He turned and looked at the boy crouched above him blinking in the smoke rising up from the lamp and then he descended to the lower steps and sat and held the lamp out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The twigs of the trees above them began to drip. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Coalwood was, after all, a place for work above all else: hard, bruising, filthy, and sometimes deadly work. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Lord, grant that the worthy among us here shall rise above wickedness and come out of the darkness into the wondrous light of our Holy Father. Amen.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach Warner bellowed above the rest of the voices, “Grab them! Grab them!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

All my serious thinking ended when a rock ricocheted off the tree just above my head. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The camps were different, yet alike. Same overcrowded barracks, each with a Some of the concentration camps, including Gross-Rosen, had the ironic words “Work Makes One Free” above their entrances. number. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

There the black-and-white images came together, making a magnificent whole—all projected through the ray of light from above and behind. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strange squawking sounds come from the trees above. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The tap on the basin above his head was dripping. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I saw them suspended motionless above me, then two floating off, first their heads, then the tips of their finlike fingers, moving dreamily from the top of the case. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He imagined a journey to the Moon, the space travelers standing on the lunar surface and observing the lovely planet Earth rotating slowly in the sky above them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear footsteps squeak above me and stare up through the mesh. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was dimly aware of voices above her, of hands carefully washing the bleeding, sliced skin on her back, of cooling salves being applied. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then there was Ari’s Cakes, with its pretty, pale-blue awning and a wooden sign above it with the store’s name written in white script. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Until Paul and Jim’s program took firm hold, Hiatt predicted the number of total TB deaths would climb well above two million. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Our tiny camp, a hundred feet above the tents of the other expeditions, was a spectacularly exposed perch. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Anything potent enough to put on such a show could well blow away the magnetosphere, the magnetic zone high above the Earth that normally protects us from ultraviolet rays and other cosmic assaults. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sierra tried to peek above the swarming bodies and see if there were any corpuscules lurking, but it was too dark to make anything out. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Another shell goes overhead and Werner imagines he hears the wood in the huge beams above him splinter. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ardeshir Bahrami—my grandfather—had leaned a ladder against the side of the house, right next to the little round window above my bed, and he was halfway up to the roof. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As if goaded into disproof, one of the specks peeled away and began its near-vertical dive, directly above their heads. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Redemption was looking at her with those black, trusting eyes of his, his eyebrows thick and messy above them. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I dropped my backpack on the floor because I knew it’d startle her, and even though there were only the next fifty-some summer days between me and high school, I wasn’t above these immaturities. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

There was a cry above her and a sound of running feet. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

With every typo she found, she crossed out the incorrect letter and wrote the correct one above. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I woke from a dim dream of moving through a crowded street to the sight of Denna’s face above me, rosy and sharply shadowed by the firelight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now a door was being opened quietly in the passage above; the hinges creaked. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

One arm is flung above his head, the other across his chest. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Harry stopped right above him, his wand still pointing at Black’s chest, looking down at him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The light from his room above casts just enough light so I can see confusion across the planes of his face. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Says she can read! These village folk are certainly getting above themselves!” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The yams, some bubbling with syrup, lay on a wire rack above glowing coals that leaped to low blue flame when struck by the draft of air. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You talking to me?” the man in the shower called out above the thrumming. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had an IQ of above 140, which is near genius level. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The tip presses into Captain Smith’s armor, just above his heart. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

There were carrion crows wheeling in the air above the gray battlements, and Will felt a jolt of sickness as he realized what had drawn them there. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Candles glowed above the altar, the cross with the effigy of the dying Christ above that. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When he gently placed his finger in the middle of the string and plucked again, he got another nice, clear note, this time one octave above the fundamental. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Sir Fabian is brandishing his sword above his head, running at William and Jacob. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The flesh above his right eye jumped out as though it had been inflated. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pale blue light shone high above him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

By now the whole field was in a dusky shadow and the sunbeams were level and tree-high above them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Garfield is a cat who has a lot to say, but all his words are written in little circles above his head. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

At the end of the hallway, above the front door, is a fanlight of colored glass: flowers, red and blue. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Visitors would see themselves reflected in the dark surface, with sky and trees above. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to offer a toast,” Bull shouted above the din, and the room quieted. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a sword in sharpness but five times the length of any sword, the point of the dragon's tail arched up scorpion-wise over his mailed back, above the tower. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up at the stained-glass Jesus window that stood above me and searched for the face that had always brought me such comfort, security, and peace. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A desperate person—say, someone trying to get the spider god to fix a mistake that had stirred up monsters—why, that person might try anything to get to Anansi in the palace above. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Behind his desk, a bay window overlooked the cattle carcasses swinging down the conveyer system linked to the killing floor above. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Presently footsteps pounded on the floor above me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, without even rustling a leaf, her little hand slides into the open and points to something above my head. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Many of the trees seemed asleep, or as unaware of him as of any other creature that merely passed by; but some quivered, and some raised up their branches above his head as he approached. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

So he ran down to the kitchen while I nervously kept watch from above. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Then I tried to open the drawer just above. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She flinched, and he laughed and turned away, stretching his arms above his head and yawning. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking, but it feels like it’s this tree and the sky above that are shaking, that are blurry, unreal, no longer what they were. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Silver skies were above and a black road was below—and somewhere in between, the luminescent glow of the trees with their new spring coats. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A huge wooden cross hung on the wall behind the pulpit, right above the choir members. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Two bodies were removed, but “the other lay in a state of putrefaction for above forty eight hours.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He turned a corner and suddenly the rock on both sides gave way to new brick with metal grills set at intervals just above the level of the floor. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

We were at least two hundred yards above the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

For now, the backpack keeps his head above water. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

They gazed at each other; Harry felt that the answer was dangling invisibly in the air above them, tantalizingly close. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I felt the Dragon King wag a claw above my head. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He followed him out, set his net above him, and watched while the fog concealed everything. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had his hair cut short, cropped above his ears, and the drawing was in pencil so you couldn’t tell what color his eyes were, but they were dark, and wide, and sad. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed, glanced at his father to see if he had heard above the ticking of the clock, and settled in to write about seeking divinity. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It had been built above the original stone castle, and cost a kingdom’s wealth to construct. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

On June 30, 1975, when North Vietnamese troops crashed through the gates of the presidential palace in Saigon and raised their flag above the city, Lyndon Johnson lay in a Texas cemetery. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Her glasses reflect the fluorescent light above us, so I can barely see her eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"The armorer lives above his shop, in a large house at the top of the Street of Steel. Alyn knows the way, my lord." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

High above them she stalled out and fell, landing in a treetop, her wings spread across leaves and twigs. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The best part about “Für Elise” was the two dots above the u. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I Rooked up and there above us was a rounded snow cone. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Next he tried lunging at them, having the spear ready just above the water and thrusting with it. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

A slender speck came from the valley and glided above the stream. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the sky above the clearing, Orion had fallen over the south edge; he was running out of night. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That's it,” comes a voice from above after a little while. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I dove at it and connected with my forehead, right above the glasses. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because all the quarters billeted for majors and above are filled up,” Bull explained. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the booths, you looked directly into the tank; it was impossible to see above the surface. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I could hear the lechuzas whispering menacingly above me, up on the roof, but I couldn’t understand what they were saying. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Inside the musty hole, Poppy discovered secret shelves and shallow corridors dug into its sides above the water level. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Coalwood Women’s Club invited us to speak at their monthly meeting in the room above the post office. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Half the sky was obscured by smoke and heat shimmer, but high above there floated the squat shape of the one remaining zeppelin—too far away, Lee thought hopefully, to see them even through binoculars. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something interesting hanging above his head. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Patty’s boy, Honor, was kneeling beside the cot on which a pregnant girl lay, and a golden-haired man towered above them both. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke stood on the balcony above me, a smile on his scarred face. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The sky above the black hills was sprinkled with stars. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And the prison was, above all, a storage unit. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was another loud bang, and Peeves the Poltergeist appeared in midair above the wrestling elves. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Am I making a mistake, Pappa?” he said, his voice just barely above a whisper. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As he picked through the shattered stone that had once been Maester Luwin’s turret, ravens looked down from the gash in the wall above, muttering to one another. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I grab the safety bar above me and hold on for dear life. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Then he smeared some molasses above his top lip, making a sticky brown mustache. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

I feel like I’m falling, but upward, into the abyss of sky above me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I feel everything,” Calliope tells me as I rest in her metallic arms one night, suspended above an easy sea. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Jon could hear the wind keening as it shivered through the high pass above them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And on the wall above the keyboard was a picture of a man and woman floating over a city. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Moving at the snail’s pace that is the norm above 26,000 feet, the throng labored up the Hillary Step one by one, while I nervously bided my time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Harry lost any sense of where they were: Streetlights above him, yells around him, he was clinging to the sidecar for dear life. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Fearful that the skin would simply come away, she made a gentle pass, around his calf, two inches above the wound. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We walked up the stairs, back into the dim corridor, and up a second narrow stairway to the floor above. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But above all else, he should abstain from seizing the property of others; for men forget the death of their father more quickly than the loss of their patrimony. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the trigger, firing again and again into the sea of birds above me, watching their dark bodies drop to the grass. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It is encrusted with mussels and barnacles growing a foot above the waterline, coming almost close enough to touch the scarecrow’s work boots. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Up above, outside, I can hear their voices, and then I can’t hear them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt free, as though I could soar above the clouds. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh my—!” shrieked Hermione, as she and Ron caught up with Harry and gazed upward at the giant now trying to seize people through the window above. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A pain came to the front of his head, right above the eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When we stood next to each other in the school yard that morning, our stars and stripes echoed the flag waving from the pole above us. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Before I could even finish my prayer, the yellow light disappeared and a bright green one lit up right above it. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Occasionally he skimmed after the biggest cod and halibut in his kayak and he would whoop with joy when he caught one and would hold it above his head. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was well above the mountains by the time Catelyn Stark finally reached the Eyrie. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Truman’s scores rise and fall from year to year—along with the anxiety levels of the administrators and teachers who are held responsible—and usually land just a hair above or below the “acceptable” line. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

We make our way through the underside of the tables, with ballads and drinking songs sung above us, screams and whispers in the air, and the soft footfalls of dancers echoing around us like rain. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and looked at a little patch of curtain above his head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Surely, so high above the world, she would be able to breathe without coughing. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“One of my workers just came in saying there was a man flying above the factory.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I was fine but she was standing above me and pulling long, rotten strips of flesh off her arms and hands as if peeling a rotten banana. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He opens the cupboards, first the ones above the countertop, then the ones below. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harry saw a ghostly white shape above him, and realized it was an albino peacock. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He squinted at the window above, saw the same grey sky, heard the same strange quiet. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Evening was coming and the sky above was growing dim. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She was barely a cut above poor white folks, when compared to the master. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The iron cage moved downward at the end of its long chain, creaking and rattling, until it finally jerked to a halt a foot above the ground at the base of the Wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ms. Treadwell pulled down the map of the world that had been rolled above the board. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

In the gateway to the east, Hazel saw the Argo II plunging through the sky above the Apennines. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The grand palace rose above the rest of the city like a mountain, the thick snow lying on its tiered roofs like heavy clouds. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Malcolm spoke like a man who was free, like a black man above the laws that proscribed our imagination. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Though the prison cells were only one floor above them, it took four staircases to get there. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The bottom, too, was as treacherous as the rocks above. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He rose clumsily and bowed in dwarf-fashion, saying: ‘Yet more fair is the living land of Lórien, and the Lady Galadriel is above all the jewels that lie beneath the earth!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Uneven rock walls rise several stories above my head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was a triangle of white slipped into a fold in the canopy above the four-poster bed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

His face was as mild and hopeless as ever; mooning above the snappy, rigid blouse, it gave him the air of an impostor. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he went into the enclosure and he looked carefully and he saw the place where he would lie below his father and his uncle and above Ching and not far from O-lan. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The patches of white above the eyes, on the cheeks and around the mouth came off as finishing touches worthy of a Kathakali dancer. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up in time to see white wings hanging from above in the quick flash of the opened door. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a mirror image above, at least forty people dangle from the ceiling by harnesses, squeegeeing off the already pristine dome ceiling. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sparra warriors appeared in swarms that almost obscured the sky above the Abbey. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He won’t even look at me^-his eyes keep shifting across my face, to the wall behind me or the ceiling above me, to everything but me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It drifted above the rooftop and dissolved into the stars. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every Saturday during the winter, when the opera was broadcast, they would sit clustered around the radio in the newsstand, straining to hear the music above the din of the subway station. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

His red eyebrows flared above his scowling eyes, with the bad one starting to squint a little from the strain of it all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though they could breathe, they soon found themselves panting from the heat of the afternoon sun beating down on the canvas above them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The long, smooth triangle of his back rose and fell with deep, even breathing as her moth fluttered above him, looking for a place to settle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But the children, even little Maria, had sensed what was up, they understood perfectly the danger represented by those two men above their heads, and they were already moving, starting to run, heading automatically downstream. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

From above them came the rustling sound of a ceiling panel being slid aside, and in the glow of a flashlight beam they saw Constance’s dusty, cobweb-covered, exasperated face. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.11: Middle C is above the bass clef and below the treble clef; so together these two clefs cover much of the range of most voices and instruments. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But then he started up and was soon way above me, reclining at the top of the tree and killing time until I arrived. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

We had been getting closer and closer to it over the past twenty- four hours, and finally we saw it, a tiny speck some twenty- five miles in front and slightly above us. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the light bulb above the pool table shined dim soiled light. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

On his belly, clawing at the snow, he glimpsed the trees above, pale and snow-cloaked, the orange glow between. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was us and the highway and the desert and the sun blazing above the Maricopa Mountains. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The sides of his dark hair sit just above his ears, but he's pushed his bangs away from his eyes. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But then, finding that this position, by raising him above the heads of everyone else, made him a mark for every arrow from the Narnian bows, he decided to jump down again. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The cut above his eye has seeped into a bruise that runs along his eye socket, just like Lolo’s old bruise. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I was drifting above my body, floating there like a bee above a flower. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Through the louver in the roof, above the thin wisps of issuing smoke, the sky showed pale and blue. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She pulled the drawstring from her pants, kicked them off, and reached down to tie the string as tightly as she could above Loo’s foot, around the fat strong child leg, the thick calf muscle. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They pat and they fuss, and above all, they cluck. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They sped above the mossy broke-back structures of a dead city. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Snitch was sparkling twenty feet above him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As I stood over his grave, on a rise above the small school below, I thought not of the present but of the past. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining almost around the clock, and the temperature had finally climbed above zero. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

A scar stretches in a thick line from just above her right eyebrow to her lip, rendering her blind in one eye and giving her a lisp when she talks. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Francie liked to sit there and enjoy the warmth and watch the orange and blue flames dancing an inch above the bed of small black coals. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The machine gun opened fire once more from a black rise above the motor pool, and orange tracer bullets skimmed like low-gliding dashes over the tops of the shadowy tents, almost clipping the peaks. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Cole spotted the tiny shelter that had been built for him near the trees, above the shoreline. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He’s bobbing and weaving, looking none too steady on his feet above the rocking of the train. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was done trying to rise above himself. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

His mother was staring at the space above his head. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

With this in mind, I can rise above every nasty remark. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He heard them pause on the landing above. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Then presently the noise of fighting broke out near at hand, just above their hiding-place. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I had been down in my pantry working through the supplies sheets, when I had heard somewhere above my head the unmistakable sounds of motor cars pulling up in the courtyard. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even two stories above the garden, the fragrance fills the air around us. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She’s a year above me, so we don’t have classes together and never have the same lunch period. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The road was built up about twelve feet, so he was driving above the marshes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A cut opened up above his left eye. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The statue of the Dharma Raja had moved and now loomed above her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With one powerful stroke of her wings she was above him. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He grabbed for it, hoping it was still connected to the ducts above. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The rain drummed on the roof, heavy; thunder shook the skies above them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

His cheeks above his beard were pink where the sun had burned his Irish skin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sky darkened, but we floated in a milky whiteness that seemed to hold the plane suspended above Puerto Rico. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

His thoughts still moved high above the trees. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Andeg danced up and down with her on a limb above. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I beat her! I beat her in minutes, and she’s ranked above me?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The bell jar hung, suspended, a few feet above my head. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

"It's Dog Squad to the rescue!" cries Nala, who has clambered undetected up to the rafters high above the barn floor. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Animals that escape go from the known into the unknown—and if there is one thing an animal hates above all else, it is the unknown. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Navies sent messages to each other by flags, which were visible for miles when hoisted high above the ships. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shooters above them had obviously improved their aim. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

That he was arrogant—her word—and thought he was above it all. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The middle crosspiece on the raft caught Derek in the soft part just above his hip and helped to hold him in place, but Brian did not think it would be enough. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up into his face, looming close above me like the monster on a movie screen. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he retreated to a small room above the kitchen, where, before formally seeing patients, he sent and received emails via a satellite phone. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He could hear the squirrels cluttering and rustling above him, safe among their leaves, but they knew better than to come down to where his brother and he were prowling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It's dark in the castle, but there is a small window above my head. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But now I make Illusion Amari hover in the air just above the plant. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When day began to dawn above the hills Farid went to the two captives, gave them water, a little of the dry bread they still had left, and a few olives. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It sat on the hill above us, a dark shape crouched against the moonlit sky, its crooked chimneys rising like broken fingers from the roof. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Downward from this yard he wove on the wind's loom a sail of spells, a square sail white as the snows on Gont peak above. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Stannis raised the blade above his head, men had to turn their heads or cover their eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He felt something in her over and above the fear she inspired in him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He heard people shouting to each other, a hail of stomping boots through the ceiling above. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We rescued a big floating plank and carried it up the beach above high-water mark. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the activity above seemed to slow down. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

High above the buildings’ black silhouette stars shone in a clear sky. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knife sliced the water, and grew, and kept rising, until it was a great wall, a jagged cliff, a triangle of what looked like stone above her head. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I quick closed the jar and shoved it back just as a door opened and light flooded from above. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The rain dripped down from the branches above us. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But above the grey land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I weighed these things, groped under the bed for the pot, and did a fair job of balancing above the icy rim. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Bolton glanced up at the banners waving above the gatehouse towers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

So, though there was still some store of weapons in the Shire, these were used mostly as trophies, hanging above hearths or on walls, or gathered into the museum at Michel Delving. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As he stood there on the bank above her, he thought, I’d like her to listen to me like that. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I liked it because of the old-timey-looking bridge that ran all along the street, up above you. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The hotel above them—what is left of it—makes a series of unearthly groans. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We found it well above the reach of any tide. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later I’m lying on the operating table, the room dim except for the blinding light directly above my head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Brown and oozing, it sailed above her head to splash at the foot of one of the Poor Fellows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The lid to the manhole was now completely removed, making the half-moon above him a round disk of blue afternoon sky. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Mo was kneeling down so his head couldn't be seen above the tangled branches. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And above me, on the back landing of the tenement house next door, I saw a half dozen boys begin to shout. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olmsted next considered four specific candidates: a site on the lakeshore above the Loop; two inland sites, one of which was Garfield Park on the western perimeter of the city; and of course Jackson Park. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My father stands above them, his gun still held out from his body. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"She should be on a hill somewhere, under a fruit tree, with the sun and clouds above her and the rain to wash her clean." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the twenty-three years since, nobody had attempted to land above the Icefall again. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was moving down in the sky, but the heat still danced above the salt bushes in the canyon. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The harder I tried to work, to keep my head above water, the more tired I felt and the slower I became. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They had learned the hard way that the U-boat, which was about the size of a school bus inside, traveled mostly above water across the Atlantic. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He led me over to a vent in the floor and had me hold my hand above it and feel the warm air wafting upward. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But when such an alliance cannot be avoided, as happened to the Florentines when the Pope and Spain went with their armies to attack Lombardy, then a prince should join for the reasons given above. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

They awoke to the last traces of mist floating above the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smoke was getting thicker and flames were rising above the edge of the roof. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark now, and the moon had risen above the trees. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Another scar, jagged and more fresh, cut across his left side above his hip. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Miss Peregrine appeared above me and held out her hand. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

And somehow, being on our hillside, I felt above it all now—somehow freer and purer, working toward the fulfillment of Father s dream. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then write the correct letter name above each note. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Attaboy, Sonny,” I heard Mom call above the rat-a-tat-tat of my drum. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

On a rock above them, the eagle flapped its wings and split the air with a scream of fury. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He holds his own hand an inch above my palm, until a black rectangle resembling a credit card appears against my skin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was shivering and he wanted above all to shove the books up through the ventilator again, but he knew he could not face Beatty again. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe you know, above all, that your silence is the worst, hardest thing of all. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Ron had had a fit of gallantry and insisted that Hermione sleep on the cushions from the sofa, so that her silhouette was raised above his. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As I stumbled into the bathroom module and emptied my bladder, Max continued to address me from a small monitor mounted above the mirror. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Before Milligan had even closed the door behind him, Kate shrugged and cracked her knuckles, flattened her palms against the cement, and lifted her feet into the air above her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He lowered his chin and sent his dino-bird swooping into a dive, then leveled it out when it was just a few inches above the video ocean’s churning waves. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The bed rolled out into a stair step of one bed below and another above. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers wave their guns above their heads and fire shots into the air to make sure we all understand their threats are real. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He freed his battle-axe, brandishing it above his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That name floated above my avatar’s head whenever I was on school grounds. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She reaches down to retrieve the fallen card, but her hand freezes just above it when she hears something. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A torch sailed spinning above their heads, trailing fingers of fire as it thumped down in the dirt of the yard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

You are at the centre of one circle, while above you two opposing circles spin about. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Together they spent several minutes searching the high ceiling above. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

There were windows just above the sidewalk at foot level, and more at head level, too. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” I yelled to Beck above the scream of the chopper’s turbines. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

As mentioned above, Pythagorean tuning made sense in medieval times, when music was dominated by fifths. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I looked towards the archway above the stairs. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She looked up at the sky, and the blue-gray clouds were like bruises above her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason sensed an entire army of venti swirling above him, too angry and agitated to take physical form, but hungry for destruction. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But even though the top was no more than sixty minutes above, he decided to turn around, believing that he would be too tired to descend safely if he climbed any higher. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The potion within was splashing about merrily; it was the color of molten gold, and large drops were leaping like goldfish above the surface, though not a particle had spilled. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Thin-clad birches, swaying in a light wind above their heads, made a black net against the pale sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The High King above all kings stooped towards him. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The U-2's huge wings generated so much lift that the plane resisted landing; pilots had to stall the engines just above the runway in the final moments before touchdown. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They twinkle and dance above my head, close enough for me to reach out and touch them. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He hooked aslant with one white tusk and ripped out flesh above the knee, but missed the bone. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got the Snitch!” he shouted, waving it above his head, and the game ended in complete confusion. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I had to watch each step I took very carefully, avoiding roots below and branches above, and I soon fell behind. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His mother leaned out the window of the attic, high above, waving and calling to get his attention. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The attic comprised the entire third floor, the floor above where the family lived in Daffodil Manor. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I’m glad it’s dusk; I’m nervous about the backs of my thighs, the wrinkling above my knees, the soft fold across my stomach, not fatness exactly but a pleat. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, and above all, there was the automobile. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She saw the sunlight far, far above—maybe the last sunlight she would ever see. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Instead, I spent most of my time in Base Camp brooding about how I’d perform higher on the mountain, especially in the so-called Death Zone above 25,000 feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hutchison then told me that Beck and Yasuko were dead and that Scott Fischer was missing somewhere on the peak above. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

And so he stared at the price above the ticket-seller’s window and, showing her his coins, received the piece of paper that was charged with the power to open doors. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The sun was above them now, in a deep blue sky like good turquoise. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Just to make absolutely sure, I shoot an arrow into the empty space above the tree line. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there, one leg in the street and the other raised above the curb, hearing whistles screeching and looked toward the library to see two cops coming on in a lunging, big-bellied run. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she turned to go, I saw she had a brown, sickle-shaped birthmark on the smooth skin just above her left jawline. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There we sat high up above the floods and watched the drowning of Isengard. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She loved the updrafts and coiling winds, and she loved ‘Vaiting on,” hovering above Sam until he kicked up game. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

They’re just big bulbs in different colors, strung along the eaves above the front porch. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

While I was resting there, sucking the juice from the cactus, I saw the big gray dog, the leader of the wild pack, in the brush above me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the knights and lords above the salt enjoyed less space than usual. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At first Jinny just sat there, listening to the water and the birds wheeling above. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She had sources of contentment in her life—the house, the park, above all, the children—and she intended to preserve them by not challenging Jack. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Like if God was scratching His belly, just above the belt buckle, each finger would be a tornado. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The above took place in what was essentially a storage closet where a small crew of us had been relegated to meet for a group assignment. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“And we have the stars above us, even if they’re fading. Perhaps I ought to have a few holes knocked in my own roof at home.’ Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The moon came up, jumping right over a sea cliff to hang above the horizon. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The kitchen door was shut, but nearby, along the wall, there was a hole above the drain where a brick had been left out. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

So that only the top of its flat skull and its eyes projected above ground. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The storm blew itself out, the surge waters receded, and there, sticking halfway above the surface, was the lost crab boat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘But next time, kid, can we land on the floor and not ten feet above it?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

George had a sudden frightening thought and grabbed Kelly’s arm just above the elbow. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I stood on the edge of the driveway while he practiced shooting his basketball into the net above the garage. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It could not be more than six hundred feet above them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Along with the anxiety that the Russians’ accomplishment provoked, Christine felt a sense of wonder, even a thrill, to see the skies above open so wide. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Some of the lords bannermen gave him queer hard stares as he sat there, as if they wondered by what right a green boy should be placed above them, and Him a cripple too. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Their thoughts were occupied by weightier names: world-record holder Indian Broom; speed demon Special Agent; and above them all, the magnificent Rosemont, king of the East and conqueror of 1935 Triple Crown winner Omaha. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two pieces actually stuck into his forehead, just above his eyes, and had they been only slightly lower they would have blinded him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The innkeeper stands up and raises his arms above his head, arching his back and pushing his round belly out as far as it can go. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

In the west, and unheeded, the sun lay only an inch or two above the sea. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When they reached the hilltop above the Caldecott Tunnel, Arion shuddered like a broken car and came to a stop, his chest heaving. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

From time to time he glanced up through the rain, hoping to see Frightful above them. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

In the panel above him were the radio and temperature controls. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

From my post on the wharf, I could see the sign above the shop, pawnbroker, it said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The only bad thing is that with the equator being above us the change of seasons comes backwards, which does take some getting used to. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a slight mist of light, coming through the cracks around the closed drapes, from the searchlight outside, where two men doubtless patrol, I’ve seen them, from above, from behind my curtains, dark shapes, cutouts. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He towered above all in the chamber and his beard flamed around a face so scarred with old wounds it was impossible to tell where one began and another ended. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It splashed on the side of the tent five feet above Jimmy’s head. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But as Lyddie’s eyes followed a leather strap upward, she saw, above the fireplace, the mechanism from which hung a huge metal pendulum. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

At the bottom center of the bulkhead just above the seat there was a nylon strap sticking out, the end of it doubled and cross-stitched. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Even though they’re high above us, I duck and tug at the belt on Ma’s overcoat to pull her back from the edge of the cliff. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Leo jumped in after him while the spirits began to wail above, “Valdez! Kill Valdez!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was no point in trying to outpace the CCD boat; they’d have to hide, and the only hiding place in sight was a wooded hill with an overgrown grassy space just above the waterline. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I could live with that—large floating bubbles above me, speaking for me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The leader then raised his long, curved knife above his head. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lucinda would have hated for me to evade my obedience by rising above it. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Amari looked up at a seabird flying above and remembered her little brother. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing next to the president's bed, Tainter moved the detector above the right side of Garfield's abdomen, where his doctors believed the bullet had ended up. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

If he jerked too quickly, he felt a throbbing pain just above his neck where Zigzag's shovel had hit him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Their cameras were flashing and the television cameras too had been swung around to focus in on the figure swaying high above. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Sam led him along several passages and down many steps and out into a high garden above the steep bank of the river. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A leaf drifted down from above, brushed his brow, and landed in the pool. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I want to scream, run, smash my way out of it but I'm frozen, helpless to do anything but fervently hope I’ll die before I reach the shadowy figures awaiting me above. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure, Mr. Park,” Spencer says, ducking his head and rubbing the fuzz above his ear. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

That ugly painting above my bed was just so cruel. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It’s spray-painted in red on the blank expanse of wall above the staircase leading to the second story—that large X with each arm continued at a right angle. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Pieces of paper, thickish, greasy to the touch, green-colored, with pictures on each side, some old man in a wig and on the other side a pyramid with an eye above it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the light of day was come into the sky but the sun was not yet risen above the high ridges in the East, Aragorn made ready to depart. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Not over and above, dear boy. I was in the provinces mostly.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

And above all for his having met a woman of the desert who had told him that love would never keep a man from his Personal Legend. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Seattle, two bunk cars and a bona fide freak—a bearded lady—and this made him happy, for what Uncle Al craves above all else, what Uncle Al dreams of at night, are freaks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Far away, at the edge of the room, was a high wooden stage, empty and bare, a dim spotlight shining onto it from high above. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

A fire pit was set into the center of the floor, and a mesh of thin branches above acted as a vent. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I stopped every few steps to brush the bugs off, and when I did I’d see Otto, dozens of feet above me, dealing with his own problem insects by eating them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Belly to the ground, he made his way across the ridge to a spot above the old mill. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Now I’m standing in the air, out of reach above the upturned faces. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We stare off to a dark pinpoint in the distance, high above the lake from the direction we came. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The two-foot span arched above Bigwig, who sat perfectly still while the white feathers beat the air round his head in a kind of ceremonious farewell. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Misha opened the door, it swung out rather than in, and just inside the right-hand jamb was a small rectangular box, nailed on a slant above Anya’s head. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A headache began to assert itself above his right eye, the pain digging into his flesh—migraine. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nicholson raised his forearm an inch or two above the level of the armrest. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Barefoot and injured, Danny's mother carried him up the steep canyon wall that towered above their homestead. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Now turn the candle sideways so the wick is directly above the water, beta. Then let the drops of wax fall into the water until you feel like stopping.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

For more about while, see above and page 113. all ready/already. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The host passed through the breach and halted on the sloping sward above. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The dead man was found at the base of the inner wall, with his neck broken and only his left leg showing above the snow that had buried him during the night. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I rip through a wall of green into a small clearing and the sound repeats directly above me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Surely, when she had first sat down, the silver circle was just above the highest branch of the tall plant. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But not a flake has fallen from the gray mistiness above. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And so much depends, I told Augustus, upon a blue sky cut open by the branches of the trees above. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ben kneeled above me, but the sky was getting dim behind him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His eyes are unnaturally hard, set above a stern mouth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Standing underneath the tree, Sibanda raised his head and sang loudly into the wide branches above him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

At this, there were great protests; but the Captain was firm; and some wrapped the body in a blanket and went above to drop it in the river. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She clung to submerged rocks and lifted her head above the water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a slow song and Javi and Max were dancing close, caught in the soft cone of blue light from above. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Aru was aware of Boo flying in frantic circles above them, as if trying to signal something. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He stood smiling, his eyes gentle above the roaring waterfall of his beard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The shiny tower whizzed by as we dropped, and then a rumble sounded high above us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And my ceiling that loves me and is always there above my head when I look up. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Where is the First Lambert National Bank?” she asked, reading the text engraved above a long number. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sitting near the lake, watching the giant squid waving its tentacles lazily above the water, Harry lost the thread of the conversation as he looked across to the opposite bank. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There were camphor trees and teaks and African cedars and red stinkwood trees, and here and there a dark green cloud of leaves mushroomed above the forest canopy. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bang! from above as the man Jack kicked at the door. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

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

Harry turned his Firebolt upward and was soon twenty feet above the game. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The ceiling above glittered with constellations—even the newest one, Zoe the Huntress, making her way across the heavens with her bow drawn. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Insects with wings pirouetted somewhere above my prone head. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And above that, the sound of cracking—snapping and breaking—and the squeal and scream of wood on wood. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Up above, the sky would be spangled, and he could sit side by side with Lizzie and watch the stars fall out of their places in sudden shrieks of light. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

"Don't speak to me of heads, Uncle. Cersei has mounted Ned's On a spike above the walls of the Red Keep, and left it for the crows and flies." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

You waved as it drifted above the river. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

What I really want is to mask the noise above her head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In other words, he was not above seeing an innocent man die for his crime. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a long moment my brother stared hesitantly into the darkness above, before climbing, very slowly now, up to the attic where my grandparents lived. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Looking at a spot on the wall above my head, she began to recite the lines. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He reached over the stone ledge which divided the arch from the stained-glass windows above and, taking a firm grip, propelled himself upwards and sideways. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Moments later, Ellsberg and a few soldiers were crawling on knees and elbows through shallow water, holding their guns above their heads. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Mist hung just above the trees, burning off in patches where bright sun dulled the intensity of red hibiscus blossoms, yellow morning glories, the purple centers of passion fruit flowers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then the cushion came back and Caddy held it above Mother’s head. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slope climbed away above me, steeper all the time. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A cold wind blew down the hallway, and above us through the open ceiling, the sky swirled with gray storm clouds. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was nothing below but yawning blackness, nothing above but moon and stars. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I turned to page two and saw a large composite photo with this caption above it: “All-County Middle School Soccer Team.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s almost funny how quickly the parachute appears above me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

You can appeal, as above, to the written or universal law in support or against a given contract. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Jack-in-the-pulpits have three big leaves on a stalk and are easily recognized by the curly striped awning above a stiff, serious preacher named Jack. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Directly above him, white with snow, was a high water tank with a round flat top. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Someone’s painted a wall lime green, or there’s a bright-red sign above a takeaway shop, or maybe somebody’s picked up a bright-blue piece of sheet metal just by luck. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She saw that he wore a bracelet of braided leather on his right wrist, and that his arm, bare above the bracelet, was sinewy and muscular. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a searing pain just above the back of my right knee. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Overlooking the entire city was a watchman in the cupola of the Courthouse, one hundred feet above the ground. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

She just leaves the results on the board above the ugly homophobic signs, and all I can think of is what she called us: Unity Valley’s best and brightest. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

They sat at the wobbly table and Sam described the world above. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Besides, the black elite had always wrung concessions from the white power structure—slowly but surely—through back-channel meetings, arguing their case in a dignified, rational, and, above all, civil manner. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I could barely keep my head above the cold water, but I was alert enough to see the searchlights from above dancing over the lake’s surface. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They could hear the bandits cackling on the floor above. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She and her daughter lived barely above the poverty level. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A fine mist rose out of the jar, higher, higher, straight into the air vent above. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The schoolroom is high-ceilinged, yellowy-brown, with blackboards at the front and along one side and tall many-paned windows above the radiators on the other side. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dusty lightbulbs dangled above and created dull pools of light to guide their way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The inn was really no more than a large stone cottage with a room over the big kitchen, a loft above the stable, and tables in the hall good for sleeping on or under. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ship’s name was painted just above the bow line in black letters, lit with a spotlight. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Straight ahead, the golden arches hovered high above a McDonald’s, its roof covered with splotches of snow. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Across and above, she saw the stunted tree. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Afterwards he went for a walk along the beach, admiring the gulls who flew above him like white quill pens whose heads had been neatly dipped in ink. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the bead I’d found, golden yellow with a red vein that I thought wasn’t good enough, just above the cross. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had three bloody puncture marks above her right ankle, but there didn’t appear to be any missing flesh. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He was wearing tails and a stovepipe hat that rested at an angle above his dark glasses, smiling through the smoke at the people who resisted his appeals. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Positioned above the top railing of the bridge, but so her feet are not quite touching it, is a woman dressed in black, with a black hood or veil covering her hair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every human being held it as an article of faith that the farm would go bankrupt sooner or later, and, above all, that the windmill would be a failure. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The brown-furred dwarf in the green bowler was perched on the marble pedestal at Neptune’s feet, just above Leo’s head. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Just six demigods on the ground and one more in a burning ship above the Acropolis. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He had seen part of the incident from above, he said. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it opened its wings high above its body and Hazel jumped back, startled by the great, arching span. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we are above the chasm, I know what they intend to do to me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Tally took the board over the river, just above the water, and skimmed her way upstream, looking for a break in the wall of fire to her left. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

We passed by La Guardia Airport, with the jets soaring above our heads and the hot breath of their engines rolling down over us. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She flew above Sam, who had waded into the millpond to save Mole. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He had them brought to him early, while the mist still hung above the hills, with the sun swimming in it like a ball floating in murky water. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She looked mostly at the floor, to her feet, and when she looked up and raised her arms above her head, she closed her eyes, kept her world private and protected. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Damp with condensation, the brick walls appeared to palpitate in the lantern light, thrumming with the resounding force of the steam-powered engines and machinery in the rooms above. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sliding off Babe, she sprawled on the grass at the edge of the garden and seized her cat, dangled him above her, and kissed his nose and whiskers. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often they appeared from the bush walking on stilts, towering above the crowd and screaming in different tongues. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

There was a speck above the island, a figure dropping swiftly beneath a parachute, a figure that hung with dangling limbs. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And in some patches you could see the stars, but I liked to think that they were not stars but the eyes of dragons watching us from above. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The landscape passed swiftly under her, and in mere moments she was above the pine forest where she had been a captive of the two strange men and where Alice had set her free. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Seen from above this way they are pale, doomed blossoms, bound to appeal to your sympathies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He feels only the raw, impassive surge of the moonlight as it strikes the tent above him and scatters. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“The serpent below, the jaguar in the middle, and the condor above, one sitting atop the other. And all three worlds are connected through the spiral.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The wooden bowl burst into flames then, a huge gout of flame which singed the leaves of the oak tree far above them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He devoted a full two months to revising Washington’s draft, amplifying Madison’s earlier account of the need to rise above party differences and rally behind the elected representatives of the national government. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe they weren’t as tall as the skyscrapers Gregor knew by name, but they towered high above his head, some at least thirty stories and finished in artful peaks and turrets. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When someone flushed you could hear the water and other matter, which the children named, running inside the big pipe above the drinking spigots. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They topped each short slope only to find another above it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Serafina hovered above the water a few feet away, gazing horrified. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly there came a loud crash from somewhere in the house above me, and I startled so badly that all the pictures slipped from my hands. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Every minute you remain at this altitude and above,” he cautioned, “your minds and bodies are deteriorating.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Here, let me help you,” their mother said, extending her hand to me from above. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Food was eaten, mead was drunk, and they caroused and joked and talked and boasted and laughed as the fires became glowing coals, until the sun crept up above the horizon. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He twisted around and pushed himself up toward the surface, only seeing at the last second that the jellyfish had drifted above him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Descheeny stood on the trail above the spring and watched her. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pat just above her nose, and her golden eyes drift shut. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I remembered the huge white monuments poking up above the heads around me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The water temperature bubbled a few degrees above comfortable—not scalding as I’d feared, but hot enough to scare me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Lalo was sullen when anyone asked, and he said it was his wife who had rented her the rooms above the bar. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though my colleagues were only three floors above me, they might as well have been in Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind him, above the air conditioner's roar, he can hear the little girl shout Doña Tatica's name, and as if summoned back from the hellhole of her pain, Tatica's eyes roll up, her mouth parts. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They were staring at something above my head. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

By day, it towered above men's heads like a second sim, so bright were its walls and roofs. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

A huge sign above the driver’s booth read: Authorized to Carry Only 65 Seated Passengers, and 15 Standing. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn't look me in the eye, choosing to stare at some point above my head. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Cut-paper snowflakes were suspended from a narrow mantel above the fireplace, which was covered with candlesticks and knickknacks and silver jars. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Now I understand why Keav kept wrapping the scarf around my head, telling me to keep my head down, to not peer above the truck’s sides. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Popper has criticized Freudianism for claims and predictions which, though perhaps comforting or suggestive in one way or another, are, like the above statements, largely unfalsifiable. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The domed ceiling was about fifty feet above. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But it was an enmity controlled from above—by nobles who were not sincerely anxious for each other’s blood. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no place for the Bantu in the European community above the level of certain forms of labor,” he said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hanging by its neck in a thin wire a foot above my head. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The room above our coffeehouse was not large. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in the fiery skies above Russia, women drop bombs and fly fighter planes in aerial combat against German pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Annabeth’s voice echoed from far above like she was yelling down a chimney. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“One second,” Dad says over the sound of the vent fan above the stove. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

On one of the smaller screens above her is an image—a piece of the surveillance footage we just watched, frozen at a particular moment in time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Smith settled the horse in a comfortable stall and retired to his own little room right above it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like there was an all-seeing eye glaring at her from above. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Lopsang left Fischer and Gau on a ledge 1,200 feet above the South Col and fought his way down through the storm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Darkness swells in my blood as though great black wings beat inside me and above me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever they saw a hilltop or a roof rising above the water, Malcolm stopped, tied up, built a fire, and one or the other of them attended to Lyra. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

From afar, they were no larger than flies as they wheeled and flapped above the thatched roofs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was this emblem Merchant Lyte had on everything he owned—carved above his counting house on Long Wharf, engraved on all his silver— even on dog collars and harnesses. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see half the sky above us, stars twinkling down through the branches of oaks. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Inside is a cubicle with a vent that opens out above the shower in the bathroom. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And she held my head there and looked at the cut above my eye, then she just looked right into my eyes and we didn’t blink or anything. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The strafing had started—pellets raining down from above—as Odenigbo held the zinc sheet open while they all crawled down into the bunker. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Heavens above,” she murmured, taking off her shoes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The air was thin and chill so high above the ground, but the sun was warm, and the cloud-shapes about them reminded Tristran of a fantastical city or an unearthly town. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“A mother is best. A mother knows what is inside you,” she said above the singing voices. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting on the railing above me is the parrot, as if he’s been waiting there just to mock me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Also, it was above ground, and that never felt quite natural to us. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Still, the food at Ms. Brown’s funeral was definitely above average. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A cloud of white vampire moths hovered above Her grisly head. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts everything into her classes, cares and listens, and above all else, refuses to label people. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then, suddenly, he was there again, standing at the top of the stone staircase, above Kingshaw’s head. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He stared at a yellow stain on the ceiling just above his head. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Each screen in the grid above me shows a different part of the city: the Merciless Mart, the lobby of Erudite headquarters, Millennium Park, the pavilion outside the Hancock building. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I press above my head to see if I can force the box open. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He wasn't even looking at me, just talking up to the mildew-stained tiles above us. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sedgwick declared his collection “above all praise” and said that Charles would have “a great name among the Naturalists of Europe.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But above all she was thinking of the children. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear our blood rushing above the waterfall sound. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Shirley was young and pretty and she’d taught my sister, Lily, how to put a smudged brown line in the crease above her eyes and white shadow just beneath her brow. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

A bird, annoyed at being awakened early, began chattering in the tree above him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dream of being alone on the top of a mountain, surveying the land around me, greens and yellows—and the sun directly above, pressing my shadow into a tight ball around my legs. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Farid went ahead again, using every tree as cover, always keeping uphill from the houses until they were above the uninhabited part of the village that looked as if a giant had trodden on it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Cold War wasn’t happening just in the skies above Korea or in a Europe that was being divided into a Soviet-allied East and a US-friendly West. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was during a pause in this work that Speedwell reported that the digging above the north end had stopped. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It can’t be comfortable, lying there with his arms above his head. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Mary led the way along a hard path above the mud; like many things the mulefa had made, it was ancient and perfectly maintained, more like a part of nature than something imposed on it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I said nothing, and Leper, having said so much, went on to say more, to speak above the wind and crackings as though his story would never be finished. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then rising swiftly up, far above the Towers of the Black Gate, high above the mountains, a vast soaring darkness sprang into the sky, flickering with fire. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It’s around 2,600 square feet, and covered fully by hardscrabble brown dirt on one side, with nearly eight feet of land above the structure of the roof. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

His eyes are fixed on something above us. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Corporal Craigie stood above the wounded man; cried, “He’s all over his sark!”; and asked if any among us knew better how to bind. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But above us, poised on the rock, he seems unconcerned. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

From somewhere above in the dark came a delicate trilling song, and then another answered it from a different direction. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Immediately above rose the Lhotse Face, a vast, tilted sea of ice that gleamed like dirty chrome in the dawn’s slanting light. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I got to the small cliff above the island, the next likely place, but he wasn’t there, either. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

How will stabbing one another in the back help women to rise above patriarchal oppression?!’And so on. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She stares at something above my left ear. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The white girl never bothered her again, but Joycelyn would always consider the incident a personal defeat, saying, “I felt I should have been stronger; I should have been above that.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The highest point in Alabama is scrawled above the spot of green. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The light rain went on falling on the hills above Gettysburg, but it was only the overture to the great storm to come. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder the idea of learning how to talk round a large mass of people was something that Athenian aristocrats—traditionally *So named, supposedly, because it met on a big rock above Athens. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The deep lines above his brow just made him look cranky. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Two handrails ran along either side of the wall, one a foot above the other. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

In addition to assembling the greatest empire ever seen in the region, the conquests managed to kill off most of the siblings and cousins above him in the line of royal succession. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

They passed the weasels that became brass door handles, the carved flute player overhead, the stone lions mounted high above the landing. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Up above you could hear the whole family breathing. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

‘No, that was not thrown by Saruman,’ he said; ‘nor even at his bidding, I think. It came from a window far above. A parting shot from Master Wormtongue, I fancy, but ill aimed.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Old Benedikt cupped his hand above his eyes and peered upward, assessing the sky through the pelting rain. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Fighting exhaustion, the two climbers continued up the undulating ridge above. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Agony takes over and he’s crying out in pain and I want to stop, to find a better way, but the blackness is rising above the buildings, swelling, rolling at us like a wave. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Though it wasn’t the sea she thought about, or the dark fin rising above her, but rather the vision she’d had of the small green boat. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They saw a jagged hole in the thin ceiling above, and, dangling through the hole, the wiggling leg of an electrician. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door to our apartment was at the end of the hallway, below and to the right of the staircase that led to the two stories above us. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Dr. 09-01, among the academicians, stands above the rest in my recollection for his affection shown to myself and to my mother; also, in that regard, I remember fondly my music-master, 13-04. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

With her hands on the dirty wet boulders just above her head, Jinny squinted into the cloudy sky. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I heard the Colonel rolling over above me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Now it is Bon who does not answer, who sits on the log looking at the face stooped above him. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

The commotion above me increased and I began to cry. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t visible, because the clouds were low and by statute airships had to keep a certain height above fen country, but who knew what cunning spy devices they might carry? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When I reached the side stairs to the apartment I heard the door slam hard above. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were gnats at the mouth, little flecks of pollen drifting above the nose. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But above all the noise and tumult of the crowd could be heard the merchants’ voices loudly advertising their products. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had to shout to be heard above the crowd. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mother would keel over if I showed up with a skirt above the knee when Stuart picks me up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It rose above the wind, and it was the saddest sound Barry had ever heard. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

I waved at the starry sky above, the twinkling river below. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I severed my connection to the sand story above our heads and shoved everyone toward the entrance. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I glanced in at the serem-trees leaning white above the dark pool, the paths of pink brick lying deserted in the serene gray light of afternoon. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

If I were Jeanine, I would send the majority of Dauntless soldiers to the Dauntless entrance above the Pit, outside the glass building. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Up above them, flaming figures were dancing in the snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Albert entered a bedroom where ornate brocade fabrics hung from the ceiling above the bed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They came out into the courtyard where a last silvery daylight still hung above the soiled, trodden snow. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

A shield with a red dragon painted on it hung above the mantel. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was a mountain of gleaming metal that towered high above the children and their parents. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

We have said above that a prince must have laid firm foundations; otherwise he will necessarily come to ruin. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stalks along the line, and I am really rather disappointed; judging from his pictures I imagined him to be bigger and more powerfully built, and above all to have a thundering voice. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He died in a fire, after fireworks exploded above him. When I learned he died, I stopped being a child too.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At one extreme, innumerable islets, such as those of the Tuamotu Archipelago, are flat, low atolls barely rising above sea level. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey has been in this tent several times, he knows the open floor with the performers hanging above it well. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They are surrounded by old posters advertising wine, and street signs and photographs of Paris arranged above the picture rails. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A turquoise dragonfly hovers above them, then darts crookedly away. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Percy imagined that sleeping woman’s face—the face of Gaea—forming in the hills above camp. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The air held a damp chill, as if the sun that had given a pale, late-winter brightness to the streets in Newton had been too weak to penetrate the dense branches above the woods road. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t need to glance at the jagged line that ran along the top of her hand, just above her wrist. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At that moment I aimed the gun above his head and fired. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

In this one, I’m flying just above the water—my stomach almost touching it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I listen for footsteps above me, though the fact is that I have never heard a single sound from Mr. X’s apartment. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I read of chalk streams, of the mayfly, of sorrel growing in green meadows, of rooks circling above the woods as they used to do at Manderley. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd “ooohs” and “ahhs” appropriately, but a few in the front gasp in surprise when the massive sign above the gates begins to sputter and spark. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then he got to the angry burn just above her ankle. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way the air moved made Percy suspect the cave’s ceiling was far, far above. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She reached out a finger, stroked him above his left eyebrow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The windows are rolled down and a fly circles and drones above them. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stockdale nosed his Crusader down to just a thousand feet above the water. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I did not wish to depart from citing recent Italian examples, yet I do not want to omit Hiero of Syracuse, one of those I mentioned above. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The tree stood mournfully above them, its dry leaves now hanging limp, and rattling in the chill easterly wind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Icicles form on the eaves trough above the south window, dripping in the sunlight with a steady sound like a leak. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We followed a narrow corridor to the service stairwell, just like we’d practiced, but we froze when we heard noises above us. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

As I open the junk drawer, a flyer, one end snagged in a crevice in the wood above, unfurls. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

A big crooked sign hanging above the entrance read STELLA. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rasheed buried his face into her pillow, and Mariam stared, wide-eyed, at the ceiling above his shoulder, shivering, lips pursed, feeling the heat of his quick breaths on her shoulder. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

They view the scene from a brief distance above and no matter who they are or how old, they gain a wisdom from that last vista. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his head, blinking his eyes, and looked above him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sit up and smack the top of my head on the bunk above me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Yet he couldn’t help but notice four black vultures flying high above the forest. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

You cannot make out individual words in the mass, except that the recurrent phrase, “But look—” keeps bobbing above the surf of language. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yishan, standing on a storage box, was already sweeping the bowls and cups off the shelves above the gang, letting them smash to pieces on the floor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

In the night he was wakened by the muted patter of rain on the mattress over the door above them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I hear my uncle drag his suitcase across the floor above me as I listen to Esteban read his father’s poem. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Once I asked him how he had learned to speak so boldly, not merely to strangers, but even to those above his station. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The wildlings had built their watchfire in a shallow depression above the narrowest part of the pass, with a sheer drop below and rock behind to shelter them from the worst of the wind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The domed ceiling, at least another thirty meters above our heads, is lined with two giant screens. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was a very small island, hardly a man’s height above the waves at its tallest point. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was made of brick and above it was a huge plank from which hung a few utensils. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Three dark pegs were set above a word chiseled into the wood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The Bureau values the experiments above GD lives. It’s obvious. And now, things could get even worse.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

All twelve bombers have already turned and climbed and realigned high above the Channel before roof slates blown into the air finish falling into the streets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The bell above the door chimes and the situation goes from bad to worse. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then he lifted his right hand above the empty jar and squeezed it into a fist. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Rain dusts the glass panels above our heads. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at the crossed wooden boards of the bed above him, feeling the pull of sleep. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“For your first time above Base Camp you’ve all done remarkably well,” he proclaimed like a proud father. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was so tall, even squatting, he towered a full head above Rachel, who was the smallest of them. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Banda also forbade women to wear pants or dresses above the knee. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He’s a step above me, and now he towers over me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She hooked her legs over the sharp edge of the metal above, and struggled upside down, scratching, biting, punching, spitting in passionate fury. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But even more dazzling to Joseph were the dozens of small blue-and-white Chinese vases and porcelain figures, each one sitting on its own little gold shelf, that covered the wall above the fireplace. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Another commented that they “could have turned their shells upside down and rowed without making much difference in their progress. It was nearly as wet above the surface of the lake as it was below.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The serpentine steps twisted ahead, striped by bars of flickering light from the narrow windows above. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The sign above the business, which was one of the dozen or so boxes of storefronts along Old Mill Boulevard, was an enormous, perfectly round pizza with a grinning face painted on it. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

At last the window above the door was unbarred, but no figure could be seen at its dark opening. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In his khakis and rolled-up white shirt sleeves he looked like a working man, but he raised up one hand above his head the way he does in church to pronounce the benediction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holding her candle above her head, she crept toward the door and peered into the bright eyes of a golden plover. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was all over, she would revert to her quietest and most cultured tone, speaking barely above a whisper. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion danced back in while the brigand's leg was still pinned beneath his fallen mount, and buried the axe in the man's neck, just above the shoulder blades. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Jack quickly memorized the number above the door so he would always be able to find his. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

But he sighed and gave over his questions, because above everything now he would have peace, and he wished only to sit in his court near these two. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Then someone said “Look, look!” and, still running, I swiveled to see a great white bird fluttering high above the street. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She was in the house still as Mrs. Danvers had said, she was in that room in the west wing, she was in the library, in the morning-room, in the gallery above the hall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

My mother passed me to my father, who raised me high above the crowd before passing me around to be held by everyone present. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She turned toward the crucifix that hung above the blackboard; all eyes in the class followed her lead. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father dangled above him, half his body sucked into the hydrofoil’s gear system. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now, the ball will be open only to fourth years and above — although you may invite a younger student if you wish —” Lavender Brown let out a shrill giggle. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had to shout to be heard above the roar of air in their space suits. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You made me have a baby,” she screamed above the uproar. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

At sunup she was still just above the water, her wings outstretched, gliding to And a badly needed bit of land. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She cried until she had almost forgotten about the mutilated body sprawled on the floor above her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I roll onto my back outside the tent to find a knight standing above me, her sword drawn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She has to shout above the sound of a dozen violins and a harpsichord. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So as we climbed out onto the fallen stone the stars reflected themselves in double fashion; as above, so below. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When he finally pulled his gaze upward, he seemed almost surprised to find Chronicler sitting across the table, pen poised above his inkwell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Look, there’s a window just above the Institute flag. I’ll bet something important’s up there. It’s the highest window on the island. There’s always something important behind the highest window.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Al’s screams wake me every time, and I stare at the springs above me and wonder what on earth is wrong with me, that I still feel strong when everyone else is breaking down. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

There they found a shelving shore, and they drew the boat out, high above the water, and hid it as well as they could behind a great boulder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I heard Bronwyn say, and turned to see her lifting a boulder above her head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

‘Not far, not far!’ said a voice above him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Grover hovered above the pool in his flying sneakers, trying to pull the net loose, but it wouldn’t budge. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Now how do you spell that? D-u-n-n . . Setting the newspaper on the round table next to her chair, she writes a name, phone number, and e-mail address above the headline, laboring over the “@.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

But I felt certain that no one knew my secrets, except maybe the ravens that nested above the cold cellar. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She looked up at the large staircases on either side of the incline that led to the main entrance above and remembered how she’d clung to her father’s words. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The fading vortex drifted away down stream and then I saw the arrow again, nose into the current, wavering delicately to the motion of the water above which the Mayflies slanted and poised. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A story about a tree,” Poppet says, looking up through the twisting black branches above them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It made things clear, it clarified motives and it certainly lifted the entire matter above segregation and desegregation. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I secretly bought a pair of castanets and taught myself at least to emulate some of the sounds I heard from above. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Soon there are two men standing above me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Thorns and roots clawed at him from the sides and above his head, tearing at his hair, skin, and the decoy mask still attached to the back of his head. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some blue troops had stopped near the trees above and were kneeling and firing; he saw the rifles aimed at him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell that Mrs. Winterbottom was trying to rise above some awful sadness she was feeling, but Prudence couldn’t see that. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The husky scratching of vuvv announcements booms through the air above the shuttles, and those of us with translators lead the mob toward the innards of the ship. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She squinted at the East River; the crescent moon above danced its broken light across the black ripples. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

At that moment a heavy shining thing came hurtling down from above. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Percy struggled to keep his head above water, which was obviously a new experience for him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“They have hairless wings, and they fly low and fast. They do not visit this world, but they fly the red skies above the road to Ghulheim.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be back soon,” I whispered as I kissed the damp white hair above his ear. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was corded muscle, scars, but only two tattoos—the Dregs’ crow and cup on his forearm and, above it, a black R on his bicep. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The Magpie stood behind him, appearing little more than a washed-out face above a black dress in the dim light. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I vault onto the beast and put heel to flank, my eyes on the sun hovering just above the horizon. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was mostly backless, with excess material that drooped just above my waist. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Even in winter the roadsides were places of beauty, where countless birds came to feed on the berries and on the seed heads of the dried weeds rising above the snow. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Of course the “in-between ness” was stronger than ever in the dark with the circle of water rippling below and the night sky above spilling over with stars. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he forced one eye open, he found Fedu standing above him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Their feather rose off the desk and hovered about four feet above their heads. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Around back, above the garden, was a twisted iron balcony, and the windows above were lighted. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rooms, piled above each other like roughhousing siblings, faced a trash heap. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

A divine form stood above them, beautiful and majestic beyond compare. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared up into the darkness above him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was infinitely cunning and resourceful always, and above all he feared nothing. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He chanted above it in a melancholy tone: “Now, I’m asking the first mother who really loves her son to bring him to me for baptism!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad edges closer and stands still above my bed. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In the room above the kitchen someone was moving furniture about. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And his house was three feet above street level. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

That electric cord looped out our window, seven stories above the sidewalks, and right into the window of the Jenkinses’ apartment next door. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

All I can see of the ship is the mainmast and the crow’s nest poking through the fog, but the sky above it is clear. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Water trickles down the walls; a bat comes in for the day and hangs upside down on the pointed ceiling above me. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Frost drops her magazine and even the receptionist has stopped typing, her hands held above her keyboard like a conductor waiting to cue a symphony. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, his own American flag hangs from a pole above the front door. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

But the room above the arch was empty, lit only by a lantern set on a low table where a book lay open next to a little pile of whole walnuts and cracked shells. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Some seagulls flew past, cawing in the dark sky above them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Something that would recognize him as a cut above the merely human. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a huge skull and crossbones were suspended above the insecticide department the customer might at least enter it with the respect normally accorded death-dealing materials. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

This time my hand is steadier, my aim is better; I hit Nita’s side, right above her hip. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The sun suspended above it in the afternoon is a pink, round dot in the distant white haze you may stare at and never go blind. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Jacob plows right into her, from above, and they’re grabbing each other, pulling each other down, swallowing water, grabbing each other’s hair to stay above the surface. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

By the time Annabeth, Tyson, and Grover caught up with me, I was staring at daylight streaming through a set of bars above my head. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The tree which Digory had noticed was now a full-grown beech whose branches swayed gently above his head. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

At the battle of Cajamarca recounted above, 168 Spaniards crushed a Native American army 500 times more numerous, killing thousands of natives while not losing a single Spaniard. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

We stepped over them together and she grabbed my arm, just above the elbow, and pulled me to her, her mouth at my ear. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

And what would it be like to kiss him, to feel the fuzzy hair above his lip tickling her own lips? A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, she’s on top of me, pinning both my wrists above my head with one arm. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I looked up into the rafters above us, wishing I could see the dark roof beams above the mosaic light. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Full of crying children and dirt shaking down from the bombs above us. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A thickly bearded photographer had his studio on the floor above Molly’s. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just above his left ear, a groove cut through his hair like a racing stripe. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Daddy smoked. Our neighbors above us and next to us smoked. I had so many asthma attacks, it ain’t funny. We only kept canned goods in the cabinets ’cause of the rats and roaches. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

As the squadron, in the demon pass of jets, edged offshore high above the green blaze of ocean, Lillian watched and listened from her second story veranda. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

From above, through the iron grilles that open onto the streets, he had heard the thrumming of the rubber tires of automobiles, and the hooting of their horns, and the howling of their brakes. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They remembered the very same places in Narnia—"the grasslands up above Beaversdam" and found that they were some sort of second cousins once removed. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was probably getting hot on the open rocks above the falls, with the sun coming straight down now. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Shadow noticed a small microphone dangling above the embalming table by its cord. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The heavy dragon marched on its thousands of feet, and now above the drums came the shrilling of the fifes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shrill and clear he crowed, recking nothing of wizardry or war, welcoming only the morning that in the sky far above the shadows of death was coming with the dawn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But here, on the Test, there were no submerged branches and no gravel spits or beds of weed above the surface at all. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rahel could see a row of bald heads at the bus window, above evenly spaced vomit streaks. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hot weather continued and for much of the time he sat under the elder branches, dozing above ground like some solitary hlessi and feeling his strength returning. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shoves the credit card between the door and the frame, just above the knob. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The chupacabras’s mordida had left three ugly lacerations two inches above her ankle, on the outside of her leg, so both her ankle and calf were swollen to twice their normal size. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then his clear voice rings out, flying above the company, urging them into a run. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Pax climbed upstream and crossed the river at the narrows, then hurried along the treed ridge to observe the site from above. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When they were still well above the forest, the pilot slowed the plane still further and dropped the flaps. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the air above, Miss Sarah and Miss Rose carried a large basket of additional refugees between them as they flapped to the shore. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

That afternoon when I got home, the sun was shining high and hot above our new rental house. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He put a red ribbon across the night deposit slot, and he taped a photocopied sign up above it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He still had all his hair, and it was still coal black, and his dark eyes twinkled above the paper surgical mask he was wearing. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It will be seen that the control of the past depends above all on the training of memory. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I watched the sudden round puffs of shrapnel smoke in the sky above a broken farmhouse near where the line was; soft puffs with a yellow white flash in the centre. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And all these birds rose in the air, alarmed and confused by this new anger, beating their black wings, flying just above, waiting for the noise to stop. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a real big hole, with grass over the top like a huge eyebrow so nobody would ever have seen it from above. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The pines above them soughed in the fresh sea wind. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small porthole above was the only source of light and air. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The birds were quiet, too, the drops increasing in frequency, so it must be raining above. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If there might be any question as to which notes are involved in the borrowed division, a bracket is placed above them. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“We couldn’t suffer them to live, not with magic that would set them above us, to conquer us all over again when they grew up. The risk was too great.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Their house stood on the lower slope of Catoctin Mountain, overlooking the town, above a sea of apple orchards. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept pulling until a head—a girl’s—popped above the surface, gasping and choking. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

On the first note, feet could be heard pounding on the floors above. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had never thought much about the “whites only” and “coloreds” signs posted above public facilities. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A piece the exact shade of blue as the tiny spot of sky miles and miles above my head. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The platform is high above the ground and the electric generator trills and crackles beneath the winding tracks. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hands down by my sides, see if I can get them light, see if I can remember how it feels to be above all this. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Despite a recent shower, beads of sweat form above his lip and on his newly shaven head. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Get out of my house!” she yelled above his frightened wails. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

See, a woman above, with the tail of a fish.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

To the left on the map was all of North America above the Rio Grande. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

A burst of laughter enters from somewhere to the right and above. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Don’t add but his own,” interposed Estella, “for I hate that class of man. But he really is disinterested, and above small jealousy and spite, I have heard?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The plane circled over Norfolk, Virginia, for nineteen minutes, above Atlantic City for twenty-nine minutes, and forty miles south of Kennedy Airport for another twenty-nine minutes. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And while everyone around me thought the sky was coming apart right above our heads, it was the ground that was surrendering under the weight of our heavy burdens. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The sound of ruffled feathers managed to soar above everything—the THA-thump-THA-thump-THA-thumping of his heart and the huff-huff-huff through his nostrils—but he refused to open his eyes. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I wave very slightly, my hand not even rising above my head. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Upstairs in Kenyon’s room, on a shelf above his bed, the lenses of the dead boy’s spectacles gleamed with reflected light. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

High above the library’s stained-glass windows and soaring neo-Gothic spires, screeching seagulls whirled in white loops against the slowly bluing sky. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And how their lights, unceasing, crashed on and off above him, and how he was a stranger there. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

After two hours on a narrow ledge seven stories above a concrete parking lot and gathered crowds, Mr. George Pollucci let himself be helped to safety through a nearby window by Sgt. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

At her back, above her, she heard Gabriel’s voice. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

As the drums reached a crescendo, three of the girls leapt above the flames, spinning in the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A few scrabbling sounds drifted down from above, scraping and tearing. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in the canyon wall of crates towering above him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

His boy held the broken thing above his head and cried something angry. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Not back in South El Paso, where he had first lived in a little apartment above a bar, then in a little adobe house that had a cesspool instead of a sewer. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was twenty-two feet long, with a two-foot wooden bowsprit sticking from her nose, a stainless steel pulpit above it. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Ivy wanted anything to be possible inside of it...even a girl who flew above a turquoise sea. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Far above, icicles hung from the rough ceiling. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Bring him in here,” a voice shouts above the madness. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Asta was still in her hawk shape, hovering as high above him as she could get and staring fixedly at the terrace. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

As it climbed above the atmosphere and the air ran out, the aerospace plane would have to switch to rocket engines. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Risen or not, it soon became clear to me that Frankie hadn’t climbed above his old habits. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I feel a moment's relief because we must finally be up above the mutt line and I'm just turning back to face Cato when Peeta's jerked from my side. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Even though they may live and sleep above ground for months at a time, they prefer not to be out of distance of some sort of refuge that will serve for a hole. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nan waved the can opener above her head. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

There were rocks jutting out above the water. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Garfield thumped his sneakers against the chair legs and Harrison skitter-screeched his fork over his plate while Abby’s dad whistled above a sizzling skillet and Abby’s mom talked over it all. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And from just above, a star blasts a trail across the night sky—like a visor of fire on Libby’s head—leaving it glowing a finger-painted smear, something human and touchable and reachable. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He had simply swum down to the muddy bottom of the pool, slipped between two flat stones, and waited while the net had gone above him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“What’s happened?” said Tony Costa, hearing the indignant voices from the streets above, as the townsfolk and the police made their way to the harbor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A bird comes to rest on the ledge above the window exactly over Dr. Katz’s head, like it’s come to perch on top of the two flyaway curls. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

A feeble light burned above the entrance, sparkling the snow. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before blacking out from pain, Stockdale heard the drone of American planes above. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“One would have to be narrow-minded or have a misplaced sense of guilt to put one class absolutely above the other,” Theo agrees. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Its doors are dark blue, with bronze number plates posted above the peepholes. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But even as he swung there for a moment, a voice spoke suddenly from the tree-shadows above him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There were no footsteps on the floor above either. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jackson would provide a ladder to set up behind the backdrop for Charlotte to appear from above. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

‘For tonight we go to the woods on the hills above Woodhall. It is some miles, but you shall have rest at the end of it, and it will shorten your journey tomorrow.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was a rustling and whirling of wings above us, and all the men ducked and held their hands up to protect themselves from the attack. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Goocheys had a greengrocer’s shop in the middle of the High Street, and the family lived above the shop. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She transforms the unruly bunch of us into a heavenly host of cherubim, hovering a thousand feet above the city rooftops. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

That night I dreamt that I was at a costume ball in an eighteenth-century French chateau, with huge crystal chandeliers above my head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Five long chains of brightly colored prayer flags* were then strung radially from the pole above our tents to protect the camp from harm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The elegant ladies from the gallery scurried fearfully down the steps, hoisting their vast skirts above their ankles in an unseemly way. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He passed a quaint old synagogue on Freiheit street, a bright Star of David rising above its peaked roof. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I kept running, farther and farther down, until I reached the Gregarious Simulation Systems Museum, which was located just a few levels above the planet core. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The room, as he had suspected when observing it from above, was almost certainly underground — more of a dungeon than a room, he thought. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There were no footsteps above, no sliding of James’s window. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We are quiet for a while after, content to contemplate the stars above us, to find music in the distant sounds that drift up from the forges. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We clustered near the gate like a small herd of doomed sheep, looking at the galleries above. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spider tumbled from the broken web, hung by a single strand a few inches above the floor, then swiftly climbed the strand, scrambled across the top front rail of the porch, and disappeared. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Immediately, far above them, a single seagull was seen to come away from the rest of the flock and go flying off with a long string trailing from its neck. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

One of the balloons floated eerily above a bright vase full of irises. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His dæmon, gliding and circling above, tipped her wings and sped to the ravine on a billowing updraft. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bridge is different-looking; it seems higher above me, more solid, as if the railings have disappeared or been filled in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A crescent moon was etched into the sky above. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And then he heard a deep groan and a crack that echoed above the wind. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The men sat two steps above him so that he had to raise his head to look into their eyes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

If there was a penny over and above the price of the rice at the kitchens for the poor, they bought a bit of cabbage. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

There was a light in the room and as the two reared up above the crib, with weaving heads and flickering tongues, the children woke. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Clifton lowered his head to look at us above his glasses and then he told us the answer. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The bantu who watched from above would have seen a black festival of life and death indistinguishable one from the other against the black-scorched ground. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The referee was clearly a cut above the last one we had. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like birds perch in the branches above.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The station is near the southwestern corner of Camp 14, and to get there from school students had to pass below the Bowiwon compound, which sits on a bluff above the Taedong River. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She stood at the service line, bounced the volleyball a few times to get her rhythm, then tossed it into the air above her head. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pocock’s integrity, his craftsmanship, and above all his honor were his lifeblood. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A hood lifts above my head: a privacy canopy, shielding me from view. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

There were tourists all around— walking down the waterfront, shopping at the pier above us—but I knew that wouldn’t stop the manticore from acting. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

More rumbling, more cracks beneath them, more rocks from above. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The pain begins somewhere above my eye, but it goes deeper. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He stacked them on the counter above the small galley refrigerator. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

And above all things, a prince must guard himself against being despised and hated. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

They were on a narrow street of low brownstones, with the moon sitting just above them. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It had a pair of nubs above the bony shoulder blades. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A minute after the snow goose had appeared, the last of the children left the temple, and the only sound was the rush of air in the branches of the circling witches above. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper stared at the second doorway, which still had the face of Fear above it. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was hard to lift with one hand, and those hands from above pushed it aside. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The prospect of traveling back to this delightful state of things is held out by nearly every writer who touches upon classical mythology, above all by the poets. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The key to the cell hung from a hook on the wall above the table. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She stops at a drawing of a round, windowless room illuminated only by light that filters through the koi pond enclosed in glass above it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Thunder rumbled above and there was the distant whine of the vast clouds of flies, but this little patch of Manhattan echoed with Belet's laughter. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The only color in this world comes from the sky above us, which is bright blue. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The pressure that such a pool of magma exerts on the crust above has lifted Yellowstone and about three hundred miles of surrounding territory about 1,700 feet higher than they would otherwise be. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Now the orc-tower was right above him, frowning black, and in it the red eye glowed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

About a block away from the peak of the hill, a hum like a massive swarm of bees rose above the distant sounds of traffic. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The movie screen above the field of parked cars is reflected in their windshields. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We seem to be on some sort of long freeway overpass, like a bridge above the city. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking out over the world from above, he could never remember feeling so alive as he did at that moment. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Cato lies on his side at the very top of the horn, twenty feet above the ground, gasping to catch his breath as he gags over the edge. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She studied his image, his hands tied above his head, his eyes rolled heavenward, arrows protruding from his chest and sides, and felt a great sympathy for him. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, there was a far-off engine sound coming in faintly above the slap of the sea. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was moving quietly now; for he thought that he could hear the sound of voices talking, still some way above. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The servants and my brothers were picking pears high above me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, no Missile interrupted the Scene, which was only the Grasses & the Cattle & Swallow's above a few gray Trees. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It feels safe sitting up there, above the traffic.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Atop a building across the street, above the heads of the people, loomed a flaming cross. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One voice in particular rose above the rest, and Roy was distressed to recognize it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sweeps her hair back from her ears; he swings her above his head. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to reach that sheet and it blew above me in the air. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The nutty aroma floated up the back stairs and into my room through the transom window above my door. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

When I am just one among many, keeping my spot in our V. What it feels like to be up above, beyond Park Slope, beyond Brooklyn, beyond New York, beyond, beyond, beyond. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The Berg stopped up ahead, its blue thrusters pointing downward now as it hovered fifty feet or so above the Town Square, a roughly square-shaped area they’d left bare when building the settlement. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The sheet of paper he thrust into my hand was similar to the schedule pasted above my study desk upstairs, except he had penciled in two hours of “time with your cousins” each day. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not a full-fledged mustache: only a few darkish hairs above my upper lip. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The wind gusted in the high branches above us, but where we trudged along it was just a whisper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A lark went twittering up into the brighter sunshine above, soared and sang and came slowly down, ending with a sideways, spread-wing glide and a wagtail’s run through the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys shared the loft above the printing shop. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day I watched, along with many others, as his father's helicopter circled the air above Fullbrook again, hovering with its deafening noise and menace, and descended slowly to the football field. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was about an inch above the horizon, and Eleanor looked hard at it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

There are several girls I watch avidly at school, a grade or two above me, whose well-to-do parents take them to the Twin Cities to buy clothes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The sky above Meereen was the color of corpse flesh, dull and white and heavy, a mass of unbroken cloud from horizon to horizon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In effect, the prefect was above the law because he was the law, and one prefect was not supposed to report another. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outraged, Victor bellowed back at them, holding his arms above his head, but the girl kept screaming and the ladies kept thrashing and the dog Kept growling, sinking its teeth into Victor's jacket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

And James Henry Trotter, holding on madly to one of the silk strings above the peach stem, told himself that this must surely be the end of everything at last. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

His own face was looking back at him from the ceiling of the room above. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Viewed from above, it is a glowing capsule of aluminum, with two astronauts inside. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“That’s sick,” Ron muttered, watching the smallest Muggle child, who had begun to spin like a top, sixty feet above the ground, his head flopping limply from side to side. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We walk across roots and beams, unnoticed, jumping silently high above swarms of liveried servants. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In the predawn darkness, the storm churning above Serra strikes with the wrath of a conquering army. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They topped the rise above the little valley of the old Hamilton place and Tom pulled up to let her enjoy the view. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The grating swung up towards the kitchen, and Malcolm’s numb and trembling hands found a catch above that held it firmly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But before she gets to her mother, there’s a sound up above. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The island was about the size of two tennis courts side by side, and no part of it rose higher than the height of Malcolm’s waist above the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Heat curls in the air above the shiny tar road. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“It was after four, Bigger,” she said, turning and straining her eyes to look at an alarm clock above her head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

So you stand there, and you squelch your toes, and you raise your arms up above your head, and you watch the clouds get sucked back into ducts in the sky. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

William, his back to her, the table raised above his head, felt her before he saw her. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They stepped out into the ruddy glow of dusk, on a rocky bluff high above the river. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In other habitats, the rim of sky above the horizontal is broken or obscured; here, together with the overhead portion, it is infinitely vaster than that of rolling countryside and forest lands. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The arrangement had been that Kehaar would find him whenever he might come above ground on the second day. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know just where the hair growth slacks out—just above his navel—and how it picks up again and spreads out. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

They floated high above the trees on the west end of the park, over the windmills. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We were both fixed on the form above us. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flew above the trees but could not get high enough to see her mountain again. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He lifted it high above his head, and the light shattered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It’s the kind of month where you’re grateful for every single glimpse of the sun, or any sign of blue sky above the clouds, because you’re not sure that they’re there anymore. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Ah, it would seem the LEP have capitulated. Butler, supervise the delivery. But stay alert. Our fairy friends are not above trickery.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was always better to drop down that way, feet first, arms holding on to the top of the ledge above, until you were quite steady, belly flattened against the wall. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The 184-inch, nestled within an enormous, circular red-domed building resembling an enclosed carousel on the hilltop above campus, was still the Rad Lab’s showpiece. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Despite his taunts to Kaz, by the time they were halfway to the island, Matthias’ feet had gone almost completely numb, and he was keenly aware of the guard towers high above the moat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

From the corner of her eye, Shanti caught a colorful bird skating above the bushes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They chatted like this, voices scarcely raised above a whisper, as they struggled through the thorny growth on the hillside. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They reached the end of the passageway and saw before them a brilliantly lit chamber, its ceiling arching high above them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Imagine having Frightfuls flying above the mountains and rivers of the Catskills again.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Men who seemed to rise up out of the sidewalks were rushing into the store fronts above me, their voices rising excitedly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed out the first 5 and wrote c above the word. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

There burnt the Sun of Massachusetts Bay above us, the Eye of God too, & the Kelp was around us, & the grassy heaped Hills was before us, where grazed dumb Beasts. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dozens of glass bells chimed above his head as Prosper opened the shop door. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes dare not blink as the soldier raises the hammer above his head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His bed was made, and there was a new basketball poster above his desk, plus even more novels on his bookshelf. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

They sat on a rock and watched it go past, a great black sheet of glass full of stars, with the moon shining both above and below. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When the music stops, the dancers whistle and clap with their hands above their heads, and none more enthusiastically than Marlena. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

There he was, stretching out his arms above his head while he leaned up against the wall to the right of the closed door, his legs crossed in front of him. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His good-natured face, high above them, was just visible in the moonlight coming in through their window. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But then a sound from high above made Mrs. Coulter’s ears ring: a scream so high and horrified that even the golden monkey clutched her in fear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I forced myself to slow down as I tied the strip around Stef’s arm just above the wound. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sliver of spring moon was low, just above the quiet-moving sea. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He stared at the cut above Bill’s right eye, from which blood still trickled down his cheek. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed the last handfuls of them angrily into the air above our heads. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The numbered signs above blinked between yellow and blue, like a dozen warning signals, faster than my eyes could follow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She was peering into the hemlock above us. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The statue of the Dharma Raja, Lord of Justice and Death, loomed above them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The placard above it read: “No Northern hemp shall help to punish our felony.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped when Newt did, right next to the massive wall towering above them like a skyscraper—another random image that floated in the murky pool of his memory wipe. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She was above all a most formidable female. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear her because my room was directly above the living room and because I had never heard crying that loud before. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Julie had shot the factory from a crane, so that the effect for the viewer was of floating just above the snaking pipes and smokestacks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Amari opened her eyes and glanced out of the small door of the hut to the bright sky above. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was practising strokes, looking very fragile under the light that came down above the billiard table. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She tied his arms above his head with their underclothing and slapped him sharply when he asked. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this is so far above my pay grade, I don’t even know where to begin. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Jaja sat on my bed for a while longer before he went downstairs to have lunch; I pushed my textbook aside, looked up, and stared at my daily schedule, pasted on the wall above me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I see a faint scar above his upper lip. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The company paid the good Reverend’s salary and was not above suggesting the topic of his sermons, mostly having to do with rendering to Caesar what was Caesar’s. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And, for once, he had arrived before the moon was already high above the roofs of the city. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

My feet sink into the ground, and above me, the branches grow into one another, forming a kind of tunnel. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

If a note is above or below the staff, ledger lines are added to show how far above or below. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

A scrolling LED screen hung above the platform: time to next train: z minutes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

By Ottoman law, Turks must occupy a city’s highest ground, so the convoy is high above the city now, heading down. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I want a secret lair!” yelled another voice from above. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Another holler went up in front of me, and a large woman flopped over, her arms above her head like a candidate for baptism. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Cicero writes of the orbis he sometimes means the habitable dry land, a disk rising above the waves, and sometimes the whole globe of land and ocean. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But wolf that I am, I am still above lying, and anyway he would sniff the lie. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The hydrofoils kept the Dauntless above much of the chop, but as the waves grew higher, the prow of the ship was starting to bury itself in foam. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up and saw my grandmother's head sticking out over the railings of the balcony above. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon they seemed very approximate, like the idea of trees: a grayish-brown trunk below, a greenish splodge of something that might have been leaves above. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

This time I climbed only 120 feet above the bergschrund before lack of composure and the arrival of a snow squall forced me to turn around. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

High above, Leo saw a smudge of white that might have been the sun. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Raised letters of the word “Friendship” hung above a blue and yellow bouquet of flowers and were repeated inside above a verse. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I breathed in their familiar scent—bleach, sweat, and something distinctly earthy—and tried not to listen to the conversation above me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But the letter telling that Beth was failing never reached Amy, and when they next found her the grass was green above her sister. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here it is to be noted that a prince must avoid ever joining forces with one more powerful than himself to injure others, unless necessity compels you, as was mentioned above. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The rope dangled from the gallows an arm above. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then came the mechanism by which an organism determines where these structures are to be placed: front or back, left or right, above or below. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Down here, surrounded by all the metal and grease, the Jade orbs seemed less fancy and more powerful than they had up above. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

My fingers were just on the wire above one of the rabbits when a voice rang out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"And high above the putrid corpse a crystal chandelier is tinkling. It tinkles and twinkles, but not one breath of air stirs in that gloomy tomb of a room." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

On the wall to the right of the statue, above a closed metal door, were two electronic signboards. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When the skiff floated empty, Edwin stepped into the water, and all three dragged the aluminum boat out of the surf, over the rocks, and well above high-tide mark. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

As mentioned above, the diminished fifth and augmented fourth sound the same. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She puts a finger to her lips and then points up into the canopy above us. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The sentence would have started somewhere just above her heart. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say this over and over above the noise, to calm my fears. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The night crouched above the houses, dark and cold, like an animal that eats little boys. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Grown, they are death and devastation, a flaming sword above the world.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was hard to hear his faint voice above the roar of the fire, the shouts of the men, and the snorting of the horses. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some moments Taran heard nothing but a confusion of voices, angry outcries and bickering, with Eiddileg trying to shout above them. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The bounce caught him squarely above the left ear, and at first it didn’t even hurt. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He narrates what he sees: a portcullis, defensive walls called ramparts, granite mansions, a steeple above rooftops. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

High above, Roger took his hands off the lever and leaned out to see what was going on. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

If the flood had forced deer and pheasants as well as people high up above their usual dens and nests, there should be plenty of them around to catch. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The air above the dried-up stream was buzzing with insects, in the heat. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The shrieks of her laughter rippling through the kitchen with its wooden table and cast-iron pots, and her father standing at the stove grinning, a spatula raised above a sizzling pan. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Jason tried to shield Piper, but a brick caught him above the eye. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She looked away from me, and whistled to Jasper, her hands in her pockets, and then stared up at the house above us. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then we heard their boots stomping on the stairs below and coming down from the roof above, and moments later they burst in with their guns, shouting. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The ripples spread across it, erasing all traces of the Lilim; now the pool reflected only the sky over the Barrens and the faint white clouds far above them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She hit it again, trying her best to break the glass right above the tennis court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Already it had put forth young leaves long and shapely, dark above and silver beneath, and upon its slender crown it bore one small cluster of flowers whose white petals shone like the sunlit snow. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In their hands, held above their heads to keep them dry, were guns. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Yet there it stood, seven tiers high, reaching far above the tallest trees. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He motioned to the cut above my eye. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Far above Mossflower ground in the upmost terraces of foliage, the champion squirrel turned her flight in the direction of Redwall Abbey. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Chantal’s clock says it’s three thirty in the morning, and Bad Leg’s voice eases through the locked windows and thick curtains to hover above my air mattress. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The wind swoops her up, high above the houses, but she is still standing, hand on hip. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the fields the rabbits sat sunning themselves, with only their forked ears showing above the grass heads. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

A strip of plastic had been drawn back in the casing above each of the screens to reveal a small compartment, cylindrical and about five inches deep. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“And what would you do? Take them all on? The superior man rises above such squabbles,” White Deer reminded Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The underpants in question were long; they hit him just above the knee. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d made my mind up all along just to rise above it all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not your arm, your head,” she says, pointing to a spot above my eye. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The goal is to have them not sing too far below the staff or too low in their voices, and to not push or strain their voices too far above this range either. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“We tried,” Dad finally said, his voice barely above a whisper. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The tear in the sky, directly above and stretching off into the horizon, smothered everything in a thick heat that made breathing a struggle. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She was curious about the warm ball of light shining down from above. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But Serafina and the others shook their heads and flew up again, to circle high above. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember my legs flying up in the air, seeing clouds above, and then blacking out. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed some roots on the bottom of the river and pulled myself slowly down until only my lips and nose were above water. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fluorescent light above makes faces look green. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The bee droned over us again, pausing to taste the chestnut blossom above our heads. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

At the front, it was wide and bright with light from the windows beside and above the door. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The flames are visible in the gaps between and rising slightly above. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Something else—slimy and cold—touched my face, just above my mouth, and I couldn’t free my arms to brush it away. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Frodo looked up at the Elf standing tall above him, as he gazed into the night, seeking a mark to shoot at. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A thin swirl of dust hovered inches above the ground. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As the eagle flew above the firepit, Loki found himself falling, still grasping his spear, and he tumbled onto the grass. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in shades of beige from head to toe and wore no makeup and no jewelry except for the gold chain that held her glasses just above her full bosom. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

From the waist up, he was a shirtless man with an exceptionally hairy chest and a pair of pointy horns above his forehead. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Often the grass was so high that it reached above the knees of the riders, and their steeds seemed to be swimming in a grey-green sea. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Piles of books and papers were stacked up wherever they would fit: on the desk, on the bookcases, in shoe boxes above the bookcases, on top of the TV, pouring out of the open closet. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He placed one in my hands, and I carefully lettered H-E-L-P on the sand while he stood above me, watching. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky above him was sprinkled with so many stars there hardly seemed to be any space left for the darkness. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Still I reckon there’s not above three hundred of them in the Shire all told, and maybe less. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As the moon rose above the grasslands, Dany slipped at last into a restless sleep. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He could not react to Bessie’s death; his consciousness was determined by the fear that hung above him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bell above the door dings, so I let Marcus take it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It sat on a rise above Little Traverse Bay, guarded by tall pines, all its windows blazing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The twinkle is caused by the starlight having to penetrate the atmosphere, which moves and shifts, but up here above the atmosphere the stars bum steadily and brightly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything is whitewashed and a boardwalk runs along the front of the buildings, raising the foot traffic above the dusty main street. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

My right connected above his ear and back from the face. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A giant red star of the Solar Federation was emblazoned above the entrance. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I would grow to dislike Dieter, and he would grow to hate me, but we were, for the duration, bunk- mates—I, unfortunately, in the bed above him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One morning there was a rustle in the leaves above. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They discovered the first one in a cupboard above the stove, beside an unopened bottle of malt vinegar. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I could see that clear January morning, the moment of release when the balloon floated above the rooftops. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s the crackling of the wood, the whooshing of the flames, the swishing of the new spring leaves in the trees above, a call of an owl, a rustling in the earth—maybe a chipmunk. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

While the pot simmered and the steam hung above it like a gray spirit, she took out a needle and thread and mended a hole in her old mitten. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He scrambled up, and ran on, and this time, the crow only hovered above, though not very high up, and still following him, but silently, and no longer attempting to swoop down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Momma signs me out of school for the rest of the day, and I wait all the way until were at the car before I raise my hands above my head like I’m a champion. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I held the pen poised above the paper for a moment, then put it down. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back along the shore, gulls soared through the mist above the docks, and down, so far below that it made me dizzy, crowds were moving. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Consequently, Aunt Anne stuck courageously to a losing cause for six years, in an unusual display of devotion and fortitude above and beyond the regular call of family duty. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archer inspected the hatchway that led to the lower deck above them, but there were no signs of movement. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Security cameras caught Alfred on tape yelling at a store clerk and waving a bottle of Wild Irish Rose above his head. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The sweet, carrion scent of dogwood filled the air; in the evening sunshine, the insects hummed around the dense white cymes hanging low above the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The seal of the Capitol shines above me and the anthem blares out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t make myself talk above a whisper. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It landed on the archway above the temple gate. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I threw myself upon the tarpaulin, out of his sight— but directly above him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the doors opened, he stepped out into a torch-lit stone passageway quite different from the wood-paneled and carpeted corridors above. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“But remember those soldiers on the hill, back there above the river?” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

From above they were thin figures in the evening. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

From that same tool rack, a pair of yellow-handled wire cutters hovered on their own propellers, floated just above Petey’s waiting palm, and dropped into his hand. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He took it for a hill looming above a wooded island, or some colossal rock overgrown with moss and fems and hidden by the fog. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Within seconds, a low-flying V-shaped formation of Capitol hover- planes appears above us, and the bombs begin to fall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Only its steep roof could be seen from above. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

But in this instance, hindsight does not make us clairvoyant so much as blind to the ghosts and goblins that floated above the political landscape in the 1790s. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

One caterpillar eyebrow lifted above the glasses as he recognized the name. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They can’t see me, sitting above them on the slope, my skin camouflaged in ointment. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a keyhole in the very center of the door, and directly above it, three words were etched into the door’s glittering, faceted surface: CHARITY. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I imagine him resting, because I can’t bear to imagine him at any other time, just as I can’t imagine anything below his collar, above his cuffs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four: Hold the nib above the ink bottle and turn the plunger counterclockwise again until three drops of ink fall back into the bottle. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wanda’s face fell at that, and the next sentence out of her mouth was barely above a whisper. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The merman of House Manderly was everywhere in evidence, flying from the towers of the New Castle, above the Seal Gate, and along the city walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

No part of her body seemed to be moving except her fingers, which clutched her feather tight and low, just above the inky point. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He felt ensnared in a tangle of deep shadows, shadows as black as the night that stretched above his head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But it was too hot, so I spread newspapers out over the kitchen table and got the bucket of wooden mallets from the cabinet above the refrigerator. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“If the next explosion is above or below us, we won’t be that lucky.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When a battle is over, when he has lived to fight again another day, the great white hetero action hero goes somewhere high above the city, somewhere with a view. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

From my position flat on the floor his head appeared to touch the ceiling beams far above. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

One man even put up a pole and flew the Philippine flag above his plot. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Write the letter names of the three ledger lines below and the three ledger lines above your staff. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

This story is the safety net above which he swoops and dives like a brilliant clown in a bankrupt circus. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tiny legs on one side hung twitching in the air above, the ones on the other side were pushed painfully into the floor. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The branches above created a canopy patched with dark swatches of the sky, embroidered with the stars and falling snow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

His horns had grown so much they poked an inch above his curly hair. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dear God above, I don’t know why children have to die but that is Your will.You told the river to kill and the Shannon killed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They lived mostly in Staddle though there were some in Bree itself, especially on the higher slopes of the hill, above the houses of the Men. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Woundwort, feeling his enemy’s fear and helplessness, loosed his hold of the ear and rose above him, ready to bite and tear him across the back of the neck. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the blackness of the room, Amah’s face was a thin sliver above her, like the moon on its last night. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The bluebells had not faded yet, they made a solid carpet in the woods above the valley, and the young bracken was shooting up, curling and green. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

From Eilonwy’s description, and from the massive shadow above, he feared the girl was right. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The man held the gray thing above his head. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Even this close the gun looked as if it were loaded and he laid it by and got up to feel the legs of the jeans steaming above the heater. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Three nights later I heard a tap above my head. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A huge sea serpent appeared from above us and spiraled down toward the roof. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Back in the days when Miss Lilian and her cats inhabited the floor above, Georgie and I used it to sneak inside. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

But many of their favorite pictures and photographs were still hanging on that movie theater wall, above the empty mattresses, along with their homely scrawls; and scribbles. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a spotter plane, looking for sharks from above. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He especially enjoyed catching beetles and water bugs from the streams, but above all else, he was passionate about collecting itself. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The apple floated and spun right above the boar’s nose, and the boar went nuts, straining to get it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Suddenly there was a clank and a clanging and the squeal of metal above him and he looked up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure where I was supposed to be until I saw Middletown lanes printed in huge letters on the wall above the bowling lanes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I straightened my back, lifted my chin, and held my hands above the beam, fingers together like dance hands. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I knew it, Twinkle!” she crowed, holding her rolling pin above her head in a victory dance. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He wrote and telephoned dozens of acceptances to invitations to speak, predominantly at colleges and universities—both to expound his philosophies and to earn the $150-$300 honorariums above traveling expenses. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not an idiot, Tom. Yes, I’m perfectly capable of remembering—” A loud bang from above and behind them cut her off, made Thomas jump. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

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

I step on dry stones that rise above the trickle to get across to the other side, and I walk up the slope of Mr. Bender’s yard. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Albums line a shelf above an old record player. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The priest was young and blushed easily and wore a uniform like the rest of us but with a cross in dark red velvet above the left breast pocket of his gray tunic. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

One complete turn took you up some twenty-five feet to the metal hatch in the middle of the floor above. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph was sure he heard voices in other rooms again and footsteps above him, and then the sound of bells returned. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It collected on her thighs, fusing them above the knees. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They climbed the highest hill above the village to the abandoned stone house where her uncle used to live. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A bee droned above Giles’s head, and he flicked at it with his hat. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A few miles outside Iranduba, on a bluff above the Amazon, stood the papaya orchard. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

His lips were moist, his neck red above his collar. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A flock of sparrows turned in perfect unison above the trees. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As quickly as they could they scrambled off the beaten way and up into the deep heather and bilberry brushwood on the slopes above, until they came to a small patch of thick-growing hazels. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Inej thought as she looked for the guards patrolling the roof above, trying to pick out their shapes in the dark. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The white creature floated above like a Zeppelin, all indistinct except what was under the water. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thunderstorm raged above, but they were hundreds of feet down. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The darkness was almost complete, and they could see nothing much beyond their hands’ stretch; but Gollum’s eyes shone pale, several feet above, as he turned back towards them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, Mrs. Mendez is pulling me into their apartment above the bodega, with Beatriz trailing the steps behind us. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Faces appeared on the wall above the gate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He raised his arm above his head and slapped Monique with the back of his hand so hard that she fell onto the bed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other people are as real as you. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

One of the boys, grossly obese, was attempting to climb a flagpole that towered high above him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He began to fall just as they were above it, clutched it with his furry feet at the last moment, swayed backward and forward twice, and found that he had landed successfully. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The master hunted for a boat, and while hunting, never lost sight of Tice, kept watching his head, just above the water, as he swam toward the opposite shore. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The death storm seemed to originate right above their heads. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Walton starts singing the lyrics, and her voice blends in perfectly with the male lead singer, only hers is an octave above. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But when Jinny popped up, head above the surface, a few feet away from her Care, she paused a moment, treading water, and stared. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then the auditorium becomes a circus, with performers doing flips down the aisles and trapeze acrobats twisting and flipping above them. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He left the road and took a trail that cut directly to the cliffs, winding up the chalky gray hill where the mesa plateau ended in crumbling shale above the red clay flats. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

A half-moon floated in the sky above the city, attended by a thousand stars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It had no cycles, so you waited until the water got dirty, then put the clothes through the wringer—two rubber rolling pins rigged above the tub that were turned by a motor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mother was, above everything else, a proud woman, and it took its toll on her that she was accepting charity. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no room in God’s army for the coward heart, no crown awaiting him who put mother, or father, sister, or brother, sweetheart, or friend above God’s will. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the scar above my eyebrow. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Girls shifted in their seats and sneaked glances at the clock above the chalkboard. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Matthias whirled the sword above his head as he roared out his battle cry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Thus the vanishing point in Masaccio’s Trinity is just above the top of the tomb, in apparently featureless space. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He sailed a rough chopping sea above which clouds drooped and drifted in vast mournful veils. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The storm above the ship seemed to lessen just a bit, as if the other venti were thinking, Oh, crud. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Others are at the tops of the streetlights, while a bunch hang above the buildings. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dauntless shuddered and leaped onto her hydrofoils, rising above the waves. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Stretching his arms above his head he looked around his office mournfully. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

We stand on a platform ten feet above the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They’re beautiful and stark against the sky, and I imagine how stunning the moonrise will be if we can see it this evening, a silver crescent hanging above the summit. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A demon week later, Father and I moved across the bay to a place in the foothills above Oakland. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me an odd look, then shrugged and ran a length of rope through an iron ring above our heads. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Through the gap above the dash, I watch his dad’s smile. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Another hovercar had come into view, cruising down the river just above the height of the bridges. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Up above the treetops, a crescent moon was floating in a dark sky, half-obscured by mist, like an eye peering through a veil of silk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You look like a hoodlum in that getup,” Grandma Sweetwine says, sweeping along beside me a good foot above the ground, twirling a magenta sun parasol, without a care for the dismal weather. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Papa looked at me and then at Mama, searched our faces as if looking for letters beneath our noses, above our foreheads, on our lips, that would spell something he would not like. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

After school hours there were the gardens to weed, and the first crop of flax to harvest in the hilly slopes above the town. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Having children play Orff instruments and classroom instruments as sound effects using the aesthetics above, would add greatly to the stories, as would composing an original song for the stories. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It was all a single room, with a sleeping loft above reached by a pair of splintery ladders. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The water smelled rank and felt slimy on my skin, but at least I wasn’t wet above my waist. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She shimmied toward the point where the logs were highest above water. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around her people laughed and clung to one another as they climbed higher above the ice moat, its surface shining below, a near-perfect mirror. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Anyway, within a couple of minutes the giant was suspended above the ground, hopelessly snarled in chains and hooks. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my head above water, but Jesse was at the bottom, pulling me down. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Descants are also a type of harmony, but are instead placed above the melody. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I went to the place where Harris had slid down the ice just above the Col, and then methodically retraced the route he’d followed toward camp, which followed a broad, almost flat, ice gully. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Cabin 16, back at Camp Half-Blood—the symbol above their door was a broken wheel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Their boards barely a hand’s breadth above the housetops, the patterns of shingles passed underneath hypnotically. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Finally, in the distance we can see Boston, where slender homes float above the glass towers. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Daniel was two grades above me and a real computer geek; he even had a CD writer at home, back when nobody had CD writers. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We climb all the way up to the rafters above the great hall and perch on heavy wooden beams. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You know how you cross out the incorrect letter and write the correct one above it? Have those corrected letters ever spelled out words?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was late—well after midnight—and the stars sparkled faintly above the streetlight. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hovers above me, coal black eyes bulge out of its sockets, and large, flat nostrils flare from his fat, furry face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only eyes you could see were the round black ends of the rifle barrels and the blazing yellow eyes of the wolf daemons above the slaver dripping from their jaws. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

None of them expected the threat to come from above. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

An airplane went by overhead, invisible above the clouds. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The clouds soared above, changing their shape, their size, as they passed by. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

There was no sound but the ice-cold surge, the cry of a gannet, invisible in grayness above me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These fellows have all put themselves above the law,” Nixon said, “and by God we’re going to go after them.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Winston heard a succession of shrill cries which appeared to be occurring in the air above his head. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Carefully stuck my head above the deck hatch and saw Hamilton firing his pistol at cans he tossed into the air. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The goblin was trembling, unable to meet the red eyes high above his. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Her voice has risen above her usual whispering. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“No, outside this funnel web are scores of spinners ready to repair a hole and attack with poison fang. If we flee “upward, they will leap on us from above,” whispered Solovet. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a few miles they came out on the top of a high bank above the Road. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Fin levered herself up from the stool, reaching for a long leather case on the shelf bolted to the wall above her head. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“What’s it mean ‘Every day above ground is a good day’?” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Regiments of Redcoats parading through the Streets & still encamped upon the Common; Officers fishing offi Balconies above the Water; Ladies in wide Windows, applying Lineament to each other’s Elbows; &c; the Stuffi of Nothing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Icy air spouts from four slotted squares above our heads, a reminder that this room was intended to preserve seeds. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I stand alone in the blue light coming from the lamp above me, and I understand: She has been to the compound before. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I see his face, man, just inches above mine. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The restaurant was in the corner of a strip center, a striped vinyl banner above the door heralding its presence and its name. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The night before, the fluorescent lights above had been turned off at ten p.m., and had come on at three in the morning. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

With a sort of voluptuous creaking in his joints he climbed the stair above Mr. Charrington’s shop. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Dad would never admit to having heroes, but the brass-balled, liquor- loving, coolly calculating Chuck Yeager was the one man in the world he admired above all others. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ma Costa’s daemon was wheeling in the bright air above her head, a hawk, fierce yellow eyes snapping this way and that, unblinking. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The rope wound around a pulley attached to the outside of the building and ran up to another pulley fixed beside the window directly above hers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Second, the quotation above gives a true flavour of Galileo’s style and personality. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

We stand in the Amity orchards, where the apples are ripe and dangle just inches above our heads. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I picture a giant mother ship hovering in the skies above us. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Trees were rowed the length of the long block beyond me, rising tall in dripping wetness above a series of cluttered backyards. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And soft moans that seemed to hover in the air above me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The little raft swung above roiling seas, dangling from a pair of drop clips. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the wall space was taken up by towering bookshelves that reached high above my head and held more books than I’d ever seen outside a library. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The air above was heavy with fog, and a reek lay on the land about them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Before I ascend the metal stairs that will carry me above the glass ceiling, I wait in darkness and watch the light cast on the Pit walls by the sun. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They were there, the two of them standing above her, Diana’s familiar face flushed, smiling anxiously down at her, and the doaor s... Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

After a few moments he heard a scraping above him and saw the faint reflection of the golden ball. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The pilot grabbed his M-16 and dove to just a hundred feet above the ground. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sweat races down my face, like the rain across the glass above our heads. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He groped for it in the darkness and quickly pointed its beam at whatever was hovering above him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jason smiles, his hair curling along his forehead and above his ears, no longer dangling past his eyebrows. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But from above, the sun beat down, and the rocks stayed hot all day. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was so tall that the dress came up two or three inches above her ankles—and the shoes were so short they hurt her. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She did not pull away from him, and as he tipped her back and back and back, he watched the hollow above her collarbone and the lovely slope down to the neckline of her dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I see,” he cried, “‘From o'er the threshold’ means that we must stand on the wall directly above the gatehouse.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I look up at the wall, noticing he has only an old cartoon hung up right above his bed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A shout sounds from below us, another from above, and suddenly the stairwell echoes with the ping of arrows and the shuffle of boots. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

As big and confusing as the city had looked from above, it was even more so on the ground. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A day ago, above the zigzag rooftops, the cathedral spire pointed straight up, higher than everything else. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Shay was skimming just above the torrent, so low that she lifted a wake every time she banked. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Those things belonged to the world above, where time ran in its iron circles, day to night to day to night to day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The voice came through a small speaker above the buzzer. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

They had long ago turned brown, and above them, the sky was incredibly blue. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Nervous, I rubbed the bruise above my eye. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“We’ve worked with people convicted of dangerous driving behaviors and they’ve been great ambassadors, but no one else has had the long-term commitment and passion as Reggie. He’s gone so far above and beyond.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Each time she steps outside, she becomes aware of all the windows above her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She looks through the arched window above the piano as if searching the waves to find the precise spot. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz tracked Nina’s gaze to the top of the ring wall, high above the courtyard, where five men had been impaled on spikes like meat skewered for roasting, backs bent, limbs dangling. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This railroad turned out to be the protocols I mentioned above—the language of the Internet and World Wide Web. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Some platforms are suspended from ropes or chains from above. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“These people taught you how to use a gun. They taught you how to fight. You think they’re above hurting you? Above killing you?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Modeled after the border crossings above ground, the sign was perhaps meant as a joke among spies. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

With ludicrous care he embraced the rock, pressing himself to it above the sucking sea. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

They hovered just above the ground, making a long, low hum that stretched to the end of the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky above the sea was still clear, but gray clouds were forming above the hills and every time the sun disappeared behind them a shadow fell over the village rooftops, making Meggie shiver. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Emilia stared at us from above, then quickly pushed the wandering boy into the boat on top of us. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He scowled unforgivingly at the yellow wedge above them. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

A forlorn, jailbird’s face with a nobby forehead running back into a bald scalp, a crooked nose and battered-looking cheekbones above which the eyes were fierce and watchful. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He saw a giant eagle circling high above. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The patches above my eyebrows are spreading down past my temples. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Good heavens above! I don’t know what’s the matter with me!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Anyone who ever saw Iris Boskovitch immediately thought this about her: That girl's head is shaped exactly like the sign above Flat Face Pizza. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

And then, above his heartbeat, he managed, “What are we going to do?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The council had called Grover’s performance on the quest “Brave to the point of indigestion. Horns-and-whiskers above anything we have seen in the past.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I was just above the spires of the taller buildings on the Upper East Side, nowhere near the hospital. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I could just make out the top of the tipple above a stand of trees. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bill the pony stood patiently but dejectedly in front of the hobbits, and screened them a little; but before long the drifting snow was above his hocks, and it went on mounting. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He’d known they couldn’t reach the top—he only hoped the Grievers couldn’t or wouldn’t look above them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A few churches or public buildings still stood above the rest, though their roofs were holed or their walls cracked, and in one case a whole portico had crumpled onto its columns. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The clang of bells and the sound of pounding hooves could be heard above the roar of the fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The occasional Harmony or Unity flashes above, each purple letter larger than the person cleaning it beneath, like an ant holding a grape. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I looked straight up at the crystal gate floating twenty meters above me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A vault of stars hangs overhead; the collective breath of the cadets mingles slowly, nightmarishly above the courtyard. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

As she watched, it started lifting off the canvas, entering the air right above. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Before I could do anything, I felt my sign ripped out of my hands from above. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Sandy must see the light bulb go on above my head, because he frowns at me, twisting his hands together. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s a quiet place. No talking above a whisper.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Or wait, okay, actually, I think the point is that above all other laws is the law of love. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Slender spires took form above it, some of them snapped off like broken spears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Silky blond hair styled in two symmetrical curls above her shoulders. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they passed Stinson Beach, he pointed inland, where a single mountain rose above the green hills. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The summit of a hill stood out above the water, crowned with a clump of trees, mostly oaks, whose bare branches looked mournful against the gray sky. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Did you know that when you were born you had a blue spot right above your little butt? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The coast guard lighthouse on the rocks at Point White was a tower built out of reinforced concrete that rose a hundred feet above the sea. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But there were drops of sweat on his forehead, above his eyebrows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Decaying leaves clung fiercely to the floor among tiny green sprouts that aspired toward the world above. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The eagle beat his wings and got above her for another strike. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned in and pressed his lips to the corner of her forehead, just above her temple. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

An hour later, just before dawn, the travelers heard a soft whooshing noise above their heads and they glanced up and saw an immense gray batlike creature swooping down toward them out of the dark. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘I think those are their faces above the doors. This place isn’t just a shrine to Ares. It’s a temple of fear.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He saw now: it was a black tower poised above the outer pass. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The stars grew thick and bright in the sky above. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Then the watchers on the peach saw one of the Cloud-Men raising his long wispy arms above his head and they heard him shouting, “All right, boys! That’s enough! Get the shovels!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes fall on my chest, on the smooth skin above my heart. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Look: I lay there, eyes fixed open on the net above me, wondering what it was, marveling at the beautiful honeycomb pattern of narrow lines. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

They were led then to seats beside Faramir: barrels covered with pelts and high enough above the benches of the Men for their convenience. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

An old man was leaning over the counter right above her head. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a moon above us, but it didn’t give us enough light. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swayed in the air, a good eight feet above the ground, revolving slowly, the green vine rope creaking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were high above her head, swaying in the air, and she was singing with the rest: Dr it e the devil from my sou/ . A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The mosque sits firm as a rock, rising above the river of noise and movement rushing around it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I paint a girl with white hair, blending into a forest of white trees, with stars exploding in the sky above them like shattering glass. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And with a funny feeling of repeating herself, she lay down on the bed, here much as she had up above. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘You ...’ Johnny muttered out of the corner of his mouth, ‘you trash, you milk pudding, you cottage cheese, slug ... so you’re not above going to work, for them, are you?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you waiting for?” she asked, and she raised her wrapper, almost above her knees, and ran after Jaja. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Something fell and broke on the floor above them, but Fenoglio didn't seem particularly interested. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Knowing how the story always went, Celaena lifted the candle to the arches above the portals, looking for any inscriptions regarding the sure death that would meet her if she walked beneath a specific arch. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They had learned a little about the woods, when they were up above the stream. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Overhead, the announcer’s voice echoes above the storm. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the center of the sub, there was the control room, and the tower was directly above it. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Finally he spotted her, circling above a stretch of parkland that ran for several blocks between rows of old stone buildings. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The difference in the speed of clocks at different heights above the earth is now of considerable practical importance, with the advent of very accurate navigation systems based on signals from satellites. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet it nestled against the Giant's Lance in such a way as to command the entire stone stair above the lower waycastle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

To the north, about a mile away through the folds of the city, the top of the Colosseum rose above the rooftops, looking just like it did in travel photos. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

All he could see was the man’s shape, crouching above him, but he couldn’t see his face. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a clock on the wall above the window behind her. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She spoke the words to a point directly above his head. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I admit: I had always thought I was above this kind of typical teenage pettiness, but I felt a lump in my throat throughout lunch. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

In sharp keys, the note that names the key is one half step above the final sharp. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand,” Lourdes cries and searches the breeze above her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He straightened slowly, still watching the chaplain guardedly although he towered above him by more than a full head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

You gaze past me, your eyes focused on something just above my right shoulder. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Shady pointed to his head, indicating that the spectacles rested above her forehead. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now far above national average in height, weight, strength. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

So I get in my skiff and row around above where she went under. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

We look at the fighting down below and the peace and beauty up above. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

On a hill high above town, a man and woman sat in a parked car. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The point is that the peroration shapes the impression— intellectually, yes, but above all in terms of emotion or tone— with which the audience comes away from your speech. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The house stood above us, rickety, a faint light at the windows. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured with his hand, making a curve in the air above his own belly. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Asked to render a bowl of grapes, I would turn in what resembled a pile of stones hovering above a whitewall tire. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the huts there were the usual bunks, one above the other in pairs, with mattresses or wire netting. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hung by a string from the ceiling just above where the robbers were sitting on the floor but, being dazed and dum-founded, they looked all around and didn’t see what he was talking about. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

An orange light flashes, and all at once the window—and the windows above, below, and next to it—shatters into hundreds of tiny pebbles that shower over the Candor below. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that you, Bobby?” came a disembodied voice from above. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I lie flat, the damp air above me like a lid. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jormungundr, the serpent, reared up, high above the boat, then tumbled back into the sea. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The ceiling consisted of large rectangular panels set in a framework of metal strips, and the corner of the panel above the picture had lifted slightly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed out the meadhall, high on its hill above the town. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I drove the tractor over to the cornfield I adjusted the blade on the mower to cut a half inch above dirt level. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

You had to walk through normally, acting like there wasn’t a madman on the balcony above you with a rifle ready to shoot you, and hope he didn’t notice you. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The air above the chasm turned into a fireworks show of flaming projectiles, exploding rocks, and fresh produce. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There was a door on the side with a light burning above it so I kept walking in the shadows made by the big trees. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Soon he was clearing the porch and watching the sheets of cascading snow Mr. Newton pushed down from the roof above him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The women in the Delta knew I had risen above the tragedy of the church bombing, and they loved and admired me for that. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced back up at the open gate, suspended in the air above me, so far out of reach. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

You are above average in intelligence, but somehow your reasoning is off the beam. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the rack above the charcoal fire, chestnuts roasted in a covered pan. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl, pixie haired and smiling, was floating above the ocean, rays arrowing out from behind her, where a brilliant red-orange sun was rising. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Its iron-crowned battlements, massive towers, and thick red walls gave it the aspect of a ferocious beast hunched above river and streets. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

From high above, a tracing of his routes would have looked as hopelessly tangled as Cobble’s Knot. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond and above spread an expanse of sky, dark blue as at twilight: rising into the sky was a woman’s shape to the bust, portrayed in tints as dusk and soft as I could combine. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The bottom of the window was just above the top of my head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sang with his whole body, phrasing each verse as naturally as he walked, his voice rising above all the others, blending with that of the lucid horn. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a long suspension bridge that runs above the rooftop area to a terrace. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It’s a mystery to me how his stick-like legs supported the weight above them, but they did, though they moved in surprising ways at times, as if his knees could bend in any direction. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But they move the harvest scene of yellows and greens and blues from Arles and hang the baby’s almond tree in the most prominent place in their flat, above the piano in the drawing room. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The hooded Death Eater’s shout reached Harry even above the thunder of the motorbike’s engine: Next moment, both pursuers had fallen back and disappeared from view. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He teaches in the one classroom with a platform so that he can stand above us and threaten us with his ash plant and peel his apple for all to see. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And yet, it came to him that he must move; for there was a light somewhere, and life, and joy, and singing—somewhere, somewhere above him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

A loud squawking from above suddenly gave me hope. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The boy could feel every single beat, as they crouched there side by side, listening for sounds from above. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“If this were a business matter, Mr. Stonecrop, would you be giving us an offer above the market price?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Olive had risen above the fog, she explained, and briefly caught a clear view of the mainland. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She said that if I listened to her, later I would know what she knew: where true words came from, always from up high, above everything else. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tunneled through the watery darkness, and then the rock above them vanished. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He saw the flaming blue thrusters of a Berg and its metal underbelly coming down from the sky above. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They were always represented as riding splendid snow-white horses, but Homer distinguishes Castor above Pollux for horsemanship. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room was always cool, even in the summertime, and it smelled like the dried apples in flour sacks hanging above them from the rafters. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

On cue, two soldiers appeared up above, leaning over the castle wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The sky above us grows dim, and dark figures swoop around in the air above us. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Wet blackness covers me while glistening air bubbles rise above me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

On the ledges above him there passed a farmhouse, then another, and still another, where yellow lamps were glowing out the windows. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Stitched in the center was the well from the town’s square; above it, Holly had embroidered the words Hope Springs Eternal and below, A treasure worth more than gold. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

One of First National’s highest-ranking officers wasn’t above taking undisclosed interests in some of the ventures in which the bank lent money. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other one pushed his woolen sleeves up above his elbows and plunged his hands in, too. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Heavens above, it’s quieter in here than a pharaoh’s burial chamber!” said Elinor at some point. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

El Jefe’s two-story concrete house sat on top of the mountain above a cluster of little palm huts that seemed to be barely holding on to the cliff. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bit earlier, he had nearly suggested going back himself, or else climbing up the high bank above the stream. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Then, cupping the mouthpiece, in something just above a whisper, I said, “Dad is pleased you called.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fifteen seconds passed, and then, with a clank heard above the clamorous purring all about, they fell to their knees. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

We start to cut across the parking lot toward our ragwort stalks when a guy about our age touches my arm, warm fingers closing just above my wrist. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wrote Sookie above his head and made an arrow, in case there was any question. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It's a good idea to keep electronics above -40°C. The temperature today is a brisk -63°C. The battery was big and easy to identify, but I had no clue where the heaters were. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dipped right, and tried to flick the puck to the corner above my opposite shoulder, but I snapped my head and blocked it off my face mask. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

After we had tied the skiff high above the wrack line, we took Mouse inside with us and locked the door and all the windows but the one next to Osh’s bed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I'm standing there with Freak high above me and it feels right, it makes me feel strong and smart. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

There some paces from him sat the great beast, and all seemed dark about it, and above it loomed the Nazgûl Lord like a shadow of despair. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I pictured them hovering above the cave, studying our footprints, preparing their assault. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A bloody bandage was tied above his right knee, and it looked painful to step with his right foot. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed back down to the Maze floor, decided to try pushing from below instead of pulling from above. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Ron, you come at it from above — Hermione, stay below and stop it from going down — and I’ll try and catch it. Right, NOW!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Dad's tools live in neat racks above his workbench. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

High above her floated a small, gray patch of evening sky. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She remembered her uncle’s words in their last interview, and began to explore underground, for what was above ground was only a small fraction of the whole. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her left foot felt loose, and she peeled it from the grass above her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The cave lay some way above the path. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Once in a while she got a felt slipper for Christmas or her birthday, but they soon disappeared, for Eva always wore a black laced-up shoe that came well above her ankle. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Clinging to the rocky hillsides and dusty flats above the work site, Shack Town wasn’t much better than a dry, dusty version of Hooverville down on the waterfront in Seattle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But when Dawn set another day a-shining I took my spear and broadsword and I climbed a rocky point above the ship, for sight or sound of human labor. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was simply alone someplace, out of doors, lying down, and the warmth came from far above. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He thought of the beech leaves rustling above the far-off Honeycomb, and sighed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weight of how many atmospheres is above me now? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Then she noticed the glow of distant fires well above them; a tower keep, built upon the steep side of the mountain, its lights like orange eyes staring down from above. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

People were piled on the deck, eating, drinking, the sound of their laughter rising above the weary sigh of the waves. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He broke off and lifted his eyes above the River, and it seemed to him that all he could see was a vast and threatening shadow. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I write what I remember: There was one point when he was forcing me from the car, that he had both hands pinned above my head and my shirt rose up. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

Some observers have reported variable white clouds above that disk—most likely, clouds of methane crystals. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the long, torchlit approach, walking straight into the gaze of the snarling deity, mysterious bellows reverberating off the stone, the oracular declamation from above must have been spine-chilling. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I hugged Mama while we watched his final wave through the window, his mustache lifting above that impish smile, as if we had all just pulled a fast one on the world. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I load my sling and, twirling it above my head, let go of one string. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It lifts up only a few feet above her head before wings are paper once again and it topples quickly down. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Write the letter names of the three ledger lines below and the three ledger lines above your staff. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“We are brewing mead for him. There will be despair in the world above, but in the world of the dead there will be only rejoicing.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As he spoke she had seen that little frown above his nose, and she knew him well enough to know what that meant. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

A powerful-looking man in his sixties, wearing a beautifully tailored linen suit and holding a Panama hat, stood on the gallery above and looked down over the iron railing. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry asked Dumbledore, looking up at the green skull with its serpent’s tongue glinting evilly above them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He could feel the blade sawing through the stiffened linen, only inches above his throat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The room was a definite step above Alder Whin’s. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hearing shouting from the bank above me, I looked up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A big lit globe shone on either side of the doorway, above twin frost-tipped yews, which in turn set off a short, wide staircase. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blue circle of sky above me grows and grows until I shoot past the scarecrow and away from the deep. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The ground floor of the Wailing Tower was given over to storerooms and granaries, and two floors above housed part of the garrison, but the upper stories had not been occupied for eighty years. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He had been holding a pose above his cider of Gibraltar invulnerability; he continued to gaze challengingly around him until he began to realize that wherever he looked, calculating eyes looked back. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw his body, so immeasurably vital, stretched in the air above me, a fleet­ing, furred rainbow. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Emma screamed and kicked at it with her other foot as the net came to a jolting stop, the pulley above too weak to raise all of us and the hollow, too. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

This the old woman above her somehow divined, and she cried: “Yes, honey. You just let go, honey. Let Him bring you low so He can raise you up.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Draw water for drinking up above the village. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

High above the city, amid the business lunchers and power brokers, was where I wanted to be. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My father would have rated it as one short step above firewood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One million people walking in the streets on their way to work looked up into the sky and saw the monster hovering above them, and started running for the nearest subway entrance to take cover. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

A man cannot realize that above such shattered bodies there are still human faces in which life goes its daily round. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been staring at a scratch on the coffee table in the living room for a long while, and it felt like he’d left his body and was staring down at it from above. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then they pushed and heaved while Kermit and the men above tried to pull the canoe free. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I want to cover myself but Shawn has pinned my hands above my head. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His avatar was now above thirtieth level, and so he was almost always headed to a planet where it wasn’t safe for my avatar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The vulture wheeling above the slow-moving boats was the guttural sound, “ah.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the hearth she was swaying gently in her rocking chair and her knitting needles flashed in and out above the sock she was knitting. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We could see his eyes watching us in the big mirror above him. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Lyra, intrigued and eager to fly, held it above her head and jumped, and ran about in the snow trying to be a witch. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Just above my head, my eyes drew like magnets to another photograph: my mom and Vern. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Tally saw the struts of the powerjack unfolding underneath the tie, gradually forcing it up, the rail above beginning to pull free of its moorings. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then he gained speed and rocketed toward the distant glow of the sun above. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I pass through a room arranged like a church, rows of seats facing the altar, where a marble Jesus lies on his deathbed above a base of glittering crystals. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mam says, God above, How can you work all day and not eat? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He could see the stands rising above him, the shapes of people moving in them, the stars above. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I was not sure where to look; and then I settled on a point above their attorney’s head. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Genie looked over and noticed a lantern-looking thing glowing above the door frame. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I pray that the Negro will not miss his chance to rise to greatness, to build from the strength gained through his past suffering and, above all, to rise beyond vengeance. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rising to her feet, she put her hand in the air above her head. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Those black eyebrows of hers—that eyebrow, rather—for they met above the nose. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re standing in afield of apple green grass with soft wisps of clouds drifting above. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

These terms often appear below the staff, although writing them above the staff is also allowed. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Lesser waves dragged at him, trying to tug him back down the sand in their outgoing rush, and the mist parted and closed above him, and later a sleety rain beat on him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, the trumpets were blasting like a herd of elephants, with Dizzy’s horn flying high above everything else. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He returned it to its hiding spot above and stepped into the warm daylight as Jinx held open the screen door. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Drays full of wholesale goods rumbled over the pavers, led by immense horses gusting steam into the murk above. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

If any man fell, crushed by a stone hurtling from above, two others sprang to take his place. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

His head was suspended about two feet above the floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

His cell might be at the heart of the building, or against its outer wall; it might be ten floors below ground, or thirty above it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

From up above came a whirring sound like a large drill. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Amaroq wailed again, stretching his neck until his head was high above the others. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Garrett is exactly where I left him—on the ridge above the burning campsite, leaning against a tree. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

From above, Assef's screams went on and on, the cries of a wounded animal. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

So strong, the goose can fly over the Himalayas, 20,000 feet above sea level. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He dipped above Lady and dropped a pigeon. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

At all events, no one was attacked from above. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wetted her palm and smoothed the hair above my ear, then pushed the pin in so that it nicked sharply against my scalp. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept her grip, barely, as it jolted to a stop, but other desks around it were moving, and the cabinet above started to tilt. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Blimps crisscross above me and block the stars with their plump forms and silhouette banners. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Standing on metal legs, it rises above the trees. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Each one cups a glass lotus-shaped votive—their faces radiant above the candlelight. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I heard the flap of leathery wings circling somewhere above. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Blue lanterns fight the wind, clutching the hooks above their stalls. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Speaking in short, matter-of-fact phrases, they worry aloud over the fickle weather and fields of sunflowers still too wet to cut, while above their heads Ross Perot’s sneering visage flickers across a silent television screen. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lizzie was in that house,’’Turner repeated.“Did you blow a shotgun off above her, too?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He gave it to a gray-haired lady, who put it on a shelf above a long row of coats on hangers. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

And above all, a prince should strive in all of his actions to achieve the reputation of a great man of outstanding intelligence. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

We emerge from the ground a few hundred yards from the glass building above the Pit, close to the train tracks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Directly northward the rugged Adirondack Mountains stood in a green haze above the land. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Hardly above a breath, the prince's voice was stiff with fear. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The work went on in shifts and the rabbits took it in turns to feed, play and lie in the sun above ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry soared above the crowd, an odd ringing in his ears. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

That’s above and beyond everything else, and it’s not a mental complaint—it’s a physical thing, like it’s physically hard to open your mouth and make the words come out. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then she rolled the sleeves of her flowered calico dress above her elbows, and she knelt by the tubs. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky above burns brilliant and clean without a single cloud from horizon to horizon. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

If you could see the picture like I saw it, there was a whole flock of Arctic terns all around him, all flying above the waves. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

What he wanted to promote above all else was Seattle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I like school, anyway, which increases the loser quotient above and beyond what most other kids would calculate, simply based on the whole two-years-younger-than-my-classmates thing. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But it was the stone that had kept his face up above the water, too. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, leaned back, and let it go into the air above him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Birds and monkeys above them cried out in alarm, but their noise could not cover the screams of the slaughter of her people. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

An explosion goes off right above a monument near us, rocketing us all apart. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The last time he flew right above her, so close she could hear the sound of his wings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She reminded me of a little canary back there, her gentle whistle rising above the voices, organ, and piano. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Red Cross team leader, a middle-aged man with deep wrinkles on his forehead, is shouting, trying to be heard above the commotion. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“They’ll be mourning for you soon enough,” came a reply from directly above, and this was followed by a hideous cackling laugh very much like someone choking on a fishbone. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Coming into view above him was the house on Rako Hill, where he had eaten spaghetti. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blood is coming from a cut above his eye. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The cat eyes above the snub nose were alert, blinking and resetting their attention to the growing noise beyond the flats. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Jay raised his flashlight above his head to use like a hammer. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I tolerate just about any kind of good times my guests wish to have, since that’s how we keep our heads above the water in this business. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blithe was the singing of the young girls over their test-tubes, the Predestinators whistled as they worked, and in the Decanting Room what glorious jokes were cracked above the empty bottles! Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result of that confined distribution, peoples who pride themselves on being civilized have always viewed writing as the sharpest distinction raising them above “barbarians” or “savages.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He would have to climb above it and slide down into its mouth. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pondered rolling a chalk boulder down from the hills above her, dropping it onto her little house; but he could not be certain that he would hit her with it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I felt as if my shadow were visiting Aunty Ifeoma and her family, while the real me was studying in my room in Enugu, my schedule posted above me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sky above had cleared again and was slowly filled with twinkling stars. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sitting on the steps there, I watched a green leaf drop down from one of the tree branches above me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The smoking zone passed under the highway and fanned out through a neighboring woodland and up towards St. Ignatius Catholic Church on a knoll above the town. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Not far above my head there was a handle sticking out from the side of the garbage-bin. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

But she felt uncomfortable and hot, and would have liked to check her appearance in the large gilt mirror above the fireplace. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“He’s nice,” I say, rolling over and folding my arms behind my head, staring up at the folds of fabric gathered above me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The vines grab the sleeping Princess Charlotte from her throne chair, lifting her high above us all. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

My lump above my right eye still stung a little. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

They’re barefoot, and they climb to a high point twenty-five feet above the water, stopping on a ledge that hangs over the sea. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He could sit on a round compressor at the end of some hoppers, his feet dangling just above the train wheels. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The sun hung low above the reed-beds along the western bank, as the wind began to gust and rip. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His mouth, above the thin gray beard, twitched with annoyance. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside he found a woman hovering above him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It means you’re at the end of your rope and maybe one level above tinkers, knackers and street beggars in general. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Both types of markings usually appear above the staff, at the beginning of the piece, and then at any spot where the tempo changes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

There is a pane above me; I am in a glass box. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

No, Miig wouldn’t set up camp for that long, especially not with a steady thread of smoke reaching above the trees, blasting a signal to anyone who might be out there. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Now, thinking about the feeling of fear as he pedaled home along the river path, he remembered that moment of palpable, stomach-sinking terror when the aircraft had streaked above. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But what Corelli perfected, above all, was a form of musical contrast, an internal drama in the texture that was fresh, surprising and - for the time - highly original. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

In the center of the room is a tree in a giant water tank, lifted high above the floor so I can see the tangle of roots beneath it, strangely human, like nerves. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

No one knew when it was dug, or who had lived above. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But wasn’t she—that was, Briony the writer—supposed to be so worldly now as to be above such nursery-tale ideas as good and evil? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Scythe Goddard is a visionary. That puts him on a level above every other scythe in MidMerica. Maybe even the world.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He watched flies buzz in circles above the burial places. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped his toes at the air, two inches above the soggy soil, as he finished affixing the sign to the Emporium’s door. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

No sooner had I plunged into the river and, with convulsive strokes, my hand still holding my musket above the water, set out to cross it, than I saw Olakunde following Bono. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I rode the elevator down in silence, trying not to stare at the camera mounted above the doors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And eventually it cleared up altogether above us and the sun even came through the clouds making this giant real live rainbow appear over the ocean. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Frodo lay half in a dream, imagining that endless dark wings were sweeping by above him, and that on the wings rode pursuers that sought him in all the hollows of the hills. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stood on the steep bank above the water turbines, contentedly puffing on a cigar, looking over his portly belly at the river below. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My body tapers into a squirming, wormlike bit of flesh, as if I’m a larval version of myself, suspended above the dark ground. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

At that spot, the bank was a good ten feet above the water level. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He himself stood there bare-chested, his skin as pale as the moon, which was hanging in the sky right above Elinor’s house as if it, too, had turned up especially for Dustfinger’s show. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Smooth, pastel-colored tiled streets, just like the ones above, but bordered by white brick walls instead of homes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

His claws protruded out of his fingertips as he reached and reached above his head and kicked his leg back. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But the warm April breeze stirred his hair, and the smell of the earth and the cry of the birds in the trees above him were a part of reality. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Applying some of the vocabulary and concepts from above will help you begin to discern some of the inner workings of music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

More so than the classes below and above them—the immobilized poor of old cities and rural backwaters, the factory-bound working class, and the old- and new-money rich—this is a fluid, unstable group. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Forgive us, but the orders came from above; our boss told us to get word to you immediately.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Hair the color of autumn leaves and moss-green eyes and horns curving from behind his brow to just above his ears. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A torch was glimmering from somewhere up above. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It is more hidden than the rest, almost completely covered by the card above it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Like right now: We have the grass under our feet and Fluffernutter’s wagging stump and the spinning and the laughter and the sky growing dark above our heads. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“If anyone pukes, the other squadron wins,” Bull shouted above the din. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun is big in the cartoon-blue sky above the trees. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wonder if I’m making the whole thing up and if someone were looking down from above they’d see me alone all day, talking and laughing by myself in the middle of a forest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I am asking myself this now as I stand on a narrow ledge six stories above the ground. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The main weakness of the Pythagorean system is that a series of pure perfect fifths will never take you to a note that is a pure octave above the note you started on. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I try to look past them all, to get a hint at what the All-Souls Festival might be, but the only thing that catches my eye is the full moon above. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When she finally felt that desire, she was surprised above everything else. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

At one point, he raised his assegai into the air for emphasis and accidentally hit the curtain wire above him, which made a sharp noise and caused the curtain to sway. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry could almost feel hundreds of eyes following him as he soared around the field, high above the rest of the game, with Malfoy speeding along behind him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

When I dream that I am wire without flesh, there is a letter on blue airmail paper that floats above the night ocean between here and China. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was broad down by Cambridge, but narrower up above, and would be easy to cross, she guessed, remembering the little river they’d camped by. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of the violin stands like a slender girl above it and is clear and alone. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside our village the elephant grass grows so tall it meets above the road to make a shady tunnel. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The threshold of the burrow was covered with a day-old fall of soft soil from the roof above. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cain cleared the trees and raised his arms above his head in victory. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Three stars with the crossed swords and crown above. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Percy glanced up at Bacchus, deciding what final curse he would hurl at the useless wine god, when he saw a shape in the sky above the Colosseum—a large dark oval descending rapidly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A great wooden sign stretched above all three lanes of the road. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Thank you, above all, for helping humankind make peace its most urgent and noble aspiration. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They now hurried forward again, delighted with the thought of climbing out for a while above the roof of the Forest. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He circled the outcrop, climbing closer to the mill than he liked, to come at her from above. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

If Miss Anderson is involved, then I know those folks above can’t be up to any good. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I’ll probably climb only a little way above Base Camp,” I insisted. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The cool water soothes my skin; it dulls the burning pain of the cuts on my head and above my eye. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing above him, hands on hips. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shouted above the clamor of blade upon blade. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman’s left foot hovered above the floor, and Guitar’s eyes with their phosphorous lights singed his heart a little, but he took the stare. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tanks shook the streets above our heads, but I felt safe anyway. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In addition to that, my father became an expert gardener and above all a collector of alpine plants. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked out the window, where a bright half-moon hovered above the buildings across the street. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Must have looked pretty angry, too, because Digger stepped back and balled up his fists, lifting them up above his waist, like I was getting ready to take a punch at him. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then she saw the pale crescent moon, floating high above the grass, and it came to her that this was no more than her moon blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was beautiful above all the other women of the land, but this was small comfort to the King for not having a son. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Crawl up on the ledge above, Mike. They’re coming this way, and I want to watch them at close range. Can you make it?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Gazing back on that black hill above Gettysburg, that high lighted hill already speckled with fires among the gravestones, he smelled disaster like distant rain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow a footprint had become etched into the smooth enameled finish on the inside of the vault door at a point roughly two feet above the floor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He found some rope under the house and led me up to a clearing in the hillside above Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Methodically, as Poppy scratched and scribbled beside her, Lina colored in the space above the buildings, her pencil moving back and forth in short lines, until the entire sky was blue. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Miles’s eyebrows set in a hard line above his eyes. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I turned towards the steady drone of Slopper’s snore before Rose grabbed my arm, just above the elbow. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And above all, I wanted to be less alone. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In seconds, the way above is clear, and Helene and I race up the stairs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When he was high above the young mouse, he dropped like a stone, right on target. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

My sisters gave us an elegant lunch—meaning our meat came from a tin instead of the slaughter shed—on a clean tablecloth in the apartment they shared three stories above the street. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The author must possess a range of expertise spanning the above disciplines, so that relevant advances can be synthesized. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The seagulls called in the moonlight above the Charles River. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But another emotion surges above my anger: I’m relieved she’s safe. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Up and up and up he’d borne her, high above the pyramids and pits, his wings outstretched to catch the warm air rising from the city’s sunbaked bricks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The evidence can be seen by measuring the same indicators of societal progress cited above. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

A school picture of Joon when he was seven hangs above his desk. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The broad sky above and the whole earth laughed to see it, and the salt wave of the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last level was the smallest of the three, hardly more than a thin crescent that hugged three walls, high above the stage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Perfectly smooth, like a cylinder of black glass, it stretched way above us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The summit proper, a slender rock fin sprouting a grotesque meringue of atmospheric ice, stood twenty feet directly above. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small voice floated above them, loud and panicked. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the thin golden wire from above springs down at us, bunching in tangled loops and curls around our wrists. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never be more than a few inches above five feet. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Amagqirha pointed up, to the Atrium above us, and stared at me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Bull and Lillian occupied the fourth row above the scorer’s table. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pink brick of the Royal Square gives way to white limestone mansions and townhouses adorned with quartz roses and blush-pink lanterns above their entryways. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The watch walked the walls above us, their muskets at ready. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

There were no computers in my high school, and the first two times I attempted college, people were still counting on their fingers and removing their shoes when the numbers got above ten. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Thus dwarf anatomy ensured that anything above the level of a soda burp passed below, actually aiding in the expulsion of unwanted clay. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In the moment that he felt the warm, smooth coins and her hand on his, John stared blindly at her face, so far above him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was lying on the grass on the hill above his house. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Look at the map,” she said, pointing above my head with a finger that was like a bent nail. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The village of Bree had some hundred stone houses of the Big Folk, mostly above the Road, nestling on the hillside with windows looking west. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A map appears on the screen above David’s head. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dallas saw himself climbing a tall, tall tree in Kangadoon and perching on a branch high above the hills. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

She kangaroo-hopped and waved her fists above her head like she had won a prize fight. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Each island rose as much as sixty feet above the flood- plain, allowing trees to grow that otherwise could not endure the water. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

With no further ceremony Joe hopped on, Bloom let go, and immediately Joe was revolving like a pinwheel about six feet above the ground while Sunflower just trotted out from underneath him. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Demigod archers appeared on the roof above Luke. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The speaker above the whiteboard beeped to life, and the voice of the principal, Mr. Jay Elliot, spilled into the room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the cistern the students stood with only their heads above the water, and their two hands, which they clasped as they imploringly cried and screamed, calling for their parents. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered the swirling green trident that had appeared above my head the night of capture the flag, when Poseidon had claimed me as his son. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I saw fluorescent lights and mottled chrome showerheads above the shoulders of my teammates. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had disappeared—except for one foot, which stuck up over a rock above her head. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was crushed in, and a huge area of dried flesh was missing entirely from just above his left eye. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Since long pieces of wood were both difficult to find and expensive, the scaffolding for the walls above the arcade did not reach to the ground. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

‘Look!’ cried Legolas, pointing up into the pale sky above them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He stared at the cloud of life whirling above the mirror. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The sun lights a path for my balloons as they hover above the dark ocean, careful not to get swept into the masts of large imperial ships. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Then Ximena came up and swung at me from the left, but Summer spun around and struck us both from above. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It works and you feel good, and for once you’re above water. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

An arm stretched around the Berg door above, holding the tube- weapon out to take random shots. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The building loomed above us, soaring bell towers framing its giant dome. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Akimi slipped Sierra’s card into a reader slot above the doorknob. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I stopped then, to wave my hat, and dear old Joe waved his strong right arm above his head, crying huskily “Hooroar!” and Biddy put her apron to her face. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

All gathered around to hear as he opened a record book and spoke in a squeak barely above a whisper. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But I sense the mass of warm bodies poised above us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Standing above him, I’m startled to see more gray hair than brown on the top of Dad’s head. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw Winterfell as the eagles see it, the tall towers looking squat and stubby from above, the castle walls just lines in the dirt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They could hear Mentor’s voice, loud above the others. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z