They emerged from the floor, and just above Celaena’s head they met in a— Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Father Stylianopoulos took his position at the head of the casket. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

These heads are holding up stone entablatures, which look very heavy; no wonder the tops of their heads are flat. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Carmen and her pal Tony were heading back from school, making their way through the noisy streets of their neighborhood, Boston’s North End. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Fifteen or twenty heads turn in our direction because Brenda has a really loud voice when she wants to. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Hubbard was pummeling his ribs now, and Alfred worked his left arm free and began banging at the side of the bullet head, again and again and again, until Hubbard straightened up. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hold your breath, pat your head, and rub your tummy,” Rosaleen said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was all big eyes and big head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I stopped off in the bathroom, slicked the clip with soap, headed back to my locker and dug at the gum. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Then she stretched her arms over her head and strained her body in a luxurious yawn. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and crossed the room, ducking my head cautiously. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jensen started to reload, but then suddenly he sat down and held his head in his arms and wouldn’t move. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave a snort and lowered his head, and for half a heartbeat Jon thought he was about to charge. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was hunched over a piece of paper, her head bent low to the desk, pencil moving. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As he was so tall, his bald head all but gleaming, it was easy to follow him as he moved along the main street. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

At first she didn’t appear to be headed anywhere in particular, she just zigzagged across the open field, a thousand pairs of eyes following her along. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Wears her gray hair up in a big beehive on her head. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He took hold of Prosper's arm, but Prosper just shook his head. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

First my head went in, and then the bowl expanded so that my whole body went in, too. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The china-white bedside telephone could have connected me up with things, but there it sat, dumb as a death's head. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I duck my head, but he sees the smile I’m trying to hide. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I think so hard, it makes my head ache. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You might be able to find her. She would be”—Molly calculates in her head—“in her late sixties, right? She could very well be alive.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lapham had looked up from his work, blinked gently, shook his head and sighed. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat up and watched him, her head tilted to the side. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A few of the women were waving their head rags at the sky, shouting, “Go! Beautiful, go!” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Fitting their plated helmets on their heads they sallied out, Odysseus in the lead. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She never was the same after that. Not right in the head.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I stare at the woman, scarf half off my head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The frantic giggles were quick, and she leaned her head back again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But Kerling thought his friend wasn't right in the head after fighting on the front lines. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Dad made it as far as Grandma’s porch, where he stayed for the rest of the day, a knitted pillow under his head, a callused hand on his stomach. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She grabs her clipboard and heads for the door. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The guy was tall and one of his arms was raised up above his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Robb shook his head numbly, the pain plain in his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The man lay back with his head pillowed on a heap of cut grass. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. You’re up,” said Wednesday, putting his head around the door. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She lifted his head again, cradling it gently as the blood from his shattered knee flowed between the patio stones, turning the sand in the cracks to red mortar, drying to brown. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Richard Parker turned and started clawing the shark’s head with his free front paw and biting it with his jaws, while his rear legs began tearing at its stomach and back. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just like that, there are new heads on new pillows—new temperaments, new dreams. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The image of the monster in Jam’s head became even darker, the corners of its malice shadowed and sharp. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the chocolate pot and left, not wanting to see what became of the poor creatures’ heads. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finished Rhyme Schemer and then paced her room until he poked his head in. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Doha looked to see where his father was talking with the head nurse, Nurse Cha. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They shook their heads and stepped back, tossed their antlers, and bellowed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Raising his eyebrows, Hobs pointed after them, but Lac shook his head. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mark poked his head around the man and saw that there was a large spot where the bushes had been trampled and crushed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

His face crumpled and his head fell against my chest. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily blew out air and shook her head. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The last words were addressed to an immense biscuit-colored rabbit whose head had just popped up from somewhere beside the path. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

You had to stick your head out the window to see what the weather was. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted his head on her arm, and he swallowed the medicine. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The great man stood in the center of the room, his head nearly grazing the ceiling. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He appeared dramatically upon the edge of the clearing, just as a disturbed branch, whose burden was too heavy, emptied a couple of hundredweight of snow on his head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lying in a hospital bed with only a straw sticking out of your bandaged head kind. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Axel turns toward the music room door, tilts his head a little. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We’d never butchered eight head of cattle at one time, and we didn’t have the hanging space for them. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I join the ties at the back of my head myself before looking up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Miss Maggie closed her eyes as he slipped it over her head. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

If the squirrel were in a comic, she thought, what words would have appeared in the space over his head when he was sucked into the vacuum cleaner? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

And then I realized there were no guns beside my head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“My blood goes back fifty generations, older than tree or stone. And I am come to this,” he put his head against the palms of his hands and looked down at his tin tray. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Thompson had his head turned to look up at the screen, so I couldn’t see his face, but he didn’t object to his photo being on display. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Yours sincerely, Questions exploded inside Harry’s head like fireworks and he couldn’t decide which to ask first. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Up the street a man was banging his head against a stone wall. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

As we passed the groaning trestle tables of food, I saw Sul Ross head for the trees with two mounded plates of cake. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t hurt, but Momma had drilled into my head: “Keep your legs closed, and don’t let nobody see your pocketbook.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking maybe it would show me what is going on in her head. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I paced around the room, trying to form an image in my head of the ball dropping through the net. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I run my hand over my head to make sure it’s even, but I don’t need to check, not really. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I wrapped my arm around her and laid my head against her shoulder. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When Poppy told her that had nothing to do with it, she said, “What do you know? Your head is normal sized.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why, but I have this feeling we should head northwest today.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Sitting down, she touched everything before she ate, shaking her head; she felt like crying. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The one thing I can’t build for my clients is up here,” he says, tapping his head with a finger. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Feel my brains are boiling inside my head. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now, on the train, Hanako noticed that Papa’s head was still tilted over, his back slumped. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My head felt like it had been microwaved in aluminum foil I opened my eyes and saw a large shadowy figure looming over me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Above the Buddha's head, a wide hole in the cave's ceiling opened to the sky. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s like you turned a light on inside his head. I didn’t know Ton-Ton was that bright.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still kept my head way down, just looking up enough from under my bangs to see everyone’s feet. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Tucker shot him a glare over my head. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Cade was pressing a pillow across his head with the bend of his arm. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

For some reason, then, Calixte’s voice had come into his head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And then Ma and Ba went into their house, leaving the sea of shaking heads behind them. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

It had been altogether too easy; Lee must have wanted him where he was, or at any rate where he had been headed before he called a halt and ordered a pull-back. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Silly girl,” said Professor Sprout, shaking her head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A quick wind squall could dump you in sight of the harbor and the waves could hold your head down and that would be it—all in sight of the yacht club restaurant. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she swept offstage in a flourish, heading into the house to retrieve her clothes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Her pale blond hair fell over her shoulders as she bowed her head, but Cate didn’t deny it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My head may as well have been in it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

While they talked, I felt Mama sit down beside me and I laid my head against her shoulder. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“This trip was to be a bus ride there and a bus ride back, with one hour popping your head into an audition and an important stop at a T-shirt stand, for me.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The cogs and gears in his head were spinning out of control. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“You put your hand right in it,” said Tom, ignoring Matt, “and screamed your head off.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let him pull me forward, allow him to press my head so I know when to duck. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly little of the universe is visible to us when we incline our heads to the sky. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The trapdoor in the floor opened all the way, and Doc’s head rose up from its depths. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When the word got out about Eva being put in Sunnydale, the people in the Bottom shook their heads and said Sula was a roach. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Rob said it was cold and windy up there,” Wilton recalled, “but he sounded good. He said, ‘Doug is just coming up over the horizon; right after that I’ll be heading down. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth’s yellow paisley dress—her own creation—was made from an old pillowcase with holes cut out for her arms and head. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Lower and lower went her head as the lips went below the range of my mouth and chin and seemed about to fasten on my throat. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Instead of answering, I kept walking, head down, scuffing leaves out of my path. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He didn’t mean, at least at first, to head on down to the shore, since Malaga was still forbidden. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Hey, you guys headed for Blue Lake? Let’s go swimming,” Florence suggested. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her head thrown back like a thirsty lady. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he dropped to the grass he pulled the woman with him and shoved her head down. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the road swung away from the stream course heading back toward the north-south highway, the ruins tailed away to the west. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within five minutes, her head felt like a log being split to splinters. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Seven shook her head before stepping out into the hall. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

One girl, wearing a pale-green windbreaker, tilts her head to the side. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You keep your head up today,” she said in Farsi. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Finally, I took me a deep breath and head out. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Watching her with open admiration, Father shook his head. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dallas watched as the clod landed on Mr. Trepid’s back and as the man scuttled over to Florida and whacked her on the head. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I kiss her head and help her finish. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The crew raced back and forth from the trees to the ship, bringing meat and eggs, heads of wild cabbage and casks of freshwater. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It’s really scary, since we don’t know whether the burglar will take it into his head to try and get in again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Eddie opened his eyes and stared at me as if he was reading every thought that came through my head. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the noise was just in my head, but Grover had stopped laughing too. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Now flashed arrow from twanging bow clean as a whistle through every socket ring, and grazed not one, to thud with heavy brazen head beyond. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, I saw those glasses flying past my head again and again and again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

His milky eyes seemed fixed on a point just above Percy’s head. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

All he could do was to butt his hard round head sideways into the creature’s face. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The water rushed over his head and he forced himself up through it to catch his breath. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The taller, leaner cop looms over me, and I duck my head in a pose of mock humility. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She had never much been close to girls, so the change was nothing sharp, but at least before there were head nods exchanged when she rode through the village or along the cart tracks. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But he was there when I got back, lying in the sun with his head on his paws. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, everyone, a few announcements before we head to first period,” Ms. Lafontaine said while she wrote on the Smart Board. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Boys stayed only until grade four, then headed to Iona, a combined middle-grade and high school that catered to students from grades five to twelve. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

They cried for a few moments before they stood up and headed back to the house. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I remember this one time after lunch, when Stan and I went to class and Mr. Thorp, our math teacher with the huge head, sprang this surprise quiz on us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Most of the girls around me nodded their heads in agreement, as if they weren’t insulting the next five years of their own education but somebody else’s. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

We put pots on our heads and pretend to let them fall off. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

This is how he came out: He floated into the air high above the sleeping forest, his green hat spinning a few feet above his head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The hippogriffs were tossing their fierce heads and flexing their powerful wings; they didn’t seem to like being tethered like this. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He hit a switch, hunched down in his chair, and put his head close to the viewing screen. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She whacked the back of her own head. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The head of the entire Hatchery operation, Dimitri was an upper-level worker; he was older, and had studied science intensively. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The checkpoints are no problem, everything goes as smoothly as the Commander said it would, despite the heavy pounding, the pressure of blood in my head. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, I felt as if something had literally been placed on my head, heavier than I could ever imagine, and my neck was beginning to ache. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We were heading up the coast along the North Sea, the sun hanging low in the west-sky and sea and sand all gold, gold light all around us. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

His head was tilted back and his nostrils were flaring. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was your head, Potter. Floating in midair.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I leaned my head against the window and closed my eyes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A new terror gripped me and froze me by the window, my head still sticking halfway out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pinned it tightly with both hands over his small head as he lay writhing. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been killed by a blow to the head. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I would later learn how to shake off these kind of setbacks in competition and get my head back in the game. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Fiona shakes her head because it’s his fourth trip since we arrived. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Min had shaped and then carved the clay to form curve of wing and tilt of head. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Flowers weren’t available at sea and so the koumbaros, a guy named Pelos serving as best man, switched the king’s hempen crown to the queen’s head, the queen’s to the king’s, and back again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She said sometimes random stuff popped into his head, but usually he doesn't know where he is, even though he's in his own house. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Her hair was loose, the curls wild and free about her head. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“But Dobby is not wanting to, Harry Potter,” he said, talking normally again, and shaking his head so that his ears flapped. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I shall marry whom I please, Aunt March, and you can leave your money to anyone you like,” she said, nodding her head with a resolute air. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would flip a coin, heads or tails, and hope the two-faced god would guide them well. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I sure do,” Char says, throwing her nail polish at my head. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

When California had first approached Washington about a new head coach in the fall of 1923, it was George Pocock to whom they had first offered the job. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A numb dampness spread across his lower back, and his head throbbed where it had connected to the ground. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Smiling, Sefia laid her head on her folded arms, watching silently as Nin’s fingers worked and the little room filled with the clicking and jerking of teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She holds out a black blindfold, the velvety kind that people sleep in, and slides it down my head to cover my eyes. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the boot off the ground and stood, bringing it up over his head, ready to lob it at his brothers again. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I held the tray over my head as I squeezed past the crowded tables. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gaw,” said Columbus, going into a clinch and hanging his head over Nelson’s shoulder as he tried to punch him in the back. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if even the trees bowed their heads as they passed. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned his head to the right and sucked in a deep breath. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His dad nods, lifts a metal toolbox from the street, bundles up some greasy rags, then heads for the garage. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She bucks her head, her knotted blonde hair whipping at her back as she cries out, a keening, animal wail. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

A carved stone bull’s head sat high above the center arch, gazing down at the stream of humanity that passed below it. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"If you don't open it, I'll crack it open with your head." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Wrestrum said, shaking his head violently as the editor said, "But we want you. You've —" "And you know," I interrupted, "our work is considered very controversial, certainly by some." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

So much comes into my head at night when I’m alone, or during the day when I’m obliged to put up with people I can’t abide or who invariably misinterpret my intentions. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

With his cane in both hands high above his head, Papa turned from the waist. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head to clear out the dizziness. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

So smart, so morally upright, but she talked too much, in a voice that came from too far down in her chest, and she was homely as a pig head three, like her father. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And finally, when they turned and headed north, dead into the wind where he could not follow, he felt a sadness at their going, their leaving him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could do without the crown,” she said, touching the golden circlet on her head, weighty as the anvil on which the blacksmith hammered the horseshoes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He wanted to say more, just to lighten up his sleep, but instead he opened his New Testament and arranged it beneath his head as a pillow. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wearing deep mourning, she would have laid on it, perhaps, a wreath of flowers, as other women did; and stood for a moment, head bowed, considering the unspeaking ground. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

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

It made every hair on his head prickle and it seemed to go on forever. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

We're cutting through the side streets and heading down to the pond, all cold and white and frozen. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

But then a great crack exploded a hand’s breadth from my head. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Elnora and I ministered to her with the juice of bitter roots and crushed flowers to purge her foul humors and ease the pains in her head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Tornait ran over her skins, flitted to her head and shoulders, and sang when she sang. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not look at them, merely touched their heads. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke shook his head, but Toby didn’t care. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“What floor?” the girl with the shaved head says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Camel limps weakly behind, popping his head around one side, and then falling back and running along the other like a disgraced puppy. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

After stacking them in a neat pile, he raised his head and looked straight at me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We had just crossed the Chesapeake Bay and I did not want to have to deal with Philadelphia’s busy air traffic controllers, so I descended to stay out of their jurisdiction and headed for Trenton.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She found that she had thrown the quilt off during the night and had finished sleeping in her usual manner, with her head on the pillow. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

In another place, his little sister lifted her head to sing to the moon, and a hundred small grey cousins broke off their hunt to sing with her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was balancing a boat on her head and squeezing a bird in her hand. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That is just remarkable,” she said, shaking her head. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Celia puts a finger under Poppet’s chin and turns her head to look her in the eye. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"How could you like us both? Did you have a life-changing head injury in junior high?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Miri said she got her hair braided in Jamaica, too, that she got those bright plastic beads put in, the ones that clink clink clink when you move your head. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Nipper was let in, and as usual went straight to the top of Palmer’s head. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I listen in silence as he tells the room that the cause of death was head trauma, her skull was fractured in several places. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, common chimpanzees have a genetic tendency to live in hierarchical groups headed by an alpha male. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forming its head was more difficult, and Tree-ear bent studiously over the work. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The mare turned her head and looked full into his eyes for a moment, and this is a thing horses practically never do. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nah, I’m good,” I said, leaning back on my elbows, letting my head go against the wooden headboard. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Bonnie Jean shook her head, and Mrs. Ashida said, “Bonnie Jean’s sort of blue. She don’t want to leave here. The school here. And all her friends.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she saw the glimmer of a bunny barrette, a bunny barrette that was attached to the head of Louisiana Elefante. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

And stop hearing the national anthem in my head. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I lean my head against the wall and smile. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She slid it over to Ube, and he grunted as he read it, nodding his head, then he wrote some reference numbers underneath her question and slid the card back to her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Fully dressed and fully miserable, the boys climbed into their beds, still going over the message again and again in their heads. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her skin was as bare as the Happy Buddha’s belly, except for the neat rows of stiff curls that hugged her head. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Black started shaking his head no, obviously trying to talk my father out of it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Instead, he closed his mouth, lowered his head, and turned away. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Took you long enough,” Seed Collector said, holding the crystal fire above its head. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Piper didn’t know, but she watched herself in the vision, alone and thrashing in the dark, until the water rose over her head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Learning to fly a helicopter takes some getting used to: it’s sort of like rubbing your stomach with one hand while patting the top of your head with the other. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In shock, she had to let her captors shave her head while she awaited execution. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“If she keeps making this soup,” Caroline whispered, “I will dip my head into the pot and scald myself blind. That will show her that there’s no magic in it.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

His head was drooping feebly now, and his hands were propped on the ground to keep him from collapsing. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dell accepted the position, packed up his barely driv- able Ford, and headed south. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The swimming ones sometimes ducked their heads and shook them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jerked around in surprise and stuck my head back into the gym. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

No helm was on his head, no mail was on his breast, but in his hand he held a drawn sword; and as he knelt he offered the hilt to his master. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I leaned my head against the glass and fell asleep. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The golden-maned horse tossed her head and rolled her eyes at every attempt to lead her. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I raise my head from the cold river water and let it splash down my back. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The cricket poked his head out of the matchbox. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blame that on Mama for seeping into my head and ruining what could have been a perfect night’s sleep. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Shawn lurched back to the shop, shaking his head. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And I want to tell him to hold up his head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The distended seam of the shirt is repositioned; the panties are jerked back in place; the skirt is down and the girl is up at the head of the bed, staring at me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’d hung my key up after all, I thought, shaking my head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Conversations from the night before began to jostle in his head uncomfortably. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Soon he cannot raise his head, move his arms. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His head hangs low as he picks at the cuticles on his left hand. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then she shook her head and poured the syrup back into the kettle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa would lift his head from the pillow, take the letter from me and open it himself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His daemon flapped up to the chair back and sat by his head; her old hooded eyes on Lyra. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

By eight o’clock I was sitting on the couch with my head hanging forward, drool dripping onto my T-shirt, sound asleep. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I hopped out of bed, put on my overalls, and headed down the narrow wooden stairs. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She flicked them off with her fan, as if they were no more than flies buzzing about her head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Alex whoops and Luna inclines his head and raises his beer. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He nods, puts his head down, and walks away quickly. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The other two heads trained their eyes on me, completely ignoring the spirits. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the sheets up to my chin and tucked my head between my arms. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She shook her head as she said the last word. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He swung wildly, a foot over Griffin's head, and the red blur was back, tapping away at his chin, his eyes, his mouth, his nose. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shook her head to clear away the thoughts and marched down the slope. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I stood there with my arms outstretched like branches and my head drooping in the breeze. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Biff had shaved his head in tribute to my brother! Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama doesn’t usually let me eat fast food, but there’s a burger joint right across the street, and that’s where we’re heading. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

As dawn emerges in streaks of yellow, he finally falls asleep, his head on Dutchy’s curled leg and his feet in my lap. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He floats on his back, arms folded behind his head. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Peach Fuzz scratches his head and leans forward to see if the mound of bubbles has disappeared. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I creep back toward the fence, and Max has his head out again, beckoning. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

All morning the truck heads northwest as the sun climbs higher and higher in the sky, and the wind blows away what little protection the clouds have to offer. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes ma’am,” I say; then, I turn and head back down my street. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

What I saw was a dead wild animal, its head lying on the dirt in a widening circle of blood. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s bright pink and shiny like my granddaddy’s head!” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Chubs and I cringed as Liam hit the ground and knocked his head against one of the old trees’ roots. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He relaxed his taut muscles, feeling fear, remembering that he had killed Mary, had smothered her, had cut her head off and put her body in the fiery furnace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The heads of the four men who spilled into the flat grazed the door frame. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Both, by now, were big enough for her head and shoulders. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“We just talked. He was heading out of town after one too many fights with his dad.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I can just make out Bob’s little head sticking out of Julia’s backpack. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Paddles strike heads, backs, arms, with horrible crunching, battering sounds. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You see, a laurel needs rain to grow. I can’t do much about that. But I can keep that rain off a few musician’s heads, can’t I?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I had by now become adept at dodging blows and I nimbly ducked my head. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last they saw the sand parting and the head of the new wife slowly appeared. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“Just put that out of your head. The problem is how you prepared, or rather how you didn’t prepare. We’ll talk about it later.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She pulled the chain over her head, wrapping it around her wrist, and went to the closest door. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

"I'm out of here," Eleanor told Ben, stepping off the swing and pushing down the top of his head. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

You offered tassali, condolences, for the death of a parent, congratulated the birth of children, and shook your head mournfully when the conversation turned to Afghanistan and the Roussis—which it inevitably did. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The wild women in his lap,” my father enthused, “laying their breasts on his head.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She tried to shake her head, but I had hold of her face. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the strap lets go, what flies forward will not be family planning, it will be the small, hard head of a child. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled my head back in, feeling a little foolish. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

His mother shook her head and claimed she was content to stick it out at South Beach; they could go to Amity Harbor in the morning if they wanted. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ma ripped my hat off my head and covered her mouth when she saw my huge bump. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“That was a great thing you did, with Billy. You gave him the head start we weren’t able to give you.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Clara raised her arms and Ash pulled the corset up over her head. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I unbuckled my seat belt and leaned forward, putting my head between my legs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and watch the dragons as they flick their forked pink tongues over the few peda crumbs left in the plastic bag. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

His head was pounding, but he knew it had nothing to do with candy. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When he’s finished stitching, he notices the bump on mv head. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned away from the door and headed back home. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Trenton raised an eyebrow, tilting her head toward Mr. Baxter, who was now standing by a few men who looked equally unhappy to be in their suits. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Nor will he count the heads of the enemy save with a sword. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I could now feel the faint weight of the snow on my head. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I lifted my head from the stretcher to gaze at the Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she lifted her head and began to look all around the kitchen. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I signed a few autographs on the way out of Arnold’s driveway, then mowed a few lawns, ate lunch with Louis and his crew, and headed back to the office. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Downstairs in the kitchen, Milkman folded his arms on the table and put his head down. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a little bump her head touched the ceiling and then she went bouncing along it till she reached Mr. Wigg. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then after a pause all the tension drained out of him, and he let his head come slowly down between his hands. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’ll just say whatever stupid thing comes into their head, no matter how true it is. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then the bee launched itself right at my head! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She looked at the unconscious form on the floor and shook her head. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The dragon has turned his head, and his teeth are on either side of her neck. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She turned back onto her side, propping her head on her hand, and gave him a tiny smile. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And a mind movie plays in my head of a silver rocket with blue stripes flying to the moon with Keisha, Albert, and me strapped in. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Selena looked at me like she was trying to see inside my head. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“He’s not like his younger brother, you know,” he says, his head resting in the seam of the high chairback. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yeah, I was definitely headed for some serious anger—the only emotion I was really any good at—but I short-circuited the surge with a fistful of pills and some screaming videos. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

A little movie was playing in Dallas’s head. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were just leaning there, laughing and so on, and then they started crooning, leaning in, heads together, snapping fingers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Vilkas,” he said, shaking his head and blowing smoke out of the corner of his mouth. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

When we were done playing, we slept on our faces and pulled pillows over our heads. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Tía Milagros shakes her head as she looks at herself in the mirror. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“The men who put a roof over their heads. Food in their mouths.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Normally, the light they head for is the horizon on the ocean. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

They ran along the ceiling of another corridor, the floor running over their heads. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

On goes the slaughter, and all the while, lurking in the back of my head is Cain’s ultimatum. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Red like all the red in the entire history of the whole universe had been concentrated on her head. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t get that Mexican guy’s bloody face out of my head. His nose was pointing all to the side.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

My head sticks out the end of the iron lung. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Kino has cut off his own head and destroyed himself. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head with enough force to set her neck fat in motion, but she hands me a pen. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes the part of the priest for he has the whole Mass in his head and I have to know the responses. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

"For the purpose of convenience,” he began pompously, "I have divided my talk tonight into thirty main headings and one hundred and seventeen sub-headings. I will commence with the first main heading...” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hamlet slowly shook his head from side to side, and a look of great anguish twisted his features. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He thrust his arms toward me, hands pointed at either side of my head. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t get the red spiny fish thing out of her head. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He nodded his head at Doris to make sure she understood. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

And finally I can remember coming back to the rig and pouring rolled barley into the leather feedbag and bucking it over the horse’s head behind the ears. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The shark was headed to Guam, and the biologists would never get to look for whatever it was that they looked for inside of a dead shark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

When they’d learned that Gaea the evil earth goddess had put a bounty on their heads, Leo had wanted to know for how much. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Neel grinned and dropped another kiss on the cub’s head. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, he had such potential,” the ghosts of the future lament in mournful voices, shaking their heads. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

My head was spinning as I tried to remember all the way back to the girls’ night out I had planned. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He jerked his head with each word, the bells in his antlers sending up a clangor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There was me, standing at the side of the road with my murdered man’s bicycle, waiting well back from the Merc with my head down and wearing one of Maman Thibaut’s motherly kerchiefs. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

His shoulders were no longer bunched up with tension, and when he tilted his head toward me, I saw it for the subtle invitation it was. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The pool of blood under her head ran along the cracks in the bathroom tile near where the other woman, Mrs. Barnes, lay on the floor. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh my god,” I mumble, holding my head in my hand. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He shook his head again, but said nothing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In May, 1862, she boarded the Atlantic, a Government transport, headed for Beaufort, which is located on Port Royal, one of the Sea Islands, off the coast of South Carolina. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the child opened its mouth and turned its head, and sank a row of pearly little fangs into the woman’s arm. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But at night some of us would wake up from nightmares, sweating, screaming, and punching our own heads to drive out the images that continued to torment us even when we were no longer asleep. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He spoke into it in English, then clipped it back on and said, “I’ll head over there now.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He stretches his thin arms above his head, and his whole body, especially his white beard, quivers. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He’s taken the cap off his head, for once, and combed through the tangles in his hair. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Her hair pushes out of her head in tight curls, and her lips are pulled into a polite smile, which is welded in place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The direwolf swung his head from side to side, nostrils flaring, then bared his fangs in a snarl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sounds spray against my head as I rush out. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I let go of the blaster and push my 3D glasses to the top of my head. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And then he turned his head, because he was hearing what suddenly we were all hearing. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The store was large, but it didn’t take me long to spot the back of his head in the jazz section. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I shake my head like the motion is supposed to make it true. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“This is stupid, Owen. You have five seconds to tell me what happened, or I’m going to head right back home, and you’ll be on your own for whatever happens next.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Immediately, I know that the diameter of the circle is....But that’s all I can do in my head. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The tea roses above her left breast had slipped from the brooch that fastened them and were hanging heads down. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

His whole body ached and the throbbing in his head was close to unbearable. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She looks over to me and I shake my head. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Before it gets too dark, I motor up the pirogue and head back to camp. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Antain donned his freshly laundered robe and headed into the Council Hall well before dawn. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But I never want to hear those tapes again, though her voice will never leave my head. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But when they were on the street later, heading down to the bus stop, she saw Khadim again, leaning against a wall. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Before heading to the snack table, I walk to the back of the library and claim my seat. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But he knew by the mileage she was clocking right then that she was probably not in the head space to really listen. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her head snapped to the side as a growl rippled through the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then she gave Mary Poppins a long look and nodded her head slightly. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Its black tongue flicked this way, that way, and its mailed head with its gold-rimmed black eyes moved from Lyra to Will and back again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was in West Sacramento, California, a lawyer heading to his job at a firm that handled property-loss cases for State Farm insurance. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Big Pinch covered his head and crashed into Mama’s lap. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mama’s head snapped up, and she swatted the words away like tsetse flies. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It crept up his bare skin, his chest, his head. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He looked at the sign again, and after a moment’s consideration, he laughed and shook his head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

After classes, I head over to the PAC. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He turned his head slowly, without breaking his forward movement of alternately planted poles and thrust skis, rhythmically but feebly continuous like a homemade piston engine’s. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Madeline glanced at each other, and Madeline gave him the merest nod of the head, and they both sat up a little straighter and turned to Mia, who set her fork down. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He snapped his head toward Sierra, his eyes once again sharp. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The next morning Marly was not a bit surprised to see Joe headed south. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He loved all of it: smoke rings and lonely squids and giant donuts and Flora Belle Buckman’s round head and all the wonderful thoughts inside of it. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Let’s do it one more time, except when you need air, raise your head for a breath and then go back into the float.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

With heads side by side they bit and snapped at each other’s shoulders. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colonel Read had been head of a whole regiment of militia, but he’d quit the job. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And when they saw the head, they gave him the money?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We were heading back the way we’d come, straight out of town. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But before I can answer, he shakes his head so that some of the crumbs fly out and land on me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“You think someday he’ll write his own pass and head North, don’t you?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing could drive Park's words from her head. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Duff’s little moans traveled up her spine, made her head buzz. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He tried to clear his head, to think, to answer James' question, but the floor came up and sent him sprawling. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just before Fela stepped into the cloak, I lifted it to completely engulf her head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I sat on a stool, my head pressed against the cold counter. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Baba shakes his head as he drops sugar into his tea. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

A motherly-looking old woman with her head tied in a handkerchief, wearing a man's shoes and a man's heavy blue sweater. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena swung her leg through the air, connecting with the dummy’s head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Luke poured ice water on his head, which looked like such a good idea, I did the same. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He sat as stiffly as he walked, straight as a pole, his head thrown slightly back and to one side, with a sidelong glance that held a mixture of pride, distrust, and myopia. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take it as a justified release and head for the door. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The difference between laughing your head off and shouting your head off is that with one you are happy and with the other you are angry. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Christmas Day and ye don’t have a fire for yeer pig’s head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was feeling better since the water and he knew he would not go away and his head was clear. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not talk about it,” said the other, shaking his head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hitting my head on a stone like that. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Stephen drew her like a stick figure with a big round head, bulging eyes, short hair, and a tie. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It took three days and his witnessing almost every sour, cheek-reddening memory in my head for me to finally throw up some kind of defense. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was true; Tree-ear had noticed himself that very day, when he had bumped his head on a section of the bridge under which he had been able to stand erect before. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Mr. Parrish was already all the way down the hall, headed toward the principal’s office. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I step back, shaking my head in disbelief. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Neither of us were sure, so we’d tell each other our ideas, spitting them out as soon as they came to our heads. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

With each step, the old voice in his head grew louder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The figure whips its head in our direction, just as the moon finally peers out from behind the clouds, and for a second before the figure turns and runs, I see a face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Maddy threw her head back, her big eyes staring up at me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Toby shook his head and jumped out of the truck. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and mopped sweat from his balding head. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seven thousand fifty-six feet!” both Quentin and I called out at about the same moment, both of us capable now of working out the calculation in our heads. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They stopped running when they realized they had no inkling of where they were headed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

"A bruise. Perhaps a sprain. Maestor Aemon will give you a salve. Go with him, Todder, that head wants looking after. The rest of you, return to your cells. Not you, Snow. You stay." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Shortly after we rolled away, my head felt light and everything went dark. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In public school we were told to hide under our desks, or duck on the lawn and cover ourselves with our jackets, or hide along a wall with our hands over our heads. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My head is swimming, and I feel like I’m going to pass out. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Before them, but some distance off, there stood a green hill-top, treeless, rising like a bald head out of the encircling wood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I mean, like, what if the accident had messed up his head? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they approached, Nellie looked at them and backed her ears and bobbed her head up and down rebelliously. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am certainly old enough to hold up my head and have my own personal adventures in life. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I only say this in my head, and it doesn’t make me feel any better. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Caleb helps me sit up and separates the hems of his two shirts, pulling the long-sleeved one over his head and offering it to me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The head of Sayle Enterprises had been shot twice, but somehow he had disappeared. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Later on I turned the other way, with my head resting just above the middle bench, my back to Richard Parker and his territory. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maddie uncurled the gripping earphones and microphone and passed her headset to the pretty little blond wireless operator, who adjusted the phones to fit her head. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She could set her stuff down, look into getting a map of the campus, and then head over to that pizza place to wait for Celia. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The doe takes out across the meadow, heading for the woods. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Line up according to age,” he called out, snapping the long leather strop above his head. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then me and Howard headed off toward the road, peering into tangled shrubs and squinting into the dark woods along the way. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Momma looks at me and jerks her head toward the hall. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Then the doctor left the room, and his exceedingly five-out-of-five-possible-fruit-arrangements-on-your-head-in-a-Brazilian-dancer-kind-of-way-on-the-Ryan-Dean-West-Samba-mometer nurse came in and asked me to lay my head back on the pillow. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He tilted his head back and drained the last of the wine from his wide clay cup. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You’re welcome. Okay, kid, you take care of your head. I’m going to get out of here so you can sleep.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The robotic voice inside my head repeats the words, but this time fainter like a distant echo. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some days I would check into homeroom; other days I’d head directly back to the train and return to the neighborhood, where I’d meet up with one of the guys who had a similar arrangement. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She shook her head, as if she was trying to wake herself up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

My head, which had been wobbling on its stem, snaps upright. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

So he let Merry sink gently down on to the pavement in a patch of sunlight, and then he sat down beside him, laying Merry’s head in his lap. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Chestnutt buried her head in her paws and shivered, and Gum Baby’s jaw dropped. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“No, sir,” I answered truthfully, fearing that the ceiling would crash down upon my head. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with that he stopped, brought up hard, as if he had hit his head against the stone wall. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He said they were our “head for the hills” bags. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Memories cascade through my head: Darin’s silence when Pop told us of how he set the bones of a child beaten by auxes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I put my head to it, my hands on either side. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Of course he had a map in his head and could read stars as well as letters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She shook her head, and wrung her hands, and then I heard what she was saying. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky above our heads was inky black. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He steps aside and I head through the lobby and into the main hallway. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Andy Beast swoops over their heads, folds his wings, and sets himself between the girls as they start up the stairs. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Six. He can’t stand to do-dad around here very long. Then he heads back from his real estate office about five.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My mind races and fills my head with images of death and executions. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He can feel the blood rushing to his head. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I took her head in my hands and licked tears from her eyelashes while her breath rushed hot across my skin. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Then the elephant taxi service headed back into the valley. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Comments that upset you so much, you stooped even lower than usual, so low it looked like you wanted to hide your head inside your chest. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Yup. Knocked your head on the ground in the train station too." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He set his hand on the knife at his belt and looked her in the eyes, though his head was ringing and the sheer power of her scream had made him dizzy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I move toward the little door, but Max holds out a hand and shakes his head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

For all the requirements I’ve made up in my head, I can’t wrap my mind around how simple it is to compete in the pageant and how many girls are actually eligible. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then he upended the box and shook it too and slowly replaced the papers and stood again, looking at the broken lock, with the box in his hands and his head bent. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few days of that, I started shooting free throws in my head. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We headed out into the summer night, ready for adventure. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The way he talked to them, with his head ducked low and the words coming out in a sweet, playful cadence, suggested a certain self-recognition of his aura. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear Four’s voice in my head, telling me that the most powerful weapon at my disposal is my elbow. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I curled up in the far corner of the alcove with the blanket over my head. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Toby’s head was aching and his entire body felt as if he’d drunk kerosene, not PBR, What was one more day? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He pulled and pulled and pulled and then his head came over the ledge. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then he placed the gold medal over my head, just like they do in the Olympics, and had me turn to face the audience. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I headed for home, feeling a growing satisfaction that I had dismissed him so completely. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a year or two older than Ranofer, and a full head taller, with a stolid, sullen face. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

As we headed from the clearing, I felt a hand work its way back into mine. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Indeed yes, sir,” said Dobby, nodding his head vigorously, ears flapping. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. You the Three Bees’ cousin,” she says, examining me from head to toe. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But Uncle Pat keeps saying, This is my stout and I want to sing “The Road to Rasheen,” and everyone knows he talks like that because he was dropped on his head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

His joints popped as he flexed his fingers, and he rolled his head from side to side till his neck cracked. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny shook her head and said, “What makes you sure you know so much, Ben?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I buried my head against my father’s chest. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s already going through enough, hanging on a cross, crown of thorns on his head, without having to listen to us too. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A pillow molded itself under my head, and my body floated, without pressure, between thin sheets. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and begin cleaning the counter with a wet rag. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Clean hit him in the back of his head and he didn’t say nothing. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kathy sat in the back seat, reaching forward, stroking her husband’s head. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Natalie jerked her head back at the force of their words. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Dear me,” said Dumbledore, shaking his head, his long silver mustache quivering. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The Franciscan, who was asleep on the table, has raised his tonsured head. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then he grabbed his head, pushing at his ears, and cursed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Scatcherd herds the three of them off the stage toward a table covered with forms, Carmine’s dark head on the woman’s shoulder. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The customer jerked his head on his spindly neck, indicating the various sections of the store—the racks of clothing, the shelves of books, the electronics, the appliances, and, of course, the suitcases. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

His face was very close to mine now, and when he shook his head to tell me again that he didn’t have sins I saw a frightening truth in his eyes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There now appeared in front of me row upon row of bald female heads, a sea of naked scalps, every one of them red and itchy-looking from being rubbed by the linings of the wigs. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He jerked his head toward the other side of the street. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was larger than an eagle, its breast saffron, its head crested with scarlet, and its tail purple. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She drops forward suddenly at the waist, throws her head back, and shimmies. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The cows raised their heads and watched the boys come down to the meadow. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just headed to the back porch,” I say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I watched impassively as they led him through the front door, his head bowed, his hands manacled, his self-esteem drained, his manhood sapped. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No mistakes today, guys. If we nail everything on the first take, we can head home later tonight. If not, we’ll need to spend another night in the city.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Ma looks at me and shakes her head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pause for a moment but then leave to catch up with Soojin and Emily at our lockers before I head to the bus line. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She flapped her wings in my face, slapping my head with her sharp, bristly feathers. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They had broad triangular heads, like the prairie rattlers back in Montana, but their bodies were muck-colored and ominously plump. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s probably why the word shame came popping into my head.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she stands still, eyes closed with her head slightly bowed. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was so close to him that I could have blown his head off without even aiming, but I decided to wait a few seconds for my pulse to quiet down. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four of the sea-elephant teeth were left, and though I broke all except one, this I worked down to a head with a barbed point. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was all afoot his scaled head, spike-crowned and triple-tongued, rose higher than the broken tower’s height, and his taloned forefeet rested on the rubble of the town below. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally am able to push the thudding to the back of my head, I’m bowled over by the colors and smells and unadulterated joy around me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Every time she ate the head off one soldier, another grew up in its place, with a green military coat and a yellow busby. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Or when Mother turned her head I’d scoop up a fingerful of molasses from the jar and stir it into my milk. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had never been to Flatbush before, so she didn’t even bother trying to figure out where she was heading. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I return the wave and head over to where my dad is. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘This crown of leaves could be yours! You can wear it on your head! Think of the glory!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

My heart hurts as much as my head. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

As for Jayme, she was headed to her mission in the Philippines, and then she, too, also wanted to go to medical school. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It’s the bags over the heads that are the worst, worse than the faces themselves would be. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He inched closer and opened his arms; I crawled in and rested my head on his shoulder. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

His eyes widen and he shakes his head. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had sat either staring into space or resting her head on the table for hours. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I came back, she had the pillow off her head all right--I knew she would-- but she still wouldn't look at me, even though she was laying on her back and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t mind that, really, because one could be as lazy as he wanted, if he would only use his head, as Reginald was doing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything Harry had learned last year seemed to have leaked out of his head during the summer. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Nixon got on the phone to Assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen, who was heading the Watergate investigation. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My head pulsed with shame and regret, and I couldn’t bear to meet his eyes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

At some point toward the end of the party, I turned my head to find that Queen Elizabeth had surfaced at my elbow, the two of us suddenly alone together in the otherwise crowded room. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When she does, my mom points out that Auntie Seema is a fifty-something-year-old woman who wears ripped jeans and paisley bandannas tied around her head. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I could unwrap the cloth to see whose head it is, but I don’t want to, because I know that if I do the head will come alive. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We stuck our heads out the window to see what lay behind as well as ahead. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said so loud Wishbone’s head shot up and he looked at me like I was crazy. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Then she bent her head to whisper in her daughter’s ear. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

In El Barrio you always think that the fire engines are headed to someone else’s house. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I swim, but with my head out of the water. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She had held her braided hair up, in a huge bun that looked like a raffia basket balanced on her head. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

His head still throbbed from hitting the deck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Eventually, she curled up with Mother’s jar at her side, but now and then she lifted her head to check that Zimbabwe was still there. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt a strange crushing weight in his head. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A notch below six feet four and slightly above two hundred pounds, he was a full head taller than his male contemporaries. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The flowers grew and grew, until he could see only her shoulders above them and her flailing arms high above those bobbing, snapping heads. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could scarcely bear to look at Prudence, but she forced herself to raise her head. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms behind his head and stared up at it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Too much sun after a Syracuse winter does strange things to your head, makes you feel strong, even if you aren’t. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“So, do we need to grab lunch before we head to the park?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tucker scratched his head and thought a moment. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Gollum dropped his head and shrank down, until he was squatting on the floor, shivering. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

That night her mother showed her how to pull back her hair and slip the solid blue headband over her head. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She put her head on one side as she spoke, flashing her too prominent teeth in what she supposed was a smile. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Veins stand out in Zak’s neck, and he shakes his head like a wet dog ridding itself of water. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Ball!” she said, and then banged her head into his knee, on purpose, to speed him up. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pedalian, not waiting for a response, poked his head into their room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She flew to his shoulder and whispered something, and he very slightly shook his head. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I say, “Looks like I dripped on your head today too.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He lowers his head into his hand, covering his eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Papa Legba,” I say, and pull the coat’s hood up over my head. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

After we said the last Hail Mary, my head snapped back when I heard the raised, melodious voice. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head no even though I'm hungry as hell. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I caught his gaze and shook my head slowly. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Coram turned, careful and slow, and saw in silhouette against the lighted embankment the small head and hulking shoulders of a hyena. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Justin broke down his strategy for securing a seat as we shoved ourselves onto the crowded Number 2 train heading uptown. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Adam lay down on my bed, stretching his arms above his head. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held a carton of cold milk up to his nonfevered head. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He keeps staring at them, hoping if he recites them enough times in his head, he’ll figure out how to feel like he’s doing enough. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wondered if “something” to Annie included all the possible somethings that existed to me, and then I got mad at myself for drawing a diagram of those somethings in my head. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He said, I love you, I love you, I love you, in his head. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I brought in a ten-inch rainbow trout and skidded him up on the grass and knocked him on the head. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a great shower of sapphire sand as his head rose up. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went head over heels down the bank in the dark and fetched up against an elder bush—and there I lay.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead of us, another couple walks slowly, heads tilted toward each other the way people do when they're newly in love. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Exactly," she says, and then our thirty-second stop at the stop sign ends, and my head is thrown back against the seat. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Now Hanako could see the side of his head and a red, raised scar in the place where his ear had been. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The cheetah turned his head and put his moist nose up against my hand. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe I ate too many pancakes and the syrup has gone to my head. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I rub her feathery head one more time and crawl back into my cell. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Finding none, he took off his coat and shirt dicky, pulled his undershirt off over his head and dramatically ripped a strip of cloth from it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was turning from me, tilting his head toward the great cactus, his finger on his lips—“Shh”—his eyes closed. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

During one stunt, Stella stands on her hind legs while Snickers jumps on her head. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, on a break from work, she pulled Joseph Ryan’s business card—the one he’d given her that first day—from her pocket and headed to the subway. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Orddu raised a sputtering candle above her head and peered at the companions. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Redemption gasped and recoiled, and Pet let go of her hand and head, backing away into a corner and dropping into a patient crouch. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Liam sounded like he was having a hard time wrapping his head around that. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I remember looking at the adhesive pad on the windshield where the mirror should have been, and shaking my head like my father was clueless. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg, who was heading home for a short leave, got up and followed the secretary to the back of the plane. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The thrill of an unexpected late-night visit was just the thing to knock all those melancholy musings out of her head; it held the promise of adventure. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I make it one block when something the bearded man said echoes in my head. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Did you get hit on the head out there, Miss Rhode Island? Because I am a National Merit Scholar, and I know a girl when I see one.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

As soon as Angelica and the little boy had vanished, Pantalaimon appeared from Lyra’s pocket, his mouse head ruffled and bright-eyed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I circle my free wrist to rid the phantom weight of the handcuff while one of the security guys pulls the bag off my head. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She nods in the direction we were headed, a signal we should keep going. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I look at her, grit my teeth, and turn my head away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cooking apple spectacularly exploded on Squelch's head, ten feet away. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Cole’s head rested on a patch of spongy moss that acted as a pillow. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He kisses my head again, then grabs his sport coat and goes to work. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Air came hissing from the head just as fire began to fork from the other one. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Omakayas was so close, so dreamy and happy, that the force of it nearly flipped her back head over heels. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I ducked my head back inside my hammock. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He said he and the other rescue workers would head downstream with the currents toward the bay, the most likely course the kayak had taken. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

My head broke the surface of the water. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What,” the cap’n said, “and let them two run off ’head of us and grab ’em? The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

It’s amazing how what goes on in the head stays in the head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and shrink back, hating myself for being such a coward. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then the horse got up on its forelegs, its haunches heaved upright, and the knight sat up, lifting one steel gauntlet, as if to rub his head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drove right through downtown and got on Highway 51 and headed for New Orleans. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His hands were black with the scalding wormblood, and he was scorched about the head with fire, but this was no matter now. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She sat in the hallway outside Department 11 with her head down, her whole body a fist. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Eliza spun so that her skirts flared, and clenched her fists against her head. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word record is stuck in my head. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Meggie rested her head against his chest, the way she always used to at home when he was telling her a story. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I whip my head around to see my brother standing in the middle of my bedroom, a nervous grin on his face. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Between chills and fever and bouts of nausea, they buried their heads under the covers and laughed silently and bed-shakingly at the remembrance of Papa standing in the water. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry for your sister and your face and your broken head.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Patria’s chatty friend had made no mention of being headed in our direction. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He keeps shaking his head and staring at the rooftop, which is getting closer by the second. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In despair, Curly headed for the portable latrines. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother absently patted her on the head, put on her shoes, and hurried out the front gate. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Seemingly without any action of the wind, his fair hair was rumpled all over his head. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Human ears have successfully been grown on the back of rats and then attached to the head of a human by grafting. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then her cheek was against mine, and I knew it was now or never, so I said the first mood-killing thing that popped into my head. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The mercenary on the gargoyle below only had time to lean into the wall as she slammed onto the creature’s head, gripping its horns to steady herself. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Upon a stake in the middle was set a great goblin head; upon its shattered helm the white badge could still be seen. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Then August’s head jerks, as though he’s coming to. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

August and I dashed into the downpour, holding the pans over our heads. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I . Tiara wasn’t sure what to do. He had a gun to Petra’s head. “ Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Everyone started pouring out into the streets, some running away, and some headed, like lemmings to the sea, toward the waterfront. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Dicey bit her lip and shook her head. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she headed up her tree shortly before I did, hearing the pack was so close. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I cringe as I watch my mom, Little Miss Clueless, shake her head as she turns to face the wall. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

They all put their hands on their heads. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was happy because he had the words from Tootie’s poem flowing through his head and heart. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I hate to admit it, but we flat-out lied, shaking our heads vigorously from left to right. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As if, inside Werner’s head, an infinitesimal orchestra has stirred to life. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Zach thrashes his head dramatically while he “plays” and his hair keeps time with the “music.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Styx had a teakettle expression on his face, like steam was filling up his head. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They figure I’m more a head case than a criminal, so they call in the guidance counselor, too. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have time to, because the presiding judge told me in bizarre language that I was to have my head cut off in a public square in the name of the French people. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Shagwell the Fool hacked the heads off two dead knights and pranced about the castle swinging them by the hair and making them talk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Object was lying sideways, her legs spread over my lap, her head resting against the arm of the swing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My arms were so tight against my head that my ears felt numb, yet it wouldn’t have hurt more if knives were being jabbed into my eardrums. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Surprising, isn’t it? Technically I guess Pasqual is more of a partner. And really, they are all partners in a way—they share the income from their work with you, the company head.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Osborne, our homeroom teacher, who was also head of the robotics program, breezed into the lab. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

He stood back and the head hung there, a little blood dribbling down the stick. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But I quickly tamped down the screaming voice inside my head and collected my wits, along with the few available facts. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He jerks his head to a table in the corner of the cavern and walks off without waiting for me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“The child’s right, Lucille. She’ll be fine. We must accommodate our lives to the fever for a few weeks, but we shan’t overthrow our daily routines. It’s important that we not lose our heads.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wave him over, then turn him around so that I can study the panel on the back of his head. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her palm lines do not branch into head, heart, and life lines like other people’s but crease with just one atavistic fold. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for the tip,” she replied briskly, and her head popped straight up and she tucked her smile away with one lizard lick of her lips. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A roofer comes and can't make heads or tails out of the containers with the cuttings. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Here there is great virtue in the limbs, were it not for the lack of it in the heads. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Scoob shudders and takes a sip of sweet tea to clear his head. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

As some of the students continued their catcalls, I fought back tears and headed down the stairs to the principal’s office. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Krogh was to head the so-called Special Investigations Unit, working in partnership with David Young of Henry Kissinger’s staff. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

His head is over mine on the bike and the smell of the pipe is lovely. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The man tipped his head at them and kept playing, something that sounded like the saddest love song ever. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When she catches my eye she shakes her head, turns away and walks quickly towards her own front door, almost but not quite breaking into a run. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah," I said, my head swiveling between the two of them. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I remember her going to India for spring break and returning with a bindi on her head and photos of her smiling Indian cousins. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

My head rolls to the side and both my hands fly up to cover my face. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Course, a lot of families were still busy fighting the war in their heads. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plane banked sharply and headed straight at me. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood outside the curtains and coughed, and Adina stuck her head out. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Her head rested on his shoulder, the pleasant smell of her hair conquering the pigeon dung. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She was taller than any woman in my personal world, and her hands were so large they could span my head from ear to ear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Service personnel must cover their heads,” Militsa commented, and suggested to Marina ominously, “and something should be done about the hairdos. The permanents of many of our girls have turned into mops.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She nuzzled her head against my shoulder, which felt uncomfortable and vaguely Augustinian. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mired in low-level tasks, Elizebeth must have longed to do something more to help win the war—especially since her own children were headed into harm’s way. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and turned his back. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was good. A little over my head. I was a biochemistry major, remember, not a literature guy. I do wish it had ended.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The boy shook his head, coughed, then vomited again. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Here he allowed each of them to pat him on the head, before turning and setting off at a run around the outskirts of the village. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t want that thought in my head. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then it’s Scott, head down, fending off photographers as he tries to get through his own front door, Riley at his side. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Straight on, a tilted stairway of pale marble rose up out of the dark water in a graceful spiral, ending abruptly ten feet above their heads. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jimmy shook his head, still trying to get his bearings. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He cast one look in our direction before whispering something to the PSF at the head of the group. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

You remember when you told me the world was constantly spinning and I just couldn’t wrap my head around it? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Now he understood about animals; and in the moment that the horse turned from the stream and nudged Jonas’s shoulder affectionately with its head, he perceived the bonds between animal and human. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

You look in they eyes, you see the back of they heads. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The early sixteenth century was a bad time for the Roman Catholic Church and its allied heads of state in Europe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Not a particle of evidence, Pip,” said Mr. Jaggers, shaking his head and gathering up his skirts. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She shuts the door with a soft click and heads toward the entrance. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Miss Maggie took a half step closer to Osh, who bowed his head a little, the gathered mist running off his hood in a stream. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Ray ducks under the table and rests a heavy head in Axel’s lap. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And her friends tsk and shake their heads the same way they’ve seen their mothers do over meals of lemongrass tea and salt fish and fungi. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I settled into his pillow, my head next to his, and we watched his African dwarf frog swim back and forth from the bottom to the top of the tank. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Every neck in our classroom swiveled its head my way. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She lets me pick her up and burrows her head into my shoulder. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“And you pay me only no more than what you pay for hotel,” said Zorya Vechernyaya, with a triumphant toss of her head. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She doesn't do anything but watch and shake her head back and forth as if to say, No. No, you won't be home soon. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Could an injury to the head cause it to burst?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it got to the head of the bed, I almost croaked—it wasn’t him. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Everything was black—except her hair, which she often wore in two long, thick blond braids that hung on either side of her head. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mother was bending over me in the rear seat and saying, ‘Lean back and keep your head still. ’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the ref got to nine, he leaped up, grabbed Joey’s arm and raised it above their heads. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She abruptly locked into the beat, bobbing her head, gyrating her hips. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She closed her fists and went from slapping me in the chest to throwing roundhouses and jabs at the side of my head. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I turned my head and thought I would vomit. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, hands still over her face. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He pulled in a breath, shaking his head. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He moves as if underwater, coughs hard and long into a handkerchief, calls out for Hope when he needs the chair moved, sees me watching, and shakes his head. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

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

The front door opened; they stopped talking and turned their heads. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her head hit the metal and she slid to the floor. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I nodded, though in my head I was a little spooked at seeing the guy all tied up like that. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Over the tall wooden fence at the side of her house, a head poked up. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Straighten yourselves, so that I may see something besides the tops of your heads.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I was disappointed when he bid us good night and headed for the front door. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She took hold of my chin and moved my head from side to side, examining. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe the room didn’t have enough light; maybe she’d been hit in the head; maybe her vision was blurred. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She's sitting there, right where she was yesterday, her long fingers hovering above the keys of her laptop, head tilted to one side, listening. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had reached the point in my story where I was putting eau-de-Cologne on his head when we arrived at the hotel, and so it finished there. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned back again, with a toss of her head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I sighed, turned on the television, and tugged my scarf off my head. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a fistful of his shirt, pushed it up to his chin, forced his head back. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He lay on the cot and wrapped his arms about his head, torn with a nameless anxiety, hearing the man’s screams in spite of his need to escape them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The words cut through the thick fog around my head. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finally arrived hauling her many workbags, glasses on top of her head. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Eleanor put her T-shirt on over her head, then wriggled out of her gym suit, using the shirt as cover. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I turn my head to the right, where there is no woman. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then he laced his fingers behind his head and leaned back in his chair. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

We headed for the supermarket and didn't say another word to each other until we started walking back. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then she fell into her fitful sleep, and her head dropped upon the pillow. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Dr. Friendlich pats me on the head as he used to do. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Very soon after that, Trujillo became head of the armed forces. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the back of my head and took a deep breath. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

You take him in your fingers delicately by head and tail and nibble him from off his backbone, and finally you eat the tail, crisp as a potato chip. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and shook my head, trying to clear away some of the sluggishness I felt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had been fighting with a man called Sir Alphagus, whom he had killed after getting these wounds—three of them on the head, four on the body and on the left hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I just cranked up a chuckle of my own, reached out and took her hand again, and headed back out to the dance floor. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

While the men pulled off their wigs and wiped their heads with towels, they explained that they’d pried open the filing cabinets and gone through everything. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

So, feeling like she wasn't too too mad, I laid my head on her shoulder. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

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

Styx appeared to be studying the head of a clover. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I felt strength come into my arms and hands and legs and feet, and my neck and head stretched for the first time. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The crack raised the soldiers’ heads as they climbed toward him, but a second later the engine suddenly roared and then just as suddenly seized and died. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around as if she might be hiding, then shook his head. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

His mouth relaxed and his blond head rolled over on his shoulder. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The artist looked up and made signs that they were welcome to enter, Francie frowned and shook her head, “no.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel his whole body shaking from how he holds the gun against my head. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t know if our heads are real either because she doesn’t know if we’re real either. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His tail was between his legs and his head was bowed down. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah! So help me!” she laughed, scratching her head. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The chaplain walked toward the exit gingerly, expecting at any instant to be ordered back by a peremptory voice or halted in his tracks by a heavy blow on the shoulder or the head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He heard his shoulder pop and saw a flash of white as pain shot through his head like lightning. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, because the pipe was made of glass, Augustus Gloop could be clearly seen shooting up inside it, head first, like a torpedo. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Percy had started out from the giant’s hut feeling strong again, his head clear, his belly full of drakon jerky from their packs of provisions. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get why she’s always hated me,” I said, shaking my head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Four steps and he was on the grass heading for the gate. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Once when I came back from trying to catch crabs with a fish head on a string, our motel door was locked. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr Cardinal sighed again and shook his head. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I laid my head on the kitchen table. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It knocked my hat off. It could have taken off my head!” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I put my elbows on my knees and hold my head in both hands. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was quite literally a tightening and a shrinking of the skin all over my body from the top of my head to the tips of my fingers to the ends of my toes! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take my dad quite as long to wrap his head around the idea. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Nyame clasped his hands behind his back and tipped his head for me to join him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I’d hoist the biggest can onto the top of my head or ask someone nearby to help me, and then carry a smaller can in my hand. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and walked into the bedroom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Now, as she headed toward the harbor, she wondered what kept her on this path. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He heard a clock ticking and searched for it with his eyes; it was at the head of Mary’s bed, its white dial glowing in the blue darkness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Harry’s head felt strangely heavy; he raised a hand and felt a stiff turban of bandages. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Papa shook his head without saying another word. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let this stuff get in your head again, Starr.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Then I called for her, softly at first, then louder, though my head throbbed when I shouted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I felt the cool night air on my head. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When he came to the eggs, he picked one up, tilted his head back, and broke it raw into his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He straightened himself out, grimly stood his ground, and held his head in front. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I throw up milk I get a head thump from Uhmma. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe I felt so sorry for you sitting over with the little kids all alone with those stitches in your head. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Not as terrible as slipping into someone’s head I actually like,” I admitted. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She turned to him as they rounded a corner, heading toward a private training room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I check myself in the mirror on my closet and then head for the door, but I stop because along the bottom frame of my bulletin board is a new row of stickers. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I replayed every interaction in my head, analyzing them from all angles. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to tell her what happened, but she shakes her head. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“How do we know that tray in your head isn’t a recording device?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I just shook my head and kept going until I found the room. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I saw her body flinch—the blows knocked her head aside as though she’d been thumped in the face. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

A dusty mounted trophy on the wall looked like a giant snake’s head, but with horns and a full set of sharks teeth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head to clear it and tried to focus on what was in front of us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Claudius would not leave you be,” Horatio said, shaking his head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The lump on my head throbs with regret. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mama pulls back and examines me from head to toe. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

One thing for sure, the streets will confuse you, teach you or break your head. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia sighed dramatically and dropped her head to the mattress, pressing her cheek against the sheet as her curls cascaded adorably all around. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Somehow her panic seemed to clear Harry’s head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth, forcing the name of my best friend back into my head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He had a large pink face, not much neck, small, watery blue eyes, and thick blond hair that lay smoothly on his thick, fat head. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She happens to look up at the same exact time, and we look away so fast it’s a surprise our eyeballs don’t go flying out of our heads. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I’m surprised her head doesn’t, you know, topple off. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Years later, Lilienthal was still shaking his head over Bobby’s recollection of his famous win over Capablanca more than a half century before. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He hung his huge head over the bucket. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I forget where I am for a moment, and then Grandma Knife's warning echoes inside my head. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Then a spray of tiny wood chips cut into Magdalys’s face as a shot slammed into the crate beside her head. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Tucker shook his head, and I dropped my hands. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I took my paper bag and headed for the cafeteria. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

So I head over to Lolo and Abuela’s to see if there’s something better. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The wandering boy stood next to the long dining room table, his head bowed by an overturned chair. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When we get there, the girls head off to Sunday school while I join Roger’s mother in the main congregation. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hayes is heading out, and I promised my parents I’d get an update on my progress. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

His knees are pulled up to his stomach, his head is on his knees, and he’s shaking, tightening his grip about his knees, squeezing his shoulders small. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Every time she turned around, the twins lowered their heads and acted like they were writing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was no longer hungry, thanks to the stack of pancakes I’d eaten at IHOP, so I headed straight to my tree. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every doubt she’d raised was a legitimate one, and only echoed the fears in his own head. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

At the age of twenty-one, Henrietta stared through the train window at rolling hills and wide-open bodies of water for the first time, heading toward a new life. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

War Admiral spooked at it, jerking his head up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tipped back my head and poured down a glass of Nuits-St.-Georges. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Sneaky sighs and heads to the living room. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

In my head, I’d been imagining I was holding a baby, but of course, there’d have been no way for Madame to know that. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lennie sat down on the ground and hung his head dejectedly. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled my mother’s head onto her shoulder and hugged her, like she was the mother. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Miss Alice leaned forward into the trolley aisle, causing a man to adjust slightly to give her the space, and shook her head. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Now, if I were back in Chicago, I’d just stuff a pillow over my head to block out the noise, figuring it was a neighbor. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Cradling her head the way Ralph had cradled the fish skull, she cried. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

This particular portion of the wedding ceremony turns gender roles in the Iranian culture on their head. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She was sitting at my old child’s desk below the face- shaped window, her head down in her folded arms. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clippers buzzed and buzzed, and hair fell from Needles's head like ash. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Deen had shot her a cool look and turned silently to head back down the cliffs. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Like I said, he could slap Needles in the back of the head all day, but if Joe Blow from down the block did it, Noodles would flip his lid. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She returned in less than half a minute; Colonel Meecham tasted the coffee, then shook his head mournfully, “It’s just too hot,” he said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She treated me well, but the next day I hopped a train and headed back to Kaufman. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother throws her head back, her newly pressed and curled hair gleaming her smile the same one she had before she left for Columbus. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

With that cone on his head, he would’ve looked like a gnome. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He put up his hand to steady his trembling head and continued to rock himself slowly in the creaking chair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“If I hear so much as one pair of footsteps heading our way,” Kaede says, “I’ll kill you right here. Understand?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The officer's eyes seemed to linger long and hard over my driver's license before he tilted his head toward me to speak. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to head home, but this is your space now,” Carlos says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The throbbing in my head was so brutal, I had to clench my teeth to keep from getting sick all over myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She shook her head like to tell me not to say nothing. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

On this particular day he takes his binoculars and his butterfly book and heads out into the countryside on his secondhand bicycle, to look for Californian butterflies. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

People ask me now, “What was going through your head as you went up to the podium?” and all I can remember thinking is, Did this just happen? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I raise my head slowly from the journal. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jimmy tapped me on the head three times with my recorder and said, “Arise and welcome to the band, Mr. Sleepy LaBone.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Cole forced his head to the side and tried to focus. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Light enough to walk with my head up, meaty enough to fool everyone. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Marcus grabbed a handful of my hair and slammed my head into the ground. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on Burke’s head and left it there a minute, and then she turned to me. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I dash up the front steps and head for the media center. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The duke shook his head with utter contempt. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I was planning their first date in my head already. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You just cut off the seagull’s head,” Percy noted. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

We headed out early in the morning, terrified of seeing someone we knew. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“But you could also be wrong,” Liam said, dropping a reassuring hand on Zu’s head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Horse bobbed his huge head a few times. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Tzara shook her head, and Lazlo thought she was going to chide the men for their callousness, but she said, “Where’s the fun in that? You wouldn’t even get to watch them die.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Cal said, “See any green grass growing out of my head?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a tiny head shop directly across the street—bongs, tapestries, canisters of Rush, and all sorts of herbs and incense behind the counter. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His head was pounding, and he wasn’t sure if it was from stress or the altitude—Santa Fe is over 7,000 feet above sea level. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elephant thundered down the road and turned north, heading toward a big open field where some fortifications were under construction. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Before heading to the pond, he knocked on the cabin door and called softly, “I’m going to the pond. Anybody going with me?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I just shake my head repeatedly at the phone. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I leave her to her apple and her reminiscences and head toward the palace. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact,” he continued, “I’m heading that way next. Tell me now, did you make these by yourself?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The heads of leering, winking passengers craned around. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiggle wiggle, inch inch, turn my head and curl under. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howard’s friends stood on the hills and watched them go, shaking their heads at the sad sight of two athletes whose bodies had failed them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Need anything before I head out?” he asks. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The hare’s ears flopped comically as he shook his head. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He’d just look at me and say, “What did you do?” as I headed off to Death Row. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She was close—her head felt like it was about to erupt from the lack of oxygen—but she could hold out for a few more seconds. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“He’s heading for the third floor,” Harry said, but Ron held up his hand. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He indicates the head table on the dais where a few dignitanes and their wives nod in my direction. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed his phone from his desk and headed out of his room, switching the lights off as he went. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the photograph, a black box had been drawn around the man’s head. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I tried to block her voice by humming inside my head, but her words penetrated anyway. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The soldiers of Mordor lifted their heads and also began to put on speed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Despereaux found it alarming to have such a big foot brought down with so much force and anger so close to his own small head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I leaned back, trying to ignore the throbbing in my head and the pitiful dying animal noises coming from Chubs once he remembered how much pain he was in. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The Graces were particularly rude this morning, shaking their heads and staring at me with looks of disgust. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Hilly walks up the front steps, head held high. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And then this crazy thought came in my head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He turns his head and tries to smile at me, but fails. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drone of the slow ceiling fan filled her head. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did, and Marina hugged her tight and kissed the top of her head. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Clancy turned sharply on his heel without another word, heading back in the direction of the office. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have to do this,” he said, and he turned around to head back into the building. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

With that, she stands up and turns to the lady who’s still waiting on the cushy sofa for our head of school. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Con. But if you get dressed fast, we can all head down to the breakfast buffet and have some more of those waffles.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The smoke dances across her face, then travels up around her head as if it’s saying a prayer over her thoughts and memories. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I raked a brush through my wet, gnarly hair and put the mermaid necklace over my head. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They were strange shoulders, still powerful although very old, and the neck was still strong too and the creases did not show so much when the old man was asleep and his head fallen forward. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got back Rondell was already laying with his head on his bag, eyes closed. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The puppet was more than half a head taller than her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The first of the iron monsters ran up to us, only to have its eyeless collar head removed by a single powerful swing of the hammer. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He started to sing along and bob his head for a few seconds. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Trent was almost a head shorter than me, with close-cropped black hair, blocky black glasses, and a nose that turned up sharply at the end. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She lifts her head from his shoulder, hesitant, but then confesses: “I’m not sure if I want any at all. Would you’ve been okay with that?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jam whipped her head around to the creature. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Unable to bear Shay blaming herself, Tally shook her head. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She said there was a knife in her throat and a battering ram at her head. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I take off running toward the infield with my arms straight up over my head and my cleats pointed toward the sky. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Jon thrust his head out of the window and looked up. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

At the sea they turned south, heading down the northern reaches of the same coastal railway that Tally had followed on her way to the Smoke. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I said, stretching the earphones over his head. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She poked Hibiscus’s arm, and he groaned, rolling his head up and toward them. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Lyddie packed her wonderings away in her head to think about some other time and began to watch where she was going. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The ball flew up in an arc as Victor and the goaltender smacked heads. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's shaking his head even before I finish the sentence. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He thought Julio would have walked upriver, along its edge, to head back to where they had started the trip at the telegraph station. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He scrambled to his feet and came on, grunting and staggering and moaning, heading toward the spring. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, a snake stopped and raised its head alertly; the tongue slid in and out and then stopped when it located him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I made up too many things in my head. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She looked at me like I had a cabbage for a head. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She pushed herself up, grimacing and holding her head. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I stared down the empty highway not really seeing anything but going over Mong’s life in my head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Knowing this, our soldiers cut off the Youns’ heads and hide them in bushes or toss them in the jungle so they cannot be found. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

What the occupants had to say upon finding an unattached head rolling to a halt at their feet can only be imagined. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I looked past Cotton, and there was a head full of tight curls poking out the passenger side window, a sly grin on her face. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

You’d almost think he was a regular Asian kid with a shaved head if it wasn’t for the nasty scars on his cheeks. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she had to shake her head a long time but not tonight. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That's the one," said the little hairy man, his head questing from side to side as if he were preoccupied, or a little nervous. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

There were silver stars hanging up and down the hallway behind the cafeteria, swaying just over their heads. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He headed with his team upstairs to see the patient. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“But it did look like it had no head,” Jojo insisted. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I sank to the floor and laid my head on top of my crossed arms. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

His head snaps up and Jason stares hard — right into my eyes. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Spot me a ciggie?” a homeless lady asks, and I shake my head. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He says to the horse, G’up ower that, and the horse shakes his head and rattles the harness and Mr. Hannon laughs.That fool of a horse loves to work, he says. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Nia swishes her head and her hair slides around her dark eyes. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But when I opened my mouth, the old man cut me a warning look and gave his head a quick shake. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

True to her heritage, the head librarian talked a mile a minute. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Certainly they didn't act as though they were heading for a very sociable evening. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my head to the rain, to wash my face and clear the nasty stench that lodged in my nostrils, as if my insides were rotting. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Chess put a hand on Finn’s head and one on Emma’s shoulder. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She pushed her way into the room just as I was putting Rufus’s pillow under his head. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and said I didn’t, even though obviously I did ’cause of my journal. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Their heads clustered above the trunks in the green shade; heads brown, fair, black, chestnut, sandy, mouse-colored; heads muttering, whispering, heads full of eyes that watched Ralph and speculated. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It looked around the training room and jerked its head toward some of the equipment. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

This thought drifted about in his head but failed to gain meaning. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

By day his mouth tasted of metal and his head ached. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She starts to shake her head, but Mister Brother has superhuman hearing and whips the case open and hands me the necklace before she finishes. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He stood there for a long moment in silence, and to her astonishment he had never looked more like an ordinary man — with his head bowed and his shoulders slumped, he seemed almost weary. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perrington shook his head, putting a hand on his broadsword as he thought for a moment. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Layla, who had picked up Aaron, tilted her head at her sister. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you have a husband who’ll take off my head if he sees me dancing with you?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Clouds gathered above them and she raised her head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It sticks to his teeth and he turns his head sideways when he chews, trying to get it off. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruthie shakes her head and latches her tiny hand on my skirt, pulling me in the direction of Miss Preston's office. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A thought formed in my head, then another and another. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She shook her head, playing with the fringes of my scarf. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Or there could be a bat, hanging upside down from the ceiling, and in a minute I'll bang and bang until it falls down on your head. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

My head seemed airy and my step unsteady. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She sat up, banged her head, cursed, felt around, and got up more carefully. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She would hit him on the head over and over with an axe. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She bumped her head getting into the car. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Finally challenged in the classroom and on the water, he excelled in both areas, and when he graduated in 1926, Washington quickly hired him as the freshman crew coach, and then as head coach. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Effective this date, Dorothy J. Vaughan, who has been acting head of the West Area Computers unit, is hereby appointed head of that unit.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

"I can have your head off anytime I want. Why would I need to poison you?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

On those nights the storm made an incredible noise, and we could not converse by voice, unless we shouted with our heads together. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder what would happen if I dropped this stone on his head?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Drum says, “Hard knock on the head, Mason.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I knew there were things going on in my head, a fantasy life, that somehow corresponded to the books I read. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Volta shook his head and looked at the blood pooling in his palms. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She put her head on my shoulder and held me so tight that she nearly choked off my breath. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pink-enameled scales covered their torsos; on their heads were perched elongated helms complete with pointed steel beaks and crests of bobbing pink feathers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then he got on the interstate heading west instead of east, and it took twenty minutes to turn around again. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

As she headed out the door, Moss asked, “Where is she going?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He swung its metal head into the stump in front of him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She’d read and reread it enough times now that the words ran through her head without her having to turn on the light to see them. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Tears run down Aibileen’s face and finally she just lays her head on the table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

These fortunates had their caps crammed into their pockets or pushed back on the head. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taller than most, she gazes at them over the head of her dark friend. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, doggone-it-all, learning a lesson that way just don’t stick in your head. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

When he stands, he's almost a head taller than me, and he smells like deodorant. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Each time my foot hits the ground, pain slices into my head, but I can’t stop. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sophie, smiling, shook her head and started to explain when, with absolutely no warning, Mr. Corcoran flung his arms around her and burst into tears. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When be swept it over Tyrion's shoulders it enveloped him head to heel, with a cowl that could be pulled forward to drown his face in shadows. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It had formed early during my development and made a mess of my face, pushing my eyes to either side of my head. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She puts on her jacket and starts heading for the door. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The lesson here is that you can fall in love with a story you have in your head. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Leo rang the All clear bell and headed for the stairs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I can see the white glimmer of her face, the dark scarf or hood around her head, or is it hair? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Around midnight, Mami came fussing down the hall to our bedrooms in those fuzzy slippers of hers with the bobbysocks and a roller cap on her head. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She tilts her head and looks at me funny. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Cyrus walked to the kitchen stoop before he stopped and raised his head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And I know there are many questions and worries in your head.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Thoughts were bouncing around my head like the balls in a pinball machine, and I didn’t want to hear any of them. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clutched the glass in one hand and held my head back with the other. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I can barely keep my eyes from rolling out of my head the way he’s fawning over her. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to shake my head, but it was too heavy. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He groveled on his belly and came up to her smiling, head lowered humbly. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cooling tingle is grounding, helps me concentrate on the outside of my head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

While they try to predict what dishes will be served, I keep seeing the old man’s head being blown off. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ridges of white cloud now covered all the sky above my head, and the sun was hidden. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Candy Man ran his hand along the back of his head. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When I got there, I laid my head down on my desk. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the horses would try to rear back their heads and smash their riders with the tops of their massive skulls. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The banner thudded into the soft earth where Basil’s head had been a fraction of a second before. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She would cough through the playing to remind them of the potential of the moment, and shake her head at the frailty of human flesh. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

A huge bony cleaning woman with white hair flapping all over her head came in the morning and the evening to do the heaviest work. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Firenze slowed to a walk, warned Harry to keep his head bowed in case of low-hanging branches, but did not answer Harry’s question. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

His head will erupt first, the voice speculated. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Criteria like this can be used to determine how likely it is that sequences of heads and tails or Xs and Os or hits and misses are randomly generated. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of his eye, Will saw the golden monkey crouching to spring, and set his hand on the knife; but Mrs. Coulter shook her head very slightly, and the monkey relaxed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She hurled a heavy glass ash tray at his head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Ugwu did not look to see how deep the knife wound on his head was. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kvothe gestured for Chronicler to set down his pen and stretched, lacing his fingers together above his head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I kept my head low so that I did not have to look at anybody. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A nurse and a doctor look me over from head to toe. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Every head in the store turned to look at me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She raised herself from the pillow, holding her head between her hands. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hurry away from the soldier, passing all the forlorn people handcuffed by the curb, and join the mob heading toward the school, all of us breathing a communal sigh of relief. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There’s a heartbeat of silence followed by the whoosh of an empty Coke bottle flying at my head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I spy Miss Duncan heading back our way and I nod. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He lifted his head again, blinked at the moon, and quickly shut his eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Connor does a full spin—his arms held out at his sides, the hood of his yellow raincoat drawn over his head—and says, “Is this it? Is this where X marks the spot?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He’s pretty bad at it, for someone who’s definitely headed to Harvard. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Matt could imagine him as a boy, long before the events that had blunted his nose and reamed him with scars from head to toe. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there was a young mouse with a head on his shoulders. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I select a red-and-white one and place it over my head. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She shook her head, and she could tell her breaths were too fast and too small. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then he plants his hat on his head and turns away. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s what I say in my head, though. Especially when I feel lonely. See my mom’s the littler one who’s smilin’. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Derby, as if returning from another place, shook his head and coiled the whip. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hit him on the back of his head with the flat of her hand. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Dan was standing perfectly still, with eyes closed and head hanging down. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hung his head and walked away behind the wire screen. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

If there’s a fish, we’ll do our best to net it, step on it to hold it down, whack it over the head, stick a knife in back of its eyes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She whispers to Miss Barry and they look at me and shake their heads. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m not trying to be mean—honest—but it just never occurred to me that Melody had thoughts in her head.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Horns of fire on his head and smoke leaking from his nostrils and, in his skeletal hand, a list newly charged with addresses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Blunt had gone, Hab grinned and shook his head. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

His file also contained a school photo, showing a thin, stoic boy with a shaved head. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The boulder slammed into the creature’s head and swept its body off the wall. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The only thing that I could tell was that he’d picked a perfect throwing rock, the exact same kind of rock I’d use if I was about to chunk someone in the head. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Three heads turn to see who’s calling them, and they all lift their hands to wave. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The King reached out and grasped Kaisa’s shoulder and said, “Well done,” and she bowed her head to him. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might easily have died, if the water had come up over his face, or if he had bashed his head much harder. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

As the lunch period was ending, she got up but did not head straight for the exit. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

When she read, I felt a Cleaving in my Mind—As if my Brain had split—her own head answered, A Canyon opened—where before there had been smooth land. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He touched the small radio to Michael’s blond head. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

My lips turn upward in a weak smile, but what I really want to do is smack her one good time upside the head. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and huffed, so mad that I could've untied my shoes and flung them into the stands. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The head wave finally passes round the middle a October and we get ourselves a cool fifty degrees. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The people I passed would look me up and down, and I would look back, give the traditional head nod, and then go back to practicing my crossover dribble. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He let the new count in his head fill the awkward silence that followed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She slumped into a chair and laid her head on her arms. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Isabella drops her head, letting her hair fall into her face. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then she looked across at me, a frown on her face, and began shaking her head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance, I hear a splintering crack and my head snaps up just in time to see a short branch fall from the canopy, crumpling in the undergrowth below. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As I pass the offended crowd, I lower my head. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

At the housekeeper’s sharp question, Rachel’s little head came up from the depths of the shawl like a turtle from a shell. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The moments passed, and eventually I found that I could raise my head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was small with a creamy brown head. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The cigar was the only real thing about her at that moment, and the smoke it made billowed round her head in blue clouds. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Ocean laughed as he stood up, shook his head, and smiled. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He flipped through the pages, hands, heads, bottoms, in silence, chewing his pencil. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hands behind his head so, that his arms were bent and looked like wings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The head wiggled as hands stuck food into the chicken beak. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her silver hair is piled atop her head and held in place with a small jeweled black cage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The whisper of delight was loud this time, and men nodded their heads and smiled. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

This all flashes through my head in an instant as President Snow’s eyes bore into me on the heels of his threat to kill Gale. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sat by the nightstand, her hat still on her head, its feather drooping, and her black Bible in her lap. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“And then you got on my shoulders, but you didn’t notice the door and you banged your head and we both crashed to the floor!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Zola holds her head in her hands as if I am giving her a very big headache. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Kino heard the baby whimper, and he knew from the muffled sounds that Juana had covered his head with her shawl. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jacob tries to crane his head around, under the weight of the leather shoe-sole, pinning his neck. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She hug harder and pet the back of my head. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Moss smiled at her and the two of them grabbed their empty cups and headed downstairs, dropping the cups into the nearly full tub of dirty dishes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Nina gave a frustrated shake of her head. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“If I do this ..he says. I shake my head no, but he holds up a hand. “ Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Above me is the head and neck of a deer. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We were about to head to the work yard as always. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi never showed up, so I walked back over the bridge and headed down River Road to her house. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The grass here was waist high with clusters of sleepy blooms nodding their heavy heads in the blue light. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, on the other side of the path, the fern parted and there looked out a long, dog-like head, striped black and white. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The magistrate shot Anya a dark look before turning away and heading up the hill to the road. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Dark liquid rolled off its head and spread into a puddle on the floor. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t bad, either, Harry thought, licking it as they watched a gorilla scratching its head who looked remarkably like Dudley, except that it wasn’t blond. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“You got lucky. That’s all,” he said as his head lolled forward and he stumbled even closer to me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She rotated her head and stared straight at me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He could have sent letters to the heads of the Jewish communities in those cities. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Full-grown and in full armor, she sprang from his head. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he heard Thornton’s command repeated, he partly reared out of the water, throwing his head high, as though for a last look, then turned obediently toward the bank. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Fisher’s voice is like a Mama-smack on the back of the head, and I jump. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mom smiled in acknowledgment and headed up to the loft. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the sides of my head with my hands, pulling my hair back. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

My head is light and my lips are dry. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The lord's seat at the head of the table had been left empty, but Robb sat to the right of it, with Bran across from him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They even made a game out of it; whoever swept the most chimneys got first pick from the dactyl squad and could decide which way they headed next. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I pull the head off a nearby rose. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“So how come you can make up poems right off the top of your head?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The bugs are still in my head, and won’t come out. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s like being a house-elf,” complained Ron in an undertone, still massaging his head as he and Harry followed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I head home, kicking myself because I got so flustered I didn’t even think to ask what his relationship to The Rock Star is. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He winced and shook his head, hoping now that no one was there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And then one day, as it happened, they each turned a particular corner at the same moment and headed off in the same direction, side by side. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has a tattoo of a devil’s head on his left forearm and a tattoo of a dagger on the back of his right hand between the thumb and forefinger. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mong turned his head suddenly and puked against the cave wall behind him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The plane swooped down off the porch, then suddenly caught an updraft and climbed higher than their heads, looped and glided smoothly to the grass. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then Lady Constance tossed her head and stamped both her feet in impatience. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I put my head back down and sat quietly while the others talked. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Rab, Mr. Lorne, and Johnny all had their heads over the drawing board where the second letter was pieced together and spread out. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dismounted at the riverbank and watched as Maila lowered her head to the water. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The woman put her hands to her head, tears flooded from her eyes, and she flung herself full-length on the grass, weeping with a passion that touched Malcolm’s heart with fear. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I do stop to tie my shoes, and I’m wobbly while I do it because my head is still dizzy. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Samuel’s eyes looked over the heads of his friends, out of the dark forge to the yellow sunlight. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the wind and sea had gone to his head, for he backed away from me, barking stupidly, and began racing round the beach after nothing at all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s—” I began, but he silenced me with a shake of his head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The room is crowded tonight with men and women from the neighborhood—some with their heads wrapped with white fabric like Madrina. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

First off, I don’t go through the line for anything, to avoid that vulnerable moment of coming out into the lunchroom, that moment when every head lifts and evaluates: friend, enemy, or loser. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Emily tore off a strip, and they headed back to their building as fast as they could go. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As I head back to Blackcliff, I try to make sense of what just happened. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The gourd head began to rot in the sun and collapse upon itself, oozing and purple like a bruise. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Even as he knelt over her, he knew there wouldn’t be another mistake; that the minute he stood up Guitar would try to blow his head off. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Director steps past me, presumably heading to his office in the admin building. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He was a short, stocky man with a large head and receding hairline. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

With the last of her savings she’d headed over to the photography store on West 17th, where a young man sold her film and paper as she tried not to stare at his yarmulke. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“What’s up?” he said to her, tipping his head and smiling. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Above the looming cliff, the pale wadded clouds reminded her of Einar's sheep when, after the snowmelt, they still huddled for warmth but with heads down moved across the meadow nibbling at new shoots. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As I head to the bathroom, I think about Nuah and his offer to tell me teeth jokes. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell if he was tired or mad; I didn’t feel like talking to him, so I just concentrated on keeping the old pickup headed north. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Percy, Hazel, and Frank ate breakfast early, then headed into the city before the senate was due to convene. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see,” she said, propping her head up. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they headed into the ultimate showdown against Midland Lee, they were two opposites, one plunging so fast he could barely hold on anymore, the other soaring beyond all expectations. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you go into the jungle—” Tool shook his head. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Holding the chicken by its legs, he swings it like a bat and smashes its head against the stone wall. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The part about the squished box I just think in my head. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we headed on home by way of this ice cream place around the corner and down a block from the library. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She thought, looking at her feet, and then raised her head. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The flower heads had already been snapped from the stems. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, with a shrug, a shake of his head, and an affectionate smile, he said, “Reynie, my good young friend, you are most entirely welcome.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Wes arrived in his room, he found Levy lying back on the bed, his feet crossed and hands behind his head with his fingers interlocked. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

His head was down and he had both hands on his staff. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The officers told him to face the car, spread his legs, and put his hands on his head. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

"So naturally you stopped," he said, bowing his head again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Passing near the din, the godly people dropped their heads and conversation ceased. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. It’s hard to see inside the head of the brave.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She'd pop that invisible hat on her head, go to the airport, and get on a plane headed back to the United States. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But Calliope’s head, like a midwest- erner who always got the fashions late, still thought it was the sixties. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Looking around, I shake my head, like I need a double take. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Simon catches my eye and raises his eyebrows, and I shake my head slightly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I heard Mr. Huffer pull the sheet back up over her, so I stuck my head around the corner. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I turned left and headed down the sidewalk. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A rush of warmth fills me but, even so, my head and my heart battle with each other for the next hour while we walk in silence. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he looked up at me, I recognized Matt—stocky, red-cheeked, a lot older and nearly bald with a fringe of gray hair bordering the sides of his head—but still Matt. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then, holding their heads high, the young soldiers drove into captivity. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“She said Dumbledore’s got his reasons,” said Ron, shaking his head darkly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I let her towel-dry it and braid it up on my head. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The first three inmates were bleeding badly around the head; the officers wore latex gloves. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the dead man’s head was a hat decorated with fox teeth, and on his wrists twenty-five ivory bracelets. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly shake my head free of the image. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was like a bird that has dashed its head against glass and that has been picked up by a human hand. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I remove my hat and scratch my head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Before I could say anything, he slammed the oven door and stalked away shaking his head. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

If there had been a vase, we would have squashed it, because our heads moved completely together and our Ups landed in the right place, which was on the other person s lips. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Moss tilted his head up and smiled, a tooth missing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He shook his head, choked, realized that he was close to crying. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

He held himself alert as he lay with his head on his forepaws. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He turned his head and saw several men pushing through the crowd toward the door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Blood seeped down both sides of his head, some into his eyes, crusting there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She would fly above my head as I slid and plunged and rolled to the creek. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his head off his pillow then and spoke directly in her face. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waved her hand at me and shook her head. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Micah’s words pop into my head: If it's ice cream, text me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Donovan paused, and then very slowly nodded his head, “Did you?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

So we sat around knocking our heads together, trying to figure out a way to get clothes. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“But I can’t cut off his head without cutting his neck,” he said. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I thought she hadn’t heard me, and I leaned my head against the window. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She flung herself onto her pillows, pulling the blankets above her head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The worm in Grayson’s head had long since ceased to be a tiny tickle; it was now a maddening itch. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his present situation, such futile ideas went through his head, while he pushed himself right up against the door and listened. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not headless—it’s a white cow with a black head, you little featherbrain!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I put my cheek down on the top of her head and smelled her hair. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled his head down toward her and kissed his mouth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody’s head down, working and breathing and thinking their thoughts and helping the people around ’em. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

His head nodded to rest on his shoulder and for a short while he slept. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even in winter the roadsides were places of beauty, where countless birds came to feed on the berries and on the seed heads of the dried weeds rising above the snow. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe she’d use them to pelt him in the head so he could stop doing things like hiding behind freezer doors at the Super Saver. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

"This is as much of the galaxy as you can fit in a bedroom. And that"—she leaned over to see what was directly above my head—"well, that looks like the Gemini Twins." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Running low on fuel, Stockdale headed back to his carrier, the Ticonderoga. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The direwolf turned his head and looked down at him, baring his fangs in a silent snarl. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He wiped a hand over his head and then held his fist in front of his mouth for a moment. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Another lady rolled up her husband’s raincoat and made her little children lie down on the floor with their heads on it. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The pain in my head was almost unbearable now, and I remember moaning. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she opens her mouth: “With your feet on the air and your head on the ground...” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh! talk of me if you like,” cried Edna, clasping her hands beneath her head; “but let me think of something else while you do.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

His body stiffened and he drew down his head and peeked out from under a fallen branch. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Citra wanted to be angry at Rowan for this, but she knew, whatever else was going on in that head of his, this was not his doing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

That's when he tried to kiss me good night for the first time, and I angled my head to offer a cheek. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They roll back into his head, and all the tension falls from his body. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She tried to explain herself, not wanting to sound like a coward who didn’t want to face the truth, but Pet shook its head. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I guess that was just as well, because I was looking at the tomatoes May and Rosaleen were slicing and rehearsing in my head how I would say, So will you have some tomatoes, June? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And headed back toward the bass stands, eating the jelly beans as I went, so lost in thought that I almost tripped over Mouse, who lay sunning herself on the path. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

It vibrated inside my head to the point that I felt my brain had shaken loose from its anchor. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

You take your lumps, duck your head, and get the whole thing over as quickly as possible. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Ask him. He knows—Mr. Know-All!” said Mary Poppins, nodding her head scornfully at Michael. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Some of them would even pat me on my head, as if I were a little pet monkey that had just done well at obeying a command. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

So much blood’s rushing and gushing to my head it might blow straight off my neck. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I knew Alex was on the baseball team last year, so I headed for the fields behind the high school. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I can see it happening in my head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

With a flurry of warnings and arm movements, Kathy herded the girls and their gear into the minivan and headed across the Mississippi to the West Bank. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Nunu giggled and twisted as her daddy rubbed his head on her tummy. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her arms were looped around his head and when she tightened her grip he rose through it, desperate to breathe, up to his full height and enfolded her, crushing her head against his chest. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Rashid sat on the dining chair completely motionless, his head between his hands. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma began, turning her head right to left to right again, looking up and down the street. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A twig snapped somewhere to his right and he jerked his head in that direction. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“They are eating everything,” the plump one said, shaking his head. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As the Chippewa headed north, up the lake toward the finish line at Sheridan Beach, a navy cruiser and nearly four hundred other vessels flying purple and gold pennants joined her. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He laid his hand softly on Pippin’s head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He lifted her face with a skeletal hand and turned her head from side to side. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted her head from her dad’s shoulder and rolled her eyes after making sure he was watching. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

My performance on the strip started showing that I was headed in the right direction. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Daddy threw down his napkin like he was going to follow her, then changed his mind and sat with his head in his hands. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slip out of the house around eight o’clock and head toward the town square. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The relief is so immediate, and the sigh I breathe so deep, I forget Jupe has her head on my chest and can feel it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I stand up, change my shirt, spray on some cologne, and head to the bathroom to wash my face. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Koil Street? Let me see.” he put up his hand to scratch his head, but, the burden being there, withdrew it. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

They huddled just under the bank, their slick heads in a row against the bright water. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also used the time to clear my head about my own life. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He pulled the car into the station, presented the ticket, got the trunk, hoisted it to the running board, and headed again for the Dalton home. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He headed along it, looking for the trash can where he was supposed to drop the briefcase. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

An old woman, slight, in a silver gown with a loose scarf covering her head, shuffles forward. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then she lay full length in the metal channel and leaned her head sideways to hear as well as she could. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We pulled our heads out of the room and let the doors close. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Sharp points came out of her head, the rays of the Virgin's halo, though they could just as well have been the horns of a demon woman. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But it did no good, all this fault laying, all these harangues of accusations bouncing in her head. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

There were books piled on every seating option, so she sat on the floor, not bothering to take off her backpack, and put her head between her knees. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The taller one has a shaved head and a scar that cuts diagonally across part of his scalp. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then Father coiled up his queue into a tight bun behind his head and pinned it there. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It tumbled and bounced across the hillside, scattering rocks; headed upward, it came at last to a grinding, skittering stop. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Miss Honey asked from the head of the table. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m at a 50 percent rate for smacking my head when I wake up. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I thought it was,” I said, leaning my head down on her shoulder. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“We’re heading for the First Illinois Bank over on State Street.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The two round yellow heads bent towards each other, and Momma’s strong hands cradled the back of Sammy’s little head. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The notion of studying German or abnormal psychology flitted through my head. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

After a lunch of milled corn and salted cabbage, the exhausted children, their faces and clothes covered in coal dust, headed back to the coalface, carrying candles in the ink-black mine. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Burger had been loaned as an aide-de-camp to the head of the medical division of the storm troopers, a former Olympian athlete and doctor named Emil Ketterer. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Candice poked her head into her mother’s office to tell her what they were up to. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gat calls my name as I am heading up the walkway to New Clairmont. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Send me against my uncle, and I will bring you back his head, and the head of this false dragon too.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There could be no waiting now; when the watcher turned his head, Kino must leap. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She breathed—in and out, in and out—and tilted her head, her sharp kneecaps pushing against her cheekbone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I nod and pull the covers up over my head. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Chapter Eleven located the tiny doorknob level with his head and, using all his strength, pulled it open. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It’s my sanctuary from the thoughts that cloud my head. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The Object’s eyes remained closed throughout; her head was often turned slightly away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Now that they are on stage, he switches to a definite noun phrase: the herons head. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Wheelie called out “Bruce?” and a guy with a short gray beard popped his head into the waiting room. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Thom, Rado, and I hunkered in the mangroves and held our skateboards over our heads, to keep the raindrops out of our eyes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But as we headed into the corridor, Trent approached me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She was very upset, pacing back and forth, saying whatever came into her head, and she still hadn’t gone upstairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Hassan smiled with great satisfaction, pulled down his shirt, and headed down the stairs. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Uhmma sits on the bed, her body hunched forward, her head in her hands. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Clydesdale was nodding his head vigorously, and seemed about to speak again. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Not that he’d recognized its divinity at first — not in this flat rectangle wrapped in checkerboard paper; its attached clump of gray ribbon curlicues looked like the head of a mop. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear his voice in my head, but the words are like ghosts. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black ring on his finger pulsed, and her head gave a throb of pain in response. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Ranging in height from one to five inches, the fairy has a minute humanoid body, head and limbs but sports large insect-like wings, which may be transparent or multi-coloured, according to type. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The one who hit me over the head with her shoe.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Helvi ladled the head with some broth and potatoes into a saucer and put it on the floor. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head at the girl, but I was feeling a chuckle somewheres. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We get in and set out on our familiar, unfamiliar street and head off into a world where fresh roots are already growing deep in the fertile ruins of what used to be. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

So tomorrow, with only twenty- seven dollars left of the money raised in Kansas City, they were heading west again, to Texas, to Nevada—“nowhere definite.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ladies will notice the hair on your head and the spring in your step. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hardly a moment later, the kettle was grabbed off and Jemmy's head stood exposed. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head slowly, as if defeated, and then lets her eyes meet mine again. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Dad stared at her and then shook his head and went inside. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Watching him, in fact, she felt a little...she took a deep breath and shook her head. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I raised my head, as did one or two others. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He drove them into the middle of a forest, got out, looked around, shook his head, got back in the car, and off they went again. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He scrunched his nose on principle as he descended the last set of stairs and headed down the hall that opened up to it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When she was twenty feet above Alice’s head, she scooped her wings, dropped her secondary feathers, and braked herself. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Montag's face was entirely numb and featureless; he felt his head turn like a stone carving to the dark place next door, set in its bright borders of flowers. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because learning this new thing about G’ma just makes his head spin around all the other new stuff he’s learned. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Charlie puts his hands over his head and smiles from ear to ear as the machine scans him. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“What goes on in that head of yours?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She kept leaning over and yelling in the guys ear, and every time she did, he’d throw his head back and howl at the balloon sky. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The old woman finished untying her head wrap and let it fall to the ground. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Right now it showed the living room in the Big House: a cozy fire on the hearth and Seymour, the stuffed leopard head, snoring contentedly above the mantel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted to dance to this music in my head, but when I took a step, I tumbled into the creek with a wild splash. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The girl had raised her head and was looking around. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

With so little housing for so many people, landlords could charge whatever came into their heads. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

All I can think of is Abuela’s warnings about head injuries. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“All this time, there I was thinking you were dying a the cancer or sick in the head. Poor Miss Celia, all day long.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As if they had thoughts buzzing around in their heads that, if said aloud, would make them seem strange. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She was clad all in black, from head to heel, and wore no gold nor gems, but she was highborn, that was plain to see. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Through the throat of one huge leader Aragorn passed his sword with a thrust; with a great sweep Boromir hewed the head off another. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Percy slammed the metal tray on top of Stheno’s head, and she passed out cold. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Back in the fourth grade, my teacher would have us lay our heads on our desks after we came in from recess. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a few minutes later, there is this one moment when our heads get really close together. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The sub looks at Shay and shakes her head, but kids are already laughing, so what’s the difference? Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Hill tiptoes against the sideline while stretching his head back to pick up the ball. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head strikes the floor, and then he’s kicking me until my flesh is minced. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

"The point was to show him—" Pong shook his head and started again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Holding it in both hands, she raised it high above her head. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At this, both Helpers shook their heads and said, “Everything is just as it should be.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

If the lake is just ahead, I know which direction to head toward the cave. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had a blanket tucked around her, and her head was thrown back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She was so much taller than me, I had to tilt my head back just to see her expression. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

When they finally came back, they were both shaking their heads. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

While we waited for Mnyamani to map out our bottle-stealing itinerary for the day, out of the corner of one eye I saw a group of schoolboys coming down the street, heading in our direction. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little boy nodded his head but kept his eyes on his bowl. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Trying to get Greg to get his head into the books.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Would you believe that for me right then it was like one of those comic books where the light bulb goes on over Mandrake the Magician’s head? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth and directed a jet of noise right in their faces, so that their heads rang and they nearly fell backward. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She reached down to the table, grabbed the knife, and then, as everyone watched, plunged it deep into the thick, meaty head of the inkfish. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The men wore plain, casual jackets and baggy pants, and all of them had caps on top of their heads. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The ride isn’t more than fifteen minutes, but I wake up in front of our house, my head resting easy on her shoulder, my feet curled up underneath me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He looked about him, shaking his head gravely. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her gray tunic was torn and smeared with blood and filth, and her head had been crudely shaved. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Ash reluctantly closed her fingers around the hairbrush and raised it to her stepmother’s head. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dining room, a grandly dressed woman sat at the head of the table and laughed until she began to wheeze. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The guy at the table keeps popping in and out of my head. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

A new voice in my head spoke to me with militarylike discipline: Discover ink sprayed on the contents of your locker—don’t fret about it, deal with it. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Man and horse alike lowered their heads as he asked the mare for more speed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But instead of heading for the castle, he banked and flew straight at Sorrento, closing the distance between them in the space of a few seconds. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and put his head down on the crate. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

They tilt their heads in the same way, they are both small and fair-haired. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The ghouls scrabbled back down the rocky cliffs to the road, beneath a sky the color of bad blood, and they headed towards Ghulheim. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I certainly hope your head isn’t too sore. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I know exactly what she’s about to say, so I count down in my head. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We turn down another road and head into an area dense with trees. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It’s a wonder a bird didn’t land on my head for a rest. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bro me right now,” Radar says, but he’s shaking his head and laughing. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her head lay limp in the crook of his arm and his hand reached for the hem of her dress, caught it in his fingers and gathered it up slowly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a split second, Axel adds this fact to the growing list in his head. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We watched him turn his head this way and that, like adjusting the dial on a radio. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I shook it in front of his nose and he jerked his head to keep it away. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Everyone turned and wandered off in twos and threes, heading back to the cabins. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But before I knew what was happening, we were headed out the door, down the hallway, and up the stairs. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The creature turned its head to look at Ilya, copper eyes burning. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I let my head fall back against the seat to wait. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When it’s over, I jump off the stool and head for the bleachers, where the others are sitting. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She picked up her schoolwork, kissed me goodbye, and before heading out the door asked me again if I’d eaten. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

His eyebrows are bare, his head is bare, his cheeks are bare as a baby’s bottom—but chubbier. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“It was thundering when I left Lanyon,” he said, “the sky was like ink over my head. Why in the name of God doesn’t it rain?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I took her hand and we headed home in silence. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They opened fire,” mumbled David, who was sitting alongside me, shaking his head with disbelief. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weatherman says, “Katrina is headed directly for New Orleans. If you haven’t gotten out, buckle down. It’s going to be a wild ride. Perhaps devastating.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He got back in his car and headed north to Willits, where he spent several days visiting with Pollard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned her head upon her hand to shade her eyes from the light “And what have you been seeing and doing and feeling all these days?” he asked. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

At 5:00 p.m., as the storm intensified, the Russian headed up alone to attempt to save him. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

When I invite her in, she shakes her head. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Prosper shook his head again, as if he still couldn’t believe what Victor was saying. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

That color of blue filled Pong's mind as he put his head down and started walking south. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Will lay curled up fast asleep, with his head on the rucksack to protect the knife. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was a family photograph, and it showed a beautiful dark-haired woman, who could have been Doctor Gordon's sister, smiling out over the heads of two blond children. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

No people poked their heads out of their massive homes to investigate the intruders. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He shrugged, tucked the laptop under his arm and headed out to his car. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

When my head comes into sight, a gasp ricochets through the living room. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, in order, he thought of her holding his head and his baby crying, crying with longing, wanting something and in a way feeling that he was getting it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“How you feeling?” he asks, and points to his head. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Second, I don’t think the ballistae will do any good. That shell is like Nemean Lion skin. Its head isn’t any softer.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He smiled when my hand brushed up against his head. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I started moving away and heading for the door John went to Mr. Pignati and just took his arm lightly trying to turn him away from the empty cage. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

It look like it was gonna hit right on top of my head. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A slight tilt of his head, and a hesitant nod, makes me remember what Lily said. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Losing his head, Harry tried to make a run for it, but the dwarf seized him around the knees and brought him crashing to the floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

After the supplies were rigged for an airlift, Oshiro and Big Jim would head out in the chopper to the camps. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Above the din was heard the hysterical voice of an officer ordering them to surrender and come down single file with their hands on their heads. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nods, touching my head gently before heading out the door. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I am standing against a building, the back of my head pressed against the bricks, watching adults take my place over Max. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His head is tilted to the left to show His great sorrow. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He helped her get seated, then turned and headed back toward me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Without even bothering to put his glove back on, he began digging the icy snow under Kevin’s head and under the tree branch, so he could pull Kevin out. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He felt that she knew every feeling and thought he had at that moment and he turned his head away in confusion. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sela sat up, rubbing her head, trying to recognize her surroundings. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The loathsome demon stood three times as tall as a man and had the head of a dragon crowned by three horns. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She whacked me in the back of the head again. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The driver had a narrow escape, as a broken board penetrated his cabin and just missed his head. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Because inside Ivy’s head, it was loud, loud, loud. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Malcolm put a screw in the vise and filed away part of the head to show Mr. Taphouse what he meant. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Deep down I was afraid for my safety—terrified of getting my head blown off, like Cynthia had, in a Klan explosion. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I hate maroon,” Ron moaned halfheartedly as he pulled it over his head. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

My conversation this afternoon with Missus Stein is still racing through my head. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I eye her every move, from the way she stands with her Miss New Jersey crown perfectly balanced on her head to the way her eyes smile as she’s answering questions. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He stood up and smacked me lightly on the side of my head. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Em’s was serious, lips slightly puckered, head tilted. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Olmsted was nearly seventy, his mouth aflame, his head roaring, each night a desert of wakefulness. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Finnick and I fall back in the sand, laughing our heads off. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

At last, he pinned Mom’s hands behind her head. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He replayed it in his head, trying to convince himself that he’d said it so quietly, under his breath, that maybe his dad hadn’t heard. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

In the back of his head, another thought crossed his mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The music filled Bod’s head and chest with a fierce joy, and his feet moved as if they knew the steps already, had known them forever. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She’s got dark circles under her eyes and her hair is all over her head. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Johnson said he gonna mess around and get himself shot in the back of the head.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her head felt light, as if the house were in an elevator heading swiftly downward. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I...I wasn’t asleep,” I say defensively, lifting my head. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

We picked up hundreds of students from other schools and then headed for the stadium. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it sprang up and hissed as a guy stuck his head up from inside the dumpster, waving a wedge of old pizza. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

There’s a head wearing a dunce hat and “Ally” is written underneath. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She slipped a hand under the girl’s head, and with the other lifted the damp strands of hair off her forehead. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Viola sidestepped and tossed her head, bellowing again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When I show up with the water and cookies, he shakes his head in the doorway. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My head buzzes from trying to look everywhere at once. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I ducked; it missed me, but whammed Maria on the head and sent her plunging headlong into the mud. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She landed in an open field and raised her head just in time to see a splash of bright red flush across the dark grass toward her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Some had their arms in slings, others had head or chest wounds. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His head thrashes from side to side on the pillow, one of his hurt hands coming up to shield his closed eyes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Keep my head down, hope no one sees me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my dad, the embers of armageddon will quickly grow into a full-on blazing apocalypse in his head. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I shook my head to clear my mind. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Looking at me, she started shaking her head. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they rolled over on the ground, he turned his head and sank his teeth in Bigwig’s shoulder. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Repeating it in my head again and again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She turned to Frances, sitting smiling, her hands folded, her head poised on her long neck, her lips pursed ready to start talking again. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

In fact, he was younger than Ba — the gray of his hair was wiped away with the cloth as well — and his beard and head were as glossy black as Minli’s. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He patted the palm trunk softly, and, forced at last to believe in the reality of the island, laughed delightedly again and stood on his head. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The medium threw back his head and bared his teeth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

My parents are going to wonder where I am, so I turn off the lights and head back upstairs, feeling slightly less alone. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Ekon swallowed, tapping his fingers at his side and reviewing their plan in his head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I still had one arm draped over Bluie, in fact, when I awoke just after four in the morning with an apocalyptic pain fingering out from the unreachable center of my head. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow morning. Eight thirty-seven. The red van with the out-of-state plates? You go head to head. You lose. You die.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When the heat made her faint, she awoke with her head smeared into a rafter, her neck feeling like a chicken’s after Alice the cook tried to wring it for supper. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Ray put his head in his hands and cried when they cuffed him. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Way, way down the toilets, into the holding tank—the last place they’d ever stick their heads. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He limped over to his bed and flopped down on it, burying his head in his pillow. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

You’ll be surprised how much better you will feel if you just talk about some of the jumbled up thoughts in your head. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was annoying that he had hit upon an old identity and I shook my head, seeing him purse his lips and eye me sharply. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would point to the clearing, where “words could cost you a bullet in the head.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even..I shook my head in disbelief. “Why would you have a party on Yom Kippur? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He swung his hat off the saddle and snugged it on his head. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A corner of his mouth pulled tight, and he shook his head at me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I feel like I would be okay, too, if I could just take the words swirling around in my head and smoosh them into a poem in my notebook. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“No, Shilling,” she said, stroking his head and planting a soft kiss on his nose with her flickering lips. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Fujiko, when it was her turn, hung her head and emptied her bowels with her arms wrapped around her stomach. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The warrior marched forward and stomped the basilisk’s head under his boot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She changes the music to narcocorridos, those horrible Mexican songs about drug traffickers who buy diamond-encrusted guns and cut each other’s heads off. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He continued to push his foot deep into the grass, cursing his wife as she went on her way, the basket swaying from side to side on her head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

A family without ritual and order was a rootless tribe subject to boredom and anarchy, lowered heads, pouting mouths, and sorrowing memories of friends left behind. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted my head, flexing my arm to raise the rifle into position. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I stay, staring out the window until darkness fills the room, until the five of them walk off in the direction of The Spot, Brian’s lucky hat on Courtney’s lucky head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I poked my head through the curtain and there they were, Mom and Mr. Stokely, wrapped around each other like a couple of tangled-up vines. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my head down and didn’t answer him; he knew what my problem was. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to do this easily, and in spite of its width and weight his body mass at last slowly followed the turning of his head. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tsunamis would rise up and head devastatingly for distant shores. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Something like golden rain seemed to be falling from it — “Excellent!” yelled Ron as the shamrock soared over them, and heavy gold coins rained from it, bouncing off their heads and seats. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I felt like I was on a transporter pad, except no one ever had to hold their hands above their head for three seconds on the Enterprise. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned forward and ducked his head and shoulders far back into the stove for the rest of the ashes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed a pillow up at the top of the sleeping bag, where my head would go. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

In stony silence they all bowed their heads, where they stood or sat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Doc shook his head at us and took his pipe from a drawer in the worktable. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Dad shook his head in annoyance and snapped off the stove with an angry flick of his wrist. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It’s like having your head put in a sack. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I can feel all the list of things I’m going to get in trouble for, mounting and stacking up, right on top of my head. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Officer Delinko started up the car and headed for his apartment. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tilted her head, closed her eyes and opened her mouth. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Blood spurted everywhere, covering me from head to toe. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1906, looking for a place where Harry could make his mark on the world, the young family had left Williamsport, Pennsylvania, headed west, and settled down in Spokane, Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When Teddy slid out, he was head up, facing the ceiling, so that the first thing he saw was me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I stood and headed for the shower, I felt a little bounce in my step. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

A cold, clammy sweat breaks out on my skin and I can't rid myself of the feeling that the boards above my head are about to collapse, to bury me alive under the rubble. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Rather than argue in front of the Ruizs, she turned and headed outside. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Sitti placed a thick cloth pad on her head and heaved the full jug back up there, to carry back to the house. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Medusa’s head was given to Athena, who bore it always upon the aegis, Zeus’s shield, which she carried for him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t thinking about anything, because I was half asleep from the sun beating down on my bare head. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I am too short to see above anyone’s head, so I stare at Will’s back and walk in his wake. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She lifted her shoulders, curled her arms over head and clapped her hands, then stamped her feet, fast, fast, fast on the floor as if she were putting out a fire. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Maxie finally raised her head, but this time I looked away, embarrassed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But instead of apologizing, Vega kinda smirked and then just shook his head and started walking backward toward the door. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

We waved them over our heads, chanting a chant: “Newspapers for sale. Buy a newspaper.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he sat down and bowed his head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a wonder neither she nor David had cracked their heads hover- bouncing across it. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Half his head was bald, but coarse stubble covered his cheeks and chin, and hair grew thickly down his arms, sprouting even from his knuckles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The men shook their heads and walked away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Moving down the wall, staying low and talking rapidly to people, he came at last on Ernest Testaverde, who was returning fire over the coconut logs with his gun held high and his head down. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell them apart, because they all wore blue jeans and torn T-shirts and had their heads shaved bald to keep away lice. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mom was kneeling beside her, stroking the top of her head. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Scoob’s got his window down, and the fresh air gusting into his face as they gobble miles and miles of Texas open road clears his head in a way he doesn’t expect. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Instead of answering, Amah came to the gang and rested her hand on Pinmei’s head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

That day, when Mr. Straight nodded his head after I finished reading my paper, those glasses slid down to the very tip. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she shake her head, cuddling that doll to her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Spit came from die corners of his mouth and his legs contracted up, up into die seat, and his eyes rolled back in his head until there was only white. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head as though he were genuinely surprised by the boy’s condition. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, I didn’t hear that apology,” Brian says, whipping one so close to Fry’s head it makes me wince. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The bird moved its head, as if looking for something, and took a few more steps. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

So I lay down on the floor beside him and patted his head and whispered his name/or hours. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mack swung around and in a moment he was back on the block, heading for his own pad. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Safely on the ground, the woman lifted her head and looked about her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment; Prosper thought he was going to open it, but to his surprise Scipio suddenly slipped out of his jacket, pulled the ribbon off his hair, and took the cap off Mosca's head. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the head of the travelers strode Fflewddur, stepping out briskly on his long, spindly shanks. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

There was a tinkle and a crash as the pieces of Mary Ann’s head hit the floor. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Spurge was fastening a strap around his head. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

That dwarf had already planted enough doubts in his young head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Snape snarled, and he actually turned his head and stared right at the place where Harry was, as though he could suddenly see him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I didn't want to go at first, because I thought Jody would notice the change in me, and that anybody with half an eye would see I didn't have a brain in my head. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Who wouldn’t shake their heads to see it? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

His head hit the ground with an audible ciack that made the crowd gasp, but it was just the golden antler on his helm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You have a morbid aversion to dying. You probably resent the fact that you’re at war and might get your head blown off any second.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She hoped it might be Percy, but instead Frank Zhang poked his head in. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Rafik already had his head tipped off to one side, eyes shuttered, and mouth slightly open. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nina tilted her head and her voice softened. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes?” he said, resting his chin on her head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The shaggy head froze, its snout pointed directly at Butler’s hiding place. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Just as Maurice was poking his head back inside to check out the noise, the zebra leaped over him and into the street. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The younger boys had only cuts and bruises, but Shamsoun had a head injury that required surgery and a weeklong hospital stay. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

His arms reach out from his sides, first one and then the other, until they hang below his head. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Yet the exhaustion in his head overpowered it all. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My head was still reeling from Derrick’s earlier attacks. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He shook his head side to side, just a tiny bit. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

With fresh water and food, we could stay under the willow until he regained his strength, then head back to the city. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t ask, don’t ask,” she said, hanging her long head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The littlest, like the one that had trapped Gum Baby, only had the collar head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Because the edge of the cabinet was so low, Mrs. Frisby could not see her head, but only up to her shoulders. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She cradled her head in her arms and closed her eyes. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifts his head, and I click the bullet into its chamber, raising an eyebrow at him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He pulled a head out from a tide pool. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A town has a nervous system and a head and shoulders and feet. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave him a balloon and got one for myself, and we turned and headed back toward the screen. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As if sensing my stare, she turns her head toward me and waves. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She met it unblinking, brows knit, and just when I thought she’d been silent a beat too long, she shook her head and laughed again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My head jerked up, and I stared at the man. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her chin is bent down and you can see the precise part in her hair, a neat white line drawn from above her left brow then over the black horizon of her head. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, don't follow me. I've no more idea than a gnat where I'm headin'." "Silence," whispered the prince, with a turn of his head. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his arms above his head and lunged at her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe,” she says, but shakes her head as she says it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frantically he gagged harder, twisting his head, straining until he felt blood vessels bulge on his face. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Dad scrubbed his face and shook his head. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

However, if a hotel or high-rise along the ocean leaves its lights on, the turtles will head toward the brighter light of civilization and never make it to the ocean. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Milkman was dressed in World War II army fatigues with a knit cap on his head, they opened some Falstaff beer and began to talk about guns. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She helped the star over to a long wooden table, at the head of which were laid a cleaver and a knife, both of them with hilts of bone and blades of dark glass. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

A hot, prickly feeling of shame spread from the top of Harry’s head all the way down his body. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

His head was dark, crowned with sharp white stars that glittered in the black pools of the sky behind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m having trouble with my head,” said Violet placing her fingers on the crown of her hat. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment of panic before he saw him walking along the beach downshore with the pistol hanging in his hand, his head down. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He lowered one flintlock and scratched the side of his head with the other. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“A real gun! And noise. And fire on my arm. And then my head...” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I know I will sleep well in Toño’s home, my brother here with me, a roof of tejas over my head. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Rage at the unfairness rears its head again. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He pulled his hood up over his head, took up his staff and bag, and followed the Osskilian through the streets of the town and upward into the snowy hills. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I half filled it again from the pail; this time I held it and lifted his head a little with my other hand. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He kissed her again and he felt her arm lifting above his head and he heard the click as the light went out. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Musoke tilted the patient’s head back to open the airway so that he could insert the laryngoscope. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost as an afterthought, he kicked me in the head. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss shook his head at that, looking into Bits’s eyes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Since fourth grade, she’d kept a running list of them and liked to reread it to see if she could get the stories to go further in her head. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

This time the girl didn’t bother shaking her head. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The ever-constant needle taps against my head, waiting for me to crack. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Two breaks later, Minho finally slowed to a walk as they headed down a long corridor that ended in a wall. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I sighed and buried my head in my hands. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Finally, I give up and take out my invisible brushes and just start painting in my head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Then, as the sun went down, they suddenly made up their minds and headed for the trees at the edge of the grassland. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard him, but she continued walking without looking up, following the custom of all the women of her kind who bow their heads before the male. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Peregrine, already seated at the head of the table, stood up and used the sudden quiet as an opportunity to introduce me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Her chest rises, and her head tilts slightly. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, and I see that she’s polishing a flute. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

And just like that, she calmed down and let me tilt her head forward so I could braid the last section, the bit of curls tightly wound at the base of her neck. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then he rested his elbow on the table and scratched his head. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

After a minute, though, she drew back and pulled May’s head to her breast, and it almost seemed like she wanted May to listen now for her heart. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Park's mom pushed him aside and laid Eleanor's head firmly back into the sink. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Not till late afternoon, I believe. I believe it’s around four o’clock. Isn’t that a little over your head, dear?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Loads more than I do,” said Ron, shaking his head. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

"They wouldn't dare touch a hair of my head. I've got friends here that would cut their ears off, and they know it." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Melissa was the name she called herself in the mirror when no one was watching and she could brush her flat reddish- brown hair to the front of her head, as if she had bangs. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I send my love up in a stream of steady light and in my head I think: I love you. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Katherine holds her head high, even though her eyes swim with tears. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And then he and Michael looked at each other and flung back their heads and simply howled with laughter. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

They were the ones Ms. Wockley would wag her finger and shake her head at whenever they walked down the hall or sat together and had secret meetings at lunch. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

By the end of summer Cole had carved a seal’s head, a sparrow in a nest, and a raven. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“That worked out nicely,” Mom says as we’re getting in the elevator to head back upstairs. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I remembered slamming my head into the roof of the cave. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The death scratched his head and held up his hands, but nothing could stop Lyra’s words, nothing could deflect her desire, not even fear: she’d seen worse than death, she claimed, and she had, too. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A sculpture of a guy’s head sits right in the middle of the grass, and when Isabella and I go over to look, I see that of course it is Ralph Waldo Emerson. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I lift my head slightly and bring it down to agree. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He’s sitting in a chair with his head resting in his hands, bent over like he’s been that way since the day I left. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She scrolled down and saw a heading for “Searches Related to Pigpen,” and in the list underneath that, the word code got her attention. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The priest shook his head and went on. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Presently his head drooped forward on the papers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept swiveling his head back and forth, like he expected someone to appear and guide him in the right direction with road flares and fanfare. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I’ll need to get some foam for that bottom...and maybe cardboard for the crocodile head...” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Whew!” she’d say, while my siblings, camped on the stoop of our house to keep an eye on her, shook their heads. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dipped his head and drank and then jumped to a rock, slippery with moss but stable. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She just looked at his head bobbing in the water. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid of that,” Colonel Korn remarked -with an elaborate sigh, locking his fingers together comfortably on top of his smooth, bald, broad, shiny brown head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

On the grass next to him, Lyra was moving her head about, blinking hard. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The head custodian keeps a milk crate jammed in the door frame so he can read his paper in peace when no one’s looking. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Darkness tilted its head up, bringing it closer to Nathan’s eyes. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The sight of him sitting at the head of the Thanksgiving table, carving the turkey like it was his birthright to do so. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I got in one last shot, a right cross to Rick Kerns’s thickboned head. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Isaac reached for a basketball trophy from the shelf above the bed and then held it over his head as if waiting for permission. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Unsure of what’s going on, I take off running along the front of the warehouse, heading for the alley that leads to the airstrip. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, and her name breaks from my mouth. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We came to the end of the path, and the flowers formed an archway above our heads. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me, smiling still, his head on one side. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

John stayed next to me, pushing his ear close to the receiver every once in awhile, and I could see the wheels in his head spinning. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

It Felt exactly like someone had hit me in the head with a church. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You always got to remember that any congolene left in bums a sore into your head.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

His whole head was throbbing violently with the pain of infection from the quills, and more than anything he wanted time to scratch and scratch; to rub the burning cheek along the ground. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just do. You’re my mom and I do. Anyway, you love me and I’m messed up in the head for life.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad looked up with me for a little longer, but when I didn’t elaborate he shook his head and went down into the basement. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Red grabbed a branch, about to swing himself up, when a squirrel jumped down, spooked, and jumped on Reds head. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her head was lying on Mom’s chest and her eyes were half open. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Dad walked ahead of us, fighting a losing battle to keep Laleh upright and walking on a relatively direct heading. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Finally the ground dried out, and Dad headed out to the fields to plow. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Will put down his tote bag and held out his hand, and the cat came up to rub her head against his knuckles, just as Moxie did. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next song starts with a guitar that my head can barely resist. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was in the hospital several days with extensive head injuries. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luxa just shook her head at Henry, who was grinning back at her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He fired his gun again, but the Indians were still heading his way. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Since leaving Señor Santos I have been heading for The North, always always. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He grinned at Alby, then headed straight for the kitchen and food. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I step forward and my mother’s ghost head turns, watching me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I head up to the fifth floor next, to see Miles. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He sat with his aching head in his hands. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wow,” I said, and I shook my head. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z