“Ask him. He knows—Mr. Know-All!” said Mary Poppins, nodding her head scornfully at Michael. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Even the people that think it’s a “joke” like Mary Elizabeth can’t stop talking about what a “joke” it is. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins’s voice sounded above the roars of laughter like a trumpet. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

At another of the large tables Mary Debenham was sitting with two other women. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shows me how I’m supposed to make a little cross at the top of each page, and then print the initials J.M.J., dedicating my work to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The next thing that caught my attention was that Mary’s napkin had disappeared. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I had almost said, after all, “Well, take my friend Mary,” and very nearly descended to a catalogue of those virtues that gave Mary the right to be alive. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

If Jan said that he had not come to the house, who would believe him after it was seen that he had lied about his not drinking and about Mary’s going to school? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile his wife, Aunt Mary, was having her own party with a man named Mr. Stein. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou wiped fruit juice from her mouth with the back of her hand. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the Virgin Mary was such a god? Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walowick won Mary Wells from Peewee and Peewee wouldn’t give her up. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am still in contact with Mary Miller, my Guardian ad Litem, to whom I owe so much and appreciate far more now than I did when I was a child. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Aunt Carrie said, “Did you hear that, Mary Willis? They went to a musical! How nice! Tell me, Rucker, did you see any theatricals? Any Shakespeare plays?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Mary Anne,” Ben said from his perch on the green railing where he leaned against the white doric column. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jan and Mary sat in front of him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice helped, in an apron of Grandma’s that dragged the ground. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He mentioned the name of my regular center fielder, who was home sick, and suggested that Mary Hudson take his place. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The door beyond represents both the entry to Mary’s womb and the gates of Paradise. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As it did not seem as though Mary Poppins were going to say any more—though she sniffed a great deal—Jane, too, remained silent. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary felt as if the ground had given way beneath her mind. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou closed one eye and tried to imagine Annie singing from the passenger seat of that Impala as they traveled the asphalt arteries of the nation. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mary had made us a curtain of protection. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had all happened so quickly that Mary had hardly moved. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“They have no fins and tails,” said Mary Poppins, much to the children’s disappointment. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Mary was brunette and brown-eyed, other times blond and blue-eyed, but gorgeous every time. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Have to wait until next year, at least, what with getting the Mary Rose fixed and school starting and things to do around the house. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bill Galvin says his poor wife that just died was a Catholic and she had the walls covered with pictures of the Sacred Heart and the Virgin Mary showing their hearts. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s too long. She’s Mary from now on. Heat that soup from last night and put it in the china tureen and, Mary, I want you to carry it carefully.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben shot Mary Anne the finger with both of his invisibly nailed hands. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And don't forget, if you win, you gotta strut off the track like Mary." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

As Kathy was driving to Houston, Yuko was making arrangements for the family to spend the night with a longtime friend of theirs she called Miss Mary. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I stretch a twelve-by-eight-foot canvas and wash it with an iridescent blue gouache—like the Virgin Mary’s robes in gaudy church paintings. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Toy just couldn’t believe it was really ours. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The bar had been set the year before by an engineer in the Aerospace Mechanics Division—Katherine Johnsons group—but Mary and her young collaborator were more than up to the challenge. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mary’s powers were by no means fitted for such a display; her voice was weak, and her manner affected. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Then, in a swift change of mood, she said, “Mary will be awfully happy here, won’t she? I mean—she knows how to be happy. Being happy takes a lot of practice, don’t you think?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

While women began to murmur the Hail Mary, Lupita watched the man light a cigarette. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

But Mary looked pale, as though she hadn’t slept very well. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night before he and Captain Prince were to leave, he spent the evening with Mary and Lois. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s just small potatoes, Mama. Let’s pray for something big,” Mary Anne deadpanned. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, that may be, but the name’s too long. I’d never bother myself. I’d call her Mary if I was you.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

John and Mary Jones and their fellow black Chicagoans were beyond angry—they had much more at stake than their principles. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Forgiveness,” said Mary Rommely, “is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he lying about the other women in order to get him to tell about Mary and Bessie? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins was in the upper air now, floating away over the cherry-trees and the roofs of the houses, holding tightly to the umbrella with one hand and to the carpet bag with the other. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t been hard to follow them; despite Mary’s confidence in the open savanna, there was plenty of concealment in the grass and the occasional thickets of string-wood and sap-lacquer bushes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The doctor agreed, but just before Mary was to leave the hospital, she confessed that the real reason she wanted a weekend pass was to make another suicide attempt. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She said that by introducing me to all these great things, Mary Elizabeth gained a “superior position” that she wouldn’t need if she was confident about herself. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Toy said sleepily, “Mama, what am I s’pose to call Miss Love? Do I call her Granny?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s really none of your business but it’s Halliwell’s Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course! He’s grand! But Mary says she won’t marry a sailing man!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary O’Hare is a trained nurse, which is a lovely thing for a woman to be. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I, the lovely Mary Anne Meecham whose beauty is celebrated in song and legend...” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mary! Are you asleep? I heard you moving about. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary holds up a flimsy sheet of tissue paper. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice clutched her head, which she often did these days. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“How come, if they want us to do the pageant, they sent Mary Lou back home? That doesn’t seem fair.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Blanche and Mary were of equal stature,—straight and tall as poplars. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mary longed to examine a skeleton and see how the structure worked. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

While I was there, I met a fellow contestant, Mary Kate Bush, who later became a great source of strength to me, as well as a lifelong friend. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon, he walked over to tell Mary Rommely about the new baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked Mary Louise and I was proud that two teenaged girls had stood up. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

And behind the film of frost etching the glass I saw two brashly painted plaster images of Mary and Jesus surrounded by dream books, love powders, God-Is-Love signs, money-drawing oil and plastic dice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Mary Alice twice said she was so hot she thought she might throw up, we left. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“A team of internationally known scientists did a study on Ansley Matthews last year and came to the unanimous conclusion that she is an idiot,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary and the other black employees at Langley tended the new recruits as carefully and lovingly as if they were a garden. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Colonel Causey, this is Mary Anne. Please pretend that you’re talking to my mama. My brother and I have been planning this for a long time.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins gave a quick, sharp glance down into the Lane. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Thank you!” said Mary Poppins, meaningly, but the Starling was too busy eating to notice the rebuke. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary helped her son refine the vehicle until they possessed something that could roll down the street with its pilot, as the racers were known, in the drivers seat. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

After we had done everything you can do from the stomach up, I lay down on the floor, and Mary Elizabeth put her head on my chest. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

With the last words, Lillian glanced back and smiled at Mary Anne who scowled behind her. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a queer smile about Mr. Brooke’s mouth as he opened at poor Mary’s lament. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as Mary Alice was reaching for her jump rope to take outside, Grandma turned up and said, “Not tonight.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

His sister, Mary Helen, had sent it—nearly all her savings—saying she’d take his old violin in exchange. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“But maybe Mary Toy’s forgot how,” said Papa, tickling her ribs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Come August he’d lay up the Mary Rose and mate on Fin Chaser for a month or so. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice followed wit h plenty of room, though she didn’t like to get burrs in her hair. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Look, Your Honor, with great and elaborate care we conditioned Mary Dalton so that she would regard Bigger Thomas as a kind of beast. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I delivered a similar speech to the Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, Mary Miller was present. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When we arrived, Mary Lou's brothers were running around like crazed animals, jumping over the furniture and tossing footballs. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Whether or not she had it planned at the time, Mary Jackson was on her way to becoming a Langley lifer. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you dare start this now, young lady. This is no time for your ugliness,” and Mary Anne had wept in her room for an hour. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slammed the empty can on the table a moment before Mary Anne called “Time.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above all mediators there was Mary, Santa Maria, the Mother. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mary also cultivated allies among the white women she worked with. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mary tried to take in all the implications of what Serafina had told her, but it was too hard. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was only lately that he was having small moments of clarity, of illumination, and seeing himself for the first time as the closest of Mary Ann’s enemies, the kindest of her assassins. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he added, “And remember, not a word to Mary.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I gave it a chance,” Mary Anne replied miserably. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tramped heavily after their Mother and Mary Poppins, bending under their loads. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

My parents never once spoke of his drinking in front of me or Mary Toy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“What did I say?” said Mary Poppins in that cold, clear voice that was always a Warning. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Dealing with my mother was a legal chore, but Mary met her match in Marjorie Moss. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

By the time E. D. Nixon and other black leaders heard about Mary Louise Smith, her fine had already been paid and it was too late to mount a legal challenge. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The doll named Mary and the pretty little box which had once held ten gilded pennies, were stowed away next. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had killed within himself the preacher’s haunting picture of life even before he had killed Mary; that had been his first murder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine what it was about me that could burn up Mary so. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice appeared from somewhere, and we both looked around Grandma into the night. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth, I think the biggest reason for everything being okay is that Mary Elizabeth started dating one of Craig’s friends. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then from down the hall I could hear Mary singing, her voice clear and untroubled, though she sang a troubled song. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1845, married and caring for a newborn daughter, John and Mary decided to move farther north and make Chicago their home. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In that falling golden dust in that sun-splashed clearing, I saw the Virgin Mary. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would jump with Mary on the bed, even if I made a fool of myself. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She mouthed Mary Miller to me and jotted down some notes. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And then one morning, all alone, Mary Anne walked off into the mountains and did not come back. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, I asked her what I should do, and she said that I should ask a lot of questions and not mind when Mary Elizabeth doesn’t stop talking. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

On the day that Phoebe and I met the potential lunatic and then went over to Mary Lou’s, a couple other peculiar things happened. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He heard a clock ticking and searched for it with his eyes; it was at the head of Mary’s bed, its white dial glowing in the blue darkness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

After an hour or two Aunt Mary would come out with her hair and makeup all mussed up and her face all red. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou was jolted back to her predicament — the plane crash, the survivors, the need for rescue. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

In 1893, Ida Wells-Barnett launched the first black women’s club in Chicago, recruiting an aging Mary Richardson Jones to join as honorary chairperson. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Hail Marys are easier to say than Our Fathers, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Powell gives his name as Lewis Payne and makes up an elaborate story, saying that he has come to Mary Surratt’s at her request, to dig a ditch. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know their names, but let’s call them Mary and John. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

They visited Grant’s Tomb, tried to board the Queen Mary but were turned away, inspected Columbia’s campus, toured Rockefeller Center, walked up and down Broadway, and ate at Jack Dempsey’s. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Ben grabbed for a history book Mary Anne was taking to her first afternoon class. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe I remember the exact date. Do you, Mary?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln, lost in the play until this very moment, stops laughing. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Elizabeth is in charge of it, just like she is in charge of the local Rocky Horror Picture Show showings. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou said, looking as if she wasn’t quite sure what to say. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I will ever be ready for Mary Elizabeth. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Toy told me about it one time. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I’m sure it is, says Nora, and you’re admired by one and all at the St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Legion of Mary. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I met Ella’s second husband, Frank, who was now a soldier; and her brother Earl, the singer who called himself Jimmy Caiieton; and Mary, who was very different from her older sister. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those are two fine kids,” Virgil said after Ben and Mary Anne had left the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Catrina’s frying chicken and I have to watch her. John! Mary! Come along. Come along.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, she placed Mary directly below her crucified son. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cells were growing, but Mary didn’t think much of it—other cells had survived for a while in the lab. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mary is deeply fond of Clara, the daughter of Senator Ira Harris of New York. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Loma’s got too many cats and talks ugly, and Mary Willis would worry me to death. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But Mary Poppins, though she appreciated the remark, was not taken in by it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The jarring percussion of drawers being opened and closed, dressers being shifted around, and beds being flipped over rattled through the quiet night and shook Mary’s nerves. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“I want Mary to go down to Mrs. Randall’s and take her some soup. She’s not been feeling well for a few days.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Louise later said she never in her life saw her father drunk. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Mary Hudson batted ninth on the Warriors’ lineup. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Something good had finally happened to Miss Mary Willis. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mary put her hands over her face and let out a long wail. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Mary Alice was apt to stop cold on a sidewalk and run through a tap routine in her regular sandals. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Little by little, Mary realized that their trunks were playing a part in communication, too. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Grandpa didn’t leave Campbell Junior or Mary Toy a dime. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne shuffled a covered pan of popcorn on the stove. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a few minutes Mary opened the door, and announced “Dr. Van Helsing.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Snake took us to Miss Mary's house to collect our blankets and too-small shoes but nothing else. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary turned back to her lacquer, and almost at once she made her discovery. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

August started to sing then in a humming sort of way, “ ‘Mary brought forth her firstborn child and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in the manger.’ The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary were undressed, and they said their prayers and snuggled into the trundle bed. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t sleep last night I was so worried about the big game,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sweet Jesus, Mary Anne. As much as you tease Matt and make his life miserable, it’s stupid to expect him to apologize to you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we’d call the baby Maureen, a name Mom liked because it was a diminutive of Mary, so she’d also be naming the baby after herself but pretty much no one would know it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was able to read Mary’s expressions by this time, or the most obvious of them at least, and she laughed at the way Mary’s jaw dropped. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Now, you good sweet mothers, symbols of Mother Mary at the tomb, kneel and pray for your sons, your only sons,” the preacher chanted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I’m coming over a bit queer myself, Mary.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I woulda hated to leave your grandma like that. So, that was it. Mary was all messed up by it, and so was I. I ain’t been out here since.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The teacher, Sister Mary Joseph, has a sweet face with pale whiskers and watery blue eyes as if she is always in tears. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I paint the Virgin Mary descending to the earth, which is covered with snow and slush. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And now the clashing and conflict of my last days at Mary's seemed to have moved out into the struggles of the community, leaving me inwardly calm and controlled. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment, then swiveled my seat to face Mary. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln has joined her husband at City Point, bringing with her a small group of guests from Washington. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The street began to clear, and after watching the car fade into the distance, Mary headed back inside her house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The stage lights reflected on faces in the auditorium all the way to the back row, where I could see Papa and Mama and Mary Toy sitting with Uncle Camp, him holding the baby. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mary said, “How do you do?” but Laura could not say anything. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know?” he enquired of Mary Poppins, who was whisking the crumbs off the table in double-quick time. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I stayed close behind her, saying Hail Marys to myself, faster and faster. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moments after Ben pulled out of the driveway and Mary Anne heard the station wagon squealing down the street, the phone rang again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember his Christmas joy at Mary’s kiss with the Doorman. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Jan and Mary came close to the car. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Miller presented me with a bouquet, which required more photos, and then it was back out into the pounding sunlight. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Soon as she looked in the mirror, Mary Toy went into mourning for her hair. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Marian’s aunt Mary sang in the senior choir. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad enrolled us in the Mary S. Black Elementary School, a long, low building with an asphalt playground that turned gooey in the hot sun. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It motivated Mary to dig a little deeper into Wes’s new income flow. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

On one such occasion, two years after Mary joined West Computing, Dorothy Vaughan sent Mary to the East Side, staffing her on a project alongside several white computers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne was much braver than Ben but he reasoned it was because she had never been punched in the mouth and had no conception of how it hurt. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did call Mary Elizabeth, and I told her that I’d been listening to the record every night and reading the e. e. cummings book. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, Sam, the onion man, and his donkey, Mary Lou, were returning to his boat, which was anchored just a little off shore. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

At first, Rat said, Mary Anne seemed to accept it, but then after a day or two she fell into a restless gloom, sitting off by herself at the compound’s perimeter. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because Mary suspected that my mother was still using drugs, she had convinced the judge to halt our visits, but if my mother tested clean, reunification was still possible. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

One test required Mary to clamber onto the catwalk of the wind tunnel, measuring how rivets disrupted the airflow over a particular model. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

We have to know by heart all the prayers, the Hail Mary, the Our Father, the Confiteor, the Apostles’ Creed, the Act of Contrition, the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She was breathing heavily because she was carrying Mary Ann in her arms, and Mary Ann—for all of her pink cheeks and delicate features and excessive, stupid ffilliness—was incredibly heavy. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

She can still remember when the robin helps Mary Lennox find the key to the gate. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It also mentioned that Mary had been in the “company of Erlone until early Sunday morning at a notorious South Side cafe in the Black Belt.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“In time to come, will it be hard to remember anything about him? I guess it’s like Granma Mary Rommely says: ‘With time, passes all.’ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tiled floor establishes a spatial framework, although this is not maintained in the bodies of Mary and the angel or in the architecture. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Even Mary forgave him a little, but she never really trusted him until after she was glad she was a girl, and then it was too late. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Brother Daniel was talking of the last moment we knew of in Mary’s human life, her Assumption. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever the independent spirit, Mary eschewed the traditional all-white bridal gown for a shorter white dress with black sequins, topped off with black gloves, black pumps, and a red rose corsage. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne went to the sink and returned to the table with a can opener. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gave Mary Poppins a long look and nodded her head slightly. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Invariably, it took Ben and Mary Anne months before they could overcome their native diffidence, which actually was an obstinate refusal to make themselves vulnerable. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears of anger welled up in Mary’s eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first I thought they were sis-ter and brother, but Phoebe told me they were cousins, and that Ben was living with Mary Lou’s family temporarily. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

They were pretty near absolute bottom most of the time, and when they really scraped, Mary managed to give some kind of a party. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only when the car was out of sight did the Meecham children open Mary Anne’s window and clamber out of the branches into the house. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I hand in my composition, Sister Mary Joseph reads it over, marking pencil in hand. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Crazy Mary did not improve, and so she too was locked up in the crazyhouse. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cracklings were very good to eat, but Laura and Mary could have only a taste. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She withdrew, taking the dream-Mary with her, until she found herself in the house again, cross-legged on the earthen floor, with Mary’s eyes glittering as they looked at her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When we finished saying Hail Mary about three hundred times, we said our personal prayers silently, which was kept to a minimum, since our knees would be killing us by then. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You re just the person we need, Mary Poppins. My wife’s off gadding, and I’m left to sit on the eggs. Do take a turn, there’s a good girl. I need a little rest.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She ran down to the lakefront, where Sam was hitching Mary Lou to the onion cart. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She was still in Houston at Miss Mary's house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Then, he took Mary Elizabeth’s drink out of her hand and drank it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He sympathized with Mary over Sammy’s death, but he said, ‘‘Don’t blame the sea, dear. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward Laura and Mary asked questions, and Pa told them that the big machine was called the separator, and the rod was called the tumbling rod, and the little machine was called the horsepower. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

A year after Lori was born, Mom and Dad had a second daughter, Mary Charlene, who had coal-black hair and chocolate-brown eyes, just like Dad. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you up to, Skiffy? This bait for your dad or what? Heard you fixed the Mary Rose, is that it? He finally getting back into it, is he?” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And he raised himself as he had done before and lightly saluted Mary Poppins on both cheeks. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

But she was completely caught up in the sight of Mary Alice sweeping around the stage in Grandma’s own wedding gown. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the wooden picture of black Mary from my pocket and handed it to her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh no,” Mary said, shifting from foot to foot. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Gay added, “Ashley was in foster care for nine years, and she wouldn’t have been adopted if it wasn’t for her child advocate, Mary Miller.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I met his nice wife, Mary, to whom I dedicate this book. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came floating on an island of bananas in a halo of light, as lovely as the Virgin Mary. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

All they know for certain is that, as soon as Mr. Wigg had appealed to Mary Poppins, the table below began to wriggle on its legs. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Their two young children, Robert and Mary, lived with Cummings in California. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There was Crazy Mary, whose family were Christian converts. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins put her hat straight at the Tobacconist’s Shop at the corner. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

But most of all, I learned about Mary Elizabeth. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I never snitched on you that time you got the doll when you said your name was Mary.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, standing one on each side, Laura and Mary straightened the covers, tucked them in well at the foot and the sides, plumped up the pillows and put them in place. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary made common cause with the black employees working at Langley and at other places in the industry. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

At the end of the second week, when four casualties came in, Mary Anne wasn’t afraid to get her hands bloody. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This Mary I’m talking about sits in your heart all day long, saying, ‘Lily, you are my everlasting home. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would know that Mary was dead; they had stumbled upon the white bones of her body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Stuart had her Skye terrier—what comfort will I take with me to my execution? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She studied the coy girls, the ones who pretended not to get the dirty joke that made Mary Lou stifle a laugh. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But Laura and Mary always said: “No, dear, you can’t go this year. Perhaps next year, if you are good, then you can go.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou clapped; it was followed by halfhearted applause by the others. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins then poured out another dose and solemnly took it herself. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I could. But I’d rather wait. I still think Mary’s up to some of her foolish pranks. Bigger, you’d better get that trunk.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I just heard, Mary Willis. I been out in the country all day. I want to be sure Will’s all right.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We finished eating and got the check, not before Charles had time to finish his third Bloody Mary and order a fourth. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In a minute I had my face under their bonnets, in contact first with Mary’s soft cheek, then with Diana’s flowing curls. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Except I’ve read ’em so many times, I’m not really seeing the page, I’m seeing the Mary Rose and worrying she’ll leak as bad as she did before, and sink again. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had not eaten eel pie since Momma died, Miss Mary Finch not being fond of it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Richardson grew restless with the rules constricting black life in Memphis and moved the family, including daughter Mary, whom Jones had come to love, up to free country in Alton, Illinois. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Two days after that first early morning visit, Mary’s niece, Nicey’s daughter, was moments from walking down the aisle for her wedding. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mary had to take several trolleys to get there, but she made it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I just didn’t want to tell Mary Elizabeth the truth because of a game. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Mary let me work in her factory, but she cut me no slack by any means. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

About Joseph and Mary, two kids, really, not married, who found out they were going to have a baby. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

There were other roomers, who had jobs, and I knew she received help from relatives; still there was no mistake, Mary loved a variety of food and this concentration upon cabbage was no accident. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Daughters of Mary started showing up in the parlor before 10:00 a.m. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He finally settled on one, just like Mary. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

At the corner they stood talking for a moment; then Mary Poppins shook hands with them all and hurried up the Lane again. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He did not feel sorry for Mary; she was not real to him, not a human being; he had not known her long or well enough for that. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Mary Rose was Henry VIII's flagship that sank in a storm four centuries ago. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

But when I needed to talk or cry, Mary Kate was always there to listen. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dad and Mother moved to another New York apartment on Riverside Drive, where Mary and Ernestine were born. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Grandma called out after me that she and Mary Alice were going along for the ride. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Right now I am painting the Virgin Mary. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice took out her tap shoes to show her, so it must be girl talk. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Again Mary’s body heaved and he held the pillow in a grip that took all of his strength. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never teased you once in my whole life, so help me, God,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Elizabeth and everyone were crying now, and they asked me if I wanted to go to the Big Boy or something. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t help it, Ben,” Mary Anne smiled with a grotesque sweetness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins and Jane and Michael could not take their eyes off her as she flickered from one of them to another asking their advice. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln lays her head on the president’s chest as Major Rathbone uses his one good arm to yank away the music stand blocking the door. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Harry Belafonte singing “Mary’s Boy Child” drifted in from the living room. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I followed his gaze to find Mary Ellen striding briskly down the trail towards us from the wrong direction. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The pageants got Mary Lou out of town, plus they were closely chaperoned and the girls were kept constantly busy. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The brakes hissed as Mary Jo turned off the engine and swung open the door. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary each had a pan, and Pa and Ma showed them how to pour the dark syrup in little streams onto the snow. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln is still so distraught that she will spend the next five weeks sobbing in her bedroom. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice was about to sail into eighth grade, which put her in shooting distance of high school. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ma hurried Laura and Mary with their breakfast and she washed the dishes quickly. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men set Miss Mary’s coffin on the ground. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want to be with your mother,” Mary repeated to be certain she had it right. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Several blocks from the National Hotel, just a few hours after the assassination, a group of detectives showed up at Mary Surratt’s boardinghouse. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary had never seen Ma wear it, but she had shown it to them once. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gold form of the Statue of the Republic, Big Mary, stood like a torch aflame. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, Ben,” Mary Anne said, joining in the chase. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The questioning over for now, Wells refused to let Mary return home. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m talking to him now, Mary. He’ll be through in a moment.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

A sailor with a transistor radio blaring from his back hip pocket passed near Ben and Mary Anne. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lord, Mary Willis, we didn’t know who he was!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou whacked open a coconut and shared it with Adina while she listened to that tale of the previous night, of the exploits brought about by the mischievous moon. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Mary, let me get a second with the other men of the house, please.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Daily I dust the statue of Mary in her sky blue robe. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ah . . . ah . . . tell your grandmother to wash God away with a little water and for your penance say one Hail Mary and one Our Father. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was really a song for the Virgin Mary but I changed the words. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

The detectives searched the house, then left, leaving Weichmann, Mary, and her daughter, Anna, behind. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lewes later wrote that he and Mary Ann Evans left, too, in disgust, when the medium demanded that the room be totally dark. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was her swing because it was in her tree, but she had to be unselfish and let Mary swing in it whenever she wanted to. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

What his knife and gun had once meant to him, his knowledge of having secretly murdered Mary now meant. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a tinkle and a crash as the pieces of Mary Ann’s head hit the floor. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Had he killed Mary and Bessie and brought sorrow to his mother and brother and sister and put himself in the shadow of the electric chair only to find out this? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tipping his head to me and John, he said, “Trouble brewing along the river, Mary Eve.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

And that was when Mary began to see the connection between the mulefa and the question that had occupied the past few years of her life. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Olive came to the door and opened it a little, while Mary and John peeked around the edges of her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re not ranchers, Mary Eve. We’ve got a few head of cattle. Not even enough to call a herd. Besides, it’s not like we’re the only folks taking such a deal.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

And now that he had killed Mary he felt a lessening of tension in his muscles; he had shed an invisible burden he had long carried. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lots of hymns, and the Catholic priest saying Hail Marys, and the first-class salon which had really looked a lot like this: dark wood, potted palms, rose silk lampshades with their swaying fringe. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But Mary’s pleas against any additional delay finally have an effect. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He took Mary Hudson aside, just out of earshot of the Comanches, and seemed to address her solemnly, rationally. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, do be cross, Mary Poppins! Do be cross again! It is not like you. Oh, I feel so anxious.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne said, her eyes returning to her book. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I had said “Mary had a little lamb,” what probably would have appeared was “Malcolm X Lampoons Mary.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her real name was Mary Ann Evans, and she had come with her longtime companion, George Lewes, who wrote about natural history and was an advocate of Darwinism. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Virgin Mary clasped her hands in front of her neck three times in the front room and once in the bedroom where Cecile’s body lay. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad’s taste is so terrible,” Mary Anne announced. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne said, but she blushed with a forbidden pleasure at the compliment. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baby Kochamma, who had been put in charge of their formal education, had read them an abridged version of The Tempest by Charles and Mary Lamb. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in this moment, it seemed to Mary Lou that the curse was in allowing yourself to be shamed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Carrying Hamlet in his basket, I hasten to Therese’s room, where the three Marys are gathered. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She clutched her rosary and recited her Hail Marys with her eyes tightly shut. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I think Mary Elizabeth is a really smart and pretty person, and I’m glad that she is my first date ever. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

While he greased the traps, Pa told Laura and Mary little jokes and stories, and afterward he would play his fiddle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice flinched, but the old woman lost in the chair was staring straight at Grandma. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She saw that Laura and Mary were still awake, and she said to them: “Go to sleep, girls. Everything is all right. Pa will be here in the morning.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know what the picture is: it’s the Virgin Mary. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary held tight to each other’s hand, at the edge of the field, and watched with all their eyes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Elizabeth wants to go to Berkeley and get two degrees. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

According to Temp, the deacons voted to put it in the church records that “Mary Willis Blakeslee has swapped her religious birthright for a mess of matrimonial pottage.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Toy heard only that Grandpa had “a surprise” for her, but Miss Love wrote other girls about a dress or pattern or a bolt of poky-dot material or some such. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“But why couldn’t the little cat—” Mary began. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he had killed Mary Dalton the fear of having killed a white woman filled him to the exclusion of everything else. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He felt Mary trying to rise and quickly he pushed her head back to the pillow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Flora went down the stairs and past Mary Ann, whose cheeks were glowing a healthy and disgusting pink. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Overhead, the rope frayed with its next sharp drop, and Mary Lou screamed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A trickle of sweat dripped down the front of Mary Lou’s neck. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Charles Waring Darwin was buried in the cemetery at the churchyard at Down where Mary Eleanor lay. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

What she didn’t know was that Papa would whisper to Mary Toy to start hollering, and then commence swatting the mattress instead of her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"Sneaking out to see your girlfriend? Bloody Mary?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

William and Mary actually gained the throne as a result of a full-scale invasion of Britain, seizing London by force, even if it was largely bloodless and welcomed by many. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

One of the soldiers climbed up, listened to her, came over to my sister Mary, and led her to the side of the plane. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Byrne holds her money tight in her fist. Why would she pay Mary to do the work you can be trained to do for nothing?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

What happened, while Granny was on her deathbed, Mama got up a black outfit for Mary Toy to wear to the funeral—black taffeta dress, black stockings, black slippers, and a little black bonnet. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Get a Kleenex to wipe your face, Mary Anne. There’s nothing to cry about. You’ve got to give it a chance.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins bowed towards the Hamadryad very ceremoniously, and without a backward glance at the children went running towards the huge green square in the centre of the Zoo. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, it was a girl just waiting for a bus, but in her eyes Mary Lou recognized the feral quality. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Somehow, I felt surprised that the room was still the same—except that Mary had changed the bed linen. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, Mary Lou heard raised voices and crying and door slamming. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you can laugh, I don’t suppose you’ll eat me,” Mary said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I thought maybe he wouldn’t let me work for her, but he did, and pretty soon I was babysitting Mary’s daughter every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The children stood behind their chairs going rigid when Mary Anne said, “Ten-hup.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne was holding a hand over one eye while Karen leaned against her shoulder and cried. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked Mary to tell the tavern keeper, John Lloyd, to get everything ready for the actor’s visit this evening. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Malone pushed back the chair and stood up, trembling. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one thing that worried him; he had to get that lingering image of Mary’s bloody head lying on those newspapers from before his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Hudson sat down between me and a boy named Edgar something, whose uncle’s best friend was a bootlegger. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne yelled from the back of the car, “You know what Chicago is, Popsy? It’s the hemorrhoid of the planet earth.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had no doubt now, nor had Michael, that Mary Poppins had gone for good because the wind had changed. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins regarded them steadily looking from one to the other as though she were making up her mind whether she liked them or not. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

We all salute you Mary, Mother of God. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“To Lexie,” she said, raising her Bloody Mary, and Lexie and Pearl raised their goblets of orange juice, luminous in the sun. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mary sat by the window, mending one of Madam’s skirts. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were at least a hundred Marys in that audience. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Meecham family prepared for midnight Mass. Mary Anne and Ben, fully dressed, knelt before the Christmas tree rattling presents that bore their names. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad reminds me of Godzilla from the movie by the same name,” Mary Anne suggested. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, they saw what they were looking for: when Mary’s doctor asked her about her plans for the future, a look of utter despair flashed across her face so quickly that it was almost imperceptible. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Get a gun, Mama. There’s a pervert on the roof,” Mary Anne called out from the next room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben danced the first slow dance with Mary Anne, both of them counting steps and laughing as they counted. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was christened Mary Katherine, a name which has fallen more and more into disuse, as—for reasons best known to themselves—the Corcorans have chosen to give her the nickname “Bunny.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Mary, Luke has been doing stupid things like that all his life.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The routine was the same as Mary’s place. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two dæmons moved through the silent village, in and out of the shadows, padding cat-formed across the moonlit gathering-floor, pausing outside the open door of Mary’s house. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary Nell has the look of a blond lapdog, the Pekingese kind with tiny feet and a nose that perks on the end. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I stared at the dashboard, at the blue-and-gold Legion of Mary sticker on it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou had almost passed when she heard Taylor whispering, “Lies. All lies. Careful.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The Mary Rose still don’t have an engine, and my traps are still cut. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She had no idea, for instance, that the Qur’an was filled with the same people as the Bible—Moses, Mary, Abraham, Pharaoh, even Jesus. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Then Mary Anne sank her teeth into her father’s right arm, but Bull lashed out with his right arm, holding Ben suspended by one hand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long shot, but at this point it was a shot, and sometimes you had to make the Hail Mary play. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I know what it is,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou scratched at a bite on her leg with the toes of her other foot, holding on to Adina for balance. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, each morning after putting Henrietta’s cells in culture, Mary started her days with the usual sterilization drill. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She marched over to the sweeping woman to get a look at her and discovered it was none other than Mary. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At home and in class I heard about sin and Christ and Satan and the consoling presence of Mary the Virgin. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Summoning Mary, I soon had the room in more cheerful order: I prepared him, likewise, a comfortable repast. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

In his own high school years, Volpe had been protected by his football-playing friends, his fellow altar boys from Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, Mary Anne, or your father’s gonna take you dancing down at knuckle junction.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s got a chartreuse tattoo of the Virgin Mary on his forearm. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Mary left the other two by the riverbank, where they sat to watch the tide flooding in, and went to join Atal by the cooking fire. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He designed a house for John Walker, president of the yards, and met Walker’s daughter, Mary. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And all the while Starnes and Mary stayed in the pictures together, from their wedding to their fiftieth anniversary. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Though Mary Anne rushed up to kick Red in the ribcage before Ben could calm her, no one else sallied forth to take up Red’s gauntlet. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Laura and Mary took turns holding the pig’s tail over the coals. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jane and Michael kept out of her way as much as possible, for they knew that there were times when it was better not to be seen or heard by Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

But Abraham Lincoln recovered, and Mary did not. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

All day long Mary Poppins had been in a hurry, and when she was in a hurry she was always cross. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying, Bull. Just give me a chance. Mary Anne is just upset about moving. So are all the kids.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just before I head over to Audrey’s place the next night, Mary’s at my front door again, this time with a question. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

As Mary heard the door slam behind Wes, she sat back down on her bed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne enjoyed shocking Ben about religious matters. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again the coin rattled down, and Mary ascended for a moment, then fell back to earth until the next penny saved. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Now, he would have to wait for Mary to come out. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Shuffling across the room, Pa said, “Go on, Mary Eve.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

She and a couple of her friends would head out to Thirty-second Street Plaza, a popular nightclub where Mary knew the owner. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He blinked his eyes and stared at Mary’s face; it was darker than when he had first bent over her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since that night with Mary Elizabeth, everything has been different. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

On the way home that night, Laura and Mary heard Pa tell Ma what happened in the field. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometime in the distant past, a line of ancestral creatures must have developed this structure and found it worked, just as generations of long-ago crawling things in Mary’s world had developed the central spine. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Every now and then, Miss Lisa would come in as we were playing and ask my brother and me to call her little daughter Miss Mary Lee and her son Mr. Henry, though. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t, but in the world of the wheel-pod trees, there had just been a shower of rain; and so it was that he discovered the window and found where Mary had gone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In 1864, Mary Surratt, under a cloud of suspicion over her husband’s loyalty to the Union, had moved her family to her Washington, D.C., boardinghouse and rented the tavern to John Lloyd. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end Mary Miller said, “I have another surprise for you.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The Hamadryad smiled, a long, slow, secret smile, and turned to Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary must play in the house now, for it was cold outdoors and the brown leaves were all falling from the trees. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re in a place,” Mary Anne said softly, “where you don’t belong.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be later than four o’clock,” said Mary. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dennis was an excellent leather- maker and artisan type and he quickly became Aunt Mary’s best worker. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had thought that Mary was drunk, because she was used to Mary’s coming home drunk. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One girl, Mary Lou Finney, said the most peculiar things, like out of the blue she would say, “Omnipotent!” or “Beef brain!” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But his hair was combed wet, he had on his overcoat instead of his leather windbreaker, and I reasonably surmised that Mary Hudson was scheduled to join us. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I’d take the number 2 subway train from Aunt Mary’s factory and jump off at 125th Street and the adventure would begin. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne looked up from the magazine and made a conscious decision to have her first real conversation with her father. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary admired the two little girls I’d brought, mixed them in with her own children, sent them all upstairs to play games and watch television. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lois was there with Mary, helping Mary’s little daughter read her New England Primer. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once or twice, gently, Mark Fossie suggested that it might be time to think about heading home, but Mary Anne laughed and told him to forget it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I look at the face of the ugliest man in the world and feel sorry for the man,” Mary Anne said, “because I know what it’s like to feel ugly.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pounded up on the back porch, shoving Mary Alice aside. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mary ran to meet him with a hug and a kiss. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, when Mary returned from the school, I asked her if instead of money she would give me lessons. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You used him. Ike and Mary have always had a special liking for you, and you knew it. You should have thought of what could happen to him before you got him involved.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mary smiled with the child and made the rainbow dance. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Mary!’ the famous voice was saying rather sharply. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary’s mouth puckers, and she gives me a hard look. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Elizabeth said it won an award at some big film festival in Europe, and she thought that was impressive. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“What about the Mary Rose? I heard you and Amos Woodwell fixed her up.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

So we tried to ignore Mary and remember the war. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a large room, twice as big as Miss Mary’s house, with two wide fireplaces, one on each of the far walls. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She set it before the picture of the Virgin Mary on the corner altar shelf between vases of pink paper roses. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Some of them came toward Mary as if they wanted to tell her something, and reached out their hands, and she felt their touch like little shocks of cold. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

That’s when Mary Elizabeth asked me to the Sadie Hawkins’ dance after she said, “You looked really good in your costume.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

For example, if Mary said at the start of the evening that she wanted someone intelligent and sincere, that in no way means she’ll be attracted only to intelligent and sincere men. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Ben and Mary Anne were talking at the kitchen table. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary stood silent for a long moment, as if hearing the song for the first time. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Run, Mary Anne,” Ben said, looking toward his house and seeing his father’s car in the driveway. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered that Mary had promised to call him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It would be the finest thing on earth for me, but what about my folks? My ma has lost three little boys and Mary—and Tom—and Bill. I’m the youngest; they depend on me.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, class, everyone listen up. You two back there,” Sister Loretta said, talking to Ben and Mary Anne. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Levi Jr. turned four, Mary Jackson filed an application with the Civil Service, applying both for a clerical position with the army and as a computer at Langley. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Pronunciation rhymes with renunciation,” said Sister Mary Ignatius. prophecy/prophesy. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“While Mary is adjusting her ideas,” he continued, “let us return to Mr. Bingley.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I seen the Queen Herself, you know,” Mary said, squinting at her stitches. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Henry and Pa were jolly, and there would be spare-ribs for dinner, and Pa had promised Laura and Mary the bladder and the pig’s tail. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst was lunchtime because it reminded me of when everyone was angry with me for Mary Elizabeth. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

And then Mary Elizabeth came downstairs with two glasses and a bottle of brandy. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Before he reached the front door on the way to join them, Lillian leaned over toward Mary Anne and whispered fiercely, “I didn’t get everything I wanted.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Mary wasn’t even cold on her deathbed when he helped himself to the coins in her strongbox. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mary saw one reach beneath a grazer and milk it with her trunk; and then the wheeled one rolled over to her and raised her trunk delicately to Mary’s mouth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Very funny,” Mary Anne said, “but I demand an apology.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I am going to learn it the easy way,” Ben said tackling Mary Anne and pinning her to the bed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary taught nursing at the school, which Dad said was just about as brainwashed as a person could get, to be working for the Medical Establishment and the Government both. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

This was Vietnam, after all, and Mary Anne Bell was an attractive girl. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary thought there was a difference between the sounds for he-zalif and she-zalif, but it was too subtle for her to imitate easily. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Soojin’s dad already goes by George and her mom is Mary, so their names would just become official after they take the oath to become citizens. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Mary pressed the hot iron against the apron on the table. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary would sit and watch me by the hour together: then she would take lessons; and a docile, intelligent, assiduous pupil she made. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mary and her family had spent the years after the Riots in a house on McCulloh Street, one of the central arteries in West Baltimore. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mary was seeking to make herself more useful to her country, and yet it was she who had to go hat in hand to the school board. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Of course, Mary also knew that her son was a ringer; the two of them had been building to win. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I admire the activity of your benevolence,” observed Mary, “but every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be in proportion to what is required.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to be Mary, Queen of Scots, headless already. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the fellow saying, Sure, I'm Jenny Jackson's boy, you know I know you, Miss Mary. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary said, “We can eat bread and butter.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning from the stove, she pretended surprise at seeing Mary Alice and me there, though she had eyes in the back of her head. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But if Jan were confronted with the fact of the kidnapping of Mary, what would happen? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now, Mary’s presence at the laboratory built on plantation land rebuked the shortsighted intolerance of her fellow Virginian. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She and Lyra were on the riverbank, Lyra to wash, and Mary to look, surreptitiously, for the man’s footprints. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Incidentally, may I ask if the young lady in the foreground in the blue outfit is Mary Magdalene? Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no,” said Mary Anne to herself, but her eyes blazed up to her mother in a silent entreaty. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra sat up groggily to see Mary talking to five or six of the mulefa, who were surrounding her, clearly excited; but whether they were angry or joyful, she couldn’t tell. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I thought you said—” “My mother’s name was Mary. M-a-r-y, Mary.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Surratt spends the night of July 6 in prayer, asking God to spare her life. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

When we had drained the Cokes, we went to the parlor to say our Hail Marys together for the first time since May had died. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could see the sunlight through the open door of the little thatched hut she slept in, Mary’s house. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I focused on the Virgin Mary statue’s stone-eyed stare and wondered what secret message she might be trying to send me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And, under the penalty of death, we commanded Bigger Thomas to avoid Mary Dalton. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We were sitting on the floor of Mary Lou’s room, and Phoebe was telling Mary Lou about the mysterious potential lunatic. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

People at church said Mary could play the piano beautifully. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mary Moore’s raspy voice echoed through the house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It made a little white balloon, and he tied the end tight with a string and gave it to Mary and Laura to play with. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

So after I answered one sympathetic guard’s questions, Mary Fernandez brought the subject up at therapy. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Dust blew up around us as Miss Mary Lou stepped on the gas pedal and galloped zoomed down the road. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

After Mary was there, he stayed away through his own choice. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kids played outside for a while, but then came inside to watch DVDs while Kathy caught up with Patty and Mary Ann. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Let me see. I think it’s the first on your right and second house on the left-hand side,” said Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Only this was real and now was the time for me to decide or to say I thought they were crazy and go back to Mary's. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning, she refuses breakfast, and even at ten A.M., when her visitors are told to leave so that she can be prepared, Mary is still hopeful. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ben ordered for both himself and Mary Anne since Mary Anne could not decipher a single letter from the menu without her glasses. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing about Bob is that when you first meet him, he’s really interesting because he knows about cigarette rules and pennies and Mary Tyler Moore. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou glanced at the great lava wall protecting the heart of the jungle. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

We lived in Salinas and we knew when Tom had arrived—I think he always arrived at night—because under our pillows, Mary’s and mine, there would be packages of gum. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In pretend embarrassment, Mary scolded her husband for his boldness, “What will Miss Harris think of my hanging on to you so?” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Toy was curled up in Papa’s lap in the swing, and Mama sat content beside them. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And do you know?—Mary and I turned around and walked stiffly across the street and into our front yard. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice stood by, sucking in her own small chest, hoping to help. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

So John Faa, Farder Coram, Mary, and Serafina went with them to the place where the land of the dead opened, and where the ghosts were coming out, still in their endless procession. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

After that I started asking Mary for her special help—not to take me home, though, like the poor nun Beatrix. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night after the Hail Marys, August said, “Lily, if you wish to touch Our Lady’s heart, you’re welcome, isn’t she, June?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How can he catch us? He won’t be home until three or four this morning,” Mary Anne answered. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said that with a girl like Mary Elizabeth, you shouldn’t tell her she looks pretty. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I reached under the mattress and pulled out my mother’s picture, the gloves, and the wooden picture of black Mary, and tucked them down in the bag, too. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Likewise, they decided not to use Mary Louise Smith as a plaintiff because her father was rumored to be an alcoholic. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t feel like the Lone Ranger,” Mary Anne answered, “I won’t be able to see it until I’m hit by one of the wings.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we have: at least I’m tired. Mary, are you?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

That was the meaning of this night, and it was Mary’s meaning, too. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was so pretty and so quick that even when she had just awakened, her eyes full of sleep and hair tousled, I thought she looked just like the Virgin Mary. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though she did not suspect it that night, Mary Surratt would never see her boardinghouse again. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rolled her eyes when I talked about all those Mary appearances. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And he jerked his head over his shoulder at Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, her fingertip fixed on the spot which, in her view, at any rate, identifies the Mary Janes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you talked to Mary Anne about this...thing?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Cut that out, Mary Anne. Quit teasing Matthew.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plan B was that we would kill Mary Ellen and take her Pop Tarts. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I was not aware that Bigger was drunk and I did not consider Mary as being unprotected.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t tell anybody, Daddy,” Mary said, badly hurt by the unfair accusation. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, Mary,” he said to the secretary. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But Mary Lou didn’t really want to go home to someone’s mother. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice and I were of some interest when we dropped by because we were kin of Mrs. Dowdel’s, who never set foot in the place. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He fell on the couch, hopping and stumbling, almost landing on Mary Anne, who joined the frenzied stampede of siblings for the stairs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley wasn't sure, but he thought he could see the remains of the Mary Lou off in the distance. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou marched in and slapped the picture down by her mother’s knitting. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The newlyweds moved into what Mary called a “run-down, shacky house,” and when Paul Ellis died C.P.’s mother and sister moved in with them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They wanted a realist, so I suggested George Eliot—no, Eliot was actually Mary Anne Evans under a pen name, not a strong male author. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And that hat she wore the day she danced the conga line with the Daughters of Mary. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fumbled with his hands to say ‘Darling Mary’ and then held to the small brass cross tied to his neck with a dirty string. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then I started going through the same routine all over again with Mary. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

There were birds outside, and some kind of cricket, and Mary was breathing quietly in her sleep nearby. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The interesting thing to my mind was the fact that Colonel Arbuthnot called her Mary and was clearly on terms of intimacy with her. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what Kaz Czarnecki intuited, and what the years would bear out, was this: Mary Jackson had the soul of an engineer. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

One, Sister Mary Patricia, had put clothespins on his ears and nose for an entire afternoon when he failed to turn in his math homework. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was rather as though, after being in makeshift wet dock for days, the Queen Mary had just sailed out of, say, Walden Pond, as suddenly and perversely as she had sailed in. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” he says, looking down, “Mary Jean and I have decided to try it apart for a while.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, the soldiers barely looked at me as I passed through an entryway crowned by statues of Mary and Jesus, plus other saints whose names I did not know. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then he typed up careful instructions for feeding and handling, and sent Mary to the post office to ship them to Scherer in Minnesota. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He got his knife from his pocket and opened it and stood by the furnace, looking at Mary’s white throat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Mary Louise Smith, the second teenager with the nerve to face down Jim Crow on a city bus, was, like Claudette, branded “unfit” to serve as the public face of a mass bus protest. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Mary climbed the slope and looked back across the marshes, where the incoming tide laced a brilliant silver through the glistening dark of the mudflats and the reed beds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A good, solid compass from the Mary Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When visitors came to call, Dad would introduce Anne, Mary and Ernestine. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It almost feels like of the three things involved: Mary Elizabeth, me, and the great things, only the first one matters to Mary Elizabeth. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She is called the Queen Mary,” said Abilene’s father, “and you and your mama and I shall sail on her all the way to London.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

In a quiet voice, very patiently, he tried to tell her that it was a bad idea, way too dangerous, but Mary Anne kept after him. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other good thing, besides fixing the Mary Rose, is that Dad is going to meetings to help him stay sober. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her hands over her bosomless chest like the Virgin Mary. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

At some point not long before his death, he told his former assistant Mary Kubicek that it was fine to release Henrietta’s name if anyone asked, since it had been so many years. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Lincoln is about to follow Mary into the carriage, but he waits. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mom said Dad was never the same after Mary Charlene died. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Two days later we heard that Mary Ellen had dropped out with blisters after trying to do thirty-five miles in two days. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Atal was saying, nudging Mary’s pocket with her trunk, so Mary took the spyglass and did as her friend said, pointing it up to the sky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you home, Mary Toy,” I said, and meant it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

If Jan tried to protect Mary, as he thought he would, he would only succeed in making a case against himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had a wife named Mary and a son named Billy, and he was frantic with worry about them. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even though she wasn’t dressed up like Mary and didn’t resemble the picture on the honey jar, I knew that’s who she was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mary Poppins is the only person I want in the world!” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Presently her half-vision began to show her the pale forms that Mary was seeing in her dreams, and she adjusted her mind to resonate with them, as if she were tuning a string. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne rushed into the kitchen and poured two cups of hot coffee from a pot she had brewed three hours before. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it would be best not to see Mary at all, just place the money in an envelope and leave it on the kitchen table where she'd be sure to find it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within six weeks Mary Walker Root was dead. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Within it lay Mary Poppins’s compass, with the disc frantically swinging round the arrow as it trembled in Michael’s shaking hand. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

This time Mary Poppins could indulge in a sigh without hurting his feelings. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary had been so busy that she was completely unaware this story had gripped the city for days. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Lunelle pressed her fingers to Mary’s heart, then kissed each one of them in a slow, deliberate way, a way that brought tears to my eyes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And well you might be!” said Mary Poppins, with such a ferocious snap that anyone else might have thought she was really cross with the Policeman. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne knelt down and hugged her father around the knees. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled across the sidewalk and into the hedge as Mary continued driving. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then I felt really sad because I thought maybe I was different from how Mary Elizabeth originally saw me, too. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My father could not come, but Mary Lou’s parents were there and so were Phoebe’s. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne asked Ben as they drove to the air station. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she told Mary what she had said to the dæmons, and what it meant. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Dad tells us that’s Jesus’ mother there, Mary, in the blue dress, and his father, St. Joseph, the old man with the beard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Matt didn’t mean that, Mary Anne,” Karen said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would study “Tiburon, S.C.” on the back of the black Mary picture, the funny slant of the lettering, and wonder what sort of place it was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

An old deflated football sat in one corner, at the base of a Virgin Mary statue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Once in California, Mary had met a mathematician who spent every weekend climbing among the trees. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary Toy was playing hopscotch in the yard and like to had a fit to know what we had. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It was then, Rat said, that he picked out Mary Anne’s face. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to say they showed up like the angel Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary, setting events in motion I could never have guessed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary wouldn't bail me out after I kilt that God-forsaken snake, you know. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I could read her thought: If Jesus’ mother is blacky how come we only know about the white Mary? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mary could only keep repeating the truth: she had no idea where the boys were and had not seen them in weeks. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Sam gave Mrs. Tennyson an additional three onions, and she fed them one at a time to Mary Lou. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Aunt Carrie, remember, was the one who read poetry, studied Latin and Greek, talked cultured, believed in human excrement, and put mourning dye on Mary Toy’s hair for Granny’s funeral. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I just don’t want to be another thing Mary Elizabeth is in charge of. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped at the end of the first decade so Mama could continue with the next set of ten Hail Marys. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He told how he had not thought that Bigger had had anything to do with the disappearance of Mary, and how he had told Britten not to question him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I hate being good,” he said aloud to himself, as he trailed after Mary Poppins and Jane and the perambulator on the afternoon walk to the Park. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice stuck close to Grandma, and I wasn’t tar off myself. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the cops started downstairs with Mary. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve forgotten about fainting and about the stacks of plates, and about falling into the creek and also about seeing the Virgin Mary. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary jumped up and down and clapped their hands, they were so glad. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

About midway along the third-base foul line, I turned around and started to walk backwards, looking at Mary Hudson and holding onto my tangerine. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He told Mary that he and Robert were going to run inside to pick up some papers, but that she should wait in the car. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He looked at the mirror; Mary was lying flat on her back in the rear seat and Jan was bent over her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And other names, people she hadn’t met but whose names she’d heard whispered in her home and at church: Mary Turner, Obe Cox, Paul Jones. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I couldn't imagine Mary being as helpless as the old woman at the eviction, and by the time I reached the apartment I had begun to lose my depression. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was feeling as he had felt when he stood over Mary’s bed with the white blur drawing near; an iota more of fear would have sent him plunging again into murder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

As word of her talent spread, Aunt Mary had handbills printed with a picture of Marian and the words “Come and hear the baby contralto, ten years old.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The following morning Big Mary, chipped and soiled, stood over a landscape of twisted and blackened steel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But all he said was, “It’s all right, Mr. Blakeslee. I’m sure Mary Willis understands.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“It grows dark. Your father will be coming home from his work. Holy Mary watch over thee and the child.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will,” Mary Anne offered, checking her watch. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell him everything worked just like he said it would, and the Mary Rose is high and dry, but now I’m stumped. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

No Mary would stand up, no matter how much she wanted the doll, and be a symbol of all the poor little girls in the audience. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dawn spilled, mist-filtered, into each window, into each leaf, into the river, into each creek, and into the eyes of Ben and Mary Anne. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Joseph and Mary loved the child, and when they went back home, they remembered everything that happened and they treasured it in their hearts. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Do you think either one of us will ever write, Mary Anne?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never realized what it would take to be found, but I’m certainly glad Mary Miller did,” I said in my conclusion. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

As for Mary, she was mistress enough of herself to whisper to Elizabeth, with a countenance of grave reflection, soon after they were seated at table: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Edward Lee Howard later regretted not saying more to Mary. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes it seems like the Mary Rose knows me almost as good as I know her. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He stayed in the South and worked for a few years to save some money, then packed up, headed to Illinois, and proposed to Mary Richardson, the love of his life. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His anger subsided, for it was Mary Anne and at that moment he knew she would always fling tears at men who sat in front seats and at all the men in her life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou had run off into the night, hiding in the sheltering stalks of the cornfields until it was safe to face the world again. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Diana and Mary Rivers became more sad and silent as the day approached for leaving their brother and their home. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mary watched one day as a zalif examined the hole in her front wheel, touching here and there, lifting her trunk up in the air and back again, as if sampling the scent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

This was the family of Washington Duke: the elder Duke, his three sons—Brodie, Benjamin, and James—and daughter, Mary. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her hips curved like treble clefs, notations in a music Mary Lou had yet to hear. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s time, Mama. As far as Karen is concerned, Mary Helen and Alice and Cynthia are as good as dead.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hell no, Mary Anne. Let’s get out of here. He’ll let him go in a minute.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when Mary Miller stopped by to check on Keisha when I was visiting Luke at the Merritts’ shortly before I moved in, I assumed she was just another one and ignored her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When we got back from church, I went into the kitchen of the manor-house, where Mary was cooking the dinner and John cleaning the knives, and I said— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now Mary was oldest, and she wanted to play a quiet, ladylike play. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came forward, straining his eyes to see if any traces of Mary were in the furnace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou picked up a dried frond and added it to the meager pile in her arms. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Aunt Mary liked to boss all her workers around, and one day she told Dennis to pick up a huge roll of leather and take it to Manhattan by subway. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘What on earth’s the matter, Mary?’ the famous voice was saying. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time he passed the mantel he winced, dreading the raised eyebrows of his guests as they viewed the flickering ceramic saints, the salt and pepper shakers designed to resemble Mary and Joseph. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

In ninth grade, Yoyo was chosen by her English teacher, Sister Mary Joseph, to deliver the Teacher's Day address at the school assembly. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Jan and Mary got into the back seat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

After the kids were settled in their sleeping bags, Mary Ann appeared and confronted her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Little Wood, listen me when I tell you that life ain’t nice to nobody. Nobody. Not me, not Mary, not Ernie, not your daddy, not Uncle Wood. Nobody,” Grandpop’s words were slurring. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne rose from her chair and walked over to her father. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diana and Mary appeared in the chamber once or twice a day. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

They were looking at the bones of Mary’s body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary is like a child, so forlorn that she lacks the will to protest as others make decisions for her. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“We better get a chair for the midget to stand on,” Mary Anne teased. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to get out of here,” I said, waving at the bustle in front of Mary Lyon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

One time he blacked out all but the salutation “Dear Mary” from a letter, and at the bottom he wrote, “I yearn for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Mary Anne, I’m going to ask you one question and you better answer me straight. Has Ben gone to Toomer’s house?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gazed at Mary, wrapped head to toe in rusted chain. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary, with her newest son on her lap, sat at the head of the table. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou played nonstop with a silver ring on her left ring finger. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And secondly, here and there on the plain were stands of the tallest trees Mary had ever seen. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Once she was there, she could speak to Mary, and she did so with the instant easy affection that we sometimes feel for people we meet in dreams. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I could join with Diana and Mary in all their occupations; converse with them as much as they wished, and aid them when and where they would allow me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I recognised them immediately as being my own little William and Mary! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary and her guests plan to visit Richmond in the morning; the burned-out husk of a city has become a tourist attraction. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

At Lyra’s question the woman ran a hand through her hair and said, “Well, you’re the second unexpected thing that’s happened today. I’m Dr. Mary Malone. What do you want?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the president was ready for Mary to see him again. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did indeed wear the sundress—this blue print, flowey knee-length Forever 21 thing—with tights and Mary Janes because I liked being quite a lot shorter than him. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins turned and looked at him, and she knew at once what had happened. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

They were sitting in Mary’s, smiling into glasses of Jack Daniel’s on the rocks. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mary Anne acts like she’s mad that I asked her,” Ben replied. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The town written on the back of the black Mary picture. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary descended from pure Ashanti stock, as did her two husbands. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

If Mary Anne happened to move a few steps away from him, even briefly, he’d tighten up and force himself not to watch her. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“It is not your place. Mary and I sit in the kitchen sometimes, because at home we like to be free, even to license—but you are a visitor, and must go into the parlour.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

As Ansley Matthews kissed him and Janice Sanders hung on to his sweating arm, Ben caught a glimpse of Mary Anne watching him from her seat on the bleachers. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I wake him up on the TV couch and tell him the Mary Rose is high and dry, he looks at me like he don’t understand. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I hear nothing, but I can see they’re talking, and Mary’s giant- looking hand shakes that of his daughter. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“A dark-faced Mary is not as unusual as you think,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Surratt’s attorney frantically works to get an audience with President Andrew Johnson so that he might personally ask Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. for mercy on her behalf. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My uncle John was your uncle John? You, Diana, and Mary are his sister’s children, as I am his brother’s child?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Byrne leaves the room, Mary jerks her head at me and says, “Come on, hurry up. You think I got all day?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He settled Laura and Mary more comfortably on his knees and he said, “I’ll tell you about Grandpa and the panther.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mary Poppins, help me!” he screamed and shut his eyes in terror. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“But don’t you think . Mary Lou stopped to regroup her thoughts. “Love has to change you some, right?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Only later Wing went to divinity school, thanks to China Mary, and Luke went to the county jail for selling stolen car stereos. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told Mary Hudson to rest the end of her bat on her right shoulder. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“So it’s true what they say,” Mary says, her eyes catching the light like slivers of glass as she looks at me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou found the pictures of her mother in an old shoe box on the high shelf. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Now and then he watched Jan kiss Mary in the reflection of the rear mirror above his head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Why not Lifebuoy?” said Father Christmas, trying to be helpful and looking anxiously at Mary Poppins, for she was being rather snappy. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

When their Mother had gone, Jane and Michael edged towards Mary Poppins, who stood, still as a post, with her hands folded in front of her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary walked quietly out and shut the door, and Tom turned over on the bed and put his face down between his arms. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou’s cousin Ben was lying on her bed, staring at me with his black, black eyes. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Since Tom Talbot didn’t make much money Mary couldn’t give parties all the time so she tricked people into giving them. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice and I had sulked because neither Mother nor Dad would take us to view the riddled corpse. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like Mary Toy, my mother was partly in mourning for herself. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t really think it works that way, Mom,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had been no time to mail it, so its sender, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, had used the president’s messenger to hand-deliver it to the owners of Ford’s Theatre. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could approach it only from the outside, and I had been as invisible to Mary as I had been to the Brotherhood. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silence that sat over the room wasn’t broken until Mary ran out with Tony, tears streaming down her face. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it would be best not to see Mary at all, just place the money in an envelope and leave it on the kitchen table where she'd be sure to find it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary felt the weight of responsibility like a heavy hand between her shoulder blades, but made herself sit up lightly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Back at the swimming hole in Nebraska, Mary Lou had pretended that she was a pirate queen. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I did go to the dance, and I did tell Mary Elizabeth how nice her outfit was. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She thunks it down on the table so Queen Mary and Philip can see it, and the rest of them stand to look too. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Patrolman Mancuso’s coming today to see me about the accident. You better say a little Hail Mary for me, honey.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he asked Mary Anne what she thought about the new nun in their lives, Mary Anne did not answer; she put up her two hands and covered her throat. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hacked and stumbled around, hollow-eyed, gaunt and sniffling, and folks crossed themselves, murmuring Hail Marys whenever he staggered into view. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her name was Mary and she was a junior studying early childhood education. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

At noon dinner that day Mary Alice and I distracted Grandma with all the excitement wed left behind in Chicago. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lillian had not been amused and she restricted Mary Anne to the house for two weeks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go without food and drink and wherever I find a quiet place I cry and beg God and theVirgin Mary to have mercy on the soul of Theresa Carmody. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The name on her headstone is Mary Roselyn Spinney Beaman, so you might say she got to have it both ways. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That makes no difference. It’s still a side,” scoffed Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“But each time the master chained Mary in the carriage house, she would break the chains and return to her people.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was just able to grasp the tips of Mary Lou’s fingers. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln has had Willie’s casket removed from the cemetery, and now father and son will take the long train ride home to their final resting place in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

They do like you did, Bigger, when you refused to feel sorry for Mary. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Hanson and the other servants gathered in the kitchen for their own supper. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He wanted to ride alone with Mary on this day. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Henrietta walked into Hopkins, Mary was handling most of the tissue samples that came through the door, and so far all samples from TeLinde’s patients had died. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Heart beating fast, Mary Lou shouldered it and set off after her prince with renewed determination. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

All in the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in other words, were the television equivalents of the Aeron chair. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou told them everything — about her nights with Tane, how special he was, about his theory that The Corporation had a secret compound on the island. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Jane and Michael and Mary Poppins spread the crumbs in a circle on the ground, and presently, one by one at first, and then in twos and threes, the birds came down from St. Paul’s. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Then she hauled off and flung it way out in the water,” Mary Alice went on relentlessly. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mary was getting into the front seat, too. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Heard the Mary Rose sunk at the dock. Figured your dad would call me.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Only in retrospect would he realize how unfair it was to Mary to put her in the middle of a dispute between her parents. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Roberto and I did not enjoy our meal, but we had a good time being with Mary. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“There’s no way out, Mary. No way out.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne had a very different face from her mother’s. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou peered through the windows at it and broke into a huge grin. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

St. Mary’s was the biggest, most beautiful church I had ever seen. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary heard the gay ringing of sleigh bells, growing louder every moment, and then the big bobsled came out of the woods and drove up to the gate. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting up late, waiting for Pa, and Laura and Mary meant to stay awake, too, till he came. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

So far as the little girl could see, there was only the one little house where she lived with her father and mother, her sister Mary and baby sister Carrie. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Mary’s at the end of his tether, or his wit’s end. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“When I get home tomorrow, Mary Anne, there better be miles and sunshine between us because, so help me, God, I’m going to rearrange your face.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Atal willingly let her run her fingers around the wheel holes again, and watched curiously as Mary coated one of the pieces with a film of the clear, sweet substance. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary took the spyglass from her pocket and handed it to the witch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary Lewis, who was born in 1861, was an allotted member of the tribe. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Gripped by the same impelling excitement that had had hold of him when he was carrying Mary up the stairs, he stood in the middle of the room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sam claimed that Mary Lou was almost fifty years old, which was, and still is, extraordinarily old for a donkey. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

To starboard of Allard's Lady Mary a were the three galleys that Stannis had seized from the unfortunate Lord Sunglass, Piety, Prayer, and Devotion, their decks crawling with archers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh no, I don’t. I promise I don’t, Mary Poppins. Do tell.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

When Fossie asked about it one evening, Mary Anne looked at him for a long moment and then shrugged. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You hush, Mary Anne,” Karen said, “this is the first game.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she asked Mary to tell the story about seeing her mother’s red toenails during the autopsy—the one Deborah had read in Gold’s book. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He placed his hands on her breasts just as he had placed them on Mary’s last night and he was thinking of that while he kissed her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She never had to look after him unless she was in a mood to, because if he wasn’t toddling around after me, he was with Mary Toy, unless he was with Mama or Queenie. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“May is the one who started calling it Mary Day,” said June. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then after Mary came to bed, Ma had her bath behind the blanket, and then Pa had his. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mary had a friend, Eve, who needed a babysitter for her three children on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mary came close to him and caught his arm. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Taking a deep breath, I stuffed my mother’s black Mary picture and her photograph into my pocket and started toward the pink house to find August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lillian watched as they disappeared into Mary Anne’s bedroom, and thought to herself that it was strange to see Karen leading the pack. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, but I can see other things, Mary said, and tried to show her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

To explore the idea of music as culture, let’s look further at Mary and her lamb. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“You do wonders for my ego, paramecium,” Mary Anne retorted. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at the shadowy bed and remembered Mary as some person he had not seen in a long time. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sam did say that sex things were tricky with Mary Elizabeth since she’s had boyfriends before and is a lot more experienced than I am. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She finds Vivian’s parents’ full names in the passenger records log— Patrick and Mary Power from County Galway, Ireland—and feels a vertiginous thrill, as if fictional characters have suddenly sprung to life. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The mulefa had no term for climb, so Mary had to do a lot of gesturing and roundabout explaining. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The storekeeper said to Pa and Ma, “That’s a pretty little girl you’ve got there,” and he admired Mary’s golden curls. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought of something, Ben,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Louis and Mary slept in the truck, once it was empty. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Holy Mary, Mother of Jesus, you know how it is. You had a child. Holy Mary...” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln sits just a few feet away but is in too much shock to understand what’s been said. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Gee, what a fool she was, he thought, remembering how Mary had acted. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sam asked her one day as she was feeding Mary Lou. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

In the early days I thought that Mary Miller was just a well-mannered woman who checked on our progress. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Before I started to work in the museum, Louis and his wife Mary took Gillian, another girl who worked at the museum, and me on an expedition. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The speed and power and grace of the adults was startling by contrast, and Mary saw how much a growing youngster must long for the day when the wheels would fit. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The Osage ward Mary Elkins was considered the wealthiest member of the tribe because she had inherited more than seven headrights. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

After that, I rarely spoke to Shannon or Mary and they rarely spoke to me, except to remind me to do my share of the chores, which I never did. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They sat there just stunned—till all of a sudden Mama grabbed Mary Toy and they jumped up on their seats. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I only wear it to the Daughters of Mary meetings, since anywhere else it would stop traffic for miles. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laura nibbled away exactly half of hers, and Mary nibbled exactly half of hers, and the other halves they saved for Baby Carrie. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel sorry for dead words,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Mary Toy’s taken care of,” he reminded Mama. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We’re so delighted we don’t mind helping Michael with the grave and we say three Hail Marys. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She really got on a Mary kick after my father passed and played her nonstop when we were little. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, now,” Mary said when they’d eaten some bread and fruit and drunk a scalding infusion of something like mint. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Stanley could no longer see the Mary Lou, but headed in what he thought was the right direction. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

At the Four-foot SPT, Mary Jackson conducted tests of the Apollo capsule and other components, honing their fitness for the portion of the journey that would take place in the supersonic speed regime. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s a special remembrance for our own Lady of Chains. We reenact her story. Plus we give thanks for the honey crop. The Daughters of Mary come. It’s our favorite two days of the year.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something about it that touched him, or as his wife Mary put it, “They say when you get the sand in your craw, you never want to leave.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She talked about books the whole night. I felt like I was out with you and Mary Anne. But later on the old mover sprang into action. She was inexperienced, but Casanova was very gentle.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sister Mary Bernadette was a feisty, robust little Canadian Japanese who spoke both languages fluently. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced to the left and right to see if anyone was watching, then opened the furnace door and peered in, his eyes filled with the vision of Mary and her bloody throat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ike and Mary Bykovski didn’t have a telephone, so I walked to their house after school. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jesus, Mary and Holy St. Joseph, is it pure mad ye are? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday that week, we left in the Cadillac right after dinner to drive out to Cudn Temp’s and bring Mary Toy home. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mama blushed and picked up little Mary Toy, who was four, and took her out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And how on earth could he have known that they would find Mary’s bones in the furnace so soon? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Mary Had a Little Lamb” is an almost 200-year-old song that remains compelling and still very popular today. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, really? I thought it was the other way round,” said Mary Poppins with a scornful laugh. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

It looks as if those shepherds and camels and even Mary and Joseph have come all the way from Bethlehem just to see him. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Now,” said the lady, “this doll is named Mary after the kind little girl who is giving her away.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hours later, when Mary walked into Wes’s room, the high had begun to wear off, but Wes was still in bed, thinking about the day’s events. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

That afternoon he drove out to the Mosses’ trailer, and he spoke to both Mary Miller and Mrs. Merritt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Will Edward be sailing on the Queen Mary with us?” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Mary, smiling, “yes, but not then.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“My word!” said Mary Poppins admiringly, stooping so that she could see it better. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary was particularly interested in the three-part nature of human beings. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes statues of the Virgin Mary and child appeared and the three kings paraded by them; or mechanical heralds emerged and blew on trumpets. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But as Pa came nearer Laura screamed, and with a wild leap and a scramble she went over the wood-box, dragging Mary with her. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the girls: the actress Mary, who had been so wonderful in Private Lives, had suddenly removed herself without explanation to Glasgow and no one knew why. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It has soft-textured, eye- saving green blackboards instead of screechy black ones, and tiled pastel floors instead of the old creaky wooden ones in Queen Mary. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It turns you sentimental; it makes you want to hook up with girls like Mary Hopkin. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mulefa made many kinds of rope and cord, and Mary Malone spent a morning inspecting and testing the ones Atal’s family had in their stores before choosing what she wanted. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary and Shannon agreed but I shook my head. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Jesus, Mary and holy St. Joseph, if you don’t hurry with this child it won’t be born till the New Year and what good is that to me with me new dress? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The moment when he had stood above Mary’s bed and found that she was dead the fear of electrocution had entered his flesh and blood. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The hamper weighed a ton, and I had no luck in getting Mary Alice to carry the other handle. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No one messes with Big Mary Anne. It’s suicide. Because there’s nobody in the world that fights as dirty.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now there was a new imprecision in the way Mary Anne expressed her thoughts on certain subjects. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Mary had been an outdoor type who preferred trees and insects over the churchy halo she had on. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tony, who was about to become a father—making Mary a thirty-six-year- old grandmother—had been right. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They sat on either side of Mary Poppins going home in the Bus. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I went yesterday,” Mary said loudly as she poured boiling water into a basin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were sitting in Mary’s Place on a Sunday afternoon a few days after Hagar’s latest attempt on his life. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got to tell somebody. You rather I tell Will Tweedy? Or Mary Willis or Loma? I’m sayin’ I stayed off from her, and after while the fire went out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

That evening they finally reached the banks of the St. Marys River. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice came over to lean against me while I worked on Colonel Lindbergh. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mary is one of those smart sisters who has a good job downtown. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

To offer the dead body of Bessie as evidence and proof that he had murdered Mary would make him appear a monster; it would stir up more hate against him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he walked into the room, Mary was calmly folding laundry on her bed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Mary is rising,” said August, her voice concentrated into a whisper. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma nudged Mary Alice, who stood there in the big apron looking drooped and damaged. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Hannah and Mary staggered up from the cellar, I had the porridge bubbling and the tea steeping. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the songs kept playing, Mary Elizabeth stood up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nearby College of William and Mary extended its classrooms to Langley employees. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Except for Mary Ann, who couldn’t laugh because she was inanimate. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Then, I went downstairs to ask my sister if she could drive me to the store again, so I could get Mary Elizabeth something nice. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We want to go to a real place,” Mary said, turning to him gayly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m all right, now, Jan,” he heard Mary say. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I figured you knew I’d run away like Beatrix did. You were trying to tell me that Mary was standing in for me at home, taking care of things till I went back.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother and father had come to the Gold Mountain leaving Mary, a toddler, in China. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This,” Flora said to the squirrel, "is the little shepherdess. Her name is Mary Ann. Unfortunately, she lives here, too." Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne was pushed back deeper into the group of spectators. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it was only a dream, Mary,” he chides her. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear,” said Mr. Wigg, smiling down at the children, and looking apologetically at Mary Poppins, “I’m very sorry, but I’m afraid it is my birthday.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then she said, “Well, Mary Willis, I reckon now your daddy will ship her back to Baltimore. Pore man, look what bein’ lonesome got him into.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

At the wilted palm from Palm Sunday that’s still tucked behind the picture of the Virgin Mary. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mary came softly in, for the blue-gray color of his gloom had seeped out under the door and through the keyhole. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bit down on my lip, and it was then I felt the wooden picture of black Mary underneath my waistband. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They switched places and Mary Lou put her hands on the wheel. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mary, wanting to give one of her daughters to the church, decided that Eliza was the one. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1871, just when it appeared that Mary was recovering from her considerable grief, her eighteen-year-old son, Tad, died of a mysterious heart condition. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“One Dover Sole, pound and a half of Halibut, pint of Prawns and a Lobster,” said Mary Poppins, talking so quickly that only somebody used to taking such orders could possibly have understood her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I bet you anything that Mary Elizabeth is my Secret Santa because only she would give me socks. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The white socks, the Mary Janes, the always-inadequate birthday present swathed in tissue paper, and the little girls with their assessing eyes, their slippery deceitful smiles, tartaned up like Lady Macbeth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you see ahead and guess what they’ll choose to do?” said Mary. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary didn’t realize until months later that he’d been studying her hands, checking their dexterity and strength to see how they’d stand up to hours of delicate cutting, scraping, tweezing, and pipetting. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, isn’t it enough that you come home without a penny in your pocket without making fools of the children on top of it? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you one thing, Virgil. I didn’t know Mary Anne could move so fast,” Bull said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Baking cakes for Mary on her feast day.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found that Old Rit had originally been willed to a young woman named Mary Patterson, with the provision that she was to be freed when she was forty-five. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You better give me one, too, Jan. It’ll make me sleep,” Mary said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My fainting spell had broken up the Daughters of Mary and sent May to the wailing wall. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instantly, an expression of great boredom fell over Mary Alice’s face. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the smell of this place. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I got tired of Aunt Mary treating me so mean, so I quit her factory and started looking for a job as an usher or movie ticket clerk in Harlem. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why come Granny hadn’t given all that to Mama when I was born—or when Mama was expecting the baby that died or when Mary Toy came? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne laid out fine bone china and carefully placed the ornately embossed silverware beside the plates and wine crystal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after Punkin' was placed in an institution, Mary had put in long hours working at the Duke University switchboard, a tedious job that paid low wages. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

On September 22, 1842, just a week after they moved into Down House, Emma wrote in her diary “very feverish, violent headaches” and on September 23, “Mary born.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t matter. I talked to the principal, Sister Mary Margaret. You don’t have to be Catholic to go there. It just happens to be a Catholic school.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Daughters of Mary showed up, they were loaded down with food. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What were Mary's problems anyway; who "articulated her grievances," as the redheaded man had put it? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t seen hide nor hoof mark of Mary Alice all day. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We lost one of our friends. Mary Lou. Have you seen her?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

All the kids around North Third Street went to the Catholic school at St. Mary’s Church, about five blocks away. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard to be a woman,” she said, and poured Mary Lou a glass of milk in a Princess Pony glass. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“And Mary King is safe!” added Elizabeth; “safe from a connection imprudent as to fortune.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Without hesitation, Mary Anne dropped an ice cube into his coffee. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou wanted to ask her sister about the plans they’d made, about being pirate queens who played by their own rules. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Ghosts are not always those who pass through closed doors,” said Mary Rommely. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I never thought of the Virgin Mary being colored till I saw this picture.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary went with Ma to gather walnuts and hickory nuts and hazelnuts. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I and my little redheaded sister, Mary Toy, always followed him down the hall, and he usually gave us each a stick of penny candy before shutting the company room door in our faces. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Remember the show where Patrick did this . . . or remember when Bob did this ... or Charlie ... or Mary Elizabeth ... or Alice ... or Sam . The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

A small fountain sent water cascading over statues of Mary, Joseph and Jesus. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mary stood suddenly from the sofa and said, “Classes start tomorrow. Time to stock up on groceries.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Gay helped me write the speech that explained everything Mary Miller had done for me as my Guardian ad Litem, and Phil edited a video clip that illustrated my journey through foster care. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Later, I drove us to this underground record store, and Mary Elizabeth gave me a tour. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary turned, spyglass in hand, to see Will and Lyra returning. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Two seats up from where he sat, Mary Lou Peoples was at work being the second snottiest girl in the fifth grade. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact,” he says, “Mary Jean was the one who left.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We planned the murder of Mary Dalton, and today we come to court and say: ‘We had nothing to do with it!’ Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When supper was over, the three humans and Atal sat on rugs outside Mary’s house, under the warm stars. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Their oldest sister, Mary, was already married to a new friend of his, Charles Lyell, a prominent geologist. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The neighbors were shocked but Mary knew that marriage was the best thing that could happen to her highly sexed daughter. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lillian Meecham disregarded her daughter’s objection and in a clear, lyrical voice filled with the soft music of southern speech, prayed to the Virgin, “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben cheered his spirits somewhat by dreaming of strangling Mary Anne with barbed wire or cutting her heart out like an Aztec and eating it before her eyes in her last moments of consciousness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few, seeing that Grandma and Mary Alice were of the opposite sex, scrambled to hide themselves behind the others. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We said the Hail Marys together, Queenie and Violet moving strings of wooden beads through their fingers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But Mary and Joseph couldn’t find a hotel anywhere! So they stayed in a barn.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mary was so frightened that she could not move. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presently Will came up from the river, and then Mary came out of her house and offered them breakfast; and soon Atal came along, too, and the village came to life around them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne brought him his cup of coffee as he eased into his chair near the tree. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to Mary A. Woodruff, and I knew she was home because I'd had this letter from her a couple of weeks ago. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

His wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, has relatives fighting for the Confederacy. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

While Levi Sr. headed off to work at his job as a painter at Langley Field, Mary doted on her son at home. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

There was a great deal for Ma to do, and Laura and Mary helped her. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary could sometimes churn while Ma rested, but the dash was too heavy for Laura. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Normally, because of the memories it will raise in his wife of the deaths of their sons Edward, from tuberculosis, and Willie, from typhoid fever, Lincoln does not talk about death with Mary present. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He knew he was reeling down in Mary’s estimation and he wanted her to love him and to admire him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Trouble trouble and it will trouble you!” retorted Mary Poppins crossly, in her usual voice. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary would run to climb on his knees and sit there while he warmed himself by the fire. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we said the last Hail Mary, my head snapped back when I heard the raised, melodious voice. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No, Mary, it wasn’t a bear at all. There I had been yelling, and dancing, and waving my arms, all by myself in the Big Woods, trying to scare a stump!” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I guess Mary Elizabeth really liked me a lot. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The girls trekked through the jungle over the path Mary Lou had traveled each night. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Smith and his men questioned Mary, Anna, and other residents, then summoned a carriage to transport the women to headquarters. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told Mary about the abyss, and about how she herself had found out. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I expect that might of been because Uncle Henry and Aunt Mary were so young, and because of their children. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My Virgin Mary is fierce, alert to danger, wild. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I reached out and traced black Mary’s heart with my finger. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though it was dark, I pulled the black Mary picture out of my bag and handed it to her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he did look he saw, in a split second of time, Mary turn her eyes away from his face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

All of her four brothers—Robert, Ken, Charlie, and Joe—were miners, and her sister, Mary, was the wife of a miner. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Down below, just outside the front door, stood Mary Poppins, dressed in her coat and hat, with her carpet bag in one hand and her umbrella in the other. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary felt it, too, except that she didn’t know what that purpose was. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The plantation that belonged to Edward Brodas, in Dorchester County, was typical of this section of Mary land, for one of its land boundaries was a river—the Big Buckwater River. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

That Mary would stand in for me back home in Sylvan so T. Ray wouldn’t notice I was gone? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew very well that Mary Poppins never wasted time in being nice. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Gearhart, a small, pleasant woman, worked at a number of restaurants before finding a job in a German hotel in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Grandma and I had been listening to Mary Alice: Jump said Coolidge, Jump said Hoover, Jump said the driver of the Furniture mover. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed her daughters hand and yanked her down the walkway toward Mary Lyon Hall. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah do, Mary Poppins! You look so nice in your new gloves,” said Michael wilily. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

There were certainly colored bathrooms on the East Side, but with most black professionals concentrated on the West Side, and fewer new buildings on the East Side, Mary might need a map to find them. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Freckles, pimples, a vile temper, a funny walk, wide feet, stubby fingers, a tendency to be alcoholics, and madness,” Mary Anne suggested. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma gave her five little cakes, one for each year that Laura had lived with her and Pa. And Mary gave her a new dress for Charlotte. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

A minute or two later Mary Debenham entered the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. Dr. Johnson called the principal for me, Sister Mary Margaret. She agreed that you could start there on Wednesday, in the seventh grade, on a trial basis.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His tone was low and serious, but he barked his words out like a challenge as the two boys squared off on their front lawn, out of sight of Mary, who was inside the house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

So they were fascinated by the Swiss Army knife that was Mary’s most valuable possession. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He said, “Ruth, your Aunt Mary made it clear that you’re not welcome up there.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary La- Follette had never been happy about Thula’s marriage in the first place, and she was decidedly unhappy now with Harry and the way things had unfolded. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou squinted out at the fog, but it was too thick to see anything. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mary’s is a clergyman, a college friend of her brother’s, and, from his attainments and principles, worthy of the connection. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She told me that Mary Elizabeth is a really old friend of hers. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

But Mary Lou had smelled his scent, had examined his good hands. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

After dark, she led Robert and Mary out the back door. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Catherine says, leaning in to lower her voice right in Queen Mary’s face. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The storekeeper came out from behind the counter and spoke to him and to Ma, and then Laura and Mary had to show their manners. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama kept glancing at Mary Toy and finally dabbed at her face with a lace handkerchief. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But Mary Charlene died one night when she was nine months old. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He attended Phenix High School, and in fact Mary Jackson had been one of his student teachers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t think Grandma’s a very good influence on us,” Mary Alice said. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

That night, though, Mary Wells mysteriously disappeared from under Peewee’s pillow. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary wasn’t enthusiastic about the Klan, but that didn’t dismay him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You got time to hep her any, Mary Willis?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“No. I used to. Sort of,” Mary Lou said, playing with her purity ring. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It took a year of nagging from Mary and Margaret for George to publish anything about growing HeLa; in the end, he wrote a short abstract for a conference, and Margaret submitted it for publication. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Ma, with Baby Carrie in her arms, sat up on the wagon seat with Pa, and Laura and Mary sat on a board fastened across the wagon box behind the seat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she patted black Mary’s shoulder and let out a long sigh that made the airless room feel alive again. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A good friend of mine named Mary had gone through the same thing. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bills were crisp and fresh and I tried to imagine Mary's surprise when I paid her all my back rent and board. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked into the rearview mirror as he slowed for a crossroads and saw Mary Anne with a silver spoon catching tears as they fell from her eyes and flicking the spoon at her brother. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only human form with dry feet was that of Daniel Chester French’s Statue of the Republic—Big Mary—which stood hidden under a silo of canvas. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Mary delivered the message to the tavern keeper John Lloyd: “I want you to have those shooting irons ready; there will be parties here tonight who will call for them.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘No! Don’t go, Mary! Stay here a moment!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there would be no more stories by the fire at night, but all day long Laura and Mary would run and play among the trees, for it would be spring. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Working for you was an education,” Grandma muttered, though only Mary Alice and I heard. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

This statue records one of the oldest human myths, the story of the Virgin Mary—the only human to bud like a vuvv. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice and I were frozen to the linoleum in spite of ourselves. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pressed his hands palm to palm, as if he were kneeling before the Virgin Mary. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I found him on a sex offender page. Mary Miller and I ran background checks on all your foster parents for Karen Gievers.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It’s as if one enormous Virgin Mary has had a whole bunch of daughters, most of which look something like her but not entirely. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ten seconds ago I was asleep, arguing with the Skipper and Mary Ann about what to have for dinner. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary had no idea what was wrong, but she sensed a disturbing coolness in her boyfriend. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary was just ten, maybe too young to understand, Ellsberg thought. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I also overheard her conversation with Mary Miller. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Peggy, still dressed in the kimono, ran up the stairs, the same stairs up which he had half-dragged Mary and the same stairs down which he had stumbled with the trunk last night. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bullet was too hot to touch, but it shone so temptingly that sometimes Laura or Mary could not help touching it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Christ is a lion, as he is in traditional iconography, why wouldn’t the Virgin Mary be a lioness? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad is the most interesting person I’ve ever met,” Mary Anne said thoughtfully. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Mary Surratt’s afternoon visit, he took the “shooting irons” from their hiding place so they would be ready for the callers. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wes was senseless with anger, but Mary just coolly looked at him, eyes opened in an expression of exaggerated innocence. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

His eye was swollen and purplish, and Adina wished she could feel some satisfaction that Mary Lou’s punch had been so effective, but she only felt the pain of betrayal. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mary MacLeod Bethune, A. Philip Randolph, Charles Hamilton Houston, and so many more had built their life’s work on Du Bois’ foundation. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mary had made the dress herself, when Laura thought she was sewing on her patchwork quilt. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a name I know. Sir Somebody Something. Listen, Mary, I’m off, you realize that, don’t you?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we climb the steps to the house, she says, “You can’t blame Mary for being afraid.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln and Lincoln’s slumped body are in the upper middle. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure. We must see this Jan. I can’t understand Mary’s going away and not saying anything.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary smiled at them all and said it was good luck to start life in a new home with laughter. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to peek at those expensive silk underpants I bought for my sweet little Mary Anne,” he teased. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And finally the funny wooden picture of Mary with the dark face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins gave them their supper and cleared away the things, stacking them neatly and methodically. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I think Mary Elizabeth thinks so, too, because she’s been acting completely different. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Dammit, that Rose Mary keeps spending money on art supplies!” he muttered, pretending to be talking to himself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

One time we all went out for a picnic on the Mary Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

If the face really was a reliable guide to emotion, he reasoned, shouldn’t he be able to look back at the film and see that Mary was lying when she said she was feeling better? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The following Saturday, Phoebe and I were going to Mary Lou’s again. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He did not need any money, for he had the money he had gotten from Mary’s purse; but he wanted to cover his tracks carefully. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Go to Mary’s. Get us a couple of orders of barbecue. Meet me in the park across from Mercy. We’ll eat lunch there.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you imagine? Your mother and Mary Miller are waiting on you, but Miles forgot to pick you up. He’s on his way now.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Old Mary had been the midwife of the plantation before her age caught up with her. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And to really top things off, when another Comanche and I were flipping a coin to decide which team would take die field first, Mary Hudson wistfully expressed a desire to join the game. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The rest of us stood behind her—I and Mama and Papa, Aunt Loma, Mary Toy, and Aunt Carrie, who had come over offering to help. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Each piece of clothing that moves from my basket to Mary’s—or one of the other women’s— gives me a feeling of accomplishment. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

‘I was about to have mine,’ the Queen said, ‘but Mary dropped it.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Straight-backed, prim Mary set up a modest but respectable home near the city center, a part of town where blacks and whites lived peaceably together. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mary died and woke up, and the angels carried her up there in swirling clouds. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Ellen would doubtless have attracted a measure of it if she had not dropped out. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have anything to wear to a formal dance,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice wore her straw hat and a dress because we were going to church, more or less. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The day after, Diana and Mary quitted it for distant B——. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne left the kitchen, her head arched proudly, yet somehow her departure had the look of retreat, of irredeemable loss. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you said diat people like Mary and her kind never let you do anything.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But even though I’m talking again, I can’t seem to fish the words for an Our Father or Hail Mary out of my brain. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Cupping her hand, Mary Anne whispered to Ben, “The next time you pick your nose, think about having a nail driven through your nostril.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she crossed into the light from the bathhouse, I saw that it was Mary Bykovski. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But in the attic Laura and Mary played house with the squashes and the pumpkins, and everything was snug and cosy. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his explanation did not match his actions, just as Mary’s explanation for what she wanted in a man did not necessarily match who she was attracted to in the moment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A stranger was on the porch, and when Mary Alice and I crowded up behind Grandma to see, it was the reporter. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Acorns were falling from the oaks, and Laura and Mary made little acorn cups and saucers for the playhouses. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mission accomplished, Mary and Lewis drove back to Washington. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

This dream of Mary Anne’s would die by morning like all the other dreams of the town. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou leaned over to me and said, “Well, I’m not worried. I wrote a special note in the front of mine distinctly asking him not to read it. Mine was private.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know you had company,” she said, walking away with her eyes upon Jan and Mary. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“My daughter Mary needs someone to tend her youngest. I’ll ask her.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Most of the kids had been going to a dance down at St. Mary’s Hall, but when they heard Lorraine and I were having a party, they ditched that idea. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Remembering the promise to his wife, he asked Mary to sit on a couch in a room away from the copy machine. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Mary Jackson— a former West Computer!—had faced down the brilliant John Becker and won. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He could go home to bed and tomorrow he could tell them that he had driven Mary home and had left her at the side door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Parents love Ben. Girls don’t, but parents do. It’s like sending their daughters out on a date with young Jesu, the carpenter,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

How a little door in the black Mary statue would open up, just over her abdomen, and I would crawl inside to a hidden room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s been sicko all his life,” Mary Anne explained to Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

What Serafina taught Mary to do now was similar to that. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“So glad you could help us today. I’m Mary Alice McIntosh, the fund-raising chair.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Twice Laura and Mary saw deer looking at them with their large, dark eyes, from the shadows among the trees. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary’s countenance was equally intelligent—her features equally pretty; but her expression was more reserved, and her manners, though gentle, more distant. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Mary wants to give the doll to some poor little girl in the audience who is named Mary.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Aunt Carrie decided early the morning of the funeral that Mary Toy’s fiery red hair looked “inappropriate” for such a sad occasion. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Mary Poppins,” she said, looking very hard at her, “were you at the Zoo last night?” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

My error had greatly and unnecessarily compounded the pain of Fiona McPherson; Andy’s parents, Ron and Mary Harris; his brother, David Harris; and his many friends. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Most people did not kneel to receive communion at the marble altar, with the blond life- size Virgin Mary mounted nearby, but Papa did. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you know best, of course. As usual,” said Mary Poppins haughtily. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary was tired; she had run out of stories. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to talk about what happened at St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, South Grove, Massachusetts, sixty-seven days after the end of sixth grade, just four days before the start of seventh grade. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They grew twenty times faster than Henrietta’s normal cells, which died only a few days after Mary put them in culture. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

No, I couldn't return to Mary's, or to the campus, or to the Brotherhood, or home. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

After three days in the company of the wheeled creatures, Mary Malone knew rather more about them, and they knew a great deal about her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Now he was ready to load the gun again, and Laura and Mary must help him. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, maybe it would be worth it, both to Mary and to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she arrived at the auditorium with a friend, black educator Mary McLeod Bethune, she was told that blacks and whites were not allowed to sit together at public gatherings in Birmingham. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Before Mary Anne could answer, Lillian motioned for her children to come to the vestibule. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nearby stood Mary Alice in her ball gown, bowing to the crowd and holding up the loving cup for first prize in the talent show. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then she put supper on the table for Laura and Mary. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ordered two Bloody Marys and drank them in quick succession. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It is confusing: Mary says that she wants a certain kind of person. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

First thing, I got to write Temp a postcard and be sure it’s all right for Mary Toy to stay on till we get back.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the mulefa would groom each other’s claws, out of pure sociability, and once or twice Atal had invited Mary to attend to hers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then from bits of colored paper she cut dresses and hats, ribbons and laces, so that Laura and Mary could dress their dolls beautifully. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary thought: Lyra talked to her dæmon, didn’t she? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne walked into the kitchen wearing her green bathrobe and slippers. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These are Mary’s honey cakes. Cakes for the Queen of Heaven,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Think about the Mary Rose as good as new, and your dad as good as new, too, and Tyler Croft with the outhouse song dying in his stupid throat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to the floor where Mary lived I held my breath and closed my eyes. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were some other people coming out of Mary Lyon now, mostly students, but I wasn't sure if Mrs. Attison was there too. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we should hit something of theirs? Mary Lyon? Raid the bathroom?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It refuses to die or run cold, always finding its way back into Mary’s body But one night, surely, it has to succumb. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I guess he really likes Mary Elizabeth a lot and has grown to like Sam quite a bit because he’s the one who brought it up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, what rhymes with Mary? I can’t use contrary’ because that has been done before and one must be original. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The girls rushed to hug Mary Lou, except for Petra, who kept watch over Harris with the can of hair spray at the ready. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He held out his other arm to Mary, and said: “I’m going to tell you a story about when Grandpa was a boy.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shame and fear and hate which Mary and Jan and Mr. Dalton and that huge rich house had made rise so hard and hot in him had now cooled and softened. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had found Mary and would stop at nothing to get the one who had killed her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Shannon and Mary chose seats near the front. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Mary!” he cried, and you could tell by the way he cried it that Mary Poppins was a very important person in his life. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

So figure two thousand five hundred lobsters equals a rebuilt engine for the Mary Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s fifty cents that says you can’t,” Mary Anne said, tossing two quarters on the table. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I touched the place on my shirt where I’d stuck the black Mary. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary also knew that a native of a place so flat it was practically underwater would need a leg up before hiking for days in the rarefied altitude of the Wyoming mountains. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He only learned of Mary Jackson’s double major in math and science after he made her the offer to join the Four-Foot SPT group. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“And I’m her sister, Mary Lou,” the second lady said, hardly speaking any louder. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ms. Mary, the librarian, waves at me and I nod at her. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“There was a point in Mary’s family that they were relieved the ordeal was over,” Jefferson wrote. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Mary has made him promise to wear a shawl outside, and so he does. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mary was a good little girl who always kept her dress clean and neat and minded her manners. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary moved her things to Hob to avoid the scorn of her cabin mates. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s what she said. All right, it’s nonsense, but listen to it, Oliver, will you?” said Dr. Mary Malone. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening the authorities paid another visit to put pressure on Mary and her daughter, Anna. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He forgot ice cream with chocolate sauce on it,” said Mary quickly. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

At that moment he felt toward Mary and Jan a dumb, cold, and inarticulate hate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were three children, the six-year-old patient, and his two sisters, Mary and Anna, who were eight and five. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mary?” a voice called from across the room. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Through Mary Kate, God enabled me to understand true spiritual friendship. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

August pulled her chair close to the statue of black Mary and sat facing us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be looking at me to trudge up there and get more for Her High Mightiness,” Mary said from her chair by the window. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

For in Mary’s the lights made everybody beautiful, or if not beautiful, then fascinating. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

And drawing Michael and Jane and Mary Poppins after her, she led the way through the shop and out by the spinning door. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then Mary Hudson stood up, and the two of them walked toward the baseball field. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

So much was Mary kicked and cut to pieces, that she was oftener called “pecked” than by her name. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

And now I realized that I couldn't return to Mary's, or to any part of my old life. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, it’s a great toast. Ben and Mary Anne helped me write it up. Those two are good with the words.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As tears rolled down Mary’s face, her mother told her she would be there to support her no matter what happened. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The routines of the computing work had become familiar to Mary, but the geography of the East Side was not. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I had been living at the Chavez home for only a few days when Mary Miller called to check on me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I would go now to Mary's in the only way that I could . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shut up,” Mary Anne whispered, “here they come.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Beat it, Mary Anne, you caught a bad case of the weird somewhere today,” the face behind the newspaper ordered. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the ghost of Salim, like the dodos, lords and crew of the Mary Celeste, vanished before we reached nine o’clock. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary sat on the side of the bed that wasn’t covered with plaster and began to cry. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll never get me to go with you anyway,” Mary Anne said to her book. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suddenly understand how my big sister, Mary, could have met a guy and married him five minutes later. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Pilot knows me, and John and Mary know I am here. I came only this evening,” I answered. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

What a vast difference between Mary and those for whom I was leaving her. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mary Poppins hurried on and they had to go with her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

After supper Pa took his gun and went into the woods, and Laura and Mary went to sleep without any stories or music. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear the echo of my mother’s whine when trying to explain herself to Mary Miller the last time I had seen her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The Virgin Mary is in some of our Sunday school papers, but never with a crown, never with a pincushion heart, never all by herself. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Daniel Chester French’s “Statue of the Republic”—nicknamed “Big Mary”—stood in the basin complete and gleaming, its entire surface gilded. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I nod and Mary continues, describing the various features of the work I’ll be doing. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Alma had never been to college, the great regret of her life, and like Mary, she became a mother well before she entered her twenties. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Crazy Mary was a large girl and had a big black mole on her face, which is a sign of fortune. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It faced in the direction of Bellevue, the sanitarium where Mary Todd Lincoln was forced to stay for a while in the 1870s. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Our boat the Mary Rose has sunk at the dock. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed him gently towards his bed, and as he got in she slipped the portrait of Mary Poppins into his hand—hurriedly, in case she should regret it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

As I leaned down to pick it up, I saw Mary’s napkin was on her lap. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“The lot was located at the edge of the Gobi Desert,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind an overgrown forsythia bush was a plaster Virgin Mary as tall as their waists, with a blue painted hood draped over her head in the manner of an Indian bride. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He knew that Mary was dead, and it made a great deal of difference. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her death was unimportant beside that of Mary’s; he knew that when they killed him it would be for Mary’s death; not Bessie’s. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s going number two,” Mary Anne said with delicacy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, if Mary saved half her cookie, while Laura ate the whole of hers, or if Laura saved half, and Mary ate her whole cookie, that wouldn’t be fair, either. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t eat, Mary Anne, I’m going to throw you in the swimming pool or pour A-1 Sauce on your orchid.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jane tried to speak to him when Mary Poppins was not looking, but he would not answer, and put out his tongue at her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I said Hail Marys, Our Fathers, remembering my intention by thinking of the old man’s hat, held against his chest. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Mary got ours, which is really hers, and I got mine.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Where’s my patch box?” he asked then, and Mary gave him the little tin box full of little pieces of greased cloth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t speak about Mary Ellen or much of anything else. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And Mary Elizabeth is going to be busy with her guy. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the Virgin Mary, these robbers had not found the money sewn into their clothing or discovered that she wasn’t a boy. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

At least I could pay Mary something of what I owed her. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, he would tell them that he was afraid of Reds, that he had not wanted to sit in the car with Jan and Mary, that he had not wanted to eat with them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice and I went upstairs to sort out our clothes from the single suitcase. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I only wished I’d been there when the Daughters of Mary had made this big discovery. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer had first met Father Jack when the priest was at St. Mary’s parish in Roxbury, one of Boston’s run-down, largely African American neighborhoods. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The sources agree that Mary and Joseph fled the wrath of King Herod, since Herod had heard a prophecy about a newborn Messiah. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

While everybody laughed, Mary Toy peeped out from behind Mama’s skirt. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed like an eternity, but at the end, Mary and Levi Sr. shouted in delight: their son had finished first, saving his best time for the heat that mattered most. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

So, at the dinner, the dinner where I wanted my mom and dad to see how nice and great Sam and Patrick were, Mary Elizabeth talked the whole time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought Mary Willis had definitely decided not to go. I—” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as the days were warm, Laura and Mary begged to be allowed to run barefoot. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The best people, ma'am,” she said, “give every second Thursday, and one till six. And those I shall take or——” Mary Poppins paused, and Mrs. Banks knew what the pause meant. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

If you believed the Greenies, Rat said, Mary Anne was still somewhere out there in the dark. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked and smelled to Mary like an acid. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I think that I will call her Mary Ann,” her mother had said. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Call me Paige when they’re not around, Mary Anne. That goes for you too, Ben. Give me a kiss, Ben.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the evening they shared the meal with Mary and Atal, saying little, and because the air was hot they thought they’d walk down to the sea, where there might be a cool breeze. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Then you can go about your work, Mary Anne,” said Wemmick to the little servant; “which leaves us to ourselves, don’t you see, Mr. Pip?” he added, winking, as she disappeared. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to tell you this, Mary Anne. But you’ve backed me against a wall,” Lillian said, her voice becoming a whisper trembling with the promise of conspiracy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, caseworkers never get your stuff. Ask Mary Miller, she’s my guardian.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But Mary, she said, the tualapi destroyed a village further up the coast, and then another and another. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Remember when I told you the story of Beatrix,” she said, “the nun who ran away from her convent? Remember how the Virgin Mary stood in for her?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

You see, Lily, all that time Mary had been standing in for her.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon, I listened to some of the soap operas—Life Can Be Beautiful, Stella Dallas, Mary Noble, Ma Perkins—and what I heard depressed me even more. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

At first Mary had not been sure whom to believe about the goings-on in the Moss household. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Then they heard Mary Poppins saying crossly: “Oh, Uncle Albert—not again? It’s not your birthday, is it?” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“They called up and said that no one had claimed it. And Mr. Dalton got a wire from Detroit. Mary never got there.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

What had started as one of the worst workdays Mary Jackson had ever had would end up being the turning point of her career. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mary Jackson was connected to so many computers in so many different ways that the only surprising thing about her arrival at Langley was that it had taken so long. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

And another of them mistook Mary Poppins’s new hat for a rose garden and pecked off a flower. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ll Queen Mary you, buddy, if you don’t get off that bag this minute,” his father said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to be a Marine, Mary Anne. I swear I’m not,” Ben said bitterly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little by little, Mary came to see the way everything was linked together, and all of it, seemingly, managed by the mulefa. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The big shock, though, was all the pictures of Mary being presented with a lily by the angel Gabriel. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My therapist was Mary Fernandez, and I found her probing irritating. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Susan B. Anthony had outlived not only her longtime friend but all of her siblings as well, except her younger sister, Mary. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When he returned to the rosary Lillian was speaking the first part of the angel’s greeting to Mary. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it shore is good, Mary Willis. I want Miss Love to make me one.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He wants to know what we’re doing with that bag and when Malachy tells him he says, Jesus, Mary and Holy St. Joseph! Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The letter Mary was hiding explained that the federal budget for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants—or Pell Grants—was being slashed, and her grant was being terminated. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh; yes. Take the trunk on. I suppose Mary was up to some of her pranks.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The only reason The Mary Tyler Moore Show survived was that by the time CBS tested it, it was already scheduled for broadcast. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He had a crooked front tooth that reminded Mary Lou of a lady crossing her legs, and when he smiled, there was something slightly naughty in it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary and the cousins were playing quietly in the yard, when they heard a loud, blubbering cry. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary waited for an endless minute, and then he appeared again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary Elizabeth walked quickly out of the room and into the bathroom. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

And she told nobody about it except for Mary Elizabeth and then Patrick a year ago. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice had been hoping for a Shirley Temple, but it was a Dracula, not too old, starring Bela Lugosi I have to say, it got to me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mary asked in a sweet tone that made him want to leap at her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and try to think about the Virgin Mary. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We can setde about the union later, Mary,” said Mr. Dalton. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The story went on to say that Jan was being held for investigation at the Eleventh Street Police Station and that Mary had been missing from her home since eight o’clock Saturday night. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, John. Mr. Rochester told me to give you and Mary this.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mom insisted that we chant Hail Marys while we worked. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne asked, frowning as though she were the victim of a joke or a conspiracy to embarrass her. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary offered her other hand as well to its soft, bristled, questing touch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The worst part about the whole thing is that Mary’s car is standing outside in a fifteen-minute parking zone. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ms. Gievers, Gay, and Mary wanted someone to take responsibility for this. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But Laura and Mary hadn’t seen Pa’s finger make the string pop. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jane’s eyes and Michael’s popped with astonishment, but they were not given much time to wonder, for Mary Poppins, having put the miraculous bottle on the mantelpiece, turned to them. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Zach and I had hung around outside till the Daughters of Mary finished in the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he ran away now it would be thought at once that he knew something about Mary, as soon as she was missed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It smells like something crawled up his behind and died,” said Mary Anne. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know one thing,” Mary said, “somebody’s going to pay me for this, and that’s the truth. I’m going to sue the city.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Mary Anne Bell, it seemed, Vietnam had the effect of a powerful drug: that mix of unnamed terror and unnamed pleasure that comes as the needle slips in and you know you’re risking something. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary entered the room and stopped in her tracks. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But Laura and Mary ran along the lake shore, picking up pretty pebbles that had been rolled back and forth by the waves until they were polished smooth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dressed in Mary’s loose shirt again and, seeing some flat stones by the bank, went to fetch her own clothes to wash them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary’s promotion to engineer gave her an unusual vantage point. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I saw the will, sir. After the lawyer wrote it, Miss Mary had me read it out loud on account of her eyes being bad.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins pulled the perambulator up with a jerk, in case Andrew, in his wild flight, should upset it and the Twins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne lay on the couch, her hair in pin curls. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins laid a firm hand on the handle of the perambulator. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Eliza, the second daughter of Mary and Thomas, lacked the prettiness and fire of her three sisters. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that somber house that held four Virgin Marys, where death sighed in every comer and candles sputtered, die gardenia smell and canary-yellow dress emphasized the funeral atmosphere surrounding them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ben returned to his hammock with a heavy blanket for himself and one for Mary Anne. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jan sat up and pulled Mary with him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary marched right up to her and asked for my possessions. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Sister Mary Joseph gives me an assignment to do on my own. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Miss Mary declared she felt, for her part, she never dared venture. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“People lost everything,” she mutters, gripping the back of Mary’s chair. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

After looking around at everybody, Mary Elizabeth turned to me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then, she held on to me a little tighter, and for the next half hour, Mary Elizabeth didn’t talk at all. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Booth told Mary that he would be riding out of Washington this evening. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tony had already joined that statistic; Mary wanted to keep Wes away from the same fate. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

At one point Speed and Wyche invited Gey’s former assistant, Mary Kubicek, to an event in the basement of the New Shiloh Baptist Church in Turner Station, to talk about how she grew HeLa cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Fernandez said when she came to take me to the therapy wing after my cottage cake. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care,” Mary Hudson said distinctly, “I came all the way to New York—to the dentist and everything—and I’m gonna play.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Mary Elizabeth told me that the thing about Zen is that it makes you connected to everything in the world. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary McDowell, a leading settlement house social worker, observed that the defeated strikers seemed “unmanly and without self-respect.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mary led the way along a hard path above the mud; like many things the mulefa had made, it was ancient and perfectly maintained, more like a part of nature than something imposed on it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary was only a kid, but she made a pact with herself at that moment: she would get her education and leave the neighborhood no matter what it took. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mary heard a loud banging on her metal front door. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“When you told me the shape of my dæmon,” Mary said, “you said you could teach me how to see him, if we had time...I wish we had.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

On the couch, The coat President Lincoln was wearing the night he was assassinated. the distraught Mary Lincoln is being comforted by Clara Harris. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

By the time dinner was over, and they all left, all my mom said was that Mary Elizabeth was smart, and all my dad said was my “girlfriend” was pretty. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary gave one to each of her daughters on their wedding day with instructions that the crosses were to be passed on to the first daughter in each succeeding generation. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“C’mon, Mary. Listen, I just came to apologize to Brooke. About yesterday. And everything else,” he said, sounding almost genuine. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mary made every effort to bring students from Hamptons public schools and from Hampton Institute into the Langley facilities for tours, to get an up-close and personal look at engineers at work. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Little Mary is a very rich little girl and received many beautiful dolls for Christmas. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hung back, but Cressie took my hands and dragged me over to Mary, slapped them down in the muck of sun-warmed honey, right on top of Our Lady’s red heart. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the twenty-five cents apiece that Dad gave Mary Alice and me, we could each buy five Nehis during our week, if we could slip off from Grandma long enough to get our allowances spent. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“To Cynthia, the most beautiful woman I have ever laid my eyes on, Passionately yours, Ben Meecham. And to Mary Helen, the most gorgeous creature on earth, Adoringly yours, Ben Meecham.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice and I were at the table, and Grandma was at the stove turning one last round of pancakes, when we got a visitor on the back porch. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Virgin Mary was the mother of God! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny was all for telling Thomas Rommely but Mary begged him not to just yet. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Magdalene pressed her head to his feet. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He made out Mary Anne’s outline when his eyes adjusted to the dark. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, when I get home, Mary Elizabeth will call me right away and ask me, “What’s up?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary was so drunk that she didn’t know what she was doing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The seedpod wheels were clearly of the utmost importance, and soon Mary began to see just how valuable they were. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary was pulling on her long black ribbed stockings when she said with great relief, “Of course.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think it started when I was helping Mary Elizabeth staple the latest issue of Punk Rocky on Friday before we went to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice and I hung at the edge of the room, too curious to be anywhere else. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And he waved his hand to a little gap in the trees, where Mary Poppins and the Match-Man could see several wooden horses whirling round on a stand. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

For one thing, Mary Toy had gone home with Cudn Temp the day before. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

After a while, Mary Elizabeth and Bob and Alice left, saying they would be back in the morning to see Sam off. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a windy afternoon in late March when Mrs. Byrne slips into the room and asks for Mary. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh God,” Mary Lou said, and threw up in a bush. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I was thinking seriously of heatstroke when I heard Mary Alice shriek in the kitchen. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing by the headless Mary Ann, who was plugged in and shining. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Looking for something she could do, Mary went to the net-makers and offered to help. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was a group called the Daughters of Mary, which August had organized. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Mary Elizabeth dropped me off, I went into the house and found my sister crying in the basement. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I have all I need of Zoos in this nursery, thank you,” said Mary Poppins, uppishly. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then he finishes an’ he says, Mary, where is the tongue? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice’s trunk was full of paper: yellowed Farm Journals and buttons on cardboard and a ton of dress patterns. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

With towels around their middles and their hair tucked up, Grandma and Mary Alice rolled out endless pastry on big breadboards. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There aren’t enough of us to go around,” Mary Miller explained. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

"Mary Janes?" a man wearing an eye patch called from the back of the room. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mary found the mulefa in a fearful state, having suffered a thousand anxieties for their friend so far off the ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The most frequent presence is Mary Lincoln, who weeps and even falls to her knees by the bed when she is allowed a few moments with her husband. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Halfway through the service Mary Toy got to sweating. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

After Colonel Meecham had conducted the inspections of the other rooms, Mary Anne walked into Ben’s room holding her stomach with melodramatic hyperbole. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether she was fierce or friendly, Serafina had no way of telling; but she had to wake Mary up without startling her, and there was a spell for that. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I have no memory of Mary Dolly Green. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

That’s what the black Mary did to me, made me feel my glory and my shame at the same time. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t say anything about the black Mary picture I got in my bag, okay? And don’t mention my mother.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took Laura and Mary by the hand, one on either side, and they danced along to the door where Ma stood. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and I were the only occupants of the parlour: Diana was practising her music in the drawing-room, Mary was gardening—it was a very fine May day, clear, sunny, and breezy. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

In a few minutes he would know if Mary had burned. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Too bad there are no Marys. Little Mary will have to take the doll home again.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was good for an ordinary double, but Mary Hudson got to third on it—standing up. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Aiming carefully, Mary Anne flicked them on her father’s neck. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Mary Alice said she thought she might faint, so I took her outside. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even Mary, my friend in Canada, who had helped me make my first visit to Nairobi, was there. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, to go with me to Moor House. Diana and Mary will be at home in a week, and I want to have everything in order against their arrival.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

For a while I mope around the Mary Rose and the dock. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Help, I’m drowning in spit,” Mary Anne wrote. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe you could play Mary in some nativity play somewhere. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“That’s just as much your fault as it is his, Mary Anne.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the bed upon which he had smothered Mary. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice was in as big a daze as I was. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, after Wes went off to school, Mary began searching through his drawers. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

That day Pa and Ma and Laura and Mary had fresh venison for dinner. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both had on floral-print dresses with lacy socks folded down over shiny Mary Janes and looked like child models in doll commercials. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The actual killing of Mary and Bessie was not what concerned him most; it was knowing and feeling that he could never make anybody know what had driven him to it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it would have been better to have carried Mary down in his arms and burnt her? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You seem agitated,” said Mary in a worried tone. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Daughters of Mary showed up each day just before lunch and sat in the parlor with May through the afternoon, telling stories about her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I went to The Rocky Horror Picture Show that night, Mary Elizabeth was really mad because Craig didn’t show up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in the dim light of my hootch, boots off, listening to Mary Hopkin on my tape deck. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would take the name of Mary when she was confirmed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Laura and Mary had said their prayers and were tucked snugly under the trundle bed’s covers, Pa was sitting in the firelight with the fiddle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henrietta’s cells grew to fill as much space as Mary gave them. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mary kissed Lyra warmly and then came forward to welcome Will. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Though she was young, Rat said, Mary Anne Bell was no timid child. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Willis, you got you a young daddy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mary shouted: “I want the drumstick! I want the drumstick!” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those people I wrote and read letters for seemed as innocent as Jesus Christ and his mother, Mary. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins, slipping one of the flannel nightgowns over her head, began to undress underneath it as though it were a tent. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

A woman like you that’s forever on her knees before the Virgin Mary is an inspiration to us all and is that your money I see on the floor there? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When Mary told her mother that she was pregnant, at age sixteen, Alma said, “I don’t care! You are going to finish school and go to college.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mary became a combination of teacher, big sister, and fairy godmother, helping her girls with algebra homework, sewing dresses for their proms, and steering them toward college. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mary Rommely wanted to hear every word of news and Katie told her everything, starting from the end and working back. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The principle of twisting and winding hadn’t caught on in their world, so all the cords and ropes were braided; but they were strong and flexible, and Mary soon found exactly the sort she wanted. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“For your penance say the Our Father ten times, Hail Mary six times, and the Apostles’ Creed once. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But she was glad that Mary had had to gather all the chips. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He continued to work for my Aunt Mary while I was living with him, and she never knew it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary knew she shouldn’t wait—every moment those cells sat in the dish made it more likely they’d die. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Mary Harris? Is that you? Why, I haven’t seen you since you retired.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

On the way home from Mary Lous that day, Phoebe said, “Wasn’t it, web, loud there?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Mary didn’t have the power to remove the limits that society imposed on her girls, but it was her duty, she felt, to help pry off the restrictions they might place on themselves. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

‘Mary! You’ve gone as white as a sheet! Are you feeling ill?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

President Lincoln’s rocking chair is on the left. enter the state box first, followed by Mary. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice brought her jump rope to keep herself occupied, though she said jumping rope by yourself was the loneliest job in the world. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Same for Mary Anne and Karen. Tell Ben and Matt I can still whip both their tails with one hand tied behind my back.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah,” Mary Anne mocked, “the voice of sublime perfection. Was that the godly one? The sainted brother? The perfect son?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Laura and Mary listened to that lonely sound in the dark and the cold of the Big Woods, and they were not afraid. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every other year she says something about how Mary was working for a living, and just because she’s not married, it doesn’t mean that she is worthless. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

While Katie was putting up the lace curtains, Mary Rommely came over and sprinkled the rooms with holy water to drive out any devils that might be lurking in the corners. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned to the maid and said, ‘Mary, ask them to serve breakfast for three in the...I think it had better be in the Ballroom. That has the highest ceiling.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mary Miller would never have allowed him to go back to the Mosses!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Mary is told by the angel that she is about to become pregnant. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mary Jackson could see the air moving around the racer just as clearly as if she were looking at a Schlieren photograph taken in a wind tunnel. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

When Ben came into Mary Lou’s room, she asked him what he thought it meant. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

When the stewardess approaches with her cart of beverages he tries his luck and asks for a Bloody Mary, tasting the metallic bite of alcohol for the first time in his life. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins gazed up and down the street as if deep in thought, and then, suddenly making up her mind, she snapped: “Fishmonger!” and turned the perambulator in at the shop next to the Butcher’s. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ve heard that pigs get sick to their stomachs while eating at the same table with Dad,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And just how do you think those children ended up on the streets, Mary Eve?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mary Anne rose and ran for the stairs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Mary got me some new things, for I came off in such a hurry I wasn’t half ready. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary did not know how big a bear’s drumstick is. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her about the beautiful sunsets and all those images of Mary people have seen, all stuff Mom and Dad have said before, all stuff that used to seem so real to me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Would you and Mary Anne like to go to the movie with us?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

C.P. arrived home a couple of hours before dawn to find his wife, Mary, still awake, sitting up in bed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

About then, Mary Toy noticed the black that was smearing off her hair onto her sweaty arms. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Matthew, the younger brother, who had been monitoring the entire conversation, shouted to his mother, “Hey, Mom, do you want me to punch Mary Anne?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nico opens another box and starts to demonstrate by playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” using the keyboard, and it sounds exactly like a saxophone. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

As Ben got in bed his door opened and Mary Anne stood in the opening. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The end-all mystery inside the bag was a small wooden picture of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is another Virgin Mary in the dining room. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Forks clattered onto plates as Papa and Aunt Loma and I jumped up and dashed to the sickroom, leaving Mary Toy and poor little Campbell Junior sitting there, confused and scared. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I get the one with all the pictures of Laura and Mary in the Big Woods. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Buckley made no attempt to link Jan with the murder of Mary. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This is my daughter, not my wife. Here, talk to Mary Anne, Cecil.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reverend Gurley and Lincoln’s eldest son, Robert, told Mary the news. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lovey visited her friend as well, but the young girl was not immune to Hob’s reputation and got skittish in the presence of Nag and Mary and the others. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Toy had turned white as a sheet. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mary took them inside and showed the kids the pool in back, and within minutes the four of them were swimming and happy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Moving her lips rapidly, she held her rosary tightly and recited each Hail Mary with a desperate gravity, as though she were flinging anvils at the gates of Heaven. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only after the children were gone that I sensed that Mary didn’t like me or didn’t like something about the night. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sweet sixteen and never been kissed is bad enough, but to be Thyroid Mary on top of it? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary’s body surged upward and he pushed downward upon the pillow with all of his weight, determined that she must not move or make any sound that would betray him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Since Mary Anne never went anywhere, the punishment did not seem to compensate for the heinousness of the crime. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, Bigger,” said Mary, “we’d like to be friends of yours.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And so in the morning Rat Kiley and two other medics tagged along as security while Mark and Mary Anne strolled through the ville like a pair of tourists. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their father, as Mary Anne would say, was too much with them. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you happen to know a Dr. Mary Malone?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he saw the trunk into which he had stuffed Mary’s body, the trunk which he had lugged down the stairs and had carried to the station. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The deeper bruise, however, Mary could do nothing about. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The next day in school I gave Mary Elizabeth the gift that I drove to buy her. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The man looked through his partially opened eyes and saw Mary. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When Grandma’s back was turned, Mary Alice broke open a biscuit and stuck a sausage patty inside it. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne walked to the window and stared out at the river. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I left the bathroom in the morning, I marched right past the hallway sink where Shannon and Mary always—always—washed their hands. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mary later remembered, “I never saw him so supremely cheerful—his manner was even playful.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not Mary, and when she spoke, they heard her clearly, though her voice made no sound. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Only Mary Lou had worked up the courage to approach Taylor’s XL Crazy. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Once when my dad was out on the Mary Rose a storm come on sudden, and the swells broke out in whitecaps and he decided to head in early, just to be cautious. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It meant that if she didn’t get what she wanted Mary Poppins would not stay. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Mary Anne, what do I have to do to make you have a more deferential attitude toward your parents?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what you are, Mary Lou? You are a hopeless romantic.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Jan and Mary walked toward the entrance of the cafe and Bigger followed, confused and resentful. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Lyra wants to come a little way into my Oxford,” Mary said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne searched her purse for a Kleenex, but pulled out instead a teaspoon pirated from her mother’s silver service. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Mary Anne who broke the silence when she called out to the blurs on the floor around her. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hear ye, hear ye,” the others shouted, reading from the scripts Mary Anne had prepared. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes—try,” repeated Mary gently; and Mary’s hand removed my sodden bonnet and lifted my head. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, just going round the world, you know,” Mary Poppins said airily, as though going round the world was a thing you did every day. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

They sang, “Mary, star of the sea, Mary, brightest moon, Mary, comb of honey.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Die or get well. Aunt Mary—you know, the one who watches the kids?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The upside-down red letters were peeled and faded, but Stanley could still read the name: Mary Lou. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

There was a light breeze, which lifted a faint scent out of the flowers and rustled the stiff leaves, and Mary imagined a huge, dim benevolence holding her up, like a pair of giant hands. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

So in her swift packing to leave her own world, Mary Malone had taken with her the Book of Changes, as it was called, and the little yarrow stalks with which she read it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“No, you just like to brag about yourself, Dad,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

When Mary Ellis had recovered, Howard had the couple over to his house for dinner. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of thing Mary would shake her head about, laughing to keep from crying, with Thomas Byrdsong, a black engineer who had come to Langley in 1952. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

For the last time, Mary Fernandez asked me how I felt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

One evening, after they had crossed themselves and everyone had left the room but me and August, she said, “Lily, if you ask Mary’s help, she’ll give it.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was our last picnic on the Mary Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Weylin complained that she was like old Mary with the children and the sewing, but he brought her his clothing to be mended. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right to stop a minute to talk to you? Mary always says we mustn’t tag in here and bother you when you’re busy.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben and Mary Anne found themselves in an upstairs room alone and free from the stares and sympathies of the wives. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins sat between them, offended and silent, and presently, because they were very tired, they crept closer to her and leant up against her sides and fell asleep, still wondering.... Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh! But I didn’t see you in the picture,” said Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The pigeon, very offended, flew back to the Bird Woman and, to pay out Mary Poppins, stuck the rose in the ribbon of the Bird Woman's hat. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I’d heard the piano played countless times before, to accompany hymns, but when Mary played it, the sound was nothing like that formless clunking. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

All morning Mary Anne chattered away about how quaint the place was, how she loved the thatched roofs and naked children, the wonderful simplicity of village life. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Beat it, Mary Anne. I’m reading the sports section,” he said, not unkindly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like all the other schoolrooms at Queen Mary, but it seems darker, possibly because there’s less decoration. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hated to wake Rosaleen, so I pulled the wooden picture of Mary out of my bag and propped it against a tree trunk in order to study it properly. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe,” Mary Lou said to Phoebe, “your father is being too quick to judge people at work. He needs to walk in their moccasins first.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

When the man began asking questions relating to Mary, the crowd leaned forward in their seats. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s so beautiful it makes you ache just to look at it,” said Mary. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We packed our purchases on the porch and realized, together in the same instant, with joy and amazement, that Mary Ellen was no longer part of our retinue. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But Laura and Mary were never afraid when Pa went alone into the Big Woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old couple had welcomed Mary into their little vine-sheltered farmhouse, had plied her with wine and cheese and bread and olives, and now didn’t want to let her go. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then, two days after Henrietta went home from the hospital, Mary saw what looked like little rings of fried egg white around the clots at the bottoms of each tube. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Holy Mary, Mother of God,” I joined in. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lizza and Mary were planning a party to surprise David—the ninth of December. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I returned to the Internet and then to the shelves, where I exchanged the books of the second wave for those that preceded the first—Mary Wollstonecraft and John Stuart Mill. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mary felt she had done something useful for them at last. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As they neared the village, Will was telling Mary what he had learned about dæmons and ghosts. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was glad no one except her faithful old Mary was here to see what was going on. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ferguson twenty years later, the Court unanimously upheld Alabama's restrictions on interracial sex and marriage and affirmed the prison terms imposed on Tony Pace and Mary Cox. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Try a little now. Here is Schiller’s Mary Stuart and a tutor who loves to teach.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Krawiecka says things like, “Great God,” and “Mother Mary!” and without being irreverent. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mary had a little lamb and everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes two girls from next door would come over to play with me, named Mary Nell and Mary Roan. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Once the mulefa began to build the platform for Mary, they worked quickly and well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Diana and Mary Rivers are both married: alternately, once every year, they come to see us, and we go to see them. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

If Britten wanted to check on his story about Mary’s not going to school last night, he could. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sarah, the bosslady, came through the door just as Mary rounded the table, her hands balled up into fists. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That all you got, Bert?” said Mary Poppins, and she said it so brightly you could hardly tell she was disappointed at all. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He relaxed his taut muscles, feeling fear, remembering that he had killed Mary, had smothered her, had cut her head off and put her body in the fiery furnace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their hands and arms are tied to their bodies— the men’s with ropes, Mary’s with white cloth. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mary was all ready, sitting primly on a chair, with her golden curls shining and her china-blue dress fresh and crisp. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help wishing to see Mary in a swimsuit and heels—before her pregnancy, of course. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

While she spun honey across the tops of a fresh pan of cakes, she explained to me in detail how the Assumption was nothing less than Mary rising up to heaven. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary has an idea about what she wants in a man, and that idea isn’t wrong. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was close to five A.M., many dances and many bourbons later, when I reached Mary's. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary was impressed by the discipline of the sailors: they tacked so swiftly, the sails moving together like a flock of starlings, all changing direction simultaneously. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Karen Gievers and Mary Miller worked out a favorable settlement in Luke’s case. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Mary divided the contents of each tube into two, giving them room to grow, and within twenty-four hours, they’d doubled again. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The cops took Mary downtown to make some kind of statement and I went on down to the street. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You got that from Dad’s side of the family,” Mary Anne said as Ben drove toward the Club. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got out of the bus, Mary Hudson stuck right with us. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Mary put her foot in the first sling and began to climb. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“He’s married to my sister Mary—and— why he’s a free man. What’s the trouble?” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary, distressed, said, “How can we tell Lyra?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary was the first of the kids to leave home. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I knew this because I was the one Aunt Mary sent to the store for their refreshments. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then from down the hall I could hear Mary singing, her voice clear and untroubled, though she sang a troubled song. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early in his career, for example, Paul Ekman filmed forty psychiatric patients, including a woman named Mary, a forty-two-year-old housewife. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

August grabbed hold of the chain around black Mary and unwrapped a loop before handing it off to Sugar-Girl, who unwrapped it a little further. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last good look I had at Mary Hudson, she was over near third base crying. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne squealed from the sidelines, “You could stick two fists and a leg up Ben’s left nostril with that schnozz of his.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Mary Poppins, when this had been done, took something shiny from her basket and fixed it to the glue. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m with child welfare, and I’m looking for either Rex or Rose Mary Walls,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary knew it was just a matter of time before she would become the target of questioning. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Something happened today, or yesterday if it’s after midnight,” Mary said, trying to find the words to explain, and remembering her vision of the Dust flow as a great river like the Mississippi. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

"If you don't believe me, just look at old Mary Lou here. She's never been sick a day in her life." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

At the time when she should have started, Mary did not understand that free education was available for people like them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the Virgin Mary was not protecting me, like she did Catholic children. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Miss Love got Mary Toy and me and Pink Predmore and the other boys to give out balloons and stick candy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Ben and Mary Anne slept in hammocks on the upper veranda porch. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the third was the Chief’s girl, Mary Hudson. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Mary Hartwell Catherwood wrote, “What shall we do when this Wonderland is closed?—when it disappears—when the enchantment comes to an end?” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Mary Toy, where you at, girl? Will Tweedy?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Was there something unusual in his voice since he had killed Mary? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“O.K., the game is over, Mary Anne. Go knit bootees for your first kid or something. You’re starting to bother me.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as soon as they heard of Mary’s being kidnapped, what would happen? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Your nose is so red and runny looking. At least my nose isn’t red. I’ve heard people say you could get a job leading reindeer,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t start, Mary—there’s nothing wrong with teaching children about fitness and health.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“My daughter, look at my daughter! Maria Virginia! The Virgin Mary! My daughter!” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even though she isn’t here, I’d like to thank Mary Miller. And thank all of you. Please don’t stop until each of your children has a permanent family forever!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I would have been horrified if I had known that two days after I received the music box, Mary Miller wrote Mr. Ferris requesting that parental contact be stopped altogether. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“You laid Bessie before you killed her. The doctors said so. And now you expect me to believe you didn’t lay Mary.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, I might as well admit right now, I thought, that there are many things about people like Mary that I dislike. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after completing her community college requirements, Mary attempted the short but improbable journey from the neighborhood to the campus. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

For a moment or two I could see nothing, as the shadow of a cloud obscured St. Mary’s Church and all around it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“My compass, thank you,” said Mary Poppins, as she slipped it into her pocket. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

My dad said that the first time he ever took me out in the Mary Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

At this moment, her face a portrait of scorn, Mary Anne walked through the middle of the war game and said, “Is the war over, creeps?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Mary Poppins, dressed in hat and coat all ready to go out. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Johns Hopkins University was only five miles from where Mary grew up, but it might as well have been a world away. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They lay back, well fed and comfortable in the flower-scented night, and listened to Mary tell her story. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He had gazed straight at those bones for almost a foil minute and had not been able to realize that they were the bones of Mary’s body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had never met Mary Louise before, and I hadn’t heard her bus story until that morning. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Moments after Mary was beheaded, the people who were watching saw her skirts moving about and they thought her headless body was trying to get itself to its feet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The day the Mary Rose went under he’s planting a bed of flowers by his back porch, the one that faces the creek, and don’t see me till I holler. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ben and Mary Anne began to walk slowly to the northern end of the runway beside the wire fence that paralleled the strip. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she gave the doll to that poor little girl who is named Mary, too.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least it took him away from that terrible image of Mary’s head lying on the bloody newspaper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He moved closer to Jan. Mary pushed herself in, wedging tightly between him and the outer door of the car. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Britten told how he had suspected that Bigger knew something of the disappearance of Mary; and said that “that black boy is as sane as I am.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

After helping Mary Toy into the back seat, he climbed in beside her and stood waving as the crowd cheered. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A few months later Mary was pregnant with her second child. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne selected a chair directly opposite from where her father sat reading the paper. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary was planning on doing what she always did to celebrate, commiserate, blow off steam, or just kill boredom. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“But I do think it was adorable of you to ask Mary Anne, sugah.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary swiftly threw her bridle and stirrups over his back, excusing herself for being clumsy, and mounted at once. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Meecham is bending his elbows,” Mary Anne said, raising her hand sweetly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a minute or so Mary said, “Can you see Dust?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary reviewed our legal, criminal, medical, and psychological records. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Mary Malone. I’ve never been woken so quietly. Am I awake?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mary Elizabeth and everyone came over, and while Sam’s mom was busy checking everything twice, we all walked to the driveway. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou could taste desire in the back of her mouth like a sugary caramel. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Shut the front door,” Grandma told Mary Alice, who was just a little gray shape, mouselike, as she went over to close it. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne sang with false joy, “What a perfect description of me. Yes. That’s how a dictionary would define me.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not Mary he was reacting to when he felt that fear and shame. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When we found Miss Mary’s will, I’d work extra to pay Jenny back for the money we cost her, fair and square. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Watch out for a place that looks like a pentagon,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would fill that furnace as full of coal as it would get and make sure that Mary burned in a hurry. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Struggling with her steak, Mary Anne looked hunched and bruised beneath the pale blue dress that covered her delicately, as though the dust had been scraped from a butterfly wing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary and her sons realized there was little they could do for Olmsted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Mary looked down at her son and uttered the words she had never said before and never thought she would have to say. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mary simply sat on her bed, peeking through the blinds at the father of her younger child. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mary reached her hand round back of Bigger and touched Jan’s shoulder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No he isn’t, he is making the money DJing,” Mary said. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Stanton had been among those to turn down the president’s invitation to join him and Mary at Ford’s Theatre tonight. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In point of composition,” said Mary, “the letter does not seem defective. The idea of the olive-branch perhaps is not wholly new, yet I think it is well expressed.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Does that help, Alex? My Bloody Mary is here and I need to talk to it about this phone call.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Lillian lit two candles on either side of the statue of Mary. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were using his having killed Bessie to kill him for his having killed Mary, to cast him in a light that would sanction any action taken to destroy him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins twitched the clothes from his hand and looked down upon him. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary was going up the stairs like she was in a hurry to get somewhere. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got my mother’s photograph and the black Mary picture from my bag, ready to show August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to the pictures stand tall glasses of candles painted with intricate images of golden crosses and the Virgin Mary. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Votive candles burned feebly in blue and red clusters before statues of St. Joseph and the Virgin Mary. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the house Mary was still crying a little. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I hated it, Mary Anne. I hated having those luscious, gorgeous hunks of womanflesh throwing themselves on me. I would have preferred ugly male midgets.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mind hurting his feelings,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wardrobe door shut quickly and Mary Poppins hurried from the room. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

August read Mary’s words from the Bible: “ ‘For behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed—’” “Blessed Mary,” Violet interrupted. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above me, black Mary was flecked with honey and seemed not at all surprised. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached them just in time: her friend Atal was waiting, and as Mary scrambled on her back, Atal beat the road with her feet, speeding away up the slope after her companions. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But Ben knew that there was a girl named Mary Anne in the back seat who could teach Lillian and all the other lovely women in the world things about beauty they would never know. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben did remember the scurrilous version of the Hail Mary Mary Anne had written the year before that Lillian had overheard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bills were crisp and fresh and I tried to imagine Mary's surprise when I paid her all my back rent and board. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella looked up in surprise when Helen added, “I bet Mary let Joseph know that she wasn’t very happy about that either!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mary stood close to the mound, with Atal nearby for reassurance; but she sensed all their eyes on her and felt as if she were a new girl at school. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Lawrence filled out the rest of his budget with contributions from the John R. and Mary Markle Foundation and the Macy Foundation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Where the old drifters keep moving sign used to hang, a new billboard in fancy lettering read: “You’re in trouble right there,” Mary Alice remarked to me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And when Mary was missed, would they not think of the Reds first? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne frowned and said, “Yeah, Oedipus. She always looks beautiful. What else is new?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other than losing Mary Eleanor as an infant, nothing terrible had happened to the Darwin family. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was no time to tell Mary he was going to write a book on navigation. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as smooth as a stretch of well-laid road in Mary’s own world, and certainly easier to walk on than the grass. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I right away went out and called Aunt Mary and asked if she knew where Mameh was. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it isn’t like it was with Mary Elizabeth. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Below is a picture of the little schoolhouse where the incident of Mary and her lamb is believed to have taken place. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Mary was braver and more ruthless than most. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And when the lady behind the counter asked me if I needed any help, I opened up my bag, and I returned the book Mary Elizabeth bought me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Amelia greedily eyed the fish, which, fearing the worst was about to happen, made itself as limp as it could in Mary Poppins’s hand. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

When Zach left, I slipped back into the honey house and retrieved my mother’s photograph and her black Mary picture from underneath my pillow. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been thinking about that book about the boys who crash on the island,” Mary Lou said to Adina one afternoon as they rested on their elbows taking bites from the same papaya. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

There was a small dark doorway between the windows, and through this Mary Poppins propelled the perambulator while Jane and Michael followed at her heels. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t want to know, don’t ask,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew a big blank, probably due to my ignorance about Mary, who never got much attention at our church. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You may leave us,” said the Hamadryad to the Brown Bear who, after bowing humbly, ran off with his cap in his hand to where all the other animals were congregating round Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Hush your foolishness, Mary Anne,” Mrs. Meecham said, lightening up and smiling. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he went to take Mary by the arm. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke, Mary Miller, and our therapists joined us for cake in the conference room. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

John Becker gave Mary Jackson the instructions for working through the calculations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

After Jack’s Hail Mary pass—or “Hail Molly,” as he called it—Dina grudgingly agreed to give her another chance. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

They walked together into the house, where Mary wet a rag and started to clean up the scrapes and bruises Tony had left on his brother’s face and body. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

On the back of the door, a shoe rack with a couple dozen pairs of shoes, from Mary Janes to prom heels. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Since Mother and Granny were gone, they all turned to Mary. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened and he was led down the hall to the rear stairs and up to the second floor, to the door of Mary’s room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

What a vast difference between Mary and those for whom I was leaving her. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew, too, that while they saw toys and books and holly-boughs and plum cakes, Mary Poppins saw nothing but herself reflected there. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary looked up quickly from the hank of yarn she was winding into a ball. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Mary Alice and I scrambled aboard, Grandma heaved up a picnic hamper for us. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My gracious, goodness, glory me!” exclaimed Mary Poppins, and stood still. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Well, Mary had found one, after all, and there must be many others. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Mary Poppins!” he wailed, as he felt himself carried through the air and set down in something still softer. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Surratt ran the boardinghouse where John Wilkes Booth planned the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It sure wasn’t that time I kissed Mary Riley St. John behind the door at Oralee McGibboney’s party, and it sure wasn’t like that when Papa kissed Mama good-bye after breakfast. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Which is why nobody thought to argue with her when she decided to dye Mary Toy’s hair black for Granny’s funeral. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We have all come together to greet the stranger Mary. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t possibly. It’s taken me three hours to tell Mary and Lois—and I haven’t got them off Bourbon yet. Little girls shouldn’t stay up that late.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bull’s grip was wrenched loose from Lillian’s throat and Ben saw Mary Anne and Matt fly off and away as he drove his father into the refrigerator. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne scribbled something on the paper and Ben read, “Jesus Christ tastes a lot like bread.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Matilde tries to sell Mary Kay products to other mothers at Public School 12, which their son Antony, who is eight, attends. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Bigger, tell me, did you feel more attraction for Mary than for the women of your own race?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It would be hard to think of a more overlooked person in the history of paleontology than Mary Anning, but in fact there was one who came painfully close. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When all the trading was done, the storekeeper gave Mary and Laura each a piece of candy. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mama, when I make my Confirmation, can I take Mary for a middle name?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night we were all there for supper, even Mary Toy and Campbell Junior. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Now, Mary, you can see that the boy is new,” said Mr. Dalton. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She planned to ask Mary Ann and Patty once she got back to the house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne retorted, “The only way you could kill me, little one, would be to enter my bloodstream.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped it off on my trousers and asked Mary Hudson if she wanted to come up to my house for dinner sometime. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

In less than a minute they found themselves in bed and watching, by the dim light from the night-light, the rest of Mary Poppins’s unpacking being performed. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“You shut up,” he said, but so low that Mary Poppins could not hear. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Buckley paused, surveyed the court room, then stepped to the table and lifted from it the knife with which Bigger had severed Mary’s head from her body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And so the next day we hiked, really hiked, startling Mary Ellen with our thrusting strides. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

After supper Pa took Laura on his knee, while Mary sat close in her little chair. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou’s fist connected with Duff’s face in an audible crunch. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The greatest movie star in history was sweeping the country at that time, a girl younger than Mary Alice named Shirley Temple Shirley could sing and act, and she was a tap-dancing demon. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary stood on chairs by the window and looked out across the glittering snow at the glittering trees. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

His gaze was fixed upon the back of Mary Debenham’s head. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upstairs in the nursery Mary Poppins was airing the clothes by the fire, and the sunlight poured in at the window, flickering on the white walls, dancing over the cots where the babies were lying. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Taking off the apron as if we had real company, Mama said to me, “Son, you go gather the eggs, hear? With Mary Toy gone, you got to gather the eggs.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Two incidents were decisive in Mary’s decision to move. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z