| 单词 | homework |
| 例句 | Circles, homework coupons, what foolishness would she next hear? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Along with all that, I hated the mountains of homework—for which we were punished for not doing, or doing incorrectly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I did my homework at the wobbly kitchen table. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Maybe I would even learn enough to be able to help Maribel with her homework. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z At home, the twins play with Legos as I do math homework at the kitchen table. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Darrell used to laugh at me for it, but I actually do like homework. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z We do homework, listen to records, experiment with Kay’s makeup, and then go to the candy store so I can get Shirley her Sugar Daddies like I promised. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When he didn’t say anything else, she left, and Benji decided his homework and shower could wait. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Think about school and that last bit of homework I never did. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “You know who’s sub-human, man? You. You are. Going to school every day. And back home on the bus. And do your homework.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My father paced the length of the living room in his leather sandals while my sister and I sat at the table by the sofa, trying to do our homework. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My parental unit who is at this moment violating my personal space and reading my text over my shoulder wants me to finish homework so I GTG. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Cordelia and I sit at the dining table doing our homework. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Delphine, that wasn’t for your ears. Go on and do your homework.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z So the French homework wasn’t so easy either. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She asked me if my homework was in my bag. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “That’s the third parent calling to complain this week. Too much homework. Too much reading,” Miss Carol says. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z What wouldn’t he have given to be one of these people, sitting around laughing and talking, with nothing to worry about but homework? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She had never excused undone homework for any reason before. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After school, alone in her simulated classroom, she would talk like them, dress like them, and assign herself homework she would never complete. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z On the table in front of her was a wrinkled sheet of homework. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “Do your homework and don’t tell stories and you might become like your brother Dennis,” Mommy admonished. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I sketched inattentively along the margins of my homework. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Unluckily, there’s still homework that James needs to do. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Even more suspicious was the fact that he had been in a hurry to do his homework. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I always do my homework before I go to soccer practise,” I said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Joey asked me about the math homework, which was weird because he knew we didn’t have any. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It always has three parts: instructions for dinner, a reminder to do my homework, and a trivia question. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In math, Mr. Stoker starts class not with a review of the homework, like he always does, but with a lecture on math in the real world. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon after school I was sitting on a tin chair near the window doing homework when I heard a medley of voices shouting out in the streets. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need to speak Spanish, Mr. Farooqi. My little sister goes to a Spanish-immersion school. I want to be able to help her with her homework. I need a Spanish-language jelly bean.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Joan, tied to her homework—she was an honor student—quickly became uninterested in chess and didn’t have time for it, so Bobby taught his mother the moves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And this time there was no homework to finish or egg to eat She had come to Ayemenem to heal her wounded world, and had lost all of it instead. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Another missed homework and I’ll have to meet with your parents.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I always loved homework, but this felt more important than any regular school assignment: I had a new friend. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “You go on to your homework, sugar,” she tells me, and she sure doesn’t need to ask me twice. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Mayor, go to your room and start your homework,” my mom ordered. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I spoke with a doc who had a lot of forms and asked me questions like “Can you do homework while watching TV?” and “During dinner can you keep your napkin on your lap?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt good to see him having fun instead of sitting outside classrooms doing homework. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And if having to do JT’s homework wasn’t bad enough, now someone else had gotten into trouble too. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She shows me her homework and points me through the steps as she explains the problems. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I knew I should feel mad about the homework, but I couldn’t help being just a little tickled he had noticed. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, no. I wouldn’t read five thousand pages of something if it contained precise instructions on how to lose twenty pounds by eating Krispy Kremes and orgasming. Do you not have homework?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I'm at the dinner table, by the window, doing homework. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Sparkling Paola was like the silver stars that his teachers pasted on the pages of his elementary school homework, sources of a shallow, fleeting pleasure. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She had been doing physics homework when the knock came at her door. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They let me help them with their homework, and that's about all. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Just making sure, honey. And I remember asking you to stay inside tonight and work on homework.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I kept going, faster and faster, until I finished not only that homework sheet but every problem in my textbook. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I tried to imagine the future, to populate it with professors, homework, classrooms, but my mind couldn’t conjure them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z On Friday, after John Mark picks me up from school, after the usual questions about homework and such, he announces, “I made a fresh batch of spaghetti—just for you!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I say, “I’ll tie you to the towel rack for the next two weeks if I have to. We’ll bring you oatmeal and homework.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My mother was in the dining room while I did my homework nearby. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I can do all my homework and get lots of gold stars from Joy. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z This was Yoyo's time to herself, after she finished her homework, while her sisters were still downstairs watching TV in the basement. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He didn’t know how he’d have gotten through all his homework without her, what with all the last-minute Quidditch practice Wood was making them do. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Everyone tries to zip through the assignment so they won’t have homework this weekend. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I think you mean, do I care?” she said, folding her homework sheet into a paper airplane. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Does he mean you?' Jessica asked with insulting astonishment in her voice. “Maybe he needs help with his Biology homework,” I muttered for her benefit. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She saw to it that Sophie Mol’s school routine remained unchanged— Finish your homework. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One evening in early May, I finished my homework and came into the kitchen to find my parents sitting at the table with a man I didn’t recognize. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to go back to your little dorm room and do your homework after having been so absorbed in someone else. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z We have homework for the weekend, but it’s for language arts class, not math, so that’s disappointing. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Here he had done his homework under the dusty black gooseneck lamp. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I went to Char and said if she would let me hang out with her, you know, kind of look out for me, I would do her homework and stuff. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Or a homework tracker,” Tamika said, “where you enter all your assignments, the steps to complete them, and due dates, and then mark them off when finished.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z At this point I’m starting to realize that I have to do most of my homework at school because both TJ and Pop Pop pounce on me as soon as I walk through the door. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I really do need to finish my math homework.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “Oh,” Charlie said, “was that your homework? If Mom finds out you didn’t turn it in, you’re in a lot of trouble.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Ellis did his homework and passed his quizzes fine. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But there were also descriptions of polite students who volunteered to sit beside us or offered to lend back homework assignments or flashed a warm smile just when we needed it most. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept tabs on homework assignments, essay scores. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z So I go into a forum for math homework help. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks for bringing my homework by my house.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z While I did my homework in the kitchen I heard Milton’s resonant, drill-like voice saying, “Socrates: ‘There seem to be two causes of the deterioration of the arts’ Adeimantus: ‘What are they?’ Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z What was it to the Dursleys if Harry went back to school without any of his homework done? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I tell my mother I forgot to tell friends to cover me for homework, and get on the computer to let Rhiannon know that it’s not likely I’ll be able to see her today. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She even misses Zach Oh’s mom, who wakes him up every morning though he sets his alarm, who always nags him about getting his homework done though his homework is always done. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I thought about doing homework like I told Mom I would, but decided to work on a zine instead. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Sierra preferred crazy metal and alternative for relaxing or doing homework, but this would definitely do for the dance floor. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I was oddly annoyed when I was unable to get parental help with a homework assignment. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have to do your homework plus the five hundred times.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Eric was free in the mornings, but that was when we did our homework, and there was gobs of homework. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The upside of being grounded for a week is hard to find, except maybe that you start to appreciate any kind of fun, even if it’s in the form of a homework project. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z After spending the entire bus ride home from competitions studying and doing homework, I’d stumble to my room and fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We finished our homework at the dining room table, waiting for it to get dark outside. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I trot out excuses: homework, strict parents, tuba practice, late-night dentist appointment, have to feed the warthogs. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “I stayed after to work on a project. Can I eat upstairs? I’m buried with homework.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “Tonight’s homework is a new challenge,” he says. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I liked her because she seemed like the same kind of Mormon I was: she wore high-necked, loose-fitting clothing, and she’d told me that she never drank Coke or did homework on Sunday. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Afraid of dying, silly. Now stop asking questions and go do your homework.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard knew he had to find a way to give Riddle a strong interest in running, so he had done his homework. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That was in the middle of math class, while I was staring out the window as the class checked the homework I hadn’t done. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s missed 4 homework assignments. I have a feeling that she completes the assignments but perhaps forgets them at home or on the bus.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He won a homework pass off a lucky guess and he confused me in Scattergories. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I thought maybe he would give me a whole lot of extra homework or something. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z James and Maddie were both still into the challenge, but Emily figured it was more for the pride of winning their bet than for the homework passes at this point. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “But I have too much homework to do...and I have to help my father after school,” he added lamely. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “All right children. Why don’t all of you go do your homework so you’ll have it done by the time we leave for the game,” Lillian said, ushering Matthew and Karen toward their bedrooms. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your father’s a little tired tonight. Maybe you’d better go over to a friend’s house to do your homework? I mean he’s worked hard, and I don’t think we should aggravate him, do you?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I was sitting on the couch reviewing my math homework when the lock on the front door clicked and my mother walked in. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He went to his room and wrote a list of the principal rivers of England for geography homework before drawing them on a map. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z That only gives me an hour to do my homework. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Do you need the desk to do your homework?” her mother said, motioning in front of her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Thanks. I get in trouble at school sometimes because I can’t stop doodling in the edges of my notebook and homework. Even quizzes sometimes. I can’t help myself.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I dump the contents of my backpack on my bed, hoping to at least do some homework before I fall asleep. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Why is it your business if I don’t do my math homework? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z That night we did homework together at her house. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “To be fair, I don’t watch the NBA, but I did do my homework on mascots,” Stephanie said with a hint of a grin. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z For the rest of the morning I’m too distracted to read or do homework. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I opened my math book, and my homework fell out. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z So I said, a little suddenly, “Hey, I should probably get going. It’s late and I still have a lot of homework to do.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Back in Ohio, where I’d been treated like a homework assignment somebody was always having to do, eating was never a joy of any kind. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z It is born when Mr. Neck tracks me through the cafeteria, demanding my “Twenty Ways the Iroquois Survived in the Forest” homework. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “But your definition of school isn’t really one thing, it’s many different things, Craig: extracurricular activities plus sports plus volunteering. That’s not to mention homework.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Then I say hi to my mom really quickly and start my homework. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Here he was in fifth grade, near the end of his very first language arts class with Mrs. Granger, and Nick could feel a homework assignment coming the way a farmer can feel a rainstorm. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Willy was at the table too, doing homework, and I looked to him. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Now leave that computer off, take out your books, and do your homework.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Like I did when I followed him into his room and he let me draw while he did his homework as long as I didn’t talk or hum or make weird mouth noises. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or a Chinese nun. All I’ve ever seen are white nuns,” Edwin jumped in, so I figured he hadn’t done his homework either. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z You ought to see her doing her homework or something at that crazy desk. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She stays up late at night to read my schoolbooks so she can help me with my homework. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She would be doing her homework or texting Miles on one side of the bedroom while Summer and I huddled around my laptop, scrolling through page after page of dead ends. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “We didn’t get any science or math homework today,” I say. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z That night, my first homework assignment was to practice drawing that letter. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “You inform your parents that it is a homework assignment. I am sure they will not object.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel like starting my homework, and there was nothing fun to do by myself. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Matter of fact, I probably got the longest list of excuses for missing homework of anyone alive. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I flop onto the sofa and pull out my homework. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z A good thing there was no homework over Christmas vacation, for Palmer could never have managed. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z And the sooner I left Greenwood, the sooner I’d be back in school, the less homework I’d have to make up. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z "I hoped Werner could help me with a little homework, with something I didn't understand," he tells his boss. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Bunny lay on his stomach on the hearth rug, doing his homework; occasionally he would steal one of Francis’s sandwiches or ask a pained question. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Our homework was to write a short Halloween story to read in front of the class. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Back then, I couldn’t wait for her to come home from school so she could play with me before starting her homework. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I went inside Vonetta and Ferns room while they did homework. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I thought I would be able to leave my homework undone forever. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Toward the end of the day Mrs. Howard woke me up and said it was time for me to go back up to Mrs. Maxy’s class so I could get my homework assignment. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I even did her homework a few times to show her I knew my stuff. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z It’s different from assisting with math homework online. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She sang with us children, and, of course, she made sure we did our homework. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z We had to finish our homework, eat dinner and wash the dishes before we could read or listen to The Lone Ranger, Crime Busters or The Shadow. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ms. Kellerman is never going to believe me when I tell her a crow ate my homework.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z A mom who made him take a shower every day and a dad who helped him with homework. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I lied and told her I had too much homework so Mom wouldn’t let me go. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Kids who write their answers on notebook paper and stuff their homework into backpacks. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Radar was furiously swinging Alex’s backpack in his mouth, shaking it like a rag doll, spilling notebook paper and sheets of homework everywhere. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Other than our chores in the house, we had all the time we needed for our homework and sports practice. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There were several shots of a teenage Benton sitting by his siblings on the couch or making a silly face at the camera while doing homework. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z My homework papers came back all marked up by Mrs. Willibey in red pencil, with notes like “See me” and “Try again.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I do my homework— choose five verbs and conjugate them. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It sounded like all they did was review her homework assignments for the week to make sure she understood everything. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z My gaze shifted from the radio to the homework pages lying on my blankets. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, at school, I still kept plowing along, practicing drums, writing journals, completely bagging all of my homework assignments, and faking human interaction with the people around me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning they were anxious to get to the American Library, where they often went on Saturdays to do their hideous homework. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Pop’s helping with my homework,” I say, knowing Ma would be pleased to hear me say it. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Move entire homework operations center to different room. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a God-given, American right to avoid homework if that helps me in the pursuit of happiness. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t care if her students were late or didn’t do their homework. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I sent a text-only reply, saying I had a ton of homework and couldn’t hang tonight. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I try a few other names, kids I ask about homework sometimes. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d had fun, watching movies and eating Mr. Bishop’s amazing food and doing their homework together. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When she asks, “Did you finish your homework?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I lost my math homework and Mom had to call the teacher. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z There, P.J. read scores of library books and did his homework. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z George would come home after school to find Scott on the couch, watching wrestling and ignoring his homework. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z And the thing I hate the most about school is all the homework we get. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I was only able to squeeze one book in, sandwiched between the packets of homework I planned to do on the plane. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Now all I had left to do was my Algebra II homework. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The cover showed a painting of a white boy, maybe around twelve or thirteen years old, sitting at a desk doing homework. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Go back to your homework, Sara. Bills aren’t your concern. Your baba and I are going to deal with this. We never want you to worry about money, okay?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Until he was ten, Bobby’s regimen was fairly routine: He played at the Brooklyn Chess Club every Friday night, with Regina sitting on the sidelines, reading a book or doing her nursing homework. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry—I was finishing up my homework in the library. But look!” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One lunchtime I’d retreated to the classroom to escape the conflict and finish some math homework I hadn’t done the night before. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I type these journal entries, and my homework assignments, on the little PC clone up in my bedroom. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though it’s only Saturday morning, he’s already done his homework for the weekend. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z At the end of the day, Mr. Fabian gives us a little extra homework to do over the Thanksgiving holiday. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what to say, because the explanation would have been: Oh, that’s because I copied August’s homework. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z For most of the weekend I sat at the kitchen table and did my homework. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Today we start with home, what we know. “As homework, I want each of you to write and show where you live. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z One classmate of Marita’s, a boy named Jose, said he sometimes wakes up at three or four a.m., finishes his homework from the night before, and then “goes back to sleep for a bit.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Now, don’t lie to me, girl. You in first grade—you ain’t got no homework—’specially at Christmas vacation. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Most unfortunately, Professor Trelawney heard him, and it was this, perhaps, that made her give them so much homework at the end of the class. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then I’d confess to talking in class, answering back to teachers, swearing, not doing my homework, and a range of other sins. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I do my homework and dribble the basketball around. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Go to your class and ask for your homework assignment,” Mrs. Flynn said. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The Witherspoons chattered about school, and about some boy in Betty's class who suddenly quit doing his homework. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I plop down on the couch before I go to my room and start my homework. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The children were supposed to be doing their homework. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I bet. It’s a shame what kids can do these days with computers. I thought we gave you all too much homework. I mean, what jerk would find the time, you know?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z And when she was done and they were getting ready to leave—she left Joseph a bunch of homework for the next day too — Coach Swieteck was pulling up in his van. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I grab this notebook, get the books I’ll need for homework, which is usually none because I usually get all my homework done before school is over. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I usually wait around for her, doing my homework. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z After break, she went off to Arithmancy while Harry and Ron returned to the common room, where they grudgingly started Snape’s homework. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Monday night’s homework always took forever, because the spelling words were also vocabulary words, and Ms. Udell insisted that each student write an official dictionary definition of each word before using it in a sentence. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z But no one calls; neither Tiny nor Jane even shows up online; and it's colder than a witch's tit in a steel bra, so I just stay in the house and catch up on homework. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Mom didn’t yell or give me a speech about how disappointed she was; she left me alone to do homework. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I don’t mention that she just pulled over on the side of the road to tell me to bring my homework to school. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z They also attended a weekly two-hour laboratory session for hands-on training in one of the wind tunnels, shouldering an average of four hours of homework on top of a six-day workweek. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She had been too wrapped up in homework, reading “The Black Cat” in hopes of figuring out what she was supposed to do next in Mr. Griswold’s game, and her family’s adventures. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She ate it at the kitchen table, while Taylor sat nearby writing in his homework sheet. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And what about all of that homework Trotter had to do? Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the weekend I work on the Ibo slave-ship painting and try to catch up on some homework. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z My homework swims in front of my closed eyes—the Intro to Wall Street stock-picking game, the Inca history paper, the ding-dong math test—they appear as if on a gravestone. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z After a while, I begged homework and escaped to my room. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z My homework was done — the product of a slow social life — but there were a few Trig problems I wasn’t sure I had right. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The girls are on the cement patio, sitting at the redwood picnic table, doing homework. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even fake boys on catalog covers got writing homework,” Stella muttered. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z James and Maddie were both still into the challenge, but Emily figured it was more for the pride of winning their bet than for the homework passes at this point. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She stayed for hours in Dr. Ganer’s office, getting help with homework. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Grandma had been over and Evan needed help with his math homework. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I spent the morning doing my neglected homework, knowing there was no way I’d get anything done once I brought my puppy home. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I’m trying to get all my homework done today, because tomorrow morning is the big procession, the culmination of all the queen events, when I’ll be paraded through the city with Luz and Elsa. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother’s angry, doesn’t want me going upstairs, wants me to go back to doing my homework in the room I share with Dussel. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I know it sounds crazy, but I find myself wondering what his favorite qurma will be, or his favorite subject in school. I picture myself helping him with homework...” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She said I sounded glad to be doing my homework. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z They did their homework on candidates and asked serious policy questions. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It’s real live homework, just like you do. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron was still in a very bad temper and kept blotting his Charms homework. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z At dinner we talk about the weather and my homework and the store. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “But she had to know she couldn’t win a homework pass with your cipher.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I roll up some of my homework papers and try to shoo the wasp to the next open window. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She’d buried two water bowls, a TV remote control, a pizza box, a ziplock bag of Legos, three Frisbees, and two of my homework folders there. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She even said she would excuse my homework assignment the next day. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “No sir. Hanging out with my friends tonight and doing some homework,” Travis said, enjoying the feeling that he may have been lying a bit. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z My science homework was still spread out on the small desk by the window. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He started looking through it, like he was searching for homework or something. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z When Mr. Kazilly tells us our homework assignment, however, he’s got me wanting to shout “gardyloo” and chuck the wastebasket across the room. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I went upstairs around 10, did some homework in my room, and looked at a couple stars with my telescope—Vega and Epsilon Lyrae. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z But I felt as if by handing them over I would be relinquishing something more precious than my math homework, only I didn’t know what that something might be. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “A piece of homework that only got nine out of ten?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z After school she usually headed for the library or, if her homework was light, to the King Hill Recreation Center, where she learned to crochet. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “Nicole, relax, I wanted to bang out my homework before we hung out.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Most Sundays after we’ve finished all our homework, Pa rewards us by taking us swimming at the club. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And one day, just after I had turned fourteen, I arrived home from school expecting to eat some snacks, watch some television, and begrudgingly start my homework, when my parents said the day had arrived. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Perhaps all the others had to go home now to do their homework or have lunch. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “You want to play something instead of doing homework? My bedtime isn’t for another ten minutes.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you come to my house every day and we can do the homework together?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He pictured Mami then, sitting at the table, working on her homework while her children worked on theirs. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z After several warnings, he assigned me extra homework. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, now you remember your homework after sitting on that sofa all day? No, get up,” Mama commands. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Since Mustafa got the permission he needed to try out and made the team, he’s been extra good about getting his homework done and taking out the trash and recycling without being nagged. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When he lived with us, Papi sometimes helped me with homework, and when he saw how good I was with maps, he said I would grow up to be a cartographer. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Our homework assignment that night was to write a letter to our new pen pal. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z In order to watch it, we had gotten faster at doing our homework and chores. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Greene gave us a lot of homework over the weekend and Glen told him that he wouldn’t have a chance to get it done because of the ball game. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm went to school, did his homework, fetched and carried at the inn, and read over and over again the secret message in the acorn. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I thought doing JT’s homework meant he would keep his mouth shut. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I attempt to do my homework and don’t even get through my first class. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The rest of the time, these kids go to school, do homework, and sleep in their beds every night. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mostly, I’ve just been stuck with that Classic Book for my English homework. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And at home...well, everyone else needed quiet when they were doing homework or when her mother was on the phone. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “You can do homework in your room,” protests Tariq, shuffling the Legos so they click and rattle. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Today I had done my homework early again and now was adding on another new Harmonee building, this one created from only red rectangle Legos. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z There were two twin beds and a small desk where Judy did her homework. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get back in there and finish your homework,” he snapped at me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z It was time now to think of the homework they had neglected during the first week of the holidays. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Grace, who had already finished her homework, came over right away. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He studied via distance learning over the TV, Tam Lin sent off the homework, it came back with excellent grades, and Celia praised Matt lavishly. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z While I ate and complained about homework, Hassan made my bed, polished my shoes, ironed my outfit for the day, packed my books and pencils. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His first instruction was to forget his homework; get ready for the trip instead. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Fern had only two sheets of homework and both sheets looked easy. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Alan stays in the back because he rarely does his homework. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z So to avoid the stigma, one kid even turns in his homework wadded in a ball because he’d get beat up for carrying a folder. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She’d been thirteen or so, doing her homework on her bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “And if you have it, then we need to know. You’d get extra time to take tests, extra help with your homework.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “He should apologize for making so much noise when I’m doing my homework.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Harry got so tired of Ron and Hermione sniping at each other over their homework in the common room that he took Sirius’s food up to the Owlery that evening on his own. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z For homework, Mr. Daniels said we have to write a paper describing how we feel about a short story he read today. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z One night, as I’m doing homework by the light of the kerosene lamp, he says, “You know, you live here and eat our food.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was never at the table doing his homework. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He takes out his homework and holds it up. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Can I get back to my homework now? Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Okay, well, find out and tell me when we talk next week. Think of it as homework, Sparrow. You’ve got to practice, just like for bass. Do you like the bass?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I sat at the dining table staring at my math homework, but it wasn’t coming together like usual. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z So I would be at her house and I would be doing my homework. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I skip 1 out of every 9 homework assignments in each class to keep my grades in the very low A range. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Since when are you excited to do homework? What’s got you all in a tizzy today?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I was about to say I hadn’t done the homework again, when she said it a second time. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Miss Beatty also told Mom to submit weekly lesson plans, keep her classroom tidy, and grade the homework promptly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Oberman continued doing his paperwork and I went back to my math homework and in another minute it was as if Corso had never been there. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I do my homework and show it to them like a good little girl. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve done your homework,” said the girl, “but any wight could know my name and birthplace. Unfortunately for you, I no longer find your deceptions interesting.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z After my last class, I went to the public library on Broadway and worked on my homework. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I should do my homework, or study for the science final, but there’s no way I can focus on any of that right now. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Speechless as they did their homework that night. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "Matter of fact, I'm going home to do my homework. Because we have homework. Not sure Canton here told you this or not, but there's homework." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “I have a lot of homework,” I say. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I am sure I would excel at homework. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I haven’t done homework in two months, it’s true, but I always do my reading for Ms. Smith. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Yes...for homework,” said Professor Flitwick, reemerging from under the table and pulling shards of glass out of the top of his hat, “practice.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It was a tradition, I guess: no homework due the next day, and no after-school teams or clubs. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Yep,” I agreed as I handed him his homework, which had four problems wrong, nicely scattered throughout the assignment. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can wait until you’re finished. I have homework to do too.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z As the Farsi teacher handed out our textbooks, I prayed for a heavy load of homework. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Wonder what it’s like to have a peaceful life,” Ron sighed, as evening after evening they struggled through all the extra homework they were getting. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I held my hand out for a piece of homework. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z You’ve missed quite a bit of homework the past few weeks. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The truth is that I did all my homework at school, during lunch, when other kids were talking and stuff. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She will get up at five-forty-five in the morning, go in on Saturdays, and do homework until eleven at night. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Sit yourself right down there and start that homework of yours,” she says, nodding toward the end of the counter. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I don’t dislike math, but is there anything more boring than math homework? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Plus, it makes it hard to do all your homework, which was one of the hardest parts of coming here last year. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We leave the table when Ray gets home and pretend it’s so we can do homework. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She came right in here yesterday and asked me where my homework was. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Since then, me and Jay almost never walked home from school together; he didn’t have nearly as much homework to do, and he had more friends than he knew what to do with. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He uses phrases like “mutual respect” and “exemplary manners,” while people slump in their seats and yawn, waiting for practical information like grading or homework policies. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Byion stood there looking at his feet and I kept pretending I was doing homework. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve done your homework and I don’t doubt you will take great care of her, but I do need to make sure your family is also willing to have her be part of your household.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z A worksheet was due that day deciphering the meaning of some lines from Macbeth, and Don was handed a copy of the homework by someone else so he could copy down the answers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Just business as usual: homework out, papers exchanged, lesson reviewed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Okay. I’ll call the school. But you have to make up the homework. Okay?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z One so I could do my homework at least some of the time if I wanted. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z They quietly occupied the stores, some sitting at tables reading and working on homework assignments, until the owners shut down their establishments in the middle of the afternoon. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z After supper, I sat at the table to do my homework. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Time to knock out some of this homework. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Her homework is still clutched against her chest like her arm is permanently stuck that way. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When the teacher passed our first homework assignments down the rows, I gave Miles one that had “accidentally” been ripped in half. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Just do your homework. We’ll talk at home. And please—no spinning on that stool.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z After I stared around her room for about five minutes, we did a little homework. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Inside, sitting in front of my geometry homework again, I feel a new kind of freedom. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of signs hung above, telling kids to eat right, not to take drugs, to do their homework, and not to be a bully. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z It had taken him about fifteen minutes to do his homework that night. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Don’t seem to have a problem with it when it comes to math homework.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I cleaned the house, got ahead on my homework, and wrote my mom more bogusly cheerful e-mail. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Of course I had done some homework before I came. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z "No more homework! I shall live in the kitchen cupboard and feast on raisins and honey!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “After that, I finally gave up and started watching TV” Desda’s homework paper starts to spot from her greasy fingers. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She saved their drawings, helped with homework, offered advice, and shared funny poems. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She asked Mr. Pajolli if it’s OK for me to use my office time to do my math homework. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He’s missed four of the last six homework assignments. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I called the office at school and said you had the flu, and Mrs. Savin will hold your homework for me at the office. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And so I spent my time in PE seated on the bleachers, attempting to focus on homework from another class, despite all the basketball dribbles and squeaking sneakers across the polished gym floor. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “People who want homework assignments, teachers, school clubs, announcements about charities I should volunteer in, invitations to Executive Pre-Professional football, basketball, squash games...” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z An eighth grader with what looked to me like a full-on beard demanded my math homework from last Tuesday. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Slowly and sadly he gathered up all his presents and his birthday cards and hid them under the loose floorboard with his homework. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I would,” Nora says, “but I want to work on my screenplay before I do my homework. I came up with a good idea for a scene today. During gym, actually.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z No teachers turning into monsters and trying to kill me with poisoned cafeteria food or exploding homework. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z By candlelight, Lefty finishes his homework, notebook propped on knees, pencil in hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Stick and I sat at the dining table after dinner doing our homework. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I had stacks of homework I had forgotten and drawings of my grandmother’s face on big locust bug bodies all taped to the floors as if she’d been squashed by a truck. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I headed to my bedroom to start homework and tried to ignore the shiver that ran down my back when I passed three closed doors. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, I went up to my room to do my homework. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I’d sit for hours and try to do my homework with the machines and repairs going on around me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We used to talk about your homework, and we don’t do that anymore. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Every negation requires mental homework, and when a sentence contains many of them the reader can be overwhelmed. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z And in fact you would be correct, except that I completely stopped doing homework the day Jeffrey got sick and didn’t start again until I got busted by my teachers much, much later. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We steered clear of the bedroom Francisco shared with Mami, kept the television low, and did our homework and fighting in the kitchen, where he couldn’t hear us as well. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Ifemelu hastily looked away, hoping he had not seen her watching him, and asked him if he could explain a difficult question in her homework. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They are talking about homework and practicing and TV shows and boots. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He wonders how many times he has written his old name, at the tops of how many tests and quizzes, how many homework assignments, how many yearbook inscriptions to friends. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I realize on the way to my room that I haven’t done the three good deeds to make up for lying to my mother about my homework the other day. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Everything started became nothing finished, and all her projects and my homework and hobbies just ended up in piles collecting dust. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Scott Crutchfield, another gifted student ranked in the top ten who would end up going to Duke, said he had two to three hours of homework a week. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially since I’m also diving into the middle of new lessons and new homework assignments. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I wanted real stationery—not the back of used homework, which was all I had to write on. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “So everybody says I’m wrong, okay? I didn’t do this, and I didn’t do that. I messed up a test. I forgot my homework.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Hearing, as he at last lowers himself into sleep’s deep waters, a door slam, a slurred voice: “Do yer homework!” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z To Bates, that “no credit” was the equivalent of a zero, because Gary never had made up the homework by the time he was transferred out of the class. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Since he didn’t do any homework, there was no reason for him to bring books home from school. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not uncommon for them to stay until seven or eight o’clock at night doing their homework. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z There were volunteer tutors to help with homework and spaces just to hang out. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Some letters were written on grainy gray paper; some were written on the back of homework assignments. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I scooped up my homework and headed to my room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Before anyone can translate it for me, I say, “School was fine! I did all my homework in class, so I don’t have anything to do but spend time with you.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z According to the lie I told Daddy, my homework is supposed to be done, but I’ve been on a “Tumblr break,” a.k.a. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I was at my desk doing my homework when Sean called. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I should be catching up on my homework, but it seems so overwhelming and pointless. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Class, your homework is to define limerence and use it in a sentence. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I did my homework too, and I just opened the banking app. We only spent about ten thousand on day one.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Unlike Joan, Bobby seemed to have little interest in school, and whenever Regina helped him with his homework he typically gave it short shrift, impatient to go back to chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The first weeks of school passed quickly with lots of homework and chores. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I grade your homework every day. I recognize your handwriting.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I wanted to say thank you for bringing by my homework,” I finished. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z George tried to bury her mind in her homework. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Or like the spy novels I used to read, on weekends, when I should have been finishing my homework, or like late-night television. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is the computer Mom lets us use for homework and stuff,” Emma said, putting the battered Dell laptop beside his and opening the screen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Mary became a combination of teacher, big sister, and fairy godmother, helping her girls with algebra homework, sewing dresses for their proms, and steering them toward college. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I know you were quite concerned about their reaction when you had all that homework to make up. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Olanna called this his Schoolwork Time, and when she was home she would ask him to take his homework into the bedroom. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And I could see this boy at home doing his homework and thinking about my sister naked. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I did my homework, but I spent more time watching my sisters do theirs. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I spend the day with my parents, obsessively checking Face- book for a new message when I’m not pretending to focus on homework and Germ. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My nightly mountains of homework made the Tower of Babel look like a toothpick, and it was only worsened by my late shifts at Finnegan’s. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z That night, after I take Mister Pugsly for a walk and finish all my homework, I try to narrow down my science project ideas. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I hadn’t done the homework, and by the time he got to me, I still hadn’t thought of a question, so I blurted, “Why does Mr. Neely use so many hashtags?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The weekend goes by fast and is mostly full of homework and volunteer work with Mrs. Malloy. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Brian was a member of Leon’s algebra class and he didn’t want to take any chances with extra homework or sudden unexplained F’s on exams. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I wished we were sitting on my bed together, working on our homework, listening to some terrible pop song Emily loved, giggling about something stupid. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As we both started the assignment, I wondered if I should be making conversation or if he wanted to focus on his homework. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I was in this room to do my homework yesterday. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was past midnight when Theo finished his homework in the dim light of the study lamp. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I finish my vocab homework in record time and head to the music room. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z "It's okay, amor. Just work on your homework. That's more important. I can finish here." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At night, each child had to weigh himself, plot the figure on a graph, and initial the process charts again after he had done his homework, washed his hands and face, and brushed his teeth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “I convinced my mom we should stay at the hotel tonight. It’s already paid for, and I told her you picked up my homework from last week.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z When the kids get home she makes them a snack and they watch TV and do their homework. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In later works Archimedes figured out the volumes of parabolas and circles, rotated around a line, which any math student knows are early homework problems in a calculus course. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Her kids were grown, and she spent a lot of time with my siblings and me, answering questions, helping us with homework, offering advice. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z While I’m finishing up my homework so I can forget about it for the weekend, Mom pokes her head into my room. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She assumed the address belonged to one of Roy’s friends, and that he was picking up a textbook or a homework assignment. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Beth claimed she didn’t have any homework and is outside gathering herbs in the moonlight. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Peering into Bates’s grade book, a document that was later brandished about in the courtroom as if it were a murder weapon, he saw the notation “NC” for one of the daily homework grades. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d had an inordinate and unfair amount of homework, and there were a couple of hours of decent working light left. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I was sitting at the kitchen table doing homework and watching Momma make dinner when Byron came in through the back door. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In the evening, Stick and I sat at the table doing our homework. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I stayed at the gas company after work until I finished my homework. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I've done the same thing at home when my mother's asking me to get out of bed or if I've finished my reading homework. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Every day I would finish my homework like usual. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I ask, hoping that we can talk about teeth, homework, or anything other than Nico. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I go to my room and try to do my homework, but instead my mind keeps drifting off to what Mom said. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He’s in his room most nights by eleven o’clock, and from what you say, he’s not using a lot of his time to do homework, so that doesn’t seem to be a problem. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I flipped past my homework and doodles and opened to the first empty page, then thought for a minute. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “We can hardly do the homework they give us now.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Snape had given them so much homework, Harry thought he was likely to be in the sixth year before he finished it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Flores talks me through today’s lesson and gives me the homework. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She did most of her homework with Jojo at the kitchen table. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I go into the living room, where Dad is helping Malia with her homework. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Boy21 and I do all our homework up in my room, but we don’t really work together. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After I do my homework, Mom says it’s fine for me to go, although she complains a little about not getting to spend the day with me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Fern thought long and hard like she was at her desk figuring out homework. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Over an after-school snack of warm gingerbread and milk, the two of us would talk and laugh until it was time for me to start my chores and homework. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For some wacko reason, Ms. Jenna had started to let our after-school class come to the storage room after they had finished their homework. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to copy your homework,” I replied, although I would have taken his algebra if he had offered. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “People pay him to do things. Usually revenge stuff. You know, steal someone’s homework and paste it on the ceiling. Put dead fish in someone’s glove compartment. Stuff like that.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And because it was raining, she let Hadley watch cartoons, so at least I could finish my homework and practice trumpet. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z On Friday afternoon while I was diligently doing some advance homework at the kitchen table, he came and sat down. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When we get home I settle down on my bed and force myself to start the homework I’ve been neglecting. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He seldom opened a book and never did any homework, but he managed to survive because he possessed a native and cunning intelligence. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night when my homework is done, I ask Mom if she’s in the mood for a Doctor Who rerun. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z While the three girls run around, I retire to Roger’s room and do his weekend homework the best that I can. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Even if I’m here just through Monday, the rumors will start flying, and the homework will pile up. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Just sat in my seat and pulled out my math book to make up the homework I had missed. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Start your homework. I’m just down the hall.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “The agreement was whoever earned more homework passes or got to three first. Disqualification wasn’t mentioned,” James said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I didn’t realize this was someone’s spot. I was catching up on some homework before class. Needed a quiet place to work.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z When we go back to our regular desks I make a big show of adding the task to my homework list. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z This is a brand-new dictionary, the one I recommend that my students use for their homework. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm turned to his homework, constructing figures with his ruler and compasses, a task he normally enjoyed, but he couldn’t focus on it at all. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Señora Mendez started off class by asking us to check one another’s homework. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z All I wanted was heated-up leftovers and Sports Center with my mom after I finished my homework. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Which made for a fun ride home, although at least she couldn’t snicker uncontrollably and bug me about my homework record at the same time. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “The agreement was whoever earned more homework passes or got to three first. Disqualification wasn’t mentioned,” James said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Not at all. Dessert definitely takes precedent over homework.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I played it with Carlos and my younger brothers, Trampita, Torito, and Ruben, on school days when I had no homework, and on weekends when I was not too tired from working in the fields. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Because Mr. Blessington told me I was going to end up in jail, so why waste my time doing homework?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Nearly everyone had dropped out by now, having decided that doing homework would be easier than the work of creating and breaking the class ciphers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Think about the absurdity of brushing your teeth, of arguing with your mother over the appropriateness of what you’re wearing to school, of homework, of grade-point averages and boyfriends and hot school lunches. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She had grown up reading and doing her homework beneath the giant stone elephant at the entrance. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Because he worked the night shift, he would make sure we got busy doing our homework, and by the time he had to leave for work, my mother would be walking in the door. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was a Saturday, and they should have been hanging out, but Claire had to watch her little brother and Maya was up to her neck in physics homework. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “You’re not doing homework for another class on my time, are you, Ms. Crane?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Now everyone knows my mother dragged me along, and that I was doing everything but homework. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z So I’m a little flustered as I go into my spiel about cutting back my homework, and during it Ms. Rucker’s expression never cracks. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “And I finished all my homework last night, so I am responsibility-free for the rest of the day.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Stoker thinks he’s rewarding us by not giving homework on Fridays. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z We flew homework airplanes for two hours, daydreaming about who would find them and where they’d land and wondering if anyone would see them in flight, like we were seeing them. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Technically, he was her big brother, even though he wasn’t very good with much of the typical big-brother stuff—like helping her do homework. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z It took me doing her physics homework for weeks to make it up to her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I have to go downstairs to start homework. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He hoped his mom would allow it so he could finish his homework in the car. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Malia is sitting at the dining room table doing her homework. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I try to study and do my homework to keep my mind off of the food shortage, but the sound of my stomach growling doesn’t help. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Marl was handing back the Life Writing homework. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z But then in math class, when I finish rummaging in my backpack for my homework, I look down at my desk to see a folded piece of paper. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Mr. Garfield asked me for my homework again. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z If Kyle needed a computer for homework during this last week of school, he could use his mom’s, the one in the kitchen. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Kids aren’t handing in homework because they have appointments at the tanning salon. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I tell him Safer and I are busy right now, but that I’ll get my homework done early so we can watch some baseball when he gets home. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I don’t take down the nightly reading or homework assignment from the board. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The things that they want me to do are important—do my homework, bring a pencil, wear sneakers for PE. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I lay there with my books, finishing the small amount of homework I’d been assigned—just a couple review problems in Calculus. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It means she’ll see me watching TV, but not really watching, just staring and not laughing, as I don’t do my homework. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z It was almost impossible to imagine that he would never again see the man, hear his laughter, or twist his arm to get help with his science homework. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Matt knew all about laudanum, having studied the opium business as part of his regular homework. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And then from behind the curtains came a figure looking like he wasn’t just sorry he was late but also as if he hadn’t done his homework. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Some days her hands or feet would grow numb while she was doing normal everyday things like driving or working with the kids on their homework. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He reminds us to put our homework in the basket and gets the class helpers working on lunch counts and stuff. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t have time for anything but homework. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “It’s kind of hard to focus on driving your son to school and watching him do his homework when you’re strapped to a hospital bed, busy trying to keep cancer from killing you.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Roberto and I were doing our homework at the kitchen table when we heard the dogs barking. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to do other people’s homework.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “If she doesn’t, she’s ridiculous. Tell her to lose a leg and come back with all her homework done.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I can even do my homework without distractions, play records, dance, and sing along to my favorite songs. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My grades or homework or something, I guess. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z You don’t get a lot of homework in fourth grade, and I didn’t have anything to do except make mini snowmen with my earwax. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z After being singled out as a lazy kfdtinvfm, I took to spending four hours a night on my homework, putting in even more time whenever we were assigned an essay. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z "Thanks," said Jelly, "but I got a girl friend lives around the corner and I promised to do her a favor tonight. She goes to cook and baker's school and I'm gonna check her homework." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I had pencils, paper, both our math books and my homework. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom had ordered me to help him with his homework. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I was pretending to do social studies homework while Dad worked on his laptop. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Even with Mami’s help, I hardly have time to study or do my homework. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He went on a fridge raid and I took out my books and started looking over my homework. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He can never get Raul to rewrite a lick of homework or anything else. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When I could curl up on your bed and watch you do homework, then casually ask how to stop a boy from liking me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I told myself to put the book back on the shelf, to go back to my homework and stop thinking about the miracle orchids. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I know that in Ms. Rucker’s eyes no excuse could validate such a miserable attempt at the homework. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I absentmindedly doodled one on my homework last night and had to tear it into a billion pieces and flush them down the toilet. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “By all accounts, we seem to be off to a great school year. Teachers are already handing out piles of homework, and the cafeteria is serving veggie sloppy joes. It makes a principal proud.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The Wednesday before the party, Theo put her homework aside to tell me what to expect at the bonfire. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I submitted my homework and studied for my exams, but I did so out of terror—of losing my scholarship should my GPA fall a single decimal—not from real interest in my classes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I stop and throw my homework folder, container of tahari rice, and water bottle into my backpack. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Neither Audrey nor I mentioned it while we did our homework. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z This had never bothered Nick before because he hardly ever had homework. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Every now and then we do our homework at Daily Blend, a coffee shop not too far from her house. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Seth, on the other hand, settled for lousy grades, routinely skipped his homework, and earned frequent detentions. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Slowly Neel unclenched his fist, just as Baba had done the day before, and his homework dropped into the waste bin. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Thought maybe you’d be hanging out with Amaryllis. Either way, rehearsal ran late, and then I had a lot of homework.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z After Indian food, an episode of the doctor show, and a full sheet of math plus homework for tonight, Mom releases me to my room. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I can do my homework at the same time, and it'll look real good for my transcripts. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Say, I’m going to drop off Andy’s chemistry homework to his house after school. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember Mom’s eyes narrowing when Dad told us the story—it was the same look I get whenever I tell her I’m done with my homework and she knows better. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Why would anyone want to celebrate the day they died?” said Ron, who was halfway through his Potions homework and grumpy. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “I just had to bring supplies. We’re building it in class. And I’m done with all the rest of my homework,” I say. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Cordelia comes to my house and I help her with her Zoology homework, and she stays to dinner. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When middle school started, they were the set of sixth graders who drew creatures on their homework and did not fight. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Boo soared near the ceiling, gleefully shouting, “I told you so! This is why you need to do your homework! Evil strikes whenever it pleases!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Up in my room I started my homework on the feudal system for Mrs. Coscombe. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I once got two points off a homework assignment because I didn’t put the date on top. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I have a hard enough time remembering to do all my homework. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They said that Bridge should choose an animal to draw in the upper left-hand comers of her homework, and then they would be a club. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Across from him at the kitchen table with her homework . Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He was like, “Oh, that’s because we did our homework together last night,” which wasn’t true at all. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z And I can’t tell you what my father said to Joseph, since he sent me to the kitchen to get going on homework. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “She’s always helping me with my physics homework. I never know what I’m doing,” I say, and smile at Lorena, trying to ease the tension. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Mam says they call it homework in America but here it’s exercises, the sums, the English, the Irish, the history. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I told her it was homework, which it was, but she didn’t care. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It was mostly about forcing us to do our homework, and getting help studying. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Have either of you done any homework since Wednesday?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Mrs. Marl didn’t even make him hand in his Life Writing homework, even though it was due that day. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The Eberhardts owned a home computer, which Roy was allowed to use for homework assignments and for playing video snowboard games. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s never do anything else. No school. No meals. No homework.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I’d been saving my book since Christmas, waiting for a long stretch of time that didn’t include bickering sisters, a heap of chores, and homework. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z As soon as we got home from school, we’d climb under the covers with our clothes on and do our homework there. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Fd told them to start their homework and Fd be back in exactly twenty minutes to help them if they needed it. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you spent less time texting, you’d have plenty of time to do your homework,” Ms. Morales told Natalie, even as she started the car and pulled away from the curb. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Like I did when I followed him into his room and he let me draw while he did his homework as long as I didn’t talk or hum or make weird mouth noises. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Parrish is the kind of guy who always thinks somebody is dissing him because they don’t do their homework. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Sam was just about to start his homework.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z My friends would keep me up on homework and warn me about tests. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I worked on my homework while Samira pored over job applications for a dozen or so retail stores at the posh Valley Fair mall in our hometown of San Jose, California. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Apparently, Mr. Neely didn’t know me very well if he thought I’d be interested in doing extra homework and hanging out with super-genius Dari, but I nodded and forced a smile. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She announced it like she’d just been given six hours of homework. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Poppy had done his homework on the wall outside the door when he was a boy and once saw two priests have a fistfight, rolling in the dust. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t able to help me with my homework that night. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Two: I still wore my Snowberger’s baseball cap and my lime green shorts, and I still sat in my closet, where I did my homework and made my plans. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z After school, I sat with Maribel at the kitchen table and helped her with her homework. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z If they had homework, we worked on it together. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Midland was the fair-haired, goody-goody one, always doing the right thing, never a spot on that pleated dress, always staying up late to do her homework and prepare for the future. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I liked to come here to read, to do my homework, or to simply enjoy the view of the surrounding green fields. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The next morning, Annie’s naked photo had been sent to every student in school, shared on the school’s homework forums, and posted online. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Waters told his son to make sure he did his homework. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “Come on, there is a booth in the back I do homework in sometimes,” Seven said, and Thorn and Valley followed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Then she sits at the kitchen table with us until we finish our homework. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “No catch. If you stay after to learn chess for a few days, I’ll excuse you from homework on the days you stay.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She swung her backpack onto her bed, planning to do homework and to try to get her mind off losing what felt like everything important in the span of a few days. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I didn’t see these last night. I think this is that horrible homework assignment we did in the fall.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I say yes, even though I do all my homework in the time at the beginning of class while the teacher takes attendance and tries to get everyone to be quiet. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She took a break from her homework to recite her lines silently. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z When class is over, I slide into the middle of the pack pushing out the door before Mr. Stetman can bust me for the homework. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Unfinished homework lay strewn on my blankets, still there from the night before, when I’d fallen asleep staring at the blank pages. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As soon as dinner was over, she retreated to her bedroom, claiming she had a lot of homework, to mull over what had happened. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He turns back to the homework problem, and the class is finally quiet. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Gavin runs with me when he can, and we do our homework together almost every night. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I had a lot of homework that was going undone, but I was afraid to leave Billy alone with Charlie. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Every day is the same: movement therapy, homework, lunch, group therapy, art therapy, individual therapy, then “closing circle.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I was too worked up to sleep, but not bored enough to do homework, so I killed an hour on the Internet, which is how I ended up stalking Marcus’s SnowFlake page. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z When Silly’s mother or uncle could drive her, she would come over for a couple of hours in the afternoons and help me with my homework. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “You are to make two separate piles of homework each day. If you have a cold, you are to place your homework in the pile marked ‘ill.’ A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Then about how the boys needed to get going on homework. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I’ve slacked off during the past week because of all the homework, the pageant practices, and the trip to Atlantic City. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I’m such a mess today. Just ignore me, okay? It’s not a big deal. We’ll start on your homework.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The truth was we hadn’t done our homework and wanted to kill time. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Everything is the color of death, of a foggy day that promises another D-minus on your History homework. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He wanted life to be normal again— football, even his homework, without that daily burden weighing him down. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Solomon wasn’t used to her students assigning themselves homework over the summer. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The biggest problem with my lie is that my mom now actually expects me to do my homework on a Saturday morning. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z After dinner, I went to my room to do homework. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “I still have to keep up with my homework and tests and stuff.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We sit around two long tables pushed together, as if we’re going to be doing homework or taking tests. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Because of the lateness of the transfer, and because he was behind, Gary Edwards didn’t receive any grades for homework or participation with his new teacher. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s the one who made my lunches just like I liked them and helped me with my homework. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He went back to the TV, and after I finished washing the dishes by hand — no dishwasher — I went upstairs unwillingly to work on my math homework. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I sort of knew why I was, and it had nothing to do with math homework, or even watching my sister. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Jaime got used to standing in for Nicolas, and it seemed perfectly normal to him to be punished instead of his brother, to do his homework and cover up his lies. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I shuffle through their stacks of ungraded homework and make myself do the same assignments in my little notebook. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If I suck at homework when I have the internet and textbooks at my disposal, then I’m going to completely fail when it’s just me and the blank page. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The student had failed to hand in her homework on time, and Teacher Li had told her to copy the assignment over five times as punishment. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The room remained silent, and Mr. Quisling said,“Mr. Lee, your cipher has survived the week. Congratulations on winning your first homework pass.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I took a break from homework to check my phone for new texts later that evening and nearly jumped out of my skin. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The teachers all told me I was going to have four hours of homework a night, but I didn’t believe it—plus I believed I could handle it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z One missed paycheck could leave you without electricity; one missed homework assignment could put you behind and possibly out of college. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Right now he’s drinking coffee at the table and the kids are draped all over the kitchen doing their homework. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z My MST classmates are so indolent, they wouldn’t read the book for homework, so the teacher is making us read it aloud to shame us. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I spent all of homeroom frantically doing my math homework. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I tried to concentrate on my homework for Monday, but it was boring. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, man. After you do your homework, I can show you a thang or two on Madden.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Thanks, Joy. That will be fun homework. They put me in the dumb class because I couldn’t speak English. But now I can speak both English and Spanish!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “We got so much homework for Runes,” she said anxiously, when Harry and Ron joined her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Jake. I did not know that. I also did not know that, since you’re such an expert on Spanish, you can now help Emma with her homework—instead of me.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z And then one day two years ago, when we were doing homework together, she said, ‘Hey?’ Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell my parents that I need to ask Nora a homework question, and I carry a notebook with me to make it more believable. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She still had some leftover homework to do. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, that’s what happens when you have school, homework, and root lessons.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “We’re going to Beatrice’s and finish up some homework. Is that okay?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t help me with my Spanish homework, but you speak Swahili?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I also try to speak for myself and ask my teachers to excuse me from some of the homework. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Yeah. He likes to do homework in the mornings with Bram.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “You know I have school? And homework? This is going to take up a lot of my time,” Mustafa argues. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z That evening, after I'd finished the rest of my homework, the note about the essay caught my eye. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And then Bridge’s English teacher handed back the first homework assignment of the year. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “Sorry I’m late. Mr. Lee took forever handing back homework.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Like if someone is using research to show that schools should get rid of homework, you could point out that they probably did that research at home and that they’ve proven your point for you.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “We have to do some homework,” I say, trying to hide my smile. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I did my homework, Daddy graded papers, Mother did the dishes and none of us said a word. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I could swoon over his words of endearment, JT picked up my homework and put it into his book. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z No one laughed at her homework assignments, though. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I gave JT his homework as soon as I got to school. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you mind helping your brother and sister do their homework?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He spent the soggy afternoons working on homework projects and reading a cowboy novel. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not like homework and work sheets and fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I do her homework as best I can. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “I’m pretty worn out, doing so much homework and all. Would you mind if I skipped today? Just this once?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z No boy ever looked at me except for homework help. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I sketched the details of my evening for the detective, telling him about my homework and the time I’d spent doing research on the effects of radiation on shellfish in the Pacific. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z That Saturday, I sat at my desk with a stack of homework. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He winked at me as he took my homework. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He finished chores, homework, read more books than I and played the group games on the side of the hill with the best of them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not fair, he was only filling in, why should he give us homework?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I had homework for school even before school started. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “The president and his daughter,” Don Lucho says, walking over to me, peering at my homework. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Most afternoons were spent on homework, which the computer sent to the teachers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Once in a while Bertha asked me if I had homework, and I was pretty good at just shrugging and changing the subject. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z We did our chemistry and Algebra II homework. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z They piled so much homework on them that the Easter holidays weren’t nearly as much fun as the Christmas ones. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Then I yanked all the ruined books out of my bag, piled them beside me, and started my homework. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, I’d better let you get back to your homework.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I eat my lasagna and do my homework. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I heard you stopped doing my brother’s homework,” said Red. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to charge people or do their homework for them. This side hustle was Kojo’s idea.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z George brushed her aside with a shrug and buried her head deep in her homework. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I spent the rest of the game flipping my focus back and forth between my homework and Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Later in the year it would be Johnny Brown who would be in Mrs. Conway’s doghouse for not doing his homework, with her screaming at him that he couldn’t be a comedian all his life. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Then I sat on my bed and munched on the carrots while I worked on my homework. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Once winter break hits, the three of us are together pretty much perpetually, and it feels good not to have to think about tests or homework or other school things. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Helmuth misses the comfort of his grandparents next door, their quiet flat where he doesn't feel as though he's holding his breath, where he can escape to do his homework in peace. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “I know. That’s why you have to get your homework done today.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Babysitting and tutoring and doing other kids’ homework and mowing lawns and redeeming bottles and selling scrap metal didn’t count. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “But she had to know she couldn’t win a homework pass with your cipher.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I think back to my colored-in lines, my name on the top of the page, how I used to be shocked when kids wouldn’t have their homework. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Fuming almost as much as his homework, Ron slammed The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 shut. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Before Mom could pack our whole Saturday with boring “cultural events,” I asked if I could do homework at Calaca. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “How about a side bet? Whoever earns the most homework passes or gets to three first wins.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Three more kids to drop off, then I’ll walk back to the school library to finish my homework and wait for my brother. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Up to now, Mama Ya-Ya has always insisted I stay inside the house after 8:00 p.m., finishing my homework, getting ready for bed. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z That night, while he did his homework, Park made a tape with all his favorite Smiths songs, plus a few songs by Echo & the Bunnymen, and Joy Division. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It was where I attended school, did my homework, read books, watched movies, and played videogames. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He always sat at the kitchen table and did his math homework while she cooked his breakfast and wrapped up his lunch for school. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z We have virtually unlimited amounts of data at our fingertips at all times, and we’re well versed in the arguments about the dangers of not knowing enough and not doing our homework. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z As a child, Justice never had the resources for her homework projects. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I made money babysitting and doing other kids’ homework. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He takes care of business, keeps up with homework. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z In the classroom, they bent over workbooks or wore scared faces when Sister Beatrice, their beefy, no-nonsense teacher, scolded them for missing their homework. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I come home and I do my homework. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I ignore the girl—Annie, I guess—she has her nose sideways to her homework like she sees better out of one eye than the other. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m proud of you, Lucy. But if you miss another homework assignment, you will lose your computer for a week. And no TV. Or candy.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “What did you get for the last problem on the homework?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z But homework always got done, and the girls spent plenty of time with their friends. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Bates tried to follow the school policy guidelines for grades in daily participation and homework. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls out the homework anyhow and asks me ten thousand questions about the math problems. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Charlie had told Mama he was going to an after-school program to get help with his math homework. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z It was where I napped in my car seat, where I learned to color between the lines, where I did my homework and read hundreds and hundreds of books, as my mother worked. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Instead, I’m sitting at the kitchen table forcing myself to finish the rest of my homework. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Desda acts like I really meant what I said about her and me doing homework. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I was actually excited about homework, maybe for the first time ever. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I had not meant this at all seriously, and I was startled when he nodded as casually as if I’d asked him if he’d done his homework. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They were doing homework in Maya’s bedroom, Lauren sprawled on the floor while Maya sat cross-legged on her bed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Every day, we talk about what I’m doing in school, and he asks about my projects and homework and tests. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I bury myself in my homework, but at bedtime I still don’t feel like I’ve made a dent. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I could have been offered a tour of the Godiva factory and I’d totally skip it to do math homework with Gregor Whitman. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z And technically, this is supposed to be homework, but I don’t see why I shouldn’t get a head start. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I barely have time to do my homework now,” I said. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall explained why, when the class gave a particularly loud groan at the amount of Transfiguration homework she had assigned. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There was still time to do my homework, but I watched the feed instead. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I check through my backpack for any homework I can get a jump on so I can avoid going into the land of ultimate paella. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “If it’s math homework, you should ask someone else. I’m actually not that bad at it, but I despise it and don’t want to look at any more of it than I have to.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z We frequently exchanged books, did English homework together, read prose and poetry together, trained together, and sat on the same seat during tennis trips. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Elsbeth’s bedroom is where I spent so many afternoons: practicing dances, pretending to do homework, ranking our favorite film stars. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She has a television and a phone, and her homework is neatly laid out on her desk. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He just let us read or do homework or talk. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “For example, it’s against my principles to do my daughter’s homework for her.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z She thinks I want to talk about homework right now? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I didn’t know much about the world, but I knew something about colleges, or at least about homework, and so claimed that I was going to Stanford to live in a dorm. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Not only did I get more homework now, but I was doing a lot of after-school stuff. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall was head of Gryffindor House, but it hadn’t stopped her from giving them a huge pile of homework the day before. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “I have a lot of homework,” I said. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Despite the orchestrated chaos of our home, we always ate meals at a certain time, always did homework at a certain time, and always went to bed at a certain time. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Rain, colds, scraps, bullies, handing in homework on time, such things didn't worry these kids. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I don’t even know what the homework was. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z After school, I go home and do my homework right away. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Students were allowed to do homework in the library until lights-out, but O-Hall kids had to have a teacher’s consent. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They tackled their respective heaps of homework, whispering, laughing, and joking till the librarian stood over their table, saying, “You will please keep your silence or I will be forced to ask you to leave.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I answered that I wanted to get my summer homework over and done with. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Don’t you girls know how to pick up after yourselves? And why are you watching TV in the middle of the afternoon? Don’t your teachers give you homework?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Heaton says, “Let’s start by going over the homework,” but he barely gets the words out before the fire alarm starts blaring. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “How about a side bet? Whoever earns the most homework passes or gets to three first wins.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There was the couch where I used to nap, read, do homework. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Will you help me with my math homework, Pi?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Most teachers aren’t like that; they give you your homework and then send you on your way, never getting to know you. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I tell her School was good, lunch was good, coming home was good, I don’t have a lot of homework, and yes, I will make myself a snack. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z If I have time to kill, maybe I can finish up my homework and read. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z My own self-discipline was reinforced by my aunt Phathiwe, who lived in the Great Place and scrutinized my homework every night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t take too long, or I’ll need to assign some extra art homework just for you!” she teases. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I can tell that he has had a hard day at the nursery so I settle into doing my homework, leaving further discussion to a time when he has a mind for it. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z And then Tab and Emily showed Bridge how they drew little animals on their homework, in the upper left-hand comers of their papers, underneath their names. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z In the beginning I ate the crustless sandwiches and opened a can of Coke, then excused myself to my bedroom to do homework or to listen to my iPod. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z At the same time, Miss Watson was giving me more homework than I’d ever had before, and it took me so long to get through it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Ellis deflates and claims homework time in her bedroom. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Sometimes that homework wasn’t easy at all, but I always got it done. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z My buddies had sent me homework from the classes I’d missed, so I started to tackle that pile of mindlessness. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On Friday nights Ty'ree let me watch it as much as I wanted as long as I took one weekend day for homework. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “But you could come do your homework at the café.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I do my precalc homework, and then when I'm done I actually sit with the textbook for like three hours and try to understand what I just did. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I watched everyone do their homework for the test, using the materials provided by officials. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Nobody lives forever,” Sunny said real swift, and we dove back into our homework. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z After I do my homework in the lobby, I take the last bus back to Yana Urku at about eleven o’clock, arriving so exhausted I can barely drag myself home from the bus stop. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If she was playing at a friend’s house after school, I made her come home and do her homework. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell him that hospital food is not my idea of lunch, and besides, I have a lot of homework. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “How about if I excuse you from homework for learning how to play?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I only thought about homework, food, TV, and going outside to play with my friends. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I do homework when I don’t have any homework to do. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She had been too wrapped up in homework, reading “The Black Cat” in hopes of figuring out what she was supposed to do next in Mr. Griswold’s game, and her family’s adventures. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Now, I didn’t have a lot of homework, but I’d find some if it meant I didn’t have to see Peach. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My ears didn’t get hot when I did my homework. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The boy has to cut himself off mentally, so as to do his homework, as well as he can. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “But,” Ainsley protests, “we need time for real homework. We shouldn’t waste it on made-up projects based on pointless ‘Dear Diary’ entries.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z But then, after dinner, as I was helping Willy with the last of his math homework, I realized something worse: It wasn’t only that I could walk away—I already had walked away. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I thought maybe I could get her homework and then, you know, pass it on to her.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z By the time she drains that cup, she'll be charged, ready for a busy day at the laundromat, and I won't see her sit down again until it's time to review my homework. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I should finish the homework I was too upset to do last night. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I sat at one of the desks to do my homework. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I’m going home early today, and I just wanted to know if you can tell me what the homework is going to be.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He’s the person who aces all his tests but doesn’t turn in any homework. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As a very young boy, regarding his parents, as he struggles with an early homework assignment, he knows this too well. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie showed her the primer and her homework book with block letters in it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Some even gave us homework as if they’d be seeing us again after the winter vacation. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Mom thumbed through my homework folder while our dinner whirled in the microwave. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z She could spell big words and remember to do math homework, and her father didn’t swear or drink like my father did. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “The two of you got the exact same answers wrong on yesterday’s homework,” Ms. Rubin said, looking at both of us like she was waiting for an explanation. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “You head home. I have some homework to do or I’ll lose my recess.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Everything went really well with social studies and English, but I had so much trouble doing the math homework that Mom got me a math tutor. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He had unfinished math homework to take care of. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Mom comes up again, even though neither of us did our “Write something about Mom” homework. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z That night, Stick and I had gone to our room after the meal, where we were supposed to do our homework. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She understood when I said I was thinking about all I had to do; she probably thought I meant homework and chores. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Our homework assignment was to write a paragraph about what we thought the precept meant or how we felt about it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Children who had finished their homework and returned from Mischief Night pranks lay on the floor by the radio set. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Neely was the only teacher to assign something over winter break, and his “homework” was simply to keep thinking about our scientific process experiments. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “We were discussing Mrs. Marl’s Life Writing homework with Conor and lost track of time.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Imagine my teenage wrath when, time after time, my homework was returned with this well-meant floating apostrophe struck out. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Not in the past, when things like bedtimes and homework and safe places to play had been important. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I listened to “Seven Nation Army” while I did my homework. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z If one was busy, the other was there to listen as she rambled about her day, or help her with her homework, or whatever. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I spread my math homework out on the table and pretended to work on it as Mama cleared away the last of the supper dishes. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I glance over at Mustafa sitting on the sofa, finishing up his chemistry homework. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Because I party hard. All night. Every night,” Nick says.“If by ‘party,’ you mean your calculus homework.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “If I talk about tampons or menstrual cups or pads, suddenly it's my fault the guys don't do their homework?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I was in the living room, eavesdropping, even though I was supposed to be doing my geometry homework. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “I did my homework, Mr. Ali. Early. I want you to let me in. It’s time for me to go inside the storage room.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “James, come on. Are you still mad? You’ve won a homework pass now.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It’s enough I gotta do math and science homework, but this man seems clueless about other teachers or other stuff going on in kids’ lives. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z So I went to my room and brought my books into my sisters’ room, where we did homework. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We finished our homework and watched TV for a while. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I was pretending to help him with his homework so that no one would ask us why we weren’t eating when Dad appeared in the doorway, carrying a big grocery bag. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z "Dinner's almost ready. You almost done with your homework?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I open his homework tab and check through the assignments. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z She'd look over my homework if I had questions, but I remember not wanting to ask for much help. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z When I slouched into the cafeteria after fourth period, I spent the hour doing homework instead of eating. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “James, come on. Are you still mad? You’ve won a homework pass now.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She loses things, such as combs and also her French homework. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “So I did my homework before coming here this morning,” he says, opening the bag of seeds. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z But once the dishes had been washed, I disappeared into homework, often taking my books downstairs to the encyclopedia nook off the stairwell next to Robbie and Terry’s apartment for privacy and quiet. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z While my parents were being given a crash course in gonadogenesis, I—still officially Calliope—was doing some homework myself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They laughed, content to procrastinate doing their homework. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I even knocked out my homework and studied for tomorrow’s test this afternoon so I can stay out until nine. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Patrick, a boy who is always doing his homework for the next class during whatever class he’s already in, said “Yessss!” and pumped his fist like a motor. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z There, I took out a piece of lined school paper and sat on the bottom of my bunk bed, where I usually did my homework. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “See, I used to study in secret. My bosses were colegio teachers, and I read their textbooks and did the students’ homework and took their tests.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, then...for your homework, I have an extra credit assignment.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Everyone, this is my daughter, Sara. She will be spending our club time doing her homework. Quietly.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Alfred was surprised that a teacher could care so much about some kid not doing his homework. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell her I have to do homework. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Not even the most grinding student can feel required to lose himself in his books, since there is Sunday ahead, long, lazy, quiet Sunday, to do any homework. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Wood was insisting on team practices every night after dinner, so that Harry barely had time for anything but Quidditch and homework. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Jadzia loved music and listened to Italian opera on the radio while she did her homework,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t looked so excited since they’d gotten back the marks for their very first piece of homework. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z We did our homework in Paul’s father’s office, which was a small private room in the back of the building. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Maya, who had actually been doing homework at her desk for once, got out of her chair and went to sit down next to her sister. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Instead of finishing my homework, I grabbed an exercise book, ripped a page out and set about drawing a portrait of Ben. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But now I’m going to start doing my homework and pay more attention to what people are trying to tell me. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of doing homework, they played war in the pillbox. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There were just too many numbers—daily grades, weekly grades, grades for participation, grades for homework, grades for tests—all part of the bewildering Carter grading system under the School Improvement Plan. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you go home after club and do homework all night?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z There’s homework I could do, but Kelsea’s journal calls out to me instead. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She says the computer is strictly for homework and she doesn’t want me distracted, even though I explain I don’t have any homework over the holidays. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Harry found Ron at the back of the library, measuring his History of Magic homework. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Then Marshall went back to something he was doing with a box and two orange juice cans, and April started her homework. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I slip away to finish my homework in my room alone. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Two little kids chase each other by the lion cub model, annoying an older boy doing homework. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Or the hundreds of times we called each other to check the homework assignment, even though we both already knew it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “You don’t understand anything! I’ve got all this homework to do, and I just had to spend a whole hour helping that little boy find his lovey so he could sleep tonight...” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I immediately went to my work area in the alcove and started to do my homework. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “But Dad will be. And like...if I’m missing school, I’ll at least need to call Shenice to get the homework.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “Get the homework for the classes you’ve missed from your friends. Move, people!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z That night I started my homework and quickly put it aside. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z When we finished with my homework on Wednesday, Calista said she wanted to do some drawing. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Girls did his homework for him; he was that guy. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She leads me through exercises and gives me homework assignments. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z On days when school got out early or when homework was light, we flocked from Whitney Young to downtown Chicago, landing in the eight-story mall at Water Tower Place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Mom was behind the counter, and Jess and the twins were at a booth, munching on French fries and trying to focus on their homework. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. The usual ones. Just to do homework.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z When it came to the classroom, he said that Boobie was diligent, studying for tests when he had to and doing homework. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z While we sit and do our homework together in Danielle’s dark pink room, she tells me, “We came to the United States to get away from my father. Maman asked him for a divorce.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “You want to get going on that while I park right here and do my homework?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “I put off getting my license because of soccer practice, homework, and the fact that I know my parents couldn’t afford to get me a car right now, so what was the point?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I remember he’d do the same thing back when we were friends, when he wanted to borrow one of my favorite books or wanted me to help him with homework he didn’t understand. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z She helped a certain harelipped schoolmate with her homework, wrote her a part in the school play; and in return was introduced to that schoolmate’s brother, a man gentle, handsome, and intelligent past imagining. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls of Sweet 16 are covered with mirrors and mannequins with jutting hipbones, low slung jeans, and tiny T-shirts that say things like, I’m too pretty to do homework. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I did my homework, Pa,” I said, careful how I spoke up. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I’m so happy about skipping some homework that I’ll keep remembering it and being happy over and over again. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes they do their homework at the base of my trunk. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I tackled homework in the evenings with Dad and Macy, when she didn’t have rehearsals. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z MST is easy homework—every day we discuss a different newspaper article. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She insisted on checking over his homework and projects even though he also got extra help at school for reading and writing. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’re not doing homework for another class on my time, are you, Ms. Crane?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Dad is in the kitchen, washing dishes, and Mom is in our room, helping Malia with homework. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Don't you think you should do your homework first?” she asked, but it was more of an order. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Like when you can’t find your homework and the teacher’s walking around to collect it, and the closer she gets, the more you panic. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z There’s very little homework, and don’t forget the bonus points for class participation. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I eat a few more chips, fold the bag, and start doing my math homework. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z 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 I told Charlie I had a lot of homework to do, and that I didn’t want anything to eat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t deserve anything. You stand for what is right, Lina, without the expectation of gratitude or reward. Now, off to your homework.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Every year I get calls from his teachers, saying he’s not doing his homework, and he’s failing tests. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Today I meet Connor on Devon Avenue after successfully lying to Amá about a homework assignment that supposedly requires me to go to the Cultural Center downtown. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Hanging out with my friends all the time, getting depressed, not doing homework...” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “I’m never playing this game again,” said Theo, sighing and returning to her homework. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Even if she wanted to, Hazel could not do her homework because it was all still in her backpack in Mrs. Jacobs’s room. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z If An Yi and I teased or bantered while we studied together, Grandma would say, “Don’t be naughty, girls. Do your homework, and then Grandma will give you a treat.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Several of my sisters were huddled near the stove doing their homework. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent the rest of the night doing homework. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat in one of the lobby’s yellow wing chairs, pretending to do homework, and waited for her to pass. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The Big Friendly Giant was seated at the great table in his cave and he was doing his homework. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunny acted like she was about to ’splode if her “detective agency” didn’t expose why I’d been coming into the storage room after homework. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Instead, here he was every day, involved with assignments and homework, juggling all this activity and then getting stupid notes from Obie. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, if you did your homework every once in a while, like my man Marcus over there, you could wear leather down to your underwear! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I know, I know, you’re probably thinking that my new superhuman drum schedule must have been cutting into my homework time. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I close my ears to her stupid asthmatic laugh and work on the homework that was due yesterday. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z And she was so discouraged because we stayed until five and we had a lot of homework, and I told her that us having a lot of homework helps us do better in class. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I like to think that by skipping my homework, I’m doing my little bit to conserve. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Like today is the mensiversary of Friendmageddon, and I’m lying on her bed making a crossword puzzle while she sits at her desk doing homework. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z His lunches lasted three hours, and he made paper airplanes of the homework he was supposed to supervise. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I threw my interest and energy into school and homework. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I know that he has lots of homework this week. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Like three days’ worth of homework in one night to catch up from being out of school sick. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Neel’s fist tightened around his crumpled math homework. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, it seems you have done your homework. I know some of Mr. Parker’s true background. Perhaps we know enough between us to piece it all together.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Don’t you want to do your homework? Amina, can you stay for dinner?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z There wasn’t any homework due and I was glad, but that didn’t get Mr. Greene off my back. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z There was homework, but whether or not he did any seemed to be up to him and not the teacher. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes we just chilled in my living room by the fire doing homework together. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I do my math homework on the bus, but it doesn't take three hours. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Had I put my history homework in the wrong pile? A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z A Presidential candidate in 1980 was reported to have asked his press entourage how to convert % to a percentage, explaining that the homework problem was assigned to his son. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I pace my room when I should be doing my homework. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She leaps out of the hammock and whispers, “I feel a sudden compulsion to do homework.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The school year had begun again, and Hugo had a desk for doing homework. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I don’t want to watch TV, and I definitely don’t want to do homework. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Not having any homework means I can do whatever I want. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z But without students occupying those desks and their homework tacked on the wall, that empty summer classroom seemed laden with the memory of past students and past learning that took place within those walls. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Dad phoned Mrs. de Roo to say that given my “annual tendency to relapse,” he thought extra “homework” was appropriate. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z They would play until Mom got home and yelled at them to turn off the TV and get their homework done. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z In the evenings, she and I would often do our homework together, sipping tea—two generations of Pashtun women happily huddled over their books. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Where is she?” asked Harry, grabbing the tape measure and unrolling his own homework. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Sorry. Um. It’s my homework. For school. And a book. And my medicine.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The third years had never had so much homework. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “And who failed math? Who do you come to for help with your math homework even though you’re a grade ahead?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I grinned, then dashed off to do my homework. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The length of the school day, though, was something else; I was frequently awake until one in the morning, doing homework. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z After school, Ellen comes over with my homework before my mom gets home. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was hard to concentrate on my homework, so it took me a lot longer than I thought it would. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Nearly everyone had dropped out by now, having decided that doing homework would be easier than the work of creating and breaking the class ciphers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On the flip side, I’m praying that she’ll do what all the other teachers do: ignore me and give me an A, because I’m one of the very few who even bother to do homework. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z There was no homework to do, so he took out the diagram Dr. Relf had given him, the one about the symbols on the alethiometer. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Daily I had to function as a student, do my homework, and polish my saddle shoes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was so much jostling and searching for homework papers and mittens that no one paid any attention to anything except personal possessions until they were well up the walk to school. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z So as Mrs. Turton reviewed that night’s homework, I opened my notebook and picked up my pen. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And from then on, they were the set of all fourth graders who drew creatures on their homework. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z And at least this time, I’d known to do the homework twice. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Greek Prose Composition was in two hours, and I hadn’t done my homework. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Thanks, but I’m not really hungry. I’m gonna go do my homework.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The boys began thinking of it as an ACK!-ronym, because it meant back to alarm clocks, and homeroom, and homework. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And she grabbed her purse and her keys, gave me a peck on the forehead, and left me at the table with my social studies homework. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I thought the very point of New York was that there was no homework, only dangerous subway rides and Brooklyn Bridges and giant-size Applebee’s. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She never spoke to them; she strutted upstairs with the excuse of homework and did not come downstairs to say good-bye. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Part of me even believes that I’ll go home and do my homework tonight. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He also let me copy his homework once, though we both got in trouble for it after class. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Ah, I remember you now. Kelly! You used to let me copy your math homework on the bus.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I could almost forget about Dad bumping around the kitchen, navigating pots and pans he rarely used, and me stumbling through the science homework she’d always helped me with. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Rose is the type of student who takes all kinds of notes in a bright red spiral planner and never misses a homework assignment. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z She motions me to the back of the room, where history books are stacked waist high and a bunch of kids are copying answers for last night’s homework. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The room remained silent, and Mr. Quisling said,“Mr. Lee, your cipher has survived the week. Congratulations on winning your first homework pass.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He had circled her threeeyed Martian and written No doodling on homework, please. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I wasn’t used to this whole notion of homework. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Okay, my Fantasticos! Good news! All homework assignments have been passed in today. That’s worth five extra minutes of snack time.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I spent a focused half hour on homework, but then I was through with that, too. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Excuses for not doing homework were not accepted and would draw a beating. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I smile awkwardly and give them the same excuse I give Amanda, “I have a lot of homework.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I stuck my homework in the Audi’s backseat and got in front. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I was going to be stuck doing math homework for JT forever. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He refused to tell me where we were going, but Charlie and Zooey had ordered pizza and traded her history homework for baby name books, so I was especially grateful for the opportunity to escape. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It included English, where the class spent the first ten minutes going over the homework assignment for Monday and the next forty-five minutes doing the homework assignment for Monday. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I would write at the top of my arithmetic or history homework the initials Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Throw it away! Of course not. You know very well that that would be rude and ungrateful. And anyway, I have to make a dress for one of my classes. This is homework.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Let me guess. He’s hired you to do his homework for him.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think I have English homework to finish.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Her homework bordered on algebra even though it was only fourth grade, and I helped her with it, sometimes doodling spirals or patterns on the side of the pages while she worked. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Me: “Thanks for the homework, Heather. You are so helpful.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you come up here and show us how you solved the first homework problem.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z One, Sister Mary Patricia, had put clothespins on his ears and nose for an entire afternoon when he failed to turn in his math homework. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he made me do my arithmetic homework in binary numbers because he said I needed to be challenged. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I guess you’re right. Anyways, let’s start with homework before your mom gets home. I have to read that packet to you.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There are three stories at least, and it’s got one of those curved cupolas that would be perfect to do your homework in. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Fine, fine. But without homework, life would be wonderful,” he says. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z His conscience bridged him to his brother and did his pain for him the way at other times he had done his homework. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Now, the homework for tomorrow can be found on page twelve of your Words Alive book. ...” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t give Char her social studies homework yesterday, so no clothes for me today. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “We could be the set of all fourth graders who draw animals on their homework papers.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She certainly looks like the sweet little lady who cleaned his boo-boos and cooked his favorite food and helped with his homework and let him do stuff Dad wouldn’t. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Afterward we’re supposed to start on our homework while the teacher grades the quizzes, but my notebook fills up with doodles instead. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I helped him with some homework and then read on the couch for school while he played a video game. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Finishing up my homework and thinking about you. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m just wondering how long it took you to do your homework. I’m not going to ask you to make changes or anything. I’m just wondering.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z My father copies his feelings from Mother the way one copies homework. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “But I have a feeling she’s going to be really engrossed in her physics homework for a while.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “We still have a few weeks left to work on behavior and homework.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After school, I went to the public library but could not focus on my homework. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He was not allowed to play soccer, do homework, or leave the apartment until the cooking was done. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z By now I had finished eating and was sitting in a corner pretending to be doing homework, although I was listening to all this incredible talk with keen interest. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a homework desk with a gooseneck lamp; a collection of cute, pastel-colored pens from Japan; and a tiny potted cactus. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Miss Page said all she wanted to do was motivate her students to do their homework. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “We were just doing homework. For school,” I said. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “It’s the fault of those terrible middle school teachers and their homework,” I say. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I hated to do this—interrupt Mr. Ali’s Sunnshyne roast—but I had wrapped up my homework half an hour ago and I was ready to get busy. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I waited for a ride, came home, did homework, got to bed, and started over again the next day. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had just finished helping a student with his math homework one afternoon when her best friend, Ellie McElveen, nudged her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z At least Dad can still help me and Malia with homework, and make us hot chocolate with extra marshmallows. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Instead of trying to convince Amá that I need to go out and talk to people I’m not related to, I often make up homework assignments. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z On cold winter nights when the electricity was out in a storm we would sit at the fire here, me and my sisters, doing our homework. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Most days, I filled her in on my softball game schedule or complained about too much homework or mean teachers. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z You’d make me change diapers all the time and I’d complain, but secretly I wouldn’t mind, because I’d know you were busy with school and homework and rehearsals and your daughter. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She swung her backpack onto her bed, planning to do homework and to try to get her mind off losing what felt like everything important in the span of a few days. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And because I finished my homework early, I figured I might as well investigate my secret question—the question I couldn’t find the words for. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The years I’d spent helping Mom check spelling on her students’ homework had given me lots of practice for this line of work. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Davis helped me with my algebra homework and then I played Battlefront for another couple hours. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “I need to finish my homework. Then I’ll go to bed.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z "I can't hand in my homework, sir. A dog ran off with it." Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z After dinner, I sat in bed, trying to figure out what to do about JT and his homework. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just come in here and play a game and I get out of homework? No catch?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “When I grow up, Mama,” I said stoutly, as I took my books to go do homework with a friend who lived in the neighbourhood, “I’ll fight for my rights.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There used to be a lot of laughter in that kitchen, a lot of good food and loud music and parades of cousins and homework done at the table. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Yes, you do, man. You stand here and look at us. With your homework books and your nice shirt and your blue-and-white tie.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When they finally got together that afternoon, Maya was cranky from homework and Claire was exhausted from watching her little brother. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Maybe his pizza initiative would wipe out bullying and homework at Stirling Middle School. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Link can handle most of it on his own now, so I work on my homework. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It does distract me from my other distractions for a bit, and I’m able to knock out my homework and shower without getting sidetracked. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “All right, guys, finish your homework. And don’t worry, Starr. Your teachers gave me yours.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z At home, I have homework, and dinner to make, and dishes to wash. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I should bring my homework out here after we drop the dogs off.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She made me stay late and redo the homework. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I have nothing better to do after dinner, so I finish my homework, complete a couple of pages in my music theory workbook, and go to bed at the same time as Malia. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “She didn’t want to win a homework pass. She wanted to make sure I didn’t, and she wanted to rub it in at the same time,” James muttered. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z While I’m doing homework on my computer after school, I look up how to find lost dogs. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Claire could remember how troubling her own homework had been at times. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Nick could already feel the sun and the breeze on his face as he ran outside to play, homework all done. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He asked her out to the movies; she said, “I have homework.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z AND I was doing all of my homework. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I read them all, but you can’t be mad at me for not answering. It feels like homework, typing and staring at the stupid phone or the computer.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I don’t climb out my bedroom window and down the drainpipe like Judy; I go to school and work in the store and help with dinner and do my homework and go to bed. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I haven’t been doing much homework outside of this lab journal, and Dad doesn’t bother me about it because he assumes I’m upset about Mom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The first homework I had ever missed in math. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was supposed to get over to Mtisha’s house to do the homework and I called her just to make sure it was still on. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She reminded us whenever someone grumbled about homework or grades, which was at least once every class. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I have three hours to wait out at home before I leave, so I do some homework and clean my room. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z This meant I'd have to justify my daily screenings with a homework assignment. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Maddy's homework was done, and I had a little left of mine to do before dinner. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I had an edge on my classmates, since I had learned from my brothers, imitating them as they were doing their heder homework even if I didn't understand what they were studying. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z "You are a troublemaker. I should mark this down in your Party record book, but I will not. Instead, you have earned the class an extra homework assignment." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I hoped Lynn wasn’t watching me, but just in case she was, I spent a lot of time on my homework. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z But Chess had seen how Mom kept checking her phone under the table all through dinner, and even afterward, while everyone was doing homework. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Later, when I was doing my homework, I found myself doodling in the margin of my English book. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Stoker hands back our homework—I got a 92, on purpose—and says to the class, “Let’s go, ladies and gentlemen. Dr. Cobb doesn’t like to wait.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He could just do the homework himself if he wanted to get more wrong. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Heather from Ohio sits with me at lunch and calls to talk about English homework. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Lee Lee sounds so annoyed by that, but I’d rather do her homework than mine. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “She went straight home. We have a lot of homework.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z You were probably just calling with a homework question. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Reading went slowly, slowly, so doing homework was overwhelming. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing matters, but I keep on doing the homework. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And when I complain about homework—even a little bit—she reminds me how Papi took on extra lawn jobs so she could go to college at night. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z After school, I babysat for a dollar an hour and could usually do the homework then. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Part of that had to do with what was asked of him—with the exception of English, he said he had almost no homework. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It is usually easy to do homework in class because Mr. Stet- man’s voice creates a gentle, white-noise sound barrier. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “I can get on the Internet and find stuff for school and type up all my homework,” she’s telling the group around her. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Phoebe said that we were going to do our homework. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z We practice, we go to school, we do our homework, we read Harry Potter...and that’s really all Boy21 and I do. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After supper Gilly did her homework, knowing it was useless, that Miss Harris would never see the neat figures, row on row, that proved that Gilly Hopkins had met and mastered the metric system. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z You know, parents, practice, homework...stuff like that. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Mrs. French, the bio teacher, is hectoring a kid who hasn’t done his homework. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I had at least an hour of chemistry homework to do every night. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z After school, I'm on the couch reading a book for homework when the doorbell rings. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The first half of practice time would be for homework and tutoring. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z There was also apparently the threat of amputation, prompting Craig to fumble his way through various meals and homework sessions with his right arm tied behind his back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I don’t have it in me to do my homework. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z And then we’d all catch up about the stuff we had in common—schoolwork, homework, teachers, tests, bad cafeteria food—in the middle of the table. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z After that, Reggie called it quits and went to their hotel to do homework. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z And if it’s not a lot of homework that day, it will take me two to three hours, and I’ll be done around nine p.m. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He stayed out of trouble, was helpful and obedient at home, and spent evenings doing his homework with help from his cousin's husband. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As I grew older they made me read every day, do all my homework, and little by little, this became part of my daily life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “You were supposed to write a research paper, not a personal essay,” he says, handing me back the homework. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The next year, Bridge, Tab, and Emily were the set of fifth graders who drew creatures on their homework papers, and they drew the same things they had drawn before: bird, snake, and Martian. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “You’re right. It’s just review. Do you want to do our homework now? Or do you have to be somewhere?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z President Snow takes a seat at the large desk of polished wood where Prim does her homework and my mother her budgets. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I loved being with Mom, away from my normal life filled with school and homework and, later, filled with Mikayla being all weird. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But Mom was always getting confused and filling in the wrong dates on the lesson plans or losing the homework. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “She didn’t want to win a homework pass. She wanted to make sure I didn’t, and she wanted to rub it in at the same time,” James muttered. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When Mami came home from work, she took her dinner to the living room and ate in front of the television while we did our homework. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Edwin folded the homework into his jacket pocket. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z At nine o’clock we went home, ate dinner, finished our homework, and went to bed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I always do my homework, but I don’t want to be one of those know-it-all kids who wave their hands around like they’re trying to put out a fire whenever a teacher asks a question. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “There’s way more homework here than at my last school. Or maybe that’s just seventh grade.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “If I answer you, will you finish your homework in the kitchen? I can’t concentrate with you here.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z If only they could give homework a beat and put it on a CD. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I take my homework out of my backpack and try to focus on it. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The next day, Lee Lee comes over after school so we can do our homework together. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The sun was finally starting to set by the time we ate dinner, did homework, gathered eggs, and got our clothes ready for school the next day. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “You know why she watches TV all afternoon? Because she can finish her homework in half an hour before bed. Like that.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Stoker starts class with a review of the homework. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes when he looks at her doing her homework at the kitchen table, he thinks she belongs to someone else. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z What they don’t say out loud, what they mean, is that time working can be time spent on other activities that they prefer, like homework and learning to cook. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z During the day, I promptly came home after school and spent the rest of the day doing homework, reading and helping around the house. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Good Lord himself might have squirmed in his seat if Mrs. Vaughan had caught Him out in her class without having done His algebra homework. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It was the half-hour break after their homework and before their French tutor arrived, and Ojiugo was making jam sandwiches, carefully cutting off the crusts. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This means that we walk separate ways now when going home and that we don’t swap candy at lunch or pass notes in class or help each other with our homework. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I was feeling high from the game and I knew if I went home I would have to go back to dealing with homework and school. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z One of the actors, Frank Readick, did extra homework for his role. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Every home is expected to have a good dictionary in it so that each student can do his or her homework properly. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He had schoolkids sign pledges to turn off the TV and devote two hours to their homework each night. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When the new term started, they brought her each day’s homework. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Most of all I long to have a home of our own, to be able to move around freely and have someone help me with my homework again, at last. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Harry and Ron were deeply amused when Professor Trelawney told them that they had received top marks for their homework in their next Divination class. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They say I can use the computer for my homework, but then sit there behind me as I make up things to research. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Rafik wished he could do his homework sitting straight up in the salt of the Dead Sea. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z After dinner, Nation and I had to wash the dishes before we could start our homework. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I have to let off some steam before homework, so I open up my self-insert fantasy novel that I’ve been working on since January. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “With all this soccer, when do you ever get the time to do your homework?” my mother said concernedly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The class is averaging an 83.75 so far, not including homework. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I open a book and start doing homework. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I wasn’t ready to do one night’s homework. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I open my backpack, take out a folder, and flip through it as if I’m figuring out which homework assignment to do first. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Ernestine was doing her homework, and had a spooky feeling she was being watched through the open window. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m supposed to be doing homework in my room, but instead I’m tying knots and I’m thinking. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z She had even written Take some of Ferns money as her answer to a homework question about not having enough money to buy two bags of popcorn. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Can I go back to my homework now, please?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He was in my homeroom and I used to help him with his homework. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “He won’t even talk to me. Just shuts up in class, goes home and does his homework. Probably building model railways.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Kempsey'd told me, curtly, to get on with my homework till I was sent for, but for once I was up to date. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I no longer help her with her homework, because I know she won’t pay attention even if I do. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I am a—scholar. I do my homework every day. But right now—I am—eating lunch.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I finished the chapter last night after I was done with my homework. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Tuesday, May 28,1935 The next morning I feel my mother watching me as I rinse my cereal bowl, search for my history homework, put on my socks. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He promised that the officers would be required to do some "extra homework on community relations." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z If he was here, he’d be breathing down my neck until I finished my homework. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I talked my mom’s ear off about the whole thing and she smiled, unimpressed, and told me to go do my homework. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I ask if I can help, but Mom says I need to finish my homework. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “You can do your homework right here, from the safety of your home.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z By midnight I’m finished, and try to keep my eyes open a few more hours to do my homework, and then, finally, I fall into bed, too tired to change into pajamas. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Spent a lot of time reading your history homework last night, did ya?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Before starting my homework, I changed into a pair of dry sweats, pulled my damp hair up into a ponytail, and checked my e-mail for the first time. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I hang out and do my homework and stuff until he gets home. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And certainly after he checked his backpack to make sure he had his homework. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Early evening light fell through the window onto her fractions homework. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Suddenly, there was a man asking about homework and where Nicholas and Willie had been. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “I need to start my homework and my dad wants to tinker under the hood some more.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Mrs. Granger jammed the whole day’s work into the last eight minutes, a blur of verbs and nouns and prepositions, and yes, there was another homework assignment. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I do this six days a week, and on Sunday, I have to do my homework. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s no time or place to read or do homework at the Grotes’, and after the sun goes down at five there’s no light, either. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Or,” she said, “it could be a school exercise. Someone’s homework that never got turned in.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z That was the last time he had tried to talk to Monique about anything more complicated than homework or shoes or mashed potatoes. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He emptied cupboards and drawers, he unmade his bed, he grabbed homework papers and ran away, laughing. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z This meant that with Lupin’s anti-dementor classes, which in themselves were more draining than six Quidditch practices, Harry had just one night a week to do all his homework. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z |
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