They ate roast whale meat for dinner that night, in a hall filled with many-headed giants, all of them shouting and happy and most of them drunk. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Now ordinarily I would be happy to see Skeezie, do not get me wrong. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was happy to stay behind the camera and let Kevin take the bows out front. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I wondered how he would adjust if Mother were forever cutting his food for him; if he could live a happy life if he wasn’t able to grasp a hammer. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His eyes searched for Dimple's in the crowd, and when they locked gazes, he grinned, big and happy. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Neely came up and gave us hugs and tried to act happy even though we obviously weren’t. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But that doesn’t mean I think they had a happy ending either. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian broke into laughter when he spied the chaplain’s cheerful grin and asked him what in the hell he was so happy about. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was happy to be there, and that had to be good enough. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama looked surprised, but was too happy to say aw shah. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

At Shrewsbury, Dr. Darwin couldn’t have been happier with Charles’s choice. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Grandpa and Miss Love weren’t already living happy ever after, they would be soon as he got well. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The way he said that, get a boyfriend, reminded me of Heather saying it wasn't fair, why did she have to put on a happy face and pretend like she wasn't in pain. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I was generally happy to stay out of politics and policy making, this had been my big fight—the issue for which I was willing to hurl myself into the ring. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mama was so happy to see me and my brothers and sisters would crowd around the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he left the hospital, he heard a happy voice cry out, “Overlander!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Darrell’s mother wasn’t happy that Lady Bug had been trying to convince Darrell that his name wasn’t right, so she stomped down here and cursed out Ms. Jen in front of the whole class. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

A time like this could change a man, Zeitoun knew, and he was happy to see it happening here and now to Todd: a good man made better. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The girl grew to be a woman, married, had a child, and was quite happy. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

On Monday, April 10, he told Margaret, “I am very happy.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And she was always happy to give it to people in need. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We went through the same things as we did the night before, about how she was happy we’d come and could she fix us any leftover tamales or empanadas. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Not about the jacket, but about how she doesn’t get happier even when she gets to buy. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Sissy was so happy at being divorced so quickly that she sent him a silver-plated pickle dish as a belated wedding present. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Iphigenia was praying aloud: “Maiden and Queen, daughter of Zeus and Leto, you shall dwell where purity is, and we shall be happy.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was involved in this happy thing,” he remembered, “with the excitement running over Los Alamos—at the same time as the people were dying and struggling in Hiroshima.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured Auggie probably did most of the work, since, let’s face it, Jack’s never been what one would call a “gifted student,” but he was so happy to have gotten an A on it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Sandy’s always been nervous, unable to meet anyone’s eye, even when he’s laughing and excited and happy. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Henry spoke with a happy pride, rejoicing wholeheartedly in the achievement, as though it had been his own. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our bodies were glued together and I was happy for a little while, but I didn’t know that this deep sadness was waiting for me like an open door. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“If we catch him before Father Ted comes on the telly, I’m sure he’d be more than happy to tell you anything you like.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

No amount of happy sunshine is going to change that. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She sounded so much happier and lighter than the woman I’d first met. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Saturday is the happiest day of my week. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

"Things are breaking up. I don't understand why. We began well; we were happy. And then." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Biddy nod, all happy, and set her spoon to flashing in the fruit. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I hate you being sad, but think how happy I’ll be with April, Mama, Papa, and Big Mama. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s really hard to be happy for someone finding romance when I’ve clearly just taken a loss in the same department, but it’s Dylan. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The thought of disappearing like that—so simply—made me so happy. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Dad and Devon were so happy I was sure they got confused and thought they’d drawn the bird themselves. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the pilots were drifting back from the bar, still laughing at the rare faux pas of a colonel’s wife calling her husband at happy hour. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at the end of the day I was actually kind of happy we weren’t eating there. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I said, and laughed, because that made me happy. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Today, she wrote, My world is a good and happy place. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what this is?” he asked, and was all too happy to explain when I shook my head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I would like them to be the happy end of my story. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Michael will be happy to see you. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Isabelle’s midriff looked tan and happy beneath the sheer white tank top she wore. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The people down there in the shadow are happy about that. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just be happy you have your health and a good husband.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a sacred time; I felt happy and fulfilled taking part in my people’s customs and ready to make the transition from boyhood to manhood. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Jackie, their friendship seemed like a version of a real-world happy ending, a realization of her aspiration to move on from Jim’s tragic death and provide a stable life for the girls. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

My mother wasn’t keen on fishing, but she was always happy when we’d come back with a cooler full of snappers. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He had just thought of something that made him feel as though the happy balloon inside him had got a puncture. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And yet she felt happy, here where her grandparents were eating so seriously, where the clouds hung like heavy fruit, where the wheat curved into the distance. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“But I’m happy you had a good time. I do kinda wish I knew how to work ’em the way you do. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

By lunchtime Gilly’s heart, which had started the day jumping with happy anticipation, was kicking angrily at her stomach. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I can’t make him happy, and I resent my failure: I am not enough for him, I am inadequate. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think the other family is happy to see us go, and even happier to take what we leave behind. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We beat them. You listen to me and you be happy, Todd Hewitt. We’ve spent all this time outrunning an army and guess what? We outran them.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“After all, like the Pilgrims, these people came here to escape Earth. Maybe they won’t be too happy to see us. Maybe they’ll try to drive us out or kill us.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he tells Vincent the happy news: Jo has “brought into the world a fine boy who cries a lot but who seems to be in good health.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When he said I always helped him when his parents were arguing, I was tremendously happy; it was one step toward making me believe in his friendship. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be happy, to make Maxim happy, and I wanted us to be together. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But mostly I wanted to guess the right gift because it would make Mom very happy to know that she made me happy. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I know you happy you didn’t have to work today,” Lovey called out from the kitchen. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Percy, I... Paul and I—” “Mom, are you happy?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He was quite out of breath, but he felt marvelously, extraordinarily happy. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

There were a bunch of forest animals on the fringes, throwing shamrocks at the happy couple. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have a boyfriend. I’m just. .. happy.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d be happy if she started kicking him in the head right now, but I keep that to myself. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mamá would be happy to have the money; she didn’t have to be told how badly Ortega had treated Salvador unless he himself chose to tell her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

But the happiness in your own heart can only be dimmed; it will always be there, as long as you live, to make you happy again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I want to ask them if we look happy. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Hevelius was, however, happy to use telescopes for other purposes, such as mapping the moon, and eventually built a massive 150-footer. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t happy, but then she wasn’t unhappy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ida Nee was there, but she did not look happy. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

When the Sunday came, and he found himself once more among the elders, about to go to the table, Gabriel felt a drop in his happy, proud anticipation. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to, you know. You’re allowed to pick whatever you want when it’s your turn. You don’t have to make everyone happy all the time.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The parents went with the second girl the next day and were happy when they saw the first girl waiting by the bank. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Such a happy sound, it makes me want to scoop out someone s eyeballs with a spoon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They were very happy there the first year of their marriage. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that a tiny little creature like me had caused such a commotion among a bunch of grown-up men gave me a happy feeling. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Burt says that means he was happy because he did the thing rite. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had been fairly happy back in the singing-waiter business and he worked pretty often, was steady, didn’t drink too much and brought home most of his money. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if we are a happy couple, in love on the beach. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe this is really why he was happy, I thought, or maybe it was because he could be alone with Margaret Cadaver. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

We lived in a less grand style in Qunu, but it was in that village near Umtata that I spent the happiest years of my boyhood and whence I trace my earliest memories. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This added to the rest of my reputation the word that I was “trigger- happy” and “crazy.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Her parents are not too happy that I switched majors. They heard from their friends I was going to study law. That’s what they wanted.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Then there were a bunch of kids just running around, happy to be in a place where there were no cars or noise except for their own laughter. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

These opportunities, therefore, made these men successful, and their outstanding virtue enabled them to recognize that opportunity, whereby their nation was ennobled and became extremely happy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

A liquid ache spread under her skin, and she walked out of the world like a witch, to a better, happier place. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon, Mrs. Baker asked me if I thought that the ending to The Tempest was happy or not. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

A spirit of happy mischief entered into Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma said, “Mama ain’t happy ’bout it but what can she do? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I think not, for I might see something sad, and everyone looks so happy now, I don’t believe they could be much improved.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Dursleys did not look at all happy to be addressed thus; Harry half expected another change of mind. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I knew he was happy and doing what he wanted to do; I understood that it was important for him to see how independent he could be. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so many stories have these happy, sappy endings. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The other Hunters didn’t look too happy, either. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

At one point she turned and told them she would be happy to walk to the tube on her own. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“He did. I don’t think I was ever happier than with Jesse.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Hercules became very happy and very drunk and very noisy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt so happy, even though Mother Lois gave me the usual speech about how I would have a wonderful big Christmas gift to make up for there being no birthday present. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My parents said they wanted me to be happy. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she worried that she was too happy. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But, I just let him go on and on because I knew how much he loved his Dante and he was so happy and I was happy that he was happy. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It is sad when I think how happy I felt when I was plowing the field. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her voice is happy, but it leaves a little ache in my heart. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Whether she likes it or not, she seems happy. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I had to laugh with him because I was excited and happy that we were going to let Florence in on our secret. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nods, slurping at his thumb, happy to share a secret that involves getting dirty. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She saw the hope there, and it made her happy. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The song is happy, but there’s a sadness in her voice that settles right on top of me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Pushing the hair back from my face and tracing the line of my jaw with his finger, he says, “With you I’d be happy anywhere.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Next time you come over, I’d be happy to do some sketching with you,” she said. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Dear Rucker, I think you know, but I want to say it. This has been the only really happy time of my whole life.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

As many times as I whispered to myself that this was a happy visit to the palace, one with the promise of good news, it doesn't feel like that. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Amos won the medal for overall excellence in sports, which I was really happy about because, ever since the nature retreat, I considered Amos to be like one of my best friends in school. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“In fact, it would make a lot of children happy if you fixed all the utility poles.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Harry and Sully and Anton, walking toward him diagonally across the yard, Harry’s eyes on him, unsmiling but alert, his cronies looking happy in anticipation. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he was happier with God, and would soon begin doing miracles left and right. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thank you for the good wishes, I have never been happier in my life, he'd written. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But she’s not patting me on the back, and telling me to do what makes me happy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She smiled with a big open mouth and bright happy eyes. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I remember seeing it on TV and everyone being happy. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The water was calm in the flat, happy sunshine. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They both looked at me and for a second I didn't know if I should put a really sad look on my face or a happy one or what. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The owner was delighted and said it was the happiest day of his life. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Her calf tapped the a healthy smile is a happy smile bumper sticker. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Only tell me the happy parts, if you want. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I should be happy—a parking lot means a driveway means a road. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“For a new start!” he says, with the happy rubber cheeks. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

This half-and-half companionship could not fully content her; still she was happy and the time passed swiftly. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I'm almost foolishly happy and then confusion sweeps over me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He launches into a lively description of Okeus, the vengeful god, who requires sacrifices of tobacco, copper, beads, and sometimes animal blood, and sends punishment if he is not made happy. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Write that I’m very happy and intend to stay that way and put a line under those words like he did.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jackie called every once in a while to tell me about her happy life back in Raleigh. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

As my family steps into the dazzling sunshine, I start to sing the happiest song I can think of. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He seemed all happy to see me, which made no sense. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Marshall wouldn’t be completely happy about it, but at least it would give them a little more time to look for Security, or to think of something else. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I’m ready. It will make them happy. Besides, I’m going to be very occupied. I’m going to speak to the conservation officer about getting a falconer’s license.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That makes me so happy I want to jump up and down and drive a float the rest of my life. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Halliday smiled politely, readjusted her spectacles, and said, “I’d be happy to answer that for you...as soon as I’m ready to retire.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The heirs of Uncle Sam Westing clinked glasses with the members of the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen, sobered up for this happy occasion. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had not been particularly happy in this period, but in that regard he was like other veterans. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We lived through the months of January and February and the winter was very fine and we were very happy. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Poisonous snakes are fine with her, even at the dinner table, as long as they make people happy. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even though he reassured her, Emma still was not happy with Lyell, and especially not with the way he treated his wife, who just sat quietly and did not say much. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was happier than I’d ever been, and so was Abbey. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Just put the scroller back in the drawer when you finish. And don’t drop it. Beefy broke the last one, and my boss won’t be happy if I break another.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

A goalie, even in youth soccer, needs to be aggressive and sometimes reckless, but Eldin and Mafoday were both gentle, happy souls. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I thought you couldn’t come! I’m so happy you changed your mind.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father is never happy because his job gives him too many worries,” my mother said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why did I need used clothing when they were happy to give me a weekly allowance and when, thanks to finally having a Social Security number, I was making my own money? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Once upon a happier time this sentence would have been unintelligible to the Prime Minister, but he was wiser now. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Still, seeing how happy she was, I began to think more often of whether one day I might be happy as well. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Ben, I’m happy. That was amazing and romantic and perfect. You’re the King of Rebounds.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“But mostly, it’s to make my mom happy. She really wants me to be a star. I think she’s the one who wants to be a star.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Miyax clapped, and tossing her head like a pup, crawled in a happy circle. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The happier he is, the more he goes on about things. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He’s happy to sleep there and move on a forward slant when I try to shut the wooden door at night. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Pierced by every word that was spoken, the tight balloon of Bernard’s happy self-confidence was leaking from a thousand wounds. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mom calls once a month to tell us how happy she is to be away from boring old Illinois. For my birthday, she sent me ten bucks.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I want you to be happy, I want that more than I want happiness for myself, does that sound simple? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a conversation one might overhear at any rural filling station or feed store; but hearing it made me feel curiously happy, and at ease with the world. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was happy, not because the preacher was coming but because of the chicken. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They are very happy to be here and are now looking at the large photographic album with Mr. Geraldine.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Bongo, always a bit of a ham, was happy to comply. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just that Muff had a radio and better cooking gear; the house had the warmth of a place where people were happy together and would go on being happy. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As advertised, Disneyland, to Terryl, was the happiest place on earth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Either way I felt free and lonely and I didn’t know whether I was happy or unhappy, but something very strange had happened. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

On the silent TV a beautiful happy family is sitting around the kitchen table. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time Gerald had seen her happy since Jordan’s return, and he was glad. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“William,” said Mr. Pumblechook, mournfully, “put the salt on. In happier times,” addressing me, “I think you took sugar? And did you take milk? You did. Sugar and milk. William, bring a watercress.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I felt all sparkly inside—sort of scared and happy both at the same time. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that was how he found the Indian girl who brought him to her people and they became one rich, happy family and moved west together. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Tally smiled, always happy to teach someone a new trick. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She had, without a doubt, made the Owner incredibly happy. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

On Sunday morning, Uncle Vernon sat down at the breakfast table looking tired and rather ill, but happy. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Sam Adams was so happy his hands shook worse than ever. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We would go somewhere fresh and new where people were happy. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Annabeth didn’t look happy about it, but she ran along with the rest of us. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think I could feel any happier, ever in my whole life. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Gran and Gramps lived nearby, and they were happy to take me for weekends so Mom and Dad could act wild and stay out all night for one of Dad’s shows. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is happy, except sometimes her husband gets angry and once he broke the door where his foot went through, though most days he is okay. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sometimes whistled, like he was happy to be with me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“They were happy for you to park there. No problem. And they run the state’s biggest wind farm, which is uber-cool.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My baby is happy with another family and I don’t want to think about her anymore. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Of course, the Tiger King was not happy.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I did not feel it was a silly song, I only felt happy. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which do not overdo it, Pip,” said Joe; “but I shall be happy fur to see you able, sir.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

So, if you feel sorry for someone, don’t pretend to be happy. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

We both loved how white blossoms on a branch could make her so happy. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

When he said that I got so happy and exited I jumpd up and shaked his hand for being so good to me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a bit of it, my dear Henry. Not a bit of it. I’d be happy to do anything.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

For days and days it had seemed as if Christmas was in the house already—all the good happy feelings, warmth and good smells, and the shining tree. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to see you be happy. And make new friends. Even if they’re people like Callie. I want to not be jealous of you.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Despite my misery and the uncertainty of what lay ahead, the hope in my breast fashioned a life as heroic and happy as the tales I had read in books. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She found an ad that seemed a happy combination of factory and office; operating a machine in office surroundings. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left her quite happy after the arrival of the nurse, propped up on pillows with a falling temperature, her best bed-jacket round her shoulders and be-ribboned boudoir cap upon her head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas was happy with the conversation—it had gone about as well as he could’ve possibly hoped. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m happy to be going,” said Mig, putting a hand up and gently touching one of her cauliflower ears. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

She and William spent their evenings in happy planning, and their contentment was good to see. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes I wonder if we are the only two happy people in this town. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old dog leaned against her and whipped his tail against her black stockings, happy to be in contact with a human being again. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once inside, I go up a few stairs to find a room with three desks squeezed in, surrounded by big happy posters of kids. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I wanted to hear the truth, even if it wasn’t a happy truth. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid that Hand Clap’s more likely to build that kind of machine than me. I’ll be happy if I can just stay in the air for a few minutes.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How are you going to feel seeing your mother? Going to be happy?” he was asking Bailey, but it penetrated the foam I had packed around my senses. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Perseus had Hermes with him, so that the road lay open to him, and he reached that host of happy people who are always banqueting and holding joyful revelry. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Were there more happy endings in our future? The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Nancy and I planned to go to college together. We were going to be roommates. I think about it sometimes. Suddenly, when I’m very happy, I think of all the plans we made.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should be happy about that, but it’s not a happy or sad feeling. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. But you know Mom, Brady. She wouldn’t be happy if she wasn’t helping someone.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I empty my mind and let the sensations run through my flesh, happy to lose myself. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

In their first days of marriage, the newlyweds are happy as can be, even though Jo has no idea how to keep house—“Its an absolute farce,” she writes her sister Mien. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In my diary I wrote: I am happy today, but I am also frightened. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He extended his hand for another wet shake, and this time she was happy to take it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I’m happy Deb says that; it’s a little sign that she still knows me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“And I doubt its end will be so happy for us. All we can do is find our friends and make sure we die on our own terms.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Would the tsar be happy that his subjects could use the road safely? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It smells warm and spicy, and also sweet from the sandalwood incense that Ramu’s mother burns in their apartment to keep the spirits happy. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t Shakespeare have admired that happy ending?” she whispered. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I said, “Yes, ma’am, she goes on and on talking ’bout how she would die happy if she could get just one more look at my sister. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“You don’t seem so happy,” my father said. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Elephants feel a wide range of emotions, but their behavior remains constant. On the outside, happy and sad often look the same.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Go on, Gabriel,” I said, rolling my eyes at the happy couple. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Though the fish are expensive to maintain, Ti Jean looks upon the pond approvingly because he knows it makes Farmer happy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

According to Aunt Nancy’s stories, Byrd and Frank and Axel and Emmett and George and even Ray were all “one big happy.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Maybe I will be in time, but right until the night of our capture, I had the happiest life imaginable. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe because I had just had my own happy ending, I told her that I figured it was. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

As I walked up the aisle toward the stage, all I saw was a blur of happy bright faces looking at me, and hands clapping for me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The beautiful shining-leaved tree seemed to nod its waving head as if in happy consent. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lovers and their happy ends have been on my mind all night long. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

If I had to guess, I would say that she’s happy to see me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Do? Nothing, except feel glad and happy to be alive.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she felt good at seeing him so keen and happy as he moved along, picking out books and looking at them and reading the first page and putting them back before trying another. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Before the accident, we had been the happiest people I knew. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Even though we may never hang out again, I just want you to know that I miss you and I hope that you’re happy in DC. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She bounced out of the car—and she did, she looked happy. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day we almost died, I was happier than I could ever remember. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I would be happier if you had Unsullied guards about you today, Your Grace,” the old knight said, as Hizdahr went to greet his cousin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After the Banks/Switzer dance duo left the floor, I studied this one group of kids that sort of stood out, where everyone looked particularly happy, especially hip. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, I am so happy you spoke with her. She will take good care of herself. My hands are tied, Fabiola.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The documentary shows happy young couples picking out their home sites. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I only wish that someday Phnom Penh will be as happy and rich as Saigon. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked happier than Seven had ever remembered seeing her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He picked up Hunter and held him in the air with such delight it made me happy to watch him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Starved and tired enough he was: but he looked happier than when he set out. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“In the car,” I said, happy yet horrified to see my father’s bludgeoned face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She wanted to keep living in those warm, happy moments. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“But I still need you, Mom. I need a parent who knows when I’m upset, or happy, or having problems with friends. Dad’s away all the time, so that person is you.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The only happy newborn ever to weigh over twenty-four pounds upon entrance was the product of a southern Turkish union. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Henry called out, looking genuinely happy to see him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The young men were happy, but a little abashed by all the magnificence. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was lookin’ real happy like young folks do as have been allowed to attend a party.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess so,” I said, but I didn’t know what to do in my happy state. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Pineapple, my favorite!” he said, as if the smallest thing could make him happy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Everything. Art, mostly. I love it. I’m really happy.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See. I’m giving you an order. If you obeyed it, you’d be happy too.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The trip back home had been a happy one, and the other children were wide-eyed with joy to see Timothy alive. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to get them settled as quickly and comfortably as possible, which meant nailing down the details of our move and finding them a new school in Washington, a place where they’d be happy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Yeobo, thank you for making me the happiest man in the world by being my wife for fifty-seven years! You are the best wife, and I am so lucky to have you. Saranghae!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why,” Jiichan said, “but in the world not so much plant you can eat. Most plant for to look beautiful. Make you happy. That important too.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The lie would insure that Mamá had a happy holiday, Lupita thought. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“If Dad didn’t have to plow rocks like he did up here, he would be happy all right.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Which makes me very happy, even though the farm doesn't seem so scary now that Miss Willis is gone. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Will he be happy we came all this way to see him? Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

This new song made her feel sad and excited and happy all at once. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

We’d been so happy to see Mamá, so overjoyed at her loving, genuine reception, that we had, for a moment, forgotten we had a father. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

These were happy, well-adjusted teens with lives that were accordingly rich with activities and social intrigue having nothing to do with their parents. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It seems Grandma is in that candle, and it’s Grandma who watches over and protects me and makes me feel happy again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Magnificent. When you see something so magnificent brought low, just to make the crowds happy.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Bible tells us that gardens preceded gardeners, but that was not the case at Pollsmoor, where I cultivated a garden that became one of my happiest diversions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, we walked and I reached down to pat Moonie’s happy head. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“And, dear Joe, you have the best wife in the whole world, and she will make you as happy as even you deserve to be, you dear, good, noble Joe!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You know best, Pip; but don’t you think you are happier as you are?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t decide if I was happy about that or not. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

How could anyone ever be happy in a life like this? he thought. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Martin Burkhard’s father falls, and Martin tells everybody—on the very same night his shoulder is tapped—that he is happy. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’d never been in an elevator that went in a curve, and my stomach wasn’t too happy about it. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I was so sad I could barely speak, but I was pretending everything was all right and that I was happy for her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am happy to announce that I will be holding tryouts at one thirty,” Ms. Udell continued. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Milkman was five feet seven then but it was the first time in his life that he remembered being completely happy. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minli was so happy to see the dragon that she didn’t notice that most of Da-A-Fu’s family were surrounding them in awe. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He’s happy he will be able to renew his friendship with Dries. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But one day standing before the marble and golden magnificence they fell to talking about the former life, which had been so hard and yet so happy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must be happy to be free of the beard, though, Nina thought. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m very happy to hear that,” Johnson replied, “because that is taking place.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“This is the first time I’m happy I’m so small.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I ask, happy to have something to do. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He drank wine from a silver cup, never got drunk, and was very happy. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think Ralph would be happy in a cage,” he told his teacher. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m not! I’m happy! Happy, happy, happy!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was not clear how long he had been waiting there, but it was clear that he was not happy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Up came a web page filled with photos of happy dogs romping in open fields. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And the really weird thing is, I'm happy. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Reporters started calling out questions to Ellsberg—Was he happy with the ruling? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Because Tyler was the third son, he barely remembered school and was happy to study at home. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I stare, feeling sick and happy all at the same time. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I was happy when she cut it, because it was hair for a warrior and not a girl, and I knew that was what she would need. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was very happy, he wrote and in belligerently underlined words threatened that he intended to stay that way. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so happy she isn’t chaperoning, I almost start dancing right there. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

When Donna and Chad exit the car, Justin says, “I’m so happy for you, Astrid. I wish I would have known before so I could have helped you.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Still happy you saved my life?” she asks. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And it’s also okay to let myself be happy here. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She was always an easy, undemanding houseguest, and it was a pleasure having her as she was happy following me around on errands or just lying on my sofa reading a magazine. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He knew one thing for sure: If Mr. Curtain was happy about it, then it spelled bad news. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, child, you can’t go with me to the matches, not tonight,” said Grandma, grabbing me from my happy recollections. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I was so happy because it made my mom smile. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Rain always said that nothing was more responsible than doing what was in your power to make another human being happy. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Dorothea chatted about how happy she and Nick were, and how she’d moved into Nick’s apartment and there really wasn’t much room. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so happy, I probably would’ve squeezed the life out of him. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I hear Shay across the room, but she doesn’t sound happy. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was at that moment that the classroom door opened and Ellis Carter walked in looking lost and happy and confused all at once. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

One shouts, the other howls; both are happy. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She would be happy to do the one thing I couldn’t: hack Nicole. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed, he was very happy. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

You can tell he's real happy to have the bird-thing back, and his face isn't quite so fierce. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The happy thought of time with Lumpy and a sleepover at Audrey’s carried me through my next two classes. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

A bird doesn’t sing because it’s happy, it sings because it’s not free. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Silly to cry when he was happy enough to burst. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a very beautiful child, happy in every way. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

But still, he's nice, like a happy puppy in a handmade sweater that the white people in our hood like to walk around, while Darius seems more like a cranky bodega cat. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Exactly! Merry Christmas, honey! And a very happy New Year—for both of us!” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I was so, so happy when we were back on the ground again. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his mouth full of pancakes, Dad asks, “Is it true that your colors are back? That must make you happy.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I’m so happy to see Ma it feels like my heart will burst. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I rack my brain for something that made me happy here. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t in the eleven o’clock shift, but I was more than happy to leave. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am very happy to have a friend in America. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He had succeeded in getting a 4-F classification, and I was pleased for him and happy to go. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She liked the happy sounds the little mushroom made. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

That's why I'm really happy for an extra day away from my classmates who have no idea what my mom and I really are—or aren't. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you’re coming back to Phoenix with me,” his father said, his tone happy. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Her smile bigger than anything so I smile back, happy to hear these words from a teacher's mouth. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

In some studies, students who have a high degree of synchrony with their teachers are happier, more enthused, interested, and easygoing. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am happy to work with him because he takes time to explain everything to me, to answer every question. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for the most part, everyone remains happy. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I was happy to hear this news, and could tell by the pleased look on my father’s face, he was glad to hear it, too. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man sang that he would never forgive the ungrateful woman he once loved because she had abandoned him at what was supposed to be the happiest time of year. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

By the autumn the animals were tired but happy. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

And some say he only intended to pause here but that he stayed because he was so happy to make a friend. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had turned back to his happiest times. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am happy you approved,” said Emma, smiling; “but I hope I am not often deficient in what is due to guests at Hartfield.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

For portions of every day, she is happy. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Marly felt so happy that it was almost as if it was Christmas already. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sissy demanded little from him except a lot of love-making, which made him very happy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that I had shattered the harmony of the day, the exceptional silence of a beach where I’d been happy. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Belet frowned, and I knew she wasn't happy about parting with any object her mom had once treasured. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ll just be happy to stop talking about Zeno and his dumb motion theories.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

A happy murmur ran through the group of roaches. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Naomi was still silent and stern, but he imagined she was happy in her own way. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was happy feeling the gentle pulling and then he felt something hard and unbelievably heavy. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it possible to be happy and angry at the same time about the same thing? Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence that felt peaceful and heavy and weird and sad—pretty much everything but happy. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Those are her happiest moments, when she can wire money. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The beloved instrument, seldom touched now had not been moved, and above it Beth’s face, serene and smiling, as in the early days, looked down upon them, seeming to say, “Be happy. I am here.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled, but it wasn't her happy smile. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She was the only child of a couple living next door, so she was always happy to get out of the house and play. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He gets out of bed, convinced that it’s his parents calling to wish him a happy birthday, mortified that it will wake Gerald and Lydia from sleep. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But Aunt Sissy, he’s been married seven years and it’s settled by now—whether he’s happy or not.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'd be happy to take you in dead, if you prefer." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I’m really happy your son reached out to me on what could’ve been the worst day ever. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She saw Rishi blush and hurried to add, “I’m sure he’ll make some girl very happy someday. But that girl is not me.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

So instead of the peaceful, happy, safe Christmas vacation I had dreamed of for months, I was embroiled in integration meetings and worry. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You seem so happy one would think you’ve discovered gold in your backyard.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And on that happy note, he readied his bow and galloped toward the woods, leaving us to follow as best we could. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The busier he was and the more patients he could see, I observed, the happier he was. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The next day we went back over to Miss Trotter’s, happy to have the walk and to wade down at the shallow end of the creek. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He looked really happy to see her, too. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Julia and I both say at the same time, but neither of us sounds happy about it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I’m not really sure what to feel right now—happy that the land's still mine, but sad that we have to move. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Angel was happy with Tiger the kitten and the safe sleeping arrangements. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frau Kleist claimed everything I did was wrong but she was all too happy to let me clean, cook, and preserve for her. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was having a bad day or didn’t care much for his job, but either way he did not look happy with my mom and me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I’m not all that happy about this, he said, and I don’t mean the disguise. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Even here in her own pyramid, on this happy night of peace and celebration, Ser Barristan insisted on keeping guards about her everywhere she went. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Some of my friends were incredibly happy; others were trying to make changes, to attempt a different sort of balance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He was, he said quietly, very happy to see me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Good work, everyone, I think we’ll flatten Slytherin,” he said bracingly, and the Chasers and Beaters left the changing room looking reasonably happy with themselves. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You seem very happy to know your condition has a name,” my mother says as the car winds through the streets of the campus. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Her sneakers are painted, one with an impossibly small chequerboard of a thousand colors, the other with yellow happy faces alternating with black skulls. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

He always fed people until he ran out, and he never asked for money, though Fry residents were happy to pay him for such good food in spite of his resistance. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She started showing up for dinner and staying home on weekends and it made him so happy. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I'm happy to because then I don't have to look at the dead crow. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“I could never forgive him for that. Horribly uncomfortable, having only one horn. But the situation was worse for poor Deianira. She could have had a long, happy life married to me.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

So when I took time out of my busy schedule and burdensome duties to attend a middle school basketball game, I expected to see orderly students, good sportsmanship, and happy alumni. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want Gram and Gramps to get in a fight over Gloria, so I was happy to continue telling Phoebe’s story. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I grinned, my heart all warm and happy. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“He seems kind of happy already. No sense messing with success, is there?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Jesus, is he gonna be happy when he sees all them frogs.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still had the brown dress that I had been so happy to get in Pinyudu. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was too drunk and too happy to see what was happening. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Frypan wasn’t too happy having a whole box of his wax paper rolls taken away from him, especially with their supplies being cut off. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Stranger was so happy something was bound to happen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m happy for her, and I even smile back when she looks for me at the end of the game, but I still feel as though I might puke. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’ve done this every year, both of them perpetually single and affectionately drunk and happy to make everyone else intrigued and jealous. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Honestly, the only time I’m legitimately happy is when I’m with you or Jupiter. The rest of the time, I’m just”—she looks down—“unshakably disconsolate.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I’m happy to have found him...but it isn’t long until a thousand thoughts cascade through my head, bursting the levees that maintain my patience. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Behind that laid-back attitude and happy face, Arnold was nobody’s fool. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Mack’s eyes there was good will and good fellowship and a desire to make everyone happy. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was happy that he came to the hospital,” I said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” she said to him, “it seems that I may wed again. Are you happy for me, ser?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Plus, if you could actually see my boy Rondell sitting here looking all happy as hell eating his third Quarter Pounder. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

That should make me happy, but instead I feel really weird and worried, and Grim, who still thinks he knows everything, says I just have to get used to the idea. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

His voice wasn’t happy either, but at least he didn’t grimace at me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I will return to my family and be happy again with the small things of life. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so happy when Brandy calls me to ask if I want to come for lunch that I have to keep myself from cartwheeling into a wall. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She’d been thrilled to hear me so happy—happiness being her currency. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It made me happy in a way I could never explain. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’m happy to be able to walk again. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Past butterflies drifting through the air like happy messages. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Feeling good, almost happy, he walked across the way and pulled the shed doors open. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

They spill over with happy shock, and she curtsies. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

You pay for the drink, I thank you graciously, and everyone walks away happy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The aerodrome was so spanking new that the mechanics there were happy to have an extra pair of capable hands around. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Jordan’s waiting in the car. He’s not real happy, because there’s a baseball game on TV and he had to leave before it was over. Hurry!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Religious superstition gave place to rational ideas based on scientific facts,” she wrote, “and...as I looked at everything from a new standpoint, I grew more and more happy.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

We were just happy to be out of the cold. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, I’m happy she’s trying to help me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Just seeing my silver lunch truck makes them happy.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Everyone here is happy—happy for every breath of air and every pulse of blood and every beat of the heart, happy to be alive and happy that everyone around them is alive too. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Fine, How about this—you know your mom’s last question? Are you happy? I told her that earlier today was the happiest I’ve ever seen you. That’s a little pathetic, honestly.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It portrayed the young leader as a happy, hug- gable family man. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

‘Oh, I is so happy to be finding you all in one lump!’ he said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma and Charles were both loving parents, and illness had kind of a happy aura about it, in part because Charles was always sick, and everyone loved Charles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt happier, now, because there were some noises, birds mostly. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

And then, in a voice even softer and smaller: “In my memories, they seemed so happy with me.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

What tempered his guilt was the hunch that if Travis was watching them from some lofty vantage point, he was happy for them. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But now here is a strange thing: he wasn’t really happy—not the way he used to be. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I told her we’d won, she gave me a big happy grin and sent a runner to tell Mr. Turner. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Good luck to you all, and happy hunting! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

I don't want to ruin another marriage for him—not when he has two little babies to take care of and he's so happy with Serena. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I was happy with my name, and on every raid I made sure I did as my name required. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m happy to relay any message you have for her. Maybe a final good-bye?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Kathleen O’Connell at the shop knows Dad is off to England and money will be flowing back so she’s happy to let Mam have credit for tea, milk, sugar, bread, butter and an egg. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I rely on these things to make me happy—art, Prism, even Emery. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And yes, it was my father, triumphant, laughing, happy, brimming with news of Narrow Squeaks. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t mind being teased, because he’s happy. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was tremendously grateful to Jacob, and eager to make him as happy as possible. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But I was happy, because now I could venture outside to see the city after the daily workshops. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I got the feeling that Alice was keeping him happy—and maybe finally enjoying herself a little in the process. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look too happy about it, but I ignored him as I scooped up some batter and then dropped it into the pan. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

At least Mike was happy to see me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Max, I’m really happy for you,” I interrupted. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Something about the way she exhales sounds like she’s happy she’s in this tiny shack in this ancient neighborhood with a bunch of my dad’s relatives. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Bill Anders, however, wasn’t too happy about eating such a strange creature, and stuck to heart of palm. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He throws up his hands but seems happy. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“So you meant what you said? You want me to be happy?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“This, my dear, is something you should take up with your father. All I’ll say is—I just want him to be happy. I know I’m not the right person for him.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was so happy I gave them fifty cents each. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want to make everyone happy. Even if it’s sometimes at the expense of your own happiness.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I agree with that, but maybe Anna is happier with her new family. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I think it would make her happy to know that here in the New World, the gentlemen don’t hold all of the power. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I could imagine our mother picking him out, the way she’d pick fruit from the grocer’s stall, choosing the overripe fruit he was happy to give her for free. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I arrived at the Wanderers Club in an unusually happy mood, feeling that it was my lucky day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a perfectly beautiful egg sac,” said Wilbur, feeling as happy as though he had constructed it himself. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

But, as you get older, you start seeing that sometimes stories don’t have happy endings. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

"Don't worry about what I think. I just want you to be happy." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

On the morning of their first anniversary, Moushumi’s parents call, waking them, wishing them a happy anniversary before they’ve had the chance to say it to each other. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she was happy in her eastern robes and if Giles had succeeded in painting his face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The twins shared a defeated but happy look. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Often she demanded to know if I was happy and the details of this. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

A pair of twins and another, whose mauve corduroy pinafore said Holiday! in a tilting, happy font. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And there is much I am happy to forget.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He learned quickly, and she was happy with him. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Both girls were happy there, good students, doing well. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Bing wasn’t too happy either; his misadventures as a horse owner were becoming an embarrassment. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like what a happy family on TV might do to have a Big Talk. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

This was officially the second time she was happy to have a pigeon guardian. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were standing still and silent in the heat, shading the crowd of happy people from the blaze of sunshine. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, people are happier left alone.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope he don’t fall in the dark. Maybe he’ll be happy now he can go hunting again.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed less than happy to be at the airport, but he followed her as she walked over to us. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The pictures, spread all over the floor, make me happy. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Big Ma was especially happy to fuss over her son. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I was happy walking with my uncle, but I worried whether his family would accept me the way he had—without asking me anything about my war years. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Dobby coming to work here, I mean. The other elves will see how happy he is, being free, and slowly it’ll dawn on them that they want that too!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And I was happy that the whiskey bottle was empty. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow this Halloween business will be over and you’ll be happy to be the only child in your school without a stomachache from eating all that candy.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

When Ipphy’s family arrives, they make a great show of being happy to see her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You may as well start on something happy to get the chill out just in case I survive the afternoon.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Her muscles are happy to be outdoors again. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Let's laugh and be happy, now, stop crying, we'll have a party!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Real happy, smiley type of guy, despite having on plaid booty-shorts hiked up to his belly button that cannot be comfortable. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

You could see that she was happy that Ice was having the party at home. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was happy to see they was still sleeping for it was uncommon to spend the day alone with my father. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pile of tried wands was mounting higher and higher on the spindly chair, but the more wands Mr. Ollivander pulled from the shelves, the happier he seemed to become. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Everyone becomes happy and appreciates the moon in their own special way. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

What they believed in she didn’t know, but it must make them happy—they were always smiling. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tobias smiles a little, but not enough to make me think he’s actually happy. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They adopt that way too, as long as the baby is healthy, everyone is happy. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

What she really needs to be doing is getting down to the business of having kids and ‘being happy,’ as he put it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I never knew how to talk to Mamou, even though I was happy to see her. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I wanted what all parents expect for their children: for them to become happy, healthy, educated, productive citizens who contribute to American life in a positive, successful way. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You need a working over bad, hog. You’re getting rock happy in this burg. Get Ben on the phone.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at this point, sticking to the lie is riskier than keeping him happy with a story. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

We talked back and forth for close to an hour, about how happy he is that I’m here with Poe at the hospital, about how great Poe is. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Beaver and Trunktap and the Fuzzy Bandits went away feeling pretty happy with themselves. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

"I shall be happy to share it, Rose. American chickens take a long time to cook, but they certainly have a good taste when they are done." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With a clear mind and a happy heart, now I could fall asleep thinking about one thing—winning. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Which basically means that I’m not a happy camper. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Eventually. He’s still getting used to the idea, but I think he wants me to be happy more than anything.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The next day, in our happy mood, Meng, Eang, and I walk to an open field to watch the movie that the camp officials are showing that night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to find a happy medium, taking his insulin regularly, eating thick steaks, and reducing the extra weight off. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not to wear—like Miss Maggie, I was happy enough with plain. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I think your mom would be happy to know that you’re doing something you really enjoy with friends,” Mrs. Hidalgo said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Everyone—except for Caliban—is happy, and everyone is forgiven, and everyone is fine, and they all sail away on calm seas. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

What if we go as far as we once hoped we would, and boom, happy ending for us? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I was just happy that girlfriend was seeing where she was at. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Salvador returned, he looked happy, happier than Lupita had seen him in a long time. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Wagner’s acolytes were happy to have retreated into their private Valhalla, where only the initiated, the learned and the bold would venture to tread. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Her mauve corduroy pinafore said Holiday! in a tilting, happy font. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But gradually I adjusted to being around people who were happy all the time. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I get his initial resistance, rules are rules, but I’m happy when he doesn’t drag this out any longer by asking me for proof. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But he was so happy explaining, and Gregor was just happy being with him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was even happier to see Miss Riley in the passenger seat. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the constitutional amendment establishing Prohibition was passed in 1919, no one was happier than Billy Sunday. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She looked happy, and it seemed so obvious at that moment that they should get married. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The MTA, he would recollect, “occupied most of my time for the next two years. It was not a happy time.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The only sign that a fat man lurked inside him was his shining, happy cheeks. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked her if she was happy, and she answered that no, he was the most boring, tedious snooze of a date she had ever met. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Well, you certainly didn’t wish Mr. Benson a happy birthday, did you?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Each time he cantered around the little training track, a happy whoop went up from his rooting section. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This makes me happy, because I want to make things okay, because she’s my sister and I still want to save her from the flying monkeys. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Young Cool Papa and Grandma Irene looked happy, like they could fly away. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Dad wouldn’t be happy when he saw that. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Well, we tried to make you happy here,” my uncle said, sighing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d be happy if one day you left and never came back. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure, let’s try,” Ms. Parker says, as if she’s happy to change the volume too. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I actually look happy, or is he just ridiculously unobservant? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

So I couldn’t bring myself to be completely happy. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I smiled at Danny and he smiled back at me, and we sat there for about half an hour, singing, swaying, and clapping, and I felt light and happy and completely at ease. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They had not gone out with that intention, and did not really, even in those distant days, believe that every leaf you caught would mean a happy month next year. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize I’d been moving through the office until I was picking up those framed photos, those happy, smiley, million-years-ago pictures of our perfect family. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

For the first time in months, I was genuinely happy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was a knock on the office door and Snape, now looking happier than ever, opened it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I was always happy to return to the warm, welcoming space after I had run free. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If I never wake up from this dream, I will be happy. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was so happy when Mom and Dad got home from work. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

"How can I be happy? My mother's dead." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I got up, whispered “Hi,” surprised and happy to see her. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I was not happy with this unpaid duty, either, especially when I had to watch Sam Houston and Lamar prance off to the gin and come home with money. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When Anne came home from school one afternoon and announced that she had been invited to her first dance, she seemed so happy that both Dad and Mother were happy for her. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well...I can’t say I’m surprised. I knew this would happen in the end. I knew you wouldn’t be happy unless you were hunting Voldemort. Maybe that’s why I like you so much.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It'll never sit well that years later she had to end her happy, hard-earned marriage just to give her children a better life. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Surely, surely she was—happy and greatly relieved. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

If I had a regular home with a mother and father I wouldn’t be too happy about other kids living in my house either. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You don’t like it, Mother? I’m glad of it. Let’s send him about his business, and not tell Meg a word of it, but all be happy together as we always have been.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ghost girl on the trolley must have died a long time ago, judging by her clothes, and yet the old man was still happy to get a message from her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I pushed open the front door before Hadley could protest, and Delilah zoomed inside, happy to escape the rain. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a world where people were happy, working, helping each other. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

One old woman, Italian I believe, said she'd admired my eggplants for weeks and told me how happy she was to meet me. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Axel is happy to move into one of the single greatest places in the entire world. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I think that’s a good idea for now, Gerald. Let’s see if we can all work together to make this a happy family once again.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it felt good, despite my depression, to make him happy. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Please tell Benjamin she is happy and well. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Superstitious, like many sailors, they were happy to leave him alone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Far from wishing Harry a happy birthday, none of the Dursleys made any sign that they had noticed Harry enter the room, but Harry was far too used to this to care. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

So this was why those other Messengers looked so happy, why they craved their sessions so intensely! The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Piper wanted to think he was happy and content right now ... in case they failed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t thought anything could make him happier than he had been on the twenty-fifth. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t as simple to make Mike and Jessica happy at the same time. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe she’s trying out my mom’s famous theory that if you smile for no reason at all you will actually start to feel happy. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her visitors would always get up and leave happier than when they came. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know whether to be happy or sad. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

My gramps seriously doesn’t seem too happy to have me here. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Gone was my glad excitement, vanished my happy pride. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I bet he’d be happy to split my head open again. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His face, once so proud and happy, showed only defeat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I spent the next three days playing happy when other people were around, but spending all my private time crying in my closet. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When he was really happy, his eyes disappeared into his cheeks. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

We were all excited and happy when her letter told us that she was coming to Lansing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s an emphasis he was happier with, it’s now possible to notice, when the other team was getting the blame. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Penelope and I were so happy to be alive, and so happy to be alive TOGETHER, even if we were only a semi-hot item, and we danced every single dance. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though he is happy Vincent is working hard right now, it worries him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The evening had made me light-headed and happy; I think I walked into a deep sleep as I entered my front door. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

And the happy guffaws stopped suddenly, like a smothered flame. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I think my mom is happier now, but if I get unhappy, it ruins things for her and then it’s hard for both of us. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

It was such a happy evening that she could hardly sleep later that night. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

‘I is happy to let you sample it,’ the BFG went on. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I petted him and made over him till he was wiggling all over to show how happy he was. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy is happy and performs very well in school. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

In King’s Landing she would be as happy as one of Tommen’s kittens in a pit of vipers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If you are figuratively jumping for joy, it means you are so happy that you could jump for joy, but are saving your energy for other matters. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he is happy we are coming? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And like in the photo from our day spent at the Kennedy Space Center, my family, including Sir Fig Newton, would be happy again. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Your grandfather never felt the need to explain. Maybe the ghosts were happy that one family had survived. Maybe they were enjoying the afterlife. They’re ghosts. Who can say?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I don't think I've seen Dell so happy as when he's rooting around in the Dumpster. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I was not happy to be separated from my colleagues and I missed my garden and the sunny terrace on the third floor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Trotter was all too happy to tell the history and to have someone to tell it to. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

After this, most committee members simply went back to their old occupations, happy to give up the positions of power they had held during the terrible time of death and sickness. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“He is happy to know that he can still score a goal at his age, old man like him!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You said the other day you thought we were a deal happier than the King children, for they were fighting and fretting all the time, in spite of their money.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just laughed and laughed, he looked so happy. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Pappa’s happy greeting came down the line, startling him out of his cold, tumbling thoughts. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My daughter said I’d have an easy journey, but somehow I don’t feel happy about it. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oftentimes, I was happy to withdraw into the protected hush of the residence at the end of a long day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The horse didn’t seem happy about it, but he slowed to subsonic as they zipped through the city streets. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I nodded, not happy at such an idea, but glad that Miss Maggie might be going with us. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She did not remember what it was about but she remembered that it had been happy, and so she woke up warming herself with the thought that she could still have a happy dream. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We walked out of that building and I was the happiest man on earth. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“You know Aunt Lorraine. She’s only happy when the world’s coming to an end.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t think his family would object, and I should be very happy, for they are all kind, well-bred, generous people, and they like me. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the other colored women said, “Child, we’s so happy for you!” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Late at night, she rocks on her wicker swing as Javier sleeps, and wonders why it is so difficult to be happy. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I died and never came back to school, she’d probably be happy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He looked tired but happy as he unfolded the poem, holding the page at its edges. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Katz arrived a few moments after me, looking freshly showered and very happy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Harry went back to the castle later that afternoon with Ron and Hermione, unable to banish the image of the happy expression on Hagrid’s whiskery face as he had imagined Harry winning the tournament. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was some mumbling and shuffling among the gods, as if they weren’t all happy with this plan, but nobody protested. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

When Zach first got interested in theater, Tom Philippi was not happy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Make the masses happy by redistributing much of the tribute received, in popular ways. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s such a happy baby, and the way he is now, he will grow up to be “cleverer than I am.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we’re very happy to see you again!” echoed the brother bear. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And for the first time in my life, I was even happy to see those annoying little brothers of mine. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I’m happy and have a little hope that Brandy does seem to care and maybe we’ll be friends again, after all. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I’m not happy, since I know Petel’s not thinking of me, and yet I can still feel his beautiful eyes gazing at me and his cool, soft cheek against mine...Oh, The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Adoption, I know, is a noble and mostly happy practice. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rickshaws empty passengers full of happy laughter and gasps of excitement. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He was happy to find a tray of fresh croissants that had been left unattended near a delivery door. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Initially the water was indeed too hot, but as she became used to the heat she relaxed, and was, for the first time since she had tumbled from the sky, utterly happy. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he whispered, “I am not a happy man. I got a wife and children and I don’t happen to be a hard-working man. I never wanted a family.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Trust me. The empty seats got to him. He wasn’t happy,” Benji said. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She waved so he'd know that she was happy to see him. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I looked over at Mom, who was laughing as she sashayed and stomped like it was the happiest day of her life. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She had her back to him, and he felt she wasn’t happy answering too many questions, but he had to ask one more. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He’d never announced it to a stranger before, and it made him feel happy and frightened all at once. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She fluttered around the house, trying to make sure Jordan was happy. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter; now that she would be earning a salary, Penelope resolved to buy copies of the entire series to read aloud to her pupils—what a happy chore that would be! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The photo actually captured a very happy moment in my life and froze it forever. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

An old friend had got a girl with a lisp pregnant, had married her and was jolly happy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I think Dad is mostly happy that it’s completed and beautiful. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped to the platform and looked around smiling and saying, “well-well,” in a happy voice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, to keep him happy, they let him start being a sort of junior high priest. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though people criticized the peace deal, I was happy because it meant I could go back to school. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And I think about what a great drawing this will be later and I’m happy for the weird pickle-colored car. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sad. Your father seems happy and I think he’ll make a good teacher. Those are some lucky kids who get to read The Great Gatsby with your dad. I’ll just miss the music.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes prickle with tears—I feel so achy and happy and strange. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Well, you two look happy!” said Uncle Bill, setting down a tray laden with sodas, hot dogs, a container of ketchup, and a giant cup of fries. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I have heard them abroad in the schoolyard talking about First Communion day, the happiest day of your life. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was happy to have this ballet movie, especially because we had lost a piece of luggage on our return trip from Africa. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

This year the glasses are smaller, but everyone is happy to be together. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, she seems to be very nice. I’m happy for him. And if you like her, then I know he’s chosen well.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She always tried her best to make everyone happy. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He comes home that Friday night, throws his wages on the table and says to Mam, Are you happy now? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

While I took joy from dwelling on happy moments, I rued the pain I had often caused my family through my absence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to make some poor little Mary, who is not as fortunate as herself, happy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we’d done something great, we received just enough praise to know she was happy with us, but never so much that it became the reason we did what we did. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The last room was another monument left by former miners in Wieliczka’s happier past. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest you will keep her, you and the happy immortals. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Trey asked me what the f%*k I was so happy about, I actually told them about Yale. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The company of men long dead seemed to suit him better than that of the living, and his boar seemed happy rooting amongst the graves, well away from other animals. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“This year you get to start your volunteer hours. And remember last year, when you became a Seven, you were so happy to get your front-buttoned jacket?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

If someone had asked me about becoming a minister, I would have been astonished, and told them I was happy and willing to serve Mr. Muhammad in the lowliest capacity. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much you tell yourself you’re just happy to make the team, losing is incredibly painful. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Grover had found a sheep’s thigh bone, which he didn’t look too happy about, but he was gripping it like a club, ready to attack. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She is caught in a laugh and seems so happy. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I thought they were happy because we were gone.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

We moved house, put it about she was ill, and my mother looked after her, and tried to keep her calm and happy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I had the general impression that in addition to being freezing cold and snowy all the time, it was a land where people were happy and rich. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He looked so alive and happy in the picture, but since his photo was right under the headline, he must have been the murdered one. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

However, she added, he seemed to be in good flesh and happy- “ ‘The old woman, a resident of the mountain resort town for ninety-seven years, called this office to report her observation. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t see it as forgiving him. See it as allowing yourself to be happy. What will you do with the misery you have chosen? Will you eat misery?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He found his calling. He was really happy.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

After looking him up online, she finds that Cobain’s story does not have a happy ending. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m happy for you, you know it,” I said to him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“He seemed it to me, too, but was he really happy?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

At any rate she was feeling happy, and she bore no grudge against her captor. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father would have been happy to support all of us; in fact, I think he would have preferred it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I woke to a ship’s whistle and a voice on the intercom— some guy with an Australian accent whp sounded way too happy. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Typical of her. So I wasn’t so happy. I said some things about you. Heat-of- the-moment variety. But I didn’t know you then.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The happy hens scrabbled in the dirt for bugs and worms. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We were blissfully happy in September, in love with each other and with our new baby. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a difficult version to believe, but there was no other more plausible, and no one could think of any motive for Rebeca to murder the man who had made her happy. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

For that brief moment my heart lifts and I almost feel happy. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The moon was beaming outside his window when a happy thought came to him: this whole thing could turn in his favor. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

When he had worn it, he had been a different man: younger, happier. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He seems to be the happiest of the group. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Larry Johnson, the center’s director, was more than happy to show me around. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Did I say bad? I said it was tough. Nothing to make you happy like doing good on a tough job, now is there?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I smile, just happy to be back on Seagull Beach with Brandy. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

And then I said, “I think I’m crying because I’m happy.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad to hear that. I want you to be happy,” Poppy said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I knew I was supposed to be happy for James, but I didn’t feel excited about anything right now. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Then her falling down all happy once she put her order through. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Babou hated that hair. Your dad cut it to make him happy. He nearly had long hair in all our wedding pictures.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“He looked so happy in the picture. I thought for sure they’d be waiting for him.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It was just sort of weird. It seemed like she was hoping I was, so maybe I should’ve said yes to make her happy.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

This one led down toward a small valley surrounded by walls—a gated community, which seemed to be the only happy part of the Underworld. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Dad gets his first job in Limerick at the cement factory and Mam is happy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I would say that, all in all, today I’m a happy man. It’s not always easy, but, yes, I am.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

More than that, she weren’t the happy little girl anymore. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I had never been so happy and so proud in my life. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

"My stories make people happy. Your songs make people happy. Happy people share their money so that other people can make their stomachs happy." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

My mom, meanwhile, was plenty happy to serve us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“And after all, Amos ... he died just when he’d won the tournament. He must have been happy.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

On another channel, the pundits talk about how lazy humans are, and how if they’d just go out there and get jobs, they’d be much happier. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And if someone is going to be miserable every school day, they shouldn’t have to lose the one thing that makes them happy. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He remembered quite inaccurately the time before Adam went away as the happy time, and he wanted it to come again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But in this case, I’d be happy if I could get just one before fixing Dad. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You pleased now, honey? You real happy now?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

You were so happy, I felt reluctant to leave, but after a while, my worry took over, and I told you we had to go find a job. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I just watched and smiled, happy to hear laughter, and happy Lovey didn’t say no. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be sorry. My husband’s elder brother wants him to help back in our village, and I’m happy to go.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I relaxed some; she was safe and happy enough. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was pretty happy with the new T-shirt gig, and despite Stan invading my space, I'd managed to forget the pills in my pocket. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

So I was happy, is what I’m saying. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I’m so happy when Kim arrives; happy to see the familiar sight of her long black hair in a single braid. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon was one of the happiest I'd ever spent at camp, which maybe goes to show, you never know when your world is about to be rocked to pieces. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And the tall full-blooded suitor, Antinoos, overhearing, broke into happy laughter. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a grave, boyish dignity, that clean-eyed, scrubbed- brain, naive look of the happy professor. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Portia stood up and tried to make her face bright and happy. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I guess I was a little happier than on regular days. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Liza will be happy if you will stay to dinner,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We will be so happy when I come back to the valley, healthy and strong and not a ghost. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t care if it’s normal; I’m not happy about any of it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I was happy for her when she announced that since Phoebe and Prudence were back in school, she thought she would return to work. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Mia found herself trying to explain: about the Ryans, about how kind they were, how much they wanted a baby, how happy they would be. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He has never seen so many happy people. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

And then, Frank, I begin to wonder myself, and I begin to doubt, and I have a fearful haunting feeling that I should never have married Maxim, that we are not going to be happy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then he tied them up, saying, with the happy look Jo liked to see, “Please give these to your mother, and tell her I like the medicine she sent me very much.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But once he had hoped for it, and now he had moved on and seemed happy. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

High in the mountains, Coalwood could be a damp, cold place even in the early fall, and I would have been happy to stay there for another couple of hours, at least. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kamal says I have to find a way of making myself happy, I have to stop looking for happiness elsewhere. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their family tree, where they’d lived, holiday trips, and happy memories. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I can’t name the feeling for a while, and then I realize I’m just really happy. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

His mother was so happy that all she could do was cry. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“How nice it is, not to have Coraline any more,” said her mother with a happy smile. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

But by the end of the day everybody was smeared with blood like creepy, happy ghouls, and I couldn’t bear to be one of them myself. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never in my life have I been so horrified, and yet so happy to be holding a loaded gun. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Grammy's voice has a happy, ringing sound to it, like a buzzer on a game show. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She decided that the balance had been happy and with a sigh said goodbye to the first stage of her life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

So long as he gives us a hot meal and a chance to dry our clothes, I’ll be happy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Believe me, when the letter came in May 2001, I was very happy. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad said, his voice trying way too hard to be happy. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They don’t look happy like the photos of happy eyes Mrs. Brook has shown me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crying girl on the trolley, the sad boy at the Carutherses’ mansion, the happy old man out back who cast the bluest light. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Their blood and their ways had kept them at odds, and yet for all this, we were happy. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just happy to be friends again. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He is relaxed and happy, even though the stress of the war had caused him to lose so much weight that he looks like “a skeleton with clothes,” in the words of one friend. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The three younger men looked happier at the moment as they seemed to realise the significance of her words; but Van Helsing and I, turning to each other, met each a grave and troubled glance. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I knew nothing big was wrong with it, but the throbbi-ness gave me a reason to see the nurse, who was always happy to see me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am far from happy, Miss Havisham; but I have other causes of disquiet than any you know of. They are the secrets I have mentioned.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He said nothing to his mother, indeed he had no power to utter a word, and Venus left him with the happy confidence that he would swiftly bring about Psyche’s ruin. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so happy, I don’t care about sore feet. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I’m especially not happy about having to wear my PE clothes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He was happy, as if he had won some duel. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He no longer felt relaxed and happy with being in the wood, he had lost interest in what he saw and heard. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It’s not like my parents are happy, either. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But I tell you, I was happy I had a parent either side once we stepped inside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You are dismissed. Have a happy and holy Christmas.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The resin was too high for him to reach without climbing, but he was happy to do that; the massive wide branches, sweeping low over the grass, made it feel totally secure. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Everything about being with David feels natural, like the crooked, happy smile he’s wearing right now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Miss Lizzy must have been happy to see Quincy over her flu. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He thanked Los Santitos and gave us a certificate of appreciation for “rendering eminent and memorable service to the Santa Maria community by helping the Salvation Army to give a happy Christmas.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

By the time we rolled into the parking lot, we were two happy little girls, the beat still playing in our heads. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“It will make a little child very happy,” said the friar. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“And at home your parents are trying to be supportive and say, ‘Well, if you’re not happy, if it’s not right for you, come back home. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

We pass the throng of drenched and happy children still playing in the hydrant's spray. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Under normal circumstances, nothing would make me happier. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yeah, but stories are supposed to be happy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

My father was especially happy with the new baby. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I want to wrap my arms around him tight so he can be happy again. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

At least that would make one of my grandmothers happy. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The teachers told Mom they were happy for me to join the others, and she came to find me in the playground to give me the good news. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

As violent crime began to fall dramatically, New Yorkers were more than happy to heap laurels on their operatic, Brooklyn-bred mayor and his hatchet-faced police chief with the big Boston accent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I was not happy in any way that would make sense to most people, but I was, for the first time in my life, deeply content with what life was giving me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Incurable, of course. You poor, wonderful man. You will be happier dead. Have you any last words?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

This story was not going to have a happy ending. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It seemed likely to him that leaving this house he would leave the last haven he was to know, and so while the short dream lasted he would be happy in it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

We headed home feeling hopeful and happy—though Dad and Mom weren’t quite happy enough to forget about me and Abbey sneaking out the night before. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He plopped down, and I could tell he was happy. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

What happy times they had planning together, what solemn shopping excursions, what funny mistakes they made, and what shouts of laughter arose over Laurie’s ridiculous bargains. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one would have admitted that the Christian and charitable people were happy to think of their oppressors’ turning forever on the Devil’s spit over the flames of fire and brimstone. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But some days, I can’t make myself be happy and keep working hard, for a dream that might never materialize. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They turned out to be a gang of junior-level crack dealers who operated out of the building, and they were not happy to see him. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I looked at my dad, who seemed like a nice man, and who wanted me to be happy. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

And Nick and Abby are back to their obnoxiously happy normal, holding hands in English class and discussing corsages over lunch. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I reached in and pulled out Mr. Neely’s flyer, scanning straight past the happy egg to the bottom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Just last week, Mamita threw up her arms in anger and snapped, Virginia, I’d be happy if one day you left and never came back. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His parents approved, and hers approved, and he was happy to leave for the war in the knowledge that she was waiting for him and would be there when he returned. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“If George were angry, then I could apologize. If he were mad, I could try to make him happy.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He was happy to find there were salmon coming up as well, big silvers mostly over ten and eleven pounds, a half-dozen ten-pound chums, too, even three resident black-mouth. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Scrubby trees stood out from gravel banks, and beneath them, here and there, were the red-flushed, spawned-out bodies of salmon, insects happy around them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I just hope I remember to tell my kids that they are as happy as I look in my old photographs. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

They probably had pink-and-gold diaries with little keys and bags of potato chips under their beds to share at night while they talked about how happy they were. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Oh let’s not talk about it. Let’s be happy.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’m so happy I get to make fun of him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

There were happy moments in my childhood, too. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m happy to hear that. No, Billy’s surgery was not successful.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Feeling happy, I congratulated myself on asking Dedd to come along. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At this auspicious period,” he wrote, “the United States came into existence as a Nation, and if their Citizens should not be completely free and happy, the fault will be intirely their own.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I say, happy to see the rubber band did the trick. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Whoever it was, he wasn’t all that happy to be talking to them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And never was he happier than when he had someone cornered and at his mercy; it seemed that the deepest meaning of his squalid life was in him at such times. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was so happy and excited, but not scared that it might be a failure. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A happy feeling came in her because it was true they were real good friends. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I want her to be happy . . . and he is who she wants.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I want Aunt Rose’s telephone number,” I said, happy to get it out. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I tossed my hair and laughed extra hard just so Maddie could see how happy I was, even though half my heart was over there, beside her. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I told Dad about my plans, he asked if Eric made me happy and treated me well. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Last night I dreamed my brother was alive again. We were jousting before some great lord, riding Crunch and Pretty Pig, and men were throwing roses at us. We were so happy...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“He has made me so happy,” said she, one evening, “by telling me that he was totally ignorant of my being in town last spring! I had not believed it possible.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Eomma gave them all dried squid to eat, and they told their parents of their adventures until they were finally too tired and fell asleep in a large happy heap of bodies. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The kitchen still reeks of onions from last night’s latke extravaganza, but I’m too happy to care. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I am enormously happy to see so many Freedom Writers excited and anxious to go off to college, but don’t they realize what leaving means? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She and her family were happy, the Warner children thriving, the product of a profound generational change in her bloodline. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I could not have been happier with the rules, particularly the last one. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I was happy with the wording, I stored it in my Drafts folder. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I felt so happy when I watched him sing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

You could see Baz was as happy as he’d ever been in his life just sitting next to Piper, war or no war, and not in a creepy way either. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s nice to think she’s out there somewhere, happy and safe and loved. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

So long as she could see him and be near him she was right happy. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Hempstock would certainly not be averse to seeing our Daisy happy. Certain he'd settle a flock of our sheep on the girl." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I came out of the store I was happy to find that I still had nearly a hundred dollars. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He thought that one day he’d come here by right, and be made welcome, and stroll among these gardens with happy companions and feel at ease with life and death. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was really touching to see how happy these few words made him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Dad, is something wrong? Are you not happy?” she asked. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I always liked his smile, but it makes me so happy now, like the first time I’m really seeing it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She wanted to do well in school and make friends and have her teachers like her and have her mom be happy and proud of her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

And so he smiled and nodded, trying hard to seem as happy and eager as the other newcomers. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mother nearly tackled you to the ground she was so happy to see you. In other words, too much love can be a dangerous thing.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I tell Emery all about Jamie, because if I keep talking about the things that make me happy I can trick myself into forgetting about the things that don’t. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It made me happy, but I kept wondering about next spring, about whether khaki, or suntans or whatever the uniform of the season was, had this aura of promise in it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even though I was worried about what was going to happen next, I felt happier than I had for a long time. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes, very. Nobody cares for a letter; the thing is, to be always happy with pleasant companions. I am quite determined to refuse him. But how shall I do? What shall I say?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

It was both a happy and sad meeting. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I was glad that Thomas sounded happy, but it really hurt to know he was so happy hanging out with someone other than me. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then Papa turned to the music teacher with a happy, hopeless expression on his face, shrugged his shoulders, and the two of them began talking about opera again. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until he was four years old, James Henry Trotter had had a happy life. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I start to feel exactly what I try to avoid feeling during basketball season—in love—and I’m equal parts happy and annoyed. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not tell him that sometimes when she watched Baby running around with the neighborhood children, so helpless and happy, she wanted to gather Baby in her arms and apologize. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why did you leave, if you were happy there?” he asks me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such an attitude to the position did not make it easier for the King to be happy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again I say the word that makes her so happy, “Laanchu.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He could not have explained his optimism—he was happy and therefore bound to succeed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Well-meaning but misinformed people think ani­mals in the wild are “happy” because they are “free”. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They looked so happy dancing, like dancing was the best thing in the world. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Once or twice a day he gives me a knowing glance, I wink back, and we’re both happy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Dad was already leafing through his AA Book of British Towns and Uncle Brian'd sent Mum a look that said, If it makes the old boy happy, let him. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m happy to, sir—I mean, I, like, really enjoy these conversations of ours—but I’m good.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Middle- and upper-class whites were happy to keep poor white immigrants out of sight, out of mind. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They are happy not to be called the Tigers. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Here. Merry early Christmas, happy late birthday, happy Halloween, happy whatever.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

A man doesn’t ask too many questions when his mother is suddenly brought back to life; he’s much too happy. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat there—exquisitely happy—exquisitely at peace... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

In the evening, we worked in the kitchen, a group of almost grown young women talking and laughing with their Mamá, cheerful and deliriously happy. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And I feel happy for Oliver because I remember a time when he would have sat down and been sad after Shay had said something like that. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

That last item, none of the children were happy to see. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Even though Dad didn’t like dealing with googans, he was ten times happier on the water than he was driving a taxi. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ole had said, “I am happy. You have lived here, you know this place. We do what is fair. I am happy.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon I was down around his stuff, and though it took a while for him to get hard, I could tell straight away he was happy about it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t they say that time flies when you are happy?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

There were a dozen happy Orks from a dozen ecstatic beaks. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ajax had another reason to be happy with his lot. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Now, under different circumstances, I would’ve been really happy to see her. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My girls would be so happy if I saw someone,” she said in a flat voice, meaning that she hadn’t been to grief counseling. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Mrs. Kimble,” I say, happy when she turns to go back upstairs. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe my family could have a billboard even, like the Kasteevs, with our faces on it, smiling happy. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

They can travel around on the board all day by themselves and they are happy that they don’t have to just stand there and wait for somebody to pick them up and move them. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Hazel had never been so happy in her life. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Even now, unless I’m happy, I burn the food when I cook. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Delays cost money, and the big shots at the Mother Paula’s corporation weren’t happy. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Arab returned to his tent to sleep, proud to have helped the counselor of the oasis, and happy at having enough money to buy himself some sheep. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Hunters drank and ate and laughed like one big happy family. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Tyson went around the couches and gave everyone a big hug—even Octavian, who didn’t look happy about it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s a very bad disease. But your sister’s going to get better. Now that we have the house, she’s happier.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I had seen her in the old happy, careless way since before she went off with Cohn. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Tiffany, who gave me a look, both happy and sad. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“We a squad,” Two Step said, and she’d never been so happy to see him smile. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The louder I screamed, the happier she sounded. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lords and ladies, on behalf of my fellow thespians, allow me to wish a happy Christmas to one and all. May I present: our first tableau.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

His father was a dear but somewhat purposeless fellow with the nickname of Bingo who seemed happiest shaking cocktails behind the bar. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to be happy with our limitations. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her son is the thing that makes her happier than any other thing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But he himself did not sound particularly happy and once again Hazel felt oddly perplexed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of such soil, curling behind the blade of his plow, must have made him feel happy and confident. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I cannot trust myself to speak, I am not in the least happy. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll go get you some caulking,” he says, and hurries off to retrieve the sealant from his garage, obviously happy for an opportunity to put his Boy Scout training into action. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I am so happy to see the sun again, and the clouds in the sky like shag wool rugs, and people who aren’t sick. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was a place to relax, a place to be happy. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

You must do all you can to make these years happy ones for yourself and your husband. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

No one spoke, and Nhamo was just as happy to stay quiet. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A daughter I could take care of and make happy seemed to heal some of my pain at having lost my own childhood. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was so happy, but still couldn’t believe her good fortune. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Did he really want to say aloud that Mr. Curtain’s machine had made him feel...well...happy? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some nights when I cannot sleep, I lie in bed and play that game Minerva taught me, going back in my memory to this or that happy moment. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His lawyers seemed happy that Myers was struggling and told Walter it was a good sign when the trial was continued because Myers refused to testify. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And for the most part, we were happy to do what we were meant to do: to feed and forage and nap and play. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Genie asked, his brain bouncing back and forth between being happy to see his mother and totally freaking out. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

If you are literally jumping for joy, for instance, it means you are leaping in the air because you are very happy. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

One of you was electrified by the power you wielded for the ninety seconds it took to say the words, the power to make Vinny truly happy. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Gabe had been young then, only eight, a rambunctious resident of the Children’s House, happiest with solitary adventures and disinterested in schoolwork. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was happy to have an audience so he could argue for the divine creation of human beings. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he grew older, he learned how to direct his hatred of his mother to the cat, and spent some happy moments watching it suffer. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. It’s tough to tell what would make you happy. I thought I’d be happier in a really tough high school, and I ended up here. Wait, where do you go to school?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

How could they be happy being restrained even on one day of the week? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew the greatest heroes didn’t get happy endings. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There were a few who were not happy with the attention I sometimes got. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Malia is always super happy to see Dad, but when he gives me a hug, all I can think about is how to make him stay. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I hugged Akhi, almost collapsing into his arms, happy to have won and happy to see my mom’s and sister’s faces in the crowd cheering. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“If you are alive, it would be best for you to run away to your happy homes, because I’m supposed to kill you.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have the whole background story about why I was so happy to be leaving Beecher Prep and starting over somewhere new. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I was so happy that Faizah had found love, and watching her navigate international fencing competitions, college, and now marriage filled me with pride and hope. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She was happy, absorbed — she seemed like a new, mysterious being to me then, someone outside the “mom” persona I took for granted. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’m so happy about skipping some homework that I’ll keep remembering it and being happy over and over again. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I am happy because life is good and the children are good, and you are the best of all.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so relieved, so happy, that I LAUGHED. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear, dear Lizzy, I would—I do congratulate you—but are you certain? forgive the question—are you quite certain that you can be happy with him?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I should have been happy, yet thinking of him I was not. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mami will be happy we have a car! Now we can go anyplace we want!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“When I was your age,” she said as she worked, “I loved bracelets. And necklaces. And rings. Trinkets of any kind, really. I don’t know why, but they always made me feel happy.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He seemed happy, though, to be doing something together. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And, naturally, my boss thought about the fact that I’d be getting four days’ vacation that way, including Sunday, and he couldn’t have been happy about that. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

At times, he was so happy, he felt he would never grow tired of being a prince. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But on the whole Mr. Malloy did a steady small business and was happy. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, Mom would be happy that I was socializing and not moping around the homestead. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Ma said, “I’s so happy! After I got Missy to bed I told Mrs. Wright and she look at a clock and say, ‘You got fifteen minutes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t have much choice, did I? I married him before I realized. You’ve seen it. When he’s happy, he’s the most charming creature on earth. But when something sets him off...” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Jane, I congratulate you. You will be a very happy woman.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Like a little happy but somewhat clueless emoticon. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

And all I could imagine was how happy I was going to make her. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

In any case, I was happy with the skills Frank had taught me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Before I had been left with only an old shirt of my dad but your gift made me very happy. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He barely kept up with his training partners, lagging along behind with happy ineptitude. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was very happy to receive a letter from you. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

If that tight little spaceship was a happy home, then that astronaut’s real home must have been a sad one. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, Mom’s gone all day and now you’re at home. And neither of you are happy anymore.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I was impressed, not enough to clap—really, I was just happy something unboring was finally happening—but definitely impressed enough to stop sorting seeds in my mouth until he was done. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I fantasize that I got an A. A nice, happy sunflower-yellow A. Slowly I turn one corner over until a letter starts appearing. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mind. I want you to be happy here.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Granddad knows something is going on with you two. He isn’t happy.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Then when I said to him: “Tommy, I can tell. You haven’t been too happy lately,” he said: “What do you mean? I’m perfectly happy. I really am.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was happy because he was going to be fed soon. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Hearing someone’s tone of voice—angry or questioning or sarcastic or happy or sad—I didn’t distinguish it from the words it expressed. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had entered a convent in Mozambique, where she spent many happy hours listing people’s sins and praying for them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But she had a beautiful house, a steady job, a loving husband, a brood of healthy and happy children; surely that was worth the trade. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She twirls, her arms outstretched, her face lifted to a blue and cloud-puffed sky, strangers passing her, absorbed in her perfect, happy world. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

For years, this was the state of affairs, and everybody was happy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

For a moment, or for minutes, for hours, possibly, I am simply happy, here with Gat’s body beneath my hands. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He wanted people to be happy, that was the thing everybody noticed about him. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Well, you don’t have to like him, you just have to put on a happy face and not cause an international incident at his brother’s wedding.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I so wish that ours could’ve been a happy ending as well. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was happy that I was there, as if he wanted me to be part of some crew. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

If only I could make Dad this happy. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She always told me to follow my dreams, too, do whatever it was that made me happy. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Considering how much I had loved my Barbies as a child, the thought of little girls, both Muslim and non-Muslim, playing with a Barbie who chooses to wear hijab made me so happy. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Are you happy you married me?” he would ask. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was going to be another happy funeral, and usually at happy funerals it was hard to find the person hurting the most. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I pulled out my phone and was happy to see that my theory was right. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“There is no better utilization of nervous energy than into ingredients that can make the stomach happy. Isn’t that right, Chandrashekhar?” she said to Oso, and dropped a piece of idli for him to eat. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It had been one of the happiest days of his life. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His happiest,: most contented childhood moments were when his belly was full. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He slapped his forehead and said, “Oh, I’m sorry, Bud, I was so surprised about who you are and so happy that you didn’t drive off that I forgot all about our deal.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I lost track after a while, happy to be home, weeping for my father, and thinking about what was next. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Though no matter how happy I am, summer school Mondays always especially suck. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Back when she was a happier woman, she used to claim Father married her for the way she wrung a rooster’s neck. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was never happy at Thurmond, but it was bearable because Sam was there to make it that way. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Of course you will happy,” he told her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is how you wish a happy Nowruz to someone younger than you. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

In a happy daze he listened while Mr. Morris talked. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right,” said Lyra, quite happy to be moving again, with Pan and Will, alive and awake. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It has been a happy life, and successful, for the most part. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just like when Samira had paired with me for the stretches, Ms. Platt seemed to be cheering me on, happy when I finally did a straightforward punch “clean and sharp.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. You make me happy. I hope no fish will come along so great that he will prove us wrong.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad and Devon were so happy I was sure they got confused and thought they’d drawn the bird themselves. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It means that animals make our hearts happy in a very special way. A French man named Anatole France said that a long time ago.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He had been an army officer his whole life, and was happiest when serving under General Washington. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how fast it was sung, “Sunshine” wanted to be happy but underneath felt blue. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

When my sister reads to me, I wait for the moment when the story moves faster—toward the happy ending that I know is coming. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

When I saw it in the carriage, I felt so happy. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In those three hours, she was happy to tell me her problems, but she hadn’t asked me much about mine. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Charlie went hunting with his dad on the weekends, which was the only thing they ever did together, and I felt happy for him. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was as happy as she had ever been. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

That was a cozy night, a happy night; lamps lit, sparkle of glasses, rain falling heavy on the roof. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But he was not any happier to see his father looming there in the hall. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I felt cheated that day on the bridge when I saw how happy Bran was about Vivian. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boy, it made me so happy all of a sudden. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I never saw her happier than when we would go there together. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“No. That won’t work. Look, Son, if there’s one thing I’ve figured out about life, it’s that if you want to be happy, you have to learn how to be happy on your own.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I know what that feels like and I’m happy that Mr. Daniels cares so much. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

After a minute or so she figured out that what I wasn’t saying was not a happy ending. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I blush and lick my ice cream cone, a little embarrassed, but mostly happy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m happy to see you, too,” I squeak. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dressed for comfort in sweatshirts and tracksuits, her fellow scarecrows were more than happy to accommodate her. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I have a couple of Snaps waiting from Mya and Camila, looking sleepy but happy as they boarded the plane this morning. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She’d walk slow, smiling and swaying her hips, and Jim would take unauthorized leave, run up to the flat and they’d be very happy together for a half hour or so. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she could almost hear and see it: the dimpled hands clutching the stuffed toy; the high, happy voice. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And as a late afterthought, he appended: “This is not a particularly happy moment in any of our lives.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in my life I was happy to miss school. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see what he doesn’t say: that he loves his little brother more than is healthy and would probably play on a busted-up knee to make him happy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

While I was not prepared to hurl the white man into the sea, I would have been perfectly happy if he climbed aboard his steamships and left the continent of his own volition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d have to act happy and proud or explain what had actually happened. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, he says, he was happy to see his mother. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

On the day that we went to meet him, I was nervous but happy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was nothing in between, no happy medium, no shades of gray. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, you slept like you were happy,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure they’d be happy to have you,” Greg said, his fingers sliding up from my shoe to stroke my ankle. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In fact, there isn't even a small part of me that's happy when he lets go of my hands. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I was happy whenever I understood the plot and summarized it, but this was not good enough. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

And I said, ‘Why?,’ and she said, ‘Because I’m so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is frightening.’ The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’d meant this simply to be a statement of fact, but it sounded sort of taunting and doesn’t seem to have made her any happier. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She ruffled up my hair, kissed me, and said, “If my little boy’s eyes get any bigger they’re going to pop right out of his head. Now tell me, what are you so happy about?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it reminds me of a line from a Walt Whitman poem my dad sometimes whispers to my mom: There we two, content, happy in being together, speaking little, perhaps not a word. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And there had even been one of those old powder blue suitcases, a St. Anthony’s, which ought to make the old man happy. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

And when these next four years were over, we’d be truly done, which made me happiest of all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I lay back in the pirogue, Otto scrambling on top of me, happy for some full body contact. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I used the butter to make her happy, but I really didn’t care about anyone wanting me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We had a sense of the future now, which made me happy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A happy home had nothing to do with three men in a bubble eating sawdust food and watching pencils floating in the air. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was a happy reunion, and I complimented him on the tremendous work he had done abroad. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left work that day happier than I’d been since starting at the Academy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It goes into my chart, which will go to the pastels, who will bring it to the pharmacy, and a new pill will find its way into my happy paper cup before dinner. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Though Fadi was happy for her, he couldn’t help but feel a little bit envious. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She laughs, the sound happy, real, despite everything. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ve investigated. There will be enough for Caroline to go to Baltimore and continue her music. Nothing would make Trudy happier than that, I know.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Janie baked a big pan of beans and something she called sweet biscuits and they all managed to be happy enough. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“It will be happy time of my life. I will not cry when you leave. I promise I will not cry again.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You don’t sound too happy about going tonight. Did Eddie say something again? I thought he got the message that you weren’t really interested in him.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I keep willing myself to be happy, but there are days when the sadness arrives and sits on my head. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Ziggy’s so much happier when he can take a long walk. I really appreciate your help.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I rub it, and she makes a happy sound. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Her face, which had never seemed especially remarkable, looked almost beautiful, because she looked so happy. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m happy to be home and to see everyone, but they either don’t understand what I’m feeling or act like they don’t care. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Nathan didn’t care that his father wasn’t going to be happy. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

If my son grows up to be like Bob, I’ll be a happy man. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nods slightly but looks past me at Tressa, who sounds overly happy all of a sudden. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The music of the harp and the happy shouting of the warriors echoed out across the dark fen and drowned the crying of birds that flew in the night. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he definitely smiles at pictures—especially when the people he loves look so happy. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“As long as I look prettier than you, I will be happy.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I looked from the dead, bloody pig to the big, happy grin on the man’s face—my face. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The Leopard and the Lion were so excited for their meal they even started singing a happy tune. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The guidelines on how to keep a young bonobo healthy are pretty short: When they’re with their mothers, they’re happy and healthy; when they’re not with their mothers, they begin to die. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m as happy as I always am,” I shot back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Cruel? Celaena, Perrington is just over there. I’m sure he’s not happy about you being here, so I wouldn’t risk drawing his attention any more than necessary.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I plunk down on my bed, absolutely worn out but happier than I’ve ever been. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

At times she’d be happy for days on end, announcing that she had decided to think only positive thoughts, because if you think positive thoughts, then positive things will happen to you. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t believe him, but it makes me happy he said it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Although his mother was happy to see her son, she was "paralyzed with fear." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

That made him happy and he settled down. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s important to everybody or should be. Then all marriages would be happy.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peck shouldn’t have left Aimee in the street, but she didn’t want to see him and he’s not exactly happy with her either. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay, but I am happy for you. You know that, right?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“God, is she ever going to go away? Is she ever going to just let us be happy?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Imagine ten or twelve orange chairs arranged in a circle, with the happy women from the flyer sitting at opposite ends. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Miss Teen Dreamers! I cannot tell you how happy I personally am to see you. I told the world, I said, ‘Don’t you count my girls out. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Hopping out, he hurried along the edge of the road, stopped, stooped, picked up one, two, three, four empty Coca-Cola bottles, ran back, and hopped in, happy and grinning. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were unquestionably tears welling up in her eyes, but she also looked happy. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” I said, but there was, because happy people did not seem to cry like she did. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I can. I’m happy to drive my best granddaughter wherever she needs to go.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Fleur looked a good deal happier than Harry had seen her so far; she kept throwing back her head so that her long silvery hair caught the light. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Naw. I didn’t want to. Nobody but poor folks get happy in church.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Someday I will dance on my toes like this lady. I will be happy too!” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, those notions of good fortune and chance have blended so much that dictionaries now accept a hybrid definition—something fortuitous is a happy accident. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren't happy, and neither of them had touched the chicken or the ale--and yet they weren't unhappy either. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad that Mr. Sayle has such happy memories of our school days together and I’m glad that the two of us, together, today, can make such a vital difference to our nation’s schools.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I hope things will stay like this and that we’ll have many, many more happy hours together. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I’d be excited just to have the five modern bathrooms, but right then I couldn’t think of a single thing to be happy about. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I was happy to slip the binder under the bed and hurry to Jennifer's. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

That’s how it was as we came up to the happy holidays—all the way until that last Wednesday afternoon. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Is that so much to ask? Doesn’t anyone else here miss real food? Surely you can’t all be happy with this...this...pap?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I was heady and happy and I could feel myself—a future me—running. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Anulika will be getting married soon, mah. My father said I should let you and Master know. They do not have a date yet, but they will be very happy if you come.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I am happy at this moment in time.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu's father once said the prayers were delusional battles with imaginary traducers, yet he insisted that Ifemelu always wake up early to pray “It keeps your mother happy,” he told her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As Fadi watched her happy reunion back with her parents in Chicago, he wished Mariam were on a plane coming home right then. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He sprawled languidly in the Warlord’s chair, tilting it and resting his feet on the map-strewn camp table, happy in the knowledge that his destiny was being fulfilled. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She was the one who died happy, sitting on the steps after cooking dinner. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was happy and reassured by the message from ancient China, because it meant that what she wanted most to do was exactly, at that moment, what she should do. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The actor was happy to be on safe ground, and now he had his guide. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, yes, I am all caught up with Paper Girls. I am, however, happy to revisit it,” she said, taking the book from me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I am happy to see her in the doorway, but that happiness feels more like resigned gratitude than pleasure. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

In her black skirt, ironed white shirt, and black apron, Mom is the happiest I’ve seen her in a very long time. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

If that should change, and you are passing this way, we would be more than happy to see you over a glass of wine and discuss this further. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Of course. You can have my bowl,” she said, and immediately regretted it, even though it made him happy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But, anyway, the bloodcurdling sound was so unnerving that I screamed too, and just like a girl, which didn’t make Joey very happy. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Rex looks much happier now that he's on his way, his fluffy tail wagging behind him. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“But I am no longer lovely, and my days will never be happy again.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I hope he’s happy that I’m trying to keep the promise I made him. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

At that moment I'm sure no boy in the world could have been happier than I. Tears of happiness rolled down my cheeks. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papá was happy when Roberto and I told him about my new job, but his good mood did not last long. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“That he must never regret that we were married, because he's made me so happy.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Despite how serious she was acting, I was happy she wasn’t mad at me anymore. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was happy to be a source of inspiration to young Muslim girls in France, or anywhere else, but I hadn’t really thought of myself as a role model for kids except as a fencer. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

What this has to do with a grape pool is beyond me, but I was very happy not to have gym. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Everyone’s happy that Mr. Kendall is gone, hopefully for good. They were quite impressed that you helped catch him, Crow.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Because bunnies are wonderful. And he wanted to make me happy. Clever Glerk!” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what our egg dropper would have looked like if Mom had helped us, if she had been happy and real and full of experiments. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I saw trees that looked happy, trees that looked hopeful, their naked branches suspended in reach toward the sky. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I kiss her because I’m so happy to hear her speak. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“When we were sorted as Spares, I imagine, knowing how your dad feels about them now, that Mr. Pepperhorn was vexed. But you looked happy about it...” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then he smiles as if he'd be happy to lie there gazing at me forever. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

No happy drunk—a friend of the family, with a fat neck, unmarried, you know, but God how he eats!—had sat at the piano and played “You Are My Sunshine.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grew up with an ambition and determination without which I would have been a good deal happier. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It sounds stupid, but her text made me so happy, tears instantly welled up in my eyes. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“The correct answer is that we are all feeling like we will be happier after an a cappella rendition of ‘Blister in the Sun.’” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, he’s happy. They went and gave him some serious drugs, probably.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Tendai was completely happy that night as he took his place in the dare. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But it also made her happy, because he was happy. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Let me tell you, this did not put me in a happy holiday spirit. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Later on I lay in bed and saw the happy little moth, still alive, flitting from the night-light up the wall and back to the night-light. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was very happy because he had a job that night and because it was a nice day. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a messy, happy kind of home—the kind of place that had been lived in forever. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Rachel seemed happy as ever and carefree as a kitten. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not going to tell you what to do about it, but you have to do something. My mother isn’t happy.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My husband has a whole squadron full of aviation cadets who would be only too happy to shack up with their commanding officer’s wife just for the added fillip it would give them.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

As Adam and Kim charge through the door, they both look determined, happy even. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you didn’t watch your things, someone would always be happy to relieve you of them.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“By all means. We shall be most happy to consider you as one of the party.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Her cart wasn’t as nice as the gift shop, but she was toothless and happy to get our nickels and dimes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra lay awake, happy enough to gurgle with the swaying of the boat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I reckon she was embarrassed at being caught with her knees showing, or being caught so happy when her husband’s real wife wasn’t yet cold in the grave. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Instead, the typical illustration portrays a happy family scene, father and son smilingly preparing to apply the chemical to the lawn, small children tumbling over the grass with a dog. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

How could adults complain at home about the insulting way they were treated at work and then put on a happy face for their white employers? Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“They’re much more practical—and very useful for Happy Birthday, Happy New Year, happy days, and happy-go-lucky.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

My father got his scholarship to study medicine in the United States and his family was not happy. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When they came my father was happy, not only because they were his people, but because they were a happy people. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Considering there were sixty other girls in the competition, I was pretty happy with twelfth place. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

First Communion day is the happiest day of your life because of The Collection and James Cagney at the Lyric Cinema. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

In the old days, when voting time came, the politicians would tell us we were all the same, one happy family. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This flower survived in the face of chemicals and toxins, and it turned all that death into something beautiful. That miracle field, Natalie, that’s the happiest place in the world.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She’d been gone three years, and a large part of me was happy about that. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was so, so, so happy that I had gotten this beautiful thing to wear. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were happy to discover their unfreezing ability worked perfectly on the liquid and gulped greedily until the bottles were empty. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

If you’re one of those people who feels you don’t deserve to be happy? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I liked seeing my brother happy, but I was upset that we were not going to dances together anymore. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Then at least I would’ve done something to make you happy!” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Sister must’ve felt the same way, because she looked happy in a way I hadn’t seen in a while. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I’d spent a lot of time with her the last three weeks, and this was the happiest I’d ever heard her. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He doesn't look happy when he sees me at the wheel. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was happy at the thought of walking along the river, and I guessed Raji was anxious to give me some treat in return for my teaching. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What about Dad? You’re happier when he’s home. And that makes the whole house feel better.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I speak a little English. We happy to be here.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

From now on Fridays will be for happy news. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Coach Noles wasn’t happy I sent him out there to mop up.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She doesn't need lots of things to make her happy. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, I'm happy to stay out here to the end of the day. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

At first I was happy for the pillow of snow, but when I picked up the egg I saw in the dim light that the shell was cracked. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“No. I was never so happy in my life. And I dare say I shall never be so happy again.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snail left Tortoise’s house, happy that his plan to be a farmer seemed to be going so well. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I was jet-lagged and too happy about how my meets had gone to dwell on it much. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Not happy to have to ask if everything is all right with a scowl tight on his face. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It made me so happy to see them together, it took everything I could muster not to cry. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were just strolling along the beach, not a care in the world, happy. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I was happy about that. Why shouldn’t I be?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

But the following sight, the one in which I returned home, beautiful and happy, made me smile. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

How could he be happy with always being the bad guy? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Work hard, see results had always been their formula, so I was happy to report that they hadn’t wasted their time or money on me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I lie there thinking that I’m happy Mr. Daniels counted the votes in front of everyone. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

That night we went out to an Indian restaurant, and I was happy that someone in this part of the world serves rice. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They didn’t look happy like some of the people he had seen. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least, he could be happy in the park, I thought. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

‘He is happy and gracious,’ I said, ’and now he has saved my life. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made her happy, but for some reason that feeling of loneliness engulfed her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He never visited Heleen’s girls, though plenty would have been happy to take him up to their rooms. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

These things disturbed me, I was not happy about them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard her talking to Tom. She was so—so happy about it. I didn’t know people could be that evil.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often on those walks home from school, I daydreamed that we were a family again—that Daddy finished school to make Mother happy and she canceled the divorce to let him come back home. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, as happy as I was to be home, I had a sense that what I most wanted and longed for was going to be denied me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was foundation enough for a full and happy life together—with or without rings. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If we had been happier, I would have done them slalom. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she assumes I am just as happy and excited as she is. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was a lean, happy, excitable man who had turned out to be calm and serene in combat. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Bobbie and Clay appear, taking big, happy strides, as if everything were suddenly perfect. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

All James said was, “I recognized the symbols from one of my cipher books. I was happy to help. Sometimes two eyes are better than one.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I can see my words make them happy. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They are happy to see Vincent and happy to welcome friends who stop by to see him, too. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I’m happy if people think I’m a dog. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t help it, the prospect of going back to school in October is making me too happy to be logical! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Once I dried my tears I tried to recruit Dadi, who said she’d be happy to help and then braided my hair into two braids that were horrifyingly stuck to the side of my head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And somewhere in that happy humming hive of athletic, preternaturally normal teenagers is my brother. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Sixteen bucks and ten does made a happy enough society for a warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We batted and threw the ball around, and it was warm and sunny, and there was the smooth, happy feeling of the summer soon to come, and the tight excitement of the ball game. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’m mildly interested to hear this, especially because I can see my mom is not that happy about it. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They were safe and happy and at night their blinds were pulled down against Joe. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Besides the Jesus angle, she was probably happy to believe that Dill was excited about something again. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“The dining room is full too, but Theo’s not happy with the arrangement yet, and every Sunday morning is spent rehanging and arranging everything.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And as with any game, like most any kid, I was happiest when I was ahead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Welcome, stargazers,” I say, feeling giddy but not the least bit nervous, because talking about stars is my happy place. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“I know. You make me happy too. But maybe we need to be realistic.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Even in the happiest times he’d made fun of my California accent, my secondhand overcoat and my room barren of tasteful bibelots, but in such an ingenuous way I couldn’t possibly do anything but laugh. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’d felt himself hardening and was suddenly ashamed and embarrassed and deliriously happy all at the same time. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s almost as if she were mocking us, since our moods and cares are far from “happy.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But you know how when you watch the Brady Bunch, you think, “Oh, come on! Nobody is this happy. What’s wrong with you people? And who picks out your CLOTHES?” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If only I could just fly over to tell you myself...how happy I am here!” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“It will make him very happy, I’m sure, and I’d love to hear you speak French.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She did a joyful little skip and pulled me close to her so that every inch of me felt happy and leaping. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I want to be happy—knowing me, Spot, and Mama Ya-Ya are alive. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He’d scream when he was happy and scream when he was mad and a lot of times he’d scream just to hear himself make a noise. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both girls were happy inside that treehouse, their secret small and safe. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She stopped for a moment and said sadly, “We even had one section over there that did nothing but put the sound of the ocean into sea shells. This was once such a happy place.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I must not wish you no pain, for that can never be; but I do hope you will be always as happy as I am now. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I learned an answer like, God made us to know, love, and serve Him in this life, and to be happy with Him in the next. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All my true happy moments these past few weeks had been with him. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He tinkered with some metal scraps from his building kit for a while, but whatever he was making, he wasn’t happy with it. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Around the room, the wainscoting panels have been painted to depict scenes of pre-Civil War times, happy Negroes picking cotton, horses pulling wagons, white- bearded statesmen on the steps of our capitol. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Now as they got closer to the Rebels people seemed much happier everywhere. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Happy Dog Pet Shop,” a man’s voice declared, and on Rick’s vidscreen a minute happy face appeared. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She laugh, dance a little happy jig waiting on me to get her out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Same day, night.—We passed a happy day. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I never went to find him on the observation deck of the Empire State Building, because I was happier believing he was there than finding out for sure. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Still, this is one time I’m happy to believe my imagination. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Tendai was just as happy not to be included in the communal dinner. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I just want her to go so I can be happy again. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

If pigs can be happy, these were the happiest pigs I’d ever seen. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I put only happy things in the song, and it made me happy to sing it. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

These past few days on the Current, Archer had looked happier and more relaxed than she’d ever seen him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of kiss that made me know that I was never so happy in my whole life. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I asked her why and she said, ‘They only let you be this happy if they’re preparing to take something from you,’ and I said, ‘Hush up, now. Enough of this silliness.’ The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then I look at the Grasshopper piece, remembering how Styx Malone shook up our world, and how he finally got his happy ending. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

This is a library now, that would have made your grandfather happy, as if all of his buried books were seeds, from each book came one hundred. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When we reached land, Mexico to be exact, I was so weak I barely had the strength to be happy about it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This is why he wants to change schools. Making this art makes you happy, right Craig?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

A child’s endless energy and my own insatiable lust for knowledge made the following year one of the happiest times I can remember. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He knew he had no reason to be happy. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Dad didn’t say anything more about the explosions; he seemed much more interested in having fun with his sons, keeping them happy, than anything else. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

But just listening to their voices made me happy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was so happy to see him that I began to cry. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

My mother was a good cook and we were happy as we ate. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I already have a bad rap and I want her to know that I’m really trying to do everything I can to not be like that. I’ma graduate. And I’ma make her happy.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It still makes me happy to think back to those words and that look! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And then in the night he would be happy in the knowledge that the day had been a day of purpose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The friend was happy to receive this invitation, as he was never asked by anybody else to go anywhere. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

So, the next day, with Magistrate Tiger and his entire army prepared for destruction, the emissary led the way to the home of the happy family. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I have ever felt so excited before, so happy and so proud. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just I think Mom would be a lot happier. Plus, we’d have the extra money.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was happy because I knew that as soon as Blanca finished studying, she would talk with her mother a little, maybe have some coffee, and then return home too tired to talk. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She looked very happy, and she laid down her mending for a minute. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Roy, your parents are going to be mighty happy to see you,” the patrolman said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he shot into the crook of one of Glerk's arms and insinuated himself into the fleshy folds of his body, and was, once again, the happiest dragon in the world. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You can’t know how happy your father and I were,” she’d said to Jam, “to bring you into a life where you eh have to go through things like that.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She chuckled, but it wasn’t a happy sound. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I turn slowly, not happy about who I’m going to see. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

With my brother Desdemona kept a happy face the entire time he was there. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“My team won. You happy now, Silas? Is that what you needed to know? Fine, now you know. Now get out of my life!” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I was secretly happy to have another girl in the band. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Right out of the water he came, friendly and happy. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was never happier than when he had outwitted some foolish custom, and he was never more melancholy than when brooding over the impossibility of his ever being free. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of Big Ma’s fussing, I knew my grandmother was happy, but no one grinned wider than Mr. Lucas. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“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

“You mustn’t mind me, either of you. I’m so upset. I’m not reasonable. I know it. I want you both to be happy.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

"I thought I'd never see you again! I'm so happy you got away!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was happy to see so many faces he knew, and happiest to see Vetch come forward to greet him with a wide smile on his dark face. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The only change is Bob and Bill standing near the line of colored shoppers, only too happy to use their rifles if anyone should get out of hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Looking at those green pastures that afternoon, I thought the only thing missing from the scene was a happy shepherd. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The band is normally happy to let him chauffeur while they nap. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was as happy to read the magic books from her Uncle Marcos’s enchanted trunks as she was to contemplate the Liberal Party documents her father kept in his study. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom scooped her into her arms, scarf and all, and hugged her, way too tightly, but Aimee remembered it as one of the happiest afternoons. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Now her life is simple and happy, and she lives it on planes. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom sent her and Michael out of the house, into the yard, which Terryl thought had less to do with any enlightened parenting philosophy and more to do with keeping Danny happy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun told her he would be happy to help, and he steered the canoe to her steps. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Angel looked relaxed and happier than he had seen her in a long time. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was happy because Father hadn’t thrown my book away. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But no one was prouder of me or happier for me than Branwell, and I think he would not have been prouder or happier if he had won himself. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning everyone stood around looking fresh, happy, and normal. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew she would make some other little girl very happy. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s as argumentative as ever, but happier because riding trains he gets to see Negroes play baseball ‘in the flesh and on the lot, goddamnit.’ Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he did. I’m happy that you recognize that.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Wagging like I'm happy to see you, and I want to play, but we play different games. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t I feel happier that he’d asked me to eat lunch with him? Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tate Forrest, one a my used-to-be babies long time ago, stop me on the way to the Jitney just last week, give me a big hug, so happy to see me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“We’re happy here. Oscar got a good job in engineering, which he loves, and he’s earning more than he did in Cuba,” Gladys replies, stroking the gleaming diamond ring on her finger. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I was just so happy about the boy.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Her response was typical: ‘Times have changed, and I am very, very happy for you.’ The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

My mother wouldn't be too happy if she knew I came up here almost every day to try to train pigeons. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

All you could hear in the room was Malachy whispering to make Eugene happy and Grandma mumbling to the click of her rosary beads. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

At the moment, all four—dog, two little boys, and a girl—were playing there under a mild sky; she hoped they would be happy in the garden until the guests had gone. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d said she would be happy to show him around the school. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This will soon be over. Think of August, Emilia. Think of how happy you will all be.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Take care of yourself. And send for me quickly. I’m not happy here,” she said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every night, the same prayers: Why couldn't I have been born into a family where my parents loved each other and were happy for their kids? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were not men who were free with their compliments, but because I was the first of their sister’s sons who had come to learn their ways they were happy. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You won’t be happy until every bit of her is gone and you’ve filled this room with all the things she wasn’t.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Right then I swore that I’d never be happy in Arizona. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The smoke from chimneys keeping people warm and happy. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t want to be sad as much as they wanted to be happy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Odysseus managed to return in secret and slaughter them all - your basic happy homecoming. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I was happy,” Ammu said, and realized that she had been. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bothers me that the whole world isn’t happy. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

But I smile, because the thought of a giant, smoking hole in Blackcliff’s wall is a happy one. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t you be happier if you won me, fair and square?” asked Coraline. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She seemed really happy to have something pretty to look at so her room “felt more homey,” she said. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, happy early birthday,” he says with an answering nod. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

This is the clothing equivalent of my happy place. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“And then we’ll all be together as one big happy family,” said her other mother. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

"As I said, if it were not for the three evils plaguing the village, this village would indeed be happy." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She’s way too happy to be up in this house with some rich boy she just met. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, like the stampede in that world of happy unawareness, came the news of Gaston's return. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It made me happy to hear her say that. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I find myself itching to break into a smile—I know this is news that will make Day very happy. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Either way, having Summer be the third girl in the dance made me so happy. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The local people seem to have been happy to host the women aviators. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Menstruation was not something that Ophie looked forward to; she understood the monthly ritual of bleeding but was rather happy not to have one more hassle in her life. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

‘You’re a great person. But I’m over that. I’m happy for you guys.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

This is the best part of the day, and the only time I think my mom is happy. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I should have been happy, but instead it made me feel ill at ease. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if it’s the baobabs or Ma’s story that makes me feel so happy, but I can’t stop grinning. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I told her that I wasn’t happy with my job, or even with my chosen profession—that I was seriously unhappy, in fact. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She was happy enough, and I’d turned my back, the cat-food section I think it was; Luke was over at the side of the store, out of sight, at the meat counter. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want this house to be a happy place for you. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m happy to welcome Percy into the legion. But when the election for praetor comes up, I hope you’ll remember—” “Jason isn’t dead,” Hazel snapped. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And let me be happy out here on my picnic table. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It’s like when I’m in a mood, being miserable is the only thing that makes me happy. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence at the thought of that, feeling suddenly peaceful and happy. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Department of Agriculture seems happy to have found among these even a handful of chemicals that show promise. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Monique, why don’t we just leave Jordan? Me and you and Angel could be real happy—and we wouldn’t have to be scared anymore.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun would be sad to see him go, but he was happy to know that his friend would be safe, and that, even better, Zeitoun would no longer have to share his tent. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When Farmer met Alex at their hotel that night with the good news, Goldfarb was finally happy, or as happy as he could be. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“We’re happy to help!” said two smiling weasels after finishing up their business. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We were both happy to see each other. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Always so happy, even though his voice is weak. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Perhaps once she had gone, he would talk to me at last, about loving me, about being happy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Is it? Well, happy birthday, Lily. So how old are you now?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve finished a dozen times already, but I’m not happy with it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Biddy get all bright and happy for ’bout a minute. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

For the next decade, Ogden and Kira enjoyed a peaceful, happy existence, living and working in relative seclusion. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I just didn’t want to fake being happy if he shot a deer. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After years of watching me film, Rose is happy to play along, to star or cameo. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I watch her happy, dark eyes, and keep telling myself she is only a child, no one to be so awestruck about. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

And this year, because of Roli’s good news, everyone is especially happy. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And we are—I am anyway—happy with the small things of our life. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, Luke was so happy to be with me again, he shadowed me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

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

It felt good to make this woman happy. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, of course. They were happy for me, that my As-signment was what I wanted most. I felt very fortunate.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was feeling happy as they were making good time that day. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

With more amusement than impatience, Mr. Curtain answered, “If we ask permission, S.Q., then it doesn’t work. Do you want people to be happy, or don’t you?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re just crazy if you think she’s going to be happy in some run-down farmhouse in America. Not with what she spends on clothes.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was the ghost’s beloved face, matronly and broad, with her round red “happiness cheeks,” but there was nothing happy to be found in her affect, as flat as all the ghosts in Minya’s army. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She was so happy, she was so proud. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Once again I pointed to Dad’s picture, then go, then eat, then happy face. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Spring was just getting in gear, and there were happy college students walking everywhere in jeans and T-shirts, sweaters with shorts, miniskirts. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not happy with you, King,” he tells me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

In a happy daze he smiled and answered the boy’s questions. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s not happy about it. He said he almost doesn’t recognize me.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Instead, she marched straight down Main Street toward Cherry, where a bunch of old, renovated bungalows stood in a happy little row across from the park. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They both returned looking tanned, happier, and fatter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aglovale said: “Do you think my family life is very happy now? Do you know that my mother died a few months ago? Father used to call her Piggy.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wasn’t this supposed to make us happy?” he asked. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But such occasions were rare, and the birthday party notwithstanding, Shin was not happy in South Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Daddy’s not home yet, and for the first time I’m happy to be alone, with my book. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I—wouldn’t mind—so much—if I knew the children were being taken care of. That’s the only thing that matters to me. To know they’re safe and happy.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’d be happy to draw her a map to show her the way back to being my mama again. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I am pleased that I can help you. We will have a happy voyage, yes?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Shouldn’t I be happy, contented and glad, except when I’m thinking of Hanneli and those suffering along with her? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“The twins are so happy here,” she said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

You were pretty happy to sacrifice yourself for the world. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The newspapers liked to impress the fantasy of the happy plantation and the contented slave who sang and danced and loved Massa. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Pennsy was a true and loyal friend, and if you had the funds she was happy to take you wherever you might like to go. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was firm and spacious and comfortable, and when she had climbed up to it, she was as happy, in one way, as she had ever been. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The girl who was just so happy to come home from the library with a big stack of new stuff to read. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Thomas looked up, happy to be able to offer a piece of information. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I'm nervous and make a couple of mistakes, but I also pull off two more "spectacular catches," according to Lakshman, so my teammates are pretty happy with me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I think he hoped to get a reaction from her and seems disappointed when she’s happy. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Normally nothing would make me happier than to help you, tinker,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had been surprised and even happy to see it, but these feelings were soon eclipsed by shame. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Reginald! In all our years together you have never shown me such affection! Finally we can be happy. Tonight I shall cook you a nice lamb chop to celebrate....” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

How many dreams of a happy life dashed? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he possessed a mind capable of tinkering with things just enough to make them impossibly confusing and himself so dissatisfied with his own intellectual inadequacies that he would never be happy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember happier times—movie nights in our old basement, sharing popcorn, and my mother’s un-ironic love for eighties movies starring Molly Ringwald. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Later that week, Henry came home covered in mud and oil but happy as hell. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The colors I chose to draw with are all super bright and happy. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“I was just happy to find a place where I could stay.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Virgil had long suspected that his brothers were crafted out of a factory that made perfect, athletic, perpetually happy children, and he was made from all the leftover parts. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was happy to bring Miss Marva Hendrix into our house for good. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It seemed that the only person who knew if Miles was happy was Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But the longer I look at her, the more convinced I am that that happy woman never existed. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m very happy that God has given you this opportunity to make something of yourself, of your life. Don’t waste it, child.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hate that all the kids at my school seem happy all the time. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

As they gathered about the table, Mrs. March said, with a particularly happy face, “I’ve got a treat for you after supper.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am happy,” I say, every syllable perfectly even. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I felt she had torn me from one world, one life, where I was happy, and dragged me back into another. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There were none now, of course, but Faro seemed happy anyway, and so was I. I felt like singing, but that is hopeless on a tractor; you can’t hear yourself. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“That’s all I’ve ever wanted for you—that you be happy and live the life you want to live. I thought you’d need to leave here to do that, but maybe not.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

And when he looks at me, I feel this happy sort of ache. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But Michael is finally looking happy so I decide the answer should be, Okay. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold on behind me, happy no one seems to have noticed, because, let’s face it, it’s hard to look fearless when you’re clutching the railing like a chicken. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The lion was a bit unwilling to help such a small creature, but when he saw that the others were happy to do so, he grudgingly agreed. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And after spending the entire summer cleaning houses with Amá, I’m almost happy to be back in school, working my brain instead of my hands. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They aren’t sure how to react—happy because I’m behaving, or angrier still that they have to be happy about such a minor thing as a kid who goes to class every day. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He isn’t happy leaving his headphones in the cabin. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

That whole class allowed for time to joke and be happy with other students. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The meteorologists on TV sound happy and excited this morning. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I am happy to hear that,” my father told him, smiling. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I knew I was happy only because I’d been ordered to be, but the happiness was absolute. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were happy—happy with our freedom, happy with one another, happy with the way the city seemed to glitter more on days when we weren’t thinking about school. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Even my faithful Jasper has gone to the happy hunting grounds, and Manderley is no more. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Because he says he’s coming back to be happy. Doesn’t that sound like he wasn’t happy in New York?” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“The fellas are sure going to be happy to see you.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

My father extended his hand, happy to see a fellow countryman. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I was happy with the lobster that was now on the reef, but it was quite small, barely a meal for Stew Cat and myself. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Madar is happy for us. You know how she feels about you, Amir, you can do no wrong in her eyes. Padar... well, as always, he’s a little harder to read. He’s not saying much.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Since Gran’s spirit had come to wish us a happy birthday, I guess there was no reason Mama couldn’t visit her and spend time. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was so happy I felt myself begin to cry. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“But I’m happy here with you and all your children,” Moon Orchid said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a happy day when Lord Cheldthorpe, as if in answer to my unspoken wish, approached me and inquired whether I would like to learn how to swim. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He wants me to be happy,” Chester answered. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Harriot was born in 1856, Stanton wrote to Anthony that she was “very happy, that the terrible ordeal is passed & that the result is another daughter.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Today she was happy to be right where she was. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Like, you have no idea how happy this makes me. No idea. I just wanted you guys to be friends, even, but this.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

My voice belonged to a happy, carefree girl, and I almost didn’t recognize it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But no one was happy now, and there were a lot of stupid brave Country Folk armed with duck hunting rifles taking potshots at tanks and most of the time getting slaughtered for their trouble. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loved Maer, too: “My life has been very happy and very fortunate, and many of my pleasantest remembrances are mingled up with scenes at Maer, and now it is crowned.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he was happy because he was, well, happy. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

My dearest Papa, I am well and happy in the service of Our Lady. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tried to keep all the major groups happy, so the next thing we knew we’d made eleven languages official languages. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I asked Argus to watch Mrs. O’Leary, which neither of them looked happy about. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

How she said don’t ever make up a thing to say just to make the lieutenant happy. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

They were clearly photos taken by the women themselves along the trail, in hiking gear, looking happy and healthy, radiant even. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I think he was as happy as a fifteen-year-old in Lily can be. I think he wasn’t unhappy, just content, ya know?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if it’s normal to look at cartoons and feel so happy, but I can’t help it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe I can make this flute sing like a happy bird, after all. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

When they arrived at the train station, Annie greeted them with a bright face and happy step. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth was also pleased to be free, but she was not so happy about the job. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I had decided weeks ago that I would never be happy again. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Aboveboard, the tall grass around the pond was buckling under the weight of the snow, but the happy bulrushes stood tall under Cat in the Hat-high caps of powder. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Bobo’s going to be so happy to see you,” I said, trying for another smile. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The fugitive thought his final hour had arrived and, in a strange way, he was happy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Drink and enjoy yourself,” said the alchemist, noticing that the boy was feeling happier. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But remember what I said in the last chapter about happy endings? The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He forced his thoughts toward the new situation, the one that was supposed to make him happy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

How she had wrapped a present for me and, smiling, said happy birthday. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

After practice, Luma had concerns: Kanue’s outburst had been troubling, and she wasn’t happy that Mandela was lashing out at his new teammates when they made mistakes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I told her of the caresses I’d saved for her, the presents with which I’d planned to surprise her, the ways I would have loved her and made her happy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It stunned me in the happiest of ways. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Three or four Ayorthaians at a time occupy the stage in turn and sing long, sad ballads or happy tunes or funny ones, joined by the whole throng in the choruses. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jelly Bones said, “We were just dancing. Making the people happy.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I’m happy to go home at the end of the day, even if that means entering a dark house. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It’s colder when we go outside, and the sun is setting, but we’re all happy anyway. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Even though it’s kinda sad, what happened and everything, it feels happy too, that we have each other. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

For a whole afternoon they had all been happy together, as in his earlier childhood. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I know that would make your parents happy.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

This sport in all its absurdity did a special thing for Ben Meecham: it made him happy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Mellower’s stories, these children always escaped and wound up rich and happy. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mom wants to do some grocery shopping at the Fairway, and I’m happy to sit on the bench outside and watch the water. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And I didn’t understand why I wasn’t happy instead. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I did not want Carlos to see how happy I was. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Loud, happy people, laughing, puffing, gasping: “Are we almost there?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I say, and that warm, happy feeling starts to creep in. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I could tell she was actually very happy. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I don't think I can feel any happier, but I do when I call Rani to give her the good news. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She smiles, though he cannot tell if the smile is a happy one or not. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“My mom invited Jenna over. Not that I wasn’t happy to have her there. And as soon as you told me you felt left out, I invited you over, too!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

So all came to a most happy end. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I guess I was about as happy as I’d ever been. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

At least Finnick doesn’t applaud or act all happy when it’s done. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot he doesn’t know, but studying art makes Vincent happy. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m kind of happy to hear you say that, Ben.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She waved me off, but her cheeks turned a bright pink, and I knew she was happy. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Our teachers remind us there are just five more weeks of school, and I should be happy, but instead I feel nothing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Because here’s what I’ve finally realized: How can something that makes me so happy be a sin? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I looked at them, and they looked really happy together. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I could bring Mo back, make them happy again. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I will never be happy in this body. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“When all this is over, please get some counsel from Padre de Jesus. Faith can strengthen a marriage. And I want you both to be happy together.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d be very happy to provide you with empirical evidence if you want, even though I think you’re violating my human rights.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They both seem overly happy about the photo shoot. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It made Hanako realize that even though Baachan was extremely happy that they were all together in Japan now, her face today had something sad in it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m letting my girl know I’m happy to go with her anywhere, no matter what neighborhood it’s in. As long as she’s there, I’m good.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“All of us are happy to call him our Ace of Space,” wrote a columnist in the Pittsburgh Courier. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I want everyone to be as happy as I am. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s horrible, ya know. Why would those shucks want us to remember? Why can’t we just live here and be happy?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Because that would be the happy ending, the right ending for a jolly girls’ adventure story. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

How were we to know we were happy? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Girl, I am so happy for you. You are going to have that running leg in no time!” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I said no a lot because it made me happy to be wrapped in her formidable arms. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Or maybe he does, but you get more positive points for helping the old lady who was so happy she cried and kissed my cheeks so hard she rubbed tears all over them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

My mother isn't always the happiest lady on earth, but that's just because times have been tough. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She was not happy about the alleged bribe, but since she had to get back to work, she didn’t make it a big deal, and his dad was traveling. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Raymie was not surprised—she was only happy—when Louisiana won the contest and was crowned Little Miss Central Florida Tire. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I wish I can be this happy for the rest of my life. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In Seattle, two bunk cars and a bona fide freak—a bearded lady—and this made him happy, for what Uncle Al craves above all else, what Uncle Al dreams of at night, are freaks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She opens the door before I ring the bell and grabs the present from my hand as I’m about to yell happy birthday. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

They lived comfortably and it was a good life they had...happy and full of small adventures. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I saw my mom and sister in the hotel lobby, I was so happy to see them, I breathed a sigh of relief. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Ophie figured it was based on their mood: most happy ghosts glimmered yellow, while sad ghosts like the one sitting next to Miss Alice were outlined in shimmering blue. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Fern was happy, for she felt that Charlotte’s trick was working and that Wilbur’s life would be saved. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I said, and for a moment she looked supremely happy; though to me all happiness for her was denied by the red scar on her forehead. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I think my parents had known about his many relationships, but I also think they were happy to pretend they didn’t. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mai is very happy that I have something up, even if it's just a picture that her brother drew. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Their world didn’t allow them to take things easily, didn’t allow them to be sane, virtuous, happy. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francie, smilingly happy, had the door open before he could sing the next line. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not everyday you see a happy couple coming into a hospital. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She was as happy as she had been when Masvita’s face lost the deathly gray pallor of cholera. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought of the Negroes she’d known as a child—well-fed and happy slaves, with no worries about finding employment. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I pull it out of the pot, I am happy to see what I have achieved. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes her so happy to think of priests saying Masses for her years and years after she’s dead and buried. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Dad put on a happy face and tried to be NormalDad, and Mom disappeared into that dark bedroom and became Not-Mom, and “Give your mother some space” became Dad’s favorite phrase in the whole world. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

An opening statement read, “In early missionary journals Osages were often described as being ‘the happiest people in the world.’...They had a sense of freedom because they didn’t own anything and nothing owned them. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“So maybe things happened to show me there’s more to the world than being happy all the time.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She was very happy to have a son to raise in her old age, although I saw that the boy hit her to get candy and toys. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, and a happy smile ran round his face. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The look on her face tells me she isn’t happy to see it. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Angie has on an armband, which should make me happy, but she gives armbands to the other girls she runs the relay race with, and none of them even look my way. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, I will be happy to serve out my notice. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had taken a degree in law and was happy to have forgotten the whole experience. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She said that Chris was a lot better, and that he was so happy about the sugar crop going right along in spite of everything that it was helping him to get better. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe to say good-bye to the place, to my father and the happy times we spent there, because I know I’ll probably never return. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of the times Sass had sent me to do the laundry at the river, and how much happier I was now. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

From behind a gate in the kitchen Sherlock lets out a happy bark. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She turned, happy, thinking that her mother had come back. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

She seems kind of happy to see me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But just because your parents’ marriage imploded doesn’t mean you can’t be happy with a boy.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The upper middle class had never been so happy: they could buy as much whisky as they wanted, and automobiles on credit. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Esme must be kept happy,” Scythe Volta reminded him after Rowan’s card game with her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And when she’s on the ground again, when she opens her happy, happy eyes, she sees him: The Taker. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Before I went to sleep, he’d kiss my forehead and say, Don’t forget the happy ending. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Well, I looked right back at him and said: "I was wrong, Dad. Are you happy?" Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He’s panting hard, and his fur is mangy, but he looks happy. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

That uncle would look after the other uncles, and so they would all be happier than if their nephew were to be the new chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Then be said: “It is a pity you never had the opportunity of seeing the Orkneys at home. They didn’t have a happy family life like yours.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stragglers leaving the arena: some kids and parents downcast; some, happy. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Now that Maxim was safe in London, and I had eaten my biscuits, I felt very well and curiously happy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She had grown so used to dancing and to the happy feeling the star had given her that she wanted to do a Sailor’s Hornpipe and to have the star on her horn again. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

This is no time to call up happy moments of remembrance. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I’ve ever felt so happy in my whole life. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I feel happy,” Mr. Thirsty said in wonder. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘He feared I might charm Artemis into forgetting her vows of maidenhood. And who knows? Without Apollo’s interference, perhaps I would have. She would have been happier.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She’s clearly no happier about being teamed up than I am. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They both looked so happy, huge smiles on their faces, holding hands, some mountain rising up behind them. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Many in the audience had thought the day would never come, but all were happy it did. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She always seemed so happy to be handing Evie back to me when it was time for her to go. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t remember what I was watching, but at some point I must have felt lonely, or happy, or something, because 1 wanted to talk to someone. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked red in the cheeks and not very happy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I looked over at Rosaleen, who sat there shaking her head, mumbling, “Lord have mercy,” just looking so disbelieving and happy, like people on television when they answered the $64,000 Question. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After so many years of relying on my father, my mother seemed happy to have some control. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

If we were talking, if my feelings weren’t still hurt, I would tell Madge how happy I am that she did well. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Well, now we have him inside, and tell you what, he is happy. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

They are happy and sweet, funny and warm. —and stick them on the wall, where they overlap with others, a combination of colors and shapes and moods. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Fezzik’s father handled tactics and ring strategy, while his mother was more in charge of diet and training, and they had never been happier. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They would like that They would be happy Because we would be defenseless then. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When Secretary Clinton’s office reached out again, I was happy to accept the position. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He walked, dignified, from group to group, smiling and filling the drinking cups, and you’d have sworn from his look that never until tonight had the old man been absolutely happy. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine Keav in heaven, watching over us, finally happy again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he thought, too, how warm he was and how happy he felt and how lucky he was to be alive. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

For a happy moment, I thought he’d spied me from his boat and had come on purpose to say hello. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just smiled and laughed, saying, “I’m so happy our reportin is going so good!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Clara used to work for your mother, but you couldn’t help but fall in love with her. She was pretty and bright and made everyone around her happy.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m so happy, I could fly,” Fidelito said with a contented sigh. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet on the other hand the snowstorm might mean a respite, a happy wintertime vacation. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was happy to hear this and told my father what Grandpa had said. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was going to fight—and the thought made some dark part of him happy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

WAS happy when Nazario and I reached my building and even happier when he shook my hand, indicating he was ready to leave. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Dearest Celie, When we returned home everyone seemed happy to see us. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom seems happier about me getting into the hospital than she was about me getting into high school. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

In other years summer vacation had been a happy time. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d be happy if one day you left and never came back. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nan and I were a family, and we were happy. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know why she was so certain, but I was happy she’d included Tyson. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I had an important keynote scheduled at an Islamic conference in Chicago, so I was happy to find some modest options tucked in the racks of elegant dresses. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I thought about that look on his face, the one in the living room when we were both just happy kids still, playing around. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She sounded happy, and in the glare from outside, Will saw her face full of joy and life and energy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Because inside, I felt so happy and sad at the same time. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It’s all a reality show, plotted to make the Director happy. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

They were clearly happy to see this old man. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I say, “I am so happy to hear that! You guys are perfect for each other. God! She’s been into you for a long time.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I was never very happy about singing in halls where segregation was practiced,” she said later. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

"I loved them. They were so nice, so happy, nothing like my parents. I went over to see them all the time," she paused, "until you came." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Still, I was happy, I was near my father. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you I’m not going anywhere. Don’t be afraid. As long as it makes you happy, I’ll be here.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

You’ve made me one happy little dude What I say is true, I hope you don’t mind But you guys are definitely one of a kind! Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Judging by their faces, Capricorn’s men seemed to be feeling far from happy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

First things first, I thought to myself, happy to put it off as long as possible. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The advertising agency and the tobacco company were delighted by the unpaid publicity and were only too happy to confess to the error in the coda, “What do you want, good grammar or good taste?” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I never thought I'd say this, but I was genuinely happy to hear her voice. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Susan and Bill seemed, at first, to be the embodiment of a happy, loving couple. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She must have been as happy as I was, because she didn’t get mad and pinch me back. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t sound happy about it. I’m surprised. Heard you gave a pretty good show in the Drowned Forest.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In spite of everything, I wasn’t altogether happy in 1942; I often felt I’d been deserted, but because I was on the go all day long, I didn’t think about it. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It’s only a few hours a week, but having a job makes Mom happy. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“For a while, May Castellan had many talents. She attracted the attention of Hermes himself. They had a beautiful baby boy. For a brief time, she was happy. And then she went too far.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know about that, but I would be happy to have you join me in Cambridge for a few days. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Surely it was more than happy coincidence that the price of admission—“fifty cents, straight up,” remembers one former bug boy—was precisely equal to the pay for galloping a horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although happy to praise his methodology, many maintained that he had found not the age of the Earth but merely the age of the materials from which the Earth had been formed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“My word will be absolute law, beyond appeal. If you don’t like a particular decision I make, I’d be happy to discuss it with you afterward, but not while we’re on the hill.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

My mother, my father, and I all seemed fine and happy at our house until the baby died. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

When he agreed to move out of the working-class neighborhood where he had been happy for years and to resettle in the middle-class apartment, he had said the same thing. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I should be happier if I could see the print of a boot.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z