happen. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But then after I think about it for a second, I add, “But then again, if you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

How each new story I'm told becomes a thing that happens, in some other way to me . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

If it wasn't happening to me, I'd be home, eating chips or something straight out of the bag and hating Jack Franklin. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And what happened to make him disappear all those years ago? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"In every case a strange lady was seen outside the house, just before it happened." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

But as I take the next step, and the next, something unexpected happens. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He will watch everything as it begins, although he will be powerless to prevent what he sees from happening. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

A couple of days after spring break ended, Mom found out that Via hadn’t told her about a school play that was happening at her high school the next week. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

That what did happen—those nights I only kept my sanity because his arms were around me—no longer matters. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It made Tad feel worse about everything that had happened earlier. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But then the bad thing happened and everything changed. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Something happened and didn’t happen at the same time. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Remain in your beds and that will not happen. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

After a great deal of squirming, kicking, screaming and shouting, Mrs. van D. finally managed to yank the thing out, and Mr. Dussel went on with his work as if nothing had happened. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

When nothing happened, she went out to the kitchen and opened the windows so we couldn’t tell that she was smoking. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

But locating our avatars wouldn’t do them any good unless we happened to be in a PvP zone at the time and were stupid enough to stay put until the Sixers could reach us. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t happen to buy all of Lorraine’s stuff about omens. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I asked King what happened, and he said he had to light him up because he was trying to muscle him. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one could tell what had happened to him,” said Scruggs. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You think Joe is going to college? Like he’s going to Harvard College and strut around like he’s all smart and everything? Smarter than his dad? You think that’s what’s going to happen?” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I shoulda known something like this was gonna happen with your dirty pictures and running off dressed up like a Mardi Gras.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They needed to fix me before that happened. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

At Lyra’s question the woman ran a hand through her hair and said, “Well, you’re the second unexpected thing that’s happened today. I’m Dr. Mary Malone. What do you want?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

What happened to us could have happened anywhere, to any mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a bunch of offices, one of which happens to belong to Dr. M. Legler, child psychologist. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Whatever else happened today, Rowan would have this moment. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Whatever is happening to me is my own fault. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The two sheriff’s deputies looked more annoyed they’d been called to the Deuce for another fight than concerned about what had actually happened. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They were always expressing concern that he spent too much time lost inside of stories, and now it seemed as if that’s what actually had happened. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then, after a moment, while Matty knelt, still mystified by what was happening, the frog’s body twitched. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

But before the sun set something did happen. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Can we just pretend none of this ever happened and go back to normal? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

‘I’d never have picked him for a relative. But beggars can’t be choosers—and happens I’m a beggar. It’s on to time to get ready to go to him.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They figured they’d lose their jobs, or worse, if they let something bad happen to me. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Or ’cause he was so wasted he didn’t know what the hell was happening anymore. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“What happened?” he asks, looking at my lip. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Just a roomful of men sitting at control panels, crowds of people waiting for something to happen, and a tall space rocket with a lot of white smoke surrounding it. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Papa shouted in my ear, “Something has happened to your grandfather.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened, the Cowboys had just gotten a wonderful gift. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guys came over and started pounding on the machine, but nothing happened for them. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he made a choice: “What has happened to my daughter has happened,” he told Dr. Javid. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Wishing that what just happened were all in my head. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s awful what happened to him, isn’t it?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He thought about following their car as they drove away but suddenly the weight of what had happened, the enormity of the situation, hit him hard. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Listen; I want to talk about what happened to me today.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I lean against it with all my weight, but nothing happens. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that ninety-five of them happened in one week.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mama Mwanza almost got burnt plumb to death when it happened but then she got better. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now what happens?” asked the man in black. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard for us to understand why things like this happen, and I think you’re doing a remarkable job of handling a very rough situation. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was impatient to go see Sam, but of course I had to pretend I wasn’t in any hurry to go anywhere, and the talk dragged on—all about the war and what might happen. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which, given everything that has happened to you, is a great and remarkable thing. You are still too young to understand how unusual you are, Harry.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then, as happens in my reality, all these things occurred at once: 1. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Thirty years after the original Mercury broadcast, it happened again in western New York State. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

And they were taught formal rules of evidence gathering, in order to avoid cases being dropped or stalled, as had happened with the first Osage investigation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Healthy children! I can see it! Much health happens in America, do you think?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Gram said, “I don’t know what’s the matter with me. I don’t feel like going to sleep at all. I want to know what happened to Peeby.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But this brother, it happened, had seen too much of my total loyalty to the Nation to carry out his order. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When storms happen, it is hard to pay attention to anything else. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened, this train would bring them that much closer to Lucera. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She wanted me to write about my gratitude for at least one big thing that was happening and describe how it affected my life. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then I swallow the gum, just to watch what happens—all gone. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t so scared this time, but I stayed still, unsure of what would happen next. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I did not want to know what had happened here. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Against my better judgment, I follow the sound to a bathroom, whereupon it promptly happens again. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard to say for sure. But I do believe it’s going to erupt violently. And I think it’s going to happen soon.” I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

“What is it that is happening out there at that ranch?” my father asked. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was worried about what would happen to both of them if Eric didn’t get work soon. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I’d been smart enough to figure out what was going to happen next I would have never gone into thjit room. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but I asked you a long time ago. Refore everything happened. Before we knew stuff. So I’m asking you again. Come to Reardan with me.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

That’s what happens when a witch claims someone as her own—someone to be protected above all else. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He ran out into the yard and saw what was happening. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just in case something happened again, and I couldn’t help the others? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"What happens if he gets cut?" asked Alfred. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are we whispering? Tyson went in and bought a dozen. Nothing happened to him.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t know how it would be because he knew that could never happen. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d heard about love at first sight, but it sure had never happened to me before. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nudges both children to talk about what happens in school, to recount the plots of the books they read, and to discuss current events. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

His father and sisters wanted to fix him up with their cousin Emma Wedgwood, mostly to stop the gossip, but so far nothing had happened there. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they came to this country, they headed for the things that looked like high rocky cliffs to them, which happened to be tall buildings and skyscrapers. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It happened quite the opposite: once the mule did not come on the usual day. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was afraid of what would come next, but for a while nothing happened. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It happened almost suddenly, but with such a natural flow that Brian didn’t notice it for a short time. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn't have seen it coming, because she never thought it could happen. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I texted my friends after he came over two days ago and told them everything that happened. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Whatever was happening in his distant body now, he could not change or stop; his chest heaved, his laughter rose and bubbled at his mouth, like blood. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She had started turning gray in her thirties, so I knew that was likely to happen to me too. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Neither she nor William ever set down in words what happened that day. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I knew that was going to tick him off but he was out to diss me and it wasn’t going to happen. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

On Hawaii, I heard some of what had happened in the campaign to take the far end of New Britain Island so that Rabaul could be under attack from both sides. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. They can’t imagine how it happened. There must have been some in the snow, and...” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

To keep that from happening, the United States needed inside information about the plans of South America’s Nazi sympathizers and the spies who were working with them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She could just forget that it and everything else she was running from had ever happened. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Mama happened to be at the head of the line now. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It happened so fast, Hazel’s brain needed a moment to catch up. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There was a commotion at the doorway, and when the gods and goddesses turned to find out what was happening, they saw that Loki had returned. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Clouds and thunder. That place up the field—it’s like the bottom of a river. Anything could be happening in there.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for some reason—and it wasn’t any more him than me—this never really happened. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom just happened to be the neighbor Granddaddy had given his only extra frontdoor key, in case he ever locked himself out of the house. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her own version, passed from her grandmother, and her grandmother’s grandmother—each of them a slightly different version depending on what was happening in their world at the time. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now, what do you think happens if you compare the questionnaire rankings with the math rankings on the TIMSS? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Giver,” he said, “tell me what happened. Please.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The only conceivable solution would be for the past never to have happened. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

All of which leads to what happened with Thresh and how he was paying off a debt of sorts. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The younger boys would be set to picking blackberries along the road, or climbing fences to fill a sack with apples if they happened upon an orchard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I’d like for you to tell me, in as much detail as possible, what happened last night. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tali turned in his seat and said casually, “We’re headed in that direction. What happened?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The sight of boys of so many ethnicities in one place began to open Luma’s eyes to what was happening in Clarkston, just down the road from her own home. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

When we were at Whooton, he'd make you describe the most personal stuff that happened to you, but if you started asking him questions about himself, he got sore. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

When she saw my eyes open, she asked, “What will happen at the summer solstice?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I was far away; it wasn't happening to me or to her and I felt a certain confused pity which I didn't wish to feel. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, I know it sucks to see your friend go through that, but I just want to know what’s really happening up there. Why do you call it the Changing?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There is something wrong with him, but you can’t tell exactly what is happening. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you know what happened to Fuchsia, and if that’s happening to Fuchsia then what’s happening to Crystal when no one’s around to see?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

But I never thought any of that could actually happen. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The other thing was this: Almost the whole time in school, I didn’t let myself think anything bad was going to happen to Ben. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The splitting sound, the thunderous impact, the splintering and bits of branches showering him, all had happened when the huge tree crashed to earth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I mean, you saw it with my foot—but it’s happening more often. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It happens the night after our last day of school before the break. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The tragedies that happened to Africans were not mine. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t know what happened to my sparkly pens. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I shuddered at the thought of what could have happened without Old Yeller. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this was the year something unbelievable was happening on the basketball court. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Later he was to realize that all that then happened was merely a preliminary, a routine interrogation to which nearly all prisoners were subjected. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He was warned that if anything happened to the package, he would be in big trouble. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know at the time what had happened. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

To Jesse Beams he added, “We are finding so many things happening when we bombard nuclei that we are rather bewildered.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I refuse to think about what happened the day before. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"It's not the first time it's happened, and it won't be the last. This is what I mean by preparation." Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“He must be determined to hide what really happened if Dumbledore couldn’t get it out of him,” she said in a low voice, as they stood in the deserted, snowy courtyard at break. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It happened so suddenly that I had no time to worry beforehand. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Just be careful. I don’t want anything to happen to you. I mean, because we need you for the battle.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Renee stretched her neck to see what was happening, and once she saw the mess, she just tightened her lips and shook her head. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Harry felt as though he too were hurtling through space; it had not happened...It could not have happened... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And, yet, out of it all, over and above all that had happened, impalpable but real, there remained to him a queer sense of power. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even if he won’t tell me what happened, I know that those bruises and that cut on his mouth didn’t just appear out of nowhere. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It so happened that Professor Allegretto had a very slight peculiarity concerning his girl pupils. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I awoke several times to gasps and flights of movements and murmurs that it had happened again, he’d stopped breathing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She knew her mother had gotten sick at thirty, so she’d long feared her own thirtieth birthday, figuring that whatever happened to her mother at that age would happen to her too. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I certainly haven’t, so I can only guess at what happened. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In my opinion, if the world were perfect, everyone would wear lab coats in educational settings, but that obviously was not happening. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

So the accident didn’t happen as she was bringing me my stuff this morning! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I hope she understands that I didn’t mean for any of this to happen. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

We called them out from our desks in the order in which we happened to be sitting. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But after what happened to her, I’m pretty disillusioned about staying at the university. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once we were on our way, I thought I’d lighten things up by pulling the lid off the shoe box and trying to get the old Christmas vibe happening right there in the car. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I kept waiting for something to happen to Love. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

If something indeed had happened to Bailey, Uncle Willie would always have Momma, and Momma had the Store. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Something bad happened...I was training, that new sequence...I think I hurt myself real bad.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Hazel couldn’t see it clearly, but she knew what was happening. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I began to realize that I should have resisted, should have refused to let Fowler bring me out here where only other slaves could see what happened to me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, I realized what would happen if we were caught with a dead man’s body in our car. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They spoke of many things, old and new, and Frodo questioned Gildor much about happenings in the wide world outside the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Because I got in a lot of practice after what happened with Will. I have several choice things to say about her nose.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She knew that even in Pittsburgh, it was dangerous to go into the Polish or Irish neighborhoods because bad things happened to colored people, especially girls. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

So he only thought that everything could have happened differently, if only he had started life a little differently. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were in hysterics the whole time, like it was the funniest thing that ever happened. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He began to eat, feeling much better after thinking out what had happened to him last night. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what the hell was happening to me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

This was a rash decision and, as it happened, one that brought about his downfall. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Americans and Russians now lived with the real possibility that nuclear war might happen at any time, and with almost no warning. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was eager to forget what had happened between us earlier. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

"Patty, I got high hopes for you, young lady. Let's make it happen." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But, like it or not, things were beginning to happen. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Events were like the details of a tortured dream, happening without cause. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once, it happened to Nick, who is the dirtiest kid in school, not very big, red hair. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Dr. Nawaz had told me that would happen, on account of the breath­ing tube they had slid through his vocal cords. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s because of what happened with Dad. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And if he happened to get stung by a couple of hundred bees, well, I was sorry. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She normally saw me in the library by myself, scouring the newspapers for stories on what was happening in Cuba. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

"Is that what happened, Zigzag?" asked the Warden. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I watched this happen a couple of times, and it was pretty scary. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But before I had time to start feeling sorry for myself, something good happened. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

If I blow his cover, I blow mine, and we both know that can’t happen. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

"What happens to orbs after they fade?" asked Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure you have an image in your head of how it happened.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I never heard what happened when she found it, but she probably thought one of the cats put it there. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I shouldn’t have let this happen. I should’ve told you what your mom said to me. I just—I don’t know. She made me feel so stupid,” I said. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

You ever notice how long it takes for things to happen when you know they're supposed to happen? Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

A somber mood rested over the Glade, an easy thing to happen when all is gray. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Hannah knew it meant “it would have been enough,” but she suddenly felt that nothing was enough except to get out of that room and that Seder in which nothing fair or fun was happening. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why did this happen to us in these difficult times? A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Jesus, I seen it happen too many times. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asks about what happened to Helena, and he is angry about that. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

You remember how I said that when things start to go pretty good, something usually happens to turn everything bad? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

That was certain, but exactly what had happened to her no one knew. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He introduced them to two of his daughters who happened to be there: Amparo, sixteen, dark like her mother, and Remedios, only nine, a pretty little girl with lily-colored skin and green eyes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I hate to think what would have happened if the Sons of Don hadn’t come,” Taran said. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I know what happened that time Grandma’s kitchen blew up in a ball of green fire.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it hurts them unless you accidentally break their neck. That happens sometimes.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t fully comprehend what was happening, and as Andrew stepped aside, Isaac started crying. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Do you know how many trombonists that happens to? Especially when your slide is well greased.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

How was he supposed to find out what had happened ? Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Think of the demands that could be made of me in that office. And think of what could happen to people. I don’t need that on my soul. I’ll persevere like everyone else.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

This was what happened when they talked these days; one or the other was always in the wrong, trying to call back the last remark. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

By the end of the day, we are all agreeing that what’s happening is pretty cool. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I knew something even more awful could have happened to me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I cut my hand, so I went inside, and then Scott came back and asked me what had happened. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something was happening; something was changing and it was scaring me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s getting easier to write about what happened now. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When they kill me, what will happen to Max? The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, ‘no matter what happens now?’” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I got back to my friends a few minutes later, I didn’t tell them anything about what had happened. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

His thought was that most people bent over backward to fit everything that happened to them into something they could understand. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Well, she never got to make that decision because of what happened next. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while nothing happened and I held my breath. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People do stupid things sometimes. And every once in a while, something terrible happens because of it.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I could see Amos and Miles and Henry telling their group what had just happened. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Things happened to me that will probably make you scream when you read about them. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

But before Ms. Rochambeau turns around to see it, something else happens. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I was quite relieved, to tell you the truth, because nothing really happened at all. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

"You never paid attention to what was happening right in front of you. Always had your head in the clouds." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Alohomora!” he said confidently, pointing his wand at the padlock, but nothing happened. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There was something happening up north the next morning. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then all that had happened flashed before his eyes, and he couldn’t stay in bed any longer. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I do. I have to tell you. My father and Gretchen Silver and even—in time—Tina will understand what happened to me, but you, Connor, are the only one who recognizes it.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not know if this had happened, or had merely become true from being told over and over again, a charmed tale of the beginning of their closeness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There were a million little things she never considered about being a Spare because she never thought it could happen to her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for staying with your brother last night so we could—” Her voice catches, but the reminder of what happened hangs in the air. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It happened again just as they were passing one another: it was only a twitch, a quiver, rapid as the clicking of a camera shutter, but obviously habitual. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It happened so fast that I didn't even see it coming. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Taking our previous analogies for punctuation, what happens when it isn’t used? Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughed their heads off, which is not what literally happened but I like the idea of laughing heads becoming detached from bodies through extreme hilarity, so it is a good way to describe things. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s funny, just when you think you caint admire your folks no more than you already do, something like that happens and lets you know you’re wrong. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

If anything happened, only vague whispers followed, and this in itself was unusual at an age when there are many secrets and none of them kept long enough to raise a cream. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone that missed out on the fun kept asking, “What happened? What happened?” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I tried to clear my mind of what had happened. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see nothing happening and I didn’t want to cause no problem either, in case she was just running late. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This may sound crazy,” he said, “but before I saw her I’d been a little worried, you know? That something maybe had happened to her.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But now I’m sure that everything that’s happened today has been leading me to her and us to this moment and this moment to the rest of our lives. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“No one coaxed Howard to put his horse in the race because we figured something like this would happen,” he sniped. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing is going to happen. Someone is playing with you.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

If something really bad happened, the police would think it was another false alarm and not come. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The thought should have terrified me, but instead I felt a zen calm wash over me: Whatever was going to happen down on Chthonia, everything I’d risked had already been worth it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“What happens if the timing is off?” asked Gregor, but he already knew the answer. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Violet knew at once what had happened, and made her way carefully to where she remembered the lights had been. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

They asked, “Can you tell us in your own words what happened?” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Once a person was asked to step into this brutal century, anything could happen. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you will know it, when I tell you what happened the very next day.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

She no longer woke up worrying about her relatives and what might happen to them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Either way, I am many things, a murderess just happens to be one of them. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

What reason could there be for this awful thing happening? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“We always knew this. It doesn’t happen right away.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Regardless of the path, it was meant to happen.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The whole platoon was there, spread out in the dense brush along the trail, and for five hours nothing at all happened. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because if he was being completely honest, he wasn’t sure this would be happening if his mom hadn’t told Annie. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

What happens next is not completely clear, but it seems likely that the central regions of the star would collapse to a very dense state, such as a neutron star or black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I could forget what was happening, and I could laugh again. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's not like that, not when it's really happening. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Rain,” I called, “there’s a word I don’t under—” And it happened. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

It happened so rarely, and was such a treat for the entire community when it did. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had never thought of that before, but he’s right—we don’t know what’s happened out there since they put us in here, or how many generations have lived and died since they did. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It has to tell you whether something happened in the past, the present, the future, or some combination of times: sneeze, sneezed, will sneeze, would have sneezed, and so on. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to make sense of what had happened, but each time I came up short. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The sergeant had called for a medic and somebody rolled up Tayo’s sleeve; they told him to sleep, and the next day they all acted as though nothing had happened. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened? We were walking down to Hagrid’s three hours ago....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I said, “something happened with her, and I guess I went a little crazy.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that has happened has led me to this moment. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened? Why is everyone running around?” he asked. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if God’s a good guy, he wouldn’t let that stuff happen, right? Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Remember what happened to the last knucklehead she married. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Midnight had passed when the thing happened that ruined the festive party. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s like magic here,” she said, “an enchanted forest where anything can happen.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“That’s your opinion. I happen to think I am quite funny.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did nothing unknightly, and, as it happened, did no harm to Lancelot But the strange turn of feeling was there all the same. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone started talking at once—not about what had just happened, but about anything else. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It’s too dangerous. Walk past as though nothing has happened.’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drifted around through the day not looking at each other and acting like nothing at all had happened. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my brain, in my limbs, in my dreams, it is still happening. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We just never figured it would happen to us. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven couldn’t think of any spell strong enough to make that happen, but then again, she didn’t know every powerful spell. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And then for a long time you lie there watching the story happen in your head. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Soldiers,” said the Frenchman, “they will get killed or they will do the killing. That is what happens.” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, hell, what had happened had happened and he would stick to his story. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t understand what was happening at the time, he says, then it doesn’t matter. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could see what had happened: before he collapsed, he had opened a bottle of water and some pills. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Sorry. Yeah, of course. Anyway, I wanted to help because what happened last week was...awful. Really awful.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

That kind of crying, deep into a pillow, does not happen after we are twenty-one. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“The people were desperate for a leader, for someone to tell them what to do. I vowed that I would give them what they needed and that such destruction would never happen again.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They won’t get a chance to participate unless something happens to disqualify one of the four of us. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The children, you know, become somewhat cynical when things like this happen because of where they live and how they have to live. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

DAD: Why didn’t you say this when it happened? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She stops for a second at the sight of him, and then it happens. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That sounds well and good, Husband, but who will provide for us if something happens to you?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Susan blushes* “I just knew that something was happening. I didn’t mean to be curious; I just noticed things.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is doubtful whether the thing would ever have been done and they would have gone as they were until the waters chose to recede had not a thing happened. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

We didn’t talk about what would happen after the fever. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you know California’s going to be a state,” said Rufus, “you must know some other things that are going to happen.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

People ran out to see what was happening. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help but wonder what happened to his owner. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“This is truly the most amazing thing that’s ever happened to me.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, ‘what happened’?” he said, keeping his face in his hands. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

‘But what then would happen, if the Ruling Ring were destroyed, as you counsel?’ asked Glóin. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was something happening in the country, in the black neighborhoods especially, that was conducive to the ascension of a brother like Marius to the corner soapbox. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I laughed out loud at the thought of her being able to see what was happening on the moon. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Only after she landed did she realize that indeed, the unthinkable had happened. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But with the real possibility of nuclear conflict with the USSR—and the failure of the CIA to send its own agents behind the Iron Curtain—the time had come to make it happen. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’d never slept like spoons, encircled by a man’s arms; she’d never experienced a man getting hard against her spine while trying to talk as though nothing were happening. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I waited for something to happen, but he only said, “Cup of coffee?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I finished speaking, something happened that had never happened to me before. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me tell you what happened this summer. This boy. I just wanted to climb up and down and all around him.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to talk about what happened at St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, South Grove, Massachusetts, sixty-seven days after the end of sixth grade, just four days before the start of seventh grade. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Who knew what might happen now that a December storm had started? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was staring at the table as if he couldn’t believe what had happened. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

After the show that Sunday, Schieffer mentioned that the oddest thing had happened to him the week before. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

I went to her and tried to tell her how it had happened. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand him, didn’t like what was happening to my heart around him, didn’t like that I had no idea what he was thinking. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It had happened when she and five other Soviet fighter pilots had flown into battle against a swarm of three dozen German bombers and fighters. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

"Just something I have to live with. Meanwhile, everyone's interested in finding out how the magic happens." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They wouldn’t believe it just happened, that I didn’t plan it when I turned in those cemetery gates. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you talking about what happened with your friends,” she warns. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I daresay the moment will present itself in due course. Given what has happened tonight,” he indicated his withered hand, “we can be sure that it will happen within a year.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But no one knew when or where it would happen along the 2,000 mile Atlantic coastline between Maine and Florida. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The wheels scream and the wheels scream and things happen. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sister Zoe explained to a wide-eyed classroom what was happening in Cuba. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

"But wasn't there a most tremendous fuss when this happened?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He is her world, her heart’s blood, her pulse, and if anything ever happened to him they might as well stick her in the lunatic asylum and throw away the key. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe I only saw Supernatural Investigations as a way to learn about what happened to Quinton at first, but I’ve done so much in just a few days. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Holy hell, Jacob. What on earth happened?” he says, picking through the hair at the back of my head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I thought you might like to come down to the church so we could talk about what’s happened.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to kiss me, to kiss away everything that had happened. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But they let it run its course, fulfill itself, and never invented ways either to alter it, to annihilate it or to prevent its happening again. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

If Americans could see what was happening behind those walls, they would not allow it to continue. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He went out and sat on a cement block and wished, desperately, that he could go home, if only for a minute, to make sure that nothing had happened to them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Seems like there’s some that might like to see it not happen.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Even if the voice over the intercom releases us like nothing happened, is she going to dawdle back over to the whiteboard and continue adding to the topic list? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

That exact same conversation happened at least twenty times, just like that. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You mean good people who you’ve known your whole life. People who don't follow every little thing Fidel says. Who actually have minds and question what is happening?” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

If that happens, things get a lot more difficult. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“What do you think happened to the Gladers who stayed behind?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“In here you never wonder what’s going to happen. You know the meals will come in three times a day for instance.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell him try it if he wants and see what happens!” says Daddy. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

If there is more population growth than the food supply can accommodate, something must and will happen to reduce the population. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Emma saw the last words on the screen: Please tell the kids this was the last thing I wanted to happen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He laughed and joked, as if those two days hadn’t even happened. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Zu, did something happen in the gas station?” the voice identified as Liam pressed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then she started to explain what happened that day, but froze at the part between Brandon’s and Milo’s punches—the part where she had yelled out Brandon’s name. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Look, Isa, let’s just pretend this whole thing never happened. Okay?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Before Jesse, I knew that no matter what happened to me, I could soldier on so long as we were together. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

That was when I started to worry about what was going to happen to me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Perhaps that lunatic dislocation in the mind could really happen: that was the thought that defeated him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He leaned his head against the wall of the booth and braced himself for what would happen next. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi was serving Henry a late supper when it happened. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say of this or that event, it never happened—that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I would have a night’s sleep between me and whatever had happened. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

FOR ALL THAT, IT wasn’t until high school graduation that something happened that hadn’t occurred in years: Terryl cried. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Many of us, I think, both long to see this happen and are terrified of it, for though this transformation contains the hope of liberation, it also imposes a necessity for great change. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Now that he was ill, what would happen to the people who relied on him? An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I felt myself being hauled up and out of my seat, and almost before I realized what was happening, I was slipping down the wet bus steps and tumbling into the pouring rain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Like what happened to Mom and the Mary Rose sinking. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I slid into the front seat, and Mother drove off before I could even figure out exactly what had happened. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't understand what had happened at first, but then I realized—it was me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Agravaine said, “If I was told by my doctors to be careful, I would not lose my temper over nothing. I should think what was happening, whatever.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowds along Charlottenburger Chaussee were so thick that people in the back rows had to use rented periscopes to see what was happening up front. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Often a note was pinned to the body: This is what happens to spies and infidels. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But Ophie didn’t need to see outside to know what had happened. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Guys on my cell block are all worked up over some shooting what happened down in Underhill. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. Calm down. Jules, tell her. Tell her nothing was happening. I’m just drunk. She was helping me so I wouldn’t puke.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But you know what happens when you’re trying to be quiet—the old stairs creaked twice as loud. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She’d just have to remember that and forget the kiss had ever happened. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I happened to drop Dussel’s soap on the floor and step on it. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, what happened, Mancuso? How come he’s not standing here before me?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So far as I can learn,” she said, “what happens is that you beat them, and then you let them off and beg them to go home. Everybody respects your kindness.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if that means it never happens, that’s just fine with them too. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

All day they talked of what had happened to them both, and Demeter grieved when she heard of the pomegranate seed, fearing that she could not keep her daughter with her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though Ash looked out the kitchen window every few minutes on the morning Kaisa said she would come, part of her did not believe it would actually happen. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never meant that to happen. I’m a meddling old fool.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I believe and I pray that something will happen. I have felt it very close.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“What happened?” said Hermione anxiously, stopping so abruptly that Harry walked into her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In five seconds the water’s at her waist, then at her neck, and then she drowns, never knowing what the hell happened, or how such a horrific thing is even possible. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“But, of course, you must understand, we cannot tell you anything of what will happen, and there may be some surprises not necessarily pleasant.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Nancy wanted to see what had happened to the Ebola monkeys during the night. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I just don’t know what’s happening to the clergy these days.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Once I get to the part about the banquet and what I think is going to happen, the Roach interrupts me so many times I can barely get a sentence out. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Quit it,” I say, pulling him out by the waist, “and tell me what happened.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

No one speaks her name or mentions what happened. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Daniel sat next to Sarah in the front, looking down and picking a blister off his thumb like it was the most important thing that was going to happen all day. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But whether he understood what was about to happen, Jonathan could not tell. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God, more skip tracers? What, were they having a freaking convention? You realize what would have happened if we’d been caught, don’t you?” he railed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

This happens when the child who is not missing begins to feel embittered toward the child who is missing purely because he or she is getting all the attention of everyone around. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“What's happening," she sighed, “is that the world is slowly coming to an end and those things don't come here any more." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

What if I couldn’t stop, and everyone would want to know what happened? The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not distressed, I’m trying to tell them what happened!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Seems like thinking you’re ’bout to get busted in the head with a buzzing stone and not having it happen makes you want to give a good old whoop. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

"McCandless had already gone over the edge and just happened to hit bottom in Alaska." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you must know what will happen if you choose not to.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Adults were trying to control it all, and none of them knew what was happening. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Octavian, what happened at camp was a setup. We can explain.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He pressed my cheek so my skull was against his palm; and he said, “Prince, he don’t care today. There ain’t any measuring happening today. No samples.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If she didn’t see the sickness in his face she could imagine it wasn’t really happening. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Yoren had made her look away when it happened, yet it seemed to her that the comet looked like Ice must have, after. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m like everyone else—I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And both his mom and his dad come to all the things that happen at school. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I found myself wondering what was happening to Georgia Boy and Smitty. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Years later, when Jude told herself the story of what happened, she couldn’t recall the part where they packed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For most students, all that mattered was that O High was in the news again, and not for any of the good things that happened there. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Then maybe I shouldn’t have brought it up. I should have known you’d see what was happening. It’s not my business really.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this is precisely what Percival Lowell, not a hundred years ago, mistakenly proposed was in fact happening on Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo explained what had happened in the cave. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If she is, if I can establish that, perhaps she’ll be able to tell me what has really happened to Ofglen. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would like to think that I might have sensed the level of Harold’s despair. But maybe not. Maybe it would have happened anyway.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Normally, inventory check wouldn’t happen until the end of the month. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t wear it much anymore, but every time something happens and she knows she’ll be on the move again, she puts it on. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why she wasn’t, which is weird because before all this happened, I always knew where Zoey was. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I have to say she probably didn’t care one way or the other, really, and was just fascinated to see what would happen next. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered what would happen if she looked through two pieces, one on top of the other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When he saw it happen, the man looked at his own hand, appalled. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was very late, and still he thought to himself: What will happen to Anna if I don’t bring Tom home with me? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

When that happened, the female mate would join in the hunt. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I happen to know for a fact that she has no wish for a family.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly, they didn’t care about what would happen to the people who came after them. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It could have happened days, maybe even weeks ago, but it didn’t seem likely. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Indeed this tragic event may cause the white South to come to terms with its conscience.3 Dr. King was right, but that redemptive work wouldn’t start happening right away. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It is a terrible thing that has happened. I hope Monsieur does not think that it reflects on me in any way?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, it so happened that in spite of Emma’s resolution of never marrying, there was something in the name, in the idea of Mr. Frank Churchill, which always interested her. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Before Digory had recovered his breath a good many other things began to happen. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The first time it happened, my brother didn’t understand what the cow was up to, but he is smart, he knows that sometimes cows can have a sense of danger, an instinct. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that the second Mom saw us together, she’d know what had happened. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She knew because she had meant it to happen. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

"What would happen if a school bus fell from the sky?" Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You’re both bonkers. Why are you okay with this? Being a Spare is...it’s...the worst thing that could ever happen!” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Thinking about everything that happened to me this year. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Surveillance missions, mostly. We like to keep an eye on what’s happening in the fringe, in case it threatens what’s happening in here.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

"Well, this would interest you. It wouldn't take up much of your time and you might pick up a nice bit of money. It happens to be a rather confidential sort of thing." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

When I’d finished playing, panting, my legs shaking from pressing together so hard, one judge had clapped a little, which I guess doesn’t happen very often. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they all got off the ark and let the animals go is when it happened. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any other time, he might have said something about the impossibility of what had happened, how it was some kind of horrible nightmare that they, that she, needed to forget. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Without waiting to see what would happen next, we fled into the woods. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Iole cried out what had happened and the two, rushing to the tree, embraced the still warm trunk and watered it with their tears. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway: To have the most enchanting human being I’ve ever encountered tell me my move to her town is the best thing to happen to her in ten years? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“It was after it happened. Then I called to see if he was okay.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And so it happened that on a warm windy evening I drove over to East Egg to see two old friends whom I scarcely knew at all. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He said he didn’t want anything to happen to the wound. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, Bigger, be a good boy. Just relax and take it easy. We want you to take your time and show us just what happened that night, see? And don’t mind the boys’ taking pictures. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No, really, what the hell happened to your face?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It would be better for Uncle Jet to change the subject and talk like none of this was happening, so that it wasn’t so heartbreaking. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As I waited again I became aware of something happening in the room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I met chicks who were fine as May wine, and cats who were hip to all happenings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remained glued to the news, mulling over whether or not I should tell them what really happened to me that day. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What you thought happened now, it was just a bad dream. When we wake up, we’ll be there. We’ll wake up...en México, mi amor.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He missed that, too, and it hadn't even happened. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

With Japan posing a growing threat in the Pacific, the United States couldn’t afford to have that happen again. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Come on. I’ve told you how she is. She doesn’t know what happens when she drinks, she makes up the most—” “You got into the car with her. I watched you go.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it happened, Blake forged close relationships with three men willing to play supporting roles in his escape. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I squinted my eyes up real tight and thought crazy hard and after only a minute or two something happened: the guy bent over choking on a chip. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Four older men still sat on the porch, as though nothing had happened. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through events both arbitrary and conceived it so happened that one of his faces fell away, and then another, and another, until he revealed to me a final level that would not strip off. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure it was going to be a pair of underpants or socks or T-shirts that just happened to fit me best. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

China was too big for me to even imagine all the things that might happen. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I knew I should go and find Widow Daventry and tell her what had happened, I was in too much torment. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Frank didn’t remember anything that had happened after that. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The fog cleared as suddenly as it had appeared and yet nobody made any allusion to it, nor did anybody look as though anything unusual had just happened. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask what happened, but Annabeth seemed lost in sad memories. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But a full minute passed and nothing happened. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As it happened, Polly was on all fours, washing the tiles in the entrance hall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

All I can think about now is my parents, and all of the worst-case scenarios that probably didn’t happen but still haunt me all the same. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, it’s like all the fights between us never happened. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The outlaw assessed the lawmen and said, “I’m just a friend of Bill Hale’s. Just happened in town, is all.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They were probably afraid something crazy would happen if they left me alone in the house with all my mysterious happiness. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was twisting to look at something, and she followed his gaze, understanding and suddenly curious too: what had happened to the dead men’s daemons? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

August said she was afraid it was only a matter of time before we saw things like that happen right here in Tiburon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often it happened at dinner, when she and Babi were at the table. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“The last time we forbade them, look what happened!” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I ask him what happened, he just says he’ll tell me later, but he needs to go now, as soon as possible. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Nothing happened," I say, and then correct myself. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Even after all this time, my mom was still ostracized for something that happened long ago. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

But anything that happened here in the past is exactly there—in the past. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Lee can only guess at what’s happening—and he guesses wrong. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The things that happened could only have happened during a fiesta. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“What happened, indeed,” he answered, and hung up. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

So what happens when your universe begins to get off balance, and you don’t have any experience with bringing it back to center? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, Momma, he’s just sitting there eating pancakes like nothing happened. I’d be crying my eyes out.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Fine, then. It’s your choice to waste perfectly good food. I just hate to see that happen.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He entered the army in 1964 when it became clear that if he didn’t join the military and get off the streets, something serious was going to happen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry, who happened to be in the room at the time, froze as he heard Ron’s voice answer. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But to truly understand why Captain Reed took his ship to the Red Waters, and what happened to him and all his crew when they got there, you’d have to begin before the beginning. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Bob Dylan sang about a hard rain that was going to fall, and Shadow wondered if that rain had fallen yet, or if it was something that was still going to happen. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I watch Ruby trudge sullenly through the four-o’clock show, and I wonder: What will happen if I fail? The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

As always happens whenever anyone claims the first anything, claims of discoveries of pre-Clovis human sites in the Americas are constantly being advanced. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It might seem odd, but on the journey back to Ruth’s centre, we didn’t really discuss any of what had just happened. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was its integration, against the composer’s wishes, as it happens, of non-musical sound effects into the score. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Certainly it was true that a lot happened this time of year. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re on your own then, man. I don’t care what happens to you now. It’s game over for you, dude. Peace.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I want them to know I’m okay. No mystery over if I’m dead yet or not. But I can’t keep texting them until whatever happens finally goes down.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The first part happened in her mind just as it had been played. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

That’s what’s happening right now, you think I’m hurt and you and every other punk Chihuahua in America is climbing out of the woodwork to try and get a bite out of me. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me what happened. I know undesirable beings entered the house and took Stan.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“If I agree,” I said, “what happens to my friends?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When there's a family crisis or something bad happens, usually you get to call for outside help. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half the crowd seemed to have realized what was happening; the Irish supporters rose in another great wave of green, screaming their Seeker on . . . but Krum was on his tail. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I found myself staring at her, as if by looking closely enough I might be able to detect the changes happening to her—to see the still-human spark within her slowly winking out. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

When it first happened, she’d been so sure that Rishi and she would have absolutely nothing to do with each other. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It happened again and again,” Wyatt says of Terryl’s involvement in cases. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

So perhaps she had simply happened on the boy at an unusual moment, when he had something on his mind, probably a school assignment. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t think she ever understood what happened. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the country that she came from, poised forever between the terror of war and the horror of peace, Worse Things kept happening. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, tell me one more thing. What happened last night on the Williamsburg Bridge?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Cara sat up on the edge of her seat to see what would happen. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He explained what had happened and gave her the envelope. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to ask more stuff I don’t wanna know but then, as if there was never gonna be anything else that could ever happen, we hear it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The first thing I did was try to open the door; I chipped and kicked and managed to get my head out to see what had happened. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to find out what had happened last night at the Mother Paula’s property. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched what happened and fled in horror back to the ship. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just happened to be picking berries nearby. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It was only years later that Ellsberg found out what had actually happened. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I understood what was probably happening, but I wasn’t ready to face it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Suheyla knew nothing yet but what she sensed: that something had happened, that something had changed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Which he really doesn’t want to happen again. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

When I go on my nightly escapades I’m usually back soon enough to get a bit of sleep, but that’s not happening tonight. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The girl should have drunk it and fallen into a delirium; that was what happened when Elowen issued a command: It was obeyed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

To be honest, I would’ve been okay with her being chipper, telling me how I should have fun and make the most of the day since I at least know what’s going to happen. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I have no idea how I untangled the complicated process of words and thought, but it happened quickly and naturally. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“That hadda happen to you, Ignatius. Nobody never gets attacked by a bird.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reading it made me feel as horrible as when my mom had come into my room to tell me right after it had happened. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

How could he stand there acting as if nothing had happened? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until much later that my mom had a few glasses of white wine and told me what happened to her sister. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sorry about the injury, but that often happens in the game. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m really glad the universe made us happen.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Everything she was telling me about witches had actually happened and I had better believe it. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

As I regained my strength I learned what had happened. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I’m still interested in what happened at the car." The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The only thing I really came up with was the importance of preventing the close encounter between my Polish neighbor and his John Deere from happening. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But if the very worst happened, we at least had a plan. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Sure as I’m standing here. And I happen to know you’ve got forty cents at home.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But when he tried to wind wires of his own together in exactly the same way, nothing happened. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some of my best days happened behind that door, and they would never happen again. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I told you to watch and see what happens, bro,” Sneaky says with a grin. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I think I would have continued along, oblivious, if I hadn’t happened to meet her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then an astonishing thing happened: The girl lunged at him. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I leave this place for a few hours to go shopping and look what happens. I gotta be here every 22 • minute, I guess, to watch out you people don’t ruin my investment.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was rare back then, but it happened. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then everybody would go back inside until we blew another bottle, and the same thing would happen all over again. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

One would have thought that nothing dangerous or dreadful had happened; and indeed the horror faded out of their hearts as they looked at him, and saw the merry glint in his eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I wonder whatever happened to him,” Talc said aloud. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thalia and Grover came up and huddled around me, anxious to hear what had happened in my audience with the goddess. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It’s frightening to think that the same thing might be happening to me right now. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The rally at his school had been a failure, and he didn’t know how many people would be discouraged from future protests because of what had happened on campus. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There is, however, a clear difference in what happens in our brains when we listen to music and when we make music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I stand in the doorway, unable to leave even though I know what is going to happen next. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You saw Mrs. de Winter come down to the cottage, and presently you saw Mr. de Winter too. He went into the cottage after her. What happened then? Go on. What happened?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, the Hato lurched heavily and something happened to the boat falls. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Professor Binns, who taught it, was their only ghost teacher, and the most exciting thing that ever happened in his classes was his entering the room through the blackboard. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“What happened? What exactly happened, Aunty? What are you saying?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then she asked them to tell her again what had happened. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You came in and said you didn’t want to talk about what happened at practice, so were not talking about it.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“What was the diabolic thing that happened to Mr. Cadaver?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

We all went to bed to wait for whatever was going to happen to happen. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

If Biddy got two peoples that care about her and what happen to her, then she ain’t no heart orphan no more. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

No, not like nothing had happened, like something had happened. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After James Henry Trotter had been living with his aunts for three whole years there came a morning when something rather peculiar happened to him. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Every witch there knew what had happened next, and neither Will nor Lyra dreamed of it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Susan Calvin said with enforced calm, “Brain, what happened to the ship?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She counsels patience: it could happen to me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, that’s what happens when you tell your child you don’t want to be a mom anymore and drop her off at her grandparents’ house.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The worst thing that happens is always the one thing you thought would never, ever happen. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Not from our part of it. I’ll end up working for these people someday. What happened to you? I thought you were Mr. I Like to Be Alone.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, honey, I bet there’s an explanation for this. I bet Mr. Daniels didn’t mean for this to happen. Give him a chance, okay?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The restaurant the lady takes me to is within walking distance from the school, so I can always run back if anything happens. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I asked her, “What would happen if all the tea in China suddenly fell from the sky and landed on us?” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

What has happened in Syracuse is especially impressive. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Freshman year it was an essay writing class that happened after school. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He has to take the blame for what happened. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened?” my mom asked, immediately across the room and crouching next to me, her strong hands on my hair, on the bonobo, warmth everywhere. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing had happened to Geography: The Story of the World, which was good because Mr. Barber checked on my book every time he passed down the aisle drinking his huge cup of coffee. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She says the only reason this hasn’t happened to us is that we’re on the bridge and the bridge is wooden. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He allowed Clara, who was too upset by what had happened, to spend the night in the bedroom of another sister. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to know,” said I, “and particularly, Herbert, whether he told you when this happened?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

In those days, adults in the black community didn’t talk to their children about painful happenings. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For instance, what happens when we remove 0? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I won’t stop you. I want this to happen, because I want you to be safe. And yet, I want to be with you. The two desires are impossible to reconcile. ...” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Leon Longbridge is the environmental conservation officer. He just happens to be here today. He has a big territory to cover, so he’s usually in the field. You’re lucky.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It does what it needs to do, one beat after another, until it gets the message that it’s time to stop, which might happen a few minutes from now, and you don’t even know it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It’s like a beautiful cake baked for a wedding that never happened. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I really don’t know what happened,” I say. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“What else happened while I was at the infirmary? Anything interesting?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We tolerate cancer-causing agents in our environment at our peril, as was clearly illustrated by a recent happening. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Emily coolly flips her head around and turns her attention to her bagel as if nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was hard to admit that such a thing had happened, but he had no other choice. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She’s never shared with me the specifics of what she thinks would happen. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Momma and Dad had threatened to send Byron to Grandma Sands about a million times but we never thought it would happen. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gentle exhaustion in his voice terrified her more than anything that had happened so far. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I asked him what happened, what animal had hurt him, but he wasn’t listening. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

But we do need to watch them, at least the first time, to appreciate what actually happened. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

And as these new rules were put in place around the country, an extraordinary thing happened: orchestras began to hire women. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Of course, he wasn’t! Or I wouldn’t be standing here. He saved me and let Henry fall when he realized what was happening!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It happened, to me, nearly twenty years ago, and I still remember that trail junction and those giant trees and a soft dripping sound somewhere beyond the trees. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he found on this first morning back at Devon that it happened still to be crippled and in a cast, he said in his usual self-contained way, “Hand me my crutches, will you?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody ever ever speaks about what happened to my mom when the secret police took her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

My best friend and I happened to be the lucky ones. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Tía Mari suggests we entertain ourselves playing cards, but when Mami sorts through the deck, she says, What on earth happened to the queen of hearts? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“No,” he answered, “not all. If you want to know, I happen to be a ‘short-horned’ grasshopper. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Um. Your dad made me promise I would call him if it happened. What time is it in New York?” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s when the Keepers meet—they only call one when something weird or terrible happens.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And I know she ain’t saying what she want a say either and it’s a strange thing happening here cause nobody saying nothing and we still managing to have us a conversation. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Plus, the chips and salsa are like a free, cold pizza, which happens to be my favorite way to eat piz— What am I doing? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“And what happens if the schools do integrate?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s all good. Them fools running around here ’cause the riots happening on their side. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“You want them gone. We can make that happen.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I hated it when things like that happened and my head automatically went down by itself! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I didn’t know. What happened? Did you two have a fight?” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I’d seen her without it and that’s when it finally occurred to me: that Grandma was the only person who might have understood what was happening to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Something was happening to her, and she was restless. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

But Howard, he never let on that anything had happened between us. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I know that is an absurd thing to consider—a dead horse falling out of the sky—but it actually happened. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Thank you for Sekani’s miraculous, sudden healing that just so happened to come after he found out they’re having pizza at school today.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

There are pinball machines in the back and it reminds me too much of the bar where very bad things happened to Jodie Foster’s character in The Accused. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Something had happened once, down the street toward Montgomery, and the ladies at the other end of the street whispered and clucked about it for weeks. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

And ‘How is it possible this happens before glamour when glamour is an ancient concept? See “glamer” in the Oxford English Dictionary.’ The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

This is what happens when you dream dreams, he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Instead of recording, I just tell him all about what’s happening in school and how everything is going. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I must have flipped my head around, really fast, because she says, “Don’t worry, happens all the time.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She wondered if something else had happened on their trip to the Great Salt Lake—something they hadn’t mentioned. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It's so long ago and far away that here in my invisibility I wonder if it happened at all. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blue, black, and cinnamon, he saw, and wondered again how he had happened to dream her before ever seeing a likeness of her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

"Yes, I do now. And he happened to be in the office when the appointment was made." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t even the weirdest thing that happened that day. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s very rare, anyway, that a newchild’s status is as uncertain as Gabriel’s. It probably won’t happen again, for a long time. “ The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It will never happen. Yul-Bayur will stand trial, and if he is found guilty he will be put to death.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And maybe some cosmic forces happened to perfectly converge in the Universe of the Upside-Down Toilet. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

That was as near as I dared to come to asking what had happened to my would-be enslaver. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, from my bedroom window, I could observe most of the real-world happenings on our block of Euclid Avenue. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Plus, it was a big deal when people got murdered, if that’s what had happened to Clara—at least, it was a big deal in the detective magazines Ophie had started reading. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“But then I got lost. Baba tied these bells around my ankles so he could find me if that ever happened, but..She looked down at them. “I don’t think they work anymore.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

What happened next felt like it took an eternity, and happened all at once. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“White people always wanna split up, and when they do something bad happens.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Even my head was rejecting what had happened. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But when Bloom twisted his wiper knob, nothing happened. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we shouldn’t mix these in the classroom without knowing what’s going to happen,” he said. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I want to know what happened to the row of wood-framed buildings that were sandwiched between a day-care center and a grocer. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Maya’s boyfriend, Ryan, happens to be the only other black kid in eleventh grade, and everybody expects us to be together. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She tried to pretend nothing had happened, but it was hard. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

If the worst happened, the little Sea- swift ought to be able to outrun pursuit. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The worst thing is one of the first big things that ever happens to you in your life. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As soon as he spoke, everyone else fell silent in a moment, as if they’d been waiting for it to happen. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We went on our way into the wonderland of nature gone nuts, and you will have to believe what happened. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before long my sister and I were so caught up with school that neither of us thought much about the Coral Queen, or about what might happen to Dusty Muleman. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But I want to get the worst over first, so I’m going to start with what happened six months ago, in the spring. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Not one thing happens that Heimdall does not see, and sometimes he sees events that have yet to occur in the world. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Also, I began to think about what I should do, what was going to happen. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I see what’s happening in the news. Why should I have to pretend that I’m fine with you going to school here?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

At the time when it happens you do mean it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t want that to happen. Perhaps your web is a good thing after all.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

If something has happened, then so must its antecedent have done: if a man has forgotten something, it follows that he knew it in the first place. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It felt like it was happening behind my back. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

That’s when Joaquin knew that he would never tell Grace and Maya what had really happened: why he had left the Buchanans, why he really wasn't a good person. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to write it down, but I keep reminding myself that I’m the only one in the world who can describe what happens when it goes this way. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Here is what happened on Monday morning: I heard my word. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It took a while for the shock to wear off, but presently she found an explanation for what had happened. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to think what would have happened to me if I had not found Raji. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It took a while for the otters to realize that something was happening inside the crate. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

"As it happens, I'm a woman wed, and new with child." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It did not seem strange that they should be, for all his life he had felt that things had been happening to him that should have gone into them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s without doubt the strangest thing that’s ever happened to me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A few hundred others return because, whatever has happened, this is our home. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Twice, three times, four—and the fifth time with the white clay, something happened. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I told him that he could stay and that I was sorry about what had happened to his dog. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

"Well, isn't that lucky? I can tell you that—because it happened right here." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He bent right over, right in my face, and said, “What the hell happened to your eyes?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was in English a week later when possibly the strangest thing of all happened. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I never know what to do when this happens. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“By the way, Molly,” Leon asked, “how did you happen to see the falcons?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

None of them saw what happened next, but there was really no need to see. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Worse things than that could happen to a person,” said the repairman. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

It must be my fault this is happening is the only conclusion you can draw, because why are you the only one receiving his wrath? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

This is what happened to the unfortunate Giordano Bruno. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

And while it frustrated them that only Henry would have the privilege, they were too curious not to let it happen. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know what, but as surely as one feels the sting of shards when an hourglass tips off a shelf and smashes, he knew that something was happening. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what happens to you if you actually catch the Plague because nobody’s touched August yet—not directly. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I was so incredulous at what was happening that it was hard to form words with my brain and my mouth. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the Earth happens to lie in the beam of this cosmic lighthouse, we see it flash once each rotation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In a word, yes. I’m guessing now, but I think she believes that Branwell is stonewalling, that his silence is just a stubborn refusal to talk about what happened.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was impossible that this affair should end successfully; such things did not happen in real life. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Ah! Yes, Mom. But the test could be to see if we’re willing to accept what has happened and stay at home and praise Jesus for his wisdom.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They didn’t really care what happened to him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

‘And someone must take the blame for what has happened. Come.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The Department does not say what will happen when the only chemicals left untried are those that render the earth not only insectless but lifeless. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Jinny wasn’t sure what had happened to her rock from when she was little, but there were a few stones, on a high shelf in the book cabin, painted with flowers and stars. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As it happened, Zooey had made a formal and serious début as a public performer at the age of seven. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Though I cannot say I’m entirely sure what happened.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Everyone around the table begins shouting at once—"What? What happens next? What happened with Michelangelo? Did he punish you? Did he attack you? What about Hubert? And the children? And the dog? What happens!?!" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“What happens when water freezes? Swells, doesn’t it? Well, if sap freezes in full buckets, sometimes all the seams split, and there we are. A leaky bucket’s no good for man or beast.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It feels like what happens next doesn't matter because it was supposed to be over right then. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He did not say: I know why it happened. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As it happened, he knew what the eunuch was about, but it was nothing the other councillors needed to hear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“What’ll happen when times move on again and it’s your turn?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He is wonderfully patient and never complains, not even when he remembers...which happens, I think, rather more often than he would have me know. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I had no clue, which I guess is what happens when you zone out and put your trust in the hands of the man behind the wheel. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And reckon what has happened by now with Grandpa and Miss Love? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Hermione listened to what had just happened with her mouth open yet again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Considering what happened soon after, it’s interesting that I sensed it was worth noting in the journal how he sat with her on the trip home. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t really know what would happen if you put a battery in the fire, but he had a vague memory of his dad saying it was a dangerous thing to do. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s watching me with an expression of mild curiosity, as though he’s looking forward to seeing what happens next. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When that happened, I looked next to me, and I could tell that even Erlan was smiling. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mulch was perfectly aware of what would happen next. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But what happens when you multiply by zero? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then October leaned in close and whispered, “They’ve been happening here too?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But the best part of the party happened when my mother came to me and said I had a phone call. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that any minute they would be told to pack up their things and leave, but up until the very second that happened, Mai was going to enjoy this new life. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Many of the houseguests had crowded into the hallway behind and craned their necks to see what was happening in the bedroom. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then, just in case I was wrong, I wrote a note explaining what had happened and that I would wait for her in Trebon for a day. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Get Käthe out of the picture before anything happens—that makes sense. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“This is also a good example of the power that a clever sympathist commands. Imagine what would happen if I were to throw this doll into the fire itself?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was still having trouble swallowing food and I wasn’t hungry, but I got the impression that company lunches didn’t happen every day, and that I should accept. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Another form asks for details about what’s happened in the deportation process so far. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll compete under an alias. I don’t suppose you heard about what happened after your trial.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I felt super guilty because I knew if I’d been there with you, it probably wouldn’t have happened.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Was it possible that something had happened to Hedwig, and that Sirius hadn’t even got his letter? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“In my view, then, this murder is an entirely admirable happening! You will pardon my slightly biased point of view.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a solid policy until people want to kill you. And in our line of work that happens a lot.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“He knew this would happen, but here he is.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I imagined what would happen when my family discovered I was missing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"How is he? I saw what happened. I was really worried that he might—die or something." The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The party that he got started was now happening, full-out, but now he was all of a sudden too shy to participate. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Harry, what’s happening?” said Lupin, meeting him at the foot of the stairs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She had to get out of that place or it would happen to her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

That hug happened every day between Kenzi and the crossing guard. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

All that happened down there was an occasional shower of calcimine. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something terrible happened here, I thought, feeling a cold drip down my spine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I know she’s thinking about what happened on the train yesterday. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neighbors discussed who was in each group and wondered what would happen next. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a few things happened which, when added up, turned the wild youngster into an entirely different person. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when I left I'm sure I was just another item on a long list of awful things that had happened in our neighborhood in the past year. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She woke up every day worrying about frightening things that could happen to her other relatives. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Seeing Matthias still stunned by what had happened, Constance took over the leadership. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Bobby chimed in with an equally vicious slur, again using what had happened as typical of Russian machinations. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When it is necessary they can be prodded into frenzies of fear and hatred, but when left to themselves they are capable of forgetting for long periods that the war is happening. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But it is also necessary to remember that events happened in the desired manner. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

As I got right on the stable, it happened in a flash. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“This is not from what happened last night,” the doctor said. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Then I started reading all the posted safety information on drinking and driving, texting and driving, speeding, and whatever else could happen. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Whatever happens now, she’ll be in one of the few places that still has water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A Kenyan doctor who had investigated the Monet case happened to be drinking a beer in the bar, and he struck up an idle conversation with her and mentioned Monet’s name. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He obviously didn’t tell her what really happened, just like I asked. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

That lawyer tried to get me to give him a name, anybody who would come in and make an excuse for what happened. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But we're already outside the apartment door, and I go, "Maybe she really needs that ID card," so it's my fault what happens next. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You think the worst has happened,” he says quietly. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't you two horses forget yourselves and start talking, whatever happens." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“But what happened with Mia had nothing to do with what happened to Warren,” Mrs. Wright broke in. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When this happened, the girl almost entirely forgot about the strange animal and all the unhappiness which it had caused her. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

By lunch, the story of what happened in Mr. Gunthrie’s class had spread to the entire school. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

All this happened without a break in rhythm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“They had a complex system of rules, but... yes, that’s essentially what happened.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He stood behind the cash register, and his face contracted and hardened as he tried to recall the things that had happened during the night. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“What happens if the au pair does not go to another host family?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Consequently, the Flood had to be seen as a true miracle, not a mere natural event which happened to coincide with an excess of human depravity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"Same thing happened to me centuries ago. I served my time but met some old friends while I was there. How about you?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He happened on this day to pass by the door of a shop from whence ladies sometimes came after purchasing silks within, and sometimes thus he secured one who paid him better than most. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She has been seen twice in your custody and I will be forced to take formal action against you if it happens again. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go home and forget it had ever happened. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He says this like nothing ever happened and he and I are the best of friends. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But then in your thirties something strange starts to happen. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“This thing happens to be the height of fashion. But I'm not surprised you don't know that.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I break into a run as we pass the orchard, like if I pump my legs fast enough, I can outrun this thing that’s happening to me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’ve deserted you for an entire month, but so little has happened that I can’t find a newsworthy item to relate every single day. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Over the course of the evening—through phone calls, the radio, and the evening news—we pieced together what had happened that morning. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“He guessed it from this cross, and because of what happened to you.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

So many things had happened, and everything looked so different. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Nobody talked about the changes happening all around us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was like a high-pitched scream, but it came from deep inside of him, and before John or I knew what had happened, the Pigman dropped to the floor. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

It says that even if space-time is warped so that it would be possible to travel into the past, what happens in space-time must be a consistent solution of the laws of physics. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what will happen at the hospital. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I know it happened because one day I was the best lacrosse player at All Saints, and the next day I woke up in the hospital with fifty stitches in my foot and leg. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Longstreet sent Goree to find out what was happening and it turned out to be nothing much—skirmish of pickets in Anderson’s front. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as happened with most of the old families, the land slipped away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure,” he says, “consent feels nice. Letting people decide what’s going to happen with their tissue seems like the right thing to do. But consent diminishes the value of tissue.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s a dumb dream. Nothing happens in it.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

From that vantage point, I couldn’t be seen, but I could still watch and hear a little of what was happening. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

In a way, it was sort of depressing, too, because you kept wondering what the hell would happen to all of them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“If you ask me,” said Ron once Harry had finished describing his conversation with Tonks, “she’s cracking up a bit. Losing her nerve after what happened at the Ministry.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He hoped that, whatever happened, he wouldn’t blub or do anything ridiculous. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

And, from Soraya, I learned the details of what had happened in Virginia. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Once he wakes up, I’ll clue him in on what happened. Otherwise he’ll be curious about all those fresh bruises and fingernail marks.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

A number of things had to happen before the painting was safe—if it was the painting. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then something terrible happened just as I got in the park. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Nothing happened. I just wanted to say kedu, to find out how you are.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The notion that most illegal drug use and sales happens in the ghetto is pure fiction. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you...do you really think that’s why I’m concerned about what’s happened to you? Because I think of you as a project?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“At home this never would have happened. At home I wasn’t responsible for everyone else in the world.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had hoped this would not happen,” Gwydion said. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

For much of the next century, little of importance happened in Clarkston. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Customers pulled up to the restaurant and honked their horns, wondering what had happened to the carhops, still expecting to be served. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

They appeared to be demanding to know where Harry was and what had happened to him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He seemed more concerned about the negative press than about what had happened to Emmett Till. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

All that happened was the rag I’d covered the fish heads with came off and I got bounced back and landed square on the floor. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“We finally got Dr. Rhodes to agree to a meeting with us and this happens?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘But what happened to Salim, then, between when we said goodbye and when he got to the top of the ramp?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why did this have to happen to me now? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Well, Foxface died almost a day ago, so there's been plenty of time for the audience to place bets and get bored. I guess it could happen at any moment," says Peeta. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Samuel said, “Tell me what happened to set you off. This morning, I mean.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t let either of those things happen. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

This happened about three years before the war. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t say exactly what, but something was definitely happening to the mural now. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

An important step in the plan was happening. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

And once that happens, the contagious thing gets going. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Somehow, that fact—that sometimes things do just happen—seemed like it might be the scariest and saddest truth of all. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Tell me about it,” I said as we walked into the shadows beyond Mary Lyon, walking away from everyone who was still lingering out front waiting to see if anything else would happen. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t think straight about anything that had happened since the landing craft had ground onto the coral reef. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“The Russians draw nearer each day. Without you...I can’t bear to think what would have happened to me.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Something is happening: there’s a commotion, a flurry among the shoals of cars. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She started talking to Dad about something that happened at work, and I stopped paying attention. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

We all believe that it isn’t possible to get to the moon; but there might be people who believe that that is possible and that it sometimes happens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear!” cried Charlie, who was watching with the others through the door, “what on earth’s going to happen to them now?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

At Princeton, researchers used imaging techniques in monkeys and humans to validate and further the understanding of what happens when the brain is asked to consider two different sources of information. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was, as it happened, a very windy day when Auk XXII-D made its flight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t know what was going on or they’d have never gone to look, Amélie says, but they arrived just as it was happening and they saw it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“You think it was Mr. Katz?” she asked, once I told her in more detail what had happened. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened, I'm almost certain she's stuck out there, somewhere between the second fire and the unlit one at my feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

What happens here, at least, is that there’s a big room with a lot of wire cages in it, all different sizes for different kinds of poultry. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Because here's the truth—I was still so angry about what happened on the track. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Relax, hombre. We’re not going to let that happen,” they consoled him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knife had come back with me because I happened to be wearing it in a makeshift leather sheath at my ankle. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Their soft scent covers the hard truth of what has happened here. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“We don’t dare. Do you know what would happen if we told?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But as I watched the scene, it happened again. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no way I can prepare myself for what might happen. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“But let me tell you how it happened.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was no way to know what would happen. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

And if what happened to Eiffel happened to him, his fortune would be assured. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It was the most wonderful thing that had ever happened to him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waiting around at the hospital that day, we had so many unanswered questions, like, What happened to Isaac? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She was a middle school girl now, and she’d probably forgotten about everything that happened in elementary school. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And then I felt down under my stomach the urge to go, and I understood what was happening. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Some things had happened, others had not happened. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

"We'll get you a full write-up of what happened, but it's definitely not your fault. Mark stresses that every time it comes up. It was just bad luck. "Take some time to absorb this. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He's decided he hasn't lived enough. I knew it would happen when he went to New York." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance swept into the room as giddy and foolish as ever; to look at her, you would think nothing unpleasant had ever happened in the whole history of England. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“All I’m saying is, no matter what happens, just know that you have a family who loves you. And Nessy, happy birthday.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Hurt happens here just like everywhere else. Sometimes you can deal with it, sometimes you just got to get some help.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can he remember all that from almost forty years ago, but forget stuff that happened ten minutes earlier? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m proud of you, no matter what happens,” I said. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When l am not worrying over our valiant doughboys, I worry over what's happening here at home. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I haven’t cured anything, but something seismic is happening in me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

When her tear glands were finally exhausted, I said, “What happened to you?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of how the same has been happening everywhere. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“What finally happened?” asked her mother, whose curiosity began to get the better of her. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The weather had turned cold again, nearly overnight, as if even the sky knew something terrible had happened. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Back to me and Amil falling asleep with the taste of sweets on our tongues and thoughts of the things that happened at school that day. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was slow and I was, for a moment, nervous of what would happen. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She seems distracted and says to no one in particular, “I just can’t believe that this happened.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

For instance, right before I had my motorcycle accident I saw the whole thing happen: saw it in my mind-—the rain, the skid tracks, me lying there bleeding and my legs broken. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now with time to reflect, I realised why I was so bothered by what had happened in the car. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she demanded to know everything that had happened, which of her friends were up and about, when there might be a sleighing party. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I thought that if Cassius and I happened to meet, it would likely prove embarrassing for Cassius, since he had elected to remain with Elijah Muhammad’s version of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She apologized to all of them, of course, but the fact of it happening was itself an irritation. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The last real thing that had happened to him was being called inside when the woods were coming down. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Saturday before sunrise, September 28 This will be a long entry . . . something important has finally happened to me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, it was happening in the present, not in bygone days of fabled deeds. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Carrots absorb more insecticide than any other crop studied; if the chemical used happens to be lindane, carrots actually accumulate higher concentrations than are present in the soil. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“No matter what happens,” she said, touching his cheek, “I’m grateful for the past six years here.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But sometimes she gets so angry herself at what comes through the wall that she says she is going to tell the whole world what happened to me, what persuasion was used on poor Leandro. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Herold told Booth the details he knew of what had happened at the Seward residence: The trick of claiming Powell was a messenger from a doctor had worked perfectly. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was kidding myself to think something could ever happen between us. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Not long after I moved with my family to a small town in New Hampshire I happened upon a path that vanished into a wood on the edge of town. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s from holding my breath. It’s happened before when I’ve gone swimming.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Despite everything that had happened between her and Chacko, there was nobody in the world she would rather spend Christmas with. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The defendant has decided to confess. That will happen first.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was eventually appointed head of pathology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and when that happened, his old job came open, the job of chief of pathology at the Institute. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will somebody please tell me what is happening?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I guess I’m defending anyone who’s treated like that for taking a slice of bread. Maybe it reminds me too much of what happened to you over a turkey!” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But that wasn’t going to happen from ten thousand miles away. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Because you’re like a story that hasn’t happened yet. Because I want to see what you will do. I want to be part of the unfolding of the tale.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Normally, she would have been involved in these preparations, but they happened to coincide with her two-day writing bout and the beginnings of the front-of-house construction. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

"As it happens, I am a widower these past eight years. Past time I took another, wife, don't you agree, my lords? A man does get lonely." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“He might. When you nervous about something, sometimes it just happens.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

By fantastic coincidence, a reporter named Eddie Farrell happened to have just taken a seat by the phone while he waited to speak with the stewards. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He focused his vision directly in front of him and waited to see what would happen. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He was ready to leave the coach and travel on alone, if that should happen. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And if he didn’t toughen up, what would happen to him when there was no Trotter to look after him? The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s what I saw. I saw what happened, Jules. There’s no pretending.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing happened, not even when I gave a third pull of the trigger. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t convinced there was a God, and I had no firm hypothesis on what happened to us after we died, but I did have mad faith in one person. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Also in sensible names for children, because look what happened to Cordelia. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The change happened quickly, A matter of moments. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That might have happened to us any time on the railway tracks.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

This very same thing could have happened to Zlata or any other person that would have remained behind. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Chester had practically no appetite after what had happened. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is what happens when I let myself think too much. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t get angry very often, but I do get angry when people say he is responsible for what happened to me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Luke didn’t tell her that he’d been up all night, or that he couldn’t stop himself from imagining all the terrible things that might happen to Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Father has avoided looking at me, and if his eyes do happen to cross mine, I can read his unspoken words: “How can you be so unkind? How dare you make your mother so sad!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Ready,” said Harry, trying hard to fill his head with happy thoughts about Gryffindor winning, and not dark thoughts about what was going to happen when the box opened. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

If that happened, the captain and the sergeant would have little choice but to take him off desk duty and put him back on patrol again—with a glowing commendation for his file. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe that’s a thing that happens when you achieve peak mortification. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

As it happens, economists have a curious habit of affixing numbers to complicated transactions. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you...I wouldn’t dare act as though they weren’t my ancestors. I wouldn’t let anything happen to them, the boy or girl, if I could possibly prevent it.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It took quite a time for Grandpa Joe and Charlie to explain to everyone exactly what had been happening to them all day. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I got so angry at being accused of something I hadn't done that I made it happen." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard for me to doubt this is how it happened. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused and tried not to think about what had happened to that manuscript, about the flames that must have charred it quickly. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Jesus Christ, what happened!" my mother shrieked, jumping to her feet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

For all that was happening to him, his voice was strong and inviting, and his mind was vibrating with a million thoughts. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If something interesting was happening, I was not going to be left out. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And so you see, what happened next wasn’t my fault at all. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t stop thinking about June and what happened in the treehouse. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Stop this, Calpurnia. How did you find out about her? And what is happening to your face? You look all blotchy.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, both times happened when I was younger. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He will pretend like it never happened,” Scythe Curie told her as the two of them drove home from the airport. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I just wish this wasn’t happening. I mean, for everyone’s sake.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I don't know what to call what happened tonight. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then I added, "And upset. She blames herself for what happened." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Something new and wonderful had happened to her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She runs out of the room, shrieking: “It’s happening to me already. I’m forgetting everything... I’m forgetting... I don’t remember anything I learned any more!” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

After hearing Liam with Zu, I knew that he felt an intense guilt over what had happened the night of their breakout, but it sounded like it might run even deeper than that. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Jane did not reply, for a curious thing was happening to her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

In the three months since everything had happened, he had yet to see, or even hear, his little sister cry. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then she ran down the hall and I heard her bedroom door slam and the house got very, very quiet—as if it was holding its breath till the next thing happened. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“You know, what I don’t get is why. Why this is happening to me.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

At such a rate it seems impossible that it could ever cart away a mountain, but in fact given sufficient time that is precisely what would happen. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She once tried to apologize for what happened. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t happened here yet, but with everything that had happened, it didn’t seem impossible. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Maya, whatever happened to that giant game of dots you were working on?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I’m crying, “Please don’t. Please,” and I know that something terrible is about to happen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That only happens to me around one person. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I’ll bet Goddard has enough friends to make sure it happens,” said Rowan. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

What would happen to Kievan Rus’ as a nation if only the tsar and his henchmen could use magic? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was doing fine, until the day it happened. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

But this is what I know now—and it’s best to learn this early: You can't force something to happen. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

My job was to see that that did not happen. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

"It seemed crazy that I have to still read my books like nothing happened," she says, folding and unfolding a sheet of paper towel. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Can we imagine this happening while most black men landed decent jobs or trotted off to college? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The usual way this happened was that the teacher on playground duty inspected the lines, told off anyone who was talking or fooling around, and dismissed the classes one at a time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You’re old enough to know what could happen to you out there. Suppose instead of, ‘Ms. Byrd, your son has been picked up,’ your mother heard, ‘Ms. Byrd, there’s been an accident.’ Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Each Circle member expressed regret for what had happened. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Frank got the feeling it would do what he said—but if his friends happened to be in the line of fire, oh well. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

You don’t think that things really happen overnight, but this one did. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My parents are just confused by the whole thing. They don’t really understand what happened, and to be honest...I don’t even know how to explain it all to them.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And the same thing happens the next morning and the next and the next. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I waited, breathing softly and listening, debating if I should tell Lily what had happened a few days ago—down at the Bakers’. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

All of this happened to Henrietta’s cells once they were placed in culture. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Joe grew into the meanest, angriest child any Lacks had ever known, and the family started saying something must have happened to his brain while he was growing inside Henrietta alongside that cancer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She felt like a child once more, only thirteen and all alone, not ready for what was about to happen to her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I still can’t even believe it happened. I mean, I thought it would be a disaster, but…” She never finished the sentence. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And even if they don’t kill me here and now, by tonight everyone on the hill will know what just happened. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Everyone gets quiet as they wait to see what will happen next. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“You just happened. And we wanted you. I wouldn't even let your dad talk about...getting rid of you.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He does hesitate, just for a moment, but he knows he will hate himself later if he doesn’t at least try, no matter what might happen after. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I want you boys to tell me exactly what happened at the carnival on Saturday.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are subtle and complex and surprisingly common, and what happened on Wheeler Avenue is a powerful example of how mind reading works—and how it sometimes goes terribly awry. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He expected to feel sharp beaks and claws tearing at him any second, but nothing happened. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I am like them. Every day I think to myself, it happen, finally I become the rock I carve.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I’ll probably never know, but some of my most wonderful summertime memories happened at the “whites only” swimming pool in Leeds, Alabama. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It so happened that Beth’s funny loan was just the thing, for in laughing over the kits, Laurie forgot his bashfulness, and grew sociable at once. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Isabel died I didn’t know how I would make this happen. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

One city still remained In spite of all that had happened, Selitos looked at Lanre with pity, and when he spoke it was with sadness in his voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Who knew what would happen once she actually went to the school. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to know what was happening in his head. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’d thought about that before, on the rare occasions when Mother, Dad, Matthew, and Mark all went somewhere and left him behind—what if something happened to them and they never came back? Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to kill us and then just waltz out of here, pretending none of this ever happened?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But the hardest part is, I have to ask Aibileen, again, about what happened to Constantine. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then something happens that does give me hope—hope for me and John Laydon and his family. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

‘Now, you go home and try it my way for a few months and see what happens. Okay?’ Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Yo man, you couldn’t hit me back?” he said, talking about texting me What happened? right before Mr. Ray showed up last night. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

What has happened to me, what’s happening to me now, won’t make any difference to him, he loves me anyway, he knows it isn’t my fault. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of yourself. I had to give you a little tug, but that happens.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In the end the only way he found to deal with his personal disaster was to push it behind him and pretend it hadn’t happened. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh, that happens all the time. It’s a simple fix.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“They didn’t abandon me. What happened to them was my fault.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But when I’m done explaining what happened, I sneak a glance at her. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The capstone was about to crumble, and when that happened, assuming she could time it correctly... The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We’d be in the back seat, shrinking low, laughing, hoping none of our friends would happen to see us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It happens to many men, and I think doctors have memorized the litany. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not need doctors to tell him what would happen: Abraham Lincoln was going to die, and there was nothing the doctors could do about it. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she walked away from his office, she recalled what Link had said, “Something bad will happen, something involving the whole family.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because weird things happen when I tell stories, remember?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I had an idea what was about to happen, and I was right. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anybody see it? Was your wife with you when it happened?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In order to make that happen, I needed to send an updated passport photo to the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was housed in the Pakistani embassy in Washington, DC. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He had told a reporter a few days earlier that he had never seen anything like what was happening in Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She feared something else was happening—something even worse. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She started taking long walks and wondered what would happen if she just kept walking. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I knew this would happen. I could feel how hungry it was to become real.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Fifty-eight phone calls and not one hint about anything unusual that might have happened because an electric blanket had stopped working properly. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if it was God’s way of telling me something important was about to happen. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I happen to notice one day what a friend has posted on his Facebook wall: “If I could die and come back to life,” it says, “I would come back as Zach Philippi.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Don’t thank me yet, New Voice. On a journey such as this, one can never know what might happen. The spirits are already angry for reasons no one understands.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He had that purplish angry fire in his eyes that usually meant something bad and godly was going to happen if we didn’t shut up. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

When this happens, I am three years old. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to think about what might happen if the attack was really bad. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Another interesting thing happened at the party before we left. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’s romantically interested, and I’m romantically interested, which means this is actually, finally happening. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It happened that one evening the boys were playing peewee, a new game to them, in the dooryard. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think this is the best thing that could have happened to those elves, you know,” said Hermione, leading the way back up the marble staircase. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Later she went into the bedroom and when she came out she whimpered: “He didn’t take his gun. I wonder what could have happened?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s about it. I got the impression he wanted me to ask if you knew anything about what happened.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today it was all the vivid images of what had happened at the bridge last night. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An android,” he said, “doesn’t care what happens to another android. That’s one of the indications we look for.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

And as I speak, I feel something strange happen. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

After a long while, I said, in a soft, trembling voice, “Mama, what would happen if I were to die? Would anybody miss me? Would anybody care? Will it matter to anyone?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do, actually. Because I have seen what happens to people when they hear the truth. They look like they have forgotten what they were searching for, and are just wandering around trying to remember.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She knew something was up—she knew something was happening at nine. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But so happen, one little boy not so good. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to know what was happening. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he had finished his speech, which was listened to in perfect silence, an odd thing happened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened in the dreams?” she asked, eager for an answer, but fearing it, too. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His back seemed to be hard; nothing would really happen to that as a result of the fall. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Cuckoo said, “Follow close behind me, for it will happen, I know, that he will seize the fruit nearest to him.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

If this happens I know I will die because the weak do not survive in Kampuchea. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily was about to tell him it wasn’t impossible and in fact had happened many times over in the book she was reading when her dad said, “Thought you’d be interested in this.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was what we wanted to happen, Jaja and I, without being aware of it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Of course Boots had no idea what had happened to him, how he had been altered—diminished. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“What happened to your body would have killed many people,” the physical therapist had said. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I reached into my bag and pulled my journal, started writing all the stuff that was happening to us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“So, what do you think everyone at home is doing? Do you think they wonder what happened to us?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I didn't know exactly what had happened to Mrs. Williams, but I knew that here in Alabama, police dogs and black folks looking for justice had never mixed well. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And of course, quoting Zara made me think about everything that had happened at school—and after school—with my friends. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike George, Axel doesn’t need to get up close to the nest to know what’s happening. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“First, okay? Write down an event that happened to you. That you experienced.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The boys sat round the door without surprise, waiting for something else to happen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked the way they always ended with the right thing happening. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because she was stuck in her house, Jinjoo had no concept of what was happening in the outside world, where occupation by the Communists had become a reality. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, this’d be a great freaking time to give up. What the—” “I’m sorry—-just tell me what happened.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She clutched her throat so the others would understand, and she tried to wave them inside so they wouldn’t see what happened next. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

All the same, though, wherever I happen to be, I don’t think I’m the type that doesn’t even lift a finger to prevent a wedding from flatting. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Wouldn’t I feel it happening, like a jolt of electricity to my heart? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But people are people and I’m just telling you how it happened. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

That night I told Kevin what had happened, and he wondered too. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I knew what could happen, and I didn’t want to see it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But for weeks now, I’ve sensed that some big thing is about to happen, big enough to distract Mami from fussing as much over little things, which is fine with me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Most other people hated to go about in the dark when Grandfather Owl was calling kokoko, kokoko, and anything could happen. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

There was an edginess to the crowd, as if we were all waiting for something to happen. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

His right arm felt as if it had been broken from the scuffle that had happened moments before; he was bleeding from the mouth. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Responding would only confirm the facts of what had happened, whereas I wanted to cast them in doubt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted to know what happened when two people felt it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you happen to know a boy called Scipio?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not that I told them what had happened in town. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As it happened, Sticky himself did not know. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the bridge the thing happened quickly and was over without a word being spoken by either the attacker or the attacked. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d pull his hands off and walk away without saying a word, and that horndog would return to the television as if nothing had happened. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Things like that will probably happen again because of this Cultural Revolution, so I want to tell you something about our family.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could help them, but they keep giggling and talking about funny stuff that happened during rehearsal. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The elections had happened a few weeks earlier and everybody we knew had been pulling for Barack Obama. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She paddled toward the beach, puzzling all the while at what had just happened. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And Arya was lost after she heard what had happened to her butcher's boy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The people Dr. Cottam interviewed were puzzled by what had happened in the months following the treatment of their land. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Life: it’s happening beyond the mills, beyond the gates. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“But it’s still happening, right? Like, there is still a meteor shower. We just can’t see it.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Biologists used to entertain themselves by speculating as to what would happen if, through some unthinkable catastrophe, the natural restraints were thrown off and all the progeny of a single individual survived. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

This same thing had been happening to me for the last couple of competitions, and I knew once I started fencing, the fatigue would eventually fade as swiftly as it had come. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The real troubles in life happen when those hidden doors stay closed for too long. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It predicted what might happen to the seal population off Cape Cod after the Marine Mammal Protection Act became law. Back then, seals had been my focus.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Of course I do. But it all goes to the syndicate. And everybody has a share. Don’t you understand? It’s exactly what happens with those plum tomatoes I sell to Colonel Cathcart.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“It usually happens to students in their first year.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Caroline must have told them what had happened at school. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As one who had helped to make those political revolutions happen, he claimed to be completely comfortable in stormy weather. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I know when I say the words that this will be the life or death of me, what happens now. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

This is where the bulk of the city’s murders happen—two-thirds of them, in 2013. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And presently, as was certain to happen sooner or later, King Lune said it was time for young people to be in bed. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I felt certain he could help me prove that sometimes things just happen isn’t actually a reason for anything. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t hear nothing happening in the bowl. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Only a baby would have thought it really happened. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

So Hannah just happened to roll her eyes at the exact same time I made that joke? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And the way he said it, it was like he knew it was a fact, like he knew it would happen all along, and he wasn’t surprised at all. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was born Jewish, but became an agnostic when he was a teenager, partly because of all that had happened to him as a child. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself slowly toward the door, still groping awkwardly with his feelers, which he now learned to value for the first time, to check what was happening there. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t put women and children in jail. But don’t try to come over here again. Remember what happened to you this time. Be glad you are alive!” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to start crying, but it was about to happen anyway. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The whole plan was to limit oxygen and keep an explosion from happening. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t want to discuss my accident. Or what happened with us that summer. He wants us to act normal and like nothing happened.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Once, before she left, my mother said that if you visualize something happening, you can make it happen. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Now that we are together again, I fear something will happen to break us up again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to read too much into perhaps the most promising thing to happen to us in a very long time. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

All of us enjoyed hearing about these little forays of his into the twentieth century, so Francis and I pressed him to tell us what now had happened. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even after finding Archer, she’d been so alone in this, muddling through the words, struggling to control the Vision, with no one to help her understand what was happening, what it meant. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The locals began to realize how many horrible things happened to people who bought those good-luck charms or got paid with Queen Marie’s treasure. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As this happens, the letters at the bottom of the screen move together as well to make “cat.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s one certain way to prove what really happened. Ron, give me that rat.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was as if somehow every bad thing that had happened to them was now my fault. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

So much had happened to us in the last year, both good and bad. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Even though kids flood the walkway, heading to class, no one seems to be paying attention to what’s happening to Alex. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, before I realized what was happening, these bullies dragged my father out of the apartment, down the stairs, and into the night. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Byron,” Momma said, gently wiping tears off his cheeks with the end of her scarf, “it’s O.K., sweetheart, how’d this happen?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slaps my arm and then lays her hand on top of mine and says, “This is the last thing I thought would happen today.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I want to ask what happened to the last counselor, but don’t in case it’s not a pretty story. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Everyone else had left by then, too, rushing off to see scary movies or pass out candy or go trick-or-treating or whatever they happened to have planned for Halloween. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Now step up! Now step up!” it recommended, and almost before they knew what had happened, they had all taken a step up and then plunged to the bottom of a deep murky pit. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered what happened to Zero's parents, but he didn't ask. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“In New Orleans, it happens all the time.' “ Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Please, Sister," I say, "tell us what happened behind Abbot Hubert's closed door." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Mom answered and I told her what had happened. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her face filled with sorrow and her voice was shaking when she spoke: “You have to tell me what happened so I can prescribe treatment.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

For a long time nothing happened, they didn’t notice, they had not been watching. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Aaron was my friend, and I owe it to him to find out what happened to him.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He begged his mother to let him play, but Beatrice wasn’t going to let anything bad happen to her son. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

After school, I paced around my room, trying to come up with the best method to get Tina to notice me—in a good way—when I happened to glance out the window. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lucidly, at the last stage, on the lip of the gunnel, it would often happen that a turtle would help me without meaning to. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harry opened his eyes and was dazzled by gold and green; he had no idea what had happened, he only knew that he was lying on what seemed to be leaves and twigs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Only when threatened with death could that happen; only in fear and shame, with their backs against a wall, could that happen. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if the train will stop and more fighting will happen and more people will be killed, including us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I do not think they knew what was happening with the war any more than we did. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not until I’m sure what is going to happen to me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure, it works for the Amity. But what happens when not everyone wants to strum banjos and grow crops? What happens when someone does something terrible and talking about it can’t solve the problem?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But what happened was she would forget what she was saying. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Promise you’ll still be my friend after you hear what happened next.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Since both Levi and Pi seem determined for this to happen, I lower my right hand and, with the tips of my fingers, stroke Pi’s head 3 times. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone is all riled up and I don’t even know how this all happened. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It’s up in the air what will happen when school starts again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“What else happened to the son and the Sea King’s daughter?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m just glad you two made it back to civilization,” Shay said softly, holding on tight “And I’m not sorry about what happened. If that makes you feel any better.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Amelia Mouse—” Dad says, at the same time Mom asks, “What happened?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Whatever had happened, Anansi and his guest had been interrupted, and judging from the mess, a great struggle had occurred. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

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

Then something happened to me that was all too real and it showed me what I had to do. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, El-ahrairah decided that probably Prince Rainbow was passing on Hufsa’s information to a farmer or a gamekeeper and not bothering himself about what happened as a result. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was too drunk and too happy to see what was happening. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kate said patiently, “I want to tell you what happened. I was having tea with her late this afternoon and she fainted dead away. I do wish she’d see a doctor.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She just happened to take the entrance exam, and happened to get through. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it is easier to say because you do not see it, it is not happening. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was Lucas—which, just so you know, would never have happened. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My Aunt Helen lived with the family for the last few years of her life because something very bad happened to her. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Horse never prayed all of the stations, he waited until the priest came near, then he prayed the one he happened to be sitting by. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then everything was happening at once, too quickly: there was a burst of gunfire, and a cloud of acrid smoke billowed across the slope, though she saw no flames. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It all happens in seconds, but somehow time slows down and everything disappears around me, even the yelling. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I remember how those police were in here, acting like they already knew what had happened, waiting for me to come around and agree. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He felt strong enough now to face whatever happened. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“That is the birth of a star. The single most important thing that can happen in space. Well, the single most positive thing, anyway.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“OK, then. We’ll try to find her. But what happens if we do?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

"It's going to happen, Grayson. I've got the support on the student council for the money. So shut up and deal with it." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I guess I've been hoping the surgery wouldn't really happen, and you wouldn't need this list. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When the players came out from the locker room, the cheerleaders told them what had happened. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I'm afraid something will happen so quickly that I'll miss it if I blink. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

‘Well now, what about a smoke, while you tell us what has been happening in the Shire?’ he said. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And then, how this happens is always a surprisement, but I see something that makes me feel like a softly melting mountain. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Just letting them do whatever, like she didn’t even know it was happening. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I happened to glance down at the ocean as we passed a scenic curve, and I saw something that made me jump out of my seat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

My thoughts tripped back and forth through the massive amount of life that had happened to me—to him—in the last twenty-four hours. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I guess I’m afraid the same thing will happen to me.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was everything else happening that summer that Candice didn’t want to miss. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe nothing happened, maybe these emotions I remember are not the right emotions. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why we didn’t catch on that something different was really going to happen this time, Momma and Dad started acting real strange right after they talked to Grandma Sands. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kamau had said it would happen over the next few days, but he hadn’t said exactly when the warriors would then head into the Greater Jungle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

That had never happened before, and Malcolm was amazed, but simply waited till the two dæmons had finished their brief conversation and went out. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I became bolder and less worried about what might happen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For every person who has ever asked Bad Leg what happened to his leg, he tells a different story each time.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But if anything, it’d been building up for so long he was just anxious to get out there and let what happened happen. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It is the same frenzy that must be happening on the streets. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

For some reason—perhaps it was a faint noise, like padded feet tiptoeing across the floor—he happened to look down. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Besides casualties,” said Adams, “we also got motorcycle accidents, women in labor, all kinds of stuff which happened to the locals.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It often had a sort of peaceful smell—as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

They still didn’t know what had happened to Marina. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“You’re quick. You took it before I even knew what happened. That lady was rich. Did you see the way she was dressed? She’ll just buy ten more.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

And they proved in court that at night you can look through the windows of an el train when the lights are out and see what’s happening on the other side. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes me sick just to think what might be happening in my old bedroom. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“That is too good. What happened to the girl?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“And by the way, John,” he continued, leaning forward in his chair and laying a hand on the Savage’s knee, “I want to say how sorry I am about everything that happened yesterday.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I had told what really happened, one of the officials might say we couldn’t go back. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It became obvious what had happened when, a few days later, the Republic of Korea Army arrived back in town. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He stood for a moment in the clearing, listening to the water dripping down off the beech leaves, and then realized what he had done, and what would happen to him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She didn’t understand what would happen to me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He could not see, but nothing, he realized, had happened to his hearing or his nose. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t think that would happen. All I thought was that a nice, loving family would want to adopt a baby like you.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But then on the twenty-sixth of April last, Aunt Sponge—the late Aunt Sponge, I mean—happened to glance up at the ceiling, and she spotted her. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I had to have done something wrong, even if it only happened in my mind. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My mother came back later, and I tearfully explained to her what had happened. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It happened so long ago, sometimes it feels like I’m just telling someone else’s story. Another person’s life that I've memorized.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I studied about if I just should happen to say something to her—what would her position be? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s what’s going to happen,” Buddy Ray said to me, again his voice a quiet lisp. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Something extremely out of the way happened to me some fifteen minutes later. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“You can only be prepared for them to happen.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Except that Arm, whose psychic abilities were developed far beyond those of ordinary folk, could feel the exact instant when it happened. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

You just make up your mind and it happens. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The terrible things he promised were already starting to happen. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, when he was trying to remember it in detail, it felt like it had happened forever ago, but it had probably been only a couple of hours. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Something that might happen is a longer shot than something that may happen. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for green mist to billow from the mummy’s mouth, like it had before, but nothing happened. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

That these things didn’t happen to people like us. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

That I am going to grow up, and what is going to happen to him? The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Katharine would unquestionably have denounced him to the Thought Police if she had not happened to be too stupid to detect the unorthodoxy of his opinions. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“We happened to be over this way and wanted to check on y’all,” he says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

What happens when the whistle-blowers’ corroborating evidence is factored into the analysis of the match data? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Jay only gets it when something bad happens. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

This holds good even when, as often happens, the same event has to be altered out of recognition several times in the course of a year. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Something very strange just happened to your eyeballs.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“What on earth happened to you?” she says, then raises her hand. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure that from the beginning you planned for all exigencies. So what happens to me?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

"You want me to make him a warrior? Forget it. Never going to happen." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

None gave the correct answer of Lyndon Johnson, who also happened to have been a native Texan. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, what do you think happens when we die?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” she said, when I paused, “it all happened very suddenly, as you say. But of course we were all delighted, my dear, and I do hope you will be happy.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I’m going to make it. Too big for light crew, too small for heavy crew, what happens then? How many clans are taking kids who aren’t their own?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was foolish to think some things were beyond happening, even being attracted to Negroes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Know what I wouldn’t be surprised? If this wasn’t done by a lunatic. Some nut that read about what happened out in Kansas.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

TimeStar said, “When Petey stopped his younger self from creating Mr. Flux, it must have sent a ripple through time so none of the terrible things we left behind ever happened.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Cole couldn’t believe his parents were letting this happen to him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I had a feeling something real ugly was about to happen. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I remember wishing as hard as I could that something bad would happen to him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I'm humiliated by it and I'm sorry it happened. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

People were hurriedly going about their daily lives as if nothing were happening in the country. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Hermione, there’s obviously been a mass breakout which the Ministry has hushed up. Travers’s hood fell off when I cursed him, he’s supposed to be inside too. But what happened to you, Remus? Where’s George?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing that I can do to stop any of this from happening. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

No matter what happens, I tell myself, don't stop until he's in the water. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He slides back down into his seat like nothing happened and starts pouring syrup on his waffle. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Something funny is happening, Mr. D. It looks like trouble to me.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lot can happen to a person’s appearance in three months. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t expect Sam to always agree with me, but she didn’t even give me that generic I’m sorry that happened to you or I’m sorry you feel that way response. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, good. You do see. Now here’s what I propose: a twelve o’clock strike. What happens exactly at noon and at midnight?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I waited, praying that she already knew what had happened. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The one that something happened to was Grandpa. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It was a quote from a German preacher that summarized the outcome of what happens when no one takes a stand. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened, she simply must play along with this peculiar giant and smile at his jokes. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember, things will work out okay, no matter what happens tonight,” Fox said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

One would then see it as the Negro parent sees it, for this is precisely what happens. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the people simply stared, as unsurprised as they would have been if this had happened in a dream. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“My eldest sister has been in town these three months. Have you never happened to see her there?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“What’s the dog’s life to me? If it pleases you, then it shall happen.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Something exciting must have been about to happen, as she didn't take time to remove her Sunday-go-to-meeting dress as she would usually. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The old river kept on moving into the blackness under the bridge, taking with it whatever happened to be along for the ride. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z