Olanna watched Father Marcel and another man carry the dead woman, by her ankles and wrists, out of the classroom and to the back of the building. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mother slipped her hand to the back of my neck. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A forearm to the back of the neck. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The guard took it inside and in about five minutes he came back. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get back to the clearing, Hel is slumped on the ground, her head tilted to the side. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I am at the top of a bell tower, and the wind is blowing hard at my back. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

On the road back to Anya’s barn, she kicked every little stone she saw. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Nero uncoiled from Georgie’s side and stretched, his back arched like a Halloween cat’s. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I grab my framed picture of Mom and Dad and me, from back in the day, and then I find my basketball in the garage, because maybe Erin will want to shoot around. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked back down the way we’d gone up: in silence. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Viola charged at me from the back porch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I felt him jerk back, heard him say my name in alarm, but I didn’t let him get away. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I watched as Josephine took an order from a table and then followed her back to the kitchen. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever bedded a monster before? Now’s as good a time as any. Out of your clothes and onto your back, if it please you. Or not.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But I wanted rest and sleep, Bilbo, Frodo answered with an effort, when he felt himself shaken, and he came back painfully to wakefulness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I saw the dent in the fender from the time my dad backed into a shopping cart at Costco. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Roy observed that a small section had been cut with wire clippers so that it could be pulled back. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was back where I started, I still wasn't ready to go home, so I sat on a dune and watched the waves in the afternoon sun. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They brought Hodor to carry for them, but he had wandered away, and when they found him some boys had him backed into an alley, poking him with sticks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She didn’t back off from the ugly cases. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kids at the back of the truck were tossing down the entirety of the truck’s load: boxes and crates of brightly colored fruit. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Frankie stood with his back to the oil lamp, eclipsing its glow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He climbed up onto the stool on top of a trunk that served as his perch for watching out the back vents. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stared straight ahead, refusing to look back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dad slowly shook his head back and forth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then he jumped back as if he had been startled by something. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The librarian picked it up and was about to tear it in two, when Francie took it back from her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Steve got in on the party with his bobbing back and forth. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was as if Frank had turned into a bull and then back to human, but he’d kept some of the bullishness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Instead, I pat the back of his sweater, damp with sweat and heaving as he gulps in air. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But when he came back, he told me I could come inside. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You do love symbols,” I said, hoping to steer the conversation back toward the many symbols of the Netherlands at our picnic. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

At issue were his violation of the sanctions, the fifteen years of back taxes he owed, and the taxes he potentially owed on the millions he’d just won. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“S.Q. was patting us on the backs so hard my teeth were clacking together.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was Eugenia, standing behind Moss, who grabbed the back of his shirt and pulled. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Pop Pop and Mrs. Bennet usher us out of the room and back to Grafton. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I followed in a similar manner but staying far enough back that I didn’t put my weight on logs he was using. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Lieutenant Carroll came running back with another lieutenant. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jabbed me in the back and I coughed up the water. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Slumming it?” he says directly to my chest, then takes a slug of beer, wiping his mouth sloppily with the back of his hand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It had two high-tech-looking antennas on top—one on the back that looked like a corkscrew, and one in the middle that swiveled. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once term had started, they were back to skimming through books for ten minutes during their breaks. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I picked up my muddied hat and led Violet back to the barn, quieting her with an extra portion of hay. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Lying on my back, my back ribs pressed into my chest. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t give it back, so Mom got into a big argument with the head of the clan, and the next day we found a chicken with its throat cut on our doorstep. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, you might’ve noticed I’m not good at following rules. I’m coming back here with my dragon, and we’ll spring you. Take you wherever you want to go. It’s only fair.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

At the back edge of the barn he hesitated, staring into the seemingly endless gulf between the barn and the trees at the boundary between his backyard and the Sports Family's. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

But now he only scrubbed them roughly with a brush two times a day and stuffed them back into his pockets. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Those small victories put the spirit back into the American fight. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I had seen moths and winged insects pouring from the mouth of the cave, and it occurred to me that some of them must be flying all the way to the back. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. shut up,” Mrs. Levy shouted at her and pressed her back to the couch, where she promptly dozed off. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy took the old army blanket off the bed and spread it over the back of the chair and over the old man’s shoulders. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They charged him with looting, loaded him into the back, and brought him to Greyhound. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

We finished our Cokes, and I handed back the pencil to the guy behind the counter, and Meryl Lee took my placemat as a souvenir, and we walked to the car, hand in hand. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“You can’t turn in first drafts,”he told me, giving me back my first paper. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He whipped the water with his fists, then jumped straight up as though he too could take off, and landed on his back and sank down, his mouth and eyes full of water. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bringing Lawrence back to New York, he exploited his personal business contacts to secure tons of copper and iron for the giant machine. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Blood started coming from my scraped elbows, but I sprang back up and threw a punch right back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He looked back at her face, and she swallowed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to go back to our cottage, to the way it was when we were man and wife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Look at how far back everyone is standing.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Do you have the eyes of an owl, to find a trail at nightfall? We sleep here and I shall be off at first light. With good luck, I may have her back before...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Just as soon as he got back from the war. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But I could sense her watching me as I added the macaroni and cheese ingredients to the grocery list and put the notepad back in its spot. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

A nod from Grandma sent me back to the Hupmobile for our hamper of lunch. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned back and smiled at him as I clasped his arms. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I walk out of the records room, and my shoes squeak on the tile floor as I run back to the hotel. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

An old seamstress took a peacoat of mine, tore the lining out, opened and flattened the sleeves, added a collar, put arm holes in and handed me back a beautiful cape. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I backed away, ready to apologize for getting in the way. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to reconnoiter this situation for ourselves. Black Boar isn’t far off and once we see what Hatchet’s up to, we can send someone back to base with concrete information.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Ms. Castellan got shakily to her feet, and I backed away. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Sleep pulled him back down into its embrace, with no intention of comforting his troubled mind. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Nettle had put his boots back on, but he had left them loose, with the laces trailing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

With those two thoughts in mind—neither of which really gave me the sort of lift I needed—I left the lunch bar and walked rapidly back to school. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He was watching with satisfaction and pride the fearless way the princess was now chasing the cub, trying to wrest the toy back from him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“How? Stick a note in a bottle? You won’t even remember by the time they get back.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

By the time I got ready for bed, Momma still hadn’t called back. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Harry sat up and examined the jagged piece on which he had cut himself, seeing nothing but his own bright green eye reflected back at him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Very briefly, a little guiltily, he tried to grasp it back. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He washed his face and hands in hot water, slicked down his dark hair, then went back into the restaurant and ate his burgers and fries, and drank his coffee. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Under the water I kept my eyes shut and touched the sandy bottom with my hands and feet and felt a couple slimy seaweed limbs brush over my back and legs. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The man behind the window had his eyes back down on his magazine. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I tried to smile back, but my lips felt quivery, so I got up and took our plates to the kitchen, wrapped foil around mine, and put it in the refrigerator for later. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Ron made a valiant effort to get up again but fell back with a whimper of pain. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Pasqual’s relations started a slow applause and soft whistles as Joseph came back to our truck. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon they would get their brains back. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

All in the same part of a second it hit him and his back arched, snapped him erect, and then it seemed to fill the whole shelter and slammed into Brian as well. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s in love with me. He won’t give me up no matter what your parents say or do. You can just sit back and enjoy the show.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled them all into a big water ball, then threw it back at Ivan. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He called for help, and he drew his legs and arms stiffly to his sides and arched his back away from the mattress. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I forgive you for lying,” Lily said, her poodly curls shoved painfully back into a band. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Our Christian charity has come back to us sevenfold,” he declared, taking liberty with mathematics, gleefully slapping the thighs of his khaki pants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Or before you get one," Joey shot back. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He hopped up into a nearby seat, sprang forward, and vaulted over the tops of all the other seat backs like an Olympic hurdler. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as I put my mask back on, I felt sweat bubbles forming on my nose. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Skirnir rode back to Asgard with his box at his side. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

But the gangsters soon fought back with a blizzard of new codes and ciphers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“No one leaves the room until everyone leaves the room,” I whisper, and they whisper okay’s back. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The moment I showed my teeth, all the bonobos tensed, backing up and pounding the earth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Turning the heater on, I drove straight back to the Hab. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he wheels and pounds up the steps and back into the school. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I looked back and there was nobody chasing us, but it felt like we’d be caught any second. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

That means at least a few more hours of hammering until Mom brings Beth back from the airport. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The butler came back and murmured something close to Tom's ear whereupon Tom frowned, pushed back his chair and without a word went inside. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

After my jaw seemed to wind itself back into its proper place, what she said began to sink in. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The word went like a whispered wave through the Concord weaving room: “Not a girl has backed down. Not a one.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Beatty took a full minute to settle himself in and think back for what he wanted to say. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes in public, hearing a stranger, I’d hark back to my past. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I moved back to town in fifth grade, she was cooler than before. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Matthew Wood stepped back from door, and the Reverend Bulkeley loomed on the kitchen threshold. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I fall into rhythm, watching Leo’s back and pack dodging through trees. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Next to them, along the back wall, sat the chaperones ... all keeping a watchful eye on the dancing. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Naomi never came, and before I left, I looked down into the Yazoo one last time and whispered, “Gramma, Grampa, Naomi, I’ll come back. I promise.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Brother Maceo had replaced the shaker now and I put my bottle down and backed to the door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls his glasses and the sheet of paper out of his various pockets, then puts his glasses on and tilts his head back to read it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Just don’t talk back anymore, Viji. I couldn’t stand it if he hurt you again.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Tying its hands behind its back would be a nice touch, but I think I might be running out of time. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bring the phone back to me, between the ice packs. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Hannah never believed he would love her back until the day he did just that. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Its head slammed against the ceiling and its body splashed back into the water, creating massive waves. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When the boys grew tired, the girls carried them on their backs until they could no longer take another step. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He goes to his office for a second, then comes back to me and holds my chin. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He leaned back into the truck seat and swung his arm out the window and pointed forward. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Someone whooped and jumped on Moss’s back, and he carried them for a few feet before they jumped off. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Calder flipped back and forth in the book, looking at some of the other Vermeer paintings. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

We’re at the back of a large, wood-paneled room with no windows, filled with people milling about and rows of empty chairs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Take us back to the hut,” she said, turning to the blond guard. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then we went back and loaded up again from the pile. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d swing her up and place her on the top of a bookcase or china closet, and then go back and sit down. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Wang Lung, in despair over what had happened, ran back with the child to find his eldest son. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Chacko was puzzled to see everybody back so early, but pretended otherwise. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They impressed me in 8, following me onto the roof during the bombing, making Plutarch back off so they could get the footage they wanted. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“He might just go back to teaching Potions at the end of the year,” said Ron reasonably. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She tilts her head back, looking up, slightly rocking, like she is trying to sift the events out of herself. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I wipe away the blood with toilet paper and pray it won’t come back, but it keeps coming, and for days I’m running to the bathroom to wipe more away. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you can make a brilliant Patronus!” protested Ron, when Harry arrived back at the tent empty-handed, out of breath, and mouthing the single word, dementors. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Longstreet told diem to keep that clump in sight as they moved back to their troops, to make sure that there was no confusion. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious,” he says, pulling back from me, looking me in the eye. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grover grabbed his arm and pulled him back with all his strength. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The next day, they came back with a plumb line and a ruler to measure every distance between every component. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But it’s a silly sort of romance, because of course I don’t want to go back to that life.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Step back, my friends. I will hear him out before I... before I deal with him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He chafes at the idea of going back to the Netherlands. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly he jumped back and began waving his stick madly in the air. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Very carefully, so as not to frighten anyone, she made a quiet rumble in the back of her throat that was half purr, half growl. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“No. He came back about a week later. He must have gotten what he wanted because this time he wasn’t looking for books about viruses. He was interested in local affairs.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Cold fingers grasped her shoulder and tugged, rolling her to her back again. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes,” Helena says, “I play a game in my head where Mama comes back and she sews me a dress, and the fieldmen bring lots of food to the house...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He’d tell her about it good and proper when she got back. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain said, “I’ll be wanting to go back to Little Round Top as soon as possible. The Regiment will bury its own dead.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Moss’s house finally came into view, he reached down to squeeze Esperanza’s hand back. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She turned back and regarded the decaying shell of the house for a moment. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They disappear from my hands and I turn back to the table, reach over the barrier, and grab three more cups. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Like I said, when I refreshed the page, my real score came back.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe he’d have to flatten his back against the tunnel’s wall. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I felt an odd looseness across my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The pigeon, very offended, flew back to the Bird Woman and, to pay out Mary Poppins, stuck the rose in the ribbon of the Bird Woman's hat. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He had swum to the raft, put his head against it and was pushing it forward with heavy thrusts of his back legs. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no clue why he brought us back to this room until I looked in the corner. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Evelyn Mason on Gardiner was waiting for me at the back door, which she held open as I carried her bags of groceries in and put them on the kitchen counter. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She got it from her purse and gave it to him; he drank a long swallow and she put it back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We were starting forward, but the Professor’s warning hand, seen by us as he stood behind a yew-tree, kept us back; and then as we looked the white figure moved forwards again. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

We reach the truck, and luckily the ÁguaViva box is still in the back. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He backed as far away from the mouth of the tunnel as he could get. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I went back to my rover, cut some strips of Hab material, then braided them into a primitive but strong rope. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take it real slow, kid. Takes a while to get the old strength back.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I went back to class, but I could not remember the song we were singing. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catarina hurried into the bedroom and came prancing back, holding the hanger with Papá’s coat on it and the red velveteen dress underneath. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

"See on the back where they come out." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

When he came back, he said we were moving to Euclid. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

If we are all three broken pieces of the same being, we should have tried to put ourselves back together a long time ago. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’d cross the street and catch the next bus back to Harlem. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The very next day the pet finds itself bouncing at the back of the family Jeep in the company of its human brothers and sisters. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I was across the street and passing the group standing with their backs to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had written on the back of the photo that it was taken two years before, in 1995, which explained why he looked so young. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When they got back to the house, Wes went upstairs to the room that housed the bunk bed he and Tony shared. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A path led through the rough field, at the back of the house, and beyond this were only more fields, sloping this way and that, overlapping like so many pillows. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Just because we got back together all those other times doesn’t mean things are always going to go that way. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

But he still keeps coming back to ask. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The four of you were at the big round booth in the back. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It showed a football player wearing a number nineteen jersey dropping back to hurl a pass. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“But you liked it the last time,” she shoots back. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Even in daylight, I saw little of his face, for he never pulled back the hood, except by accident. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It shimmered in the moonlight, turning all shades of blue, from indigo to haint blue and back again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

So I said educated or not, you weren’t likely to run away from me because I’d promised to take you back to New York with me and set you free. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He shoves two fingers down Lincoln’s throat and presses down on the back of the tongue, just in case food or drink is lodged in the esophagus. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll see you soon, then,” she said, and headed back into the kitchen as I stood alone with my mind blown. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He went back to the living room and sat down at a small table that stood to the left of the telescreen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Daddy likes to have fish on Saturdays, like Mama fried up back home. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

She didn’t come back into school the minute the bell rang after their long lunch. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

There were more things to tell her, things I held back: like the fact that I was hungry in bed this morning. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“My boyfriend back home loves dogs. I just don’t.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In about forty-five minutes, I went back down. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They probably kept the good stuff in the back. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

As one yanks back his head to take the death bite, something bizarre happens. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She sat back in the seat and crossed her arms, pouting. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

We walked side by side down the washed-out dirt road on our way back to campus. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Now it’s coming from the back door instead of the front door, and is even more insistent than before. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I backed up, but the threads consumed me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I think back to the two cans our caretaker had placed on the dresser. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Frightful and I crept back to the tree. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back, the last thing Bigwig saw was the face of General Woundwort staring out of the gap in the willow herb where the boat had lain. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t scowl back, even though I wanted to. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Me and Rondell hopped in the back of the truck and my gramps handed me an empty bucket and nodded at me, and I nodded back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Look there. The little one is already back at her chores. And she did a fine job sweeping earlier.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A boy sits with his back to me—but I'm sure he's smiling too. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The rider’s cloak streamed behind him, and his hood was thrown back; his golden hair flowed shimmering in the wind of his speed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I played a few bars, surprised at how easily the notes came back to me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He steadies me with a hand against my back and leaves it there. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

If the enemy were already in flight, Thistle could be sent back with a message to Groundsel and Vervain to bring everyone up immediately. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, sir,” and scuttled back to his place. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Gino looked at the ball bouncing away in the distance and then looked back at me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time I talk back to the captain, I seem to earn a little more respect from her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The mattress creaked and popped as I kicked back the covers, left Helena sleeping, and ran out of the bedroom and through the empty apartment to Mr. and Mrs. Diamant’s old room. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When I came back in the Store, I took Momma’s hand and we both walked outside to look at the pattern. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good. Very good. Begin unloading it, would you? We’ll send the trolley back out with Captain Short.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Looking back up at Dadi, I smiled, feeling a tad embarrassed. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Your mother will be back tomorrow, about the time you get back from school. She will be fine,” he said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When it was very hot he sometimes took himself off along the street to the sea, had a swim, then trotted back, wet and cool. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hefted the Story Box back onto my shoulders and started walking before fear talked me out of it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He said, “Whatever,” and walked back to the club’s office. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Harry looked back at the snake, willing himself to believe it was alive. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She set up her easel under the stovepipe, right next to the back window, because she said it got natural sunlight—which it did, relatively speaking. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there alone; there was no microphone to support me, only the coffin before me upon the backs of its wobbly carpenter's horses. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He offers the trainer his hand and pulls him back up to his feet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He texts back K, because “OK” is too long for our modern world. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Eddie was in the back corner, trapped between two seats, struggling and failing to free himself. He asked me to save him. ‘ Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Alex was at the start of a long tunnel, the uneven walls and ceiling held back by wooden beams. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

"I've been waiting for you in that town there," he says, pointing back at the few poor buildings. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He leans back against the counter behind us, widening the space between him and his friends. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He stood still, and the golden monkey turned his head to look in the cave, said something, and turned back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When I finally came back to the meadow, it was very late, maybe four or five in the morning, but Calypso was still in her garden, tending the flowers by starlight. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

If they trace their lineage back far enough, at a certain point it splits into white and native and a tangled web of “other.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But imagine you’re six and you came home every day crying, begging not to go back to school. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Him catch Abbey, not know we come to catch back.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her parents were there, and he nearly broke into laughter at how excited Hishaam seemed, his hand waving back and forth frantically. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the silence, I could hear the sound of the bone breaking, and the dog backed away on three legs. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t silly, wasn’t always twiddling her plaits, didn’t tattle or gossip, didn’t hit boys over the head with books or scrape the back of your neck with a sweetgum burr when you weren’t looking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He would be back with some other moneymaking scheme. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Holding her skirt high, my mother led the way back, running and laughing. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and looks back at the road. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I shoot back a yes and sigh, standing up to get changed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But he made a left at Third and went around the block, coming back out to Main Street at Fifth, the whole time glancing at me weird through the rearview. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you want to get back at the Allens?” her father asked. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He lit the stub of candle in the saucer where he’d put it when he came back into the cabin. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Cut them both off. He fought. Strong boy, even if he didn’t show much sense. The judge’s son hit him, and he struck back. And he said some things he shouldn’t have said.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He sinks back into his seat and whispers to his informant, “What did I do wrong? Why didn’t anyone laugh?” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I have lusted in my heart to break a man’s skull and scatter the stench of his brains across several people’s back yards. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reappeared thirty minutes later, drained, back in a modicum of control. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Like it’s difficult to drive three hours to Chicago, answer some questions, and drive back? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you do a sweep of the city? Check the defenses. See who’s left in Olympus. Meet Annabeth and me back here in thirty minutes.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Grandma nuzzled me in the back of the neck with her thumb. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The young nun looked back at the windows behind them and stood aside. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kisses my cheek, hands me his umbrella, and heads back to the lab. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Leary went back into his office, braced for the mob inside. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I will tell him that his father has come, that an angel brought him back from Heaven for a while. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The college kid placed the tub back in the crate. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“And can you guarantee that he won’t come back in the next twenty minutes?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He backs slowly out of his parking spot, lips pressed together. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

They were tracking her too easily, probably using her body heat to pick her out among the trees, like the minders back home. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The lead kept going back and forth between us. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Mr. Trepid dragged Dallas in through the back door. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“If you are lying to me,” said Gwydion, “I shall soon find out. Then I will surely come back with wrath.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

All the animals were now present except Moses, the tame raven, who slept on a perch behind the back door. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Harper was knocked out when a horseshoe hit him in the back of the head. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

With his head down, he says in a trembling voice, “Pa, the chief told me not to go back to his house.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you give the book back to Mr. Remora?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, there was a lot of support for our movement back then, the tide was with us.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Grey Wind threw back his head and howled. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The paths made from years of walking the same ways, from Ray running the routes, back and forth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The effect of it wasn’t very dignified, so Father retreated back to his pulpit made of wired-together palm fronds and raised up one hand, intending I guess to pronounce the benediction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk along the gravel path that divides the back lawn, neatly, like a hair parting. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I found those at the back of the upstairs closet. They may have been here from the previous tenants.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When I got back to the living room and sat between Mabel and Ben, they were in the midst of a conversation with Courtney and a few other people. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The second man pinned his arms back while the first strode forward and wrenched the jiggeh away. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

And of course, the ever-present toothpick danced back and forth from each side of his mouth. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“If you say that again, I’ll slap you back from this table!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And with that, he leans his head back against the wall, sighs, and closes his eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Jeanne starts to laugh, which seems to bring Master Bacon back to reality. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She had a little food and Kapu had told her that the lemmings were coming back. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and he will have Washington on his back, urging him to throw us out of Pennsylvania. He has to fight. We don’t.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I certainly did have a drink...and I came back...after a fashion,” mumbled Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Styx Malone squeezed Bobby Gene’s throat tighter, yanking Bobby Gene back against his chest. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A fight breaks out behind us, and Keenan rests a hand on my back, turning me so he’s between me and the flying punches. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I was an angel with stiffened wings strapped on my back with a gold harness. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you have to go back to the dormitory?” he asks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When he let go, I wiped my hand on the back of my jeans. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then the sun went down and the other men had to start back to town; they all went except Grandfather, because he wanted to listen some more. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a grey cloak with hood thrown back. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Finally we came to a small room that looked out onto the back. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, in the course of my work, someone would make a remark suggesting that perhaps the War on Drugs is a racist conspiracy to put blacks back in their place. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Afterward we caught the D train up to 1-2-5 and back home to St. Nick. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lemoncello walked over to the wall of bookshelves and tilted back the head on a marble bust of Andrew Carnegie, revealing a red button hidden in his neck. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Miss Pattillo, how do you feel about going back to Central High?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes one step toward the kitchen, then turns back to face Axel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In the back of the room a kid giggled, then another, and another. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But the taste brings back a few too many memories. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If Pollard rides Seabiscuit,” he explained to the press, “I know he will bring the horse back intact, and that is my chief concern.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such a small thing to almost cause World War III. “We have to get back to New York,” I said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Before I get back into bed, I say a quick prayer like I promised, Thank you, God, for not telling Uhmma about the lie. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I sank back down in a kitchen chair, then leaned forward and held my head in my hands. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Tell the driver of that black SUV to turn around this instant and come back to our house.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She just got back from wherever it was she went.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rubbing his eyes, Matt saw Maria’s present on a shelf, and the birthday party came back with hideous clearness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or at least kiss another boy. Well, actually, I think he said that in a letter. Or maybe he said some of that after he got back.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He swayed back and twisted, took a blow on his shoulder intended for his face. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

And now there came a sort of sucking noise, and very quickly all the blue frothy mixture in the huge basin was sucked back into the stomach of the machine. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

To ease the pain, we took turns lying flat on our stomachs in the furrows and pressing down on each other’s backs with our hands. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He tracked us back to the bam, I thought. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The property clerk went back to a cubby, opened the plastic bag containing the hat and the money, and pulled out the hat. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He turned to Grover, who backed up and almost tripped over his completed bridal train. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The acoustics in this place are so good their conversation reaches all the way to the back. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He came back with a flagon erf pale amber wine and a small silvered looking glass in an ornate golden frame. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her blonde hair is streaked with gray, and tied back in a thick, cinnamon-roll-shaped bun. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I walked over to a young birch tree, cut off several long strips of bark, and brought them back to her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Strike hard and true, crow, or I'll come back and haunt you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And I felt the unbroken line of me and of her stretching back from our cribs to the dead guy to acquaintanceship to now. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When she came back to me, Ari, she seemed so fragile. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“We need to go back there,” I said, but as I reached for the revolver in my pocket, Frankie seized me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was time to run back up the "ladder." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

After I signed in, she pulled the registration book back. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he carried it back and forth to Boys' Lodge and was able to work on it there in the evenings: carving carefully, smoothing, shaping. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But it made me feel better as the man led us down the hall and out onto the back porch. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shouting their names, I dashed back into the building and began to search for them. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“So much for going back to sleep,” Mom yells over Teddy’s noise. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told him how when they’d tried to pick him up the dog had run away from them, leading them back up the mountain. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Miss Duncan looks back down the road, her lips pursed in thought. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Then the ships brought sugar to North America, to be sold or turned into rum—which the captains brought back to Europe. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Can you spell good-by’?” suggested Milo as he continued to back away. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She treated me well, but the next day I hopped a train and headed back to Kaufman. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We snuck around to the back entrance and made our way to the kitchen, where cooks, busboys, and servers were all bustling around, getting ready for dinner. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We placed handcuffs and leg irons on our inmate, helped him into the van, and passed back through the sally port to the outside. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been badly hurt in a bomb attack, and couldn’t go back into battle. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Mama was standing there, staring at me, waiting to see if I'd go back down. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

On the back of Stomach Contents, I drew two pups side by side. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Here is forty cents. Now don’t get lost! And be back at our regular meeting place by the pigpen very soon!” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She hauled the heavy planks back onto the well, covering it as carefully as she could. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, I want to. I should change first, but then go back to the village.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He told Hermes to go down to the underworld and to bid the lord of it let his bride go back to Demeter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her first impulse was to move back to Paris. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The slightest movement, almost imperceptible, before a hand ripped back the curtain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet and pushed his mother back into death and closed his mind against her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"See you in a few, Commander," Watney radioed back. . . four . . . three . . . two . The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bennie went to the counter and came back stirring milk into a paper cup. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He took Yandry back to the tiller, where they spoke in low voices, too quietly for the dwarf to hear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Most people would stand back and zero in on a tiny hole. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then I realized that I didn’t have to go back to meet the man at all. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had backed themselves into a tight knot in the middle of the field. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went out of the room and did nothing to the parlour and came back. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

A white soldier reentered the building, and the black man smoothly switched back to the language of the whites. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lazlo asked her when he saw her coming back from a test at the anchor. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But I knew I would never go back. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

She walked back to her desk, high heels clicking on the floor. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We gathered up our documentation and went back to the house. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He backed off a step, spread his legs, planted his feet firmly. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It varies,” she brushed her long black hair back over her shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All would make for useful hostages if and when Red Ronnet should return to try and take back the castle that his father had stolen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Harry’s ribs ached, he felt lightheaded with hunger, but he lay back on the grass beneath the reddening sky and laughed until his throat was raw. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Matthias’s attention was held by something that protruded out of the back of the chair. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was already a junior and her program was meant for freshmen and sophomores, who are easier to get back on track than juniors and seniors. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Clancy went flying back into the shelves, hard enough that there was an audible crack as his head connected with the back wall. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Without waking his sister, he climbed off the shelf, and shy of squatting on the crown of a hill in a new sun, he walked a little farther back into the cave. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of answering, he hopped back in the bus. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He was out of luck on the boys’ side, so he turned toward the desk all the way in the back of the class, behind Yvonne. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

There was a lean clothes pole in the back of the yard from which six washlines on pulleys connected with six kitchen windows. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought for a minute or so, pushing back her kids like they were a tide about to flow out the door. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She backs away from the badly dented box, her paws held up in surrender. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Lissa jiggled the board accidentally, and I nudged a checker back into position. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was like a nation in crisis, looking back, and back, and back — its history might be ugly, but its past shone perfect. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to hold back from shouting in pure joy and relief. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

As we turned the corner I looked back and saw him standing there, watching us, and he waved his hand and he was laughing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In all, half of the responses that came back to the stockbroker were delivered to him by these same three people. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cecile went back to her kitchen, fussing up a full steam like she was talking to someone. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick my phone up from the floor and climb back up to the top bunk. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

A little door was open at the back of the cage, and apparently Bobo was in the inner part where they get fed. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I leaned the shotgun back in its usual place against the wall and came back to the window. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled at the priest and he smiled back across the candle-light. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Newt walked over and sat back down on the bed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I step back to steady myself, but he puts his hand on my shoulder and looks me right in the eye. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“You better get back to class,” she said, and handed me a paper towel. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came just before lunch, as he was standing at his locker, and flew in with such force it knocked him back, making the row of lockers resound like a steel drum. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And then Osha exploded up but of the pool with a great splash, so sudden that even Summer leapt back, snarling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Terror comes back; I smell vomit and bleach. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The look he gave me seemed to see right through me, right to my back collar button. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Real potatoes are backward for him. Remember this is our newly middle-class world. We haven’t completed the first cycle of prosperity, before going back to the beginning again, to drink milk from the cow’s udder.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Farther back, there was a buzz of confusion. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about it, Mama,” he said, walking back to the dining room table. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Aberforth glared at her: His lips moved as if he were chewing the words he was holding back. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Charley looked after him and sighed and went back to sleep. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to pick up the pace, but their bodies hurt too much and they settled back into a slow walk despite the urgency. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Dicey, standing with her back to the room, the cool water running over her hands as she scrubbed the dirt from potatoes, heard that coldness and that finality. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I turned to the back page. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They strolled back to the wagon to retrieve a heavy coil of rope and unhitched one of the horses to help drag the tree out of the road. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was only then she realized that Kainene had come with her and was silently holding her as she shouted, “Leave me alone! Leave me alone!” at the bar owner, who backed away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I get back into the seat and take a deep breath and try to clear my head, which ain’t easy. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But that only worked for a while, and then our hunger pains would come back. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If Prince Dain says you are part of the Court of Shadows, then you are. Try not to be too much of a disappointment and we’ll have your back.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As he made his way back to the dugout, he spoke to the camera. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The old man turned back to his wagon and began to extemporize. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Little lace doilies were everywhere—on arms and backs of chairs, in the center of a large dining table, on little tables. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put it back and set the box on the windowsill by my bed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

At six thirty, Ellsberg gathered his papers and raced back to his own office. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When Hermione returned from the trolley and put her money back into her schoolbag, she dislodged a copy of the Daily Prophet that she had been carrying in there. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They could run away, back to New Orleans. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing here?” he asked, handing the passport back to her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I turned back to Tino and tried to help him up. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re okay,” her mom said, brushing Bridge’s hair back from her forehead and letting her fingers run lightly along Bridge’s scalp. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I looked back over my shoulder at the receding Stuart. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clenched her bow tightly enough for the wood to groan, and pulled back her final shot. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

You might not want to invite us to your parties, you might think we’ll rob you blind when you got your back turned. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled back and rubbed at her arm, up by the elbow. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked to the water’s edge, and back to the terrace, and back to the water again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once he shuffled sideways to avoid a woman with a toddler tied to her back. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

There she was, waiting on the back step with two neat sacks beside her, one for herself and one for him, only his exactly twice as big. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

They leaned toward each other and kissed before Aaron backed the car out of the driveway. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I smoothed my hand over his thick hair, cupping the back of his neck. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She’d been playing for some time with her back to him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her maimed fingers clutched against his back with a desperate strength, as if to hold him safe forever in the shelter of her arms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Folks back home are probably having a Fourth of July parade and a picnic. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Kabuo nodded and went back to work, his hammer striking efficiently. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ivan scratched the back of his head, eyes darting from place to place on the ground. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He placed Flying with the Cannons on his bedside table, crossed to the window, and drew back the curtains to survey the street below. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“If it gets heavy, I can take it back,” he said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

We drove back to New York packed in Daddy’s car, while Henry slept peacefully in the back of his own car with Walter driving. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chester lifted the black wings that were carefully folded across his back and with a quick, expert stroke drew the top one over the bottom. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The interview’s tomorrow afternoon at this woman’s home— she runs her business from one of those office sheds in the back garden—which just happens to be in Witney. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt the fine spray the boat threw back, inhaled the salty air, and looked out to a horizon made only of sky and water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clench my teeth, biting back the anger. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smooths his clothes and his short beard and backs away. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I shrug it off, but always it climbs back on. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Here, just use my phone,” Berry said, digging in her back pocket. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Once he reached the bus, he went to the very back seat—and only then did he turn around to look back toward the house and Mom. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He sat down again with his back to Lyra and, still not looking at her, he wiped his hand across his eyes. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, good. So you think the girl likes you back?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Levi is rocking back and forth from his heels to his toes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“My friends won’t believe me when I tell them I rode across the island on the back of a bear!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I pushed back the covers of the bed, sensing trouble. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t been back up there yet. I don’t know if I can face him. I don’t even know what to...say? I will, though. I will.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I can clearly see the trail Mango left behind him when he went back and forth between the litter box and the foot of my bed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He and Josh hugged and patted each other’s backs. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Syracuse and, surprisingly, mighty Cornell— the Big Red hope of the East—continued to hang back with Washington, perhaps playing their game. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Thomas stared in wonder as her eyes rolled up into her head and she fell back to the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The crew raced back and forth from the trees to the ship, bringing meat and eggs, heads of wild cabbage and casks of freshwater. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Richard’s eyes widened slightly, and then he fell back against his chair, all the menace and tension draining away from him, and in that moment, Ophie was relieved. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

His mother took her hand from his head and backed up a bit into the darkness of the porch. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She was familiar with these visits, despite what leases said about limited rights of entry, and she stepped back to let Mrs. Richardson get a better view. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Rob holds his hands up and takes a step back. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But if I can create the defoliant, we could be back on Sagan within a day. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Malfoy sank back across her lap and allowed her to resume the stroking of his hair. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

‘Elrond knew what he was about when he wanted to send Mr. Merry back.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Me and Rose had called him back and talked with him. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Please go back and tell those who sent you that you did not find my son. Tell your fellow witches that you did not see him.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Castleman wisely stepped into the back room, where her husband was twisting and kneading bread, leaving her son alone with his thoughts. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He was looking forward to getting back to Hogwarts, but his month at the Burrow had been the happiest of his life. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Wherever I went now, whether to the shore when I gathered shellfish or to the ravine for water, I carried this weapon in a sling on my back. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve been staying in the back, keeping to myself and listening, and trying to decide if this club is a good fit for me after all. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Laila sensed anxiety in the way she tugged at her sleeves, adjusted her hijab, pushed back a curl of hair. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Emma and Chess went back to staring at the computer screen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He had to come back for the funeral, because I could not go alone, and going with anyone other than the Colonel would amount to alone. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Theo and Jo are making plans for their official engagement announcement back in the Netherlands when a telegram arrives from Gauguin. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We linger in the background and then press ourselves into the herd of green shirts, not in the back where we'd be noticed, but coming in from the side so we're quickly surrounded by them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He shuts the binder and tries to hand it back to me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Until last year, when the shitstorm began, I sat with Charlie in the back booth on the east side of the cafeteria. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

My knees and back were always aching—I would get up in the morning and it would take me at least an hour to shake the stiffness from my joints, especially in the wintertime. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The pieces remain in the back row and are placed randomly, on squares that are different from where they normally reside. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We sit on the bed and lean against the cushioned back of the sofa. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My father was then led to the back of the cave where an ablution ceremony was held. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came back after a while full of chilly glow and energy and talk. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were lying on our backs side by side as we sang, and made our arms and hands dance in sync above our heads. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a committee of faceless bureaucrats back on Earth? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the same smell that had assaulted Mark and Alec when they’d approached their own village after chasing down the Berg and marching back. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The fisherman balanced him there, placing a callused hand at Edward’s back. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, ma’am. I brought your breakfast,” she said, struggling back to standing and lifting the tray a little higher. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

His answer brought me straight back to my Garland days. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The Capitol forces fell back and have regrouped farther into the city. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Neutrality is a luxury Kerch has too long enjoyed. The members of the Council think that their wealth protects them, that they can sit back and count their money while the world squabbles.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“So you didn’t get all the school awards back in elementary school? And I guess they just give anybody a scholarship to those rich kid schools, huh?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand any of this,” Nox said, still keeping back a step. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He pulls a crumpled baseball cap from his back pocket, slides it down until his forehead is gone. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Work on them weeds a whole hour, and when five o’clock comes, I start back toward the shed. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together they walked back to the old woman. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

But she knew as well as I that I could not go back to my village. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

How long had he been waiting like that, staring at her back? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He put them in the back seat of someone’s car. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I run back to take it, but Lev holds on for an extra moment. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

First little breaths, then bigger ones, then finally I could feel my face and my back hurting, and I had my wind back. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of swimming back to where the twins crouched on the bank, he swam to the far side of the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The traps helped my dog-wanting considerably, but like a new toy, the newness wore off and I was right back where I started from. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said I would call her and went on back downstairs to where Ice was waiting. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When the commercials come on, he turns back to me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

We didn’t even charge her ten cents a verse, as we used to back home. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means I have to find a way back to Rose Hill, and quicklike. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We heard a clopping of hooves and a jangle of harness, and here came Miz Eubanks in he: buckboard, back from uptown. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sit up and scoot back and check the wall I was leaning against. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The side of the house looked very like the front and back, and the door flew open the very instant they knocked. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

While Reverend Griffin carried the spitting clams into the house, Lizzie took Turner’s hand that held his bat on the knob, and they walked back down to the shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

His insistence on being more precise than Archimedes goes back into his youth, when he had devised an instrument, the balincetta, which would make more exact measurements of specific gravities than any made before. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine,” Marco says, though his back is aching from the fall and his eyes still sting. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But the dancing dolls were from two trips back. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Before going to bed I open the back door and make my way to the privy. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Soon everyone will be back in Ninth Ward, making the neighborhood like it used to be. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I ran back along the train tracks, circling, trying to find an end to the fence, but every street that led into the ghetto had been blocked. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She pointed back at the car, at me. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I put my gown back on and lay down next to him and rubbed his back. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The BFG wiped the tears from his eyes with the back of his hand and gave Sophie a long thoughtful stare. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was back in the long shadow Sam had left behind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He studies the wax women in the Sears window, then strolls back the other way. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to kiss him now, but something held her back. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As he nuzzled him gently the head rolled sideways and back again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, let’s begin . . .” An hour later, crestfallen, Ruby returned; Bloom was out back with his children, helping them feed hay bale flakes to their Shetland ponies. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the back door open, the house wasn’t as dark as I’d expected. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I almost made it,” I mumbled to Beau, though whether I meant to the top or back home I wasn’t even sure. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They watched police officers haul migrants by the hair or twist their wrists behind their backs, the “manita de puerco, ” before throwing them into the back of their pickup trucks. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I pulled her back as a wave of javelins sailed over our heads. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

‘Store-room in there, and above the floods, luckily,’ said Pippin, as they came back laden with dishes, bowls, cups, knives, and food of various sorts. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, c’mon! Are you kidding me?” one of the guys shoots back. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Calliope’s hair tickles the back of my throat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The shopkeeper kept insisting, but they moved out and got back into the canoe, cold and wet as they were, and pushed off straightaway. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

This teacher that taught biology, Mr. Zambesi, stuck his head out of this window in the academic building and told us to go back to the dorm and get ready for dinner. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The questions I’d tried not to think about before come back to me now. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kapasi gathered Bobby in his arms and brought him back to where his parents and siblings were standing. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He pawed up Temp’s back, found Boots’s hot little fingers, and entwined them with his own. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I give her the camera and my ball of ones, and she comes back with a little bag holding the jar wrapped in newspaper and the camera. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He was after the North Vietnamese troops just across the border in Cambodia that were moving into Vietnam, attacking, and running back into Cambodia to hide in the jungle. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Bright light flashed inside Brian’s eyes—red and glaring—and he opened them to find that he was on his back, staring directly at the sun. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

In no time he’d be back in the slammer, for doing something even worse. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was a court order addressed to Jack So-and-so, informing him that if he didn’t pay his back alimony he would be in contempt and punishable. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got back to the bunk, my hands were shaking. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going back to the castle. The princess can’t avoid me forever.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

In back of the Frog was a long line of blue light, fading as the water settled down again. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was back in my home turf—the sea. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Fermin comes back from the kitchen and hands me a can of Budweiser and sits in a dining chair with a can for herself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could get to Watsonville, do her business, and get back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think he sees about as much as Santa Claus,” I said, opening my journal back up, ripping out my last entry and crumpling it in a ball. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant lumbered back to the round chamber. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

More than anything, I wanted to take those sharp words back, but I knew I couldn’t. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I turned out the light and tried to drop back to sleep, but Joan's face floated before me, bodiless and smiling, like the face of the Cheshire cat. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

When she ran her hand along the wall it came back coated in cool white dust. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He tilts his chin and catches my eye, then spins his head back into its rigid, proper place. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Nina might not be able to put you back, you know. Not without another dose of parem. You could be stuck like this.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I ate alone and walked back to my room in the snowy twilight, with a sour, humorless feeling as if I were the victim of a practical joke. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Viju’s father went back to fishing and would hunt honey when it came in season, and Viju came back sheepishly for the last few weeks of school. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He picked the pamphlet up from the floor and folded it, shoving it into his back pocket. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

That warm, gooey marshmallow feeling in my chest was back again. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Finally the decon team, still wearing space suits, went back inside the building and collected the spore samples. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not the same as being outside, hands in the earth, sun on her back, but better than being stuck in a classroom. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

These are some of the accounts they brought back: Early in the morning when everyone was asleep in the tent, it was blown up into the air, together with the occupants. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Aunt Maggie defied her fear and made frequent trips back to Elaine, but she went in secret and at night and would tell no one save my mother when she was going. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when at last the sun rose out of the sea and the great silver-plated dome of the temple flashed back its light, he was almost dazzled. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

His friends in the passenger seat and the back seat are as silent as stones. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I think it belongs back in the book,” I said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

One day Katie, falling back on a woman’s always-respected excuse, told her forelady that it was her time of the month; she didn’t feel so good. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the security guard is distracted, my grandfather will use his key card to get in the back door and grab the T. melvinus. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Kneeling on Roy’s chest, he hauled back to hit him again. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grinned and eagerly hopped back and forth. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then—I don’t know, I must’ve blacked out, because the next thing I knew my back was against a wall, in an entirely different place, and a strange girl was talking to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I pushed the terror back as well as I could. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Dude, watch out! Step on a crack, and break your mother’s back.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And if you add a piece out of David’s order, he’ll take it back out — even if it fits. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled his eyes, not looking at me, trying to back out without running over the car enthusiasts. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He pushed his hat back, and the sun burned into his already brown face, making him squint. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I turned my attention back to the coach. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Thomas felt his elation wither, and he stepped back and turned toward the Hole. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He flipped the mirror back up and continued. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When the bell rings Mrs. Brook tells me I have twenty minutes of recess with the little kids and then I have to go back to my classroom like they do. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell the hug surprised her as much as it did Grandpa, who looked like he didn’t know whether to hug her back or not, which he didn’t. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But the golden godson was stuck on a camel, farther back in the caravan, and Lazlo had to be content with echoing exclamations from Calixte, who was given to gloating. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Hold out your right hand,” he says, leaning back in his chair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She kept her back to me as she flung the big wooden door open. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

On my way back upstairs I heard a woman’s voice in Raymond’s room. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Her older sister Juju, who’s been taking care of Char since their parents died two years back, has got all kinds of stuff at her house. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Sorry. What? Yes, oh sure, you take the cab. I need to talk to my daughter. Yes, I’m sure. I’ll meet you back at the hotel later.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Hermione said when they had finally given up and were walking back to the school. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They help me under the covers, and after I’m tucked safely inside, my mother brushes back my hair and kisses my forehead. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

That tenderness in her voice when she called him back from his memories, from Dunkirk, or from the roads that led to it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He stamps the postage and I head back home. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

One night, as I'm walking Gale back into town, he even admits, “It’d be better if he were easier to hate.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When me and the Wool Pooh were trying to grab it away from each other the back part had gotten ripped. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he crumpled to the ground, a pair of beaten-up shears protruding from his back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Even as he spoke, he lifted his semiconscious wife into his arms, blankets and all, and strode back toward the house. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As they walked back toward the house Cyrus turned left and entered the woodlot among the trees, and it was dusk. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

People’s heads turned; those at the back were standing on tiptoe. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Three freckles on the back of a metal snake. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I pushed the bathroom door open and quickly jumped back inside. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Then he turned back toward the stopped cars and puff his chest, almost bucking, daring them to move. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I throw myself back on the bed and stare at the ceiling. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

To my right, the zip line snaps, the wire cord whipping back and shattering the windows below me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I forgot we decided to wear them the first day back. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

And now that spring was here, the Soviet Union tried to strike back against the German forces. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I lifted them away and inspected the view: a small back yard, with a few fruit trees and an empty clothesline. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

One of them starts to turn back around, and I slam my eyes shut. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A moment later he was back in the alley, and Tomás was with him. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The hired men had stayed back with the horses. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She petted him, soothed him, and got him back to bed. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I was already struggling to keep ahead of the prisoners at the back of the column. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’d tasted it once, with the idea of stealing it, and hurriedly spit it out and put the bottle back on the shelf. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

That evening, while he was cooking dinner, a quiet voice on the radio announced that Nigeria would embark on a police action to bring back the rebels of Biafra. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A while back, though, he started working part-time as a clown for children’s birthday parties. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I cripple him with my boyish boniness and have the gun pointed at the back of his neck. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

As he walked, I saw him reach back for my hand, but I slowed instead and kept my arms to my sides. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled up Garfield's bloody clothing and scanned his back. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was a great roar from the motorbike, and Harry felt the sidecar give a nasty lurch: He was rising through the air fast, his eyes watering slightly, hair whipped back off his face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of getting back into Mr. Randolph’s house and getting the rest of the money. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

It bounces back and lands on the ground, glowing. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Seven nodded and tried to hold back tears. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then to Bloody Juan, Get her dressed and take her back. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wheels of social change were turning—slowly, but they were turning—and nothing he or the Klan could do would turn them back. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s your name?” he said, placing his shiny shoes across the table and leaning back on the swivel chair, twirling a silver pen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying to replay how he’d opened the trunk the day before, when the taxi bolted forward, tossing him against the back metal edge of the trunk. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Proud lords whose houses went back thousands of years made way reluctantly for the balding, frog-faced commoner as he marched past. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I barely touched him,” Will protested as he retreated to the back of the line and dropped to the gym floor. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Report back to me, and I will tell you what you need to know about Daedalus.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Tally saw the other uglies come back in before lunchtime. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I ran back to the living room of the white house one last time and placed the final treasure inside the trophy case. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As the analysts fall back into arguing about this year’s newest players, I swallow a wave of jealousy. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It seemed obvious that the pilots would not come back later to pick him up. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you come back I want you to deliver these casseroles to the Community Center. Mr. Spizz will deliver them to the ladies who called in for a home-cooked meal.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You’ll make friends and do things here just like you would back home.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He punched the shape back into his hat. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She turns back to me and lowers her voice. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He sprints back up to the landing, drawing his revolver. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I set a slow pace back to the house. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her thick black hair was pulled back into a carefully curled ponytail that bounced when she walked. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put it back in the box and went upstairs. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Ambrose uses one of his gloved hands to pat me on the back. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The guy crashed into an abandoned pile of trash bags, and before he could get back up, Sargon was on him, jaws wide.... City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

When he comes back to London, he goes to work in a new gallery that Goupil’s has bought. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"It is. I was. Only, I just got back from New York with the fencing team," I said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Pima glanced back at the girl where she lay balled up and shivering. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

On the back wall were two curtained doorways, with a larger curtained space between them. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She took a flight back to Connecticut, went to the hotel, and personally searched the laundry room until she found it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

As she reached for the top of one of the boxes, she pulled her hand back. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I head-faked, then cut back the other way and sailed around him, touching the ball down without Chas even wiping a finger’s width of sweat off me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Shawn carried Emily and laid her on the back seat, then Mother placed the baby against Emily’s chest and covered him, creating a makeshift incubator. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I lean forward and reach my hand behind my back, then take my sign off, and I toss it out the window, too. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The cubicle wall comes down to only a foot above the floor, and back through the gap a noiseless arm is retreating, the hand clutching my wallet. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Wren screeched, and she fell back against the table, legs failing her. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The Resistance wouldn't be so heartless as to send her back—not if they knew what would happen to her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Evans looked at me, waiting, expecting me to say something back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Pooky and Tom looked like they were dancing, with Pooky trying to come inside the Big Store and Tom turning him back around. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The man took two steps forward; his boots—exactly like the ones on the table—nudged the back of my standard white slip-ons. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter. Just get them and then get back at me. Get the corners too.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her bangs and braid peek out of the front and back. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I nibbled at the food and sent the tray back almost untouched. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When Jody came back with the steaming kettle, Billy buckled the straps over Gabilan’s head and fitted the bag tightly around his nose. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell at first how she feels about him, the way she leans back, away from his dripping tongue. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, some time back, I had made an appointment to see editor James Hicks of the Amsterdam News, published in Harlem. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembers hearing about Truman’s drama director as far back as seventh grade, when he started performing in middle school shows. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

You ran back down the street while Kat and I laughed like crazy in the window. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

We crawled into the back, stowing away beneath a tarpaulin. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Out on the street, Johnny met officers yelling at their men, trying to get them back into their barracks, striking at them even with the flat of their swords. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later in life, looking back on those days, I realized she was more than pretty. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her head pokes forward like a turtle before she pulls it back in and says in her Nice Voice, He misses Devon. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

People keep peeping over their shoulders at him where he’s sitting at the back of the church with Mama. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As he was walking me back down the corridor, he wanted to know how it went. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started climbing back up the outer face of the monstrous Berg. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

With a little bow and a last awed look at the false door, he backed out of the chapel and set off hurriedly for Rekh’s shop and his work. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Rosa, can you stay until I get back?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“He wakes up screaming and then I can’t go back to sleep.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It kicked up dust as it rolled down Argyle Road, the powder blue suitcase hopping up and down in the back, as fitfully as Marigold s stomach inside her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He folded his hands behind his back and waited. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

On the back, almost hidden against the wall, iron rungs led upward - a ladder. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I thought about getting back on the raft and letting it drift to sea again. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no hope of reeling either back to their good common sense. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would swing my patent leather shoes back and forth like an impatient child riding on a school bus. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came toward her, her black cloak flying back as she came into the house. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Capone picks up the handbag and gives it back to Piper. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carmen jumped into her original seat when Mop came back inside. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I’m going to push it in nextside the hangers at the back of my closet. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You best eat it here, before we go back in.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Some of the passengers rushing to get back on the train stopped to watch as Loomis loped over the trestle. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"Well met, my lady. Your brother charged us to keep an eye out for your party, and escort you back to Riverrun in all haste should we come upon you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She falls back onto the bed, and tears of frustration slide down her cheeks. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

They sit in the back seat—my brother no longer gets carsick—and talk in pig Latin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Turning around, bawling as he did, right back in the hole he went. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Ash felt someone take her other hand and pull her back away from the dancing girls, and the fairy woman turned to look at who had restrained her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hold her till I get back,” Yossarian ordered, yanking him out of bed on top of her and running out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

"Well, never you mind, run back and tell him a kettle can't be hurried." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She could hear them as she walked down the back stairs, her hand sliding down the polished wooden banister. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie smiles at him and goes back to the flour sacks in the corner near the mixing machines. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Moments later, the hall leads me out into the narrow back alley behind the building and near its garbage bins. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Arm bowed courteously, and the women turned their backs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stared back at the woman, who then quickly got into her car and drove away. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

But the girls in the back row turn to watch some boy passing outside. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I struggled to push him back and to keep the dark curtain of unconsciousness from descending over me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s in a miniskirt and tight leggings and flat clumpy black shoes with laces, her hair is shaved up the back the way my brother’s used to be, a late forties squareboy’s cut. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harry shouted back over all the noise, also applauding loudly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You better come back. Are you coming back.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my heart tightened as the first crowd swung imperturbably back to their looting with derisive cries, like sandpipers swinging around to glean the shore after a furious wave's recession. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here they is. Look. It’s fixed back just like it was at first. Hush, now.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hugged me and I hugged her back, holding on tight. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A moment later, no joke, the train’s lights and fans come back and we continue moving. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But when he got home with the prescription, he went out back of the red-brick house. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

My mind stumbles to a comforting conclusion: I can always try going back to school...later. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She makes a marching motion, trying to smile, but it falls quickly and the sadness flickers back into her face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I ran back up the steps on my tiptoes and down the hall to the little dead girl’s room. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

When it was just the birds singing once again, he walked back to the car, conflicted. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I looked back at Mama, frozen on the sofa holding Frankie, who had hidden his face in her chest. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then he walked away, folding his hands behind his back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The ocean that had chased them back and made them flee for the shelter of the ice pack is the worst ocean on the globe. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

My face is starting to burn so I step back in my little room. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Vanessa said, bringing us back to the present. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They stood next to Joseph, and he backed up a little so they wouldn’t be standing behind him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I put my flat back on and started kicking at the dirt, trying to unearth whatever was under there. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Christ, maybe if he got back in Devine’s good graces he could actually tie into some kind of steady livelihood for once— “None of us really knows,” Ruby said. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just in case I ever escaped. I had some pieces of metal back there, too, but nothing the right size. This needle is perfect,” said his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped back, screaming, “It’s moving, it’s moving!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they’ll turn back, maybe there’s no other way across, but we shouldn’t wait to find out.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I pushed my head back and pressed my spine against the eyelet sheet. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t know how to get back home. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Enzo let go of George’s leg and George ran back up to the suite, Aunt Daisy was practically howling too. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

I lie back beside him and look up at the stars. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wave back, lifting my arm high, spreading my fingers wide. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He raises his wrist and frantically peels back his coat sleeve. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But at the last moment, I banked to the right, then arced back around. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’d been determined not to act like a big baby, but once we got back to the hotel, I couldn’t hold it in any longer. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"I plan to bring round waists back into fashion as they were last year." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The forehead was laid open, oozing blood back into the matted hair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

With that he ushers us out the door and back down the hall. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He was naked, curled into a ball, his back to us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But when she smiles, her skin pulls back like a curtain, stretching her features until they are as lineless as a young woman’s. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he has his back to the courtyard and is facing a pillar, his forehead touching it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

You go for your local constable, and he and I ride out and bring back the child and the criminals. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Käthe’s gone back to Alsace and I’m waiting for the moon again—everything in place and we’ve had confirmation of a bomber flypast planned for Sat. night—whether or not Op. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I watch Soojin put her empty containers back in her lunch bag, looking for a clue to why she’s acting so bizarre. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The rumbling continued as we ran back down the slope. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think of a happier way of having it spoiled—not if this meant that maybe one day soon we’d be back living an ordinary life. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“His uncle bought it illegally in South America. He snuck it back to the States when it was a baby. You know what it eats?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I hurry to the back and take a seat. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

E.J. comes back into the living room, a can of soda in his hand. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

His one remaining back leg jacked him up, and Runt rolled onto his wounded haunch with a yelp of pain. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“We don’t need any help. You can go back to wherever you came from.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He lurches forward, knocking me back, and the gun flies out of my hands. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She straightened her back and added, with some authority, “Something has prevented him from being here.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Undaunted, Hermione shoved her hand back into her bag and pulled out what appeared to be a bright red eraser. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The lights inside the limo transmuted from orange, to red, and back to purple. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Adam was lying back in his chair, his palms clasped behind his head, and he was smiling at the ceiling. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Six. He can’t stand to do-dad around here very long. Then he heads back from his real estate office about five.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, she was. She was a Ptolemy. Big family back then. They were Greek Egyptians. I’ve got a little Egyptian blood in me, too. You and me are probably related.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"You! With the instrument! Get back over to the musicians. There's nothing to look at here." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We went back to waiting in the sun. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hurricane is gone, but what if it comes back? Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“For a fine dinner to celebrate. Come back to the coffeehouse a week from today, and we’ll watch the prices rise together.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"Running a restaurant is hard. Spend a week at Disney World, and when you come back all your customers have gone elsewhere. Mo was the one who traveled. I stayed to, y'know, help out." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

‘He tried to call me ... I called back, of course. Right away. But nobody picked up. It was switched off again. Nobody. Oh, Salim. You called me. And I wasn’t there for you.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I miss you so much!” she says back. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

This time her savior was an eagle, who poised on his great wings beside her, seized the flask from her with his beak and brought it back to her full of the black water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caddy came in and stood with her back to the wall, looking at me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She decided she’d rather freeze walking back to the castle, and she scrambled out of her seat. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Holly handed the recorder back to me and didn’t say anything. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She got on her knees and shuffled back to the painting, peering at it without the vertigo of standing upright, cradling her hand to her chest. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Looking back, I wish I had gotten that degree,” Blevins said in his soft-spoken lilt. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“D’you think I don’t know what people call me behind my back? Fat Myrtle! Ugly Myrtle! Miserable, moaning, moping Myrtle!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Jessica got up and came back with a box of tissues. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Radar looked up for a second and then back down at the screen. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

With two free hands, Alfhercht turned back to the water and wove his fingers in the air. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And once all his consciousness was back in the little enclosed space under the canopy, he could easily tell what Alice had made out earlier: Lyra needed changing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip, then reluctantly smile back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

When the curling surf raced back to the shore, Tater let it chase him up the beach. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She’s got the hair dryer on the back tank and the hood pulled over her bleached head. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I sat on the back of an ambulance while the cops questioned me and paramedics pressed gauze to my head. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I hollered back as I jumped out of the car and ran toward him. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I just don’t like wasting their money,” Melissa says when she’s allowed back. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grass turf that had been removed when the digging had begun was then placed back on top of the grave. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the third hour, Teresa surprised him, speaking in his mind from back in the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Officer Delinko noticed that three portable . latrines were strapped on the back of the flatbed truck. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fell back and went to sleep again instantly. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He told Kate, “It’s funny what you remember when you think back.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As we went outside to the walkway in the back of the school, I could hear the roar of the crowd in front of the school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looped his greasy hair back around his ears and leaned forward eagerly. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to go back to Macún, to live like savages, with no electricity, no toilets...” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Shivering, Ranofer latched the gate and went back to his mat. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I know,” I said, thinking back to all of the family gatherings we used to have at her house over the years. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He sits back, studying his cards and letting smoke waft from the corners of his mouth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A man in a black mask, the metallic gleam of a gun—I threw my covers off of me and kicked my leg out, sending the attacker stumbling back. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I sat up straight and as I did so something inside my head moved like the weights on a doll’s eyes and it hit me inside in back of my eyeballs. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Grandpa sent word to them right after it happened, but they sent word back saying they wouldn’t come. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

On the back and in the sleeves there are big dark patches. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Becky squealed, flipping back her long black hair, this time showing off dangling earrings. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Percy heard the other kids yelping and backing away, but he stayed focused on his task. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The lab report came back that it was indeed the scat of Felis concolor, the eastern mountain lion, also variously and respectfully known as the panther, cougar, puma, and, especially in New England, catamount. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She did not look back, but she knew. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I remember he’d do the same thing back when we were friends, when he wanted to borrow one of my favorite books or wanted me to help him with homework he didn’t understand. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“My objective is to do a good deed. And also to become Little Miss Central Florida Tire so that my father will come back home.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Some men turned their backs when Matt’s troubles were talked about in their presence. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

What it was like to love something enough to do anything to come back to it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He looked back at us all skeptical, then picked up his folder and started riffling through his papers again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She went back to gazing about the wreckage as if still unable to believe what she saw. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wiggled my toes to bring some feeling back in them. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Betrayal is a friend I have known a long time, a two-faced goddess looking forward and back with a clear, earnest suspicion of good fortune. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mom piped up, Oh, Stevie, it’s great to have you back. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl is right by me, yelling back at the man. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Jason washes his hands and runs back to his video game in the living room. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Everything,” I said, intending to go on, but my tongue only licked the backs of my teeth, tasting the word everything. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see stuff back there, I was certain. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The back kitchen door opened and I thought Herman E. Calloway was coming back in to ruin everybody’s fun, but it was the rest of the band. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He spends the days of orientation rushing around campus, back and forth along the intersecting flagstone path, past the clock tower, and the turreted, crenelated buildings. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the rainy season; there’s little work in the fields during this time, and my back is getting worse.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He stood, grabbing her by the back of her dress as he did. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“You wait there. It boards in twenty minutes. The colored car is at the back.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked back at Mom, unsure what else to say. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

One of the men comes back in from his car with a heavy sack in his arms. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She gropes in her purse for a pen and scribbles a few things down on the back of a receipt. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The Ministry wizards hung back, some looking confused, others scared and resentful. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Rowan found himself standing alone between the burning Tonist cloister and the crowds still held back by peace officers. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She put her camera back in her pocket and joined a group of girls playing hopscotch. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tobin tells Mama we’ll have a follow-up meeting when I come back. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

After a night of fitful sleep on the ground, Scruggs woke up with an eerie premonition he was going to be shot in the back. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When I had finished the eighth grade back in Mason, Michigan, that was the last time I’d thought of studying anything that didn’t have some husde purpose. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He opened his eyes wide, blinked, forced them to work and saw that he was on his back, looking at the stone-layered ceiling of the overhang. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to eat in their dining room, but back in their kitchen would of been all right. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She releases my thumb, so I step back, far enough to give her space to speak, but not so far that I'm out of frame. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He opened the door again and then turned to holler back at the kitchen. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She glared at James, and James looked back at her with large frightened eyes. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hello, Marion,” he said, exhaling a cloud of smoke and turning his back to us. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He ordered the calf bottle-fed, washed himself in a pail, and got back on his horse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The library was destroyed and so Persian literature doesn’t go back much further than that. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Half of the avatars in the club swarmed toward the exit, while the other half drew weapons or began to cast spells, firing laser bolts, bullets, and fireballs back at the invading Sixers. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Grown-ups were kneeling down by them and the adults’ hands fluttered down toward the little girls, then, before they touched anything, fluttered back up, over and over. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

More commonly, the dryness comes back and the fuzz of grass withers or a little frost curls it and there’s that amount of seed wasted. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Terry starts, looking back and forth between them. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He went to the window and opened the shutter, but as he looked out his eyes met those of Miss Annie, who was staring back at him from between the blinds of her shutters. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s right, middleweight. You got to keep in mind that I had more hair and fewer pounds back then.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes caught mine, and then he went back to his watch post. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took Baboo back to my room, and I laid him in my bed and taped the little note to Mom on his chest. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He gingerly put one foot back, ready to turn around and run. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

At least Finn only had to bob his head to the side and then back up again as he scrambled after them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Lyra pushed back her hood to be cooler, but she couldn’t help wrinkling her nose. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I’m lunging back for the bridge, willing to leave no one to those monsters, when he yanks me back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She had a house out in de back yard and dat’s where Ah wuz born. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

A weird, bright courage sang in him as he turned back to Eril-Fane. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I pulled myself back up into the seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Now, heading back to the river, he assessed the weather. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He looked up briefly and went back to his examination of her skin. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your friend Libby,” Heidi says, taking my shoulder and gently pushing me back, so a few grown-up dancers can pass us, “told your older brother.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

When I’m up, I lie there for a moment, sucking in air and heaving it back out again. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Uh, no...no, I think Reynard’s probably right,” said the boy, backing away. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then one of our neighbors in the back of the van started shouting, “I’m not a soldier! I’m not a soldier!” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

On his desk, seven miniature versions of himself ran back and forth carrying pens and stacks of paper. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had told myself to hang back—didn’t want to be lumped in with someone like Mildred—but I found myself running up to him and slipping something in his hand. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how long it was before the two girls came back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We’ll just wait here for you to come back,” said her other father. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled himself back to Shadrach’s running explanation, which accompanied his sketching. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rani's feet twitch, and I'm scared she's still thinking of running away, but she surprises me by smiling back at the woman. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I choose a table in back as far away from the non-action as possible. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and I realized that I was flat on my back on the floor. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I lay in bed and thought about writing back to him. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I stayed there for months playing back every minute of our time together, watching it like I watched the movies, trying to make sense of the days we buried squandering love. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put one hand on Arthur’s head and pushed him down into the seat in the back of the cruiser. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Greg’s eyes came back into full focus and continued up my legs, past where his hand had been allowed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for giving me back my boys.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each new message instructs me to try some new solution and report the results back. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I float back to my tower to wonder about the boy. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

She picked it up again, and was about to give the operator her mother’s number before she dropped it back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The surprise of that makes me dizzy, I guess, because the next thing I’m on my back in the sawdust and I can’t breathe. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of coming back with another defense, his face constricts, his eyes take on a shiny squint, and tears begin to seep out, his body giving way to hopelessness. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, I’m back in the parking lot with Webb at the moment I told him, and just like then, I want these words back. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

All along, he had been preparing for this, if not on American soil, then back in the old country. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the back of the room someone tittered. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And he’d cried to her, “I want Daddy back! Make him not dead!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I've got to call that doctor back in an hour or so and tell some more lies. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make Frank S. appear on his favorite bench by the back door. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

What if he came back home and one was missing? Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“When you lose your face, An-mei,” Popo often said, “it is like dropping your necklace down a well. The only way you can get it back is to fall in after it.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I finish my small portion, I lie back down and leave the world of the Khmer Rouge soldiers behind. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she sits back in her chair and says, “Wow.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Vincent pressed down on a couple of cupcakes with the back of his finger. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She’d been warned repeatedly not to reveal who they were or they could be arrested and taken back to Kabul. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

It’ll only take thirty or forty minutes to fly back there. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

If it were clear enough and you had powerful enough binocs you could probably see all the way back to town. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

That Saturday, Dad told me that to pay me back, he had to earn the money first. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to sit next to me, but I knew it was hard for him to sit, and harder still to stand back up. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The water came to his shoulders and almost covered his back, so that he looked like a dog-headed Viking ship on a mighty river. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he was finished, he stepped back and crossed his arms over his chest. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We'd get the flower, and by this time tomorrow, everything would be back to normal. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“So you’re only taking her for the wedding, then bringing her back?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How do folks around here feel about all this talking back to the Russians?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The third time this happened, the old man shot back with his .22. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was selling better than ever . . . as if time had turned back to the old days when the street had been one of Tangier’s major attractions. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’ll save you some time if I just go there. You have to get back to school to pick up your brother, right?” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe he would come back to the bank he had just left, or he would cross over to the other side. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hang back for a while on my bed, my head down, gathering my strength. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stepped down the stairs with my head held high and my back straight. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now it appeared to be a child carrying something on its back and limping. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once again, I’m thankful for the distraction because no one pays much attention to me and Elsie whispering near the back of the crowd. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I jammed the flashlight into my back pocket and walked quietly behind the garage, where I had a bag with my Grim Reaper costume. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My parents are going to wonder where I am, so I turn off the lights and head back upstairs, feeling slightly less alone. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She staggered back down the row of crates. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Armin ignored him, he turned away and began pacing irritably back and forth. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he tilted back his head and began to sing: There is a little beauty In the op’ning of a flower. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom walked into the room at that exact moment and whacked me in the back of the head with a wooden spoon. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The door is cool against my back as he presses me into it, but his hands? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Except the Bible; I picked it up and sat back on the bed, allowing its blood-red-edged pages to ripple beneath my thumb. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toby kissed her back, pushing himself closer to her body, which was so warm. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They laughed, and moved back into the workshops, where a later, more advanced model of the intention craft was awaiting their inspection. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Jennifer and I showing up was barely a hiccup in their afternoon activities, and they were back to their usual summer fun. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

As I stood without moving, I saw one of the maids pass silently along the passage—she had her back towards me, so did not see me—and go into the room where Lucy lay. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Violet’s next plan—to fall back in love with her husband—whipped her before it got on a good footing. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I backed through the door as noiselessly as I could and ducked into a narrow space between the tavern and the building next to it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the last red glow men in the vanguard saw a black speck, a horseman riding back towards them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He dug his fingers through the loam on top, down deep to the cold earth below, and then pulled his hand back out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Add suffocating heat that drenches your back in sweat and makes you stink like a caveman. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I glance back at him as he trudges along under his guards, Gale and Jackson, his eyes fixed on the ground, his shoulders hunched forward. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then he gave Tantalus a distasteful look and headed back toward the Big House. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then this thought came in my head and I smacked Rondell on the shoulder with the back of my fist. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I poured it out in the sink and put Sticks mug back in the cupboard. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“That canna be,” she had said loudly, and began to rock back and forth in her chair as if to try to soothe a deep pain. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And yet, here was Anatole looking back at Father with his eyebrows raised very high, like “Do you understand plain English?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were peeled off after every game and put in a refrigerator to preserve freshness, then placed back on the night before the next contest. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hands in her front pockets, then her back pockets. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Instead of coming back from Oxford after those twelve weeks, she’d stayed on to do a summer course, explaining that a professor she admired would be retiring after that. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. And you better go back to school. You have to become a teacher. It's not every day you get a second chance like this.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Now, all of the sudden in New York City, my roommates were ironically African American, Caucasian, and Asian, just like my best friends back in elementary school. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I stood frozen in my tracks, holding back the tears. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel was at his back, swinging her sword at any monster that came close, but there were too many swarming around them—at least a dozen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mister Johnny’s mama brought back two crates from Mexico, heavy as baseballs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then she focused her attention back on Grant. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

A horse’s body is a constantly shifting topography, with a bobbing head and neck and roiling muscle over the shoulders, back, and rump. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if he had come to the apartment late that night, Maud would have thrown him out of her room, not knocked back a shot of poison. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I am back at school now from the holiday. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I imagine getting on a flight back to New York, returning to my old life while some other hunter catches Zero. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was this feeling of loneliness that made him decide to take a shortcut back to Not Doctor Street, even though to do so would lead him past his sister’s house. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced up into the rearview mirror only once, watching as he leaned back against the seat and crossed his arms over his chest with a huff. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Many of the wounds had scabbed or remained as thin white lines, though her back retained most of its damage. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Well, let him tell it: he took a leave of absence, but it’s been a year and I haven’t heard anything about his trying to go back. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The reporters were barely out of sight when the warders removed the jerseys and gave us back our hammers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No kidding! Sixteen miles on foot? With those things on your back? Man—ain’t that a kick.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

When at last Dandelion and Speedwell had pulled the leather strip off the nail, Bigwig came back to the hutch himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right then I could have tried to talk him into moving back to Texas, where he supposedly had some kind of ties, according to his passport, which turned out to be almost entirely false. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing Mapper unconscious beneath it brought Two Step back around even more. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Faber was gone and back in a minute. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat on the broken abutment of the road and watched the river backing upon itself and coiling over the iron trelliswork. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She nodded, and I persuaded her to tell it back to me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up his waist pouch and put the flint stones and the turtle back inside. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t find a bank to back him, so he went door to door in search of private investors. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Going up seemed impossible with the extra weight of the crazy guy on his back. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Stepping to the ground, he opened the car door for Miss Love and reached for his grip, which was beside her on the back seat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It’s the story of a generation of young people who learned to work with the wind—those who soared and those who came back to earth. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Maryam’s cousin—a merchant of rare furs—knocks on the doctor’s back gate. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I watch him walk back real slow with the cup a water for his partner. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When she brings me back a shell of water, I take it with a silent nod of thanks, knowing how much she would despise the pity in my voice. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait right here, now. I’ll be back in a minute. Give me the letter.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He follows me back to our stuff, and we pack up in silence. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I shove back my chair, so that I am on my feet when the explosion happens. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I said, “yes, of course. How silly of me. Take them round to the back, as she said.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

How did they trace it back to me so quickly? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Father grinned and waved back, then held up the hand of the newchild on his lap, making it wave, too. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

His back was to Joseph, and his head was bent. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I call his name, start toward him until a nurse pushes me back and shuts me out. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Finding no clues, I am on my way back up the falls when I see it. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and walked back to where my bike and beach towel lay. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I jerk back, but she holds on tight, her fingers lacing through mine. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I think the school board’s backing off having the integration,” I told my mother as she prepared to leave for school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The back of the truck is two giant tanks, their sides dotted with hoses and metal boxes of tools. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He turns back to the window and starts flailing his arms too. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He felt for the brim of my hat, and took hold of it, throwing it over his shoulder to the back seat, and then bent down and kissed the top of my head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The smart move definitely would have been to hang back with Zach and make fun of the performance. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She started to sniffle, and I patted her back like she was a lost puppy. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have ways of getting back at my mom when she annoys me.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Håkon arched his back, and a mound of earth rose up, then split apart. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Patricia Marx moved back to her New York City apartment and continued working on her radio show. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I’d placed her things inside the tin box and buried it out there late one night by flashlight, too scared to leave them hanging around in my room, even in the back of a drawer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t not wanting to go,” he said, leaning forward from the back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at me, turned to wash her hands, looked out the window, turned back and looked at the letter, and finally took it. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her second surgery didn’t go as well as planned, and a third had to be pushed back to the spring. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Now, back at home, they were once more treated as unequal and unworthy of respect. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He backs away and coughs, the sound wet and phlegmy. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He kicked his feet back, one after the other, trying to cut his captor down at the ankles. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I had to keep reminding myself that I’d made my choice, and I wasn’t going back on it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They throw argon out the back of the ship really fast to get a tiny amount of acceleration. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now Amelia has a new fixation,” Mom fires back. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Smith put Manning out of his mind and went back to tormenting the dockers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either he must go down the hill into the desert lands and lightless cities of the dead, or he must step across the wall back into life, where the formless evil thing waited for him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Man nearby, lying on his back, one hand groping upward, oddly reaching for the sky. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this didn't work because the Range Rover had a volume control in the back, too. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I jump back against the wall; my eyes open wide. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“So why are you going back to Twelve?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to pick up the pace if we’re going to get all these orders delivered,” he said when I got back. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Aurelia and Marcus, blithely ignorant of what was happening, hurried back to the atrium, to find the former sleepers wide awake and one, at least, in a state close to panic. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I’m not going back for a rematch. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wearily Sanjeev followed at the back of the crowd, to point out the location of the ladder, but Twinkle had already found it on her own. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Together they had explored the back alleys and dimly lit edges of the city. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And down I went, sucked back into the body like water down a drain. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After so many years of Mr. Zimmerman’s support, the adoption center would move back into town, where fewer people would get a chance to adopt pets that needed good homes. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was so much taller than me, I had to tilt my head back just to see her expression. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. Well, we should probably chopper back home now. It’s kind of late....” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

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

When neither came, she reached back and unloaded another slap to my face. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mom’s smile falters a bit as Dad pats her back. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

At McDonald’s he ordered a cup of coffee and a hot chocolate, got extra cream and sugar for both, and steered Gerald to a booth near the back. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie thought of the boy with the welts on his back. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The two seated themselves there In the shade of the porch, side by side, with their backs against the pillows and their feet extended. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then strong arms were tugging at her, pulling her off the older woman, hauling her back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He found himself blinking back tears as he told about the baby sparrows. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He went in the back to the brewed coffee and brought it out in two mugs. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Candlelight reflected back and back again in the polished mirrors that hung from the walls. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Got to go, but I’ll call you back and you can tell me all about it.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

They lost their furniture and their dishes and their blankets and never got anything back. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t fight it, baby,” she said, and she put her arms behind her back. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You two get back in there. Dorothy, I don’t want to hear another word of this nonsense, you understand?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

With a shout, I jump to the back of the elevator just as flames reach it. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You drive that vehicle back, son. But don’t let me find you behind the wheel till you’re sixteen and got a card in your wallet.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

In a week they’d get their keys back, but they’d have a better sense of my point of view, and maybe they’d remember to give me a ride now and then. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brings a blue ballpoint and the newspaper back to Vivian. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She takes a deep breath, then pulls something out of her back pocket and passes it to me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

If I was a coward back then, best believe I’m too much of a coward to say anything now. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Anya searched her brain for something to snap back, but she was too afraid, and nothing came up. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And launch me to the moon and back. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The door opened in, so everybody had to step back. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Remembering that the police did not find her when they searched the house, I ran back home as fast as I could to try and find her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat back, stroking his cheek with his fingertips and watching me with one of his thinking stares. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Yet, as he hurried off down the dark, murmuring street, she had a sudden impulse to call him back, to ask him to take her with him and never let her go again. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then when they get tired of talking about themselves they go back to their wives. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I stared, breathless, at the back of the waitress’s head. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He looked back at the house, where he could see the light from inside spilling out his front door. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I love you, Hermione,” said Ron, sinking back in his chair, rubbing his eyes wearily. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

After a long wait, a man brought back a giant cart of mixed-up shoes and tossed them toward us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Our archaeological knowledge of China’s emerging cities and states then becomes supplemented by written accounts of China’s first dynasties, going back to the Xia Dynasty, which arose around 2000 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They're snapping at each other as they move forward and back a few times, trying for the right angle to fit this couch through the entrance. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But instead of lying down, I saw him sit, back flush against the bed, watching the door and anything that might come through it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then, a bit farther back, still cautious, drove Kaiserman and his haul. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Luke lay on his stomach on the floor and idly ran the toy train back and forth on the track. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She just sat back in her chair, her head slightly tilted, and I could tell by looking into her eyes that she had gone somewhere far away. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

We said our farewells to the family in the courtroom and went back to the hotel, feeling exhausted but satisfied. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Expeditions from France and Spain were usually backed by the state, and generally staffed by soldiers accustomed to hard living. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But when footsteps could be heard moving past that point, Harvey issued a sterner warning: Manning a .50-caliber machine gun himself, he pulled back the bolt, which made a noise that the intruders recognized instantly. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The librarian drove us back to Maine Street, where my parents were standing and looking around, waiting. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The first results to come back, the easy part, were the structural images. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her head fell back like any other infant’s. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Without letting go, he leaned in and slipped his other arm under Trina’s back, got a firm grip. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I smiled with all my face and she smiled back and took the picture. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Inside, the surprised Watney slammed against the airlock's back door with the force of the expulsion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a bad wound on the back of his head, but he was still very much alive. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He spun on his heel and almost barreled into Tad, who stumbled back, tripped over an iron bar, and slammed into an open locker with a crash. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I began to pull my kite back as people rushed to congratulate me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was a boyish yelping from a few tables away, and Mikaela’s eyes darted over there and then back. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Milo let out a long, melancholy wail and staggered back, beads of perspiration popping out suddenly all over his ashen face. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

They’d show him about coming back there posing like he was good looking and putting himself where men’s wives could look at him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“At least we made it back to Brooklyn,” I said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m not exactly feeling social myself, but I’m her sister, and the least you could’ve done is call me back.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When I get in, Marie says James was looking for me, and that he might be back later. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Nobody talks to her because she doesn’t talk back. And my jokes are not dumb, for your information. I happen to be a very funny person. Anyway, if Bobby likes Kelsey, he can have her.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine. Whatever,” Toby said, stuffing the money back into his pocket. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The landscape grew familiar and suddenly they were back at the camp. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

His back was toward me, but I could not shoot him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I looked back at our soggy little camp. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

For a split second, she wished she could take it back. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When she comes back out with my water, I stop thinking about how to say it and just start talking. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Come back tomorrow so that I can change the bandage. Okay?” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Anton and Sully seemed worried, but Harry just stared back at him, unruffled and calm, like he was genuinely curious as to what Conor might say. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Ray stops at a tree, bare in the back from deer rub, and sniffs, and sniffs, and sniffs. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She sensed his unspoken displeasure and fell back into her place, cowed, her hands limp at her sides, her mouth open. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know I was that strong, and Mami was surprised too, because she backed off, her face startled. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When dinner is over, Mom lays a hand on my arm, fingertips barely touching the skin, and says, “Isn’t it nice to have your brother back, Decca?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I say a few lines of the poem, hoping she might recite them back to me again. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was getting late, and most of the students were making their way back to the dorms. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Even if it's just your back,” the foreigner begged. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I went on thinking for a few seconds, then said: “Tommy, think back carefully. You said she got angry...” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked me over to one of the back cars. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warrior gazed out across a teeming cityscape that crossed Robbie’s abdomen and wrapped around his back. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“The Chinese are reputed to have invented rocketry. Something called ‘Chinese arrows’ are mentioned in Europe and the Middle East as far back as the thirteenth century. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all righ’, Harry!” bellowed Hagrid, now thrown flat onto his back by the surge of speed; nobody was steering now, and the sidecar was starting to twist violently in the bike’s slipstream. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Trying to look inconspicuous, he had turned his back to the shop that the children had just gone into. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s possible to go so far in, so far down and back, they could never get you out. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The image staring back at me is a gorgeous little bronze-skinned black girl dressed in a pretty-in-pink outfit, with her hair styled in two soft afro puffs with pink bows. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Had I not felt it when I walked down the hallway of the hotel with the night watchman pointing a gun at my back? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her arms and wrists were scattered with freckles, layers of them in different shades of gold and pink, even on the back of her hands. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Monique looked confused and tried to remember, but gave up with a small shrug of her shoulders, then headed back toward her favorite chair to watch TV. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about the market and festivals back home, how everyone talked to everyone, chatting about which pepper looked ripe, who was getting married, who had a baby, who was sick, who was moving. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She’s leaning back in her chair with her eyes closed, just breathing. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“For tea or something. If you promise to bring her back, that is!” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what some people do? They charge something and wear it, and then take it back and say it didn’t fit or something. The stores don’t give ’em no trouble.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid you’ll have to go back to the waiting room. That means you, too, Officer.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man handed the list back to me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no doubt Mrs. Coulter would help her look for him, and she was bound to have powerful friends who could get him back from wherever he’d disappeared to. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

"I'll need you back in, too. But don't take your suit off." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was leaning back to see the top of the tower and I got dizzy.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the sweat running down my back. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put the vase back and turned to face him, her palm loosely folded before her. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I even flip the page back to see if maybe the drawing is on a previous page, but no. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth’s got her hair poufed up in front and she’s covered the back in a scarf, the yellow scarf I gave her for her twenty-third birthday. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t want him to feel bad, so I say, “But someday, I might tell someone about stargazing with the NBA’s best point guard, Russ Allen, back before he was famous.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of going back to school was exhilarating—but I also knew they wouldn't take me without the full fee. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She swayed to her feet and got the gloves and stood back of his chair, holding them limply in her hands. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I've been thinking about it all the way back from your cottage and I believe I've got just a tiny little bit of an idea." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The manager took her and Hazel back to a little office and talked with them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stuffed Boots into the pack and heaved her onto his back. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, very slowly, like two unhurried compass needles, the feet turned towards the right; north, north-east, east, south-east, south, south-south-west; then paused, and, after a few seconds, turned as unhurriedly back towards the left. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In case you hadn’t noticed, mate, calling You-Know-Who by his name didn’t do Dumbledore much good in the end,” Ron snapped back. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

‘Mum thinks it’s my fault Salim went missing. Fine. I’ll give her her money back. In my own time. It’s a loan. Not stealing.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shoulders slumped, she stared back out the window. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I pat my bangs firmly back down so that the spots are hidden again. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Grabbing the scarves, we pick up the wood, now the size of our bodies, and carry it horizontally on our backs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong didn't care about getting caught and taken back to prison anymore. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As Thomas followed, he struggled to figure out what was tickling the back of his mind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe he will leave now but he will come back, I always hoped. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mr Jenkins's mouth dropped open so wide I could see the gold fillings in his back teeth. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

In the early morning, I climbed back on the rock to watch for any hunting party that might resume its search for me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He always encouraged Father Benedict to call and win that person back into the fold; nothing but mortal sin would keep a person away from communion two Sundays in a row. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Once you had a drink all you had to say was: "Well, I've got to get back and get off some cables," and it was done. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I knew there would be an explosion of tears coming, and I stood along the back wall with everyone else, waiting for it, watching her tremble and struggle to keep the pain down. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He gave a short chirp for “Thank you” and jumped back in the box. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing Adam had in front that Eva had in back was the letter A. The thing that’s put in hard and comes out soft were the beans in the boiling water. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They kept running, and they didn’t stop to look back at the big truck or the corrals until they were a quarter mile away. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Police Officer Manit took deep breaths and rolled his shoulders back, trying to wake himself up. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Head back, a little more, a little more,” she coaxed. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Bobby believed that if he were brought back and forced to stand trial, he’d be convicted. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When we got back to Phoebe’s house, her mother was lying on the couch, dabbing at her eyes with a tissue. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He pulled a feather from the falcon’s back, and the whole automaton fell apart. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Either your player forfeits the set, or he gets back out there and finishes the game,” Reverend Hollister continued. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The tears I was fighting this morning are back. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Toads sing to each other, and their friends sing back in antiphony. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gasped and pulled her hand back, bringing the finger up instinctively to her mouth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was like the time he shouted “black girl” at my sisters and me, while we shouted back “colored girl.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just want an even chance to get my money back. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I expect you can, Ryan Dean, especially if we’ve set a goal of getting you placed back in the boys’ dorm by the semester break.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"He's in his element. We'll have to truss him up and carry him back to the city like a captured deer." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

In order to avoid scaring them, I walked back to the path and headed toward them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Juniper looked like she wanted to charge the old satyr and beat him up, but Annabeth and Clarisse held her back. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He said thanks, and I thought he would leave, but he hung back. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled himself once more up the bank to the tall tree without branches and sat again with his back against the rough bark. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The back of my neck stuck to Mamou’s beige pillowcase when I sat up. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Even as he said it, I could tell he didn’t want me, didn’t want me back on the farm, didn’t want to be reminded of her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They took the two horses back to the barn and cooled them out together. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went back to eating, and everyone relaxed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How musty they smell! When we come back, we’ll hang them out in the sun.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

With his back pressed against the house, he stood still for a moment, just breathing. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even Lady Isobel recoiled at the unexpected ferocity of these visitors, until the men were pushed aside and a woman dressed in hunting gear threw back her green hooded cloak to reveal a smiling face. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you if you promise not to say anything to Audrey,” she said as we headed to the back of the line. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Can you make it back up the stairs?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When everyone was back at the table, Mrs. Richardson began the delicate work of turning the conversation by degrees. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No!” she cried, and tried to move toward it, but was driven back by a spasm of nausea. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother jumped back to keep from being touched by it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Javier, do you remember how we had to hurry to the shuttle in Colorado? How when I was putting my coat away you stole my seat next to Dad and wouldn’t give it back?” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Argus rummaged around in the back of his van. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dany put the glass back on the servitor's tray, and went inside. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Polder is in constant danger of flooding, and of disappearing back into the sea. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He said our sister would be back, so we’d just as well go on about our business because she was just looking for the attention. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought back to their days at Namwon, when Somkit would hoard any little bits and bobs they could fish out of the river through the prison gate. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Harry told me later that he and Fern had gone back to the fair and found our parents and told them the story. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be a fool. You’ll find out whether Earth exists when relief gets here next week and we have to go back to face the music.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t get back to my tree that night. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Donatelli was sitting on a folding chair, tipped back, staring out the window. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could smell salt in the air, which brought back memories of going to the ocean with Ellie and Sol as a littlie. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The hand tossed the great pearl back in the tray, the forefinger poked and insulted it, and on the dealer’s face there came a sad and contemptuous smile. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silver stag soared from the tip of Harry’s wand and leapt toward the dementors, which fell back and melted into the dark shadows again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She pulled the child back, away from Edward. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“I guess I never made it back up.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed my composition book back on his desk and looked at me curiously, sucking at his pipe. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a bit cramped in the back, but to be honest, I don’t mind. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In one move, Finn wrenched the knife from Junior’s hand and twisted his arm behind his back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He lowered the door and secured it again and climbed back down and sat on the bunk. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I end my patrol in the doorway of Mom and Dad’s bedroom thinking what I always do: The room’s still waiting for her to come back. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Call that the Deadheads. Graveyard’s back in that corner, in the thicker woods. Ain’t much else. You can go there to sit and rest, hang out, whatever.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Now it’s pulled back, tied in a bun. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I remember thinking that Mom left me and was never going to come back again, that I’d have to sleep on one of the beds in Sears overnight. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Leanne Washington walked into her bedroom and pulled back the curtain. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bouncing melodies back and forth between them like brightly colored balls. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The branches fell back straight away, almost concealing him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I watched him—my heart lull of loathing—until he turned and went back inside. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Pita’s words, her conviction that the donkey could speak and she could understand him, made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up to alert. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then when Ruth looked at her watch and said even though we still had time, we should get back to the main house, nobody argued. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He claimed that one day he’d become a knight and turn her back. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It was the same picture Em had shown Bridge back in November. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’m not claustrophobic, but when I open the door and walk back into my room, I feel like I can breathe again. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Using his great height and strength, he fairly lifted the men onto the back wall one by one. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the resulting trial, Gates testified that he told Lyon, “Girl, you’ll have to move to the back,” and showed her his badge. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Eighteen planes had let down through a beaming white cloud off the coast of Elba one afternoon on the way back from the weekly milk run to Parma; seventeen came out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was feeling very good and we picked up a couple more Italians, who each had a drink with us, and went back to the girls. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

What was the point in going back to school after that? X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, from the back of the room, a student said, “It’s the wrong size?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His eyes were still open, and for a moment, Kaz thought his brother was staring back at him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The sound of the axles fades; silence seals itself back over the forest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Kate had her brown hair pulled up and back into two ponytails, like a little kid. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Bobby doubled back closer to me for protection. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without a word, Charles drained his drink and ducked back into the kitchen while Camilla went to answer it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“When did he—you two—get back to the States?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He just stayed flat on his back, staring up at the wires dangling from the ceiling as his heart thudded. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I dodge through the sea of red blazers like a running back, my arms pumping, head tucked. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There was no coming back from that, even if he did manage to walk away later on, which he wouldn’t. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes straight ahead, unwilling to look behind me at that gold shining dome that had accepted all our deepest wishes just a few hours back. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I hug her back—not with the girl-next-door kind of infatuation I maybe would’ve had in the past, but with a sincerity that I hadn’t felt before. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her dark hair pulled back into its too-tight ponytail makes her expression look hard. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I was coming back from the control room. I heard a scream.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

At ceremonies at Amherst College and New York University, students had turned their backs when he stepped on stage. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Axel pulls to one side of the bench, lets his back rest against the wall, his feet toward the center of the bench, still plenty of room for Frank to sit. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She took a careful step back, and Mini followed her example. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She leans against me all the way back to Caitlin’s apartment. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

To the unschooled eye, the scribbles would have been wholly mysterious and indecipherable: Yet I read it back to him without pause, and this time I was struck by the import of the words. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mo turned around and stroked the hair back from Meggie’s forehead. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Ron looked immensely guilty and turned his back on her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They had broad triangular heads, like the prairie rattlers back in Montana, but their bodies were muck-colored and ominously plump. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he went, he called back over his shoulder, “Because, Matthias...because he was very like you!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I saw her keep her back to me, wipe her face, then turn around and keep on going like nothing was bothering her at all. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I touch my hand to the small of her back. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I want my money back,” he tells her. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anachronism, driven in disgrace out of the back door, re-enters in triumph through the front. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I lean back into the couch, relieved to be just with Jude. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He looked back at her, and his smile changed. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, “it was nice having you back for a little while at least.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to hitch a ride on the back bumper of the cab. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

And I went on to explain that all we wanted was their agreement to our persuading a few does to come back with us. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beautiful part: Huge windows curved along the back wall, looking out over the stem of the ship. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lying on her back, she heard him dressing in the dark. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It did not come, and after playing long enough for even Mrs. Cobb to shush him out, he waited on the back porch. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

By counting back through these layers and measuring the amount of lead in each, he could work out global lead concentrations at any time for hundreds, or even thousands, of years. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I stopped outside the doorway and looked back in. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Even though they would let me forget, for a while, the look on his face when I turned back to watch him die. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody had known that two hundred and sixty redcoats were getting into boats, slipping off up the Mystic, seizing Yankee gunpowder, and rowing it back to Castle Island for themselves. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, Mama. I will come back to you.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But even though I may not like my mom, I don’t want her back broken. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

By the time I got through all the clothes and the last of the whites were rinsed and wrung, my hands were raw and my back was grumbling something fierce. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’d have spent a little less time watching the action from the back of the auditorium. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

When the door of the upstairs room had creaked shut on its leather hinges and the laughter had at last died away, Ranofer turned and walked slowly back to the acacia tree. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He laughed at her and said, “What you won? You ’bout to go back to being a slave. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

We tried to paddle against it but had no more luck than flot- sam caught in a tidal wave, and then it thudded against our feet and we were rising, too, riding its back. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Then he lets out a surprisingly strong mustard-colored meow and settles back into his mother’s warmth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Take your mind there again,” she called back. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

An idea was one thing, but backed up with cash it was quite another. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took off just as Petey’s hand grabbed the back of his shirt, almost pulling him off the bike. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Doreen was still working at the Waffle House and couldn’t find a person to pick up her shift, so Luke brought the boys, nothing but toddlers back then. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They threw me back in the cell laughing. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in the back of her mind, she heard Badwa's words about emotion, but they were drowned out by other words. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Henry was back in the kitchen, and so she released her hair and shoved her hands back into the dishwater. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He got up and went to the kitchen, came back with a glass of water. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

After the kiss, the soldier laughed, clapping both of us on the back in congratulations before moving along with his friend. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Go back in with you maybe, if I can. If my name’s drawn at the reaping, it won’t matter. He’ll just volunteer to take my place.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turn back, ready for her, but even with all of my hope she still isn’t there. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to say something, but it was like my head just pounded and every word that came to mind just shook and fell back into my throat. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe—why, sure—maybe a dose of the clap might set that young man back on his heels. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We did time together for about six months in this one placement, but then our foster mom found out that she was gay so she kicked her out and took her back to the agency.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw was in the middle of them all, pressed in by the arms and legs and backs of the others, smelling the boys' smell, of hair and grey woollen jerseys. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She tried to get him to his bed, but he ducked back under the kitchen table. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, incidentally, my sister asked for her “Autumn Leaves” mix tape back. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hope there’s no repeat of the recent carnival fainting incident—Courtney’s certainly too heavy for me to lift, and I only have a learner’s permit, so I couldn’t drive us back. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

You remember that feeling of cold, freezing rain down your back I was telling you about? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At first, a shot of panic raced through him; he stepped back, worried it might be a Griever. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then she rolled over, her back to Gladys, and closed her eyes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And I was really surprised that after committing such despicable acts they were back out on the street. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Going back into that bam was the hardest thing die ever did. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His back is to me, his left hand stretched out to hold on to a shelf, his right hand dangling at his side. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just going to the bathroom. Go back to bed—it’s late!” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll step forward and leave it on the ground, then back up. All right?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Well, Steven, I have to send you back to class now, because I have a group of students coming in. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She holds tight to that satchel and turns her back to them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then the three MPs swung up on the back door panel, one foot inside the truck, the other hanging out. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Soldiers tried to push back the crowd from around the foot of the staircase. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked slowly, Tica with both hands pressed firmly against her lower back, me admiring the blanket’s intricately woven patterns of leaves and feathers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He threw them in a heap on the old ash pile and went back for more and more. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy leaned against a lavatory and began drawing on the back of his hands with a ballpoint pen. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If they send you back there, we’ll find a way to get you out, no matter what. Okay, chum?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As they join together, they raise up again to stand easily on their back legs giving them an eerily human quality. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She did this until she had a huge sackful of wedges, which Omakayas lugged back to the camp. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I squeeze his hand and we go back out there. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Maybe someday, Roy thought hopefully, his father would be transferred back to Montana. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he walked in the back door at four in the afternoon, he found his family sitting in the kitchen listening to Arrabelle reel off stories of her late husband. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They shared private thoughts about what they wanted to do when they got back to “the world.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When he came back, I started to count, with Sherman on the phone to Quentin keeping up with me, “Ten—nine—eight—seven...” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Stretched my arms behind me, clenched my hands to work out any shoulder and back kinks. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

And Otis looked right in her eyes and smiled back. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the car door opened and Ares grabbed my shoulder, pulling me out of the car and back into the desert night. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Ms. Morales said as she turned the steering wheel far to the right, to back out of the parking space. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He held his body in an attitude that suggested that he was delicately balanced upon a hairline, waiting to see if she would push him forward or draw him back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He wants to know your name,” Grandma said from the back seat. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

About time I got back in the house, Miss Love came to herself and opened her eyes, and the fireworks started! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They smelled of nail-varnish and they froze the back of your throat. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you can go back to bird hell, or wherever it is you came from.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And I don’t know if I can get it back. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Should I tell you that when were apart, your body comes back to me in dreams... Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I want to tell Manman what I just saw and tell her that we have to go back. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, I felt that I was lying on my back, not my stomach, but I really was doing neither—most normal yardsticks disappear in space, and I was no more lying than standing or falling. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, her head spinning with these thoughts, she passed the church on her way back to the seamstress, and the black iron gate to the cemetery was hanging open. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, Zero had listed out the top fifty largest cities in the world, each one repeated back to him by someone else in the crowd at the Pirate’s Den. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stood too quickly and had to grab the back of his chair to steady himself against dizziness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Suppose that a time machine could have transported an archaeologist back in time, for a world tour at around 11,000 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mom looked at me, then back at my father. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I think this situation is different than what we bargained for. We’d better let things cool off a bit. You can go back to Horace Mann for now.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was powerful enough that Dandy wanted to move back to Georgetown, even though as a young man he'd needed to escape it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I filled up another jar with tap water; then together we walked to the back corner of the room. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Grace yelled, and was about to turn around and run back up the stairs so she could change her outfit for the eleventh time, when Joaquin’s car swung into the driveway. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Then let’s go,” he said, fighting back the sudden sting of tears. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Anya directed them to put the branches next to the sukkah, and then they lifted her up so she could put each branch on, laying them alternating back and forth. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Janie wasn’t the only person who hadn’t realized Grace was coming back to school, judging by the look on Max’s face. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It was getting too dark, and I had to turn back. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I jumped back with a yelp when a trailer’s door fell into our path. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I said that everything was back to normal—almost. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I came back into the clearing, I knew for sure that she was gone. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He came back full of life and hope and determination; we have got everything in order for to-night. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I head to the back of Monet’s, toward the closed door that leads to the patio. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He had no luck until he tried his house key on the back door of the Torrance High gym. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

‘Haste now is needed,’ he said, and he sent one riding back swiftly to the City to bring aid. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Prince Jones was a one of one, and they had destroyed his body, scorched his shoulders and arms, ripped open his back, mangled lung, kidney, and liver. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He first had to turn himself slowly around the edge of the door, very carefully, of course, if he did not want to fall awkwardly on his back right at the entrance into the room. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, why not get back in the kitchen, then?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She has the back of her hand pressed hard against her mouth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then things can just go back to normal.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Because I knew, as the receiver of many beatings, the one thing that doesn’t help is talking back. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"Let's take the bottle and come back later," Bill said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Even back then, I knew that someday I wanted to go to school so I could learn to read such things for myself. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of each stunt he looked back, and each time she encouraged him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to go back in this direction. That’ll take us to the other side of the field.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Jay stood back from me in case God struck me down for lying. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Toby threw himself back into his seat, an action that he knew made him look like a kid having a tantrum. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I watched Deidre go all the way back down Montego Drive to take Presidio—the long way around up to Olympiad—and I felt vindicated. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I did my business quickly and hurried back to the warmth of the shack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I limped hurriedly back to the gate, to find Mr. Armin and Falconer engaged in heated combat. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Belle slowly uncovers her face, but her back is to me, and I can see nothing. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Gradually, Amari had figured out that not everyone slept as she had back in her village. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had backed into one of the carts, lost my always precarious balance, and had fallen down. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we hang up I go back to my room and stare at my easel. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Head Buster swayed back and forth with his arms out like the pincers of a scorpion. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“So you thought you could go back to Peshawar and find Mariam?” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Otto let the disappearing camera fall, now so light and insubstantial, it arced back and forth slowly, like an autumn leaf released from a tree branch, before it touched the stage lightly. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He turned his back to her to put the sheet of paper into the locked drawer where he kept his poetry. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He eased his hand, the fingers spread wide, up the center of her back and her face came toward him and her lips touched his, like something he had imagined. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Those soldier boys that went back to the States after Vietnam. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd been purposely avoiding it because books are what I always fall back on, and I needed to branch out. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She had come back for the day to be supportive. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Back up! Everybody back up! Get away from it!” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Pet released her and drew back a foot or two, watching her as she composed herself. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

We shook the old hay off them, folded them up, and put them back in our bags. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The green boat tried to double back again. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My mother’s eyes fluttered and she stumbled back. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These trace a never- ending path, leading away from home and circling back. When you wear this, you’ll never be far from the place you started.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She turns back to me and we shake hands again. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He let out a breath and looked back the direction he came. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He kept pulling at his collar and wiping sweat off the back of his neck. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When they heard a wolf howl, Jack’s head lifted and the hairs rose stiff along his back. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surprised, rather than rip him up, she ducked, and he swerved back at me, barely missed my eyes again, then wheeled up into a tree. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Horrified, he tried to cross back, but a soldier blocked Jack’s way, his gun pointing directly at him. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled at Danny and he smiled back at me, and we sat there for about half an hour, singing, swaying, and clapping, and I felt light and happy and completely at ease. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The tide, steadily on the rise, had turned about three and a half hours before, at six- thirty; by midmorning sunlight lay like a glaze over the water, warming his back pleasantly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Except, when Henry looks at him again, watches him take the first blessed sip of coffee, the smile comes back in earnest. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He twisted to pull the guy back, then flung him toward the window. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

"Now see here," he said, pushing back his chair. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wailing loudly, they returned to the house wondering what they would be able to tell Kumalo when he came back the following day. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Only the humps in their backs were made of onions. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Are we back to that again? You are a persistent little man.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Fenoglio placed himself behind her as if to cover her back, but the Magpie just looked at Meggie with her sharp-nosed gaze. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

You have your life back home, I have my life. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

She groaned softly as she sat back down. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

That done, he pushed the cap back on the horn and let it drop. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I'd never get back to the ship alive if she kept fighting. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I'd shouted back that I did worship Gandhi, because he was a powerful historical figure who helped free India from British rule. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

While he held back on telling the members of his Klavern about his plan to go public, C.P. did convince several other men to join him in regularly harassing black protesters. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Peering through the blades of grass round his head, he could see the curve of a white back. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The angel could see the little green thing dimly through the backs of his clasped hands, and she was sinking her powerful jaws again and again into his palms. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She stroked my hair for a while, and then she sent me back into the room. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lift the latch and push him back. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coroner took a quick step back to the table and rapped sharply with his knuckles. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was destined for an interception, but the El Paso defensive back mistimed. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t work a press; he couldn’t bring Grandfather back from the grave. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the laptop back in the bag. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Lee saw him stop before going back out into the night and put the sword back on. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped the back of his hand under his nose, then sniffed. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And then they were out of the House on the Rock, walking past the gift store and heading back into the parking lot. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

We simply did the exact opposite of what was expected, knowing we would be punished by Mami when she returned but willing to take the chance to have her back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

They also helped establish a truce with the Nauset of Cape Cod after Bradford promised to pay back the losses caused by their earlier grave robbing. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She sat back down and continued to think about the possibilities. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He sat with his back to me, hunched over a bunch of files on his desk. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Some of his cronies in the back of the room amened. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Then a flurry of hurried footsteps in the hallway before Mariam and the children were in the living room, their eyes shifting from her to Rasheed and back. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She pauses, drifts back over to her slice of pizza. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I lie back down, and hit play on the TV. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Beginning to feel engaged again, and eager to get back to work, Ellsberg was in the Rand offices when Henry Kissinger came for a visit. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

On my way back to the barracks, I met up with my friend and “plebe brother” Sean. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But then there were things like his necklace, which he always tucked back into his undershirt every time it fell out. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I pretended to be asleep when she climbed back in. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It carries on till it’s back, way back under the waterfall. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The ceiling grows lower, until, in the back, it’s no more than a few feet off the ground. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

One of them took Craig out back and showed him how to shoot a gun. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The weight on his back was nothing compared with the weight of his longing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He relit the lamp with a sulfur match and climbed back out of bed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s strange: the sidewalks look brand-new, and the redbrick street makes him wonder if the road will lead him to a wizard who can send him back home. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Two weeks later, Ava Willis was back and she was furious. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Something very warm was pressed up against her back, a golden glow wrapped tightly around her waist. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Beatrice Ziaty, for example, liked to make spicy stews, but she cut back on the peppers whenever Luma was coming over because she knew the coach couldn’t handle the spicy food. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He sank back into the hole with a loud groan like he’d just had a big load taken off his mind. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a beautiful mane of long black hair and wore tight jeans, makeup, and Hawaiian shirts, and he carried a knife in his back pocket. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She shrugged and turned back to the mirror. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I worked my way toward our stuff and leaned back with one hand to grasp the metal stake. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled his hand back to my head. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The men began to run forward and back in a frenzy. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I can see the hurt in her eyes, and I put my hand on her back. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“We can go around the back and see if the kitchen door is open. There's a kitchen garden, from—from whenever in history they had kitchen gardens,” said Paolo. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When Wharton finished, a nurse wheeled Henrietta back into the ward, and Wharton wrote in her chart, “The patient tolerated the procedure well and left the operating room in good condition.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

During the coach-ride back to Canaan, he several times moaned; but gave up even this paltry attempt at protest, and has since remained almost inert. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The girl did not say thank you, but remained rooted to the spot as they passed and watched them out of sight; Ron glanced back at her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As I run back home, my heart leaps out of my chest, my head pounds, and I almost collapse on the front steps. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When I’m done with each book, I give it back to Tía Mari with the queen of hearts card back in it. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Behind it, Battersea Park appeared as a square of dense green bushes and trees that were making a last stand, fighting back the urban spread. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

As they turned the corner, Harry looked back. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

One day he backed himself up against a fence and froze there, Hard Tack-style, simply refusing to budge. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Orcs upon the Rock, hearing the rumour of dismay, wavered and looked back. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The colt plunged through the rail, somehow got his hooves back under him again, and fled for the barns. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally went back to my family, I didn’t tell anyone what had happened. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Gay looked like she wished she could suck the words back in. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I concentrate back on the plane and gather more of my love. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

After dinner, Malcolm X’s two friends drove him back to the hotel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just sit back. Starr, get behind the wheel.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The first one blooms bright with the color of fresh blood, then turns snow white and back again. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Harry was sitting up, putting his glasses back on, and picking up his wand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I shrank back into my chair and remembered when I used to be a human being. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

We move along the road, the engine chugging and wheezing up the hills, the carriage rocking back and forth. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

My father, who sat back in his chair when there was no more food on the table, who looked around at us, and who said, “Isn't that orchid the most beautiful sight you ever saw?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then I hide it back in the pocket of my winter coat I’ve never worn, since I’ve read zero books after I married Leroy and I don’t want to make him suspicious with this one. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The territory was new, and Nhamo realized she would have to stay with the baboons because she wasn’t sure of the way back. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Josiah’s gone to the computer lab because he gobbled his food down by the time we got back to St. Francis. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He just manages a smile before the drugs pull him back under. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They cried for a few moments before they stood up and headed back to the house. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We ran for hours, Chi-Boy and Miig taking turns carrying Minerva like a child on their backs while she wailed and sang and mewled in cycles. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It was so simple, watching her, to see why everything that had happened to me since we left camp referred back to it, in one way or another. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

His back was covered with a layer of frozen sleet. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You ought to collect your sack as soon as you get here, otherwise there is this long wait and then you have to come back and wait again.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small black bird flew past and, just for a moment, nipped at the knitted doily on the back of Zane s chair. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju said, laughing, and then lay on her back, legs spread and held high, an old gossip magazine beneath her, while Ifemelu worked with a shaving stick. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He walked back angrily but his anger went away when he came to the Bear Flag and climbed the steps. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember playing with the lounging chair when I was little, tipping the wooden handle and lying back. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

He slung his arm across the back and moved his fingers meditatively. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

As the scroll fell back down into the road yet again, Constance called aloud, “Put some energy into it, you little milksop. I’m not hanging about here all day.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Phhh. Well, you tell her it’s a real Fourth of July picnic. It’s what we dream a doing all weekend, get back in they houses to polish they silver,” I say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And now my mother’s left me forever, gone back to China to get these babies. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two weeks before, as he swung his leg over Fair Knightess’s back, he had looked boyish for his twenty-eight years. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled without warmth, jabbing the crumpled folds of his shirt back down inside his trousers with his thumbs. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Deacon Jackson, a tall, thin, quiet man, who was also a part-time Sunday school teacher, gave a scream like a falling tree, leaned back on thin air and punched Reverend Taylor on the arm. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

On their way back from the Heart of Darkness, they stopped at the temple to ask pardon of their gods. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered wandering up the hill, that what he had thought to be a child had turned out to be a fox, that a helpful caretaker had escorted him back out to the street. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He took a seat in the back row of the room. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as her chores were out of the way, she could get back to studying her document. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The recent commencement ceremony for the senior class of 1918 was a momentous occasion and certainly brought back fond memories of my own graduation last year. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Grandma tucked our quilts around us, then turned out the light and went back to the bathroom. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you win by cheating, it always comes back to bite you.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The bell wouldn’t ring for fifteen minutes, so Toby leaned back in his seat and thought about Lily. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When finished, he moves his hand across the top of his stubbly head, pausing briefly at the scar halfway down the back of his scalp, a souvenir care of his father’s belt buckle. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I want a negotiator. Someone who can make decisions. Not some no-ranker who has to run off back to base after every demand. Understood?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then we collected Katz, who announced regretfully to his adoring audience that he had to go—there were mountains still to climb—and stepped valiantly back into the woods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and pushes them back at me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

We step out into open air, this time at the back of the building. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Because the school had been mailing back everything I’d sent to you. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Gulping down my tea, I find the servant garb in the back of my closet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I ask, my voice rough from the pain of my back. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Frantic, the tenants called for police protection that arrived in short order, a hundred uniformed men, some on foot, some sitting high on the backs of police horses. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It should force us to only straighten our backs and walk with our heads held high. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He lay on his back, keeping his eyes tightly closed, and thinking about why Hooper might have disappeared for the rest of that day. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It gave a little and then sprang back like a plucked bowstring, turning the blade and tossing up both sword and arm. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Nina startled and looked up to see him rocking back and forth on the balls of his feet. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You have a good place to live and you found your dad. There’s so much to learn here. What could going back into the woods possibly do?” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He had to get the water out and get her back to floating right. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stroked his back, soothing him as if he were Nero. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Just be back here in . . .” He looked at Mom. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She threw Greyback’s wand back to him, then took a short silver knife from under her robes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“As long as we get them back,” Mrs. Wright added. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On the way back down the path toward the road, he said, “I don’t want either of you coming up here again.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Then they realized what was going on and came back up to huddle around him in an official-looking cluster. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They were stinging his face and his hands and his neck and his nose, they were crawling up his pants’ legs and stinging and crawling down the back of his neck and stinging. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless I found a way to start putting some money back in the account, I would be broke in a year. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Good or bad, you’re bound to relive it in your head now and then—and sometimes after you’ve gone there, it’s a shock to come back. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Not very well. I thought 1 was coming back.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

On that happy thought, we turned our backs on the sea. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Max melts away, and Helena throws the ball back toward the wall and chases it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The he greets me like an old family member who comes to visit but won’t go back home. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He wrapped up the tinder and slipped it back into his coat. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Man in the White Shirt stared at her back. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

They traced my family all the way back to the revolution. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

A few bold crows flocked near, cawing at their backs. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

If it—if we—didn’t work out I wouldn’t be able to go back to being who I was. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could reach it before dark but they couldnt get back. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my God I Read me back his last line, stupid. Say, what the hell’s your name, anyway?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Hugo would fling one into the wall, and the tenacious creature would stumble to its feet and wade back in for more. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She started back, but thought again of the peace of the river. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Spurge and Werfel spent their time going back and forth, carrying messages between the nations. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

When his back hit his seat, he sucked in his breath. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The man in white climbed back into the driver’s seat and drove the truck across the grass. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It could have been your head or your back, you know.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Releasing Goldilocks, the demon reeled back, scorched by a blinding blaze. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Mother wants to sell the amethyst ring Father brought back from America, where he trained in the navy before I was born. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Big Sal takes orders at the counter and yells them to the folks in the back. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I had to go alone and I had to be self-contained, a kind of casual turtle carrying his house on his back. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take a maybe. You were pretty in the zone back there. What were you working on?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until Moss felt pressure on his hand that he came back to himself, and he turned to find Bits by his side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She hurried to the gap, but before she could reach it, the back door of the house slammed open, and several huge black dogs bounded out! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Welcome back,” she cried out, and knelt down to give me a hug. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dressing station was on the Austrian side of the river under the edge of the hill and stretcher-bearers would bring the wounded back across the pontoon bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Snowball had made a close study of some back numbers of the Farmer and Stockbreeder which he had found in the farmhouse, and was full of plans for innovations and improvements. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He flexed his muscles against his back and shivered. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push my chair back, the legs scraping on the tiles, and he looks up. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was meant for us: we had just fallen off the crest of a swell and were sinking down its back when its top was hit. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She walks back to the Grand Banquet Hall. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The two weeks of work I put in for him was just long enough for rain to wash away the blood, for the field grass to spring back up again where the deer was shot. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all go back to our homes to wash and rest. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Instead they match my pace, protecting my sides, my back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The crying girl on the trolley, the sad boy at the Carutherses’ mansion, the happy old man out back who cast the bluest light. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But I’m not going to be able to run back to the park with these other dogs. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I answered everything he asked, and when I went back to my hut, Christopher and the film crew followed me. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Sapo who taught me that it didn’t matter if you lost the fight, only that you never backed down. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The file also contained her home address—2206 Greenleaf Lane, Vancouver, British Columbia—along with a lot of other information, including her blood type and her school transcripts going all the way back to kindergarten. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The dance was over and the hunters were going back to the shelters. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Now I’m nervous and decide to go back in and write to him again. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Scarcely visible, far back in the dense tangle of the glossy leaves, are the eyes of cats. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Momentarily full from chips and salsa—almost too full; I could regret this later—I’m back outside, making my way downtown, back toward the Ripley-Grier audition studios. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

When the triumphant fliers got back to Moscow, they were swept up in a parade through streets filled with flowers and cheering crowds. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I know my mother resented listening to Auntie Lin talk about W'averly when she had nothing to come back with. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except that when the skin was gone the insides fell out the back end. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her night-black hair was twisted back in two braids that she had pinned up around her head to look like a crown. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

At last Father pushed back his chair and cleared his throat. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tendon running up the back of Seabiscuit’s left foreleg was strained. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. And if they’re all so frightened of cats, there wouldn’t be many in this world anyway. She probably couldn’t find her way back.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was going to be impossible to calm down enough to fall back asleep, not when I might wake up plummeting to the ground. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As he folded his page and slipped it into his bag, two boys in the back launched paper airplanes at the girls in the second row. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“That dead Griever I found—it ran this way, and we never saw it come back or go deeper into the Maze. Then those suckers we tricked into jumping past us.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, in my mind, I followed them to their apartments on the corners of hidden streets, and they turned and smiled back at me before they faded through a door into warm darkness. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

That night, the night of the day we buried Mama, Aunt Cecile sat down in Mama's chair at the table and told me and Ty'ree about her plan to move us back home with her. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

A few carried short bows, with quivers of arrows slung across their backs. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I am not your girlfriend,” Annie said, turning back to Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She slides down until she’s sitting on the floor with her back to the washing machine and my jacket over her like a blanket. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“He will be back in a week,” said Loki. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was early March by the time I was well enough to go back to school. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We leaned in the harsh sunlight on the shaky railings of the dentist’s back porch for over an hour. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“George wouldn’t do nothing like that. I been with George a long a time. He’ll come back tonight—” But the doubt was too much for him. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I did over the summer, and I just started back there again today. Why?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When Flora came back upstairs after dinner, she found Ulysses curled up in a tight little ball, sleeping on her pillow. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Dead Derrick and I were in the back of a van. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I laid those beans right back in the ground, as gently as sleeping babies. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sweet’s silvery voice came back to him: “Who’d he leave behind?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mainsail was slashing back and forth like a demon gone mad. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna no longer remembered the hours of waiting for Odenigbo to come back, but she did remember the sensation of blindness, of cold sheaths being drawn over her eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as the repairs to my ship were finished, I headed back to my stronghold. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Blackjack and I went back a long way. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You did, way back when we were by Flathead Lake.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

In other words, he wanted Oppenheimer to get back to the lab and build more bombs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We joke with them and they answer back. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stone tugged the shutters open and then screamed, nearly falling over himself as he stumbled back. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though my legs had not quite recovered, by shortening my stirrups and leaning back in the saddle, I could ride without too much discomfort. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“When I’m at the store by myself, the cashier sneers, ‘Go back to Saudi Arabia.’” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

When he returned—the trip to the bathroom and back was nothing short of ninja brilliance—he was holding a roll. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She held it by the slack hide at the back of its neck. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t say a word as we cross the street and walk back toward our homes. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She ignored it and bored back into the fight. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was looking back to check on Jerome. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Behind me, the back seat is full of shout-singing about baby belugas in the deep blue sea. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore’s fingers closed tightly around Harry’s arm and they were soaring back into the present again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He lay back on his pillow and closed his left eye. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But it’s chilly outside, so I slide into the car, and then watch through the window as Martin backs out. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Ellis, whose head went back down on his desk, said, “Quit it,” and closed his eyes. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Julian sat alone in the back seat and read the trees and houses and road signs. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Whitaker stood at the podium, Andre’s mother sat up front, and just about everyone else stood in the back, along the wall. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And maybe I was lying by not telling her that it was hard to listen to her all the time without getting to say anything back. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Since we got back to the ship,” Piper said, “I’ve been seeing some bad stuff in the knife. The Roman legion is almost within striking distance of Camp Half-Blood. They’re gathering reinforcements: spirits, eagles, wolves.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to try a few more. I’ll meet you back at our car,” he said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

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

Needling me, at the very back of my mind, is the obvious. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They were sitting on Muff and Bud’s back porch so they could enjoy the fine weather while the roast was cooking inside. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

A tongue of flame trailed back from the upraised torch as he went. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We’ll make a sandwich board for me to wear—one poster board in front, one in back—with straps to hang them from my shoulders. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He finished folding the cloth and picked up his crutches to take me back to the post office. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sending you back to that school, Julian,” Dad said firmly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Legs extended, he was sitting with his back propped against a crumbling baptismal font. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel like I’m going to topple over. Can I get back into bed now?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Did she think about her granddaughter rushing back from Shandong for the funeral? Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peewee lay on his back, arms and legs spread, eyes not completely closed. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Might as well give it back to the Indians,” Milton thought. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She blinked, and her awareness came barreling back into her body. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her legs kicked out, and she went limp and leaned back against the wall. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took off her shoes and socks, slid the socks over her hands to protect them, then put her shoes back on. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He shot it in the hindquarters and in the little hump at its back. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked down at Stagecoach Pass then back at Connor and Zion. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I went back under my fort and turned the light on and started on my first map. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I applied the gas, and the car went roaring up the embankment and back onto the macadam. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go this afternoon. When we get back. Okay?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The wind entered his mouth and dried the back of his throat. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Her bangles jangled about her wrists as she welcomed us back into class. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps because he was a proven snitch, camp authorities sent him back to school. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

And salt spray blows in from the barrier where the ocean waits for its rising-tide strength to permit it back into the Great Tide Pool again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now his mom was back, erasing the one certainty Jason had about her - that she’d left him forever. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

If they caught him in the act, not only could they prove Mr. Dimblewit was responsible for the Nightbeast, but they could then—finally—follow the cucos back to the den. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Axel rocks back on his heels, just out of Byrd’s reach. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I knew quite a few back in Connecticut.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bend back two of my fingernails while I am at it. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

When she looks at me through the red haze, Khalil’s eyes stare back at me, and I realize my mom’s right. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Like most of the other Chinese children who played in the back alleys of restaurants and curio shops, I didn’t think we were poor. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Monaco spun back toward the direction he had been going in and opened up, shooting into the water. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He went in the front door and I went out the back.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I wish, when I was back in that French class, that I had connected the conjugations, verbs, and gendered nouns to something grander. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“But, señor,” said Doña Lola from the back of the room, “none of the fruits or vegetables on your chart grow in Puerto Rico.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I came back as soon as I could,” he said when I let him go. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The angel, startled by Amarante’s voice, froze stiff with its ears lying back flat; and then, realizing there was no immediate danger, it turned to observe the puzzling natural phenomenon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go back to the desk, leaning over to see whatever she's pointing to. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

CUT TO: PRISONERS, handcuffed, coming from back of van. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to match faces with cells as they headed out to the yard on that hot June day—it could help me when it came time to lock them back in. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z