It seemed like the alcove was growing more distant, like she was looking at it through the wrong end of a telescope. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I stand on the deck with the Wireless Officer looking at the lights of America twinkling. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s my dad,” the woman said, looking at her with keen assessing eyes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I can hear him yelling at me, but I don't dare waste time looking back. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She held a silver needle in her fingers and was looking around in confusion, for it was the Sea King's daughter who had sewn herself into the embroidery. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

At one point I even called directory assistance in Baltimore looking for Henrietta’s husband, David Lacks, but he wasn’t listed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They finished looking at the granite panels, lingering reverently at the panel devoted to Crazy Horse. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

When Dad comes home from looking for a job he holds Margaret and sings to her: In a shady nook one moonlit night A leprechaun I spied. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” he said, “I’m looking for someone. A family.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tips his head back, looking at me through dark lashes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Both the children were looking up into the Lion’s face as he spoke these words. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I watched her as she walked by me, looking worn, almost defeated. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I caught Chubs looking back toward it over his shoulder, just once; the distant orange glow reflected in the lenses of his glasses. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I didn't want to make a fuss about it, so I just walked away and went looking for another girl to talk to. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I just keep looking straight ahead at the choir, start clapping my hands. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wandered on, wet and miserable, looking for a place to conceal myself, hoping I might stumble upon the Green Man. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Harry curtly, then, “let’s keep looking,” and he turned away, wishing he had not seen the stone: He did not want his excited trepidation tainted with resentment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sister Mukumbu said, “We look out for each other. The rally is one way of looking out for all of our sisters. All of our brothers. Unity, Sister Delphine. We have to stand united.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood looking at each other, between them a plate with a bun and two shriveled hot dogs. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was looking at me as though she knew I was not fine. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I am looking down into the bathroom.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Those two poor little girls,” Eleanor said, looking into the fire. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m looking at them now, waiting for them to laugh, I don’t know why, and they’re looking at me like that’s what they expected, too, that I’d come up with something funny. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The grinning uppers and lowers lay by my right shoe, looking empty and at the same time appearing to contain all the emptiness in the world. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am looking for someone. He’s an initiate. Can you at least tell me where I can find them?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Knowing that he was looking for her and the book would make it harder for her to act normal if he happened to be there again. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They would be shooting at everything that moved, and here was I in deerskin pants and dirty brown sweater, looking like a deer. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, but I’ve never been to the city before. I’m looking for what used to be the orphanage,” I said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I have the strange sensation that he is looking through me. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It looked less and less likely that one of the three men could win, and some delegates began looking for a compromise candidate. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I kicked off the blankets and ran over, looking around wildly. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

So he quit, and now he’s looking for a new career. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s the only way of looking at it,” Katz went on and quite earnestly. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The kid was rubbing his arm and looking over at his coach. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me she had come back to school in the fall looking pale and thin. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She stresses the verb confessing as if their father were actually being pious in looking ahead for his daughters. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their dark-skinned Attendants are stationed along the wall, looking bored. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“A thug. Why he assumed that though? What? By looking at Khalil? Explain that, Detective.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

That means they go around looking at houses and work out how much they should cost and what work needs to be done on them and how much that work will cost. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger walked slowly past Doc, looking at him, not hurrying, and holding the open knife in his hand. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But everyone was looking at me, waiting for an answer. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He bit his lip and scratched his neck, looking as if he was trying to figure out the perfect way to answer Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“You can’t start too early. Speaking of which,” he says, looking pointedly at my mother’s outfit, “is that what you wear to work?” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

He was surprised to look up and see the girl standing in front of him, looking down at him like he held her life in his hands instead of shards of ice. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Pa said, “Cooter, head on back and find where Emma Collins is at. Tell her she needed. Don’t be looking back, and once you’re out of sight, run hard.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Edward just nodded, looking at me intently before he turned to walk away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Bull was always careful to position the rabbit so that he was not looking down or up, but was, instead, forever looking behind him, at the road they had just traveled. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I was inside the mind of a fish looking up at the storm on the surface. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What about your younger brother, the one you said sometimes helps you at work, what’s his name?” he asked, looking out the window. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Biff would stand looking at her for a long time, rubbing his nose thoughtfully and with his eyes half-closed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I could swear that’s young Crazy Horse looking at me. Of course, when he was a boy, they called him Light Hair.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was looking at the countryside around me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s a mess in here,” he comments, looking my way. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma avoids looking at him as he approaches her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who are you?” looking at me with surprise and a sort of alarm, but still not wildly. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I rested myself back on both hands, looking up toward the sky. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She had been looking forward to today for more than a week. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I came close to my dad, looking at him top to bottom, bottom to top. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The villagers were now looking away from the little girl and her family. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Emily nodded obediently, even though Mr. Quisling wasn’t looking at her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then she turned her face away, focusing on some star in the distance, as if looking at him directly was a little too hard. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Marly looked at Daddy, and Daddy sat looking at the floor, twiddling his thumbs. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her pupils began to dart around, focused on the space in front of her, and I realized she was looking something up in a browser window. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Harry got slowly out of bed and started looking for socks. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The gossipy Ravenskillians were like a swarm of bugs: annoying and gross, and she wouldn’t give them the satisfaction of looking defeated. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I can’t remember Bore, or my mother either for that matter, ever looking happy to see me, let alone when I came into the house with a friend. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Without looking at the Pigman or me, he reached over and took it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Worse, I was just the same as every other jailhouse con who walked into his office looking to feed him a fake paint-by-numbers home life. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I wanna tell her to stop looking at me like that. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I walked through the clusters of people, trying to help where I could while also looking for supplies. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When I run across him in the course of looking after the animals, he is polite but distant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I watched from the balcony as Republican members of Congress stayed seated through most of it, appearing obstinate and angry, their arms folded and their frowns deliberate, looking like children who hadn’t gotten their way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Each time, passengers climbed down and quickly left, without looking back or saying good-bye. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

A lady cat strolled lonesomely along the gutter looking for adventure. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think when I’m done looking for my patron to be, I’m going to wash my hands of this place and never look back.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“All I am looking at is water and sand,” Kanei replied, and then waved us to come closer and take a look. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Thursday,” I mumble to myself, looking across the room at Muqtada’s prone lump. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was kind of vintage looking and really pretty. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“What’s this thing that’s on yore mind?” he asked, settling back comfortably against the tree trunk and looking up at small segments of sky that appeared here and there through the canopy of green leaves. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lay there awhile, looking at Ma’s smooth, parted hair and her hands busy with sewing in the lamplight. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trapis looked around at the quiet room, as if looking for an excuse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Looking relieved, Willie left the witness chair and walked straight out of the courtroom without once looking up. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

They practically tore the riverbank to pieces looking for the trail. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost too scary to watch but I kept looking since I knew there was going to be some real big action this time! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I find myself trying to send an eyeroll Viola’s way about these two but Viola ain’t looking at me and I stop myself from trying again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It's possible that it's just a fluke, that she'd been looking at the soldiers, and a noise or a movement distracted her. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She crouched, looking puzzled for a few moments. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, the chipper young man says no. You are looking very chipper,” he says, now drinking the whole glass in one pull. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he felt those men looking at his teeth and thinking him a loser. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I thought of Dismay’s eyes looking at me, asking me for help. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as she reached the top of the elm she sat down in it, looking about her with raging eye and panting beak. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was getting used to people looking at Trevor and me, wondering what we were doing in places where kids usually didn’t go. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The freight trains on the siding were loaded down with men trying to get from one part of the country to another, looking for work and something to eat. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Can one of you show him?” the boy asked, looking around at the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was reluctant to close the book, reading each item aloud and then looking eagerly at me. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

But while she was talking to me, she was looking at Colin, and her expression was funny, as if her stomach might be floating too. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He did shut up and stood silently, looking first at her, then at the suitcase, then back at her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right. Temporary housing for the position. I’m looking for a permanent place for us to move to after the summer.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Four people died in the very first snowstorm,” said Jonas, looking at his feet. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“We shall be looking out for you. Come down suddenly, like you did last night.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is looking for work with the church. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He walked back down the road to the tree, looking at the rod. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was like sitting in the backyard in Nsukka, looking at the lemon tree and his herb garden and Jomo’s manicured plants. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes seemed to expand, and it was almost as if Zero were looking right through him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe I just dosed my eyes because I didn’t want her to open her eyes and catch me looking. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was like looking into the face of death. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Linda herself: she sprinted among them with her head turned, always looking up, trying to keep track of the rocks coming down. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A stocky, brown-haired man approaches, looking at me curiously. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’d been looking for Mac—I’d done several searches, I just wanted to find out where he was, what he was up to. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned a chair back onto its legs and sat her on it, looking for something, anything, to boil water in. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The sound was audible as he opened up the complicated lock and, after removing what he was looking for, locked it up again. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver of the Cadillac never even stopped—he couldn’t have known that he had only killed a homemade go-cart, and not a child, but he sped on down the street, never looking back. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tread water, looking at each other, and suddenly there’s not enough water in the world to clean away my dirty thoughts. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I liked looking for eggs and going to Mass too. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He used the free time to walk around the west side, not sure what he was looking for. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He swivels his head, looking over the place. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The paper printed grainy headshots of people looking distinguished—like they were already thinking about their next outstanding contribution to the life and culture of the town. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

It hissed near the fires and wouldn’t stop looking at me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It’s not like going back to work after a three-hour lunch and staggering through the office, everyone looking, Martin Miles taking me to one side, I thinkyou should probably go home, Rachel. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the other beastkeepers were still staring in bewilderment at the place where the candle had been; a few were looking around it trying to find what had caused it to combust. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. I’m just looking at you. Is that okay?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They spent a few quiet minutes looking through their copies of the new Poe book until Matthew poked his head in. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And a series of other sweetnesses that Ob had obviously cradled in his memory, looking for some way to bring them to life. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Birds and squirrels mainly, but also rotten cats and dogs—pets that had wandered into the park looking for shelter when there was none left anywhere in Manhattan. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Even Penelope’s own hot-ironed coif was looking a little frizzy, as she talked nonstop about the movie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I hate myself for looking at him and believing, for a moment, that he felt for me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Realization fills his eyes, and he backs away to the door, looking horrified. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have any money to buy anything, but I like browsing the snack stall and looking at the different fabrics for sale.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I found a girl who wasn't the girl I was looking for. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then she straightened and walked into the house, not looking back. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Emma is looking very pretty and unanxious, and I suppose there are not many two people happier than she and Charles.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robbie was looking away across the park and the cows toward the oak wood that lined the river valley, the wood she had run through that morning. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

This is a photograph of my sister And a giraffe looking over her shoulder. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then along comes another wave. It sees the first wave, looking grim, and it says to him, ‘Why do you look so sad?’ Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caleb’s expression becomes distant, like he is looking into faraway places. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If she knew I’d be looking, did she say anything, leave me a note or something?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

But her spirit goes into the mirror, and the next time the pretty one is brushing her hair in front of that mirror, she looks up and there’s the burned one looking back at her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t be here when you return. It is nice meeting you again, sir,” she said, looking at my uncle. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was nice—in the dark and the quiet, with no possibility of me saying anything to screw it up, and her eyes looking back, like there was something in me worth seeing. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I lean in on Peck, looking him dead-on in his only good eye. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

So if you’re out there somewhere, looking out for me, like you always said you always would, thank you. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

It turned its horrible black eyes toward her, and for a moment, Kaede lost her breath looking into those bottomless depths. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you think it was wonderful?” she insisted, looking into Bernard’s face with those supernaturally shining eyes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She motioned to the front door and Luke followed her, looking one last time at Toby before he stepped outside. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I probably was still looking out the window, but I swear I can't remember. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The old ram stands looking down over rockslides, stupidly triumphant. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep a straight face, but Lettie was looking at me so serious I couldn’t help grinning. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was no more than five when I became a herd-boy, looking after sheep and calves in the fields. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So I put on the armor. I have the bag. I have the shirt. I know people can’t tell my background by looking.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“They were probably looking for this,” he said, retrieving their first draft of the treasure map from its hiding place in the bottom right-hand drawer. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

She quit looking at me, but she was still motionless. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To me it looks like this young man was harassing you, sir,” the black one says, still looking at Daddy. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

After looking blank a moment, the chaplain nodded quickly with recollection. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She stepped aside, and he was looking at me, or he was looking at the spot where I happened to be. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

One time when Emily glanced James’s way, she caught him looking at her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He is looking at the picture of Jesus, and suddenly I ask him, “Why do that man look so sick, with his eyes rolled back like he go into a fit?” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey asks, looking around at the seemingly never-ending stripes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She appears to be at ease with the comparison, looking comically askance at Gogol. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mother and my father’s youngest wife, Nodayimani, who had come to stay with us, were looking after him, and late that night he called for Nodayimani. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo scoured the aisles, looking for things he could use. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You’re not looking through their things, are you?” her mother called from the kitchen. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

By looking from any of the front windows Bessie would be able to see in all four directions. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And you don’t notice that words have changed on another part of the page because your mind fills in a picture of things you’re not looking at at that moment. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now it is all small houses looking tired and old. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he was looking about him with that same slow turn of the head, and then he looked at her and said, “Of course, you’re the girl with the English accent.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But Bo was standing in front of the massive portal of the Basilica, looking up at the horses. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would have gone looking for the smell, but I was dizzy, and my ribs hurt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A few feet away from him, as his right foot is stepping off the curb and his head is looking both ways to make a run for it, I stop because it’s gone. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I felt myself turning red, backing away from the upstairs railing, unable to stop looking at her, wishing she wouldn’t look at me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She likes looking at the walls, at how neatly their corners meet, the linoleum roses on the floor, the ceiling smooth as wedding cake. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see my life up to New Year’s 1944 as if I were looking through a powerful magnifying glass. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He was looking at us now in the impassive way he looked at the plates of boiled rice the hospital orderly placed before him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I really want to order something fried, but the last thing I need is my face looking like a pepperoni pizza come the day of the pageant. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They were both looking at her without expression, but somehow their lack of expression seemed like an expression of warning to her to behave herself. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I remember looking over at him talking to one of the oldest residents at the home. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I come ...” The Deputy Sub-Bursar heard no more; he had slipped out of the vestibule and was looking up a number in the telephone book. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I knows you the ones from down south; who else would be sitting here looking so country?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

She broke off suddenly and sat looking out across the quiet field, her hands folded in her lap. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was a boy standing beside the mom, looking embarrassed but protective. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Who will buy me a looking glass that gets broke and a mockingbird that won’t sing? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her that was a good idea and started looking over my list. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

And anyway, I’ve done my share of looking after donors brought up in every kind of place. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were still open, and he was looking directly at Danny now. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

With the quilt pulled up around her she found herself looking with quick apprehension at the window, shining palely in the darkness, and then at the door. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a huge dog, as fierce looking as a wolf, but soon devoted to Jethro after young Sam Turner had taught the boy how to become the dog’s master. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three men stood on the highest point looking over towards the mainland. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Just hope he’s still fine after he’s faced this lot,” said Charlie grimly, looking out over the dragons’ enclosure. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Piper, Jason, and Percy pounded on the walls, looking for an exit, but they found nothing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But the library had a good collection for such a small town, and I was not sorry that Miss Maggie had gone looking. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Harry and Cedric stood there in the darkness for a moment, looking around them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I remember my mother looking worried when he told her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a long time looking at me before she opened her mouth, and then she said, You have the most beautiful teeth I have ever seen, and went inside. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d stumbled and fallen to my knees when I turned to run from Spot’s charge, and she was too close behind for me to be looking back and watching what Old Yeller was doing. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit quiet, looking everywhere but at each other. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

We can illustrate it by looking at some examples together; the demonstration will help us gain courage to try the same analysis the next time we enter a museum. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s not any better, is he?” she says, looking up at me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I enjoyed looking at the countryside, all colored for me by contrast with Haiti’s—the electric power wires, the irrigated fields. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Tyson said, looking around at the hundreds of sheep. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think this is a very good idea, Beans,” Kermit said, looking around. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the wagon came the two cars, me driving the Pierce, Papa the Cadillac, and all of us looking straight ahead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

With so much unskilled labor looking for work, he was no longer dependent on Johnny Joyce and his skilled butchers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Elinor was looking at his neck as anxiously as if she feared Basta’s knife may have left its mark there after all. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Papa was relaxing at the kotatsu and said he wanted to spend one day of vacation before looking for a job, because it might be his last day off for a long time. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I keep looking for the key to Olga’s room every time I’m alone in the apartment, which is rare these days. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly he looked up, while they stood motionless looking down. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Even the person who’s telling you not to care so much about looking great: Saint Sarah. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Mark’s mom sat looking down at her hands, at her fingers tied tight together. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He had some papers to grade, and he started off reluctantly one morning, looking very unhappy about the way of life he had chosen. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, ma,” Ifemelu said again, now looking at Obinzes mother’s face, which was open, no different from what it usually was. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As she skipped rocks, she was looking out at the horizon and thinking about an invention she wanted to build. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Maya waved at him again without looking up. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It was Papa, looking older and more frail. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I’m looking down on the biggest fish I ever seen in my life. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Ms. Laverne is looking over the new class list, her finger moving down the row of names. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It certainly couldn’t be a nicer day,” agreed Milo, who was too busy looking at the road to see that the others had gone. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Something happened inside me as I watched him sitting there looking in my file. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Often a group 265 of meerkats will take the stance collectively, standing in a huddle and gazing in the same direction, looking like commuters waiting for a bus. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And wedged in a crack under all the refuse, he found what he’d been looking for. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

June leans forward, looking at the picture too. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’d forgotten what she was wearing and kept looking past her. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I bet it would, too,” said Bigwig, looking with admiration at the two-inch beak and thick neck. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing, Elijah. I was simply looking for a way to help the Settlement.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, if that’s not the spitting image,” Mrs. Merton says, looking over his shoulder. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He circled in the hollow under the branch, looking for higher ground, and then jumped again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

My head snapped around, looking for my brother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I remember shopping for socks, feeling the socks, paying for the socks, looking at the receipt for the socks. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It was bigger than I would have thought, and much more powerful looking. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when Eleanor was looking at him, she wasn't looking at him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I ran around the rest of the store, from display to display, looking to see if he’d tested any other art supplies. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I caught her staring into the middle distance just for a moment, her eyes blank, looking not at the Asparagus, but past it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I sort of kept looking around for those two nuns I'd met at breakfast the day before, but I didn't see them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I whip my head around looking for Dylan and find him sliding, waving his arms for something to hold on to. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A few days later, I was on the floor in Mabel's living room, looking through photo albums. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He shrugged and sat down, looking a little embarrassed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Sit,” the woman named Annabella said to Kira, ignoring Matt and Branch, who was busily sniffing the garden, looking for the right place to lift his stubby leg. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, my teacher says he’s just another in a line of charlatans looking for the fountain of youth.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The man is looking into the camera with a broad, happy grin. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Did I catch you at a bad moment?” he says, looking up at us. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They could see him sitting up, rubbing his head, looking around. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then a little further on, as we continued across the empty countryside, Ruth turned right round in her seat until she was facing Tommy, and just kept looking at him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then running around the house looking for tweezers to pluck it out. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

They were all looking at me in kind of a funny way. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We sat quietly a while longer, looking out the window at the people below. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I asked, looking up at her, “why should she be jealous? Maxim does not seem to be particularly fond of her.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He stood on the steep bank above the water turbines, contentedly puffing on a cigar, looking over his portly belly at the river below. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Margaret knew he was looking for his father, whom he thought would be looking for him expectantly. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scipio was still looking at the shattered wing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, while he was looking at it, the stream of hissing silver struck it and whirled it off the tank, out of sight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Vonetta sat in a small heap of herself, looking smaller and smaller, letting that Ankton girl sing “Your sister is a baby” merrily, merrily, merrily. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was brushing the earth off her hands and looking up at the high wall as if she dreamed of flying away over it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet sat quietly looking out the window. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Dr. Stanpole stopped near the doors, looking for the light switch. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” I mumbled, looking contritely at the ground. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe goats are nocturnal. Some animals never sleep. Sheep never do, not that I could detect; whenever you look at them they’re looking back. Expecting to be fed.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

But looking into those eyes, Dimple realized she wanted something else even more. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She pauses as she puts on her coat, looking at the books scattered across the desk. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Pure grace, I thought, looking above the bar to where, larger than life, the pink and white image of a girl smiled down from a summery beer ad on which a calendar said April One. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Especially since Brendan has turned to me and is looking me up and down like I might as well be arrested, too. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mary Ann was looking at Flora and her mother with a jaded and judgmental eye. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Hazel, safe where he was, remained looking out past the shadow of the wood to the open, sunlit grass beyond. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond their heads she could see the windows looking down, and to one side the tower waited confidently. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘Piper, you were amazing, but those fiery spirits you released -’ ‘How does that help us find the cure we’re looking for?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She whimpered and turned in circles, looking up at me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Adults were looking down at her: the man who’d brought her in, another man wearing a white coat, a woman in a nurse’s uniform. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They were called Alpha and Beta, and Abenthy fed them carrots and lumps of sugar when he thought no one was looking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He went running, naked, towards the stream, looking like some kind of pale animal, among the trees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, still looking at the figure standing in the shadows. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We really weren’t sure what we were looking at, but we didn’t want to hurt Abbey’s feelings. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, you can’t go in there,” she said, looking me up and down as if I had fleas, “but I’ll see if she can come out here for a minute. What’s your name?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Tally silently watched them pass, getting that warm feeling she always got from looking at a pretty face. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was about to get up again when he realized that he’d been looking at the fasteners in the bulkhead on the far side of the cockpit. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

A couple kids turn to look at me while I talk, but most just keep looking bored. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I feel, for an instant, as if the shadows are looking back at me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The man was looking away, almost like he was calling out for someone. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She’s looking at the ceiling, trying to read it for the answer. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The monk kept his face turned away, avoiding looking into Nok's eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I was under the impression that I was speaking to Mr. Gaunt,” said Ogden, looking wary, but standing his ground. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Really?” said Travis, digesting this information and then looking at me with puzzlement. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Mother sips orange juice at the counter, looking over a list of tasks for the day. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“He got away, Mama! He got out of the oak grove and out of the water! He came looking for us!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Coraline checked under her bed, looking for rats, but there was nothing there. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, hello to you, too,” Mama says, looking at me in the rearview mirror. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

And even though I’m looking in from the outside, I get closer with every step. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He was silent on the drive back, looking out of the window. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

So he was in double distress when he emerged from under the rock and stood in all his angry might, looking around, baffled, for the cause of his pain. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Dr. Hoskins sat on the seat, looking straight ahead, not at the hapless group standing near the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” I said, looking briefly away from her and taking interest in a United Nations poster. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Hell, I go looking for you in Imre all the time, but I don’t actually expect to find you ” I trailed off, realizing that I was blathering. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All my friends were looking at me, and what can I say? Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was looking for programs on which he might be allowed to appear. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She posts a lot of selfies with dramatically contoured cheekbones and intricate eyeliner patterns, and now I can’t stop looking through them. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Like Mom used to say, looking at the thing won’t fix it. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But women looking for an occasional lover do great. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Camilla took an apple from a bowl on the counter and sat in the windowsill, eating it morosely and looking down at the street below. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I walked onto his other side, still looking him over carefully and letting him get used to my presence. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I turned to see if she had gone, she was standing only a few feet away, looking straight at me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We did have our scratchy army-surplus blankets, so we spread them out and lay there, looking up at the field of stars. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She stood there looking at me, looking at the bag. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father Mike was holding my mother’s hand, leaning his bearded face close to her and looking into her eyes as he spoke softly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At Port Authority I wandered past the tie shops and fast-food stalls, looking for the ticket booths. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Someone would have to be right at the window, looking down, to notice her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like the green canal between the dock and the Clara Belle, but I quit looking down and planted my foot on the side of the boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He looked me in the eyes from time to time, like he was looking for something, and thought maybe—just maybe—I had it in me after all. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I jump up and leave without looking at Esteban, my heart inside my mouth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Lazlo had to go along as interpreter, and at first he couldn’t tell what it was the alchemist was looking for. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The three sat in silence, looking upstream to where the water rushed through the narrow gorge. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Was she testing me, looking for a sign that I was in league with Hamlet? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Going to actually see something instead of looking at it from a roof or a window. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He was probably letting Black know that he had heat and that there ain't no choice but to drive to Brownsville and off whoever was looking for me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He was at the base of the L, looking up the long part with the short part out to his right. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heritage had recently returned home from Burundi, looking much healthier. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Most of the people milling around in the room were white and kind of dorky looking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was, however, a small compensation, and when after several months my money ran out and I was looking again for a job, I found her exceedingly irritating to listen to. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The latter hadn’t said a word since Thomas had entered the room; he just sat there, drooped in his chair, looking like he hadn’t slept in a week. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I got the backpack open and dug through it looking for the other plastic ziplock bag. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Rainwater dripped from the hem of the master's cloak, but he stood stout as a winebarrel on his bit of decking and looking down at Ged he asked, “Can you abate this wind, lad?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The old man sat in silence for a moment, looking down at his rough hands. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

In her autobiography, Elizabeth described Bayard as “a tall, fully developed man, remarkably fine looking, with cultivated literary taste and a profound knowledge of human nature.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The Emperor gazed around him slowly, so that each one of the thousands of spectators might imagine Caesar was looking personally at him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The whole three of them kept looking for movie stars the whole time. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

We didn’t dare speak or move because Mami kept looking at us with a dark expression on her face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She studied her own work again, looking for some way to salvage it, then sighed and put down the needle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He turned around to the Weasleys, who were looking utterly bewildered. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“So, when does this little deal of ours become mutually beneficial?” he manages to get out, looking across the entire room at me while I pedal away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I was looking forward to seeing Grampa again, but more than anything, I was glad to be away from Dad for a while. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He did not like the way some of the queen’s knights were looking at the steward, particularly Ser Patrek of King’s Mountain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It takes me a moment to realize what I’m looking at—when I do, I wrench my eyes away and wobble forward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“What do we want to be prefects for?” said George, looking revolted at the very idea. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

We were both looking at each other, and slowly, our smiles faded. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And he skulked behind the Tomb, looking out every few minutes, and wondering which was the least dangerous thing to do. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It struck Hazel, suddenly, looking at the pair of them, that this could have been what her before-parents looked like. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her shoulders were like, all bent in, as if she didn’t want anyone to be looking at her. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel naked enough looking in the mirror and seeing Rhiannon’s face. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Dad kept looking at me as if trying to figure out if I was fooling with him in some way. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I walk downstream, looking back until the zebra calms down. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He is looking forward to having the money a medical degree can bring, and especially to putting his children through college without the scholarships and part-time jobs he needed. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ruth is quieter than before, looking down at her cup and playing with the sugar packets, her eyes occasionally wandering to the books that line the walls. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like looking up and seeing the material of your parachute fray and flutter. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

What I was looking at, what had turned my strong, silent dad into a weepy mass of pudding, was a stack of bills. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They threw themselves on their backs and caught their breath, looking up at the mist-covered mountains gleaming white in the moonlight, and sucked on handfuls of snow to ease their thirst. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I stayed in a squat, watching Vern breathe for a moment, and then I fell onto my butt, looking around at everyone. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He now stood tall, looking at me, waiting. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was just standing there looking down at me, and there was no smile on his face. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mostly action shots—a snowball fight—but I notice Hudson in the background, looking out of frame and laughing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“When I came through, I could just about see that big hill behind the white house up there, and looking this way there was the café there, and...” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s another pair of examples with completely different meanings: Augie quit saying he was looking for another job. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a window, looking onto the fields that led towards the village. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Goodness,” he said distractedly, looking around my room, at the unmade four-poster bed and my clothes scattered on the rug beside it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, Stan’s body had been removed, but still, I felt sick just looking at the whole scene. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She could tell that just from looking at them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Anya waited for someone to do something, but, looking around, she realized no one in the village could do anything. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, take it back again. I’m not going to go blind looking at a broken TV.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the car leaves, we stand for a while looking down the empty driveway. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

If he’d answered her message today, she wouldn’t have come looking for him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Dunno. I’ve got to find out more about what I’m looking for. There must be some Scholars in this world. There must be someone who knows about it.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached for my hand, but I drew back, looking at him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time that Sycorax and Caliban hit the bottom of the fence and ran into the parking lot looking for me, a school bus was coming back in for the late-afternoon run. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I beg your pardon,” he said, looking me up and down. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a long while he was quiet, looking away, and the silence kept stretching out until it was almost embarrassing. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone was on the porch, looking at me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I can’t work on that assignment just now,” I hollered back without looking out. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The moment I arrived in Isiolo I would start looking for a ride. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I hung up with Ben, I went back online, looking for a list of pseudovisions in Florida. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was every article of furniture looking just as it did on the morning I was first introduced to Mr. Brocklehurst: the very rug he had stood upon still covered the hearth. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Thank goodness. Here you are. I was about to come looking for you.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those looking for a tale of cultural superiority can find it in zero; those looking for failure can find it in the wheel. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Harriet and Sasha were looking over my shoulder at the door, they were embarrassed for me, they wanted a way out. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hate to trouble you, but I’m looking for someone.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dad's looking at the diagram every few seconds. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kept looking, eyes running across the tops of the stones that had last names engraved in them. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I could have been looking into a mirror. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They were all looking at Mary, and she felt more than ever like the new pupil at a school where they had high expectations of her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sal was in the street, still running and looking back over his shoulder. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He was awake this time, looking up, out the window and at the smear of stars across the dark blue sky. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I sat on the bed for a long time looking at the floor. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Chandra was busy in the courtyard carrying water from the well to the small vegetable garden, where squashes and melons were creeping about, looking for room to grow. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mom was looking at the kids in the cafeteria, but I was scanning the high school girls pouring out of the massive building. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they’ll remember you, Cannek Reed,” she said, looking at each of the crew in turn, letting her gaze come to rest, finally, on Camey, who scratched his hooked nose uncomfortably. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The land was quickly disappearing, the soldiers looking like miniatures of themselves as they dragged another coffle of slaves into another small boat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here,” he said, handing me a cup of coffee without looking. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be looking everywhere except at Ida Spavento's housekeeper who was obviously struggling to keep up with her dogs. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

We roared up the road, plastering our faces to the car windows, looking for any sign of our wayward Auk. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You should get a gummy bear too,” I told her, looking at her test. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She let go then, but kept looking at me, taking step after step backward. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I see her furiously looking at the neat columns and rows that I made into a pretty sick cartoon, imitating a level of Donkey Kong, while Mom and Dr. Hamid chatted. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He rolled a thin cigarette without looking down at his hands, still gazing up at the east sky. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She tugged the book out of Harry’s hands, looking a little alarmed by his expression, and closed it without looking at it, as though hiding something indecent. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Flora kept looking behind them to see if they were being followed by the cops. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was as if the monkey was looking at her while she worked. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Corporation knows that, and they weren’t looking for them.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I mean the heart pleasure you get from looking at speckled leaves or the palimpsested bark of plane trees in Provence. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The pressure of his hard and tight little fingers was still in Sula’s palms as she stood looking at the closed place in the water. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We spent a lot of time looking at family photos before the war broke out. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel tried to avoid eye contact, but she caught Octavian at the head of the First Cohort smirking at her, looking smug in his plumed centurion’s helmet with a dozen medals pinned on his chest. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He recalled that when the sun had risen that morning, he was on another continent, still a shepherd with sixty sheep, and looking forward to meeting with a girl. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a shock he saw Mr. Grin standing in the hallway, looking hideous with his white face, his ginger hair, and his mauve twisted smile. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Side by side they stood for several minutes looking at my dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see them clearly, when he closed his eyes, playing at her feet like cubs, she looking up at him smiling calmly, waiting, pouting—but they would not even be up yet. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked several blocks down Massachusetts Avenue, looking into the windows of restaurants and shops. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

You could never tell by looking at him especially the way he’s covered with lime. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mum was looking stonier and stonier as the rockery in the garden and the rockery in her blueprint got more and more different. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

They were all looking at it and talking and they didn’t see me. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please come down,” he insisted, holding the ladder and looking up at her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah’s cheeks were faintly pink, and she kept looking at me and then away, fiddling with the strap of her purse. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes. They will begin actively looking for you. They’ll search every house around this one. It wouldn’t take them long to find you.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say anything, but she kept twisting her hands and looking out the front window. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Looking at it from afar, looking at it from a perspective like Nathan’s, I can see how scary it could be. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Even if they’re looking at the road, he’d found, their visual acuity was impaired by the cognitive demand of the phone. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I called the Office of Student Housing,” my dad said, never looking up. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The night dragged on, the rain ending and the clouds scudding away and the stars blinking on, one by one, looking cold and distant. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I open the front gate and close it behind me, looking down but not back. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled at Aileen, but kept looking at me from the corner of his eye. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Reynie tried to make one last plea to his friend, but Sticky turned and plunged into the Whispering Gallery without looking back. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea what is happening, Perseus Jackson. I will let the General enlighten you. You are going to do him a great service tonight. He is looking forward to meeting you.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I could hear Chocolate looking for me, though. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“We could break apart one of these tables,” Z said, getting down on his hands and knees and looking underneath one of the black high-top desks. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She pulled out her phone and searched his name, looking for images. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I stood there several minutes looking out on the world, trying to understand. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shut up,” Ernie said, and went back to looking out the window. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I was looking at that,” she said, pointing to the Big Dipper. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

But since he was looking for “fire,” he thought he might as well start with “F.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then, looking back at Rishi, he added, “I said I’d been locked out of my room and needed to borrow the spare.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He said that she had been looking OK and seemed to be getting better. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Scientists in Japan, England, India, the U.S., they're all looking at information from ten different instruments on board. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says, “Your girlfriend was just here looking for you.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Amit picks me up at Dhaka International Airport, looking sharp in a banker's suit and tie. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I went on looking for the tackle and putting it all together in the tackle-bag. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Edward loved looking up at the stars, and he loved the sounds of the constellation names. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

She was looking down at Hila, and her expression had changed entirely. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Just to be on the safe side, keep this in mind for the future: If you think Jeffrey is looking at all yellow, in his skin tone or around the eyes, bring him in immediately. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I look back up at Ronan, he has stuffed his hands in his pockets and he’s looking up at the trees. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“You must be able to remember. If you’re round the back with the pond behind you, and you’re looking over towards the North Playing Field...” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I stuck it in my schoolbook for Amil when no one was looking. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I mean, she spent like a week looking for it in every closet, in the laundry room, everywhere.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I mumble the pledge under my breath, but stay silent in the last two passages when the street police aren't looking my way. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said, looking out of the window. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mateo sits on the swing, holds on for dear life—I know—takes a few steps, and propels forward, his legs looking like they’re about to kick over a building. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I passed up the street, looking as I went at all the houses to the right hand and to the left; but I could discover no pretext, nor see an inducement to enter any. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Danielle is still looking so stylish in her fancy school clothes. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I told you, I—” “Yes. You said were looking for the deserter. And I’m saying there’s nothing wrong with me. Now it’s all clear and in the open.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I heard a noise and turned round and saw Mrs. Shears standing on the lawn looking at me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Adam and saw that he was looking raptly at his wife. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The girl’s started to wander around in circles in the clearing, looking at stuff like it means something to her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Guenever, sitting in the bath and looking sightlessly upon the lioncels, had a sleepy look of secret happiness when she remembered their conversation. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt wonderfully free—and, as best he could determine, no one was looking for him. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He presents unusual criteria in what he is looking for. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was looking out the window at the lights of Chicago. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I don't want him looking at it—it's personal, and he doesn't get to be a part of what's personal to me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t see her, sitting outside in the darkness, looking in at the light. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sweat slicked his palm as he unfurled his fist and handed that scrap to Father Olufemi without looking at it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We opened the door, and when we came in, Lucas and Christopher were there, sitting and looking at us. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Gabe found himself looking down on his enemy, who was hunched over on the ground, whimpering. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was a mighty fine- looking car but was no match for a train. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t think, don’t think, I told myself, looking fixedly at a bright, cold pool of sunlight soaking into the rug near my feet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Looks like you’ve made quite a little home for yourself,” he said brusquely, looking at my belongings on the night table and my suitcases on the floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was like looking at the skeleton of a giant beast. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mike Winchell wasn’t at all what the college recruiters were looking for, and the fears that had always haunted him were probably right: he wasn’t fast enough, or tall enough. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, frantically looking behind the sheaves and the piles of fruit baskets. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Henry Washington. He’s been living over there with Miss Della Jones on Thirteenth Street. But she’s too addled now to keep up. So he’s looking for another place.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could pilots navigate these powerful planes—traveling at hundreds of miles an hour—while looking at the cockpit gauges, listening to the radio, evading antiaircraft fire, and dogfighting? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I’ve taken my last vitals—120/80—and I’m standing at the crux of the hall by the nurses’ office, looking at the double doors I came in five days ago. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He moved his business to larger towns, first in Massachusetts, then in New York State, always looking for the best market. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He saw the silhouette of three heads, all looking down at him. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Grandmother lay in bed, looking gaunt and frail, her white hair spread around her face like a basilisk’s crown. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but . . .” “You w’orked in a depot, a warehouse for electrical parts . . .” “Yes,” she said, looking troubled. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need a tool,” Thomas murmured, looking around. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I went looking for a bucket—you know, to drain the gas into—but I got lost. They found me.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The room was cool and quiet and there were probably twenty people now looking for her, but Grace didn’t care. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There was a light breeze that seemed to keep the mosquitos down and, he thought, looking up along the lake shore, if there was one kind of berry there should be other kinds. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, no,” he said, looking at me curiously. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t have done that,” said Black, looking at Harry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“They were very clever. They put it in one of the first places anybody would look, knowing quite well it was so easy nobody would ever think of looking there.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I hover over them, looking at the boy who lies motionless on a straw mat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure how my dad would react to me propagating the rumor, but he just shook his head, looking all dazed and confused. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to have our lights off, but I couldn’t sleep and Jay was awake too, picking something from his teeth with a fingernail, then looking at it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She smiled and motioned for me to join the breakfast line as she walked away, looking for other children without name tags. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“But Mr. Olin said that you came over to the factory this morning, looking for me with a knife.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes narrow, focusing on the reflections in the curve of the watch, and then they soften, looking at something beyond the watch, beyond the train. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“At first I couldn’t get a game,” Bobby said, looking back on his days at the park. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was in the closet, where he was looking for the overnight bag that his mother had bought for him for a disastrous one-day stay at a boys’ camp when he was eleven. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came back a few minutes later, looking pale. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I stop looking at Geak, my four-year-old sister, slowly disappearing from malnutrition. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave it to him without looking at his face. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She raced down the platform, looking for someone to stop the train. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

For a moment we were both looking at Tommy, but he just went on gazing at the boat. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, ma’am. I’m quite used to frightening things. And you’re really not so bad looking.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had both, and for seven years now he’d been looking. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They spent the journey looking wide-eyed out the carriage windows. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He roared, looking about the room, rolling now, caught up in the rhythms of his own oratory, the fever and righteousness of his message. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let's keep looking. Prosper, you and I will take the left door and—Riccio and Hornet—you take the right.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jacksons don’t cry, especially not in community centers with eyes full of pity and news cameras looking for pitiful moments. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

All around the footprints, people are stunned, looking down. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

There’s no bitterness in her voice, just the mortal sadness of looking ahead, toward the end of one’s life, at the gray streets and the rain. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw men, some sitting on cots, some standing behind the iron gates with their hands on the bars, looking at him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But mostly I see him looking at me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

"Now," he said, looking at his roll sheet, "let's see what we can do with you newbies. Lu, Patina, Sunny, on the line!" Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Percy and Hedge lay on the deck, looking exhausted. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Now, he sometimes found himself looking at Olu with curious amusement; you could never tell with people. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I blink, looking over to Barb, her eyes widening at the same time as mine. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger wrinkled his brow, looking at her as if he wasn't sure whether to believe her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Heads of House converged on her; there was a great bang and a puff of purple smoke, which cleared to reveal Susan sobbing, reunited with her leg but looking horrified. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Where I usually walked with my head down, trying to avoid being seen, today I walked with my head up, looking around. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I thumb through the pages of her medical journals looking for highlighted passages. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The young soldier sat up, looking first at the old soldier and then at Jonathan. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Dalton walked in slowly and stood; Mr. Dalton was looking at him, his face white. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at me for a long time, looking all confused. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I just stood there, looking at my friend’s blood on the floor. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“All right, sweetness,” she’d said, looking at the writhing child and thinking back on several arguments they’d had about Jam’s clothes, when Jam would sign refusal over and over. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Really, though,” I said to Miles, who turned around, looking angry and confused. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t been this embarrassed since I woke up and found Mrs. Sleet looking at my legs. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

When the doctors had finished looking at the wounds, I knew what they would say. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

After looking around a bit, I perch on a slippery horsehair chair. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He did not know how long she had been looking at him, but perhaps for as much as five minutes, and it was possible that his features had not been perfectly under control. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Without looking in his direction I continued speaking to the class in the driest of tones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

So I went back down on my hands and knees, and I crawled around in the dark woods looking for the letter and the sandwiches. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Bigger went to the window and stood looking out abstractedly into the street. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Digory was more interested in the faces, and indeed these were well worth looking at. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I did too—in the group shot, looking all fuzzy. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the way he’s looking at me, the intensity of it, is so nice that I am embarrassed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"Are we safe here?" asked Tristran, panting, and looking about apprehensively. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t trying to be my dad, and my dad was still in my life, so I wasn’t looking for anyone to replace him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was on his feet in half a millisecond, straightening his shirt without looking at me either. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I closed the door behind me and stood in the center of the room, looking around as if I hadn’t spent every night of my life in this space. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Here and there, military men in fancy dress uniforms are looking up at the distant flashes of fireworks in the sky. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“No one’s approached yet. All we can do is keep an eye out. And when we go looking for Lana and them, we’ll just have to hope people don’t notice the extra entrance.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He tilted his head back, looking up at the shelves that stretched toward the ceiling. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Are you...okay?” she asked as he took a proffered flyer and then put it down at the next table without looking at it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sam wasn’t looking at me; she didn’t seem to be looking at anything beyond the dust floating lazy and free through the air to my right. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I walked back into the living room, where Mama stood alone, looking after the men. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been looking for someone to carry a baby for us. The right person.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And when we didn't, of course, find it anywhere in my room—although I gave a very credible, thoroughgoing search, looking even inside my tie shoes—Mami did not persist but let the matter drop. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“When you’re looking for a dinosaur, you automatically ignore everything that isn’t it,” I tell him. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Ofglen and I stand outside Soul Scrolls, looking through the shatterproof windows, watching the prayers well out from the machines and disappear again through the slot, back to the realm of the unsaid. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Wallace sees me looking at the board, and he comes over and takes down the notice about a woman wanting her house painted. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I hadn’t worn such an expensive- looking dress. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I have felt this way in the Prado in Madrid after looking at a hundred paintings—the stuffed and helpless inability to see more. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was looking at us with his thick neck bent toward the ground and his head positioned sideways, to give Abbey as much slack as possible. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t say anything, so it’s just the two of us looking at each other, her fingers damp against my chin. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

One day, she tells me people are looking into the conditions at our jail. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“No! That is not true! They are looking for volunteers. And only a fool would volunteer.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had forced a drink from his flask down the hobbit’s throat, cut his leg-bonds, and dragged him to his feet, Merry stood up, looking pale but grim and defiant, and very much alive. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The bomber might not be Z. If not, then it was someone else...maybe someone he was looking at now. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I turn to look back at the garden and see Suraya, Ayesha, and the others looking at me with a mix of confusion and fear on their faces. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Baby wriggled free, ran to Ugwu, and stood there looking at Olanna with baffled eyes as if she no longer recognized her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe to find whatever it was he was looking for. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance, City College was lit up on the hill, looking like an ancient castle complete with turrets. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

With a bit of looking I found a heavy, round stone under the walnut tree, and then took a folded paper from my pocket. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Governor Ross Barnett stands with his arms crossed, looking the tall Negro in the eye. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The askari sat on a rock nearby, bouncing the machine gun on his knees, looking bored. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then, not looking to the right or left, she did not see the runner stealing home base. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Standing there looking like a pervert, just watching me.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

We found some shade, dropped our gear, and Johnson and Peewee went off looking for a latrine. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mayor’s house is newer and made of a white stone that rises up four stories, the roof topped by a plethora of cupolas and gables, looking very fancy and imposing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The woman had thrown open a door at the end of a passage and Vera had walked into a delightful bedroom with a big window that opened wide upon the sea and another looking east. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He was standing there by his jar of pickles, looking down at his feet. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Violet had very few materials with which to invent something, and she didn’t want to wander around the house looking for more for fear of arousing the suspicions of Count Olaf and his troupe. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

And this black-and-white dog was looking at me all curious and wagging so hard. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I ’member looking out them front windows just waiting for Cholly to come home at three o’clock. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Add the fact that this—this exact picture, the yellow, the dry—has been what you’ve been looking at for days and days and days. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sitting in the empty classroom after school one day, Molly stares at that face for a long time, looking for answers to questions she doesn’t know how to ask. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Not if we find some snakes for you to handle. And I slipped some arsenic in your latte when you weren’t looking.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

What he had were watery eyes in the bathroom and a look of boredom and confusion when he thought no one was looking. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"They are looking for Don Carlos," Chino says tensely. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He sighed, looking up at the ceiling as if he was praying for God to give him strength. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Saturday morning I meet The Red Hearts of Limerick and we wander out the road looking for a football challenge. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I head down the stairs of the apartment building until I get to the door I’m looking for. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Dr. Blankenship rubbed his thumb on the steering wheel, looking uncomfortable. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I did my best to make a cool design using the Defenders' colors, but it ended up just looking like bright blue with orange squiggles. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was so sturdy looking and symmetrical, in the first place. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miles leaned against the truck’s side, looking familiar in an old baseball shirt and bomber jacket. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I’m looking out of the window again, but I can feel his eyes on me and I have the oddest urge to turn towards him, to smell the smoke on his clothes and his breath. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simpsons Reps are sucky kids who appear in high school yearbooks wearing blazers with crests on the pockets, looking clean-cut, and advertising Simpsons. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a littlun he was self-confident, holding out his hands, cradling the conch as Ralph did, looking round at them to collect their attention before he spoke. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

His fingers clawed desperately through the white stuff, looking for a handhold, but came up empty. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rims of his eyes were often red, and he had a nervous trick of looking back startled over his shoulder. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now, looking back, my mom thinks my grandmother went through bouts of clinical depression. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

And she paused there, profiled to Shorty, looking at the sky. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell him I went looking for the men’s room.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It consisted of a line of ordinary automobiles—the officers’ family cars, with the officers inside wearing civilian clothes, looking like commuters. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, he knew that anyone looking through this particular peephole and hoping for excitement would be sorely disappointed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"Because I'm just average, and they're all good looking or rich, or both, or super athletes or something." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stuart never let a bird pass without looking to see if it was Margalo. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

As we approach the Hub, I’m gutted by another realization: The armed guards, the ones looking down on us—they’re all American, too. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I turn to face her, and she pretends to study the water instead, as if embarrassed to be caught looking. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

That’s got to be the world’s ugliest kid, he thought, looking her over with genuine affection. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

People are looking, but I tiy not to see them as real, just statues to run past. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, imagine that you’re looking at them through the thickest fog ever. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“We were out in the waves, looking for fish, and he got stung. Jellyfish.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“In my travels around the world, I’ve often seen people speaking of love and looking toward the heavens,” the wind said, furious at having to acknowledge its own limitations. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that Celaena was considering looking for it right now—not when it could get her into trouble. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t walk fast enough, and kept looking over her shoulder. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I remembered what Thalia had said to me in the entry hall, looking at me all puzzled when I asked about the finger-snap trick: Hasn’t Chiron shown you how to do that yet? The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The man was filmy, and staring through him at the screen was like looking through a dense fog. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Stuck in Saigon, and as intensely curious as ever, Marx started looking around for stories. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

His eyes met those of Violet, who was looking in the mirror as well. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

They did not need persuading, having been looking forward to the Day of Judgment for a dozen years, and expecting its sweet relief any minute now. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She might have altered her position on the couch, if she meant to go on looking at him, but that would have disturbed Bloomberg, in her lap, who appeared to be asleep. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Joaquin was digging around in the refrigerator, looking for something, and Grace took the crackers from Maya and started to arrange them on a plate. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There were Mother and Father, holding hands and looking tired but happy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I remained more than an hour leaning over him, looking at him, etching his bloody, broken face into my mind. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the other students were now looking to Wes for help with their GED prep, for assistance with their personal issues, and for friendship. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She was sitting at the kitchen table, sipping coffee, and looking over the new Sears, Roebuck catalog. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The guards thought they were looking for someone who’d set out an electronic device; they thought Finn’s voice had only been a recording. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The music bends, falls to its knees to embrace them all, encourage them all to live a little, why don’t you? since this is the it you’ve been looking for. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare after her for a moment, looking at the coin thoughtfully before pocketing it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“And what are you two doing here?” said Snape, coming to a halt and looking from one to the other. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“How did he come to meet your father in the library?” he asked, looking down at the Talmud. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He is looking for an adjunct position, teaching German part-time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just looking for my worm,” I say, continuing into the bathroom and hoping I didn’t sound like an idiot. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Thick black clouds hung heavily overhead as they fled through the darkness, and Milo, looking back for just a moment, could see the awful shapes coming closer and closer. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m looking for the place I first saw him. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They couldn’t read my letter,” the man said, looking at Lefty, who recognized his face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I loved looking at pictures, especially pictures of all those uncles and aunts I had never met. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph imagined Leo, perhaps a century ago, looking up at this same angel and drawing it on a small scrap of paper. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Ekon jumped, searching for the new voice before looking back to the two white-haired women. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But they were united in looking for a new chance. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The central building was a round, low tower with curved windows looking outward, like eyes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I just want to make sure we get enough rehearsal time for this dance,” Ximena said, looking at her phone. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Standing in my own private hallway looking at my own private intercom can’t be against the law, can it? Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When the door opens, there’s Nora, leaning against the back wall of the elevator, with her Mets hat on, looking down at something on her phone. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I concentrated on making my eyes move so that instead of looking at Mum’s shoulder I was looking at her face. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been looking for you all morning,” he said, as he led the boy outside. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was looking down at the ground, a palm pressed against the wire-mesh fence, and for a moment he looked like he was listening intently to the sound of the traffic somewhere beyond the fog. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want either of them to have to face seeing me here again, at least until I’m looking better. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Under that tarp, wearing space suits, they dissected any small animals they had trapped, looking for signs of Marburg virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been thinking a lot about Mom, and I had about a million half questions swirling in my head about her, but that wasn’t what he was looking for. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Simon settles onto the stool, looking like a toddler about to fly an airplane. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She was looking me full in the face now, and it was suddenly hard to be brave. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She sat down and started looking for corner pieces. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“But you,” the emperor continued, looking at Pinmei, “you must know a story of your grandmother’s. You tell one.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

His beautiful dreamer’s eyes were like burnt-out holes, and the worst thing was: He wasn’t looking at her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She throws it in the sink and then starts scrubbing the counter without looking me in the eye. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Teenagers, like my girlfriend, Ashley, sure, they could be here one day, holding your hand, looking deep into your eyes, making your heart go boom-boom-boom—and be gone the next. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“How’d it go?” he said, looking past me at the car. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” she says, looking at something on the table next to me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Koffi's heart hammered in her chest as she spun around, eyes searching the grounds of the Night Zoo until she found who she was looking for. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Everyone was there, except Willie, who was looking for work in Milwaukee, and Nicholas, who was in the public library reading up on contracts and music royalties to get a record deal. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The waiter adjusted his bow tie, still looking totally lost. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I looked at Cooter and hoped that I waren’t looking scared as him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

We’re not even looking at the same sky or anything cheesy like that. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He’s looking at me, his eyes locked on mine, and I’m terrified of him, but at the same time I know that his question isn’t unreasonable. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even after everyone else fell asleep, I lay wide awake, looking up at the stars through the wide hole in the ceiling. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I hoped I ended up looking like my mom. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He was looking all over the place, turning around, peering into the darkness of the entryway, muttering incoherently, and then he started searching the street again with his little red eyes. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was weird to see someone in the house looking so happy. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She was looking down at a pathetic blond-haired kid who was no threat at all—just another defeated demigod about to become his victim. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He moved along the hedge, feeling the breeze from the south and looking for some spot where he could sit and scent it without too much risk. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You're after me and my brother, right?” he asked without looking at Victor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

If Mam stays in the bed and Dad goes out looking for a job we can do what we like all day. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It would have to be somewhere that wouldn’t get painted over,” Lettie said, for some reason looking in the trash can. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I drove into town, parked, and entered the courthouse looking for the district attorney’s office. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Immediately he moved on again and began to walk quickly and impatiently, no longer homewards, no longer to his father, no longer looking backwards. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No. I'm just—I'm looking for someone, and I think Judith might be able to tell me more about them." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mom just sat there with her arms folded, not even looking at me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Of course we don’t want him to be dead!” said Hermione, looking shocked. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When I still couldn’t quit looking at him she turned my face so’s I was looking dead at her. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Are you still looking at a dead man?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I was looking for the twins, and what do I see?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for such a long moment that Bast began to fidget, looking around anxiously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s 1923, for goodness’ sake,” Mama had grumbled one night as she scanned the newspaper, looking for jobs and finding very little. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Johnson signed for it, took it by the handle, and walked away without even looking at it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I use all my self-control not to burst into song—he went to the church looking for me! I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Around that time, probably because of all the garbage, a big, nasty- looking river rat took up residence at 93 Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I waggled my fingers at Sahil, who was still looking at me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The coach stands right in front of me looking down like he was something special. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I'm lying in a sand trap of my dad's golf course looking at the sky. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was standing in the aisle with all the cheap dinnerware, looking bored while her mom turned over a package of plastic silverware. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He paused for a second, looking at it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The head custodian keeps a milk crate jammed in the door frame so he can read his paper in peace when no one’s looking. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Is this a good time to tell you I always thought he was kind of goofy looking?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pima peered inside the locker, looking to see if anything was worth saving. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Still they stood there, looking at each other. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I smile up at him, but he isn’t looking at me, he’s making notes. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped into the shop, slamming the door after him, looking wildly about for the printer. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he realized that the table had fallen silent, and they were all looking at him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I thought I was imagining it before,” Denna said, looking up at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Otto and I sat up and stared out into the near-dark clearing like we were watching a sports game on TV, the caterpillars a bowl of popcorn we chowed through without looking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you guys looking for anything in particular today?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Remember when Oliver was four and woke up early on Christmas and came downstairs and unwrapped every present under the tree looking for a train set?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Holly only nodded and went back to looking through her fabric scraps. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He’d been down to the main hall for breakfast with his fellow donors, but had come back up again and was now sitting on his bed, looking vacant, not doing anything. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now C.P. scanned the crowd until he found what he was looking for: whites and blacks, “standing together” all right, some even holding hands. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sasha ransacked their own brain looking for the file, but it didn’t seem to be there. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I’m not used to anyone looking at me for this long without looking away. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Cutting cane could get frenzied sometimes when young men got the feeling she was just yonder, hiding, and probably looking at them. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's no sign of the doctor, but we keep looking over our shoulders as if she might just pop up. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Had that been what the thieves were looking for? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Peering out through the numbers, Hugo spied the old man again, alone in his toy booth at the end of the hallway, looking through the pages of Hugo’s notebook. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I’d ask her what she was looking at or what she was writing about. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I walked out of the kitchen without looking at Dad. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Ministry, is it?” said the older man, looking down at Ogden. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“We were looking for our daughter,” Ba stammered. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

In the Reading Room of the New York Public Library I was looking up something in the dictionary. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Call him God, call him Allah; as far as I’m concerned, no deity is looking out for any of us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walks past me and kneels down, looking inside the pallets beneath the bed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Isaac started lugging my bag over to the house and then Osbert who’s the oldest came and grabbed it away from him looking superior, and disappeared into the house with it. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like the way he was looking at her. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

That man looking up as we step into his campsite. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Soon they were standing on top of a rocky bluff, looking down to shallow water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Otis is me," he said, not even looking up. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Lines of heads circled the block looking for their next hit. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I had reached one of the two rivers that sheltered New York Island, but I couldn’t tell if I was looking at the East River or the North. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was looking for his father, hoping to spot him in the crowd, making his way home. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

But now—as sure as I knew anything—I realized I was looking upon the image of my father. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Twentysomethings leaning out of any number of establishments looking beautiful and cool. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Just looking at her made my skin crawl. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The pages fanned out under my fingers as I flipped through the notebook again, not catching until I found what I was looking for. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Just a baby’s breath tremor, a hairline crack you could hardly see unless you were looking for trouble. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the Bums boy was looking at him with no expression. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the Count could not stop looking at her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Babou sat back a bit, looking at the monitor over the rim of his glasses. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was David Ballantine, looking exhausted and bedraggled but still somehow dapper. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He was standing a few feet away from me, arms folded, looking at me curiously. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She wanders toward the little market close to the tracks, the Fish Place, and I try to follow without looking like I’m following. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The evening hush had fallen, and the high trees stood looking at the Wait without a sound. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Papa and Dadi moved around I quickly went to our room like I was looking for something and wrote these words fast and steady: The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They were so far away, it took Annabeth a moment to realize she was looking at an army—thousands, maybe tens of thousands of monsters, gathered around a central pinpoint of darkness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Standing there with rage in his heart, looking after Jasper, Ged swore to himself to outdo his rival, and not in some mere illusion-match but in a test of power. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, I knew approximately where they were, but the sextant had a narrow field of view, like looking down a rifle barrel, and I needed to know exactly which way to point it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then about five seconds later, we see this kid looking heartbroken, and he's precisely the kind of small-blond-tan guy Tiny Cooper would like, and so Tiny says, "What's wrong?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head but just stands there, looking at us awkwardly. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It is born in the journey of looking for each other, fed by the need to be together. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There were the garden shears, the knitting needles; the world is full of weapons if you’re looking for them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee got up and went to the window, and he finished the story, looking out at the stars that winked and blew in the March wind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell I was being stared at without even looking up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

We climbed up and found a place on the wall looking down into the corral. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Was that all it took to find what you were looking for? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They enjoy looking at maps, charts, pictures, videos, and movies. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“That I can well believe. We are looking for my son who is named Murugan, and he works with one Birla, who is a doctor.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

At dessert, Lucas said he thought it was about time he should be looking for work. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stop staring at the painting, looking for any detail that would give me insight into the real Diego Vega. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Especially if her parents happened to be looking for her. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Levy said angrily, looking up from a Sports Illustrated. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it isn’t about magic, or some idea that maybe God is looking right at you, or an angel is sitting next to you, or anything like that. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“The bravest people are the ones who don’t mind looking Eke cowards. Remember how Lancelot hid in Joyous Gard for months, while we sang songs outside.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candle in the red glass beside the Mary statue still burned, looking like a tiny red heart in a cave of darkness, pulsing out light to the world. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scanned the windows around the courtyard but could not find the face I was looking for. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are prepared,” said Mrs. March, smiling but looking a little anxious. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually he wore faded blue jeans with a flaming Hawaiian shirt, along with sandals and dweebish white socks, looking like he had just spent the night in a Mexican hotel. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slipped the lock picks into her hand and crept to the crate, looking forlorn at the edge of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He skimmed over the other passages, looking for some information about an antidote to treat the poison. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He's just a lame looking for a name. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mad that I don’t come looking for him so much anymore. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I keep looking at the door, expecting the police officer to come bursting through. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She stood, panting slightly, looking down at the sword, examining its hilt. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I asked, looking at my parents to try to understand the coded language they were speaking. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It is clear then that Galileo had turned his telescope into an instrument that was good for only one purpose—looking at the heavens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I started looking at all of the different parts and how they work. And I drew and drew and drew.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

All this time she’d been looking for an apartment, testing the water pressure, asking a Realtor if heat and hot water were included in the rent. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“One night—don’t tell him I told you this—one night he snuck into your room while you were sleeping and stood there with a flashlight at your closet looking at your pigeon.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Thomas didn’t respond, kept looking, willing his mind to break down the memory barrier and seek out this girl from his past. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We began looking under the bed and in a half-open bureau drawer. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

They shoved past me and went looking in the back bedrooms, and a minute later they dragged Bobo from his room, shaking him and sayin' hateful things. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He indicated me to her, and she came and took my right hand in the fashion of my people, looking into my face. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The three of them got split up coming in and Faith had spent most of the concert looking for the other two. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Mr. Stone walked out, looking surprised. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch Soojin put her empty containers back in her lunch bag, looking for a clue to why she’s acting so bizarre. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She was lying on her back, her head tilted sideways, looking at Mariam intently with a mixture of amusement, confusion, and suspicion. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“They were looking for their husbands, sons, and grandsons. They wanted to know that their loved ones were safe. Many of them were angry at the Long Knives. So that’s when it started.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Get out of doors, Strange. Breathe air, see things. A man should have squint lines from looking at the horizon, not just from reading in dim light.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s like who vanished off the face of the earth?” asked Ximena, looking at us curiously. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Wow, this is beautiful,” said Summer, looking around as she dropped her sleeping bag in the hallway. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Here I am, sketching in my journal, looking out for squirrels, with a loyal dog at my feet. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was distracting, and after a moment I saw that Ambrose was looking up at me expectantly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Just looking at her made me want to move to the Dominican Republic. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bri said, looking happier and more excited than she had in weeks. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Your mother is standing in the doorway looking impatient. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Behind them, a portcullis had been raised halfway up, looking like teeth prepared to bite. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She flipped through the pages, obviously looking only at the pictures. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And looking at those four wooden planks with the steel rod slanting across them was the only peace she had. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was Samar, looking up at him, surrounded by an odd collection of baby animals. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ivy shrugged, but kept looking at the poster. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Bando is stretched out on his back, his hands under his head, looking out at the stars. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ripped at the cord again and sat back for a quick breath, looking across the track to where Dandelion was waiting. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was looking again in sweaty fear at her head lying upon the sticky newspapers with blood oozing outward toward the edges. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The way he said tips made me think he had some fun on his mind that he couldn’t tell me about in front of Mom, who was not looking real happy. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“They’re waiting for you. So if you get a move on and stop looking as if you’d forgotten your own name, we can go and meet them.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She is looking at me all soft and gooey. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I smiled and stayed looking at him, wondering if he could tell that for once in my group-home life I actually meant what I just said. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He flipped through the book, looking for her photo. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It cruises slowly along the street, as if looking for something: shark on the prowl. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now what?” said Aunt Petunia, looking furiously at Harry as though he’d planned this. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Erin,” Stephanie said, looking at her momentarily before averting her eyes and blushing a little. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He had bowed to Malfoy, who was now patting his beak, looking disdainful. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Jeanne leans over, as if looking at the page of Hebrew will help. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Also, there’s barely enough milk for both of us, so I mix some faucet water in the jug when Charlie’s not looking and shake it up real good. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

They were looking at her with their black button eyes. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

We noticed that people in the restaurant kept looking at my hair. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I took a step forward; it was a portrait of me looking out from a magazine page. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do we tell the police? It’ll make it harder for us to keep looking.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

We stayed like that awhile, him looking at the bridge and me and Rondell looking between it and him, none of us really saying anything. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She stopped in surprise, looking at the cage and the bird within. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The planners of the competition are looking for art and poetry and writing.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure. I’m almost certain they’d come looking for him.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It had stopped raining and the field glistened under the flood of the lights, looking like an empty skating pond. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For two days he’d been riding his bicycle throughout the district looking for the boys. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

She's coming to get us, my sister says again, looking around our big yellow kitchen. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Dragon was already on the porch, sitting just outside the door, looking at it expectantly. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to be onstage at Carnegie Hall looking like a total idiot because we didn’t rehearse enough—all because Mrs. Atanabi was too flaky to show up on time.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Emma began, turning her head right to left to right again, looking up and down the street. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I kept looking around to make sure that the other parents couldn’t hear us. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he straightened his tunic and went, looking back once to throw a brave, shaky grin at Alyce. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But looking at these, I like the colors. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He would have been looking forward to seeing Hagrid under normal circumstances, but Care of Magical Creatures meant seeing the Slytherins too — the first time he would come face-to-face with them since becoming champion. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Why are you looking for a fight anyway?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Without looking at her, I storm out of her classroom. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Harry had been slightly worried that Slughorn might be at breakfast, but he answered his office door at the first knock, wearing a green velvet dressing gown and matching nightcap and looking rather bleary-eyed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Before the summer began, I was looking forward to getting my braces. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Art took the pieces of rope in his hand and made a show of looking at them carefully. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He made me feel as though I was a bat in a cage and he was on the outside looking in at me. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Groups of revelers or rioters, or whatever they were, wandered in the opposite direction, looking for more trouble to get into. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was funny to think of Father Mulrooney looking forward to anything except a hot night translating Cicero. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And during a slow song, it looked like they had a huge fight because he stopped looking at her, and she rushed off the dance floor to where the bathrooms are. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Luster got it and they squatted in the water, looking up the hill through the bushes. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you can tell who the Rattler is just by looking at the handwriting?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The guy on the ground was black and he looked like he was around my age, and I wasn’t sure, but I thought he was looking at me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Henry would watch him, grinning, as if he was really doing something, but Donatelli would walk by without even looking. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though educated only through the sixth grade, Katherines father was a mathematical whiz who could tell how many board feet a tree would yield just by looking at it. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

For some reason, just looking at the ugly red building made him feel angry. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I take off, looking for a water dispenser with one of those hot taps for making tea, so I can quickly pour the perfect mix of hot and cold to achieve room temperature. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He taught Ellsberg to constantly scan the barbed wire fences along the road, looking for a shiny edge that hadn’t had time to rust, the telltale sign of a recent slice. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was full, mostly prosperous looking people reading newspapers. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without being able to help it he found himself walking up and down and looking away from Lyra because his voice was unsteady and his eyes were watering. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept looking at my dad to see whether he was going to try to hurry her along. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You are looking for someone who can perform in the midst of a crowd?” she asks Chandresh. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“What? No way,” he says without looking up. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I notice that Windy keeps looking at the door like she expects security forces to come busting through. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’d cooked you something and you wouldn’t eat it And you hadn’t eaten for days and days and you were looking so thin. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Wake up, sunshine. Your boss is looking for you.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But each time Uncle came home without a job, Pa said, “You’ll have better luck tomorrow. As long as you’re looking.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She stops, looking uncertain as she takes the bag from my shoulder and sets it in the carriage. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When it’s time for Mrs. Brook to leave I run around the playground looking for him. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, don’t you, Agnes, it makes me sick just looking at you?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

President Kennedy, looking worried too, was on the television at home, explaining we might have to go to war against the Communists. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Saintlike,” repeated George, opening his eyes and looking up at his brother. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She laughed heartily still looking straight ahead, and showed her white teeth. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Pm looking for anyone else who might have lived there, too, not just the headmistress.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Being sent to work in rich homes, he wouldn’t be suspected when he sized up their loot and cased the joint,, just running around looking busy with a white coat on. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wolves outside the radius of Taisin’s power lifted their heads, looking in her direction. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Kelly turned back to the closet and held shirts and skirts against each other, looking for the perfect match. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I do. I could tell looking at you that you are destined to do great things.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Clancy was at the center, looking infinitely more pulled together than he had a few short hours ago. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I paw at my skirts, like I’m looking for something. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Looking at me up close, rather than looking at who knows what far away. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then I walked into a doctor’s waiting room, boring and bland, and spoke to a middle-aged receptionist, who took my details without really looking at me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left them working, the car looking disgraced and empty with the engine open and parts spread on the work bench, and went in under the shed and looked at each of the cars. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” muses Mr. James Ito looking off into somewhere far away. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond that, a few bare elms, arching high and graceful, though in that bare landscape looking like the skeletons of trees. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He leapt from the bed and backed away from Dumbledore, looking furious. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There was something chilling in the thought, something a little melancholy, and looking at the clock I saw that five more minutes had gone by. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And she must know I'm looking at her face. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not just my imagination—looking at the sky, the clouds, the moon and the stars really does make me feel calm and hopeful. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“What are you looking at? Stop staring at me with your big puppy eyes.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, the people Dad owed the money to would come looking for me the instant I turned eighteen. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was looking down, not southward, searching for the one mountain, the one tree, and Sam. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He just stands so, the two of them stand so, looking at one another. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

They used eye-tracking technology to study where a driver was looking, say, at the road or at the phone. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Jesse was only dimly aware that his parents were looking at each other and then at him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Giant eagles circled Jason, screeching urgently, as if looking for orders. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They weren’t really looking at me at all, only at each other, nervously, like they knew. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only his eyes were moving, looking at them in horror. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She was only looking at me, which was nice. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom’s going to strangle you for eating upstairs,” I remark without looking at him. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They stood transfixed, looking down at the mad man waving the pistol in the air. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Past the com and potato fields, my house comes into view, looking small and weak against the mountains towering behind it. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, I’m there to watch some of the homeboys play after the girls’ game,” Daddy says, looking at Momma. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I even dreamed: flying dreams, dreams of meeting Nia on a bus and talking with her, looking at her, seeing her off a few stops down the line. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“How did she react? Never mind. I already know. She’s sitting here looking like one of those blowfish we saw at the aquarium—all puffed up and spiny.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

They were talking and looking in my direction. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And I'm not the only guy—or girl—looking at them. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned his head to the right again, toward Teddy, looking for trouble. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I looked over at Gates, and he was looking at me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were gathered around him with their rifles, looking uncertain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We sat on our heels for a while, looking in different directions, trying to locate what was making the sound. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She saw the golden faranji—looking unwell—still awake and working. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Yet when he looked at me he did not seem to be looking up at me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The boy was there, looking down at him curiously. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“The Queen,” said Degalis, “is desperate. She has spent a fortune looking for you.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds Queenie said, “He says he’s over the English Channel. He’s looking for Calais.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He walked along its edge, looking for an opening. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stops walking and he’s wide-eyed looking at me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Chess couldn’t remember the Boring Room ever looking any different. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But looking around, I could see that to get away I would have to fight against the crowd and make a scene, something else a colored man knew not to do. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The image of her looking more and more lovely every day made my heart tighten in my chest and I had a moment of sisterly, almost maternal, pride. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

As I was silent for a while, looking at Estella and considering how to go on, Miss Havisham repeated, “It is not your secret, but another’s. Well?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, a sharp-eyed woman looking out a third-story window in a building across the street saw it there. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I was doing this, Grandpa walked over and started looking up in the tree. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could not help looking down the street to see if his blue-clad form was running toward them, but there was no one there. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

For a while, as the night breezes picked up, growing cooler, shifting, Shorty sat on Rael’s porch near his quiet horse, looking across the road at the Pilar Cafe. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s stupid,” I said, looking at the change on the floor. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Lucas asked, looking down at my mostly naked body lying half in the mud and half in the river. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He went home and sat in a chair by the window, looking out dreamily. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I kept to the kitchen and cellar and woodpile when she was awake, but made my trips up island each day before dawn, looking over my shoulder at every sound, choosing a different path daily. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where were these boats going, what were they looking for, if not for residents of the city asking for help? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Hazel stood for a moment, looking at their living room. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes, my sister was looking down at me. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She gazed off toward the huge image of her mother—no, this world’s Susanna Morales, the judge—up on the screen, pounding a gavel and looking severe. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He rode looking straight ahead, a crowd beginning to trail out after him like the tail of a comet. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be more than a clue; it would be like booking anyone looking for them on a chartered bus ride straight to the hideaway. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I caught up with him fairly quickly, as he was just idling along, looking at the trees. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We bought tickets and got through the turnstiles, looking behind us for any signs of pursuit. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Held with two hands, they shook and wobbled so anything you were looking at kept slipping out of the field of view: some sort of tripod or mount was essential. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

My knee is still bleeding, while I’m crawling around looking for the key. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Maria also began looking closely at reptiles and amphibians, whose metamorphosis was little understood. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We reach the front door and he’s looking at my face. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“No, Pip,” returned Joe, still looking at the fire, and holding his knees tight, as if he had private information that they intended to make off somewhere, “which I left it to yourself, Pip.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I went looking for the lost cows but couldn’t find them, so when it got dark I found a very big tree, climbed up, and slept there. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carla figured the driver was looking for an address, just as Papi drove slowly and got honked at when he was reading the signs of shops before stopping at a particular one. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And I stay with her, looking out of the window, waiting for hawks to kill rabbits. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen parades from the one in Brazil, the people looking like brightly colored ants as they danced through the streets, wild and free. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

At the end of the balcony, a man was standing with his arms crossed, looking grimly at the parking lot. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Years earlier, I had run through these same woods with all of my might, looking for safety, trying to get away from campus. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Jason tips his head down, looking under his eyebrows at me, like he’s expecting me to blast off on a wild, chatty detour. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was desperate to keep Bonneville looking their way, because the man hadn’t yet noticed that his own boat was gone. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Henry keeps looking at him, holding his gaze for two seconds too long. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I had just flushed and washed my hands while performing the strange task of looking at my bruised and broken face, but only in glimpses. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But looking at Dimple’s open face, hearing her earnest questions, his usual inhibitions turned to puffs of cloud, insubstantial, floating away as he tried to grasp them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And they’ll be looking around to see who else is sitting there with them. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When I turned back Ice was looking away. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her neck was turned all around about as far as it could possibly go, and she was looking far away, at something a long way out from the picture. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He, too, looked out toward Sow and Pigs, but he was not looking for anything. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then Vonetta raised her hand and opened her mouth and had the world looking and laughing at us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When everyone is looking the other way, Boomer and I slip out the back door. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He sat down again with his back to Lyra and, still not looking at her, he wiped his hand across his eyes. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I poke my head forward, just enough to spot Liz looking over the armrest of her seat. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But something about the way they moved, their bodies all scrunched over and their attention focused, made me want to see what they were looking at. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Again looking into the mirror, Bull said, “Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the toughest leatherneck of all?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those kids, she said, not looking up from her ironing. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hands me the mug without looking at my face, then turns away and stands with his back to me, his gaze fixed on the tracks or something beyond. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead there was a rounded turn-off in the road to the right and looking down I could see the road dropping through the trees. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I can feel her standing behind me now, looking over my shoulder; I can smell her smell of hand lotion, and the other smell that is not tea. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You get out of here, like I told you,” I says, not even looking back. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climbed the stairs, and went directly to the officer at the information booth and said I was looking for my parents. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He had been going from house to house looking for its owner. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I pointed it at a lot of tombstones, looking for Dad’s. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I keep looking to see whether she was afraid. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laugh, looking down the hall to see Will outside his door, wearing a face mask and gloves. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Mini turned even redder, now looking like a tomato’s mutant cousin. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When she finally did leave it was well past dusk, and she walked out of the woods and into the open with the intention of not looking back again. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Aravis went a few steps away into the wood and came back looking odd in her new, ragged clothes and carrying her real ones in a bundle. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, I feel myself looking forward to a meal. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Martin asks, looking up from the petri dish he's been studying intently. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was about seventy, a tiny, aristocratic- looking woman. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Really?” said Lupin, looking only mildly interested as he took another gulp of potion. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They were crumpling their napkins, looking at their watches, preparing to return to work. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Even the children who didn’t know what today’s lesson was ’bout sensed something waren’t right and started looking at one the ’nother all nervous and worrisome. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Cornflower and Silent Sam stood looking down from the parapet. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

We sat there, two boys under a sour cherry tree, suddenly looking, really looking, at each other. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“A bad danger. Yes, I see. How very upsetting,” said the Chief Rabbit, looking anything but upset. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw that his friend and his wife were looking at each other with the wide pupils of madness, so he quickly attended to his plate. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He was in a stolen car," he said, not looking up from the papers. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Father stood at the far side of the bed, near the window, looking out. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

His face was a lumpy mess, and he would be looking out of a couple of black eyes for a while. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“He enjoys Acid Pops?” said Ron, who had read the message over Harry’s shoulder and was looking perplexed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I kept looking back and forth between them, thinking how crazy it was that me and my bro were this close to a principal and we weren’t even in trouble. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No, no, it’s scheduled for this afternoon,” said Fudge, looking curiously at Ron. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mom didn’t want our relatives to see me looking like I’d been in a “prize fight.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be ridiculous! You think they were looking for—” “Their souls. And they found them.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Your father could be looking at the same round moon. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She was standing over me, looking as though she was upset with me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was silent so long that Scrimgeour said, looking from Harry to the gnome, “Funny little chaps, aren’t they? But what say you, Harry?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

By the time I finally blew out of my cell for lunch, looking for Eddie or Sister, I ran straight into this dude everybody calls Jokes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Roof, but you shouldn’t go looking around for them unless you want to spend your last day in a holding cell where who-knows-what will happen to you.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

You are there, it says, because I am looking at you. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if in answer to her question, someone fell through the black square—it was Minho, looking as if he’d been scratched or stabbed on ninety percent of his body. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Headbands made her chin-length hair fan out weirdly around her face so that she ended up looking like a frilled-neck lizard. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Declaration studied her sandaled feet, as if she were looking for blisters. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

If something spilled on the floor, or if there was a bunch of objects spread out on the table, he could tell you how many there were just by looking at them. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

It was so simple once you knew what you were looking for. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we were looking up at the judge in Middlesex County Court. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with that answer, the Apex-7 concert dropped to second place of things he was looking forward to tomorrow. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had picked up his handkerchief and she was looking at him ... right, directly into his soul. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I lie there, gasping, and sit up, looking around. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I was in his office, sitting on a chair across from his desk and looking at this picture of a pumpkin on the wall behind him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I gave Jenna a sidelong glance, expecting her to back me up, but instead, she was looking at the two dresses closest to her. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Still far ahead, and still high above, Frodo, looking up, saw, as he guessed, the very crown of this bitter road. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Ben started the engine and they moved out of the driveway slowly, each of them looking at the grand and elegant house for a last time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“About time,” said Ron, seizing his knife and fork and looking expectantly at his golden plate. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Dumber than a pigeon fresh off the boat and looking to make a fortune on East Stave. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Falconer made no move to approach the entrance but stood on the very fringes of the crowd, looking thoughtful. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione stood nervously between them, looking from one to the other. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“If they were looking for you, I put ’em off. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last she stopped before the fire, and said, after muttering and looking at it some seconds,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

They only look at each other without speaking, but the gesture is so intimate that Bailey glances away, looking up at the twisting branches of the tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I walked the halls of the school, looking for the room where my life had changed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It seemed the rest of the Night Zoo’s creatures had been freed, stampeding around the lawns, looking for escape too. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“If the steward says he’s looking north, go the way they least expect, west. That’s what Father Quinel said to do.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Only once I was past the nursery did I risk looking back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But they kept looking at each other like there was something they wanted to say. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He had finished eating and was sitting looking in my direction. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

People were walking around and looking into the buildings. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Some blacks started looking beyond their neighborhood for places to play in nearby white areas. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He caught me looking his way and called out, “Save me a dance, Miss Gaither.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I checked out, T. Stared at this crack on the wall in the visitation room until it started looking like a spider. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I turn to see what he’s looking at and feel a stab of pain. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

"Look at y'all, looking like a perfect scene from a Spike Lee movie." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He picked one up, looked at it like he was looking at a single bullet. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Powell was by the case, looking down into it. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t looking at her when I apologized for asking my question. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When I peer inside, some part of me expects to see Poe sitting in there, looking up at me as I pass by, like this was all a horrible dream. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He is talking too fast, as if everything depends on us looking at nest houses. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Susie was standing in the moonlight in a space of trees, looking up at the sky. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"You done stopped it," a young man said, looking down. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, looking around and not seeing Grandma, Genie asked where she was. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

For all his talk of looking after the women and children of Salt Licks while the men were gone, I knew he’d never turn a hand to any real work. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could not go on looking for work. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then one day, a lady comes in to town looking for Eang. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the cop came up to them Lee said, “We’re not going to blow up anything. We’re just looking at the East River.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came to him suddenly that he was looking urgently for something, but what it was he did not know. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It’s people who walk along the beach looking for things of value that might have washed up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

And as if they were expecting it to come looking for her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shark looked a little ridiculous at first, but the menace was inescapable if you kept looking. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The men got to work examining Ellsberg’s life, looking for anything that would humiliate or discredit him. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Gabriel slinks into the corner and sits at a Net station, looking small and thankful to be under the radar. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Her lips quivered, and her hands clutched the sweater as if she were looking for something—or someone—to give her security. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was out-of-bounds, on his own, snooping around without any idea of what he was looking for. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I flip through the journal, looking over the things I wrote. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I was a whole step behind him, looking for some help. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

As it passed the kennel the Labrador woke and sat up, thrusting out its head and shoulders and looking first to one side and then the other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t bragging or anything,” he said, looking hurt. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

We all stand there, looking at one another. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“You’re supposed to be a protester. I know it’s just for Halloween, but can’t you even take a second to think about how important protest is? How it’s not about looking cute?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

When dressed, I sat a long time by the window looking out over the silent grounds and silvered fields and waiting for I knew not what. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He circled the mat as fast as he could until Toby burst through the doors, looking annoyed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I exhale, shove all that out the door of my mind with a swift kick, take a deep breath of the wet pulsing air, and start looking for Guillermo Garcia’s studio. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Still his hands swam frantically between the slippery silks, looking for his cotton shirts and wool pants. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” he said, hardly looking at me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

"You think Arabella hasn't tried that already? The queen is looking for more from you." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He became silent, looking with his blue eyes far beyond the field stretching away in the sun. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm looking to interview someone about the race relations," I replied. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The men at the ropes paused, some looking that way, some looking to Lee, and he called sharply, “Let go! Cast off!” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Does he not?" the nun replies, looking to Jerome. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She came out looking defiant and said, “I told them that Grandma hit you with a spoon and that she made me taste hot sauce when I didn’t want to.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

After looking him up online, she finds that Cobain’s story does not have a happy ending. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Results in Florida are looking kind of strange.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, I am quite discreet,” he assured me, looking curiously at the paper. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

That’s what I call a peroration—though heaven knows where Douglass’s hosts would have been looking as he delivered it. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The two sailors were looking at each other. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Miles walked in, looking a little put off by the half-empty room and everyone in the wrong seats. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“How come you looking at me that way, Bigger?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Just a sec, Aunt Heidi,” I say, and whip the plaid tent off over my head and avoid looking too close at my soft body in the hard light. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She is looking all over the room, everywhere except Sabrina’s direction, like she doesn’t want to be called out. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Hermione, come and have some food,” Harry said, looking over at Ron and wondering whether he was in a good enough mood to bury the hatchet. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She was silent for a long while, looking up into the night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I keep looking in my locker for a book that I already know isn’t there. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He thought you had—well,” he says, looking away. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I realized that I had my answer in the very act of looking. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She led me to Grandpa’s room; he was lying fully dressed upon the bed, looking as well as he ever looked. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are looking for ways our stories fit together. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m looking for him, even though I know I won’t find him. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

June, Nora, and Pez all emerge disheveled from their suite looking like the cats that caught the canaries, but it’s impossible to tell who is a cat and who is a canary. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going very far,” the alchemist answered, looking straight into the eyes of the horsemen. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking, and he kept looking around like at any moment something might jump out of the shadows and devour him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Hopping off my bed, I rattle through my desk, looking for a pin. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Finally I decided she was looking for a place for us to stay. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned impatiently with his hand, still looking at the girl, and Mariam passed him a napkin. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Zu climbed in first, and, without looking at either boy, I followed, heading to the rear seat, where I could stretch out and hide from any more unwanted questions. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m literally opposite-of-sitting. I’m looking for a bathroom and avoiding muggers.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I need to ask you something,” I said, looking down at the floor. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But die pilot had put his headset back on and the gratitude was lost in the engine noise and things went back to Brian looking out the window at the ocean of trees and lakes. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pweto used to be our most energetic bonobo,” she said, looking wistfully at him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I was actually looking for you. Isn’t this your dog?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She stood, not thinking, looking at him until her eyes misted with tears. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rojakke touched his fingers to the ugly bruise forming on his cheek, looking surprised and a bit betrayed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mama sat on deck looking very pretty in her jade-green straw hat and a yellow dotted-swiss dress that she had borrowed from Aunt Evy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at the top of the house, looking for flames. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d grabbed it at work, overstock they were looking to dump, and now I knew why: It was disgusting. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I was sobbing by now, looking at her bitterly. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without looking back she fled away from the stream to the woods and ran with all the speed her fear gave her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was pretty and tidy looking with her crown of braids, just like yesterday. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"It's strange, still. It'll always be a little strange," he said, his eyes looking away at something invisible. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But the king was not looking at the gang; he was looking over it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt was also looking forward to the meeting with Müller. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I was on the bridge over the gorge and, out of habit, I began looking for lovers. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, looking around at us, words failing her. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I climbed down the embankment looking for it, but the hill was too steep and Angelo called me back up to the road. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He could figure out what people who went into this looking for careers as comic book artists actually did. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But they weren’t Toby, so I carried on looking. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn't take his eyes off the television, but he says: "Are you looking for something?" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Scythe Goddard took in a piece of artwork on display in the foyer, instead of looking at him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A bunch of campers climbed out, some of them looking a little green from the long drive. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Standing on the sand, looking around at all the shocked faces, Jinny felt a tremor. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She jumped a little when she realized that the face looking up at her was not her reflection. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The Yellow Shank was walking in a sunny spot, looking like he owned the place. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Next morning, looking down at the pen, you could see there were three new turkeys. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I look up and find myself looking right into the eyes of the man from Saturday night— the ginger one, the one who helped me up. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, the policemen led them to a side room with a large window looking out onto a side street. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He said our sister would be back, so we’d just as well go on about our business because she was just looking for the attention. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood at the door of Immie’s bedroom for a moment, looking in. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We walk straight past Woolworth's without even looking in the windows because the one time my grandmother went inside they made her wait and wait. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He’s looking not back but forward to what more he can do with his paint-loaded brush. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I jumped off the sofa, gave Gay a dare-me stare, and zipped up to the top without looking down. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But the thing was, the first time Miss Franny Block saw Winn-Dixie standing up on his hind legs like that, looking in the window, she didn’t think he was a dog. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mama went in first and came out looking refreshed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

George noticed that Mom kept looking over at George, but when George looked back, Mom had her eyes fixed on the television screen, even if it was showing commercials, which she usually hated. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

On his horse, the Hessian officer cantered forward, looking up the hill at the Americans. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

My room is so much bigger and better looking than this dungeon. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But when my parents found out there was a small white chicken back by the old henhouse, they insisted on calling the lady who’d come looking for her chickens, to see if it was hers. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

And they didn’t even make a face when Ms. Rubin told them to come on my side, which a lot of kids do when they think I’m not looking. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

When a god assumes his true form, the power is so great that any mortal looking on him will disintegrate. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

When they reached the room where Ana was to stay, it was so much grander than Ana’s room in Quinn House that Ash simply stared for a moment, looking around, to catch her breath. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has a curious habit of looking one straight in the face, as if trying to read one’s thoughts. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

We ran past her, looking for the others. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Do you understand?” she asks him, looking right into his eyes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I stand on the edge of the stage looking out for a second, feeling a little bit famous. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“She tore the place apart looking for that helmet, Dad,” I said. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Clear up?” said Ron, looking around at the partly destroyed café. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh go on, don’t be sore. I’m just looking out for ya. You saw how Ezra was, and Ezra’s a pussycat. Sit yourself down.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He then told them many remarkable stories, sometimes half as if speaking to himself, sometimes looking at them suddenly with a bright blue eye under his deep brows. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was looking for Jupiter in the cold and the dark. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“If we can,” said Hermione, looking back toward the door into the main hall, beyond which who knew what was happening. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Ranyinudo was looking at the photograph on her phone with a faint, fond smile. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We met in the motel parking lot ten minutes later, looking crisp and stylish, and exchanged many flattering comments. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Julian was there—I saw him now, looking towards the four of us. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There are so many people looking for her. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I want a man with good hands, Anu told Ranee once when her grandmother asked what in the world she was looking for in a husband. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was looking at a tenement house to our right and it just seemed to shudder and then collapse. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were quite a few shots of me, too, looking as stoked as my friend, taken at arm’s length by myself, or sometimes by Fang if he’d managed to wrestle the camera from me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

You'll be old one day and looking to her to feed you your applesauce. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I stood in a goal on the soccer field, looking through the back side of the football stadium bleachers. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel great at the moment, though,” said Harry, looking down at his clean, unblemished hands. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Henry, looking tense and unhappy, but within arm’s reach. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I stop and look at Daddy, but Daddy’s just looking at his hands. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Aibileen opened a drawer and reached inside, but Hilly kept looking at her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I got up and went outside and sat on the stoop looking into the night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I look around, and I see the others looking at us. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He did nothing, except reach his left hand around to turn on the radio without even looking at it. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stands up, looking down at me like there are a thousand more words on the tip of his tongue that just can’t be said. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I spent the rest of the afternoon hunting alone, walking the ridge, searching the shadows for signs of pig, looking and listening as hard as I could to will another animal out of the woods. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Apá flicks on the light, and the roaches scurry in all directions, looking for dark corners to hide in. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"What did you say it was?" she said, looking up. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Blessed be the fruit, Janine, Aunt Lydia would have said, without looking up from her desk, where she was writing something. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't even know what they were looking for." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“So. A new plan, then,” said Brave Orchid, looking at her son, who had his forehead on the steering wheel. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo couldn’t believe that they didn’t appreciate what they were looking at, but he tried to contain his irritation. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He stood there, Ishmael, looking at her desperately, and that was the way she would remember him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he went out of the back door, closing it quietly behind him, and stood looking out through the quick white vapour of his breath. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now in my mind I stood upon the walk looking out across the hole past a Hooverville shanty of packing cases and bent tin signs, to a railroad yard that lay beyond. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is the angle we’re looking from and nothing more,” said the Sicilian. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mamá’s eyes shifted back and forth, looking for a response. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Where?” said many students eagerly, all looking in different directions. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t want your boyfriend to see you looking so glamorous?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Later, the Obscure Object would swear that Maxine had been looking at her with a kind of appeal, that she had seen the light go out of Maxine’s eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A neighborhood that never cared about me before, suddenly spinning into itself, looking everywhere but here. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

They were looking from a high terrace and there was a great landscape spread out below them. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was still standing, looking out of the window, biting his nails. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stood in the doorway looking around, looking puzzled. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Later, Odenigbo came in and looked searchingly into her eyes in the way he often did, as if looking for proof of something. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You looked ... fierce. Like a wolf with all its hackles up,” she stopped, looking up at my head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Lord, I knew you wasn’t looking right,” Grandma says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s like looking the other way when someone’s about to walk into a hole.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Today I'm the only person to get off at this station, holding my small suitcase, looking like a mad vacationer who has elected to come to the sea in the middle of winter. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I mean, it really captures the whole surviving-a-storm thing, you know? With the messy paper and the ripped corners, and you standing in your empty yard looking all tough and confident. It’s awesome.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

E.J. is awake but still lying down, looking at his phone. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was laser-focused on the map, which he could see without even looking down at his notebook. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

She was looking at me oddly, right in the eye. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Lots of liberal white folks are looking for black friends. It’s almost as hard as finding an egg donor who is a tall blond eighteen-year-old at Harvard.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He is not looking at the two men. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m looking forward to hanging out with everyone.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Papi stood at the window, looking at where a view would have been if the window were open. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“They keep people from looking in,” said Eye, moving out of range. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It was magical,” he whispers, looking up to meet my eyes. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Percy, his face. I couldn’t make out his face because it kept shifting. Just looking at him made me sleepy. I said, ‘What are you doing?’ The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

And found what I’d been looking for After emerging from the Underthing, I made my careful way through a window and a locked door into the women’s wing of the Mews. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Mama hear me hollering and drop her load and run just as hard out at me. I feels like I’s swimming I’s looking through so many tears.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

There was a poster for a movie called But I’m a Cheerleader, a young white girl looking at Moss from the center of it, a pensive expression on her face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

So, I hate to say it, but it's probably a waste of your time to try to figure out who I am by looking at the bands on people's T-shirts. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He was looking, as he always was on some level, for hints of the Unseen City—which was how he chose to think of it, since Weep still brought the taste of tears. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He had a big square face and eyes looking for the lie. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘I’m looking for my son. What else? Trust you to lose him!’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

So much for stories of Chinese women looking young forever, I think to myself. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

For it was as though I were looking at my own legs for the first time—independent objects that could of their own volition lead me to safety or danger. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was even with the pond and was just looking to see if there were any fish-ripples on the surface when a movement straight ahead caught my eye. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

By the time Werfel opened the front door, the gemstone was back in its casket and Spurge was sitting nearby, looking slant-wise at a wall. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Percy found himself standing in the hills north of Camp Jupiter, looking down at the Field of Mars and New Rome. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He sat there a long time looking at her dead face. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cover my nose and keep my eyes on my cousin, even as Kasim keeps looking over at me, smiling, and inching his hand closer and closer to my leg. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She handed me a plate, barely looking up at me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He had that hungry mind, constantly turning things over, looking not for answers but for understanding. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Ophie’s breath caught in her throat, and she started looking around for the form of Penelope in the crowd, terrified at what Clara would think. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Dalton were standing upon the steps: Mrs. Dalton in white and Mr. Dalton with the letter in his hand and his eyes looking straight back to the rear wall of the basement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

While I was looking at it a report came in. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She runs her hand over her face, trying to conceal her worry as she stands at the door looking out the slim glass window. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Let me see the question?” he said, pushing his reading glasses back up on his nose and looking at where I pointed in the textbook. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Why were you looking at me like that?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I shuffle through the albums feverishly and find what I’m looking for—the Proclaimers. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Babi ended up sitting alone on a folding chair in the hallway, looking desolate and small. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I tuck in my blouse, looking frantically for my shoes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

On the end of the platform Piggy was lying flat, looking down into the brilliant water. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I concentrated on looking innocent, which is harder than you’d think, and I wished I’d practiced that in the mirror too. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of these, she liked best one that showed them sitting in a leaf-dappled light amid picnic debris and looking at one another with expressions that, though unsmiling, seemed mirthful and full of delight. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

What have I been looking at for the last six weeks? Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

All it was were a pair of old-looking hands looking like they were praying. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s what I was looking for,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Some time when she was out looking for food she might wander by the spring and see that it was being used and find my steps leading to the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warm weather had Chicagoans looking for fun at the parks and beaches. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Behind the seniors, I spotted Stephanie and Noah holding their trays, looking for a place to sit because their usual spot was taken by freshmen. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I gaze behind me, looking for her outline in the corridor. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

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

In about four blocks we found the cafe Artis was looking for. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched Mr. Williams’s class file out of the school, looking for Jack’s form. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Safer is on his knees with a pair of binoculars raised to his eyes, looking through one of the four big windows. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And, looking down, she could see the cigarette of the man on watch. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still looking through a stack of albums. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But the land was flat for miles and there was no telling which way the sergeant might be looking, and they didn’t like to turn around to check. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We went to incredible lengths to avoid looking vulnerable or uncool. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

But he seemed to feel her looking, and always raised his head a little to look back at her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Every time he thought no one was looking, he tried to pull a feather out of Andeg’s tail. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

They took to huddling on the float before and after workouts, talking about what, precisely, they could do to make each row better than the one before, looking one another in the eye, speaking earnestly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Charles had figured out, looking at the finches and mocking birds from the Galapagos all those years ago, that certain variations helped the birds survive. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin turned to Tali, expecting him to answer, but the guard was looking at her with a reluctant expression on his lined face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They stood looking at each other, a shared cloud of distress knotting around them. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The Lannister lord was strong- looking for an old man, with stiff golden whiskers and a bald head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The reporters turned to see who Cunningham was looking at. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I shouldn’t have to come inside looking for you, Isaiah,”Mama says loudly. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“What your body looks like has nothing to do with how well your brain works! You ought to know that by looking in the mirror!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

In one slice, there might be thousands of cells that needed to be searched—and you still might not find what you were looking for. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nowhere to hide,” Viola says, looking around us and down. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They were all looking at her, even the three chained and manacled in the back of the wagon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That was one of the people he was looking for. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly everyone paused, turning, looking off into the dark. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hoped only that they would not pass anyone she knew; she kept her head high, looking straight ahead, and felt the skin settle over her bones as though she were wearing a mask. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The owls, only hungry like everyone else, looking for souls to eat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I thought it might be soundproofed like Alder Whin’s, but looking around I saw the walls and ceilings were bare grey stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Thus in this respect the Scientific Revolution is not like the American or French revolutions, which were called revolutions as they happened; it is a construction of intellectuals looking back from the twentieth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Whin opened his eyes at this, looking agitated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We need to leave now!” he said, looking at the king. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“My entire morning is spent looking at the clock and waiting for this moment right here. This is my favorite part of the day.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

There was a story there...but not the one she was looking for. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It’s so detailed that if I squint, I can pretend I’m looking at something life-sized. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

There are about ten adults milling around, and a half-dozen train riders left—me, a few sickly looking teenage boys, and some homely children—undernourished, walleyed, beetle browed. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Bull said, looking for the first time into the interior of the car but looking through the front window at the silhouette propped against the door. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The torch picked out what Dad was looking for. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after wearing my hair constantly swept back into a regulation ponytail for gymnastics, with a braid at the front, I was looking forward to trying out some looser hairstyles. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Neighbors outside were looking at me act a fool. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Well...when?” he asked again, looking a bit confused because I did not answer him. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Cook fairly beamed as Ophie took a cookie, looking at it for a moment before she took a bite. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe there was some kind of bug with fiery eyes she should be looking for. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

David held her close along the west shore, looking for any sign of man. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sister plays in the gentle turquoise surf, looking for shells. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And when you're trying to find things, it’s better to find them as quickly as possible, before someone else takes what you're looking for. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And two people were huddled in the corner of the room, looking as frightened as anyone Mark had ever seen. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Mom is looking at me too, like a stopwatch. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But did you say ‘told’ or ‘informed’?” he asked me, with his head on one side, and not looking at me, but looking in a listening way at the floor. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

After eating they explored the art building, looking at sculptures and silk screens in cool corridors thick with the fragrance of wet paint and clay. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“What is the purpose of your visit to the United States?” she asked, never looking up from the papers before her. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I never do. I just have the feeling that the looking will lead me to the right questions. And maybe even the right answers.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Like the boy I saw at the mission, he is tall and pleasant looking, but his hair is as white as the other boy’s hair was black. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

So there we stood, hands dug deep in our pockets, Ob looking at Cletus, Cletus looking up at the sky, and me looking down at the ground. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Over there; she thought, looking down the path she had ridden to get to the school, I can almost see the dwelling where I grew up. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I let out my breath slowly but I can’t help looking at those worn wooden steps on the left side of the room that go up to the stage. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

You might remember it looking alive as a hive late in summer. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“I was looking for someone,” said the man Jack, slipping his right hand back into his coat pocket, so the knife was hidden, but there if he needed it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But you could never tell this by looking at him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Now he was no longer facing the shore and his friends; he was looking out toward the center of the river and across to the trees on the opposite bank. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“One forty-five,” he said, looking the coach straight in the eye. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They chatted some, but mostly they drank, and I drifted out of the conversation and ended up squinting through the dark, looking at the book spines in Alaska’s Life Library. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I want to know everything about this and I’m about to launch into a series of questions, wondering if he likes animal shows too, when it appears he’s found what he’s been looking for. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Or was he always on the outside looking in? Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I ran out the door looking for my two brothers. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the blankets out into the street looking for the case for the flarepistol. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“What? He’s looking out for some one to take my place?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel Arturo looking at me—I knew he could tell something was wrong—but unlike last time, he didn't ask what it was. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore was standing at the window looking out at the grounds, a long, black traveling cloak in his arms. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And the funniest thing is, all they were doing was looking for plants. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“May I help you?” says the hotel clerk, looking up as the bell above the door announces our arrival. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I was looking for a place to rest,” she said. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was always looking forward to Thursdays and the seed cakes and the half-hour sitting out under the fruit trees with Cilia. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Zis is nothing,” she said dismissively, looking around at the sparkling walls of the Great Hall. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

All the baby’s dismay vanished at once, and she lay in Sister Fenella’s arms, looking around with a lordly complacency. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At the piano, a young girl leafed through a few sheets of music, but when she saw me looking at her, she ducked her head crossly and tore the sheets in half. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“But they don’t come back looking the same,” he said. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It turned— turned—turned full round—till he was looking straight at me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m looking forward to putting her down early tonight, to slipping into that teddy Tom bought me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was back in the kitchen I started opening cupboards looking for the drinking glasses. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He came from behind the bar and resumed his desultory sweeping just as Lana, Darlene, and the bird, looking like a small unruly mob, burst in from the alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe,” I say, clicking through my camera, looking at some awful pictures of hookahs and plastic swords, thinking, What’s wrong with being weak? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“What—?” he squeaked finally, looking down at himself. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I’d never thought about it too much, but now, looking at Briares, I realized how terrible it would be to be so old—thousands and thousands of years old— and totally alone. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

In the book, Scarlett was looking forward to going to a big barbecue where there was going to be music and food. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stand there, looking at the house, and the fears come back again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“One of the other viable planets we’ve found is within two units,” she says, looking away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment he lay still, looking up into the darkness and scratching his stomach. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

That’s pretty much the whole of what I can say, looking back. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judy Billings seemed like a doll, her tiny face looking up at me, getting fuzzy, getting wavy.... Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even if they don’t see me leaving the house, maybe they’ll know I’m hydrated just by looking at me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Come on. Get writing. I don’t have all evening,” Mr. Ingman says, looking at his watch. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There’s no use in looking back, for here’s the truth I’ve found: It’s hunger, want, and wickedness that makes the world go round. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

An experienced traveler could have told by looking at my shoes that I wasn't French. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

My friend said that he knew I had been looking for summer employment. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She got shot in that shoulder,” Tobias says without looking at the man behind me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel made the mistake of looking over the rail. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Lacey is looking at the gouge in the minivan, her lips pursed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m not just looking for birds. I’m an eco-warrior. This island used to belong to my people before The Corporation pushed them out and took it over.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Child after child received it with trembling fingers, and child after child, upon looking at the questions, turned pale, or red, or a subtle shade of green. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Them telling my moms what happened as she stood with the phone cupped to her ear in the kitchen, crying but at the same time looking sort of relieved, too. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was able to see across the bush and he saw Dog, looking up and singing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sat at the table for a long time, looking first at the letter and then out at the moon. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

This day, this morning, he was not looking for fish. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys kept walking, Minho almost looking happy but something was nagging at Thomas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

John moved up to the short, stone step, smiling a little, looking down on them. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I think you officially have every baking utensil ever invented,” Papa said, looking at the clutter of the kitchen. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“How was the drive down here?” she asked, looking at Jaja. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Briony indulged herself by looking through the window in a spirit of farewell. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I’m not looking forward to driving him home later.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Then I recognised her face looking back through the window. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could tell by looking at him he had gone into this litde business for the love of money, not for the love of freedom. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally saw people inside, looking down at her camp. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Filch has been looking for someone to clear out these old files,” said Snape softly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The trooper had no way of looking into that on a weekend. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I walk home after school, looking everywhere for a bird—any kind—but it’s like they’ve all left town. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Even looking back, there was nothing weird about that day. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He stepped aside to avoid her without looking at her once. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were looking forward to their life together as a family. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was a large room with a four-poster bed and a window looking out onto the fountain. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Gat catches me in the kitchen, looking for food. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

"I'm looking forward to your execution, Day," she snarls at me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Guests entered the Retiring Room at the Master’s invitation only, and Lord Asriel knew that; but the Butler also saw Lord Asriel looking pointedly at the bulge in his pocket, and decided not to protest. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was leaning forward and looking at them and hissing. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Lidia will never know how Mateo is spending his End Day, but she hopes her best friend finds whatever he’s looking for. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Just looking at them reminds me of Christmas and the sticky feeling after eating too many, the surfeit and glut. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He just kept staring at the cars, looking all lost and confused. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Without looking up, Shaan meets her hand in a high five. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was well out into the great field and looking for a sight of the distant arch when he felt along the ground the first stamping thuds of the alarm. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy turned and, without looking back, began to walk slowly away. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Think they might?” he asked, looking about for his shoes. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I keep looking at the house across the street, wondering if Darius is looking over at us too. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It is always funny when you catch someone doing something coarse and she thinks no one is looking. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Hazel stumbled to the right, carrying Jack with her, and still he did not stop looking at the witch. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She stood there looking at us, her head slowly tilting to the side, her eyebrows sinking into a deep furrow. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Standing at either end of the long, handsome bronze coffin were two big, dark policemen, mostly looking straight ahead, but moving their lips when some viewer tarried. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went into a lot of shops and stores, looking more than intending to buy anything. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maxie related her address, and Father nodded, but he wasn’t looking at her. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You poor, sad creature. I didn’t know what I was looking at until now.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, we turned towards the street, looking for the others. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She threw her hands in the air and smiled, looking pleased for a moment before the scowl came back. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was looking for answers...and a way to fix her mistakes. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Standing outside of the hidey-hole, looking down like he always did when he came to fetch her for supper, was Daddy, a sad smile on his face. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It’s called tunnel vision because, before you black out completely, for a while you seem to be looking down a tunnel and can see only those objects that are directly in front of you. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, because that’s who I was looking at that exact moment. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I sit on the window seat, looking out through the semisheer of the curtains. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh—I thought you were looking at the pictures of Julia.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I can tell that by looking at your hands, Arrabelle,” Lillian said, glancing down at lined, leathery hands as distinctive as gloves. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It could seem very complicated, but for Fadi, once a camera was in his hand and he was looking through the viewfinder, it all fell into place. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Håkon glared at him, looking miserable lying on his side with his face in the cold dirt. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Kira looked, and saw a green lizard slither into the vines at the sill; behind the fluttering wet leaves a gauntfaced woman was holding a tyke in her arms and looking out. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t know,” he persisted, still smiling, and still looking at Elizabeth, “tell me folks do things up North they wouldn’t think about doing down home.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Beautiful and otherworldly—glowing green and moving like water, calm and ethereal, looking precisely like heavenly bodies might look. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Miss Hilly’s back in her chair looking all bowed up about something else now. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Actually,” the man said, puffing out his chest just a bit, “I am looking for my daughter, Isabel. Have you seen her?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I glanced sideways at the beautiful boy, who was looking at his tray now, picking a bagel to pieces with long, pale fingers. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Candy stood in the doorway scratching his bald wrist and looking blindly into the lighted room. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What can she do to improve her chances? What are the judges looking for?” her mother had asked. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m wondering,” Jolly Roger wrote later, “if that really was Seabiscuit the boys were looking at.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a full minute of the three men watching the sheriff leave and looking back and forth at one another, Donal shook his head and said, “Well, I never.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They were still in formation, looking strict and tall and mean in their crisp, dark uniforms. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When I open it, he stands there, looking exactly how he feels. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I was certain my father had planes and ships out looking for us. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep looking at Roger’s mother, who is so tired, so taxed. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Toby said, not looking at Luke as he spoke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We don’t look, or we are kept from looking by agribusiness companies. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He turned me loose and took hold of my chin, tipping my head back, looking straight into my face. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I just saw Heather and the cheerleaders on the track, looking at me over the chain-link fence. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel how much she wasn’t looking at me but was looking other places. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if she was scanning me and then found what she was looking for. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

For instance, men who say they want a long-term relationship do much better than men looking for an occasional lover. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

First I think my eyes are fooling, but there it is, big as life, looking like it missed me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

What else can they do to us when America isn’t looking? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“That watch I was looking at, you remember which one?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The twins, looking up into his face with adoration, nodded. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Halfway there, we found our older siblings, who had been out looking for us. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

For a moment, looking at her tiny crumpled form, I lose my ability to form words. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And unless a horseman was actively looking for the sponge, it could go undetected for weeks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hug him tight as he pants, looking over his back at Gram’s gravestone. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m looking for the Woodworks,” I muttered, slightly stunned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Not all of the scholarship winners leave for good,” Headmaster said, still looking out the window. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

When April stalked back to them looking wildly secretive, Melanie walked up to the altar and followed her example, doing exactly the same things. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him that I was looking for the right bus to Conakry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She and Thorn were suddenly at the base of the tree, looking up with matching worried expressions. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But I found a place where the cars would be sheltered after they passed that last bad- looking bit and could wait for the wounded to be brought across the pontoon bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She has this knack for knowing what you’d like to read, just by looking at you. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I say looking down at the fancy blue carpet beneath our feet. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Hermione pressed her lips together, looking angry and disapproving, but was distracted by a third owl landing in front of her carrying that day’s copy of the Daily Prophet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Now he is a veteran of a perilous pilgrimage by children, many of whom come looking for their mothers and travel any way they Enrique’s Journey can. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

If only I had matches, he thought, looking ruefully at the beach and lakeside. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam flinched—she had become used to the toned-down version Pet had been showing her, a version that allowed her to forget, even while looking straight at it, what exactly it was. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“He says,” said Bigwig, looking very straight at Holly, “he says that a long way from here the earth stops and there isn’t any more.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could use a ride, actually,” I said, looking away from Jessica. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She called to the servant and spoke to him rapidly, and he came, looking none too pleased, to lead us to where we had to go. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“On the screen. It was from a movie. It just showed up really large on the big screen—we were just looking for something watch—and I think it freaked her out.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Two Latino men had been spotted in Monroeville looking for work the day Ronda Morrison’s body was found, and they became the first suspects. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I'm looking for someone. A boy about my age with a shaved head. He was a monk-in-training. His name is Pong. Have you seen him?” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I was looking forward to Reverend Cross’s sermon that morning. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I call, looking down for what has frightened him. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We should be okay out here,” she whispers, looking over her shoulder. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She flipped it over, looking for an address. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She knew what she would have been looking for if she’d gone out there. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then she smiled again, looking really, really tired. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Ruth didn’t move, and I wasn’t even sure she was looking at the poster at all. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

So that I don’t just sit there looking uninteresting when she gets back, I pull out my notebook to fiddle with my poem. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And though I feared looking like them, it was with silent envy that I regarded them still. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spent too long looking through so few things. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I began looking through all the junk in the bedroom and finally found Oz on the floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I remember, when I was little, looking across the water to the horizon and thinking it was the end of the world I was seeing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

That we wouldn’t find what we were looking for—the truth about Marcus’s innocence. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

At night, Chou and I sit outside the hut looking at the road until the sky darkens and our aunt orders us in to go to sleep. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got tired of Aunt Mary treating me so mean, so I quit her factory and started looking for a job as an usher or movie ticket clerk in Harlem. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s got poor- looking soil and it’s too rocky to grow anything. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I assumed she was looking to give us some change. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I scooted as far to the inside of the sidewalk as I could to give them room, walking swiftly, looking past them to the corner. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t dare approach her now, not with her looking at me as if I were a monster. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m a student at the school,” said Harry, looking around at Krum for some help, but Krum was hanging back, looking extremely nervous. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I kept looking from one to the other from my place in the middle of the back seat. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

From his seat on the stairs, Luke had to hold himself back from going to fish the edge of the letter out of the chicken gravy and looking at it himself. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m looking at the same image but differently. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He was looking towards Camelot with desperate eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew they were looking at him, so he hurried quickly past and around the corner to the back of the courthouse. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He barely said a word, and kept looking down at his food when I talked to him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Well done, all of you!” said Ludo Bagman, bouncing into the tent and looking as pleased as though he personally had just got past a dragon. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As I stumbled around looking for a lamp, Phoebe stood, frozen, near the doorway. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“He’s hung up. And now he keeps glancing over. Don’t worry—I’m looking at Thomas and just using my powerful peripheral vision to relay this information to you.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“But if you change your mind, Tally, we’re always looking for volunteers in the rangers.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I drive faster than I normally do, and I remember the way without looking at the map. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My neck was hurting just from looking at the tall buildings. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And then looking close into the dead black face and not knowing. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She stares at me for a long time, actually looking at me as a person. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She caught a quick exchange of glances between the women over Jalil, who slouched in his chair looking unseeingly at the pitcher on the table. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Shay returned her gaze to the horizon, as if looking for a signal in answer to her own. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Having decided in advance that I will never use the word decaf, I began looking for a new beverage. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Instead of looking up, Varney perused some papers on his desk as though some imminent life or death decision was upon him and he could not spare a single moment’s intrusion on his time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katz arrived a few moments after me, looking freshly showered and very happy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The driver reversed, and as he drove back the way they had come, Richard kept looking back at the blocked road until he could no longer see it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We walked in two lines on the sides of a dusty path, looking into the dense bushes with our bloodshot eyes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Typically, whether or not I found what I was looking for didn’t matter very much. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the station, in the freezing darkness lit only by antiaircraft searchlights looking for Luftwaffe planes to shoot down, one young woman was on patrol. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when they did look directly at us, they would shade their eyes with their hands as if they were looking at something very far away. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He avoided looking at the stands; the laughter was becoming louder, and there were catcalls and jeering from the Slytherins. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The trapdoor clanged back and he found himself looking into a black hole that stretched farther than the daylight could reach. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Why was he looking at me like that?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Bridge found herself looking at a head-to-toe picture of Patrick standing in his underwear. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Junior was looking at all these warming trays on the counter and said, “There’s going to be a lot of food. Come on back and have dinner with us.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father stood for a second or two looking off into space and tugging at his lower lip. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And the only place to be sure to find what you were looking for was in Charles’s study. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everyone shows up at school looking like clones.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Or, to put it another way, it is a game of find-and-seek in which the seekers are not sure what they are looking for until they have found it. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there it was: an unfamiliar shimmer over her mother’s eyes, as if she were looking into rippled water. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He could see that Seabiscuit was looking right at his opponent. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, you," his mom said, looking at the pencil. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pendanski was younger than Mr. Sir, and not nearly as scary looking. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he was close by, after all, looking for him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even if Keeper was June, there was a big difference between writing words on notes in a locker and saying the same words out loud while looking into June’s big brown eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I have to go,” she said, looking as brave as she could. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Naw, I don’t think so. She kept looking out the window,” I explained. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Whom have we here?” asked the gentleman, stopping and looking at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just that looking around this room and at this beautiful boy standing in the doorway, I feel like I’m encroaching on something sacred. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

In the gloom of dawn they appear like fantasmas, phantoms, and wait—in parking lots, on street corners—looking their best, hoping for work from people who drive by. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tara asks, looking over the diagrams pinned to the walls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I never particularly noticed my dad’s moods, but he was looking kind of pale and tense. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was looking out toward the track but not at the track. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Easy for you to say,” grumbled Seven, looking at the bright aquamarine pendant that hung from the necklace Fox always wore. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Echevarri didn’t begin formal dance training until the age of twelve, but once she did, there was no looking back. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Prospers voice sounded so harsh that Bo spun around looking terrified. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swiftly tied a string to my hook, put the grub on, and walked up the stream looking for a good place to fish. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went on until her feet grew numb from the cold, and at last she found what she had been looking for. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started to undress and went over and closed the window because the people on the balcony of the house just across the street were looking in. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Even without knowing what had happened inside, looking at its exterior made my guts churn, like when I was working in the deli late at night and heard something out back....Never mind. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Coney Island was hot and noisy, the streets off the boardwalk choked with boys and girls, white and black, marching up and down, looking each other over. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prosper asked him, looking up at the balcony above the entrance. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t seen the fire, but he seemed to be looking for a reason to tell them off anyway. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As Louie prepared to start Torrance High, he was looking less like an impish kid and more like a dangerous young man. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

I find four pennies fell out of Daddy’s pocket, and one of my old marbles I been looking for. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The man nodded, looking relieved to have fulfilled his duty, and walked back across the ballroom, threading his way past the many couples dancing there. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed that quite a few kids were looking on—trying to figure out if we’d gone crazy, probably. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Gasemu and my friends had followed me, and we all stood looking at the flaming village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I think he left me here,” she said, looking around uncertainly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes, a long reputation," said Father Cham, looking up into the trees with a faraway gaze. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She cut out a bird, a cardinal; it came out looking like something dogs had fought over. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“The Prophet's got it right,” said Harry, looking up at them both with a great effort: Hermione seemed frightened and Ron amazed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“That’s awesome,” Dimple said, looking him up and down in appreciation while also not letting him see just how appreciative she was. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Others build a whole superstition around it, looking for numbers all over the place. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here — take it, Harry,” Ron added in an undertone as the third-year girls scuttled away looking scandalized. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Boys and girls in dark and light hues, dressed in skirts and slacks, looking like they’ve just come out of school. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat on a stump of driftwood, sipping coffee and looking out over the bay. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure either of us found what we were looking for, but maybe continuing to search was the best we could do. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

His name was Ronnie, and he’d passed by the house one day, looking for a place that might have a working phone. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She saw the way her kids were looking at me with their mouths half opened and said, “Now you two aren’t talking Bud’s ear off, are you?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

His head shakes slightly from side to side, but he’s looking at me funny, and his dark skin seems pale. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I was looking at his house slippers to keep from seeing those kindly teeth frame a lie. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe it was a whale looking for a mate. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But moments later, he bursts out of the front office, looking wild-eyed and disheveled. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Chess didn’t know why Natalie kept looking at him like that. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, really! He was looking at a book with gay boys in it.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Char was looking at me with such gladness, and I loved him so. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

My instincts tell me Haymitch isn't just looking for physical affection, he wants something more personal. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I smirk, looking up to meet her eyes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I remember looking into my dad's dark eyes and whispering, “Thank you.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He thought about offering her his jacket to cover her legs, but he didn’t want to let on that he’d been looking. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m looking for anything to prove that when I drop dead there’s a chance I’ll be doing something a little more exciting than decaying. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t like lying, but it wasn’t as if her parents would go looking for her anyway. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Especially if the woman is looking for a good tip. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

His words sting, and he isn't even looking at me to determine their impact. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She saw me looking, and her expression hardened again. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

On the battlements of their castle at Camelot, during an interval of peace between the two Gaelic Wars, the young king of England was standing with his tutor, looking across the purple wastes of evening. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I was looking for a yellowish-orange, thick trumpet shape. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Rap, R&B”—he grins, looking almost handsome—“and salsa.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Grandma just watches from the sidelines, looking mildly pleased. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Phoebe and I were looking at the magazines when I felt as if someone was watching us. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She was looking at him wistfully, half-leaning against a wall, her hands on her hips. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There they sat for some while, looking through the window at the bright stars above the steep-climbing woods, and talking softly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And I explained briefly that I had come up looking for work to pay my way through college and had failed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was looking up at me and smiling in the most peculiar way. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then there were the times Percy was deadly serious: looking up at Nico from that chasm in Rome - The other side, Nico! Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Garrett had figured that out instinctively, because he had gone looking for a bucket. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I was out looking for Ulysses,” said Flora. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

But I knew that I had the drop on him, and I wanted to give him just a little more benefit of a doubt because he was so young looking. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

"It's crazy—I had such a big family. There's got to be someone left. I just have to keep looking. You should, too. You never know!" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then she catches me looking and shoots me a bashful grin. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She had not seen Bran for several months and thought he was looking good and told him so. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The community college is always looking for instructors.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Each time we drove about the city looking for a court, I thought a car followed us. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He read books a lot,” Lucas said uncomfortably, looking over at my mother for a silent approval of his participation. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“How much are you looking to spend?” the jewelry guy asks. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just looking for a lantern or something,” he explained. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He crinkled his nose and tilted his head in response, looking bemused. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was a large, square room with three windows looking out over the station. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Somewhere around thirty-five, she heard his footsteps, and he appeared at the top, looking more baffled than relieved. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But she was looking happy whether she was tired or not. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ash opened her eyes, blinking in the morning light, and saw the cook looking at her with her hands on her hips. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he ran down the hallway without looking back. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Besides, if he was really anointed by God then God was looking after him, and if he wasn’t, well, his plans were still pretty sound. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Isn't that a little inconvenient?” asked Milo, whose neck was becoming quite stiff from looking up. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lavender Brown was standing at the foot of the marble staircase looking thunderous. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Dr. Golan was offering me exactly what I’d been looking for: a third option. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Strider sat silent for a while, looking at the hobbits, as if he was weighing up their strength and courage. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was about to say so when I saw Denna looking at me anxiously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We step farther into the vault, looking for some sign of the intruder. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Father asked, looking down at the basket where the newchild lay gurgling after his feeding, ready to be taken back to the Nurturing Center for the day. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Workers bustled about the area, looking as if they’d spent their whole lives on a farm. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The one he kept was black, which seemed to hide some of the inevitable wrinkles that came with travel, so he could arrive at his destination looking somewhat presentable. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I take hold of his shirt without him noticing, as if that will save him, and instead of looking down, I look out and up. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Dad said and went back to the clock, but Brian kept looking over at me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Percy and Annabeth were on their feet, looking weak and dazed, but their swords were drawn. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In the evenings she would sit and write and I’d pretend to be sucking on my pipe, but actually I was looking at her from the corner of my eye. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The She Elephant was down here. Do you suppose she’s looking for the children?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like looking over my shoulder every day. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Roger Morris lay about looking sleepy, making gruff observations about Day’s smoking habit. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In this chapter, I want to try to dig deeper into why that’s the case by looking at the outlier in its purest and most distilled form—the genius. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I had no intention of accepting anything more, but I couldn’t help looking around. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hung on the wall opposite us was a calendar, and though it was too dim to read from where we stood, just looking at it sparked a bizarre thought. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As I counted, I dug Huey’s comer picture, him wearing his beret looking cool and revolutionary. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were suddenly looking at Hermione as though she were mad and dangerous. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I find Tats in her room, looking at Matt’s Facebook page. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Corcoran—leftover tears still rolling down his cheeks but his face otherwise composed—was looking with interest at a spaniel puppy who was gnawing furtively at the toe of his shoe. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Annabeth could have stood there all day looking at the statue, but she had only accomplished half her mission. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Joey stared down the street, looking for Mom’s car. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but I keep Dill from looking like a dingus. Come on, Dill. I suspect Travis is texting a secret girlfriend. We need to know about this.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They both returned looking tanned, happier, and fatter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt ill now, too, looking into the burning eyes of the little girl who’d given her a life, and asking herself how...how she could just stand by and let her start a war. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Tayo nodded; he was looking at the old rifle slung across the hunter’s back. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He ran a hand through his hair, looking away for a second. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But with everyone gone, I’m not looking forward to the loneliness. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking about maps, like the way sometimes when I was a kid I would look at atlases, and just the looking was kind of like being somewhere else. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

"He's been looking all over for you," the girl at the desk said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait,” he said, looking up at the white witch. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

After all, what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the vapour of a limekiln would come between me and them, disordering them all, and it was through the vapour at last that I saw two men looking at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

As for the train ride to New York — famous mountains lumbered by, famous rivers, plains, canyons, the whole holy American spectacle, without his looking up once. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pretended to be looking for Algernon under a waste basket. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pause, looking at the wares, turning to hold them up in the fading light. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The kind white folks tell when the mill closes down and they’re looking for a little comfort somewhere. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We searched all over him, poking our fingers into his socks, looking up the inside back of his coat. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Granted, I wouldn’t be looking out at a quilt of sprouting grain as I survey my flax and wheat fields had my neighbors not intervened. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He has black, curly hair that hangs in pieces around his forehead, looking like he’d chopped it off with a knife. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now he was looking almost crazed, or paralyzed, with shock. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But others have open faces, looking at me. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was looking not only at her, but for himself and what he must do, in her face. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two younger girls that seemed closer to Anya’s age followed, one looking just as enthused as the adults, and one looking sour. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

‘But I am the real Strider, fortunately,’ he said, looking down at them with his face softened by a sudden smile. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I take the next hand without looking at it, and climb as gracefully as I can into the car. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And what I initially took to be arrogance was looking more and more like exuberance. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They circled the neighborhood of the music venue looking for street parking. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Only later did Mrs. Mabutho say to me, “Oh, Nelson, some girl was here looking for you.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the dish in front of me, pretend it’s delicious, avoid looking at it as much as possible, and it’s gone before I’ve had time to realize what it is. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

We hurried back to the house and found the guests all stand­ing in the yard, looking up to the sky. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I kept looking up, trying to see him, my neck was burning, was he looking down at me, were we sharing something without either of us knowing it? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He was with me when I bought it,” said Henry without looking up from his book. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Isaac and I are frozen, looking into each other's eyes, my hand in his hand. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Things are bad,” the villagers com-plained, looking up towards the big house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She trotted elegantly out from under the table and stood with her brush sticking straight out behind her and her head perfectly still, looking Boatwright’s dæmon in the eye. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Where is he?” said Ron, who wasn’t listening to a word of this conversation, but looking through the crowd to see what had become of Krum. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I looked down at him, only to realize he was looking at me—or, more accurately, my bony, busted knees. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z