Her thoughts skittered between eagles that learned to fly, and men who were scared to jump off that stump, and Moses who said, “Let my people go.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And look at what they started, Laura thinks, looking up and seeing gold flash in the mouth of one of the guardias as it spreads open in a scared smile. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But I saw him turn his face over his shoulder and look at me once, and I’ll be honest, it scared me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She dropped it when the wolves scared her, and it was picked up several days later by a girl who lived nearby. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Acknowledging someone’s differences can be about saying you’re not scared to talk to someone about the things that make them who they are. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He could tell from Ron’s and Hermione’s faces that they were scared; he was not particularly confident himself, and yet he was sure the time had come to put their plan into operation. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When I wrote that last winter, I was scared and thought maybe I’d never get out of my tree. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And wasn’t that kitten scared when you put that rope around its neck?” she asked. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit upstairs by myself for a long while, too scared to go downstairs. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on her throat like she’d swallowed a shot of Mr. Clean, and that look scared me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever had happened, Frank sounded more scared of the spear than the basilisks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The question mark in his voice scared me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to ask but her voice was too weak—mumbly and scared—and no one heard. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was scared a lot of the time. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She gets herself so scared that she is on the brink of tears when she hears the car in the drive, and knows it must be, it must be. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I think Jack's a little scared of our teacher; he doesn’t say much. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

But if anybody caught Joe asking a dumb question or even thought he was the littlest bit scared, he went red and purple and white. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

This leads a lot of parents to spend a lot of their parenting energy simply being scared. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He let go of me then and made a sick face and he looked scared then. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Meggie was angry with herself for being scared, but now she just couldn’t take her eyes off the dark hilltop. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Even though he was nervous and scared, he told Minho he could take one of the sections himself, but the Keeper refused. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But what if you’re really scared that your problem is going to physically hurt you? Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Because you looked scared when you talked about your future. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Not scared so much as paralyzed; hung up here immovable on the top of a diminishing, moving mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

A lot of my parents’ friends had been scared to even touch me, but not Mrs. V! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t lie to me. I felt it...my whole body. God, it was like being turned to stone. You were scared—I felt it, you were scared!” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I was the one who comforted him when he was scared or lonely. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Whenever he was unhappy or scared, his voice got louder. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m so scared, Citra,” he said, his voice barely a whisper. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Once, when blood came out of Djo’s arm into the tube, I got so scared I called the orderly. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

First thing that came to mind was Pa telling me that I didn’t never have to worry ’bout no barking dog, that it was barking ’cause it was just as scared as me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t until I went all the way back home and sat on the porch and remembered that I’d no longer be going back to my regular school that I got scared. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry could hear the clunk of his trunk on the stairs, and knew that the sounds had scared Dudley out of the kitchen. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You need to be strong, Zeta-4. Please don’t be scared.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Biddy is plumb scared to come out in the world, and she was coming here to protect me from Robert. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In the last few hours, Annabeth had shivered, sweated, whimpered, and blinked back so many tears that her body simply gave up on being scared. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

For once, Little Arliss was so scared that he couldn’t scream. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean he was more scared of things?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ted Lavender, who was scared, carried tranquilizers until he was shot in the head outside the village of Than Khe in mid-April. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked scared and tired, the same as me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Leroy dying, the Preacher getting killed, the smells, the way the chains rattled, and the naked folks looking so scared and whupped and tired, it was just too much. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But him never having ridden anything smaller than a horse, buggy, or train, the bicycle scared him to death. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I’m fourteen, and people think I should be scared because I’m surrounded by violence, but around here it’s an everyday thing. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Pretty much nothing in the mortal world scared him anymore. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I kind of hated myself, too, for being scared. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Pentecostal preacher scared the women, hurling fire and brimstone and warnings of death from his pulpit. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But finally I told myself that I had to stop being scared, I had to stop just standing there in the middle of the road. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas finally got his feet under him, scared all over again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He got scared and ran back across the border. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He probably was scared he'd fractured my skull or something when I hit the floor. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Joe shrugged, trying to appear nonchalantly caustic instead of scared stiff. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He isn’t scared of me, or of what I can do. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But, for some reason, I didn’t feel scared about what had just happened. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m okay. The electricity went off and me and Tiger were just sitting here in the dark, trying not to be scared.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt resentful... abandoned... alone ... sad... scared .. . and furious. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He expected her to say, They're excited or scared or worried for their jobs. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My heart was beating fast and I was scared, but I knew that feeling now. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A strangled, wet bark—a sound that scared Mark more than the pain—somehow escaped his own throat. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m more scared of the things we can’t see,” he added. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her voice is shaking, I know she scared, but she say, “God help him, but Leroy don’t know what Minny Jackson about to become.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You scared to come in? Well, that shows you’re a good dog.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I so scared then,” she told Mia, fingers working the soft paper of the napkin. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"He's scared of Nergal. I don't believe it, but Gilgamesh is a coward." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Because if I knock, he might think it’s an emergency and get scared. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

For two seconds I’m more proud than I is scared. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I wondered if anybody else had the feeling of being scared. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke clearly, and she didn’t look either scared or mad, just kind of sad, like she was still hurting something awful for Emmett. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

But as she contemplated leaving her home to start a life with him, she was scared. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They see them ears round their necks and tell themselves they ain’t scared.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so scared, I almost drop the phone. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Only idiots aren’t scared of things that are scary,” Taryn says, which is undoubtedly true, but still fails to dissuade me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Weren’t you scared your parents would find out?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was scared but I felt angry too. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, I’m dead scared of that man. Oh, not the valet—the other—his master. Master, indeed! There’s something wrong about that man. My daughter always says I’m very intuitive. ‘ Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the thought scared him Could the eagle have hurt Ghost, or knocked him off the precipice? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I feel as scared and vulnerable as a plucked bird. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I study Coach, scared of what he might say. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask her if they ever talked about me, but I was scared the answer would be no and I would look like a loser in front of Howard. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I was so scared I nearly fainted at the thought of this total stranger managing to discover our wonderful hiding place. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It had not merely become silent; it had stopped existing, scared into its grave by his knock. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Joy lowers her voice, as if she’s scared to talk out loud, even though the only people in the house besides her are Mami and me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

No one notices me as I stand in the center of the train station and try not to look as scared as I feel. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was all right for girls to be scared or silly or even ask dumb questions. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her body trembled against the air as if the sky scared her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I leaned in close, though it scared me, for the smell of death hung over that bed like a fog. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s what you don’t get. The boy didn’t wanna learn how to shoot. He was scared. You knew it. I knew it. Hell, even Crab knew it.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Now, I didn’t hurt you. Don’t get scared.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And who’s supposed to believe a grown man was that scared of two children?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I’m bothered about it too, but I guess it makes me more scared than angry. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Which is great, thumbs-up great, it’s just—I have got to say—I don’t mind admitting—I am a tiny bit—just a tiny bit scared. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Big goon like you, growing about an inch a day, and this midget kid, this crippled little humanoid, he actually scared you. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking no one was as brave as me, even though I was scared.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was intrigued by the idea of secret signs, but I was scared too. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At night, when he got into bed, he’d see the faces of all those scared people on G deck. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, it touches me that she cares enough that she’s scared to lose me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you ever scared to fly with him?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He was a white boy with red hair who everybody was friends with mainly because people were scared that he was crazy and it's better to be on crazy's good side. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m not scared,” Roy said, “and I don’t want to drop out of Trace Middle. It’s just...” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in spite of Doctor Nolan's reassurances, I was scared to death. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

"Roma are my people. We have traveled all over the country, hunting and selling beadwork and leather or telling people's fortunes. But wherever we go, people act half fascinated, half scared of us." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It was time for Hyacinth to be more than just the fourth Vanderbeeker, the shy one, the scared one. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We were bunched, too scared to move, to spread out. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He told me he's scared to walk around without a knife, so I suggested he go down to the gym and look up either of you two guys. His name is Herbert Davis." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alone, I expected to feel guilty and sad and scared, but I didn’t feel any of those things. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But a woman’s income appeal is a bell-shaped curve: men do not want to date /W-earning women, but once a woman starts earning too much, they seem to be scared off. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I went to bed feeling utterly conflicted and, for the first time in years, I was scared for us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I’m nervous, not because I’m scared or I might get lost, but because Mom doesn’t know. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

What’s happening? but by that time Piper had started yelling and I practically had to smother her to shut her up because I was so scared of someone hearing us. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem was that Blue Eyes had the keys to the girls’ shackles, and she scared the hell out of him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time his smiles were confused or scared or a combination of any number of other things. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“And Missy said the loggers were too scared to come to this part of the forest.” I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Even exhausted and discouraged and scared, she wasn’t going to start treating something like a fact if she wasn’t sure. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I think she might have been scared too. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I wish they could understand, be less protective or scared. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Just a lot of dead chaperones and camera crew. I was scared I was the only one left alive. Are we the only ones?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

In one smooth motion, he had Adam up against the wall, his forearm pressed across his chest, and Adam looked wide-eyed and scared, a fish out of water. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It didn’t occur to me to be scared. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“You threw a stapler because you were scared,” Grace corrected him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His eyes are super dark, like Ray’s eyes when he gets scared. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I know there’s a part of her that’s as scared to look in the mirror as I am. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Them white folks sure scared of us, though.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all these questions ran through my mind I was even more scared and confused. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“No,” I said, “I wasn’t scared of staying in the cave, but I heard a mountain lion scream and it scared me half to death.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not scared,” he said, then cleared his throat. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. It was wrong of me...I know I caused a lot of trouble. It’s that...I was scared.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t do no good to be scared. I knew it was coming and I couldn’t stop it, so I just had to deal with it and move on.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I am more scared of them than I am of you, and you terrify me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Yesterday I took down Casey Palmer, and today I was scared of touching a girl’s hand. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He laughed in her ear, a shy little scared laugh. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Chris had pretended to be scared by the "Boom!" but he wasn't really. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m scared, no matter how I try to play it off. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I look as scared and guilty as I feel. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was committed, but he was still scared. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It scared me how much it scared me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She knew she would never forget the sight of it, just as you never forget many stories even though—or perhaps because—they have scared you. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Since Irvie was as scared of girls as Maria was of spiders, he sat on his hands, but just in case he changed his mind, Maria’s hand went up. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She begins to look a little bit scared. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They must have been as scared as I was, but none of us dared say anything. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if my papi is cold or hot or hungry or scared right now. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about her. About chasing her. I mean, I scared her, I think. And maybe I scared you. I didn’t mean to.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Joffrey made a scared whimpery sound as he looked up at her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Injections had always scared me—whenever I had malaria, I prayed I would need to take Novalgin tablets instead of chloroquine injections. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to be scared, but he was. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It was that, the knowing that we would win, and the excitement that overcame the being scared. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not scared, though, ’cause I got my light on, and I got you in the next room. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d scared me then, and they scared me now—three ghoulish grandmothers with bags of knitting needles and yam. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

We started to think that we had scared her off and both slid down below the window, our backs against the wall, staring out in front of us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m mighty scared of her daddy,” Stella admitted. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In a scared voice, Papa said, “That water looks deep to me.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily my uncles and cousins would have embraced us and talked, but everyone was too scared of being out after curfew to say anything more. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m too scared to take my eyes off the Director. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He asked himself how his fear related to what happened in the jungle to an animal scared by a predator: “are not these effects of violent running away,” he scribbled. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay to be scared, but I know there is someplace great waiting for you. You should go see it. Get out of this unhappy place.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He had been really scared for a minute there. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Fern forgot how scared she was and went running to him and jumped up into Uncle Darnell’s arms. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Boy, it really scared hell out of me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was different than being scared and looking at somebody who was maybe as scared as you were. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It scared me, made me wonder how long it would be before I made a mistake that would give someone reason to whip me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

James Mortimer’s friend, Sir Charles Baskerville, has died of a heart attack and James Mortimer thinks that he might have been scared to death. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was on the verge of hysterics, trying to hold it back in the way she did when really scared. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I was too scared if I confessed, I’d lose Dad and Noah forever, too cowardly to face it, to fix it, to make it right. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“You scared of getting beat at checkers?” he asked slyly. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was still scared of Richard Parker, but only when it was necessary. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Said it scared him so bad his stomach still hurt. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d told me a million times how scared she was that if you set foot in a hospital, the doctors might lock you away in “a mental institution.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted the entire universe to know I was scared. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But it’s a fact: If you look right into the sun, you cannot feel scared or happy or anything. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask Charlie what it was like to be in that room with all those gang guys, if he was scared when he had to fight. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Somehow he’d allowed this parachute jump to get to him and he was too scared to move. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The breeze she gets on rainy evenings charms her, and she’s taken a liking to her neighbor’s cat, Chloe, that wanders the halls and is scared of mice. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I reckon I was scared to,” I mumbled. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Then you’ll pay them your pocket money for the rest of your time in this school. And you’ll stay scared of them.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

That thing that we were so scared of was just us together. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t scared, like I was when the water-zombie kid on the beach was trying to suck the water right out of Alyssa’s mouth. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I cleared my throat quietly so I wouldn’t sound scared. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It scared me when I first saw them,” he said. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fear in his voice caught me tight between hating him for ruining such a good feeling and wanting to say something nice so he wasn’t so scared. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

But it was hard not to be scared. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though R.C. scared the heck out of me, I had to say something. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Hey, listen, you don’t need to be scared about tomorrow.There’s no way we’re going to let anything bad happen to you. Okay?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Well, actually I might as well tell you we were both scared stiff when he went into the kitchen. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

So, weak and poor and scared, I let them call me names while I tried to figure out what to do. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Too scared to be embarrassed, we step off the riverbank. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

When I woke up this morning, I got scared. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

From all he’d seen, mean people scared the easiest when things weren’t in their control. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Annie made them plates and poured soda—they weren’t normally allowed to have soda—and like a couple of scared but curious kittens, they slowly climbed down and began eating. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But I tell her, "I'm scared about leaving. And I'll miss you. I'm as sad as you are!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Nobody said a word, they just looked scared. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so scared I just stood there. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was scared sometimes, and I didn’t have to do everything Mama did. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I knew I wasn’t scared of him anymore, or angry, or confused, or any of those other feelings. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could tell you exactly what it looked like, but I was so scared I closed my eyes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Seeing how scared he looks makes me feel more scared. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this new hunger baffled me, scared me, made me angry and insistent. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry bellowed: He could feel the locket quivering in his grip and was scared of what was coming. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to get scared off by a boy’s story?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deep in the night, the house rattles—just the thing Taft was scared of over at Cuddledown. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He thought of the scared and lonely boy who had run away from Storch’s house. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Mama,” whimpered a little voice, “I’m scared. Turn on the light.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh, honey, I’m sorry. It’s nothing to be scared of. In fact, you might like it.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“She wasn’t in the kitchen when we went back through. She probably went to bed. She was well scared.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Are you scared to talk to the DA?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Her eyes reminded me of that seven-year-old girl’s in the alley—angry, scared, desperate for a friend. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared they’ll break up,” Simon says finally, his voice barely audible. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“That night...it really scared me, you know? But I do love you.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was either down, or fighting for their fives, or too scared to move forward. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You’re scared to open your suitcases and see what your mother packed.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Luckily, enclosed spaces were not one of the many things that scared the hell out of me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

If she had not been so sick and scared, that might have come as a relief. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The real reason he didn’t go to Stanford was because he was scared. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It’s a combination of scared, happy, excited, and sad all at once, like a soft light that glows in my chest and stomach for a few seconds. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“It’s too late to be scared, Joseph. Don’t you want to understand what’s going on?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t scared for myself. But I thought cats and mice were enemies.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I regret bein’ so scared of the south, after it took my dad, that I couldn’t go back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“So how—” I began, suddenly scared of having nothing to say. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I blinked, disoriented and scared, but I managed to tumble off of my shelf. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were what she returned to whenever she was scared. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’m curious but also a little bit scared, and I don’t want to say something corny like “Where’s your broomstick?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Some of them are scared of Jesus, and some aren’t, but I don’t think they love Him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wouldn’t he be more scared for his life or something? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, Naomi leaned her head on my shoulder and said, “I feel awful. And I’m just so scared.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Ay, you’re so solemn! I must have scared you. Don’t worry, it’s nothing. Just a nuisance you learn to live with. Every woman does.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She spoke very quickly, glad that it was dark and that they couldn’t see how scared she was. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared, but besides that, I felt downright awful. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at him, then whispered, “Are you scared?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And I was scared to death of being caught looking. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He played tackle on offense and linebacker on defense, and opposing quarterbacks ran from him like scared rabbits. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t want to leave jail because he knows they’ll shadow him and find out where the girl is, see? He’s scared.'” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell he’s scared—I can smell his sweat. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

We started to get scared about what he’d do when he finally came in, for there was really no telling. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How would you feel if you were plunked right down in China in a small village with almost no hope of going back? Wouldn’t you be scared?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he’d scared her with his big dreams of the future. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“No. Don’t be scared. Don’t give them anything, Lina, not even your fear.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Beating myself up for being too cowardly, too scared, to say what I knew—what I thought I knew. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The Dursleys, after quick, scared looks at one another, tried to ignore their glasses completely, a difficult feat, as they were nudging them gently on the sides of their heads. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I was so scared when I fell into that hole.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He was too scared to do well in his audition, then “cried like a baby” when he wasn’t cast. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The snarling dogs Fred had scared away from the old-timer in the alley had both been “rescued” by Big Tony. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I thought for a long time she was a demon. I thought she’d stolen my mother at first. She scared me. I thought she wanted me dead.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Had Henry got scared, tried to sic the FBI on me? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

All I knew was the crowd liked it, and that was enough for “Harriet Tbbman,” who proclaimed, “Either you want to be free or you want to be scared slaves!” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Five children kneel on the floor near the cooking pot, looking at me with big, scared eyes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured he was just trying to hide how scared he was, and I couldn’t blame him. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, it scared me half to death,” I said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“How can I make you scared? I’m your sister!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was scared, seeing the ocean act so strangely. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They wrote a letter to the judge saying that my father was a raving lunatic and they were scared to be in the same county with him, which was ridiculous. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The sooner the foxes were scared now, the better, of course. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“She scared you, Peach—she sent you down into the oak grove—can’t you see that?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s as close to being scared of you as he’s ever been of anything,” said Nigel. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The door of my prison is open and I’m too scared to leave. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

That didn’t stop me from being scared of them. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand. I actually have no idea what kind of sound is going to come out of my mouth. I’m scared.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t wild about touching strangers, especially given that he didn’t seem to have showered in some time, but I said, “It’s all right to be scared, Noah.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And that was the second time I thought, I should be scared. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Except, even scared to death of being found, he couldn’t scrape up full regret for that. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody waited on the front porch, very quiet and scared. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

For some reason, I was scared to actually get out of the car, but if you pulled down the center segment of Harold’s backseat, you could reach directly into the trunk. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was scared to explore the hole I still had inside myself. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how. You weren’t here. But when the fire started and I got so scared, I heard a voice, a man. He said, ‘Dana?’ Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I have a photo of my mother with this same scared look. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t duck now, just because I was scared. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Now I don’t have a spear, and I’m almost out of arrows. And... I’m scared.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Jews were shot in the street every day for no reason, and I was scared to even raise my eyes to look at the SS. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Janice brandished her silver cap gun at us tired and scared runaway slaves more than Sister Pat’s script had called for. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No idea. Which is why I’m scared to death that what we’re about to do is a whole pile of stupid. Could be a bloodbath.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But Sula was so scared she had mutilated herself, to protect herself. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe old people revert back to when they were young when they get scared. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Are you afraid of rats? I’m scared to death.’ The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was weak and scared and trembling with grief. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I think, for some reason, Ray was scared that I liked him. You know. Ain’t that dumb? Why would I like a boy who likes boys? I don’t know how he got that dumb idea.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I suppose Amma is struggling in her own way, scared to hope that I'll actually be able to get her out of jail, because it's hard enough just to get through each long jail day. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“You don’t look sad, you look scared,” he finally said. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m more scared of you than you are of me.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m scared the mirror will fall off and break.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I mean, I straight-up jetted, and because I was so scared of getting caught, I couldn't even feel the pain in my legs anymore. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Is it possible to be scared and brave at the same time?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t belong to us. We can’t just take it,” Pita said, looking scared. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Standing in the middle of a concrete slab, scared for their lives, they preened. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I look so ugly I’m scared of myself.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, they send you to war, make you lick them Germans, teach you how to fight and when you come back they scared of you, want to kill you.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He twisted my arm so it hurt and I got scared he was going to brake it like he said. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone else has some dumb story about trick-or-treating or a cat scared of a pumpkin. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The idea of summoning Gray scared him even more than Hazel’s horse. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they’ll be too scared to tell him?” said Ron hopefully. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Not an indignant, violence-seeking monster, but a human being, honest and raw—trapped in this house with us, and scared to the bone. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was just scared, like a little kid. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She tried to imagine Bitter and Aloe alone with Pet, Pet’s bulk filling up their bedroom, Aloe’s scared anger bouncing helplessly off it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was good to be whistling and carefree again, because I was sure scared by the coming of that storm. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so curious, but at the same time I was scared. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Maya,” Grace said, and the sound of her own voice scared her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

My father had told me lions were scared of fire. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if it does come to rain, you put him in, will you, Billy? I’m scared he might get cold so I couldn’t ride him when the time comes.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared to be alive then, and I’m scared I’m going to die now. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Are you scared? We too were scared. And, at that time, for good reason.” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up at Justin, grinning, expecting to see Justin looking relieved, or puzzled, or even grateful — but certainly not angry and scared. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I'm scared now, because this wasn't part of the plan. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I mean, we talked a lot. She showed me the computer. She—she wanted me to go to the rally, but I was too scared.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

For one reason only: they were scared to set foot outside the house. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other than being scared out of ten years of their lives, thank you, they were fine. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What was it like, Baba, to travel all by yourself? Were you very scared?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

They were nervous and scared of the gathering crowd outside. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seriously, I stopped watching TV completely—that’s how scared I was! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I tried going alone,” Mother said, “but I never really liked it. The minute I got into the woods it felt lonely, and I got scared and hurried back to Grandma.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Roza had heard this many times before, but it had never scared her so much. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

There were no brave people on that march, only scared and hungry ones. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They’d all be scared enough never to talk about what had happened. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jumper had smelled deer blood plenty of times, so I guess it was the size of the bull that scared him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold my eyes open wide, scared that if I blink a whole river of tears will come splashin down my cheeks. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I lie awake most of the night, excited, a bit scared, wondering, waiting for the first rooster crow to signal time to go ashore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I was really scared of flying, and it turned out okay. No, not okay. Great.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Frank, Janna,” my mother said, in a voice that sounded scared. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found it hard to work out what to say because I was starting to get scared and confused. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I know a man so stingy that he wouldn’t eat out in the sunlight, ’cause he was scared his shadow might ask for some of the food!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"You were just telling him that so he wouldn't be scared." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Jem said it’d keep my bones warm in the wintertime. He said for me not to be scared of it, but to be careful when it was lightning.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But taking risks is at the heart of the drug enterprise, and scared money didn’t make money. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The words flowed out clear and easy, even though I trembled hard, I was so scared. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"You said other people are scared of the Roma and believe you can tell the future, so try this—stand up and repeat what I say in Kannada." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The scared was out there to see now. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Listen, man, I know you wasn’t scared. I know it. So I had to come ask ya.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I may be craven, but I'm not stupid. I'm sore and my back aches from riding and from sleeping on the ground, but I'm hardly scared at all. Look." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Yeller ran like he was scared to death, then cut back around a thicket. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surfer boy pushed his microphone in her face, which was so bewildered and scared I could tell she didn’t have a clue what he was even saying. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It scared me that he might find out about the stories, and thrilled me that he was even interested. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes. He—he was scared. He would not help us.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Jesus, they look like a bunch of scared rabbits. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“No way? For real? I’m, like, totally scared!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I was scared when I first saw Dinah move, but now I was curious. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“No, you’re right. I shouldn’t have done that. When I saw the instructions, on how to kill boo-hags, I just...got scared and ripped them out.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I find that organizing scary information actually makes me less scared.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even though I was strong like miranium, I was more scared than ever. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

"Walter could have you up on the betting laws too, but Wolfshiem scared him into shutting his mouth." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Had he thought that the Dark Lord would be scared to violate his tomb? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She looks at him like she’s seeing a ghost—eyes wide and scared. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He thought of the cub hiding somewhere nearby, far from her mother, scared and lonely. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re a history buff; I assumed that whatever you were scared of would come from history, and Nazis were pretty scary.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I was going to hold on to you because you were blubbing, you were so scared.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I think that fellow with the scared look on his face is me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t blame Joe in the least for being scared—who wouldn’t be? —and she didn’t mind saying she was scared either. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

When bats started flying around at dusk, he got scared and went on home. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Never be. You’re a good son. Everyone gets scared sometimes. It’s how you handle it that matters.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

But it made him wonder...what would have happened if they hadn’t scared off Chrysaor’s pirates? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Then it’s not them,” Juanita said, putting a hand to her chest, still scared but sounding pretty relieved. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

None who stayed below argued; Joel-and-Peter’s warning of blood and shadows had scared them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

For the past few weeks, thinking about Akivo had given Barry the feeling—a secret, happy feeling—that maybe he wasn’t really the scared little kid he saw in the bathroom mirror. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was, at that moment Dorothy scared me a lot more than a billion Russians, and I didn’t know why. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought he had the most glorious job in the world, meeting movie stars, but I was scared of him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I am scared of nothing," growled the wolf. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know why, but he didn’t feel scared. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

But my poor sister is too scared to share in Susie’s disgust. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly Mama had me by the hand and was dragging me out from under, yelling in a scared voice: “Run, Travis, run!” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I mean how about us? Suppose the beast comes when you're all away. I can't see proper, and if I get scared-" Jack broke in, contemptuously. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Somebody come down the East End like you did, all by hisself, a fishbelly, get all up in my face” — he rippled a stick along the deer-pen fence — “I knew scared wasn’t it.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the moment he had been scared of for so many years—his theory made public. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s got her wrists in his hands but she’s fighting him, fighting and kicking for all she’s worth, but her face is a thing so scared I can barely get my words out. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tia is kind of big and imposing and her thick black eyebrows have scared me since childhood. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All it did was scare you. You run away from things when you’re scared.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Bigger wanted to take enough air into his lungs to scream, “Yes! I was scared!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"It was great! Straight-A student. Hanging around nerdy guys too scared to try anything. No wild side at all. You were every father's dream daughter." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just remembering it makes me feel sick and scared all over again. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“He ran because he was scared. And he slipped or he tripped on the stairs and he fell off.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

There was a slight rhythmic trembling—as if the ground itself were scared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Talk of war and the Commies scared him. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“No,” Otto corrected him, scared to go down this path, but needing to. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We put up the posters, scared off two dummies who wanted to run for the job, and presto! Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I suppose you have to be scared enough to be on the lookout in the first place. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Harry thought...What scared him most in the world? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was something both heartbreaking and awesome about that big boy being scared of some fifth/sixth grade special kids. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I was so scared. The blankets on the windows and all those things in Mami’s room ... Is she back? Is Papi?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And I felt scared, and sad, by my own words. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I would never get here, if I ran away from everything in the woods that scared me. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want them to think I’m scared.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been scared to tell you. I knew you wouldn’t like it.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

My mother often looked this way, waiting for something to happen, wearing this scared look. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amma says he was scared their different religions would be a big problem; Hindus and Muslims don't often marry each other. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I began to get scared that maybe that old lady in the school had told that other lady not to give old Phoebe my message. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You must have been scared to death. I’m sorry,” Mother said. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pilots were too scared to get out of the plane. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our true believers passed on, or stopped believing, and we were left, lost and scared and dispossessed, to get by on what little smidgens of worship or belief we could find. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“He’s scared your parents will find out and punish you.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

More scared, even, than the time the black panther chased him through the woods back home in Millerstown, New York. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

However, they seemed too scared to actually say anything. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“The Commandant told us to finish them off before they left the Gap, and you go running into the woods like a scared little girl—” “He stabbed me, all right?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Most of them were scared, for if you lost your grip and rolled off the edge it would kill you. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I was scared, so I ran down Purgatory Hill and into the oak grove.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that I was scared of not getting any valentines. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My mother was scared the union supporters would get them all fired, even her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Right now those boys are a lot more scared of us than we are of them.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was scared, in his dream, scared of this dead-faced man in pirate costume, his hand on the hilt of a cutlass. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It scared me to death when Aunt Loma rushed to meet us at the back door. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Not scared to taste weird stuff, or walk through the woods, or explore scary places, or even fight, especially if any of those things had to do with Genie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Or how scared he got the day eight-year-old Dylan broke his arm and had a panic attack. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Maurine, the boy was in jail and scared. Now, I got in trouble once or twice as a boy. Curtis is a good kid. He just needed someone to help him out.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom said, “Don’t be scared,” which was the first time I thought, Maybe I should be scared. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It scared me to leave Pine Mountain, even if it did mean spending four days with Annie. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Okay, just nod if I'm right. You're scared the play isn't actually that good." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

"Don't fret about the dark! There are rats in here. Even grown men are scared of 'em! Hang on to me." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He was probably scared out of his mind. And now he’s not sure whether he wants to bother fighting.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

What gets me shaking is how scared I was the whole time in the water. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And I became paralyzed, too scared to move in any direction. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know why the girl was scared. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

"My mom's always been really scared of it because she's always hearing about something bad happening here. She was afraid it would be too much like Afghanistan. I guess some stuff is hard to forget." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When he sat up to take the shell from her she was scared and dropped it, spilling all the water, and then she wept, and wiped her eyes with her long whitish-grey hair. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them were looking puzzled, others downright scared. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

"My sweet boy, I'm so sorry. I never wanted you to be so scared!" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

ALBUS: Dad, you don’t need to — HARRY: You told me you don’t think I’m scared of anything, and that—I mean, I’m scared of everything. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Or were they all just too scared to think straight? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

My uncle says that when you tell stories, it’s like letting out all the scared inside of you, I said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“God, you scared me,” I said, holding a hand to my chest as if to stop my heart from fluttering out of it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Silence settled over the room quickly, though he didn’t know if it was because people were actually asleep or just scared, quietly hoping against hope the Grievers didn’t come again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Probably she was a very kind, gracious woman, but she was a principal, and we were scared of her. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is scared of their judgment, their wrath. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

No matter how old I get, I think I’m always going to be scared of falling. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mark was scared that would snap the men out of their dazed state and cause them to retaliate, but they actually dropped their ends of the ropes in response. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The rest of them said nothing, but I thought they looked a little scared.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was at the drugstore that I got a little scared. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She had never been so scared, but still she walked forward until she reached the sac. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I was really scared to go to one particular pledge night, because they told us to wear clothes that could get messed up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The scared and the scamming,” he liked to say, “always give the best cover.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I was too scared to move. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the coyotes howling, which had scared him as a kid until he got used to it and until he began to travel with a .22, killing the coyotes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when Maniac felt it — pride, for this East End warrior whom Maniac could feel trembling in his arms, scared as any normal kid would be, but not showing it to them. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A TV blaring the Weather Channel in the common room went unwatched; the doors were mostly closed; the few people seated in the common room looked confused or blank or—worst of all—scared. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

For all his pep, I knew Ob was scared. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I normally would've been terrified, but I didn't have time to be scared. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I was scared and worried about what turmoil the next day might bring. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As if through dark glass I could see him lying flat in his circle of sandbags, silent and scared, listening, telling himself it was all a trick of the dark. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Back home to scare my husband almost as much as I must have scared your parents.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Later, back at school, they confessed to me that they had simply been too scared. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I watched the traffic whizzing along, feeling less hungry now but still lonely and scared. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But I’m too scared to open the door to check. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was scared and frightened and terrified, all rolled into one. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"You must look scared, Eleanor. Don't worry. I promise no cutting." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

People are scared of it, and nobody, not even my friends and family, wants to talk about it. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But even the heart of a star who is afraid and scared is better by far than no heart at all." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he got back the boy was awake and he was scared. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

As grateful as I was for Dave’s protection, he scared me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But I think I just sounded kind of scared. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it hadn’t been for Joe walking close ahead, she knew she’d have been scared enough to die in her tracks. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Sandy said he might be gay, and I—” I hesitate, but I know there’s no point in being scared about it now. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She let out a huge toothy yawn that would’ve scared a T. rex, then turned in a circle and flopped down so hard the ground shook. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tabitha was big enough now to walk on her own, but she was scared and crying a lot. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know now that she forgives me for being dumb and scared and doing the dumb and scared thing. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I remember the way Edie smirked at me on the bus before her face went all scared and worried. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I know what it is to say the clever thing because you don’t want anyone to know how scared you are. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The simple fact of the matter was that Anastasia had been scared and adrenaline had surged, and once the hunter was gone, Pweto had become her next target. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It scared me—I couldn't understand why—that she might have forgotten that. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or Ellis, who is still a scared little girl trying to fit in. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

There was something about having it happen that made me less scared instead of more scared. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I saw him come outside and look for me, and he was yelling my name and he was really scared and worried. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He figures he’s got you scared and he’s gonna take a sock at you the first chance he gets.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was kind of scared to go down there. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Are you really that scared?” he asked softly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we had turned out the lights he came over to my bed and rubbed my shoulder the way he used to do when he was scared to be in the dark. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared to death, but I’d rather stay here than get you in any deeper.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t so scared this time, but I stayed still, unsure of what would happen next. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Girls were scared a man would come out from somewhere and put his teapot in them like they was married. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But I’m good at it now, and it’s nice not to have my mom in the passenger seat, scared out of her mind that I’m about to crash. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He was staring at the batting averages, but he saw nothing except the image of a little girl in a brown plaid skirt, scared out of her wits, biting her lower lip. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

"He'd never dare hurt me. He's scared of Summer, no matter what he says." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For a moment she was a little girl again, and scared, and the rain on her face felt like tears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And I’m scared to death, but I want to tell her, keep reading, lady, cause Chapter Two gone be about you. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Why are you scared of the pump?” she demanded. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lucinda looks as scared as “the little baby” who sometimes crawls into bed with her at night. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I am not going to run scared,” Minerva stated before Dedd could even begin convincing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was actually the bullying part that scared them off,” Miss Kwan said, scorn in her voice. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Violet rolled away too scared to speak, but raised on all fours to dash. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remember how scared we were the first time Ms. Laverne brought us in here? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Bill told a friend, “Rita’s scared,” and Bill seemed to have lost his bruising confidence. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When my mom came home that night from work I was alone and scared. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know whether to be scared or what. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joaquin could still feel the pulse against his forearm, how good it had felt to scare Adam as badly as he had scared Grace. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And to tell the truth, I was feeling scared and lonely without him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no need to make them any more frightened than they already are by letting us know how scared he really is. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘We have all been scared,’ said Pippin after a pause, in which Frodo stared at the fire and did not speak. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Inside, I was weak and cowardly. I was too scared not to follow the commands of my masters. I beat the beggar.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Being on stage scared us and some of the boys began to back down. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ast, ‘Hep us not be scared, hep us not be greedy, give us courage to try.’ Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

James is a nice guy; he’s young and new, just as scared of Mom as I am. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You know Mama don’t really want us learning root. If she thinks something bad happened, or that you’re scared, she’ll make both of us stop.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“What are you so scared of?” he whispered, his voice laced with hurt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I want to tell her how scared I am that she’s better than me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“That boy was just scared and angry about things that had nothing to do with you,” my mother told me later in our kitchen as she stirred dinner on the stove. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In Oregon, university fraternity brothers gathered around a radio, "spellbound” and "scared to death.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think I was scared of math because math couldn’t do anything to me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Well, Ob had seen how at the supper table you d been too scared to death to ask for anything. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll never understand how a girl who loves tornadoes and hurricanes and floods could be scared of a little tick.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I would have scared the bejeebies out of myself had I seen me coming—dressed like a scarecrow, screeching like a banshee. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s like Guantanamo, except in California. I’m scared of what will happen if we get stuck here. There’s got to be something we can do....” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because I was scared of the consequences. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like to admit I was scared, but I didn’t want to lie, either. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at the moment, as the familiar trees of the ranch brushed past her car windows, I was a little scared, if you want to know the truth. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They looked scared, but then one of them poked a gun in his face. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t scared of the darkness, or the mountains, for I was raised in those mountains. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to go back on my oath, but I was just as scared of Sam stealing the Brown Bess, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean tricks like...giving somebody bad luck or something like that. Or make someone scared of you.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Big Trouble You walk up to April, scared straight. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Because she was scared, then I got scared and wanted to get going. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yeah. But no need to be scared. Most ghosts are real nice.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I won't lie, that stung a little bit, especially since she knew I was kinda scared to have any real matches. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Jam folded her arms, feeling more defensive than scared. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps my sitting in the library with an intensely cheerless, poetic look on my face only scared girls away. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared, but I don’t want to give up so easily. We can’t give up.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t been this scared since Mike told Susan he wanted a purebred. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask Bertha if I really was going back to Raleigh, but I was scared to. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe they realized they had scared me and were sorry. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You scared me to death,” she said, all flustered. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It hit with a force that scared Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Ron marched downstairs, through the still-crowded kitchen and into the yard, and Harry kept pace with him all the way, Hermione trotting along behind them looking scared. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And scared, so scared that maybe she was wrong. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Ballet seemed then some terrible misuse of the body, and she was so anxious to please us, her very need to hold on to whatever she had been scared me away. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just said that for your protection. He’ll be scared of you now. He’d believe anything. He’s only in fourth grade.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The change was so sudden that I was shocked, and a little scared. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was scared: scared of nice Mr. Frost and his scarier friends; scared of this room and its memories; even, if she were honest, a little afraid of Bod. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“What? You scared or something? Come on, they’d love us! Especially you, you know all them flips and stuff.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“See, Matilda? I was right. We have no cause to run out of the city like children scared by a ghost. Lucille will be scolding us by sunrise,” he chuckled. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since the Kerkopes had stolen it in Bologna, he was scared he might get belt-jacked again, though he doubted any monster was as good at thievery as those dwarfs. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But I’m too scared to think straight, so I put on my clothes and go. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“They must have scared it to death trying to get in. And none of us even woke up.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She whimpered like a scared animal and nearly tripped over a pile of old clothes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ben ain’t the one that run away and then got scared and come back. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his father lived and his grandmother was scared the ghosts would turn their attention to this baby boy and take him instead. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never again would I be scared when I saw one. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had just run through a monstruo-infested town in the pitch darkness, but Thorn was scared of their school. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Things had been snowballing, fast, and I couldn’t pretend I wasn’t scared anymore. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Marly was scared to think he might be, because if Joe was scared...Well, that meant it was really dangerous. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn't scared to get dirty, and she could run and fight and throw as good as a boy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“He chased us. I got turned around and lost. I was scared.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She was scareder of snakes than she let on, if you ask me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had a cell opposite Walter’s and Walter used to complain that he would demand Walter’s breakfast from him each morning, and that he was too scared to refuse. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there I was, on the Cramps’ couch, so soft and so scared I’d have made a blob of whipped cream look tough, and Teds towering over me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

As scared as I am of hiding that burner phone between my mattress and the wall, I’m so thankful that it made this moment in the pantry of the Mess possible. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I wish you had told me that you were scared,” Dr. Martin says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I would have enjoyed the sight of so many people who had terrorized me being terrorized themselves, except that I was twice as scared as they were. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t do anything wrong, but I’m so scared. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She was scared of tiny spiders, but not of plummeting to her death from a set of monkey bars. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I know what it’s like to be scared of what you can barely control. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He drew his sword and yelled, “Kronos!” but he sounded more scared than angry. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I know it wasn’t cool, but I kind of went “Uhh!” when I saw him because I honestly got scared. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I was scared, but I remembered Mr. Clutter, and how he’d never done me no harm, how at Christmas he’d give me a little purse with fifty dollars in it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was so scared something happened to you,” he said, his voice muffled against her hair. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“No, just going up into the sky. Like I was being pulled up there. But I got scared and I fell back.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My voice went up high and scared, but I was mad too. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The thought of going to college scared me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

To be honest, that scared me more than anything, because this whole time, Dad has never been angry with Mom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want anyone to think I was a baby so I said, “Not exactly scared, sir, maybe I am a little bit nervous.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Just then I realized that I didn’t even know my new friend’s name, but I was too scared to speak while the auntie spoke. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I already told you; it's blurry, and it's hard to see her face. But I think she looks scared. As I would expect." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I kept slapping her, harder each time, until she started whimpering like a scared child. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it was ‘just fine,’ then why is Roy so scared? Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now come along. Osh and I were too scared to eat, and I, for one, am starving.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Nothing much, but it scared me. It seemed all backward—they were putting the cart way out in front of the horse.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I convinced my mom that I really wasn’t scared. I told her I’d been looking forward to the ride since forever.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I thought we were supposed to be scared and sad now. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But this particular beast was worse than mean, he was scared. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Lizabeth look mad around her mouth and scared in her eyes and sad in the way she set in the chair. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even though my father tried to reassure me that we were safe and that the situation would calm down, for the first time, I was really scared. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Emma, of course it’s okay. I thought you—Well, it doesn’t matter. I should have said that right away. Maybe I didn’t listen well enough. Maybe I just thought you were scared because I was.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Trying not to think about a scared grieving boy in a tough leather jacket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I became the ghost Piper was so scared of. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was six-foot-three and built like the Abominable Snowman, but he Cried a lot and was scared of just about everything, including his own reflection. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

So here I was, traipsing after Ruthanne, enjoying the excited, scared feeling that made my spine shiver. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And my own common sense was sending me a pretty strong message, one that at first I didn’t want to listen to because it scared me so. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi. Sorry we scared you. Look, I don’t have much food, but...” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It absolutely scared the living daylights out of me and Mrs. Tickham. We screamed.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“But this water park ... he acted almost scared. What would make a war god run away like that?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I scared her badly,” he said aloud, “but at least her eyas ate. She didn’t see my face, so she won’t imprint on me.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She could see there was no need to be scared. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“People are scared of what they don’t know, Todd pup,” she says, standing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Shame, girl. I’m talking bout shame. What’s your magic? Why you scared of it?” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But more importantly, maybe she’d been scared of being paralyzed by fear again. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Uh—Mr. Bowditch, sir? What did the captain mean? I mean—if you could think of something for me to tell the others. Some of them are scared, sir.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept pretending he was Daddy Cool, though, and the only way you could tell he was scared to death was by looking at his eyes. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

So because it was a Super Good Day I decided to walk into the park with Mrs. Alexander, even though it scared me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan was so scared to tell everyone that he couldn’t breathe. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He almost sounded scared, or not scared, but nervous. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t nobody scared! Gum Baby got two hands eager to deal! This restaurant is open and ready to serve! Get your education for free, you thistle-heads, Gum Baby’s an equal-opportunity destroyer!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I was scared like I was the night she died. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I could tell he was still scared out of his mind. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Carter Cowboys were scared of no one, absolutely no one, and just as the Permian players walked around with a shield of invincibility, so did they, a shield ten times stronger. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared at first, because by then I’d learned in school about how slaves were sometimes dumped off of slave ships before they could even make it to the island. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say anything, but Father realized I was scared from the way I was shaking. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Running down the hallway... somebody chasing me... not a person... just a big flashing kitchen knife... and I’m scared and crying but no voice comes out because my neck is cut and I’m bleeding... Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe her grandparents are scared to let her come over here. There are a lot of white people who live over here. Don’t they know that?” she asks. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Marly couldn’t pretend like Joe could, because she was always getting scared. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It must have scared her when I tried to run away. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to do when I was scared. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Being scared’s not going to help you get off the roof.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am so scared I feel like I have to go to the bathroom. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t scared of fistfighting with those boys. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her knees always gave out on her when she was scared. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He looks scared all the time, and he carries a purple backpack. He’s eleven.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was plenty scared now, with nine venomous snakes crawling around his feet. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or perhaps you were scared of what would happen to you when the incident was reported.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We weren’t that far from our house, but I felt scared. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Mother is a grown-up,” I reminded him, “and she was scared.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even I could see how scared he was.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand why everyone was acting so scared. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped Mama didn’t get scared about the policemen and change her mind about letting us learn. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

At the same time, a part of me is scared of the new road that lies ahead. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Oh, Jesus, I am scared of him, I am. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

What kind of secret could be so big, so terrible that it scared a dead girl? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

For the first time ever, Genie could tell that his brother was scared. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Part of me is scared of leaving school. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We—by which I mean the ladies—were also scared out of our wits. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“You scared me! I didn’t hear you coming.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And, truthfully, because I was scared of the Oranges, too. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The government was never scared of the kids who might die, or the empty spaces they would leave behind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“The Government was scared we'd all run out of food if the population kept growing. That's why they made you and me illegal, to keep people from starving.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You scared the life out of me, mate,” he says. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“And something about a talented friend who was guarding it. Whoever this friend was, she scared Otis. Anyone who can scare a giant...” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry that happened while you were here. I was afraid you might be scared, that’s why I told you to go.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Eomeoni explained that given the number of wounded that needed care, even two nurses were not enough. So they let Nurse Pak go, but I’ve never been so scared in my life.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Jason gets scared, thinking that it’s having an attack or something, but Mom explains that it’s just the bird’s heart beating. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I was scared back then too, and as I think of the helplessness on Zohra’s face, there’s a hammering in my chest. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Big red welts cover our arms and legs.We were so scared we did not feel the pain when we got stung. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was obviously trying hard to pretend he wasn’t scared of all the recent developments, but his eyes revealed the truth. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Ford gets so scared, he drops his ice cream on the ground. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But if the big yeller dog was scared or hurt in any way when he came dashing into the house, he didn’t show it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to believe Baba, but I’m still scared for my family that is there. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

If she hadn’t been so scared, she might have. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

If the killer whale were called the friendly whale, no one would be scared.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I certainly did. But true courage doesn’t mean you’re not afraid. True courage means you’re scared but you go ahead and do what needs to be done anyway.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I felt scared and helpless all at the same time. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

This is when I realized that I was scared. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He just stood there, scared, watching it all go down." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He was definitely uncomfortable but not nearly as scared as a few moments earlier. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Says that looking for me in the fog scared the beer right out of him. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know? Okay, I’ll tell you. He’s paying protection money. Your old man likes to keep the fuzz around because he’s scared of us black folks.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When I was a kid, it was easy to grasp: Bullies were scared people hiding inside scary people. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"Of course you are! You know what? I used to be scared of mice." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Mama had been scared folks would criticize and say the family didn’t show proper respect, not having Grandpa embalmed and not having a church funeral, and then getting up a party. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Most of them owed Sapo one thing or another, or were just scared of him and would do as he said, no questions asked. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“All right, I’ll tell you. No. I didn’t. Sometimes he scared me. Sometimes—yes, sometimes I admired him, but most of the time I hated him. Now tell me why you want to know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder she’d been so scared for me as I was growing up. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Boy, I scared hell out of poor old Phoebe. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I was still scared but now it was that get-real-excited-and-want-to-move- around kind of scared. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Lying on that bright, dirty bed, he looked so skinny and white and squinty and scared, I could practically hear his silent screams about having nothing to live for. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

My mother’s voice was tight; she was trying for my sake not to be scared. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"I would be scared too," I tell her. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

That led Genie to figure that “concerned” was grown-up code for “scared.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was the discus that scared the cat away. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been so scared and worried, I don’t want to have anything to do with lovers for a long while, perhaps never,” answered Meg petulantly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe had to admit that he was scared to death of her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I went to the library and checked out a book because I was getting scared. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He can tell I’m scared to make a mistake and ruin the plank. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared, and I was mad, and I wanted her to leave my farm and my chicken alone. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Kind of. A dark place. I remember there wasn’t anything to be scared of.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

This weird New England affirmative—maybe it is spelled “aie-huh”—always made me laugh, as Finny knew, so I had to laugh, which made me feel less sarcastic and less scared. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d forgotten about it, or maybe I’d just put it out of my mind, a little scared what I might find out. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come now, Harry, there’s no need to be scared of getting into trouble. We all know you shouldn’t really have entered at all. But don’t worry about that. Our readers love a rebel.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They seemed as scared as Harry, whose heart was now throwing itself against his ribs as though determined to escape the body he was about to cast aside. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I just have to stay one step ahead of being scared. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She sounded a thousand years old and a thousand miles away, but she did not sound scared. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

People who noticed the man Jack when he was about his business—and he did not like to be noticed—were troubled, or made uncomfortable, or found themselves unaccountably scared. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

All the traffic, all the people, the tall buildings—Dicey felt scared, and exhilarated. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his journal he now wrote, "Disaster. ... Rained in. River look impossible. Lonely, scared." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eager, a little scared, they did not even nap during the fourteen hours of a ride smoother than a rocking cradle. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you run fast?” she asks, as if she has not just scared the living daylights out of us. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It kind of scared me how mad I got. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

A guy like me, a guy my size, isn’t supposed to be scared, but I was. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They scared people with their efficiency and their knowledge. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fear not, future wife of mine. If you get scared tomorrow night, I’ll only tend to you.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“When my mom died...I don’t know, I got scared. Of pretty much everything.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m just so scared,” Miss Hilly whisper through her teeth. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I get scared when I think about it for too long, and I think about it all the time—that and my mom. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Don’t think about how big the dark is, or how small the skiff feels, or how scared you are. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Truly and honestly scared, because I can see that there are others who are sitting handcuffed on the curb. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was scared but I still had to look at the dogs. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He was scared to touch her, but wanted desperately to touch her. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I’m almost scared of how happy it will make her. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She said, “I knew God didn’t want me to marry a man like him. He talks tough but inside he’s just a little bitty boy, scared of his mama. And anyhow, it’s her house.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared to try it,” Oliver replied, poking at a piece of blackened vegetable. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I’m scared to travel farther from the border and my family, but I can’t stay in the hills another night. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

And he was more scared than he’d ever been in his life. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“He’s fine. Just a little scared, right, Bobby?” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She and Maya still hadn’t exchanged pictures yet, and she had been scared to look her up on social media. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Shoveling food into their mouths like scared animals. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had been scared of them all when I was still running with my brother. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

My spots scared the other children in our village. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think we were all a little scared, because none of us said a word during the car ride. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Part of the idea is that telling you might make you scared. The other part is that telling you might make you even more curious.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She looked at Percy, and for just a moment he could see how scared she was. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When they got up the hill they even started running, which seemed weird, but then I thought how Flaca’s girls were still scared about what happened with Rondell at the party. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Beats me. People communicate surprisingly well when they’re scared—they just don’t communicate the right things.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She came in, sat down on the edge of my bed, and said, “You feeling scared?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

There was Chavez, who wasn’t scared anymore but was laughing uproariously after a wonderful performance. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was pretty scared when Mr. Terupt first told us about going to the Collaborative Classroom. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Thomas hesitated, scared of the consequences of what he was about to say. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

After seeing that there was nothing to be scared of, once again I was the fearless hunter, screaming and yelling-as loud as I could, “Get him, boy, get him.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there, to use Fela’s words, like a scared rabbit. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be scared, Gogol,” he says, raising his son’s chin with his finger. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Exactly. What if Taylor Swift had been too scared to ever sing in front of other people? Or Adele?” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Or maybe—just maybe—he was trapped in this hell, scared and confused, just like Tad, and wasn’t telling the truth because Tad had never given him a reason to trust him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t been this scared since he was just a kid and woke up in the middle of the night calling for his mother. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s all they were—the baboons and warthogs and antelopes scared crazy by the fire. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ducky acted like he was scared of basketball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s probably scared to. I bet he doesn’t even sign those notes.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

As scared as I am right now, I know what Ma’s doing. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

And I think he scared himself firing blindly into the water. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

We were all pretty scared of her and didn’t think of her in the way we did the other guardians. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy was scared and kind of freaking out, but it felt so good just to cry and have a real person hear her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My dogs, never being allowed in the house, were scared to come in. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the door whizzed open, Otto got scared and climbed to the top of my head, gripping me by covering my eyes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what she was scared of but she was adamant that she wouldn’t go, in the way little children are adamant that there might be something hiding in the closet in the dark. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was so badly scared I didn’t know what to say or do,” Bowman said, “but I didn’t drop the stone and got out of the place soon after.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I was always scared when I left home each summer, but I had a nice time once I got used to it.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Hanako wasn’t exactly sure why some of these sales had to be made late, but she didn’t ask, because the words “black market” scared her a little. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was still scared because I didn’t want anyone to know that I couldn’t write. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Who exactly were they supposed to ask for help, when everyone was just as confused and scared as they were? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I think about asking her, Already what? but I’m kind a scared to hear what she gone say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I’d been so scared, so protective, that I hadn’t even felt anger. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

What had I done to make her feel so scared? Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She looks at me for a long time in a way that makes my heart start to pound like it always does when I’m scared. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It's written in his eyes how scared he is. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’m so scared of my own thoughts and feelings. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wanted them to think I was mature and grown-up, but I couldn’t help asking, “All those letters. Aren’t you scared?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt scared again, as if people I couldn’t see were looking at me. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

After werk I walked over six blocks to the school and I was scared. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped back, said: “Where you come from, Mexico? You scared me.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like that. The sentence doesn’t have, like, an object. I’m just scared.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He's gentle and kind and he disappears too quickly, but it's only because he’s scared. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ernie didn’t laugh, so Genie followed with, “The difference is, I was scared.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I was scared, but I wouldn’t admit it, even to myself. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Grabbed mine in the first twenty minutes. The rest must have been scared off by the shot and headed towards Chi-Roy there. He grabbed one too.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“You really want to know? Or are you scared of your mother?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nights were wonderful, and she didn’t have time to think about such things as being scared. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Eleanor tried to go with her, but she was too scared to stand up. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I had been scared for two days—ever since the first blizzard hit the Catskill Mountains. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents pulled me from school because they were too scared of what might happen to me, terrified that my suspension could lead to much worse. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t gloating. I was scared of you!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe I should’ve been terrified, but honestly, I was already about as scared as I could get. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I’ll miss how we never got to bond over sleepovers where everyone stayed up and played Xbox Infinity and board games all night, all because I was too scared. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The boys were scared silent by the reaction. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh honey, don’t be scared,” Cecilia said, leaving the comfort of the couch to slide down on the floor between Pita and me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Again, too scared of what my pops would do to me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He remembered getting in trouble one time because he had turned a cross-section kidney and some skeleton legs into a kidney monster and scared the nurse. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“What if she was young, or scared? What if her parents made her give us away?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I was so scared at the bodega, I ate a bunch of candy bars.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

People were scared to bring Stalin bad news, and he was sure he couldn’t be tricked. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But he did not lie, because he was scared that he would fail at lying and would eventually have to tell her the truth and that way make it all doubly damaging. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he stepped toward me and, in a low voice, said some­thing that scared me a little. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess we scared him enough,” Claudio said uneasily, snapping his cigarette butt downhill. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We panicked like a bunch of scared rabbits. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is Matt Drinker being scared to be alone. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I can see her, young and small and scared, coming into Saint Grace’s for the first time, clutching that ratty panda bear. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It made her so glad she was scared of herself. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

But she had scared Mimi, sending her running over to her brother to bury her head in his legs. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"I felt so scared, so guilty, even though I'd done nothing wrong." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Good. I want to scare people. We should be scared. Then maybe people will rise up and do something.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Anybody except himself, that is, because frankly, he was too scared and too stupid to handle it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when she looked scared, like now, I knew she had a lot of guts. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But you’re so scared you can’t open your eyes, so you get on your hands and knees and grope in the dark, listening for voices to tell you which way to go. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was so delicious, it almost scared me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Imagine how scared he was in your closet!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Zeus had destroyed an entire hotel to eliminate two demigod children—just to save his own skin, because he was scared of a prophecy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t let you stick a sword in her rump, now, could I? That might have scared her.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"The rest of them are scared of Ghost." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was so scared I could hardly breathe. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

To get spooked, in the lingo, meant not only to get scared but to get killed. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would have told him to shut- up, but she was scared to. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tired of seeing embarrassed faces of old friends too scared to come and speak to her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I asked her once if she was scared the hare was going to eat the whole garden clean before that trap of hers caught him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It dawned on me just how badly I had scared him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Old Rit said drearily, “They keep asking him questions about it. Every time he goes up to the Big House I’m scared he won’t come back.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would help keep Pita from getting scared. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But he got back reports from friends saying that his son had broken free with the ball and then hesitated near the goal line, as if he was scared of getting hit. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The bartender and I. We sort of hoisted you in. You scared the hell out of me, I’m not kidding.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The younger boy became very scared of being left in the cage, but the elder one comforted him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Maya was pretty sure she agreed only because she was too scared of Maya’s uncaffeinated state to argue. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He literally jumps and yelps like a scared toddler. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

So here I was ruining back and hands, picking rocks and building my own wobbly rock fences while Mr. Whiskers chased after the garter snakes I scared up. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

By now she was more puzzled than scared. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to kill it because it wasn’t scared of me,” he admitted. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I guess to remind us that he was brave, even though he was scared.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I can hear the noises coming through the phone, and then I hear Margo cut her off and say, “Listen, I’m really sorry. I was just so scared.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Truth be told, I was scared to death. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

They seemed a little scared, but I didn’t say anything. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Something had scared her so badly that she was going to run out onto the highway and— Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she paused on the empty path in the middle of all those tall trees and felt a bit scared, but in a good way. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We knew it was a story, and I wasn’t scared at all.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

A hard-faced stringy woman who everyone called Blue Eyes and who scared Nailer maybe even more than his father scared him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I used to be scared to death of him, and I’m not any more. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I tell Biddy, she be scared as me. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I’m just a scared nine-year-old boy, but I came along to help Ma, so I decide that’s what I’m going to do. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh no, no, I’ll just find a cab. Don’t bother yourself on — ” and then her face went white and I turned around to see what had scared her. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

My heart is beating kind of hard, and I don’t know if it’s because I’m scared or because I’m hoping something will happen. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But he was not scared, not now with a score of his fellows to back him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I was right next to Michael. He wasn’t scared,” she says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I bow my head, ashamed to remember how scared I was that the police would recognize me or that I might see Apa pulled over. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared. I don’t want to break my leg again!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was like every dream of falling he had ever had, a scared and frantic drop through space, as he headed towards the ground below. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

All those people I scared when I ran in with the bloody nose—all dead if the Committee got to them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Everybody gets scared sometimes, May Belle. You don’t have to be ashamed.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She laughed, but in a scared sort of way. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

While he was talking, I tried to picture in my mind what had happened and felt all over again how scared they must have been. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

And I have to tell you something else, too: I was scared. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

But as scared as I am to hold on, I’m even more scared to let go. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He looked like what he was—an eighteen-year-old kid who was scared to death. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Little Arliss was holding on for all he was worth, scared now and screaming his head off. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she got scared every time she heard him yelling in the back room . Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“You think it’s haunted, don’t you? You’re scared of Miss Willis!” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

They asked me what happened, and I was so scared that I told them everything. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet you were scared,” Georgie said, some of his old scorn returning. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Little children with swollen stomachs trailed after them, too weak or scared to beg. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I realized that Fito was concerned that he’d scared me away and that if he had, he would lose out on the rent he would be getting from us. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I was so scared someone might hear it that I literally begged Father to take me back upstairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She was alone and scared; he knew what that had felt like. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And I was a little scared of falling on my face, of not blending, of making bad music. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annie said, and my heart just about stopped cold, because I was really scared she was going to say something, well...scary. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And the mayor was a total loss, a scared jackrabbit, but one who at least would not talk. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Walders might be scared of them, but the Starks had wolf blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been ashamed to admit it, but I got scared. Real scared.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Was that someone else’s breath or just his own, loud and scared? Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was ashamed for the first scared feeling that had come to her. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I felt bad about what was happening, but was not as scared as these people, who had not experienced war before. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Angry ghosts had a deep purple aura that scared Ophie, and she tried to avoid looking at those ghosts as much as possible. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Owning expensive sneakers that I can take out into the world and not keep in a closet, scared that I’ll mess them up. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I’ve never been scared like that before, not even when Mom died. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Take it easy on him, Candy Man, I don’t want you to beat him so bad he too scared to come back down here.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At first, we tried grabbing the hands, but the skin’s fingers flopped like they were holding our hands and I squeaked like a scared mouse. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Her parents are super conservative. My dad says they’re scared about the way society is changing. Maddy is with them all the time. She doesn’t know any better.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Boy, you in trouble. Let Gum Baby know if you scared. If you scared, say you scared. Ain’t no shame. Gum Baby got this.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Why was I too scared to jump into that car with my mom? The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was scared, but I didn't want Diana to know, so I said let's go upstairs. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The familiar scent of scared screecher wafted my way. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Look, I know it’s a risk and you’re all scared. I’m scared, too,” I continue. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The problem with the falling nightmare is that even after waking up, I’m still scared, as if there’s more to come. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t because I was too scared to move. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m scared to look at all the numbers. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Not us. Them who turned scared and ran—wouldn’t be us, would it?” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was terrified of losing the war, and scared of sparking wider protests. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Grandmother’s maid came every day—unless she’d been scared off by the giants. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Me and Jay exchanged looks, excited and a little scared at the same time. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was scared they were going to taste like bacon, because that's how Ma had me cooking them—but they still tasted like turkey. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

That scared me and I jerked my head out of the leash, which ripped one of my nose holes so that it bled. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had beaten me home and asked about my absence, which of course had scared everyone. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nice weather for walking and I fait excited, not scared. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked like a skeleton draped with papery skin and scared me so much that I was relieved to hear she had died. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Not scared, ’cause there’s no such thing as a real fire alarm, only fire drills. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Abby’s anger was replaced by a feeling of being scared stiff. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were tired, but being scared kept us wide awake. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I love most about the painting is that Judith and her maid are slicing off the man’s head, but they don’t even look scared. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was hoping Father wouldn’t argue with the man—it scared me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You sure scared us that time, man. Skinny as you are, it took three guys to pull you off him.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not scared of the bear, but I am scared of being alone.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Doris and Jazz never come to my fights because they're scared to see me get punched in the face. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I’m sorry it took me so long to talk about this, but I was scared. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Tally sighed Maybe her reluctance was just because the cruel pretties had scared her so much. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that I was scared or anything, but it was an awful lot of money. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s just exercise. Four rounds for five dollars. You scared?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared, and I ran into the bedroom I shared with Khalid and shut the door and hid my head beneath the pillow. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The bird began to struggle, to flap its wings, and as soon as it lurched in its fight to fly, pecking at Genie’s hand, he got scared. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He had never felt so little or alone or scared. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He said, “They feel—scared. They—don't know. They never came here. They think it is a different world.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The way he grinned at us, leered, scared me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As we walked inside I began to get a scared feeling in the pit of my stomach. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody even parks their car in front of that building, scared that when they come to get in it in the morning, it’ll be sitting on blocks. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“The storm is very bad now,” Lopsang recalls, “boom! boom! Two times like sound of gun, there is big thunder. Two times lightning hit very close near me and Scott, very loud, very scared.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“They made me think and thinking’s made me scared a little. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s keep that as a backup plan, but I don’t think Phineas can be scared into cooperating. Besides, you’ve only got two more uses out of the spear, right?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I was the youngest one out here and one of the few who felt scared to walk down this street. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I can’t let him see that I’m scared or, at least, not how scared I am. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Never mind that—do as I say! Struggle! If you were to walk into the crate without resisting, Zuckerman might think you were bewitched. He’d be scared to go to the Fair.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Before the month of September was out, Philadelphians found themselves surrounded by scared and hostile neighbors. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

"I don't know what to do. It's like he's scared of us," Kim said, her face pale. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Gregor hadn’t jumped because deep down he was scared to, and everybody knew it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just scared out of my mind. I’m really sorry.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But even as she shushed her Cares, Jinny had to admit that something about the rigid snake scared her too. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Todd?” he barks, confused and scared and watching me leave him behind. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

When Glenn Burke played for the Dodgers, he was the heart and soul of their clubhouse, but he must’ve been scared all the time. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

And I’m scared to the bone, because right now I can’t tell if I’m looking into the eyes of sheep, or wolves. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But Margaret usually honest with me, so I know she saw something got her all scared. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She picked up Conrad, looking scared as she did. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A siren went off, scared the hell out of him. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trying to squeeze his own scared away the same way I do for Maddy sometimes. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The Duke of Westminster gave a guttural squawk and pretended to be scared, and Bod and the three of them swung down the wall of graves with the two new creatures in pursuit. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Hey, don’t be scared. We’re just going to take you to the station so we can help you find your parents. There’s also delicious food.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They are scared, looking at the back door every ten minutes, afraid they’ll get caught talking to me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t care, because that’s exactly what I am: as scared as the day I was born and pushed out wailing into this world. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have a girl best friend here in Alpharetta. There’s no one person I can call up to confide in. I called up one girl, and I scared her.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“We,” she said, “are Eleanor and Theodora, two little girls who were planning a picnic down by the brook and got scared home by a rabbit.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then a couple of more voices added their good wishes to our dictator, until what had been a scared compliance became, by the exaggeration of repetition, a joke. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like he didn't recognize us, probably because of how scared we both must've looked. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Surely, Vonetta would forget being angry and scoot our way so we could be scared together. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

As she followed the usher up the narrow stairs to the left boxes, Citra began to get scared. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Take it easy, kid. Nothing to be scared of. You see this big machine here? Know what I’m going to do with it?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Little Ann came in the store, walking like she was scared. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was worried she’d be scared when the Henrietta in the book has to live all on her own, but she just closed her eyes quietly and listened. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t explain what he was scared of, it sounded too strange—that he worried she wasn’t real either. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

And for the first time since I started fourth grade, I knew exactly who I was—a scared kid up a tree. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what I was scared of, but I was scared. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not just panic—by the way his nostrils flared and his hand shook, it was almost like I had scared him half to death. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I told him if he didn’t want to be just friends, fine with me, I wasn’t scared of him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I think the look Rufus gave him scared him a little. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I climbed the stairs like a thief, slow and quiet, alert and scared, one shoulder dropped back, fingertips trailing the wall. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I came home from practice and the boys were on the landing, scared to death.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He shook his head, and had the grace to look a little scared. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

As tiny as she was, she scared us when she got mad. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was almost too scared to move, to do anything. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We kept on like this for hours, me reading and taking notes, Deborah staring at Elsie’s picture in long silences broken only by her sparse commentary: “My sister look scared.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

So I wasn’t scared, but I thought maybe I should think about this situation a little more before walking up on her. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

His appearance scared Stevens, that first delivery months before. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He almost looks scared, except he’s too stoned to be scared. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Just once. One day at the park, we were on the swing set, and she asked me if I was scared of her.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Poppy recalled, “When I saw a sign for hot dogs, I thought they were made of dog meat. It scared me. I thought the big shiny trash cans were mailboxes.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, it scared me to hear Father yell at the Rebel officer. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m too scared to lift my arm to point. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The sound of footsteps coming up the stairs brought Violet out of her thoughts, and soon the hook-handed man opened the door and thrust a very tired, confused, and scared Klaus into the room. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Any other time and maybe that would be a good thing, but now he just feels scared. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“You can be scared of me or not scared of me,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

We’re all small, scared, helpless animals, our legs caught in the teeth of a steel trap. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“When you ran away from the community. When you first saw birds. Were you scared?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I hate needles, Doc,” Ivory said again, his voice quavering, scared. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve sat through plenty of arguments in my life, mostly in the last two months, but none of them ever scared me like this. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They found, however, that Indigenous people were not easily scared off or conquered. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

To her left and right, the other girls shout at her, telling her not to be scared. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And to me, “He was too scared to stay, wasn’t he?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the man in front of Luke looked small and, maybe, scared. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The change in his voice made Ron and Hermione look even more scared. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Do you think I’m scared of you because you have that little knife? I —” But she stopped, because the man swung the knife, not toward her, but toward the two screeching babies in the cage. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

"It's a lot easier to be scared together." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

This time his eyes get mad big and wide and scared and then they drift to the side, emptying out. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

We might even have been scared of what might happen if word got out to the others. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was more scared of him than of any wild animal. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

A heavy-set mulatto with mirrored dark glasses that flash my own scared look back at my face. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t go fishing with Uncle Edisto whenever Peach visited. His screaming scared away the fish—'This boat’s rocking too hard!’ and ‘Don’t hurt that worm!’ Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ron and Hermione were looking at him almost cautiously, as though scared of him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I had to prove to her I was not scared. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was scared, and afraid to tell the boy’s name, because she figured that her daddy just might go off and kill him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m scared of snakes” “If we have a problem with snakes, Dill can handle it,” Travis said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Uncle Willie laughed and said, “Maybe she was scared to go in the kitchen.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I know mine wouldn't. She treats the mothers and fathers just the same as the children and they're all scared to death of her. I'll be seeing you some time, you two." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I look scared—like I’m about to wet my pants. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I kept him pinned there, catching his breath, but his words had scared me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

James looked serious and, actually, a little scared. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I went with it, making my body a little slack as though scared. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

In those days only three things in the world scared me: jail, a job, and the Army. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared and started fixing to cry. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

How scared must someone be to actually go searching for death? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Part of me was too scared to find out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“He was okay. He just scared people who didn’t know him, that’s all.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She had prom-ised herself she would be a lady, gentle as the queen and as strong as her mother, the Lady Catelyn, but all of a sudden she was scared again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You looked at me like you’d believe anything I said. Man, you was scared . . .” He leaned against the wall, laughing again, stomping his feet. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is also the day I am seeing Dr. Friendlich and I am hoping he will finally remove my cast, but I am scared too. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I know all about how he was angry and frustrated and lonely and heartbroken when he was run out of baseball, but when he was playing, he must’ve always been so scared. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Sitting there in that truck with nothing but the mountain in front of me, I was so scared I could hardly breathe. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I was scared of falling, of drowning in the water below. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Beaverbrook, the fatalist, practically burst into tears and said in a timid little voice, “Oh, it’s so awful. Oh, the guns are so loud!”—which is another way of saying “I’m so scared.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She stares at me with that same scared look Papa wore only a couple of hours ago. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to call her, but I'm scared that the police will pick up and track me down. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It is stronger than any chains or fetters. Are you scared, Fenrir?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Throughout the whole thing I was just lying there, scared out of my mind. ” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need a break. Also a shower. Also I’m pretty scared.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house door opens, a chink of light shines through and a woman cries out in a scared voice. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood in a scared little huddle, feeling strangely careful with each other. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Weary and scared, Lyra began to stumble over the harsh and slippery rocks, following the bear, wondering how she could talk her way out of this. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Ma said, “I quick jumps up too scared and dumbstruck to even cry. All I done was say, ‘Mama...why?’ Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He had really been a bit scared, but he wasn’t going to admit it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about its glowing eyes and shivered and remembered how scared the coyote had made us that night. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Lemme go,” I said, and was scared at how blurry my words sounded. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I told you, he doesn’t hate you. He’s just scared of breaking the rules and being punished.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was very high, and I was too scared to even try. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The thought of telling Audrey how I really felt scared me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Are you scared of being here alone with the bear after what happened?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to show it she was scared. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was a lot later than I’d ever been up before and I was kind of scared of the cops catching me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

They were out of breath and seemed rather scared. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was harder to feel scared of a lump of tea leaves away from the dim red light and befuddling perfume of Professor Trelawney’s classroom. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I could feel my eyes going wide and scared. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared of that place. They’ll hurt me! I don’t want to go.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was scared, sure, but of the three of them, Thorn seemed to be having the most trouble with this. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She scared hell out of me when she did that. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

As she hung up the phone, she turned around to see me standing there confused and scared. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“This is how you get by here, right? You kiss up to these guys? You’re scared of these guys?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He backed the car down the driveway, looking scared and shaken and small. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to be just fine, I promise. I know this is a lot of people and a lot of new things at once. I know you’re scared. You’re doing just fine.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You think I’m scared of you, don’t you?” he asked. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared of the city—do you think you’ll be scared of the woods?” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Stevenson, all I wanted to do is tell the truth. I can't go to jail, and I'll be honest—these folks have scared me.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Finally the last of the wagons disappeared around the bend, and I started running down the road toward the body, scared of what I might see. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We felt cramped in it, and very scared. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you too scared . . .” I knew this was a worm with a hook in it but I bit anyway. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed his stupid clipboard at me again, like I was scared of that. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Can you imagine a place where white people are scared of Indians and not the other way around? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

If the nuns were scared of my mom, Hazel wondered, what would they make of this goddess? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Whoever heard of a king who was scared of tall trees and a little bit of water? Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t know when I been more scared. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I know it will be awful for Kim when I die, but I also think about what she said, about not being scared, about jail being easy compared to losing me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slept heavily except once I woke sweating and scared and then went back to sleep trying to stay outside of my dream. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The cherry bomb had scared them witless, except for Ernie, who was witless anyway. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it was her eyes that scared me the most. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that she really was scared, but she just didn’t want to be seen as that, someone who was maybe a coward. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

For all his bulk and bravado, Kohl Whitlock was just a scared little kid. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But the idea that it could have been Finn who’d scared her made that mark in the center of his chest throb. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Once I sneaked into the hen house and took eggs, but the chickens were scared, thinking from my approach at night that I was a weasel or a fox. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was anxious to meet my grandfather, but I was a little scared too. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

If Harry hadn’t seen Mr. Diggory do exactly this back in the Weasleys’ kitchen, it would have scared him out of his wits. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Two, as dumb as this will sound, I’m scared. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Thing was, she wasn’t worried about her nose being broken; she was scared of being grounded for climbing that stupid tree. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Shadow bought the coffees and took them over to Czernobog, who was sitting with the old black man, and was smoking a cigarette surreptitiously, as if he were scared of being caught. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Lizza said, “I’m glad I’m not going. They say Master Watson is grouchy. Are you scared about going to school, Nat?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie doesn’t say anything, but I know he’s scared by the way he keeps looking around the corners of the other rooms as we reach the top of each flight. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Your elf’s scared of heights, and those wizards in masks were levitating people! You can’t blame her for wanting to get out of their way!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was just scared that I would never be strong enough to protect the people I loved. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was odd, but she looked more sad than scared. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

We were scared and went home empty-handed that night, but we went back several more times until we got enough lumber to complete Mama’s floor. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But Speed had nothing and was just as scared as Deborah. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

"I was scared of you. Because you were the real thing." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And I was kind of scared—no, terrified—so I said, “Joey can, too.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You scared it off. I saw it as soon as you did; why did you say for me to look?” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said, 'Now listen – you've got to do what I tell you, because I know how to get down from here and you don't, and I'm not scared and you are. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

That I know where Sandy was yesterday, and that I’m too scared to tell anyone. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“You scared me. It’s your fever. You were having a dream.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Being scared they might pitch out, I started swerving around the holes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The black dude’s face changing colors, turning bright red and purple, eyes bugging out of his head, looking back at Rondell, scared for his life. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I was scared he was going to be angry and holler at me so after I was finished I said can I go back to my own job now. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I reappeared wet, muddy, and scared to death.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You said I wasn’t scared of anything. That’s not true. You. That’s what I’m afraid of. I’m afraid of you, Dante.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Hoping he hadn’t scared the birds away from their nest, Officer Delinko turned off his headlights. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, I was too scared, but Olga told me that the horses wouldn’t hurt me because they were magical creatures. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I guess I can do that, but at night I get real scared and sometimes I have bad dreams. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s scared and slippery as I wait for something to happen. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

How can I tell her not to be scared when I'd be terrified? The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Peewee didn’t say much after that and neither did I. I was scared. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I thought about it like a science lesson, I wasn’t scared at all. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

How I stroke a spot on my left cheek whenever I’m feeling scared or lonely? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“No one would do anything. They would pretend they didn’t hear. Everyone was scared.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I guess I was scared of seeing him as a crazy person. The tales got wilder and wilder as the years went by. That he’d had five wives, who all left him, for example.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Max, just go over and sit with him! Don't be scared! Besides, aren’t you two already friends?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“That seems right to me. Do you think people are scared to have an opinion?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And anyway, I’m scared of what my bosses will do to me.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared to sleep in there,” I told him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I was to say you was scared, would you want to call me a liar?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If people know more about other people,” she says, “maybe they won’t be scared?” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what it meant, but it scared me even more. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

One of them later remarked, “I never have seen such a scared bunch of college boys in my life.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“How can she be scared of us? What could we do to her?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today I met Diana, the girl who scared me so badly yesterday. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Libby says, but I can see she’s scared for me, too. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He turn and dash off like he scared she gone get him. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I’d love to close myself in the peace left by the woman who lived there and scared everybody. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I said, “I’m scared of being in the park with you because you’re a stranger.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t ’cause I was scared about being so deep or nothing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As a younger child, whenever Charlie got very scared or anxious, he would sometimes start trembling and shaking. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It’s the closest she can come to saying something nice when she sees how scared I am. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared of what I become if I murder somebody,” she said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize that my new mother was scared until I gripped her hand and felt that she was trembling. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

On their own road, Joe said he hadn’t really been scared. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

They are the kind of people we all should be—not scared to speak out and do stuff to help folks.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Who said we were scared?” she shot back at him with a clipped little sneer. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The real deal is that I was scared the whole time I was there, and so was Freak, even if he won't admit it now. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Both Seven and Valley landed with a thud on the hard ground on the other side of the Cursed Forest mud trap—scared but alive. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“When we ran into Anatsou, we were scared, and what happened?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was scared before, but as I watch the guards pull apart the wall of Red Cross members in front of us, I’m powerless to move. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“They’re scared of fire, you know. Everyone is scared of fire, no matter how far your mind has gone. They don’t bother me down here. Not with my matches and gasoline.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to, but my—” “But your wife didn’t want to because she was scared, right? The guidebook said it was best to stay on the resort grounds.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

After that, as products of very different backgrounds they were continually scared stiff of hurting each other’s feelings; hence they understood and tolerated their respective foibles almost to the point of obsequiousness. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She headed for the wispy girl, whose eyes looked hunted and scared. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She is scared of her own house and her own room. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It's all so pretty—and I'm so scared. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The thing that really scared me and had brought me around was the night Yvonne got arrested. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

As the little boys ran over to show Eunjoo their haul, Jinjoo wondered why it was she hadn’t been scared by the Americans. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The engineer stuck his head out of the locomotive and scared down the track with widening eyes. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But more than that, they were also scared to death. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jeremy understood me without me saying anything weird like I’m a Muslim girl, and I’m scared to meet with you. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Okay, maybe not involved, not yet, but scared for her. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Before she got up the courage to ask the woman to leave, she turned away from the photograph saying, “I’m not the one you need to be scared of.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will be careful,” said the Wart, who was beginning to fed rather scared. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All he’s gonna see are two kids he thinks he doesn’t have to be scared of.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It didn’t make sense to be scared of it, but then there was Ducky. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But only because I was nervous. And scared. I’ve never done anything like that before. I thought I was bad at it. Or that my braces hurt you.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Monique, why don’t we just leave Jordan? Me and you and Angel could be real happy—and we wouldn’t have to be scared anymore.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bawl must have scared him as much as it had startled me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m scared because it will personally affect my family, since my mom came here illegally. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

That she wasn’t scared of going deep, deep down in a world of no air and little light. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was plenty scared of the hydrophobia plague that Burn Sanderson told me about. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

That scared me, but it excited me, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

These people were afraid of my powers as the yachachisqa, the student of the mighty shaman, or perhaps they were scared of Sumac and his big beak. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Remember what your dad said to you about fear when you were in the spelling bee? Soheil, too? About how we should be scared, about how we can use that?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She said Noodles looked so scared, and that his lips were poking out and puckered so tight that it looked like he was slurping spaghetti. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

"I wasn't scared," said Ralph slowly, "I was - I don't know what I was." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Not that I’m scared of the dark, you get me, but in case I had to use the bathroom or get a drink of water. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And I was so scared and mixed up about the danger of hydrophobia that it was clear into the next day before I even thought about thanking him for giving us Old Yeller. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was shocked, and scared, and glad he told me, and also nervous about what to do about it. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She looked scared and mumbled in a foreign accent, “I do not know.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“We borrowed it one night to take a ride, that’s all, but Georgie crashed into a tree and wrecked it. We were scared to bring it back, so we hid it down in the woods.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Or even, if I was being 110 percent honest, I’m a little scared of how I’m changing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"I'm not scared," Freak says, "I'm looking forward to it." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, child . . . dear, dear child . . . don’t you be scared.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We all get a little scared sometimes. There’s nothing wrong with it. Nothing at all.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Where on earth did you—You scared me half to—Oh, Sally.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He thought about his friend Thalia, who was scared of heights even though she was the daughter of the sky god. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are so scared, and I have no idea what to say. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The kind of scared that makes you tingle all over. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared to death of you, but for a completely different reason.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

You can maybe hear my heart beating, scared. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I did want to hold the eaglet, but I was scared,” he says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know! Because I was scared. And then I wanted something that was all mine. And I just... I don’t know.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I was really scared and I wished that I could go back in time, to before summer, when you were still here and Fig was fine. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He was scared that if he shouted at me I’d run away, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As excited as I was on top, I was a little scared underneath. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s lost!” wailed Maria.“He gets so scared when he’s lost. Oh, please help me find him!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I hear the word “date,” I get scared. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

My heart beat fast, scared and deeply excited. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hung around the Deadheads because I was scared alone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Old Wednesday gets himself a bodyguard, and the feller’s too scared to put up his fists, even.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m so scared. My thinking gets all mixed up, and I feel like the whole world is falling on me.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

When I looked back out there, the bird was long gone, probably scared off by the outburst of yelling that was going on in my classroom. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He scared of that whipping from his mama or his pops. You got a pops, Clay Bird?” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“Captain Arnold says it’s all right to be scared; the true brave man is always scared. At least that’s what the sergeant said he said.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This scared her and she started for the house. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fought in the dark in the rain and a counter-attack of scared men from the second line drove them back. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes suddenly got that evaluating look, the one that scared her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I was scared she might have gotten you last night.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was more aware than ever that I was about to go up against some of the best in my sport, but Lexie’s kindness in the bathroom had made me a little less scared. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He waren’t saying it all riled up and worried or scared and mad like you’d expect someone that got shot would say it, he was saying it like it was a surprised little prayer. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

How small she looked, how weak and frail and scared. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And when the next train came I wasn’t so scared anymore because the sign said so I knew it was going to happen. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny White wrote, “We woke up all scared and having frequent visits with Alvin.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She rolls down the window, says, “You scared me, honey.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

A minute before she was just a scared human being fighting for its life. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He started to pace the floor, but the boards creaked and I reckon he was scared he’d wake me up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“You scared of basketball? What you do at night, make sure you put your ball outside so it won’t get you?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But I can usually see it in her eyes: she’s genuinely scared about how we are with each other. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I feel excited and scared at the same time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I can talk about that first night now, although it is still embarrassing to me because I was so stupid, and scared, that I hate to admit it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was scared we might not like him taking over. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I had never been that scared before, ever. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But I’m too scared to open it up. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I sat still, my pen resting in my hand, my notebook open, my face flushed and my jaw jutting out into an underbite, an old trick I had to keep from looking sad or scared. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Was she just acting scared, putting on a show in case Detective Barrone had eyes on her? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The words you say tell me you are scared of the berries, but your actions seem to suggest otherwise. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I began to shiver, too scared to cry. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having Ms. Morales watch him and Natalie now—and dart behind the drapes so he didn’t see her—just scared him more. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He scared off a squirrel that was sitting on the lid of the wood bin that held all his stuff; then he opened the lid and rummaged through the contents. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

You told me that you loved him but you were scared. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was the thing he thought about when he woke up scared in the middle of the night. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He burst out: “Man, you were scared of jail, that is all. You have disgraced us, we Xhosas!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were the one who scared her, Finn. She was running away from you.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her voice was high and a little scared. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When he...When the shooter was...unraveling after I rejected him, when I was scared that he might harm himself or me or someone else, I thought ‘people’ would handle it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I knew he was scared because I was too. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

What scared Stanley the most about dying wasn't his actual death. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Her eyes meet mine, and I feel guilty, or maybe scared, or maybe both. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

If, as much as it scared me, also kept me sane. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t scared,” Alvarez later said of his first combat mission. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Pull out the glass!” cried Emilia in a high, scared voice. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared I would ruin it, that things would unravel in the most horrible ways, and that I would have to go on simply pretending—as always—to be fine. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

It still scared me to think of anyone else finding out. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t really my home, and I got scared when my mother left us there and went back to Juba. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay. Shhhhh,” I said to him like he was a scared little kid. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I was little, I used to hide under my bed and cry, scared he was coming for me next. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wouldn’t let me go in—wouldn’t let anyone go in—you really scared her . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I was too scared to answer; my muscles were so taut that they ached. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You scared me. I can fix up a stomach ache.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was desperate for Mom or Dad to come pick us up, and also scared the call would go through and they’d answer. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Like the teenage boys: not scared of anything, at least on the outside. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"I know you're scared of getting kicked out, but are you scared of him?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

When Mango finally made his way down that tree, sliding on the slippery bark, he was scared and shivering. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I felt scared to return to that house where Lynn no longer lived. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was outweighed big-time and was scared that if he didn't get off me, I would suffocate. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“He was playing ball with his cousins out in the street. Luckily, he was not seriously hurt, but it scared us.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“When my family got attacked, we left Boggs Ferry because we were so scared. Maybe the cucos didn’t want to hurt the council members. Maybe they just wanted to scare them,” Thorn said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Was she in pain? What if she was scared?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I say yes with my eyes, because I’m scared to even nod. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My heart felt all melty, butterflies were wreaking havoc in my stomach, and I felt scared and exhilarated and like laughing and crying all at the same time. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face and looked so old it scared me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The picture is of the same scene as the others: scared people carrying suitcases. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It makes me scared that they are going to hit me or touch me and I do not know what is going to happen. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There's a look on her face, a little scared, partly confused, partly something else. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was just scared that we would act like condescending boarding-school snobs. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t about to say so, but being that close to Billy scared me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, maybe American demons could be scared off by American charms. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach squeezed up and I felt kind of scared for a minute. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Weren’t you scared? I heard people can die from bee stings.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though his face was wet, he didn’t look scared. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I said the government was now scared of the might of the African people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked scared out of his wits, and Matt quickly said, “It’s not his fault. I gave him the bag.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t had a fight last night, not really, but I could tell she didn’t know where to put her misery over my mistake, and I was scared to find out where things stood today. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so scared, I think I might just fall down right here and now. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

So she got up and sat around scared and miserable. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Weren’t nothing in that little bit of a room but a bed and a fat, scared white girl. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Come on now,” the real nurse coaxed Rosemary like you'd coax a scared horse. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I got scared then, thinking that maybe something had happened to my dad. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I am so furious that there’s no room for being scared. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He watched the windows out of the corner of his eye; he always felt scared until he had passed. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I ask her, what if we told the truth? How we too scared to ask for minimum wage. How nobody gets paid they Social Security. How it feel when your own boss be calling you...” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I was cold, my knee ached, I was scared. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think it was her enormous bosom that scared me most of all. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lots of people were scared to leave their own kingdoms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I guess she was scared of the ghosts that were creeping all around the house and I couldn’t blame her. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ghosts might not be real, but Fig being ripped from our home and given to another family scared me to death. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Genie wondered if it was uncomfortable for Grandpop to sit with a gun tucked in the back of his waistband, or if he was ever scared about accidentally shooting himself in the butt. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He felt hot and scared and unable to breathe. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

With oth-ers, she could almost feel their eyes crawling under her leathers; she didn’t know what they were thinking, and that scared her even more. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Charlie is scared, but he wants to give Harriet that locket, so he follows her home from school and waits until she goes into her house. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

My heart was beating fast, but I wasn’t scared, only excited. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Needless to say, Sunny was very frightened and began crying immediately, too scared to even try to bite the hand that held her. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She told me she could move it out or cover it up if it scared me, but I said I was okay. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

And I was kind of scared, too, but there was something about that light that made me want to go see what the person responsible for it was doing there. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I know you’re scared, and—and three days doesn’t seem like a long time, but—” “Two days,” she said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I was just pretending to be scared. For fun.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They were scared, but hungry, and they couldn’t resist. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“No, that’s an excuse, too. The real truth is I was scared what she might think of me, not you.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that he seemed scared of the lady he had met in the woods legitimized his story a lot. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Because he was tired and scared, and because her feet were nearer, he pushed her in, feet first. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But now I raced through the tall trees in that creek bottom, covering ground like a scared wolf. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah could feel her voice getting louder, like Aaron’s when he was scared, and a panic feeling was gripping her chest. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So the community is running scared, but now it’s too late. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the first time you laughed without hiding your mouth behind your hands, as if you were scared to be happy. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I know exactly where I’ve heard them and how it scared my parents. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know whether to laugh or be scared. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I know how it feels to be scared—really scared—of something. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Luke was most certainly scared,” he agreed from behind her. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I know how sad it makes them. I don’t like to tell them how bad I feel. Or how scared I am. I don’t want to do that to them. Do you understand?” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

True terror isn’t being scared; it’s not having a choice in the matter. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

"I ain't saying that. I've definitely been scared of somebody before. Real scared," I added, thinking about how loud a gun sounds when it's fired in a small room. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Right. So were reading about him, and Tino comes around the corner real fast and gets scared.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so, even though I was scared of the hawk-chicken and Ms. Griegson, and I was still riding my bike as fast as I could to keep up with Chris, I started thinking. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Auntie Seema took my mother back to her apartment that day because she looked so scared. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Even the heart tree no longer scared him the way it used to. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Even more than spiders, I’m scared of high places. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yo, you scared me. Don't be creeping up on folks like that. Get you messed up, man." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Charles was scared that Emma wouldn’t accept him—not just because of the religion question, but also because of his ugly nose. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mommy,” Joey asked, sounding real scared, “where did all these stars come from?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a little scared by the seriousness in his voice. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, she looks away and mutters, “I’m not scared of him.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure whether she felt honored or scared. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I am so scared my toes curl into the carpet. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She nailed me, my eyes, my trying not to look scared. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

At first, Fannie was scared when she stood onstage to speak to a crowd, but remembering the anxious faces of the hardworking girls at their sewing machines gave her strength and courage. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

As scared as I am, I can't help noticing how pretty she is. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew I was going to die. I really knew it. But I just stood there like ... like some scared rabbit.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’d met Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, in person, and her powers had scared me worse than Ares. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

How scared I was of the waves, of what might be out there. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“For your information, I’m not scared of anything.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was really scared that she was going to die. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared to sleep in there,” I said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell if he was worried or scared. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Stevens was too scared to ask for refutation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I’m scared to death someone will come after me, but it’s too late to go back because I’m already running. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They were scared to or didn’t want to. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was scared of us, and that, more than anything else, made me scared of him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

"A brother of the Night's Watch shouldn't be so scared." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nobody answered the door, and I was already down the steps when Shelly appeared from behind the trailer and nearly scared the you-know-what out of me. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“And I’m so very sorry about what happened Sunday. I hurt you. I embarrassed you. And I probably scared you to death.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She really looked like the wrath of God, and I was too scared to go over and buy a package of peanuts for myself. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Last time we were here Fern was five and too scared to go to the outhouse. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I just stood there, stunned, too scared to speak. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

"She just ran away is all. I guess I scared her." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was so scared I was going to hurt him that he knocked me down fifty times if he did once. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most people actually seemed scared to death of them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When we were little, I could crawl into his bed if I was scared. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I know what makes them sad or scared or happy. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Still, he felt it would be bad if he acted scared. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I was scared it would make me change my mind.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And when the kid turns and looks into my eyes, I’m really scared. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re busy enough with all your patients—they can’t expect you to solve all their problems too! And I’m scared they will bring more attention to us! ” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was like now that me and Uncle Tony showed up, she could let herself be scared. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He scared the other kids so badly, they all spun around and rode home. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

None of us was hurt, but it scared me. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I was scared, as this reminded me of when we had walked through the village with Saidu’s body. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I felt dizzy, scared like something terrible was going to happen. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I just stare at him like I’m totally scared of what he’s going to come out with next. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

That pathetic holdup try by a scared young kid brandishing a toy pistol? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The images were so negative, I was sort of scared of being black. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And watching those dark waters from my sickbed on the boat, I was scared that my aunt’s words had come true. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m so scared, Jeth. Seems I hadn’t known what war was till Danny Lawrence come bringin’ us this awful word of Tom.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, not at first, but then you scared him and I think he told you the truth after that.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You just got to work on it during practice, especially the way you handle the ball. You act like you’re scared out there.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Not that the thought of something wicked dwelling in the castle scared her or anything. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But then, there was no use running, no use hiding, and he had nothing left to be scared of. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

In all the times I received beatings from my mom, I was never scared of her. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She squeezed her eyes shut, hoping that when she opened them again, she’d be in her bed, drawing secret pictures that scared her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I want to touch her shirt, but I am scared. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

They were wet to the skin and all were scared. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be scared. Trust in the Holy Beings. They wouldn’t put your naliyazhi in danger without the tools and means to protect himself. He’s no longer a baby. He’s growing into a man.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I got her out, all right, but she wasn’t scared. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It scared her to think of some dangerous thing building inside her, something that could kill her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mom’s voice was low, but sounded frantic and very, very scared. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

One wonders whether this word may not itself have scared off some investigators; it is a word with an alarming visage. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared, letting Nicole Castro in on my secrets, but at the same time the vulnerability felt good, and I wanted to let her in a little more. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I shouted, then looked back to catch a last glimpse of Sam’s face, framed in the closing door, her eyes big and scared. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He sounded unsure, excited, scared, all at the same time. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The first time I got chased by an alligator, I was scared, I admit that. But I finished the job later.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“So don’t think that I’m callous. But that girl was probably scared out of her mind, certainly not capable of assessing situations cleverly at the time, if she was ever able to do so.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It scared me when Sam argued with the grownups like that. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now you hear it and you get scared because it sounds like a word that makes you want to disappear. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I mean the sprint across the parking lot, Joaq. You ran like a scared rabbit.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Every single time I’m frightened in here, I think that I’ve never been so scared; but always, always, I keep finding there’s another level of fear I had no concept of. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He was scared to think about it, to even entertain the notion, but he found that once he’d acknowledged it, its roots dug into him, refusing to let go. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared to. I’m scared. I’m going to cross the street.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been so scared I was going to get in trouble. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I felt excited to go to school, and that scared me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mark stumbled a couple of steps backward, stunned by the man’s appearance and scared out of his mind. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When I saw the hint of a smile, I arched an eyebrow and that, I guessed, scared it away. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t have to go to school scared.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

The words came together and said how Joey died: alone and scared. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I don't know if I’m more shocked or scared. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He's scared, Prosper thought as he looked after Scipio. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She knew how sad and scared and desperate they were. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He was scared and hurting and desperate and it felt good. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her tone was so confident and cocky it should have scared us to death, but it didn’t. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We let her know what would happen to her if she didn’t. Now she’s more scared of us than of Mister Tom.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I also knew for sure that she was covering up scared with mean. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It scared me, but I couldn’t stop reading, couldn’t stop imagining—what if it were possible, all these things that they wanted. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Well, Max I could understand: he was scared of Hunter and his friends, and possibly of the basketball boys, too. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Taking Beetle gave her cheap labor and an apprentice too stupid and scared to be any competition. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t sound mean, or angry, or scared. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A few hours before I leave for work on Monday afternoon, my mom asks me to fill a prescription for her, because she’s scared the pharmacy will be closed when she gets off work. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Now I was scared, for I was sure she would cut me wide open. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m totally scared of it, Jam! Who wouldn’t be? But it seems to like you, and you’re somehow not scared, and that makes me feel like it’s okay, you know?” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Arthur tries dragging me away, and I only step back because he’s begging me and my name is a choked breath and he’s crying and he’s probably more scared than that five-year-old kid. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Usually I help JB prepare for his tests, but since the incident he’s been studying alone, which has me a little scared because tomorrow is also the big vocabulary standards test. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“Then why are you making her so scared?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I want to tell him that I’m scared to death of going back. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“She wasn’t any more frightened than I was; we scared each other to death over a rabbit.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, but I’m sure she is. I used to think she was just snooty, but it’s something else, I’m sure of it now. Madame’s scared of us.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I got out of bed at 2:07 a.m. and I felt scared of Mr. Shears so I went downstairs and out of the front door into Chapter Road. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m really scared to be alone at college.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not scared,” she said, like it was a bitter word she needed to spit out. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She herself was so scared she wasn’t sure if her heart was beating at all. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I got scared when Jerome traveled out of town and I had to stay by myself. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if Chiron meant it that way, but the look in his eyes made me scared to ask. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Tallow, she was called, and sometimes she scared him with her temper. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she’s as cutthroat as when she bargains, and I’m a little scared of her. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m not scared of you,” he taunted, and took a big bite. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was so scared I didn't know if he had shot me or not. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Otto. He’s very scared right now, but if he weren’t, I know he would love to meet you.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

You ain’t got no cause to be ashamed or scared of nothing. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She asked. No, correction. She begged. She said she needed me. She was scared. And I figured that no matter what I thought about the whole thing, she is my daughter. My only daughter.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t try to shut out the feelings. You won’t be able to. Just let them wash over you and drain out again. You’re scared.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I was scared there for a minute—I almost had a heart attack. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you’re scared of both the past and the future, having a dismal record in the former and no ideas for the latter, you can always just wallow in the present tense of demonstrative rhetoric. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Pong nodded, backing away The mention of getting burned had scared him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m so eternally grateful for that. But I’m also sorry you were there, sorry you had to be so scared.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

She got off the phone in tears, “scared to death.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I rocked lightly from left to right in the chair and pretended that the fake bird chirping her clock made when it struck six hadn’t scared me. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t scared of gravity on that day. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was probably the only thing that ever really scared him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, I saw her like other people might see her, and I will not lie to you: it scared me. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I think she was more scared than we were. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

They seemed to be the only living things that weren’t scared of her. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Biddy, she was talking brave, but I could see the scared in her face. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Dad went to the house to look for the children’s bodies, and I got scared and followed him. That’s when she grabbed me. She was so horrible....” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

To Genie, Uncle Wood didn’t sound like the scared type. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It really scared me, him talking that way, in public, with guards all around and anybody a spy. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell if it was because they were scared, angry, or surprised. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He was a brave little fellow and one could see that he was trying not to be scared by the Gorgon who towered above him. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me was scared to move, because she would know I was pretending, but the other part of me had to watch. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“She was really scared, but yeah, she told me about it finally. So I got help and the police found him in her bedroom.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, kind of, he looked real scared, then told his momma to keep me away from him. They even said I was a hoodlum. Will we be sleeping on the train and everything?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The enormity of his decision not to race Voldemort to the wand still scared Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Nathan was so scared of the loudness and firmness in Uncle Jet’s voice that he wasted no time slipping out of the truck. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Am I scared just a little bit?” he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He was crying, angry and scared, because my mother had not asked him to follow. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without her makeup on she looks about as scared as Aurora did when she was surrounded by all those honking cars. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I started off into the blackness of the night while my mind wheeled and darted this way and that, like a scared rat trying to find its way out of a trap. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When I came,” he told her, “I was scared. Lonely, too, I think. And I behaved badly. I lied and stole. But look—now I am fine. I’m hoping to get my true name soon.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“The more scared you are, the bigger Pah gets,” the girl said. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“If I hear another word, ya’ll have something to be scared about.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The thought of Ollie barking at soldiers breaking into my apartment, scared and alone, brings a lump to my throat. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. But I can’t feel it. At all. It’s dead asleep. In a bad way. And I’m thirsty, Mason. My head is aching. I’m scared.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

This time, however, it was not only from being scared but from being mad. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Willy, probably upset and scared about being in a new room, started yelping at the top of his lungs. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The first night in our rooms scared me because there were four girls—three being of different races. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I guess she was scared of having the subject come up in front of grownups, especially Father or the other Tories. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not exactly sure what he was scared of. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Some kids might be scared to be left alone. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Enrique rarely lets himself admit fear, but he is scared that his car might tip. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

It scared me the way she was acting, like a little kid. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I be scared all the time,” she admitted. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas would have laughed if he could, but he was too scared for it to come out. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was painful to watch the transformation on my cousin's face—from his usual cocky leer to a scared, crumpled, helpless look. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

If that’d never gotten back to me, my hand wouldn’t be around his throat right now, getting him even more scared than I am. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Had me scared for a minute there,” she says, feeling my neck. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Clutter—oh, you could see he was scared, but his voice stayed mild and steady—he went on denying he had a safe. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He always got scared and his fingers started to tremble every time. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

We talk about other things, like the first-grade field trip we made to the Smithsonian Museum, when I got so scared of the life-size dinosaurs that I cried in the bathroom. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Far from home. She must be so scared.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

That sort of scared me a little bit. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The books depressed me, scared me, made me stuff Kevin’s sleeping pills into my bag. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Like my aunt used to say,” Elizabeth said, smiling timidly, “she used to say, folks sure better not do in the dark what they’s scared to look at in the light.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It scared me the first time I really saw the danger of these ghetto teen-agers if they are ever sparked to violence. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But, Chuck, I’m so scared this baby is going to be messed up too!” she said in a shuddering breath. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

We were all scared half to death and sat up waiting for her, except Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know exactly who is about to roll down a hill or fall off a slide or get scared by a fake rat and start screaming. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But he couldn’t move; he was too mesmerized, too scared. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Why’d God take him like that? He hadn’t lived yet. He wasn’t old like Granny. He had so many things to do....He was scared of dyin’...I bet Granny was scared of dyin’, too.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Those who don’t know any better come into our neighborhood scared. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Apple Jacks box was a problem, and I started to get a bit scared when at first I couldn’t find it, but then I saw it floating, the paper box dissolving like a wafer. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

A confidence that made it seem like he wasn’t scared of anything or anybody. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wondered why my mother would tell such a story on such a night, for it had George, Florah and me scared stiff. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning back to the class at large, he reached into the jar for the next spider and placed it upon the desktop, where it remained motionless, apparently too scared to move. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

After a bit, Stella said, “Tonight was fun. It was kinda nice having the whole neighborhood around. And nobody seemed too scared.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Leah ran halfway there with him, because he was scared, and came back by herself. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry lay listening to the muffled shouting next door and wondered why he didn’t feel more scared. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was scared, even then, but he had sworn to trust them, and a Stark of Winterfell keeps his sworn word. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I remember feeling a wave of panic at being suddenly unarmed, but then I realized that he was more scared than I was. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My nightmare hadn’t scared them awake, so I had plenty of time to replay it. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They appear one by one, like ghosts coming to life, and I’m scared to see how much trouble Old Hirsch and Schillinger have just getting down the rungs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When I am scared, I can’t forget that no matter how well he plays the role of father, he will always and forever also be my father’s murderer. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You can go right on ahead and stay outside for the night, then, if you’re too scared.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I tried to shout, but my voice was soft and high, like a scared little kid's. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, he doesn’t act a bit scared,” the inspector said. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see us, living in the woods, her wearing that A, me with an S maybe, S for silent, for stupid, for scared. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Like she scared her mama can hear what’s going on inside her head. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"You scared the sand will swallow your feet, boy?" a man calls out from a fruit stall he's setting up. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But I want to know what that lady’s so scared of outside this place. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I really need those quiet lessons,” said Liz, and she sounded scared too. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama screamed, and I guess I was scared, because I just felt frozen—like I was watchin ’ myself on TV—as the movin’ steps gradually gobbled my shoestring and pulled my foot toward its teeth. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On our way we scared up a deer. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I don't get scared at all Wednesday night. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shiny SUVs charged through the snow, whizzing past Hazel and the other small cars that crept along like scared animals. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was almost dark, and I was scared Miss Willis would hurt Dad. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, scared of us?” someone asked. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote it on my calendar in black marker, too, so there’d be no way to get scared and cancel. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She was so scared because I’d never been away from her a day in my life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

If he runs off and hides somewhere I can’t check on him all the time, I’ll be just like Jasmine and everyone else: scared out of my mind that I’ll never see him again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“You know. Billy Koontz, and Granny, and Bruno Martinez. They were all scared stiff, those cops. You would of got a chuckle out of it.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was tired of being scared and worried all the time. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A low, deep, rumbling growl rolled from his throat I was scared and I called to him. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has gone from being the obedient firstborn son to being scared of his own parents. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“And I didn’t know death. So it scared me.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was so scared of what would happen when Martha got to me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Digger frowned and his lips parted as a scared, hurt look softened his steely expression. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was recording the beat-down because watching fights online is his thing, but now he’s staring at his phone like he’s scared a call is coming for him too. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Once in a while a stray Irish or Italian face looking scared. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It scared me to think of living anywhere else. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I’m suddenly very scared at what I might find. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say a word the rest of the way home, too scared he’d change his mind. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, I'm a little scared to read what I wrote to you last night. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Even though she was scared of my dad and said that we were both taking a huge risk, she wanted me to go. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I get scared that they may not answer. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’d survived my first four years of school, hadn’t scared the girls too much, and was about to make my way in the big school down the road. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Her mother’s voice was so thin and wavery, it scared her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The guys and me, we’re still sitting around like a bunch of scared kids. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The girl who didn’t judge me for being scared of the dark until I was in the third grade. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The kid was small and scared, about six or seven years old—maybe just four billion miles or so—with thin buckwheat hair that was plastered down against his ghostly skin. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Stupid to be scared of a rotten bird. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I felt bad for you. You were so sad, and I thought you were just scared,” Julia said. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Uncle Willie muttered, “They don’t really hate us. They don’t know us. How can they hate us? They mostly scared.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was alive and wished that he was dead, but not being dead, he was scared that he might die. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

A rumble coursed through me as I approached, and it scared the hell out of me because it was on a register lower than noise. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I can’t decide if he’s scared of jostling me or scared of having me home. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Rani's feet twitch, and I'm scared she's still thinking of running away, but she surprises me by smiling back at the woman. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I’m scared to jump, not out of the plane, but into the actual open space before me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In the Mess, we’re all together in an enclosed space, minders and guards everywhere, and the air is so charged with fear and anxiety, but we can’t acknowledge it; we’re too scared to draw attention. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Now, suddenly, I was scared out of my wits again. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to explain now. You just had the beans scared out of you. jCaray! I got scared watching you. Come inside where you can have a bath and something to eat.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents got scared, and although they didn’t send me to my aunt and uncle in a rich neighborhood, they sent me to a bougie private school. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, you still scared her,” shouted Jinny, wiping water from her eyes. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t scared, only numb, and felt as if I was floating upward, toward the sky. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You scared me to death. And you—you turned me into a criminal! Do you realize that?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Deep down inside I was just a scared little girl who was simply misunderstood. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was so small; he was scared he would hurt her and break her. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The truth is I’m scared to death of you.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the guard had grabbed her, she hadn’t been scared at all. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The timing scared the hell out of me—it was as if he knew I’d just been talking about him! All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

People are either too scared or too stunned to speak. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

"I never knew I had a grandson, but now all I know is I never want my grandson to be scared of me." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And right then he knew that no matter how scared he felt, he’d find his way. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

As McCunn’s food supply dwindled to almost nothing, he wrote in his journal, "I’m getting more than worried. To be honest, I’m starting to be a bit scared." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm scared of him. I'd hate to have him get anything on me." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I’m not repeating junior year because my ex-boyfriend scared me out of summer school. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

How many scared parents have taken the time to introduce their child to the items that kept them sane in high school? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to say something to make her feel better, but I knew she was right Being a half-blood, I would always be doing things that scared her. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Water was a puzzle that scared and excited me. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t imagine Capricorn being afraid of a woman, certainly not one who got out of breath when she climbed a hill and was scared of snakes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It scared me how much he was shaking. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe night noises scared them—the barking of foxes, the shrill screech of owls, the rustle of unseen deer in the woods. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

It must have scared Horse because he let loose and jumped back. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t meant to get emotional, but he was exhausted and scared, and he’d been lost for so long, he would’ve given anything for some guidance. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I know that with everyone running around armed and scared right now, it could be anybody. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I was scared. Bernard still freaks me out. He can be okay sometimes, but if he doesn’t get what he wants, he gets all shouty and mad. I didn’t want him to yell at me.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The mare hadn’t meant to stomp on him, she was just scared. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even though I’m scared, I have to do something. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered what he was thinking, and if he was scared. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He shouted obscenities at the scared boy, and ordered him to close the door and to pay attention to his business or he’d have business on his hands he wouldn’t want to pay attention to. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forks clattered onto plates as Papa and Aunt Loma and I jumped up and dashed to the sickroom, leaving Mary Toy and poor little Campbell Junior sitting there, confused and scared. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was scared because 1 thought my father was going to hurt me, also because he was beating my mother. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She probably could have run a marathon with her, and what scared her was that she knew she wouldn’t have brought Peach back. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The kids were scared, holding on to her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Kevin looked at me for a moment—I probably looked as scared as I was—then he went to the phone and called out for chicken and shrimp. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was scared to say more for fear she’d hear the shake. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’m not scared to be out alone at night. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

John Turner Harris was one of those who were too scared to talk. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You scared your sister with that rat and she fainted'. Ain’t you got no sense at a//?” “Aw, I didn’t know she was that scary.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She looked as scared as Loo, only quieter. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

No one saw nothing so Pa said, “I think y’all scared him when you jumped up like that.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I was scared, sure, terrified... but it was also fun, you know? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t make it out enough, and it scared him, fear surging into his heart. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Despite the javelins pointed at me, it wasn’t the bear twins who scared me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared when the wind blew, shaking the thatched roofs, and I felt as if I were out of my body wandering somewhere. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Whenever she was really scared or freaking out, the same thing always happened: she began to dissociate, reality loosening around her like a hammock deconstructing itself, spilling her out into sands of nothingness. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I ignored him and asked Mom, “Why are you so scared of me writing to him?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I had been scared, but… “No, it didn’t hurt me.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Not scared by the sudden rediscovery that my body is missing. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt kind of sorry for Byron because Momma hadn’t let go of his neck and, even though he was a lot older, we could tell he was just as scared as me and Joetta. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes if you want something bad enough, your dreams get answered, sometimes if you’re scared enough, you get so strong you can do near anything...” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And that makes me scared for him, too. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Now, don’t get scared. Just watch the cook.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their yellowish eyes were fixed upon Harry’s wand, and they looked scared. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You used to tell me that when I was little, Mama. And it scared me to death. But it doesn’t bother me at all now.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared,” I say as soon as he answers. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I know I’m not stealing, but I get scared that they think I’m stealing. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But Finn couldn’t tell if that was because they thought the air was dangerous or because they were scared. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Two months ago I started. My girl friend in Toledo, where we lived before, said when she started she was scared to death. Thought she had killed herself.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sacrilege! Perhaps the wild god favored us with a blessing. Or perhaps Grover’s music was so awful it scared the enemy away!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She didn't breathe on the way to the bathroom and was too scared to flush the toilet. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I take a step back, even though it means I might as well be screaming that I’m scared, scared out of my mind. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Sam, I’m scared about Father. Let’s not stand here talking.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So everyone is scared to get in the water, and suddenly you kick off your shoes, Amir agha, and take off your shirt. ‘There’s no monster,’ you say. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nightmare Me looks up to where she’s pointing and watches attentively, not scared yet. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Coraline reached out her left hand, scared that if she took her eye off it it would vanish, and she fumbled for the burning thing. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

And he skitters out of there like a scared rabbit. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"You know just where to—" "We don't need him if he's scared," said Hollis. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You scared me for a minute there,” he admitted after a pause. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Do you remember how scared I was when it first happened to me? The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m mad enough to spit, and scared, too, because they won’t stop biting. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Carmen had popped up right next to my face and scared me so much that I accidentally launched a few peas at Martín. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I must’ve scared him, because his eyes open wide, wide, and he shuts the door. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I got scared and hit the brakes and we both jerked forward. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Those last couple of weeks, I’d go from feeling excited to nervous to just plain scared back to excited in a matter of minutes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“So when she ran scared, you didn’t know where she was. You went looking for her too.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But at the same time, I’m scared about my dad coming back and finding out that I’m gone! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I got scared because I woke up already knowing that I'm like this. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished that he were mourning Laura: it seemed more appropriate than being troubled by her or, he admitted it to himself now that she had gone, just a little scared by her. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I was scared every time I left the hooch. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I was scared and then a wonderful feeling came over me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cortege of guards in dress whites came through, followed by a handful of sorry-looking boys, their skulls visible under their shaven heads, their eyes big and scared, their faces swollen with bruises. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Joe Eddie, you used to run through the sprinkler in my front yard. It’s hard to be scared of you,” I said, laughing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I feel too scared to ask her when that might possibly be. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I know you were watching me, but I was too scared. Now my father is out and my mother is sewing in the back room,” she told us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

David gets scared when people don’t answer him, and the first tiny pinpricks poke me, little guilty jabs whispering, “He’s doing the best he can.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you talking about? I’m not scared.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked scared when she talked, and I wanted to pat her shoulder and tell her Papa would be fine. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was talking to a boy who responded awkwardly, like he was scared or something. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

That you could say, “I was scared to death,” but you could not retrieve the fear. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t rightly know, suh. He done heard all the noise, and I guess it scared him. Maybe he run off to the woods.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all sat there like dummies, scared out of our wits. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“They all got excuses. But really, they just too scared.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

At first the wildfire had scared him, but over time van der Donck had come to relish the spectacle of the yearly burning. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And why is it, I thought, that whenever boys consider such measures—despite their justifiability—we always get a bit scared, morose, and angsty? Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Some part of her considered being scared, but the smoke was kind of beautiful, and besides, her mother had made it, so how could it hurt her? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“How come? You scared ’cause he’s a white man?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The town marshal also indicated that during the bureau’s investigation into the Osage murders, in 1925, Burt was so scared that he considered fleeing. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then it occurred to him - Annabeth could afford to be scared for him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was just scared out of his mind and charged with adrenaline. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Nathan made himself believe that that was what was making him nauseous and not that he was scared out of his mind. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“We all did, Kenny. There ain’t nothing wrong with being sad or scared about that. I’m sad about it too. I got real scared too.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam was scared for him but at the same time filled with a bursting pride. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It also said that they were so scarce in the city, you shouldn’t feel scared if you met one; you should feel lucky. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes all it takes is for someone to say that they’re scared for the fear to become real. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

From the looks of her, she was scared and cold—and very unhappy. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Pacing back and forth, tip to tip, end to end, on the roof, Spot’s scared. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She was right there, but they didn’t even notice she was alive She was scared about what they said and I heard her talking to my mama about it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s sitting here all smug, making cute little jokes about iPods and talkin’ ‘bout how scared he is of losing his job, but is he actually helping?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“That’s my nickname, Cat. Had it all my life. They say my old lady must of been scared by a cat when she was having me.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe they’d been scared away by the food—herring in rancid oil, stale black bread, and some kind of butter that looked distinctly mossy. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When she got scared as a child, one of my mother’s three mothers had held her and chanted their descent line, reeling the frighted spirit back from the farthest deserts. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"She was probably too scared to get up in case Bo woke up—imagine the fuss he would have made." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was feeling less scared now than before. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"Might want to go on upstairs and ask him about that," I said, knowing full well that Smitty was scared of Newcharlie. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

What would my dad say if he saw me as scared as this? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m just scared of ghosts, Pudge. And home is full of them.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He needed the extra work—it’s not like they handed out jobs on street corners—and his bookie scared him more than Clyde did. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Eleanor wasn't scared of the horse, but she didn't want to have to run down the mats with the whole class watching her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

We have to joke about it because the alternative is to be scared out of your wits. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They were green and scared, and had no idea how to protect themselves or work as part of a unit. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Brew’s hand began to jerk and that scared him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared because Gimpy is the head baker and he told me never to go near the mixer because I would get hurt. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if I had scared them off or not, but I hoped I had. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he would climb into my bed when he was scared. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But at the same time I was scared. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, don’t. Easy for you to say, you’re not a boy. You didn’t grow up all your life scared to be ten.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“No one knows, baby. But I know folks are starting to worry. And that makes them scared...and angry.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I was scared; at that moment, I wished I had Dinah with me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was beginning to feel scared again and very uncomfortable. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her head flies up like a scared animal’s. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I never saw it,” Finn said, but his voice was so hushed and scared he sounded like someone else. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Except when I looked down, I got scared again and I froze. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I try not to think about how scared she musta been when Aaron came after her and I was no use. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was nervous, but not really scared — I was only a hundred yards away from the sanctuary entrance, and if I sprinted, they wouldn’t be able to catch me before I got to safety. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lazlo was as scared as the rest, yet he volunteered to bring all the meals. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He did not awake in prison with a feeling of dread; he was no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, because yesterday had brought it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z