Boo looked as if he was trying to make himself smaller on top of Mini’s head. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

If she’d made it north she would have disappeared into a life outside their terms. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“But make sure your guns are ready now,” he commanded. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he popped up, still grinning, and made his way over. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For no less under compulsion do men tell lies rather than the truth, either enduring rather than telling the truth or easily making false accusations so that the torture may stop sooner. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Like all CFers, I was born terminal. Our bodies make too much mucus, and that mucus likes to get into our lungs and cause infections, making our lung function de-teri-orate.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

If I don’t start making some hard choices. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her shoulders are drawn in like she’s trying to make herself even smaller, trying to evaporate on the spot, and we stand too far apart, the entire width of the hallway between us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She and Zach have been friends since grade five, when they were partnered up to make puppets of Lewis and Clark. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“How do I make a beautiful white girl fall in love with me?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped for a simple explanation, like You made the team, but your mom forgot to sign the medical form. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I let myself into the house and carried on making the Airfix Sherman tank model I was building. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘So . Kym,’ he said, ‘what could we do to make you change your mind and let our ship go?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I have done everything I can to show you how much I care for you,” Noah said, his voice cracking, making him sound like a little kid. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

To get all nine of us, plus our clothes and the odds and ends of furniture we’d accumulated, from Owens Valley 225 miles south to Long Beach, Papa had to make the trip three times. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s so I can make sure we rage against the system so that no one ever has to see a Botoxed face ever again.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

So when they knew how many seconds it took for the ship to go that many feet, they could figure out how many knots it was making. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We try to laugh quietly which makes it even funnier. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I toast the whole thing to make it a little crunchy. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As for Congolese music, I was the best dancer in the house, and I made sure everyone knew it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask “What about you and all the rest of the workers?” but I knew the answer, and it made me sad. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Billy Clayton loved a good prank and had been happy to deliver the 1918 newspapers that had not made their way to the basement. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but they’re yours. Another thing I’d do if I were you, I’d get a job and help him out. Show him I could make his life easier; how I didn’t need his money.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would even go on to make another collage. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I ran my hands over the books on my shelf, looking with pride at the dioramas I’d made of scenes from my favorite stories. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Years later when I returned to San Francisco I made visits to her classroom. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hoover made a cameo appearance in the 1959 movie, which further enshrined him in the popular imagination. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When the laughter had died down, I pulled Emma aside and whispered, “What exactly is it that makes Horace peculiar—aside from his clothes, I mean?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I’d make sure she knew she was still important to us. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The killers of that race had never suffered from their guilt and sought to be made clean. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made me feel even more depressed than I already was. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The propeller was spinning invisibly in front of it, and then, like it was nothing, it made a lazy loop above us. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The next person walks right past Mrs. Ruth, not making eye contact and not letting her get one word out, but Mrs. Ruth just keeps right at it. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This is right up there with making ends meet. blanket of snow. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mother made me leave,” Babulya grumbled, “so I wouldn’t offend him. I got some herbs in the meantime. Come here and taste this.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

"Second place is a lot more than okay," Coach replied, clearly trying to make me feel better. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I sniff the salty snow-filled air to make sure that I stay alive and human. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was hard to make out any one particular person. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She looks at me, but I don’t know what else to say, how to make it up to her. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

For instance, people are made up of molecules of water and a few organic contaminants. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Noodles said something, but we couldn't make it out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Remember that you and I made this journey, that we went together to a place where there was nowhere left to go.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every minister was ordered to make no remarks at all concerning the assassination. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like I was dating, except I didn’t get to make out with any of the girls—and I was also bi because I met up with guys. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

A confidence that made it seem like he wasn’t scared of anything or anybody. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I thought how they’d shriek if I suddenly showed my face, and it made me smile, but I held myself back. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nonetheless, it makes no difference to you,” she said. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Today it takes a few months to cross the ocean of the inner solar system and make planet-fall on Mars or Venus, which are truly and literally new worlds awaiting us. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, all right,” he says, making a show of his acquiescence. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I pick up Garrett in my arms, and although I barely have the strength to hold up my own weight, I bear his as well, as we make our way toward the campsite. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

That was decidedly less fantastical, but by then, Ivy was hooked on Taryn’s bubbly laugh and the way she wrinkled her nose at anyone who made fun of Ivy’s poofy hair and freckles. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I made it for you,” she said, and beamed. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Scrivs spot-check the reading holes periodically to make sure no one’s sleeping in here, or having sex.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

No more now would I blithely say, “Better give me half a dozen of those, Dave. Oh, and I’ll take eight of these—what the heck, make it a dozen. You only live once, eh?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I own the original patent for making patent leather, ” Fletcher said in a patent lie. penalize. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, however, he made William promise to return to Riverbank when the war was over. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what to make of all this. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

This was in the early days, shortly after the treaty between the Aesir and the Vanir, when the gods were still making a home for themselves and Asgard was undefended. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I can only manage one full roll before I have to stop because of the horrible sound he's making. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“All rebounds are offensive. After a basket, you gotta make three passes before you take another shot. Got it?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It may seem odd, but it made me think the town had long hair, and each strand blown by wind was yet another color. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

That year, a group of MK soldiers who had been training in Tanzania and Zambia crossed the Zambezi River into Rhodesia with the intention of making their way home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Between Mr. Frank Churchill and Miss Fairfax? Oh! yes, perfectly.—Why do you make a doubt of it?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Woodhull had made her announcement, but Anthony had also made her point: She was still in charge. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Some evenings, during the worst months, all the house directress has to feed her dozen wards are cakes made from mustard powder and water. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Nothing she said was all that funny, but her trying hard to make me forget my troubles felt fine. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And this time her eyes got all glassy and a couple tears came running down her cheeks, which made the pressure on the back of my eyes get way worse. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Besides, watching Josh fall might make me laugh out loud, and I have taken a vow of silence. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black brother made a disgusted noise and opened the door to admit him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Roach knocks back his drink and makes a face, as though the liquor is scorching his throat. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

That made a total of twenty-six cents, fourteen cents of which would have to be saved for carfare to Mr. Dalton’s; that is, if he decided to take the job. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

No one else could make him, and certainly not her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He outworked and outwitted his rivals, making plenty of enemies who wanted him dead. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

By poking the bull hook in and around her underarms and legs, he persuades her to make a tour of sorts around the hippodrome. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He could always make me laugh, but humor stabs now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Someone yelled, “Remember this hour, ye thanes of Hrothgar, the boasts you made as the meadbowl passed! Remember our good king’s gift of rings and pay him with all your might for his many kindnesses!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the Gospels actually taught this: Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn’t well connected. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They adjusted her blankets, set up clean cloths and towels close by, and made sure the hot water was ready in the basin. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long, rectangular sheets made up the other stack. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We’ve got to be reasonable about everything we do here: studying, listening, holding our tongues, helping others, being kind, making compromises and I don’t know what else! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I slept on the sofa in the living room, and all night he did not make a sound. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Fish make sounds by clicking their teeth, blowing air, and drumming with special muscles against tuned inflated air bladders. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors didn’t know what to make of his symptoms. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Most guys at Carver seem more interested in making money than in improving the world. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He goes to a place that makes sense, Emmett and George’s house, then to a friend that is as loyal as they come, Ray. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Telling Tai how when she was little, she prayed to God to make her face perfect. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was as if she were made of liquid and elastic. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I understand that you wish to make confession.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If a student had made a similar mistake, he would be thought unfit to benefit from Cal Tech’s chemistry faculty. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

They’d made this walk hundreds of times in their lives together. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Was it the countersink that made it explode?” he asked. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The food Mrs. Byrne makes is bland and unappealing—soft gray peas from a can, starchy boiled potatoes, watery stews—and there’s never enough of it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Denna’s dark eyes studied my face, as if she couldn’t decide if I was making fun or not. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and made a preemptory motion to someone behind the bar who quickly fetched him his tankard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She wore clothes made out of plastics, mismatched socks, Day-Glo, and braces. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Before I knew it, November had rolled around, and that first Saturday, Doc set me and Jay to work making simple oils for him to sell in his shop. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She pointed this out to the police, but no one knew what to make of it. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“By the way,” said Dr. Zinchenko, “to make this game more challenging, we have temporarily covered up all the call numbers on the spines of the books in the bins.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I’m willing to bet he’s here to make contact with someone. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We race the pram around the playground and the twins laugh and make goo-goo sounds till they get hungry and start to cry. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Her handwriting was small and tight, and she pushed down so hard with the black pen she was using that she made indents on the paper. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

After all, if he had made such a mess out of his own life so far, what was the point of implicating others? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a face and turned his sticky hands into claws. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“You make tamales?” she said as soon as Kristy disappeared off to the teachers’ lounge. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"It was my idea. Besides, the same people who made up the son rule probably made up the oldest child rule. Let's break both at the same time. Come on, we have to hurry." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Alice had propped herself inside the bow, with her knees up over the front seat, so as to make her body and arms a cradle for Lyra. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mace found a heap of sacks and with Nettles help stuffed them to make up three mattresses. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

If the two sticks cast shadows of equal length, that also would make sense on a flat Earth: the Sun’s rays would then be inclined at the same angle to the two sticks. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the world of high school insults, it was actually pretty tame, but Miles’s reaction made it terrible. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

By then it was obvious to the guide that if somebody from the group didn’t make it to the tents and summon a rescue party, they were all going to die. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He would make her go through with it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Bechu made good use of his knowledge of English by writing to the elite newspapers in British Guiana. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

If you are thinking about doing a thing, you ought to make up your mind if you are going to do it, or not do it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Daddy came in again, standing near the door as he waited with his boots making puddles under him. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Jon made himself smile back at them, but his heart was not in it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mom made sure Penny was dressed in pretty little outfits every day, even though she was just going next door to Mrs. V’s house. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

On the day we cast votes for team captain, Coach Nat made us write down the reason behind our picks. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

It makes me feel vulnerable and seen, and it gets me teary eyed, like when someone sings “Happy Birthday” to me—seriously, every year, it never fails. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Even so, she said, Richard was a kid, a kid who was capable of making an exceedingly dumb mistake, but one who was also capable of learning from it. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"We need to make this decision; it's a matter of life and death." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped heavily into a chair and went into a gale of laughter that made her big bosom shake as though it were going to fly off. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s done with a slight grimace as they suck air through their teeth, which makes an interesting hiss. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

No. It is a choice made out of fear. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe because he's always made so much sense to me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

After both Jacob and Jeanne had taken turns receiving lashes to their eyes and cheeks and chins, they made William walk in the rear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t see how any of this was relevant, but if their host could heal Hazel, Frank decided maybe it would be best not to make him angry. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I make out shapes: a small wooden table with a mug, a lamp, and some crumpled papers. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some people exist in your life to make it better. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

What Mark sees up there makes his heart want to stop. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When she reached her grandmother’s house, the old woman did not send her away, but took her in and washed her, and her makgabe, making everything smell sweetly. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

At first I had deeply resented being left out, especially since all of us were making huge sacrifices that would benefit everyone in the future. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Add r to make plurals of individual letters easier to read. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naught to make a fire with, for a start; and naught to cook, not even grass!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I had made up songs before; I had even helped my father compose a verse or two. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After a while, I make more dents on my feet, legs, arms, and face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t understand why that word made people so uncomfortable. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Charlie came back in about two weeks, and together they made it through the winter. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I have an idea. Instead of spending your time trying to trace maps of Manhattan, why don’t you make your own maps of imaginary places?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Alice Evans was trying to make fire hydrants out of clay, which so far just looked like pathetic lumps. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He could be counted on to play gin rummy and dominoes, to bring us candy and soda, and to make Mami smile like she hadn’t done in a long time. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The planet has a few degrees of tilt to the plane of the ecliptic, not enough to make an appreciable seasonal difference in low latitudes. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

They held me down while they argued about the correct dosage, because he hadn’t made clear whether or not he actually wanted them to kill me with the stuff. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But it suddenly makes sense: I’d like to be under the sea, as an octopus. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Something about the middle pretty made it hard to be flippant He was wisdom personified, his manner so serious and formal that Tally found herself wishing she had dressed up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

In a second, that back door is going to swing open and I'll have no choice but to leap past Liz's mother and make a run for it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The first being that Julia made him store his remaining beers inside the locked trunk. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“He may have made it, but Fiver thought of it for us,” answered Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had deep blue eyes and a mouth made for smiles, but he was not smiling now. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Not really. It’s better to just know, not have to guess, not make everything some big mystery,” Axel says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He pulled her hands away from her breasts, gently but firmly, then lifted her face again to make her look at him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I made my stories as ridiculous as possible so people would always know I was joking. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They both knew that this accusation must end in trial by combat, and Lancelot wanted to make him realize with whom he would have to fight Sir Meliagrance did realize this eventually. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the essence of life is not so much the atoms and simple molecules that make us up as the way in which they are put together. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She and my father made sure to save them.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gat says he is going to make hot tea and hot tea is his new vice. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Has your son told you why he made the decision to shoot?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

We made it about half a mile up the mountain, moving deliberately so as not to frighten the horses, winding our way through the wheat fields. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“They repeat a word over and over to make sure it comes across all right.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Think how cool it would be if you were one of the people to make a big discovery. And maybe one of those discoveries could help protect the species.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Anyone who spends a little time with the boy can see that, Ben. I don’t see why anyone would make a point of it. Least of all, you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

With the traffic lights not working, the drivers made up their own rules about when to go. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She made her way down the aisle to the back, where Rasheed sat with her suitcase between his feet. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

To her surprise, the witch made no move to stop her but merely cackled louder. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But it does make me feel like I'm not alone. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I waited while he made up his mind. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The other guests arrived now and at my mother’s nod, I made the rounds, dropping a British School curtsy to each one. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The state made a plea offer of twenty years, but it was never adequately communicated to Mr. Dill, so he went to trial, was convicted, and was sentenced to death. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A few riders were naturally tiny enough to make weight without difficulty, and they earned the burning envy of every other jockey. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maya adds to the story, making it sound worse than it was, and Kenya eats it up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I would just make up what happened next and tell her out loud. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It simply did not make sense for both sides to lose thousands if not millions of lives in a conflict that was unnecessary. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No mention was made of it at their meeting. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He could see that everyone was very nervous and he sort of enjoyed making them wait. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began to make my way towards the doors, but before I could reach them, M. Dupont touched my arm. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The evolutionary point of that is to make the muscles as hard as possible—to turn them into a kind of armor and limit bleeding in the event of injury. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I asked can I feed him because I felt bad to beat him and I wanted to be nice and make frends. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even if we’d figured out a way to make it work, we wouldn’t have known which way to sail. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had planned on making shrimp malai for Shoba, but when he arrived at the store he didn’t feel like cooking anymore. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Kelley’s decision—go in or fly on—had to be made fast. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Hundreds and thousands of roots and shoots can solve the problems, change the world, and make it a better place to live. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The drive didn’t take long, and by the time he got there, he had made up his mind: the monkey facility had to be evacuated. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to an attendant and made a sign. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Talking to anyone just seemed to make her angry, and we weren’t exactly best friends. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The memory of her hand swatting my behind to make me leave Ro Leap still burns in me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had felt ashamed and several times I had wanted to laugh, but it had made him sick. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A quick expression of hurt flashed across Chuck’s face, making Thomas feel bad, but vanished almost as fast as it had appeared. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Way down, there was a man playing with two little kids, running in circles and making them chase him. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

All these considerations make it clear that we should not suppose that the decision to adopt farming was made in a vacuum, as if the people had previously had no means to feed themselves. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

What was it that made me think that something was w rong? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something in the way Derek looked made the condition look like more than just being knocked out. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to make the kid feel better.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The mud got on my shoes and splashed up my legs, making my skin itchy and uncomfortable. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“What you talk about? We move on from you tell about cloth. We talk about make skirt now!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There were bubbles inside the paperweight which made the man and woman look as though they were waltzing underwater. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mandela’s little brother, Jeremiah, joined the Fugees, Mandela made fun of him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I kept looking for other ways to make improvements. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The tan of her skin, her smell of smoke, the disorder of her laughter in the darkroom distracted his attention and made him bump into things. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

For a second appetizer, I asked Angelo to bring a block of the pate he’d made from the liver of my pig. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“How can this be evil? It wouldn’t make any sense for this to be evil. It’s the world that’s evil, Hatsue,” he added. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Never once did I hear a classmate or teacher make an exclamation of religious joy. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “It makes good times even better ms when you know they’re going to end. Like grilled vegetables are better because some of them are partly soot.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hendrix moved smoothly into his set, his white jacket with long blue-beaded tassels swaying with every move he and his guitar made. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Did you make a complaint against him, Cub?” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Curse you and your voice made of sad rainbows, Freddie Mercury!” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And we all look for ways to make the pain go away. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She made the decorated pins herself, melting and molding malleable plastic into interesting shapes, seated at a picnic table in her backyard a few weekends ago. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I exit through the room's back door and land in a salon room made rich with russet sofas and ivory tea tables. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Robin made Spot do a little dance on her blanket. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Leaning on her stick, Kira made her way to the place where she ordinarily turned from the village and entered the woods on the path. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When I was a kid,” Mr. Clifton said, “I hated math. Hated it. Because I was bad at it, and because I thought it didn’t make any sense.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, they’re wisdom cookies! I’ve made these from scratch before. The secret is to allow the books to hit room temperature before mixing them. Cold writing doesn’t sit well in the mind.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Review of action makes many reported contacts and torpedoes fired appear doubtful. Freak weather effects on radar and overeager sonarmen may have accounted for many reports.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The team made complex tables of the letter distributions in these messages. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

You don’t know whether or not it’s the meds making you do this, or your misfiring brain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Where we had a big fireplace and mantel made out of bricks from the Settlement’s brickyard, they still had a fireplace made out of clay and rocks. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It hid the only purchase Father had made, a brass bed for two. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Florida had just finished telling Tiller about the Hoppers and Cranbeps and Burgertons, when Tiller made an odd sound, as if he were in pain. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Like Daniel she enters the lions’ den, but lacking Daniel’s pure and unblemished soul, Ada is spiced with the flavors of vice that make for a tasty meal. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Finley made them sound as if they were naturally brilliant, and I studied the images, trying to discern who they were. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She carried a box with her, made of ash wood, which contained golden apples. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It makes me consider demoting him back to “creepy dude,” but worse, because now it’s “creepy dude with a gun.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, and Ah makes and sucks ’em when de notion strikes me. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t the deal we made on the way home, and he knew it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Hopefully, she'd know that he was pleading because it would make his mom happy, not because he thought there was anything wrong with her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I was so busy watching the video in front of me that I didn’t even bother to make a face at him for calling me the wrong name. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

For the first time, the idea of leaving my Abnegation identity behind doesn’t make me nervous; it gives me hope. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Well, to make my point as briefly as possible, 1 had learned the hard way that the lecture circuit is something like show business: the casting couch and that routine. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nestled inside was a ring made out of gold so pure it looked almost orange. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I'm not sure if I'm making sense here. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Her tone made clear that she meant good-ghoulish, if there were such a thing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Wait, did you make any friends?” she asked. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

They pinched her feet and made her long to go barefoot, but she wore them, if not meekly, at least with determined obedience. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It makes us sniff in idiosyncratic, recognizable family ways. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

One of them might have sniffled, or whimpered, or I might have made that all up just straining to hear something in the little bubble of silence around us. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

This was a dictionary so huge you needed both hands to manage turning the pages and making the book stay put. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was making him a pair of crutches. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I felt bad because I could tell by the way he said it he was making fun of me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Giving me a wide berth, he made for the ridge and disappeared into the interior of the island. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I refused to dwell on the last thought, concentrating instead on making things safer for him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I made Mom and Dad promise not to call Alicia's parents. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One Saturday afternoon when Timmy was in bed with 'flu, I decided to make a start on the roof all by myself. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She could have told him—had he but been able from his hiding-place to ask!—how to make his father love him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m so stoked we all made the team. It’s gonna be so much fun.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The instructor of the beauty training school had to lop off these soggy clumps to make my hair even again. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even the air seemed to be conspiring against her, making her think otherwise. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The Saturn Rings was the kind of seedy and dirty place that made you want to dunk your whole body in a giant bottle of hand sanitizer. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I screamed at him some more; that made him worse. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You . . . made . . . me . . . faint,” I accused him dizzily. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ma made some patties from ground beef and codfish. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

If James made it, there would be only one place for him to go. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having so recently been one of the underdogs of the savannah, we are full of fears and anxieties over our position, which makes us doubly cruel and dangerous. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Sixers were mail-bombing me, to make sure they got my attention. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When he finished, he spun around and addressed the class, leaning back on one leg, waving his hands like he was making a speech in the locker room. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes?” he said, “in what way can you make things dangerous?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He had a notoriously high failure rate, which of course made him the anathema of Carter High School. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes the joy out of making my resolves, but here they are. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made it so easy for her to cut herself off whenever she felt like it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

No other art student, female or not, needs his help like I do, to make things right with their dead mother. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Jetta, who planned on moving back to France someday to become a fashion designer, made everyone scarves. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

One man surrendered a shirt of silver scales that had surely been made for some great lord. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I guess what makes it funny to people is that it’s a gross distortion of something very familiar. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The Greeks returned the favor: over the roughly one thousand years of Greco-Roman dominion of Egypt, we have no evidence of any Egyptian word making its way into common Greek usage. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

We make it to the bus stop just as the bus is pulling up. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She barely had a second to congratulate herself for making it before the branch creaked and then cracked. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

You may be shocked by their youth, yet they are typical of the small army of young men that make up a major proportion of the population of our prisons. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The National Hurricane Center had issued a watch for central Louisiana and warned that the hurricane could become a Category 5 by the time it made landfall. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“You know,” you say, and I think you are trying to be helpful, “I’ll bet with the right product, we could actually make your hair look almost cute. ” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But what makes me jerk back my hand is the sound, like the buzz of a tree full of tracker jacker nests, indicating the fence is alive with electricity. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"See, brothers, he's a new man. We don't want to make the mistake of judging the worker by his foreman. Some of you also work for sonsabitches, remember?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he threw down the whole thick packet and proclaimed, “They’re going to make us get rid of our hogs.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it made Pet seem more like an individual, not just a random creature popping out of a painting. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Her stomach felt like a dog making its bed—turning around in circles and then flopping onto its side. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I run into the cathedral, wet my cold fingers, kneel, and cross myself so fast it makes two women stop their praying and turn their heads. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Chet mustered up the courage to make a noise that sounded like it could be an animal. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“And what makes these thoughts all the more disturbing is the knowledge that our fate could perhaps be sealed twenty or more years before the development of symptoms.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I can’t seem to wash away this feeling of deja vu as I think of my Freedom Writer family leaving me; this family that has always made me feel at home. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was taken aback, which was a thing I had heard people say that had never made sense until this moment. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“That would make the wolves more cautious, no doubt.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand automatically and tried to make his hair lie flat. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“The damage is already done. But maybe there’s a way we could help each other. You help me make my money back, and even make some money for yourself while you’re at it.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Being the new kid in school, Roy didn’t need to be making those types of enemies. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taylor made a big production of putting his hands on his hips. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It calmed her nervousness and made it easier to pry. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Just seeing all the green made Hanako feel better, and her energy surged. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I make to walk inside, but Katherine stops me with a firm hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He plays the chief part in the Volsungasaga, the Norse version of the German tale which Wagner’s operas have made familiar. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much they want it, or how much I want it, I can’t make that happen. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

This one massive miscarriage of justice had afflicted the whole community with despair and made it hard for me to be dispassionate. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The inmates made fun of us: “Look at the little officer, teaching the old man to march . . . Hey, little general, how many rations of bread does the old man give you for this?” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

SIAS: Silence does for thinking what a suspension bridge does for space—it makes connections. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Written around the edge were things like Time to make tea, Time to feed the chickens, and You’re late. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Vincent needed a better education if he was going to be independent and to make his mark in the world. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Every few seconds I look back to make sure they’re all still with me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Ten? Oh I don’t believe it! The pearl earrings make twelve!” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Compared with the careless reporting of the newspapers, it made a nice change. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We raced out of town in the spitting dark, vague blue outlines of cottages giving way to sloping fields, then charged up the ridge, sheets of water streaming over our feet, making the path treacherous. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I looked down at the nameless boy again, and my hands made fists. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wish E.T. were here now and could make this sad plant sprout back up, pop out its planty chest, and make something of itself. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I can hear them talking but can't make out the words until they are almost directly beneath me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I see what he’s made of, and it’s the stuff I’m made of too, I think. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The only sound in the room was made by Bruno as he attacked the bananas in the bowl. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was on this very Formica table where you could still see the egg stains from my family’s breakfast that the bombs were made. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes me sad that I can only get there for such short visits. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was making it up as he went along, some new version of a future, and all he really knew was that this strange swank girl needed to be part of it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

On the third hole, I make a hole in one and brag more than I should. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Juvenile enough, presumably, to make it past the censor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

That I'm the biggest mistake she ever made? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Some people need a clique to make them feel safe. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“I changed my mind. I don’t want anything they made in the Capitol.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

My decision was made, made before I’d ever consciously chosen, and I was committed to seeing it through. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was no point in making a list of what they would need, since they needed everything. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I'm glad to stand up, because the way I had scrunched up my legs under there was starting to make my toe hurt. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her thoughts wouldn’t congeal into sentences that would make sense. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

That she thought this made me so upset. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even without the binoculars he could make out two lanterns on the shore, a high wall, and further back, through a maze of black branches, the outline of a house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since gold is more dense than these other metals, he argued, how could it be made by taking something away from them? The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

We make it to the observation window outside Uriah’s room, and Evelyn is there—Amar picked her up in my stead, a few days ago. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I shove him again as everything starts to make sense. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She's okay for a principal, but for some reason I still can't make her understand that it's not me who had a really bad Friday the Thirteenth. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

She comforted herself that at least it made William better known to the public. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But Ching’s ear were filled with his blood, and if he heard Wang Lung he made no sign, but he only lay there panting and dying and so he died. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

A self- made man, the illiterate, illegitimate, neglected son of an army captain, he ached with dreams of wealth and chivalric glory despite the fortune he had already acquired in the Spanish colonies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Snow is made of water, I feel like telling her. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“You have a gift, but you’ve made some bad choices—failing to accept Christ into your life, for one—which have left you vulnerable.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Instead, she forced herself to envision the dress she would make for Cari. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And from the very largest straws she made the widest braid of all. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

For all the requirements I’ve made up in my head, I can’t wrap my mind around how simple it is to compete in the pageant and how many girls are actually eligible. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Your father is speaking to us. To you. You are the heartbeat. Now make us the lightning.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Since then, there's usually been wood to make fires. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It took two weeks for the corrected story to make the rounds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had originally hoped to make it with foraged wild greens. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

We cut up carrots and celery and made onion dip with sour cream and Lipton soup mix. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Joshua had always expected that Katherine would earn a graduate degree, but the circumstances made finishing the program impossible. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I made a copy on my dad’s printer last night.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then I took a half step backward and made a genteel three-quarter bow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what makes me say it. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Whenever a woman leaves her wide-open-to-the-world yard to work her field or saunter off on an errand, first she must make herself decent. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, a couple of hours later, while I was making a few lame attempts to stir the river with my pole, he spoke up out of nowhere. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Every night, she cooked, making enough for a whole crew of poor motherless boys. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t need to remind them what happened the last time my mom made these. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

To decide on a menu, to make a list and shop in the supermarket and fill the refrigerator shelves with food. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The extra soldiers were not the cleanest sort, or maybe they were too busy drilling and making gunpowder cartridges to wash. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper tried to keep a straight face, but she made her eyes dance with mischief and humor. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And about each hill a ring was made facing all ways, bristling with spear and sword. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“My granddaddy made us memorize that one when we were really little,” Angel tells me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The wind was perfect for kite fly­ing, blowing just hard enough to give some lift, make the sweeps easier. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mom makes food only people in Ohio eat, like Jell-0 molds with miniature marshmallows or recipes she clips from Family Circle. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t make my own bed, but it’s mine anyway whether I like it or not. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

You might be able to make some money that way.’” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So while we made occasional coal-collecting expeditions, we used mostly wood. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I placed this toadstool inside my basket, making sure that it was cradled by the alpaca wool. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Don’t look so panicked. Why do I make you nervous?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t make sense that he’d offer something like that—but then again, I guess not much makes sense about Sandy Sanders. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She taught me to make challah, but Bubbe says the kitchen in her New York apartment is too cramped for showing me more complicated recipes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

How do we help make the world a better place for all the hurting, desperate people and animals? My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Because Bruno’s ideas made such a splash at the time, and because he was condemned by the Church, all these ideas got tarred with the same brush. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was as if they had been waiting all along for something enormous to enter their lives and make them part of the news. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

These questions everyone asked while the Aleuts went about their preparations—everyone except my father, who said nothing, but each night worked on the new spear he was making. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Would have saved us some trouble if the kid had ratted on his partner, but he denied everything to the end. Like I said, it’s a shame. Probably would have made a good Executive.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I feel as if there’s not much left of me; they will slip through my arms, as if I’m made of smoke, as if I’m a mirage, fading before their eyes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jerome and Izzy had heard the story of the battle from Tee, and called to make up afterward. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“The government controls all the industries. We’re going to have to make some adjustments.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Current events were making it almost impossible for me to focus on historical ones. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

My mom makes a good living, but I still need an academic scholarship to help with tuition. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She tented her hand over her eyes, trying to make him out in the dark. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Every time one of his children made a sound that was recognizably southern, Bull would expurgate that sound from his child’s tongue on the spot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She asks about them every time I see her, because I made the mistake of mentioning them to my mom, who mentioned them to her. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And he watered down the walls to make sure they wouldn’t flare up later. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lunelle had been commissioned to make her a wedding hat, which I thought was very courageous of June. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twice Rashid glanced over his shoulder to make sure he wasn’t going to run into something, but he didn’t reach for his phone or do anything else threatening. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I wondered whether it had anything to do with where I’d come from, but that didn’t make any sense. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen, Mom, fabulous Mom, has made the cinnamon rolls. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Who knew that lying down for a week could make you so tired? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My bumps would be ironed out, my nose would be made almost normal, and my eyes would be moved slightly closer together. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Wish I could let him make a little noise. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he can make a puppet out of it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

This made me nervous, because if she suddenly lost control and appeared in her fully divine form, we would disintegrate by looking at her. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

‘Very good: I will go east, and I will make for Rivendell. I will take Sam to visit the Elves; he will be delighted.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Stones of Seeing do not lie, and not even the Lord of Barad-dûr can make them do so. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He set the alarm for 5:00 AM to make sure he had enough time to get ready. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You have your mother’s eyes. It seems only yesterday she was in here herself, buying her first wand. Ten and a quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow. Nice wand for charm work.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen made a little humming sound, I think out of awkwardness, but eventually she stopped. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s the country you long to serve. Does it make you proud?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It is enough. I will make you the High King, although the stain of what you have done will forever taint your rule.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I touched it, smooth and warm, flesh made into silk. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they got home, they didn’t make a sound. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Just to make sure I heard him right. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I disappeared into my room the minute the air tensed and wrapped myself in a thin sheet that didn’t silence their insults but made me invisible to the hate that clouded their eyes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to talk about it, but I remembered the promises I made to myself about my search, so I told him everything. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been too embarrassing to turn around, so I drove slowly across the bridge and was relieved when we had made it to the other side. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Well, all right now, make us know it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

His being so nice makes me want to cry. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

It was a long walk to the old castle, but I wanted to make a wish, and I wanted to make it in the place where it would have the best chance of being granted. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Very genially: “Ahhhh, brother, the white devil has taught you to hate yourself so much that you put hot lye in your hair to make it look more like his hair.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half torn away, the gash in his cheek showing his teeth, the hole where his nose used to be open and gaping, making him look barely human. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They were each afraid of ruining the friendship, and instead of making it better, their caution made everything awkward. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then, to make matters worse, Bradley delivers unexpected challenges to our westward journey. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The sweet-smelling fumes made his head feel wobbly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I made a beeline for the arts center, ducked inside, and ran upstairs to the photo studio. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The air on the balcony is heavy, making it harder to breathe than usual. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The spot where Courtney’s hand cups my waist feels like it’s on fire, and his sinewy forearm against my lower back makes me want to melt into him, as ridiculous as that sounds. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Sea-foam white lace bloomed from the sweeping neckline, washing upon her breast from the powder-green ocean of silk that made up the dress. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And, unfortunately, at that moment I realized that all my pee-mantra meditations with Mr. Farrow and the recounting of the story actually did make me want to pee, but I wasn’t about to move, either. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I ate another and made a pouch out of my T-shirt to place some inside for Otto to share. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

That was the kind of name that was enough to make you practice four hours every day, just so you could live up to it! Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The clarity of his features made all these expressions vivid and bright, as if a light shone on him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure glad you two had the genius idea to make this trial run,” Sairy added. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

But Ma was going to make me rip down the House of Moneekrom tonight, I knew it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It was just like him to give me the catfish and make believe it was the whiting. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized Miss Trotter instantly when we approached the house made of wood. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone had to heat their mystery powders on a heating plate and make observations, so we were all huddled around the powders with our notebooks. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t even matter that his team lost most of their games and didn’t make the playoffs. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Bodega was the type of guy who, if he was going to show you how to make paper airplanes, would first tell you how trees had to be cut down in order to make paper. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The air-conditioning unit made its will known by a constant low rumble. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Dollar a day and there’s a cook that will make some lunch and a dinner meal too if the work goes real late. This job will probably last about two more days.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peralta, like many other Mexicans, is trying to make it on his own and has never severed his emotional or financial ties to home. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Two policemen walked ahead, making a path for him in the dense crowd. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He picked at the seat belt Mei-li had made him put on and didn’t even turn to look at his cousin. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But his classroom is part of the extended community he has made. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of love that makes people jealous—and makes them cringe. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Maybe choosing Poe is his way of making amends.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And yet it is that improbable event, a small beneficial mutation in a nucleotide a ten-millionth of a centimeter across, that makes evolution go. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now they seemed bent on making a fool of him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

All day, instead of laying up in bed, she works on decorating the ten-foot Christmas tree in the foyer, making my life a vacuuming hell with all the needles flying around. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The next morning, after the party ponies headed bade to Florida, Chiron made a surprise announcement: the chariot races would go ahead as scheduled. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Surely I can make up my own mind. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

You wake up from them or reality makes them seem stupid. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was early, and the morning sun had not yet made it over the lip of the ridge. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Adena tobacco, a different species from the tobacco in cigarettes today, contains several hallucinogens and five to ten times as much nicotine— enough, all told, to make it psychoactive. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It is a bad scene in a movie, because the microphone makes the throat-clearing sound like a rocket lifting off. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We all know what made the towers fall. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Once again the passive voice makes that possible, even though the baby didn’t do anything: The baby, he says, was given to him by another shepherd. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Could she and her daughters make a living trading, painting, and selling? The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Cautiously, they slid through the broken fence and began making their way across the common. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The Exacto knife is what I use, to make a slash. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Part of the effort to divide black people was to make sure we were separated not just physically but by language as well. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then they would sit all afternoon in her parlor, playing cards and telling indecent jokes, and making the air foul with whisky and smoke. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I made believe I wanted to look at a new Chevy going by so she couldn’t see my eyes. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

One day he would talk like that, he would face them and tell them how much he hated them, how they had made him suffer, how he would pay them back! Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The best times were when he had to make change. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nico had made me promise not to tell anybody about his plan until I made up my mind, and the plan was so scary I didn’t mind keeping it a secret. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Penelope used the hour wisely; she made up the children’s beds, tidied the nursery, and cleared it of breakable objects. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Father stood outside, Ty next to him, long enough to make a statement to the hungry newsmen. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The tightness in his throat made it hard to speak, so he just nodded. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Malpighi’s observations had been reported piece by piece to the scientific community more or less as they had been made. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Just standing near her—even when she was yelling at me—made me feel . . . nice. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

But when they saw themselves alone in the house they succumbed to the delirium of lovers who were making up for lost time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if I will make it,” I scribbled. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Gitl kept rearranging the gifts, making them seem to be twice as numerous, saying again, “Those schnorrers in Viosk will know we honor our own.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pair of loafers he had custom- made for the deputy foreign minister—who, Rasheed said, bought shoes only from him. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Your daddy used to say this thing was so good they'd make you slap your mama," Ma would say, nibbling the top of the cupcake. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I hugged her again, but I didn’t say anything because talking would have made me cry. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

In case none of them make it back, Ekon finished the unspoken words. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Only sometimes I’d get too fast and my cards would fall between the slats of the bench onto the ground, and then we had to make the game pause while I picked them up. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a lot of thought and planning to make sure the cows get to the right piece of pasture at the right time. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

What a bunch of jerks we’d been, firing spitballs at a kid just because his hippie hair made a big target. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Yes. Yes,” I make the machine say. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She goes out in the hottest and coldest weather just to make sure we had something to eat. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“That makes it a he,” said the reporter, writing rapidly in his notebook. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a funny thing, you’d think that if there was a war going on in your own country, it would change everything, it would make your life different. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This made a deep impression on the young man, who immediately saw the power and simplicity of the Sun-centred model of the Universe. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She let her long breast feathers and pantaloons make a tent around them as she stood. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

That made him happy and he settled down. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But everything about him—his sense of command, a confidence that betrays how often he comes here, the fact that there is nothing, nothing I can read about him—makes my heartbeat quicken. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He never made me the butt of a bad joke. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Do you mean he would make me his wife by force?" exclaimed Susan. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then he turned the bag upside down, and wads of currency slapped out, making an impressive heap. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt his way along and made few mistakes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He let out a low, gurgly burp that made Thomas cringe. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Along the way he made a slow loop around the pancake-house property, but there wasn’t a soul to be seen. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One entrance only was there made in it, a great arch delved in the southern wall. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The growth of the modern city to the ancient municipal limits and beyond, however, has made that prospect a remote dream. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

He spits a glob of bloody saliva into the orange dirt, making me queasy. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Sorry I will never know him...but he will know why I died and I hope he will understand. I was trying to make a world in which he could live a happier life.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The spider, however, stayed wide awake, gazing affectionately at him and making plans for his future. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Will thought that nothing on earth would make him turn his back on that monkey now. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She learned this trick from Grandpa Ed, who always makes her put the extra rolls in her purse when they go out to eat. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Pushing Harry roughly aside, he knelt over Malfoy, drew his wand, and traced it over the deep wounds Harry’s curse had made, muttering an incantation that sounded almost like song. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“This is all politics to you, Cudgeon. A nice feather in your cap on the way to a Council seat. You make me sick.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then a noise in the next room made them jump. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But I don’t want Coin killing her, so I make a mental note to present her that way if asked. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Hijab is a choice they made, and in these times, an especially courageous one. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Smoit, my friend,” replied Gwydion firmly but with affection, “this is a choice to be made without persuasion from you.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Witnesses are being doubted and there’s no reason for it. 5TH JUROR: Witnesses can make mistakes. 10TH JUROR: Sure, when you want ’em to, they do! Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coffee’s lukewarm when I take a sip,making it harder to gulp down. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

After that, I was no longer able to make snakes stop in their tracks until I went by. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The next day someone dropped a woolly mitten, and it made a restful change from the boot. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

The earmuffs made him appear, at the same time, reassuring, amusing, and, ultimately, loveable. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

For a while he wore a tiny mustache, but she made him shave it off, for it made him look, she thought, like a half-breed gigolo. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

As she made her way back through the snowy lanes to Poppy Cottage, clutching the warm bread to her chest, Ivy wondered at what she had heard. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

A few campers were already making their way toward the hill, satyrs and nymphs and heroes in a weird mix of armor and pajamas. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We have a lot of frozen stuff. My dad grills sometimes. My grandma used to live with us and she made really good Polish food, but...” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It had been no easy thing to convince him to make even this offer, poor as it was. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Let me see how much extra money I’ll need to make.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sybil had dyed some burlap sacks to make a carpet, which Cora laid on when she got one of her headaches. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The more people drink, the more requests they make, and the fuller Dutchy’s tip jar grows. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then I thought for one second it might be the hat Lunelle had promised to make for me, but that didn’t fit either. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also love the book because I’m so much like Edna—nothing satisfies me, nothing makes me happy. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But he’s the father of my two boys, and I’ve gone out of my way to make sure that they turn out to be good and respectful. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Instead, the bag is full of—I look twice to make sure I'm not imagining things—wood. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Then ‘lower’ . . . and then . . . would this word be ‘downstairs’? Maybe it says, ‘head downstairs’?” “That doesn’t make sense,” said Doon. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

What lay beyond the last sphere was never made very clear, but it certainly was not part of mankind’s observable universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was made of a solid piece of grey stone the same color as the surrounding walls. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’d learned that a fine-tooth comb was never going to make its way through my hair and that a wide-toothed one really only worked when my hair was wet. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“God mend all,” Bear cried with horror, making the sign of the cross. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It felt comfortable to be in a country where it is so simple to make people happy. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know whether it was the correct one, or if it was made by people or animals, but it went in the right direction. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let us thank Allah that Brother Habib and his family have made it safely to San Francisco.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The sight of it always made me feel better about myself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Most rootworkers will kill a bat outright. Cut out its heart to make a batch of luck potion.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Your mother’s right. It don’t make no sense to do such a thing.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying to make it official, and she wasn’t sure she wanted official. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It made the whole regiment cranky and frustrated. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I was a very warm and loving girl at one time, with high hopes. The girls knew that. I thought you’d make Levy Pants nationwide.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t make the rules, ma’am, I just enforce ’em.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only Blanca could get away with this because she had an angelic face that almost made you want to sing Alleluia. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“This whole tournament’s supposed to be about getting to know foreign wizards and making friends with them!” said Hermione hotly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The keys clanged as he walked, and the more noise they made, the more he stuck out his chest and lifted his chin. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe the acorn makes him choose the way he does. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She made the end of our name sound like a musical note. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

It's a real commitment if you're trying to make serious dough. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I went to another pond, making my way through the meerkats. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

While he spake, we walked outside into the dusk and made our way through the streets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She could see them more clearly this time: each current was made up of thousands of tiny specks, all drifting and swirling. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Careful not to make any noise, I navigate my way downstairs in the dark and swallow down a tall glass of water in three gulps. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

After we’re trained, Greta’s nice about giving us the same shift, and we do everything from selling tickets and making and selling popcorn to sweeping up between shows and shooing away pigeons. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she babies me, like it’s her way of making up for when she wasn’t around. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The corporals had bound two tent poles with twine to make a cross. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We had never expected to make any money after the war, but we were doing quite well. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t make any sense. He’s eighteen; he’ll find another girlfriend once you’re dead. And he’s stupid if he doesn’t know that.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But she chose the faction where she could help the helpless, and dedicated most of her life to making sure the factionless were provided for. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was a darker shade of dark outside than Genie was used to, but he could still make out the flowers on Grandma’s long nightdress. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He says there’s great nourishment in the eye and we all make sounds of disgust. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He and Arletta made some healthy treats together that could be sold along with braided key chains and bracelets in school colors. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“We have time. What makes a good little merch boy leave home to keep company with criminals?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

That night we put the box out under a tree to make more room for us to sleep in the wagon. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We worked long and hard, and somehow loading those trucks made me feel intimately bound up with the news bulletins that I kept hearing on the radio and seeing in the papers. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

At first, I have no idea what she's pointing to, but then, about fifteen feet up, I make out the vague shape in the dimming light. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Each time she slumped over with her eyes closed they shook her awake and made her say “uncle” again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She was stunning, with the face of an angel and a body that could not only stop traffic but make it back up a little. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

You make me feel funny, staring at the sun like that. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

They argue all the way home, Matt complaining that barber supply sales have fallen off, and that their savings are dwindling, Rose screeching back that making Charlie normal is more important than anything else. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

You see, it’s the silence that makes me so nervous during the evenings and nights, and I’d give anything to have one of our helpers sleep here. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She makes some remark that I think includes the word “bob,” then pats her belt. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The voices were coming closer, but it was difficult to make them out, for the ground muffled them as if they came from another world. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were all fashionably dressed and carefully made up, and several of them were married. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe a person is just made up of a lot of people,” I say. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Each man would make his own decision, but Lee could not raise his hand against his own. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In reply he only threw back his head and laughed, making the scar flame on the side of his face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It would call for a glorified version of the Games to make fresh the memory of those killed by the districts’ rebellion. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were young and old, fat and thin, dark skinned and pale, surrounded by thick curls or bald scalps....But all of the faces were twisted in terror, and that made them all look alike. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Still, she didn’t make the same mistake again. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

There was such a lot, nearly all of it technologically unfamiliar to me, which made it both exciting and daunting, but mostly daunting. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her feet made soft clangs on each stair, and soon the answering clangs of her friends’ footfalls rose behind her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Yet it appears that he chose to make it evolve in a very regular way according to certain laws. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

What we saw on the wall behind it made us stare. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It should have made me feel secure to be surrounded by so many officers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He would make him stand up and sing a Dominican island song, or a hymn. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d made up my mind a long time ago to ask him a few things. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She had already drifted off and was making little puff noises with her mouth. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The color makes everything so saturated, so current, just like real life. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“So many years, so many wars, so many kings ... you’d think someone would have made a peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I make a bundle out of brown paper and my apron, then take the back way around the ghetto fence to the basement window, avoiding the guarded gate. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Just then she heard the kettle begin to whistle, and she hurriedly picked up the satchel and brought it inside, leaving it on the kitchen table while she made her tea. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was years before this tragedy was made public. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Unless I finally make it back here after my trip and really do know what I’m missing out on, because I actually eat one of the famous New York street pretzels. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He had to make it an ally of the diagnostic process—everything medical needed to be viewed in the context of religious beliefs and social practices. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

We rub our eyes and look once again to make certain. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll just rush them out the door, make clear that there’s no time for pleasantries. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They are generally speaking as mistrustful of wizards as they are of Muggles and indeed seem to make little differentiation between us. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He mimics the hand gestures my brother makes sometimes. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Neel switched it off after making sure a long, still log nearby didn’t have teeth and eyes. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

This is the first weekend in months that they haven’t made plans. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was through her that Moss had discovered bands like Bad Brains and Death, and she never made him feel inferior for listening to other kinds of music. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The waves chopped briskly as they rushed out to the bay and to the sea beyond, and Turner gave up any notion of trying to make it back to the island. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The mention of our grandmother made me physically jerk in my seat—it was so reminiscent of what La Llorona had said I should do. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The enemy is engaged in making war in this country, transmitting news to Berlin, and spreading propaganda and lies about the condition and morale of American military forces. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And she drove away before I could answer her, much less wait for the part where it made sense. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

But I could not make out Young’s personality; whenever I asked him a simple question, he looked off and stammered a confused answer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess he’s takin’ his time, tryin’ to make this night last a little longer. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re going to start bulldozing to make way for the pancake house. It’s like a big party or something,” Roy said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We made a camp in the same meadow where Charles Monet had camped. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never dreamed that a bathroom could make so much difference in a person’s life. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The designers had taken Rishi’s sketches to the next level and made the whole thing come alive. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I was pleased to see she took the quilt I had made in Hari’s memory. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I guess that made Kronos my grandfather, but that thought was so weird I put it out of my mind. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Pindar in the early fifth century tells the current tale about the feast Tantalus made the gods and protests that it is not true. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When I be Singer,” the tyke confided, “then I can make my own songs again. Iffen I learn the old ones good.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hope you do not think that makes me weird. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The fanning even pursued Milton into his Oldsmobile, which began to make a soft hissing from the radiator. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The chain we made was so long that we held up traffic while crossing the busy intersection on Pennsylvania Avenue. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The earth is still making loops around the sun. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Knowing he’d be expected to glean someone before this was through made it impossible for him to disappear into himself this time. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I was glad it was raining so hard, because it made it easy to cry. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Keav woke one day to notice that her stomach was bloated and rumbling, making sounds as if something was swishing around inside. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better them than the ghost of her own young self making up stories about the past! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like Dandy, Aunt Sis had been raised in Georgetown, which I remembered from a couple of summer visits we’d made with my parents when I was a kid. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Her words didn’t make sense because you were always such a good swimmer, better than I was from the instant we met. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“In a kind of way. I’ve been to the North several times. Last year I spent three months in Greenland making observations of the Aurora.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t find a way to make my mouth ask for directions to Wabash Street, so I nod and walk along behind her into sunlit silence and shelves and shelves of books. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Each of the creature's words is deliberate, as if it wants to make sure I don't miss a single one. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I narrow my eyes, focusing only on her and Jay, who's riding on her shoulder as unruffled by the commotion as she is, and we finally make it to the other side. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Olanna said no; she wanted the chance to settle down when he was not there, to make peace with her fears in his absence. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The terribleness of a sudden sound and mean words makes it hard for me to speak. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

And when I really want to be adventurous, I’ll stick a headband over it, hoping to make myself look somewhat girly. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They laughed and gobbled up every bit of that food, smiling at the customers and making even the restaurant workers laugh along with them. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made the sort of face you do when something smells bad. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But Lou found things in the paper to comment on that made me feel he was genuinely intrigued by my ideas.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

In fact, I was already dreaming of performing as an elite-level gymnast and making the national team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Indeed, shortly after dark, after Beidleman’s group failed to return and the storm had risen to hurricane intensity, Boukreev realized they must be in trouble and made a courageous attempt to bring oxygen to them. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not worried. Zero worry on Team Bianca, the winning team,” Valley was saying, when a voice made them look up in unison. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“But when the first bear made the first piece of armor, wasn’t that bad, too, in the same way?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

With his rifle loaded, Cherrie made sure Julio wasn’t on top of the cliff, ready to throw boulders down on them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She forced down the first spoonful, making a crooked face, but it was not so bad. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We’ll be lucky to make one pizza between now and midnight, when we officially close. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Apparently the only contribution Fiver could make was this beetle-spirited vaporing. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what it is about her that makes me fearless with the truth. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Werner tries to make out the heads across the cellar in the blackness. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I had not yet been to catechism, nor had I made my first holy communion, but my mother had taught me the Act of Contrition. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tried to make sure she kept up her learning. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He made brief eye contact with Amari, a flicker of hope in his eyes for a moment. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His modesty and humility made me want to believe he might be anointed after all. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He and I make eye contact, and I blush and look at the ground. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The wind made her fine hair stream out behind her like a gauzy pennant. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But winning or losing—it didn't make much difference to him. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

When we made Ghetto Life 101 I was thirteen years old, about four foot two and 115 pounds. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing in all the world could ever make him feel sorry. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He kept pouring the little chain through his fingers, its links making a tinkling sound. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the worst of times, they made me feel I was loved and that my life mattered. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

They frowned on murder as a means of harvest; on the other hand, they made little effort to explore the provenance of any one body. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Soon after, the study erroneously credited with the notion that listening to classical music, particularly the music of Mozart, made you more intelligent. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He enjoys August's company and feels like he has made a good friend. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But it also felt so nice that it made me want to sing for an audience again. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

"God making man from dust and blowing breath into his nostrils and all that, right?" Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

When she was smaller, Pia would sniff the pages, and once—when the salon was really backed up—she sniffed and sniffed until the strange mixture of glue, ink, and flowers made her nauseous. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It made for a good place to see what happened on the island. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was meticulous in her posture, a walking spear, in the manner of those who’d been made to bend and will bend no more. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She knew he would be crawling under the cabin, so she made him put on last year’s worn-out overalls and a ragged jacket of his father’s that came down to his knees. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And now, my dear,” said Mae, “if you don’t make a wish, I shall make one for you. My stomach is grumbling, and the candle’s down to a nub.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“He worked hard, but he could never make enough to pay off his debt. My daddy was a good man but not real careful with what little money he got. He drank too much sometimes. . . .” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the police made an arrest, she, Briony, might be made to appear in court, and say the word aloud, in proof. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There they sat and made such a meal as they could. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he felt that his life was not worth the effort that Max had made to save it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But most important, he found that with a hug good-bye, he could make Isabelle’s necklace disappear without her feeling a thing. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Their slim black boy wrists made G clefs in the air as they executed the tosses. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made tight fists around the knitting needles in her lap, as if considering who to stab with them. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Dad’s milk leaves him with a frosty mustache that makes me giggle, just a little. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

So we didn’t talk, and by not talking, we made it even worse. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘But this deaf boy—I have been meaning to make inquiries and find if there is some institution that would take him.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The chair, the bed, the mirror, picking up glints of moonlight, seem to move, shuddering, trembling with spirits making them jerk, come alive. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

When he was fed, Brother Luke, who had talked quietly the while, fetched water in a basin, washed him, and in other ways made him comfortable. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

And my new goal was to make it to the 2012 Olympics in London. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He dusts off his habit and groggily makes his way to the door of the stable. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Lord Walder Frey might be sworn to RiverrUn, but he was a cautious man who had lived a long time by making certain he was always on the winning side. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In order to help me do this, he makes a Mobius strip for me by cutting out a long slip of paper, twisting it once and gluing the ends together. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hurried back down the hallway, the keys biting into my palm the whole time, and I’d almost made it to my bedroom door when I heard someone clear their throat behind me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She looked...peaceful there, the sunset making her black hair glow with red, like she was holding lava inside her instead of blood. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The eight-man expedition was pinned down in a ferocious blizzard high on K2, waiting to make an assault on the summit, when a team member named Art Gilkey developed thrombophlebitis, a life-threatening altitude-induced blood clot. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

How could none of them have thought of making their wheels bigger and more useful? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Watch Magic Jackson make this quarter appear from behind your ear! Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean you don’t know? You should write it down. What if you need to make it again, for a party or something?” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You not only made it to New York, you seem to be taking advantage of every loophole I ever taught you.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Her salt was finished, but she had made a substitute some time ago. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cracked necks, straightened spines, and made custom arch supports out of foam rubber. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

On our way out, Gavin holds doors open for me and makes sure I’m safely in the car before closing my door and getting in back. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Soon we were entirely out of our sleeping bags, making out quietly. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The repetitions of Vandara’s accusations were recited, and the defender again and again reiterated the amendment that said exceptions could be made. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a lot of jokes about what had happened, but I thought he was worried about it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sword made a screech, like the sound of a bow being drawn shakily over the strings of a violin. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She was not happy about the alleged bribe, but since she had to get back to work, she didn’t make it a big deal, and his dad was traveling. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bill, a tall, powerful fighter, made it to the Golden Gloves. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then they placed a guard outside his door to make certain he obeyed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If he really meant that, and really paid her, that would make a nice dent in the money her family had to pay the magistrate. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Lanning grinned too, and, as always at such times, his long white hair and shrewd little eyes made him the picture of a biblical patriarch, “True for you, Dr. Calvin.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

If she’d known how out of sorts his disappearances made her, she would have rebuffed him. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The noise called Tu-Whit Tu-Whoo, which is wished by poets on the owl, fa really a family noise, made by separate birds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Telling what happen or hearing her story wouldn’t make nothing be different. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Darren wouldn’t make fun of me whispering behind his hand all the time. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Seeing that chick wig out made you hungry? You must be more psycho than I thought.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the cook lying insensibly drunk on the kitchen floor, with a large bundle of fresh butter made up in the cupboard ready to sell for grease!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She’d certainly made her objection to Jinx’s plan clear the night of the town meeting. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She did love her family, loved all of them, and would read them books or help them make ice cream or give them pretty shells she had found. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

On Fridays, I stay up late making sambo sandwiches to sell at parties and games over the weekend. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

An alternate reality where people talked in drumbeats and always made time to look at the ocean—and I mean really look at it too, the way Mong did. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now the young ones are looking up to me as a role model, so I try my hardest to give a straight image on how things should be, and make them see right from wrong. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Things hardly ever work on the first try. We’ll make another, a better one.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Alex long ago made up his mind that when he got a dog, this would be his vet. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when he is making an aside he will rev up even further, as if to put in his own verbal parentheses. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’d have to plan, make sure there’s a safe way in...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She usually read to make them sleepy, to drive away their fear of the dreams that were waiting for them in the dark. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Travis sat with me for a long time teaching me the baby way where you make the rabbit ears. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“What difference does it make? Why would they want to talk to him?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I got no idea what made that rung give out. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Just before the road from the inn turns and makes for the village, there is a hidden path to the manor. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Steam rose from the basin and it made Moss sweat, but he couldn’t stop. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Slow down a little,” Bud called, and made his way to the cockpit at the stern. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“We have to make sure it goes well with the halwa.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

In case you’re tempted to break the rules, understand that I did make a copy of these tapes. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

"They make the scalp itch most terribly," she said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

And if he was, what did that make her? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t really make a difference what it’s called,” Jacob says. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

When word of the breakthrough in making sugar reached the landowners in that one more advanced part of Russia, they knew just what to do: plant beets. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

A thing that, by its very weight, could make a person strong simply by pushing it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I can only tell she’s a girl by the shape of her body—but her oversized jacket, loose jeans, high-top sneakers, and hat with three bumblebees on it make her almost look like a boy. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As I lift up my damaged arm, blood sprays me in the face and the world makes another alarming shift. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We still make movies and videos, often about children and families. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

My phone’s battery is dying, down close to thirty percent, and I want to make sure the hospital can reach me in case my dad wakes up. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The strength of the lamassus and the power of the chariot passed through the reins into me, making us an unstoppable juggernaut. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He looked at the white witch and Hazel could tell he was making a home in her gaze. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The stuff of life, it turns out, can be very easily made. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What kinda speech you gonna make? Where you going to, Ignatius? Tell me, boy?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Tallow made a move to leave, but Omakayas said, her voice strange and hollow and small, “Daga, please, don’t go.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“That awkward moment when you realize you’ve been making gay jokes in front of your gay kid for the last seventeen years.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

And really, I didn’t care if they made their pies out of sweat socks and wiggle worms, as long as they turned out this sweetsmelling I’d eat them. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The qualities of a person that make them different from others. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He eventually met a nurse there, a woman from Dothan, Alabama, whose compassionate care made him feel comfortable and hopeful for the first time, perhaps, in his entire life. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But in one vital respect Josquin made a departure, and one that was to become a hallmark of the music of the age. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She’d really made a fool out of herself by mentioning the vomiting. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The villagers also look down on her white skin and often make rude comments about “lazy white people.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He making sounds as though he were in pain, as though something had him by the throat and wouldn’t let go. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

A ragged laugh rippled through the crowd, and some man shouted out an offer to kiss it and make it better. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They should make it home by September, if all went well. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

You must make a good effort to welcome him and be friendly.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

You mean your parents don't make you watch it? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

After I made our arguments in the noisy, frenetic courtroom, the judge granted our motion. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

To review the possibility of stealing a skiff, of sailing the coast instead, or of walking the jungle and swamp route...but they had no supplies to make that run. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The narrow, stifling galleries turned endlessly; he could not be sure whether they were making real progress or whether the tunnel was merely doubling back on itself. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She wore shoes that Rufus had had made specifically for her, not the rough heavy shoes or boots other slaves wore. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The surveillance makes almost any suicide attempt impossible. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He paused, gazed at the boy a moment with glittering bright eyes, then followed the riverman to the stair on feet that made no more sound than a kheft’s. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask him who, what woman, had hurt him this way, that made him so scared about accepting love in all its wonderful forms. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no. If you’re going to dress a book up like a sourdough loaf, you need to make it look more convincing than that. Hold on.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I stuck out my tongue and made faces. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She don’t make no fuss being in here by herself, but I hate to leave her too long. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He paces around the house, peering and prodding at it, muttering to himself and making small whistling noises. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I made a progress round the room, with Charles at my side, prompting me with the names. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Even so, Jesper was more conscious of the sounds they made now that they were away from the crowds and chaos of the embassy. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh, totally,” he said, thinking, I will be by the end of today if it makes you look at me like that. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I told her how I often recalled Sunday mornings at home when I dandled her on my knee while Mum was in the kitchen making a roast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last time had been to make the announcement about the cubs’ birth ten weeks ago. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Baba's ashes make it to Bangladesh without any hassle. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That means I can’t ask you if you could make me invisible, or so small that you could carry me to Capricorn’s festivities.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Bone-boy confides in me that he makes up most of his readings—but he’s vague enough that it all can be interpreted to be true by someone who really wants it to be. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I guess it made sense to ask, but I wasn’t ready for it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Volcanologists may or may not be the worst scientists in the world at making predictions, but they are without question the worst in the world at realizing how bad their predictions are. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She blushed even deeper, which made Rishi want to gather her in his arms. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Their eyes met for a long time; it looked like her mind was spinning, trying to make sense of it all. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then Jadis spoke; not very loud, but there was something in her voice that made the whole room quiver. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m just sorry I won’t be making a real salary sooner. Then you could buy a place right away.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need to hurry so they slowly made their way up to the front, Claudia leading. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like silver, doesn’t it? You could make up a story about a silver river.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Sshhh,” Chester warned unnecessarily as we crept along, "don’t make any noise. We don’t want him to hear us coming.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lancelot stayed at the court for several weeks this time, and each week made it more difficult to go away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a great sense of humor, made jokes, and laughed all the time. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he is making constructions, out of things he gathers from junk heaps or finds here and there. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As always, mere mention of this tradition makes me want to throw up in my mouth. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Nemur’s constant references to having made me what I am, or that someday there will be others like me who will become real human beings. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But this grim encounter made her more than ever determined to go through with her mission. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was the man’s eyes that made him frightening. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He turned again and sun came across the water, late sun, cut into his eyes and made him turn away. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, since the women in my family had been the ones who discussed it in such worried tones, I felt my dark skin made me unattractive to women. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he made moves to get out from under her tutelage, Ferula began to dislike him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

One kiss becomes two, two become three, and three become making out on the floor of my Tweety shrine of a bedroom. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

So with passion and perseverance, he spends day after day filling pages of notebooks made of old Dutch paper like the one he bought from the bookseller in Brussels. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The city had dug up a lot of the old trees to make room for a pavilion and the tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As she left the driveway, she could see Evan and Scott's lemonade stand on the corner, but she was careful not to make eye contact. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

This kaftan was sewn by the best tailors in Lkossa, made with the highest quality cotton, but...it felt wrong. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

If there were any decisions to be made, then he should be the one...Even though she might allow herself to hope, to take a little notice of odd straws in the wind. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

"It's made to see Hermes in orbit, not the metal in a single space suit." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The engine clanks, which makes the guys in the back holler something obscene. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The pilot talked some and Olive talked some, and both stories had to be put together before they made sense. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

If the cyclotron development had been, let us say, a year earlier, I repeat, there is every reason to believe that some of these discoveries referred to would have been made using cyclotrons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

That past October, the Yankees had not even made it to the World Series. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Squires sat, half asleep, near griffin steeds, making sure the animals were fed and ready. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I wished she would come outside and talk to me and make me feel like things were normal, good. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

No one makes eye contact as he passes, like nothing at all has happened. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But he’d also survived some impossible things and made his dad proud. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Anyway, he had this view of things—that most human activity was utter folly, his own included, and that his existence in the world made others nervous. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He opens his mouth as wide as it will go and lets out the loudest sound he’s ever made. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I would have made it past the teachers with no problem, but I forgot to factor in Heather. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

What use one makes of a historical explanation is a question separate from the explanation itself. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But she kept looking and before long could make out short iron bars bolted into the bank, one below the next, almost directly below her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When my friends goofed up with the language, it made me laugh. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Neville and I were both there too, and all this ‘Chosen One’ rubbish is just the Prophet making things up as usual.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Although Roosevelt wasn’t a natural athlete, he possessed another quality that made him stand out. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

And then James might screw up his face and make his eyes bulge, like Rick, the white college boy who ran the summer program. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I need to make sure that she doesn’t think I think her hair smells bad. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine my body plummeting, smacking into the bars as it falls down, and my limbs at broken angles on the pavement, just like Rita’s sister when she didn’t make it onto the roof. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

At other times, Daniel Ellsberg hunched over a legal pad, making notes for his lawyers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I can see some of them trying to make the little ones feel comfortable by sporting uneasy smiles whenever a child looks at them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When Bear still didn’t wake, I grew restless and crept out of the room, making my way down the steps to the inn’s main floor. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the center quad, where the lockers, food carts, and tables were located, the skylights cast a yellowish glow into the room, making everything look sick and rotted. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t make fun of the bonehead who’d been driving the boat. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And many a time he wished he’d never had a father, nor a grandfather, nor a great-grandfather, if Miss Lark was going to make such a fuss of it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He wanted to stay with Workman, arguing that the rider wouldn’t make the same mistake twice. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes it to a clearing, just one, that is in front of another. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“And another hundred makes six hundred,” he said. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think Lara ever wanted to talk about Quinton and Maria. She just wanted to get me in front of her stupid friends to make fun of me.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And I wanted to shout to the clock and make its meaningless noise be silent, but I did not. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to make sure that the first person you kiss loves you. Okay?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It made her think about that year of rehab after the accident: “Pick up the pen. Put it down. Walk to the door. Now come back.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

After making a few faces at myself, I put my thumbs in my ears and was making mule ears when two old women came by. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he did choose to make a ruling, though, not even his queen mother could sway him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what I knew, but I knew I was supposed to be here. You made me feel better too. So much better. I was so locked in.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m helping Janna, and it’s like the best. To make it happen between two people.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

This simple gesture acknowledged her authority and the sacrifices she’d made. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The goat ran off and made her way out the open door, bleating happily the whole way. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The kind of crying that makes you breathe all messed up and you feel like you’re about to die of suffocation. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Hey, come on. We can set some kind of world’s record— you know, longest donkey ride ever made for a cold beer or something like that. An Indian world’s record.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then, of course, the sheep skittered to safety, making huge leaps as they bounded from rock to rock. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I made a few changes, sir. If you turn it on you’ll see—” Kilvin made a low sound that could have been an amused chuckle or an irritated grunt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then let me make it clear that nothing could be further from the truth. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dad's tone of voice makes us all rush for the parlor. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you all right? I suppose you haven’t learned to hold your liquor yet. Here,” he said, pulling a peppermint from his waistcoat pocket, “this will make you feel better.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Hot Pie was making oatcakes when she entered the kitchen. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her voice made Jon Snow think of anise and nutmeg and cloves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Soon enough, a bus arrived, raising a cloud of red dust that made you sneeze. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Life released the story and pictures from the testing as soon as Lovelace made the announcement. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of leaping out of a moving train onto a rooftop, knowing there is a gap between the edge of the roof and the edge of the track, makes me want to throw up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Laney sat at the living room table making her brownstone drawing, with Hyacinth, Jessie, and Oliver next to her. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“It makes a person top-heavy, out of balance. Like the Atlas statue.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

And maybe I could start getting things set up like they used to be, just in case we could make this into a farm with animals again. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Just a bite. You can eat and walk at the same time. I’ll make sure you don’t trip. Or would you rather skate? You liked to do that once upon a time.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“He has made me so happy,” said she, one evening, “by telling me that he was totally ignorant of my being in town last spring! I had not believed it possible.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, Mother was slightly disappointed, but since I made her read Lockhart’s books I think she’s begun to see how useful it’ll be to have a fully trained wizard in the family. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Rose sniffles and whispers finally, “So I closed the phone and we got on the plane. I ... I never made the call.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Articles accused their detractors of basing comments on brief medical bulletins and newspaper reports, hardly enough to make a diagnosis. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Jemmy made the pretense of blazing up with impatience. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

There were several shots of a teenage Benton sitting by his siblings on the couch or making a silly face at the camera while doing homework. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

At school I turn on a switch, make sure nothing about me is too black. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Inside, Adina could make out the charred bodies of the pilot and copilot still strapped to their seats, hands stuck to the gears. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The number-shape duality in Greek numbers made it easy; after all, zero didn’t have a shape and could thus not be a number. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I know he’s just trying to make me feel childish when he knows perfectly well why I shouldn’t be there, but even though I am aware of what he’s doing, it works. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It almost makes me homesick for the farm. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Fledge also made an excellent breakfast; he tried one of the toffee fruits and liked it but said he felt more like grass at that hour in the morning. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The din made me want to cover my ears. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

For as long as I remember, crying makes Papa get either angry or just walk away. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“How can you do that? Your allowance is only twenty-five cents. Twenty-four forty-three plus twenty-five cents makes only twenty-four dollars and sixty-eight cents.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The palms that still stood made a green roof, covered on the underside with a quivering tangle of reflections from the lagoon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

What happened to those Chamorros and the people on the other islands made me think yet again of what had been done to our Navajo people during the time of the Long Walk. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Zeitoun happened to make it over there, there was a generator in the garage that he was welcome to if he needed it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“You are right. I was trying to make light, and this is not something to make light of.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

When Mama got home from the market, she watched us measure, mix, and smell the oils, then make labels for each one of them. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My original idea was to make a keepsake holder, but now I’m not so sure. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

As Papa pointed out the day the men talked over making the drive, we had plenty of grass, wood, and water. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must have made it up, because it’s terrible. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I paused, looking over my shoulder to make certain I was alone. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The second is missing the commas that delimit the phrases making up the list of inspirations: cooking, her family, and her dog. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I see you re making fun of me, Alba,” he said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every morning, Ifemelu woke up and checked to make sure that Obama was still alive. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I know I’m going to lose, but this makes it okay. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She made both her hands into little fists and walked away with her arms straight at her sides. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The last thing she wanted to do was to make the Giant cross. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made me think for the first time about the economic basis for slavery. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The fellow was apparently trying to reach them, though he seemed to be making little progress in that direction. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The ref knelt next to Bruiser, counting to nine and checking to make sure he was breathing. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hoving valued the fruits of spontaneous thinking so much that he took special steps to make sure his early impressions were as good as possible. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

There were almost as many red ballots as blue, but the sergeant left only ten red ones and made up the difference with blue ones. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Locked in a tower. Forced to make dresses for the rest of my years." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The divisions would make themselves known by and by. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It does look as if it were made especially for me. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I take out a color wheel that I made at home. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even make my mouth say words. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

In a locker behind the wheel pedestal he found coils of nylon rope and steel bottles of gas and a toolbox made of fiberglass. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She doesn't need lots of things to make her happy. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, saying that made Leo feel less agitated. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I drop to the ground and throw up all over everywhere and take in a huge gasping breath that makes me cough in a way like I’m never gonna stop. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Leon was already making his way up the incline at such a pace it was an effort to keep up with him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was when he said that the owl was the spirit of Ultima that everything I had ever known about Ultima and her bird seemed to make sense. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must have had the experience where somebody comments on your expression and you didn’t know you were making it,” Ekman says. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Telescopes and microscopes depended on pre-existing techniques for making lenses, and thermometers and barometers depended on pre-existing techniques for blowing glass. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“We have no means of making sugar on this farm. Besides, you do not need sugar.You will have all the oats and hay you want.” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

But the material P. D. had placed on the two bed tables fascinated me so that I studied it and made notes without sleeping until dawn. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about the prophecy made at Half-Blood Hill, what seemed like a million years ago. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The scowl on her dark brown face made it clear that she’d sensed trouble and had come into the parlor after entering the house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The man with the blanket on his head kept coming toward us, making his grunting, snorting noises. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She knew it wouldn’t take much bitterness to sour her expression and make her look exactly like Queen Marie. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But except for the quiet snuffling of the children, a man’s persistent hacking cough, and Rachel’s labored breathing, no one made a sound. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

This boy seemed reasonably human, Amber was crammed in a corner making out with his friend, no one had said anything awful, and for Petey that was good enough. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Stickiness means that a message makes an impact. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided to use poetry to make myself happy. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I want to say I was shocked that she threw me under the bus, but it made sense. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Some of his friends were for the Communists, some were against, but my father had made up his mind not to take sides. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, and then Alison My Nurse kind of politely made them leave. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

When the machine started winding down, making funny groans and whines, we all three laughed like children. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Moms sat on the edge of the pool while their youngsters splashed and played in the cool water, keeping a close eye to make sure no youngsters drowned. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Which was stupid and didn’t make any sense, because it’s not like their camp had arts and crafts days. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Eventually, Ivy thought they started talking again, but by then, the air conditioner had clicked on, and Ivy couldn’t make out their words. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was all starting to make more sense now. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Alys makes a pillow filled with the needles,” she told him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

“Somebody fouled up, Bull. That’s all. They obviously think they made a mistake or they wouldn’t be giving you a squadron. Just keep your nose clean and don’t go terrorizing corporals in the latrine.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing John’s fear made me feel closed in somehow, but I couldn’t just let him sit there and shiver. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

That night, I crawl into bed, stare at the lucky penny, and think about all the things that make me lucky. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Good practice in case you ever have to ditch or make a crash landing. Tee-hee-hee.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The night before school begins Erin and I are making out on my roof when suddenly she pulls away and says, “Is that Coach’s truck?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Palmer locked the cell, Ben asked, his voice so tremulous as to make speech nearly impossible, “Why am I in here, sir? Don’t you have to charge me with something?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The priest cared more about making lasting changes in his country than about his own life. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Which makes me ask myself, Who are you, really? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that cream blended and made the room seem wider, as if it never ended, as if you could not run even if you wanted to, because there was nowhere to run to. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He defended the difficult choices he had made in Vietnam to stop a Communist takeover and praised the troops who’d done the fighting. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Having endured six previous deliveries, she knew what to expect and thought she'd make the best of it without prenatal care. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He made a great leap, the force of the wind making Pinmei swallow her scream, and they all plunged into the blackness of the water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Poe pushed everyone away so he wouldn’t hurt them, but it didn’t make a bit of difference. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The constant tempo of that violence pulsed throughout my body and made me feel small, and weak, and cowardly. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

As long as I'm their only inhabitant, I should make these spaces feel more like mine. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Sugar lords like Beckford wanted to make sure American colonists would buy only from their islands, and would not be able to look for cheaper sugar elsewhere. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The prohibition has been drilled into children for so long that they have made it into a jump-rope rhyme: Don’t say ain’t or your mother will faint. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He had come off the field at halftime against the Lamar Vikings exhausted and complained to Butler that he didn’t know if he was going to make it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You make her go sit in with you!" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Miss Handler had taught the class about the Great Pyramids in Egypt and the marvels the slaves made with their hands and sweat. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The idea of Mom taking it from me and finding Tats’s texts is making me sick. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Then she whirled and made her exit, running down the steps as fast as her feet would take her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As we strolled the aisles in Walmart, I could tell they were talking about us, but I couldn’t make out what they were saying. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“No respect for anything you didn’t make. No respect for others. Wild and uncaring.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

If the Sacred Rock made me whole again, I could have a beautiful future like my sister. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Presently they were in the Lane, their slippers making a soft hissing noise on the pavement as they scurried along. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Hazel blinked to make sure she wasn’t hallucinating. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Far off there's a strange ridge, even and uniform, and I can't make out what it is even as I squint against the sun. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know why she had decided to make the switch, but it made me angry. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

All this talk about love and not getting hurt was making him real nervous. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made new friends at school and at home. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He took one more glance around to make sure they could find their way back to their gate. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“I can’t make sense out of that girl,” he said to the bard. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He said: “I’ll make it so no man will ever want to look at you again.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Why did people make such a fateful miscalculation? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. But I think maybe he made all this and got in over his head a little. Like he can’t keep track of all the bad stuff that happens or stop it.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The rocket might be gone before the tapes make it through the entire list. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Your hooch and Velma T.’s elixir are a match made in heaven. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am. Split up when I was five. I’m pretty sure the world is only turning because they got divorced. Otherwise their fights would have probably made the planet implode.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“No, we haven’t, only the family. My sister and friends have just come home, and we are all very happy. Come in, and make one of us.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

No off day justified making fun of someone’s appearance or being as cruel or vulgar as they had been. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t gone far, but we had to make some detours on the way home because the roads were so flooded. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I should think so. Let’s give this a few days. Check in with me on Friday after you’ve interacted a bit. We can make any necessary adjustments after that.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The baton hitting the desk made a hollow, reverberating noise. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

"So that she can make her feel bad and weird?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Her weight gain over the past three and a half months had allowed for her monthly cycles to return after near-starvation in Endovier had made them vanish. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Even if Otto and I made it out, how far would we get? Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I myself had trouble making a dog or a bull or a lion out of the distant pinpoints of light. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

At a rehearsal, as another opening night draws near, he tells his cast, “You have become so good that every mistake you make has a spotlight on it.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It did not hurt, it just made me feel weak. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he’s made it across the parking lot, he drops his phone into his back pocket and kisses her. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"Oh yes. Without the fire we can't be rescued. So we must stay by the fire and make smoke." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Standing there in the doorway of the foundation with my real fencing family surrounding me in applause only made the moment more real. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Where you can take stock and make preparations for the next leg of the journey.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They would probably need the radio; that made another good reason for choosing Jamie. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking through seeing so many sick and diseased people made my stomach hurt. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I want to hear how he made his getaway. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I watched him and learned from him, digging and planting and making things grow. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

While she worked, the bees spun around us, gathering strength till they made soft wind on our faces. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For three days, Chas hadn’t said one word to me, but Megan looked so sad and it made me feel terrible, because deep down I didn’t see her as just some hot girl. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But the way he looked at me makes me want to keep it a secret. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Our work is mainly going to be over the computer. I’ll be at Stanford in a few weeks anyway, and it isn’t too far from here. I can always make the drive.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And that was the only concession she would make. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We made our calculations, crushing optimism whenever it arose so that we might be certain, absolutely certain. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pauses as if making sure it’s okay, and that’s when I finish what he started. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And those made no sense to me, either. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

This group, I learn, made the quilt on my bed in the pink bedroom. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Where have you been? Did living in Arizona make you forget your Mississippi friends?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I swore in my heart that someday I would make him pay, dearly, for it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It can be done by changing the content of communication, by making a message so memorable that it sticks in someone’s mind and compels them to action. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And looking at it sitting on the dining room sideboard, where all the silver had been pushed to the edges to make room for it, I thought he might be right. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

In a short time he made friends with me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls told her not to break her neck—that it was seasonable work and they’d all be laid off when the fall orders had been made up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been so long, so many years since I’d done this, and I wondered if I’d make a spectacle of myself. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We knew this room well—and just the thought that it was now Mrs. Baylor’s room made it seem strange. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“The whole elevator is made of thick, clear glass!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

My father, I remember, made a point of saying that sex was and should be fun. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Enough strange things began happening to the men who brought him to justice to make his claim seem almost plausible. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Or is this all hallucination, sent against me by the iron queen, Persephone, to make me groan again?’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some had been burned, as if the inhabitants had wanted to make certain they could not come creeping back, but this one had been spared the torch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Hearing her voice made him feel even guiltier, more ashamed at how he'd handled the first meeting. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I don't care now that Peeta's footfalls send rodents scurrying, make birds take wing. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Valley being a Spare would make sense, since she was always falling behind in all her classes and had zero friends. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I made a note of this in the small notebook I always carried with me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well done,” said Aslan in a voice that made the earth shake. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The very prospect of the Waiting Room made him woozy. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The work of making the plan real exhausted her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe the racket she was making—she sounded like a duck swallowing a harmonica. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“His old lady hits him. But I bet you when Gay’s away from her three days, he gets it figured out that it’s his fault and he goes back to make it up to her.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a tuning fork, made to resonate at the frequency of this place, at this time. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

My mother had to make a wide turn onto the Old Highway, to avoid hitting a possum. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Luke made a gargled noise, as if he were choking. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The worst that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Johnny was yelling, “Please, sir, don’t make me go back in there! He already killed Cooter Bixby!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She turns and squints but she cannot make out the figure, crouched and still, by the river. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was this that made the Industrial Revolution possible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

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

We discussed all the different ways people tried to handle it, and which ways made the best sense. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I had my sheep, I was happy, and I made those around me happy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make her some cereal and she crunches it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The holding cells for prisoners were in the basement of the courthouse, and after meeting with Walter, I made my way upstairs to get ready for court to begin. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I make for the doors of a training building, but she pulls me back. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The results were love letters that dripped with longing and by their high tone made Abra very uneasy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The gray clothes, the plain hairstyle, and the unassuming demeanor of my faction are supposed to make it easier for me to forget myself, and easier for everyone else to forget me too. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“It is one thing to write such a binder, though, and another to make good on it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then she slides off three wooden panels that make up its roof, and turns it over. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

So, wondering whether any lovers before them had made this blissful discovery, they lay together as the earth turned slowly and the moon and stars blazed above them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I think we would have talked about awareness programs for gender bias, and how to teach female musicians to be more assertive in making the case for their own ability. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I began to see why woman-haters could make such fools of women. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I made a mistake and now I figure it's about time I did the right thing. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Martin, glad you made it. You make a perfect escort,” Mrs. Walton says, not even noticing what Daddy’s wearing. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

This choice was anathema to Sullivan, who abhorred derivative architecture, but during the meeting he made no objection. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But the armorer was taking that away too, making it sound as if he were doing something wrong. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I built the fire and was cooking the fish and making pancakes when Dad shot out of bed. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo could have lied and blamed that stupid Roman, but he didn’t want to make a bad situation worse. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Besides, she explained, she had to get away from her mother, who wouldn’t let her make even the smallest decision on her own. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But as much as her father listened to advice, he was the one who made the tough calls. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Olive made her will—took lots of time with it and had it checked to be sure it was legal. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel his breath, making the tiny hairs stand up, making me shudder with an odd combination of desire and discomfort. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But you see, I had to be sure, had to take whatever method that came to my hand to make sure. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several people had followed up Galileo’s lead by the 1660s and, as we have seen, Malpighi in particular had already made important discoveries, especially those concerning the circulation of the blood, with the new instrument. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

We can make some food and have the party right here in your yard.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie made another move to follow her, but her mama’s strong arms kept her anchored right where she was. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I even made up rules for the gang. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke made a plate of spaghetti and handed it to Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on my own face to make sure I was intact. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The broom was short, made of thin sticks that were tied together. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“His High Holiness has commanded that you present yourself as the gods made you. Did you have sandals on your feet when you came forth from your lady mother’s womb?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But his face was rigid and grim, not a trace left of the happiness that had just made it look so soft and open. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Everyone on the roof, except for the soldiers manning the machine guns, begin to make their way inside. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Just the idea of saying good-bye to Tony—to everyone—made her whole body shake. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Joffrey made a scared whimpery sound as he looked up at her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Even the dryads were armed with bows, and the satyrs trotted around with wooden cudgels and shields made of rough tree bark. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He knew the answer even as he made the final plea. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The third woman says she has made written comments on her form, but, perhaps inspired by the first two, does not read from them. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps we can make a steward of him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jesus, Park thought, only Mr. Stessman would make a chubby girl read a poem about eating on her first day of class. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Instead, she slid her shades up onto her avatar’s forehead—a blatant affectation, since sunglasses didn’t actually affect a player’s vision—and looked me up and down, making a show of sizing me up. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“What happ—” At first Will didn’t understand what could possibly make his sister freeze in the middle of a sentence like that. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

You forgot, Apa says again, stepping in closer, making up for the lost ground. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

In some of the cakes she had put strips of little red haws and spots of dried green plums, making flowers and patterns. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

However, he gave that up, as he said, because it did not make enough money to be worth the time it took. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It made a high rasping sound like a cricket and sent a shower of metal fragments to glitter in the light Eye trained on the gate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

There were some among the traders—those who had put up their prices and made their money—who regretted their going. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then there is a huge and thunderous boom, one that makes her rib cage rattle and shreds her nerves. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

On the ride back, Brigadier Munro said to me in a casual way, as though he were simply making conversation, “Mandela, we are not taking you back to your friends now.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She marched Nhamo over to the hospital and made her look into the full-length mirror. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the summer trees their car made a lonely sound. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a law which made it illegal to hunt and sell chimpanzees without a license. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was an American who didn’t know anything about Japanese making the announcement, because there was no V in Japanese. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I think so hard, it makes my head ache. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then we can make sure it doesn’t go down like that again. Talk to these kids. Get in their heads. Yeah, they mad. We all mad, but burning down our neighborhood ain’t gon’ fix it.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

In this way, she found that even the words that had seemed impossible to decipher on first reading began to make sense as she discovered their place in the story. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Something told me I should hurry up and make a wish before the magical moment passed me by, so I closed my eyes and thought about the one thing I truly wanted—Papá. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m not. My eye twitches when I haven’t slept in three days. How’ could you not know who made you burn her?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She says she’s used up most of her blue already, and has to mix in other colors to make it last. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I got it right on my spelling test,” I remarked, trying to make a joke. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Nhamo! Having a few periods doesn’t make you an adult. You have so much to learn—and you’re so clever.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the air had cleared from my disaster, I’d focus on making her know all the wonderful things about me. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He probably isn’t,” Kaori had said as we made our way to the boy’s neighborhood. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I checked to make sure no one was around, then asked Miles, “What’s going on?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I am so regretting that I made you watch The Wire. I should’ve guessed you’d be a total doofus about it.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

It almost made me want to laugh, hearing myself say something like that, which is kind of hard for me to understand, because I don’t have a problem writing words like that. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She made a thin soup of spinach and onions and fed it to Granny a spoonful at a time. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It sat in a star-shaped holder next to a jigsaw puzzle in progress, though I couldn’t tell what picture it would make. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Drying her hand inside her coat, Emma was finally able to make a flame. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

They did it for the rest of that day, and then—just to make sure it wasn’t a one-day thing—when I returned to school again in the morning. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She was trying to make sense of it when she noticed that one of the policemen had something on the desk in front of him. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mom says that jail is a hard place, and that it can make people hard, too. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

We made only four miles today, still in the wrong direction. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, it was this very compassion that made John finally introduce himself to me and invite me for a beer in Moravian Cemetery. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

It made a convenient place for Sam to run away to, because it was close enough so that he could come home without any trouble after he’d stop running away. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Soon,” the General said, “I will show you, Luke, soldiers that will make your army from that little boat look insignificant.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She smiled at Thorn and turned back to the court just as the teams made their way out of the locker rooms. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But she made no effort to tackle him again. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Like Dr. Howard said, you are perfectly healthy. Your vitiligo isn’t going to make you sick. You’re going to be just fine.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Which made it especially good to have a stone statue of one. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Drawing makes me find the curves, the shadows, the ins and outs, and the beautiful parts. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She said she wanted to meet me and make sure I was okay.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Medical dramas made it even harder for me to blend in at school. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Speak of the spawn of Satan and he shall make his presence known.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She made air quotes when she said Candy Man. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She made me figure out how to flip myself over from front to back and back to front again. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Such “making” is a two-phase affair: first, artisans make a plan, then they act on it. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you make a saint, the saint takes good care of you. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I promise I didn’t get a 0. He made a mistake.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I give him a dollar, and he counts back my change: “A nickel is eighty, a dime is ninety, and another dime; makes one dollar!” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Kneeling, he searched through the straw with his hands to see if anything had been concealed beneath, then made a round of the walls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I make swoops and swirls and thick lines. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“I have never known a mouse who has made it out of the dungeon only to go back into it again. Goodbye, friend. Goodbye, mouse among mice. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

So I draw cartoons to make him happy, to give him other worlds to live inside. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

A narrow tongue of land made a landing beach at the base of the cliffs. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

When Emerson ended his essay with “to be great is to be misunderstood,” it made me think about how many people have always misunderstood me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Streets were made of cobblestones or were unpaved; most buildings were constructed of wood and were only one story high; people walked or traveled on horseback or by horse and wagon. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The blades were made of dense iron, twelve inches thick and five feet across. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

That night as I held the American flag steady, I saw that everything I had been through, all the sacrifices my family and I had made to get to this moment, had been worth it. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Naturally I knew Chapter 19 of Genesis, which he’d made us copy out time and again. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her smile makes it clear which of those she would prefer. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She could feel panic pulsing beneath the skin of the moment, and made an effort to smother it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Go! Or if you will many, many a fool, for wise men know what monsters you will make of them!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Our eyes meet and our puffed-out cheeks make us both burst out laughing. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

But even those hundred-dollar pants suits she brought in for me to wear can’t make up for the hurt I feel when she slaps me with them mean words of hers. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was only in that tent for a little while, but it made me feel extra safe being guarded right along with the general. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

His frown made deep creases in his brow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The trouble was that about two-thirds of all these structures were made entirely of wood. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Parker wanted to make sure someone linked his puzzle to that book. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’s always quiet for a few minutes, then, all of a sudden, lets out a moan that makes your soul turn inside out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the silence forced on them by being next to Arthur’s chamber, but in passionate tenderness, they had done their best to make it up. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama made a big to-do about how weak and hurt I was, but I didn’t mind. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a spectacular performance and made a lot of noise. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was full, she w’as made perfect, she was still more than merely herself. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caesar and Cora made their way up the dusty road into town, unbelieving. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes the sun pulls too. He says that around the islands, the tides make funnels that can swallow boats whole.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He will think I am making fun of his eyes like when I got curly hair and Ju Mi was laughing, laughing so much she could not talk. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You is young and got plenty o’ time to make you a place in this here world. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The HIV epidemic tipped in the early 1980s, in short, not just because of the enormous changes in sexual behavior in the gay communities that made it possible for the virus to spread rapidly. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me make the rice, and you get the chicken from the staff club.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There were two other campers standing by one of the tents, and it was them, if I’m honest, that made it easier for us to build aggression before we stormed in. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We meet his look with bulletproof smiles, stone faces on which, with his myopic macho vision, he can't make out the writing on the walls. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

If I were to explain to you how she really makes me feel, I’m not sure I could. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

When I did, I figured I had to make the most of it. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just plain had a lot of pepper, and he’d made it clear that he thought he belonged in the first boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And seeing her that way made me frantic. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coraline wondered why so few of the adults she had met made any sense. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

They were an unusual mix of blue and brown, and together they made a kind of gray. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The couple living there lowered themselves down, making the number in the fishing boat eight. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

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

‘But the Rohirrim made a great burning here yesterday,’ said Gimli, ‘and they felled trees for the fire, as can be seen. Yet they passed the night after safely here, when their labour was ended.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"Did she make you do that, too?" she asks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In between were storehouses, drug purification labs, and a factory where food pellets for the eejits were made. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frederick Griffith had made genes move between organisms. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

This is a chronic disorder that affects only children of immigrants, who experience a constant gnawing guilt for the multitude of sacrifices their parents made to bring them to the United States. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I demanded of Fay when I saw him, my stress making itself plain. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story made a great impression on us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We make our way up O’Connell Avenue, out Ballinacurra, in by the South Circular Road, down Henry Street and back to the office for more papers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Not a bad secret, but an intimacy so much a part of who you were that it could not be made separate. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His mind might as well have been encased in concrete, and mine might as well have been made of jelly. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Audrey made chamomile tea and we put our mother to bed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Exactly as it happens in the books and on the films—and to make things even easier for us it is marked with an initial.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma made chili for dinner, and it’s just the way I like it, super spicy with hardly any beans. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He must have been going from condo to condo to make sure that the iguanas didn’t manage to get in. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was dull work, made even duller on the days I was partnered with a fellow named Reggie, an alleged genius unhappy with the course his life had taken. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Food and shelter and a gun and all the things I didn’t think we’d need that would make this easier. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

As young as I was then, I knew from what I overheard that my father was saying something that made him a “tough” man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never seemed ill at ease, and even when he did not speak the language, he had ways of making himself understood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Stuff like xanthan gum, which is made from bacteria; Carbopol, which is an acrylic polymer like house paint; and gelatin, which is made from cow cartilage. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Even the fountain which rose near the middle of the garden made only the faintest sound. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

If he really was the last dragon in the world—or Kievan Rus’, or the Thrice Nine Kingdoms, or wherever—it would make him a target for not just the tsar, but everyone. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The report was not explicitly marked “Confidential,” but nor was it evident anywhere that it was to be made freely available to others, to Franklin’s competitors, in particular. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You two make friends while I’m gone,” Santa said and disappeared into the other room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took advantage of that to make my escape. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The house lights behind her were strong in his eyes, making it hard to read her precise expression. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Most people don’t know what to make of the bright orange tangled mess of sticky treats. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He had made too many people cry—especially her mother—to go straight to heaven. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

This game of staring continued for several months, and my mother wondered if this man would ever make his move. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Traveling from Tijuana had made her dislike Brussels sprouts; now she hated summer squash as well! Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I'd made my way to the hospital, past thousands of poxies, bewildered as their diseases receded and their health was restored. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He re-urged—she re-declined; and he seemed then about to make his bow, when taking the paper from the table, she returned it— Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Stop! What’s going on? Are you two making fun of me?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“What makes it so difficult was the fact of your husband identifying that first body, over a year ago,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Meg, who went shopping in the afternoon and got a ‘sweet blue muslin’, had discovered, after she had cut the breadths off, that it wouldn’t wash, which mishap made her slightly cross. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of us had an opportunity to say a real good-bye or make plans to meet. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t the kind to make things up. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If a thing was cold, I tried to make the reader feel cold, and not just tell about it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“There ain’t nothing in this world that makes me puke faster than a southern gentleman.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others were making discreet but frequent runs back to the bar to replenish empty glasses. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That it gets printed in a book after the poet makes it is quite beside the point.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I was trying to help her by giving her a clue suggesting that Carmen had gone to Detroit, so I asked her, “Where are cars made?” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

But I came to appreciate that mountains make poor receptacles for dreams. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighs, closes his eyes for a moment, and then makes a subtle motion with one hand. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mama sometimes hit for two or three cents and sometimes for a nickel, but rarely did she make a larger hit. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Now, watching her, hearing her, seeing the passion in her eyes, it almost made him cry. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Muthu made a grab for it, but it floated out of reach. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And thus the prophecy that the Master of Jordan College had made to the Librarian, that Lyra would make a great betrayal and it would hurt her terribly, was fulfilled. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Nali always knew what to say to make him feel all right about himself. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

We went out back to see Dad’s skiff, and Lice Peeking made up his mind right away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But that didn’t make me feel much better. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

A gust of wind blows through the trees, making Fina pull her jacket tighter. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He thought he could see the windows and that made him think again of the pilot sitting inside and he forced his thoughts from it—but he could see no hatchet. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chestnut's cross-examination of Myers made it clear that the witness was lying. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I tried one more time to make a connection. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

As she made her way down the path, past the cabins, and then along the beach in the direction of the bone tree, Jinny stopped to look back at her island. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

That maybe one day I too can make it to the Miss America stage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But only if the bricks are made out of clay. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There he would make an even greater mark on science by taking on the core question of atomic structure. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

After a while, she rolled over in my arms, leaned up, and kissed me, softly at first, then more fully, until we were making out with real abandon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It made the rest of the trail seem perfect. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, it was true that my father had not come home to sleep for many days now and I could make as much noise as I wanted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bus moves and stops, moves and stops, making its way through North Portland. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A mouse might have made it, but Lancelot’s eyes grew vague. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even as we worked together on this home we’d made, I could not stop thinking about who had made me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I end up wandering through the aisles, trying not to make eye contact with scary-looking pink mohawk girls. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He seemed uncomfortable, and it was making her uncomfortable. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Yeller lay back under the rock slab now, staring at me with a look in his eyes that made that choking lump come into my throat again. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But having something terrible happen to you doesn’t make it right to stab your friend in the back!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The grateful citizens made him their King and he married the dead King’s wife, Jocasta. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The stove and countertops have been scrubbed clean, and I wonder if it will all be torn away to make room for a bigger kitchen like the one at Darius’s house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She wore rainbow tie-dyed dresses and was always bringing in cookies that were made with granola and flax and had no taste. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

My complaint made it through the review process at the Atlanta Police Department. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He and Cherrie hurriedly climbed out of their own canoe and ran down along the bank of the river, making their way toward the waterfall. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

A perfect cube made up of smaller cubes. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

If he had found out Fezzik was making rhymes, he would have laughed and then found new ways to make Fezzik suffer. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He’d made it sound like a complaint, but I knew it really wasn’t. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the idea of a university professor making money from what were essentially the fruits of academic research left him uneasy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

My mother can easily speak to a priest in a darkened confessional; can easily make an act of self-revelation using the impersonal formula of ritual contrition: ‘Bless me, Father, for I have sinned....’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can make out her floppy ears, her thick legs. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Since they intend to make me their grandmother, and you already are their grandfather, that makes us—oh, well, I won’t even think about that. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a spinal tap was required before a specific diagnosis could be made, he told me. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“You are suffering, I know, yet here I stand going on like some silly old woman. Time to make an end to it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As Pantalaimon fell, trying to twist away and make for the boat and Lyra’s desperate arms, the black things kept driving into him, droning, buzzing, and murderous. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Hisao held the envelope between his fingers but made no move to open it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He might get us up in the middle of the night and make us promise to die for Ireland but he never barked like this. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Jacqui herself is a loaded gun with a hair trigger—and the fact that she, in this moment, is able to recognize that, makes her seem slightly less mental. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

So we spent hours talking about politics, looking at photos, and making predictions about what will happen when all the American soldiers leave. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we can all make it. As long as everyone fights.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her association with Oakley Street would be no help; in fact, if anyone found out about it, it might even make things worse. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

With the feeling that he was speaking to O’Brien, and also that he was setting forth an important axiom, he wrote: Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to say something here, something to make him feel better, but I don’t. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They make no secret of the fact that they hate Captain Smith and want to be rid of him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

This was a combat medical stretcher enclosed by a biocontainment bubble made of clear plastic. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To make things worse, he was having trouble finishing thoughts and thinking up solutions. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As Jackson hung the paper at the front of the room, everyone strained their eyes to make out the names. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They stir his blood, call him to duty, make his legs long to leap away from the table, away from the radio, and run down to the inner city to join the marchers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He kept making the sign of the cross over and over. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of being stuck with him made her want to rip all the plants out by their roots and throw them into the snow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t gotten caught, but it had made him feel reckless. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was eighteen, she got into a bus accident that broke her spine, crushed her right leg and foot, and made it impossible for her to have babies. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She wasn't going to be able to make it much farther, even with the help of my shoulder. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I didn’t know what to make of my father. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

And honesdy, I believed she said that about Nzila giving power to the people to make me feel good about seeing my mother being taken away in handcuffs. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her uniform was so white it made my eyes hurt. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

"I think we're both hungry. We better eat something before we make another big mistake," Max says with a pained expression. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A blizzard of ash poured down, swirling up her nose and making it almost impossible to breathe. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

A wild plum tree yonder made a fine target. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

From rough pine slabs, I made a box for my dog. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tialys saw Will make the effort to stand up straight and force himself to find some more energy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Did you make all this mess, or was some of it done when you got here?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Is this my assimilation, so many years in the making? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crossing the 150 line is a small change that can make a big difference. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max closes her eyes; her lashes make dark half circles. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And I gave him the Vulcan salute, which was just the four fingers on my right hand making a V. It was from an old TV show that Erlan’s dad liked. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then, one Saturday morning, I finally made a small breakthrough. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She looked up at Lennie, and she made a small grand gesture with her arm and hand to show that she could act. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fifteen minutes later we were making our way through the iron labyrinth of Pretoria Local, with its endless series of clanging metal doors echoing in our ears. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Says who? What makes a girl a girl? What makes a guy a guy?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Dad makes a note on the sheet, then starts poking around again. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they shout after him anyway as he makes his way out: how did a volunteer and night student afford $1,000 a month? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After months of waiting and preparations, the time had come to make contact with TRIGON. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

First, what makes you think that Quinn—this man of certain standing, you know—wasn’t hoodwinking you, in order to get you to do exactly what you are doing?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Captain Newport has also brought orders from the Virginia Company to place an English crown on Chief Powhatan’s head, making him a prince under King James and making all of his people English subjects. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“They even made it into the Guinness World Records book!” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I was told that since my photograph was as widely distributed as my publisher could make it, I would find it impossible to move about without being recognized. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes water To make him go, And his shoes to get him There. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the rest of them were too frightened or too hypnotized by the whole affair to make a move. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Help him figure out what to do to make this happen.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He lit a cigarette, but the cloud of smoke made the magazine even more invisible. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing I want is for Audrey to tell me how sorry she is or make some lame attempt to fix our friendship. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

My brother’s friends always started out vaguely good-looking, but all it took was a single week of focused observation before these dudes made me want to barricade myself in my room. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As he sings this, the streetlight begins to shine through him as if he is made of nothing. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even the boy’s own family is scared to death; sometimes fear of police intimidation makes them hesitate to acknowledge that the boy is a blood relation of theirs. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, skidding through snow and sleet, they made it to town, but the hospital there was rural, unequipped to care for such a faint whimper of life. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was time for Tree- ear and Crane-man to make their annual move. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

There was Our Lady talking with her eyes, saying things I could not make out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make it to the door first, and open it. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re just trying to make the world a little sweeter,” Duke said after the Dog Squad rolled the bad guy down the slope and turned him into a giant snowball. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She said to believe I would make new friends too. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

But his mind was pretty well made up. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His tail was caked with blood, and his struggles made new blood flow from his wound. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Actually, I think you’re right. One made a face at me.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The calculations didn’t make sense, and Audrey hated for things to not make sense. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He makes a collection of the boat funnels from the lake freighters, checking them through binoculars. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Scandalized to see Kit wearing out her finery with scrubbing and cooking, Rachel and Mercy had made her a calico dress exactly the same as Judith’s. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When the captain sees me make no move to apprehend the parrot, he grabs me and hurls me from the helm to the main deck. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

His teasing makes me blush again, which makes me irritated with myself. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I make it into the open air and walk west, past the murderous mannequins in the windows, past the bivalvular City Hall. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Seein’ them up there really made us want to win tonight—it made us not want to give up. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could make out Parker Head heading down to Thayer’s haymeadow and the coast; its snowy backside showed between the bare trunks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I know what I’m goin’ to do—I’m goin’ to git into this war jest as quick as I kin make it.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the moment, Oliver was surrounded by his basketball buddies, who signed their own names and made up additional names and addresses to fill up the sheets. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We all help clean up and put away the leftovers, and then we make ourselves at home on the newly acquired, used furniture. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It won’t do any good to cry about Jamie when I’m trying to make it so that the only person who can make me cry is me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It made Bran feel queer when they called him prince, though he was Robb's heir, and Robb was King in the North now. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It makes it incredibly easy for us to spot each other. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bigwig made no reply and returned up the run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Esteban took the time to savor her fully and made sure that she felt pleasure too. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It climbs the walls, scaling so high it could grow off the teahouse and make a path to the God of the Sky. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Do not make me rip out your fur, old man,” snarled Petunia. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The thud it made shook the whole boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just make sure those things don’t spoil your appetite. It’s Thanksgiving!” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Lyra came after Will, and Pantalaimon became a kestrel and flew up as high as he could, making Lyra gasp. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sohrab stopped and said something to Ali-Reza, which ended up with them shouting in Farsi so fast I couldn’t make out a single word. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

How on earth could she make that 3:40 p.m. flight? The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

‘But quite long, I should think. We can have many a good talk. What about helping me with my book, and making a start on the next? Have you thought of an ending?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sure, the last time I’d seen the enemy, she’d made me look ridiculous by jumping in and finishing my part of our team presentation. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I shout to Manchee, turning and making a break for the back door. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And it made me understand better what Osh saw when he looked at me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Some of it will be fun, some of it will make you nervous, some of it you won’t like at all. But all of it you need to know.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Alex, fifteen and the oldest, understood English, but spoke with a thick Burundian accent that, combined with his deepening and sometimes cracking voice, made him hard to understand sometimes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t make sense for Valencia to be up there with Kaori and Gen. They didn’t even know each other. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Two things, Eliot learned, made Mrs. Sen happy. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Clearly, in the case of making a table, the carpenter does have a plan: the form is an idea in his mind, and the table he makes corresponds to that form. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I just made five dollars off the county superintendent,” he said, nearly grinning. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boy’s whole body trembled, his face pasty white, making his wet, red eyes stand out like bloody splotches on paper. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

That I can feel your skin against mine, and it makes every bone in my body ache? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you don’t believe me? Well. The woman who made them is a wicked thing. And broken. She sorrowed until she could sorrow no more, and now she is quite mad.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

You talk about hungry, there’s nothing like knowing your grub is off somewhere digesting in a bear to make you feel starved to death. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Their parents, in many cases, had been raised in city neighborhoods, but it was as if they had made a clean break, an escape. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I glanced at him a few times as he made tables in his lab notebook. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She always forgot how tall he was until he was standing near her, and the cramped space made him seem even taller. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

When they were still a few minutes from making the shore at the foot of the hills, Lee noticed something new in the sky behind the zeppelins. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm nervous and make a couple of mistakes, but I also pull off two more "spectacular catches," according to Lakshman, so my teammates are pretty happy with me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“He ain’t that stupid,” I said, trying to make her feel better. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The tardy evidence of her involuntary paganism made her even more upset. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She pushes aside her notebook to make room so she can spin the engagement ring Victor refused to take back last night. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He gathered his elders and warriors to make a plan. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I recalled from my music research that enjoyable music stimulates the production of the hormone serotonin, which makes us feel joy and elevates our moods by altering our brain waves. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I could see he was going to try to make this good. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Madness, in my admittedly limited experience, is accompanied by no superpowers; being mentally unwell doesn’t make you loftily intelligent any more than having the flu does. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Linear B was inherently so ambiguous that it remained restricted to palace accounts, whose context and limited word choices made the interpretation clear. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Second, if contact was made, he’d never accept the first offer, and he usually named an amount that was double or triple—or more—pricing himself out of the market. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Content combined with visuals,” she explained, “makes for a captivating site.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Permian scored again to make it 42—0, and some of the starters stood on the benches behind the sidelines, finally able to relax. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had made her use the airplane toilet while we were halfway through the flight. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He wanted to make sure she was tough enough on crime. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I made brownies,” Kate chimed sweetly, trying to entice me to have dinner with them. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I read that book like...four years ago. And there aren’t any soldiers in it,” she says, pointing at a picture hanging on the wall of the room I made. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It is supposed to be a support mechanism for the decisions I have to make. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

And if that happened—if she got on the bus one day and he didn't look up—she didn't want him to see how devastated it would make her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“He said not to make a big deal out of it,” Nick says. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

My heart stopped thumping, and I felt a flood of relief through my chest that tickled my throat and made me laugh. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The vet didn’t know what to make of it. He told me to keep giving him the supplements and the vitamins, but that basically he’s a medical miracle.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“What if working out what the symbol meant made you ‘worthy’ to get the Hallows?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Because every time she made one, no matter where she went, those corpuscules were there waiting. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

And beneath it all, the dream of the empty grave making her stomach turn. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She found a diagram of a plumping mill in one of her books, and I copied it down on paper then made it— come here—I’ll show you.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Grant became general in chief of the Union armies, he could have made his headquarters in Washington, D.C. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’d color-coded our collection of maps with tags made of free paint chips from the hardware store, a practical bit of flair learned from season 4, episode 11: “Neat for Next to Nothing.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Clair de Lune,” a song that makes her think of leaves fluttering, and of the hard ribbons of sand beneath her feet at low tide. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She watched him steadily out the window, smiling her peculiar downturned smile, and made satisfied clicks with her tongue against her teeth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try jumping over a few hurdles again, this time making sure I lead with my left leg, and it actually feels better. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I love it when people get excited about things I make. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She said to order as much as I want and make sure Grandma eats. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

When the drink was nearly gone, I made deliberate slurping sounds as I tried to get the last of it up. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was one of nearly a dozen tapes the BBC had recorded that didn’t make it into the documentary. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Even hearing my mom say those words makes this trailer feel less like solitary confinement. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

That would make her lock her doors and windows. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I follow him down, a stab of worry making me flinch when I hear the door close behind me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Look, Omi, we made you an O! For your initial, and also a literal Circle of Friendship! Which was Mila’s idea,” she added, catching my eye. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I could not make out what she was saying, except that the voice was simply not hers. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many said they’d never gotten involved with politics before but something about our campaign made them feel it would be worth it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

So when the teacher specifically said: "Willow, how does this book make you feel7' I had to tell the truth: "It makes me feel really bad. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what made me look in the trunk before I closed it. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kinds of people coming and going from Harlem make me want to get off the train and stay there. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she didn’t intend to have babies, what had made her willing to marry an old man? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

There were probably fourteen or fifteen rabbits—no more—who set off with Campion, some time before ni-Frith, to try to retrace the long journey they had made only the previous day. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cringe and look behind me to make sure no one heard it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t think anyone else would make a real big deal out of what happened. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I had the machinists make just one minor adjustment with Auk XXII-D, to shrink the size of its fins. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a place where you or anyone else can go. And even if you could make it, who knows if you could find your way back?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what made Mom crave purple stuff. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He was constantly trying to make deals with his parents to get out of doing stuff right away. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

In fact, Ana was particularly lively, with a glow in her cheeks and a sparkle in her eyes that made her look as if she were holding back a secret. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he makes his bed, I practice with my sling. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word, said out loud, made Luna’s skull feel as though it was about to split in half. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Since today is all about flights of fancy and fancy flights, our next contest is to see which of you would make the paleontologically perfect prehistoric pterodactyl.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, Red called in at least one of them. I know. I was home sick, but Red didn’t know that, and I heard him make the call.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Margot’s brother did. The rest of them got out,” I said, the whole thing making me shiver a little, the way it always had. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Two corporals made some noise about taking the cafeteria over. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made a small popping noise and then went out. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oscar switches to clipped English, making an excuse about discussing a bill, then says to Luna, in Spanish, “Just think about it.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Just the slap of the water and the sound of the light wind making our shelter flap. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I be lucky if I make it to twenty-one with all these fools running round with AK-47s. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made me tired, swimming in the trough, and I turned and swam out to the raft. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“My husband works as a women’s clothier, and we employ several local women to make garments to order. We are looking for a girl who is good with a needle.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was glad her son could not hurt anyone ever again, but seeing Nasreen Baji's grief and knowing her pain was partly because of me made me feel an odd sort of guilt. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

My teacher’s name is Mr. Ham, and all the kids make fun of him behind his back by doing oinking sounds. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Thinking about all of this makes me remember asking him once how he could stay awake all night, and he told me he was used to it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

And that made me realize this: Everyone’s story is different, all the time. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Though the desolation had not yet arrived, was still in the air, it was certain as man could make it. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mother, make this man leave,” Ignatius cried, trying to push his mother against Mr. Levy. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made his way below to his cabin, where the air was cool and dim. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When she was not hunting, or carving, she danced, sewed, chopped wood or made candles. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house was making noises, like knuckles cracking. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Now we must make our plans about the other things.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes your letters a great puzzle to read. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Adele bailed him out, and in his attempt to deflect the heat from himself, he told the police that Adele’s heart condition made her unfit to care for us. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I spent an amber morning making the Rescue Remedy homeopathic for Mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I watch as Millie makes the trek up the aisle with my mother close behind her. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It seemed unnecessarily cruel to make an old man wear a cap sideways like that and arbitrarily re-order the way in which age chose to hang from his chin. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then after an appropriate time of silence the Object made a noise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he answered, rising, and turning away, “Satan tempted me and I fell. I ain’t the first man been made to fall on account of a wicked woman.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

As they cleared the crowd, a sudden gust came down the wide Capitol steps, catching Scythe Curie’s long silver hair and blowing it back like a bridal train, making her look almost mystical. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“It never feels like you think it’s going to. I suppose a lifesize statue looks enough like a real person to make you expect to feel skin.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

All the secrets she made her childhood best friends pinkie swear to never tell another soul. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Knowing now that it was just a sick kid doing the screaming made Thomas feel better. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be black and to make black friends—I wanted to be friends with people who looked like me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“You look adorable. And I have an idea of how to make you look even more adorable!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The male two-legs came and made sounds to him and petted him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Seeing Lissa in my favorite place made me feel closer to her, as if she were truly my friend and I was sharing something important with her. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

My accomplishments at school must have touched my father’s heart, for one Friday night, in my second year of school, he did something that made me cry. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Abel and I, we made up. I moved back into the bedroom. It was just one night, and then...I became pregnant. I don’t know how.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year,” whispered Dobby, suddenly trembling all over. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

We tried to keep all the major groups happy, so the next thing we knew we’d made eleven languages official languages. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Seeing that stuff made me feel itchy all over. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I mix in the good and the bad and sometimes, I admit, when there’s not much good to report, I make some things up. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I think you could make a wonderful Marian.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Martha made sure that none of us slacked off for even a single day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

At the windows the light of the evening still made the window squares bright. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I pay his way to Maputo for play in nightclub. We make money like bandits.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn't just the heat that was making me perspire but my nerves about what lay ahead. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Caesar Flickerman makes a few more jokes, and then it's time for the show. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In fact, it made people hate him all the more. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They decided that a small town like Sarpsborg in a small country like Norway was no place in which to make a fortune. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ooh, I bet you make beautiful music together!” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“It is a very lovely pleasure to make your acquaintance, my dear Pinktail.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She pointed at me as she made a wide circle around me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jesse jumped up, pleased for an excuse to leave the track which he couldn’t make work to his dad’s satisfaction. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Malloy shook his head, sort of confused, but instead of making some slick comment about how strange Jamaal was, he focused back on my hands. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“What black, shiny hair, look at her brown, smooth skin! That heart-shaped face makes one want to reach out and pinch those dimpled apple cheeks. Look at those full lips and her smile! Ugly!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

These guys looked like they flossed their teeth with the kind of money I'd make in a summer working Uncle Earl's farm. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was low tide, so I left the path and began making my way through the marsh. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if he’s making it up to mess with my head? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I made myself look at the anatomy book and I focused on the same picture for a while. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

There were three regiments, whose march in time to a galley drum made the earth tremble. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

How they told him that he was making it up, and how being called a liar freaked him out because he wasn’t lying. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And sometimes while she talked Lee’s mind wandered out and came back and went out again like a ranging dog, and Lee would nod at intervals and make a quiet humming sound. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had made important contributions to every aspect of its economic, educational, and cultural life. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Calvin masked impatience, “It doesn’t make much sense, I admit, in lay language; but there is no conceivable use in presenting the mathematics of this. I assure you, it is as I say.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“It makes sense why the cucos haven’t been attacking as often as they normally do. If Mr. Dimblewit was providing food at a set location, then there was no need for them to hunt.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

His instant reaction was to make a reservation to fly home immediately. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She only watches it thoughtfully, she makes no attempt to move it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’m at the fence before the hum makes me remember how very trapped I am. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bouncy and curly, it didn’t like the idea of being pulled back so tightly Petra finally yanked out all of the ribbons and made a tight ponytail and a tidy bun. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was glad she could not see herself do this; she shuddered to think what her opinion of someone who did this would be, though it did make work more interesting. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after a while, they left him alone, which somehow made him feel even lonelier, but at least that was familiar. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She knew that it would take four months and lots of frozen fish to motivate Maxwell to make his way to the sky again. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was raining less heavily as the driver made a neat U-turn in the middle of the road to bring us outside the main gates of the museum. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And again, her fist making wet smacking sounds against Nin’s wrinkled flesh. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

There were size limits—it couldn’t be too tall—but Anya was never worried about those, because she was certain she wasn’t capable of making one too high. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

People did what she told them to because they liked her—not just because she’d make their lives miserable if they didn’t. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

You have no idea what I’ve given up for you—the deal I made. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I tease, trying to make her smile and relax a little. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“It never entered my head to try to make a lot of bucks dig regular holes,” said Hazel doubtfully, as they returned down the slope. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And this makes me wonder if a black girl’s life is only about being stitched together and coming undone, being stitched together and coming undone. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you know?” answers Lara, who’s finally made her way around the table to take a seat next to her brother. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

That made me remember my manners, and I gave him his name to eat before he left with the prince. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The steel ladder was made of paper, of silk, of quicksilver, of air. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

An official order was made for women pilots from civil aviation and Osoaviakhim to report to an assembly point in Moscow, where Marina would take charge of them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“You can just be sure that we’ll make all the necessary inquiries....” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Farther on we saw something else that made us stop. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I just need to make sure the defeat doesn’t take while I’m inside. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Holmes volunteered to assist the coroner in making an identification. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I saved my city pants and burned them bit by bit to make charred cloth for the flint and steel. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The confidence is a mask, like some of the lies we tell to make it through the day. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Lelia usually doesn’t like this kind of work, even though it pays well, mostly because there are too many students in a class for her to make much difference. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom then went into the kitchen to make my sister’s favorite thing to eat, and my sister looked at me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

But I knew I was being watched, and that every move I made was being scrutinized and logged. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In the hallway she made me crouch down behind her, and humped the back of the dressing gown over my shoulders. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if this is true are we not forced to conclude that the real making of the Bull’s Head took place in the artist’s mind? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gathered armies and made the cities recognize the need for allegiance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That made him laugh, but she didn’t know why. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind off the Baltic was making her hair fly around. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The statement made me leap backward in shock, as if I had been hit with a fist. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But somehow I made it through the rest of the day. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her company would have made the escape more difficult, but Cora hadn’t been a baby. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes later he was heading east, and I made my way north over the green hills into Trebon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He later told me that he had asked the jeweler to make it that way. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

After the bed was made I built a fire. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a face at her and turned to the pilot’s wheel. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning toward the mirror, she glued the mouse fur onto her own eyebrows, making them bushy and thick as the fashion required. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her laughter would make it easier to accept my social isolation and human freakishness. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t make my feet move, but I had to stop Kronos. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You can make them stop—at whatever time you choose—and while you’re prepared and watching to see what goes wrong.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

No one was going to kill me just for saying that I wanted to sing, but I made it seem that way with my cowardliness. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They left together and Ugwu looked back to make sure that everyone had noticed that they were together. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Granny’s favorite dish was a peanut roast which she made to resemble meat, but which tasted like something else. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their cloaks were made of skins, the pelts of bear and seal and wolf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Can she make it without someone there to watch her back? Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I suppress the stab of jealousy that immediately makes itself known, right below my heart. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It made sense, they’d only cut themselves to pieces with firearms. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

George Blake stepped forward, out of the gray zone of the double agent, and chose to make the communist East his home. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ma gave Aunt Eliza a little needle-book she had made, with bits of silk for covers and soft white flannel leaves into which to stick the needles. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they arrived in San Francisco, my father made her hide those shiny clothes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You four have been making noise ever since you come in last night.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In social studies, James made a big show of looking for another missing item when Mr. Quisling collected the cipher challenge submissions. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They consequently had to make do with only the most essential possessions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

We stood slack- jawed, trying to make sense of the railings, the fences, the bars, and the spaces, both tiny and immense. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He chose the girl who had always been kind, who had never seemed hell-bent to marry, who made the whole venture seem like his idea, his conquest. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The lack of boughs made it difficult to hang the ornaments evenly, so the kids had to hang ten or more ornaments per branch. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe Baba is trying to make up for being late, but he won’t stop asking questions. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But behind us, over the ocean were evil-looking black clouds that seemed headed our way, made me think it might rain soon. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It felt like it was made of burlap. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like someone who would make a beautiful painting. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I may need civilized company to like you. I’ve made up my mind. It’s off to finishing school with you.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She made the stab, stab, stab movement at Ernie, then laughed. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mitchell Sanders made a sound in his throat. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A system that denies the poor the legal help they need, that makes wealth and status more important than culpability, must be changed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But finally the original black people recognized that their sudden troubles stemmed from this devil white race that Mr. Yacub had made. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So they just automatically kill anyone who makes their way into that room without the pass code?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“You know, I’m not sure how all of this group therapy is supposed to help. Listening to other people’s problems doesn’t exactly make me feel good.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the darkness, closer to the sinking ship, I thought I could make out the silhouette of lifeboats. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

"No," I said, "I wanted to go to the fur show, but Jay Cee called up and made me come into the office." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Like I said before, I didn’t know what to make of you. That’s all.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But I retrieved the small bow and arrows he'd made me from a hollow tree. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Being left out of social situations isn’t helping me make friends at middle school. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She poked holes in a calabash and padded it with dry grass to make a sieve, because unfiltered mutsangidza ashes were slightly poisonous. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had always made bad confessions before that. I have lived nearly all my life in mortal sin. But this time I confessed everything.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” he said, and he held out both his hands to me, a gesture of friendship that in Karhide is not lightly made. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Twelve billion gallons of water suddenly decided to make a run for the Pacific Ocean, which is about fifty miles from here. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I grabbed her wrist and dragged her back into the living room, where I made Dr. Agar explain everything again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Pritchard boys made no move to follow us out of the store. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be silly. I’m making a whole scrapbook, honey, something to show your children and grandchildren.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily, I would have been nervous about my dress and my odd color, but being with Doreen made me forget my worries. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Not knowing how girls were supposed to behave on dates made me nervous. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with the Council’s man watching, the campers made their hands into shallow cups and pulled the air over their heads and faces, making prayers out of ashes and smoke. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The rough waves and dense fog made it nearly impossible to navigate the dinghy. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

In the office Mr. Gonzalez was watching Miss Trixie bump into the door frame as she made her entrance for the day. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I turned on the car and started to make my way back toward the interstate. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

This made her cry out in anger and run back to their place by the hills, so that she might catch Goat and her children and punish them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

True enough, the constitutional arguments represented a consolidation of points made in Philadelphia in 1787 and then in several state ratifying conventions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The girl made a weak motion and strained toward the cup. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hadn’t she said she would make things right? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Her voice made Viserys turn his head, and he saw her for the first time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Any reference to her personal eccentricities, even from Henry, made her shy. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Not knowing that he’s trying to make me feel better. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And I would have loved it if I knew something about being Japanese that didn't make my mother turn her nose up. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The idea of Abuela having to drive home with a car full of gifts made me so sad I wanted to cry, or hit something. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And Hamilton did what he had unofficially implied he would do all along: manipulate the numbers to make the Virginians more comfortable with assumption. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She felt the vibrations penetrate her muscles, pulsing in waves, until they rattled her bones and made her inner organs hum. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The street pattern and the subway made sense. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes away, watching the teacher make his rounds. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I also hated the adults, for not trying to fix this situation, for not making it better somehow. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

This concern is supported by ethnographic work suggesting that employers have fears of violence by black men relative to other groups of applicants and act on those fears when making hiring decisions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“These are the Fields. They are everywhere and nowhere. I can make them look any way you wish.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The two courts were made of cracked asphalt. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe she could find work here, dusting the shelves and washing the windows and making the place look brighter, cleaner, more like someplace where you wanted to buy groceries. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom had her hair in a ponytail, her mouth was open like she was talking, and she was making a weird two-handed gesture, like she was cradling an imaginary volleyball. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I guess the sneakers are supposed to put me at ease, make me think I can trust her because she’s young at heart, or not like the other adults I know. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She's made herself a cunning white envelope of a hat with a bright red cross stitched on the edge. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

My hand slipped around her arm, but she pulled away, her jaw clenched in a way that made her look almost ferocious. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He makes sense, but I still don’t like it. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

You’d make me change diapers all the time and I’d complain, but secretly I wouldn’t mind, because I’d know you were busy with school and homework and rehearsals and your daughter. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It falls to Haymitch to check on me, make sure I’m eating and using my medicines. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The goal of classic style is to make it seem as if the writer’s thoughts were fully formed before he clothed them in words. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

How can this type of data be made to tell a reliable story? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Cliff, who had been making hand signs across the room at Ria Wolf, jumped and faced forward. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He moved his blade to the expanse of yellow rind above the gouged eyes, and she could see him make three deep rippled cuts across the broad forehead. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And even though Noah wouldn’t take off his armband, it ended up being torn off anyway and Principal Trask made him throw it away. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

District 1 makes luxury items for the Capitol. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

My jeans and shirts were too well known to Rufus’s neighbors, and the dress Alice had made me looked too much like the dresses every other slave woman on the place wore. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe that will appeal to Claudia, but I doubt it. Even though she sure doesn’t approve of making herself walk.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I called “Bye, Wishbone” into the woods before I hurried up the road to make things right with Bertha. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Shhh, shhh, calm, calm. Why are you so agitated? There is no need to worry. You are worried about what? You will tell me what happened that makes you think concussion.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He had made his mind up the night before, when he realized that it was senseless to continue leading a hermit’s life while seeking for a quick fortune. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What can we do to make sure something like this doesn’t happen again?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

We made so much food, we could have another party tomorrow. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The clang from her wedding ring makes a few of them jump. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

People took Sunday outings to see the bird; souvenir vendors and strolling photographers made a fortune. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Donovan Curtis didn’t measure up to Lee standards, that hardly made him stupid. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Somehow she made it to morning’s light and the lifting of the veil. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The armorers of the 587th made pillows out of their foot cloths and decorated them with planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her Egyptian headdress and under her sheer jeweled robe she had on the short tunic made of a pillowcase. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

That seemed to carry some weight, or else to mystify the bear sufficiently to make him pause. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The moon was still lighting up the studio in a brilliant shine, and it made Pet’s feathers and fur glisten. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I left Mrs. B’s house and decided to head to the place that always made me feel welcomed and loved. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She must have thought she was going to be around tomorrow and made me think so too. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t use a special pen or make any kind of statements or declarations. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I told her how JT and Sally were going steady, and how it had seemed to make them nicer to everyone, at least most of the time. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, the honorable House of Wu is above any suspicion. I was just checking to make sure the household was not bothered by these, uh, young nuisances.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He then ran both of his hands through his curly mop of hair, and that made it double in size. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

If they could reverse the flow—make the horrors of slavery visible to those who benefited from it—they might be able to end the vile practice forever. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Taisin had learned about healing tonics at the Academy, but her knowledge of them was limited to the relatively harmless brew she had made for Shae the night before. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We made our way through the crowd, like a small boat cutting through a storm, unsure if we’d be sucked in or stay afloat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I think,” said Hermione, “that if we made it sound as though we were just interested in the theory, we might stand a chance. “ Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

My throat was jumping around in my neck and making a bunch of weird noises. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just why do you think,” he resumed when he had finished, looking up, “that you made those two statements expressing contradictory emotional responses to the fish?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She tried hard to make me into something she could reasonably accept. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought the cap’n had made a mistake, ’cause whilst this woman did have a eye patch and a scar running ’crost her cheek, he hadn’t said nothing ’bout her skin! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

The author of the monograph, a native of Schenectady, New York, was said by some to have had the highest I.Q. of all the war criminals who were made to face a death by hanging. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made and ate a big breakfast and sat down with a slick magazine to wait for Dad. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shoot, it was probably the face I made at lunch. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

They asked everyone to step out of the bus; then they made us walk through a barricade. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He's got these big eyebrows that make it hard to see his eyes and that's fine, I don't want to see them, looking at those eyes is asking to have a bad dream. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

That really made Dante laugh and we got to laughing so hard that Legs started barking at us. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

They were confident, and on their way to the assigned field they made fun of the competition—decked out with matching gear bags and all those silly-looking parents perched on the sidelines. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

His parents disapproved, but their “active, results-oriented” parenting meant that they gave Colin a measure of freedom to make his own decisions. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Liddy made it home, walked into his bedroom, and undressed quietly, hoping not to wake his wife. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She owned the crack that made her stumble; she owned the clumps of dandelions whose white heads, last fall, she had blown away; whose yellow heads, this fall, she peered into. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

This coincidence makes 1543 a convenient marker for the start of the scientific revolution that would transform first Europe and then the world. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Beethoven and his contemporaries even made the natural world an extension of their feelings. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I said, “Our toilet was broken so my stepdad made me dig trenches in the backyard to find where the pipes had split open.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

They wanted to think that he was incapacitated, injured, unable to make it to the phone. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As class president, it was Maria’s job to make sure everyone had good behavior or Mrs. Maxy would take minutes off our recess time. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought about making for the main gate, but he knew that was hopeless. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She wore a bright yellow, longbilled sun hat she had made herself and always kept stiffly starched. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I grew up wanting to make dreams, too. Your husband gave me a great gift that day. I hope one day I can repay him.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z