| 单词 | scary |
| 例句 | Amá’s voice gets quiet, which is even scarier than when she yells. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z His face is kind, but his uniform is scary, everything black except for handcuffs dangling from his belt. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Some of the older boys he was with looked tough and scary. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Now, when the students didn’t find me so scary anymore. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z And the scariest part was, he was probably right. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Far scarier than any of my ideas is the fact that, at the age of seventeen, I was probably operating at my intellectual peak. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I’d thought Thorn was scary when I first saw him in his black uniform at the military academy. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And then Kelton says, “There’s nothing scary about a body bag. They’re for transport and to prevent the spread of disease. I have one in my room; I use it for laundry.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When I was younger, he loomed large and scary, like a character in a horror story. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “It isn’t as scary as staying here,” he said. the next morning, a Sunday, was the last day in their apartment. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby could always manage to be funny, even about something that was really pretty scary. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s coming from everywhere, a dozen different kind of beeps—loud ones, scary ones, ding-y ones, random ones. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z It’s just the two of them, so I try to convince myself that it’s not too scary. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z How scary it was to think about whether or not their mothers and fathers were going to live, and if not, how they were all going to live without them. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Before, scraping elbows together or grabbing her hand had seemed benign, just exciting enough without being serious or scary. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I wanted to get a better education, but the thought of getting on a bus to go even farther away to school was scary. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I’d placed at state in all my events, and now Ted was expecting something from me, and that was sort of a scary place to be: in the scope of his expectation. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Emmett and George’s woods beyond the barn are crisscrossed, leaning, too big to go over, too scary to stay in one place for too long, so Axel races deeper and deeper, under and through. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “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 She could imagine a thousand heinous people who might have some bone to pick out of Richie's skull— even his friends were scary. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I have to remind myself that he's still not used to the woods, that it's the scary, forbidden place beyond the fences of District 12. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His mouth drooped like a hound dog, and his expression was more worried than scary. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I know it sounds scary. But I think I could really help as a producer and general sounding board. I get the analysis side of movies.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Some kids started cackling like witches, waggling their fingers to be scary. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It starts with a scary chase sequence and ends with me falling off a building, where the fall feels like an intense forever as I scream and scream and then I finally jerk awake. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The idea that my big brother sometimes felt not good enough was strange, and a bit scary. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She said she knew how it must be scary to see Mama like she was. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “It must be very exciting for you. Probably a little scary, too, huh? Knowing you now possess information that millions of people would be willing to kill for?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z At lunch, she told me stories about her family’s cruise to Newport, Rhode Island, and how she slept in a real lighthouse where they told scary ghost stories and everything. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Do you like scary stories?” he asked ominously. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Cerberus wasn’t any less scary- looking from the back. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z You know, to educate the man on real Islam, while protecting myself from a scary Muslim dude roaming these parts. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Now they’ll let me stay as long as I want, no matter how scary I look. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “He’s just bad for the sake of being bad. That’s the scariest kind of villain, you know?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She looks calm and peaceful, like she could doze off right here in the middle of this steamy, scary jungle. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Opening Facebook has never been so scary I close one eye and click. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I think you look scary, but pretty,” Teddy said. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Six is a bad time too ’cause that’s when some real scary things start to happen to your body, it’s around then that your teeth start coming a-loose in your mouth. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “It’s not that scary,” says the girl with pigtails. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s that feeling of people leaving. It’s scary.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Agent Fiona stares down at me with those scary blue eyes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It's a little scary because his appearance has been virtually unchanged during all that time. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The Tickler was almost too scary to hate. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was hard work, and after a while, it got scary. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “You really are scary sometimes, you know that?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “No. It’s true. I heard scary things about terrorism, and explosions and stuff, and I was afraid something bad would happen to us while we were here.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z She met my eyes, and a flood of memories came back to me—all the weird, scary things that had ever happened to me, some of which I’d tried to forget. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Joe to sit with him because the shadows on the wall were getting long and scary. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Like I said, if this was nighttime, this would’ve been a scary moment for me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Minli had always thought it would be thrilling but scary to meet a dragon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “It’s gotta be crazy scary to have that happen at your school,” Jontay adds, scrunching his face like he’s thinking real hard. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Dad drove fast and sang really loud, and locks of his hair fell into his face and life was a little bit scary but still a lot of fun. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Last time she wore a black cloak, which wasn’t as scary, because what else would a skeleton wear? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And when it was scary it was menacing. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Elsie is one of only thirteen kids to receive a silver badge—meaning I’ve either got a gold badge or the scary moonstone badge. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z At the scary part, I threw my popcorn in the air and a bunch of it went down the back of Alex’s coat. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “The kind that Lily and Mom do. And the sight of it was so scary it gave him a heart attack.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I like to look up a troublesome, shameful thing and then say, “Oh, is that all ?” The simple explanation makes it less scary to go home after yelling at your mother and father. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t going to go along with what Hercules wanted just because he was handsome and strong and scary. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s scary, but exciting too. And I love knowing that I’m doing things the people in my family even a hundred years ago used to do.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z His best hope was to be scary to his new camp mates. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z All she had to do was show up, to get rid of those scary boys! The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Nico had made me promise not to tell anybody about his plan until I made up my mind, and the plan was so scary I didn’t mind keeping it a secret. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z "It's because you're so beautiful, Tara. I thought that color would look great on you. You look so much like your mother, it's scary." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Even though no one in my family has ever been to Long Island or fished or likes the ocean—too deep, too scary. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z It might be a little scary, especially because it doesn’t have eyes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She waited until Mrs. Trotter and Miss Ellis were talking, then gave little W.E. the most fearful face in all her repertory of scary looks, sort of a cross between Count Dracula and Godzilla. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z "You're a scary kid. So scare them. Okay? All the way until the end." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z That’s the scariest thought, Dylan being alone with all this going on. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z What was really scary was how much of it I had never done before. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I'm glad for the help, because all of a sudden silence seems scary. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone revered them a little, but no one thought of them as scary, not really. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The idea of making a new friend—a white girl at that—is scary and exciting, like standing in front of a roller coaster, not knowing whether I should get on or stay back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z If this was a movie there would be loud, scary organ music playing right now. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the time when you think about being a grown-up it gets to be kind of scary. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was weird—and scary—seeing Brer Fox’s mouth move but hearing the haunting voice of the ship. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Anh rolled her eyes and wrote “scary movies” on her pad of paper. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She was an evil woman from a scary old story, kind of like the witch from Hansel and Gretel, but worse, because she supposedly lived around here. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to tell her about jinxing people; I didn’t need to give her any reason to think rootwork was scary. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z This in itself was scary, since the scope of Bernal’s brain was legendary and I could never hope to have his grasp of crystallographic theory. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “I think deep down, we have a feeling things are actually getting worse, and it’s too scary to think about,” I said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z She needed something huge, something she’d never done before, something wild and scary. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We have no power, but there are no scary waves either. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Leo never thought he’d feel this way, but he was worried about that scary blond girl. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t get it. He was walking away from her. How could that be scary?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Movies and floating homes and his brothers pranks, like last night when John wore a scary clown mask and tapped Jack while he was asleep. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z What exactly was this guy proposing that was so scary? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “All we need now is a scary movie to watch,” Mary Lou said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Walking to school by herself was kind of breathtaking and kind of scary, kind of lonely and kind of fun. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “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 “Wow, that sounds so small and far away. And scary.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, how scary these words are,” he mocks. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The whole room was like one massive, scary, unreliable machine. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was very scary, and the whole time I kept thinking, “Here it comes, this is it.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He played softly, along with the wind, until after a while that wind didn’t seem so scary, and it actually sounded like a song. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The thought of exploring these buildings doesn’t strike me as particularly scary, though, since the whole town seems deserted. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “I’ll have to go to a scary special-ed school,” I finally said, already crying by the time my face sunk into her shoulder. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “The world is made of so many types of different people, and we have to learn that though they might be scary at first, they are not inherently bad because they are different.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She wasn’t sure what had been scarier: the strangers trying to spirit her away or the fact that she wasn’t sure she wanted them to fail. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Another person who thinks I’m a scary freak. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But what happened today was entirely different, and much, much scarier. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When he got it back, seeing his species theory in print— in handwriting other than his own—was scary. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It hexed the boys, who would or would not ask me to dance, and made them less scary and as familiar and deserving of benevolence as girls. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivan stared at the shut door, rubbing the back of his head, and then mumbled, “That wasn’t scary.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It shrugged and stayed as it was, scary in its stillness. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z That kind of scary was a lot better than this kind. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was glad to have Frank at his back, big and strong and able to turn into scary animals in case those possessed tourists somehow broke through the hatch, squeezed inside, and followed them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A lot of scary things happen to them. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z And I’ve seen videos of protests too, and sometimes they do get really loud and scary. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, but it looks scary,” Delia said from her seat in the wagon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I could have told Atahualpa that I had fired off a rifle too and that it was scary, but not to panic. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Things with a scary sense of humor,” added Calder. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I’ve seen a few scary movies, but I have never heard a real human let loose a real, honest-to-goodness scream. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z My first flight by myself was a little bit scary, but I found I really enjoyed being up there all alone with no one yelling at me. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. It’s scary at first. But the weird thing is, if you keep looking at them, you kind of get used to it.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Standing up, they probably would’ve been eight feet tall—tiny compared to the giant Polybotes or even the Cyclopes they’d seen in California, but that didn’t make them any less scary. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There was a scary moment when rain began to sprinkle and I realized I didn’t know how to turn on my windshield wipers. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “It’s scary. Nailing holes right through somebody’s hand.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The task ahead of them was treacherous and scary. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Sure, but that’s not what I meant. Do you remember how big and scary the car seemed to be die first time you were behind the wheel?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the toughest, scariest thing walking the alleys of the Barrel. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But now that Papi is dead, it doesn’t seem so scary to die. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I’d had a dream, nothing scary really, in which Charles and I were on a train, trying to evade a mysterious third passenger. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “It’s just a house. Lots of houses seem scary at night, but in the morning, they’re friendly again.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z For us it was pregnancy that was the scary item, the sexual booby trap, the thing that could finish you off. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Pendanski was younger than Mr. Sir, and not nearly as scary looking. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Apparently, watching a real live person risk his real live life by doing something really, really scary was one thing more exciting than reading. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Our water supply was starting to look scary, and what little we dared to drink we sweated right out. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But telling Emma about all that wouldn’t make it any less scary. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Grim never says my father's name, just Him, like his name is too scary to say. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z They were like nameless men in a scary nursery rhyme—the butcher, the iceman, and the barber—until Lettie identified them as Mr. Simon, Mr. Pickerton, and Mr. Cooper. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “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 “It’s too scary! I just want to swing and catch it!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Okay. Kinda scary,” he said under his breath. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Whenever he wasn’t traipsing through the woods, which was less and less scary each time, Genie would pop in and out of the inside-outside room to keep up with his duties. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “No, I take it back. Taking a bath is relaxing. Being in the ocean is scary. It’s wet and cold and salty and deadly.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t scary, but it still gave me goose bumps. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Still, she does notice that we’re all snorting and giggling the way you do after surviving an especially scary roller-coaster ride. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But she and Ivy had gotten even closer lately, bonding while the family changed into something new and also kind of scary. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He turned and went “Woof! Woof!” but not doglike—it was tigerlike: powerful, scary and utterly suited to the situation. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Her makeup was smeared and it looked like scary Halloween paint. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I don’t remind him that he used to make fun of my green-yellow eyes, and call me “Evil Eye” or “Devil Eye,” and make “OoooOooo Oooooo” scary movie sounds whenever I walked by. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z There were various collections of Poe’s work on the table, along with other mysteries and scary stories. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I don’t have someone’s hand to hold as I tiptoe to the window, only to realize the scary noise is just a branch scraping the glass, just the wind. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Okay, new scariest thing. Ethan hitting the high note in ‘Music of the Night’ from Phantom.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Like, Bloody Miles trying to murder me scary. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Coming in and out of the hospital was very scary and frightening for all of us. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Because if he were into guys, it would have felt scary to be with one, but it wasn’t. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Those men were scary, but something valuable was at stake. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Do you think that I could be scary?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The scarier, the smellier, the uglier, the better. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Even when I was a child and he was a scary figure on Mom’s computer monitor with a gruff voice and a bushy mustache. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Surely she didn’t mean the long fork that hung on the wall behind the kitchen stove—a scary million miles away. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, she did not move, and I had this scary thought that maybe she would never move again. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z "There's nothing to be afraid of," the policeman said in his gruff, scary voice. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I was at home, luckily. But it was scary, wasn’t it?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It's scary to hear her say my wish out loud. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “There’s an even scarier one in the bedroom,” she says, making a face, shuddering. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I swear we took the scariest way down. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Frank seemed way more powerful and scary than Leo was. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z No telling our scary, crazy mother about Big Ma’s quick right hand. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Now that they knew the tunnel led to an alternate world, that idea was scarier than ever. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z How scary it could be to pick up the phone and just hear someone breathing at the other end. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z "Well it is pretty scary," I say, "getting an operation to give you a whole new body." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Santoni played the organ, and during The Eyes of the Mummy, she got me so anxious with her scary music, I spilled my lemon fizz and everyone thought I wet my pants. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z For some reason he thinks our parents are a lot scarier than they really are...but then again, this isn’t the routine spoiled dinner, stink bomb, or broken window. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “But...change is scary. What if I fail at what I’m trying to do?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Only this time, only one person has seen the scary movie, so I have a chance to see it early, be one of the cool kids who sees it first. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “It’s scary being the ones left, don’t you think?” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z 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 For a scary moment, I saw things from her point of view. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, that fact—that sometimes things do just happen—seemed like it might be the scariest and saddest truth of all. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When I was a kid, it was easy to grasp: Bullies were scared people hiding inside scary people. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Even though it was nighttime there was a whole different, scarier kind of dark in the shed. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Miss Kwan, their Head of Year, was storming over to them, her scariest frown burnt into her face like a scar. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “My dad took me horseback riding and showed me the spot. I was young and we only had our horses. It was kind of scary.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I bet gunshots sound like knocks on the door, which is a scary thought. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The crowd of fourteen thousand five hundred, sensing the kill, rose to its feet on almost every play, the cries of “Mojo! Mojo! Mojo!” louder than they ever had been, almost scary. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing scarier than going to the outhouse in the spooky nighttime with the crickets chirping,” Vonetta said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z When Mom told me I was so focused it was scary, I know she didn’t mean it as a compliment, but I took it that way. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His misshapen head and discolored skin made him look scary. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Real life is scarier than any movie I've ever seen and all the movies my mother never let me see. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His eyes were a scary gray and blue colour, ’bout the same as the sky afore a storm. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes it’s scary, but other times it’s intoxicating. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Dad and Trey acting tough isn’t as scary. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I would always sit close to my mom in case the story was scary. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was nothing that she could think of as scary as having it look at her. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “I thought that was from watching a scary movie!” answered Mom. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z You should also know that as scary and hard as this day has been, you don't regret it for one minute. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It’s the only way I want to see a scary movie. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Even though he didn’t have fangs his teeth still looked kinda scary. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z In the end she’d chosen both, a scarier thing, but the braver thing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Some fury is scary, some fury is ridiculous. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It’s like when all my friends see some new scary movie, and I haven’t. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z As much as I’ve tried to prepare myself, the thought of facing the other kids is still pretty scary. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She even told good scary stories, about haints and spirits, creatures that she said roamed around the South Carolina marshes where we lived. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “But your friend was scary, Miguel. Something isn’t right about him.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t think I would do an arm transplant, even if it were possible. Could have some scary side effects.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z These in-between places are scary, but then again, I understand that nothing is ever certain. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Was the witch so scary they couldn’t speak of her? Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I know I will, but it’s a tough, scary road ahead for me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “All I remember,” said Alex, now fifteen, “is that it was scary.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Considering what the future may hold, jumping off this cliff doesn’t seem so scary at all. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She complains to the other nurse that we patients don’t have enough structured time, and in the end, she gets the orderly with the scary tattoos to escort me away. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Leah’s head is tilted down, so her eyes look kind of scary, and her lips are sucked into a straight line. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z While we wait for the others, we all start talking about Iguanador and whether this one will be scary or just meh. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Ghosts were real; they could even hurt her....It was a scary thing, but it also made her feel special. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He’s not the scary, big man I remember from my childhood. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually they left kids like us alone, which was fine because Sciss was pretty scary. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was a relief to be away from the darkness, away from the scary air. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I don’t want to listen to her scary talk and angry outbursts this morning. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Are you nervous to be working for the Chic lady? You said she was scary.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z These two clashes are enough on their own, as in the Herrmann shower scene, to be unpleasant, scary and painful to listen to. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They were a lot scarier than this place, she told herself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z What's scary is that I still feel that way on some days. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z There was a big scary world beyond the boundaries of Rose Hill. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I could barely bring myself to look at him and his scary eye. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Once they discovered he was a big softie, despite his massive strength and his scary looks, they made them selves feel good by picking on him. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me about the scary toothless lunatic you and Florida keep referring to. Was he really toothless? Really a lunatic?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Though scary looking in the dark, these vegetations will hide us El Alacrán has said. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I laughed a little bit, only because I was used to my mother being pretty scary, especially when she feels like someone is being treated wrong. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The scary thing is that I’m not sure I can remember how our Saturdays were before. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah? What kind of scary side effects?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When I arrived at juvenile hall it was scary. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She never shouted like, say, Miss Lucy did when she got mad at you, but if anything Miss Emily getting angry was scarier. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember those ruins: they seemed scary, all gray, crumbling stone and spider webs. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. It was crazy and scary, but good.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z On the news it seemed like it would be exciting, but this is scary. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Carole had purchased first-class tickets on a commercial flight, but now everyone worried that John’s condition was so fragile, his appearance so scary, that the airline pilot might not allow them to fly. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I know it looks a little scary. But I’ll be taking care of both of you as long as I’m around.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I met a girl named Chelsea who told me about something scary that happened at Oak Hill fifty or sixty years ago. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z She had left the “scary, screechy” phase of violin playing shortly after that first year, and had even won a couple of violin competitions recently. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “No. I think you’re very good at telling scary stories, though. I still have goose bumps, see?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I see her covering her eyes during a scary movie, peering between her fingers, enjoying her fright. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z That summer we arrived, we were constantly seeing veterans packing their bags and rucksacks and going off for two or three days at a time with what seemed to us scary nonchalance. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Jail was awful and stinky and scary in a different way than living outside. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Others are scary, like “wolves” and “burglars” and “our car going off a bridge into deep water.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Crack was scarier because I didn’t know how it got people. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “That sounds scary. Everyone who even steps foot in that yard disappears.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She was a little old for that look, which is probably what made her seem kind of scary. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z What Dad was calling “just the mountains” were the scariest things I’d ever seen. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is going to be really scary, okay? But then it’ll be over. Stay close to—” “I’ll be fine,” she said, cutting him off. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “That was the scariest thing I’ve done since...well, since last night, when I did about five hundred scary things I never thought I’d do.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Like the one that plays tinkle-tinkle music and the scary man with rainbow paint on his face and hair jumping out. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I paint a girl confronting the monster under her bed, who really isn't so scary after all. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the thought of leaving our hideaway is scary. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She put this scary sight around her neck and shoulders, then grabbed my hand tight as we moved down the aisle with the crowd of people. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the list, before my father, before anyone else, when everything was still scary and crazy and raw, I told him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Now they were in the middle of the open sea, completely on their own, sailing to the Mare Nostrum, where all the scary monsters and nasty giants had come from. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Agnes from the chicken company wrote me a scary letter earlier, so I decided I’d better get prepared, just in case. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z No telling what they saw through the Mist, but I’m sure it was plenty scary. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I mean it was like she wanted them to do something scary all the time. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Georgie and I loved to sneak up to their cars and make scary sounds. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Well, I’ve got a very scary story for you. Would you like to hear it?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I patted my thighs, beckoning her to come take a seat so we could continue on with the visit and put the tears and scary stuff behind us. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “That place is too scary. Another way—only good for Titans and such.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘Comfort! This story is too scary!’ ”—and then I went back to my own voice. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The scariest thing of all is never knowing what you’re suddenly going to believe. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I know. Luke was talking in school about his visit. He said it was scary.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “Go to your room,” she told Jude in a scary voice. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I had never been to court before, but judging from all the TV shows—which is all I really had to go off—it seemed almost as scary as going to jail. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Did the mad scientist with her scary music startle you?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z To soften the scary pictures everybody in our town now had of me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z At these words a black cloud of possibility bloomed in the children’s minds, a darkness in which scary thoughts flickered like bolts of lightning. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z While he reads the part where the little kid asks the bigger kids about the scary beastie in the woods, I daydream. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She was mean, scary, and came from one of the families on the Hill. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Nighttime made them even scarier. But the way I figure it, those robes they wear must look pretty stupid in the daytime.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The sound is off, and for some reason, it’s scarier, watching the silent twirling spiral twisting on the screen, inching across the blue water, coming closer to New Orleans’s shore. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “All in bad shape. Liv and Mike found a working car and piled the ones that were scary bad into the back, to go find a hospital, but...” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I know, I shouldn’t read so many scary books. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z When you shook his limp hand he was like a scary doll that whispered, “Goodbye, dearly departed. Rest in peace.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z You must tell the truth or you will never leave this nightmare, the monster said, looming dangerously over him now, its voice scarier than Conor had ever heard it. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “What I’m saying is, Daniel did make a choice. It’s true that he hit something, and violence in the school is always scary,” Ms. Dale pauses. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A weird old lady, white hair, scary face, roaming around from room to room, up and down the steps, watching, waiting—oooh, I'm scaring myself. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The pinching man in each village is a scary person. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was Lita’s version and the quickest and scariest I know. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There was something scary about watching an adult sleep. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z She wants to know if I ran away from a scary home. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Not supernatural but scarier in a way because it’s real. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z "I know where you going with this, and I don't know because I'm not with him, Ms. Wockley. But I can only imagine how scary it must be." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I was beginning to think JT was like the nasty phone calls—scary, but all hot air. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And even though I know none of them are mad at me, it still feels scary to be surrounded by all that anger and yelling. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The part about writing a letter wasn’t too scary. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z But other than the permanent scowl, there was nothing scary about him at all. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z His voice was deep, but not in a scary way. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Instead of the chatter of schoolkids arriving after a summer vacation, the only thing I could hear was the incessant beeping of those scary machines. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, so you can throw her in the path of bullets, but she can’t hear a scary story?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She had also heard other things, scary things, things that made no sense to her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z To her, anything weird was scary or stupid. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Occasionally the locals would discuss the Japanese and some fighting on the outer islands of Alaska, but even that seemed far away—not nearly as scary as Hazel’s problem. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “There’s the scary part. I promise you, this girl will most definitely learn.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The angry scowl on his face made him look very scary. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z It’s scary, but it makes me feel stronger, somehow. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “No laughter tonight, Seer. Just silence, as if people were very nervous. It was a little scary.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “It only seems scary,” Klaus said, as if reading his sister’s thoughts, “because of all the mist.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He laughs a few beats before every joke and grimaces before every scary part and, seeing as I’ve never much liked scary movies, I can appreciate the warning. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I have to admit: groping through that dark house was the scariest thing I’ve ever done. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I guess so. The shooting was scary, though.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I’ve woken up in a hospital with an IV coming out of my arm, but this is the scariest thing that’s ever happened to me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Everyone laughed the way you do in a scary movie, because they were still imagining the Committee men. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And we were in that house that we used to live in and it came around the corner but nobody had wound it up and it was really scary. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Was that path scary? Did some of the sap drip on you?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z If seeing the guns waren’t scary enough, the sounds I was hearing were worst. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z And even worse, when she asked us to describe a trapezoid, which I wanted to raise my hand and say, "A trapezoid is another name for a scary kidnapper." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The memories of the scary Nino Carlitos slide from my grasp like a wet bar of soap, and all I see is a thoughtful, generous man who is skilled at origami. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This could be the start of something exciting, scary, cozy, delicious—if I ever get through to Tats. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z At first her laugh was so scary that whenever me and Joey heard it we wanted to go get behind something or someone. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It's scary, but clinging to branches and putting my foot where she tells me, I manage to get high enough to hide. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z My body was shaking, yet I was stiff, like whenever Dad let me watch scary movies. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I told stories learned from Don Berto or made up some of my own, none so scary as to chase away sleep. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I tried to keep these thoughts in mind as I made the scary walk down the long, rutted dirt road all by myself each morning. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Also it’s scary, because there are so many ways to die. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Nothing scary in the treetops or among the sedge now. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z White mist divided into wisps of energy, but this kind of energy wasn’t scary like the blue power I’d seen from Kronos. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Every spot of turbulence was scarier than a Greek monster. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The older she got, the more human her parents seemed, and that was one of the scariest things in the world. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The answer was too big, too important, and much too scary. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It’s scary how easy it is to picture a future with him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z It’s really scary, since we don’t know whether the burglar will take it into his head to try and get in again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was a long and scary trek, but she was too grateful to have escaped the embarrassment of being put back a year to complain. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He had his head shaved, and that made him scarier. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But as scary as that room was, I didn’t feel like throwing up until I reached the last step and smelled bacon, not pancakes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Maybe they had been scary during the revolution, though, if they had been like Pet, ripe with that righteous, boiling fire. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z His voice is scary, kinda like Antwan’s, and when I look over at Antwan and his friends, I know I never want us to be like them. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “The Communists are gone. But why is life still so scary?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z As I help him up, I become aware of something scarier than the blisters, more debilitating than the burns. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I bet it wasn’t half as scary as you imagined.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Several times during the week, I have driven past the “Deliverance” church downtown, and the name alone exerts a scary attraction. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I could no longer see what was so scary, but I could feel it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The farther I went, the darker and more scary it got. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The swans were a bit scary, especially when they had a nest or babies, because then they are sometimes aggressive. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I’d had to escort him a few places, after which he didn’t seem as scary as he had initially. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's just scary not to know what the most important word in my vocabulary means!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He was hella fun to watch and listen to, and I loved that he was the same color as me, but in the nightmare, he looks scary as hell—all red-eyed and gray-skinned and rotten-toothed. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “Yes, but, Mama,” he replied, probably remembering a scary passage from the scriptures, “isn’t this the Last Day?” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z It was bad luck, bad fortune, freakish to the point of being too scary to contemplate. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was scary how she could read my mind. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Well, between the 16th century and the present day, it became a kind of scary grammatical sheepdog. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z That's a lot scarier than going to New York City, so maybe I'm not brave. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I know that it’s supposed to be weird or maybe a little scary, but I love filling this empty house with noise. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I could hear the low buzz of men’s voices, but they didn’t sound angry or scary. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I guess so. It’s just that when things are scary or dangerous, it’s hard to see clear what to do.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Those men were scary, but something valuable was at stake. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z While this may have been scary news in terms of Medicare and Social Security, the average American had little to fear from the growing horde of oldsters. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z There's no way to stop the scary moans from reaching her ears. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Mostly I watch the scary movies playing on the inside of my eyelids. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z We can try to find our cousin of a cousin, Jorge, who often has a couple of joints and knows a voodoo priest who will tell us our futures after performing a scary animal sacrifice. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It was a look that made her a little scary, like an angry witch, but also kind of pretty. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “I think the good stuff is always supposed to be a little bit scary,” he says. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They didn’t know anything about this sickness, but that only made it scarier. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Still, there was that perception that they were scary or dangerous. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z My mother ... for a scary second, I had trouble remembering her name. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “That was just about the scariest thing I’ve ever seen. That horse skeleton lying there. It was freaky.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “My dad isn’t going to like this. He’s not going to like it one bit. He always says the cons in the bug cage are the scariest ones, because you never know what they’ll do.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "This one isn't scary at all. She even lets my friend Rani sleep outdoors and have lessons under the trees." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Summer school is where I have to face my ex-boyfriend and scary future. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z And the other one, the one with the scary black thing over her eye, laughing softly and egging their mother on: “Neatness counts. You know what cleanliness is next to... “ Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The dog, the trees, the little house all alone on the top of a hill—this, Genie thought, was definitely the makings of a scary movie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Or I heard something scary happening in the prison in the background? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z That was what made shamblers so scary: even when they were predictable, they could still surprise you. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z You know how when you see movies where people have attics in their houses, and that's where they keep all their junk, and sometimes scary things go on up there? When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “You can be a little . . . You can . . . It’s kind of scary for people sometimes. It feels ... It sometimes feels like you’re watching us, instead of being us.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Diana Nyad might be scary tough, but there was something about her that I really liked: the way she knew what she wanted and stopped at nothing to make it happen. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “She thought it was scary, no matter how fake the special effects were.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He glared at the wall all night, looking scarier and angrier than Deborah had ever seen a person look. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “It must be really scary for him, being in the hospital.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She uses a huge spear that expands from this collapsible Mace canister she carries in her pocket, but that’s not the scary part. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Your job will seem scary,” he said, summing things up as he put his hand on my shoulder. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I mean, I think you’re scary as hell,” he said, and shrugged. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z As they pushed off down the river again, Tiller said, “Florida? Aside from that scary toothless lunatic’s place, did you and Dallas ever get sent anywhere else?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “I know this is scary,” his mom says, “but you can handle it.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z There are scary things out there in the world. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Come to think of it, there were a lot of scary parts. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Images from every scary movie I’ve ever seen run through my head, and my hand almost drops the phone. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “See? It’s not so scary, Georges. Not so scary at all.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then in math I couldn’t do my drills because inside my head were loud scary doctor thoughts and I couldn’t seem to hear the teacher. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s been wearing the same loose and frumpy nightgown, and I’m almost positive she hasn’t taken a shower this entire time, which is scary, because Amá is the cleanest person I know. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I creep down the stairs of our building as if I’m hiding from the bad guy in a scary movie. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “It’s kind of scary that it can have that sort of an impact,” Superintendent Hayes acknowledged of the rivalry. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Coffee burn or car accident or jumped by some stranger because he was being too Dylan in a place where that gets you hit or something too scary to even think to myself. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He made a loud, scary whimper, then dropped the ball, now slimy and bitten nearly in half, at Annabeth’s feet. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The scariest was about the gambit, an animal that had four mouths. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing can pry them away from that; the City is what they want it to be: thriftless, warm, scary and full of amiable strangers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Personalizing a submarine that shells your beach every morning by calling it “Oscar” or referring to that one sputtering bomber that flew over Guadalcanal as “Washing Machine Charlie” made them seem less scary. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I want the sad, scary questions in my head to shut up so I can listen only to Amma's beautiful voice. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The insubstantial frost feathers ensured that those last twenty feet remained hard, scary, onerous. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel like stuff in real life is way scarier. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “The scariest thing I can think of is something bad happening to one of you. That’s why I have to give punishments.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Pedaling uphill on Kingsway Road during the morning rush hour could be scary because so many cars were passing me, but the downhill ride was exhilarating. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Cell culture had become less a medical miracle than something out of a scary science-fiction movie. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It seems like it should take something a lot scarier or stronger than a piece of paper to do that. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The scary man was outside, where he’d been waiting all along. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was scary that her last words to Chess had been “Don’t forget anything.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “My room is scary without my stuff in it. Could you come read me Lyle?” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It's scary enough with just the two of us being outside now that it's getting dark. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Did you have to be scary in order to be a hunter? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z This had been a can’t-miss team, and if it didn’t make the playoffs, it was scary to imagine the enmity that thousands in town would feel for him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When you believe in your own ability to do something, even something scary, it gives you an almost magic power. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Somehow that thought was almost more scary than the possibility of the Professor’s actually entering the yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was scary that Mom had said, “You have to fix this. Or so help me, I will” to some strange person—Joe?—at three a.m. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She found it amazing, and a little scary, how quickly Hylla had adapted to her new identity. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The suits of armor were scary, but they were not fast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The yard was lonesome and the wind made quick, scary shadows and a mourning kind of sound in the darkness. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z My teacher makes the outside world sound scary—full of adults who aren't any better at sharing than my classmates Shyam and Srikant, who play tug-of-war with every book and toy. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Man, everybody cried. Momma was crying, Dad was scared—he cried too. That was some real scary stuff. That was some real sad stuff.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a bit scary—what if the flames aren’t all died down? Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He was careful not to use scary military terms such as virus amplification, lethal chain of transmission, crash and bleed, or major pucker factor. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the story got really scary, everyone would squeeze in closer. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked scary, but I thought of all the other boys I had seen crawl into it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is really scary, okay? You’re supposed to be my friend.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Her lips is curled back from her teeth in a scary smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Everyone else had left by then, too, rushing off to see scary movies or pass out candy or go trick-or-treating or whatever they happened to have planned for Halloween. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But sometimes studying science uncovered other, scarier things. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But the tallest and the strongest and the scariest girl in all of the fifth grade was also the fastest, and easily caught up. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The silence in the village was too scary. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z My uncle's voice, when he's speaking like a regular human being, is deep, but not in a scary way. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z This was just before Axel and Byrd had made the plan to fly to Frank’s open truck bed when he wanted to get away from annoying things, scary things, unwanted things. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Wait till you hear this—it’s so scary you might not even believe me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Our whole family was committed, even if it felt a little scary. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She might be a bit scary sometimes, but she's always looking out for us and making us laugh too. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It’s like when you think something scary is about to happen in a movie. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z There had been something beautiful and scary about it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Aru found that very scary, because it meant she wouldn’t know when something had been stolen from her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My sister was crying so hard, it was scary. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Principal Trask is pretty scary, and if she has ever smiled, no one has told me about it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z But the guys with guns are scarier than snakes. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The nighttime might have made everything upside down, inside out, scary as hell, but not to me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It’s a very scary thing, manifesting without understanding what’s happening to you, though it’s a fright nearly all peculiar children experience because so few of us are born to peculiar parents.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Facing the hooves of a rearing stallion is scary enough, but when it’s a centaur, armed with a bow and whooping it up in a soda-drinking hat, even the bravest warrior would retreat. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Fina’s is a unicorn with an only slightly crooked horn, and mine is a scary scream face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Jason decided there was nothing in the world scarier than a gang of bat-wielding grannies. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Now that the scary stuff was done and nobody had gotten hurt, he was fine, just fine. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “It’s scary, isn’t it, to think about stopping?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z And this is the scary part of my plan. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then again, she was a spider, with her eight hairy legs, millions of freaky eyes, and two of the scariest fangs of any animal. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I don’t think he’s scary because he’s Black, Hana. I think he’s scary because he acts mean all the time.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z And if your microphone cuts out or you trip on a cord in front of those five hundred and fifty people, that’s more scary. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z It’s scary how every minute, something new reminds me of him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Maybe, ‘Hey, Moss, we just want you to know that the police are scarier than you already think they are’? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There were various collections of Poe’s work on the table, along with other mysteries and scary stories. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It might be scary if she were alone. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “That was the scariest sight I ever seen in all my born days,” Herbert Spencer said. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Somebody could've started shooting in there and no one would hear it outside, which now, when I think about it, is pretty scary. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z "Is that true, Mr. Thompson, that the hallways are scary for you?" Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The scary parts were Tm coming to save your friend’s life” and “Oh, by the way, where do you keep your keys?” and “P.S. Don’t ever tell anyone about any of this.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “Come home with lots of exciting stories but not too exciting because I don’t want anything scary to happen to you good-bye!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I've got something scary to do and, I realize as I put one foot in front of the other, it's a lot easier to do than think. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The scariest thing I can think of now is being all alone in the world. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z SCORPIUS: You know it’s the strangest of things, but ever since being in the scariest place imaginable I’m pretty much good with fear. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Momma swung the flashlight’s arc over the path and weeds and scary tree trunks. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z With the absence of so many people, the town became scary, the night darker, and the silence unbearably agitating. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Wow, scary thought, the boy You-Know-Who,” said Ron quietly, as they took their places around one of the gnarled Snargaluff stumps that formed this term’s project, and began pulling on their protective gloves. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It’s still absolutely scary to play ball, to compete, to try to win. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “God, that was scary as hell. I feel like we should celebrate or something.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Because the girls at the lab school are mostly scary. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the sunshine, the rustling leaves don't sound scary at all. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Their banter might be hilarious were it not so confounding and, often, scary. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He wore no clothes except underwear—I mean, bright white Fruit of the Looms—which would’ve looked funny, except that the top half of his body was so scary. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He looked quite scary again, with the long black bird nose. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “In a weird way. Not clown scary, um, how do I say this? Like, you don’t want to look at it too long. Good job, Mel.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z No scary movie, failed experiment, or broken cell phone came close to the fear now pumping my heart at a hundred thousand beats per minute. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She remembered the way the boy had looked at her, the scary focus she’d seen in his gaze as he and another boy ran across the zoo’s grounds. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It’s him being huge and mean and scary. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z A lot of commercials came on during that time of year that were kind of scary, but this one was for a new teen thriller I’d never heard about before. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Yeah. She’s a big scary Divergent, and she’s going to make your head explode with only the power of her brain,” says Lynn, jabbing him between the eyes with her index finger. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Anyhow, I played scary at first but Just Black told me that this was one white man that our people could trust. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad’s voice was real calm and that was scarier than if he’d been yelling. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time I thought about the competition, I got that plum-pit feeling in my stomach, and being the captain made it even scarier—lonelier, too. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I know that sounds scary, but don't worry, Zero was standing beside him now, watching him write. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z From the well-lit distance, the thing didn’t look much scarier than a baby lizard. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, that warning isn’t the scariest part of what was inside the briefcase. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The scariest part was traversing the walkway through the glass enclosure, a long, brightly lit stretch that left them completely exposed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Soon we realized the decision boiled down to one question: How scary was the prospect of landing in the forest? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Well, they are kind of scary,” he said. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z But the next thing Bloom said broke his own scary spell. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was thrilling and a little scary to be there alone. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And that is a very scary thing to think about. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She never thought silence could sound so scary. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Her eyes were deep hollows, and her cheeks were gaunt, but she wasn’t scary. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A bubble of scary laughter threatens to rise up my throat, and I have to bite my cheek to keep it from coming. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Well, I like scary movies, like Friday the 13th, or anything with Arnold Schwarzenegger in it, like The Terminator or Predator.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Violet is at least a couple inches taller than Kelsey and far scarier. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It was crowded, noisy, obnoxious, and even scary. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She was scary and also obviously about to cry. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “A scary man,” Jude told her, out of breath even though she’d barely run at all. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Looking at it from afar, looking at it from a perspective like Nathan’s, I can see how scary it could be. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z That was a little scary in a good way. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Long scary days and nights flow one into another. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Everyone loved my zombie costume and said how great and scary it was. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Just looking at it made my skin crawl, but I hadn’t come halfway around the world just to run away screaming at the sight of a scary house. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Life without him isn't just empty, it's scary. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Father told them about the scary thing that had happened on the way over. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not get a fire going that night, and as I mentioned, this was a scary experience. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Alums was the toughest teacher in the school and just being in front of him was kind of scary. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Bunch of scary movies have that word in their title, like Possession. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I’m afraid of the table saw because there’s a rumor a kid sawed the tips of his fingers off one year, but the rest of the equipment seems less scary. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “We’ve never lived in a place like this. No neighbors. Just woods and fields and that scary old house. I don’t know if I’m going to like it or not.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It was so nice to think about their scary dreams and not about a ball of fur. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She told herself it was just a movie—a scary movie, sure, but it could not hurt her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was a gentle motion, not scary, like being in a cradle for grown-ups. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "The wind can be a little scary here, my lady." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was walking already, which was scary since he could now pick Seven up. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z As scary as they all sound, he needs to hear them. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But now I think the scary thing was not saying it before it was almost too late. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a little scary to visit a prison. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z It’s a little scary in here but I concentrate on Dylan’s voice. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “I know this is kind of scary—but guess what? There’s nothing to cry about, you hear me? We’ll be done and out of your way soon.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Bridge, it’s not funny. It was really awful. It was the scariest day of my life.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She hated thinking about the scary toothless lunatic’s house, but once it was in her mind, it raced around in there, bashing up against every little bulging gray cell. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Of course I still love my grandma even after all the awful stuff she did to me, which is scary that you can love someone who is not nice. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Should things get scary, we realized, our rescue wouldn’t unfold the way rescues did in the tidy after-school movies we watched on TV. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “It just looks scary from here,” I say to calm him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “They are reptiles. With a nice hard shell. And no scary pinchers.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And the scary thing is that I believe him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Her mom went to rehab the next day. Pretty scary stuff.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I just want to make scary movies,” Jerome replied. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I think all you guys are just heartbreaks waiting to happen. It’s scary.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “He was sad. He was having scary dreams, I think. He cried in his sleep. He shouted, sometimes. It woke me up.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Pop’s face crumbles, looks like a scary Halloween mask. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z A scary voice howls from the house with the crooked door and broken windows. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z No children would go in the tower, they’d said; there were scary things in there. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 We turned a corner and the houses became downright scary. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Percy, you know who you remind me of most? Thalia. You guys are so much alike it’s scary. I mean, either you would’ve been best friends or you would’ve strangled each other.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Those colors were scary, so she brushed them over with fuchsia starbursts and flowers with cobalt stems and a house nestled among gold-and-emerald-striped branches. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Problem is, Antwan jumps up, too, and his eyes are a scary red. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I could feel my body softening into the floor, my mind getting weak, the darkness getting scary, the booze turning from mean to messy. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Then he looked at her and said, “I don't know, girl. You’re kind of scary. You sure this is okay to eat?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “It seemed fun at first. But today was pretty scary.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It’s impressive and a little bit scary at the same time. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “I bet you are! I sure would be! I’d be terrified! Wait a second. I am terrified. I’m going to be in more shows? That’s scary!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He’s still giving me that good of hospitality smile, which just makes his voice scarier than it was before. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Waking up in what looked like a war zone was scary. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And that hurt because some things were too scary. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Of course I can see him. He’s a big scary tattooey man and he wants to kill us. Bod, make him go away!” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z What if he said something scary to me? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The scariest time is the deepest deep of night. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Already I had enough scary thoughts to worry me about my brain being messed up so I tried to think of something good like Mom told me to do. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why do you all think I’m so scary?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to fight anymore either. But you don’t know what it’s like finding out something might be wrong with someone you care about. I’ve been there before, and believe me, it’s really scary.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “It was very scary,” she admitted, “but not as scary as the thought of marrying Count Olaf.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “I find that organizing scary information actually makes me less scared.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Trust me. The older you get, the scarier the world gets to be.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z After all, you picked a pretty scary time to be Jewish in Chokecherry, Colorado, with so many swastikas popping up at your school. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “What can be so bad? I can imagine some scary things.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It was the kind of “uhh” you say when you’re watching a scary movie and the bad guy like jumps out of the bushes. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It’s scary, because it makes more sense than I ever thought it would. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You know,” she said, “it’s a little scary to see your Adam’s apple going like that.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I tried to laugh it off, but there was a scary intensity to Diego's voice that made me think he wasn’t joking. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And, well, he can be a little scary when he’s mad. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z There was a sudden lack of focus and a scary awareness of his knees. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a lot scarier in the dream. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Night patrol from our last base was scary. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, if I’d been walking around like a zombie, I might have been scary. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z For there was Herbie, seated in the dirt at the side of his house, banging his head to try and drive the high-pitched, scary ringing from his ears. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “What about that cellar at that scary toothless lunatic’s house?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Why did you print my poem, the poem that you yourself called “scary” in theLost-N-Found?Why did you let other people read it? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Her eyes were almost as scary as the spiders. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I was stuck in the woods with three scary boys, who would likely kill me when they realized I’d stolen their dynamite. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For the life of me, I couldn’t figure where she had come from, but scary as she was, I was relieved it was her. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Pop doesn’t hit, but he’s still scary when he’s mad. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z There was upheaval all around me that spring, and although it was often scary, it was also hazy, like passages in a book that you just skim over. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, you were never all that scary,” said Buster. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The prison is like those indoor exhibits at the zoo, with long walls of glass cages, only a thousand times scarier. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “I really like you. It’s kind of scary.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z When the word comes down that a gang is after you it’s scary, and one of the reasons I wanted to leave the area. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding tight through the scary parts, until we tell him Scooby-Doo will save the day, Bugs Bunny will get away, Underdog will arrive before the train hits Sweet Polly Purebred. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z She bark out that scary cough again and I get the baby aspirin and the cough syrup. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I knew she wasn’t going to hit me, but she still looked scary, like a volcano about to erupt. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z "Not sure. I woke up yesterday evening and you were lying next to me in a very scary pool of blood," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I tried to make it sound less scary than it had been, but that wasn’t easy. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The forested trail lets out onto a two-lane highway with a scary, narrow shoulder. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But there was a scary blankness in his look. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know our crash was scary, but seriously, we can’t walk everywhere from now on, you know.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It’s scary that luck decided whether we got food or not. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It shouldn’t have been an issue: the movie we went to see was rated G, totally fine, not scary at all. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z It seemed so scary to me—a man shot in the back at night, unable to defend himself, with his family watching him die in his own driveway. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Hazel appreciated that, but it didn’t make the sheer drop any less scary. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z According to me and several of my friends, it was almost scary the way I could read people. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I was the scariest thing out here tonight. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “But don’t blame me if it’s scary. ‘Ode to the Rattler,’” she began, making her voice sound spooky like Count Dracula. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I was glad I was with someone I loved, but it turned out that nothing about it was as scary as I'd imagined. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Race mixing was a scary thing—at least people always talked about it like it was polio or something. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the tallest and the strongest and the scariest girl in all of the fifth grade. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z J.B. thought about this and then said, “I don’t want to. He’s scary, Callie. He hardly ever smiles. And he smells real funny.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z To my surprise, the pirates do not look scary at all. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was midnight, the cusp of another scary and vivid childhood memory. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I hate to burst your bubble, but you’re really not as scary as you think you are. I don’t find you scary at all, actually,” I lied casually. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Coming from your boyfriend, I've been thinking was kind of a scary line. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That fact makes the Omega more special, not scary. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z His dreams were as disjointed and scary as ever. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes tight, like I did when I didn’t want to see something scary. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The scariest part, though, is definitely getting by the final bag. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Navigating through a new city wouldn't be so scary if I had a friend there. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And besides, the last time I’d unleashed my power at the stables, there’d been that scary moment when it had almost gotten away from me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It was about Ivy herself, and that was the scariest thing of all. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z What followed our blowup were heartfelt apologies on my end and my parents' end, but we had no idea that our immigration status was about to get far more complicated and scary. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Both Mitraillette and her sister agree he’s dead scary—calm and soft-spoken—never says anything without consideration. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The comet was splendid and scary all at once. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “It’s almost scarier than before. I think she’s really anxious to get out.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We didn't celebrate Halloween in prison—or, I should say, every day in prison was scarier than any Halloween, so there was no reason to do anything special on October 31st. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z There can’t be any place on the planet scarier than a school cafeteria. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z That was the scary part, that someone understood me. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was scary the way Mr. Pignati’s head seemed to stick out of that mountain of white sheets and just sink slowly downward. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Yeah, yeah. Real scary. Now just back out of the door and I won’t have to cut you into little pieces.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He wished they were here now; the vault might not have seemed so dark and scary. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Which makes me very happy, even though the farm doesn't seem so scary now that Miss Willis is gone. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Going to see the headmaster at Seaward Academy is scary. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She turned all of the overhead lights on, even the light on the whiteboard, just to make the place less scary. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Clayton couldn’t see himself telling the tall, scary dancer that fact. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “Tristan, I know this is scary, but we need your help.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Listen, kid. I don’t know if you know this, but your mom is pretty scary.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In his view, “the ban on gruesome fairy tales, terrifying nursemaids and other standard sources of horror, has left most of the population” vulnerable to scary stories and situations. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Way scarier than how it felt coming here with Mom. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I watched this happen a couple of times, and it was pretty scary. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z It's the incinerator door, still closed, but leading to a dark, scary room down in the building's basement. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Actually, it made that house seem all the more scary, because behind its iron fence, it looked like some strange beast that had to be kept specially separate and fenced off from the others. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't like scary movies, especially the kind where people are alone in a big old house. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was scary at first, but thrilling too, and pretty soon I was imagining I was a cowgirl, riding off into the sunset. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That birdman was a scary fellow, and I had no intention of meeting up with him again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The words went round in my head like a scary nursery rhyme, echoing into infinity. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The woods looked dark and scary on the edges. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The quiet is almost scarier than if there was Noise everywhere. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Maybe scary in a different way than I was at home, but still scary. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The size of that hybrid—are they really that scary or was Moreau exaggerating with his illusion? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I was certain, however, that even if the world kept throwing scary stuff at me, it was all good. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was scary how much that girl hated me now. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Father suggests that the guidance counselor visit that hot, scary underground world. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z To me, it also looked a little bit scary. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking over to her table was as scary as walking on the roof. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a saddle, a low section in the ridge a hundred meters downstream that was about as scary as anything I had seen. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "I get it. It is scary trying to stand on your own two feet especially when you don't have a leg to stand on, so to speak." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z So he joked around with the children, telling them monstrous tales, making himself into an evil, scary being. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z This is what happened: I was picking out my books and kind of humming to myself, and all of a sudden, there was this loud and scary scream. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Hazel could feel the combined power of all that gold humming around her, even scarier than the crackling of the glacier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Touch it—not scary at all!” she proclaimed. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was like graduating from a tricycle to a motorbike: scary, but thrilling. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “It’s okay to have things that make us uneasy. I do. I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t. But we can’t let those things, those scary, hard things, keep us from doing what we love.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They had all felt safe here, even though the room was scary at night, and it was already so cold that they could sometimes see their own breath. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s even scarier to feel you might mean it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It was almost too scary to watch but I kept looking since I knew there was going to be some real big action this time! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was all too confusing and scary to think about. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z It is scary to be launched into the publishing world. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Prison now, at age twenty-six, didn’t seem so scary, and time didn’t weigh on him as it once had, though he was serving a sentence of ten years. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was pretty scary to think that one of my friends might have had something to do with Ben dying. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Hush, fool! We’ve got one shot at this. Bone ships look scary, but you can avoid them easy enough if you know how.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Trust me, there’s nothing scary about that place.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I think the Ku Klux Klan chose the dragon as their symbol because it is scary. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It feels scary to talk, because once the words are out, you can’t put them back in. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “What do you mean by scary? Multiple facial piercings and extensive tattoos?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then there was Mrs. Dawkins, who didn’t look nearly as scary with her hair done up nice instead of pulled back in curlers. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Pledge night was the scariest part because the guys got involved. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And as the months went by, she neglected to complain about an even scarier development. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “What? Oh. Yes. Like a German spy. Or everyone’s idea of a German spy, anyway, fair and scary.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It was the scariest smile I had ever seen. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “And it’s not going to help anyone if you talk like that. It’s too scary.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She uses buck-toothed puppets with big mouths, scary masks, makes the talk unserious and fun. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Her room was too small; Pet was scarier in cramped spaces if you weren’t used to its size. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “It was scary at first. And it hurt a lot.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Which is exciting and scary all at the same time. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z It was scary, my secrets spilled out across the room, like a garbage truck had backed up and dumped its sorry contents across the floor for her to sort through. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw it on a television show. And I just thought it was so cool. But also really, really scary. Like, the idea that something like this could happen—something could just control your brain.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It had been less scary to fight a cuco, Seven thought. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He actually bared his teeth and began to make this low, scary growl in his throat. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Titans were scary, but Annabeth had never seen one next to a giant before. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Of course, it would only burn for a few minutes, and then I’d die— It was scary that he even considered it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z For a minute I thought she might have been the girl I had seen on the subway, but I knew they all looked the same, scary and dried up and thrown away. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I had to do something scary to test the feather, to see if it really was magic. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, it makes it not as scary to keep listening. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z But the truth is it is scary to look down at your foot that is no longer yours and see attached a long long leg. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the same part of me that secretly checks under my bed and in closets after watching a scary movie. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I take her face in my hands, feeling the scary heat coming off her cheeks. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Stubby-looking gun, but scary enough when it’s pointed at the bridge of your nose. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ooh, it does look a little scary, doesn’t it?” said Jinny, feeling slightly unnerved herself. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But the thought of Courtney figuring out how I really feel before I’m ready for him to know is scary enough to make me do all manner of unscrupulous, people-not-pleasing things to maintain my cover. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I wished only to be left to my book, which was a deliciously scary one about some children who had been captured by a bunch of pirates in the West Indies. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If she did find something scary, she would tell me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “The girl or the dog, Todd,” Aaron calls, still with the calm that’s so much scarier than when he was shouting. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z In the old days, whenever she had to confront something scary, she’d just get to wherever she was going and sit in the car and drink until she got up the courage to go inside. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “It’s still scary. But it’s still cool. Creepy cool.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “You’d be surprised how much you forget when you grow up. Stuff that used to be an adventure becomes scary. You worry about getting hurt and not being able to go to work.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But it was too scary for me to risk walking alone with Zuhair on the road. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z An older ugly was running the place, but he wasn’t as scary as the Boss. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Which, if you think about it, is really scary. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z "That thing would be super scary—like my old mother—if it wasn't so teeny-tiny, which definitely ain't like my old mother. At. All." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “That was scary, too, but it was fun. So I pretended this was a boyhood game, and I never fell.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z There’d been a terrible sadness in that look, but also something scarier still—resolve mixed with resignation, a decision being made. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She was still as tall as a pine tree, but definitely a lot less scary. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Since the first test was about something scary being harmless, it only makes sense that this test would be the opposite.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Some of the time it is, some of the time it’s scary. We heard he was kind of big too, was he?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z It was so beautiful and scary, I wondered about the science of storms and how sometimes it seemed that a storm wanted to break the world and how the world refused to break. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Even though I knew he was watching everything real close it still was scary to steer the Brown Bomber. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was the scariest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He knew what he needed to do to keep himself from becoming a nasty bird eating other birds, or a tree growing in a scary house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Do you think drowning hurts? Is it scary?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, As we walked through the double doors and entered the cold and scary room at the Holocaust Museum, silence fell upon me as I looked at the death of millions. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I mean to make my news sound scary, but a ghost now seems harmless compared to what we just heard. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He wanted to make sure there was nothing mysterious, nothing scary about any of it. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Still, Hazel Levesque impressed him - even when she wasn't sitting atop a scary immortal supersonic horse who cussed like a sailor. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “You know,” Miss Volker said, “I hope when my turn comes the Grim Reaper is a lot like you. You don’t seem too scary.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She went into a scary, turned- inside place, asking me gray-lipped questions: Who had I witnessed killed? Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z What would Percy be like if he wanted to act scary? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I couldn’t decide whether it was funny, scary, or what. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She smiled when she saw me, and it wasn’t a scary smile, like the ones in movies I’m not supposed to be old enough to watch. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “Why do you live in such a scary place?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z As they headed into town, the houses got closer together, and the damage looked scarier. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If he could have formed whole sentences, he’d have explained that they watched too many scary movies to make that mistake. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z What was behind those scary green mountains to the west? The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I start shaking my hands because that word is too scary and I can barely breathe. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We did our best to find him amusing on these occasions, but there was something truly scary about him in these moods. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Real slow and scary, my brain start ticking through the few facts she given me, what I know myself. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It was a stupid comparison, anyway—hollowgast were scarier, and probably deadlier, than any movie monster. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Things were easier when we were kids. The scariest things we had to worry about were nightmares and horror films. It’s different now.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Sometimes, I think it’s scarier to be alive, especially when you feel that you’ll never be as happy and carefree as when you were a little kid. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Yeah, and what? Acted all faint every time something scary came around?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I know it’s a little scary,” I said, grabbing onto that loose thread of hope. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The fact of her was scary enough, but the fact of me, in an identical room, just as alone as she was, that was the worst part. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Yeah. But it was scary. Folks shouting, crying, all the time. The storm roaring, rattling the Superdome like it weren’t nothing. “There was a big screech, Lanesha. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Going down that plank was very scary, but I remembered how I used to dive from ships in the harbor of Gdynia,” said Jack. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z And when that was done, he looked at the family, and Thialfi did not think he had ever seen anything quite as scary as Thor’s burning red eyes. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Poppy translated what Aunt Amal said, about how scary it had been for them to pass the Israeli checkpoint when they entered Jerusalem. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I must have looked disapproving, because she added, “Grow up, Mother. The world’s a big, tough, scary place—like you don’t know that.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z |
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