| 单词 | prize |
| 例句 | It was a harbor seal, but had so few spots that it was a rare prize. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t look as detailed as that eagle you drew that won first prize. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He stops running at the steps of St. Catherine’s Oratory, where he sits down and takes out his steaming, battered prize, leaving a trail of gravy on his shirt. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Dancing was what would win the first place prize. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Only now, after all this lost time, did I realize how terribly I had misunderstood both her game and the prize for winning it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He pretended to congratulate the three brothers upon their magic, and said that each had earned a prize for having been clever enough to evade him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Not indeed that prize which Saruman desires above all else, but at the least two members of my Company, sharers of a secret hope, of which even to you, lord, I cannot yet speak openly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z An obstacle race, with a prize at the end. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z So Warren takes the prize for overall swag—handsome with a little edge, some rhythm to his walk, bass in his voice, and he laughs at his own jokes. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z And Ms. Tannenbaum brought in temporary tattoos of the Eye of Horns to use as prizes, so lots of people stop at our booth to get one. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And then it was just a matter of time before he solved the entire game and uncovered the grand prize. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Ten questions,” he said, “and a tiebreaker if we need one. The team with the most correct answers is the winning team. The prize this year: a baseball signed by...” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z High toned and high yellow, she believed what her mother was also convinced of: that she was a prize for a professional man of color. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Today it’s like Mom is out to win the annoy-Dad prize. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z People who were risking their lives even now for a prize they’d never see. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The Soviets quickly caught on to the emotional distress and instability of their prized secret agent. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I always thought those prizes were fake. You ought to be ashamed—fooling little kids that way.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On a table by the bandstand waited the loving cup for first prize and the scrolls for second, third, and honorable mention. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “But you know what prize awaits, if you can liberate it.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She leaned close in, but I heard her say to Mrs. Abbott, “I think that little colored girl got an extra prize.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Early access to the Electronic Learning Center will be tonight’s second prize,” said Dr. Zinchenko. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z There was a cash prize for the winner. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She flipped through the pages, wondering if the last prize would be another hidden puzzle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Mitch: You could give BIG boxes of tissues for your prizes. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Literally everything. I really don’t like the dog idea. I don’t think it’s very creative, and I don’t think it will be good enough to win any prizes.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z My Abue, she will for certain share with Serafina her remedies—which herbs are the most useful, the most potent, the most prized for this work before them. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, we can’t give a prize to a dead pig,” said the loud speaker. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The kitchen and sitting area were at the front of the house, separated by cupboards and a tall, precarious bookshelf that was Papa’s most prized possession. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I walk over to him, squat down, and begin to prize off his royal ring. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “If you wish the girl as your prize, you must prove you can control her. Not the other way around!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She knew how she appeared, seated atop a horse like some prize lady being brought to the castle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z With all of the excitement over the mountain, Jess had managed to keep her mind off the fact that she’d lost Dad’s prized possession. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Francia’s arms are still crossed, like there’s a prize for it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I really wished I knew what that prize was, but I didn't want to reveal my ignorance to the toad. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His thesis, “AIDS and Accusation,” won a prize and was published as a book by a university press. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “You certainly are a prize fool,” he said quietly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, as you approached, you’d find his prize pigs hobbled out on the prairie like most folks do horses or cows. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It was the same school where I failed first grade because I did not know English well enough and where I had received first prize for my drawing of a butterfly. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Percy’s heart did jumping jacks while Chrysaor walked back and forth, inspecting them like prized cattle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He finished with a score of 7–3, tied for second place, a point behind first prize, and he won $59, which he pocketed without revealing his windfall to his mother. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And she still seemed to prize her privacy as much as ever. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z King Bagdemagus got the prize at the tournament before he left, and the damsel was almost tearfully grateful. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Both were thoroughgoing materialists, not in prizing possessions but in holding that matter alone provided the underpinnings of the world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They finished their thousand-page treatise just in time—and it won the prize. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Somewhere off to his left, Euryale screamed, “Get them! Two prizes are better than one!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But though in his youth he had received prizes for his ability to deduce square roots from memory, he was unable to solve the mystery of his daughter’s disease. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Billy’s own horse was a stringy cayuse with a hammer head, but he nearly always won first prize at the stock trials. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, when Soledad came home to show her mother her latest prize, her mother embraced her warmly, as usual. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We are privileged to live among brilliant and passionately inquisitive people, and in a time when the search for knowledge is generally prized. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Asha herself was spared the worst of it; she was the king’s prize, after all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In a memo, Agent Burger noted of his prized informant, “If he is not bumped off too soon he can do us a lot of good.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The stakes were huge: Whoever won ten games first would capture the lion’s share of the prize money and secure the “championship.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Everyone started clapping, and Dad jumped up and raised the waiter’s hand above his head as if he’d won first prize. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “So do we win an extra prize if we help you folks figure this thing out?” asked Angus Harper from Texas. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I was no prize now, all bones and skin and shaking hands, but I wasn’t so far gone that I couldn’t work. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Although Bobby was in want financially, this prize fund was not acceptable to him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If I wasn’t going to care about the work, then I shouldn’t care about the prize, either. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He took home substantial prizes: a new encyclopedia to replace the outdated one, a new writing desk, a cash prize, a savings bond. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Each clan was bound by an ironclad legal agreement stating that if one clan member won the contest, all members would share the prize. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I see the pictures on the bulletin board of the prize fish and I see the big fish mounted on the wall. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The secular calendar whirled like a carnival wheel and offered carnival prizes—a fat Santa instead of the infant God; colored eggs and chocolate bunnies instead of the death and resurrection of Christ. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And a couple days after that Jack had showed up on her doorstep and handed her his most prized possession, a baseball signed by Joe Mauer. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Their prize possessions are scraps of paper, wrapped in plastic, often tucked into a shoe. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He could offer a prize to anyone who untangled the Knot. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Corcoran had got the prize—a plastic airplane—away from the baby and was making it fly back and forth. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z If there’s a fishing booth let me know because those always have good prizes. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “No sweat! Next time I win the social lottery prize, I’ll invite you for real,” I said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z In the locked cabinet on the shelf above the prize book was the gnarly stuffed armadillo, the worst example of taxidermy I had ever seen. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But Thalia and I won the prize for bad luck. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I also want to take one of the prize dresses off the wall and put it on—The Gravity Dress maybe?—and then, that’s exactly what I’m doing. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I threw up afterward, but I did eat ten and I won first prize—five boxes of Finkles to take home with me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The state lines are the big prizes along the way, but this one seems so, so far away. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She opened a door and switched on a light and Bigger saw a large room whose walls were covered with pictures of girls’ faces and prize fighters. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain waved elegantly at the contraption behind him, rather like a game show hostess displaying fabulous prizes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Your prize? Risk your life? We have lost life and shed blood for the cauldron. Yes, a heavy price has been paid, heavier than you know, Prince of Pen-Llarcau.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She knew that Charles prized openness and honesty as she did and she hoped “that my own dearest will indulge me.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The Arab sheiks prize falcons,” the librarian continues. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “We help you clear the gate, and in return, you agree to split the prize money with us?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In the theater, passion and perfectionism and insistence on aesthetic standards are prized qualities, not unruly and unwelcome traits. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Look! It’s an essay contest about how the Harry Potter books changed your life. Check out the prize.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He was a master of the lyre and he won the prize. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z After grabbing the carrot, Paganini dragged it back under the couch and devoured his prize. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Whoever was wearing the most stickers at the end of the night won a prize. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Joe grabbed a hoe with which to chop the obnoxious cat in two, and entered the henhouse expecting to catch the animal stalking one of his prize egglayers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “A prize winner at two may be an epileptic at ten.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z For three years in a row Ded6 has won a trip, the prize for making the most sales of anyone in her company. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “What! So you’re just going to sell me down the river so you can ride off into the sunset with your prize?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It was the custom for the two men left in the ring to slug it out for the winner's prize. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you lose, Kyle, you lose. You will not be allowed to share in the big prize.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z With voice and hand he made the Opening spell which his aunt had taught him long ago; it was the prize among all her stock of spells, and he wove it well now. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “Chavez is greedy. If she can take us as a prize, she’ll call us pirate. If she wrecks us, tangles us, and sinks us, she doesn’t get the money.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z As Godzilla trotted away with his prize, I said to Abbey, “Check out his tail.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The Canadian man I met in Barcelona, on last year’s prize trip, told me about how they turn red and gold. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Grayson continued, “‘The winning piece for the entire state is awarded a cash prize of twenty-five dollars and publication of the story.’” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And the fruits—mango, guava, avocado—these we had barely glimpsed before, in the big Kroger store in Atlanta, yet now the trees reach right down and deliver such exotic prizes straight into our hands! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked away, and she put her hand on my arm, which was the worst, because it was the consolation prize. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He explained in beautiful language that the African people knew that a nonviolent struggle would entail suffering but had chosen it because they prized freedom above all else. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her friend had landed the biggest prize of her religion, an anointed one, but somehow she felt as if she was ruining someone’s life. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “They have to give away the prize or it’s against the law.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I knew that was the sort of encouragement any parent would give, so when the day to announce the Harry Potter contest prizes passed, I did not mention it to anyone. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Behind the big glass windows, on a narrow wooden stage, stood the prize to end all prizes. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Who was this woman who was so prized that Ahmaad would not even mention her name? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z But it is not a source of good fellowship there, or amongst the dragons, who also prize it highly. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Rashida and Mother did their best, but the prize went to a girl on the other side of the village. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z If Soviets were prepared to move on from the atomic to the Super on their own, they might well beat the Americans to the prize. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A board with fifty numbered hooks and a prize hanging from each hook, hung behind the counter. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She rolled her eyes and he smiled at her self-mockery, a smile that seemed to her like a prize that she wanted to win over and over again. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “This year it was close, but Abby Standridge, come on up and collect this trophy and maybe the biggest prize of the tournament—bragging rights!” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z We three queens hold hands as Dona Amelia talks about our prizes—all-expenses-paid trips to the Galapagos Islands. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The grand prize winner, Filbert Dewbury from Calvert High School, stood as proud as a peacock next to his winning shot. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z One of Harry’s most prized possessions was his Nimbus Two Thousand racing broom. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Furthermore, they are overwhelmingly concentrated in the Fertile Crescent or other parts of western Eurasia’s Mediterranean zone, which offered a huge selection to incipient farmers: about 32 of the world’s 56 prize wild grasses! Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I was more upset about accepting everyone’s money and not having anything to show for it than not winning the prize. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Didu talks about winning first prize in a dance contest the summer she was fifteen, and how everyone raved over her feet with their henna designs. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I knew then I had received first prize for my drawing. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He came home with a small fortune: fifty pounds in prize money. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Especially prized were those plants that were from the mountains. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On the voyage home the sailors coveted the prize and planned to kill him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, whichever one comes along. And over yonder, of course, are our prize red cows.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z When Elizebeth visited, the library had one of its prize possessions on display, a First Folio—that is, a first edition of Shakespeare’s plays, printed in 1623. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They were slowly moving away from Mark, and more and more people were pushing in to see the new prize. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Now she was gone and some trader in the North would end up with his prize. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The verbs are the same, but he definitely wins the prize when it comes to nouns and objects. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I sat trembling on the couch, his prized possession. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She had been given a prize box of popcorn candy and was reaching in the box for the prize. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The prizes included VIP seating for Shrek, signed books, tee times, and about a thousand different gift baskets. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z West Point guarded the Hudson River, a prize that the Americans held and the British desperately wanted. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Howling, he picked me up and hurled me into the dining room, but I got right up and hit him with one of Mom’s prized cherry-wood chairs, breaking off one of its legs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The few doubts being heard stemmed from rumors that the Nobel committee might suspend the prizes for the duration of the European war, which had begun with Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When it won first prize, one of Dad’s other teachers wondered aloud if the son of two lowlife alcoholics like Ted and Erma Walls could have written it himself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z All the stands are surrounded by chain-link fences, and the prizes look like they came from the reject crane machine pile. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z A prize pupil is a very large gift. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And no way was Charles sharing his prize with anybody, especially her. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The clear jar lay on top of the heap, its sides still smeared thick with the creamy prize. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z To their number the fleet had added nine new prizes taken on the seas, so the sum was fifty-four... but the captured ships were cogs and fishing boats, merchantmen and slavers, not warships. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once I’d found the manuscript, I realized I not only had the perfect prize in hand, but I could make amends to the ghost of Poe at the same time.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In this domain, the prize for efficacy goes to the Cantonese dialect of Chinese, whose brevity grants residents of Hong Kong a rocketing memory span of about 10 digits. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z They were the most beautiful oxen in the world and very much prized by the Sun. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He also had a way with words, winning a prize in a speech contest. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “And remember, even the red ribbon for second prize will be better than nothing.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Calpurnia. I’m sure you deserve a prize as well,” said Mrs. Gates. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He looked like one of Hitler’s prized Aryans from the propaganda posters. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His Grace King Stannis was taking no chances on his prize escaping captivity. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Brinker placed this last prize on the table with such silent dignity that we all thought it was better not to ask any questions about it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, the ultimate prize: a porcelain cherub holding a Confederate flag with “Heritage Not, Hate” painted beneath. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z And I will continue to fight because the prize this time is an America that truly respects all of its citizens. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I wait, washed, brushed, fed, like a prize pig. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered how miserable life with the Mulemans must have been to make Lice Peeking look like a prize. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He had prized it from the fingers of a captain in the West Kents lying in a ditch outside—outside where? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I would treat myself to a glass of Coca-Cola while thinking what to do with my prize. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I’ve won the writing prize twice, and I would have this week, too, but I decided to leave some i’s undotted. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We had almost no money between us, but that morning, we went to see a local trader and made a deal to sell him two of the regent’s prize oxen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pasiphaë had been cursed to fall in love with her husband’s prize bull. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He deliberately ruined the thing I prized most. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Martin had seen a hollow- gast—at night, in the rain, as it was tearing him to shreds—and had mistaken it for his most prized exhibit. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z So if the prize is big enough, they will form a line down the block just hoping for a chance. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z When it was announced that the prize would be awarded annually and be named the Malala Prize in my honor, I noticed a frown on my father’s face. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When encouraging Johnny to try training for a marathon, or when I failed to win the reading prize in seventh grade. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He showed off the prize he’d just stolen—Leo’s tool belt—then danced away. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In case of an inmate bowel movement that yielded some “prize,” he was to call a sergeant. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. But there will probably be free movies, and food, and prizes, and games.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They were far more highly prized than any other objects that were brought out of the tombs, because private collectors and a few foreign museums paid very handsomely for them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This spurred them to ride all night, but now the prize seems out of reach. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She calls it her “loungewear” and, second only to her Miss Teen Blue Bonnet crown, it is her most prized possession. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z For his labors, Bobby was awarded a $7,500 prize plus an honorarium of $3,000 from the U.S. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But combining those things with a hunt was like living a real-life board game, with a book as the prize. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Berlin was the ultimate prize of the war, and Stalin wanted to get there first, before the Germans gave up the battle or the Western Allies stormed into the city themselves. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He offered de Triana the second prize of a silk jacket. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My fountain pen was always one of my most prized possessions; I valued it highly, especially because it had a thick nib, and I can only write neatly with thick nibs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “The champions’ll get to do all sorts of stuff you’d never be allowed to do normally. And a thousand Galleons prize money!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z If he could distinguish himself at the Fair, and maybe win some prize money, he was sure Zuckerman would let him live. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z We had kids who had set academic records, and published books, and won every conceivable prize and honor. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z It is deeply satisfying to win a prize in front of a lot of people. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z My intent is not to honor these passages as if I were bestowing a prize, nor to hold them up as models for you to emulate. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Mom didn’t want our relatives to see me looking like I’d been in a “prize fight.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z They fell from the sky like shooting stars with brilliant, rippling tails, showering the neighborhoods below with prizes for the kite runners. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He felt like an exotic beast, a hunter’s prize. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There was to be a prize of a fair maid and a jerfalcon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, sir. She has had some experience, and got a prize for a tale in the Blarneystone Banner.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “They gave me to Veturius as a prize for winning the Third Trial.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But George knew they were needed here, to guard her most prized and secret collection. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Kaz had warned them to anticipate competition, other teams bent on gaining the prize at any cost, but this was early in the job for things to be going so badly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Hazel said, turning to show her glimmering prize. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Her father thumbed through the book and asked Elizabeth a few questions about the class, then handed the prize back to her. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “And if you can do that, I’ll give you a real prize: ten million each with no strings attached.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z His words make me smile, even though prizes don’t mean much to me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Taming the tunnel interference was a “long sought technical prize” for the researchers, and in 1951 it earned John Stack and his colleagues another coveted Collier Trophy. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Her fee was the prize money: a thousand dollars. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Like I was a mascot or some kind of prize. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Doña Rosa didn’t speak enough English to be good at solving the puzzles; mostly, she just liked Vanna White’s gowns and the prizes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As a punishment the ride would have been cruel and unusual, but it was a prize, a gift, an honor, and an eminence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Closer, I could see that Vera’s face had the resonance of a former highly prized beauty. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Before Porphyrion’s throne, dozens of giants stood in a loose ring, hollering and shaking their weapons as two of their number paraded around the circle, showing off their prizes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A certain prunus vase is among the most prized of Korea’s many cultural treasures. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z For kite runners, the most coveted prize was the last fallen kite of a winter tournament. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “But they put the picture of the man who won second prize in. He won a war bond. He was white.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Several years later, two prizes were presented for the top Greek students in the school. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Three more prizes were taken before Yaros dwindled off their stems. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Each year Cambridge University gave a prize for the best essay written in Latin. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter if the prize had been a valuable manuscript or a million dollars or a stuffed walrus. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “You have not asked about your prize,” Cain says, “for winning the Trial.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Why else had he been willing to languish in the shadow of the vice presidency for those godforsaken years if not to use it as a stepping-stone to the prize itself? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Then on a sudden impulse I struck him lightly and as we clinched, I whispered, "Fake like I knocked you out, you can have the prize." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When she calms herself she finds she has snipped her prize butterfly orchid. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She truly was glad that Helen would get the prize money—her family needed it for sure. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “The king has other plans for his prize captive,” he said, with his easy smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z While negotiations as to the venue and the prize fund continued, both players went to the mountains to train. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The significance of these competitions is that they prompted the emergence of a new class of elite musicians - individuals and groups striving for musical excellence who could earn money and prizes for their endeavours. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z As I already mentioned, tame cheetahs were prized by ancient Egyptians and Assyrians and modern Indians as hunting animals infinitely superior to dogs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Why would I have been chosen as his prize if not for that? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z As I prized off my trainers I heard a piano, joined by a quiet violin. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She kangaroo-hopped and waved her fists above her head like she had won a prize fight. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The prize of the house did not tempt me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter if the prize had been a valuable manuscript or a million dollars or a stuffed walrus. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He stood over his prize and opened his mouth, baring his fangs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At that time it looked as though the match with Spassky would have a total prize fund of $138,000, the highest amount ever for a chess match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He talked on and on about the models his grandfather had given him, pointing out every little detail of his prized World War II fighter jet and the ugly army-green one, a bomber. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “As you all know, this year’s prize includes a chance to work with Jenny Lindt, one of our talented past winners, which makes it even more exciting.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As if this was the consolation prize for the gossip she was in for. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was worried that the connection between himself and Voldemort had been damaged, a connection that he both feared and, whatever he had told Hermione, prized. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Many valuable wild plants yielding food prized by millions of people, such as oaks sought for their edible acorns in many parts of the world, remain untamed even today. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z An impartial judge will decide which students are most worthy to compete for the Triwizard Cup, the glory of their school, and a thousand Galleons personal prize money.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z No one could ever get too annoyed with her, though, because she usually came bearing her prize jalebis, the twisted, sticky orange treats that would lure anyone to the door. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “And really, Marv, there are less mosquitoes out here than there are in there” She points at the prize vehicle on the road. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I became the prized student—anxious and eager to learn. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z You couldn’t have rousted Ajax, Father’s prize bird dog, with a shotgun let off a foot in front of his muzzle. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The prize had nothing to do with the chicken heart, but articles about his award conflated the immortal chicken-heart cells with his transplantation work, and suddenly it sounded like he’d found the fountain of youth. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Cold Sassy wouldn’t win a prize anywhere,” Miss Love said. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Mom raises her eyebrows and smirks, like she just won a prize. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We have yielded no more than a few hundred yards of it as a prize to the enemy. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Questions arose almost daily about such details as the prize money, the schedule, and the venue. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She pledged to collect palm nuts also, even though these taste to us exactly like candle wax, however much the Congolese children seem to prize them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m afraid my equipment conversations nearly always ended up like that somehow, with the talker retiring with hurt feelings and a piece of formerly prized equipment cradled to his chest. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I sat right down and swooped to my prize. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He never came home with the prize money and his instruments, and no one in the family had seen him since. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “You choose the prize, Max,” I told Dean's sister. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Seeing those letters, that big, fat money prize, I felt like I’d been falling into some deep, hopeless black hole, and the universe looked at me and said, Not yet, Natalie. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Yet a few hours outside their city, children are living in a different universe, a refugee camp where water is the prized possession. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She said that Frankie and I were her most prized possessions, and knowing that we were safe was the only way she could survive being apart from me on my fifteenth birthday. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Positions at the theater must be prized like the jobs at the Jewish hospital. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Next time they gathered under the shade of the thatch, I went out there, carrying my week-old prize. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hurry up, Piper! If you don’t pick up your prize sometime soon, they might cancel lunch.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Though he was entirely self-taught, never learned Latin, and had scant understanding of Linnaean classifications, he was a prize plant collector, with an uncanny knack for finding and recognizing unknown species. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Go back to America with your prize, the Athena Parthenos. Your comrades back home, Greek and Roman, are on the brink of war. Leave now, and you might save many lives.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Specifically, the prize trip I’ve as good as won again this year. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not such a prize?” asked Shmuel, as he dipped his hands into the bowl, slopping water over the side. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The cocoon, which was prized for its silk thread. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And with that, even as his eyes were lifted up to gloat on his prize, he stepped too far, toppled, wavered for a moment on the brink, and then with a shriek he fell. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He gives us books of tickets and we swarm all over Limerick for Leamy’s School boot fund, first prize five pounds, five prizes of a pound each. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Her hands were open—in one there was the prize from the candy and in the other the pocketbook. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The six-figure purse that was being discussed would be the richest prize ever for a head-to-head confrontation in any sport other than boxing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “You know,” Darma says, putting her hand on my door, “I never showed your brother our prize toro. He’s really a magnificent bull.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Sooner or later Linus, who had just turned fifty, was bound to try for the most important of all scientific prizes. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Many things, most of them unsafe. This is where we guard our most prized weapons and talismans. Spell books, ingredients for potions, all the good stuff.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Now it’s time for us to get to the fun stuff. Your prizes.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When you got enough Bible bucks, you could cash them in for a prize. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z They circled each other like fighters in a prize ring. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Word had gone round during the day that old Major, the prize Middle White boar, had had a strange dream on the previous night and wished to communicate it to the other animals. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I had been home barely a week when one of my friends burst into class one day and announced that I’d won another prize. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Last year Dad entered the eagle I drew in a grown-up art show and it won first prize. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried to smile politely, but she felt like a prize sow at a village auction. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “No, this is a prize first run. I can smell it!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He knew instinctively that the longer he waited, the more swollen the prize fund would become. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She looked over her friend’s shoulder; saw her take out a few pieces of stale candy and examine her prize—a coarse cambric handkerchief. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “But if I lose her who was my prize of honor,” he told Achilles, “I will have another in her stead.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It meant he wouldn’t have to share his prize when he won it. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z On my last weekend at the yard, we actually won the second prize. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, Brekker would never bring such a prize to the Emerald Palace. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I went to a county fair one time where they had a baking contest. They gave big blue ribbons for first prize. Did they ever have a fair like that in Manifest?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Tendai listened coldly to a description of his swimming prizes and the badges he won in the Scouts. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll leave you in peace if you’ll only let your hair grow. I’m not aristocratic, but I do object to being seen with a person who looks like a young prize fighter,” observed Jo severely. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The $300 prize money would definitely help us get out of Smoky Inn. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z In addition to responding to the government, I wanted to thank publicly the UDF for its fine work and to congratulate Bishop Tutu on his prize, adding that his award belonged to all the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Insomnia Con’s grand prize, I want to go over some basic info and ground rules first. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z For days he walked around the Mount telling Charles that he, too, had “drawn a prize!” just as Josiah said Emma had. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Eggs are a vivid crimson speckled with gold and the shells are much prized for use in Chinese wizardry. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to tell her, I only took the prize because the man gave it to me, but I do not. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She had to follow the other dogs and beat them to the prize! Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I glanced down at the flyer, which had a cheesy drawing of a giant smiling egg, with location and cash prize details underneath. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Each of us chose a trough and dug into it like a dog excavating a prized bed of flowers, our cupped hands scooping mounds of ice onto the floor. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z And how about a Ford as first and only prize for acorns? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Disappointed, I returned to find that I had missed another visit, this one from the judges to leave a certificate of my prize and a beautiful gold and silver medal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t even taken his journal, which would later become prized for its unrivaled accounts of the Zamani Region’s natural history. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They chose her and the man who became Shin’s father as prizes for each other in a “reward” marriage. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “And what will I and the other hunters be competing for? What’s your bounty prize?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A similar problem has frustrated schemes to breed the vicuna, an Andean wild camel whose wool is prized as the finest and lightest of any animal’s. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was my most prized possession, the only thing in our house that belonged to me alone, because neither Delsa nor Norma were old enough to go to school. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She made an olive tree grow there, the most prized of all the trees of Greece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “He got a prize in the box, though, didn’t you? Didn’t you? Huh?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Uhmma drives away from the fair without a prize, only a deep fingerprint between her eyebrows. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The prize ultimately went to Amundsen on December 14, 1911, and Scott stumbled to the Pole just over than a month later, on January 17, 1912. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Every year, I competed in the draughts competition, and some years, I won the grand prize, which was usually a candy bar. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the first prize—and it was won by some young chap who’s apparently a bit of a whiz kid when it comes to computers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Behind him, Dr. Zinchenko—all decked out in a sparkly red minidress—looked like the models that point at prizes on TV. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Lawrence had invented a superb instrument for smashing atoms, but while he was preoccupied with making the tool better, the quintessential small-science lab had stolen the prize from under his nose. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Bobby also wanted proof that the prize fund was actually in a bank, and when that information, or proof of equity, wasn’t forthcoming, the entire venture dribbled away. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If she managed to get through an entire week without crying, overcoming all the tests Nicolas imposed, she won a prize, which almost always consisted of a motorcycle ride at breakneck speed—an unforgettable experience. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After lunch, I won the ring toss game three times in a row, but the guy behind the booth only gave me a prize once. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I couldn’t visualize the prize because I didn’t exactly know what the prize was. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Now, for the part you’re all waiting for. The grand prize for this year’s Insomnia Con.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She was only his hostage, a prize to show the north that he could vanquish the ironbom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “A national history prize. You didn’t know about this?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I keep looking, and then I see the perfect prize. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z A thousand Galleons in prize money — zis is a chance many would die for!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z All of the boys had bad skin, but this one took the prize. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As a girl, she had cried when her father had taken her 4-H Club prize steer to the butcher. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Must have thought they’d won and wanted to catch themselves a prize.” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Daniels takes a step back and says, “C’mon. Come claim your prize.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Keeley and his cronies went on to win the game and the grand prize. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z All of them sit on folding wooden chairs, like graduating students who are about to be given prizes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z That was to have been the prize, her prize, if they had stayed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z And confidence is a quality I prize, although it has come to me a little late in the day. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He had one thought—if he took this prize back to his master, he might escape the whipping. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “How are we going to award these prizes?” he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Now it’s time for us to get to the fun stuff. Your prizes.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Is there a prize for the winner?” demanded Haley Daley.“Oh, yes.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Daenerys is the means to the prize, not the prize itself “ ‘The dragon has three heads,’ she said to me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And there is great glory in carrying home a prize. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z "She said she once won a prize for selling the most Girl Scout cookies," said Zero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t want a prize. Not for this.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Along the windows stand tables with auction lists and the prizes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But when British newspaper The Daily Mail offered what in today’s money would be a $500,000 prize for the first person or persons to fly nonstop across the Atlantic, several contenders took the bait. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z This alarm conveniently frightened away a fellow monkey who had just found a banana, leaving the liar all alone to steal the prize for itself. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “And in Africa your scarring would be highly prized.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z That was the moment when I realized there would be no dancing prizes, because there would be no dance. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z And the clay from the village pits contained exactly the right amount of iron to produce the exquisite gray-green color of celadon so prized by collectors. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “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 Ollie had been a prize from a carnival Dad had taken me to, and I think Ollie's life was worse than mine. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Instead, our prize would be something much more powerful: in a few moments, each of us would bow our heads to receive the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The shock wave prized them from the earth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Once I’d found the manuscript, I realized I not only had the perfect prize in hand, but I could make amends to the ghost of Poe at the same time.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He had won and been proud to win the Galbraith Football Trophy and the Contact Sport Award, and there were two or three other athletic prizes he was sure to get this year or next. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She combines the brains of a businessman, the toughness of a prize fighter, the warmth of a companion, the humor of a tragedian. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The harder we work, the bigger prize they get.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z "He has a proven talent for thinking of prizes." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She told Mama the doll had been given to her as a prize. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could’ve said more—something about the orchids and the prize money—but I wasn’t sure how. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Even writers who prize clarity don’t do this. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I danced a few steps as I carried my prizes up onto the back porch where Grandfather sat in the shade. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew very well he wasn't up there to be presented with a prize. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “Of course not. I would not let my horses eat you, any more than I would let Akhlys kill you. Such fine prizes, I will kill myself!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They’re holding hands, and she is cheesing that upside-down Y like she just won a huge prize. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He pressed his lips to the pearl handles of his prized revolvers, bestowing each with a mournful kiss. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "And swear that as my prize, you will accept my choice." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z For a time I did work hard to learn French, but then Adah ran away with that prize so I dropped the effort. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Negro therefore prized education as the only doorway into the world of knowledge and dignity to which he aspired. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Mr. Reed thinks it is. Says you went above and beyond. He’s nominating you for some kind of prize.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Maybe he had forgotten that we were very fun to be friends with, and that we would bring him lots of honor by winning straight As in school, along with prizes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z After nineteen years of running after good marks and prizes and grants of one sort and another, I was letting up, slowing down, dropping clean out of the race. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The only thing I could do that kept them talking awhile before they hung up was to tell them I was calling from TV Quiz and that they had won a prize. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z At that time, a career as a civil servant was a glittering prize for an African, the highest that a black man could aspire to. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And all day long, my father followed us through the fair, carrying his prize, a large, green teddy bear. He was miserable. He kept saying, ‘Fifty-two? Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “First prize goes to—and this is a first for this high school, ladies and gentlemen—Big Creek High School, represented by Homer Hadley Hickam, Jr., for A Study of Amateur Rocketry Techniques!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “If I win, I’m going to split the prize money with you guys, regardless of whether you help me or not. So helping me is probably in your best interest.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Grabbed her flowers, maybe her snakes too, and just whipped the prizes into the air. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Our committee has more than it can manage—handing out programs, setting up chairs, arranging for prizes, keeping the ladies' public rest room tidy. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z "I've come too far, suffered too much to let a pack of feathered kittens get between me and my prize." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Her sister is wearing some kind of prize ribbon. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He’d know that my star map is my most prized possession. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He prizes me as a soldier would a good weapon; and that is all. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I began my career of taking prizes at school. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I took off my so-called prize and pinned it on J.B., and he dashed away to admire himself in the hall-tree mirror. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Slowly, carefully, he unfolds his prized possession: her phone number. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Kinda corny, but at least the prizes look cool. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t going to end like I’d always thought it would, with some noble, worthy gunter finding the egg and winning the prize. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I’ll even give you a clue….It’s an Atari game, released as part of a contest. It contained several puzzles, and if you solved them, you could win a prize. Sound familiar?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “That’s a figure of speech. The purse is the prize money. His winnings.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z And now I was smuggling Hitler’s most prized treasure, along with a map and key to the Amber Room in my boot heel. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His prize for playing in the Candidates tournament had been only $200. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Those hard times when Chokecherry Middle School couldn’t sell enough raffle tickets to even pay for the prize might as well be a hundred years ago. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Reading about the auction of the Mars, eh? Did you ever see the auction of a prize ship?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Only small sums were actually paid out, the winners of the big prizes being nonexistent persons. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Why have we failed to domesticate such a prized food source as acorns? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Even though G-Wiz didn’t rep my team, the little blue toy would be one of my most prized possessions. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The problem was that the Rosenwald overlapped with the great Hastings Christmas Congress in England, the annual international tournament that, over the years, had seen some of the greatest chess legends capture first prize. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z "You'd like that, wouldn't you? To see my prize reduced to ruins and ashes." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The pie in my hands would win first prize since nobody but Grandma would take a chance with gooseberries. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They are worth a fortune in trading because the Indians prize them so much. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z On this game show the idea is to win a car as a prize. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “My only regret,” I replied, “is that he left behind a musket rather than a rifle, which would have been a greater prize.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Alec was battling at least six attackers who seemed bent on getting their own shiny prize. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Someone was poaching, and he might be along in a minute to collect his prize. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he won the big prize at the rifle booth for three bull’s eyes in a row. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I told you not to bring shells into this house,” she reprimanded when Felicia held up her prize. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Because these enforcers received pitiful salaries and were prized for being quick draws, it’s not surprising that the boundary between good lawmen and bad lawmen was porous. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If each player acquired nine wins, the match would be considered a draw, and the prize money would be shared equally, but Fischer would retain his title as undisputed Chess Champion of the World. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Having spoken, he turned back to his prize. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He wrote to Fox that his son had “caught the other day Brachinus crepitans My Blood boiled with old ardour when he caught a Licinus—a prize unknown to me.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z That way, they could have the prized Asian spices they wanted without having to pay high prices to Venetian and Muslim middlemen. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z But the foreman had identical scaffolds built for all the men on the job, and even suggested that Dad send the original to the Mechanics Institute, where it won a prize. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys jog down the driveway with their prize and are swallowed by the gloom. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He’d sent in Harmony Grove to name a new park over in England and it won him a five-hundret-dollar prize, but over on this side a-the ocean, folks thought it sounded tacky and countrified.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But Grandma hadn’t come to the fair for second prize. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “My victory prize for winning the Third Trial.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z When the sky cleared of kites and only the final two remained, every kite runner readied himself for the chance to land this prize. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I wrote something about oceans and the balance of nature— I don’t honestly remember what I said—but I won first prize: a trip for six to the new downtown aquarium. All expenses paid. Stupendous!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He took that prize from a slain father; presently the gods brought all to light that made the famous story. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Pax sprang and seized a joint of ham, tearing it from its hook, and darted out of the tent with the heavy prize in his mouth. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Hanging from a hook on the wall was her New York Yankees cap, her most prized possession from her mom. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As an athlete, I had the ultimate prize hanging around my neck, an Olympic medal. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I’d had fantasies of her winning a hundred dollars in a spitting contest and the two of us going to a nice motel in Atlanta and ordering room service with the prize money. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Now listen to me. If you or any of your fly-infested friends come within a hundred yards of my parents again, I will make sure your boss never ever gets his prize." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I see now that what he said was true above all. I do not begrudge Ellidyr his prize. I, too, shall seek honor. But I shall seek it where I know it will be found.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He then left the room to read his prize; a few seconds later, he stormed back saying, “I will get all of you for this!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The closest I ever came was that time at the lake with Ramiro, Carlos’s cousin, who treated me like I was some sort of cheap prize. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He ate one-handed, the other clutching a sharpened stick lest anyone try to wrest away his prize. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What will the winner win? After all, the prize is the most important part of any game.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He watched the armorer diligently repairing his prized war gear and fumed inwardly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of my eye I see a toddler refusing to let go of his helium prize. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “There is no prize for being first to get into the school compound.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He left her with his guards, confident that his prized prisoner would be safe. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z ‘I finally perfected it. Now give me all the prizes.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Now, over here are my prize stables! You must see them.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “If she finds out we’re trying to win the twelfth game, even though there isn’t any prize...” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Goddard made a point to introduce Rowan to them all, as if Rowan were a prize worth showing off. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Mandrake-growers have been known to seize the leaves of one of their prize plants only to find a bloody mangled mess below owing to the attentions of a Dugbog. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That is what brought her to the Augurs’ attention, what made them choose her as the prize for the Third Trial and the victim for the Fourth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z If I was the head of the class and won that prize, then we would be even. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He won the first prize of ten dollars. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, Fischer was given his two prize checks, one from the Icelandic Chess Federation and the other from James Slater, the millionaire whose eleventh-hour financial offer had saved the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “They would for prizes. A prize for everyone and a big prize for the winner—maybe a hundred-dollar prize. They’d sweep the valley clean. Will you let me try?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The most valued pleasure of the people I knew was a car, the most cherished experience a bottle of whisky, the most sought-after prize somebody else’s wife. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z If they gave out prizes for being sick, Rachel would win the gold bricks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “And why should you care if a bunch of canal rats blow each other to bits in pursuit of a prize?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Around his neck hung a pouch of tobacco, a long knife, and a thick chain of the prized white shell beads called wampum. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “What do you think the prize is going to be for this year’s Insomnia Con?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z For the first time since the Interzonal and Candidates’ tournaments began as eliminating contests for the World’s Championship in 1948, the Soviet grandmasters failed to capture first prize. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was awarding cash prizes to children all over his province who did well in their exams. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The seagull flapped up and then down to retrieve its prize. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But by the dme he sails his boat to safety, there is nothing left of his prize fish; the sharks have torn it to pieces. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Or it is a thick yellow grub highly prized for fish bait. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Action follows action, as in a prize fight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In my head, I had it all planned: I’d make a grand entrance, a hero, prized trophy in my bloodied hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He agreed only because Olanna’s smile was like a prize, because her attention flattered him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Just a hint of embarrassment gave them away, a tinge in the cheek for the fact that such a common item should now be so highly prized. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like some bizarre version of a geocaching club; the minute somebody’s daughter turned eighteen, all the aunties began to scheme the shortest route from her parents’ home to the ultimate prize—her sasural. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I feel the pile of tickets in my pocket and think about a prize for Charlie. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z She quadrupled her already fabulous record and she was awarded the fairest prize of all— a ride in an army airplane. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Doesn’t matter, kiddo. It’s absolutely unbelievable that a couple of twelve-year-olds made this. You and Serenity will get a grand prize for this. Mark my words.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I got a prize at the fair for tatting.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z ‘At any rate . Antinous turned to Jason. ‘We have gathered now for a much bigger prize. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was the largest refusal of a prize fund in sports history. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I’ve gleaned bits and pieces: that babies are the first to be chosen, then older boys, prized by farmers for their strong bones and muscles. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I leave him standing there in the driveway, clutching a prize—for me? for him? Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His final prize to her, James, and Matthew would be inside the book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z This was no obscure test for a few scholars—winning the prize was considered a great honor. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I was one month older than Waverly Jong, Auntie Lin’s prized daughter. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But combining those things with a hunt was like living a real-life board game, with a book as the prize. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There are, of course, exceptions to this rule, such as gold or uranium, elements prized because of arbitrary economic conventions or aesthetic judgments, or because they have remarkable practical applications. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In Naima’s village, on International Mother Language Day, when the whole country celebrated the beauty of their Bangla language, the leaders gave a prize to the girl who painted the best alpanas. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z There were a few fine prizes; roller skates, a catcher’s mitt, a doll with real hair and so on. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will personally conduct you to the fair on prize day in my Hupmobile.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Gold ingots, ivory chopsticks, even prized crickets were secreted away. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z My father’s prized possession—a Philco radio—sits on the kitchen counter. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was an introverted life, self-sufficient, stagnant, steeped in that singular “ignorance” prized by the Handdarata and obedient to their rule of inactivity or noninterference. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The man nodded, enjoying his moment, the moment when he got to keep his prize, the one he had stolen, the one he thought he deserved. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “But, hey, there was nothing in the rules that said we couldn’t share the top prize. I just want to win!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “I must uneasy make, lest too light winning make the prize light.’ Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Roy had a feeling that Dana’s father was no prize, either, and it was he who answered the door. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I also carefully selected two prized rolls of Life Savers. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Early in the twentieth century, inmates who prized special bars sewn onto their uniforms for time served were humiliated when, as punishment, these symbols of accomplishment were removed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z First prize was a million dollars and a new Buick, but Curly still couldn’t keep his eyes open. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They were announcing the winners: honorable mention, third prize, second—first. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Some of our best prizes were a baseball cap, a beat-up weather vane shaped like a chicken, and a beautiful feather that looked like it might have come from a peacock. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Hazel was the simply the next best thing Nico could manage —a consolation prize from the Underworld. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The head of the department in which he studied was a Professor Kylmer, a very famous man who had once won a Nobel prize. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The sea was blue and green and the sun blazing down from an empty blue sky when the Iron Fleet took its second prize, in the waters north and west of Astapor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It is strong as steel, yet lighter and far more flexible, and of course utterly impervious to fire, Dragonbone bows are greatly prized by the Dothraki, and small wonder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “All right, pal,” Finny spoke in his cordial, penetrating voice, that reverberant instrument in his chest, “don’t start awarding prizes until you’ve passed the course. The tree is waiting.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd, which had greeted Howard’s announcement with sympathy and understanding, was eager to see its consolation prize. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked, and the men pushed back their makeshift table and came right down to the curb to wait for us, like they were spectators at a parade and we were the prize float. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But when, a few weeks after Teddy was born, Dad gave away his leather jacket—his prized beat-up motorcycle jacket with the fuzzy leopard belt—we finally realized that a major transformation was under way. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “In that case, we might consider offering potential friends a lesser prize.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The winner would collect a prize of five hundred dollars and the quilt would hang for a year in city hall. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Sir, might we assume that the prize for winning your brand-new game will be even better than a laptop computer?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Because you killed that horrible and most feared beast, I have a prize for you,” he said. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Dana was the prize catch, the one with the rap sheet and the bad attitude. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls stepped up to claim their prizes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The seagull flapped up and then down to retrieve its prize. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Is it a contest? Is there a cash prize?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “And I’ll sweeten the prize. Whoever finds the most interesting piece of garbage will receive one Get Out of a Pop Quiz Free card for science class.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z But on the way back, as he contentedly ate his prize, I was allowed to do as I wished. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “What were the prizes Atari gave out to the winner of each contest? ” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z To become a Sixer, you had to sign a contract stipulating, among other things, that if you found Halliday’s egg, the prize would become the sole property of your employer. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Jobs on general cargo ships were prized most; they usually spent a week or two at port, giving the crew plenty of time to investigate the area. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “His name is Max. Which you’d know if you’d bothered to be here on time. You even missed the announcement of the grand prize.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The Lottery, with its weekly pay-out of enormous prizes, was the one public event to which the proles paid serious attention. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z For over a month, whenever he clicked on the television, Charles was forced to look at the five cheaters who, six months earlier, had robbed him of his rightful prize. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The orange glow of the morning sun had just begun its climb up the glass front of Sunset Towers when Turtle set out to collect the prize. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z His final prize to her, James, and Matthew would be inside the book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We children would help Song Po-po polish the mahogany table and Grandma’s four prized red-and-gold dowry trunks until we could see our reflections in the wood and leather. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly somebody yelled, “Bingo! ” and Miss Rhonda clapped her hands and pointed to the table full of prizes. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A real tournament was distinct from a joust In a joust the knights tilted or fenced with each other singly, for a prize. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Claude is not so little anymore. Even I can see his family gets more than the others: more meat, more electricity, more butter. I know how such prizes are won.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Runt backed away to allow Pax to lap up the yolked prize. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And the eleven-year-old boy who won first prize playing a tricky violin song that sounded like a busy bee. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Reynie almost had to remind himself that his new position wasn’t an honor to be prized. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I know you wanted first prize on the pie. You wanted it bad. And I thought you'd switched the card on Mr. Pennypacker’s pie with yours so you could win with his pie.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The town had emptied out because this was prize day at the fair. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I really want to get on the show so I can win the prize money, and have my very own published cookbook. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Just to show how prized they are, I guess. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I know why I have to finish. I know why fate brought me here, why it placed me in the path of this prize.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Not every competition results in a prize, Rodney,” Mr. D replied. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Eisenhower made it official on February 7, when he offered Stassen a consolation prize of a position elsewhere in the administration. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Anyway, as a thank-you, the great man sent me the bottled beast you see on the shelf next to the armadillo. It is my most prized possession.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Their great art, in the form of wooden statues and masks, is prized in museums around the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She had a strong voice despite her small frame, and she spoke with “rare force and effectiveness,” winning the class orator prize. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z With clumsy fingers I prized open the hand that held the wicking and saw it had blood on it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There they prized it open and took out all the seeds—flat pale ovals as big as Mary’s little fingernail—and examined each one carefully. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I had no real desire to waste my time throwing balls at bottles to win cheap prizes, but Audrey refused to let me spend another Friday night wallowing alone in my room. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Mulatto women were prized as mistresses, and their children, one shade lighter in turn, moved still further up the social and economic ladder. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Do you think I would turn my back now, when the prize is nearly won?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He turned without missing a beat, sprinted straight back, and dropped his prize catch at Alex’s feet, where it landed with a soggy plop. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The dome had won first prize at a school fair about fifteen years ago. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z In the white-hot emotional furnace of those final meters at Griinau, Joe and the boys had finally forged the prize they had sought all season, the prize Joe had sought nearly all his life. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There were, as yet, no prizes or medals for scientific achievement; but in Galileo’s imagination such rewards already existed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The kid ran to the checkout desk with his prize. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I was watching a collection of vintage ’80s cereal commercials when I paused to wonder why cereal manufacturers no longer included toy prizes inside every box. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The prize was a pair of good tennis shoes from America. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Tulips, dandelions, daisies, and poppies were favorites as they came into season; roses were prized. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But these were in the past, and they were prizes, not school records. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They wanted Booth alive so they could bring him back to Washington as a prize for Edwin Stanton. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The problem with crack dealing is the same as in every other glamour profession: a lot of people are competing for a very few prizes. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z First prize a week in Toronto, second prize two weeks in Toronto, Toronto the Good, Toronto the Blue, where you couldn’t get wine on Sundays. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Would you mind telling us what the prize will be for the winner?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Ajax swiped a sausage roll and managed to gulp down his prize while running at top speed, a mob of gleeful children pounding in pursuit. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Decades later, the prize was awarded to a clockmaker, John Harrison. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “You will have to trick him. But you cannot take the prize directly. You will die!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Mother came down in her dressing gown, over which she’d thrown her prize cashmere shawl, which reeked of camphor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “In spite of remarkable intervening circumstances,” I said, “if Rachel ever gets back to Bethlehem for a high school reunion she will win the prize for ‘Changed the Least.”’ The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When my school had a fund-raiser, I was determined to sell enough to win one of the prizes. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I thought if we won,” I said, “I would use the prize money to fly my mom to New Mexico. If we could get there, and she could see these flowers...” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Therefore when Chryseis had been returned to her father, Agamemnon sent two of his squires to Achilles’ tent to take his prize of honor away from him, the maiden Briseis. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish Lucy or Ellen or even my mom were here to see me in my red and white Harpy’s uniform with Clover City’s prized possession resting atop my head. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z We weren’t showered with trophies or prize money, but we did each receive a chocolate bar, which was even better, as far as I was concerned. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z So I broke open chocolates by the hundreds, searching for my prize. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “You all had better come on up to the porch for your prize.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Because of this, slots later in the span were highly prized, as they gave students more time to study and prepare. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Their holds were packed with trade goods, wines and silks and spices, rare woods and rarer scents, but the ships themselves were the true prize. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What’s the use of fixing them now? We lost the prize.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z I know the prize money isn’t as much as first place, but it will still help. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z This year’s prize was a large silver mirror Valentine had picked up in Chicago. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “The king’s prize. His Grace will be most wroth to find her gone.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “For sticking to your prior commitments, you will receive our special Prior Commitment Sticker prize: a complete set of Lemoncello Sticker Picture Games and a laptop computer to play them on! Enjoy.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z At last, he put all his strength into one violent lunge and felt the warm pulsating prize in his mouth. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There is also to be a special service at one of the churches and some kind of a contest with a gold medal for the prize. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Though I do think it go better as a jukejoint Harpo look at the prize fighter. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Aech and I had made absurd lists of things we would do and buy if we won the prize. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Annabeth and I agreed that if we won, the prize of no chores for the rest of the month would be split between our two cabins. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Her dæmon was already prizing up one of the heavy old tiles. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I could scarcely believe what it said: I had been nominated for the international peace prize of Kids Rights, a children’s advocacy group based in Amsterdam. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At the end of the program they could turn them in for prizes or something. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z But the British had to preserve Nigeria as it was, their prized creation, their large market, their thorn in France's eye. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I have never cared very much for personal prizes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The last tribute alive receives a life of ease back home, and their district will be showered with prizes, largely consisting of food. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Is that true, Kyle? Would you actually destroy property if it stood between you and your prize?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The Master Hand looked at the jewel that glittered on Ged's palm, bright as the prize of a dragon's hoard. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I'm not sure how to use them, so I said, “No thanks” and prized my trainers off the usual way. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Each of you will see the prize amount as a pending number in your bank accounts.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And Ernie Eco said that the prize for the Trivia Contest was going to be a baseball signed by a Yankee. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He came on a meadow between two streams where the flower called white hallows grew thick, and as these blossoms are rare and prized by healers, he came back again next day. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z There were two dozen tightly rolled, never-used silk umbrellas in that closet; prizes she had won. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the contest between /and me, the booby prize often goes to myself. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If suffering led to reward, then Percy and she deserved the grand prize. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But he always heard about Jeff, winning all the prizes at high school graduation, a scholarship to college. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Should beauty of the body or beauty of the mind be more prized by true lovers?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He crouched down in a comer of his cell, clutching his prize under his chin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She’s wearing Mom’s prized jewelry—the diamond teardrop earrings and pendant. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z We met every night, because Finny’s life was ruled by inspiration and anarchy, and so he prized a set of rules. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They had sailed too far and lost too much for Victarion to turn west without his prize. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Treasure comes in many forms, and Captain Kidd had prized them all. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Now I knew he didn't hold my poetry prize against me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She was determined to win the prize money: a hundred dollars! The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z In 1714, the British Parliament offered a prize to the person who could solve the longitude puzzle. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Can’t one of my sister’s prized greats tell us who Augustus is?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Another thing I had in common with crows: our habit of prizing the poorest of riches. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The lady on the six p.m. news had said the lottery prize was up to $137 million. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Overjoyed, she ran down the hill, rushed breathlessly into her father’s office, and placed her prize, a book written in Greek, on the table. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z That night the officers put seven slips of paper into a cap, and Captain Roque Carnicero's unpeaceful fate was foreseen by his name on the prize slip. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The chamber of commerce is also sponsoring a quilt competition with a grand prize of five hundred dollars contributed by local businesses. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z During the last week of school, prizes were given to the top students. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z As a consolation prize, I offered to bring her back another souvenir. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The family hung the prizes in their luak, a round Dinka cattle pen with a thatched roof. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The prize was almost within its grasp; the goal for which its thousands of boys had died or suffered the agony of prison camps was almost won. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He was overjoyed that he’d pulled himself out of the abyss in which he’d found himself in the tournament’s first half, but devastated that he hadn’t won first prize. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Naomi had shown it to them on Christmas Day when she’d told them the story of how it’d been a prize for a dance-off that their mother had won on her birthday. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z What they want and the prize it is his to give is his savvy self. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mr. Alpo arrived, halter in hand, to take his prize, how shocked he and the Krupps were to see Drusilla perched happily on Silky’s back! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The third prize and then the second prize were announced. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I’d seen a lot of screaming babies in my time, but Little Dizzy took the top prize: shrieking, red-eyed, with feet kicking. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we leave, I head to the prize counter and try to imagine what Charlie would want. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z All my life I had done nothing but feel and cultivate my feelings; all their lives they had done nothing but strive for petty goals, the trivial material prizes of American life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Benji had texted the details of the consolation prize last night. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z And now one of the judges climbed into the ring with the prizes. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z His words nearly got lost in the jostle of the crowd, which had turned to trying to barter with me now that I had the prize. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She was used to seeing their transparent silhouettes gliding down the hallways of her parents’ house, making noise in the wardrobes and appearing in people’s dreams to predict calamities or lottery prizes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The bigger clans actually held a yearly competition called “Eighty-Six the SuxOrz,” with a prize for the clan who managed to kill the largest number of them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I became her target, and he became her prize. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z But right before they snapped upon him, the snake caught sight of Ku-Ang's prize. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “So that’s what you care about? The grand prize at the festival?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I prayed Mum wouldn’t mention the poetry prize, not in front of Hugo. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Yes, there will be a contest element, “but they have not said anything about prizes,” Mrs. Hameed says. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I am very fond of this sour milk, which is known as amctsi among the Xhosa people and is greatly prized as a healthy and nourishing food. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the real prize for completing the quest was an incredibly rare artifact: Hayata’s Beta Capsule. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It was one of his most prized possessions. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “You didn’t tell us about the prize money!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She’d taken a little piece of her away, a silly symbol, but one she prized. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Thief,” Jon said, as the I bird flapped up to the lintel above the door to devour its prize. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “And that,” said Slughorn, apparently coming back to earth, “is what I shall be offering as a prize in this lesson.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Mama Santoni got first prize. She was my neighbor and often brought over some bread or pastry for me to sample. She said she needed a mans opinion.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The Francophone Foundation has splurged on accommodations for the prize winners. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The one thing I was good at was winning scholarships and prizes, and that era was coming to an end. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Do I risk my life again so that a pigboy may rob me of my prize?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The biggest prize of all was still flying. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Take, for instance, that commodity prized by every chamber of commerce throughout the land — the good will of vacationing tourists. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She flipped through the pages, wondering if the last prize would be another hidden puzzle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z By the time I returned to Lykes Cottage, I had made one hundred fifty dollars in sales, enough for one of the better prizes. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “And mine,” said twenty-eight other voices as every single one of the Library Olympians stepped forward to hand Mr. Peckleman their orange prize coupons. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He’s most likely robbing the bank as a payback on the world for winning the ugliness prize at his local fete three years running. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Right out of the box, he won every prize that wasn’t nailed down. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not call him by his name, she called him “dim,” “my husband,” with the proud tone of someone who had won a prize, tossing her braided, reddish gold-dyed hair. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Then sink your incisors in to prize off the crust of toffee. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Here they waited for a moment while the young dog furtively uncovered his prize, and the cat joined them; then, without looking back, they trotted in close formation out of sight between the trees. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘That will be part of the prize,’ Nike said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Perhaps there may not be a direct scholarship prize, but success will get us noticed by someone. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They kept their eye on the prize and did whatever it took to reach it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Step right up! Toss three balls in the hole and win a prize. Or try your luck in the shell game. Win a Liberty Head silver dollar.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The only things left were the stove and Uncle’s prize chair, looking lonely and forlorn in the center of the empty room. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Down, Shadow. These little prizes are not for you.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They had also collected 250 mammals, which included the prized jaguar. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z A broken calabash was worth less than one that held its water, a hook that kept its catfish more prized than one that relinquished its bait. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Sorry to keep you waiting, Ma, but you know I like to keep my prized possessions within reach.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Tebo hide is highly prized by wizards for protective shields and clothing. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Hanging over the mantelpiece was his grandma’s prize clock, which no one but her could ever touch. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z It was for that reason that I assumed the Nobel committee would never consider the man who had started Umkhonto we Sizwe for the peace prize. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no time to carefully sift through our prized possessions or to label neatly packed boxes. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “No, baby. I have something better. My prized possession. I don’t even wear it because I’m afraid I’ll lose it cleaning someone’s room, but that seems like a silly waste, doesn’t it?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He had hoped that this consolation prize would settle Minerva happily in Ojo de Agua. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You may not believe it, but when I was eighteen I used to win prizes and medals from the Royal Photographic Society in London, and from other places like the Photographic Society of Holland. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Lauren, a cheerleader, accepted her prize, beaming, to riotous applause and whistling. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A special prize was given every year to Miss Katherine Bar- low for her fabulous spiced peaches. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Kid, how do you think it would look if the boss won all the prizes?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Now that the prize is a television show appearance, we need to up our game. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Along with her new gloves, it was her prized possession. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He was worn with suffering, but in his loss of everything men prize there was a gain too. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her stepfather prized insects as models and sent Maria outside to capture them. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Nurse was still lecturing his master’s new prizes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Only one person can be the first to find the egg and win the prize,” he said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But if I’ve won the prize trip again, I’m going to push for what I want. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We press against each other as if we both had prizes at the back of our mouths and we could only get them out with the tips of our tongues. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z And in the center of the room, in a small oval alcove, sat the prized piece—the amber swan. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “At Cobble’s Corner. You have twenty-four hours to claim your prize.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the story of an eight-year-old girl, sweet and seemingly innocent, the prize of her picture-perfect family, who her mother suspects is a murderer. Allegedly 2017-01-24T00:00:00Z Last year Dad entered the eagle I drew in a grown-up art show and it won first prize. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A bunch of stuffed animals hung from his belt—the huge kind you get for grand prizes at an arcade. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z We weren’t told that there’d be such a long list of prizes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A girl I knew had just won a prize for a short story about her adventures among the pygmies in Africa. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “All we can do is hope they want the ship as a prize, or they’ll blow us up where we sail and we all die.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He did, and claimed the dog for his prize, only to return it later. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I took the prized calculator out of its special case. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z And then it was just a matter of time before he solved the entire game and uncovered the grand prize. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “No, not really. I’m fooling you. A blue ribbon is lots better than a white one. Travis and Bunny won the best prize there is.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z That and the fact that I ran out and met them all on the front porch looking as cheerful and lively as I could, wearing my prize ribbon, practically capering with girlish good health. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “It’s not just a new prize—it’s also a short poem written in 1841 by the great American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z If a contestant reached the $8,000 plateau and failed to answer that question correctly, he or she was given a new Cadillac as a consolation prize, worth about $5,000 at that time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So hurry, hurry, hurry, step right up and collect your prize. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Blessed are the peacemakers, Dedd thought, but she couldn’t for the life of her remember what the prize was that had been promised them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you blame me, my lord? Such a prize is not easily won. A nubile girl, I hear, and not hard to look upon. Good hips, good breasts, well made for whelping-children.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They said they were very sorry to hear it and gave first prize to another girl.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z If only I had truly taken advantage of the situation, seized and held and prized the multitudes of advantages the summer offered me; if only I had. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearby stood Mary Alice in her ball gown, bowing to the crowd and holding up the loving cup for first prize in the talent show. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The other bonobos came over and prized up their own shoots, biting into the pith eagerly. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z |
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