| 单词 | August |
| 例句 | Write up a favorite memory from 1918 in your best handwriting and submit it to the Manifest Herald by Friday, August 23. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z August 11—Blind alley for the past two days. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z August was working the honey into Our Lady’s face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 9, he notes that he shot at a bear but missed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the beginning, on a dog-day Monday in the middle of August when the West Texas heat congealed in the sky, there were only the stirrings of dreams. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When August turned Zach loose, I saw how much skinnier he looked. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August says she goes into the holes life has gouged out of us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The way August was looking at me reminded me of a doll’s face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Toward August, when winter began to last forever, Úrsula was finally able to give him a piece of news that sounded like the truth. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z August stares at her, baffled, as though he’s simply awakened and found himself here. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August slid up to the edge of her chair and opened her arms, the way she’d opened them to June that day they’d found May’s suicide letter. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She shivered as if it were December and not August. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Before, when I was hanging out with August all the time, kids weren’t hanging out with me because they’d have to hang out with him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z On the dark and foggy night of August 27, almost ten thousand American troops snuck off Brooklyn in a fleet of small boats. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z On August 20, a Friday, the jury started its deliberations. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And then, one noon in August, Marie- Laure leads her great-uncle and Dr. Geffard up the long stairs and out into the sunlight and asks if it is safe to cross. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I watch from across the menagerie as August’s mouth opens in shock, then outrage, and then vociferous complaint. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August didn’t like her honey to sit around waiting too long, because the flavor got lost. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In late July and early August, fewer spectators gathered to watch the picketers, and the press coverage dropped off. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I walked back toward the honey house, feeling ashamed that August had seen through my hoax but relieved, too, that she wasn’t planning on calling the police or sending me back—yet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He decides to go back to the Netherlands in August. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And we decided to meet up once a year for a reunion, on the anniversary of the attack in August. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The two married in August 1959 in a quiet ceremony at Carver Memorial. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Anyone who accidentally touches August has only thirty seconds to wash their hands or find hand sanitizer before they catch the Plague. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z If Miss Volker was writing about it for her This Day In History column it might read: On the morning of August 17, Jack Gantos was released from being grounded by his parents. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The United States and the Soviet Union were, officially, allies in August 1945. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In August 1859, the local Republican Party asked him to run for Ohio State Senate. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z August peers down at me, grinning, his hair blowing in the wind. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As August wore on, the square of unkempt grass in the middle of Grimmauld Place shriveled in the sun until it was brittle and brown. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was in the library in August that the seeds were planted that grew into the Egypt Game in September in the Professor’s deserted yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few minutes August said, “Here’s what I can’t figure out, Lily—how you knew to come here.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, you mean at August’s. We were hitchhiking and got let out at Tiburon. We knocked on August’s door, and she gave us a bed. That’s it.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Melvin, who died later on in Korea, caressed the slow August landscape, chasing butterflies. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard for me to believe that this man, who was as strong as February and August combined—and smart, besides—would be afraid of something like that. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z And in August, the newly defined National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z To avoid impeachment by the House of Representatives, Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974, the first American president ever to do so. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The high schools were scheduled to open early that year, on August 12, 1959, before the pools even closed. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m staying with August and them for a while.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “August,” I say, standing beside the bed and shaking his shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I don’t care if August eleventh is Anastasia’s birthday, or that her church is undergoing renovations, or that the heavens have prepared a rainbow just for the two of you on that day! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “August told me about what happened this morning.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In August 1967 a missionary’s two-year-old daughter came down with measles in a village on the Toototobi River in Brazil, near the border with Venezuela. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I adjusted the flame under the steam generator and changed the nylon stockings August used to filter the honey in the settling tank. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August had May’s note with her at all times, tucked in her pocket or slipped under her belt if she had on a no-pocket dress. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 9, in a moment of indiscretion following Nagasaki, he had confided to Karl Darrow that he had proposed a nonmilitary demonstration to the Interim Committee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z About having to parade herself through parks in August. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z To listen to August talk, it had been the highlight of her youth. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August was giving me time for now, time to be by the river and do what I had to do, the same way she gave herself time there after May died. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z —Cassius Dio On the morning of August 1, 30 BCE, Mark Antony assembled his troops to face Octavian. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z August stares down at the mess for a moment, and then looks up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z That was the genesis of what would become one of the seminal documents of the atomic age, Albert Einstein’s message to Franklin Roosevelt, dated August 2, 1939. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When I tell Uncle Al that August’s outburst has just returned us to square one, he vents his frustration by smashing a decanter against the wall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “August gave it to me. The woman who lives here.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My birthday, the twelfth of August, fell on a Friday, and the plan was to have a party for me on the next day. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z August’s arm was around my waist like she was afraid I’d keel over again in a blind faint, but really, I had never been more present. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Armed with sponges, soap, brooms, and mops, they sweated together in the climbing August sun, working hurriedly before the movers arrived. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They overpowered the alliance’s main fighting force on August 20, 1794, at what is known today as Fallen Timbers, and for three days after the victory, laid waste to Indigenous houses and fields. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z August vibrates with anger, a vein pulsing at his temple. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “There are pieces of paper in the wall out there,” I said, as if August didn’t know this. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The fair wasn’t supposed to be held until August, but this wasn’t the same town he knew, it couldn’t be. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Both of us were by that time looking forward very eagerly to the quiet month of August when we would be together in the cottage near Peekskill. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Rosaleen, don’t act like that. August might know things about my mother.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August and I dragged ourselves to the porch to see. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The August that Gogol turns five, Ashima discovers she is pregnant again. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z By August 1919 he had created a new bureau within the Department of Justice named the General Intelligence Division. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z To this day August and June wonder how our lives would have been different if one of them had answered the phone instead of May. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On that same day in August, just a few minutes before twelve, Melanie Ross arrived at the door of Mrs. Hall’s apartment on the third floor. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Wednesday evening, August 3— we got real chicken and rice tonight! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She swipes August’s bread, slaps it on the other side of the pork chop, and storms off. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I hear gravel crunching behind me, and then August appears at my shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August placed her hand on my back, nudging me to leave. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I perched on the side of the tub and thought how glad I was August and June were still in their rooms. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That August, as the number of suspicious deaths continued to climb, many Osage prevailed upon Barney McBride, a wealthy fifty-five-year-old white oilman, to go to Washington, D.C., and ask federal authorities to investigate. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In August 1943, I marched with Gaur, and ten thousand others, in support of the Alexandra bus boycott, a protest against the raising of fares from fourpence to five. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z August knocked over her sweet tea, a thing so unlike her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Come August, they would migrate north again together. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Hillingham, 24 August.—I must imitate Mina, and keep writing things down. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I do so want things to be all right between us. August is simply delighted you’ve joined us. And so is Uncle Al.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z That morning in August was not so different from many others. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But stay tuned because on August 18 he might be grounded all over again—unless he remembers his history! Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When they finally moved him to the Baldwin County Jail in Bay Minette for the August trial, Walter left death row confident he'd never return. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z August was something of a fixture at PS 22. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z One Delaware merchant particularly galled him: August Carter. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The Gypsies always came in August—telling fortunes, selling lace, tarring barn roofs, trading horses and mules. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z August and Zach had already extracted most of the honey from her bee yards, but there were still several stacks of supers on pallets sitting around. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After a second, both she and August turn to look at me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Uncle Al called me in yesterday. He wants me to persuade you to go back to August. He made threats.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z For that’s what a field of flax in bloom looks like: acres and acres of sea-blue flowers, rippling in the August winds like waves. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z If it wasn’t for a toothache, August wouldn’t be here. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But I realized with a jerk that it wasn’t August anymore. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “That’s all right, my boy,” August says cheerily, slinging a bucket of meat at me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She kept her promise until the August morning the Astrea was to sail. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The execution was scheduled for 12:01 a.m. on August 18. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I do,” I said, because I knew the second she started talking about him that it was that kid named August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t know about the doubts surrounding the August 4 “attacks” on Americans ships—and McNamara certainly didn’t volunteer that information. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held August 28, 1963, attracting as many as three hundred thousand people to the nations capital. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Already the prairie had been baked dry, but in August it would get worse. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A French examination was announced for one Friday late in August. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z After Mabelee had swallowed, she did the same thing August had done—snipped off a piece and gave it to the next person in the circle, who happened to be Neil. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In August 1861, he became a colonel in the Union army, taking charge of a regiment of about a thousand Ohio soldiers, some of whom were students from the Eclectic Institute. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Well, you can stay here till you figure out what to do. We can’t have you living on the side of the road,” said August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he asked if Johnny had shown his cup to any living soul sometime before August twenty-third. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 12, he wrote what would prove to be the final words in his journal: “Beautiful Blueberries.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “She sure is,” said August, stepping into the room, smiling at Rosaleen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In all respects it seemed as if August 3 was a very normal day, with business and buying and pleasure as usual. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z When the first Marines were dropped on Guadalcanal back in August of 1942, the naval commander had been Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She has learned to follow August from the elephant car to the menagerie tent, and in return for this he has stopped beating the hell out of her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August poured us glasses of ice water from the refrigerator. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And, of course, in late August, there was the Permian booster club’s Watermelon Feed, when excitement and madness went quickly into high gear. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z August said we couldn’t leave them on too long, since the bees had memorized everything about their hive and a change like that could make them disoriented. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, the SS-HJ held out until August 21, often bearing the brunt of battle. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z By the end of August, she was reading more papers and marking more items than any other reader in the Bureau. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, August shows up with a rifle. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I turn thirteen in August, and I’m determined to have a big party,” June said. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There seemed to be a half-dozen named storms every August, and they were rarely worth the trouble. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Then, on August 6,1945, a plane took off from the air base on Saipan. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And I kind of feel like I can tell August anything. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Then August’s head jerks, as though he’s coming to. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Each time Rosie trots ahead of August and stops, they roar with laughter. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On Tuesday, August 12, just four days after he and Codman arrived in Chicago, Olmsted filed a report with the exposition directors, who then to his chagrin made the report public. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In August, a Salvadoran arrived with his leg hanging by a bit of skin and muscle. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Elementary and middle schools could put the January through April-born students in one class, the May through August in another class, and those born in September through December in the third class. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z 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 “Is August expecting you?” she said, directing her words to Rosaleen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But on the night of August 4, Johnson expressed no hesitation. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was much as Bunderson had described it to Reggie in August, but there was an important caveat to the plea in abeyance. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And then to August: “Don’t ever disappear like that again.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z We all went, Rosaleen and August holding on to my elbows in case I started to keel over again. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Like Hitler, August’s mother believed in a master race. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In August, Vemork again began shipping heavy water to Germany, under heavy guard. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z August played up the stomach ache the next day so he wouldn’t have to go to school. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “I loved the garden. And it died because it’s so cold. It’s August, and I’m wearing my winter coat and gloves and my garden froze to death. And I hate corpses! I hate them!” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Whoa there, big fella,” says August as I head for the canvas divider. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As August faded, the departure of the storks symbolized summer’s end. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They would have welcomed her bees for free, but August paid every one of them with five gallons of honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is only a reenactment,” August had said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If it hadn’t been for my eyelids, I might not have believed any of the things that had passed between me and August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of August, the hope of the nation began to turn into the dreadful realization that Garfield might not recover. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Waiting on August to open a box containing the new shipment of Black Madonna labels, I studied a piece of honeycomb. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Gonzales had been a police officer for twenty-one years when, in August of 2005, his captain suggested that they send a team to New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And those things were true, but even as they crossed my mind, I knew they didn’t completely explain why talking to August about my mother made me so uneasy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain said that good old storm was just the thing we needed to cool off the sticky August air waiting to greet us on the ground. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z It was August, and Edith was far along in her pregnancy. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was August, right when school was starting. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z On August 8, just one week after her thirty-first birthday, Henrietta arrived at Hopkins for her treatment, but this time she said she wanted to stay. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z From street sweepers to hoteliers to government clerks, thousands of Germans now went ardently to work to make sure that, come August, the world would see Germany’s best face. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Get one riled, and he’d slap his big tail and give off a stench as ferocious as an outhouse in August. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The night before, during dinner, August had said she owned twenty-eight acres left to her by her granddaddy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. King standing on the Lincoln Memorial steps on that same hot August day. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z How about on August 15 around three p.m? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He probably surmised that if he bided his time until August, the Teklanika would subside enough to be crossed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Working alone at Monticello, Jefferson composed what became known as the Kentucky Resolutions in August and September. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There are no entries in McCandless’s journal for August 6, 7, and 8. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched till he was gone from sight, then turned and looked at August and Rosaleen and the Daughters on the porch. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, when August removed the lids, the bees poured out in thick black ropes, breaking into strands, a flurry of tiny wings moving around our faces. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August stood up, but I stayed where I was, holding her words inside me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t fret. Jacob here will take good care of him. August, go get this little girl some breakfast, will you? We have to hit the road.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Dicey looked down a long dirt driveway that ran between fields of corn turned to color of August sunlight. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z August hands me the buckets of meat, one at a time. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At this point August stood up and struck the pose herself. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Over here,” called August, aiming her flashlight up through the trees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I made a curtsy like people do for the queen of England, which made August laugh. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only in August 1620 that the old woman was finally arrested and imprisoned. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z August takes a deep breath and grips the bull hook so hard his knuckles whiten. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On the blue water, boats sailed or motored as if they were in an entirely different world, and it wasn’t clear, in the bright August light, where water ended and sky began. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “But, August—” “They’ll stay here,” she repeated in a way that let me know who the big sister was and who the little sister was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August, June, and May called the statue “Our Lady of Chains,” for no reason that I could see. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Even its brief appearance raised spirits a little, and by August 1 the pressure on the ship's sides relaxed. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z How was I supposed to have a life-altering talk with August with all this going on? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of August, William Faulkner left California to return to Mississippi. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Two days later, on Tuesday, August 9, our team did exactly what we had been training for so many years to do: We performed almost flawless routines and won team gold. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On August 1, torrents of rain descended on the Flint Creek watershed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Like, if all the guys in the fifth grade were lined up against a wall and I got to choose anyone I wanted to hang out with, I would choose August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Tommy Segovia had lived across the street from Calder until this past August. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I have to say that I think the bravest thing I ever did was become friends with August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Two years after the meeting in Alligator Woods, on August 29,1793, the leading French official on Saint Domingue realized that there was no point in opposing Toussaint and his armies. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “You all right?” said August, easing to her feet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In August, he had to make a trip to Boston. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A few days later, on August 3, the generals at the military tribunal reached a verdict: death for all eight saboteurs. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z It was not until early August that we received a reply from Mother and Grandmother concerning Father’s revelations. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was fully up now and the heat of the August day was beginning to assert itself with a blood-thickening power. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z August bent over the hive, inspecting the frames, looking for wax buildup on the comb, the half- moon shape of her helmet bouncing along. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The panes in August’s bedroom window were dark. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about the Assumption, though,” August said, shoveling the cakes onto the wire racks. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Letting out a loud breath, August walked back to the swing and sat down. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma Gilbreth was born in Maine, where she said the seasons were Winter, July and August. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z In August, after the retreat of the monsoon from the high Himalaya, Lopsang had returned to Everest to guide a Japanese client up the South Col and Southeast Ridge route. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z By the end of August I had enough for the earrings and stamps. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I saw a honey jar back at the store, and the man said ...” “Oh, you’ve come for honey. Well, why didn’t you say so? Come on in the front parlor. I’ll get August.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom used to pick me up after school, and August was always in the stroller. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August placed her finger to her lips, signaling me to be quiet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “And of course,” August said, “there’s the queen and her attendants.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached the corner where he and Antonapoulos had once seen a mad dog on an August afternoon. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Monday’s brother, August, should have been with the fifth graders, but he was nowhere in sight. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I awoke one morning in August to find Tyler packing his clothes, books and CDs into boxes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z August would calmly send May out back to the stone wall. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I see August’s top hat approaching on my left and move instead to my right, past the line of zebras. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August said her heart had desired to read books, so the whole month she got to prop on the sofa in the quiet of the living room reading after her sisters went to bed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s what I think: we’ve all spent so much time trying to make August think he’s normal that he actually thinks he is normal. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It was August 28, 1972—a month and five days after I had been born. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z It was one of those big, bright nights of August when the moon has that luminous color of something ready for harvest. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In August, the court quashed one of the two charges under the Suppression of Communism Act. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On seeing my person, he took the opportunity to inform me that he had just that moment finalized plans to return to the United States for a period of five weeks between August and September. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea how hot it was going to be in New York in August. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z But the real last day of summer was the last Monday in August. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Oh no you don’t,” says Marlena, shooting August a dirty look. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I would be down there suffocating and never see August again. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 17, almost two months after the first round of arrests, the police superintendent again warned Alice Paul that there would be another round of arrests if the protests continued. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z August disappears entirely for three days, and Uncle Al begins whacking heads again. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Even through all of August’s surgeries, Mom always put on a brave face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Lying on the cot in the honey house, though, all I could think was August is so intelligent, so cultured, and I was surprised by this. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s late August, so although it’s only six o’clock, the sun is already up, and the air is warming. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Hamilton pushed back, too, telling a reporter at the end of August, “I consider that his chances of recovery are better at present than they have ever been since he received the injury.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They were quickly convinced that an atomic bomb had exploded somewhere in the Soviet Union, probably on the morning of August 29. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t see the difference, but since I’ve already ascertained that it’s a bad idea to argue with August, I oblige. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In August 1944 the 46th Guards moved through Poland, where they would eventually take part in the battle for Warsaw. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z August acted like she was waiting for me to reach out and take the mirror. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A lot of young girls studied this in order to take part in the big obon festival held every August, a festival honoring dead ancestors, asking them to bring good crops in the fall. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z They declared the ships had definitely been attacked on August 4. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Rosaleen slapped her thigh and burst out with a whoop, while August broke into the biggest smile I believe I’d ever seen on her face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of August, the French colony was in flames. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Feeling a little less than fresh, Doc?” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August must be having trouble getting her out of her car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I placed the book on the bed with the other things, then turned back to August, while she reached down into the box again, causing the tissue paper to whisper. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat up and looked at August, hearing the quick suck of air through my lips. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In August, less than two months after the student revolt, Winnie was detained under the Internal Security Act and imprisoned without charge in the Fort in Johannesburg, where she was held for five months. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 6, in Pretoria, the ANC and the government signed what became known as the Pretoria Minute, in which we agreed to suspend the armed struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had one of those idea days yesterday—you know what I mean, Honey,” he wrote in August. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I mean, it’s a Brooklyn rooftop in August. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z But after August was born, my parents underwent genetic counseling. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In terms of the application process, the admissions director and I both felt it within our right to hold the interview off-site at August’s home for reasons that are obvious. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August cupped her hand on the back of my head and smoothed my hair with her fingers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was August and the humidity was profound. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She had talked of August and the farm. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z On August 13, at an S-l meeting on his home turf in Berkeley, Ernest delivered another bravura presentation on the Rad Lab’s progress. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We had been at August’s house eight whole days. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August is gone about thirty seconds when she leaps up and grabs my hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then, suddenly, in the second week of August, they all disappeared. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z One Tuesday afternoon, the heat of August lying on the town like a corpse, Colonel Meecham ordered Ben and Matthew into the car for a trip to the base. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The most important thing would require me to go back to the difficult days of August and September. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The Scots tried to carry out their part of the bargain, but in August 1648 their forces were defeated at Preston, and on 30 January the following year Charles I was executed. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z That was the first time I ever saw August in the neighborhood, at least that I remember. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Mother, please—” “And here it is August, and do you come home like you’re supposed to? Do you ever think about your poor lonely mother?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A few crickets down in the cellar begin their song: a rhythmic kree-kree, evening in August, and Marie-Laure hikes her tattered stockings and goes into the kitchen and tears another hunk from Madame Ruelle’s loaf. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z This is what August says, but I think I’m being restored to favor after my blowup in the cookhouse. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I think most children might have let that roll on by, but it did something to April,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t know anything about August and my mother. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Weirdly enough, when we got back home and Mom brought in the mail, there were holiday cards from both Julian’s family and August’s family. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I was glad it was dark, so August couldn’t see my face, how bent in it was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mabelee closed her eyes and opened her mouth, and August laid the cake on her tongue. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The August sun was sharp on her face, and she and Louie squinted hard and looked slightly away from the camera, as if all before them was lost in the glare. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Our ship sailed from Liverpool at the beginning of August and took six days to reach St John’s. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z August is in front of them—of course he is, where else would he be? Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Everyone has seen August at some point or another. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z By the small beam of light, August plucked out the tiny green leaves stuck in the plaits in May’s hair and tucked each one into her pocket. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s just that I knew Julian and everybody thought I was so weird for hanging out with August all the time, and I felt stupid. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Then, as his grovelers duck for cover, he reaches out and claps August on the shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Most of the artifacts were really great, but I have to say I really think mine and August’s were the best. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “So if you ever need anything, August, I’m the one to ask. And you can ask me anything.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z On August 7, both the House and Senate overwhelmingly approved the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z In August, Mendel returned to Brno with his exam results. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I thought of August and how hard he worked the family’s land. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “August 21 “There are stones everywhere on this mountain, as Dad well knows, and so it seemed sensible to make the millhouse out of stones. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then August’s face undergoes another transformation, melding into something close to complacency. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z By August, Houseman had taken on most of the writing himself. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z August fifth was the day of the opening ceremonies. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z August walked over and picked up the picture. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The first week at August’s was a consolation, a pure relief. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I seemed to be less shocked by it now than I had the first time last August, when it had broken over our heads like a thunderclap in a flawless sky. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the end of August, all volatile heat and the occasional breeze. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z So we strolled out into the unbearable heat of August twenty-first, Nineteen-thousand-and-sixty. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In the spring the lower bank is underwater, but right now it’s August, when dehydration and sun sickness stalk the village. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z I grip her tightly, scanning the crowd for August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Tryouts for the Fugees’ fall season would take place the second week of August. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “How nice. August is a good friend of mine,” he said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was tedious work, and in August when the acorns were ready, I found that they made better flour and were much easier to handle. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned, all the Allens were to blame for what happened on that August night in 1957. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z On August 10 we reached the sea at the north end of the island. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z August has rolled around too soon, and we only have a few more weeks before eighth grade starts. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z We watched August walk over to the window, put her hands on the countertop, and gaze out at the sky. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In August alone the building took three lives. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z First thing Wednesday morning, August 5, a black hearse pulled up in the driveway, and four men in dark suits lifted out May’s casket and brought it right into the parlor. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When we’d first gotten back to the house after finding May, August had met both policemen and then sent me and Rosaleen upstairs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon on the twelfth of August, Marie-Laure has read seven of the last nine chapters into the microphone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A few times she cried so bad, ranting and tearing her hair, that Rosaleen had to come get August from the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the days that followed August 13, construction workers toiled day and night to replace the barbed wire with a permanent wall. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “So tell me, Lucille, what have you been doing for company this tedious August?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of August, after I had been on die island less than three months, I was informed by the authorities that I would have a visitor the following day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z August went on talking while I leaned back into the familiar story I’d always told myself, the one about my mother loving me beyond reason. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At the sound of his name, August spins around. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Not that Ophie was one to chase after more chores, but this seemed different than carrying trays and making sure Mrs. Caruthers’s room was as warm as August. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z August sat on the porch swing that was suspended from two chains in the ceiling. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After I finished eating, August said, “Come on out to the hives. I need to show you something.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our air conditioner decided to take its vacation in the middle of August, just like everybody else.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Every week since our release in August, Elsa had driven up from the capital to visit her elderly grandfather in La Vega. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Zach had placed a brick on top of each hive telling August what to do. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The month of August had turned into a griddle where the days just lay there and sizzled. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was around the end of that same August of 1909 that I began to get jumpy—like I was being watched sometimes from the trees, sometimes from the vacant mansion. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning in August 1886, as heat rose from the streets with the intensity of a child’s fever, a man calling himself H. H. Holmes walked into one of Chicago’s train stations. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “August took me into town yesterday, and I bought it,” she said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That August evening on the day Cradle left, we played in the yard and, when it got dark, went inside and played with Lego blocks. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z August is an extremely good student, and has secured the friendship of some truly exceptional young people, including Jack Will. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August comes way too soon, and that’s when school starts in Florida. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Wait, the girl’s name is Monday and she has a brother named August?” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z August and June pulled May to her feet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, Marlena—I thought you said he was a bit off,” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When I opened my eyes, August was nowhere around. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By the beginning of August 1990, Chris's parents had heard nothing from their son since they’d received his grades in the mail, so they decided to drive down to Atlanta for a visit. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Millet had some extraordinary ideas for events in August, including an elaborate Midway ball during which fair officials, including Burnham, would dance with Dahoman women and Algerian belly dancers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z After the funeral home men drove away, August and Rosaleen walked up to the coffin and stared down at May, but I hung back. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z June played us a gloomy-sounding song on the cello while August retold black Mary’s story start to finish. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z July wore on its weary way into August. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z As the days passed and the mice stayed healthy, our spirits rose, and finally, on August 10, 1969, the flight of Apollo 11 ended and we were released to the world. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I had the urge to unwrap her, but of course that would have ruined the whole reenactment August and the Daughters had going. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August comes out from behind the green curtain, wearing white tie. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Well. Yes. Let’s go wait for August, shall we?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Thankfully, that only lasted for a second: the moment I heard August laugh his raspy little laugh, it was over. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The twenty-first game commenced on August 31, and Fischer, playing black, conducted the endgame in stellar fashion; at adjournment it looked as though he could win. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On August 11, he killed and ate one ptarmigan. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Four years later, in August 2005, she learned that her application had been accepted. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z August turned so hot the strawberries started baking in the fields. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z 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 August pretended she didn’t hear it while I stared at the velvet footstool and wished Rosaleen could be more cultured. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning air felt hot and heavy, more like August than September, and low, thick clouds dotted the Delta sky. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Looking back, I saw August framed in the light of June’s flashlight, the sound coming from deep in her throat. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not asking you for permission; I’m informing you of my decision. I am going to New York in August.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z August took Rosaleen’s hand and pulled her over, then went on holding it, the way she used to hold May’s sometimes, and it struck me that she loved Rosaleen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So Dad took August to school that morning and Mom said I could stay home, and the two of us cried together for a while. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z After the Republican Convention that August, Nixon led Democratic nominee George McGovern by a lopsided 64–30. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “My name is August,” 1 said, and yeah, I kind of mumbled it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z So now here I was sitting with Summer and August, and they were being totally nice to me as always. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “It’s a beautiful sight, isn’t it, Jacob?” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “School started in August. You haven’t gotten past the letter ‘B’ in six months?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Wayne, who performed a monologue from August Wilson’s Fences, wins the top honor and a grant of $500. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z May had been gone a whole five minutes when August got up and began to pace. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Convinced that Chicago was too hot in July and August, people were postponing their visits until the fall. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z August disappeared into the house, and Rosaleen headed for her cot in the honey house, but I stayed on and stared at the sky, imagining Ranger 7 blasting away for it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of August, I saw my father only on Shabbat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z One about August driving a honeymobile around, similar to the bookmobile, only she had jars of honey to dispense instead of books. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept writing, waiting for August to answer it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In late August, I was washing clothes in the tin pan in the living room when I heard someone coming up the stairs singing. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z That August, as usual, it was brutally hot. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z August twirls Marlena around and then stops with her extended from the end of his straightened arm. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He must be one ’em folk that believe it’s bad luck to take a bath in May, June, July, or August plus any month that’s got the letter r in its spelling. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z August leads me back through the men’s bunk cars until we’re standing on a small platform facing the back of a stock car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z One sent in a stringer to nose around The Coffee Pot Cafe for a human-interest story since it was August, a slow month for news. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, I believed we were going to make it to Lewiston by the next day, the twentieth of August, my mothers birthday. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “After an overnight train ride, I arrived in Money, Mississippi, August 21. August 28, I died.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z August’s body was found and removed last night, and they’re performing an investigation. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August knew, too, but she put her ear to May’s chest, listening. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You said that real nice,” August told me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There she would meet the North Star, the ship that brings supplies from the States to the towns on the Arctic Ocean in August when the ice pack breaks up. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z August 21 Second Rule Add an s to verbs acted by one person in the present tense, even if there’s already an s sound nearby. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “August 15 “Alice and I did as the beavers did and we have a dam. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a couple hours past dark, a scorcher of an August evening in Africa. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “August Matthew Pullman,” she said, “this is Christopher Angus Blake, your new oldest friend.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “You have to understand August. He does this occasionally. It’s not his fault.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I knew that August must have explained everything to Zach, and June, too, because they tiptoed around me like I was a psychiatric case. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “August is with Sugar-Girl in the parlor. She showed up crying. Something about Otis using their life savings to buy a secondhand fishing boat.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August motioned us to stand around the table in a circle. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When I return, Marlena is there, wearing the beaded silk dress August gave her that night we had dinner in their stateroom. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Eight months later he hanged himself In August of 1978 his mother sent me a brief note explaining what had happened. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I heard that Julian’s mom actually Photoshopped August’s face out of the class picture when she got it. She gave a copy to a couple of the other moms.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z G is pronounced hard before a, o, u, and soft like j before e, i, y, æ, œ: as gusto, in which g is pronounced as in August; gero, pronounced je'ro. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z I can tell from his voice that it’s not August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z My other saving grace in the weeks leading up to the P&G Championship meet on August 17 in Hartford, Connecticut, was my sports psychologist, Robert Andrews. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The sun still sets quite late in the north of England in August, and Maddie on fabric wings flew low over the long sands of Holy Island and saw seals gathered there. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And August brought us no pleasant dreams at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z August said she was afraid it was only a matter of time before we saw things like that happen right here in Tiburon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Never move to a small apartment in Flushing, Queens, in August. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Though this kind of possibility presented itself every August and didn’t raise eyebrows for most, Kathy and Zeitoun’s more cautious clients and friends often made preparations. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “It’s so ... May,” August said, and she lifted up the note and read it to us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next month, August and I hung out a lot after school, either at his house or my house. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August’s holiday card was of a cute old dog wearing reindeer antlers, a red nose, and red booties. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z A slight chill to the air, even in August, something almost Russian. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The llano was beautiful in the early morning, beautiful before the summer sun of August burned it dry. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned my head on August’s shoulder and knew exactly what had happened next. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed a sheet of paper and started by adding the date on the photo, March 14, 1951 and the date on the trophy, August 10, 1957. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In August’s case, the doctors were able to identify one of the “single nucleotide deletion mutations” that made war on his face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z On August 24, he signed the ratification certificate and sent it by registered mail to Washington, DC. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z August holds his stiffly in front of him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August 6: This morning the weather was hazy with low visibility. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z That August, a few weeks before he died, he had gone to Africa to visit his parents and his older sister. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a stiflingly hot August day, and the apartment, a tenth the size of their house on Shogund Street, was sweltering. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z All of August I worked in the fields and orchards. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That August, as Benton stepped into his dormitory at the University of Atlanta, he breathed deeply, closed his eyes, and fell backward onto his new bed. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z From August of that year, when four men were executed in one day, to 1963, 614 people were electrocuted at Sing Sing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunday afternoon, August 7— we’re having a little party later We have been told to be ready for our release tomorrow! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z August thumped her finger on her forehead like she was trying to tap one of them off some back shelf in her head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I would stare at these visions with my eyes glazed over, only to look up and see August, or June, or Rosaleen watching me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Chicago Defender spreads word of the Great Migration, August 19, 1916. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Saturday, August 6 Minerva has asked me a dozen times what happened. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't know what my life will look like in August. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The journey had begun on August 7, when the Zeppelin had slipped its tethers in Lakehurst, New Jersey, lifted up with a long, slow sigh, and headed for Manhattan. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It was a hot August afternoon in Atlanta when Luma stepped onto the field and looked over the group of boys who had turned up for tryouts. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Try to be five seconds around August and not think. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was actually because I was playing Four Square with August that I found out about the Plague. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Oliver was in Sweden recuperating from a debilitating stroke he had suffered in August 1989. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, on August 15, Emperor Hirohito spoke over the radio to the Japanese people, telling them that Japan was surrendering. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z August pulled off her hat and walked to the lawn chairs in the backyard with me and Zach tagging behind her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s only when I catch Rosie actually purring under August’s loving ministrations that my conviction starts to crumble. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August stops in front of a recessed wooden door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I still wanted so badly to tell August what I knew. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All winter long her beach plum jelly brought back memories of summer vacation: August on toast. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z In August he appeared on national television to explain his position. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “They are unpatriotic, for this is a national not a local fair,” an editorial charged on August 11, 1893. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I left home on a Monday, the twentieth of August, 1954. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Herbert's execution was now set for August 18, just three weeks away. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But August is too far gone to be controlled. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Finally August returned with a tray of four jelly glasses, orange slices stuck real pretty on the rims. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There are no players born in July, October, November, or December, and only one each in August and September. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Beginning in January of seventh grade and continuing into the following August, my previously frozen body underwent a growth spurt of uncommon proportions and unforeseeable consequences. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z 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 But it would be an event that took place on August 9, 2014, that would catapult the movement into the international spotlight. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Look, I’m doing my best, but August isn’t helping. She’d have gone back to him a long time ago if he’d just leave her the hell alone for a while.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He thought about his eight-month-old daughter, who still had no name, and about the child who was going to be born in August. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z On August 18, 1920, members of the Tennessee House of Representatives gathered in their chamber to vote on the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Standing in a Los Angeles courtroom on August 16, speaking in a firm voice, Daniel Ellsberg repeated his plea after each charge against him was read. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “This is where my mother came when she ran away from us. August said she was wearing it the day she got here.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Eight thousand people had been killed in just two weeks in August in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the fighting was raging, and millions had fled their homes in the months before. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I reached into my pocket and felt the black Mary picture, remembering the things I’d planned to say to August about my mother. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ladies and gentlemen, Silvers and Reds, welcome to First Friday, the Feat of August.” Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z On August 20, two weeks after the president signed the act, Gager Lee, whose father had been sold in a slave market, registered to vote. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z On the night of August 26, soldiers from different companies gathered around the campfires. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z When, in late August, I had finally agreed to go with them to the Custer County Fair, I spent the whole evening wishing that I hadn’t. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Since the initial release of its specifications and performance charts back in August of 2020, most police agencies which dealt with escaped andys had been protesting. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z August walks to the velvet curtain and whisks it aside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Why would I be mad? Just ’cause you spend all your time with August now ain’t no reason for me to care. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Today” finally came on August 30, more than four months after the James Caird had sailed away. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z In late August, on our last night in Cambridge, there was a final dinner in the great hall. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I spent my time in the honey house with August while Rosaleen helped May around the house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma sold her pies, Mrs. Charles played cards with neighbors, while Monday and I ran around, eating hot dogs, dancing by the DJ booth, and playing in the bouncy house with August. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z So by the time he got back home in August, Charles was well into the writing of his book. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been expecting some such apparition from the past ever since last August. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After May’s burial August shut down honey making, honey selling, even bee patrol. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If there is one thing you need on the trail in August, it is lots of water. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “August, you’ve been wanting to learn to play the drums,” Mom said, trying to get me to look at her. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August is agitated and desperate, moving from window to window, hauling himself up by his fingertips, weeping, oozing contrition. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August will roll away the stone, and May will come up for air, and we will go back to the house and get her dry. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Chris had instructed the post office to hold them until August 1, apparently so we wouldn’t know anything was up," says Billie. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a Wednesday in August and the ice wagon was coming and coming. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon August and Zach and I went out to the hives and took off the black cloths. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August said, “Listen to me now, Lily. I’m going to tell you something I want you always to remember, all right?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One fine August day I took Frightful to the meadow. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z August had been stung so many times she had immunity. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to talk to August,” I said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Every year he brought home a new batch of plants to try out in the yard; by August, the front walk had vanished beneath a tangle of green. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Even though it’s August, it’s a nice walk, ain’t too hot yet. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He must have been dialing my mom’s number nonstop since August. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It took about a month after the battles of June, July, and August for Indian Creek to work itself back into shape. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Every one of us turned to look at August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I am pleased to see that August looks much as I do, which is to say like a battered rotten tomato. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He regaled her with stories of Uncle Al’s desperation, and Uncle Al himself made pleas on August’s behalf. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When they’d left, August, Rosaleen, and I sat down and ate honey cake while it was still hot, talking over what had just happened. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z You could die in a river, but maybe you could get reborn in it, too, like the beehive tombs August had told me about. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was five foot three in June, and five foot nine by August, which meant none of the clothes I wore in the beginning of the summer fit by the end. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I stepped over beside August, letting my elbow touch her arm, needing the weight of her next to me; and there was May’s flashlight, shut off and sitting on the wet ground. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The cutoff date for almost all nonschool baseball leagues in the United States is July 31, with the result that more major league players are born in August than in any other month. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I scramble out of Barbara’s tent and run smack into August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I was only glad August and June were not present to hear this. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In August of 1982, activist Ruth First was opening her mail in Maputo, where she was living in exile, when she was murdered by a letter bomb. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z August is oblivious, buttoning his waistcoat and chatting amiably when Uncle Al bursts through the flap. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He accompanies her to car 48 and makes August vacate while she goes inside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z All through the month of August, Melanie and April were together almost every day. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z While August is off doing God knows what to Rosie, Marlena and I crouch on the grass in her dressing tent, clinging to each other like spider monkeys. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Finally there came the day near the end of August when Father announced that we were ready. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But August’s face is not so easily fixed, so there will be no elephant act until he looks like a human being again. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The temperatures in August consistently reached over 100 degrees for days and sometimes weeks at a time. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It gave me a little thrill to think so, how I had helped to light August’s room when it was dark. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am on my way to meet August,” I told her. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I wondered if August could hear it over there across the room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August grew still, holding a jar in her hand and looking into the distance like she’d gone in search of the answer and that finding it had been the bonus of the day. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August stood beside Our Lady and folded May’s suicide letter so it resembled a tiny paper airplane. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Such a pleasure to meet you, August,” she said, holding out her hand for me to shake. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In August 1864, when a bacterial infection known as erysipelas sidelined him from the stage, Booth used his time to recruit a gang that would help him kidnap Lincoln. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He had a resident give the injections in their place, and on August 27, 1963, the three doctors wrote a resignation letter citing unethical research practices. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z On August 3, 1959, two years and eight months after our arrests, and after a full year of legal maneuvering, the actual trial commenced at the Old Synagogue in Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was going to be another hot August day. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nearer my sister Jo’s; I am seventeen in August,” returned Meg, tossing her head. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z According to August, if you’ve never seen a cluster of beehives first thing in the morning, you’ve missed the eighth wonder of the world. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “We both need a little breather,” August said, and she plodded toward the kitchen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Will Camp Half-Blood wait for August first, or will they attack?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The rooftop of the State House, where the Congress met, was visible, but the August haze and dust from the street made it impossible to see farther than that. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My first day of competing was the individual competition on Monday, August 8. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z August sat on Rosaleen’s old cot and placed the box on her lap. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August had us load up the empty supers and haul them out to the woods so the bees could come and do the big cleanup. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Does August see himself as he might have looked without that single gene that caused the catastrophe of his face? Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Mom took his temperature, brought him some hot tea, and assumed the “August’s mom” role again. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In the back of the truck August had gallons of sugar water already made up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “There she is, Lily, see her?” said August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Early in the morning on August 5, he went home to his empty apartment. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Late August now home from Greenville and ready for what the last of the summer brings me. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The Dodgers were 7½ games ahead of the second-place Cardinals when the dog days of August ended. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The August heat and his diabetes had been wearing on him, and I was haunted by my worries about what R.C. might have done to Emmett the previous night. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It was a cold wet evening, such as may happen even toward the end of August, and the Wart did not know how to bear himself indoors. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z August picked up her book, and that was that. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So while still at school during my last term, I signed up to spend August with something called ‘The Public Schools’ Exploring Society’. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. Eight is due, I know it. Was all over the place in August—all summer, in fact. Now it’s ready to come out of hiding.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In August 1853, several months after her betrayal by the men in the temperance movement, Anthony attended the New York teachers’ convention in Rochester, New York. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In August, Burnham’s chief structural engineer, Abraham Gottlieb, made a startling disclosure: He had failed to calculate wind loads for the fair’s main buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “The deal is done,” he says, coming to a stop in front of August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Every August, on the last day of summer session, you get a bead for surviving another year. I’ve been here longer than most of the counselors, and they’re all in college.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z One clear August evening, they pledged a new vow. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z August 14, 1945: Japan surrendered, ending World War II. I didn’t get to the third one because at that moment I heard a rifle shot, followed by my mother hollering, “Jack!Jack!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “What do you think it is?” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August said it could make your fishing line float, your button thread stronger, your furniture shinier, your stuck window glide, and your irritated skin glow like a baby’s bottom. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, this one is the one,” said August, pointing to a picture on the screen of a bunch of potatoes with wires poking out of them. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Perhaps not, she thinks, perhaps it is a personality phenomenon: the real Yolanda resurrecting on an August afternoon above the kempt green lawns of this private facility. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Like this one time, we riding through Arizona on a five-day delivery. I think it was August—the heat was kicking something terrible. Brooklyn summer ain’t got nothing on Arizona.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A second draft interim constitution in August gave greater powers to the regions, but this did not placate either Chief Buthelezi or the Conservative Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In August, Dad called to go over my course selection for the fall semester. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z On August 16 Pollard and Yummy climbed into Yummy’s car, pulled out of the track, and hit the highway. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “August tenth, the same date as the letter, the website, and the tennis game,” Brandon said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z So, with the sun riding high now in the sky, they started off again, noisy in the August stillness, eating bread and cheese. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lots more pleasant than a stagecoach in August.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Listen to me now,” said August, tilting my chin to her face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, which was the last Sunday in August, all three Bellinis came to open the newsstand. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But what did the writer mean when he warned about the dog days of August? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z In August 1944, Dickinson was sentenced to ten years of jail time. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I overheard them talking about fixing Mom up on a blind date with August’s uncle Ben. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It was a warm August evening, just turning dark, and my dad got on his bike to go pay the electric bill. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z August bought me a new bed and a dressing table, white French Provincial from the Sears and Roebuck catalog. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As the days of August passed and September brought signs of autumn, the crippled man sat on the porch step and leaned the paralyzed, deformed side of his body against a porch post. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched how August stood a moment before each hive with her fingers knitted together under her chin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August squinted like she was trying to understand. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The British finally made a move toward the end of August, rowing half their army across to the Long Island in flat- bottomed boats. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1883, with rather grim determination, the German embryologist August Weismann had performed an experiment that directly attacked Darwin's gemmule theory of heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In late August we reached the mouth of the River Lena. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The KGB's symbolic end arrived on August 22, 1991, not long after the failed coup. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The Appalachian Trail was formally completed on August 14, 1937, with the clearing of a two-mile stretch of woods in a remote part of Maine. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z So if August wants to officially be my ex-friend, then fine, that is okay by me, see if I care. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August arranged the jars she’d labeled so far in a cardboard box and set it on the floor, then dragged out more jars. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I never worried about finding my way through the house, as August left a trail of night-lights on from the kitchen to the bathroom. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “And how are you this fine day?” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Do you know where she is?” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn, but the first week of August is motionless, and hot. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z In August 1989, President Bush characterized drug use as “the most pressing problem facing the nation.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z You could buy Valentines in November at Lee Chong’s, shamrocks, hatchets and paper cherry trees in August. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The closest I could come to her was to sit on these synagogue steps, baking in the August heat, and wonder. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The peak of the bald eagle migration comes in late August and early September. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “We’re all going to take very good care of August,” she said to Mom, and I saw her give Mom’s hand a little squeeze. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z On a Sunday in August, fist- fights had broken out between blacks and whites on Belle Isle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When me and August were still friends, I was doing okay in science because August sat next to me and always let me copy his notes. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z On Sunday, August 25, a savage storm hit the city, bringing winds and torrents of rain. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z A hot afternoon, a bright August sun, and the war was over. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re on. Fix this horse. Nine bucks a week. You answer to August. Lose this horse and you’re out of here. In fact, first hint of trouble and you’re out of here.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In August 1563, for example, a conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter took place—a rare astronomical event in which the two planets are so close together on the sky that they seem to merge. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z On August 8, 1955, only a few weeks after Lake had gone on the offensive, Hodges unveiled his new school program in a statewide address carried live by sixty radio and ten television stations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z August spread it out on the table and stood over it with her hands pressed together. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I hang around for a few minutes in case August turns out to be inside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Sorry. I don’t have access to AC that makes August feel like December.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z In the distance, right at the entrance to the big top, August stops and stiffens. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I’m not certain it is bad news, precisely,” August says, as though he is not sure how to explain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Does August see how other people see him, or has he gotten so good at pretending not to see that it doesn’t bother him? Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z One day in August it was just me and Penny. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the Weavers came under siege that August. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was nearing the end of August and Francie was worried because Mama hadn’t mentioned anything about her going to high school. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, August looks as though he’s going to come after me, but then the expression on his mashed face shifts. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z May blinked a time or two and looked at August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lily can have a home here for as long as she wants,” August said, stepping into the room, Rosaleen right beside her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Olmsted died at two in the morning on August 28, 1903. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Jacob, wait,” laughs August, coming up behind me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I slept well and I met Cecil on Sunday afternoon — the fifth of August — for the long drive back to Johannesburg in his trusty Austin. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The early technical fussing was crucial; by early August, the three had achieved the transformation reaction in a flask and distilled the “transforming principle” into a highly concentrated form. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Netscape went public on August 9, 1995, and the world has not been the same since. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z “I was thinking more along the lines of the ring stock car,” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I was glad about that because I was so bummed about this whole August thing and I just wanted some time to chill without having to see him every day. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Of course you. I’ve got to do my act now, but I won’t be long. And if you see August ahead of time, not a word, okay?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then, a couple of weeks later, they began training me on level five skills and signed me up for my first competitive season, which ran from August to November. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “August’s on his way. The bull’s performing tonight.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Sure. Of course,” I say, glancing nervously at August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On Monday, August 19, and for several days after this, the fever was still pretty much confined to the Water Street area near Ball’s Wharf. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I understood, though: August was in bad shape. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Then August picked up a jar of Black Madonna Honey from behind June’s chair, and what she did with it brought everybody back to earth. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When we’d finished the food, August produced four bottles of ice-cold Coca-Cola from the refrigerator, along with four little packages of salted peanuts. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was not the least hint of a breeze to soften the heavy August night. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A week after he returned from Canada in August, Bobby bought a ticket to a night baseball game at Ebbets Field to see his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers play the Milwaukee Braves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It would mean that Martin wrote that post on the Tumblr back in August—the one about being gay. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z They only had twelve days before Gaia planned to wake, on 1 August, the ancient Feast of Hope. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I wanted to march up to August and ask why my mother had been here, but fear stopped me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Of the six who were with the team at the beginning of practice in August, five were starters and the sixth was hurt. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Most kids bom with these types of birth defects have problems with their middle ears that prevent them from hearing, but so far August can hear well enough through his tiny cauliflower'shaped ears. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Right, Jamie? Remember that kid we saw in the park after school last year? The kid named August? The one with the face?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Quite what Halley expected to get from him when he made his unannounced visit in August 1684 we can only guess. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Although the Nineteenth Amendment wouldn’t be ratified until August 1920, it was obvious that, at long last, American women would have the vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z August tried to close May’s eyes with her fingers, but they would only stay half shut. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August smacks her from behind, and Rosie hurries a few steps forward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I didn’t think August knew about me turning the honey house into a disaster zone, but she had a way of figuring things out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I climbed up the two-step ladder and peered over the edge, while August flipped a switch and an old motor on the floor sputtered and cranked. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hecate told you that Gaea was planning her big Wake Up party on August first, right? The Feast ofWhatever?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then I would show August the picture of my mother and see if the moon broke loose and fell out of the sky. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For one week in June and the last week in August, Mr. Smith, the pool’s black caretaker, closed the Leeds pool for cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On August 11, 1945, rioting broke out when a gentile boy claimed that Jews were trying to kill him. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z August and I took our moms around together. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Marlena and August are arguing so loudly I can hear them twenty yards off. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Finally, August was like, “Dude, we have to do this.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z On August 3, South Vietnamese boats again hit targets in the North. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. Honest to God, I didn’t know it was yours. August said I could use it.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I’m not sure what happens to you if you actually catch the Plague because nobody’s touched August yet—not directly. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z They came with the wind that blows in August, thin as a spider web and barely noticed. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z By August not one of the young salmon that had emerged from the gravel beds that spring remained. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Abby and I stepped onto the porch with the August evening sun lowering and lighting the belly of clouds in pink and orange neon. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z August stares at Silver Star and exhales through puffed cheeks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Anyway, like a week later, my family decided that we should go to the Grand Canyon. During the first week of August!” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z So when Frank awoke one night in August and saw something very odd up at the old house, he merely assumed that the boys had gone one step further in their attempts to punish him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “My name is August,” I said louder, forcing myself to look up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He already had serious doubts that American ships had been attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin on the stormy night of August 4. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I heard a noise come from August’s lips, a soft moan. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind me I heard August shift on the cot, the legs squeak, then relax. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I had finally finished the petition and faxed it to the Court late on the night of August 16 and had spent the next morning in my Montgomery office, waiting anxiously for the Court's decision. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She said, “We’re baking cakes for Mary Day. It’s about time you got over here and helped us. Didn’t August tell you this was Mary Day?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For the next three months—in Ephrata in August and September and Sioux City in October—they practically lived in it. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Though it was still August, the air already had the smell of October, football season, piles of yellow-red leaves, everything crisp and clean. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z All I did was ask her why August was acting like he was mad at me or something. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I woke up with August shaking my shoulder, saying it was gonna be a scorcher, get up, we had to water the bees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dying of hypothermia at the end of August. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was wearing that pin on her sweater the day she got here,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August 22 American Address Our cowboy in an even taller hat finds us a house on Princess Anne Road, pays rent ahead three months. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z This first summer of their separation, Dad chose August for his visitation rights. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z August leans back and pulls out a pack of Camels. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August said honey was the ambrosia of the gods and the shampoo of the goddesses. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August hardly ever wore anything but the hat and veil. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That August, nearly a year after buying the houses, Greenberg’s lawyer asked the city to extend his client's deadline for making repairs, citing insufficient manpower to get the job done. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Dear August and June, I’m sorry to leave you like this. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On Wednesday evening, August 7, with temperatures in the nineties and traincars like ovens, Geyer set out again, this time accompanied by Fidelity Mutual’s top insurance investigator, Inspector W. E. Gary. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Vanity Fair magazine published a withering article about her in its August 1996 issue. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I check the spot at the fence every day in August. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z June and August, sopping wet, stooped on either side of her, while mosquitoes sang in our ears and the river went on about its business, coiling off into the darkness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The day was warm at noonday, not lazy and droning like July but mellow with late August. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The first race took place August 11 in the lagoon, with Zulus swimming against South American Indians. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Since my birthday’s in August, I’m also younger than most kids in my class. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Mollie wrote in her diary on August 1, “Papa doing gloriously; improving all the time.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Throughout the spring and summer they worked a sixty- hour week, and in August Napoleon announced that there would be work on Sunday afternoons as well. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “We start this evening and finish tomorrow afternoon,” said August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Laying it on the bed, August reached into the hatbox and unwrapped a hairbrush with a wooden handle and offered it to me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns and falls against me, pressing her wet cheek into my—August’s—tuxedo shirt. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Once I am seated, August stands in front of us. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I tell you, on the morning of August 16th, we were all mighty excited. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “You’ll have to come into the house to use the bathroom,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time school started in August, Nan and I had done a heaping handful of hard things. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The only thing illuminating her was the blue night-light in August’s bedroom. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I scrutinize him, watching for chinks, but the new August persists. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z One thing I was starting to understand was that August loved to tell a good story. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In August Marly found the oddest berry she had ever seen. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “When I get big,” she thought, “I will have such a brown bowl and in hot August there will be nasturtiums in it.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good morning, Jacob,” August says as I set my plate on the table and take a seat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z All those times August was clinging to life after a surgery, all those rush trips to the ER: Grans had always been there for Mom. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z His tutor had been there a month, and it was now August, but they had done no lessons so far. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “August told me about you being here and helping us out, but she didn’t say anything about you being ... white.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As the last of the crowd goes through to the big top and performers line up for the Grand Spec, Uncle Al pulls August aside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A moment later, I realize August is laughing uproariously behind me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Feast Day or not, tonight had to be the night I got the truth from August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in August, Lithuania was officially annexed into the Soviet Union. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z August gazed at the sky where the moon was rising, large and ghostly silver. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August turned toward the screen and looked out, causing me to step deeper into the shadows and press my back against the house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sixteen years earlier, on August 20, 1947, a U.S.- led war tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, had sentenced seven Nazi doctors to death by hanging. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z June gripped August’s back, and her hands trembled. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks right past me, making eye contact with August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I had just gone back to trying again not to think when August tapped on the door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August said, propping the book on her stomach. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched June, how she seemed quieter since August had lowered the boom on her about Neil. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August sat with her elbows on the tabletop, drinking the last of her coffee and reading another book from the bookmobile. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was pretty uneventful, until my dad came home one night in early August, looking upset. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z In August when I visited them, Nadia was visiting her father. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the month of September in the demon city could be just as hot as August. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z August said he wasn’t feeling well enough to go trick-or-treating later in the afternoon, which was sad for him because I know how much he loved to trick-or-treat—especially after it got dark outside. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I guess maybe it was because he was meeting August for the first time. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August knelt down in the water and shoved the stone off May’s chest. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August lets loose a long string of curses and runs up beside her, swinging the bull hook and driving the pick end into her shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In August, Admiral Farragut had led his fleet in the torpedo-infested waters of Mobile Bay to capture the Confederate Tennessee, said to be one of the most powerful warships afloat. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z August arrived with a deepening of all the summertime splendors of New Hampshire. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 13, after a number of long speeches, the Senate approved ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment by a vote of 25 to 4. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z We’d watched the men from the ambulance bring May back from the woods on a stretcher, then listened as the two policemen asked August and June all sorts of questions. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In August 1955, Russian rocket scientists announced that they would soon be able to send a satellite into space. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z August 26 Passing Time I study the dictionary because grass and trees do not grow faster just because I stare. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When August turned back, her jaw was set. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The campgrounds were mostly deserted, shimmering in the August heat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They had started at Springer on the 28th of March—a date that seemed impossibly snow-flecked and distant now in the full heat of an August evening—and had hiked continuously for 141 days. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “I want each one of you to step forward, wring it like I showed, and get outta here. I’ll see you August seven. Six A.M. sharp. Let’s go.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Standing at the coffin, looking up at August, I had a powerful urge to tell her right then. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On the morning of August 1, 1985, Colonel Vitaly Yurchenko informed the staff at the Soviet embassy compound in Rome that he would be spending the morning touring the museum exhibits in Vatican City. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z August is oblivious—red-faced and bellowing, flapping his arms and swinging his cane. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He is a long way from home and it begins to rain furiously, but since it is August, he is not cold. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z On August first, the Feast of Spes, the Greek camp will fall.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z On August 1, he and Tainter returned to the White House. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Mom is getting married, as planned, on August eleventh. That’s the last day of her week, her legal time, with me.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The rainy season in Sierra Leone falls between May and October, with the heaviest rainfalls in July, August, and September. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Late in August, word was spread through Boston that Merchant Lyte ‘had got it’ or was ‘going to get it’ out in Milton. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On Wednesday, August 6, 1890, three weeks after Ellsworth’s Brookline visit, the exposition company telegraphed Olmsted: “When can you be here?” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The Nazi leadership was now convinced that the upcoming Olympic Games, in August, would provide the perfect opportunity for a masquerade. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z August said the words with me, and then Rosaleen did, too. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By late August he has news to report to Theo: “You should know that I’m sketching large drawings after Millet....Well, if you saw them perhaps you wouldn’t be too unhappy with them.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z August slid out to the edge of the swing and turned to face me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had heard the high-pitched stuttering song the flower boy lofted into the fierce August sunlight. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached for August’s hand, but she had turned right and was moving along the bank, calling May’s name. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Barack would be leaving sometime in August, disappearing into law school and whatever else life held for him there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Late at night on August 13, 1961, East German police and military units flooded the streets of Berlin's Eastern sector. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z August takes her through and to her spot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August had brought in chairs and arranged them in a semicircle facing the wooden statue of Mary. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 13, 1776, in a letter to Edmund Pendleton, a delegate to the First Continental Congress, he wrote that he hoped “the Cherokees will now be driven beyond the Mississippi.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z On August 28, 1955, the two men kidnapped Emmett from his bed, drove him to an isolated area, beat and tortured the boy, and shot him in the head. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Posters were plastered on walls and taped on store windows announcing the upcoming Woodstock Music and Art Fair on August 15, 16, and 17. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z August let out a big laugh at that. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks from the necklace to August, her brow creased with worry. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I’ll be ninety-four in August. I was an old man when your father came to work for me, and that was many years ago.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I remembered Mom and Dad saying he seemed like a really nice kid, saying they were glad August had already made a friend like that. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “July, August, September, October. Four months to finish the proving-up requirements.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I lay back in the frigid cart, closed my eyes, and thought of August. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z On a dreadful Saturday in August, she stopped in the bedroom to speak to them before she went off to work. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When I walked behind August in my bee veil, I felt like a moon floating behind a night cloud. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The state legislature was scheduled to assemble on Tuesday, August 27, and he was to deliver a formal speech on the condition of Pennsylvania. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “Marlena? May I come in, dear? I need a word with August.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Rush and Helmuth would have been surprised to know that their worries were turning to reality on August 3. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z August set the box on the bed and removed the lid. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When all that finally settled down, August said, “Well, here we are, and here’s Our Lady.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On her dressing table, where less interesting people would’ve put a jewelry box or a picture frame, August had a fish aquarium turned upside down with a giant piece of honeycomb inside it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On the same August day, this is all I knew: the pain in my household seemed plenty large enough to fill the whole world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt cool on the boat, even though it had been another warm August day, so I wore a thick sweatshirt. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Four of these cups had come to this country and these he himself had owned until last August. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “So will August Pullman please come up here to receive this award?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In early August my father received some frightening news. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As if that cast couldn’t make his foot any hotter in August, I had to wrap it in plastic. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She says I can’t start till I’m fourteen so come back in August. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And it's always stated as an undeniable fact: Leos are born between July 23 and August 22, fitted queen-size sheets measure sixty by eighty inches, and America is the greatest country on earth. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Nick’s mom read part of it out loud during dinner one night in August. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of August there was a cherry crib under the window, a white changing table with mint- green knobs, and a rocking chair with checkered cushions. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Now we spend every day from July until the middle of August at Mrs. Hughes's Nursery and Day School. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Shortly before showtime, August summons me to Marlena’s dressing tent to look at an advertisement for a white liberty horse. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “So, August, what did you think? Did you like what you saw?” she asked. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “The word came Sunday morning, August 5,” he remembered. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “August, actually, it’s so cool that you know what they said, but they don’t know you know what they said, you know?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The following August, Francis, called Frank, joined the family as the sixth child. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z August disappears in a cloud of dust behind her, and panicked roustabouts dive out of her way. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We had lived there in barracks eight months out of the year, from January through August, ever since Tent City, the farm labor camp, had been torn down. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z August turns out to be a pleasant, heavyset fellow and Bailey’s first impression is that he resembles his house: a squat sort of building with a porch wrapping around the front, warm and welcoming. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On August 1, 1948, the woman now dubbed the "Red Spy Queen" was their first witness. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Even August and June didn’t realize it right away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s hard to reconcile this August with the other one, and to be honest I don’t try very hard. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Fuchs and the British team had moved from New York to Los Alamos in August 1944. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Today is the Feast of the Assumption. August fifteenth. Don’t tell me you never heard of that.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In August, city officials announced that schools would not open in the fall. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, two weeks later, on the fifteenth of August, I had my passport. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z During “weeding combat,” which occurred between June and August, primary school students worked from four in the morning until dusk pulling weeds in corn, bean, and sorghum fields. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z August holds the cane and slaps its silver handle repeatedly against his palm. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then in August, she stopped texting us altogether. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z On August 11, 1919, the AFL granted a charter to the Boston Social Club, designating it as Boston Police Union No. 16,807. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Wait, 1 have a question for August,” said Julian, raising his hand. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The first week of August was reasserting itself after a good night’s sleep. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is Jacob,” August says, taking a tour of the tiny room. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Some of the temporary telegram boys are taking the permanent exam in August. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The sun wasn’t out yet the second week of August. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Wait,” says August, pointing at a different bucket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I wasted the last weeks of August watching bad cartoons. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It must be the second week of August, for the sun sat almost on the rim of the earth. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like we were all adrift in the world, and all we had was the wet fire in August’s eyes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We arrived home about seven months ago, on a warm day in August 2001. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z August lifts a piece of toast with flourish, smiling broadly with closed lips. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August took off her glasses and cleaned them on the scarf at her waist. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently August stormed into the menagerie and banished everyone. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I was so caught up in what August was saying I had stopped wetting labels. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The mass action campaign culminated in a general strike on August 3 and 4 in support of the ANC’s negotiation demands and in protest against state-supported violence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, August,” said Mr. Tushman, “did these guys show you around enough or do you want to see more? I realize I forgot to ask them to show you the gym.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Outside, the August night was sweetly cool and serene with just a wisp of West Texas wind. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It waves in front of August, then Marlena, and finally, me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Let’s see if we can help her,” August said as June disappeared from my line of sight. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Our records show that Mr. Nesbitt applied for a license to have a gun on the premises in August of 1989. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z August and I sat in collapsible lawn chairs beside a crepe myrtle that kept dropping blossoms all over the ground. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems odd to me now how we went on standing there another minute, me waiting for August to say something, but she didn’t speak, just stood, soaking up that last moment. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August drops onto the opposite bench, so I end up sitting next to her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was in August when they gave me a lecture, a cheap L’il Abner suit, and a small amount of money, and I walked out of the gate. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And August had made his step pyramid out of sugar cubes. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It was a hot August, but Billy’s car was air-conditioned. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Rosie, ten feet tall and solid as a mountain, whimpering under August’s blows. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Groundbreaking began August 1966. The tall towers needed a strong foundation. Workers had to dig deep through silt to find firm soil.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “You can start with Rex,” says August, pointing at the lions, which are also pacing. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I know that she gave birth to me on a Thursday, the twelfth of August, 1937. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I was born on the nineteenth of August and Billy Campbell told me the father and mother have to be married nine months before there’s a sign of a child. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Then, in August 2009, the city decided to pardon the children who had participated in the 1963 D-day and Double D-day protest. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bloom had been able to open his village as early as August 1892, well before Dedication Day, and within a month had covered his costs and begun reaping a generous profit. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In August 1942, the boys were handcuffed and transported to Berlin for their trial. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z By the end of August 1943, as our training ended, Admiral Nimitz was getting ready to stage amphibious assaults on the Gilbert Islands with the First and Second Marine divisions. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As was his habit, he planned to spend the month of August in Normandy, visiting friends and working on his house. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z So, working with Stanley Rader, the chief counsel for the Worldwide Church, he called a press conference in August of 1973 to publicly discuss his plans. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I’ve seen flashes of this August before—this brightness, this conviviality, this generosity of spirit—but I know what he’s capable of, and I won’t forget it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On the night of August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon sat at his desk in the Oval Office. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In the weeks following Howard's disappearance, in August and September of 1985, Yurchenko huddled with the CIA at the safe house, telling Hathaway and Ames everything he knew about the KGB. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z August went to the kitchen and came back with a dish towel filled with ice. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyone who did well enough at that meet would automatically go on to compete at the Visa National Championships in August. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She liked the hospital and the routines, but in August 1969, she was sent back home to recover after a bad bout of pancreatitis left her weak and exhausted. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z May sang the song in the kitchen when she rolled dough or sliced tomatoes, and August hummed it when she pasted labels on the honey jars. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So to survive year-round, I would have had to save enough, in the months between August 1999 and May 2000, to accumulate the first month’s rent and deposit on an actual apartment. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z August glided back and forth across the room as she spoke. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My own testimony began on August 3.1 felt well prepared through my preparation of the others. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The summons and charging document had been submitted on Tuesday, August 21, though word had not reached the Church and Reggie until a few days later, on Friday. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z On August 10, he saw a caribou but didn’t get a shot off, and he killed five squirrels. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z August’s fingers have left red marks on her chin. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As for your other concerns regarding our new student August, please note that he does not have special needs. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August 20 Out the Too-High Window Green mats of grass in front of every house. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z On August 8, Dr. Agnew again performed surgery to open another exit for the pus. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The Americans had outmaneuvered him this time, but on that August day in 1945, the Soviet leader began preparing for the next confrontation. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Why, come August, didn’t he try once more to cross the Teklanika, when it would have been running significantly lower, when it would have been safe to ford? Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I was really nervous because I didn’t know if August had ever told his parents about what we now called the Halloween Incident. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August stands beside her with his bull hook, beaming like a proud father. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August laughed, and so did I. “Was your Big Mama the one who taught you to keep bees?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I follow August and Marlena to one of the nicely dressed tables. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The streets had that worn dusty look of August, and the leaves hung listless on dull trees. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A new funding source had entered the field: the National Cancer Institute, established by Congress in August and seeded with $400,000 in annual grant-making authority. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I pulled on my shorts and sandals and crept to the desk where August filled honey orders. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z From August 13 through 18, his journal records nothing beyond a tally of the days. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z So that’s why I went to the Marysville Free Public Library every Saturday for the rest of August and on into September. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It tunneled back through time and burst up onto this same field three years before, the first Saturday in August, when the grass was streaked with red and guns were booming and birds were falling. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z And on August 15, Emma wrote, “halfway now I think from symptoms.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z August went back into the kitchen and returned with three aluminum pie pans and handed them out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On the night of August 14, 1791, commanders from the richest sugar plantations in Saint Domingue gathered in a place called Alligator Woods and swore a solemn oath. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z And on the other side of the peephole there were two Augusts: the one I saw blindly, and the one other people saw. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z 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 Mom couldn’t afford any expensive present when I turned eleven on August tenth, but she took Annie and me out for ice cream. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z But on the afternoon of the sixth of August, she reads the following lines to Etienne on the davenport in his study: Was it true that Captain Nemo never left the Nautilus? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “And neither does he. Imagine, if you will, what it will be like if they both remain but don’t get back together. August is simply beside himself with grief.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The Air Ministry was in a panic in August 1939, scrambling for women to do radio work as it dawned on them how many men they’d need to do the flying. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I stood by while August asked him questions—how was he doing, what did he need? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His dad’s smile was warmer than an August sun. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The gooseberries were ripe when we got there that August. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It was afternoon, late August, the end of the long, lonely summer after sixth grade. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The man looks at me, pushes his wad of tobacco deep in his cheek, and continues to address August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z 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 The first weeks of August brought rejuvenating rain. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I was sixteen, but I would be seventeen on the twelfth of August. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z And walking to the honey house one morning, August stopped and stared at the tire ruts in the driveway left by Zach’s car. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In August they received an urgent call to pick up a wounded sergeant. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “There are,” whispered Robert, “Didn’t you know this was the twenty-eighth of August?” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z In the honey house, August waited till I crawled under the sheets, then bent over and kissed my forehead. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is nothing perfect,” August said from the doorway. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When she began, it didn’t sound like August talking at all but like somebody talking through her, someone from another time and place. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August turns and hands me the square box. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On August 24, 1940, the Germans attacked London, the capital city of Britain. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And at the end of August, when churches throughout the country held a day of prayer for him, Reyburn told Garfield about the many people praying for him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She danced over to Lunelle, who latched on to August’s waist. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the wait is killing Uncle Al, August doesn’t want to unveil her act until it’s perfect. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Love, May August laid the note down and turned to June. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The men look first at me and then at August, whose gaze is steely. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I’ve always understood that August is special and has special needs. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z All they needed now, Pocock told them on August to, was a little competition. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In the solitude of the field house on that beautiful August morning, it was hard to believe that anyone else did matter. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The dust subsides and August reappears, shouting and waving his arms. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I moved back home with the children in early August, resuming my duties, putting a good face over a sore heart, hiding the sun—as the people around here say—with a finger. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh my Lord, that was close. I wonder if August got out.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August tore the page for July from the wall calendar that hung by her desk in the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And so, at dawn, that day in the first week of August, Mae Tuck woke up and lay for a while beaming at the cobwebs on the ceiling. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Up on the back porch August cranked the ice cream churn. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 2, North Vietnamese forces spotted the American destroyer Maddox cruising in the Gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of North Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They started before dawn one clear August morning, going due north in groups along the banks and hedges. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Last night I found out that on August 7, 2007,” he wrote, “a Harris Poll was released showing that 89 percent of American adults believe that sending text messages while driving should be outlawed.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I thought about how I called August “the freak” behind his back. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Our Lady became so powerful,” said August, “that the master was forced to put her under house arrest, to chain her in the carriage house. She was cast down and bound up.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Last August when I was visiting my grandmother Draper in Florida, notice came that my homeroom teacher for grade six would be Mrs. Olinski. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I thought about Lily leaving for Georgia in August. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It occurs to me that my conscience stopped me from killing August at the very moment someone was attempting to carry out his orders to kill me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “He was like, ‘So, August, what’s the deal with your face?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z From the corner of my eye I grew aware of August watching me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think I’ve loved you from the moment I laid eyes on you. But don’t you see? I’m married to August.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Women,” says August, lighting his cigarette from behind a cupped hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August looked at the clock, announcing we’d done so good with our time we had a whole hour left before lunch. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August strides toward me, his shirt crisp, his chin scraped smooth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August sighs and holds the flap open for me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “This will soon be over. Think of August, Emilia. Think of how happy you will all be.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z August pulled out the brood frames not even wearing her gloves. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s dusk, and several parties have already started at the performers’ end of the train, including—I can’t help but notice—one in Marlena and August’s car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z So, I go all the way back to the beginning, back to August, and I read through everything. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z August turned slightly and caught sight of me in the doorway. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment I thought they were going to ignore me and come in anyway, but then August put her hand on Rosaleen’s arm and they eased out of sight. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom picked August up, and the moment he came home, he went straight to the bathroom and threw up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z You see movies and TV shows where people receive horrible news in hospitals, but for us, with all our many trips to the hospital with August, there had always been good outcomes. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “My advice to you is, write it and write it fast. The march is in August. You should have it written by New Year’s.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When he returned to New England in late August, he and his father fell into a simple routine. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after the August massacres, he was hit by a volley of paranoid hallucinations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In August, shortly before I entered the hospital, Winnie had gone to Johannesburg to receive medical treatment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 T. Ray needed a face-saving way to hand me over, and August was giving it to him. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The race, slated for August 12, would be run over a mile and an eighth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched August, not taking my eyes off her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It arrived in August, a beautiful thing, powerful and yet lithe. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I swiped the back of the label and watched August fix it on the jar, then fasten the second label beneath it, as if she’d done this ten thousand times. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was back in Venice before the end of August, where his demonstration of the telescope to the Senate was a sensation. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z As it happens, Denis Papin, who had qualified as a doctor, was the first to describe the placebo and the placebo effect, in a letter to Leibniz, 11 or 12 August 1704. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Sharing is good. No more blackouts. Biggest American blackout, August 14,2003. Hazel shared. No more blackouts.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z August is staring with his arms crossed, seething. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At least on this night — August 5, 1962 — I did not have to worry about whether the police would find me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One thing is beautiful beyond my words to say it: August holding you. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Four hours and six bottles into the evening, August and Marlena dance to “Maybe It’s the Moon,” while I lounge in an upholstered chair with my right leg draped over its arm. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August leaned over and whispered against my hair. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The elephant hesitates, in response to which August strikes her with the bull hook. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The August sun rolled up, hung at mid-heaven for a blinding hour, and at last wheeled westward before the journey was done. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “It took some doing,” says August, emptying the remains of one champagne bottle into my glass and then reaching for another. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z After a test Alpha at Oak Ridge ran successfully for the first time on August 17, Groves approved the Alpha expansion to nine racetracks from five. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Uncle Al pours a small amount into each and passes one to Marlena, August, and me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Those weeks in August were not easy ones for those of us besieged. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He suggested I go stay with his brother in Harare during our winter break that August. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “She thought she was in for a wonderful time,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Great stretches of the long grass, once the teeming jungle of summer, were almost deserted, with only a hurrying beetle or a torpid spider left out of all the myriads of August. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “We used Caitlin's money again for August's rent,” she continued, her eyes stuck to the floor. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z One came in August of that year and another one in September. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter sprints to the menagerie to get me, but by the time I get there Earl has already hauled August away. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “So that’s that,” says August as we emerge from the menagerie. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And each time August approaches, red-faced and waving his bull hook, they explode with glee. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z By the end of August the juvenile peregrines were catching almost all of their food. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z In January they froze into disheartening poses; in August they ballooned and ruptured. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was August by then, and I was due to enter high school in a couple of weeks. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z August thrusts me away, and we grapple in the center of the tent. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August 29 Fourth Rule Some verbs switch all over just because. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When the eggplants appeared in August they were pale purple, a strange and eerie shade. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that I blame him—August set it up that way, although I don’t suppose there’s any point in trying to explain that to him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The last time I saw her was August 31, the day I turned eighteen. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I smiled to think of the sunflowers bursting forth from those cans come August. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z And so, on this August morning, he was glad that he was leaving London and going to be for some days on an island off the Devon coast. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Now, late at night in the heart of Moscow, on August 12, 1960, he spied them once again. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z If a given crew won its preliminary race on August 12, it would proceed directly to the medal round, and have a precious day off. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then her gaze shifts to the back of August’s bare head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He still hates August beyond all expression, and although he doesn’t say anything I know exactly what he thinks of my shifting opinion. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Not one person in the exotic mix of my family gene pool has ever shown any obvious signs of having what August has. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August is approaching, looking up from a downturned face like a charging bull. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August repaired the shelves for me when he was home. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I could see August’s skin pulsating the tiniest bit. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our Mother Mary will not be cast down and bound up,” said August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They shiver as they leave the house, without coats or gloves; they won’t need them where they’re going, and it will be August by the time they return. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, in the darkness, Werner thinks the cellar may have its own faint light, perhaps emanating from the rubble, the space going a bit redder as the August day above them progresses toward dusk. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “For crying out loud, August, I’m going to be standing right next to him.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He’s biting his nails again, something he stopped doing when he turned fourteen in August. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z August 5 The family in the house next door moved away. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In late August, a teacher from the school and some friends went on a vacation trip to the northern part of Zaire. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I marched straight into August’s room, a room filled with the smell of beeswax. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An hour later August returns to the stateroom. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Tonight, we are going to lift our prayers to God. We will march peacefully down the streets of Jackson next Tuesday. And in August, I will see you in Washington to march with Doctor King.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z My worst day, worst fall, worst headache, worst bruise, worst cramp, worst mean thing anyone could say has always been nothing compared to what August has gone through. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Now we learned that Hershel had indeed made it back to Narewka, only to be taken prisoner and murdered by the SS assassins on that terrible day in August. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z August 24 Letter Home As soon as we have an address Mother writes all the way to the North where Father’s brother anchors down the family line in their ancestral home. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z There are almost 700 miles of gorgeously mountainous Appalachian Trail in New England—about a third of the AT’s total trail length—enough to keep me occupied till August. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Was that why she always complained of the chill, even when it was hotter than August in her small room? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z August, who was listening in, said, “Blue,” and winked at me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He probably died on August 18, 112 days after he’d walked into the wild, 19 days before six Alaskans would happen across the bus and discover his body inside. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z August, June, and Rosaleen started doing the dishes, but I slipped off to the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August returned to the estate, slick with sweat after a long ride with his horse, Tabrez. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When I look back at the big top, August has disappeared inside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But while the actual event occurred on 24 August, one set of tables was a whole month late in its prediction and even the best was several days in error. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Whether the plutonium bomb worked or not, the plan was to have one uranium bomb assembled and ready for use by early August. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Naw. About done, I think. I hear August got you with old Rex.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When I said to him, “Hey, August, you mad at me or something?” he shrugged and walked away. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “I’m staying with August till I go live with my aunt in Virginia.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I cannot lose either one of them. And if they don’t get back together, August will be impossible to handle.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When August and I reached the honey house, we had to huddle in the door and wait on her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a shimmering white sari patterned with orange paisleys, more suitable for an evening affair than for that quiet, faintly drizzling August afternoon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z We knew it had no atmosphere and we knew its surface could be either colder than Siberia in January or hotter than the Sahara Desert in August. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By October he's drawn one hundred studies of figures—all since Theo's August visit. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Drinker’s diary entry for August 28 concludes: “Isaac Wharton and family are moved out of Town, P. Hartshorne’s family, and Neighr Waln’s also out; the inhabitants are leaving the City in great numbers.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Then at one point I turned my head to suck the ice cream out of the bottom of my cone, and that’s when I saw him: August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August looked at me, then moved her flashlight beam out to the water. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On the day Seabiscuit settled in at the Detroit Fair Grounds, Pollard was in North Randall, Ohio, sweltering through August at a middling racetrack called Thistle Down Park, which was wrapping up its summer meeting. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 1, in an air-conditioned hut, they assembled the uranium bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you mean, ‘never mind about him’?” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Usually August was such a trouper about his medical issues, whether it was skateboarding a few days after a surgery or sipping food through a straw when his mouth was practically bolted shut. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z One of them ran for Earl, who entered the menagerie and hauled August out by his armpits. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Oh, than\\ God,” said August, and every one of us seemed to breathe out all at once. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August approaches and comes to a stop in front of me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z So I asked Adah rather loudly, “Say, isn’t today’s date the twentieth of August?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That, or August has decided to keep his friends close and his enemies even closer. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I wanted to do something different, so I switched from Art and Social Justice to the August Wilson Acting Ensemble.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z On August 14, 1945, the very same day that World War II ended, an American citizen and Soviet spy named Elizabeth Bentley cautiously approached the front door of the FBI offices in New Haven, Connecticut. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Camel is in such bad shape Walter seeks me out in the menagerie to tell me about it, but August is watching, so I can’t return to the train. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At noon on Monday, August 9, 1920, the Tennessee legislature opened a special session. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z By the rules devised for the 1936 Olympic rowing regatta, each of the fourteen eight-oared crews was to have two chances to make it into the medal race on August 14. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In August 1891 Eiffel himself telegraphed the directors to ask if he might submit a proposal for a tower. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Occasionally Miranda would ask me how August was doing, and then say “Tell him I say hello.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In June 1986, Newsweek declared crack to be the biggest story since Vietnam/Watergate, and in August of that year, Time magazine termed crack “the issue of the year.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I guess so. I read about him in the Carolina Times back in August.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “A thousand years ago women were doing this exact same thing,” said August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August and I wait outside, listening to passionate entreaties and tongue clicks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A little more than a month later, in August 1989, P. W. Botha went on national television to announce his resignation as state president. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Early Saturday morning, on August 8, the prisoners were told their fate. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z August flipped off the light and let out a sigh that floated into the darkness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As the long August afternoon boiled along, the exploded knot-hairball would cave in here, cave in there. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could use your help right now to drape the hives,” August said to Zach as they started to leave. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On the first of August, Louie and the other Olympians were driven through Berlin for the opening ceremonies. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “I am the equestrian director and superintendent of animals,” replies August, drawing himself up to full height. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She opened the door and slipped out into the heavy August night. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked over at where August was across the room, talking to our moms. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Why, no. Him and my son Thomas left together for the Army in August of ’61. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z August smiled and dunked a wooden drizzle into the vat of honey, which sat on the counter by the toaster oven. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With school over this afternoon in late August 2004, she has already been dropped off at her soccer practice blocks from home. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I wondered at the poem August had made her learn, whether it had stuck with her after she got married. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I handed the brush back to August, who dropped a piece of jewelry into my hand. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But if a little kid like Jamie, who’s usually a nice enough kid, can be that mean, then a kid like August doesn’t stand a chance in middle school. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Or is there another August he sees, someone in his dreams behind the misshapen head and face? Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Well, the weather is not ideal, as I’m certain you’ve noticed,” August says, gesturing up at the heavy grey clouds. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On the 1st of August she was back in Boston to make another speech. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard Summer had sat down with August, which surprised me because I knew for a fact she wasn’t one of the kids that Tushman had talked to about being friends with Auggie. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z One afternoon when I was alone in the honey house, June wandered in looking for August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The rainstorm in the enclosure had been strange enough, but another shower in August? Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Rosaleen, May, and August had returned to the business of being water nymphs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August II, Louie packed his belongings, the flag, and an array of other stolen Teutonica and left his room in the Olympic Village. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The first week of August was long over. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Marlena removes a bottle of blended whiskey, pauses, looks at August, and then puts it back. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She had thought that alone at her window on an August afternoon she would be far from where she could do any harm. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The last time I saw her was in late August, before I left the Swiss Chalet. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z August steps forward and shoves the door inward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z His breath was coming out in little puffs—cold for August. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z One morning August sent Zach and me six miles out in the county to bring in the last of the supers to be harvested. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “She also called out the August Wilson Acting Ensemble, which was named after a prominent social justice playwright, who is black, I might add.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z There are no journal entries for July 31 or August 1. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Would not the light be fading at twenty-one hours on an August evening? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In August, when Karl returned to his classroom to set up for the new school year, he unpacked the clipboards from the box where Sasha had stowed them. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “So, is that okay with you, August?” he asked me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Instead, she immerses herself in getting August’s costume ready, since we all know Halloween is his favorite time of year. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August and I dashed into the downpour, holding the pans over our heads. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, it didn’t make sense: how could August Boatwright know anything about me? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the first things he did was to ask the country’s most prestigious medical society, the College of Physicians, to assemble on that rainy Sunday, August 25. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Olmsted delivered it on Monday, August 18, six days after the first. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In Washington, Leslie Groves told Truman a third atomic bomb “should be ready for delivery on the first suitable weather after 17 or 18 August.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Other kids have noticed and have started asking if me and August have had a fight. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In the August heat, she lay very still, and I saw pain written across her face. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I cut my eyes over to the black Mary in the corner and back to August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On a sticky August evening two weeks before her due date, Ashima Ganguli stands in the kitchen of a Central Square apartment, combining Rice Krispies and Planters peanuts and chopped red onion in a bowl. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She tells me about meeting August—she was seventeen, and it had just dawned on her that the recent spate of bachelors joining her family for dinner were actually being presented as potential husbands. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I said, “August went out to the Satterfield farm to check on some hives. She said I should help you in here. What do you want me to do?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I hated lying to August when she was so good to me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August replaced her glasses, walked to Rosaleen, and examined the stitches on her forehead, the cut under her eye, the bruises along her temple and arms. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up at August, but he had already put his backpack on and was practically out the door. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Civil rights leaders speaking at the Howard Johnson’s protest, August 12, 1962. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z August stares for a moment longer, his eyes shiny and hard. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Less than two weeks after the gathering—on August 2, 1848—a second women’s rights convention, organized by Amy Post, a prominent Quaker abolitionist, took place at the Unitarian church in Rochester, New York. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z As May came back into the kitchen, August said, “Let’s enjoy our meal,” which meant Jack Palance was not a lunch topic. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The celebration continued late into the cool August night and trickled into the following day, as the Goble and Kane clans tarried to savor their last moments together before heading back to their workaday lives. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It was a night in late August and she was in a big rush. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z August and February are both alike in one way. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z August leans over and straightens up with Marlena over his shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Rosaleen made banana pudding, banana cream pie, banana Jell-O, and banana slices on lettuce leaf till August told her it was all right, just throw the blooming things away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 6,1890, he entered the new AC- equipped execution chamber at Auburn prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As I was about to hand the brush back to August, I saw a long, black, wavy hair threaded through the bristles. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August, May, June, and Rosaleen were supposedly over in the pink house in their rooms lying under the fans with the lights out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain of August 10 resulted in such a heavy fish kill throughout the river that few remained to become victims of the next surge of poison into the stream, which occurred on August 15. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Apparently Jacob doesn’t find dinner up to snuff,” August says in a slow drawl. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Our Jacob here is suffering from a teensy hangover,” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On this night he wore a polo shirt, brown corduroy slacks—even though it was August—and battered black-and-white, $5 sneakers. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I woke up at dawn on the morning of August 20, 1942, to hear thunder and wondered when the first drops of rain would spatter on the roof of the shelter. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z June shouted May’s name and plowed up the riverbank into the dark, followed by Rosaleen, but August moved slowly now, carefully. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned down and said very softly in my ear: “It’ll be okay, August. These are nice kids, I promise.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “What do you want for your birthday?” my mother asked as the summer drifted into August. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z And that Saturday, the first Saturday in August, one month after his birthday, was the worst day of the year. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The starting point is generally calculated to have been August n, 3114, b.c., though some archaeologists put the proper date at August 10 or 13, or even September 6. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z That was a full point higher than I needed in order to qualify straight to the Visa National Championship in August. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “So August will be able to see them again in the spring.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “She said it’ll be at least six months until it comes out. Sometime in August.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In February the weather sometimes gave us a vacation; in August, never. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been on that very first day, early in August, that April and the Professor first met. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no answer, so we sat without talking as our swing rocked gently in the late August breeze. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Rosaleen made gigantic puddles on the floor while August ran for towels. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August sits nearby, in top hat and tails. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Ahead of them lay the berry-hedges—raspberry, blackberry, bilberry—and the strawberry patch where every August sleepy baby creatures could be seen, their stomachs full after eating the pick of the crop. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It's hard to believe—here it is, August, and we're walking ankle-deep in high mountain snow somewhere in Switzerland. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z By the end of August he was swimming length after length in an easy crawl, diving from the high board, ripening to a deep brown from the sun and the water. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I heard August scolding, “June, what got into you?” but her voice was so distant. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There are events happening almost every week throughout the summer, but the student gallery isn't until August. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z August’s lower jaw opens, and he inhales with a terrible rumbling and smacking of lips. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I heard August move across the porch, felt the air thicken as she stood behind me on the other side of the screen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned against August’s chest, pushing aside my secret wanting, too afraid she’d say, No, I never saw this woman in my life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for mealtimes, we don’t see August at all. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The others can believe what they like, but I don’t believe for a second that this is the real August and the other an aberration. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “A dark-faced Mary is not as unusual as you think,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I clutched frantically at August’s arm, but she pulled free of me, threw down her flashlight, and waded into the river. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell us what happened early on the morning of Sunday, August twenty-eighth.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He was twenty-two years old, born in Ireland in 1868; his family emigrated to the United States in 1871 and in August that year moved to Chicago, just in time to experience the Great Fire. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z August looks down at the finger sticking into his chest, pauses a few beats, and then takes it daintily between thumb and forefinger. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When I glanced back at August, she was still staring at me, like she expected me to say something. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the most famous demonstration in support of economic justice is the March on Washington for Jobs and Economic Freedom in August 1963. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I tell them I’m her cousin and I’ll be fifteen in August. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It had most certainly once been the property of King August. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The next to go was Woody who, in August 1944, had been drafted. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z But Vincent wants to stay home for the family’s first wedding: Anna is getting married in August. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I glance at August, but he’s still facing the other way. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z One month later, on August 24, 1941, they arrived in Japan and went to the monastery, which was run by German monks, to start their jobs on the farm. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Kinko regards my hand coolly and then looks back at August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “You look weary,” Royal told her one August evening after Lander delivered one of his speeches. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He sees the pile of birthday cards scattered on the carpet, and remembers a hot August day fourteen years ago in Cambridge when he held his son for the first time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In late August they tried him in a good stakes race in Detroit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Late in August he’d gone to Logan to welcome Ruth home. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In the whole month of August she had had only one very short postcard from Dorothea. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z August used a pound of wax per candle and pressed tiny violets into them, which I collected in the woods. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 14 Willy cut two teeth, as Emma recorded in her diary; and the next day there were riots in the pottery factories—including Wedgwood Pottery. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you hear that, August? The lad wants to work with animals. You want to carry water for elephants, I suppose?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Regrets don7 help anything, August had told June, you know that. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nurse bees, August said, had a gift for nurturing, and they fed all the baby bees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On our first Friday evening there, after prayers were finished and orange and pink swirls still hung in the sky from sunset, I went with August to the bee yard. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he returned to law school, sometime in the middle of August, Barack told me he loved me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z August and Rosaleen finally sat down, but once I was up at the coffin, I found I couldn’t leave. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 11, he drafted a memo to John Ehrlichman recommending: “A covert operation be undertaken to examine all the medical files still held by Ellsberg’s psychoanalyst.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was the nurse from August’s school calling to tell Mom that August had a stomach ache and should be picked up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August reached over and laid her hand on my arm. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only when the first young prisoners who had been involved in the June 16 uprising began to arrive on Robben Island in August that we learned what truly happened. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I sent query letters to a dozen agencies and was stunned one August day when I opened our mailbox and found a request from a New York agency for the completed manuscript. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The Loyal League disbanded in August 1864, when it became clear that the amendment would pass. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In Albuquerque, she’d started school on the official first day of school in August, and now she was starting school again in San Francisco, almost two months later than the rest of the kids. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I can’t say why I was so happy to see August again after so long, or how good it felt when he hugged me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z July marched out and August sailed in on a suffocating tide. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d heard August say more than once, “If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After receiving a telegram from President Woodrow Wilson urging him to support the amendment, he agreed to call a special legislative session, but he planned to wait until August, after the state’s Democratic party primary. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Annabeth had mentioned it too, back in August, when she’d speculated that the giants might be part of the new Great Prophecy— what the Romans called the Prophecy of Seven. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It’s so weird because one day, me and August were friends. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I have a legal paper in the shoebox under my bed that says I arrived here on August 23, 1923, on a steamer called the Austergeist. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Died August 12, 1869: this last, the date, added later, crudely with a chisel, who even dead did not divulge where and when he had been born. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Out in the fields, where he weeded and harvested from August to October, he snacked on corn, cabbage, and other vegetables. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z On the afternoon of August 19, the Zamperinis gathered on the front steps for a last photograph. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Be it known to all men that my negro, Primus Provo, has been freed by me this sixth day of August, 1859. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now you just go out and do that at the P&G National Championship in August.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They had enough of what they needed, and the mine was closed, but the barbed-wire fences and the guards remained until August 1945. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The sky was a sheet of slate but it was still warm, an August afternoon that let you know its kind was running out. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I admit immediately that I was one of the persons who helped to form Umkhonto we Sizwe and that I played a prominent role in its affairs until I was arrested in August 1962. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On August it they sat in the Griinau grandstands and watched the preliminaries in all the rowing events except their own eight-oared contest, scheduled for the following day. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z All of August was spent running errands and watching Jason after his summer camp ended. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z When August catches up, he whacks her again, this time hard enough that she raises her trunk, bellows, and scampers sideways. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I’m his godmother,” August said, standing very erect, like she was having her height measured. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One August day in 1929, when it was so nightmarishly hot that the milk in the prison’s kitchen soured, a riot erupted in the mess hall. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His first sermon in August waxed great and long on the subject of baptism. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The strange thing was, the closer they got to 1 August, the more upbeat his friends acted. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z On August 4, shortly before his father was to face another surgery to release rapidly accumulating pus, Jim wrote, “Papa doing splendidly.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z August liked to keep a little pollen in her honey because it was good for people, so we saw to that, too. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August, Rosaleen, and I stood on the screen porch that jutted off the back of the kitchen and watched the clouds bruise dark purple over the treetops and the wind whip the branches. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August said she wished the fugitive would go ahead and find the one-armed man and get it over with. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He marches straight to August and jabs his finger in his chest. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z By the time they left Voronezh in August 1943, the 586th had helped to liberate Kharkov and had shot down ten German aircraft—and they weren’t even fighting at the front. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In the time I followed Truman Drama, I saw one of his students, Wayne Miletto, win scholarship money for his performance of a monologue from August Wilson’s Fences. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z August’s face was blending into the tree shadows. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August and I walked her out to her wall, and for the umpteenth time she wrote June and Neil on a scrap of paper and wedged it between the rocks. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But not once can I get near car 48 without being seen—and besides, I haven’t laid eyes on August since lunchtime, so it’s entirely possible that he’s in there. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The weather on the Langer See turned positively wintry in early August. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Henry III was stabbed by an assassin on 1 August 1589, while the two Henrys were besieging Paris, but lived long enough to confirm Henry of Navarre as his heir. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Less than a month before I was due, I attended the August gathering of our Christian Cultural Group in Salcedo. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The local police department’s call database for August 17 lists an unfounded complaint about a Windsurfer in the vicinity. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I put on my helmet as August lifted the lid. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat in the kitchen with August, June, and Rosaleen while the night spread out around the house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, right. It’s August, Bryson. I don’t know if you noticed.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z When his mouth finally closes, August’s opens, and he also gesticulates toward Rosie, waving the bull hook and thumping her on the shoulder for good measure. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In the meantime there are plenty of other dangers in and around Yellowstone, as was made devastatingly evident on the night of August 17, 1959, at a place called Hebgen Lake just outside the park. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It’s nearly August and even though it’s not due until January, we still have five more interviews to sort through. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “You are so funny, August!” she said, and then she told Ellie and some of the other girls what I had just said, and they all thought it was funny, too. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “August? What do you mean it’s been taken care of?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And then I knew she was talking about August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I don’t remember the day they brought August home from the hospital. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In August 1856, after two years, James earned his bachelor of arts degree and graduated with honors. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Like, the teacher will say something and August will whisper something funny to me that no one else hears and totally make me crack up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “You are not giving that to him,” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Without taking her eyes out of A Pattern of Architecture, she said, “August sixteenth my mother jumped from the top of building number 9900.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z In August, Bunderson wrote Reggie for the first time with specifics of a possible plea, or, rather, of the offer from the county. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z August snorts and sits forward, a lopsided smirk etched on his face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z June’s birthday isn’t even until August, so my story made no sense. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The first look I got of August, well, it made me want to cover my eyes and run away screaming. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “You were listening to bee air-conditioning,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look here,” says August, scrubbing the toe of his boot in the dirt. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Robert Todd Lincoln was born on August 1, 1843, in Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Kneeling between August and June for evening prayers to Our Lady. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As I sat on the steps of the synagogue in the hot August sun, his words sliced through my memory like raindrops. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In August 1978, the hospital did a scan that showed a half-inch-wide pocket of infection around some of the bones in my forehead. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Maddie flew the practical test for her “A” license, the basic pilot’s license, six months before all civil aircraft were grounded in August. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The Soviet Union announced on August 31, 1961, that it would resume atmospheric testing and made good on the threat the very next day. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Then in August 1781 came a report that de Grasse had decided instead to sail to Chesapeake Bay to fight British forces in Virginia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “And that’s not the worst of it—oh no,” says August, ripping his tie loose and clawing at his shirt collar. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Each of the losing crews would have to race in a repechage, a re-rowing, on August 13 and would need to win that heat to advance to the medal race the following day. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It won’t be a far walk, but August in Florida is brutal, so it doesn’t take long for my glasses to fog up and the curls at my temples to spring into tight coils. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She was born on August 4, on the one-year anniversary of their wedding. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z August grabs my arm and swings me forward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August 16 She tries to mean it about Father, but I know at times words are just words. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When I looked up, I saw dust particles floating in the lamplight, August standing, looking down at me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite everything, I am still graduating in June and entering college in August. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z August 30 The Outside Starting tomorrow everyone must leave the house. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When I open them again, Marlena is standing with her back to August, holding her hair up as he fastens the necklace around her throat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August stares after them, his mouth open wide. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And it was not lost on C.P. that the demonstrators around the Howard Johnson’s that day in August were wearing clothes better than anything he or his family owned. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I turn and find that August has set a second bucket beside me and left. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Back in August the Patriots had torn it down to use the wood for the barricades. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe in August I will get my body cast off? Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Standing beside August’s desk, I fidgeted with a stack of papers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Rosie may have been the one who killed August, but I also wanted him dead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The season does not open there until August. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I walked in the woods in the afternoon when I was sure August wasn’t out there. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When I reached her, August was staring down at her baby sister. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I glance quickly at the thing that was August and decide I cannot let her see it again. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Why do you want to know?” asks August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Marlena was standing in the menagerie tent in front of a string of stunning black and white Arabians when August first approached her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was because when I heard Jamie talking about how he had run away from August going ‘Ahhh,’ I suddenly felt really bad. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August no longer comes to the cookhouse for meals, so I sit conspicuously alone at our table. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She was born on August 18, 1921, and her birthday just happened to be Soviet Air Fleet Day or Aviation Day. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But August had asked if I wanted to come with her to visit Zach. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A longtime friend of my father from San Francisco would come to stay with us for several days in late August. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For Christmas, Mrs. Levy always compiled not a gift list but rather a list of the injustices and brutalities she had suffered since August. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mary is rising,” said August, her voice concentrated into a whisper. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 21, 1975, he notes, “Shakespeare’s text is always absurdly over-punctuated; generations of scholars have tried to turn him into a good grammarian.” Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z My head snaps up at this oblique reference to redlighting, but August stares beyond me, at a sidewall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I am entirely enamored, and so engrossed that I don’t see August until he comes to an abrupt stop in front of me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Word of Katherine not feeling well gets around quicker than a brush fire in August. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z To August, that must have felt absolutely amazing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Holmes told Ned how sorry he was to hear of her passing, but in his eyes there was only a flat blue calm, like the lake on a still August morning. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In that same year, in August, in October, in November, the slaves in the quarter and the masters in the Big Houses began to talk about another story. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Theoretically, that leaves us enough time. It’s only July fifth. We should be able to close the Doors of Death, then find the giants’ HQ and stop them from waking Gaea before August first.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z August closed her eyes, used her fingers to smooth out the skin on her forehead. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August was in the dry season of Bas-Congo, and normally we’d go months without a drop, but it was like the weather had decided to join in the political upheaval. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what to say, because the explanation would have been: Oh, that’s because I copied August’s homework. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I could feel August and Rosaleen outside the door, could almost hear their breathing. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She would glance at August, who would be following all this like she was overcome with interest. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When August 12 finally came, Daddy and I got up with Mother and Judy, in a reverse of the day last fall when Daddy and I had gone to school and they hadn’t. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do, yes,” says August, making no effort to contain his mirth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “There’s no aunt and you know it,” said August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 16, he appeared before his examiners to be tested in the natural sciences. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z After August and I went through the hatbox, I drew into myself and stayed there for a while. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In late August, as the days grew shorter and the air turned sharp and autumnal in the Brooks Range, McCunn began to worry when nobody arrived to fly him out. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I head for the menagerie, watching all the while for August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Marlena, Jacob—my dearest dear, and my dearest friend,” says August, removing his hat and gazing upon us with moist eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When it was apparent Mr. Hazelwurst wasn’t leaving, August began to speak. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She and August were sitting at their table, and they were both waving me over. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s End On August 12, Cleopatra asked to visit Mark Antony’s tomb, a request that Octavian granted. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z For the next ten days, I serve as August’s personal Polish coach. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August retrieved her hands from the pile on my chest, but I left mine there. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The city! In August! Say, do you know what New York is like in August? It’s unbearable.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z August reaches down and pulls a long, nearly transparent orange scarf free from the drawer. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On 22 August that year, the King raised his standard at Nottingham, rallying his followers against Parliament. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I’ve seen August after his surgeries: his little face bandaged up and swollen, his tiny body full of IVs and tubes to keep him alive. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I pulled on long cotton pants that used to be June’s and August’s white shirt, which needed the sleeves rolled up about ten turns. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The letter was dropped on Nagasaki with the plutonium bomb on August 9, 1945. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Hi, August,” she said, smiling at me very nicely when I went up to get my folder. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The room grew quiet as August stood there a minute, letting everything sink in. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I never used to see August the way other people saw him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I looked over at August, who stood by her desk with the July calendar page in her hand. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They went to Irvington on Tuesday morning, August 27, 1895, aboard an electric trolley, a new kind of streetcar that drew its power through a wheeled conducting apparatus on the roof called a troller. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Summer before last, on a sweltering August Sunday, when she was secluded here, a difficult incident had taken place. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a group called the Daughters of Mary, which August had organized. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I could only imagine how they sounded to August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait a full fifteen minutes, both to give August time to find Uncle Al and Marlena and also to let the other men move the rest of the animals far enough away. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Some of it had gotten all the way over onto August’s adding machine. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess I shouldn’t complain. Hey, so listen, August, here’s what I thought we would do today. . . .” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z August 5: After three full days and nights of the storm we are exhausted and have no idea of our position. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “I won’t. Besides, I don’t have a choice. Uncle Al also said—oh hell, here’s August. You’d better get out of here.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Thanks to Alston, the issue was put on the agenda for the regular August tenants' meeting. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Coach Warner, you may be interested in this information. This is from the Tangerine Times, August first: ‘Tangerine County is the lightning-strike capital of the United States. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look, I am getting married on Saturday, August eleventh. At eleven a.m.—The Chapel on the Hillside,” she says. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z August walked over and sat down in her desk chair. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “A long time ago beekeepers always covered their hives when someone in their family died,” said August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The pool was low since it was the end of the dry season and the thunderstorms of August and September were yet to come. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August 1: Now that we have fuel we have been going all out and our spirits are high. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I admit I felt a little bad for Mom, who was genuinely concerned that he had a stomach bug, but I had promised August I wouldn’t tell her about the incident at school. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z We are very touched by your concern regarding Jack’s friendship with August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I wondered how much longer it would be before August had to act on the things I’d told her—me running away, helping Rosaleen escape. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Where they disagreed was that Lawrence believed that goal had been reached by the bombing of Japan; Oppenheimer, by contrast, feared that the bombs of August had made it more remote than ever. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was late in August 1956, and Bobby had followed his Oklahoma success with a trip to Montreal. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I spent a good chunk of that August toiling in a rented conference room at a hotel in Washington, D.C., having been dispatched to help prepare a case. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z 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 August and Zach tended to the bees and the honey, but I spent most of my time down by the river, alone. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I did this because 1 know she’s not always so good at faking her feelings, and August was coming over for the first time today. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I forced my mind toward happy thoughts—August, warmth, storks, home—anything to distract myself from the swelling pressure inside me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In August 1911, Lydia Zvereva became the eighth woman in the world—and the first woman in Russia—to get a pilot's license. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I imagined August twenty-sixth, when I would wake up to see a made bed and think of Lily in Atlanta already awake and in the dorm room unpacking her suitcase, deciding where to put stuff. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z August had said everybody needed a seashell in her bathroom to remind her the ocean was her home. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was August twenty-fourth, the day the North Star reached Barrow. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t to protect this August kid from Julian, who I knew would be a jerk about the whole thing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Fourthly, now that I know him, I would say I actually do want to be friends with August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z This is the autumn of wonders, yet every day, every single day, I go back to that burned afternoon in August when T. Ray left. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August 17 American Chicken Most food our cowboy brings is wrapped in plastic or pushed into cans, while chicken and beef are chopped and frozen. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When I asked August why May was coming through the front door in her coffin, she said, “We’re going to sit with her till she’s buried.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August reached for me, but I got to my feet and pushed open the screen door leading to the porch steps. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She returned to work, appearing none the worse for wear, but was out of work again on a leave of absence during July and August 1948. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z August is not the only one consumed by thoughts of Marlena. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On August 24 the executive committee named Burnham director of works. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “These are Mary’s honey cakes. Cakes for the Queen of Heaven,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I do admit August’s face takes some getting used to. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It’s not our usual table, but I’ve noticed that people tend not to argue with August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At the beginning of August, while Galileo was still in Venice, he heard that a Dutchman had arrived in Padua with one of the new instruments. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Walking out there, August widened her step to miss squashing an ant. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 9, 1610, Percy’s forces attacked and burned an Indigenous town, killing many people. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Then again, I’m not really sure what August knows or doesn’t know, what he understands and doesn’t understand. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z There can be no performance of a piece of music that has had so powerfully symbolic an impact as on that night in August 1942 in Leningrad. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I walked up to the coffin and stood between August and Rosaleen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You tell me right now, how did this August woman get it?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 19, as some four million Japanese waved handkerchiefs and shouted “Banzai!” the Zeppelin circled Tokyo and sank onto a landing field. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It was well along in August by now, and just the time of the year that crickets all over the world like most. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I yell, looking in alarm first at the point where August disappeared, and then down at the bare coupling and ties that race beneath the cars. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In those last days of fighting after the Japanese pulled back from the Tiyan airfields on August 7, our patrols pushed their way through the jungle, pursuing them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Two million American women of all colors received pink slips even before the final curtain fell in August. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z August was absent the day after Halloween, and when he came back, I could tell something was up with him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “If it’s cold like this in August, what’s it going to be like in December?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He wanted to get back to Pyongyang in time to vote in the August election for the Supreme People’s Assembly, the rubber stamp parliament of North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z As August passed in peace and quiet, spirits rose even higher: spring was on the way. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Johnson authorized U.S. planes to hit targets in the North, the first American air strikes since the August 5 raids the year before. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z At the end of August, Mala’s passport and green card were ready. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z After Lizzie died in July 1921, Mollie’s brother-in-law, Bill Smith, had presented his suspicions to authorities that she’d been slowly poisoned, but by August they had still not looked into the case. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I’m examining a cracked hoof in the blacksmith tent when August sends for me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I had never seen August run before, and I could not believe how quickly she crossed the grass with her loping strides, her long legs stretched out under her skirt. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I barely saw August except in the mornings when she crossed the yard headed toward the woods. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no way she’d be able to wear these jeans to school come August. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z August said it looked like Bee City in there. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He enjoys August's company and feels like he has made a good friend. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Nice, since this day feels more like October than early August. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The dog had started barking again, and August grew quiet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then again, next August I would be turning fifteen. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I remember that August made a move to answer it, but May was closest to the door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By August 1, 1914, Endurance and her crew were ready to leave for the Southern Hemisphere. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “I feel that we must bear a good deal of responsibility for it, beginning with our cable of early August in which we suggested the coup.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on August 6 in the ornate President’s Room of the Capitol as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and other civil rights leaders looked on. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Millet’s big coup was the great Midway ball, held on the night of Wednesday, August 16. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z On August 7, the prosecution rested, and the defense soon summoned Hale to the stand. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Who knew that my sitting with August Pullman at lunch would be such a big deal? Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, I don’t think there’ll be a problem,” August said, taking the truck keys off the brass nail by the door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August watches me for a moment and then digs a package of Camels from his shirt pocket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Hi, August. Nice to meet you,” she said. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In August, he tripped a Bouncing Betty, which failed to detonate. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can wet the labels and listen,” August said, and smiled. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “August used to take care of her back when she was a little girl in Virginia,” I said, trying to explain. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z While he listened to her shower melody, ‘i’m as Corny as Kansas in August,” Shorty just kept on lying there, puzzled about the strange sensations buffeting his body. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z August is gracious, charming, and mischievous—so much so that as the evening wears on I begin to think the incident with Rex was just a joke gone awry. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “May and I sleep out here sometimes when we’re harvesting honey round the clock,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 16, 1936, when Thistle Down Park shuttered its doors for the season, Red Pollard appeared to be out of chances. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z August’s jaw tightened, and her back went ramrod straight. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally August lifted it up and peered inside it herself. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August showed us how to drape a square over each hive box, securing it with a brick and making sure we left the bees’ entrance door open. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So when we were released in August and put under house arrest, you'd have thought I was getting just the punishment for me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z August said, “This is the body of the Blessed Mother.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August passed around a paper bag full of manna, and we scooped up handfuls and threw the seeds into the hole with the coffin, and my ears were filled with nothing but bee hum. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August and June scooped their arms under May’s body and struggled to carry her to the bank. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s that kid called August,” he said to me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z August exhales through puffed cheeks and brushes away the shock of hair that has fallen across his forehead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When, by August 1919, it became clear that was not going to happen, discontent within the various steel worker unions reached an all-time high. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I hope you are home well before my crop is harvested come August. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z This I never did, not to spite Miranda, but because August was in his own world these days. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It was hotter than the diner kitchen on a broiling August day. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z August and Rosie are making their noisy way to the front of the train. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On August 12, he dragged himself out of the bus to forage for berries, after posting a plea for assistance in the unlikely event that someone would stop by while he was away. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When Lander finished his address that August night, Cora and Royal sat on the meeting-house steps. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I jog a little to catch up with August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was a simple case of her wanting July over with so she could start into August, her special month. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A breakthrough came on the morning of August 20. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z On the mornings of the fourth and fifth of August, Etienne stands at the front door mumbling to himself, then pushes open the gate and goes out. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But when I’d seen her earlier, when August and I had first come in, she didn’t look like she could be of service to anybody, bound up with all that chain around her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As the last days of August disappeared, so did the number of braceros. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “And it is hot. It feels like Zimbabwe in August.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Late in August of 1796, at the same time he was making final revisions on his Farewell Address, Washington wrote his Address to the Cherokee Nation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was then early August, just a month before my original fellowship would expire. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z When I woke, I was lying on August’s bed across the hall with an ice-cold washcloth folded over my forehead and August and Rosaleen staring down at me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Written by Pastor C. L. Fisher to a new member, the letter was dated August 3, 1926. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When Shaffer completed the walk in early August, four months to the day after setting off, and reported his achievement to conference headquarters, no one there actually believed him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z June always said that most people bit off more than they could chew, but August chewed more than she bit off. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August’s parents even invited Mom and me over for dinner a couple of times. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Closing my eyes, I saw my mother perched beside August on a tree limb going through each line of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” which I myself had had to learn for English. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August and I both stopped chewing and sat up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 August continues walking, the gun slung casually over his shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mama would remove her apron before sitting down next to August. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z On August 15, about a month earlier, he’d written a memo to all the attorneys in the prosecutor’s office. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z On the morning of August 18, a stiflingly hot day even by Nashville standards, elected officials gathered at the statehouse. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In forty degrees, I sweat like iced tea in August and here I woke up this morning to eighty-three on the dial. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Late one August afternoon the boy and his mother sat on the shaded corner of the porch. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to admit, August was surprising me more and more. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z That August, my family went on vacation to the Thousand Islands in Canada. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But that August we haunted the midway like ghosts—stopping in front of the Tilt-A-Whirl, then the fishbowl game, watching like we’d already seen everything there was to see but couldn’t quite pull ourselves away. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Ifemelu raised her hand; Faulkner’s Light in August, which she had just read, was on her mind. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Look,” I say finally, “if he’s in bad shape, let me talk to August or Uncle Al and see if we can get a doctor out in Dubuque.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The early August afternoon was growing hotter and more humid. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The last hope that something might postpone our returning to the outside world was extinguished on August 6 when the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Desert storms were rare, except in August and September, but they weren’t unheard of. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch from a distance as August attempts to line Rosie up among the parade wagons. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Almost as soon as she sits down, August comes out of nowhere and sits opposite. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But on this hot August day in Ravenel, South Carolina, under the blaze of a terrible sun, Ben thought that he had a great equalizer working for him, called youth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Far more horrific was the German army’s assault on Stalingrad, which began in August 1942. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Then she passes me the saved newspaper from August 6, 1966, and tells me, “There’s an article about Dr. Martin Luther King I think you should read. Do you know what he’s fighting for?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z When the herd passes, the thing that was August is a tangled mass of flesh, innards, and straw. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I honestly don’t remember my life before August came into it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I wondered how August could forget to tell him a thing like the fact that I was white. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August, though, turned off the television and studied May, frowning. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There were days that August when I felt as though God had lowered a giant glass lid over the whole steaming Bay. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay back and thought of August, our wedding, and how we’d make a big nest for the storks above our cottage, just like the nest I had seen on top of the barn. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z August said, “You know what? You think too much. It would do you a world of good to stop thinking and just go with your feelings once in a blue moon.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I overheard her talking to August one night on the back porch as I was coming across the yard to go to the bathroom in the pink house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have good news and bad news,” August says as he helps them lift their bags onto the porch. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In his first week on the trail, he managed just five miles a day, but he persevered, and by August, when he reached his home state, he was up to a dozen miles a day. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Then, when I was about eleven, I went to stay with Grans in Montauk for four weeks while August was having his big jaw surgery. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Comparing the rainstorms I’d seen in California with what we drove through that August afternoon was like comparing a parakeet’s birdbath with the twelve-billion-gallon St. Francis Reservoir. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The Emergency was lifted on the last day of August. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One August day in 1862, an immigrant crew had negotiated themselves a good deal to unload a schooner when a group of blacks came along and agreed to do the job for less. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z August huffs and puffs and turns so red he’s actually closer to purple. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. August Rosenbluth request the pleasure of your immediate presence in stateroom 3, car 48, for cocktails, followed by a late dinner. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Not hearth fire, like August, but fire that burns the house down, if necessary, to clean up the mess inside it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, where are my manners? Would you like a drink?” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z August said, “Hot weather makes the bees out of sorts, I don’t care how much love you send them.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The only celestial body that doesn’t orbit August the Sun is Daisy the dog, and that’s only because to her little doggy eyes, August’s face doesn’t look very different from any other human’s face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In Albuquerque, she’d started school on the official first day of school in August, and now she was starting school again in San Francisco, almost two months later than the rest of the kids. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I told Maya I thought that was really dumb and she agreed, but she still wouldn’t touch a ball that August just touched, not if she could help it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z But I will tell you this secret thing, which not one of them saw, not even August, the thing that brought me the most cause for gladness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That very first day of school I remember seeing August in the cafeteria. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Just before the Heine place on Mill Run Road there was a turnout where in August the sheriff had picked blackberries. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what I can do to help you all but I do want to help. Please contact me after August 18, and “I’ll see what I can find out.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I used to take care of her,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m in the August Wilson Acting Ensemble, a social justice theater club at Amsterdam Heights. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “Hold the flashlight on May for me,” August said to her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Rosaleen reminded me of the statue of Our Lady in the parlor, and I thought, If August is the red heart on Mary’s chest, Rosaleen is the fist. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 10, 1917, she ignited the movement again with a banner she knew would create a stir. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z On August 31, 1939, the SS dressed in Polish uniforms and launched a fake attack on a German radio station in Gleiwitz, in Upper Silesia, in southwest Poland. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The verdict came down on Friday, August 19: As his family looked on, the court found Francis Gary Powers guilty of "criminal acts" against the Soviet people and sentenced him to ten years in prison. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z August is watching, so I pretend to swallow before setting the glass down. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Earlier, August had boiled her tweezers and fingernail scissors in a pot on the stove and used them to pluck out Rosaleen’s stitches. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On Sunday, which was the first Sunday in August, we drove the Cadillac to the Presbyterian church out at Hebron for the annual reunion and dinner on the grounds. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z On the last day of August, his grandmother packs his clothes: his bathing trunks with the elastic band broken at the waist, his buckled sandals, the round straw hat he’s taken to wearing indoors. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 But in middle school a lot of people didn’t know about August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Yes, of course it is,” says August, smiling. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And then, on the afternoon of August 21, the sky suddenly turned black. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Even in the August heat, you might see a woman draw on her shawl to calm her shivers. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z August acted like this was the sort of normal behavior happening in every household in South Carolina. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come now, darling. Don’t be a wet noodle,” says August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Summer? August?” she said, smiling, her eyes open wide, as she waited for me to get it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Keep your distance from August if you can,” he says. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It seemed he just didn’t feel like putting up with the Mansfields’ annual August barbecue. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z August focused her eyes on the stone wall. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Jack whispered: “Are you always going to look this way, August? I mean, can’t you get plastic surgery or something?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z July came and brought sweltering heat, and the happy announcement from Dr. Grossman that my father was now well enough to be able to go to the cottage in August and resume teaching in September. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “And that’s saying something, because he’s gayer than a Christmas flag in August.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z That understanding only came in August 1937, when a story blew up in her face. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z On this day in August, the grocery-store trip went off without confrontation, and she picked up her girls. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z August led us to a tiny corner room in the back with a sink, a full-length mirror, one curtainless window, and two wooden cots made up with clean white sheets. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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