He'd meant to be funny and self-deprecatory, but he didn't actually want to talk about how she managed to be attracted to him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

By nightfall, despite our problems, we had once again managed to bring almost 14,000 Marines and 6,000 tons of equipment on shore. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And then?” he said in as calm a tone as he could manage. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

But if I manage it, I will have murdered one of the favored sons of Faerie. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You said you were going to defy Cardan by being your awesome self and if he tried to take you down, you’d take him down with you. How are you going to manage that?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

However the Earth’s gravity has managed to nudge Venus into this Earth- locked rotation rate, it cannot have happened rapidly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dress was almost too big for his little fist, but he managed to widen it out and fit the whole thing through. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The eyelashes were lying on April’s dresser and Melanie managed to walk right past them as she went out. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also managed to find shoes and a coat for Helena and a cast-off rug for our feet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But finally I manage to force out “Who are you?” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With the help of a map, gestures, Spanish, and figures, Nat managed to learn a lot. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between the ringing doorbell and the booms, she had managed time for the beauty parlor and the sunlamp. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the restaurants with only three tables, I wonder how some of these places manage to stay open. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

They had managed to survive on their own without their parents, but now we were all caught in limbo. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Instead she walked past the girls, with her chin as high as she could manage, and methodically peeled the pads off her locker. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you take those books home with you? I’ve managed to get through most of them, and you deserve some kind of reward.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I can manage. Don’t you worry about me.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I was called on in the first week of October and tasted the silence briefly before I managed to struggle through with an answer to an almost impossible question. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Tonya finally realized what was going on, and when she got herself out of her own cabin, her head cleared enough that she managed to release her friends from the crashed plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I consider ringing Marv for a lift, but I manage on my own. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Also she told me this in two sessions, we managed a second break together. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I managed to talk them out of it for the time being,” said Parvati. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Today he had managed to capture two unicorn foals. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Concealed partly by the raised barrels and their concrete emplacements, partly by my tilted umbrella, I kept hidden, but still managed a good look. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Just tap it again and say, ‘Mischief managed!’ Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She didn’t look happy, but she was managing. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Percy had managed to grab a ledge about fifteen feet below the top of the chasm. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We sit quietly until Baba returns, happy that he’s managed to exchange gold jewelry for a thick wad of Turkish money. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Between the two of us, we can manage to cover the rent. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She and Tony both managed to climb on...until a huge hunk of metal from the tank rammed into the wagon. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

The next night some archers desperate for warmth somehow managed to set their tent afire, which had at least the virtue of heating the adjacent tents. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Pollard managed to hang on, but when he asked him to run, again the horse didn’t respond. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was awkward, but she managed to place herself atop it, as if it were a kind of raft. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It managed to crawl a few yards before something shot out of the nearest cave, so fast that Percy could only register a dark green reptilian head. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Despite feeling terribly dizzy, he managed to find four of his fellow firefighters trapped almost out of sight under parts of the second-floor ceiling that had collapsed into the first floor. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I had shyly managed to say hello to her in the hall a few times, but hadn’t figured out any way to hold a real conversation with her. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you want to manage crew for? What do you want to manage for? What’s that got to do with sports?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was heavy and awkward, but I managed to carry it over next to the wheelbarrow and drop it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He looked at his daughter and managed a smile. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She stopped by the relief center to see if there was any food, if a plane had finally managed to land. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The movement was strange with the slipperiness of the house shoes, but she managed to sink down and return to her standing position without falling. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The stairs were carpeted and I managed to get up them without making much noise. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“He’s managed to get the most beautiful woman in the place again.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Would she take the room and board or drive herself daily, and if so, how would she manage in bad weather? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Gazzaley, though he is fighting for every dollar, has managed to oversee the construction of something sleek, more in his image. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hazel was supposed to defeat her, though she could not even manage fifth grade. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I did manage to get in touch with George Toley, my coach at U.S.C., and he’s indicated a willingness to help. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To be honest, I managed not to think about Papa all that much at school today.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her fingertips brushed against dust and finally something slightly curved, and after another moment of straining she managed to get her fingertips around it enough to pull it out. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I manage to float for three pop-up breath lengths before inadvertently getting water up my nose. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She managed to make a teardrop fall, although he could not know it came from fear rather than sorrow. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t manage to get the high score this time, I had thirty-nine more chances. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Twenty minutes later, I’ve managed to get them out the door and to the corner of our road in the trailer park where the Head Start bus picks them up. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I press one earmuffed ear against my shoulder and manage not to flee or drop the flute. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Anyhow, I followed him all the way across the island and he was none the wiser. I think I can manage a few hundred meters more.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Emily shielded her eyes, but still the glaring rays managed to bend their way around her hand, dulling her sight. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The old man gathered his own bones and muscles as best he could and managed to hoist the kid and get him into the pickup. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at Danny and managed what must have been a sick smile. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But even if he had the vials and managed to choose the right one, he doubted he’d have time to take it before he crumbled to dust like his bow. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Somehow I managed to control the bike, but my dream of flying vanished into the shadows with the deer. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

After digging out three smoldering logs, he carried them into a nearby larch forest, scraped away the snow from the ground, found some kindling, and managed to start a campfire. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She could carry on a conversation now about health and one about weather, but she couldn’t manage to say “Miriam.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was heavier when she was unconscious, and I was shaking, but I managed it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“No, he won’t, he’s so tired he will soon drop off and then the matter is settled, for he will understand that he has got to mind. Don’t interfere, I’ll manage him.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if a hospital or government agency can afford the antibiotics, the illness is difficult to manage. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

One thousand married couples who desire to have three children each are tracked for ten years, during which time 800 of them, assume, do manage to produce three children. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think you can manage to put the things in the fridge?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

A look of despair passed over Reyna’s face, though she managed to hide it quickly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It would be another ten minutes after that when he managed to extract the first toothpick from the first classroom door and the chemistry teacher could at last get to his desk. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s our last day together,” she finally managed with a small frown. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

With him are his aide Lieutenant Colonel Horace Porter and two sergeants to manage the Grants’ luggage. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Help me wind this round myself, please. I cannot manage all these pearls by myself.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They’d been hit by gunfire from a German fighter and, with an engine on fire, managed to escape the enemy plane by hiding in a storm cloud. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“You managed to hack through a shield that has almost never been breached.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Instead, he brushed against me and managed to touch my hand for a second. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

During all of these developments, I somehow managed to keep my cool. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Sure, I did,” I managed to say before my own voice cracked. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Despite the wild ride, he managed to leave town with a great degree of dignity, holding his head high and his back stiff as he pushed the bike along the path. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I managed to get out of taking my French exams the next week, due to the very excellent excuse of having a gunshot wound to the stomach. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to owe you more than I already do,” I manage to say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If he could manage to hang in at the back of the field, rowing in the midthir-ties, he figured, maybe he’d still have some gas in the tank for the inevitable sprint at the end. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I made sure to stay well clear of Moonface after that, but somehow I always managed to be assigned to work duty near him. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The little canal rat had managed to make it to the Ice Court after all. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If we were at the Brigham, Farmer says, this would all be easy to manage, including physical therapy for the man. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

But somehow, she managed to convince the recruiter that she’d be able to work. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The Rantz farm, like countless others across the country, had so far barely managed to remain profitable. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The Chicago Tribune’s editorial page criticized the group of senators who hadn’t managed to vote that day, calling them “a bunch of gutless sheep.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I managed to avoid her, but slammed my shoulder hard into a protruding birch branch. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t go” was the first thing Maya managed to whisper when she could speak again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Even if you manage to get through the first two tryouts, how are you supposed to compete with kids who have a whole team around them? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Dr. Darwin managed to visit Josiah, but he was so upset by his old friends terrible condition that he could offer no medical help. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good thing you finally managed to slip her bonds,” Nicasia decides on. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to put the scale back together as best I could, managing to at least fit all the parts back inside and pound the frame back into a rough semblance of its previous shape. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Penn didn’t say how our Julie managed to communicate that. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I might as well ask you,” said Biddy, “how you manage?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

And a little while later, you managed to say it back. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I get a picture before joining him on the swing, my arms wrapped around the chains, and I manage to take some pictures. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Red Tie is righteous, and Rob even manages to look a little chastened. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he met someone new, he managed to work it into the first few minutes of conversation. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The families that would not darken the door of the church, which by the way doesn’t have any door, did manage to join us for the picnic. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The third time, I manage to get the words out. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to get a message to Winnie and I telephoned Walter in Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For two days, Shin managed to crawl around in his cell and to eat. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She ate more of the dried fish and drank as much water as she could manage. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just managed to grab on to my hood and screamed at me in her shrill voice. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

There are those who have the means, and even some who do not but creatively manage anyway, to follow the circus from location to location. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We had managed some real damage to each other and knew we’d gone too far at last. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Mollers managed, somehow, in spite of their worldly goods, to live fairly simply. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I manage to make my way to the barrier fence without discovery, and Red Jack is there, leaning against the tall wrought iron and looking like he hasn’t a care in the world. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

At Uncle Leang’s hut, Ma managed to hide them from the soldiers by sewing them in the straps of our bags, which we kept even after they burned our clothes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost manage to get through the omelet she prepares without a word. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

If he managed to win a game from an opponent, on the next day he’d often lose to someone else. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Guided more by her intuition than by her knowledge of things or by logic, Clara managed to reach her daughter’s school without mishap. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in this plain white T-shirt and gray sweats, but he still managed to look heart-stoppingly perfect somehow. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jay elbowed me and I jumped, but managed not to yell out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His fingers felt like melted plastic, but Jason managed to undo the straps. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ben manages to get the bottle underneath his robe without showing us the world’s purportedly largest balls, and then we all sit and wait, too disgusted to look. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Those eastern garments must be the devil to manage,” said Colonel Julyan, “and yet they say, you know, they are far more comfortable and far cooler than anything you ladies wear in England.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“However in the world could I manage without a tent?” The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are few educators and child psychologists who don’t believe that the show managed to spread its infectious message well beyond the homes of those who watched the show regularly. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how you manage to always get what you want.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

With a locked-down supply of drugs, I managed to wipe out the rest of October and the first half of November. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Funny, I never had the impression that I managed to teach Potter anything at all.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“How do you manage, Biddy,” said I, “to learn everything that I learn, and always to keep up with me?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I cover myself with anti-itch cream from Rite Aid but can manage to sleep only for an hour and a half at a time before the torment resumes. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled when my dad said something funny or one of us kids managed to slip a sophisticated word into a conversation. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He had a small racing stable and managed a little racecourse about four miles from the manor house. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, I must say," Grandma Knife cuts in, "I'm pretty impressed you managed to get your mother out so fast." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“But do tell me, Jacob—how on earth did you two manage to get separated anyway? You were so...close on the dance floor.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They managed to get Sina’s off her because all she did was stand real straight with her chin up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now that the anger had burned away, Luke was left with an inescapable feeling that, in one blink, he’d managed to ruin everything between him and Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

For days after I stare at the house, wondering how it can still manage to look the same, to seem so solid and house-like when there’s no one around to make it a home. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I let my heart say the last good-bye because I couldn’t manage it with my breath. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“How else would we manage to feed our families? To brighten the dark?” others say. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I think we managed to get out of line unnoticed. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But Templeton worked away at the job, and managed to cut the sac adrift and carry it to the ground, where he dropped it in front of Wilbur. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“They managed to get that far,” he went on. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Emily shielded her eyes, but still the glaring rays managed to bend their way around her hand, dulling her sight. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They are on what they call an extended circus holiday, following Le Cirque des Rêves around to as many locations as they can manage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Judging from their half-eaten breakfasts, the others still felt uneasy; but Leo managed to shake them out of it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He managed to catch it again at the last minute, but even so it banged down heavily on the stone surface. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Very, very slowly I manage to sit up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Jason managed to avoid the prongs of the trident again, but the giant swung the other end around and smacked him in the chest. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She coaxed as much gentleness into her voice as she could manage. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Strapping him to an aluminum ladder, they managed to lower, drag, and carry him through the Icefall, and he was now resting from the ordeal at Base Camp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He began throwing himself at the walls of the car with such power that he managed to bend some of the protective iron. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

That is how Jenna and I managed to wind up in the back of Beth’s closet, so I guess the spider web-filled tunnels are good for something. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But that’s also how C. diff starts—your stomach hurts because a few bad bacteria have managed to take hold in your small intestine, and then your gut ruptures and seventy-two hours later you’re dead. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I mentioned no names, you will observe.—Oh! no; cautious as a minister of state. I managed it extremely well.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t have managed it, to be torn away from the family. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father wants me to be his Champion? What—don’t tell me that he’s managed to eliminate every noble soul out there! Surely there’s one chivalrous knight, one lord of steadfast heart and courage.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then he and Julie tidied and cleaned the apartment until it was as close to immaculate as could be managed under the circumstances. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

So I free the arrow, tying the tourniquet back as tightly as my frozen fingers can manage. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Katherine and I manage to get back to school, wash up, and change without being discovered. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Then she gave us our costumes, which she had somehow managed to sew herself. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She was proud of how calm she’d managed to make herself, standing there without even a tremble, waiting for some unfathomable wraith to come and deal with her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure if he was managing to lose the warriors or get himself more lost. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The months of exercise and dance practice had made Angel a lot stronger than Jordan expected, but he still managed to have her under his power with little difficulty. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stay as calm as I can manage, but sweat pours off me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than come out, he managed to set it in the defensive huddle and played both ways the entire first half. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At sixteen now, she took a lover from one of the island families and managed to keep direct light from ever hitting her stomach. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Out at the barn, feeding the mule. He got in late, so I managed to get up a pretty good supper for him,” she said. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

After they embraced, she asked him how he had managed to get back into the United States. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He yanked open a door and was rewarded with a flood of water that sent him sprawling and sliding down the corridor before he came up gasping and managed to get to his feet. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He did not fed that he could manage more than one chop himself, and, as for Kay, he had stayed away from the breakfast-room altogether. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no delay on the timer at alL If he managed to press the detonator button, the ship would blow at once. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t easy, but with the strength of three horsepower, we managed to shift the wreckage so it was no longer threatening to collapse on the baby cow serpent. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how he manages without anything over his ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t think I had anything to learn,” I said bitingly before I managed to get my tongue under control again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I managed to sleep, I would wake up in the middle of the night, shaking uncontrollably. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And how would I manage to transcribe it unobserved? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I know you lived in a world where black folks were hosed and beaten and jailed and killed while fighting for equal rights, but you still managed to be, like, dignified and everything. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

From the upper pasture to the house is a distance of a mile—rocky terrain with steep, unforgiving hills, which Grandpa could not have managed in his condition. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Richard thought that maybe I was thinking of managing the team. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least I managed to get some medicine. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The Prince would manage an hour or so of spectating before he and the Count would leave, the Count still oddly silent. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you live nearby?” she managed at last, letting go of his hand reluctantly. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fall! why, that is like a baby again! Can’t she manage to walk at her age? She must be eight or nine years old.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The actress was eminently resourceful, however, and left America to tour through England before returning in 1869 to manage the Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

If he could manage to free himself he might be able to sneak back and join the horde. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Who was on the phone?” my mom managed to ask. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Nico and the others had managed to win over the legion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Even now, in the midst of a full-fledged crisis, Katherine has managed to retain her deportment. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

People need to do what they can to manage the day-to-day in this place, but making Mobius feel like home is the last thing I want. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Uncle Amin had managed to save them a spot before things had gotten too crowded. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He must have managed to unlock it and hadn’t fully closed it again so that it would be open when he came back. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When Maniac slipped silently from the house at dawn — the only way he’d ever manage to get away — March pounced with cold and nasty paws. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strange to tell, the raven now managed three ascending notes of great purity. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

That genes could also be reproduced, recombined between chromosomes, and repaired by specific proteins, explained how cells and organisms manage to conserve, copy, and reshuffle genetic information across generations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Curly managed to get one arm around the boy’s neck, but he twisted free and hurled a handful of dirt into Curly’s face. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It looks like a doghouse,” he said, “and it’s empty except for the spiders and river rats, and maybe a gator that managed to sneak in but couldn’t find its way out.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Wez surprised a vixen drinking at the stream, and Walder flushed three rabbits from the underbrush and managed to put an arrow in one. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I managed to turn my head and see Nigel standing in the doorway. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Benfred tried to spit again, but only managed a little blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

With one arm around each man's shoulders, Ned managed to descend the steep tower steps and hobble across the bailey. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And then the third Crab manages a sharp grounder, but shortstop Khyler scoops it up and fires it to Laury at first base before homegirl can get there. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I said as neutrally as I could manage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She barely managed it, gulping it down with plain water rather than her usual orange-flavored soda. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrell, on the other hand, manages to seem smaller than he is. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At least three determined individuals had managed to climb over it since I’d moved in. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

My ship was fast, and my shields were top-of-the-line, so they managed to hold up long enough for me to reach orbit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He stayed hopeful, insistently so, convinced that some part of his vision would someday, somehow, manage to prevail. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He managed to fight hard enough to get his face above the water. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It took a significant amount of muscle—how had Chase with his little eight-year-old arms managed?—but soon I had a bucketful. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Every day, she got better at running, going farther and faster, and managed to keep from killing Cain when he taunted her at training. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I walked over to Ms. Taggart's office and tried to manage what was going on inside me by doing something useful for someone else. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Washing his handkerchiefs and putting food on the table before him was the most she could manage. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Valerie thought nothing of speaking her mind in a roomful of opinionated men, often managing to deftly bring people around to whatever side she was arguing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was simply that I couldn’t muster her authority, couldn’t manage to keep my sisters and brother in line with her strict rules of behavior. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

"Oh," is all I can manage to say, and I look away from him. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She waited on her without complaint, but she managed subtly to extract from her the price of her invalidism. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I went to see a demon, a Mister Alger; who manages apartment houses. I have a job, cleaning and fixing things in those houses. I can heal sick machines on the side, too.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a dog here once—wild when he came, but I managed to teach him tricks. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Most important, Tawantinsuyu “managed to eradicate hunger,” the Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa noted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Eventually he managed it by leaping up, getting one paw over the top of the thing, and with his weight, snapping the twine that held it to the roof. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

A gurgling sound came out of the boy's mouth, then he managed to gasp the word, "Fine." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The common perception had always been that Burnham managed the business side of the firm, while Root did all the designs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She fished a small lace-edged handkerchief out of her bag and this she somehow managed to wrap around the end of my tail. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He managed to extricate himself, then fell into another, deeper, crevasse. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Chewing his pencil,” Paula told her when she had managed to hide under her grandfather's desk. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Percy managed to get to his feet and wipe off the dog slobber. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They managed to get to the other side of the common room, still having their backs slapped, and gained the peace of the staircase. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Frank wouldn’t say how he had managed to kill the basilisks, but Percy got the feeling it had something to do with the broken point of his spear. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He managed to stay standing, but gripped the door of his truck for support. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for bringing Maya here,” my mom finally manages. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I managed to keep myself busy, but it wasn’t enough: I was always in a bad mood. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried, managed to move two toes feebly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They re sitting next to each other, and I'm across from them, and we’ve managed to get the booth back near the bathrooms where no one really bothers you. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I’d managed to stay off her radar, for the most part, and maintained my invisibility. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

They kept to themselves and had managed to smuggle in a tube of lipstick. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

All she managed was to feed the baby. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The smaller cub doesn’t even manage to struggle—he is enclosed in a dark, noisome place, and swung upward. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He managed in Iraq to also train for a marathon that was a mere few weeks away. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

On trembling knees the old man managed to stand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I choked on my words, only managing by sheer willpower to keep from wringing Frankie’s neck. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She managed to kick the ball straight through my legs but slid on the wet grass and ended up on her backside. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Glancing back at him, she was reminded of Plum’s face when he managed to get the meat out of a walnut all by himself. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Barack had experienced marriage as ephemeral: His mother had married twice, divorced twice, and in each instance managed to move on with her life, career, and young children intact. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Still, Diana managed to get her arm through. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I managed to speak with one of the rulers of Faerie without making a fool of myself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It takes some work and a few splinters, but I manage to get enough of a grip to lift the floorboard.... Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

They managed the landscape by burning it, to encourage the growth of edible seed plants that sprout after fires. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had delivered the morning paper to him for years, once managing to fling a folded Bluefield Daily Telegraph right through a tier of milk bottles on his front porch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Truly I thought I couldn’t possibly have anything left of my soul to sell to him, but we have managed to strike another bargain. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

After that he still gave me a black eye and several broken ribs before I managed to kick him squarely between the legs and get free. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In reality, some hunter-gatherers intensively manage their land. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

This time she managed to climb into it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

With only about two hundred kids in our class, it wasn’t a difficult task to manage, and like I said, Cade Hernandez had the ability to make anyone do whatever he wanted. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Could a fifteen-year-old girl manage to elude capture on the streets for forty-eight hours? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I managed to get to my feet, but I knew I had lost. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I looked over at him the way you look at someone at a funeral, and he managed one of those I’m-slightly-uncomfortable-and- would-love-to-leave-as-soon-as-possible smiles. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Deydey usually beat her in short time, but today she managed through desperate measures to think ahead far enough to draw the game out to a phenomenal length. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

No, they smile politely and manage to explain calmly, either in the tourist’s language or by an incredilish movement of their hands, what it means. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

With the raffling of the mule, Petra Cotes and he bought some more animals with which they managed to set up a primitive lottery business. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He managed to get some breakfast and sleep, but was back at the scene of that fire to supervise the mopping up of embers in the early afternoon. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boy managed to jackknife his body and drive his head into the man’s stomach. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What are you doing here?" is all I can manage. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid...I was afraid you were going to let me go,” she managed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Trip quickly organized the whole troupe into a great chanting, howling mass that my father managed to withstand for almost a minute before he stooped and lifted his lute back out of the case. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We chose some boots and coats, out of necessity, and I also managed to take home two T-shirts and a pair of jeans—not stylish but wearable. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I did manage to get a few scraps of information from him, though, such as my mother was buried in Virginia where her people came from. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, Moss’s mother always managed to get the crowd silent enough so someone else could speak and get their turn. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It looked like a neck, as if a creature in the bean were trying to escape but hadn’t yet managed to pull its head out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not important, but the point is that I’m not actually a citizen. We never managed to get citizenship for either of us.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

That week I managed the snares and dropped off the meat with Hazelle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It ticked in a satisfied and self-important way, as if it had managed to solve some difficult problem. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Hermione was having a lot of difficulty managing her knife and fork, her fingers were so stiff and swollen. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Who are you?” one of the girls managed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

All the windows were open, but the cool breeze that managed to make it through got warmed up by the time it hit us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I admire the women in my profession who manage to sustain singing careers and raise families. Perhaps I should have been more daring.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Without warning, she flung her arms around Aru and squeezed her tight, managing to catch a little of Boo’s wing. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But they manage to find some pieces of wood floating nearby. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He managed to unwedge himself from the edge of the cockpit and swung lightly from the wing strut to the access ladder at the back. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He managed it, finally, after hefting himself up and sagging back down a few times. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

At last she managed to say, “I don’t have anything with me to go anywhere and spend the night.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He thus manages to escape a world in which big brothers die in faraway places. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Climbing from the car, he maneuvered the goat cage from the back seat, with wheezing effort managed to set it down on the roof. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was too tired, and even if he could find his way through the mine, he’d never be able to manage the swim a second time. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

If Kate and Constance managed to come, he could open the door. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

We used to wonder how in the world the Gobstopper Factory managed to achieve this magic. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How do you ever manage to get so dirty?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa talked things over with the social worker, because he was worried about how Adria and I would manage if things spun out of control again. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I managed to ask a guard where we were. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So instead of acknowledging applause, I stand there unmoving while they take part in the boldest form of dissent they can manage. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The children managed to take their coats and were dumped outside on the wet sidewalk in front of the theater. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

She reminisces that she managed a 3.2 GPA at Warren but that she felt like the “trashiest girl in school.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I manage to jump aside before it hits my fancy boots. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In his first week on the trail, he managed just five miles a day, but he persevered, and by August, when he reached his home state, he was up to a dozen miles a day. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Faith, having managed to tune in a station, already knew the highway was closed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It had no straps, but he managed to tie it up with lengths of string, so that it would go over his shoulders. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He managed it, eventually, but he dared not draw his hand back into the bed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Trying to be subtle, I manage a few questions about Oscar in between others on chisel position and model building. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The giant spun, a dagger suddenly in his hand, and Reyna just managed to dodge the blade. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I finally managed to say to my friends. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, the only way in which he managed to earn a few pennies was by shoveling snow in the streets. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dalgard sat in his office and sweated it out, managing the crisis by telephone. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The circle of engines around the fire had been broken, but Williams managed to organize the twelve available engines into three groups. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Reaching down past my elbow, I managed to grab a handful of snails. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

During the few hours of sleep I manage to get before dawn, I dream of home. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

That first time, she hadn’t managed it at all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Why was Crouch pretending to be ill, if he could manage to get to Hogwarts when he wanted to? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I was always well liked and well accepted by all, and I always managed to fit in like a chameleon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

But of all the living things the wheeled people managed, it was the seedpod trees that they took most care with. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the end, the Fifteens won the scrimmage 3-1, but not before the Thirteens managed a final blow to the older boys’ pride. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The Butler could hardly prevent himself from opening his mouth in surprise, but managed to suppress the question, or the protest. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

All of the monkeys exposed to airborne virus had died except for one monkey, which managed to survive Marburg. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, pouncing, it had aimed a blow of its great bill at Fiver, who just managed to dodge in time. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” I said, as heartily as I could manage. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fig’s paws slid along the metal tabletop as he attempted an escape, but Dr. Spires managed to keep him in place. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

To the boys, he seemed at times almost devoid of emotion, yet year after year he somehow managed to stir the deepest and most affirmative emotions many of them had ever known. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

This time, I managed to slip into the zone. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He had no real idea of how far ten miles was, but he ought to be able to manage it easily. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Authority, coercion are what is needed. Put your foot down good and hard; the only way to manage a wife. Take my word for it.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

I managed to get Strauss off to one side, and I started questioning him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And I know we make fun of Bunny for being such a dreadful Latinist, but he’d managed to eke out a pretty competent little English translation of the more recent entries. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Apparently I managed to climb out of the shopping cart on my own and start wandering the aisles, and Dad didn’t realize I wasn’t sitting in the cart until he reached the cash register. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

On top of the fence Toby finally managed to get his boxy legs free of the barbed wire. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the frenetic moments following the explosion, he had not managed to arm the self-destruct mechanism. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Alex rolls his eyes and sends back, the harrowing struggle of managing the empire’s blood money. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The important thing was that Barack had managed to process his life story, snapping together the disparate pieces of his Afro-Kansan-Indonesian-Hawaiian-Chicagoan identity, writing himself into a sort of wholeness this way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I finally managed to stop myself from babbling. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It took all three of them to raise the chariot, but finally they’d managed to haul everything ashore to a black sand beach near the base of the glacier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She managed to dodge, but the pain in her ribs almost made her black out. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

One of these is a man who edits the city paper, and after some persuading and several glasses of wine, he manages to get Friedrick to show him the journal. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I watched helplessly for fifteen minutes as she struggled to haul herself up the uppermost brow of rock, too exhausted to manage it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I even managed to punch a few knotted up fetterlings into the air and watched as Old Familiar snapped them up, too. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“From what Dumbledore’s said, you’ve managed to get through stuff like this plenty of times. Broke your way through a series of obstacles guarding the Sorcerer’s Stone in your first year, didn’t you?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She managed not to ask her father for anything, so as not to give him the least opportunity to humiliate her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re still together for 5 other classes, but we manage to never speak. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to beg off, but Liam didn’t have nearly as much willpower. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The clink was once a fowl-house; there we can visit the prisoners, we know how to manage it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Considering the design of this new system of control, it is astonishing that so many people labeled criminals still manage to care for and feed their children, hold together marriages, obtain employment, and start businesses. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

David and I managed to flee into one of the nearby yards, jumped its fence and ran all the way to school, where teachers told us to go home immediately, for police were raiding schools. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, Naomi managed to catch it in a bowl. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In Bobby’s fourth and final game he managed to hold on to a draw. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Had they managed to make their way to land? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He managed to track down a copy of the actual scientific paper and to persuade scientists at the US Atomic Energy Commission to explain to him what it meant. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The tall soldier was sitting near the fire, which he had managed to light, his head nodding as he tried to fend off sleep. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow we managed to send some money home, too. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first my father tried to show it only to Mom, but I managed to get a good look as he turned it over in his hands. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I managed to get it down to a single, closed-mouth grunt, and guess what? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Even if they managed to escape, how could they defeat the giants if the gods were all incapacitated? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We manage to produce a little extra palm oil for sale in Luanda, but most of what we grow is consumed here. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she recovered from the shock and managed to regain her voice, she called for the cook and pointed to the plate with a trembling finger. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But only for the people who managed to get there, which wasn’t easy. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Even with the nectar and ambrosia they’d managed to force-feed him, Piper couldn’t be sure he would be okay when he woke up. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sure, most cars contain nothing but junk, but I manage to acquire a few unexpected assets that would otherwise go to waste. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s true,” chorused the rest, who had somehow managed to pick this up along the way. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His favorite job was caring for Hannibal the elephant, but he’d managed to mess that up, too—giving Hannibal indigestion by feeding him peanuts. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t. I managed to talk him out of it.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Within the next week, she has managed to fit me into her class. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She managed to grab Tony’s arm, and with every last bit of strength she had, she yanked him up hard. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“You three ladies ventured into the heart of Annuvin and carried the thing out? How did you ever manage?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even if I did manage to shove 450 pounds of living, fierce animal off the lifeboat, tigers are accomplished swimmers. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Late in the afternoon there was talk of tonics and purgatives and cod-liver oil, but at that point I managed to rally and take some plain boiled chicken, averting such drastic management. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“What ways? What did you show Cain? How did you manage to keep him out of your head at will? Zak!” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He seldom opened a book and never did any homework, but he managed to survive because he possessed a native and cunning intelligence. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, I kept thinking about Mr. Neely and taking charge—and I’m not sure how, but apparently I managed to fall asleep, because I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Walking backwards and dragging the bottle behind me, I managed to reach the edge of the mattress. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Oz, surveying the table, managed to keep his tongue in his mouth, but he didn’t look exactly pleased either. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Mother would hear of a widow whose husband had died or been killed in the war, and couldn’t manage the farm anymore. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But Mullah Fatiullah Khan seems nice,” I managed between bursts of tittering. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

While the women in Hampton Institute’s Engineering for Women courses were preparing for their new careers as computers, Mary Jackson managed the USO’s modest financial accounts and welcomed guests at the club’s front door. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

They drew up her bosom to giddy heights, pinched in her waist, flared out her rear, and managed to suggest that Alexandra’s had once been an hourglass figure. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

There were so many things that could go wrong that Malcolm could scarcely manage to push them all aside in his mind. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At 24,000 feet, I could manage only seven or eight blows of my ice ax before having to pause for more than a minute to catch my breath. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Because even though almost everyone had been laid off, the town still somehow managed to employ the teachers. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

What no British bullet could do in the revolutionary war, the opposition press had managed to do in the political battles during his second term. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

With great effort, he freed his jaws and managed a muffled squeak. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

These were the first words she had managed to utter. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“When you came in, I saw you couldn’t manage yourself.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The team that occupied most of the new building managed its own section of computers, like all the laboratory’s divisions now. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I traveled more than thirty hours without stopping to eat, not even noticing my thirst, and 1 managed to reach the del Valle home before the funeral. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I manage to get my left knee up over the edge. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Knowing, though, how thrilled our father was by what his kids had managed to accomplish, neither of us ever brought up our discontent over dinner. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In the nearly eight years that he lived in Hungary, he only managed to convince her to see him a few times—once when she attended his fiftieth birthday party in Bulgaria. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“He hightailed it out of there, but didn’t manage to exit unseen. There was a man there, a minor-league ballplayer named Jacob Carlyle. He was the one who came forward as the witness.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“Knock it off,” I managed, before crumpling over on top of her. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

She spoke lightly, as if Ash were a nervous sight hound who might be spooked by a more serious tone, and Ash managed to say, “No, of course not.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he’d realized that nobody found this funny, because they were all so impressed at the way Harry had managed to stay on his bucking broomstick. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Dad had lived with MS for years and had managed always to be fine. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The crowd responds with its token applause, but he's confused and tries to give Effie Trinket a big hug, which she barely manages to fend off. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I managed to graduate from high school, and I began taking classes to be a nurse. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d managed to convince Papa and Mamma to let her drive up there alone, but they’d only agreed because she’d promised to come back down for the long Labor Day weekend. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I haven’t managed to actually get into one of these places. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Between her hockey schedule and my paranoia, that’s about all we can manage. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I pushed myself up off the floor, helping them gather up the clothes and supplies we’d managed to scrounge up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She managed to crawl to a window and get a passerby’s attention. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“I don’t hate you,” I managed to say, because I thought it was time for me to say something even if what I said was a lie. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Moments later, the Fugees managed a long pass down the field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Somehow she manages to nod, but her eyes are still glued to the bloody and lifeless Baxter. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But she was very thirsty and managed to drink it all and felt better when she had finished. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Julio, don’t you hate it when people from the neighborhood who somehow manage to leave change their names? Instead of Juan, they want to be called John.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was difficult with the chains on, but she managed to crawl, painfully and slowly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be a tight squeeze for Nina, but they’d manage. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But he managed to knock the mouse over, and as it scrambled to its feet, he swiped again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice had managed to vanish, but the heavy work was over. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Smith smiled through it all, managing to keep his eyes focused almost the whole time on his customers’ feet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alone with his son, he managed to control the furious tremor in his voice and to snarl at him that he was sick and tired of his clowning. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better yet, I might manage to make off with the theatre's copy, saving myself a good deal of toil and trouble. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my palms together but only managed to smear the dirt around even worse. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Developing the trust of clients is not only necessary to manage the complexities of the litigation and deal with the stress of a potential execution; it's also key to effective advocacy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He lay down, tucked his fore hoofs beneath him, shut his eyes, and with a hard effort managed to formulate his thoughts. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“I am a man of high taste,” he said in the most grandiose voice he could manage. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Now I’ve finally managed to place my target’s physical location, but my phone’s a cracked, beat-up old thing, with an antique battery that’s on its last legs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he stepped off his bike, the waistline of his slacks was way higher than normal, but somehow he still managed to look manly and stylish and not like a total goober. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I once again managed to be the last one off the bus. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Xenophilius strode back to the tea tray, which Hermione had managed to balance precariously on one of the cluttered side tables. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I greeted them as cheerfully as I could manage. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had a knack for pulling together a group of artistic people, guiding them in staging a play, raising money, and managing the finances. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

A few of my classmates managed to shake my hand as I pushed toward the door, seeking the street. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

These heroes go largely unnoticed by politicians who prefer to blame those who fail, rather than praise with admiration and awe all those who somehow manage, despite seemingly insurmountable hurdles, to survive. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

With the skill only an actor could manage under such stress, Booth prepared for a “performance” to talk his way across the bridge. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stagger backward but still manage to send my readied arrow in the general direction of my assailant. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The thing was ancient, but Mrs. Grayson managed to work around the keys that were out of tune. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I guess the ceiling’s mine,” Chess managed to mumble. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Noodles managed a little smile and scooted over to let her pass. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The solar cells were a lot easier to manage than the battery. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have some experience with importing,” Lefty managed to get in as Zizmo demonstrated the plumbing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t manage without him, and yet here he was, about to take a run at a potentially electrified fence so that we could be sheltered and fed for another night. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Let’s get together after the Christmas holidays and talk about how you managed. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Exhausted, Ralph managed to free himself as the first bus rolled up to the school. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor sawed away at the bread, managing to get eighteen slices out of one loaf. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m willing to bet I’m the only Drake student who’s ever managed to get eight reports in one quarter without being expelled. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Other people latched on to his idea—one woman who lived on Dedlock Street, very near the edge of the city, managed to get into the Unknown Regions with her flaming stick. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No I’m not. But life isn’t hard to manage when you’ve nothing to lose.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I always managed to delay getting off the bus long enough so that I would be last. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know what I need to know,” I managed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She managed to eat breakfast, or some of it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

One evening as the store was closing, Larry and a friend managed to sneak a sip from the white fountain. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

To free them from bondage all at once would be disastrous—how would they manage their affairs without a careful and patient eye to guide them? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“The other guests are through there,” the servant finally manages. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Chris was well aware of this man’s faults yet managed to forgive them. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like my father, she works for the government, but she manages city improvement projects. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I manage to take cover under a stone outcropping just as the vomiting begins, and I lose my meager supper and whatever water has remained in my stomach. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It had kept Cari busy, and Naomi had managed to deflect her increasingly insistent questions about their mother. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced at Mr. Richardson again, pleased that she had managed to work this in. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

By the time the last bell rings, I still haven’t managed to say anything. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew was nowhere to be seen, no doubt standing as close to the stage as he could manage. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Such food Bran had never seen,- course after course after course, so much that he could not manage more than a bite or two of each dish. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh. Well...wait. You’re kidding now, right? Because we don’t really need to have people manage the people who manage the people who manage the business. That would be just silly.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had trouble taking aim at their target because the sky was full of scraps of cloud, but they managed it at last. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I was ten yards away before Bianca managed to yell for help. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Me, basically trying to manage it all while T-N-T, who were usually distracted by paint on their nails, were now distracted by paint on the walls. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He took three blades from the tray, and somehow managed to wield them all. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Even if Percy somehow managed to trace her steps, the cavern of Mithras had collapsed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Every day after that they managed to meet in the scrub oaks across the road and talk about when he would be a big ruler of things with her reaping the benefits. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I made the flight at a very low altitude, following the railroad tracks,” said pilot Zoya Parfyonova, who managed to find the right place. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

No previous human species had managed to penetrate places like northern Siberia. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I manage to shield my face with my arms as shattered bits of matter, some of it burning, rain down around me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Shin made little progress in learning how to manage money, sometimes spending more than he could afford on dinners and airline tickets for friends. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Kasim,” I manage to say, because the taste of iron fills my mouth, the same mouth he’s kissed. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

At last, Hagrid managed to make himself heard over the babble. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Unhh” was the only response that managed to escape his lips. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to pick up the gun, but instead only managed to push it farther out of reach. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We managed to get into the cabin without disturbing the lioness, and Anyango and Thomas bolted themselves into the little wooden kitchen hut for the night. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Franz drove Alex the rest of the way, chatted with him there for a while, and then returned to town, where he lived alone, rent free, in re-turn for managing a ramshackle apartment building. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through her connections in the Soviet government, she managed to get Stalin to approve her position as the commander of a new long-distance bombing regiment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Unlike most hockey players, he somehow managed to keep his teeth, and he flashes them at us now like we’re groupies. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She’d even managed to keep Wash and Henry out of her thoughts for most of the morning. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought she’d finally managed to get it into her head that I wasn’t interested any longer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We managed to get on a train there but it only went as far as Queenstown. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But every district has managed to scrape up at least one female and one male victor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lashing my right hand is much harder, so hard it brings tears to my eyes, but I finally manage to pull the knot tight with my teeth. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

With the oars damaged and the foresail torn, Leo could barely manage a controlled descent. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Even if we manage to kill Jeanine, could the Erudite be trusted not to attack and control us again? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

This is an activity that idealizes risk-taking; the sport’s most celebrated figures have always been those who stick their necks out the farthest and manage to get away with it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion managed to avoid retching his way through all of this, chiefly thanks to the lack of wine. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And then, because, let’s face it, I’m basically an Olympic god when it comes to sports, I manage to volley the ball right into your face.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Dicey couldn’t see how they were both to sleep in the front seat, but she supposed they would manage it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He finally managed to drag me into his office. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He managed to cram the rest of the s’more into his mouth. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron managed to get on the wrong side of him on their very first morning. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t get nearly enough credit in life for the things I manage not to say. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one could persuasively explain how it had managed to cross two thousand miles of hostile ocean but then failed to find its way around the corner of a 200-mile-wide island. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” said Hermione, managing a small smile as she pushed the robes into the bag. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Overwhelmed judges tried to manage the proceedings with bench meetings while dozens of young men—most of whom were black—sat handcuffed in standard jail-issued orange jumpsuits in the front of the court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In the special way of women, Joyce knew she had made a conquest, and managed to hang around the Store in the late afternoons and all day Saturdays. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a minute before he lets go of his father’s hand, almost like his father is holding him back, but Mateo manages to break free. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I grovel for mercy — sometimes I manage real tears. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Inside is something that we can manage, something that isn’t as awful as it had at first seemed. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I managed to climb over it and I landed in soft mud. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nothing short of a miracle that I managed to take several hits without coughing. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Gawaine had managed to swing his legs over the side of the bed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad fiddles with the TV and all the cords, and manages to get the ancient DVD player up and running. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Still, the evil sister managed to grab my shirt and rip it almost into shreds. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Even though Luxa had flattened herself on the bat’s back, Aurora barely managed to pull out of the maneuver without scraping her off on the ceiling. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

These heroines were always willowy and managed to land in graceful postures of repose, and were revived with the merest passing of a decorated flagon of smelling salts under their noses. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

All that he managed to grab was her amulet. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They managed to put an hour’s slow walk between themselves and what remained of their attackers before Con insisted they stop to tend Shae’s wound. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I take the shot in two gulps, and I manage not to spit anything. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Finally both of them managed to secure a free afternoon on the same day. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I gave Jenna a sharp look, but she managed to avoid my eyes. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

As I recall, we barely managed to get a test tube of water out of it—but I’ll bet Kelton could make a functional one. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

"And what if you did manage to get into her room?" my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I manage to say: "It's not a scientific way to view event sequence, but given what's gone on in my life, I completely understand." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

One must learn to manage one’s emotional state in order to consistently operate from a place of resourcefulness, thus producing desirable outcomes. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t looking at him, but at the Shetani, and her expression managed to be both tentative and calm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When he came out, he managed to only just squeeze through. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Washington hadn’t managed that since 1926, when he himself stroked the Huskies to victory here. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Quang-ha doesn't look at me but manages to say: "Would that be stealing?' I'm encouraged. At least I have his attention. "This is an interesting question. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Uncle sat down with the stately dignity he could manage when he wanted to. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rumor was that she’d have to be held back a year if she didn’t get her grades up, but so far she was managing to stay in our class. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“We need to have a safety plan in place if we ever manage to leave,” she whispers. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Alex had almost managed to persuade himself that this whole business was just some sort of crazy adventure...a game. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The tree is easy enough to climb, and the limb closest to the circus wide enough to manage until he gets closer to the fence. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Day manages to focus his eyes on me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Mothers determine the family features and manage their children's outward appearance, especially the families from high houses. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

My brother, as promised, had managed to get a teacher to sign off on the whole breakdancing thing. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I never seemed to have money and I managed to survive on the meagerest of resources. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some neighbors had simply closed their doors, while others had given them as much as they could manage. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He has pale skin and a face infested with fight scars, but he somehow still manages to be handsome. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It was not an authorized weapon for the A camp, but Big Jim had somehow managed to get his hands on it. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Every bump and footstep made her jolt, and she’d managed to swipe a few pins from Philippa’s sewing basket when she wasn’t looking. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I finally manage to give her a faint smile, then settle in to try to watch the rest of the draft. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I manage to stagger a few feet away before vomiting. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

James’s uncle and aunt lived on the adjacent property, and they did what they could to help Eliza manage her land. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Before the man died, he had managed to shoot off the entire underside of Cherrie’s arm, splintering the bone and severing the tendons. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

But Shorty had always found it something of a trick to manage her amorous quirks. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not sure I could manage what she’s going to have to do next, either. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

June’s relieved, only because she managed to find a way to protect him, even though it means the world is digging through her life for answers and evidence, which makes Alex want to murder everyone. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It takes some effort, but I manage to eventually communicate that I'd like hot water with honey and three tablespoons of white vinegar. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Even in the cramped space of their twelfth-story apartment, Will managed to get lost at least once an hour. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Remora, you might manage his personal collection, but you have no business here. Now, please, don’t make me call security.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I never understood how the Senor managed to convey a sense of dignity, majesty even, considering his stick-rickety, see-through skeleton and the ridiculous, leathery crumple of hide about his foot, his fallen britches. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, each wrestler belongs to a stable that is typically managed by a former sumo champion, so even the rival stables have close ties. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I managed to hold back my opinion of that. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even Mom, who didn’t really play anything much, had started managing the tennis team Catherine played on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

This is exactly the time when the first humans managed to cross the Caribbean Sea and settle these two large islands. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The alliance could then manage Indigenous lands as a federation. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I managed not to shout in surprise, but my heart beat like ten drums. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

How on earth he’d managed to catch anything as fast running as one of those green-striped lizards, I don’t know; but he sure had one. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was disappointed I hadn’t managed to say one real sentence to her, not one that told her how I was really feeling. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I took the morning without pay, sir,” he managed to say. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, I'm used to hiding my feelings, so I manage not to show how crazy I am about him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

How do they always manage to say true things without knowing they’re true? Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

It had no Quaker links whatsoever, but somehow she managed to talk her father into giving her a loan anyway. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Each time the police launched a raid into the neighbourhood my mother by some miracle would manage to escape in the nick of time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spread the ball around and managed to score. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Though my wardrobe was severely limited, I managed to find a tie to wear to the party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sipped the liquid and managed not to make a face at the awful, greasy taste. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat back and tried to chew the bit she had managed to salvage. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

That was the genius of Sesame Street, that through the brilliance of its writing and the warmth and charisma of the Muppets it managed to overcome what might otherwise have been overwhelming obstacles. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Louis had not managed to find very much money for our expedition, so our possessions were few and simple—a knife, fork, and spoon each, a couple of tin plates and tin mugs. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though a few ATA women managed to make careers in aviation, British flying jobs went almost exclusively to men. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Hadn't he and Pattie managed to take care of Willow Chance? Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I managed to crack him one last time on his chin before he stood up and kicked me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I had just one script and I’d never manage improvisation now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There weren’t many, but Piper did manage to return some Roman helmets that mysteriously made their way into the camp store. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“God be with you too, sir,” I managed to say, though I was in awe of such a monstrous man. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The first time Julie managed to position herself to break his fall, and the three of them tumbled onto the sidewalk together. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of place where the poorest of students lived, where the differences in housekeeping between the halls and the rooms were as dramatic as the occupants could manage. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must think I’m awfully foolish,” I said, though my throat had a hard time managing both breath and talk. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The stairs proved to be too broken to manage. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As Jackal had said, it was not a big hole, but they both just managed to get through and found themselves standing in the animal pen. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

"You didn't take him back," I manage to say. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

George Kisevalter, a CIA agent who had worked in the Soviet bloc, managed to determine the Russian man's identity from clues in the doctored photograph. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then, afraid for the star, he got back to his feet and walked, as fast as he could manage, along the forest path. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

If he could somehow get hold of the pieces of his motorcycle, and if he could manage to nip off a strand of Miss K’s strong hair, perhaps he could tie his motorcycle together again. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been particularly pleased with the calendar, which I’d managed to get at the last Exchange, because word had been going round about it from weeks before. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

So far, Hoover had managed to keep the bureau’s role in the affair out of the press. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Holding both pigeon and flashlight was tricky, but Palmer managed to tiptoe downstairs without waking up the house. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

They've also managed to get my school picture and broadcast it over the news. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And even those who could manage a visit to the Market could not afford the heaps of goods that Antain’s mother piled into her basket. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I finally managed to pry my lips apart, but when I spoke, the words sounded like whispers. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s to help me manage my emotions and keep me from hurting myself.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Somehow, Tiny Cooper manages to contort himself so that his massive head cries on my narrow shoulder. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Annabeth managed to cut the strand and crawl away, but the little spiders were closing around her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was surprised by how easily they managed to incorporate me into their cyclical, Byzantine existence. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

What you managed with her proved many times over that it was in fact I who was in error. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Shannon had managed to get us a Wii game system—I don’t know how. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The men had climbed up the stairs, had started to enter our car, but our conductors managed to force them back down the stairs. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I manage to choke out, “My pant leg is driving me crazy.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

In time, the Americans managed to "strip" the cipher completely from a group of Soviet cables. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was just a little thing, but somehow I managed to get myself up onto that counter, where Miss Doris found me trying to pry open the cookie jar. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Even if he managed to do so, would Hazel be able to bring the rabbits a second time? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I presented her with the two red leaf beetles I’d managed to find under a decaying log. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

"It would be quite something if Barbarossa managed to move in with your aunt," Mosca said into the dark after some time. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They managed to cram themselves into two lifts. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But then, one day, a boy working on a group project with Annie managed to snap a photo of her showering in the privacy of her own home. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I felt awkward with all eyes on me but managed to squeak out, “No.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He married and had children, but his post-traumatic stress disorder continued to undermine his ability to manage his behavior. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She didn’t manage to descend as far as she had the first time, and overshot the field. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“The Phoenix Riders manage to hang on to victory by a millisecond!” the announcer shouts. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Coming,” I managed; I felt under my pillow. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some workers left, thinking that by working under the Zeitoun Painting rainbow they would be presumed to be gay, that somehow the company managed to employ only gay painters. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

If I managed to nick him, it would be a feat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s been hard, but I’m managing,” I said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Miss E. has managed to scrounge some ice for my water. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“And you up there? I come from a mining town. Since when do miners condemn other miners to that kind of death, and then stand by to kill whoever manages to crawl from the rubble?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Eleanor had an answer for everything—but she still managed to evade most of Park's questions. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I managed a bit of enthusiasm for that line, backed up as it was by my experience with pretty much the entire Stokum population. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Shortly after Christmas, he managed to cadge on temporary loan from a laboratory colleague a magnet twice as powerful as his paltry four-inch model. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Lily managed to wrangle the car from our lying, cheating father. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Inside she nearly managed to slip up the back stairs unseen, but the cook spied her from the kitchen and cried, “Aisling! Whatever are you doing? We were certain you had run away.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without exactly saying so, he managed to spread the rumor that he and Ken had an after-school job—a very serious job involving actual work. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But with the gate in sight, I managed to push myself yet a little farther. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to fight down the impulse to swear at Ron, whose attitude would, he knew, improve slightly when the time came to take off the locket. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His fingers clawed the bedclothes and he sucked in his breath, but somehow he managed not to scream. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A little nod was all I could manage. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I notice the vials of healing salve and pain medicine on the bedside table and shove them in my pocket, just in case we do manage to escape. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As the engine bumped against the two cars, shaking them and making it hard to stand, Hannah managed to twist just enough to speak directly to the rabbi. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was dead white but he managed to give me a grin—not much of a one, but a grin. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if they managed to squeeze themselves through the narrow windows, they would have to drop thirty feet or more to concrete and brick below. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

During the preparations for the final firing of the kiln, he had secreted the little monkey in a corner and managed to retrieve it afterward without Min’s notice. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I found myself drawn more and more to the big house just to make sure Edmond wasn’t waiting for us there, or had managed to drag himself that far but no farther. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

While they managed to keep their balance, I slipped on loose rock, but the sketch pad stayed dry. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Several fetterlings had managed to coil around Eddie’s page giant like a python, but huge paper fists were hammering them left and right. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

People from other countries could come to learn how to speak English and get the knowledge they needed to manage their businesses. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“If I manage to work out what happened to Idunn, and if I were somehow to bring her and her apples back to Asgard safely, could we forget all about the torture and death?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

How in the world could she ever manage to reach the sleeping girl? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But before she had managed a pair of steps, she heard a splash, followed by a sudden scream. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Even with his bugged-out eyes, Bobby Gene managed to glare at me for saying it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was hard, but she managed it, and managed to close his jaw again. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Behind them the hearse slipped and slid, but the driver managed to keep it on the driveway. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Insulin injections encouraged Woolf to gain weight, and to manage his diabetes he needed to consume regular, high- protein, low-carbohydrate meals—meats were recommended—which also added pounds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand felt like it was wrapped in molten lead, but I managed not to drop Riptide. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her strength was in analyzing financial markets and managing the billions in her exclusive hedge fund. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

"Still, I think I could manage to see you every third weekend." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

We can manage for today, but what will happen if the plumber can’t fix it on his own? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

After a while, I managed to say hello. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I entered the prison and saw an older white woman—the correctional officer who managed the visitation yard. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I asked Libby as nicely as I could manage. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Between us, I think we managed to piece together what happened at the Lake Windsor High School gym. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I manage to make it through the period unscathed. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Don’t know how I managed to form a word. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The top few feet were easy to manage, but lower down the earth became sandy and wet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They had managed to drive off a raiding party that was trying to scale the wall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth in desperation, trying to get some air into my lungs, and managed to rise to my feet, but I began to shake. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite being jogged and jounced, jolted and jarred with every one of his captor's steps, Bod managed to grasp the screw in his right hand. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

At reading buddies time I manage not to scare my buddy. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I manage to get into the Ministry, I’ll have a lot of proposals to make about Magical Law Enforcement!” he told the only person who would listen — his girlfriend, Penelope. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There are times when she manages to say the exact opposite of the right thing. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

With Jake’s help, I managed to write two more stories about the immediate aftermath of the Incident and of the new, tighter regulations inside the camp. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Even if she did manage to escape, she would be banished to some freezing tunnel under the Arctic Circle. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Walter managed to reach China, where the leadership received him warmly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never wore socks with sandals, but Sohrab had managed to pull it off. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I marveled at how our daughters had managed themselves perfectly throughout the inauguration, never fidgeting, slouching, or forgetting to smile. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I watch Christina laugh without hearing her and manage a smile. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how he managed to do that walking from his car to Martin’s house, but he did. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t manage to wrap his mind around the fact that he had to wait in the food line to buy his lunch. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

She’d also managed to direct the explosion of the icy sphere, so even though the ship had been pushed halfway across the Mediterranean, it had sustained relatively minor damage. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I would speak, or try to speak, Spanish, and I would manage to utter halting, hiccuping sounds that betrayed my unease. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is it sewing that will give me a child? Even if I had managed to pass to go to school, I would still want a child now.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Because...because Capricorn would die, too,” she managed. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

After that, any EVAs I do will have to be managed with bloodletting the air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I yell, which is all I can manage to get out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

One teacher, someone he does not know well, asks how he had managed to get a professional actress to play the role of the mother, Elizabeth Hardy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

With her eyes closed, she could only guess how he managed it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Nor do they suggest what an odd success I managed. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had tried and tried and only managed to fill my wastebasket. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel clearly had trouble tearing her eyes away from the handsome guy, but she managed it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

So I manage to occupy myself for the next half hour. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She managed it at last, and with the cockpit canopy open she was thrown from the plane by accident. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The boat was tied as well as she could manage, but it wouldn’t take her weight. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to share it,” he said and Ugwu wondered how he managed to get it, how a child so young seemed so flexibly in control. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A map of the city covered the wooden planks, and I whistled silently at the amount of detail Chestnutt had managed to fit in. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Liston finally had managed to rent a big, fine house over in a rich, wall- to-wall white section. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I manage to nod my head. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I really would like to manage Mrs. Strawberry’s farm for her.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Einarsson managed to convince the owner to let Bobby stay an additional six months, but it was obvious that he’d need to arrange a permanent home after that. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled down onto the dirty, oil-stained concrete, just managing to catch myself before I slammed into the side of her car. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I manage to get through another paragraph and then look up, half-expecting my audience to fly off with a rustle of wings. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A surge of jealousy roiled Anya’s belly—she still didn’t have any magic, water or otherwise—but she managed to smile. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I struggled, trying to get it stretched out in front of me After several terrifying minutes I managed to get my arm free. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He tried to sit up, managed to raise himself about six inches before he fell back, groaning. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Both young women managed to claw their way out while their Pe-2 was still in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Papa needed an enterprise he could manage from within the family. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The splints were holding, and with Diana’s help, Z had managed to keep her legs mostly steady and elevated on the trip down the hall. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He still wasn’t happy being dragged out of bed so early, but had somehow managed to get dressed despite feeling all yawny and stiff. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry I’m being like this,” I manage. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Bridge hadn’t managed to crunch them very well, and they were mostly legible. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The water filling my boots makes it hard to move my legs, but the mud locks them in place when I manage to stand still. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When Mum had to go back to England after four months to manage things at home, the Africans wanted, in turn, to help me. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow - it was a real effort but I managed it - I put out my hand and placed it where her shoulder hunched. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Beds for four, and stabling for five ponies, if that can be managed. Are you Mr. Butterbur?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I managed to say, “You didn't ask, Little.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Sure, normally she was helping me, but I could manage the other way around. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Wounded and bleeding, Lyuba managed to land her plane in the dark. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

If she said yes, he might manage to misunderstand her hatred of him. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

That still left open the question of who would manage Livermore day to day, in effect as Lawrences viceroy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Cade shouted to see if maybe whoever was inside the van had managed to get out. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I gave up, went to the market, and got a decent bargain, since not many people were out in the rain, even managing a skirt for Helena that might be a little large. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“All I want you weaklings to do is hold him down. Can you manage that?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We manage the darkness as we did in the arena, wrapped in each other’s arms, guarding against dangers that can descend at any moment. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mustafa managed to convince Baba to let him drive us to the Islamic Center. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She actually bared her teeth like a wild animal, and Matt watched with interest to see whether she would manage to sink them into the man’s neck. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and managed to say, “It sure was, Mom. It was quite a ride.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, against their will, they had developed a certain respect for the efficiency with which the animals were managing their own affairs. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

As though perhaps the pebble in his shoe had managed to work its own way out. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

And it was something I could somehow emotionally manage with ease. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The half hour is nearly up but the Ballinacurra boys want another half hour and they manage to score well into the second half hour. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

No one knew that better than Levi’s technical consultant, who managed to sneak in the occasional sponsored moment about the wonders of a career in the sciences in the midst of the building fun. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

By smiling, she only manages to stretch her skin back even more, and I can see what she will look like when she is dead and her skin dries over her bones. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry didn’t have a very clear idea of how he had managed to get back into the Honeydukes cellar, through the tunnel, and into the castle once more. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The sight of it managed to be both overwhelming and magnificent all at once. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“My cows,” Buttercup’s father managed to repeat, hoping he was not going mad. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers were barely working by then, but I got the matchbox open and dumped a few out and managed to pinch one between my thumb and a numb finger. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He manages to seize the edge of an isle before he plummets to the lagoon below. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With the help of relatives and fund-raising organizations, we managed to bail them all out within two weeks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The canoes managed to make it through unharmed, and the group’s risky decision had paid off. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The Ministry of Magic cars seemed almost ordinary, though Harry noticed that they could slide through gaps that Uncle Vernon’s new company car certainly couldn’t have managed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The only expression I could manage was a dull, dead look. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

What Ptolemy had managed to achieve was a system that accurately predicted movements in the heavens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And we'd managed two terms in office without a major scandal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We managed to make it past all the superficial labels like “at risk,” or “below average”; even the ones that were put on Ms. Gruwell, like “too young and too white.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But she managed to stand up, and Lady Constance impulsively took her right hand in both of her own. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“I'm managing quite well these days, although it's still all much too fast for me.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Any noise, at all, would alert Mr. Flux, and though he’d somehow managed to climb from the Eternal Creek, he probably wouldn’t be very nice to the boys responsible for dunking him in it. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was just thirty-eight, and junior to many of the people whom he would have to manage. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I wonder how people just out of prison manage to readjust.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Not because diabetes isn’t controllable, but because I had to rely on the body’s memories to tell me what to look out for, and how to manage it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, I swung my sword behind me and managed to jab the thing in her beady yellow eye. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Harry managed not to shout out, but it was a close thing. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“That, you’ll have to manage yourself. Now I must speak with your mother. Happy birthday, Hazel.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But sitting at the dining table, with her enormous hips concealed, she managed to look almost fragile. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to break several panes before my hand got stuck in the glass. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Only one of the guards managed to get a blade out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was the first time any human had managed to leave the Afro-Asian ecological system—indeed, the first time any large terrestrial mammal had managed to cross from Afro-Asia to Australia. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Earlier decisions had chipped away at the “separate but equal” doctrine, yet Jim Crow had managed to adapt to the changing legal environment, and most Southerners had remained confident that the institution would survive. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He went down again and managed to coax Bull up on his hands and knees. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry scrambled around, threw himself forward, and managed to flatten it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You’re saying we actually need someone to manage the people who are working for us to manage the business?” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had managed to balance himself on the small blue-and-green globe that was at the center of the lampshade. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He managed, as he'd always done, to be both easygoing and deeply focused, maintaining scads of friends and good grades while also turning heads as an athlete. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Their bodies weren’t much more than wisps of black vapor, but they managed to hold together sets of scale armor, greaves, and helmets. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was hard to find a piece of paper and a pencil, but I managed. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He suffered a stroke while alone at his home in Clanton, Alabama, managing to drag himself to the telephone, grab the cord, and pull the receiver off its cradle. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She had not even a wisp of Talent, that’s what they said, and yet somehow she had managed to stumble upon the world’s most perfect peanut butter recipe. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how Mom managed to beat me home. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Still I managed to say, “How can he have asked for me to come here if you say he’s not even talking?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When he managed to get upright, he saw beyond the people who had been standing around them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Somehow, this woman managed to make Nathan feel both confident and self-conscious at the same time. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I made a valiant effort to win a stuffed whale by pitching a ball at a pyramid of bottles, but never managed to knock down more than two. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Even Clover and Haystack found that they could manage pretty well and boasted that they would bear the warren’s first litters in burrows that they had dug for themselves. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did manage to find a clutch of hard green bananas growing along the road, but by midday, his hunger hurt so bad he thought he would faint from it. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I guess I managed to nod because he kept talking. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I think she didn’t spend all her time caring for one child who was a high-maintenance musical prodigy and another who couldn’t even manage her own medication schedule. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The musician’s expression fell, but he managed a sickly smile and a nod to the audience. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Cradled against her, Tally managed to stop shivering. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how he manages to control them at work, or even if he does, but when he’d get home, he’d let them loose. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I’d managed to connect with a group of professional women and form a kind of chatty, hands-on social cluster. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“He was the smoothest man I ever saw,” said C. E. Davis, whom Holmes had hired to manage the drugstore’s jewelry counter. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I managed to find my way outdoors and looked up to see the red glare of fire dancing atop the trees of the forest and the roofs of our village. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophelia managed to finesse the situation, giving overtime where required by law and dealing with other people on an individual basis. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been causing problems for you, haven’t I? You were forced to speak to me directly? What’s this—are you angry that someone has finally managed to get close to bringing you in?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After the Chancellor managed to regain control of things, I was called forward and given my receipt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For one thing, our methods of managing disease are constantly changing—partly under the influence of new bits of information brought in from all corners of biologic science. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In January 1943, Soviet soldiers managed to get control of the railway in and out of Leningrad, allowing a little relief for the desperate citizens of the city. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I realized I had been suffering from performance anxiety in the moments before competing and had to learn how to manage these anxieties and disarm some of the triggers. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She managed a laugh, which was good to hear. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Usually it was the Southerners and the West Indians who not only managed to own the places where they lived, but also at least one other house which they rented as income property. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir, Longstreet’s attack was virtually over before Early got into action. But Early made no progress and called off the attack very soon. General Johnson managed to capture some trenches. Casualties were, ah, light.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is not a simple thing to decide where we fit, for at one time or another in our lives we manage to organize in every imaginable social arrangement. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Superintendent, who managed the budget, said, “We can’t pay him, you know.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plouffe, who at thirty-nine had a boyish smile and a deep love of numbers and strategy, would manage the overall campaign. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But on the fifth try, I manage to swing the latch up at exactly the right angle, so that when it comes down again, it clicks into place with a heavy noise. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

All I can manage to say is, “Oh?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Those who had managed to keep their jobs had been able to do so because the court had been near their work. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, then, it had had to be managed with the Old Lord’s agent, an oily scoundrel whose hands were heavy with the money that stuck to them in passing. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

They fought the older boys for loose balls, made crisp passes, and managed one run after another against the Fifteens’ goal. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I manage a smile at him and mutter something back, but Zero’s words run through my head. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stared upward, managed to focus on him clearly at last. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

If I’d managed to forget reality for a second, I was fully back now. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He himself did not appear to find any difficulty in managing without, except that once or twice he had to use both hands, and there was a certain awkwardness in his handling of the food. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Needles still litter the house, but I’ve managed to put away the decorations and store them back in the closet. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He stretched out the hand still grasping his wand and just managed to close his fingers over the small, struggling Snitch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Finally she had managed to borrow a crumbling bus route map dated 1926. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“But with the baby coming, I don’t see how I could manage.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“We’ll be in terrible trouble if you tell on us,” she said in as pitiful a voice as she could manage. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, in truth, the monster managed only the merest tiny little cough of smoke before turning over on its side and giving up the ghost. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew that her mother was an RN; in fact, she worked with Serena Wong’s mother down at the Cleveland Clinic, and her father managed a warehouse on the West Side. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We survived on the small bit of food that Yar had managed to take away with her from Pinyudu—a little dried corn and lentils. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to sit up and look around. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Tally could hardly manage to speak through her own laughter. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She managed to walk away, but her youngest child did not. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

A lump of gratitude stuck in my throat, but I managed to say, “Yeah. Let’s fly.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

‘Why don’t you sit down?’ he said, ‘and eat. My master’s wife— she’s my aunt—always sends over more than I can manage.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother figured that once Sam realized that his own side had captured or maybe even killed his father he’d come home and help manage things. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She drives the kids to school and picks them up, and in between she manages the affairs of the painting and contracting company. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The major also seemed taken aback, but managed a reply. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I manage to get through the whole lunch period without ever speaking to Tyler directly. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She had managed to unfasten the hooks, and I struggled out of the dress. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But the only arm I managed to warm up was on the slot machines. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

That is, a master could sell any slaves who managed to live, if he needed more money than he could make from sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

As Jack and Moniek worked, each managed to make a few peels extra thick, so they contained some potato, and then slip these into their pockets to eat later. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

In that first game as striker, Kanue managed to score his first goal. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

His stomach churned as he fell back to wondering what was going to happen to him, and whether the Dursleys had managed to get Aunt Marge off the ceiling yet. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It enabled more people in more places to design, display, manage, and collaborate on business data previously handled manually. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

In Spanish, he’d sound light and free notes he never could manage in English. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder how his dad has managed to live in the world all his life without knowing what was precious in it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know how she managed to hide it, but she did. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When I’ve managed to walk outside the building, I risk a look behind me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Frank’s hands were clenched so tight Percy thought he might break his gold spear, but he managed to grumble, “I swear it on the River Styx.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Despite rough shoving and bumping, Claire managed to cling to her bundle and stay right behind the rest of her family. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, he was so violent that Flo had not managed to wean him properly by the time her next baby was born. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But are you sure you can manage two kids right now? Are you sure you can handle something else to worry about?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to avoid her by taking different routes between classes, but she found me after school, came shouting after me as I tried to slink away: “Leo! Leo!” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

A boy on top of a wooden board—this flying T with tricycle wheels in the back—rumbled by and managed to clip me good. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had seen the final destruction of her stables, her barns dragged off by the storm, but she had managed to keep her house standing. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Finny without looking at him, “I can manage all right.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to rise, but it was like holding the weight of the sky again. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Because of beliefs in Germany at the time—that women were physically and intellectually incapable of undertaking responsibilities outside the household realm—women could not formally train in a profession or manage a business. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But everything is running well, and she’s managing to keep the apartment clean. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I managed to reach the school bus while it waited at the crossroads by Mr. Rhydd's shop. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

But they managed it all right, and Lazlo took the chair opposite, and just like that they were two people sitting at a table regarding each other shyly through a wisp of tea steam. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They always said things like, “You’ll have to do this differently from other people, but you can manage,” and “I know this is challenging. Keep trying,” and “You’re capable of anything, Aven.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When he did manage to nod off, his sleep was haunted by “disturbing and frightful dreams. The scenes of them were derived altogether from sick rooms and grave-yards.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I manage to keep my smile from drooping. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Howard returned to San Francisco, opened the Pioneer Motor Company on Buick’s behalf, and hired a local man to manage it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before being ordered to sit down, I managed to tell Kathy to wheel it slowly, that it was a matter of balance not strength. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Miss Love managed to learn, I didn’t think any gentleman customer would ride with her for a demonstration. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

If Miep drank all those, I wonder how many her spouse managed to toss down? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, he managed to swing at the tentacles that gripped him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the car was fixed and they were on their way again, Dad asked her how she had managed to hold the children’s attention. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’ll only let me out once a day to eat and use the bathroom. I managed to get the key to the window bars, but if he sees I’m gone, I’m dead.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t managed to interest any experts in them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tristran stared at the star—at the girl—and, with all his might, managed to say nothing at all. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, Korovin had managed to shake his pursuers before his meeting with Blake. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She tells me stop the whining, I’m going to secondary school and we’ll all manage somehow. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

At times shaking my head no is more self-assertion than I can manage. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘So you have got here at last. I hoped you would manage it. Well, well! So all this feasting is in your honour, I hear. I hope you enjoyed yourself?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The process seemed to take a very long time - throughout which I managed to maintain my posture - until finally I heard her say: 'Good gracious, Mr Stevens, it isn't anything so scandalous at all. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Although a number of artists have been competent in both painting and sculpture, only a handful managed to bridge the gap between them with complete success. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, someone’s managed to bypass security to spray paint ‘Powder Princess’ on the side of her car.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The next morning, in the newsroom of the Washington Post, assistant managing editor Ben Bagdikian stepped out of a meeting and was handed a slip of paper. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She had also seen a new way of managing one’s life. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how she managed to pour the words out while smiling so hard, revealing the largest teeth I’ve ever seen. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The little boys actually managed to sleep at midday, sometimes even piled atop one another like damp, steaming puppies. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Of course she did, and had a capital time. I expected to see her brought home in fragments, but she managed him perfectly, and was the life of the party.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to do this easily, and in spite of its width and weight his body mass at last slowly followed the turning of his head. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without really meaning to, I manage to alienate everyone but the endocrinologists, and even some of them are put off by a remark I made concerning blood calcium levels in hypoparathyroidism. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

My annoying little brother, Drake, manages to jump out of the way, completely dodging the blow. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

His dad would be home soon, and so would those cagey girls who managed somehow to have all the fun and leave him and their mother with all the work. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Obambo Chivari tried to shoot at the She Elephant with the Nirvana gun, but so far all he had managed was to dodge heavy gold statues. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had one thousand five hundred pages and managed to convince his father and brother Jaime to pay for it, against whatever profits its sale might bring. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Say, you don’t think Camel could manage standing in line, do you?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t managed to persuade Brigid to take off her silly capes, how could she expect to persuade the new girls? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I managed a bright smile, to show there were no hard feelings. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

There were days on end, of course, when Kit could not manage to keep the tryst. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Stalin often managed to shrug off the blame for his actions onto his subordinates or the Communist Party itself. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I managed to dodge most of them, but some of them hit my wings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I can manage Bubber. Once he comes back I can take care of him all right.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Miss Whitlaw had managed to salvage shovels, pickaxes, and crowbars from the various places for at least a dozen workers. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Fayge had managed to get onto the proper food line before them, with the help of one of the women from her village. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And,” he tells Theo, “if I manage to do this entire family even better, I’ll have done at least one thing to my taste and personal.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She cleared her throat and managed to say more, in a dry voice. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

We’d managed to escape school, but we didn’t have a car, and I didn’t want to spend the rest of the day in a drugstore parking lot. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I'm going to manage this thing alone. Colonel Julyan will be here in exactly ten minutes.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Where specialists argue over the Ptolemaic record, it is over how deliberately and rationally—in other words, how “Greek”—the dynasty behaved in managing these challenges. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“I can’t imagine how you managed to get it under control so easily.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ron had panicked on reading this notice; he had still not managed to Apparate and feared he would not be ready for the test. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When I manage to pull my eyes away from the flickering fabric, I'm in for something of a shock. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“That’s the only correct way to hold a mutton fork. A trout fork is managed differently.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

By 1951, Harvey had managed to scramble all the way to the top of the CIA's hierarchy, becoming the head of counterintelligence in just four years. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I dialed three times, broke off in the middle each time, but on the fourth try, I managed to hold on until her voice. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I can still manage to feed myself, I reckon.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The facts they do manage to glean have usually been varnished or exaggerated or otherwise taken out of context to serve an agenda that isn’t their own. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Several people who were on Everest last May have told me they’ve managed to move beyond the tragedy. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

These threatening harangues managed to delay matters, but the Deep South lacked the votes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

So far, with the help of Jerome, she had managed to extract nearly three million dollars from Kaira’s trust account. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

It was only by bartering gasoline for groceries that he managed to keep his family alive. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to preach it you, Kit. It’s just that the Quakers have a name for stirring up trouble, and it seems to me you manage to get into enough by yourself.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Now I understand how Armpit managed to sell you those phony tickets. You are way too gullible.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He got to one knee, then managed to stand on both feet. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With much labor the companions managed to raise the heavy Crochan and carry it from the chicken roost. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The crew managed to take down the sails. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I held his gaze, which was all I could manage to do. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He eased open the kitchen door and set the ginger ale and crackers down on the table as noiselessly as he could manage. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He figured if they all managed to survive till then, he’d come up with something. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry managed to shake Neville off at the Fat Lady by telling him the password, then pretending he’d left his vampire essay in the library and doubling back. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I trust you managed to get some sleep last night?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It would be managed by the young master’s guardian, Dr. Anthony Thompson, a minister in Bucktown. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. We managed to tie up in the dark, didn’t we? Once we can see, in the morning, we’ll find our way back.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then he cleared his throat and managed: “I do.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Alone, she manages an assembly line of preparation. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first I couldn’t, then I managed a little. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next few times I came to see her, she always managed to bring up the boat again. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Powers managed to knock out the plane's canopy and push his body out of the plane. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

This time Marigold managed to get out a full sentence. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Piper didn’t feel like it, but she managed a laugh. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The Kinnow players never recovered from that assault, although they did manage to move the ball into our end of the field. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the curious, disarming friendliness that he always managed to put into the gesture, he resettled his spectacles on his nose. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m not quite sure you can. You see, that shelf of stone juts out so far and goes down so steeply. Can you manage to reach it?” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, you managed to lift it up but then after a minute or two of walking around it fell over again.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her body was surprisingly light, and though it was not a comfortable position, Kaede thought she could manage to carry her some distance this way. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“How much trouble could one kid be? We each ought to be able to manage one kid.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Splendid falls these professional chaps do manage. Why, what’s the matter, Kay? You look as white as a sheet” “Do you remember that sword which the King of England would pull out?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

That kind of specialization would be the key to managing the increasingly complex nature of aeronautical research in the postwar era. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The girls weren’t always easy to manage, and since Sarai was nocturnal by necessity, it mostly fell to Feral to see that they did their chores and obeyed The Rule. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I stole eggs from nests, caught fish in nets, sometimes managed to shoot a squirrel or rabbit for stew, and gathered the various plants that sprung up beneath my feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Some of the adult caretakers from Pinyudu had managed to string a rope across the river, and boys who couldn’t swim were pulling themselves across. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a wonder she managed to keep that watch on her puny wrist. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Two months later, Project Vanguard, managed by the US Naval Research Laboratory, also managed to launch a satellite, though the achievement was overshadowed by Vanguard’s many rocket failures. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

How the Ptolemies managed such prosperity, however, is not entirely clear. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

After all, she is the only one left to manage the terrible, beautiful present. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brinker, Chet and I managed to be in the same group, but the playful atmosphere of the apple orchard was gone. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, I had managed to get out of my clothes and under the sheets. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

My sisters are there with their kids and husbands, and Tommy’s shown up with a stunning girl he’s managed to pick up at university. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Seventeen!” shouted the bug, who always managed to be first with the wrong answer. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to get back up, and then, with tears blurring his vision and desperately trying to reach the front doors of the station, he stumbled and ran in exactly the wrong direction. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

His knees still buckle under him, and he cannot lift his feet properly, but he does manage to move. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Corn has managed to become the most widely planted crop in America—more than 80 million acres of farmland are planted with corn every year. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Again and again, I’d read the caution and concern on so many faces when I spoke of having loans to pay off, of not yet having managed to buy a house. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I manage to raise the corners of my lips. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He insisted that the doctors in Lahore share all his test results with him, spoke to them on the phone daily, and almost seemed to be managing everything from over here. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She managed a smile, but she was thinking: Another promise. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Somehow, in that drunken stupor, I managed to turn him away from them and head him toward the bathroom. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I choked back the hysteria that threatened to explode, but a small giggle managed to get out despite my efforts. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Raji,” she called to the boy, “have you brought me another? There is no room! Never mind, we will manage. What is your name, girl?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, I was looking over some journal pages I had managed to bring home in my bag, wondering whether I could weave them into a story. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Our committee has more than it can manage—handing out programs, setting up chairs, arranging for prizes, keeping the ladies' public rest room tidy. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

UN schools were open to girls just as in Pinyudu, and now that we were older, we sometimes managed to attend. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But rather than simply planting manioc and other annual crops in their gardens until the forest took them over, they planted selected tree crops along with the manioc and managed the transition. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“The Children of Evening have evidently got together again. Not as good as you might want, but they’ll manage somehow.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

After all, everyone else manages just fine without seeing them. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Coming back from a shoulder injury, I’d managed to turn in a polished performance on bars, my nemesis. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And then, once you had managed to find them, there were the classes themselves. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I managed to get stung on my wrist while replacing a lid onto a hive box. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if I actually managed to kill something—then what? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“It is a miracle you managed to return here!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“But who’s going to manage the people we hire to manage the people who manage the business?” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remedios the Beauty and her startled friends managed to take refuge in a nearby house just as they were about to be assaulted by a pack of ferocious males. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Still in his pajamas, he managed to climb up on it but was hardly settled when he saw a hand sticking up out of the molasses. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

We had almost every class together that summer, and we managed to become close friends in a short time. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Nan was an English major before she settled on nursing and hadn’t managed to shake it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Here and there she managed to salvage a tomato, a handful of okra, a stunted yam. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, he somehow manages to open the limo door and shake our hands when we get out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I managed to keep up, but when he moved on to short complete sentences, I kept making mistakes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They manage the deep snows so effortlessly on those slender hooves. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poor nubs would probably be discovered before they managed to get loose. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A friend of mine, also in honors, had managed never to read a word of Shakespeare; but she was a real expert on the Four Quartets. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I manage to get the dough rolled out, but I have my doubts about all of this. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

For loving him, even if it’s only in the limited way that I can manage. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to avoid the details of manure and grubs and composted guts. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell if she was angry or excited—her zealotry managed to cover pretty much all the emotional bases. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“They just might not appreciate it,” I add with as much of a grin as I can manage under the circumstances. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

These had five, six rooms; some had ten and if you could manage fifty, sixty dollars a month, you could have one. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hitting was not my strength, but I managed a serviceable single after Paul’s own single. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

With the passage of time, as well as a somewhat closed- off memory, I managed to live a perfunctory life. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Good evening, my lord,” I then managed to say. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

If I managed to get Rosaleen free—an “if” so big it could have been the planet Jupiter—just where did I think we’d go? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to get to his feet again, but Grover put his reed pipes to his lips and began to play. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

My face felt a little warm, but I managed a smile. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I still hadn’t managed to attach the cables. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Despite being an urban black girl, she dressed like a preppy out of central casting, wearing saddle shoes and pink sweaters and somehow managing to pull off the look. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I thought you major gods were incapacitated,” she managed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The drama of the Restoration, aside from the time-consuming reading required, was easy to manage after her home study of Shakespeare. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And sometimes I even managed to fall back into an uneasy slumber. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The growth was thick here, and the ground turned to mud as if by an alchemist’s touch, but they managed to reach the top of the mountain. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They’re hard to remember and there are too many of them, and the only ones I manage to keep in my head are the ones that saved my life. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted whatever I managed to do in my life to reflect the core values I was learning in school, in my church, and in my community. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“But if you ever need me—not for any trivial reason, of course—drop me a line and I’ll manage to see you.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since then, Pax managed an exploratory visit to the kitchen counter every time he was left alone, looking for more of them. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Eventually, however, they managed to find the one guy who would give them the diagnosis they wanted for me: Psychodissociative Disorder with Nihilistic Tendencies. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

That was how they managed to capture it. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Keeping her eyes on the intruder as though he were a bear, she managed to get her left foot across the sill and straighten herself to a sitting position on the window ledge. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even when he worked up the courage to speak, Pod could never quite manage to look itt you. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Fugees had managed a win earlier in the season against a team that had beaten the Strikers. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Mary Fernandez started a photo album for me containing the pathetically few pictures I had managed to accumulate over the past nine years. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Bull managed to calm himself long enough to offer his own opinion. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“How are you managing to keep everyone from aging?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was heavy and a pain to carry but neither of us knew whether he could manage for himself catching squirrels and rabbits. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was having an increasingly difficult time managing it all. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Between my head and the abacus, I managed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One day I managed to kill a squirrel with my skiing stick,” remembered Haukelid. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I—” He only managed to shake his head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, when I’d managed to put together seven routines that counted, I burst out, “Oh my gosh! How am I still on beam routines?” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"I hope I can manage this," I said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“That is not too poorly done,” he tells me, managing to retain his haughty, regal air somehow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I really wasn’t up to reading this book, but somehow I managed to pick it up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The harbor police and firefighters arrived and managed to put out the latter two fires before the buildings were completely destroyed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“You forget,” he said gently, “that I never managed to give Gwen a son. When J am dead, Mordred may be the King of England.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

What did surprise him was the fact that the man had managed to get so close to him in the first place. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In medical school, the first two years consisted mainly of lecture courses, but Farmer managed, with the blessing of the faculty, to make frequent visits to Haiti, taking his notes and textbooks with him. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The larger clans had been openly plotting to nuke the Sixer Operations Complex for several years now, but they’d never managed to get past the defense grid or reach the planet’s surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Higday was arrested, but he had managed to destroy all evidence of spying. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a renegade, almost suffragette thing to do, and the neighbors and would-be women friends surrounded Vera Louise with as polite a distance as they could manage. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Agricultural terraces like these in Peru’s Colca Valley still cover thousands of square miles in Mesoamerica and the Andes, mute testimony to Native Americans’ enduring success in managing their landscapes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I said that I managed to take the weapon from him, that I used it to defend myself. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was pretty happy with the new T-shirt gig, and despite Stan invading my space, I'd managed to forget the pills in my pocket. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

If she managed to get through an entire week without crying, overcoming all the tests Nicolas imposed, she won a prize, which almost always consisted of a motorcycle ride at breakneck speed—an unforgettable experience. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was ready for me when Stanchion finally managed to get us through the throng of people to our new seats at the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mama and Jakob were with his uncle back in the village, and his sister had managed to join them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I manage to take down five birds in one round, I realize it’s so quiet I can hear each one hit the floor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bast managed to look amused and annoyed at the same time as he daubed a bead of liquid from the front of his shirt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We are nonmagical beings. But I have learned a few practical principles that help me manage things. Nothing you would find very remarkable.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

There was that one woman I thought might make trouble, but I managed to get rid of her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

At night he worked downstairs while she slept, and during the morning she managed the restaurant alone. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Meme swallowed her blush, absorbed her tribulation, and even managed a natural smile as she asked him the favor of leaving it on the railing because her hands were dirty from the garden. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Zvezda ate a mouthful of one, but she managed to get the branches on top of the booth before he could get much more than that. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Thoughts of hot Jonah passed through my head, and I wondered how he managed to pay any attention in class with the world reverberating around him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take her,” he managed, finally, as Buttercup rode slowly by below them. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Will managed to glance upward and saw the clouds stirring and swirling, and that gleam—something immense—growing more powerful, as if the clouds themselves were becoming luminous with energy, like plasma. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Let’s take a quick look at two of the ways Indigenous peoples managed their lands and resources prior to European invasion. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore, affairs should be managed in such a way that when they no longer believe, they can be made to believe by force. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Today I finally managed to ask him whether my chatter bothered him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m a child of Athena,” she said, as boldly as she could manage. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I can show up drunk or high from the night before and still manage. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I managed a smile—leaving home was not an easy choice to make—but my eyes never left Ayanna. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In similar forests that have not recently been managed, the figure is only 20 percent. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“We manage with the microwave,” she tells Ma. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

After he left prison, Bourke visited Blake and managed to smuggle a walkie-talkie to him. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Or the dry Stella D’oro cookies with their cement frosting, which he raves and raves about and manages to find even in the most remote locations. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I had to race my sisters to the bathroom but Fern managed to squeeze past Vonetta and me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Gotcha!” yelled Ron, pulling a second pod from the stump just as Hermione managed to burst the first one open, so that the bowl was full of tubers wriggling like pale green worms. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At first he thought Beano had managed to sneak up on him again, but the old lady sitting in the bushes was even more repulsive than a gorgon. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Once more the Hessian opened his eyes, finally managing to focus on Jonathan. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

It boggles me trying to think how Julie managed to communicate all this with the Gestapo captain listening. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see something of the fair first,” she said, managing to sound uninterested. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But before I can manage any of that, the tick-tocking silence is ended by a ringing, from my pocket. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He acknowledged that there was no way we could predict how exactly we’d manage things, given that neither of us wanted to be locked into the comfortable predictability of a lawyer’s life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We waved and hollered and managed to attract the drivers attention. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing voices, he managed to look back at the dock for a moment. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The girl, a scrawny thing in soiled leathers, was dodging and managing to get her stick in the way of most of the boy's blows, but not all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Flavius performs some beauty miracle on my hair, managing to even out the front while getting some of the longer locks to hide the bald spots in the back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“We’re running out of time. How do we manage it? Should Constance and I sneak in while you two are having your sessions?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking with rage or frustration or exasperation, who knew which, but I managed to fill the mug to the brim with the thick yellowish milk. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

For twenty years people had been killing each other in the name of the truth; now they must learn to manage their disagreements in a different way. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A hard, stifled “Yes” was all I could manage. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

None of the rest of them—Rishi or Pappa or Ma—could ever manage casual nonchalance bordering on arrogance. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“No—Mrs. Knightley;—and till she is in being, I will manage such matters myself.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I may never have used a gun before but I’m sure I can manage to pull the trigger.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Kim who must have somehow managed to cajole her mother into driving downtown. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to shoot a dove and a rabbit—not much for five boys—and at noon we roasted them on a spit over the fire. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Yet scores of them had managed, in the past week, to reach the ears of journalists, to take their firsthand reports to the public. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they could never manage to do things sensibly if that meant acting independently, and since staying awake all night was impossible, they had both gone to sleep. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

After examining herself in the mirror from every angle she could manage without pulling a muscle, Penelope concluded that she was pleased. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“You were supposed to feed it the slumber berries in these bushes. But you managed it well enough.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Not wondering about impossible things is how I’ve managed to be relatively Zen. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The building was surrounded by people on all sides, but it was not as dense in the back, and the driver managed to make his way through to the rear entrance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One after the other, Michael, Gary, Paula, and Catherine had all managed just fine at Guardian Angels, which was at least some comfort for Mom and Dad. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Liam stood up and was nearly at the shoulder of the road before my hand managed to catch his elbow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Rufus looked up at me, red-eyed, and tried to smile, though the grimace he managed was far from pleasant. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Queen was a living symbol and well practiced at managing it, but she was as human as the rest of us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He still managed to hold on to the box with the tortoise. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or she could sell a few of the buildings, bring it down to a number she could manage on her own. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But I had managed to make it all the way to the railing. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The captain was piqued, but managed to carry on with a pretense of optimism. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Could I even manage to take everyone I love with me, start a new life deep in the wild? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think one can manage without corporal punishment?” they had asked Elam Lynds. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his wounds, Herbert fought wildly and somehow managed to break away. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, bad news, however ridden with static, however filled with echoes, always manages to be conveyed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He fought against it and somehow managed to swim to the house. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I rushed inside, Will managed to find me and slapped me on the back. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He grabs on to me, barely managing to hold on and keep us from slamming into the ice. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A twenty-nine-year-old Korean American, she helped Shin manage his money, visas, travel, medical care, and behavior. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

While he stood at the urinal he managed, with a little more fingering, to get it unfolded. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She wondered how David always managed to think practical thoughts, no matter what horrors were in front of him. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

This retreat was our first, and Brother Daniel had managed to get the Maryknolls to let us use their motherhouse up in the mountains. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She manages to stay quiet for a dozen heartbeats. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The various consequences of this infirmity—as manifested in architecture, furniture, etc.—have never managed to engage my attention. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I manage to avoid Ms. Rochambeau for almost the whole day. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He had never heard of the advisers-for-hire who managed kids’ applications, edited their essays, helped them package themselves. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They couldn't manage to wash a coffee mug, yet they'd been more than willing to criticize the detergent manufacturer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

As I sprang at him he side-stepped easily, but I just managed to kick him as I shot past. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I agree with you, and if it can be managed you shall go.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, I find Miss Celia’s finally managed to get herself out of bed, wash her hair, and put all that makeup on again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Each time I’d manage a few more steps before falling over, and eventually I got the hang of it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I hope so,” I say as brightly as I can manage. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

With difficulty, I manage to lift my head and raise myself onto one elbow. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then Tyrion had managed to squirm backward a few inches, so he was half sitting against his pillow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Five days later another ranger returned to the abandoned vehicle, managed to jump-start it without difficulty, and drove it out to the National Park Service maintenance yard at Temple Bar. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother’s company offered bursaries, scholarships, for underprivileged families, and she managed to get me into Maryvale College, an expensive private Catholic school. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She takes a deep breath, then blurts, “Merryl’s managed to work her magic on him.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

One or two of the rejects manage to scarf a fistful of food before flying headfirst out of the cookhouse. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She managed to orient herself, sorting out up and down just in time to see the edge of the roof coming toward her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I managed to see Winnie, who beamed when she saw me and seemed as happy as one could be in a bare police cell. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his appalling injuries, Shadow managed to lever himself up on one paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It’s difficult to walk because it’s difficult to breathe, but somehow I manage. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She managed to pull herself together after a minute or two and took her coffee and tank top to the front. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Still he manages to find illegal transmissions, one every two weeks or so. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, even though we’d never been in deep water before, many of us Navajos did manage to get from one side of the pool to the other. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the rat, in seeking forgiveness, did manage to shed some small light, some happiness into another life. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then she managed to tell the others, “The war has ended!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I managed to get through speaking for two whole minutes in front of an audience, which I think is the longest ever. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Amelia was sewing new ribbons on her Sunday bonnet and, watching Betsy’s performance, managed to jab the needle into her finger instead of the hat brim. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Today I finally managed to hack the Los Angeles deceased civilians database. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

On February 5, 1958, the hapless Vanguard team tried again for orbit and failed, although this time their rocket managed to at least clear the gantry before it blew up. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

However, they managed to avoid other guards for the remaining minutes until the bell rang. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not make out, even now, how the Rosen Association had managed to snare him, and so easily. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

"It's okay," I managed to say, but I felt like someone had reached into my chest, pulled out my heart, and dropped it in a meat grinder. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, young men from Burundi would come to the camp with bikes to see if anyone wanted to be taken anywhere, and my brother Alex managed to befriend some of them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

So even though he padlocked that door a few years ago, we managed to find a way to unlock it and escape out onto the clouds. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was only after stopping many times that she managed her task, and when she had returned she felt as if she would never be able to walk again. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I managed to stay upbeat when we explored the town and ate lunch together as a family. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

How did she manage to recover her teeth? Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They turned the ball over with sloppy throw-ins, and were called for offsides seemingly every time they managed to gain some momentum. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I be grateful for your help, ma’am,” Amari managed to say. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to keep it together till I got to the safe embrace of my parents, who waded into the crowd to find me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

After sealing the envelope, Booth steps outside and mounts his horse, which has managed to remain hitched. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to take a sip but only managed to spill half the coffee on the ground. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam’s father Cyrus was something of a devil—had always been wild—drove a two-wheeled cart too fast, and managed to make his wooden leg seem jaunty and desirable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he had run away from home he had only managed to cope with his freedom for one afternoon. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mouths full of macaroni and cheese, barely lifting our forks from the tables, we all manage a weak “Yeah...” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Lasaraleen managed to get the better position and was completely covered. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I asked my amah, who always managed to appear next to my bed the instant I was awake. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My management team helped manage my schedule, so I could fulfill media requests between training. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then Madam Rosmerta said with some satisfaction, “But he didn’t manage to disappear, did he? The Ministry of Magic caught up with him next day!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Through the smoke, Leo managed to find his grandfather, who was choking Leo grabbed his hand and pulled him forwards, but just then, there was a terrible sound and something broke above him and...” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The estate was being administered by Scott Mathis, the Big Hill Trading Company owner, who had long managed the financial affairs of Anna and Lizzie as a guardian. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My mother was proud of the way she’d managed to simultaneously kindle and snuff my father’s flame, keeping him at a low burn for the duration of a global cataclysm. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Tally and David couldn’t manage even short distances on foot Every inch of the journey had to be over hoverable land and water, no matter how far it took them out of their way. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

As the kapo reached his bunk, Jack just managed to duck a blow coming his way. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and again it managed an untuneful note. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, above his heartbeat, he managed, “What are we going to do?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Of those who managed to live ordinary lives, some already had more education than others, or their parents were peasants, or they came from a small village or a big city. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I think one favor from the dead is all I can manage today.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He managed to say: "Are you sure about that?" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I think some of them might finally manage to purge me from their nightmares soon,” Alex says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Openly, Bobby disparaged how he’d performed, but the Soviet chess establishment was dazzled by how he managed to place so high under such arduous conditions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My sister wanted to look at every single stall in the bazaar that sprawled between the ticket office and the entrance to the ruins, but Babou managed to maneuver her away from them all. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He was skeptical, but managed to find me some. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The locket they had managed to steal so many hours before had fallen out of Dumbledore’s pocket. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Their horns were precious metal—silver and gold—so she’d managed to turn them aside simply by concentrating, steering the animals by their horns and guiding them back to the stables. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Taking rapid cognition seriously—acknowledging the incredible power, for good and ill, that first impressions play in our lives—requires that we take active steps to manage and control those impressions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I wanted very much to be calmed by these assurances but could never quite manage the necessary leap of faith. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I ate a few bites of dinner—bow-tie pasta with pesto— and managed to keep it down. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

If he managed to catch you or trick you, he used the club to stun you. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Unemployed whites bitterly resented those blacks who had managed to find jobs. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She took hold of her dress with one hand and bobbed a curtsey, somehow managing to make it look graceful and mocking and playful all at once. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My hands felt weak, like I couldn’t make a fist, but I managed to lift the duffel. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I know that’s a lot of chocolates,” Brother Leon admitted, managing to keep his voice casual, for which Archie admired him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you like the dress,” I manage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her heart pounded, but she managed a coy smile as Dorian bowed to her, opened the door, and they went inside. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She really wanted to slice him with the map again, but managed to resist. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Many of the statues lacked heads, the dwarf noted, yet even headless they still managed to look imposing in die purple dusk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, after applying his extensive tool kit and considerable ingenuity to the problem, Rob managed to rivet together a special strap that made the crampons work. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But there were too many people depending on her, and there was too much to manage to give in. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She knew as well as Lyddie and Charles that they could never have managed without the cash money those calves brought in. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

April had just managed to get her mouth open to yell for help, when suddenly Marshall pointed and said, “Look.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love the look on his face when I manage one of those and take his bishop. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

My father, Gene, was one of those young men who somehow manage to seem both solemn and mischievous. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I whiz through the bathrooms and even manage to complete the kitchen while the others are still on their initial tasks. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He manages to greet the two men with a forceful "Heil Hitler." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The old walrus in fact managed to instill in me a great and burning ambition; it had simply found expression in an unintended pursuit. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t think he managed to get a picture of his attacker?” said Professor McGonagall eagerly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“How are we even going to manage this?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But I managed to keep running after the bus for a long way and I crossed 6 side roads before it turned down another street and I couldn’t see it anymore. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of his confusion and pain, he still managed to hang on to Angel. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted a hand and managed to pound on the back window, but he couldn’t break the glass. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It is full of bullet holes, but I manage to read it: Pingree. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The best I managed was to pat his arm in a there-there way while he sobbed, his hands to his face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And for thousands of years,” Annabeth said, “no one has managed.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He wanted to hear and see everything, and that first afternoon he somehow managed to talk the girl Egyptians into doing all their ceremonies and rituals over for him to watch. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did manage to clean up after myself a little, but other than that I didn’t do much of anything except take care of Sammy. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He still hasn’t managed to break it off with S. Nothing is going smoothly for him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In one camp, six Russian prisoners of war managed to escape, but they were caught later on. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

He manages a post office in a small, all-white town, solving problems for angry postal customers. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I do manage to actually fall asleep? Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He had managed to finish fixing the mechanical man. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Amazingly, we had managed to stay together during the last years of the war. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He pronounced it needless to send for a doctor: nature, he was sure, would manage best, left to herself. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I manage to sneak looks at the headlines. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But the rebel techno team manages to override even the latter and, in a real coup, keeps control for almost the entire attack on Snow. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I managed to feel my way to the ropes and held on, trying to catch my breath. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his nails he managed to lift the corpse of the spider from the sink. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

It took some effort, but I managed to hide from Drew how poorly I was doing, or at least I thought I did. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, my lady,” was the only reply I could manage. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Even then I barely managed to hold myself up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Hermione bore up reasonably well on those nights when they managed to scavenge nothing but berries or stale biscuits, her temper perhaps a little shorter than usual and her silences rather dour. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And now, almost using my mom’s ATM card only twenty minutes into the adventure, I wonder how I could have managed the nerve to think I might pull this off. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I manage to say: "Good luck out there." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The store had little to offer in the way of food that I could manage. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe a woman who had grown up in such a free and liberal household as the Wedgwoods’ would be understanding about his religious doubts, if he could not manage to conceal them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our team cheered my new nickname whenever I nailed a tricky pass or managed a good save. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He even managed to make a pinecone on a stick look intimidating. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Gates was now in his senior year, and somehow he managed to convince his teachers to let him decamp for Bonneville under the guise of an independent study project. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Then he swung around and, after a long while spent in maneuvering his extremities, managed to sit on the edge of the table. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hundred versions of what a hard landing would feel like managed to squeeze into her head. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I was still a little off balance from the pitch, but I managed to bring my glove hand up in front of my face just as he hit the ball. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Blanca managed to bring him a guitar and stuffed some rags beneath the strings so no one would hear him composing muted songs of widows, orphans, prisoners, and the disappeared. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mulch was not one bit surprised that his recyclings had managed to hurl the elephantine Mud Man several yards through the air. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

If only his father knew that he hadn’t just ventured to find a champion to win gold, but also to get out—to get away from him, for as long as he could manage. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Toby could always manage to be funny, even about something that was really pretty scary. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

No political gathering managed to attract so many people until half a century later, when the first Marxist candidate attempted, through strictly democratic channels, to become President. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure my son had managed to escape abroad by crossing some border pass or had taken refuge in some embassy, on the assumption that he was being looked for. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His ankles were tied together, but not his hands—or, rather, he’d managed, God knows how, maybe in rage or pain, to break the cord binding his hands. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

In two hours she managed to secure at least seven people who said they would come, including the principal of her daughters’ school. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

By sinking the Coral Queen, my father himself had managed to make quite a mess. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

As I leaned over to kiss Leon, he managed a smile in the half of his face still under his control. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He actually managed to get words out to Trey. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They become so blinded by adoration they manage to convince themselves their child has qualities of genius. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Catelyn twisted her head to the side and managed to get a piece of his flesh between her teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The reason was that black firms were generally undercapitalized and managed by individuals who lacked a formal education and who had no business network to back them up. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Yet somehow the wicked eraser managed to stay alive, managed even to crawl through the front lines, only to be greeted by the backup platoon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Honestly, I would need to sell him as soon as I could manage, even if I lost money on the deal. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

While Grandma and Mother were looking for a new lamp for the living room, I managed to wander a little bit away where I could see them, but they couldn't see me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

‘Oh, Johnny,’ Miss Lavinia managed at last, for the first time calling him by name. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

So they simply amputated the arm at the elbow, and for the rest of his life my father had to manage with one arm. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He set off across the yard for his own chambers in the King's Tower, walking as briskly as his legs could manage. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She even managed to smile once, just for a half a second. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The girl still looked unconvinced, but when Bo smiled at her she almost managed a smile herself. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to get a grip, but still, he sounded pretty choked up when he started talking. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Now she was a Muslim married to a Syrian American, managing a sprawling painting and contracting business. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes then they’d ask me how I managed it— my ‘success.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result of Washington’s Olympian status, the infant American republic had managed to avoid a contested presidential election prior to 1796. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Magically, I mean. Give me that, and I will manage the rest.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But while her brother had managed to sterilize his memories, she had only managed to make hers more scalding. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It’s my way of telling her that even though I haven’t experienced so many things, I have managed to have a life. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

At last—at long last—the piece ends, and I walk off with as much dignity as I can manage. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

You have to understand the personal dynamics of the group, juggle different personalities, keep people happy, manage the demands on your own time and attention, and so on. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clenched my fists and managed to talk. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to smile at Osh, but I couldn’t quite manage that. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I bit at the peel on the first banana and managed to get it off, and I scarfed down the banana in a few big hungry bites. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Together we manage employees’ problems, placate customers, massage vendors. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

With bated breath, I tried to gasp out what I had seen, but only managed to utter unintelligible, guttural sounds. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

These men wanted wives who could manage, who were not so well accustomed to middle-class life that they had no ambition, no hunger, no hustle in them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barack managed to slip into a back row and watch the dress rehearsal before leaving for Connecticut. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Together, they just managed to yank Riptide free before the frost reached their hands. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Still, all he could manage was, “I’m still trying to lose weight.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He managed to get more money, and he made the cages much, much bigger. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some had managed to go back to look for family. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Ernest managed the agenda, which he did not announce in advance, from a big red leather chair. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I saw the guest quarters on the top floor, scouting them out as a possible place my mother could live, if we could manage to talk her into moving in with us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I knew I wasn’t supposed to go to the Mud Flats alone, but twice I had managed to sneak off for a quick visit. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

By picturing the fear in Viju’s eyes, though, he managed it. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

We managed to break free, and he put his head under the public pump. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Others managed to close ranks and raise their shields. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They must have looked pitiful enough, because they managed to get face time with the immigration officer on their case. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

There were a few more shouts, and she looked down long enough to see that Grave was causing a backup because he couldn’t manage to toss his rope around the gargoyle’s neck as Cain had. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“So what’s in the cage? No, don’t tell me. The only other nonmagical creature in the Lower Elements. And the first troll we’ve managed to take alive in over a century.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It makes me wonder yet again how Darin managed to get into the district not just once, but day after day. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But maybe with the tree’s magic weakening he’d managed to slip in. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to sit up and smack his lips. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“How do you manage to carry around an ego that size and weight?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

This time was a direct hit, filling the tin almost to the brim, and she even managed to keep her feet on the landing. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It’s astounding how quickly he and Camel manage to get hard liquor down their gullets. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We throw darts at balloons that never seem to stick, but on the last try I manage to pop one balloon. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The best he could manage was to blare his horn and push his way through the mob. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put in their mother’s old skin trunk, which had carried her meager trousseau to this mountain and most of the food she’d managed to preserve before she gave up trying. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Adams had somehow managed to miss the political rewards due him and catch the criticism that properly belonged to others. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I never managed to take enough bite out of my tone. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I kiss him slowly and deeply until the only word he can manage is my name. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Infinity is a dreadfully poor place. They can never manage to make ends meet.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Speeding after the other planes in the air, Raisa managed to chase close behind one of the men’s La-5s, a successful attack position, even though she wasn’t going to shoot at him. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I was too busy resenting Barack for managing to fit workouts into his schedule, for example, to even begin figuring out how to exercise regularly myself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, look around, there’s hundreds of us,” I think to say, but don’t, managing just, “Uh.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

As I continued to travel, I was managing to pull in bigger crowds. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Armpit managed to get a glimpse of Ginny, her body jerking around uncontrollably on the floor. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“No. Before she could utter it, another witch, who had been present under a spell of invisibility, managed to kill her and escape.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She almost manages to slide off his shoulder, but he just hitches her back up and marches off. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But as an entire family, we only manage to gather for dinner on Easter. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, sir,” I said, managing a smile. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The troll managed Freebie’s account, and he was basically never allowed to say no to any Freebie-related request. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to put it off until three in the morning. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We shall all miss your — er — highly individual way of running things, Albus, and only hope that your successor will manage to prevent any — ah — killins.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Montag started to speak twice and then finally managed to put his thought together. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello,” he managed, his voice emerging as an ugly croak. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One might hope therefore that as we advance in science and technology, we would eventually manage to build a time machine. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only by clenching his fists and speaking through gritted teeth did he manage to tell Kate the truth. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Henrietta couldn’t walk from the house to the car, but either Day or one of the cousins managed to get her to Hopkins every day for radiation. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“We’re a little bit short right now—” He managed to make it sound like a very unusual situation. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His bangs fell into his eyes as he started jumping around like a monkey, but somehow, he still managed to look cute. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry tapped the map with his wand, muttered, “Mischief managed,” though it hadn’t been, and got dressed, thinking hard. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I note that he has managed a much better coordination of shirt and tie today, although the jacket slung over the back of a nearby chair is a disaster, haberdasherily speaking. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you thinking? If you have problems, come home. We’ll manage.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She’d managed to get up from the floor and was standing next to the couch, holding the bag of marshmallows. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

His controllers in England even “arrested” him—but of course he always somehow managed to escape. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bravery she had managed to recover in the last year disintegrated, and she would have collapsed to the ground if Demyan hadn’t caught her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He managed to be appointed to the crew of the guide boat for one of the competitors, Mouneer Deeb, which would keep pace with him along the race’s route. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

"But have you really managed to live here on one pound a week for two years?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair, which was once the color of autumn, was still the color of autumn, except that before, she had tended it herself, whereas now she had five full-time hairdressers who managed things for her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I shoot at him and he manages to block the arrow with his belt before it can skewer his liver. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I am glad you have come. Wood and water, stock and stone, I can master; but there is a Wizard to manage here.” The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He tried to shout and wave at them, but all he managed was a lame flopping of his left hand. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But I always managed to forget my guilty feelings every time we sat down to plan our next month’s adventure. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And even if every star managed to lose enough mass to avoid collapse, what would happen if you added more mass to a white dwarf or neutron star to take it over the limit? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even then, as he swerved back up onto the porch, Mercedes usually managed to uncork a half-dozen infinitely annoying gravel bits that plinked around his feet before he attained her son’s door. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did manage to catch a vivid sense of the plague in one memorable poem called “Pestilence.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard and manage to squeak out one word. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

As it was, she managed to roll backward and land on her feet. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

After I managed to pick my jaw up off the floor, we came up with an idea. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘Well, Mr. Frodo,’ said Sam, ‘I’ve been having a look round and thinking a bit. There’s nothing on the roads, and we’d best be getting away while there’s a chance. Can you manage it?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

After much choking, during which his various chins turned purple, he managed to get it out: “If you have your lower animals to contend with,” he said,“we have our lower classes!” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Here’s what some of the other characters in this story have been up to since 2000: My mother retired from her job with a foundation for disadvantaged children, where she managed communications for grantees. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

"Somehow, Daoud, you always manage to avoid getting your hands dirty," I said. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

How I managed to operate the car was a total mystery. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

In the beige saloon car, driving home at midnight, Mr Joseph Hooper said, 'I cannot think how I would have managed without you. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

All four of us managed to leap out of the way by launching our robots skyward, though I nearly took a direct hit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The glassed-in cars seemed formal and luxurious as we drove from the station to Twenty-ninth Street, and Henriette managed to remain at attention even when sitting down. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He managed also to cover the distressed bug from head to foot in ink. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I ran around to the other side and managed to get his arm around my neck. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It's scary, but clinging to branches and putting my foot where she tells me, I manage to get high enough to hide. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

As always, Will had managed to chew up and spit out his enthusiasm. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘I fear that I must take your gatekeepers from you. But you will manage well enough without them.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Neville had somehow managed to melt Seamus’s cauldron into a twisted blob, and their potion was seeping across the stone floor, burning holes in people’s shoes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Tally had spotted a few from a distance on the way in, but had managed to turn her eyes away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I managed to take a big bite before a lady at the next table called him away. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was tired of eating fish and sea- grape leaves, and I wanted to save the few green coconuts I’d managed to find on the ground. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t say much to the cops, but I did manage to give them my parents’ names and phone numbers. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Look how I’m managing, I wanted to say in those moments, to my audience of no one. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mark, to his credit, managed to eat half the bowl before asking another question. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

If any worries did manage to push their way through to the surface of my consciousness, I could float them back where they came from until tomorrow, and then until the next day. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ellen had managed to sleep a little in the early morning hours, but she got up when she heard him and prepared a breakfast that neither of them wanted. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weight of the sky dropped onto Atlas’s back, almost smashing him flat until he managed to get to his knees, struggling to get out from under the crushing weight of the sky. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was all I could manage before he cut me off to address Rose, still at my side. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Rupa managed to tie the milky vest to the end of the stick and then carefully pushed it deeper into the hollow until it was within the cub’s reach. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Gram saw them, they had butterfly wings and hats and tunics made with bits of thread and spare buttons they had managed to pluck from unsuspecting humans who wandered too close to the forest. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was at the top of the stairs now, holding Frolic, who still couldn’t manage the staircase on his own. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Somehow, in all my years of schooling, I hadn’t managed to think through my own passions and how they might match up with work I found meaningful. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Most of the time I manage to hold my tongue when I’m annoyed, and she does too; so on the surface, we seem to be getting along better. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Somehow, after much effort, she finally managed to push, claw, elbow and kick her way through to the front. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cascade of work flowed to their firm, partly because Root managed to solve a puzzle that had bedeviled Chicago builders ever since the city’s founding. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“We can’t manage without him. No one employs uneducated women with no skills.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He’d just finished managing the construction of the Pentagon, the biggest office building in the world. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer admired Castro for protecting the sick and the vulnerable, for the way he managed the country’s poverty. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“This part I can still manage,” he says. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It only lasted a precious minute, but I managed once to see my father perplexed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her whole body trembled, but she managed to keep from disturbing Masvita at her side. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, I managed to reach home, panting and breathless. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face hot pink, she somehow managed to actually speak. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I manage to take a piece of potato and some cornbread up to him before it gets dark. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra yelled and managed to make it another two steps, but had to stop and catch her breath. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Just two years old, he’d managed to sleep through the commotion. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow he’d managed to climb onto the giant’s back and was hitting him on the head with a bronze shield—BONG! The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When my brain manages to command my hands to stay still, my leg starts to quiver, but at least it’s hidden from view behind the podium. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I see the little pieces of this world that we’ve managed to cling to bursting into flames. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I lifted my head and managed a smile. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Your aristoi” he lectured to Jefferson, “are the most difficult Animals to manage, of anything in the Whole Theory and practice of Government.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how you manage to keep the Luftwaffe supplied with serviceable aircraft. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

What if he managed to turn him evil? The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was dressed like a New York City doorman: a long black overcoat, shiny shoes, and a black top-hat that somehow managed to stay on his double-wide head. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m all right,” I tell Mom once I’ve managed to drag myself to the kitchen. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

A few people, including Bailey, manage to applaud, while those who had abandoned their seats return to them, looking both disturbed and curious. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They all had lunch at school every day, but with the weekend coming, and the end of the school year not that far off, he wasn’t sure how they’d manage. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I somehow managed to hit myself in the head with my racket and clip Mike’s shoulder on the same swing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At last, one day, when he managed to overhear his father saying something about being “better off now”—better off with him gone, Sticky realized—he could no longer bear their betrayal. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

At times his name, an entity shapeless and weightless, manages nevertheless to distress him physically, like the scratchy tag of a shirt he has been forced permanently to wear. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow she would manage to introduce herself, and before her victim had scented danger she had proffered an invitation to her suite. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She managed to squeak, “You didn’t mean to.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

If those fingers closed around her skull, she was history, helmet or not, assuming she managed to find a helmet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She develops software that helps them manage patient care and accounting. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

An assistant attorney general then presented the State's arguments—capital cases on appeal were managed by the attorney general, not the local district attorney. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Come with me,” she said, “and keep your mouth closed, if you can manage that, you hear?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

As a classroom teacher, taking steps to minimize anxiety will help with managing classroom behavior. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“You can manage your care and cleaning; change your own shrinker?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Stanley managed to look up, and he saw that Zero had his arm around Zigzag's long neck. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The look she gives me makes me feel less human and more like a bear that's managed to stumble into the middle of dinner. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“We’d just about given up hope when a satellite picked up the plane’s image. You’ve managed to survive for all these weeks on your own? Outstanding!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I stay because it’s my job. No, it’s not exciting. No woman is attractive when you’re pouring ice water over her head to revive her and she’s managed to be sick in her own hair.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The broomstick spun to earth, but he just managed to seize the strap of his rucksack and the top of the cage as the motorbike swung the right way up again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Leo climbed the tilting deck and managed to grab the port rail. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’d wanted so badly for this school year to be wonderful, and all I’d managed to do was make enemies and look silly in front of the whole class, every day. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, he answers every reproach or accusation with a load of fine promises, which he never manages to keep. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Actually, “slept” was a wild overstatement, and when the first low sun rays stabbed his eyelids, he’d awakened cold and wet from whatever dozing he’d managed. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I thought, not for the first time, that if Alice could manage to go on not hating him, there would be very little she couldn’t ask of him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Some blacks with education and skills, like Ida Wells-Barnett, had managed to get away to cities like New York or Philadelphia or Chicago. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Hunt managed to sell only a few of his captives before local Roman Catholic priests seized the rest—the Spanish Church vehemently opposed brutality toward Indians. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But he did manage to hire a tutor for Laertes, a bookish, black-capped man. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I recognized her instantly—she was one of the fifty-four names I had managed to learn so far. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

This was my debut as a junior elite gymnast, and somehow I’d managed to win gold right out the gate! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I want to say something back but can't seem to find my tongue, and all I manage is a sort of squeak. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He was delighted that his daughter, so bored and in such bad health, should have managed to land the most sought-after bachelor in the area. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother managed to hold Deborah on her chest as my little sister died, something a mother should never have to do. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Kit felt at ease with them as she had never managed to do with their elders. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to raise his face back up. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

If the Astrea managed to beat out of Salem Harbor, every man on board was going to need four arms and six pairs of hands to handle sail. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would’ve killed Rusty as well if Jackson and I hadn’t managed to sneak him out of the county. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It almost did a few times, but it always managed to pull through due to strict sharing of resources, strenuous discipline, and constant vigilance against any further attacks from the Capitol. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

With each little accomplishment, with every high school screwup I managed to avoid, my doubts slowly took leave. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They managed to drag Klava out just before the aircraft exploded; but her tail gunner was killed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Joe was still working on the shackles on Mom’s legs that bound her to the chair, but he hadn’t even managed to pry away the first one. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They fought and somehow he managed to bite Tea Cake high up on his cheek-bone once. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She tied the grass shelter more firmly to the trees and crept as far inside as she could manage. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the King managed to push them all out again. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Harpers Ferry itself changed hands eight times during the war, though the record in this regard belongs to Winchester, Virginia, a few miles south, which managed to be captured and recaptured seventy-five times. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I’d managed to find a wooden box to stand on, so I wasn’t just looking at the backs of other Marines as sometimes happened. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother told me she had a girl on her caseload who suffered from it, and that once people learn to manage it, they can usually live normal enough lives. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

This old widow, who in her long life must have managed to survive the worst with the help of her bony frame, had no real horror of Gregor. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re a cheetah,” I finally manage to say, gasping for air. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Horace had two wives and six children and over a period of years he had managed through pleading and persuasion to build a grocery debt second to none in Monterey. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still ran away bleating if any of the cows took it into their heads to look at him sideways, but most of the time they couldn’t be bothered and he managed to muddle through. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spread the work fairly and managed the house as efficiently as Margaret had, but without much of the tension and strife Margaret generated. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the days following, he can hardly manage to comb his hair or convince his fingers to button his coat. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

With his good hand he managed, with great difficulty, to lift it up. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Two recent popular books on the history of the dating of Earth actually manage to misspell his name. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Dad’s hands were full teasing her, but she managed to grasp two carrots and pop one into her own mouth and one into Dad’s, much to his surprise. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Father tied the horse to the back of the wagon and walked along beside me to help manage the oxen. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But in the interval,” Mr. Foster concluded, “we’ve managed to do a lot to them. Oh, a very great deal.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wave the remote and manage a smile. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The details of his business slipped away from him, and managing work became complicated in ways he couldn't understand, which depressed him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She stabbed again, ripping through his leather jerkin, but only managed to graze his chest. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She had at least managed to get them down in time before she sprayed the floor. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He even managed a weak smile at my confusion. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I managed to get two branches limply tied together. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you manage to get hold of a big enough diamond?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He’s managed to get his orange ringlets back in some sort of order, though. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

My fingers shake, but I still manage to loosen them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I popped back up into the thundering darkness and finally managed a heaving breath and one wild scream. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then, without moving her head farther, only her eyes, she managed to find Fayge. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had managed to persuade herself over the years that her unconsummated love for Father Mulligan had been entirely due to her restraint and her determination to do the right thing. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jenny Flick had managed to take from me the only person I ever let in and replace me with beer, sex, and pot. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Wow,” he finally managed to say, his voice breathless. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

After queuing up with traders waiting for the truck, he managed to pile into the back. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Here I am, with a dented head and still manage to graduate. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Apatan was even shorter than Fatty Bolger, but somehow he managed to take up more space as he stepped between us to fill a sample cup of his own. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Papá’s slow, painful abandonment had wounded us deeply at first, but we had managed to get beyond it by telling ourselves we were free spirits and nothing could ever destroy us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Even Will sometimes gave Drew a hard time about it at practice, asking why Drew could never manage to make his girlfriend smile. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, every other Firebird has their act together, and we manage three additional runs, winning the game. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

This time, I manage to coax a laugh from him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Its mandate was to manage and protect these resources for the nation. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Elementary schools by and large do manage to teach the basic algorithms for multiplication and division, addition and subtraction, as well as methods for handling fractions, decimals, and percentages. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other, Dad had lost his job nearly six months earlier, when the restaurant he’d been managing went out of business. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

His father had somehow managed to obtain a gift for his second son, a little horse named Forest Dawn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only he had managed to say nothing! Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Or maybe the rental properties would be something she could manage on her own. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When Mario’s family moved to Chicago, we managed to see them every now and then before eventually stopping. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Leo somehow managed to punch them in while holding the wheel with one hand. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Along the way, contrary to my initial impression, they have managed to learn a great deal about Calakmul, the landscape it occupied, and the collapse that led to the forest’s return. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In class, at home, and—when she could manage it—inside the tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harry, sweating, managed to hoist Ginny half off the floor, and bent to pick up his wand again. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

We also laugh and joke around and manage to finish the entire bowl of gummies without breaking off any of Emily’s brackets. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Shortly before 5:00, Groom finally managed to get through to Hall and communicate that there actually was oxygen at the South Summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Tears spring to my eyes, but I manage to stop them from trickling down my cheeks. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The first thing I did was try to open the door; I chipped and kicked and managed to get my head out to see what had happened. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

How long I would have managed to keep it down is anybody’s guess. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Coach Hedge managed to pry him from the wheel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At last Jackson finished, however, and despite his drowsiness, Sticky had managed to lock all the information securely in his head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Harry, what happened? Why do you think you couldn’t make your Patronus? You managed perfectly yesterday!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

If you somehow managed to survive all of the traps and find your way through the labyrinth, you would eventually reach the crypt of Acererak the Demi-Lich. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Somehow Oliver Wood had never managed to convey with all his wriggling diagrams what that move was supposed to look like. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

During November, I managed to go over to his house one evening in the middle of the week. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Over the past five years, I’d managed to slowly, gradually raise my avatar up to third level. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Redfern’s voice is a low rumble, and I barely manage to keep myself from jumping in surprise. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

At my words, she managed a weak smile. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I managed to catch up with Annabeth without tripping over my equipment. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Agents managed to intercept Cornwallis’s encrypted reports to Clinton during the siege of Yorktown, and James Lovell cracked the code that Cornwallis used. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one had managed a pinch on Kaz in three years. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Scientists who tried managing energies of the necessary magnitude often ended up with equipment blown to smithereens and laboratories littered with glass shards. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But Faith just reached for the door and it looked like she was going to close it and that had me spewing frantic words all over her until finally I managed one clear, crisp sentence. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Generally, Bobby was depressed, but he still managed to get up and out every day. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dawn was spreading her rosy fingers in the sky when Sean finished twenty of the smallest, neatest, most careful stitches his big fingers could manage, would ever manage. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Celia shuts her eyes, attempting to concentrate, but it has always been difficult to push him away once he has grabbed ahold of her, and she cannot manage it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I managed to say it so evilly the second-year spilt his books. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Near sundown, they managed to sneak into the harbor at Alexandria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Our unit's managed to avoid it thus far, but the Spanish influenza is taking its toll. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

At last I managed to haul it aboard. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I dash out of the room, toward the telephone extension near the front entrance, and manage to pick it up on the fourth ring. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could manage this military school thing. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But it did manage to grab something, possibly something Zero was communicating to Ren. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His stance grew wobblier with each passing second, but somehow he managed to make eye contact with me. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It must be Littlefinger or Tyrion himself, and he knew full well that if he left King's Landing for any length of time, all that he had managed to accomplish would be undone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“They’re already sitting at the front of the bus. And you still manage to find a seat.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am as clean as I can manage without taking a bath. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He could hardly manage to get the key into the lock. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, with Clara’s help, the teacher managed to drag the child into the building and closed the door of the school behind her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Desdemona, her heart in her throat, manages to ask, “How you know my name?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It takes a moment, but I manage, pushing past resistance until I feel a click and it opens. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If I ever managed to get to heaven after everything I’d done, I hoped I would get just a few minutes for a private conference with God. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Business was so good, he told Myrta, that he needed her help managing the store’s books. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe by night he did, maybe before that if they managed to find him, get word to him, because she went to the lawyer. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were trembling so much I could hardly manage to bolt the door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Relieved to see him leaving, I managed what I hoped was a grateful smile, but just then, Birdie slammed her palm on the table with such force that I jumped. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A new formula emerged for criminal prosecution, especially in high-profile cases, in which the emotions, perspectives, and opinions of the victim figured prominently in how criminal cases would be managed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A few primitive forms, such as the botulism and tetanus bacilli, manage to survive even today only in oxygen-free environments. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He managed: "I'm a new student. This is my first time here." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

On top of everything else, I had apparently managed to infuriate Master Elodin to such an extent that he had thrown me off the roof of the Crockery. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A carefully managed fire could turn impassable barren thickets into prime grasslands teeming with game. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How did you guys manage to break down the walls?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where has he been?” she asked, when she had composed herself enough to manage the words. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He managed to maintain two discrete households. disinterested/uninterested. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Shearwater was a smallish ship whose captain surely knew these waters well enough to manage on his own. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

His last communication had been a box of books, along with several postcards he’d written to her in Greece and Turkey but not managed to send at the time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I only managed to cover a small corner of the base, maybe five square meters. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But questions pirouetted around Penelope’s mind faster than even the ballerinas of the Imperial Russian Ballet could have managed: Who had requested these awful stories about children and wolves? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

With great effort I managed to gain enough control of my body to get onto the raft and release it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t feel guilty about the rides anymore when I discover that Justin has managed to worm his way into the morning car schedule. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Finally, clinging to the black, oily surface of the observation platform at the back of the crusher, he dragged himself clear and managed to stand up. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Oh, we managed to live with this curse. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slowly starts turning the gallery branch he manages into one that sells not just the traditional Salon painters but also works by modern artists—the Impressionists, and now the post-impressionists, too. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He managed to get a paw free and struck out left and right, dealing hefty blows to several of the sparrows. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I even managed to bloody a few noses myself. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, as a figurehead of one of the most powerful countries in the world, I do manage to keep abreast on international politics.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how Miss Love managed it, but she got the telegraph operator to swear not to tell anybody what it said, namely, that the Pierce would arrive the following Saturday. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“We managed to catch one,” said Gawaine, the wonder of their achievement beginning to dawn on him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I managed not to gasp, but I did make that one small involuntary movement. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined trying to eat a sandwich like that in the bathroom, everything ending up on the gross floor except a single slice of mayonnaise-y bread I still managed to hold in my toes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She managed the soldier in white by inserting a thermometer into the hole over his mouth and leaving it balanced there on the lower rim. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

"We managed to stay together on the transport. Once we were on the train, we were pressed together, a hundred people to a car." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She ordered me back with more exact instructions, which I followed exactly, while still managing to frustrate her true wishes. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Often diners remark that they are too pretty, too impressive to eat, but they always find a way to manage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Folks are calling this place Recovery Key because you’ve managed to turn things around. It’s heartwarming. People can’t get enough of it.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few managed to break loose and make a mad dash for freedom, only to be recaptured in no time, admonished or whipped, or both, and ordered to march again. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took one good look at the plain white cover and set it on my desk where it managed to collect dust. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She managed that by doing what she was best at. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His favorite topi is on his head, the one that’s shaped like a mushroom but still manages to make him look cool. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

But maybe Pouncey managed to drag himself through the snow to support me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Polly had learned that Cato, the oldest slave on the plantation, always seemed to know everything that went on while managing to do very little work at all. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grammarbot has gotten a lot better lately, but some awful howlers still manage to sneak by. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was something to do, though none of them could manage more than a nibble. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make a second attempt on Tuesday but don’t manage to leave the house, reading an awful book as an excuse. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He managed to round up a few goats and cows, and a donkey to help him carry goods and farm the land. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

After the meager meals I managed on the bus ride, I delight in eating my fill. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drop the bullhorn and talk to the Director in as steady a voice as I can manage. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I fought my curiosity about the trunk and managed to remember my manners. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Pollard somehow managed to stay aboard while his colt regained his footing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she tried, she only managed to see a dead wet baby bird, like the ones that sometimes fell from their nests in the plomm trees. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She managed to glide to earth and made a crash landing on a hillside, where local people greeted her armed with pitchforks, sticks, and rifles—they’d thought her falling plane might be a German fighter. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“But, Jamie, we did have a schedule. Sort of. The best that I could manage under the circumstances. That wasn’t the most fun part of running away.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Ashida attempted a frown, but her plump, round, smooth face could not quite manage it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the woman who still stood back beside the cabin and saw that she had managed to wrap herself in something. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow he managed to break his tumble with his hands and turn it into a clumsy thumping cartwheel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Bailey blinks at her a few times before he manages to respond. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, he somehow always managed to sound like he was reading a passage from Dickens. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“So, did you two manage to hook up?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

If the sprayer is on the lowest setting, even I can manage. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I almost lost my balance when I finally got to the truck, but I managed to cling to the side mirror and save myself. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The way Gran is—Mum isn’t to blame for that. And she did manage to protect us, before. It’s not fair.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

What if somehow, in their ceremonies and things, they’d managed to stumble on a way to do some stirring up themselves? The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, despite its thimble-sized engine that sounded like a sewing machine, the Gremlin was managing to accelerate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

So far I had managed to keep humanly alive through transfusions from books. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, she managed not to step on them or trip over them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They unload in a town called Epernay, and the hotelkeeper brings wine and chicken legs and broth that Werner manages to keep down. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You could be my daughter. You could manage the house. You could take care of things for me and not go upstairs. I’m not always well, you know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“How will you manage? The pass is blank. It will need to be filled out and also stamped officially for you to board. They will have a complete manifest.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“And I am supposed to have managed your education!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ambrose nods and manages to catch his fedora before it topples off his head. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Nearly an hour later, Soon Ho, tears in his eyes, his mouth oozing blood, managed to detach his tongue. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t be like this for much longer, but he had to manage until everything fell into place. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It should have been just the two of us—that was the way I wanted it—but by Wednesday night, Baba had managed to invite another two dozen people. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody knows how she managed to get the material from her father’s store. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quite a few people showed up for the cleanup, including the Great Lake-loving Ms. Banks, who managed to look hot in rubber boots and a baggy fleece jacket. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

At first, huddled in her sepulcher, unable either to stand up or sit down despite her small size, Alba managed to stave off madness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t need any helpers, we're managing just fine on our own!” everyone answered quickly. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

No matter how he timed the thing, he was always off, and the most he could manage was a weasel of a hit that looped back to the pitcher’s glove. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Before a low and flaring fire, which sputtered in the damp, we ate two small pigeons Bear had managed to snare. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could describe what happened next, not as I saw it, which I might manage, but as I felt it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally managed to calm down, I did some quick calculations. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I managed to unbuckle my seatbelt and slip out of the cab. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

After a while, I managed to tune out what they were saying and only heard faint voices coming from different parts of the room. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And would they ever manage to track her down? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I ask how Luke managed to put out the fire and get himself down the mountain, given that he was in shock when I found him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Which didn’t mean much when he managed to find the Krajewska boys. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

This business of managing stores and women store-owners was trying on a man’s nerves. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Technology’s not really your strong point, is it, Rach?” he said after the time I managed to delete all the contacts in his email address book by mistake. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a ragged breath and managed to sit up. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was crying now but managed to say proudly, “Mimi is going to be just like her.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’d managed to avoid most of Dr. Doris’s Therapist Tricks, but she was definitely onto me, and I didn’t know how much longer I could avoid talking about Mom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She asked, “How do you manage to stay so well supplied?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his mocking, hostile attitude, Trueba managed to frighten off this man who had survived a concentration camp, overcome poverty and exile, and triumphed in the ruthless world of commerce. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The police are out hunting for the childrens, but the childrens have managed to hide themselves well, and as soon as it is dark they slip into the tower one by two by one. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

He managed the bowls perfectly well, even though they were getting hotter and hotter. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter had no attention to spare for it, because the shadow beside her was trembling with desire, and she had to keep him by her side, under what control she could manage. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I should be used to these wake-up calls by now, but Kelly usually manages to catch me by surprise. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

After my slow and undistinguished start, I managed to get the hang of things, and accelerated my program, completing the junior certificate in two years instead of the usual three. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clumsy with his stubby legs and oversized feet, the puppy couldn’t manage the stairs at Leader’s homeplace. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Somehow I manage to get up from the chair, out of that room, down the stairs, and out the door of the house. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When I managed to restore her she was as weak as water, and cried silently between long, painful struggles for breath. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I realized I could manage without my mother, completely and totally, and that hurt. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

‘But, sire, they will arrive at Sparta by morning! If they manage to unleash the makhai - ‘Idiot!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He cursed again and tried to rise, managing only to get to his knees before dropping like a sack of potatoes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My Sen set of grandparents are a lot easier to manage than Didu. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The process is so cumbersome, confusing, and onerous that many people who are theoretically eligible to vote never manage to get their voting rights back. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I’m wobbly when I first get to my feet but I can manage to just stand for a minute. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“How did you manage to get hold of all these things?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“You always manage to elevate the intelligence level of the conversation. The whole room just lights up the moment you arrive.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Recently he’d managed to retrieve some assets from Turkey and had come to the Midwest. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He managed to make it back to the school. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you can manage to put up with me a little more humanely, I’ll go on doing what I can for Mister Rufus.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The fourth time she came up, she managed to open her burning eyes for just a few seconds. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

While Xenophilius’s banging and scraping drew nearer and nearer, Hermione managed to free Ron with the use of a Hover Charm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Estha managed to grab a low branch that arched down into the water. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The team had been out on the boat several times in the past week, but managed to successfully tag only one white shark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

In fact, it managed only half the altitude. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

On the top four boards, the Soviets managed to win only one game out of a possible sixteen. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Think how it is, if you can manage, just manage it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

At villages where we managed to find some happiness by being treated to food or fresh water, I knew that it was temporary and that we were only passing through. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then she made some more coffee and drank it this time, and then she felt a little more on top of things and managed to read for an hour or so. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Somehow my father managed to push through the barricade. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Keeping things under 150 just seems to be the best and most efficient way to manage a group of people,” Bill Gross, one of the leaders of a Hutterite colony outside Spokane told me. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He scored an 80 on the six-week exam, and with the transfer grades that he received from Bates he managed to pass algebra II for the six weeks with a 72. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One night is so long. Two nights are even longer. How will I manage to cope with three nights? Four days feel like a month to me, and you expect me to wait nine days?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Even if they managed to take her down, there was no guarantee the storm would stop. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Somehow Ryan had managed to free himself from a pile of debris that had almost buried him when the molasses wave struck. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Putting one foot in front of the other seems like a lot to manage. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At the last minute Mr. Grin managed to bring up the nose again. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Fern had managed to completely flummox the Establishment. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keeping Peace in The Family Octavia also managed to keep the peace between her brother and her husband as their arguments heated up and their disagreements escalated. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She hid in her father’s apartment or managed to be with a group of people every time he saw her. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t anything in his stomach, but he still managed a sickly green slime that was neither solid nor liquid. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There are three drivers working, and we manage to time ourselves so that only one of us is in the shop at a time. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You look smart in your new clothes,” I managed to say. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Bailey,” his mother says, managing to turn his name into a disappointment-laced admonishment. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It has been a real pleasure teaching you. I feel sure we’ll meet again sometime. Headmaster, there is no need to see me to the gates, I can manage....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She looked from one to another, trying to find the words, but all she managed was a half-choked smile. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Somehow, he managed to cover this insanity with a mask of good test scores and even better student conduct. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

All these people, so uppity and polite, can’t manage to get that little word out, or at least can’t make me believe they really mean it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my third, I manage to swing the loop across the creature’s snout. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Many smiled at me if they managed to catch my eye. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She takes a deep breath, manages a smile. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He still hadn't managed to touch Eleanor anywhere below the chin or above the elbow. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

His parents finally manage to pry the ribbon from his clenched fist. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Has he walked back in or even managed to hitch? I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z