Sí, she would buy another dress and shoes to wear to church as soon as she could. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“They were an affectionate couple, and acted as any husband and wife might: They were in love and showed it in many small ways,” said Gardar. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“There were clouds,” she said simply as she walked around the edge of the roof toward the apple tree. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was just left in some church in Reno, Nevada, as a baby. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

There was only one movie playing, and as they waited in line to buy tickets Ophie couldn’t help but bounce a little in excitement. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

With her belongings arranged at one end, she could curl up in the shade and feel almost as if she had a home. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m from Oaxaca,” Enrique says in the accent he learned as he passed through. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I am breaking the rules as we get into Justin’s car. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Well, as hard as I could without feeling like my head was going to explode, or my ribs were going to rip through my chest. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And then one day they came for Papa as well, because they’d found out that he had met several times with the negotiating committee and had helped come up with the negotiation points. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I walk once I hit the main road, so as not to draw unnecessary attention, but when I reach T P Burruss Sr. Drive SW—aka Ashby Place—I break into a run again. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He was folding up his napkin, pushing back his plate, and I wondered how it was he spoke so casually, as though the matter was of little consequence, a mere adjustment of plans. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I am as devoted to adventure now as then, and that’s never going to stop. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to stay here as well,” she said so quietly that the others could hardly hear her. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Jenna’s mom picked her up, I took Lumpy for a walk around the block. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Cordelia comes through a door at the far end of the room, walking carefully, as if balancing, or lame. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“How much do you want to bet? I say that Miss Volker killed them,” he declared as he pulled out his wallet. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Strange as it might seem, I’d never really thought about why. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Gus’s cigarette smoke curled in the air as he handed over a cheeseburger and fries. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“And you can just call me, even, to come and pick it back up when you’re finished. You keep it for as long as you want.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

He was not the regular pastor; I recognized him as Wing, a boy who used to steal baseball cards with my brother Luke. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A stream of it had begun running along the ground, making its way under each body, as if joining them together. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“That’s my house right there,” Kasim says as he slows the car down in front of what looks like a castle. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The tears cleared away the dirt from my eyes, stinging as they crossed my split lips. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Feed the Birds, Tuppence a Bag!” said the Bird Woman, as she put a bag of crumbs into his hand and tucked the money away into the folds of her huge black skirt. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Ma hated the game, but when Willy agreed to play soccer, the deal he cut, the little prince, was that he could play GTA as often as he wanted. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He, she thought as she packed the few personal items that she had. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Smitty, as everyone called him, had become one of my own special buddies and I shook his hand when he finished dancing. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie was back in staring mode as Grandpop lifted the jug higher and higher, a waterfall of tea all landing in the quickly filling jar. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I tolt the sheriff, “The ax whistled as Pap swung it at the tree, the sun hit it, and it wasn’t nothing but a flashing silver blur. But then...” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Before eyebrows are raised, objections are uttered, two and two are put together, and the solution is that I should be kept as far away from the Capitol as possible. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Each morning the hat was a little grayer, a little less red, and just as firmly on Dorothy’s head. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Nathan’s legs no longer seemed as though they were on fire, and he felt well rested but very hungry. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Laboratory analyses of their tissues revealed high concentrations of DDT — as much as 46 parts per million. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She pulled him into her lap and he clung to her as if she might disappear any second. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then dark­ness came, blink as I might. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The principal smiled kindly as she locked the heavy metal door. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped still and said as calmly as I could, “Look I’m sorry. I don’t mean to mess up your job, but there’s no reason for anybody to show me around. OK?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a high school friend told some stories about Gus’s considerable basketball talents and his many qualities as a teammate, the minister said, “We’ll now hear a few words from Augustus’s special friend, Hazel.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I was with Mr. Cole on business an hour and a half ago. He had just read Elton’s letter as I was shewn in, and handed it to me directly.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

As soon as I hit the ground, I started rolling and kept low to the ground. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why, it’s potty wee Potter!” cackled Peeves, knocking Harry’s glasses askew as he bounced past him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, eighty-five national and local organizations, and more than three hundred prominent individuals, signed on as sponsors of the “Freedom Concert,” as it was now called. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Then he could get the rest of his money out of his vault and...begin his life as an outcast. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

In fact - and this strikes one as rather curious -I cannot really recall seeing her more bereft than on that morning. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ellsworth concluded that Root’s death “brought out qualities in Mr. Burnham which might not have developed, as early anyway, had Mr. Root lived.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It was almost as if someone had turned the lights down. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

So Ash took out the fairy cloak, which she had impulsively brought with her, and watched Gwen’s eyes widen as the silvery length of it spread out on her bed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not one mouth uttered a sound as the realization came home that their own country had deserted them, that Smyrna now had no government, that there was nothing between them and the advancing Turks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And, as though she can hear the questions stirring inside him, Byrd whispers across the dark, “Take a deep breath. Go to sleep.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They kidded him and the next hour was almost as bad as the death of his mother—the way he took it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But now, the plainclothesmen had gone away as suddenly as they had appeared. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, in New Jersey, whites were almost twice as likely to be found with illegal drugs or contraband as African Americans, and five times as likely to be found with contraband as Latinos. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

One of the men—he introduced himself as Dave—climbed a ladder to inspect my hollows. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Three pictures of the little girl, in a pink shirt and pigtails, stand as a constant reminder near a television in a corner. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Like, for example, as a redcap, Madoc needs bloodshed the way a mermaid needs the salt spray of the sea. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She hooked a finger into his cheek and pulled as if trying to rip the side of his face off, but her finger slipped out. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care two wits about your feminine complications,”the Grand Elder roared as he marched into her study. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

For example, as it approaches the earth, a spacecraft returning from the moon must be within a very narrow zone about forty miles high. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guard beside Other-Finn was staring down at his hands as though he couldn’t quite understand why he was clutching a little boy’s arm. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Seconds later, he heard a loud impact as the plane hit the other side of the South Tower, sending an explosion of wreckage and flames straight through the building and out the north side. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of shining eyes watched as bright flames crept down the sides of the tower and embers floated away on the breeze. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Within a day, a man in a taxi, stirring a cloud of dust as he pulled up at the door, asked for Hamameh. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

"King's Landing, *my lady, as you did command, and never has a ship made a swifter or surer passage. Will you be needing assistance to carry your things to the castle?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Archaeologists generally render these as a series of five numbers separated by dots, in the manner of Internet Protocol addresses. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

As long as I’m moving fast enough, the front wheel holds steady. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then, after a moment, his arms wrapped around her, keeping her close to him, so close that as she shut her eyes and breathed him in, she couldn’t tell where he ended and she began. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She turned slowly and descended, lowering her body from step to step, as a small child does, her hand against the wall. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll get to see you betray the people you love as you asked me to betray my own.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They stared at each other, both of them shocked into silence, as the sea star and its leg fell from Loo’s small hands. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"He can keep his pearls and palaces as far as I'm concerned," said Aravis. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” she moaned as she dragged herself upright. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The article went on to list Orson’s additional talents as an oil painter, magician, and makeup artist. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

So please send me all the necessary information as promptly as you can. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inigo looked around as best he could, and there it was, the six-fingered sword, glittering in the moonlight like lost magic. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The town looked on in silence as little Willy, carrying Searchlight, walked the last ten feet and across the finish line. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Weary, ill, and frazzled with the heat, Maria scrambled to gather and paint as many as she could, with Dorothea’s help. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The dog was wronged by being chosen as his animal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was happy, as if he had won some duel. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

What we see as “a quiet room” an experimenter sees as “testing conditions,” because that’s what she was thinking about when she chose the room. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I jam my finger down on F12 until the volume’s as high as it will go. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The way the show worked was that contestants would choose a category, such as movies, opera, baseball, etc., and answer questions that would become exponentially more difficult and ultimately more valuable. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

This was as good as Friday nights got. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They do not, as one might expect, fall to their knees and kiss the carrier deck; this would violate, intrude upon, contaminate the deck, the vessel, the sea around, the whole earth. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We ought to proceed with Japan in a way which will produce as quickly as possible her surrender,” Stimson told the president. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shivered as a harried-looking white man boarded the trolley right through the closed door, his suit torn and bloody, his hat missing entirely. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

What happened as a result was highly improvisational and deeply personal. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The whole way there, X-Ray kept glancing sideways at him, trying to see a hint of a smile, or some kind of clue, but Armpit remained cool, as if nothing was out of the ordinary. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

An audience digesting war as spectacle may have a very different idea of the correct ethos for an eve-of-battle speech than the men at the sharp end. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I saw them as I remembered them before they went away to war, which seemed so very long ago. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I hugged her, as we languorously shifted and knotted, the Object’s attitudes of insensibility included favorable positioning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It is becoming easier to see her expression through her veil as his eyes adjust to the candlelight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was silent as she walked by my side between classes, and I was afraid to ask her why. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Marcus shook his head as if to clear it of a fog of incomprehension. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

As a musician, I always worried that something might happen to my hands, and my work as an artificer had doubled that anxiety. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Some of the crowd cheered as she dashed across the court. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were boxlike in shape, with no courtyards inside them, as if the demons hated fresh air but liked being shut up in something like a trunk. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Personalizing a submarine that shells your beach every morning by calling it “Oscar” or referring to that one sputtering bomber that flew over Guadalcanal as “Washing Machine Charlie” made them seem less scary. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the next two weeks, as the time for the December Ceremony approached, The Giver would transfer every memory of courage and strength that he could to Jonas. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s just made that rule up,” Harry muttered angrily as Snape limped away. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And the odd thing was the brown part of his skin was as wrinkled and creased and folded-up as a hunnert-year-old saddle, while the white part was smooth as a baby’s behind. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

"Here, they are," said Osha, as she bit off the end of the last bandage with her teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Often in their hearts they thanked the Lady of Lórien for the gift of lembas, for they could eat of it and find new strength even as they ran. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In either case, one could not have atoms as we know them. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was rather as if someone under surveillance kept turning up at particular locations but was never observed traveling between them. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I also knew Grandma wouldn’t be as easily convinced. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Look at all those flowers,” Pita said, looking at Hacienda Dorada as if she’d never seen anything more exquisite in her life. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But she hadn’t said one word, and then flounced off without so much as a good night to Grandpa and Miss Love. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Meggie’s voice died away as if the wind had blown it from her lips. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

After this, whenever anyone requested help, the society sent a volunteer as quickly as possible. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

She won by very convincingly portraying herself as weak and helpless so that she would be ignored. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hopped off the tracks, my heart pounding as the wind from the train nearly knocked me over. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Just like old times," Hornet murmured as they watched him from Ida's balcony. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I plop back down in my chair and watch as she holds the front cover up for everyone to see. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

One time there was a kind of big pine tree at a fork, but Papa strode left as if he walked this path every day. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I use as much muscle power as I can until the whole piece drops, lock and all. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Sitting with my feet on the soiled canvas I felt as though I had wandered into the percussion section of a symphony orchestra. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elinor listened anxiously to the sounds of the morning for a moment, but there was nothing to be heard apart from the birds, greeting the day as exuberantly as if it were their last. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And you know as well as I do, I’ll entirely mess it up if you don’t come with me. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The women and children lay as still as corpses. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dunno. Your guess or the kid here, his guess is as good as mine.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reluctant as Japanese and Koreans are to admit it, they are like twin brothers who shared their formative years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They brought a robe for her as well, the soft thick robe of an acolyte, black upon one side and white upon the other. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He grinned as he withdrew the blade’s point from where it dented her skin. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He leaps to his feet, knocking over the wooden crate and cursing as he keeps the kerosene lamp from hitting the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They’d also take fMRI, functional MRI images—so-called real-time MRI— which would measure blood flow changes as Reggie engaged in different behaviors. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Getting out of the house, and as far as this, so easily, had all been an illusion, From somewhere, Hooper had been watching. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Sonia has done the same as her brother, a new room every year ever since she was eighteen, new roommates Ashima must keep track of when she calls. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Neville bumped his head against the seat as he emerged from under it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Same thing as before, but this time, she wants to make sure that everyone is either under its influence or dead.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, it loomed in my head as the place for an ambush. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We did the balcony scene together as nearly as we could—until the guy behind the counter began to look like he wanted us gone. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The right shoe kept tugging him along, but not as fast. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I said it, I realized it was a boneheaded comment. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She wrinkled her nose as if she’d come to the conclusion that Narcissus smelled worse than he looked. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘They is not feeling it,’ the BFG said as he turned the handle. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’d just stepped outside for a breath of air—don’t betray us, friend, I beg you, it’s as much as our lives are worth—” Julius brushed the man aside and ran to the rear door. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

A face black as coal itself stared back at me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon were both looking at Harry suspiciously, so he decided hed better skip dessert and escape from the table as soon as he could. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Yet I did want to go down as usual, get my eggs and milk and do my work. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Knowing that the gaze was only going to intensify as we moved into the last six or so months of the campaign, we agreed, finally, that I needed real help. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He is more confident as a doctor than as my father. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Petey watched them go, each of them as bowlegged and as strangely endearing as a toddler. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Or completing a double pirouette and finishing as gracefully as if I really did have wings. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“If he is in sight, I’ll point him out to you, as you have the rifle.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“As far as I can see we are doing all that can be done.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

As we pulled out of the driveway, I heard a shattering sound inside my head as if a glass had broken between my ears. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The pxinies whinnied quietly as they trotted over to see if he had sugar, a carrot, or anything else. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t have to keep up with anyone, run as fast, aim as well, make loud explosive noises, decode messages, die on cue. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I watched as Peewee stood, putting the last touches on the doll. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can lie as fast as a dog can trot,” Grandpa said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew Mrs. Lyte was dead and two sons had been drowned as boys, and girls had died in infancy—this he could read upon the slate gravestones of Copp’s Hill. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her brother took her by the arm as Illyrio waddled over to the khal, his fingers squeezing so hard that they hurt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her golden, delicately curved eyebrows frowned in deepest concentration as she glared at the carpet. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She’d be playing with her and smiling and chattering, but it never seemed real, it never seemed as if she really wanted to be there. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded his head, as if convincing me of the truth of it. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Miserable old bat,” said Ron bitterly as they joined the crowds descending the staircases back to the Great Hall and dinner. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I mean, it’s been bothering me a little and as long as we’re stuck. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents waited nervously as the doctors tried every trick they knew. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I text Mom pictures of all my newest sketches as soon as I hang up the phone. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Ron, how did you — What the — ?” Harry’s mouth fell open as the full impact of what he was seeing hit him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I watch in perplexed silence as this continues, on and on, as everyone around me continues to cheer on the game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Disillusionment Charms should be performed daily, as their effects are apt to wear off. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malia and I peek into the hallway as Mom is opening the door. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Who else would shape us as they have? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As I wander back to my tree, I think of Alice alone in the forest, as I once was. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I knew this, though... but... I knew that. For each one up, it goes that many over. I’m still somewhat confused as to why.. She pauses, squinting at the screen. “I’m getting confused. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I sensed huffiness, as if he were disappointed that this was the best sleeping spot I could muster. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Soon riot police stormed the scene, pushing against the crowd with riot shields as if they were going to push everyone into the sea and drown them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

This is not the same train as before, and it is not so crowded. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, she looks directly at them, turning to one side, then the other, looking into their eyes and smiling as if she knows them, as if they have shared grand and special things. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I crossed the street and entered a civilian tearoom, which was empty except for a middle-aged waitress, who looked as if she would have preferred a customer with a dry raincoat. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Herr, herr, he repeated over and over, as if this were the name of some food he wanted to make sure he never got hold of by mistake. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flinch with shame as Ma’s voice trails off. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as we walked out, following thirty yards or so behind all the seniors, I was nervous about what I was going to do that night. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately, a buzz of awe passed among the spectators, some of whom called out—as if Jack Dempsey had entered the ring—“There’s Fischer.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we all prayed together as a family. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As soon as I pulled the board back, darkness closed about me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I resolve not to be so tenderhearted as even Minerva says crying will bring on prematuring wrinkles. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s the same color as Jace’s eyes, and she looks amazing in it, so maybe I could look good in it too. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The woods were empty as far as he could see, but that was not very far. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

No. If she were past twenty-five, she might be permitted to enter as a special student and take courses without being a candidate for a degree. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The milk looks creamy and cool and delicious and the sandwich bread is almost as white. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I fell to the ground, and the rain was so powerful, it seemed to be pushing me into the thirsty earth as it tried to soak up every drop the clouds offered. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Mom told us to keep things as normal as possible. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

His next few lessons were just as interesting as the first. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

My back is to the deeper woods opposite the river and I can feel the quiet of Viola standing there as clearly as if I could see her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I could tell he hadn’t expected me to get as mad as I had. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Even as far back as Lansing, I had been hearing about how fabulous New York was, and especially Harlem. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she was merely marking time, as it were, and preparing herself against the moment when her husband’s anger would turn, full force, against her. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

They laid beneath it such of their goods as they did not need and could not carry away. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She saw them into the street and raised her hand as though to close a door. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Gotcha,” he said, as if monsters were a perfectly normal thing for a police sketch artist to be drawing. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The rebel boy dropped the gun and fell to the ground as well. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Seven hundred twelve utensils on the table,” James repeated, this time looking at Anna and me and swaying a little as he stood. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

There was loneliness, too, as the sun set, hut only rarely now did doubts return. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

If there are two and a tenth waves or eleven twelfths of a wave of one note for every wave of another note, they don't fit together as well. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Each newcomer changed the balance of the team, as players connected over shared languages or cultures. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get why you felt the need to lie to me,” Drew said as Erin pulled her car keys out of her coat pocket. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He listened as the flapping of wings and chirping of sparrows grew less and less. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They’re now all frozen stiff, he said to himself as he shut off the transmitter. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The office, as Myron had told me maybe a million times, used to be my dad’s bedroom, and before Myron moved to the basement, he and my father had shared it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She makes herself small, barely noticeable as she peeks out from the curtain of her hair. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have so much as a stout stick. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He spoke at each birth, funeral, and wedding, as well as at unexpected special occasions like this. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could hear the sailors calling to each other as they worked the oars. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Tardy as usual, Fischer dashed onto the stage fifteen minutes late, out of breath. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But then I remember him standing next to me at Hoosier Hill, smiling out at the ugly trees and the ugly farmland and the ugly kids as if he could see Oz. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her eyes widen as she removes the little rectangular piece of paper. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They looked at me as if I had lost my mind. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cheering stopped as if cut off with a sword, and complete silence fell all over the arena. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

But her face is fierce with pride, as if Papi is a hero for saying what he thinks. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Her fingers had been shaking as she took the sheet of paper out of her sleeve, but no one noticed anything when she slipped it into the pages of the book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I loved her and I just thought of her as my baby sister. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was better for me to think of competition as an extension of what I did in practice every day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He found himself wanting it very much, so he threw back his head as he rushed the glass to his lips. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She blows out the sneakandle, and we both crawl into bed as fast as possible. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was as revelatory, exciting, intense, and surreal as Mayor Schmoke promised. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

This time Ruth heard me, but she must have thought I’d meant it as some kind of joke, because she laughed half-heartedly, then made some quip of her own. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was even nasty and deliberate sabotage, presumed to be by American men: practical jokes such as sugar in a fuel tank, which could—and did—prove deadly. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

No one has the impression, as they do with Mrs. van Daan, that this is a housewife. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I was certain I would never be able to grow a beard so luxurious as the one hewn into the wall above me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mama’s voice was so quiet and thin that to Anya it seemed as brittle as the magic from earlier. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The traveler carried his words back to Shath, and they say that from that time on the Domain prospered again, and all went as it should go in field and house and Hearth. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if you will continue with this kind of work or not, but as I’ve said before: No matter what you do you will be running your mouth. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were pegs along the walls for clothes, and a sheet of tin nailed to the wall served as a crude mirror. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We carried the stuffed chair and the couch to the front porch to let them air as best we could. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, Omakayas tried to think she had won, that she had outwitted Old Tallow and made her impatient, as even the wariest animals often failed to do. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But with the gate out of operation, the courtyard battlements were as deserted as the rest of the building. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, a big, comfortable-looking woman appeared, leading a fat old horse, and at her side was a young man almost as beautiful as Jesse. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells me he's majoring in photography and that one of his professors told him to take as many photographs as he could over the summer. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The best outcome for the women as a pair is for them to cooperate with each other. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as the years pass and she bends over more and more, she seems to survive in her narrowing space. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since Darin’s eyes were sharp as a cat’s, I was always the one stuck stealing apricots from the neighbors, or pouring cold water down the back of Nan’s shirt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was as good a climber as anybody on the block. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had been identified as a stranger and felt his sense of belonging slipping away. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She glanced at Diego as he served himself a preposterous helping of ribs. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The cliff is pocked with knobs of jutting rock, some of which deteriorate as soon as I touch them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lyte was talking as informally as though he and Mr. Dana were alone together, sitting at a tavern, cracking walnuts, drinking Madeira. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy ran all the way back to his bicycle and rode home as fast as he could. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Voice of a dead thing, calm as dry sticks and ice when the wind blows over them. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all stopped too—the boys looking as bewildered as we were—and for a few seconds I thought Tommy was going to blow for the first time in years. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was as near as I dared to come to asking what had happened to my would-be enslaver. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

After a few more struggles, Lassie made it home and met Joe at the school gate as she used to. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Hand's private audience chamber was not so large as the kinjg's, nor a patch on the vastness of the throne room, but Tyrion liked its Myrish rugs, wall hangings, and sense of intimacy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nana drives to the same dead end Pi used as a bathroom yesterday. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We define an advanced civilization as one capable of radio astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After dinner she goes to their bedroom, from where she could conceivably hear me as I sneak along the hall, although I take care to be very quiet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Songs such as “Amazing Grace,” “Bow, Wow, Wow,” “Tideo,” are all pentatonic songs that work well with a drone accompaniment. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The moonlight, astonishingly bright, showed up everything almost as if it were broad day. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

That started a decon cycle running in the air lock that would eliminate any hot agents that might have leaked into the air lock as they were going through. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It swings open as I raise my hand to knock. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He blinked at Annabeth, as if he dimly recognized her from my notebook picture. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The flesh of his chest was as smooth as the rest of his skin. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand falls off the edge of the table as we turn a corner, and smacks into the wall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don't even blink as she says: "Willow, I'm Judge Biederman. And I think that you know these people." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The idea of God in the form of a man appearing on Earth and then doing a “disappearing act,” as Bobby put it, for two thousand years was both “incredible and illogical.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother looked a little worried as if she had bitten into something sour she had thought would be sweet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

All my aunts and uncles talked it over as if they were choosing a prep-school for me and finally said, "Why--ye-es" with very grave, hesitant faces. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Baba shakes his head as he drops sugar into his tea. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

And here they all were, looking toward the sky as if the Toad’s joke had been more than that. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Given the nature of hunting, not to mention me, I understood this as less a prediction than a prayer. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Harry Junior would later say of events that fall, “Everything just stopped dead in the water. It was almost as if someone said to God, ‘Go after them!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Because he was to die; I know that, knew that, as both pride and peace were: else how to prove love’s immortality? Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, as bearers of the de la Torre name, the girls were made to feel important. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

That a greater fool than Jane Eyre had never breathed the breath of life; that a more fantastic idiot had never surfeited herself on sweet lies, and swallowed poison as if it were nectar. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

As soon as Sam had struck a spark into the tinder, it kindled the dry grass and a flurry of flame and smoke went up. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Dumbledore in Harry’s head smiled, surveying Harry over the tips of his fingers, pressed together as if in prayer. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I watch in disbelief as he raises a fist and heaves it into the back of the clay man, leaving a hollow that I feel on my own spine. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

As soon as her feet hit the packed dirt of the road, a bleat from behind made her halt. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Teresa helped him, and Thomas asked her to sugarcoat the trip as much as she could, even if she had to flat-out lie, which was mostly the case. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone, I suppose, wanted to be known as a murderer in prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Automobile-repair shops hadn’t been created yet—and would have made little sense anyway as few were fool enough to buy a car. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had dreamed her own death a half-dozen different ways, as though her mind were making up a list of choices. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

A prisoner on an errand saw him and stopped. as though he knew exactly what was happening. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, as she came out of the woods from Mr. Ages’ house and reached the farmyard fence she thought about Timothy. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“And then there’s Bonfire,” Minya said, moving on to Ruby without scorn so much as cool consideration. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I do as I’m told and fold the curtains and the shirts, my bravado leaking out like water through a sieve. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Snow crunched beneath his feet, but the doe made no noise as she passed through the trees, for she was nothing but light. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They all saw her in her starched blouse, with her ring of keys at her waist and her old maid’s bun, exactly as they had always seen her in the house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of them looked up as he entered or sat down. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Something heavy pounced onto my chest as I slept, and my exhale whistled like Gran’s teakettle. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He pulled back abruptly, his anxious expression turning to relief as the monitor reported the restarting of my heart. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It starts, as it always does, with a text: Fund-raiser in LA next weekend. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When in a monkey house, do as the monkey workers do. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spliced into the news stories, sound-bited, they always came off as brutal, heartless. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hidden away as they are in the bowels of the earth, to protect them from the casual intruder, they must have been considered far more serious than decoration. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, as Zannikos walked slowly down Madison Avenue, a self-made man comfortable with his own hard-won success, the bulkhead doors in front of 3 Guys clanked open. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Just as an infinite tower of tortoises supporting the flat earth is such a picture, so is the theory of superstrings. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So there were some good demons as well as bad ones. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was this waitress at the hotel he worked at as a busboy the last summer at Cape Cod. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Her children acted as if this eating were a bother. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias whirled the sword above his head as he roared out his battle cry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Elusive as they are, they are the only weapon the Scholars have. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Powell’s experiences as a soldier would not permit one man and a screaming girl to scare him off. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their long pink tongues touched up every berry from her hands, eagerly flicking them from her fingers as fast as she could pick. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“As long as you don’t take my underwear.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

This boy puts his hands forward as if he is parting the air. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Soon, a middle-aged couple were shown in, who were introduced to me as Mr and Mrs Harry Smith. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

With daring tenderness, one of my uncles would refer to his wife as mi negra. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will shouted as we walked past the living room. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The darker man looks at his companion, who shrugs, baffled as well. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I carefully unwrapped the chain, then winced as I saw the damage underneath. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

As bizarre as that sounded, Percy had no trouble believing it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Arcs of fire streamed in both directions as flaming arrows and spears sailed through the air. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

With a quick toss of her red hair, she proceeded to answer her own question with such feeling that no one who heard could be so unkind as to ever forget. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I never knew a person who reacted so wholly and rapidly to a changed situation as Estraven. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

If the shop was as crowded as it’d been on the Fourth of July. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He stood self-consciously talking to her as she helped to dean the tables. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Barack had met him six years earlier, as a senator, when Mandela had visited Washington. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Seeing so many people, Sam’s legs shook and she sat down heavily on the toilet, overwhelmed—but her sister was thrilled, asking everyone’s name as they came in. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Nicholas spoke to her in the same tone as he spoke to his children. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

‘They is going two times as fast as me and they is finishing their guzzle before we is halfway.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next two days were long and hot as I awaited word from Colonel Regan. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was silent as the grave, and the pleasure Elinor had expected to feel as soon as she was back within her own four walls was slow in coming. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

A rumble, as though of distant thunder, told them that the feast had just ended. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I would kill you before you ever reached the water,” Dr. Thorn said, as if reading my thoughts. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In the evanescent delicacy she felt something as profound as she’d felt close to the bear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Probably trying to see if she can take any more classes,” yawned Ron as they made their way into the entrance hall, which was completely devoid of mad axe-men. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As a boy I was occupied with the gods and sacrifices, as a youth with asceticism, with thinking and meditation. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that's when I realized Mrs. Baker's whiteness was of no use to her in this particular situation—facing my sister and having to look up as she decided whether to repeat herself. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I am no longer as young as I might have been, but if I do say so, I have never let myself go. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lili let her blouse drop to the floor as she smoothed the lemon over her ashen legs. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Every morning, Mom helped me blow dry my hair and brush it back into perfectly straight lines, and then gel it until it was as stiff as a bicycle helmet. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

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

He always found a way to make me feel as if I had let him down in some way.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We put on our skis, got into harness as quick as possible, bucked and pried and jolted the sledge free if its runners were frozen in, and set off. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could not identify myself as white, or as any other race. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Another student tied a shoelace around her ankle as a kind of tourniquet. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Even though the Bosnian war was one of ethnicity and religion, it was just as senseless as the terrorism that ransacked my country. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t give up, boy. Maybe your father is running late. Most omens are not as dramatic as a chicken, of course. I knew a fellow once who got a dung beetle—” “Thanks, Vitellius,” Frank said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then morning comes, the wavering grey turns to gold, there is a stirring within me as the sleepers awake, and he softly departs. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t so graceful, though; I fell off my bike at the bottom and ended up sprawled in the dirt as Chris crouched down behind a group of thistles. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The damaged copy of a gene is reconstructed using the complementary strand, or the second copy of the gene, as its guide.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Half a dozen twenty-five-pounder guns were piled beyond the ditch, as if swept up there by a heavy bulldozer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was such talk as Johnny had never heard before. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just say, if you are going to treat me as a criminal then I’m gonna treat you like I am one, you feel me? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

My white Nikes kicked up dust as I made the short walk from the van to the front of the house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

His face was the picture of blank innocence as he listened to Sela’s instructions. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

None of them wept for Tirza or even looked her way as they passed. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish you could have seen his face when I went up there,” Isa said as she squeezed toothpaste onto her toothbrush. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Two times I got very depressed and sad because I couldn’t take care of myself as a man. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was still stubborn as ever, if a bit worn. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee’s D.A. needed work though, and O’Dell’s eyes were as wide as the barn owls that nested on the tipple. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My papa always tells me we gotta be twice as smart to get half as much,” she told Tony with a frown. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mark Antony had studied public speaking in Athens as a young man and had developed a keen appreciation for the Greek customs practiced throughout the region. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He hired our da as a dishwasher and took us to a neighborhood like no place I’d ever seen—tall brick buildings packed together on narrow streets teeming with people. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Tensions rise as the Southland enters the third day of the Tap-Out, but government officials say relief is on the way.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He told Charles it was “a wild scheme,” one that would be disreputable to his future career as a clergyman. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must be calm as you walk in. Oh, this is most dramatic—in broad daylight and in the middle of the city. We’ll sit here for a while and look at his building.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As hungry as the men were, they didn’t take anything. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Hawkbit was the last to return and as he came up Hazel set off at once. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

These they steamed as they had the mussels. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Born the grandson of a preacher in Hickory, North Carolina, in 1928, Douglas Moore decided to follow his grandfather into the Methodist ministry and in 1951 he enrolled as a divinity student at Boston University. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Among the phrases he minted were “blood, toil, tears, and sweat,” “their finest hour,” “the few,” “the end of the beginning,” “business as usual, ” “iron curtain, ” “summit meeting, ’’ and “peaceful coexistence. ” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“What can I do for you?” she asked, as if this was the store and I was a lady come in to order an Easter hat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She sighed deeply as a rather pungent smell drifted up from the kitchen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Who would know what I was singing as long as I moved my lips? Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog went paddling past Raymie just as she came up for air. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

It was really a shame, he realized as he mounted the stairs after the Prince. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Many families weren’t as lucky as ours and suffered months of anguish while trying to arrange transfers from one camp to another. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a feeling of tension inside the wood, as the sky darkened. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Amari smiled with anticipation, for her mother was known as one of the most talented dancers in the Ewe tribe. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

To make a thing as simple as an apple pie, you have to create the whole wide world. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Or in silence passes by as true today may turn out to be falsehood tomorrow.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The papers were in English, which my uncle could not read, so the man read them to him and translated them into Krio as I waited quietly and listened carefully. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slogged bow-legged up from the beach as quickly as I could through the deep black volcanic sand. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Roberto Vega was bouncing his head as if jazz were being played somewhere not far away and the congregation was coiling slowly like a snake, waiting for the Holy Spirit to strike. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

In the human world, the wind comes from somewhere, and goes somewhere, and, as it goes, it passes through somewhere—through trees or streets or hedgerows. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For as long as we’re here, we need to survive. You know, build some shelter, find reliable food and drinking water. We need to organize.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The answer was curt, as if he didn’t need to explain himself to the likes of Lester Burton. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But as I went around a blind comer I drove straight into what I had been trying to avoid: a roadblock. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

This strikes me as the single most astonishing fact of human geography for the entire world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Broken, Bran thought bitterly as he clutched his knife. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The usual confusion and noise filled the corridors as the students began to disembark. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He drew on die hand that clutched the drinking horn, figuring to give them a shot to talk about, but Todric spoiled it by lurching to one side just as he loosed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The bird split the stick three ways in as many seconds and snapped up the few insects inside. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma appeared angry and anxious as she spoke. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a grimacing expression on his face, deep grooves by his eyes and his nose and lips, as if he were trying to go but was real constipated. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Cicadas hummed insistently in the trees, and the soil was dry as dust. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The next day she said I did not put in enough water, and the rice was dry as dust. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

People referred to the meeting as a possible turning point, a time of coming together. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something fluttered to the floor as she did so. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mouth full, Manet made a gesture with both hands as if playing an imaginary violin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I felt as if fire was shooting through my veins; the pain was so intense that I buried my chin into my chest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the planes were refueled, Aleksandr and three other fighters took off to support the two young women who were already in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I had pictured this moment so many times, dreaded it, but, as I spoke, I felt something lifting off my chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Leon looked as if he hadn’t spent five minutes in the exercise room since retiring from pro basketball; all that remained of his NBA physique was his height. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not sitting upright but slanted, a book covering his face, as though oblivious that he had just asked people in. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nita cried out, but Nailer’s father held his knife to her neck and she held still as Blue Eyes ripped the gold off, leaving bloody streaks. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

A few feet away, Pa and the fathers of the four other families who came with us on the truck listen to the representatives as they give out instructions. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, many incarcerated people work in prison, typically earning far less than the minimum wage—often less than $3 per hour, sometimes as little as 25 cents. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

George reveled in every moment, sharing her voice with the audience and watching them watch her as they waited for her next words. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

His lips were dry and clung to each other as he spoke. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nowhere in the North was there a general who looked and acted the part as did the Confederates’ Lee and Jackson. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet as the words became audible, the procession reached the steepest part of the mountain, and in a minute or two the chant had died away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was the tip of a lead pencil, broken off and wrapped up and presented along with a card that said, “A gross of commas, to be used liberally throughout the year as needed.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Death-Song’ remembers our forests as being bright and warm and full of sweet smells.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“You sure are full of questions today,” she says as she takes a right. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to call Dad. I promised I’d call as soon as I got home.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“It would be just as much for me as you,” I said. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Her jewels were big as Cola Cubes and sherbet lemons. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Even though they hadn’t gone long, some of the men threw themselves on the ground as if exhausted. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t thrilled with the idea of spending the evening surrounded by my peers, most of whom I imagined whispering “Space Boy” as they passed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Being five years older than he was and his cousin as well did nothing to dim her passion. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite our general weariness, Denna and I made good time and came to the top of the northern hill just as the sun was setting behind the mountains. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It takes some time to get the jumpsuit off, and then we find his undergarments are saturated with blood as well. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Polly was not sure how to answer him, but she nodded as she quickly folded the paper and tucked it into a pocket of her apron. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not too far along I found a pleasant resting place where I could sit and munch and contemplate and stare out over the stately brown, slow-moving Father of Waters as my spirit required. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arms and shoulders are sore as all hell the next few days, but I still think it was worth it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And this was shaping up as such an all-encompassing disaster that Nick couldn’t move. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew out my pocket watch and counted the minutes as they ticked by. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Do you want this town run by—now wait a minute—-Willoughby’s a crook, we know that, but do you know of any Negro who knows as much as Willoughby? Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Just as he said that, the bus turned the corner and pulled up to the stop, so I was saved from having to respond. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Obiora turned off the TV as the credits started to slide down the screen. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But none of that stuff had meant as much to him as the sneakers meant to Felix. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to picture their faces as I’d last seen them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She leaned in closer, as if someone might be hiding nearby, listening to our every word. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But as I say, I don’t want to paint too gloomy a view of that time at the Kingsfield. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And before we knew where we were they were planted here and there all over the Shire, and were felling trees and digging and building themselves sheds and houses just as they liked. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As we ran as quickly as we could toward that corner, one of the guards lowered his rifle and aimed at us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Had I refused out of fear as well as from resentment? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A rueful smile, a shrug, and a nod as if to a skillful opponent who’d made a good move at the chessboard: that was what her body said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They seemed not to notice as I walked in. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you know you could join as a junior member?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“No one. My sisters have children of their own—besides, they live very far away, we have not seen them for many years. My sons—well, they have made their lives elsewhere, as you know.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

One morning as I was running a teacher’s errand, I saw someone named Renshaw walking across the courtyard. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The wheelbarrow swayed as it bumped over a root. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I ask as the door unlocks with a click, a green light shining through the keypad. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Jordan never let up, even as he was telling dirty jokes to Calvin. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I yelled it as loud as I could. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The mist in the Menagerie slowly dissipates as she searches the tent, finding nothing concealed within it but paper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And gum was valuable in those days just as a nickel was valuable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I lifted my arm, I could feel Lu's and Ghost's snickers run down my spine, prickly like ice water. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I disliked these commands, harmless as they were. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hands over her ears as Baachan yelled, but then she had to hear and took them off again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He could gamble as well as anybody I had gambled with in New York. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t come with us that day as he was helping his father work on their kitchen. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

This one did not shake the nation as Chris’s had, but it shook me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon I became as Americanized as my classmates—most of whom were two or three generations removed from their immigrant ancestors, and all of whom were children of middle-class parents. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

School officials also cited the presence of the Arkansas National Guard as another reason. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt prepared for the military: He’d spent a lot of time as a teenager hunting and fishing in the woods, and competing in rifle competitions near his home in rural Maryland. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She looked up and smiled as if she had been waiting for him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not as complicated as it looks. Good plane like this almost flies itself.” Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The liquid was still thick, and still the color of old blood, but the dirt taste was gone, as was the spicy bitterness. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was as if he spoke from the heavens, casting a c^rk cloud of fear over our valley. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Though in truth I felt more like crying, I put on the smile she asked for, or as near to it as I could come. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I look down at the Doorman, who’s eating his lasagna with what can only be described as the ultimate ecstasy. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

My heart was banging as I walked over to the trumpet kids. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

This had been a difficult task, for they all suffered brain drains as their leading scientists returned to prewar academic posts or accepted jobs stem ming from their newfound eminence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

That bothered him, but not as much as these quirky strangers noticing it. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She snarled once at Mrs. Levy', flashing her teeth as if they were a symbol of something, a gesture of defiance. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was some sort of code that made them agree as to whose pennies were whose. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked so huge and wild, and Cecilia with her bare shoulders and thin arms so frail that Briony had no idea what she could achieve as she started to go toward them. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Fernanda was scandalized that she did not understand the relationship of Catholicism with life but only its relationship with death, as if it were not a religion but a compendium of funeral conventions. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I thought I heard him chuckle, but his body was as still as ever. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tormented by the fear of dying without having sent Amaranta Úrsula to Brussels, he worked as he had never done, and instead of one he made three weekly raffles. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, chaos already reigned in the yard, as two of the trikes thundered toward each other, spooked and furious, and a third stumbled to one side, nearly throwing its rider. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

His smile faded as he explained, and a hard edge crept into his voice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lowell dabbled in astronomy as a young man, went to Harvard, secured a semi-official diplomatic appointment to Korea, and otherwise engaged in the usual pursuits of the wealthy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt intrusive, as reporters often do, and I began to think that a tape machine between two people who were supposedly friends was a foreign object, an artificial ear. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together they made a place, remote and calm as the stars that lay across the sky. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

For him it was then as it was always to be: Up Orkney, Right or Wrong. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as soon as we get into the hall, Heather says, “Ew—did you see Toby’s got long, dangly underarm hair?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I was measuring my steps, trying to go as slowly as possible. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

So there you have it: Hamilton safely buried and assuming legendary proportions as a martyr; Burr slipping out of town, eventually headed toward bizarre adventures in the American West, but already consigned to political oblivion. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But as I poised, uneasy, with a dry throat, the smooth white path from my feet to his feet blurred. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

If there were answers, they were as far away as the constellations. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sun slanted through the clouds above, as if a spotlight were aimed on the bird. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

And then, as his father did not speak, he repeated his father’s text: “My witness is in Heaven and my record is on high.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

They lay curled closely together for comfort and warmth, and when a thin, cold rain fell as the wind rose they moved under the spreading branches of an old spruce for shelter. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps as an afterthought someone came up with another meaning for the acronym: “Rights, Justice, Freedom.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Frank felt as if a door had opened somewhere in the House of Hades, letting in a blast of fresh air that swept through the tunnels. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t come near me,” I said as I lay in bed, my bones sore, my lips so chapped they bled. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” Sierra said as they walked back to the group. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“For that matter,” said Lustig, nodding, “Williams and his men, as well as York, landed on the opposite side of Mars. We were very careful to land on this side.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mia’s hand drifted down to her waist, as if one palm could hide what was growing there. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It did them no good—Halifax’s party as a whole lost the election, as did Newton as an individual, and Newton, now in his sixties, never stood again. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I can hear Judd’s heavy footsteps coming around the side of the Jeep, and I can smell his chewing tobacco, strong as coffee. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mouse smiled, flashing a big gap in his two front teeth, as if he was suddenly reminiscing in his mind about some of those moments. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Black folks who were already inside beamed with joy as she passed them. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In the room there was a feeling tense as conspiracy or as the deadly quiet before an explosion. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

This was as good a time as any. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Hey,” she said, suddenly, “do you like to dance? You know—” She held out her arms and did a complicated step as she hummed a Latin beat. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And I nodded, as if to say “Yes.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Or it means the roads will be twice as hard to pass,” he said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Yes, shadowy: a myth, a phantom: something which they engendered and created whole themselves; some effluvium of Sutpen blood and character, as though as a man he did not exist at all. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of becoming an artist, he used the money to pay for an education at Westminster School, where as well as his academic studies, he learnt to play the organ. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

So he drank his wine well watered, as the world grew dark around him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

One by one, the campfires were extinguished, and the oasis fell as quiet as the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were many hunters in the cove and as soon as he spoke they began to carry the otter pelts to the boat. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

His throat tightened in horror as his eyes traveled up its limbless body to its head and found that where he’d expected a reptilian skull was something else. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Taylor convened the girls in the same spot as before. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Angie yelled as she raced down the street on her bike. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

As soon as she got out of the kitchen he meant to go to the bucket and drink right quick before anything had time to stop him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He expected both of them to go tumbling into the creek, which was all right as long as they didn’t scrape any oyster bars. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tact was a quality which Blackavar valued about as much as Bigwig did; and now he made the worst possible reply. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Owner flung his arms about as he spoke. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Not one has ever described it as little. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The other was large, round as a coin, and a vivid, electric blue. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My brother Sam, he couldn’t take it and ran off as soon as he got big enough. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hobbes, for his part, neatly distinguishes experiment from experience, but not as we do. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Father shifted from foot to foot as he hissed, “Shhh! They are approaching. Do not speak. Do not look them in the eye! Avoid trouble!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“But you stay down here as long as you want. Okay?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The tarpaulin was not as securely fixed going over the stem—which had a very short prow, what in a face would be called a snub nose—as it was elsewhere around the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because as a daughter who craves her mother's love, I consider this a win. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I thought of my brother as he had been, as I remembered him, as I wanted to remember him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Kids filtered in for Mr. Quisling’s seventh period as she approached his desk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Through military drills and marches, the Hitler Youth learned to think and act as one. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Time and distance melted together in a blur of silver, and when they stopped, she felt as if they had arrived in another world. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Choosing few words, but being as specific as possible, was the best approach on a database like this. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He had to strain his eyes to see the words by the light of an old kerosene lamp, which that night—like all others—flickered as though it was burning its very last wick. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I let the mop fall over and clapped as loud as I could and said, “Wow!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

What troubled Burnham at the moment, as he rode in his Pullman compartment, was the fact that only one of his candidates, Van Brunt of Kansas City, had replied with any enthusiasm. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My eyes shut, blocking out the inconsistent world, as I try to make sense of my situation. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He saw that almost as a moral responsibility. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Also, as always, there were urgent messages to be sent in our code when we were out in the field with the enemy close by. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zitty and lonely, I woke up on the reservation as an Indian, and somewhere on the road to Reardan, I became something less than Indian. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The roots had flattened as he made his way here and there, seeking the shortest, safest route from place to place. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Pretty,” she said to Edward as she lined up the buttons on the bed and arranged them into different patterns. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I stay silent and stare at the sky, trying to make out constellations as I think about how to respond. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Finally they were back on the same spot of grass that Maya had always thought of as theirs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m impressed,” Alex says as they walk out into the hallway together. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Gendry looked fierce when he scowled^ His beard had grown in thick and black as briar. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He smiled at me as if he knew me and understood why I was there. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Neel held his breath as his sister mewed, waited, mewed, and waited again. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sent sweets to Hodor and Old Nan as well, for no reason but he loved them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Or are you as deft at handling your sword as Captain Westfall?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As soon as the people were gone, Charlotte spoke to Wilbur. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Grace Balegamire didn’t understand that the getup was a costume and assumed instead that the girl had come straight from practice, as the Fugees had. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Women squeeze my hands as I pass, and wave their beauty tokens in the air. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The crazy boy rushed on, and when he reached the enormous camera, he jumped straight for the switch, scattering Oompa-Loompas right and left as he went. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She got closer and closer, and as I lifted my shirttail to wipe my nose I knew I was grounded for life before she wheeled into the parking lot. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She vanishes before Marco can protest, as simply and elegantly as at the end of her act, her gown fading beneath his hands. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

One by one we were herded into a little shed where three tall, uniformed Navajo boys, whose hair was as short as Mr. John Benally’s, were waiting. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get on the bus, my shoes squeak and slide as I walk to the back. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

One is long life expectancy, which in principle should give prospective inventors the years necessary to accumulate technical knowledge, as well as the patience and security to embark on long development programs yielding delayed rewards. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he came back, he brought a can of Milwaukee’s Best beer for everyone, as well as two new party guests. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I bade him Steady, Steady, but he came to me and stood before me, as he would offer me Violence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He folded his newspaper and took off as fast as he could. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t he say we have to live as he lives? I don’t think cookie dough ice cream is a part of his lifestyle.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She smiles so naturally, as if she’s like this all the time. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He had written nothing since, so far as I knew, except his weekly sermons. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She shut out noise, shut out movement, shut out anything other than the sound of her breathing as her focus narrowed on the first target. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Soon after this incident, as he was leaving his house, Stith saw Operation Breakthrough vehicles dropping off more picketers just around the corner from his house. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was serving Baby’s porridge when the deputy president spoke briefly on the radio, the voice understated, as if he were exhausted from the effort of saying, “The government is handing over to the military.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He does not argue that animals are as intelligent as human beings. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Yet another torch went out as she stood pondering, and the sounds grew faintly louder. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even Julian and Sander, who ordinarily took things as they came, seemed to breathe in the air of anxiety that hung about the place. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The mouth was wide open and ripped at the corners as though she had choked a little in giving up the tremendous vitality she had stored so long. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was of brown glass and the light of the kerosene lamp was reflected in it as if there was a little genie trapped inside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was back when he was whole, when he could grasp a sword hilt as well as any man. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But he was also weak with hunger, and as he wandered the streets, he began searching for an empty house where he could eat and rest. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

His hands are on his hips, and he looks as though he wants to bash my skull. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If I told Lord Bolton what she said, her head would be up next to Hana’s before it got dark, she thought as she drew up the bucket again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tears came to the swineherd’s eyes as he reached out for the big bow. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And although he could not feel more shock or horror or sadness than he felt already, Harry knew, as he picked it up, that there was something wrong... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

That is, the universe would develop in the same way as its mirror image if, in addition, every particle was swapped with its antiparticle! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, as much as she wanted to talk to him about the wheat, she didn’t want to trouble him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They were imposed on us by Virginia planters obsessed with enslaving as many Americans as possible. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

After I changed back into my street clothes, I met Jenna at her gym locker just as she was tying her shoes. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The two little coal-black eyes scowled down at her from the mantelpiece as she stomped gaily out of the room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

So as I pulled up to the passenger side, Uncle Tony hopped out of the SUV and came around to help. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

After she has stood for more than an hour, as still as one of the circus statues, a man in a grey suit approaches her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’m just as shallow as the next guy. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She rose to her feet, starched skirts rustling as she started across the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t the same privacy on the phone as in their letters, but at least they could make a few jokes. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I do not suppose you will have heard of our bitter & cruel loss Thank God, she suffered hardly at all, and expired as tranquilly as a little angel.... Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right now,” he said at last, and he turned away abruptly, the lamplight bobbing crazily about him as he went back to his room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I looked around, trying to see the familiar woods as Lissa saw them. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t the same as Luna’s magic. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I offer this work as a mere introduction to the wealth of fantastic beasts that inhabit our world. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seriously, though, ten years after the war people would find it very amusing to read how we lived, what we ate and what we talked about as Jews in hiding. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She was wearing all black—leggings, boots, beanie, and her big puffy coat, which rustled as she moved closer to me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She placed the flesh in his mouth, her fingers streaking dark red over his lips, and she marked his cheeks as well with crimson slashes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, night turns into day as Mr. Smith lifts a small, spotted hand and gives us a weary wave. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

After defeating Brutus and Cassius, the Caesarian generals went their separate ways to oversee parts of the Republic as agreed under the terms of the Triumvirate. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t use them as a knife. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He stood with his hands under his arms as if he were not going to give in to her charms. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Books that were of God—books written by the Mormon prophets or the Founding Fathers—were not to be studied so much as cherished, like a thing perfect in itself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The spy known as Sargo was an SS officer, part of the Nazis’ elite Schutzstaffel force. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The aunties are all smiling at me, as though I had been a dying person who has now miraculously recovered. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If they release Gabriel, can we get another newchild as a visitor?” asked Lily. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

So as we walked home I said in a small voice that I didn’t want to play in the local tournament. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand shot out and grabbed her by the neck as she tried to get away. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m so thankful to Allah you are here safely,” she said, her voice as wispy as a spider’s web. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The spider leapt from Moody’s hand on a fine thread of silk and began to swing backward and forward as though on a trapeze. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

With the Villac Uma and the Paqo as my guides and companions, I become a third power in the Incan empire. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He felt as if he could let his guard down a little when it came to talking about his own financial circumstances. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She nodded as she put her hands into the deep pockets of the yellow-cotton coat all the hotel employees had to wear. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Kwang certainly didn’t know who I was but he regarded me as if he were seeing a memory. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my own head, I hear a roar growing louder and louder as the seconds pass, and I try to quell the churning in my stomach. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“She makes up the rules as she goes,” Luke tells Annabelle. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Those ploys proved as effective as hanging a Do Not Disturb sign around his neck. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They would as gladly bum me as those logs and broken branches. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His words puzzled me until I recalled his role as the ghost. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I nod as I reach into my bag with a gloved hand and pull out a wrapped package. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

For two days Sergio had recognized him as, simply, the white boy with the red hair. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

"Baba provides just fine! So many of his friends in London still can't find permanent jobs—he found one as soon as he got here." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He noticed that I was holding my side as he half-carried me back to his horse, and he stopped to move my hand and look at the wound. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The rain pelted from the roofs as if the sky had promised the sea to drown the city. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The committee leadership argued that women belonged as queens of the domestic domain, rather than equals who had a role in the world at large. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The sun went down and all the lanes grew dark as we descended, skirting the harbor in our haste to where those traders of Phoinikia held their ship. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The taste was not the same as it had been the night before: it was earthier and richer, more sustaining and food-like, so to speak. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The tulips are red, a darker crimson towards the stem, as if they have been cut and are beginning to heal there. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her cold fingers whispered across my chest as she buttoned my shirt. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

That means it should be, as much as possible, a closed loop, recycling fertility and using renewable energy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Christian was offended at Tycho’s high tone and the way he treated the King as an equal, and not least by this haughty phrase, which implied that Tycho might refuse a royal request. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Outside, a car drove past with its music turned up loud, the noise fading as it moved farther away. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It’s as if I’m mingling with the bourgeois businesspeople and entertainers from Petionville. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She looked anxiously at Septa Mordane, until Joffrey leaned over and filled the septa's cup as well, so she nodded and thanked him graciously and said not another word. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Later, as they all ate, her eyes grew wide with amazement. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I rode to the water of Mortoise, where a black knight came to joust with me. He knocked me down as well.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The master hunted for a boat, and while hunting, never lost sight of Tice, kept watching his head, just above the water, as he swam toward the opposite shore. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the jail, Hooks positively identified Walter's truck as the one he'd seen at the cleaners nearly six months earlier. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As long as I can remember, I’ve devoured stories of gymnasts who travel and compete internationally as part of the USA women’s national team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was trying to look confident, but it came off as sort of anxious. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

So far, I’ve emphasized direct and indirect values of crops and livestock as food. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The water streaks are short and thin as paper cuts. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When Isa finally drifted off an hour later, the brownstone groaned with relief as the last Vanderbeeker fell into a fitful sleep. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Here, it looks as if people care—as if they’re always expecting company, so everything has to look presentable for strangers. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He shoved her, and as she staggered back a step, he brought up his leg and kicked her in the ribs. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

This, of course, had always been the fear—that some drunk, some group of high-school or college kids would be bored and use the plane as a temporary distraction. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They moved at a great speed as soon as they had left the hills, and made a noise like a rushing wind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I heard the remark ironically as a reminder of my separation from los braceros. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was in line as he talked to each person walking through. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His message shows up as transparent white text in the bottom of my view. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And then, just as suddenly, the flying food stopped. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The people of the village loved him, and soon his reputation as a holy man began to spread throughout all of Poland. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Careful now,” another guy says as he walks up behind the first boy. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Taisin was pulled along with her, as if riding in the draft of her wings. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Things clutch at my legs and drag me away from the bakery down into the shadows of the alleyway, and just as they begin to ooze all over me I wake up. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Finn could only lie in the road, pinned by Petey’s bike, as his horse, his beautiful, magnificent, impossible horse, thundered toward him, The mare reared up, shrieking, hooves hammering the air. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I’d always thought of her as Sally’s sidekick, never as being her own person too. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Candice tried not to cringe as he read to himself, his lips moving silently as he made his way down the page. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Jenna, as this would be the perfect time for her to say something about Elliot, but she was busy taking out her ten billion pens. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Harry saw little disturbances in the surrounding air: It was as if Hermione had cast a heat haze upon their clearing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The uneasy days and nights made me resolve to leave Granny’s home as soon as I was old enough to support myself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The steps coming were not nearly as bad as the silence since they stopped. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

What usually happens when a new gang makes the scene is they jump bad as a posse for a while until they step too far and their leaders get busted. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Many of our oldest family trees become a little diseased over time,” he said as Bellatrix gazed at him, breathless and imploring. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The phone rang again and Mariama spoke in French, her voice rising, and she stopped braiding to gesture with her hand as she shouted into the phone. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Hand flat, Robert,” Mr. French said as he approached me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Ear was bundled up in thick bandages that doubled as muffs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was already dark, but when I looked up at the sky, I saw a big old moon like God’s own halo hung up there as a mark of his covenant. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How is he?” said Ron as they all sat down. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It vomited fire and fetterlings as it cut through the burning waves. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He removed her sword and tried to make her comfortable, but she was as limp as a scarecrow. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I hope you are all enjoying yourselves as much as I am. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They lie there, as if no longer of this world, so weak they cannot swat away the flies sitting on their faces. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Alex it was an eerie experience, tiptoeing behind the other four men, watching as they dismantled the two devices, using cigarette smoke to expose the otherwise invisible beam. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He started running another bar-restaurant in town where, as he gently put it, “it was hard to deal with drunks sober.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now as a young adult I’ve realized that love is more important than material things. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her golden hair shone as she wove in and out of a knot of three guards, her sword little more than a steel extension of her hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As dose as we stood, I could see how dilapidated the prison had become over the decades. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Uhmma,” I call as I walk down the hallway, not because I need something but simply to say I am awake. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Luckily, no one had paid attention to her panicked screech, as it was merely one among many, but the revelation filled her with fresh dread: Why was Old Timothy at the window? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

When the owner of Bobby’s apartment returned from her work abroad, as planned, she notified Bobby that he needed to vacate. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

All day long I played soccer in various neighbourhoods, and toward afternoon, as hunger began gnashing at my guts, I left for home. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn't an alternate suit for Valentina Tereshkova, but luckily she had no problems with her suit as she climbed into Vostok 6. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

The one thing that distracts me at all is the view from the windows as we sail over the city and then to the wilderness beyond. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He looked Luna straight in the eye, as though he was waiting for her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Man, I was this close”—here he measured about five inches with his fingers, as if Grandpop could see him—“to hitting a deer.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

We were not so noble as to stage a hunger strike. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sleeps as Richard surreptitiously flicks a lighter and touches it to the hem of that gauzy white skirt. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

These success stories reinforce perceptions of mobility, as does cultural mythmaking in the form of television programs like American Idol and The Apprentice. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Rocks and small sticks cut into Stella’s feet as they ran. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He got to Nick just as he reached our basket and fouled him as the buzzer sounded. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“They want the kids as hostages,” Augustus answered. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

You are going to love her,’ and she is as enthused about this person as she was about the first person she has met and you know what, she’s usually right.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know now that I actually came from Earth, the planet of humans and dogs,” I announced to Cade Hernandez as we drove through the streets of Lake Forest. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

A few blocks south of Yesler, in a shantytown sprawling along the edge of Elliott Bay, children awoke in damp cardboard boxes that served as beds. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even then he said nothing that made any real sense, shoving Matthias to one side as he delved through old parchments and manuscripts, scattering books left and right. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

His undoubted gifts as an anatomist allowed him to get away with the most barefaced dishonesties. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

We sat cross-legged on the floor and squinted at our scripts as we angled them toward the light under the curtain. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

They had become quite accustomed to it, both the family and Gregor as well. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this day, your thoughts must be clear as you prepare to think about your ancestors. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wednesday said, “If you can think ‘A. Haddock’ as well as you thought ‘snow,’ we should have plenty of lovely money with which to wine and dine my friends of tonight.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Alone of the ‘little people’, leprechauns can speak, though they have never requested reclassification as ‘beings’. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still staring at me, frowning at me as though she was trying to remember where she’d seen me before. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then again, in 1928, physicist and Nobel Prize winner Max Born told a group of visitors to Gottingen University, “Physics, as we know it, will be over in six months.” A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled myself into as tight a ball as I could. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve worked for Gringotts ever since I left Hogwarts. As far as there can be friendship between wizards and goblins, I have goblin friends—or, at least, goblins I know well, and like.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Again and again Gregor listened as one of them vainly invited another one to eat and received no answer other than "Thank you. I have enough" or something like that. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are there any questions?” he repeated, as he sat with his back against the great grey stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That evening, Scruggs’s company linked up with another company, as well as some American tanks and armored personnel carriers. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I had told her once that it always looked as though she was about to cut off a finger or two, and she had laughed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He covers his ears whenever there is a loud blast, but for the most part he watches intensely as the lights flicker blue and red and yellow. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

At this the two men stirred and picked their way to the door and out, and sat down at the altar, looking around with wincing eyes as though the sword’s edge hovered still. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he regrets having ever told Moushumi; he wonders whether she’ll proclaim the story of his father’s accident to the table as well. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I needed to clean up, and that bathroom would be as good as anywhere else I’d find. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

"It's not as bad as all that. Just so long as the cat doesn't get me." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Roberto came only on Saturdays and Sundays because he worked full-time as a janitor for the Santa Maria school district. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

As soon as the cold water hit his stomach he felt the hunger sharpen, as it had before, and he stood and held his abdomen until the hunger cramps receded. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If you had a hundred archers as good as yourself, you might have a chance to hold the castle," a voice said softly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You know,” said Sally as we were skating, clutching our flowers, “I didn’t throw away my hairbrush.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever she moved, the huge arrangement of hair moved with her, as if made of stiff black paper. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He laughs a few beats before every joke and grimaces before every scary part and, seeing as I’ve never much liked scary movies, I can appreciate the warning. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I nod along as Connor explains every single activity, every single trip and fall. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The smell wasn’t quite as nice as the crops, but still, he imagined it could’ve been a lot worse. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her dizziness took a moment to clear as she tried to sort up from down. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t pace back and forth in her living room like always, so she just tapped her feet as if stamping out a campfire. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Only her schedule last year didn’t give her as much time to practice as she needed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I catch the look in her eyes as she glances at me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His sweat-slick face was a mask of anguish, his every muscle straining as he leaned into the big piano, moving it by brute strength inch by inch through the wide doorway. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He had hoped to come across a hunter’s lean-to or even a temple, but no such shelter appeared as the sun began to descend below the treetops. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Then she begun to cry and I says All right all right I have as much pride about my kinfolks as anybody even if I dont always know where they come from. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Recently, she took a second job as a visiting nurse, checking in on elderly patients on the South Side during the day. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Started in 1964 as a federal initiative, Job Corps was designed to help disadvantaged youth. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But neither spoke, so she took Mr. Randolph’s hand, instead of his elbow as she usually did, as a kind of thank you. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Finally, a doctor prescribed paregoric, and as long as he had a continuous supply, Poppy found some peace. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Moch pounded on the ironwood as hard and as fast as he could, the snap-snap- snap of it firing almost like a machine gun in the stern of the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But there was something peaceful about the rocking of the boat and the drone of the aerial oars as they scooped through the sky. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was still clinging to it, both of her own arms wrapped around it as though she meant to dig in her heels and wrestle Skathis for him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I have placed what Mai calls "my lucky acorn" on the box next to our bunk beds, which serves as a nightstand. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Here in the hold, everyone in the Collective is just as busy with mundane chores as they are above. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She still didn’t believe she breathed as oddly as Ralph claimed. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, hard as it is, I force a smile and say, “Maybe just a quick hello.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

By careful watching, she was able to distinguish the dark brown fur of a muskrat, near the burrow, though they were the same color as the mud along the bank. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

His lips move with the actors as they say his favorite lines of dialogue. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I guess what made it seem fancy was the strange peaceful feeling I got, as if the Lord had said, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant,” or something like that. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Through the scope, he was so big it felt as though the man had already arrived. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She dismounted at the riverbank and watched as Maila lowered her head to the water. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“There is no way for me to determine where the exit is,” Wind Being said as it returned to the group. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Reason? Was Gareth our brother? He killed him as a reprisal, out of revenge because it was our family that had caught him with the Queen.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is Lixxa,” said the warrior, putting the reins into Lazlo’s hand as though he might know what to do with them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I savored it as we drove back to the center. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then he jumped to his radio that had crackled into life as the shores of Iwo Jima burst into flame. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t look in his direction as she stepped in and rode away. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I whispered to her, “Little Rose, my child,” as though that name was a secret. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The sun was hot on my skin, too bright as it bounced off the white concrete and blinded me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the doors swung shut behind me it was as black as the inside of a sack, with only a faint hint of reddish sympathy light coming around the edges of the door behind me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One of the worst incidents was witnessed by the distinguished black author and historian Carter G. Woodson, as he hid in the shadows of a storefront to avoid an approaching white mob. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The wheel continued to turn, however, as if no wind were blowing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“When I held you as a baby and looked into your face, the Spirit revealed it to me. Your place is here. Working hard, living simply. Living in a godly way.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

It was as small as the lights Celia used to decorate the Christmas tree, but it shone valiantly and softened what would otherwise have been complete darkness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ropes were strung from hall to hall to help men keep from getting lost as they crossed the yards. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The flames are not yellow or orange, but white as snow as they dance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She gave Harry an affectionate nip with her beak as he removed her burden, then flew across the room to join Errol. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“My position is that of the Queen of England, as yours is that of the Protector.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evan bent over the casserole pan and scrubbed as if his life depended on it. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

His life had consisted of a series of traps and obstacles—all the way back to the Nampa gang—that he’d slip or bump into and come to see as his inevitable fate. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did the same thing as coach to the team's best player, a kid whose parents barely spoke English. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The world beyond the rubber mask was stupendously vivid but seemed not quite real, as if a movie were being projected in slow motion across the front of my goggles. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The door, meagerly, opened and he saw within the apartment a fragmented and misaligned shrinking figure, a girl who cringed and slunk away and yet held onto the door, as if for physical support. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Barack and I dropped into a downtown Des Moines food court over lunch and later made visits to various caucus sites to greet as many voters as we could. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At first the colors of the picture had been too showy and not as they were in real life, but after a year they faded into softer, lifelike colors. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What? Oh, you mean the one Penney mentioned. The Billy Marvel you knew as well.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I laugh as he kisses my cheek again. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We watch as the gentlemen on board the ship huddle and talk. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He glances over his shoulder, as if he’d seen something the others didn’t. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Finn was framed in the open window, his face beautiful as always—divine—but a little sad, too. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They had a uniformity and blandness about them, as if our palette now had fewer than a dozen colours. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The books arc, and their covers spread like a bird's wings as they soar toward the fire. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Laurie looked at her a minute as if he did not quite know what to do with himself, then turned sharply away, saying in a desperate sort of tone, “You’ll be sorry some day, Jo.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Loga was laughing with her front teeth showing, as if she’d never been different from the rest of us, the one left with the feed when the rest of us didn’t have it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marine resources were significant on most islands but least so on Easter, Pitcairn, and the Marquesas, where people as a result were especially dependent on food that they themselves produced. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I could, I excused myself and ran off to call the Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Kennedy assured the press that his goal was “to bring Americans home” and “permit the South Vietnamese to maintain themselves as a free and independent country.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing nothing as I walked down the hallway. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I spent the time deciding how I would save my mother instead of letting her save me, but as it turned out, neither of us had to do any saving. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In more shock than pain, Shani saw this as an opportunity. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She clung even tighter to the Iron Rod and the baby, who only stared up at her grandmother with eyes as old as a mountain. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

In its most familiar form, dominant in the nineteenth century, the tension assumes a constitutional appearance as a conflict between state and federal sovereignty. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

And then Harold is out the door and I hear the deep rumble of the car and then the sound of crunching gravel as he drives away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sensed she wasn’t as strong as the males. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I’m busy watching Violet as she concentrates on the chalkboard, the corner of her mouth still turned up. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“If Mother would only come now!” said Jo, as the winter night began to wane. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or they can have pictures of themselves as an astronaut. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I drove down the interstate to reach the prison, I noticed the long rays of sunlight retreating even as the heat of the Alabama summer persisted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Homer watched her as she dressed, like a valet who had waited on her since the cradle. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

From behind their windows, from behind their shutters, our fellow citizens watched as we passed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, today, as she finally leaves the Lonesome Highway to face the next five hundred miles of Montana, Annabelle needs to rise. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And, as he said this, the smoothness of his face began to loosen a little. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It now has a use,” Amah said as she hoisted Pinmei up. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But as he let go, the air pulled him in. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“As you say, mister,” she accepted, “just as long as I can see him.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He regarded the Plate balanced upon his skinny Knees; & all life left him as he beheld that Mound of Flesh. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I followed her as she walked along the windows. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once Bran had known every stone of those buddings, inside and out; he had climbed them all, scampering up walls as easily as other boys ran down stairs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He shrugs as if he hasn't really thought about it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But I do see now why it was no accident that I later wound up as a sub-editor with a literal blue pencil. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

I stand next to the train tracks in a group that stretches as far as I can see with my peripheral vision. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She turns away from me, blond ponytail swinging, as she hooks her purse strap over her chair. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The other soldier held Lourdes down as his partner took a knife from his holster. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept a small group of people around me, as anchors in my storm, but more importantly a smile and some sunshine during the darkness. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But humility was far from my mind, filled as it was with Hamlet’s praises. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The sinister arm—as it was called—was passable, though they rarely went there. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Moss realized that they’d all turned to him, as if he was meant to lead them on. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Scholars have long debated the beginning and end of Reconstruction, as well as exactly when Jim Crow ended and the Civil Rights Movement or “Second Reconstruction” began. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I’m carrying the cake as we reenter the room and everyone starts singing “Happy Birthday.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

My older sister, Nikki, and I loved to look through the window as families arrived at the swap market across the street. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished societies.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Tail wagging, Frolic followed the family as they set out from their house. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The door opens, and as he disappears into the hallway and pulls it shut, I hear Freddie’s forlorn falsetto float into the air. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reilly sat frozen on the sofa staring into her drink as if she had just discovered a roach floating in it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As one of her great-aunts had written about her when she was a little girl, she possessed “so much affection in her nature as will secure her from selfishness.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were the same as Sohrab’s, except blue, and sized for my Hobbit feet. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Just as multiplying by zero causes the number line to collapse into a point, the vanishing point has caused most of the universe to sit in a tiny dot. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

My shadow fell upon the water as I passed, and he looked up and saw me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then a space before the stall cleared as a man stepped away, and Tree-ear saw them. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Applied biology,” as the Nazis understood it, was really applied genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The two became friends, and Halley was something of Flamsteed’s protégé for a time—although, as we shall see, they later fell out. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s in there now,” I said as I pointed to Sumac’s belly. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“I can tell you like him,” she said, eyebrows raised, as if this observation required some uniquely maternal instinct. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She ran hard after the mulefa, who were calling her name as they streamed out of the settlement and onto the highway. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But even as he said it, he wondered how much time he had. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The river had shrunk to a trickle, the well was as dry as a bone. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peach stared at his meat loaf as if he were watching a special cooling process take place. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dust motes floated in the air as a serving girl filled two green glass cups for Ser Jorah and the widow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Arthur was my biggest fan, and I doubt anyone would love the story as much as Arthur does. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Then we would just stare quietly—as I did that night—from some hidden corner of the room. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as soon as I try to imagine what I would say, I can’t remember anything. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was my imagination, but the morning mist seemed to cling to him as he walked. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He asked David Alexander to stay around Pollard as much as possible to keep him from overimbibing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably during the war, this had all been forgotten as everybody suffered. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Never had there been such terrible frosts as there were that year. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their value to society lay in their roles as wife and mother. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Otherwise its message would emerge as visually garbled. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looks as proud, and as firm, and as fancy as ever. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Selma, black war veterans joined the all-black Dallas County Voters League, which introduced a literacy program and urged blacks to register as voters. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as time passed we went more seldom and wandered less far. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mulch decided to take that as a statement of fact rather than an insult. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

As soon as we were done, his face resumed its sternness. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Lamps were lit on all the wooden tables, and Dimple sighed happily in the warmth as she fluffed out her damp hair and sank into the velvet booth. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mike seemed eager as he put his arm around my waist and pulled my arm over his shoulder. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My hands curl into fists and my voice cracks as I feel the anger hit me like a giant swell in the water. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“They’ll be scratching their heads and saying nonsense such as, ‘Is it OK to take seven shots at him or is the limit six?’ The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Though the shingles of the original storefront were smaller than those of the addition, they blended together fine, he thought; plus with the sign as a distraction, who would notice? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

All members of the Inner Party believe in this coming conquest as an article of faith. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And the People had retrieved a copy of the Book, one of several copies as it happened, including one on disk in a Swiss vault. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It’s as if she’s been walking on a wire, trying to keep her balance, and now, for the first time, she is on solid ground. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as Nana closes the door, I check the math website and the Pet Hut blog. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You know as well as I do. He never wanted us to mix with . . . people. He’s very strict.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if the trees whispered the tunes of the songs he had sung. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

One night he bombarded Riohacha from a schooner and the garrison dragged out of bed and shot the fourteen best-known Liberals in the town as a reprisal. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mom reached out and squeezed his hand as they sat quietly. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She wipes it along her cheek, and it leaves behind a milky streak as a color guide for me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She watched the rump of the horse ahead, the swish of coarse, dusty hairs as he moved his tail. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as the light faded, perhaps a farmer from the next village would stop by. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

So, lacking any better plan, I set the sun on my left shoulder and tried to cover as much distance as I could. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

So for as long as I can remember I always called him Robert. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Harry tried to make an apologetic face to Lavender, but it might have turned out simply amused, because she looked more offended than ever as the Fat Lady swung shut behind them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He seems as uncomfortable passing me as I do passing him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She rose from her bedroll as the first rays of dawn touched the still-dark sky. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“She is a giant. I have seen the great cauldron with my own eyes. And as my mother’s son, I will be welcome in Hymir’s hall.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I ran as fast as I could for a long time. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The boy’s face contorted with agony as Guy made him kneel in the deep grass in punishment. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“What happened to her?” she asked, inspecting Pita’s leg as our sister lay with her eyes closed on the rustic bench. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He stood up and began to pace back and forth, nodding and mumbling as he walked faster and faster. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I needed to be sure of his temperament as much as his stamina. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But as soon as he steps into the hallway, the doorbell rings. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She ran up and down the hallway, singing at the top of her lungs, her feet pattering on the tiles as she danced. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Pilar exclaims as she walks through the front door of the warehouse and stares at the fraction of her mother before her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she lay in the fork of the great branches, she felt a kind of bliss she had only felt once before; and that was not when she made her vows as a nun. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I wind my way down from Blackcliff, out of the Illustrian Quarter and into Execution Square, home to the city’s largest open-air market as well as one of only two couriers’ offices. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He had scolded Ifemelu as a child for being recalcitrant, mutinous, intransigent, words that made her little actions seem epic and almost prideworthy. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I heard it again in homeroom, a whispered voice behind me as we said the Pledge of Allegiance: “You see her?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The sea moved in a lethargic way, as if already exhausted by the oncoming heat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair and skin are as gray as a stormy sky, and wizened like a raisin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

For a moment there is silence, and as I look into the audience, I see teary eyes and hear noses sniffling. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They had come and taken the robe yesterday as well. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One person in particular, Ucho, had changed his ways toward me as quickly as the air turns frigid once Inti sets from the sky. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

As they passed, I shrank back, listening as the tramp and shouts grew fainter. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

That she would leave without a parting word struck Mrs. Lawrence as being very much out of character. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Board was meaningless, as some commentators have claimed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They found five old Pepsi bottles which they washed and filled with water, in case, as Leslie said, “of siege.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The pink one would hide you just as well as the camouflage,” Kendra said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Mostly, kids like Henry have either ignored me or seen me as a joke. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

For a while sheer anger mastered me; it was as if he had during her life struck Lucy on the face. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

They are, in fact, just as natural as eating and drinking. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loved you both, but he could not love Hassan the way he longed to, openly, and as a father. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And as they sprouted and grew with note taking and the mining of my childhood memories came the belief, the solid belief, that it is true not just for me but for all of us. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The world was scorched and harrowed as far as they could see, a sea of ash and char from the flat planes of the fields up to the hills and mountains. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Her mother had pulled her close as a photographer approached; later, after the flashbulb went off, Olanna had called the photographer over and asked him please not to publish the photo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Less interested in healing minds than in observing the ways they could go wrong, Porter saw it as his job to keep mentally ill people out of the Army. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Some whites had been upset earlier when four blacks ignored the invisible line, plopping themselves down on the sand as though it was nothing out of the ordinary. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wait for the door to slide shut with them inside and run as fast as I can, taking the first turn to the elevators. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and my head falls back just as she slips her hands inside the back of my shorts and puts her mouth up to my neck. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Her father must have noticed as well, because after a time-out, Jackie moved to the baseline and played a more defensive strategy. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were staring at me, jaws dropped, eyes wide, as frozen as Flash had been not long ago. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Naima watched his skinny legs turn the pedals as he puffed up the hill. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now they’re talking about tearing down all the high-rises and putting everyone in low-rise buildings as the solution. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not as if I have a boat to take her across the water; all I have are Vivi’s ragwort steeds. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t own a suitcase, so I end up stuffing as much clothing into my backpack as it can fit. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If he had died of his wounds that day, Arnold would be remembered as one of the great heroes of the Revolutionary War. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baby’s eyes were black as coal, without a glint of light in them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

For a thousand years, give or take, the word man did double duty as a term for both the male of the species and the species as a whole. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He met their gaze as best he could until, after a pleading glance toward his mother, he was allowed to leave the room. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was, as I say, watching the situation closely around then, so I saw the signs before most of the others. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It served as an affirmation, if nothing else. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But I carried her back to bed and kissed her good night and as she dropped off to sleep, I made my final preparations for my journey. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am quite willing for the children, his, of course, but also ours as they come along, to be raised in the Catholic faith. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I found it, I activated my jet boots and flew over the foaming river below the falls, then passed through the waterfall itself. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sam thought that he heard cries and wild shouting also, but the sound was faint, as if it came out of some distant cave. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Indeed, so long as they are not permitted to have standards of comparison, they never even become aware that they are oppressed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

In a minute, as suddenly as it had roared, the machine returned to a whisper. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s close to how old I be, far as I can tell.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have results of bombing actions been as fruitful and productive as we anticipated?” asked the president. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then came silence and calm, as if the impact had paralyzed the sky. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But before he had finished speaking, the stone was rolled aside and a fifty-foot giant, more than twice as tall and wide as the BFG, came striding into the cave. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I shook him, he felt as though he had a good deal of fever. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He drank the beer as if it were the tumbling ice-cold stream in the mountain canyon on the beer label. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Even Polgar and Spassky, both World Champions, understand what I’m talking about,” he said to no one in particular, becoming more strident as he went on. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Talk surrounded them, however, as one slave was pointed to with great interest or another was laughed at. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He trembled as he tried to recall his devotion to the man who had created him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the scuffling and cries die down as the troops passed on through the Isenmouthe. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But she was upset, and made even more so by Odenigbo’s expression, as if he could not believe she was not quite as high-minded as he had thought. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The old woman had nattered at him for ten years, telling her endless stories, but now she gaped at him as if he were some stranger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Ged thought her very ugly, but he had a desire to please her, to win her admiration, that grew on him as they talked. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed for the wheel as Miss Love took her hands and feet off of everything and covered her eyes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

While we reluctantly accepted Dad’s bossing as one of the privileges of his rank as head of the family, we had no intention of accepting it from anybody else, including his oldest sister. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it ain’t got nothing as bad a rep-a-tation as a snake; it don’t get nowhere near the ’mount of talking ’bout in the Bible that snakes do. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

But at Grandma’s house it seemed to be business as usual. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And so, unlikely as it all seems, that is how Miss Penelope Lumley’s career as a governess began. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“No, I did not, as I say, it was pitch ——” She stopped and glared at him suspiciously. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He thinks of poverty as a kind of contagion, and he doesn’t want them to hear about it lest they catch it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

They sat on the boulder for a long while, and as the sun started to peep over the trees, George told Papa about Mr. Andrews. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, as Mama said it would be, it was over. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Just at that moment, as Nivea would recall years later, in the midst of all that anxiety and silence, the voice of little Clara was heard in all its purity. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were both living in Boston and decided it was time to leave town as well as each other. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Huh, it’s going to be as hot as the hell’s furnace, but at least it won’t rain,” he muttered aloud to himself. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was big as the inside of a granary, holding at least two dozen thick-timbered worktables strewn with countless, nameless tools and projects in progress. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We stepped out on the porch just as Mrs. Partridge placed a white envelope on the steps. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“To be honest, it’s not as good as your houses.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re lucky to have a friend like Erin,” Coach says as we get into his truck and buckle up. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zero held the shovel out in front of him, as if he were going to try to bat away the bullets. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

To get close to a pond, around 266 which they were densely packed, I had to nudge them away with my feet so as not to step on one. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Doug,” he said, “you got the arc just right on that one. And it doesn’t matter how many times it spins around, as long as it comes down flat like that.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Of course he’s not going,” declared Margot as we waited for Mother in the living room. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Even with both of them trying as hard as they are, it’s impossible to feel like it’s not pulling them apart. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Madge made herself scarce, although every now and then her golden eyes would flash from beneath a chair or behind a curtain, as if she were looking for Albert. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Spittle flies from the sheriff’s lips as he speaks, and as she fights to maintain her sense of calm she still flinches away from the sheriff’s crazed words. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We kept our heads down as we hurried past young rebels and soldiers. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The gaslights cast flickering shadows over the shroud, as though something was moving under there. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I punch as hard as I can, and my fist hits something soft. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t hurt him as long as he was touching the ground. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

If Your Grace could spare a few bags o’ gold and gems ... just to give their captains a good taste, as it were ... well, who knows?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“No. You won’t survive. None of us will. But if you stand under the exhaust vents, you won’t suffer as long before you die.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her rations were—as he’d expected—not much better than his, but he pooled them together to make a sort of meal. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Miriam, dear, neither of us is as young as we were.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He walked over to a grocery box, mumbling as he did, “Mush! A hound can’t hunt on a bellyful of that stuff.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem, as it turned out, was not so much bad math as false hope: Colin had been trying to tweak the Theorem to make K-19's graph look like: An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

"That grove is witch-work," he said, looking at Beowulf as though he expected him to be turned into a pig any minute. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

To some degree, then, black minstrelsy—as degrading as it was—represented success. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then she saw the cloth tremble slightly, as if it had life, in the pale light. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A trick of the indirect light has made the graffiti letters float up through the coat of primer, a ghost-gray print I recognize immediately as Margo’s. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

But they sure as hell mind a black boss. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Matilda laughed and turned away and ran up the path to her front-door, calling out as she went, "Good-bye, Miss Honey! Thank you so much for the tea." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

John stumbled and shook as if he’d been dead center in that cornfield when the herd charged through the fence. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The minders are out, their annoyingly cheery smiles spackled across their faces as if they aren’t turncoats, as if their grins make them likable or legitimate. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

For some reason the dust had struck that species almost as hard as it had the birds—of which almost none survived now. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

And a dragon large enough to gorge on sheep could take a child just as easily. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Jackson Junior League Annual Ball and Benefit is known simply as “the Benefit” to anyone who lives within a ten-mile radius of town. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Professor Ekwenugo stared at his bandaged hands as if he had only just realized that they meant he no longer had a long nail to stroke. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He is her world, her heart’s blood, her pulse, and if anything ever happened to him they might as well stick her in the lunatic asylum and throw away the key. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Vincent writes, “Don’t worry about your wanton life, as you call it, just go quietly on your way. You’re purer than I, and will probably get there sooner and better.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“He was sore as hell when you wasn’t here to go out this morning.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white hand of a uniformed officer reached out toward the car, opening the door and pulling me toward him as his urgent voice ordered us to hurry. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that instant lights came on and the wall opened, as though someone had drawn aside a curtain. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We think of what we’re doing as a lot like basketball,” one of the Mother players said, and that’s an apt analogy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As far as my eye can see, there is water. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Audience members saw themselves as communicants, humble supplicants at the high altar, even while Wagner was still very much flesh and blood. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He looked at her, as if wanting to read her thoughts. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

His eyes moved under his lids, and his lashes, resting closed—as dense and glossy as the fur of rivercats—fluttered gently. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He has never spoken at any great length with the contortionist, and her presence is almost as confusing as the fact that moments ago he had been somewhere else entirely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wonder is he as sad as I am for Bill. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Mira Williams calling for Dr. Spires,” I said as urgently as I could. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Some British physicians praised his antiseptic methods as an effective way to stop infection. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was as quiet as if the roof had been lifted off and the new snow falling outside had blanketed them all in soft down. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

And besides, as he and I were sitting there, I saw Freddie walking up the street, coming from the main campus. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I would prefer one who is reasonably young, with as pretty a face as you can find," he had said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There were only chewing sounds as they ate their chunks of pickled herring. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

It poignantly brought home to me the Indians’ perspective on what I, like other white schoolchildren, had been taught to view as the heroic conquest of the American West. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

A waitress, hair dyed red as new brick, was standing in front of him, holding up the coffeepot. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

If you don’t, she’ll end up as one of those timid maidservants who scarcely dare to raise their heads and whose only purpose is to clean and cook for their ghastly master. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him not to talk to me, ever, as a general rule. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A lot of good times, and in our case, just as many bad times. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“We’ll go on Saturday as long as your father doesn’t have to go into work again. I’m not going there without him.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He explained some of the reasons he had assassinated Lincoln: He longed for the South as it was and deplored the Union. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I want to try it but you go on and eat as many as you want. I don’t mind at all.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Papacy itself had been abolished after Calvin’s death, and a tangle of courts, colleges, and councils, collectively known as the Magisterium, had grown up in its place. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Luna asked as she raced out the door. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The room abruptly went quiet in deference as Dr. Han slowly rose to his feet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She’s not looking at me, but she doesn’t try to push past me as if I don’t exist, the way she acted the day before yesterday—the way I thought she would this morning too. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A thin white arm flopped over the side of the cart as it jostled over the cobblestones. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madiba,” he said, using my clan name as a sign of respect, “I want you to tell us why you drove away our lawyers.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see why not. It isn’t as if his social schedule is all booked up.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It has turned out that it’s Johnson in the White House—and black votes were a major factor in his winning as decisively as he wanted to. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

What’s more, they’d keep it low no matter what the other boats were doing, so long as they stayed within roughly two lengths of the field. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The bottle of ink settles as though it had never been broken. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And his tears began—such tears as he had not known were in him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He raised his ears at the sound, and I put him down, thinking that he wished to bark at them as he always did. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard the rattle of chains as the portcullis was slowly lowered, its spikes sinking deep into the ground . . . and then another sound, a shriek of pain and fear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I knew I’d see Ethan as soon as I was back, but I didn’t realize how much seeing him again would sting. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Am I correct in saying, Horace, that paragraph four on page four of your autopsy report identifies drowning as the cause of Carl Heine’s death?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A simple opening in the wall served as the entrance, and the door was nothing more than a heavy stone that the robot could slide out of the way. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“George is wild, since he came back from the war,” Pa had said, shaking his head as if he were sorry, but it couldn’t be helped. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fresh wave of panic crosses her face as she asks me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I would leave early enough so as to reach their farm when the sun was coming up. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jay swears though that Popeyes isn’t as good here as it is in New Orleans. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She rises from the bed and the spotlight follows her as she moves. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was much more corn, stretching downhill, away and away, and for as far as he could see it was all eaten at the edges, in the curious half-moons. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“We’re feeding you as best we can, as much as we can spare. Apples, onions, neeps, carrots ... there’s a long winter ahead for all of us, and our stores are not inexhaustible.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As much as I hated Vonetta’s meanness, her taunting was enough to prop Fern up and move her feet forward just to show Vonetta she wasn’t a baby. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Ma’s face is red and swollen, and, as always, she is holding Geak. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them let fall a hobbit-cloak on the step, as he ran. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was quite cold in the room now; the chimes would ring for one any time now; the chill had a compounded, a gathered quality, as though preparing for the dead moment before dawn. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jennet crossed herself as the man swept platters and mugs off the big table and helped his wife lie down. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as blue as the bluebells that grow behind the bam in Bybanks, and that water just went on and on—it was all you could see. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She had been hired not as William’s equal but essentially as his assistant, at roughly half the pay. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Even though the men were, as the manager recalled, “in a naked state,” there was something about them that screamed government agent. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My thoughts, as well as my feelings, are re-created into my worst fears. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And since my parents split up, I have begun to wonder if this is happening to me, too: if I am getting more weighed down, harder to lift, as I move through this world. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was a good deal easier than the cord on the punt, though about as thick. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is, as usual, just you. More guesses?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Like Walter, he said he was not in principle against negotiations, and I responded exactly as I had with Walter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let her bring the wet towel up to my face again, savoring her warmth as she leaned in closer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I tilt my head back I and walk upstairs as she follows. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her breath was white as well... but her eyes were blue, her long braid the color of dark honey, her cheeks flushed red from the cold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Florence must have hit the light bulb as he went back because there was a pop and darkness as the light of the east went out. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had the same idea as you,” the Director was saying. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

They caught our hair as we passed, combing it across our skin. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I said, pumping my fists in the air as the microwave beeped. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It can be as hard as saying goodbye to a person. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had had to keep some distance away, but as the morning passed, they became more and more absorbed in each other and paid less attention to the landscape. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Power flowed into him from Pallas Athena, whom he invoked as Zeus’s virgin child, and he let fly his heavy spear. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I entered the community center, sorority women, showing off their high fashion and high spirits, greeted us as though we were very important. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you see anything else they got over here that we don’t have at home, stay away from it. What these people use on a daily basis will kill you as fast as an RPG.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad were on the same page as Aimee. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

His greenfinch dæmon touched noses courteously with Jesper and then perched on the back of his chair as he sat down by the fire with his wine. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The life which, as I shelved books, was finally revealing itself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Knight roared with laughter as he related the episode to Yossarian. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Matt said, narrowing his eyes as El Patron did when he wanted to be particularly menacing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Yes. But he did not think of himself as a white man. He said, “I consider nothing human as alien to myself.” The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I felt as if it were only a matter of time. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lee Jordan told the crowd as Flint waited for Madam Hooch’s whistle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

We finished the O just as our friends arrived. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had looked guilty, as if she was committing a serious crime. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They are disturbing to look at, nightmarish, but most of them, oddly enough, are intended as lucky benignities. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Setting music in stone, as it were, so that it stayed the same for each performance, year in and year out, would have struck them as a contradiction of music’s function and enjoyment. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

We could get trashed by women as well, for singling ourselves out, putting ourselves forward. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I spent as much time as I could alone in our room, trying to empty my mind of every thought, to forget where I was, even who I was. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet as I looked at the photos of Mo helping out at the refugee camps, rebuilding bombed-out villages, and replanting farms, I couldn't help but think of how that birthplace had suffered over the centuries. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I wept with relief every Sunday as he eluded the evil men and bounded back from each seeming defeat as sweet and gentle as ever. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The third annual Young Writers Committee at the Martin Malcolm Library is pleased to announce you as the winner of this year's contest. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Percy and Hazel managed to get Ella out of the Cadillac, but as soon as the harpy saw the airplane, she began to shriek. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She smoothed it carefully over the arm of her chair and held it up, moving her lips as she read. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The hypothesis of unconscious motivation explains why the murderers perceived innocuous and relatively unknown victims as provocative and thereby suitable targets for aggression. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he had placed the Wafer on Mina’s forehead, it had seared it—had burned into the flesh as though it had been a piece of white-hot metal. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

In his head, he tries to cobble a list together in a panic, gets as far as, One, Henry’s lips are soft, and short-circuits. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I can tell something is up as soon as I walk in. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Taryn watches me intently, as though trying to warn me with her gaze. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I find I think of myself not as a writer so much as someone who provides a gateway, a tangential route for readers to reach the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But once when she was chatting with some stupid boy online, she described herself as the color of coffee with not enough milk. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“If we’re committed,” I said, as evenly as I could muster, “why wouldn’t we formalize that commitment? What part of your dignity would be sacrificed by that?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They went out the rear rather than walk the length of the hall, Bran ducking his head as they passed through the lord's door. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He looked around him as if seeing the world for the first time. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I had to do something as it looked like my folks were settling in for the afternoon. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sir says, smiling now, as if what Boy21 said was all a joke. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to let the Thibaut girls do the hard work of covering for me, explaining me to their brother as a cousin he’d never heard of before. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Sorry as he was, he saw at once that to refuse would give the whole thing away. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Y’all need to get some Lotto tickets up in here, baby,” she says as Daddy rings her up and I bag her stuff. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A roar went up from the crowd as a helmetless red-bearded man with a griffin on his shield went down before a big knight in blue armor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It was,” Fred whispered to Harry as they got up from the table. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Lying on my stomach on our blanket next to Meng and Eang, I hold my breath as moving pictures of America flash on the makeshift screen. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you know William is able to build the finest house in Wethersfield if he wants to? Does he have to keep you amused as well?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll go there first tomorrow,” he said to himself as he faced the foothills. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smiling as I recall that day, I join him at the top of the last steep ascent. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gilly started to pass her at the door, but as she brushed by the big body, Trotter grabbed her and planted a wet kiss on her forehead. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Or supposed to be asleep — once they woke up, as Ralph knew by peering through the dining room window. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She learned that they lived in wigwams, not teepees, and that they made canoes from the bark of a single white birch tree, removed in one piece so as not to kill it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I kept my gaze straight ahead, clutched my coat, and moved as fast as I could, ignoring the occasional taunts or eye rolls. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Drug trafficking occurs there, but it occurs everywhere else in America as well. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The other kids grew strangely quiet as Roy made his way down the aisle. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bellatrix’s mouth twisted as though she had taken an unpleasant dose of medicine. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A thick blanket of snow covered each roof as if to warm and protect the house underneath. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Even though the riots stopped, we pass as many tanks as we pass lowriders. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

They intended to use the healthiest Jews as slave labor in their factories. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The magic runs through me like a bucket with holes in it. It’s drawn toward you. Everything I have, everything I am, flows to you, my darling. This is as it should be.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The toothpick incident would have a lasting effect on the school as well. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Joseph shook himself as if he was coming out of a dream. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The shoulder affected the elbow, and as the elbow engaged, it sent other movements in a chain reaction down into the wrist and, finally, the hand. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Dany filled his wine cup again, wanting nothing so much as to pour the flagon over his head and drown his complacent smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she is as nervous as I am to face my father again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I look at her now as she leads us through this wild place. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

They approached slowly, as if their feet were somehow weighted, not with the lightness which should have brought them quickly to my side. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Screams tore through the air as panicked people fled in every direction. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And he describes the sphere of water as like a cloak or hood covering the earth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Since the Black Panther newspaper cost a quarter, I told myself Fd only skim the front and back pages as I stacked the papers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s about as long as the tables in Midtown’s cafeteria and sectioned off by sizes. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Her hands find Madame’s face, and the old woman’s cheek is so hot that Marie-Laure’s fingers recoil as though scalded. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I had friends from Sidley, friends from high school, friends developed through professional networking, and friends I’d met through Craig, who was newly married and making his living as an investment banker in town. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Right. I suppose he moonlights as a boxer?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The outside of the van is black, but it has a firebird painted on the hood, with wings that turn to flames as they wrap around the sides. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He was large, sure, and not half as pretty as Finn, but handsome in a different way, handsomer now because of the puffy lip. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She pushed the boat again, as hard as she could, away from her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He finally spoke as he parked in front of the hospital. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The city police were terrific and made me feel as safe as possible. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stand for anyone to touch me—my whole body felt as if it were on fire, screaming. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was a constant tension between the aspiration to be first and the fear of not being believed, of being regarded as an eccentric and a fool. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"I might ask the same of you. But I'd rather you told your story to the company as a whole, and let them judge you." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is a rectangle in black, and once it has settled into place, it shakes silently as though there is some kind of seismic disturbance on the planet beneath the quarter moon. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

They gathered around the pod and touched it delicately with those powerful, flexible trunks, and she found herself interpreting the soft chirrups and clicks and hoots they were making as expressions of disapproval. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I climb up the ladder to the next landing, as stealthy and nimble as Max was when she picked up the nurse's badge and freed us from the locked unit. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My mother’s face has not aged as quickly as the rest of her body; it remains smooth and glowing—a cool tan— which her gray hair cleanly accentuates. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In exhausted silence they waited as the pencil woman flipped through the tests. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

His fist, like a hammer, connected with her back as she ran. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw myself against the man— literally threw my whole body, as if it were only an object, against him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t hate him—he felt as heart small as I did. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If I ever see either of you again, I will call down worse than fire and lightning,” I said menacingly as I edged toward the mouth of the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s a lot better than it was. It was stiff as a board.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Fina nods as I talk, and Ruby’s frown grows deeper and deeper until she wears a panicked look, like I’ve just told her that I’m dying. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The gardener was still holding a clipper in one hand as he was drinking tea and chatting with a few other men. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes,” said Mr. Clutter, as though conversing with himself. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

His black eyes, as large and round as two marbles, glared down at the policemen and the firemen below. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at Mom, then me, as if we had lost our minds. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And furthermore, Britten might want him as a witness against Jan. He smiled while he lay in the darkness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The hard shell hits my head with a bang, as a flash of white pain explodes in my skull. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lewis Strauss, who had succeeded Dean as AEC chairman, unjustly labeled the boat a likely “Red spy ship,” intensifying the furor in Japan and creating a very public black eye for the American testing program. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As a result, hunter-gatherers could move up a mountainside harvesting grain seeds as they matured, instead of being overwhelmed by a concentrated harvest season at a single altitude, where all grains matured simultaneously. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now, everyone knew that although she cursed as freely as she laughed, no one cursed around her, and certainly no one cursed her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1950, nearly three in five black women in Montgomery, Alabama’s capital city, worked as maids for white families, and almost three-quarters of employed black men mowed lawns and did other kinds of unskilled labor. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“Can you pop it just as he comes in? Also, yell ‘surprise!’” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I want to stay longer, but Mom refuses because she doesn’t want to give Cuba any more hard currency, as if our contributions will make or break the economy. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gladys rolled her eyes at me as if to say, "Don't mind Cook." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Apparently, she was overheard in homeroom as we said the Pledge each morning. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Her cousins would be ransomed too, as would Tris Botley and a few more of her company, those whose kin had coin enough to buy them back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At this came the second blast, louder even than the first, a brisk, sharp blow that rebounded across the whole architecture of the sky, as if the earth itself convulsed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Hamilton did not design his system, as his critics frequently claimed, primarily to enrich the commercial elite. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The pavement in front of Finn ended in a wall of sky, as if it had been sliced off by the swing of a scythe. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Listen, I can climb anything, I can go up as high as high, it doesn't matter how high. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It was bad enough in a car, but taking public transport would be twice as long and twice as hard. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He replayed all the insults in his mind as distrust twist Tad’s face. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Tree branches that should have been heavy with green needles were stripped clean, as if a giant had come and swept them bare with his fingers. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When they were gone Singer stood alone in the room, and as he did not understand the situation he wanted to forget it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You might as well know that now. Are you going to help me with what I’m doing, or do I have to shoot you?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Twenty years at least in which to unfold his story at roughly this level of physical well-being—almost as long as he had already lived. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He cuts and I watch, happy and sad, as flowers, butterflies, and birds fall to the floor. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

As unfamiliar as Judaism still is, there's a feeling of homecoming about it all. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Jazz shook her head like an old lady as my father headed to the bedroom. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“My opinion is that I can’t go twenty more feet so long as the white weather lasts.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Julius came and crouched at her side as she sat on the floor by the tiger. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for, ya know…,” I tell her as she gets off. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Violet and Klaus read the note as they ate their breakfast, which was a gray and lumpy oatmeal Count Olaf left for them each morning in a large pot on the stove. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Noah’s blood splattered them all as he fell to the ground not far from his child. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thin shoulders were hunched forward so as to make a cavity of the chest, the scraggy neck seemed to be bending double under the weight of the skull. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She asks everyone how much they earn, and no matter what they tell her, she says, “You can make ten times as much in Miami!” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was two years younger than I was, but he was about fifty times as intelligent. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

They might as well have said made in nyc on them. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake slipped off his tie as he walked across the grass and stuffed it into his pocket. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Ptolemaic avenues with their grand colonnades are gone, but the streets of Alexandria are just as crowded and chaotic as the ancient accounts describe. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

All that remained was a dwindling light astern, and soon enough that would be gone as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Pippin saw his carven face with its proud bones and skin like ivory, and the long curved nose between the dark deep eyes; and he was reminded not so much of Boromir as of Aragorn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“And you are not currently an advisor to any other club,” I say, having already done some research on who best would fit as the advisor for our new club. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Now I was able to wedge myself securely in place even as I freed my hands. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She kicked and punched at nothing as Cain squatted over her and hit her in the mouth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As far as we know, no one had actually tried to measure the parallax of a comet before 1471; it had simply been assumed that the Aristotelian theory was obviously correct. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They both knew that the end was probably near as they sat and listened to the birds sing in the spring sunshine and admired the crocuses opening up. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jen patted his head, as if he were a little kid or a dog. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Christ,” Radar says as he unbuckles his seat belt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sees me waiting for him on his steps and says I must have a head as thick as a coconut; didn’t he already tell me that the paper wasn’t worth nothing? Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he said it, his mom stood up and followed them into the kitchen. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But just as the sky began to darken, an imperial servant arrived. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

By the time I reached the children’s home, what had begun as a drizzle was a full-on downpour. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He gave me a sideways look as if to say “Oh, a wise guy, huh?” and said suddenly, decisively, “I think maybe I’d better take your name.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I must be leagues away by now, but it looks as if I could be back in an hour. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If I can make sure she can live here as a white lady, that should go a long way toward squaring us. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They “even went so far as to say that they fear Russia may be ahead of us in the competition,” scribbled the committee’s hawkish executive director, William Borden, who was on hand to take notes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Cal drank the coffee scalding as it was and went into the living room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I kept her company and kept watch for her as she tried to rub a twitch out of my shoulder. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spear was as sharp as a razor, and it had a cross-piece about eighteen inches away from the point. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Doorman seems to nod in agreement as I walk over and open it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He can feel the circus all around him, as though it hangs on him like mist, like he could reach out and touch the iron fence despite the distance from it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“He’s out in the parlor right now looking at TV. Every afternoon, as right as rain, he looks at that show where them kids dance.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bus arrives right as I get to the stop. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I wonder if we look normal to them, as if there's nothing special or brave about us. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There’s a very loud slurp as Malcolm reaches the end of his cup. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The sad lute music began again as the sky on the stage lightened. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait, I can’t do this,” I stammered as Meir tied off the final knot. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

If you know your heart sorry, I say, that mean it not quite as spoilt as you think. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were few, if any, marriageable white women, and as a result, the overwhelming majority of white men in the West Indies had black or brown mistresses. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“But if he does not show up by Tuesday at twelve noon, at the drawing of lots, he loses all of his rights as challenger,” Euwe said. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For the past three years he had devoted himself to rectitude and—I instantly saw now as he stooped out the door of the plane—growing a stomach. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

These woods seemed as if they must have been there since the beginning of time. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The deck rumbled underfoot as the destroyer’s engines were thrown into reverse. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She took a couple with me looking straight on as she kissed my cheek, like in the old-timey photo-booth strips, but then she said, “Are you gonna kiss me back or what?” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The last two allow a writer an additional lever of control over what the reader will treat as given and what she will treat as new. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The female officer begins nodding, showing support and almost enthusiasm as she says: "A counselor? So she heard?" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And standing among the invaders, wearing the same mask as the others, is a girl with a dark ponytail. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The Spelling Bee buzzed dangerously in and out of range of the Humbug’s wildly swinging cane as they menaced and threatened each other, and the crowd stepped back out of danger. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Britten told how he had suspected that Bigger knew something of the disappearance of Mary; and said that “that black boy is as sane as I am.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My long, beautiful black hair that had served as my shield from the world came away in large clumps. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Would my father have been as patient as this little girl's? Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The position that would turn the heels of my sneakers as doggedy as his. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is egocentrism, the inability of children to imagine a simple scene, such as three toy mountains on a tabletop, from another person’s vantage point. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He holds their hands for 3 seconds as he speaks to them. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even as the words left my mouth, I knew how absurd they sounded. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes are searching the inside of the car for a clue as to what could have happened. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The masked one was carrying a basket and Prosper was looking agitated as he peered in their direction. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

From the other side of the street I watched as the Indian woman, startled, stopped in her path, at which point the dog leapt up and seized the end of the sari between its teeth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Victor’s spirit drops as he reaches the tenth floor. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I have been used to consider poetry as the food of love,” said Darcy. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Nearly half of the 180 or so major insect enemies of plants in the United States are accidental imports from abroad, and most of them have come as hitchhikers on plants. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Harry could smell salt and hear rushing waves; a light, chilly breeze ruffled his hair as he looked out at moonlit sea and star-strewn sky. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The telephone rang as he inserted the key in the front door. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the second bell, the fifth grade, as always, scrambled to their feet. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The sun came out—finally—as I started plowing, and was pleasant and warm on my back. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She groaned as she climbed out of the warmth of her bed to retrieve her book. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Not really,” I said thinking about the thirty pans, each with a wafer of black, sticky resin congealed in the bottom, big as a dinner plate. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It seemed almost unbelievable that the DNA structure was solved, that the answer was incredibly exciting, and that our names would be associated with the double helix as Pauling’s was with the alpha helix. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

As much as anything, she asked with confidence in the ultimate decision. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I could not for a day forget you as if you no longer lived.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Even as he swooned he caught, as through a swirling mist, a glimpse of Strider leaping out of the darkness with a flaming brand of wood in either hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Kira listened to the Singer’s voice as he sang the serene melody of plentiful harvests and celebratory feasting. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as he watched, Jonathan saw one of the men stick out his tongue, lick his lips, then hastily wipe away the spittle. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She batted her lashes as though bothered by something in the air. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immense blocks of black basalt, each as large as a crofter's cottage, lay scattered and tumbled like a child's wooden blocks, half-sunk in the soft boggy soil. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She petted and fussed over him, accepting him as though the years had rolled back and one of the children had brought home yet another half-starved stray. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Life Drawing is not what’s happening, Action Painting is, and for that you sure as hell don’t need to know how to draw. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And as he promised he would, he had saved the Union. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ramsay will use your women as his prey,” he told the singer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was laughing, a stupid, stoned, bitter laugh, as I fumbled my wallet out of my pocket and dropped the reason for my visit into her lap. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“This is ridiculous,” Pork Chop said as we tossed a pile of seaweed into a wheelbarrow. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually she made him open a separate checking account for the lab, and kept him away from their personal money as much as she could. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I got up, making sure I took Bear’s sack as well as his hat. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Defenders of the Constitution, then and now, have saluted it as a sensible accommodation of liberty to power and a realistic compromise with the requirements of a national domain. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Often, in her mind’s eye, she saw Neewo’s tiny makazins, forlorn in the firelight, as they sagged, tipped over when in his fever he kicked them off. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Instead, she got her MBA from a not-so-stressful program at a state school, which I viewed as kind of a lazy move. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They drove back through the town in silence, Bod trying to Fade as best he could, with no success. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I must give this paper an F, Stella,” Mrs. Grayson told Stella sadly at the end of the day, catching her as she was walking out the schoolhouse door. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pendanski left the tent, and soon the other boys began to file out as well, taking their towels and change of clothes with them. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

And then we’re done talking, because neither of us knows who could be listening, and we keep to ourselves as the train heads home. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of homecoming that Tyrion wished for as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

A light-haired man with blood smeared on his arm turned from a shoving match and grabbed at her as she hurried by. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl as grey as ash, and even as I watched she crumbled and blew away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu would come to like the gyros from those carts, flatbread and lamb and dripping sauces, as she would come to love Philadelphia itself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His voice was as icy as the Cloak of Winter. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Frankie lifted his eyebrows, scowling as though I had offended him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was Sister Betty’s first vacation in the six years of the taut regimen as a Black Muslim wife, and it was for Malcolm X both a saving of face and something to do. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though growing up as a twin has had its good points and bad points, at least I always have someone to talk to, share clothes with, and experiment with. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“She said she has an important project with a deadline and she’ll need you as early as she can get you.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You still have about fifteen or so minutes until the first bell rings. Stay as long as you want. But can I ask you two what’s wrong?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“I have an idea he’s better off as he is,” he added gruffly. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She could hear his claws as he moved carefully over the floor of the attic, and then his gold-fringed black face appeared in the opening. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Why did he—?” He paused, as though something was dawning on him; then his expression contorted with rage. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My brain, which had always been as fleet as my feet, began to race instead, looking for a way out. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Alice climbed into the canoe and lay trembling as Ben, terrier-formed, licked and licked at her, cleaning the blood from every part. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The sounds are miffled, as if a big scarf is wrapped around the village. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Count Olaf rubbed his hands together as if he had been holding something revolting instead of an infant. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Ugwu followed her around as she packed books and pointed at things for the driver to pick up. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"A little. Ms. Broome wants us to imagine ourselves as a thing. And Mr. Davanzo wants us to record human environmental interaction." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was a hand-me-down from her cousin, and it’s old as hell. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Some of the beatings were as violent as those he later received from guards. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

None of these things were taught, as far as I could tell, in black tennis circles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed an eternity before the Book reached her, but as its weight settled into her arms, she finally felt complete. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was not humid, but I could feel every single air molecule as it brushed against my freshly scrubbed face. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Follow each thought to its conclusion, decide what we are to do for ourselves, plan as Kenny said for ourselves and our children. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did seem as though the fire in him was smothered, the thunder and the avalanche, the war cry and the whirlwind, all stamped out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The moments that led up to me fell into place as though decreed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I saw a squadron of Sixer gunships flying in formation, zooming south at low altitude, their sensors scanning the surface as they went. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Just as over-scrupulous historians refuse to use the words ‘revolution’, ‘science’ and ‘scientist’ when writing about the seventeenth century, they baulk at using Butterfield’s other word, ‘modern’, because it, too, seems to them inherently anachronistic. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” we both say as Spike makes a big show of turning down the music. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I set up to shoot another one and Mr. Stokely blew his whistle behind my head as I was about to shoot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t much talk of politics so as not to worry Mama. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jaja and Kambili, we usually say the rosary every night before bed. Of course, you can stay up as long as you want afterward to watch TV or whatever else.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The situation with Rosy remained as sticky as ever. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

My uncles Abraham and Moshe, my cousin Dawid, two more men I recognized as friends of my father, and three more I didn’t know. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard work—you had to climb on top of the bus using the open windows as footholds, and then pull the bag up with you to place on the roof rack. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I’m so amazed, I scream in her ear as I squeeze her back. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He bought a little time as he stood, tuning the unfamiliar guitar. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

His front paws stretched like a slinky as he leaned against the cupboard, paws inches from the countertop. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Martin Luther’s rebellion against Rome was a grandson of the plague, as was modern anti-Semitism. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The mall was built like a fortress around a huge, two-story enclosed street, where store succeeded store, as far as you could see. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was strangely blurred around the edges, as though Harry were looking at him through a misted window. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Then I jumped from my chair and wrung out the rag as though it were someone’s neck. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both he and my ma have skin as brown as honey. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Chess blurted, and to his own ears, he sounded as young as Finn. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Holding my hand to keep his balance, as trees and bushes made strange, sliding movements in his peripheral vision, Lefty was confronting the possibility that consciousness was a biological accident. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But when he came back, and had been back a time, he started to “recitify,” as he thought of it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Aigoo, she says as she always does when her legs hurt from sitting too long. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

They bolted down the ramp nimbly, and as each cow saw the open gate ahead, she lowered her head and snorted, racing out the opening. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He is clearly as spent as the woman, the circles under his eyes and the lines of his forehead speaking of days of no sleep. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The forest slowed Flux and the beast, as they were forced to knock down the ashen, leafless trees to keep up. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Inside, it was just as 'empty as always, except for my bunk. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Others had painted him as Christ, with a halo and glowing with the Holy Spirit, sharing his divine power and good deeds all over the neighborhood. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She put an arm around my shoulder as if she welcomed me, as if good friends were supposed to share bad times. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Reaction time is a factor, so answer as rapidly as you can.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Marcus’s face is bright red, and he covers his head as the next blow falls, this one hitting his back. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He presses up behind me, same as always, but this time is different. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jan was paired with dour Eddison Tollett, a squire grey of hair and thin as a pike, whom the other brothers called Dolorous Edd. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Jane is small—I can see her upper arm narrow as she flexes her muscles. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He saw a white swirl of seagulls as they rose and sank along the Gulf of California. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bring him back two weeks from today,” the principal said as he saw us to the door. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The verdict had come as a great surprise. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The magistrate was fierce in his anger as well as his pride. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

As melodramatic as it likely sounds, they’re both so beautiful it makes me want to cry. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He nodded to neighbors as he passed them, and waved to some he saw farther along. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

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

If you ever do, you should behave as you would if you met an enraged rhinoceros out in the bush—climb up the nearest tree and stay there until it has gone away. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

It turned its head from one side to the other, as first with one eye and then with the other, it examined Mr. Popper. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was doing his best to scowl, but his eyes gleamed as if maybe, just maybe, he was happy to see them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It’ll be okay, I told myself as I walked back down the cold hallway, down the steps, to the girls and men in uniforms waiting for me below. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You don’t mind the cold?” he said, as they reached the top of the fire escape, and the wind whipped his words away. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He drew the same charts for me as he had for my parents. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It had been an integral part of our lives for as far back as we could remember. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Yet, whatever the cause, I did not believe we could go on forever as strangers, knowing as little about each other. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Oracle sat down on a rock and became as still as she’d been in the attic, as if she might sit by this creek for a hundred years. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

My hands connect the cords, and I feel a buzz of electricity as the lights flood our neighborhood in color. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I say, as if she said, Yes, I’d love to come over and hang out and eat chips and giggle about boys and try your momma’s fried chicken and become super good friends. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

At first the globe was dark, black as jet, with the moonlight gleaming on its surface. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Day after day, a vast heavy veil had been driving over London from the East, and it drove still, as if in the East there were an eternity of cloud and wind. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I grip it hard as his arm goes around my waist, to ground myself in what’s happening, to convince myself that I am here and that this moment, high above everything, is real. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Rewrite each scale from Figure 4.18 as an ascending and descending melodic minor scale. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I get my bike, climbing on it as she calls nonstop. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He and the greater part of his men were across the river, working on Pharaoh’s new addition to the Great Temple, shaping and fitting stones as they were needed for the walls. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Instead, I asked, “Holly Paine, as a local business owner, would you be interested in participating in the first Celebrate Hope Springs Rally?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

After he exits, Widget presses his nose to the nearest window, watching him as he passes beneath the streetlamps before disappearing into the darkness. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In a dark, forbidding chamber known as the Chapel of Evil, I found thousands of gold and silver coins hidden in the pews, right where they were supposed to be. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I get up, balancing my plate carefully as I negotiate the winding staircase. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

If you prefer an “academic life” as a retreat from reality, do not go into biology. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I got my first real glance at him out of the corner of my eye as he ripped the polish-stained cloth out of my hand and moved to my side. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she awoke gasping for air as if she had been in the midst of a nightmare, but she could not remember what she had dreamed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We took off down the old road as fast as we could. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mark fired, heard a sharp ping as the bullet hit the metal contraption, then watched the weapon fall to the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Are you really as stupid as that, or are you just pulling my leg?” growls Kropp. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his old age this same total warfare had come back to roost as total hatred, as the most modem of hostilities. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As much as I love this land, some days I think about leaving it,” Babi said. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, Black Dog bent slowly, as if his back hurt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The epoxide is popularly described as “an oxidation product” produced by weathering. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Just after our return he had taken to sarcasm, picked it up as one might pick up a stone, and put it snufflike under his lip. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The veins in his neck bulge out as he prepares to answer me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Buddy's khaki-jacketed shape seemed small and unrelated to me as the brown posts he had stood against that day a year ago, at the bottom of the ski run. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I feel his lips move against my ear as he speaks, and heat courses through me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Eight or nine men dressed as hunters, armed with swords, staves, and spears, emerged from the side gates and began prowling through the greenery, as if searching for game. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She knew that Doctor thought of her as a proper farm girl—a country girl. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He believed as firmly as Arthur did, as firmly as the benighted Christian, that there was such a thing as Right Finally, there was the impediment of his nature. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Joffrey likes your sister," Jeyne whispered, proud as if she had something to do with it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It would even hold up if she did any asking around, as parts of it were true. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They relaxed on the blanket as if they were having a picnic, and watched the world go by below. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I play the first words of Esteban’s story over and over as my father’s song lifts up to my room, as my uncle packs above me, as the blue jay perches in the Ailanthus tree. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Because,” I said, enjoying my role as their enemy and big sister, “that’s not food for everyday eating.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bad enough,” she answered, stuffing a wad of grass in her lip like tobacco as we made our way back to Shady’s place. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Predictably, the press began talking about “the New Fischer,” interpreting Bobby’s sartorial upgrade as a sign that he’d crossed into young manhood. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After winning third all-around and first on floor at Nationals, I was super excited to end the season as the US Challenge Pre-Elite All-Around Champion for 2010. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My heart was pounding as he unlocked the cage door with his paw. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knew it sounded mean as the words were coming out, but I couldn’t stop them. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Your beautiful photo still stands about two feet above my left shoulder as I write this note. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as they stepped inside they could tell there was nobody in the two rooms. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stroked his beard as if he were stroking the fur of a small animal. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

My back erupted in pain as the first lash hit me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though everyone’s anger were pouring all over me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others had stacked their bills, creased them down the middle, and held the wad as though they were about to deal cards. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when they see you as a fellow tribe member attempting to disavow the tribe, that is something they will never forgive. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There was a platform bed against the far wall, its blankets mussed as though someone had slept there recently. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She knew it, too, and in the silence when only her breath rasped, we regarded this fact, both of us, as if together admiring a portrait painted of her on the wall. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Inti had set, and dozens of fires rose up into the night sky, burning so powerfully that they lit the field almost as if it were daytime. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Alex pressed against the fence; the sharp steel stung his fingers, but he held on tight as his world turned upside down again. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

We sit down on my lawn, looking across the street at the Kiblers, who are “supervising” their kids as they play maim-the-sibling or some similar game in the street. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I hate being good,” he said aloud to himself, as he trailed after Mary Poppins and Jane and the perambulator on the afternoon walk to the Park. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“What about your friend, here? Drunk as a deacon already, I suppose?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She went to every rally after Morris died, organized as many of them as she could, spent hours on the phone trying to connect with as many people as possible. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But that morning, the minister dropped by the hospital unannounced as if he were visiting an old friend who was laid up for a few days. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Champollion resisted the idea of hieroglyphs as pictorial metaphors. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The memory makes me shiver even as the sun continues to beat down, baking my skin until it hurts. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

If Monte Verde is correct, as most believe, people were thriving from Alaska to Chile while much of northern Europe was still empty of mankind and its works. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“She was imperfect. And fatherless as well. She should not have been kept.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been recruited by Texas A & M, and as he recalled all the false promises that were cooed into his ear he couldn’t help but give a little chuckle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My homeroom teacher, Miss Allison, a young white woman with glasses who generally ignored me, would shrug as I walked in ten minutes late, apologizing about a delayed bus. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otter mate for life and if the mother dies the father will often raise the babies as best he can. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eric’s parents owned the bakery and worked in it as well. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But as Nailer stared into the drowned girl’s pleading eyes, they might as well have been his own. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

By six that evening, my mother was in the kitchen with Nikki, holding Shani as she cooked potato pancakes for our dinner. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The ice he was producing wasn’t as thick as it was before. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The new national flag flutters there as well, two red bands and a red maple leaf rampant on white, looking like a trademark for margarine of the cheaper variety, or an owl kill in snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The woman turned to look at me as though I had offended her. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was said they were mostly not on the school grounds but “on call as the situation warranted.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cause of this blight was well known: God had sent it as punishment for our sins. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

But then he admitted that there was uncertainty on this point; the number could be as low as 15 percent or as high as 80 percent. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It cannot be explained away as an instance of shoemakers’ children going without shoes. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For as much trouble as it’s caused me, I’m so curious to know what kinds of things I can do with my magic. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My father never mentioned Him—it was as if God was one of Roses relatives he’d rather not get involved with. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I breathe as deep as I can, and feel the breeze in my face, warm and soft as never before. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reading Malthus and thinking about the natural world, Charles realized that nature was not happy and peaceful, as Paley had described in his natural theology books. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee ducked his head as the shot whickered over him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baker smiled sweetly as I brought each one in. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

As far as we knew, she was getting good medical care, and the chemotherapy seemed to be working. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There was loud grumbling, and even shouts of protest, but his actions—though nothing was ever proven to be in the air— struck me as totally sensible. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

An important truth was slowly entering my head: a scientist’s life might be interesting socially as well as intellectually. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

They’d started to see King George as a bully who didn’t care about the people who lived in the colonies. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of hundreds of people marching toward the Room of Requirement grew louder and louder as he returned to the marble stairs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Her whole dress is pale blue tulle, light as air, with straps crossed neatly between her shoulder blades. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“So far as I can learn,” she said, “what happens is that you beat them, and then you let them off and beg them to go home. Everybody respects your kindness.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched, curious, as they met at the big iron door of the small building; one of the boys turned the rusty wheel handle, grunting with the effort. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But they were a long way off, and the sky overhead was still a spotless blue as we steamed west. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

O’Brien picked up the cage, and, as he did so, pressed something in it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The trick is to watch for bubbles and dimples in the sand as the shallow waves retreat. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The tendency has really been, insofar as this was possible, to dismiss white people as the slightly mad victims of their own brainwashing. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

She rounded on Ron, Hermione, and Bill as though they were being noisy, and hissed, “Did you hear? He needs quiet!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was more on the boat than they could carry and he thought they might stay a few days on the beach and eat as much as they could but it was dangerous. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“And the moon too, if he wanted the matched set to use as bookends.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There were a few trying experiences such as being blocked from passage to class by a few rough, tough-looking sideburners, boys who I’m sure if separated would not attack a mouse. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get there a second before him and press the button for the sixth floor, and as the door closes, we are panting and breathless. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

It doesn't even matter that Hugo is there, as proud of Gerhard in his smart uniform as if he were his real father. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“There are wars, but they have as much to do with power and money and resources as with religion,” I said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He remembered her dark face in the rearview mirror just after he’d married Estella and moved them to Houston, a face as long as the braid down her back. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a long talk in which I tried my best to be as smart as she wanted me to be, she told me to come back the following week at the same time. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Moss wasn’t sure; fear struck him as his brain told him that this would be worthless, that they’d never get anything done. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The congregants line the banks and sing ‘Amazing Grace” as Dill wades unsteadily into the river, sinking into its mucky bottom as he tries to reach where his father stands, smiling. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They quit hiding out to hold their dances when they found that their American friends didn’t laugh at them as they feared. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The firmness of the floor beneath her feet was stirring and her legs felt as if they had vibrating vessels in them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘But I thought,’ he stammered as Elrond turned towards him, ‘I thought that the fall of Gil-galad was a long age ago.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

No one who’s ever been as cold as a New England islander in February would care more about gold than coal. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t seem to mind the corpses so much as the souls unsaved. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grinning and giddy, they watched as Smith’s charge worked over a mile and an eighth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Smart as can be,” a husky voice, the one that went with the blue pumps, pronounced. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The atmosphere of the crowd told him that they were going to use his death as a bloody symbol of fear to wave before the eyes of that black world. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She twirled around the table as she fixed each place setting. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then he turned and raced back to the others as quickly as he could. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Contrary to his fears, however, Bigwig remained as silent as himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Lizzy, you cannot think me so weak, as to be in danger now?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The old woman brought her withered hands together as though she were trying to clap, the way one did to say thank you. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as if none of this was a big deal, Becca turned back to her conversation—a ditzy discussion about music in space—and I turned back to my salmon teriyaki. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

But as the children and their grandfather saw him lying in the dim light, they stopped, shocked still. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“That young idealist must be floundering somewhere at this very moment. It will break the girls’ hearts, just as it’s breaking mine. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began to carve thick chunks of charred meat off the bone as Tyrion hollowed out two heels of stale bread to serve as trenchers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I want to laugh at the absurdity of it—Veturius giving me the key to my brother's freedom, just as I realize that such information might not mean anything. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We have the Jezebel stereotype to thank for every scene that portrays black women only as objectified sexual beings for the pleasure of men. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

By the time Ma came to pick me up, I felt like my brain was as shriveled up as my leg. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Booth’s achievement is described in the Richmond papers as “the most deplorable calamity, which has ever befallen the people of the United States.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I felt twice as heavy as I had moments before. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He got it down, smiled, and felt a small tinge of wonder as an unfamiliar fire spread along his stomach. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The judge seemed to be waffling as well. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you excited to talk to Marcus again?” she asked as she opened her dishwasher. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he didn’t. Maybe either of you would have done as his first mortal conquest. I believe his goal is to have both of you in the end.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her face is white and peaked, as if the juice is being sucked out of her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among the herbicides are some that are classified as “mutagens,” or agents capable of modifying the genes, the materials of heredity. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

If you don’t want it to be at your expense, you have to take yourself off the table as an option. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Moments after Dona Maria left, just as we were getting ready for bed, Torito started moaning. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the dog as they made haste through the alders and up the field to the first hedgerow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Katz eased into his chair as fluidly as a coiling viper. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re only a little half-pint of cider half drunk up, but by Jinks! you’re as strong as a little French horse!” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were a worthless human being. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

But the mood as the children stood around Claire’s car, saying goodbye, was still rainy. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t see her, but she was there, gaining in size and spirit as fall became winter and then became spring. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In many versions, though, today’s Indians are seen as relative latecomers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

As a result, Inka roads eschewed valley bottoms and used long stone stairways to climb up steep hills directly—brutal on horses’ hooves, as the conquistadors often complained. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was, they whispered to each other, as though she didn’t know how to be a girl. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as they turned to leave, I heard Papa murmur in a low voice, “Wonderful indeed is the work of our Lord.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, maybe,” said Harry as they reached the entrance hall and crossed into the Great Hall. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I opened the door and got out just as Jack reached the car. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Gradually, as the weeks passed and the terror of going to school subsided, I began to notice something about my mother, that she looked nothing like the other kids’ mothers. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Commandant’s silver face reveals nothing as she looks down at the Yearling. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

"You'll outshine your daughters, Ranee," Baba says, eyes following Ma as she heads to the bedroom. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe the fact that my friends are watching me closely as I interact with Nico doesn’t mean they’re pushing me to have a boyfriend. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The fire in the grate has burned low, and the air coming in through the open window in the front room bears a chill, the land getting cool as the sun sets. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As soon as the phone went dead, the cloud of depression began to creep over me again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Remember last year’s homecoming?” he asked, putting his hand under her arm as she slipped and almost crashed into a locker. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It seems that this idea could explain many of the observed features of the universe, such as its large-scale uniformity and also the smaller-scale departures from homogeneity, like galaxies, stars, and even human beings. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yet as I was riding up, I saw Tully banners flying from the castle walls, and the direwolf of Stark as well. That would seem to suggest that Lord Tytos has not been subdued.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The place was deserted and as quiet as a tomb. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were more likely to engage in active listening, saying such things as “Go on, tell me more about that,” and they were far more likely to laugh and be funny during the visit. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

They had secured grappling lines to the Athena Parthenos just as the floor gave way, and the final columns of webbing snapped. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered whether she might actually grab a stick and whack Nelson behind the head, as she’d done to the snake. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had noticed him earlier, in his three-piece wool suit, staring at her as they waited on the tarmac. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I told them that whites were Africans as well, and that in any future dispensation the majority would need the minority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A high- pitched noise follows, as when teeth bear down on ice cubes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then she rolled over and slipped off into die woods on the other side of the camp, quiet as a shadow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

—I don’t know what it was like back then, but all my counselor be doin’ is makin’ up schedules and callin’ people out of class, as far as I can tell. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My schoolteachers and some family members referred to me as “stubborn.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The tracks were as big as my hand,” said Aunt Eliza. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always knew she was creative and brilliant, but I never realized she could do something as amazing as this. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It's all I can do not to plunge my face into the water and gulp down as much as I can hold. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

On July 20 he telegraphed Exposition President William Baker that he was confident he could acquire as many Pygmies from the Congo as he wished, provided the king of Belgium consented. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And if you're going to live, you might as well do painful, brave, and beautiful things. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He was, as usual, unimpressed with what he saw. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plague and drought were as “natural” as springtime; If milk could curdle, God knows robins could fall. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I consider that Therese may be deluded, for who would accuse her of such an evil as witchcraft? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The logic of the gray wall of silence was instantly clear, as clear as the glare of hate that Officer X had sent my way when he heard what I’d done. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stupidity was as necessary as intelligence, and as difficult to attain. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Gray as rain, you were,” Brother Argos said. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Her mom is crying silently now, rivers of tears running down her face as she nods. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Ayanna raised an eyebrow as I quickened my pace, but she didn’t comment. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then he, too, saw that the man was staring at the Masks in openmouthed delight, just as he had watched the soccer matches on Dead Man’s Vlei. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Isabelle stayed where she was, watching as these markings accumulated on the page, one after the other. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I called for nonviolent protest for as long as it was effective. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We strolled up to the moped, same as we’d done before. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the cardboard box and I squeezed Fang’s skinny neck as I shoved him into the car. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The branches of the old elm outside the admin building waved at us as a gust pushed at our backs. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t go as far as they could, but he was just as fast, and even more brightly patterned. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Surely, it had to be one of those letters that my father and aunt had found as kids, that made them think their father was a liar and a cheat. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He’s not happy to see me or unhappy to see me; he regards my presence as a fact, no different than the bell between periods. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you sit on the floor then ?” No, she would stand, as her sister was probably standing in a line she could not see from here. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked out the window as we drove, counting the blackened hulks of cars on the roadside, some left for so long they were covered with reddish rust. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I try to capture one in my head, it’s gone and morphed into another shape. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

And yet when he did fail, they were almost as disappointed as the driving instructor, who had contracted to provide as many lessons as were needed to pass. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had watched the boy reading the letter, once, twice, three times, and later as he spoke confusedly with the mac. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We looked at them resentfully: were we not as hungry as they? Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not in Marinn or the Tribal deserts, not even beyond the Empire, where woad-coated Barbarians danced beneath starlight for days, as if possessed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You like your room?” she asked; and as she spoke he realized that she had been standing there waiting to hear the sound of his glass as it had clinked on the sink. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as we arrived at the mucky bank of the Kwenge, we spotted a problem. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, he was looking at Audrey as she asked him her question, otherwise he might have seen my face flush with pleasure. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The guards shoved them forward and all dropped onto their knees in the cold snow as the emperor pushed open the drapes of his sedan chair. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He said to himself that she was a woman such as is not commonly found. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Without specific motivation, such as winning against the United States, it seemed the Soviet men in charge of the programs did not see any justification to put a woman into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

But as we made our way to meet you, an evil beast jumped from the rocks! Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He says, “The First Amendment protects our right to free speech as much as it protects yours.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

As long as The Spread Eagle paid her a dollar a column for her ‘rubbish’, as she called it, Jo felt herself a woman of means, and spun her little romances diligently. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was warm in Qarth as well, she recalled, until the day he had no more use for me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She held her breath as the shrieking hyena was brought forth—when unmuzzled, its cackle could paralyze the human body—but fortunately, Baaz did not suggest a live demonstration. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And as he plummeted downward, he saw his reflection in the strangely still water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He pushed the tin back into the niche and slid the book in after it just as Vola came back in. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Back to your mom’s house. She made me the best breakfast this morning after the time we had together last night. Her maple syrup tasted just as good as she did.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z