Like most people, Americans want to think well of themselves, their ancestors, their history, and what they and their leaders do. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He took up the reins when most of its leaders were either in prison or in exile. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always remember the regent’s axiom: a leader, he said, is like a shepherd. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than any great leader in American history before or since, he was accustomed to getting his way, and equally accustomed to having history prove him right. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

His gang stared at me like I was a serial killer, and then they followed their leader. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The leader ripped the book from Hans’s hands. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

However, once installed, these leaders were never able to establish control. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Compared to other defectors, he was a fast learner and highly adaptable to culture shock,” said Lee Yong-koo, a team leader there. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The union leader in Coalwood was a man named Mr. John Dubonnet, a classmate of my parents at Gary High School. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then the buzzing stops as I remember something else Marcus said: Most of the leaders of this city- risked their lives for it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The reconciliation that the Committee of Thirty-Four suggested would have allowed the police to organize and stated that if the police called off the strike, there would be no disciplinary action taken against their leaders. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

John Wilkes Booth saw all of this—the grand illumination, the crowds delirious with joy, the insults to the fallen Confederacy and her leaders. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw one of the protest leaders shoving his way forward with a microphone, he suggested they both climb onto the hood of the car. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She sees innocence, the untouched kingdom the great leader slain the great empty hole shaped like the child growing large and becoming grand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wear the emblem of a bird, and their leader, once picked, gives up his name and is known simply as the Blood Shrike. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The leader of these witch doctors said that there was only one way to find a new chief and that this was the way they should use. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Many leaders in the civil rights struggle were afraid to speak out against the war, fearing they would be branded as unpatriotic, and the civil rights movement would be damaged. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Crazy Horse assumed the leaders wanted their men to move faster. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

With justification, Hall advertised that Adventure Consultants was “the world leader in Everest Climbing, with more ascents than any other organisation.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

In private talks with Republican congressional leaders, Nixon hinted at his military plans. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

King, along with other civil rights leaders, was arrested a number of times. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leader of the starboard watch was a short, spry man with neatly kept dreadlocks twined with beads and shells that winked like gems in black chenille. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She walked forward a few steps, and turned and glared as the wolf leader had done. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The team leader was Guenter Wendt, and it was an astronaut tradition to play a joke on him on launch day. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is their last chance to show their great love and respect for their leader. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Like many of his countrymen, the Soviet leader believed that communism had set his country on a path toward social justice and modernization; its triumph over capitalism was all but inevitable. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

What seemed more absurd was that this dead black preacher and leader was not even from Alexandra. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Nazi leaders came through his neighborhood to register the eligible children, he signed up right away, even though his father did not approve. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Their leader talked to Nya's uncle and father and some of the other village men. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since they instinctively follow a dominant leader and will imprint on humans as that leader, they can readily be driven by a shepherd or sheepdog. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Ten-hut!” my roommate yelled, jumping to his feet upon seeing our squad leader enter the room. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“So the Lakota leaders, like Spotted Tail, knew the odds were against us. It was like one cricket trying to fight off a thousand hungry ants.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

After this, he waited for the opportunity to wipe out the Orsini leaders, having already put to flight those of the Colonna family. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

While Anthony did not regret the choices she made, she was profoundly disappointed when two other leaders of the women’s rights movement—Lucy Stone and Antoinette Brown—both decided to marry. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

As one of the eldest of the boys in my group, I acted as a leader on the march to Kapoeta. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke for some time, and Mrs. Coulter was impressed by their accurate knowledge of the Church’s defenses, and their clear assessment of its leaders’ strengths. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I could escape the stage-managed multilateral meetings and sit-downs with leaders and find new ways to bring a little extra warmth to those otherwise staid visits. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Black leaders continued to nudge white society for small concessions while at the same time attempting to stifle the more urgent demands of a frustrated black poor. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A lesser mind would have accepted defeat, since the odds were stacked against me, but the best military leaders always find ways to eliminate obstacles. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have become notorious among certain leaders of America’s Ethnic Left. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, my dreams weren’t speaking to me about the leader of the Children of the Sun. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The party leader demanded that writers be assigned the task of producing pamphlets for the use of trade unions. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lost in that we don’t like Tennessee much and would rather be home, yes,” the leader said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His code name for the invasion was “Operation Barbarossa,” after the great twelfth-century tactician and emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who unified many European kingdoms under German rule as leader of the Holy Roman Empire. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The Klan leader was never diplomatic when speaking about blacks, but on this night, perhaps fired up by the recent events, C.P. was particularly mean-spirited. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

For decades, civil rights leaders have been saying things like “we all want a colorblind society, we just disagree how to get there” in defense of race-conscious programs like affirmative action or racial data collection. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She knew the people of Weep better than anyone, including their leaders, including their priestesses. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Gladers were scattered all over the complex, but there was no sign of their leader. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Instead, a group known as the Big Six—the country’s three top political and three top military leaders—met to argue and hammer out decisions. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you remember what they did to us? Put our minds under a simulation and forced us to shoot people without even knowing it? Murdered every single Abnegation leader?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor nodded to the leader of the group. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carrying both of the spears, I climbed down from the ledge and went through the brush to the place where the leader had fallen. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, as one of today’s most inspirational African American leaders, Bryan Stevenson, has declared, “Somebody has to stand when other people are sitting. Somebody has to speak when others are quiet.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The party leader, aloof and amused, gave Young the signal to begin. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can I take that to mean . . .” Jeanine purses her lips and pauses for a few seconds before finishing. “. . . that you agree with the reports that have been released about the political leaders of this city?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As a United States Olympian, would I stand on the front lines and publicly challenge our so-called leaders who had normalized hate? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Mommy’s children are extraordinary people, most of them leaders in their own right. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their leader's appearances before the city council had been difficult enough for many of them to swallow. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Holly will hate me forever, I can tell, both because I defied her authority as team leader and because I’ve had a chance, more than once now, to see her all tearful and scared. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

These people included Communists; political leaders; Polish intellectuals; homosexuals; and itinerant people, whom the Nazis called Gypsies. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Rick Kerns was suspended for another week, but this other heavyweight was happy to fill in for him as pack leader. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

From his Sea Island, Georgia, retreat, Governor Faubus urged our leaders and school officials to allow a cooling-off period before resuming integration. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was viewed as a friend by protest leaders and was included in many strategy meetings, where he offered advice about how white town leaders might react to black demands and actions. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Wilson had spoken out in favor of suffrage, the National Woman’s Party continued to hold him, as the nation’s leader, responsible for the failure of the measure. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I was the leader of the club—the Alligator Club—and chose to be Red Admiral. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Or does their leader want to buy another mask for his face? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first the rat leader had raged and sworn. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

As Grant’s generals and staff—among them Sheridan and Custer—file into the room and stand to one side, Lee’s aides gather behind their leader. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Dionysus is calling a council of cabin leaders to discuss the prophecy,” she said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He woke, saw his leader's face, and turned back to sleep again. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows he's supposed to honor his country and his leaders, and that means to obey, honor, and sustain its laws. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“If you were actually familiar with Amity’s customs, you would know that they don’t have a formal leader,” says Johanna, her voice simultaneously gentle and firm. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In many cases, the SS appointed Hitler Youth as Volkssturm leaders, thus giving teenagers the responsibility of training men old enough to be their fathers and grandfathers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Did we have a leader? Our leaders is just we, ourselves.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

And so when Federalist leaders from New York approached him as a prospective candidate for the gubernatorial race, he indicated a willingness to switch party affiliations and run in his home state as a Federalist. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

When the pups are about six weeks old and big enough to walk and run, the leaders move the entire group to a summer den. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bishop is a lay leader for the local ward, which is one of the small but critical parts of the highly organized and hierarchal Mormon structure. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then the leader broke away from the others. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the Army, an important job is called a mission, and a mission is always carried out by a team, and every team has a leader. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And out alone in front of all, the four whites with the Prince astride the leader. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When he suggested that demonstration leaders make an appointment for a meeting at his office, the crowd booed him back inside. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A lieutenant, not our platoon leader, came in and spoke to Sergeant Simpson. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smiling at my irony, I would say that I had been invited to join ‘minority leaders’ on trips to distant Third World countries. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Frank, what leaders are you talking about, getting invited to Brussels? Who on earth around here is eligible for a thing like that?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pierced by an immense arrow and dressed in Cluny’s best battle armor, he lay amid the wreckage of the leader’s tent. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The circus lions don’t care to know that their leader is a weakling human; the fiction guarantees their social well-being and staves off violent anarchy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It had long been a leader in education, establishing one of the first kindergartens and introducing practice teaching to further the studies of its students. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“So what are you doing in this neighborhood?” the leader asked. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

This preacher, this leader of this church and congregation, was using this tone to refer to Allah. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Too many of the more militant leaders are preaching Negro superiority. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a species, we follow living leaders and—oddly, but it seems universally—we one way or another honor our dead. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The Sardauna, after all, had not only been premier of the North, he had also been the spiritual leader for this man and so many Muslims like him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘Yes,’ said Legolas, ‘there are one hundred and five. Yellow is their hair, and bright are their spears. Their leader is very tall.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I knew for certain now that I wanted to be a political leader. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Johnson didn’t want to be seen as cowardly or as an indecisive leader. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I may have been a catalyst for rebellion, but a leader should be someone with conviction, and I’m barely a convert myself. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Force, firebrand, future leader of America, I’m sure. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I’d grown fond of quoting Vaclav Havel, the great Czech leader who had said that “hope” was the one thing that people struggling in Eastern Europe needed during the era of Soviet domination. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The leaders sure weren’t going to invite a pregnant teenager up onstage during a mass meeting. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I hate the soldiers now as much as I hate the Angkar and their leader, Pol Pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the BDM leader defended Hitler and the Nazis right away. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Civil rights leaders are quick to assure the public that when we reach a colorblind nirvana, race consciousness will no longer be necessary or appropriate. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

We moved the same way as always, Miig as our leader, Chi-Boy as the scout, but now I was with them, helping to shape our path forward. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I just have to write the truck off as a short-term loss leader, because when it comes down to it, I’m no longer in a position to negotiate. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The teenagers were like sheep blindly following a leader. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The resistance is pitched to Werner as supremely organized; they are dangerous, disciplined insurgents; they follow the words of ferocious, lethal leaders. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

This was true, but only because leaders had never dared to hope for integrated seating until the U.S. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I finally begged the club to let me place the matter before the leaders of the Communist party for decision. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after the organization was established, it formed important alliances with legendary women’s rights leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other women battling to gain the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Over in Indiana, the young Klan leader D. C. “Steve” Stephenson was the government, ruling the Hoosier State from his plush offices in Indianapolis. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“About time,” grumbled the leader of the smaller boys. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Hailey’s Comet reappears in 1986,1 wonder what political leaders will fear the apparition, what other silliness will then be upon us. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn't feel like a leader, a man to watch. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The leaders of the American movement to rethink the prison were the Quakers in Pennsylvania. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as a child from a black family—a black whelp—I felt awkward around a Red Guard leader. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The club leader’s name was Mr. Clifton, and there were five other kids in fourth-period math club, from all different grades. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

They said that if we abandoned our campaign in response to a call made by J. G. N. Strauss, the United Party leader, it would help the party defeat the Nationalists in the next election. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Merry himself slew the leader, a great squint-eyed brute like a huge orc. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

My “defeatism,” as it was called, brought upon my head the sharpest disapproval of the party leader. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leader then ordered the young flag bearer to hand over the flag. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Most members assumed the new leader would be Anna Howard Shaw, a Methodist minister who had a reputation as an excellent speaker and was in Anthony’s inner circle. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

A natural leader, Hans Scholl rose to command a squad of 150 Hitler Youth, earning the rank of Fähnleinführer, a leader of a patrol that has its own flag. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The leaders who were watching your fear landscape . . . they were laughing about something.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Phillips and other Republican leaders encouraged women to be patient and wait until African American men secured their right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

A prominent leader of this elite black middle class was even quoted in a Johannesburg daily as saying that he didn’t believe many blacks wanted one person, one vote in South Africa. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the Mutual could not help everyone in all Situations, but its leaders recognized the company’s unique role in black life. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Wen was soon talking without prompts from Pete about his giant China, about the provinces, and poverty, the backwardness of people and leaders. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elected leaders of the African American community have a much broader mandate than civil rights groups, but they, too, frequently overlook criminal justice. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But the young dog was the leader: however longingly the bull terrier looked towards a distant curl of smoke from a chimney he must turn away. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As one of the leaders, Lucy Burns, called roll to check on the other women, Whittaker warned her to shut up, but Burns didn’t listen. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“A Dauntless leader shot a Candor child in the head,” I snap. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

After all, the people in the park loved Cool Papa Byrd, and the Bluesmen looked to Cool Papa as a leader. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

While black leaders had tried to defuse the situation after the tense marches of the summer, by that fall tempers were flaring again. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, efforts by protest leaders to influence public opinion were beginning to pay off. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, one day, the leader of the caravan made the decision that the fires should no longer be lighted, so as not to attract attention to the caravan. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet again, it was William who was the leader and she who followed. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

For permission to stay in the relative safety of the river encampment, the leader, El Tirindaro, who is addicted to heroin, usually wants drugs or beer. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Only seven years earlier, fresh from their victory over Hitler, American and Russian leaders—and most of their citizens—believed that the two nations could coexist in peace. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Woodhull’s successful speech before Congress, coupled with her pledge of $10,000 to the organization, made Woodhull welcome among the suffrage leaders—most of them, anyway. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

They were moving quickly as their leader called out orders. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. But we can sure find out. Mama’s the assistant troop leader.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was very religious and a good student, and he had the kind of reputation that allowed the family to persuade civil rights leaders to push for an investigation into his death. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mami was the leader now that they lived in the States. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

One month from now, my king, my leader, my tennis buddy, the dark kingdom beyond the Bonecruel Mountains will be no more, and the remaining goblins will be in chains. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“My name is David. As Zoe probably told you already, I am the leader of the Bureau of Genetic Welfare. I’m going to do my best to explain things,” David says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“The previous leader of the cooking club was ‘borrowing.’” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I quite agree," sneers the fearless leader, rubbing his tiny squirrel paws together with glee. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I was extremely curious to see a world leader like Smuts from up close. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A catfish that has had a career as a local leader smells one way, but as soon as he is displaced in an administrative reorganization, he smells differently, and everyone recognizes the loss of standing. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve been lucky enough now in my life to meet all sorts of extraordinary and accomplished people—world leaders, inventors, musicians, astronauts, athletes, professors, entrepreneurs, artists and writers, pioneering doctors and researchers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The defection rate shot up to 34 percent among those Democrats who believed civil rights leaders were pushing “too fast.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He put me in charge of anything that needed a leader and made me coach the slower kids in reading. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Some American leaders asked: Was Moscow planning a first strike? Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her legal case had died with the appeal decision, and Claudette had lost contact with all the adult black leaders except Rosa Parks. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“This is where young Crazy Horse became a war leader,” Grandpa replied as he parked the truck. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

In 1926, the Osage leader Bacon Rind remarked, “There are men amongst the whites, honest men, but they are mighty scarce.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A host of Civil Rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., had recently met there and, along with other community pastors and leaders, had planned nonviolent protests and marches. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The platoon leader called in artillery, whispering the map coordinates over his radio. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“What a fair, just leader you are,” I said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Flabbergasted, he sent a note to the expedition leader explaining that the newspaper had no intention of pulling Vernon and Shorey from the story and that the journalists had been ordered to rejoin the expedition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was, first of all, an acknowledgment of our struggle, and of the achievements of the chief as the leader of that struggle and as a man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But some city leaders made an effort to step up in new ways. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In spite of the amateurishness and opportunism of their leaders, the PAC rank and file displayed great courage and fortitude in their demonstrations at Sharpeville and Langa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a brief discussion, the leaders agreed to give Grabarek a chance, but they also issued the mayor a warning. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He said we had evolved the policy of nonracialism for good reasons and he did not think that we should alter our policy because it did not suit a few foreign leaders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leader gave a command and the squad switched to close-quarters weapons. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

They rose to power after the death of Alexander the Great brilliant military leader who had established an empire that extended eastward from Greece to India. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The Klan leader genuinely liked young people and had a knack for communicating with them that was rare for men his age. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The other two eternal world leaders are Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Loki steers the ship, but its captain will be Hrym, leader of the frost giants. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It had a wire leader and a mediumsized hook and he baited it with one of the sardines. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost thirty years earlier, East Germany's communist leaders had put up the Berlin Wall to dam the river of emigrants trying to leave the country. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He must know things about her that others don’t, now that he and Tori are leaders. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When a month had passed and her father had seen no game, he told the leader of the wolves that he was hungry and needed food. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

America's leaders celebrated the Berlin Tunnel as one of the CIA's clearest victories in the Cold War—and evidence of the West's superior technological capabilities and spycraft. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

We have a sense of what a leader is supposed to look like, and that stereotype is so powerful that when someone fits it, we simply become blind to other considerations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

X-Ray was clearly the leader of the group, and Stanley didn't want to get on his bad side. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Redtooth and four of the others might have set upon their leader and finished him off for good. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

After years of threats and insane posturing, it’s Fox’s early cancellation of Bunker that provokes North Korea’s supreme leader to action. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

"Again, ask yourself. You are the great leader. Look into your crystal ball." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mornin’, Camel,” says the leader as he passes us and climbs into the car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But that was Kerling's problem as the leader to figure out. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Similar methods were adopted all through the country with other leaders who bore watching. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Everywhere there is the same pyramidal structure, the same worship of a semidivine leader, the same economy existing by and for continuous warfare. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They were behaving as quietly and were as obedient to their leaders as those who had been so carefully picked for this work of destruction. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every night his leader trotted over the snow, bringing him meat until he was well and could rejoin the pack. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I had made a speech, and it had made me a leader, only not the kind I had expected. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows important people have written letters on his behalf, people like his attorney and his senior district Hitler Youth leader and even Hugo, asking for clemency. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He said I had an ear for languages, that if I studied hard I could be a translator for world leaders. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than forty rescue missions were sent from England, at least ten of them financed by Lady Franklin, the leader’s widow. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Among the reasons the army was holding the men: “general troublemaker,” “too well educated for his own good,” and “definitely a leader of the wrong kind.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It would be the first time ever that segregationist student leaders would be coming to talk to us integrating students in a reasonably safe place where we all could speak our minds. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Powerful white men—state and city leaders, as well as the Klan-infiltrated police department—used intimidation and bombs to keep blacks and whites separated. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The leader of the squad, a specialist in summary executions, had a name that had much more about it than chance: Captain Roque Carnicero, which meant butcher. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wanted first of all to tell the people that I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had became a leader because of extraordinary circumstances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe because I was the loud one, the tall one, the one who seemed like the leader, even though I was only twelve. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He appeared to be fully human, but from the way the dolphins fell back before him, he was clearly the leader. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At the end of the leader’s turn, the children have to remember the “storyline.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Sometime in the near future, this war will be resolved. A new leader will be chosen,” says Boggs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It was inherited from generations and generations of leaders before him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our struggle is your struggle,” exhorted student leaders. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bill put the pack against one of the trees and we jointed up the rods, put on the reels, tied on leaders, and got ready to fish. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Why was she explaining the petition to a leader of the movement? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He never got any further than a class leader, but that was something to offer her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then they went after the village leader, Mr. Choi, and a few of the elders. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Government propagandists repeatedly claimed that the leaders of the campaign were living it up in comfort while the masses were languishing in jail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unable to hide the truth any longer, the world's leaders announce that the sun is experiencing a cycle of dimming, and that its light and heat will continue to diminish. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Others, not quite so benevolent, believed his actions had let down a community where the role of black leader was a precious, almost sacred commodity. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d admired these aspects of her personality from a distance before they actually met her, but now that she was living and working with them in the flesh, she was their ideal leader. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I think the leaders choose people at random and change the simulations for them.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

We sat down in straight lines in front of the desk, under portraits of Russia’s leaders. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But our leaders were making speeches about how America’s middle class had to stop dreaming and start learning how to really work. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The dead leader was dragged off and buried. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sager did have a military record, honorable discharge, lit-erally a Boy Scout as a kid and now a troop leader. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

An increasing number of Harlem leaders declared that the principal reason for this was the downtown white press media, sensationalizing what was going on in a calm, dignified community. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Message carriers moved from fire to fire, talking softly with the leaders. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said that I must learn from Reverend Harris because I was destined to guide the leader that Reverend Harris was to mold. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a leader, a "statesman" who carried our problems to those above us, even unto the White House; and in days past he had conducted the President himself about the campus. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you were any sort of community leader or politician, it was—and still is, to this day—more or less mandatory that you show up and walk the route. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Between 1780 and 1815 the leaders of the new nation tried to go forward as “United” states but encountered resistance from settlers and from state governments. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

But Haas argues that these peoples knew of the existence of hierarchical, structured societies with strong central leaders, and could pattern their societies after them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It was an act of defiance against your leaders,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“My brother,” I said to Sobukwe, “there is nothing so dangerous as a leader making a demand that he knows cannot be achieved. It creates false hopes among the people.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The initial speech at the Ceremony of Twelve was made by the Chief Elder, the leader of the community who was elected every ten years. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, though the rank and file wanted to keep on fighting, union leader Donnelly knew they could not win. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The leader of the school Revolutionary Committee, Chairman Jin, was making a speech on the current revolutionary situation. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leader makes a sawing motion to cut down this fist tower, “chopping” off a hand or two from the top when they say “hit it, chop it!” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

His daughter, Hypsipyle, a leader among the women, had spared her father and set him afloat on the sea in a hollow chest, which finally carried him to safety. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Bruce Herrod, the amiable thirty-seven-year-old deputy leader of the South African team, and the sole remaining member of that expedition with real mountaineering credentials. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

With the financial backing of Durham’s white leaders, Shepard founded North Carolina College, a school based on Washington’s theories of self-improvement. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black Moon’s eyes flashed, and he tried to catch the war leader’s attention. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The meeting between the highest local government official and militant black leaders was itself an important concession, an act of good faith on Grabarek’s part that surprised the black community. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a tense moment, with Marge prying and Holly just as rudely stonewalling, but Holly, as team leader, prevails. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nearby, I heard a wight talking to the Gypsy leader. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They were a motley collection; a mixture of the weak seeking protection, the ambitious seeking some shared glory, and the thuggish gravitating toward a leader who could show them more refined forms of cruelty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I followed the map to a tee, pacing my steps, trying to identify the landmarks that my squad leader had highlighted. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Hitler Youth leaders were also tried at Nuremberg. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Among its regional leaders were five former Confederate generals; its staunchest supporters were the plantation owners for whom Reconstruction posed an economic and political nightmare. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

These were the leaders of the Arkansas National Guard. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Growth happened fast and may well have been hurried along by a charismatic leader, Woods said, but something like Cahokia probably would have happened anyway. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Their leader was a mysterious, illiterate, one-eyed recluse named Mullah Omar, who, Rasheed said with some amusement, called himself Ameer-ul-Mumineen, Leader of the Faithful. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

There were real ranks now, squadron leaders with bullhorns; we marched over the snowy hills wave upon wave. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

If Washington was the epitome of the virtuous leader who subordinated personal interest to the public good, Burr was a kind of anti-Washington, who manipulated the public interest for his own inscrutable purposes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

They gazed at him affectionately and it was plain to see that he was their great spirit, a royal leader who held his group together with love and wisdom. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had missed the pre-meeting, where leaders had stressed the need for calm. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

My response may sound harsh, but I felt responsibility both as a husband and as a leader of the struggle, to be as clear as possible about the ramifications of her action. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In early July, Martin Luther King Jr., one of Johnson’s biggest allies in the struggle to end racial discrimination, spoke out against the war while addressing civil rights leaders in Virginia. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her youth leader spotted her and asked what was wrong. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the sword appeared out of nowhere, the kids backed off, but their leader was either really stupid or really brave, because he kept coming at me with a switchblade. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The minimal funds the city allocated to black neighborhoods depended on the stand black leaders took on desegregation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of “leaders” speaking as themselves, for themselves, now their weighty name organizations attacked Mr. Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said that the question had made me aware of how careful Malcolm X had always been to play himself down and to play up his leader Elijah Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Americans had outmaneuvered him this time, but on that August day in 1945, the Soviet leader began preparing for the next confrontation. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

We looked at each other then with identical expressions, like, When is all this standing around with world leaders going to finally wrap up? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You’ll go to school and learn and grow, and then when the time is right, you’re going to be a great leader. Even greater than I could hope to be.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reasons for this pressure are complicated, but they begin with the leader of the USSR, Josef Stalin. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Miguel had become one of the guerrilla leaders, fulfilling the destiny he had been moving toward ever since he was a teenager. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel tried to settle her stomach by thinking of pleasant things—the euphoria she’d felt last night when they’d won the war games, riding Hannibal into the enemy keep, Frank’s sudden transformation into a leader. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Red Cross team leader is on his phone. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I know, he's not really your leader. I got that. But that wasn't the question. So, once more: How much do you know about him?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the rest of Africa, most African leaders could understand the views of the PAC better than those of the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To be a man, a doer, a builder, a leader, or to be a tool, an unfunny joke, a crusher of funky toadstools. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After his first victory in 1915, Thompson had appointed the black alderman Louis B. Anderson to be his floor leader in the city legislature. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Moore didn’t think much of the student leader of the society either. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

By reading the papers, talking to Rab and Uncle Lome, listening to the leaders of opposition about Boston, he quickly became well informed. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Time and time again, military leaders told presidents what it would take to win. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Actually I was going back to my den to replenish my stock of herbs, that’s if you wish me to treat your leader properly, of course.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It's mostly just stating her birthday, the year she started the Housewives’ League, and how, as a woman, she is a leader of the church. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Or we can work for the Dauntless leaders. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In its brief, the orchestra argued, “The plaintiff does not possess the necessary physical strength to be a leader of the trombone section.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I was among those leaders, and my movements were restricted to the district of Johannesburg for that same period. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything my parents and the leaders had hoped for, happened. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had counted on Marsha’s coming, she was kind of the leader of the group. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pack leader came and snuffed at her head. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Japanese soldiers had been taught that there was only one thing to do when things were hopeless, when they were surrounded, or when their leaders were killed. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or hardly anything, except that I make something of myself that she called a "race leader." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They closed the furrier’s and reassigned all the workers inside the camp. Your uncle was made leader of a group breaking rocks. When Goeth demanded to know how much work had been done...” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“How much do you really know about your leader?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I made it so that our own adult leaders couldn’t just be nice anymore. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

And black leaders, aware of Clark’s segregationist views and explosive temper, expected him to display, for the world to see, the violence that assailed blacks when they tried to exercise their right to vote. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as usual, he assured Americans he was giving military leaders everything they asked for. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And they’d cheer the brave leaders whose words had sparked this fight for freedom. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

There they will choose a leader for themselves by secret ballot in a free election. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They announced that they could end all work forever and cure all disease, so of course, the leaders of the world all rushed to sign up. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

James Town’s new leaders took revenge on the natives, even the Kecoughtans and the Warraskoyacks, who had helped the settlers so much. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He was so young, the Black Panther leaders—Huey Newton and Bobby Seale—made him get his mother’s permission to join. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, it would put familiar leaders in charge of established populations. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

When she spied the manticore crawling across the shield of their leader, a stab of hate shot through her.. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

No matter how much of a leader he was, on a deeper level he discussed with his mother who he really was—Korean or American? Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Their leader had an air of command about him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Journalists and teachers and community leaders were arrested along with students. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I phoned headquarters, but could reach none of the leaders. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

President Cleveland arrived with his vice president and a retinue of cabinet officials, senators, and military leaders and their wives, children, and friends. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But no matter my wild thrashings, with relish the loco leader slowly presses the brand into my hand. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The flock had to wait the white-headed leader, but it was hard. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The same year, a restaurant in the South banned Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi’s personal doctor from its premises because of his dark skin. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

At the center of the dilemma, it was a family whose leader had failed to provide the requisite guidance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Washington, D.C., and Chicago both instituted handgun bans well before crime began to fall across the country in the 1990s, and yet those two cities were laggards, not leaders, in the national reduction in crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Many of the Empire’s leaders—generals, the Blood Shrike, even the Emperor—make a yearly pilgrimage to the Augurs' mountain lair, seeking counsel on matters of state. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Black leaders backed their talk with political muscle. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The RAF squadron leader set off to walk Maddie to the canteen at the airfield’s perimeter. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Nobody can speak for the leaders of the two guided groups involved, because both men are dead. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Organizationally unable and psychologically unprepared to challenge the rule of the Big Men, as the business leaders were known, the mill hands simply endured their lot. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hoping to avoid dangerous gridlock on the summit ridge, Hall held a big powwow with leaders of the other expeditions in Base Camp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

One thought Joe had never entertained, even in his most uncomfortable dreams, was that somehow he would be singled out to be a leader. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prominent business leaders greet each other with handshakes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Because Zara wasn’t First Chair in the Friend Section—but I had to admit she was pretty much the leader. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She and the Dauntless leaders had no problem killing the Divergent in the past. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Where would we be without our fearless leader?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But Jefferson must not permit himself to be drawn into the policy-making process of the Adams administration, lest it compromise his role as leader of the Republican opposition. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

His plan was to show Republican leaders that he was a valuable asset to the campaign. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let their innocent faces fool you. They’re traitors to the war effort. Spies for Germany. The penalty for hiding them ...” “We aren’t hiding anything,” the leader said gruffly. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Instead of having a war in the city, the gang leaders decided that Tigo and Dave were going to settle it one on one. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was a sublime moment for Paul Ellis’ boy, the uneducated son of an uneducated linthead standing before several hundred of his peers, recognized as a leader in the battle to restore the beloved South. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was astonished to see how our leaders treated him only as a threat to their power, inciting mistrust by playing on backward, anti-intellectual ideas about race and class. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“It was all determined by your platoon leader, who 99 percent of the time was white,” said Allen. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She could avoid Stephanie like the plague and go about her life as leader of the New Crew, a little tainted until she hosted a few more parties and all was forgotten. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But Cowslip was encouraging and he was determined to keep up his position as the resourceful leader of the newcomers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ida Wells-Barnett and the committee of black leaders were outraged at the absence of police protection. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“The leader and his wife have a peculiar son,” said Emma. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The way Anthony saw things, each time one of their leaders married, it created one more obstacle, one more distraction that would interfere with the progress of suffrage and women’s rights. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But these were extraordinary times, and they were apparently willing to make an exception for their leader. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Their leaders had been unable to stop urban renewal from rumbling through the heart of the black community like a tank overrunning an enemy redoubt. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Anaxagoras was brought to Athens by Pericles, its leader in its time of greatest glory, but also the man whose actions led to the Peloponnesian War, which destroyed Athenian democracy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the weekly meetings, members spent hours cursing out Martin Luther King and other national black leaders, calling them Communist dupes and worse. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

While students and teachers hoped their desks and basements would stand up to the power of a nuclear blast, the country’s leaders also prepared for a possible attack—in high style. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The Klan was in cahoots with political, business, and law-enforcement leaders. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“In place of our leader, sick in bed, I declare this Gathering begun,” he said, with a subtle roll of his eyes as if he hated anything approaching formality. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A close parallel exists between the two, for most of the business leaders are connected with the schools of higher learning, either as teachers or directors. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Johanna and the others who emerged as discussion leaders stand in a line on the tree roots. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Late in the second period, it was Medicine Hat’s turn, as the team’s scoring leader, Darren Helm, fired a quick shot past Vancouver’s goalie, Tyson Sexsmith. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And young as he was, he became regarded by them as their leader. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It helps they’ve given People an exclusive—a few generic quotes about how much Alex “cherishes” his friendship with Henry and their “shared life experience” as sons of world leaders. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As a leader, one must sometimes take actions that are unpopular, or whose results will not be known for years to come. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole crowd has stopped, and our three leaders stand in front of us, arms folded. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"Our leader of the youth is late. Why is this?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Potsdam would be Truman’s first meeting with the famously intimidating Soviet leader. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt that she was a definite part of something, part of a community gathered under a leader for the one purpose. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Think about it—if more Germans spoke out, leaders like Hitler wouldn't be allowed to lie and say 'I want peace' and then start a war." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver and I had encountered a recurring difficulty in our travels: one African leader after another had ques-tioned us about our relations with white and Indian communists, sometimes suggesting that they controlled the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, Montgomery’s black leaders had hoped to keep using Claudette’s case in higher courts to challenge the constitutionality of segregated bus seating. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Union leaders threatened to organize unions worldwide to oppose the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I had discarded my presumptions that graduates automatically became leaders and that my connection to the Thembu royal house guaranteed me respect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The usual leaders of the class, including me, were holding back for some reason. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke with congressional leaders about resuming testing. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

A white union leader gushed that organizers “do nothing but take in applications from morning to midnight.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Eyeing their nation’s resource-rich neighbors, Japan’s leaders saw the prospect of economic independence, and something more. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Before she was a leader, she worked with my sister. They were trying to develop a longer-lasting serum for the simulations,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

His theme was the need for “candor” from political leaders about the dangers of nuclear proliferation and the necessity of international disarmament. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She really hadn’t responded to most of my letters, and Mama said Ivette had become the leader of the Jovenes Rebeldes group in addition to recruiting new kids for the brigades. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He was hardwired to be a leader and set a good example. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Annabeth started to object that she wasn’t the leader of the quest. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The first hero in Europe who undertook a great journey was the leader of the Quest of the Golden Fleece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

No other franchise leader had ever done such a thing. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Massive international publicity projected the “big six” as March on Washington leaders. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was nervously eyeing the troop of Recruiters, who had realized their leader was not among them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra was a shrewd, capable, and experienced leader. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

At a meeting of the British Commonwealth in Nassau in October 1985, the leaders could not reach agreement on whether to participate in international sanctions against South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a political leader to rally his country during wartime is one of the ultimate tests of the ethos appeal. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The leader of the group looked down on him. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Liberal leaders, who at that moment were negotiating for participation in the congress, branded him an adventurer who did not represent the party. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Imagine, being a Muslim minister, a leader in Elijah Muhammad’s Nation of Islam, and not knowing the prayer ritual. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some frustrated whites complained that their leaders were all talk and that it was time to take matters into their own hands. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

But work on the farm had to go on although armies faltered and leaders fell in disgrace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he broached the topic, he found that legal and political leaders were largely sympathetic to his ideas. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Van Riper had assassinated the leaders of the pro-U.S. countries in the region. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As to the matter of when they would fly, the subject was broached on the fifth afternoon, at a meeting of city leaders that Lazlo attended with Eril-Fane. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Here were enthroned the leaders of Phaiakia drinking and dining, with abundant fare. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Whose game is up now, Dog Squad?" chirps the fearless leader. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

‘I do not know what you mean by that,’ answered the leader of the Elves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Stanton believed that the Lincoln and Seward assassinations had exposed a Confederate plot to kill the leaders of the national government in an attempt to reverse the results of the Civil War. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often it would take all a leader’s courage and skill to complete his task and bring his rabbits—or some of his rabbits—back to the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alarmed, European leaders realized it was only a matter of time before Hitler moved against Poland. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I understand now why he’s leader of the Resistance. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Now nick-named Sarge by many in our session, he had in the first week been elected session leader—our group’s liaison to the instructors and Sergeant Bloom. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Shin saw his grade leader approaching with a shovel, he initially expected some help. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Separatist leaders quickly announced their determination to destroy the Cherokee Nation. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“And I had my share of enemies, too. Children despise superior minds, you know, especially in leaders, who must often make unpopular decisions.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But while Abigail was a great administrator and fair leader, she was not made to solve puzzles. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The leader of the group is a middle-aged woman named Adelita. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was coordinating the actions in different parts of the country, and talking by phone with regional leaders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He strongly urged their leader to abandon the fixed survey method once and for all. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

A Zulu from Durban, he had become the leader of the Natal region of MK. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the boom of a bass drum, and the voice of the orchestra leader rang out suddenly above the echolalia of the garden. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

A Dinka man who follows these rules and maintains the values he learned as a boy can grow up to be a great leader, like my great-uncle. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the brotherhood was scattered and the leader was dead, the essence of the Pythagorean teachings lived on. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I am a leader of the Council, and you did tell me to find Grover. Well, I found him, and I’m not going to let a mere outcast lead the satyrs without my help!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I shouldn’t be surprised that the leader of Candor is this forthright, but I wasn’t expecting a public announcement. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

That had been during the early days when I had felt strong restrictions and resented Emma's boldness and her opinion that I should have been blacker to play my role of Harlem leader. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the leaders were older than me I could believe in their wisdom, I could believe they had transcended rage and malice and the need to be loved. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is a meeting of the Haves and Have-Nots in force, an insane clash between bodies of men, not between leaders. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since there was no liaison between the Brotherhood and the community leaders I assigned myself the task of creating one. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

To obey a leader who strips away one freedom after another? The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

More and more she was coming to trust Matthias’s natural skill as a leader and tactician. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And Joe knew something about himself: he was not a leader. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, Pizarro captured Atahuallpa within a few minutes after the two leaders first set eyes on each other. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But I am not a leader or a politician. I am just a teacher at heart. I don’t think...” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Harry noticed that he was by no means the eldest of the group of boys, but that they all seemed to look to him as their leader. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Someone else says, “Be a leader instead of a follower?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

When we were all inside, the leader slammed the door and locked it behind us, slipping the key into his pocket. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, bands wandered outside their turf and explored new lands, whether due to natural calamities, violent conflicts, demographic pressures or the initiative of a charismatic leader. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guard leader held the metal in one hand and tilted his head to the side to speak into his collar. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The leader of their captors looked at her lifeless body and cursed. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time coming, born in the city’s beginnings, written in the countless daily interactions of ordinary citizens and city leaders. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Some of the party leaders shot me hostile glances and looked away. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young dog, their gently worried leader, had found his charge again. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thaw between America and Russia, something most leaders would have thought impossible only months earlier, seemed on the horizon. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Speaking from the steps of the capitol, prominent civil rights leaders and ordinary citizens recalled the turbulent events at Selma that had turned the voting rights campaign into a mass protest against racial injustice. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten of us met in a Loop hotel room and, to my amazement, the leaders of the club’s national board confirmed my criticisms of the manner in which the clubs had been conducted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The team leader in her prevails over the mother in me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Religious leaders squabbled and left, and money grew tight. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Government and military leaders gathered to discuss the next question: Was it time to accept the Potsdam Declaration—and unconditional surrender? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But necessary, so very necessary, because the rebels have no real leader among them. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Other women’s rights leaders, including Lucy Stone, advocated for the passage of a separate amendment that would ensure female suffrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Zeph had been a teacher in Orlando, and was a staunch opponent of Bantu Education, and one of the most level-headed of the PAC’s leaders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All his life his schoolmasters, his radio, his leaders talked to him about the future. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Pizarro hurriedly convoked a military tribunal, which quickly sentenced the Inka to execution—the theory apparently being that the approaching army would not attack if its leader were dead. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In 1967, their campaign against southern segregation laws successful at last, black civil rights leaders were turning their attention to the North, a North they no longer saw in contrast to the South. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one occasion, the leader of Alfons’s unit became angry at the boys’ unenthusiastic singing. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But all of his bold resolve would have come to nothing without the vast indigenous army whose leaders believed they could use the Spanish presence to catalyze the destruction of the Triple Alliance. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A momentary hush; the orchestra leader varies his rhythm obligingly for her and there is a burst of chatter as the erroneous news goes around that she is Gilda Gray's understudy from the "Follies." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

But the Nazi leaders achieved their goal: In the spring of 1943, the SS sent ten thousand young recruits to a training camp near Beverloo, Belgium. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

However, Octavian soon arrived in Rome to collect his inheritance, which he felt included taking over his uncle’s role as leader of the Republic. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Benedict had expected him to be a leader to his friends, to be smart enough to devise a plan, to be brave. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Koch was the leader of the regional branch of the Nazi Party. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It’s interesting to me that Max has become the leader of the hidden. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

With a leader as creative as Mrs. Jackson, Troop 11 was never inhibited by its modest resources. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“You have been a just leader, Captain,” he says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The leader of another crack gang once told Venkatesh that he could easily afford to pay his foot soldiers more, but it wouldn’t be prudent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I made a number of stops in Natal, meeting secretly with ANC leaders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I, myself, had mixed emotions, for the concerns of a husband and a leader do not always coincide. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and C. P. Ellis, leader of the Durham chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, had been nominated to co-chair the school charrette program at a meeting of the steering committee that night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith wrote that Samuel was appointed leader of a town. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Some provincial leaders resisted it because they believed it undermined their power. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Lakota leader was giving up his rifle: a sign of surrender. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we will not have to leave so soon. Last night at the block leaders meeting it was definitely decided that the camp must remain open until everyone has a place to go back to.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leader of the pack, an old male with a grizzled white muzzle and a blind eye, moved out to meet him, snarling, his teeth bared. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I proposed reshaping the Congress Alliance so that the ANC would clearly be seen as the leader, especially on issues directly affecting Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they saw it, the city had taken a step back from the brink of catastrophe, thanks to its enlightened leaders. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now imagine you are at a race in which no count or starting signal is given, but a chosen leader just decides to start running and you are expected to jump in and catch up. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Not one of the principal leaders was left. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am a leader, of sorts, among the tiny Goth community in my school, and yet there does not seem to be any effective action I can take. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unit leaders held up flags to help steer people in the right direction as the women formed ranks in various divisions. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Without their leader, the others lost their sense of purpose and stopped short of me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was putting to work his tenacity and work ethic, the way he always gave to his teammates growing up, and blossoming into a leader.. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dasch, who was the leader of the first team, chose Long Island because he was very familiar with the area, having lived and worked there as a waiter. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

"The leader. As leader of the Brotherhood, I am their leader." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a group of Europeans offered to overthrow the demon in exchange for a claim to the lands it haunted, the incredulous local leaders consented. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The idea was to restore power to traditional and mainly conservative ethnic leaders in order to perpetuate ethnic differences that were beginning to erode. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One problem with being a leader,” Mr. Curtain was saying, “is that even among your friends you are alone, for it is you—and you alone—to whom the others look for final guidance.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As punishment, his leader ordered him to run laps around a drill field. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

After too long the sheriff says, “You are right, of course. Compassion is critical in a leader.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Study groups would work together on the quarry and station themselves in a circle around the leader of the seminar. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white civic leader was ashamed to be seen with him while the black revolutionary wanted to embrace him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He explained to Beria that the Soviet leader was still asleep. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clement was dressed in a dashiki—an African shirt that was to the Klan leader what a red flag is to a bull. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They had not merely restored it; they had turned it into the nation’s leader in commerce, manufacturing, and architecture. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Now that their little group is calming their breathing a bit, Mark can hear faint sounds coming from behind their leader. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And everyone knew that Gage had the right to send any man whom he believed a leader in this revolt against England to London and the parody of a trial, certain death on the gallows. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My group leader, Haley? She gave sunscreen to everyone but she wouldn’t give me any. She said I didn’t need it.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The cafe proprietor introduced me to the Reverend A. L. Davis and one of his colleagues, Mr. Gayle, a civic leader and bookstore-owner, and a number of others. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leaders had agreed with Lee Scoresby that when they reached the next stopping place, they would inflate his balloon and he would spy from the air. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The next time C.P. ran into his friend Garland Keith, the Citizens’ Council leader, he told him about the crazy idea of him, a Klansman, attending the school program. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had quickly become the leader of the few Hasidic students in the school, the ones who walked around wearing dark suits, tieless shirts, beards, fringes, and earlocks. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When the survivors of the McKinley debacle showed up on the south side of Everest in 1996, Makalu Gau was again their leader. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Suggestions for a new constitution were to come from the people themselves, and ANC leaders all across the country were authorized to seek ideas in writing from everyone in their area. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This infuriated the leaders of my gang, the Thirteenth Avenue Tomahawks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he unhinged now, he could probably swallow the leader before the others reacted. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

"Well," Brother Jack said, "you are on time. Very good, we favor precision in our leaders." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

For years, I had attacked so many so-called “black leaders” for their shortcomings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, many of Durham’s black business leaders donated money to support the movement, but they would never participate in a march or walk a picket line. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t say Papa was one of the leaders of the Movement or that he was instrumental in getting Garvey out of jail for supposed mail fraud. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We represented ourselves. We appointed him as our leader... he and his assistants.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I had been trying to explain how I honestly evaluated my own qualifications to be worthy of presenting myself as an independent “leader” among black men. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So who is the leader if he isn’t?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I was never sure if Ruth had actually invented the secret guard herself, but there was no doubt she was the leader. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went out that day, the four of them, Rasheed leading them from one bus to the next, to greet their new world, their new leaders. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“If Four wasn’t so plagued with self-doubt, he would be one hell of a leader, I think. I’ve always thought that.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She was the clear choice of Soviet leader Khrushchev and of Kamanin, the director of cosmonaut training. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Master Librarian had one key, which he wore on a long gold chain around his neck; Director Edmon, the leader of their order, had the other. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As the Kuhani, he alone led the temple’s Brothers of the Order, and in more ways than one, he was the city’s leader. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The leaders of the High Command had had this very document before them on the table when the police stormed the farm. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That's Levi. He doesn’t like anything. She’s Lucy, the quiet and thoughtful 1. I’m Windy. I’m the leader of the group. I mean, not officially, but unofficially.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the fall of 1959, seeking to ease tensions with his rival, Eisenhower invited Khrushchev to make the first-ever visit by a Soviet leader to the United States. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I must now become the actual leader, the face, the voice, the embodiment of the revolution. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Their military leaders had decided not to rely on help from the rest of the world. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It still required honorable and virtuous leaders to endure. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She meant the Gustano kids were only valuable to the leaders as long as the leaders thought the Gustanos were truly Mom’s children. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Yes, he is indeed a good man, and a great leader. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

For example, a leader begins by miming actions such as teeth brushing, bouncing a ball, or eating food from a bowl, and the group imitates them. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Thad Stevens, the aging floor leader in the House of Representatives, pushed his program of “no mercy to the South” and let his contempt for the President spill out in every speech he made. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be involved,” he told her, “but it doesn’t mean you have to be the leader.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Younger leaders met older leaders they had only read about. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But their leader didn’t look in the least bit reprimanded or remorseful. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They have as solid a faith in their leader as any veteran army that ever marched. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Tuesday, November 13, Dr. King and other leaders sat in a court-room, dejectedly listening to the city’s lawyers tell a clearly sympathetic judge that the boycott was illegal and should be outlawed. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The leader instructed the man with the knife to have a look, keeping the gun on Ridgeway. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But even I know that in this room, it’s Eric, the youngest leader of the Dauntless, who has the authority. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The spring of 1996 marked his first visit to the mountain as the leader of a commercial expedition; like Hall, Fischer had eight clients in his group. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Closing the border between East and West Berlin was not the idea of the KGB, the Soviet army, or anyone in the Kremlin: It was the brainchild of Walter Ulbricht, East Germany's hard-line communist leader. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I would be in best favor with leaders of the party when the recruit revealed that I had helped him. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Not surprisingly, as civil rights advocates converted a grassroots movement into a legal campaign, and as civil rights leaders became political insiders, many civil rights organizations became top-heavy with lawyers. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The idea that a Dauntless leader will oversee our initiation is bad enough, but the fact that it’s Eric makes it seem even worse. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

One day one was the leader, the next day the other. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to help, but Stalin had already sided with Hitler. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The organization’s leader was described as “The Honorable Elijah Muhammad” and a “Minister Malcolm X” was apparendy chief of staff. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The principal advocate of those who argued that the tiger was not native to Africa was Andrew Masondo, an ANC leader from the Cape who had also been a lecturer at Fort Hare. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the leader, Kerling tabled the decision, reassuring Neubauer that it would be discussed later when the group was reunited in Chicago on July 6. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

A big gray dog with long curling hair and yellow eyes was their leader and he went last. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am Gildor,’ answered their leader, the Elf who had first hailed him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The boycott was almost two months old, and I hadn’t heard from any of the leaders since it started, not even Rosa Parks. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Bratton is a colorful, charismatic man, a born leader, and he quickly made his presence felt. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gathered around Meredith’s hospital bed, leaders from three civil rights organizations—SCLC, SNCC, and CORE—vowed to complete the march for the fallen activist. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Meantime the Trojan camp, fortified only by earthworks and deprived of its leader and its best warriors, was hard-pressed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And the leader—Sorrento, we think—is running just nine minutes behind you.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care who your brother is. I am your dorm leader and you will address me as ma’am and you will like it. Understand?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Scores of civil rights leaders were arrested and sent to serve life sentences in the maximum-security penitentiary on Robben Island, in the cold Atlantic Ocean. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be part of the bus boycott even if I couldn’t be a leader. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I met him in his apartment, listened to him intently, observed him minutely, for I knew that I was facing one of the leaders of World Communism. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

II When civil rights leaders first demanded the admission of minority students to higher education, academic officials could have challenged their critics to seek the more important reform of primary and secondary education. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was no coincidence, in other words, that J. T. was the leader of this crack gang. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The leader, a gnarled gray rat with a diagonal scar across his face, pointed at Gregor and hissed, “Kill him!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Too late General Gage had given orders that the leaders of the opposition should be arrested. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sisulu’s name was becoming prominent as both a businessman and a local leader. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How many fingers do you see ?” asked the leader, holding up one. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Justice Fikeis is screaming now: "Are you suggesting that your leaders are lying?" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Where were the protestors and civil rights leaders when their children were tried as adults and carted off to adult prisons? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It came to rest on the Abbey leader. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I told her that Shorty was doing fine and one day was going to be a great leader of his own band. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning I rose early to make her breakfast, and we drove over to the Sisulus’ house to meet Walter’s wife, Albertina, one of the leaders of the protest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all leaders of Big Science, convened to contemplate its most important creation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

West was an outspoken advocate for black empowerment and one of the leaders of the local NAACP. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

McKissick and student leaders had kept plans for the rally secret, fearing that more conservative blacks would tip off the authorities. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Through his law practice, McKissick also emerged as the leader of the fight to desegregate Durham's public schools, guiding black parents through the maze of requirements devised by the school board to delay integration. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not only did they have to deal with the turbulent explosions, but they also had to try to stay in formation behind their leader as everyone’s planes were buffeted about in the angry sky. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I said it would be an abdication of our responsibility as leaders of the people if we did not do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elders, the old men leaders, had chosen him for a special task. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

‘The American Revolution. Most of the Colonial leaders were Greek demigods. The British generals were Roman demigods.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But the leader of the jinn, the King-of-No-Name, who was oldest and wisest of them, counseled his people to avoid men. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Indicating the seated Elijah Muhammad, Minister Philbert X declared, “Where he leads me, I will follow”—and then he introduced the Black Muslim leader to make his address. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The workers' leader held up the other end. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood up, peeked around the heave, and added, “But not Daniel. I’m a wolf now, and wolves love leaders.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leader moved ahead a little, trunk raised, and they could see how he propelled himself with powerful backward strokes of his lateral limbs. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Why, they wondered, hadn’t Stith sought out the leaders of the ECC before this crisis? The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kim said that in the five years he was based in Pyongyang for the state insurance corporation, bags of cash always arrived in time for his leader’s birthday. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He said, one time, that no true leader burdened his followers with a greater load than they could cany, and no true leader sets too fast a pace for his followers to keep up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Then how would we fuel our fleet for the coming invasion?" demands the fearless leader. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The people of the Empire expect no less of their new leader.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“True and true and true. I’m a born leader. I speak my mind. And it’s not like I’m reading people’s diaries or breaking into lockers. I’m observant. Your turn, Lucy.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a lot of Abnegation leaders to murder, after all.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He believed what his Nazi education had taught him: that the leader was always right and that Jews were the enemies of Germany. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Virtually every one of the ANC’s senior leaders was either in jail or in exile. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Would you let me take the boat?” he asked, believing the leader should stay with the men. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Now let’s sincerely and wholeheartedly wish long life to our great leader, great teacher, great commander, and great helmsman, Chairman Mao.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first ground was broken by our leader, Yawar, just as Inti began to rise in the sky. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The leader of the cult was Pythagoras, an ancient radical. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Crazy Horse joined a big, tall man named Gall, a Hunkpapa Lakota war leader. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

But the crew leader had no scars on his face. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you a youth group leader like you were at our church?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

My parents were the greatest leaders in the Resistance’s five-hundred-year history. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

For the Federalist leaders in New England were interested in recruiting Burr as part of a larger scheme that aimed at nothing less than the dismemberment of the American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

This touched off a parade of boycott leaders who filed inside the courthouse one by one and minutes later came out, freshly booked and fingerprinted, descending the steps into a cheering crowd of spectators. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Union and community leaders, four white and three black, gave emotional speeches glorifying the strength of a united laboring class. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Thomas hoped their leader didn’t bring up what he’d seen in the Changing—or anything related to Thomas, for that matter. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

With the crowd softened up by Wilkins and aroused by Farmer, the leader of the local protest group now harnessed the enthusiasm in the church and directed it toward a specific goal. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They played follow the leader and ran up and down the bank and jumped in the cold brown water. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Every business, professional and civic leader is also a leader in politics. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In later years, I would tease her about this early allegiance, telling her that had she not met me, she would have married a leader of the NEUM. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Cold War was over, and America, in the eyes of its leaders and in the view of millions of people around the world, had won. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

For he shaved our skull, and cleansed our wound and bound it neat with bandages stolen from the home of an unsuspecting leader of the mob, ha! Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As their leader, Dasch explained that his important business was to take care of "the correctness and sufficiency" of their forged identification papers. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on August 6 in the ornate President’s Room of the Capitol as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and other civil rights leaders looked on. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew now what the officers had gone up to Mr. Heron’s for: it wasn’t breakfast, it was to find out who the Rebel leaders were. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want this out of this room,” the squadron leader said, and everybody looked blank, shrugging with innocence and indifference. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Its leaders founded a black college—which became the first publicly supported liberal arts college for blacks in the United States. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, the leader shouted commands such as, “Enemy plane flying in low from the left!” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Eighty thousand eyes slide from the leader to the kid who’s coming out of nowhere. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Don’t panic! Don’t panic!” the student leaders yelled at the restless crowd. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two leaders stood facing each other, about forty feet apart. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The crowd stood, applauding for more than five minutes straight as elected leaders jostled for position on the aisles. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then he organized a committee of black leaders to meet downtown with the police commissioner. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

For the Soviet leader, the issue was crystal clear: Russia must protect its security at all costs. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Here the leaders of the great religions have sought the therapeutic and spiritual values of retreat, not to es-cape but to find reality. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon, however, he seized the reins of the affair as leader of the regents bloc pressing for dismissal of nonsigners. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

We had come to stand near the piano now, where an intense young man questioned me about various leaders of the Harlem community. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has been my good fortune, after all, to have consorted not just with Mr Churchill, but with many other great leaders and men of influence - from America and from Europe. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then, without argument and without ceremony, Tobias is elected to be a leader of Dauntless. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to fight until we win!” the union leaders swore, sounding like soldiers. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dispirited and battleworn, carrying their fallen leader, the maimed and wounded hobbled painfully along at the rear, the bitter ashes of vanquishment and defeat mingling with the dust from their stumbling vanguard. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He just spoke out against his own leaders so casually I almost missed it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

To me, the young people managing our field offices represented the promise of the coming generation of leaders. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Within weeks of getting Einstein’s letter, President Roosevelt formed the Uranium Committee, a group of military leaders and scientists. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were trying to find the negotiating committee’s main leaders, who were hidden somewhere in the camp. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The second male hovered unobtrusively behind them, slighter than the leader, his light brown hair and regular features both nondescript. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was an odd sensation for a man who was the leader of a nascent guerrilla army. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realize that this group needs more than just a competent leader. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Would Mrs. Kluck have let her anger boil over if our club leader was someone like my mom, who speaks perfect English? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

This is not the time for your tennis leaders to turn their back on us. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the meeting opened, Stanton and Lucretia Mott sat with the other leaders on the stage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Uncle and the other leaders finally decided that the group had to rest. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few young men, the leaders, showed off their physical prowess, detaching the cars from their wires. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

These special challenges served to make African American women leaders more determined than ever to pursue their cause. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

That anything they discovered of British plans should be told only to the four men who were looked upon as the leaders of the Boston Whigs. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grew very rich very young in Spanish America by becoming a market leader in the nascent slave trade. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

One of our leaders on those excursions was a pretty young woman named Lois, about twenty- five at the time, who wore long braids, full skirts, and peasant blouses. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

During this time, the banned leadership would often meet secretly and alone, and then arrange to meet the present leaders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is not the person who the city knows as my father—the patient, calm leader of Abnegation who would never hurt anyone, least of all his own son or wife. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dasch figured since he was the leader, he could order the others on his team to do what was needed. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

We expected to be parted for no more than six or eight weeks, while Anatole worked with the Lumumbists to reassemble their fallen leader’s plan for peace and prosperity. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A regiment was usually divided into three squadrons of ten planes, with a squadron leader and deputy assigned to each. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want the demigods under her command to think she was controlling them, or that she’d become a leader because she had some special magic. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We had come to stand near the piano now, where an intense young man questioned me about various leaders of the Harlem community. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a wonderful honor, to be sure, and my rivals were none other than Princess Anne and the trade union leader Jack Jones. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After World War II, Wernher Von Braun, the leader of this effort, came to the United States with some of his experts and began building rockets in this country. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hoping to deal the Nazis a more direct blow, he and his friends concocted a plot to kidnap Vidkun Quisling, leader of the Norwegian Nazis. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hurry!” the debil leader barked as we scrambled to our feet. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

A great consensus was reflected in the statement of the Eighth Regiment’s black leader: “There is no color in patriotism. Patriotism is as deeply rooted under the black skin as under any other.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My questions lead to more questions, most urgently how becoming the leader of an Empire I loathe can possibly result in my attaining “true freedom—of body and of soul.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The others halted, just within the doorway at the hall’s end, and turned, unable to leave their leader to face the enemy alone. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But Dasch was nervous and, as the leader, he felt a lot of pressure. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The leader of the men looked at his watch. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, it would allow an illegal organization to continue to function and enable leaders who were banned to continue to lead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At two miles Bobby Moch would tell Don Hume to gun it and start taking down the leaders, who would by now be starting to tire. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Distraction. You’re so busy worrying about the Divergent—like my mom—that you forget to worry about what the leaders are doing. It’s just a different kind of mind control.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Apologies if I failed to properly introduce myself,” said the Gypsy leader. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We were already a half hour late for school when we heard the order “Move out,” and the leader motioned us to get into the station wagon. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s what my Girl Scout leader in Raleigh told me about acorn wishes, and that could not be a lie because Girl Scout leaders do not lie. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

You can tell who the meeting leader is: a thin woman with short dark hair. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The leaders of the group clearly valued and cultivated the talent of their female members. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Sargo was also working to overthrow the governments of Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, and Brazil, so that pro-Nazi leaders could be installed across South America. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand why we’re such a threat to the leaders.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He introduced Ernest Lawrence to his readers as the leader of a “scouting party” of Berkeley wunderkinder, most of them “still in their early thirties.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

They worked with other leaders nationally, but their home was in Chicago’s black community, which, by their fifth wedding anniversary, in 1900, was over 30,000 strong. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Today, we still need leaders with Fannie’s courage, commitment, and compassion, leaders who will not flinch but will keep dreaming of and working toward fairness for all. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

In an instant, I have the blade at the Resistance leader's throat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The world’s leaders met with the vuvv, after meeting with national Chambers of Commerce and various lobbyists. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Soon the Erudite and the corrupt Dauntless leaders will look for us, and we will have to move on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He said I was going to be a leader, and people tended to look to me like I was in charge without me even trying—my siblings, the welfare people, my classmates. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

An unskilled worker could join the local of his choice, but as union leaders expected, members sorted themselves along ethnic lines. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now the men distributed the guns and bombs, and their squad leader went over the details of the mission. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he was a leader among the Mniconju Lakotas, and it’s said he was nearly seven feet tall.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

And the leader posted armed sentinels at the fringes of the group. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Cluny the Scourge says he will not deal with badgers, he will only speak with the leaders of the mice. Let us in, so that my Chief may sit and talk to your Chief.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Our leaders were still innocent about how many American lives it would cost to defeat the determined Japanese. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the riots have a common cause, as named by the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “A riot is the language of the unheard.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I almost forgot that Cara was the leader of the Allegiant, before we left. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When the mob arrived at the property several out-of-work men and tsotsis who were our leaders conferred on what to do with the dogs in order to break into the stores. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mexica reacted to the sacrilegious abduction of their leader with the same baffled horror with which Europeans later reacted to Cromwell’s execution of Charles I in 1649. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Leading the procession along with Dr. King and other civil rights leaders were an Episcopal bishop, a Jewish rabbi, a United Nations diplomat, and four Catholic nuns wearing long black habits. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old, discredited leaders of the Party had been used to gather there before they were finally purged. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“The mass exodus of the children of Abnegation leaders cannot be ignored or attributed to coincidence,” he reads. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

African American abolitionist and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass had heard enough. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Union leaders continued to press for unity, but they were talking against a tide of hate and mistrust. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They stopped now and then to observe their leader’s performance. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father used to tell him, “Being a leader in the faith is about more than simply proclaiming the Word, you must be a student of the Word.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“You...the great Jason Grace...the praetor I looked up to. You were supposed to be so fair, such a good leader. And now you...” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He guessed that that made him a pretty terrible leader. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Ms. Dale isn’t just the leader of Friendship Club; she’s the guidance counselor for the whole school. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Jia Hong-yu, our district’s most famous Red Guard leader, had returned from Beijing and would give her report at a neighborhood meeting. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their leader clambered to the top of a great rock, and he mocked them for their lack of faith. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

If Jeanine can make people believe that my father and all the other Abnegation leaders are corrupt and awful, she has support for whatever revolution she wants to start, if that’s really her plan. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

After eleven rounds, nearing the tournament’s midpoint, Fischer was in second place, one-half point behind the leader, Efim Geller of the USSR. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“He quietly stepped from his place in the ranks and slapped the cadre leader,” recalled his sister Inge. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Someday I will stop doing that, if I’m not executed as a traitor, or whatever our new leaders have planned. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Finally the giant leader seemed to realize that his troops were throwing away perfectly good equipment. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Someone else yells, “You are not the leader of our faction!” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

With some difficulty, the leader of the caravan brought all his people together and gave them his instructions. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

All colored people will organize under the direction of these picked leaders and prepare for revolt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They were losing faith—faith in their leaders and in the cause of union. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Valkyries, with their leader Brunnhilde, are the warrior daughters of Wotan, a Zeus-like overlord, and have the second opera of the sequence named after them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

And still more: that this new German religion was embodied and made incarnate in the person of its leader. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was as difficult at first for the black upper class to swallow this message as it was for the white leaders of Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And we’re one step closer to the Cage,” their leader added. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

There were about thirty boys of my own age on the expedition as well as four experienced adult leaders. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Norte Chico chiefdoms were almost certainly theocratic, though not brutally so; leaders induced followers to obey by a combination of ideology, charisma, and skillfully timed positive reinforcement. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He also read an account of Nazi general Ernst Kaltenbrunner, a leader of the SS who ended up being found guilty at the Nuremberg trials and executed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the recreation leaders were gone by this time. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beginning of all true wisdom concerning the Farewell Address is that Washington’s core insights were firmly grounded in the lessons he had learned as America’s premier military and civilian leader during the revolutionary era. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

William Withers, the orchestra leader, stands between Booth and the stage door. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The leader of the pale warriors barked orders to someone in a colorful uniform at a gate. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brown divulged what he was learning at the weekly Klan meetings: the identities of the Klan’s local and regional leaders; their upcoming plans; the Klan’s current rituals, passwords, and language. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He also began to suspect, since he was so much busier than anybody else, that he was the leader. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her free time was absorbed by her position as the leader of Bethel AME’s Girl Scout Troop No. 11. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I relax, and I no longer feel like some kind of Divergent soldier, defying serums and government leaders alike. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Deep inside the CIA, these questions sowed confusion and mistrust among the Agency's most senior agents and leaders. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

True, it was only the leaders of the crack gangs who were getting rich. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The meeting ended with a promise from the party leader to read the charges carefully and render a verdict as to whether Swann should be placed on trial or not. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was because his victim had been the younger brother of a leader of Sing Sing’s Latin Kings gang and the administration feared that members of the gang in prison would kill him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As leader, it was his fate to be punished for having the very qualities we admired in the first place. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Even without that, Annabeth would have singled her out as the leader. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Wilton Mkwayi, one of the accused and a longtime union leader and ANC man, had traveled to Pretoria for the trial from Port Elizabeth. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The misguided ideas of a misguided leader who in turn was misguiding his army and his people. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But however grim they might be, they seemed to have no leader among them who understood warfare. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A soldier, probably a leader or sergeant, gave what sounded like three deep chest coughs, and at each cough the soldiers moved. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Cyril, whom I met only upon my release from prison, was a worthy successor to a long line of notable ANC leaders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shut up and get to work,” the guy who was obviously the leader said. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That reality helps to explain why African American leaders such as Booker T. Washington urged blacks to focus on improving themselves rather than on challenging racial discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She was the eldest child of the Reverend Jesse Jackson, the firebrand Baptist preacher and increasingly powerful political leader. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When a certain leader of the free world tried to impose a ban on Muslims entering the country, I thought of my own family immigrating here, but I also thought a lot about Mamani. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Only if he wants to become a Dauntless leader. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Progress for the group meant a step back for its leader; Dorothy’s career as a manager came to an end on the last day of the West Area Computing office. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

As for the West Computers’ erstwhile leader, Dorothy Vaughan found herself in a new seat in another brand-new building. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Hence when Japan sent troops to Korea and annexed it in 1910, Japanese military leaders celebrated the annexation as “the restoration of the legitimate arrangement of antiquity.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She now knew how to be a good puppy, pay tribute to the leader, and even to he a leader by biting others on the top of the nose. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I drew near to it the leader came to the opening of the cave and watched me with his yellow eyes. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The proclamation also stated that the union leaders, with great patriotic spirit, had reduced their demands to two points: a reform of medical services and the building of latrines in the living quarters. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

In 1959, a rebel force led by Fidel Castro had overthrown the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, an authoritarian leader supported by the United States and by the many American companies doing business on the island. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A work of fiction, it purported to be the actual master plan by Jewish leaders to take over the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The attitude of the party leader prevailed and Left Front, for which I had worked so long, was voted out of existence. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a first lieutenant and platoon leader, Jimmy Cross carried a compass, maps, code books, binoculars, and a .45-caliber pistol that weighed 2.9 pounds fully loaded. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” the black leaders would respond, smiling ruefully and shaking their heads in commiseration, “we appreciate your delicate position. However, we have our positions to consider, too...” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks to these endorsements, Fuller ’s job was saved, but the attacks enraged many in the black community, foremost among them Ann Atwater, who was by this time completely devoted to the charismatic leader. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then Thalia Grace became their leader and started recruiting even more young women to their cause, which grated on Nico - as if Bianca’s death could be forgotten. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We’ve nicknamed the mountain the Nut since I relayed Plutarch’s “tough nut to crack” comment to the weary and discouraged rebel leaders here. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I would have asked David, but as the leader of the Bureau, he is difficult to find. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The debil leader laughed at me, picked me up by my shirt, and flung me aside as though I were no heavier than a bug. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, the debil leader nodded and ordered his second-in-command to escort Papa Andrew to the office. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I named it "Lewis Valley" after our fearless leader. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newspapers, radio broadcasts, and conversations everywhere were full of stories about Germany and Adolf Hitler, Germany's leader, or Führer. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Not all the Erudite are power hungry and devoid of conscience, like their leader, Jeanine Matthews. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now, with the factions disbanded, it seems she has become something other than the mouthpiece of Amity or even the leader of the Allegiant. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Sana lowers the knife, but then the leader of the thieves calls to her and, seeing her hesitation, stalks toward us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

To this day Malcolm X stands as a leader. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Nonsense, they chew them up and spit them out. Their leaders are made, not born. Then they're destroyed. You've always said that. Here you are, Brother." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leader of the chorus raised her hand, and we all got quiet. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early states had a hereditary leader with a title equivalent to king, like a super paramount chief and exercising an even greater monopoly of information, decision making, and power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The former boy wonder was now a seasoned and slightly cynical leader of the city he’d called home his entire life. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Natalie fixed such a withering gaze on the leader that he seemed to shrink an inch or two. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In so doing, he became the supreme example of the leader who could be trusted with power because he was so ready to give it up. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Indeed, when Stalin, Molotov and a coven of other Party leaders went to the Bolshoi Theatre to see it in December 1935, the same thought occurred to them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

As a leader, one often seeks prominence; as an outlaw, the opposite is true. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And another: “Malcolm X is one of our most significant and miltant leaders. We are in a battle. Efforts will be made to malign and discredit him. ...” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several black leaders had attempted to raise $3,000 in order to build a new church, only to discover that few whites were willing to contribute. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Japan’s Big Six leaders gathered in Tokyo for an emergency meeting. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Internal strife in Parthia had its leaders distracted and its allies defecting. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

They have lost faith in their leaders but not in themselves. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, it solidified King’s standing—in the eyes of both blacks and whites—as the leader of the black protest movement in America. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But as soon as our dorm leader leaves again, Elsie says, “I can’t wait to get my badge tomorrow. My overall potential rose really high on the Badge Tester, so I feel pretty good.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“They are not organized to stop things and when they get orga-nized their leaders sell them out.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Before morning all the leaders were dead, except one. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rebel leaders are the best of the Scholars, the bravest. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Madison served as the floor leader of the opposition in the House during the debate that raged throughout the winter and spring of 1796. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Black leaders, including Ferdinand Barnett, concluded a two-day conference on the matter with a public statement calling on both the mayor and the governor to send in the soldiers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Gallivespian leader said, “What form do they have, these two lost dæmons?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Or worse—perhaps Nazi leader Erich Koch was standing on the dock right now, waiting for me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The question was to name the tribe associated with each of the following Native American leaders and name a major accomplishment of one. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he came upon a town, he would have known exactly whose door to knock on, who the local militia leader was, who the key players in town were. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as Burnham had feared, union leaders began using the future fair as a vehicle for asserting such goals as the adoption of a minimum wage and an eight-hour day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Young militant leaders were emerging in the civil rights struggle, making Johnson nervous. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

They are dirty and weak, feral and hungry-looking, like I’ve wandered into the den of some wild, desperate pack with Max as their leader. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“The people were desperate for a leader, for someone to tell them what to do. I vowed that I would give them what they needed and that such destruction would never happen again.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And when we finished, Ms. Fender announced that she’d given it a lot of thought, and from now on she was making me leader of the trumpet section. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I want to ask why he didn’t take the position the leaders offered him; why he is so resistant to leadership when he seems to be a natural leader. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

All the leaders but Gray lost interest in appealing Claudette’s case any further. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The mountain men fell in behind him, each clan arrayed behind its own leaders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Even with a superior corporate organization, Microsoft would not be successful with an ineffectual leader. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hyperion’s forces backed up in astonishment as their leader was absorbed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

When they reached the crowd, they pulled Ben to his feet in front of Alby, their leader, where Ben hung his head, refusing to make eye contact with anyone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

His posture was wonderful and his shoes were shined and his trousers were pressed, and he was a leader of men. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She explained: He’s the bishop of the local Mormon church, an LDS lay leader. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Of course, he was on intimate terms with the Klan’s state leader, Bob Jones, and Jones’ wife, Sylvia, head of the women's auxiliary. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Either she, or the leader King Bull Sparra, is going to kill me. Evidently she looks on anything that can’t fly as an enemy.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The Special Duties squadron leader was supposed to take me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Their leader came and went as he pleased, and they had gotten used to it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think Captain Smith would make a better leader than most of the men on the council, but what I think does not matter. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As much as I respected him as a leader, that is how much I loved him as a man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While many of my comrades thought we should disavow those leaders, my inclination was to reach out to them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they emerged and the leader of the jealous girls took the makgabe of that girl and threw it into the river, near a place where a very large snake lived on the riverbank. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And gradually it became apparent to me that here was a genuine, compassionate, and far- seeing leader in the making. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three more had been knocked over by a tail swipe, and the leader was swinging his billy club uselessly at the tallest raptor. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The leader of the gang was about my size. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Why, sure—they think you're going to make a real leader —" "But?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a frenzy, local police rounded up labor leaders and suspected radicals, plus hundreds of workers. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m the leader of the caravan,” said a dark-eyed, bearded man. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a babble of noise, and the leader had to repeat himself several times for everyone to understand what he was saying. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldier leader shouted, and the soldier guns fired. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

A real musician, who actually deserved to be trumpet section leader. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The leader of this team of doctors was a dignified, solicitous gentleman who held one finger up directly in front of Yossarian and demanded, “How many fingers do you see?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

After a Harlem street rally, one of these downtown “leaders” and I were talking when we were approached by a Harlem hustler. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

As night fell, the leader of the captors ordered small fires to be made on the beach, and Amari soon smelled the welcome odor of food cooking. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The motel provided a place for black Civil Rights leaders to stay, as well as other visitors to the city. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

"We need to see your identification cards," says the patrol leader. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw heard, for the first time, a note of fear in Hooper's voice, and knew that he was leader, again, now. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Next, Nails took Amaroq’s jaw in his mouth and the leader bit the top of his nose. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leader of the group is a young, dark-haired man dressed all in black, except for two rows of silver buttons that line his officer jacket. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

In a subsequent conversation, Rob confessed that in past years he’d been critical of some expedition leaders for being careless with their Sherpa staff. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But...then the leaders found the other world, too.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was the leader of my country, but he was treating me with respect, like I was the VIP! Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Each of these three groups must have a leader, men who could keep discipline. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Serving as the leader of Girl Scout Troop No. 60, now one of the largest minority troops on the peninsula, was always at the top of Mary’s list of volunteer activities. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Or consider the Moche, leaders of a military state that overran much of the northern coast, submerging the identities of its victims in its own. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When the conference leaders in England learned that the American Anti-Slavery Society had elected several female delegates, they wrote to discourage the group from bringing the women to the convention. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I glanced across the floor and saw Dr. Roseberry Bokwe, one of the most respected African leaders and scholars of the time, chatting with his brother- in-law and my professor, Z. K. Matthews. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One high official told me, “Our informed leaders and many, many others know otherwise.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is true of the doctors, the lawyers, the educators, the religious leaders and the businessmen. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pirate leader finishes his speech, there’s a break in the scene, a cut to the commercials. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Which one of you is the leader?” he snarled. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The Negro leader, the “successful” man in Atlanta, is deeply imbued with a sense of responsibility toward his community. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Puritan leaders were horrified when some members of a rival English settlement began living with the Massachusett Indians. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

They longed for a strong leader who promised them jobs and a better life, even if he had extreme ideas. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The night before a planned protest, boycott, or stay-away, the leaders of the event would go underground in order to foil the police swoop that inevitably took place. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our leaders always look clean and refreshed at the end of the hottest day, because they work in very pleasant environments,” charged Reynolds worker Mabel Jessup. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Many students protested the leader’s remarks, booing him off the stage. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since he had become their provider and their leader it had been their job to turn the loot into money while he took care of the stealing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

McKissick and the black student leaders knew that such violence could only hurt their cause, and at 10 P.M. they persuaded the protesters to go home. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was good to have a Jew as your leader. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white man has always loved the kind of black leaders whom he could ask, ‘Well, how’s things with your people up there?’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Justice Rumpff: Are they not subject as much to the influence of election leaders as children would be? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both visits were authorized by the new minister of justice, Kobie Coetsee, who appeared to be a new sort of Afrikaner leader. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

From these acts, the Nazi leaders concluded: “We wanted to get rid of our Jews, but the difficulties lay in the fact that no country wished to receive them.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the televised debates between party leaders ahead of the 2010 elections in the UK, incumbent Prime Minister Gordon Brown made the mistake of choosing the wrong tense, and was punished for it. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The only uniform he wore was that of the Boy Scouts, where he was a troop leader. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Yet black leaders were wary of being manipulated by these same packers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Someone who was admired and popular, a student leader who took an active role in the school. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

At last the coastguard’s voice gave out—he bent over the pommel, coughing into his fist—and the leader answered. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was an Abnegation leader, after all, and as such, one of the keepers of the truth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She had been a troop leader in the Spies and a branch secretary in the Youth League before joining the Junior Anti-Sex League. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“In the bush, where we members of the RUF usually make our beds,” the leader answered. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gem-covered blade was sharp enough to cut through a mountain, legend said, and only the Ravenskill Gran, as the eldest of all the Twelve Towns leaders, could use it safely. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Two years later, they cursed the armed guards from Ford who had beat up their leader, Walter Reuther, in the “Bat- de of the Overpass.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Union leaders called my home and warned me against any contact with my former editors, many of whom were my friends, telling me to hang up if they tried to call and plead their case. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She became a Girl Scout only to become her Girl Scout leader. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

J. T., the college-educated leader of his franchise, reported to a central leadership of about twenty men that was called, without irony, the board of directors. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s still technically the leader of the Bureau, at least until they replace him,” Cara says from behind me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Then it’s not up to you, whether I stay or not. It’s up to your leader.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

His ego was so wounded when the shadowshapers didn’t embrace him as their leader, his vision became clouded. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

A suffragist from Tennessee said, “We burn not the effigy of the President of a free people, but the leader of an autocratic party organization whose tyrannical power holds millions of women in political slavery.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

John Jones rose before them, joined by a few other leaders of Chicago’s black community, and laid out a plan of defense. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The sixty — the pig — was hungry, angry that they had hit our man, our leader. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s not my leader. I don’t care if he lives or dies,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Very early the next morning, we moved to another house in the same neighborhood where we were able to keep in touch by telephone with other leaders around the city. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buck trotted up to the place Spitz would have occupied as leader; but François, not noticing him, brought Sol-leks to the coveted position. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the state of immigration reform under a leader who had progressive and humane intentions on the issue, and was stonewalled and thwarted at every turn. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

There were clips of panel discussions, where preachers and community leaders sat around arguing for me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sometime early in 1992, he’d been approached by the leaders of a national nonpartisan organization called Project VOTE!, which spearheaded efforts to register new voters in states where minority turnout was traditionally low. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I am called Puli after the king of animals, and I am leader of our pack. I am as well known as Birla.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

In preparation for June 26, Walter traveled around the country consulting local leaders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the Klan would never quite die, especially down south—David Duke, a smooth-talking Klan leader from Louisiana, mounted substantive bids for the U.S. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Sir Baldwin the Bald turned to his leader, Sir Fabian, and said, “So, what’s the plan?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

We were to do a story together on Atlanta’s Negro business and civic leaders, and perhaps some others. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

By dumping the chili over the white boys’ heads, whether accidentally or not, she had opened a door through which segregationist leaders announced they would eject all of us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Federalist gossip suggested that their erstwhile leader was mentally unbalanced. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I hear the raspy voices of their leaders commanding, “Forward march,” as we first walked through these front doors on September 25, 1957. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would they force him to become a leader? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can tell that. What is it that’s worn you down? Weren’t you the leader of the does who went to the Council?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have always felt about this accusation that the black “leader” whom white men consider to be “responsible” is invariably the black “leader” who never gets any results. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The brawny one, the one with the self-satisfied, scornful demeanor, was the leader. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The others were looking to him as a leader, and he could only look back at them as a failure. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A man and a woman who were leaders in their respective dormitory rooms stood. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

For a minute I thought I was leader in a game of follow-the-leader. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newt sounded more like a leader than ever before. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And J. T. was just one of roughly 100 leaders at this level within the Black Disciples network. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

That same night, while the sound of the firing squad could be heard, Arcadio was named civil and military leader of the town. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Their bus-driving leader left the Gladers in the hands of a small staff—nine or ten men and women dressed in pressed black pants and white shirts, their hair immaculate, their faces and hands clean. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Those who had no heart to oppose him were not long in feeling that here was a leader indeed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Poland fell in 1939, Nazi leaders planned their next military campaign over the winter. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boy turned and said something to his companions, and there was no doubt that he was their leader, for they dispersed at once; then he beckoned to us. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The event was reported quickly with drums, across our province and beyond, and some of our neighbors even ran there on foot to try to help their captured leader. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their leader, a stocky guy with curly hair and real oily skin, said to Theresa, “What’s he doing here?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At 5:55 the next morning, Dr. King and four other leaders, none of whom were plaintiffs in Browder v. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Poppy had always been the leader, the more popular one, the one adults trusted more, and Seven was always second best. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Defense leaders, taking the attitude that “anything can happen,” warned islanders to be on the alert to black out electric lights on extremely short notice. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

His pride had prevented him from making contact with the armed groups in the interior of the country until the leaders of the party publicly rectified their declaration that he was a bandit. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The rod and reel were strung with a heavy line and thin steel cable for a leader. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

From that point on, President Bush included me on his short list of world leaders whom he briefed on important issues. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Your essay shows that a leader can lead with words as well as action." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The leader shot him an annoyed glance, and the other boy shut up. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The women in attendance were appalled, but no one dared to challenge or contradict the religious leaders. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Finally, there is Hamilton’s enshrinement of the urban elite—the merchants, bankers, and business leaders—as the central figures in the emergent American society. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Their leader was a zealous, loud-voiced girl with short hair and large eyes. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, there is evidence that leaders were aware of and interested in the use of disease to make conquest easier. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

When Young had finished, the party leader asked: “Will you allow me to read these charges?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Were you an Allied leader in World War II?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I think—as I thought in 1967—that the black civil rights leaders were correct: Higher education was not, nor is it yet, accessible to many black Americans. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

White leaders—former planters—were clearly fighting to regain their antebellum positions of political and economic privilege. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like being the leader of our caravan, but Papa said that was safer than me following behind. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Like all of my detail leaders, he was smart, trained to be hyperaware at every moment, a human sensor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We were ushered into a mustard-colored office where Russian doctors, health specialists, and government leaders were waiting for us. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The king was die true hereditary leader of the Zulus, who loved and respected him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dasch started the conversation by telling Traynor that his name was George Davis, and he was the leader of eight men who had just arrived from Germany. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe there’s ever been such a clever student at my Institute as you. You have a shrewd, strong mind. I saw this at once. And you are a natural leader.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then they taunted Manolo, setting him up on a bucket and saying, Come now, leader, deliver one of your revolutionary messages. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I respected the type of security the Ghanaians erect around their leader. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here a leader of the Jacquerie had been writhing in his chains, as he was crowned with a red-hot tripod. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t feel their leader was in any sort of danger. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

No leader could credibly claim to be above the fray. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Schools set up across Egypt trained the leaders and administrators of the future. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He was a democratically elected leader, and a progressive. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Could it be that the leader of the pack was teaching the leader of the pups? Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the Black Panther leader was in prison where he belonged, according to Big Ma. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you don’t want to be a Dauntless leader? Because if you were, you might have to see him again?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A wife, a girl friend, or secretary of one of the leaders, who would be willing to talk freely to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

From time to time the Chief of Staff, the President, and so on, dressed in sequins and feathers, will entertain the leaders, i.e., the perverts, of all the other countries at balls and parties. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He can't afford a fine, but he wants to tell this patrol leader off. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom became our Girl Scout troop leader and the volunteer who chaperoned field trips and sewed costumes for the school play. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Bodega had an unforgettable blend of nobility and street, as if God never made up his mind whether to have Bodega be born a leader or a hood. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Barbee cried, slapping his hands, "Ha! Singing verse after verse, until the leader revived!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

An outspoken group of thirteen movement leaders held a press conference with local newspapers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Moderate black leaders quickly distanced themselves from him, saying it was crucial the focus remain solely on civil rights. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Their leader came on alone, riding a beast that seemed more goat than horse, from the surefooted way it climbed the uneven slope. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They waited for the tour leader to quiet the chattering uglies. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Certainly, black leaders in Durham did more to support improvements for impoverished blacks than white leaders ever did to help poor whites. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He replied patiently, “Well, now, that’s good. Elections are a fine and civilized thing. In America we hold elections every four years to decide on new leaders.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you ever hear any of your leaders make speeches?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Just last week, on July 4, 1776, leaders of the American colonies signed a letter to King George. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was talking about Booker T. Washington, our “late great leader,” who said we can be as close as the fingers on the hand, etc. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The racetrackers were soon calling the winner’s circle “Howard’s Half Acre,” and Barn 38 was the track’s runaway leader in wins. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They despised any leader from among their own number, refused to follow or even listen to him, on the grounds that he was no better than they were, that he should stop putting on airs. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

For die past few days, I had been pleasantly besieged by arriving dignitaries and world leaders who were coming to pay their respects before the inauguration. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I suggest we get the community leaders on record in support of us." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the throat of one huge leader Aragorn passed his sword with a thrust; with a great sweep Boromir hewed the head off another. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In the face of this systemic disrespect, blacks were encouraged by their leaders to hold their heads high. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Each held a chicken under one arm, or a small bit of cash in hand as a gift for their great leader. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Either way, Annabeth was reluctant to be alone and unarmed with the Roman leader. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Now I know who the Dauntless leaders are, because they are the only people who are awake. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Negotiations between black leaders and white authorities had hardened into a tense stalemate, with the whole Southern way of life at stake. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

But he was also leader of all the kids on the street, at least the ones under ten years old. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

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

“Make me out to be a good guy, okay? Brave and handsome, all that stuff. Best platoon leader ever.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A leader was surely forced to offer something which appealed to those he led? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the leader perked up, like he was excited about getting to tell. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The answer of the Communist leader ran from organizing to writing novels. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were messages from government leaders, diplomats, and movie stars. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Leonid Brezhnev, who succeeded Khrushchev as Soviet leader in 1964, had given the KGB nearly unlimited power over Soviet society. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I'm sort of a pack leader there, if I do say so myself. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On a cool day in April, Tina and I flew out to attend a meeting of community leaders discussing youth empowerment, and also to meet a new group of kids. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But when Hall raised Woodall on the radio, the impenitent South African-expedition leader responded with a barrage of obscenities and insults. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Helmuth knows he's supposed to support his country and its leaders, and yet the Nazis feel dark and threatening, too. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then screaming a mighty scream and swinging two swords over my head, I charged the leaders; I released my bloodthirsty army and my straining war-horse. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because there was no snow, we pulled a four-wheeler with three sixteen-dog teams, strengthening them and training leaders, Corky watching from the windows as we ripped out of the kennel and into the trail system. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Certainly a man well qualified to speak on this issue is the leader of the Wildlife Research Unit at Auburn, Alabama, Dr. Maurice F. Baker, who has had many years’ experience in the area. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Because instead of returning to the palace, the king continued going to each village so he could become the leader he wished to be, heartened by the joy brought by the fish. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She stood a little forward, as though she were the leader. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Domestic horses of a pack line follow the human leader as they would normally follow the top-ranking female. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Having wiped out these leaders, and having reduced their partisans to his allies, the Duke had laid very good foundations for his power, possessing all of the Romagna along with the Duchy of Urbino. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

And then to the patrol leader, Karl adds, "We were just having a little fun. We'll be careful and make sure our friend gets home." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Toward evening the direct charges against Ross were made, not by the leaders of the party but by Ross’s friends, those who knew him best! Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Allen was recovering in the field hospital, his platoon leader came in to award him a Purple Heart. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I had been taught that to have a B.A. meant to be a leader, and to be a leader one needed a B.A. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those germs undermined Indian resistance by killing most Indians and their leaders and by sapping the survivors’ morale. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were followed by thousands of women marching in groups representing college students, doctors, nurses, lawyers, business leaders, artists, educators, librarians, actresses, and musicians. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Only those leaders who had stepped forward at the national level to promote the great cause when its success was still perilous and problematic were eligible. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You've drawn your father and his friends mocking the leader of the Soviet Union! Are there others?” he asked. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Who knew the law better? A lot of people know the law better. Now, are you trying to say that Dr. King was the leader of the whole thing?” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“I am one of five leaders of the Dauntless. We take the initiation process very seriously here, so I volunteered to oversee most of your training.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Civil rights leaders speaking at the Howard Johnson’s protest, August 12, 1962. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I am the leader of the Allegiant! I—” “No, you are not,” Johanna says calmly. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Unable to control his grief, Makafui grabbed one of the leaders of the march and tried to strangle him with his wrist chains. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in Johannesburg I found that many of the most outstanding leaders had never been to university at all. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the largest and brawniest of the boys and seemed to be their leader. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand,” I say slowly, “why the Dauntless leaders care that I can manipulate the simulation.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“They might be craftsmen, artists, maybe advisers, but not warriors. Not leaders of dangerous quests.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In addition, all of these men are religious leaders in the community. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even before meeting Mr. Bush, I had formed a positive impression of him, for he was the first world leader to telephone me with congratulations after I left prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To their dismay, the teenage leaders found their troops shockingly out of shape, overage, undisciplined, and less than enthusiastic. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

These steps, he said, might force the North’s leaders to rethink their position. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My argument was that it was as undemocratic to specify that the leaders had to be from the working class as to declare that they should be bourgeois intellectuals. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crazy Horse talked with a Cheyenne warrior leader. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Carvie Oldham, head of the Durham Housing Authority, was also a frequent caller, notifying the Klan leader whenever a particularly contentious meeting was scheduled so that the Klansman could attend and back up Oldham’s position. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘But I am not the leader of the Company.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Victor noticed them because they were obviously in quite a hurry, and because one of the boys, clearly their leader, wore a mask that made him look like a bird of prey. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Choi, the village leader, and a few of the elders sat with Doha’s father on the elevated porch at the other end of the L-shaped house. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Although Salisbury described accurately the terrorism that had become a normal way of life for me, my family, and my community, the article outraged Birmingham’s city leaders. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

To achieve those goals, Klan leaders, who were all from the higher social classes, needed the support of lower-class whites. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The inauguration would be the largest gathering ever of international leaders on South African soil. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Eriador they soon mingled with the other kinds that had preceded them, but being somewhat bolder and more adventurous, they were often found as leaders or chieftains among clans of Harfoots or Stoors. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The leader, not knowing from what quarter this deadly attack was coming, turned upon Euryalus shouting, “You shall pay for this!” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A particularly poignant loss occurred in the summer of 1701, when the leaders of forty native nations convened in Montreal to negotiate an end to decades of war among themselves and the French. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

Privately, Eisenhower began to dread what might happen if the U-2 program were exposed to the world, or the impact such a revelation might have on his new overtures to the Soviet leader. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The snapshot was fated to become a historical artifact, for within a year, these same men would come together again—as leaders of America’s effort to create the atomic bomb. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The Nazi leaders discouraged parents from visiting the camps, claiming that visits worsened the children’s homesickness and strained the transportation system. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

A conference of black leaders, the bus company’s manager, and the police commissioner seemed to break the tension. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

This was part of the process, we understood—a test to see who had the mettle to hold up as both a leader and a symbol for the country itself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At six—a year early, by a special relaxation of the rules—he had joined the Spies; at nine he had been a troop leader. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“You were squad leader on watch this morning, weren't you?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They interposed themselves between the peasants and their leader. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The Tigers’ scoring leader, January 21, charges down the right side of the ice. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The controversy over the bus boycott vaulted the young Dr. King into the national headlines as the leader of the civil rights movement. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

"Get your friend home now," orders the patrol leader. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The passing of the regent removed from the scene an enlightened and tolerant man who achieved the goal that marks the reign of all great leaders: he kept his people united. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I continue, too, to keep myself connected to a force that’s larger and more potent than any one election, or leader, or news story—and that’s optimism. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Many “resettled” Poles—especially priests, teachers, and other leaders—were executed. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Those leaders who escaped went underground and continued their fight against injustice and racism. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the leader, who was now half across the Ford, stood up menacing in his stirrups, and raised up his hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We got a new platoon leader, a Lieutenant Gearhart, and he chewed tobacco. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is wearing a baseball cap, and as he pushes ahead, looking very much like a determined leader, I realize I’m not worried about the flashlight. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

One of the opposition leaders, a forty-one-year-old professor, later said it was his thirteen-year- old daughter who insisted he attend the protest, despite his fear. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

For the first time in South African history, the black majority would go to the polls to elect their own leaders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw fists and feet at them, but they were so many, they pinned me to the earth while their leader drew his sword. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All of the American leaders have committed treason against the King. You cannot deny that. Treason is the highest offense under English law, worse than murder. And what is the punishment for treason, my friends?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only did Inka infantrymen have to overcome their initial stupefaction, their leaders had to reinvent their military tactics while in the midst of an invasion. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The world's first nuclear attack stunned the Soviet leader, but not out of pity for the Japanese victims. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nico found himself in the rec room of the Big House, all the senior camp leaders gathered around the ping-pong table. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I had even passed some of the eighth graders, and I could see the leaders in front of me again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He was the leader of an international crime ring. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

What is this, I wondered; then I called the leaders of other districts with the same results. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He became our first great leader, and in 1971, under his extreme pressure, our Parliament gave him the title Life President. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“According to Dauntless law, only Dauntless leaders can perform an execution. All five of our former leaders are Dauntless traitors,” says Tori. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A leader must also tend his garden; he, too, plants seeds, and then watches, cultivates, and harvests the result. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black puppy approached the leader, sat, then lay down and wagged his tail vigorously. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a “joiner,” a “born leader”; she was not and stopped attempting to be. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each batch of defiers would have a leader who would inform the police in advance of the act of disobedience so that the arrests could take place with a minimum of disturbance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leather-clad gang members, community leaders, young parents with small children in tow. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Back in Durham, NCC student leaders contacted their counterparts at Shaw University in Raleigh and urged them to orchestrate their own sit-in and to pass the word along to other black schools. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Here was my squad leader, for whom I had no love, giving me what felt like one of the greatest gifts I had ever received. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The group was the Black Muslims and their leader was Elijah Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jessica's the wing leader, tossing her head, lips curled in a smile. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I have one chance left to do something useful, and if I want to hit the Erudite where it hurts, I have to take one of their leaders from them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Great leaders have to think outside the box sometimes.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Fighters from both factions eye their leader warily. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sitting in its bow window were RAF Maidsend’s gaunt and weary squadron leader and a bespectacled well-turned-out civilian in a tweed suit. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“We cannot go and blindly seek the empire’s aid,” the pirate leader says. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dubonnet and his union leaders stood nearby, their arms crossed, contented smiles on their faces. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

"But that essay isn't about God and country. It makes an idol out of Hitler. And anyone who makes an idol out of a leader mocks God." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Just because he’s a good leader doesn’t mean he’s a good person. He lied to you.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

At Berkeley, Oppenheimer displayed the peculiar combination of personal charm and intellectual magnetism that would make him so effective a leader of the atomic bomb program at Los Alamos. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The church became a central meeting place for Civil Rights leaders to get together and discuss the issues of the day and to plan freedom strategies. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Recently, I discovered, an instance arose where the Negro leaders used their economic leverage in a typical manner. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A score of genuinely brilliant military leaders who also confronted a superior enemy force—Hannibal, Robert E. Lee, and Napoleon come to mind—were eventually defeated because they presumed that victory meant winning battles. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

And it was to those with a very high IQ, he believed, that “we must look for production of leaders who advance science, art, government, education and social welfare generally.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The New York Tribune also praised her, writing, “All the past efforts of Miss Anthony and Mrs. Stanton sink to insignificance beside the ingenious lobbying of the new leader and her daring declaration.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Parents could not speak openly in their own homes for fear that their children would report them to their youth leaders. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It can also mean the leader of a meeting. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What I want you boys to do is to listen to your squad leaders and try to keep yourselves alive.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the leader of the group—perhaps he was seventeen— took a step forward. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Moreover, it was a house that because of its size and expense seemed somehow inappropriate for a leader of the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They called the songs back and forth in their own language between a leader and the rest of the group. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chess was torn between being proud of her courage and wanting to beg the leader, Please don’t hurt my little sister. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dr. Dadoo, one of the leaders of the 1946 resistance, was a well-known Marxist whose role as a fighter for human rights had made him a hero to all groups. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was more important was that sexual privation induced hysteria, which was desirable because it could be transformed into war fever and leader worship. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The chief conspirators—including the leader, Bert Morrison—went to prison. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

"The 301 stands for January 30, the day Hitler became our leader. Thanks to the Führer, every German can afford a new radio. All of Germany can tune in the Führer." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m teamed up with the sad-faced Rosalie and our leader, Maddy, whose sullenness, under the circumstances, is almost a relief after Liza’s relentless good cheer. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His inflexibility and blindness ill become a leader, for a leader must temper justice with mercy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A great cheer went up as they fell into line and began to march toward the train station, black business leaders at the fore, followed by a shiny brass band blaring “Stars and Stripes Forever.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His efforts were scoffed at by union leaders and picked apart by black folks and white folks alike. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

House and Senate leaders agreed to hold hearings the next day. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He seemed to me to be the very model of the old-fashioned, stiff-necked, stubborn Afrikaner who did not so much discuss matters with black leaders as dictate to them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And over there is Captain Christopher Newport. He’s captain of the Susan Constant and leader of the whole expedition. Do not forget who he is.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

But when they saw their leader stripping off his blue cloak and obviously preparing to dive into the pool, they had no heart to question his commands. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was one of those people who would be neither a follower nor a leader, but only an aspiring heart, impatient in the failing body which imprisoned it. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am a leader of Dauntless,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But holding onto the cities was never sustainable. There are too many factors we cannot account for, and soon even the Survivalist leaders—the mayors, the congressmen—realized that it wasn’t a long-term plan.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I used to want to become a doctor, but after everything we had been through, I began to think that becoming a political leader might be a better choice. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Haven't you learned? Government leaders are the worst ones for breaking laws. How do you think we got this house? How do you think I got Internet access? How do you think we live?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Later that afternoon, Barack and I floated around at the palace reception, eating canapés with the other G20 leaders and their spouses. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The floor began to slope sharply, and Gregor found himself backpedaling to avoid stepping on the roach leader. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, DD is this lunatic man on Richmond Avenue who makes believe he’s the leader of organized crime on Staten Island, but all he handles are the hubcaps and radios that kids steal. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

At his father’s suggestion, he’d been reading Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience,” and about the life of Gandhi, the leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m ready to announce this year’s seventh grade band leaders.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was a six-chair barbershop, where civic leaders were mummified in hot towels; and bathtubs for rent; and elevator banks lit by translucent egg-shaped marble lamps. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In Asia, Japan’s leaders had designs of equal magnitude. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Before the man could continue, the village leader, Mr. Choi, stood up to speak. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

There was already a substantial underground facility here, developed over centuries to be either a clandestine refuge for government leaders in times of war or a last resort for humanity if life above became unlivable. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The leader laughed as he walked away down the ramp. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Chairman Mao, our beloved leader, smiled down at us from his place above the blackboard. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s the leader of the duo, always asking demanding questions. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She reasserted herself as the power broker among the leaders of the neighboring states, forging alliances and drawing up agreements. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Someone has to puncture the prevailing fiction that we’re a “family” here, we “associates” and our “servant leaders,” held together solely by our commitment to the “guests.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was then that Frederick Douglass, a civil rights leader who had escaped from slavery ten years before, asked to address the crowd. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Union leaders were not to be completely shut down, but the union was forced to scale back its plans, with separate parades for blacks and whites. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Some military leaders even expressed interest in the use of biological warfare. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The leader didn’t stop moving until they reached a huge bus, its sides dented and scarred, most of the windows webbed with cracks. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It is about a man named Harvey Milk, who was a gay leader in San Francisco. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hitler understood that a leader must reach the people personally. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

With extraordinary bravery, civil rights leaders, activists, and progressive clergy launched boycotts, marches, and sit-ins protesting the Jim Crow system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I started researching about our leaders, the work of the NAACP, and what they were doing to fight for our equality. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The segregationists’ leaders were celebrating their victories, and the students at school were letting us know about their triumph. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of our handshake, Alhaji stepped back, saluted me, and whispered, “Goodbye, squad leader.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Not ten seconds after we choose our new leaders, something rings—one long pulse, two short ones. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It helped him further develop his skills as an independent and strong leader. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“I shared a common belief that the horrors of war would bring our various leaders to their senses and usher in a period of peace and harmony,” Hall said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she was quick and athletic, and a natural leader, and soon found herself enjoying it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Yesterday, after Ms. Fender had announced the section leaders, she’d assigned the rest of us our chairs based on how good she thought we were as musicians. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Re-entry” was listed, but a community leader who was interested in criminal justice reform had to check the box labeled “other.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Some of the leader’s choices for his team were obvious. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He is the regional Nazi Party leader, second only to Hitler in this area. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Malcolm was a charismatic leader, tall and lean, articulate, good-looking, possessing obvious physical courage, a warm and ready sense of humor, and immense faith in his mission. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The Dauntless leaders . . . they evaluated my records and removed me from the simulation,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As Ms. Fender had announced, I was now trumpet section leader, totally focused on our next performance in December. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He was only in his twenties, unusual for a war leader. It’s one of the reasons Crazy Horse is considered so exceptional.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then I picked up the telephone and began calling the community leaders. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

While student leaders argued about what to do to diffuse the situation, the police suddenly opened fire. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was obvious, both by the size difference and by his cool gadgetry, that this kid was the leader of the pack. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But when it became clear that the conservatives would stop at nothing to decimate their alliance, the biracial partnership dissolved, and Populist leaders realigned themselves with conservatives. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Bobby Hutton was the first member of the Black Panthers, other than the leaders. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pentheus ordered his guards to seize and imprison the visitors, especially the leader, “whose face is flushed with wine, a cheating sorcerer from Lydia.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if you don't follow along, the Hitler Youth leaders threaten you with extra drills and fines and weekend detention. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

On that day, white South Africans celebrate the defeat of the great Zulu leader Dingane at the Battle of Blood River in 1838. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two hobbits at a sharp word from the leader came back sulkily. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

About the time that Arcadio was named civil and military leader they had a daughter. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

White leaders had heard this rhetoric before, however, and chose to ignore it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had heard a great deal, long before I finally met him, of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, and of the Nation of Islam movement, of which he is the leader. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

"Reich president Paul von Hindenburg has just formed a new government! Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist Party, has been sworn into office as the new chancellor of the Reich!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo tossed the howling leader aside as the others descended on him. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

As the dust settled, Fangburn looked to his leader for approval. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Moch had been told not to let the leaders get more than two lengths ahead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Student leaders came to every dormitory and told us whatever messages they had been given—we didn’t have a PA system or a loudspeaker. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even King, the black leader most committed to the traditional path of multiracial coalitions and nonviolence, would soon grow frustrated with the movement’s stagnation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Though psychologically incapable of seeing himself as a party leader, in truth that was what he had become. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

On the train and onshore, all eyes shifted from the leaders to the eight white blades barely visible out in the middle of the river. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The white boy who had picked the fight seemed a kind of leader. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Joy goes on excitedly, “And since you know Spanish, I’d like you to read these poems by José Marti. He was the great independence leader of Cuba.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

There they all were now, the cream of the school, the lights and leaders of the senior class, with their high I.Q.’s and expensive shoes, as Brinker had said, pasting each other with snowballs. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search her face for a sign of what she has lost—her father, an Abnegation leader, didn’t survive the attack—but I see only the placid determination characteristic of my old faction. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Within the police department itself, white officers started a pool to see who could come closest to predicting the date on which the black leader would be killed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A onetime spy for the revolutionary leaders in Mexico, Wren was a rarity in the bureau: an American Indian. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Just until we sort out what to do with you,” said the leader. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I had always been a school leader, a role model. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Nazi leaders insisted that they were only doing their duty and following orders, but the judges disagreed. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Dorothy and the others who had built new lives during the war weren’t waiting for leaders or politicians to take the lead. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Many European leaders worried that Hitler was preparing Germany’s young people for war. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

If Kaz was their leader, then Inej had been their lodestone, pulling them together when they seemed most likely to drift apart. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As the club’s leader, I soon learned the nature of the fight. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We want to learn how to box,” the leader of our group said eagerly to the gym owner, an old man with a receding hairline. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would know the three leaders because each of them would wear a white handkerchief about the neck and a red string about the right wrist. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he maneuvering to now join the major civil rights leaders whom he had previously bitterly attacked? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down in the basement are the functions our remote ancestors mainly depended on— aggression, child-rearing, fear, sex, the willingness to follow leaders blindly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t. Even. Breathe,” the leader hissed at us, and then his footsteps trailed away, too. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I was listening, and jotting in my notebook, as press, radio, and television people called, all of them wanting the Muslim reaction to the quoted attacks of these black “leaders.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Party histories, of course, Big Brother figured as the leader and guardian of the Revolution since its very earliest days. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Some of them I recognize from across the factionless warehouse campfires, or from the time I spent at Evelyn’s side as a Dauntless leader. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Nations did not need to have the same kind of civilization, nor the same kind of leader, any more than the puffins and the guillemots did. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She, our study circle leader, pauses and says, “Two years ago. After I moved.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But he was no kind of leader at all, he knew that now, certainly not brave, and Mr. Benedict felt very far away indeed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, housing was a fundamental and perennial concern, dating back to slavery days, a festering sore which was often decried by community leaders, white and black, but which never seemed to heal. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Its leaders believed that white South Africans could be persuaded, on moral and humanitarian grounds, to end segregation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a teacher tells you that all great leaders and scientists were once children, too, you think, Maybe we can be the great ones tomorrow. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He began talking to the Latino gang leaders of the neighborhoods, and he persuaded seventy-five of them to sign a peace treaty. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they were the children of the leader, in a culture that believed in either family charisma or strict rules of succession. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sana can convince him. She’s not leader of her faction for nothing.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Their leader said, “We’re going to be on our way but we thought we’d ask the lady if she wanted to come with us. We’re a better sort of traveling companion.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Late in May, the government staged countrywide raids on opposition leaders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although both Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were deceased, other leaders were ready to step forward. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

"You see," Brother Jack said with a grin, "we've always avoided these leaders, but the moment we start to advance on a broad front, sectarianism becomes a burden to be cast off. Any other suggestions?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first task of these leaders was to punish individual Cherokees who attacked whites, and to deal with the white government. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, he added, the anti-Zionists among the Hasidic students looked upon him as their leader. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But then, if the horde were as clever as he was, there would be no need of a leader. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Even so, Dr. Xuma and other African leaders spoke at several meetings and along with the Youth League gave full moral support to the struggle of the Indian people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s what’s so hard for us to understand today: The ruthless, paranoid Josef Stalin, by then the uncontested leader of the USSR, commanded a bizarre and absolute power over his people. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He will be waiting for you in Valhalla, and there you will drink and fight and feast and battle, with Odin as your leader. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The leaders of Jamestown tried to persuade Indians to transform themselves into Europeans. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sizwe was the leader of his crew, the guy who got everyone together and got things moving. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The alchemist saw the tribal chiefs greet the leader of the caravan, and converse with him at length. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They want to transform Finnick into a rebel leader as well, but first they’ll have to get him to stay awake for more than five minutes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Segregationist Jimmy George Robinson attacks Martin Luther King as the civil rights leader tries to register at Selma's Hotel Albert, January 18, 1965. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swore to prove to Jasper, and to all the rest of them among whom Jasper was something of a leader, how great his power really was—someday. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing could be done without her detail leader. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Cortes was constantly preoccupied by the search for gold, but he also had to be restrained by the priests accompanying him from promulgating the Gospel in circumstances sure to anger native leaders. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In April, church leaders explained the steps he’d need to take. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They found the Trojan leaders holding a council, and they put their plan before them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the Depression, which the Mutual weathered with little damage, Spaulding was hailed as the “undisputed leader of the black business world.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The leaders of the American Revolution kept close watch as the former slaves fought for their freedom in Haiti. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The two became joined, as family and as leaders, in what Ferdinand called the “continued warfare for our rights.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Like the gardener, a leader must take responsibility for what he cultivates; he must mind his work, try to repel enemies, preserve what can be preserved, and eliminate what cannot succeed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Muhammad said he wanted us to try our best not to publicly counterattack the black “leaders” because one of the white man’s tricks was keeping the black race divided and fighting against each other. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was going to be the leader of a team of Nazi saboteurs. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

It was not an apology for apartheid, but it went further than any other National Party leader ever had. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What usually happens when a new gang makes the scene is they jump bad as a posse for a while until they step too far and their leaders get busted. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he also carried himself with an air of superciliousness that did not befit the leader of a mass organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that the man was a gang leader and that he lined his pockets with proceeds from the Hellshow. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There was an immediate impression of shrewdness and toughness; the Prime Minister thought he understood why the Wizarding community preferred Scrimgeour to Fudge as a leader in these dangerous times. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And character mattered because the fate of the American experiment with republican government still required virtuous leaders to survive. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

One year after he joined, Karl began to skip the mandatory meetings, a decision that angered his unit leader. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Again, when, after the battle of Mohács, we threw off the Hungarian yoke, we of the Dracula blood were amongst their leaders, for our spirit would not brook that we were not free. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

This included business leaders, politicians, and poets, plus a coterie of famous people, from singers to athletes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The district president named him district leader, in charge of leading ten other kids in activities. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Zhenya and Valya watched to see when their leader’s bomb bay doors opened, to give them a clue when to drop their own bombs. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Our leaders were about to do something wonderful.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But on Monday night the leaders were taken from their homes and sent to jail in the capital of the province with two-pound irons on their legs. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was a little surprising, he thought, that X-Ray was the leader of the group, since he obviously wasn't the biggest or the toughest. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

They airlifted a huge shipment of guns to an opposition leader, who vowed personally to murder Neto. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the Director—the leader of their order, the one to whom all the Masters and their Apprentices looked for protection and guidance—and the Director did not show weakness. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Moreover, they considered that they had already demonstrated patience and forbearance in the face of decades of neglect and outright hostility on the part of the white town leaders. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when I am with Pauline as my team leader, she calls Ted to report a lockout and his response, she reports ruefully, is, “Don’t do this to me.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leader, Wolf, was the one with the gun. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mormons are taught to respect their country and its leaders, even if one disagrees with them. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bending down, he opened up his tackle box and busied himself with a bobber and a piece of wire leader, humming to himself, his eyes down. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the curacas met with all the families, Yawar, our leader, led them through the village to examine the cleanliness of the homes and paths. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Out from behind trees, springing off branches came the enemy, their leader looming like a genie out of the water gourd. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without a leader the pack would not live through the winter. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder who been sleepin on that old thing,” the intense woman with the spiritual bent, who was to be the leader of the choir, said. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The block leaders are preparing a statement to take to them.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She predicted that the Republican leaders “will...take ultimately a station in the public’s estimation like that of the Tories in our Revolution.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Grades are affected in addition to access to certain opportunities and promotion to leader- ship roles. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The only people I do not see are the Abnegation leaders. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The ANC’s leaders, we said, had to be willing to violate the law and if necessary go to prison for their beliefs as Gandhi had. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I learned in Faction History that the Amity recognize no official leader—they vote on everything, and the result is usually close to unanimous. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Here, for the first time in my life, I was witnessing black soldiers commanded by black generals applauded by black leaders who were all guests of a black head of state. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tenderly he lifted the dangling tail and arranged it gently alongside his leader. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He saw himself at the picnic bench in Moose Pass, watching the stars and the northern lights as Hazel snored softly beside him, Percy saying, Frank, you are a leader. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

To secure the Revolution and stabilize its legacy on a national level required a dominant leader who focused the energies of the national government in one “singular character.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

We also see how the leader of a modern state would seek a more reliable way to deploy muscle to advance its interests, namely by developing a well-trained modern army. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Some became Public Allies staff themselves; some are now even leaders in government agencies and inside national nonprofit organizations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The party leader said that both must be done. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a leader of the legion now, doing what he was born to do—fighting the enemies of Rome, upholding its legacy, protecting the lives of his friends and comrades. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Unlike European monarchs and dictators, an unpopular U.S. leader could be removed by the voters at the ballot box, making assassination unnecessary. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Over the past several decades, educators, world leaders, and theorists have produced a slurry of manifestos, visions and statements on what education should look like in the 21st century. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Richard Riley said, “You are the future leaders, don’t give up,” His words really got my attention. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They wanted me to be their leader; they wanted me to punish Florence. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

One village leader told McElroy that if he went ahead with his plan, he would not leave town alive. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Finally, Rafi’s guard speaks: “Here, there’s a chance that if you die, someone will care. Like Rafi, or one of the other leaders,” the guard says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Hans Scholl found himself in trouble when his leaders heard him playing a favorite Russian folk song on his guitar. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Rukia spoke jackrabbit fast to jam in as many women leaders in her two minutes as she could. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

"Nonsense, they chew them up and spit them out. Their leaders are made, not born. Then they're destroyed. You've always said that. Here you are, Brother." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s large and hulking, clad in leather like the leader of a biker gang. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Many of the farm’s leaders were out of town. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“We have a very ambitious program this year, and I’m going to need leaders I can count on. We all do.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He strides across the lot like the leader of a marching band, ample belly thrust forward and issuing orders in a booming voice. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was certainly, by the tone of his conversation, an active civic leader and respected member of his community. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the leaders crossed the line, pandemonium ensued. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

For his hard work, Shin earned a recommendation from his grade leader that allowed him to leave the dam site for four overnight visits to his father. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The Lithuanians’ fearless union leader, John Kikulski, pointed a finger at the packinghouse owners. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Colonial leaders had to assemble their own armies. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

As a BDM leader, she was accused of miseducating Germany’s young people and sentenced to several years at a women’s prison camp. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I do not know what he looks like, but if Pol Pot is the leader of the Angkar then he is the one responsible for all the miseries in our lives. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder, as the Illustrian city leaders file in, if the Augurs will attend. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But as soon as you complete your assigned task, you report to the team leader to be assigned to help someone else. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The four behind the leader slouched, seeming not so much menacing now as idling, waiting for their next command. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In Durham, Fuller is still remembered with affection as a charismatic leader. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Taken at a ceremony in 1924, it was a panoramic view of members of the tribe alongside prominent local white businessmen and leaders. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Shortly before the meeting was to begin, a police officer saw Walter and me outside the cinema talking with Father Huddleston, one of the leaders of the opposition to the removal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when it was put into practice, particularly when it was placed in the hands of corrupt leaders, it became a much different system from that which was originally espoused. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He saw a worried look on the face of his group leader. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Any Japanese defeat was too embarrassing for the military leaders to admit to their immediate superiors, much less to their divine emperor. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most important, they learned to obey their leader, no matter what. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She even urged that the Alien Act be used to remove Albert Gallatin, the Swiss-born leader of the Republican party in the House of Representatives. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Why did you make so many carbons?” the leader asked. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In early June, community leaders focused attention once again on landlord Abe Greenberg’s refusal to bring his Hayti properties up to code—and on the city’s refusal to press the issue. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean….” I don’t even have to say our leader’s name. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The Resistance leader limps to a table where Tariq is sitting and gestures me over. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Frey and Freya, brother and sister, were leaders of the Vanir who would stay with the Aesir in Asgard from now on, under the terms of the truce. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Here is a powerful white man, I thought as I listened, the leader of our nation, standing up for the rights of my people! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Local leaders later turned the old courthouse into a "Mockingbird" museum. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Radio calls my teammate Stuart Hutchison had been monitoring from Rob Hall on the South Summit made clear that our leader was in desperate straits and that Doug Hansen was dead. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I believed in him not only as a leader in the ordinary human sense, but also I believed in him as a divine leader. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because our ideas are welcome, more than welcome, and we are to think of our managers not as bosses but as “servant leaders,” serving us as well as the customers. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At great personal risk, many Indian leaders attended the conference even after they knew that influenza was in Montreal. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Despite wrapping up their objections to aspects of musical modernism in pseudo-scientific claptrap about ‘degeneracy’, the Nazi leaders’ distrust of certain forms of music was nothing more than crude, beer-cellar racism. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

That cemented his status as sort of the leader and protector of the township kids. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Student leaders were chosen to lead the march to other schools in the area, where we planned to pick up more students for a rally at a nearby stadium. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were other hooks, leader wires and weights in the kit, besides a whole other kit. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I will have lost two hundred fathoms of good Catalan cardel and the hooks and leaders. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Secretary of War Knox advised the squatters’ leaders to continue building in order to attract more illegal settlers. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

They’re on that television criticizing the greatest civil-rights leader known to man, and all he ever wanted was to bring peace to this country. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Except for the British, the leaders were all moving into the lee of the southern shore, where the water was nearly flat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

One night ten of us met in an office of a leader of the party to hear Young restate his charges against Swann. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why a Dauntless leader would be responsible for a group of initiates, but maybe it is just for tonight. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Being an outcast, not being able to participate when my good friends had become leaders, was depressing,” said Hermann Rosenau, whose father was Jewish but mother was not. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Soon she would join the League of Women Voters, where in time she would become a local leader in the fight for women's rights. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Their leader smiled at the dagger in her hand and said, "No need for that, m'lady. We're to escort you to the castle." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

An independent group of workers put the issue even more simply: “We feel we are the leaders instead of you.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Tell him, Black," my father said, like he was some sort of gang leader, and Black was one of his loyal goons. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Both were natural leaders, earning the respect of their companions and their superiors. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go oft' in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This food court has been selected for gleaning,” their leader said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The leader of the fair-headed men suddenly pointed at Shasta, cried out, "There he is! There's our runaway!" and seized him by the shoulder. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He also began working with the Clinton Global Initiative, a foundation started by the former president to bring together experts and leaders to find solutions to major world problems. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The platoon leader picked up the radio and called headquarters. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The damage in Shangla was even worse, and fundamentalist religious leaders suggested once again that God had sent a natural disaster as punishment for enjoying un-Islamic behaviors. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The proponents of hunger strikes argued that it was a traditionally accepted form of protest that had been waged all over the world by such prominent leaders as Mahatma Gandhi. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was trying hard to remain calm, for she knew that a group leader must never lose control of herself, even if the group she leads consists of only herself and one brother brat. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Offers wise and poetic counsel. I’d be the person world leaders came to with nasty philosophical problems.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Most of our local leaders had been banned or arrested, and in the end, Sophiatown died not to the sound of gunfire but to the sound of rumbling trucks and sledgehammers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tools in NHS wanted her to run the show, but you weren’t allowed to be the leader of more than two things, and she was already tennis captain and junior class president. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

After half a mile, Washington was seventh in a field of seven—almost five lengths behind the leaders. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

During those six months, a loyajirga would be held, a grand council of leaders and elders, who would form an interim government to hold power for two years, leading up to democratic elections. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ulbrickson’s boys were nearly five full seconds behind the leaders now. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"We must support our country, especially now, in time of war, and that means supporting our leaders." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Their leader was big as a mountain, moving with his forest toward the guard. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man with the cap, whom I’d pegged as their leader, began to fire questions at us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He is now a leader in the significant Muslim community in the Jessup prison. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Tell Japanese leaders they could keep their emperor—as long as it would get them to surrender. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it the wicked leaders who led innocent populations to slaughter, or was it wicked populations who chose leaders after their own hearts? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Guddat, why are you singing English songs?" says the leader, with an air of superiority. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sarai dispatched her moths to the guildhall, where most of the delegates were sleeping soundly, and to the homes of city leaders, and some of the Tizerkane, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“And now for some good old-fashioned activism against Wilfrido Pipo,” Vanessa said, motioning for her team of student leaders to pass out materials. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

This move would strengthen his role as a political leader in New York and in the Senate, while weakening Garfield's power. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Surely Michael Kahale would warn his leader to step away from the onager. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The leader of the Dalton Gang, an infamous nineteenth-century band of outlaws, once served as the main lawman on the Osage reservation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Opposition leaders in Parliament demanded the prosecution of those connected with his death. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The meetings were run by leaders not much older than the other members. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Later that year, in September 1938, Hitler held a meeting in Munich, Germany, with the leaders of Britain, France, and Italy. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Union leaders marched to the mouth of the Colliers mine with a brass band. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

"But you, my boy, have the right attitude! A born leader, that's what you are! A man to watch! You will go far!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Although the portraits here are not taken from life, they hint at how the Inka viewed and remembered their leaders. empire to the north. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“And the female. She’s with him. If it turns into a fight, the leader will go with them, too.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now the official class leaders and politicians could be seen taking charge, assuming as a matter of course their control of these walks and fields which had belonged only to us. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They might get hurt,” Dr. King told the other leaders. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One of the rescuers, a woman, sat across from Thomas and Teresa; the leader who’d spoken to them earlier climbed onto the bus and took a seat at the wheel, cranked up the engine. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Shackleton consulted with Wild, who demanded a place on the boat beside his leader, but Shackleton was relying on his second-in-command to hold the men together while they waited for rescue. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to let that happen. And, Frank, you are a leader. Hazel would say the same thing. We need you.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But no, there was no mistaking Becton's sincerity—or his sanity or intelligence—even if his desire to meet formally with the gun-toting leader of the Durham Klan struck C.P. as foolhardy. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black community leaders launched a campaign for respectability. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“She didn’t want you to reveal what was outside the fence? Why not? How did she even know about it in the first place? I thought you said only the Abnegation leaders knew.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hoping to prevent another war, the world leaders gave in to Hitler’s demands. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He said that any defecting official betrayed both himself and his position as a leader and examplefor other Muslims. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A white Communist, a leader of the district of the Communist party, Cy Perry, a slender, close-cropped fellow, stood glaring at me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the “leader” wanted a little something for his people: “Er, boss, some of the people talking about we sure need a better school, boss.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, last September, came the opportunity to talk with leaders of Birmingham's economic community. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bernabe saw no leaders; he had no idea how folks might get themselves together and forge viable new lives. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

DRACO: And Scorpius is a follower, not a leader, despite everything I’ve tried to instill in him. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I did not hope to kill more than five of them because I had only that many arrows, but if the leader was one of the five I would be satisfied. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

So our leaders were trying to defeat Japan in other ways. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the teacher was not only an intellectual paragon and a social leader, but also the matrimonial catch of the countryside. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, you don't need to go no further. It was started by that great leader, Ras the Destroyer!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our fearless leader here is getting cold feet.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was the leader of the BCMA, and it was my fault. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

By the eleventh century CE, Christianity in the form of Catholicism was the dominant religion in Europe, and church leaders held a great deal of political power. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Big Ma called him “the main trouble stirrer” because he was the leader of the Black Panthers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A big debil who was clearly the leader stood there, shouting, “Boy? Girl?” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, the expressions “Fertile Crescent” and “world leader in food production” are absurd. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

When they spotted a group of German bombers, Lilya followed her leader straight into such a forceful attack that the Luftwaffe aircraft scattered. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Like the leader of the free world could relax when he was being held down on a snowbank. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

To work, however, not as leaders but in order that the socially disadvantaged could lead their own lives. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bald knight, following his leader's cue, drew his and brandished it in the faces of the villagers. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“First I want to make clear that being chosen section leader is an honor, but also a big responsibility,” Ms. Fender was saying. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The debate itself was well attended, the tiny hall packed full of students, community leaders, and a sprinkling of white liberals from Duke University. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The leader of the group that I belonged to was a boy who was seventeen,” said one Hitler Youth. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The guards responded by stripping them, spraying them with fire extinguishers, and throwing the leader of the rebellion into solitary confinement. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Green to the core, Seabiscuit was all over the track, streaking out with the early leaders as they tried to keep up with Myrtlewood. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that meeting, Lewis and Clark told the tribal leaders that their land was now the property of the United States, and that a man in the east was their new great father. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When the message reached Tokyo the next morning, Japanese leaders debated options. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew the two soldiers had been good friends with the platoon leader. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Just as he had on the corners of Baltimore, Wes became a leader. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I thought he might shift from the self-effacing Abnegation leader to the nightmare I knew at home, that he might lash out and reveal himself for who he is. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She is nudging fourteen-year-old John, who brings home As, is a linebacker on the football squad and a squad leader in the Reserve Officers Training Corps, to consider becoming a doctor. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But Joe still could not foresee what might happen, he had no idea how to handle a big crisis if one developed, and he wished somebody else would be the leader in this thing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a leftist leader, and he was afire with the most uncontrollable passion: justice. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They probably assumed that now those famous “leaders” were endorsing and joining them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would be a closed meeting between Kwang and the church leaders for the first hour, and then they would all speak before a gathering outside. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other group, with the Cheyenne leader, would move right, or south. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She looks down, breathes deeply, and continues: “I know that we recognize no leader, so I have no right to address you as if that is what I am,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He understood that in spite of his present title of civil and military leader of the town, Don Apolinar Moscote was once more a figurehead. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“But I’m not really a leader, am I?” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to unite his own team and have them view him as their esteemed leader, like the U-boat crew viewed their captain. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“And Amos was like, bam, he rammed right into the leader. They both crashed to the ground, like in a real fight! It was pretty awesome. Amos’s lip was bleeding and everything.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

When the crowd at last arrived at City Hall, a brief prayer service was held before speakers from nearly every segment of Durham’s black community eulogized their fallen leader. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

What leader Nikita Khrushchev liked about her was that she represented the best of communist ideals. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the 1960s, African American leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., made the right to vote, the most fundamental right in any democracy, their highest priority. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

And for the most part, even though a new leader lived in Arg— the royal palace in Kabul—life went on as before. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Since the dismantling of apartheid in South Africa, the former number-one jailer, the United States has run neck and neck with Russia in the race to become the world leader in rates of imprisonment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take the seat beside her, and though I tell myself that I am just an undercover agent obeying his supposed leader, I feel like I am a son comforting his grieving mother. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

In their world, the Twelve Towns, a child’s name was a prophecy, passed down from a grandmother or the Town Gran, their leader. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I was an Abnegation leader. I was practically the leader of this entire city. People will rally behind me.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Her father always said that true leaders kept their cool in situations in which everyone else would lose their heads. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The band leader, watching from his post, signals furiously for a drum roll. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I imagined that Carole would become the president of something when she grew up or a leader such as Dorothy Height or Mary McLeod Bethune. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The eviction fight was such a dramatic issue that most of the leaders feared that their followers would have rallied to us without them. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The accused have told me and their counsel have told me that the accused who were all leaders of the non-European population were motivated entirely by a desire to ameliorate these grievances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he knew it, Bobby’s winnings from Reykjavik were beginning to diminish, and yet he saw that Rader and Armstrong were flying all over the world, entertaining lavishly, and proffering gifts to world leaders. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

On the radio, a woman’s voice was saying that Taraki, the leader of the Khalq branch of the PDPA, the Afghan communist party, was in the streets giving rousing speeches to demonstrators. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He burst through, blew past the race leader, and, with his shoe torn open, shins streaming blood, and chest aching, won easily. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

"That's very flattering," I said, "but I'm afraid I'm too busy for an interview. I suggest, however, that you interview our youth leader, Brother Tod Clifton; you'll find him a much more interesting subject." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There were some stinging belly flops, but the pain was worth it when our leader handed us the coveted dagger with its inscription blood and honor. From that moment on, we were fully accepted.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Leave me alone,” I said, and tried to step around the pack leader. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The soldier leader’s name was Lieutenant John Grattan, and he was angry. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

There is no contradiction between being a traditional leader and a member of the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, as the boys blossomed into their teens and then became young men, Bobby emerged as a leader of sorts: Whatever he wanted they gave him; wherever he went they followed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Among them was the Huron leader Kondiaronk, a famed orator who had, more than any other, convened the gathering as a last-ditch effort to avoid internecine conflict. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Hans found himself in trouble again when a Hitler Youth leader caught him reading a book by a Jewish author. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Already Salva could tell that because of his army experience and because he had a gun, Uncle was seen by the group as a kind of leader. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I offered Swann an apology but, as the leader of the Chicago John Reed Club, I was a completely sober and chastened Communist. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leader’s head bobbed up and down in rhythm. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And why were the town leaders interfering with news the public had every right to know? Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Black civil rights leaders continued to agitate, but the apartheid machinery ground on unheeding. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was clear that they were sinking under the weight of the Allied forces, but Hitler’s regional leader, Gauleiter Koch, refused to allow civilians to evacuate. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The secret to a successful group collaboration is a dynamic, responsive leader, and the key to being a good leader is acute observation and subtle manipulation—so subtle that no one knows they’re being manipulated. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Nazi Party officials, local leaders, and their families would have priority passage on the departing ships. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Standing before the crowd of mourners was the conciliatory Grabarek of old, the white leader of rare compassion. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

To be a leader and not a follower. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But teachers said nothing about North Korea’s geography, its neighbors, its history, or its leaders. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He must indeed be their leader for he was clearly the wealthy wolf; that is, wealthy as she had known the meaning of the word on Nunivak Island. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was a hard worker, modest, and a leader of the local Komsomol, a youth communist group. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, tell me you’ll keep moving. Penny needs you at one hundred percent, and I need to know you’ll be strong enough to take care of the future global leader.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He has no clue what to expect—knowing your parent as the person who raised you isn’t the same as being able to guess their moves as a world leader. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

For months he had been talking to Chinese and Korean gang leaders, in an effort to halt their street extortion and violence, negotiate some kind of settlement. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead the leader ordered Papa Andrew to line us up and lead us out into the darkness of night. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you contacted me because you know I’m still the leader of the Allegiant, and you want an ally,” Johanna says, bending her neck so a lock of hair falls over her scarred eye. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the night, a group of KGB and military leaders had arrested Gorbachev at his vacation dacha and announced a state of emergency. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Because of this, the female leader gets the best food and the preferred sleeping area. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“He was a Mormon bishop, an ecclesiastical leader in her faith. It didn’t matter,” he says, not that it should have. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Howard Fuller and other black community leaders had no plans to mount further demonstrations at that point, but Mayor Grabarek changed that. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The leaders on both sides held their javelins high in both hands and shook them, howling their lungs out. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver and I had a private discussion with Kenneth Kaunda, the leader of the United National Independence Party of Northern Rhodesia and the future president of Zambia. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It could be clearly seen in the writings of African American leaders such as Richard R. Wright, a minister and editor of a black church newspaper in Philadelphia. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I would never have given it another thought, except that this downtown “leader” was standing, staring after that hustler, looking as if he’d just heard Sanskrit. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just like the Dauntless leaders, she is sniffing around for the Divergent. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He immediately roused Makalu Gau, the leader of the Taiwanese team, and the two of them lowered a rope to Chen, pulled him out of the slot, and assisted him back to his tent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The leader taps the back of each hand to the beat. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Some became the object of hate for allegedly acting as informers and providing police with lists of student leaders. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I especially noticed that some of the segregationist leaders seemed very pleased with themselves. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know the leader of Amity would be so curt,” says Tori with a wry smile. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I know I have my own feelings as to who should be chosen as the leader, but I’ll refrain from saying at this time so as not to influence any decisions. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Their leader came to look at her, circling her as he had done to Con. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Some of the Geats guffawed, delighted by their leader's quick wit. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1884, two years after his first wife died, abolitionist and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass married a white woman, Helen Pitts. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The relieved squadron leader grinned and nodded tolerantly as he welcomed them back. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Her girls all looked at each other, then at me, then back at their leader. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

All true—yet, as the team’s leader, he knew that ultimately he was responsible for the team’s success or failure. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The central players in the drama were not the marginal or peripheral figures, whose lives are more typical, but rather the political leaders at the center of the national story who wielded power. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The King of Northgalis, who was the leader of the opposite side, had one hundred and sixty knights in his faction, and King Bagdemagus only had eighty. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once he reached Europe, he was due to meet with Heinrich Himmler, the leader of the SS. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then Yin Lan-lan recited, “Our great leader, Chairman Mao, has taught us, ‘Every reactionary is the same; if you do not hit him, he will not fall. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

National Party leaders generally heard what they wanted to hear in discussions with black leaders, but Mr. de Klerk seemed to be making an attempt to truly understand. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had been at the oasis for almost a month, the leader of the caravan called a meeting of all of the people traveling with him. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was impossible to escape the terrible sound, even after Thomas finally talked the Med-jacks into letting him go—weary, sore, bandaged, but tired of the piercing, agonized wails of their leader. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Knabe reminded them that before, leaders had always pushed for black drivers, courteous treatment, and a different segregated seating plan—but never for an end to segregated seating. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Now she recognized the officer: it was one of the squadron leaders. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Their leaders were in front, yelling at their men. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The Turks and their leader, Mustafa Kemal, had retreated to Angora in the east. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Haitians had been hopeful after Baby Doc Duvalier and his secret police had been chased from power, yet the military leaders of the new junta were even more brutal. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The leader of the gypsies, a splendid-looking fellow who sat his horse like a centaur, waved them back, and in a fierce voice gave to his companions some word to proceed. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Would be shocking to reveal names of the BM leaders who have secretly met with THEM.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the days before Claudette’s hearing, black leaders rallied around her. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He was received effusively, because he was one of the undisputed leaders of the right and because, having prepared for what might happen, he had made the necessary contacts months in advance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I just threw something out there: “A leader’s house was firebombed. At least according to what I read.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“In Mrs. Catt, you have my ideal leader,” Anthony told the convention. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Amu, “uncle” in Arabic, is Mom’s brother and the imam, or prayer leader, of the mosque here in town. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

In the disorder of the past year, when the central command fell apart and the revolution degenerated into a bloody rivalry of leaders, it was impossible to determine any responsibility. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

And now, as though at a signal from the leader, all the other sharks came swimming in toward the peach, and they clustered around it and began to attack it furiously. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mordred had begun dressing- with this dramatic simplicity since the time when he had become a leader of the popular party. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was our leader and our magic, who kept the endowment high, the funds for scholarships plentiful and publicity moving through the channels of the press. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many are saying that Pol Pot is the leader of the Angkar but still no one knows who he is. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quamina, the alleged leader of the uprising, was hanged in chains in front of the entrance to one of Gladstone’s plantations. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Outside of school we had a recreation program, with leaders hired by the War Relocation Authority. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the council negotiated peace treaties, it could not declare war—that was left to the initiative of the leaders of each of Haudenosaunee’s constituent nations. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But ever after when Johnny came to Sam Adams’s house, he was invited in and the great leader of the gathering rebellion would talk with him in that man-to-man fashion which won so many hearts. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the woman who crushed my parents under her steel-bottomed boot, who brought the Resistance to its knees by killing the greatest leaders it ever had. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Belgium absolutely will, Nathan. This is the new official plan. King Baudouin invited eighty Congolese leaders to Brussels to chart a course for independence.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty rats, the leader still holding Tick in its teeth, plunged into the river below. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Imagine if civil rights organizations and African American leaders in the 1940s had not placed Jim Crow segregation at the forefront of their racial justice agenda. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“The god appears only when he wishes. But he is our leader. He runs our camp for demigods. Doesn’t he, Annabeth?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

With that decision, the Seneca Falls leaders established that it was a person’s attitude about female equality and not their sex that should determine who was, in fact, a feminist. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He thought about how often Chris had been cited as a natural leader. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But his leaders were serious, and they threatened him with punishment if he disobeyed. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In 1977, the former Klan leader was elected business manager by a four-to-one margin despite the fact that his opponent, the incumbent, was black, as were 80 percent of the union members. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then she caught sight of the crew leader. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our leaders at Kakuma told the UN that we should be divided into groups according to our clans and the counties we were from in Sudan. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

An old man with a lined rectangular face and a scar across the flat arch of his nose, he was the leader of the larboard watch and Reed’s right-hand man. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was a secret selection, made by the leaders of the community, the Committee of Elders, who took the responsibility so seriously that there were never even any jokes made about Assignments. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at me with incredulity, and then said in English, “What kind of lawyer and leader will you be who cannot speak the language of your own people?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question/answer technique is slightly more difficult than echoing in that echoing merely imitates what the leader has done, and answering requires the creation of a different rhythm. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Early in the 1950s black community leaders in the South began to organize boycotts of concerts and public events that imposed segregated seating. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

But these women, many of whom had no education and who were brought up to follow the dictates of their religious leaders, were frightened. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

‘Very well, Mr. Baggins,’ said the leader, pushing the barrier aside. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The state made a series of simultaneous arrests of campaign leaders in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Kimberley. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an unusual, bird’s-eye view of our country's leaders, an ocean of whiteness and maleness dressed in dark suits. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The minder walks over to the Director, who is speaking with the Red Cross team leader. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

After much effort, the king finally deciphered the words: You are a leader only to those who choose to follow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

By 1957, most of the old union leaders had followed the Captain into retirement, and a new crop was eager to show their worth to the rank and file. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tyson charged at the Cyclops leader, Ma Gasket, her chain-mail dress spattered with mud and decorated with broken spears. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Washington was an indisputable American patriarch, but more an actor than a leader, brilliant at striking poses “in a strain of Shakespearean...excellence at dramatic exhibitions.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The leader of the workers brought out a big sign made of blue canvas. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning to the military leaders, he asked, “If we give Westmoreland all he asks for, what are our chances?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Jon said, “Your Grace, the leader of the free folk has agreed to my terms.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He had pudgy, boyish features, thin hair that was so blond it was almost white, and he was full of weird, chipper energy, like an overcaffeinated Cub Scout leader. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Woody would be our leader for a while now, short, stocky, grinning behind his mustache. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It contains the names of the men chosen by the Virginia Company to be our leaders, and directions for us from the Virginia Company. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Suffrage leaders who stood with Woodhull were accused of sharing her free-love sentiments. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Or relieved, because the last Abnegation leader is still alive? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As the negative press filtered back to him, the megalomaniacal leader turned a cold shoulder to the criticism and insulated his team as much as possible from the other expeditions. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if we were still in the front line and I was their squad leader. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Several days later, the PAC decided that their leader, Zeph Mothopeng, would also be isolated, and on their own they had him work and eat separately from everyone else for as long as I did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldier leader, Grattan, had been one of the first to fall. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

His ability to be totally focused on something, to be committed with determination and enthusiasm, made him a leader. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It had been gnawed off near the tip and I knew it was from the arrow which had wounded the leader. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lita made it no secret she thought our world’s leaders needed to swallow their pride and figure out their differences. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He focused on the faces, found the leader. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

For those at the time it meant that Hamilton became a martyr to the dying cause of Federalism and Burr became the most despised national leader since Benedict Arnold. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

As reported in the Chicago Daily News, black leaders believed in black people’s freedom to spend their money “wherever the white man’s money is good.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I attached a hook to a wire leader, which I tied to a line. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They’re fake bumping into each other, not paying much attention to their group leader, who is telling them about the percentage of salt found in ocean water. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

As the leaders of the Action Committee, we were worried that the others would wonder at our absence and I was concerned about who would be running the campaign. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leader was a fine specimen, hair as yellow as the sun and clear, unblemished skin. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They accept suffering of any kind as something through which they can show their devotion to this leader. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those are the rules of war,” the leader explained. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the leader and Newt walked off, and Thomas was relieved to see Chuck coming his way. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Some people are saying that maybe he is the leader of the Angkar, while others argue that the Angkar’s leadership is comprised of a large group of men. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women, who held title to all the land and its produce, could vote down decisions by the male leaders of the League and demand that an issue be reconsidered. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was clearly a servant, but he was a leader, too, and something about him touched my heart. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Frederick Douglass, the outspoken leader of the African-American community for several decades, had died only months before the Atlanta speech, leaving a vacuum that the ambitious Washington quickly filled. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It is important now to remember that the early leaders of the northern civil rights movement were from the South. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man who appeared to be the leader of the group spoke to one of the others: “Leave him. He doesn’t have anything else. He must have stolen this gold.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not know, but would not have been surprised to learn, that the angry white man was the leader of the local Ku Klux Klan: C. P. Ellis. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was no explicable way she knew it, but she sensed this woman was the leader of this peculiar group, its matriarch. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I struck some fake karate pose because I figured Roger’s gang was going to attack me for bloodying their leader. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their questions had to be answered, and the news of our leader’s illness swiftly spread through the Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Doctrine of Discovery was laid out in a series of communications from the pope, leader of the Catholic Church, who was extremely influential in European politics at the time. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Also, he found that whenever he moved into one group or another, the warren rabbits evidently knew who he was and treated him as the leader of the newcomers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little turtle bouncing around in the cab, we drag the wagon around the circular redbrick driveway outside the wrought- iron gates and return the salutes of the world’s leaders as they stand and applaud. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

That same evening, the leaders of the Action Committee, which included Oliver Tambo, Yusuf Cachalia, and myself, attended a meeting in the city to discuss the day’s events and to plan for the week ahead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here years of travel probably stood me in good stead, although in my normal life I usually enter new situations in some respected, even attention-getting role like “guest lecturer” or “workshop leader.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The government promoted the power of traditional leaders as a counterpoint to the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just getting to the part where the bandit leader robbed the town bank and was squaring off for a shoot-out with the hero when the music on the radio stopped midsong. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

And why, after two years of avoiding becoming a Dauntless leader at all costs, is he suddenly acting like one? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He gives a slight nod and flicks one hand at the band leader, who slides into a Gounod waltz. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Church leaders became focused on how far back a person’s ancestors had been Christian, believing that the longer a person’s Christian bloodline, the purer and cleaner it must be. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The president, Harry S. Truman, was negotiating with black leaders to integrate the armed forces. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Somehow I never realized that when Tobias charged out of the city with me, he wasn’t just a rebel defying his leader—he was a son abandoning his mother. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

In this area he was, it would seem, a follower, not a leader. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Now everybody knows too much about everyone, even the personal lives of our leaders. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of respect for him, the group walked no more that day but took time to mourn the man who had been their leader. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. O’Dowd walked to the team’s Sherpa leader, Ang Dorje, and said audibly: “This is Ken Vernon, one of the ones we told you about. He is to be given no assistance whatsoever.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, we wouldn’t have risked coming here if we didn’t trust Annabeth’s instincts. A Roman leader returning the most important Greek statue to Camp Half-Blood—she knows that could prevent a war.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"He simply arose out of a crowd. The people always throw up their leaders, you know . . ." "Throw them up," she said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no one, not even vagabonds and homeless teens, dared criticize or poke fun at their leaders. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Miss Ingram placed herself at her leader’s right hand; the other diviners filled the chairs on each side of him and her. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Sit down,” said the man who seemed to be the leader of the small group. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the car with the Klan leader were two members of the Youth Corps. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It systematically undermines the solidarity of the family, and it calls its leader by a name which is a direct appeal to the sentiment of family loyalty. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Most division leaders at Los Alamos “wouldn’t work with him,” he recalled later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The “departure” that Blatch, other suffragist leaders, and particularly Alice Paul came up with was picketing, a tactic that Blatch and Paul had seen used effectively when they had aided British suffragists. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“The Abnegation leaders told them what we had to tell them. Now, let’s hope Johanna is keeping up her normal habits. She is usually in the greenhouse this early in the evening.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The laughing banjo player, the superb leader of cavalry who has ridden rings around the Union Army. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped maybe some of the boycott leaders would understand my situation and help me, after what I had done. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Even if we were being shown a picture of a famous writer or world leader, and they happened to have a cigarette in their hand, then the whole lesson would grind to a halt. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Groves, who thought the latter shortcoming deprived Oppie of the scientific prestige the project leader should possess, plainly was unaware of the scientists towering reputation in the physics community. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The Mutual also forged links with religious leaders in Durham that allowed them to control the most powerful of all black institutions: the church. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Cameras followed him as he met with Chinese leaders and walked on the Great Wall. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We planned to launch a foundation as well, one whose mission would be to encourage and embolden a new generation of leaders. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The Klan youth, who had worshiped C.P. and was attending the charrette meetings at his leader’s request, now seemed hesitant to talk with him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

By the late 1960s, a few things had changed in the South, thanks to some key leaders. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the confident and providential statements of leaders like Paine, Jefferson, and Adams, the conclusions that look so foregone to us had yet to congeal for them. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need a banner of your own,” said the leader, clearly angry. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen up! My name is Max! I am one of the leaders of your new faction!” shouts a man at the other end of the roof. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

With the playing field more even, and Don Hume back among the living, the boys suddenly started to move again at 350 meters, reeling the leaders in seat by seat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“All righty, then. Let’s put it to a vote! All y’all who want to elect Adina team leader, raise your hands.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt quickly established himself as a leader, making newspaper headlines and earning respect for fighting corruption in the state government. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Even the burly leader was still in the fray, staggering awkwardly on mangled legs. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

If in our trio there was a superior and a leader, it was Diana. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Their leader is a young lawyer, like you were once, Gustavo, idealistic and self-assured. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the songs are about worshiping the powerful leader of the Angkar, Pol Pot, the glory of Angkar society, and the unbeatable Khmer soldiers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although he was the youngest he had always been the leader. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elijah’s also the lead singer, and he’s kind of the leader of the band. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He’s the leader of this compound—of the Bureau. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Ballets and Broadway musicals and entertainments of that sort will flourish everywhere and will probably make the common folk happier than did the grim, hostile, fascistic pronouncements of their former leaders. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The style of teaching was Socratic in nature; ideas and theories were elucidated through the leaders asking and answering questions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got potential to become leader of your tribe some day. The future for you is as bright as stars on a cloudless Pretoria night.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you talk with any of the party leaders?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women in Kansas already had the right to vote in school elections, and many women’s rights leaders thought that there was a real possibility that full suffrage could be won there. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I hope you, as the leader, took full responsibility for the mistake. Isn’t that what we tried to teach you in school?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Constantly make the “right” difficult decisions and represent themselves and their organizations as the leaders they are. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Rivals, maybe, but how could that be, if Eric is a leader and Four is not? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Inside, the walls are covered with photographs of civil rights leaders, politicians, and celebrities who have eaten here, like James Brown and pre-heart-bypass Bill Clinton. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Nya knew from listening to the grownups that the crew leader had made many arrangements concerning the well. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although they were eager to get to Japan, a lot of our military leaders also dreaded that thought. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This alarmed the Nazi leaders, who worried that the damages would bankrupt the German insurance companies. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

This was our first event in the Transvaal, and it was necessary to have prominent figures lead the defiers, otherwise the leaders would appear to be hanging back while the masses took the punishment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I am the rightful leader of these people!” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

How could a black woman who didn’t look no different than the slaves I’d seent ’round Possum Moan be the leader of a gang that robbed Mr. Tanner of four thousand dollars? The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He was the largest of them, and perhaps a bodyguard for their leader—as if anyone would actually be stupid enough to strike a scythe. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He had a favorite joke: God once called a conference of world leaders. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Like most black American leaders, McKissick was first and last a pragmatist. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But one evening when the boys stood in review, a superior leader spotted the new flag. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Civic leaders held press conferences praising the work of the police officers. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Many world leaders grew worried as Hitler blatantly defied the treaty again and again. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The PAC played the role of saboteur and released thousands of flyers telling people to oppose the stay-at-home, and denouncing the ANC leaders as cowards. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of my coworkers— team leaders, in fact—delight in putting the pedal to the metal and terrorizing the elegant neighborhoods we serve. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wyatt said Terryl also helped organize community meetings with religious leaders, the bishops, who often were the first people contacted when a problem cropped up. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The state news agency noted that the new leader is “a prominent thinker-theoretician and peerlessly illustrious commander” who will be a “solid foundation for the prosperity of the country.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He was a jerkline skinner, the prince of the ranch, capable of driving ten, sixteen, even twenty mules with a single line to the leaders. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The battle will end when you, Aspirant Veturius, defeat—or are defeated by—the leader of the enemy. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When he was a young man, our beloved leader, Chairman Mao, had risked his life to go to the mines of Anyuan by himself to establish a revolutionary base there. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

With high hopes, the leaders established Local 651 in the Black Belt. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I remember thinking that was the gift the leader of our revolution should have. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“When news of King Gorger’s death reached the rats, they fell into chaos. We have driven them far back into the Dead Land. Without a leader, they are in total disarray,” said Mareth. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing to affirm a tribal identity, or consolidate power around a leader, like having an Other to denounce. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Black Moon, another Lakota war leader, looked at Crazy Horse. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Scholars deduced that the Sungir mammoth-hunters lived in a hierarchical society, and that the dead man was perhaps the leader of a band or of an entire tribe comprising several bands. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“If you harm him in any way,” the leader yelled, “I’ll kill every last one of you with my bare hands!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I also met with religious leaders—African, Arab, Asian, Muslim, and non-Muslim. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the basis of these promises, the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and the leaders of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights agreed to a moratorium on all demonstrations. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They would have been willing to follow a leader over the River and into the shadow of Mordor; but Frodo spoke no word, and Aragorn was still divided in his mind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

To be a leader required not only fearlessness and intelligence, but experience and schooling. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They let it be known that if their new union’s leaders were disciplined they would go out on strike. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

At the camps, the young inmates were guarded by police officers, soldiers, and freshly recruited Hitler Youth leaders. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

On the seventh day of Passover, the curtain finally rose: the Germans arrested the leaders of the Jewish community. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is the first, the only black leader to identify, to you and me, who is our enemy! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I marched at the head with the old community leaders. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As fine as it looks on this hill, I didn’t come all this way to admire it. According to Annabeth, it must be returned to Camp Half-Blood by a Roman leader. Do I understand correctly?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was humbling to see how the suggestions of ordinary people were often far ahead of the leaders’. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The oldest leaders of the Ridgefolk, still guiding and inspiring their people even after death, had stared at me with such intensity that it was almost a relief when they were gone. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He immediately huddled with his police leaders to determine a strategy. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The leader of the birds fluffed up his feathers and began to sing a special bird song which was all about how birds enjoyed eating the food of foolish people. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“We fought in subway tunnels,” said Walter Knappe, a unit leader. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She reminded me of a Girl Scout leader I'd had once. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

But I found that such a meeting was anathema to ANC leaders in Natal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced at the burly, gray-haired man, who was clearly their leader, and asked, “Where are you headed?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z