| 单词 | hero |
| 例句 | The one where the hero comes home to find me gone. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Live well, Percy Jackson. Become a true hero. Because if you do not, if you ever come into my clutches again . . .” She cackled, savoring the idea. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z During the war, the Adventures of Superman program had portrayed its hero fighting Hitler and Mussolini and Hirohito. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He commanded his servants to prepare a banquet fit for a hero. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The fissure split and grew, like those scenes in disaster movies when an earthquake cracks the streets apart and chases the hero. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Yeah, we could have used an epic hero about now. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He was his best friend, his hero and teacher. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Asgard the Golden belonged to the gods; glorious Valhalla to the heroes; Midgard was the battlefield for men, not the business of women. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z To be a hero requires difficult choices and sacrifice. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z "Mummers use them in their follies, to give the heroes something to fight." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero. Not even Hercules—” “POSEIDON!” a voice roared. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Peering through the mists, he glimpsed a broken spire, a headless hero, an ancient tree tom from the ground and upended, its huge roots twisting through the roof and windows of a broken dome. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What are you, a villain or a hero?” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “You know, it might sound odd, but I didn’t even notice. When that baby first cried, I felt like a hero or something.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “You heroes are always the same,” Hades said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Gurgi hastens to obey, mighty lord. He will say no more, not even whisperings of what he saw. No, he will not disturb the sleepings of powerful heroes. See how he leaves, with tearful farewells.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I listened to details of their fights—the punching, the kicking, and the cursing—-the way my father listened to radio broadcasts of boxing matches of the American heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, his biggest hero. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “I Spy with my little eye a hero’s heart, a heart that beats not for itself but for all humanity.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Aru braced herself, waiting to hear the usual lines that they couldn’t possibly be heroes, or that they were too weak, too young, or too...girly. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Ah well, may as well go out a hero. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Return as heroes who have fought and conquered and who know not what it is to turn their backs on the foe.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z "He admits to his weaknesses and in the admitting they become strengths. This is no usual kind of hero." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z A handful of old veterans of the War of 1812 suddenly found themselves reassigned to the role of heroes after years of having been all but forgotten, and their quavering voices added to the din. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m just a girl pretending to be a hero. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z ‘But my heroes. . . you have triumphed over the giants as I knew you would. My plan succeeded beautifully.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I know of him. He is a great war leader, a hero! He is not...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Then he asked her if she believed that she was a hero. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Among them all, Jinx was hailed as a local hero for coming up with the greatest scheme ever. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z "The age of heroes has long passed. This is a time of monsters and monstrous deeds." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I found this. Does that make me a hero, too?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z What bad experience had she had with heroes? The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Very seldom did any Archipelagan ship touch at the Hands: songs made a hundred years ago were news to those villagers, and they craved to hear of heroes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “In the school parking lot. When we get back tomorrow. There’s always a crowd waiting for the returning hero. Remember the film at school? My vision?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Four decades later, we were honored as heroes.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Both souls will be consigned to the Fields of Asphodel. I’m sorry, Hazel Levesque. You could have been a hero.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I'm named after one of my mom's writer heroes, but I think Grandma Rose likes it because it's French, and not Indian. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Greetings, heroes!” called Mrs. Yunghans, the middle school librarian, who absolutely loved having the most famous library card holders in America checking out books in her library. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “It has no hero or heroine. It has no happy ending. But it’s a story you need to hear.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Here was all the angst I felt before the heroes of February, distilled and quotable. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “He let me believe it. But what kind of hero could do...that?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It made me realize that a real hero should try to prevent this from ever happening again. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Groups of elementary-school children paraded with their teachers, clutching flowers for the hero. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but you know what I’m thinking? I’m thinking that whatever I tell him he’s going to start thinking about heroes and stuff like that.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Some said he was a hero; some said the exact opposite. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “If you try to throw me out of the League, I will dial up Genevieve von Hapsburg in New York City myself,” I hiss, because I happen to know Genevieve’s Hilly’s hero. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I win at being the worst at killing myself. I’m a champion, an American hero. USA! USA! USA!” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "Why waste both our times? You haven't got it in you to be a hero. Believe me, I've taught the best. The very best." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z At night, lying on his mat, he could not picture himself doing the brave things his father had done, or his uncles, or the heroes of the stories. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They had learned about the Sharpshooter Award, and to them Palmer’s father was as big a hero as a battlefield general. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I bought a comic book of Wolverine, the second greatest hero of all time. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z You think of all the films you’ve seen, Audie Murphy and Gary Cooper and the Cisco Kid, all those heroes, and you can’t help falling back on them as models of proper comportment. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They it is who tend to be always insisting this or that figure is the one to emulate, or repeating what some particular hero is said to have pronounced upon professional matters. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z "Yes...but the bus driver lied and said none of us were from there...He's a hero, isn't he, Amma?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “To sing a song about attacking King Degravaunt, our greatest hero, the founder of our elfin nation?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z One human in the story, the hero, figured out he could identify the fallen angel-cannibal aliens by examining their naked backs. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It offered a set of bona fide heroes rather than simply a dearth of villains. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “And here’s our hero!” said Kelly, smiling and holding her hands out as if she were a model presenting a new car on a game show. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “In fact, she’s a hero. She played a song so loudly that we were able to find them quickly.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The best, who were fabled heroes, were able to cut up a steer in under five minutes. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I really wanted to sing to them because Anne Frank is my hero and the song would have tied in perfectly, but the thought of telling anyone scared me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z When she returned, she got a hero’s welcome. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z It's not every day you get compared to the world's first and, IMHO, greatest hero. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I am sure you do, hero. Don’t all you boys want to be just like him?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z "Yeah. I don't know why he doesn't just give it up. I kinda feel sorry for him, wasting his life, dreaming of being a hero." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Trying to unravel the evil of the dark, brooding centuries of slavery and oppression, the book identifies too many villains and not enough heroes. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Camus had given his hero a life that was not livable in any normal way. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Osborne, the inmates’ friend, chains in one hand and book in the other, is the only hero corrections can possibly have. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Women, who struggle and suffer pain to ensure the continuation of the human race, make much tougher and more courageous soldiers than all those big-mouthed freedom-fighting heroes put together! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They knew the greatest heroes didn’t get happy endings. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The highlight of that Hot Seat came when Kevin asked Parr who was his hero, his role model. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He was a hero in Mrs. Baylor's eyes, but in my mother's eyes, maybe not so much. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Like the cowboys and pioneers before them, these new heroes had a certain swagger that came from being larger than life. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z South into Lakedaimon into the land where greens are wide for dancing Athena went, to put in mind of home her great-hearted hero’s honored son, rousing him to return. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “For writing books? People would have thought she was a hero around here. Maybe she could have made movies or something, too. That would have been cool.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Any heroes? Any particular man who interests you most?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z America couldn’t get enough of its latest hero. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Here dwelt the great and good dead, heroes, poets, priests, and all who had made men remember them by helping others. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so determined to cast a negative light on Muslims all over the world, not even a fallen American war hero—Humayun Khan—was spared in Trump’s Twitter tirades. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Otto joined him, occasionally flicking glances over his shoulder at the self-proclaimed hero. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Ralph’s heart rumbled like a Peking Opera drum; it was the crescendo before — crash of the cymbals! — a hero appeared. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The hero Menelaos’ companion in arms, Asphalion, poured water for their hands, and once again they touched the food before them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “These two are dangerous. It'd be much safer, while we’ve got them here—” “Ares,” Poseidon interrupted, “they are worthy heroes. We will not blast my son to bits.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Shortly thereafter, I began reading through different drafts submitted, and I recall him telling me, “Some of them are overwriting. They are trying to ‘create’ Malcolm as the hero. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If I’d taken my glove off and popped one of the guys from Buffalo in the face, torn his mask off and given him a bloody nose, I’d have been a hero that day. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I couldn't stand to lose the only heroes I had left. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z On the wall behind him were photographs of his two heroes, Tomkins and Charles Darwin. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z What happened to the heroes of the epidemic? An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The old tight-buttoned fool never realized he was only making Cade out to be a bigger, more martyred hero in the hearts of his classmates. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It was as if a martyr, a hero, had passed a slave or victim, and imparted strength in the transit. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Cancer Perks are the little things cancer kids get that regular kids don’t: basketballs signed by sports heroes, free passes on late homework, unearned driver’s licenses, etc. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Justice was four years older than I and became my first hero after my father. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You were a hero yesterday for all you done. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z What I’d assumed was a boulder was really the giant folk hero sitting against a tree trunk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “The sword must lie buried with Martin. You would have little use for the dusty bones of a bygone hero. A simple deduction, even for one as old as I am.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The hero can prove what he is only by dying. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn't actually save her life, not like heroes in the movies or anything. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I had a ton of role models, and after I walked on Mars or discovered Planet Nine, then I would be someone’s hero too. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z No story proved this fact better than the account of what the heroes suffered who sailed in the ship Argo to find the Golden Fleece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Its first prelude is now very well known - and incidentally made up entirely of a chord sequence, no melody, exactly as Bach’s hero Vivaldi might have done. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I want to be a hero. And heroes don’t abandon their friends.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “If it does go somewhere, if it does lead out of Ember, he’ll be telling the whole city pretty soon. He’ll be a hero.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z At least, he was around while the hero was off on a wild-goose chase. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He even looked a true hero, so slim and beautiful, with golden roses around his slender waist and his rich brown hair tumbling down into his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And he says something like, “This is not a time for heroes because nobody will let that happen.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z "You two are heroes. You saved me. And my store. You bought us time so I could call the police. Can't believe how brave you were, distracting the crowd!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I used to think my Baba could change the shape of teeth as easily as the great hero Rostam could move mountains. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Sometimes the heroes in epics are assisted by eagle kings and clever monkey princes. But it’s been quite some time. The world is rusty at being dazzling, and so...here I am.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A few campers were already making their way toward the hill, satyrs and nymphs and heroes in a weird mix of armor and pajamas. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The hero leaned into his spear, using his weight to twist the point in deeper. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She came to see the suffragists as heroes. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I mean, why does everything gotta be so mysterious? Can’t I get a clear instruction or something? A manual? A step-by-step guide to being a hero?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We were sure to go down in the record book of teenage Coalwood heroes by the stunt. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She was about to meet the man they all idolized, the hero they learned about in history classes, whose proverbs they had memorized since nursery school. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit, wrote another reporter, “was a hero in California and a pretty fair sort of horse in the midwest. In the east, however, he was just a ‘bum.’ Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He ransacked the penny dreadfuls in his head, trying to remember if any of their heroes had visited Australia. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z What could a hero do in a world without them? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I grew up, I understood that Malalai was a hero and a role model, and I wanted to learn something from her. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Lacey leans across the kitchen, her hand on Ben’s knee, and says, “I mean, you are a hero, do you realize that? They give out medals for this stuff.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Grover,” I said, “have heroes really gone on quests to the Underworld?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z How would I feel if a bunch of other heroes had butted in and made me look bad? The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z At best he had a padded pole, a true hero’s weapon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Juno says she’s assembled a worthy crew of demigods. Show me. Entertain me, heroes of Olympus. Give me a reason to do more. Being a god has its privileges.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “And what a hero you are—to find Plug and let him lead you here.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He was a little hero, always protecting people who were in danger. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He read the book’s description: “Billy wants to be a great quarterback like his hero, Johnny Unitas, but his coach is worried he’ll get hurt.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z And finally, the nation’s most staunchly anti-Lincoln paper, the National Intelligencer, is now crying out that Lincoln was a true American hero. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I will be the hero, the one who put herself between the traitors and her king. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “And maybe those kidnapped kids, too. I hope we can rescue those kidnapped kids, too. This’ll probably be the most important thing any of us do in our entire lives. We’ll be heroes!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The Ares and Aphrodite cabins both claimed her as a hero, and lit the shroud together. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It was a weakness in my game, not about being a hero. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Daniels asks us to write about our favorite fictional character—a person we consider to be a hero—and be ready to tell the class about who it is. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z A musical saw would provide excellent background accompaniment, and the hero's eyeball may be superimposed upon the debate scene in a most symbolic manner. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "I think Gilgamesh himself would have a hard time beating what you just did. Just be a hero for a little while longer, okay?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Still, I think of him as a hero, yet another one of those special gifts from God sent to ferry me over a rough spot in my life’s path. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could tell her that I’m not a hero, that I was using him as a shield, like a wall of meat. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “We do not need a hope, but a hero.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We arrived home to a very special heroes’ welcome: the town had been starving outright for good scuttlebutt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “He never went to church. They look at him like a family man. His family hates him. They think he’s a war hero. The only place he was a war hero was in the movies.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Was there really a desperate hero inside of him or just a nervous skin condition? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Because the gods use heroes as their tools,” Chiron said simply. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z So hard was her heart by the hero’s body. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, to a kid if you kill somebody and the somebody is supposed to be a bad guy, you’re a hero.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “What used to be the House of Wu has opened its doors to all travelers—the new owner, I guess she used to be the servant there—is truly a hero to...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But he is not the hero of the story. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Thicker each year in these ghettoes is the kind of teen-ager that I was—with the wrong kinds of heroes, and the wrong kinds of influences. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z That old image of myself as a hero, as a man of conscience and courage, all that was just a threadbare pipe dream. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Meantime he made trial of the ointment and at the touch of it a terrible, irresistible power entered into him and the heroes all exulted. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the most common are in this example: The heroes saved the cargoes oftomatoes andpotatoes from the mosquitoes and tornadoes by hiding them in grottoes. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Tristran sat at the top of the spire of cloud and wondered why none of the heroes of the penny dreadfuls he used to read so avidly were ever hungry. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z One hero screamed and waved his arms as he ran in circles, the horsehair plume on his helmet blazing like a fiery Mohawk. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “What good is one lousy hero’? Joshua Lawrence.Chamberlain said something like that to me once, just before he single-handedly changed the course of your Civil War.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z So what if those heroes never faced their destinies? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z His eyes are too full of guilt to really see me, to see his reflection in my eyes, the reflection of my hero, the brother who tried always to protect me the best he could. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z General Pope, hero of Island No. 10, was no longer a hero in Virginia. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for Sinita, I think we were all falling in love with the phantom hero in Lina’s sweet and simple heart. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Idas, one of the heroes of the Calydonian Hunt and also one of the Argonauts, carried her off from her father with her consent. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z To be a hero was almost like being a great musician. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Or maybe he was thinking about the cooks, who were heroes, sure, but still had to kill and serve one person every day to the serpent king in order to save the other. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Dumbledore’s legions of admirers, meanwhile, may well be trembling at what is soon to emerge about their hero. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Did they cancel each other out, or would butcher always trump hero? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The same moralistic dichotomy that Jefferson saw inside the United States between discernible heroes and villains, he also projected into the international arena. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z All of Key West thought I was a hero. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, no, no. You sit right there and entertain our conquering hero.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached over and poked Tayo gently in the ribs when he said “war heroes.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In effect, as a hero who’d come to the island and performed great deeds, he’d become part of the Icelandic sagas. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We had found the greatest hero in the world! City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “That guy is no hero. You need to stay away from him.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Besides, we get to be heroes and kill the dragon. Its treasure is just a perk.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It is not okay, goat boy. He was my hero.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Percy had seemed so intimidating and powerful, like a real hero. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It’s comforting, the way in myths the heroes are all one personality flaw from perfection. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z We had missed our chance to become national heroes by helping our motherland. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z These secret warriors often wore the clothes of ordinary men and women, deliberately blending into crowds and shunning the attention showered on the heroes of other wars. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I want to be a hero like ...” Hannah thought a minute but she could think of no one. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “He thinks he's a hero, helping you with some spy mission for the Reich.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And an old buffer was pleased to describe us as “young heroes.” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, the Cold War hero, traveled to New Jersey and became the temporary houseguest of his lawyer Paul Marshall. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Nowadays, a lot of people say they were heroes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His teammates, though, treated him like a hero. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z We tell rags-to-riches stories because we find something captivating in the idea of a lone hero battling overwhelming odds. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I was with my brother, the guy who'd been my hero since the day I was born. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I’ll be a hero if I get a copy signed for my son.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z If he really was a hero, why was he letting them do all the work? The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I want to believe that a twelve-year-old can be a hero, but my gut tells me my mother wants me to stay hidden. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “All that time you spent insisting that you were too selfish for them, and now, when your life is on the line, you’ve got to be a hero? What’s wrong with you?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The hero’s sword ran him through and he died in the midst of his prayer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Theo had not actually written the article on the local hero, but he had sharpened pencils for the reporter who did. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “You need to be a hero more often, Beans,” Ira said, taking a lick. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas didn’t know which was more unsettling— that people thought he was some kind of hero, or that some wished he didn’t exist. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And then Jason showed the meanness that was in him, brilliant hero though he had seemed to be: he engaged himself to marry the daughter of the King of Corinth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Achilles killed Memnon in a glorious combat, the Greek hero’s last battle. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The heroes I liked had courage and knew more real stuff than those who opposed them. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Our last great middle-class hero, someone who really enjoyed his vacations and his country club, was John Updike’s Rabbit Angstrom, and he died a premature death. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I feel attacked because I wrote down everything I knew about the Haitian revolutionary hero Toussaint L’Ouverture and why he is important to me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “There was an old legend about a hero,” he recalled. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z John Glenn was a bona fide hero, but he wasn’t the only one being cheered. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “And this, my heroes,** concluded Gawaine, “is the reason why we of Cornwall and Orkney must be against the Kings of England ever more, and most of all against the clan Mac Pendragon.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only would she be regarded as a hero, she would prove once and for all that she could do everything alone—that she needed no one’s help. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Soldiers and war heroes are honored and commemorated, explorers are granted immortal fame, martyrs are revered, but how many people look upon women too as soldiers? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z A fanfare of brazen trumpets greeted each of the heroes as he stepped between the great oaken doors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Men of that land called it Helm’s Deep, after a hero of old wars who had made his refuge there. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The town in which Augustus Gloop lived, the newspaper said, had gone wild with excitement over their hero. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Necessity spurred technological innovations that offered the public unprecedented access to its heroes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Hamilton himself was a kind of Horatio Alger hero who aspired to fame more than fortune, but he understood the world of banking, investing, and speculating from within. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Tenzing became a national hero throughout India, Nepal, and Tibet, each of which claimed him as one of their own. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The spectacle, created by the slow disintegration of the comet Swift-Tuttle, is named for the constellation Perseus, the Greek hero who killed Medusa. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Pumping his arms in the air, the returning hero rode their shoulders into school. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “No pressure, but if you pull this off, you are going to be my hero forever.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He didn’t feel like a hero, and, well...he didn’t feel like a monster, either. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Soon she starts breathing heavy, and I know she’s knocked out, but I stay up a long time thinking about what she said, about Isaiah Dunn being her hero. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “A pity we have none. Do you trust this peace, Quent? I don’t. Half the city is calling the dragonslayer a hero, and the other half spits blood at the mention of his name.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Everyone called his dad a hero, but it didn’t make sense. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Stolen heroes and the gods of dead peoples brooded in the darkness beyond the road. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At the funeral games held in his honor Atalanta appeared among the contestants, and in the wrestling match conquered the young man who was to be the father of Achilles, the great hero Peleus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not for nothing, but we’re actors. Make-believe heroes. It’s all pretend.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I didn’t care to read about heroes who could read minds or walk through walls or do magic. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you didn’t waste time down there acting the hero!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But we heroes eat danger atop our porridge for breakfast. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Right. Romantic hero. Got it. And I’m hiding a deep and tragic wound which I mask with arrogant wit and pained grimaces?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “And so, since we will not be destroying these heroes ... I imagine we should honor them. Let the triumph celebration begin!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Except in the life of the hero the whole world’s meaningless. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Perhaps. Some of my ancestors have been heroes. Some have been villains. You saw the ghost with the gunshot wounds in the chest?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Only the greatest hero could ask such a boon, Mars said. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z "I mean you are. Tell me, where did you find this young hero of the people?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His idea was to become a great hero as quickly as possible, and easy safety was certainly not the way to do that. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They were brave indomitable fellows, well tested in battle and willing to follow their hero wherever he went. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He had bathed in the River Styx and taken on the powers of the greatest mortal hero, Achilles. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z "A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward. You were a hero and a smuggler." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So the first real hero of the atomic age, if not the first personage on the scene, was Ernest Rutherford. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I wondered how many times he’d sat here, waiting for heroes that never came back. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The heroes went after her as swiftly as they could. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "Only the greatest of heroes could hope to defeat my husband. And then only on their very best day." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was hard to hide anything from a guy who’s been training heroes for three thousand years. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He survived, and returned to Miami a hero. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he threw me another essential tool of demigod heroes—duct tape. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Other heroes had taken it before Aeneas and not found it especially terrifying. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “As I recall, I once predicted you would turn out to be as selfish as all the other human heroes. Well, here is your chance to prove me wrong.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Ha! Being immortal helps. But, yes, I wasn’t so old when I died. Not by modern standards. I did a lot during my years as a hero...too much, really.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Duke called to the last puppy still furiously paddling in the swirling water alongside the raft Fred’s heroes had just lashed together. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was time for Fred to forget about playing a make-believe hero on TV. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Should that person be dragged into court or hailed as a hero? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “There, now, Minerva,” said Fudge kindly, “Pettigrew died a hero’s death. Eyewitnesses — Muggles, of course, we wiped their memories later — told us how Pettigrew cornered Black. They say he was sobbing, ‘Lily and James, Sirius! Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z You’ve heard that saying, “No man is a hero to his valet.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z How he didn’t have what it takes to be a hero. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was a hero now, the biggest hero the Air Force had, Yossarian felt, for he had flown more combat tours of duty than any other hero the Air Force had. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Curly black hair, blue eyes, he looks like a hero. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Fatal flaw. You said all heroes have one.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She looked at me and smiled, and said, “My hero.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ancient heroes like Beowulf and Athena. And modern ones: Superman. Wonder Woman.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “You know. All those hero techniques and,.. No!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Campbell said that a hero is an ordinary human being who does "the best of things in the worst of times." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Dad would never admit to having heroes, but the brass-balled, liquor- loving, coolly calculating Chuck Yeager was the one man in the world he admired above all others. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I planned to walk in slow and courageous like a real hero. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “My dad says he was a real hero.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He wasn’t going to be lured off, even by the tasty prospect of eating some heroes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “So, Tristan, you ready to be a hero?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “But, no, he was not a hero. Not then.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “You have no right to interfere, little hero. This is a family matter.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “They don’t make heroes like they used to, eh, son?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I needed to remember I was in sixth grade and not in eighth grade, and I was not the hero who was supposed to be going to the rescue all the time. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z What would the tsar need to warn one of his heroes about? Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Don’t think,” Pollard said later, “he didn’t know he was the hero.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One of his cousins, Samuel Phillips Lee, was a rear admiral in the Union navy. k Lee’s father, General Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee, was a hero of the American Revolution. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The only thing Robin has in common with the legendary hero of Nottingham is that he’s an expert thief. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z In the Odyssey when a priest and a poet fall on their knees before Odysseus, praying him to spare their lives, the hero kills the priest without a thought, but saves the poet. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I make this proposition,” said Gareth unexpectedly, “my heroes, that we have a unicorn hunt of our own!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Brother Jacques probably considered himself a hero for putting out the lights and stopping the fight. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Athenians were different from the other Greeks and their hero therefore was different. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Makanna was not the first African hero confined on the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although not given proper credit, they were the heroes of many a busy workshop. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I was named after a great hero, you know?” she said softly. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Who was the hero you were named after?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I get that you have some save-the-world hero complex going on, but leave me out of it.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Kennedy became a hero for his effort to save his men from the Japanese. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A man who was not afflicted by ambitions of decency in his mind might simply have run away with his hero’s wife, and then perhaps the tragedy of Arthur would never have happened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Her heroes were her friends and her friends were big men in the rackets. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "Guys like us don't get to be heroes. You know that." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z As the hero put it on, the effect was the same as that of the robe Medea had sent her rival whom Jason was about to marry. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, in this adventure book I read once, the hero was in a very similar predicament. So he removed the curled handset wires from several telephones, bundled them together, and made a safety rope.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I could tell him I was trying to do what he asked of me, by sharing the story of a hero from Pakistan. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Dany swayed along, studying the faces of dead heroes and forgotten kings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When given the opportunity, Alfred Frick rose to the occasion and seized the path of the hero’s journey. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, Percy, but every hero has one. If you don’t find it and learn to control it... well, they don't call it ‘fatal’ for nothing.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z But then again, it wasn’t every mother’s son whose picture was on the front page of nearly every newspaper in the country, usually with the word “hero” somewhere in the headline. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He thought about those stories his mother used to tell— generations of heroes who had battled Hercules, fought dragons, and sailed monster-infested seas. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But instead of a ten-gallon hat, the hero wore a space helmet. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z They would return to their homes as heroes. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Both heroes fought under the shadow of certain death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or a cellar full of dead bodies? You know what folks say about meeting your heroes...” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Later in the morning, and just as the girls were going to separate in preparation for the regular four o’clock dinner, the hero of this inimitable charade walked in again. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The white bully was his hero, but other whites maintained a disapproving silence. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have the rocky situation where the sonofabitching thief is made a national hero and is going to get off on a mistrial,” he told an aide. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Long time past, my heroes,” Gawaine was saying, “before ourselves were born or thought of, there was a beautiful grandmother at us, called Igraine.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, but I die a hero,” said Aziza, “while you, Rose, you spend your entire, miserable life longing for me.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He’s not how you might imagine the hero of a story. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Although no one mentioned the subject to him, he found himself a kind of underground hero. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think Shakespeare meant for her to be a hero. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a story he was plotting with himself as the hero, and already its opening had caused a little shock among his friends. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Hushpuppy seems to know he is the hero of the moment,” Polly said with a smile as the dog bounded after every unfortunate rabbit or squirrel that crossed their path. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I was like a boy who worships a local soccer hero and is not interested in a national soccer star with whom he has no connection. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But she was only a little bit jealous about Joe being such a hero. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Collins was the greatest hero Ireland ever had, don’t you know? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “And see the world in endless sleep, The hero’s soul, cursed blade shall reap.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I hope this is the hero’s errand, because not following her is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Five hundred enthusiastic fans were preparing to rise early and come to the track to give the hometown hero a noisy welcome. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “But something in their iron robot hearts will yearn to have lived and died as we did: on the hero’s errand.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Percy, traveling in the Mediterranean is a different level of danger altogether. It’s been off limits to Roman demigods for centuries. No hero in his right mind would go there.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The line from the great prophecy echoed in my head: A hero’s soul, cursed blade shall reap. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It was natural that the Athenians should have such a hero because they valued thought and ideas as no other part of the country did. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Up came my hero’s breakfast, all over the azaleas. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In all of them, the hero would receive a warning. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Big Bill,” a white man, was a larger-than-life hero to the black community. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was a hero, not in the way people always talked about him—not the soldier, not the war hero—but because of the person he was. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Army general in the Civil War, and a hero at the Battle of Gettysburg. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Sometimes even heroes need a little help. Like when their bones are broken. Or their head is stuck inside a plastic cone. That’s a good time to ask for help.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z If he had died of his wounds that day, Arnold would be remembered as one of the great heroes of the Revolutionary War. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z According to Rachel, I wasn’t even the hero. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The hero is going to almost die but not quite, and if there’s a dog it’ll be the same story with him. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z And because he saw how easily the mob could be swayed—he was traumatized by the judicial murder of his teacher and hero Socrates—he didn’t trust rhetoric. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z A man strode by in a pristine white coat and high fur cap, like a hero from a Slavic fairy tale. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the end, I wasn’t really the hero. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Part of me figured that, having survived the loss of my brother, my hero, I couldn't be hurt anymore, would never feel that level of pain again. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A good soldier would be able to make things better, be a hero. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Life skills! Homemaking! These are important for heroes.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Aeneas, the son of Venus, was among the most famous of the heroes who fought the Trojan War. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He would sit on my bed and tuck me in, and then he would start telling me a story, leaving gaps for me to fill in with heroes and monsters. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Odysseus and the two chieftains chosen to accompany him found the hero with his friend Patroclus, who of all men on earth was dearest to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Becoming a cop would not make him a hero—but what kind of cop he became could have. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “You came thousands of miles to tell me I’m not the hero?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z If you give a small child a telegram for his mother he’s the hero of the family. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Can’t we go home and wait? That was rough last night and this morning. Besides, then we can be heroes twice. Once when we return home and once when we reveal ourselves.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Joey said, “Fisher, are you being a hero again?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “The heroes are here to meet the Council and receive the details of their quest.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After dinner, all of us crowd onto the couch to watch Mom’s favorite episode of Doctor Who—the one where the hero of Nottingham, Robin Hood, is a real historical person. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Was Snowden a hero for blowing the whistle on a perilous threat to the basic liberties guaranteed to all Americans? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Your dad was a hero,” the state trooper went on, but Will could tell he didn’t mean it. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I didn’t set out to be a hero. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z And like the heroes portrayed in the history books, these new heroes were men. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “I don't know its meaning. But I know it’s important. You have to hear it. It said, Perseus, you are not the hero!’ The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z To the Nazis, Herbert Norkus became a martyr who sacrificed his life for his Führer, Adolf Hitler; he was a hero who died for the cause of National Socialism. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The Tale of the Three Brothers and the Djinn might be a comedy if you hear it in the market in Isfahan, or it might be a hero’s journey around a bonfire in Ardestan. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Martí was a revolutionary hero in the Cuban War for Independence against Spain in the late 1800s. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “A son of Mars, the hero who helped to bring back the eagle of the legion...I can work with a demigod like that. I’m just wondering how to convince the Twelfth Fulminata.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z This is all so discouraging that I think we’ll leave it here and return to our two lonely heroes trudging through the lost world of the Chattahoochee. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Even from a distance, Kyle could see some kind of dark cloud shadow his hero’s eyes. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “That kind of depends on whether you save the world, hero.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He looked and sounded like the great white hetero action hero you saw in movie after movie. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Suppose Call and I had caught him and become heroes? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “We will see, young hero. She has a hard task ahead of her when you arrive in Rome. Whether she is up to it... I do not know.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Like she said, we are the heroes and it is up to us to let the younger generation know what’s going on. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z From all Dallben had told him of this glorious hero, from all he had pictured to himself—Taran bit his lips. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z There were new ones, too, sagas about the heroes and heroines of Korea. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z A Communist had cut a wisp of black paper into a hero with sleeves like butterflies’ wings and with tassels and flags, which fluttered when you breathed on him. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Some had been heroes, some weaklings, knaves, or cravens. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was one scene, sure enough, when I thought the hero was gonna slap it to her right before my eyes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In Old Goblinish, it was a lament sung by the hero Walgund in the days following the destruction of his city by King Degravaunt of the Elves, when the elfin armies overran the forests. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Then come to the beach, my hero. And we will send you on your way.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In four weeks he has gone from local joke to local hero as the placekicker for the Lake Windsor High Seagulls. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t go around incinerating every hero. Besides, he’s brave. I like that.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They just dissipate into smoke and dust, which saves heroes a lot of trouble cleaning up after a fight. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z His life as a public hero—and a secret agent—had begun. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Haldon led them past the headless hero to where a big stone inn fronted on the square. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Do you have to always he the hero? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You will be a great hero, child. I will do my best to prepare you. But if I’m right about the path ahead of you . . .” Thunder boomed overhead, rattling the windows. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But if corn is the star of this story, is it the hero or is it the bad guy? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Sansa had no choice but to explain about heroes and monsters. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I thought to myself, I know she ain't bring this boy a leftover hero and some chips. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “I don’t feel like a hero. Maybe Agent Magnus is right—Quinton would want me to be safe. And besides, my supernatural ability is illegal. They probably wouldn’t even let me in.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Ah, well,” he said, “we can’t all be heroes, can we?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Trying to be a hero wasn’t always easy or fun. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z All Bran could think of was Old Nan's story of the Others and the last hero, hounded through the white woods by dead men and spiders big as hounds. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In Danville they had made him the object of hero worship. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Only later was I moved by the broad sweep of African history, and the deeds of all African heroes regardless of tribe. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The hero in one of the Norse stories who laughs aloud while his foes cut his heart out of his living flesh shows himself superior to his conquerors. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And at the end of it, Mrs. Owens announced: “If you haven’t already heard, we have a bona fide hero in our midst this morning. Brady Parks.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z What had she been thinking, that he would whistle up a winged horse and fly her out of here, like some hero in the stories she and Sansa used to love? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even when he sits at the feasts of the gods in his golden palace, Gladsheim, or with the heroes in Valhalla, he eats nothing. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “She bombed the Germans while pregnant. What a hero!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Who can never accept my offer of companionship for more than a little while. They send me a hero I can’t help ... just the sort of person I can’t help falling in love with.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z John Henry leaned forward, and the giant folk hero let a rumbling growl escape his chest. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Yes, quite. I will deny I ever said this, of course, but die gods need heroes. They always have. Otherwise we would not keep you annoying little brats around.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Fate never intended for you to be a hero.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But another lesson might be that maybe you’re not the hero of every story, and maybe Farhad was Shirin’s true love, or maybe there isn’t just one person designated for everybody. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “How about — ‘We had to write an essay about our hero at school, Mr. Mason, and I wrote about you.'” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The Ares 1 crew did their thing and came back heroes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because that hero will decide the fate of Olympus. He or she will make a decision that either saves the Age of the Gods, or destroys it.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally the heroes “rejoice in the delight of Ares’ battle,” but far oftener in having escaped “the fury of the ruthless god.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t come here to be a hero,” I say, still annoyed. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “It is hard to look a hero when mounted on a pig.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But Elaine was not clever, did not understand the attempt to bind her hero. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, “Oh, yeah, I forgot, you’re a hero to some folks.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Or how hard it was to want to be the hero, even when you wanted nothing more than to crash and burn and break free. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Arjuna was the greatest hero who ever lived.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He had been remembering all the words of the only conversation which he had held with his hero. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow the national guard’s going to show up here with a court order and carry him out like a hero,” Pedro Tercero said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One day some archer will put an arrow through his chest, or ten men will fall on him with spears and swords and axes, ten would-be heroes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “And let me say, I think it is time in this country to quit making national heroes out of those who steal secrets and publish them in the newspapers.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “From the perspective of Aeneas,” said Reverend Buckminster next, and Turner despaired with the hero in the groaning and stretching ship—or maybe it was Aeneas who was groaning and stretching. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z There was a guy who’d just spent six days in the hospital because the guy who’d been my personal hero for four years had put him there. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Instead, he consoled me by telling me about the mistakes great heroes had made when they were children. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The real hero is Abraham Lincoln and the principles for which he lived—and died: freedom and equal rights for all Americans. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He had written a lot about the rocket his heroes were voyaging in, but nothing on how it worked. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z On this trip, he’s crossed the land and become a romantic hero, who would have guessed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There was a threshold and a magical woods, and you thought they might make you a hero. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z When she said this, my friend stood up and told her she was his hero. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Possibly named for the mythological Greek hero or the cleaning product. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Tater told me what a hero you are! ” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Now after meeting Miep, I can honestly say that my heroes are not just made-up characters—my hero is real. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Io’s descendant would be Hercules, greatest of heroes, than whom hardly the gods were greater, and to whom Prometheus would owe his freedom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Hanson’s aggressive actions made him an overnight hero, hailed by newspapers across the country as “the man of the hour.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z They were stories of heroes and poets and love and sacrifice. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z You have the hero and the villain and the girl. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Where are the heroes whose battle cries are my hymns? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I was a little swept up in being a hero, I guess. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z But Odysseus was not only a hero, he was a man of great resourcefulness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Baylee was the hero of the hour, and as he warmed under the uninhibited show of affection I saw a new side of the man. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn't much left for our intrepid hero. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost two thousand five hundred miles away in Brisbane, my chance to be a school hero had crashed and burned as well. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “And he’s not...everyone thinks...big Quidditch hero—” Snape’s bitterness and dislike were rendering him incoherent, and Lily’s eyebrows were traveling farther and farther up her forehead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They are “morose,” “live in memory rather than hope,” are “slaves to profit,” and are “prone to pity, though not for the same reasons as young ’He is a cynical old soul, our hero. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I could see Half- Blood Hill ahead of us, with its giant pine tree at the crest—Thalia's tree, which contained the life force of a fallen hero. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a bold attempt to change prevailing social attitudes by a man who was second only to Garibaldi, hero of the struggle for Italian independence, in fame. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They may be hungry, wounded, heartsick at the death of comrades, but they forget everything when they see him, and they break into cheers as if this hero had brought them nothing but pure joy. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe a drawing of his hero will make him feel better. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sketches of his comic book heroes, X-Men, line the walls of his room. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She was telling him stories about heroes, pretending they were all related to Frank: one was Xu Fu, who sailed in search of the elixir of life. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The word hero was mentioned more than once. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like the angels wanted to be painted as heroes, but the teachers wanted the kids to want to be angels, you see? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Albert Einstein, a hero of mine, once wrote, “Our situation is the following. We are standing in front of a closed box which we cannot open.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z None of your heroes are here to save you this time. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She was already a military officer as well as a national hero who’d been awarded the country’s highest honor. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “No, you aspire to design your outfit and be like me, your fashion hero,” says Cinna. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In the face of pain there are no heroes, no heroes, he thought over and over as he writhed on the floor, clutching uselessly at his disabled left arm. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z This isn’t quite as good, although it has its own song: In days of yore, from Britain’s shore, Wolfe, the dauntless hero, came And planted firm Britannia’s flag On Canada’s fair domain. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “You two guard the Doors while I go up to the mortal world. I have some Greek heroes to wreak vengeance upon!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So even though you died fighting that fire like a hero, no one can prove it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Before him, it was that pirate Drake. And before him, Odysseus. They were all the same! The gods send me the greatest heroes, the ones I cannot help but...” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “A poor choice for a hero,” Thomas goes on. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z As for Mason and Dixon, they returned to England as scientific heroes and, for reasons unknown, dissolved their partnership. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Could he mean the heroes who assassinated President Lincoln? Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Daddy stood rather stiffly, the way he always did when people talked about what a hero he was and how much they’d heard about him. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He was my hero—brave and principled—and I was his jani. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Mo's passion for the world's first hero had rubbed off on me a little. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But she was everything those heroes were, and in some ways, she was more. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z People and satyrs and naiads all turned toward me, their faces filled with respect and gratitude, and as I passed, they knelt, as if I were some kind of hero. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The man who opened the door that day is the hero of my life. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernie jumped to it, all puffed up like some kind of hero. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The bull charged past her, but not before blasting the other heroes with its fiery breath. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Someone’s got to be the hero,” he replied, and walked off across the hull. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "You don't. You're like a hero in a movie. Always saving everyone." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The others listened to him because he was the hero the owners were after, but they were convinced that he was talking nonsense. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z With its leader dead, the army scattered in disorder and the way to the sea lay open to the heroes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The big story was about America’s new hero, an aviator named Charles Lindbergh who had just made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about my grandpa, who used to make me blush when he called me his hero. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I gotta admit, I do feel like a hero the whole drive back. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z But in the Garden, we make our own heroes. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My part in the eviction was kept very much alive, and although I was under orders to make no speeches, I had grown accustomed to being introduced as a kind of hero. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Returned to the ship, the heroes held a council and one and another urged Jason to let him take the trial upon himself; but in vain, Jason would yield to none of them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not take any interest in the discarded skins of famous goblin heroes and actors, despite all of the interesting dioramas. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Annabeth shouted orders to the other heroes, telling them to spread out and keep the bulls distracted. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Goldie kissed me gently on my forehead and said, “You are a hero, Comfort.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For the commanding officer, Washington picked Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton, a veteran of the French and Indian War and a hero of Bunker Hill. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “That doesn’t make him a hero. Our country is doomed, don’t you see? Our fate is death, no matter whose hands we fall into,” said the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. They’re making a bigger deal of it than it is. I’m not a hero. I just happened to be up there. I don’t think he really would have jumped.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The zombies had just marched into the hero’s house and eaten his mother when they arrived at the apartment house complex. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Manolo’s voice sounds blurry on the memorial tape the radio station sent me, In memory of our great hero. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Eb was not a hero, certainly—not now, anyway. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you going as a hero or a villain?” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Poor hero committing suicide for a ration or two or more of soup ... Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And if Ma was going to talk about Dad, so was I. She didn’t remember Dad the hero, she remembered Dad the man—and so did 1.1 knew him too. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’ve read a hundred tales of heroes and the trials they face—what harm if I invent one and pass it off as truth? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Sophocles, Euripides’ contemporary, describes how the hero died. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s what a Greek hero would do in the stories, I thought. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And it’s not a movie and you aren’t a hero and all you can do is whimper and wait. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "You must have a few heroes down here I could, uh, borrow?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Alas, one of the pros backstage has taken pity and slipped Bucci a spare part, so my moment as a hero is brief. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The novelty of playing hero faded quickly in light of my situation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Even a glancing hit at true love is more than most heroes manage. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Had he dreamed of being a hero, she wondered, and if he had, what had he imagined it would be like? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Yishan saw the disgusted eyes of the young boy that the Sea King had been, the great hero who had refused to hurt anyone, even to save himself. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He has already been so many places, including another jungle overseas, in the Philippine Islands, where he was a wounded hero in the Second World War. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to him that the prophecy that drove the red priests had room for just one hero. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They’re pretty hopeless and slow, but they’re applauded like heroes when they finish, and you can see the pride ruffled on their faces. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z And he bore a hero’s sword, the enchanted blade Lightbringer, whose glow lit up the night. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The second salvation of Weep, and its new hero. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z No. She knew the story well enough to realize that she was almost as afraid of the Greek heroes as she was of Capricorn's men. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “You’re the hero, sweetheart,” my mom says, and kisses me on the cheek. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I went few places without constant awareness that any number of my former brothers felt they would make heroes of themselves in the Nation of Islam if they killed me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our heroes thought they were alone in the building. It was a Saturday, nobody was at the school, and the lights were off. Little did they know...” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Well, what are we going to do? Powell, you’ve got an idea. I know you have, or you wouldn’t be so calm. You’re no more a hero than I am. Go on, spill it!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, forget it. It’s obvious he’s too afraid. He’s done pretending to be a hero. Just as well. Fine. Whatever.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The Nazis knew what appealed to kids—uniforms, flags, bands, badges, weapons, and stories about heroes—and they offered plenty. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Matthias stood reverently, gazing upon the calm features of his own legendary hero in the silence of the small chamber. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Even worse, Werfel had collected some of the airy art of elfinkind, captured generations ago in some raid—paintings of heroes riding griffins and kings playing chess. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Why can't he become one of those heroes he plays in the movies and track down my mother and bring her back to me? The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Only after the heroes had bathed and refreshed themselves with meat and drink could King Æetes ask them who they were and why they had come. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wendel was always a brave boy. I was not surprised to learn he died a hero.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Meantime the heroes had started for the city to ask the King for the Golden Fleece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The next room we visited was the US Astronaut Hall of Fame, where I gawked at the portraits of space heroes and legends. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Helen’s brothers were Castor and Pollux, more than a match for any mortal hero. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The hero leapt onto his back and drove the iron spearpoint down at the base of the dragon’s long scaled neck. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It showed the Empire State Building, and etched in tiny Greek letters, spiraling around the image, were the names of all the heroes who had died defending Olympus. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It’s not about some great white hetero hero who loves a woman he needs to save or teams up with a lesser-powered woman in a skintight suit. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She begs that he who comes to her shall be one whose heart knows no fear, and Odin surrounds her couch with flaming fire which only a hero would brave. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Angrily, I turned to Mansfield Park, but the hero of that piece was named Edmund, and that was just too close. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Between songs the disc jockey kept shouting to the vets that they were heroes. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z A somberness darkened his voice and regard—the mysteries of Weep, writ on its own hero’s face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z This isn’t quite as good, although it has its own song: In days of yore, from Britain’s shore, Wolfe, the dauntless hero, came And planted firm Britannia’s flag On Canada’s fair domain. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She tried to think of some hero out of one of her books, someone whose skin she could slip into, to make her feel stronger, bigger, braver. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He had hoped to pal around with Glenn Cunningham, but his hero proved too mature for him. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Before the two, the god and the hero, the Greeks were like a flock of frightened sheep driven by mountain lions. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Blowed if I can see anything funny about a couple of heroes wanting to be fed so that they can stay alive. Takes all kinds to make a world, young feller, other ranks included.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The flying saucer creatures who capture Trout’s hero ask him about Darwin. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But now—now—African kings and heroes have come into the world, out of the past, the past that can now be put to the uses of power. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z A true hero leapt off the pages of a book to pay my class a special visit. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I wonder if future heroes will be carved in marble jeeps or patrol cars? Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Why can’t you -’ ‘My heroes, our time together is short,’ Juno said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She had no mythology that resonated beyond the hero origin story. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Peach told me what you did, and I am going to make you a hero’s breakfast—a hero’s breakfast for both of you!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “But—” “How did I get free? Hercules did that, eons ago. So you see, I have a soft spot for heroes. Some of you can be quite civilized.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Fire made us feel like heroes. Made us feel stronger than we were.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Guenever supported her hero in the effort against It was their first partnership. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t understand what all the interest in football was anyway, and especially why the football boys were considered heroes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It is fitting that the first great opera, composed by Monteverdi in 1607, features a hero faced with a life-or-death singing challenge in the Underworld, Orfeo. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “It’s nice to think of him alive, though. Fighting bad guys like a hero.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Ms. G said that kids will think of us as heroes and will want to become Freedom Writers, too. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Write a paragraph about a real-life hero. You have a few minutes to get started now.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She had the blood—or at least the soul—of a hero. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “What about heroes? I bet they’re just as bad as heroines.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "You're a hero too. So brave. But you never had a chance to be a child until now." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Those had been my favorite tales as a kid—you didn't come across many Arabian heroes anywhere else. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Will all the fulfilled heroes go back to their less altruistic selves? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They watched the heroes of a hundred songs ride forth, each more fabulous than the last. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The champion picker of the day before was the hero of the dawn. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “And then he ran off and left us to hide in that house like refugees while he galavanted around America, playing hero!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “I’ll be the first to congratulate our heroes for bringing back the legion’s eagle and so much Imperial gold! Truly we have been blessed with good fortune. But why do more? Why tempt fate?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The Odyssey, an epic poem about a hero’s journey home from war, ends with reunion and peace. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z If they considered me some sort of hero or holy man, it gave me useful leverage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her hero had led the Dodgers to extend their winning streak to thirteen games. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He was Weep’s beating heart, the liberator of his people, and their greatest hero. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "Go home, hero, with our thanks and blessings." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z My hero, Cove, a level-seventeen sorcerer with fire for hair, can’t advance through this poverty-stricken kingdom without an offering to the princess. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Percy—” “Destroy with a hero’s final breath. That makes sense now. Daedalus died to destroy the Labyrinth. But what was the last—” “And lose a love to worse than death!’ The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Or the ten heroes in full battle armor who were getting their bronze-plated booties whooped. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Several times a day the four generals of the junta appeared on the screen, seated between the coat of arms and the flag, to announce various edicts: they were the new heroes of the nation. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z From down below, there’s a smattering of applause, not for me, but for Violet, the hero. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “No, to read them. Ma says you’ve got a hero called Hercules who killed a big old monster that had a hundred heads that grew back when he cut them off.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “You know,” Ira said, studying me, “you’ve been real strange since the whole fire thing. Is being a hero going to your head?” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Caesar was a powerful man and conquering hero of the Roman Republic, but at the end of the day, he was merely a public official. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Some hero I had been, fretting about the kite. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The only hero here was lying semiconscious in a rattling shopping cart. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z As national heroes, cosmonauts were always in the public eye. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The college boy was a national hero, and collegiate was the most complimentary adjective in the American vocabulary. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cheap fighters, hers. Meat for heroes. Your friend dead soon.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Much can change in two years, my young hero.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “You want to be the big hero again. You want everyone to adore you and believe in you and follow you.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He was a great hero among the youth of South Africa; a man who spoke their language and to whom they listened. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It had a garish print made up of dying heroes, horrible tortures, and lions eating slaves in the Colosseum. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All over the USSR, young women were taking to the skies and trying to join the Red Army so they could be like their modest and hardworking hero, Marina Raskova. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Beyond the daunting task of following the greatest hero in American history, Adams faced a double dilemma. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Suddenly he was a hero, a Good Samaritan. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z While the astronauts, heroes forever, spent mere hours on the moon, I have remained in this new world for nearly thirty years. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They reject Roman training and try to follow the older Greek style—like being solo heroes instead of working as a team the way the legion does. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Was this how heroes felt, knotted up with doubt? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z People everywhere, young and old, were already dreaming of heroes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She never thought of her parents anymore, at all, unless it was through the lens of the hero’s origin she had created for herself. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The footsteps came around the barn—the first boy with another boy—a young man—tall and muscular as an action hero. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He arrived back in Philadelphia a conquering hero and in plenty of time to be selected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Honey wine. The drink of heroes. The drink of the gods.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Then, together, prophetess and hero started on their journey. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I was a regular, then I would get to see Duke on a regular basis and he’s my hero because he’s so brave and courageous on a regular basis.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was on his way, in fact, to becoming one of the first African Americans to be widely viewed as a hero by ordinary white Americans. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “But you reminded me who I am, Cyclops. You are the hero.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z When Roosevelt returned home, he was not only a hero but also the most famous man in the country. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Pollard leapt from his back and ran up the jockeys’ room stairs, shouting, “Hail the conquerin’ hero comes! Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You could be a hero, just like your brother.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z One day the Conservative faction were revolutionaries that defended Chairman Mao’s ideas; the next day, the opposite Rebel faction became the heroes of the Cultural Revolution. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My name had been put forward by Archbishop Desmond Tutu from South Africa, one of my father’s greatest heroes because of his fight against apartheid. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The goddess of love would not make a special trip to tell thee that. Be careful, Percy. Aphrodite has led many heroes astray.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He fell backward on the raft, chanting and repeating, “Hero, hero.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She was my hero, and that night, a tiny bit of her power and glory rubbed off on me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The blank portion was limited, for the narrow strip was crowded by lines of text and a tiny picture of a hero and heroine embracing under a eucalyptus tree. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z According to legend, Athena sometimes cut pieces off her mantle and draped them over statues in her temples, or over her chosen heroes, to shield them. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “The scarred and aching teachers received a hero’s welcome.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z If being wise and just was pressure, imagine being considered the greatest hero out of the entire story. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Murdered by the tsar, or by another hero. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The way everyday concerns didn’t bother him, the rules he followed that weren’t the normal rules for heroes, all of that—made him interesting. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Like John Henry and High John had both told me, stories fed the gods and heroes in Alke. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The greatest hero ever\\ Everything was going to be okay. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The hero sets out with his friends and companions, faces dangers, comes home triumphant. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The original Perseus was one of the only heroes in the Greek myths who got a happy ending. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The young women were “spellbound” when they found themselves face-to-face with their national hero, who personally invited them to join the others signing up at the Zhukovsky Academy meeting point. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Think of all the stories you’ve heard, Bast. You have a young boy, the hero. His parents are killed. He sets out for vengeance. What happens next?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the aisles of country churches and grand city cathedrals, witnessed by a whole society of approving family and friends, her heroines and heroes reached their innocent climaxes and needed to go no further. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The Young Dragon was one of his heroes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Piper, my dear, choose which hero will die with you. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But it wasn't until the next morning that he truly understood that he wasn't going to be the hero of the story. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “A hero is not afraid to face cruel truth.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z What heroes do we have within our midst? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z A quixotic hero dreams the impossible dream. realtor. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And suddenly—everyone who had come over on the peach was a hero! James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “You have done me a service, boy. Few heroes could have accomplished as much.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When the highlight film showed Crow scoring the two-point conversion, the crowd rose to its feet and gave the former hero a standing ovation. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The manly heroes of the penny dreadfuls and shilling novels never had these problems getting kissed. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z For these two people who don’t know me from a bar of soap to invest themselves in my semi-irrational desire to find out what happened to my childhood hero? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “That’s not what we were taught at camp. Centaurs are crazy, always getting drunk and killing heroes.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But at that moment, Link strolls in, the school hero, fashionably late. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z His heroes, notwithstanding the underrated John Field, were Mozart and Bach, composers in whose music dignity was everything. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Around the world, Alcock and Brown were hailed as the heroes they truly were. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Since the Espionage Act made it illegal to disclose the details of their work to the public, they fumed in silence while Hoover strutted around like a hero. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Ptolemy returned to the capital as a conquering hero. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “I insist upon this. I will take a satyr if I must, but not a male hero.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t have to try to be some kind of hero, wouldn’t have to fail—and soon it would be too late to matter. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A sarcophagus, engraved with Ancient Greek scenes of cities in flames and heroes dying grisly deaths. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Some of the heroes resented her presence and felt it beneath them to go hunting with a woman, but Meleager insisted and they finally gave in to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll see. Perhaps they will teach you a lesson, Hazel Levesque. Most heroes cannot escape their nature, even when given a second chance at life.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Of course, I ain't ever planning on getting married, much less to a war hero that got changed to one of those restless dead, but you never really knew what was in store for you. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I could picture it: the big moment when the hero grabs the bank and smashes it against the table. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I swear—it never once crossed my mind to wonder who this kid was, this hero who was ready to be plowed down by the entire squad just to put on a good show. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z And so this was the mirror in which Lazlo knew himself: hero, monster. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Underneath this Afrikaner hero is a quotation from one of his speeches. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The name it bore was older still, a legacy from the age of heroes, when the Starks were Kings in the. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There she was, one of the most heroic women of all time, telling us that we were heroes. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z On the other, knowing he was about to meet his favorite action heroes—Duke, Nala, and Scruffy—also terrified him. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In songs, the hero always saved the maiden from the monster’s castle, but life was not a song, no more than Jeyne was Arya Stark. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Upon reaching Greece they disbanded, each hero going to his home, and Jason with Medea took the Golden Fleece to Pelias. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Waterman was nevertheless hailed as a hero by the small fraternity of Fairbanks climbers. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “His deeds were great! He was already a great hero!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Jack’s heroes were usually muscular, but this one was tall and very thin and wearing an actual suit and tie, like someone you might run into downtown. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “So, yeah. We are both naked heroes, dude.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z As I listened to the final notes sung by the Boys Choir of Harlem their song’s message still lingered in my heart: “All black boys are bom of heroes.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “And—” “And when he found Mondragon irrigating that beanfield with the dead sow off in a corner he stopped and ripped off a chamber load 4t our hero from a distance of about thirty yards.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was some little time before they realized the full extent of their hero's victory. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “You saved my baby. You’re a hero, Duke! A real hero!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I’d read the first most recently, so I started into Sense and Sensibility, only to remember after I began chapter three that the hero of the story happened to be named Edward. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I could eat a stag, antlers and all. I say, they do a wonderful nosebag for us wounded heroes, y’know. Just watch this, m’lad.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “No! Oh, you pack of ninnies! Great heroes! I knew I should have gone with you from the beginning.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “You expect me to believe that you’re some kind of hero?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It was better, for now, if Redemption thought he was saving someone else; everyone’s always braver when they think they’re the hero. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Coherence connectives are the unsung heroes of lucid prose. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Mr. Ellsberg has been hailed as a hero by a lot of people,” Cavett told the audience, “condemned as a traitor by others.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they’ve died. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Long ago there was a prince called Sigemund who was a great hero. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped he'd change the story around and make me the hero, the one who saved her. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z A hero too hardworking to even find time to laugh. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The 442nd Combat Regiment was famous now, full of heroes, fighting in Europe to help the Allies win the war, and showing that Niseis too could be patriots. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, she moved her feet and then the gun so that it was pointed at the football captain and all-around hero of the school. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z That is why there are stirring poems and brave heroes who die for what is right. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The King went back to the palace planning treachery against the heroes and vowing they should never have the Golden Fleece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he could be a hero and go rescue his dad. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Billy skipped to the end of the book, where the hero mingled with the people who were taking Jesus down from the cross. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Corn is the hero of many of the sculptures and murals on campus. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “You will never be a hero. You were never meant to be a hero.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She called it after her young niece, who had died a hero in the camps: CHAYA. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t like to talk about it, and she felt uncomfortable, the way Frank made her sound like a hero. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z What couldn't he do in this version of the world in which he was hero and monster in one? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A few of them are good enough to call out to me too, now that I’m a hero. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z W. a hero in the field, yet overweighing every danger in the Cabinet. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He was firmly convinced that he was the reincarnated soul of Euphorbus, a Trojan hero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “This is my quest, smart girl! Finally I get to be the hero, and you two will not steal my chance.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Here was one of the greatest heroes of America’s past saluting one of the foremost heroes of its future. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Sitting in my mother’s car, I watched as kids streamed into the building in their heroes and villains costumes. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Finally Oeneus called for help upon the bravest men of Greece, and a splendid band of young heroes assembled, many of whom sailed later on the Argo. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You want to be a hero, like Joshua at Jericho, like Samson against the Philistines.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “How is it that these heroes get beat up all the time, and in the next issue, they’re back for more?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The hero of it was a beautiful lad, whose name was Narcissus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And he did see—that life was rotten, that there were no heroes, really, and that you couldn’t trust anybody, not even yourself. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Apollonius ends his poem with the return of the heroes to Greece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They died as heroes, their wives as slaves. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "You would have to rid the village of its three evils," the Old Man of the Moon said, "before you could be called a great hero." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z David had a chance to be a hero, to both Jeremy and that little girl. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He had been the hero of the last World Series. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Although the state’s prosecutors are made to seem almost ridiculous in the book, weren’t their judgments the same as those of the ordinary people the hero would face every day? Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The three heroes hopped into their individually labeled tubes and slid down to their briefing stations, where they were surrounded by blinking computers and glowing video screens. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z "They would rather be live cowards than dead heroes." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z So hard was her heart by the hero’s body. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of everything, when Stanley found out that Sweet Feet was going to be there, he was actually excited about the prospect of meeting his hero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Percy, wake me for second watch. Don’t be a hero.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There is indeed a hero inside of me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “The American dream is to be an action hero.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He wanted so badly to be the hero. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He was the Snow Man, and he could be either hero or villain, Indomitable or Abominable. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He was a legitimate hero who bored every one he met. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Years from now, our descendants will be telling stories about the hero Frank Zhang, their great-, great-, great She poked him in the belly for old times’ sake. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Nick Yew is a school hero 'cause of Tom. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Dr. Dadoo, one of the leaders of the 1946 resistance, was a well-known Marxist whose role as a fighter for human rights had made him a hero to all groups. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t heroes use to get fine steeds? Or battle armor? Swords, even?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He said to remember that my father and my uncle were heroes who had liberated our country. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Dasch reasoned that if he called the FBI and turned himself in, he would be a hero to the American people for stopping Hitler's secret attack on the United States. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Like his heroes in the films, he was ready to have his endurance and courage tested. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I told Mrs. Liebow, my English teacher, and she said that it was what separated heroes from humans, the not giving in, and I hadn’t understood that. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Really? That’s the desperate hero, risking his life for a chance to escape the mighty Roc?” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z One of the heroes shouted, “Border patrol, to me!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z "I believe him, and I'm sure you both are heroes, but I need you to tell us what happened too. Okay?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z His theft had become a one-of-a-kind world event, and he was a hero to thousands of people. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z ‘You disobeyed my orders. Nevertheless ... I recognize that you acted with honest intentions. The valour of these seven heroes has proven that you were not entirely without wisdom.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z This dearest of heroes to the Athenians engaged the attention of many writers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z If only he had had some greatness of mind as well, at least enough to lead him along the ways of reason, he would have been the perfect hero. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He understood Juno’s plan: Unite the Roman and Greek demigods to create an elite team of heroes, then somehow convince the gods to fight alongside them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Surprisingly, one of the badges is purple and gold, which means Chian was a war hero once— although I have a hard time believing that he ever risked his life to save his comrades. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z And then, like a hero in a storybook, he helped me up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I sign onto Facebook, and over on Violet’s page someone from school has posted about her being a hero for saving me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And I compared the Panthers to the heroes given to me by the schools, men and women who struck me as ridiculous and contrary to everything I knew. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And now we were passing the hero's tomb and I recalled a visit there. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But her face is fierce with pride, as if Papi is a hero for saying what he thinks. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Not the time to be a hero,” she says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Whenever he was in his cups he would call for a reaving song, something loud and stormy that told of dead heroes and deeds of wild valor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The poet was finally carried away into the purely fantastic by his determination to create a hero for Rome that would make all other heroes seem insignificant. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Even when he was playing against them, people viewed Frankie as a hero. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And sometimes, when they told tales on a sunny evening by the beech trees, he could not clearly recall whether they were about himself or about some other rabbit hero of days gone by. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was just having a good time, and now he was being called down like a child by our dear hero. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Jason couldn’t believe he was about to visit the actual palace of Odysseus - one of the most famous Greek heroes of all time. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If France was the revolutionary hero in this international drama, England was the counterrevolutionary villain. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In my head, I had it all planned: I’d make a grand entrance, a hero, prized trophy in my bloodied hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Each tiresome new thriller includes a scene in which the hero, trapped by some version of the enemy, runs for his desk in a desperate race against time. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The doctor said, “That makes you a hero!” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I am the captain, my heroes, and I command that Gareth runs back home to fetch some rope.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been the serious faces staring intently at Gaines as he tried to inspire them with herculean stories of Civil War heroes and Olympic swimmers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The ticket taker would like to say he himself was a hero, but he didn’t do much of anything beyond survive. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Radar was like this total hero. He chased them all the way out of the park. They were screaming like babies the whole time.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z No, even if he didn’t die a hero’s death, he died a hero. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He was hailed as a national hero, promoted to the rank of captain by the Admiralty, paid handsomely to write an ac-count of his ordeal, and, in 1825, given command of a second Arctic expedition. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sort of the hero of the teen-age music world ever since he got drunk one night at a party last summer and played the drums in the middle of Victory Boulevard. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z When the heralds had finished telling of each hero's deeds, he rose. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The players were some of my biggest heroes. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “He was your daddy’s hero. Sometimes I think he went into the army just so that Ernest wouldn’t have to. He took the hit.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I now looked exactly like the hero of Black Tiger—a muscular, half-naked barbarian warrior dressed in an armored thong and a horned helmet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It was decided in full assembly that the heroes who best deserved them were Ajax and Odysseus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Use it only for emergencies,” Chiron said, “and only against monsters. No hero should harm mortals unless absolutely necessary, of course, but this sword wouldn’t harm them in any case.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The red priest spoke of ancient prophecy, a prophecy that foretold the coming of a hero to deliver die world from darkness. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Downstairs at our hero’s breakfast, I didn’t think I could eat anything, but ice cream felt good going down my throat, and so I ate and ate. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When Jon had been a boy at Winterfell, his hero had been the Young Dragon, the boy ,king who had conquered Dome at the age of fourteen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But they were all to sail, he said, that summer, or the first days of fall—hulls laden deep with treasure, manned by crews of heroes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “He left the village to rid it of its last evil,” Amah continued, “and reformed, lived a life of peace, and then, at last, was a great hero.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I just told them to start from scratch; if you write honestly, the hero will emerge.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely that was possible, no matter what the legends said about tragic heroes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “These are the chosen heroes of the age.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Did that mean Mini’s mom was a hero, too? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z These heroes go largely unnoticed by politicians who prefer to blame those who fail, rather than praise with admiration and awe all those who somehow manage, despite seemingly insurmountable hurdles, to survive. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Like the hero of an action movie, Jule West Williams was the center of the story. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It’s a lot like when the hero in some blockbuster fantasy film is standing in the rubble of his war-ravaged village, bombed because the villains couldn’t find him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And he believed Operation Pastorius was a chance for him to be a hero to his country. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Othello, he remembered, was like the hero of Three Weeks in a Helicopter—a black man. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z If Fred couldn’t believe in his hero, who could he believe in? Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I fell asleep telling myself stories in which I was the heroine and Edmund the hero. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Miraculously, Oskar Schindler, this complex man of many contradictions—Nazi opportunist, schemer, courageous maverick, rescuer, hero—had saved nearly 1,200 Jews from almost certain death. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I heard Kronos taunting me from the depths of Tartarus: Polyphemus sits blindly in his cave, young hero, believing he has won a great victory. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Every hero from The Arabian Nights carried a scimitar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Piper, my dear, choose which hero will die with you. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But Zeus believes your father convinced a human hero to take it.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He knows he's loyal, but he wonders if he is also brave, if he has what it takes to be a hero. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I can write it and draw it, with him as the hero. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There was no military history in my family, but for them, as for many immigrant families, American heroes—and the schools they attended—carried a certain cachet. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z And even if they died they would all be heroes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He said he wanted to make a film about them, and he assured them that it was going to blow up the perception of wealthy entrepreneurs as predators and show the Angels as “American heroes.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z He saved the heroes, too, from the Sirens. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Marina was perfectly placed to become a hero in the eyes of the people of the USSR, especially its youth. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z My mom is the hero of this whole story, in case you were wondering. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z We were the first heroes to return alive to Half-Blood Hill since Luke, so of course everybody treated us as if wed won some reality-TV contest. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The little hero, an amused voice echoed far down in the darkness. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He banned screenings of the racist film The Birth of a Nation and trumpeted black heroes like the boxer Jack Johnson. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A hero couldn’t control the gods, but he should be able to control himself. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Once, no doubt, they were heroes, but now they have retired from battlefields and they see things from a different point of view. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of each day he studied with the Master Chanter, learning the Deeds of heroes and the Lays of wisdom, beginning with the oldest of all songs, The Creation of Éa. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Tendai had planned to reject food, the way heroes did in stories when they were captured by enemies, but the sauce smelled delicious. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z To Lincoln goes the honor of conquering hero. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z This prompted the chairman, World War II hero General Omar Bradley, to declare that “if it can be done ... it would be intolerable to have us sit on our butts.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The performers spent their afternoon with young people who’d come from local high schools—budding playwrights, dancers, and rappers kicking around the White House, writing lyrics and dropping beats with their heroes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I must join the Hunt, Percy. I haven’t known peace since . . . since Half- Blood Hill. I finally feel like I have a home. But you’re a hero. You will be the one of the prophecy.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Here we had found the greatest hero of all time, and he'd decided to hang up his sword belt. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The sides of the thermos were enameled with red and yellow Ancient Greek scenes—a hero killing a lion; a hero lifting up Cerberus, the three-headed dog. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I really am the unsung hero of this investigation. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z And there were clues even in old stories of outlaw heroes she’d been hearing about her whole life. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They told stories of all the heroes that ever lived, and said their deeds were small compared with what brave Beowulf had done in a single night. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas conveniently finds himself in the Maze for the night, then tries to convince everyone he’s a hero. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It was one of the things she liked best when her mother told her the stories: villains could be heroic, and heroes could do evil. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They Would talk of heroes who had defended the island, of armies and saints who had stopped there. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes she pictured her mother and father as heroes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They were famous, all right, but they weren’t no heroes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But a hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z These same internal stirrings also predisposed him to regard all perfectly symmetrical narratives or stories preaching an obvious moral message and populated by larger-than-life heroes as utter fabrications. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “When you finish it, the hero usually wins. But if you kept reading five pages into the next issue and stopped...” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z This fact is now generally accepted; and we do not have to try to find in every mythological heroine the moon or the dawn and in every hero’s life a sun myth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But a hero’s story always ended in tragedy. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Nick became sort of a hero for kids all over town, and he quickly learned that being a hero—even if you’re only a local hero—isn’t a free ride. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was supposed to have lived a generation earlier than the most famous Greek traveler, the hero of the Odyssey. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z If all went according to Dasch's plan, he would be a hero. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The heroes and heroines of the early stories face disaster. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was my first taste of being a hero. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dell may have found the missing kid on the day she left Mercy Hospital, but he wasn't a hero for very long. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “As you wish, master. But I warn you. You cannot trust these heroes.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to be called her hero. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The local people, young and old, heroes to us Beast Riders. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z "Humans no longer have any heroes to protect them. None of the caliber of the legends of old, like Gilgamesh." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A new kind of hero emerged as well—a hero willing to sacrifice self to explore new frontiers. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, Marshall was a real hero around the neighborhood. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z "I guess we get to be heroes, after all, eh, cuz?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And it made me feel better in some obscure way: imagining myself a hero, rushing fearlessly for the gun, instead of merely loitering in the bullet’s path like the bystander which I so essentially am. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In the book Men Against Death I was greatly struck by the fact that in childbirth alone, women commonly suffer more pain, illness and misery than any war hero ever does. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z One man took it on himself to be a hero. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In fact, being a hero didn’t seem to change him a bit except for one thing. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know why she thinks she has to put on a brave face all the time, but maybe one day I’ll be courageous enough, like the hero I was named for, to ask her. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Lanky, with a loping gait, and dressed in what some Europeans thought was Western or Texan clothing, he was described as being “laconic as the hero of an old cowboy movie.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Noodle said I was like some kind of hero. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “You heroes,” he said, “always making rash promises. How refreshing!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z One has me as hero; the other is not so flattering. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I was just getting to the part where the bandit leader robbed the town bank and was squaring off for a shoot-out with the hero when the music on the radio stopped midsong. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He had a high seat on the dais, and men were lifting their goblets and hailing him as hero. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For today, you have proven yourself a hero of Olympus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Rush became a hero, and his fame soon spread beyond Philadelphia. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The Shaper’s lies, the hero’s self-delusion, now this: the idea of a queen! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Hercule'an, very large and strong: from "Hercules"—a hero of antiquity celebrated for his strength. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z Hercules, who was the most magnificent of all the heroes of Greece, was always in his mind, and the determination to be just as magnificent himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are all true heroes. And as soon as we get Percy fixed up, you must return to Half-Blood Hill. The centaurs shall carry you. “You're coming, too?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z This was me, the conquering hero, marching into camp with more meat than all of us could carry, taking the others back to field dress this gift. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Whoever wants to understand National Socialist Germany must know Wagner,’ Hitler once said, and much of the propaganda surrounding him depicted him as a Wagnerian hero. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Who else would be so low as to attack Thalia’s tree, the only thing left of a hero who’d given her life to save her friends? The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It was natural that she should cut a poor figure in the Iliad, where the battle of heroes is the theme. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And indeed for a time Patroclus fought as gloriously as that great hero himself could have done. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The world was full of cravens who pretended to be heroes; it took a queer sort of courage to admit to cowardice as Samwell Tarly had. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She’d all but forgotten the mural, and the sight arrested her: six dead gods, crudely blue and dripping red, and her father in the middle: hero, liberator, butcher. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Rufus came out to play hero for providing such a good meal, and the people gave him the praise he wanted. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z "Why would Nergal write that? I cannot imagine what my brother-in-law is thinking. Gilgamesh wasn't the sort of hero who needed to lie about anything." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Thirty thousand local residents turned out on a blustery day in mid-March to fete the men they had adopted as hometown heroes. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She stayed by them, telling them the names of this and that Greek hero, until to their astonishment the battle ceased. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z All of us, I suppose, like to believe that in a moral emergency we will behave like the heroes of our youth, bravely and forthrightly, without thought of personal loss or discredit. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Sansa tried to look forlorn and abandoned as other heroes of the Battle of the Blackwater were sum-moned forth to receive their rewards. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Hercules, the greatest of all heroes, was there; Orpheus, the master musician; Castor with his brother Pollux; Achilles’ father, Peleus; and many another. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a hero, remember, so he would play with little kids, no problem. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The guy who never got the girl but worshipped her in secret while the big shot hero rode off in the sunset with her in the end. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He hoped someone would attempt to rob the bank so he could save the money and be a hero. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Hell, a hero would have volunteered to take the parent when they were facing down the Fjerdans at the harbor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I never want to be like that. But I wouldn’t have had the courage to stand up to him without your taking the lead. You were the hero that time.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I always said he was off his rocker,” said Ron, looking quite impressed at how crazy his hero was. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He seemed in no hurry to dash off and be a hero. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z There were Cold Sassy folks at the depot and of course they were puzzled why I was such a hero. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The last time Joe disappeared over a hill, he hadn’t been such a great hero as he thought he was. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Every comic book hero used to be a little kid in school once, so what if kids like us are the superheroes, right? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z White sails cut across water and the souls of great heroes basked on the beaches in perpetual bliss. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Lincoln was transformed from a controversial and often unpopular war leader into a martyr and hero. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Pomp said: “I suppose I wish to be a hero.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “I hate those guys. Back when I was a demigod hero...ah, but never mind. So which god put you up to this—Dad? Athena? Maybe Aphrodite?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Or,” squawked Boo, “it could mean that this time we need a different kind of hero.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I was clever, a burgeoning hero with an Alar like a bar of Ramston steel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I divided the kids up into either heroes or monsters. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Everything about the hero looked different now that he knew even this small sliver of what he had endured. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His death made him a hero and his name was on the front page of all the papers for several days. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The Doc Savage to whom he referred was a fictional hero popular among adolescent readers of pulp magazines a generation ago. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, my hero, my jump-shooter. Let me touch your feet. No, your feet smell like something dead. Let me touch your golden hair or your runny red nose. Let me touch your emerald bellybutton.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Father, this hero has fought long and hard for our cause. His nerves are frayed. We should take that into account.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He could feel himself—see himself—so eager to go to battle, to be a hero, to destroy the enemy. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “I had a chance. I knew I had no more than that. It’s all a hero asks for.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could take the world by storm, you know? It’ll be like we proved ourselves, like all those heroes’ journey stories about boys, only we’re girls.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Then, together, the two heroes carefully nudged the soggy box back to the animal shelter and safety. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The Athenians agreed and welcomed the poor hero. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Owens and the Brown Bomber were great heroes in our world, but what school official in the white-goddom of Little Rock had the right to decide that those two men must be our only heroes? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Only the strongest, smoothest, wildest hero ever. Rides a crow the size of a Cadillac truck—no, a stretch limo! He even has his own walk-up music—they say drums play when he walks.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Her final humiliation and the triumph of the Aryan hero Parsifal were not very subtly concealed metaphors for what Wagner wanted to happen to German culture. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Unless it’s the skin of a demon you slayed. That would be fitting for a hero.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You don’t much like being a hero, do you?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I’m quite tall enough to destroy you, Bacchus! You gods, always hiding behind your mortal heroes, trusting the fate of Olympus to the likes of these.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The hero gazes out at the pain and beauty contained in the twinkling lights of the metropolis. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “They’re doing their best to prepare for battle, but he still wants us back. They’re going to need every hero they can get. Did we find a ride?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She could only share the qualities she already possessed, and she couldn’t help anyone who wasn’t worthy of being a hero. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z No doubt, he thought, this was some hero of the warren, wounded in a great fight and now infirm, whose past services merited an honorable escort when he went out. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Benedict firmly insisted, however, that modesty had nothing to do with his opinion that the children had been the real heroes in this adventure. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But Camus gives his hero a way out, though not one that many people would choose. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z "By what, then?" demanded Hrothgar, anxious to give the hero the best attention that it was in his power to give. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He always said that my dad had been his hero when they were kids, that he used to follow my dad everywhere. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I explained the hero and monster boroughs to them all. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “But you could be in church with your hero,” Anya said. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Big hero,” he said, turning back to me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Great statues of the gods and heroes of Calormen—who are mostly impressive rather than agreeable to look at—rose on shining pedestals. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Technically, Z should have been a hero as well, but no one knew where to find him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z All very well and good that the hero came in the nick of time to grind the coffee. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "I mean you are. Tell me, where did you find this young hero of the people?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z All my brothers except for Harry bore the names of proud Texas heroes, many of whom had laid down their lives at the Alamo. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “This goes against the ancient laws. A hero is allowed only two companions.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “What are heroes for if they can’t defeat a monster like that?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z In every chase scene we’d ever watched, the hero always climbed up to the roof. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z One soldier in black was having a drunk hero’s picnic all by himself on top of a tank. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Not once had Mini been taught to think that maybe she was supposed to be the hero. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He could never have thought out any new or great idea as the Athenian hero was held to have done. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Those who fled and became freedom fighters the government called terrorists; in the churches they were praised as heroes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the boys watched in a kind of hero worship combined with fear and tobacco-buzzed disgust. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Booth will be the South’s hero and slay the evil Lincoln. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Most of the defendants became local heroes and public martyrs. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They left him finally at Lemnos, then an uninhabited island although once the heroes of the Quest of the Golden Fleece had found plenty of women there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z While the FBI and America viewed Sebold as a hero, the Germans branded him a traitor. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z It saddened and embarrassed Hall to be publicly castigated by this demigod, this ur-climber who had been one of his childhood heroes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She had called Chris a hero, like he had never gone over to the Titans’ side. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z So the two returned gladly and comforted the old man, who in his joy sat feasting with the heroes all through the night. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Don't get me wrong: Anne Frank was a hero. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I heard the racket from in here. Sounded like y’all put the hurt on him. The heroes in your comics would be proud.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Nausicaä, for so the girl was called, never imagined the next morning that she was to play the part of rescuer to a hero. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were right about Luke, about heroes, men—everything.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She told the story of each one, and Lyra felt her heart stir with admiration for these great, brave, distant heroes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They would sail around the Greek mainland, following the routes that Greek heroes had taken in the ancient times. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She nodded, unable to thank him or tell him he was her hero or ask which way the road north was. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He had lightning eyes, and was not a hero or monster but lived on an island off the coast of Victarea, the hero borough. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “We got it easy, huh? All the livestock down at Montano and nothing for us war heroes to do but lay around and sleep all day.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He was going to live in the same place where his heroes lived. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z For that matter, Odysseus himself might have borrowed a trick or two from the rabbit hero, for he is very old and was never at a loss for a trick to deceive his enemies. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But there in that room was the first time I actually felt like any sort of hero. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Tut,” said Dallben, “there are worse things. Do you set yourself to be a glorious hero? Do you believe it is all flashing swords and galloping about on horses? As for being glorious...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The fact that I went from being a hero to a great big nothing in just a few hours didn’t bother me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z This is the kind of stuff I remember Daddy doing for Mama, and she’d always call him her hero afterward. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z "We feel that they should be encouraged to keep fighting toward success. After all, you're one of the latest to fight his way to the top. We need all the heroes we can get." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Listening to all the talk about our being heroes and heroines made me proud of Mama and Grandma and all of us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And I could no longer predict where I would find my heroes. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Once those bothersome heroes are eliminated, we will march on Olympus. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z All he had to do was tell them, and Dr. Samuel A. Mudd would become, instantly, a national hero. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “So close to your own destruction, little hero,” the voice of Kronos chided. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Wilkins came off the field a hero among his teammates. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In one important story, the Quest of the Golden Fleece, she is the gracious protector of heroes and the inspirer of heroic deeds, but not in any other. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he was sorry, and that I shouldn’t be a hero. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about that day with Thomas, when we’d been staring at the portraits of space heroes and legends in the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The Greek heroes had been bolder, however, or else better swordsmen. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are one of the few who can make things right again. Then again, you are also the one who started it. And so you, and the other, must be heroes.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Now do you see how hopeless it is? Yield, little heroes.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Don’t say that. You’re just as much a hero—” “No I’m not. I keep trying, but...” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z How graciously Amy criticized the artistic parts of the story, and offered hints for a sequel, which unfortunately couldn’t be carried out, as the hero and heroine were dead. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man pointed out strengths and weaknesses whenever heroes met in classical battles, but warfare makes a scramble of the beautiful, slow old fights. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The people in that plane were heroes in the most important way—making a choice, not knowing the outcome, but knowing that acting was better than not acting. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “Why do you have to be a hero at the worst possible time?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z One of the heroes admired by all, who helped Chairman Mao liberate China from oppression and defeated the Americans in Korea. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The psycho goddess told him it was good training for being a hero, and maybe she’d been right. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z High John was one folk hero god who maybe could’ve bridged the gap. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z However, they were all heroes of renown, some of them the greatest in Greece, and they were quite equal to their adventures. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t expected to become a hero, but I sure didn’t expect this. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “You train heroes, the same way Chiron does?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In Ravkan stories, monsters waited to be woken by the call of heroes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She could write the scene three times over, from three points of view; her excitement was in the prospect of freedom, of being delivered from the cumbrous struggle between good and bad, heroes and villains. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But the hero’s always less than his legend. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Be honored, Percy Jackson. Lord Zeus rarely allows me to test a hero with one of my brood. For I am the Mother of Monsters, the terrible Echidna!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “No hero has bested me in a thousand years.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Yuri was a very personable young man, friendly, with a big smile, and he became a hero in Russia and a celebrity in all parts of the world. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All I can think about is how Bernard the bully is really Bernard the hero. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “I thought you were supposed to be at home, waiting for your boyfriend to come back a hero?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Like many people who encountered Blake in the weeks and months after his return from Korea, Allan found herself smitten by the young war hero. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “The hero’s soul, cursed blade shall reap. Maybe we could find this cursed blade and destroy it. Sounds like Kronos's scythe, right?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Percy hoped so, but the Underworld seemed to bring out the worst in everyone—monsters, heroes, and gods. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “That was when I felt the hero inside me,” said Jule. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In the stories after the war, all the resistance heroes were dashing, sinewy types who could construct machine guns from paper clips. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Dante’s hero. Just what I always wanted to be.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Biting her lips, she looked anxiously at her hero, Jackie Robinson. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z We left Abuela’s apartment, taking the old photo of Cuba’s most famous hero with us. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They were heroes, breaking down racism through cross-cultural adoption. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "Oh, you have heroes in this day and age? Pray, name one." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In the Ring, he was much more interested in what his heroes and heroines felt than what they did. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z If anything, they treated him as someone special, even a hero. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Most unwillingly they went and stood before the hero in heavy silence. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d come up with everything together—their hero’s name, his costume, even his secret star, which was the source of his amazing powers. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z No one seemed concerned about Edward, though I explained over and over that he was the hero — how he had pulled me out of the way and had nearly been crushed, too. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Tons of people are being heralded as heroes all over Southern California. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He suggested a middle-class hero of a sort as he struggled for success and asserted his rights. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But the Roman hero found horrors piled upon horrors. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z John Henry, the strongest man I’d ever seen—a folk hero, a god—felt a flash of fear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The Japanese government made it sound as if these men would be great heroes. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When Bobby returned to New York, both the Marshall and Manhattan chess clubs conducted victory celebrations, and he was lauded as America’s new chess hero. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My hero was telling me that it might be too late to follow my dreams. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The great hero of mythology, Hercules, might be an allegory of Greece herself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m no savior or martyr or a hero in any way. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The hero was jerking on the sand, the bright blood pouring from the ragged stump of his shoulder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The last thing I needed was some kid praising me for being a hero. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Shall we have him named a national hero after his tragic death? The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “He won’t go home a hero, will he! Must have no sense of direction whatsoever.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Once we snared Anansi and convinced him to close up the tear in the sky, the gods and heroes could work together to defeat the iron monsters once and for all. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I take a second to think about him—Frank Socrates—and I decide he’s my new hero. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z They died quickly, “the way a hero sandwich dies in the garment district at twelve o’clock in the afternoon,” as the poet Pinero put it. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He painstakingly searched for words like “hero,” “bravery,’’ and “rescue,” for all one hundred twelve names. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “She sent me to fetch those Arabica beans! Me, the hero of Trenton and Germantown reduced to a simple errand boy. What has the world come to?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a martyr and a hero to Castro and most Cubans. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Hazel would never see him as a hero. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When a battle is over, when he has lived to fight again another day, the great white hetero action hero goes somewhere high above the city, somewhere with a view. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There were concerns that Hani’s death might trigger a racial war, with the youth deciding that their hero should become a martyr for whom they would lay down their own lives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A chance to hit against a Wimbledon champion, my hero! Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was crying, only a boy, famous hero or not: a poor miserable virgin. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Val means “slain,” and the Valkyries were the Choosers of the Slain; and the place to which they brought the heroes was the Hall of the Slain, Valhalla. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, of course you don’t, because they look at you like you’re a hero! They look at me like, like I’m...” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I still felt like I was floating, the Star Wars hero music in my head. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Some place where they don’t know us yet” As for Tyson, the campers treated him like a hero. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z There’s no other word quite like hero, so let’s not bestow it too freely. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A few of the younger boys seemed uneasy, but Chacho and Fidelito proclaimed Matt a national hero after the Keeper left. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something about. . . Destroy with a hero’s final breath!’ The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They killed them every way they could and felt like heroes for wiping them out. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Under that, a bright orange flier for DOA Recording Studios, offering commissions for heroes’ souls. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He had to answer the call, because that’s what heroes do. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They walked in step, heads up and shoulders back, like some kind of action-movie heroes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He did have many of the qualities of the Star Wars hero, a kind of wholesome purity that seemed too good to be true but was so natural as to make him appear almost delicate. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know! But every time heroes learn the future, they try to change it, and it never works.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The others were welcomed back as national heroes. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A brave death entitles them—at least the heroes—to a seat in Valhalla, one of the halls in Asgard, but there too they must look forward to final defeat and destruction. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z So, I said I thought the magazine was trying to make him a hero, but then later somebody might dig up something to make him seem like less than a person. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘Would you like to be the hero — now where’s he got to again?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Did that make her only a smidge of a hero? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The throng of reporters, mostly Japanese, wanted a neatly scripted version of the calamity, replete with villains and heroes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But a voice inside her whispered, There are no heroes, and she remembered what Lord Petyr had said to her, here in this very hall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then the heroes could land and refresh themselves for the voyage still before them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He guarded the house and regions beyond and became a great hero, the Hound of Ulster itself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But there are no days off for a hero. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I mean, nine months of hero training or nine months of sitting in a classroom—duh. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Now with one man on base, her hero smacked the ball right out of the park. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Hitler had fought against them in World War I and said, "I'll never believe that an American soldier can fight like a hero." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The younger kids looked at me with an awestruck twinkle in their eyes; I was a hero. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When he reached Athens he was an acknowledged hero and he was invited to a banquet by the King, who of course was unaware that Theseus was his son. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, To a fifteen-year-old, the only heroes I ever read about ran around in tight, colorful underwear and threw buildings at each other for fun. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “This guy ain’t going to be the big hero,” Nixon added. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Nowhere, perhaps, was the hero’s welcome as warm as in Hampton Roads. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It was when my father was a hero and not a human. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The heroes would gladly have halted and closed in battle with them, and it would not have been a battle without bloodshed, for the Amazons were not gentle foes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not just any bird, you uppity hero. I am—” the bird spluttered, then stopped. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Sissy convinced him that not all the brave men were in trenches—that many a hero was risking his life daily for his country in a munitions factory. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Luxury hotels and ocean liners—among them the Titanic—installed batteries of rowing machines so their clients could stay in shape and emulate their rowing heroes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A dark, fanged creature lurked just behind the hero, glowering malevolently. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And this time she was really going to send some money to Emma, and she wasn’t going to waste any more time fooling around with Indian war heroes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Only a few strangers, great heroes, had ever visited it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The two souls of heroes advanced together, scrutinizing these. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a world-famous celebrity, a hero to thousands who read his thrilling book on his “Furthest South” expedition. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z For the first mile or so, I feel high and excited, like I just ran into a burning building and saved lives, like I’m some sort of hero. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z His heroes were always good, always won, and were always boys. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The article told how the Belgians are the unsung heroes, and when they come into a village they usually interrupt the cannibal natives in the middle of human sacrifice. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I am not made of the stuff of heroes, he decided. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Sunday funnies influenced me, and although I admired the strong heroes who always conquered in the end, I identified with Tiny Tim. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I had divided Harmonee into three boroughs, or neighborhoods: the hero borough, the monster borough and the regular borough for all the regular people. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He was a decorated war hero who had been reassigned to the Hitler Youth after he had lost his left arm in battle. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Sigurd is the most famous of Norse heroes; his story is largely that of the hero of the Nibelungenlied, Siegfried. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “About your prophecy. The line about a hero’s last breath—” “You’re wondering which hero? I don’t know.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Is that he that hath fed on honeydew? Is that my saintly, sugarcoated brother, projected hero of the first game? The patron saint of jump shots?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As the two heroes explored the strange country, Venus disguised as a huntress appeared to them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And the hero answered: “Before long they will stand to right and left of us in combat, in the shouting, when the test comes— our nerve against the suitors’ in my hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Like that immortal hero, she reposed awhile after the first attempt, which resulted in a tumble and the least lovely of the giant’s treasures, if I remember rightly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But she did not know the fay were speaking her name, so she was spared the burden of becoming their hero, when in fact she still felt like a murderer. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I know brandy is for heroes. But you shouldn’t exaggerate.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “So these are the best heroes of the age, eh? Not much of a challenge.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Let there be no stories. Let us sit and talk wisely, my heroes, on deep matters. Let us talk about our father, who is away to the wars.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Jean Valjean, the book’s hero, is shown mercy by a bishop for a criminal act. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “It is amazing you survived. Their powers of deception ... almost any male hero would’ve fallen under their spell and been devoured.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Of course, he’s the total hero of the story. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He’ll forever be a hero who lost his life too soon, not the villain who ruined my life. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z No colorful underwear needed—she was a true hero. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “You are a true hero in our community.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will have them rewarded. If we destroy heroes who do us a great favor, then we are no better than the Titans. If this is Olympian justice, I will have none of it.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “You sure are getting wet. You started this adventure just running away. Comfortably. Then the day before yesterday you decided you had to be a hero, too.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a personage of quite another order from the great hero of Athens, Theseus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, now, I didn’t steal them personally. Gods taking each other’s symbols of power—that’s a big no-no. But you’re not the only hero in the world who can run errands.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The heroes of Flight 93 affected Will’s family in a different way than they might have affected someone else’s family. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z On land, the old fisherman stopped to light a pipe, and then, with the pipe clenched between his teeth, he walked home, carrying Edward atop his left shoulder as if he were a conquering hero. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z But that was a hero’s voice, and Jesper had long since stopped thinking he had the makings of a hero. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Fifteen glorious heroes, proud in their battle dress, fat as cows! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew I was lucky to have older cousins to take me on adventures that included meeting my literary heroes and drinking tasty vodka concoctions. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The first hero in Europe who undertook a great journey was the leader of the Quest of the Golden Fleece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "The heroes are those who die. This was nothing—after it happened. A minor lesson in discipline. And do you know what discipline is, Brother Personal Responsibility? It's sacrifice, sacrifice, SACRIFICE!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He is a politician, and politicians are seldom given the chance to play the role of conquering hero. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I was about to join the celebration when Annabeth’s voice, right next to me in the creek, said, “Not bad, hero.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Maybe when we all got back to the World and everybody thought we were heroes for winning it, then it would seem right from there. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, on the Black Tiger monitor, the end credits had begun to scroll over an image of the game’s barbarian hero sitting on a throne with a slender princess at his side. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Oh, yes, the hero usually found some kind of plant that he knew was good to eat and that took care of it. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “But giants can only be killed by heroes and gods working together,” she insisted. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Every Greek or Roman hero had sailed these waters—from Hercules to Aeneas. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I had formed a picture of him in my mind, and in my youthful imagination, I expected a Xhosa hero like Mqhayi to be tall, fierce, and intelligent-looking. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is a compliment, Shirley. Jackie Robinson is a big hero, especially in Brooklyn, because he plays for the Dodgers.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She studied him, not ready to believe that this boy was a bona fide hero. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “We’re standing at the ancient entrance of the Necromanteion. Odysseus came here, and dozens of other heroes, seeking advice from the dead.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “What’s the need for heroes if every citizen uses magic as well as you do?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Good-bye, young hero,” she called back, her voice fading into the depths. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Pascal and Patrice will be very excited. Mondele, just think, Muhammad Ali. He is a hero! Little boys in the streets will cheer for him.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z You arc not the hero, Rachel had said. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He was a hero to his people and a terror to the European slave holders. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z What I took out of them was that character was measured by facing up to difficult situations and that a hero was a man who would not break even under the most trying circumstances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, the guard looked dazed and overwhelmed, and Pinmei suddenly realized how even a hero who would not be stopped by the fear of turning into ice could be slowed by a beautiful woman. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The officer who came to tell him: “Your mother is a hero. Captain Emily Zhang died trying to save her comrades.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z "I'm not abandoning Mo's. This is your chance to be a hero, Daoud. A real one." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Sure, Frank understood about his mom being a hero. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He brought the sword up, twisting it in a wide arc, and said, “None of your heroes are here to save you now. You’ll die at the end of my sword this time.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Two weeks after being greeted as a hero in Iceland, and after stating that he just wanted to live in peace, Bobby found that his troubles weren’t over. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was kind of vague on what it would be, but I could at least see I would need to be like the heroes in my books—brave and knowing more than the next man. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I remember his asking if I had had any heroes growing up, figures actual or imagined that I cherished, admired. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z No one had ever applauded Brian Cochran before and he felt like a football hero, of all things. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z All names for one of the most fascinating folk heroes I’d ever heard of. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Not only because of the great heroes I have already cited, but because of the courage of the ordinary men and women of my country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, “Shucks, I’m not all that young, I’m going to be eleven on November fourteenth, and I’m not skinny, I’m wiry. Some folks think I’m a hero.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He led an army so great that it seemed impossible for the little band of heroes either to conquer it or to escape, but Medea saved them again, this time by a horrible deed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I think Piper’s the real hero. She saved us all.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z This battalion of heroes ventured out into the stricken city every day without fail. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Finally Scrimgeour said, with no pretense at warmth, “I see. You prefer — like your hero, Dumbledore — to disassociate yourself from the Ministry?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It had never occurred to him until now that a hero would sleep on the ground. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The deceased was the tragic hero, the survivors the innocent victims; there was the omnipresence of the deity, strophe and antistrophe of the chorus of mourners led by the preacher. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about what Chiron had told me when I started my quest—that a hero should never harm mortals unless absolutely necessary. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It was simply inconceivable that someone could pull a gun on someone else on the subway and be called a hero for it. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Many mythic heroes in Greek and Norse mythology, after all, made celebrated efforts to visit Hell. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet no one was calling her a hero. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And then the story started to spread: Harry Potter, the famous Harry Potter, their hero of two Quidditch matches, had lost them all those points, him and a couple of other stupid first years. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I thought about one of my personal heroes, Muhammad Ali, and his circuitous path to being an agent of change. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Although the Norse hero was doomed if he did not yield, he could choose between yielding or dying. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wait. Now I’m a distraction? Is this because I’m ‘not the hero’ or whatever?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z In Windfall, the “hero” in question was lying stretched out on the floor. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes being the hero means going down with the ship. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z |
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