| 单词 | backyard |
| 例句 | “You want to stay in our own backyard?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z While I may not have known those involved personally, it happened in my own backyard. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s already opening the French doors leading into the backyard. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z My dad and I bathed her in the backyard. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I tiptoe through the kitchen and I slip out into the backyard barefoot. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Anybody can sell medicine, but you don’t know who is mixing chalk in his backyard and calling it Nivaquine,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Butterfly— like on those T-shirts in the old photograph, at my father’s gravesite, on the tombstone in Bat Lady’s backyard. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z When we pulled into our backyard, Grandmother India was waiting for us with an anxious expression. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then you go through the backyard to a covered shed on piles over the ocean and here are the tanks for the larger animals, the sharks and rays and octopi, each in their concrete tanks. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A whole lot of King Lords dance with women in the backyard. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When we reached the house, Emma led me around to the backyard, where a small wooden stage had been erected. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Looks like Franz wants to visit the kittens in the backyard!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In the backyard, the hens clucked and murmured as they scratched for bugs or pecked at the last dirty crumbs of wet cornmeal that Grandpa had put out for them. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z When he disappears into the backyard with the two girls, it occurs to me his priorities at a house party might not revolve around reconnecting with his strange childhood friend. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But now that I’m out here in the backyard by myself, I don’t think so. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z That evening he invited me to spend the night in a junked step van parked in his backyard. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She has electric light in the house and her own lavatory in the backyard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Nothing, Aunt Rose, I swear it. I just meant...like your husband? The ghost in the backyard? He was a good person, right?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They told stories of an oak forest in Sonoma, a pine burn in the Sierras, and a backyard in Berkeley. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Both of them lived near the edge of the school district, where houses had neat lawns with trees in the backyard and a fresh coat of paint every other year. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Sohrab or his mom couldn’t hear me knocking, if they were in the bathroom or on the phone or out in the backyard. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She had had a bunch of kids in her backyard running through the sprinkler, and now they wanted twelve cups of lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z It could be there still, in somebody’s backyard, but the cotton fields and the colored neighborhood around , them were churned up and pressed down. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The next clipping showed a picture of my mother and brother and me grouped together in our backyard and smiling. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He’d get wasted with his crew in the backyard every evening after work, and many nights he’d end up fighting with one of them. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We had a big African palm tree inside our front gate, and in the backyard, a banana tree and my favorite tree, called a madammé tree. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z My parents had a bedroom on the first floor, their own bathroom, and a big window that looked into the backyard—probably more personal space than anyone in their families had ever known. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It felt like I was going to cry—right there in Jennifer’s backyard. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Now Grandma says she has God in her backyard and what should she do. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Jess was over at my house, and we were playing in the backyard with Beau. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If the inside of Diego’s house was a bed-and-breakfast, the backyard was a tropical island. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z We sat in the hot tub beside my backyard swimming pool. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Calder staggered across the Castiglione’s backyard, tried to step carefully in Fred’s footprints so as not to leave a trail, and climbed the tree. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Who needs two whole weeks of sunshine and blue skies and beaches when you can have a month of luxury right in your own backyard?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Her dad rushed around from the backyard, where he was stacking his new firewood. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I grabbed a qottab when Dad wasn’t looking and skirted past the table, out the door to the backyard. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Politely, he led her down an alley and into the well-swept backyard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A kimberlite pipe could explode in your backyard as you read this. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “I like it. But it’s not my backyard.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He dragged me to the hatch door that opened from the cellar to the backyard. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Not much bigger than an above-ground swimming pool in someone’s backyard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He led Eleanor through his backyard, then around the back of his grandparents' house to the driveway, past the spot by the garage where they liked to kiss good-bye. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Mom, Dad, and Laleh were still asleep after our long journey through the space-time continuum, but I found the kitchen, and a door leading out to the backyard. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She wormed her way out into the backyard, where a knot of boys were chugging beer and arguing about the football team’s chances of the playoffs. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If he wanted another week’s worth of school out of them, he would have to enter Finsterwald’s backyard — “and stay there for ten minutes!” screeched Piper, who shuddered at the very thought. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a beautiful day unfolding outside, with fleecy clouds in a blue, blue sky, and a mild breeze rustling the grass in the backyard. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s go home through backyards. We need to disappear, okay?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z It was like watching a tennis match, or maybe more like badminton in our backyard. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Shooting hoops by yourself in the backyard don’t count,” Mr. Gibbs said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z If the arigbe softened Master’s heart, perhaps he could grow it and some other herbs in the backyard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Every few seconds, the backyard lit up in sudden flashes of red, green, and yellow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The weather was nice, and he'd set up a table in the backyard so that we might sit in the sun. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I remember the day exactly—cold and windy, no azaleas in bloom, no heated swimming pool in the backyard. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I remained a backyard snob to most of my class girls until the end of term. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He sat up and looked down through the window that faced the backyard. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The cat was ambling into the backyard from the weed field beyond. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He slips through the basement door, out into the backyard, and starts kicking the ball gently from one foot to the other. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He built a ramp in the backyard, and he would play with a boy from across the street. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I copy down each new word in my school notebook and vow to remember it always, when I am a grown-up American lady with a backyard garden of my own. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He made sure to lead them well clear of his backyard. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z His parents go off to watch TV, and we sit outside on the deck because it’s so warm and beautiful, and I can see the ocean from his backyard. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Gramps had helped his daddy build this house back when folks kept hogs in their backyards. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z “No need for a mocking tone, Lucille. We should use our windfall to improve our prospects. If it were up to you, we’d bury the money in the backyard to benefit the worms.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Milton moves closer to the glass and examines the backyard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I go straight into the backyard, right up to the tent, and unzip the flap. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z No zinc tub, no buckets of stove-heated water, no flaky, stiff, grayish towels washed in a kitchen sink, dried in a dusty backyard, no tangled black puffs of rough wool to comb. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Cory wasn’t in the backyard waiting for us like we expected. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The one thing they didn’t do was play soccer in Taryn’s backyard like they used to. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I remember standing there in that family’s gigantic backyard with their grass more green than any color green I had seen before and watching Rocky the Clown run and chase and laugh with them kids. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I ran to her backyard and threw it all up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Fadi glanced at the empty spot next to the sliding doors that led to the backyard. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The window over our sink looked out on our backyard. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You seem so happy one would think you’ve discovered gold in your backyard.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I wished that I could see the backyards so I could occupy myself with imagining the lives behind the hanging clothes and fruit trees and swings. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z If I stood still for a moment in the backyard between hanging up sheets to notice the damp grass tingling under my bare feet, His eyes observed my idleness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And guess what I spotted in the backyard? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They set trashcans on fire, they knock on people’s doors and run, and they turn their neighbors’ water hoses on in their backyard so it will flood. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z They were furnished with gas lamps instead of electric lights, and multiple families shared toilets located in hallways or even, in some cases, in backyards. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z First I paced around the backyard, cursing myself for being such a scared little boy. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She tells us take off every scrap of our clothes, get out to the tap in the backyard and scrub every inch of our bodies. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I would sit through the twilight on the front porches or in backyards, reading to the cool, whirling sounds of the sprinklers. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew they kept their key under a potted plant in the backyard. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He ducked into a driveway and crept through a number of backyards. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The grass in the backyard is halfway to my knees, and there’s weeds higher than that. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Conor’s house was still behind him, but the mist covered his backyard, replacing it with a field with a giant yew in the center and a man and a woman sleeping at its base. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Our little backyard was dominated by my childhood swing set, which was looking pretty waterlogged and pathetic. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z People were playing chess at work, during their lunch hour, in restaurants, on their front stoops, and in their backyards. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They had sat in the backyard, had some sandwiches and potato chips; and Jessica was so nice. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In the Oaxacan countryside, they explained to me, a house without maize growing in the backyard is like a house without a roof or walls. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z August pulled off her hat and walked to the lawn chairs in the backyard with me and Zach tagging behind her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Just about every ninth, tenth, and eleventh grader from Octavia Butler High was running around the backyard or exploring the winding passageways of the house. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Their small backyard included an aboveground pool as well as a chicken coop. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Next time, why don’t you cut through the backyard instead of going all the way around the block?” she asked, chuckling. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I put it on, without a shirt, shoes, or socks, and walked out through the patio doors, into the backyard. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Something about seeing her out there in the backyard with the other women looking up at the stars vexed him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She walked to the railing of the porch and gazed over the gorgeously manicured backyard. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She listed all the movie stars, some of whom I absolutely worshiped, who were insisting on having bomb shelters installed in their backyards. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My dad comes booming toward us from the backyard, where he’s grilling thirty-five pounds of meat even though it’s January, not July. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My room was the only one on my floor that had a window that did not face either the main street in front of the dorm or the main backyard. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I said, “Our toilet was broken so my stepdad made me dig trenches in the backyard to find where the pipes had split open.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I heard the familiar sound of the backyard gate opening and closing, and there Dad was, going alone up the path to the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then she reached in the fireplace for some ashes and went into the backyard for some dirt. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He sat outside on the steps that led to the backyard and wrote on scraps of paper. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes I pretend that shooting hoops in my backyard is my earliest memory. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Trotter was crossing our neighbor’s backyard and heading toward our garage. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If those policemen at Ellis Island hadn’t taken my silkworms, I could set up a cocoonery in the backyard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “It is so you! Freckles over on Pinder Lane saw you slipping out of a backyard with a paintbrush.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z A fat Mexican gangster runs in from the backyard with his fists clenched, a smaller one trailing behind. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Catherine, Kristi’s on the phone. David, let’s go in the backyard.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, most of my friends lived in apartments like we did, so no one even had a backyard. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z "Built around 1780...a two-hour train ride from Paris...the neighbor keeps his horses in my backyard...pies made with apples from my own trees..." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Facing the rails was the backyard of a house. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Candice’s father used to always complain about their house in Atlanta—the uneven garage, the creaky stairs, and the backyard that flooded every time there was a downpour. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z To take my mind off of things, I load up my paintball gun and practice in the backyard. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The pool took up a large portion of the backyard space, but I wasn’t going to complain. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z My father was dark that summer from working in the backyard. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z There was, of course, Indian Creek, which practically ran through the backyard. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Watch this, Nick, he says, then dribbles to the center of his backyard and flame throws a banana kick so swift, it basically splits the air, then sizzles right into his doghouse. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The bus came and we went down the hill to Tim Miller’s house, where the Confederate flag flew on a pole in the backyard, but he didn’t get on. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I'd always see her in the backyard combing Fluffy or playing with her. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After family dinner Lola and I hang out in her favorite spot: her backyard. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The main dirt road that passed through Kabati was rutted with holes and puddles where ducks liked to bathe during the day, and in the backyards of the houses birds nested in mango trees. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z To hear him describe it, what we were about to do—kill a bunch of chickens in the backyard—was nothing less than a political act. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Outside, in the backyard, he could hear Matthew shooting set shots at the outdoor goal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m in my room now, at the computer, listening to the sound of Erik kicking a football into a net in the backyard. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She came directly to us, in our sandy backyard, defying tides and the elements. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She would sit in the backyard with him, or play with Baby, or watch him weed the vegetable patch. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z That evening, he was washing Master’s linen in the backyard, near the lemon tree, when he looked up from the basin of soapy water and saw her standing by the back door, watching him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He follows me to his spot in the backyard, and I hook him up to his chain. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When Sandy’s here, in my backyard, at least I know where he is, and at least I know he’s safe, even if no one else in town does. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The wives of the umunna took the leftover food, even the cooked rice and beans that Mama said were spoiled, and they knelt in the backyard dirt to thank Papa and Mama. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z When we got out of bed, Cade, moaning, walked downstairs and let himself out into the backyard. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Has he been able to pick this up from just that scraggly old apple tree in his backyard? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He had a cat, a beaver, a possum, a snapping turtle, and a pig that he got after my parents had a pig roast in our backyard. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I saw a gleam of light from the backyard. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Then the fat, huge nurse came back in with the gladiolas in this crummy glass vase that looked like they had just dug it up in the backyard. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z As the women headed to the backyard with their tea, Fadi sat alone, in the dark. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z When I was in the almost completely dark backyard, it occurred to me that if any of the neighbors happened to be looking out their window, I’d look very much like a thief. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z 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 Frank wasn’t supposed to be in the backyard by himself. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, he chose to put Arnold down at the one spot in town as bad as Finsterwald’s backyard — namely, Finsterwald’s front steps. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Gerald was showing her all of the secrets of his backyard, while she obliged him by being genuinely impressed with his rock collection, his “fighting sticks,” and even his treasure box. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You didn’t have to be nice to me and let me stay in your backyard, or bring me to this place, but you did. So thank you.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The old king hadn’t told him that the Pyramids were just a pile of stones, or that anyone could build one in his backyard. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside her window, Sierra could just make out the dim haze of the neighbors’ backyard lights. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I wander through the living room, to the kitchen, and out to the backyard, showing everyone that picture of Layla and Warren on IG, and asking around if they’ve seen this girl. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I opened my window and punted him into the backyard. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Dad drove into the backyard, we could hear the black phone ringing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He could not see to the end of the backyard. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I let him out in our fenced backyard, where he barks at a few straggling trick-or-treaters. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He and Farzana moved their things into the hut in the backyard, where he was born. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z That night, we slept out in his backyard. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I yelled, but they were driving off so fast, I had to cut across the neighbors’ lawns and through their backyards to keep up with them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But a handful of families would let their domestics keep their children with them, living in little maids’ quarters or flatlets in the backyard. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She had let them in the house but immediately went into the backyard to do her gardening, leaving the Baudelaire orphans alone in her glorious library. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z From where I’m ironing, I can see Miss Celia in the backyard in a pair of hoochie pink satin pants and black plastic gloves. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Afternoons with my grandmother meant picking greens, cabbage, okra, and tomatoes in the small garden my grandfather planted in the backyard each spring. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Their dad had been horrified to hear about the wine bottles hidden around the house, the empties stashed at the bottom of the recycling bin in the backyard. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They were racing to the front door of the barn, not the side one off the backyard that Luke always had to use because it was hidden from the road. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Few words were exchanged, few words had to be exchanged, until he called his son into the backyard of their home. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Janie had spent most of the day under a blossoming pear tree in the backyard. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The first thing that startled him, even though it increased his confusion at the same time, was the fact that it was precisely three hundred eighty-eight feet from Úrsula's bed to the backyard wall. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z New cars, heavy with fins and chrome, were parked in front of miners’ houses from New Camp to Frog Level, and new swing sets, brightly painted, were erected in the backyards. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Whenever anyone came to the house during the day, I would dash out to the backyard and pretend to be the gardener. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked behind her and saw the piano sitting in the backyard. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Always, then, just before starting the coffee, Bernabe ambled into his backyard to check out the sun. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d open up the store at seven a.m. and Sam would saw lumber, cut ice, stack the meats out, stock the shelves, feed the cow in the backyard, all before we Ieft for school. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z One day I saw Atal in the backyard furiously digging a hole. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And then there were houses like Desdemona and Lefty’s, with an overstuffed parlor, two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a backyard privy with a European toilet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The backyard and the Sports Family's backyard were dry, too. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z This woman had playground apparatus in her backyard, which I liked a lot. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The whole thing makes me want to find a place to hide, same way Sandy Sanders found that tent in my backyard. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z It had a peaked roof, hardwood floors, and a tiny backyard which ended in a sun deck and a fire pit. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And then one day a girl appeared in my backyard. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A dented relic of the Afghan war, it was as big as a school bus, seated twenty-six passengers, and looked like it had been riveted together in somebody’s backyard. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The house the Links eventually bought in Medlock Bridge, built in 1987, has 3,900 square feet and 1,100 more in a basement with a wall of windows facing the backyard. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z TimeStar said, “We were just discussing that. We were going to question Bed Time, the frozen Clock Watcher in the backyard, to see if she could tell us.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I took off running through the backyard paths and behind hedges. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There’s a mess in my head—a mess of threads belonging to Jasmine and my brother and Sandy and that tent in the backyard and all the dragonflies. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z They live in Miami Beach—Sandy in a high-rise c^aidominium with a gym on the top floor, and Del in a nice house with a tennis court in the backyard. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z There’s Destiny and Lauren K, who must have gotten back together, because there they are with their arms around each other in Lauren K’s backyard. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z For purposes of comparison, the average backyard swimming pool is slightly larger than this Ptolemaic wineskin, containing about forty thousand gallons of water. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I stood there in their backyard, watching my breath. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Cutting down alleys and through backyards gets me to Gale’s house in minutes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z So when I got home I went out into the backyard and sat down on this rusting latticed patio chair and called him. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z After Fina leaves, I find Dad in the backyard trying to get the lawn mower to start. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The window over the sink overlooking the backyard. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The sun was just about to set and the two of them were in the backyard, crouched under the lone plum tree. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He carried the books into the backyard and hid them in the bushes near the alley fence. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It was late enough in June that the firework stands were open, and already there were kids in their backyards blowing things up, ka-booms and smoke curls from behind tall fences. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z On the opposite end is more glass, and my view goes straight to the backyard. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I dashed down the steps and had just cleared the pen when suddenly a small deer crashed out of the underbrush and into our backyard. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He finds a trash can in the backyard, next to a pile of cinder blocks. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I told her about some of my plants and gave a simple explanation of a few of my backyard botanical experiments. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z And some of the most important coming from a researcher in Linton’s backyard. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I ran into the backyard and said goodbye to the orange trees, and then I ran out front to get in the Oldsmobile. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We had two shanties in the backyard that my grandmother would rent out to migrants and seasonal workers. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They had written a statement vowing never to do so, and spit on it at the same time, and buried it somewhere in her parents’ backyard. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He fished one out of his bag and made to leave, glancing out of the window to the backyard as he went. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She thought of the collie next door, digging its hole in the backyard last spring. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A faint breeze rusded the magnolia tree and azaleas in the backyard, and even though the sun had not yet set, outside was cooler than Gramma’s kitchen. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z My father locked my brother in the backyard and left him there without food or water. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The Grotes use gas lights and candles, and there’s a pump and an outhouse in the backyard, wood stacked on the porch. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They quietly wandered over one day when I was kicking around a ball with Alex in our backyard. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A passing wind billows his black cape, and he looks around the backyard like he’s arrived at a garden party. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then U.S.-registered pleasure boats would haul the cargo up to Florida, where it was easy to unload into trucks at any backyard dock along the intercoastal waterway. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z So I put the box away and took my drawing pad out to the backyard, where Mom was gardening. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Tree limbs that bend like Byrd when she does her yoga in the backyard. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After breakfast I went out into the backyard to look around; things hadn’t changed much. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Stella ran as fast as she could around the flaming house to the backyard. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He was too busy digging tunnels in the backyard or practicing to be “the fastest runner in Finney County.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She had brought them in from the lines in the backyard, where I had hung them to dry that morning. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Petey’s backyard didn’t have any of the eerie sameness the front of this neighborhood’s homes displayed. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Munching cabbages in someone’s backyard, apparently. The lady of the house is not amused. West side of the lot. Get her out of there before the cops come.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When I was far from the backyard, I kept looking back. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Then, after a few more sun-scorching days of hard digging in the backyard, I suddenly remembered Mr. Greene had said I could work for him at the Norvelt News. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z From the street, it just looked as if maybe there were a ton of trees in her backyard. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Libby’s standing in my backyard tonight, lit only by the moon. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It’s practically in my backyard—just a fifteen-minute drive from my house. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She just burrows through, like the hedgehog Dad hates in our backyard. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Butterscotch, at home in our backyard, would be having a doggie fit if she could see Penny trying to bolt. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z After lunch, we went outside to the backyard. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I was in the bathroom while everyone was in the backyard. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It could be a fake memory, because one of the pictures we still have—a baby picture—was me in the backyard standing in front of a wall of white jasmine flowers and red roses. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He throws his thumb over his shoulder, even though the backyard is in the opposite direction. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I don’t know why I watch this yearly ritual in our backyard; my nightmares persist long after the bloodstains on the grass have faded. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Dad stayed on a chair in the kitchen, took us to the lavatory in the backyard when we needed it, and in the night hushed the twins when they cried from the cold. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Furniture. Your backyard. Your kitchen. The street. What should I see?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Grandpa built a two-story playhouse in the backyard, where I played house and Luke took the roles I bossily assigned to him. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He follows me through the backyard, and I tell him to sit down on one of our rusted lawn chairs. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Trees were rowed the length of the long block beyond me, rising tall in dripping wetness above a series of cluttered backyards. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Months later, Ruth hid money beneath the mattresses, in Mason jars, in the ice box, in the backyard. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But most of all, he knew them by their backyards. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z If anyone out there thinks that undocumented immigrants are privately high-fiving each other and throwing backyard barbecues to celebrate their free ride in America, let me assure you that is not the case. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Early on Wednesday morning, I built a fire in the metal trash barrel in the backyard, fueled by my school papers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The wedding had taken place that afternoon in a gaily striped tent in Billy’s backyard. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew in his breath and went on writing: I went with her through the doorway and across a backyard into a basement kitchen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Nobody plays games in the backyard of a murderer. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Ida ain’t got no backyard to speak of what with all her husband’s junk—car engines and old refrigerators and tires. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I felt as sorry for him as I had felt for a litter of helpless pigs bom in our backyard sty in Arkansas. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Robbie’s piano sat in a small square room at the rear of the house, close to a window that overlooked the backyard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Come four o'clock in the afternoon, Grandma would let me go with her to the garden in the rear of the backyard to water what she called her four-o'clock plants. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Right now, my mom gets nervous when I go into the backyard alone. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Most wells were dug in the cellars or backyards of homes, usually only a few feet away from the privy pit. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z They had a finished rec room, a huge backyard, and a refrigerator that always seemed to be well-stocked with essentials like pizza and ice cream and soda pop. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A huge pile of topsoil appears in our backyard, then a pile of rolled-up squares of grass. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The next day he buried the soldiers in the backyard. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z On the appointed night, Mom joined me in the backyard, and then other women arrived and a few small children. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I was still in the backyard when Dad came home. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But Michael Jackson was probably somewhere in Grandpop’s backyard being eaten by a snake! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It began when Jim found my bike lying on top of his in the backyard. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As he did so, he thought of what the crystal merchant had once said: that anyone could build a pyramid in his backyard. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Our backyard is tiny—just a slab of concrete that barely fits a table and chairs. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z It was sometime after the bicycle, or when she was moving into her shack in the backyard. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Slowly, the boxes downstairs began to empty and Ben piled them in the backyard where they lay like the discarded shells of reptiles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The backyards of these houses fell away in green slopes down to a strip of sand, and then the blue Lake Erie, lapping all the way to Canada. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Out the window, I could see the small backyard, the porch. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I waited by the back door as the sun got hotter, staring at the hard-packed dirt of the backyard, wondering how even the few patches of crabgrass were still alive. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When Grandma was outside, we followed her into the gated backyard, where we rolled around with our big red wagon and helped her water all the plants. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The previous summer, he’d set it up in the backyard, and the kids had slept outside when the heat relented and allowed it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The music has stopped, and heads peek over the backyard fence. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Once, he and Nipper arrived at the same time, and Palmer, dashing up his backyard, suddenly felt familiar feet upon his head. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z On the first floor was the store, a storage area, an ice room, a kitchen with a kerosene stove, and the backyard. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I stomp out to the backyard and wipe down the lawn chairs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The car isn’t even in park and I’ve got the door open and am off for the backyard. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Sorry. Awesome as it is, it’s practically in our backyard, in the middle of your three-to-four-mile safe zone. Besides, it’s not about crossing things off a list.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There was a serene calm in the backyard, in the gentle wave of the mango tree and the winelike scent of ripening cashews. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I followed La Llorona along the garden paths that meandered around the backyard, winding in and out and around each other. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was only about six feet from there to the nearest tree in the Sports Family’s backyard. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z After choosing the perfect one, Hyacinth and Franz made their way to the hydrangea bush in the corner of the backyard, just beyond the big oak. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He remembered his mother’s appearing next to him in the backyard, as if she’d flown from the attic. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I sneak through the back alleys until I'm standing by our crumbling backyard fence. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Afterward, Mummy cleans up while I show him the backyard garden. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z It was a nice day, so we went out to the backyard. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Legs and I followed him into the backyard. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z My uncle, who had indulged in blackberry liquor, danced a disjointed jig around the backyard of the cottage, trying to imitate our mothers. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z During the summer Bernabe had no special early-hour chores to do: he owned cattle, but they grazed on National Forest permits up in the hills; he also harbored a few ratty chickens in the backyard. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Stepping into the Castiglione’s backyard, she held the snow shovel across her body like a weapon. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z To let him come over to my place and the backyard tent, because he didn’t want to go home, not yet. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Flowers, weeds, junk, pet houses, tree houses, vegetable gardens, rubber tires, grass ranging from desert-sparse to shaggy to trim as a marine’s haircut — the backyards were as different, as individual as faces. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the wives of the umunna, chattering in the backyard, scooping soup and stew from the huge pots on the fire into bowls that would be taken to serve the people. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The bar girl changed the bottles one after the other; Ugwu thought the gin was probably brewed in their backyard down the road. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We went behind a house on Love Lane and peered into the backyard. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Her backyard is all frost and ice and our hands sting from the tap water. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Across the school grounds and in the woods and in backyards and in every corner of the county, pumpjacks continue their slow rhythm, humping at the earth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Father put his arm around Mother’s shoulders, and we all walked to the backyard overlooking the valley. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Adam probably figured I’d be easier to supervise while tumbling around and doing my usual backyard tricks on Bannon’s enormous spring floors. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In retaliation, the Irish shouted a parody of the song across the dark backyards. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell her I’d like to plant flowers from Vietnam in her backyard. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I eased my foot out from under Dandy’s head so he wouldn’t be disturbed and came off the steps and stood alone in the deep blackness of the backyard, the old mountains looming over me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Is there a little nephew factory in the backyard? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They had been headed for it since they had patted mud balls together as toddlers in the backyard. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to get caught with my pants down in Erin Wheeler’s backyard. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z What would they do if they found out I’ve been hiding Sandy in the backyard? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Now I have to go to the lavatory and Fintan leads me to the backyard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She put our crayons, a notepad, and pencils in a bag, and we walked out the door, down the stairs, and across the backyard. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I followed Jaja out to the backyard, watched him hold the wings down under his foot. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The feeding stations in the backyards were deserted. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He even, seeming almost to fade out of existence as he did so, added that there were two entries to the house, one of them through the backyard, which gave on an alley. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Bridge felt quiet pour into the car through the open windows, along with the smell of a fire from someone’s backyard. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Becky was off in search of a seamstress, so Ruth helped me haul the water to the washtub in the backyard. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In my memory, she hits dozens of shots before I get the ball back, but she doesn’t ever leave my backyard—the two of us keep shooting for years and years. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I film as we head into the backyard to take photos. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Red came out onto the porch, heard the story, and pointed at the shed in the backyard. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Fascinating,” I repeated, a little breathless, feeling like a man who discovers a buried treasure in his own backyard. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the late afternoon sun, Mother and I sat in the backyard. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Exactly one month before the Egypt Game began in the Professor’s backyard she had come, very reluctantly, to live in the shabby splendor of an old California-Spanish apartment house called the Casa Rosada. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The grass in the backyard grazed his shoulders, too tall to walk across, so he found a stick to beat his way through. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I could jump off couches, and jump up and down stairs and crawl around the backyard. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z "Look at the silly hippies! Look at their pathetic attempts to simulate a complex global ecosystem in their backyard." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z As I turned the car into the driveway I heard nervous, confused shouts echoing from the backyard through the tops of the trees. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in the backyard of our summer house by the lake, lying on an old quilt my mother used as a beach blanket. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Jennifer went into her house and I just hung out in the backyard until I heard the garage door go up and my mother’s car pull in. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Then he went outside to the little backyard with the coal house, the privy, and the old willow. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For by now all the Cambridge Bengalis have moved to places like Dedham and Framingham and Lexington and Winchester, to houses with backyards and driveways. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There was an outside chance the tree in the backyard would fall on the house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Jack went into his garage and pulled out an old plastic baby pool that looked like a frog and dragged it into the backyard. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z That was one thing she loved about her backyard in suburbia—she could always make out at least a few stars. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He runs up and down the backyard with no pants on trying to imitate Tarzan yodeling from tree to tree. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He didn't have leafy trees to hide behind, but he began to feel safe, anyway, crawling through his and Jen’s backyards. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z When I tell my family I want to be a writer, they smile and say, We see you in the backyard with your writing. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z One morning, on our walk to school, Russ asks me to shoot around in my backyard—just the two of us. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa came in from the backyard, wiping his hands on his coveralls. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Our very own backyard resembles the Garden of Eden. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d put chairs in their backyard and hang out an awning and run a speakeasy. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z At one time I would have cut across her backyard, but I didn’t feel right about it anymore. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Oliver had dark thoughts about the Beiderman as he banged down the stairs, grabbed his puffy jacket, and stepped out into the backyard. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I look at Marv and the other people in his backyard. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She got up from her desk and looked out the window and saw Mrs. Tickham running around the backyard with a shiny, oversize vacuum cleaner. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z She told the neighbors and passing strangers about God in her backyard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z That was in the sweet time when he and his parents lived together in the house with the big backyard and a front lawn his father never got tired of mowing and watering. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ll carry him outside, feeling his warmth turn to cold as the horizon frays and falls down in my backyard. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I check the bathroom, the backyard, and even the garage...and that’s when I notice that his bike is missing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Well, Katherine was probably in the backyard making sure the staff had polished the patio furniture to a shine so that guests could be invited back to the house after the event tonight. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Lydia motioned for Dill to follow her into the backyard. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She took him over to a window near the sliding-glass door and showed him a mirror that reflected a wide view of the Talbots’ backyard and the landscape beyond. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Now what did he say about God in me backyard? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I nurse that trash in Harlem Hospital six nights a week. 10TH JUROR: Oh, now wait a second . . . 5TH JUROR: I used to play in a backyard that was filled with garbage. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait in the shadows near my mother's house, close enough so I can actually peek through the gaps of our backyard's rickety fence. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I get up in the middle of the night and go to her backyard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I come up from the dip in the backyard thinking about Matt and his mom. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Dad kept pounding with the shoe and I had to run back through the house to the backyard tap for more water in the kettle and the pot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z What did he expect—that the other kid would run out in his backyard and yell, “Hey, Luke, come out and play!” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z We started in the backyard with the fence and the trees, then moved on to the drainpipe that ran up the side of the house. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I laugh at her and feel like I did when we were kids and she’d show off doing handsprings in the backyard. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z From that weird angle, through the gap between the wall and the shower curtain, I could see a slice of our backyard out the little window over the toilet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Of course, in the mortal world, there are such things as backyards. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the back of the house, she and Alan had cleared out a big backyard. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Another low door led to a backyard, where there were more banana trees, beyond which the river glimmered through the foliage. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to look decent for my job so I take off all my clothes and stand naked in the backyard washing them under the tap with a bar of carbolic soap. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I rolled up the driveway to the backyard where Hassan and Ali were cleaning up the mess from last night’s party. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “The possibility of being attacked is extremely low. So is getting struck by lightning. But when lightning strikes, don’t run around your backyard and stand next to the flagpole.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “I’m beat. I just finished opening four dozen ersters out in the backyard,” Santa said in her rocky baritone. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I found myself in a nighttime garden and Old Mr. Chou was shouting, “Who’s in my backyard?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z One writer who signed his name “A Hint” said the cause of the fever was the stinking barrels of rotting garbage routinely found in backyards and basements. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Adria and I were playing in the backyard, jumping on the trampoline, which was still my favorite activity. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They ran a full hundred yards and ducked into a neighbor’s backyard, where a frozen dog barked at them. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When I got back to the house, I led Oscar straight to the backyard. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z But he remembered the hours leading up to it—his grandmother coming out into the backyard to find him shooting arrows at her porcelain collection. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I don’t want to cry on the train, so I close my eyes and visualize playing basketball against Erin, and we’re little kids again in my backyard, silently shooting on the old adjustable rim. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Often, I said to crowds, “Do not expect to be driving a Mercedes the day after the election or swimming in your own backyard pool.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I then carried my plate outside to the backyard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Everybody talking over each other and the music still playing and crowds of people rushing in from the backyard to see. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z That other world was suburban and endless, organized around pot roasts, blueberry pies, fireworks, ice cream sundaes, immaculate bathrooms, and small toy trucks that were loosed in wooded backyards with streams and glens. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “In the front yard, in the backyard, in the bedroom taking a nap.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You want to tell me why I’m sitting in your backyard instead of our normal coffee shop?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Cassandra and I would spend whole afternoons chasing each other around one backyard, then over the fence into the other. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She put it in a box full of warm towels, and inside the box she placed a little saucer of banana pieces and some dead grubs Ob had dug out of the backyard for it. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z By the time I had him on the leash, he was pulling toward the backyard gate. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z There’s no pool in our backyard, just the one at the condos across the street that we used to sneak into when Doña Rosa loaned us her gate key. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “The backyard is too small and all the plants are dead,” he’d said. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Jen interrupted frequently with questions and comments—“So you've never been away from your house except to go to your backyard or barn?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “The day a giant swimming pool shows up in your backyard, suddenly you’ve got a lot of explaining to do.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They were walking through her backyard and into her kitchen, which smelled like bacon and lemons. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The backyard is pretty busy and the party’s in full swing by the time the sun sets. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In 1981, a twelve-year-old boy was playing in his grandmother’s backyard when a plume of smoke appeared in front of him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I rush through the backyard we all hated because of relentless mosquitoes and fruit flies, then hop the fence. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I looked out of the window into the backyard and By and Dad and Mr. Robert were standing under a great big tree with a dog. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z After the bicycle, my mom hired contractors she knew through the real-estate business to build her a separate house in the backyard, like a little servants’ quarters, and she moved in there with Isaac. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They were sitting on the short wall in the backyard cracking pumpkin seeds between their teeth, tossing shells into the lilies. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z That night I was drawn to my backyard by some undefinable need. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z More Clock Watchers had attacked them in Petey’s backyard than were in the shop now. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Everyone is at the mosque, so I slip into the backyard and head to her dad’s hammock. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Flinging open the kitchen door, I rushed into the backyard, past the workers in the sugarcane fields, past the tractors, their noise blurring into the distance. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I remember playing with a friend in the backyard one day, when my grandmother appeared at the window. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled, then led us back downstairs and into the backyard, eager to show us more of the work he’d done. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mama went to the backyard with Sisi to put away the cast iron cooking tripods. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Milton, whom we had rarely seen in sunlight before, was suddenly out in the backyard, reading the newspaper. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z From my window I saw Mr. Object climb into the backyard hammock with a book. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Dad had watched the 1992 launch from his own backyard when he was a kid. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The alder tree in our backyard shimmers with a gust of wind. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately my stepfather’s workshop and a bunch of old cars were in our backyard. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They ate a dinner of hamburgers and steamed asparagus in the Wells family backyard. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z One morning I was in the backyard when a man opened the gate. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawn mower engines whirred, and children splashed in backyard pools. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Problem was that one night, they broke into my toolshed in the backyard. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When they see a police car coming or that officers are conducting a sweep, they unlatch their front gates and usher migrants in to hide in their gardens and backyards. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She was famous for her gardens, flowers spilling over the front and backyard, more petals than grass. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The setting sun seemed to have ladled its syrupy light over the crusted snow, so that ordinary house parts and backyards in this fading moment seemed a spectacular raspberry dessert. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I looked out the upstairs window down into the backyard. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z A large sliding glass door opened into a semicircular terrace that overlooked two acres of backyard and rows of cherry trees. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There were about four hundred people in our courtyard and backyard and around our pool, and more people were inside the house. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But the backyard, now it looks like the Garden of Eden. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Khrushchev viewed a new alliance with Cuba as a chance to extend Soviet influence to America's backyard; Fidel Castro welcomed the chance to bolster his defenses against his aggressive American neighbor. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In the backyard he found Mrs. Reilly hanging a spotted and yellowed sheet on a line that ran through the bare fig trees. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z George walked her bike from the shed in the backyard, along the cracked cement path, and up to the street. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z There were a grip of flies in the backyard, by the way. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She reported that her neighbor’s bing cherry tree was so heavy with ripe fruit that several of its branches were at that very moment bending low over her backyard. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Ellis could have pulled out her hockey stick and invited Dee into the backyard to hit the ball around a little. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “But then again, one sees strange things every day. In fact, if you two orphans follow me out to the backyard, I think we will all see something rather unusual.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z I started with disgust, then thought, The sun will shine in those backyards some day. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not hear the whispers of “backyard snob” or the ridiculing laughter. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Anybody home? I need to get my second tarp. I accidentally left it in your backyard.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z We have now reached our own backyard, a light-year from Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I stop in the backyard, holding my valise and staring at the long flat building behind the house. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The backyard was more pavement than grass, though tufts of green sprouted eagerly through cracks in the concrete. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Looking out at the perfectly trimmed lawn only made me miss the dirt backyard of my parents' home. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z PIH was flooded with requests for advice and information, from ministries of health and consultants and charities from every continent, about creating such a program in their backyards. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It's as if this is a whole backyard, complete with a wide canopy, outdoor furniture, plants, and string of gold and silver Christmas lights that Darius turns on from some hidden spot. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Now I want to sit in my old backyard, which was in some ways a jungle. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t know anyone who had a swimming pool in their backyard. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I must have done other things—like go to school, obviously—but shooting hoops in my backyard is the only thing I remember from childhood. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I catch a glimpse of Uncle Phil’s stunned face before I turn and leave for the backyard. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He considered jumping the fence to get to the backyard, but it was this kind of suspicious activity that police and neighbors would be looking for. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Neil’s brother, an African Methodist- Episcopal reverend from Albany, Georgia, was going to marry them in the backyard under the myrtle trees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He gathered them from the tree in our backyard. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I picked up the bird with the shovel and carried it across the street, into Dante’s backyard. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Willow said that she used to grow everything that they sold there in her own backyard. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z And all of sudden—bam—we weren’t living in a nice house with a swing set in the backyard anymore. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But it was not a Western; it was baton-twirling lessons at Ida Nee’s house in Ida Nee’s backyard. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z When he saw the blackened turkey smoldering in the oven, he grabbed two dish towels and hauled the bird into the backyard, where he unceremoniously lobbed it into the canal. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I know Mom had been joking in our backyard, but that’s how I would have imagined them in the end—lying side by side in our garden bed together. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She says we used to swear our heads off when we were kids, playing soccer in the backyard. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It was the sound of voices in the backyard. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, and while you're here, there's another guy in the backyard smoking hash. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “George Washington! If you touch one more box, I’m giving your dinner to the nice kittens living in the backyard!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She strolled around the house to the backyard where the blackberry vines clambered over the fence. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu sat on the steps that led to the backyard and listened. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “When you’re in a library, researching a topic, you’re on a scavenger hunt, looking for clues and prizes in books instead of your attic or backyard.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Over her shoulder, in the backyard, a pair of deer looked in on us. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” I replied honestly, “but they didn’t actually do anything that special. We just played in the backyard and ate pizza.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z So I go out the back door past the two smokers, and what do you think is in the farthest and darkest part of the backyard? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I pushed my backpack up against the seat in front of me and got comfortable, then watched all the dumpy backyards and trash-filled alleys slide by as we pulled out of Baltimore. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The creek was incredibly beautiful and wild; a hidden sanctuary, only twenty minutes away from his own backyard. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They were quarreling in the backyard—that is, the man was quarreling. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad and Devon used to throw a football in the backyard. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z His heart began to thump harder than it had in his rush through the backyards. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z But now, as Elena prattled on about her marvelous children, her husband’s high-profile case, the new landscaping they planned to do in the backyard once the summer came, Elizabeth changed her mind. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Somebody had left the door that led to the backyard open, and the blue-gray firewood smoke that hung heavy in the living room blurred the facial features of the guests. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “You used to do that when Grandpa lived with us. As soon as he started drinking, you’d distract me. We’d play games in your room or go out into the backyard.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “When you come in someone else’s backyard, you got to show ’em some respect and let ’em know what you up to. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I selected that one and headed to the backyard, grabbing a ragged old quilt from the linen cupboard at the top of the stairs on my way down. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z My teenage brother Caleb and his friends were having a tent sleepover party in our backyard and one of the boys brought a six-pack of Michelob. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z When Mom came home, she found our bikes parked neatly beside each other in the backyard and Jim and I sitting innocently together in the living room. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She sent letters to my mother detailing her hardships: no washing machine, no car, no television, a backyard full of boulders and goats. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Even as a toddler, barely able to walk in the backyard’s tall grass, he had somehow understood the fear in his mother’s voice. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Erin and I grab our basketballs out of the garage, and on my backyard hoop, we each shoot one hundred free throws. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I have fuzzy memories of the trip: a large house with a green metal gate, and a guard in front, and a big buffalo in the backyard. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I wanted to say thank you for not laughing at me and calling me a “backyard snob” the way the rest of the girls did, but the words that came out were, “Did you travel?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Breathless and shaken, we finally reached my backyard. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We saw Trotter stomp into his backyard holding a rake. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that I was wearing gloves; it was just a backyard fistfight, but still. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a small backyard protected by a tall gate. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z By the time I rounded the corner at Twelfth and Cross and headed for the backyard, I felt myself going out of control. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she went outside and sat on the backyard steps and watched a hen near the lemon tree, guarding six chicks, nudging them toward crumbs on the ground. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Like he was just hiding in the backyard and he’d smell it and come right in out of the dark. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The backyard smells like barbecue, and it’s warm enough that Seven’s friends swim in the pool. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z And you ought to see him in his hunting clothes grunting away, doing pull-ups on that rusted swing set in his backyard. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The next morning I surveyed my new abode and discovered a swimming pool in the backyard, and two smaller bedrooms. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We opened the fence gate at the bottom of the backyard and ran down the alley. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could make the backyard into an outdoor playhouse on the weekends in summer and run a play a night.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I’d take off out the door and through the dusty streets of Eden Park, clambering over walls, ducking through backyards. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z That night she was burying his body in the backyard while I assembled a good portion of my possessions and left through the front door. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z That afternoon Frightful toured the backyards, the tumbling buildings in town, and dumps at its edges. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He had another bull's-eye in our backyard where he liked to practice archery with his compound bow. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And from our backyard, I could see Mercy Hospital, Sacramento’s only Catholic hospital. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Like her, he had come down from the highlands, and she asked him to station a guard in the backyard because she had the impression that hens were being stolen. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Instead, Molly spends a lot of time at Imani’s house, which has a swimming pool in the backyard. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Arnold Jones was being hoisted in the air above Finsterwald’s backyard fence. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take Oscar to the backyard. And give him some water.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Not three feet from our backyard, on the other side of this fence, was a fragrant grove of grapefruit trees. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He sensed that Mariam knew they were never going back to their sprawling villa on Shogund Street, with its airy rooms and plum trees in the backyard. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z James’s family lived in another part of Birmingham, and James had a swimming pool in his backyard. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The house sat on the left side of the brick path, the backyard at the end of it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I believe she has buried him in her backyard. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “They returned me to Calypso shortly after, I think. I woke up in Mr. Haverty’s backyard. I really wish they’d stop taking my pants.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I wound up and whipped his gun over the roof of our house and into the backyard. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Five minutes later, he found Beatrice Leep resting under a shady mahogany tree in a stranger’s backyard. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The lights were off in her backyard too. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Then she goes in the backyard, starts clipping the rosebushes and digging the tulip bulbs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Old women gossiped and laughed as they sat on project benches or by tenement stoops, where they once played as children with no backyards—yes, they were happy too. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Deidre Baker, the oldest, chasing me out of her backyard with a broom. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She led the way to the backyard, and after Mrs. Muokelu had explained and demonstrated how to make soap she stowed the ash near the pile of cement blocks. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I gazed at the stone wall that edged the backyard. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in California, Papa had asked their landlord if he could plant a pine in the backyard. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I had my cereal and went out into the backyard. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But when I asked them what it was, they said stuff like maybe they could plant a money tree in the backyard. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Their backyard is full of vegetables that they grow and send to us to eat. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Frank saw himself when he was four years old, running across Grandmother’s backyard. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Liyana and Poppy sat silently in the backyard while their gray cat, Sami, leaped down from the top of the wooden fence to bury his nose in the grass. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Calder started for home, moving unsteadily through backyards. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Not too many people have a pond in their backyard.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z When we first moved in he complained over how he gave up his room downstairs for the loft and he’s worn out climbing up and down to go to the lavatory in the backyard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And then we can walk back to our house through our own backyard. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The house he could see best, right behind the Garners’ backyard, was occupied by the Sports Family. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Valley shimmied up the weeping willow in Seven’s backyard, placed the pod, and slid down with the grace of a jaguar. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The bathroom window looks out onto the backyard, where Dad is hacking away at the nearly frozen ground with a shovel. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I look around wildly, expecting to see the silver armor and red capes of Empire legionnaires, but the backyard is still. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Make memories with your kid or kids so that someday he or she or they will look into the backyard and feel the ache of sentimentality as desperately as I did this afternoon. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Tiles in the ceiling of the elementary school would shift like they were made of paper, and for weeks after, debris would be discovered scattered across nearby backyards, roped off with yellow police tape. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z But as she lay in the middle of the giant trampoline in Taryn’s backyard after three days of facing her empty locker, Ivy felt more abandoned than ever. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I waited until Mother and Daddy were busy in the backyard and then snuck into the kitchen to use the phone. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked down and saw Toomer pulling his wagon into the backyard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I duck out of the backyard and through the neighbor’s lawn and onto the street, my elbow wrapped tight in a cloth bandage. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He took to kicking a football, soccer style, into a small net that he set up in our backyard. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After lunch, I take Baby Girl out to the backyard and fill up the green plastic pool. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He sat with his back to the kitchen window, the one over the sink that looked out onto their small backyard, across the train tracks and up to the church with its graveyard. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Without much hope, he stepped down from the trunk and went to the other end of the attic, the portion that faced the backyard. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I nodded as if that was the most normal thing in the world, burying food in your backyard. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He’d been trying not to look beyond the ragged edge of the backyard to the bulldozed mess of branches, trunks, leaves, and mud that had once been his beloved woods. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I walked around to the backyard and climbed up the trailer and sat down in the skiff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He slouches to blend into the warm night, moving silently across the loose sand of the backyard with a confidence I wish I felt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He looked along the length of the shining black instrument, sighting on the house two backyards away, and especially on the pale, timid, excited face at the third-floor window. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Its residents had the same homes, with the same backyards, with the same bathrooms, I’d seen in those televised dispatches. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Around three, when I figured Augustus would be home from school, I went into the backyard and called him. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I am listening for Aunt Fannie Mae’s laugh and Grandma Matildas singing and the creak of the swing in the backyard that swayed under my favorite tree. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Conibear died just a few years later, in 1917, when he climbed too far out on a limb, while reaching for a plum in a tree in his backyard, and plunged headfirst to the ground. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I crouched my way through a couple of backyards, getting scratched and scraped by fences and bushes. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Instead, here she was leading a temporarily blind boy through her own backyard. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z She has no children but has a dog named Lassie and a garden that takes up her backyard. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They are thin brown girls who have looked long at hollyhocks in the backyards of Meridian, Mobile, Aiken, and Baton Rouge. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people had little gardens in their backyards. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I set it gently under the apple tree in the backyard and began to dig. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Behind the fence, in my backyard, I smile. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Sandy and I started walking home together in the afternoons, Sandy sometimes coming over so we could keep talking in the tent I keep in the backyard. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z From then on, he slept in a different backyard or back porch every night. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We played marbles all afternoon in his backyard. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z There was one time he screamed bloody murder in her backyard because a bird had pooped on his head, and she came flying out faster than he knew she could run. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z When we get to the trailer at last, we carry the deer around to the three-sided shed Judd’s got in his backyard. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z John had the name of a man on Depot Street who let hikers camp in his backyard and use his shower, so I went with him to a gas station while he asked directions. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I close all the windows and get planks from the shed in the backyard. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z There is nothing quite so delightfully mysterious as a secret in your own backyard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My experience of the piano came entirely from Robbie’s squat little music room with its scraggly potted plant and view of our modest backyard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “And why would she have a tombstone for her in her backyard?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The monster was standing in his backyard, big as the setting sun. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z We watched as Trotter looked around the backyard, then sat down on his back steps. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother was doing laundry in the backyard when I got home. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The cop car is parked outside, but both officers must be inside, maybe even in the backyard by now if Peck snitched. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “And minds other people’s business ...” Esthappen steadied the little boat on the uneven earth floor with a few blocks of wood that he found in Velutha’s workstation in the backyard. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Birdbrain Family had set a row of thirty birdhouses along their backyard fence, even though Luke could have told them it was pointless to do that until spring. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Grandma said, wiping her hands on her apron as she held the screen door open and peered into the backyard. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z School was finally out and I was standing on a picnic table in our backyard getting ready for a great summer vacation when my mother walked up to me and ruined it. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Which now stood firmly in the middle of his backyard. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Every afternoon for the next three days, the four of us gathered in Becca’s backyard to continue hammering and nailing those pieces of plywood together. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Along with selling cartoons, shebeen owners sold illegal concoctions brewed in the backyards, often under unsanitary conditions. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan was packing up when I came around the side of the house to put Oscar in the backyard. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He used to tell me things about Panamá that I couldn’t possibly have remembered—like about the scorpions in our backyard and the cement utility sink where my mom used to give us baths. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Everybody was putting fallout shelters in their backyards, canning tap water, getting ready for the end of time. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of going straight back to my room to read I went in the backyard, sat on one of the cinder blocks so I could think about everything. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Through the backyards of the neighboring houses I ran, ducking under pine branches. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My parents stand in their backyard, hands on their hips, looking out over the expanse of raw mud, planning their garden. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A door on the ground floor opened up to a skinny backyard, where a mommy cat and her new litter of kittens made their home under a hydrangea bush. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z And once she did leave, who would play basketball with him in the backyard? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She felt the eyes of her family follow her as she walked through the kitchen and into the backyard. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I just mean...listen, I wasn’t trying to kiss you or anything. The other night. In your backyard.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I walked around to the backyard and climbed up the trailer and sat down in the skiff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes, he smokes in the backyard, but not very often. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z We had a grass yard in front and in back, and at night raccoons, possums, and skunks walked through the backyard just as if they lived there. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z After we walked home, we spent the afternoon in the backyard. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A few neighbors who had heard Reba’s screams had gathered in Pilate’s backyard. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z We paraded into the backyard, all the Daughters with tiny smudges of grease clinging to their lips. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom always made him keep it in the backyard because she didn’t want the thing in the house, and I remember him once mentioning that Daphne refused to allow it in her sight at all. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They are so busy clicking the small gray blocks together that they do not hear me slide open the backyard glass door. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He shushes me and puts a finger to his mouth,even though this is my backyard and my tent. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z When I came home, my dad had already buried her in the backyard. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Ironically, our backyard pool became the “community pool.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Right this minute, her logistics coordinator is drinking lemonade in their backyard and feeding ice to Bit, which the dog chases on the lawn. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Remember, I had that vegetable garden in our backyard one year. So I can work in the fields.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We snuck out to the backyard before Mom made it inside, and then picked our way through a little bramble of honeysuckle bushes at the edge of the yard. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “I buried it all in a jar in the backyard.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I was sitting on the top step of the stairs that led down to the backyard’s lower level, thinking about the situation with Jennifer. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z So I’d slip into the backyard and sit in the tire swing, with the huge old oak tree concealing me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A wooden fence surrounds the backyard, and there’s plenty of space for Daddy’s garden and Brickz. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z A pit bull lying in the backyard suddenly perks his head up and barks at us. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The merchants live above their businesses, so I was essentially in their backyards. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z By the time I slipped into my backyard, the sound of the fire engine had joined the chorus. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Can’t I escape visions of my loss and utter failure anywhere, at least in my own freaking backyard? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z This explained what Raymie was doing in Ida Nee’s backyard, under Ida Nee’s pine trees. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Even the two boulders in the backyard sometimes turned to silver in the early morning sunlight. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Maybe he would keep me in the bathroom and then go downstairs, out through the kitchen, to break a stick off one of the trees in the backyard. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He leads us to the roller coaster he’s built in his backyard— actually there are two: the Blue Flash and the Blue Too. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We have an oak tree in the backyard. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit in the lawn chair in our backyard while Mom pulls her garden gloves on. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I have lived all my life with an embarrassment of squirrels in my backyard, they are all over the place, all year long, and I have never seen, anywhere, a dead squirrel. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right. Well, a few months ago, they were fixing up the backyard of this run-down house on Barkley Street and they found...a phoenix!” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z There was a passage about him dozing off and on all day in a backyard doghouse, like a panting animal in the heat. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Wash stood at the edge of the Masons’ backyard on the opposite end of the street from the burned house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z No one had thought much before about the backyard’s downward slope, but that had counted too; she had rolled a bit before coming to a stop, which helped. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Music echoes from the backyard along with random shouts and laughter. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z One who keeps a weird tombstone in her wooded backyard. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It sounded as if a jet plane had landed in the Tickhams’ backyard. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “You already got them burning crosses practically in your backyard!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The jasmine plants were still the smell of the entire city of Isfahan to me, but that’s only because I mostly played in our backyard. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z There was water close by inside the houses, the backyards, but it was forbidden to break rank. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When I reached the wall, I rose slowly and peeked out the window into the backyard. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It is afternoon, and the guys are in the backyard just as...Nipper swoops in to land on the porch roof. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z During the day we kept the dogs in the backyard, which was enclosed by a wall at least five feet high. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The rain hadn't knocked all the leaves off the backyard trees, but the next rain probably would. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z We ended up in a big bright kitchen, where a wall of windows overlooked a landscaped backyard. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I crossed a high hibiscus hedge through an unlatched gate and came upon a muddy backyard, strewn with logs and stumps like a carpenter's yard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He hauled the mattress outside again to the backyard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But she smiled as she watched the two children in the backyard. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Ugwu came around from the backyard, days later, and found the veranda empty and the room door firmly shut. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The first time my brother says ain 't my mother pulls a branch from the willow tree growing down the hill at the edge of our backyard. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I open the kitchen door to the backyard and step halfway out—like it hasn’t been hard for me? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z One time, not long after we moved in, Amy and I were sitting in the grass in her backyard and she asked me, “Ibtihaj, how come your mom always wears a scarf on her head?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She was no longer on the lounge chair in the backyard. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Another door in the kitchen leads out to the backyard, just in case. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He needed to hear it and he wanted it to be said in his backyard, in East Harlem and not in Miami or anyplace else. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The pool area and the backyard of that house were always deserted, so Adria and I thought our new game was harmless. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z While a large window giving a view of the backyard and woods beyond takes up a decent portion of the rounded wall opposite the door, every other inch of space is covered in pictures. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z My dog slunk away to a shaded corner of the backyard. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He watched fat snowflakes swirl through the crisp air and land in the backyard. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z We all stand in the backyard, Hassan, Ali, Baba, and I. The mullah recites the prayer, rubs his beard. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I remember the first time I looked under the microscope at a pinch of the dirt from my own backyard. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z If Grace had said that she had been arrested for running an elephant-breeding program in her backyard, Maya would have been less surprised. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z We are informed that you wish to turn our backyard into a jungle. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Otto ran from the basement into the backyard and sat with his back against Missus Thunkle’s biggest flowerpot, cupping his face in his hands and crying out his fear. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The front yard had a palm tree, and the backyard had orange trees that grew real oranges. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z At the bake sale he had never seen so many pies at once, more pies on the endless table than soldiers buried in his backyard. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z There were two kegs in the huge backyard—which was where most people were kicking it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z We walk with it through the back gate to find Mom and Javier asleep on a blanket on the grass in our backyard. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They had front porches in identical states of disrepair, tin roofs warped and rusted to a similar dull red hue, and flyblown outhouses in each dirt backyard. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The thrush in my backyard sings down his nose in meditative, liquid runs of melody, over and over again, and I have the strongest impression that he does this for his own pleasure. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear some kids running around in the backyard, and soon I see their faces appearing now and then, rising and falling from a trampoline. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The night of the party was soft and dreamy, with a warm breeze drifting in and out of our backyard. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The next day, when I checked the backyard, the woodpile was gone. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I steady myself against the railing, looking out over the damage that February has caused the backyard. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Over the rooftops I could see men pouring water on the flattish roof of St. Paul’s, the buckets handed to them from a long line of people that stretched to a backyard pump. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she went up to this other house and jumped over their wall and into their backyard. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On The Brady Bunch, kids play together peacefully in their backyards, all the lawns have green grass, and neighbors even go camping together. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And sure enough, by the time we’d crunched through the first sweet, salty handfuls, they were rounding the house into the backyard. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Hassan kissed the baby’s lifeless face, and we buried her in the backyard, near the sweetbrier bushes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s times like these I miss our massive backyard in Alabama and how easy it was to just go out and tumble until I’d flipped so many times, it felt like my brain had realigned. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z They made whiskey in backyard stills and felled trees, floating them down the Cumberland River in the spring, when the water was high. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z To make matters worse, Sophie caught me in the backyard hosing off my feet at the outdoor tap. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z This meant tackling the garage, closets, the storage shed in the backyard. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Directly under us, in his backyard, he’d laid out a giant tarp and positioned a video camera so that we could play the drops back and examine them. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A carpenter’s workstation had been erected in the backyard. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of us, there was a pickup truck carrying stacks of folding chairs, the kind you put outside for a backyard barbecue on a sunny day, like this one. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was like sitting in the backyard in Nsukka, looking at the lemon tree and his herb garden and Jomo’s manicured plants. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Out in the backyard, he planted strawberries with Theresa, it was true; also he grilled fish with her, and argued. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s about three kids who build a spaceship in their backyard and then fly off to meet aliens. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But as Raymie stood in Ida Nee’s backyard, next to Louisiana and Beverly, it did not feel like her soul was shriveling at all. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Her mother put them all in the polyethylene bag, which she carried to the backyard, her steps quick, her faraway look unwavering. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mama sighed, accepting the coconut flan or bag of cherries from their backyard tree. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He turns without looking back at me or waiting for a reaction and walks through the kitchen into the backyard. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z We go into the backyard, hand in hand. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Carla goes up to the window that looks out over the backyard to the other backyards on the block to see if she can see his bedroom light. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Dusk approached with lightning speed, casting a muted purple hue over the backyard. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She walks around the corner toward the backyard, and I follow her. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Pastor George sat down on a stump in the backyard and covered his face with his hands. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Why can’t the Americans see the Communists in their own backyards, in their universities, bending the malleable minds of the young? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can’t you ask your dad? Maybe he’ll say yes this time,” Amy prodded as we sat on the picnic table bench in her backyard, resting after playing jump rope and riding bikes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He said there was a dealer who worked out of a backyard who could sell her something in the morning for American dollars. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I put on my tennis shoes, got my night-reading flash-light, climbed out die back window and went down the tree into the backyard. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I hurry after him—across the deck, down the steps, and into the backyard. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z So we’re in the backyard, lying on the black woven surface of her trampoline. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It makes me think, for just an instant, of the tiny squeak that the little green-rumped parrot baby made when he fell from the nest in our backyard years ago. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She had felt it earlier that day, standing with Beverly and Louisiana in Ida Nee’s backyard. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z So I barely spoke as we gathered in Adam's backyard and passed around a glass pipe. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Pretty thing,” Mom said, summing up the general reaction of the backyard crowd. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the garbage trucks clunking down the street and the birds in our backyard. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z No surfing at the beach or shaking peaches or plums from fruit trees in the backyard. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Just said he’d need Sunday clothes, and would I find him some and leave them in the crotch of the maple tree in his backyard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We scoured our own backyards, but all we came up with was one mango, a Spanish lime, and a soursop. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z When we got to my house, Julia opened her door so she could follow me into the backyard. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z This white family also had a black maid who lived in the servants’ quarters in the backyard, and I’d play with her son whenever we stayed there. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It bordered the Bakers’ backyard, with a wall of hedges separating it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Too polite,” Harry whispered in Hermione’s ear as they passed out of the inn into the tiny backyard. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Jupe refuses to “publicly participate in an activity so subjected to the male gaze,” but she lets me toss her around in the backyard. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Our backyard was an ode to nesting and flight—part bird zoo and part art exhibit. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I sent that with a few photos I had selected from our vacation and several I took specifically for Martin of our backyard, our driveway, and the dogs. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The compound was barely a quarter of the size of our backyard in Enugu. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Olanna went to the backyard and began to sift through the metal bucket of ash. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The shadows of the elm and the maple in the backyard entered the kitchen and flung themselves in purple lines across the floor. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I hold the door open for all of them and look toward the backyard. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He hopped the backyard fence and strolled around front. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Tim leads me out into the backyard, which kind of looks like a golf course where somebody trimmed every blade of grass with scissors. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z We were throwing the ball in our backyard when my dad asked, “Have you heard from your pen pal?” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “This one time, I traded an old microwave till I got a grill for the backyard.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z All Friday afternoon, Nan and I sewed, rolled up rugs, and packed as much pink as we could into the old shed in the backyard. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Her mother led her out to the backyard where a bicycle leaned against the mango tree. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z This is the same lady who tackled him that one time they were playing baseball in her backyard and he tried to block her from reaching first base! Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Bieber and I cut around to Nick’s backyard and through the basement. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z They grumble and run out the door to get downstairs to the backyard lavatory. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Colin's backyard in Chicago measured twelve feet by ten feet; this backyard went on for football fields. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Petey slammed the kitchen door shut and stalked into the backyard. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Last year at this time, Mango was smaller than the squirrels were, and they used to chase him all around the backyard. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Namely, the elevated tactical unit I built in the oak tree in our backyard. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z All of this is to say that when the squirrel in the Tickhams’ backyard got swallowed up by the Ulysses 2000X, there weren't a lot of terribly profound thoughts going through his head. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “Well, here’s what I did. See, I found out at school there’s these things called wildlife habitats. You can have one in your own backyard, as long as it’s big enough.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Mamá had taken extra care to decorate the backyard with white ribbons. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Just as Joey and I turned around from the table, Erik and Arthur entered the backyard through the gate. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Melanie thought a moment; “I guess it goes to the rest of the Professor’s backyard,” she said. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Next morning Johnny was up and out in the backyard early. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the backyard of our house on Seminole, I jumped through the sprinkler in my bathing suit, a two- piece number, while Chapter Eleven picked dandelions to make dandelion wine. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z For one day, enormous families of relatives would visit and there would be so many people that the noise and the bodies would spill out to the backyard and front porch. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped in the backyard, taking a long minute to search the area. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Other backyards have lines with clothes that are bright and colorful and dance in the wind. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It used to seem like an adventure just to sit outside after dark in their backyard in America. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Gus turned his head back away from us, staring out the window at the patio in his backyard. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I would roll out of bed in the morning and grab my favorite pair of overalls, then head right for the trampoline in the backyard. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Jaja and Obiora were already at the tap in the tiny backyard; old car tires and bicycle parts and broken trunks were piled in a comer. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The view was not of the backyard—it was too close—but of the former woods. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z We sit in tía Fermina's backyard gnawing on figs we picked from her tree. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Billy saw the war movies backwards then forwards—and then it was time to go out into his backyard to meet the flying saucer. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anybody else who doesn’t remember needs to hear about this, too. They stole our championship last year, on our own field, in our own backyard. They must die for that.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard Panther barking in the backyard, looked out, and there was Fufi, scaling the wall. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Suspicion flared in Ugwu’s mind; he remembered the black cat that appeared in the backyard after her last visit. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “It’s only a dream,” Conor said to himself in the backyard, looking up at the monster silhouetted against the moon in the night sky. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I returned to the backyard with the tomato patch and the little girl of the eyes. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Approaching the house on foot, he slipped unnoticed through a hedge into the backyard. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma won’t talk to Mam anymore because of what I did with God in her backyard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Her dad walked over to the screen door leading to their backyard. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “No,” she said, even though she played once in a while with Taylor, kicking the ball back and forth in their oversized, wooded backyard. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They drag the boys out to the backyard, where there is now a large pile of cement blocks accumulated by my father for some future contingency. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I whispered, though I knew Grandma probably couldn’t have heard me even if she was standing in the backyard. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z She remembered her house with the junglegym in the backyard and the seventeen stuffed dogs on her bed. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He leads us through his house, into the backyard. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Another man called from the States to say he and his children had down like kites in their backyard.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But seeing her hit with a bicycle, living like a prisoner in her own backyard, that was the final straw for me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I turn on my heel, and there is Helena, coming over the hill from the backyards instead of the street. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “They’re just a pile of stones. You could build one in your backyard.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Pottses had a revolving wash line in the backyard that I enjoyed spinning when it was empty. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z What an embarrassment in her own backyard, as if she, Dede, had sanctioned all this. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what Bailey received, but after I opened my boxes I went out to the backyard behind the chinaberry tree. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon ladies in their backyards were repeating that remark, fence by fence, from one end of the valley to the other. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z For a while, Miss Celia was working in the backyard all the time but now that crazy lady’s back to sitting around the bed again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z That and the tiny sliver of lawn in the backyard that I could see from the driveway. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z In the backyard our own swing set is silent— a thin layer of snow covering it. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I could get on one of those horses, if I knew how to ride a horse, and gallop from meadow to meadow, through backyards and highways, all the way out to the sea. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We walk into a backyard, but instead of a garden or patio, the yard holds another house, one with a bright red door, sitting on a bed of bark. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z By the time they got to Finsterwald’s backyard, at least fifteen kids huddled against the garage door on the far side of the alley. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “My family’s having a backyard bonfire this weekend. Cookie’s secret ingredient is homemade marshmallows.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “It’s lovely. The flowers—you’ve done a beautiful job. I had rue flowers in my backyard at home,” she said, sighing. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z If he was, would he come at night, catch me in the backyard when I wasn’t expecting him? Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Pencil gray chain-link fences closed off the backyards in our neighborhood. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I watched her load the red wagon, the one I’d seen in the backyard, with brood frames, those little slats that slip down in the hives for the bees to deposit honey on. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus, Mr. Yang kept the house in impeccable shape, repairing leaky faucets, patching the front concrete, and coaxing the stamp-sized backyard into a lush garden. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then for the grand finale, we head to the backyard, where the Año Viejo doll is waiting in the Charity-Sanchez fire pit. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z With Ronan on my heels, I run through several backyards and down Old Wharf Road to a tiny cafe behind the post office where the locals eat. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z And eventually a guy in a small tractor came driving up the hill to drag away the tree and they put me and Rondell on another job in the backyard. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z No one could imagine this happening in the president’s backyard. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Did you—” Joaquin starts to say to his sisters, but they’re already guiding Birdie’s parents and brother out into the backyard. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Home, where the backyard always beckoned, always safe and protected by the house and the barn and the woods. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Once they had all been deemed smart enough, they trooped out into the sunny backyard to await the visitors. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There were always aromas of tasty dishes, flowers cut from our backyard in vases, doilies that Grandma India crocheted on tables, and squares of tapestry she had made on the walls. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She made the decorated pins herself, melting and molding malleable plastic into interesting shapes, seated at a picnic table in her backyard a few weekends ago. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Mundín must have forgotten to flick off the outdoor switch because the backyard is flooded with light. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z But what we found in the backyard was not normal. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z That had been weeks before, and now the pillbox was under way, no longer an idea in the backyard but a reality in the dining room. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been dating Claire for five months, and her arms were a place safer and better than all the backyard hideouts in the world. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I knew the water rattling through the pipes when my uncle showered and how the dog in the backyard across from ours barked every morning when its owner let it out. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Granddaddy goes to the backyard to work on this old pickup truck he’s been restoring since I was a kid. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And I haven’t been able to go into the backyard since Mango’s funeral. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Senor Saguaro was a cactus, a thirty-foot-tall giant that towered over the toolshed in the backyard. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I saw a billowing white cloud enter the backyard, like an angel of death. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaving Zuraiq and his mother to rest, we watched as Father buried the afterbirth in the backyard. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I’m sitting in the backyard with my drawing pad in my lap while Mom works in the garden, padding its perimeter with bark chips and seaweed. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In the backyard, they mingled under the glow of blue, red, and green lights winking in the trees, their faces illuminated by the light of kerosene torches propped everywhere. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The basketball still sounded on the backyard court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrenched the door open, tripped down the steps, and sprinted across the backyard. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Some of the kids had swimming pools in their backyards. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Was it just yesterday that she had bent over the body of an unknown squirrel in Tootie’s backyard? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z He was looking past me, into the backyard. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Baseball bat clinking against the heels of my Converse, nighttime breeze brushing against my legs, I trekked through my backyard and into the woods of Hannibal’s Rest. 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